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i Page 4 ♦ Portland/Observer Thursday . October 26,1972 SHOP Should whites adopt black orphans ? (Continued from page 1) T h e ir public relations and publicity to anract potential SEE NEXT WEEK’S OBSERVER GOP (Continued from page 1) Nero Industries and Nero Associates, staled that he was a Democrat all his life until Nixon became P re s i- now he is Republican. Dave Nero is a supporter of the President fo r a number of reasons. President Nixon has opened the way for "Black entrepreneurs." Nero added. " M r . Nixon has given this segment of his program special interestand p rio rity .” Nero also stated, " I also support Congressman Wendell Wyatt , Senators Robert Pack- wood and M ark Hatfield. I am a good Republican, how ever, in the case of N eil Goldschmidt, a Democrat and M ayor elect I supported Neil Goldschmidt. " In Neil Gold schmidt's case there is more in the man than in the land." William Graves s a id ,"M r. Nixon has made more Black appointment than any o tte r P resident." At the same time a nation wide group of Black educators banded together for M r .N ix on’s re-election. The Black V o ter Division of the Presi dent re-election campaign made the announcement from Washington. It said D r .T o m - mle Young of NorthCarolina Central University in Durham, would be acting chairman. H . Rhea James, associate professor at Bishop College Dallas, was named acting co-chairm an. T h e Black Voter Division said: "B lack educators attest to the fact that during the Nixon Ad ministration, more money has been allocated to Black colleges than ever before." John E . Haith J r.,d ire c to r of the state Vote Division, said that the big thing would said that the big thing the Black Republicans had com ing would take place soon. 4-C cuts (Continued from page 1) and counties which 1 have seen seem to completely ig nore the reasoning behind this fo rm u la." M cCall as serted. "Congress gave the localities the larg er two- thirds share with the under standing that the communities and counties would pour much of It into people needs, not lampposts." “It’s thoughtful and sensible to pre-arrange funerals,” says Mrs. Jessie Henson, Demo (Continued from page 1) fits, child care and many other programs that would help the people of her district has cause many poor people to campaign for Mike Walsh. President Nixon’ s Campaign "Presid en t Richard Nixon has been engaging the most cynical kind of election year tokenism to w in v o t e s , " Reverend John Jackson said. S ta tin g that Black un employment “ has never been so h ig h since s l a v e r y , " Reverend Jackson noted that "Nixon and his spokesmen talk about ’ acceptable levels of un employment.’ The concept is shocking enough on its face," shoking enough on its face." "And in the face of this, J ackson went on, the median income is only 60 per cent that of whites, economically reducing the Black man to ‘three-fifths of a man.’ The Nixon administration should make jobs the top p rio rity ," Jackson said. "Richard Nixon comes be fore Am erica a s k in g for ■four more years,’ one of the Albina citizens stated, "and Black Americans know well w h a t to expect f r o m ’four more years* of Nixon." Reverend T . N . Noffa said, "Nixon has a plan fo r this country such as: "F o u r more years ofdeath and destruction in Vietnam ., of H a y n e s w o r t h s and Carswells appointed to the Supreme Court...busing as a front page issue polarizing the races...unemploymentfor 40 per cent Black Teenagers., of law and order rhetoric while drugs flow unimpeded into our communities, four more years of non-enforcement of Voting Rights A ct" and "ta x loopholes for the rich and frozen wages fo r the working poor." Reverend Noffa said he senses an "excitem ent in the Black community as in the days when B arry Goldwater ran aganist Lyndon Johnson.” "W e must elect McGovern,” he said, "McGovern elected in November w ill bring a- bout full minority participa tion," to end the Vietnam W ar "and bring our troops and our dollars home to build new American socjety.” Joyce F lora said M r .N ix on has been chipping away at the rights won by Blacks, "We went to the courts and won what we thought no politican could take away until Nixon cam e." M any Albina Citizens (Black and White) on the streets accused M r . Nixon of being ‘ 'insensitive" to needs of the poor and Black people. One unidentified man told reporters that the re- election of M r . Nixon "would spell disaster fo r the Black community." When the re porters ask the unidentified man how he felt about Con gressman Edith Green, he stated, " M r s Green and M r . Nixon are two of a kind." Black parents is negligible, and the Black News Media is used at a in minium. Industry, Business, C(lur ches. Social Clubs, etc. have not been fully explored not to mention the Black Orga nizations ui the Community. Until the agencies maximize their efforts in recruiting Black Parents, the placing of Black Children with white parents w ill not he tolerated by the Black Community. Most white adoptive pa rents as well as traditional agen peril for whites. The Am eri cies state that the prim ary can Melting Pot theory was prerequisite necessary for never intended to include raising a child is the com Black people. mitment to give love and provale economic security. It merely submerged and V ery little emphasis is placed obliterated the culture of peo on the importance of Black ple of color, while extolling kientity. They state that it is the values of the white very important to raise a child m ajo rity. to be a Black human being be Black children represent cause of the reality of life in the future of our race, and this society. to continue to allow white peo Any basic sociology course ple to manipulate, confuse and w ill teach you that the develop disperse our most precious ment of an identity and possession ia to create our own suicide as a race. This an image of self is one of the is the ultimate manifestation most s o c io lo g ic a l and of self-hate. psychological processes In ones’ life. HEW revealed in a report Black children raised by last year that we have over 80,000 youths in child care Black parents have difficulty as it is in developing strong agencies. The coat for main and positive images of self, taining these youths in institu in this racist society. F o r tions average about $10,000 a white adoptive parent, this per year p^r child. would be improbable. This includes clothing, The reason these parents food, s u it, and recreationetc. are not officially adopting At first glance one would say children to a g reater ev en t that this is an enormous is because of the cumbersome amount of money to spend on red tape requirements of the one child when President traditional agencies. In ad Nixon is advocating a fam ily dition 4 .5 . percent of Black allowance of only $2,400 fo r a Ot the 184,000 Black babies born out of wedlock in 19^8, 165,000,o r 9 0 p e rc en t, w ere inform ally adopted o r retained in existing fam ilies. parents compared with 5.0 percent of white parents officially adopted children last re a r. TO BE COMMENDED 1 have known some situat ions where white parents are doing as fine a job as they can and are to be commended for their efforts. Some are already having second thoughts as they recog nize basic confusions in the child. Confusions can become m ajor disasters where white parents adopt blacks to ful fill certain emotional and psychological needs not to ex clude economic needs, lue„ the need to feel courageous to the point of martyrdom. fam ily of four. Unfortunately 95 per cent of the $10,000 is not spent on the child but for staffing and capital expenditures. There fore we as concerned people must begin to raise serious questions as to why the government is maintaining youth in child care lnstutiona at this enormous cost. C er tainly there are alternatives. PROGRAMS In my opinion we can go a long way toward ameliorating thia problem or even e lim i nating it bv translating these proposals into programs. A RE-EVALUATIO N 1. A total re-evaluation of the functions and operational procedures of child adoption agencies and the elimination We at Caldwell’s welcome the opportunity to assist families with their funeral plans. 2701 N.E. 7th EXTENDED F AMILY Hl WES 3. Convert some of the child care agencies into "extended fam ily homes” . This means FOR b. IThat moat Black orga nizations legtn to set up child care agencies ln-Black Com minutes, and that white a- doptton agencies seek Black Involvement In (he piann ingot their programs. B R A N D S you k n o w V A R IE T IE S y o u lik e S IZE S y o u w a n t A NATIONAL EMERGENCY .1 « N » ( .b » • i 7. That the Federal govern ment begin to view institu tionalized children as a national emergency and Intro duce legislation to remedy the MIMMI« <J> UNHID situation. Slate Representative Keith A GUARANTEED INCOME 8. F e d e r a l I* Government BURNS provide a guaranteed m ini mum income for every family and individual. One of the the dear choice tor Senator in our new District 6 Democrat with a long list ot bi partisan endorsements Mr< ommofwtud by Amalgamated Transit [mptoyee* Black ch ild ren raise d by Black p aren ts have ditticultv a s it i s , in developing strong and positive im ages ot sell in this racist so ciety . F o r a white adoptive p aren t, th is would be im probable. Oregon Federation ot Teachers IlW U Joint Council ot Teamsters Oregon la b o i Press Oregon A Fl CIO Oregon Journal that instead ot paying $10, 000 per child for institutional maintenance, the money w ill go directly to those people who wish to adopt children. F o r example the average current financial cost for the operation of group homeswlth around eight children is $ 150, 000 (most ot this money is spent for staff, rent and equip ment etc.). basic reasons why parents surrender children is («cause of their inability to provide for them economically. Helping to preserve tlie fam ily structure is one of (he key ways to ellmate tie problem of separating chil dren from their natural homes. A 9. I hat tie Federal govern ment pass a bill to provide lull employment for all those desiring work so that theycan provide economic security for th eir fam ilies. MURE DEC ENT HOUSING NATIONAL EMERGENCY Would it not be better for the child to be placed in a Black home and the money channeled to the adoptive parent for whatever Is needed to sustain a decent standard of living? A FEDERAL SUBSIDY 4 . That there be a federal subsidy program for all par ents for the care of th eir chil dren. The allocation of this subsidy should be in accor dance with the fam ily income so as to provide a decent Income. There are very few services currently being pro vided (or the natural parents. United Transportation Union 1 0 0 % la g i» /a liv a voting record F U L L EM PLOYM EN T 10. T h a t die FederalGov- Black ch ild ren re p re se n t the future of o u r ra c e , and to continue to allow white people to m anipulate, confuse and d is p e rs e our m ost p recio u s p o ssessio n is to o u r own su ic 'd e a s a race. W (tetter these parents would prefer to reside In "e x tended fam ily homes" because of poor housing and/or short age of housing would depend solely upon them. The Oregonian ernment immediately provide enough decent housing for fam ilies and individuals and devise more effective means for guaranteeing quality edu cation for Black and other m inority children. Our Black child today is our Black adult of tomorrow. He represents our future, therefore, we as black people cannot abrogate out responsi bility to him under the guise of humanitarlanlsm. We must see to it that his future is healthily charted. If there were no alternatives to whites adopting B lackC hil- dren, then it would le ano tie r question, but there are, and It is our responsibility as Black people to see that these al ternatives are explored and exhausted. Oregon I nvironm enlel Council O re g o n J o u rn a l Oct IS ISZ2 The lournil letommendc Keith Buim in Steal» Onlnct 6 Burns long has demondialed his enne conuience and during his same* m the Mouse proved Io have a grasp ol legislatna altaus His district can count on ttttctnr» rtprntntalion horn him m the Senate T h e O re g o n ia n Oct 20 1972 Representative Keith Burns a leaver appointed to the House m 1971 with his demonstrated knowledge ot urban ittairs and leadership in environmental protects is the best choice lot the Senate Hep v. Ih Hums lui Stele Senalur i .v iv u itta . P O H i 661 Portland O ttoon 97207 Miriam M«( lure Chatrwuman BARBER SERVICE NO W AITIN G ! W e offer c o m p lete b arb e r service in c o m fo rta b le , co n g en ial surroun d ings, w ith sev eral e x p e rt barbers re a d y to serve you so th ere's no in co n ven ien t w a itin g . C o m e in to d a y for p ro m p t service! Cash and M a x e y B arber Shop 4603 N. Williams 284-5188 Lady Barber on du ty 284-4656 The E. C. Soul Top 10 Survey The Liston W e e k ly To Soul G ia n t of The N orthw est E. C. Soul Time 1 am Betty White and I want to congratulate the Portland Observer for two successful years of service. federal program designed to set up an ombudsman Bureau that w ill act as advocate and lobbyist on behalf of the child and a watchdog over die cur rent child care agencies, A m ajor task of the Bureau w ill be to evaluate ttie efflc- tiveness of tie child care agencies and make recom mendations for their refunding or termination. BLACK CH ILD AGENCIES P a ig e ’s Pharmacy Children COLONIAL MORTUARY 2. That there be a National 5. That every black person with a "m odest" income adopt a Black child. 8. Memphis at S u n r is e ------ — ---------- The Bar-Kays 9. I f You Don’t Know me by N o w ----H a ro ld Melvin and The Blue Notes 10. If You L et M e------ — --------------------- Eddie Kendricks CA LDW ELLS oi the led t«(e preventing Black parents from adopting Black children. BLACKS MUST ADOPT 1. Freddie’ s Dead— - - — ------------Curtis Mayfield 2. Loose Booty — — — — — — — — — -FunKadelic 3. 1*11 Be Around-— ------ — -------- — The Spinners 4. Good Tim es — — — ------- Root and the Gang 5. Woman’ s Gotta Have It---------- — Bobby Womack 6. You r Might to be With M e----------------Al Green 7. Don't Take my Kindness fo r Weekness— -Soul representing Caldneirs Colonial Mortuary. N .E . 14th A Sandy Blvd C A L L 212-4111 D A Y OR N IG H T could I he: I ’ve adopted a black child” 7 ), etc., it's like the probtem of some white social workers, priesta. etc., working in black areas. It is absurd not to allow Blacks to have a decisive in fluence in the decisions of Black Adoption. But even to day Black human service pro fessionals have lia le o r no say about the adoption of Black children. We have to be carehil,w he ther consciously or not, about adopt uig soultlons to problems which may sacrifice Black identity hut carry no such lENOW ’S KGAR R a d io 1 5 5 0 on you r D ia l Every S u n d ay 11:00 a.m . to 2 :0 0 p.m. Edith Green fights for her district. RE-ELECT EDITH GREEN (DEMOCRAT) TO CONGRESS He elect ( n ngreu w on ian I »lull (green ( on m tiiiee < halrm nn Hoy ( Hill. U 47 N I I6ih 4 « r H or l In m l Oregon ■J
