Portland / Observer May 6, 1971
Ship dedicated
to Black Flier
new ORLEANS,April 1971 M rs
Oalsy Brown Thome, of 106 Ash
ford C irc le , Hattiesburg, M iss.,
receives a piece of the keel of the
OSS Jesse L . Brown (DE -1089)
from a shipyard builder as Henry
Zac C a rte r (left)president
of
Avondale Shipyards looks on.M rs
Thorne, widow of Ensign Jesse L .
Brown was the guest of honor at
the New Orleans keel laying cere
mony In A p ril 1971 fo r the ship
named
after her late husband.
Ensign Brown, also a native of
Hattiesburg, was the Navy’ s fir s t
black aviator and was killed Oec.
4, 1950 at the Chosin Reservoir
Korea.
I he citation awarding
Ensign Brown the Distinguished
Flying Cross reads In p a r t ." ......
pressing home numerous attacks
on hostile troops moving to at
tack our forces, continuing his
agresslve runs despite heavy
opposition his plane was fatally
struck by enemy fir e , his ex
ceptional courage, airmanship
and devotion toduty in the face of
great danger reflect the highest
cre d it upon Ensign Brown and the
United States Naval Service. He
gallantly gave
his life fo r
his co u n try."
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Kinsey
One of the most exciting pro
posals of the current session
wa s revealed by the House Re-
publican leadership this week
when they announced a plan
which would increase by nearly
W
the property tax re lie f
presently received by low in
come senior citize n s.T h is pro
posal changes the entire concept
of senior citize n’ s tax re lie f
from one of age to one of ability
to pay, thus providing
pro
portionately more tax re lie f to
those who a re in the greatest
need.
As the plan was outlined, it
w ill be based upon a flat per -
centage of household income. As
an example, this would mean
that a se n iorcitizen’ s household
with an annual income of $3,000
would pay a maximum of 3% of
that income in property taxes,
which in this case would be $ 90
and a household with up to$5,000
of income a year would pay no
more than $200 property tax
I he maximum amount of tax re
lie f provided to anyone house
hold under this proposal would
be $350.
Basing the re lie f upon a fiat
percentage of household income
w ill create an annual saving to
persons 65 years of age and
older of approximately
$11
m illio n . It is my belief that this
w ill relieve the unfair burden of
property taxes placed upon our
senior citizens, which in many
cases has compelled them to
leave th e ir homes and move into
state - supported resthomes.
That practice has to stop, arri
this proposal should provide
vital assistance in reversing
this trend.
A b ill to lower Oregon’ s com
pulsory school attendance age
has been rejected in the Senate
and returned to the Senate Edu
cation Committee. Senate B ill
644 sought to
lower
the
minimum school age
re -
quirement from 7 to 6 years and
institute a statewide kinder
garten program at the lower end
of the school spectrum, while at
the upper end the compulsory
age fo r school attendance would
have been lowered from 18 to 17
years. The impact of the b ill
would have been toelim inate the
present senior year in
high
school Although a number of
b ills have been submitted
to
lower the compulsory school
age, it would appear that the
question is now a dead issue in
this sessior. There is hope in
the Senate, however, that addi
tional b ills w ill revive the con
cept of providing state
as
s is t a n c e to kindergartens,
which, of course, is what P o rt
land has tried to gain fo r years.
A measure which has caused
recent controversy is House
B ill 1995, which would reduce
the size of the National Guard
from its present strength of
7,500 arm y and
a ir
force
personnel to a small m ilitia of
around 1,500 fo r both groups.
C ritic is m of the Guard
has
centered around its cost to the
taxpayers and its questionable
value to the state o r to those
participating in it. One of the
chief sponsors of the b ill te s tifi
ed in committee that in his
opinion the Guard leaves the in
dividual soldier o ra irm a n with
the feeling that he is wasting his
tim e. Other c r itic ism has been
directed at outdated weapons,
inadequate training, and an
ingrown society of career
members in the organization all
of which have caused doubt to be
cast on the value of the National
Guard. Although it is unlikely
that any action w ill be taken on
the b ill this year, it would be my
guess that the issue may be re
vived in a future session.
The House has passed HB 1054
which allows fo r city -county
consolidation, and the measure
now goes to the Senate
fo r
fu rth e r consideration. T h e
hot line
amended b ill has been end or sea
on the basis that the consolida
tion should result In a s im p lifi
cation of the governmental chain
of command and increase
opportunities fo r effective and
comprehensive regional plann
ing. As the b ill is w ritten,
it
wiJJ only affect theC ity of P ort
land and Multnomah County, but
the proponents of city-county
consolidation are hopeful that in
tim e other areas w ill follow suit
The Legislature has been in
session fo r 110 days, and a tre
mendous amount of work
has
been accomplished. There are
s till vital areas of legislation
yet to be resolved, however, in
the field of property tax re lie f.
C rim in a l Code revision, financ
ing Higher Education and State
Public W elfare,State Employes
compensation, etc., and I would
like to encourage you to com
municate your views tom e on
these subjects as we continue to
hold hearings on this legislation
PCC instructor
head heads
vocational
groups
A rth u r M ueller, PCC in
structor in drafting technology,
was elected president of
the
Portland Vocational Education
Association recently.
M ueller, longtime graphic
a rtis t in the Portland area, w ill
assume office in June fo r the
1971-72 year.
The A ssociation is composed
of vocational education instruc
tors in the high schools and
community colleges in the P o rt
land metropolitan area, includ
ing the entire PCC, M t. Hood,
and
Clackamas Community
College d is tric ts .
The Association is planning a
banquet to be held on Monday,
May 24, open to all members and
interested persons. Tim e and
place w ill be announced.
Multnomah
County
holds
Seminar
By Dewey Taylor
A much needed seminar lo r
uninformed
and misinformed
black people who are interested
in C iv il Service positions. Many
of us miss out on the better
things in life by not knowing how
to apply and qualify fo r better
c iv il service jobs, especially,
our youth. Young men and
women who fo r some reason or
other have dropped out of school
in the 10th or 11th grade. The
Multnomah C ountyCivil Service
officials realize the importance
and waste of valuable manpower
among the m inorities, especial
ly blacks. This seminar w ill
enlighten many of us, and lessen
our fears and doubts. The im
portance of your GED, how to
f i l l out application co rre ctly
because if done so incorrectly
it can waste a lot of tim e and
can cause a disqualification be
cause, "T im e is of essence"
in these m atters.
This Seminar w ill tell you
and show you the best method to
take a test. Preparation aid fo r
an application, typing test so you
w ill know where you stand and
future and present job oppor
tunities with Multnomah County.
A complete explanation of the
C iv il Service System. So make
Tuesday May 11, 1971 at 10a.m.
to 4 pun. at M ulti-S ervice Cen
ter, Vancouver and Alberta a
must on your itin a ry fo r that
day. Remember this is fo r you
my brothers and sisters.
"R ig h t on, Right on."
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