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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1972)
Page 8 P O r t la n d / O b t e r v e r T h u r s d a y , J u ly 2 7 , Hot-line open to "rap 19 7 2 Black federal employees organize ft during the evening Want to rap? Need in fo r provision ot new opportunities mation — H ot-line. NJS. and as well as encouragement Albina F am ily and Community from Interested and ade Service. 73 N.E. M o rris is quately trained outsiders. I open in the evenings from 5 want my experience to give to 9:00 p jn . fo r people to me insight into how I may d rop-in. help my own com m unity." C a rl P arker, student at C arl P arker is a native of Portland State U niversity, arxl the Albina Community and is P atricia W ilson, University a graduate student doing his of Oregon have been added to practicum work as a require the staff of Albina Fam ily ment fo r completion of his M aster's degree. and Community Service to operate an evening drop-in center during the summer. C arl graduated from Je ff Pat Wilson is a senior. In erson High School in 1966. He ternational D e v e lo p m e n t went to Oakwood College in M ajor, in the L ila Acheson Huntsvdle, Alabama, and Wallace School of Community- majored in psychology. Since Service and Public A ffairs, his graduation in 1971, C arl U niversity of Oregon at has been back in Portland in Eugene, Oregon. Pat was a volved in the community and corpswoman at Tongue Point continuing his education in Job Corps Center, A storia, counseling. He chose to work Oregon p rio r to entering at the Albina Fam ily and Com university study. In P a tricia 's munity Service P roject be own words her expectations cause of the service it ren from working here this sum ders. 1 believe if people mer are, "Com ing form a are able to release some of background characterized by th e ir tension by talking about poverty and ethnic division, what it is that is causing the I am very much concerned tension, it w ill enable them to with an exposure to those cope with other hassels. Also, helping organizations which a lot of the services that are are attempting to find solu offered in Portland may not tions fo r the living problems be known by some of the of the poor. As my own ex people in the community and periences and those of my this agency can serve as a fam ily have proven, alleviat dire ctive to other available ing poverty is not only pos resources, as well as pro sible through individual ini viding an outlet fo r people tiative, but also through the to express them seves.” < 5.1 I l e s E . . S m ith - J X . ' f t v n l v a—d k Charles E Smith, J J r l — 4. A ctively seek, and en Deputy D ire cto r, Purchase sure, that "E E O Counselors” Division, Naval Supply Cen are elected by their (veers ter, Oakland, C alifornia has rather than selected by man issued a Call foi Action fo r agement (e.g. "co u n se lo rs" ALL Black Federal Em should tie required to run ployees to UNITS under the on a "p la tfo rm " ami be voted banner of a COALITION OF fo r by those whom they seek BLACK FEDERAL EM to counsel). PLOYEES to combat the wide 5. Ensure that EEO coun spread racism throughout the selors are well trained ami entire C iv il Service System up to date on all of the Rules (p a rticu la rly at M ilita ry In and Regulations relative to stallations). The time has their functions). now come fo r Black Federal 0. Vigorously seek legal Employees throughout the ami legislative assistance to nation to individually and col induce the C ivil Service Com lectively protest and challenge mission to stop procrastina the flagrant racial d is c rim i ting and d ire ct all Federal natory policies and practices agencies to immediately com prevalent at Federal depart ply with prevail mg EEO Rules ments, agencies, and instal ami Regulations tnd to take lations; including the ab instant disciplinary action solute lack of "Equal Em against those agencies ami ployment O pportunities" at officials that fa il to do so. such places. 7. Take whatever mea Such a Coalition, organized sures necessary to ensure on Local, Regional, and Na that ALL persons found guilty tional levels, would be struc of racial discrim ination suiter tured to: immediate disciplinary action and that the facts ami ad 1. Advise A LL Black Fe verse consequences of such deral employees (and other actions) tv w idely publicized "M in o ritie s ” ) of th e ir rights, to discourage discrim ination arxl the responsibilities ot the el sew here. Federal agencies where they 8. Make specific recom are employed, under existing mendations to the Executive "Equal Employment Oppor and Legislative Brandies on tunity” Laws, Rules, Regula innovative methods to enhance tions, Procedures, etc. EEO programs throughout the 2. Indoctrinate Black Fe entire c iv il service system. deral employees in the proper 9. A ssist ALL Black Fe ways, and under w hatcircum - deral employees in obtaining stances, to file D iscrim ina parity in Training ami P ro tion Complaints. motional opportunities. 3. Take whatever measures 10. Encourage a complete necessary to ensure that REVAMPING of the entire Black employees who file d is - METHOD / PROCEIX RE of cnm ination complaints are handling discrim ination com not subjected to intimidating plaints w ithin the c ivil ser and/or reprisal actions by the vice system; ami d i s c r i m i n a t i n g persons, 11. Take whatever mea supervisors, o fficia ls, or sures necessary to ensure agencies. that Black Federal employees attain parity with all other Federal emplovees. Busing (Continued from p, I) ters o r community school centers) o r close them.” D r. Blanchard la te r stated that he has no plans to close the Albina schools. In summary, the black com munity is not divided. A ll blacks want the best educa tion possible for their c h il dren — the issue is how this w ill be achieved. Breakfast all hours 5 2 4 6 N.E. U n io n A v e . (Ph. 2 8 2 - 3 8 4 3 ) | 3 9 4 0 N . W illia m s A v e . (Ph. 2 8 4 - 0 5 5 5 ) 6 am t i l M id n i g h t M o n d a y th ru F r id a y and S a tu rd a y 24 h o u rs T h u rs d a y What it is Are you a high school graduate or have you attained a GED? Do you have skilled hobbies like wood craft, painting, graphic a rts? Would you like to develop those skills into full-time meaningful employment. If aou do not have a high school deploma or GED, Urban League Project Outreach will help you to attain a GED and pre pare you to qualify for entry into the apprenticeship program. With additional training we can help skilled craftsmen who are unable to se cure journeyman status in sem i-skilled crafts, or those who are unable to meet apprenticeship requirements, at -5 329 N.E. Union Ave., room 204. This is the place for you. I— I ♦ PORTLAND’ S FINEST - - - - - - - - - open: Monday-Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to 2-30 a.m. Thursday-Friday 11:00 a. m. to 2:30 a jn . Saturday-Sunday |;00 p jn . to 2:30 a.m. Jesse and Peggy Hudson - owners Such a Coalmen is neces sary because the C ivil ser vice Commission ami those other Federal A g e n c ie s charged with the respon a lh lllr v You can m i A .- .'.u in r i h i h K sib ility, amt accountability, of ensuring that "E qual Em ployment o p p o rtu n ity" in Fe- deial employment Is in (act a reality, rather than a myth, have not done th e ir jobs. This tact was obvious to most Black Federal Employees be fore but it was made more obvious In the "1970 Report ol the (JA. Commission tin C ivil R ig h ts". rh ls " R e p o rt" ijutte vividly illustrated the numerous fallacies, inade quacies, and inequities in many Federal departments ami agencies, including the C ivil Serv ice Commission it self. ALL subsequent " r e - p o n s " released by the "C o m m issio n ", "Seven Months L a te r ", "One Year L a te r", "T h e 1971 Report by theCom- n ils s lo n ", ami the "1971 Sum m a ry ", and now a Report recently released by the Ralph Nader Public Interest Re search C ro u p --"T h e Spoiled System--A Cal! fo r C iv il ser vice R eform " reflect that little o r nothing has beendone to co rre ct the problems, the C ivil s e n ice Con.mission ami those agencies responsible for the enforcement of "Equal Employment opp o rtu n ity" in Federal employment have been told, REPEATEDLY, what the problems are ami have Iven offered suggest Ivins ami recommendations on pos sible ways to co rre ct the pro blems. But, (or reasons known only to themselves, have done absolutely nothing; clearly indicative ol the (act that thev have no p .iitic u lii interest in solving the pro blems. All Black Federal Em ployees throughout the entire nation, who recognize thedire need for ami aru interested in forming ami participating m such an o r g a n i z a t i o n (especially those with o r ganising abilities ami ex pel iences), should contact or semi th e ir names ami ad dresses to: Charles E. .smith, J r. 241 i Sacramento St., g.’ Berkeley, Ca. 9»7n? (Ilh ) 843-7628 - Home (415) lbb-tx>07 - ( (fire AH persons doing so w ill le advised of representatives ui then respective areas ami ol Hie progress amt p iogi.uiis ol I lie oi g.inization. The C’ô e ’ '-* J lIQUtO A TOHS Of FREIGHT 0 A M A 0 I GOODS AMO KOUTS VANU» AC TU»tS ClOSfOUTS FAMOUS LABELS I 3 C o rn er Stores • 2 8 3 31 71 N o rth Mi Dings w o rth o t A lb in a (Continued I rom p. I) "a tremendous w o rk ." It is, perhaps, the most compre hensive ami exhaustive of its kind. Besides teaching, travel ing, sixs.iking, w riting a rticles ami book reviews. P r o f e s s o r Davis is doing additional re- ' "M a ck W .,m en" ami "B la cks in the Pacific Northwest 1788-1972", and hopes to complete both w ith in the next three weeks. The I ’Sl African ami A fro -A m e ri can H istory is the author of two other bibiliographies, "B lacks in the State of (.ire- gun." and "P a n -A frica n ism ” . He is also the author of a book, " I Have A Dream: Ihe Life and lim e s of M artin l uther King, J r . " , that was published in 1969. Speech development (Continued (rom p. 1 col 0) «•n.»» 1 I MOT AM AIICTMMf ,fc* ***c* '’*'** SUM RAu SALE! e - o o i RM.„ LAMES FAMOUS UREl 'IMSCARDIGAN A URTS................................* 5 " ,R K . MEN A SOTS' SWIM TRUNKS A Ac It" LAMES- SWIM WEAR............................. $ 5 " »3" PJ'S AND MEN'S SHIRTS WASH M WIAR 2 FM $ 3 0 0 1 TO f t <» MORI ON - SUITING BAGS, AIR MArTRISSIS, SWING SIT ACOSSOMIS: r n . H M T CUD! 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Normal children, too, de The problem often can be pend on th e ir parents for bors, and the entire city. treated by a kind of sensi much of th e ir speech tra in Robert Ketron is an In tiv ity training, according to ing, said Weiss. "B u t the structor and Assistant P ro Weiss. The child is simply iverage parent probably fessor of Sociology at Morgan given plastic shapes to put doesn’ t do a ver> good Job State College. He was born in his mouth. As he moves uf teaching his child to talk in San Francisco in 1938 and them about with his tonuge, he added. Parents should educated at the College of he becomes better able both provide th e ir children with M a rin , U niversity of Red to Identify shapes and to a r both the nee! and opportunity lands, U niversity of C a lifo r ticulate speech sounds. to talk, he said. (Id e rs is te rs nia at Berkley, U niversity of Inability to form speech and brothers should not speak Arizona and the U niversity sounds accurately Is only one fo r th ^ child. And parents of Maryland. His wide range of five possible speech pro should listen when the child of publications include urban blem areas, according to talks. planning and housing, man Weiss. A child may also have It is possible, Weiss cau- power development, educa d iffic u lty developing an ade tlonel, to create problems tional finance, voting pro quate vocabulary, speaking at by forcing the child too hard blems and elections, and the a normal pace, o r at a nor as he learns to talk. But black vote. His research, in mal pitch. O r hearing pro parents can avoid this, lie part, made the election of blems may lead to speecn added, if they "p la y, rather P arrent M itch e ll, Black Con problems because the child than work, with th e ir c h il gressman from Maryland, cannot monitor his own voice d re n ." Parents can provide possible. as he speaks. games and opportunities fo r His previous positions in Hundreds of tests and treat children to practice th e ir new clude teaching at Howard ments have been devised to speech habits. And they can County Community College in help Children with ail these provide stimulation when the Maryland, U niversity of speech d ifficu ltie s. But to be child attempts to talk. O r, Maryland, the U niversity of most effective, Weiss said, as one speech pathologist Toledo, Ohio, and in the treatment should begin while says, "when baby babbles, public schools of Tucson, the child is s till very young— babble back." Arizona. He was a project sometimes as early at 18 d ire c to r fo r the Teacher (E d ito r's note: Jim Folts, months. C ro p s , a socio-economic a senior Journalism student The most c ritic a l period planner fo r the Baltim ore Re at Oregon State U niversity, in speech development Is be gional Planning Council, a Re has been doing some assign tween two and four years. location O ffice r and Com ments at the Medical School "T h e re ’ s more speech and munity Organization Spe as part of his Journalism pro language learning occurring c ia lis t in Toledo, and did re gram. The above is one during that time in a person's search and planningforSCLC. of his stories.) life than at any o th e r," Weiss The resident of an in te r noted. racial neighborhood in B alti Parents should 1« aware more, Ketron believes in af Too late to classify of the basic development of firm a tive action. He main speech In th e ir young ch il tains that real estage com We are looking fo r a dren, said Weiss. A t age panies, financial institutions, responsible Individual to two, children should be talk and government agencies handle our accounts re ing In tw o-w ort phrases, using should no longer be allowed ceivable desk. about 150 w o rts, and the to claim th e ir Innocence, but The duties of the Job are mother should be able to un should be required to take varied and involve such action to correct the wrongs derstand about half of what things as: working with the child says. that have been done In the customers In collection of A t age three the child past and that continue toexist. accounts, keeping records should be forming three-word Ketron Is on a 15,000 m ile, of shipments, preparing sentences, using about a thou 85 day tour of the country, month end figures fo r data sand w o rts , and about three- visitin g the member organi processing and prepailng fourths of what he says should zations and th e ir citie s. Some invoices fo r customers. be understandable. of the purposes of the trip Minimum of 2 years ex By age four the child should are to reinfoi ce contacts and perience and/or educa be using more complicated relations internally; to stimu tio n a l background re sentences and three-and four- late input and participation in quited. syllable w o rts . Everything the Task F o rc is ; to support Apply In person or call the child says should be un local member oiganization's Wilma Conway at 77-3881 derstandable, even though the activities; to develop local fo r more information. sounds may not be entirely and regional lines of com correct. munication and establish a Precision Castpart Corp. If parents suspect that their r e g io n a l organization; to 4600S.E. 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