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Page 4 P o rtla n d /O b se rve r T hursday, D e c . 2 , 1971 T o w ard a n e w you by Kay L . Hai agu. hl, RJ4. L a s t w inter when D r . L in u s P a u lin g 's book on V ita m in C as a p re ve n ta tive f o r the com mon co ld h it the news stands, the books sold lik e hotcakes. V ita m in C sold even (a s te r. A lth o u g h the in itia l e nthusi asm seem s to have died down, people s t ill seem to be using la rg e q u a n titie s o f th is v it a m in . D o YtH- need m o re v it a m in C? R e se a rch has shown that V ita m in C , o r A s c o rb ic A c id , helps the body m a in ly by en a b lin g i t to d e to x ify p o iso n s. Since we now e x is t in an en v iro n m e n t fille d w ith poison ous p o llu ta n ts , th is re s e a rc h seem s to indicate th a t o u r need f o r a s c o rb ic acid is m uch g re a te r than the needs of o u r a n c e s to rs . T hin k f o r a m om ent how many poisonous sub stances e n te r yo u r body every d a y. C arbon m onoxide, lead, h yd ro ca rb o n s, and m inute p a rtic le s of asbestos fro m au to m o b ile caused a ir p o llu tio n ; su lp h u r compouixJs fro m in d u s tria l a ir p o llu tio n . T h in k of a ll the ch e m ica l compounds that " s p ik e ” o u r fo o ds.R e a d the la b e ls o f ju s t two ite m s fro m y o u r p a n try s h e lf. In clude the d ru g s we take: pain k ille r s , tr a n q u iliz e r s , and a ll o th e r re m e d ie s w ith w h ich we dose o u rs e lv e s . A ll of these m u s t be d e to x ifie d by the body. I t a p p e a rs that V ita m in C is e s s e n tia l to the p ro ce ss. M od - e m people thus have a g re a te r need f o r a s c o rb ic a ckL Even O regon students e v e n tu a lly m ay fin d i t e a sie , to m iin ta in good c e d i t ra tin g s — thanks to p io n e e rin g e ffo rts of ja c k - son High School. Ja ckso n . 10625 s .W . 35th A v e ., has a $4,800 g ant fro m the O regon B o a rd o f E ducation to deve lo p a high school co u i se in p e is o n a l fin a n ce and spend- I SPECIAL_ CHRISTMAS ■ sale RCK-M7VF Frigidaire Twin 3 0 — Double oven range with features galore! ■ Self-cleaning lower oven has Cook Master control for auto mafic start-stop cooking ■ Eye level oven has attractive fit «greed glass door ■ Power Exhaust Fan. R e g u la r 4 9 9 .9 5 One o n ly N ow $398.00 W ith yo u r o ld r a n g e in tra d e C om e in today! WHITE MANN APPLIANCE CO M PAN Y 500 1 N.E. )<•«.’ <f I KT) I.4IC U n io n A v e . 2 8 8 -5 3 0 3 H om e o f the best A p p lia n c e m ade AUTOMOTIVE FARTS A ACCIS3ORIIS sm oking one c ig a re tte causes the body to expend 50 m g. of V ita m in C l N o w o n d e r th e re is not enough V ita m in C le ft o v e r to w a rd o ff in fe c tio n . I t is hard to te ll a n o th e r how m uch V it a m in C he o r she needs. The a n sw e r seem s to be w h a te ver am ount is ne ce ssary to keep you fe e lin g w e ll. I t has been shown th a t when you consum e m o re V ita m in C than your body n e ^ ls , i t is s im p ly expel led by the k id n e y s . D r . P a u lin g says that he ta ke s 3,000 m illig r a m s a day and has had no c o ld s fo r s e v e ra l y e a rs . A d e lle D a v is , in h e r book " L e t ’ s E a t R ig h t T o Keep F i t " recom m ends 1,000 m g . an hour at the onset o f co ld sym pto m s and u n til the sym pto m s have vanished; she then suggests an me le a se d in take o f a s c o rb ic acid f o r sev e r a l d a ys, u n til the body has c o m p le te ly e lim in a te d the v i- ru s . C h ild re n s ' doses, o f co u rs e would be p r o p o r t io n a te ly le s s . Jackson Hi g ives consum er classes R o b e rt S ig n e r, a Jackson v ic e - p r in c ip a l, is d ir e c to r of the p r o je c t. S ix o th e Jackson fa c u lty m e m b e rs are h elping h im d e ve lo p the p ilo t p i o g ra m . Ja ckso n is one o f e ig h t high sch o o ls re c e iv in g state g ra n ts la s t O c to b e r to p e p a .e consu m e c u r r ic u lu m (o r in tro d u c tio n in a ll O reg o n p u b lic se c- o n d a iy sch o o ls by 1974-75. M e m b e rs o f S ig n e r’ s faculty- c o m m itte e p ie s e n tly a ie m e e tin g w e e kly to p re p a re c u r r ic u lu m fo i Ja ckso n ’ s i n - tia l c o u rs e s ta rtin g A p r il 3 fo r s p e c ia lly selected students. J a c k s o n ’ s fa c u lty a lso w ill be in tro d u c e d to the cou se in J a n u a ry d u in g the school’ s w in te r íd — s e rv ic e session. T he (a c u ity w ill evaluate m at e r ia ls developed fo r the c o u is e . S ig n e r a lso w ill g e t co u rse fe e d -b a ck fr o m some 15 pa - ents In vite d to p a rtic ip a te m an 11-week fr e e n ig h t c la s s on W ednesday n ig h ts s ta rtin g Ja n u a ry 5 . M a te r ia ls to be co ve re d in the p e rso n a l fin a n ce co u rse cove t h r e i a re a s ; M oney m m a g e m a n t, c r e d it and p u r chasing o f goods and se i v ic e s . M oney m anagem ent w ill go in to d e ta ils of fin a n c ia l p la n - lin g , a va ila b le in co m e , sav ings, in ve stm e n ts, in su ra n ce p ro g am s. The second phase w ill e x p lo re the u se s, kin d s, so u rce s, co sts and law s of c r e d it, c r e d it b u re a u s, c r e d it co u n selin g and b a n k iu p tc y . The th ir d area w ill co ve r buying h a b its, c o n s u m e r d e c i sio n s, bargain shopping, ad v e rtis in g buying g u id e s, se le c tio n o f p ro fe s s io n a l s e r v ic e s , w a rra n tie s and guaran tees, and b u ilt- in obsoles cence. S ignei said he hopes to de ve lo p a h a lf-y e a r c o u rs e fo r Ja ckso n fo. the Í9 7 2 -7 3 school y e a r and a f u ll- y e a r c o u r s e f o r ja c k s o n and the e n tire school d is t r i c t by 1973-74. O th e r m e m b e rs o f S ig n e r’ s com itte e a re c o o rd in a to r Sandy T ho m a s, b o m : econo m ic s ; K i is Spence, s o c ia l stu d ie s; A lic e G u tke cht, b u si ness education; Jean S tro m - q u is t, m ath; H ow ard M cD onald co u se lo i and B o b O iso n . voca tio n a l w o rk e x p e rie n c e . w ornan e le v a to r o p e ra to r nam ed M r s . G e r r i Johnson, a doc to ra l candidate at the U n iv e r s ity of M a ry la n d , has been ap pointed the S enate's f i r s t fe m ale e le v a to r o p e ra to r. M r s . Johnson, fo r m e r ly o f M a lib u , C a lifo r n ia , was appointed by Senator A la n C ra n s to n (D e m ,- C a lif.) . H e r husband is a d e n - ta l student at G eorgetow n I n - iv e r s ity and p re v io u s ly held the jo b . U n ited S is te rs o f Soul C lub P re s id e n t L a V e rn e Hudson and a i'lu b m em b e r B e n in e Hudson presented Have K tm tln s o f 5614 NF 18th h is 20 lb . tu rk e y . He was the w in n e r o f th e ir T ha n ksg ivin g T u rk e y R a ffle . D ra w in g was held Nov. 22nd. C o n g ra tu la tio n s Davel S ic k le C e ll A n e m ia F o u n d a tio n O u r g e n e ra tio n can tu rn the tid e o f ig norance and in d iffe r ence to S ickle C e ll D is e a s e .lt w ill take co u ra g e on the p a rt of N e g ro e s and those w h ite who w ant to help, t u t o u r gen e ra tio n can be the le a d e r in do ing som ething about i t , at long la s t . " said R everend John Ja ckso n , speaking at a m ee t ing on the d re a d d ise a se , held a t M a tt D ish m a n H a ll Sunday a fte rn o o n . A lth o u g h the d is ease p ro b a b ly o rig in a te d about one thousand y e a rs ago and was f i r s t diagnosed some s ix ty ye a rs ago, nothing m uch has been done in re s e a rc h on c o n tro llin g o r c u rin g it u n til re c e n tly . W hat Is S ic k le C e llD is e a s e ? I t is an in h e rite d blood c e ll t r a it w h ich causes the n o rm a l round blood c e lls to change in to long, s ic k le -s h a p e d c e lls . When they do th is they c lu m p to g e th e r o r sta ck up causing p a in fu l b lo ckin g o f the blood v e ssle s w h ich cu t o ff oxygen fro m s u rro u n d in g tis s u e s . T h is re s u lts in u n u s u a la n d in crea se d tire d n e s s , p o o r he m o g lo b in blood supply (ane m ia ), lo w e red a b ility to e x e r c is e and fin a lly , s w e llin g , pain in the jo in ts and even com a and d e a th . I t is in h e rite d fro m both p a re n ts . Cine p a re n t can pass on " t h e t r a i t " , but both m u s t have i t to p ro d u ce a c h ild w ith the d is e a s e . I t a fflic ts on ly b la cks o r people w ith negro h e rita g e . Some w h ite s and In d ia n s whose a n c e s to rs have in te rm a rrie d w ith b la cks can be c a r r ie r s o r even have I t . I t is e stim a te d that 50,000 b la cks have the d isease and at le a s t 2 m illio n have " th e tr a it" . P itts b u rg , L o s A ngeles and a n u m b e r o f o th e r c itie s w ith high b la ck p o p ulatio n have s ta rte d p ro g ra m s o f re s e a rc h to study and educate t h e ir c lt - ize n s on it . P o r tla n d 's S ickle C e ll A n em ia F oundation held its f i r s t m ee tin g o n N o ve m b e r 4 th . Sunday’ s m e e tin g fea tu re d D r s . W o lf and H a tte n - how er o f the O regon M e d ic a l School. T hey to ld about tt e o rig in o f the s ic k lin g t r a it as a defense a g a in st m a la ria long •g o in A fr ic a and its spread begun th rough M e d ite rra n e a n coun t r ie s . They u lk e d o f its s ym p to m s . C h ild re n w ith the d is ease show signs o f it w ith in th re e m on th s. T he y a re un u s u a lly i r r i u b i e and show s w e llin g in hands and fe e t. O ld e r c h ild re n m ay a ls o be e x c e p tio n a lly t ile d a ll the tim e , often have pain in t h e ir Joints and sides o r sto m a ch w ith s w e llin g . T h e re is no known c u re , but m e d ic a l c o u n s e lin g can help the v ic tim to u n d e r- staixi how to liv e w ith h is p ro b le m s and help h is fa m ily to understand h im . S u c h c h ild re n m ay not liv e beyond tw e n ty - two y e a rs o f age. Because s ic k le c e ll a nem ia k ills e a rly m o s t p a tie n ts seen w ith the sym pto m s a re c h ild r e n and young a d u lts . A t la s t th e re Is an ongoing p ro g ra m f o r o ld e r p e rs o n s in the A lb in a C o m m u n ity . Head q u a rte rs f o r th is s e rv ic e is the S e n io r A d u lt S e rv ic e C e n - te i C onveniently located at 3904 NE U nion A v e , and d i r ected by M r . JoU S o u th w e ll. A need f o r a p ro g ra m to s e rv e e ld e r c itiz e n s has a l w a ys been p re s e n t, U n it was not u n til M r s . M a r ie S n ilth .in d R e v. E g a r Ja ckso n g o t to g e th e r s e v e ra l y e a rs ago a nJ in s p ire d and o rg a n iz e d th e ir e ffo r ts fo r the c o m m u n ity that it began to be a r e a lity . Hav ing w o rk e d in the c o m m u n ity f o r m any y e a rs , a n d e ld e r c lt- lze n s th e m s e lv e s , they w e re w e ll a w a re of the sh o ckin g and p a th e tic s itu a tio n w h ic h e x is t- «1. O ld e r c itiz e n s had helped to g e t M o te l C itie s g o in g , anil had then bean neglected ami fo rg o tte n th e m s e lv e s . Even when o th e r p ro g ra m s aided them fin a n c ia lly , th e re was a s p ir itu a l and s o c ia l e m p ti n e ss. Some has not even been out o f th e ir hom es o r roo m s f o r 3 y e a rs , fe a rfu l o f In c re a s ing v io le n c e in the s tre e ts , and p h y s ic a l in a b ility . Good c l t i - zens th e m s e lv e s , who had raised th e ir f a m ilie s , they w e re now a lone. 7 (0 N I (continued fro m p.2 c o l. 5) s m a ll fa r m e r o ff the land and deeper Into p o v e rty ." Senator H u m p h re y said he w ould vote against the c o n firm a tio n , s ta t SAI in g th a t B u tz’ re p o rte d state m ents against w e lfa re and fo a l stam ps " r a is e se rio u s doubt as to the p o lic ie s and p ro g ra m s D r . B u tz w ill p e r sue and a d v o c a te to e llm ln a te w a n t and hunger in A m e ric a .” A s S e c re ta ry o f A g r ic u ltu re Butz would a d m in is te r food s u m p p ro g ra m s . VIPS N e e d e d F iv e v o lu n te e rs are needed to teach n u tritio n to d ls a d v a n - taged e le m e n ta ry school c h ild re n in the M odel Schools fo i an h o u r between 2 and 5 p .m . once a week. L e sso n s and m a te r ia ls w ill be su p p lie d . P le a se c a ll M r . L e o W h itlo w , 233-8881, E xte n sio n 4. ■ I > NATE HARTLEY Fuel Oil 2 8 2 -5 5 3 9 ' ' 1 « u n d a y th r u S a tu rd a y ) ' V ( are 282-5539 Í rre n lp m • a n i 'ie iw o t r w r i n > I SHO P » N O W ’S FOR -B R A N D S y o u know lak< - V A R IE T IE S y o u - S IZ E S y o u w o n t • MU XI M . ïy." * 1 T „ ,, * ..... * ,1' J 4 ” • *<»•••» oi..... • N. Ltn.ili.i.l .1 G..«).. • tv... a X I (.,« i a n I ........ • h j . mi .. X i • • • i o .. M IM B ia Of • , a «V. .1 » o ía .» . U N IK O «I a a ., G R O ttR S (Continued p. 5 c o l. I) sm. Slacks, Slacks, Slacks i . . thousands of them! Overstock Purchase help the m o v e m e n t. T he A l bina M in is t e r ia l A llia n c e .P a - c i/ ic N o rth w e s t B e ll T e le phone C o , the C o u n c il o f Ne g ro W om en, and the U n iv e r s ity o f O regon M e d ic a l School along w ith the F re e P e o p le s’ C lin ic , Sidney W ic k s o f the P o rtla n d T r a ilb la z e r s and o th e rs a re behind the m ove m e n t. E m anuel H o s p ita l has pla n s to s ta ff and fiind a m e d i c a l team w h ic h w ill run te sts on A d a m s High School students in e a r ly D e ce m b e r to d e te r m in e the c o s t in tim e and m oney p e r p e rs o n f o r w hole sale blood te s ts fo r the d is ease. When these fa c ts a re le a rn e d , funds w ill be ra is e d and a rra n g e m e n ts made to te s t, i t is hoped, e v e ry young b la ck p e rso n fo r the t r a it o r d is e a s e , to counsel those p e r sons who need it , to tr e a t the d ise a se to the e x te n t it can be w ith p re s e n t knowledge o f It. M uch help is needed fro m v o lu n te e rs f o r ra is in g funds and e d u c a t i n g the p u b lic . T hose in te re s te d m ay send c o n trib u tio n s to P o rtla n d S ic k e l C e ll A n e m ia Founda tio n , U«S. N a tio n a l Bank, P .o . Box 11066 o r co n ta c t R ev. John Jackson 2503 NE L ib e r ty S t , P o rtla n d . % selling downtown k. K 8» IM 14 171 itrio»« f 071« br»wo I 0t»o»oo4 0ott«roc blot oo «trie» 9»l4 now at $6 .9 5 to bto» 0T*Ot« r»4. bl«». *»T0t« “eljMtM $1 7 . 9 5 . . . on sale $099 n E d u c a tio n c la s s e s designed to a s s is t the men to pass the q u a lify in g exam to become re g u la r fire m e n a re to be con ducted by P o rtla n d C o m m u m ty C o lle g e . 2 PAIR $7.50 • Pia»**« M»M khfrtk Illu strated are ju s t a feu Ire m e M e e t special p a rt hate a t fam ous m a a a fa c tu rs rs overstock mokes possible »Ms vn ke lie ve b le p ric e ! These ore fir s t R v a lify . . . NOT SKONDSI •A I MwrHkgO»»» thirl Ooer»«M 0 too and PolfMtM *o«h »«4 «»» m r w l hl»«. •r»»». brow«. r»l S u â J Ê file« W it • F O L T IJ T IB J I D O U B il KNITSI COTTON D IN IM S I DACRONSI HOFSACKINCt BLINDS A ll WASH ANO W IA B t •S T R IF IS I TLOBALSI SO IID SI P iA ID S I AB STRACTS . . . TOU N A M I IT I • R ID S I R LU IS I «LACKS! BROWNSI B IIO IS I 14 bm 1711. rtjeler«. »eil« I 0«aimi white er b le t Renn« greet . . . eilet S71S,t/1t. TILLO W I W N IT II RINKSI P U R F ltS I A l l TM I COLORS 0 1 T N I RA IN B O W I F IT IT IS , RIOULARS T A U II C ontinued fro m page 1 Sgt. ja c k s o n has been as signed since O cto b er 1, 1968, to E m anuel H o s p ita l, w here he’ s concerned w ith p a tro l lin g p a rk in g lo ts and g ro u n d s . He lik e s the people, he says, and he lik e the Job. in p riv a te life , he’ s P a s t M a s te r of P rin c e H a ll M asonic Lo d ge , P a s t Potentate of M in a I am ple j(68, and is c u r r e n tly tr e a s u r e r of the Royal E s q u ire C lu b . He’ s a m em b e r o f S t. P h ilip s E p isco p a l C h u rc h , lie and his w ife are p a re n ts of a son, R o b e rt, a U n iv e rs ity o f O regon graduate now head o f the Eugene, O regon, p a rk de iim kr. n i . The P o rtla n d S ic k le C e ll Anem ia F o u n d a tio n a lre a d y has a n u m ber o f o rg a n iz a tio n s anJ in d iv id u a ls o rg a n iz in g to The tra in e e s w ill not a c tu a lly fig h t f ir e s but w ill e x p e rie n ce the lif e o f a fire m a n . T he tra in in g s a la ry is $485 to $630 p e r m onth p lu s a ll ed u c a tio n a l expenses. Ja m e s H . R eopU le, C h ie f o f the P o rtla n d F ir e B u re a u, said an e f f o r t w ill be made to reach ve te ra n s and m em b e rs o f m in o r ity g ro u p s . G raduates o f the p ro g ra m w ill be h ire d im m e d ia te ly by the f ir e de p a rtm e n t. In te re s te d p a rs o n s , es p e c ia lly v e te ra n s and m em b e rs o f m in o r ity g ro u p s, m ay a p p ly at any State e m p lo ym e n t o ffic e in P o rtla n d o r at the P o rtla n d F ir e B ureau T ra in ing S ta tio n , 2915 SJ=. 13th P la c e , j K IlU N O k W O B T M STRICT 287.1254 W hat co u ld be dune fo r these w o rth y c itiz e n s whom no one c a ie d about? A fte r In te r e s tin g 3 5 -4 0 people In th e ir p ro g ra m , M r s . S m ith and R ev. Ja ckso n took d ir e c t a ctio n in M a rc h 1970 ami went to the State C o u n c il on A g in g in S a le m , w h e ie R e v. Ja ckso n was e le cte d v ic e -p re s id e n t of the c o u n c il. I'h e lr m o tto was: “ O ld e r people h e lp in g o ld e r people’ ’ — f o r who knew bet te r than they th e m s e lv e s what they needed. B e s k ie s , they w e re tir e d o f v o lu n te e rin g e n d le s s ly fo i fre e , ami wanted to be paid f o r t h e ir s e rv ic e s . In the p ilo t p ro g ra m w h ich they set up, s e ttin g an exa m p le f o r the whole n a tio n , e ld e r c i t ize n s m ake t lie ir own d e c i sio n s and d ir e c t th e ir own p ro g ra m , and a re p a id f o r doing sol They re c e iv e $2 an hour o r around $160 a m o n th (J 1600 Is a llo w a b le o v e r and above s o c ia l s e c u rity ). T h e m oney co m e s fro m M o d e lC Itle s .- 'co ntin u e d fro m p . 1) I P o rtla n d, Ore. 97211 w o rk by 2 L t h F . E llio t P E T READY N O W ! , c “ ” àuto pjiitrs m WITH 3 0 0 Women's famous MAIL ORDERS FILLED ¡ WHIll THfY USTI TI m label S K IR T S on sale ! B aa Ca s2.99 too N. K illix « s » o r fk F e rfle o d . Ore. » 7 2 1 7 Quantity llame State t u a , first an d 2nd color chotea fabric ^ ¿ 7 -, (2 for i / . * .**” *. *5 ) w eer e . i , SeHP. w P Cfcecbs. A ll c e le n W h ll. rtw T le e ll THE Add 50c for postage, handling ( X h a c k ( )Coeh NO C O O t “ Nam e p a rtm e n t, and g ra n d p a re n ts o f " C llf f le — his name’ s ’ C lif fo r d , ’ Just lik e m in e ,” the s e r geant says. “ M “ BAMNAMfRICARO CO. * UUMGSWORTH et AIRINA. . . 2S3-3171 PFF LHE M IN N E S O T A FREEW AY L IQ U ID A T IO N STOCKS OF ALL