Portland Observer Thursday, October 26, 1978 Page 5
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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
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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.
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