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's«. •' Portland/O bserver Thursday, Jan. 27, 1972 ■S aacp FROM POH TL A M ) the J OHSLHl LH tolT nii national association advancement of colored people Education News ctL‘m X . S wta»K »"or th. low. „ prfcM ta w r WKJUNS, atCUTIVE WRECTOR NAACP role in 1971 Ow. «Id Owiy >lot< N ew Y o r k — Roy W ilkin youngsters a re Isolat«! in the ? » » » » > » • « »■’ Oady n ia in u in s that the oppos„ lo, *«wdr»x Moow to 4 00 . m «lucational p r o c e s s , r e to f u l l equality f o r b la c k sources are never going to be Americans " is strongei and a llo c a t e d to them in sue h more sophisticated than mthe Ien of Oregon’ s 13 commun old days of f l . f refusals for amounts as w ill insure educa ity colleges were represented tional e q u a lity." jobs, housing «,xi education. in the tirs t Oregon Community Addressing the a n n u a l M r. W tlkuis scored " t h e College Photography Exhibit meeting of the National Asso present national leadership’ ’ currently on display through ciation for the Advancement of (or its failure to end chronic January 28 at Portland Com Colored People here, J , „ . |0 unemployment, w h ic h has munity College - Sylvania. the executivedirectoi charge.’ reached levels of the G r e a t More than ISO prints were en t h a t th e government’ s mood D e p ie s s io n In many black tered by students aril staffs is more obdurate." M o r e communities. "N o one knows, from Portland,C entral Oreg of course, what m iracles w ill he said, ,s "g.ven to on, Flue Mountain, Clatsop, prejudiced subordinates and be w r o u g h t in an election Mount Hoof, Chemeketa, Linn y e a r," M r. W ilkins said. "B u t m o r e booby-traps buried m Fenton, Clackamas, Treasure technical language." the e xtraordinarily high black \ alley and Lmpqua Commun B u t despite these fru s tra unemployment rate ts a fact ity Colleges. tions, M r. W ilkins said that that tew Negi ocltlzens can ig nore.” the NAACP stoutly maintained F irs t place awards went to its original Commitment to le- A m ajor case against jo b Boggy Bockelinan, Debra g A legislative and other ac discrim ination now involves a P h illip s and J. Steiner of tions within the fram ework of s u n against th e Lockheed Chemeketa; Fred DeWolfe of our constitutional system, jt Company in M a rie tta ,G a ,M r. Clackamas; Rebecca Fauer of •Iso "continued its intensified Wilkins c o n tin u e d . He ex Portland; David O liver of Linn program to r equal opportuni plained that the NAACP Is at Benton; Gerald DeShirlla of Palmer, Photo A rt, and A l Monner, -Oregon Journal * p \ h u * ties for m in o ritie s In the innei tacking the exclusion of black M t. Hoof; and James Crowell ■> on display through January 28 at PCC Sylvania. c itie s ," he said. p e o p le " fro m high p a y In g of Central Oregon. He not«! that a question that Jobs” and othei discrim in a to ry actions. ¡«appeared during th e year was: "W hat formula has been The Education Department used by the NAACP to enable was at the forefront of the bat it to continue in its c iv il rights tle to protect Negro students work formorethanOO years?” and teachers from beu^ ex- The answer, he said, was the pell«! and fired m newly de The Government reported dxxlicated people, both m e m segregated southern schools. of busing but J . Stanley Pot- that for the firs t time there T h e survey w a s based on bers arxi non-members, of the SS I he NAACP also steadily a t - tmger, HJS.W.’ s c l v i l rights SS are more black pupils attend SS projections f r o m a sample of SS NAACP. tack«] the misuse, by many Super Sport chief, said that busing had in Super Sport in g all-Negro schools in th e 70 m illio n children in 2,698 Super Sport M r. W i l k i n s c i t e d th e Sujier Sport school d is tric ts , of T itle I and deed contributed to the decline North th a n there a re in the school d is tric ts . m a r k e d successes o f th e I ltle 11 funds, w h ic h were of all-black schools in South South. O fficials said busing The report a ls o said that N A A C P ’ s urban program. meant to help the poor. ern states. He said the depart m the South was one of the ma in black isolation had remained Last year, he noted, the urban M r. W ilkins to o k special ment did not know how much it reasons fo r the change. m o r e persistent in th e s ix program department opened prxle in outlining the efforts had contributed because th e A survey by the Department Border states and th e D is tric t day care centers in the Bronx, by his organization to protect extent of bussing had not been of Health, Education and Wel of Columbia, where one-fourth N .Y W Newark. N J ., and M or measured. the r i g h t s of black service fare showed that 9.2 per cent of the blacks were in all-black men. gan C ity, La. A h i g h ly suc PLUS TAX A EXCHANGE of the black pupils, or 290,390, schools. cessful d a y ca re center w a s He reported that an NAACP The H.E.W. report said that E v e n discounting the pre open«! th e previous year in in the 11 Southern states were te a m , h e a d e d by Geneial SIZES 825 x 14 AND LARCER.SL ICHTLY HIQM-R the South had shown dram atic dominantly b la c k D ts tric t of Jamaica, N.Y. e nroll«! in a ll-black schools. Counsel Nathaniel R. Jones, •15 * 15 AND LARGER, SLIGHTLY HIGHER improvement in eliminating Columbia, the report said, th e F urtherm ore, tw o m o r e T h is compared with 11J per conducted an intensive inves all-black schools since 1968, states of Delaware. Kentucky, centers w ill be opened the end c e n t or 325,874, in th e 32 tigation of complaints of black when two m illion Negroes, or Maryland, M issouri, Oklaho of this month inCheyenne, Wy Northern and Western states servicemen in Germany last 6« per cent of the South’ s black ma and West V irg in ia s till had o m in g , and F a r Rockaway, and 24 J per cent, or 162,578, winter. They outlined t he l r pupils, were enrolled in a ll 71 per cent of their Negro stu N.Y. These centers are oper in the Border states. findings in a report, "Search MOST AM.CARS black schools. dents in a ll-black schools. ated by NAACP branches and for M ilita ry Justice,” which But the report said Northern F o r the purpose of the s u r- financed w it h Federal funds was submitted to Defense Se isolation of black pupils had PASSENGER • TRUCK • WINTER TIRES Nationwide, 11.6 p e r cent of * « y . th e report listed th e under the 1967 Social Security cre ta ry M elvin L a ird . Asso changed little since 1968, al Southern states as Alabama, 6.7 m illio n black students Act Amendments. ciated with M r. Jones in this though its percentage of black Arkansas, F lorida, Georgia, were reported to be in a ll O t h e r programs In voter project w e r e h is assistant pupils in all-black schools fell Louisiana, M ississippi. North black schools. education, housing, and em counsel, Melvin Bolden, ami slightly from 12 J to 11.2 p e r C a r o l i n a , South Carolina, The report made no mention ployment were also pressed by Julius W illiam s, m ilita ry and cent. Tennessee, T e x a s and V ir urban d ire cto rs ui Louisville, veterans affairs d ire cto r. ginia. R y , Houston, T e x , Chicago’ Une recommendation, M r . I I I , and Newark. N J . W liklns said, fo r the appoint INSTANT CREDIT M r. W ilkins reported th a t ment of lawyers In nonjudicial th e Housing Department c a s e s , w a s immediately helped branches to sponsor adopted. housing valued at $27 m illion T h e NAACP he said, also fo r 763 low-income fam ilies. prevented two black service A l s o , th e National A f r o - m e n from being returned to Am erican Builders Project, Germany for Incarceration in Opportunity fo r general c i which the NAACP organized High School cafeteria, starting violation of th e ir constitution 2600 S .E . Holgate recommendations fo r s o l u tizen input into the indepen 233- 5542 5811 N.E. Sandy four years ago, helped to se- at 7:30 pun. 288-6461 al rights. The men claimed tions to th e d is tric t’ sfinancial dent citizen study of the finan c u r e $700 m illio n in surety 5734 E. B urnside T h e committee has been t h a t Germany violated th e 234- 7322 2002 S.E. Stark problems fo r the n e x t tw o 235-31 If cial problems of the Portland bonds fo r Negro construction conducting an in-depth study of NATO Status of Forces A giee- 7301 N. Lom bard years. Public Schools w ill be p r o companies. 286-1669 6841 N.E. Union the d is tric t’ s financial situa 283-31 18 ment by not giving them a fa ir P h illip s said the committee vided at a public hearing sche- The Youth and College D i 12040 N .E. Halsey tr ia l. tion since last fa ll. Jt is ex 255-2241 633 N.E. Broadway 282-2591 has been meeting weekly In a d u le d fo r January 27, 1972. vision "conducted a success pected to make its final report This case Is now before the series of work sessions to ob Harold P hillips, chairman of ful nationwide campaign” to w February. The committee U 3 . C ourt of Appeal«, tain detailed information about th e C ltlzens F inance S tu d y register 18-year old v o t e r s , was charged both with an In- the school budget and th e f i com m ittee, said the meeting M r. W ilkins reported. Nearly depth look at total school f i nancial plight of the d is tric t. w ill be held in the Washington 200,000 newly enfranchised nances and also with making He said it now Is ready to hear youths under age 21 were reg from Portland citizens. istered. Also, the youth d ivi He also stressed t h a t the sion began sickle cell anemia, hearing w i l l be restricted to prison reform and g h e tto discussion o f th e financial feeding programs. matters before th e d is tric t Significantly, th e N A A C P since this is the mandate th e scored a legal victo ry in De committee received a t th e tr o it that could be match«! in time It was appointed. An Advisory Council fo r the historical Importance only by them in nutrition, meal plan Multnomah County Expanded Both Individual citizens arxi the 1954 S u p re m e Court ning, fo o d preparation, and Food and N utrition Education organization representatives s c h o o l desegregation deci food shopping. The youth pro Program w as o r g a n iz e d have been Invited to p a rtic i sion, he said. Federal D is tric t gram has 250 c h i l d r e n en Thursday at the offices located pate in the hearing, P hillips Court Judge Stephen J. rolled through extended d a y at 20th and Hawthorne In P ort said. The committee wants "destroyed the myth school programs and o th e r land. Leo Whitlow and Wanda to obtain this public input s c h o o l segregation ........ groups. Volunteers are used Phipps, county e x te n s io n p rio r to developing its final North is not the result of gov to a s s i s t in the instruction. agents working with th e pro report,’ ’ P h illip s said."H ow emmental p o lic y ." Said th e E F N E P is an a ctivity of the gram, explained th e goals of ever, th e committee plans to Judge in his notable decision: Oregon S ta te U niversity Ex the nutrition education project make no public statements at "Governmental actions and tension Service. Further "in this tim e ." and how adults and youth were Inaction at all levels, federal, formation can be obtained by Included In th e a c t i v i t i e s . Persons who desire to ap state and local,have combined, calling 233-8881. Anna Smith was elected chair pear, P h illip s said, may do so with those of private organiza Other members of the Ad man. H e n r y K n ig h t , vice by sim ply appearing at th e tions, such as loaning institu visory Council are A r l e t a chairman, and P h y 11 j s New hearing or they may call 234- tions and real estate associa Landis, Frelda P latt, Darlene borough, secretary. 3392, E xt. 329 to request to be tions and brokerage firm s, to Gandee, Eulene Ward, O n e ta The new Advisory Council placed on the agenda. establish and to maintain the Warren. FJ>. P a rris h . E dna recommended more publicity F o r fu rth e r Information, pattern of residential segre Tidwell, Inell Simpson, L illie about EFNEP through newspa contact John II. Nell o r. D ire c gation throughout the Detroit C a r t e r , Princess Reynolds, pers and organizations. There to r of Public Information, 234 metropolitan area.” Fran Ryel, and M ary Weeks. was also a concern th a tn u tri- 3392, E xt. 329. M r. W ilkins said: " T h i s The next Advisory Council f io n education reach senior case and the others by our Le meeting w ill be on Thursday citizens in th e greater P o n - gal Department make Itappar land area. More youthgroups March 9, 1972. ent that as Jong as Negro need, to be organized in home settings to te a c h nutrition. Volunteers for these informal >9 groups need to be sought out through EFNEP fam ilies and Parents in San Francisco other organizations interested received la st school year. are finding a new way to avoid in youth work. T h e school d is tric t ha sno About 35% are honored, com having their children bussed T h e Multnomah C o u n ty choice tail to honor the doc pared to 95% last year. to eliminate racial segrega EFNEP has been serving I ow Information about your Tri-Met bus to r’ s request, but the integrity During the fir s t half of the tion - and doctors are doing a Income fam ilies f o r th r e e of many Is questioned. Jt has year, over 700 children have "land o ffic e " business. service is as handy as the Pacific years. More than 400fam ilies been reported that one doctor been transferred for medical School o ff ic ia ls have are visited regularly by eight Northwest Bell Telephone book has been w riting "busslngex- reasons and most of the doc received 4000 applications for nutrition a id e s , Instructing cuses" fo r $25.00 each. tors blame the school bus for transfers since September, (Pages 5, 6 & 7 at the front of the the maladies. Although most transfer re more than twice th e number quests are obviously the par yellow pages), or as handy as your ents' attempt to avoid sending telephone. their children to school In pre dominantly black areas, there Call Tri-Mat Information: 233-3511 ______ are some legitimate requests and these are consider«!. The »•O City a .c .r d , a « a . m o s t usual Include hardship caused to working parents by conflicting b u s schedules, U '° ” d 5130 N .Ï. Union child care problems, special educations needs. 4314 8.E. Seventeenth Avenue . Portland, Oregon 97202 College photography on exhibit > •1 -3 7 3 1 associated CENTERS South leads in school integration RECAPS SET OF 4 $39.52 ALIGNMENT $4.95 COMPLETE LINE OF TIRES TIRE TRUING • BALANCING TIRE RECAPPING Committee seeks citizen input LOCATIONS _BANKAMERICARD OR BUDGET TERMS Nutrition education program forms board School bus met do your cause "Illness ’now, in the yellow pages - a trl-met route map - trl-met bus stops - tri-met route lists •O P CITY . ... j W* , h , p an * the way to go, now-
