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Observer, May 18,1983
OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
by Kathryn H a ll Boyle
he Albina M inisterial Alliance
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and its programs were hosts,
and featured guests as w e l l £ the
T h irte e n th A n n iv e rs a ry Banquet
held at Dishman Comm unity Center
on Saturday evening, M ay 14.
A t least 300 persons queued up
for a buffet supper served prior to
the even ing ’ s p ro g ram headed by
Kay Toran, director o f A ffirm ative
A ction fo r O regon State, who was
principal speaker.
T o r a n ’ s speech, title d “ I f W e
D on’t, W ho W ill? " targeted direct­
ly at the black co m m u n ity, called
for a renewal o f vigorous attention
and action to guard gains made and
to m ake fu rth e r gains in all
important areas o f life in the central
stream for black citizens.
The Rev. Ira M u m fo rd , as master
o f ceremonies, conducted the pro­
gram with wit and humor following
the g ro up singing o f “ L if t Every
Voice” by D ayto n Sm ith. Invoca­
tion was by the Rev. J .C . Foster.
T h e Rev. M a tth e w W a lle y in tr o ­
duced the guest speaker. Songs o f
jo y were o ffe re d by a m ale vocal
g ro u p , “ T h e M ig h ty W ings o f
F aith.”
T h e Rev. John W . O a rlin g to n ,
J r ., president o f A M A , gave
C o rn elia Smith a “ great big thank
you” for “ extraordinary Christian
service and dedication to program ­
ming fo r A M A and to the s ta ff o f
F a m ily D ay and N ig h t C a re , an
agency conducted by A M A to pro­
vide childcare in private homes.
O th e r A M A aw ards fo r d is tin ­
guished service, presented on the
behalf o f A M A by C o rn elia Smith,
went to the Rev. Marge Green o f the
Ecumenical Parish and to the Rev.
Louis M ille r o f N .E . L u th eran
Mission. Also receiving awards were
Joseph Sloan, Deather Sloan, James
D o m in g e , C la rin e S m ith and the
C o m m u n ity R elatio n s T eam o f
Pacific Northwest Bell. Benediction
was by the Rev. R. Andrews-Bryant.
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John Coleman. Eplacopal ley mlnlater of
Richmond, Vlrglnle. cheta with Deacon Alcona
Bootee of Bt. Philip.
1st, w ill present his p o rtra y a l o f
“ F red erick
D o u glass”
in
a
performance at Catlin-Gabel School
on Friday evening. M ay 20, at 8:00
p.m . Called "A g itate: O ur W ork is
not F in ish ed ,” the perform ance is
to be repeated M a y 21 and 22. and
again on M ay 27, 28 and 29. Sunday
evening perform ances are at 7:00
p.m.
A
kn o w led g ea b le
P o rtla n d
School Board member, Cawthorne
was recently elected to the 13-member
Urban Boards Steering Com m ittee
o f the N a tio n a l School Boards
A s so ciatio n . T h e c o m m itte e p ro ­
gram is to develop inform ation, re­
search and to re p o rt on issues
affe c tin g school systems in the 72
cities o f the U n ite d Stales w ith
populations over 100,000.
Judge Aaron Brown and hie w ife . Alvenlce. w ith
Judga Wilson A ry am ba. from K hartoum . Sudan.
Coleman also gave Invocation in the
State Senate at Salem, M ay 10. and
later he had an audience with the Rt.
Rev. M atth ew B igliardi, Bishop o f
the Episcopal diocese o f Oregon. He
returned to his home in Richmond,
V irg in ia , this week where he is the
director o f the Peter Paul Develop­
ment Center,
effe rs o n H ig h Sch o ol, on its
London, England, were also guests
at a perform ance o f the Jefferson
Dancers in thè high school auditori­
um.
B;
' obbi Gary is at home following
Ih er trip to Iowa C ity, Iowa, to
attend the graduation o f her daugh­
ter, Carla G ary, from the College o f
Law at the University o f Iowa,
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lioncen in the history of Oregon
toes fo r good public relations,
w ill be honored at a dinner in
regularly entertains visiting educa­
the G ran d B allro o m o f the H ilto n
tors and persons interested in public
H o te l on F rid a y , M a y 10. The
ed u catio n by o ffe rin g scheduled
Oregon Lung Association, through
tours o f the building and a look-see
its Pioneer C o m m ittee o f O regon,
at Jefferson programs.
will host the a ffa ir expected to draw
Conrad Hunte, o f Barbados, who
hundreds o f patrons. C h airin g the
conducted a sem inar, “ Enriching
banquet is Gerry Frank, assisted by
Not Enraging Each O th e r,” for the
Leo A d le r and P au l P h illip s ,
M o ra l R e -A rm am en t Conference
Am ong the listed com m ittee m em ­
week ending in P o rtlan d , also ad­
ohn Coleman, a lay-minister in
bers is Pete M cC on n ell, O reyonian
dressed a Jefferson class on “ Leader­
the E p isco pal diocese o f
reporter.
ship.” Students were treated to an
V irg in ia , was in the c ity as a extra talk by H u n te when they in ­
M cC onnell has presented to the
member o f the speakers* teams o f
co m m itte e fo r inclu sio n am ong
sisted on hearing h im discuss the
the M o ra l R e -A rm am en t C o n fe r­
those to be h on o red , the nam e o f
" h o w - t o " o f p laying c ric k e t, the
ence held here at the H o lid a y Inn-
M cC a n ts S te w a rt, the first black
game w hich made H u n te w o rld -
Airport on last Friday thru Sunday.
attorney in the state o f Oregon, who
traveled and famous in 17 countries
W h ile in the c ity , C o lem an was
was licensed to practice law in this
where the sport is N o . I on sports
in v ite d to preach at a Sunday
state in 1902. M cC a n ts S te w a rt’ s
charts.
morning service at St. Philip Church
c o n trib u tio n to the history o f the
Hunte. Cleiland Don nan o f Rich­
by the Rev. M . Ramsey Schadewitz.
city o f Portland and to the state o f
mond, Virginia, and Ann Rignall o f
O regon was a feature story in the
Black History section o f the Portland
O bserver durin g F eb ru ary o f this
year.
M cC an ts S te w a rt’ s d au g h ter,
K atherine Stew art F lip p in o f San
One million teenage Americans,
control group, that was also given
Francisco, w ill arrive in the city to
aged 12 to 17, also have hyperten­
medications but in a normal phy­
attend the banquet. General tickets
sion, according to Mrs. Madeline
sician-patient fashion, did less well.
are $35.00. Patrons w ill pay $75.00
Lawson, a conference coordinator
Also, in the high support group,
a plate.
and education services officer for
he said, "blacks did twice as well as
udge A a ro n Brow n and M rs .
the Food and Drug Administration
whites, and among those with
(F D A ).
higher blood pressure levels, blacks
Brown entertained 20 friends at
Also at the news conference, Mae
did 3 times better than whites. A ll
a b u ffe t supper F riday evening on
S. W alton, president. National Tots
this proves," D r. Saunders con­
the terrace o f th e ir hom e which
and Teens Inc., a black youth group
cluded, "th at the system that is
o verlo o ks the W illa m e tte R ive r.
sponsored by black parents, said
available for the care o f high blood
Honored guest at the inform al bar­
that stress and smoking are also
pressure is not as good for blacks as
becued salmon steaks cookout was
causes for high blood pressure
for other citizens."
W ilso n
N.
A ry a m b a
fro m
among black people.
He called for a national program
Khartoum in the Sudan. A ryam ba,
She and Kidney Foundation local
that would include taking blood
a judge o f the Supreme Court o f the
President Michael Elmer agreed that
pressure readings by all health care
Sudan, is president o f the Court o f
high consumption o f sometimes
professionals, among them dentists,
A p p eals fo r six regions o f the
overly salty junk foods may be a pri­
nurses, pharmacists, etc.; setting up
Su dan. T h e c o u n try counts 20
mary cause o f teenage hypertension.
screening programs at work sites
m illion in its population occupying
The Foundation is especially
and in churches.
one million square miles.
concerned about high blood pres­
In Baltimore, an intensive screen­
Judge A ry a m b a , a guest in this
sure as it is a major cause o f kidney
ing and monitoring program was set
failure.
up initially at 10 black churches and
" W e want to involve the black
the number has grown to 73,
community more in our activities,”
Saunders said. He cautioned against
said Elmer. " A t present, blacks are
mere screening and urged that com­
more reluctant than whites to do­
munity groups couple that service
nate organs for kidney and other
with education and follow-up o f
transplants."
hypertensive individuals.
“ It is unfortunate that so many
Church oriented programs will
people suffer from hypertension,”
reach black women more than men,
Elmer declared, "when very simple
he added. Black men should be en­
things can alter the condition. Just a
couraged to seek medical treatment
mint b in d s
few intelligent steps, principally
for hypertension even though 10 to
adjustments in diet, can help control
13 percent o f treated males experi­
blood pressure." Everyone who has
ence sexual dysfunction due to high
hypertension should consult
a
blood pressure medications, he said.
physician to identify necessary
A change in drugs can often restore
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steps: exercise, dietary changes,
sexual loss, he noted.
weight loss, medication, etc., to
" In any case, I give them the
control the disease. Foundation
choice,” Dr. Saunders said o f male
spokespersons added.
patients, "and let them decide.”
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Coalition fights hypertension
erb Cawthorne, many talented
as a speaker-author-monolog-
Washington, D .C .: “ A healthy
black nation derives from a healthy
black people," declared M ona H .
Bailey, national president of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., as she
opened the first session o f "H y p e r­
tension: Breaking the Silence,” a
national symposium at the Howard
Inn on the Howard University cam­
pus, Saturday, A pril 23.
Television
anchor
Renee
Poussaint (W J L A -T V in Washing­
ton, D .C .), the session's keynoter,
said, "A s black people, we are
killing ourselves." She cited a recent
D .C . study showing 13,000 drug
addicts and 60,000 alcoholics and
national data revealing that one out
o f every four black Americans has
hypertension
or
high
blood
pressure.
"Black women have twice the
number of heart attacks as white
w om en," Charles L. C urry, M .D .,
chief,
cardiovascular
diseases,
Howard University Hospital, told
the conference. Black women, sta­
tistically, suffer slightly more from
hypertension than black men — 31
percent o f black women to 30 per­
cent o f black men.
"T h e problem is not properly ad­
dressed," D r. Curry continued.
"Obesity is probably a major fac­
tor. We can't tell yet why blacks
have more high blood pressure. It
may be due to salt intake and great­
er stress. We know that Alaskan
Eskimos don't have any appreciable
high blood pressure and it seems to
be because there is not much salt
there. In Japan, where the diet has a
large amount of salt, stroke is the
No. I cause of death." High blood
pressure is a major cause o f stroke
and heart attack.
Like Curry, Elijah Saunders.
M .D ., chief o f cardiology, at Provi­
dence Hospital in Baltimore, said,
" A lot of our leadership worries
about our people voting, but if they
are not living, they can’t vote or do
anything else.”
A research participant in a five
year federal hypertension study,
Saunders said that a community-
focused
intensive
program
of
support: free treatment, bus service
to clinics, babysitters, counseling
and hbp drugs resulted in a 17 per­
cent better performance among the
low Income patients studied. A
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L o a n P ro g ra m and the M e d ic a l/
Dental Grant and Loan Program.
The commission also provides in­
form ation to state agencies and the
public regarding state, federal and
some p riv a te fin a n c ia l a id p ro ­
grams.
B ro w n , the re -a p p o in te d co m ­
missioner, is manager o f operator
services for Pacific Northwest Bell
She is active in various professional
and com m unity organizations such
as Progressive Business W o m e n ,
Am erican Business W om en, and is
past p resident o f the A m e ric a n
Society o f T ra in in g and D e ve lo p ­
ment.
Brow n is ac tiv e w ith J u n io r
A c h ie v e m e n t, the ¡Joy and O ir l
Scouts, and is a m em ber o f The
Links, Inc.
country o f the U nited States In fo r ­
m a tio n A g en cy, has been in the
company o f 14 other nationals from
other countries touring the U.S. for
several weeks “ to le a rn ,” said
Aryam ba, "h o w Am erican govern­
ment operates. I am interested p ar­
ticularly in observing how the sepa­
ra tio n o f power is decided am ong
the judicial, the legislative and exec­
utive branches o f government. W e
are still developing our own system
using the p a tte rn o f English and
American systems.
" O u r penal law system is derived
from Indian civil law and needs up­
d a tin g ,” A rya m b a said. A ryam b a
traced the geographical location o f
the Sudan as being about 200 miles
north o f the eq u ato r, and said the
Sudan is friendly w ith all its neigh­
bors. H e said that the Sudan is not
s u ffe rin g fro m fa m in e , b u t, “ we
could be better fe d .” Sudan took a
n eu tral stand w ith N ig e ria when
other nations harshly criticized that
country fo r its ab ru p t dismissal o f
the m illio n persons expelled fro m
N igeria earlier in 1983, the visitor
said.
A ry a m b a visited in P ittsb urgh ,
Arkansas and Nevada in his assigned
tour o f the states. Part o f the time
was spent in Reno, Nevada, at the
fam ous N a tio n a l Ju d icial College
where judges o f the nation register
for refresher courses in subjects o f
their choice.
w. Vic Atiyeh has re-appointed
G
A lvenice Brow n to the state
Sch o larship C o m m is sio n .
ap p o in tm en t is subject to O regon
Senate a p p ro v a l. Brow n was firs t
a p p o in ted to the com m ission in
1981. H e r term w ill begin July 1,
1983, and will expire June 30,1987.
T he seven-m em ber comm ission
adm in isters a v a rie ty o f student
financial aid programs for Oregonians
attending post-secondary in s titu ­
tions. Those program s include the
Need G ra n t and Cash A w ard p ro ­
gram s, the G u a ra n te e d Student
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A c o a litio n o f hum an n gn ts
groups spearheaded by the Oregon
Human Rights Coalition is sponsor­
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at noon next Wednesday to pressure
Ways and Means Committee C hair­
person Vera Katz to expedite fund­
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parent fa m ily w e lfa re p ro gram s.
Fair treatment for A .D .C . recipients
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members o f the organizing coalition
include the A F l -C IO , Grey Panthers,
the O regon A n ti-H u n g e r P ro ject
and Ecumenical Ministries. Joining
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