Community Calendar
Boys Choir trains singers
The Oregon Boys Chou- is offering
eight free boys training chain far boys
ages seven to twelve years. Any boy in
the Portland residential area, who enjoys
singing and is interested tn learning more
about music is encouraged to attend. This
free program is not only an excellent
learning opportunity, it also provides the
boys with a good performance back
ground in an enjoyable atmosphere.
For more information please call 281-
8393
These free boys training choirs are
offered at the following locations Mon­
day and Wednesday from 3:93-5:30 p m.
for ages seven to nine and from 5:30-8:30
ages ten to twelve ax the Sellwood
Commumtv Center. 1436 S.E. Spokane.
Portland. Phone 236-4022.
Monday and Wednesday from 3:90-5:30
ages seven to nine and from 6:30-8:30
ages ten to twelve at the Portland
Revival Church 4826 N . Williams. P o rt­
land. Phone 287-8577.
Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30
ages seven to nine and from 6:30-8:30
ages ten to twelve at the Metropolitan
Learning C e n te r 2033 N .W . Ghsan. P o rt­
land. Phone 227-5907.
Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30
ages seven to nine and from 6:30-8:30
ages ten to twelve at Abernathy School
2421 S X . Orange. Portland.
Phone
236-2334
Bethel A M E Matrons will present a “Fwn Faahiaaa“ on Sunday. April 16th. at 6.00
p-ni. The show » ill be bold at the church. 5828 N E 8th Avenue. (Couple donation
32.00. Single 31.00.)
Goals wiH star is a f a cial weekend iih fh h iia at the Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry April 15th and 16lh
Sponsored by the Dairy Goat Council o< Oregon. the 0MS1 show will feature all five
major breeds of goat French Alpine. La Mancha. Nubian, Saanan and Togeenherg. A
group of Pygmy goats will also be present Visiting youngsters will be allowed to feed
goat kids at various intervals during the proceedings. and there will be goat millung
demonstrations every half hour.
Charles F Luce, chief executive officer of Consolidated Edison Company of New
York, w ill present the first Bernard G aM beraner Msm trial Lertnrw at Bawd Cafiegw.
Wednesday. April 19lh His talk. "The Columbia River Power System: Coat Benefit
Analysts and Project Selection.“ wiH begin at 8.-00 p.m. in the chapel of Eliot Hall on
the Reed campus
T h e I T O Experien n ." a slide-illustrated program about unidentified flying objects
will be presented by D r. J Allen Hynek the technical advisor for the film "Clowe
Encounters of the Third Kind." on Friday. April 28th. at 8:00 p.m. in the Mount Hood
Community College gymnasium Admission is one dollar far adults and fifty cents for
students and children with tickets available at the college's bookstore.
The Portland Police Bureau's East Precinct's Citizens Council will sponsor a
workshop entitled "Juvenile PrwUeum and the Law," Thursday. April 13th. 7:30 p.m..
at the Lloyd Center Auditorium. Such topics as: 11 juvenile drinking: 2) burglary, and
3) drugs, w ill be encompassed in this workshop Speakers on those three timely topics
w ill prov ide a wide range of information for interested citizens. Statistical studies of
juveniles involved with fatal accidents, and burglaries trill be displayed for public
view. To enhance support and input from the audience, a question and answer period
wiH directly follow the speakers. For further information contact the Crime
Prevention U nit at 248-4126.
Oregon Episcopal School presents “Cenatry F air Waotara Days.* an annual fair
which features carnival rides, games, garden shop, bake sale, cake walk, foods of many
kinds, saloon, treasure sale, rummage sale and art gallery. To be held on April 22nd
from 10:00 a r a to 8:00 p.m.. April 23rd from noon to 4:00 p.m. at Oregon Episcopal
School. 6300 S .W . Nicol Rond.
April 18th Northeast Coalition. King Neighborhood Facility. 4815 N X 7th Avenue.
7:30 p.m. I I Guest speaker. Peter Tryon. Union Avenue Project Manager; 21 Guest
speaker: Paul Knauls. Metropolitan Coliseum Stadium Task Force.
April 17th - Petiry-Makmg and the C h in a . a five-session basic course in local
government sponsored by the Center for Urban Education. 330 registration, call
221-0984.
A pril 18th
Metropobtaa Human R rhrians Cammtsasaa meeting. 12:30 p.m. Call
248-4167 for location.
The Cleveland High Schawl Black Studs nt I r i s is having a fashion show on Friday.
April 28th. The fashion show will be from 7.-00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Cleveland
auditonum. followed by refreshments served in the Cleveland library
Spend a night in the Presidential Suite! Buy an Italian dinner for tea wiwri. in
Portland by Ita lians! Ride away on a Honda trail bike! Row away in a khekitat canoe!
Item s and services by the hundreds at the fed A « r a il S t Charles Aartioa. April 15th.
5:00 p.m. until all sold out. Plenty of food, beverages and live entertainm ent. S t
Charles School. 5430 N X 42nd Avenue, Portland. For informauon rail 288 3825
Presbyterian Church of Laureihurvt will hold it’s Spring Rammage Sale Saturday,
A pril 15th. Doors open 9 00 a.m. till 4:30 p m . Located at 935 N X . 33rd Avenue, one
block south of Sandy Boulevard.
Saturday. April 15th
The 1978 American Old Time Marie Festival, a touring
company presenting Afro, Anglo, and Spanish American traditional music. The group
of ten performers include the Strange Creek T rio (M ike Seeger. Alice Gerrard. Tracy
Sekwarx). Sweet Honey in the Rock Bernice Reagon. Patricia Johnson. Yasmeen
Williams. Evelyn H a m s ), and T rio Lydia Mendota (Lydia Mendota. Leo Garza. Ruben
Rios' 6:00 p.m.. Milan Auditorium, tickets 34 in advance. 34 50 at the door, half price
under l i over 65.
Churches ask corporations to curb South Africa involvement
NEW 1 O RK - As violence escalates is
southern Africa. U X church investors
are taking an increasingiy harder line
with companies that do business there.
Forty-four stockholder groups, more
than ever before, joined is filing resolu­
tions on southern Africa this year. And
more of those resolutions call for drastic
company action than any time previously
during the churches seven-year cam­
paign
Of the 23 companies receiving resolu­
tions. five were asked to withdraw
completely from South Africa.
Ten
others were asked to limit investments,
loans or sales there.
“W e are seeing fewer and fewer
disclosure resolutions." says Timothy
Smith, director of the Interfaith Center
on Corporate Responsibility. The Inter
faith Center, which is related to the
National Council of Churches, has aided
church investors since 1971. when the
first stockholder resolution on southern
Africa was filed by The Episcopal
Church. Many resolutions filed in early „
years sought disclosure of detailed infer
mation about company operations in
southern A frica.
Since 1971. 25 companies have made
such disclosures, according to Smith. He
adds that, as a result of church pressure,
five oil companies have withdrawn from
Namibia 'South W est Africa), a nation
illegally occupied by South Africa.
Several banks have stopped or restrict­
ed loans to South Africa, and Gulf Wes­
tern. Genera; Motors and Control Data
have pledged not to expand their opera
tions there.
A number of companies have also
"launched full scale investigations' of
their -ubsidiane s operations in South
Africa or have improved wages and
working conditions here. Smith reports,
although he adds. "W e do not think such
measures are adequate.
Smith says the church stockholders
oeiieve American investment “helps legi
tu rn » businesses as usuai in South
Africa. U X businesses tend to work with
the white community and to cooperate
with the minority government there The
facts prove U X companies are unable to
act as a force for significant social change,
but instead tend to support the status
quo."
Noting that the United Nations and
many African organizations have called
for business to w ithdraw from South
.Africa. Smith says. 'M o re people within
South Africa itself are now calling for
econcmic pressures on the white minonty
government. and the churches are re ­
sponding."
“Under existing w ar power legisia
tion." he says, “companies will be re­
quired to provide strategic materials to
the South African m ilitary IB M . Texaco.
GM and others are more and more
becoming hostages in South Africa."
Smith expects that, with the deter
loraung situation m southern Africa and
the new church pressure. U.S bans loans
to South Africa will be substantially cut
hack during the next year.
He is also optimistic about the possibi
bty of persuading at least a few com
pames to eease expansion or even with
draw. "Some have already pulled out.
Others have stopped expanding. Increas
ingiy companies will count the social cowls
and consider withdrawal." he predict«.
Since churches began approaching
companies on issues of corporate respon
sibility. "corporations have become more
open to church investors." Smith says. He
points out that church representatives
"are now more likely to talk to top
company officials" in negotiations result
ing from stockholder resolutions.
Of the stockholder resolutions filed by
churches each year, about a third are
withdrawn before reaching a vote at
stockholder meetings because of nego­
tiated agreements with the companies
"Churches always try first to negotiate
an agreement." Smith says.
Besides directly affecting company po­
licies. the stockholder resolutions are
intended to "raise the awareness of
Americans" about the situation in south­
ern Africa, according to Smith.
He claims success on that score, print
ing to the growing number of groups
joining the Interfaith Center's campaign.
"Almost every major Protestant denomi
nation now has guidelines on investment
responsibility." he says. “And there is
increasing Roman Catholic participation.
This year, the Roman Catholic diocese of
Richmond. Virginia, joined in filing a
resolution. W hile many Catholic orders
have participated in the past, this is the
first time a diocese has participated."
Also for the first tim e, two colleges -
Bryn M aw r and Haverford - have .owed
the churches in filing resolutions
“As investors, these churches and
educational institutions feel they have a
responsibility to look at the social impact
of the am panics they invest in." Smith
says. “And there is more willingness on
the part of companies to recognize that
these stockholder actions will not go
away.
W e expect more institutional
investors will be debating tbe issue of
investment in southern Africa and voting
in favor of these resolutions."
The following corporations have re­
ceived resolutions on Southern Africa:
bank America. Crocker National. First
National Boston. Manufacturers Hanover
Trust. Citicorp. Continental Illinois. First
Chicago. Morgan (J X .l. Union Carbide.
Motorola. Phelps Dodge. Texaco. Con
troi Data. Eastman Kodak. Kennecott
C-opper. Southern. Newmont Mining, M o
bil and Standard Oil of California.
Concert features Butler
On Sunday. April 16th at Ma-a-.atha
Church. 1222 N .E. Skidmore. Dorothy
Butler will sing tn a sacred -*-ie fit
concert at 4:00 p.m.
No admismon
charge, a free will offering will be taken.
All money raised will be lent to Mis
sionary Grazed Settles for the work in
Lower Buchanan. Liberia. West Africa.
They are in tbe process of building a
mission house (permanent) and a school.
Minister visits St. Michaels
The Reverend Dr. Richard Dickinson
of St. Louis. Missouri. Executive Secre­
tary for Black M inistry in the Lutheran
Church - Missouri Synod will be the
guest preacher at St. Michael s Lutheran
Church. A p ril 16th. 10:30 a.m.
The
church is located at 6700 N .E . 29th. and
the public is invited to this service
The Reverend Dickinson is a veteran
among Black Lutheran pastor >■ who has
served various Lutheran Churches in the
rural south and "The Church Of The
Resurrection." a Black Lutheran Church
in Chicago, prior to his appointment to
Synodical office. He is the author of a
recently published, book: 'Roses and
Thorns." the history of Black Lutheran
ministry and mission in the LCMS. The
book was published in connection with
the church's celebration thia year of the
Centennial of Lutheran ministry in Black
communities. He is visiting Portland to
help the Lutheran churches of the area in
their Centennial observance.
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
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Morning Worship
Evening Service 2nd. 4th and
5th Swndays
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Med. - FamUv Prayer Meeting
and Bible Study
Friday - Brotherhood
fellow «hip Service with
Morning Star 3rd Sunday
P ra y e r and Paxtor Phone
(b w rc h Phone 281-6163
7:60p.m.
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7:13 p r a
7:00 p r a
281-6176
3 7 2 5 N. Gentenbein Avenue, Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 2 7
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Elderly citizens gather lor their monthly meeting and tuncheoo. sponsored by the
Senior Adah Service Center. This day's lunch was provided by community member»
A p ril Birthday" people were M rs Marie Smith. 1898; T.C. WOiams. 1897; Mrs.
Agnes Ried. 1894: and Ms. Clara Bartholmew 'dale secret). Celehrstiag has 42nd
wedding anniversary was center director. Otto Rutherford
Coalition accepts members
The Community Coalition for School
Integration has set May 1. 1978 as the
deadline date for receiving membership
requests. The Coalition is a broad based
citizens group consisting of 31 organtza
lions and 80 individual members involved
in analyzing and making recommenda
lions about school desegregation in Port
land. Any individual or group interested
in becoming a voting member can send a
w ritten request for membership to the
Coalition's Office. 4013 N .E . 18th. Sabin
Portable. Portland. Oregon 97212.
Churches roast Broadous
The General Baptist Convention of the
Northwest Slate Usher Department is
sponsoring a Dinner, Roast. April 22.
1978. 7:00 p.m. at tbe Cosmopolitan
Air-TeL 6221 N X . 82nd Avenue. Port
land. The Roastee. Leon Broadous. a
long tim e resident of Portland and Prest
dent of the District Usher Association
will he honored. The Host M aster is
Charles Jordan. City Commissioner. M u­
sical selections will be provided by the
Ken Berry singers, inclusion of Ada Reed
Jackson and Landa Hornbuckle.
The public is invited.
For more
information contact Dons Elhs. Ways and
Means Chairman. 287-0079 or Woodrow
Bryant. State President, 288 1690. Dona
tiara are 311-50
LEON BROADOUS
Church official visits college
On Sunday evening Concordia College
and area Lutheran Churches will co-spon­
sor a reception for D r. Richard Dickinson,
pastor of Resurection Lutheran Church in
Chicago. Included in the program are a
report by two Concordia minority stu­
dents concerning the needs of minority
students, and a topic on the Black •
Community and Lutheranism
Several
Black clergy of the area, including The
Reverend Rozell Gilmore, will participate
in the discussion.
D r. Dickinson is Executive Director of
Black Church Ministries for The Lu
theran Church - Missouri Synod.
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D r. Dickinson is visiting colleges arid
seminaries of the church body to promote
recruitment of Black pastors. The church
has set a goal of training 150 Black
pastors over a ten year period
The
church presently has 42 Black pastors
and over 190 predominantly Black eqn;
gregations throughout the country.