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Portland Observer Thursday, October 26, 1978 Page 5 m? S '7‘itcu by Ruth Spencer MIXED COMPANY-STROLLING TO SUCCESS During the past two years Mixed Company has been in the business o f enter taining the public with the latest fashions and slick choreography. They’ ve ap peared on various TV shows such as: A .M . Northwest, two specials for Chan nel 8, and one for Channel 2. The troupe has had quite a few impressive engagements in the N orthw est: the M ontecello H otel in Longview , Washington, along with the Sheraton Hotel, Paramount Theatre, the Heath- man, and this past weekend at the Hilton Hotel. The show had a rather shaky start but was soon o ff and rolling. The theme: The "G odfather” o f the Portland School Board chastized a recalcitrant member o f his Board family by can celling a committee meeting o f the School Board with the Community C o a litio n fo r School Integration because the member wanted to at tend the meeting. The Portland Public Schools pay M iller, Anderson, Nash, Yerke, and Wiener, a legal Firm, an estimate o f a quarter o f a million dollars a year for legal services. The best and most that money can buy. Charles Jordan, Portland Com missioner fo r Public Safety, w ill speak on a panel at a conference on Violence Against Women and C hildren, O ctober 27th-29th, at Portland State University. M r. and M rs. Charles W ilson (Charles and H arrie t) are always welcomed to the annual meeting o f the Oregon and Washington Foot ball Club. TONI BONNER “ A Stroll Through the Park,” was quite appropriate considering the setting and the clothing. Members o f Mixed Company include: Tonie Bonner, Marsha Brown, Sandra Cox, Pat Daniels, Sonny Dizer, Brenda Gordon, Clyde Jones, Judy Ann Joe, Tricia Miles, Candy Page, Esther Shaw, Traci Smith, Anita Stewart and Rhone Williams. The Advisory Board consists of: Board Chairperson, Tam Higgins; Financial Secretary, Patt Mayo; Female Instructor, Nedra Partner; Fashion Coor Mrs. Costella M cC ullough has been named “ M rs. Parent In volvement.” She serves as represen tative on more than half a dozen d if ferent Portland Public School Boards and A d visory Com m ittees, in cluding: Title V II Advisory Commit tee, Vice President o f Portland PTA, Area I l ’ s Citizen Advisory Commit tee, Portland Public Schools Trans portation Advisory Committee, etc. Several replicas of King Tutankhamun relics are on display at Boise School, loaned by Reverend James Slade. M iss Bernadette Lennon, firs t grade teacher, is recuperating at home after a stay at Kaiser Hospital. Leonard Schmurr, Chief Special Investigator, P o rtla n d P ublic Schools said the total cost o f van dalism in 1977-78 cost more than $331,000. The largest single type o f vandalism in the school district is broken windows. Mrs. Emma Chiles reports that she enjoyed a recent weekend in Reno, Nevada playing with the “ one-armed bandit” and winning. The student enrollment o f the Port land Public Schools is estimated at 55,371 for the school year 1978-79. The D istrict reached its peak o f about 80,000 in 1963-64. Decline in birth rates and population shifts are blamed for the losses o f school-age children, officials said. The R oyal Esquire Club. 1708 N.E. Alberta has become an ideal place to relax before dinner. K F . Booker, President o f American State Bank, attended the National Bankers Association Con ference in Los Angeles this week. Interested in current books about A frican Liberation? Visit: JO H N REED BOOK STORE In the Dekum Building 519 S.W . 3rd Avenue Sixth Floor Or call: 227-2902 Explore the dynamic changes sparked by today’s women and affecting Dave McCrea, principal o f Boise Elementary School, has returned home from the hospital after a bout with asthma. The students and staff miss him. Thirty Boise students travelled to Seattle to view the King Tutankham un exhibit. They also visited the Kingdom e, the space needle, and the memorial. NFDRA PARTNER Daniels trial dinator, Linda Wesley; Production Manager, James Lambert; and Male In structor, McNeil Jackson. Lois Berry, talented poetress did the commentary for the show. Director and founder o f the troupe, Gene Holmes, did an im pressive mime centered around Cleo Laine’s famous song, “ Send In the Clowns.” Mixed Company has the potential to become a very successful modeling troupe. With two solid years already under their belts, who knows what the future might have in store. They could quite possibly stroll on to suc cess. JAZZ AT GENEVA’S Geneva’s Cocktail Lounge is fast becoming the place to be on Sunday evenings — with Sundays becoming the day set aside for a little laid back “ jazz.” Across the country, club owners are doing their best to meet the demands o f their patrons by coming up with top jazz musicians to Fill that void. As usual, Paul and Geneva Knauls have risen to meet the challenge with a host o f top "Jazz” musicians for your listening pleasure. Saxophonist George Lawson has been a major force in making “ Sunday Jazz at Geneva’s” so successful since it was started a couple o f months ago. I won’ t go into the lengthy credits on George Lawson (look for a story in the near future), but if you’ re into excellent jazz presentations, then I suggest you go in to Geneva’s on Sundays and get your fill o f the best Sunday jam session going on in Portland. I am serious!! Urban 4—H classes begin Sewing, cooking and creative arts take the attention o f Portland Urban 4-H members every Monday, Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday under the direction of Mrs. Betty Hardy, Urban 4-H community advisor, who sponsors classes in homes and at the King Elementary School, 6th and Alberta Street, Portland. Wednesday evenings, from 4:00- 5:00 p.m., pre-teen youngsters, from nine to twelve, gather with Ms. Hardy and volunteer leaders for instruc tion in cooking. From 5:30-9:00 p.m., also on Thursdays, teenagers, thirteen to seventeen, are offered a cooking class and instruction in in ternational cuisine skills. Creative arts skills, including pup petry, making Christmas ornaments and art projects, are taught at classes in King School. Registration is open and the after school class is offered each Tuesday, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to assist with 4-H programs in the Urban community, and anyone wishing to donate time is asked to call the Port land Urban office, 287-1770. The program is under the direction o f Oregon State University Extension Agent, Ira D. Mumford. Throughout the nation, 4-H is helping 5'/i million youngsters develop their skills, meet new friends, and have a good time while learn ing. Concerned adults to guide them is an important ingredient in the total program. Areas o f interest for youngsters, grades four through twelve, include auto repair, sewing, woodworking, public speaking, photography, dog training, and "you name it, 4-H will have it." The Urban 4-H office is located at 4815 N.E. 7th Avenue, Portland. MARIE’S KITCHEN N O W OPEN Tues-Thurs 6:30 am-6 pm - F rIS a t 6:30 am -3:30am — Sun 6:30 am-3:30 pm BREAKFAST AT ANYTIME 5 2 4 6 N.E. U N IO N 2 8 7 -9 3 6 3 (Continued from page 2, cd . 6) d itio n a lly , he mentions Charles Wilson “ who was denied medical care of a wound for two weeks” and also denied the “ special shoes he needs." By Larry Laudert . . . who refutes the official statement “ that prisoners are allowed out in the yard weekly.” He has “ been out in the yard three times in 65 days.” Outgoing letters o f com plaint to o ffic ia ls are “ plugged in channels.” Visitors are allowed only on Sunday for thirty minutes and the visitin g area is reminiscent “ o f the 16th century.” Poor sanitation conditions exist “ especially at shower areas, toilet areas” and “ foul air,” “ lack o f ven tila tio n ,” “ water leaks,” and “ stagnant w ater” abound. The ‘ hole’ , a small tank holding up to four men at a time is a punishment meted out “ at the whim o f correc tions officials for up to thirty days at a time.” By Joe Baron . . . “ five men must sleep on the flo o r o f ’ D ’ ta n k.” There are “ broken urinals, stuffed up toilets, moldy floors” which are the main concerns. By Anthony Cortheil . . . pointing out that it costs $14,000 annually to support one prisoner and “ jails are overcrowded” yet “ marijuana on the breath” is cause fo r parole violation and return to jail. Others are in for "tra ffic violations.” D if ficulties arise continually with the inmates manual rulebook as guards and interpretations change regularly. By Michael Vandaam . . . relates that these same conditions existed “ when there were 100 to 120 fewer men” so it’s not just overcrowding. He states he has "been out in the yard five or six times in ten months.” The Prisoners C o a litio n , a peaceful group expressing their con ditions, are asking the public to call or w rite to M ultnom ah County Commissioners Donald Clark or Dan Mosee demanding these con ditions be changed and to request a written response. A weekly meeting between a prisoners advisory council and correction officials would im prove the communication inside and outside those walls. Studies have shown over and over that these conditions are destructive to human minds and in direct con flic t w ith the directive to aid rehabilitation. When pressures fo r reform lead to demands to relieve 'overcrowding‘ by adding new cell or bed space, the result is inevitable: the coercive net o f the justice system w ill be spread over a large number o f people, en trapping them f o r longer periods o f time. " "Struggle f o r Justice", by H ill and Wang As this issue went to press, we learned the D istrict A ttorney has decided to try James Daniels once again. SUNDAYS 4 P.M. Oregon Educational and Public Broadcasting Service «• KO APTV10 Thli ad made poaaibla by thia ititio n ft The Corporation for Public Broadcasting /
