Hm tland/Obser ver T hursday F ebi uar y 17, 1972 Page 7 "The Souls o f Black Folk 11 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 .siruun. Nov» *3 I IW* jii- S a v in g $ 5 .0 0 for 5 2 issues n r SAVING s i n | \ | j Homi» d e livp t v oi tho y 'll m EASIER WASHDAYS 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. )::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 • • • 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 LXA7W0 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 \ . / 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 . SMITH'S DRYER SOHO9 ZW7 5 30th and S. E. D IVISIO N tOO% W O O L aqhtwe^ku vmtmq PITTED DATES YARDAGE $ | 29 2 lbs CLOTHING STORE SUITS s1495 RIMÉIS SWEAT RANTS „ SNORTS Cr osion wash *oo» $3 7 . 8 8 F l e x - A - L o w n g « 5 I Helps keep vou ws shape lor tfci U opet all veor round »n vOvr Home a ll sues to 24 h . cot »on, polyesters ace­ tate etc ‘2 4 .9 5 FU N -SK I i b»g ski 1 except Just l«ke a you Peer <*' *19.89 A d « .!« $ |9 9 SNOW CARTS lik e a bob-sled' | 57 50! w | ’5’ & «6’ L BOOT SHIRTS 59‘ f 3 *5 • ’ 3 9 .9 5 S K I-W A Y $ 0 9 5 ' for M O M DRESSES $ J 99 fh ru o u f 4 s to re s EXERCISE Equipment J . . . / m t pricts! D O U B LE BREASTED OTHER GEORGEOUS" 8UYS Hodge Podge Dept. j DACRON - WOOL - POLYESTER BLENDS fo r POP 59e 234-9351 nt NT trtM S dHHVIMC 0 Â H r - ÿe .. B tt CO. Ä * , ONE GENERAL LOCATION Uhma & Killings*!"” * ?8 3 3 1 H 9 Io 5 30 ClOSIOSUNOAT ’ • kM O uS l lA IIlL AMOUS ABUS 0 0 ABC 0 DEF o 0 o GHI JKL MNO o 0 0 PRS TUV W XY o © © ) U P tR See our light show. ( 2 ) Pacific Northwest Bell The Trimline’ Telephone 4