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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1973)
/' I Pag« 6 Portland/O bserver Thursday. May 17. 1973 Leach YMCA begins classes r ii alw ays love m y mama "I'll always love my mama. She's my favorite girl, fll always love my mama, bhe brought me in this world.” And so go the words of the Intruders latest hit single on Gamble Records, "111 Always Love My Mama". But. to this quartet from Philadel- R e fle c t yo u r phia. the song means more than just a set of lyrics. Rather it is a statement of praise, respect and gratitude for what mothers have done for all the children all over the world. “We sometimes only think of mothers on Mothers Day. g oo d C a rp e tin g taste w ith from The House of Carpets Give yourtelf a TREAT Come hi and see the FRESH NEW LOOK IN CARPETS * C O N V E N IE N T TERMS < Service wirtna • 50 mile radtaa e» oe extra ckerge OFEN EVERY FRIDAY EVENING T I L 9 F .M . “It may be good and not be o u r i . . . But it can't be o u rt and not be good" stated group member Phil Terry. “But the truth of the matter is that mothers keep on being mothers all those other days of the year. too. We have to remember this. “And sometimes." added Robert (Big Sonny! Edwards, “when it seems they are giving us advice that we don't agree with, we have to rem em ber they are only thinking of us. So, even if we feel we should not do what they tell us to. we must let them know we appreciate what they tell us. After all. you only have one mother. On the LP version of the song, which can be found on the album "Save the Chil dren", the Intruders involve themselves in a spontaneous rap about how it was to grow up on the streets of Philadelphia. They talk of troubles they got in and out of as kids, and how their mothers were instrumental in setting them straight, and helping them clean up their act. “When Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff First showed us the tune," commented Eu gene (Bird) Daughtry, "we were able to identify with it immediately. All of us were raised mostly by our mothers. They were always the ones around when you wanted or needed something. And, though the fathers were out making money, the mothers always had two jobs: Work ing for someone else, and keeping the family together." The Intruders, who would of course like to see their record make a lot of money for them, don't use financial reasons for making this tune well known. As Sam (Little Sonny) Brown puts it, "We want all mothers, especially our own, to recognize our sincerity in putting this tune together. We would, if nothing else happens, want them to know that this is our personal salute to mothers everywhere." A storefront minister turned actor promises to be the biggest Black heart throb since Harry Belafonte. Philip Thomas with green eyes, wavy hair and an olive complexion reportedly has the most disarming screen smile since John Garfield. The 23-year-old appears in the Joseph E. Levine and Brut Presenta tion release by Avco Embassy of "Book of Number» , coming soon to the Alameda tin« Davis receives honor Lenwood G. Davis of Port land recently received a "Cer tificate of Merit" from the Dictionary of International Biography. The award stated "This Certificate of Merit, proclaimed throughout the World, is awarded to Len wood G. Davis for Distin guished Service in Education and is the subject of notice in volume X Dictionary of In ternational Biography. The Dictionary is a biographical record of c o n te m p o r a r y achievement and is published in Cambridge. England. It gives detailed biographies of men and women of achieve ment in all parts of the world. Professor Davis is an in structor of History at Port land State University. The brilliant young historian was included because of his re search as well as published works. He has written many articles, books, book reviews, and bibliographies that have been published in professional journals and quarterlies not only in the United States, but also in Africa. England and Switzerland. Acker teaches on coast 23 jreart in the tam e location OFEN FRIDAY EVES T IL 9 Convenient Off Street Parking 281—1171 N E 22nd a n d B ro a d w a y POCTIAHD. OUOOM Perry Acker. Seattle, and George Hamilton, Scio. Ore gon. will be the teaching team again this year at Thelma Pearson Gallery in Lincoln City. People from Oregon. Wash ington, California and Mon tana attended last year's sessions, many of them bring ing their families to enjoy the ocean while the spouse painted it. A cker is an American Watercolor Society member and George Hamilton has had paintings accepted in its annual show in New York for Both Acker and Hamilton are instructors for the University of Washington community de velopment programs. C a lla r v for persons currently mem bers of the YMCA physical education program or $12.50 for a single 8 week Medi tation class. Ask a b o u t postage-free Bank By AAall service W E PAY POSTAG E BOTH W AYS . he Senk ol California buiMing oilers the lln e tl banking services 220 parking spaces The Bank o f California Wc make hanking easy. 407 1 W Sroodwoy Portland. Orason 07201 Menkö, I 0 I C NaNairat A»»ocio*ion T.lophone 221 3 4 2* I .in r n ln Citv O regon. OPERATED BY JERRY COLLINS ENTERPRISES, INC. ENVELOPE TO PORTLAND MEADOWS, 1001 N. SCHMEER ROAD, PORTLAND, ORE. 07217 ( and all things around you. You'll find yourself a more calm and peaceful individual with new meaning to your life. Cost for the class is $10 The classes will be from July 9th through July 20th. Interested persons may get details from Thelma Pearson NEW . . . / Yoga is a combination of specific methods designed to develop every aspect of the individual •• physical, intel lectual and spiritual. Every human being longs for true and lasting happiness. The body, emotions and intellect must be developed to a level in which they function health fully and in harmony with each other. A very high standard of physical and mental health can be attained through Yoga. Coed Yoga classes for all ages will be held this summer at the John R. Leach YMCA. «036 S.E. Foster Road, that will con centrate on individual im provement physically, men tally and spiritually. The 8-week class can be taken on Wednesday mornings. 9 to 10:30 a m.. Wednesday eve nings, 6 to 7:30 p.m.. or Thursday evenings. 8 to 9:30 p.m., starting June ttth and 7th. Instruction is based on “Hatha Yoga" and is guided by Ma Yoga Abha. a young woman who studied for two years with Raja Yoga in India. The Yoga class aims at helping participants relax con centrate and breathe better through active physi cal and mental exercise. Cost of the class is $15 for persons currently members of the YMCA physical education program or $20 for a single 8 week Yoga membership. Participants are asked to not eat 2 to 3 hours prior to class time and to wear loose cloth ing to enable stretching and bending. Call the John R. Leach YMCA. 775 4396. for more information. An introductory class in Meditation (New Dimension), will also be scheduled if enough interest is shown. It is tenUtively set for Wednesdays. 8 to 9 p.m.. starting June 7th. Instructor Ma Yoga Abha explains that a person comes to Meditation through their own initiative. The class consists of a steady pranayama (breath control). Matra (sacred sounds), and Asans (Yoga positions), and all leading towards concen tration, which is the first step towards M editation. Meditation can give you a larger awareness of yourself Cacus Time (Continued from p. 3) talent needed. Unfortunately, we have some brothers and sisters being promised the world by politicians. I've been amused to find that if the Portland City Hall poli ticians actually gave Blacks everything that they've pro mised in so-called confiden tial meetings, Blscks would own the city. The question then is whe ther these techniques are applied to the white middle class neighborhood and its people. The answer is yes. The difference is that some of them receive positions of power in the total political scene rather than some insig nificant flunky role that is set up to relate only to the Black community. Black politicians. Black ad ministrators and all of us must play by the rules of the game. The rules say that it is expected that people will have constituences. We must use the techniques to en hance our ability to maintain some balance rather than have the techniques used for greater imbalance. Being partisan is the name of the game. Don't take a Black man's word, ask some white folks like Ivancie and Gold Schmidt. Do you think that they apologize for their di verse positions? Do you think that they appeal to the same following? They may both be controlled by the same dollar but their "fronts" are different. If we must negotiate, and this is ad mittedly part of the political process, then we should ne gotiate for contributions to the whole city. However, we should lean towards Albina: Someone has to. It is through this process that Albina, and any other neigh borhood, is best served. Fïlet-0-Fish Cheeseburger McDonald’s is where it’s a t McDonald's is the place to be for good food and good times Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish, Cheeseburger, whatever you've got the hungries ' r. McDonald'3 is the scene Make it.
