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FOR IL ANU , OREGON
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Legislative R ea p p o rtio n m e n t
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ABOU T PEOPLE
Rap Brown
Camp Fire Girls Need Leaders
Tho PHI reported that II.
Hap Brown has been captuied
In New York, where he was
seriously Injured in a gun
battle with police.
Brown lias been on the FBI
'•10 most wanted" lis t since
May of 1970 when he failed
to appeal fo r tria l on charges
of arson and Incitement to
rio t in Cambridge. M iryland
in 1967.
Kegaidlng his 1967 lndict-
Brown
said,
"|
1971 10< P « ' Copy
by Harold C. W ill lams
A la d d in
captured
m nt.
21
The District of
Non-Existence
R estau ran t
g et n e w
M anager
President of the M e ir &
Frank Company, Edwin Sti-
d sll, announced the appoint
ment of Lucius C. W illiam s
as the new manager of the
Aladdin Restaurant effective
October i, 1971. M r.W illia m s
has been employed at the
Aladdin fo r the past ten
years; nine of those years
serving as M a it’ re d.
Winston C hurchill once said
"courage is the firs t of human
qualities, because It is the
quality which guarantees all
o thers."
It can be said thatSecretary
of State Clay Myers, showed
courage in the responsibility
that was placed on his shoulder
to change the boundaries of
d is tric ts that many in power
had chose to over look fo r
over a quarter of a century.
Clay Meyers has been the
am
charged with inciting Black
people to com m it an offense
(coni, on pg. 5 col. 3)
Bill
approved
H a r o ld
WASHINGTC »N, IJ.C. - A b ill
C la y
by Secretary of Stale
Clay Myers
To continue and to speed up
Black progress In all areas—
employment, housing, educa
tion, social and legislative
i cpi 0*w(i(.i(i<7n —
— wo
must
work together foi full and e-
qual representation.
They type of "v o te " needed
fo r the incorporation of Black
(Mople into government by ap
pointment and by election, re
quires
g r a s t e r political
" c lo u t" ln t significant, but
small onough, number of dis
tric ts so thel an impact can
be made at city hall, the county
courthouse, and in the legisla
tive chambers In Salem.
F o r the past ten years, the
Albina — o r M ole I C ities —
Community, has lucn frag
mented into seven representa
tive anl eight senatorial se ats
in the state legislature. P rio r
to 1952 when a ll mom tiers of
th i legislature wereelectcd at
latgv, there was even less Im
pact by the Black com uunlty
on their electod legislators.
Blacks have aneven sm aller
percentage of the population in
Oregon than In Massachu
setts— approximately 1 1/2%
of the state's (dragon's) pop
ulation, anl even in Multnomah
County, only about 4% of the
county's population, although
some 18,1)00 plus are in the
general area of what Is called
"M odel C itie s ." This area
has some nearly 70,000 peo
ple.
Each senatorial d is tric t his
approximately 70,000 re si
dents as it is not possible to
create a d is tric t with any as
surance of elect lug a Black
member since there would ha
no mure than approximately
one-fourth of the population as
Blacks.
Likewise, based on the In
formation available last sum
mer, It would not appear pos
sible to cteate a Black m ajor
ity In a representative d is tric t
since Blacks anl other non-
M y e r»
whites are i n t e r s p e r s e d
through the community.
Hathei than trying tocreate
one "ghetto” d is tric t with no
aaaairance that a non-white
m inority could elect a moin-
b e t— o r leaving the present
dispersal among seven repre
sentative anl eight senatorial
seats— it seemed le st in re
apportioning to:
1. Concentrate nearly 90%
of the non-white imputation in
three representative and three
senatorial
d is tric t» ,
thus
cresting mu :h greater p o liti
cal " c lo u t" —from nearly 1(7%
to nearly 15% In each of throe
sanatoria! d is tric ts (vs. 4% at
presnl in the senate); anl
from 16 1/2% to about 35% in
each representative d is tric t
(again more than doubling the
p rio r percentage).
2. The plan submitted to the
Governor more than doubles
tlie concentration of m inority
population In each house dis
tr ic t anJ Increased tlie aver
age concentration in three
senate d is tric ts by more than
250% over the plan In effect
fo r the past ten years.
3. Location of a significant
large number of non-whites in
three different house d is tric ts
arid throe different senate dis
tric ts assures an important
influence in both tlie House and
the Senate, no matter who Is
elected in these d is tric ts .
4. Even if a d is tric t were
drawn with as many Black res
idents as possible, a Black
m ajority would s till not exist
within that d is tric t.
In the 1969 legislature, a
single member d is tric t b ill
was Introduced with one of tie
objective of creating a one-
lialf Black representative dis
tr ic t in Multnomah County, At
that time, tin bast they hoped
to develop was a House dis
tr ic t that might ba 50% Black
and 25% Black In the Senate.
Chairman Mann asked for an
expression from tbs com-
(cont. on pg. 8 col. I)
sponsored by Congressman A l
Ullman to repeal fedeial reg
istration requirements on .22
caliber ru n flre ammunition
was approved by tie Ways and
Means Committee this week,
it was announced Friday.
A a lm llar b ill by Lfllman
posted the House last year
Ixit died In lie Senate’s year-
erxl legislative logjam.
T ie b ill has not yet been
scheduled for debate In tie
House but L'llman slad le
thought it would be brought up
within a month.
"The most popular sporting
ammunition used in the coun
try la .22 caliber rlm flre ,”
Ullman said. "About 4 J b il
lion rounds are sold by ovei
150,000 dealers every year.”
F o r this reason, Ullman said,
it la impossible to trace tin
ammunition from manufacture
o r sale to actual use.
T in Justice [department has
s-kl llu voluminousrecordsof
J 2 caliber ammunition sales
are v irtu a lly worthless from a
law enforcement viewpoint,
Ullman noted.
"T h is Is tlie firs t Important
step toward ending this un
necessary and onerous re
quirem ent," Ullman said.
He said tlie law has only
served to hinder and harass
law-abiding citizenswhoenjoy
hunting ami other outdoor
sporta.
In a letter recommending
enactment of Ullman’ s b ill,
Deputy
Attorney
General
Richard G. K leinlienst said
his department lias not re-
celvwl a single case from the
Treasury Department fo r pro
secution resulting from am
munition records.
Suicide and
perso n al crisis
Professional and volunteer
workers of Portland's Suicide
Si Personal C ris is Service
are meeting today (October
16} fo r tbair fourth annual
clinical conference.
U r.
Calvin
Frederick,
Assistant Chief, Center for
study of Suicide Prevention,
told tbs group c ris is inter
vention movements are be
coming a national pheno
menon. F rederick says sui
cide prevention centers, drug
centers, hot lines, fam ily pro
blem centers,
and other
mental liealth clin ics are
springing up everywhere.
Frederick said the henefits
of such centers may tie lost
unless adequate training and
dsvelopment programs are
undertaken.
He said tho
National Mental Haalth In stI-
tue was trying to f i l l this
need.
Morning sessions fo r ths
clinical associates dealt with
biman problems related to
suicide
and other
self-
dastructlve activities.
Suicide claim s nearly 300
Oregonians annually.
Tbs
average rate during tlie past
three years has been 14 people
in every 103,000, and Is tbs
llth ranking cause of death in
Oregon. Among young people,
suicide is second only to
accidental death.
want CYOU
as a sa ver
Ben j. @ I t » nk li n
Robed H Hazen. Pres • 15 Offices • Phone 224-3333
Homo Office Franklin Bldg , Portland, Ore 97204
Parachuter (who had Just
landed in a tree!: I was trying
Io make a new record Far
rner You did You're the firs!
man ever to climb down from
that tree before he climbed
up
Lucius W illia m s
Left to right: Carolyn Nelson, Project Field Director;
Y vette Penson Camp Fire; Otie Ghant, Blue Bird; and Sha-
ron White, Discovery Club.
M rs. Carolyn Nelson, P ro
ject F leld D ire cto r fo r tho
Camp F ire G irls , is looking
fo r leaders in the Albina area.
Many g irls want to be CamD
F ire G irls but new groups
cannot lie formed until leaders
are available.
Camp F ire activities are
planned by ths group to meet
the needs of the g irls . Groups
can participate in outdoor or
"s ta y at home" activities.
Beads, awards anl ranks are
earntxl by completing pro-
jecta. The goals of C am pFlre
are to involve the g irls In
community service as well as
to help them become self-
reliant.
G irls ages 6 through 8 are
Bluebirds; Camp F ire G irls
are 9 through 11 years; D is
covery Clubs are fo r g irls 12
and 13; anl Horizon Clubs are
fo r High School g irls .
Many Camp F ire G irls at
tend Tolinda Day Camp or
Camp Namanu o r Kw jneesum
Scholarships are provided fo r
In d ia has 'in n e r m e a n in g
those who cannot pay the fees
but many earn their way by
selling candy during the Feb
ruary candy d rive .
M rs. Nelson, who has been
with Camp F ire G irls fo r the
past three years, feels Camp
F ire activities have much to
offer children of the Model
C ities area. Among her duties
are recruiting and training
leaders and recruiting child
ren.
(cont. on pg. 3 co l. 2)
N e w 4C
M r. W illiam s is also presi
dent of the RoyalEsquireClul
of Portland, Chairman of th<
Finance Committee at M om
Olivet Baptist Church, and ii
an active member of numerous
other organizations through
out the C ity.
W itches an d
W a rlo c k s
A Witches and Warlocks
Benefit Costume Ball w ill be
held at the Park Haviland on
October 31, 1971, from 10:00
t ill 2:00 pm. The ball, given
by the UMU-OGACHAS (Mod
Ladies), is a benefit fo r the
Berean B aptist4-C C hildC are
Center
to
replace stolen
equipment.
Tickets are on sale at Ste
vens & Son. Geneva’ s, House
of Sound Record Shop, and
Blues C ity Record Shop.
Music is by The James Gang.
There w ill be door prizes and
prizes fo r the best costumes.
Director
C. W illia m s
whipping boy that the citizens
of some d is tric ts have chosen
fo r the i ll fate that has
happened to their d is tric ts .
Not to say that Clay Myers
is not guilty of some of the
accusations that have been
made, for he is also innocent,
arid he has also done an out
standing job in some areas
of the re d istrictin g .
The legislature, who is
tru ly the guilty party had the
opportunity to make the change
anl chose not to. Some c iti
zens had an opportunity to
spxeak in th e ir behalf and chose
not to. So what we now have
from the reapportion is what
most of us deserve; fo r we
chose once to many times to be
a part of the silent m ajority,
and watch the destiny of many
fa ll by the wayside, to be
controlled by a few. But I,
a citizen from a d is tric t of
non-representation, have to
speak after the fact. F o r
society again chose not to
let me be in the planning of
my destiny, that being the
redistricting of the area in
which I live.
The question is not what I
can scorn or disparge or find
fault with, but what I can love
and value and appreciate.
Being black in what is socially
called the Albina d is tric t or
the Portland black ghetto
leaves little fo r a black man
to appreciate, yet alone to
love.
F o r I am not even
counted as a citizen in the
city and state where I pay
tax* nor recognized as worth
fo r livelihood. F o r my vote
is not yet large enough In
number fo r politicians to fight
over. So I decay as one does
in a grave, in a city and state
that recognizes one color, that
being white. I pay the same
tax as any other citizen. Iam
law abiding and speak good
words of my country, my state
and my city. But I find the
schools In which my children
attend are not up to date with
those
of others, fo r the
boundary line divided us in
a new d is tric t
of non
existence, but 1 continue to be
faithful.
1 wonder because I ask fo r
representation in my d is tric t,
if I ’ m denied because I'm
black?
I also wonder if I
would ba denied if I ware
white?
The linas were drawn by
M r. Mayers, but the plan was
laid out by the legislature fo r
they chose not to act. I find
that Clay Myers can't any
longer be the whipping boy
fo r the whole state o r fo r
my d is tric t, fo r now 1 know
that my state has never in
tended that I. a black man, be
represented in the power base,
(cont. on pg. 5 col. 3)
R aleigh H ills Optim ists
visit A lb in a projects
selected
som ething h a rd to read
by Carolyn W.
(The author of this article
more than a year in
India. This ls (tie firs t in a
series
S|<ent
The meaning of India is an
inner one. It is she who w ill
sing of s p irit and the tree
meaning of life : This is her
role in history and the world.
India is so obviously not
external that It is easy to read
her.
It is a land without
things.
A single piece of
cloth, a cooking pot, water
and rice are the bare essen
tia ls in a land of sun. Thus
hsr inner meaning stands out
the more cle a rly.
Neither is she yet lost or
confounded with today. She is
an ancient land not geared to
today or tomorrow but to eter
nity, and her meaning stands
clear ami timeless as the
pltxldlng bullock c a n s, the
litre feet and saris that are
forever India. It is a p riv i
lege to see the meaning of life
peaceful ami timeless even as
it is in our hearts.
Thus there is a s p irit on
tlie land that can lie felt every
where - - a flams that burns
even in suffering. F o r India
Is so without tilings that she
is a land In pain; but the
darkest dark only makes her
eyes glow the more liquid and
soft with inner radiance and
light. These are her people,
genuine and warm.
Let us hope in the future
we can help revive India's
emaciated
body with our
things, even as she w ill help
f ill tlie empty hollowness of
our existence with tier s p irit.
Our hungers are both Intense.
What does India have to
teach us In tlie way of s p irit,
of inner value?
How does
she view life?
Her gods, the Hindu gods,
are always in pairs, male and
female, and th e ir aspects as
father, mother and lovers
equally revered. It Is their
view of life .
Iixlia
herself is always
Mother India, Indicative oflhe
soft, tender qualities of a land
emphasizing
inner values.
Everywhere you can feel its
compassion anil warmth. In
deed, women stand fo r the
whole Inner principle of exis
tence that we rob ourselves
of (im p lic it in the New Testa
ment
but never clearly
recognized as feminine).
The whole concept of woman
which is so dim in the West, ls
shining and lovely in India.
And the sim plicity and peace
and slow tempo of enternity
set her off to her best.
This does not mean that
woman have much to do with
the external world fo r they do
not. In India the man take
care of that. Ihe woman are
outwardly hidden and protect
ed, but cherished in the heart.
E d w ard K lum pp
Western civilization by con
trast p rim a rily recognizes the
Councii (Community Coord
Reverenl A , Lee Henderson,
lather-god or male principle
nate Child Care) is a prival
Chairman of the Board of
of existence, tut this largely
non-profit organization tb
D
irectors
of
the
Metropolitan
in its outer form — power,
Area 4-C Council, annouiced
contracts with the fedet
strength and competition eco
the resignation of M rs. Helen
government to provide chi
nom ically, m ilita rily , socially
care in the tri-county are
L
.
Cordon.
M
*s.
Cordon,
who
and in personal life .
This
The council ca rrie s out
w is the founder of the pro
leads to war and the division
planning,
coordinating a;
gram, its firs t Executive D ir
of people and the tram pling
research capacity and co
ector
and
m
i
re
recently
its
of the weak by the strong.
tracts child care to child ca
Program Development Ci>
But tree strength is like
agencies.
The addition
o rd in ito r, has resigned effec
wise lnnner, of character and
federal funds enables the
tive (« to b e r 15, 197l. M rs.
principle and conviction, and
agencies to upgrade the quail
Gordon w ill serve In a con
unites with and not against the
of care as wall as to expa
sultant capacity fo r the M etro
weak. India values this kind
the care
available.
politan Area 4-C Council and
Tl
of strength such as gained her
fo r the Oregon State 4-C
Metropolitan Area 4-C Cou
her
independence
through
Committee.
c il also holds the contra
strength of pi inciple and cour
Edward Klumpp was ap-
fo r the Model C ities Co:
age of conviction, without
pointed Central
Adminis
prehensive Child Care Cor
hatred and bloodshed and
tra to r since August, whsn the
ponent. Approximately fiJ
violence.
This
is
tree
Executive D ire cto r position
child ami youth care prograr
strength.
was vacated and M rs . Gordon
are funded o r assisted by c
In India they recognize not
assumed the role of Program
organization.
only the masculine and fem i
D e v e lo p m e n t Coordinator.
The council is operated
nine principles of existence
M r. Klumpp is the form er
a 24 member board of di
but also their unity, even as
D ire cto r of the 4-C Southeast ectors
representing chi
the gods are in pairs. This
Information and R eferralC en-
care agencies, concerned o
unity is symbolic Oneness, not
te r.
ganizations and patents usi
only of men and woman, but
The Metropolitan \re a 4-C
child care.
socially of all people, and
sp iritu a lly of ill with God.
It Is tlie Inner or sp iritual
significance of union.
Though wc know this in the
West it has been muffled and
hxlden and never cle a rly
recognized and sanctioned in
the fabric of life Itself, and
thus led to endless confusion.
We have father-love and
mother-love but notsoclearly
lover-love whose essence ls
spiritual oneness. It ls not
g ivin g -lo ve or d oing-love
(m ostly outer, between non-
equals), but identity. Since
inner-values are not stressed
M rs. Lloyd G riffith and Stanton Duke, brother and sister te
in the West It Is rather rare,
in transportation department of Model C itie s Senior Citizen
Center.
(«•«it. on pg, 3 col, 3)
Rale gh Hills Optimist Club members
meet with Reverend Sam Johnson, Social
Action D ire c to r fo r AMA. From left:
Bob Ream, Jim M eisner, Roy Bowles,
Rev. Johnson, Walt Morgan, Mike F ritz and
Myron Bentz.
An adventure in understand
ing on a practical basis was
provided by the Raleigh H ills
Optim ist Club which held its
September 29th meeting at
The Manager’ s Restaurant at
NE 10th and Alberta.
Je ff Powell, the owner of
The Manager’ s , cams from
Chicago with the goal of es
tablishing a fine restaurant.
The Raleigh H ills Optimists
took this trip in the interest
of supporting black business.
The trip also included a tour
of the A lfred Yaun YouthCare
Centers which are operated by
Highland Community Center.
Northwest Black
Publishers meet
The Publisher of the Seattle Facts came
down to congratulate A. L. Henderson
publisher of the Portland Observer on their
F irst Anniversary. The Facts has been
published in Seattle for 10 years. Right
to Left: Dewey Taylor t Advertising Mana-
ger(Portland O bserver) A. L. H e n d e rson
Publisher Portland Observer; Fitzgerald
Beaver, Publisher Seattle Facts and
Mr. F oster, Advertising Manager.