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Portland Observer
May 29, 1975
From behind the wall
by William Elliott
As I sit here in this cell
country. Black people are
of concrete and steel I take
again confronted with the
my pen in hand and try to
“ Key" term in capitalism,
relate on paper some pro
racism! They do nothing
found thought, some "right"
unless it is re p re ss.
combination of words that
Attitudes of the admini
will reach down into the
stration here when they are
very guts of people, to
confronted with Black peo
mobilize them toward tak
ple's demand and aspira
ing action against these
tions have become "stan
eoocentratioa ramps that
dard" policy."
are perpetuated and con
The stepped up oppres
structed in their names. As
sion of Black people in
I reach in desperation for
America stems d ire c tly
the "Key” to un lock their
from the economical plight
minds and hearts, I am
of this country. We are all
reminded that it has all
aware of the concept of last
been said before. George
hired and first fired which
Jackson. Attica. Malcom X.
leads to first in prison and
Martin Luther King. Angela
last out (if you are lucky).
Davis, Bobby Hutton. Eld
But in looking at prisons
ridge Cleaver. Jackson
have you not yet flashed on
State, the Four Little Black
the fact that prisons have
Girls in that church in
indeed progressed since
Alabama. To Black people
their creation? Progressed
oppression is nothing new
from a place of doing
Here at Oregon State Pern
sentence to a big business
tentary, which has been
that would put Ford motor
allergorized as the most
company to shame! People
“ progressive pen" in the
who scream about do away
with prison' are not taking
into consideration the num
ber of people whose liveli
hood is bound to the
existence of prison. Tax
payers are told of the out
rageous cost of keeping a
man or woman behind bars
but is that the truth?
Prisons are self automo
nus. our cloths are main
tained by convicts; the food
we eat is grown and raised
on farms maintained by
convicts; so where is all the
money that goes into prison
going?
Oh! I know, the
reh ab ilita tion programs,
right? But what is rehabi
litation? It is a term that I
find hard to come to grips
with.
An individual was
"habilitated?"
Were that
the truth there would be no
need of prisons for we
would "all" be happy and
well adjusted and sharing in
the fruits and wealth of
America, right? If we are
going to have programs
that are oriented toward
creating an environment
that is conductive toward
human development, this is
the concept of réhabilita
tion.
This is where you, com
munity, come in. for it is
you we will be living with
after our "debt" to society
is paid. It is also you who
will be replacing us in these
cells as the situation out
there gets worse if we don't
move now to deal with the
Lion in his den. We the
Black convicts of the or
ganization UHURU. here at
O.S.P., are striving to set
up lines of communication
with the community in
order to relate the "objec
tive" realities as we live
them day to day so as to
combat some of the "sub
jective" white wash that is
spouted by those who have
vested interest in these
slave labor camps.
Watch for
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"A salute to a re a business
w h o a re h e lp in g to m a k e
the to ta l A m erican D ream
come tru e ”
SWP candidate speaks
Willa Mae Reid will host
a Free Workshop at Port
land State University Edu
cational Center. Saturday.
Max Slat. 1975 at 11:00
a.m.
Willa Mae Reid, Socialist
Workers Party candidate
for Vice President of the
United States w ill host a
Political Science Workshop
at the P.S.U. Educational
Center. 2611 N.E. Union
Avenue.
A major afternoon topic
will be "Blacks in Govern
ment" and a special empha
sis will be placed on Ms.
Reid's campaign issues.
A question and answer
period will follow
Legislators host meet
Left to right: Mrs. Coretta King. Miss Bernice I. Sumlin.
National President of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Mrs.
Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and
Co-Chairperson, Advisory Council of the M.L. King Jr.
Birth Home, admire plaque awarded the sorority in
rememberence of their donation.
K ap p as sup port H om e
High on the agenda of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Atlanta
Conference on Reading Ex
perience, was the visit of
more than 300 members to
the birthplace of the late
Martin Luther King Jr.,
listed with the National
Register of Historic Places.
Miss Bernice I. Sumlin.
N a tio n a l P re s id e n t of
A.K.A., presented a $3.300
check to his widow, Mrs.
Coreta King, an honorary
A.K.A., for the continuing
upkeep and refurbishing of
the national shrine.
At a late reception given
by the King family for the
Sorority at famed Ebenezer
Baptist Church. Mrs. King,
in presenting a plaque to
the Sorority, said that.
“This generous gift added
to the $20,000 already given
by A.K.A. at their 1972
Denver Convention, was
the largest single contribu
tion to the birth home by
any organization." In re
sponse. Miss Sumlin stated
that. "It is a rare oppor
tunity for Alpha Kappa
Alpha to have the privilege
to honor the greatest moral
leader of our time and we
will continue to give finan
cial assistance to this won
derful venture."
The regular bi weekly
Legislative Report Break
fast, co-sponsored by Sena
tor Vern Cook, Represen
tative Glenn Otto and
R e p re s e n ta tiv e H a rve y
Akeson in cooperation with
the Gresham Chamber of
Commerce will be held from
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on
May 31st at the M A M
SURPLUS AUCTION
The City of Portland will
hold a public auction sale of
City-owned vehicles at 1131
S.E. Powell Blvd. at 10:00
a.m. on Saturday, June 7th.
The sale w ill feature
sedans, motorcycles, scoot
ers, fire trucks and other
vehicles, air compressors,
transformers and copper
wire.
Restaurant in Gresham. 137
N. Main. Special guests at
the meeting will be other
East County Legislators
Senator M ary Roberts,
Representative Drew Davis
and Representative Rick
Gustafson. The breakfast is
no host and the public is
invited. For further infor
mation call 665 8143.
FREE CAR W ASH
Lifespring will give free car
washes at the following
locations on Saturday. May
31st from 11:00 a.m. until
3:00 p.m.: the Mobil station
corner of NE Broadway and
Union: the Standard station
corner of SE 82nd Avenue
and Stark; the Mobil station
corner of Canyon Road and
Cedar Hills Blvd.
The Reason: Love
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POOL SALE
$100 off for a big splash.
2 0 x l 5 - f o o t oval p o o l p a c k a g e .
Day camp registration opens
The camp located thirty
five miles southeast of
Portland on the Molalla
River is open to all boys
seven thru Fourteen years
of age and has a capacity of
eighty boys a week. Camp
fee is $10.00 per week
which includes transports
tion and meals during the
overnight event held each
Day camp registrations
are now open for the
fifteenth season of camping
at Optimist Acres Boys
Camp operated by the Boys
Clubs of Portland Metro
politan Area, a United Way
Agency. This years season
of five one week sessions
will begin June 23rd and
run to July 25th.
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OB U N H ID GROCERY
A
day of each week the
campers stay on the
grounds overnight taking
part in campfire programs
and camping out.
Campers are housed in
cabins, teepees and a bunk
house depending on camp
ing experience. Each living
group has counselor super
vision.
The campgrounds of fifty
acres is provided by the
N.E. Optimist Club and
Crown Zellerbach Corpora
tion, which lease the pro
perty to the Boys' Clubs of
Portland.
The ramp is
accredited by the American
Camping Association and
affiliated with Boys' Clubs
of America.
Boys may sign up for
Thursday.
Applications and regi
stration is available at the
Columbia Boys' Club at
7602 N. Emerald Street, the
Pal Boys' Club at 9204 S.E.
Harold Street, and the
Sellwood Boys’ Club at 8210
S.E. 13th Street or by
phoning 775-1549
Supervised by trained
adult leaders and assisted
by College and High School
counselors, the activities of
the camp include swimming,
fishing, hiking, nature study
and conservation projects,
riflery, archery. Indian lore,
and crafts.
Buses leave the three
Boys' Club locations each
morning at 9:00 a.m. and
return at 5:00 p.m. Thurs
more than one session
according to Roy Ciappini,
Executive Director of the
Boys' Clubs. Ciappini also
noted that the campgrounds
are used on weekends
throughout the year by
Boys' Club groups and
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other community youth
groups by contacting the
Boys' Club office at 9204
S.E. Harold Street.
Again this year the ramp
will also give an oppor
tunity for Neighborhood
Youth Corps boys and
College Work Study stu
dents to gain job respon
sibility experience while
serving as junior counselors
in cooperation with the
Mayors' Summer 75 pro
gram.
Evers
h o n o red
I wo-col«»r s tr i p e d c o r r u g a te d
sleel for p rotection and b e a u ts
I n te r lo c k in g g a lv a n iz e d s te e l
fra m e 4 la d d e r w ith n on-skid
p l a s t i c s te p s V in y l lin e r
7700-gal cap Over-w all skimmer,
filler priced extra
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F a y e tte M is s is s ip p i
M ayor C ha rle s E vers
and ABC’/Dunhill recording
24-ft. round pool.
artist B.B. King will host
• 'o rru g a te d s id e w a ll lo r
the third annual "Missis
s tre n g th W in te riz e d lift
sippi Homecoming" in tri
er T h ru w a ll skim m e r
bute to slain civil rights
$I4'>9 41x15 fool oval pool,
leader Medgar Evers on
now. I ¡Iter extra ...$ 1 2 9 9
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Sunday June 1st, in Fayette
and Natchez.
Since 1973, the "Mississi
ppi Homecoming" has In
come an annual event in
Fayette and th is year 4 LBS. ISO-CLOR POWDER
RELAX ON WARDS
Mayor Charles Evers has Super fo rm u la does job ol
WATER LOUNGE
again invited Mississippians c h lo r in e and a lg a e c id c
B ed w h ile .m il f t z » q q
of all races and from all
b ilie W e b b in g o n
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walks of life to come to
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Fayette for a day of reunion
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and celebration.
According to Mayor
Evers, the Annual Affair is
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significant, since, “ it re
minds us old folks of the
/M O N T G O M E R Y
progress that has been
made on the racial, political
aqd economic fronts in the
last twelve years, and lets
our young people appreciate
the achievements of their
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own people. And, it really
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shows everybody
that
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