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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1972)
U %. t' ,J 51 a G6. M u 1 u w w it* 4 P * f Room u b i.iy /u .w . E g e a n *. V o lu m e 2, No. P ortland, O re g o n ? NLY NEWSPAPER IN AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT P A ID o i.g .B PERMIT NO • CON 1266 (• Thu rsday Septem ber 7, 1972 10< p e r copy PEOPLE Community unites for Black Commissioner Don't cut Welfare, Governor says Martin attends Convention C urt M a rtin , 18. was chosen by Governor Tom McCall to le his alternate at tie Republican National Convention In M ia m i. C urt was one of tie youngest official state representatives at the convention. C un recently graduated from Cleveland High School In P o n lin d . where le was Student Body President. He was elected Governor at Beaver Boys' State In 1971 and was runner-up fo r 1 resident fo r Boy's Nation later that year In Washington. D.C, People making the news Governor Tom McCall said today le w ill propose a plan to tiie Legislative Emergency Board to insure dial adult welfare recipients on Social Security w ill be able to retain their Increased federal bene fits . Congress has approved a 20 pet cent increase in Social Security benefits. But under federal law, state payments to w elfare-social security re cipients would te cut by die amount of tie Social Security increase, because a "p a ss- through" of the benefits Is prohibited. McCall said the higher level of Social Security payments would make at least 762 per sons ineligible fo r welfare, even though diey would re ceive no more total dollars than now. McCall said the Impact would be to deny many of dese persons medical ienefits they now receive, and to g ready reduce he re fits pro vided to the others. " I hope everyone under stands dist we are seeking help fo r two groups of people who have no Oder option fo r survival — permanently dis abled adults, and the aged," McCall said. The Emergency Board d is cussed the problem at its meeting Friday with repre sentatives of the Public Wel fare D ivision. Presently, tie aged and those adults classified as per manently totally disabled re ceive 80 per cent of what has teen determined as die m ini mum basic reed. Rep. Allen Pynn of West Linn, a member of the Em er gency Board, projxised today that de standard be increased to 94 per cent of reed. He saki thia would have the ef fect of allowing those in dan ger of helng disqualified as welfare recipients to retain p r e s e n t medical benefits. This is because th e ir Income from Social Security would s till fa ll below the state-fixed But Pynn withdrew his mo tion to give d e Welfare D iv i sion time to study the issue and provide a more accurate estimate of the Impact on the S a le 's general fund. T ie Emergency B o a r d moved up the date of its next meeting from September 25 to September 18 to give d e Welfare Dlvison time to im plement w lntever proposal might be adopted. The in creased Socul Security bene fits are to take effect October 1. The governor said, " I am pleased that the Emergency Board has taken this very affirm ative step in recogni tion of the c ris is faced by many ill-fe d , ill-housed Ore gonians.” McCall said he believes the cost of increasing the stiœ standard could be financed through savings already ef fected by die Welfare D ivi sion in this biennium. The governor said his staff is investigating all possibili ties and he w ill make a re commendation to the Em er gency Board next week. McCall said he is c ritic a l of Congress fo r prohibiting a pass-through of the increased Social Security benefits to welfare recipients. " I wrote last week to all members of the Oregon dele gation that no pass-through provision wss included in the new Social Security benefits a ct,” McCall said. "T h is failure means that those who must dejiend on supplemental welfare aid w ill realize little If any improvement in their income since the increase in Social Security benefits must be used to reduce th e ir exist ing welfare grants.” McCall said he w ill con tinue to press Congress fo r appropriate legislation, but that since no action has been taken it Is Incumbent on the state to f ill the void. i cWhy not invest locally? C T IZ ^ x / r a f Savings on deposit with us r r t z L I U ! go to work here in Oregon. Benj.® Franklin aavm ea * l o a n ,o a , Roban H H alan . Prao • I t Ottlcaa • Phona 2 4 Í I2 3 4 Horna Ottlcaa Franklin Bldg . Portland, dragon *7204 (( ’ lease see page 8 col. 6 \ HERB AMERSON community is divided. The community is united behind a common goal. (Please see "U n ity is D iv e rs ity ", page 2 co l. 3.) Reverend John H. Jackson, pastor of M t. Olivet Baptist Church and Chairman of A .M .A ., said: "Oregon lawmakers esta blished working c iv ii rights laws long before the nation’ s lawmakers passed civil rights legislation. The work fo r c iv il rights legislation during the passage of the early Ore gon c iv il rights legislation, and black liberation was car ried on the shoulders of m ilita n t, conservative and un identified categories must unite to demand Black pro gress In Portland . . . " I am fot Chalmers Jones because he has a lot of ex perience, and it is long past tim e fo r Portland to have a m in o rity on the C ity Coun c il,’ ’ said Cheryl Woodruff. " I personally think they should have selected a wo m a n ,” Rochelle Henniger stated. Several people contacted did not want to make a per sonal statement, but stated that nothing would become of the selection of any of the three candidates anyway. They indicated a sense of fu tility in the whole process in selecting a m in o rity in the C ity Council. One unidentified person reported "w hat d if ference does i t make — what 1 o r any black th in ks." CLEVELAND GILCREASE REV. JOHN H. JACKSON Oregon’ s population of White sympathizers Today, P o rt land Black citizenery can no longer be expected to be carried on the shoulders of White sympathizers. Black togetherness is inspired by Black intellect. Black people with the enthusiam from our c iv il professionals, religious, In answer to a query on his position regarding the ap pointment, Cleveland GU- crease, Executive D ire c to r of the Portland Metropolitan Steering Committee said, " I t would be absurd fo r the C ity of Portland, being as progressive as it is in many aspects, not to cake fu ll ad vantage of the opportunity, which is NOW before us to have a Black elected repre sentative placed in city gov ernment. As the Black race is no longer considered s m in o rity in the C ity of P o rt land, based on population, it (Please see page 8 co l. 3) Health project names director Bernadlne Plum mer and D r. Booker T , Lewis w ill te among d e outstanding Blacks on the committee to re-elect President Nixon. Don't frown about this because it is Important that Blacks are In both p anics. Democratic and Republican. Be sure to read "In n is C alls fo r Two-Party System on page three. John Toran didn’ t strike out In politics although he was defeated In his attempt to win the Democratic Party nomination to the State Legislature. He also failed to get the Black Caucus nomination fo r the C ity Council, ta t 1* was elected T reasurer of Multnomah County I«emo- c ra tlc Central Committee. C la I in e rt Jones, C. Don Vann and E llis Casson are available fo r the vacancy on the City Council. T ie question Is w ill they 1» nominate«! and w ill the City Commissioners really use tills chance to f ill d e vancant seat with a Black person? W ill they use this opportunity to realty catch up with the rest of the m ajor west coast cities? D r. Lee Brown, Chairman of Oregon's Black Caucus, should have formed a coali tion w ltli the Black Churches, the UrbanLeague, the NAACP, the Masons, the E lks, tire Panthers, the M uslim s and other Black organizations to re a lly liave a close knit Cau cus. The Caucus Is on its way and we need different kinds of organizations fo r a healthy clim ate. Secretary of State Clay M yers should le commended fo r putting principles above the (tarty. At last there Is really an honest politician. Clay M yers Is a C hristian. "T h e re Is nothing wrong with politics. It Is the politicians.** Clay Myers just could not vote fo r Vice President Agnew. C lara Mae People w ill con tinue to feed the hungry at the Community Care Head quarters, 2022 N.E. A lb e r t, although PMSC discontinued Its grant fo r hot meals for the e lderly, Teletha Benjamin Is the D ire c to r of the new C hildren's Service D ivision project to develop foster homes In tie Model C ities Ares. 71« controversy surround ing the Black Caucus spon sored Community Convention and the selection of two can didates for appointment to the C ity Council by a coalition of tie Albina M in iste ria l A l liance, tie Urban League and the NAACP, has united the black community behind the e ffo rt to obtain represen tation. This issue has been the main topic of conversation in the black community as c iti zens debate who would best represent tle m . But the com munity is solidly united on the fact that there should be black representation on the council. They realize that this cannot be done without the help of C ity Commissioners who w ill n o m in a te a p e r s o n to fill Commissioner Gold schmidt’ s unexplred term . Those named by the Black Caucus and AMA, The Urban League, and NAACP — Chalmers Jones, C. Don Vann, and E llis Casson — are mentioned frequently along with Charles Jordon, Herb Amerson and James Brooks. Charles Jordon, D ire cto r of Model C ities, would be drafted by the community, ex cept that he is a city employee and chooses to remain in his present position. H erbA m er- son, the President of the Urban League of Portland and Commercial Manager fo r P acific Northwest Bell, is a like ly candidate. James O. Brooks, a long time employee of the Urban League, is also a popular choice. Surpris ingly, Judge Deiz’ s name has been mentioned as a strong possibility since she has demonstrated voter popu la rity . The acknowledged candi dates are Chalmers Jones, E llis Casson and C.DonVann, These are the men actively seeking the appointment and each has his own constituency. The following persons were asked th e ir opinions. A l though the Observer received many different answers, which m ight make it appear that the Senator George McGovern, Democratic candidate fo r President, (rig h t) talked with supporters at the Portland A irp o rt. He and Senator Wayne Morse (center) visited a Gresham Nursing Home where McGovern called fo r higher social security pay- ments fo r the elderly and disabled. vices Board of D ire cto r having completed its organ zation as the governing ba of the Comprehensive Fami Health Services D elivery syi tern in Southeast P ortlan lias recently announced i selection of M r . Jeffrey ( Mandel as P ro je ct Adminii tra to r, effective September 1972, M r . Mandel comes to ti project from St. Louis, M il souri, and Minneapolis, M ir nesota where he has serve as the D ire cto r, Division i Financing, fo r the Minnesol Hospital Association, sine July, 1969. He has a wid< tackgi ound of experience an education in Health Service Management. The Community Health Ser vices Board is the body st up to adm inister the Healt Services program develope by the Portland Adventist Hos pital, Multnomah County Com munity Action Agency, an PACT, a Delegate Agency c the Portland Metropolitan Steering Committee, working cooperatively as a consor tium . The project has been funded by H. E . W. in the in itia l amount of >552,000 and w ill be operating two community Health C lin ic in the target areas, one of which w ill be located in the Neighborhood F a cility administered by PACT in the Sunnyside neigh borhood. 1 Indian Festival (/Ait*. Members and friends of the American Federation of Si County and Municipal Employees (A FL-C IO ) picketed s liquor stores to protest the state’ s lack of good faith In refu to observe the state's collective bargaining statutes. I ployees of the U niversity of Oregon Medical School main the state has delayed collective bargaining Involving pay so fo r nearly 18 months. Attorney Don Chambers explains Union position at the Union Avenue L iq u or Store. An Indian A n Festival w ill be held September 9 and 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 10100 p jn . at the Eleventh Muse Gallery, 827 SW 2nd. The show w ill feature contemporary a rtists, crops, bead work, film s, tra ditional dancing and tia u i- tlonal dress, poetry, drum making and presentations on present-day problems. The festival Is sponsored by the Urban Indian Program . Lions hold tournament Bob ’Woody’ Woodard practices putting fo r the Albina Lions Club’ s 3rd Annua! Golf Tournament. The Tournament w ill be held on September 10 at Gearheart, Cregon — By the Sea. Tee time is 8:00 a.m. Entrance fee is >10.00. A Bar-B-Que, prizes, trophies and fun are planned. F or additional Informa tion, contact Paul Knauls at 282-6363,
