Mrs Frances Schoen-Newsptper Rooa
U n iv e rs ity o f Oregon L ib ra ry
tugene, Oregon 97403
King’s Tavern requests license
PORTLAND
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S A L E M - Jacqueline Loville, assistant
dean at W illam ette University, received
the Human Rights Award of the year for
her activities involving the Salem area
Black community.
The award was presented by the Salem
Human Rights Commission. Ms. Loville
accepted the award from Salem Mayor
Kent Aldrich.
Other candidates for the honor were
Ms. Zoe Wilson, personnel assistant for
the state Department of Commerce, and
Father Frank Kennard, a Spanish speak
ing Catholic priest.
Her achievements include helping to
establish an affirmative action board at
Chemeketa Community College and
establishing a minority action committee
at W illamette. She also has helped bring
about more communication between the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People (N A A C P) and the
public. Much of Ms. Loville's local work
has involved the recruitment of Black
students to W illamette. She has been
with the university since 1974, and
recently announced her resignation, to be
effective May 15th.
She is a member of the board of the
Salem branch of the N A A C P, a founder of
the Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs,
and was a committee member of the 1978
Oregon Black Political Convention. This
year she served as a coordinator for the
Third World Women's Conference.
Ms. Loville has been nominated to
receive the Outstanding Young Women
in America award.
JA C Q U E L IN E L O V IL L E
School caodidote advocates stronger leadership
“Teachers, Tests and Textbooks” are
the code words of D r. Ruth McFarland,
candidate for the office of State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction.
Dr. McFarland exphasizes that compe
tent dedicated teachers are the key to
education.
She wants public school
teachers to start out with a good college
program and would work closely with the
colleges and universities to assist in the
development of better programs. "Teach
ers first of all have to have the know
ledge. the information in the field they
will teach. Many of the required courses
in leaching methods are unimportant and
could be discontinued. A teacher should
be able to communicate and should have a
solid background in reading, writing,
math and health.**
NAACP votes
For the first time the N A A C P Image
Awards will be selected by the 1700
N A A C P branches. For the past ten
years, the awards have been presented
by the Nations N A A C P and the Beverly
Hills Hollywood branch. The Image
Awards is like a combination of the
Oscars, the Emmys, and the Grammys.
Members of the Portland Branch can
vote on Saturday. April 29th, between
1:00 and 4:00 p.m. at the N A A C P
Convention Office. 310 S.W. 4th Avenue.
Suite 412 «222 3256)
The Awards will be presented on June
9th at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The Observer will cover the event.
Although she favors the tenure system
and collective bargaining, she does not
believe these prevent a district from
eliminating ineffective teachers if they
are willing to go to the trouble to
document a teachers' results.
As for textbooks, she is concerned
about the readability of books and the
racism and sexism contained in them. A
recent study of textbooks used in Oregon
varied greatly in grade level readability.
"A third grade math book might be
written on the sixth grade level; a single
social studies book could vary from
second to eleventh grade level. How can
we expect children to learn math or social
studies if they can't read the book?"
Although many administrators main
tain that better textbooks are not avail
able so they must take what they can get.
Dr. McFarland emphatically disagrees.
“If all of the public schools in Oregon
refused to buy new books until the
publishers produced good books, it
wouldn't take long for the publishers to
R U TH M C F A R L A N D
give us what we need. Like any other
business, textbook publishers are in busi year to year, falling farther and farther
ness to make money." McFarland would
behind, receiving no special help, and
also work with other states to pressure
then to be told in their senior year that
the publishers.
they cannot graduate.”'
Testing should be a tool to assist
D r. McFarland states that she is the
teachers, not to punish students. The
only candidate for this office who has
newly adapted competency tests are
publically stated that she would, as a last
being used in senior high schools to
resort, deny funds to school districts that
insure that only those who meet mini
discriminate against minorities or women
mum srfndards can graduate. D r. M cFar
or that do not adhere to affirmative
land advocates regular testing, beginning
action/equal opportunity requirements.
in kindergarten, to determine each stu
"This is a strong step - both of my
dents needs and accompliahments. Test
opponents have said that they would not
results would be used to aid those
use it - but it is one of the tools to obtain
children who need special help. “I t is not
adherence to the law and if necessary I
right for children to be passed along from
would use it."
Member of the Boise Neighborhood
Association visited King's Tavern on
Williams Avenue Tuesday night in re
sponse to L.C. Matthews’ request for
their support in his request for a liquor
license.
King Tavern was closed six years ago
after approximately fifteen years of com
munity effort to get it closed. The tavern
was the scene of brawls, dope dealing,
prostitution and Fighting spilling out onto
the street - with at least eleven homo-
cides occuring within the building.
Matthews, who purchased the building
three years ago, has twice unsuccessfully
sought a liquor license. The feeling of the
neighborhood has been that opening the
tavern would draw the former objection
able clientele.
Matthews, who appeared at the Neigh-
borhood Association meeting, has been
operating a Class B restaurant for two
years. He told the group he has done
some repair to the interior of the building
but does not expect to do anything
extensive until assured of a license.
On his previous discussions with BN A
he had been asked to demonstrate that he
could upgrade the building and the
atmosphere to the point that it would
draw a better clientele. Chuck Hagen,
chairman of the association explained, "If
you would bring in plans and show us the
renovation you will do to make an
attractive place - a place where decent
people will want to come - I would be
willing to consider it. Although we
already have enough taverns here, if the
community felt this would be a good
neighborhood tavern where people could
Boise Neighborhood Association visits King Tavern -
Charles Ford sits at the bar as Chuck Hagen, Chairman of Boise
Neighborhood Association, explains neighborhood expectations
to owner L. C. Matthews. Joining the inspection were Vesiä
come in and enjoy themselves there
might be no objection. It's the noise, the
fighting and the killing that they don't
want. You would have to change the
building enough to attract better clien
tele.”
The meeting adjourned to the tavern
so the association members could see first
hand what improvements Matthews has
done in the last few years. Matthews
showed the new bar he had installed and
demonstrated where two additional
pieces of equipment will go. Other then
that he plans to make no changes in the
badly dilapidated building except to
refurbish the south wall.
The neighborhood association will sub
mit its recommendation to the City and
the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
loving; Edna Robertson. Northeast Office, Office of Neighbor
hood Organizations; and James Loving, Chairman, Northeast
Coalition.
Board members attack Priestley’s stamp use
School Board member Frank McNa
mara angrily attacked Board member
Wally Priestley for using $11.70 worth of
school district postage stamps and ninety
envelopes to inform citizens about a
meeting to be held Thursday to organize
opposition to the proposed City-Schools
Commission.
Priestley, along with Mrs. Claudia
Fisher of Concordia Neighborhood Asso
ciation and Lillie W alker of the Commit
tee for Equal Education for A ll Children,
scheduled a meeting Thursday evening at
King Neighborhood Facility to present
information on the proposal.
They
maintain that although the proposal,
often referred to as the M ott Foundation
Proposal, has been passed in concept by
the School Board and the City Council
there has been little opportunity for
public discussion.
McNamara, joined by Bob Ridgley,
accused Priestley of using "taxpayers
money” to oppose something already
approved by the Board. The proposal had
been adopted by the Board with only
Priestley voting no. Priestley replied
that it is not only his right as an
individual Board member, but his respon
sibility, to communicate his concerns to
his constituents regardless of whether he
was in the majority of the minority side of
the Board vote.
During McNamara's questioning, he
asked Priestley if the fliers he had mailed
and handed out at the Board meeting had
been printed at school district cost.
Priestley replied that he had paid for the
printing himself. Superintendent Robert
Blanchard later passed Priestley a note
saying the attack was the result of the
impression that he might have had them
printed at Jefferson High School.
Although the proposal has been adopt
ed by the Board in concept, it is being
rewritten and will require another vote
to adopt the final draft and to allocate the
necessary funds.
The proposal, which has gone through
several revisions and is currently being
redrafted, basically calls for a nine
member Commission appointed by the
City, the School Board and the County,
that will be responsible for coordinating
city-schools related planning. This would
include school reorganization, parks and
physical facilities, desegregation, etc.
Also, the Commission would be assigned
to reorganize schools, in line with proper
city planning, in one high school area.
Priestley calls this aspect of the propo
sal “elitist,” judging from the make-up of
previous “Blue Ribbon" committees, that
it will represent utilities and downtown
business interests rather than the aver-
age citizen. He also maintains that the
Commission will not only place another
bureaucracy between the people and the
School Board and City Council, but will
take the "heat” off of the elected bodies
who should be more directly responsible
for their decisions.
The original M ott Foundation proposal
was to fund the Commission with
$100.000 from the City and School D ist
rict, with $250,000 from the M ott Foun
dation. However, the M ott Foundation
now suggests the following funding cycle:
First year: Two to one matching, with
the Foundation contributing a maximum
of $200,000 and the City and School
District funding $100,000.
S<*cond year: One to one matching.
Foundation maximum of $165,000 requir
ing $165.000 from the City and School
District.
Third year: One ot two matching with
the Foundation maximum of $135,000 and
the City and School District funding
$270,000.
Fourth year: One to four matching
with Foundation maximum of $100,000
and City and School District funding of
$400,000. Thereafter the City and School
District would be responsible for full
funding if the Commission were to con
tinue.
Former Portlander recruits
Bob Andrews, who was raised in
Portland is visiting the Navy Recruiter at
the Swan Island base. Andrews grad
uated from Jefferson High School in 1962
and attended Clark College for one year
before enlisting.
His first tour of duty was four years
with the aircraft carrier Contellation
CV64 out of San Diego. Next he was in
Seattle on Pier 91 aboard the USS W hite
Hurst DE634 and the USS Bridgett
DE1024.
Then he spent three and
one-half years at the Naval Research
Center in Utica, New York as an instruc
tor.
Then came two years in Guantonamo
Bay, Cuba, working in tugs. His most
recent assignment was on the USS
Saratoga CV60 at Mayport, Florida. His
duty on this ship was as the ships
electrician.
Andrews is in Portland for ten days in
the “hometown recruiter" program. He is
enroute to Great Lakes, Illinois where he
will be company commander teaching
young recruits.
Andrews, who would like to talk to
young people interested in Navy careers,
can be reached at the Navy Recruiting
Station, Swan Island, 285-6561.
House of Exodus: Community alcohol program
The recent announcement of the wife of
a'former President, Betty Ford, that she
is addicted to alcohol, has brought about
an increased interest in alcohol abuse,
especially among women. Already deep
ly involved in treatment of alcoholism,
both male and female, is the House of
Exodus. Mrs. Rosalie Boothe, director,
stated recently that Exodus is reaching a
number of women who have alcohol
problems.
"Most women who are alcoholics never
receive the treatment they need - they
manage to remain hidden. Many women
don't work, are at home all day, so no one
tpiqwg. Also husbands and children try to
protect women alcoholics. Society has
made it more difficult for a woman to
admit to being alcoholic - they are
labeled as bad wives or neglecting
mothers."
House of Exodus was opened with a
140.000 grant from Multnomah County to
provide services to alcoholics in the
North Northeast area. Operated with a
majority Black staff, it seeks to serve
Black people who are uncomfortable,
misunderstood or mistreated in white
operated programs. " It is helpful for the
person who is alread> under great stress
to have a counselor whom he feels
understands his culture and background
and the unique problems it presents.'*
This is the first alcoholic program in
the Portland area that has been directed
mainly at Black clientele, but there has
been successful programs operated by
and for Indian people.
Exodus operates on a "one day at a
time" philosophy. Alcohol programs gen
erally have a rather low success rate, but
Mrs. Boothe assures that
success
depends on the individual. “If the person
really wants to quit drinking, we can
help by providing day to day counseling
and support. Some of our clients are
doing very well.
Others, who are
referred by the court or other agencies
and do not have a real desire to quit, r l l
not be helped. It really depends on the
person's desire.
We try to add the
understanding, support, and access to
basic needs." The program assists its
clients to get what they need from other
agencies - food, welfare funds, housing,
transportation, employment, etc.
This week the project learned that it
will receive funding tor two additional
i
programs - a half-way house and a day
care program.
The half-way house will provide beds
for fifteen persons. "One of the major
problems is that a person coming off of a
bender - or coming out of a hospital or
treatment center - has nowhere to go but
bark into the environment that leads to
his drinking. Now we will have a place
where they can come and live until they
are ready to leave and have somewhere
to go."
The day care program will provide a
place where adults (and their children)
can spend the day with other adults.
Counseling and recreation will be pro
vided, giving the alcoholic a way to avoid
the loneliness that often leads to drinking
and to receive the support of peers.
Current House of Exodus staff mem
bers are: Mrs. Boothe, director; James
Wilson, counseling supervisor and direc
tor of the half way house; A1 Rivers,
Outreach Coordinator of the day care
program: John West and Jeanette Fuller,
counselors; Ray Sutherland, Intake;
Danny Williams, outreach worker; Cyn
thia Stewart, executive secretary; ano
Thomas Boothe, fiscal manager.
Director Rosalie Boothe sod rouaellor Jim Walesa talk with
client at House of Exedaa.