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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1972)
. In . i r - i « .in r » J W I ” BULK RATE U S. POSTAGE P A ID iW U n c , t , of U jr.'zy Mr*. F riv.es ietio tti-N e w ; doom U niviTi ty i f t c ’.on Lilaieiry ! Ew«cti'’, cegar« 3T4Q3 PORTLA O, ORLGON 1266 PORTLAND V o lu m e 3 ,N o .l P o rtla n d ,O re g o n THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN ORSERÏ ER AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT T h u rs d a y O c to b e r 1 2 ,1 9 7 2 1CK p e r copy PEOPLE Albina community cleanup gains momentum C itize n task force c le a n in g up A lb in a Community interest in tie campaign to clear up tie streets, vacant lots, and Lack yards of Albina is gaining momentum, l i e drive was started by the Albina M in i sterial Alliance and Father Gordon Dickey, who brought in the National Guard to haul away garbage. AMA President Reverend John Jackson announced that the drive w ill he expanded to rid the community of broken down cars, trash, and other debris that has accumulated. The Observer asked Rev erend J ackson under what committee would this function be carried out. Jacksor, chuckled and said, “ Maybe we w ill call it “Environmental P ro te ctio n '.'' “ The most im portant thing is getting the job done," he said. Many peo ple in the community wonder why something cannot be done to clean up the area. The clean up campa un spins in many directions. 'Tie of the main th rjs ts w ill he to close the live sex shows and pornography movies in the community. These theaters cater m ainly to middle-class, white residents of the suburbs Senator Harris, LaDonna visit Albina senator Fred H arris visited Portland tins week to cam paign fo r his form er colleague in tie United States senate, Wayne M oise. H a rris tnd Morse s|>oke at tie opening of the Morse/McGovern llead- qua ite ts at 4300 N. W illiam s Avenue. Senator H a rris told tie press that le is campaigning in Oregon lo r senator Morse lecause, “ He has leen so right on foreign |<oltcy issues from tie sta rt. I wish many ol us had listened a little more closely to him from tie firs t alxsit tie V letnain war and a lvu t tie kinds of stan dards that ought to govern our foreign policy generally. Secondly, Wayne Is a tough fighter in tie senate and we iwed someoie who Is w illing to stand up fo r tie into rests of tie people. He, more than any o tte r [e iso n since I've teen in tie Senate, has leen w illin g to le on the senate flo o r, calling a halt to quick passage ol special interest legtsl dion — otten single- handedly; i n i there is no body like that in tie senate since Wayne Morse has not leen th e re ." M rs. LaDonna H a rris, who is a Comanche Indian, and is active in tie Italian movement, pointed out Morse's record a ml interests in human rights and tie problems of m inority |eople. “ lie is a launamst, a man who reacts to human problems and senses tlem and is more interested In what is tie outcome of [eople rathei than coo|eration in the delense department. He has a real sense of what people are al<out." N.A.A.C.P. m e in lctsh lp meeting Sunday, (ic to le r 15, 1972, 4:00 p.tti. at Hughes Methodist Church, 111 N. I . Falling, Election of Nominating Committee and hear Reverend Jesse Jackson sieak at the N.A.A.C.P. Na tional Convention, H e Public is Invited. cW c want ' Y O U as a g a v e r Franklin Robert H Hazen, Pres • 20 Olbces • Phone 248 1234 Home O llice Franklin B ld g , Portland, O regon 97204 AYOS expands program “ 1 don’ t like Jefferson, I want to come leek here," was the statement made by a stu dent to ore of the counselors at AYlis, w le re I stood after talking to tie Community Re lations Advisor ulnjut tie pro gram . A Ylb are tie in itia ls for Albina Youth opportunity h c h o o l, located at 3710 N. M ississippi Ave. I le p rio r statement ol tl,e student re flects tie sentiment of the students e n r o l le d at the school. 1 his sentiment pre vails lecause of tie under lining philosophy ot the D i rector ami staff that each student is a v e iy Important and complete person with all die makings fo r leing whatever and who ever he desires to le . I heir theory is to ileal with tie student as an individual, as a part ol a fam ily ami as part ot tie community. I hey try to in s till in the students Here that each ol tlem have some thing special to otter, to him self, to his lam ily and to tie community. Rance sp ru ille is tie D i rector ol tie AYt 6 Program and has done a superb job in coordinating the school and the community into one of the fu e s t programs serving troubled youth on the West Coast, lie also has a re markable staff with loads of experience to offer tie pro gram and youth. Charles Leech is tie Assistant D i rector, Dan Robinson School D is tric t Coordinator, L e o n Johnson, Counseling Coordi nator, Robert Turner, Com munity Relations .A d v is o r , M argaret AmlersonCounselor and Cheryl Anderson, Secre ta ry. I he teaching staff In cludes Ronald Herndon, Sonja Johnston, Beth Guenther, Pat Passmore , Janyee Farley, L illia n Codney and Judy B ird . T ie prim ary purpose of the A lb in a Youth itppoitunity School is to prevent students from totally withdrawing from the educational system. For those students who are unable to o r choose not to function In the existing system, the A l bina Youth opportunity School offers a Id-cultural and In dividual educational approach as an alternative. T ie school program Is preventive and rehabilitative In that tie ser B Rance S pruill, D ire cto r of AYOb discusses expansion with teachers Beth G uentlertlefn ami Sonja Johnson. and bring those "unde- S lI trie s ” into Alt ina. Another aspect of the clean up drive is to help eliminate r e lingering students and adults who litte r the halls of the elementary schools in the area. Noise and confusion in the halls interferes with the teaching and aggravates an already poor educational environment. Concerned citizens notice that the city plans to install stop lights at Seventh and Alberta and Seventh and Pres cott 'tre e ts ; however, many residents told Observer re porters that many other stop lights in t! e community should he installed fir s t. Most of them cited Ninth Avenue and K illingsw orth as a very dan gerous crossing. Union and J a rre tt street was another crossing that citizens plan to ask Commissioner Connie McCready to give her atten tion as a vital necessity. Candidates who are seeking election to public office are urged to remove th e ir cam paign signs and posters di rectly after elections to help keep the community clean. Community organizations endorse Chalmers Jones for Council the L rban I he Albina M in iste ria l A lli of Portland said ance; the U rban League of League felt Jones is well qual Portland; the NAACP, Portland ified to f ill the position, which Branch; and the G re a te rP o rt- M ayor-elect Neil Goldschmidt land Council of Churches an has indicated w ill supervise nounced t l e i r ioint endorsement the Bureau of H u m a n Re J o 'e s ’ background of Chalmers Jones fo r appoint sources. has leen in the administration ment to tie [ending vacancy on the Portland C ity Council. of s o c i a l programs. H ill Reverend John Jackson, pointed out that all of the Com President of \,M ,A . said that missioners except Goldschmidt his organization, which along firs t acheved th e ir positions w ltl tie L rhan League and tie through appointment, and that Anderson was N A ACP had endorsed two other Commissioner candidates, had voted to en selected p rim a rily because he is an engineer. By the same dorse Jones. Uf the e a rlie r choices, C. John, a person experienced in Don Vann is n o t actively human problems and their so campaigning and E llis Casson lutions should be selected fo r was eleminated by a ruling by this position. The Portland L ranch, N A ACP lie C it\ Council that persona who had previously ran for the believing that blacks should office would not he considered. seek policy making positions E . Shelton H ill, Executive also endorsed Jones. E IlisC as- D ire c to r of tie L rhan League son. President, said that the branch looks forward to the time that Portland w ill join the other m a jo r cities of the nation in having a black member in its council. The Greater Council of Churches, joining the coalition was represented by Reverend Dale Stitt, Vice President, who reaffirmed the council’ s policy enpowerment of m in o ritie s. “ We endorse and support the open forum process utilized by the Black Caucus in selecting a candidate fo r the Portland C ity Council. Ac cordingly we endorse M r. Chalmus Jones, the candi date selected by the Black Caucus.*' T ie vacancy which w ill occur upon the move of Neil Goldschmidt from his current (Please turn to p. 2 col. 3) Boh tiwens, team leader, and student Bet 111 I is, work on graphic arts presentation. vices are available to stu dents in Portland School Dis tr ic t *1 and h ig h school “ drop-outs” In tie A lb in a reighhorhoud. The Albina Youth Opport unity School Is i non-profit corporation chartered in tie State of Oregon, dedicated to serving tie "D ro p -o u t” and tie alienated street youth of Portland, Oregon. During tie firs t year of operation tie re were sone twenty students Involved in tie program, receiving up to two credits per year un der the fuidance of a total of three staff m enders. To day, tie Albina Youthopport- unlty School has grown to over 150 students per year, receiving up to seven credits per year with an expanded curriculum and a total staff of twelve. In just four years tie Al bina Youth opportunity school has helped some th irty-tw o students to le graduated. granted over 500 credits, and helped seven students on th e ir way to college. The past three summers the Albina Youth opportunity School has developed and d i rected highly successful work program s, ’ n total, we have provided employment fo r some 200 youth. AYOS offers math, English, Social Studies, Science, Busi ness Education, H e a lth , Physical Education -iid A rt. It operates on a regular school lx,sic during tie school year and also has a summer program. AYOS can accommodate approximately hi) students at any one given time receiv ing re fe rra ls from Portland School D is tric t # 1 , H illcre st and MacLaren School fo r Boys. There are 12 slots for students AYOS called “ Street Kids.'* They are teen agers not referred to tie school by an agency. These (Please turn to p. 8 col. 5) Ernest Warren hits the d irt as he is blocked by Dave Stauros. middle lineback fo r the P ort land State U niversity Football learn. I he “ touchdown Rally” was held by the Big I lender I is- tr ic t of B£>A, to re cru it hoys into scouting, Ron Stratton and m enders of tie PSI1 foot ball team participated in the a ctivities. The scouting program has leen updated to make it more relevant to hoys living in urban centers.
