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Voice of the NAACP
by E llin C aaaoa, President
N A A C P, Portland Branrh
" f o r g o t t e n M in o r ity "
I J ilt week I attended the
"Open House" for the “City
County Program on Aging"
directed by O.J. Gates (a
Blark man) who ia possessed
with intelligenre, initiative
and ability. I was pleased to
see the nice quarters and to
know that someone wants
something nice and decent
for our senior citizens.
However, for some peculiar
reason less and lesa is being
done by the fed eral govern
ment to improve the living
conditions of our senior citi
zens, (1 know because my
mother is one.)
In some
circles our illustrious elderly
are being called the "for
g o tte n m in o rity " .
W ith all the problems our
national g o v ern m e n t has
gotten itself into under the
Nixon Administration, it is
certainly time for all of us to
stop and reflect for a mo
ment and consider whether
our government is really of
the people, for the people,
and by the people, or if it is
of the dollar, by the dollar,
and for the dollar.
Going unnoticed (some of
us have taken time to know
what's happening) in most
instances, whenever the fe d
eral or local budget comes
before our lawmakers for
consideration, invariably, it
seems, the first section to be
whittled down are the "peo
pie type programs", better
know as social programs.
You see, apparently the
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powers that be in the major
ity think along the line that
services to be provided for
the people can be secondary
to what they call the national
security of this nation.
No doubt about it, both are
important for the well being
of this nation. However, our
priorities must be re evalu
aled.
Those who have worked all
their lives to help make and
keep this country the wealth
lest in the world, once they
reach the senior citizen
status, by and large, become
the "fo rg o tte n m in o rity ".
This is wrong and shouldn't
bo allowed to continue in this
country.
Building skyscrapers, fight
ing unnecessary wars, flying
to the moon, all seem to have
p rio rity over the blood,
sweat and sacrifices of gen
erations of hard working
men and women.
We see
our elderly pushed aside,
many left alone to fend for
themselves on poverty al
lowances.
A small majority are for
tunate to have children who
care enough to help them.
The government does not
offer some support through
Social Security and Medi
care.
The fact is -
the
ends do not meet the needs.
You see. giving them more
money is not the complete
answer to their desperate
needs. More efficiency and
complete overhauling of the
Social Security Department
is one of the first steps
needed to be taken.
Not
only is there a need lor
better management, an ail
ment of all bureaucracy, but
an improvement of attitude
by those being paid to he hi
our elderly. The attitude by
many towards recipients is
that of giving them charity
and that they are doing them
a big favor.
This is wrong, because
these little old ladies and
men did their jobs years ago.
They have a right to receive
with dignity whatever aid
they have rightfully earned.
It is time for this nation to
start treating our senior citi
zens with dignity and make
their place in the sun com
fortable and enriched.
I trust that as the City and
County fight over who will
run the program, they won't
forget the people they are
fighting for, or cause them to
suffer anymore than they
have already.
I<et us all remember that
part of the "forgotten minor
ity" are our mothers and
fathers.
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by J e tle B. W ild s , J r .. Chair
man of Oregon Black Caucus
I wish to again mention
the neighborhood organiza
tion idea that has Mayor Neil
Goldschmidt as its advocate.
The District Planning O r
ganisation Task Force, in ita
report of December 28. 1972,
gave the purpose of neigh
horhood organizations as fol
lows:
“To preserve and enhance
the livability of Portland
through planned, coordinated
community development; to
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enhance the lives of area
citizens by optimizing the
quality, availability and de
livery of community services;
and to do this while pro
tecting the rights of all citi
zens.
An important factor in
achieving this purpose is to
provide a structure for neigh
horhood organizations that
will give:
(a) The citizens a method
by which they can work to
gether for expression and
discussion of their opinions,
needs and desires that will
have an impart on their
com m unity's develop m ent
and services.
lb) The agencies a method
for receiving opinions, needs,
desires and recommendations
of citizens and groups to best
carry out the agencies as-
singed missions in a way
most beneficial to the com
munity.
<c> The City Council an
improved method for deci
sion making and assignment
of priorities for all programs
affecting community develop
ment and personal develop
ment of citizens."
The purpose is on par
with most statements of pur
pose. It sounds fairly well
but does not say anything.
In reading the report, the
following point is among the
many that the spare here
will not permit the airing of:
First of all. there has to be
a recognized Neighborhood
Planning Organization (NPO)
to gain the ears of the
system.
There could very
well be exclusion of persons
and groups working for the
community presently but are
still unbought to date.
This group (NPO) then re
ports to a District Planning
Organization (DPO ) which
reports to a District Plan
ning Board (DPB), which is
reponsive to the various city
functional agencies (already
established or purposed);
which are responsible to the
City Council. There is noth
ing written or experienced
an yw h ere which indicates
that removing the govern
ment from the people will
result in greater services to
the people.
This proposal
however is certainly in line
with the City Council's pre
sent closed door method of
operating.
Several Black
Citizens have been turned
aw ay from C ity Council
chambers to date. The pro
posal would make for a nice
tidy presentation before City
Council but would not give
the City Council an oppor
tunity to feel the pulse of the
city through its citizenry.
Derisions are not always
rational. Many decisions are
extra rational (hunches) and
it is this mix that gives us
the unnecessary balance for
good government.
The plan starts off with a
proposal of a tw o -tie re d
structure and evolves into a
fiv e -tie re d (inclu d in g C ity
Council) monster that ac
romplishes one thing.
It
allows the C ity Council to
conduct its business in p e .t e
and away from the citizenn
We have enough secrecy in
government already.
This
proposal says that the city
would be great if it were not
for the people. Someone has
forgotten that the people and
the interaction of people is
what government is suppose
to be all about.
Mayor Goldschmidt would
serve the people better by
organizing the present gov
ernment (City Council. City
Agencies, City Departments,
etc.) so that they are more
responsive.
The Plan ac
cuses citizens of operating
after the fact.
This is from
lack of knowledge and faulty
communication tools.
The
City Council itself acts in
correctly on many proposals
because they are unaware of
and don't take the time to
become aware of proposals
outside of their pet areas. It
might be well for our "good”
Mayor to improve upon his
communication with the other
council members. This would
go a long way toward better
services for all the city.
I f you are interested in
hearing more about this Plan,
the Youth Diversion Plan
and other moves afoot in our
City, make the 6:30 p.m.
Caucus m eeting , Sunday,
June 10, 1973 at the home of
Jetle B. Wilds, Jr. 5718 N.E.
19th Avenue.
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Edwin C. "Bill" Berry, former Executive Director of the
Urban League of Portland, will chair the Ralph Bunche
Development Panel to raise funds for a United Nations
AssiM-ialion fellowship program for Black students.
at
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United Nations Assn,
funds Black scholars
For perhaps the first time
in U.S. History Blark youths
interested in international af
fairs and foreign service
career jobs will be in line for
unprecedented financial and
professional assistance.
The aid ill come through the
the Annual Ralph Bunche
A w ard s P ro g ram of the
United Nations Association
of the U n ite d S tate s of
America, the only private
organization entirely engaged
in non partisan research and
education aimed at making
the U N and other inter
national organizations more
effective to meet the needs
of the times.
First announced last year
by UN’A, the program is just
beginning to gather momen
turn. It was named for the
late U N under secretary for
special political affairs, and
will have a minimum finan
ring of $100,000 annually
over the next five years,
according to Joseph M. Segel,
chairman of the Board of
Governors of U N A , and its
president. Porter McKeever.
D r. Bunche died in 1971 at
the age of 69, the highest
ranking American in the UN
Secretariat, one of the world’s
foremost experts on race
relations and peacemaking,
and winner of the 1950 Nobel
Peace Prize.
The awards program. U N A
says, is aimed at formulating
and carrying out a sustained,
practicaly leadership develop
ment program in the field of
international affairs.
In
tended as something more
than a ceremonial tribute to
Dr. Bunche, the program
focuses on one of the special
needs of the U.S. which the
world leader rated as an im
p o rta n t dom estic p rio rity :
The encouragement for in
creased participation and in
in v o lv e m e n t of A m e ric a n
Blacks in the general field of
world affairs.
According to Ted Cobb,
U N A consultant for special
development projects, two
main components of the pro
gram will be Ralph Bunche
Associates and Ralph Bunche
Fellows. Associates, he ex
plained, will be college level
Black students with leader
ship potential and distin
guishable interests in ser
vice, study and career op
portunities in the field of
international affairs.
Each
Associate, in addition to the
normal benefits of member
ship in the U N A . will receive
a variety of educational and
informational materials on
the U N and current world
affairs issues and programs.
Associates will be selected in
cooperation with the United
Negro College Fund, and as
funds become available, it is
expected that the Associates
will provide the field of can
didates from which some 20
or more Ralph Bunche F el
lows will be selected an
nually.
Fellowships are of one- year
y e a r d u ra tio n and c a rry a
stipend of $5,000, with addi
tional funds for supplemen
tary needs.
Ralph Bunche, Jr., son of
the late world affairs expert,
and manager of the Middle
East-Africa desk of Morgan
Guaranty Trust, and John H.
Johnson, president, Johnson
P u b licatio n s , Chicago, are
honorary chairmen of the
awards program.
To assure the minimum
••vel of financing for the
program, a Ralph Bundle
Development Panel has been
established.
I t will even
tually have at least 125
members, mostly Blark. who
will each agree to give or
raise $1,000 annually for the
next five years. Heading the
panel is Chicago's Edwin C.
''Bill" Berry, former execu
tive secretary of the Chicago
Urban League, and who is
currently special assistant to
the president of Johnson
Products Co.. Inc.. George E.
Johnson.
A kirk off meeting of the
panel is scheduled to be held
in Chicago on June 16, at the
headquarters of Johnson Pro
ducts.
More than 100 na
tional and world leaders are
expected to he in attendance,
including Roy Wilkins, exe
cu tiv e d ire c to r N A A C P ;
Hon. Damon J. Keith. U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern
District of Michigan; Ralph
Bundle, Jr.; and Earl W arren.
Chief Justice of the United
States (retired), who also
serves as chairman of the
United Nations Association.
A second meeting of the
Panel. M r. Berry said, is
being scheduled for Septem
her or October at the United
Nations, where winners of
the Ralph Bunche Fellow
ships will be present as
special guests.
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