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Page 6 Portland Observer Thui sday. August 3, 1972 Black male now leader of America "The liberated black male is now the natural leader to whom America must turn If It is to move past the stvle In to the substance of a demo cratic society," sa>s b la c k psychiatrist. D r. P rice M. Cobbs, in the August "Special Issue’ * of Ebony. D r. Cobbs, a psychiatrist tn private practice in San Francisco, is the co-author (with Dr.W i l liam H. G rier) of the le st seller. Black Rage. Says Cobbs, w ritin g in Ebony: " i t is a totally new experience fo r many b la c k men to o p e n their minds and see how they are being copied. In walk, in dress, in music, in language and social con sciousness, the black male Is supplying some vita l m iss ing links to Am erica.'* The noted black psychia tr is t is convinced thatthel'JS. is witnessing the emergence of w hathecalls "T h e L lb e ra t- ed Black M a le ." The type of man D r. Cobbs is describing has tapped within him self a Leisure Hour holds tournament Gordon Parks, J r., son of the famoua p h o to g n ip h e ^ ^ in ilm maker, goes out on his own as the d ire c to r of "Super F ly ' . the new Warner Brothers release, starring RonO NeaI, Sheila F ra - . tei and Julius W, H a rris . This is young Parks fir s t d ire c to ria l job. and he chose a Harlem adventure drama. "Super Fly” success for beginners "Super F ly ’ * fu lfills the standard Hollywood legerxl of the m o v ie that is p u lle d through against impossible odds and becomes a big suc cess. The film was made in circumstances that would have, and have in fact, defeated many other productions, and upon completion was grabbed up by Warner Brothers fo r immediate release. The money fo r "Super F ly” came from 18 black people who had never in vested in a f i l m , but did so this time because they liked what the scrip t had to say. Among the 18 were den tists, financiers, business men in the black community tu t also pimps, madams and drug-dealers. Even so, there was not enough money and "Super F ly *’ had to suspend shooting a couple of times because there was no raw film stock to work with. The produoer, Sig Shore, had made hundreds of tele vision program shut not a fea tu re -le n gth movie; "Super Fly** was his fir s t. The di rector, Gordan Parks, J r , the son of d ire c to r - photo grapher Gordan Parks, had never directed a film . The author, P h illip Fenty, had- never written a screenplay. The female lead, Sheila F ra zier, had never given a paid performance either in a play o r a film . Most of the technical crew were trainees from a Harlem pro ject which is developing skills among young blacks. The film was shot at the height of winter in locations which were 50 per cent out door. The company had to contend not only with short age of money, bad weather and inexperience on the part of numerous members, but the crowds that always collect at a movie in the making. The worst of these were mobs of kids who got in the way of the camera, tripped over the cables, interfered with acting and d irecting. Whenobjection was made, they would reply that it was th e ir block, and before long adults would step into the confusion to defend the kids. Power fo r lights and camera was simply taken from the nearest light-pole. Often the company had no per CUCKOO CLOCK "cúc«o°s from --*27"w 1 V Now GERMAN BLACK FOREST 1.95 only R«»»po.d dw'yI,»« Shipped Direct To You from EUROPE T h it Io » p n .e potubk only ihrough o ur u n ,q ue direct im port plan G enuine G erm an C U C K O O CLOCK with weight and pendulum movement 1». c tllr n i n n u k e ip tr m it from the city authorities to shoot, but shot anyway. In door locations were usually provided by friends of friends which meant long treks to various pans of the c ity . Film ing outdoors was done in lip-synch, which meant that random sounds got into the track and had to tie con tended with la te r. Movieconi- panies who might be able to furnish money fo r completion insisted on seeing what had already been film ed, but the producer refused to show his Jazz band featured The most honored practi tioners of Big Band Jazz, 'T h e W orld’s Greatest Jazz Band,’ comes to the Portlaml C ivic Auditorium fo r one show at 8:00 p jn . Friday. August 4. Led by Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart, two of the jazz w orld's most established and revered musicians, the group also includes such all tune jazz greats as B illy Butter field, one of jazz's most res pected trumpeters, tenor-sax man Bud Freeman and jazz pianist Ralph Sutton, o th e r members of the group are Gus Johnson, J r., V ic Dickenson. Eddie Hubble and Bob W ilber. "The W orld’sGreatest Jazz Band" features Big Band v e r sions of ’ ’A lh e " ; "U p, Upand A w ay", and "P eaceT rain' as well as standards like "S t. James In firm a ry " and "Basin Street Blues" during the course of the show. The band has ap eared around the world, and on March 19. 1970 they played a special engagement at the C u ilm rn .h e e n lv e ve n quarter White House. President Nixon had special praise fo r the group, saying. "The p e rfo r mance of The World s Great eat Jazz Band at the White House on March 19, proved conclusively that your group spares no e ffo rt in living up to its name. As you know, the Jazz B andwasagreathithere, and contributed in large mea sure to the success of the evening.' Masons convene footage. The actors had to wait fot their money. Somehow, "Super F ly " was finished and edited. A noted black tunesmith composed a score. The film was shown to Warner Bros. That com pany took "Super F ly " on the spot, now is interested in backing more movies by the rugged group whichpulled to gether "Super F ly ." "The Me Nobody Knows", the off Broadwaygliettomusi- cal w ill be performed by tw o groups in the Portland area during the next twoweeks. The Lake Oswego Community Theater w ill present its show Friday, July 28, under tie d i rection of Ken Lew is. It w ill he presented Friday through Sunday at s: JO p jn , :• I . Aug. 6. Center, according to Kolbe. D r. Atwood w ill have his one man show of wood carvings on display at tlie F orestry Center on Saturday, August 5th and 6th. He w ill te a- vailable to answer questions on his self taught wood carv ing s k ill from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Augusts. The Center is open 7 days a week from 10a.m.to 5 p.m. hour in i l t a r pleating . .. « e H A N D < A R V F D in traditional design hy the famous B la ,k F o re« wood petw n I S t n d o n ijiS 95fe»rcach N o C O D t Post man collect« I 5< foreign packet charge which can't be prepaid Satitfaction o r money back guarantee Orders Cafe M A IL O R D E R M A K T .-L lc p t. 22 2701 Sterlington Rd , S u ite 237 Monroe, Louisiana 71201 Plcau tend me the cuckoo clock completely aatisficd, I will return day« for a full refund. Best B. Q u e Fly . 1 tm not thin 10 In Tow n to go Call 282-6363 Open 5:30pm Boy Except Monday Special 6 Wings A Fries $1.40 Food & D rin k s Nemo . Stata GENEVA’S 4228 There w ill le five haixli- cap flights plus a champion ship flight. Persons interest ed can secure entry blanks by calling George Rankins at 288-8391. Leisure Hour Golf Club is a member of the Western States Golf Association and tie Lnited States Golf Assn. On Sunday, August 6, 1972, a two-man, best-ball practice session w ill te held at tie West Delta Golf Course. tournament headquarters w ill le at the Thunderbird M otor Inn, Jantzen Beach. shuttle Ixis to dug track daily Loading time — 0:30. Call 284-1390 fo r lnfoim atlon. 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 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 a. in. Jesse ami Peggy Hudson - - ow ners LEADERS IN THE FIELD Ghetto musical returns Dentist featured as woodcarver D r. Hart Atwood, longtime Portland dentist, who retired in 1960, w ill show his new skills as a wood carver at the F o re stry Center on August 5th, according to Ernest L . Kolbe, D ire cto r. D r. Atwood now 88 years old has rebuilt his dentist in struments Into wood carving tools and the results a re most worthy to be featured at the On August 7 and 8, 1972, the Leisure Hour Golf Club w ill hold its 28th Annual Amateur Golf Tournament at West Delta Golf Course. As announced by the Tour nament Chairman, George Rankins, this is one of the ma jo r golfing events of the sea son. No less than ISO of the top goiters from the North west w ill he represented. We are expecting participants from as fa r as Baltim ore, Maryland; Denver, Colorado: and many pans ufC aliform a and Washington. The film w ill prem ier ui New York on August 10th. T ie second presentation w ill be by the C ivic Theater's group and w ill run from Aug. 3-5 and 10-12 at 8 p jn . lt w iil be in the Blue Room. O riginal ly directed by the late James Cameron, tlie show uses mem bers of the Lewis and Clark C ivic Theater of Astoria and students at the Tongue Point Job Corps Center. The ghetto musical deals with responses by New York ghetto children toward their urban environment. Vollie Manning, the Grand M aster of the Most Worship ful St. Joseph Grand Ledge A J7, v A .M .o f Oregon, and Ju lia M .Center, Grand Matron of M t. Olive Grand Chapter, w ill be attending the Federation of Masonry of the World Inc., along with others in San Anto nio, Texas, August 10- 11. carver«. A ntique « a ln u l hnn h Perfect for den. bed room , alcove. child '« room or kitchen Shipped duvet fro m Free Furopi in export paekm g « uh «rang e foreign «am p« O rder at gift», each «hipped direct i N o t more than one addretted io the » m t w ellsprgig of creative energy, t his new found energy allows and even forces tlie b la c k male to revitalize relation ships with his (ellow black men and to seek lielghtened emo tional and intellectual plea sure with black women. D r. Cobbs sees the I iterated black male as measuring m asculi nity and manhood against black standards and competing only with him self. "1 he lib e r ated black male is reborn, buck naked and brand new," says Cobbs. The entire August "Special Issue" of Ebony deals inci sively with the frustration and torment lesetting the black male in Am erica. I he lib e r ated black male has teen to the mounts in top to sea i ch deep within himself fo r answers. In Iindmg the secret fo r their own survival, the black man holds the key to survival to white America, andintheage of alienation and violence, America may finally have to ask usto rh e lp , reportsEbony. N . W illia m s MORE ARMY FIRST In past columns, we’ve mentioned various achieve ments fo r winch the Arm y can take credit fo re itle rd e v e lo p - ing. discovering or inventing. Here are two more. Chlorine as a water p u rify ing agentwasfirstused in 1910 by M ajor C arl Darnall of the Arm y Medical Service. L i quid chlorine reduces typhoid fever and other waterborne diseases that contaminate water. Undoubtedly, this p u ri fication process has done as much as any other achieve ment ui medical history to help save lives. And number two has to do with chicken feathers' For years, goose-down s eeping tags were used by tte Army fo r bivouacs and try civilians fo r camping trip s. Arm y scientists, though, have now found a way to treat common chicken feathers to give them the same bulk and f ill mg pow e r as goose feathers. BILLY GOAT DIES' To give strength to the Army warning "N ever fa ll asleep on duty,” B illy the Kid, the goat herd leader at the F o rt Jack- son ammunition dump, fell asleep last week.That mistake was also his last. " B ig B ill" as lie was called, was tlie chief goat used to cut the grass on the treacher- uis slopes of tie ammunition storage area. His 13-rnem;er flock cut the g iassnaturally where man aixl mowers feared to tread. His mistake came when he Died of patrol mg aid chewing aid settled himself on tie rear axle of a truck. Boot B ill nev e r woke up from that nap. L ittle B ill, tie oi.ly o ile r male member of tie herd, had teen "bucking fo r the top spot for a long time aid was evdently tie only o edellght- ed by Big B ill s passing. He got tte job, but also eleven te reaved widows. ON THE TOWN (K ir scledule is 8 til 4:30 Monday thru Friday, at 321 S,W, Salmon. II you re in the area on one of thesedays, drop by aid chat. We'd te glad t, answer any questions you might have on I (day's A rm y. Chess event scheduled Park Haviland Hotel w ill le site of two Chess events tie weekend of August 5 and 6 1972. F irs t fo u rg a n e s of 1972 Oregon Chess champion ship w ill be le ld there plus the Portland Summer open Chess Tournament. Specta tors are welcome to come and watch at no charge. Play starts at 10 a jn . Saturday, runs un til 10 p.m. and s u n s 9 a.m. Sunday until about 8 p.m. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN KENTUCKY BEEF SANDW ICHES H. SALT ESQ. 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