Williams best salesman
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SQUADRON COM M A N D ER - In 1968. (than) Lleutenent Colonel
P ,t ,r M n ' J r- commended M a rin . Fighter A ttack Squadron
314 m Vietnam, making him the first Black in aither the Navy or Marina
Corps to command a tactical air squadron. In 1962. Peterson became
the first Black Marina aviator and will now become the first Black
general in the Marina Corps. (OFFICIAL USMC PHOTO.I
Petersen named General
President Jimmy Carter has nomi
nated M arine C olonel Frank E.
Petersen, Jr. for advancement to the
grade o f brigadier general. W ith
Senate confirmation, Colonel Peter
sen, the Marine Corps’ first Black
aviator, w ill become the first Black
Marine to attain flag rank. Colonel
Petersen is a 28-year veteran and is
currently the Chief o f Staff o f the
9th Marine Amphibious Brigade on
Okinawa, Japan.
Colonel Petersen enlisted in the
Navy in 1950. While attending the
Naval Aviation Cadet Program, he
was determined to become the first
Black M arine p ilo t. His deter
m ination paid o ff. He completed
Naval Flight Training Act at Pen
sacola, F lo rid a , and received his
wings on October 22, 1952. He flew
64 combat missions in the F-4U Cor
sair in Korea, earning the D istin
guished F lying Cross, A m erica’ s
highest aviation medal and six A ir
Medals.
C olonel Petersen was the firs t
Black in the Naval services to com
mand a tactical air squadron. In
1968, he commanded the M arine
Fighter Attack Squadron 314 in Viet
nam. Under his com m and, this
squadron received the Hanson
A w ard fo r A v ia tio n as the best
fighter squadron in the Marine Corps.
He was awarded the Legion o f Merit
with Combat “ V ” for his service in
Vietnam.
NAACP hears peace worker
(he National Association for the
Advancement o f Colored People will
hold a jo in t board-educational meet
ing with a pot-luck to begin at 6:30
p in. March 9th in the Episcopal
t hurch, 426 E. Fourth Plain Boule
vard, Vancouver.
Mrs. Marita Harris from Seattle
will speak. She has recently returned
from two years work in the Christian
Service Corps, (the Peace Corps o f
C mmuuúíu CdkndoA,
W illie Williams has been honored
as outstanding sales associate for the
month o f January at the Eastport
branch office o f Stan Wiley, Inc.,
Realtors.
Williams, a Portland resident, has
been with the company since May,
1978. Prior to that, she was a loan
officer with the First National Bank
o f Oregon. A native o f Texas, she
has lived in Portland eleven years.
She holds a B.S. degree in business
and economics from Pacific Univer
sity in Forest Grove. She has done
volunteer work w ith the Portland
Public Schools educational advisory
board and with the Urban League o f
Portland.
WILLIE W ILLIAMS
the church) and several months in
Koinonia Inter-racial community in
Americus, Georgia. She has also
been active with American Friends
Service Committee in Seattle. She
will be sharing some o f her experiences
with this community. Come, bring
table service and a covered dish and
share the evening with her. The en
trance to the parking lot is o ff “ F ”
Street.
Portland Observer Thursday, March 8,1979 Pag« {
7:30 p m"
u°?! u haV‘ng ® Huge rumma* e
on Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, March 9th-11th, at 109 N.E. Couch, Portland. Bring your friends^
There will be lots o f things to give your home that spring look.
An original play about U.S. prisons by Theatre o f the Unemployed called
The Sound Before the F u ry," w ill be performed once only in Portland
Saturday. March Khh at 8:00 p.m. in the Family Circus studio at S.E. 1 l«h and
Pine. Admission is $3 and $2 for senior citizens
w l i i i n e m n T C?!,eCtively Written by ,he non-profit group from Olympia,
Washington. It portrays current prison conditions, prisoner struggles, and the
difficulties o f organizing on both sides o f the walls. The play explores how
S l v 6 0 0 ) 7 ° rCCF ° f *oc1
i ety’ \ va,ues- intensifies racism and sexism.
Nearly 6,000 Camp Fire girls and boys from Multnomah, Washington
Clackamas and Clark Counties are expected to gather at Washington Park^Zoo
on Saturday March 10th, to celebrate Camp Fire's 69th Birthday. Camp Fire
clubs w ill gather litter from the streets o f the city and surrounding areas^rom
March 1st to March 9th and w ill deposit the litter at the Zoo at 10:30 a m
aUi S ’
,Othv' 5 8mP FirC *S 8|S° g' ving a birthday Present to the Zoo
d y ?CCdCd P8r benCh‘ Each Par,ic*Pa,ing child will donate one cent for
each year o f age, which w ill then be used to finance the bench.
_ 3 '* ° Porllandcrs- recently returned from trips to China, w ill speak on the
new Chinese movement for democratic rights on Wednesday, March 14th. at
„
u.' L
’ sf? nsorcd by the U.S.-China People’ s Friendship Associa-
a h ' hCd at P° r l‘and State University, Room 298, Smith Memorial
Center. Admission w ill be $1. Childcare w ill be provided.
Come Back L ittle Sheba” by W illiam Inge w ill be presented 8:30 p m
s w u
Saturday; Fcbruary 16th thru March 24th. Firehouse Theater, 1436
^
Montgomery (in Portland). Box Office hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
248-4737. Admission $3. Reservations are urged.
A / r w concert w ill be given by Bobby Ross and the All-Stars, Friday, March
9th, 7:30 p.m. at Portland Community College’ s Cascade Center auditorium,
705 N. Killings worth. This concert is one o f an opening series o f Friday night
live music performances at the Cascade Center. The series is co-sponsored by
American Federation o f Musicians Local 99 and is funded by the Music Per
formance Trust Fund, the largest single sponsor o f live music in the world.
CETA artists to perform Reflections on Being Jewish: Poetry and Music,
Sunday, March 18th, 1:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 6651 S.W.
Capitol Highway. Ellen Goldberg, Mary Adelman, and Douglas Butler, mem
bers o f the CETA-funded Metropolitan Arts Commission “ Performing Arts in
Public Places program w ill present a program o f original poetry and other
selections and music o f Jewish composers on Sunday, March 18th at 1:30 p.m.
at the Jewish Community Center Auditorium .
A Celebration o f Women s A rt: A month-long exhibition and performance
series by women artists o f the Northwest, sponsored by the Women’ s A rt Pro
ject and the Northwest Artists Workshop. The exhibition and all performance
events w ill be held at the Northwest Artists Workshop/Second Floor Gallery,
117 N.W . 5th Avenue. The exhibition w ill be on view from March 9th to A pril
1st, gallery hours are Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00-6:00 p.m.
There w ill be a group show o f local women photographers opening March
8th, International Women’s Day, and running through A p ril 1st. The show will
be held in a unique gallery space created within a living environment and has
been organized by two Portland women. Their motivation fo r organizing the
show stems from their feeling o f a lack o f galleries in Portland exhibiting
women’s work, especially photography. They would also like to get people, in
cluding photographers themselves, more in touch with what women are doing
locally in photography.
The gallery hours are as follows: March 8th-9th, 2:00-8:00 p.m.; Weekends,
12:00-4:00 p.m.; weekdays by appointment. There w ill be a special Opening
Reception Thursday, March 8th, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. The address is 2129
N.W. Northrup #6. Call 228-8739 or 236-2474 for more details.
Young Audiences o f Oregon w ill present eight concerts during the month o f
March in seven Portland Housing A uthority low-income high-rise residencies
for the elderly. Jim Beatty Jazz Quartet and Cherrie Hogue Salvatore, Harpist,
w ill perform in the series o f concerts sponsored by the Metropolitan Arts
Commission and Young Audiences. The performances are free to the public
and w ill be held on the main floor o f each o f the residencies. The public is cor
dially invited to attend. Jim Beatty Jazz at Hollywood East, March 9th, 2:45
p.m., 4400 N.E. Broadway; Dahlke Manor, 915 N.E. Schuyler, March 9th,
4:30 p.m.; Shrunk Center, 8832 N. Syracuse, March 12th, 2:45 p.m.; North
west Towers, 335 N.W . 19th, March 12th, 4:30 p.m.; Sellwood Center, 1724
S.E. Tenino, March 16th, 2:45 p.m .; and Williams Plaza, 2041 N.W. Everett,
March 16th, 4:30 p.m . Cherrie Salvatore at: Dahlke M anor, 915 N.E.
Schuyler, March 22nd, 2:45 p.m.; and Unthank Plaza, 2500 N. Williams, March
22nd, 4:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to celebrate St. P atrick’s Day with music and song at the
North Portland Branch Library, 512 N. Killingsworth Street, on Saturday,
March 10th at 2:00 p.m. The Albina Branch Library, 3605 N.E. 15th Avenue,
w ill feature a St. P atrick’s Day movie. “ Tim Driscoll’ s Donkey,” on Saturday,
March 17th at 2:00 p.m. Children o f all ages are welcome to attend. Admission
for both programs is free. Call the North Portland Branch (284-5622) or the
Albina Branch (287-7147) for more information.
A Veterans Employment Seminar sponsored by the National Alliance o f
Business w ill be held on Thursday, March 15th, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the
Pacific Power & Light Building Auditorium , Second Floor, 920 S.W. 6th
Avenue. The seminar is set up to show veterans how and where to go for jobs,
employment counseling, and veterans benefit programs that can help them in
their pursuit o f a career. Interested veterans should call Chuck Long, Manager
Veterans Programs, National Alliance o f Business, at 226-4063. The ser J.iar is
free o f charge but requires pre-registration.
The Washington Park Zoo is offering classes during spring vacation. Each
class w ill be offered once each day fo r three hours on March 20th-22nd, from
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Students can register
for Monkeys and Apes (ages
ten to thirteen), Ponderous Pachyderms: Elephants (ages seven to nine) and In
stant Drama with Kay Lee’ s Playbox Players, two sections, ages six to eight and
nine to eleven. $6 for Friends o f the Washington Park Zoo members, $7.50 for
non-members. Call the zoo’ s education office to register, 228-0758 or 226-1561.
ST. ANDREWS CATHOLIC CHURCH
806 N.E. Alberta Street
Reverend Bertram Griffin, Pastor
Masses
281-4429
5:60p.m . Vigil — Saturday
10:00a.m. Choir — Sunday
12:00p.m . Folk — Sunday
ST. ANDREW COM M UNITY SCHOOL
HUGHES MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
UH
4919 N.E 9th Ava
Norita Kelly. Principal
Phone: 284 1620
Grades 1 through 6
REV. AUSTIN V RAY. MINISTER
111 N.E. FAILING
Diel-A-Preyer 284-0664
Worahip 11:00 a.m.
Church School 9:46 a.m,
Office 281 -2332
Specializing In
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
REVEREND A. BERNARD DEVERS, PASTOR
THE CHURCH DESIGNED TO MEET YOUR NEED
Individual • Marriage and Family • Group Therapy
Sunday School
9:30a.m.
"The Church Where No Stranger Feela Strange"
Morning Worship
Evening Service 2nd, 4th end
5th Sundays
Communion 1st Sunday
Wed - Family Prayer Meeting
and Bible Study
Friday - Brotherhood
Fellowship Service with
Morning Star 3rd Sunday
10:30 a.m.
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
Corner of 8th and Skidmore
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worahip 11:00 a.m.
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m.
(Second and Fourth Sundays)
Reverend Thomas L. Stray hand, Minister
American State Bank
7:30 p.m..
Prayer and Pastor Phons: 281 6476
Church Phons 281-0163
7:00p.m.
5:00p.m.
7:30p.m.
7:00p.m.
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3726 N. Gantenbein A v tn u t, Portland, Oregon >7227
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"The Bank that integration b u ilt”
2737 N.E. Union
282-2216
AN ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM
featuring
HERB C A W T H O R N E
Spend an evening arf enjoy ment
Icerning alwMit a I eadma Bla< k Sprdtrvnian
This preemtatHMi portray« the spirit of W E R I hr Bori
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MARCH 8-9-10-11
8:00 P.M.
LINCOLN HALL AUDITORIUM, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
TICKETS $4.00 ADULTS • $2.50 YOUTH
A One W orld Arts Foundation Production
W ritten and Directed by .MfchaelCrfae
M inical Direction by: Ken Berry