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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-
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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 .
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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 .
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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
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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 .
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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
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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
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was e le cte d v ic e -p re s id e n t of
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