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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1971)
In d ian s Fight to Save Mississippi Election M oio than 250 blacks are tunning lot public office In the at.ite of M ississippi, Black voter* outnumber white In at least 17 of M ississippi's HI countlaa. Some of tlie best known candidates ate: C harlie Evers who la running lot Governor; Aaron Homy, State Chairman of the NAACI’ ami Chairman of the Loyal Uem ocratsof M ississippi, who 1« running for the legislature; ami M rs. Fannie l.ou Hammel, who Is running for the Stute Senate. A well organized campaign la expected to bring out the black Voters on November 2ml, Blacks me also supporting 12 white candklates. I lie Atlanta-based Votei Education Project, lieaded by John I ewls, foumlei of SNCC, has funded 25 votei leglstratlon drives. o ve r 31X1,000 blacks are registered lu t l ewis explained that white control of jobs, housing, welfare, food stamps ami medicare causes many black people to tai afraid to reglstei ami v o t e . E vers’ candidacy, which was o rig in a lly considered to he only symbolic, la teing taken more seriously, lie faces two white candidates who could spilt the white vote, ami I« la gaining support from poor whites who are on strike against p u lp -m ills, liv e rs ami the other black candidates are stressing tlie fact that white office holders seldom Consider tlie Interests of blacks or poor whites. PRINTING your for w o rk b u tn p ro m p t le t our re p re s e n ta p r in tin g r e q u ir e m e n ts to d a y 1 P rin ters A P u b lis h e rs T r a in in g 5511 N . G a y 283-2486 The Home Economics class of Jefferson High School is co-operating with the M etro politan Area 4-C Council in training young people fo r possible careers In early childhood development. Ilie students are placed In center s throughout tlie 4-C program. Each student is required to spend a few hours each week with the children, then report their observations to thewhole class. There are tb it ty-seven Jeff students participating In tlie program. They are presently working with the staffs of Bethel Child Development Center, WoodlawnChlldDeve- Ipment Center, Oerean Child C a re C e n le i, BugesMernorial Child Care Center, North Portland Center, and Parent Child Care Center. The stu dents work along with the staffs of tlie centers In super vising the children in the various activities. Some of tlie young persons working with tlie centers made comments on the obser vations. " I like children and I like to be with them. It’ s really fun and I enjoy It ." " I t ’ s pretty good, most of the kids I’ ve worked with are really friendly and easy toget along w ith ." "1 really enjoy working with them.” Jackie K ling, he id of Jeffer Borne Economic Depart ment, stated that tlie program had three main ohje> live-,, besides encouraging the stu dents to seek out careers in child development. She pointed out that along with encouraging Interest In the career asirect. "We are help ing tra in young people become good parents, and alg< value- able because of Hat community son C e n te r Ave Y O l HAVE T O R F G O O D TO S P E C IA L IZ E Iu tr n i I t o n Iti i s te a t h e r s “ Negro soldiers seem to liave lost faith In the Arm y system. They ere not aware of the many accomplishments of the Army In their behalf and their leaders are either un aware their troops liave com plaints or are unpre;iar<*d Io handle the profdems «M l b come to their attention. A ll young black troops anda large number of while troops ex pressed a desire to openly d is cuss Hie racial differences and and misunderstandings In order (hat tensions can be les sened.” So stales a briefing for sem inars on racial tension and e- qual opportunity Included In an Information packet being d is tributed by the Race Relations Coordinating GrouplT.S.\rm> Infantry Center,(Attn: AJIGF- EO, Fort Bennlng, Ga. 31905). Among other Items In (he packet Is a reprint of an a rtic le from Commanders Call e n titl ed "Race Relations In (he A rm y.” «Most blacks and many whites,” says the a rtl- le, “ seem to believe that (he degree of racial understanding In (he Army Is low and tliat tensions are getting more c r i tic a l. Assessments of (he de gree of danger vary, but some believe that If nothing Is done there are likely Io be targe- scale disruptions In a year or two,” The packet also con tains a handliook for the con duct of race relations sem i nars by moderators, coordi nators and commanders; a suggested reading lis t a film handbook, and several other a rtic le reprints. Poetry a t A ttica I I I I t. ( \ s M \ l I IN T IM I I M I S M I I H IH II I k ' VIH L i l l i . D ID li ni m m hi i m M i l l VI»\ | ( | I I I I U U H I I \ \ IIK III K l I \ I / Ih n ■ENOW ’S FOR B R A N D S you know V A R IE T IE S you ISk< SIZES vou w o n t • Here’ s a safety tip for bike rid e rs from the Portland T ra ffic Saf ty Commission: When the tra ffic really gets fra n tic In the downtown section, get o ff your bike and walk It across the busy Intersections. The same rule applies to narrow- lanes on bridge; or under passes. The p rim a ry purpose in establishing a senior adult service center is to employ on a part-tim e basis a m ini mum of fo rty -fo u r older model neighborhood residents to assist and serve other older model neighborhood residents. Services in this operation w ill include the following; TRANSPORTATION two twelve-passenger buses fo r Senior Citizens to and from shopping centers, banks, medical centers, food stamps, etc. HANDYMAN SERVICES T ri-M e t New s (le ft to right) Dorothy spencer, Connie Gonalzes, Portia White, Janet Lynn and Tony M arshall, att staff members at Bethel Child Development Center, A. L . Henderson, D ire c to r. Head Teacher Portia White (center) plans curriculum with staff members. T heir fir s t concern is " duality Day C a re ." HEADLIGHT TO TAIL-LIGHT The board also viewed a pre sentation by James Howell, spokesman fo r STOP (Sensible Transportation Options for People), suggesting making increased information on bus services available to the put> lie through bus stop maps of routes. Howell said his group was interested In giving sup port to more use of mass tran sit to help the environment. Ridership increases on sev eral T ri-M e t bus lines was reported to the T ri-M e t board Monday by General Manager Tom King. A check of schedules to atxf from M t. Hood Community- College for the firs t three Jays of the term "shows excellent patronage” , King said, with a total of 752 rid e rs. A t the same time Portland Com munity College line patronage showed a total of 2,111. Board members asked for more information on the pos sibility of transfer arrange ments between T ri-M e t and the Dunthorpe Bus Line, which serves a small area of South west Portland. Inci eases were also reported or. the 82nd Avenue crosstown line and on the Im p r o v e d Molalla-Canby- Oregon City service. King said patronage on the experimental 122nd Avenue line continued to be extremely low and that he would recommend discontinu ance unless there was an indication of improvement. Board Chairman W illiam Roberts said T ri-M e t should avoid assuming the responsi bility for the Dunthorpe ser vice if transfer cooperation can prevent it. The p rivately- owned Dunthorpe s e r v ic e operates between tlie residen tial area anil downtown P o rt land. OUTREACH SERVICES Provides companionship (a weekly visit) and m inor house hold assistance to Senior Adults. Also, re fe rra ls to other services, if needed. NNPA calls for "Societal reform »? The Board of D irectors of the National Newspaper Pub lishers Association, com posed of 79 black publications, i issued the following statement ' concerning the tragedy at Attica Prison; "Everyone is appalled and troubled by the savagery and the loss of 42 lives at New . Y ork's Attica Prison. True, I violence has never solved any I problem. However, the tragedy is that In America few I great social reform s, even I prison reform s, have ever ' occurred on the basis of non- i violent petition. I "O u r government and I society ofalleged‘ free people’ ’ have required that social J change occur only after being I triggered by violence. 1 SHORT MEMORY "W ith in a few weeks the memory of the bloodshed at Attica w ill pale from ourcon- sciousness, and the penal au thorities in the 50 states w ill return once again to business as usual — the using of the state correctional institutions as islands of persecution and fo r the savage demeaning of human beings, rather than re structuring the prisons as microcosms in which frag mented physical and psycho logical entities, the prisoners, can be rehabilitated for a new start in life. " I t is hopeless to talk of prison reform unless the in mates in prison at large — - - American society — are fir s t rehabilitated. Here’ s a defensive driving tip from the Portland T ra ffic Safety Commission: Keep your eyes moving when you're be hind tlie wheel. Don’ t stare- -but look far ahead to get tlie big picture— know what’ s happening to tlie skies and check the rear view m irro r frequently. "W e must become a people less avaricious, less destruc tively concerned with the ac quisition of things anil less exploitive of people, and we must redirect our energies toward building a society in volved in expanding the di mensions of the human per sonality. " I f we do not firs t achieve this goal of societal reform , the possibhties of prison re form represent a myth and a facade. We suspect that San juentin and Attica are just a beginning.” h 1 m u f •rrrirrrrrlr'c Natural American Mink Coats (cent, from pg. 1, col 2) s595 - *(>95 - *X95 Ii n n i i Ito ti I t i r s 922 S. VI. MOHKISOS M TELEPHONE REASSURANCE Provides daily telephone calls to Senior Adults to see if they are up and around, and if any service is needed. Also provides re fe rra l to other services. NEW DIRECTION m ills le n t t i e r s Provides m inor household repairs, such as opening stuck windows, repairing broken windows, fixing leaky faucets, repairing broken steps, and repairing broken door latches fo r Senior Adults. Defensive D riving Tips H U I V I HIIN'» I Il U T I I i l l AT BILL’S BARGAIN 4 9 0 4 N.E. Unien Avenue 287-2110 M i I s k u I h « • • • N • • U m b s i d «• G ree ley H tlls P la ta St t>......„ I4 f> i 1 S I J La M «C H«n«och A SE a Wes» H - *•«*• * Ovweqe 8 d- 9 » B Av • MEMBER OE UNITEO GROCERS Provides transportation In two twelve-passenger busses Participating in a group activity with the kids are E liza- beth P hillips and Collette B accellerr. The children are Rhonda Boyd, Mark Blaylock, Ronald Coleman and Dionne F lora. ® • 5$»h A EaW Butavigs • A ME Gl.wn • Hina Joil Southwell In Ils a rticle on tlie prison e r rebellion at the New York state penitentiary at Attica, Time magazine (Sept. 27) cited the circulation ol tlie b il lowing poem, described as "w ritte n by an unknown p ris oner, crude tu t touching in Its would-be heroic style.” " I t we must die, let It not he like hogs. hunted ami penned In an unglorlous spot, while round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, making their mock at our accursed lo t.” Rather than being tlie work of "an unknown prisoner,” the stanza is part of one of tlie most famous poems by a black w rite r in the twentieth cen- truy: " I f we Must D ie,” by Harlem Renaissance ligure Claude McKay SHOP able because of tlie community and schooldeveh prnrmt. M rs. Kling also stated that tins part of tlie studio were cen tered around the second year student. "T h e students enjoy working with tla children," she commented, *‘ jt gives them a break from routine class w o rk ." When asked about future plans, she in dicated that she hoped tlie program would continue. re la tio n s liv e call on you to discuss your make regrowth te a rly impos sible. tie opeiatlon by blocking tie loggers access to the logging sue. A Washington court o r dered tle m not to interfere with tie logging ami s a ld tle ir only recourse Is to appeal to tie Bureau of Indian A ffa irs . T ie Sierra Club, a conser vation cluti, has come to tie trib e 's support, urging Pres ident Nixon to "ta ke im m ol- iate action to insure that poor ly executed logging operations such as tlese do not destroy trib a l traditions o r tie Indian means of earing a live lihood." by Tony Mai shall e * * » * * * * * * * * * * * * * » * * # # * * * * * * » * * * » # # * * # * » * * * * * » * .* * * ....... s ta tio n e ry needs US Tlie (julnault Indian tribe of Not thwestern Washington is lighting to r improved log ging practices on tille r reser vation. The logging operation has lieen contracted to a p ri vate logging company and tie Indians claim tlie company Is u s mg n as thud s t ha t a re d am ag ing the forest. There are documental Instances uf ruin ed fishing streams, erosion ami logguig practices that make regrowth nearly I i ii | m > s - slble. I he tripe attempted to stop tie o| « ra t ion by blocking the and logging practices that Project Sum m ary A r m y ’s race for your business forms & letterheads W h a t ever R eservation P ortland Je ff H i and M e tro 4C joins hands ★ W E E K * penses.” " A lte r carefully assessing my financial status, I found that it would be impossible to save enough money for Dental School in the F a ll," he concluded. ___ ••MO CHRRB for NEWS ITEM S99 r, Congratulations 1 i I | Portland Observer | On y o u r 1st y e a r A n n iversary , I | Red White and Blue | I ♦ ♦ Thrift Store Open Daily 9:00a.m. till 9:00p.m. Closed Sunday 3038 N.E. 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