P ortland Observer Ju ne 5. 1980 Page 7
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American State Bank
By Pau! McCoy
G R A N D M A S T E R JO S E P H H E N D E R S O N . 33°.
Henderson attends meeting
Joseph H. Henderson 33°, Grand
Master of the Prince Hall Masons o f
Oregon and Its Jurisdiction, attend­
ed the conference o f Prince Hall
Grand Masters held in Boston, the
home ot Prince Hall, the organizer
o f the Prince Hall Masons.
Prince Hall was the first Grand
Master o f the Prince Hall Masons
over 200 years ago.
A ttending the conference were
Grand Masters from 43 ju ris d ic ­
tions, including Liberia, Alaska,
and the Bahamas. Speaker at the
banquet was Benjamin Hooks 33“
Prince Hall Mason and also director
o f the NAACP.
Grand Master Samuel T. Daniels
o f Maryland was elected chairman
o f the Steering Committee. Grand
Master I.H . C layborn from the
Juisdiction o f Texas was elected co-
chairm an. Funds from the con­
ference was donated to the NAACP
Legal Defense Fund. Grand Master
Henderson also attended the United
Supreme Council in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, the site o f the 33°
Prince Hall Mason’s meeting.
Sovereign Grand Commander,
Russell S. Gideon 33° presided.
Speaker at this banquet was A .
Leon Higgenbothem, Jr.,
Circuit
Judge, United States Court o f Ap­
peals also a Prince H all Mason.
Grand Master Henderson w ill visit
Montana and Idaho to the lodges
under his jurisdiction.
I he Grand l.odge o f Oregon will
hold its 20th A nnual C om ­
m unication in Boise, Idaho. The
guest speaker at the Monday, June
23rd banquet is P ortland Com ­
missioner o f Public Safety, Charles
Jordan 32", Prince H a ll Mason.
Grand Master Henderson expressed
pleasure at the increasing number o f
O regon’ s Prince H a ll M ason’ s
membership.
North Star quilters exhibit
By Kathryn H. Bottle
The N orth Star Quiters, an in­
formation and craft group, led by
M rs. O. J. Gates has released a
schedule o f exhibits o f A fro -
American quilts, to be shown this
fall.
The women expect to provide in­
formation on such quilts through an
annual exhibit coupled with library
documentation.
The first exhibit is planned for
Wednesday, October 15, in the first
flo o r lobby o f the U.S. National
Bank Plaza at 555 S.W. Oak Street,
noontim e. “ Q u ilt T a lk ,” w ill
highlight the exhibit which will open
at lO.a.m. and run until 4:p.m.
A second exhibit, set for Friday,
October 13, will be held at the Cen­
ter Public Library. According to
M rs. Gates, N orth Star Q uilters
leader, plans are already in the
making for a “ Documentation Con­
ference” fo r the early spring o f
1981. Persons with quilts made by
Oregon women are invited to con­
tact Mrs. Gates.
Notice
An art exhibition featuring the
works o f P ortland artist Bonnie
Bronson is currently on display in
the Governor’s office in Salem. The
exhibit will run until July 7th and is
open to the public from 8 a.m. - 5
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Liberation war begins
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raiders simply vanished, blending
w ith the early m orning darkness.
How far back it will set the SASOL
project is still too early to tell. One
thing is for sure though; the ANC
has demonstrated it means business.
More im portant perhaps is the
exposure o f the apartheid regime’ s
vulnerability. Just as Z A N U and
ZAPU did in Zimbabwe, the ANC
is now showing it is capable o f hit­
ting South Africa and hitting hard
and also hitting and disappearing.
This is the very same method that
wore down Ian Smith in the then
Rhodesia even though he had a
larger, "b e tte r trained, equipped
and financed army.”
This is the method that w ill be
most effective for the ANC because
it effectively nullifies South A frica’s
“ superior weaponry.”
While in the white suburbs they
huddled in fear or shook their fists
at the innocent air or made bold
empty boasts, there was quiet
ju b ila tio n in the Black neigh­
borhoods. Across the borders in
Free Africa the event called for a
celebration. The South A fric a n
regime is having to cope not just
w ith this new threat in its own
backyard but also an increasingly
aggressive SW APO that has now
carried the war all the way to Wind­
hoek, the capital.
Coloured (Mixed) students have
been boycotting classes for the last
six weeks dem anding equal
education for all races. Lately they
have been joined by Black students:
an in d ica tio n that the long, hot
summer o f 76 is about to be
replayed. C hurch leaders have
joined the students in their demon­
strations and some o f them have
been arrested along with the studen­
ts.
White South A frica is not quite
sure which shadow is the most
distrubing: that o f Robert Mugabe
in Zimbabwe, that o f Sam Nujoma
in Namibia or that o f Nelson Man­
dela incarcerated in South Africa.
One thing they are sure o f though:
whoever it is, this big, bad, Black
shadow is growing more menacing
everyday and is not about to go
away.
Q. W hat do you think about
the Cuban refugees?
A . K im Cabner, Freshman
P.S.U.
1 don’t know much about it, but
what I do know via the media is
negative. It seems this country is
somewhat prejudiced in their
choices as to who comes to this
country. Most ot the Cubans have
light skin and are allowed. What o f
the Haitians who are dark, why are
they not allowed? This in flu x o f
Cubans w ill have a vast effect on the
Black unemployment rate in Miami
and else where in this country, in my
opinion.
A. Edw ard A roun, Restaurant
Worker.
I don’t understand what Carter is
trying to do. Maybe he wants to
dump them in the m ilitary. Who
knows? He tried to do good but
what are they going to do for jobs?
Some are crim in a ls, some have
other problems. After Castro took
over, most ot the Cuban people
have guns and used them. I ’m sure
Carter has something in mind for
bringing 85,000 Cubans to this
country. Things are so bad now, so
why bring more bad to the situation.
A. Lee Ann Sheetz - Receptionist
downtown.
It’s not fair to the people who are
already here. The low er income
people that are struggling w ill just
have more problems, the money
they are spending on the Cubans
could be spent to im prove con­
d itio n s to r Am ericans liv in g in
poverty. Our government should
worry about its own people first.
A. Jean Kay, O ffic e r worker,
downtown.
I teel it ’s fair they come here. 1
think that bringing these people
from a bad situation in Cuba is
good. It makes fo r better in te r­
national relations and shows other
countries we are strongly against
communism, also anti-Castro. 1 feel
the U.S. Government knows what it
is doing.
And although a local agency,
with a studio located at 33rd and
Killingsworth, the standards set by
Sylvia Productions are as high as
those ot any modeling agency in the
Pacific Northwest. Applicants arc
screened by professional designers,
photographers,
and
other
professionals in related fields.
Once the models have been
screened, they must meet the
fo llo w in g crite ria : (1) Poise, (2)
Flair and creativity, (3) Movement,
(4) Personal awareness, (5) Per­
sonality and a ttitu d e and (6) a
willingness to learn.
Upon acceptance, the models are
then required to pay a $75.00 en­
trance fee, a $10.00 a m onth
prom otional fee, sign a two year
non-exclusive contract and adhere
to a vigorous tra in in g schedule,
which include up to three m an-
datory production workshops per
week.
In her efforts to gain acceptance
and respectability, Sylvia has en­
countered d is c rim in a to ry o p ­
position from some local store
managers. "M o s t white managers
are shocked to learn that I am Black
and a woman, therefore, they go
through a thousand changes just
trying to explain that they’d rather
do business w ith someone else.
Some seem to feel that it would be
bad tor their business, however, my
purpose is to enhance their business,
bring in customers by displaying
th e ir fashions in the most
professional manner possible.
“ Our agency is multi-racial* and
our models are some o f the best in
this business. That’ s the point I try
to get across. We do not deal ex­
clusively w ith Black models, but
' ' The Bank that integration built ’ ’
282-2216
A. Kathy Smith, Street vendor,
downtown.
I f these people can’t live in Cuba,
I think the U.S. should help. I f they
can become good citizens they will
help the country. Maybe they w ill
take some ot the jobs Americans are
too proud to take. Our government
is ripping us o il so much anyway,
why not help somebody? It will be
o.k. if it does not hurt the taxpayer
too much.
A. John Cook - Costal laborer.
I don’t see nothing wrong with it.
1 don’t like to talk politics. I really
don’t have any opinion. It’s all the
same to me. I t ’ s a free country.
Anybody should be able to come
here.
A. Veronica Ross - Keypunch
operator M ier A Frank.
I ’ m negative on it. I don’t feel
they belong here. We don’ t have
anything in common with them ex­
cept we are all humans. They should
not be allowed to take jobs from
Am ericans. Black people, who
don’ t have many jobs as it is are
going to suffer even more.
A. Michael Scales, ¡980 Jefferson
graduate.
I th in k i t ’ s nice, they let
everybody else in this country, why
not the Cubans? They are Black for
the most part and should have a
chance. In fact, all Black people
should get a chance. As long as they
don’t take my job they can come on
over.
A . E rnst Barber, Soph more.
Jackson.
I don’t like it. They be coming
over here and getting cars and cloths
and houses from the government.
We should be getting those things.
They should have to pay like
anybody else. I move that they will
take away jobs from Black people.
The trend setter
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what we know. I knew I could make
it,” she explained.
A m b itio n , drive, and deter­
mination was nothing new to her,
tho. For two years, while living in
Salem, Oregon, she directed, and
participated in a dance group called
the “ Soul V ipes.” Later, she
worked as an office Assistant and
Page during the 1975 session o f the
legislature. This experience almost
persuaded her to pursue a career in
law, but the desire to become a top
Hight model continued to eat away
at her. Thus, in June 1979, she
decided it was time to make Sylvia
Productions, a reality.
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w ith any model who meets our
standards,” she said.
Theretore, Sylvia Productions
recruits models from a variety o f
ethnic backgrounds. In addition,
the models represent all age brackets
and sizes up to a lim it. “ I t ’s im ­
possible tor a woman who weighs a
112 pounds to adequately model
clothes to fit the taste o f a woman
who weighs 135 pounds, thus, our
models are o f different sizes.” she
continued. “ M atter o f fact,
audiences seem to enjoy a variety o f
models second only to the apparel
and accessories being presented.”
On June 15, 1980, Sylvia Produc­
tions w ill introduce Portland to a
Fashion Fair, unlike any ever seen in
this area. The event w ill be held at
P o rtla n d ’ s H ilto n H otel (d o w n ­
tow n). The a ffa ir w ill honor
“ Fathers” and is titled, “ Portland
Via Las Vegas.” Performing will be
the Dan Seigel Band (who just
recently released a chart making
album ), and many o f the latest
fashions w ill be modeled. In ad­
dition to the music and fashions,
there w ill be dinner fo r those
wishing to satisfy their appetite.
“ We feel that fathers should be
honored, ju st as mothers are
honored. So, we decided to do it our
way. In the future, we intend to ex­
pand, and bring in more models.
We are professionals and must keep
up with the ever changing world o f
fashions. And since we are striving
for perfection, it is important that
we strive for higher standards and
professionalism. Our plan now is to
convince local businesses to invest in
our Production,” she said softly.
The availability o f Sylvia Produc­
tions range from television studios
to Hotel ballrooms,s to disco dance
floors. The Production can literally
set up stage in most any facility.
Each Production is carefully plan­
ned and choreographed to suit the
needs o f the merchandisers) and the
audience to which it is being presen­
ted. Talents fo r these shows can
consist o f acts ranging from Models
to Trapeze a rtis t! Some o f the
Productions proceeds are donated
to local charity organizations.
Sylvia Productions is fast setting
the stage for a whole new era in
P ortland’ s Fashion/M erchandise
scene. Look out Ebony Fashion
F air! Sylvia Productions can be
reached at 284-5169.
“ A pert o f kindndts consists in loving people more th in they
deserve.”
Joseph Joubert
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are W IN eligible.
W H A T : Trainees will be required to attend 4 training sessions a week, 4
hrs. a day (9 am to 1 pm.) for 4 weeks. Children two years and older may
participate.
WHERE:
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