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OBSERVATIONS
2 ACTION STATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
H Y Kathryn Hat! Bogle
The Reverend Louis W. Osborne
Jr. has accepted the invitation to be
the new minister o f the congregation
o f St. Andrews Com m unity
Church.
The bonding o f minister and con
gregation came on December 6, the
second Sunday in Advent on the
Christian Calendar, the announce
ment being made by James Crolley,
president o f the congregation. The
Rev. Osborne was greeted warmly
after the formalities by his parish
ioners whom he has served as tem
porary pastor.
Installation ceremonies for the
new minister w ill take place some
time in January. The church is lo
cated at Ainsworth Ave. and 30,h
Street.
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A pre-holiday party for members
and friends o f the Semper Fidelis
club was an event last week. The
home o f Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bon
ner was adorned with all the color
ful promises o f Christmas—bells
and tinsel and lighted tree—to wel
come a houseful o f guests. Irrestible
foods from a festive table, bridge in
half o f the party rooms and billiards
in the other half kept everybody cir
culating to enjoy it all.
Members o f Semper Fidelis in
clude: Frances Johns, Juanita Rob
inson. Dorothy M cDowell, Celes- .
tine Austin, Minnie Belle Johnson,
Viola Bonner, Quindella Cage, Gus-
tavia Bonner, Amelia Lanier, Ruby
Waldon and Ernestine Wiseman,
president.
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W ith snow and ice in New York
City where Carol Morrison lives and
sunshine and balmy weather in Los
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CAROL MORRISON
Angeles at the other end o f her
TW A airlines run, this Portland-
born young woman is accustomed
to variations in the weather. She has
been a flight attendant for TW A for
several years and took an unexpect
ed opportunity to see her parents,
Earl and Maggie M orrison before
Christmas. It was raining, o f
course, in the old home town which
cinched the welcome home for the
professional traveler.
son. Poverty, hunger, social starva
tion, political exclusion are the in
gredients o f "w h a t’ s le ft" for
countless Americans. It’ s all a mat
ter o f whether you wan, to expect
the leftovers and whether you can
survive on them. The people who
for some reason decide that they
want more than what's available but
lack the means to obtain it and get
caught become prisoners or " o u t
siders," not by choice bu, by condi
tion. Your condition will dictate the
options or alternatives to you at a
given moment. It is therefore rea
sonable to say that criminals arc the
products o f a society that hasn’ t
made enough available for every
body.
As we proceed in our viewing o f
the prisoner the question o f race be
comes increasingly im portant.
Blacks are confined at a rate eight
and one half times as great as white.
There are 350,000 prisoners in penal
institutions across the country and a
great number o f them arc Black.
The question o f slavery or neo-slav
ery is greatly enhanced when we
consider the fact that prison has tra
ditionally been used as a controlling
device against people o f color. I
don't think that anyone would seri
ously argue the fact that there exist
two brands o f justice in A m e ric a -
one Black, the other White. When a
system o f discriminatory justice ex
ists so as to systematically exclude
and deprive whole groups o f people
o f their constitutional and human
rights, as exist in the American
The Rev. Leonard Jessie started
the program in September to aid
those on fixed incomes by providing
food and clothing.
" I t ’ s not a han d ou t," Jessie ex
plained. " I t 's an ongoing supple
ment for seniors only."
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U S E D A P P L IA N C E S
Pick-up and delivery arranged on repairs
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Of all the states east of the Mississippi River, which
was the last one adm itted to the Union? A nsw er:
West Virginia.
Semper Fidelis party hostesses: Back row —Juanita Robinson,
Frances Johns. Dorothy M cDowell. Celestine Austin. Minnie Belle
Johnson. Viola Bonner, Quindella Cage. Front row —Gustavia Bon
ner and Amelia Lanier. Not pictured: Ruby Waldon and Ernestine
Wiseman.
Crim inal Justice System—we then
have a country that is quickly dis
solving around everyone.
Sooner or later the people (Black
people) who are most affected by ra
cist crim inal and civil justice w ill
have to mount a movement. Our
survival may depend on our ability
to counteract white racism in the
criminal justice system. Wc can’ t af
ford the luxury o f saying the prob
lem doesn't affect me— I ’ m not a
crim inal. Socially, politically, and
economically there isn’ t a free
Blackman in the country. We are all
bound to one another whether wc
like it or not.
It’ s important that we understand
that justice administered according
to white norms and values isn’ t
justice, it’s racism!!! We must make
white America realize that we w ill
no longer tolerate its p rofiting o ff
our social and economic suffering.
We w ill iot sit back and watch our
children starve and become Junky
Frankcnsteins and pay for the privi
lege. Hungry people find no crime
in satisfying their hunger. The crime
is in the greed o f the few who de
prive the many o f sustenance.
The dispensation o f wealth with a
fair and just system o f justice must
become a priority for this countrv.
The worth o f a people is found in
their ability to actuate their aspira
tions within a system o f govern
ment. Il is therefore vital for the
Black community to become c rit
ically involved in the criminal justice
system and its administration. Our
dreams have been postponed for loo
Program aids senior citizens
A benefit Christmas banquet will
be held al 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19,
at Alpha and Omega Christian
Church al 5023 N. Michigan Ave. to
raise funds fo r the church's
"Golden Eagles" program for sen
ior citizens.
SALE
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Good Dec. 17 thru 24 while quantities last only.
Although Chicago is called the "W indy C ity," there
are many other cities in America that have greater
average annual wind.
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Women served as governor of U.S. states as far
back as 1925 when Nellie Ross became governor of
W yom ing, and M iriam Ferguson was governor of
Texas.
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“ O utsiders," arc prisoners or
people who haven’ , been successful
competitors, and those who arc
readily visible as in some way " d if
fe re n t." Human needs and drives
arc the same for all. however, and
"outsiders” require the same physi
cal. emotional and social satisfac
tion that "insiders” do. Since in our
society the m ajority arc considered
(or at least consider themselves) " in
siders," society is structured to a,
least minimally accommodate them,
the needs o f "o u ts id e rs" must be
met with what’s left.
It is (he question o f what's left
that creates the prisoner and his pri
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Cell Talk
Prison is a modern-day horror
story bu, many o f us have become
so insensitive in our approach to life
that we forge, the less fortunate and
the circumstances that create them.
We take for granted our securities,
thinking that nothing will interrupt
our play. We feel safe knowing that
someone else is administering jus
tice, not caring for a moment
whether that justice is ju st—only
caring that someone else is taking
care o f it. We are told that the only
safe way to protect society is to lock
up the criminals. We never stop to
think about what constitutes crim
inal. In Nazi Germany it was crimin
al to be a Jew and in many ways
America has made the aspirations of
the oppressed crim inal. When we
define criminal wc must first under
stand that two classes exist in A m
erica, the ‘ ‘ insiders” and “ outsid
ers.”
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Repair all major appliances
He has patterned the program af
ter one in California called "Brown
Bag" in which seniors get together
and make up grocery bags for other
seniors.
Already donated arc more than
1.000 pounds o f chicken and hun
dreds o f pounds o f vegetables, Jes
sie said. Another volunteer has do
nated cold storage space for the
food.
Jessie is seeking donations o f
lood. clothing, money and o f ser
vices, such as providing transporta
tion Io deliver food.
He has gained his lists o f scnioi
citizens from social agencies.
The public is invited Io the benefit
dinner, which is $4.50 for adults and
$2 for children.
Head Office
2737 N. E. Union
Portland, Oregon 97212
long and that postponement can be
directly traced into the courts and
prisons of America.
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From the Front Door
by Tom Boothe
From the Front Door, I wish to thank all of my
readers; those who have appreciated my phil
osophical aspirations; those w ho have
phoned, written and spoke with me in person
to inspire and encourage me over the past
year. A special thanks, to those w ho have
faithfully attended the Tuesday night Forums,
making it one of our community's most suc
cessful gatherings.
TO ALL OF YOU FROM ALL OF US
ATTHE HOUSE OF EXODUS
AND THE EXODUS CLEAN TEAM
WE SINCERELY WISH YOU A
HAPPY HOLIDA Y
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D on’t Drive!
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