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How to Uplift
Human Nature-Bootstraps
by Edwin A. R oberts, Jr.
19 71
Obituaries
Contact Center-lt’s place in Community
JAMES LAMBERTH
10th A ve., at 1 p.m . at Hie
An article In a recent Issue
The Contact Center Is pro
for
m inors,
first
aid,
youth who oougregate In Wash
on a regular b asis with more
ty Hall are due to toe fact
own groups, to part volun
KlHlnsworth Little Cliapel of
viding
a
dual
serv
ice
to
the
counseling
encounter
techni
of New York magazine advises
ington
park
spend
most
of
A
charter
member
of
Allen
that the Rock concerts catch
publicity and better equip
tarily with their most val
the Chimes.
Fortland community. F irstly, qu es, etc. ), and about the
readers bow to handle crank
their time idly.
There Is
Iem ple CME church, Jam es
the park neighbors totally by
ment, and hopefully more
uable men. So bad did the
M r. Jones was born Juna 5,
we
are
providing
training
in
developments
In
the
parks.
telephone c a lls. One of the
little
to
do
except
talk
to
Lamberth, died August 6.
situation
become that one
su rp rise, and toe loud music
people will become Involved.
1895, In Morris County, Tex
the
highly
specialized
area
of
Thus
through
the
orientation,
problem s discu ssed was the
friends. Their Idleness leads
southern Texas base found It
Is Irritating to them. They
as and moved to Portland In
He was bom Decem ber 4,
in addition to our various pro
continuing
training,
eval
streetwork. Secondly, we seek
phony bombthreat ca ll, often
to restlessn ess which can and
do not know If the event Is
s e lf on opening day totally
1947.
He was employed at
1897 In W inston-Salem, North
gram
s,
we
also
seek
to
ease
uation,
and
on-the-job
ex
to
determine
the needs,
made by m ischievous students
has resulted In fights, minor
legal, how long It w ill last,
unable to operate because It
the Veterans Hospital until lie
Carolina.
lie
served
as
ten
se
situations
which
might
trends, and problem s of the perience, we are developing a
In the hope of quickly empty
vandalism , and other prob-
had been staffed with a hap
how well It Is supervised,
retired.
He was a veteran
lead to non-productive youth-
president of tlie Lay Dept.,
youth community; to create staff of highly skilled Indi
ing out a scliool building. The
le s s collection of castoffs.
etc.
So, we attempted to I | le m s.
of WW I, whan he served In
p
olice
confrontations.
For
T
iu
stee,
Steward
and
choir
programs and projects to meet viduals who are uniquely
practice, a s the magazine
Project: III an attempt to
And then som e genius In
relieve the fears of the neigh
the Army.
He died at Ills
example, we were concerned
rnemhei of Allan Tem ple. He
those needs; and to com adept at working with the
notes, liad the effect of short
Involve park people In active
the military got an Idea. Un
bors and let them know that
home August 7.
about the situation In Wash
was
active
ui
toe
development
municate
the
situation
to
the
alienated
youth
community,
ening the school day.
recreation
and
help
create
a
der a revamped program,
the ooncert would be well
lie Is survived by toe wid
ington Park which was plaiuied
Fortland
community
with and able to communicate Hie
"Faced with this n . prob
of toe Oregon - Wnshlngton
stronger sense of community,
each squadron
commander
organized and It would last
ow, lo u le , Portland; sons:
tor
July
4tlu
The
rumors
suggestions
on
how
to
Improve
lem ,” the article continues,
cultural
trends,
life
-sty
le
s,
we organized a softball game
D istrict of tlie CME church.
was required to spilt his per
for only four hours. This gave
Edwin E. and Stanley L ., botli
which our streetw orkers were
It.
"the principal of a school
and problems of the youth
between
staff mem bers of
He was chaplain of Veterans
sonnel roster Into two equal
them ample time to plan their
of Portland, five granclilldren,
picking
up
In
the
park
sug
Our
training
program
con
on Manhattan’s Upper West
to the greater Portland Com
Contact Center and several
lis ts and to present these
Sunday afternoon If they did
two brothers and Uiree sla
Barrack No.53,(W orld W ail).
gested tliat a possible explo
s is ts of a week-long Intensive munity.
Side handled It without hav
of the ;>ark youth. The other
to headquarters.
One list
not wish to be around during
te r s .
Funeral
sei-vices
will
1»
siv
e
confrontation
might
la
p
-
orientation at the beginning of
ing to trace the c a lls. He would
team was organized by a park
Our streetwork program
eventually
be the
the loud music.
Interment will be In Wil
held Morxlay, August lb, at I
pen. A group of people put
the Summer, and weekly eval operates under the philoso
simply announced that for ev
regular who gathered friends
ro ster of those to be moved
In addition to the canvassing
lam ette National Cemetery.
out a filer inviting tlie youth
p jti. at Allen Tem ple, 423b
uations and training session s phy of direct Involvement In
ery lour of c la s s tim e lost out, and the other would be
who
were
also
Interested.
for the benefit of toe neigh
population to play hide-and-
N. E . 8th Ave.
throughout the sum mer. Dur
because of a phoned-In bomb the roster of those left for
the youth community.
We
Results:The game took plaoe
b ors, the concert Itself was
seek with the police the night
Mr. Lanberth Is survived
scare, the entire student body the squadron commander to
In
Hie
Archery
Range
at
the
ing this sum m ers orientation have coverage In the main
w ell-organized. The perfor
of the 4th, starting at 12:01
by
his wklow, Katherine
w eek, we covereu various areas where "hip” youth
would liave to stay In school work with.
Park on Tuesday, July 27.
ROSALINE A J . ANDERSON
m ers were well scheduled; the
(Park curfew ). L etters were
c r is is situations such as drug congregate, and we attempt
for an extra hour to make up
The spirit of the game was
Lamberth; daughter, Csutliel
Each commander was com
m usicians and the announcer
sent
to
Com
m
lssloner
Ivancle,
the Interrupted work.
overd ose, L. S . D.
bad to create an atmosphere of
of high competition and fun.
pletely free to arrange the
Thornton, Champaign. 111.; two
set an atmosphere of relax
A retired World War I Army
the Chief of P olice, and tlie
“ The terrifying phone calls lis ts as he pleased , with the
trip s,
su icid es, psycho
All that participated enjoyed
hospitality and friendliness,
sons: Jam es l.„ Los Angeles
ation and enjoyment; and the
Tac-Squad
Inviting
them
to
nurse, Ro saline A J . Ander
ceased .”
them
selves
greatly.
The
game
logical breakdowns, etc. We seeking to d ecrease the level
understanding, of cou rse, that
and Leonard W„ Portland; a son, 83, d ied August 8 In a
streetw orkers circulated and
com e to tlie affair. Some of
Reading this example of ap he was going to have to re
dealt with these simulated sit of alienation In the people
gave the staff a good chance
talked to people explaining the
fostei son, Sgt. Joel Wilson, local nursb ig lioine.
the youth who gather at Wash
plied psychology, I rem em main with the group that was
uations using such techniques with whom we work. Many
to
develop
a
stronger
rela
nature of the concert.
Fort Bragg, North Carolina;
ington Park told a few of
M rs. Ai der son was bom
bered the stories told by an left behind. And here’s the
as role - playing, psycho- youth feel isolated and re
tionship with several park
Results: M rs. Pat Bell from
our streetworkers that they
and four gi andchlldren.
tu Hrookb n, N .Y ., June 26,
old friend, a Roman Catholic rub: The commander was not
drama, and sm all group d is jected by the greater com
youth,
and
It
will
help
a
great
Commissioner tvancle’s of
w ere ready tor a violent con
1888.
p riest, who, before changing told which roster was which.
cu ssion , utilizing the know
deal In soliciting their sup
munity. They are treated with
fice reported that her office
ALGINA PRIMEAU DOUGHTY
frontation and were going to
CraveN'.de serv ices will be
vocations, was an Air Force Thus, unless he was a com
ledge and experience of our distrust and hostility.
port
tor
future
activities.
The
received no complaints from
be there. We spent several
held today, August 12, at
colonel who saw plenty of p u lsive gambler, the comman
senior staff. We listened to negative feelings which re
Regular
games
are
being
neighbors. Usually they re
Funeral serv ices werv held 1:30 all Willamette National
days attempting to locate tlie
action In World War n .
planned.
an Informative tape of Dr. sult serve only to further
der was persuaded to make
ceive 25 to 30 Irate com
August 9 for Alglna Prlmeau C em etery under tlie direction
people who were organizing
One of my friend’ s concerns both rosters equal In the qual
Sam Irwin, discussing the polarize Fortland. The youth
Need:
A
sense
of
pride
and
plaints.
The police depart
Doughty, who died sth erlioiiie of tlie KUllngsworth Little
the event. During tills time
these davs Is the ease with ity of personnel. From that
relative dangers of street react with their own hostil
participation In tlie park.
ment (Central P recinct) gen
August 5.
we communicated to Pat Hell
Chapel of Hie Chimes.
which people seem to abandon tim e on, there were no more
drugs and their physical and ity, rebellion, and even de
Situation:
ft
seem
ed
to
us
erally receives 20 to 25 com
M rs, Doughty was born Oc
o
f
Commissioner
tvancle’s
She U survived by two eons:
moral precepts when such a com plaints about "too many
psy chological effects. We had struction of property In c e r
that many of the youths wlw
plaints about a concert such
tober 7, 1907 In ltoUa, North Richard A. Anderson, Hood
office and Jim Sltzman and
course seem s likely to bring d iscard s” sent from older
a two-hour discussion with tain Instances. What we would
gather In Washington Park
a s toe Lair Hill ooncert. They
Dakota. She liad been u rust- R iver, and Lloyd E. Anderson,
Russ Peyton of the Human
about a selfish benefit.
A units.
Captain Reiter of the Portland like to see Is a city In which
see tlie park only as a gather
received only 10. Further
dent of tlds community since PortlantL Eight grandchildren
Relations office.
We also
very effective way of com
P o lice Department lead by all segm ents of humanity feel
The military was faced with
ing
place
and
feel
no
respon
m ore, the complaints are u su -;
tw o .
contacted Captain Reiter of
and ono great grandchild also
bating the trend, he sa y s, is an essen tially sim ila r prob-
staff member Sue Dlcken- welcom e, and cooperation
sibility in toe park, we or
ally of a hostile, belligerent
Survivors are: son, lto.iald survive.
the P olice Department, to find
sh eet, (ex-W .p.D . staff mem prevails over polarization.
to so arrange the situation jem jn the South P acific later
nature, but due to our can
ganized a park clean-up.Food
J . Doughty, Portland and two
out what the police tactics
ber) concerning problem s with
that the human Inclination to in the war, A certain per
We attempt to create pro
vassing efforts, the c a lls were
was donated from various
grandchildren; five sisters:
would be.
He told us that
the relationship between youth gram s and projects to help
thlnk of Number One w ill pro centage of bom bers w ere re-
more of an Inquisitive nature.
kla Equall, Wliuilfred Dloiuile,
they would not show up at
stores so that those who par
HAYMOND HARVEY
and police. Calvin Zeckly from m eet the needs and frustra
duce the kind of behavior most turning to base because of
Thus, In both Commissioner
Frances Cottier, Lorina Van
a ll unless the event became
ticipated in the park clean-up
the Juman Relations Bureau tions of youth in order to
consistent with morality and, "m echanical trouble” before
Ivancle’s office the P olice
dergrift, and D elores Tur-
violent, or destructive.
or the well-being of the group. they had completed their m is
discussed problem s between ea se their feelings of aliena
A longtime Portland ¡mint
toe work. Several streetw or
Department, oomplalnts were
cotte; and one brother, Leo ing contractor, Raymond Har
When we located the people
youth and the greater Portland tion, and make them feel wel
An example of this kind of sio n s. The mechanical trouble
k
ers
with
donated
gunny-sacks
reduced 50 to 100%. Finally,
Prlm
eau.
who
wer
organizing
the
game,
community. To give the new come In our city. Explana
vey, 73, died In Two R ivers,
structuring occurred,
the generally corrected Itself Just
and rakes went to the Park
the atmosphere at the con
we fourni out Hast tiw»y liad
Services were held at St, W isconsin, August 4.
streetw orkers a first-hand tions follow of our efforts thus
and solicited help from tlie
priest rem em bers, at the Cal- before the bomber landari.
cert was congenial, friendly,
Stanislaus
Catholic
Church,
Intended
It
to
be
a
non-vio
knowledge of the street com far:
Funeral serv ices were field
youth In the park.
lfornla Instltue of Technology
ft becam e clear to the brass
and
relaxing. The crowd
with Interment In Gethseuianl Monday at Hie KUllngsworth
lent protest against tlie park
munity, the orientation In
in the 1930’ s. There was a that som e bomber crew s were
Results: Unfortunately, only
ten sen ess,
which
usually
Need:
Temporary
housing
curfew .
We met with them
Cemetery, under the direction Cliapel of the Chimes with
cluded a two - day on-the-
great temptation to cheat on displaying an unheroic d is
five persons became Involved
accompanies these concerts,
tor low income youth.
of the Little Chapel of Hie burial ui Skyline Memorial.
In toe park and communicated
street
experience. Incor
examinations
because aca taste for their assignm ents.
In the clean-up besides the
was
totally
m
issing.
We
feel
Chimes.
Situation: Because of the
the hostility wtdch many of
porating activities which are
dem ic standards w ere very What could be done to get
He Is survived by tlie widow,
streetw orkers.
Those wlx>
that this was due to the w ell-
the i>ark youth liave toward
a regular part of the street lack of funds, many youths
high and because It was Cal th ese recalcitrant eagles to
Maud, daugltter, M rs. Msr-
participated
enjoyed
toe
work
organized nature of toe con
are
forced
to
look
for
a
tem
the
police,
and
that
tills
fact
youths life-sty le , such as
Tech’s
reputation that It complete their m ission s?
and the donated refreshments;
grele Foley, Two R ivers, Wis
EARL JONES
cert.
To
could turn tlie organizer’ s
sellin g youth newspaper, pan porary place to stay.
flunked automatically all stu
consin; grandson, Capt. David
however,
we were
d is
Because the overwhelming
Need: Creative w ell-organ
begin
with,
they
ask
their
event
Into
a
violent
confron
handling, searching for a
Funeral services will tie F oley, US Air F orce, Beale
dents in the lowest fourth of concern of every' crew was
appointed that more people
friends; however, many tim es ized recreation.
tation.
their cla ss.
held today, August 12, for AFB, and two great grand
temporary place to stay, etc.
w ere not Involved. We hope
to get home to the United
Situation B:
Most of the
they are new In the city and
Earl Jones, 76, of 5840 NE children.
T his experience proved to be
to sponsor a park clean-up
But the school devised an States as quickly as possible,
cont. next week.
know no one. They ask other
very valuable In understanding
efficient honor system by a a new policy based on “ points”
m em bers of the "hip”
the frustrations, fea rs, and
very simple device.
A u gu st 1 4th
leading to rotation was put
youth community, but this too
attitudes of the alienated youth
R ecalls the p riest, who was Into effect. For every month
often yields nothing. They
community. F inally, we spent
a Cal Tech student himself: In the war zone a man re
a re left, thus, with only Ille
a day and a half discussing
"Individual test grades were ceived one point, for every
gal means to find a place to
the agency and personal re
by percentile. But from them combat mission begun a half
stay. Many, for example,
sou rces available to youth,
was derived a cla ss average. point, but for every combat
sleep overnight In the for
because a complete knowledge
At the end of each period m ission successfu lly comple
e s ts of city parks. This leads
of these resou rces Is nec
the student received grade ted the man got three points.
to a hostile situation when
(1 , 2, 3, or 4) based on his Since completed m issions so
essa ry to be effective street
they are questioned or arres
workers.
performance with respect to outweighed other sources of
C » M Y -T E -F R E S H G r a d e A A •
ted by the police for park
Center Cut
tlils average, ft was easy to points, it was practically Im
We have developed a se lf- curfew violations. The more
see that any student who possib le to be rotated home
evaluation procedure which often this happens, the higher
co n sists of weekly questlon-
cheated would ra ise the class without a large number of
the level of tension between
a lres and group discussions
average, and by the same completed m issions - no mat
the youth and the police.
concerning the problem s and
token lower the relative stand ter how long a man had been
Program: We have a temp
Delicious and nutritious at
trends of the youth community
ing of each of his classm ates. In the theatre of operations.
orary housing service which Is
any meal with your favorite
"If It hadn’t been so Import
and the effectiveness of our
The bombers* "mechanical
offered for up to three days
staff In meeting those needs.
ant not to be caught In the troubles” cleared up directly,
meat
for youth over 10 years of
low est quarter of the c la ss, the war effort thrived, morale
The procedure has given us
age.
We
started
the
pro
M Y TE FIN E
Fresh, lean, tender pork chop»
valuable Information about the
the students might not have soared, and human nature was
gram using private homes do
areas In which we need tr a in ,
cared. But the spread between once again used to lift Itself
Cut from Eailern corn fed pork
nated
by
concerned
Indi
the highest and lowest stu up by Its bootstraps.
ing (such as legal rights
FM Table Trimmed for extra
viduals.
These people will
dent was not all that large
saving».
take youth Into their homes
at Cal Tech, and no student
for a few nights each week.
Reg 44
Serve with
really felt h im self to be far
Center Cut
We have found, however, that
removed from the borderline
MYTE-FINE c o tta g e
even with this facility, we are
Loin Chops s«i,<i,d (wti 8 8 l b
of flunking. Under the c ir
cheese.
unable to meet the total need.
cum stances, the Integrity of
So we have established the
the cla ss average became a
Youth Outpost Camp. This
matter of critical Interest to
Washington-- O r e g o n i a n s Snake River was opposed by 67
ten -acre facility Is located
all students, and they could favor an all - volunteer Army,
percent, favored by 24 percent 29 m iles outside the city In
be depended on to police each believe the Vietnam War and
with 9 percent have no opinion. a wooded area on land do
other.
crim e are the two most pressing
On toe question of subsidizing nated by a private Individual.
"And that's exactly what Issu es and oppose construction
they did.
That honor sy s o f additional hydro- electric rail roads to Improve and expand We have received 2 eight-
passenger serv ice, 48 percent man tents from the National
Del M onte "S w e e th e a rt"
tem worked perfectly.’’
Large, Tree Ripened
dams on the Snake R iver.
responded "no” , 44
percent Guard as well as 2 field kit
My friend refers to such
The conclusions are based on said " y es” , and 8 percent were chens. We have worked close
sy stem s as "lifting human resu lts of 10,000 responses re
undecided.
ly with Russ Peyton from the
nature by Its own bootstraps.” ceived by Senator Bob Packwood
A final question focused on toe Human Relation Bureau, Ed
And he goes on to describe to a questionnaire Included In
P resident’s perform ance In toe Westerdahl from the Port of
another Ingenious way correct his newsletter.
field of foreign policy. Of those Portland, Bob Davies from
behavior
was
lndriectly
On the question of "Do you responding, 18 percent said the State Government, In locating
assured.
Reg. 69
Reg 79
favor an all - volunteer Army?, President was doing an ex land and the necessary equip
Northwest Red Haven
Luscious ready dettert that
Keep plenty on hand
In the early days of World 56 percent responded " y es” , 39 cellent Jo b , 18 percent a good ment to establish the Outpost
Sw eet, juicy finest
the whole family will en|oy
War n , the Army Air Force percent said "no” and 5 percent Job , 35 percent fair, 26 percent Camp. We hope that the addi
for quick and easy to
grown for eating fresh |
pound
Serve with a large »coop of
was expanding so rapidly that had no opinion. T h e response poor and 4 percent undecided. tion of this facility will meet
fix lunchet
Great for
or make a delicious pie
an em barrassing problem had represented a dramatic switch The president’s announcement the total temporary housing
MY TE FINE Ice Cream
fomily picnic»
FREE RECIPES
developed In the Training f r o m resu lts o f a sim ilar that he would v isit Red C h in a n eeds, and ea se the tension
question
Included
1
n
the
Command. There was a pol
had only a slight Impact since of the present situation. A
icy of levying quotas on estab Senator’s newsletter two years most of toe questionnaires were bus has been donated to trans
lishing training units to pro ago when only 30 percent favor returned before toe announce port youths to and from the
Dep
an
ali- ment was made.
vide experienced men for new ed the concept o f
Camp, but we have been un
Tootsie Pop
units.
But the commanders volunteer Army.
Super Protein
able to locate toe needed fluids
Railroad
The Vietnam War was listed
oi the older units were using
to Insure and repair the bus
Yes
46
the quotas as a means for by 25 percent of those partici
for our use.
Help In this
No
48
getting rid of deadwood, while pating In the pool as the Issue
area Is desperately needed.
w
h
ic
h
concerned
them
most.
Un.
hanging on to their best peo
4
Results:
Using the private
p le.
Crime was second with 25 per
hom es In our program, we
cent, the economy received 16 Issue
The good of the service
house 20 to 25 persons per
demanded a fair distribution percent, taxes 14 percent, the
night.
Though our Outpost
C rim e
27
of the best personnel, and yet environment 12 percent and
Camp project Is too new to
Environment
10
It was too much to ask of others 6 percent.
have results at th is time,
War
29
Construction o f additional
unit commanders, who had
we will submit a report at
Economy
15
hydro
-
electric
dams
on
tlie
to protect the quality of their
Reg »1 29
^ ^ C
a later date.
Taxes
13
Need: Creative w ell-organ
13 oz.
t
/
each
Other
6
Cherry, Chocolate or Orange
ized recreation.
flavored candies with delicious
Conditions split ends to hold hair
Situation A: Over the last
Snake River
in either damp or dry weather
tootsie roll filling
sev era l years, many Rock m i-
Y es
72
s lc concerts
have
been
No
staged In the city parks. Due
20
CITYOF PORTLANDS NOW RECRUITING
Un.
to the number of neighbor
8
complaints received by the
park department, It has be
Nixon Foreign Policy
WATER SERVICE INSPECTORS
com e Increasingly difficult to
E xcellent
16
obtain park perm its to hold
Good
27
legitim ate m usical concetts,
F air
29
A s a result, many youth have
Bad
24
“Charge It"
brought amplified recorded
Un.
4
m usic to the parks. This
too have caused tension with
Rag >1 17
Volunteer Army
the park neighbors and the
gallon
Yes
p olice have been called in,
61
each
20 oz
creating more problem s.
No
31
Project: In an attempt to
Un.
8
provide m usical events for
youth, and at the sam e time
For gasoline stoves, lanterns and
Here’s a defensive driving tip
number of compUlrta
Keeps mouth and breath dean
catalytic heaters
Triple filtered
from the Portland TrafflceSafety
71^7
for cleaner burning
and fresh for hours.
Commission: When you’re mov- “ ‘U^
’
lng fast on an unfamiliar free-
u
w
Shop<ass>And Save More
-
\
%
Large Eggs
35»....
Apricots
311,?®,«
Packwood Survey Report
Bakery Savings
Delicatessen Savings
Produce Savings
MY-TE-FINE
Banana Nut or
Chocolate Cake
39
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JOB O P P O R T U N IT Y
V elour Values
Boys' Plush
Velour Shirts
Listerine
Applicants must be able to walk long
distances under all types of weather
conditions. The work involves the read
ing of commercial and residential wa
ter m eters. Salary starts at $655 per
month with a r-lse to $737 after one
year. City paid family health plan plus
many other fringe benefits. For more
information call 228-6141 ext. 350.
Applications may be attained at the
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PORTLAND CIVIL SERVICE OFFICE
115 S. W .4th ROOM 400.
Peaches
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Open 9am to 10pm daily including
Sunday. Always plenty of free and
easy parking
Saucy stripings on solid deep-tone
backgrounds fo r tops in looks and
co m fo rt. Short sleeve styles w ith crew
neck. Sizes 8-18.
Fred Meyer
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S ho ppin g C en ters
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There are 19 Fred Meyer Super
Centers located in the Portland,
Vancouver area. For the one near
est you, see the pages of the phone
book.