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Portland/O bserver
Thursday, Jan. 27, 1972
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FROM
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national association
advancement of colored people
Education News
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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
. ...
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W* , h , p an *
the
way to go,
now-