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ROY BURNETT
Is Your
Smart
BY WALTER L SMART
Executive Director
National I «»deration ot Settlements
and Neiqhtxjrtiood Centers
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Station Wugon, full power,
plus air cond. Sharp.
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power, plus factory air,
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auto trans., p steering.
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auto trans., p steering, far
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123 NW Broadway
Used Can 222-1103
A (oohduu» tb o u g l t he I
could stam p mat -diasssr
b y cu ttin g th e b o tto m s o f f
a ll his socks to let hut
fe et breathe.
"It's dehumanization,” said
she angrily. A friend of mine
related some of the events she
was experiencing in her quest
to help un aged relative who
had recently become a part of
her household.
I supfHise we have all heard
this story many times each,
for whatever the reason, told
in a different way. Yet each
points to the needs of our
elderly, most of whom have
struggled and labored hard
during their lifetimes, bore
and raised their children,
sometimes their grands and
their grcatgrands, and sent
them into the world as good
citizens.
She told me that her
mother in law is 68 years of
age. Senility had set in and
there was an expression on
this once handsome featured
and proud face, the look of
utter hopelessness and com
plete rejection.
She was
stunned to see this lady
ap,waring so much older than
her years.
My friend, at th e outset,
felt reluctant to take her
mother in law into her home,
because she worked and her
re la tiv e needed atte n tio n .
She was at islds with herself
to leave her relative in an
apartment amid unfamiliar
surroundings, alone and un
attended for the greater part
of the ilay. However, when
she observed the helplessness
and apparent neglect, she
realized part time care, tern
porarily, was better than
none.
Immediately, she set out to
try to get help of some kin<!
This elderly lady’s only crime
in life is that of Ix-mg poor,
old. and almost incapable of
helping herself even with the
most meager of tasks.
"I talked with many per
sons," she said, "all giving
e x p e rt ad vic e."
Hut col
lectively, except through lip
service, few were really in
lerested and willing to help."
Trto.^slrt» A as iftnazed ft»
find. durihgh«'¥ rounds of the
hospital, nursing homes, doc
tor’s office and even the city's
maze of social service agen
cies. that many of these
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elderly people are not known
by their names. People could
care less! The elderly are only
numbers.
Whether they
receive medical assistance,
home nursing, homeinaking,
or the like, hinges on that
confounded number. "If you
don't have a number, we can't
help you," she heard over and
over again.
It is unfortunate that our
elderly citizens who should
now lie enjoying the fruits of
their labors, having made so
many wonderful contributions
over the years and living out
their twilight years in |»-ace,
contentment and with dignity,
are subjected to scorn and
ridicule, but mostly are ig
nored.
They are shuttled,
shifted, shunted and rebuffed
und made to feel undignified
by family and friends and
John U. Public. Finally, the
traumatic effects take their
toll and a sharp premature
decline takes place.
We in settlements ask how
elderly persons having at
tamed those wonderful years,
are expected to live on a
subsistent income of $3,000 or
less per year, out of which
they must pay rent, buy food
and clothing, and pay for
other bare necessities. The
elderly ran forget about me
dical care if they are not
recipients of welfare, medi
raid or medicare, etc.
We ran no longer sit idly by
and see our elderly treated as
subhuman*. Our government
expends billions of the tax
payer's dollars on programs
abroad and on rip off schemes
perpetrated by some of our
highest government officials,
while denying or rutting
domestic aid to programs that
would benefit our senior citi
zens.
Our eld erly deserve a
break. Haven't they earned
the right to l»e treated as
human beings?
changes to Alaska
The discovery of oil in
Alaska and the impending
construction of the trans
Alaska pipeline have caused
Alaskan natives to plunge
headlong into the unfamiliar
and hazardous world of cor
porate finance, according to
the November issue of the
Hare Relations Reporter
In an article by Reporter
staff w riter Anthony Griggs,
the magazine reports that the
terms of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement A rt. pass
ed by Congress in 1971, leave
Alaska's Eskimos, Indians and
Aleuts little choice except to
move away from their tradi
tional lifestyles and into the
arena of the oil business.
The Congressional A ct,
Griggs' article explained, set
up 12 native corporations,
each of which will decide how
to invest its portion of the one
billion dollars and 40 million
acres of land that Alaskan
natives received under the
The act was passed to
clarify title to Alaskan lands
after oil companies sought to
either buy or lease land whose
ownership was in dispute.
Prior to the passage of the
claims a r t, Alaskans had
claimed several hundred mill
ion acres, and the Reporter
explained that the reduction
of the natives’ land base will
make it nearly impossible fo r
them to pursue their tradi
tional lifestyles.
"Natives have had to quick
ly assume the business acu
men of oil executives," Griggs
reported, "as well as the
trappings of land surveyors
and the expertise of invest
ment speculators."
leaders in the native cor
porations are enthusiastic
about the future, the Griggs
article continued, but they are
aware of a number of obsta
cles. Some of the bigger ones
include the following:
laind title disputes with
both the federal government
and the State of Alaska;
Vast distances and bitter
weather that make communi
cation among the natives
extremely difficult;
Land disputes among the
12 native corporations;
And finally, the oil Indus
try itself.
"Observers have caution
ed," Griggs wrote, "that the
natives will be up against an
industrial giant (the oil in
dustry! with tentacles reach
ing into every facet of the
business ana political world.
“Corporate executives have
the experience, e x p e rtise ,
contarts and technology that
natives lack," Griggs con
tinued. "But...many members
of native roporate staffs are
learning very fast."
Hints save heat
Seven simple, re la tiv e ly
inexp en sive and effective
measures tor conserving
energy and reducing utility
hills are outlined in a National
Bureau of Standards fact
sheet, Hint* for Home Heat
ing. Copies of the fact sheet
are available free from Con
mimer Information, Pueblo,
Colorado 81009.
Here are some of the sug
gestions from Hints for Home
Heating;
1. Install weather stripping
at moveable joints and open
ings of windows and doors,
then caulk the frames. You
may have to apply caulking
material several times before
a good seal is achieved, but
effective caulking and wea
ther stripping can prevent up
to 30 percent of the heat in
your home from escaping.
2. Install storm windows or
insulating glass to reduce heat
loss through the windows. An
investment in storm windows
can pay for itself in seven to
10 years, and thereafter re
turn a 13 percent or more
saving on fuel bills.
3. Close your draperies at
night to further reduce both
the heat loss and the chill
from window glass.
4. If you live in a house, be
sure there are at least six
inches of good thermal insula
tion above the top floor
ceiling.
To install or add
insulation in an unfloored
attic, place batted insulating
material on the ceiling, or
spread "loose insulation" over
it. If the attic is floored, raise
a few boards and blow or rake
in loose insulation.
Insulation of the exterior
walls of the house is also
desirable, but it's best accom
plished during construction. If
you're thinking of adding
sidewall insulation, get expert
advice first. In some cases,
the sidewall insulation leads
to m oisture condensation
within the walls.
The fact sheet also advises
that you:
Keep your heating unit in
good working order to avoid
using more fuel than is ne
cessary.
Lower the thermostat set
ting when you go to bed at
night. Lowering the setting
by only four degrees for eight
hours each night can save you
three percent on your month
ly fuel bill.
Repair leaking hot water
faucets and insulate hot water
pipes, especially if they pass
along outside walls or through
cold areas.
Hints for Home Heating
(Free» is just one of the publi
cations that are made availa
ble through the Consumer
Product Information Center
of the General Services Ad
ministration. More than 200
Federal consumer oriented
publications are listed in the
Fall Edition of the Consumer
Information Index Published
quarterly, the Index is avail
able free from Consumer
Information, Pueblo. Colorado
81009 and at Federal Infor
mation Centers, located
throughout the country.
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Portland/Observer
Thursday, November 22. 1973
Toll free g o v e rn m e n t num bers
The following are agencies
in Washington. D.C. that
Oregon residents may call
toll free with their questions
or complaints;
Civil Service Commission:
In Portland. 221 3141; in all
other locations, 800 424 4910;
Federal jobs
what is
available, qualifications, and
how to apply.
Action: 800 424 8580; in
formation on Foster Grand
parents, etc.
HUD:
800 424 8590, to
report housing discrimina
tion.
Air Force Recruiting: 800
447 4700; recruiting informa
tion.
Veterans A d m in istratio n:
In Portland, 221 2431; in
Salem, 581 9343; in Eugene,
Springfield area. ,'142 8271; in
all other locations, 800 452
7276; veterans affairs in
formation and counseling.
Internal Revenue Service:
In Portland, 221 3960; in all
other locations, 800 452 1980;
Federal Income Tax Informa
tion.
Justice Department; Her
oin H o tlin e , 800 368 536.3.
where people can call to
anonymously re p o rt drug
pushers/users.
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alert to non compliance by
federal rontract holders is
the U.S. Environmental Pro
ted ion Agency.
Regional
Director Al Hicks has let it
be known that if minorities
are not included, the pro
jects just won't b»» finished,
and that could mean a loss of
millions of dollars to Ore
gon.”
EPA has responsi
bility for sanitation, sewage
treatment, an<1 environmental
protection programs.
ACA
is involved in 10 sewage
treatment plants across the
sUte.
A C A , along w ith the
U nited M in o rity W orkers,
has filed complaints of dis
crimination with the Regional
Office of the U.S. Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
D evelopm ent against the
City of Portland. Portland
D evelopm ent Commission,
the Housing Authority of
Portland, Century Builders,
Toni Walsh Construction, and
Western Balboa,
lnvestiga
tion of these complaints will
soon begin under the direr
tion of George Raybol, Equal
Opportunity Officer for HUD.
Jackson said complaints
were not filed against the
state and federal highway
departments because those
agencies are working with
A C A , through M .D . Glenn
and Ernest Valarh on the
state level and John Garth of
the U.S. Highway Depart
ment in Washington, D.C.
Jackson estim ates that
since April members of ACA
have earned approximately
$2 million in jobs negotiated
by ACA.
Among the pro
jects now in negotiation are
the federal building in Eu
gene with Todd Ruilding
Company; the Portland fed
eral building with Hoffman
Construction; and the Lloyd
Building with C.L. Peck Com
pany.
Donald M. Drake
Company will subcontract
truck work on the 15 high
way.
Work that is underway or
has been completed includes:
Weverhauser’s Klamath Falls
mill; thv Veteran’s Adminis
tra tio n building in Van
couver; the Pioneer Post
Office; the Coast Guard Sta
tion in Portland; the Coast
Guard Station at Ilwaco;
Bonneville Power Adminis
tration; Fort Vancouver His
torical Monument; the City
of Portland; and approxi
mately 300 housing units.
Bank with
Betty and
Barbara.
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IN IS T E R
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THE H O NO RABLE
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B U IL D A H O S P I T A L
TO CARE
F O R O U R S IC K A N D W O U N D E D
F R I D A Y N O V . 2 3 , 1973
TOW N HALL
1425 N. M ONTANA ST.
PORTLAND,OREGON 97227
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A D M IS S IO N
N O M IN I S K IR T S O R H O T P A N T S P L I A «
Betty Palmer and Barbara Brown are our Personal Service Representatives at
the Union Avenue branch.
And if you don’t know them, you should.
Because their only job is to make your banking a lot more pleasurable.
That means introducing you to the right people for faster service. And
helping you choose the right kind of cheeking or savings account. They'll even
help you balance your checkbook if you want.
A long time ago U.S. Bank promised to make banking a very personal
thing.
People like Betty Palmer and Barbara Brown are helping us keep that
promise.
Come in and meet them.
to
They'll be waiting on a red carpet to greet you.
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HANK
Ca
ervice
U N IT E D STATES N A T IO N A L BANK OF OREGON
5505 N.E. Union
W illiam C. Spicer, Manager
Member F D I C
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A very personal thing