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PORTLAND/OHSERVER Jan. 7, 1971 Job T raining Black C an didates Win Top Jobs By WILLIAM DEIZ NEW YORK- Negro candi dates in the North, West and are returning for retraining and South fared well in the 1970 help with job placement at a elections, a survey by the time when money is short and NAACP reveals. The number of black CEP is attracting the attention members of the House of Rep of others who need work. Rankins says since the last r e s e n t a t i v e s was increased fiscal year, the budget for his from nine to 12 with the election operation has been slashed by of three Negroes from predomi »400-thousand dollars. And he nantly white districts which is not optimistic about the previously have been represent availability of jobs in the near ed in Congress by white per sons. Seven of the nine present future. Programs like CEP may be at black House members were re - least partial victims of their e l e c t e d . The remaining two own successes. As one spokes were replaced by other Ne man who asked not to be named, groes. The most spectacular and theorizes, CEP was begun under s i g n i f i c a n t triumph was the the Johnson Administration, and he has a sneaking suspicion election of Wilson C. Riles as N ix o n isn't too enthusiastic C a l i f o r n i a 's state superin about contributing to its well tendent of public instruction. He defeated a formidable foe, the being. WILLIAM R. DEIZ He further theorizes Nixon is vociferous and controversial in less interested in the welfare of cumbent, Dr. Max Rafferty. It almost goes without saying people than he is in his own Riles, in his new position, as that government programs to "accomplishments" a s P resi sumes also a seat as a regent help the so-called "hard-core dent. of the University of California unemployables" find work are After all It is the Nixon ad a n d trustee of the California least effective during times of ministration whose tight money, State Colleges. He Is the first economic stre ss, times such as "Inflationary control" policies Negro in California elected to a we are seeing in an acute fash have plunged the Northwest into statewide job. Although the po ion in the Northwest this winter. i t s worst employment picture sition is regarded as non-parti One example is Portland's since the 50’s. san, Dr. Rafferty had the sup Concentrated Employment Pro With money h a r d - t o - g e t , port of Gov. Ronald Reagan who gram (CEP), which gets its b u s i n e s s growth has been was overwhelmingly re-elected. funds from the Portland Metro- slowed - and in many cases White Districts p o l l t a n Steering Committee curtailed — and this, of course, The three congressmen-elect which, in turn, gets money from puts people out of work. who defeated white candidates in the Federal Government. It the person is unsmllled, predominantly white districts are Director George Rankins says then he loses his job quicker; Parren J . Mitchell of Balti during 1968-69 CEP was able to and for a longer period of time more, George Collins of Chica p l a c e some eleven hundred than the skilled worker. go and Roger V. Dellums of people in jobs, but that the Sometimes it seems officials Berkeley, Calif. Charles B. current recession has forced who make policy, deal too much Rangel of New York was elected many employers to lay them off. with facts and figures, and they to replace Adam Clayton Powell T h e result, he says, is that forget there are real, living, who was defeated in the Demo these CEP-trained p e r s o n n e l flesh and blood PEOPLE behind cratic prim ary. In Chicago, Ralph Metcalf was elected to those statistics. Going from 5.4% to 6% unem replace the veteran Cong. Wil Tutors Needed liam L. Dawson who died last Nearly 200 persons seeking p lo y m e n t may not sound like week. The new congressman, much on paper. But when you a d u l t tutoring assistance to like those re-elected, is a Dem learn to read and write more visit the homes of some of those ocrat. effectively may find their first unemployed, feel their despair Mitchell, b r o t h e r of the steps toward learning delayed. and frustration, you begin to re NA AC P's Washington represen alize the real effects of this Not enough new volunteer tutors t a t i v e , Clarence Mitchell J r ., are available in the community type of statistical "shuffling and a professor at Morgan State game." service program sponsored by And you can easily feel and College, defeated his white Re Portland Community College, publican opponent, 58,986 to project workers reported today, understand the anger of those 42,024, in a district 60 per cent who have been fed a dream, even though 300 are at work. non-Negro. The district in "This is a case of success, have bought it, and then had It cludes part of the City and the not failure," said Mrs. Eliza snatched away because of politi County of Baltimore. beth Tiktin, tutor trainer for the cal considerations over which Included in Collins' district PCC C o m m u n ity Education they had no control. are the blue collar lllywhlte sub Many of the so-called "hard project. "We’ve been able to urbs of Cicero and Berwyn core unemployables" had given help so many so well that the along with Chicago's Westside word has gotten around...and up trying to make something de black ghetto. His success in now we are desperately short of cent of themselves. It took pa carrying the suburban areas is enough volunteers to meet the tience, and hard work and com attributed to the strong backing greater needs that are develop passion on the part of programs of Chicago Mayor Richard J . ing." The volunteers work face like CEP to get them Interested. But they were Interested, they Daley. to face with persons needing Out on the West Coast, Del did train, and they got work. special help in learning to learn lums defeated a Republican and Now that 1970 has come and and in developing reading and a Peace and Freedom Party gone they're people, many of writing skills. candidate, amassing 60 per cent She pointed out that the pro them black, find the old adage of the total vote. Negroes and gram had served 745 people of "the last hired and the first Mexican-Americans in the dis from July 1 through Sept. 30, fired" to be all too true once trict voted strongly for him but with the largest number of stu again. Why must programs which he also received substantial dents, 263, between the ages of offer so much hope when con- support from the predominantly 18 and 25 years, for the second c e i v e d , constantly run out of white precincts in the area of successive quarter. Previously, the University of California. the largest number has always steam before any lasting im The congressman-elect was the provements can be made? been in the age bracket between It is a tragedy that those in target of attacks by Vice P resi 25 and 44 years, she said. dent Spiro Agnew. "We had 98 persons studying positions to do the most good Other Re-elections for the truly disadvantaged, are in levels (grades) 1 to 3, 137 Black Democrats re-elected often so far out of touch with in levels 4 to 6, and 510 in lev them that nothing really gets to the House of Representatives els 7 to 12," M rs. Tiktin said. are John Conyers J r . , and More than 75 percent of the done. Charles C. Diggs of Michigan; Not too many hungry people students were white, she re William Caly of M issouri; Au ported, with about 23 percent make policy, and its too bad that g u s t u s Hawkins of California; not enough policy-makers are black and around 2 percent O ri Louis Stokes of Ohio; Mrs. hungry. ental or American Indian. M r s . Tiktin announced a s e r i e s of Volunteer Tutor T r a i n i n g Workshops, with the first one at Westminster P res byterian Church from 7:30 til 9:30 p.m., January 12, and a second session there Tuesday, Jan. 19. Others will be in Failing Hall L ibrary, Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 7:30 til 9:30 p.m. F o r information on what a volunteer tutor does and how to volunteer, call 224-2135. Nina temple grows Mina Temple # 68 A.E.A.O. N.M.S. will hold a ceremonial on Saturday, January 9, 1971, at the Prince Hall Masonic Temple, 116 N.E. Russell St. Four candidates will be inducted into Shrlnedom. Noble Thomas A. Shelby is Il lustrious Potemtate. Noble Thomas A. Vickers Is Imperial Deputy of the Oasis of Portland. W e have for sale, Film, Flashbulb, Batteries, Cameras, etc. W e develop any type of film black and white or color. Dependable since 1 9 4 7 (W e Know How) Shirley Chisholm of New York; and Robert N.C. Nix of Pennsyl vania. The only other Negro member of Congress, Sen. Ed ward W. Brooke of Massachu setts, was not up for re-election as his term does not expire until 1972. Two congressional liopefuls failed of election - Mrs. Myrlie Evers in California and Andrew Young in Georgia. Milton B. Allen became the first Negro elected prosecutor in Baltimore and one of only a few black men to have been elected to such a position in any city in the country. A sizable number of Negro c a n d i d a t e s were elected to local, county and state offices In the South as well as in non- southern states. A black slate took all major posts In Green County, Ala. Also In Alabama, two Negroes were elected to the state leglslature-the first since the Reconstruction era. According to a New York Times report, Alabama now has a total of 105 elected black offl- c l a l s , including four sheriffs; This Deep South state is ex ceeded in the number of Negro officeholders only by Michigan with 110, The Times reported. Four black candidates were elected to the South Carolina legislature. Tour the World In Food Would you believe a tour of Europe, accomplished right at the dinner table without leaving your chair? That experience Is available In a new Continental Cookery c o u r s e offered at Portland C o m m u n ity College winter term . Chef John R. Sharp, a PCC staff Instructor with many years of varied experience, will dem onstrate preparation of exotic dishes drawn from the national cuisine of Armenia, Denmark, F r a n c e , Germany, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, and Spain. Course participants also par ticipate in the prepared dishes, learning In this way to become critics In the preparation of various ethnic foods. The course c arrie s three credits; fee is >24, with a >15 lab fee to cover the cost of the foods involved. The first session of the course will be held Tuesday, January 12, from 6:30 p.m. through 9;30 p.m. There will be 11 sessions, meeting in the new PCC kitchens and food Indus trie s teaching area in the Col lege Center building at Mt. Syl vania. K e lly ’s MOBIL SERVICE 2643 N.E. 7th 282-2858 Auto Repair Tune Up» & Brake Job»
