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Page 2 Portland Observar, Juna 13, 1984 Juneteenth Day benefit slated DO YOU REALLY W ANT TO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL? by Nathaniel Scott "F re e At Last” it the theme for the Grace Collins Memorial Center’s observance o f Juneteenth D a y , c o o rd in a to r o f the even t, D ann y Bell said. T h e observance o f Juneteenth w ill be held S atu rd ay, June 2 3 rd , beginning at 8 p .m . in the center's au d ito riu m , 128 N .E . Russell Street. Admission is S3 for the general pub lic and $ 2 .5 0 fo r senior citizens and students. Reverend John Jackson, co- ch a irm a n o f the Black U n ited Front, will be the guest speaker. The Juneteenth observance w ill also fe a tu re the R onnie W rig h t C o m m u n ity Singers and gospel soloist ("B ro th e r” , Chris Stephens. In addition to the preservation of the historical aspects of Juneteenth— “ slavery to e m a n c ip a tio n " — Bell said, the event w ill raise funds fo r one o f E lio t n eig h b o r h oo d 's oldest social agencies. T o w it. the G race C o llin s M e m o ria l Center day care, pre-school, neigh borhood recreational fa c ility , and fo r m a n y , a haven in tim e o f trouble. Approxim ately 31 years ago, the center opened its doors on N .E . Rodney and Monroe Streets. Evelyn C o llin s , the c e n te r’ s fo u n d e r and director said. She accomplished the feat with a $300 loan and her $300 life savings. The center’ s philosophy, accor ding to Collins, has never wavered. It has always been based upon "th e teaching o f C h ris t" w ithout prac ticing "religious biases." The n o n -p ro fit d ay-care center mostly provides services to " lo w - income” people. Collins maintains. Approximately 33 children, ranging in age fro m six weeks to I l-years o ld , are c u rre n tly en rolled in the program. Fees at the n o n -p ro fit day-care center are on a sliding scale, she said. The base is the parent's gross income. Like many a social agency in these financially depressed times, Collins said, the center is "going through a fin a n c ia l p r o b le m ." A n d to help elevate the " p r o b le m " , canned foods and fin a n c ia l support are needed Since 1980, when the day care last received Childrens Services Division (C S D , money. Collins said the bulk We oiler savings ol up to 40% and more on line quality wonder and Hostess products plus large discounts on other baked goods Besides our every day low prices we feature m store specials daily Just look lor the bar yam signs oh the displays m our store Discover lor you'sell what thou sands ol smart shoppers in the area have lound You'll be am azed at the savings you m ake at our W onder T h rift Shop! Food stam ps g ladly accep ted ] SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Vou «M* hr < o'T'ptrtfS r*r»y O’ Are t*»« I her'*wHy yOu» pu’i hr%r (Hw r Evelyn C o llin * (I), founder end director of the Qrece C ollin * M em orial Center dey cere, pre-echool end neighborhood recreetlonel facility. with Denny Bell. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) o f their support has come through foundation gifts, grants, and private donations. "D onations go into a scholarship fund to help pay the difference o f W O N D E R HOSTESS T H R IF T S H O P 115 N C ook St C o rn er of V a n c o u v er b C ook St O pen M o n thru Set 9am 6p m P o rtla n d O regon Closed Sundays what the parent is able to pay," she said. T h e scholarship, the G race M e m o ria l Scholarship Fund, like the center, was named in honor of Grace Collins, her mother. Struggle for Jackson delegate continues ... T h e O reg o n Jesse Jackson fo r President C o m m itte e announced Thursday, June 14th, their intention to "continue to exist and work even though the primaries are o ver," said John B lank The co m m ittee w ill build on the foundation created by the Jackson o f " a n insurgent p o litic a l fo rc e — a ‘ R ainbow C o a litio n '.” The first coin minted in the U S. was a silver dollar issued in 1794 e Plant remains show that forests grew in Antarctica millions of years ago. e Spawning salmon lay their eggs in the streams in which they were born. They locate these streams by means of a highly developed sense of smell. Electing Ron Herndon as one of O re g o n ’ s tw o " u n p le d g e d " delegates to the national Democratic Party convention, in San Francisco, is the group's immediate focus, said Blank Jackson supporters hope a m a jo rity o f the 250 delegates are lackson supporters elected recently at congressional d is tric t co n ven tions. Blank said the 3 6 ,(MX) voters statewide (about 10 percent o f the total) who voted for Jackson will be disenfranchised by the very party they are registered in i f Jackson supporters d o n 't even have one delegate going to San Francisco. I f those 10 percent were fa irly represented. Jackson would have 5 delegates fro m O re g o n , he said, The foundations of the great European cathedrals go down as far as forty or fifty feet. We do not do business with South Africa Am erican State Bank Jackaon aupportara talk atratagy at Third Dlatrlct Convention "a n d w e're only asking for o n e ." Jackson supporters are being asked to attend the state convention this Saturday at the Kresgi Theater on the W illam ette University cam pus. Carpools will leave the King Cen ter at 10:30 a m. For more in fo r- (Photo Richard J Brown) mation, call 230-6908, for the third congressional district or 224-3096 or 246-3417 for supporters in the first district. Duarte's election won't stop killings, torture by Hubert Lothian T h e v ic to ry o f Jose N a p o leo n Duarte in El Savador’ s M arch elec tions was hailed by the Reagan ad ministration as a triumph for demo cracy and moderation. Both Reagan and C a rte r before him have linked U .S m ilita ry and economic aid to that country with improvements in human rights, spe c ific a lly w ith g o vern m en t-led a t tempts to curtail murder and torture o f civilians. D u a rte ’ s election and recent tour o f the U .S . seem to be paving the way fo r m ore m ilita ry aid. But, Ivan O . Escobar M elendez, U .S . represen tative o f the S alv a doran H um an Rights Comm ission, said in Portland. May 30th, that the violence is likely to continue under Duarte The problem, according to Esco bar, is that those in the Salvadoran security apparatus responsible for the killin g and to rtu re , rem ain in pow er under D u a rte , and the weapons they use to do the killing continue to be supplied by the U.S. " W h a t reason do we have to ex pect that the situation w ill change when the arm ed forces are not ac tually being affected?," he asked. Escobar said the tra il o f blood leads to M in is te r o f Defense and head o f the N atio n al G uard Carlos Eugenio V idas Cassanova and others in the top echelons o f the S alvadoran security forces. Vidas Cassanova is personally responsible for the massacres o f civilians, and he is covering up the investigation in to the deaths o f the four American churchwomen in 1980, according to Escobar Announcing wide area paging coverage without the wide area price. The paging people who have always brought you selection and service now bring you one of the widest coverage areas In Portland Plus one big advantage Our competitors charge you for "extended coverage HAM Includes It as standard bill of fare Premium coverage without a premium price Because at HAM we believe your pager Is only as good as the area It reaches 2 2 6 -1 5 0 7 AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Ollice 2 7 3 7 N E. Union Portland, Oregon 9 7 212 74« RAM Broadcasting ol Oregon, Inc , 713 S W 12th Avenue " A lth o u g h they are responsible, they are not being punished. The armed forces arc so accustomed to killing, that the only way to improve the situation is to put those on trial who are responsible for the killing But the U .S. has to be very sincere to push for the trials ...D u a rte had the chance to do it but he didn't take full advantage of his support from the U .S . Congress and a d m inistration." Duarte was president from March 1980 to M arch 1982, d u rin g the height o f recent violence. O ver 3 0 ,0 0 0 S alvad oran citizens died while Duarte was president then, ac cording to Escobar, and they died mainly at the hands of security forces. Also, he said, Archbishop Romero, the lo u r A m erican churchw om en and two Am erican land reform ad visors were murdered during Duar te’s previous presidency. Far fro m in flu en cin g peace, "m ilitary aid from the U.S. is only prolo n ging the su fferin g in El S a lv a d o r ," said Escobar. M o re m ilita ry aid has m eant m ore, not less guerillas, he said In 1981, the U.S. sent $5 million in aid and there were about 3,000 guerillas, accor ding to Escobar By 1984, he said, the U.S had sent $300 million in aid and there are about 15,000 guerillas. In the same period in the U .S ., said Escobar, the percentage o f those living below the poverty level rose from 12% to 17%. U .S . weapons are being used by the security forces to kill civilians, and far m ore civ ilian s are dying than soldiers or guerillas, he said " W e ’ ll never fo rg et how many brothers and sisters have been killed by m ilita ry weapons sent directly from the U .S .” A lth o u g h most people concen trate on the tortures and assasma- lio n s , said E sco bar, job s, edu c a tio n , health care, and freedom Support our advertisers S° \v" ve-*** PO RTLAN D OBSER VER to travel and o rg an ize p o litic a l groups are also hum an rights that are lacking in his country, he said. In El Salvador, he continued, 60% o f the population is illiterate, chil dren start work at age 8 and it can take up to three weeks just to get an aspirin fro m a h o s p ital. " F r o m those terms you just can't say that hum an rights are im p ro ving in El Salvador," he said. Escobar is a founding member of the S alv ad o ran H u m a n Rights Commission, which formed in 1978 to keep alive the discussion o f hum an rights as the violence in creased, and to keep records of the m urdered and d isappeared. The commission keeps photo albums of victim s o f the violence and helps relatives id e n tify dead and disap peared fam ily members. The com mission also sends statistics to A m nesty International and other human rights org an izatio n s. Escobar has travelled back and forth from El Sal vador to the U.S. since 1978, and he has been speaking extensively across the U.S. since 1983 U S D A C H O IC E BEEF FULL C U T - BO NE IN The com m ission, w ith its headquarters in San Salvador, has o ften been the target o f violence. Four board members have been murdered and tw o have been k id napped. Ils office has been bombed and bodies dum ped outside the door. "W h en I was deciding to become a founding member o f the board, I had to think what might happen to m e," said Escobar. "B u t you know the resp o n sib ility to w ork fo r hum an rights in El S alvad or is pushing me to continue. We are so attached to life that usually we don't think we may be kille d . I know in my heart that noth ing is going to stop the people o f L a tin A m erica from having a society w ith human rights." SE 20th b DIVISION Forest Grove 2329 PACIFIC SE 72nd b FLAVEL Oregon City 878 MOLALI A NE 15th El FREMONT Canby ,061 SW 1st W BURNSIDE at 21kt LLOVDCENTER SAN RAFAEL 1910 NE 122nd T R A ODDO I ’ k‘ k 14410 SE D IVISIO N 3966 SE POWELL NE 74th b OLISAN HILLSBORO 980 SE OAK J -îS m r ? * '
