Port land/Observer
Blacks hold power, Jesse says
M ayor Richard C . Hatcher
of
C a r y , In d , received
the
Distinguished Service
Award of the National News
paper Publishers Association
(NNPA) at its 32nd Annual
C o n v e n t io n , June 2 1 -24 ,
President Garth C . Reeves,
S r , of the M iam i Tim es an
nounced this week.
Honored along with May
or Hatcher were Moas H.
Kendr lx, information officer
of the Pilot Police Relations
Project of the D is tric t of
Columbia, and founder of
Black Press Week in 1938;
and Prank P . Thomas, edi
tor-publisher of the Mobile
Beacon 4 Tuscaloosa Citizen,
who has been on the civil
rights firing line ever since
he first escorted Autherfeie
Lucy to the campus of the
University of Alabama In 1953
and stared down a mob that
threatened to lynch him.
P r e s e n ta tio n
of these
honors at the Sheraton-Four
Ambassadors climaxed the
publishers’ awards banquet at
Speaking at the 32nd An
nual National Newipa|>ei Pub
lishers Association Conven
tion In M iam i. Jackaon stated
that operation POSH hag been
in contact with delegates to
both the Democratic and Re
publican conventions,
and
expects to have a united, co
ordinated and powerful force
on the floors of both con
ventions this summer.
“ The hands that picked cot
ton in 1964 can pick tl>e i*ie e -
klent In 1972.“ With nearly
500 Black delegates at the
Democratic convention “ we
intend to seize the mikes leg
itim ately,*' Jackson said.
The message to he broad
cast ovet those inikes Is the
plea (or an economic bill of
rights as an alternative to the
piesenl welfare system. "W e
now have civil t ights, we ate
gaining civil power, our gowl
is civil economica,** Jackson
stated.
open occupancy housing in his
city. The 39-year-old Hatcher
advanced from deputy pro
secuting
attorney to city
councilman to mayor within
eight years after receiving
his law degree from Valpa
raiso University In 1959. He
is now serving his second
term as mayor.
Kendrix, a nationally known
public relations counselor, not
only founded Black Press
Week, tut also organized the
National Association of M a r
ket
Developers who have
helped the Black Press to
gain a fa ire r share of na
tional advertising.
which on June 23, $12,000 In
scholarships from R. J. Rey
nolds Industries and Coca-
C o la
U.S.A. was given to
eight deserving high school
graduates, and $14,000 in
p riz e s
was awarded to
member newspapers and their
s ta ffs
for ) ou rn a 11 s 1 1 c
achievements in 1971.
The scholarship funds were
s u p p le m e n t e d
by NNPA
which devotes one-fourth of
all membership dues to jour
nalism scholarships.
The general sessions of the
th re e -d a y convention fo
cus on ways of improving the
economic
status of black
people In Am erica and abroad.
Speakers included officials
from A frica and the C a rib
bean area.
Following the
convention, the delegates w ill
take a cruise to the Bahamas.
M ayor Hatcher’s award is
for his outstanding adminis
tration of the affairs of Gary
in the face of enormous op
position, and for other ac
complishments, i n c lu d in g
Thomas, despite mobs that
threatened to lynch him and
burn his plant down, has con
tinued to publish a success
ful. m ilitant paper for the
past 21 years, and has been
cited by the Alabama Press
Association and the Mobile
chapter of the Sigma Delta
Chi Journalism fraternity. He
received
the Distinguished
Publisher’ s Award.
FREE
D ie g ie e n
FREE
lin g e r p ro je c t
Is
in tusiness again this year,
there a ie several lots avail
able.
Free spot seeds and
plants may 1« obtained at 27
N. Killingsworth.
REVEREND JESSE JACKSON
PIANO ( 'R < iRGAN I.ESSi iNM
La test
md m odern method
guarantees that you can learn
to play e itlie i in s tru m e n t.F o i
in f o i ( n a tio n , please ■ ill
pected st the Democratic con
vention w iil be (1« delegation
of Chicago M ayor Richard Da
ley, Jackson said. Hecharged
that the delegate selection
process in Illinois was closed
to the public. " I he committee
collected thedelegates,Mayor
Daley selected them. The
people elected what was left.’ ’
basic institution at the conven-
tlon - the Black Press. "T he
white media tends to report
what serves Its own self-in
terest.” he said, citing C al
ifornia as an example where
the black vote made a vital dif
ference (hat was not predicted
by the white press,
one point of contention ex
W o M I N L V I.R Y W III.R I.
O u tre a c h
w o rk e r
Background in household is -
sistance. F riendly anil plea
sant |tei soii.il it y . o ld e r m o e
neighborhood citize n s living
on re tire m e n t le r.c fits . >2.00
p e r h r., 30 h rs. pe i wk. sub
m it application o r ca ll it:
sen io r \d u lt S ervice C enter
use oui products. We have
a ttra ctive openings fo r capa
ble woman. C a ll 234-5763,
287-1634.
IIOl SLWIVI.S
It you want a good steady in -
ome, but , in only w o rk part
. ■'
WO4 N JE.1 m>'U Ave.
Phone: 288-8138
I ’ m tland, ( Begun 97213
pat, C all 23 (-S763.
Garth Reeves (rig ht), publisher of the M iam iT im es , was elected
to another term as President of NNPA. With Reeves is Cyrus
Tollivette, convention chairman.
Two days of volatile discussion and intense self-examination
gieeted the black press at the 32nd annual National Newspaper
Publishers Association convention. Gathering at M ia m i’ s Sher
aton Four Ambassador Hotel June 21-24, newspaper publishers
discussed "How the Black Press Can Help Improve the Econ
omic Sum s of Black Am ericans".
•ART) PLAN DEMONS! RA-
I i i R. We need .inexperienced
Party Plan Demonstrator im
mediately . Salaried position.
Please state qualifications,
semi resume to P.O .Box 3137.
M O D H N LIFELIKE
DENTAL
PLATES
PARTIAL PLATES
F u ll o r P a rt T im e
Representatives needed-Sev
eral openings available for
women interested in a good,
steady income. Call 234-5763.
W a n te d
Paper boys for
the P o rtla n d
O b server
THE PORTLAND OBSERVER
Tor in fo rm a tio n
c o ll
2 8 4 -8 0 8 9
Douglas Bass
3 9 7 3 N .E .R odney
K illin g sw o rth
Economist.
Portland based
economic development oigan-
ization. Expert knowledge of
gov. and private sector in
vestment development. Ex
perience in data col ection/
analysis amt feasibility analy
sis. Ability to work indepen
dently and produce results,
salary based on training and
experience. Inquiries confi
dential. Semi resume to P.D.
Box 3137, Portland, Oregon
97208.
StiCIAL WORKER
Experience in Child W elfare
preferred. Model Cities res
ident. Call or send resume
to:
\M A Fam ily Day 'Night Care
P ro g rtm . 1639 N . E ,9th A vn .
288-5091.
W E ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO
O R IG IN A TE OR DUPLICATE
any printed
MATERIAL
A ll TYPES OF PRINTED
MATTER
Ticket« — dmrxfc bwiUtie« - beefc«
W « M s , levHetieea — bredwre«
pregrea« — pempMet« —
W E CAN SATISFY YO UR
PRINTING NEEDS
Neat 2 hed room on 18th
ami N J i. B ryant.F.C .B .
Two F Iteplaces, Big
Gan ten apace. Nice and
Neat for only $17,500.
Just right for You. Call
Johnny, 665-3491.
100 X 100 haixly man
special on 4134 N J i.
llth. $10,000 buys three
led rooms, full base
ment. big living and
dining room ami lots of
space for a f a m i l y .
Johny 665-3491 or Ward
284-7911.
J.J. WALKER
665-4145
"Invest
Lovely 4 bed room A la
mella for $31,950 with
Basketball court, p ri
vate yard, 100 X 100
lot. Full basement with
party room arxl fire
place, oil heat sprink
ling system ami lots of
other extras. C all Gil
it Ward.
Three fienToomT/^^
Needs work . . . 5706N.
E . 9th Avenue for (.inly
$7500.00 with $1,000.00
down ami $100.00 pel
month. Call Jim Suhl,
'’ 92-3113. Evenings.
REAL ESTATE
in the W est'1
222-3011
Immediate
Restorations
R l« l« l Uw«r»«d
MveaveWetety eW er te e th
e re « a tre rte e
• Partial Plates
• Dental Plates
SLEEP
DURINC
EXTRACTIONS
mm pwrvnui ova « y |
■Kama mbstwtbt
PAM n a -A « T * A M ■
IM F I f f
H O V E fc
WeeSideya 6t3O «• SiOO
Seterie? l i M w I i OO
DR . JEFFREY
DENTIST
SEMLEN B U IL D IN G
S W 3 rd A M o r n to n
P a rH o n d O r e q o n
Phone:
2 2 8 -7 5 4 5
|
WANTED
’ M e n a n d W o m en
|
M irin g
A G ood
714
I
im m e d ia te ly .
w a g e s --c o m p a n y
N.E.
|
for ja n ito r ia l s e r v ic e *
A lb e rta
b en efits.
2 8 8 -5 1 3 8
( jZoqst j a n i t o ria l
Service
LADIES
W E’ RE calling to ofler YDl
success. Full or part time
te rrito ria l opening for women
interested inearning money .is
a personal shopper. C all 234-
5763.
D IA L -A -J O B
2 2 7 -5 8 2 8
P o rtlo n d .O re g o n
2 8 3 -2 4 8 6
AND EXTRACTIONS
A M B I1 lo t S LADIES
W erage 20 hours p e r week.
xceilent income. No exp er
ience necessary. C a ll 2 3 4 -
5763.
Portland. < irogon 97208.
E C o N i'M IS I NEEDED
220 1 N
BRADY
The parents of George L .
Jackson filed a$15 million suit
in San Francisco’ s U.S. Dis
tric t Court for punitive dam
ages In the killing of their son
at San Quentin last August.
George
Jackson was a
prominent Black radical, au
thor, and one of the "Soledad
Brothers" accused of killing
a Soledad Prison guard.
Hts pa rents named asdefen-
dants San Quentin Warden
Louis Nelson, AssociateW ar-
den Jam esParks.M arincoun-
ty D istric t Attorney Bruce
Bales and California Attorney
General Evelle Younger.
The Jacksons said in their
suit that their son had been
" 9 e t up" and “ sum m arilyex
ecuted" by Quentin guards.
The suit asked that officials
turn over to the J acksons their
son’ s personal property in
prison, including books, w rit
ings and letters. So fa r Bales
has refused to release these
items.
In addition the suit asked lor
$4100 in funeral and tu rlal ex
penses.
Jackson maintained that the
12-polnl Black Hill of Nights,
already endot sed by the Black
Caucus, w ill tw the issue de
termining black delegate su|>-
port. “ No uncomlned black
(200 w ill attend tlie convention)
will go lor someone nut sup-
pot ting the bill of rights," the
committed blacks (approx
imately 300) w ill drop off If
their candklate dues not sup
port It.“
if SenatorCeorgeMcGovern
encompasses the bill into his
position, which Jackaon spec
ulates he w ill do before the
Democratic National Conven
“ Blacks have the power to
give M r. Nixon a land slide
or unseat him.*' President
DR. JEFFREY
G eorge
Jackso n ’s
p a re n ts sue
“ lire welfare system offers
neither incentives to learn or
to earn.'* If you make a dol
la r, they take a dollar, anti if
you go to school, you lose mun-
ey, Jackson explained.
Nixon must gain 5 per cent ,
of the black vote to wtr^ and i
w ill lose if he nets less than t
5 per cent, Jackson said.
“ The Democratic conven
tion can no longer take us for
gi anted. The Republicans can i
no longer w rite us off.“
The role of the black vote
must le portrayed by the most
1972 Page 7
NNPA presents awards
Ths R«v«rond Jesiw Jack
son. D irecto r of P«opi«Ualtad
to Sava Humanity (operation
PUSH).
ax Id
June 22 that
Blacks have the power to de
termine the Democratic nom
inee (or Preakient and to da-
ride the outcome of the p ie e-
klentlal election InNovember.
tion. “ There w ill probably be
a wholesale swing to McGov
ern that w ill add to his mo
mentum“ and carry him on
the (lis t ballot.
Alternatively, If the dele
gates choose not to partici
pate, they can put Nixon back
in office, Jackson said.
Thursday, June 28,
The i o rtla n I C arpenter Joint Ap-
p ren ticesh ip an 1 Training Com m ittee
accep ts D eclaratio n s of In te re st from
qualifiable applicants all y ear long.
Contact: A pprenticeship Inform ation
C en ter, 1030 N.E. Couch S tre e t; o r,
T n ect OUTREACH, 5329 N.E. Union
Avenue.
ARMY
ANNOUNCES
SPECIAL
ENLISTMENT
BONUS.
Armor, A rtillery and Infantry ask more of a man
And now they pay more, too
These branches are now paying a special enlistment
bonus for a determined period of enlistment
This bonus is over and above the Army's new
starting salary of $288 a month
Find out if you're the special kind of man we II
pay a special bonus to get Talk it over with your
local Army Representative. Call
Today's Army wants to join you
This otter is limited to quota It may also be
changed or discontinued at any time depending
on Army manpower requirements
Coll 2 3 4 -7 2 0 9 .
A
»
f