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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1973)
Portland Observer Thursday. I >«•«-« nilu r 13. 1973 Pag«- Black organizations support boycott On May 10. 1972, approx! employer, Willium F'arah, has refused to recognize or ne mutely 3,000 workers em ployed by the Farah Munu gotiate with his workers' facturmg Company, one of choice of union, The Amul the largest producer* of gamuted Clothing Worker* of mens' and boys’ slacks In the America, even though the nation, walked off the job union wus certified as the collective bargaining agent protesting the company’s un for the workers by the fair labor practices. Today, these workers are National Labor Relations »till out, engaged in what a Board (NLRB). At least 1« New York Times report called orders and decisions from a “war of attrition”. Their the NLRB have been ignored Church and School lor Community ST. ANDREW’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Rover end Bertram Gritfin 106 N .E. Albert* Portland, Oregon 97211 281-4429 Maaaea: 9:00 a JO. My—— 10:30 a.m < hair 12:00 p.m. Folk Maae ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH Corner ol 8th and Skidmore Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m. (Second and Fourth Sunduysl by the company, demon strating Farah's contempt for the government and for the worker's constitutional right to join a union. The Furah Boycott has been endorsed by two of the largest Black organizations the African Methodist Epi» cop al C hurch and the NAACP. AMF c m Kt II COUNCIL OF BISHOPS Christians today are called upon to stand side by side with the exploited and op pressed in every situation and to give sueh aid relief as their resources will permit. The predominantly Mexican American clothing workers in the F'arah Manufacturing Company plants in El Paso. Texas and other points in the Southwest have appealed to all persons of goodwill to support their efforts to ob tain the legitimate protee lions which a union of their own choosing would afford them. He it Reveri-ml Thomas I,. Slrayhand. Minister therefore resolved that the Council of Bishops of the AME Church now in ses sion assembled go on record as supporting the legitimate aspirations of these workers for the protection of a union of their own choosing. We further call upon our mem bers, churches, their congregations and leaders to assist by interview and con ference and in such other ways as may be possible to enlist the sup|*ort of stores currently merchandising the F'arah products to lend their influence to these efforts. And that we urge all of our members to avoid shopping at such stores until they desist from selling F'arah products. II.I. Bearden President of the Council of Bishops NAACP Whereas employees of the F'arah Company, manufac turers of F'arah Slacks, El Paso. Texas, a substantial number of whom are Mexican American citizen s, have chosen Amalgamated Cloth ing Workers of America as their bargaining agent, and the National luibor Kelations ftoard has certified it ar cordingly, Whereas these employees are seeking decent wages, hours and working rondi tions. Whereas the F'arah Coin pany refuses to recognize the employees' bargaining agent, Be it therefore resolved that the National Association for the Advancem ent of Colored People go on record as condemning the refusal to recognize the employees' bar gaining agent and the efforts of employees to improve working conditions and wage levels. Be it further resolved that branches of the Association communicate with local retail outlets sleeking Farah pro ducts and register their deep concern lor the plight of em ployees of F'arah company. Mrs. Mari«- Smith, honorary NAACP Grandmother, crowns Mrs. Evelyn Nelson as Grandmother of the Year. Mrs. Nelson was sponsored by Bethel AME Church. Other grandmothers competing for the title through the sale of NAACP Freedom Seals were Mrs. Mattie Bennett of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, and Mother Douglas from Van couver Avenue First Baptist Church. Certificates of appreciation were presented to pastors John Jackson. Dr. O.B. Williams, and A. Lee Henderson. Stevenson C hoir sings The Saint Paul Concert Choir will render a thirty minute Christmas Concert in the fxryd Center Ion the malll on Friday. December 14th, from 7:30 until 8:00 p.m. Pastor of Saint I’aul Church of God in Christ is Bishop J.C. Foster. Obituary SI2S S ill N l Mi A. L m Hwtterwn, H ettensn, Miete Minte tor l 111-5419 i t - 5429 Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church Church School ......................................... .................. Morrung W o rth y ..................................................... W ed Noon — mo Hour ol Power ..................... W ed. Proye» A C lo tt Meeting .................... T »145 am 11x00 am 12t00 noon 7iS0 fan 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School M orning W orship 9 :0 0 A .M . I 1 :0 0 A .M Nursery Core Provided " W o o r * m o A /n g o u r A to lg A A o to o M 4 R/w fAorW oorf Dr. O. B. Williams, Pastor ’’The church with * heart-telt welcome*’ CMSS/ff&MSi DRAFTSM AN TEKTRONIX, INC. to map City annexation & rural fire districts from legal descriptions and plan view of industrial plants from inspec tor's field note*. Insurance Services Office of Oregon, Mr. Brown. 226 2651. Manufacturer of interna tionally recognized precision measurement equipment, is s«-cking a ELECTRONICS T E C H N IC IA N An F.qual Opportunity Employer SEI KETAKY II Dictaphone transcription and other secretarial duties. No short hand. Call Mr. Clark, 229 5982. REGISTERED NURSE I $788 831. Performs nursing duties and related duties as assigned. The current open mg is with the Alcoholic Re covery Center. MIN QUAL: Graduation from a school of professional nursing with State accreditation at time of graduation AND possess a current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Oregon. EXAM: Dec. 17. APPLY: Before 4:30 pm, Dec. 10. Multnomah County Civil Scr vice Commission. 510 SW Montgomery. Portland, Ore gon, 97201. Thin Film Technician To provide vacuum and thin film assistance on develop ment and process oriented cathode ray tube projects. Must have two years or equivalent of technical school and should have knowledge of optical coatings, dielectric and metal films. Must be able to design and build fix lu res. Work experience should include knowledge of "E" beam, resistance heating and I)C sputtering. Salary is open. Benefits in elude liberal profit sharing, insurance and tuition refund program. Please send detailed resume to: Personnel Manager Tektronix. Inc. P .0. Box 500 SS51 Beaverton, Oregon 97005 An Equal Opportunity Employer Work with large, sophisti rated equipment. Help de velop new Maintenance Pro gram. Be part of a well trained team. The Port of Portland is l«>ok ing for an individual to main lain testing equipment, train maintenance personnel in use of cranes, assist in trouble shooting and repair of marine terminal cranes and recom mend changes in crane mam tenance program to achieve cost reduction. Applicants should have com pleted electronic* and elec trical industrial equipment trade school course or equi valent, have three to five years experience in main tenance and repair of sophis tirated electronically con trolled industrial equipment. Salary range: $15.180. If interested, send resume to Bill Rector. Port of Portland. P.O Box 3529. I’orll.ind. Oregon 97208 .An F.qual Opportunity F.mplover M /F Must be able to work with people from various hark grounds and ethnic romposi tions and have knowledge of program operations locally for low income person*. Applications and/or resumes accepted or post marked no later thnn December 16, 1973. Linfield College seeks part time instructors beginning Jan. 14. 1974 to teach 111 "Comparative Government of Europe" or "Comparative Government of Developing Countries", M.A. degree in Pol. Sci. req., work toward Ph.D. pref.; (2) "Black Cul turc in America", M.A. de gree in anthropology or so ciology; |3I introductory level geography course. M.A. degree in geo. and teaching exp. required. Salary con sistent with College salary schedule, depending upon education and exp. Apply before Dec. 15. 1973. Submit resume, two personal refer ences. complete college tran scripts to: Royce Keller, Linfield C ollege, McMinn ville. Oregon 97218. Give Your Wife a M aid for C h ristm a s! Applicants without experience may apply. Eighteen credit hours in college accounting required. GAF Corp, stresses equal employment and encourages both Male and Female. » Churcn school and Bible class: Sunday morning worship: Sunday Evening worship: Wednesday Evening prayer: Friday Worship Service; PrDMIfr’V DM i J I I L 3 FILBERTS or Organ PORTLAND THRIFT STORE 180 5620 N.E. Union 287-0910 Clothing, furniture, etc. it giveaway prices. Teacher for Child Develop ment Center. Prefer degree in Early Childhood Educa tion, Model Cities resident receives preference. Call 288 5429. Teacher Aid for Child De velopment Center. Model Cities resident receives pre ference. Call 288 5429. Equal Opportunity Employer M d ftxu ¿T^unata.'n ¿fawn fafuuemed tJw ealf uwf / JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE Lessons. Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer WANTED Phon«- 281 3652 3300 N. W illiams Ave. John H. Ellis Contract your printing to a minority firm la test and modern method to play either instrument. For information, pleas«- call 287 1634. WANTED 2 8 3 -2 4 8 6 FANCY A unique gift from Oregon. 50 rents a pound in 5 pound lots. 5934 N. Boston. 285 6513. Piano 288-7241 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Expert Tailoring PROFESSIONAL M A ID SERVICE 287-9434 714 N.E. Alberta 9 15 10:45 7:00 7:00 8:00 Exie Publishing Company Ellis Cleaners BONDED and INSURED days ‘til graduation... then, what? ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a • D IA L -A -J O B • • ■ 227-5828 “ a . ■ KAISER PERMANENTE ' . Use m in o rity printers Photo Typesem ng G raphic Arts and Printing N ew spapers -- N ew sletters - Posters -- Fliers S tationery - Business Cards Programs Pam phlets - Pictorial D irectories Printing to m eet your needs. 2201 North Killingsw orth Position offers permanent opportunity, liberal fringe benefit*, and starting salary comensurate with hack ground if qualified. Apply Mon. Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or call Mr. Iaingston, 644 1181, and an application will be mailed, or send resume to: Black news is good news Every day something good can happen to those beautiful ears of yours. It’s called Black news. And the way you get next to it is by tuning in a National Black Net work station. Every hour on the hour 18 times a day, (slightly abbreviated schedule on Sunday) you can hear about what’s happening in your world That's because it's news reported 4nd edited by Black people Listen to the good news Black news on the National Black Network. During the holidays visit your Navy counselor. Take a test and see if you qualify for the de layed enlistment program. See .. GAF Corporation Consumer Photo Division 8285 S.W. Hall Hlvd. SEE J*m Kryzak at 1008 N.E. I nion Ave. or call 282-5060 Or call Toll Free 800-841-8000 anytime. Equal Opportunity Employer À Portland, O-egon AN EQU AL OPPORTI NITY EMPLOYER Don t wait for June to decide on your future. Today s Navy has a place for you in its 180 day delayed enlistment program. Even though you don't wear a uniform, you re already in the Navy and building seniority for pay. In the new Navy you can train for one of 300 skilled jobs, earning over $360 a month in just four months And don't forget food, housing, medical, and G.l. Bill benefits. ■ a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Portland. Oregon Portland Metropolitan Steer ing Committee 1110 S.E. Alder Portland, Oregon 97214 -F rom The Living Bible Bob Harrison - Pastor * Rug Shampoo * Transportation provided Equal Opportunity Employer Duties include journal entries, bank reconciliation, royalty reporting, sales tax reports, etc. “G lory to God in the highest heaven.’ they sang, ’and peace on earth for all those pleasing h im .’ When this great army o f angels had returned again to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, ‘Come on! Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this wonderful thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’ They ran to the village and found their way to Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.” (Luke 2:8-16) RENEW THE BEAUTY OF' ’l OUR GARMENTS * Housa Cleaning * Window Cleaning JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT GAF Corp, a leading manufacturer of Photo products, has an immediate need for a Junior Accountant. 1222 NE Skidmore “ That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks o f sheep. Suddenly an angel appeared among them, and the landscape shone bright w ith the glory o f the Lord They were badly frightened, hut the angel reassured them. ‘D on’t be afraid!’ he said. I bring you the most jo y fu l news ever announced, and it is for everyone' The Savior yes, the Messiah, the Lord has been born tonight in Bethlehem' How w ill you recognize him? You w ill find a baby wrapped in a blanket, lying in a manger!’ Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host o f others the armies o f heaven praising God PART TIME INSTRUCTORS $10.120 to Portland Metropolitan Steering Committee is taking applications for the position of Associate Director for Community Programs. Applicant must have experi ence and training in the administration of social ser vice programs and personnel supervision. Also should have familiarities with gov ernment funding procedures, proposal preparations and contracts. Harriet I). lf)eel Fitzgerald died at her home on Dec ember 2nd. She was Isirn in Porii md m Jinn- 11. 1922 and was a graduate of Girls Polytechnical High School l now Janies Monro«*). For the past 27 years she has been an employee of the Portland Elks Club. She was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church Mrs. Fitzgerald is survived by her husband. Willis F’itz gerald; her mother. Mary Jane Fuller; a child. Deidre Fitzgerald; a brother and sister and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held Dec ember 7th at Caldwell's Mor tuarv. (Continued from pg. 1. col. 91 tinues to function as well as it does. "It should be fairly obvious that further drift and reduc tions may well result in re newed attempts to abolish the office. That would cer lainly not be in the interests of Oregon and its citizens.” Stevenson offered a four point program: 111 Reform within the Bureau; (21 Pre servation of the elective sta tus of the office; (31 z\n aggressive role in developing a policy of balanced economic growth for Oregon; and (41 A strong voice on a broad range of problems facing Oregon’s working men and women. Stevenson was elected to the Oregon House of Repre sentatives in 1966 at the age of 26, one of the youngest persons to become a member of that body. .After his first term in the House, he re ceived both the Democratic and Republican nominations in the 196s primary and was unop[K»s«-d in the General Election. In 1970 Stevenson was elected to the Oregon State Senate by 81 percent of the vote one of the highest margins of victory that year. During the 1969 session. Stevenson was appointed to the powerful Ways and Means Committee, and was reap pointed in 1971. In 1973, as a Senator, he was again ap pointed to the Ways and Means Committee, was co- chairman of the Joint Special Subcommittee on A cohol and Drugs, and a memlier of the Senate Human Resource Committee and the Senate Rules Committee. Stevenson is a graduate of Portland State University. He has served as a Field Representative for the Ore gon AFL-CIO and staff assis tant to Congresswoman Kdith Green. He is employed as an Associate Real Estate Broker with E.G. Stassens, Inc. SHEPHERDS RECEIVE GOOD NEWS The National Black Network Division of Unity Broadcasting.Network. Inc 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York. New York 10019 T U I NAVY 4 4
