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Page 8 Portland Observer, October 29, 1961
Bits and Pieces
by Ruth Spencer
Expressions of sympathy for Mrs.
Ellen Law whose husband, William
Law (Bill) died October 22.
W ill block grants be used for
Black students and poor white stu
dents in the Portland Public
Schoob? Will taxpayers continue to
allow state, federal and local funds
to be used to maintain daycare cen
ter in the Black Schools for the rich
under the guise of desegregation?
According to Vem Duncan, State
School Superintendent, districts can
qualify for block grants by filing an
application with the State Depart
ment o f Education specifying how
the funds will be used. Districts may
spend the money with complete dis
cretion on any o f these broad pur
poses: basic skills development, ed
ucational improvement and support
services, and/or service projects.
How much discretionary authori
ty should a school district have?
A farewell appreciation testimo
nial for the Reverend . Fisher Hines
was given Sunday, Oct. 25, at Bethel
A .M .E . Church. M ore than 500
well-wishers said good-bye to the
Reverend Hines who is transferring
to a church in Oakland, California
Wilson Riles, C a lifo rn ia State
School Superintendent, will be in
stalled as president of the Council of
Chief State School Officers during
its annual meeting in Portland Nov.
14-17.
C liffo rd Freeman, Portland A t
torney, has been elected vice-chair
man of the State Board o f Educa-
tion.
The Family Education Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974 requires that all
educational institutions that receive
federal funds must afford parents o f
students under 18 years of age (or an
18-year-old student) the right to in
spect and review the educational
records kept by the school system on
the student: the right to challenge or
request the removal or modification
of materials felt to be inaccurate,
misleading or inappropriate: the
right to limit the nimber and type of
individual who will be able to see the
student’s records; the right to re
ceive a list of those individuals who
have been permitted by school o ffi
cials to see a student’s records; the
right to be notified every time a
student’s records are turned over to
a court by judicial order or sub
poena; and the right to be informed
by school officials of the provision
of this a c t___Have you been in
formed?
W orld Community Day spon
sored by Church Women United,
Friday, November 6 at 10:00 A M .
at the Greek Orthodox Church,
3131 N.E.GIisan.
GRADEA
YOUNG-
Vanessa Sykes, freshman at U of
O, was chosen for the 1981-82 Duck
basketball rally. Vanessa, who rep
resented Jefferson High on last
year’s Rose Festival Court, was the
only freshman so honored.
‘ ‘ I ’m th rilled ,” beamed Vanes
sa. “ Everything has just worked out
fine for me.”
Vanessa is the daughter of Earl
and M arilyn Sykes, who reside in
Northeast Portland.
Mrs. Ernestine Banks and other
pastors’ wives recently ministered in
Trinidad and the Barbados Islands.
Mrs. Banks is a member of Maran-
tha Church.
D r. Robert Hughley is honey
mooning with his new bride of Oc
tober 24, the former Gail Bowles.
DUCKS
PRE-FROSTED
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Diabetes is the third cause o f
death in the U .S .A . The rate o f
death among Black women is almost
twice that of white women. The rate
of death in Black men is higher than
in whites. Diabetes is aggravated by
poor diets and stress. It is estimated
that as many as ten million diabetics
have never been diagnosed.
Herb Cawthome is one of the five
Portland School Board members
visiting Lansing, Mich, and South
Bend, Ind. this week to assess the
job performances o f the two front
runners for Portland School Super
intendent, M atthew Prophet Jr.,
and James P. Scamman Jr.
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The Reverend and Mrs. A .P .
Hopkins celebrated their 14th Anni
versary of ministering at the Greater
Solid Rock Church of God in Christ
with a dinner provided by church
members at the Cosmopolitan Air-
tel, October 24.
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The mothers and patrons of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority will have their
annual waffle breakfast Saturday,
November 14, 9 am-3 pm, at M t.
Olivet Baptist Church. Tickets,
$2.50 per person, may be obtained
at the door.
The supreme court says breath
tests can be used as evidence in a
drunken driving trial even when po
lice have not allowed the driver to
contact a lawyer before being tested.
“ Short Eyas" dem onstrates vividly the tension
and horrors of prison life. For those w ith strong
stomachs the play offers an experience in reality.
(Photo by Richard J. Brown)
Short Eyes reveals prison horror
Grassroot News, N . W. — Port
land is about to witness dialogue, in
teraction and force in a play that
compels all to stop and think. The
Storefront Theatre, under the direc
tion o f John Zagone, w ill shock,
amaze and embarrass its Northwest
audience with its dynamite cast per
forming the award-winning play,
Short Eyes. The play is centered in
prison where a floor of convicts find
their domain encroached upon by a
man charged with child-molesting.
The slang for a molester is “ Short
Eyes” and a Short Eyes is perceived
to be the scum of the earth.
Step by step the play schools
those watching to the structure and
regimentation behind bars. They ex
change with each other how they’ve
been victimized by the overseers of
prison; the guards, and by other pri
soners, along with the outside. It ’s
no wonder that the victims begin to
victimize one another.
The verbal intercourse is cold and
'frank with topics ranging from mas
turbation to homosexuality. There’s
Ice, who would freeze you with his
cold-bloodedness. El Raheem is the
messenger o f A llah and Omar is
homeboy. Near the Blacks are the
“ Ricans.” Juan is the holder o f
knowledge and balance in a rat-hole
where none exists. Paco is hot with
lust and sees nothing beyond his de-
sires. The youngest is Julio who’s
nicknamed “ Cupcakes” because of
his looks and who is vulnerable to
his surroundings. The minority in
the cage is Longshoe, a white who
thought he was about to receive
company but it turned sour. His dis
appointment was C lark Davis,
Short Eyes.
Director Zagone says, “ I read the
play about a year ago and my fears
were that I couldn’t cast it. The
Storefront Theatre is attracted to
naturalistic drama and Short Eyes is
the most naturalistic o f any I ’ ve
read.
“ Much to my surprise we had
eighty or ninety people try out. I
guess enough people had seen the
play and were excited about per
forming in it.”
The cast is Anthony Armstrong,
James Burrows, Peter Fornara,
Jack Gallagher, Eddie Gove, N a
thaniel Haynes, Rick Jones, Vincent
Martinez, Dan Moore, Joseph M .
Quinones, Ted Schulz and Walter
Shane. It opens Oct. 30 and closes
Dec. 12. The Storefront is located
on SW Third and Burnside.
If your mind is closed or you hate
real-life dialogue and are afraid of
what goes on behind dosed doors,
stay home! If not, then Short Eyes is
worth seeing.
Bogle heads Albina Rotary
Dick Bogle, Portland Observer col
umnist and Channel Tw o News
Anchorman, has been elected the first
president of the new Albina Rotary
Club.
The newest Rotary organization
has been meeting for the past three
months and received its official
charter in ceremonies at the Cosmo
politan Motor Hotel last Saturday.
Other elected officers are: vice
president Bill Gerald; secretary
John Jenkins; and treasurer Tom
Booths.
Rotary International includes
more than I9 thousand Rotary
Clubs throughout the world.
I t ’s purpose is service and fel
lowship world wide and has an elab
orate structure o f committees wo
work toward this goal.
At the Charter Night celebration,
president Bogle told the more than
150 guests that the Albina Commu
nity needs Rotary and that Rotary
needs Albina.
He told the Observer the new Ro
tary Club will have a strong youth
program as well as fulfilling other
community needs.
Community Calendar
Salvation Arm y H allow een Party for children ages 6-12, Friday, Oct.
30th, from 4-5:30 pm. It will include a haunted house, mystery lagoon
swim, games and refreshments. Please bring a swimsuit and lots of enthu
siasm. Moore St. Center, 5430 N. Moore St., phone 282-2571/2.
D in n e r/D a n c e b e n e fit for the Eliot Energy House and the Rose City
Ratepayers Association on Saturday night Nov. 7 at St. Ignatius Gym, 3400
SE 43rd. Buffet dinner, contra-dance; music by Wild Oats will provide the
music, Rick Meyers will call. Dinnerf from 6-8 pm, dance from 8-midnite.
Donation is $5.00 for dinner and dance. Call 231-4108 for tickets or more
information.
"H o lo cau st—The Survivors Gather: A Look Back" is a one-hour TV
program highlighting this historical gathering. The program, scheduled to
run Monday, November 2 at 10 pm on Oregon Public Broadcasting (KOAP-
Channel 10), will be narrated by actor Martin Balsam.
Thirty-six years after the end of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe, more than
5,000 of the survivors came together last June to attend the world gathering
of Jewish Holocaust survivors.
Third Annual Disco and C om m unity Talan S how , hosted by Zeta
Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority on Nov. 14th at the
Holiday Inn-Coliseum from 9 pm ’til 2 am.
Pink tickets are available only from members of Alpha Kappa Alpha for
a donation of $5.00. Counterfeit blue tickets will not be honored.
Hypoglycemia W orkshop Wed. Nov. I I , 7:30 pm, The Family Clinic,
7904 SE 13th (off Tacoma near the Sellwood Bridge)—call 231-1235 for di
rections and more information. Preregistration required. Workshop will
demonstrate how sugar functions in the body, define and explain hypo
glycemia, diabetes and other sugar-related disorders.
St. A n d rew School Board Pancake B reakfast, Sunday, Nov. 1st.
Serving will be from 8:30 am until 2 pm in the St. Andrew Community Cen
ter, 4940 NE 8th. $1.50 per person/$5.00 per family (without sausage); $2
per pcrson/$6 per family (with sausage).
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