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Portland /Observer February 3, 1972
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The Comm.ndant of Che M a r i n e C o r p s ^ S r S r i ^ S r ^ ^ u s h m T n ^ t ^ i i h t ^ i s T
cusses a new minority officer recruiting poster designed by the Hei l of the Marine ’
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general Cushman. who
assumed the Office of C ommandant on January I , 1972. has directed Captain H ill to Intensify
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Morines want black officers
Although M arine recruiters
are getting enough recruits
to maintain the Corps at its
current strength of just over
200,000, they aren't getting
nearly enough officers from
minority groups.
There is a serious imbal
ance in the Corps’ minority
officer / enlisted structure.
F o r example, for several
years now the percentage of
black enlisted Marines has
ranged around il percent, the
approximate percentage of
blacks in the national pop
ulation.
During the same
period, the percentage of
blacks in the officers corps
has stayed about one percent.
This same inbalance gen
erally exists within other
racial
minorities
in the
M arines.
The M arines' new Comman
dant, General RobertE.Cush
man. J r , who took office on
January 1. is caking action to
increase the number of min
ority officers in the Corps.
General Cushman concedes
that the Corps hasn't always
been an equitable institution.
But he said, "However, we
have teen working ha id for
seveial years to correct this
deplorable situation, and have
had some success."
He added that he intends to
intensify the Corps' efforts
to stamp out racial prejudice
among Marines. “ Weonlyask
that potential minority of
ficers judge us on what we
a ie doing now, rather than on
what we did in the past.”
Helping General Cushman
solve his minority officer re
cruiting problems is a full
time job for Captain Solomon
P . H ill, a 10-year M arine vet
eran from Oakland, C a lif
ornia.
Captain H ill was recently
selected for promotion to
m ajor, and w ill he promoted
in the near future.
He is
well qualified for his assign
ment as head of the Mai ines’
minority officer procurement
program.
Boy Scoot w e e k piaos
Boy Scout and Cub Pack 152 launch operation clean-up
during 1971 Boy Scout Week. Boy Scout Week 1972 is February
6-12th. On Saturday the boys w ill demonstrate Scout skills at
Lloyd Center,
a display w ill be in J / : . Penneys — Union and
Killingsworth.
From left:
George Simmons, Scoutmaster; Anthony and
Tony Smith, Nathan Jones, Darrel H arris, Derron Brown,
Frank Evans, Robert Ford, Tony H a rris , John Smith, Wayne
Thompson, Victor Pierce, Greg Washington, Dillard Brown aixl
Allen Evans.
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Wish...
O ur reputation
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and competence
w ill assure
consideration
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of the fa m ily .
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M arried and the father of
two children. Captain H ill
came into the Marines through
the O fficer Candidate com
missioning program following
his graduation from Lincoln
University at Jefferson City,
M o , in 1952.
He has served in a number
of billets m the U . 5 , Okinawa,
and Vietnam, with two tours
in the war zone.
Captain
H ill has commanded com
munications and infantry com
panies, and served as Stalf
Secretary of the F irs t Marine
Division. He has won a Bronze
Star and two Navy Achieve
ment Medals fo meritorious
service.
In 1970, Captain H ill earned
a Masters Degree in public
administration at Golden Gate
Col lege,
San
F rancisco
through a M arine Corps-spon
sored advanced degiee pro
gram.
Captain H ill’ s job is to
develop and manage nation
wide programs toattractm in-
ority officers. He finds it a
hard, but satisfying, assign
ment.
" I run up against a lot of
misinformation
and
mis
understanding in my job,"
Captain H ill said.
" I do a
lot of traveling and ulk.ng.
1 find that many non-whites
stIH think of theMarineCorps
in terms of what it was 20
or 30 years ago. They thini
it is still as racist as it once
was. They simply don't rea
lize how much it's changed,
particularly in ihe last few
years."
Captain Hill adds, " I ’ m not
saying that the M arine Corps
doesn't have racial problems.
We do. However, we’ re dedi
cated to solving these pro
blems, as you’ ll quickly rea
lize if you talk to the Com
mandant."
Captain H ill said once he
has closed the misinformation
gap, selling a commission In
the Marines is an easy task.
" I t ’ s the world's best train
in g
ground for a young man
who wants to realize his
leadership
potential
and
develop
his
management
skills.
And leadership and
management is where it’s at
these days."
Captain H ill looks forward
to the day when proportionate
numbers of minority officers
have been promoted to posi
tions of responsibility at all
rank levels in the Corps —
tl<en his job can be abolislwd.
He said most of his other
fellow Marines are looking for
the same thing.
There’ s another area where
Captain H ill and most of his
fellow Marines agree — and
this Includes their new Com
mandant.
They think that
neither the Marine Corps noi
the Nation it serves can con
tinue to claim It is dedicated
to the principle of freedom for
all men If ft tolerates racial
inequality in its ranks.
Transportation potitions filed
S e n s ib le Transportation
M ary Ann Donnell, chair
Options for People announced
man of The Coalition For
the filing of an initiative on
Clean A ir said, " T h e city of
Wednesday, January 19, which
Portland has a special reason
would make the Highway Trust
to work for alternatives toths
Fund moneys available to all
private automobile. In order to
"systems and facilities for
meet federal standards In
public tiansportatlon with the
1975, the carbon monoxide lev
State of Oregon, Including but
els In the downtown area must
not limited to public highways,
be reducer) bOj£, from die 1970
roads and streets."
levels. 1 he automobile is the
The Oregon Environmental
main source of carbon mono
Council and The Coal it Ion For
xide.’’
Clean A ir, Oregon - Washing
Staff Coordinator for the
ton are the two other chief
initiative Is M rs . Stephen
sponsors of the measure. At
Malm who announced that the
an 11:00 AM press conference,
groups backing th e Initiative
th e presidents of th e three
w i l l now be concentrating on
groups signed sponsors’ peti
gathering 80,000 signatures
tions,
and announced the
around Hie state, In oilier to
names of several state legis
put the measure on the general
lators, city, ami county com
election ballot In November.
missioners (see list) who w ill
She said, "W e need the help of
a ls o sponsor the proposed
all interested individuals who
constitutional a m e n d m e n t.
are willing to carry peti
T h e Portland Branch of th e
tions.”
American Association of Uni
List of Sponsors: Trust Fund
versity Women w ill sponsor
Initiative
it as w ell.
Oregon state Senators:
Steve Schell, chairman of
(Multnomah County)
Sensible Transportation Op
Harl Haas
tions for People explained that
led Hallock
a main goal of the initiative is
Betty Roberts
to allow the State Legislature
Don W illner
and the State Highway Depart
(I ane County)
ment the fieedixn to create a
Betty Browne
m o r e flexible and balanced
Ed Fadeley
transportation s y s t e m . He
George Wingard
said, "Under ttie present con
(Marion County)
stitutional wording, all gaso
Keith Burbldge
line tax money must be spent
Wally Carson
for highways, r o a d s and
Oregon State Representatives:
stieets. We must develop ade
(Multnomah County)
q u a te alternative* systems,
Keith Bums
such as rapid transit, which
Doug Graham
are choices for the public. A
M arvin Hollingsworth
balanced transportation sys
Philip Lang
tem w ill help everyone — the
Grace O, Peck
highway user as well as those
Frank Roberts
who cannot or donotdrlve(tlte
Keith Skelton
elderly, the poor and the in
(Washington County)
firm ).
Les AuColn
L a rry W illiam s, Executive
(Lane
County)
D irector of the Oregon Envi
Richard Eymann
ronmental
Council,
spoke
Nancie Fadeley
briefly about the effect of our
Richard Kennedy
present transportation policy
I.eRoy Dwens
u po n our environment. He
L a rry P erry
said, "F ou r lanes of freeway
(Marion County)
use up 5u acres of our land per
M o rris Crothers
m ile of road."
Norma Paulus
Imperial Potentate
visits Portland
W illiam H. Howe of Phila
delphia, Im perial Potentate of
the Ancient Egyptian Arabic
Order, Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, Inc. of North and
South America was gieeted at
the
Portland International
Airport by Nobles of Mina
Temple and Daughters of Mina
Court on his arrival to the city
for a three day visit.
At a press conference Imp.
Potentant Howe said that ine
50,000 Prince Hall Shrlners
donated more than $75,000
yearly to Hospitals; Youth
Education; Cancer Fund ami
the NAACP Legal Defence
Fund.
And that his main
purpose for visiting Portland
and othei West coast cities
was to promote the Imperial
Shrine Program and encour
age Temples to give more
money for their charitable
undertakings.
A dinner honoring the Imp.
Potentate was given at tne
Sheraton Hotel where Imp.
Deputy of the Desert, Noble
Thomas R. Vickers, was tits
M aster of Ceremonies and
introduced such Prince Hall
dignitaries as: T h e lll.P o ten
tate of Mina Temple, Noble
Eugene Bonner and D tr. Bon
ner; Noble V.C, Butler, Sov
ereign Grand Inspectors Gen
eral — 3rd degree; P.GJW.
D tr. Dorothy Vickers; Deputy
of Desert Ann Holland; Noble
A.W , Denton, Advisor To the
C o in ; Noble Robert H. D il
lard, Past Grand Master;
Noble B , Graham, Most Wor
shipful
Grand
M aster of
Masons of the State of Oregon;
D tr. C . Shelby, Commandress
of Mina Court; Imp. Advisor
to the Temple Nobel John
Wiseman; Imp. Deputy of the
Oasls,Noble JoePearsonJJmp.
Organizer, Noble Tom Shelby;
Chief Raban Noble Henry
Johns: Aaat. Raban Noble Al
ton Johnson.
Multnomah County Commis
sioners:
L a r r y Aylesworth
Donald C la rk
Ben Pad row
Portland City Commission
ers:
Frank Ivsncie
Nall Goldschmidt
Connie McCready
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