Page 6 Portland Observer, December 8, 1962 Bits and Pieces by Ruth Spencer iá UM W i w w t i M rs. M arie H u ghley, classroom teacher at King Elementary School, has been appointed to the N a tio n a l C ouncil f o r Accreditation o f Teach er Education. • Right o n!! To the two com m unity principals who insisted that teachers cease and desist wearing d irty jeans and d ir ty tennis shoes to school— c o n g ra tu la tio n s . I t ’ s a bout tim e ! Let those teachers try being that un tidy at those Southwest schools. • The U.S. C o m m ission on C iv il Rights said persistent discrim ination was the main reason black A m e ri cans had disproportionately higher rates o f unemployment than whites. Clarence M. Pendleton, chairman o f the C om m ission, said at a news conference: “ These em ploym ent disparities are so pervasive that they exist v irtu a lly everywhere, at every age level, at every educational level, at every skill level." Am ong college graduates the un Scales as the Christmas Storyteller. The sto ryte lle r w ill be featured in the w indow on Fridays and S atur days from 11:30 a.m .-1:30 p.m. De cember 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 24. Other window appearances include Sunday, December 5 from 1-3 p.m .; Sundays, December 12 and 19 from 12:30-2:30 p .m .; and M onday through Thursday, December 20-23 fro m 11:30 a m .-1:30 p.m . The C hristm as S to ryte lle r w ill also re- cicte stories for children in the book departm ent fo llo w in g his w indow appearances. On Saturdays Decembezr 4 and 11 at 3:30 p .m ., and Sunday, De cember 5 at 2 p.m. in the downtown P o rtla n d sto re ’ s 9th flo o r class ro o m , D iane H o lm a n and L yn n Vanderkamp w ill present the Santa Claus and the S c in tilla tin g , M y s tifiy in g , Fascinating, S urpris ing, C hristm as Show. This enter tainment is fo r children three years o f age and o lder, and is free. The show w ill include puppets, dance, stories and songs fo r Christmas. On Saturday, December 11 at 10 a.m. and again at 11:30 a.m. in the d o w n to w n P o rtla n d sto re ’ s 10th flo o r T o y la n d , c h ild re n w ill be treated to a Barbie Fashion Show. Barbie gowns, western wear and evening ensembles w ill be modeled by adult models. Children attending the shows w ill receive com plim en tary Barbie coloring books, a Barbie Fan C lub Calendar and a photo o f Barbie. MRS. C’s , W IQ S Ó • U .S. Congressman M ervyn Dy- m ally (D -C A ) has co-sponsored a $30 m illion bill that would allow for 50% Meier & Frank plays Christmas Meier & Frank stores w ill feature old favorites as well as new events in its 1982 CXhristmas celebration. The Talking Tree w ill take root in Kids Inc. in all seven Meier & Frank stores beginning Friday, November 26 and continuing through Decem ber 24. Children can visit him daily and ask questions about life in the forest. Hours are M onday through Saturday from 11 a.m. 't i l 8 p.m ., and Sundays 11 a.m. 't il 6 p.m. A t the downtown P ortland store Santa Claus w ill make his home in the 10th flo o r auditorium ’ s Oregon Frontier trading post beginning F ri day, November 26 at 10:30 a.m. and co n tin u in g through December 24. The M eier & F rank L lo y d C enter and Salem stores w ill also have San ta Claus in residence fo r children’ s visits and photos. The C h o ra l A rts Ensemble w ill roam the downtown Portland store p e rfo rm in g tra d itio n a l Christm as carols D ecem bers, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22 and 23 fro m 11 a .m .-2 p.m . and Decem ber 24 11 a .m .-4 p.m. Mime David Immel w ill also roam the downtown Portland store enter taining shoppers and Santa visitors December 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17 and 20 through 24 with his unique silent an tics. The dow ntow n P ortland store’ s S.W . F ifth & M o rris s o n Street w indow w ill be w ired fo r outside sound and amid a Christmas setting we w ill feature local a cto r K e ith employment rate was 2.8 percent for whites and 7 .1 percent fo r blacks. W hites w ho had not graduated from high school had the same rate as blacks w ith one to three years o f college: 12.5 percent u n e m p lo y ment. • The Near N o rth e a st Y W C A is having a Bazaar and Holiday Buffet L u nche on, F rid a y , Dec. 3, 10:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m ., Alberta at M allory. Musical entertainment ornaments and holiday gifts w ill be featured. Come jo in in the fun! • Mrs. M ary K urney, President o f P ortland Federation o f Classified Employees, believes th a t, “ There needs to be more thank-yous in our work. The human element in educa tion must always be remembered.’ ’ OVAL SWIRLS OVAL SHRIMP RAM HOOPS 64 DIFFERENT STYLES AT $5 IN A VARIETY OF COLORS! Featuring wiga by NAOMI SIMS, ANDRE DOUGLAS. BILLIE b NATALIE COLE ROUND SWIRLS $15°° ’ Reg 3 2 " in°° ■ VJ BAMBOO HOOPS Reg 2 9 " BRAIDS $4.75 M R S . C ’s W IG S 707 N.E. Fremont 281-6S2S ClMed Sun. « Men. OPIN T u m . thru Sat 11:30 AM ta 3:00 PM M ount Olivet Baptist Church w ill hold its A n n u a l Bazaar, Saturday, December 4, 1982, 10 a.m .-5 p.m. at 122 N .E . Schuyler Street. Dinners w ill be served. The Reverend John Jackson is pastor. The N ational Education Associa tion has grown from 56.2 percent o f U .S. p u b lic school teachers ten years ago to 80.3 percent today. M uch o f this m em bership grow th has come from drastic increases in urban school districts. The N .E .A . claims 1.7 m illion members, second largest in the U .S .A . O n ly the Team sters U n io n has m ore mem- • The fin a n c ia l estate o f N a ta lie Cole, singer, 32-year-old daughter o f the late Nat King Cole has been placed under the conservatorship of M ana Cole, her mother. M a ria Cole told-new spaper re porters that her daughter had been under severe mental strain because o f a pending operation to remove a nodule from the singer's throat. Al so, she expected her daughter to be fu lly recovered w ithin three months and managing her $300,000 estate (Sponsored by A m e rica n State Bank, V.F. Booker, President.! OFF reg. 90.00 to 240.00, from Better Jewelry, all stores Betty Cabin«. Proprietor N ow • Thomas Boothe, flu tis t, w ill ap pear in concert December 18, 1982, 8 p .m ., at the N o rth w e st Service Center, 1819 N.E. Everett. M r. Boothe w ill perform his orig inal com positions, plus special ar rangements o f traditional Christinas music. bers. 14 KT. GOLD EARRINGS DOLPHIN HOOPS M in i-fre e d o m .............. ............ - the upgrading o f Math and Science teachers on the secondary level na tionwide. "W e live in a world o f computers, m em ory chips, and sophisticated electronics; and it is shocking that most o f our teachers are as lacking in basic understanding o f this tech nology as their stu d e n ts ," he said recently. meierllTfrank