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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1973)
■/ ‘/ / / s / / . - S S - / / / S / / / S S '/S /S S /S /S /s S Voice of the NAACP by Fill« H. Caason "OUR THA NK S TO REYNOLDS" P H IL What mortal being, stand ing on the threshold of in finity, ha* nut pondered what lie* beyond the veil which separate* the seen from the unseen? What mortal being, re sponding to that mystical instinct that earthly diaaolu tion is at hand, has not contemplated what lie* be yond the grave? What mortal being, upon whom has descended that strange and serene resigns tion that life's journey is about at an end, has not thought about that eternal destination and what might be there? Centuries ago, the man Job, so long blessed with every material blessing, only to find himself sorely af flirted by all that ran befall a human being, sat with his friends and uttered the time less, ageless question. " If a man die, shall he live again?" laist Monday evening was a sad day for Portland, but it was also a day of pride. Portland's pride a n d the pride of the N A A C P has always been its people - in a people of good men and women, of great men and women, and once in a while of giants who stand head and shoulders above their roun trymen, setting a high and noble standard for us all. To me. Phil Reynolds was one of the giants. His long life brimmed over with m a g n ific e n t achieve ment and dedicated service to his people, the N A A C P and those he loved. One of the lraged.es of life is that as a rule a man's true greatness is recognized only in death. Phil Reynolds was one of the rare exceptions to that rule. He became a living legend while still a young man, and he lived up to his legend as the decade* passed. His death only heightens the respect and admiration felt f o r him across this city and com munity where men cherish freedom. In my youth and more today. I admired him. I respected him. In him were th o s e glorious attributes which I have seen so often a fidelity t h a t one can scarcely put in words a devotion to his country, to the N A A C P unsurpassed by that of any patriot whose name glows from the pages of history -• a sense of perfectionism that impelled him ever to find perfection -- an affection for her who was his devoted companion and who was the force that sus tained him in his hours of agony and disappointments a faith that could move m ountains an in e x tin guishable belief that man's course must be ever onward and upward. Phil Reyonlds will long be remembered because he is enshrined in so many hearts. And now he has gone to labor in the larger vineyard of eternal life. All this is because the Great Designer made it a part of the grand design for life on earth and in Heaven. It is the resurrection of spring. I t is an answer to the ageless question of Job, " If a man die, shall he live again?" Surely he shall, as surely as day follows night, as surely as stars follow their courses, as surely ax the crest of every wave brings its trough! Farewell, Phil Reynolds. From the Senate A g*M>d deal has been said and written about the recent devaluation of the dollar. Certainly, it* effect on international m o n e t a r y markets, on the currencies of other nations and on the balance of payment* and foreign trade of the United States are all important. But. what does devaluation actually mean to you the average citizen and what immediate effect will it have on your life? Simply sta ted: Very little. Devaluation of a nation's currency in this case the ¥)ur ticket to the big game: ^...including transportation You want to see the big game So whal do you do? Just «witch on your T V act. And see more of the action than most of the men on the field You've got the best seat in the house - for about 2« worth of electricity per game Sound like a pretty good deal? It it. Electricity It'« a bargain. And we know that bargains are hard to find today Almost at hard to find at enough leg room in the grandstand. Pacific f t w r w A rrr w make the electricity that m aker thing» nicer for everybody. America loves what the Colonel cooks "ttb fin g e r tickin’g o o d ” Buy it by the Box Bucket or Barrel Perfect for P a rti**, Picnics, Lunch, or Dinner Take It Home, Eat It Her*, or In Your Car See Yellow Pages for Store Nearest You Johnson runs Rlack D e m o cratic State S e n a to r Leroy Jo h n s o n shocked the Black community of Atlanta last week when he announced that he was enter ing the race for mayor of that city. Johnson is nationally known as the defense attorney in the recent Tom Paine case. Paine, a former basketball center for the Atlanta Hawks, was convicted several months ago on several counts of rape. Hut Atlantans say that Paine is not guilty of any charges and some accuse Johnson of not adequately defending Paine. Rumors are that Johnson collected $35,000 to aid in Paine's defense, but that money has not been ac counted for. To date, no other Black politician has announced his entrance into the mayoral race. But last week at Morris Brown College. Black Vice M ayor Maynard Jackson hinted that he might be an nouncing his candidacy in the very near future. (Story by All-African News Service) Page 3 In addition to property tax relief, this legislative session is also very much concerned with land use planning. Three bill* in the Senate apply directly to land use planning in our State; Senate Rill 100 and two other bills, which are in the committee on Local Government and Urban Affairs, of which I am chairman. These bill* are SB 709 and SB 826. In its original form, Senate Bill 100 would have cen tralised planning powers and decision making in state and regional governments. How ever, the bill h a s been amended to allow for city, county and council of govern ment participation. As of this date the future of the bill is uncertain. The two bills in my com mittee relate to councils of governments (COG). 1950’s, the growth of federal and state aid for planning projects required a n ex paned regional role which the COG’s were in a position to fill. In July 1968, the Cover nor, by executive o r d e r , grouped the State's 36 coun ties into 14 administrative districts which could serve as councils o f governments. These COG's perform a vast variety of functions, such as economic, water, sewer, rec reational and several land use planning. They also engage in such social plan ning activities a s public safety, hospitals and public health. Another important function of the COG's is that they serve as the review agency for a large number of federal grants. Our State h a s been a national ieader in the council of government concept. Sta lutes were first enacted in 19.33 which allowed for co operation bi-tween cities and counties in areawide plan ning activities. By the mid Wyatt introduces impoundment bill Therefore, the prime p u r pose of this new devaluation of the dollar is t o improve the nation's international a»' counts the trading account which showed a record de ficit last year of $6.4 billion, and the over all balance of international payments, an estimated deficit of some $10 billion. Travers J. Bell. J r , 31. has devoted the past 11 years to the operations end of the securities industry. Bell is currently an allied member of the New York Stock Exchange. Inc., an as sociate member of the Am en ran Stock Exchange, a mem her of the Committee of Minority Capital of th e Securities Industry Associa tion. and a member of the New York Investment Bank ing Association. He is Exe cutive V i c e President of Daniels and Bell. Inc. (Mem her New York Stock Ex change, Inc.l. Congressman Wendell W y att iR-Ore.) urged the Con gress to put its own House in order with regard to the fight over Presidential im poundment of appropriated funds. W yatt's remarks came as ths- Mahon Impoundment bill was being considered by the House Rules Committee a measure which would esta blish procedures to prohibit Presidential impoundments. "The questions of impound ment and budget responsi bility are inestrieably bound together. If the Congress addresses itself only to stop ping impoundment ami does not address itself to the very real questions of controlling Federal spending, the Ameri can people will be justified in blaming t h e Congress if higher taxes and increased inflation result from a budget out of control." W yatt is prepared to sup port an amendment to the Mahon bill which would re quire the Congress to fix a budget ceiling and make its appropriations within that ceiling. The anti impound ment machinery of the Ma hon bill would only go into Senate Bills 769 and 826 would close a chapter on the 40 year* history of COG’s in Oregon. These two bills would recognize and define the powers, duties and re sponsibilities of COG's. C L fA M U S A L A U M D U U S f*fa6ft*Aetf 1912 QUAUTY M Y CUANING REASOMAtU RATES •SAMÍ cv ! S H *t ' r ’ vce •? HOU» CltSNIN . SATIJtOAfS UNTI* NOON •COMPIETE lAUNOrv tWVICE School groups have filled the balconies of the Senate and House Chambers every day of this session. An average of 250 students per day have visited the legis lature. I am sure that these young citizens depart the legislature much more aware of the lawmaking process. self s e irv e e DRY C LEA N IN G A VAIL A l l F Oo H Vovrwlf And $$ 1014 N KKUNCSWOrrH 4 Slocfct E m * *4 I/O».,*««* «ei« N. K IL L IMOSWORTM 289-9357 SHOP For further information on these or any other bills, please contact my office at 306 State Capitol Building, Salem 97310, or call, toll free 1 800 152 0290 for legislative information. lENOW'S FO R -B R A N D S y o u know V A R IE T IE S y o u lik . ~ SIZE S y o u w a n t e ffe ct w h e n th e C o n g re ss had fo llo w e d th e c e ilin g p ro cedures. 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If, as a consumer, you purchase an All A me r i c a n made product, there should not be any change in price due to devaluation. How ever, if that product is pro duced elsewhere, or manu factured here but contains some foreign parts, that pro duct will probably go up in price. Also, if you are planning to make a trip abroad this spring or summer, be pre pared to pay more dollars in exchange for the currency of the country you will visit. A foreign make automobile will undoubtedly cost more, too. Not all imports are ex pec ted to rise in price. Such countries as Brazil and Mex ico probably will devalue their currencies along with the dollar. Thus, there will be little effect on the price you pay for coffee or the trip you take to Mexico. Although the term deval ualion has negative ennnota tions, economists in t h i s country generally believe it was a good move for the American economy. A prolonged deficit in our balance of payments, they point out, would be proof that other countries are out distancing the United States in the competitive world economy. This would ulti mately mean more jobs for peoples of such countries as Germany and Japan a n d fewer for Americans. Thursday, April 5, 1973 by Senator Keith Burn*, District 6, Portland A Black man’s view from Wall Street by T ra v e r* J. Bell, Jr. Portland/O bserver
