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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1971)
Portland l ’ago 2 Observer Thursday August 13, 1971 Urban League asks support to establish Scholarship-Aid Fund Conference Bishop Contart Center Explained • xp r assioli. The Contact Center Is a Nines there has been little non-profit organization aimed o r not statistical and/or cum at serving the Portland youth Portland Z Observer Thursday August 19, 1971 ulativa assessment of a community. The following Is program such as ours, the a condensation of the pro The N orthw est'* Best W eekly Contact Canter la filling this grams and present aspirations The education committee of the Portland schools to work ctdental maney” to help sup vacuum as a haaa tor ovalua- of the center. A Block O w ned Publication the Urban League of Portland within their school and tom« plement existing scholarships tlva reeean h. Portland state Located In the downtown communities In the raising Is asking for public support now being helped along by the University lisa bean utilizing Published every Ihursdav bv lie Publishing Company, ? ’0| \ area next to Portland State L j of funds. to help establish a “ Portland Urban League Staff. Such a our facilities for such re Kdlingswurth Portland, dragon 97217. University, Contact Canter Scholarship and Aid Fund.” Members of the three humble project ts worthy of search, not only upon our ope rates 16 hours a day as S u la c n p te u i r a n - , c r m o n th b \ e a rn e r .» 4 .0 0 |s r sea r The fund would be adminis groups w ill participate In the tim e and consideration. Hor wishes, twit upon a desire of a drop-ln center and telephone $ '.0 0 per year b> n ail la T r i- County area. »5.25 per vea- else- tered by the Urban League establishment of crite ria as ton says, “ I somehow think the gmiaral community to have “ hotline.” Making use of where. » t t.t staff although such a fund w ell as the selection of award that a combination of adults such Information in some sort both community and jtersonal recipients. would not be Urban League A l H U . ' ) I FT HF N P K K S O N P ublisher and E d ito r and an enthusiastic work force of a standardized fashion. resources, the staff provides Although the awarding of money, the staff has Indicated of young people, going Into All these programs demand information In such areas as their willingness to Include the scholarships would be the their own communities tran a wall-trained staff who ara temporary housing, food, adm tnstratlon of such a fund main business of tn e ’ ninu, slating enthusiasm Into effec able to deal wltb |iotantlal or clothing, medical aid, Jobs, within the already extensive there are some secondary tive accomplishment, might actual emergency crista sit rides, professional help, and work they do with scholar values that share Importance produce some exceptional re uations. As no other agency crisis Intervention. Although ship recipients and with young with the primary function of sults. I see no reason why provides formal |*ra -p ro fn s - only 5-10% of all our phone people throughout the metro the fund. Most specifically we should not begin our pro stonal training In this area calls fall Into tills last cate politan area. gram with the kind of flexi the value of bringing young of social Involvement, tlie gory, all calls m ist be handled The education committee bility that w ill fulfill our min high school people Into con Contact Canter has set up a dynamically and Involve direct people hope to establish a tact with Individuals from the im al expectations but allow us unique training schedule for action on our ja r t . permanent fund to be enlarged to go as far as we ran reach.' business world Is extremely Its workers, staff members Finding temporary housing through the years, since there Important for both the stu have undergone a week-long for low Income youth Is one is a long term need. They Intensive orientation, In addi dents and the adults. Too of of our prim ary services. feel that the resolution of tion to weekly training and ten Individuality Is lost In Contact runs a “ crashing" racial Inequity and economic evaluation sessions. During the minds of students when program for maximum of disadvantage must receive tot these meetings, the staff lias three nights to youths over they think about corporate p rio rity . They further feel been train«*! to deal with such Identity, while too often adults 18 years of age. The program that in a climate where there crista situations as drug over uses private homes donated fall to “ really” realize that “ Loneliness and poverty Is much Interracial tension, doses. L.S.D. “ bad trips” , many young people are ser by concerned Individuals who are hell on earth.” where minority committment suicides, psychological break iously dedicated to values that w ill take people Into their That’ s how one elderly per to their own cause is execel- some “ adults” only paid lip houses a few nights each downs, tec. using such tech son Is quoted as describing eratlng, responsible citizens as role playing service to for awhile and then week. IXie to the amount niques retirem ent In a story, “ Plan m jst Increase their efforts to and small gently pushed aside as they of people served per week psycho-drama, ning For the Later Y e a rs /' attract the minority people. group discussions. Future (average of 140), the demand succembed to the established In the August Issue of the To work with the creative training plana Include coun values around them. upon these homes* hospitality Manpower magazine. Intelligence and enrgy of Am seling techniques, legal rights has been severe. To alle The exchange In learning Yel, It doesn’t have to be eric a’ s minorities, to encour for Juveniles, and emergency viate tills overload, the Center and knowledge that would be; that way. A comprehensive age them to participate In the firs t aid care. has established an outpost preretirement program, cov so valuable to the Individuals creative evolution of the In b rief, Contact Center, camp which w ill be used for Involved In the creation of ering everything from where American mainstream Is a Bishop W a lte r H. Amos through Its attempt to create both the purpose of crashing the new program might be to live and how to play, can creative contribution that can projects and programs to help matched by the larger social and as a theraiwutlc resource help older people make re be made to a continually grow Bishop Walter H. Amos, of Arts, Master of Education, meet the needs and frustra (l.e . people who need to leave value In the community of tired life more productive and ing and expanding culture. Doctor of L iteratu re and Is presiding Bishop of the Ninth tions of art alienated youth happy. the city for a brief duration). Portland. If adults and stu The alternative of fragmen an applicant for the Doctor Episcopal D istrict, The culture, provides a three-foid However, this In no way fulfills dents working together, de “ Two Industrial programs tation and hostile separation is of Philosophy Degree at the Christian Methodist Episcopal service to tho Portland com tlie need to temjiorary housing, veloped and sold a program that have gained nationwide unacceptable. University of Michigan. Church was In Portland last munity: 1) resource-referral and at present, the Center Is attention are at Scovlll Manu to the larg er Portland com The committee anticipates He has received citations week to lead the Alaska Paci and drop-ln center; 2) rmn- attemj'tlng to establish nn ln- munity, the scholarship fund facturing Company In Water receiving revenue from three from the Assembly Rules fic Conference of his church and para-professional train town youth hosts!. Itself could grow far beyond bury, Conn., and »♦ Chrysler sources; Urban League mem c ommittee of the California held at Allen Temple. Another major function of ing In a unique Held of aortal a fund that could be- admin plants In the United States bers and other Individual cit Legislature; Mayor Yorty, The Ninth District Includes Contact Center ts that of a Involvement; and 3) acting as istered by people donating and Canada,” the article says. izens within the community Mayor of the City of Los An Alaska, Washington, Oregon, a catalyst for community o r resource / referral agency. Both programs are Jointly run th eir time and energy. who would like to submtt small geles; the City Council of Utah, California, Arizona, ganization. Our files contain listings for Troy J. Horton, Chairman, with the United Auto Workers donations; a small number of Los Angeles; from former New Mexico and Oklahoma. free anil emergency medical Urban League Education Com U nlon. corporations or businesses Mayor Wallace J. II. Johnson, He serves as president of the aid, emergency subsistence m ittee, wants citizens to re But these are exceptions. who could make larger con City of Berkeley, California, Department of Conference (food, clothing), employment the Government member that the plan In iti “ Outside tributions; organize high and the California Annual Claimants. As a member of opportunities and counseling, ally has been to provide “ ln- there Is still a dearth of such school students from all of Conference of the Christian the World Methodist Council, educational programs, drug comprehensive preretirem ent Methodist Episcopal Church. he visited England In 1966. counseling, child care ser programs.” The article de He has keys to the city and He ts a member of the Gen vices, draft counseling, plus scribes In detail a typical awards from T y o m a , Wash; eral Assembly of the National listings of various restau . Federal program, conducted Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Council of Churches. He Is rants, shops, and entertain Department of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Ok president-elect of the Council ment geared to serving tlie second artic le , “ Some lahoma and Seattle, Wash. of Churches In Southern Cal “ hip" community. We are The Counseling office at Bishop Amos and M rs. ifornia for 1972. working to expand our present Jefferson High School Is open Amos, who accompanied him Bishop Amos, In addition resources and are always in in d n s r r v reviews writings by and about each day from 8.00 - 12:00 to Portland, reside In Detroit, to his Doctor of Divinity de i n U lU U S t r y . successful blacks to examine seeking to discover and cul a.m . and l :00 - 4:00 p.m. gree, has earned a Bachelor Michigan. tivate new ones, especially for enrollment and program with respect to Jobs, housing, ing of any student who will and food. be attending Jefferson this An lnqxirtant aspect of fa ll, and who was not In at the Center Is to be aware tendance at the end of last of and to help advance a school year, students may sense of community within the , success for men such as come to B-3 (main office) “ hip" culture. By looking James Baldwin, P lr l Thomas, As die cloud of economic un W illia m Alexaixler of o r call 287-2631 for an ap outward to this community, certainty hangs over the nation Arkansas says, 'T h e nation Is pointment. we serve as a catalyst In which arxl the plight of the big ci ties gradually awakening to the Students registering prior the needs, creativity, and worsens, greater attention Is to tlie opening of school will failure of previous attempt! to energy of the youth culture be assured a full program of being focused both in the Con attract people to rural areas. matching men and jobs, and may be Incorporated Into classes with a schedule ready gress and In state cepltols on Inasmuch as out-m igration of to test the computer vocab constructive programs and for the first day. Those who legislation Known as, ” T h e people has reached critical ularies. This experimentation projects. A few examples of • r e not enrolled p rior to the Rural Job Development Act of proportions In the north- east such projects are; m isle In Is being done In Portland, opening day of school, or who 1971." quadrant of A rkansas, I am en- the parks, recreation In the O re.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Jack are late In returning, will T h i s proposed measure, couiaged by dlls new aware parks (softball, volleyball), sonville, F la.; Harrisburg, (coni.) from page 1 need to (»» programmed into would perm it tax Incentives ness. community pot lucks, park Pa.; Joplln-Sprlngfleld, Mo.; class spare available and may for new employment-provid clean-ups, arts’ and crafts’ "T here is an urgent need for Wichita, Kans.; Corpus Chris not receive all classes de seekers. culture fairs , theatre and ti, Texas, and Hartford, Conn. ing enterprises locating In the sired. providing unproved Job op The job bank system com music workshops, garden pro The Job bank/job matching non-metropolitan areas of the Any Jefferson student or portunities for persons now puterizes job openings; It does jects. During the summer process was given a top p ri nation. Is support»! by th e parent with questions on a living in such areas and for not Include information on job we employ a large outreach o rity after President Nixon, student program for the 1971- nation’s independent business those who wish to live In them. applicants. This Is the u lti streetwork staff In order to In early 1969, Issued a d ir 72 school year Is urged to people voting through th e mate goal of the Labor Depart M ore attractive employment be aware of thlse attitudes ective to the Secretary of contact the Counseling staff National Federation of In ment - a completely automated prospects combined with an and needs. This helps to Labor to create a “ National before September 3. dependent Business. nationwide man - and - Job over - all unproved environ generate more creative and Computer Job Bank” for the The first day of classes for matching system. in th e Senate, the bill to ment of housing, s t r e e t s , formative projects. We are matching of men and jobs. students Is September 7, with Four experimental match achieve a better balance of s c h o o ls , parks, sanitation hoping to be able to continue class meetings and orienta ing systems are continuing pofxdation and curb the mass the outreach program this systems anl hospitals a r e a tion schedules as follows: th eir pioneering efforts. winter as It is Invaluable to strong positive force In efforts IA N 0 OR O R G A N LKS? migrations to die big cities, These are systems In Cali this form of communication September 2 - 9:30 - 11:30 introduced by Senator James to enl out-m igration. fornia, Wisconsin and New S O N S L a t e s t a n d m o d e rn 1 a.m . - Freshmen; 1:00 - 3:00 and Interchange. York City, and a statewide m e th « l guarantees th at you can Pearson of Kansas and Fred p.m . - Sophomores. Septem One hope the Center has H a rris of Oklahoma, has 50 system in Utah. learn to play either instrument. ber 3 - 9:30 ■ 11:00 a.m. for the coming year Is to For Sal« Meanwhile In eight states F o r in fo r m a tio n , please c a ll' co - sponsors and the House ber 3 - 9:30 - 11:00 a.m . - Improve the utilization of versions introduced by Repre other experiments are under Juniors; 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - media by the “ hip" commu by sentative Keith Sebelius of way to develop “ vocabulary Seniors. nity. lacking the mass com factors” b a t w ill be used In Kansas, and Representative munication outlets It does V e te ra n » Joe livins of Tennessee are have, youth, out of frustration, picking up co - sponsors has often turned to various A d m in is tra tio n weekly. forms of disobedience to pro D K W X IS T claim Its value systems. I t Is anticipated when the Contact Center feelsthat hav national conference of Gove r - 3107 N. Houghton St. inc ing a close working relation $r HOLDS any JACKET until September 10th nors meets In September in ship with established media, San Juan, die resolution adopt »11,700. and at the same time, ed at the Jackson H o le , rerm s: »600. down, plus organizing Its own media Wyoming session o f th e reserves for taxes and In (community newspaper, film , Western Governors w h ic h surance. Balance on 25 year radio and television produc strongly assails the Federal contract at 7 1/2% Interest. tions) Is a productive way to government for creating popu channel this vital need for SEE YOUR BROKER lation imbalance and re FOR ACCESS commends tax incentives t o provide rural Jobs will be NO DISCRIMINATION d u r in g featured on die agenda. a n d F a m ily R e c re a tio n C e n te r In special statement to die Sizes 7 - i 4 .................................................. ANYONE CAN BUY FwJeration, Representative 828 N. K IL L IN G S W O R T II N ix o n Hurts w orking man The full economic consequence of P re s ident Nixon's weekend decisions and his Eundav night speech remain to be seen, al though it is a clear c u t" discrim inatory plan" against the working man. • It is very clear that the speech was a graphic demonstration of one of the dur able verities of American politics -- that the greatest political power of a President is the power to act. Mr. Nixon's actions and proposals re presented tacitly the ignominous failure of his touted " game plan" . The freeze against both business and labor will make the entire burden fall on the workers covered by highly visible col lective bargaining contracts. Why did Lockheed get a hugh loan be fore the freeze and Boing was turned down? Could it be that Boing had fewer Repub lican supporters than Lockheed? Mr. Nixon has done almost everything he said he would not do, and almost every thing that, supposedly, his previous econ omic policies had been designed to avoid. What really can be accomplished in 90 days? The most interesting economic and parts of the program , like pulling l ock- political question arising from Mr. Nix heed out of its difficulties. on's speech is what he intends to do at it it means that progressive wage increases b>' th« u>s. the end of the 90 day wage - price freeze. now due Will not gO into effect, it jUSt Will “V No doubt the Administration itself is not not work. It would create consternation Ingredlen‘s for‘MaklnK yet sure, and political influence will shape Mr. Nixon's decision. The general approach is based on the out- The working man is completely left out. moded and discriminatory " trickle-down" ?hetto. The article, bv Dr. It is quite apparent that the President theory in which direct benefits to business S « wants to give another tax bonanza to other are supposed to result in crumbs for the shows what Actors led to companies like Lockheed. people at Some later Stage. We agree, however, that the President's What sense does it make to lay off ovei £ Buncf*.’ program is as bold and sweeping as they 100,000 federal employees only to dump them say. However, as far as the wage - price onto relief rolls? freeze is concerned, this does not appear Above all - the freeze is unfair to low-paid to be nearly as well thought out as other workers and to many minorities. Plan to retire Jeff HS open daily Plight of Cities helped T ° LAY-AWAY JACKET SALE LARGEST SELECTION IN NORTHWEST Choose from over 100 Styles for BACK to SCHOOL 'll LITTLE CUYS STYLES $ a 97 LITTLE GALS STYLES $ C 47 GIRLS STYLES $097 frOm o BOYS' STYLES $<07 SIZES 6 to 1 8 .............................................. 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