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Court removes tax-exemption from white lodges
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A f tedeial
Court
In
Washington D.C. found that the
Justice Department may no
longer
grant (ax - exempt
status to fratem al organiza
tions (hat exclude blacks ftom
membei ship.
I lie decision
was (lie t esult of a suit brought
by C liffo rd V . McGlotton, a
black, who was denied mem-
bei ship fry the Portland Local
l.ixlge 142 of the Benevolent
aixl Protective o lder of E lks.
McCottun sum I Secretary of
the 11easury John Connolly,
and other governmental of
ficia ls demanding that Hie
lodges tax exemptions be can
celled .
The
c o u r t d w r la ln n
w r itte n
The court decision, w i Itten
by Chief Judge David I .. Baxe-
lon ol (lie D.S, D is tric t Coui t
of Apfieals for the D is tric t ol
Columbia, dismissed the suit
as it applied to non-pi oflt
organizations Ixtt upheld Mc-
Clotton’ s chat go that the In
ternal Revenue Service cannot
grant exemptions to fraternal
orders that discrim inate.
lie said, "W e have no Illu
sion tliat our holding hxJay
*111 put an end to racial dis
crim ination or significantly
dismantle the social and ei
nomic h a rrie rs that may be
more subtle, hut are surely
no less d e stru ctive ."
Be
s a id
lin t
d e c la ln n
w llle llm i-
sail! tie decision w ill e lim i
nate govdrnment In racism .
The suit w ill affect all 2,164
L ike lulge, 3,860 lodges ol
(lie Loyal Order of Moose anil
1,600 Eagles lodges. A ll three
groups lim it membership to
white males. There are 1.5
m illio n E lks, LI m illio n mouse
m illio n
E lks, 1.1 m illion
moose, and 825,000 Eagles.
I he suit was brought by
ll«> Portland Chapter of (lie
American c iv il
L iberties
Onion and was argued Ity A t
torney John S trait.
McGlotton was a Portland
teacher when denied membei -
»hip in E lks Lodge 142. He
la
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is cut rently seaklng his doc
torate at the U niversity of
C alifornia In B erkley. The
case was brought to the at
tention of ACLU by Attorney
Kenneth K ille r, who had tried
to sponsor McClotten’ s niom -
M p ni llie i Ik ., anil was
filed in 1970.
The briefs fo r the case
wete ptepated by S tra it, a
1969 graduate of Vale Law
School, and James C a rro l, a
law student.
I he complaint
section was wi itten by L a rry
A sherbrennen, form er Legal
Aid Attorney and Oregon's
firs t public defender.
I he decision is based on
llai tact that fraternal orders
have a special tax status and
•nvest portions of their funds
lo r chai liable work and to sup
port lodges and provide bene
fits to their mernheis. | he
decision w ill be followed by a
determination of what money
receive.! by fraternal organi
zations w ill be taxed.
This might Include a large
portion of the income of lodges
as well as benefit- received
by individual membei s. P er
sons who donate to fraternal
organizations w ill no longer
be able to deduct tie amounts
from then taxable income.
I 1« dec ision does not apply
to nonprofit clubs such as
social clubs. 'I hese clubs are
granted non-profit benefits by
tie government. Dues and
money raised is not consider
ed income.
11« judgement w ill not apply
to black fraternal organiza
tions, since they do not ex
clude m enders of o tte r races.
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Thursday January 20, 1972
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Soviet cellist featured
Sov iet ce llist M stislav Ros
tropovich, acknowledged as
one of tie great lnstium enta-
lists of all tim e, w ill perfoim
In recital on the stage of the
C ivic Auditorium here oq ,
Wednesday evening, Jan. 26
at 8:15 P.M. O riginally sche
dule! t< .¡»¡ear Ijs t May, Ros
tropovich’ spring tour was
cancel le i by the S o v ie t gov
ernment a lter his public de
fense of Nobel Prize-winning
Soviet authoi S ol/lenitsyn who
was sullerlng governmental
d lspleisure.
Louis is still Champion
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J . e I ou is , • « - » „ . h l ll« - r .> W e ig h t B o x m g > :r.i:
i , a lie n . I i r g t i e | e l l .,it P la tO M -
Los Angeles L a ke r, basketball game heie a tC o b o lla ll January 11, stoppLl to v is it with s o m e
oT "
t,rM k
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ma b o £ to in o f X
tro lt aa he was («sieged by autograph seekers.
Since his In itia l p e rfo r
mance in this country, the
celebiated a rtis t has, on each
successive v is it, consistently
m ovsi both press and jxiblic
to ecstatic heights by his un
questioned genius. Rostro
povich* dedication and love (or
his insiium em have brought
tie cello to its highest degree
of popularity in h lsto iy.
A cie a to r ol precedents,
Rostropovich established one
which w ill be d iffic u lt to
parallel when he performed
34 works by 24 composers in a
<
i« f < no-» ill oM t
covete.I the entire lib ra ry foi
tie cello ami was matched on
ly 6y tie wild acclaim ol the
a. xliences and theunpai alleled
praise ol the press.
series of e ig h t concerts at
Carnegie Hall in 1967. This
staggei mg achievement, ac
complished in the brie! period
i n In Azei ba iJan In I 7,
H jstropovich is the son ol a
b. dl .aid
ncert c e llis t and
the grandson cl a noted cedo
tea.her. Bis formal public de
but occured when he was f if
teen « Id
part Ip .lio n . In
ti e ti iple role of c e llis t, pia-
n st nd composei, in a con
to r t given by major S o v ie t
c mposers. In l a t e r years,
seve: I I th e greatest, In -
rok fio ff, sho .u ko -
v x h and Miaskovsky, com
posed music especially for
him.
I ickets fo r Rostropovich
J in. .6th re cita l, priced at
$6.00, $5.00 Hd
are
on sale now at Celebrity A t-
•
ui Pvrtlarxl.
Madison D. De r r o w , is a
new addition to tie M o d e l
C ities Program as Citizens
Participation I n f o r m a t i o n
Specialist. I aerrow, a Decem
ber graduate ol Portland State
I n iversity with a Bachelor's
degree in English, haswoiked
on new spape: s and radio staffs
in tie Portland area since his
move to Portland in 1967.
As the new Information Spe
c ia lis t, Derrow hopes to " p ro
vide a continuous and accurate
flow of Model C itie s news and
accomplishments to a l l o f
Portland's citizens, concern
ing the M ode I C ities P r o -
g ra m ."
le rro w is o rig in a lly f ro m
New Orleans, Louisiana, bu t
moved to Portland alter s e iv -
lng a term in the U\S. Navy.
Be manage! to secure a p i n
time job wtthKGAR Radiosta
tion as announcer during his
firs t summer here. However,
1« moved from t h a t position
and later worked as a news re
porte: fo r the Oregon Journal,
alternating full time and part
time employment and p a rtic i
pating as a student at Portland
State U niversity.
News and inform ation con
cerning Model C itie s m a y be
obtained by w ritin g o rca llin g :
Madison Derrow
Information specialist
5329 N.E. Union Avenue
P< (land, regon 97211
2 M - $ ; 61, E (tension f 30
McCall to receive National award
N
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New
o rk — Coveinot
Tom
M c C a ll la t o r e c e lv e the
American Scenic and H lsto ilc
Preservation Society's 19 71
"Medal of the Society" award
for "h ie outstanding contribu
tion in the field of consei va-
tlon and preservation of our
American heritage."
McCall w ill be guest of hon
or at a special award luncheon
to be held at the Union Clut^
Wednesday noon, January 19.
John H. G. Pell - financier.
______
consei vatlonlst, and piesxlent
of the society - announced the
occasion In New York today.
McCall la the firs t governoi
to receive the medal In the
Society's 76-yeai history. A t
tending tie ceremony w ill be
national leaders f r o m k e y
conservation organizations.
selection o f a winner from
tie nominees lis t is made by
representatives of aevei al na
tional groups, private and gov
ernmental, conet ned with en
vironmental piutection and
maintaining historical s it e s .
Among those recommending
McCall fo r th e tribute w e re
Laurance Rockefellei and
Charles Llndbei gh.
“ T h is is a m eritoriously
deserved aw ard," Pell said.
‘ ‘ Governor McCall was getting
action and spreading know
ledge In this field long before
ecology became a watchword.
Bis accomplishments In envi
ronmental quality for the State
ol Oregon h a ve provided in
spiration lor everyone, every
where who fight in this fie ld ."
T h e American Scenic a nd
H isto ric Preseivation Society
was founded in 1895 by Andrew
H. Green, who became lts fir s t
president. He spent 50 years
In securing scenic treasures
aixl historical sites against the
encroachments o f a rapidly
expanding slate. C a lle d by
many "T h e Father of Create:
New Y o rk ," Green was Instru-
mental in establishing Centi al
P a r k , conserving Niagara
F alls, and preserv ing the Pal
lisades f r o m uncontrolled
mining of that time.
W hen Governor of New York
in 1899, Theodore Roosevelt
closed the quarries, accepted
th e Pallisade area as a g i f t
f r o m J,P . Morgan - lo n g a
trustee of the Society - and
established Pallisades In te r
state Park, assigning five men
of the Society to administer it.
Bogle appointed
Dick Bogle, Portland televi
sion news reporter, was ap
po in t*! by Multnomah County
Commissioners to serve on
the Clty-CountyChai terC oni-
misslon.
"Take 30” Saturday morn
ings at 11:30 to hear singing
h o s t Robert Bailey, Benson
e ltl
us ... ta l-
ented h ig h s c h o o l student
guests, and interviews w it h
"people who’ ve achieved'*.
T he Bailey fam ily a rt mem
bers of the Ma.-anatha Evange
lis tic Center. The Bailey T rio
has thrilled many Portlanders
with its unique style.
Robert Bailey is featured
every
Saturday morning at
11:30 a.m. on station K BPS
(1450). The program is called
"People P erspective".
Portland T ra il Blazer Guard W illie M cCarter and
wife Cindi and 3 week-old Tobian J . Hhoto
Knauls
Nom inations
for handicapped
Nominations are now being
accepted for Handicapped C it
izen of the y ear from employ
ers in Multnomah County.
The winner w ill be entered
as nominee lo r state title and
state winner w ill then be en
tered fo r the President's tro
phy, HanJicar: ••
an of
the Year.
Nominations should be seni
no l a t e r than February 15,
1972 to Wallace E. B r o o k s ,
awards chairman, 6846 S. W.
55th 4ve., Portland, Oregon.
97219
C rite ria to be used in selec
tion: (1) Any disabl«! Arne; 1-
can engaged in any ty p e or
class o f employment i s e lig i
ble, regardless of age, s e x ,
race, o r e re«!. (2) Nature and
severity of the handicap and its
effect on nominee. (3) Nomi
nee’ s persistence and in itia
tive in overcoming the handi
cap. (4) Accomplishments or
activities beyond the require
ments of regular duties. (5)
S uitability of nominee ui pro
moting employment of others.
(6) Had not been selected as
winner fo r such award in 1971.
(7) 8 by 10 inch or 4 by 5 inch
c le a r - g lo s s y photograph of
nom inee.
"O regon's T o m McCall,
with his long experience inihe
field, w ill do m u c h toward
making this vital issue v isible.
He is one of the strongest con
servation-minded governors
in the United States. Oregon
has been fortunate in having a
leader In the fight against alt
and water pollution. Now that
leadership w ill lend great sta
ture to this c ritic a lly Impor
tant national com m ittee."
D ickB ogle
Black theater draw s
w h ite crowd
Harvey L . Garnett is P ort
land's only black theater own
e r. He has owned the Alameda
Theatei, located on A lheita
and 30th Avenue, f o r f o u r
y e a r s . His audiences a r e
mixed, with more white than
black patrons on many week
nights. Although business ha s
been slow at times, the last few
months have been more p ro fit
able.
Garnett attributes his in
creased business to the fa c t
that he attempts to obtain good
movies which feature b la c k
a c t o r s In prominent roles.
S om e of th e more popular
movies Include "S h a ft", which
play«! to aell-outcrow ds,aixl
"T h e Learning T re e ", bothof
which weredlrected by Gordon
Parka. "Sweet Sweetback's
E , H. H arrim an, a form er
honorary president of the o r
ganization, and his wife, con
tributed to the strength ol its
drive to stimulate thè protec
tion of scenic beauty, to re
s t o r e and protect historical
larxlmarks of significance to
the state and n a t io n , to in
crease the areas of trees and
open spaces, and to a w a rd
m alais of h o n o r fo r the en
couragement of those who join
In these goals.
The Bailey T rio demonstrates that eve: ymember of the fam
ily can sing. They believe that the fam ily that sings and plays
together stays together.
The society is custodian of
six important s ta t e proper
ties. Its headquarters are at
Wall and Nassau Streets in
New York, in tie Federal Hall
M em orial, where G e o rg e
Washington w a s inaugurata!
firs t President of the U nit«!
States of Am erica.
W hen President Nixon ap
point«! McCall to the P resi
dent's Advisory Committee on
Environmental Quality, he
said:
Bogle replaces D r. B e ri
Klapsteln, presldent gl M i.
flood Community College, who
ieslgn«l frotn thecommlsslon
last week.
Members of tlecornm lssion
aie charged with drawing a
charter for the eventual con
solidation of the governments
of the C ity of Portland and
Multnomah County.
Green fought f o r and w on
landmark legislation in New
York State to establish basic
conservation, histo ric s it e
protection, and public p a r k
laws. The organization s till
pursues this goal, and was in
strumental in helping to estab
lish - in 1967 - the New York
State H istorical T ru st.
Bailey thrills radio world
Baadaaassa Song” and "C o t
ton Comes to H arlem " w e r e
also directed by blacks. He
would like to show some of the
new black movies s u c h as
"M an anil B o y", "T he Bus is
C o m I n g " , " S o u l S oldiers"
anil "H onky” as fli st run mov
ies, b e fo r e they are shown
downtown, hut w ill firs t have to
guarantee money-making a u
diences to the d istrib u to rs.
T he Alameda's next big fea
ture w i l l be "B la c k Jesus",
which w ill be Its firs t showing
In Portland. Tha movie stars
Woody Strode.
Garnett, who Is a graduate
of Jefferson High School, also
owns part Interest in BopC Ity.
He has b een employ«! as a
salesman at Pepsl-Cola f o r
the past six years.
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Notice
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Basketball enthusiast J inuny Iric e (rig h t) gets the advice ol Ira ilb la z e r stai Sidney Wicks d u i-
ing a recent fie e basketball clin ic held fo r more than 3,000 youngsters at Portland's Memorial
Coliseum. ! ponsored by the Iia tlb la zera a n d (heCarnation Company, the clin ic emphastz«! n a m
in g and practice techniques used by the professionals that could benefit every aspiring player.
Young T ric e lives al 517 N.E. Knott Street, attends Irvington School.
I he home of Rev . and Mi s.
Sylvester Green 111 burn«! on
January 7, 1972. They have
two boys, ages || and 13, and
one daughter, age 14. T h e y
are presently living at36N.E.
Going. C o n trijjtlo n s may be
sent to the National N e g ro
Evangelical Association, 3905
N. Vancouver.
C o m m issio n er
G oldschm idt
Commissioner
pledges support
In a recent talk before the Department of Environmental
Quality, C ity Commissioner N ell Goldschmidt explained his
views on methods of combating a ir pollution. Coldschmldt
has long been a supporter of environmental protection.
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