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Page 2 $ ou are Iw tte i inform ed Ivcause you read it in the o b s e rv e rl AS n iS T IM a IS H F I) FROM POI 1l|< | \ \ s As I See It TRUTH hill MUST WORN TOGETHER FUR FULL ANU EQUAL EMPLOYMENT. P o rtla n d ’s Black Caucus: (/LT/MATELV PPEVA/L H hE B E THt PE AS PAUN TO BAlN6 IT 7 Q U 6 H T By Lenwood G. I ’ av is Portland Observer Thursdav February 24, 1972 The N o rth w e*!’* Best W eekly A Black Owned Publication Published every ib m s .l.iy by x i^ u b h s h ir i^ o iM M n y ^ 2 0 1 N. K 111 i n v , , i th. I \ ■ [ Md, Oregon Subscription $5.25 p»r year in i i i-C oun ty area bv m a il. Out side the T ri-C o u n ty area - $6.00 pei year by m a il. Phone 283-2486. A LF R e D I l.r. Hi M i P u b lis h e r/!, lito : Verna I.. Henderson A s s t. Publisher . business manage! A I V’ Helen Hendrix Pei si r.-.e in. Production .Manager IN P A l e t THE PEOPLE HHOhV the troth ■ , utation of person, fir m or corporation, which may appear in the Pol Hand O bserver w ill he clie e rfu lly corre cte d upon being brought to the attention of the J ito r . AHO THE COUHTPy /S SATE. The Editor’s Desk I l f " l ’i »N " l i t 11 I I T IN i . t I A I H NAH \ i They speak with forked tongue M l companies holding government conn acts are required to file a statem ent of com pliance w ith the fed eral govei nment. This gives th e ir assurance that minor m es a ie to he employed at all levels. I t also req uire s that they make a concerted effoi t to hire and upgrade m in o ritie s . liv e r y agency ofgove nment, including state and local govern ment agencies that use l e d e r a l lunds, have s im ila r re q u ire m ents. Any o ig a m /a tio n (ho spita l, nu. sing home, child care center, etc.j that receives . nt of paym entsof federal m o n e y ’ even if t ie money comes in d ire c tly through the state o r local governm ent, must guarantee that they w ill hire m in o ritie s . A ll ot this is called E qua I O pportunityE m ploym ent. In order to meet this obligation, many companies placeEOE on th e ir ad vertisem ents o r occasionally w rite to c iv il rig hts organizations stating that they are an I. ¡ualt rpportumty E m p lo y e i. T his is the evteni ot then endeavo s. They never make a valid attem pt to h ire a minen ity wor k e r . If any em ployer is serious about his com m itm ent to the gov ei nment to seek out and employ m in o ritie s , the most obvious move would be to advertise to r employees in the black press and in other m in o rity publications. It is notenough to w rite a le tte r eav!. vea. it, t; e \ y u '¡ . ; . t in !« ig u e and s iv , “ We hire b l a c k s , but ,va h«ve no « enings,” th e n /if ) th e ir po sitio ns thio ug l ads ui tire white J a n e s . We m ust begin to question those em ployei s whodo not make then vacancies known to those tliev seek. It apjiears that to them E l r is rh e to ric to keep th e ir te d e ia l money, and not a com m itm ent to equality. Nixon on busing I he P resident of the I mted States is asking fo r a constitution al amendment to make the busing of c h ild re n f o r the purpose of school desegregation ille g a l. W hile g ivin g lip se vice to c iv il ‘ ights and equal opp< t.in ity, an ittem ptin g roture the support ■ ckca p ita lism .M r.N iM a proposes to remove one of the means : e .. . . busing ,s net the final solution, fxit it provides many childre n with me opportunity to gain an education that would not otherwise be open to them. To rem ove th is avenue to deseg legation, a rute on a bus, is to deny die constitutional ■ ights of H ttle c h ild en. It is an attem pt to go so fa. as to cl „ ee that constitution in order to deny the rig h ts of ch ild re n . A constitutional amendment isa seriousm ove. It req uire s the vote of 3 , 4 o f the states and ís ia r e ly accom plished. Such an a t- . cuse confusion and turm oil, whether it succeeds oi fa ils . It may become the ove n »ling is s u e in the presidential pi im a n e s , taking the heat off the P reside nt m areas of foreign \ let. ui. me ti e economy. P e i h a p s the P resident is m ore inte estec in wooing v o t e r s than in halting the busing, since lie can accom plish that by othe means. It has been said that the difference between a p o litic ia n ami a statesman is .ne hundred yea rs. | his becomes m ore ev .dent as we b e g in to hem the ih e t o r i c ot a nattonal election y e a r . |t t a k e s real statesm anship to speak out for i against is s u e s which m ightadve sely affect a candidate's reception rt the p o lls. Iw o of our g ie a t P residents, whose birthdays we celebrate th is month, had the courage to sjieak th e ir tru e con victio ns. G eoige W ashington aptly expressed his feelings when he said, " I ruth w ill ultim ately pi ev ail where there is pain to bring it to lig h t? \m l Abraham Linco ln showed confidence in the fa il judgm ent the electorate wlien h e s a id ,“ | havetaith in the people. . .the danger is in th e ir being m is le d . L e t them know the tiu th and the Country is s a te ." These comments are especially appiopi late in this election yea . j ! Congrolutotions Dear E d ito r: 1 would ¡ike to congratulate you fo r the fine a rtic le that your paper c a rrie d rece ntly on the H isto ry of B lacks in O re gon. It was v e ry appropriate and tim e ly . It is a tru is m that few people in the state know the e a rly histo ry of B lacks in O re gon. The present period of Black cu ltu ra l consciousness indi cates quite c le a rly that Blacks in Oregon are no longer w ill ing to re je ct th e ir cu ltu ra l heritage and ra c ia l kie n tity . The need fo r a ll the people of Oregon to understand and ap preciate the ro le and im pact that Blacks have had on help ing build and develop Oregon is c r it ic a l. A ll the people of Oregon m u s t understand tne h is to ric , social ami economic cu ltu re of the Black e xp e ri ence. I herefore the histo ry of Blacks ui Oregon m u s t be w ritte n , since there is no com prehensive histo ry of Blacks in the state of Oregon. Not many people are aware that some Black fa m ilie s have lieen in Oregon longer than some white fa m ilie s . V e ry few people are aware that there were many B lack pioneers, e xp lo re rs, s e t t l e r s , ranch e rs , fa rm e rs , guides and in te rp re te rs , cowboys, Indian fig h te rs , s o l d i e r s , sa ilo rs , ' e rv , in I i ¡venture: Oregon. I hope that the a rtic le that appeared m the P ortland < >b- serve r enlightened the people in Oregon and helped (hem re assess th e ir unfounded bias against Blacks in this stateami the United States. Lenwood G. D a vis, A uthor "B la c k s in the state of O re gon, 1788 - io 7 i: a l i i h i i o - graphy” Dear E d ito r: The headquarters of the An gela Davis Legal Defense Fund, P .o. Box ,288, Man* hettsnvflle Station, New Vo. k, I , ------------------ , N .’i . 10027, has announced a desperately low financial ' ' , ........... trib u tio n s be sent in o rd e r to build tim e ly legal defense w o rk. Angela’ s attoineys are M a rg a re t Burnham ami How ard M oore. Other attorneys who previously have served her are John Abt and O livet W endell Holmes 111. The ju ry selection proceed ings began Jan. 31 in San Jose, C a lif. Less than two weeks before that, the C a lif o rn ia Supreme Coui tde clare d unconstitutional the fir in g of Angela from UCLA on trie grounds that she was a Com m u n ist. Her m other, M rs . Sallye B. D a vis, was her e in Per tlaml Feb. 4-6 , and spoke at var ious churches ami at P ortla nd State funds U n iversity in belrall ol the defense and needed funds. Hei P ortland apjiearance was co sponsored by 16 oi ganizations - cal) including the F ree Angela Branch, P.( r, Box 4471, P o rt land 97208. Inform ation on the Angela D avis case and issue may oe secured from the National Lm teJ C om m ittee to I lee An gela Davis, 2O85Suttei Street, No. 209, san F r a n c isco .C a lif. 941 IS, o from the P oi tlaml address. However, con tribu tions go to the above New Voi k City address (PX4. Box 1288, Man- hatt in v ille Station, New Vo k, N'.V. 10027). A rth u r C . Spencer III F re e Angela D avisC om m ittee • S. - Youi coverage was lie a rtw a im in g and excellent. The speech by B e tti O ver- ton of Albina Women’ s League was beautiful. Thank you. funds fo r the m a n y p ro je cts that it has planned. F o u rth ly , It should meet moi e and have a del m ite tim e ami place. I he P ortland Black Caucus also has many assets. It has brought some unity w ith in the Black com m unity. It haa de fin ite aim s ami objectives ami Is woi king tow ai d then im p le m entation. | he Black Caucus does to a c e rta in degree rep- esent the Black conimun itv . It A tew months ago a g ro u p o f Black individuals Hom Poi t- land met at M t. Angel and o r ganize.) a Black Caucus. E v i dently they hail been inspiievf by t h e National Black Caucus because it has some of the same objectives as the Nation al Black Caucus. Nam ely, to bring about some social,poli tic a l, econom ical amt educa tional unity and s ta b ility ami change w ithin the Black com m unity. Befor e the meeting was held m any pro blem s occur r ed ami at one tune it appeared as if it would not le held.it a ll. | ne f ir s t problem was one o f mon Lenwood G.Davis ey arid this was solved by as sessing each person $2S.OOto w e ie m uted s h o u ld not have t a k e ca re of his room and le e n in vlteil, ami a lew people board, lh e second problem that were not Inv lteil should was one ot selecting the p a r ti have teen invited. cipants ami this was p a rtly It has teen ovei twoinonths solved by in viting an alleged since it was held ami an as cross section ot the Black sessment is necess.ii y . l ike com m unity. Ihe th ird prob any conteience ot th is kind one lem was where should it tie comes away w i t h mixed opin held and th isw a s solved by se ions. It is not a tru is m , even lecting a city outside of P o rt ui tia d iiiu ii.il P o rtla n d , t h a t land - M i. Angel - lecause it Black people can not come to was m exjiensiveandsoniew b.it gether to r a common cause ami secluded and the atmosphere what was m in e im p ortan t was was such that one would not tie t h a t it showed the e sta blish d istra cte d fro m the main p u r ment that a la ig e numbei ot pose of the conference. A ftei Blacks could c o m e togethet many long and weary hours ot ami do some sei ious thinking by ocie 1 ami planning. W hife , I Met . J anything, has o ffic ia lly Iven Annie A lle n , N ick B arn ett, O. made public, there is nodoubt T. H am ilton ami others, m ost that the e s t a b I t s h in e n t is ot the problem s w e r e solved clo sely observing it's actions. ami, to the dism ay of many, Any movement of this magni b o t h Black ami W hite, it was tude has many lia b ilitie s as held and w ell attended. Ap wall is assets. A ndaslaw it, p ro xim a te ly sixty people were they need to ba brought out. present. Many s o-ca lle d Black P ir s t, the Black Caucus does " le a d e r s " and Black public not have enough of the "g r a s s - a d m in is tra to rs were conspic r o o t s ” ami everyday citize n uously absent and gave such representative, secondly, it unacceptable excuses as they dues not have one spokesman, ha d " p r e v i o u s co m m it but several ami that is accept m e n ts ,'' " w o u l d be out of able fo rtb e p ie s e n t. How evei, • •» ’* the t i m e w ill come when it " u n a v a i l a b l e to a tte n d ." m ust select a lea le i . I h iid ly , Those individuals need to be its financial resources i i e reprim anded by the B la c k lim ite d ami some plan m ust be Caucus. Many jiersons that devised to have Hie necessary Letters To The Editor Free A n g ela lo w on •r—■ — ...J An assessment In fo rm a tio n sought Can’t afford $6,000 Dear b in D e a r E d ito r: Before any m ore is said about no blacks on the t i ip to China, jierhaps it should be brought out that the black press d id n 't care to spend the money to send someone along. If the A d m in is tra tio n ma le a re a l e ffo rt they no doubt could have had some one so that it could be said blacks were represented, but then what black would want to go ju s t to provide the proper (in the eyes of the A d m in is tra tio n ) windowdressing fo r this China trip ? I am w ritin g in regards to my father . W illu m E a rl I uck- e r, born 1898 in Sanilac Coun ty , M ichigan. We recently received in fo r m ation that he passed away in Portland, Oregon, Ju ly, 1967. Would you please send an ob itua ry of his death. I would like ve ry much if you would put an a rtic le in youi paper to r anyone that m ight have known oi was a close friend of h is. I would like any inform ation at a ll. Ihe last tim e 1 seen my fathei was in 1938 in M a rte tle e , M ich iga n. 1 was 3 years old at that tim e . F o i years 1 have been looking without re sults. That is why I would lik e th is in your paper. M rs . W arren II. M arp le 4412 s j e . R iv e r U riv e P o rtla n d , Oregon 97222 Thank you, (E d ito r ’ s note: Black news papers are underfinanced and operating on m inim um bud gets, and m ost are weekly. None fe lt the investm ent of $6,000 would be worth the advantages gained. Some of the la rge r pajiers consnlere.1 jo in in g resources and sending I "--¡uesent Hive, but de ided against it. (h e re is a gre at deal of in te re st InChiria among blacks and It would have lieen g o a l to have a black c o rre s pondent's com m ents on an in side view , but pei haps nut w orth $6,000.) G ilb e rt Edward Tucker, S i. 28U9 32nd Street P o rt Huron, M ichigan 48060 has among I t s tanks m ost ot the " b e s t " Black bra in s in Poi Hand. Next, it Is a f o t c e that the establishm ent w ill have to deal w ith . A lso it showed |<eople that Black peo ple w ill suppoi ( a movement ot this nature. I he greateat as set oi I'm Hand's BlackCaucus is that its potentials are un iin i ilvsI ami that is what Is woi - rying the establishm ent th e m ust. The forgotten American Ron Heodren IN WASHINGTON W A s lIIN G Ii’N As uiie e l these fa c ilitie s would 1« public derly woman rece ntly put it, and n o n -p ro fit Ixnldlngs such " I ’lil age is nut lur -.is .s ie > ." as schools and chut d i e s , I liable tu cupe w ith today's W here possible, ti anspor ta- youth - in tented society ui tion would la? provided to the which they tirsl them selves, c o n te is, ulten liv in g w e ll l» lu w the senator R uler t I alt, J r . poverty level on meager live il ( K - t itilo) has said (hat tins incom es, Hie old are piobably p iu p o s.il "n o t only gives lle s c the m ost forgotten of a ll olde r A m ericans theessential Amei leans. m iti Ilio n th e y re q u ire , but senator Edward M ,Kennedy equally inipiu tain, n w ill In nig A1 ' M a s . lia s sa l.l, “ | ,,i tie n i togelhei at least once a the elder Iv c itiz e n s , the final day when tliey can ea ttog etliei chapter of th e ir lives is a and a s s o c i a t e w ith then b itte i streggle lu i s u iv iv a l frie n d s and neighbors. Ib is that is v irtu a lly ignored bv measur e opens tlre ii woi Id tire vast majority ui then .uni eni iclres then lives both fellow c itiz e n s ." nu ll itio n a lly and s o c ia lly ." Atxl fo i a gi e it n u iiil« i ui Many e l.le i ly insr sons a ie the e ld e rly this struggle is homebound, howevei, and largely one igainsi m alnuti i would not le rt’le to n a v e l lio n . I.ig h t m illio n ol Hreiii, to tire dining cen ters. Fur according to o n e re lia b le es .. tim a te do not ha v e sufficie nt home de live red m eals would d ie ts . be p i ov idei I . Many sim ply are loo jiuui I lie concept ot meal pi in to buy enough food to eat. g ra in s lo r Hie elder Iv is not an unti ted one. Since I9<>8 surveys show that ne a r I y 10 p ilo t p ro je c ts set up unJoi percent ol this nation's oldei people live at oi near Hie lire oldei Amei leans Act have to ta lle d 32 g r o u p meal poverty level. What is m ore, seniot citize n s genei a lly do p ro g ra m s throughout tire cou ntry, which at tlre ii |>eak not have the m o b ility to go out atki Ixiy tire toixl they nee I. m e a ls e a c h m o n th . A lso , after many y e a rs o fe a t ing m eals in a close fa m ily I he senate passed pruposal setting, e ld e rly |>ei son ■ who authoi iz e l $ I u i m illio n in Hie lis c e ! yea r 1973 and $ I id are suddenly alone tend to lo w in te re st in prepa ring null i- m illio n in F is c a l 1974. tin s f Iona I food. money would le re tili noil to L e g isla tio n now jiemling ui the late t . gr nits, with Ihe Congress pi u tilises to a lle v i tiKlividu.il states te a rin g tun ate some of Hus problem by poi cent ol He cost. It is e x- pi ov sling low . O S t , l i l t , l u l l |Wi ted that uiktei th e p io g r m i «need m eals fo He old. • I it e I..11 : I tie N u tritio n P ro g i.im foi wou Id le pi ov sled lot upw n ds ot fid,tHMl |rei s<un. I ive lays jror week, Kennedy in ttre Senate, passed lire b ill’ s auppot tel s argue that body unanimously (89-0) th it lui»I ing H e pi ogi am would late last Novetnbei. actually save money in tin- loti) S tm ila i le g isla tio n in He tun. W ith |>ro|«i n u tritio n , House, introduced by Con they reason, many eldet ly gressm an Claude I) , l'e|>t>ei p e t s o n s would le .d ie to (D -F la .), should le voted oi m aintain bettei health and e a rly th is y e n . I'e p p e i, th e re fo re a g re a te i degree whose Dade County M o i sla of self - suflien cy. I his d is tr ic t contains one ot Hie would re su lt m "s u b s ta n tia l la ig c s t com m unities ot r e t ir saving s" in ledei a lly financial ees in the c o u n tiy , f ir s t in nursing homes at»l o t le i Me>l- troduced ttre b ill in Congress i r ie imi Medi i»l pi <,gi ams, two y e n s ago. ii o n lin g to senator I homas If enjctcsl into law, it wrrukl I . i . rgleton (I )-M o .), , h a ir- provide e ld e rly persons w ith man of the Senate Subcom at least one hot meal a lay m itte e on Aging. five days a week, lire cost I lie low cost n u tritio n a l to e lig ib le iim I iv sfuals, t h o s e meal p ro gra m lo i tlr e e ld e ily sixty years ol rge ind s lie r , is not a panacea lo i a ll the would be approxim ately filty problem s lacing oli le i c i t i cents lo i each m eal. zen., but it doe |iei traps give The meals would le served an indir ation to those A m e ii- at conveniently located cen cans whose golden yeai s have te rs w ithin w alking distances been tarnished by the scourge foi a m axim um num liei of of m alnu ti itio n that Hreie are 'a m id c itiz e n s . Sites loi s till those who c a ie . le i rbsei ver s official position is expressed only in its Pub lis h e r « C o lu m n (The Obser vation Post) and the E d fto r’ sD esk Any o tf« r mater is l throughout the paper Is tire opinion of tire in d ivid u a l w r ite r or s u b m itte r and does not n e cessa rily re fle c t the opinion of the O b se rve r. ....................................................aaaaaaaaaq NEW mcadoifs A ppreciation 'O M « I l i l H T ....... IO N I c « u m il« ....... u. NC- D e ar Rev. Henderson: I would lik e to take this opportunity to e x p r e s s my sincere appreciation to you lor the ve ry fine story you ran of the Oregon National Guard in yen is m of tfw Pordsnd Observer on Thursday, f-eb- ru a ry 10. Your support of the Oregon N atlonalG uard and the p i ugrarns it h,r>, ,,v i l l if . to the citize n s of Oregon is g re a tly appreciated by all of us. W ith best re g a id s, I r e - m ain - S in cere ly, Donald N . Ander son M ajor General The Adjutant Genei al | i I ' ! | | I I I j I I I ■■■■■ ■ M A T U a .N e T H . „ . „ ' T A ANO T H . A A .O U O U . t l . M , M C T 4 .. J ■ ■ Friday POI| Time 7:30 ! ■ Saturday and Sunday Po»t Time 1:30 ■ ■
