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Portland Observai Decem ber 20. 1979 Page 9 OBSERVATIONS OREGON CHIEF OR HYGRADE REGULAR SMOKED k jH A N IS FROM THE SIDELINES By Kaihrvn H. Boule Lower Half P ro g ra m h o n o rin g S e n io r C itize n s Moisture Added for tender Baking p re s e n te d b y Y o u n g A d u lts B <TI Olga P lu m m e r T a lle y Associate Director Appointed Recently appointed to the position o f Associate D ire cto r o f Early C h ild h o o d E d u ca lio n /H e a d S tart, Olga Plummer Talley shifted into her new w o rk fo r the P ortland Public School System w ith the ease o f the practical professional she is. For five years Talley was C o o r dinator fo r the St. Vincent De Paul Child Development Center, with an 18 month interim period as a C D A Spe cialist in a state technical training office based at Portland State University. In her new position, the vivacious and industrious Tally will be resonsible for the coordination o f all components o f Head Start for the Portland Public- School District. She has offices in the C h ild Services B u ilding on N orth Beech Street. A graduate o f the U n iversity o f Portland with a masters Iront Portland State University in Learning Disabil ities, Mrs Talley is the wife o f Benja min F. Talley Jr., the regional director o f Adult and Family Services for the state o f Oregon. The couple have live children. Karla, age 21, is a sophomore in Agricultural Engineering at Prairie View A<StM in Texas. Stephanie, a 20 year old part- time student at PSU, divides her time be- tween studying Space Biology and working as a French-speaking overseas operator fo r Pacific Northwest Bell. Bonita, at 19, is a sophomore in Com puter Science at Grambling University in Louisiana. Deanna, a 17 year old senior at St. Mary's Academy seems headed for Fisk University. Benjamin Talley 111, aged 12, is in the 6th grade at Columbia elementary school. By I mda Thompson “ Give o f your best to the Master, give him the strength o f your youth." A verse o f a very beautiful hymn. The Young Adult Missionary Circle o f the Allen Temple C .M .E. Church, where Rev. Thomas L. Strayhand is pastor, gave the strength o f their youth by preparing a fabulous luncheon lor the Senior citizens o f the church and of the community, on December 15, 1979 in f ellowship fla il at the church. The Circle, under the superv ision o f Mrs. Sarah Strayhand and Glendo Parks, C hairperson, is a group o f young persons ranging in ages 18-15 and is a vital part o f Allen Temple’ s Missionary Society. The Senior citizens luncheon is an annual event. A delicious luncheon consisting of turkey w dressing, green beans, rolls, yams, sweet potato pie and punch, was served a program honoring the Senior citizen A delicious luncheon consisting ol turkey w/dressing, green beans, rolls, jams, sweet potato pie and punch was served. A program h o n o rin g the Senior citizens was presented bv the Y O U N G A D U L T S W IT H M A N Y O f THE LONG T IM E MEMBERS OF Allen Temple, with Sis. Malinda Bradwell, Sis. Florish Parish, Bro. Homer Zackery and Sis. M a ttie Lawson, participating. The height o f the luncheon, with Regina Green as Mistress o f Cerinony, was a skit (written and produced by the circle) "never too old for Christ mas." There were Christmas caroling led by the group. As I looked over the group o f lovely and admirable Senior citizens, I saw the joy and remembrances o f Christ tnases gone, Christmases today and Christmases o f to m o rro w reflected in their faces and the dedication and hard w ork o f the Young A d u lt Missionary Society was worth all the strength o f their youth, that they had put in the luncheon for the too often ‘ ‘ forgotten general ion. ” BENEFIT DANACE A IM for f reedom Defense Committee is holding a benefit dance on Sat., Dec. 29th, 7:00 pm, 1819 NW Everett. Music will be performed by Kate Sullivan <S Co.. Proceeds will go for the legal defense o f American Indian Movement members Dennis Banks. Kainook Banks, Kenneth I oudhawk and Russell Redner. Refreshments and childcare provided; donation $2.50. C all 249-0677 for more information. N O A LC O H O L, N O DRUGS. Russell G ra h am Jr. T o u rs T o k y o ontinued from page 1) re fe ra b ly J u llia rd in New Y o rk , eabody in Baltimore or even in Ohio, lul honestly, I ’ ll take any school that i l l have me,” says Graham. “ Both my mother and father played te piano and now my brother and ster are taking lessons. For a long me I d idn't like playing the violin, ut now I really enjoy it. During my iphtnore year in school, I wanted to lay in the band. Well o f course, you an’ t play in the band playing the io lin , so I to o k up trum bone. lopefully I ’ m getting better at it. I've one through alot o f trouble to play le trumbone. I have to go to school at v'ilson to get my academics and then I ave to drive over to Jefferson to play uinbone in the band.” Graham says the experience he’ s .■ccived playing in the Portland Junior yinphony at ages 12, 14, and now 17, as given him some unforgettable ex- erience. He says playing in the or- hestra is like playing on a basketball tam . He says you have to w ork jgether. "Y o u can’t try to outshine everyone Ise in the group. You’ ll stick out like a sore th u m b and it ju st throws everybody o ff. The Japan tour gave me some pointers about the use o f my bow. Also their hospitality I can never repay. The fa m ily I stayed w ith , treated me like their son. I will never forget their warmth, there is no way 1 can ever match the feeling they gave tnc. Russell Graham is the son o f Dr Alvin and Mrs. A .L . Graham. 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Too young io be influenced by politics and malignant religious fantasies, they are the most perceptive members o f society— blank pieces o f paper only beginning to have a system o f values recorded on them . U n fo rtu n a te ly , men and women with the power, in telligence, and means to devise ways to correct grow n men do not have enough confidence in those same abil ities to believe that their own children can justly influence the children o f a convicted man instead o f the other way around. Christinas being a time of love and good spirit, a time when San tas bring jo y and children learn the bliss o f giving, I hope we can instill ihe values that make love and giving a per manent entry on their ledgers. Let them he the example to exonerate our desire fo r C hristm as— Christmases spent in prison until the twenty-first century when, hopefully, a solution will have obliterated crime from our lives. Im possible, you say? I seriously PCC tea ch e s A fric a n lite ra tu re (Continued from page I) sparked Saben's renewed interest in teaching c o n te m p o ra ry A fric a n literature at PCC. " I watched the Saturday morning cartoons--a white Tarzan in a Black m an’ s w o rld ,” Saben said. “ This myth was being perpetuated again on my children, one o f whom was born in Kenya. Then later, I saw a small white child itching to reach out and touch a Black baby on the head as th o u g h the head were fo rb id d e n fru it. I could not tolerate knowing th a t we are g ro w in g up w ith 20 m illio n people descended fro m A fric a and children know nothing about it.” For those who cannot attend the course, Saben suggests purchasing the books from his reading list at the P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C ollege bookstore as a beginning exposure to A frican literature. The novels are: "A Bend in the River” by U.S. Naitual; "The Heart PATON JEWEIERS ..I. M am aaa H I Ham aak t l . M v iila a a o f Ihe M atter" by Graham Greene; and "T hin gs F a ll A p a r t" by C. Jachebe. The collections o f prose and poetry for the course are "T h e African A sserlin" edited by A .J . Shelton and "A Selection o f African Prose" edited by W .H Whiteley challenge that doubt. When the time comes that there are sufficient new prisons built to warehouse society’ s every threat, there w ill be enough guard lowers fo r every man and woman to take their tu rn , enough spare time to forget their everyday problem s fo r eight hours, and h o p e fu lly, by reading Ihe ancient legends, the wisdom o f the bards, and their own country’ s history, enough wisdom to know why temples must be destroyed indtead o f scu lp tu rin g dreams, to know whal is not what il seems to be, and lo know how to come up with that solution. Notice T O O LA TE T O C L A S S IF Y TR A N S C R IPTIO N IS T IN M E D IC A L RECORDS Transcriptionist, full time position. Hours 1:30 to 10:00 p.m. for experien ced tr a n s c r ip tio n is t. Tuesday through Satur day. APPLY Emanuel Hospital 2801 N. Gantenbein Ave. Portland. Oregon 97227 Mondays through Thurs days. Equal Opportunity I n