Portland Observer, April 13, 1983 Page 7
NAACP discusses job training
The Portland Branch N A A C P
w ill address the problem of Voca
tional Training for black youth at
their regular branch meeting the
third Sunday. April 17, at 4:00 p.m.
at the Vancouver Avenue First Bap
tist Church, 3138 North Vancouver
Avenue, according to Hazel G .
Hays. Branch President. The
Branch w ill also receive a report
from Representative Ed Leek o f
District 18 on H .B 2416, a bill on
deadly force introduced by Repre
sentative Leek.
Vocational Village, as part of the
Portland School System, affords an
opportunity for students to learn
trades and skills and to prepare
them for membership in trade
unions. Thomas L. Vickers,
N A A C P Educational C hairm an,
who was with the Vocational Village
for a number o f years, has talked
with Superintendent M atthew
Prophet and they both agree that
black students are not taking advan
tage o f the opportunities afforded
by Vocational Village. Vickers, in
charge o f the Educational portion
o f the meeting, will introduce Paul
Erickson, the Director of Vocation
al Village, who will discuss with the
Branch the opportunities for voca
tional education, and explore rea
sons why more black students are
not taking advantage o f the Voca
tional Village. Parents who are in-
tereted in learning about Vocational
Village are especially invited, as are
young people interested.
Budget strips
Park Bureau
Action Girls
have fun
My husband and I
did everything
together. We even
decided on our
funeral plans
together. When John died It
Saturday was a very rainy day but
at the home of H olli Trotm an, the
A ll Kind of Action Girls, who are
high school young ladies o f high
scholastic abilities sponsored and
programmed for by Zeta Sigma
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa A l
pha Sorority, had a fun afternoon.
At each meeting there is a special
experience planned for the group.
Mrs. Bobbie Nunn, a member of the
chapter and a retired educator from
P ortland Public Schools, gave a
dem onstration o f W ok C ooking.
The recipe was " S tir Fry Chicken
and Vegetable Dinner."
The fun came when the dinner
was tasted. You could hear the girls
saying “ U m l” and " A h ! " For a
while they forgot the rain storm.
The A lpha Kappa A lpha mem
bers who are sponsors are Mrs. Bar
bara Ward, Mrs. Marian Jacobs and
M rs. M attie lies— all members of
Zeta Sigma Omega. " A ll Kind of
Action Girls” will meet at Marchelle
Keener’s home in May.
was much easier for me. There were
so many things that had to be done
I know I carried out his wishes because
we discussed them ahead of time. We
even had money put aside In a special
plan available through our funeral
home. It was a great relief. I wish
more people knew about It.
Please send for our free booklets on
funeral planning.
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University o f Portland News Service
The upcoming Budget Committee
hearings threaten to cut Park Bu
reau funds and impair community
programs and services, said C om
missioner Charles Jordan o f the
Park Bureau.
Budget Com mittee meetings on
the Park Bureau begin M onday,
April ISth at 1:30 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers. Commissioner
Jordan encourages the public to at
tend and testify. “ I f they (the pub
lic) feel cuts are not acceptable they
have a right to ask that the services
be restored,” he said.
Jordan is submitting a S12.4 mil
lion budget, while M ayor Frank
Ivancie supports one of SI 1.8 m il
lion. Mayor Ivancie and Commis
sioner Jordan do not agree on Park
Bureau budget allocations. C om
missioner Jordan Stated, " W e will
go into the budget sessions at odds
. . . . I f I can't get my budget a p
proved for 1983-84 we cannot main
tain our parks at an acceptable lev
el.”
Cuts would delay the opening of
Portland’s eleven outdoor pools un
til after July 1st. Operating hours
will also be reduced. Those pools
targeted for early closure include
Woodlawn, Penninsula, Dishman,
Grant, and Pier.
"O n e neighborhood (Sellwood)
has met with my office and they
want to fund their p oo l’ s early
opening," said Jordan. A pp ro xi
mately $2400 per week will be need
ed to operate the pool.
" I ’ m concerned about the basic
maintenance of certain park facili
ties that will have to be delayed sim
ply because we do not have the per
sonnel to do it,” said Commissioner
Jordan. Proper upkeep o f rest
rooms, cutting the lawns periodical
ly, and spraying to eliminate harm
ful insects will be affected.
There will be no supervised play
grounds in the parks until after July
1st, summer Park Blocks concerts
will be cut, and community centers*
hours of operation will be reduced.
" I don't think that we can con
tinue to reduce the amount o f pro
gramming we are now providing in
our community schools and in our
community centers and still provide
adequate recreational opportunities
for our citizens,” said Jordan.
"Citizens will sec a visible decline
in our open space resources and the
standard o f maintenance w ill be
lowered considerably. I have a re
sponsibility to in fo rm the public
what to expect, so they w ill not
wake up June 1st and find that ser
vices are not being delivered,” said
Jordan.
Jordan emphasized that "w h at
will happen in the remainder of this
year and next year will only happen
if the M ayor’s budget is approved.
I f I get my way we w ill not have
such a negative impact on the park
systems," said Commissioner Jor
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