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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1973)
Retailers organize SHOP * oice of the NAACP __ ÍEÑOMTS by E lli* Casson, President, Portland Branch, N A A C P FOR B R A N D S you k n o w V A R IE T IE S yx>u lik e SIZES y o u w a n t ' S 1 M • • U»». ASI M„, . . *• *• <*<••(»* • >¥♦► , A . I «.'• 1» MJli »U,, . . * w »Ui, "I. i' ' ( ( j • ¿i . . . • MtMBI» OF UNIKO GSOCfKS The handwriting ia on the wall and we better start reading between the line». Where are the “Black pro gram directors” within State, County and City government? • We started out with a Black Civil Bights Adminis trator for the State Mark A. Smith. He died in 1969. Now we have a white admin istrator. • Had a Black Model Cities Director - Charles Jordan. Now we have a white acting one. • Had a Black Acting Director, Bureau of Human Resources Charles Jordan. Now we have a white acting one. SAVE NOW! n a m f iM iM u n p tmnTEimFrtiì Whirlpool FREEZER • Have a Black Executive Director I’ MSC Cleveland Cilrrease. Soon he'll be gone, as well as the program. • Have a Black Director of the Multi Service ('enter la-on Harris. Whites blew the whistle and soon he’ll be gone. • Have a Black Director of the County Aging Program 0. J. Gates. Now he is hanging between the City and County fight and most likely will be gone. • I lad a Black CEP Director George Rankins. Now we have a white one. • Had a Black woman Citizen Participation Coordi nalor for PDC. Now we have a white male acting. The only person left that looks somewhat safe is Ver non Summers Director, City County Human Relations Commision. But then you ask, how safe is any Black in this political rat race? (Commis sioner Connie McCready is now trying to do away with the Human Relations Com mission. More on this item at a later date.) We as a race of people had better wake up and get concerned as to what is happing to us. We are losing out every day and no one seems to care. It's too late to wait until the programs are gone to get concerned. The time is now. So look around and ask. where are the Black Directors? And I say, “Here today and gone tomorrow.” (I'm aware that a couple of Blacks are running a few programs with Federal funds. But they will find out when the money is gone they are gone and this isn't what we have been struggling for. We want full time, permanent po sitions for Blacks as part of the State, City and County structure. We are tired of seeing these kind of positions go to whites while ‘'Blacks” get the Federal cut back programs to run.) The Furnishings Retailers Association for Minority En terprise, Inc. (FRAME), new ly formed trade organization for home furnishing firms, is launching a nation wide cam paign to locate minority en trepreneurs in the field, Iuirry N. Mclenney, FRAM E presi dent, announced following his association's first workshop/ seminar, held in Washington. DC. Noting that FRAM E had met with good success in organizing minority dealers of furniture and appliances since its inception in January of this year, McClenney pointed out that the organization "is man M ixJel EXV16X 553-LB FOOD CAPACITY Textured steel dooi minimizes finqcipnnt smudqes • Super slot age door • Exterior warning light • Automatic interior light • Ad|ustable temp control • Defrost drain • Porcelain-enameled interior ASK FOR SMITH'S PRICE & TRADE 0 ^ EASY TERMS things h SM ITH 'S (temí »noe » to • MOM THRU FRI SAT Tit « (O o m R Sun I 30th and S. E. DIVISION 234-9351 machine with tax payer doll ars, but let's dream a little bit. Suppose we had a hypo thetical situation where the city established neighborhood organizations with salaried persons serving as facilitat ors. The facilitators might work out of the Bureau of Human Resources. Due to the fact that their salary is paid by the Bureau of Person nel Resources, the facilitators will always present the views of the Resource Bureau when there is an issue that liie Rureau deems crucial to the maintenance of its overall game plan. Portland is coming of age. Would you believe that there is a glimpse of Chicago. Illinois in Portland, Oregon? Chrago is well known for its wards and machine politics. Many of the political analysts say that effective machine politics is a thing of the past. Mayor Richard Daley of Chi cago is no longer able to guarantee delivery of his part of the State of Illinois by turning out the city em ployees to do his bidding. The reasons for Daley's slippag? are varied hut part of it is due Let's presume that city- to voters coming of age. The question then is why has county consolidation becomes Portland seemingly begun to a reality, and the citizenry has take on the characteristics of to elect someone to head this new governmental structure. an earlier Chicago, Illinois. I certainly wouldn't want to Suppose the city official has been intelligent enough to accuse any elected official of using tax dollars to establish a establish an organizational base in each of the neighbor machine. Nevertheless, I thought of how similar to ‘ hoods and sections of the city. Chicago, we in Portland would The county official wouldn't stand much of a chance of be, if th«> Mayor's neighbor hood organization concepts were used as bases of power in 1974. I'm sure that Mayor Goldschmidt has not thought of establishing a political RICK-I* 'MUVMY Special Chuck’s now featuring PEUGEOTI $129.95 being elected. The "king of the hill” would be established with ease. Now let's return from the dream world and use the dream like experience to as sess what is happening today. The first thing that we must do is recognize that the name of the game is politics. If there must be any form of neighborhood organization, let us make sure that Black folks are in abargaining posi tion. You bargain from a base of power. In order to have a base of power, we must organize ourselves. We can no longer allow our community to be mindlessly controlled by poverty dollars, spiritual meandering, or per sons selling Rlackness in lieu of skills. If we are to become another Chicago, then the rules will have to include Black folks participating from a position that facilitates systemic inputs and increased systemically produced service outputs. 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I* ,a^ cs m o re - T h a fs w hy we p ro vid e no-extra- charge tra in in g program s, C o m m u n ic a tio n s C o n su lta n ts at y o u r service w ^ cn cvcr y ° u need them , W e pay p ro p e rty ta x o n yo u r business telepho ne e q u ip m e n t and guarantee i t fo r as lo n g as you need it. "O ld B lo o d ’ a f a r fane d u d i" Moti your ¿¡¡finutiifo Cktiou Special! to It Takes Both Halves... Old Blood’s Department Store CLERY Start spinning your wheels- Try Chuck’s deals Page 3 John M ullen s 283-2486 « » k -1«» MOWER« BICYCLES Person* desiring further in formation about F R A M E are requested to w rite to: Infor ■nation. Please, F R A M E , Inc., 306 H. Street, N .W ., Wash ington, D .C . 20001 Birds fly-up Exie Publishing Company St. M T hursday, M ay 24, 1973 dated to extend its services to the entire United States. “This", he said, “we are determined to do." FRA M E has planned a wide variety of educational pro jects that will be available to its members and their em ployees. In the area of financing, FRAM E is capable of assisting dealers and pro spective retailers in putting together business packages and can guide its members to business development organi zations anywhere in the coun try. All of the services of the organization, including tech nical guidance, are free of charge to its membership, FRA M E has several group Third grade Blue Birds programs which include the from Boise, Humboldt and handling of retail paper, cred King schools will join to it line services, joint advertis gether as they signify their ing programs and group buy enjoyment of the Blue Bird ing and promotion. program in a FLY-UP where they will be honored. Par ticipating group leaders are Mrs. Ella Flora, King; Mrs. Kathryn McWilliams, Hum boldt and Mrs. Altheria Pal mer, Boise. During the past year these girls have had the opportunity to explore dif ferent activities: The annual Candy Sale, the Ice Capades. the Circus, arts and crafts, a slumber party, games and cooking. Several have al ready signed up to attend day ramp or resident camp this summer. Parents and teachers and friends are in vited to attend as these girls mark their signpost on the Camp Fire Trail Saturday. May 26 at the North Purl land Library 512 North Kil lingsworth at 3:30 p.m. Caucus Tuna .............. by Jetie It Wilds, Jr., Chair man. Oregon Klark Caucus P ortJa nd/O bse rver P ortland, O reg on d is u m ili on rentals lo ehm elles .nul o rg a n iz a tio n s AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Phone 281-6808 3933 N.E. Union Ave.
