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Portland Observer Thursday. May 18. 1978 Pag» 9 Community Calendar The Im m aru latr Heart Chair will sponsor a Fashion Shaw Dance at the Elks Hall, 6 N. I illnmook, Friday. May 28th. Fashions are from the 1800 a to the 70’s. The Fashion Shaw is at 8:00 p.m. and the dance 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. The theme “Remember When?" Music is by the llamiltones. For tickets call 288-2065 after 4:00 p.m., or tickets may be purchased at the door. Obituaries Cynthia Turner was born August 31, 946 in Athens, Texas to M r. Eddie L. iverton and M rs. Celia Mac Overton, he was the third daughter of a family of ight girls. Mrs. Turner joined Allen Chapel i.M .E. Church of Athens. Texas. She as a faithful member, serving as a unday School teacher and as a member f their Youth Choir. She graduated from »ogan High School in Fairfield. Texas in lay 1963. Mrs. Turnpr worked as a bookkeeper ar the Girl Scouts of America for three ears and the Albina Action Center for he last three years. She was a willing nd dedicated volunteer w orker with the iportmen L ittle League. She was recent- y appointed to coordinate the snack »agon and fund raising events for the rving Park L ittle League. Mrs. Turner was married to Fred burner. Jr. on August 31. 1975. They vere the parents o f three children. Ce e lia D . Overton, Alvin S. Overton, and ianielle L . T urner. They were the foster ■»rents of Lavelle Woods. Cynthia T u rn e r died on May 12. 1978. Services were held on M ay 17th at New lope Baptist Church with Reverend A. lernard Devers officiating. Cynthia leaves to mourn, her parents. Hrs Celia Mae Yancey of Champaign. Ilinois and M r. Eddie L. Overton of Portland: sisters: Larraine Mongum and Annette Preston of Portland; T e rry H ill, i'amela Alexander. Stephanie Overton ind Tracy Yancey of Champaign. Illinois; ind Becky Lynn G rant of W ichita. Kan tas. Grandparents: M r. and Mrs. Ruben Dverton of Portland. M r. and Mrs. James Lallar of Athens. Texas; and a host of Aunts, Uncles. Nieces. Nephews. Cou sins. and many friends. ! f e O D E T O C Y N T H IA by Ronald E . Sykes God bless you Cynthia for this we know. You'll make things brighter wherever you may go. No one can tell for whom the bells toll. But must be ready to accept th eir role. Life may be short and it may be long. I t was brief for Cynthia but beautiful and strong. Those that are left won't judge or lament. For all these good people loved you dearly “Cynth.” Father in Heaven, who's watching the world Please watch over this wonderful girl. W e’ll miss her smile; but we'll try , try harder Maybe one day we'll hear . . . Hi, hey pardner!!:!!! The King Improvement Associations' General Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday. May 23. 1978, at 7:30 p.m., in the Display Area, King Neighborhood Facility. 4815 N .E . 7th Avenue. The eleventh annual Northwest Vocal Jazz Festival will be held at M t. Hood Community College Saturday. May 20th. More than 110 high schools from Oregon. Washington, California, and Idaho are entered in the Saturday festival. Preliminary rounds begin at 8:00 a.m. A concert by the finalists in each division is scheduled for the M HCC gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. The MHCC Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform following the high school groups. Admission is $1 for adults and 50c for students and children. U N C F W ine Sip Portland Alumni of United Negro College Fund schools are planning their First Annual U N C F Alumni Wine Sip on Sunday, May 21st from 3.00 7:30 p.m. at the Del Rio Room. Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1030 N .E. Union. Wine fruit punch, cheese and crackers will be served at this get acquainted event. There will be music and door prizes. Tickets are available at the door. $6 donation. M t. Hood Community College w ill present two lecture aeries about Egypt and related areas as a supplement to the King Tutankhamun Exhibit Tour scheduled for Seattle this summer. The first series will be offered May 19th and 26th with the second series running June 23rd and 30th. Each lecture will start at 7:30 p.m. in the A rt Mall Theater on the Gresham campus. A community night for friends and neighbors of the W hitaker/Colum hia Middle Schools, Faubion, King, Meek, Rigler, Vernon, and Woodlawn elementary schools will be held on May 24th, 7:30 p.m. at W hitaker Middle School, 5135 N .E. Columbia Boulevard. Featured will be a CPR Demonstration and a Crime Prevention Slide Presentation. The Community Coalition for School Integration invites you to attend a “G et I t Together" Party, on Friday. May 19th, 6:00 p.m. to Midnight at the St. Andrews Community Center, 4940 N .E . 8th at Alberta. Tickets are 13 for adults and $1 for children under twelve, also family tickets for >8. There will be wine, beer, and a fruit juice bar (no host) open from 6:00 to 11:00p.m. Served from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. will be a buffet dinner free with party ticket. Live Entertainment: Jefferson Music groups; Koco Krispies and Liquid Motion Dance Troup; other surprises between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Live disco dancing from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Looking for an alternative to the tw in parties that uphold the capitalist system, with its racism, sexism, inflation and unemployment? Come and learn about the Socialist alternative! There w ill be a Socialist Rally held on Sunday. M ay 21st, 3928 N. W illiams, donation $1. M eet the candidates at 6:00; rally at 7:00. Memories will be shared this week by many of the folks who have attended Beach Elem entary School at some time during the last fifty years. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday have been set aside for a host of special events for the 50th ‘ jiniversary Celebration. A highlight of the celebration will be the Friday aftern» an no host luncheon at 12:15 followed by the Cornerstone Ceremony from 1:15 to 1:45. Mayor Goldschmidt. Area I Superintendent Fletcher and Deputy Superintendent Kleiner will briefly address friends and alumni of Beach before the opening of the 1928 cornerstone by members of that class. The Bright Stars of F lin t Michigan will give a concert on Saturday, M ay 20th, 7:00 p.m. For the benefit of the children of M rs. Addie W ard. To be held at Evangelist Center, 5522 N . Albina, tickets w ill be $3 for children and $5 for adults. The fourth annual Oregon Women’s Conference w ill be held June 23rd, 24th, and 25th at Lewis and Clark College. There w ill be seventy workshops covering lifestyles, education, law, mental health, careers, child care, media, religion, and political process. Included in the scheduled events is an a rt display by Oregon women, a candidates fair, athletes panel including Toni Lear, Women’s W orld Boxing Association Junior Light W eight Champion, entertainment by Sweet Honey in the Rock, a Washington D.C. based group, and poetry readings and music featuring the Ursa M inor Choir. Washington Park Zoo w ill hold its T hird Annual Senior Citizens' Day June 6th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Activities include: free admission to the zoo for all senior citizens and their companions, free train rides, free flowers for the first 2,000 senior citizens, entertainm ent all day - music, dancing, drama. Zoo guides and other volunteers w ill be in attendance to welcome senior citizens, give tours and to answer questions. Bring your lunch - or buy your lunch from our snack bars, T ri-M e t Bus 862 offers direct service to the zoo from downtown Portland and Beaverton Park and Ride. Use Honored Citizen Card to take advantage of the reduced rates for senior citizens. Come to the zoo on June 6th for a gala fun day! M ay 22nd - Sabin Community Association. Maranatha Church, 1222 N .E . Skidmore, 7:30 p.m. -w M ay 23rd - Boise Citizens Improvement Association, Boise School, 620 N. Fremont, 7:30 p.m. May 23rd King Im provem ent ztssociation. King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 N .E . 7th Avenue, 7:30 p.m. (1) Discussion with Peter Tryon, Portland Development Commission, on Union Avenue traffic. May 19th and 20th - Burnside Community Council Him show and discussion of Saul Alinsky’s method of organizing communities. 633 S.W . Montgomery. Friday, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Call 226-0354 for information. May 23rd -- Committee for Citizens Involvement meeting, Room 200, City Hall Annex, 7:30 p.m. May 23rd Prim ary Election. May 24th-26th - National Conference on Neighborhood Councils. Benson Hotel. Call M arji Lundell or M ary A very, 248-4519 for registration. Hughes United Methodist Women will hold their Annual Fellowship Tea on Sunday, May 21st. The hours are from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church, 111 N .E . Failing. N orth Portland Branch L ib rary wall present the film "Tut: The Boy King" on Thursday, M ay 25th at 7:00 p.m. This beautiful, hour-long tour of the treasures of King Tutankhamun allows the viewer a bird’s-eye detail of the 55-piece exhibit, including the parchesi-like games the 10-year-old Pharoah used, his diminutive gold inlaid chair, jeweled necklaces and carved boxes. The film creates a sense of the excitem ent of the original 1922 archaeological discovery by Howard C arter and the m ystery of Egyptian culture. This free film program is open to the public. For additional information call the branch at 284-5622. North Portland Branch is located at 512 N . Killingsworth Street. The Y M C A North Project Move Junior Drama Club will be sponsoring a “Skate and Disco” recruitm ent fund raiser Thursday, M ay 25th, 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. at the Portland Skate and Disco rink, 815 S.E. Main. Refreshments will be available, and a $25 prize will be offered for the best couple in our Disco Dance contest. Tickets $2 at the door. Proceeds will go toward scholarships for the summer Y M C A program and camp. For more information call 287-2523 or 287-2535. American State Bank 2 7 3 7 N.E. U n ion 2 8 2 -2 2 1 6 Salaam International presents the world famous HONEY '?f~ Salaam BEAN H oney B e a n S u prem e SUPREME CUSTARD. PIE P IE e/1 'D fltllllU i 7 leaíth “D ew rt a uniquely delicious taste sensation! >» r z NET WT 20 OZ 1 IB 4 OZ For home deliveries call - 223-8102 D a -B miwa A D E N T IS T tu tu -Çornpt DENTAL Repa//? E M t R G t N C K S G IV E N IM M E D IA T E A T T E N T IO N ★ No Appointment Needed ★ Caution: Oo n o t d e la y needed O e n ta i R e p a ir s . . . 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FAILING N e w Hope Missionary B aptist uflbrch You are Welcome to Worship at T H E A R K O F S A F E T Y C H U R C H O F G O D P E N T E C O S T A L , IN C . “A warm spirit of fellowship always" The Honorable Bishop U .V . Peterson, D .D . “The Holiness Preacher," Pastor Sunday: . ~ 9:15 am Merning Worship 11:15 am “Showers of Blessings Broadcast” K G A R 1550 11:30am 12:30pm YPBC 6:30 pm Evangelistic W orship 8:00 pm Tuesday-Friday Noon Day Prayer Sunday School Tuesday: Bible B and/Jr. Church Wednesday: Choir Rehearsal Friday: “The Pastor Speaks" 84 N E Killingsworth 281-0499 R E V E R E N D A. B E R N A R D D E V E R S . PASTO R T H E C H U R C H D E S IG N E D TO M E E T Y O U R N E E D Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 2nd, 4th and 6th S u n d a y s --------- ------ Communion 1st Sunday Wed. - Family P rayer Meeting and Bible Study Friday - Brotherhood Fellowship Service w ith Morning S tar 3rd Sunday Prayer and Pastor Phone: 281-6476 Church Phone: 2814)163 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p i 3 7 2 S N . Gantentoein Avenue, P ortland, Oregon 9 7 2 2 7 Dial-A-Prayer 284-0684 Church School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11:00 a m. Office 281 2332 Specializing In In d iv id u a l • M o rria g e a n d F a m ily • G io tip Therapy “The Church W here No Stranger Feels Strange" ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH Corner of 8th and Skidmore Sunday School 9:30 aws Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m. (Second and Fourth Sundays) Reverend Thomas L. Strayhand, Minister 1
