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4 Portland is . ivn Vaacoaver NAACP balds picalc The Vancouver. Washington Branch of the N A A C P w ill hold its annual picnic this Sunday. August 21st at Lewisville Park. Section G. Battle Ground. Washing People are needed for the ball teams: Youth vs. Adults. Prians will be given to all game participant*. For those who do not wish to play hall, other games will be b invited to attend and join T h » b a good tim e to m e old friends and meet new om W illiam Baugh b in charge of games. » ANNUAL PICNIC ia tbe fun the Rustia Ina Park a Yea. th b year's J S O , Society of Oregon * «haa lh a , Ib e g T M l S M M It» 3rd Annual J a n P le a k . r families, friends nd dessert will be "*N^w M ontetery H O . frani 2 3 0 (MB. t i dw ran the 1 « H l aa doubt ba a blast - 1 th the help e f eur frfomfly I.E. YWCA shows fashions i entitled ta a I Tbei ve the discount, too. * .A a ; m a h , guitar: Deaise Groan. Bute. Rich D u lle r. drama; Jack Gable. baas: and Jonathan Smith, m x. A b o b 3 e d far the afternoon » “jam * a r t aaaa; other local artista « b o trill ba srttiog ia. From past experience. we kava learned that many p batc-goen would rather have food provided than to bring then- own; therefore. a picnic w ^ p er b planned far S i JO per plate, consisting of German s i usage and bun. salad, baked beans, chipa A p td tb ■nth coffee or punch The JSO Jaxz Picnic b the Society s prem ier F all event, last year enthusiastic packed the R u s u b Ina Park tat the end of Stark Street) to bear aa tornoea of jaxx. T k b re a r give yourself the opportunity of enjoying a nice d a ; in the out-of-doors (before w inter sets in!). the beverage a f .vow- pleasure, aad if .roa are not a member airead ;, jam the S o n e t;. P S In case of raía, batea to KflO O . 90.7 F M . far ' a 0 JO, « lt k S a n a t; ; the gate w 3 i ■far the i F Î.Î A fashion aad talent show b scheduled for August 21st at 2 : 0 p.m. at M att Dishman Center. 77 N .E . K nott, by the Northeast Y W C A . Young women from the summer Personal Im provem ent class ea of the Y W C A «rill model the fashions. Debbie Johnson. Barbara Parker, and Jeaneen Montgomery, instructors for the ciaaaes. will be the fashion show coordi nalors. Clothes for the show w ill be provided by W alnut Park J.C. Penney Company. Demonstrations and exhibitions from the other Y W C A ciaaaes w ill also be presented. Included w ill be stitch er; for pillows and wall hangings, puppetry and cooking. Coordinating the talent show fallowing the fashion show w ill be Connie Emerson. Doreen Peterson and Sam Esell. Refreshments and transportation will hr arranged h ; the Northeast Y W C A Community Relations Committee. The show is open to the public and there is no admission charge. For more information, phone 288 5173. The Y W C A is a United W ay Agency. MAILANNE MA YFŒ LD TRIO • • • * ia a I M ayfield v lan d . ease, fat me know where Tee seen them together, but the omes through. They are currently . Tbe atmosphere at the Hideawav djustments. The bag. they offer the beat! : tn o around t c aad D k k B a k e o Its been about a d qu ah ty o f, : a t Sam's Hideaway, five i a bit b recent month FRANKIE LEE Frankie Lee kas jaat closed a tw o i set Saturday night and « a s since he «as five rears aid. « vosee, with showmanship I back to San Francisco. MARYIN GAYE Gaye Hakes Portkml debet he-B be bad obckitout Unfortunately I don't get a chance to attend many parties. But I did attorn Nelson's birthday party, and what a party it «aa! Given at the home a f I Neben W ell-wishers earns from as far a « a y aa Seattle aad Salem to j n fasti vines. AU total, there « e re over 100 people b i evening The food, hospitality, fellowship an CbariesetU. Clarence. Ricky, the bartender tGenevia's seal. Gwen. Jii a hearty thanks - man « h a t a party!! Last Saturday, following the Friday night T no . Marianne fell and broke her hip. YouU be i all wish you a speedy recovery. of the i of the Mayfield o w n . We A n s Management, the same people « h o brought you Natalie Cafe. Oscar 1 E lia Fitzgerald aad others, hosted "Roy C lark* t k b past weekend. Gene D b a 1 caught the tail end of the concert si the Civic Auditorium . So I don't think it accurate for me to comment on tbe show. But. I can tell you the i Hilton Hotel was bvo! M a rrin Gaye, w ill be bringing k b musical genius to Portland on Friday. August 36th. 8 : « p m at the Portland Cohscum Tins b k b first « e a t const four in several years. Freak from Iba recent m m itiing sdc cesa. "M arvin Gaye Live at ike Loodun Palladium .- M arvin Gaye w ill be setting Portland afire w ith k b brilliant talent and electrifying abo«. Jotaing M arvin m Portland « 3 be L T D . Faye Carol, and special guest star. M b s Melba M oore, in « k a t is ¡ to be a W orld and "W hat's Going O n* won him the ReOmg Stowe's top as one of their albums of the year. His talent developed early; he began his music education at tw elve, in his native Washington. D .C . where he streamlined his skills as a musician aad vocalist Marv in Gaye is clearly a musical wizard a genius with song, displayed aa he sings aad plays the piano, organ and electric piano. A singer poet philosopher. Gaye incor porates a great deal of himself into all that he does. A quiet, natural, exceeding good man. M arvin Gaye lives h b music. He sends his audiences soaring w ith Ida electrifying expression of the love, peace and beauty that he feels Be sure to see M arvin Gaye, special guest star. Miss Melba Moore. L T D . and Faye Carat, live a t the Portland Cob seum. F riday. August SSth. S: 00 p.UL Tickets are available at all mutual ticket outlets. M arvin Gaye has been in the I of Motown's internaixm aliy musical talents for many years. His musical achievements include five geld Gaye has been the re n p ire t of many arrangements. H e has ! WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ENTERTAINMENT 19 - Teny 19 - L ea I 21 - 1 be at the Civic ppear at the Lane County F air, for two Terns « 3 be a concert at the Crrie »31 be ■ concert at Param ount Northw est, appear at the Lane County F air, for tw o si M ale Vocalist of the Y ea r by Record Bull Run controversy T b s seems like a giant r b k to take with our w ater The economic value of the virgin Douglas, silver aad noble fir ia the area will be offset by the additional coat of e x tra fih ra tia a . not to mention the bee of w ater quality th a t would almost certainly take place. Evidence b ample of the destructive results of logging aad recreation oa w ater quality. The highest ram p. 1 eoL « control over w ater quality. The W ater Bureau should be involved somewhere ia these plans, since they are charged with Bull Run w ater b subjected to a wriwimum of filtering due to the fine quality. Portlanders are lucky to have such fine w ater. No other urban area a f this sue can match H. G ravity flam transports the w ater to Portland, ehima- ating the need for pumps. Should logging which are kept protected I ary human contact. W hy take the < Tbe only people continued logging of the B to be those who stand to | or politically, eith er through direct reve nues or probable re efortioa. W hy rb k the quality of Portland's only w ater supply? Concerned people should w rite aide the watershed, the risk of tu rb id ity aad ly deteriorate the quality. i of Portland i I have COUNT BASIE Foundation honors Basio LOS ANGELES - giant Count Basie w ill be honored by the National Association for Sickle Ceil D i saaae (N A S C D I. receiving ito A w ard of Distinction. Count Baab aad h b orchestra have been in the forefront of jaxx artis try for 42 years. Tbe Count's driving piano style edly influenced jazz musicians and such aingers as Joe W illiams. Frank Sinatra, and Jim m y Rushing. 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