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Home burglaries increase in Northeast Portland
There is a definite rise in residen
tia l burglary affecting all inner-
northeast neighborhoods according
to statistics provided by the North
Precinct C rim e A nalyst. From
August through September, a six
teen percent increase (from 123 to
143 burglaries) occured. From Sep
tember through October, a fifteen
percent rise happened. (143-158
crimes) Total percentage increases
fro m August through O ctober
equals twenty percent (424 crimes).
The financial losses experienced
by citizens is substantial. In the
week o f October 24th - 30th, tor
example, 44 reported burglaries
amounted to $66,244 in losses to
people. N eighborhood Against
Crime and N orth Precinct tallied
losses from February 1, through
August. Citizens reported financial
losses from stolen property that
totalled up to little over $500,000.
Normally September and October
are slower months for burglars. In
inner-northeast and throughout the
city, residential burglary rates are
always high in summer months and
November and December. Summer
rates soar because o f such factors as
people being on vacation, people
being out in their yards with door
unlocked, and more people coming
and going on the neighborhood
streets. As the Christmas holiday
approaches, it is more likely that
people will have valuable presents or
cash in their homes. We can
naturally expect more people to be
victims o f home burglary and street
crimes as robbery and purse snatch
ing at this time o f year.
It is d iffic u lt to determine
definitely why home burglary is on
the rise. Common sense tells us that
high unemployment among adults
and youth, government cutbacks,
and other economic factors con
tribute to the problem.
W ho are the burglars? In a
number p f cases youth com m it
home burglaries throughout Port
land. They are usually unarmed and
commit their crimes during daylight
hours when people are at w ork.
They enter homes through unlocked
doors and windows, in at least one
third o f burglaries.
How can people prevent them
selves from becoming victims? The
most im portant step is to use
existing locks. Secondly citizens can
request residential surveys to get
suggestions on how to safeguard
property. Homeowners w ith in
comes under $11,300 q u a lify fo r
free locks installation (a tax state
ment is usually the determining fac
tor for establishing need). Finally,
neighbors need to watch out fo r
each other and report suspicious ac
tivity on their block.
A number o f citizens have ex
pressed their reluctance to working
directly with police on crime and
crime prevention issues. Due to the
substantial rise in burglary,
somehow the community needs to
get involved.
There is a lot that can be done
totally on a citizen level to watch out
for each other. Anyone interested in
addressing the rise in residential
burglary can get help from Shaion
M cC orm ick, Inner NE N eigh
borhoods Against Crime, 287-3692.
N orth Precinct w ill be doing
specific patrol in neighborhoods
most affected by residential
burglary and street crimes in the
next two months as their response to
the rising crime rates.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
Volume XI Number 5
November 13,1980
2SC per copy
Project aids child care placement
The Sabin neighborhood is one of
two communities selected by the
Ecumenical Ministeries o f Oregon
for a “ Neighborhood Child Care
Network Demonstration Project.”
The second neighborhood is Sunny
side, in southeast Portland.
A ccording to C ornetta Sm ith,
director o f the Albina Ministerial
Alliance Family D a y/N ight Care
Program, which is the local spon
soring agency, the goal o f the
project is to identify and strengthen
neighborhood child care systems.
C hild care is one o f the social
programs that comes and goes with
the political whims and economic
trends o f the time. Ten years ago
every child living in the Model Cities
area, whose parents were employed
or were in school or training, had a
right to free child care. Now there is
no federal or state money for child
care other than for those who are
eligible for welfare, and low-income
fam ilies eligible fo r federally
funded Headstart programs which
do not provide care fo r children
under two years. Other parents.-
even those on lim ite d incomes -
must pay the full cost o f child care.
Most o f the child care centers
established through Model Cities
had to close when parents were
unable to pay at the level required to
operate them.
The Sabin com m unity has no
child care centers. There is an after -
school ‘ ‘ latch key” program
operated by parents who had used
the Sabin School latch-key program
until it was closed last year.
The most usual type o f child care,
and the cheapest, is “ family day
care,” where the child is cared for in
the home o f the care provider.
Families pay from $6.00 to $8.00
per day for the first child, with some
reduction for additional children the
demonstration project w ill attempt
to locate these “ day care mothers”
and establish a referral system to
help parents in need o f child care to
find them.
The first phase o f the project is to
locate “ natural neighbors,” persons
who are involved with their neigh
bors and therefore know who is
currently providing child care. This
phase o f the project is based on a
demonstration project carried out in
northwest P ortland in the late
1960s, which id e n tifie d natural
neighbors and used them as infor
mation providers.
The project coordinator, Carol
Latim er, w ill keep in touch with
these persons to find the resources
and the needs. Once day care
providers are located, she w ill
provide inform ation to them and
w ill establish an inform ation and
referral system to help parents
locate suitable providers.
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Coalition elects chairman
The Northeast C o a litio n o f
Neighborhoods election
next
Tuesday will be a controversial one,
with Bob Nelson launching a cam
paign for President, opposing Mel
Hamilton, who was selected by the
nominating committee.
Six year old Jo y M y ric k , d a u g h te r o f Rose
Williams and Chuck M yrick, concentrate on learn-
ing to write.
(Photo: Richard J. Brow n)
Priestley seeks citizen advisors
State Representative W ally
Priestley has been named Chairman
o f the House Committee on Aging
and M inority Affairs by Represen
tative Hardy Myers, who is expected
to be elected Speaker o f the House.
A long w ith the C hairm anship
comes the responsibility o f selecting
an assistant and a secretary.
“ Rather than just using the money
to hire two peple, I want to pattern
this after the way I have used my
administrative assistant money - to
allow citizens to work for passage o f
bills that interest them,” Priestley
said.
While each legislator can hire a
fu ll tim e assistant, Priestley has
allocated the money he received
among a number o f people who
wanted to go to Salem and work on
issues. For example, last session he
paid several members o f the Trojan
Decommission A llia n ce $250 a
month or less, while they used his
office to write and organize support
for several anti-nuke bills. Others
received small “ expense” stipends
to work on nursing home and other
American State Bank w ill
hold the Grand Opening of Its
2nd and S.W. Yamhill Branch
on Novambar 17th from 7:00
to 9:00pm. Thia la ASB’a third
branch. Coffee, punch and
cookies will ba served during
business hours throughout
the weak.
I
special legislation. Others, who did
not need the expense stipend, used
his office facilities.
‘ ‘ There are many people who
have worked on issues for years or
who have an idea they would like to
pursue. 1 can visualize using this
com m ittee s ta ff money to allow
these people to get their concerns
before the public and before the
legislature.
‘ ‘ I ’ ve talked about this w ith
Speaker Hardy Myers and he is in
terested. O f course. I 'll discuss it
with the other committee members
when they are appointed.”
Priestley will begin by recruiting
two advisory committees - one for
aging and one for minority affairs -
that would help select issues and
potential legislation to be addressed.
They would also allocate the money
to pay expenses for those who will
do specific w ork and w ill need
assistance. The committee w ill be
open to anyone who wants to par
ticipate.
Rather than hiring two people,
the advisory com m ittee idea w ill
allow an u nlim ited number o f
people to become in tim a te ly in
volved in a legislative committee
and to organize community support
or opposition to legislation.
“ 1 would like to include as many
people in the legislative process as
possible,” Priestley explained. “ For
the next eight months. Aging and
M inority A ffairs should become a
focal point for organizing and ad
dressing the issues and concerns that
are relevant to the committee.”
Among those issues the commit
tee is expected to address early in
the session are the Nursing Home
B ill o f Rights and the Black and
Hispanic Commissions. Priestley
plans to hold committee hearings in
Portland and other areas o f the state
as well as the regular bi-weekly
meetings and hearings at the
Capitol.
To jo in the Advisory C om m it
tees, send a statement o f concerns,
issues and past involvem ent to
W ally Priestley, 6226 N.E. 33rd
Avenue, Portland, or call the Port
land Observer.
Green joins WSU staff
Brenda J. Oreen has been appoin
ted a teaching assistant in the
D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u c a tio n at
Washington State University for the
1980-81 school year.
Ms. Green is a graduate student in
education adm inistration at W SU
and is working toward a Doctor o f
Education degree.
She received a M .S . degree in
1974 fro m O regon C olleg e o f
Education, Monmouth. A graduate
o f the U niversity o f M aryland,
Eastern Shore, Md., Ms. Green ear
ned a B.S. degree in education and
mathematics in 1966.
A member o f the Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority and the NAACP -
Portland chapter, Ms. Green was
named O regon’ s O utstanding
Young Woman o f Am erica fo r
1974.
The Northeast C o a litio n o f
Neighborhoods is a com m unity
board representing nine neigh
borhood associations. Board mem
bers are selected by the member
neighborhood organizations and
additional "at-large” members are
elected by the Coalition board. The
Coalition is a continuation o f the
old Model Cities Citizens Advisory
Committee. James Loving was the
first chairman followed by Ed Leek.
Several members of the Coalition
board are upset that the nominating
committee, chaired by John Hills,
had brought in slate with only one
nominee for each office; also that
the nominating committee did most
o f its business by telephone. Others
question whether Hamilton has the
necessary leadership ability to speak
in behalf of the northeast neighbor
hoods.
Nelson said H ills asked about
nominating him for chairman and
talked about the p o ssib ility o f
issue. We need to increase the
having three candiales. Later, ac
visibility o f northeast and promote
cording to Nelson, H ills told him
business investments.”
some people think he is too dic
Bob Nelson is well known in the
ta to ria l. H ills also to ld him
community, having worked for C-
Hamilton had wanted the position
C A P ; helping to establish the
for some time. Hills was not avail Albina Youth Opportunity School;
able for comment.
working with the Emanuel Hosptial
Hamilton said he considers it the Displaced Persons Organization to
usual practice to offer one nominee assist persons displaced by Emanuel
for each position when nominations and the School District; and similar
can be made from the floor, and community activities over the past
that the first vice chairman usually fifteen or more years.
becomes chairman - "m ore or less
He is currently president o f the
moving up the chairs.”
C o n c o r d ia
N e ig h b o r h o o d
Ham ilton is a past-president o f
Association.
the H um boldt Neighborhood
" I am a firm believer in neigh
Association;
the
C o a litio n ’ s borhood associations,” he said.
representative to the Inner North “ Neighbors should get together and
east Economic Development Coun make the decisions that affect their
cil; is a corporate officer o f the new community.” He would like to see
N o rth /N o rth e a st Mental health the C oalition function as an ad
Clinic; is a member o f the Advisory vocate fo r the com m unities,
Committee to Portland Community defining its own agenda, and going
College.
to the City on issues that concern
As chairman o f the C oalition,
the residents. “ The neighborhood
Hamilton would attempt to improve associations should id e n tify the
the neighborhood associations.
problems themselves rather than
“ Wc need to let the people know
hear agency reports.”
that they have neighborhood
Bob Nelson w ill be nominated
associations. Sometimes there are a from the floor and unless a third
few people at meetings and
contender appears, he is the front
sometimes a lot, depending on the runner.
Johnson heads S&L branch
Denise V. Johnson has been
named branch manager at Benjamin
Franklin Federal Savings & Loan
Association’ s Jantzen Beach office,
according to Robert E. Downie,
association president.
Ms. Johnson replaces Charles
Fisher who has been named Sales
Data Coordinator for Residential
Sales Data Services, a Benjamin
Franklin subsidiary which markets
sales data to real estate agencies,
mortgage lenders and residential
appraisers.
M s. Johnson jo in ed B enjam in
F ran klin in September 1976 as a
teller at the firm 's H ollyw ood o f
fice. In A pril 1978 she transferred to
the association’s headquarters and
in July 1979 joined the Russelville
office as a loan officer where she
w orked p rio r to her most recent
move to the Jantzen Beach office.
T he
new
branch
m anager
g rad uated fro m C le v e la n d H ig h
School in 1972. She studied business
administration at the University o f
Oregon and has completed courses
through the Institute o f Financial
Education.
She is a member o f the Benjamin
Franklin Inner City Lending Task
Force, the N A A C P (N ational
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People), and the Western
Association o f Savings and Loan
Institutions.
Fisher joined Benjamin Franklin
in A pril 1977 and worked in the loan
department at the downtown Port
land headquarters. In N ovem ber
1977 he moved to the Lake Oswego
office and worked in the loan and
a p praisal departm en ts b e fo re a
transfer to the Progress o ffic e in
F ebruary 1978 as a loan o ffic e r.
Later that year he jo ined the St.
Johns office as a loan officer where
he w orked p rio r to being nam ed
manager at the Jantzen Beach office
in November 1979.
DENISE V. JOHNSON