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Page 4 Portland O bserver Thursday, January » . 197« Accepting austerity like accepting witchcraft Larry Brown, uses the Portland Community College Sylvania center library as he learns skills in criminal justice administration. A student at PCC he utilizes counselling services and funds available through the Veteran's Department. The U.S. Labor Party's mayoral candidate. Craig Schulze told reporters at a press conference Wednesday that the police files kept on him and his organization interferes with his mayoral campaign. Schulze attributes the re sponsibility for this to Mayor Neil Goldschmidt. The Labor Party candidate demands that any charges be aired, or the file purged. Such police files (there are two files -- one of which Mr. Schulze was given - the other which he was not allowed to see) interfere, Schulze said, with the electoral campaign by isolating the Labor Party attempting to maintain around it a climate of fear. "It is a criminal art of stupidity. The recognition of and organizing for the Labor Party's program of debt moratoria, and the creation of the new institutions to restart production must be taken on. There exists an outstanding international debt of $800 billion which can't be paid -- so either financial institutions collapse along with production collapse, or financial institu tions are reorganized along the lines of the International Development Bank so as to restart production. Acceptance of the notion of austerity is like accepting the necessity of adopting witchcraft and magic as the appropriate way to understand the world." A reporter asked Schulze what he would do as mayor - and what he would have Mayor Goldschmidt do. “The first thing is to purge these investigations -- which are a constitutional violation - or bring charges." Such secret files were kept on the Labor Party et al in New York - for which ex Governor Rockefeller is reportedly now being investigated by Congress. “Goldschmidt should call for a debt moratoria for city '.’tbt. and orj;:nbe for dollar moratoria, in order to restart production. That's what Boston city councilman O'Neil and others are doing it simply must be done. The alternative is to be the agent for the imposition of austerity, which Goldschmidt in fact is.” A reporter protested: but the city is in fine financial shape, to which the mayoral candidate responded: the city is covertly engaged in union busting, it's losing its tax base, its rutting social services, it has tied the cities future to the laiw Enforcement Assistance Agency (LKAA) - the domestic version of the CIA. Only full production employment and an expanding non inflationary economy can create the new tax base for essential social services. That is the program of the Labor Party: the Emergency Em ployment Act (bill *67 which is currently before the Washington State legislature) and the International D evelopm ent Bank." HUD names Indian affairs officer The 1930’s father speaks to the 1976 son by Herb L. Cawthorne For generations, concerned Black parents have hammered home the idea of the importance of education for the advancement of the race. In many cases, their dreams of betterment have been crushed beneath the hard and painful realities of today’s living. THE FATHER It was 1930. On a calm and peaceful night, a Father silently slipped into a dream of a new generation. His dreams held visions of the uplifting of the Negro race. The Father reflected: “Oh, the hu miliation! It shall not be in vain. For so many y e a r ^ I have kept the voice of my , dissatisfaction tied to the traditions of a racist status quo. Yet I have not been defeated. My humility, my meekness has been my shield. Behind the shield lies the hope, the dream. My dream is embodied in my child. Because of my child, my future shall be extended beyond my death. Each day I shall teach him. And each day I shall strike a mighty blow against the Jim Crow attitudes and practices of this nation.” “Some see my shield of humility and think I am no more than fear in a Black outfit. But my shield hides my deadly contribution to the destruction of ine quality. My shield disguises my deadly blow against the rock hard prejudices of this nation. It hides the subversive work ’ do daily when I teach my Son. He will oe stronger, he will be better, he will not be meek, he will not be a pawn. This is my vow," said the Father, his mind intense with ideas and plans for the development of his Son. “The world is going to be a better place for the Negro because of him,” the Father often thought as the image of his child came warmly to mind. “In his hands, as once in mine, will lie the obligation for the uplifting of the Negro people. In his hands lie the advancement of the country and the betterment of the world. My Son's part will be no minor one." The Father had fought through vicious depression, bloody war and violent racism to reach a position of understand ing and pride in life. He had to insure his Son the opportunity to advance beyond his heights, ’"his was everything to him. The Negroes needed leadership. The Negroes needed social reform, economic stability and political power. How else could the vicious cycle of oppression and degradation be forever broken? When the Father thought of his Son. he could not help but think of him as a leading cojfcrihtitofcito-th» ad> am-wneat o f^ h t Negro race. The idea tnade him vibrate. The Father often thought: “When the Negro is finally given the recognition of the world, only then will the world enjoy the fabulous enrichment to be found in the vast talent and artistry pounding in the souls of our people. Not long can the world ignore this oasis of beauty contained in the mighty blackness of the Negro race. But, now, the world has not the eyes to see and we cannot wait for providence to grant the vision. Ourselves we must shape. Our children are the future. Through them, our lives, our dreams are transmitted. And the world will hear from them what she has not yet heard from us.” Recently the Father had experienced the pleasure of hearing W.E.B. DuBois deliver his words. On this night the memory of those words rang clear. He could almost hear DuBois emphasizing that “today no race which is not prepared to put forth the full might of its carefully developed powers can hope to maintain itself...unless we develop our full capacity city, we cannot survive." “My Son," thought the Father, “will be the power and strength that makes many white individuals pause to reconsider their prejudiced views. This is my dream. Why, the Son who cannot hardly be thought of as a Son at all. Through Education, my Son will fulfill this dream. He will be more than I. He will be secure on the proud grounds of manhood. This is my vision. This is my dream." THE SON It is now 1976. The Son stands in the web of modern civilization. He is caught with his eyes rolled helplessly back into his head. His eyes are petrified. They are frozen in a terrified stare at his ultimate and only need in life. He is his Father's dream turned into a syringe and white powder! The world for him has no hope. He has future. Sea*qak*JoJki>m cliJa4ew s of his one concern - his Addiction! Ddes he remember his Father's words? Does he relate to his Father's high ideals? Can he remember his Father's quiet and manly suffering? Is he part of his Father's community? The answer hurts us all. For he is nothing. He is a doped-out, doped-up pawn. In some ways, his mind has been neutralized worse than the minds of Jews were neutralized by the dark and evil experience of Nazi concentration camps. If he could speak the truth, if he could somehow think of anything except his Addiction, he might say: “Do not believe those who are so quick to point out that we have not experienced the evils of the concentration camps as the Jews once did. Be quick to tell them that in many respects they are wrong. Tell them to look at me. Tell them to see what little remains of my poor soul. My mind has been erased by this evil Addiction. There is no need to take me away. I’m not dangerous. I'm not even here. I couldn't recognize my mother. I'd steal from my sister. I'd murder my best friend, if I had one. All this I'd do in defense of my life's blood." Faintly, under a power he can hardly control, he might go on to say, “My Addiction is my life. It is my purpose for living. On the bright face of the future of my race. I'm a nasty blemish. I’m the sore that festers. I'm a nothing, a no one. In me you find the worse negation of the human mind and spirit. I'm a thing worse than the most desperate human thing." Here lies destroyed the dream of a Father. The dream is shot to oblivion by the nasty whiteness of an oppressive powder controlled by the meanest elements of the human world. Here is a curse which rides heavily on the shoulders of our community. It is a «urse of neglect and indifference to a suicidal problem. Somehow, in our attempt to understand and sympathize With thttpainful^ffad'vof an a tm tu iM - gbciety, we have conceded without great outcry against the malignant cancer of drug addition. For the sake of those who dreamed the many beautiful dreams, now is the time to scream. Let us scream about the conditions of hopelessness and despair which allows addiction to thrive and grow among us. Let us scream by demanding stiff and yet stiffer penalties for users of addictive drugs. Let us be quick to demand the destruction of the pusher. He has no right to live among us. He should experience the most extreme ostracism. There should be no respect, no glory, no sympathy, no legal assistance and no place in the community for those misguided souls who are bent on running the evils of the concentration camp through the healthy veins of our future wealth. Our children are everything. I* t us scream and scream and scream. This much we owe to the dreamers who dreamed before us. probably the most challenging, demand ing and important job most of us will ever do in a lifetime, yet very few of us have any training other than the example of our own parents." The YMCA has developed Family in Focus to give parents skills which will help them raise children in Today’s World in ways that increase their chances to be Winners in Tomorrow's World. He says that Focus on Communications will use the principles of Transactional Analysis developed by the late Dr. Eric Berne and made popular in the book “I'm OK You’re OK" by Dr. Harris. Students will be actively involved in the course Contract M anagem ent Association Inc. 2 8 2 -3 6 8 0 IN5ULATIIN M A D E Comfort Is Yours Year Round In s u la tio n helps cut h e a tin g cost 1 b y k e e p in g out the W in te r co ld . . . adds to S um m er c o m fo rt by k e e p in g in th e cool. Plus it's w a te r p ro o f, fire re ta rd in g . Free E s tim a te s WENDELL E. 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Union Portland, Oregon 3 9 3 3 N.E. Union Minor Repairs - No Charge Picku-up A D elivery GREATER SUCCESS FOR ALL BUSINESSES 288-8469 Insurance M a n ONE DAY SERVICE M EANS C .M .A . placns special em phasis on h e lp in g by Martha Anderson Mrs. Arthur A. Cox. Sr., was chosen by the Multnomah Women's Club as their "Woman of the Year." The award was presented this month at a luncheon given by the Portland Federation of Women's Organizations at the Women's Club. It read in part “In recognition of unselfish and public spirited service to her organization and to her community." her community." A resident of Portland since 1941, Mrs. Cox has received other honors....she has served as Basiieus of the Oregon Hairdressers Association: ia a past Daughter Ruler of the I.B.P.O.E of W. in 1943. She was co owner of the Northwest Clarion with Mr. Cox. Her Tot and Teen Shop on N. Williams, in conjunction with her beauty salon is still remembered by many former customers. Mrs. Cox is a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of America. A mother of three children, she now en joys the company of her three grand children and eight great grandchildren. Despite her busy daily schedule she still finds time to serve as a volunteer worker for Ixiafs and Fishes. Your Com m unity NORTH & N.E. PORTLAND practicing the principles learned and applying them to personal situations. Family in Focus is a series of classes based on the popular Family Focus class offered the past two years. Participants in that program have included parents of young children, step-parents, single parents, foster parents, youth leaders, teachers and volunteers. Each was able to apply the skills in a way appropriate to their own situation. A typical comment was made by a young mother who said: “Family Focus helped me better understand myself and the people around me.” Registration is being accepted at any time before each class starting the first Tuesday of the month. For information or registration interested persons may contact YMCA Family Services at the Downtown YMCA, 223-6161 Cox honored Joe Joseph PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS YMCA classes focus on effective parenting To be more effective parents and persons is the prime goal of the Family in Focus classes being offered by the Family Services Department of the Portland YMCA. Family in Focus on Communica tions will begin Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 3rd, and meet every Tuesday in February, at St. Michael and All Angels Church, N.E. 43rd and Broadway. This first segment of the Family in Focus series will be followed by Focus on Winners in March Focus on Decisions in April, and Focus on Family Enrichment in May. YMCA Family Services Director Ad rian B. Greek states "Being a parent is MRS. A. COX Regional Administrator James Young struction and management. of the United States Department of Herman Williams is married (Gene Housing and Urban Development, Region vieve) and lives in Marysville, Washing X. announced the assignment of Herman ton. They have a daughter, Leilani, and Williams as Special Assistant to the three sons, Herman, Jr., Andy and Greg. Regional Administrator for Indian Af Williams was graduated from Marysville fairs. Williams, who has been an High School and attended St. Martins employee of the Regional Office of HUD College at laicey, Washington. Before for four years, is presently vice Chairman joining HUD he was employed by the of the Tulalip Indian Tribe Board of Di Washington State Department of Em rectors. He has held office with Tulalip ployment Security, working out of the Tribes, Incorporated for the past twenty Everett District until his promotion to years including the position of Assistant Minority Specialist for the Snohomish Business Manager. King County area. In this position. As Special Assistant for Indian Affairs, Williams served as a member of the Williams will coordinate the administra supervisory administrative staff of the tion of all HUD program activities department. pertaining to Indians in Region X. In his announcement, Regional Ad Region X consists of Alaska, Idaho, ministrator James Young said the Oregon and Washington, with HUD Field appointment of Herman Williams "shows Offices located in Anchorage. Boise, the great concern the Department has in Portland. Seattle and Spokane. Williams' its relationship with an important seg specific responsibilities will lie in the ment of the population. Williams' areas of housing, community develop knowledge and experience in dealing with the unique problems of our native ment. financing, mortgage, credit, con population will prove to be a valuable asset in our dealings with both Indians and Alaska Natives." , BiJlUDlNL I • i 1-1 s fi "u"ij ¡TtH" f, a o< ms Pilone 2 2 8 -7 545 t i i !
