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B Y Kathryn H a ll Bogle
B S E R V IN G 39 YEAR S o f ser
Roebuck and others are involving
their chief executives in Chicago
United, Berry said. A t the present,
there ir e about 140 executives
loaned to this organization, he said,
with their first goal being a
reorganization o f
the Chicago
educational system. A second on
going interest will be the study of
philanthropy (how much o f the cor
porate dollar is given in the name of
philanthropy and how it has been
used). A third, and possibly the core
of them all, is the study Chicago
United will undertake to discover
the causes o f discrimination— which
they now think o f as a symptom of
the major disease, racism.
ving
the
Portland
com
munity, the Urban League o f Port
land marked its annual dinner for
Thursday, A p ril 19, 1984. Edwin C.
•’ B ill” Berry came from Chicago to
make the keynote address before an
audience of 800 persons gathered at
the Red Lion Jantzen Beach to
celebrate the occasion.
C ity
Council
Commissioner
Charles
Jordan,
master
of
ceremonies for the evening, opened
(he scheduled program following
the invocation by the Rev. Rodney
I. Page, executive director o f the
Ecumenical Ministries o f Oregon.
Greetings and welcome were by Port
land's M ayor Frank Ivancie, M u lt
Berry
pointed
out
that
in
Chicago, the Business Advisory
Edwin "Bill'' Berry, former Ur ben League Executive gives keynote
Committee o f the Chicago Urban
speech et Urben Leegue Annuel Dinner, (l-r) Donny Adelr. newly
League is made up o f presidents of
elected Chelr of Urben Leegue Executive Boerd; E. Shelton Hill,
Chicago firms because they have
retired Executive of Urben Leegue; Edwin "Bill" Berry. Keynote
learned that management by the top
Speeker et Urben Leegue Annuel Dinner; Freddye Petett. President.
level executive ensures that "reports
Urben Leegue of Portlerid; end Doneld Clerk. Director. Burnside
are out to really educate the person
Consortium end long-time Urben Leegue member end volunteer.
nel of the company and that the top
(Photo: P C Peril
executive can best keep account of
what is going on in his com pany."
speeches and writing to produce
Calling
Chicago
“ the
most
team; small but determined to im
changes and to enlist the help of
residentially segregated city in the
prove the conditions o f Blacks in
other agencies, public and private,
United States,” Berry said, " In
Portland toward making the city a
to play a part in this "noble en
Chicago, we know the effect of
"place o f decency and democracy."
change will be tough— we know it and
d eavo r."
Recalling that he had found much
Berry was awarded a standing
we are eager to take it on. In Port
bigotry in Portland with segregation
ovation at the close o f his address.
land, you can do it too. Justice can
and discrimination a way o f life in
The Youthsound Ensemble, accom
prevail. We want to see an America
both the public and private sectors.
panied by prianist Janice Scroggins,
where there is no penalty for the
Berry reviewed the list of 3,000
and directed by Ken Berry o f this
color o f the skin. That is all we are
members o f the Urban League at the
city, were featured in musical selec
trying to do. I guarantee we will set
time o f his departure and gave them
Instant
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CrtOCOeOTR
tions during the evening.
tle for no less than th a t."
credit for the continuing growth o f
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W hile in the city “ B ill" Berry lec
the League and its programs. Berry
tured on the campus o f the Univer
gave plaudits to many present who
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sity of Portland, speaking to students
were charter members and named
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many who are deceased, but whose
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efforts are remembered. Calling Dr
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ban League drew about 50 C o r
heard him speak on "R acial Stereo
De Norval Unthank the “ fath er" of
SAN RAFAEL l910NE1Z2nd
porate
executives
located
in
the
types— Their Impact on American
the Urban League, Berry also men
community to the Lloyd Center Red
tioned Phil Reynolds, Roosevelt
Politics,”
and
business
ethics
Lion Inn on last Thursday. The
students heard Berry’ s talk on
Rogers, Dick and M aurine Neuber-
executives came to hear Edwin (Bill)
"M ino rities in Business in General
ger, Dave Robinson, Clarence Ivey,
Berry, a special assistant to George
and A ffirm ative Action versus
Tom Lawson M cC all, Helen C atlin,
Johnson, president o f Johnson
Reverse Discrim ination.”
John W hitelaw , Luke Roberts and
Products Company of Chicago,
M ark Smith as having made com
speak on " T h e Corporate Role in
mendable contributions to the
Com m unity
A ffa irs ."
Opening
strength o f the agency.
remarks were by Vernon V. Chat
Berry noted the progress Portland
man and Freddye Petett, president
has made in the current inclusion of
o f the Urban League
Blacks in the various levels o f
According to Donny R. Adair,
government, in communications, in
newly elected chair o f the Urban
industry and commerce, but he also
League's board of directors, most ot
warned that "th e battle against
the executives present at the lunch
bigotry has just begun." He said
eon had assisted the League in the
that America is "still a long, long
past and, for them. Berry's address
Larry W illso n 's U nion S quare C o n v e n ie n t Food M a rt W ILL BE OPEN
way from the goal and the promise
would be an update on the progress
E V E R Y H O U R , E V E R Y D A Y . Local o w n a r /o p a r a t o r . Larry W ills o n ,
o f fair play and equal life chances
o f the League. For others, the
for all citizens,” in spite of what he
believes th a t you can find "ju s t w h a t you w a n t" in his Union A venue
speech
was
a
"b riefing
on
called "benchmarks in the Black
C F M . T h a t is: T h e v a r ie ty you w a n t; th e g ro c e rie s you w a n t; th e
promotion o f corporate citizenship
man's struggle in A m erica."
produce you w an t; the service you w an t; all at the price you w an t. A nd,
and p hilanthropy." Introduction of
"Racism is deeply embedded in
Larry fe a tu re s a fu ll-s e rv ic e d e lic a te s s e n w ith m e a ts , cheeses and
the
speaker
was
by
E.
Shelton
H
ill,
the culture and the way o f daily life
stitutions.
s
a la d s . D e lic io u s . A n d n o w you can g e t " ju s t w h a t you w a n t "
retired
executive
o
f
the
Portland
in these United States— the battle
Don C lark, executive director of
Urban
League.
Among
those
against it will be long and h ard ," he
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the Burnside Consortium , a long
present were representatives of
said.
time friend o f both the Urban
Nike, Safeway Stores, Fred Meyer,
Berry viewed the job remaining
League and " B ill”
Berry, in
Inc., the legal firm o f Stoel, Rives
ahead for Blacks as being " to alter
troduced the keynote speaker as
and Boley, Silco Construction Co.
(Am erican)
culture— which
is
"one o f our great C ivil Rights
(which has been engaged to recon
tough,” he warned. " I t is so d if
leaders, the campaign strategist for
struct
Urban
Plaza),
Emanuel
fic u lt,” he went on to say. "because
the election o f H arold Washington,
Hospital, Providence Medical Cen
most white Americans practice it
M ayor o f Chicago, a great teacher
ter, Pacific Northwest Bell and
unconsciously, out o f habit, and not
and a great A m erican ."
M etropolitan Hospitals, Inc. Others
through meanness or intended
Berry opened his remarks giving
present included The Oregonian,
credit to three persons who had been
cruelty. These cultured habits have
K G W , and K P T V whose personnel
been with us so long, that they have
on his staff during his 10 years of
director is Gertrude Rae who had
become institutionalized."
building the original Portland branch
been a part o f Bill Berry's team at
Berry called on the Urban League
o f the Urban League, beginning in
the start o f the Portland branch of
as a change agent, a leadership
1945. E. Shelton H ill, who later suc
s m a lt e n o u g h t o m a b e yo u r
The «Ay > the lirnrt 3l your Con
S h o p p in g fa s t a n d e a s y a n d
v a n ta n t F o o d M a t t s t o r e W e
the Urban League.
agency, an educational agency, a
ceeded Berry as executive o f the
b ig e n o u g h to o tte r y o u u n
h a v e th e v a rie ty y o u w a n t at
lim ited value'
Berry, in part o f his speech to the
the «avm q « you w ant w ith 'h e
research agency and a negotiating
agency, Gertrude Rae and M yrtle
c o n v e n ie n t e you n e e d ' We re
executive group, described to them a
agency— to "a g ita te " by stirring up
C arr, all present, were described by
fairly new venture undertaken by the
Berry as the first Urban League
interest
and
support
through
Chicago Urban League: the establish
ment o f "Chicago U nited," an inter
racial organization of businessmen in
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nomah County Board o f Com
missioners'
president,
Arnold
Biskar, and Richard Kishimoto,
retiring Urban League Board Chair.
Kishimoto reported a "Financially
healthy" agency with the 1984 an
nual audit receiving high marks.
Kishimoto later introduced Don
ny A dair, the newly elected chair
man o f the Urban League executive
board, who is employed by Emanuel
Hospital to conduct business o f the
hospital’s affirm ative action offices.
Kishimoto also reported that in the
1983-1984 calendar year, the Urban
League has served more than 15,000
men, women and children in em
ployment, youth services, senior
adult services and community ser
vices. He credited Joyce Owens-
Smith, program vice-president, for
this “ challenging task o f service to
the com m unity."
Freddye Petett, executive and
president o f the Urban League,
praised her staff, members, friends
and supporters o f the Urban League
for their "significant accomplish
ment— despite the League's limited
or declining resources due to con
tinuing cut backs and constrictions
on social service funding.” Petett
acclaimed the achievement o f a
central Northeast location, the U r
ban Plaza properties, which will
allow the Urban League to con
solidate all its programs and ac
tivities and will "enhance our ser
vice capacity." Petett reminded hei
hearers that Black Portland is still
"stranded in depression-era ec
omic conditions— that Black unem
ployment remains above 20% while
Black youth unemployment mea
sures at a rate over 5 0 % ." She
drew attention to the many acts of
racial discrimination plaguing the
city and to the needs o f Portland's
minority and low-income residents
who are too frequently relegated to
the lowest priorities o f public in
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