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Portland Observer
Thursday. October 30. 1975
A struggle for Human Dignity
T ri Met's Board of Directors will meet
at Gresham’s City Hall Council Chambers
on Monday. November 3rd. at 10:00 a m
Included on the agenda are a public
hearing and consideration of the Supple
mental Budget for Fiscal Year 1975 76
The ordinance providing that the
proposed $10 motor vehicle registration
tax may be applied against the purchase
of a monthly pass will be read for the
second time and voted upon
by M artha Aadersoa
Longview. Washington was not an
easy town to live in bark in 1923 when
Victoria Freeman went there with her
first husband, W illie H. Smith and their
two sons. Oliver and Calvin. The white
population at that time was made up
mostly of Southerners and their children
did not like the idea of little Black
boys going to school with them. The
boys w ere follo w ed, taunted and
threatened. The Black population was
confined to ten two room shacks
between Florida and Eighth Avenue.
The only jobs available for men were
as janitors or railroad workers; for
women it was the usual housework It
was not easy for the family, but. Mrs.
Freeman, the oldest of thirteen child
ren had known adversity in her home
town of Jeanerette, Louisiana.
After
Mr. Smith's passing in 1966. she
married James E. Freeman and three
daughters. Audrey Woods. Ruby West
and the late Inez Guienz were born.
Time began to change things and one
daughter was employed as a bookkeeper
in the Helen Davis Shop.
That was
twenty years ago and the old prejudice
still lingered, forcing the girl to work in
a back room because some patrons did
not like seeing her in the office in the
front.
Meanwhile. Victoria Freeman
held her family together, made friends
with everyone and kept climbing.
In 1970 she was named Washington
State M other of the Year.
She was
chairman in 1956 of the Women's Study
Club that won $6.500 in prizes from
Sears Foundation's Neighborhood Im
provement contest.
This sum was
presented to the city to aid in opening
the park now known as Clearview. She
is a member of the Longview Kelso
Altrusa Club; past president of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union;
and a member of the National Associa
tion of Colored Women's and Grand
mothers Club. Recently the Longview
Daily News paid tribute to her as a
“much-loved” person in the community.
Victoria Freeman has lived to see a
few changes come to Longview. Black
women now work in the local hospitals.
One works for the Lower Columbia
College radio station and one works for
\H»M« .( UH
As long as the unemployment rate
remains high, benefits should be easy to
maintain with a minimum of hassle. The
employment counselors know that there
are very few jobs, so they don't expect
miracles.
Unemployment benefits are based on
the amount you earned in a previous
one-year base period. The Employment
Division divides the year into four
calendar quarters: January, February,
and March are in the first quarter; April.
May and June in the second; etc. The
base period is controlled by the date you
apply for benefits.not by the date you
become unemployed. When you apply,
the Employment Division will consider
your base period to be the first four
quarters of the last five completed
calendar quarters. The amount you get is
equal to 1.5 per cent of the total wages
paid to you in your base year period. This
system penalizes people who work for
less than a yar as well as those whose
income has been steadily rising because it
discounts any earnings in the last
quarter I f you had a high paying job this
spring and were laid off in July, and if you
anticipate being on unemployment for a
long time, you would be better off waiting
until October to apply because your
weekly benefits would be higher Once
you have applied, you cannot change your
base period.
The Employment Division will contact
your most recent employer. I f you are
found to have left work without good
cause or to have been fired for
misconduct, your benefits will be delay
ed. but you will become eligible after
your disqualification period is over. Your
R a ilro a d e rs m e e t
The Railroad Senior Citizens Associa
tion held its annual banquet last Friday
evening at M att Dishman Center Ap
proxunately 2(H) persons heard D.E.
Erickson from the Railroad Retirement
Board s,ieak A program was presented
by Stanton Duke. M attie Spears and Mrs
Mundy.
The six part Special Trans,Mirtation
Program will be discussed and also a
resolution authorizing application for
continuation of Carpool for calendar year
1976
Opportunity is provided for public
comment Iwfore the Board acts on any
agenda item A public forum at the end of
the meeting allows for public statements
on matters which are not on the agenda
CATALOG OVERSTOCK SALE
Shop Wards Bargain Centers
18%-71%off
REG. 4.88, FARM GAME
Sears
Ruby West, one of Mrs.
Freeman's daughters, has been with
Pacific Northwest Bell for almost nine
years
She was the first Black to be
employed in anything other than house
work.
Oliver E. Smith of Portland, one of
Mrs. Freeman's two sons by her first
marriage, is a well known figure around
the Capitol where he served as legisla
live aide for twelve years. A widower
now. Oliver has two sons. Oliver. Jr. lives
in Gresham and Calvin is employed by
K ^ A C in Seattle.
M r Smith says
resentment remains over the injustice
he received as a child.
"That all
happened when we were very young.
Mv mother created a close knit family
and we were so busy there was no time
to dwell on such things. My brother,
Calvin now operates a shoe repair store
in Salem. Thanks, to our mother we’ve
all had a busy life filled with lots of
love."
maximum benefit amount will remain
unchanged.
Good cause for quitting includes
leaving work because your job was
injurious to your health lyou will need
medical proof or leaving work to be
married or because of obligations created
by marriage or domestic duties. If you
quit becaus you were being required to
work at jobs outside your ability or
qualifications or because you had to work
under conditions substantially less favor
able than the prevailing conditions for
like work in the area, then you should try
and fight for a determination that you
had good caus to leave your work. You
may have to go to a hearing to do this.
Misconduct usually must involve an
intentional neglec of duty. Lateness or
absences are not misconduct unless
repeated and unexcused. If the employ
er's rules are found to be unreasonable,
then insubordination cannot be consider
ed misconduct if they are proven to be
mistakes made in a" situation which
required skills beyond your ability and
these skills were not ordinarily required
in your position.
Remember that to keep getting
Animals move down path with mag
netic guide through haystack, under
trap, into barn For ages 3 and up.
of the Colum bia W illam ette
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REG. 25.99, 5-PC. WOOD TRAIN
Wixxl train engine, gondola, dump
car and lb pieces of track It's big
enough to haul blocks' Kids love it'
1997
5.99, TODDLER WITH OUTFITS
Pint-size 8" patriot wears colonial
dress with cap A apron, has 5 more
outfits' She moves' /\ real value'
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REG. 8.99, PEANUTS GANG
Push buttons. Peanuts gang appears'
Includes Charlie’s home, wagons,
even Snoopy’s doghouse'
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LOUNGING PJ.’S
unemployment benefits you must be
looking for work and reporting to the
unemployment office every week. If the
Employment Division desides that you
have refused an offer of suitable work,
you could lose all or part of your benefits.
But you can refuse work that is not
suitable.
Remember that you have a right to
refuse a job that is inappropriate to your
training or skill and that has lower wages
or longer lor shorter) hours than is
customary to your occupation. When you
register for work, you should be very
specific about the skills you possess and
the kinds of jobs that you are looking for.
Here is the basic information. Remem
ber that individual rases are frequently
more complex than ran be covered in
this short summary . W elfare regulations
fill volumes, citing numerous exceptions
and special rases.
The data in this
article has been prepared by workers at
Multnomah County Legal Aid Service.
For more information please call the
Welfare Hotline. Monday through Fri
day. 1:00 to 5:00, 282 5512.
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out on the town' Wide
leg navy pants, with top
of vibrant pinks, orang
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SHEER PANELS IN 41” W IDTH
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colors An attractive accent
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RECIPROCATING
2-SPEED SAW KIT
SEPARATELY
Cuts wood. metal, plas
tic! '/> HP Weighs 5
lbs. Includes 5 blades.
IG IIT W E IG H T
NYLON TURTLENECK
4 9 7
Floral print in colonial
style with maple trim.
Perfect chair for T V '
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Je ff dum ps Trojans
4lsM* •tee.
COLONIAL STYLE
SWIVEL ROCKER
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REGULAR LOW
CATALOG PRICES
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
Mrs. Freeman receives 1970 Washington State Mother of the Year award.
Know your Rights . . .
U N EM PLO YM ENT
Tri-JWet considers new budget
OUR COLORFUL TABLECLOTHS
Reg. 4.97, 52x52" square..........................
3.97
Reg. 6.97, 52x7tr r e e l................................. 4.97
Reg 3 97. 17x17" n a p k in s .............................. 2.97
by Patricia Lasley
A new name
for a Northwest T radition
1969 was a good year for Jefferson's
football team. They closed up their
season being City Champions. They also
crushed the mighty Wilson Trojans with
a score of 28-18.
A fter the season passed. Wilson waited
their turn to 'Dump the Demos'. 1970 was
the begining of the Trojan streak as they
put a stop to the Demomachine for about
five years.
1975 is here and last Friday, Jefferson
received a taste of victory as they
'spanked' the once too-tough Trojans.
First half action was rough but the
Democrats charged to the lead. Second
half was just another excuse for Jefferson
to nicely shut out Wilson with a final
score of 15-zip.
Rain was a major part of the game but
the team's didn't mind as much as
Jefferson's faithful statistitions, Jeanean
Dunn and Pam Banks
Some Trojan fans entered the new
portable grand stands with the insecure
feeling that it would take a miracle for
Wilson to gather up enough strategy to
overthrow Jefferson from the top.
(.'«aches often insist that football takes
up both physical and mental ability. The
final score of Jefferson vs. Wilson
indicated that Wilson was larking in one
or both areas.
A t the season opening, Jefferson was
ranked next to last. They’ve managed to
pull out of the dark as they are now
battling for second place. They hold a
record of 1 1 against Lincoln's 5 I.
Tomorrow night, the Cardinal gridiron
will be jam packed with excitement as
both teams struggle to defend the second
place title in the Western division
VAUGHN ST. STORE ONLY
DISCOUNT FASHIONS
SAVE 25%-71%
HOME FURNISHINGS
AND APPLIANCES
SAVE 2O°/o-52°/o
30% OFF! Reg. 4.99, girls 7-14 shirts . . . . .1.47
BARGAIN ANNEX ONLY
25% OFF! Reg. .1.96. girls 7-14 jeans . . . . 2.97
820 OFF! 79.97. boys/girls 10-speeds ...5 9 .9 7
25% OFF! Reg. 812, junior pants............ 8.97
825 OFF! 104.97, 10-speed ra ce rs ...........79.97
.10% OFF! Reg. 840, junior long dresses
Fashioned in velvet and chiffon...............27.97
820 OFF! 99.88, swivel ro c k e r.................79.97
810 OFF! 49.95, fold-out b a r ...................19.97
6.98 OFF! 22.95, dinette chairs...............15.97
71% OFF! Reg. 15.50, ladies long dresses
Acetate-nylon bodice, polyester sleeves. .4.57
.16% OFF! Reg. 814, ladles dresses
20% acetate, 80% polyester..................... 8.97
WALNUT PARK ONLY
SPECIAL! port, sewing machine, case . . . 92.44
849OFF! 8209, elec, range, avoc. only . . 159.97
843 OFF! 8141, Queen size mattress...........99.97
86-817 OFF! laimpassimt...............817.97-12.97
810OFF! 49.95, Wood-look port, bar . . . . 19.97
18% OFF! Reg. 816, ladies dresses
95% polyester. 5% n y lo n ........................... 9.97
30% OFF! Reg. 810, ladles pants...............6.97
48% OFF! Reg. 6.88, ladles sweater vests
100% orlon acrylic....................................... 3.57
37% OFF! Reg. 9.50, ladles maternity pants
100% cotton, panel 100% n y lo n .............. 5.97
SOME ITEMS srralcboaL d«oied. alight Irrighi daaugrd. n x cad two of ■ kind. Soh,«ci Io prior aal«.
No phone or mail orders, please.
(I-haul and save! Items subject to prior sale.
Just «ay “Charge It!”
V A U G H N ST. STORE
27th and N.W . Vaughn
Open Mon., thru F ri 9 H)-5 H)
Sun., I I 00-5:00; Sat.. 9:10-5:30
BARG AIN ANNEX
Aerate st. from Vaughn St. store
Open M on through Fri.. 9 H) 9:00
Sun.. 11:00-5:00, Sal 9:30 5:30
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W A I.N U T PARK STORE
Union Are. at Killingsworth
Open Mon., Thurs., Fri. 9 :|0 8:00
Sun., 11:00-5:00; other days 9k 30-5:10