Portland/Observer
Thursday, December 6, 1973
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Freedom Bank is a full
service bank. The majority
of its shares are owned by
member* of a minority group,
and it is located in an area
which houses the largest
concentration of the city’s
minorities.
The Freedom
Bank is a member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (F.D.I.C.). It is
operating under the same
state and federal regulations,
and paying the same in
terest, as all of the other
Oregon banks.
The Freedom Bank of Fi
nance is the only indepen
dent unit bank with its head
quarters in North Portland.
Its primary purpose is to
increase the volume of de
positis, which in turn will
enable a larger cash reserve
and consequently enable it to
better serve the community.
The Freedom Bank is an
attempt by minority busi
nessmen to succeed in a
highly competitive system.
It is attempting to move the
small businessman in North
Portland toward greater busi
ness effectiveness - greater
economic self-sufficiency. In
addition, the private enter
prise system is being streng
thened by the addition of a
small successful competitive
bank. Organizations and in
dividuals can support this
effort by conducting business
with Freedom Bank. This in
turn strengthens the Model
Cities community, in as much
as money circulating through
the bank, whose headquarters
is inside the inner city, is
working for the inner city.
The more money the bank
receives on deposit, the more
apt it is to have funds for
new and renovated housing.
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P ie rs o n sin g s
A itoriau D vtto n »/ O f to m ir y —
R. Hull • M. Kelit • H. Webb • G. W att«
The Portland Community
College Music Department
will present Edward Pierson.
Bass-Baritone associated with
Affiliate Artists, in a vocal
recital on Sunday, December
9 at 4:00 p.m. at Cascade
Auditorium, 705 N. Killings
worth Street.
Christmas
longs and duets will be per
formed in addition to Me
Geneva’s Cocktails
Free Happy
Birthday Party
Two Pool Tables
Free Pool Lessons
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The Urban League has for
some time been concerned
about the relatively small
number of Black students
who take the S.A.T. (Scho
lastic Aptitude Testl that is
given each year to high
school seniors.
Inquiry conducted by the
Urban league among Black
seniors points up two pri
mary reasons as indicated by
students. One reason is the
uncomfortable feeling that
students have about taking a
test for three hours, and the
second is a lack of knowledge
about the economic benefits
that may be gained if a good
score is made on the test.
The Urban league has
done two things in order to
help resolve these two prob
lems.
First, classes are
sponsored by the league
after school. Using material
similar to that used in the
real test, they explain in
detail correct methods on
how to succeed in a test
situation. Second, students
learn that scholarship bene
fits for educational expenses
are available if good scores
are made on the test.
A qualified staff has been
used for all class sessions
which have been held for
four weeks during the month
of November. Staff members
inrlude Dr. Ernest B. Hayes,
Dean of Education at the
University of Portland: Ben
Berry, a senior student a,
the University of Portland;
Carolyn Currie, a Linfield
College graduate and em
ployed by Pacific Northwest
Bell; Joyce Mahon, employed
by Pacific Northwest Bell;
Gwen English, a Lewis &
Clark graduate and employed
by U.S.F. Ins.; Florence
Walker, a University of Ore
gon graduate and employed
by Nero Industries; Edward
Johns, math instructor at
Franklin High School.
Clara Peoples, Patrick Melendy. Harold Williams and Jim Montoya relax during state uf
firmative action conference at Salishan Lodge
se ttin g numerical quotas.
Applicants do not have to be
the most qualified to be
Notice
Survey
(Continued from pg. 1. col. 9)
A n sw e rs nam ing ra c ia l
groups are rare and are not
correlated with the percent
age of Blacks in the city.
Dr. Udry said confi
dentiality is closely guarded.
When the questionnaire is re
ceived by National Analysts
who are contracted to con
duct the survey, the face
sheet giving the name and
address is removed, the in
formation put on computer
punch cards, and the ques
tionnaires destroyed.
The
cards are sent to the Uni
versity, so the people work
ing on the project there do
not see the questionnaires.
HEW does not receive data,
but receives only the évalua
tion done by the University.
The reaction in the Black
community of Portland was
the first of its kind, ac
ording to Dr. Udry. Ap
proxim ately 50,000 inter
views have been completed
and only about 20 individual
complaints have been re
ceived.
There has never
been a group complaint.
Dr. Udry is concerned
about the future of the pro
ject. Although it is supposed
to end in 1974 after the
analysis of the present sur
vey, he is not sure data can
now be obtained from Port
land to complete the survey.
The project at the Uni
versity employs four per
sons: Dr. Udry, who is the
director; another professor;
and two clerks. Dr. Udry is
a Professor of Maternal and
Child Health and a Professor
of Sociology.
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The Portland City Plan
ng Commission will con
lue its consideration of the
quest for zone change from
JO to r/0 for areas adjoin
g Skyline Boulevard known
Forest Park Estates at a
eeting in the Chapman
■hool auditorium . 1445
.W. 26th Avenue, at 7:00
m. on December 13, 1973.
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selected for employment to
make up for previous dis
crimination that • has been
judged by a court.
Agency heads were ad
vised to enter into realistic
affirmative action plans to
avoid court or EEOC action.
Several speakers through
out the conference empha
sized the difference between
minorities and women. Al
though it is necessary to in
crease opportunities for wo
men. Caucasion women can
not be considered minorities
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Harlem, the Oakland Art
Museum and the Museum of
Modern Art in New York
City.
Williames was horn in De
troit, Michigan, but now lives
in Portland.
He attended
both Portland Community
College and Portland State
University. He majored in
art at PSU.
In addition, he recently
has studied photographic
techniques under two in
structors
Joseph Have
man. Image Circle. Berkeley.
California: and Jerry Uels
mann at the 1973 PSU Sum
mer Session.
Williames' exhibit at the
White Gallery includes por
traits, pictures of the city,
shots taken from inside a
cathedral and several prints
of hands.
Many of them
feature a dark background.
Early Spaniard* believed
that a white bird’s singing
could give the blind back
their sight.
NAACP
ends drive
The NAACP will conclude
the Freedom Seal Drive with
the crowning of the NAACP
Grandmother of the Year at a
tea on Sunday. December 9,
1973 starting at 4:90 p.m. at
Allen Temple ('.M E. Church,
4236 N.E. Nth Avenue.
Churches participating in
the G randm other Contest
ar.-;
B e th e l A M F , Ml
Olivet Baptist, and Vaneou
ver Avenue Baptist.
The
crowning will be done by
Mrs. Marie Smith, Honorary
Grandmother for the drive.
There will also be musical
selections.
Contestants are:
Mrs.
Evelyn Nelson from Bethel
AME, Mrs. Mattie Bennett
from Mt. Olivet B aptist
Church, and Mother Douglas
from Vancouver Avenue First
Baptist.
The public is encouraged
to attend both the crowning
and the tea.
Get Down Production*
Presents
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Who f ut a
White Cop
On The
Biggest
Black
Rip-off
Of The
Decade?
Alex Rocco, Ila ri Rhode» and \o n e lta McGee.
get solved . . . or the town's gonna explode.
S a tu rd a y Dec. 15
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Sounder, and for Christmas, M A I l(IF,
with special
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M A U R I E i s an unforgelabln man.
M A U R I E is an unfongelablo picture.
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Stevens & Sons
Lloyd Center
Paramount Northwest. Box Office
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feeling that the agency dir
ectors were sincere and that
they had reached new under
standing of minority hiring
and of civil service proce
dures.
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and hired in lieu of racial
minorities. There have been
some attempts to hire white
women in order to avoid
hiring m inority men und
women.
Many of the agency heads
made commitment» to seek
minority employees and to
use the civil service system
constructively to help get
minorities into state employ
ment rather than using it as
an excuse to avoid the issue.
Many of the minority repre
ten tativ e* expressed the
(Continued from p. I col. 61
planning phase is completed,
ami if it receive* approval
from the City Council, the
Model Cities Planning Board
und others, only then will
actual implementation begin.
Severul businessmen voiced
the hope that at least an
informal association would be
formed so that businessmen
would have a voire in future
redevelopm ent plans and
activities. Harvey Bice, Exe
cutive Director of MEDIA,
Inc., was given the responsi
lulity for setting up a morn
ing meeting. That meeting
will he held at Fred's Place,
2511 N.E. Union, on Dee
ember 13, 1973. The Thurs
day morning meeting will
begin at H:(8) a m. and a
no host breakfast will be
avuilable. All Union Avenue
Businesspersons and Union
Avenue property owners are
welcome.
For further in
formation, contact Gretchen
Kafoury, Community Dr
ganizer, at 288 9148.
save hundreds o r dollars
Artist shows work
Black students learn
TAT test procedures
Meeting Rooms
4228 N. Williams
(Continued from pg. 1. col. 91
or age. It has jurisdiction
over public and private em
ployers, state and local gov
small business loans and var ernments, religious organiza
ious other community im tions. educational systems,
provement projects.
apprenticeship, labor unions
Money is hard to obtain in and employment agencies.
the inner city.
Part of
The Civil Rights Act was
Freedom bank's revised mar
originally written to deal
keting approach is an em
with overt and malicious dis
phasis on its relations and
crimination.
However, it
promotions program
The also covered discrimination
main thrust is to permit
caused by "disparate treat
lobby trade to take its course
ment"
or giving different
in development and growth
tre a tm e n t or expectations
while urging major corpora
because of a person’s be
tions to assist a small bank
longing to a minority group.
in keeping major Oregon
For example, if men are al
banks in competition. This
lowed to smoke in the office
can be achieved if indivi but women are not, or if men
duals. along with companbies
with children are hired but
and corporations, make regu
women with children are not.
lar deposits in Freedom Bank.
In 1971 the Supreme Court
The placement of their
found discrimination to exist
small accounts in the Free
"where an employment prac
dom Bank would give the
tice or requirement is found
depositer more diversity of
to have an adverse effect on
his or her funds and simul
a group, that practice is un
taiieously continue to aid in
lawful unless the employer
the development of North
can demonstrate that the
Portland.
particular practice has a
The total deposits of the
manifest relatonship or is
nation's 36 Black. Mesican
otherwise validated with a
American and Puerto Rican
particular job in question,
banks amounts to approxi
and further that the em
mately $450 million, com plover can show there is no
pared to $600 billion in ma
reasonable altern ativ e re
jority banks. Freedom Bank
quirement that has lesser
is soliciting accounts from
impact."
corporation executives, gov
An employer cannot le
ernm ental agencies, and
gally require an applicant to
unions.
As a client, you
lie a certain height if that
would recieve the same in
eliminates groups such as
terest rates, financial ar
Chicanos or Asians who have
rangements. and government
a shorter average height
insurance protection. If the
than Caucasians, unless he
bank has the money to ini
can prove a valid reason why
tiate more new loans, it will
that height is necessary. He
mean more business, homes,
cannot require a high school
schools and hospitals. Better
diploma if the percentage of
employment opportunity adds
Blacks holding diplomas is
more spending power for the
substantially lower than
public and will contribute to
whites, unless he can prove
an aspiring, self help com
the need for a high school
munity.
education.
Statistical data can also he
used as evidence of discrimi
nation. A disparity between
the percentage of minorites
in the work force and on the
job can infer discrimination
in the absence of evidence.
The court can remedy
notti’s one act opera "The
proven discrim ination by
Telephone". Mr. Pierson will
be assisted by Susan Me
Berry, music Instructor at
Portland Community College.
On Thursday, December 6,
at 8:00 p.m., Pierson will
Shedrich Williames, a Port
perform selections from Han
del's "Messiah" and Vaughn land photographer, is ex
W illiams’ “Five Mystical hibiting a collection of prints
in Portland State Univer
Songs". Admission is free.
sity's White Gallery through
December 15.
The White Gallery is on
the second floor of Smith
Memorial Center. S.W Park
and Montgomery.
Williames. who is execu-»
tive director of the Shado
Gallery in Oregon City, also
The stu d en ts involved
has exhibited his photography
come from the following
at the Studio Museum in
schools: Monroe, Washing
ton. Grant, Jefferson, Jack
son, Cleveland. Adams and
Benson.
B usinessm en
stu d y p la n
FRANK ROSS , 00U81AS MORROW Prisent
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To arrange benefita, call 281 9769 or 287 2887.