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□ County A lth o u g h the C o u n ty ’» .Program Analysis Research and Design IPAKD) program and its Training and Educa lion Department iTED ) pro gram have not been and w ill not be funded until July 1, 1974 if they are adopted by the Multnomah County Hoard of C om m issioners, the programs do have staff members and now have In terim Administrators. The appointments were made although supposedly a freeze on hiring exists. The commission and staff have avoided the freeze by "ju s ti fy in g ') em ergency h irin g ; however, requests lor these positions did not appear on the Agenda for the A pril 25th meeting. TED staff members learned about the appointment of t h e ir I n t e r im D ir e c t o r through a memo from Jack Chapman, assistant director of the Human Services De partment, who has acted as their supervisor. His inter office memo of A p ril 22nd reads: "C ircu m sta n ce s re q u ire that an interim adm inistrator be appointed for the TED Office. My own personal work load is simply too heavy to continue to attempt to ailminister the office. We have no immediate prospect of being able to appoint a TED Director in view of the hiring freeze that is pre dirted to last until July 1. We have recently derided to advertise the TED Director ship again to obviate the possibility of any criticism regarding the romprehen siveness of our recruitment effort. We have also decided PO RTLAND Volume I, No. W;}"? Portland. Oregon 1HE O N IT NEWSPAPER IN to assemble a selection com nittee lor the position. For hese, and other, reasons the ippointm enl of an interim administrator seems neces sary. “ I have appointed Jerry Vaughn, Volunteer Coordi nator, to the position until July 1 or until the TED Director is selected. During the next 2 ’/» months, he will devote about one half of his OBSERVER AN EO UAl OFFOSTUNITV EMPLOYES EHE WHOLE WIOE WORLD THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT Thursday, May 2, 1974 Nate Proby, chairman of the United M inority Workers (IJMW) was assured of the support of the Albina Minis terial Alliance, the NAACP. Portland Branch, and th i llrb a ri la-ague of Portland as he launches the UMW drive for employment in the con struction trades. With the advent of spring weather and large c o n s tru c tio n jobs getting underway, the UMW is again seeking employment for m inority workers in con struction and especially on those projects that in volve federal money. If contractors and unions are not more resjionsive in opening jobs and training positions fo r m in o ritie s , VMW plans a series of work stoppages th ro u g h mass demonstrations and court injunctions. If necessary a series of complaints and suits w ill be filed. Proby asked for and received the en dorsement and cooperation of the other leading Black or ganizalions Reverend John Jackson, chairm an, re p re s e n tin g A M A ; E llis Casson, President, for the NAACP, and George Rankin of the Urban League's Road Builder Program. The UMW has also been supported by Chicano and Indian groups throughout the state. Two m inority employees hired by the Compton Con struction Company and the R.L. Houck C o n stru ctio n Company for work on 1-5 28 miles north of Roseburg were denied public accomo dations by the El Camino Motel at Yoncalla. Oregon. Lloyd Hatfield. Indian, and Charles Thomas, Black, are employed as heavy equip ment operators on the $11 million highway project. Hatfield and Thomas were first denied accomodations by Mr. Hickman, manager o f the motel, on Saturday. A pril 28th. They returned to the motel with Nate Proby on Monday and were rented a room by Mrs. Hickman, in her husband's absence. They were asked to move by Mr. Hickman on Tuesday. Hick man said that although he has vacancies, he thinks the l()r per ropy office that meets the needs of the department, rather than the needs of some of its discrete programs. As de centralization proceeds, there w ill be an increasing demand for the kind of education and training that TED is de signed to provide We must continue our refinement of the organizational manual and the development of our internal processes to meet the needs of the service teams, supervisor's groups, quadrant management struc tures, and all others who must know about these new developments Wi have a substantial amount of "free" Blacks who were active in the drive to obtain the right to vote in the Deep South in the 1960's are returning to Alabama to warn the now enfranchised Black voters against support of George Wallace in his bid for a third term as Alabama governor. In Selma, where he was beaten to the ground by police during an attempted civil rights march, John Ia-wis told a gathering of Black citizens: “ I'm a little disturbed and a little disappointed that here in this community where some of us struggled, some of us went to jail, some of us were beaten. I'm a little upset that some of us tend to forget. "Too many (»eople have died. Too many people have suffered for us to sell our vote for 34) pieces of silver, for an op|wirtunity just to sit in the state capitol or visit the governor's mansion.” Ia-wis told the gathering at Green Street Baptist Church that Blacks all over the nation w ill be watching on May 7th "to see if you w ill destroy the dream that was won by blood." Ia-wis, who heads the V o te r Education P ro je c t, State sets utility credit rules New regulations, signifi cantly improving consumers protection in their day today dealings w ithin public u tility companies, have been issued by Oregon Public U tility Commissioner Richard Sabin. The regulations w ill re quire u tility companies, in some instances, to begin immediately changing certain customer service policies. The rules, which also in corporate changes enacted by the 1973 legislature, take effect June 1st. They are the first full revision of u tility rules and regulations since 1968. Highlights of the new rules include the re q u ire m e n ts that: Establishing C redit A customer may establish satisfactory credit for u tility service if he owns a 20 percent in te re s t in the premises served, if the con sumer has been a customer of the u tility for a similar type service for tw o years. <a Longer-term Financing for Home Improvements Now Is the time to plan remodeling projects for more convenience and recreation at home Even major appliances can be Included with up to 16 years to repay at the Ben) Franklin M ake your plans, get estimates, then visit any of our offices Block B Decker Power tool wtven you obtain a Home improvemenl Loan o4 St0 0 0 or more Benj.(O Franklin • .IAH aeea Horna Olilo«: Franklin Bide., Portland, Oregon #7204 I H Hazon, Prws - 29 Omens - Phono 24A-I2M with no disconnect history nor mor«- than two dt-lin quent payments during the preceding 12 months, if the applicant furnishes a satis factory guarantor, or if the applicant makes a cash de posit not to exceed two months estimated billing; Effective July 1, 1974, each u tility shall pay 6 per cent interest per year on deposits; The u tility shall auto m a tica lly refund deposits plus arrrued interest upon discontinuance of the serviee, or after twelve consecutive billings without having more "ban two delinquent pay ments; Eisronnertion and ion of Service Restora Five days w ritten notice must be given by the u tility company before service can hr- disconnected for delin quent payment of bills and w ritten notire must include notification that the cus tomer can appeal the dis connection to the PUC; S ervice d is c o n tin u a n c e shall not be made on a day before a weekend or holiday or on a weekend or holiday without the prior consent of the PUC; Telephone Service Standards No telephone u tility eni ployee shall enter the rest dence of a rustomer without proper authorization; Telephone utilities must attempt to meet standards of service to include insuring that average busy hour call attempts rereive a dial tom w ithin three seconds, that IPlease turn to pg. 6, col. D i went to Alabama with a number of other civil rights leaders who are disturbed by rumors that a substantial number of Blacks w ill vote for Wallace. Among those acrompanving Lewis were Georgia State Representative Julian Bond; Reverend Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian la-adership Coun cil; and Leon Hall, education specialist for the Southern Regional Council. As G ove rn o r, W allace barred the door of the Uni versity of Alabama to Black students and stood by a: civil rights workers were murdered, beaten and jailed across the state as they struggled for the right to vote, desegregated accom modations and employment. Some of the bloodiest attacks on demonstrators by police occured in Selma and Rir minghan. but Wallace re fused to use the powers of the state to protect them. The bloodshed in Selma ended only after President Johnson nationalized the National-Guard and called in federal troops. Voter regis tration was not allowed by Wallace until federal regis trars were sent into the state to register Blacks. In Tuskegee, the scene of several civil rights .demon strations in the 1964)'.», Black mayor Johnny Ford has an nouneed that he w ill vote for Wallace. He gives as his reason the fact that the governor rontrols the re sources that his community needs. The state's only Black probale judge. William M. Branch, has said Wallace "w ill be good for the state and good for the nation, too." Notice A story in last week's paper stated that Carolyn Scott, Portland's new Miss Black Teenager, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Noble, Jr. Carolyn is the daughter of H R. Scott. She lives with Mr. and Mrs. Noble, who are her aunt and uncle. "We a re c o n te m p la tin g the m ove o f some T E D s ta ll to D E I.H G ir ls II in th e fu tu n unless we have some "break th r o u g h ’ in re g a rd to sc c u rin g a com m on lo ca tio n for PARD. TE D F IS P E R and DUS a d m in is tra to rs . In e ith e r case, m any o f you w ilt in- m oved to a lo ca tio n w ith o th e r TED pe rso n n e l in o rd e r to achieve cohesive ness W ith in th e o ffice and m ore fre q u e n t c o n ta ct w ith P A R D . F IS P E R and o th e r ce n tra l D ilS s ta ff J e rry has agreed not to apply lo r the T E D D ir e c to r s position in o rd e r to a v o id any c ritic is m th a t th is a p p o in t nient gives him an " in s u le track on th a t |M*sition.” i he P A R D s ta ff w , re ill form ed on A p r il 25th o f the appointm e n t of M ike A d le r, w ho is a sa n ita ria n w ith the H e a lth D e p a rtm e n t: t irc u m st a n cc s r e q u ir e th a t an ín te rin , a d m in is tra to r be appointed lo r the P A R D o lin e Mv own p e rsonal w o rk load is s im p ly to o he.tv V lo r mi to it te m p t to c o n tin u i .nini sti rin g the iPlease tu rn Io pg t. col II rni-ii should st.iv in Roseburg, which is 28 nules away. The U n it e d M in o r it y W o rk e rs hav< file d a com p la in t w ith th e E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro te c tio n Agency against Jt-li-o C o n s tru c tio n Company o f I la h J e lc o is th e p rim e c o n tra c to r lo r the D u rh a m sew age p r o je c t being b u ilt by the U n ifie d S e w e ra g e A g e n cy o f Wash ington County. The complaint was filed on behalf of Roy T Mivake. w h o applied lor work as a truck driver at the project on April 26th. He wa- employed one day, and on his second day was terminated with the ex pianation that he did riot have enough experience. Mi vaki drove 35 foot and 10 foot semi-trailer rigs for Publisher Paper Company for tw o years, drove dump trucks for Willamette Hi Grade for 1 year; and drove fo r N ew berg Sand and Gravel for three years. He has been a member of the teamsters union for four years. PMSC organizes housing T h e P o rtla n d M e tro p o lita n S te e rin g C o m m itti-c h .i* an nounced th e fo rm a tio n o f th e P o rtla n d H o u sin g D e v e lo p m erit C o rp o ra tio n . T h e Non I ’ r o fit C or,» o ra tio n, in co r (»orated w ith the S ta te De p a rtm e n t o f C om m erce A p r il 4. 1974. w ill m ob ilize and conibine p u b lic and p riv a te resources to p ro v id e housing on a non p r o fit basis fo r low incom e people and to p ro m ote th e d e v e lo p m e n t of im p ro v e d housing c o n d itio n s for low incom e (icople. A 15-mvnibcr Board of Directors, representing the business, professional and financial community and low income persons, will govern the Corporations's affairs. Officers of the Board are: Mrs. Bettie lx»u Overton. President; Mike Henniger. Vice President; Theodore Ereeman. Treasurer; Ms. Jan iPlease turn to page 5 col. 6> N e x t S u n d a y, M ay 5th, w ill be O pen House D a y a t S t. A n d re w School. 4919 N .E . 9 th S tre e t. S tu d e n ts and teachers w ill welcom e p a re n ts , frie n d s , and m em b e rs o f the c o m m u n ity to see th e ir school and the w o rk th e y are d o in g . S is te r M ary G race is p ic tu re d m t h e new re a d in g lab a t th e school. S t. .A ndrew s School has grades 1 8. I t is sponsored by St. .Andrew s C a th o lic C h u rch . In a d d itio n to th e e le m e n ta ry school, th e re is an a d u lt n ig h t school. R e g is tra tio n fo r n e xt school y e a r w ill ta k e place May 6 10 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m . in th e school office. Court says pay pregnant women Rumors give Wallace Black vote time to devote to these challenges in the months ahead, and we must make the iw-st possible use of this opportunity while we have it PEOPLE UMW begins spring drive Edwin C. (Bill) Berry, who was the firs t director of the Urban la*ague of Portland, w ill speak on "Astute Political Action: Positive Progress for M inorities’" at the Urban la-ague's 29th Annual Meeting. The dinner meeting w ill be held on May 17th at the Sheraton Motor Inn. time to his role fmore if necessary). “ I have asked Jerry to administer the affairs of the office rather than assume the broader role of being the director of the office. I am asking each of you to con suler him as your supers isor during this interim period. This move w ill allow us to continue our progress toward the development of a TED U.S. D istrict Court Judge Otto R. Skopil ruled A pril 25th that a school board may not deny sick leave benefits to a teacher lor childbirth. He held this to be an unfair labor practice under Title V II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and invidious discrimi nation on the basis of sex in violation of the Equal Pro tection Clause of the Four teenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Ruling on a case brought by the American C ivil Liber ties Union of Oregon on behalf of Barbara Hutchison, a teacher at W'aluga Junior High School in l,ake Oswego, against the members of the school board. Judge Skopil held that the “ distinction between c h ild b irth caused disabilities and other medical disabilities is a rb itra ry and irrational," that it "serves no legitimate interest of the Board," and that it "penalizes the female teacher for as serting her right to bear children." He enjoined de fendants from refusing to grant sick leave for preg nancy related disabilities. The members of the Board were ordered to grant Ms. Hutchison sick leave benefits i $339 in lost wages for the 15' i days she was absent in January and February, 19731 and to reimburse her for court costs and attorneys fees. The school board had relied upon legal advice from the State Department of Education that m aternity is not an "illness or in ju ry" for which the school district Goldschmidt dedicates Boys Club facility property is a former football Bovs' Club of Portland field, now a playground. Metropolitan Area w ill com Construction was started plete another stage of de in September of 1973, ac velopment when a new cording to Roy J. Ciappini, ■$65,tMX) addition to Columbia executive director of the Boys' Club. 764)2 N. Emerald local Boys' Clubs, with a Street, is dedicated by Mayor capital fund drive to buy the Nell Goldschmidt Monday, property held in 1970 by May 6th. at 1:00 p.m. Open Boys' Clubs officials. In house w ill follow until 43:00 1971, the old North Catholic p.m. High School (partially de Tours of the new facility stroyed by fire l was pur w ill he conducted after the chased, and the Columbia dedication until 2:00 p.m. by Bovs' Club was moved from staff members, and from 2:00 N. Hereford Street, using p.m. to 8:00 p.m. by Boys" the existing building at 7602 Club members. N. Emerald Street. Of the total cost, $15,000 Ted Asbahr, chairman of has actually been spent by the building committee, has the local Bovs’ Clubs for con been contractor for the struction. with $50,000 being building. .Architect was donated in services, building Robert J. Koch. Both men materials and other rontribu donated their services. tions, according to Forrest Donations were also made Berg and John Rian, dedica by labor unions, contractors, tion cochairinen. suppliers, apprentices and The 4.400 sq. ft. addition many others. include# a new lobby, office, In 1973. Columbia Boys' check room, younger boys' Club had 800 members, game room, kitchen and according to Ken Thompson, locker room. It w ill adjoin director, and is the second two existing buildings that largest of the three Portland area Boys' Clubs. Member include a gymnasium and a ship is open to all boys 7 to tw o story classroom building 18, with an annual fee of $2. •hat has been converted to Refreshments of coffee, lib ra r y , vocational shops, punch and cookies (courtesy photography darkroom, club of Rian's Restaurants) w ill be rooms, counseling offices, served at the open house. older boys' lounge and meet ing room. Included on the The public is invited. grants sick leave. The court found that, even though pregnancy is a condition limited to women and is usually voluntary, it is not substantially different from other temporary disabilities for which sick leave benefits are granted. The school board's regulation "penalizes the female school teacher for being a woman and must be condemned on that ground." Skopil said. He added. "The classification also discrimi vales because it requires the p laintiff to choose between employment and pregnancy." According to Carol Hewitt. ACLU cooperating attorney who handled the case, the ruling is applicable to all state and local governmental employers in Oregon and to private employers w ith fif teen or more employees, as well as to school districts. Stevie Remington, Execu tive D irector of the ACLU of Oregon, said she was sending a copy of the opinion to the State Superintendent of Edu cation w ith a suggestion that he immediately notify all school districts in the state of their legal obligations in respect to maternity leaves. PUTEP trains teachers for minority students T h e P o rtla n d U rb a n Teacher Education Project, now in its fifth year, is a federally funded program d e sig n i li to recruit, train and certificate individuals who can work effectively with disadvantaged children in the middle and high schools. The program accepts adults who hold college degrees but do not have teaching c e rtifi cates; those who are w ithin 34) credit hours of receiving a degree; or those who hold a secondary c e rtific a te and wish to gain an elementary certificate. The aim of the program is to bring more Blacks and m inority people into teaching. The program is based at Adams High School and is directed by Dick W ithy combe. Interns are placed in the high schools and middle schools of the P o rtla n d School D istrict, where they teach w ith supervision. Course work totalling 48 credits is offered by Oregon State University, but the classes are given at Adams Interns w ho complete t he course work and the training are eligible for certification by the state. Those who do not have de g re e s can them th ro u g h 4)regon U n iv e rs ity . »btain State lierause of the extreme shortage of Black teachers in School D istrict XI. Black applicants are given first p rio r ity by P U T E P . Second preference is given to in dividual* who wish to teach in the middle school or upper elementary grades in Oregon. The Portland Public Schools do not guarantee employ ment, but placement depends on the needs of the district. Of the 81 [»ersons who have completed the PUTEP pro gram, 29 are now employed by the d istrict. 21 as class room teachers. Of these, 20 are Black. Graduates of the first PUTEP class w ho are now mployed by the Portland Public Schools are: Alcena Boozer, Leroy Pat ton, Elaine Rhine. H arriett Taylor. Ixvis Washington, W illia m W oodson. The second class included: Kay B la ckb u rn. B illie F ra z ie r, L e la F ra z ie r, Audrey Haynes, Ernest H ill and Leon Johnson. The third PUTEP group (Please turn to pg. 3, col. 3) Education helps Jim Spears, the only Black •member of the Beaverton Police Department, came to the department well qualified both in experience and in education. Before going to the Beav erton department. Spears was employed by the Marin, California S heriffs Depart ment and served four years in the M ilitary A ir Police. Spears is w ithin six credit hours of achieving an Assoc iate o f A rts degree in law enforcement. He has at tended Police Academies in Oregon and in California. In addition to courses leading to the A A degree at Portland Commuitv College, he has completed courses in Narcot ics Education and Criminal Investigation. Officer Spears believes formal education, as well as practical experience and a concern for people, is impor tant in law enforcement. Attorney John Toran lle fl) discusses the issues with campaign co-chairman Ron Buel. Toran is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination to Oregon Senate d istrict 9. I
