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Portland Observer, October 3, 1964, Page 3 METROPOLITAN Youngest campaigner hits the trail in the campaign, said Lowe, is that " T h e people in the com m unity aren’ t as cold a people have p or trayed them to be.” He said he was somewhat surprised to find people in poorer neighborhoods friendlier than when he went out canvassing than those in more w e ll-o ff neigh borhoods. " I t was a lot d ifferen t than I thought — I imagined people slam ming doors in my face, but every body was real responsive.” Lowe said he also learned to ap preciate the detail work that goes into a successful campaign. " T h a t one little piece o f paper in the mail is part of a whole chain of things." A fte r graduation from college, hopefully H a rvard , the ambitious and articulate 8th grader would like to go into the field o f human serv ices, possibly counseling. He said at first that he wasn't interested in running fo r o ffice someday, but later said he might consider it — sounds like he’s o ff to a good start. Lowe said he had had a good time with the Cawthorne campaign staff, and met a lot of people. " I f I wasn’t working on the campaign I would be sitting in front o f the T V watching old M o rk and M ind y re-runs, and that would be bad, really bad.” by Robert Lothian Robert W illiam Justin Lowe, 13, is the youngest volunteer in the cam paign o f city council candidate Herb Cawthorne. The Ainsworth School Sth grader, a straight-A student and computer wizard who is shooting for Harvard, has been in C aw thorne’s office a l most every night after school. He helps with phone banks, office work, mailings, training volunteers and he even donates some S atur days for door-to-door canvassing. “ I'm a person who really says what I feel,** said Lowe. A nd he feels that Cawthorne is definitely the best candidate for Commission er Charles Jordan’ s council posi tion. Even though Cawthorne has been a friend o f Lowe's fam ily "as fa r back as I can remember,** Justin, as his friend call him, said he studied the positions of all 19 candidates be fore deciding to join the Cawthorne campaign. " I thought he was the best candidate to give my time to ," he said. “ Some people would say I*m looking through rose-colored glasses from a biased perspective or whatever, but I think he’s going to win.” " I really like his stands on the is sues, like the children’ s rights is sue — giving kids the fairness they deserve." Lowe said he was also impressed with Cawthorne’s hard work during five years on the School Board. " I had no idea it was a non-paid posi tion ," he said. Lowe said his motivation for the project came from a teacher at Ains worth who assigned his class to work 10 hours each on a cam paign, and then write a paper about what they learned. A Cawthorne worker called his house one night asking for help, and even though Virginia Harris and Justin Lows consult the map for canvassing routas for the Herb Cawthorne campaign. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) they asked for someone else Justin said he would give it a try. “ I came down here that night; I just live a block away," he said. But what started out to be a 10- hour project had at the time of the interview turned into almost 80 hours and still growing. Lowe said he has been up as late as 11 on F ri day night helping w ith a m ailing and then up at 8 the next morning for door-to-door canvassing. One o f the problems in the cam paign, he said, is that it has been hard to get people motivated. "T h e campaign is to u g h ," he said. “ There is a lot of work which from the outside I wouldn't have realized there was." One o f the things he has learned College prep workshop "G etting It Together," a college preparation workshop w ill be held at Portland State University on Saturday, November 3rd from 9 a m. to I p.m . Spnsored by the BOOST Talent Search and Upward Bound Programs at PSU, the work shop w ill feature presentations on the new requirements, attitudes, fi nancial aid and testing. For more in fo rm a tio n , call 229-3815 or 229-4010. ■ Gretchen Kafoury Knows the Issues ■ Gretchen Kafoury has the Commitment & Energy VOTE NOV. 6 w > • ’ • - I ? CHILDREN FIRST M —■ '—"Cl — ' city .HERBCAWTHOR council ’I L - Í I " A C ity Council member should be dedicated to community service, know how lo listen and be able to quickly grasp complex issues. Herb Cawthorne has these qualities." M ike Lindberg, City Commissioner "Black leadership on the City Council should be able lo reflect the views of the Black community while considering the concerns of all. Herb Cawthorne has demonstrated this ability. He has shown exceptional skill and commitment in helping to build the Black community in Oregon." Ron Herndon, Co-Chair, Black United From Hock Shop CUT THAT TAX BILL DOWN TO SIZE Buy. Sell or Trade yl Anything ot value 5800 N.E. Union 287 6330 Paed fur ( aih tM w fur ( My < uatmtl. Bay VMM Tre*» Got your property tax bill yet? If not, You W ill Another Year—Another Increase in Taxes! Same Thing EVERY Year, Right? MEASURE 2 is a Constitutional Amendment which the Legislature can't tam per with. Only a vote of the people can change it. MEASURE 2 gives control of taxes to taxpayers themselves Under MEASURE 2. Oregon citizens can select the government services they want, and how much they are willing to pay fo r those services. VOTE YES on MEASURE 2 - IT'S FOR YOU... 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