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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.
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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.
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the
U.S. dollar
means that the
dollar is made cheaper in
relation to currencies of for
eign countries. A m erican s
will get less for their money,
and foreign goods will cost
more for Americans to pur
chase.
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