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Portland Observer. Mav 30. 1904 Pooe 3 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL? METROPOLITAN \ > 3NOHDE.B ’ * M u th «* J.C _ Economic development focus of PSU report by Nathaniel Scott “ State Legislative District 18 (problems and promises) :a general overview, is the data base for my thesis. Which is, the modernization o f the Oregon Legislature and District 18 in general,*' said Jordon “ Matt'* Mathies, a graduate student in Portland State U niversity's (PSU’s) political science program. In this “ data base" study, a 71- page report. M athies' focus point was neighborhoods in District 18: Savin, Piedmont, Concordia, I r vington, Veron, H u m b o lt, King, Eliot, Boise, Woodlawn and Lower Albina Lower A lbina “ is included" in the study, he said, because o f its close proxim ity to other neigh borhoods. “ Jobs and economic development are the central focus of the report,” Mathies said. “ The problems don’t appear to be being addressed by either local government or the state legislature. For instance," he said, “ the King neighborhood, one of the young neighborhoods in regards to the median age of the population in the district, is a blue-collar neigh borhood but it is deteriorating to the point that it may go into urban decay if some o f the questions I raise in my paper aren’t addressed. Such questions as income, education, housing and economic devlopment.” A very significant problem; perhaps the overriding one, the author o f the copyrighted report said, is structure. “ The problem ap pears to be, there is no formal con nection between addressing problems and solutions to some of the problems in the community (District 18)." D istrict 18 is “ 44 B la c k ,” which accounts for “ 20,641 of Oregon’ s 37,060 B lack" citizens, the report states. Mathies adds: " A ll the neighborhoods (in District 18) have problems, but ...some problems need to be addressed im mediately; particularly youth ser vices in King, Veron, Humboldt and the Irvington neighborhoods." He added that from "1 9 8 2 to 1983,” the number of youth being serviced in those neighborhoods’ * declined approximately 60 percent." Mathies’ field of study is political science. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the U niversity o f Oregon and is receiving scholastic honors in PSU’s political science program. He ad mits to being a “ political** person, and his goals include acquiring a law degree so he can "practice” in the Portland area. W ith such training and aspirations, he is concerned about articu latio n . “ Someone to a r ticulate" the needs of the district. He is not concerned about who: he is non-biased His concerns stems partly from what he will find when he “ co rrelates" the facts o f his report. He maintains that some disturbing facts have already m aterialized. Such things as, “ District 18 was the only district no to have received street funds for the entire district, although there are street problems that need to be ad dressed: curbs, sidewalks, lighting, potholes and the general repair that results from neglect." He is concerned about some parts of the police report finding that is incorporated into his report. "The m ajor problem with the police report is in the area of manpower a llo c a tio n ," he said. “ The high crime neighborhoods in the district are receiving low response time (when responding to crimes) and the low -crim e neighborhoods are receiving high response time." In his example, he cited Eliot as the “ number o n e " crime neigh borhood in the district and H u m boldt, “ number four.” Jeff High celebrates 75th! Organizers expect as many as 10,000 to join the gala festivities to celebrate Jefferson High School’s 75th Anniversary at the school June 2nd, from 11:30 a m. - 5 p.m. The day’ s events begin at 11:30 with a band concert by The Sounds F oo d s ta m p s g la d ly a c c e p te d j SATISFACTION GUARANTIED W O N D E R HO STESS T H R IFT S H O P 115 N C o o k St C orner ol V a n c o u v er i t Cook S i O pen M o n thru S al 9ain 6p>n P o rtla n d O reg on Closed Sundays brouitht Io von every week by A M E R IC A N STATE BANK EMBERFEOERAI l ) | i INSURANCE CORPORATION The first coin minted in the U S was a silver dollar issued in 1794 JO RDO N M A T T " M A T H IE S Mercury is the only rnetal that is liquid at room tern perature. (Photo: Jerry Taylor) President Thomas Jefferson kept a pet mockingbird in his study at the White House. Mathies said he sent copies of his report to the G o vern o r’ s C o m mission on Black A dairs, and also to the O ffic e o f Fiscal A d ministration He added, without a targeted, intensified effo rt by “ o u r” state representative, the needs of the area " w ill be ignored because of the lack of exposure." “ (The) problems need to be defined so a comprehensive plan can be developed," he said; expressing a willingness to share his "data base" report with any responsible person. According to the police bureau's data sheet portion o f ihe report, Eliot exceeded Hum boldt in every criminal category. Yet, the response tim e, for 1982 and 1983, was as Mathies claimed: E lio t’s emergency response lime was 4 4 in 1982, and 3.8 minutes in 1983. Non-emergency was 6.9 in 1982 and 5.7 minutes in 1983 Gn the other hand, H um boldt's emergency response time was 3.2 in 1982, and 3.3 minutes in 1983. Non- emergency response lim e was Ihe same for both years; 5 4 minutes • Because the air at the end of the day is generally dustier than it is at the beginning of the day, the setting sun usually appears redder than the rising sun. « W h do • d o b u s in e s s w ith S o u th A fric a American State Banfi AN INDEPENDENT BANK Brad Office 27 17 N E Unton Port and. Oregon 97212 S.t »• p r- s i w t-t-tt« »' ♦•!!»•( 1 W ed J u n e *' tj'-'e s s ttlh w w iM * n o te d M«iy K) th ru Sal Donations $5°° «70 OFF Big screen color TV with reliable electronic tuning Regular $ 4 1 9 99 MOE M. TONKON Board o f the Ralph and Adoph Jacobs Foundation and membei (1975-82) of the Review Committee o f th Oregon C om m unity Foun dation. Prior to receiving the David E. A bram A w ard , T o n k o n ’ s con tributions had been recognized by Lewis and Clark College by receipt o f the Aubrey W atzek Award in 1977, as recipient of the "Boss of the Year A w ard " by the Portland Legal Secretaries Association, and by designation as the 1984 Distinguished Graduate of the North western College o f Law Alum ni Association. 349 99 Enjoy tug picture viewing with this color TV has 19-in diagonal mea sure picture with one-button color to tune m a good color picture And the electronic tuner helps add to the dependability E le c tro n ic lu n e f . . I . » H capabilities, to grow from their ex perience, and to share what they have learned with their fellow students, fam ilies, schools, and communities. The conference is funded by Red C ro ss/U nited Way funding and private donations. A registration fee is set at $30.00 per student, but full scholarships are available. For more information, call James Mason, Urban League, 288-6708, or Berta D elm an, Red Cross C o m munity Services, 243-5279. 1 knob sei»»< In xt Ot”v— 5 asfll «MS ,«• r **• 4 Ohm« from 100 ’ 5 000 « f w"- lot« ’ «'WWXM. (MkxlKXi o« no» mo»o « <V, High school leaders to confer The annual High School Leader ship C onference, sponsored by Am erican Red Cross Youth Ser vices, w ill be held August 19th through 24th at Camp Adams (near Molalla, off highway 211). Last year, nearly 100 young people enjoyed five full days of ac tivities. These included exercise and interesting speakers in a variety of fields; medicine, law, cross-cultural issues, self-evaluation, and com munications skills, and Red Cross health courses. Students are en couraged to assess their own Aon<H ’ «•’ *<! 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