Portland Observer Section 11 Thursday, February 12. 1976 Page 7
The Association for the Study
of Afro American life and His­
tory, which is 60 years old. has
chartered the Biack History-
celebration in the nation and
abroad. Founded by Dr. Cartel
G. Woodson in 1915, ASALH has
been the chief promoter in the
country of understanding the
history of racial minorities. The
Association seeks to enrich al'
American life through publicity
about Black accomplishments.
ASALH. the most prestigious
historical body devoted to min
-ority heritage, maintains it-
office in Washington. D.C. In
addition to Dr. Toppin and Dr.
Picott, the officers of the As
sociation are Dr. Benjamin Qu;
rles and Dr. John Hope Franklin,
vice presidents; Dr. Charles H.
Wesley, executive director em­
The Association for the Study
of Afro American Life aad His­
tory placed this broote marker at
the birthplace of Carter G.
W asdsoa. the “Father of Black
History", oa December 19th.
1975 in New Cantos. Bucking­
ham Cooaty, Virginia.
eritus; Dr. Charles Walker Tilo­
mas, secretary treasurer; Dr.
John W. Davis, associate for the
Associated Publishers; Mr. Ar­
nett G. Lindsay, secretary for
the Associated Publishers, and;
Captain Louis R. Meblinget,
treasurer for the Associated
Publishers.
Calling for a new apt -ciation
of Afro-American heritage and a
new dedication to the importance
of the individual. Dr. J Rupert
Picott said that Blacks were in
America before the landing of
the Mayflower at Plymouth
Rock.
"The ancestry of most Blacks
in the United S u te s antedates
the landing of Jh e Mayflower
Afro-Americans were in America
before Germans, Irish, and some
other ethnic groups. Picott said.'
While you’re
watching watts,
PGE’s Jeddy Beasley
is watching insulator costs.
12,246 insulators in just one
of many sizes were cleaned and
restored to service saving PGE
and its customers more than
$59,000.
The insulator Jeddy is hotamg in
the photo costs $4 85 new One of
the bells" in this insulator has been
damaged and Jeddy is about to
wash and restore it at a fraction of
the cost of a new insulator And
this is just one size
There are millions of insulators
in the PGE system—big ones, little
ones and in-between All are
subject to vandalism"or a gradua
accumulation of dirt and dust which.
when combined with moisture,
seriously affect their performance
When PGE line crews bring in
the hundreds of dirty, chipped and
broken insulators at the end of a
day s work, they are first inspected
for possible damage Those passing
this test are placed in a large
dishwasher (bought from U S.
Army surplus) and thoroughly
cleaned If the bells are broken,
they are replaced; if merely
chipped, epoxy paint is applied
When restoration is completed,
they are tested and sent back into
service
The $4 85 insulator shown is one
of the middle priced ones The
larger ones go for $7.05 and in
restoring these the savings are
proportionately higher In restoring
them. Jeddy and friends are doing
the very same thing you do at
home repairing the item to save
money rather than buying a new
one if the old is fixable This is
conservation, too.
In spite of savings like this
throughout PGE. inflation and
growth are causing the cost of
electricity to go up, but it's nice to
knov that PGE people like Jeddy
are raving for you wherever
they can Conservation
is important
everywhere'
on us to keep
electricity one
of the best buys in
your budget.
J