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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1972)
Homy A lte rt defends (lie plan aa necessary In (lie era ul Revenue Sharing. (Page 3) Human Resource Bureau controversy continues PORTLAND V o lu m « 2 N o 2 ^ P o r tla n d , O re g o n AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Lenwood G, Davis, in his column "A s I See I t " , continues his analysis of the plan and its possible effects on tie Black Community. (Page 2) OBSERVER deWeese accuses Goldschmidt of political manipulation Jordan advocates access to power Veinun Jordan, executive d iie c tu i ol the National Ui ban l eague, s|ioke to a crowd of about 300 people at the annual Portland U d a u League din ner, I hursday, A p ril 6. As il« newly elected execu tive, Joidan c la rifie d the ma* j o i goals of tl« IJi ban League, as he sees them, in the 1970’ s. He said, " J Iw Urban League w ill continue to 1«, firs t, a foi eful advocate fo r tin cause of black people and other mi« non tie s. Secondly, a result oriented, issue - oriented o r ganization dedicated to serv ing the people, th ir d ly , we w ill continue to be a bridge be tween the races forcing unity and haimony in a land torn by sti ife and division. Fourthly, we w ill contuiue to be unapol- ogetlcally and unequivocally fo ith rig h t t e l levets in and w o ike is fo r an o|«n, p lu ra l istic, integiateil society." Joidan spoke of tie change in th e c iv il rights movement from the |960’ s to tl« 1970‘ s. " In the 60’ s the issue was the i ight to sit on the bus . . . To day tl« issue is w te re that txis is going and wliat d ies II cost to get H ere. In the 60’ s the issue was tl« right to eat at tl« lunch counter. T uday the issue Is die hunger and malnu tritio n that stalks tl« land. . . 11« central is ue of tie 1970’ s, tl« n . Is the iestruccut ing of Amei lea’ s economic anti p oli tical power so that black peo ple and chicanes and other Americans have their f a i r share of tl« rewards and iwsponsiblllties anti (he deci sion making in every sector of our society.” Jordan slentified the "c o re of A m erica's problems as ra c ia l," and said, "S o long as Highlight of tl« annual Urban League dinner was speaker Vernon Jordan, Executive d u e cto r of the National I t han League. In his address, Jordan outlined the goals and projects of the organization foi the yeai and received enthusiastic approval from a I those who atten ded. poor black people, Chicanos and poor whites are set against each other, scramb ling foi tl« crumbs from tl« table of an affluent society, this nation shall te troubled in mind and in s p ir it." 1 he I roan Leagu» s at tempting to find practical so lutions and technicalca|M blll- tles and Jordan s a id , ” 1 be lieve tl« battle has shitted from (he sceets to the de liberations ol legislative com mittees, zoning boards and school boards. Burns "O ne of tlw firs t m ajor pro grams in tl« coming y e a rw lli 1« to institute a m ajor voter registration d rive in the north and west to help bring about the political biowning of A m e ri ca.” si«aking of economic im provement, Jordan said, " I believe ami the Urban League believes that economic em powerment means p u t t in g green dollars into black pock ets and fillin g jobs at all lev els. Economic empowerment means opening up the suburbs to blacks o l all income levels Taxes ‘ ‘ D iscrn n in a to iy taxation muai 1« ended." stated Rep ■ esentalive k e ilh Burns (()- M u ll. Co.), while speaking be fore the Woodstock kiwanis Club early Wednesday morn ing. "P ro p e rty (axes are not baaed o a a n in d lvid u a rsa b lllty to pay and are therefore un fa ir. M oreover, meaningful tax i eform must he accom panied by a maximum of pub lic ity on the procedures and an oppotunlty fo r all taxpay ers to participate in the tax icfo rm l« a i lugs." Repi esentative Burns hit on several issues of Importance to his d is tric t while speaking Jo the Kiwanis group. I he form er deputy d is tric t attorney pointed out that the victim s of crim e are often ig nored by society. " I w ill propose that Oiegon adopt laws to aid victim s of crim inal acts. Citizens who sre injured by crim inals should he compensated," de clared Bui ns. ’ ’ When elected,** Burns said, "1 w ill continue to make mysell available io any con stituent who reeds assistance wants to discuss the issues." Represent Burns concluded by saying that citizen involve ment in local guvei ninent should 1« maximized. 4 Ber.j. F ra n k lin ’s Ikiij.^Fmiiklin Robert H Kazan, Pre» • ifl O ffices • Phone ¡24-3333 Home Office Franklin Bldg . Portland. Oregon 97204 Hans so t h e y can be near tl« new jobs coming now in new sub urban plants and o ffice s." Receiving many rounds o f applause fo r hts m ajor points, Jordan e n d e d his speech by saying that it takes men and women in responsible posi tions to care about those who have not yet made it, and until then, the nation w ill suffei from racial s trife . He con cluded, "W e s h a ll not be moved from our sac red m i s - slon to make this a land of freedom, a land of Justice and a land of complete equality.” The Oregon Black Caucus w ill hold a general meeting, Sunday, A p ril lb, from 5:00 to 7 :0 0 'p jn . at the.Multi service Center, 5022 N. Vancouver. T l« public is invited to attend. VOTE released VOTE, the non-partisan re po r t of candidates and mea- su es published as a public service by the League of Wo men V otersw ill be available to the public after A p ril 13 th. The 28-page newspaper w ill be available at various super markets ami bookstores in the P o r t la n d area and from League members. VOTE sells thi IQf per copy. Edited by M rs. Wendy Wen- net, the publication is a joint project of the Portland and E a s t Multnomah C o u n ty Leagues of Women Voters. T h e Leagues neither support nor oppose candidatesorpoli- tical parties, but offer the vot ers a complete resume of is sues to be on theMay 23rd p ri mary election b a l lo t and re ports the answers that candi dates have given to questions on various subjects. T h is year, VOTE gives information on six state measures, three county measures, one School D is tric t 4il measure ana lists over 200 candidates fo r va rious national, state, county and city offices. "E ve ry effort is made to provide completely factual and objective explanations of bal lot measures," states Jane Cease, president of the P ort land [.eague. 38,000 copies of VUTE: w ill be printed this year. School D is tric t gi and other school d is tric ts in tl« county use VOTE in their social studies classes. M a n y local b u s i nesses buy VOTE fo r their employees. As oi.March29th. 31,000 copies have been sold through advance orders. Members of the VOTE staff include: M rs. Wendy Wenner. E ditor; M rs. Mary M u ir and M rs. P hyllis Wilson, Ballot Measure chairmen: M rs. Sue C h is h o lm , Questionnaire chairman; M rs. Jean Root, D istribution chairman.Please contact M rs. Jean Root, 253- 5881, if you would like to or, er some VOTE papers orundout where you can buy one. charges B i l l deWeese posed by Goidschmxit. deWeese questioned how such a broad program could be implemented within a period of only 60 days, when a s im ila r program at the state level re quited three years to properly organize. "W hat must be stressed to all Poi tla iw .-. las .^.ix-d, “ and most importantly to those receiving benefits from , as well as those men and wo men helping in the existing poverty programs, is that there can be no r a d i c a l changes without total evalua tion.” deW ee se cone luded t h a t while a consolidating and uni fying Bureau of Human Re sources might well be the an swer to resolving many of our prcise.it p ivL.*.. never lose sight of the purpose of these programs: to help people - - not to manipulate them ." Short elected federal chairaiaa Ralph B. Short, d is tric t d ire c to r of the Internal Reve nue Service, was unanimously elected chairman of the P o rt land Federal Executive Board fo r the upcoming fiscal year. The PFEB election took place at a Thursday luncheon meet ing. Named to the post of vice chairman was Colonel Paul D. T rie m , d is tric t engineer of the U. S. A rm y Corps of Engineers in Portland. Short has been with the arrogaace " 1 he recent (allure ol the appointee to the D is tric t At torney's office to firs t consult with the City and County Com m issioners has resulted in a delay in producing an effective la w enfoiceinem program ," said lla rl Haas, a candidate (or D is tric t Attorney, as 1« spoke before the Commercial Club. "How anyone faintly fam i lia l with local government could attempt to spend Multno mah Countv taxpayer’ s money without fu s t hav ing approval from the City o r County Com- missionets is inconceivable," Haas said in regard to tl« appointees failure. " lir e present appointee seems intent on spending even that money which hasn’ t been appropi lated. His demand lo r anotler increase ol $2000 in his own salary Is an abuse of the rights of taxpayers of our county at this tune of increas ing high property taxes. M r. Connall's demand that he be pa id more than the Attorney General of Oregon, plus get ting a new Buick, is nothing less than fiscal arrogance," said Haas, a strong legislative supporter lo r property tax re lie f. "W e need a D is tric t A tto r ney who spends his time pro secuting c i im inals, protecting oui environment and consum ers, rather than spinning his wheels fo r his own benefit. As a C rim inal L a w Revision Commissioner, leading advo cate of consumer protection, I w ill spend my time enforcing those laws, not just inc teas uig the cost ol government (o r ex ecutive sa la rie s ." B ill deWeese, candidate for . ... itmouncedMondiy t h a t C ity Comm issloner Neil Gold schmidt’ s proposed Bureau of Human Resources wasnothing more than a "naked power grab,” so hastily conceived and shallowly pursued p rio rto announcement, that it could well become a political and so cial power base, manipulating great sums of money and mas sive numbers of people. Speaking before an Albina audience, deWeese charged that the Goldschmidt program was an "a c t of po ltical expe diency designed to influence the outcome of the forthcoming P rim a ry E le ctio n ." "T h e most dangerous affect of this proposal," deWeese said, " i s that certain of the present poverty programs have been alarm ingly slowed in the services that they ren d e r.” He stated that OEO pro grams have been delayed in submining proposals. He continued by saying that " th is 60-day wonder program has cast a shadow of fear over both the workers within the poverty agencies and the c iti zens of Portland who so de servedly benefit from these se rvice s." " T h is p ro g ra m ," deWeese said, "la c k s careful compli ance with OEO and HUD regu lations and objectives, and it does not spell out a positive format fo r the fu tu re .” deWeese proposed an a lte r native program that would call fo r the formulation of a broad- based citizens committee to evaluate th e strengths and weaknesses of all e x i s t i n g poverty agencies. Based upon their recommendations, th e mayor should take appropriate and responsible action. He said he is in favor of the p rin cipal of the Human Resources Bureau, but not as it w aspro- Internal Revenue Service since 1945, follow ing 3 years of combat duty with the U, S. Marine Corps in the South P acific. He was tax advisor to the Japanese government ui 1949-51, and to the P h ilip pine Republic in 1963-65. P rio r to coming to P o rt land in 1971, short served as assistant IRS d is tric td ire c to r in Los Angeles fo r b years. Col. T riem was commis sioned in 1950 upon his gradua tion from West Point. He has served in Iceland, Hawaii and Vietnam, plus at numerous posts and schools throughout the U.S. He came to Portland in 1969 as deputy d is tric t en gineer, and was promoted to his current post in 1970. Presiding at the election meeting was outgoing PFEB chairman C. J. Griesm eyer, regional d ire cto r of the Vet erans Adm inistration. The Portland Federal Executive Board is comprised of the heads of some 80 Federal agencies and offices in the Portland area. M rs . Freddye Petett, D irector of Operation Step-l signs a $25,000 contract fo r Nero Industries while Bob Rogers, Assistant d irectoi lo r Manpower amt 1 raining of Associatevi General Contractors, watches. The contract w ill provide 30 new Jobs with on-the job training and medical care. Nero awarded coatract Bob Rogers, assistant d i rector fo r Manpower ami Training fo r Associated Gen eral Contractors has an nounced the release of a $25,000 contract to Nero In dustries. the c o n t r a c t in volves on-the-job training ami medical care fo r 30 people. Operation S tep-U ft part of Nero Industries, w ill be re sponsible fo r recruitm ent, counseling ami placement of personnel. l) r . JohnMarshall w ill handle all medical exam inations ami care. Rogers said, " T h is is the firs t contract of this kind that we know of in th e Northwest ami the West Coast.” H ie contract, the firs t of its kind issued from the Oregon State Highway I'epartment to a m inority agency, is for one year. S im ila r projects have been initiated ut only three other states - Maine, ken- tucky and Tennessee. Ihe c o n t r a c t Is jointly funded by the state amt federal governments. In itia lly th e contract was let toAssoeiated General C ontractors. I hey in turn sublet tt to Nero Indus trie s . ‘ Nero Industries was best qualified to perform thlsw ork fo r u s ," Rogers said. He has hopes of renewing the contract next year, too. Volunteer honored for service PAST PRESIDENT HONORED - Goi i.i Bradford, left, daughter of M r. and M rs . J ohn Bra itoi , 546 NJ£. Stanton, the outgoing president of theEmanuel Hospital Junior A uxiliary, was presente ' a new guard fo r her pin representing more than 500 hours of service to the hospital. Pat Spohn, right, 85b7 N. B u rr A v e , now Junior A uxiliaryC oordinatur and herself a fo m er Junior \ ix ilia rv president, "re m in is c e d " during annual pinning ceremony held at Emanuel School of Nursing, Sun day, A p ril 9. Jum ois annually give thousands of hours of service ifte r school and on weeken i t assist in a variety of hospital departments; activities also include projects like holiday parties 'o r pediatrics patients ami weekly entertainment fo r patients in Extended Care, others on the pro gram Included the Rev. Wallace Petzoldt, chaplain, who gave the invocation and benediction; Wal te r Behn, vice president ofLmanuel.who awarded pins, assisted by M rs. Helen M i ¡1 . irer tor of volunteers. M iss Bradford also intrixluced new officers present: Colleen Howard, president; Greta Hartman, vice president; Karen Arnold, secretary; and fro y Y ing, n la 1 lim a n CM V ii #04 r
