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Portland Observer Thursday. April 5. 1979
American State Bank
by Linda Thompson
Threw workers find the electronics essembly line is a gas In the San
Francisco Mime Troupe's latest comedy, ''Electrobucks." (Photo: Ron
Blanchette)
by Allen Jones
SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE TO PERFORM "ELECTROBUCKS"
The San Francisco Mime Troupe returns to Portland A p ril 21st and 22nd
with its latest original musical comedy, “ Electrobucks.”
I he multi-racial troupe, which has earned a national and international re
putation with its special blend o f zany comedy and penetrating satire, packed
houses here last year with a comic dramatization o f urban renewal, “ The Hotel
Universe.” “ Electrobucks” anatomizes, in one action-packed hour, the “ Me”
movement, the emerging Chicano middle class, and the glittering new elec
tronics industry.
The scene is the windowless assembly line o f a microprocessor plant in the
Santa I lara Valley — or the Willamette Valley. Wisps o f harmful solvents and
acids hang in the letid air as Edith, an Oakie Dust Bowl survivor turned com
pany loyalist; Delores, a Black labor rebel turned cynic; and Dela, a Chicano
street siren, strain their eyes to inscribe programs on tiny components that
might be destined for Pong games or for guided missiles.
Haunting the women’s every move is Juan Hernandez, alias John Hender
son, an upwardly mobile production manager who has dropped the Mexican in
him to become 99% American. Henderson wants a penthouse at the top, and to
get it he has to squeeze more and more work out o f the overworked, underpaid
women.
Haunting Henderson is the ghost o f his grandfather, who rode with Zapata
during the Mexican revolution. This comic spectre o f working-class solidarity is
losing the struggle for Henderson’s soul to Mike Roebucks, Perrier-drinking,
awureness-trained owner o f the plant, until Dela enters the picture. She soon
has Henderson singing Spanish and dropping in at local disco, but their romance
— and the plot — must take several increasingly farcical turns before a surprise
ending deals out justice and sets our hero straight.
“ Electrobucks” features original songs in English and Spanish as well as a
medley o f country-western, soul and salsa tunes. This event sponsored by
Albina Women’s League and Family Circus Theater, w ill be presented at
Beaumont School Auditorium, N.E. 42nd and Fremont. Tickets are $3.50 and
arc on sale at United Front Bookstore, Albina Women’ s League and Women’s
Place Bookstore.
Wc sometimes underestimate the
abilities o f a person, especially when
the person happens to be very basic
and humanistic in character. We fail
to sec the intellect, the capabilities,
the ability to excel, etc. i f they do not
act in a manner that we are accus
tomed to seeing persons o f position
act.
The Black role model for this week
is a very brilliant, proud man with
loads o f self-esteem. As the role
model walks with his head higher
and shoulders erect, a trail o f dignity
fo llo w s him ; a sense o f security
seems to engulf him. This man is
Paul Dixoh, Director o f the County
Mental Health Department (AHRC).
Dixon is a very versatile person, in
both his professional and personal
endeavors.
Married with two children, Dixon
came to Portland from Coffeyville,
Kansas. He received his A A from
C o ffe yville Junior College; a BA
from Wichita State University; and a
Master o f Education from Oregon
State University.
His work experience includes that
o f teacher at Timber Lake Job Corps
at Estacada; teacher at M a rtin
Luther King and Vernon Elementary
Schools in Portland. Presently he
directs the Mental Health Depart
ment, where he supervised a staff o f
twelve.
Land and property investments,
working with young people, watch
ing TV (especially sports), playing
cards, dancing, reading non-fiction,
listening to jazz and traveling are
only a few o f Dixon’ s many hobbies.
There is not enough space to in
clude the many volunteer and com
munity activities tljat “ Paul” is in
volved in. He is constantly searching
for ways to improve himself and the
conditions o f people in need — both
physically and mentally.
His formula for success is a reflec
tion o f his way o f life, his belief and
by Ruth Spencer
Pretty Ms. Anise H a ll keeps a busy
schedule. She is a fashion model for
Portland stores, coordinates fashion
shows fo r Churches and clubs, and
sings w ith Ken B e rry ’ s musical
group.
Ms. Hall recently participated in
Jhe dramatization o f “ DuBois.”
The women o f St. Philip Episcopal
Church w ill hold their annual Lenten
Green Tea, Psalm Sunday, April 8th
from 1.00-5:00 p.m . at 120 N .E.
Knott.
A program will be presented under
the direction o f Mrs. Angeline B rit
ton, Miss Margaret Heil is chairman.
Herb Cawthorne recently enjoyed
The Reverend Jessie Jackson,
Director o f PUSH said that institu
tion o f government would change
overnight if every Black 18-year-old
graduated from high school with a
diplom a and a voter registration
card.
Benjamin Hooks, Executive Direc
tor o f the NAACP. said: “ We have
abolished slavery; it remains for us
to combat and to abolish inequality;
to tear down the structures that keep
us divided and keep our people suf
fering.”
Link Carmen Walker and Link
Jacquelyn Brown o f the Portland
Chapter o f Links, Inc. are chair
persons o f the glamorous “ Ebony
Fashion Fair” to be staged at Civic
A u d ito riu m , on Easter Sunday,
A pril 15, 1979 at 7:00 p.m. Ticket
chairperson. Link Clementyne Guy
is very pleased with the rate o f ticket
sales and feels this year the show will
play to a record breaking crowd.
Also, the show not only promises to
be an entertaining evening, Link
Geneva Jo. .} is very busy securing
many fabulous door prizes.
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most importantly his personal suc
cess. He has this to say: “ Success is
not just success. It is a feeling o f self
worthiness. Success comes from
many things. It comes from loving
and being loved. It comes from
respect. Respecting yourself and
demanding it from others. It comes
from sharing. I feel that there are
three things one must have. I f you
have these three things, there is not
very
much
in
life
(both
professionally and personally) that
you can not accomplish. These three
things are Faith, Trust and Hope.
“ In addition to the above, one
must have a dream, envision the out
come and do what is legally and hu
manly possible in achieving that
goal.”
Surveying the success o f Dixon’s
personal and professional life I
would say that his formula for suc
cess is truly workable.
It has been an enlightening plea
sure and experience w riting about
Dixon, as well as other models in the
past weeks. I am not only getting my
o rig in a l opinions o f Black role
models in Portland changed, 1 am
having a ball doing so.
U ntil next week remember, “ I f
your mind is free, you are free indeed
and no one can enslave you.”
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Bits & Pieces
Miss A nita Adelle Rae became en
gaged to Clark Duryea Cowan in
M arch, The beautiful bride-to-be
recently graduated from the U n i
versity o f Portland with a BS degree
in Life Science. Cowan is a graduate
o f Elmhurst College with a degree in
Psychology.
Miss Rae is currently working at
Argonne National Laboratory in Illi
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