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Pag* 6 Portam i Thursday, December 14. 1978 Calendar features Black women The Lion: Cecil Hatched 3rd grade student at Boise Elementary School, represented The Lion of "The Wizard Are you tired o f the same type of calendar? Bored with hearing about only Harriet Tubman. Sojourner Truth? The "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds," is filled wuh ex citing facts about many Black women who have "m ade-it" against the odds The Black Women Calendar has the calendar dates for 1978-1990. Each page o f the calendar depicts Black women of the past and coo- temporary Black women. For exam ple: Jane Cook Wright was bom on Novem ber 30. 1919, she is a specialist o f internal medicine and Director o f Harlem Hospital's Can cer Research Foundation. Harriet Tubm an. Sojourner T ru th , Billie Holiday, and Mary Bethune are also included. "B la c k Women: Achievements Against the Odds" Calendar 1978- 1980 can be ordered at A W omen's Place Bookstore, 1300 S .W . Washington, Portland, OR. 97205 or by phoning 226-0848. of Oz" in Boise's Book V Mistletoe more than "kissing” plant To most people, mistletoe means an excuse to steal a kiss at Christmas time. But thai's just one of many traditions that hase been associated with this curious, parasitic plant, ac cording to the current issue o f National Wildlife magazine. “ For centuries, people all over the world have considered mistletoe to be a charm against disease, witch craft. and infertihty.” says the bi monthly publication o f the National Wildlife Federation. Mistletoe super stitions probably came about because of the unusual and rather eerie »ay in which the plant grows. Mistletoe flourishes in clumps on the trunks and branches o f various hard»ood trees, where it robs its host tree of water and nutnents. O f ten. the host tree is so weakened that it dies. But since mistletoe can produce its own food when necessary , the parasite remains green and moist. Because they were unable to ex- platn how mistletoe grew, ancient civilizations believed the plant had supernatural powers, says National Wildlife. Peasants in both England and Japan believed that barren women would be able to conceive af ter eating mistletoe. The Wales of Africa attached mistletoe leaves to their bodies, confident that they would then be protected from injury The Swedes carved sword handles from mistletoe branches to ward off witches, while other Europeans wore mistletoe corsages to guarantee a successful hunt. Mistletoe is not a very tasty plant In fact, although there are more than a thousand varieties throughout the world, only one animal — the tiny Australian mistletoe bird — relies solely on mistletoe for food. Bui medical history reveals that despite its taste, mistletoe w as often fed to ailing patients by physicians who thought it had curative powers. French physicians used mistletoe Rustin Honored By Jewish Group: Bayard R us tin, •teran civil rights leader and president of the A. Philip andolph Institute, was presented with the Stephen Wise ward of the American Jewish Congress at a dinner in ew York recently for illustrious leadership in the cause f racial justice, world peace and human understanding." e is shown here with (from left to right) U S Secretary of as an antidote for poisons. And one 17th century British physician ob served that the plant is "good for the grief o f itch, sores, toothache, and the biting of mad dogs and venemous beasts." Even as late as the m id -1700’s. N a tio n a l W ild life reports, many European medical authorities thought mistletoe would cure epilepsy Since mistletoe attaches itself so firmly to a tree that it cannot be blown down, they reasoned, an epileptic could not fall down if he consumed the plant regularly. As it was thought that mistletoe possessed magical powers, it’s not surprising that the plant was long forbidden ia Christian churches. It was thought to be tainted w ith heathenism. But the Druids — the woodsy priests of the ancient Celts — considered mistletoe to be a warm refuge for the woodland spirits during the cold weather. They gathered and hung the plant For complete deta >s call or stop at any of our conven ent locations You’ll find that we are sensitive to your needs— as we have been to Portland famiiiea ‘or more than 40 years Credit terms and trust planning available Mortuary • Crematory • Calcina’ory N Killingsworth Gateway 256-0606 N. Lombard 3 0 1e N Lombard 213-0525 ife x y entered T u n et al The annual election for The Albina Action Center will take place on Saturday. January 13, 1979. The election will fill eighteen vacancies on the Board o f Directors. Board members serve from one to three years and are elected to serve as Low- Income Representatives o f the poor or as Community-At-Large Repre sentatives. All elected Board mem bers must live in the T A A C target a re a . Com m u n ity -A t-L a r g e representatives may come from any socio-economic level, they may be representatives of any social agency, organization or association. Agen cies may petition via way o f ap plication and have their name placed on the ballot. Applications to serve on the board may be picked up at the Albina Ac tion Center, 707 N .E . Knott from 8:30-5:30 Monday thru Friday. Ap plications will be available starting Monday. December 11, 1978. The application must be turned in by Friday, January 5, 1979 before 5:30 p.m. T A A C receives funds from governmental agencies designed to help America's poor The Board of Directors participate in making the decisions that determine the kinds o f service offered m the Albina target area. H U G H E S M E M O R IA L U N IT E D M E T H O D IS T C H U R C H KV ' 430 N Killingswortb 283-1976 Southgate 10305 S E 82nd A ve 7 7 7 -1 46 5 AUSTIN V » « I mmmste « 111 N.E. FAILIN G W D ia l A R r .v e r Z M -ttftM 5 ' s * * HMM ' 'Juxa However, 75 percent ol the survivors were white. by Ruth Spencer Christian Boatsman. acolyte at Saint Phillip Episcopal Church, and student at Fern wood School won an outstanding youth award for 1978. Christian is the son o f .Mr. and Mrs. Harley Boatsman tHartey and Linn/ Delores G u id ry is attending Grambling State University, Gramb ling. Louisiana. Delores is a member o f New Hope Baptist Church. H ilh t J. Davis, member of New Hope Bap tist Church is attending Canada College in California. Congratulations to Lucious Hicks for winning the local N A A C P presidency. Let’s help Lucious have a rewarding experience that will benefit our community. The case Hoods vs. Stnkland. United States, 308, handed down on February 25, 1975, held that in the context o f school discipline, school board members may be sued by students for money damages if school officials knew or reasonably should have known that their actions would violate the constitutional rights o f students. Evie Crowell, Portland's newest School Board member, scored a F t on the non-substansive questions asked at the Monday night School Board meeting. She could've asked M r Blanchard if he was commenting on the report as that presented by the Community Coalition for School In tegration. Benjamin Hooks, Executive Dirh. tor of the N A A C P. Monday urged President Carter not to “ sacrifice butter for guns" in his effort to curb inflation. Hooks and other N A A C P officials met with President Carter at the White House to press their plea to avoid "unnecessary reductions” in programs for the poor and the cities. Q uote o f the week — H erb C aw thorne. co-chairm an o f the Coalition's Research Committee, in response to M r. Blanchard's hour long statement on the Coalition’s proposal said: “ W e’U need time to see if his (Blanchard’s) proposals to address the question o f equity or if they camouflage it somewhat to make it disappear." Delores Leggroan is recovering from a recent illness. She has return ed to her position at Boise School as Community Agem. Evangelist Media Clark. Director of the Women's Department o f Pen tecostal Churches in O regon, W ashington and N evada, was a recent guest at the eleven o’clock ser vices at Zion United House o f Prayer Pentecostal C hurch. The New Hope Adult Choir will sing at a musical sponsored by the 4- H Choral Ensemble. December 22nd at 10:00 a.m. at the New Hope Bap tist Church. Ron Sykes is recuperating at home after a stay at Emanuel Hospital. Evangelist Clark and her husband were the houseguests of their Uncle and A u nt, M r. and Mrs. Charles Patterson I Pal and Susie/. E d Leek is the newly elected Chairman o f the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, representing ten neighborhood associations. Leek is a resident member o f the King Neigh borhood Association. Over 85 percent o f the murder- suicide cult at Jonestown, Guyanna, South A m erica, were Black. r CATCH A 6UM PS4 O f TH4 MVISIBU I We the wind «rue »dim >S mvtSOe Here S an mtogumg (oo* O' Tvs .r-vrsore power Catch a gkmpse al m e vmote and tascma’mQ effects al 'a>m n me lives c< tv e p eo ple Share their moving experiences xjcfc Hera uses com science arid prove» *o n e d gin jcrpgn effenas me power d s.s form »o others m hrs C a m o c pa»'$r * Sacoe Porter «ces ne» 'aim p* smgmg lar her Lord Gances C oO Pery d a w s strength dar'v •torn ancient Jewish tr a d e d » PiÇ»er>rg puts her ö jd k e r aea*s tc » a n f a p e o c e and mthce Oregon Educational and Public Broadcasting Service 10 The P.M. SUNDAY - KOAR-TV. CH. 10 ad mid» poaatda by th» atatron b The C orporation For Public Broadcasting ST. ANDREWS CATHOLIC CHURCH 2*1 4 42» MX> N .E M herta Street Reverend Bertram G riHia. R e.tor Maveev 5<XI p m ' igil Saturday I» Ml a m ( hoir Suoda* I 2 M I p m lo tti - Suodav ST. ANDREW C O M M U N ITY SCHOOL Phone 2*4 -1484 Grade» I through * 45HS N.E. »th A»e. N ortta Kellv. Rnnrtpal < h u rrh School * 45 . m M ..»»hip 11 :MI » m < Alice 2X1 2332 Spmaltzint In lid in d u a t * M u rr u it' a id fornii? • Group Thrrupr "The < horch W here No Stranger t e r t . S trong. ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH < om er o< *th and S4udaaore Sunday Hr hoel » 3 0 a m Sunday U u r4 a p 1J 00 a m . Chnotian Youth J «Dow »hip 4:00 p m iS»-crmd and fo u rth Sunday.l Krverend Thoma» I,. St ray hand M in i.ie r New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Y ou are W elromr te W orabip et REVERE.Ml A KEKNAKP PEV ER.s. PASTOR THE CHI W H PEM GN EPTO MEET YOLK S E E P THE ARK OF SAFETY C H I IM H OF GOfJ FENTECO8TAL, INC. Sundav School Mocnirt« W or .hip . TAAC seeks board members Commerce Juanita M Kreps. another Stephen Wise Laureate. Felix Rohatyn. outgoing chairman of New York's Municipal Assistance Corporation, and Howard M. Squadron president of the American Jewish Congress At the dinner, Mr Rustin spoke movingly of the plight of the "boat people," and called on Blacks and Jews to assist them. Services personalized to your family's lifestyle... and finances N.E Halsey at 106th throughout their dwellings. This primeval practice may be the origin o f the western tra d itio n of decorating homes with greenery at Christmas time. Centuries ago, on the sixth day o f a new moon, a white-robed priest armed with a golden sickle could be seen harvesting m istletoe. The Druids believed the plant was too sacred to be collected by just anyone Traditions change, o f course, and today anyone willing to venture out into the woods can gather mistletoe wuh a pair o f pruning shears. But some traditions change very little. 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