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P ig e 4 Portland Observar Thursday. August 24, 1978
Prison Ministries hold tea
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JOSEPH STRIPLING
HUD names new staff members
George J. Roybal. Regional Ad
ministrator, Region X, United States
Department o f Housing and Urban
Development, has appointed as
Regional Counsel. Marlaina Kiner
who, for the past seven and one-half
years, has been Director; Office for
C iv il Rights, Region X, U nited
States Departm ent o f Health,
Education and Welfare. She is the
only Black woman Legal Counsel in
the ten Regions o f the department.
Joseph A. Stripling, Jr. was ap
pointed to the position o f Labor
Relations Officer for Region X o f
HUD. He is the first Black labor
relations officer in any o f the ten
Regional offices of the department.
In his present position he is respon
sible for monitoring, evaluating and
coordinating labor standards enforce
ment with the Department o f Labor
and the H U D Regional Inspector
General. He also represents the
Regional Administrator in matters o f
labor relations — labor standards
with other government agencies, in
cluding iiason with organized labor,
particularly the building and con
stru ctio n trades and co ntractor
associations. He also is charged with
providing technical advice and sup
p o rt to H U D program s in the
development o f manpower training
related to equal opportunity in the
construction industry, pursuant to
labor standards requirements.
While with HEW , Marlaina Kiner
was responsible for the department’s
C ivil Rights compliance activity in
Alaska, Oregon,
Idaho and
Washington supervising a staff of
35. Prior to coming to Seattle in late
1970, she was Attorney Advisor in
Civil Rights in the Washington, D.C.
headquarters o f HEW and, for a
time, in the Atlanta Regional Office.
As Regional Counsel for Region X
o f H U D she w ill be responsible for
giving legal advice and assistance to
the Regional Administrator and his
assistants. She w ill direct and super
vise the activities o f the office o f
Regional Counsel and provide
professional advice. Assistance and
guidance to HUD Field Office Coun
sel throughout Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Alaska.
John and Vivian Parker invite the
public to Prison Ministries third An
nual Tea on August 27th, 2:00-3:00
p.m. at Westminister Presbyterian
Great H all, 1624 N.E. Hancock.
M usic w ill be presented by the
Tabernacle Choir o f Portland and
Laver o f Newberg, Oregon. Speakers
w ill be Ms. C laire A rgon and
possibly Gayiord Drew from Oregon
State Penitentiary, and others.
The goal o f Prison Ministries, In
corporated is to provide to the incar
cerated, psychological, physical,
spiritual, and limited monetary help,
to enable them to have the ability
and motivation to be rehabilitated
once released, or to endure as model
I f Black people are to have
economic viability, or even just sur
vive these frightening times, it is
essential that we escalate our in
volvement with the basic processes o f
producing food,
clothing and
housing — and that this commitment
be reflected in our educational and
business priorities. There was a time,
at the turn o f the century when
Blacks were smart enough to know
that these were the absolute
prerequisites for the survival of a
people and I return now to that era
where Blacks demonstrated an
almost unbelievable (but well-
documented) talent and drive in
these economic directions.
Let us look through the pages of
‘ Evidences o f Progress Among
Colored People,’ written in 1902 by
G.F. Richings a Black man who
travelled throughout America gather
ing documentation, photographs,
letters, deeds, titles and personal in
terviews o f Black accomplishment.
In Greenville, Mississippi we have
the Honorable James H ill, former
postmaster o f Vicksburg, the States’
largest city and prior to that the chief
officer o f the United States Land O f
fice at Jackson. Between 1893 and
1900 we find him the president o f the
Freedom Manufacturing Company
and the Mississippi Cotton Manufac
turing Company,
both
Black-
conceived and owned, and worth
millions o f dollars in terms o f todays
money.
In North Carolina (1898) we have
the Coleman Manufacturing Com
pany, “ a three-story brick building,
80 x 120 feet in dimension — 7,000 to
10,000 spindles, 250 looms — they
spin, weave, manufacture, finish and
sell warps, yarns, cloth, prints, or
other fabrics made o f cotton, wool,
etc. The company owns 100 acres of
land on the main line o f the Southern
Railway. "Every brandname con
The Portland/Multnomah County
Area Agency on Aging and its citizen
Planning/Advisory Committee are
sponsoring eight open public
meetings regarding the needs o f older
people. The purpose o f these
meetings is to provide opportunity
fo r older people to develop a
prioritized list o f the critical needs of
the elderly in each o f the eight Aging
Service Districts. The opinions and
concerns presented at these meetings
w ill be considered in the develop
ment of the comprehensive plan for
aging services in P o rtla n d /M u lt
nomah County. Staff o f the City o f
P o rtla n d ’ s Hum an
Resources
Bureau, which is the designated Area
Agency on Aging for the City of Port
land and Multnomah County, are
responsible for the preparation o f
the plan.
The meetings for North and North
east Portland are scheduled as fol
lows: M onday, September 11th,
1:00-2:30 p.m .. Peninsula Project
scious purchaser of linens in America
knows the name ‘Cannon M ills,’ but
Blacks have long since ceased to have
any equity in this enterprise. A
related book exhibits a photostat o f
an original share issued to a minor,
and only white shareholder, a Duke
of the famed tobacco clan. Through
out the South and Midwest we find
hundreds of major Black manufac
turing and agricultural enterprises.
We also find, in these times, Black
Congressman George Washington
Murray recording indelibly in the
Congressional Record (53rd Con
gress, 2nd Session, August 10, 1894)
that not only has he himself patented
eight
innovative
a g ricu ltu ra l
machines which have substantially
improved Southern Agriculture and
wealth — but also that Black
engineers and manufacturers and
timber operators are putting on their
second Atlanta Industrial Exposition
with people coming from all over the
w orld to see their inventions o f
locom otives, logging - m ining -
agricultural machinery, industrial
tools, textile machinery and con
sumer goods. Congressman Murray
asked that Congress appropriate
sums in support as it had done with
other trade fairs; the motion carried.
(Next week: "W hy doesn’t Black
or white America know these facts?
What is the consequence o f raising
generations o f Black youth without
these role models?” And not least,
"W hat happened to these land and
industrial bases — It is still hap
pening and is it a crucial problem in
our Pacific Northwest? Welfare is
not a matter o f legarthy — It is long
term economic planning.)
Syndicated: M .B.A.
Black Studies offers courses
Five new courses will be offered
this fall by the Black studies depart
ment at Portland State University.
They are "Blacks in Oregon,”
"Elementary Swahili,” “ Early Black
Writers,” “ Health Planning in the
C ity,” and “ Race Discrimination,”
Affirm ative Action, and the Law.”
The department will offer a total
of eighteen fall courses, including
five evening and two Saturday
prisoners.
For
to
potential
prisoners, it o ffers preventive
methods enabling them to function
within the society, via counseling,
moral support, financial, job, food
and shelter aid.
NAACP pidaic
The Vancouver, W ashington
Branch o f NAACP is holding its an
nual picnic at Lewisville Park Sec
tion D (near Battle Ground) Sunday,
August 27th from noon until 7
Everyone is invited to share the
fun and games. Bring your own
lunch and table service.
‘ ‘ Reclaim the N ight," the second
Annual Women’s Night Watch
Flashlight March and Gathering of
Women, w ill take place on Friday,
August 23th. The march and rally in
downtown Portland will dramatize
women's right to use the city's streets
after dark without fear o f rape or
harassment.
Women and children w ill gather at
8:00 p.m. at Park and Clay in the
south park blocks. The march
through downtown Portland will
classes.
For the first time this year, the
department will be offering five
courses for graduate credit.
Fall term classes at PSU begin on
Monday, September 25th. General
registration day is Friday, September
22nd.
Information and lists o f Black
studies courses may be obtained by
calling the department at 229-3472.
begin promptly at 8:30 p.m. and will
end with a rally at O'Bryant Square
at 10:00 p.m. The program at the
perk w ill include karate and self-
defense demonstrations, as well as
songs, poems, and dance protesting
violence
against
women
and
children.
Children are welcome at the march
and rally, and childcare w ill also be
provided at the Helen Gordon Cen
ter, 1609 S.W. 12th. Call 236-9738 in
advance for childcare or for further
information.
Ufa, Health, Group Insurance.
Annuities, Pension Plans
Aging hearings consider needs
Forests also produce Black History
(Continued from Page 1 Column 6)
U.S. Forest Service to travel
throughout the Northwest presenting
the case for the Black pioneers in
technology who made possible
today’ s great economic and in
dustrial wealth in this nation.
" I n direct consequence o f these
Human Rights Sessions there not
only has been an improvement in the
acceptance o f Blacks into the work
force and associated communities —
but there has been the unexpected
bonus o f scores o f whites funneling
back inform ation, documents and
photos on the Black contributors
‘they’ know of: Engineers, pioneer
ranchers, foresters, surveyors,
smoke-jumpers, businessmen, inven
tors, etc. — with collateral ties ex
tending into almost every state in
the union — opening up virtu a l
treasure troves o f new Black History.
"B u rt, Outreach Contractor For
Human Resource Programs for the
huge agency and a member o f both
the Association For The Study O f
Afro-Am erican H istory, and The
American Association For State and
Local H is to ry , is developing a
relevant E thnic H isto ric Data
Package for ordinary or computer
utilization. It w ill be available free of
charge in late fall to any historical or
educational organization. Requests
should be made now to Professor
McKinley Burt, P.O. Box 358, Port
land State U niversity, P ortland,
Oregon 97207.”
This message, and similar ones, is
being repeated by 64 m in o rity
newspapers and magazines, 81
Black-owned radio stations, several
score related government agencies —
and overseas, the Armed Services
Radio Network and the United
States In fo rm a tio n Agency. The
reason for such extensive coverage is
that Blacks are showing a fast
growing concern in land economics
as expressed by the increasing num
ber o f articles, workshops, curricula
additions and creation o f related
organizations.
In connection with the recent for
mation o f a Northwest M in o rity
Land Economics Organization, the
writer already has obtained funding
for a regional land conference to be
held on the site of a Black-owned
Tree Farm and Experim ental
Nutrition Station. Participating will
be Black soil scientists, foresters,
engineers, food technologists, agro
economists, ag ricu ltu ra l service
companies including a Black-owned
helicopter spraying and logging firm,
etc. Members and participants are
from Tuskegee, Oregon State
University, University o f Washing-’
ton, Colorado State University, the
Wood Products Industry and from
related Federal and State Agencies
Women march for safe streets
ABLE, 7508 N. Hereford; Thursday,
September 14th, 1:00-2:30 p.m .,
Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E.
40th; Friday, September 15th, 1:00-
2:30 p.m ., Urban League Senior
Center, 3904 N.E. Union.
The agenda fo r each o f the
meetings will include an explanation
of the nine need areas identified for
the planning process, discussion
about the particular needs for that
d is tric t, and com pletion o f a
questionnaire. The nine need areas
are as follows: 1) Housing; 2) Social
C ontact (recreation,
frie n d ly
visitin g ); 3) In fo rm a tio n /S e rvice
U tilization (e.g., inform ation and
referral, case management); 4) In
come ( e.g., em ploym ent, basic
finançai support); 5) Transportation;
6) In-H om e Assistance (e.g.,
homemaker, housekeeper); 7)
Protective/Legal; 8) Nutrition; and
9) Health.
Those attending the meetings will
be asked to assume that no services
are available for older people in the
district and to indicate which needs
are most critical and which are less
important to the district as a whole.
Older people and others concerned
about the needs of the elderly are en
couraged to attend one o f these
meetings to make their views known.
More information can be obtained
by calling 248-4732.
PEGGY JOSEPH
287-0216 or 288-6692
a
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Facts of Importance
AUGUST 1978
SERIES
Exodus completed its first certificate training course
for its counselors on July 21, 1978. This training
provides additional counseling skills to its staff, in
order to serve its clientele more consistently.
A similar course will be scheduled for the com
munity at large during the month of October. The
course will center around communication linkages
between substance abusers, spouse of substance
abusers, children who are substance abusers, and
parents of children who are substance abusers. This
course will be taught at the grass-roots level.
Registration for this course will be published in our
September column of the Portland Observer.
Our clients thank you for your continued support.
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