P o itla n d /D 'js e rx e i, Thursday, Jan. 21, 1972
PORTLAND &
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You know because sou read it in the Observer!
OBSEM Eli
Custodi Tailorin-e. Drupenea
Better Prusse,
world of women
Sickle cell test results
Coalition
of outs
This system “ has meant
that if you weren’ t bom both
white and male, you were in
some kind of d iffic u lty ." That
is why, said G loria Steinem
on the television program Is
sues and Answers, the wom
en’ s movement fo r equal
rights is seeking a ' ’ coali
tion of the outs’ * to w rest
change from a white, male
dominated society. Rep. John
Conyers, J r.(D -M ic h .) agreed
saying there were areas of al
liance between blacks and
women’ s liberation efforts.
Miss steinem, a major voice
in women’ s lib , added, "H e
are going fo r the whole thing,
which is called humanism,
which means that no human
being should be born into an
in fe rio r role simply because
they look different, whether
the difference is racial or
sexual.’ ’
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m a k iiia madison i,.,r ,
this m u s p a p e r i
I a N. vi S p rin g a n d S u m m e r
• d ii vvmk lu nik send 5(1 le n t *
• ••In n s tre e m i l p a tte rn and
o l o a d i i s .m il a lim p u n for
. 'K e in nl v o in i h o ire .
M e rin g u e
pie
Ml SHKooM CHICKEN
Combine all ingredients ui
a medium saucepan; bt ing to
boil. Reduce heat and sim m er,
covered, 1/2 h o u i. selves 6
(35 calories per serving).
M iss Irene White displays the latest in little g ir ls ’ styles.
Irene, who is S years old, attends St. Martin’s Day Nursery.
She is the daughter of M r. and M is . Charles White.
Bringing up baby
can cost plenty
The $150,000 figure fo r the
typical mother is broken down
into a series of categories.
The study estimated that the
cost of raising a child to age
16 is $34,46-1. This covers
costs of ch ild b irth , housing
food, clothing, transportation
and medical expenses.
The authors assumed fu r
ther costs of $5560 fo r four
years of resident at a public
u n iv e rs ity ---- more than a
community college but much
less that $11,972 estim ate!
cost at a private institution.
The estimate fo r the typical
m other's lost wages fo r 14
years was $58,437, brir.f ing
the total cost fo r the fir s t
child to $98,361.
Additional children, assum
ing they were spaced tw o years
apart would, typically, eoM
$48,793, the study said. I ne
d ire c t costs would be about
the same as fo r the fir s t child,
but only two rather than 14
years of lost wages would be
added.
The secret of the perfect
The analysis of these ’ op-
meringue pie is in the eating.
portunity costs” was a unique
Eat it fresh, within two or
aspect of the study. D is
three hours—no longer— of
cussing th e ir inclusion, tne
the time it is preparer!.
authors said;
There are other c ritic a l
" T o some, t ie pleasure of
considerations, but the most
parenthood fa r outweighs tne
important, probably, is the
money foregone due to having
tim e between oven and plate.
children. F o r other women,
C ornstarch
fillin g s , expe-
however, the loss of earnings
c ia lly , s ta rt to form a crust
is a relevant consideration.
within two hours which soaks
Having a child w ill not only
syrup from the meringue.
mean giving up one life style
There are other p itfa lls.
fo r another, but also poten
Has the fillin g been thoroughly
tia lly giving up one standard
cooked so the starch has time
of living fo'. another.
to swell and thicken? If in
The authors of the study
doubt, be sure with a minute
were two commission econo
time following recipe d ire c
m ists, the late Ritchie H. Reed
tions.
and Susan McIntosh.
While the study found wide
insuie perfect result« fu r
variations in child costs ac
ther by spreading the m erin
cording to the mother’ s edu
gue over the hot fillin g and
cation level, it found almost
then seal it to the crust at
no variation according to re si
all pints. W ithout total cover
dence:
age the meringue shrinks as
" I t costs slightly less to
It bakes and ifte r i t ’ s out
raise a child on a farm , but
of the oven, to hasten weeping
the costs in a rural non-
and crust-sagging.
farm place or an urban place
If the pie is not eaten soon
are pra ctica lly equal."
after it is baked, hopefully,
Regional /arfatlons were
then it must be refrigerated.
somewhat greater, the study
Refrigeration s p ill the other
found. D ire c t costs up to age
wise perfect meringue pie.
18 were about $3250 higher in
Freezing Is a no-no too.
the West than in the North
’C entral region.
The figure
lo r the N oitlieast was about
Secrets of
Ml MIRUOM
Y E G E IA B L1
SoUI
the name as the typical na
tional amount.
It costs the typical A m e ri
can fam ily between $80,000
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dren and put them through
ilege,
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fe d e ra l research study.
I he study, one <_• . tertee
of reports fo r the Commission
on Population Growth and the
American Future, is thought
to be the firs t to make com
plete long-term estimates of
the d o lla r cost of be.ng a
parent.
' '
i t ' , H'i u .-.. • ,, trie
estimated total of the direct
costs of two children. I he
report also calculated tne
wages a typical woman could
have earned has she not borne
the children and stayed home
until the younger reached 1.
Adding these wages brings the
total u $i y x »
The study's authors said
they were being conservative.
They acknowledged the d if
ficu lty of encompassing costs
like music lessons, correc
tive shoes, and orthodonture.
" I t is, therefore, impossi
ble to talk about the cost of a
child except as an abstrac-
ion, the study said.
O ur
A m e r ic a n
w o rt
"c o o k ie " comes to us from
Holland by way of the Otuch
who nettled New Amsterdam
(New York). The Dutch called
a cookie a "k o e k je ," a
dim inultlve of "k o e k ," mean
ing caxe. As in many cases
when adopting new food, the
English took the sound and
gave It th e ir own spelling.
The B ritis h today call our
cookie
a " b i s c u i t " or
" c ra c k e r."
C hilling the dough helps the
process of ro llin g out cookie
dough fo r cutting. A pastry
cloth, lig h tly sprinkled with
flo u r, and a stockinette rolling
pin cover help pievent the
dough from sticking.
p ip
cookie cutters in flo u r before
pressing into doug’i. And when
you re ro ll the trim m ings,
merely lay them together with
edges slightly overlapping and
press with a ro llin g pin.
Wadding them together before
‘ • -r o llin g
w ill
toughen
cookies.
Lklysi Cants«
N m t to >t«a L «JUO. Störs
■ f t P I ' S U ns and O nly Stora
' Upan 4 M i m lo I 00 p m Oatly
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Sunday« Noon to 4 00 p m
versity sociologist; " th e Re
I lie prog t ain w i l l include
w o r k s h o p s , documentary
film s, panel duscusslons and
dram atizations. P a n e l dis
cussions w ill include ’ ’C otii-
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Hklette Edward f t om Ocean
2 10—1 2 oz. cans condensed
ieet broth
2 soup cans water
I, 2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried m arjoram
1/2 tsp. celei y seed
A few drops I atwsco
2 I . chopi«ed parsley
I clove g a rlic, crushed
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 c. sliced ca rro ts
I med. zucchini, chopped
I 6 or 8 oz. can s lic e d
mushrooms
by Elizabeth Churchwell
H 111 - B r o w n s v I I I e ; "P an
A fric a n is m ", c h a i r e d by
Joyce I adner, a Howatd Uni
public of New A frica (RNA)’ ’,
led by .Mrs. Geoigia C ollins
ol Georgia; ami "W o m e n ’ s
I ib e ra tlo n ", headed by Helen
king, form er Ebony associate
e d ito i.
D ram atist Val G tayA A aid
said of the conference, " I hope
this conference w i l l b r in g
black men, black women and
black c h i Id i e n closet t o
gether, s. that we can llbei ate
ourselves. We have a very se
rious problem w ith some black
men thinking the b la c k wo
man’ s role is just ui the k it
chen. And yet, black women
aren’ t trying to compete with
black men. My own role w ill
be to remove some . I the ste-
reotype.x and work lo r our lib
eration. Conti ol of our com
m un itie s and control o f o u i
schools — these are just some
of Ihe things we hope to deal
with at t.’ie conference."
foi A ctio n .”
Becoming a woman
287-3244
L e t P E P I S B O T I L E SH uP he your headquarters fo r
champagne, wlnea, m ix e rs . . j t the lowest p ric e s in -
town
T ver 200 distinguished black
women from across (he nation
w ill gather in Chicago t h i s
weeke.k! lo r a m ajor black wo
men’ - symposium. Sponsored
by tie W usbington |).C . Black
Women’ .- Community Devel
opment f oundation, (h e tw o
I ty plena y session delegates
w ill examine relevant issues.
According to M rs . Inez Real,
executive d ire c to r o f th e
F-xindation, th e symposium
" o lle i- i i are and rich oppor
tunity to communicate and
<hate experiences on s o m e
very delicate and ptessing is
sues »Inch face the black wo
man today."
I h e conference is t i t l e d
"B la ck Women; The I les that
Divxle and Hind - - P ro g ra m
M in iste ria l A l l i a n c e , th e
Results of sickle cel! ane
Portland Section of the Nation
mia testing among 325 Adams
al Council of Negro Women,
High School Black students in
the
Lniversitv of Oregon Med
dicate approxim ately«^ ca rry
ical School, P acific Northwest
the tr a it in th e ir b lo o d , a c
B ell, Model C ities C lin ic, tne
cording to Ed Schott,Emanuel
People’ s Free C lin ic ,P e rm a -
Hospital assistant vice presi
nente C lin ics, and th e h ig h
dent and coordinator fo r hos
schools themselves, which are
pital participation in the pro
doing follow-up notification
gram .
and coordinating. A S ickleC ell
Laboratory testing has been
Anemia Foundation has been
done at Emanuel, using auto
established with Sidney W icks
mated equipment developed
of the Portland T ra ilb la ze rs
fo r the purpose by Nigel Pick
as honorary chairman.
e r in g , M J )., c h i e f hospital
clin ica l pathologist.
If screening tests were pos
The disease is found almost
itive for the sickle cell char
exclusively in Blacks and is
a cte ristic, a second, more
inherited. Schott said thattne
c o m p le x test was made a t
C% figure is somewhat under
Emanuel. Follow-up test con
the average incidence of the
f i r m e d accuracy of the pre
tra it but the small number
lim in a ry screening on the au
tested may be a factor. The
tomated laboratory, equipment
tr a it is also more common m
” 100$’ ’, Schott said. None of
m a larial areas.
the students carrying the tra it
Next step under the program
had the disease itself.
w ill be to test approximately
D r . Pickering developed the
bdO Jefferson HighSchool stu
equipment to reduce costs and
dents m late February. Lao-
increase accuracy of testing in
oratory work fo r students at
the
absence of com m ercially-
the two s c h o o l s is being fi
available automated fa c ilitie s
n a n c e d by funds f r o m T he
fo r mass sickle cell determ i
Johnson Foundation and The
nations.
Emanuel has been do
C ollins Foundation.
in g sickle cell testing in i t s
The local e ffo rt to control
Fam ily Planning C lin ics, and
th e disabling disease, which
the tests have also been avail
attacks one out of 500 Black
able to appropriate patients in
Am ericans, is a jo in t e ffo rt of
the .Maternal and Infant Care
a number of local organiza
project housed at Emanuel.
tions, i n c lu d i n g the Albina
wants to take, whether it's a
career, housewife — o r just
sitting around, walking the
street.
I know I sometimes wish, if
1 could be born again, my life
would certainly be different
and better; and fo r this day and
society, bettering yourself is
quite an adjustment in I lie.
Womanhood is a precious
g ift from Mother Nature. No
one should deny us our rights
to be women, no matter what
we say o r do.
We were put here to love and
be loved, to bring little ones
into a better generation and to
share o u r man’ s life for as
long as we both shall live.
Yes, now I ’ ve p u t all my
foolish, g irlis h ways behini
and taken a step toward being
a woman. You know, tome it ’ s
a beautiful feeling! B u t keen
ing it is tru ly a step up toward
the coming years. A tle a s tl’ ll
try , and with a great amount of
confidence and maturity I can
and w ill succeed.
3 7 2 7 N. MISSISSIPPI
Black women meet
announced
Y e s t e r d a y I was a g irl,
thinking only of g irlis h things-
clothes, exotic perfumes, daz
zling ear rings, my fir s t make-
up session, and maybe e v e n
boy si!
Each year I grew old e r! be
gan learning all about life and
the important things my mow
e r told me about, s u c h as a
woman's pride, concepts o f
life , and my personal morals
to follow.
It is up to an individual to
choose what road in life she
RBCiAIMED 1-URNITbRti
Wwddlr.gs, Suits.
1/4 c. finely-chopped onion
1/2 c. finely-chopped green
pepper
I c. finely-chopped celery
I clove g a rlic, minced
1 tsp. Italian seasoning o r
mixed herbs
2 3 oi 4 oz. cans chopped
mushrooms
1 b ro ile r - fry e r c h ic ke n
qua i tered
1/4 tsp. pepper
I tsp. salt
281-2731
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Combine onion, green pep
per, celery, g a rlic, herbs and
mushrooms In a small bowl,
sprinkle chicken on both sides
with salt and pepper; place in
a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 ’ ’
baking dish and top w ith mush
room m ixture. Covet and bake
In a 375 degree o ve n foi 50
ri.mutes, or u n t i l chicken is
tender.
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