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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1971)
NAACP Change Commanders PORTI,AND/OBSERVER Jan. 21, 1971 YMCA drug program The YMCA Drug Alert Pro gram Is a program initiated by the North Portland YMCA and Is a two-told attempt at drug In formation. The first of the pro gram Is to Inform parents of grade school and J r. high school children about drugs and to be aware of the symptoms of drug users. This we hope to accom plish through small group meet ings and the ability to develop a sense of faith hi the Y's sin cerity in disseminating infor mation on drugs. The second part of the Drug Alert Program w ill be to use form er drug ad dicts who are honestly trying to rehabilitate themselves and to have these drug addicts feel that society cares tor addicts them selves by training these people tor the Information dissemi nation to the parents and fami ly groups in the North Portland N A A T P ^ m “ EIHN i Î! ( Î T n’ Pre"ident of Portland Branch area. A l Harry Ward, Vice-Prewdent; A ttorney Keith The North Portland YMCA's Burn» I,egal counaelor; taking oath of office admmi»tered Initial method will be to enlist hy Judge M. Deiz Sunday Jan. 17 at Bethel AME Church the aid of a form er drug addict during inntallation wrvice. w hom we have already made contact by the name of Art Sav "The right of commanding Is Casson called upon all people age and put him on a part-tim e no longer an advantage trans to Join In and work. "We can't payroll to Insure the beginning mitted by nature; like an Inheri please everybody but we will try of one phase of the program- tance, it Is the fruit of labors, to do the best of our ability to that is, to show that we care the price of courage." _ Vol attach some of the social evils about the addicts. We'll work taire of our tim e ," Casson said. closely with Art Savage, who E llis H. C as son, the newly in W ith the glowing popular himself, w ill be the Initiator to s t a l l e d NAACP chief has la termlnoloy of "Black Power," community groups In the dis bored In the NAACP In many etc., someone asked M r. Casson semination of Information as a different positions. a few weeks ago when would the spokesman of the YMCA and to In 1959 he was appointed by NAACP (National Advancement coordinate professionals (doc Roy Wllldns Executive Director Association of Colored People) tors, health officers, drug of NAACP, as Field Secretary change its name from colored to Pharmacist , etc.) Who will be for the West Coast Region of tne black?" M r. Casson stated, volunteering their tim e. The plan organization. M r. Casson also "When we do that we will be out Is for the Y Representative and served as acting field director of business) We are group Professional to meet with small of Southern California Branch of working for the advancement for groups, to talk with them and NAACP and president of the ‘p e o p le of c o l o r ' (Indians, share with them drug informa Southern Area Conference. Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese, tion, and to be alert to the things Casson In an address Sunday Blacks, etc.) We all didn't that drugs do to the individual said, "when my time is over as come over In the same ship but human being. president of this branch I want we are all In the same boat. I One of the Key things that we no plaques, nor flowers. I want hope this branch will have the feel at North Portland Y would your day to day commitment to courage to attach wrong and In be that we might use phrases m a k in g this branch number justice whether black or white," like "People need people not one." "Let me make this crys Casson said. stuff", and work on this kind of tal clear I will not be president In order to start the ball ro ll an emphasis. That In the small of a "do nothing" branch, Cas ing a Icard meeting has been g ro u p setting where we're son stated. " I can only be the qalled Saturday Janury 23 1:00 showing 'caring' to get Individu type of president you make me, p.m. at Hugh Memorial Church. als to be alert to drugs rather board members have a full time Casson will present his plans than to Just pass out brochures Job making me look good as for the future and assign chair of cold facts as to what drugs president." man of various committees. look like, what they smell like, and all the many, many statis tics which are very true and honest, but don't seem to turn anybody on reallyl We w ill try our Drug Alert Program through January, February, and Results of the Rubella Im possibility of a child being born •March; and the first of April munization program, conducted with one or a combination of take a look at the program to In Muitnomah County elementa serious birth defects such as see what affect we have had and ry schools during November and deafness, mental retardation, how much reception there Is to December last year have been cataracts, cardiovascular de the Idea of the YMCA Drug compiled and were considered fects or other alim ents." Alert Program. "generally quite good" accord ing to D r. Walter A. Goss, M u ltn o m a h County Assistant Executive Director Roy W il Health O fficer. D r. Goss said night of May 16-17, 1967. They kins w ill report to the annual the percentage of those receiv- were represented by NAACP meeting of the Nation's Associ In g the Immunization shot Is legal counsel. The presentation ation for the Advancement of usually about 50 to 55%. This w ill be made to Trazawell Colored People on the "State of year 61.8% of eligible 12 year Franklin, one of the five. NAACP" at the Plaza Hotel old children, or 45,181 out of a total of 73,089 responded to a here, Monday morning. The report w ill cover the massive education and publicity various activities of the Associ program carried on by the State ation during 1970 including the k ifp h p n in m m ir k H e a lt h Department and the p r o g r a m s carried out by the g lllin ilC K Multnomah County Division of several . NAACP departments, ________ Public Health In all media. significant achievements, mem The Federal Tread Commis T h e Multnomah County De bershlp and income figures, and sion (FTC ) Issued false adver partment of Public Health rec highlights of branch activities. tising charges Thursday against ommends that all pre-school Wilkins will also Indicate major the makers of "V e g -O -M a tic ," c h i l d r e n one year of age or programs for 1971. a food cutter, and Telex hearing older should also receive Ru aids. The results of the election of bella Immunization. Parents of members of the board of direc The FTC said Veg-O-Matic these young children are urged tors w ill also be announced at television commercials claim to call their family physicians the annual meeting. Kivle Kap the product w ill cut and slice regarding such Rubella immuni l a n , NAACP president, will raw carrots, ripe tomatoes and zation. For children unable to preside. s im ila r foods, but the packaged s e c u r e Rubella Immunization At the annual fellowship din Instructions warn: . from the family physician, the ner, Sunday evening, Jan. 10, at "Don't slice raw carrots, raw vaccine will be available at free the New York Hilton, c ertifi beets, lemons, oranges, ripe or weekly clinics held by the Mult cates of m erit for outstanding overripe tomatoes. Veg-O-Matic nomah County Department of achievement w ill be presented Is not intended to slice these Public Health at three locations: to Miss Lucille Black, longtime foods." 105 S.W. 5th Street, Tuesdays m e m b e r s h i p secretary; Dr. The FTC said telex hearing from 1:30 to 3.00 p.m.; at 12240 George D. Flemmings, Presi aids, contrary to their advertis NJ£. Glisan Street, Wednesdays dent of the Fort Worth, Tex., ing, neither are new inventions from 9 to 11 a .m .j and at 203 Branch and a member of the na nor have new mechanical or N .E . 28th Street, Wednesdays tional board of directors since scientific principles, are not In from 1:30 to 3 p.m. 1946; Mrs. Juanita A. Green, visible when worn, and w ill not D r. Goss emphasized the Im president of the North-Central enable many people with hearing portance of Immunization as a Philadelphia Branch; and M rs. disabilities to consistently dis means of preventing Infection of Margaret Jackson, of New York, tinguish sounds In group con the fetus by reducing the U keli- organizer and producer of the versations or amid backgrounds ; hood of Rubella virus Infection. "Show of Shows," a highly suc noise. ; This Is best don»* by eliminating cessful fond raising activity tor The agency said Telex adver the Infection in children who are the NAACP. tisements also create the "false th e principal carrie rs of the The fifth citation w ill honor Impression" that the firm of ■ disease l»oth In Its endemic and the five students of Texas fers free looks on hearing dis epidemic phases. "Once the S o u th e r n University who, last abilities with no strings attached. child Is protected," said Dr. N o v e m b e r , were exonerated Actually, the FTC said, Goss, "the chance of bringing from a murder charge In con names of people responding to the disease home to a young nection with the death of a po the offer are given to dealers mother-to-be is greatly les liceman on the university cam- who send hearing aid salesmen sened. This In turn reduces the pis during a disturbance on the to the respondents* homes. 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