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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 .
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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)