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Volum« 3, No. 28 Portland, Orogon
OBSERVER
AN EOUAL OPPOtTUNITY EMPLOY«
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Thursday April 19, 1973 10< por copy
A lO U T PEOPLE
Media director resigns
The doors c i (ho Washington SU M Penitentiary «( Walla Walla open to admit a group of young
people from Portland who praaented Black cultural programs for the prisoner!.
Show goes to Washington Pen
by Moeemary Allen
Practices of true brother
hood or missions of goodwill
are seldom practiced today
without string* attached or
money involved.
Well, ap
proximately 99 young men
and women traveled up to
Walla Walla, Washington to
perform at the Washington
Stnto Penitentiary, and no
strings or payment were
involved.
Well, that's not entirely
true, the group, some stu
dents, some professional en
tertainera, all talented, did
receive the payment of ex
periencing a feeling that does
not happen too . often in
anybody's lifetime.
The first performance held
in the prison was Saturday,
April 11 It was performed
under minimum security, in
which prisoners are allowed
free'er movement. This per
formance is hard to describe,
it was more than just a
visual experience. The per
formers showed enthusiasum
(Please turn to pg. 4, col. 4)
ACLU takes riot case
The American Civil Liber
tie* Union of Oregon will file
a damage suit on behalf of
the five young people ar
rested by FBI agents March
21 n Bend, Oregon.
Scott Burgwin. Benjamin
Richmoi. ' Carlo J. Sposito,
Jr., Lillian S te v en s and
Melody Ann Whitley are
plaintiffs in the suit, which
asks for a jury trial and an
award of 925,000 damages
for each of them plus court
costa from the government
agents who participated in
their arrest and officials who
ordered and approved it.
They were arrested as
they were traveling in a
rented truck from Portland
to deliver food and clothing
collected in Portland and
Eugene for American Indians
in South Dakota. They were
charged March 26 in Port
land with violation of the
federal Anti Riot Act of 196«
by traveling "in interstate
commerce with intent to
promote, encourage, partici
pate in and carry on a riot at
Wounded Knee. South Dako
ta and with intent to aid and
abet one or more persons in
inciting and participating in
and carrying on a riot at
Wounded Knee."
Charges
were dismissed March 27 “in
the best interests of justice"
at the request of U.S. At
torney Sidney I. Lezak.
The ACLU contends that
the Anti Riot Act violates
ronatitutional guarantees of
the right to travel, freedom
of expression under the First
Amendment and due process
of law under the Fifth
Amendment. It argues also
that plaintiffs were subjected
to an unlawful search and
seizure in violation of the
Fourth Amendment.
The complaint nlleges that
plaintiffs w ere arrested ,
searched and had their pro
perty seized without a war
rant or reasonable grounds
to believe that they were
committing a felony.
ACLU attorneys also con
tend that FBI agents and
officials violated an act of
C ongress passed in 196«
specifically to prevent law
enforcem ent officials and
others from intimidating and
injuring civil rights workers
in the South.
Named as defendants in
the suit are Julius J. Matt
son. Special Agent in Charge
of the Portland office of the
FBI; Edwin Bradbury, Phillip
Miller. Sanley Henning. V.
Allen Gogh, Richard F.
Robert and John Does A
through C, agents of the
FBI; a n d John Does D
through F, officers of the
FHI or the Criminal Division
of the Department of Justice
who ordered and approved
the acts of the other de
fendants.
Joseph W. Hostic resigned
from his position as director
of MEDIA effective April
13th at the request of the
MEDIA Board of Directors.
Bostic was director of the
program for six months.
MEDIA, which offers tech
nical and managerial assis
tance to businesses in the
Model Cities ares, is funded
by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment with funding going
through the Model Cities
Agency.
Bostic was asked to resign
at a hoard meeting April 12,
following staff com plaints
and d issa tisfa ctio n s.
A
month earlier, following a
vote of confidence by the
board. Bostic had stated that
if he did not have the full
support of the staff and the
hoard within 30 days, he
would resign. At the April
12th meeting, he was in
formed that the board was
requesting his resignation in
the interest of the program.
When confronted with num
erous complaints, he stated
that the complaints were in
general petty or untrue and
that he did not feel the need
to discuss them; that if the
board did not have the con
fidence in him, they should
ask for his resignation.
Bostic told the Observer
that he leaves with no bitter
ness. He feels very strongly
that there is a need for
MEDIA and that the project
should be continued.
He
feels that he did a good job
at MEDIA. When he came
to the program, there were
only four employees, and they
were unable to carry out the
objectives of the program.
He hired 8 new employees
and attempted to create a
team that could effectively
•valuate and assist small
Businesses.
He reorganized office pro
cedures and attempted to
run the office in a profes
sional way. He insisted on
making the decisions as dir
ector and taking the re
sponsibility.
Problems with the staff
were varied.
He found it
necessary to terminate two
secretaries who refused to
Uke instructions. He hired
employees with the under
standing that after 90 days
they would receive pay in
creases; then the budgets
were cut and a wage freeze
imposed. There was some
feeling about his being hired
when an employee and a
board member had applied
for the position.
Bostic believes he made
two errors - he placed
emphasis on organizing an
effective program and build
ing a favorable image for
MEDIA in the community
and in his zealousness to get
the program on its feet, he
did not take time to sensitize
himself to the personality
needs of the staff. He did
not “drink with the boys"
and "take the ladies to
ittnch". And he did not build
support among the staff
based on friendship. He also
did not take the time to
explore the political alliances
of the staff and board mem
ber».
Bostic does not believe he
had the proper support and
assistance from the board of
directors.
When he at
tempted to present programs
to them, he was told to do as
he thought best; then when
controversy arose, the board
was not familiar enough with
the operations of the agency
to make proper decisions.
MEDIA is operated by an
eight member policy board.
The original members were
appointed by the city and
new members are appointed
by the board. Three mem
bers are representatives of
the Model Cities area. Cur
rent members are:
Dr.
Walter Reynolds and Willie
Ransom, rep resen tin g the
Model Cities residents; Bob
Rogers from the Model Cities
Citizens Planning Board: Bill
Hilliard. City Editor of the
Oregonian; Dwight Haugen.
Wedgewood Homes, Beaver
ton; John Mills, Vice Presi
dent, U.S. National Bank of
Oregon; and Louis Scherzer
of Benjamin Franklin.
According to Bostic, the
board meets once a month
and this is the maximum
participation of most of the
members. Although most of
the members are in finance
or business, they do not have
a clear understanding of
MEDIA. They have never
formulated goals, policies or
a philosophy.
Bostic con
siders most of the members
to be interested but unin
volved.
They have not
(Please turn to pg. 8, col. 4)
. mayor W arren
widener
Urban League
books Black Mayor
The Urban League of Port
land will hold its 28th Annual
Dinner Meeting on Wednes
day. April 25, at 7:00 p.m., in
the banquet room of the
Sheraton Motor Inn.
Our speaker will be the
Honorable Warren W’idener,
Mayor of Berkeley. Califor
nia. He is the first Black
mayor to be elected to a
West Coast city. He is a
graduate of the University of
Berkeley and the Univer
sity's Boalt Hail Law School.
He served in the Air Force
as Missile-Control Officer in
the Strategic Air Command,
has been assistant to an
Assemblyman and was a
Councilman prior to his elec
tion as mayor. Mayor Wide
ner is a very dynam ic
speaker. His subject will be
"Moving - Which Way?"
All Urban League members
and friends are invited to
attend. Cost of the dinner
will be $6.00 per person.
Tickets may be purchased
from any Urban League Of
fice. Board or Guild member
or by mailing your check to
the downtown office, 718
West Burnside.
Reformed 'Wino’ aids fellows
by Rosemary Allen
Reverend Charles Hicks,
ex skid row dweller, and ex-
wino, has been dry for 12
years. Reverend Hicks not
only plans to stay dry, but
he has begun a tiny organiza
tion in a small old house on
the outskirts of town, to give
other skid row residents a
chance to do the same.
His upward plight began in
a Rescue Mission in Arkan
sas; however Reverend Hick's
program takes on a different
approach than most mis
sionary missions and alcoholic
rehabilitaion centers oper
ating today.
Reverend Hicks explained
that the North Portland Al
cohol Rehabilitation Center,
Inc., is supported strictly by
public donations. They re
ceive no federal or state
monies. There are 10 rules,
Jim McNulty, manager of the Factory, 712 E . Burnside, set down by Reverend Hicks,
presents a water bed to Rene McConaga.
M rs . McConaga that must be abided by in
was the lucky winner of the Observer's E -Z -W ln n e r Contest. order to remain a member of
(Please see page 8)
the Rehabilitation C enter.
None of the rules are out
rageous. but all are needed
to instill a sense of re
sponsibility and purpose in a
wino's life, especially those
off skid row.
The small home is able to
A city wide meeting of the O r g a n iz a t io n (N W R O ).
handle from 5 to 6 men at
National Unemployed Wei
A ccording to NUWRO,
one time.
A family type
fare R ights Organization NWRO has become ineffec
environment is provided and
(NUWRO) will be held at tive because of its affilia
just plain "tender loving
1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April tion with the White House
care”. The first three days
21. at St. Francis Grade at a time when nearly all
the wino is usually very
School (S.E. 12th and Oak). of the social service agencies
quiet, fighting an inward
W'elfare recipients, workers, are being dismantled.
battle. Soon afterwards he
and all others interested in
NUWRO believes the only
starts to rap some.
class wide struggle are urged
way to resist what it calls
Reverend Hicks tells them
to attend this meeting of the
a calculated assault on the
to "just put the drink down.
one organization capable of working class is a solid al
It's not the last drink that
resisting Phase HI attacks liance of the employeed and
hurts you, it’s the first one.”
on the working class.
the unemployed.
A his
One important rule is to get
NUWRO was founded on
"Only in this fasion
the men clean, bathed and
March 31 at a national con
can a positive program for
shaved so they can start
ferenre on Philadelphia, at
feeling like people.
tended by trade unionists expansion of jobs, with a
The North Portland Re
and socialists as well as a resulting expansion of mater
ial
reproduction
have
any
habilitation
Center is not
core of organizers from the
licensed and cannot give
old National Welfare Rights chance of success.”
Winner takes prize
Every day
is pay day
with true daily interest.
At the Benj. Franklin, interest
on passbook savings is compounded
constantly, from day of deposit to day
of withdrawal. For maximum earnings
on your savings, pay yourself first in
a safety-insured account at the
Benj. Franklin
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Ghana
dancers
perform
OBOADE, a dance group
from Ghana, will present a
program of African dance,
songs and drum m ing on
April 21 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Jefferson High School Adui
torium.
The program features
Mustapha Teggy Addy, a
young master drummer from
Accra.
The event is sponsored by
the African Community of
Portland and co-sponsored by
the Portland Public School
Area I, the Portland Park
Bureau, Reed College and
Portland State University.
The program is fast, yet
marvellously relaxed, physi
rally exhilarating, and some
times funny. The roots of jazz
are deep in their music.
Rights group meets
CHARLES HICKS
medication. If medication is
needed, the patient is taken
to a hospital. Most of the
men who come to the North
Portland Rehabilitation Cen
ter come from the William
Temple House of the Detox
Center. At North Portland,
there is no time limit on
how long a man can stay.
The longest period of resi
dency by anyone has been 8
months. That that man is
now “dry" and working in
Tigard.
The center is affiliated
with a Penecostal Church on
3837 N. Williams, which is
pastored by Bishop Pickett.
However, no particular faith
or belief is put on the men
who come there; that has
nothing to do with the re
habilitation program.
Mr. Hicks began this pro
gram with a dream, $1.00
and faith. An article in the
Oregonal Journal brought in
donations of $75 to $100: but
now the well is running dry.
Donations of food, cash, fur
niture and appliances are
badly needed.
Also lawn
mowers can be put to good
use by the men who come
there. This is the season for
yard work, but a lack of
(Please cum to pg. 4, coi. 3)