Hm tland/Obser ver T hursday F ebi uar y 17, 1972 Page 7
"The Souls o f Black Folk
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Black culture month
Between mo and (lie utlmi
win Id there Iseve i unumraked
rjuestlun;
unasked by some
thiough luelings of delicacy;
by oth e is thiough the d iffi
culty ol lig h tly (ta m in g it.
A ll,
never tlielena,
Huttei
iiium l It.
| tiey a p p io a ch m e
I II a li.il(-h e slta n t sui t of way,
eye me cut luusly oi compas
sionately, .uni tlien, instead
of saying d u e c lly , How does
it leel to !*• .i problem ? tliuy
say, I know an excellent c o l-
o ie il man in my town; o i, I
fought at M e ch a n icsville ; o i.
Do not tliese Southern out-
mges make youi blood troll?
A t these I s m ile , or am in
terested, oi reduce the boiling
to a s im m e i, as the occasion
may re .ju n e .
I o the t e il
ju e s tlo n , How does It leel to
lw a problem ? I answer sel
dom a word,
(continued fro m page I)
W E B. D u B o it
Ilc a n i/e A m e ilc a , for A m e r
ica has too much to teach the
woi Id and A fric a , lie would
not bleach his N e gio soul in
a Hood ol white A m e rica n ism ,
foi he knows that Negro blood
has a message foi tlie woi Id.
He sim p ly w islies to make it
possible foi a man to be lo th
a N e g io and in A m erican ,
without being cui sed and spit
upon by his fellow s, without
having tire dooi s of ( ippo' tun
ny closed roughly in his face.
If we must die
II we m ust die, let It not 1« like hogs
Hunted and |>enned In an inglorious spot.
W hile round us bar k the mad ami hungry dogs.
M aking t le i i mock at our accuised lo t.
It we m ust die, D le t us nobly die.
So that oui p iecio us blood may not ie sled
In vain; Hen even t ie m onstei a we defy
Shall le constrained to honor us thiough leadl
O kinsm en we must meet He common foe!
I hough la: o u tnum leie d let us show us biave.
Ami lo i H e n thousand blows deal one deathblow
What though le lo ie us lie s tlie o|>eii gi ave?
L ik e men w e 'll l i c e l l e iiiu iJ iu x js , i i « i : l]y pock.
P raised to ttw w a ll, lying, but fighting I i >
Claude M cKay
H ave Your
B irth d a y p a rty fre e
a t G e n e v a ’s
D.P.S. Employee Della F ra z le i (rig h t) celebrates bn thday at
Geneva's. I e ft, K. I T a z ie i, I eea B u tle r, Jean B aile y. Ratine
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A lle i the Egyptian and In
dian, HreGieek andRoman, the
I euton oid M ongolian,
the
N e g io Is soi t ot seventh son,
born w ith a v e il, and gifted
with M co n d -slg h t in th is A -
t l i e i i. an woi Id,
a
woi Id
which yields bun no d u e s e ll-
■ on m lousneas, but only le u
Idin see Ionised tinnugh the
revelation ol (fie other wot Id.
I, is i peculiar sensation, this
double
onsclousness, this
sense ol always looking at
one’ s sell thiough the eye of
othei a,
of ineaaui inn one's
soul try tire tape of a woi Id
ttiat looks on in amused con
tempt and p ity. One eve ■ (eels
■
,
a N e gio ;
two souls, two
thoughts, two um ecunclled
sti ivm gs; two w a ttin g steals
hi one ta lk (xxly, whose dog-
g e l strength alone keeps it
fro m being torn assunder.
I lie Insto y ol the A m e r-
h an N e gio Is tire h isto ry of
th is sti H e , - th is longing to
attain self-consc tous n u n *
hood, io met go his double ••all
into i (ret te r and tiu e i self.
In
this m e i gmg he wishes
n e illie i ol the uldet selves to
le lo st.
He would not A f-
k
L oaded with Features tor
I'o rtlH iid ohsotviM is
AvailAhle lo i a M tiall
••xt t a < ha•
m must
of the P ortland met ro
l»>lltsu m en.
P o r tla n d ( d is c r v e '
lo r n c D e l i v e r y
2201 N . K i l l in g s w o t i l l
P o r tla n d , O re g o n
< direr a c tiv itie s
Indurle
dances amt c u ltu ra l events.
H ighlig hts w ill be a rt exhib
its by college and high school
students.
Feb. 17. 12:00 n o o n -li a W il
lia m s, Black C om m unity An
alyst to r tlie New Y o ik C ity
Human Resource C o m m is
sion. 1:00 p m -‘ *Justice ln A -
mer le a " ( I V Tape).
b o b . 18.
):<X) “ I IP K b " ,
Black P ris o n e r's Day - Black
Inm ates C u ltu ra l O rganization
ol O.S.P.
Feb. 19.
12:00 m idnight.
A Black C u ltu i al Dance -
M usic try "T h e Shades
of
B io w ii ” . $2.00
Feb. 21. 7:00 pm - Jessie
Gi ay. National D ire c to r o fN a -
tional tenants D ig a n iza tio n .
b:0U -John O tte rb rid g e , A r t is t
ami Black H ls to i lan.
Feb. 22. 12:00 noon M al
colm X Com m em oi ation. 12:00
noon - "C o lle g e B lack A rts
D ay” . 1:00 pm - "In te rv ie w
w ith Black Women” , 2:0 0pm -
"T h e Black
W om an" ('IV
I ape)
Feb. 23 11:00 C o m m e m o i-
ation of W J ..B . DuBoIs. 12:00
C re d it
U nion
D inner
I he NA SCI’ F ederal C re d it
I mon w ill h o ld its Annual
Shareholders M eeting, F r i
day, F e b ru a ry 25, at Allen
te m p le CME C hurch, 8th Ave.
and Skidmor e. Dinner w ill lx»
served at t>:30 p.m , and me
meeting w ill begin at 8:00 pan.
I he public is invited; adm is
sion w ill be$2.50. Dooi p rize s
w ill also begiven. I ic k e ts a re
on sale at the NA ACP o ffic e at
’752 N. W tllia m s .
Southern
Hom e-m ade
Hot Tamales
25< each
$ 2 .0 0 dozen
O pen
11:00am —
Close
3240
W illia m s
6 .0 0 p m
N.
A ve.
2 8 2 -8 9 8 6
¡ to n i frw rÚ iJ M y d '
VALUÉ
W h ir lp o o l
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w ith c o o l-d o w n c a re to r all y o u r
n o-tron P e rm a n e n t P ress fa brics
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PLUS THESE OTHER VALUE-FEATURES FOR
HEAVY-DUTY PERFORMANCE
’2 7 9 ”
• 2 speeds 4 cycles • MAGIC CLEAN' self
cleaning lint filter • Variable load-size water level
control • EXTRA SMALL load setting • 5 water
temp selections • Super SURGILATOR’ agitator
• Bleach and fabric softener dispensers
MUCH LESS
with Trade
3-Speed, 5-Temp
M a tc h in g
Ten Com m andm ents
fo r consumers
1. Get it In w iltin g . Have a il
agicem ents, p ric e s , guaran
tees, w a rra n tie s, e tc., w ritte n
I n t o the co n tra ct. W ord of
mouth a nd spoken prom ises
mean nothing.
2. N ever sign any co n tra ct or
note u n t i l you unde i stand i t
fu lly , and make cei tain all
spaces on the co n tra ct or note
are fille d In.
3. If y o u don’ t understand
som ething in the c o n t r a c t ,
don’ t sign it B rin g It to youi
Model C itie s C o nsu m erP r o -
O re g o n business
increases
Business a c tiv ity in Oregon
d in in g 1971 not only outper
form ed the previous year, but
also ran w ell aheaJ ol other
P a c ific Coast state.-, | )r. fcd-
. Rood, vice
and econom ist to r th e ! nited
States National Bank of ( ire -
gun, re p o rts in (>regun B usi
ness B aro m e te r.
M oving fro m a low point
ol 115.3 in January to 123x>
ui D ecem ber, the trunk’ s b a r
om eter chalked up an unprec
edented increase, and reached
a point on the lo n g -te rm trend -
line it would have attained
if not Interrupted by o ve r-
in fla tio n and recession.
O regon’ s
reco very
was
stim ulated p r im a r ily by a rap
id increase in housing s ta rts ,
which topped Hie 2 m illio n
m a rk nationally lo r the I n s t
tim e .
I'his was e xtre m e ly
im p o rta n t to Hie state’ s lum
ber and wood p iud ucts Indus
tr y , in which em ploym ent in
creased by 1,9(10 du rin g this
ye a r.
O thei
elem ents
of tlie
state's economy also showed
Mi ong gains, ie tota emp . -
m erit was up by 31,300 dui ing
the yea r, a gain ol ne.u ly
3.b per cent over Hie end of
1970.
Bdi McClendon, D ire c to r of
Black Studies, Reed College.
I '.-I ' 1. I2PXJ noon - B lack
Lounge Social H our; 12:00 noon
Role; t Lam b, Black Commun
ity Analyst. 12:00 noon - D r.
Robert Bigley it D r . Robert
Jones, I . of O, "S ic k le C e ll
A n e m ia ".
Anemia” . 1:00 p m -"M a lc o lm
pound
m
Hla I if e " ,
1:00 pm - "A I r ibute to M al
colm X ", 2:00 pm " I he Black
znuslirn M ovem ent".
(TV
I r|« s), 8:00 pm - John f i t
ter bridge.
Feb. 25. 11:00 "R a p with
Brother R. I a m b ''. 12:00noon
"High School Black A r ts Day”
10:00 pm - Cabaret Soul V a r
iety Show.
Feb. 28 - 2:00 pm - A l
bina A r t Center Jazz Band
8:00- "H e a ve n " - I hird W oi Id
Com m unity E ffo rts .
Feb. 29 - 12:00 noon - D r .
Clarence P o rte r, E x e c . A sst.
•
O fl l Hit, PSI ; (>. B. B ill,
Advisor to Black C ultur al A f
fa irs Board; and other guests.
Presented by; B lack C u l
tural A ffa irs Board Educa
tional A c tiv itie s ,
P ortland
Stat U n iv e rs ity .
SMITH'S
Model
1X17800
MUCH LESS with Trade
SHOP 9 TO 9
mon
Personnel
director
named
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th » u t » i
SAT 'Til 6 TM
EASY PAYMENTS
tection P ro g i am O ffice, 575 N.
K lllin g s w o rth , 283-2459.
4. Alw ays get a complete fille d
in con tra ct o r note at the tim e
you sign.
5. Make sure youi c o n tra c to r
note shows:
(a) The total amount to oe
paid (Including in te rest,
insurance, and o t h e r
charges)
(b) th e total number of pay
ments
(c) The amount of each pay
ment
Then m u ltip ly the amount of
each payment by thenum bei of
payments, an d make s u r e it
matches the total amount to le
paid.
6. Beware of d o o r - to - d o o r
salesmen, they w ill alm ost a l
ways cost you much m ore
money than buying the s a m e
thing in a store.
7. Com pare before you buy;
shop at least two o r t h r e e
stores.
8. If you go to buy an advertised
item ami the m erchant im m e
d ia te ly try s to se ll you some
thing else, walk out. Report
th is to your M o d e lC itie s C o n -
sum er P rote ction P ro g ra m .
9. Never s ig n a com pletion
c e rtific a te on a Home Im
provem ent job u n til you a r e
I 1 Mt
10. I f y o u find you rself in
trouble, don’ t w a it. C a ll your
M odel C itie s Consum er P ro
tection P ro g ra m , 283-2459,
8:00 a jn . to 6:30 p.m .M onday
through F rid a y and 8:30 a.in.
Saturday.
On a seasonally adjusted
basis, unemployment in the
state ranged Hom a high of
b.5 per cent in A p tII to a low
of 5.b j>er cent in N o ve n l e i .
It slipped back to 5.9 pei
cent during the la s t month of
the ye a r.
T h is was s t ill
below the national rate as
w ell as the C a lifo rn ia rate of
6.1 pei cent and the 9.5 pe r
cent la te of W ashington.
G ross receipts fro m crop
and livestock operations set
a new record of $583 m illio n
In 1971. T his new high level
was 1.7 psi cent above 1970,
w ith v irtu a lly a ll the increases
com ing fro m a 7.3 per cent
jum p in c io p sa le s. T h is pe r
centage would have been high
e r but fo r the dock s trik e .
Average weekly earnings of
Dtegon m anufacturing w o rk
e rs were $164.25 in m id -
D ecem ber, 8.3 per cent above
the previous yea r. F a cto ry
w o rk e rs
na tion ally earned
about 12 per cent less than
O regonians.
Savings continued at a high
rate.
W hile total fun k de
posits lo se 9.7 per cent, bank
savings Increased by 13 per
cent, and savings and loan.le-
posits by 22 p e rc e n t. Demand
fo r c re d it was also b ris k , w ith
bank loans ris in g 13 i>er cent
anil loans by savings anil loan
associations 15 p e rc e n t. P e r
sonal income in Oregon In
creased 10.2 |ie r cent last
year, com pared to increases
ot 0.9 per cent nationally,
‘
/
6.4 p e r cent in C a lifo rn ia ami
only 2.0 per cent in Washing
ton.
l ooking ahead, the ove rall
outlook is fo r continued eco-
outlook is fo r continued econ
om ic
im provem ent,
even
though many (actors - especi
a lly p o litic a l - cloud the pic
tu re .
F a vo ia b le omens are
H arold H. R ice, 16 years
signs of increasing consumei
with P ortland Bus a d m in isti a-
confidence, i pro je cte d high
tion , has been named f ir s t
level
of housing a c tiv ity ,
d ir e c to r of personnel fo r 1 r i -
g re a te r capital spending by
M et, G eneral Manager 1 oin
business, continuing increas
King announced. F rid a y .
es in p ru lu c tiv ity, and another
R ice, who resides at P a rk -
strong showing by agi lcu ltu i e.
rose (3128 N'.E. 141st Ave.)
Adding uncertainty to the
has been assistant to IT I-M e t
scene are the effects of Fed
D ire c to r of O perations Ray
e ra l fis c a l p lic y , a continua
Booth since reorganization of
tion of the dock s trik e , fo r
the T r i- M e t staff last July.
eign econom ic a c tiv ity , md
He joined Rose C ity T ra n sit
the p ro b le m a tica l effects of Jan. 1, 1956
as assistant
wage and p ric e c o n tro ls .
tre a s u re r and had been assis
tant to Portland D iv is io n Man
ager V Ictoi Cox.
As d ire c to r of personnel.
Rice w ill he responsible fo r
a ll h irin g at T r i- M e t and tor
personnel a d m in is tra tio n . A
m em ber of Downtown Kiw in is
C lu b , P ortland C ity C lub and
Rose C ity P ark P resb yteria n
C h u ic h , Rice was w ith the
H a rris b u rg (Pa.) R ailw ays
Company before com ing to
P o rtla n d .
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