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Fish fryers mark fourth anniversary
by Lamta Duke
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lo o k in g p ro u d ly at th e ir past years
in business as th e ir fo u rth a n n iv e r
sary approaches.
A lb e rta Fish and P o u ltry , locted
at 1824 N E . A lb e r ta , is a fa m ily
owned and operated business which
used com m o n tense and m other w it
in 1976 to start their business.
Id a J o h nso n said fo r tw o years
they b o u g h t c a p ita l a n d p a id fo r
Thu wondarTui Mm on Goapal M u * k tocuan on two o* aa foundara, Thomaa D e w y
and Mother Willia Maa Ford Smith
It'a terrific. |oyou«. funny, unabaahadly
amotional
At tha Movtaa".
their building p rio r to opening up.
“ W h e n we cam e to P o rtla n d
there w asn 't a fish fry here. I d id n ’ t
th in k th e re was a la rg e eno ug h
CMcego Btuaa tracaa tha evolution ot etectnc urban btuaa mctudmy partormancaa by
Muddy Watare Buddy Guy. June» W a k and m e n ki Facta at U N ". W Ba LM«on ctama ha
hm va
atxut «svyiMng about tha btuaa
B lack p o p u la tio n to s u p p o rt a
re s ta u ra n t th a t c a tered to Black
taste b ud s.”
T h e Johnsons o v e rc a m e the
d e m o g ra p h ic w ith fin a n c ia l self-
c o n t r o l.’ ’ W e d ev e lo p e d s k ills o f
Loa Anyeiee >*12 Mm collector Mark Cantor preeente peraonal lavorrtaa that tall mto
tha category ot tha ottbeet. comic and buarra
using the m o n ey th a t cam e th ro u g h
as w isely as w e c o u ld . W e p u t it
back in the business."
Johnson said th a t last y e a r was
th e ir tou gh est y e a r. " I n 1983, the
eco n o m y was at its w o rs t a n d a lo t
o f our custom ers were out o f w o rk .
Focua on awing and tha traditional school ot (a n
HollKley Zoot Srme and dozen« of other» too
W e were getting the same customers
but their orders were s m a lle r."
falo ate am ong the catches that keep
their customers com ing back.
R o bert Johnson is an outdo ors-
m an and avid fish erm an w h o has a
c o m e by to see w h o we w ere a n d
w hat we were lik e . I th in k they liked
the d a y " .
w hat they s a w .”
T h e ir son Ire n can be seen in fro n t
o r b eh ind the c ou nter as his parents
pass on th e ir fa m ily business
T h e ir d au gh ter, T ay ra n e tte Joh n
son , was a Rose F e s tiv a l Princess
w isdom to him .
M rs . J oh nso n n o t o n ly w o rk s at
fo r J e ffe rs o n H ig h S c h o o l. " T h a t
year was a lot o f hustle and bustle,”
Id a Joh nso n said . " P e o p le w o u ld
the g r ill b u t has beco m e a n e ig h
b orhood counselor. " A n y child that
comes th ro u g h th a t d o o r is m in e . I f
fo llo w in g o f peers fre q u e n tin g his
restaurant to discuss their "c a tc h o f
Angela Davis speaks
Angela Davis and Jonathan Kozol
are am o u n g the speakers to be fe a
tu red in L ew is and C la r k C o lle g e 's
W in te r F o ru m Series: " E q u a lity and
Quality: O btainable Goals o f the U .S .
E d ucation al S y s te m ."
Angela Davis, professor o f ethnic
studies at San Francisco State College
and mem ber o f the N a tio n al Alliance
Against Racism and P olitical Repres
sion, w ill address “ Racism in Higher
Education: Alternatives for the 1980’s"
on F eb ru a ry 14th. She is fre q u e n tly
published on issues o f Black lib e ra
tion, political prisoners, the penal sys
tem, women's issues and U .S . History.
She is a candidate fo r Vice President
o f the U .S . on the C o m m u n ist P arty
U .S .A . ticket. She w ill appear at 7:30
p .m at P a m p lin Sports C enter.
O n Feb ru ary 15th, A u ro ra Levine
M o rale s w ill discuss " T h e Need fo r
Alliance Am ong Minorities in Creating
a Just E d u catio n al System ” at noon
in Tem pleton College Center. A Puer
to R ican Jewish w rite r and teacher,
she has been a c tiv e in fe m in is t a n d
third w orld cu ltu ra l m ovements.
Sarah Evans w ill discuss " W o m e n
and the L ib e ra tio n o f H is to ry ” F eb
ruary 14th at 3:15 p .m . She is author
o f " P e rs o n a l P o litics: T h e Roots o f
W o m e n 's L ib e r a tio n in th e C iv il
Rights Movements and the New L e ft.”
J o n a th a n K o z o l's latest b o o k is
" P ris o n e rs o f S ile n c e " , w hich e x a
mines the p lig h t o f U .S . adults w ho
are illite r a te and presents a specific
plan to fight illiteracy. In add itio n to
his personal experiences in the Boston
p ub lic school system, K o zo l has re
searched the successful literacy c a m
paigns in Cuba and Nicaragua. Kozol
w ill discuss " Illite r a te A m erica: T he
Politics o f E d ucation in a Decade o f
D u p u r ” , at 7:30 p .m ., February 15th
in Agnes F lan nig an C h ap el.
A ll events are free and open to the
public.
Magnet schools recruiting
P o r tla n d ’ s m a g n e t high schools
- M L C o ffe rs in d iv id u alize d e d u
begin th e ir a n n u a l re c ru itin g drives
next week, o ffe rin g next year's fresh
men educational choices beyond their
cation so students can build programs
to meet their ow n needs, abilities, in
neighborhood schools.
Specialized programs exist at Cleve
land, Jefferson, L in coln and Benson
Polytechnic high Khools and at M etro
p olitan I earning C e n te r(M L C ).
Each o f the fiv e m a g n e t schools
w ill host an in fo rm a tio n a l assembly
and open hou?e for eighth-graders and
their parents d uring this m o n th .
T h e assem blies-op en houses, a ll
timed from 7:30-9 p .m ., are scheduled
next WednesdayfFeb. 8)at Cleveland,
3400 S .E . 26th A v e .; next T h u rsd ay
(Feb 9)at Lincoln, 1600 S .E . Salm on
St ; Feb. M a t Jefferson. 5 2 1 0 N . K er
by A ve.; Feb 15 at M L C . » 3 3 N W .
G lisan St. and Feb. 24 and 25 at Ben
son Polytechnic, 546 N .E . 12th Ave.
Several specialized programs are o f
fered:
-C le v e la n d specializes in business
m anagem ent and m arketin g.
-L in c o ln offers specialization in in
ternational studies and advanced fo r
eign languages.
-Jefferson specializes in performing
arts, television p ro d u c tio n , legal se-
more
terests and learning styles.
-B e n s o n Polytechnic specializes in
science, engineering, vocational tech
nology and health occupations.
A c c e p ta n c e in to one o f the fiv e
I h ave a chance to h elp h im o r her
o u t, I d o . I f every p arent takes that
k in d o f tim e w ith each c h ild they
cam e in c o n ta c t w ith , w e w o u ld be
able to get back to the fa m ily struc
tu re o f a ll b la c k p eo p le b eing one
f a m ily ."
T h e Johnsons o ff e r th re e p o in ts
o f advice to the fu tu re businessman
a n d w o m a n in o u r c o m m u n ity .
" M a k e sure th e re is a need fo r the
business you w a n t to s ta rt. D o n 't
expect to get ric h o v e rn ig h t. A n d ,
w hen in c o m e com es in to the
business, hold on to it. Every year is
n o t going to be a good year fo r
s m a ll businesses. T h e re fo r e , the
p ro fits you m a k e fro m o n e year
should c a rry them over to the next.
T r y to stay aw a y fro m loans o f any
sort because they c o u ld lo a n you
just enough to f a il."
some ot th e b e « t ie n on Mml
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Bob and Ida Johnson help a cuatom ar at their Alberta Hah and Poultry.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
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electricity, you're in lor .1 big shock Brcausc w ith .ill
the cold weather, your m onthly electnc b ill could
be huge!
But here’s some good news. By heating w ith a
high-efficiency natural gas furnace you could be
paying ,usl half that much
The tru th is, when you consider total
operating c osts over the hie ot your healing system,
a high-efficiency gas lurnace is more economical than
any kin d ot electnc heating
Gas beats heat pumps.
In cold weather, modern nartir.il gas furnaces .»re
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April 20.
W h ile students are encouraged to
e n ro ll fo r fo u r years on a fu ll- tim e
basis at a m agnet high s cho ol, they
m ay a tte n d p a rt tim e th ro u g h a co
o p erative p ro g ram w ith their n eigh
Comparison based «»n'J? A rifu ictif ga* furnace heating ton*urfrpnon-a 4 11*» K M H
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b o rho od high school.
The s*y m gs esili tn.ike you yy.irm .ill o v e r" '
FO R F U R T H E R IN F O R M A T IO N .
P L E A S E C O N T A C T : O le n n H i l l ,
d ire c to r o f p u p il services, 2 5 5 -7 2 1 0
c re ta ria l/w o rd processing and c o m
o r James M . V o ig t, p ub lic in fo rm a
tio n specialist, 2 4 9 -3 3 0 4 , P o rtla n d
puter science.
P ublic Schools.
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more econom ical than heat pump*. Because when
temperatures drop below freezing. heat pumps cut
1 mt A n d most people then have to depend on
»>rdin.ir\ electric re*tst.ince heat W h ic h i* ver\ costh
hi tact, it puts you right hack where you
started paving twice as m iu h as someone w ith a
high -efficiency gas furnace
g ram .
-A v a ila b le space in the specialized
Students and parents will be notified
' h eve »t'(Hi»ai1 »ny i bo* * o»
m oney orde* h x I t t to» e
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Cutyour electric
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specialized programs depends on three
a specialized pro gram
- M e e t in g the sp ecific adm ission
requirem ents developed by the p ro
Roy Elodge Buck Calyton. Bill,«
Artiste eppeering on the screen tonight include Charlie Ptrker. D u ly Gillespie
Thelonru« Monk Miles Davie Roland
the John Coltrane Quartet and many
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T h e y c o m p e n s ate d the b ad year
by liv in g o f f the " c o o k ie j a r " they
saved d uring the good years.
T h e Johnsons e x p a n d e d th e ir
business as tim e w en t b y. N o t o n ly
do they cook fresh fish b ut they sell
it as w e ll. S o le , stu rg eon and b u f
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