10 Portland Observer, October 6, 1982
The King Neighborhood Facility
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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.”
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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.
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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
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Bits and Pieces
made by Ken A d a ir, the im -
Woodlawn
Piedmont
Sabin
Concordia
Irvington
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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.”
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Neighborhood August August
Burglary Ratoa 1861
1982
King
Boise
Eliot
Humboldt
Vernon
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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Puppets play Don Quixote
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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;
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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.
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