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Portland Observar April 10.1081 Page Students paint youth center OBSERVATIONS from the Sidelines B y K a th ry n H a ll Bogle her d u tie s co n sist o f research and e va lu a tio n o f le g isla tive p ro p o sa ls, attendance at C o m m itte e hearings, attendance at business meetings and p re p a ra tio n o f m e m o ra n d a o f re p o rts p e r tr a in in g to her a s s ig n ments. T h e fa c u lty and stu d e n ts o f the C o lle g e o f A g r ic u ltu r e have re c o g n iz e d th e d is tin c tio n M iss T a lle y has b ro u g h t th ro u g h her in te rn sh ip in W a sh in g to n as they say th is is a " f i r s t ” fo r an A g ric u ltu re m a jo r at P rairie View. The position carries w ith it a m o n th ly salary fo r in te rn sh ip w ith a ll expenses paid in the arrangement. • K a rla I. T a lle y , d aughter o f M r. and M rs . Ben T a lly o f th is c ity , is nearing the c o m p le tio n o f a special assignment as an in te rn in the U.S. H ouse o f R e p re s e n ta tiv e s in the nation’ s C a p ito l. K a rla , an h o n o r s tu d e n t, is a sophomore in A n im a l Science in the C o lle g e o f A g r ic u ltu r e at P ra irie View A & M U n iv e rs ity in Texas. A c o m b in a tio n o f s c h o la rs h ip and co m p e te n ce in h e r- o n -th e -jo b assignments in the Research U n it o f the c o lle g e caused D r. O c le ris S im p s o n , Research D ir e c to r at Prairie View to recommend K arla to the A g r ic u ltu r e C o m m itte e in the House o f Representatives. The assignm ent in W a s h in g to n , D .C ., began fo r M is s T a lle y in J a n u a ry and w ill c o n tin u e u n til som etim e in M a y when she expects to re tu rn to her c a m p u s. Some o f The Ebony F a s h io n F a ir scheduled fo r A p r il 24 at the C iv ic A u d ito riu m has com e to P o rtla n d 14 o r 15 tim e s , each tim e w ith presentations by the L in k s , In c., fo r the benefit o f ch a rity. The fa b u lo u s show, produced by E b o n y M a g a z in e , is n o w b e in g presented in 174 c itie s . La st ye a r, the show ’ s 22nd season, paid a tte n dance s to o d at 3 1 8 ,0 0 fo r 175 shows! Some large cities require tw o p e rfo rm a n c e s to a c c o m o d a te th e n u m b e rs o f p a tro n s . It in e r a r y is organized by R obert Fentress, Vice President and c ircu la tio n d ire cto r o f Johnson P ublishing C om pany. T h e c o u tu re c o lle c tio n is p e r s o n a lly selected by M rs . Jo h n so n and her d a u g h te r, L in d a , fa s h io n c o o rd in a to r fo r the show. The noted B la ck d e sig ne r S tephen B u rro w s , sends som e o f his c re a tio n s w ith each y e a r’ s a p p e a ra n c e s . O th e r d e sig n e rs re p re s e n te d in c lu d e H a ls to n , O s c a r de la R e n ta , B ill B lass, C h r is tia n D io r , Yves S t. Laurent, V a lentino and m any more. M r. and M rs . W illia m L a w and M r . and M r s . W a lte r S ayles are to u r in g M a in la n d C h in a th is m onth. • C h ris tin e E b is i p r o p r ie t o r o f " M e lis s a s K itc h e n ” has re tu rn e d fr o m a b u y in g t r ip to h e r n a tiv e N igeria. She is b u ild in g an interest ing in v e n to ry o f item s h a n d cra fte d in various regions o f Nigeria. T w e lv e a p p re n tic e s fr o m the P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e S ta d iu m C e n te r p a in te r ’ s a p p re n ticeship pro g ra m received c e rtific a tions o f appreciation fro m the Yaun C h ild Care C enter, 5128 N. E. Rod n e y, in a c e re m o n y o f f ic ia t e d by Judge Kathleen N actingale o f M u lt nom ah C o u n ty D om estic R elations C o u rt. F e b ru a ry . T h e a w a rd s w ere g ive n M a rch 17 in a cerem ony at the child care center. C li f f G u tw in g , apprentice co o rd i n ator fo r the Painters and D rayw all Finishers A p p re n tice sh ip P rogram , was a ls o a w a rd e d a c e r tific a te o f appreciation fo r the labor w hich the a p p re n tic e s d o n a te d to th e y o u th fa c ility . P C C a p p re n tic e s , a ssiste d by business re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f th e Painters U n io n D is tric t C o u n c il 55, p a in te d 16 in t e r io r ro o m s o f the homes fo r adolescent boys w h o are w a rd s o f th e c o u r t. T h e p a in tin g was d o n e o n tw o S a tu rd a y s in T h e Y a u n C h ild C a re C e n te r houses 12 boys fr o m ages 13-17 as w e ll as c o u n s e lo rs and c h ild care w o rk e rs . T h e f a c ilit y is fu n d e d th r o u g h th e sta te d e p a rtm e n t o f ch ild re n 's services. • B u d g e ta ry m a tte rs d ra w executives o f the N a tio n a l U rb a n League to a s u m m it co n fe re n ce in W a s h in g to n , D .C ., th is w eek. Freddye Pettet, executive o f the U r ban L eague's P o rtla n d o ffic e , w ill jo in h e r peers g a th e re d at th e capital. INTERESTING FACTS Brought To You Every Week By A M E R IC A N S T A TE BA NK Book tells Ward fam ily history By K a th ryn H a ll Bogle D r. Bryan E. W alls, and his newly published book, " T h e Road that led to Somewhere,” a novelized history o f a Black fa m ily, were presented to the P o r tla n d p u b lic at a b o o k - autograph event on a recent Sunday a fte rn o o n . Sponsors o f the a ff a ir , staged at d o w n to w n G a lle ria , were m e m bers o f th e B la c k W o m e n ’ s N e tw o rk and the P o rtla n d O p p o r tu n itie s In d u s tr ia liz a tio n C e n te r, Inc. The a u th o r, B ryan E. W a lls, was b o rn on a fa rm in C a n a d a near a s m a ll to w n c a lle d P ric e in th e province o f O n ta rio . He w rote "T h e Road T h a t Led T o Somewhere” to tell the sto ry o f his fa m ily roots: the why and the how the o rig in a l W alls fa m ily le ft the U n ite d States d u rin g the tim e o f slavery and emerged as a free people in Canada. D r. W a lls was the firs t educated in the same o n e -ro om schoolhouse in p rice as were his ancestors, and then moved on to a C a th o lic secon d a ry school. L a te r he attended the U n iv e r s ity o f D e tr o it a n d th e U n iv e r s ity o f W in d s o r w h e re he re ce ive d a b a c h e lo r’ s o f science degree. H is degree as a D o c to r o f D e n ta l S u rg e ry was w o n fr o m U n ive rsity o f T o ro n to in 1973. D r. W a lls n o w d iv id e s h is tim e between his profession in denistry in Nassau in the B aham as a n d his avocation o f w ritin g . On his travels to o ffe r his book to the A m erican p u b lic , D r. W alls has the s u p p o rt o f the c o n te m p o ra ry m em bers o f the W a lls fa m ily . A c c o m p a n y in g h im on his t r ip fro m S eattle w here the b o o k p ro m o tio n was b risk, was his young aunt, M rs. L ily a W alls Joyner o f that city. M rs. Joyner, w ith her ow n career as the regional d ire cto r o f O IC , also heads th e m a rk e tin g and d is tr ib u tio n s e c tio n o f th e O liv e The b ill p ro h ib its in v e s tm e n t o state investment funds in " a n y firn w hich conducts substantial busines o p e ra tio n s in any c o u n tr y w hosi laws, on th e ir face, require in v id io u d is c rim in a tio n on the basis o f race co lo r, o r national o rig in .” C u r r e n tly , a p p ro x im a te ly one OPTOMETRISTS A n n ou n cin g ANEW LOW PRICE FOR P ublishing C o. This latter com pany, the W alls fa m ily o f 10 brothers and sisters fo rm e d tw o years ago in O n ta rio . C liffo r d W alls, a retired C on struction Engineer in O n ta rio , is the fa th e r o f B ry a n W a lls a n d is the business m anager fo r O liv e P ublishing C om pany. T h e e n tire fa m ily g a th e re d in Price in A p r il, 1980 to launch th e ir REGULAR A SOFT LENS in c lu d in g la m o u t BAUSCH &LOM B SO FLENS ★ Yes! W t Have THE NEW In c lu d in g OPTOMETRIC EYE EXAMINATION - and Acc»»t.ry lit ★ NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED " itte n d e d Wear. CONTACTS " I x le n d e tl- for Our Price for Hmr ” which Includes Examination and Special .Sterilizing K IT Required FARR S C M L C R O P T IC A L sen ^■«sv tU ICMIER ¿¿íí7^T 0METR NO ,STS O I I IN1IRIST r ica OBieti N o C a r r y in g C h a rg e » S.W. 3rd & Yam hill “ F h a n r— Downtown M e d ic a r a • W e lf a r e A In s u ra n c e P a t ie n t » W e lc o m e 0»n»«« »10»t»«irlrT - P O H T l . 227- 7200 A \ I) * ano Bi. U n y I I N L I I - B i . M. II L L T - B i . J. I t R I T - B i . C .rt. N A TIR n u ll! I t e l* l)H C k a *k *r> I t iw l P h o n e - Î4 S -A 7 T C DA OAVIO N E W M A N D e t o n a t o li The fam ous M onroe D octrine was not w ritte n by Jam es M onroe, the man it was named fo r. It was w ritten by John Quincy Adams. A m e ric a n State Bank ¡ AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2737 N. E. Union Portland, Oregon 97212 th ird o f O re g o n ’ s nearly $4 b illio n in in v e s tm e n t fu n d s is in ve ste d in co rp o ra tion s w hich w ould be e ffe ct ed under the proposed law. " T h e G o v e rn o r’ s tim e ly c a ll fo r s tro n g e r p ro te c tio n fo r O re g o n c itiz e n s a g a in s t ra c ia l harassm ent in s p ire d th e b i l l , ” a c c o rd in g to W a lly P rie s tle y , P o rtla n d S ch o o l Board member and C hairm an o f the H o u se C o m m itte e on A g in g and M in o r it y A f f a ir s , w h ic h is c o n s id e rin g th is b ill. " I t w o u ld be in c o n s is te n t to p ro te c t o u r o w n citizens against racial harassment o f o th e r people th ro u g h the in s titu tio n o f a p a rth e id . A p a rth e id is n o th in g but legalized racial harassment. I t ’ s the law in S outh A fr ic a ,” Priestley said. A Cemmerciel P h o n e - 5 Ä 5 -Z 0 5 T I 0 « RO B ER T H U LL. O p to m etn tt d K B O O ra d io s ta tio n , fr o n t ru n n e r in b rin g in g B lack p ro g ra m m in g to the c o m m u n ity , is h o ld in g its A n n u a l S p rin g P le d g e W e e k, A p ril 18-25. The goal fo r the week’ s d rive is $40,000. I t ’ s o b v io u s th a t the B lack co m m u n ity is n ’ t getting its fa ir share o f p ro g ra m m in g b u t, th e s ta tio n has m ade a d e d ic a tio n to b rin g a lte r n a tiv e s . In o th e r w o rd s , m a k in g a v a ila b le p ro g ra m m in g w h ic h can n o t be fo u n d o n c o m m e rc ia l s ta tio n s . Of c o u rs e , B la ck p ro g ra m m in g fits n e a tly in to th a t category. K B O O is a n o n -c o m m e rc ia l lis te n e r s u p p o rte d ra d io s ta tio n , m e a n in g th a t o v e r 70V» o f th e m o n e y th a t a llo w s th e s ta tio n to continue to operate, comes fro m the listeners, and one way to get m ore is to s u p p o rt w h a t we a lre a d y have th r o u g h fin a n c ia l c o n tr ib u tio n s , le tte rs and telephone calls. So tune in to 90.7 FM, A p r il 18-25. I t ’ s im p o rta n t to o u r c o m m u n ity th a t we support K B O O . Top Sirloin Hen Turkey Swift s All Ament an (Smoke A Roma w e . ¿ Mams lb $1 SB) |. 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W*J SAVE S tra w b e rry G o - T o g e t h e r s | wberries , ", ZOlkXV» RnnroCCat* RED RIPE Fresh Broccoli . 39' Plum Tomatoes x . 69« Navel Oranges •• ». »1» Red Potatoes t - . 3-*1 Bakmg Yams s. .39' $295 Pitted Bel-air Vegetables Ripe Olives Vegetable Shortening 2 S1 $1 MW »400 *2“ *1'* *1“ »3« »2^ .4 - *4“ »2»« .30. »2 m ▼ 98 , j f - WAS rr fn d Cut Whipping Cream . *5"’ X *5“ . • I" *, “ Pork Steak “ 4 *1'* Bockwurst Sausage Oscar Mayer Bologna Ball Park Franks Safeway Qualify USDA Choice Boneless Beet Loin Steak Check C o m p a re & S a v e 4 *1 ” Salad Shrimp $23« BEEF RIB ROAST US0A ChoKR B ( FRESH TURKEYS NOTICE Wide Choice. . . S M f — A »k • Anderson Bennally. a local artist, presents portrait of Dr. Byron E. Walls to the author. (Photo: Richard Brown) SEMLER * e Texas is bigger than any country in Europe except Russia. I t ’s S A F E W A Y F or E a s te r M eats! School Board supports divestm ent bill In action Saturday, A p ril 4th, the P o rtla n d S chool B o a rd u n a n im o u s ly passed a re s o lu tio n su p p o rtin g House B ill 2618, w hich w o u ld re q u ire th e sta te to d iv e s t itse lf o f investments in corporations doing substantial business in South A fric a . The D e m o cra tic and R epublican p a rties sta rte d w ith different names. The Republicans were originally the Federalists, and the D em ocrats, o dd ly enough, were originally called Republicans. The fa m ily plans to use the direct sales m e th o d to ge, th e ir b o o k in to the hands o f the p ublic. “ The Road T h a t Led T o S o m e w h e re ” w ill be available th ro u g h churches, schools and o th e r n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iza tio n s w ho w ish to raise fu n d s fo r th e m selves. A generous d isco u nt w ill be given to such organizations. A nderson B ennally, a N a va jo In dian a rtist fro m C hinle, A rizo n a , in the e m p lo y o f P .O .I.C ., p a in te d a p o r t r a it o f D r. W a lls fr o m a photograph before the tw o met. R osem ary A n d e rso n is executive o f the P .O .I.C ., and J u lia R o b e rt son is C h a irp e rs o n fo r B la ck W om en’ s N etw ork. D r. W alls is already at w ork on a second b o o k . T h is one concerns a trib e o f In d ia n s , now e x tin c t, w ho once in h a b ite d one o f the tro p ic a l isles in the C aribbean. Cyclamen s x a v s *4 " African Violets a rta s .* M “ Orchid Corsages » • I* Play Safeway Instant Grocery Giveaway! * Every Ticket Can Win! s i SAFEW AY Mrs UMTfO 10 «IM OUkNTltwS «1 The Book ... Available Now At Safeway!