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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1984)
Portland O b ^ rv «. August 1, 1 » 4 Pag« 3 METROPOLITAN Hobo parade sparks up Old Town by Nathaniel Scott A parade is a parade is a parade. And P o rtla n d ’ s Fourth Annual Hobo Parade was no different: it was a parade. Bui! underneath the hoopla, the Fourth Annual Hobo Parade last Sunday, was in a category by itself. The hoopla and fanfare o f the media was there: flash bulbs popped and shutters clicked and motors ground images onto celluloid strips. Mies recorded sounds and pens and pencils raced across paper, preser ving words too precious to be lost to oblivion. One hundred men and women paraded in blue, pink, and green tuxedoes, and, Ihere were banners and floats, too: The West Women Hotel, Baloney Joes, Sisters of the Road C afe, Sunflower Recycling, Portland Limosine Service. Inc., and the Friends of Washington Park Zoo, were among the floats and banner bearers who were led by the Ebony Ivory Strutters D rill Team and the Jazzmin Marching Band. The parade wound through Old Town in gaia fashion; eliciting cheers and applause from neigh bors, friends, and an occassional sightseer bedazzled by the spec tacular affair. •‘ Register the Homeless and the Unemployed to V o te ,” was the theme o f the rally follow ing the parade at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Community, public servants, volun teers, and friends, were either called RIDE 'EM RONNIE: Hobo Parada float Sunday had Ronald Raagan actor riding a cruiaa mlasila. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) on to speak or to receive awards. Seventy-five-year old Ben Saxe, this year's king o f the hobos, was called on to speak and the first thing he said was. ‘ ‘Anybody got a jug!” And who could forget Queen Bren da K. Mays saying, " I don’t know what to say! I ’ve been (living in the Burnside Community) a long time.” Twelve-year old Princess E li zabeth S. Hochstein, who volun teers her time at Baloney Joes, moved the crowd w ith , “ These people (at Baloney Joes) are real people.” And true to the reputation brought to you every week by AMEBJC^N STATE BANK "v E M B tR FEDERAL DEPSSIJ INSWftAJtCE G0RPORAJ1ON All the people on the planet, lumped together, would weigh between 200 and 250 million tons. The word ''mouse' comes from an old Sanskrit word meaning thief. Candidates speak at potluck picnic Butterflies taste with their hind feet. Facetious and abstemious are the only two words in the English language that contain the vowels a.e.i.o. and u — in that order. W e do n o t d o business w ith South A fric a American State Bank AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Ottice . 2 7 3 7 N. E. Union Portend, Oregon 9 7 2 1 2 DR. PHILIP MEGDAL DENTAL GROUP QUALITY AFFORDABLE DENTISTRY PROFESSIONAL DENTAL SERVICE INCLUDES * * * * * that preceeded him, Prince Arthur ‘‘ Baby Tram p" Shaw lamented, " I am happy to be a tram p who has lived around the area (Burnside) for about nine years.” Sisters of the Road Cafe received a certificate for merchant o f the year; Pat Reynolds was proclaimed volunteer o f the year, and Henry Weatherbee was honored with the distinction: recycler of the year. Then there were the unsung, the ones who unselfishly gave of their time; the ones who went unmen tioned; the ones whose floats or deeds signified a devotion toward the betterment of mankind. The "E a s t Side (C o m m u n ity) C linic BJ (Baloney Joes)” flo a t, under the direction o f helmsman Dr Neal Rendleman, was one such float. And it is a fitting represen tation for the unsung. D r. Rendleman operates the sliding-scale East Side Community C linic at Baloney Joes, 3 I3 East Burnside Street. He began treating patients there approximately one year ago. Today, Dr. Rendlcman's patient Load is approximately ‘‘ 100 contacts per w eek.” About “ ten percent” arc alcoholics and the rest are "people who are sick because they are poor or poor because they are fit DR PHILIP ME6DAL. DOS FWnfl * Chddnnt Donimi, * Provon'iw Donimn Ciown OwllufM » Root C «non * I Ra», Bonding Function» * Rapaa, t Raana, SPECIAL OFFER $ iy CHECK UP X-R A YS* EXAM CLEANING • DIAGNOSIS Limited Time Offer STATE AID WELCOME NO APPOINTMENT H££E£B OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Frt. 9 s.m.-g p m. 777-0761 3680 S E 62nd St , Portland 1 block south of Powell Blvd EMERGENCY ANSWERING SERVICE 777 0761 The public is invited to gather August Sth, 1984, for a potluck pic nic sponsored by the Consumer Power League and the Farmers Union in Laurelhurst Park, Section ’ A ', beginning at noon. Coffee for adults and juice for children will be provided. U .S . Senate nominee on the Democratic P arty ticket. M argie Hendriksen, w ill be the featured speaker. Also on the stump will be Democratic State Representative nominee in House D istrict *18. Margaret Carter and C o-C hair of the Black United Front Ron Hern don. Ralph Frohwerk and Charlie Treinen w ill co-host the pic- nic/potluck program festivities. The Consumer Power League and the Farmers Union have been active in public power questions and various initiative petitioning efforts in the Portland area for a number of years. Northeast farmers market opens The Farmers’ Market opened its second season on Saturday, July 28th, at its site on N. Williams, be tween Knott and Graham Streets, just south o f Emanuel Hospital. The m arket w ill be open every Saturday morning until about I p.m. from now until October. The purpose of the market is to bring fresh local produce into the city making it available to individuals on a low- or fixed-incom e as well as those who do canning. The market organizers also hope to see it as an outlet for urban gardeners and as a direct selling location for regional , farmers and orchardists. Food stamps are accepted. Individuals interested in selling may call 284-7868 or 281-9134. sick.” Their ailments run the gamut; including the horrid tertiary syphilis — a sexually transm itted disease that because of the lack of proper medical treatment during a time span of ten, fifteen or twenty years, affects the brain One such case, according to D r. Rendleman. would be "alarm ing.” However, he said, " I have had four cases o f tertiary syphilis in eight months.” As he looked over a crowd o f some 500 people, during the speeches and entertainment at Tom M c C a ll’ s Park, Dr. Rendleman said, “ I am here because it's a community affair; everybody (from the Burnside Community) is here.” And then he added, " Q u ite a few pet,pie here arc my patients.” Michael Stoops, founder and coordinator o f the hobo parade, said, " W e will have a parade next year and (M ayor Elect) Bud Clark may be the grand marshall.” 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." RAM Includes It as standard bill of fare. 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