Bike theft
clinics set
AMERICAN STATE BANK
"The Bank that integration built”
P ortland area G i Joe's stores and
local crim e prevention agencies plan
to spea rh e a d a new p ro g r a m .
Bicycle Awareness W eek, M av 12-
2 /3 / N.E. Union
282 2216
17.
M r and Mrs. Eugene Bonner cut their 40th Anniversary cake
Bonners celebrate 40 years of m arriage
By Nyewusi A s k a ri
taka K e lly N orm an)
learn m uch.
On M a y 4, 1980, M r. and M rs.
Eugene C. Bonner celebrated th e ir
40th w edding a n n ive rsa ry at th e ir
hom e at 3926 N . V a n c o u v e r
Avenue.
Present were 350 guests, including
M rs. Corlee W illia m s, sister o f M rs.
Bonner and P rin c ip a l o f a J u n io r
H igh School in Denver, C olorado.
From 3 -6 p .m ., there was an open
house and guests were treated to yet
another " u n iq u e e ve n t.” the taking
o f repeated vows by M r. and M rs.
In th is tim e o f e co n o m ic h a rd
ship, p o litic a l c o n fu s io n , and the
fast creeping, social decline o f the
Am erican fa m ily structure, i t ’ s en
lightening, refreshing, and an honor
to know that among us here in P o rt
land, is a Black man and wom an,
w h o ’ vc survived the tim es, healed
m any p e rsonal w ounds and have
loved every bit o f it! They are Black
history makers tro m whom we can
Bonner, presided over by Rev. John
H . Jackson. A fte rw a rd s came the
c u ttin g o f a b e a u tifu l fo u r la y e r
cake.
I, along w ith members o f the s ta ff
P l th e
P o r tla n d O b s e r v e r "
new spaper, c o n g ra tu la te M r. and
M rs. Eugene C. B o nner and p ra y
th a t o u r c re a to r w ill g ra n t th e m
a n o th e r fo r ty years o f happiness,
love, and inner peace together.
To them , I personally say, "S triv e
to r f if t y years! and m ay love and
u n ity continue to be y o u rs .”
The P o rtla n d P o lic e B u re a u ’ s
C rim e P re v e n tio n D iv is io n has
organized e ffo rts w ith crim e preven
tio n agencies fr o m B e a v e rto n ,
C lackam us C o u n ty and M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty. These agencies w ill sponsor
a one-day " B ic y c le T h e ft P reven
tio n C li n ic , ” on S a tu rd a y , M a y
1 7 th , in c o m m e m o ra tio n o f th e
awareness week. S tarting at 10 a .m .,
ch ild re n and a d u lts can go to G I
Joe's stores to have th e ir bicycles
m a rk e d and re g is te re d . C rim e
prevention s ta ff and volunteers w ill
also be p ro vid in g free bicycle safety
inspections.
G I Joe’ s stores p la nning to par
tic ip a te in th e b ic y c le c lin ic are
located at: 8900 N. Vancouver; 4000
SE 82n d ; 15600 SE M c L o u g h lin ;
18400 SE Stark and 3485 SW Cedar
H ills Blvd.
The firs t 50 persons to register
th e ir bicycle w ill receive a free crim e
p re ve n tio n iro n -o n , " T a k e a B ite
O u t o f C r im e ." A ll fiv e G I Joe’ s
stores w ill give aw ay one bicycle,
tw o locks and chains, three tea sh ir
ts and T ra ilb la ze r crim e prevention
tra d in g cards.
F o r m o re in f o r m a t io n o n the
"B ic y c le T heft P revention C lin ic ,”
c o n ta c t th e C rim e P re v e n tio n
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Q. W hat do you think about
the BUF Boycott M ay 19th?
tin u in g e ffo rts o f the Black L n ite d
F ro n t. I w onder i f the support fro m
p a re n ts w ith c h ild re n in sch o o ls
other than P o rtla n d P ublic Schools
w ould help. There should be more
recognition fo r M alcom X and other
Black leaders. T his day should be
recognized as the beginning and not
the end.
J u a g u tte r S trin g e r, D a rk ro o m
techmcan C O M edical School
I t ’ s a good th in g because it shows
th a t Black people in P o rtla n d are
serious about the education o r lack
o t education their children receive.
T his is one w a y to p ro v e to the
S c h o o l B o a rd th a t B la c k p e o p le
w a n t changes and are w illin g to
fig h t u n til th e y get th e m . A ls o
M alcom X w ill get the recognition
he deserves, but m ostly, it w ill show
th a t the B lack c o m m u n ity behind
the BL'F, is ju st th a t, " u n it e d ."
T ro y S im m s, S tu d e n t P C C
Sylvania
I th in k i t ’ s a good idea. There
should be m ore done to raise the
level o f e d u c a tio n fo r B la cks. It
w ould be good i f some well known
people were involved fro m N ational
Black O rganizations, there w ould be
m ore p u b lic ity about the b o y c o tt.
There s h o u ld be some ty p e o f
dem onstration or something. 1 hope
it is a success.
B o n n ie T in k e r, P o r tla n d h e l d
Representative f o r McKenzie R iver
G athering (M R G )
It w o u ld be a s y m b o lic gesture
and a show o f support fo r the com
m u n ity
It w o u ld be a s y m b o lic gesture
and a show o f support fo r the con
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I th in k it is necessary th a t we
b oycott, We w ill never get what we
need w ith o u t being recognized and
speaking o u t. M a lco m X b irth d a y
sh o u ld alw ays be celebrated. It is
im p o rta n t that B lack people know
why their Black leaders were kille d ,
it s h o u ld be a n a tio n a l h o lid a y .
B lack people sh o u ld do m o re on
May 19th than ju st sit home. There
should be a march o r a ra lly.
M ic h e lle DePass, Teachers a n d
C hildrens C lub Davcare
It s a g o o d idea because the
School Board has not been respon
sive to th e B la c k c o m m u n it y ’ s
suggestions. It is also a good tim e to
re m e m b e r o u r B la c k
b ro th e r
M alcom X . I th in k this is im p o rta n t
considering who M alcom X was and
what he did. The boyco tt is right on
tim e.
L a r r y H il l, S tu d e n t, A th le te ,
H arehouse w orker
M y o p in io n is that the boycott is
g o o d , b u t, there s h o u ld be some
type o t organized event, a meeting,
march o r something that people can
go to on that day and voice th e ir
o p in io n s and views on the School
B o a rd ’ s recent ru lin g and also talk
about M alcom X and w hat he said
and did.
M ic h e lle B e ll. O f fic e w o rk e r
M e tro L ife Insurance, Student
It seems that in this system, the
P o rtla n d P u b lic S chool B oard has
been pacifying the B L'F, by telling
th e m th a t th e y were g o in g to do
som ething anJ never intended to do
anyting. There should be a boycott,
because it w ill m ake m ore people
aware o t w hat is going on.
O live r Sm ith, re tire d p o tin ca n
It sh o u ld have h a p p e n e d fo r ty
years ago! B la cks fo r years have
been a fra id o f what the pow er struc
tu re th in k s and never w a n te d to
make waves. Now Blacks are getting
the rig h t a ttitu d e . T hey p la in and
sim p ly d o n ’ t care w hat the w h ite
pow er structure th in ks. I ’ m glad to
see the B L F b rin g in g th is change
about and respect their e ffo rts.
N o te
M ay
1st issue, 5 th
paragraph - quo te by A r t A le x a n
der. Jr, Producer, R adio K O A P T V
Q u a lity education is where a child
learns the basics, reading, w ritin g ,
math and art. These th in g should be
taught on a in te rn a tio n a l o r m u lti
cu ltu ra l level, to provide knowledge
and understanding o f people other
than the E u ro -A m e ric a n p o in t o f
vie w . T eachers s h o u ld be ta u g h t
m o re and be b e tte r q u a lif ie d to
teach o u r ch ild re n . Parents should
be m o re a c c o u n ta b le and p la y a
larger role in th e ir c h ild ’ s develop
m e n t. I t and w h e n we a ch ie ve
q u a lity education, ch ild re n w ill be
much better able to continue the war
against ra cism , sexism and o th e r
social problem s that must be faced
now and in the fu tu re .
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I t ’ s rig h t on, but I d o n ’ t re a lly
k n o w w h y th e y are d o in g it . I
respect their e ffo rts , (B L 'F ) and w ill
participate on M ay 19th.
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Juneteenth celebration
" J u n e te e n th E n te r p r is e ” w ill
" A lth o u g h it is not vastly know n,
present a Juneteenth celebration at
recognized o r a d m itte d , the Black
H oliday P ark, fro m June 4th to 8th.
ra ce , in its u n iq ue n e ss, has c o n
In the South, the E m a n cip a tio n
trib u te d greatly to the b u ild in g and
P ro clo m a tio n is understood to have
constant progress o f this great coun
been made on January 1, June 10,
tr y .”
A ugust 5 and even on December 31.
D u rin g the five day Juneteenth
A c c o rd in g to one h is to ria n , news
C elebration, open fro m noon u n til
d id n o t reach c e rta in areas u n til
5:U0 p .m ., there w ill be e xh ib it o f
those dates.
arts and crafts, c u lin a ry arts, games
A cco rd in g to M ary B erry, who is etc. A n y co m m u n ity group o r per
s p o n s o rin g
th e
J u n e te e n th
son is welcome to p a rticip a te in a
c e le b ra tio n , many are re lu cta n t to
booth.
tu r n back th e pages o f tim e and
In
c o n ju n c tio n
w ith
th e
remember the many sacrifices Black
c e le b ra tio n ,
M rs .
B e rry
is
fo re fa th e rs made so B lack people
p u b lis h in g a b o o k , “ E v e ry D ay
m ig h t a tta in the status they e n jo y
P eople.” A nyone desiring th e ir pic
to d a y , " b u t we cannot fa il to ap
ture in the book is asked to send a
p re c ia te and re c o g n iz e th e c o n
p h o to g ra p h w ith th e ir nam e, a d
trib u tio n and trememdous sacrifices
dress, telephone num ber and a J2.00
m ade by o u r fo re p a re n ts . It was
tee to 2544 NE 8th Avenue.
they w h o , w ith the sweat o f th e ir
The bo o k w ill co n ta in n o t o n ly
b ro w , their bleeding hearts, and in
achievem ents events o f to d a y, but
m any instances their very lives, that
m any historical facts that are largely
liv in g co nditions w ould im prove fo r
u n k n o w n . F o r in fo rm a tio n on the
those w ho w ould come a fte r th e m ."
booths o r the book call 288-4514
North and
Northeast Portland need
...in a word, attention. One of the future issues, of course is the Union
Avenue project. And an on-going concern ,s getting an equal share of
day-to-say city services. As Commissioner of Public Works. I insist on
that.
Okay, let's talk about Union Avenue. Just beautify.ng a street isn't
enough The first thing we need is input from the entire Union Avenue
community - you who live end work in the area. You need to be ouaran
teed pleasant shopping, good jobs, and really liveable residential ne.oh-
borhoods. Each leads to the other.
”
We can alli the Union Avenue plan "revitalization," and we can tao a
proper share of city services e qu ity," but what they bo.l down to ,s
people Homes, businesses, children. That's what makes Portland work
able,
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North and
Northeast Portland need
Mike Lindberg
Solid, sensitive. Sensible.
Portland City Council