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Portland Observar February 11, 1SB1 Paga B
Million Dollar Grandmother
4-H holds international fair
By Nathaniel Scott
M ary Lockridge, the m illio n
dollar grandmother, made her en
tertaining debut in 1923, at the age
o f six.
Born A p ril I, 1917, in San Fran
cisco, C a lifo rn ia , she has eight
living children and twenty grand
children.
Lockridge, studied classical music
(voice) fo r sixteen years, came up
through the vaudeville era with such
notables as Lawanda Page (A unt
Ester o f "S a n fo rd A S o n "), Big
Mama T h o rnton, and Leroy and
Skillet.
Lockridge has had three heart at
tacks within the last six years, and
said " I w ill retire from the city,
Friday, March 20, and after a two
week vacation, it's all about the
million dollar grandmother.”
Among the many things that
Lockridge is concerned about, is the
public schools. ‘ ‘ We need im
provement in the school system. By
im provem ent I mean, parent and
teacher communication, and a bet
ter curriculum. The average student
that comes out o f the Albina School
district doesn’t know how to read.”
Lockridge said more emphasis
need to be make tow ard ridding
dope peddlers from schools and
school campuses. ‘ ‘ The parents
need to demand that the street and
school campuses be cleaned up, so
the kids w ill have an opportunity at
acquiring an education,” she said.
The million dollar grandmother is
also concerned about the Portland
School D is tric t, the m usically in
clined, and senior citizens. “ I hope
my return to show business w ill
“ I t ’ s a Small W orld. A fter A ll.”
will be the theme o f the Fourth An
nual In te rn a tio n a l C ulture Fair
April 25, sponsored by the Urban 4-
H Center s ta ff, 4815 NE 7th
Avenue, Portland.
The event w ill be at the M att
Dishman Center, 77 K nott Street,
from 5 to 9 p.m ., according to an
announcement this week by Ira D.
M u m fo rd , Urban 4-H Extension
Agent.
‘ ‘ T ra d itio n a lly the fa ir has
highlighted the cultural heritage o f
peoples from all over the w o rld ,”
reports Mrs. Betty Hardy, program
coordinator. ‘ ‘ The many cultures
and racial components o f people in
the com m unity w ill be represented
through a rt, music, food and
clothing by young 4-H members,
their parents, teachers, other adults
and com m unity leaders.” Ethnic
foods w ill be served throughout the
evenings, and the music o f other
lands will lend harmony and variety
to the program.
One hundred voices from the
Northeast community are expected
to join in singing the theme music,
‘ ‘ I t ’ s a Small W orld A fte r A l l . ”
Youngsters between the ages o f 4
through 12 are invited to jo in the
chorus. Rehearsal meetings w ill be
held Saturday afternoons at King
School cafetorium , from 2 to 4
M A R Y LOCKRIDGE
serve a dual purpose, not fo r
myself, but for other senior citizens
and young m inorities, to realize
that there is a big w orld out here,
and to get up and try, because i f I
can do it, they can do it.”
She also wish to take one or two
young people w ith her, in her
A
revived career and ‘ ‘give them the
right boost - that they may need,”
she said.
M ary Lockridge, the m illio n
dollar grandmother, a Black woman
working for the betterment o f the
whole.
ACW plans Black History event
The Oregon Association o f
Colored Women’ s Clubs w ill hold
its Annual Black History Program,
Sunday, February 22, 1981, 1:30-
4:30 p.m ., at Matt Dishman Com
munity Center, 77 NE Knott Street.
Breaking from its tra d itio n a l
program form at which featured
contributions o f Blacks to National
and W orld H is to ry , the program
w ill reflect local Black H isto ry,
events and c o n trib u tio n s o f the
Oregon Association o f Colored
Women’ s Clubs and the N ational
Association o f Colored Women’ s
Clubs, Inc. Organized in 1911,
OACW C is Oregon’ s oldest Black
W om en’ s organization.
The
nationa l, organized in 1895, is
recorded as the oldest Black
organization in the history o f this
country, predating the N A A C P ,
Urban League, Associaton fo r the
Study o f Negro L ife and H istory,
and The National Council o f Negro
Women. Black music as a strong
emphasis o f the Annual Program
has been retained.
Featured vocalists and instrumen
talists from the local P ortland
community will include: Ms. Mattie
Spears, Ms. Deidre Smith, Ms. Julie
Ann Johnson, The Obo Addy
African Music Group, Ms. Gladys
Young, M r. Sam Jackson, III and
Mr. David Flanigan.
Mrs. Mabie Neal and Mrs. La
Vera Smith are program co-
chairmen, assisted by Mrs. Pauline
B ra d fo rd , M rs. Irene C ra n fo rd ,
M rs. Farlene G athier, M rs. Ida
Johnson, Mrs. Ernestine Wiseman,
Mrs. Freddie Fletcher, O AC W C
president; Mrs. Amelia Lanier, Mrs.
Mae Rose, and M rs. Rosalee
Carson, Historian. The program is
free. Refreshments will be served.
Scholarships aid
radio students
Portland radio station KEX and
representatives o f the Urban
League, and Mount Hood and Port
land C om m unity C ollege’ s have
established a radio broadcasting
scholarship and a separate w o rk /
study program fo r ethnic m inority
students.
Mount Hood Community College
and Portland Com m unity College
are offering a two-year scholarship
to their respective schools. The
scholarship include tu itio n , fees,
books, appropriate supplies and a
Tri-Met pass to each student.
For more in fo rm a tio n , contact
Greg Reed, K E X , 4949 S.W.
Macadam Avenue, Portland, 97201,
225-1190, or vern Chatman, Urban
League, 288-6517.
p.m., February 21 through A pril 18.
Songs chosen for the program are
“ Jesus Loves the L ittle C hildren,”
w ith all nationalities taking part,
and the theme song, “ I t ’ s a Small
World After A ll.”
Among schools taking part in the
program are E liot, Boise, Vernon,
Irv in g to n , W oodlaw n, Okley
Green, Beach and K ing. Com
munity organizations, schools and
individuals are invited to participate
in the International Fair. Further in
fo rm a tio n can be obtained by
calling 287-1770.
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