Pag* 4
Portland Observer
I
I
I
Thursday. June 3, 1976
Block farmers fighi for land
Just south of Jimmy Carter's home
county of Sumter a group of Blacks is also
raising peanuts - but they, according to
Congressman Andrew Young, “expect to
build a new society in the South based on
justice and humanitarian concerns."
They are settled on 6,000 acres in l ee
County, which is in the heart cf South
west Georgia's "badlands" for Blacks, and
they call their settlement New Commun
ities, Inc. As they dream of the just
society they plant, aside from peanuts,
corn, sugar cane, soybeans, strawberries,
grapes, watermelons, and assorted vege
tables. They also herd 250 cows, tend pigs
and fish in the bountiful streams and
ponds on their cooperative farm.
Their venture has enlisted the support
of Coretta Scott King, the Reverend
Martin Luther King, Sr„ J ulina Bond,
Jesse Jackson. Ella Baker, Congressman
Young and others.
It has also met with the hostility of
white racists in Southwest Georgia. In
one instance, this hostility attracted
national attention. A fourteen year old
girl, Dorothy Young, was arrested in her
school on charges of having told a white
boy, “Kiss my ass". She was sentenced to
seven years in prison by the local court --
and served three months in jail before
being released on appeal.
Other incidents have not received
national publicity. The home of Reverend
Charles Sherrod, vice president and
guiding spirit of New Communities, was
burned to the ground. So was the home
of the Bass family. Reverend Sherrod’s
DR. GRETA CLARKE
utu V rwun... una usi
father in-law, Josiah Miller, was shot and
killed by a white farmer; a twelve year
old boy was beaten severely when he
insisted on getting his correct change at a
local market.
Despite these and other instances of
terror and harassment, the settlers are
determined to remain, to cultivate their
land, and to create a community of 200
homes, a hospital, an education center
from day care to college - and a variety of
religious and community services.
They have the courage and the willing
ness and ability to work that are needed
to make their dream come true. But they
do not have the money, because they are
all poor people, joined by the desire to till
and own the land in common. So they face
an old blight of the poor farmer - a
mortgage. To meet this problem they
have called for help.
Congressman Young responded. “I
plan to save one acre," he said, “and I
strongly urge you to follow my example."
(In effect, he pledged $250, as this is the
amount needed to make an acre mortgage
free, according to New Communities.)
The General Board of the National
Council of Churches, meeting in Atlanta,
urged its member communions "to re
spond as their conscience and resources
dictate” to the appeal of New Communi
ties.
Those willing to help should make
checks payable to the SWGP New Com
munities land Debt Retirement Fund.
Acct. No. 260-6282 8. First National Bank
of Albany, Box 1247, Albany. Georgia
31702.
Our Dad CAN SAVE YOU
MONEY ON REMODELING . . .
Residential-Commercial
HOW? . . . WHY . . .
Ili.s business has grown, us we have,
with the finest staff of CARPENTERS,
DESIGNERS and ESTIMATORS in
the trade.
• Additions
• Stores
* Kitchens
• Baths
• Spec. Cabinet work
make the problem worse. Treatment,
however, is available from a dermatolo
gist.
Question: My husband has a problem
we’ve always called “razor bump”. What
can be done about it?
Answer: After shaving, many Black
men find that their facial hair coils under
and goes back into the skin. Doctors call
the resulting irritation pseudo-folliculitis
barbae. And the simplest solution is to
give up shaving and grow a beard, but
other methods can help.
First of all, don’t pluck the hairs. Use a
sterilized needle to lift the hair to the
skin surface, then shave the hair off. In
general, don't try to get too close a
shave. Just shave in one direction and
cut the hair off at skin level. Depilatories
can help too, but unfortunately many
people are rather sensitive to them.
Question: I have several dark spots on
my checks that I guess must be moles.
What can be done about them?
Answer: They may not be moles at all.
You probably have dermatosis papulosa
nigra, which is completely benign and
nothing to worry about. A dermatologist
can treat it.
Question: I’m a woman in my 20s and
am losing hair at my temples. What
causes this and what kind of doctor
should I go to?
Answer: Dermatologists do treat seal;,
problems like this; in fact, we deal with
skin problems on the entire body. The
hair loss you mention could be a result of
tight braiding or corn rowing. If you
wear either of those styles, don't pull the
hair too tightly.
Question: I like to straighten my hair,
but I’m worried about the damage I could
be doing. What do you suggest?
Answer: People are pretty sophisticat
ed about hair straightening now; they
know they’re dealing with strong chemi
cals. I recommend straightening no more
often than every three months. Straight
ening the hair too frequently can cause
breakage.
Contract Managem ent Association Inc.
Business Success Clinic
Tuesday 2:00 pm
Conducted by Tom Booth
2 8 8 -8 4 6 9
3 9 3 3 N.E. Union Portland, Oregon
The
NO ____
PRESERVATIVES
ADDED
k
b re a d
MADE WITH PURE LKXJÜ
VEGETABLE SHORTENING
Baked just right for you!
Varicose vein
advise a v a ila b le
If you've been standing so much that
your legs ache, and your veins are
standing out and throbbing, take a load
off your feet. Sit down, put your feet up,
and read on.
The Department of Health, Education
snd Welfare has a booklet that talks
about the causes of varicose veins and
tells what you can do to relieve the
suffering. For your copy of Varicose
Veins send 35 cents to Consumer Infor
mation Center, Department 19, Pueblo,
Colorado 81009.
If you’ve inherited a weakness in the
structure of your veins, then your sus
ceptibility to varicose veins will be
increased.
And, occupation may be a factor in
getting varicose veins. People in jobs
that require a great deal of standing, such
as beauticians, dentists, and salespeople,
seem more prone to varicose veins than
those with sit-down jobs. But people in
jobs that require sitting in one place for
long periods of time also have a problem.
These people should walk around or
elevate their feet from time to time.
Among women, a contributing cause of
varicose veins is the use of tight girdles
and other clothing that obstructs the
veins bloodflow and .ncreases the pres
sure on veins. Women can help prevent
varicose veins or reduce their severity by
using these garments as little as possible.
The booklet also disc usees different'
medical treatments to relieve the pres
sure of varicose veins, including injec
tions and surgery.
“Bicycling" exercises w h ile iying on the
back, swimming, and walking are re
commended for persons with mild vari
cose veins.
Varicose Veins <35 cents) to one of over
240 selected Federal consumer publics
tions listed in the Summer edition of the
Consumer taiormatioo Catalog. Publish
ed quarterly by the Consumer Informs
tion Center of the General Services
Administration, a free copy of the Cata
log is available by writing Consumer
Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado
81009.
Call Now 287-4176
BEST FAST
FOOD SERVICE
IN TOWN
BARBEQUE
OUR SPECIALTY
Community market needs help
health, and spend his life depressed. An
exaggeration perhaps, but there is some
truth in it.
The situation the Market fares is quite
simple. In order to pay salaries the
Market must raise prices and become
more concerned about “making money."
or it ran become, a totally volunteer staff.
Both solutions offer a disastrous situs
tion.
By raising prices it will automatically
become competitive with all other stores,
and most of the poor people who shop
there would probably do better at one of
the local supermarkets. By becoming a
Market with a volunteer staff, some of
the continuity will be loot, it will become
inconsistent, and be faced with one
critical situation after another.
The Northeast Community has become
a focal point for many persons of various
ethnic and economic backgrounds. Can
these people join together to save the
Northeast Community Market? Can the
money be raised?
Some think its possible. Meetings are
held on Thursday nights at the store to
discuss some possible strategy to hang in
there until things get better. That's 7:30
p.m., 1144 N.E. Prescott.
97217
O 2E L L
Ä4
The Northeast Community Market has
tecome a focal point for many persons of
'arious ethnic and economic back
grounds. Making money is not the major
oncern, but it is just as valid as if i f
vere. The Market must make money to
tay open.
Different kinds of people together is
me thing - getting them together to
nake money is almost an impossible task,
rhe Market will soon be faced with such a
ask.
CETA VI funded positions will be lost
liter June 30, 1976,
These CETA
xwitions gave the Market two managers,
t hose work enabled the store to develop
ind progress to its present level of
iperation. Without these positions the
Market might not have survived its first
;rucial year.
The Market will be one year old June
19. 1976. There is CETA VI to thank for
this year. But who will there be to thank
next year? It appears there will be ',o
nne. Why is that? Well, that is one heck
of a question. To answer that would take
days and then the answer might not make
much sense. The Market was designed to
make a profit. It was conceived to assist
the people of the community with the
overwhelming task of eating better for a
lower cost.
With money, all can cat well, be
healthy and live happily ever after, but
without money, or very little of it, the
individual will eat poorly, have poor
7.15 N. Alberta, Portland, Oregon
■ R J lk :
Skin care common problem
“The question I hear most from my
women patients is 'Why do I still have
acne when I’m over 21?’ There are a
number of reasons this can happen,” says
Dr. Greta Fields Clarke, a young New
York dermatologist.
"After their teens, many women treat
their skin differently,” Dr. Clarke ex
plains. “They start using more makeup
and it s not always the right kind for their
skin. Many stop using soap and start
using creams and moisturizers because
they're worried about wrinkles and look
ing older.
“No matter what you’ve heard, every
one doesn’t need to use a moisturizer -
and the average woman can use soap.
Everyone has combination skin, really,
with areas that are oily and areas that are
drier.” Many patients ask her about
Clairol's Skin Machine, which can be used
with any cleanser, so she's going to try it
herself.
Dr. Clarke, who hails from Detroit, did
her pre-med work at the University of
Michigan and went to Howard University
Medical School. Then she headed for
New York to intern at Harlem Hospital
and do her residency at New York
University. She's stayed in Manhattan
where she now has offices just off Central
Park West.
She treats her patients according to
the characteristics of each person's skin,
but she was able to discuss some general
skin problems common to Black women
and men.
Question: Sometimes, when I've burn
ed or cut myself or even just squeezed a
pimple, I’ve found that my skin in that
area turns very dark and stays that way.
What can I do?
Answer: The medical name for this
problem is post inflammatory hyper-pig
mentation and it almost always goes
away. It could take anywhere from a
couple of weeks to a year for your skin to
return to its normal color. I don't advise
using bleaching products unless the
problem is really persistent. If you have
blemishes, the oil in those products could
NEIL KELLY
COMPANY
• Offices
U K od
L iA Ù u U
Open
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.. Sun Thurs
10:00 a.m. to 12 midnight, Fri & Sat
N.E. Union at A insw orth 2 8 3 -5 5 5 9
WEIMER’S
JlasuLua*» Sptcialuti
GARDEN PRIDE
$85,95
The “Mulch M anter” aeries offers a
fine selection ol high style, high
performance mower« , . . deep deck to
sturdy - sw irl line« and baffling
affords excellent discharge and grass
catcher loading . .
grass catcher
bracket a p e rt e( chute deflector - no
attachm ents necessary
An old superstition says that
if a girl sleeps w ith a m irror
u n d e r h e r p illo w , she will
d re a m o f w h a t her future
husband looks like
3946 N.E. Union
Phone 281-1217
Fred Meyer
Sagar Shopping Caaters
Help Lower yoar
Cost of Liviag . . .
Your nearby Fred Meyer
Super z Shopping Center
is filled
with
"People-Pleasing" services to make your shopping more pleasant
Wide,
spacious aisles, friendly helpful clerks and undercover parrel lood'ng ore just
some of the "People-Pleasing" services for vou Plus everyday low prices on
thousands of items you use and need everyday help lower your coal of living
Becouse we're open 9 a m to 10 p m daily, including Sunday, you-can shop
when you WANT to, not when you HAVE to Come in anytime and "funshop" in
a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere
. Walnut Park n . e . Killingtworth at Union
. Interstate N. Lombard at Interstate
. Peninsula
6 8 5 0 N, Lombard
Plenty o f Free a n d Easy P a rk in g
Open 9 am to 10 pm daily, including Sunday.