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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1971)
Kinsey hot line I t Is very pleasant andgrati- lynig to heat and read evalua tion» o l t h e 1971 Legislature which Indicate that tills session w a s |>ei haps one of the most productive and (a r-i eachlng in Its scope, p a rticu la rly In v lew of the many Issues which faced um when we convened. t he Important problems act ed upon covers wide s|iectrum. Including consumer protection, nuclear siting, the IH-yenr-old vote, a new crim in a l code, some government reorganization, ui ban consolslatlon measures, bicycle tra ils , the returnable but tel and can measure, a new approach to property tax re lie f, |uiy laises to public employes, a no - lault divorce law, and In creased benefits to survlvoi s of workmen filled on the job. Oregon's 1971-73 general fund txtdget was set at an a ll-tim e high of$793 m illio n , hut the In crease over the 1969-71 budget Is the smallest in a num ler of years. Plagued by a business recession, we (eel wedkl very well with the resources we h a d at lianJ. T h e financial needs of p ri mary anti secondary education were given topconslderatlon by the 1971 Legislature. Where in Total Communication Portland/!ibjerver Thursday, June 24, 1971 P»He 1 "Communfcatlon Is the d riv ing force of world economy, and w e are able to guarantee total communication.” These are the words o f M r.Sam S.M arkson, translation coordinator a n d spokesman for the firm of Pro fessional Translators. This Is a new, sophisticated service o r ganization In the Portland area specializing In quick, accurate translations from or Into any o f n e a r ly tw en ty-five foreign la n g u a g e s . P r o f e s s i o n a l T ranslators say they can de liver Insured, certified trans lations with accuracy, speed and dispatch. T h e i r service In cludes n o t o n ly the usual German, French, Italian, a n d Spanish, b u t a ls o other European tongues such as R u s s ia n , P o li s h , Finnish, S w e d is h , N o r w e g ia n , Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, and Hungarian, as well as the more H e b re w , K o r e a n , Kikuyu, S w a h ili Vietnamese, and Yiddish, Professional Translators is capable of handling a variety of language problems, including business f o r m s and letters, years past education’ s financial needs wei e considered aftei all th e othet appropriations f o i government services had been made, we revet sod the process th is session anti considered education's needs early In tf«e session. This was of great assistance to school d is tric ts In th e ir bulge! planning. T h e state's contribution tulocal schools la approximately 23%, and an In crease o f$24.9was allocated In ot dot to keep It at that level dur ing the next two years, l ids in crease of $ 24.9 m ill ion was bas- ed upon a growth ami inflation factor olfr% i»i year, and school d is tric ts w ill thus I k able to In- ciease tlie ii Ixidgets by this a- muunt without seeking addition al revenue f rom propel ty taxes. I he formula and othet ne» I he formula of distribution was restructuted to place thu new monies which to into the taslc school formula whet e — the ...................................... Children are by using a flat grant contract bids and si«clflcatlons |wr pupil methixl ra tle i than an<l legal documents. following the archaic equal iza- Another feature offered by The Black Man in the Navy I he .15,0,'II black Americans now serving with their non black shipmates in the(/„S.Navy work with highly technical equipment on board air-condltloned ships. I heir way, however, was paved with the blood and sweat of ear |y u - - i ' b la c k sailors whose history form s one of the most exciting, b u t overlooked, chapters In Naval History. w it h reverence a s long as bravery is a v irtu e ." D u r in g the bettle, Jnhnaon was struck In the hip by a 24- pound cannon ball and was n’ " ' ly CUt *" A S ** '•> living dying c on thedeck, Jo! i, n Mid over and over, “ F ire i« « , niy boys, no haul the color (the American flage) down.’ ' ( l u r i n g th e Mexican-A merican War (184601848) me 1,000 blackAmurlcan -rve 1 In A m erica's young Navy. Some 30,000 black ;-,jght in the Union Navy during the C ivil W a r, and m a n y other, on Confederate ships. Some were Stories of these seamen doing their Jobs during times of war and peace have gone untold, atxJ then participation In the Navy lias become a forgotten pen o f their heritage. In the Navy's firs t sea fights, those of tfie Revolutionary War, 1300 blacks served Ihelrcountry s la v e s , and so m e w e re loading guns, w o r k in g salls^ freedmen. In the UnlonNavy one manning bo ts , and piloting sailor In four was black. Many slaves attempted to flee coastal vessels. I f asallorw as a Slave, he was emancipated th e South during the ear ly days after three years o f m ilita ry o f th e w ar. While t l . a n d s service. succeeded, fe w escapes were more daring than that of Robert . D . u . r in g the War of 1812, ■ the " ivy s st lest defend lng the Smalls, a costal pilot on the new Confederate steamer CSS newly - formed United States, out ofevery six sailors was f i r m Is their m u lti- black. language conference service. B la c k Americans served 1<ro,«ss*on&l Translators Is proudly wlthCommodore O liver latlon and property patterns o f ‘° , T “ h T , 8” ’ Pe" 7 when I k won a key the state languages Instantly and slm u l- , g„ ns, British on Lake t rie state. taneoualy for sales conferences ,, ,7 . b u s in e s s meetings. and ‘* tde’ Perr> s>ld oi seminars with an arrangement 1 one of 15 black ■ sim ilar to that used a t United M llo rs onboard, " H i s name tlun formula whlcbwasdevelop- ed uvet thirty years ago a tu l Is no longer applicable to the popu- PLANTER. trying to protect a shipmate. A destroyer escort named USS HARMON was launched in the States, black Americana 1943. continued to serve in tb e u n it- Beginning in 1942, the Navy ed States Navy. Some distin- demonstrated an enlightened guised themselves as heroes, view toward desegregation and but most Just did th e ir jobs, equal opportunity for all of and did them w ell. its personnel. Over 30 d ir Joseph B. N oil, a native of ectives were issued between Nova Scotia, was one of the 1942 and 1947 In order to heroes. He was a crew mem make equal opportunity a ber of tfie USS POWHATAN reality in tfie fleet. when that ship was anchored One of the firs t steps taken off the coast of Virginia on to tackle the long- Dec. 26, 1872. About 11 p.m., was neglected area of procuring Noil heard a shipmate fall officers from tfie black com overboaid. Without hesitation During the period he Jumped into tie 25-degree munity. water and pulled baotswain’ s between the C ivil War and mate J. C. Walton back on World n, no black Americans board. Walton wasexhausted, were commissioned as o ffi but safe. F o r this heroic cers in the Navy. In 1943 however, the Navy act. N oil became the sixth its intention of black sailor to win the Medal announced training those who met officer of Honor. When the Spanish-American candidate school qualifica War broke out in 1898, the tions. Between 1943-54, a total of Navy continued its policy of enlisting black Americans Into 60 black officers were sworn the ranks on a fully-integrated into the Navy from this pro basis. Black enlisted men and gram. In 1949, Wesley Brown be petty officers served in the engineering departments and came the firs t black man to at the guns of ships that de graduate fo r the U, S. Naval feated the Spanish at Manila Academy at Annapolis, Md. and Santiago in the P hilip Several other black A m e ri cans had teen appointed to the pines. It was the Spanish-American Academy betore Brown, the War that established the Uni firs t m 1872, but none had ever ted States as a power on the completed the required course seas. Two black American of study. By the time of the Korean sailors were cited fo r ext raordinary courage during conflict, the black officer ana this War and won Medals of enlisted man were once again an integral part of the Navy’ s Honor. On Feb. 11» 1898, just a operating forces, and a fle e t few days after war was de wide competitive examination clared, Daniel Atkins, a ship’ s system was instituted to in promotions based on cook from V irg in ia , was on sure board the USS CUSHING en a bility instead of a man’ s route to Cuba. Huge waves racial heritage. Among the officers who ser swept the deck. A lifeline broke, and a young officer was ved with distinction in the Korean War was Ensign jesse swept overbaord. A fter a rescue attempt by L , Brown, a native of M iss boat failed, one crew member issippi. EnsignBrownwasthe tried to swim to him, but fir s t black American to win was exhausted by the time he the wings of a Naval aviator. reached the o ffice r’ s lifeless F o r a daring series of attacks on enemy ground troops and body. Atkins then tied a line supply lines, costing him his around his waist and plunged life on Dec. 5, 1950, Brown into the water. He swam to was posthumously awarded the the two men and tied ropes Distinguised Flying Cross and the A ir Medal. around both. One at a time, In a fu rth e r e ffo rt to re all three were pulled back c ru it black officers, the Navy aboard by their shipmates, established a Reserve O fficer but the officer was dead. Atkins was praised fo r his gal T raining Corps unit at a pre black college. lant conduct and later awarded dominantly P ra irie View A&M in Texas the Medal of Honor. Robert Penn, also a native in A p ril 1968. The fir s t class of V irg in ia , was on duty near of officer candidates gradua- ln May 1970. the b o ile r room of the USS IOWA a few months later. Suddenly the ship was ripped by an explosion. Penn, a fireman second class, rushed to the scene and found boiling water pouring from a rup tured boiler. The hot coals had to be removed from the SALEM - - (Special) --M o re steam boiler or else there jobs are being filled by retu rn might be another explosion. ing servicem en as the result of Penn placed a board across an Intensive campaign by t h e two buckets in order to keep Oregon Employment Division his feet out of the scalding and the Governor’s Task Force water covering thedeck. Then on Jobs for Veterans. R o s s Morgan, Administrator o f the he carefully began the process Employment Division, said of transferring the fire to a today that a recent study shows safe place. F or this act, that the number of non-agrlcul- performed at the ris k of ser tural jobs being filled by recent ious injury, Penn earned the ly sejarated veterans h a s In creased 65 percent, comparing Medal of Honor. During World War I the the first five months of this year Navy fir s t began show ing par to the last six months ol 1970. V eterans a r e returning to tia lity in its treatment and use of black personnel. Some Oregon at the rateo f about 700 a month, Morgan said, and there 10,000 black Americans vol are approximately 16,000 unem unteered fo r the Naval service ployed veterans In the state. during that time, but fo r the The Employment Division, 1 n most part, they were assigned cooperation with the Governor’s non-comhatant roles. F u lly- Task F orce, has mailed le tte rs integrated living quarters a n d informational brochures were maintained aboard Navy containing services and training ships until 1920, at which time opportunities tor veterans to segregation became apparent. 42,000 Oregon em ployers. The In addition, black Americans le tte r, slgnedby Governor Tom were only allowed to enlist McCall, urged employers t o hire v eteransandtouse the In as stewards or to f ill Jobs formational brochure to learn on supply-type vessels. a b o u t training opportunities Such conditions did not pre through which veterans might fit vent individuals from serving Into th eir businesses. valiantly during World War V eterans a re returning to an H. Dorie M ille r, fo r example, Oregon labor market In which was a steward aboard the bat there a re nearly 60,000 more tleship ISS WEST VIRGINIA w orkers than there are Jobs. docked at Pearl Harbor on Oregon employers have thus far been highly responsive to the Dec. 7, 1941. state, local and federal efforts During the attack by Jap on behalf of veterans, Morgan anese a ircra ft. M ille r helped reported. his wounded captain to cover. He then manned a machine gun, which he never had been trained to operate, and de stroyed at least two attacking airplanes. He was later awarded the Navy Cross by Fleet Admiral Chester W. N inut.'. In 1943, M ille r was one of to the 40 years of peace that followed the WarBetween A t 4 a .m . on May 13, 1862, when the officers where ashore, Smalls and an escape pat ty of 15 slaves got the PLANTER under way. T he 313 - ton ship pulled slowly from the wharf near the Confederate headquarters In Charleston H arbor. W ith tie Nations Headquarters In New ouXht to be registered in the Rebel flag flying, the ship w as steered toward tfie open sea. York. In It, one|<erson speaks 600 k ° * fame and remembered Getting out of the harbor was h is n a t i v e language Into a ■ ■ no easy jo b because several microphone, and his associates on the other side of the table w ill B U S IN E S S Rebel forts guarded the harbor hear the translation into their entrance. A s h e passed each OPPORTUNITIES n a t i v e language I n s t a n t l y outpost. Smalls gave the correct T rw V .M T through a set of earphones. s ig n witnrthe snip's whistle. Everything was made t< appear T’IANO oh okgan lks ? as though the PLANTER was on F e m a le S a le s R e p r e s e n ta tiv e S O N S L a t e s t a n d m o d e r n ' Seamstress a routine mission. m eth o d g u a ra n te e s th a t you t an Better dresses, Weddings, F i n a l l y , the s h 1 p came National Financial concern is seeking learn to play e ith e r in s tru m e n t Custom made draperies. F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , p le a s e . a ll 4606 N . W illia m s -284-9524 abreast of the huge guns of F o rt a sa la ry sa le s re p re se n ta tiv e tor this S u m te r , and since everything 287-1634 appeared normal she was allow a re a . N o tra v e l, sta rtin g sa lary plus ed to pass. As soon as he was incentive in c re a se s a s earned, F o r out of range of the fo rt’ s cannon, inform ation call 2 8 8 - 5 6 9 2 Smalls hoisted a white flag and sailed the ship into the hands of the Union fleet blockading The E q u a l O p p o r tu n ity E m p lo y e r I $3500.00 down, monthly peymenl harbor. $200 Includes principal, interest1 F o r their brave acts, Smalls land ta x r j. Seller w ill complete and his crew were awarded half the cash value of the ship and its u; »grading. Total price $19,000 cargo by President Abraham W illiam s Ave» near Alberta •«Positions available in Day C a re C en ter itiw n e r re tirin g . Sale Include» Call: Lincoln. Inaddltlon,Smallswas i named Captain of the vessel and opening soon in the Model C ities A rea. 'v e ry nice brick txilldlng. ( >wner I operator can make $ 12,000 year f served as commanding officer Applicants m ust have train in g and ex- '>7500 down payment Includes until the PLANTER was de commissioned in 1866. ~ p erien c c in E arly Childhood P ro g ra m s. 143,000 Inventory and $4500 on Henry Ireland ) xiildmg and equipment. Balance| Robert Smalls, a native of P lease apply in person at the 4 -C Model un Easy payments or sh o u Id South Carolina, was later elect 228-3181 ed to both the South Carolina and C itie s Point of Inform ation and R eferral i qualify fo r m inority economic! opportunity loan. U. S. House of Representatives. ( )ff ice. During the War between the 714% N.E. Alberta. States, five blacks were award I Henry Ireland ed the Medal of Honor. The firs t so honored was Robert Blake, an escaped slave. Blake's ship, the 228-3181 USS MARBLEHEAD, was lying at anchor in the Stone R iver o f lb Legareville, N.C. in the early morning hours o f I 333 S.W Park Ave Christmas Day, 1863, the Con federates attacked the ship. 333 S.W.Parh Blake, a steward, could have hidden below decks; instead, he substituted f o r an Injured (Since 1899) GENERAL INSURANCE 281-3505 powJerboy and routinely served the rifle gun during the 14 -hour ty- ja+mo. S. S an d 9 * c battle. Hewaspraised fo r his "co o l and brave" conduct by his Baal Catate commanding officer. Portland, 27, Oregon 915 N Shaver Street Three black Americans were cited fo r outstanding bravery during a key naval battle at Mobile Bay, A la , less than one year later. J o h n Lawson of PORTLAND, OREGON P e n n s y lv a n ia was a crew member on R e a r Adm iral Daniel Farragut's flagship, the USS HARTFORD. L a w so n ’ s HELP WANTED - MEN A WOMEN battle station was below decks where he suppl led powder to the DEPUTY DIRECTOR gun crews above him. A shell struck his positon and Lawson Monthly $1,249.73 to $1,783 60 was smashed against the side of the ship. Although badly wound Candidate m ust be able to organize ed In the leg, Lawson ignored his and d ire c t a technical staff in the injury and kept passing powder to the guns. planning and developm ent of a s e rie s I n the same battle, on board of Model C itie s p ro je c ts. Ability to the USS BROOKLYN, two other sailors distinguished them develop and m aintain effective work- selves in combat and were also 2 85-362 5 288-1092 Portland, Organ i n g relatio n sh ip s with em ployees, a wanted the Medal of Honor. W illiam Brown of Maryland o ffic ia ls, and the public. Responsible and James M ifflin of V irg in ia , to Model C itie s D irec to r and d ire c ts served the powder line of their ship (which took two d ire ct hits staff in providing techn ica 1, p ro fe ss- during the four - hour battle), ional and ad m in istrativ e a ssista n c e stood theirground and kept the guns supplied. F a s t, accurate in the planning,developm ent, moni - Union gunfire, made possible in t o r i n g , and evaluation ot related part by these men, helped t h e Union Navy defeat the Con tunctions i n the Agency. R equires federates a t M o b ile Bay Multnomah County has career opportunities for college graduation from a four y e a r college The fifth Medal of Honor of the graduates between 21 & 32. Contact County Civil See War between the States was o r u n iv ersity and m ajo r c o u rse work vfce. County Court House, Rm 140, Portland, Ore. earned by Joachim Pease of New in Public A dm inistration,planning, 97204 York, a gun loader on the USS o r social s c ie n c e s ,p lu s th ree y e ars KEARSAGE. I he KEARSAGE was chased the powerful Con of ad m in istrativ e experience; o r an federate ralderCSS ALABAMA Life Center Has Parking Lot Sale equivalent com uination of training Into the French harbor o f the many men killed when the a irc ra ft c a rrie r USS C h e r b o u r g . W hen th e T here will be a Parking Lot Sale .Tune and e x p e r i e n c e . Model C itie s i ISCOMBE k a ' i w is terped» ALABAMA tried to make a run 19,1971 9 A .M .- 5 P.M . 321 NE R ussell resid en t p re fe rre d . NO P H O N E oed and sunk by a Japanese fo r the open se a , the submarine. KEARSARGE challenged her St. ( th e parking 1 o t) adjourning the CALLS Apply in p e r s o n only. Leonard Roy Harmon was and a bitter 6d-minute b a t t le 1IF E C e n te r. Applications accepted through June followed. While the gun crew on also a steward during World War II. During the battle for the At A BAM \ fired f a s t but Many lovely and useful item s donated 18, 1971. the Solomon Islands m the w ild, the KEARSARGE m a d e by the Board M em bers to be sold. western Pacific, Harmon ren each shot count. Apply At: Portland Model Cities dered valuable assistance in Nothing under 5 and nothing o v er $1.(X) T h e ALABAMA was sunk In 5329 N. E. Union Avenue Room 217 evacuating the wounded on 40 fathoms of water, and, ac C h ild r e n s , lad ies, and men s clothing, board the USS SAN FRAN cording to h is commanding Portland, Oregon 97211 CISCO and caring tor them at jew elry and housew ares for sa le . T h e officer. Pease " fu lly subtalned a dressing station. He was his reputation as one of the le st AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER public is invited. killed by enemy gunfire while men on the ship." JO BS HOUSES FOR SAIE M a rk e t 4-PLEX $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 gross -Cash for old homes - CONTRACTS MULTIPLEXES Sam uel G. W h itn e y -R e a lto r Dean Vincent, Inc, Dean Vincent, Inc. i .*r*j W hitney Real Estate 2 3 2 6 N.E. lllh A ve. 2 8 8 -3 7 8 4 For a'Just’ Deal call C lifton Richardson C.C. Justice Realty Co. 6501 N .In te rs ta te A ve. M en COLLEGE G R A M Deputy Sheriff •8OO-*91O Job fo r V eteran s President RUC HELL MAGEE, z\ngel D a v is 'le s s e r known co-defendant, salu te s su p p o rters be fore being chained to c h a ir in San Rafeal C o u n t y courthouse. Magee has been challenging j u d g e s as ra c is ts ; he aiso petitions to move case u n d e r F ed eral ju risd ictio n . These a ctic s autom atically de lay State proceedings. Magee also suggests Angela D avis’ law yers put h er c ase forw ard b y filing a writ of habeas corpus; it is not c le a r why h e r atto rn ey s re je c t this move at this tim e. Black banks get $700,000 deposit from Honeywell Honeywell Inc. announced today it bas deposited a to tal of $700.000 in 10 black- owned banks in eight major cities in the United States. The cities are Chicago, (2) Detroit. Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Seattle and Washing ton. DC. (2). Stephen F Keating, pres ident of Honeywell, said the company took the step to help support the black-owned banks in t heir investment programs aimed at building the strength of minority business. Keating said money in time deposits of the t y p e made by Honeywell gets re-invested as many as five times through normal bank ing practices which means a total investment impact in the communities involved of a possible $3.5 million. Said K e ating, “Honey well’s program of support ing black-owned banks and other minority enterprises will help them take their rightful place in the main- steam of American business. This, we feel, is a positive way to help the individuals Involved and the communities in which they live and work.” Honeywell identified the oanks as: First Independence Na tional Bank of Detroit; First Plymouth National Bank, Four A w a rd e d Contracts David E. Mazzocco, deve loper and general contractor, announced that he has awarded contracts to four Albina con trac to rs In the construction of an 8-unit a pa r t m e n t project, called A lb in a P l a z a . The Albina Plaza will be located on 3955 North Albina. ACA contractors success fully negotiating contracts were: G arris Construction Co. - - - excavating; George Christian Electric Co. — electrical; A4.A num bing 4 Heating Co. — plumbing; and AJ&p Painting C ontractors- - Painting. V isits 3 Cities Christian W ins George Christian, ACA P re s ident, spent six days In Chicago, Denver, and Cleve land visiting with key figures of minority contractors a s s ociations. The trip was to study, inquire and assess their acti vities In relationship to ap plying and programming the activities of ACA. Contract George Christian Electric Company successfully bid and won the electrical contract on Phase 2 of Tanglewood Apartments. This Is a 98-unlt apart- m^yt complex In Lake|.-9wego. Minneapolis; Freedom Na tional Bank, New York City; Independence Bank of Chi cago; Industrial Bank of Washington, DC.; Liberty Bank of Seattle; Riverside National Bank, Houston, Seaway National Bank, Chi cago; The Bank of Finance, Los Angeles; United Com munity N a t i onal Bank, Washington, D C. Department at (he Chicago Urban League, convenor of the broad-based citizens' movement. "We receive anywhere from 10 to 20 calls per day, and although some can be handled on-the-spot by AFS members, many are of a legal nature and require pro fessional help," explained Burke. To date, some 2,000 calls have been taken over the hotline, and each has either been s o l v e d to the satis faction of the caller or ia being personally followed up and investigated by qualified volunteers, Burke said. The law students' responsi bilities include interviewing persons who have called Survival Line for legal aid, building briefs for the at torneys. and referring callers to the proper agency or or ganization f o r additional help Persons who are in terested should call 285-5800 and talk to Burke. Relief Seen on Insurance Problem$ With the passage of House BUls 1290 and 1377 In the 1971 leglslatle session, a step has been made toward eliminating the problem s In obtaining in surance. Essential features of the Bills: 1290 - Makes unfair trade practice of discrim ina tion In te rm s, conditions or granting of Insurance pol cles for buildings, business s or dwellings based solely on geo graphical location within sin gle municipality. 1377 - C reates Oregon F air Plan Association to provide essential property insurance where norman market not ad equate. CALL OUR ADVERTISERS FO R FAST RESULTS!
