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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Results of Rubella
immunization program
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