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Portland,'’Observer
Thursday. October 18, 1973
’ WE SEE THE WCR l J
THROUGH BLACK EVES
RSON
E d ito r/P u b lish e r
EDITORIAL FOCUS
Where is opportunity
in public hiring ?
A ?
The P ortland D e v e lo p m e n t C om m ission re c e n tly
h ire d a n e w p u b lic re la tio n s assistant, w h ic h a g a in
b ring s up the q u e s tio n : H ow does PDC, a p u b lic ly
fu n d e d a ge ncy, h ire personnel?
This p o s itio n ,
w h ic h w as cre a te d on O ctober 1st and fille d p rio r
to O cto b e r 15th, w as not a dve rtise d. Yet PDC w as
a b le to h ire a yo u n g m an in less than tw o w eeks.
W e w o n d e r w h a t e ffo rts w e re m ade to fin d an
e m p lo y e e fro m a m o n g the p e o p le o f P ortland,
w h ic h PDC is fu n d e d *o serve. W e w o n d e r if this
m ig h t have been used as one o f the tra in in g p osi
tions re q u ire d by fe d e ra l policy.
The yo un g m an h ire d is p ro b a b ly w e ll q u a lifie d
a nd m ig h t be the best m an fo r the job. H o w e ve r,
o th e r in d iv id u a ls sh ou ld have had the o p p o rtu n ity
to a p p ly a n d be conside red fo r th e p osition .
E m p lo ym e n t w ith fu n d e d program s such as PDC
a nd M o d e l C ities should be fille d a fte r e xte n sive
a d v e rtis in g a nd re cru itm e n t, not h a n de d to frie n d s
and rela tive s.
vote crucial
The e le c tio n o f M a y n a rd Jackson as M a y o r o f
A tla n ta , G e o rg ia , the city W.E.B. DuBois c a lle d
"n o rth o f the South, a nd south o f th e N o rth ",
proves once a g a in the p o w e r o f an e n lig h te n e d
Black e le cto ra te . W ho ch o u ld have guessed even
a fe w short years a go th a t A tla n ta w o u ld ever
have a Black m ayor?
On this joyous occasion w e m ust lo o k at the
Black citiz e n ry o f Portland.
In P ortland m any
Blacks do not reg ister, and m an y o f those w h o do
reg ister do not vo te. M a n y w h o vote sell th e ir vote
roo cheap. They to o o fte n m ake no d em ands, but
g iv e th e ir vote to " th e lesser o f tw o e v ils " or to the
latest fa lse god.
It is tru e th a t less th an 5% o f the p e o p le cannot
e le ct a ca n d id a te . But a u n ite d vo te can d e m a n d
a vo ice in the c o n tro l o f th e Black c o m m u n ity . A
u n ite d vo te can em barass a city g o v e rn m e n t that
does n ot respond.
It can destroy th e p o litic o 1
a sp ira tio n s o f those w h o do not care.
Less th a n 5% o f the vote does not seem lik e
m uch, b ut a 5% m a rg in in an e le c tio n is a large
m a rg in , and m an y ca nd id ates lose by fa r less than
5%.
Right h ere in O regon W a yn e M orse lost a
s ta te w id e e le c tio n by 5,000 votes; Tom W alsh lost
to Francis Iva ncie by 1%; R epresentative H ow ard
W ille ts w o n re -e le c tio n by fe w e r than 100 votes.
So 5% is a vo te to be reckoned w ith if used
e ffe c tiv e ly .
P ortland w o u ld lik e to th in k o f its e lf as "n o rth o f
the S o u th ", but c e rta in ly could be ca lle d "s o u th o f
‘ he N o rth ".
M a y b e the Black p o litics th a t have
been so successful re c e n tly in the South should
be b ro u g h t to b e a r in Portland.
But Southern
Black p o litic s b e g in w ith vo ter reg istra tio n and
e d u c a tio n , fo llo w e d w ith u n ity a t the polls.
Model Cities Board
needs firm leader
The M o d e l C ities P la nn ing Board is r ig h tfu lly
a n g ry o ver the a tte m p t o f C om m issio ne r M ild re d
S chw ab to u n d e rm in e its rig h t to choose its n e w
d ire cto r. The P lanning Board, w h ic h is com posed
o f m em bers e le c ’ ed by the c o m m u n ity and a p
p o in te d by the M ayo r, has a lw a y s had the re
s p o n s ib ility to select a d ire c to r subject to the C ity
C o u n c il's a p p ro v a l.
The P la nn ing Board's rights and re s p o n s ib ilitie s
h ave been s lip p in g a w a y d u rin g the past 18
m onths or so, p a rtly d ue to a m ore aggressive city
g o v e rn m e n t a nd p a rtia lly d ue to co m p la ce ncy a nd
w eakness on the part o f th e Board a nd its c h a ir
m an.
The fig h t fo r fre e d o m is an e x te rn a l b a ttle a nd
g ains must be protected by p ositive a ction .
The
P la n n in g Board w ill b eco m e little m ore than a
ru b b e r stam p c o m m itte e unless a firm stand is
ta ke n on e ve ry issue.
The d e m a n d o f the Board to choose its o w n
d ire c to r m ig h t be an in d ic a tio n o f n e w aw areness
a nd strength. If not, if is tim e for the Board to ta ke
a close look at its leadership.
N ix o n plans veto
President N ix o n has in d ic a te d th a t he w ill ve to
th e Labor-H ealth, Education and W e lfa re A p p ro
p ria tio n . This b ill exceeds the a m o u n t requested
by th e A d m in is tra tio n .
A m o n g the b ill's b e n e fa cto rs a re the H ealth
program s, Education, Social a nd R e h a b ilita tio n
Services, a nd the O ffic e o f Econom ic O p p o rtu n ity .
The b ill co nta ins $2 m illio n in e d u c a tio n funds fo r
the d is a d v a n ta g e d o f O reg on a lo n e .
N ixo n has c o n tin u a lly in v o k e d th e issue o f in
fla tio n in pressuring Congress to cut back on fu nd s
to v ita l social problem s. This lin e o f re a so n in g is
‘ fa lse, h o w e v e r, because the sm all b e n e fits th a t go
to re c ip ie n ts o f social pro gram s ca nn ot ke ep up
w ith the ra p id ly s p ira lin g prices caused by the a d
m in is tra tio n 's m ism a n a g e m e n t o f the e conom y.
Im p o rta n t issues are a t stake w ith this b ill
m o n e y fo r h e a lth care, e d u c a tio n a l pro gram s a nd
a n ti-p o v e rty program s. The p e o p le a re a skin g a
basic q u e s tio n : W ill Congress, w h ic h is supposed
to rep re sen t the w ill o f the p e o p le , c o n tin u e to let
the n a tio n 's p rio ritie s be set by o ne m an? W ill
Congress e xe rt it's w ill a nd o v e rrid e a veto? N ixo n
has v e toe d seven im p o rta n t m easures this ye ar —
Congress has ye t to o v e rrid e a veto.
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Dear Mr. McCrea:
The Boise Citizens Im
provement Association the
nucleus and continually con
cerned organization in the
Boise neighborhood, would
tike to inform you that we
have gone on record in sup
port of your position of
Principal at Boise School.
This support is based on
your past performance, pre
sent progress, and programs
instituted as recognized per
sonally, and first hand, by
members of our organization.
We acknowledge receipt of
your letter of September 27,
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Right to Spank
"The right of parents to chas
tise their children is so necessary
to the government of families
and to the good order of society
that no moralist or lawgiver has
ever thought of interfering with
its existence.”
So said the Supreme Court of
Tennessee a century ago. And it
is still true today that parents
have the basic legal right to spank
their children.
But if the right itself is still rec
ognized, the extent of the right
has been steadily narrowed.
For example, it used to be said
that parents could be as brutal as
they pleased, so long as their mo
tive was “ for the child's own
good.” But no longer.
no excuse that he was trying to
leach the child good manners.
One parent's harsh views about
discipline, said the court, could
not outweigh the humanitarian
standards of the community.
Nut only may an offending par
ent be punished by the criminal
law, but in a growing number of
slates he may even have to pay
damages to the child.
In one case a woman pum
melled her small stepson so vi
ciously that he suffered internal
injuries. When a damage suit was
filed on the boy's behalf (by a
guardian), she said it would he
“ bad for family harmony" to al
low lawsuits within the family
circle.
Progress th ru u n ity
Thus, a father was found guilty
of ussault and battery for beating
his 10-year-old daughter with a
cane, hard enough to leave perma
nent scars. The court said it was
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But the court held her liable
anyhow.
“ While it may seem repugnant,"
said the court, “ to allow a (child)
to sue his parent, we think it more
repugnant to leave a child with
out redress for the damage he has
suffered by reason of his parent’s
malicious misconduct.
“ A child, like every other indi
vidual. has a right to freedom
from such injury.”
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1973 and regret, along with
you. statements you made
regarding school life at Boise.
We realistically accept your
apology because we feel that
your statements do not over
shadow the positive things
that occur at Boise School on
a daily basis.
Our first concern is the
children.
We, therefore,
have taken our position of
support and look forward to
a better working relationship
with you and your staff.
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