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10 Portland Observer, October 6, 1982 The King Neighborhood Facility Preeente OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES by Kathryn H a lt Bogle Before our national flag o f red, white and blue and the green and white national banner o f N ig eria, the Nigerian Student Union o f Port land State University heralded their observance o f the 22nd Anniversary o f the Independence o f Nigeria on last Saturday evening. It was a festive occasion fo r Nigerians and about 300 o f their friends in the ballroom o f the posh new Red Lion Inn at Lloyd Center. Speeches, music, dinner, an African fashion show and dancing were all on the evening’s agenda. M aster o f Cerem onies, M o jo Nwokoma kept things moving right along regardless o f the non-appear ance o f either the Nigerian Ambas sador or the Consul General who had been expected to be present. D r. E .C . O b g u o b iri spoke on the “ Technology Transfer to N igeria” and Betsy D ana, Portland contact person for the United Nations spoke on the “ N igerian C o n trib u tio n to Parliamentary World Order.” Owen R. Owen, a member o f the NSU, told o f the "Problems Facing Nigeria As She Struggles for Devel o p m en t.” Illite ra c y , inadequate health care for a burgeoning popu lation growth, “ a delicate economic dependency on the outside world all were discussed as being a part o f the problem. Owen also mentioned the issue o f a very real em o tio n al a t tachment o f Nigerians to a clan or tribe, a situation he attributed to an “ 1884-1885 Berlin Conference in which occurred the partitioning and segmentation o f the entire A frican continent.” Owen sees the great migration of rural people to the cities o f Nigeria as a critical problem. A problem as well is the need for active participa tion by more o f Nigeria’s qualified The Right Reverend Bamunoba has a deep interest in A frican cul ture and religions. He has a Masters Degree in A frican studies and has done extensive study o f the cult o f spirits in A frica. He has, also, pub lished an essay on “ Death in the A f rican Context.” • The M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C h il dren ’s Services D iv is io n has launched a major campaign this fall to recru it c ritic a lly needed foster homes. There are over 1,000 ch il dren a month who need CSD foster homes in M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty. There are simply not enough homes available. M oney people are not aware that we have a large popula tion of children in our own commu nity who need tem porary foster care. I f you are interested in sharing your home w ith a foster c h ild , please phone Children’s Services D i vision, Monday through Friday be tween 8 am and 5 pm, 229-5795. • B enjam in L . H o o k s , Executive Director o f the N A A C P , announced recently that the N A A C P will begin a program o f evaluating corpo ra tions to determ ine the extent to which they are fu lfillin g their fair share com m itm ents to black eco nomic development. “ A ltho u g h blacks have c o n tri buted to the economic wealth o f this cou n try, we have not reaped our share o f the economic re w ard s ,” M r. Hooks said. mediate past presiding officer o f the Portland Chapter o f Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, In c ., o f the N a tio n a l’s High School Essay Contest. The es say contest is one phase o f their A n nual N a tio n a l W eek Observance planned for November 7-13, 1982. Essay title is: “ M anhood, Scholar ship, Perserverance, U p lift: Bea cons for Guidance During D ifficu lt Times.” A d a ir announces three college scholarships to be aw arded three winners to reach national contest. Prizes w ill be $750 fo r first prize, $500 for second and $250 for third. A ll high school seniors are eligible to enter. A d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n may be obtained from Ken Adair or other chapter members. Owen R. O w en, Betsy Dana, and Efiok Udoh. (Photo: Richard Brown) young leaders. Owen pointed out that there are 86,000 N igerian stu dents studying abroad, many o f whom have delayed to “ answer the national call o f homecoming.” Music was by Oyoyo, an informal group o f students o f A frica n C u l tural Music. Members are Tom and Rosalee Boothe, Chuks Ogbuobiri, Douglas Hughes, Jr., D r. Emetron, Consuelo Reeves, Cyprian Vfeanoh, and M a la ik a A s k a ri. R o lia M a n - yongai, o f L ib e ria , jo in e d in the demonstration o f African dance. W orking hard behind the scenes was the president o f the N igerian Student U n io n , E fio k U d o h , and the im m ediate past president, Jo seph Udeaja. N N O U N C E M E N T is being A Bits and Pieces made by Ken A d a ir, the im - Woodlawn Piedmont Sabin Concordia Irvington 23 17 32 22 30 20 19 21 49 20 B E N JA M IN HOOKS “ T he N A A C P must insist that corporate A m erica allocate a fa ir share o f the dollars black Americans spend with these businesses for recy cling back into our communities in the form o f jobs and business op portunities.” • Neighborhood August August Burglary Ratoa 1861 1982 King Boise Eliot Humboldt Vernon 28 13 27 37 14 28 14 17 21 18 Newly elected basileus is Cornett Farrell. Other officers are vice-basil eus, A l M outon; keeper o f records, D r. P a trick G ra n t; keeper o f f i nances, Julius Stokes. Other active members are listed as D r. Samuel Brown, Steve Buckner, W illiam A . Denton, Sr., Robert Jar re ll, D r. B ooker T . Lew is, John Means J r., the Rev. W ayne Rey nolds, Charles W hite, W illiam Bell and George Bell. The Democretic Cendidete for Governor October 12, 1982, 8-9:30 pm, corner of NE 7th & Alberta (FR E E C hild Care provided R M 142/ Paid for by Orauonlan» for K ulo ngo ski. P .O . B ox 6 1, Eug«n«. OR 9 7 4 4 0 , Cart Hoaticka. Traaaurar C atering prices are pretty standard all over town. But so are th e services. Except at T h e W estin Benson. W ith crystal chandeliers, delicate china, gleam ing silver and rem arkably good fixxl served by top n o tch professionals, we set a higher standard. C atering costs about the same everywhere. But only T he W estin Benson offers you so m any priceless extras for parties of 20 to 500. T H t W ESTIN B t NSON IXMlIand ON E O F T Ì IE EEW REMAINING < 1A SSK : 1K TTELS. Call 295-4140 free evenin» wurlUn». < 1MH2. by Ruth Spencer R apa«/Sodom y: King 3; Boise 1; Eliot 1; Humboldt 2; Woodlawn 1; Concordia 1; T he N o rth e a s t C o a litio n o f Neighborhoods. Inc. reports the fol lowing crime statistics for August, 1982: Members o f Omega Psi Phi were recent hosts at an “ End o f Sum m er” b all when abo u t 300 guests frolicked at the A irp o rt Sheraton Hotel. Omegas have been organized in this com m unity since 1966, ac cording to A d air. Scholarships are regularly awarded by the local chap ter, he said, and listed this year's re cipients as C harles W h ite J r., a freshman at Morehouse University, Janice S tiff, now attending Univer sity o f Portland, and Devora Polk, now atten d in g F lo rid a A & M . Awards were $500 each. COMMUNITY*DISCUSSION with * TED KULONGOSKI M A R IE S M ITH Jayne Kennedy will appear at the 10th Anniversary celebration o f the N ew H o p e C o m m u n ity C hurch Wednesday, October 13, 1982 at 7 pm. Jayne K ennedy, fo rm e rly Miss O h io , is a T V and movie personal ity. Endless Praise, a musical group o f young people, will enterain at the Anniversary Celebration. T he New H o p e C o m m u n ity Church is located at 11731 S.E. Ste vens Road, tel. 659-5683. • Members o f the Literary Research Club are preparing for their 55th an niversary. The new president o f the club is Mrs. M arie Smith; the retir ing p resid en t is M rs. B ernadette Plummer. • In 1980 the F ifth U .S . C ir- cuitCourt o f Appeals ruled that the Justice Department may sue to force busing in allegedly segregated school districts if the districts have previously agreed in w riting not to discriminate. T h e U .S . Census Bureau esti mates that about h a lf the children born in the U .S .A . will live in single parent homes sometime during their first 18 years. This represents an in crease o f almost 80 per cent in the last decade. Today nearly 12 million American children (one in five) are living with a single parent. W om en head 0 0 per cent o f the single-parent hqtueholds, men 10 per cent. Blacks jrfbp are poor make up a larger percentage o f single-par ent household! than any other vopexes (S ponsored by A m a le a n State Bank, V.F. Booker, President.) — ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ —---------- —----- — , , Puppets play Don Quixote — -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . . . — — Don Quixote o f L a Mancha is the classic tale o f a kind and confused man who tries to live his dreams by becoming a “ knight in shining arm or.” Sancho Panza, a poor man o f the earth, is Don Quixote’s loyal friend, follow ing him through the dusty, golden hills of long ago Spain. T he Jarry Puppet T h ea tre has adapted this rich parable fo r rod puppets, n a rra to r and Flam enco guitarist in a production the entire family will enjoy. Bats and books and a giant windmill come to life as the adventure unfolds. Strains o f the passionate Flamenco guitar under score the comedy, sadness and hope that accompany Don Q uixote and Sancho Panza on their journeys. Featured performers are Stephen Hulse, Palm yra M onzon, Salvador M ora, and Francisco Hulse, puppe teers, M aria Ines Hulse as narrator and Flamenco guitarist, Jose Solano. The com pany w ill present p e rfo r mances alternately in English and in Spanish to a variety o f audiences in the P o rtla n d and o u tlyin g areas. Ticket prices are $2.00 per person, $ 3.0 0 per couple and $ 5 .0 0 fo r a family. Performances are scheduled Sun day, October 10, Berg Swann Audi torium, Portland A rt Museum, 2:00 p .m . Spanish, 4:00 p .m . English; t ■ rf , with that Original New Orleans Flavor Sunday, October 17, ^ t. Alexander’s C ath o lic C h urch , C orn elius, 1:30 p.m . Spanish; Sunday»t)g^}ber 24, St. Luke’s Catholic Church, W ood burn, 1:00 p.m. Spanish, 4:00 p.m English; Sunday, October 31, Com munity Center next to 3t. Andrew’s Catholic Church, 806 N .E . Alberta, 2:00 p.m . English and Friday, N o vember 5, Smith Ballroom, Portland State University, 7:00 p.m. Spanish, 9:00 p ro- English. This rare c u ltu ra l experience is sponsored by the C o m m itte e o f Spanish Speaking People o f Oregon (COSHjJO) and funded by the Metro p o lita n ’A rts Commission and the Oregon Arts Commission. I'VE GOT GREAT LEGS! 3 Locations To Serve You: Ö949 N.E. Union Ave 3120 N.E. Union Ave. 283 9542 281 2628 2320 S.E. 82nd Ave. 774 9661