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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1972)
*• *h o e ir-q r „ »e»{on Ubtary > » 7 103 PORIT,4 m* 3, N o. 10 P o rtlan d O re g o n AN f Q u Z 7 ^ p p n ^ 7 7 T T T 7 ^ .cwrn ------------------2 1 0 N U m W IF A M . IN ¡¡a W H O » WIPt W O .tD THAT »ALLY t A . l t AtO U , D ,te m b <" ■«. 1972 I(X p e, copy Korean children Students seek for blind Donated furniture and household items w ill 1« given as a Christmas gift to an un Ing a more pleasant life, employed blind woman in tie Children ages six to thirteen Boise community. Thewoman need adoptive fam ilies and a is purchasing a house with group of teenagers need assistance from the Agencv foster homes. fo r the Blind. State W elfare The Holt Adoption Pro Department and Portland De gram was founded by the late velopment Commission, hut H a rry Holt in 1956 during the s i» has few home furnishings. aftermath of the Korean War, The house that she is pur to ffnd homes for homeless chasing was renovated during Korean children, especially the w inter of 1972 by more American-Korean children, than 100 elementary students who faced great prejudice and as p an of Boise Environ discrim ination. At a time mental Education Project when normal adoption proce (B E E P ), .a federally funded dures proved Inadequate, program. Holt, at great personal sacrl- As a result of students' hard work, the house has a new roof, furnace, appliances, wiring, plumbing, paneling, carpeting and coat of paint. Boise students became aware of their blind neighbor's plight after she moved into ‘ he BEEP house on October iiw Albina Child Dwwsiopnwnt Center is looking fo r PrORr’ n' f° r 109 chlldr8" ' The cen. *• '•< "« »victed fro., by the Society of St. Vincent dePsul. who own the build In, money, provides fell-dey cans fo r c h ild re n o f w o rk in g pa or in school. " X w in '* ‘ ° * * f » « " " ' * ' - 31« and ur e n t e r w ill have to be closed. Patent ling that might he used to contact them immediately st 288-6921 o r 287-2117 not have to "look a lik e ". He also proved that the com monly-held requirements re garding wealth, social status and education of the adoptive parents could he I lie ra il zed. Although the program was highly criticized («cause of its unorthodox methods ard its religious requirements, its phenom Inal rate of suc cess brought it respect. Approximately 1300 Korean children are in the custody of the Holt agency In Korea. Most of the children are of hill Korean ancestory. There is a special need for homes fo r Korean-regro children over 9 years of age, and for children with physical handi caps. Over 500 of the chil Hyung Bok Kim, Associac dren are In foster homes, Agency, discusses the neec while the rest live In units fam ilies for Korean children Ihe Albina M ulti-Service Service Division. hy the State of Oregon ard has structured its program to work through state and private adoption agencies. To date over 7,500 children have been placed. Kai». ¿tiK Keun Shik Kim, 7 years old, is still waiting fo r his new fam ily. Keun Shik was found in the streets of Seoul in 1968. i cniiaren wiJl come to the United States as under the non-preference quota which means they are coming as immigrants and they will become permanent residents once they are admitted to this country. State seeks minorities Hob Boozer, Affirm ative Action Specialist for the P e r - eonnel Division of the State Executive Department, is looking fo r minority employ ee» to fill positions in state government. The state has adopted an affirm ative action agreement that requires all departments • nd agencies to hire minority persona. A special, feder ally funded project wsa m- Isteil to place 509economical ly disadvantaged persons In »t.ire jobs. The A ffirm ative Action staff Is using a varied approach. They work within the civil service system to prepare m i norities fo r jobs that doexlst. M Inorlty persons t i e found for existing vacancies, minorities are encouraged and assisted to meet tie requirements to get on tl« civil service lists, per sona who are not qualified for specific Jobs are helped to meet the qualifications. Orientation and workshops are provided for agency heads to a tta in t them with the need A program recently (egun by the Holt agency w ill bring teenaged, m ixed-race chil dren to the United States to complete their education. In this unique program, per manent foster homes a re pro vided in the United Stales so the children can le educated. Although the Intention is not to have these children adopted by the foster fam ily, if the fam ily and the young person desire adoption, this can he arranged. for affirm ative action and how to meet problems that may aris e. Agencies are provided the resources with which to hire m inorities - are directed how to find tie m inority work ers they wish to hire. The department is aig<, looking at civil service re quirements to see which are discrim inatory or add blocks to m inority hiring, one suc cess was theellmlnatlon of the typing » s t fo r secretarial w orkers. Beginning Decem- ( Please turn to p. 4 col. 4) These children have had a difficult life in Korea and are faced with another adjustment when they come to Oregon. They need fam ilies that will be w illing to help and under stand them as they face young adulthood in a new countrv M aria Kim is seven years old. H er social w orker says, "W ith proper cate and a loving family situation, the child would likely be growing and developing beautifully to her potential." Baby P ark is now vears Id and is waiti e sit . ' is new fam ily NAACP re-elects Casson E llis A . Cssson, Regional C iv il Rights O fficer - Fed eral Highway Admin, was re elected president of the local branch NAACP. M r . Casson, long active In the community, has served as president for the past two years. M r . Cssson. ' urges people in tie community to become active and play a pert In the fight for F reedo m ." The following persons were elected as officers and board- members for the next two years. OFFICE RS Oregon Holly PRESIDENT - - - . Rev. E llis H, Casson VICE PRESIDENT - M r . U ra l P.Cannon RECORDING SECRETARY - - M rs . Betty White CORRESPONDING SECRE TARY - - - M a .O ra L.N unley M EM BERSHIP SECRETARY - M rs . Lorna J . M arple T R E A S U R E R ............................. M r . L .G . Ellison BOARD MEMBERS Vp boxed and ready to mail To begin Ihe holiday season, the Ben,. Franklin is offering locally-grown Merry Berry Holly, free for the asking This bit of Oregon is yours to Robed M Haien. Pres . 20 Offices • Phone 248 1234 Home Office: Franklin Bldg . Romand. . Oregon 97204 Atty. Keith Burns M rs . J ohn M . Clem me r M re . Gerture Crowe M r . C lark Dean, J r . Rev. Rozell G ilm ore M iss Minnie H a rris M rs . Chauncy Hayes M rs . M ary Smith M r , C . Don V tnn M r . C . A. White Rev. John Jackson M r . James Lee M r . C . C , McCorvey M r . Edward M arshall M rs . Evelyn M arshall Comm . Der Mosee M r . Manual Scott M rs. Sylvia Thompson M r . H a rry C . Ward M r . Harold C . W illiam s 'Little Joe’ ready for Christmas By Rosalie Boothe Cultural Arts take» the op portunity to hall G rover Campbell and L ittle Joe, the one and only black artist in the northwest practicing the true essence of ventrilo quism. Many w ill try but only a few w ill succeed. This Is a rare and ancient art, that comes to life only through the skill and mani pulation of the m asters, G rover received his training under two of the e r e a t e s r art at the age of 15. Latei In his career he went into extensive study with the "G re a t L e s te r" of Holly wood, C alifornia. M r. Les ter was considered the father of American Ventriloquist. Many of us are lucky if we can perfect just one talent. But G rover Campbell ’ s other God-given talents Include wood carving, sculpture, and painting. But don’ t stop tie re, G ro ver writes his own m aterial for each perfo r mance and you le tte r l e I leve It's original. one of the most Impressive collection of wood carvings this w rite r has witnessed was the 16-lnch chess pieces he designed, that were displayed on the " H i Neighbor Show" on Channel 6 in conjunction with the A l bina A rt Center in which M r . George Hendrick eloquently highlighted the paintings and wood carvings performed by this out-of-sight talent. G rover Is a veteran per fo rm er. Winner of the Ted Mack Am ateur hour early in his youth. 1» has performed across the country in many clubs and auditoriums. Gro ver designed and carved " L ittle Jo e" In the pure h lbll- (Please turn to p. 5 col. 3, ! L CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE HUNG ALBINA, PREPARING THE RESIDENTS ASON.
