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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1973)
P o rtland/O bserver "Voice of the NAACP” by Elli« Canon, President C o m m is s io n e r M ildred Schwab »puke to a meeting of the NAACP and Inatailed officers and board m em bers. Because of tlie significance of her rem arks, they are printed In full l«lo w . F irs t, may I thank you fo r the opportunity to Join you on thia moat Important oc casion. As you all know. I tecently took an oath of office m yself, and I'm sure all of us understand full well the Importance of (lie responslbll- tles we have respectfully agreed to accept , . . they are not that fa r afield . Your organization, I feel, stands high In tie field of c iv il rights. T ie NAACf* remains unique In that It has successfully endured many drastic changes In term s of race relations. It has re mained strong and viable in tie face of almost constant problems . . . both from those spukesnwn fo r Institutional lzed white racism , as we've le a n e d to recognize It, as well as from various critic s within tie Black community. Additionally. tie NAACP hasn't drawn any H ie s . It practices what It preaches by Involving concerend c iti zens of all races. F o r these reasons, and for many others, the organization remains strong, respected and ex tre m e ly Important . . . . In Portland, Oregon and across t ie country. Those of you who a r e re turning to office today, you who are now joining tie branch u fficer ranks, and In fact, all of us in this room, must certainly le aware that at this tim e, t ie commitment to human rights must le far more than a commitment to words o r rh eto ric. I he days of simply talking a good gatte are fa r behind us, and our society is <temanding action. I remind you of this fsct. ANU I I IS F A C T , because It Is you and I who must and w ill take that action. o u r new mayor, M r . Gold schmidt, likes to tell the community: "Y ou can expect me to call on you for help, anil when I call, you had DR. JEFFREY BRADY DENTAL PLATES MODERN PARTIAL PLATES AND EXTRACTIONS Immediate Restorations F lett» i« « » rt» 4 u n n i.4 ia t.ly attar taatfc a r t a itrac lad • Partial Plates • Dental Plates SLEEP DURING EXTRACTIONS I SODIUM FENTOTNAl O IV IN OV I I O I t T I t I D » H U T K IT U T FARR ERIE ANT F A A I’N JKOFtOT NOURSi W tekdayi I : JO te StOO tetsrd ey IiJ O ta 1 i OO I NO AFFOINTMENT N E tlU A R T le tte r he ready to answ er". That basically Is ote of t i e messages 1 want to d eliver to you today. The C ity of Portland la now on t ie brink of Implementing an a ffirm a tive action plan fo r local government. Those of us In volved in human resources within the City Government structure would he extrem ely foolish not to look to tie NAACP for help In t ie Im plementation of this plan be cause you have proven your selves to te oie of tie suc cessful pioneers. Conversely, t ie officers and board of your organization would te foolish to Ignore the C ity ’s effo rt In this are a . The job ahead, as we have learned over the past several years, Is not an easy one, and we must certainly learn to use the resources we have respectfully obtained In o rder to get It done right. M ay I sty at tlie same tim e , that I expect tlie re lationship le tween your o r ganization and my office to he a long and lasting one. I extend to you the resources of my office and staff, and Invite you to bring your pro blems to our door. A t tie new com m issioner of public a ffairs, I want to get le tte r acquainted with you and your problem s. I am sure we have a common ground In term s of problems, and those of us who have spent many years beating our heads against public walls have le a n e d that It Is often ea s ie r to perform that task In a group ra th e r than alone. And so, let this ceremony serve as the teglnntng of a relationship devoted to mutual understanding and legitimate concern. We have come a long way all of us and we have yet a long way to go. But to paraphrase tie oath you are about to receive, we have all pledged to keep ourmutual goals above any purely p er sonal o r Individual Interest that might hinder th e ir at tainm ent. TO G E TH E R WE CAN G IVE M EANING TO THOSE WORDS . . . and that meaning c rie s ilesperttely fo r action. M yers asks la w change Secretary of State Clay M yere w ill propose changes In tlie Oregon Election Laws that w ill make voting more accessable to citizens andwlll provide mure stringent regu lations for those running for public office. The changes lie w ill propose are ss follows: - Open polls at 7:00 a jn . on election day, Instead ol the present 8:00 s j n . Retain 8:00 p.m . closure. - Require persons whocon- trlhute $25 o r more to a can didate, o r in connection with a ballot measure, to list their occupation, for inclusion in the tre a s u re r's contribution and expenditure report. - Require campaign treas u re rs to ■tetimato amount of contrlhutli ns and expendi tures letv een filing of pre election report and date of election. Provide misdemean or penalty to r treasurers whose estimate Is exceeded by 15 percent o r $1.000, whichever is g re a te r. - Provide for automatic re count, at public expense, in any election where the m ar gin Is one-fifth of one per The President's recent an- nouncement that the bombing of North Vietnam has ceased comes as welcome news. It Is my hope that the last A m erican bomb has been dropped upon this country and that Am erican troops will stop fighting In South Vietnam , I am personally pleased that the Inauguration Day Peace Coalition has undertaken to vocalize the views of many Am ericans, Including some of my own beliefs, In an o r ganized dem onstration. This w ill show, In the strongest, most positive manner ava il able th e ir most sincere be liefs concerning tlie role the United States should take In w orld a ffa irs . I am also pleased they have asked me to speak at this dem onstra tion. Senator M ark Hatfield said that "an informed public is tlie backbone of uur 'lernoc- rs c y " in a Senate speech In troducing his freedom of In form ation b ill. Under Hatfield's proposal, co- sponsored by M ajo rity L e a d e r M ike M ansfield, a newsman could not he com pelled by a court to disclose a confhlentlal source o r con fidential Information, H atfield ’s proposal pro tects both tlie sources and the Information itse lf. The only disclosure required is In libel actions where Hat field said, " I t prevents a newsman from attributing a l legedly defamatory Inform a tion to a 'reliab le source* and then using that source In hls defense without Identifying h im ." It Is Important to rem em ber that what Is at su k e here Is not just the rights of a few large newspapers o r w ire services, but also of the small d allies and weeklies through out the country," Hatfield said. "W e are not only talking about tlie rights of the Nicholas von Hoffmans and the James J . K lipa trie s of Journalism, hut also almut tie rights of the city council reporters, providing us with Information about the conduct of our local governm ent." He said, "T h e protection Tlie Vietnam W a r has too long heen a drain on o ur poli tical, natural and human re sources. Perhaps more im - portlantly, It has served to d is to rt our potential as a world leader and traditional Am erican concepts of hleal- Ism and self determ ination, our resources should le geared to building up the w orld, not destroying por tions of It. Ih e United States has tremendous potential to te a positive and dynamic force In the w orld. We should devote our International energies to the realization of this potential In a way that benefits all concerned and makes the le s t possible use of the idealism Inherent in our traditions. Inauguration Day, 1973, is a serious oc casion marking a new be ginning and the start of a new adm inistration with great op portunities. The Inauguration Day Peace Coalition is mak ing a serious effo rt to state t l e l r le lie fs and l,o|es In a positive manner, I wish them the le s t In this under taking. SfMlER BUHDING Portlnnd Orrqon Phone: 228 7545 - Appropriate $60,000 to p erm it tie Secretary of State to Investigate and prosecute election law violations. - Appropriate $10,000 In travel funds to p erm it tie Elections Division staff to work more closely with county elections officials, tle re b y in suring m ote uniform applica tion of election laws and rules. - L im it the V o ters ' Pamph let to the present state and county candidates, and to can didates for m ayor and city council in cities of 50.000 o r more population. Candidates fo r special service district offices would le excluded. - Provide fo r appointment of 5-m e m h e r committee tor each ballot measure to w rite explanatory and pro and con of these rights may le more Important to small papers and local broadcast stations, since they lack the legal and financial resources to com bat a flu rry of subpoenas.” " I f they are forced out of business because of high court costs, our supply of In formation w ill he limited even fu rth e r.” Hatfield said that " I t Is unlikely that tie public w ill hear very much about c rim i nal activity If press Infor mants dry up fo r fea r of forced disclosure. Surely the ends of Justice are le t t e r served if all the people, not just the law enforcement agencies and judges, have access to information on c ri minal a c tiv ity ." "C e rta in ly they are le tte r served if that Information points to corruption and m al feasance by those officials them selves," he said. H atfield said his bill " Is not an attempt to grant news men a special status exempt ing them from t ie demands of justice.*' " I t is an e ffo rt to protect our constitutional rights to s wide-open and robust dis semination of ideas and In form atio n ." " F o r nearly 200 years, the press has served us well I n ' providing us with the Infor mation we need to te good citizen s. Its unbridled voice is as vital today as In 1776." W y a tt proposes hom e re p a ir b ill Introduction of a hill to p erm it a $750 tax deduction fo r home re p a ir was an nounced today by Representa tive Wendell W yatt, (R -O r e .j. Oregon's F ir s t D is tric t Congressman said that le has sponsored this legislation In hopes of bringing much needed tax re lie f to hard- pressed homeowners. W yatt feels that this new Incentive would also stlmu late the housing industry and create new jobs In this period of high unemployment. In so doing, he is convinced that enough tax revenue would te generated so that the plan would pay for itself. Cash & M axey Barber Shop 4603 N. Williams Avenue We’ve got the perfect place for your tax records, birth certificates, savings bonds, mortgages, diplomas, jewelry, contracts, letters, bonds, VCèd like to get to know you. F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K OF OREGON Let Tri-Met do your Driving IENOW S FOR - S IZ E S • • *4 1 1 5«»», <9 M you you . . . • * ' I .X- H x t I . 2nd A N I t.i x i,. • N l,t .. • « The Commission voted un animously to support legis lation that w ill make it man datory for the state to sup plement at least to the level that recipients would receive If the program remained with the W elfare Division. Other action taken by the Commission lncluiled a re commendation for the W elfare Division to seek legislation allowing the state to fund and adm inister the food programs without county participation. They also recommended that the W elfare Division con tinue Its relative responsi bility law which allows the state to recover money from responsible relatives who have the ability to pay a part of the costs of a close re la tive being on public assis tance. Another legislative possibility that would allow W elfare Investigators to have peace officer status was tabled fo r further study. SH O P .»• I..r,i, , • W ,'ri< |h M .llx »" .1a • I K7” «l a« S I (» . Lady Barber on duty Nevertheless, ihe court found him guilty as charged The court said his refusal lo obey a lawful order not only delayed and ob structed his own arresl but also delayed and obstructed ihe arrest of others. A ffirm ativ e action, of course, is even riskier. Thus: A motorist lost his temper when he found a meter maid beside hi» parked car, writing up a ticket that he felt was unjustified. First, he refused to accept the ticket. Then, when the meter maid tried to put it on his wind shield, he blocked her path and deflected her arm. A court concluded afterward that these actions, added together, did constitute the offense o f ob structing an officer. This does not mean, however, that a policeman has to be treated with kid gloses. Reasonable re monstrance is within a citizen's rights. In another case, while a man was being placed under arrest in a tavern, his wife informed the police— with vigor— that they had no right io lake him away. Still, she did not interfere physically w ith the arrest. N o r did she use threatening language. Haled into court for obstruct ing an officer, the woman wax found not guilty of any offense. The court said: "Policemen are no m ore exempt from criticism than cabinet m in isters." they are now receiving under Public W elfare. This, coupled with the fact that they will no longer he eligible fo r the supplemental food programs puts many senior and disabled Oregonians In tie unenviable position of receiving $24 less p e r month that they are re ceiving right now. A penny or so a day keeps your valuables safe m a First National safe deposit box dividual basis with the help of Thompson. They may attend as many sessions as they want and enter at any tim e . In addition I hompson w ill hold a special three session " C re a tiv e Job Search" class at the Sabin School, 4013 N .E . 18th, In room -’ 10, from 7 to 10 p jn . on February 1,8, and 15. F o r more Information con tact tlie Community Education coordinator at Portland Com munity College, 2 4 4 -6 1 1 1 . Shelby Thompson, who fo r many years served as a coun selor with the Oregon Em ploy ment Service, is the Instruc to r. Students work on an in- W ithout any doubt, punching a policeman in Ihe nose would amount to Ihe crime of “ obstruct ing an office r.” Hut what about the assorted lesser confrontation» that arise daily between citizen and constable'’ W here does the law draw the line? Generally speaking, you may be guilty of this offense even if you do not resort to any force at all. la k e the case of a youthful demonstrator who “ went lim p” when the police ordered him to climb into a patrol wagon. Charged later with obstructing an officer, he argued that he could not be punished for simply doing nothing. The Oregon Public W elfare Review Commlaalon met In Salem to hear reporta on the posaible fiscal Impact of House Resolution No. I. HR I la tie much pub licized bill pasaed in the 92nd Congresa which federal izes all adult categories of public assistance under tlie Social Security Departm ent. The b ill, which takes effect January I, 1974, has provided some statea like Oregon with the dilemma of whether or not to supplement. T he new plan, called Supplemental Security income, w ill give many Oregon adults on public assistance less money than C 1973 Am erican Bar Association PCC holds Job Search class "C re a tiv e Job S earch ," a class designed to help people learn to look and apply fo r jobs, w ill again le offered by Portland Community C o l lege each Monday 7 to 10p.m . In room B7 of PCC 's Ross Island C enter, 049 s .W , P o r te r. Obstructing an Officer Welfare Department considers HRI A p u b lic » crxicc f e a tu r e o f th e A m e ric a n B a r A o a o ria lio n a n il th e O r e g o n S t a l e B a r A **o c ia - lio n . W ritte n I»» W ill B e r n a r d . Under the term s of the b ill, a homeowner would le p e r mitted to deduct up to $750 a year fo r the cost of re p a ir o r Improvement to hls re s i dence. " I f we Intend to meet the ever-grow ing demand fo r good housing fo r our people, we must take steps to con serve, protect and rehabili tate our existing u nits," W yatt commented. Sixty-two members of the House have joined In support of tlie b ill, a figure which Wyatt feels should Insure its consideration by the tax- w riting House Ways and Means Com m ittee. -V A R IE T IE S BRADY $ A 3rd & Mormon - Establish six specific dates for specie! service dis tric t electlonsdurlng tie year, and lim it such elections to those dates. Require county elections officials to appoint at least one re g is tra r j e r 1,000 e li gible voters, o r m a jo r fra c tion tlw reof, In each precinct. - BRANDS DR. JEFFREY DENTIST statements in Voters' Pam phlet, and to exclude any other pro o r con statement. Standardize candidate pic tures at 2x3 inches In the V o ters ’ Pamphlet, and pro hibit use of picture more than 3 years old. - L im it length of copy for candidates to national party conventions so th it four such statements could te placed on one page In the Voters' Pam phlet. - P e rm it selective mailing of V oters' Pamphlet on the basis of name, party and re s i dence address. - If selective mailing adopt ed, authorize new purge sys tem based on P o s t'iff ice com puters. - L im it campaign exjyendl- tures to 25 cents per regis tered voter. Set $1,000 as lim it for contribution to a can didate o r to a district o r local measure, o r $2,000 to a state wide measure from any person, group or organi zation. L im it out-of-state contributions to 10 percent of to u t expenditures limitation in state o r local campaign, and a 25 percent lim it In congressional races. Hatfield introduces press bill A nderson denounces V ie tn a m W ar C ity Com m issioner Lloyd Anderson released tla fo llo w - li,g statement p rio r to tlie Inauguration Day Peace R ally. Anderson, who was Acting M ayo r during M ayor Gold schmidt's absence from tlie city, also spoke at the Rally. cent o r less, o r within 25 votes. THE FAMILY LAWYER Thursday January 25, 1973 Page 3 M fM M W • • O> ...and let your fingers do the walking know you lik e Tri-Met routes, Tri-Met bus stops and Tri-Met route lists are as handy as your telephone book, or as handy as your telephone. Information in the front of the yellow pages section, or from Tri-Met Information Center. w ant • » I t il, II..I A « 1 N | • 190, A » M M . . . » A vN . • H . . -x • , U N IT E D GROCERS ; iur information call: 233-3511 4314 S .E . S eventeenth Ave., P o rtlan d , Oregon 97202
