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P«ö« 6 Portland Observer Thursday. Sap tarn bar 13, 1975 Community Calendar Northeast Coalition o f Neighborhoods meeting, Tuesday, September 18th. 7:30 p.m ., King N eighborhood Facility, 481 $ N.E. 7th Avenue. Piedmont N eighborhood A ssociation meeting, Thursday, September 20th, 7:30 p.m ., Holy Redeemer C hurch, 127 N. Portland Blvd. United Black Front meeting, Thursday, September 20th, 7:30 p.m .. King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 N.E. 7th Avenue. Jerry M arkesino from the Bureau o f Streets and Structural Engineering De partm ent, City o f P ortland, »ill be providing assistance to citizens * h o are in terested in street cleaning problem s, on Wednesday, September 19th, between 1:00-5 00 p.m ., at the Northeast Neighborhood Office, (King Neighborhood Facility), 4815 N.E. 7th. To be placed on the mailing list o f the Northeast Neighborhood O ffice call 248 8-45'5 or send your name and address to: Northeast N eighborhood Office, 4815 N .E. 7th Avenue, c /o mailing list, Portland, OR 97211. The Associated Students o f the University of Portland, invite you to attend the dedication of the Jogger’s Park Course on Physical Fitness Day, September 19th at 2:00 p.m. at the main entrance to the campus. Refreshments folio». For more inform ation call 283-7202. PPAL rate meeting, sponsored by the Ratepayers Union, Wednesday, Sep tember 19th at King Neighborhood Facility. Learn about the Public Utility Commission hearings on P P & l.'s request for a rate increase, just completed in Salem, and »hy the Ratepayers Union opposes the increase Refreshments and child care provided. M eeting S eptem ber 17th N o rth P o rtla n d C itizen s C o m m itte e B oard l^CUS« * Sl Johns Riverfront Development, presentation o f designs; 2) St. Johns W aterfront Access Study. Neighbors North, 7508 N Hereford. Meeting September 18th N ortheast Coalition o f Neighborhoods 7-30 p m King N eighborhood Facility, 4815 N .E. 7th. < a* I » KAREN BELL B e ll a t te n d s y o u t h m e e t in g Karen Bell, an employee of the Army Corps of Engineers Portland District office, has been invited to participate in a Youth Enrichment Sy mposium to be held Oct 24th-2'th in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania The symposium, sponsored by the Sun Oil Com pany, is being held in observance of the United Nations In ternational \ e a r of the Child and »ill bring together young people from around the »orld for an inter national exchange of ideas As one o f t » o re p re se n ta tiv e s from Oregon, Karen »ill tour LN h e a d q u a rte rs in N e* > o rk and historical areas in both Philadelphia and the natio n ’s capital. W orkshops on significant topics ranging from sexism to education »ill involve Karen and other young people from the I S . Africa. Asia and Latin America Karen, an employee in the corps' Soils Section, is currently p a rtic i p a tin g in th e c o r p s ’ “ Stay In Svhnoi" prngrgrn The program js designed to give financial assistance to qualified young people so they may further their education Karen plans to m ajo r in engineering at Oregon State University this tall C h r y s le r f in a n c ia l p r o b le m s 6 . Aretha Markins The Michigan Chronicle LOWCOST Q u a lity DENTURES "Chrysler has made continuing ef forts to provide opportunity for up ward job mobility to minorities as is O x -8 / wsrì X 4 NÛ Appointment s & Come In at Your C o n ven ien ce (■omplete D e n ta l S ervice LIBERAL fO« AU YOU# DENTAL NEEDS CREDIT No In te rn i or I w tarfiaf PartteU • F Ulinas < anaM • Moitow/lei • Dentaree • * *"•*’"* * bridge • A— t Carrying Charges E X T R A C T IO N S and F IL L IN G S ^ " 9 Sedsim Nntethol - Pthen Oeseeo all dental Insurance * ar FLMW During Operation Fast D ental REPAIRS Oben WhAt Ten Weit I Oenhrat laiineS 4 lapeirae . Muun, taetk M ft r Owe leheretery F IF I PAKKIHf CAwrox lot I >4 S ft Momaor Di. B mm / u L D B N W D E L IV E R STANDARD B A T T E R IE S . IN C . 3750 SE Belmont PORTLAND 234 7251 BATTERY X -C H A N G E 2930 SE 82nd 774 3131 BATTERY X CHANGE 12990 SW Canyon BEAVERTON 644 3425 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ’ IP)'V(.''U E- < r’. L _ ____ S H O P lENOW'S1 •■AMOS fcMw V ARKTIKS SISKS y e w Mil Kfc. w aaaat ».I MINrevb.« • A !••• AvryseáA« »AM» A >.«- AUrrnwi A M l. M w «b HIM A Ml «. ma • • ÏW 3 O M » A BE- 04<iU«« N Itw h a rK « • O rw W y • 3>eA A W««t AsermlAe ■•»•»«fc Mills • U M « O s«««« M I Aw ltl«4 Mil OHrisUm • «*•« c»»r I S’o 'ti In Te Building Material CLOSEOUTS GRAND OPENING OF U-PAK 2 BLKS. S O . O F FR E D M E Y E R - K IL L IN G S W O R T H , 2 8 4 - 9 9 3 8 I 316 " R-11 Inaul. 6 R-19 Inaul. Light Fixtures Pumper Pots Prehung doors 10 Gutter HC DOORS 5212 N.E. UNION AVE. Sinhk 3 00 Lin R em i 1 95 yd Roll Roof *2 2 99 b up BANK C AR DS W ELCO M E - 13CSF 23CSF 40% oft 7 96 15 96 2.49 ea BLOW IN INSULATION 40 lb bg $6.M FREE USE of our blower '¿ F IL IN G T IL E Grenoble 12 m 12 FO R M IC A PREFORMED C O U NTERTO PS »1 50 up Solids. Butcher Block ft M arble Stainless sinks »34 96 Ceram ic Tile 4 in. 54 Washerless faucets 20% off K O Cabinets No doors 6 00 Toilets, w h. 42 00 D eskTops 25 00 W indow s, odd >6 26.00 Ceiling, bath ft porch lites 2 96 up 1/4" 3/r* $29 Stylo b Rail M 0 00 Energy Savers by G E Formica Cutouts Graden stakes 3 Plumbing items 7 95 50c 25c 10% off P A N fcLIN G 4.H 6 - Ä _ 4 m B * 1 /2 " /• " i3.-, 110. • •1 2 ? ♦13? Roof Coating Fireplace inserts #2 M edicine cabinets Beth vanities Picnic SQ(_ q K®nches Panel strips □ O l j f T C ^ e rv o t I »2 50 UP SC D O O R S Y O U R C H E C K TOO ! et MHweulUe but th*y have N O R T H S ID E 227-2427 [(^OFFICES ALSO IN SALEM 4 lUCINl); TO: 18“ M eriite Panels 8 ft. Cafe doors Passage locks 10% off 196 00 20% off 20% off 39 96 99C 200 29 00 2 50 7 96 U-PAK BUILDING MATERIALS. INC. T I8 T * * • Stre re et i u L ev d et HOUKS: 8 30 AM to 5 00 PM 5 1 5 s Av«. Coteo Saturdays _____________ »4tw— AUar A «««klagt»n ’ D R Y , B R O K E N , F O R E IG N S IZ E S $3°° P a id ’ evident in its increasing percentage in the employment in managerial, pro fessional, and skilled positions "Doug F raser (I AW president) has said that his concern is not for (. hrysler, it’s for the people who will be a f f e c te d ," D u n m o re added “ Well I think it is obv ious that 1, will be Blacks w ho will suffer the m ost.” Quoting Mayor Coleman Young, D u n m o re rem in d ed , " i t is not a C hrysler or D etroit p ro b lem , it is truly a national crises.” U - P A K “ PETE” 5 2 1 2 NE U N IO N O f th e 4 4 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 radioi in uie today. 106 m illion ire auto radiot. 284 99 38 « ’ P A S S E N G E R S I Z E S .........................$ 4 2B P a id ’ ThÇ p o r,la n d O ktoberfest will be held at Holladay Park Sep tember 13;h-16th from 9 00 a.m until midnight each ot the lour days Thirty-five non-profit organizations, as well as amusement rides, magicians, puppeteers, ventriloquists, bands, dancers and other Portland area artists will provide a myriad of food, drink and activities The food and crafts booths encircle a huge eer garden, dispersing locally brewed beer and featuring continuous entertain- mem tor an admission price ot Si AaA About Our - a SCRAP BATTERIES The Northeast YWCA at 126 N.E. Alberta (Mallory Avenue Christian Church) »ill present a Parade o f Talents Wednesday, September 19th from 10:00 a m. til noon Paintings from the Oil Painting Class »ill be exhibited along with other displays from classes and groups. Clothes made in the Sewing Center which meets twice weekly will be modeled. New classes in Oil Painting, Slim- nastics. Yoga and Pressed Flower Pictures begin the last week in September A ’’Calorie Conscious Food P rep aratio n ” class presented by P ortland C om munity College Consum er Education Program (no fee) begins O ctober 3rd Partial scholarships are available when needed for the classes with fees. Sher- rian W arren, chairw om an of the Northeast YWCA invites everyone to come and meet the instructors, see the displays and enjoy coffee and rolls with neigh bors and friends For further inform ation please call 288-5173. The Ockley Green Com m unity School presents The Ockley Green C om munity Spa.' Beginning September 24th classes »ill be held in: Dance Exercise, SI* ’or In weeks, Tuesdays, 6:30 p m.; Weight Loss M anagement, SI3 for 8 weeks, Mondays. 7 <» p m . Beginning Bells Dance. SK 50 for 7 weeks, Thurs days, 'Ml p m t a l l 285-8269 for inform ation Ockley Green Community School, 1315 N Ainsworth (at Interstate), on the «1. 28 and 3 buslines. Meeting September 24th, Portland Publu School Board. 7 30 p.m ., Board Auditorium, 501 N Dixon number ol Blacks are employed So you see. this goes far beyond just Chrysler workers. “ The to ta l im pact on the sta te would include the loss of more than '5 .0 0 0 employees, 34»» ot which are m in o rity , m ore th a n 86,000 em- ployees ot suppliers, more than 6.IMM) deadlcrship em ployees. $2 4 billion in salary and fringes. $94 6 million in corporate state and local taxes, $89 million in employee state and local income tax withheld and S3 .3 billion in p u rch ases from su p p liers in Michigan ” N ationw ide, he said, a C hrysler sh u td o w n w ould cost the jo b s of 544.000 em ployees. 28r a o f which are minority M asor Coleman Young of Detroit w arns o f fhe d o m in o im pact in urging support for Chrysler. In ad d itio n to the loss o f jo b s, D u n m o re re m in d e d , the n a tio n a l Black community would be impacted by the loss of Chrysler's leadership and support in the area of social ac tivism D u n m o re said th e econom ic situation of Blacks is further periled because of the poor track record of foreign m an u factu rers— who would take over much of C hrysler’s market sh o u ld the co m p an y fa il— in em ploying Blacks. “ Those who might get hired would be relegated to the lowest rung on the totem p o le ,” he prediefed. " L a s t year at C h ry sle r, fhe w eighted average salary for Black hourly em ployees was $17,500. The average for Black sa laried em ployees was $22,000 an d , interestingly enough, some 4,000 of these earned in excess o f $22,000 " I n addition, for those that might be hired by foreign m anufacturers, upw ard mobility on the job might be non-existent, whereas our com pany has shown a steady increase in the n u m b e r o f B lacks in u p p er classifications. It'S Good to,know! at < 8 ^ 0 t h r e a te n B la c k w o r k e r s C om m u n ity R elatio n s an d L rb a n Affairs, the full financial impact a Chrysler closing would have on the national Blavk economy well exceeds that figure “ The SI billion loss includes $ mn million in salaries, $150 million in health care and S25O million paid to minority w orkers em ployed by our dealers, vendors and supportive ser v ic e s," D unm ore explained “ But that figure does not indude the loss o f salaries du e to la y o ffs o f city w o rk ers in m u n ic ip a lities w here C hry sler is located that would be necessitated by the loss o f taxes the corporation pays “ Last year C h ry sler paid m ore than $22 million in city, school and withheld employee income taxes to D etro it, $4 5 m illion to H ighland Park, and more than SI million to W ayne C o u n ty . In each , a large D E T R O IT — “ You know , every time this country gets a cold. Blacks get pneum onia." That »as a truism for Reverend Joseph L ow ery, presid en t o f the Southern Christian Leadership C on ference, while speaking about the ailing U.S economy during a recent press conference in New York And that is the precise consequence facing Blacks if the financially tro u b le d C hrysler C o rp o ra tio n is forced to close its doors A recent financial analysis of the c o rp o ra tio n 's financial positio n revealed that the loss in salaries and health care for its 35,000 Black w orkers would be a staggering SI billion. But. according to Albert J D unm ore, C h ry sle r's directo r of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$»$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Open 8em «pm M o n Sat Sunday 12 Noon-6pm S H S S ID ID E E S O O U U T TH I51 23 SE M c L O U G H L IN •<>ll W A U K IE . Ó54 6 5 0 8
