Portland Observer, October 22, 1981 Page 11
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Bits and Pieces
by Ruth Spencer
D o rie C o u n c il, in charge at the
Downtown Y W C A switchboard and
inform ation/hotei desk is originally
from Jamaica, N .Y . She attended
Columbia University and supervised
Post O ffice employees before mov
ing to Portland.
A coalition o f community groups
and pub lic and p riv a te agencies,
recommended that the C ity engage
an independent study to determine
why Black people in P o rtlan d are
d is p ro p o rtio n a te ly arrested and
imprisoned.
Oregon ranks second in the na
tion in the percentage o f Blacks im
prisoned compared to the percent
age o f Black state residents.
Oregon Blacks incarcerated c o m e '
from Portland.
C harles E. Toney, D .M .D , a
member o f the Board o f Directors
o f the M u ltn o m a h C o un ty D ental
Society and the Albina Alliance for
Businessmen was appointed to the
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C o m m u n ity
H ealth Council by C ounty Execu
tive Don Clark.
PDCpIan
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plan will target Lower U nion A ve
nue to capitalize on significant past
public and private accomplishments
and recent o p p o rtu n ities, such as
the plan o f the Red Cross to build
on the Emanuel Hospital site. P D C
plans to compliment this with resi
dential and appropriate commercial
development on selected blocks. In
addition, the Columbia Blvd. indus
trial area is proposed to be targeted
and, on N E Union, parking lots are
to be developed. The N E Boosters
have identified five lots (hat PD C is
evaluating, he said.
Resources were said to include
less than SI m illio n , “ enough to
start In the target a re a ,” he said,
“ but additional resources will be re
q u ire d ." In itia l resources include
the In d u s tria l Site D evelopm ent
Fund, the Econom ic Development
Revolving Loan Fund, the Indus
tria l D istrict Technical Assistance
Fund ($ 2 1 ,6 3 6 seed money to
R E P I), H C D funds, the Investor
R e h a b ilita tio n L oan Fund o f
$200,000 from which " fiv e or six”
loans have been made to date on
U nio n ,” and PD C staff for business
development assistance.
A d d itio n a l resources that P D C
plans to ask Council to address in
clude funds for the adm inistration
o f U D A G develo pm en t, which
could come from H C D funds and
then be offset by the U D A G grant
received. A d d itio n a l funds fo r
R E P I will be sought. Funds for site
assembly, land banking, and design
and preparation o f a marketing pro
gram will be sought.
In a d d itio n , money w ill be re
quested to coordinate the C ity bu
reau Task Force. P D C proposes to
request for this the use in Northeast
o f E D A underrun funds from other
projects and additional grant funds
if available.
A U D A G , a c o m p e titive H U D
awarded U rb an Developm ent A c
tion O ran t, may be requested for a
northeast project as well as creation
o f a City program to issue Industrial
Development Revenue Bonds.
F in ally, the P D C proposal plans
to ask C ity Council to consider the
use o f urban renewal in the no rth
east area to provide for land p u r
chases and assembley, infrasstruc-
ture improvements and reh ab ilita
tion.
Community comment on the plan
was co n tro lled , but o ften sharply
critical. Mumeen Anderson, an A l
bina F a ir Share m em ber, said he
was concerned about employment,
especially for Black males. He de
scribed a previous meeting o f group
members w ith N el-T e ch and said
making activities. The course o f ac
tion which he may take to remedy
his situation is lim ited and has the
potential for creating circumstances
which give the impression that he is
incapble o f perform ing his task ef
fectively. ( The Journal o f Negro Ed
ucation, Spring 1978).
One out o f every 31 physicians*
death is attributed to suicide and it
is estimated that the number may be
twice as high.
M s. O e rtru d e S. W oods, R .N .,
was recently appointed director o f
nursing services at Clackamas T er
race Convalescent Center, an inter
mediate care facility that provides
health services for 126 patients.
Ms. Woods has experience in sev
eral health care areas— head nurse
at H o lla d a y P a rk hospital, health
c o o rd in a to r at P o rtla n d P u b lic
Schools and state investigator fo r
nursing homes.
Ms. Woods lives in Northeast Port
land with her five children.
M atthew W. Prophet, J r., super
intendent o f the Lansing, Michigan
schools and one o f the six finalists
for superintendent o f the Portland
Public Schools, giving his impres
sion o f the d is trict’s desegregation
plan said: “ You do a lot o f double
ta lk . Y o u re a lly a re n 't saying
anything on desegregation.”
M rs. G a ll W ashington has been
elected chairperson o f the local
A C T-S O (A fro Academic, Cultural,
Technological and Scientific O lym
pics), a youth program o f the na
tional N A A C P .
Governor Victor A tlyeh, speaking
before 20 oersons attending Oregon
Assembly for Black A ffairs confer
ence focusing on economic survival
fo r Black people, said, “ The only
promise I can deliver is that I will do
everything within my power to help
you help yourself.” The governor,
indicated strongly that the m otiva
tion and determination for im prov
ing economic conditions must come
from within the Black community—
the grass roots.
The conference was held in Port
land, Sunday, October 18,1981.
The life o f a Black adm inistrator
in an institutional setting is a pecul
iar one. Not only is he usually hired
for the wrong reasons but he is also
given powerless positions in the in
stitution, making it extremely d iffi
cult for him to influence decision
Mrs. O ra N unley, local N A A C P
Youth Director, recently took a trip
to Chicago on the occasion o f the
death o f her uncle.
A c o a litio n o f pub lic interest
groups thinks budget director David
Stockman has too much power. The
A llia n ce fo r Justice claims Stock-
man is able to w rite governm ent
regulations in secret are in consulta
tion with lobbyists.
Yoflng admirers receive autographs from slngar Paggy Houston
Shivara.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Mrs. Peggy Houston Shivers, so
prano, appearing in concert at the
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
before an audience o f 150 support
ers, Sunday, O ct. 18, gave a stun
ning performance. Some comments
at a reception given for Mrs. Shivers
following the concert were: a mem
orable experience, exciting voice,
and a cultural affair.
The reception was hosted by Zeta
Sigma Om ega C h ap ter o f A lp h a
Kappa Alpha Sorority.
M a il o r telephone items f o r this
column to: R uth Spencer, P O Box
11154, P o rtla n d O R 97211, Tel.
286-8093.