In a 1910 speech, W illiam killingsw oi th made the following
predictions:
’’T w e n ty -fiv e y e a rs H ence”
(continued from page I)
of white sentiment: "1 admit
the situation is bad, but it is
not one that can’t 1« handled
satisfactorily. Ih e irm o ve in
to Albuia is bad because Poi t-
land can accept only a m ini
mum of Negroes without up
setting the c ity 's reguiai life.
We must remember however
that we are at war and forget
some of our previous ideals.
W e must be tolerant and consi
derate but we must, a s w e 11,
be t iin i. ”
"Y ou w ill see solid buildings of thecity from St. Johns on the
North, Troutdale on the bast, Clackamas R iver on the South,
arxi at least five m iles west of the Willamette R iver. You w ill
see Portlarel Heights covered by elegant, palatial homes and a
hotel covering at least five acres of ground w ill be located
the re-on, giving all guests a view unsurpassed on earth.
"T h e tourists of the world w ill flock to this hotel, called the
‘ Scenic Castle* fo r it w ill be known world-wide as the heauty
D ream a Losing
spot of earth. I heentne west side of the W lllam ette to the foot
B attle
h ills, a large d is tric t on the east side, and all the land located
west of Union Avenue, between the riv e rs , to St. Johns w ill be
As t im e went on ami the
used for business, and w ill becovered by the best modem, fire
black population grew, Albina
proof buildings, ranging in heights from 10 to 35 stories.
spread North and Bast. 1 ne
"IU bes and tunnels must be built fo r rapid transit, not only
Oregon political ami economic
under the rive rs, but there w ill he a large tunnel constructed
restrictions made Albma a
in the center of the land between the riv e rs , starting near the
"sta te of m ind" so thatwher-
present eastern boundary line of the city, running west to
evei blacks lived in o r e g o n
St. Johns. The carlines of the city w ill be changed - no double
they were confined to a "ghetto
track anywhere , especially in the business d is tric t. Carlines
without w a lls ".
w ill occupy the center of the street.
A lt h o u g h
blacks have
"T he most radical change w ill be in the business d is tric t on
worked diligently to build th e
the West Side. The only practical solution in my judgement, is
dream that W illiam K illin g s-
to relieve the ever increasing congested condition caused by the
worth once envisioned, it has
narrow bO foot streets, lack of alleys and water in cellars.
thus far teen a loosing battle.
Iherefoie, gentlemen, you w ill see double-decked streets and
W here blacks have invested in
the present streets w ill be used for cars and heavy loaded wa
business, fighting the odds o f
gons and trucks. The firs t stories of buildings w ill be used for
high in s u r a n c e r a t e s ami
basements and a certain class of trade and business. These per
rents, inadequate funds, de
fectly constructed streets, installed above the present streets,
pressed markets and ra c is m -
w ill be used fo r carriages, automobiles and the walking, shop
white businesses have moved
ping public. The center of tiese uppei streets w ill have a safe
out. As black fam ilies have at
ty protected opening, coveted with grass, beautiful with foun
tempted to buy and improve
tains and statuary. You w ill observe when this feasible plan is
their homes, without access to
installed and perfected, the streets w ill not only be safe fo r
loans and mortgages, then
the public but w ill appear like a park, one of great beauty and
white neighbors have moved to
u tility .
the suburbs.
"T he entire c ity at night w ill be as light as day fo r the unused
Lower W illiam s and Union
Avenues are inhabited by the
electric power w ill be used for that purpose at slight cost. F or
the state and city w ill own and control this great natural gift,
decaying
shells of empty
the energies, water powers of the state. You w ill see men and
txiildmgs - decaying because
women travelling through the a ir fo r business and pleasure the
their white owners have no m-
same as the auto is now used. The entire roof of the ‘ Scenic
teiest in the Albina communi
Castle' fifteen stories in height, w ill be used fo r the conven-
ty. They are not interested in
ience of a ir navigators. You w ill seethe grand, imposing parks
keeping these buildings habit
and boulevards. A ll streets in the city w ill be hard surfaced
able - in putting them in shape
and beautified by fountains and Portland's matchless roses. But
to r e c e iv e new black busi
the most beautiful sight of all w ill be the sm iling faces of healthy
nesses, or white, but are only
women and laughing, accompanied by successful, prosper
interested in preserving th e
ous men. husbands, fathers and lo v e rs ."
land in long term investments
against the day when Albina
becomes an industrial area.
Black Woman
HMO planning grant
mechanic
goes to Emanuel
Portland/Obaerv« Thunday, Jan. fl, 1972
These buildings are a terrible sight on W illiam s Avenue
and places not only a blot on M r. killin g sw o i th’ s dream but
also on the dream of every citizen that lives works or cares
about Albina.
Let them hold the land, since
that is their peiegative in a
capitalist systsm, but let them
also rid the land of its eye
sores and fire hazards that
would not be allowed to stand
in any other area of the city.
A New Dream
M r. killtn g sw o rth 's dream
is not dead. The p e o p le of
Portland could s till make that
dream a reality If racism did
not blind them to the dream -
if they could allow themselves
to help a black area flourish,
if they could support b la c k
businesses and programs, and
if they c o u ld a llo w blacks a
voice in the planning of the
destiny of Albina.
Repairing combat vehicles
Is all In n day's w o rk fo r
M rs. E rn e Starling at the Red
R iver Arm y Depot near Tex
arkana.
She's the f i r s t woman to
complete th e Labor Depart
ment's apprenticeship p r o
gram at (he Texas installation,
aikl she chose to be a combat
vehicle mechanic.
" I wasn’ t sure how I'd do Ui
some parts of the training -
welding scared me at flr a t,"
she said. "B u t I found it all
Interesting.
‘ ‘ And I wondered how m y
new co-workers would accept
me when I completed my train
ing. But. 1 d id n * t have any
problems. Weget along fin e ."
Born at Dekalb, Texas, a
small (own just west of Texar
kana, she was one of th r e e
children. Her fathei died when
she was 15. Her mother now
lives In Brooklyn, New York.
She had 12 years of school
ing In Dekalb, then got a Job
as a mechanic’ s helpei at (lie
Red River Arm y Depot.
O n e d a y sh e saw an a n
nouncement on the b u l l e t i n
board concerning the appren
ticeship program. Assoonas
possible, she took the exami
nation, passed it. and was se
le c te d by an apprentice com
mittee.
Clyde Aldridge, foreman of
the C o m b a t Reconditioning
Section in which M rs.S ta rin g
works, says she Is a good em
ployee and a g ood w o r k e r .
"She can perform any duty on
the assembly lin e ."
M r s . Starling s a y s she
plans to remain at Rod Riv
er as long as she can, are! to
advance herself as far aapos
sible. She wants to give her
two chlldten the best possible
education and training so (hey
can gel good jobs, too.
" M rs . Starling is the firs t
black woman ever tocomplete
an apprenticeship tr a in in g
program h e re ," says W illiam
G. Hogan, the Labor Depart-
m e n t ’ s apprenticeship and
t r a i n i n g representative In
East Texas. "W e ’ re happy for
h e r.''
An enthuslaatlc recaption
fio m
Emanuel
Hoapltal
authorities Monday gieeted
word that Emanuel hat been
given a 1 100.U00 planning and
development grant to explore
feasibility of a Health Main
tenance Organization.
The announcement about the
Health, Education and Welfare
grant came from the office
of Senator Mark Hatfield.
Although underway only in
scattered areas of the nation,
"H M lia " are a development
concept fo r the delivery of
health care. Application for
the grant was authorized by
the hospital's Board ofD lre c-
tora and Its Medical Staff,
which unanimously approved
application " to study, plan
arel develop the necessary
structuie which could lead to
an operational grant for func
tional HMO."
Some of the philosophy of
the concept is implied In the
term "health maintenance."
Indicating prevention as well
as treatment of disease.
Health maintenance organiza
tions are combinations of phy
sicians and hospitals or other
fa cilitie s to provide a com
prehensive, integrated health
care program on a prepay
ment, self-supporting basis to
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a specific emoiled member
ship.
Richard Hopkins. M J).,w as
appointed by Emanuel Medical
Staff President Walter Rey
nolds, M.D., and die execu
tive committee aschalrmanuf
an ad hoc medical staff com
mittee to develop (he appli
cation. The committee wot ked
In cooperation with (he Mudel
C ities demonsti at ion agency,
Compiehenslve Health Plan
ning Association, and other
Interested agencies.
An advisory council w ill he
establ tailed to develop a cor
poration which w ill include
community membeis, physi
cians, hoapltal admlnstratlon,
and representation from (tie
Emanuel Board of D irectors
to d ire ct further planning arel
development,
Second stage in the process
w ill be identification of the
possible enrolled population,
which can Include "m edically
undereerved" areas like the
Mudel C ities o r southeast
Portland.
Under existing
guidelines, however, the HMo
cannot he focused pi Imai lly
on a "poverty comm unity" and
In fact Medicate, welfare and
low Income groups cannot ex
ceed 5OJ of the total program.
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Presents
Sensational
G ospel sons
Q u a rte t
Bishop W. O. H ardy
The Little King
January 9th (Sun.) R:00 p.m .
B roadcasting each Sun. 4 p.m .
Sunday m orning 7:30 a.m .
Sunday T e levision
R p.m . , Channel R
Crowds Crowds
10th and Beech
Everyday is a Super-
Sale Day at the BEE (
At the BEE ANNEX, 739 N. Killingsworth
but this is
unbeelievableii
i 6 Hour . . . Sunday only i
Sight Pollution!
Storewide Furniture
Remember seeing this tuilding on Union Avenue? Do you know who the owner Is? Read
next week’ s issue to find out who is responsible for pollution m Albina.
This building and many others in Albma is a fire hazzard, sight pollution, and
against everything ¡or which ecology stands.
CLEARANCE
Bhg.
Arst a /ear rxemp/r«.-
5 Rc. Fernem Binette S ets........................... .
89.95
Stadie Canches . . . several te g o ................
Lane End T n M e ............................................
Further redwctiem graved
Sunday en fine furnMure
already
marked
Rattan Twin Need B eard............................. .
20.95
Twin Sise Bex Springs................................. .
34.95
5 Rc. Bedreem S et........................................
289.95
^¡winicts
300.00
Creen Wmiwmt
Lane Seek Case Besh...................................
209.95
Slat Teg W eleet End TnMe ........................ .
24.50
349.95
This building has already ourned out once and remains a fire
t0Ch‘ldren * ho m |ght be l« f to explore.
Hamilton’s Furs
T ra d itio n a l January
Clearence Sale
Have Your Birthday
party free at
Geneva’s
f am ous designers sty le s..se e and buy
the ultim ate in elegance! We have the
m ost d esirab le in furs priced from
$20 to $5,000
V e ry Liberal Terms
G u a ra n te e d Saving
Hamilton Furs
and Leather
9 2 2 SW Morrison
Queen Siie Sleeper .....................................
445.00
5 Rc. MedHer. Bedreem S e t........................
429.95
Metal Beali Beds-Cemg................................ . 119.95
24"x4S " Scenic Framed R k te ra s ............. . . 19.95
Colonial Swivel Rocker
.................................. . 130.00
Lane Roam Divider .........................................
2B9.95
French Rrev. Sein and Leve S e a t................
4 5 0 .0 0
10 Ft. TradHiemd S ein.................................
195.00
Clrciilar 3 Rc. Sectlemd...............................
1195.00
Qeeen Sleeper-Tuxede Rink Vinyl Cover . .
495.00
Lane Ceetemp. Besk-Chreme Legs..............
329.95
EVERYTHING GOES
Bidroom Sets - L/vfnp
Room Sets - Dining Room
Sets - Occosionaf Taktes -
tam ps - Pictures - Ster
eos - TV’s Etc.
Portland fr a il Blazer Stan McKenzie along with (left) Benlta
Johnson and Judy Asher of Pacific Northwest Bell Community
learn attend SickleCell Anemia Publicity Luncheon atGeneva's.
(Photo by Paul Knauls)
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