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Porti and/Ob®erver Thursday May 17, 1973 NCNW sponsor* musical evening 1972 Eldorado Coupe ......................................................... «7895 Firemist Spartacus Blue finish with a white vinyl roof and matching blue leather interior. Loaded with options including cruise control. Driven only 14,000 miles, one owner, with warranty. M rs . W illie M ae H a r t. President of The National Council of Negro Women. Portland Section, has an nounced that Sunday. May 20 will be a day of special trib u te to M a ry M cLeod Bethune. Thia marks the beginning of “M ary McLeod Bethune W e e k ", M ay 18 1972 FJdorado Coape ------ ----------------------------------------- «7995 Platinum Silver with a white vinvl roof and matching leather interior. Well equipped. Driven only 8,000 miles, one owner, locally owned, with w arranty. 1972 FJdorado C onvertible............................................... »7395 Cambridge red with a black top and matching leather interior. Ixiaded with options, one owner, driven only 22.000 miles, with warranty. A lthea Gibson h e a d * youth tennis program 633 N E Twelfth Avenue • Phone 233-6451 "The Bank W ith a Purpose" FREEDOM BANK OF FINANCE O w ned by the People operated for the People ■ Checking Accounts • Saving Accounts • Bank by M ail • Real Estate loons • Auto Loans • Home Improvement • Travelers Checks • Money Orders ■ Escrow Service __ V F BOOKER PRESIOENT Free Checking Accounts with $300 00 Minimum Balance Free Checking Service to Senior Citizens (65 or over) Althea Gibson, undefeated United States and W imble don Women's Singles Cham pion in 1957 and 1958, has been appointed national dir ector and technical advisor for the PepsiCola Mobile Tennis Program, Victor A. Bonomo, president of Pepsi Cola Company, announced recently. In her new position with Pepsi Cola. Miss Gibson will spearhead the mobile tennis program which is designed to bring the game of tennis to inner city and urban young sters throughout the country. The Pepsi Cola Mobile Ten nis Program is in its second year. In 1972, it provided instruction for thousands of boys and girls in New York, P h ilad elp h ia and Boston. This year, the list of cities is expanding and is expected to include Cleveland, Ohio; A t lanta. Georgia; D etroit, Michi gan and New ark. Montclair. Bloomfield and Caldwell. New Jersey. M r. Bonomo described Miss Gibson as the “logical choice" for this assignment. He said. "Althea Gibson was introduced to tennis on a Police Athletic League 'play street' in Harlem , later en te re d P a rk s D e p a rtm e n t competition and won the Manhattan Girls' Champion ship. As everyone knows, she went on to international fame. It is our hope that the Pepsi Cola Mobile Tennis Pro gram might produce many champions like Althea Gibson in the future." OPEN SATURDAY 10:A M -2:P M Check w ith either branch about about Identi-Check. MON -THURS ,0 A M FRI 10 A M 6 P M MON THURS 9 A M FRI 9 A M 6PM 5PM 5PM PIEDMONT BRANCH 721 N E KILLINGSWORTH MAIN OFFICE 2737 H E UNION 2 8 2 -2 2 1 6 2 8 8 -6 5 7 1 MemOer Federal Deposit in su ranceC orp Bellman sings Oean Russell Scott will be heard in concert, Friday eve ning, May 25th. at 7:30 p.m., at Day’s Music Company Auditorium. Alice Siegfried, well-known pianist and ac companist, will be at the piano. Scott, popularly known as “the singing bellman" at the Roosevelt Hotel, has been heard in various operatic roles. Included among these are Germont in “La Tra- viata", Alfio in “Cavalleria Rusticana", and Monterone in "Rigoletto". He has played Emile De Beque in "South Pacific", Ruder in " T h e S tu d e n t Prince", The toymaker in "Babes in Toyland'' and Percy Browne in "The Boy Friend". He has also worked with such international artists as Jan Peerce, Beverly Sills. Bacolonni, and Frank Gue- Ardmore school pions third reunion your Ae/vite. . . “Ardmore For M e In '73” means Ardmore Douglass High School Alumni will be returning home from all over the world for their third school reunion. The first reunion was a dream of Paul R. Forbes, class of 1943 of Berkeley, California. The reality of the first reunion was for classes 1919 1966 and was sponsored by the A fte r Six Club. Forbes was the first national president. The second reunion was held in 1969, which was the golden anniversary of the school and the last year of operation of Douglass High School in compliance with HEW . Each reunion is held in August, This year the re union will be August 16-19. The school was first oper a t'd as a high school in 1919 with four graduates, two survivals of which arc re siding in Oklahoma: Mrs. M yrtle Graham, Shawnee, Oklahoma and Mrs. Lea F. W iley of Oklahoma City. A fter 1969. the school was consumed into the Ardmore High School complex. Some eight hundred a t tended the golden anniver sary in 1969. Contact of alumni members have been made in “The Douglass In former". which is published quarterly by the National Secretary, Ernestyne James, 2500 N . Laird, Apt. 106. Oklahoma City, O klahom a 73105. The Kansas City Chapter submitted the slogan “A rd more For Me In ’73” during th e S ep tem b e r m eeting. The slogan will be used on all correspondence pertaining to the reunion business. All Portland Alumni and asso ciates are requested to con tact Charles H. Cox Jr., 309 First Ave. S.E., Ardmore, O klahom a 73401 for in formation pertaining to the reunion. Air Conditioned Special 1973 Hornet Sedans SAVE 172QO is Stan Do you re m e m b e r Stan M cK enzie? Stan w as a g u a rd fo r the P ortland T railblazers. N o w Stan is a S e a rg e n t in the O re g o n N a tio n a l G uard Center and a High School Pro gram tn a t teaches high school students child care. The 4C program is de signed to provide a total range of needs to the chil dren. The Health Care Pro gram is very extensive. In cluded in it are dental, medi cal and immunization. The program also provides trans portation and child develop ment specialists. There is also a home-maker program in which a child care aid actually will come into the home of the child and aerve as a temporary mother. Mrs. Norman's job is to make sure these service pro grams run smoothly and ef ficiently. "It's really a chal lenge." she told the Observer at an interview in her office This a d courtesy o f S upport C om pa n y 162nd In fa n try, O reAR NG C am p W ith yco m b e , C lackam as, O re g o n T e le p h o n e 648-2632 last Friday morning. How ever, the feels good about the support and commitment she has been given from her fellow employees. "The hours •re long," Mrs. Norman ad mitted. “Sometimes I find myself making notea going to bed. But I enjoy It." Model Cities funds will be cut off in abou» a year. Tha complete and extensive child care package is expensive, but badly needed. That'a why, Mrs. Norman explained, it ia important that the people be educated to the knowledge of the uniqueness of this program. The ex tensive child care program being offered now is among the selected few in the nation. “Perhaps.” Mrs. Norman suggested, “if the community tries using it to exploit small danger of losing, they'll be willing to fight for it." Black business A replica of the perk and •tatué to be erected In Wash Ington. D.C. will be on dis play in the lobby of the theatre. Thia model was made to scale by Stanley Reed, talented local architec tual student. In the Arm y. Craig re lated. I had to learn about soil and heavy equipment. I had to learn aoil texture and soil type. W e (the Arm y) could learn the habita of the people by the cultivation of the land. By learning the land, we could understand the mentality of its inhabi tants. John Craig spent 20 years in the Arm y and moved to Oregon three years ago. How is business? “You crawl and stumble before you walk.” John replied. “My legs are still wobbling.” However, the business is statiafying to John. He knows that his feeling of personal success is yet to become a "community aatia faction", or an "environmen tal satisfaction”, but he main tains a contentment regard less of his pace of advance ment. M r. Craig displays a special feeling when talking about the work he does. "I try to put back into nature and keep in balance what the people be fore me have taken out. I try to keep nature in its original form." Moat of his contracts have been in the inner city, like street tree planning for the Model Cities Area. In the A lb in a C o m m u n ity, John would like to see the people educated to the facts of plant use and plant materials. “I would like to see more con fidence in the community to that when someone says, ‘Here's some free trees, can I plant them in front of your house,' they won't think it's a political trick." The coat factor is very cheap; we only need the love of natural beauty.” Although M r. Craig has a iA M E W Final Week a n d the best the biggest r Co?- f i jm M a x Julian C o -featu re COOL HAND LUKE Mon.-Thurs. 7:15 Fri. A Sat. 7:00 Sunday 3:45 (Continued from page 1) had about 21 years exper ience in landscaping, he doesn't feel that he is quite ready to heavily advertise and make his pretence widely known in the community. “I'm a very particular per son,” he admitted. "The aoil is like mud in Washington. D.C., Here it is fine, you can grow almost anything. It takes a little time; can't catch on overnight." However. John does see a very solid business growing. “My business is like a weed: you think it'a destroyed and it'll pop up somewhere else." Well, now that I'm coming to the conclusion of thia sim ple story of the only licensed Black Landscape Contractor in the Northwest, the ques tion might still be in your mind. "W hy is he a Black hero"? Because, unlike Superfly and hia lot, Mr. John Craig’s success does not depend upon his ability to exploit hia people and his manhood. M r. Craig's suc cess can be attributed to d e te rm in a tio n , sw eat and hard work. I t ia evident that there are plenty of oppressive obstacles in society that create these undesirable Superflies who think of nothing but "to get over”. That's what makes exceptions like John Craig a hero, no matter how menial his task might seem! NOTICE Portland Premier M ay 23 n Co-Feature - Soldier Blue starring Candice Bergen A JOSEPH E. LEVINE and BRUT presentation z A K O EMBASSY RELE ASE h Color FR EE LP ALBUM TO BE G IV E N A W A Y THURSDAY A TUESDAY SH O W IN G S con i i i \ d o/:s/ /;i / /; Suhncs Youth of the Week 7tb Anaual Trophiea, plaques, and lots of prizes. May 20, 10:00 a.m., 13.00 entry fee. Portland S ta te U n iv e rs ity L ib ra ry Parking Lot, S.W. 11th. Tickets at PSU Box Office or at the gate. H a rd e r Mechanical Contractors, Inc. • Plumbing • Heating and Ventilating Automatic Fire Sprinklers WENTWORTH & IRWIN INC. 2148 N. E. Union Avenue Joetta lire, a Senior at Washington High School, is President of the National Honor Society. She is a member of Cleves - an honor service group -- and is a former member of the General Council. Joetta ha* tutored elementary school children at St. Franci* Catholic School. She plan* to attend Portland State University next year, majoring in foreign languages. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Ure, and has one sister, age 13. Portland, Oregon 97212 CARS and JEEPS SALES & SERVICE 1005 S.W. Burnside 1 I 226-7711 « g | A K P PSI Car Rally NOW AMERICAN MOTORS the program. 287 - 2887 (Continued from page 1) ditional type of Day Care Center, it also offers an After School Program by the Portland Public Schoola. an E m erg en cy D ro p -In C are • This The program Sunday will be held at Lincoln Hall, Portland State Uni varsity, 1620 SW Park Avenue, and will feature members of The Black A rt Society of P o rt land State Univeraity and other local talent. Tickets will be sold at the door, or simply call 284 4651 for both tickets and Information about N o rm an 1971 Eldorado Coupe ..................... ................................... »6995 Zodiac blue with a white vinyl roof and matching leather interior. W ell equipped. Driven only 20,000 miles, locally owned, with warranty. ïlliams Cadillac through 28, when the mem bers of the Council will spot light thoir efforts to aocure funds to complete the statue to her memory being erected in Lincoln Park. Washington, D.C. Telephone 281-1112 C o u rte s y o f Pacific Northwest Bell
