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Portland Observer, November 7. 1964, Page 3 FREE METROPOLITAN Curl activato r jail or a can o f oil «pray w han you gat your curl at Janaa H air style. Make your appt. now - gat a curl and the activator or oil apray will ba FREE New mayor visits Eliot neighborhood by Robert Lothiert Dressed n attily in knickers and knee-socks, P o rtla n d 's spunky prospective mayor took a tour o f E liot neighborhood on a blustery day last week. Bud Clark was invited on the tour by the board o f the Eliot Neighbor hood Developm ent Association. The association wanted to get an early start in fa m ilia ris in g the mayor-nominee with inner N o rth east problems. "T his is the neglected area of the city, and we felt that by getting him out here right away, we could make some in ro a d s ," said M ichelann O r tlo ff, chairwoman o f the asso ciation. C la rk and neighborhood resi dents, traveling by van and by foot, discussed absentee landlords, busi ness encroachment in to residen tial areas, problems with park use, and abandoned and renovated buildings. The list o f concerns also included crime, jobs and economic development. P o rtla n d 's n a w m a y o r. Bud C la rk , jo in e d E liot n eig h bo rh o o d re s id e n ts an d a c tiv is ts last w e a k a t th e M a t t D ls h m a h C a n te r fo r a p o tlu c k d in n e r w ith e n te rta in m e n t p ro v id e d by th e E lio t Braak-a-Trons. (Photo by Richard J. Brow n) Neighborhood resident and archi teet Dennis H adley pointed out the contrast between period archi tecture from the late 1800s and cheaply constructed " in fill" apart ments often owned by absentee landlords. H adley told C lark that ticky-tacky housing fragments the neighborhood. " W e feel that there should be a review process to make sure that new housing is co m p atib le with what we have," said Hadley. The group next viewed the U n thank development on N .E . W il liams, which includes a senior citi zens center and brick townhouses designed with the help o f the Herndon talks of future hopes Portland area. Herndon has actively pursued solutions to a wide range of discrim inatory policies in Portland, such as a fair and equitable representation for minorities in the public school system, a representation in employ ment that better reflect the minority composition o f the city, and a kind o f law enforcement that better re flect a diverse populace. He has also served as co-chair of Oregon’s Rain Ron H ern do n , co-chairm an o f O regon’s chapter o f the N ational Black U nited F ro nt, w ill speak at Portland State University, Thurs day, Novem ber IS at 12 noon in Smith Memorial Center, Room 338. Herndon's topic will be "W h ere do we go from here.” Herndon's theme will be a general overview o f the meaning o f the na tion al, state and local elections in regards to minorities in the greater bow Coalition. In addition, Herndon was a dele gate to the 1984 N atio n al D em o cratic Convention in San Francisco, and he represented the N ational B UF at the International Prepara tory Com m ittee that was held in Tripoli, Libya, recently. Herndon's speech is free and open to the general public. Third world gifts sale The annual In te rn a tio n a l G ift Festival featuring traditional crafts from third world countries will be held at (he P ortlan d M ennonite C hurch, S .E . 33th and M a in , on Friday and Saturday. November 9 and 10. The International G ift Festival is a unique and intriguing experience. Few events offer quality crafts from around the w orld at such reason able prices. For the shopper, the functional and decorative items make excellent gifts. For the artists and craftspeople o f developing countries, the event is an opportun ity to make a living through their traditional crafts. Because Self Help Crafts takes no profits from the sale of these handi crafts through churches, it is pos sible to give the craftspeople fair prices for their traditio n al crafts. A ll proceeds are returned to third world artisans and their fam ilies. Last year, the Festival raised more than 320,000 in supplem ental in come for over 30,000 families. The wood carvers o f H a iti, needlework artists o f the Israeli West Bank, and the homespun toy- makers of Appalachia, have joined with others o f m any countries to bring an exciting variety of gifts to P ortland this year. The P ortland M ennonite and Peace M ennonite Churches have joined together to make these items available to the people of Portland. Join in the plea sure associated with giving and re ceiving. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, November 9; and 9 a.m . to 3 p.m. on Saturday, N o vember 10. As expressed by one participant, "This is a joy. I can get simple or elegant gifts fo r fam ily and friends w hile helping th ird world craftspeople. . .all at the same tim e." C '"' ■ A •' ' «'. i . T • ♦ X-J. S • .' r 7 „ ‘ O- ***'>« • s • • neighborhood association to fit in with the neighborhood. They also took a look at the building where U rban League has its o ffic e s , re cently renovated w ith public de velopment money. W a lk in g around the corner to Lillis-A lbina Park, C lark was told that neighborhood children are often kept from using the park by soccer teams. Tyrone Hines, past- president of the neighborhood asso cia tio n , said more playgrounds are needed for in n er-N ortheast. " W e 'r e looking to develop the neighborhood so w e'll have more space for children," he said. Sabrina Poe, 13, expressed her concerns about p ro s titutio n . " I think we should get the prostitutes o ff the corners because th a t’ s a bad influence on k id s ," she told Clark. A t U n io n Square, C la rk talked with L arry W illso n , owner o f the award-winning Convenient Foods, and LaRue M a rtin , J r., manager of the Nike outlet store. Pimps caus ing traffic problems and harassing customers were among business owners' concerns, W illson told Clark. Clark said he didn't have definite plans for inner-Northeast neighbor hood projects eminating from City H all, but that his office is working on a set o f goals. He agreed with neighborhood leaders on many points, often comparing the prob lems o f inner-Northeast with those of his Northwest neighborhood. Clark has been active in the North west D istrict Association and founded a community newspaper, The Neighbor. A fte r a private reception with neighborhood leaders, C la rk a t tended a neighborhood fair and pot luck dinner at Matt Dishman Center with entertainment provided by the Eliot Break-a-Trons and door prizes provided by Nike. CURLS ♦qcoo No Checka Rekaxera M t O A shampoo and hot oil traatmant - a S3 00 va.ua - will ba (jivan to tha pubUc II thay bring In thraa (31 cans of food or thraa (31 dry foods (non partshaUs foodl. Cannad foods snd dry foods will bo glvan to tha Salvation Army, Moors Straat Community Cantar Bring your cans or dry Inon poriahabla foodl to Janaa Halrstyfas, 4711 N. Intorstata JANAE HAIRSTYLE 4711 N. Interstate 249-8440 If you open the door of your dishwasher after the rinse cycle and let dishes air-dry, you can save about half the energy. • If you use a dandruff shampoo, rem em ber that most tend to dry hair. So alternate w ith a regular shampoo to keep hair at its best. 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