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"Moments To Remember/' Old Congress Hotel, January 14,1956 Portland will remember Las No- vias (Sweethearts) for their many com m u nity involvem ents. " O u r strength comes from helping o th e rs .” — their m o tto — has been a large part o f their lives since I947. Even though the Las Novias Club is inactive, their activities o f that era will always be remembered. The club disbanded in 1957 and had its first get-together in June, 1974, in P o rtla n d , fo r three days. F o llo w in g this event, the group sponsored two 1950s Disco Celebra tions and were jo in e d by m any, many friends who came and were re united with them. In observance of their motto, proceeds from these a f fairs were donated to The M a rtin Luther King Scholarship Fund and The Rod Peterson Scholarship Fund. The second R eunion was held June 24-26, 1982 in Los Angeles, C a lifo rn ia . Each one gets bigger, better and more m eaningful. The last was filled with events which in cluded a get together at the home of Mrs. Marianne Williams (the meet ing place for all events); an evening with Portland's own Maurice Davis at the "C atch o f The Sea Restaur a n t " ; Beach trip and W einer Roast— a bit o f nostalgia— with an evening Dinner Cruise from San Pe dro to (he C atalina Island; Tourist D ay; F in a le — House P arty at the home o f M r. Louis Fuller. The 1982 Reunion was enjoyed by all in attendance. The next get-to gether is getting underw ay. Plans are in the making for a trip to the Bahamas in 1984. Portland Observer, August 4, 1982 Page 5 Alarm devices mislabeled The Portland Police Bureau and the C ity-fu n d ed N eighborhoods Against Crime Program in no way endorses specific products or ser vices. Recently a company has been selling a small alarm device which attaches to either windows or doors. The door-to-door salespeople may represent the alarm as "po lice ap p ro v e d " a n d /o r themselves as w orking w ith "N e ig h b o rh o o d s Against C rim e .” Neither the P o rt land Police Bureau nor N eighbor hoods Against Crime in any way en dorses this product or sales tech nique. I f you are contacted by any one selling these products and feel they are misrepresenting the product or themselves please contact the P o rtla n d Police B u reau ’ s C rim e P revention U n it at 248-4126 or Neighborhoods Against C rim e at 243-7394. I Professional Pest l Control Supplies - For Do-it-yourself Hom eowners ~ Call: 286-6252 • Licensed Consultants • Eliminate your pest problems like the pros Standing: Joyce (Wilson) Livingston. Back row, aaatad: Billie (Willlmaa) Brown, Freda (Love) McEwen, Billie (Wilson) Finch, Barbara (McDaniel) Peters, Peggy (Jamison) Warren. Georgia (Moore) Wallace, Marianne (Fuller) Williams, Erma Hep burn, Virginia (Bird) Burka. Front row: Betty (Burka) Ivory, Gloria (Grace) Sumner, Adalene (Olden) Tucker. Patricia (Williams) Taylor, Nuita (Irwin) Webb. We can tell you what to use and ____________ h ow jo use it. ★ KEMI-KIL PRODUCTS* 2030 N. Willis Blvd. (in Kenton) Mon-Fri: 9-6 Sat 9-2 pm A n ts, roaches, silverfish, m oles, gophers, rats, m ice — just about anything! CATERING COSTS A BO LT TH E SAME EVERYWHERE. EVEN AT TH E W ESTIN BENSON. 1982 Reunion. Standing: Marianne Williams. Juanita Rodrlguaz, Batty Bradford. Shirley Raaaa, Barbara Patera, Nuita Wabb, Mary Herndon (former advisor). Seated: Adalene Tucker, Batty Ivory, Bil lie Brown. Jackie Mustafa. Members unable to attend: Georgia Wal lace. Patricia Taylor. Erma Hepburn. Maxine Dyton. Genevieve Bur ton. Peggy Warren. Barbara Spencer. Freda McEwen, Billie Finch, Virginia Burks. Not pictured above: Gloria Sumner. Rebecca Rogers. Vivian War ren, Joyce Livingston. Urban League holds convention by C. Eddie Edmondson " In the old days of the civil rights movement there used to be an ex pression, 'N o permanent friends; no permanent enemies. Just per manent interests.’ That is some thing we may need to ressurect and think about as we face elec tions in November." — Bernard Watson, Urban League, Los Angeles, CA The National Urban League at its convention in Los Angeles this week called on the Reagan A d m in is tra tion to begin a $100 billio n public works program that would put A m ericans back to work building high ways, schools and hospitals. W ith unem ploym ent fo r black A m ericans at I9 per cent, double that o f white workers, League o ffi cials admitted a domestic M arshall Plan stands little chance o f being ac cepted by the Reagan A d m in is tra tion. But, they said, Am erica's po litical climate is changing, and the Urban League will do everything in its power to ensure it continues. T h is is not the first tim e the League called for an urban domestic program s im ilar to the M a rs h a ll Plan which rebuilt post-war Europe after World War II. Whitney Young proposed such a plan before his un timely death. John Jacobs, (he L eague’s execu tive director, said that the social ser vice programs which suffered such drastic cuts under the Reagan ad ministration were considered "black programs.” " W e have always know n that there have always been more white people than black people participat ing in all o f the income-transfer pro grams. N ow w ith unem ploym ent ram pant, Americans are beginning to see that those 'safety n et’ p ro grams were indeed social insurance to protect all people from falling be low a certain level o f subsistence.” Most o f the speakers at the con vention, which ended July 28, fo cused attention on the Reagan A d ministration, attacking or defending its econom ic and social policies. There was also a decided move by League representatives and A dm in is tratio n and R epublican P arty spokesmen to find ground o f mutu al agreement. Attorney General W illiam French Sm ith defended the A d m in is tra tion's record when League officials said they believed the country's civil rights programs were being under mined by Reagan. C itin g point by point instances he defended (he Jus tice Departm ent's record on voting rights, school busing, and a ffirm a tive action. " I ’ m c e rta in ," he told those as sembled, "th at the end that we pur sue is the same goal that you cher ish: equal rights and equal o p p or tu n ity . I ’ m also c e rta in ," French added, "th at while some o f us may d iffe r on some o f the rem edies, there is a total agreement on most of (he steps necessary to vindicate ends that are involved.” F o r its p art the League a n nounced that it would q u alified ly support the Reagan A d m in is tra tion’s plans to establish urban enter prise zones for revitalizing the inner cities. Businesses who invest in de pressed areas would be given tax breaks. " I f local con tro l is guaranteed, and, if businesses are required to hire local residents, then the urban enterprise zones can w o r k ,” said M a rle n e C o op er o f the U rb an League. She compared the League's support w ith an e ffo rt to turn a sow’s ears into a silk purse. " W e can sit back and talk about how the sow looks, how big it is and how it smells, o r,” she added, "we can get in there and try to change it. A nd that is what we arc trying to d o .” In a d d itio n , the League an nounced it would attempt to register thousands o f black voters. Blacks must show their strength in the vot ing booth if they hope to see change in the adm inistration's policy, said Jacobs, who took over direction of the U rb an League fro m Vernon Jordan who stepped down unexpec tedly last year. R ichard R ichards, chairm an o f the R epublican P a rty , told the League that Republicans are inter ested in black voters. He urged the League, and blacks in general, to put aside political differences. "Th e R epublican P a rty is not the enemy,” he said. "1 believe it would be a grave er ror if any of us accepted as a fact in A m erican po litical life that m em bers o f the black community are for one (political] party only.” Jacobs said he w asn't sure that there’s a role for blacks in the Re publican Party. "B u t that is really up to the Republicans," he told the assembly. " I dare to say that this is not the case now. But, they ought to w ant to do th a t. I believe that it would be a mistake for the Republi can Party to believe that they are going to get a repeat o f the last elec tion.” Richards said the R epublican Party would do well in November. A n d blacks would do well to cast their lot with the Republican Party. " T o shape, to bend, to mold the president’s economic recovery pro gram, budget recommendations, ed ucational policies, new federalism, etc., you will need to be in the halls o f the Reagan W hite House and in the R epublican caucuses o f the House and the S e n ate," Richards said. MAKE A NEW HOME AT THE OLD ADDRESS W ITH A Aaron Mitchell and Son Plumbing NEIGHBORHOOD PROFESSIONAL Experienced P lu m b er Licensed and B onded itablished in business for 25 years sve lived in the Portland Area for 40 years WE STA N D BEHIND ALL JOBS 1703 N .E . A lb e rta 288-4040 Wm. D. 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