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Pag« 14
Portland Ob««rv«r
Ocotobar 11, 1979
T h e H e r i t a g e o f C o o k in g S e r ie s
• • • • • • • • • • • • r * T M n o m ic i CINTO Of POftTlANO •
FRESH, RED, RIPE
Pioneering Washington State
(C o n tin u e d fro m page 7 col. 6)
fire , fo rc in g m any people to live un
der pictched tents. M en w ith b u ild in g
skills were needed and m any black
men helped recreate the c ity. But as
attitud es changed, these same men
fo u n d them selves ju g g lin g careers
m o re o fte n th a n n o t. W h ile M r.
H a r v e y ’ s business c a rd s t ill read
C O N T R A C T O R , he operated a bar
bershop and shoe repair shop. A c u r
ta in divide d the tw o w o rk areas and
w ith the change o f an apron he could
either give a shave o r resole a shoe.
"O n e had to w o rk hard to m a in ta in
a fa m ily . There were no social ser
vices, o n ly neighbor helping neigh
b o r,” said M s. T a y lo r. H er m other
and aunt w o rked as caterers, serving
sqaub under glass to clients but the
less exotic baked beans and bro w n
bread at home.
A n o th e r f a m ily lo n g in the
fo re fro n t o f c o m m u n ity service are
the G aytons. M s. V irg in ia G ayton ,
w h o can trace her ro o ts back to
Lewis G eorge C la rk , the a b o litio n is t
a fte r w hom George H a rris in H a rrie t
Beecher Stow e’ s U n d e T o m 's C abin
is based, savs o u ite s im o lv o f the
tim e s , “ W e had g re a te r fre e d o m
here but fewer o p p o rtu n itie s .” Both
o f her p a re n ts, w h o were tra in e d
schoolteachers, settled in Spokane in
1901;
but
th e
f ir s t
b la c k
sch o o lte a ch e r was n o t hired u n til
1946, so her fa th e r spent his life
w o rk in g on the ra ilro a d . He th o u g h t
he w o u ld tr y p o litics, but no black
m a n was e le cte d to th e s ta te
legislature fo llo w in g W illia m O wen
B ush in 1889 u n t il C h a rle s M .
Stokes, in 1950. H o w s ig n ifica n t it is
to d a y th a t M s . G a y to n ’ s e ig h t
ch ild re n are active in education and
p o litic a l science.
M s. G a y to n stu d ie d at H o w a rd
U n ive rsity, but fo u n d tha t w ith a ll o f
he r s k ills a n d tr a in in g , m ost em
ploym e nt open to black wom en was
in d o m e s tic service. T h a t was in
1926. T o d a y, W ashing to n state has
Peggy M axie as it firs t black fem ale
re p re s e n ta tiv e . T h e se a n d o th e r
changes w o u ld not have happened
had it not been fo r the vig ila n t e ffo r
ts and vision o f the elders. T h is was
tr u e in W a s h in g to n as w e ll as
O re g o n , w h e re th e a n t i- B la c k
resident law was repealed in 1924 and
the firs t Black le gislator was elected
in 1970
Tomatoes b I > •
The second large re c ru itm e n t o f
black w o rkers fro m the South d id
not occur u n til the governm ent m ade
an e ffo rt to swell the ranks o f c iv ilia n
w orkers in its w a rtim e plants d u rin g
W o r ld W a r I I . In P asco, W a s h
in g to n , the p o p u la tio n went fro m six
Blacks in 1940 to 2,500 by 1948, and
the parallel between the Roslyn set
tlers in 1880s and the Pasco pioneers
o f 1940s are am azing. A t firs t there
was th e s u s p ic io n a n d la c k o f
coo pe ration fro m the residents, then
the fo rm a tio n o f a strong co m m u n ity
feeling.
The one th in g th a t Pasco d id not
have going fo r it, however, was the
awe in sp irin g beauty o f the Roslyn
m ou ntains o r the tem perate Seattle
weather. Ms. K atie M oo ne y recalled
that she cried every day fo r a year
when she looked o u t fro m her tra ile r
cam p o n to the tum blew eeds, sage
brush and te rrib le dust storm s o f the
Plains area. But w ith in a short tim e
residents were able to b u ild th e ir ow n
homes and nestle in . W ith o u t m uch
help fro m the c ity fathe rs, they were
fo rc e d to lay th e ir o w n pipes fo r
w ater and sewage disposal. But they
had com e to stay. M s. M o o n e y d ried
her eyes and started the St. James
M e th o d is t C h u r c h in h e r liv in g
ro o m . Rev. and M s. James B row n
be ga n th e M o r n in g S ta r B a p tis t
C h u rc h . A n d to g e th e r th e y m ade
Pasco " h o m e . ” T h e y fo u n d th a t
c o lla rd s , m u sta rd , poke salad and
tu rn ip greens w o u ld g ro w in Pasco
and that the waters were fille d w ith
squaw fish, chiselm o uth and ca tfish
ju s t r ig h t f o r f r y in g . T h e y b u ilt
business e s ta b lis h m e n ts , lik e M s.
M o o n e y ’ s o w n A p e x C a fe w h e re
pa trons enjoyed her fam ous apple-
pie w ith beer crust.
So w h at Pasco la cke d in scenic
s p le n d o r was m o re th a n c o m p e n
sated fo r by the expansiveness o f the
hum an s p irit, and newcom ers lik e
Pat A lfo r d w ho had never heard o f
Pasco u n t il her h u s b a n d ’ s rece nt
re lo ca tio n there can say w ith p rid e ,
“ I love it here. T h is is m y hom e and I
w o u ld n 't w a n t to liv e a n y o th e r
place.”
N o one, it seems, has m ore zeal fo r
N o rth w e st liv in g and tra d itio n s than
do the recent transp la nts. The land
s e e m s to g ra b th e m and, in the true
n o rth w e s te rn b la c k tr a d itio n , they
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CLADWRAP
M s. Ethel Craven rem inisces the days w h en coal w as king and h un
d re d s o f B la c k s , h e r m o tr h e r in c lu d e d , h e lp e d tu rn R o s ly n ,
W ashington, into a rip roarin’ "gay '90s'- to w n .
are welcom ed by those w h o preceded
them .
In Seattle, w ith an enthusiasm that
P io n e e r
S q u a re ,
th e
la rg e
C h in a to w n , the g ra n d e u r o f M o u n t
R ainier and S noqu alm ie Falls where
breakfast is an a ll-d a y e v e n t-a n d a ll
o f it is s o m e th in g to w r ite h o m e
ab ou t.
is in fe c tio u s , th e y e x to l the latest
P uget S ou nd fis h -a n d -c h ip places,
th e Space N e e d le , th e m o n o r a il.
Next week: Recipies fro m h is to ric
3-Pound
Crisco
All-purpose Vegetable
Shortening Its Digestible
3-P o un d Can
Limit t
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A m e r ic a n S t a t e B a n k
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Luncheon M eat
Chili
With Benns
Regular or Smoked
Great Hot or Cold
12-O unce Can
Scotch Buy Brand
Regular or Hot
15-Ounce Can
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8-Puck
7 Up
Zee
Paper Towels
"The Beer Refreshing
A Popular Choice
12-O unce Can
Regular or Diet
Most Refreshing Beverage
16-O unce B ottle
1-Ply Print Towels
Strong 4 Absorbent
Roll o f 120‘s
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Marina 2-Ply Tissue
Gentle Bathroom Tissue
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A F E W A Y C O U PO N
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Reverend James Brown, a 91 year old resident of Pasco points out his
garden w ith w ife , Lizzie.
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Special Purchase While Supplies last
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OCT 13 1979
W ashing to n
Concord
Grape Juice
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