To Be Equal
by Vaiuun K. Jordan,
Portland/Observer Thursday July 6, 1972 Page 3
Ebony Club provides
j i .
variety
that degree means their chil
summed up for me at f ougaloo
dren w ill be (rood from the
College, In Mississippi, where
In (ha pair sevaral weak a
burdens of field labor, of hard,
the senior class valedictorian
I have apokan at commence
jrutal
physical labor, of
said that "w e end to begin."
ment exerclaes at alx black
Jesse Hudson, owner-man
powertessness.
He meant that he and his fel
colleges and universities In
ager of the Ebony Clut^ is a
There is not question but
low-graduates were ending
if® south, and It has been an
31 year resident of the Port
that our society views a col
their stay at Tuugaloo, but
exhilarating experience.
land area.
A fte r serving 8
lege degree as an entry pen
were
now
em
barklr^
on
die
Just standing on the plat
years In the A rm y, Hudson
ult to the middle class, an
beginning of a lifetim e of ser
form and looking out at the
returned to the Portland area,
“ It gate from die prison of
vice to their black brothers In
sea of bright faces of gradu
where he has been Involved
poverty. The young men and
die
urban
and
rural
ghettos
ates, tlwlrpiound patents, and
In the Insurance business. M r.
women graduating today have
of die land.
their friends Is a moving ex
Hudson currently resides In
far mote opportunities than
perience.
So too. Is the
d® local community with his
their forhearera. | can re
This consciousness of using
realization of what that great
wife and 2 sons.
call. as recently as I960, grad
their education on hehalf of
moment means to those young-
uating from Howard Law and
all black and brown Americans
stent, who have struggled to
getting a Job that paid >35
Approximately one year ago
and thus for the benefit of the
complete their education In
a week. Tcxlay, corporate re
M r . Hudson bought a night
entire nation Is among the
the face of a l i f e t i m e
cruiters are common on black
club located at 2125 N. Van
most Inspiring aspects of
of poverty, hardship and dis
college campuses and oppor
couver. He spent from April
these commencements. You
crim ination.
tunities have grown. T h atco l-
1971 until late December to
get the feeling that while so
lege degree Is now a ticket
tally remodeling the old club.
Most are poor: 70 per cent
many Americans are hung up
to an Instant living wage.
In December, the Ebony Club
come from fam ilies whose
on an orgy of consumerism,
Hut while the opportunities
opened, featuring live music
total income Is less than
or cut themselves off from
for these young people have
15,000 per year, and the over
and a tasteful, comfortably
concern about their society,
expanded, they still have to
decorated Interior, designed
whelming m ajority are the
that here ate the best of
deal with racism . They grad
to produce a relaxed atmos-
Am erica's youth avidly grasp
firs t In their fam ilies to
uated at a time when the
pl«re for the clientele.
ing d® challenges facing them
graduate from college.
country seems to be turning
and their country.
Even without statistics, you
Its back on die evils of dis
Sine/*its opening, the Ebony
know this from the faces of
crimination and racism; at a
I t ’s fairly common these
their parents. T h e ir took of
has
attracted such nationally
tin® when they must not only
days to hear people m akedls-
Joy and the tears of pride
known artists as B.B, King,
swim against die tkle of overt
fwrsglng remarks about the
welling In their eyes tell the
the Stylistics, M ajo r Lance,
discrimination, but also of
struggling black colleges of
story of the sacrifices made
the Malitxi and Soul Explo
that neglect and Indifference
this
land.
But
if
there
are
and dreams fulfilled. Youcan
sion. Hudson has also brought
which Is often ever mote In
•ny doubters as to the value
see the faces etched with the
In the best In local talent In
sidious.
and Importance of the black
lines of tune and struggle
cluding such artists asShades
M y Impression of these
colleges, let them come to
breaking Into Joytxis smiles
of Brown, Greg Smith and
young people Is that they aie
•ny doubters as to the value
as their beloved children
Gene Diamond.
fully aware of dio challenges
and Importance of die black
clutch that degree that marks
and that they’ ve developed a
colleges, let them come to
the passkey to a better life.
toughness In dealing wldi is
f®sales providing a friendly
oi® of these commencements
Por many white fam ilies of
sues of race that their elders
and let them feel how hundreds
atmosphere for their regular
college graduates, the major
could well envy. They're a
of souls vibrate as one to
customers, Hudson has en
ity probably, a colloge degree
sophisticated group that knows
the deepest longings of the
couraged group luncheons and
Is a continuation of a family
It has a charge to keep arxl
functions.
The Ebony has
people. It would take a hard
tradition or a long taken-for-
a duty to perform that goes
hosted such groups as Model
heart and an empty mind to
granted event.
But for the
well beyond die merely per
C lt® s, the Black Caucus, Ad
miss (I® Importance amt rele
parents of these black your<-
sonal strivings so common to
Jesse Hudson, owner-manager of
Hoc committee. Oregon Wo-
vance of these schools which
steiv graduating from the
the Ebony Club, shows the
our society.
remodeled Interior of his nightclub
men Political Caucus and
constitute a national treasure
black colleges of die south.
and banquet hall on Van-
couver
Avenue.
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wss perhaps best
of d® firs t order.
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fers over 6,000 courses. The
Navy Tuition Aid Program
pays up to 75 percent of a
student's tuition while he at
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in his duty a rea.
The long list of "e x tra s ”
offered through the Navy does
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to the serviceman’ s family
as w ell.
Besides medical care, other
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M O W M KM00SUO0. . .
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MEW8E# O f UNITED GROCERS
Masons
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banquet
HOW?...WHY?...
t
It ’s Your Navy
Representative
S h ir le y
tlon, cell for delagate slates
BUI B, says “ You've teen
commands.
Fam ily Service Centers; com
Chisholm concedes that be
rapping about getting a little
from each Congressional Dis
The goal is to get the job
mand wife and minority af
cause she is s wornatL •
more
In
the
Navy.
Just
whst
done efficiently and to let
tric t to reasonably represen
fairs groups.
black, without blgname en
Is this little mote you're so
tative of the groups living in
every man know he is a vital
dorsers or large amounts of
And then there are the really
heavy on?"
tl® area and tor women to
member of the team.
lough
times In life when di
money, bar chances for the
Well BUI, It's an overall
make up at least 40 per cent
I he Navy has several pro
saster strikes. The Navyman
nomination are remote.
of tl® slate.
program designed toglveeach
grams to help make life more
has the resources of the Navy
"What I want to do," she
Individual a le tte r deal. The
M rs . Chisholm said that
enjoyable for the lndlvklual,
Relief Society, the Navy Fed
sakl at a fund-raising party
Navy
is
taking
steps
to
Im
si® wtxild challenge those
to restore the "fun and zest"
eral C redit Union, th eA m eri-
" Is to shake things up, within
prove the quality of life In
delegations that dkl not live
oi Navy life. They are re
can Red Cross, plus lib eral
the system."
she helMves
tie service, and to Increase
up to these rules.
creational programs; ample
ized emergency leave op
that people are disgusted with
tie responalblllt®s avaUabie
During her seven months
opportunity fo r promotion;
politic Is as usual.
portunities and chances for
to Its men and women. Recent
of campaigning, M rs . Chis
liberalized
swap policies;
humanitarian reassignment or
M rs . Chisholm said that
CN() directives let senior
holm has teen able to bring
realistic grownIng and uni
dlscharge.
si® did not lelleve that any
ranking
enlisted
men
fill
ce
r
together a working coalition
form policies; legal assis
There are also programs
candklate would bo able towln
tain junior officer bUlets, and
of feminist groups, white lib
tance and financial advice at
to Insure every sailor the
the nomination on the first
allow Junior officers to hold
erals,
blacks and church
no cost; liaison offices to
chance of continuing educa
le llo t. As a result, she wants
women.
certain at-sea and aviation
deal with personal problems;
tion. The USAFI Program of-
to have a bloc of delegates
" I was able to go to the
at the convention so that "when
campuses and get young peo
they start wheeling and dealing
ple who had turned off com
we can keep them honest."
pletely on the system to try
"W e, the people, are going
•g a in ," M rs . Chisholm notes.
to I® a force to be reckoned
M rs . Chisholm said she
with st the convention lnM lam l
hoped to hold her coalition In
In July,” she says continually.
30 states together to become
The fiery , 5-foot, «-Inch
a force for reasonable change
black Representative sakl that
In the country.
because she was "un-bossed
LANDLORD TENANT
and un-bought" she could go
I am sure there are many
to the convention to see to It
questions In your mind re
that tl® Democratic party
garding you as a tenant and
platform was " s document
your landlord.
with mealng."
The following are answers
" I ’m going to be heard at
to some of the most fre
that convention,” M rs . Chis
T here Is now a Vietnamese
quently asked questions.
pons.
holm says. "You’d better be
version of the 4-H Club. It is
l l i vo nw .”
Army ordnance experts also
The Most Worshipful St.
called the 4 -T B roiler Club
REPAIR OF T IC PREMISES
play an Important role In v ir
"T h is nomination Is not a
Joseph Grand Lodge, A .F . &
and It can be found In Thai Lac
When the tenant rents the
tually every community In the
fait
accompli,” she tells
Hamlet.
A .M . Scottish Rite and Mount
premises he obligates him
United States. Armyexploslve
crowds st street corners.
Olive Crand Chapter, Order
The whole Idea started with
self to return the premises
ordnance d is p o s a l
units
"W e are going to be asking a
of Eastern Star of Oregon w ill
the 222nd Combat Aviation
at the end of the lease period
throughout the nation are on
lot of questions of the cred
Battalion. The men of the
open its 13th Annual Com
In as good a condition as It
2 4 - hour call to assist local po
entials committee shout the
222nd organized 14 young peo
munication on July 6, 1972 at
was at the inception of the
lice departments in handling
•«eating of blacks and women
635 N . Kllllngsworth Court.
ple Into a chicken - raising
period, excluding normal wear
and defusing bombs and other
delegates from Alabama, Ken
11® M em orial Services wUI
program. They also provided
and tear.
explosives.
tucky, Tennessee and Illinois.
be held at 8 p.m. with Rev.
them with 100, one—day old
It would be beneficial to the
One unit, fo r example, re
"W e are going to be asking
chicks.
E ,C . W ilder delivering the
tenant If the owner would
cently disarmed Union Army
tl® fro n t-ru n n ers what Is
sermon.
When fully grown, the chick
agree to the following pro
a rtille ry rounds that had been
going to be your position on
ens are sold and another 100
I he A nnual K lug and (jueen
visions:
resting In a sunken ship In the
having the convention live up
Coronation and Banquet will
chicks are purchased by the
(1)
Owner retain control
Gulf of Mexico for more than
to tl® McGovern rules? What
he held at the Thurxlerblrd
youngsters. Money left over Is
of the roof, furnance and
100 years. The same unit also
w ill be your position, not your
M otor Inn, 1225 N. Thunder-
split among the club mem
plumbing system unless abus-
was called upon when a truck
rhetoric?”
bers.
bird Way, Portland, Oregon
sd by the tenant.
and tra ile r containing seven
The McGovern tules, adopt
• I 7 pan. and Is open to the
It Is the hope of the soldiers
There Is very little the
ty -tw o , 5 0 0 - pounds bombs
a i t>y tl® Democratic National
that tl® 4 -T B ro iler Club w ill
general public. Anyone wish
owner must do If there Is no
jack-knifed and overturned on
Committee last yearfollowing
ing to make reservations may
be the start of a local broiler
written agreement. There Is
» Texas highway. As a result
a nationwide study by a com
-’ all 281-6618 fortlckets. M rs .
Industry, providing more Jobs
one exception, if corroded
if the Arm y ordnance handling
mittee headed by Senator
ille n Law, principal of Jeffer-
aixl Income for the villagers.
water pipes start leaking due
of the explosives, no one was
McGovern In tl® aftermath of
•°n High School w ill be the
to age, tl® tenant Is not re
Injured.
the 1968 Democratic conven-
guest speaker.
NEW VACCINE
sponsible.
Chalk up another Arm y
QUESTION
medical discovery. As a re-
TENANTS PERSONAL PRO
Do both the soldier and his
sult of two new oral vaccines
PERTY
dependents receive free med
developed through Army med
When a tenant takes posses
ical care, or Just the service
ical research, two common
man?
sion of the premises his pos-
causes of sniffling, hacking
esslon right is basically ex
The serviceman and his de
and congestion should be v ir
clusive, We think the owner
pendents are entitled to free
tually eliminated among basic
should he restricted to In
medical care at m ilitary faci
trainees this w inter.
lities.
spection during reasonable
The vaccines, developed at
hours and only upon notice
the W alter Reed Institute of
•••W antfal-C om m ardal
to the tenant or permission
Research In Washington, D.C.,
from the tenant. If an owner
have proved to be effective
enters a house or apartment,
FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY
against two types of respi
except fo r extraordinary rea
Hi» buunett hat grown, a» we have
Did you know -
ratory infection which cause
sons such as fire , he Is a
wrtb the finest staff of CARPENTERS
discomfort
sim ilar to the
. . . that during the past fiscal
DESIGNERS and ESTIMATORS in the’
tresspasser if he does not
common cold.
year, more than4,750offlcers
have permission.
trade
from 44 foreign countries
were trained at Army schools
ORAL LEASE
• OM cm
In the United States?
ARMY ORDNANCE
Without a written agree
This week, we salute the
. . • that A rmy Ordnance Corps
ment, neither party knows
men of Arm y ordnance. They
research, during World W ar
where he stands. But more
715 M. Alerte NrtUri, Oregee
II, was responsible for the de
are responsible fo r ammuni
important no legal obllbatlons
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velopment of synthetic m ater
tion and explosives, and for
can he enforced against the
repairing and rebuilding wes-
ial that replaced natural rub
landlord in the absence of a
ber?
written lease.
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