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Page 4 Portland/O beerver Thursday January 4, 1973 PORTEAT» - a ? ORSERI ER § ••• •î* world of w om en Rambling Rose By Rosalie Boothe YWCA begins expansion campaign CARMI N ROSA MAYMI Puerto Rican named to Women's Bureau M rs . Carmen Rosa Mayr 1 has been appointed to the new position of Associate D irec to r, Women's Bureau, assis tant Secretary of Labor ft r Employment Standards Rich ard J. Grünewald announced recently. G r ü n e w a ld said M rs . M aym i’ s p rim a ry responsi b ility w ill be to develop,mon ito r and evaluate programs to increase employment oppor tunities fo r and e lim inatedis- crim ination in employment against women. M rs . Maym i was a consul tant to the Women's Bureau from May 1972 until her ap pointment. The Santurce, Puerto Rico, native came to the Labor r « - partment from the staff of tie Cabinet Committee on < npt amities fo r Spenish-speakng Persons, where she assisted in developing and evaluating Federal programs fo r Spa - ish-speaking Americans. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor and Women’ s Bureau D ire c to r M rs . Elizabeth Dun can Koontz, said, " M r s . M aym i’ s experience and rap p o rt with Spanish-speaking people w ill greatly enhance the Bureau's efforts to iden tify and fu lfill the needs of m in o rity women.” M rs . Maymi has held va r ious other posts with a Wash ington, D.C., consulting firm . V o lt Information Sciences, Inc.; the o ffic e of Economic Opportunity; the Chicago, I l linois, Committee on Urban Opportunity; and the Common wealth of Puerto Rico. She holds a m aster’ s degree in education and a bachelor's degree in Spanish from De- Paul U niversity, Chicago. She also attended the U niversity of Chicago Graduate School. M rs . Maymi resides in Washington. D.C. The Portland YWCA w ill 10th. More than 200 educa open a campaign January 1 tional and recreational activi to raise $1.5 m illio n fo r Im ties are provided fo r children, provements and expansion of young people, men and women, its fa cilitie s in Portland and and senior citizens. on the coast. During this past year, par M rs . Gregory Wolfe, wife ticipation by low-income fam of the president of Portland ilie s has increased 24 percent State U niversity, w ill he in health, physical education chairman of the five-month and recreation, 20 per cent fund campaign. in adult education programs, Mi'S. Gerald Thomas.pres 74 per cent at Westwind, 12 ident of the metropolitan percent at St. Johns. 30 per YWCA hoard of d irectors, an cent in Northeast Portland nounced the UGN-approved and 170 per cent In South campaign today, and the ap east Portland. pointment of M rs . Wolte to Among new programs get head it. ting under way Is a Women’ s Funds w ill be used for: Resource Center at the down - Building an enclosed town tu ild in g . It w ill include swimming pool in the St.Johns a multi-purpose office and area and remodeling present information center on wo fa cilitie s; men’ s organizations in Port - Improving the downtown land, a women’ s research li building fo r more efficient brary, meeting space fo r wo use, and buying property for men’ s groups, a forum fo r expansion; women’ s issues and concerns, - Expanding Westwind. the and a job bank. YWCA camp on the coast, at The W ilson Center, a unique the Salmon River estuary on theater fo r the performing Cascade Head; arts is under construction on - Purchasing vans and buses the third flo o r of the down to take YWCA programs to town building. people who cannot afford The YWCA w ill also be co transportation, and to take operating in a rehabilitation people to YWCA centers fo r program fo r released women non-van programs. prisoners beginning this sum Among community leaders m er. who participated on com Youth hostelry service w ill m ittee, chaired by M rs . Ray be continued and expanded. mond E . Vester, in preparing The residence remains full development plans fo r the with a waiting lis t. YWCA are: Charles Boyle, ” We were glad to have had J r ., the late E a rl D resler, accommodations available for Donald Frisbee, Glenn Jack- some of the victim s of the son, Fred MacDonald, W.W. Madison Park Apartments M a r s h , H o w a rd R a n k in , fir e ,” M rs. Thomas notes. Lyman Seely, E stesSnedecor, No g irl o r woman in need Jr- is ever turned away from the Presently the Portland YWCA. YWCA operates from four The YWCA w ill also con centers: Northeast Portland, tinue free swim hours fo r 126 N.E. Alberta; Central senior citizens, free film s East, 337 N £ . 47th;St.Johns, and programs fo r older wv- 8010 N. Charleston, and the men as well as summer day downtown building. 1111 s.W. camping fo r city children. ■ M M Human Emphasis by Tom Boothe, PhJD., P rofessor of Communications H euristics JEFFREY A MODERN DENTAL PLATES PARTIAL PLATES AND EXTRACTIONS Immediate Restorations P le it i iaaertatl ia n n td ia ttlv o f it r taath • r t t > ir t c lt 4 • Partial Plates • Dental Plates SLEEP DURING EXTRACTIONS | SODIUM FfNTOTMAi CIV1N 8T | R ID IS T ItfD ANlSTMtTIST PAM »»II ANTPAII H SNOT 10T HMDS: W t t k N r i ( : W I t 5-00 Se*»r4ey | J 0 t * | XK OR. JEFFREY BRADY DENTIST 51*11« BUILDING 5 W 3rd A Merritae Portion» Orrytn ..... Phone; j ’ 228 7545 Q. Dear D r. Boothe: 1 recently bought a used car ar.d I was told by the dealer that it had been throroughly reconditioned. It really did look sharp. The dealer fu r ther assured me that If any thing went wrong with the car to just bring it in and they would fix it, at no extra cost to me. W ell, I had the car less than a week when I found that it needed new brakes and a complete tune-up and also that the m otor needed ex-ten sive work, as it smoked te rrib ly bad. I have been trying for over two months to get this dealer to fix it. They have been really nice' to me, and they haven't said they won’ t fix my car, but tl« y keep giving me the run around and the car doesn't even run any more, and even if it did, it has no brakes. What can I do? A. Dear C ar Buyer: I have no way of knowing what kind of w ritten gua rar tee you got from the dealer when you bought the car o r what would he covered by It. You have obviously placed too much emphasis on what the dealer o r salesman said and not enough emphasis on the car. if a dealer o r salesman fails to meet the terms spelled o u fln a w ritten guar antee o r warrantee, theD^S.’ s office is the place to go. However, most dealers guar antees do not cover the items which you spelled out. If the dealer o r salesman told you that the ca r had heen reconditioned, that could mean anything from vacum in ing the inside, to merely washing the windows and would not necessarily have anything to do with the mech anical aspects of the car. If you have been getting the run-around fo r two months and the car Isn’ t even d rive - able any more, you may have learned a very expensive les son in used car buying. But, because the dealer has not fla tly refused to fix the car. there ts a chance all is not lo st. Pin the dealer down ta c tfu lly . It is certain that he w ill not want to go the entire b ill fo r fixing the car, but he may be able to give you enough of a break that it may be worth your while, especially since you have had very little service from the c a r. If you and the dealer enter into an agreement on the repairs make sure that everything Is included and make sure he gives you a firm cost analysis, the check around and make sure that he is actually saving you money. It may be that you w ill be better off getting the car repaired at a more re putable dealer. But before you buy anything else, o r make any more deals with anyone, get a copy of the consumers buying guide. It w ill cost you $ 1.00 and is dis tributed through the Portland Better Business Bureau, Corbett Building, Downtown Portland. Phone 226-3981. Drop me a le tte r and let me know how you made out. Sincerely Broke 4 concerned Dear Concerned: Yes, any State Public Health station w ill do tlie necessary testa. Locations: 12240 N.E. Gllaan St. Phone 254-7301 fo r the Portland downtown area It is located at 104 S.W. 5th Phone 227-8411 Cultural A rts seems tom e to 1« the one foremost Ingre dient left out of many of the black film s today. V ery early in my youth it seems that although many of the happen ings on the screen we view today were taking place, there was always theatre, music, street parties, etc. One ol the happenings burst into focus mN.Y.C. Ile P l.tc e : 99th StreetN.Y.C.’ sWestside. Location: Bentween Central Park West and Columbus Av enue. The most recent black film this w rite r has viewed was "T h e Lady Sings The Blues” . Starring Diana Ross portray ing the late B illie Holiday. Ninety-ninth Street was the business residence where Sadie Holiday (B illie 's Moth e r! made a living. Building No, 71 W. 99th Street, eight steps (»low street level. My M other occupied the Madam E . Johnson Colonial Beauty Shoppe, eight steps above street level. Sadie Holiday was a short, 4 foot 11 Inches, plump, jo lly and well rounded human leing with a light velvet complexion and laughing eyes fille d out a beautiful contoured face. She had a te rrific zest fo r life and loved everybody, es pecially younger people, she always felt that being around younger people kept her young, and vibrant. Therefore the friendship between Sadie Hol iday and my Mother lasted until her death. B illie Holiday never visited her mom spontarieousely with out her manager. Sadie dal all the calling and legging to get B illie over. She would save special foods, and on many occasions she had to eat them the next day herself. But she usually pretended that B illie showed up real late and they had a wonderful v is it. Nobody had the heart to bust her bubble. B illie was never extrava gant with her money when It came to special appreciation fo r her mother. B illie ’ s white manager pushed $ 100,00 b ills on Sadie occasionally, which usually lielped tie her over Teachers honored Ruth Peets, specialist in speech jnd hearing at the Portland Public School Child Service Center, 220 N.E. Beech Street, recently was elevated to the coveted status of ASHA Fellow at the Am er ican Speech and Hearing As sociation Convention held In San Francisco, C alifornia. This award is In recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of speech. Only about three persons In the Portland area have attained this honor. Teddy Lyons, speech thera pist fo r Irvington and E liot P rim a ry Schools, was elected by the ASH A Legislative Coun c il to serve fo r a three year term on It’ s honors comm it tee beginning January 1. Stewarts Cleaners paying rent aixl business ex penses, One night Sadie averted a robliery by turning off the main lighting switch and cats stepjied all overeach other getting out. M rs Holiday laughed and related this epi sode in a movie. M rs. Sadie's untimely death was the result of her change of residence from the Bronx to the cold drafty backroom of tier diner with in fe rio r heating. She neverdid recover from tier bout with pneumonia. There are so many jierson- a litle s and talents across tie country that emerged from 99th streets. L e t’ s not 1« contented to sit in our own vacuume and cheer the pimp, the dope pusher, o r tlie man- let's force these producers to dig a little deeper and pot tray what really makes us tick on the screen especally fo r each black youngster viewing black movies. L e t’ s leave him with a dream. Not die impossible. But one that !» can cheer fu lly go home anil cultivate. C u ltura l \ n s salutes all for 3 4 3 9 N. W illia m s Pig on the Pit Restaurant S p ec ia lize in B a r-B -O Foods Hours: Sunday thiu Thursday 11:00 a jn . to IO:lX) puts. F riday and Saturday 12:00 noon to 3:30 a jn . W e o ffer food to go, d e liv e ry an d catering service the New Year. May 1973 hang in there just fo r you) II Children’s class set A special gymansiics pro gram fo r children w ill te o f fered w inter term at Portland State I niversity. Classes fo r young jieople 12 and under are set from 6 to 8 pun. on Mondays le - ginning January 8. and fo r those 13 and over from 6 to 8 pan. Wednesdays starting January 10. Sessions run through March 4 and 6, Fee fo r tfe gymnastics course IS$20perperson.Par ticipants must bring theirown clothing. First-com e, firs t served registration fo r tie courses is Saturday, January 6 from 10 a jn . to noon in the lobby of the PSU Health and Physi cal Education Building, 950 S.W. H all. Gymnastics coach at PSU, Kandy C a rru tle rs . w ill he aid ed by University gymnasts to teach stutlents skills on all pieces of equipment such as the trampoline, balance learn, free - exercise, un - evens, vaulting, parallel bars, hori zontal bar, side horse, s till rings, long-hour vaulting and turn bling. For more Information contact PSU’ s health and phys ical education department. Plans fo r the 3rd Annual "H a l Jackson’ s M iss Black Teenage America Beauty Pa geant and U. S. Teen Revue TV Special" are being final ized. The event, open to teen agers 13 to 16 years of age with a performing talent, w ill take place In New York City, July 1973, and w ill once again be taped fo r a 60 minute syn dicated TV special sponsored by the Pepsi Cola Company and other participating spon sors. M rs . Alice Jackson, of Hal Jackson Preductions, spon sors and TV producers of tlie E X P E N S IV E . pageant said, "Because of tlie many fine people who sponsor our pageants across the coun- Try, thousands of teenagers enjoyed the exciting exper ience of participating In a pageant, with the finalists sharing th e ir talent abilities with tie American TV view ing fxibllc. Individuals o r organizations Interested in helping and supporting our ef fo rts, with tie added benefit of a fund-raising activity, by sponsoring a pageant In their areas should contact Hal Jack- son Productions, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3308, New York, New York 10001. 2 8 1 -4 3 7 2 W e g iv e SAH g re e n stamps zu north k ili Ì ncswortm (SO3) 283-4573 n r DAY CARE MOTHERS i I i I i I i ♦ i I i ♦ i I ♦ ♦ i CARE FOR INFANTS ♦ i IN YOUR HOME. ♦ i ♦ AMA i F a m ily D a y /N ig fs l Care I L J $3.50 a child par day 4 6 3 5 N.E. 9th 2 8 8 -5 0 9 , Pageant planned O H DEAR THIS CHMHED HRM IS Dear D r, Boothe: I have been having trouble with iny husband running a- round with other women. He recently started seeing a doc to r and refuse to tell me why? My friends warned rue to have a check up in case he might have a venera I desea se, you see we have 4 children and he handles all the finances and there is no money in the bud get fo r me to check out my suspicions to see a doctor, 1« Uiere sornewtiere I could go and check tills out without paying a fee? î*î hem frtondM yj • TWO SPEED WASHER PERFECT FOR PERMANENT PRESS... 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