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Ou. 'f i V L ib ra ry O regon á te te U n l v e n l t y 1181 NHOW IH N a v y R ecru iter i4 e k s ta le n t Northwest's Newest Newspaper Humboldt school ^¿7 Afro show Thi IS IS y o u r p a p e r , b e c a u s e yo u h a v e d e m a n d e d it. — S o m e th in g o f in te re s t to e v e r y o n e . V o l.l N o . 3 5 P o rtla n d , O re . A N E Q U A L O P P O R T U N ITY EMPLOYER T h u rs d a y Warning on Synthetics Sounded by Ecologist ìli LCDR THOMAS J . WILLIAMS l bs m inority a ir * in office! fo r the HthNavy Reci ultlng n e t w ill txj visiting tin ne« thia woek. LCDR Thomas J . W i l l - lema, a black Naval O fficer, la on the staff of the d ire c to r of the 8ih Navy Recruiting aioe located on I re a so n Island in San P i andsco, C alifornia. Ills Job Is to assist the Recruiting D ia tilc la in establishing a in o ie meaningful report with the m i nority community. I he Navy la making n great effort to change and continually Improve its image In the m inority Com munity. The juallty Navy o| to day is doing its utmost to nach the members of these communi ties. Horn In St. Paul, Minnesota In 1940, ami graduated from St. office of the D irector of Navy Reciuitlng lo r the 8tli area In A p ril ul 1909 as niinoi lly a ffa lra o ffice r. Ihe 8th area Includes the states of Washington, O ie- gon, Idaho, Utah, Montana,Cal- Iforma, Neveda, and Arizona. In aiklltion to working fu ll time In the area of Community rela tio n ! and Involvemet with the Navy, I.COR W illia m s Is pur suing a full time gta<lua(e course of studies toward a M is te rs Degree In Business at Golden (¡ate College, sen Francisco, C alifornia at night. He hopes to finish and receive his M.H.A. In June 1972. A mother cares not only for own Noted ecologist H arry Com moner says America Is on a suicidal ourse with Its manufac ture of synthetics, which he says shatters an essential biological process and results in pollu tion. Synthetics, accodlng to Commoner, are the malncau.se of pollution. LC> >R W illiam s explains the Navy recognizes, am) la com peting fo r the talented young Synthetics, said Commoner, people In all communities. It has over 6(1 en 11 sled rates, and require one third of the elect needs good quality young people rica l power output fo r their to f ill them, without regard to manufacture, and the power plants are m ajor polluters. ethnic background. We are of fering the Navy an another altei native to young people of all To reverse this trend. Com races. Ihe Navy needs good officers and enlisted men and moner said it would cost Amer offers a very wide range of ican Industry "hundreds of b il schools, responsibilities and lions of dollars “ In capital In challenges In this nucleai age. vestment to get rid of synthet We think ws a re something ics. special ami we invite those whor „ want to tv something s|»eisl to '* '* e tu ilc ilt s w e t « -« lu i-H li >u g r u n t » jo in m . 1971 mas M -n’ s CoilSga hi . ' Civil Rights or divided nation W on Sunday _ L V n a *** l’s tí 'L a < r / I Burglary in Portland Mayor Stokes declines presidency a Emanuel Portland — TheClass of 1971 of the Emanuel Hospital School of Nursing-including 15m arried students, two of them men w ill be graduated Sunday, June6, ui the G eorgia-Pacific Room of the M em orial Coliseum. The commencement address w ill be delivered by E . Dean Anderson, Ph. D , D ire cto r of U niversity Relations, Portland State U niversity. Awards recognizing out- standing achievement w ill he presented by Esther A . Jacob- son, R .N .N ursingC oordinator; W alter C . Reynolds, M .D .P re - sldent of the Emanuel Medicai Staff; A lfred E. Olson, Chair man of the Boa rd of D irectors of E manuel. M iss Florence E. E llio tt, M rs . Charlotte Brandon, day car mother and member of the Policy Board of the 4-C Fam ily Day and Night Care Program , welcomes Kim berly Coleman (right). K lm berlv is the daughter R J i, D ire cto r of the School of with a B, A. degree In I an- ui M rs. D oris Coleman, who is a Studentin education. Pictured with M rs. Brandon and Kim berly Nursing, w ill present the class: guage. J olned the Navy In O c M r. Olson w ill confer diplomas are M rs. Brandon’ s children, Tracy (le ft) and T e rre ll. tober I9f>2 and attended Naval on graduates who have complet F light o ffic e r School in Pensa ed the 30 - month program of M rs. Charlotte (Charles) sings In the Gospel Choir. care. cola, F lo rid a . He served two clinical and academic education Brandon Is a day care mother P rio r to T e rr e ll’ s birth, Mrs. year tour of duty In an Elec- The Metropolitan Area 4-C for the 4-C Fam ily Day and Brandon was a social work aid Two - thirds of the students ti onto CountermeasuieaSquail- Night Care Program . She cares at Albina Child Development Council’ s F am ily Day andNlght are Oregonians, with the for two small children in her Center, where she supervised Care Program is funded to care m a jo rity of the others residents ron In the pacific. Two years tome while their parents work day care homes and worked with fo r 165 children In aboard the I as Shangri-La fam ily of W ashington. and attend school. fam ilies with children In day homes. C hildren cared fo r are (CVA-38). As tsslsta n i CIC M rs. Brandon Is m arried to care. (Combat Information Canter) model citie s residsents whose Charles and they have two child When the 4-C Family Day and O fficer in the Mediterranean are out of the home ren, Tracy and T e rre ll. M r. Night Care Program for Model parents Graduates include Betty Jean ami one year at the P acific Fleet working o r In school o r train Brandon Is employed at th eU .o f Angel!, daughter o fM r.a n d M rs Cities opened In January, 1971, M lis le Range at Point Mugu, ing. Night care is offered fo r Oregon Medical School. James H. A n g e ll,734N .E . 117th M rs . Brandon was one of the children of parents who work C a lif o r n ia . Reported to H e M rs. Brandon attended Boise M iss Evelyn Anne Appel, firs t to apply to • a day care Elemental v school and grad swing or graveyard shifts. mother. Tho American Newspaper daughter of M r. and M rs. Jan uated from Jefferson High M rs . Brandon enjoys her role Publishers Association Founda Day care mothers receive Appel, 6232 N .E . Stanton St. School In Portland, she be- a day care mother and tion has announced the award longs training and are provided the as to W illiams Temple much satisfaction of g ra n ts -in -a iil to ta lin g $22,- Church equipment and materials nec receives 0 / God In Christ and M rs . M arcella Betty Bjorge 825 to 63 Negro students en essary to provide good child from her work wlh children. Heald, daughter o fM r.a n d M rs . rolled in 32 accredited journal Monard Bjorge, 644S £ . 141st ism departments across the na tion. Ave.; Miss Cynthia Lou James, W ASHING TO N —The . p r o m i s e s ' m dead of ag The grants, effective with the daughter o fM r.a n d M rs.Jo h n s. ih a irm a n of the ( ' S C iv il September term, were made gressive action It said only James, 6202 S £ . 84thPL; Miss R ig h t, C u m m iM in a «aid through the Foundation’s Ne strong cxei ut ve leader Pamela M arie M arks, daughter A m rr < a w ill degenerate into gro Journalism Scholarship ' l l I' II '111 till- White II" l-e of M r. and M rs . F re d rick W. a dis ided n a lain w ith all could help Fund. The number of scholar k nd« o f c iv il d is o rd e r" un M arks, 8725 S £ . 132nd; Miss ships awarded this year is dou l>r lle sb u rg h and other leas there i« a new com- Jan Ruth Oakley, daughter of M r ble the number awarded in com m issioners refused ai a The following a rtic le has been when they go into the house; im lin e n t to c iv il rig h ts from la rly fir s t time offenders. The and M rs. Donald W. Oakley, 196&-69, the first year of the news conference to pul all everyone including President prepared by tlie Portland Police however, someare(particularly Foundation program. problem, however, ultim ately 10928 S.W. Collina Ave.; Miss the blam e on N ixon or any Nixon Community R e I a 11 o n s sta ff. If they have stolen a gun in the Carlene Ruggles, In announcing the awards, rests with society. Upon con Susan other of Ihe past four p resi The Rev T h e d o r r M Facts and figures have leen house) and they may be danger Eugene ('. Bishop, president of victing a burglar, the courts are daughter of M r. and M rs.A lfre d dents because Ihe 1 lack of Hesburg made Ihe s l a t e supplied by Sgt. Duvall of the ous and unpredictable because the ANPA Foundation and m oral co m m itm e nt is with then faced with the dilemma of C Ruggles3410N.E. GlisanStd m e n ! m m aking public a president of Peninsula Newspa Burglary Detail of Detective of being under the Influence of what to do with the person. Jails M rs. Charles (Yvette) Searcy, the A m erican people, Ihe com m ission report accus pers Inc., Palo Alto, noted that Division of the Portland Police drugs. Many burglars are hea go ve rn m e nt, and the total ing ihe Nixon A d m ln islra and prisons tend to be corrupt 58 N .E . Skidmore St.; Miss recipients were chosen from 43 B u re a u . Anyone desiring vy drug users, and they burglar b u re a u cra cy." tmn o f fa ilu re to m ake ing rather than co rre ctive . They Susan E ilene Thorpe, daughter journalism schools on behalf of additional Information o r lielp ise to support a drug habit.Some any ma tor c iv il rig h ts im S um m arizing Ihe situation, are usually understaffed and of M r.a n d M rs.K e n E . Thorpe, 103 students. This represents a should contact Community Re burglars experience a tremend provcm ents in the eight Hr Hesburg said " I see overcrowded. In order to bring 7312 N .E . Alameda, Portland; f>6% increase in school submis lations at 3807 NE Union Ave., ous months since the com mi« happening a d ivided nation exhilaration o r ’ ’ high” a convicted felon in the front M rs. Sheryl Lynn W'erbin Bel sions since the first year of the Phone 282-4524. ston firs t accused the go\ I ae- happening all kinds while committing the burglary; door of a penitentiary, someone lamy, daughter of M r. and M rs. program in 196R-69 and a 74% e m ine n t of in e rtia and ho« fo c iv il disorder, hypocrisy this feeling may be very sim i is pushed out the back door to C arl F . We rbin, 5606 N .E . 16 th increase in student aid requests. t i I i t y that threatened to because we say one thing If today Is like any other, a- la r to that which a stimulant "It’s clear,” Bishop said, make room. The other a lter SC M rs . Janice RyghMeyers, nullify c iv il rig h ts laws and do another, fru stra tio n "that the enrollaient of Negro bout 20 burglaries w ill be com drug user experiences. native of keeping a man on pro daughter o fM r. and M rs. J ames The com m ission s a i d the because I h e governm ent students in the schools is on the mitted in Portland homes, on In 1971, the Portland Police bation under close supervision Rygh, 423IS £.80thS t. all of A d m in istra tio n h a d f r u « doesn't follow the law. rise. This means that more the average 1 out of a 100 homes Bureau has been making about of a probation o ffice r just Portlnd; M iss Janice Kathryn trated Ihe hope« of m in o rily "W e re not ta lkin g about qualified Negroes will be avail w ill be burglarized In this city 80 a rrests per month fo r bur group« w .lh "th e mere doesn’ t work. A probation of Smith, daughter of M r. and M rs. tust a dream h ut la w s able for work on daily newspa In one year. The burglary rate g la ry. Some of these represent fic e r may have a lis t of 50 to Lester R. Smith, 3229S£.76th p a llia tiv e o f tin k e rin g and lhat e xivl " pers.” has more than doubled In P o rt arresting the s a m e person 200 people he is supposed to see St.,’ all of Portland;M iss Joan land In the last 10 years, and more than once. With our cur M ildred Friesen, daughter of at least monthly. 1971 is running ahead of 1970‘ s rent system of courts and cor If the picture seems bleak, M r. and M rs.R obertG .F riesen record breaking year. W h a t rections, arresting and charg there are at least some Chings 345 S.W. Watson St., Beaverton; does this mean to the citizen ing a person for burglary may Cleveland—Mayor C arl B. Stokes say lie declined a proposal made by "authenlte Black po a citizen can do to help protect M iss SandraPaist,daughter of of the Model C ities area7 The actually worsen ihe problem. It litica l power leaders that lie seek tlie preskiency In 1972. himself against burglary. Don’ t M r. and M rs . George Paist, facts say that It is even worse works something like this: A Stokes said the proposal was made last weekend during a meeting of 37 black leaders at the home open your door to strangers 7805 S. E . Harmony D r ^ M il here. Even though Model C ities man who commits burglaries of c iv il rights a ctivist the Reverend Jesse Jackson in Chicago. Ihe delegate, forming plans for without very good reason. Be waukie. is 10$ of Portland’ s population, fo r a living is caught. A fte r "nationalization of black vote, chose another candidate,” Stokes said, but he would not reveal the wary of solicitors or people who about 25$ of the total home bur ball is set, the man pays a candidate Identity. want to use your phone. Get glaries In one day w ill happen bondsman to post a bond. If the He said M a y o r Kenneth 1. proper identification from sale- to your brothers, friends, and Ixirg la r lsadrug addict, he must Gibson of Newark, N. J„* Rep. neighbors. That amounts to 35 s till continue to burglarize to men. Don't give out Information about your neighbors to strang John Conyers(D-Mich.) and per week, 150 per month, and support that habit. In addition. Mayor niuim Richard G. u Hatcher of i a >c lw_t. .v.wjwa iu Va e iin e i oi ru«» u ui . ---- *• c ls ’ ers. ocuuus Seriously consider Instal Ga.y attended tlie meeting. Also . 4 n. ? n he must s till gain enough money img « hurgl lar alarm . If you In attendance were Percy ,*,2/ u r g ■ rie sw i to keep living. In addition to can't afford one, think about ’ercy Sut- ton, president of New York City te committed on your block a- all of that, he must now raise getting a large, vocal dog. If lone this year. Some of the money to pa> the bondsman Manhattan Borough and C a lif, you see or hear a stranger a- hardest hit blocks may get 2 or This all points to the fact that State Sen. Mervln Dymally. round o r in your neighbor’ s NEW YORK, _ Jack 3 buiglarles a month. This is after the arrest, he requlrese- Stokes, who said last month house, call the police. Remem Greenberg, director counsel he would not not seek i*elect a pretty sever« Ixirden forpeo- ven more mune^whlch he gains ber, your neighbor is your bro of the NAACP Legal De pie to c a rry who already rnay through selling stolen goods) ion as mayor, told a community ther. Do for him what you hope fense a n d E d u cational have to fight Just to make it than before It. meeting “ those leaders, all of he would do for you. When on Fund. Inc (LD F), called from day to day. On top of it, Once a burglar is caught, he vacation, give the house a llve- w h o m represented authentic for nearly doubling the theft insurance has become in may go on a spree. It is not support of the Legal De black political power In this creasingly expensive and hard uncommon for a person to be ln look. Have tlie grass cut, fense Fund in its efforts country, urged me to run, but mall collected, papers stopped. to obtain. to bridge the gap between caught 3 or 4 times before com T ell a neighbor that you’ ll lie 1 told them I didn’ t want it.” Most home burglaries follow black and white, rich and "Who w o u ld have e v e r a pattern. The m ajority occur ing to tria l on the firs t charge. gone, how long, where you can poor Many burglars are aware that be reached, and ask him to thought we would a rriv e at a on week-days between 10 a.m. Speaking at a press con stage In Amorlca when a black an.1 3:30 p.m. They are most they w ill probably be found watch the house. ference called in the Fund s guilty to one charge of burglary man would say I do not want to Lastly, and perhaps most im f r e q u e n t l y committed by rather than be tried separately otfices to release the or be president, o r no longer portant, citizens must take a juveniles; most burglars out on 4 charges. If It all sounds ganization's 1 9 70 Annual want to 1« mayor of one of the Report, G r e enberg said side of Model C ities are white, fa r (etched, take note that Ixir more active role In the support nation’ s 10 largest c itie s ,” he of our laws. Ihe enforcement that the country appears to and moat Inside are black.Most glars have posted as much as said. of laws Is not something which have paused in the divisive burglaries are committed by “ My role after, 1 leave of repeaters who have been caught $20,000.00 In bond In this kind belongs to the poi Ice. It belongs struggles which have been of process. fice InNovetnberwill be to learn to everybody. Don’ t buy hot tearing it apart for the In the past. Many burglaries are everything I can about those who merchandise. It’ s not only a- past five years, but the Committed by teams consisting Junvenile burglars are often would seek the presidency to of 2 to 5 people. One person gainst tlie law, but it alsogives pause stems perhaps more deteimlne Just how tliey plan to w ill knock fir s t on the front on the streets the day after support to the man who steals from wearness than dimi Remember, tlie thief you buy nation of injustice approach this country’ s serious door, then the hack door, then being caught. In fact, the ju venile courts tend to be some We must take advantage from today may steal from urban problems,” the mayor break In. Another w ill watch what lenient on juvenile offend of the pause to build insti you or your brother tom orrow. riDINAL said. • A 9 IN I1 B a L O A N A e B N fo r the police, while another w ill e rs. The adult courts frequent Finally, assume your rights and tutions of justice and broad " I ’ m also going to do a lot drive a car and load stolen R o bert H H e /e n P re* ,4 O ffic e * • Phone .'?4 1.133 responsibilities as a citizen, en freedoms, so t hat the Hum e O ffic ii F ra n klin B ldg rlle n d O regon 9 /2 0 4 of speech-making onwhat needs goods. ly give suspended sentences or struggles of the past five and testify incourt if necessary. to be done In A m erica.” years will not intensify ln Most Ixirglars are not arnvxl probation to burglars, particu- I h. F 10< p e r copy graduation "W e have learned to make synthetically what we used to get off te land,’ ’ Commoner said. Instead of wool and cot ton, we dress In synthetic f i bers; Instead of soaps, we clean with synthetic detergents, and Instead of manure and sewage, we fe rtiliz e with synthetic chemicals.” Commoner said some syn thetics, such as DDT ami phos phate detergents, are d ire ctly harmful to the environment, but th e ir manufacture also In d ire c tly causes detrimental ef fect. June 3 M rs . Melba Throw er, President of the P .T jk . of Humboldt Elementary School, models a dashlkl during the Afro Show presented on May 30th. The mystery woman In the African dress in our last edition was M rs . George Thrower, who as president of the Humboldt Elementary School P.T.A. organized an exciting A fro Night program on May 20th. A quartet from the Church of the L iving God opened the show * ith a rousing sp iritu a l. This was followed by several A frican foH songs d&ne by the 4th year recorders and drums, bells kaiimbes and autoharps. An interpretive African dance was performed by dancers and musicians, parents of some of the children. An A frican fashion show was presented by the children, The show closed with everyone joining in the singing of the Negro National Anthem, “ L ift Every Voice and Sing.” See pictures on page 6. A.M.E. School to confer Doctorate upon Sammy Davis W ilberforce U niversity has conferred upon Sammy Davis Jr. the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine A rts . D r. Rem bert Stokes, president of the un iversity, m announcing the event said the degree was awarded fo r "h is contributions to the theater, the field of entertain ment, and fo r his unselfish gen erosity in the giving of his time and talents to worthy causes.” W ilberforce U niversity which is 115 years old, is the oldest Black institution of high e r education in the United States. The degree was granted on June 1st. That date was des ignated “ A Day With Sammy Davis ac W ilberforce” . In addition to receiving the honor- arary degree, M r. Davis spent the day talking with students on campus. Davis, known as the world’ s most versatile entertainer said, " I t is a great honor fo r one who has had little form al education to receive a degree from this distinguished university.” President Stokes stated: "T he day withSammyDavis be gan with a tour of the$2,800,000 M a rtin Luther King J r . class room science building, which was recently dedicated by M rs. Coretta King, widow of the late c iv il rights leader.” Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan addressed the convoca tion which was followed by a reception in the new student center, a recently completed section of the proposed $20. m illio n campus. Among the invited quests was Dayton Mayor James McGhee, him self aW ilberforcegraduate. Register for swim classes , A ll youth, 4 years old through th Grade, including Parent ’ N ' Child, must 1« reregistered for swim classes. Thiscan bedone by calling or coming to the YMCA and placing the child’ s name on the Summer Class Registration fo r h is/h e r swim level. P re -re g istra tio n w ill be open through June 7 fo r those presently in classes. Then new people w ill be allowed to sign up on class rosters. Reserve a place now by calling 282- 5517. Classes are lim ited. Remember, grade levels ad vance as of school closing: kin dergarteners are 1st graders; 1st graders are 2nd graders; 2nd graders are 3rd graders, etc. P le a s e give us your childs grade level fo r F all so we may place him co rre ctly. NAACP need funds to defend blacks To keep up with inflation SAVE EARN five percent of your income 5% per annum, compounded daily “ Pay Yourself First" Brniiklin i the future, ' he saia He noted lhat while LDF has made historic progress in the courts — especially in the last year — against ^equities in e d ucation, housing, consumer fraud, job discrimination and cri minal justice, a massive campaign requiring 12.000- 000 over and above LDF'? t3 000,000 plus budget f r 1971, would be needed to transform court victories into realities (nr the m il lions of Americans who still suffer because they are black or poor More specifically. Green berg noted that even though the Supreme Court has now '.aid down clear guidelines on Southern school dese gregation — including the use of busing as an al ternative preferable to se gregated schools — there are no assurances that the federal g o v ernment will assume its share of the ? ,1 responsibility for implement ing the court's decision. He said that LDF was now proceeding with some 200 school cases in the hopes of doubling the num ber of Southern school children attending desegr* gated classes by next faL' (now about 39%) Greenberg also noted the irony of the massive lay offs and demotions being suffered by black princi pals and teachers through out the South as school districts realize economies from s c h o o l desegrega tion and pledged his orga nization’s full support in urging that reductions in staiff or hiring be done solely on merit On employment, Green berg praised the Supreme Court decisions in two LDF cases "Griggs v Duke Powec Comoanv ” which has outlawed the use of (continued p. 6 co 1.1)
