Page 4 Portland-Observer Thursday, August 31, 1972
K in d e rg a rte n s ig n u p begins
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Parents of kindergarten-
age children who have ques
tions about how the one-half
year program w ill o|ierate this
school year in the Portland
Public Schools should call o r
drop in at local neighborhood
schools fo r the answers, John
N e llo r. D ire cto r of Public In
formation for the city system,
said.
Adm inistrative and secre
ta ria l crews are now hack at
work in the 114 Portland school
buildings and are available to
assist parents in resolving
kindergarten problems. They
returned to duty August 21 fo l
low ing tlie summer recess.
School opens September 5 fo r
a ll students.
kindergarten was reduced
to lia it-time following the loss
of the tax base measure in
May. Under the reduced pro-
world of women
Deltas plan
new program
Don’t jettison
old pantyhose!
This entertaining exercise in re-cycling is simply a p a ir of
pantyhose which might have found th e ir way into the nearest
litte r basket if a little ingenuity and a bit of Christm as braid
o r ribbon hadn’ t intervened.
Using the top of a pantyhose as the head piece — the elastic
is turned under all around the head and blind stitched here and
there. The legs are then secured at the top of the head and
braided loosely with whatever bright bits and pieces happen to
be at hand (g litte ry tinsel, ric k -ra c k , a strand of pearls/. The
braid i t coiled rosett fashion and fastened with a stitch o r
three at whichever position looks best — new topping fo r your
holiday pants suit o r that slinky slip of an evening gown. It
obviously helps to have sculptured features and a swan neck,
but lacking these, i t ’ s s till a festive way to cover a tire d coif'
Styling by J J 3. Stevens and Company, New Y ork.
Delta Sigma Theta. Inc.,
an action - oriented national
public service sorority of
00,000 predominantly Black
professional women, is ex
panding its program efforts
“ to help people, where they
are. to move where they want
to be.”
Delta President, M rs . L i l
linä P. Benbow, who is Acting
D ire c to r of Housing Pro
grams fo r the Michigan C ivil
Rights Commission, said the
main thrust of the Delta Sigma
Theta is to develop and im
plement grassroots programs
to meet the needs of Blacks
and
other
disadvantaged
m inorities in the 425 com
munities w here pieltä chapters
are located.
M rs . Benbow and members
of the [lelta Executive Board
are in Atlanta fo r a week
long meeting to outline de
tailed plans fo r t ’e so ro ritx 's
33rd biennial convention which
w ill be held in Atlanta In
August of 1973.
M rs . Maynard Jackson, wife
of the Vice Mayor, is c h a ir
man of the Delta National
Projects Committee, and .Mrs.
H a rrie t
Walton and M rs.
Mattie Greenwood, of Atlanta,
are coordinators of the 1973
convention.
Present Delta programs,
according to M rs . Benbow,
include the folllowing:
—An 18-month rehabilitation
program fo r 300 women ex
offenders — 200 from the
Federal
Reformatory
fo r
Women at Alderson, West
V irg in ia , and 100 from state
and local institutions;
— A 10-cicy public inform a
tion program designed to in
crease the number of poor
and m inority youth in the
health professions:
—A talent Search Program
to locate, identify, counsel,
and place youth with potential
in higher education oppor
tunities. more than 10,000
youth have been served, and
approximately 1,000 have teen
placed;
— A Right To Read program,
with emphasis on tutoring
young adults and returning
veterans to provide them with
the s k ills necessary to enter
the job market.
The League of Women Vot
ers of Portland has designated
September as membership
month. Each l eague member
w ill be encouraged to bring a
friend to a local unit meeting
o r to tie general meeting, Sep
tember 13th. Active member
ship in the I eague is open to
all women citizens IS years of
age and older. 1 fere are no
educational
requirements.
Associate mem bershipisocen
to all those who do not meet
the requirements of active
membership.
1 he orgam /alior and a c tiv i
ties of the Democratic and Re
publican parties in Oregon w ill
be the subject of the l eague’ s
general meeting, Wednesday.
September 13th, 9;3O aun. to
1:30 pun. at the W estm inister
l're s ly s te n a n Church, N X .
lbth and Hancock, I fie candi
dates for D is tric t Attorney,
Desmond D. Connall and Harl
Haas w ill he the luncheon
speakers.
“ The League offers some
thing fo r everyone," accord-
Three pregiami
. help
L. F’ one
to
you lose
weight
and keep it off !
The
Weight Watchers’
program.
RAW
Jo in a n y class
a n y time
Northeast Portland
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evangelistic center
1222 N X . Skidmore
Saturdays - 9:30 AM
North Portland
PATTON CENTRAL
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
N. Alberta and Michigan,
off Interstate
Wednesdays - 7:00 PM
CARPENTER'S HALL
2225 N, Lombard Street
Mondays - 7:00 PM
Thursdays - 9:30 am
ST. JOHN’S LLTHERAN
CHURCH
4227 N, Lombard Street
Tuesdays - 7:00 PM
EMANUEL HOSPITAL
(Extended Care Building -
Community Roomy
3001 N . Gantaribein
Saturday s - 9:30 AM
Po« other ciaks locations,
days and Unies, call:
288-6388
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ganization of women's clubs
also contributed ever $50,000
in scholarships and donations
to .needy individuals and o r
ganizations.
Another resolution that won
unanimous agreement among
the delegates was the one ca ll
ing fo r continued federal aid to
Black colleges to insure Black
youngsters a quality educa
tion. They also pledged their
support to consumer protec
tion laws in labeling, especial
ly In food and cosmetics.
In her report to the mem
bership, M rs . McGuire, a re-
tired Baltim ore school p rin
cipal, cited the fact that the
8.U00 members throughout the
nation had contributed over
$200,000 worth of volunteer
hours in tlie ir various commu
nities on such projects as tu
to ria l and ca ree r guida nee to
young persons.
She also urged members to
return home and Initiate voter
registration and voter educa
tion drives. “ It’ s only through
the ballot that we can hope to
obtain justice in all walks of
life ," she told the convention.
H o m e m a k e rs ” p la n p a r ty
A "fa m ily party” celebrat
Homemaker service has
ing the 10th anniversary of the
grown from the original team
Homemaker Service, a d iv i
of five tea full-blow n program
sion of F am ily Counseling
u tilizin g 62 Homemakers and
Service, is planned fo r Thurs
funded by public agencies as
day, September 7, at6:30p.m .
well as UGN, according to
at Westminster Presbyterian
M rs . A lvis W hitelaw ,director
Church.
of the service since 1965. The
The party w ill honor the
original supervisor was iMrs,
UGN agency’ s 62 Homemakers
Thelma Danielson.
and M iss Katherine C lark, re
Unfortunately, there are not
tirin g Executive D ire c to r of
enough Homemakers to meet
F am ily Counseling Service.
the demand and at present 75
Joining in the celebration
fam ilies and e ld e rly persons
w ill be Fam ily Counseling
are on the Homemaker Ser
Service board and staff mem
vice waiting lis t, M rs . W hite-
bers, members of the com
m ittee
which administers
Americana w ill eat th e ir
Homemaker Service, friends
way through an astonishing
and supporters in the commu
7,(»O,U00 gallons of ice cream
nity, and the founding com m it
this year, 1972. This is enough
tees.
ce cream to make a mountain
Homemakers are leing in
400 feet square, and as high as
vited to attend “ out of uni
the EinpireS tateBuilding.Ice
form
to put them in a real
Cream manufacturers are not
party mood,accordingtoM rs.
required by law to lis t the ad
W illiam C. Scott, chairman of
ditives used in Ice cream.
the event and a rriem ter of the
Consequently, today most ice
A dm inistrative
Homemaker
c re im s are synthetic from
Committee.
start to finish.
Recollections by some of the
Some of the additives used
Homemakers of their experi
in ice cream are: diethyl glu-
ences on the job w ill be part
col - an e m u lsifie r Instead of
of the program, “ In recount
eggs, also used in a n tl-free/e
ing th e ir funniest, worst or
and paint remover; peper-
saddest e x p e r ie n c e s the
onal - used instead of vanilla,
Homemakers w ill really be
and also used to k ill lice; and
tillin g how invaluable tte ir
amyl acetate - used fo r its ba
work is to our community,”
nana flavor, and also used as
said M rs , Scott.
an oil paint solvent.
“ Homemakers
p re v e n t
fam ily break-ups by providing
short-term emergency help in
periods of c ris is , usually
People with lactose intoler
caused by physical or mental
ance who are unable to digest
illn e s s ,”
slie continued.
the m ilk carbohydrate, lac
“ They also enable elderly
tose, can s till benefit from the
people to live n their own
many nutrients in m ilk by
homes with dignity arxl safety
drinking it in sm aller quanti
by giving them part-tim e le lp
ties and using m ilk and other
on a long-term basla."
d a iry foods in recipes.
law added.
Entertainment at the 10th
anniversary w ill feature tie
St. Andrew’ s Catholic Church
Folk Mass Croup, which in
cludes Dexter Sibley, son of
M rs . Barbara Sibley, a Home
maker and member of tie
committee.
Decorations, designed by
M rs . Rosemary Durrow. also
a Homemaker, w ill be red,
white and blue houses, the
Homemaker
symbol, fille d
with fresh flow ers.
ing to Jane Lease, president.
Interested women of voting
age ire given the opportunity
to study arxl discuss current
topics, become le tte r in
formed on governmental pro
grams and policies and take
action on issues at tie local,
state and national levels.
During tlie coming year, tie
Portland League w ill study re
organization of the I , s . C o n
gress; environmental quality
w it" emphasis on solid waste
and power sources in Oregon;
international relations; tie
city C ivil service system,
state taxes; school D is tric t* !;
and
Portland’ s “ Downtown
Plan” .
In octoher, tie League w ill
publish A 't'IL which lists all
candidates that have filed lo r
an office and offers unbiased,
non-partisan information on
the ballot measures to le
voted on in the November Gen
eral election.
The League also fias a
Sieakers Bureau which sends
out speakers upon re giest
to discuss topics the league
has studied, ballot measures
during election time or gener
al
information about tie
League.
Further Information a lout
joining the I eague may be ob
tained by calling the Portland
League office - 228-1675,
ORANGE PECAN I ’ll
W o u ld n 't th is ( range Pecan
Pie make anelegsnt treat wlen
you've invited company over
after dinner fo r coffee and
lessen? If you’ ve adored tie
pie when you've ordered it In a
fine restaurant, follow tie
llre ctlo n s fo r making your
own at home. It'a ip a 11 ila i
but i t ’ s simple'
Additional I n f o r m a t io n
about die kindergarten pro
gram generally can 1« bad by
calling either one of tlie three
area offices o r tie Public In
formation I >e|«rtment.
Telephone numtwrs to call
a rt: Aiea I, 244-7541; Area
2, 255-7210; Area 3, 233-2487;
year, Ixn all eligible children
w ill le assigned to a program
at a nearby school.
Public lulorm ation l'O |« it-
ment, 234-3392,
Parents may register klnd-
ergartan - aged children at
th e ir neighborhood schools
between August 21 anil.Septem
ber 5, A birth certificate,
hospital o r baptismal record
are necessary fo r proof of
age, Nelloi said, and should
le brought to school at die
time of registration.
SA V f MOW. . . Be Ready fo r
UTH'S
"BACK TO SCHOOL
Frigidaire !
Frigidaire! Jet Action 16-lb. Washer.
Normal, Gentle cycles.
M e m b e r d riv e b eg in s
B using, e q u a l p a y g e t su p p o rt
Voicing their opinions loud
and clear, the 600 delegates to
the 37th annual convention of
the National Association of
Negro Business and Profes
sional Women’ s Clubs, voted
to join the dissent against the
White House m oratorium on
ixising, Also, they w ill use
th e ir influence to guarantee
equal pay fo r equal work as
performed by all women.
Closing th e ir five day ses
sion at the Americana Hotel
that was presided over by na
tional president, M rs.R osalie
McGuire, the nationwide o r
gram, children w ill he offered
two nine-week kindergarten
sessions ona staggered lasts,
each child attending for a total
of 18 weeks, fo r die most part.
Some local varlationa may
exist
among the various
schools. In order fo r («rents
to find out details, they should
contact local schools, N ellor
said. Not a ll Portland schools
w ill offer kindergarten this
Family size tub holds huge 16 lb
load 2-speed convenience
Normal and Gentle cycles Proper
care for today s fabrics, lid
instructions help you match water
tem perature settings to the
wash load D etergents go
into solution last, they re
dispensed underwater.
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1 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup frozen F lorida orange
juice concentrate, tlawed
undiluted
2 tablespoons melted lu tte r o r
margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
J cup sugar
1/6 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated orange
rind
I cup pecans
1 unbaked 9-fnch pie shell
40
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