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Portland Observer
Thursday. September 18. 1975
HUD seeks home repair applications
Applications are being
sought by the Portland
Area Office of the United
S ta t e s D e p a r tm e n t of
Housing and Urban De
velopment from local agen
cies of government wishing
to take part in a new
subsidized housing pro
gram.
The program, the
recently added Section 8 of
the Housing and Commu
mty Development Act of
1974, proposes to subsidize
100 units of existing, stan
dard housing for occupancy
by low income families and
e ld e r ly in C lack am as
County. Oregon
Director Bussell H. Daw
son of the Portland Area
Office has sent requests to
the Local Housing Autho
rity and units of general
purpose government in the
area asking for applications
for HUD assistance under
the new program.
The Section 8 portion of
the 1974 Act replaces other
forms of Federal Assistance
for low income rental hous
ing Where the assistance
ia to be used to subsidize
tenants in existing, stan
dard housing, the successful
applicant will be offered a
contract assuring adequate
financial assistance to en
able prospective tenants of
low income to rent good
housing at a rental within
their means.
After the contract is
executed. the successful
local agency will accept
applications from prosper
live, low income tenants
and issue certificates of
eligibility. Holders of the
certificates of eligibility will
he able to seek housing
throughout the area under
the principle of Freedom of
Choice.
Agencies interested in
applying should communi
cate with: The Portland
Area Office. Department of
Housing and Urban De
velopm ent, Third Floor,
Cascade Building, 52« S.W
Sixth Avenue, Portland.
Oregon 972114
Elderly receive legislation information
Augustine Andrews, eighteen, of Plymouth. Massachu
setts and Anthony Amado, thirteen, of Portland. Oregon
(who was visiting relatives in Plymouth» help in the
excavation of the Parting Ways Settelment Protect of the
Plymouth Bicentennial Advisory Committee on Black
History and Culture. Incorporated. The site is one of the
earliest freed Black settlements in the United States.
Students excavate historic Black settlement
An archaeological exca
vation under the direction
of Dr. James Deetz, Pro­
fessor of Anthropology at
Brown University. Provi
dence. Rhode Island and
Assistant Director of Pli
moth Plantation, Plymouth.
M assachusetts, has un
covered historical evidence
of an early, freed Black
settlement, once known as
New Guinea.
Dr. Deetz
began excavations at the
request of the Plymouth
B ic e n te n n ia l A d v iso ry
Committee on Black History
and Culture. Incorporated,
as part of an historical
evaluation the Committee
has undertaken to show the
validity of the settlement,
whose existence has long
been suspected by area
residents.
The Advisory Committee,
under the leadership of its
president, Marjorie Ander
son. had petitioned the
Town of Plymouth to set
aside fifteen of what was
left of an orginal grant of
ninety four acres of land on
which the settlement is
located, for educational and
c o m m e m o r a t iv e
pur
poses, during and beyond
the Bicentennial. On April
7th, 1975. the Town of
Plymouth, after three years
of effort by the Committee,
voted unanimously, at its
Town Meeting, to set aside
the fifteen acres which
include the gravesite and
foundations of the homes of
the men who were granted
the ninety four acres for
their service in the Ameri
can Revolution. The men,
who were slaves, received
their freedom at that time.
The names of these men
were Cato Howe, (Bunker
Hiff Battlf» Prince Go»«iwtn
or Williams, Plato Turner
and Quamany (last name
still to be determined».
Marjorie Anderson has
been appointed to the
Plymouth and Massachu
setts Bicentennial Commis
Seniors visit Alaska
A group of seventy four
senior citizens from the
W oodm ere E lem en ta r y
School Community School
Program will leave Tues
day. September 30th for a
ten day trip to Alaska by
inland waterways.
The group will travel by
bus to Prince George,
British Columbia and from
there go by boat through
the inland waterway to
Skagway, Alaska. The re­
turn will schedule their
arrival in Portland Thurs
day, October 9th
9th.
Mrs. Evelyn Harriman,
coordinator of the commu
nity schools program at the
school, said the Woodmere
Seniors Club has been
traveling for a couple of
years now and has visited
places such as the Shakes­
pearean festival at Ashland.
Rogue River Cruise. Vic­
toria. B.C. and the World's
Fair at Spokane.
Mrs.
Harriman said the group
would like to visit Hawaii
next year.
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sions in support of the
project.
The Advisory
Committee plans to raise
enough funds to erect a
memorial complex com
memorating the presence
Plymouth Bicentennial Ad
visory Committee" on Black
History and Culture. Incor
porated.
Of the Black man in the
American Revolution, as
well as the contributions
made by the Black Ameri
can in the building and
shaping of America.
The
Committee hopes to replace
the name Parting Ways
with that of the settle
ment's original name of
New Guinea.
Dick Gregory, now a
Plymouth resident, visited
the excavation and after
examining the artifacts un
covered (some suspected of
having African origin)
stated that Parting Ways
was the most important
Bicentennial project going
on in the nation and
pledged active support,
adding, "We're finally get
ting our piece of the ink."
His dauther Lynn is an
active volunteer at the site
which is being excavated by
community youths between
the ages of eight and
eighteen years. Black and
white, and mostly volun
teers.
(No one involved
with the project is paid
except for six Summer
Youth E xperience stu
dents. I
Vernon K. Sport. Presi­
dent of the New England
Conference of NAACP
chapters, also visited the
site, bringing the New
England Conference's en­
dorsement of the Project.
The Parting Ways Project
has also been endorsed by
the Massachusetts Black
Caucus of the House of
Representatives, the Gov
ernor's Office on Minority
Affairs, and the Massachu
setts Ecumenical Commis
sion.
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Students expelled or sus
pended from public high
schools, or who have drop
ped out of school, still have
a chance for education.
The Albina Youth Op
portunity School, in its
eighth year of service to
teenagers of the Portland
metropolitan area, is now
accepting applications for
the fall term, according to
Director Rance Spruill.
Students may choose to
attend either morning or
j A 3-d & M of'tvcr St P o 'ilo n d O regon
lo k e E ievo’ov to 2nd flo o r
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Phone: 2 2 8 -7 5 4 5
Aging, and Representative
Ralph Groener, House
Chairman. Special Commit
tee on Aging Other know
ledgeahle persons will dis
cuss changes in the law as
well as new laws and their
effects on the elderly in the
state Areas for discussion
are inheritance taxes,
homemakers, home health
rare, penalties for violation
of nursing home regula
tion*. hearing aids, subati
tutions will he made on two
pieces of federal legislation.
namely. Title XX of the
Social Security Act, by
Lucille Pugh of the State
Department of Human Re
sources, and the most
recently adopted Direct
Payment Program for So
rial Security recipients, by
Conrad Rosing of the U.S.
National Bank
For further information
about the program, please
contact the City County
Commission on Aging at
248 3960
PUC studies rates for low income persons
Public Utility Commis
sioner Charles Davis has
begun an investigation into
the possibility of providing
lower utility rates for per
sons on fixed and low
incomes.
Ivan Lewi* Gold. Deputy
Commissioner, will head the
PUC staff study.
"The investigation will
determ ine w hether the
Public Utility Commissioner
has authority to require
utility companies to provide
lower rates, and if so, how
it should be accomplished.”
Gold explained
"Only if such rates would
effect the desired end
without im posing upon
others an unacceptable bur
den. should such rates be
ordered." Gold continued
The investigation will in
volve rates of all four
privately owned utility
com panies operating in
Oregon, and all three na
tural gas companies. The
companies will participate
in the investigation
Interested persons are
urged to contact the Public
U tility C o m m issio n e r
Those who have been in
vited to participate include
staff from the legislative
joint interim committee on
Trade and Economic De
velopment and staff from
the Department of Energy,
v a rio u s se n io r c itiz e n
groups, other non regulated
utility companies and per
sons who have appeared in
previous rate cases
Statewide hearings are
being planned for the study
early in October
Pre hearing conferences
have been scheduled The
first will be on Tuesday,
September 18th. at 10:00
a m. in Hearing Room "D"
of the laibor and Industries
Building in Salem, at which
all interested parties will
discuss the issues lo I h - in
vestigated and agree upon
schedules and procedures.
Dates and places (or public
hearings will lie established
at a later date
Sheriff conducts monthly People's Day
Sheriff Lee P. Brown
announced that on Satur
day. September 20th. 1975
from 10:044 am
to
| (XI
p.m., he will conduct this
month's Sheriff s People's
Day.
The Sheriff will be avail
able to talk to anyone about
any subject that concerns
the Sheriffs Office.
The
Sheriff welcomes all citizen
inquiries or su ggestion s
concerning the department.
These informal conferences
will hopefully result in a
mutual understanding of
common problems and solu
tions.
No appointment is neees
sary to see the Sheriff on
this day at Neighborhood
Police Team »4 Storefront,
David Douglas Administra
tion Building. 2900 S E .
122nd. Portland (basementI
I his is a new location
from previous meetings
Citizens may be interested
in observing the location of
one of the NeighborhiMid
Police Team storefronts
afternoon cla sses, says
Spruill, and full scholarships
are available for most
students.
Courses offered include
English. Social Studies.
Math and Career Education,
and credits earned are
transferrable anywhere in
the world.
Interested persons should
inquire at the Opportunity
School, located at 3710
North Mississippi Avenue,
or telephone 288 5813.
Bang Bang markets
new all purpose cleaner
e
New at Safeway Stores, a
new all purpose cleanser.
Miracle Mix, a cleaning
product with organic biode
gradable ingredients that
are revolutionizing the
cleansing products industry,
the greatest breakthrough
since the invention of soap.
Miracle Mix claims to be
safe to clean anything from
A to Z, if it is safe with
water for shampooing hair
or washing the baby to
removing tar and grease
from the car and burned
animal fat from the oven
and broiler.
Miracle Mix is highly
concentrated, and an eight
ounce bottle will make
many, many gallons of
excellent all purpose clean
ser. Miracle Mix contains
no harsh alkalies, is non
caustic, no harmful petro
leum solvents or odors.
It also has a comparable
PH factor to the skin.
Miracle Mix is non toxic and
will not burn the most
delicate skin or smart the
eyes, according to the
m a n u f a c t u r e r , J im m y
Bang Bang Walker Youth
Foundation.
Peggy Joseph
D R . JEFFREY B R A D Y , D E N T IS T
SEMI ER BUILDING
oral Employees. American
Association of Retired Per
sons, and the National
Retired Teachers Assorts
tion.
The program is free of
charge to the public. The
program will be opened by
Commissioner Charles Jor
dan. who will make the
introductory remarks, and
will include presentations
by State Legislators Sena
tor Loyal laing, Vice Chair
man. Special Committee on
AYOS accepts students
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Legislative education for
the elderly and those who
provide services is the
object of a program to bo
offered September 18th,
1975 at the Multnomah
County Public Library Au
ditorium. 801 S.W. Tenth
Avenue, during the hours of
10:00 and 12:00 Noon.
The forum is sponsored
hv the City County Com
mission on Aging, U.S.
National Hank. National
Association of Retired Keil
39.33 N .E. Union
For all area* of
Life Insurance
Family Financial Planning
Health Insurance and
Group Insurance
282 368«
On February 15. one of our Personal Service Representatives. Sharon
Lillard. approved S personal checks, opened 5 new Only Accounts,
turned three passbooks into savings certificates, and helped one lost
puppy find his owner.
There’s a PSR like Sharon inside every branch of U.S. Bank.
Exclusively. Because we think money is awfully important. But it isn’t
everything.
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