Portland Observer, March 21, 1984 Page 3
Spiritual Reading
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Rev. White Feather
HEALER-QREAT S P IR ITU A L M A N
Clackam as com m issioner first woman
by Kathryn H all Bogle
Daisy Hayes is (he only
Clackamas County elected official
who is Black.
Daisy W alker Hayes, a petite
dynam o. Is fittin g nicely into her
new job. Hayes, at 48, is the newest
member in the M t. Scott W ater
District out in Clackamas County.
She is also the first and only woman
to hold that position in the five-
member, previously all-male group.
In all o f its 1,893 square miles.
Clackamas County has only 240,900
in population. Among the thousands
that are there, only a scant hanu-
ful are Black. O ut o f the four
original Oregon counties, the
Clackamas County seat, Oregon
C ity , became the site o f the first
Oregon legislative session in 1848.
W ithin its boundaries, the county
has many parks, lakes, rivers and
streams. Fishing is good in the
forest streams— a fisherman's
paradise in some seasons.
The Hayes family, Daniel L. and
Daisy, lives in Happy Valley, com
fo rtably settled there since 1969
when they at last found their dream
place— a place with space for their
growing family of five boys. There
are trees on the land. Squirrels
and chipmunks and birds make their
home in the trees— and a stream
ripples at the edge of their property.
Hayes loves it all.
“ I was born in Arkansas,” said
Daisy. "W e lived in Carthage and I
went to rural schools where
everyone was Black. A t our school
we used the books, battered and
torn with whole pages missing, that
had been discarded by white
schools. We were poor, but rich in
our Bible instruction by our parents,
Alfreda and Murphy W alker. My
father was an Elder in the Church of
God in Christ and both my parents
still are members of that church.
" I knew that somewhere there
had to be a better life for me than
staying in C a rth a g e ,” Hayes
reminisced. "A fte r a few years, my
husband, Daniel, and I came to Port
land. We were determined to find
our new lives here, but we knew we
needed space to be satisfied. Our
search led us to Happy Valley.”
The Hayes boys grew up in Hap
py Valley. They attended Happy
Valley Schools. Their parents joined
the P T A at school and Daisy
became
secretary
of
the
organization. Somewhere along the
way, Daisy decided to enroll in
college classes at Portland State
University.
"That first term was a disaster to
m e,” said Hayes. “ I was eager to
learn, but I was intimidated to the
point o f fear by being in the
classroom with only white students
and white teachers. M y speech was
so totally different from theirs that
there was outright laughter when I
spoke. I was humiliated, but I was
also determined to correct my
speech. For the next term I enrolled
in a speech class.”
When the boys began high school,
Hayes joined the high school PTA.
She ran for o ffice and won the
presidency o f that P T A in 1973.
Later, Hayes became a county vice
president for the Clackamas Coun
cil P T A . She went on to become a
member o f the State Executive
Board of Managers for the PTA.
At a time in the late 70's, the whole
family was in school. Daniel Hayes
became a Visual In fo rm atio n
Specialist for the U.S. government,
Daisy received a B.S. certificate in
psychology, and a bachelors degree
in speech communication from
Marylhurst College. Currently she is
working toward a dual Masters in
psychology and communications
from P.S.U.
Now, all the family has received
college educations and the boys now
27, 26, 23, 22 and 19 are living in
dependently. One son, a political
science graduate of P .S .U ., was ac
tive in Daisy's campaign when she
decided to run for a seat on the M t.
Scott W ater District. She had the
pychological support o f them all,
however.
" I knocked on doors to become
acquainted with the voters in
Oregon C ity . I have lived in the
com m unity, I know the people,”
Daisy said. * 'l have participated
with them in the schools. I under
stand their tax considerations. I can
go with them from one level to
another in their social and academic
pursuits in the community. In fact,
my friends and neighbors formed a
network for telephone calls for me.
I could assure everyone that if I
d id n 't know the answers they
needed, I would try to find o u t,”
Daisy said.
" A t voting tim e, 1 voted for
myself. The waiting process took
three days— a time o f tension and
frustration for me. A slim margin,
they said, but I had won.
“ The five male commissioners
moved over and made room for the
first woman in their midst,” Daisy
Hayes continued. " T h e y moved
over cheerfully saying. ‘ We
welcome you. We are sure you will
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D A IS Y W ALKER HAYES
learn.’ They treat me with courtesy
because they are gentlemen.
" T h e men are right. I am lear
n in g -learnin g the legal aspects of
the position, learning terminology,
county and state regulations,
resources of water systems in M u lt
nomah and Clackamas Counties,
learning about budgets and levies
and how to prepare them for presen
tation to the public. I ’m learning the
personnel and the personalities not
only in my department, but in the
public (hat witnesses our meetings.
As a commissioner. I ’m learning the
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practices o f prospective users and
customers of the Clackamas waters.
M t. Scott water rights and
limitations and pricing are part of
our discussions, as well as scrutiny
of the rights of the applicant.
**My well-rounded education has
been an asset to me. Logic and
discretion are necessary tools. I
hope I have them as well. C om
missioner Hayes' voice dropped and
softened. "R e lig io n and faith are
important too. In all thy days and
all thy ways, acknowledge Him and
He will direct your path.”
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New weatherization program helps Oregon
A new weatherization program
is beginning to pay o ff for Oregon
ians—in cash.
The
first
eleven
rebate
checks— averaging about $900
each— have been sent to families
who weatherized their homes
through the State Hom e O il
Weatherization Program (S H O W ).
The program pays half the cost of
weatherization for households
within certain income limits.
Each household w ill use about
100 gallons less fuel oil each year af
ter weatherizing. At today’s prices,
that's worth almost $100 every year.
S H O W ’ S rebates were designed
specifically for low and moderate
income households that heat with
o il, wood, propane or butane.
S H O W is funded by a SS60.000
federal grant administered by the
Oregon D epartm ent o f Energy
(ODOB).
Lynn D. Frank, O D O E director,
said the S H O W rebate "m eets a
critical need among families pinched
by the cost o f heating their homes
and the typical weatherization job
that costs $1,300 to $2,000.” Frank
said S H O W expects to approve
about 700 more rebates in 1984.
Interest in the program , which
started in January, has been running
high, according to program
manager Kristi Grecar. O D O E has
received 114 applications and has
approved 112 weatherization jobs
worth $98,600. The eleven families
who have received rebates first
received a free energy audit, decided
what weatherization to install, and
selected a contractor. They sent
rebate applications to O DOE in mid
to late January. A fte r getting
O D O E ’s approval, they had the
work completed and then received
their check from ODOE.
Greear said the most cost-
effective measures include ceiling
and underfloor insulation, replace
worn-out oil furnace burners and
install storm
windows. The
programs rebate limit is $1,218 for a
single family dwelling.
For families who will have touble
paying even h a lf the cost o f
weatherization, O D O E can suggest
"creative financing” in some cases,
Greear said.
For example: they can borrow all
or part of their share, at 6.3 percent
interest, through
the State-
sponsored S H O W loan program
and a local lender.
A three-year, $900 loan at 6.3
percent interest results in monthly
payments o f about $28. I f that
household saves $100 a year in fuel
oil bills, the real cost o f the loan is
about $20 per month.
Eligible low and moderate income
households in Portland can borrow
at even less: 4.75 percent interest
through the Portland Energy Saving
Center (248-4636).
O D O E , working with local
C om m unity
A ction
Agencies
(C A P 'S ), can help low-income
households use federal Low-Income
Energy
Assistance
Program
(L IE A P ) funds to cover the
household share or to install ad
ditional weatherization.
An elderly N orth Portland
woman combined the loan and
rebate programs to install a new
furnace that cost $ 1,987.30. The
woman paid half, or $993.73. Then
Greear contacted the N orth P o rt
land Com m unity Action Agency.
The agency found that the woman
was eligible for L IE A P aid. C A P
crews insulated the attic at no
charge.
"That woman’s first-year savings
will be more than $900— almost as
much as her entire cost,” Greear
said. "A t her $6,000 annual income
level, that means about $40 more
per month in spendable income a f
ter she’s made her weatherization
loan payment.”
All Oregon oil-healed homes are
eligible for low-interest loans for
weatherization. There are income
limits for the S H O W rebate and
L IE A P . In all cases, the first step is
to request a free home energy audit
by calling toll free I -800 452 8660.
An energy auditor will inspect the
home and make recommendations
for weatherization and estimate
costs and savings.
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Lead poisoning alert
"Lead Poison in Your Water?” ,
a booklet released by the Portland-
based Citizens for a Lead-free En
vironment, warns that more than
23,000 Portland area residents are
receiving dangerous levels o f lead
from their water tap and provides
hints on how to minimize (he risks.
"L ead pipes and lead solder on
copper drinking water pipes can
leach enough lead into drinking
water to cause very serious
damage,” said Roger Burt, head of
the group. "The medical evidence is
quite clear—elevated levels of lead
in drinking water are related to birth
defects, hyperactivity, and mental
retardation in children, and hyper
tension, kidney failure and a host of
other conditions in adults.”
Citizens for a Lead-free E n
vironment was formed in 1980 by
more than 30 persons who had
developed low-level lead poisoning
and whose home water supplies
showed elevated lead levels. Burt
said the group decided to issue the
information "so that others will not
have to go through the same
devastating experience.”
Un
diagnosed lead poisoning, he says,
ruined the lives o f many o f these
people before being spotted for
what it was.
While urging a statewide ban on
lead-based solder on water pipes as
" v it a l” (The State Health Depar
tment is considering such a move
c u rre n tly .), the group suggests a
number o f immediate steps which
can be taken by an individual to
protect himself and his fam ily, in
cluding having tap water testedfor
metal contamination, flushing water
pipes before taking water for
drinking or cooking, and replacing
lead-soldered pipes with non-lead
soldered or plastic pipes.
The pamphlet, which reviews the
medical literature and causes of rhe
problem , is available for a self-
addressed stamped envelope from
Citizens for a Lead-free E nviron
ment, 237 S.E. ,7th Avenue, Por
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