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Page 2 ft MU5T MMK TOGETHERFVR FULL ANU EQUAL EMPLOYMENT. Portland/Observer ThurtKay, A p ril 13, 1972 The Northwest'» Best W eekly A Black O w ned Publication .1 i e; \ « e ; .¡hlishing C> "'..’any, 220i N. Killingsworth, Portland, Oregon 97217 Subscription $5.25 per year in Tri-County area b> m a il, out side the Tri-County area - $0.00 per year by m ail. Phone 283-2486. Mailing address - P. o . Box 3137, Portland, Oregon 97208. ALFRED I EE HENDERSON, Publisher/E ditor Verna L . Hendei son Asst. Publisher/business manage! Helen Hendrix (N P A Personnel and Production Manager Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or rep utation of person, firm or corporation, which may appear in the Portland Observer w ill he cheerfully corrected upon teing brought to the attention ot the E ditor. Keep the faith, Baby” Y O U lo s e Adam < layton Powell is dead. His achievements in Congress weie gieat, ami he should le remembeied lo r them. As c h a lt- man of tlx, poweilul House Education ami I abor Committee he Ron Hendren ____ pushed m ajor b ills tin ough Congress, including much ol the IN WASHINGTON legislation on education, tlx, war on poverty, vocational rehabil itation, the school lunchprograniandothei ptecesof social leg islation passed during the Kennedy ami Johnson administrations. Washington - John Calvin more Important to he hunu'n E very education b ill carried the Puwell Am endm ent-forbidding than It Is to he Im portant." Coolidge, governoi ol Massa the use of lederai funds in segregated fa cilitie s. Thus the new maxims are chusetts aixl th irtie th Pree- PresXlent Johnson wrote, “ Only with progressive leadership that Important |>eople worthy hlent of tie United States, was could so much have been accomplished by one committee in so one of a rare breed of A m e ri of th e Presklency mustn't short a tim e .“ can politicians not known fo r make mistakes atxl If they do, Bui Powell's activities were not appreciated byC o n g re s s, talkativeness. mustn't above all admit them. where he rose to the chairmanship of a m a jo r committee at the Rumor has it that he was ap And that on Issues It is better peak of the c iv il rights revolution. Because he was elected again proached at a White House to project what you think th e ami again by the people of Harlem. Powell's seniority placed hun party by a w ilting socialite who people want la th e r than what in contention to r the position of Speaker ol the House, the posi bubbled enthuslastlcally,“ M r. you believe the nation needs. tion that was next in the line ot succession to the White House, President, I've Just wagered I The latter maxim Is not al a dangerous position fo r a black man. can make you say three words together laid: Responsiveness Congress’ unseating Powell amt stripping him of h is c h a ir tonight.“ President Coolklge's to th e |W«ple Is at least one- manship under the pretense that he was breaking some kind of response was simple ami d i h a lf of what traditionally we ethical cole ot m orality was ridiculous when o fficial Washing rect: “ You lose." have exjwcted of o u r elected ton was racked with all types of political scandals including the But those days a re gone arxl, o fficia ls - the other half being unsolve.1 assassination of a President, all kinds ot lies about leadei ship. no m atter the negative aspects \ letnam. Congressmen ami their wives on w orld-wkle junkets of die Cooixlge aitm In 1st ra Anil so, in this ei a when po- at the taxpayers' expense, misuse of campaign donations, and tion, Americans are Justified llt X: Uns are competing on the Congressmen refusing to release b ills fo r a vote. Powell was in longing (or loaders who basis of who Is most respon unseated by his tellow Congressmen because lie oj<enlylived in possess his verbal restraint. sive, It Isdoubly Ironic that the accordance with the patterns set by his white counterparts. This consensus of voters. accent Among the brayings of a score flaunting of the excesses in which many Congressmen are In of national contenders of both ing to every reliable p o ll, voked by a black man was more than they could endure. So should 1» that th e A met lean parties in the 1972 23—prim ary blatant was their action that it was finally reversed by the I ' S government is at an a ll-tim e circus, not one sentence t h is Supreme Court. ' w rite r has read io date stands low In reacting to the wishes of Of the 364 members of the House of Representatives who voted 0 » people, i be neeuM ie that out as mémorable o r h isto ri ey w o ild he .” bun h cally significant. we gel neither responsiveness elected h hypociites in tlie history of h the nor leadership fto in the rtu - The overall result so fa r Is Measured against the records of the rest of Congress. Powell lather a picture ot candidates Joi ity of our elected o fficia ls. did a commendable job. Measured against the needs of his dis uncertain both about them “ Whet you are,“ Emerson tr ic t and of b|ack Americans across the d is tric t, he did less than observed, "th u txle ts so that I selves and the electorate they 7 ,7 7 “ " #xpecw d' Hut '•<•*•-" - host of le gislatio n cannot hear what you say to the are fra n tica lly scrambling to that w ill help his people foi years to come. please. As they struggle to c o n tra ry ." And the verbal din stake out Xlentltles, their po of the cut tent political temp est. loud though It is, does not sitions have become almost as elusive ss the issues them cover the sad tixith. I he fact selves, rolling and bumjilng Is that no one, from die present from day to day and s t a t e to administration down to the state like so many marbles on lowliest contender, has dem wate rled. onstrated the qualities of re Perhaps there u re ju s tto o sponsiveness ami leadership many candidates. Perhaps tie which c o u ld s tir the best that television age of instant wis lies within the Anierlcanpeo- P o rt || dom in which we live simply ple arxl claim then enthusias has teduced American politics tic support. By Lenwood G. Davis to meaningless slogan-sllng- As President Cooixlge told I would like to preface this uig am) calculated evasive the w ltheiuig dowagei, ' ’ You a rticle by stating that I w ill name anyone to a position ness. lose.” 1 lx, prospects foi the discuss all concerned parties' that does not exist. Theusu.il But these answers are as American people in 1972 don’ t points of view in subsequent procedure is to have the job shallow as the cani|>algn show look much brlghtei at this a rticle s. Dne of the main pur FIRST and get tire man SEC itse lf. What is increasingly point. Pei haps what Is needed poses of "AS 1 SEE IT ” is to OND. To do otherwise leaves obvious is that there are too on this year’ s ballot Is an ex tnfoim the public of certain Is one open to allegations. few contenders who believe, tra box marked “ none of the sues that affect them. I have Charles Jordan is probably ab ove ." as Jefferson w m ie, that “ it is tried to present the pros and the best person to f ill that po cons of all sides and let the sition and may Ire the logical reader draw his ow n conclu choice fo r it. No one is ques sions. And 1 w ill continue to tioning his a b ilitie s. W h a t w rite in that same vein. T h e most people are questioning is public has a right to be in the method in which the whole formed of what is occurring in proposal wasdrawnup. As ev and out ot the community and eryone well knows, there have how it is or can have a major teen numerous charges anil impact on th e ir lives. countercharges, allegations, One of the m ajor political and counter-allegations, a l issues in the forthcoming ma Lenwood G.Davis leged d e a ls and promises. yoralty and city council races I here have teen unfounded iu - w ill be the proposal fo r a new employment and satisfactory mors of individuals “ selling Bureau of Human Resources. performance fo r promotion. o u t," and I w ill discuss that Already politicians are lining Needless to say, the m e rit sensitive and delicate issue in up a llies. It Is inescapable that system has seldom worked to a forthcoming a rticle . the candidates running f o r perfection and the disadvan The general public is not public office inPortlandM l ST taged have usually been the aware that this bureaucould le take a stand on this vital issue. victim s of abuses in the sys created Immediately by the •A IIIS » M . . In fact the public must demand tem. Furtherm ore, what about * . t M ’City Council passing a resolu • A » . .' M The Friendliest A N » to know their position. • I . . • I A N * the persons that cannot pass tion ororduiancetothateffect. • N I | a» ■ " AS* I,.. Acc< rding to the proposal the C iv il Service Examina Stores In Town The original propose«I tim e • H (<*.■,», *4 . I l s I ' I • A Ar» H • 4» ’, I I. the Human Resources Bureau tion? The proposal makes no table was as shown lelow . Since 1908 can be an important step in provisions fo r those employ • MiMHtX Oi UNItfO GXOCiXV It should le pointe«I out that moving disadvantaged people ees! in to , the city government. The proposal stated that the Commissioner Goldschmxit Model C itie s' CDA le tte r #11 new bureau can be creato I by did ask the C ity Council toex- has established this policy ordinance immediately, with a tend the timetable fo r an addi tional 60 days, which was with regard to theModel C ities position created fo r a d ire c employees. T h e proposal to r. Commissioner G o ld granted. However, it was only stated that dPMSCemployees schmidt proposed thatCharles after le was requested by the can benefit by becoming part of Jordan Ire designated is A ting Portland Metropolitan Steer c iv il se rvice, this wouId be one D ire cto r at the outset. I have ing Committee (PMSC,, rep way to begin that process. 1 lie examined OKO guidelines in resentatives from the B la c k proposal does not spell out how vain and nowhere have I been Community, and tie outcry PMSC employees can benelit able to find that OEO requires f r o m tie general public that by becoming pan of c iv il ser the names of staff metri hers Ire Goldschmxit consente*! to ask vice. It should he pointed out stateri. As I see it, it was ab fo r a 60 day extension. that c iv il service lnth e l'n ite d solutely unnecessary, inap P art III of “ A Bureau ol Hu States is a MERIT system propriate, tap ro p W , arxl , man Resources fo r P ort based on an examination for m a j o r political blunder to land?” w ill appear next week. S i The Editor’s Desk W A S H IN G T O N BRIEFS No not one Soon we w ill once again see the candidates fo r public office coming to Albina to ask fo r our vote. They talk about citizen participation and the “ grass roots.’ ’ Butwhereare the roots - not in Albina. A look at th e ir staffs, their advisors, their cam paign committees does not show many black faces. Occasionally we areasked to support an o ffic ia ls idea, to tes tify at his hearing, to endoi se his b ill, to s it in the audience to show there is public interest. And this seems to be the meaning of citizen participation to public officials. We are not asked to participate m the planning, in the decision making - even when the decisions affect our very lives. N o o fficia ls come to Albina to ask us how they could best represent us. Not one candidate is known fo r his commitment to or involve ment in the black community. Not one candidate is a fa m ilia r face on the streets or in the meeting haHs of Albina. Of those elected four years o r two years ago, who have you seen in vour neighborhood? No public official has hired blacks. A few have made token appointments. Some w ill say, "B u t 1 w ill do better when I hold this office. These are the candidates th a tw ill come to you to ask fo r your vote. Then there are those whowill take the black vote fo r granted, who w ill expect your vote without even making the effort to come to your community and discuss the issue. They w ill spend their time and money where numbers are larger o r votes less secure. They w ill expect your vote on the basis of past promises not vet fu lfille d . Other candidates w ill w rite o ff the blackvote. They w ill cater to the middle class white neighborhoods. They w ill use slogans and tactics that w ill insure the votes of those who fear change. They w ill sacrifice the needs of the m inorities, the poor, the welfare clients, the dependent children in return fo r the vote. We must examine carefully the statements and actions of the candidates. We must find what, if anything, they have done fo r the black community, either o fficia lly orp riv a te ly . Every man, whether in office or seeking office, has a record that can be ex amined. i t is up to us to examine that record before we vote. The^Observer1 s official position is expressed only in its P lish e r’ s Column (The Observation Post) and the E ditor’ s Desk. Any other m aterial throughout the paper is the opinion of the in dividual w rite r or subm itter and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Observer. REGISTER ♦ ♦ I I I I ♦ • 'T V * . Thea.re ’ Senators Jacob Javitts of New York and Harold Hughes of Iowa may introduce their version of a new Marijuana Law as early as next week. Though s till being w ritten, th e ir b ill would make private use and possession legal but also all activities necessary to do this, would be legal, Javitts aide Ben Ccmboy said. T ra f ficking and commercial sale would not be legalized, but any non-profit sale would be covered. As I See If Dear E ditor: I was very interested in the a rticle that the Portland Observer carried on March 23, by Lenwood G. Davis. I think M r. Davis is a very informative person and I wish him the best on his article I See I t " . M r. Davis w ill hjive many th a tw ill agree with him and many that w ill disagree. Nevertheless, I sin cerely hope he w ill continue to w rite things “ Just as be In the diamonds J And baby, that’s cold. a ll b 'J llH l B.B. King was applauded in the House of Representatives last week fo r his efforts to m a k e prison l i f e a little easier. R e p r e s e n t a t iv e Robert Tie man of Rhode Island told the House that the “ K ing of the B lues" is well on his w ay in setting an unparalled per sonal example fo r thousands of other public figures who could be instrumental in helping to reshape our correctional in- stitutlons, and in easing the despair of inmates. Along with Lawyer F. L e e Bailey, B.B. King is trying to get other singers, lawyers, athletes and public figures into the prisons to teach, talk and entertain the prisoners. Nixon appointee. Chief Jus tice Burger h a s dissented in eight m ajor cases in the last two weeks and Justice H arry Blackman, also appointed by Nixon, has dissented in four. I I I I He hr» the Man W for $3 million | Right where I it hurts. “ Considering thatCongress has passed the Equal Rights Amendment.’ said Represen tative Dick Shoup of Montana, “ it’ s about time the House of Representatives strikes down a few sexual b a rrie rs of its own.” So saying, he nominated 17-year-old Kathi Dayton of Stevensville, M o n t, to be the firs t g irl to serve as a page in the House. The House is a few steps behind the Senate in that department. Four g iris are Senate pages. Representative C h a r le s Diggs of D etroit resigned from the chairmanship of the Cong essional Black Caucus. Rep. LoulsStokesof C level arxl was elected to the position, by April 22nd so YOU can Votei |r * l . m . d q I ’j l sees them ." Coming M ay 24 f. | Sincerely, A rmentine Banks Indianapolis, Ind. ‘ • • , , - As I See I t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A Bureau of Human Resources for Portland SHO P ■ENOW'S FOR -B R A N D S you know -V A R IE T IE S you luk< - SIZES vou w a n t TASK RESPONSIBILITY da if . o f co m pletio n Pass ordinance creating Bu reau and initial staff posi tions C ity Council Assign new Bureau to Dept. Mayor Appoint in itia l staff Comm, in charge March 31 Give notice of public hearing on Green Amendment to PMSC, delegate agencies, MCCAA C ity Auditor Match 31 | "M y whole family reads] Receive recommendations on structure Model C ities 4 PMSC Boards March 31 llh e O hsetvei goes to gieat lengths to see including: Form 370 “ Application for Recognition” Form 5 "Com m unity Infor m ation" P re lim in a ry T r a n s i t i o n Plan B ur. Hum. 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