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Portland Observer Thursday, July 6,1971 P u e J
NW M C place youth in industry, provide classes
“ Self-help programs and the self-
help concept will be the key to suc
cess for Black people in this coun
try,**
says Eugene
Jackson,
Executive Director o f the Northwest
Minority Contractors Association.
Organized in 1974, the N M C A was
designed to help minority contrac
tors and businessmen in the con
struction industry, and to begin to
establish an economic base in the
minority community. To do this the
N M C A , under the leadership o f
Eugene Jackson and his assistant
A lfre d W in g fie ld , has provided
numerous minority business with
technical and managerial assistance
and has aided them in seeking and
negotiating contracts.
In 1976, the N M C A , through the
unyielding efforts o f Jackson and
Wingfield, was instrumental in get
ting the State of Oregon to approve a
ten percent Set-Aside Program
minority business enterprise. This
became the first Set-Aside Program
in the nation and laid the ground
work for the national program ap
proved by Congress in the Public
Works BiU of 1977. “ Wingfield and I
shared a copy o f the Oregon Set-
Aside Program with several business
people in the W hite House and
Congressman Parren Mitchell. M it
chell was very impressed with its
provisions and indicated he was
currently working on a sim ilar
program on the national level. The
Oregon program served as a model
for the nation. We were able to get
several local governments to accept
our Set-Aside Program however, the
City o f Portland and Mayor Gold
schmidt have refused to accept any
Set-Aside efforts to economically
assist minorities in business and con
struction industry."
One o f the recent efforts o f the
Association is to recruit young
people in the minority community
through the G o v ern o r’ s Youth
Training Program. The program is
just in the pilot stage, but through
it’s overall success, the Association
hopes to secure complete funding
next fall to expand the program on a
full-tim e basis. “ Last month the
Association placed thirteen young
people between the ages o f sixteen
and twenty-two in good meaningful,
lasting jobs,** says Jackson.
“ Private enterprise in the area has
been working quite well with us. I f
the city would cooperate, we could
do even more for the youth in our
community.’ *
One o f the Association’s most
recent projects is to conduct a series
o f training sessions in construction
and business technology to men and
women involved in operating small
local businesses. These sessions are
sponsored in cooperation with the
Civil Rights Division o f General Ser
P R O C L A M A T IO N
vices Adm inistration, Region 10,
under the direction o f Russell O.
Rogers, A d m in is tra to r. “ Russ
Rogers should be commended for his
outstanding
contributions
to
m in o rity
contractors
and
businessmen in this region," says
Jackson. " I t was through his efforts
that our Association was able to
conduct similar classes a few years
ago.’’
In an increasingly complex society,
the small businessman must keep up
not only with his craft, but with a
great deal o f paperwork and with
current laws and statutes regarding
banking, insurance, and local, state
and federal regulations. It is
keeping up in these areas that can
make or break a small businessman.
This series o f classes, held every
Wednesday night in the King Neigh
borhood Facility, emphasizes such
critical concepts as basic blueprint
reading, banking, bo o kkeep in g/
accounting, bonding and insurance,
as well as how to fill out forms. The
classes are conducted by a group o f
volunteer instructors with expertise
in various areas of management and
construction technology.
The classes are free to anyone in
the community. The nearly twenty
men and women enrolled in the
classes are currently in business, not
only as contractors, but as suppliers,
salespeople, secretaries and others in
fields related to the construction in-
the d e c la r e d p o lic y of the C ity of V a n c o u v e r ia to i t i u r e
equ al o p p o rtu n ity to a ll perg o n e. f r e e fro m r e s tr ic tio n *
becauee of r a c e , c o lo r , aea , m a r it a l statu e. sexual
o r ie n ta tio n , p o litic a l id e o lo g y , ag e , c re e d , re lig io n .
I o r n a tio n a l o r ig in ; and
the C ity of V a n c o u v e r, p u rsu an t to that p o lic y , hag e s ta b
lis h e d a H u m an R e la tio n s C o m m is s io n , an O ffic e of
A f f ir m a t iv e A c tio n , and enacted a V a n c o u v e r F a i r E m p lo y
m ent P r a c tic e O rd in a n c e , an Open Housing O rd in a n c e and
o th e r le g is la tio n a s s u rin g equal rig h ts to a ll c itiz e n s of
the c ity ; and
W HEREAS,
the N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n fo r the A d v a n c e m e n t of C o lo re d
P e o p le , since it was founded in 1909. has w o rk e d w ith in
the fra m e w o rk of o u r e x e c u tiv e , le g is la tiv e and ju d ic ia l
branches to e lim in a te r a c ia l d is c r im in a tto n in housing, to
in c re a s e job o p p o rtu n itie s , to p ro m o te equ al edu cation
o p p o rtu n itie s , to s e c u re a fre e b a llo t fo r e v e r y q u a lifie d
A m e r ic a n c itiz e n , to end m ob v io le n c e and p o lic e b r u ta lity ,
and to e lim in a te r a c ia l disc rim in a tio r. and s e g re g a tio n
fro m a ll aspects of pu b lic life in o u r c ity ; and
W HEREAS,
th e re is m o re hope fo r a ll c itiz e n s w o rk in g to g e th e r to
build a strong and peaceful c ity , state and n a tio n , w ithout
hate o r fe a r , by w o rk in g to ach ieve the goale of the C ity
of V a n co u ve r and the N A A C P ;
N O W , T H E R E F O R E , 1, J im J u s tin , M a y o r of the C ity of
Eugene Jackson
dustry. “ We also encourage the men
to bring their wives along. Many of
the small businesses are run out of
the home and the wives can play an
essential part in success,” Jackson
said. “ Certificates will be issued to all
participants who complete the
course.”
Many of the former students and
members of the N M C A have been
quite successful, having reached
between $250,000 to $1,000,000 in
contracts. According to Jackson,
“ We like to think of this as success,
but we know we still have a long way
to go to accomplish our goal o f
meaningful economic stability and
prosperity in the m inority com
munity.”
V a n c o u v e r do h e re b y p ro c la im Tuly 1 - 7 ,
1978 as
N A A C P W EEK
in V a n c o u v e r to h on or the outstanding co n trib u tio n s of the m en and w om en
of th is fin e o rg a n iz a tio n in th e ir continuing e ffo rts to m ake o u r co m m u n ity
a b e tte r place fo r a ll c itiz e n s .
IN W IT N E S S W H E R E O F . I have h e r e
unto set m y hand and caused the seal
of the C it y o f V a n c o u v e r, W ashington
to be a ffix e d th is tw e n ty -s ix th day of
June. 1978.
M ayor
Mt. Hood CC cuts programs
A 29 percent reduction in money
for student activities, athletics, and
student government plus increases in
tuition and charges for recreation
facilities were among the measures
approved Wednesday night by the
M t. H ood C om m unity College
Board o f Education following the
June 27th defeat o f the college
budget levy.
The board agreed to raise tuition
by Five percent beginning with the
fall quarter, increase swimming pool
fees, begin charging for public use of
the tennis courts and other recreation
facilities, and allocate less money to
student activities and athletics.
“ In addition to staff and class
reductions, we have to look at these
changes to increase our revenue and
balance the budget,” said D r. R.
Stephen
N icholson,
college
president.
A llocations to the associated
student body for student activities,
athletics and student government will
be reduced by $8.50 for each full
time equivalent student, a cut back
o f 28.8 percent.
This money, an estimated $50,000
for the year, will be used for instruc-
tion in vocational and transfer
programs.
Tuition is expected to increase by
about five percent for the fall quar
ter. The new tuition schedule is being
prepared and will be published in the
college’s fall class schedule.
Increased swimming pool fees will
be effective July 1st. The family an
nual pass for district residents will go
from $40 to $80 and for out-of-
district residents from S50 to $100.
Individual swims will be increased to
50 cents for preschoolers, $1 for
students, and $1.25 for adults.
The board also agreed to begin
charging for public use o f the tennis,
handball, and racquet ball courts,
the gym, and the weight training
room . Specific fees are being
developed.
In other measures designed to in
crease revenue and help offset the
levy loss, the college will increase the
rental charge for the food services
contract and also increase rent
assessed the bookstore to three per
cent o f gross sales. Currently the
bookstore operator pays one percent
of gross sales.
Workshop stadias food stamps
North Community Action Council
in cooperation with Legal A id is
providing a free workshop for
anyone who wants to know what
their rights are concerning Welfare
and Foodstamps.
A Representative from the Legal
Aid Welfare Hotline will be available
to answer questions or discuss any
problem concerning welfare and
foodstamps.
A ll interested persons are invited
to attend this Workshop being held
Thursday, July 13th, at 9:30 a.m. in
the N C A C offices at 6965 N. Fessen
den. The agency will provide free
baby sitting during the workshop.
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Smooth and easy-
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spices that adds a fresh,
lively, one-of-a-kind flavor
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PPS provide* free lunch
The Portland Public Schools will
sponsor again this summer the
Summer Food Service Program for
children. Free meals will be made
available to attending children under
nineteen and w ill be provided
without regard to race, color or
national origin.
The district will provide noon
meals to students in 64 recreation
and education programs and sup
plemental snacks such as fruit juice
and cookies fo r those programs
lasting longer into the day.
The federal government picks up
the cost o f the special summer food
service program.
The program provides meals to
students in programs such as the city
o f Portland’s Summer ‘78 activities
and the Portland Park Bureau’ s
summer programs among others.
PUBLIC NOTICE ............
JASPER L. AMBERS
Formerly Deputy District Attorney of M ultnom ah County announces
the opening of his Office for the General Practice of Lew on 7/10/78.
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