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P o rtla n d /O b se rv e r
T hursday. F e b ru ary 21. 1974
Heart disease hits Blacks harder
N E W N EW S
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Minority populations in the
U nited S ta te s face many
b arriers -
language, eco­
nomic and sociological
in
th eir stru g g le to join the
A m erican m ainstream .
But
slowly, many of th ese bar
riers a re being rem oved.
B etter housing, b e tte r jobs,
im proved health care and a
grow ing aw areness of the
dignity of man a re m aking
inroads on discrim inatory at
titu d es which, for too many
years, have kept A m erican
m inorities low on the eco
nomic and social ladder.
T h ere rem ains one elem ent
of discrim ination tim e and
pro g ress have not changed:
H eart disease, the nation's
N um ber One Killer.
It
strik es th e rich and poor of
all races, religions and ethnic
groups. More than 27 million
A m ericans have som e form
of h eart or blood vessel
disease.
This y ear alone,
m ore than a million will die
of one or a com bination of
th ese diseases.
S tatistics paint a grim
p icture of an epidem ic ram
pant in America. But th ere
are th ese underlying factors
to consider:
by Rosemary Allen
W here is th e loud p ro test
from college cam puses of
y e stery ear? W as it ju s t a
fad or w ere stu d e n ts really
concerned with social change?
O bserving the q u iet in tro ­
verted activities of college
stu d en ts today, one m ight
assum e th a t the m ilitant fever
of th e 60's has been gradually
cooled by reality.
Y et, th ere seem s to be,
under th a t surface of coolness
a m ounting m ovem ent of stu ­
d en ts silently and m any tim es
individually try in g to change
those y et evident social evils.
Many stu d e n ts have d e­
cided th a t it is no longer
im portant to shout disap
provals. They have found,
once again. A ction speaks
louder than w ords".
A t th e age of 21, Linda
Scott began to g et th e feeling
th a t she w as g ettin g old and
should be about w hat she
really w anted to do in life. At
that tim e she w as w orking as
a se c re ta ry for Coast Jan i
torial. Previously, a fte r high
school graduation, Linda had
atten d ed P ortlan d S ta te U ni­
versity.
But a t th a t tim e
college to Linda w as ju s t a fad
type thing, and not of real
im portance.
S euously thinking of her
future now. Linda decided to
c o n t i n u e h e r s c h o o l in g .
“T here a re n ’t very many
Blacks in th e field of C orrec­
tions," Linda explained as
part of h er reason for m ajor
ing in Criminology. "W hen
you m ention to som eone th at
you're in terested in correc­
tions. im m ediately they say
‘Oh, you w ant to be a police­
m an'. I would like to be in
an adm inistrative ty p e posi­
tion, a w arden or som ething
on th a t level," Ms. Scott e x ­
plained. Linda believes more
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2 6 3 9 N .I
M O AO W AT
LINDA SCOTT
Blacks should try for ad
m in s tr a tiv e p o sitio n s b e ­
cause th ere a re plenty of
Blacks in the penitentiary
who badly need u n derstand
ing and sincere concern.
Ms. Scott is now an Assis
ta n t Parole Officer for Mult
nomah County, while atten d
ing P o rtlan d S ta te U niversity
full-time.
She visits the
w om en's jail once a week. "I
help them in any wav I can.
said Ms. Scott. Many of the
girls have alm ost no educa
tion, so I try to help in th at
area."
The women at th e prison
ex p ressed a need for in­
form ation and instruction in
hair care.
Ms. Scott con
ta c te d F a sh io n W h eel, a
beauty parlor in N ortheast
P ortland, which then vol­
u n teered its help by weekly
sending out a h air sty list to
th e jail. Ms. S cott is also
try in g to help provide GED
inform ation and counsel on
clerical training.
Ms. S co tt received the
m otivation and inspiration to
Parent-Child
Funded
T he D ep artm en t of H ealth,
E ducation and W elfare has
approved a one-year g ra n t of
$175,000 for th e P o rtlan d
M etropolitan S te e rin g Com­
m i tt e e 's P a re n t-C h ild S e r
vices P rogram .
U.S. S en ato r Bob Pack
wood (R-Ore.l teleg rap h ed
th e approval to PMSC E x e­
c u tiv e D ir e c to r C le v e la n d
G ilcrease.
The g ran t covers th e period
from J a n u a r y 1 th r o u g h
D ecem ber 31, 1974 for th e
p ro g ra m w hich p ro v id e s
assistance to p a re n ts and
children up to 3 y ears in
developing skills to relate to
one an o th er and th eir en ­
vironm ent.
try to help o th ers from her
family.
H er m other, Mrs.
Minnie Scott, is an O peration
Technician and her father.
Mr. Manuel Scott, is vice
p resident of Coast Janitorial.
She enjoys spending time
with her family.
"I believe," Ms. Scott said,
"th a t people who w ork in
corrections should have a
b e tte r outlook on the crimi
nal. They should be more
educated and know why the
crim inal is th ere. The crim i­
nal is a product of his en
vironm ent."
W h e re is L in d a S c o tt
coming from?
Well, she
doesn’t propose to have all
th e an sw ers for prison r e ­
form. and you m ight never
see h er in th e new spapers
again. But one thing is for
sure: Ms. S co tt will m ake a
change in th e prison system ,
how ever slight. W hy? As
Linda put it, "I love people; I
love people no m a tte r w here
they are."
Who can stop
th at?
Notice
B rotherhood Month Meet
ing of th e V ancouver Branch
N AACP will be held on S un­
day, F eb ru ary 24th, from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the
V ancouver Public Library.
This m onth's m eeting will
com m em orate th e 65th birth
day of th e N ational Associa­
tion for the A dvancem ent of
Colored People.
Ms. Brazola Reddick, Social
W orker a t th e V eteran 's
A dm inistration H ospital, will
speak on “Civil R ights: Aims
and Goals". Mr. C over Axie,
Loan Officer for th e F arm er's
Home A dm inistration, will
discuss “Buying and Selling
Real E state". The NAACP
b irthday cake and coffee will
be serv ed .
The public is
cordially invited.
• W hile sc ie n c e d o e s n 't
know, in most rases, w hat
causes high blood p ressure,
it is known th at Black A m eri
cans suffer from this disease
d o c to rs call h y p e rte n s io n
tw ice as often as w hite
A m ericans.
W hen Blacks
develop high blood p ressure,
they usually do so a t an
earlier age and it is often
m o re d e a d ly an d m o re
severe.
I l can resu lt in
s tr o k e ( p a r tic u la r ly high
am ong Blacks) and h eart and
kidney failure. And it is a
m ajor risk factor in h eart
attack.
• N utrition plays a major
role in th e health of all
A m ericans.
But the diets
of m inority A m ericans
Blacks, the Spanish speaking
and th e poor
are, be
cause of ethnic ta ste s and
low economic statu s, confined
largely to foods high in
s a t u r a te d fa ts , c h o le s te ro l
and salt. T hese foods in the
diet can lead to hardening of
the a rte rie s (atherosclerosis!,
a m ajor cause of h eart attack
and stro k e. Yet, nutritional
counseling is still not avail
able to a large segm ent of
this population
• la n g u a g e b a rrie rs still
p rev en t many who read,
w rite or speak little or no
English from obtaining avail
able health services.
And
frequently, precious tim e is
lost in hospital adm itting
room s w hen language dif
ferences prevent quick and
accu rate comm unication.
• A lack of ad eq u ate tran s
p o rtation for those not living
n e a r h e a lth c e n te r s fre
quenlly p re v e n ts many from
benefiting fully from these
services.
H eart A ssociations through
out the country a re w orking
to overcom e these barriers.
By earm arking a m ajor por
tion of funds collected each
y ear to research, th e Ameri
can H eart A ssociation and its
affiliates and ch ap te rs are
try in g to solve the m ysteries
of high blood p ressu re and
o th er h e a rt and blood vessel
diseases. H eart A ssociations
in each comm unity devote an
averag e of 25 cents of every
dollar collected to lor*l re ­
search. And 57 p ercen t of all
money shared with AHA
finances on going research
program s.
Today, nearly 1,400 scien
tists, including many from
Education Center,
holds rummage sale
T h e B lack E d u c a tio n a l
C en ter is holding its first
g ia n t R u m m ag e S a le on
March 2nd at P ortland Com
m u n ity C o lleg e. C asc a d e
Gym nasium from 8:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. The 1974 Rum
mage Sale is th e kickoff fund
raising affair to provide re
sources needed for the B.E.C.
school to expand into a year
round, fully accredited edu
cational institution for chil­
d ren in th e com m unity.
T h ere will be a large
v ariety of new and nearly
new item s including furni
tu re, housew ares, applianres,
clothing and much, much
more. Hand sew n dashikis,
h a n d m a d e je w e lr y , books,
p o sters and stationery will
be featu red in a special Black
Boutique section.
S in ce 1970 th e B .E.C .
school has o p erated full tim e
during th e sum m er m onths
and on S atu rd ay s during the
reg u lar school year.
The
sch o o l e n jo y s w id e s p re a d
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s u p p o r t a n d a c tiv e con*
m unity p a rtiap atio n . In fact,
the sum m er*rt> gram w as so
successful, m em bers of the
organization w ere encouraged
to develop th e B.E.C. school
into a full time, certificated
teaching program .
This expansion, how ever,
will make the school a much
m ore expensive undertaking.
Your donations and rontribu
lions are greatly needed for
this project. The B.E.C. is a
non profit urbanization and
all contributions a re tax de­
ductable.
Do your part to m ake the
first B.E.C. Rum m age Sale a
success.
C hildren in the
N ortheast comm unity need
this school. Give some time,
recycle your in v en to ries and
come out to P ortland Com
m u n ity C o lleg e. C asc a d e
G ymnasium on M arch 2nd
and Save the Children!
For further inform ation,
contact the B.E.C. Bookstore
at 288 8971.
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Cobblers are a tradition­
al American dessert similar
to a deep-dish fruit pie.
Instead of the pastry crust,
however, cobblers are usu­
ally topped by a rich bis­
cuit dough.
The origin of the word
cobbler is unknown, but it
may have come from the
expression to “ cobble up,"
that is, to put together
quickly, since these desserts
are easy to make. Cobblers
can be made with any num­
ber of fruits, but Cherry
Cobbler
is a particular
favorite.
This easy modern-day
version of Cherry Cobbler
starts with canned red sour
pitted cherries, the syrup
from which is thickened
and flavored with -almond.
Topped with drop biscuits
made with skim milk and
Fleischmann’s Corn Oil Mar­
garine, this recipe is suitable
for low-saturated fat menus.
Although most vegetable oils
are beneficial in a low-satu­
rated fat diet, scientific
studies over a ten year period
show that none is more ef­
fective than corn oil in low­
ering blood cholesterol
Enjoy the old-fashioned
goodness of this delicious
Cherry Cobbler made with
modern ingredients geared
to good health.
CH ER R Y COBBLER
2 cans (1 pound 14-ounce
each J red sour pitted
cherries
1 cup firm ly packed
brown sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tap. almond extract
1 cup unsifted flour
Designed for low-saturated-fat diets is this Cherry Cobbler.
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Drop b,’ cu l,‘
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mi|k and corn
od niargarine,
1 tbsp. sugar
to boil; add almond extract.
2 tap baking powder
Keep warm
1/4 tsp. salt
Sift together flour, sugar,
3 tbsp. Fleischmann’s
baking powder and salt. Cut
Margarine
in margarine Add skim milk,
1/2 cup skim milk
stirring to moisten. Pour fruit
Drain fruit, reserving 1/2 mixture into 2 quart casse­
cup syrup. Combine brown role. Drop topping by spoon­
sugar, cornstarch and re­ fuls onto mixture. Bake at
served syrup; add fruit.Cook, 47 5°F . for 20 minutea, or
stirring, until mixture starts until done. Makes 6 servings.
m inority groups and o th ers
w orking w ith m inority com
m unities. are engaged in
AHA supported projects ru n ­
ning into the millions of
dollars.
T h ro u g h s c r e e n in g p ro
gram s. H eart A ssociations
are finding hidden hyp erten
sives. Follow up efforts are
made to get and keep them
under tre a tm e n t. F or while
th e re is as yet no cure for
high blood pressu re, it ran
easily be d etec ted and can be
controlled through d ru g and
diet therapy.
In one w estern rity , a
unique approach is tak en by
a hospital in a Black com
m unity.
M em bers of the
n u tr itio n a l s ta f f ro u tin e ly
purchase soul foods from
local re sta u ra n ts, evaluate
th eir sa tu ra te d fat, eholes
terol and salt content, and
then tell the chefs how to
p rep are the sam e dishes in
ways which will not sacrifice
taste, but will minimize the
harm ful ingredients in th eir
recipes.
T h ere is one factor which
affects the h eart health of all
A m e ric a n s, r e g a r d le s s of
ethnic or economic liack
ground:
heredity.
It has
been said is w hat his genes
make him. If one w ants to
know w hether he or his
children a re candidates for
h eart disease, the family
history provides a clue. The
AHA advises:
"If h eart attack or stro k e
or som e o th er form of h eart
disease was common am ong
your p aren ts, and grand
parents, b ro th ers and sisters,
uncles and aunts, th e re 's a
good chance you and your
children have inherited a
tendency tow ard th at di
sease.”
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You may not realise it,
but running out o f gas on the
highway is now a great deal
more than a nuisance, .it can
seriously affect your ability
to steer your car.
More than 85 percent of the
cars produced in the U.S. are
now
equip­
ped with pow­
er steering At
low speeds, if
the engine is
not
turning
f l " " ' r - »>»enng
• J t l * these cars is
almost as Kurd as turning
the front wheels of a cover­
ed wagon
In the old days, when a car
started sputtering and show
ing signs it was running out
o f gas, the normal thing to
do was to shift into neutral
and coast
Thia is no longer true,
because when you take the
car out of gear the engine
stops driving the power steer
ing unit, and you will be
steering manually.
If you are traveling more
than 25 miles an hour when
the engine quits, keep it in
gear and power steering will
continue to work. You'll lose
power steering at around 25,
ao before your speed gets
that low, steer to the aide
o f the road and up on the
shoulder, then use the brake
to atop before you have to
maneuver the wheel without
power steering
The beat way to avoid
this situation it to maintain
a well tuned engine and keep
plenty of gas in the tank.
Kandel creates patterns
¡Editor's note:
The fol­
lowing article ia reprinted by
permission of the editor ol
“Stich V Sew", a National
Home Sewing trade publics
tion.
The article was o ri­
ginally printed in the Sep­
tember, 1972 issue of Stitch
V Sew.|
" W h a t kind of p a t t e r n
could possibly be w orth tw o
dollars and a hair?" If you've
heard about the new m aster
p a tte rn s, you may have been
asking yourself th a t ques
tion, w ondering w hat any
p a tte rn could offer th a t would
justify a price of m ore than
double the seventy five cents
to a dollar you've been ac­
custom ed to paying.
A fter you know the story
behind th ese multi size pat
tern s, you may well feel th at
they a re w orth every penny
of the e x tra expense.
De
veloped by Kandel K nitting
Mills of P ortland. Oregon,
they w ere originally used to
m a n u f a c tu r e fine q u a lity
ready to w ear knits. More
and m ore they found a de­
m and in the home sew ing
field for knit fabrics and
fashionable designs. In late
1967, th e company took the
m ajor step ol converting
from th e ready to w ear
m arket to the supplying of
knit m aterials and profes
sional p a tte rn s for the seam
stress. They have available
a su p erb book of instruc
lions, brimful of th e pro
fessional techniques for sew
ing with knits and stretch
fabrics. The detailed direc
tions are so simplified th at
even an inexperienced seam
stre ss will be able to follow
them readily. The instruc
tio n s in c lu d e d w ith th e
m aster p a tte rn s are similarly
simplified.
A com plete range of sizes
is printed on each m aster
p a ttern , th erefo re it is only
necessary to buy one, even if
you have several people re
quring different sizes in the
chosen style.
T hese styles offer elegant
simplicity so well suited to
beautiful knits, the basic
designs allow you to create
(M-rsonalized styles through
your own ingenuity. As you
sew, variations can he made
with different lengths, styles,
sleeves and neckline changes.
O verlay p a tte rn s are avail
able, to be used with the
basic p a tte rn s to create col
lar, placket, and neckline
variations.
M aster p a tte rn s will prove
invaluable if you are not
blessed with perfect propor
tions. It is simplicity itself
to a d ju st each p a tte rn to
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kickin’ tbe M afia
up and down
die world and back.
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your own personal re q u ire ­
m ents.
The Omni M aster P an ts
p a tte rn includes peg leg,
stove pipe leg, full stra ig h t
leg, and Iwll bottom , making
it a com plete w ardrobe in
one package.
The double
b reasted ja rk e t can be m ade
up with rounded collars or
w ith tu rn ed bark, notched
lapels.
C hildren's pat, rn s
offer pullover and coat style
sw eaters, or to d d ler's outfits
with a choice of long or short
pants. The ladies' jum psuit
offers nearly endless varia
tions.
S leeveless or cap
sleeve, U neck, standup col
lar, straig h t or crew collar.
Mary Fees«- P a tte rn s may
be purchased direct from
Kandel K nits, 4834 N. In ter
s t a te , P o r tla n d , O reg o n
97217.
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Volunteer
(C ontinued from pg. I, col. 9)
M ultnom ah County; R obert
F ra n z an d M rs. A r th u r
P r ie s tly from C la c k a m a s
C ounty; C. Bruce W ard and
W ayne Kuni from W ashing
ton C ounty; Mitchell Bower
J r .. Richard Lines and Mrs.
Mary Ellen V aughann from
Clark C ounty. N om inees by
the Tri C ounty Community
Council are R obert A. Elliott,
Harold Saltzm an and Gary
P agenstecher.
Y outh R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
nom inated are Ben Berry J r.,
C arrie Sam m ons and Marc
Vouncher.
The public ia invited to the
m eeting and may purchase
tick ets ($6.00) by contacting
Ju n e Allen, 718 W est Burn
side S tre e t, P ortland, O regon
♦7209. Please contact Ju n e
Allen before F e b ru ary 20th.
Starng ROGER E. MOSLEY • WILIAM SMITH • MCHAEL FATAKI
Monday -- Friday - 7:15 p.m.
Saturday - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday - 2:45 p.m.
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