A Father's Day Salute
Ericka Bogle, sixth grade spelling champion of Montclair Elementary
School and Principal Larry Bosshardt of Montclair admire trophy award
ed to Ericka earlier in the spring term.
Ericka spelled down the top spellers of three schools - Montclair,
Raleigh Hills and Raleigh Park in open competition in her Southwest
school district. The trophy is hers to keep. Ericka is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard W. Bogle. (Photo: Buddy Bogle)
New Hope presents play
The New Hope Missionary Baptist
C hurch w ill sponsor a three-act
religious musical play, written by
Pamela R. Davis. The play is en
titled, “ A Divine Peace.”
Character parts and ages needed
are: men — two in their fifties, three
in their thirties, three in their twen
ties, and three in their middle teens.
Character parts and ages needed
women: three in their thirties, two in
their twenties, one in her forties, one
in her fifties and four in their middle
teens.
Auditions w ill be held June 25th,
27th, 28th from 6:00-8:30 p m., at
New Hope M issionary Baptist
Church, Reverend A. Bernard De
vers, Pastor, 3725 N. Gantcnbein
Avenue.
HUGHES MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
REV A U S T IN V RAY, M INISTER
111 N.E. FAILING
Dial A Prayer 284 0684
Worship 11 00 a m
Church School 9 45 a.m.
Office 281 2332
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ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
Corner of 8th and Skidmore
Sunday School 9:30 a m.
Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m.
(Second and Fourth Sundays)
Reverend Thomas L. Strayhand. Minister
ST. ANDREWS CATHOLIC CHURCH
281-4429
806 N.E. Alberta Street
Reverend Bertram Griffin, Pastor
M assas
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ST. ANDREW COMM UNITY SCHOOL
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N o rita Kelly. P rincipal
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having their problems in the tight lit
tle community. There was a period
o f tim e when M other W alker
arranged for James to bus to Vallejo
fo r school d u rin g the week and
return to her in Klamath Falls for the
weekend.
A t age 17, James took his own
destiny in his hands and joined the
army as a member o f the 24th Infan
try with the 25th Division, the all-
Negro u n it, the firs t to land in
Korea. Incidentally, he made rank as
Staff Sargeant, was wounded, had
awards o f silver star and three purple
hearts — and was boxing champ o f
the 8th and 6th army at the time o f
his discharge three years later.
Tough physically, James did not
smoke nor did he drink. Such things
he passed on to others for money —
which he saved.
Now he had a new career —
boxing. He found a new home and a
new wife, both in San Francisco, and
life was sweet.
Boxing took James to Klamath
Falls again, to Medford and up to
Portland where he gained the atten
tion o f Tom Moyer, a prominent
boxing promoter o f the time and of
Robert Duncan, now a Congress
man, who became one o f James’
backers.
Because he had d iffic u lty as a
Black man in attempts to purchase a
home for his family in Medford, the
Walker’ s moved to Portland where
(hey were able to buy a house to fit
their needs. Their family grew from
Debra, who was bom in Klamath
Falls, to include Ronnetta, Freda
and James Zelton W alker III , all
born in Portland.
The boxing career with its demands
flourished through the years and
James became Jimmy “ Bang-Bang”
W alker, well-known all along the
Pacific coast. “ I became immersed
in my career,” says Jimmy, “ and my
family had less and less o f my tim e.”
He was in the gym training or on the
road, was seldom at home.
The home became “ heartbreak
cottage" when the fa m ily ’ s final
breakup came.
‘ ‘ Bang-Bang’ ’ became a single
father, a man w ith four children
ranging in age from 19 months to
eight years.
Some drastic changes in lifestyle
were indicated. "Bang-Bang” made
t hem
be heard from anyone in the family
in the morning. So everybody started
the day well fed and happy and
secure inside when facing the world
outside. Any criticism from within
the family was leveled at nightfall,
after dinner, when the fam ily was
together again and there was time to
share and discuss all the happenings
o f the day.
The family shopped together and
learned to watch money values early,
with Father steering his daughters
gently away fro m too expensive
choices.
Punishment by Father was seldom
necessary, but spankings were meted
out on occasion. “ I was honest and
straight w ith my ch ild re n ” , says
“ Bang-Bang.” “ I worked with them,
I listened to them, and they listened
to me. 1 gave them praise — a lot o f
it.”
M r. Walker taught his children to
type. They all studied their lessons
for school at one big table and those
that were too young to go to school
sat there, too, with pad and pencil to
draw in silence w hile the older
children studied. Father taught each
child that, in school, the teacher was
in charge and to consider her (or
him) as right. They were taught to do
as the teacher said and to tell Father
later what had transpired.
The fam ily business sometimes
needed help and the fa m ily par
ticipated in this as much as (hey did
in the home, in a unit venture
without favorites.
In the course o f the years, each
child was encouraged to think and to
move independently so that each
could mature fully. Strong individ-
ualistics are emerging from the hearth
o f this “ single parent” home, but
there also is a strong family support
system operating — a cohesiveness
that distance, geographically, does
not affect.
Soon Zellton Jr., a 15-year-old
sophomore at Jesuit High School
w ill be at home alone with his father.
Zellton is an excellent student and is
showing good prowess at basketball
and baseball.
Freda, o f sparkling, vivacious per
sonality and just graduated from
Jefferson High School with many
scholastic honors, w ill be leaving
home for Fisk University where she
w ill study Political Science.
Ronnetta, an honor roll student
and a Rose Festival princess while at
Jefferson High, is presently attend
ing the Am erican Academy o f
Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, a highly
competitive campus in its field Only
one Black person has ever been
graduated from this elusive Academy
where acceptance comes only after
s tiff entrance examinations and a
com petitive place is won. This is
Ronnetta’s second year to have been
accepted. We and her fa m ily are
rooting for Ronnetta.
Debra, the eldest Walker daughter,
set the pace fo r her siblings in
high school by achieving and
keeping her place on the National
Honor Society while attending Jef
ferson. Debra was chosen by her
classmates to be a Rose Festival prin
cess in 1974, the first in the Walker
family.
C u rre n tly , Debra lives in San
Francisco where she is a student at
University o f San Francisco. Debra
helps to support herself by working
in the o ffic e o f one o f the C ity
Commissioners at C ity Hall where
her mother is also employed. Debra
keeps in close touch with her Port
land fam ily by telephone and still
calls to get advice, now and then,
from her father.
A ll the children of M r. Walker are
expected to be in P ortland to
celebrate Fathers Day this year.
The Walker cup must be running
over w ith love, but we add our
best wishes anyway — H A P P Y
F A T H E R ’ S D AY. “ Bang-Bang —
Hope it's a KNOCKOUT!!
That the right person to run the
W alker household would be difficult
to fin d was an early lesson fo r
“ Bang-Bang." His mother had died
meanwhile, but he did have a sister,
Gail Boles, whom he could call if
need be.
The children and “ Bang-Bang"
went into conference. The decision
was that together they would run
their own household. Father would
be ever accessible to them. He would
now run his own business, work for
himself, to be in charge o f his own
time.
Family rules were established. The
oldest would always represent father
in his absence in any situation, and
the younger ones must obey which
ever child was the oldest present.
Household duties were shared
things. Everybody learned to cook
and anybody cooked, with Father
holding Chef position.
Everybody cleaned and dusted and
took care o f personal belongings.
They all went to the laundrom at
together and ran the machines as
Father instructed. Each one held an
assigned seat in the family car. Dad,
and everybody, cleaned up the kit
chen and washed the dishes and
became good friends and good con
versationalists while doing so.
Father started the day by getting
breakfast fo r the fa m ily so that
everyone started the day well fed.
One other rule was strictly adhered
to. No criticism o f any kind was to
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