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Page 8 Portland O b server Thursday, August 3 , 1972 Black Caucus Continued from page 1 tnent of a liaison between elected o ffic ia ls and the com munity; and the establishm ent of state-w ale p o litic a l re la tionships with a ll m in ority groups. " B la c k people must become a viable lorc e within the existing p olitical system, operating from an independent power b ase." T h e Oregon Black Caucus and the Blaekpeople of Oregon "no longer accepting the men ial, degraded status imposed on us, no longer accepting the inhumane value system , the c o rru p t and oppressive poli cies of a society dedicated to m a te ria lis m , ra c is m , and e x ploitation, begin now to estab - lish the Black humane values, system s and p rincip les that must guide the d e liv e ry of any health and social services of Black people. ‘T h e s e , then, are p rin ciples that must g u d e any e f forts in tfie health a id social w elfare service d e liv e ry sys tems: a.) Black dignity must not be compromised by the service; b.) Service d e liv e r e rs must evden ce recognition Vx. _ - 1 ■ *i- M r s , E llen Law , Lieutenant E u lis s , Jam es O . Brooks. R ear A d m iral E m m e tt H . Todd and Lieutenant Com m ander Nicholson discuss m in o rity recru itm en t N a v y seeks m in o rity L a s t week during h is v is it to Portland A d m iral E m m e tt H . T idd met with three local black leaders to discuss the Navy's efforts to improve ra c ia l t e l - anoe and opportunities in the N avy. At a breakfast held in the P o rtland Hilton, A d m ira l Tidd m et w ith J a m e s O . Brooks, D ire c to r of Commu nity Services fo r the Urban League; M r s .E lle n L aw , the P rin c ip al of Jefferson H « h School; and B ill D » z . a fte r noon News E d ito r at iCXL Ra d io . The breakfast » a s alsc attended by Lieutenant Com m ander W J>.Nicholson. Com manding O ffic e r of the P o rt land R ecru itin g D is tr ic t.C a p tain M cC linton of theN avy Re cru itin g A rea E ight, a nd Lleu - tenants John G ladies and Jim E u lis s . Discussion centered around the N a v y ’ s e ffo rts to make blacks aw are of the ever in c r e a s in g opportunities availab le and the N a vy's in creasing aw areness of th e ir needs. M any useful sugges tions w ere w e ll received by A d m ira l T id d, who stated, " I t is by these fo rth rig h t discus sions that both sides learn what is happening and how each other fe e ls . T h is is the only way true made. progress can be of the Black living experience; C.) Services should tend a l ways to support the basic Black fam ily unit, d.) Any s e r vice delivered should 1» d e signed so that it is comple m entary with the BlackEthos; e.) No health o r social service may 1» viewed as m e re ly an end, tu t ra th e r as a means to w ard achieving the full devel opment of the total B l a c k existence, as persona, as fam ily , as community, a id f.) A ll health a id social service sys tems must be accountable to the Black com m unity." In the economic re a lm , the Black P o litic a l Convention fouid that "since Black people in Oregon a re the vic tim s of economic explo itation , it is im portant that we address ourselves to positive methods through which Black people may gain econom ic liberatio n. T he p rim a ry thrust o fa lle c o - nomlc e ffo rts by Black Orego nians must be to gain control of economic re s o u rc e* that can be used fo r the benefit of the Black com m unity. “ T he income of the Black community m ust be increased. Businesses in the Black com munity must he controlled by the com m unity. Businesses in the community must le op erated u ltim a te ly fo r the le n e - fit of the com m unity. A larg e r share of the wealth In O re gon must go to Black O re gonians. "In addition, businesses es sential to the support of a viable community m u s tle e s - tablished and maintained in the geographical area in which Black (eople liv e . Black busi nessmen a id industrialists must be provided adequate d o lla rs , skilled labor, suffi a system that Is not responsive to tlie needs of the masses of the people. When implemented it w ill bring about changes In tlie social In a tttu tio n a th a tw ill benefit a ll people. "O u r B la c k A genda stresses tlie point tliat now is cient la id a id m a te ria ls , a id the necessary inan gen al ex p ertise to compete in the m a r ket place. Businessmen, both Black and non-B lack, who op era te as producers o r m a rk e t e rs in the Black community must be made accountable to the Black c itiz e n s . Pressu re must be applied upon the city, state aid fed eral governments to d istrib ute a g re a te r portion of th e ir resources to die Black com m unity." The Black Agenda ad dresses itse lf to inequities in tlie tune tu p artic íp a la in p ro - gram s tliat w ill bring al>out fundamental changes in thia decadent system . "W e l« g in with a Black A g etd a. We must now work tow a ids its im p lem en tation ." LEISURE H O U R G O L F C LU B M E M B E R W .S.C .A . 8> U .S .C .A . 2 8 th A n n u a l A m a te u r GOLF TOURNAMENT August 6th 7th & 8th W e s t D e lt a P a r k G o l f C o u r s e PO RTLAND, O R EG O N ^F L IG H T S fo r M E N Cham p, A. B, C , and D 1 F L IG H T (or W OMEN Sunday— Two Man Best B a l l - W e s t Delta P a rk C o ll C o urse— 9:00 a j n . M o id a y a id Tuesday— T o u rn a m e n t-— West D e lta P a rk G olf C o u rse — 8;lRJ a jn . O F F IC IA L T O U R N A M E N T HE ADQUAR IE R S : August I. 1972 through August 8. 1972— Thunderbird M o tel, Jantzen Beach. P o rtls id . Oregon 97217. 5 O 3 -2 8 3 -2 III EVERYDAY IS "SATURDAY "AT SAFEWAY DISCOUNT! Ceeklng Swgg eslíen D iscrim in atio n Continued from cage 1 DISCOUNT notified the D is tr ic t in the F a ll of 1970 that she expected tc give b irth to a child e a rly it F eb ru a ry of 1971. Sheobjecsed to the policy req uirem ent a.-d refused to submit a re s ig nation. M r s . F lu ry jv a s term inated D ecem b er 22, 1970, ard re signed under protest the next month, cm F eb ru a ry 15, 1971, the Portland School Board ac- cepaed -the resignation but said this acceptance would be r e voked if a pro per trib un al d e ed e d otherw ise. Attem pts to resolve th e complaint through conciliation fa ile d . Subsequently, in * hearing before Gustafson, the D is tr ic t denied unlawful d is crim in atio n . The D is tr ic t defended its policies by presenting the ories that pregnancy in te r fere s with evaluation of teach ers under the State Teach er Ten ure L aw , that pregnancy is voluntary and, th e re fo re , can be d efe rre d pest the proba tion ary period; that pregnancy in te rfe re s with the continuity of learning by the student, that there is a problem of fu d in g replacem ent teachers a id that there was a bona f d e occupa tional requirem ent involved p erm itted by lew . In sthiking down the School D is tr ic t's theories, Gustafson noted that the D is tr ic t had a l lowed lengthy absences from work by probationary teachers for reasons other than p reg nancy and s till has been able to make the review necessary fo r teacher evaluation. He s a d , "Resignation is only fo r the convenience of the School D is t r ic t and not a business neces s ity ." Gustafson continued, " A fa ilu re to grant reasonable m a te rn ity leaves to pregnant teachers based on individual con sderatlo ns and during any stage of th e ir em ploym ent is d iscrim ination based on sex so long as t i_ School D is tr ic t has ■ •• « « : *• . A fric a n Churches (C e n t, fro m page o, c o l. 3> Church, and the m unicipality of P re to ria gave fre e land on which to build it. Aï- In A p ril 1971, another branch of the Bureau of A f r i c a n Churches opened in Bulawayo Rhodesia. Gabellah moved back to the country of his birth to d ire c t it. Now 48 and m a r ried, with one daughter, he is the Bishop of the A frican O r thodox Church in Lesotho, Swaziland, South A fric a and Rhodesia. He runs a success- t i l surgery next to the offices of the bureau in Lobengula S treet, Bulawayo. A lr e a d y 87 separatist churches have joined the Rho desian branch, with some 123 persons taking correspon dence lessons. The bureau ia now translating the lessons into Shona (Ndebele-speakw g students take Zulu lessons). " I am praying fo r the day when there w ill be only one C h ris tia n body in South A f ric a .'• saya Gabellah any fo rm of leaves, policies or p ractices which excuse any teacher fro m attendance d u r ing usual school days ard h o u rs ." Among the exam ples given where probationary teachers could be away fro m the job fo r long periods of tim e and s till be evaluated w ere leaves for study, illness of dependents, court appearances, ju ry duty, exchange teaching situations, p o litic s and professional leave. As f a r as the method of evaluating teachers is con- cemeri it wao n n ta j that riw Continued page I cne . aaaoM« u k evaluations long before the th re e -y e a r probationary period is up and that the T ea c h er Ten ure Law only im plies that evaluation is needed and that no method o r tim ing is req uired. A fte r receiving the findings, C o m m issioner N iisen w ill make conclusions of law and enter an o rd er based on the findings. A fte r receiving an o fficial d ra ft of the findings, the School D is tr ic t adopted new policies designed to e lim in ate some fo rm s of d iscrim ination and it m ay consider s till additional policies after receiving the conclusions. Boneless Hams Hen Turkeys ARMOUR Fully-cooked W aste-free Smoked Hom by the participants, to local txi sines ses, state, city, gov ernm ent and F ed eral civ il rig hts o r com munity - race sem inars that have been held in the past. L e tte rs of invitation, co operation, participation and/ o r financial assistance have been sent to many Vancouver businesses, governmental a- gencies, social and business organizations. Those persons that are in terested in reg istratio n, of fering assistance o r financial sponsorships should call o r w rite : Roy H a rr is , at P & . Box 449, o r 694-377 in Van couver. 97 s; ~ ©Salmon Steak fiShrim pm eal Fillet of Sole Fishslicks Braunschweiger ©Chopped Ham (under 2 4 -lb . l Northwest Silvers (b. Oregon Seafood Breaded *49 ■ ÇJ ft ft DISCOUNT lb. Heaf & Serve lb USDA Choice Afed Beef SUPER SAVER (2-Gal. $1.95: CRAGMONT M G . 26 • CG. 6 8 HalF G allo n 46-oz. can EVERYDAY LOW DISCOUNT PRICES f t Peas or Corn f t Raisin Bread f t Pork & Beans SKYLARK 15-01 loot 7111 N . E . Union 288-6427 W ATERM ELONS lb 1 1-oz. size 17-oz. can lb 12-01. pkg By the lb. Piece SUPER SAVER Zee Tissue Bathroom Tissue Soft Quality B IG . 4 6 4-Roll pkg. EVERYDAY LOW DISCOUNT PRICES „ k A A EGGS The Most Nutritional Protein Available Today for your Food Dollar Serve Eggs Oftenl Cate C ’ 24 c 199 M e d iu m Large S m a ll S ize 2 (O,7 9 ‘ d„ .2 ,o, 8 9 ’ 28‘ ftChunk Tuna ftRice-A-Roni f t Strawberry Hill f t Mayonnaise f t Puddings Rice M ixet Prices effective August 2 thru August 8, At All Portland and Vancouver Safew ays Except O n Sunday W here M e a t Sales Are Prohibited " RUSSET POTATOES Ripe Bananas ! Local Romaine --------------------- — — Strawberries ••0 BeevUs lw !» 4 a Awfcy Re, LARCI Pr»«* Oree« u.w Bwbu ■■■ ler flma Mushrooms 3 $1 79 FRESH PREMIUM i — r. *•»•**• *•<<»• u TÌÌ v ' t C oupons ” ’ WS«*« A«HK«en«e SAFEW AY C fifth LUCERNE Ready to Serve I 5-oz dn Fig Bars Marshmallows EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES (7.S. No. 1 All Purpoio Ruuoti Win# PIEDMONT Quart Jar BUSY BAKER Fruit B Cookie« Ic U > GOV T Steer Livers Sefewey I-lb Pkg. lb. Lunch Meet Sefewey Cocktail Cream O ’ The Crop FRUIT Salads or J GELATINS Desserts " O^kctews leH n y lb. TOWN HOUSE Fruit Bite M G . 27' 30-oz. C am Quality Cars Roth Motor Co, Pork Ribs Select Young MORTON S (ix c e p t Beef ) M G . 39 er PMelve i le r t m r i. we k e n ee » e » « » .« » , i * IN NATURAL JUICE Del M o n te 8 -o z . can LARCI lb. end Thighs Leen, Meety SUPER SAVER Dinners Pen Fry or Broil For the 6 A 8-oz loosepack Cantaloupes x 3 * *1 Pineapple c i5 9 Fresh Papayas ¡cu59' Cucumbers axes 2 * 25 ' Bunch Celery - -■ 2 3 ‘ Zucchini a x . »19* U. S. 1 Onions 3 4 8 Juice s 9 7 Ground Turkey Split Broilers Fryer Parts Piece Bologna 74* Beef Franks Cooked Salami Barbecue Fresh Legs © Spareribs Beel Liver Fancy Bacon TOWN HOUSE r ’P,a r- - ' 2 — oz — — , ■ f O ,T'T Heidelberg 01 Blitz I I I 01 N o Return 01. Blitz No Return R Btl Jell-well Full Quarter Sliced into Chops SEA TRADER 6 '/i oz can LUCERNE Refreshing' Gallon O Störet vsmy O nly' — regon --ygv.. j<v>ei f t Pineapple Tender Young Fryers, Gov’t ,[) Inspected LOOK FOR THIS MARK BEL-AIR. Frozen 10-oz pkg Fruit Drinks |ß SUPER SAVER Fruit Drinks terge fted-Aipe Beauties '71 Volvo 142E, fuel in j., auto., leather, m lc h e - l l n s ....................... $3695 '71 M a rk I I I , ful power, 30,000 m ile s , A M -F M Stereo, cruise con tro l ....................... $5695 '71 olds Custom C ru is e r, full power, a ir , 22,000 m i l e s ................... $4395 ‘ 71 C a p ri 1600, new r a d ia l! , 4 -s p ........... $1795 '68 Olds 442, full power, a ir , tu rb o -tra n s ., vinyl r o o f ....................... $1495 of Northwest WHOLE BODY Salmon Roasts s X ,b. Safeway A ft, SNOW STAR Pkg1: USDA Choice Beef Fully Aged for Peak Flavor |L Boneless R o a s te d » M.1I 59* lop Round ,J |.3 t Arm Pot Roast Ice Cream D C v l FULL CUT Baking size Pieces PORK CHOPS 12-01. pkg. ea. 7 0 Round Steak SILVERS 17 SUPER SAVER WU Fresh Salmon Quarter Loin 1.17 lb. Pre-cooked Pre-cooked Vancouver residents both Black andwhite have been volunteering un lim ited tim e in preparation fo r this workshop, according to H a r r is . H a rris fu rth e r commented that the in itia l workshop, that was coordinated by him self and the concerned Black and W hite citizens of Vancouver, was considered ‘ 's u p e r io r" ’ CRADE “ A" Celif. rn ftPickles Farm Early Style 46 -oz. 3 (J C Q Lemonade lUC Fresh Bread 2 2 ^ X ., 4 fOr98c I Crest Toothpaste ¿7 69c [Pineapple I Monte 46 •OZ. o ,3 ' ,J l Quart Pop , X z ; 6 ,„ :i •Z e e N a p k in s 5p,í;’™ 2 u,25c Pkg. 60 Shedy Lene Fresh Butter I -lb. print "V"w / / C White Magic Detergent 49-oz. 62c P*9 FLUF-PUFT 1 -,b pkg. NBC OREOS Nobitco Sandwich Cookie Scotch Treat Frozen 6 oz S u n sh in e Chips Biz Pre-soak Dlgeit» Dirt B Slain« 3 IM B -«. Z. pfco $128 I Box W e Welcome U S. G O V ’T. FOOD STAMPS W here Authorized G A IN Treat« Slain« lik e Dirt
