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
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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.
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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
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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
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