PORTLAND/OBSERVER Thursday June 3, 1971
Educators
black
caucus
\v e e \
WASHINGTON, I) C -
Eight alerted black leaders
ol the National Education
Association met with re pre
aentatlvei of the Congreeoon
al black caucus to discuss
educational
problems
of
I lila week tiefore 1 go into my
regular coluni, I would like to
make a »|>eclalap|>eal toyou, my
reading public. 1 would Ilka all
Cluba, charitable organizations,
social clubs, church organiz
ations, or anyone having any
ty|ie of function that Is o f in
terest to the citizens of Albina
to let mo know what you are
doing. Let this column tw your
eyes and ears - let others know
what you are doing. I ho|» next
week I will hear from some of
your organizations. Contact me
through
the
I'o K I I .AND
OBSERVER - 283-2486 or 2201
N. KUllngsworth.
1 his week tie stork had leen
rather busy In the atea. Ilo first
made a stop at the homo of
A LLEN
and GLENDA BECK,
who were blessed with a g irl,
RlCH iiLt.E M A R IE.
He then
moved on to visit B, J. n n d
HELEN IRWIN, leaving tieni
with a g irl also,
K A M I!.LE
IJ; ANN. Both m others and
daughters are homo and doing
well. Congratulations to tie
Becks and Irw ins.
We seem to have a sick list
this week. Recovering from re
cent operations
are
B ILL
JONES on Northeast 14th and
DORTHY
SHOLES of Noith
I renton. Both are doing well
and able to move about.
I his Memorial I lay Week-end
my house was commandeered
by a group of young fellows for
aC am p-ln lasting over (he hol
iday. It was quite an experience
to see the good clean (elluwstilp
among these young persons.
Those who attenled
were:
IERKY SM H I ■ S,I >4VID K LH I.,
IAJDG GRADY, GREG Si* )LES.
K B V M BRADFORD, W ILBER
w arren , gaylo n
banks ,
and MARIVN SPIRES. It was
quite a hassel with all of them
under
foot but we made It
through the week-end.
Of Interest to the Community
la tie ope big of tie lie * ||J ,C.
BOOKSTORE on W illiams Ave.
It Is part of the Black Ed
ucation Center. The bookstore
will specialize In books, pam
phlets, black posters, and other
Items of Interest to Blacks.
SAFARI
TO
ONDEK-
stanllng w ill te the theme
of a workshop
co-sponsoied
by the University of Portland
School of Nurtbig
and the
Portland U rlen League,
inc.
MARY M IL L E R ,
Asaistant
and Educational apodal 1st lor
the National Urban League and
le i staff will be tie loui guides
for the many stops on their tt Ip
bi dsvelopuig a gr eater under
standing of the attitudes, be
haviors, etc, which minority
students bring with them to
bistltutlons of hlghei educa
tion. I tie Safari latopiovide
you with an opportunity to In
crease
your teaching aivl
working
effectiveness with
minority stu lents and to assist
these studsnts In
attaining
their lull potential through
undsi standing. The Safari w ill
take place st tie University of
Portland on June 18 and
19
twgining at 9; a. in.
tie
18th running straight through
to 4:30 the 19th. Those interest
ed and have a desire to In-
ciease theirunlerslanduig of
In their shoes for two days.
Registration w ill he limited to
the
first
one - hundred
appllcnats. if you are inte resi
s t contact the Nursing school
at Portlanl University at this
num ler 286-7362.
W ell, Now I
guess I II he
saying gocxl bye for another
week, remember, l.vegot to
have news from you to
keen
going. Ihope to hearfrom you
soon. That,s THIRTY
for
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The b l a c k
educators,
members of the NEA Board
of Directors and represent
ing teachers m six South
era states and Puerto Rico,
conferred with Democratic
Repraeenkatlvee A u g u ■ t us
Hawkins of California and
William Clay of Miaeouri
Both are members of the
House Education and Labor
Committee
L a t e r the NEA board
members
conferred
with
the staff and executive as-
aietanti to eix U S senators
who are leaders in the
struggle for cTvjJ and hu
man rights.
•>
The NEA delegating ex
pressed appreciation to (he
two Congretrsmen for their
support of the NEA bill to
create a cabinet-level De
partment of Education The
bill wars introduced in the
H ouse
Rep
Carl D
Perkins. I) Ky , chairman
of the Education and Labor
Committee In the Senate
tbs' bill has been introduces!
by Sen Abraham A RibicoP
(D-Conn i
and
Fair Tax
for SBM
Sowing
WOMEN FUND DRIVE
I he National Counil of Negro
Women Is now in the midts of a
fund raising drive to have a
rnonument of the organization’ s
founder M ary McLeod Bethune,
placed in die National Park ui
Washington, D .C . This woo Id be
the firs t woman of color so
honored.
M rs . Ozella Canada,Chair
man
man of the Portland Drive, is
quite pleased with the results.
She is very appreciative of the
work that was done by members
of the following organizations:
(he M x ie m Matrons
Social
Club, Les Femmes A Debs, 20
P ictured is M rs. V.L. Henderson and M rs.
Russell Dawson, wife of
Hud D irector
Russell Dawson. She was the Woman Day
sp eak er last Sunday at Bethel.
(Photo by AI Williams)
^ at rons
pr ogressive Club,
p ieur-D sLls Club, Vancouver
Ave. i s, Baptist Church M is -
siOnary Society, AKA So rilty,
Enterprise Chapter No. i - f ES,
Adah Chapter N oj 6-OES, Royal
(¿squire, O k 1 a . Ambassador
club, YWCA, jack Si J ill’ s of
Am erica, In c , Rose City La lies
Aux., The Duecis, bast Central
Decorative Club anil M rs .M a r
tha Shull.
The project of the N.CJ9.W ,
is to be commended. Never in
the history of m oiern m u , has
one woman, black, done so much
for her people.
slBfflS
JU N E 1 9 - 2 4
co-sponsored
by 24 other Senators
Purpose of the meeting
was to discuss the critical
pattern of black teacher
and principal dismissals cur
rently in effdct in many
Southern States Numerous
reports have indicated that,
despite Supreme Court de
cislons, many S o u t h e r n
school systems are failing
to renew contracts of black
edurators while Increasing
the number of white edu
cators lured to fill vacan
ciea presumably caused by
school desegregation
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GRADUATION», ANNI V I R I AW IKt] [FATHERS DAY
CARE FOR BABIES
Regina Flowers no.l Citizen of Week named VIP
“ If I ’m going to teach I ’ m go
ing to have discipline,“ So says
Regina Flowers as she ordered
some teenagers to quiet down in
the Albina Branch of the library
where she works. “ Thetrouble
is often that no one lias said
“ no" to these kids and mean it.
W h e n M rs . Flowers says
“ no’ ’ there can 1« nodoubt she
means It.
Ihe pert and mildly mannered
m o t h e r of five, ages 10 to
16,
speaks enthusiastically of bar
Involvement In the Model Cities
Neighborhood w h e r e she has
lived for 14 years. “ My w o r k
with the Human Rights Advisory
Council Is exciting.” She dis
cussed the Council’ s work with
minority groups from all over
the state. “ 1 get to meet them
all - Indians, Chicano, Blacks.
A ll of them. And It Is a chance
to do something for others which
Is what It Is all about.” But best
of all, she exclaimed, “ It is a
chance to have some Influence
with government and see some
Improvement In conditions.”
H e r family Is the most Im
portant segment of her life and
she pauses b e f o r e saying,
“ When 1 look back 1 want to be
able to say my m arriage Is as
successful as It Is today after 18
years. And that looking back I
can s a y I had done something
that was useful, but most of all,
this attitude of being useful Is
Imparted to my children as It
was given tome by my mother.”
The list of community service
Senator Alan Bible, Nevada,
Chairman of the Senate Small
Business Committee urges the
nation’s Independent business
people to pay more attention to
the tax writing process, saying,
“ get Involved In the tax writing
process or be squeezed out by
d e fa u lt”
The Nevada Senator calls for
his broad-ranging tax re to rm --
almpllflcatlon bill described
‘ as the most comprehensive tax
legislation In behalf of small
business which has come before
the Congress.”
"T here Is persuasive
evi
dence that small businessmen
have not made their case to tax
writing authroltles,”
Bible
says. He cites what he
calls
"substantial setbacks” In
the
1969 Tax Reform Act and “ even
worse prospects for small busi
ness firm s In a list of Adminis
tration proposals.”
Bible notes the
Adminis
tration’s tax depreciation pro
posals of last January 11 would
provide 55 percent of Its bene
fits to the nation’ s 103 largest
The
new
shrinkproofing
corporation and 80 percent to
the largest 2,500 "w ith small treatment is the firs t step in
bualness, representing 99 per
the manufacture of Programm
cent of all bualness, left
with ed Knits - wool knit garments
the Inequitable balance.”
which can withstand vigorous
Outlining th e complexities machine washing and tumble
and Imbalances to small firms
drying without felting shrinkage
which “ had crept Into the tax
or loss of their original crisp
syetem," Bible urges business
men to place their view before appearance and soft hand. Oth
their Representatives
and e r advantages are conslstant
high levels of shrinkproofing
Senators In thalr home districts
are obtained; there Is no loss
or
r i s k continued “ taxation
without representation.”
of fiber strength or weight; .
stiffness and piling of the fab- 1
Bible, co-author o f a small
business tax b ill with Congress
rlc are avoided; and manufact
m an J o e Evins, Tennessee,
uring flexibility is offered in
Chairman, of the House Small
that Heated wool may be dyed
Business Committee, points to
In top, package or skelnwlthout
the 18 bl-partlsan co-sionsors
change
In
Its shrlnkproof j
of the legislation In each body In
properties.
the Congress.
A major - vance in wool
H e notes that both had joined
In urglngthe House Ways
and shrink-proofing methods, de
Means Committee to consider signed to make wool knit gar
the bill “ when an approrlate ments "fu lly machine-wash
tim e can be found.” He says able” was announced recently
that forward progress would de
at The Wool Bureau Technical
pend ujon their effectiveness In Services Center, and Industry
demonstrating that the small pulse takershave lugh hopes that
bualness tax bill meant " not
consumption of wool w ill step up
only good business but good eco
as a result of this new tech
nomics and good politics.”
nology.
Bible says this could be shown
by I n c r e a s e d employment,
T he announcement was made
larg er payrolls, better goods
by Michael J. Koroskys, vice
and services at stable prices
president, product development
and continued vigor In
I he
and technical services.
cities and towns around
the
Wool consumption has been In
country,
a slump
In recent years.
" I feel there la a strong claim
Wixil’ s share of the total A m er- |
f o r Inquiring Into the field of
lean use of all textile fibers
business taxation from
the
dropped from 8.2 percent ten
viewpoint of the great majority
years ago to 4.2 percent In 1970. j
of smaller and less-advantaged
American fir m s ,” Bible says.
Ihe process, known as the
"T he country Is not accustomed
third generation chloi in e /H e r- I
to examining our lax system In
cosett process, Involves cont
fundamental term s. Yet
the
inuous treatment of wool sllvei
government must come to grips
by placing a resin on the fiber |
w it h these deeper economic
surface.
Issues Ifw eareto provld e room
Predictions are that machine
al the bottom for new and grow
ing small enterprise an d
a washable "programmed knits”
climate of profitability and con
should fe a major part of the
tinued Independence for those
lines of several sweater man
now In existence."
ufacturers by F all |971,
Machine-Washable
which she has considered useful
is lengthly. " I only get Involv
ed in those things lean be a doer
she said." I he list includes the
Council, M otel Cities Citizen
Participation Working Com
mittee Chairman: Albina Neigh
borhood Improvement League:
Boise Improvement League and
G irl Scouts of America.
M rs . Flowers came to Port
land from Muskogee, Oklahoma.
She is m arried to Fred Flowers,
who Is employed by the Federal
Highway Administration speak
ing of her husband, she says,
‘ ‘He has to travel but he has a
sixth sense about the kids th a t
they don’ t know about. He knows
where trouble is before is aris-
IN YOUR HOME.
es, she says hall jokingly.
H u m o r f i n d s it's
way
thoroughout a l l conversation.
“ I do things slowly and patiently
1 don’t head In quick. I f I ’m
going to make an e rro r I ’ll do it
deliberately.” B u t the humor
was there to make the point that
to M rs .F lo w ers “ fools rush in,
and I ’m in no hurry.”
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