Pag« 10 Portland Obaarvar January 22. 1981
Eddie Johnson: Thinking positively
By Ullysses Tucker, Jr.
This past summer Eddie Johnson
o f the A tlanta Hawks ran in to some
p ro b le m s w ith d ru g s , the law in
G e o rg ia , and some p e rsonal d i f
fic u ltie s th a t received n a tio n a l
media attention.
Johnson was arrested in A tla n ta
d riv in g a stolen $20,000 car w ith a
small q u a n ity o f cocaine under the
scat that he supposidly knew n o th
ing about. Johnson claims that the
personal problems he had led him to
some negative b e h a v io r. He kept
finding himself in the wrong place at
the wrong time.
Johnson also lost his best frie n d
T e rry F u rlo w , the fo rm e r N .B .A .
guard who was killed in a high speed
a u to crash o u ts id e o f C le ve la n d .
F u rlo w had traces o f drugs in his
system and a sm all a m o u n t o f
cocaine in the car. Johnson is
c u rre n tly under the care o f a
psychologist - but he seems to have
his life back together.
" I ’ m d o in g m uch b e tte r ," he
said. " I had some u n fo rtu n a te
things happen to me du rin g one o f
the roughest times in my life . The
media really blew the situ a tio n out
o f pro p o rtion . It was not as bad as
they made it. The w riters lo o k ad
vantage o f the p u b lic ity th a t was
given to the N .B .A . about drug use
and they made me an example.”
W ith Johnson’ s personal life now
taking on a positive shape, he’ s now
p la y in g some good b asketball fo r
the Hawks who are having a ro lle r
coaster season. Johnson is the
Hawks second leading scorer with a
16.9 clip. He also leads in steals and
m o rn in g , at 8 :00 p .m ., the firs t
w o rk s h o p is " N A A C P and the
E c o n o m y .” P anelists are N athan
P ro b y , D ire c to r o f the S outhw est
W a s h in g to n
A s s o c ia tio n
of
M in o rity Contractors, and Marshall
H u d s o n , C h a irm a n o f the S ocial
Services D e p a rtm e n t o f C la rk
College.
Judge B e lto n H a m ilto n , ad-
“ I ’ ll curse a player out i f it makes
him play a little harder,” he said. “ I
want them to play to their potential
all the tim e .”
When questioned about what it is
lik e to p la y fo r a man lik e H u b ie
Brown, Johnson says that he tries to
block out the verbal abuse.
" I t ’ s ju s t his n a tu r e ,” said the
fo rm e r N B A . A ll-s ta r. " A f t e r a
w h ile , you get use to h im and he
doesn’ t bother you. I think it affects
the younger players m ore than the
veterans. H u b ie 's a good coach.
T hat’ s just his style.”
Ecumenical service planned
W h ile w o rk in g fo r the M u lt
nomah Regional O ffice , P hillips set
up a nursing home fo r the aged in
fo rm a tio n exchange and sharing
system in the M ultnom ah Region o f
the A d u lt and F a m ily Services
D iv is io n ,
p ro v id e d
te ch n ica l
assistance to V IS A (V o lu n te e rs in
P h illip s was chosen to be among
the " O u ts ta n d in g Y oung M en in
A m e ric a ” fo r 1979 by the U .S .
Jaycees
fo r
" O u ts ta n d in g
professional achievement, superior
leadership a b ility and exceptional
service to the com m unity.”
He was also selected to be among
the Black com m unity leaders o f the
1980’ s by the Northwest Conference
ol Black Public O fficials.
service in the parish C antw ell H a ll
u n der auspices o f the H o ly
Redeemer A lta r Society.
M in is te rs and m em bers o f 12
P rotestant congregations in N o rth
P o rtla n d w ill be guests o f priests
and parishioners o f H o ly Redeemer
C atholic Church, 25 N orth Portland
B o u le v a rd , fo r an E cu m e n ical
P ra ye r Service at 3 :30 p .m ., on
Sunday, January 25.
" T h e s e rv ic e ,” says F a th e r
George Rassley, associate pastor at
H oly Redeemer, “ concludes the an
nual week o f pra ye r fo r C h ris tia n
u n ity in the co m m u n ity. A lso , it is
the
second
event
in
H o ly
Redeemer’ s year long series o f social
and religious activities in observance
o f its diamond jubilee celebration.”
C h o irs singing at the service w ill
be fro m H o ly Redeemer and the
Bethel A frica n Methodist-Episcopal
church. A reception w ill fo llo w the
How do you think young athletes
w ill lo o k up to you now th a t you
have a drug stigma attached to you?
" L ik e I m entioned e a r lie r ," he
said, ’ ’ The situation was not as bad
as the papers made it. I hope they
s till lo o k up to me and respect me
fo r being a com petitive athlete who
ran across a problem in life. We are
a ll hum an and at some p o in t in
tim e, a person w ill c o n fro n t a bad
break. I d id , but I ’ m back on the
right tra c k .”
Services to the A g in g ) in p u ttin g
to g e th e r a d ire c to ry o f n u rsin g
homes in the T ri-C o u n ty ( M u lt
nom ah, W a sh in g to n , C lackam as)
area,
and
c o o rd in a te d
and
organized a fin a n c ia l e x h ib it fo r a
resources fa ir fo r handicapped in
dividuals.
m in is tra tiv e law ju d g e w ith the
Social S ecurity A d m in is tra tio n O f
fice o f Hearing and Appeals, w ill be
the luncheon speaker.
Panelists fo r the A ffirm a tiv e A c
tion workshop are: Andrew Belcher,
Belcher-Torrence C onsulting F irm ;
W illie Lou d , H ill C o n su ltin g ; Pam
Turner, Vancouver Y W C A .
The panel “ N A A C P in the 80s”
w ill feature: Virna Carson, Western
R egion D ire c to r; Judge C h a rle s
Johnson, N A A C P N a tio n al Board
member; V aleri Joshua, President,
Vancouver Branch.
A b u ffe t banquet w ill be held at
7:00 p.m ., during which Ms. Carson
w ill discuss the N A A C P 's 18 po in t
plan fo r the 1980s.
The Vancouver Branch, N A A C P ,
w ill host the N orthw est Area C o n
ference o f N A A C P Branches on
January 23rd to 23th at the Q uay.
E a rly a rriva ls w ill be welcomed in
the H o s p ita lity R oom , 202 at 8:30
Friday evening.
F o llo w in g re g istra tio n Saturday
assists. In a trip to P ortland, John
son scored a season high 40 points
against Bates and c o m p a n y in a
losing e ffo rt.
“ Eddie has had a few good games
but I'm not impressed w ith his con
s is te n c y ," said a a lw ays harsh
H u b ie B ro w n , head coach o f the
H aw ks. " H e ’ ll score 40 one night
and ten the next. I want him to play
good every night and not in spurts
o r every o th e r g a m e .” B ro w n is
known around the league fo r his hot
tem per and abusive m o tiv a tio n a l
tactics on players.
Martin declines
Ron M a rtin , Executive Assistant
fo r M in o r ity A ff a ir s at O S P , in
formed the Observer that he had not
accepted a p o s itio n on the Task
Force to stu d y the h a n d lin g o f
police abuse investigations a p p o in t
ed by C o m m is s io n e r C h a rle s
J o rd a n . M a r tin said he had been
asked to jo in the committee but had
not made a fo rm a l re p ly when the
appointm ents were announced. He
cited possible c o n flict o f interest as
one o f the reasons fo r his decision.
EDDIE JO H N S O N
Phillips joins Governor's office
(Continued from page I col. 6)
services coordinator by the State o f
O re g o n , D e p a rtm e nt o f H um an
Resources, A d u lt and F am ily Ser
vices
D iv is io n ’ s
M u ltn o m a h
Regional O ffic e since 1977, Phillips
is re sp o n sib le
fo r p la n n in g ,
developing and co o rd in a tin g social
services fo r
the M u ltn o m a h
Regional Preadmission Screening -
Resource U nit Program.
Vancouver hosts NAACP area
He received a m aster o f social
w o rk degree fro m P o rtla n d State
U n iv e rs ity (1975) a fte r graduating
from Oregon Slate University (1973)
w ith a bachelor o f science degree in
S ociology. W h ile at O SU , P h illip s
worked fo r the university m in o rity
and special services program and the
OSU Oceangraphy Department.
Phillips is currently involved with
the Northeast Senior C itizens Task
F orce and the B o a rd o f U rb a n
Leagues Senior A d u lt Services Cen
te r. He is also c h a irp e rso n o f the
N o rth YMC A M anagem ent C o m
m ittee, the C ity o f P ortland Y outh
Services C enter Budget A d v is o ry
Committee, and the Inter-Northeast
N e ig h b o rh o o d s A g a in st C rim e
Program.
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