Portland observer., December 02, 1976, Page 3, Image 3

Portland Observer
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Togetherness
Racism Entrenched
In an audience with President Senghor,
members of the U.S. delegation present­
ed various gifts
books, paintings and
other artistic tokens -- marking his 70th
birthday anniversary, October 9th.
The gifts included a copy of each of the
36 books published by the Howard
University Press, and a citation from the
University Board of Trustees “recogniz­
ing the deeds" of President Senghor.
The U.S. delegates also heard Presi­
dent Senghor and Dr. Cheek exchange
comments on the historical significance of
the visit.
President Senghor told the U.S. dele­
gation:
Dr. Cheek stated the view widely held
at the colloquium was that it signaled a
new, unparalleled togetherness of Black
intellectuals.
"From my standpoint," D r. Cheek said,
“it was a further step toward making
concrete the ties between Black intellec
tuals. Black institutions, and Black people
in the U.S. with African culture, African
institutions, African scholars, and A fri­
can people."
“It was an opportunity to see Africa on
African soil, rather than seeing it from a
book," added D r. Cheek.
"You get a totally different perspective
by actually being there," he said. "A lot of
myths are destroyed. A lot of our people
who are involved in a similar kind of thing
- Negritude - in this country have a
better appreciation of the culture in
Africa."
The colloquium in Senegal formed the
basis for “formalizing” existing ties with
Africa. Dr. Cheek said. “Heretofore, our
ties have been based on personalities. We
are interested in institutionalizing pro­
grams that interface with Africans and
African institutions.”
“Racism is deeply entrenched in this
country,” Dr. Cheek said. “But the time
has just about run out when that will be
tolerated. There are certain things I
sense as I move around the country that
suggest to me that there is going to be a
more vivid, vigorous and forceful effort to
bring about emancipation."
“And,” Dr. Cheek continued. “I think it
will have a much more intellectual con­
tent than the 1960's had. That is one of
the reasons my going there to Senegal
had such meaning. I t broadened my
understanding of what I had been feel­
ing.”
Dr. Cheek's assessment of the collo
quium, at which six Howard scholars
presented papers, was echoed by Dr.
Lorraine Williams, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, and a member of the
Friends of the Leopold Sedar Senghor
Foundation.
“More than anything else," said Dr.
Williams, “what the colloquium did was
to establish a kind of Black presence at
one time, and focused attention on the
fact that Black people from all over the
world discuss serious matters wherever
we are.”
Further, Dr. Williams said, “I t showed
that we could in large measure get to
know each other, and appreciate the
diversity of culture - the values people
brought from everywhere."
Painful Tragedy
“For 3*/i centuries. Blacks had been
removed from this African land, and the
number removed is about 200 million.
You can appreciate the emotion I feel
today, because it brings back to my mind
this long and painful tragedy."
President Senghor told hold slaves
exited through a cruel passageway on the
island of Goree, the passageway known
as “The Door of No Return." The
presence of highly-educated descendants
of American slaves, he said, proved that
the plan of the slavetraders and slave­
holders had been defeated.
President Senghor said when he,
Cesaire and Damas formulated Negri­
tude, “I t was the Negro Renaissance
City provide* inspections
Mayor Neil Goldschmidt called atten
on to a valuable, but not very well
nown, service to the public provided by
le City's Bureau of Buildings.
Each year approximately 15,000 build-
igs are sold in the city of Portland. A t
resent, very few homes are inspected
,r real estate purposes. The Mayor and
ie Bureau of Buildings wish to remind
oth present building owners and poten
al buyers that for $25.00 the Bureau will
rovide a full building inspection. If the
ispeetor discovers problems in the
lumbing or electrical systems, there are
espective inspectors available for $14.50
ach to provide an in depth specialty
ispection.
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The Mayor stated, “We feel this ser­
vice would be of major benefit to prospec­
tive home owners. Many Home buyers
are not trained in structural aspects of a
home or what to look for when buying a
home. What the Bureau of buildings
inspector will do is similar to a V.A.
(Veterans Administration) inspection,
except we use the City of Portland
Housing Code as a guideline. To obtain
this service, an interested party can call
248-4500 and request the inspection. The
Bureau will then check its historical file,
verify the zones, perform the inspection
and return a written report of its findings
to the requestor."
taking place in the United States that
stimulated us and fired ua with imagina
tion. Therefore, I thank you."
He specifically mentioned Black Amer­
ican intellectuals and writers W.E.B.
DuBois, Langston Hughes and James
Weldon Johnson among those strongly
influencing him and his colleagues in the
1930’s.
"This, then, simply, is what I wish to
say," concluded the Preaident:
"If I agreed to these ceremonies, to
have my birthday observed, it ia to
defend Negro African culture, because
these ideas are losing ground. But this
fight must go on. I don't think, for
example, that in France there is such a
thing as racism, but there is definitely a
cultural prejudice."
President Senghor continued: “We
have a habit of saying nowadays that we
are establishing a new economic world
o rd er. . . But I say that if we look at the
problem clearly, it ia not the economic
world order so much as it is the cultural
order that needs correcting. The greatest
problem is not the setting up of a new
economic order, it is the setting up of a
new cultural order, in which Negritude
has a part to play.”
Jamaica has set Wednesday, December
15th, as the date for its third General
Elections since Independence fourteen
years ago. Announcement of the much-
awaited date was made last night (Sun­
day, November 21st) by the Caribbean
Nation's Prime Minister Michael Manley,
leader of the ruling People's National
Party at a mass meeting attended by
some 100,000 party supporters in the
resort area of Montego Bay.
In announcing the election date, the
Prime Minister outlined the platform on
which the party will contest the elections
against the Jamaica Labour Party, head
ed by Edward Scaga, leader of the
opposition and a former minister in the
previous government. The P.N.P. will be
seeking a second five-year term.
The P.N.P. platform committed itself
to seek national approval for a change in
the nation's constitution from a monar­
chal to a republican form of government.
Two Caribbean Commonwealth te rri­
tories Trinidad-Tobago most recently and
Guyana, have changed to republican
constitutions.
In the last General Elections held in
1972, the People’s National Party won a
majority of 37 seats of the 53 contested.
The P.N.P. platform dealing specifi­
cally with the country's bauxite industry
calls for a continuation of the policy of
majority ownership by government and
partnership with those multi-national
companies operating in Jamaica.
It further outlines an economic
development strategy for a mixed econ
omy with clearly defined roles for the
private and public sectors, and also
commits itself to the development of
human resources as the centerpiece of
national policy.
In the area of foreign policy, the
Manley government will follow the road
of non-alignment, stressing cooperation
between developing countries, firm sup
port for the new international economic
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order and traditional friendship with
countries such as the United States and
Canada.
The opposition Jamaica Labour Party
so far has not announced its platform.
However in previously published state­
ments it has referred to a philosophy of
“nationalism" which would allow greater
latitude for the private sector.
Parliament will shortly be asked and is
expected to approve an increase in the
number of the island’s constituencies
from the current 53 to 60. This will mean
that the new Jamaican House of Repre­
sentatives after the elections will have 60
seats.
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are, fix them before proceeding, Also, if you haven t
done so already, the thermostat(s) on the heater shouId
be set at 140 degrees. (And, by the way, don t do this
yourself unless you know exactly what you are doing .
and most important, you turn off the heater at the
switch box before making the adjustment.
The basic idea of this project is simple: You ve got to
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heat in and the cold out
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in line with the cover
plate to the elements
(just in case you have
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tape er down with the
duct tape. (Fig. 3.)
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tank in a similar
fashion. If there are
'any protrusions, then
just notch them in as
you go.
When you get to
the top. the insulation
should extend above the top
of the tank at least 3'.
If the top of the insulation
extends more than 3" above
the tank .. trim it back to 3"
The insulation should be
taped together so that when you look at it there si one
seam running vertically from the floor to the tojx If
desired, you can also tape the circumference'where
the insulation pieces fit together.
The only thing thatremains to do is the top, It s easy.
From the remaining pieces ot insulation cut two half-
circles equal to one-half the size of the waterheater stop.
Put the top pieces in place .. note with the marking
pen where the water pipes and safety relief valve are
then make slits and necessary cuts to insure a snug
fit of the insulation around the pipes. (Fig. 4.)
Go ahead and tape the top pieces in place.
You re finished.
How much can you save if you do this7 The savings
vary with the climate.
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The first thing to do is put on the
gloves Fiberglass Insulation can be irri­
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Then start cutting the insulation
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bottom of the heater
with the edge rest­
ing on the floor.
Draw this wrap
snug (don t
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J the insulation).
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Take your pencil
and mark how far it overlaps Remove, and
where youve marked extend that line
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Jamaica schedules third national election
American scholars visit
“I t ia quite dear in Africa that the
domination of white culture - white
political control - has numbered days,”
Howard University President James E.
Cheek concluded upon his return in
mid October from a historic symposium
on culture and development in Dakar,
Senegal.
The week-long symposium also con
vinced him of a coming “resurgence in
Black activism” in the U.S. Dr. Cheek led
a U.S. delegation of 40 scholars, half of
them from Howard, to the former French
Colony in West Africa.
They, along with more th a t a thousand
other scholars from around the world,
were guests of Senegal's scholarly Presi­
dent, Leopold Sedar Senghor, and the
Leopold Sedar Senghor Foundation,
which honors the philosophy and work of
President Senghor.
As students in Paris, in 1934, President
Senghor. Aime Cesaire, and Leon Damas
formulated the term and concept of
“Negritude" - the idea that inherent in
the African personality are certain posi
tive, intuitive traits that form the basis of
African culture.
Dr. Damas is presently a professor of
African Studies at Howard.
Thursday, December 2nd, 1976
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Remember! Electric water heaters only!
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