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Shelia Kimmoa and Frank Gaston wait “patiently’’ lor graduation ceremonie* lor
PM SC Child Devais pm snt Division graduation ceremony. I left shovel
Ron Herndon, cantor dire tor, urges p arent* to participate in children'a public school
education. I above]
A fte r telling a friend of mine, Billy Williams, who is a very successful clothing store
owner in Berkeley. California, that my job was transferring me to Portland, he told me
to make sure I chock out a dub called “Genevas". Billy toM me the atmosphere waa
mellow and so w ere the people. . . w ent t h e r e . . . needless to say. everyting Billy told
me three ye a r* ago is still true today.
The success of any business depends prim arily ont he people who run i t According
to business statistics, it take* five years before a business is considered successful.
Paul and Geneva Knauls recently celebrated th e ir thirteenth year as successful
entrepreneurs m the Albina community.
A s suees come* to anyone, it didn’t come particularly easy to the Knauls. Paul
worked for Royal T yp e w rite r Company in Spokane. Washington, for 12 years during
the day. A t the same tim e, he also worked for the Davenport Hotel as a wine Stewart
far 15 years.
As Paul put* it, “1 looked a t my bank book one day and realised I had enough cash to
go into bu si s i m " H e left Spokane a few months later, in 1963, and heeded out for
Portland, where he opened “T he Cotton Club“ w ith W aylee and W aylee Construction
Company. L ate r, th eir partnership was dissolved. In 1966. be opened up “Paul's Club",
once located on N .E . W illiams and Russell. The Cotton Club, the more noted of the
two, had live entertainm ent T here w ere a few locals who w ent on to fame as a result
of the exposure they received a t the Cotton Chib. People like M el Brown, who was the
drum m er far the Temptations. M artha Reeve* and the Vandellas and most recently
the Supreme*. The group “Sunday’s Child" and Rene Woods who is currently lead
singer in “T h e W hiz” in Hollywood. T here were many s ta r* to come through such as
Sammy Davis J r., F re d Williamson. Joe Louis. Mohammad A li and many other*.
In 1968, Paul purchased the now popular "Geneva's” Lounge. The rest you know.
Geneva’s is w ithout question, the most stable and popular Black owned night club in
the N o rth w e s t The success of any business, according to Paul is quite simple; you've
go to put in as many man hours as you possibly can in order to make the business a
A problem th a t Pual readily admits plague* many of the Black businesses,
particularly the young Black businecsmen, but adds, young businessmen like Harvey
Rice are steadily becoming exception* to the rule.
PauTs staff ha* also played im portant roles in the total success of the club. For
example. Defares “D ee” Allen ha* been w ith Paul far 11 years. Charles "Chuck"
Strouder has been w ith the d u b eight ye a r* on a part-tim e basis. Along w ith Barbara
Allan, Jean Davis, Jennifer Diehman and Debra W alker. I f you think I'v e forgotten
the rest of "The Fam ily". Robin, Ricky. P J . Paul J r., and the women behind the man's
success, I haven’t.
Geneva, who’s ansae is up in lights, has been the motivating force behind the success
of the various business venture* th a t Paul ha* undertaken through the years. A * Paul
p ut* it, “I wouldn't have been able to make it w ithout her behind me - all the way."
They're both avid T ra il Blazer fans, along w ith sponsoring mushbaii. baseball and
basketball teams. T h e ir basketball team took second in the nation for players under 6
feet tall, not to mention giving to various community organization's throughout the
year. It's a coagiamoration o f factor* th a t makes a business successful, and for Paul
and Geneva Knauls - they just happen to have them all!!!!
CHECK IT O UT
Yon know, the 14th o f September is not only my birthday, but also my first year
anniversary of brin gin g y ou “T h e Entertainm ent Guide" into your home every week.
I f there's owe t h fig ie tl h aven 't beau able to ad ju s t to, i f * being calm before I go
out and interview a show. I am net certain if it ia the excitement, anticipation or the
seeing a parfarm sr o r group I hadn't see before, o r ju st a congiamoration
I a the case of “T h e M arfan M ayfieM Trio" is was all of the forementioned. plus “hear
say.’ She and her very talented side men. Lae Reiadehl on piano and Ron Stein on
drama who w ill be leaving the group to join one o f the best vibists in the business,
Bobby Hutcherson, who inddently was scheduled to play tw o sets Sunday but
cancelled o u t M arian M ayfieM plays a mellow guitar, but sings even better. She has a
votes th a t I re fe r to as being ‘sweet and spicy’. She sounds a bit like Carmen McRae
(remem ber her). E lla Fitzgerald. and L o re* Alexander. That's w hat I call sweet and
spicy. You'll understand what I mean when you go and check her out. A ll three
mem ber* of the T rio are naturals. Lee Reindehl on piano rolls’ h i* fingers over the
keyboard as opposed to many profemfonal* who prefer to 'bang' on them. The sound is
muffled, but the clarity and year* of experience are quite evident. Ron Stein, the
drum m er is one of those ‘exciting’ drummers that is thoroughly enjoyable to see. He's
the type th a t wouM make you go out and buy a set of drams for your ten year oM son.
A * I walked in the door, they had just gotten into Mongo's classic “Watermelon
M an", following w ith “Love F o r 8ale". "M isty”, “H ow 8 w e et I t Is". “M y Funny
Valentine , Wandering Soul”, a composition w ritten by pianist Lee Reinoehl and
“Fine a rd Mellow" which was sung superbly by M arian M ayfieM . I t would be pointless
far » to say this sister and her group ha ve it all together . . . they know i t . . . and so
I generally shy away from reviewing social functions, because they’re usually made
up of people in the community, banding together to raise money, gain exposure or
w hat ever. And if it doesn’t come off like the organizers anticipate, it’s my job to say
so, even though I may know them socially. Even though I go into every assignment
with an open mind and thinking objectively - people still take it personally.
Regardless how tactful and objective you try to be. Fve said all o f this to say, I had a
nice tim e the other night a t “Tow n H all." I t appears th a t everytim e these tw o social
dubs “unite” to have a function - it’s successful. This one was no exception.
Leisure Hour Golf Club's trophy ceremonies w ent smoothly. Ih e r e were certainly
more people there than I had anticipated, because there were a couple of other
“happenings” going on Saturday night, too. The fact th a t only one bar was set up for
serving, wouM indicate the organizer* expected a lessor crowd, too. When we
employed “T he W est Coast Sound Assembly” to play a t our "Lion’s Club" dance back
in M ay , myself as chairman of the 3rd annual fashion show and dance, was
disappointed ia their performance. W h at had happened was, during the 2 month lapse
of signing the contract and the actual night of their performance a t the Hilton Hotel,
three of the original members w ere replaced. I dMn’t even know who was provMing
the music a t the Leisure Hour dance until I arrived. I really didn't know then, until I
asked some one, because they've changed personnel - again! This change however,
was thoroughly satisfying ao everyone who attended w ill quickly atteot to. They i
received a standing ovation (the first tim e I'v e ever witnessed that at a dance here in
Portland) and tw o encores to boot! Jarno* Johnson, lender, io to be commended on hi*
choice of PersonnoL Lot’s hope ho keeps it together. M r. Rankins, I know we’re good
friends, but the next tim e I have to w a it 20 m inute* for a drink. I'll bring my own
Coast Guard celebrates birthday
S E A T T L E - On August 4th. the Unit
ed State* Coast Guard, the nation's small
est m ilitary service celebrates its 186th
birthday.
The forerunner of today's modern
Coast Guard was formed in 1790 when
Congress authorized the Treasury De
partm ent to build 10 vessel* to protect
the fledgling country from the depreda
tion* of smuggler*.
F o r nearly eight year*, until the Navy
was formed in 1798, the small fleet of
cutters was the nation's only Navy.
T hro u g h o u t its colorful history the
United State* Coast Guard ha* served
the nation in many diverse activities. In
addition to detering pirates, slavers, rum
runners, and smuggler*, the history of
the service is rich w ith the drama of
During the past year alone, the Coast
Guard responded to more than 70,000
distress call* around the United State*
w ith about 42,000 persons being saved
from death. M ore than 140,000 other per
son* w ere aided and about 9280 million in
property was saved.
But today’s Coast Guard is also adding
new chapter* to it* history almost daily in
such area* a* A id * to Navigation, pollu
tion prevention, and. beginning in March
1977, enforcement of a new 200-mile
fisheries conservation zone.
The new 208 mile lim it is designed to
prevent foreign fishing fleet* from en
croaching on United States fisheries re
sources. The new land means the Coast
Guard w ill have about 2 million square
miles of ocean to patrol.
Its 186th birthday find* the Coast
Guard not only expanding with new mis
sion*. but also w ith new w ay* to perform
traditional mission*.
During the last year the Coast Guard
ha* continued to commission and operate
Veaeel T raffic service* similar to the on*
in Seattle.
W ork is continuing on a new Long-
W ant to meet
Men w ith same in ter*
Call Judy e r Gail,
235-1979
Range-Aids To-Navigation
(LO R A N -C )
system which w ill provide the mariner
exact navigational information anywhere
in the world.
Last October the Coast Guard approv
ed regulations designed to reduce pollu
tion from seagoing United State* tank
vessels. But in spite of such regulations,
oil spills do sometime* occur. The Coast
Guard, therefore, ha* established a
“National S trike Force" to assist in con
trol and clean up of major oil spills around
the United States. And the S trike Team
has been given sophisticated new Equip
ment which can detect oil in the w ater
and determ ine the amount, so the w ater
can effect clean-up more quickly and effi
ciently.
The United States Coast Guard - 186
years old, and still growing!
City Commissioner Charles Jordan an
nounced that the M etropolitan Youth
Commission is touring the p ark* w ith a
unique exhibit of ethnic children's games.
The Children's Place is a booth of toys
and games from different countries. I t
was exhibited a t the Neighborfair Ethnic
Folk Fest July 18th.
Staffed by 11 Youth Career Training
students and tw o supervisors, the booth
will be touring the five park* listed below
on the date* indicated.
August 10th, U t h and 12th a t Irvin g
Park, N .E . 7th and Vermont; August
17th, 18th and 19th a t Sellwood Park,
S.E. 7th and M iller; and August 24th,
25th and 28th at Columbia Park, Lom
bard and Woolsey.
The game* and activities begin at 10:00
a.m and conclude at 2:00 p.m. Activities
are free and appropriate for children of
all age*. In addition Commissioner
Jordan said the booth w ill be donated to a
non-profit organisation a t the end of the
summer. Anyone interested in receiving
“The Children'* Place” booth may call the
Youth Commission a t 248-4006.
The Commissioner encourages parents
to take th eir children to the park and
enjoy the games.
PSU registers
Advance registration for fall term day
and evening classes at Portland S ta te
University begin* Monday, August 9th
and continue* through Friday, Septem
ber 10th.
For the first time, student* who at
tended Portland State University last
spring term , and all newly-adm itted stu
dent* w ill receive a tim e schedule and
course request form in the mail. O ther*
may pick up materials a t the Registration
and Records window in the lobby of Neu-
berger Hall (724 S.W . Harrison) on the
Portland State University campus.
T o participate in advance registration,
student* should fill out the course re
quest form and return it to the Regis
trar's Office no later than September
10th. Students will be notified by mail of
their course assignments, and also w ill
receive a bill for tuition and fee* shortly
a fter th a t date.
Students who do not participate in ad
vance registration, or are not satisfied
w ith th eir class assignments, may p arti
cipate in general registration on Friday,
September 24th. Registration w ill be
open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Portland
State U n iversity’s Health and Physical
Education BuiMing (980 S.W . Hall).
Person* over 66 y e a r* of age may take
classes on a non-credit, space available
basis a t no charge. 8enlor citizen regis
tration w ill be heM Monday. September
27th, in the A dult Learning Center, room
124 C ram er Hall.
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