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Portland Observar August 0.1081 Paga 6 Pro-Line: A head of difference “ A jelly-like, starchy -looking glop resulted fro m the lye and potatoes, and Shorty broke in two eggs, stirring fast. The congolene turned pale yellowish... Shorty said the firs t time’s always the worst. You get use to it before long. You took it real good homeboy. You got a good conk. ” <1965 - The Autobiography o f Malcolm X) Grassroot News N.W . - Black hair styles has changed since our greatest leader was “ Detroit Red.” The Jerry. California and Designer curl is waving its way onto the heads o f A fro-A m ericans as a contem porary hair design. There are many shops and professionals who engage in curling Black hair, but none quite as innovative as Pro-Line. Pro- Linc, under the ownership o f Virginia Bowen, has fused together a beauty shop, basket shop and retail beauty supply store all under one roof. Located in the center o f downtown, its cosmetologist W in slow Caldwell and Gerald Taylor are experts in styling and applying curls to their customers o f all ages and different nationalities. Gerald Taylor gave some o f the reasons fo r the p o pula rity o f the curls. “ The curl grows Black peoples hair and they find it easy to style and manage. Another thing is that you can cut it into many d if ferent styles. The chemicals that are in the curl solution breaks our natural curl down and then put a new one in. “ The time it takes to dress your curl is really small which also ac counts fo r the p o p u la rity o f the c u rl.” T aylor has worked in and around hair fo r years. “ I always like w orking w ith my hands and being creative. This is one profession where I can do b o th .” Taylor indicated that his goal was to get as good on Black hair as he can and many o f his customers feel he already has. Mrs. Alyce Robinson found the location o f Pro-Line and Taylor’ s work to be ideal. “ I first came in on my lunch time and Jerry did part of the w ork. Because I work down town this d id n 't take long. I like my hair; i t ’ s the way I wanted it, and will come back again.” W inslow Caldwell wanted a job where he could be independent and chose hair designing for that reason. “ Here I can set may own time. I f I wanted to work eighty hours a week I can. I f not, 1 fin d the time in- between to be my own. I think that people like the curl because nowadays time is important and the job market demands more o f your time. Curls are easier to deal with and it takes less time to get ready.” S U M M IT : “E c o n o m ic S u r v iv a l o f B la c k P e o p le ” Sponsored by Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs O c to b e r 1 7 -1 8 ,1 9 8 1 Portland, Oregon THUNDLRBIRD Jantzen Beach Motor Inn Plan to Attendi Gerald Taylor styles Alyce Robinson's hair at Pro Line. Cash's style. Caldwell finds many o f the hair styles o f generations before coming back. “ I did a wom an’ s hair who was in her early seventies, and she’ s worn it that way fo r tw enty-five years. But among the younger set, 1 do see the finger wave still there.” One o f Caldwell’s client's, Gloria Cash, found out about him when she came into the shop looking for hair oil. She indicated that she was satisfied w ith the style she was receiving from Caldwell. The beauty shop is nicely set in the basement o f Pro-line with just enough chairs and magazines not to look cluttered. Upstairs is the retail shop managed by Sherly Tapton. “ We, as a solon, always advise our clients on products that will assist in the up-keep o f their hair. Instead of sending them o ff somewhere to find those products, we service them from here. Also, Pro-Line is the ony place downtown where you can buy ethnic products.” Bacfe-To-Scfsool Values At Your Nearby Safeway! .4- Sliced Pork Loin Braise, Broil, Panfry Small End Cut Great ToBarbeque lb. lb. nuinade. •tu Mtt»' . Margarine Scotch Buy Vegetable Cottage Cheese Lucerne Ice Cream Long Spaghetti Laundry Detergent Dawn Detergent 6 4145 SAVE THE DR Disposable Daytime, 30's 1 I Honeydew Melons SAVE Atta Boy" Dry Dog Food Scotch Buy Easy To Light » 10 0 0 «64 3A SS » SAU 3 0 45 9 00 fgEE POSTER FOR EACH PAIR OF SHOES PURCHASED $ « *9 9 Famous San Joaquin Valley Jum bo Juicy Sweet Ripe SALE 3 2 4 5 C O N VER SE LEATHER L O - TOP 30* Oh Label 48-oz Size Cantaloupe 4 15 0 0 Hl -TOP « 6 White Magic 84-02 Size (Pampers Diapers. Ex.-Absorbent. 24's ’278) 3 4 45 CONVERSE LEATHER Creamette Italian Style Price« effective W e d . Aug. 5 thru Tues. Aug. 11 at all Portland area Safeway stores. » 1 0 .0 0 SAVE Flavor ot The Month Wild Mountain Blackberry or Assorted Flavors, '»-Gal Toothpaste 25' Off Label ADIDAS TOP TEN HI TOP ALL LEATHER «66 54 4 5 5AL6 Curd. Pl (Limit 2) Pampers 64-0«. $ Tubo PU/AA HI TOP 4 Blossom Time Small Aqua Fresh • BE5T IN ITS CLASS RE 6 IS 45 SALS 55 4 5 SAVE SAFEWAY Assorted Kork Chops Beef ¡Rib Steak Caldwell and Taylor have built up a professional business in an area where they supply the demand. It takes hair artists like themselves to keep Black hair unique, stylish and convenient. P o rtla n d ’ s various ethnic com- m unities. The success o f their research has made the task o f choosing a limited number o f talen ted participants d iffic u lt! H ighlights o f the two-day program w ill include Mien music, Hm ong em broidery, Swedish dancing, A fro -A m e rica n story te llin g , waterdowsing, Japanese sandal-m aking, and Native American carving and beadwork. An O ld Time Fiddlers concert is scheduled Saturday evening from 7- 9:00. In order to place more em phasis on the creation and ex pression o f traditional arts, works will not be offered for sale. Family- style meals w ill, however, be available. Or Write: OABA P.O. Box 12485 Salem, OR 97309 Winslow Cash takes special care with Gloria (Photos: Richard J. Brown) SOLE DESIGN OF PORTLAND 5600 NE Union s VAO^' Portland, OR. Tel. 287 0693 ç,G jJkSAVE UP TO 4 15 00/RMR G Registration fee: 055 For additional Information — Call: Corvallis: 752-0886 Eugene: 687-5443, Ray Willard Portland: 281-5437 Salem: 581-9151, evenings Ethnic, folk art celebrated Laurelhurst Park w ill be the set ting fo r a gathering to celebrate traditional arts and cultures and to honor the people who practice them. C ity Folk w ill take place on August 8 and 9 from 10 to 5, and is co-sponsored by the M etropolitan Arts Commission, the Oregon Arts Com m ission, and the Portland Parks Bureau, with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It is the fo u rth in a series o f statewide Folk Arts Festivals, and the first to be held in an urban area. For the past several months, fieldw orkers M ike Sweeney and Sandi Serling, along with consul tants Thara Memory, John Tally, Isaac Shamsud-Din, Mark Levy and Jan DeWeese, have been working in REGISTER NOW! 10-lb.
