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Portland Observer, December 31,1961 Bits and Pieces ROASTS HUCK by Ruth Spencer 1 M r*. Brandon Qroon, of Saat- tla, enjoys an avanlng at the Members and friands posa for a photo during festive calabration. danca. If we are without our own voice and our own forms of communica tion we are at the mercy o f those who control what we read, hear, and think. Mrs. Betty Ingersoll Simpson, vis iting from Alaska, was feted with a cocktail party given by her five daughters, Mmes. Carol Probasco. Janice Barrett, Francine Roan and Misses Barbara Ingersoll and Mary Ingersoll, December 27, at her daughter's S.E. home. Justice Thurgood M arshall, the first and only Black Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, says he is tired of the false report that he is on the verge of retiring. " I was appointed fo r life and I intend to serve fo r life. In no way do I anticipate leaving now,” said the 73-ycar-old Justice. The hope is that the Justice can re main in the position during the Rea gan administration. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division held that the two Portland Police officers who tossed dead possums in front of a Black-owned restaurant March 12, committed no civil rights violation and will not be federally prosecuted. 00099 The Senior Citizens Railroad Auxiliary held its annual Christmas luncheon, Thursday, December 17, at Northeast Portland's Prince Hall. The luncheon was attended by 40 members of the Auxiliary. A fifty dollar ($50) check and several boxes of canned food were presented to M arion Basso o f the Salvation Army by the Auxiliary president, Mrs. Minnie Bell Johnson. ••••• Mr. Lehman Parrish and daugh ter, Dr. Cherlyn Parrish M itchell and children Lisa, Blain and Kyle from Chicago are the holiday guests and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Wil son Walker. . C hief U .S . District Judge Fred Winner ruled that Trailways Inc. discriminated against Floyd Henry with a company rule that required all employees who deal with the public to be clean-shaven. Henry was fired from his jo b af ter he began growing a beard on doctor's orders. And expert witness at the two-day trial testified that Henry is one of 25 per cent o f Black males who suffered fro m pseudo fo llic u litis barbae— P F B — a skin disorder caused by ingrown hairs when the victim is clean-shaven. Miss Wendy Patterson, freshman at Seattle University, is spending the Christmas holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Patter son Jr. She reports that her studies at Seattle U. required more effort in order to excel than Wilson High School. Nevertheless, she main tained a B average. The Portland Business and Pro fessional Women's Club is seeking qualified young women to honor through their "Y o u n g Career W om en" program designed to honor outstanding women of ac complishments and provide them an opportunity to share experience and expertiae with other business women. Interested persons please contact Jean King 775-9904. Dr. Sadie Grimmett, Professor at Indiana University, is visiting her father M r. Bennett Grimmett who lives in S.E. Portland. Dr. Grimmett (Sadie Mae! is a na tive o f Portland. She attended Roosevelt High School, the Univer sity of Oregon, and Peabody C ol lege. Rosey Grier, retired Los Angeles Rams, lineman, actor and political activist noting tha, jobs and the will to succeed are the solutions to this country’s economic crisis. The ans wer is to provide and avenue f o r people to be productive. We must all be productive. Sharon Kay, senior at P rairie View A A M University is visiting her sister, Mrs. Steve Jones (Carol). Donnelle Valentine, a member o f the Trad Blazers, is happy about her visit. teeee The N ational Council o f Negro Women, founded by M ary McLeod Bethune in December, 1935, cele brated its 46th anniversary. Its membership now consists of over a million women. M r. and Mrs. Josiah Nunn (Bobby and Joe) are happy to have their daughter D arla Jones fro m Los Angeles and their grandson fro m Dallas, Texas home for the holidays. Obo Addy, a master drummer fro m Ghana w ill teach A frican dance to performing arts students at Jefferson High School and students in the middle school arts program at Binnsmead and Portsmouth. Just 12 years ago in Black H is tory: Fred H am pton, 21, Illinois Party Chairm an o f the Black Panthers, was killed in a pre-dawn raid on his apartment in Chicago. Also killed was M a rk C lark, 22, leader o f the Panthers in Peoria. Four others, two o f them women, were wounded. Hampton and Clark were the 27th and 28 th Panthers to be killed during the year (1969). ••••• Mrs. Edith Cawthorne enter tained at her Northeast Portland home Sunday, December 27. with a unique midday M other-Daughter Egg Nog Sip. The National Center for Educa tion Statistics show 5 million stu dents enrolled in private schools. OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES by Kathryn Hall Bogle Spokane, Washington, has a new mayor. He is to be sworn in this week in downtown (Spokane) City Hall. It may be almost incidental that he is Black. Yet, James Everett Chase is the firs, person of his race to win a mayoralty in the State of Washington in a city of over 100,000. Spokane has a population of nearly 180.000 counting about 4,000 Blacks among them James Everett Chase was born in W harton, Texas 67 years ago and was educated in the public schools of Ballinger and El Paso. Chase has lived in Spokane since he was 20 years old. As owner and operator of the Blackwell and Chase Body and Pender Company, Chase has been in the auto repair business since 1940. His shops have been located in sev eral areas of the city in the years since then. In a telephone interview Chase said that he had always had an in terest in civic affairs. " I had my first taste of working in city govern ment when I was appointed by former Mayor Neal Fosseen to be the citizen member of the Housing, Grievance and Appeal Board for the City of Spokane. About that time, I also served on a committee for the employment of minorities," Chase said. Later Chase joined the Chamber of Commerce and, In 1969, he ran for an elective post as a City Coun cilman. He lost that race by 700 votes but ran again, successfully, in 1975. In 1979 Chase was up for re- election and, this time, garnered 76 per cent of the total vote. Was his racial background a hin drance in his efforts? Did he have to counteract any incidents of this na ture? " N o , I d id n 't," Chase said. " I really didn't. The public, and both business and labor groups lent me their support. Six candidates, count ing myself, were in the primaries, but I have become fairly well- known. People sort of take me for granted now. Shock-time was over when I wen, to the Council, I guess. " I love Spokane and 1 wan, to see it grow and progress. I have an in terest in every segment of the population and I know there are many talented people here whose help and ideas arc needed. They will have a chance to be heard. " I feel positive. Although some of the problems facing us (and other cities in the nation) seem insur mountable, we will all work together in solving them— or re ducing them," the new mayor said. During the years when Chase served Spokane as a member of the City Council, he worked at various times on the Aging Commission, the Youth Commission for Future Citi zens; the National Public Safety Commission; the Regional Planning Commission for Spokane; the City Employee's Retirement Committee; the C-Cap Committee dealing with the Arts; Convention Committee; and Sports Activities. The latter commission has responsibility for operating the Spokane Opera House, the Convention Center, Albi Stadium and the Coliseum all of which belong to the City o f Spo kane. In addition, Chase is a pas,-presi dent of the Zoological Society, a group having ambitions for a zoo sometime in the future. He has served three terms as president of the Spokane branch of the N A A C P and is a Past Grand Master of the Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of the State of Washington and Jur isdiction. James Everett Chase is married to the former Eleanor Barrow, a de scendent o f a pioneer family who settled in Spokane in 1889. They cel ebrated their 39,h wedding anniver sary this month. The couple has one adult son, Roland James Chase, a T V cameraman who recently worked a, K P T V in the Portland area. To honor Mayor Chase and Mrs. Chase an inaugural ball is being planned. It will be staged at the his toric Hotel Davenport in Spokane for the evening of January 22. 1982. Page 5 t* * % * ’ : > TOWELS M rs. Ida M cC lendon a t tha Zata Sigma Omega Anniversary Danca. compared to 4 0 .1 in public schools. In Oregon private school enroll ment accounts for only five per cent o f elementary and secondary stu dents—about half the national aver age; 27,114 to 500,000 in public school. Nationally, minority enroll ment in private schools is 8.6 per cent of the total enrollment in pri vate schools. There are no Oregon Figures on minority enrollment be cause state law does not require en rollment data of private schools, ooooo According to the U .S . Depart ment o f Labor the first minimum wage law enacted by Congress in 1938 guaranteed a minimum wage of twenty-five cents (25t). The mini mum wage as o f January 1982 is $3.30. 1® JUMBO ROLL W EACH SHOP I 4 lENOW'S • FOR ■ 0 RAM OS you know B V A R IE T IE S y o u lib s S IZ E S y o u w a n t -«►All SI NOOi*««A« • I«** i » I *« • $ $ *b A ! • • • • I ])n d S M I • • 33rM A H I H. A S IO * • la k e O ' sa« • N tambad •« • M ill» • 1S3ÁA «4SI • SJrA A <*••» A ■ *,rw«(de • K<n| C>ry OC S A S • (_>•* O f w o Send or bring news for Bits A Pieces to the P ortland Observer. 2201 N. Killingsworth, Portland OR 97217, or call the Observer, 283- 2486. Call Ruth Spencer, 286-8093, 6 pm to 9 pm. EXODUS 1639 N.E. Alberta PORTLAND. OREGÙN 9721 1 ? 94-7997 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 who have phoned, written and spoke with me in person to inspire end encourage me over the past year. A special thanks, to those who 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 HAPPYHOLIDA Y SEASON **»**•„ Stay Alive! I f You Drink, Don’t Drive! Ptasantad as a community sarvica by tha H o u m of Exodus CVEAA t is w o rk in g ’
