J Thursday, March 4. 157« Fortland Observer NWCA assists minority contractors The Northwest Minority Contractors Association is in business to assist minority enterprise in a period of economic depression which is destroying minority business. In 1974 Eugene Jackson, Executive Director, and a handful of minority contractors left the Albina Contractors Association, which was partially funded by Model Cities and formed NM C A. "'he organization, a "self help" program, has grown to a membership of 29 minority firms representing many areas of the construction industry. According to Jackson, the technical and clerical assistance NM C A provides greatly reduces the overhead of several minority contractors, giving them a higher level of competitiveness. The “self supporting" status of NM C A, Jack son says, gives its members the ability to negotiate free from the restrictions often im pared by federally funded programs. M a y o r visits Among the activities N M C A are: conducted by • Under the sponsorship of the Gen eral Services Administration, the old Mbina Contractors Association in 1974 conducted a class in "Construction Technology for M inority Contractors.” • W ith instructor Conrad Koeen, U.S. National Bank, weekly classes were conducted in "Banking Technology”. • A fter weeks of negotiations between the N M C A , CSA and Hoffman Construe tion Company, a minority contractor. Martinez Construction, was contracted to install seven decks on the Federal Building in downtown Portland. • A fter eighteen months of negotia tions between N M C A , the Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Salem and Butler Construction Company minority contractors are insured a small portion of the Salem sewer project. EUGENE JACKSON Jordan appoints executive assistant Commissioner Charles K. Jordan has appointed James E. McKillip, 27, as his executive assistant. McKillip will begin servin g w ith Com m issioner Jordan March 8, 1976. The position has been vacant since January 1976 when David Kish resigned. M r. McKillip will resign from his position as administrative assistant to the Executive Director of the Columbia Kegion Association of Govern menls (CRAG ) to accept the position with Commissioner Jordan. Mr. McKillip has worked for CRAG since 1972 when he was an administrative intern doing research. In 1973 McKillip became an administrative assistant and worked on budgets, grant applications and legislation. As administrative assistant to the executive director McKillip directed all financial and per sonnel activities at CRAG. Prior to 1972 McKillip was an admini­ strative assistant at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Japan. W hile in Tokyo McKillip attended graduate school in International Affairs at Waseda University. Mr. M cKillip earned an B.A. in Political Science from Oregon State University and an M .A. pending in Political Science» from Portland State University. As executive assistant to Commia sioner Jordan M cKillip will assist in the management of the Office of Public Safety, the Bureau of Human Resources and the City F ire Bureau. McKillip will also be responsible for assisting Jordan on legislative matters that come before the City Council. PMSC celebrates twelve years M ayor Neil Goldschmidt will be the guest speaker at the Humboldt Neigh borhood Im p ro v e m e n t O rg a n iza tio n Meeting on Monday, March 8th at Humboldt School, 4915 N. Gantenbein, at 7:30 p.m. The Mayor will be presenting “C e rtifi­ cates on Appreciation" to the officers of the Humboldt Organization. He will also speak ->n issues of concern to the neighborhood. T he H u .n b o ld t N eighborhood Im ­ provement Organization invites ail Hum boldt residents to come out and meet ard discuss your concerns with the Mayor. The Portland M etropolitan Steering Committee will celebrate its twelfth anniversary with a public banquet, on March 18th. Cleveland Gilcrease, Executive Direc­ tor, explained that the banquet is given in honor of the persons who serve on the PM SC Board of Directors. Keynote speaker will be John W aller. Director of the Division of State and Local Government of the National C o m m un ity S ervice s A d m in is tra tio n (formerly OEO>. The banquet will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Lloyd Center, at 8:00 p.m., preceded by a reception from 6:30 t o 7:30 p.m. A donation of $10 is asked to defray dinner costs. Give to Easter Seals... for crippled children and adults Save 18% -75% Bargain Center Clearance Sale In appointing James McKillip Commia sioner Jordan stated, “I am looking forward to working with Jim. I believe I have found the best person for this challenging position. Jim has my complete support and best wishes.” NACD sponsors consumer conference Portland National Association for ( ’(immunity Development is sponsoring an all day Consumer Education W ork­ shop Monday. March 6th, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The schedule for the all day workshop to be held at the Cosmopolitan Motor Hotel is as follows: 8:30 9:30 Registra tion: 9:30-10:30 Special Guest Speaker to be announced: 10:00 11:00 An analysis of current changes in Consumer Protection Legislation; 11:00 12:00 - Consumerism and the Poor - The Im part of Consumer Exploitation Practices on the Poor; 12:00 1:30 LUNCH. The afternoon will be scheduled with four workshops which will be repeated twice so that those in attendance can choose any of two. The schedule for the workshops will be 1:30 to 3:30 Bankruptcy Good and/or Bad? A ffirm a­ tive Action in Lending; Credit Buying and Effective Use of Credit Cards. The workshops will be repeated from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Registration fee of $20 is payable at the door and includes morning coffee and roll during registration and a buffet lunch. The public is invited to attend. Frosted velvet look won’t mat or pill. Fea­ tures dual controls. Snap-fit corners. Hypo­ allergenic. Soft shades. 3297 REG. 42.92 Tri - Met recommends Bonfield change The lanes have worked well in peak hours. Carpools, representing only three percent of all vehicles earlier, have doubled since the special lanes have been ’ ’JW hsuffiV W e * - ’ " Jp, use. McCarthy said. A tatai. of more than 400 riders daily now use T ri M et’s McCarthy said the lanes are needed for Banfield Flyers. Total peak hour transit buses and carpools between 6:30 and 9:30 riders on the Banfield. including non flyer a.m. and 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., but that use in lines, add up to well over 900 in each other hours by "H O V" vehicles (buses direction, M cCarthy said. Buses and and carpools! was not great enough to carpools on the HO V lanes now carry justify the present restrictions. nineteen percent of the total peak hour T ri M et announced it would recom mend that the restricted lanes on the Banfield Freeway be open to all vehicles u»-aff |M-ah boure,«and weekend». . _ F arm er quits Rangel hits CORE mercenary recruiting Because of efforts to recruit 300 Black American veterans to go to Angola in mid March, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE! has drawn a request from a Black U.S. congressman for a federal investigation of its recruiting activities and lost one of its founders. U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel (I) N .Y.) said he had asked the Justice Department to investigate CORE'S an­ nounced recruiting of Blacks for Angola because it “is in violation of Title 18, Section 959 of the U.S. Code which prohibits enlistment, or the recruiting for enlistment of U.S. residents to serve in the armed forces" of any foreign province, state, colony, district or people. Rangel said the CORE recruitment, admitted openly by its director Roy Innis. “is a division, unwise action that threatens to prolong the fighting and bloodshed in Angola." He said the failure of the Ford administration to take any action against CORE'S activities "raises the question of U.S. government support of C O R E’S mercenary recruitment ef­ forts. I call upon the administration to join me in denouncing this activity,” Rangel asserted. Rangel's letter requesting an investi­ gation from Attorney General Edward I