Portland Observer, February 8, 1984 Page 3 !¡FRjS£unvj£S/ METROPOLITAN Fish fryers mark fourth anniversary by Lamta Duke Grass root News. N. W. O re g o n ’ » o n ly S o u th e rn »lyle fish fry is 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 PORTWND OBSERVER i Bob and Ida Johnson help a cuatom ar at their Alberta Hah and Poultry. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) ! 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In cold weather, modern nartir.il gas furnaces .»re Call Northwest Natural Gas today la 't us show m h i how a new natural gas furnace can cur your heating h ill in halt We have IC-year h n a n i in jj w ith no m o n o down And your pavmcnV» could he a* low as $¿5 a m onth G et .ill the fac ts (. .ill Northwest ( »as t«nla\ Campate. $150 NNG $100 o f a d m is sio n o r n o n -a d m is s io n by 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 < 145 Therms). anJ base i.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 im e «atar » u b K n p lw ti Cutyour electric heating bill inhmf. factors: -In te re s t and a b ility to succeed in program V es I w o u ld Itk e e s u b s c rip tio n t o th e A t/rfu H tf < >h»a*»rr P IIA S I PAINT ■ 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 I 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 ­ I. I SUBSCRIBE TO THE I I PORTLAND OBSERVER I I TODAY AND RECEIVE I I TWO FREE MOVIE TICKETS I To any of the following shows at the Northwest Film I Study Center-1219 S.W . Park Ave.(while supply lasts). I I T a k e yo u r p i c k . . . I SAY AMEN. SOMEBODY Sunday. February 12 at 2 p.m ----------- I a ttp .m . _____ I I I BLUES and I CHICAGO --------- I FACTS OF LIFE Thuraday Fabruary 1« at • p.m. I I M* I I JA2Z KITCH Friday. Fabruary 17a t * p m. --------- I I I --------- ■ JAZZ PREMIER Saturday. Fabruary 1« at 2 p.m. a a a a MODERN JAZZ ON FILM Saturday. 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