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Page 8 Portland/O beerver August 24, 1972 Republican Blacks (continued from p a g e !,co l.6) al Convention in M ia m i.” she explained. She la an alternate delegate to the National Con vention. " I t is really great to ha ve this opportunity to become a voice in our political pro ce s s ," she added. Debra said, " I hope to get more young Blacks involved in Republican a ctiv itie s .” M r . Boyd, also an alternate delegate, predicts that "m o re educated southern Blacks, who think fo r themselves, w ill be attracted to the Republican •i J ilt GRCYHOUfiD ftc n o n LADICr i ?TT PCC s tu d e n ts to b u ild h o u s e P a rty ." He added. "Southern Blacks must be consulted by those whom we know, by those who speak the same lan guage.” A strong believer in the work ethic so deeply embedded In the Black community, M r. Boyd told of having w orked fo r 8 cents an hour, Hewentfrom th e occupation of farming to school teaching and later be came president of a college. His views on work are very pronounced. "T h e best thing this nation can do is get people off the welfare ro lls onto the payrolls. Welfare corrupts every phase of our lives; it destroys the incentive to w o rk ." He pointed out that "th e re is nothing more impor tant in life than w ork. I sub scribe to the old adage: "Give a man a fish and he ran eat fo r a day; teach him to fish and he can eat fo r a life tim e .” M r. Boyd expressed some hope on the outcome of the Convention in relating the Re publican Party to Blacks. ” 1 hope the Republican Party adopts a platform th a tw ill say to America: ‘ We w ill have no more give away programs; we w ill help provide jobs to those who need employment," " he concluded. The temporary Education Both M r. Boyd and Miss Committee of the O re g o n Geran illu stra te the new mood Black Caucus met Sunday, at among Blacks in this nation. 2 p jn ., m the home of Brother The cutting edge of the civil E ric Harper to discuss mem rights movement today is ef bership, structure and by fective Black participation in laws governing a permanent p o litics. Black communities aiucation Committee. Those from around the country have present were: Edward Booz given broad acceptance to the e r, W alter M o rris , James use of p o litics as a m ajor tool Rogers, E ric Harper, John fo r community advancement. Jenkins, Bob Owens, David The mood in M iam i at the N e r o , J r ., and D r. L e e Republican National Conven Brown. tion is definitely one which “ Full Swing" is tl« word fo r Portland Community C ol lage Construction lechnology starting in tl>e b all le iu i. Hammers w ill le flying is students leg In construction on a "non-conventional” con ventional house. Glen Furs, Department Chairmsn of En gineering Technology, ex plains that (he house w ill not te one that can le sold le es use this would mean very lim ited instructional value. 1 I * design of the Ixillding io te Ixiilt at the Sylvania renter w ill Incorporate nearly all ot tie phases of construction such as concrete slab on iuniîn!o!miîlîtn^ LIQUIDATORS OT FRfIGHT DAMAGE GOOOS ANO MANUFACTURES CLOSEOUTS NO SU ND A Y RACING I'So'ry. Pacing Com*- n on proh.b'tt » e m itt,o n ot s/nreron u o p tr 12_) DAILY DOUBLE IN O a JRO TOTH a 1TTM RACES iu/datfa FflIRVISUJ PARK MULTNOMAH KENNEL CLUB N E 223RD & HALSEY EAST OUT BANFIELD FREEWAY (80N) PHONE 665-2191 TWO MORE NIGHTS OF RACING, RESUMES SEP TEMBER 8. shows that Blacks w ill exer cise th e ir franchise in both parties this year. The sue of the Black delegation shows a dram atic increase since the 1968 Convention. There is certainly every reason to be lieve that more Blacks than ever before w ill participate in the choosing of the next presi dent, just as they have in choosing the candidates. C L IA M IR S A LAU M D ERERS Eatabbthad ) 9 ) 2 ■■ P QUALITY DRY ClfANING REASONABlf RAHS *S •S ame CV r SHOT SERVICE •? MOU» CLEANING SATURDAYS until n o o n •COMPLETE LAUNORV « •V IC E SELF SEWCE DRV cleaning available Oo i» Tovrxeil And So.» $$ 1 01 « N KIlUNGSWOeTW 4 B I « * . Eoat o l lM « .t o t » 2(9-9357 V Tough1 A man s boot .. but with a boy's needs Bristol gives your pre-teen the looks he wants — from rugged stitchouts to neat-o crinkles — and all the grew room he needs Get him a man's boot Just make sure it's Bristol $15 to 517 BRISTOL GIVES THE GUY A MAN'S BOOT. It was agreed that the State of Oregon does not meet the education needs of its Black citizens and that an effective Black educational committee must be created to serve the needs of all Black people in the state. The Education comm it tee w ill be divided into the fo l lowing eight (8) divisions: 10 elementary, 2 high - school, 3 junior college, 4 four-year college, 5 university, 6 cor rectional institutions, 7 public relations officer, and 8 open sessions coordinator. Acting chairman E ric Har per said that a ll divisions w ill be opened to members of the Black community and that a board representation from ail sectors of the community is desirable. T h e education committee w ill act as a re source, coordinating and pub lic forum fo r all educational needs of Black people in Ore gon and welcomes the p a rtic i pation of a ll interested per sona. M r.H arperm ay be con tacted at 288-1X73. The Education Committee is especially interested in parents of school - age ch il dren. The next Education Committee meeting w ill be Sunday, 2 p jn . at the Nero In dustries, Inc., 3525 N.E.Union Avenue. Everybody is w el come. Please come. This concerns your children's edu cation in the State of Liregon. Model Cities open house An open house fo r Model C ities Foster Parents w ill be held at the.Multi-Service Cen ter, 5022 N, Vancouver Ave nue, between 7:30 p jn , and 9:00 p jn ., September 12,1972. The staff of the C hildren’ s Services Division w ill conduct tours of the Center and serve refreshments to the foster parents and th e ir children. STRING KNITS - POLYESTER _ WOOLS - COTTON BIENOS. S, M, I, XL REG. $6.95 TO $22.95 6” PANTS UNCUT CORDUROY, VELVET FADED DENIMS, COTTON, WOOL, POLYESTER, SIZES 28 4 0 . ' Diesel powered and a ir- conditioned, the m ini bus also features greater v is ib ility for passengers and more maneu verability for the d riv e r. R tf. STUDENT ZIPPERED Schedule fo r the bus in cludes: Monday, Lug. 21 through Aug. 25, Downtown shopper; Aug. 2b & 27. 82nd Avenue; Aug. 28 - JO, Bridge Transfer; Aug. 31 through sept. 4, 39th Avenue; Sept.5 & 6 , 102nd Ave nue; and Sept. 7 -9 , Westover. Patrons on all six lin e s w ill be given a survey card, giving them an opportunity to say what tt»y like o r dislike about the bus. Meanwhile, rri-.M et operations w ill be watching performance of the vehicle on the different types of routes. ¡ATTACHE CASE Inside pocket. Zip- pertd outside pocket. Sturdy cote. Small, mod., largo. I A l i * t ' * \ -1 < TO $ 1 4 . 9 5 GENUINE MAPLE HIBACHI BUNK BEDS Wagon wheel de sign. Top quality mattresses, guard ra il A lodder. Double g rill. Draft doors. Chrome plated grills. Wood handles. $3 88 REG. $6.88 From Complete Price s129 9 5 REMEMBER» WE HAVE GROCERIES, VARIETY, FHRIHTHRE AMP APPLIANCES OPEN 9 TO 6 DAILY EXCEPT SUN. MONDAY 10 9 P.M. >#1 is open for business now at 3940 N. W illiam working partner wanted a wonderful opportunity 1313 LLOYD CENTER Contact Ted 284-0555 sons lave been tested, and the Maternal and lnfantCare P ro gram, in which 2,818 patients have been tested. Last year, funding was provided by both the Johnson and the Collins Foundations to test 309 Adams High School students and 299 Jefferson High students in a cooperative effort involving both public and private in sti tutions and organizations. Sponsors of the drive to stop sickle cell anemia Include the Albina M in iste ria l Alliance, Albina M ulti-Service Center, Black Athletes' Foundation, Emanuel Hospital, Free Peo ple's Health C linic. John Adams High School, Links. Inc. -PortlandChapter.M odel C ities, Multnomah County Health Department, National Council of Negro Women - Portland Chapter, Oklahoma Club, P acific Northwest Bell, Permanence C l i n i c , Red Cross, School D is tric t No. I, U niversity of Oregon Medical School, U.S. National Bank and the Youth opportunity School. Nigel P ic k e rin g ,M J j„ chief of clinical pathology at Eman uel, says that so fa r “ the in cidence of those with the tra it has been about 5<4 per cent of those we have tested. We have found no case of the I «ease It s e lf.” Nationally, the tra it Is I believed to occur In 8 to 13 per ( cent of the Black population. Testing fo r the foderally- funded program w ill tie by electrophoresis, which mea sures tie distinctive elec tric a l charges of different types of hemoglobin and w ill Identify other blood abnormal ities - usually other anemias - In addition to the sickle cell tr a it and the disease Itself. Representing the hospital in f rogram are Walter Rey nolds, M . D „ Immediate past president of the Emanuel Med ical Staff, who w ill serve as medical d ire cto r of the pro gram, and Robert Layne, Emanuel assistant vice pres ident of outpatient services, who w ill serve as administra tive o ffice r. NOW SHOW ING E X C L U S IV E L Y 3 p rim a rily to Blacks, project leaders said tests w ill be available toanyonewhowishes to have one. The sickle cell disease its e lf can occur only when someone inherits sickle cell genes from both parents. The “ tr a it” , which is also identified by the laboratory tests, can occur when the ab norm ality is inherited from only one parent. (Genetic counseling pro vided fo r persons identified as having the tra it w ill emphasize the ris k to future children if two persons carrying the tra it m arry: the odds are one in four that th e ir child w ill have the disease, one in two that the child w ill have the tra it.) Em anuel lias routinely tested fo r sickle cell anemia through its Fam ily Planning Program . In which 2,150 per- 5246 N.E. Union Ave. S'* HIS & HERS TOPS 3’’ 10’’ (continued from page 1, c o l.8) w ill d ire ct the massive out reach and public education ef fo rt planned. Purpose of the testing is to identify persons with the in herited blood problem that p rim a rily affects members of the Black population and. when the disease its e lf occurs, fre quently can be fatal. Orienta tion and training of project staff members is already un derway, the Rev. Jackson says. The testing program w ill in clude educational efforts, screening and diagnosis of sickle cell disease, and re fe r ra l of patients lo r therapy or follow-up care when this is necessary. While recognizing that the abnorm ality which produces the characteristic “ sickle- shaped” red cells is confined TED AND PATS # 2 RESTAURANT ■* JM9 If there s a strange looking bus on your T ri-M e t I me in the next two weeks, try it. Beginning .Monday on tl» downtown Shopper service, T ri-M e t w ill give a two-week test to a 31-passenger, four- cylinder " m in i” hus, manu factured by Highway Products, Kent, (>hio. During the opera tion on six different lines, T ri-M e t patrons w ill he asked to comment on the blue, white and gold bus. S ic k le C e ll te s tin g 1 Watch for grand opening of RALEIGH HUIS SHOPPING CENTER LAKE OSWEGO COUNTRY SQUARE ROCKWOOD PLAZA 3 Corner Stores • 283 3171 North K illingiw orth ot Albino a d d u p tn e s e .. T r i- M e t trie s m in i b u s o r g a n iz e s FREE PARKING complete dining a beverage facilities function well h i industiy, le must learn st out many types of cunstiAl. tlon. I Ins is what we're trying to do at P C C ." students w ill follow esta blished |« lie i ns f rem apply mg for Iwtiding le rm lts ,e s tim a t ing and onlei mg m aterials, layout and construction to completion in fle c tio n s . In addition to learning about, and doing, established and inno vative construction proce dures, the curruxilum also includes salety - - on the job and related laws, math, m aterials, surveying, ac counting, ollice procedures, and other related couises. M t Zfenr Items Daily! The E d u c a tio n c o m m itte e GEN. AOM 25« POST TIME 7.30 grade, post and leant founda tions, Imp, valley. cable and open learn roofs, shakos, level siding, board and le tt, etc. e xte rio rs. By this de sign the snidents w ill lecome involved with as many prac tical applications as possible and te te tte r prepared lo r a variety of building and re modeling situations. lie rooms w ill not le completed, and the house w ill le dis assembled when the learning experience Is complete, l u- tuie classes w ill follow He same procedure, hors stales, "Anybody can build a house. Ixit If a student Is going to A cop tells his story. ». The nationwide beat teller explodes on the screen! COLUMBIA PICTURES Presents \ GEORGE C. SCOTT STACY KEACH A ROBERT CHARTOFF-IRWIN WINKLER PRODUCTION THE NEW CENTURIONS J co «tarring 1 r H * E Ä * E„sS0rTW ILS0N “ m MRMMft® MMWIBUinrOimDFI inimn IKHM)FIIGCKR PANAVISION’ PO STER D R IV E - IN p • llia iltlB ORPHEUM Co-Hit — Bllzabeth Taylor ln X, Y, s, ¿ Gates open 8:00; show at dusk Plus selected short subject Door opens 12:45 p jn . »
