Page 6 Portland Observor, November 25, 1981
O n g o in g P r o g r a m A im e d a t O la o r la n t a d W o m a n — recen tly
separated, widow ed, or divorced. P C C jo b placement o ffice w ill sponsor a
career and life planning workshop for displaced homemakers beginning No
vem ber 30 w ith sessions continuing through December 3 at the Friendly
House C om m u nity Center, 2617 N W Savier, Portland.
E nrollm ent in the next workshop is limited to 30. In fo rm a tio n and regis
tration questions should be directed to Careers at the Portland C om m unity
Bits and Pieces
by R uth Spencer
— 4 0 ,0 0 0 g irls u n d e r age 15 w ill
become pregnant this year.
— A b o u t 58 per cent o f pregnant
teenagers carry their pregnancies to
term , most o f the rest choose a b o r
tions.
— A bo u t one third o f the 1.3 m il
lion a b o rtijo n s in this c o u n try last
year were obtained by adolescents.
P re g n a n c y -re la te d p ro blem s are
the number one health risk fo r teen
age g irls. P reg nan t teenagers have
g re a te r m e d ic a l ris k s , such as
anemia, toxem ia, and complications
during delivery, than women in their
twenties. Their babies are most like
ly to be p re m a tu re o r o f low b irth
w eight an d a re th re e tim es m o re
lik e ly to die in the firs t yar o f life
than the children o f women 20 to 24
years o f age.
T h e so c ia l risks a re ju s t as d is
tu rb in g . E ig h t out o f 10 teenagers
w ho becom e unw ed m o th e rs d ro p
out o f school. C onsequently, many
unwed mothers w ill fail to attain the
skills to earn an adequate living for
themselves and th eir ch ild re n . N o r
does m a rria g e solve th e p ro b le m
since o ver h a lf o f the m arriages o f
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pregnant teenagers end in divorce.
M .C . Al J a m is o n in tro d u c e s " T h e C h o c o la te
Chip C ookies ': O pal M o o re . Elizabeth B ritto n and
F red erick M . L ew is, U .S . N a v y ,
re c e n tly re tu rn e d to P o r tla n d
a b o a rd th e U .S .S . A m e ric a a ft e r
c o m p le tin g d u tie s in th e In d ia n
Ocean. Frederic is visiting w ith his
fa th e r. D r. B ooker T . Lewis, local
dentist.
Rose M a rie Joh n son a t ta le n t sho w during recen t
A K A dance.
(Photo: R ichard J. B ro w n )
th e c o m m u n ity . T h e film w ill be
aired on K O A P in early December.
near Senegal. M au retania has a total
population o f about 1.5 m illion.
T h e A re a A g e n c y O n A g in g has
scheduled a h e a rin g
on
th e
C ity /C o u n ty A ging P olicy, Decem
ber 3 . 2 p m , at 1 700 N E A lb e r ta .
The public is invited.
T h e R e v e re n d M a tth e w A . H a t
ley was welcomed to Bethel A .M E .
C hurch at a tea held at the C hurch
S u n d a y , N o v . 2 2 . O v e r 580 m e m
bers and friends met to welcome the
Reverend W atley.
A T u rk e y T r o t to p ro v id e fo u r
T h a n k s g iv in g b askets fo r needy
fa m ilie s was sponsored by T ra v is
House N orth w est and coordinated
by Lavcrn Stroud. The event was hcl
at J . B . ’ s P a ra d is e on N o v e m b e r
20th. P rize winners were: D o n and
Sandy K ieth, Eddie Richie, Stan and
D o n n a S o re n s o n , R o b e rt S m ith .
D o n a tio n s o f fo o d w ere g iv e n by
H ic k o r y F a rm s . OJ T h r if t w a y .
Front Bakery, and John Brown C a r
mel C orn Shop.
R e c ip ie n ts o f th e fo o d baskets
w ere
re fe rre d
by
M a r a n a lh a
C h u rc h . E m m anuel T e m p le , A d u lt
and F a m ily Services and B roadw ay
H air Design.
M ic h a e l P re s to n , a B lack m a n ,
and m em ber o f the Seattle C itizens
P a r ty , was elected to th e S e a ttle
school board in the recent election,
with 68 per cent o f the vote.
M rs . Joyce O w e n s -S m ith , C o m
m unity Services Project D irector for
the U rb an League o f P o rtla n d , was
selected to be vice-president o f the
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C o m m u n ity
H e a lth C o u n c il. A p p o in te d by
C ou n ty Executive D o n C la rk , this is
M rs . O w e n s -S m ith ’s second y e a r
with the Council.
M e m b e rs and frie n d s o f Z e ta
S ig m a O m ega C h a p te r o f A lp h a
Kappa A lpha Sorority enjoyed their
third annual Disco and C o m m u n ity
Talent Show at the H o lid a y Inn C o l
iseum Novem ber 14.
D o n ’t pay to see this one— T hief,
the U nited A rtists p ictu re, starring
James C a a n . It is a fa s t-m o v in g
flic k ru in e d by g ra tu ito u s h ig h ly
slanderous references to Blacks and
Chicanos.
L a n ita D u k e , news d ire c to r o f
G rassroot N ew s, N . W . , w ill m ake
her T V d eb u t in A r o u n d A lb in a
with T ele-W est Associates, a video
com pany which is film in g parts o f
St. Vincent de P a u l asks that you
place canned goods and non-perish
able fo o d items in to one o f the ten
th o u s a n d bags th a t th e y w ill d is
trib ute in local neighborhoods a fte r
T h a n k s g iv in g , an d place them on
y o u r fro n t porch fo r G ir l S couts,
Boy S co u ts, and h ig h school s tu
dents to collect S a tu rd a y , D ecem
ber 5th and 12th.
•••••
H elp save the H eadstart Program
fo r 2 0 0 P o rtla n d C hildren'. C a l! or
w rite P re s id e n t R e a g a n . T e ll h im
that cutting the H eadstart Program
will raise taxes by putting more fa m
ilies on the welfare rolls.
• ••••
T he U .N . H u m a n R ig h ts C o m
m issio n is n o w s tu d y in g a re p o rt
that as many as 100,000 Black slaves
— the w o rld ’ s largest slave p o p u la
tio n — are laboring in M a u re ta n ia , a
member o f the A ra b League on the
western end o f the Sahara Desert.
The report is based on a study by
the A n ti-S la v e ry S oc ie ty , a p re s ti
gious L o n d o n g ro u p fo u n d e d in
1823. T he slaveholders are the pre
dominant M oors o f M au retan ia and
th e ir victim s are Blacks w ho come
from the country’ s southwest region
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h o m a C lub Elsie P e ters and her
e s c o rt G la n c y M c K n e e ly a t the
club dance.
(Photo: R ichard J. B ro w n )
W ill the P o rtla n d P u b lic Schools
be included in the “ in fe rio r educa
tio n s u it” th a t W illia m B ra d fo rd
Reynolds, assistant attorney general
fo r c iv il rig h ts , p la n s to b rin g
against some school boards across
the c o u n try , contending that in fe r
io r e d u c a tio n is being p ro v id e d in
some predom inantly Black schools?
M e m b e rs and frie n d s o f the
K w o m a n s e n jo y e d a C h a m p a g n e
P a r ty S u n d a y , N o v e m b e r 22 at
Prince H a ll.
— T h e U .S . has the highest teen
age pregnancy rate in the world.
— Births to girls between the ages
o f 14 and 18 have increased by 75
per cent since 1961.
— O ver I m illio n girls aged 15 to
18 will become pregnant this year.
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W h y d id th e P o r tla n d P u b lic
Schools wait until a day prior to the
Black U nited F r o n t’s P o litic a l C o n
v e n tio n , scheduled to c o nven e at
Jefferson H ig h S ch o o l, b e fo re a d
vising the B U F that a fee o f $3,000
was being charged for the use o f the
building?
W as th at d ire c tiv e fro m H a ro ld
K lin e r, Superintendent o f b uilding
and maintenance? W as it designed
to inconvenience the BUF?
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n u m b er o f the E X O D U S C L E A N T E A M H A p ru m „ an e ia m p le o f ,he X , u .m en, al
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THE EXODUS CLEAN TEAM
S Y Johny Eugene Johnson
Out o f the darkness in the still o f the night
came three men with a dream shining so bright
A non-profit organization that’ s full o f steam
with suicide efforts to keep our neighborhood dean.
When it comes to doing everyone looks to someone else,
but to get our community in order we must do it ourself’
So let’s get things on the ball
because we’ re not waiting on City Hall!
Exodus is moving and we’re right on time
doing our thing with cleanliness on our minds,
We are not singling out any certain group
and we’re definitely not selling a bowl o f soup.
However, we are selling self-esteem
because only you can keep your community clean.
We believe if your community is clean
then there is no place in your hearts to be mean;
Love is what it’s all about
so help the Exodus Clean Team—shout it out!
Our basic principle sometimes puts us on the line
but in the end Exodus Clean Team will prevail for all mankind.
A healthier atmosphere, a cleaner place
and Exodus is here winning this race.
Our aim is to keep our community clean
and cleanliness is what we stand for—
The Exodus Clean Team.
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