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PORTLAND OBSERVER
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Prior lo com ing to I its I (all as the
n ia so i's sta ll assistant. Sm ith worked
lo r W e ste rn I le c lric lie has also
w o rked lo t K (.W I A and the lo h n
D ete < o s m ith was a p p o in te d bs
M asoi ( lai k in M arch ot I9K '
W lien asked w h e th e r he receives
feedback tro m the Black com m unity
c o n c e rn in g th e n p ro b le m s . S m ith
replied. " I base a good ra p p o rl w illi
the Itl.ii k co m m u n ity Some leaders
call me lo tell me what problem s thes
.tie c o n c e rn e d a b o u t in the c o n i
m iin its
I be areas in w h ic h B lack
P o rtla n d e rs are most concerned ate
economic developm ent m Northeast,
unemployment am i crime Mayor
( lark has made the livability ot North
east P o itla n d one ot Ins a d u u n istia
lion s lo p p rio ritie s ," said Smith
S m ith was a ked what the M a s o i
has done io assist Blacks m tim liu g
em p lo ym e nt He stated that M a yo r
( la rk a llo c a te d $5 0 0 .0 0 0 t r o u i the
c ity 's general I m id dm mg fiscal seat
I9K4 K5 i " the P o itla n d P tis a le In
d a s trv ( o u n c i l f P P K l
A ls o ,
$550,(NN) was d iv e rte d tr o m the
H o u sin g ( o m n iu m ts D e velo pm e nt
(P h o to R ic h a rd J B ro w n )
Portland Mayor Bud Clark lle frl and Olhe Sm ith
O llie S m ith is the o n ly B la ck on
S m ith is the liaiso n to the m asor to t
the fo llo w in g organizations Portland
In d u s tr ia l (. «nine'll, M e tr o p o lita n
H um an
R e la tio n s
( o in im s s io n .
Commissioner Bogle's statem ent
on Dr. Martin Luther King holiday
/ believe the contributions o f D r
Marlin I ulher King. Jr lo American
v » ii7 i «ire se/Z evident
I he issue which I have hat! lo ileal
with is how lo treat our employees
with respei I lo this day
Haseil upon the Stale / cgLsIalure's
action ami according lo ( ilv ( ode,
non represented ( rZr employees are
entitled lo a holiday
■fz my request, the Director ot Per
sonnell discussed this issue with the
( dv's union leaders, specifically how
they Jell about giving a das ot recog
m lionloD r King
W ithout exception, the union
leaders' response was that although
thes recognize the contributions o f
Dr King, they are not wdhng lo e\
change a current holiday or personal
day fo r the Marlin I ulher King. Jr
Holiday
A fter m uch deliberation on the
issue, my recom m endation lo the
Council is based on the enorm ous
contributions o f Dr King, budgetary
considerations, fairness, and current
( ily ( otic prosLsions
In accordance with Ihe ( its ( ode, I
am recommending lo ( 'ouncil that we
grant a das o ff to non represented
employees in honor o f Dr King's
birlhilai further, I am rteommending
that we urge represented employees lo
use a persona! day, if they so choose.
Two Sections
(d sen this recom m endation, ap
prosimalely "Ihl non represented ( Us
employees are entitled lo obserye the
Martin I ulher King, Jr Holiday on
January 21), IWIb
Additionally, my /<ersonal feeling is
that ij Dr King were aloe today, one
oj his major concerns would be the
plight ol our nation‘s homeless
In light o f that I am encouraging
those ( Us employees, who hase that
das o ff and so wish, lo contribute a
portion o f those eight hours lo
working with several local social scr
sn eageni icsas volunteers to assist
some of Portland's homeless I his is
a demonstration projei I wdh perhaps
only a small num ber of em ployee
volunteers, but H is one I ho/w would
grow into large numbers in future
vears
Keeping the fa ith of Dr King s
philosophy o f concern about the
poor, the disenfranchised, and the
downtrodden, I fe e l reaching out to
the homeless on this das is an ai tivits
befitting the memory of that great
man
Il is mv hope that on this issue, this
mas be. lo use the words oj Dr King,
"
the ilav when all G o d 's«hildren,
black men and while men, Jews and
gentiles. Protestants anil ( aihohcs.
will be able lo join hands
M e tr o p o lita n > o u lli ( o n n u itte « .
Aging ( o u in iitle e .in«! ilic ’r o l l i l i
Ser s ices ( enter
Besides serving .is lu is ó n lo r the
m aso r to the .th ose o rg a n iz a tio n s ,
Sm ith is tertiip o i.itils ni charge ot the
( I t t n e o i N e ig h b o rh o o d Associa
lions ■‘ Dan S ietts was in charge ot
the* » lin e ot N eigh bo rho od A sw xia
tiotts, but he is currently w o rking lu ll
tune on the problems ot the homeless
in P o rtla n d ." said Sm ith
Smith is a natise Portlander, and a
1964 g ra d u a te o t I in c o lti H ig h
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Junior League awards
|ock money to inner NE
H e received a B a ch e lo rs
Degree Iro m P o itla n d Stale I mser
P o rtla n d M a y o r Bud ( la r k ’ s s ta ll
Volume XVI, Number 7
December 18, 198b
25C Copy
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Ollie Sm ith—Black liaison in Mayor's office
bv Jerry Garner
I
Miss Tan
Portland
lo i I ’ P K use
Sm ith said the m asoi sup po its the
I eadei s R on m il ab le , a group coil
sistm g o l o rg a n iz a tio n s w h ich seise
s o u th I he m issio n o t the I eaders
Roundtable is to create a coinprchen
sis e e m p lo y m erit p la n lo t y o u th s ,
especially disads.imaged and m inority
south
" B la c k m en am i w o m en s h o u ld
become m oie ot a tole nuxlel lo t our
soung people, .ass S m ith "M a n s
ot om sou ths lo o k up to those ssho
ate m aking fast bm ks throu gh illegal
means W e. as a d u lts , m ust show
them th a t lif e is m uch m o re tha n
living m the last lanes D m childre n
should be to ld the im p ortan ce ot an
e d u c a tio n
I lies s h o u ld seek the
e d u c a tio n th a t is a v a ila b le lo them
and ta ke lu ll ads .ullag e o t it O nce
thes have attained the necessary skills,
it is the re s p o n s ib ility o f the e n tire
c o m m u n ity to see to u that thes ate
employed
The Black Educational Center 'BECI h«4d its annual W in e and Cheese Tasting
eve nt S a tu rd a y The a ffa ir w a s held to b e n e fit th e BFC, a s c h o o l fo r the
elem entary grades w h ose curriculum is oriented to include the im pact Blai ks
Zn
Jerry ( »urrier
I lie lis melon ( ,'iiimunits \ im si . i
lio n has been ass aided S '.<**<» io bus
locks to i loss incom e lesidenls m in
ner N o rth e a st P o itla n d I he g ia n t
ssas awarded to the A ssixiatio n bs the
liiu io t 1 eague ot P o itla n d . .die t the
Ir s in g lo n ( o m n iu m ts A ssociation
requested it I he ilíones w ill be used
tii purchase locks tir r senior citizens
and single p a re n t la iin lie s w h o .lie
unable to a tto id better home security
lean lo s e p h s o n . ( hair w o m a n o l
the ( ommimils Assistance 1 u llil ol
the liiu io r I cague, sta le d th a t the
o ig a m /a tio n had becom e sets con
n t neil about citiz e n saléis am i had
set up the lu n d in Mas to respond to
emergency anil c ritic a l need requests
non Roberts said 200 225 homes can
be pi os ided ss ith lix ks
" W e hope to e n co u ra g e o th e r
gtoups and in d iv id u a ls to c o n tiib u le
do lla rs 01 services to r hom e seem its
tot those people least able to a tto id
p ro te c tio n ," said Kobetts
V olun te ers tro m P ro te ct I inkage
w ill in s ta ll the lo c k s a tle i o llic e ts
tro m N in th P re c in c t d o a hom e
security survey am i id en tity q u a h lie il
recipients
R esidents
fr o m
P ie d m o n t.
W o o d la w n , l o n c o id ia . A e in o n ,
Sabin, K ing, llim ib o ll, Boise. I ho t,
and lis in g lo n n e ig h b o i h o o d s .lie
e lig ib le lo i the lo cks A c c o rd in g Io
K o b e tts . p r i o ii ly ssill be g iv e n Io
fro m the com niunils
I lie check ssas piesenteil Iasi Wed
nesday to I inda R obert. President ot
seniors
Anyone ssho meets the c rite ria lo i
obtaining lix k s can call the Northeast
Neighbor hood ( it I is e at ?4K
' ot
N o rth P recinct ( tu n e p re v e n tio n al
the It s in g to n ( o m m u n itv Associa
24K 5720
Great Kings and Queens o f Africa
series to appear at Portland Building
I lie B ud w e iser ( iie a t K in g s and
Q ueens ot A lr ic a a il c o lle c tio n , a
highly . in i.lim ed senes o l p o rtra its
.o iu n iis loneil lo r the w o rld ’s largest
brewer, w ill lx* showcased at the Port
land B uilding tro n i W ednesday. Dei
IK, tino ug h I i idas . I >ec 20
I he collectio n w ill he on display ill
the M e ito A isiial At Is ( «alleis ot the
P o rtla n d B u ild in g at I 120 s W Mb
St It can he siewesl dads B on i K a m.
to 6 p m
I he exhibit w ill be piesenteil by the
M e m b e r's ( i.ille i y . a local blac k at
lists o rg a n iza tio n , and w ill be spun
soieil bs Budweiser beet and its lix a l
wholesalet. ( olu m b ia M aletis D is iti
b illin g ( ompany o l p o itla n d
Paintings on display include Queen
N /m g h .i o l M a tu m h u , West A ttic a ,
( leopatra A II, Queen ot I gspt, Sun
ni A li B et. K ing ot S onghas; A skia
M iilia m m e d
I o u re .
K in g
ol
S o n g h a s. Id ris A lo o rn a , S u lta n o l
B oiihi , M ansa K .iu ka n Mussa. King
ot M ali, Menelek II. King ol King ot
Aby ssim a , and O s o l u l u , K in g ot
Asante
I he art senes began in 1975 when
eight noted Black A m e ric a n at lists
wete co m m issio n ici by Budweiser lo
create the paintings ot eight great kings
ol
M tic a
1 he c o lle c tio n was
thoroughly researched lo t accuiacs ol
«lata and a u th e n tic ity o l th e lin a g e
presented on canvas. Protessoi lohn
H ( la rk e . Ph I ) , an h is to r ia n al
H unter ( ollege o l ( us I nivcisitv ol
New 5 or k , is ill«' key advisor tor the
collection
I he p a in tin g s have been ad m ire d
by m o te th a n 12 m illio n p e o p le at
museums, college campuses, hhtanes,
c o n v e n tio n s , state c a p ito ls and
cu ltm a l festivals in the I intesi States
and abroad
I he ( «real K mgs ol A 11 n a display
was the p r in c ip a l a lt ia c t io n al the
A t,le a n A m e ric a n i x llih ilio ii at the
|9K2 W o rld 's I au m K u o x s illi . I N .
w here an a d d itio n a l I I I million
people hail an op p o rtu n ity to view the
tainons air collection
have had on the w orld Hosting the affair were (left to right I Lillian C rum ble and
her daugfier. M argie Keller, Bill and Judge Merceries D ei/ m d Dire« tor of the
BEC, Joyc«- Hams A tx iu t 75 people attended the affair
(P h o to R ic h n rd J B ro w n )