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«— *» • '.lx .• > PORTLAND OBSERVER c«»rwbb4«wra VolumeXVI, Number 12 January 22. 1986 25c Copy Two Sections h* /« m Auto accident claims lives of local minister and wife by fe rry G arner Dr. King’s first national holiday Citizens of n il race, creed, and color honored the late Dr. M a rtin Luth er King. |r. this past Monday. It was the firs t nutional holiday fo r a Black in this nation's history. It took almost 18 years a fte r the slain civil rights leader's death in Memphis. TN, before this country honored Dr. King. Thoso who fought fo r the passage of the King holiday had to bo elated w ith the celebration that occurred around the country in remembrance of the civil rights activist. Events were held between Jan. 15. Dr. King's b irthday, and Jan. 20. the o ffic ia l observance of the King Holiday. Locally, some of the many events held included a luncheon sponsored by the M a r tin Luther King Scholarship Fund at the Red L io n /L lo yd Center. Proceeds went to the King Scho la rsh ip Fund. Thero w ere also many pro grams held in various schools and churches as a trib u te to King, as w ell as special program m ing on local radio stations. A t the State C apitol in Salem, a m arch and ceremony w ere spon sored by the Oregon Commission on Black A ffa irs . A fte r m archers walked around the Capitol, speak ers included Rep. M arga re t Car te r (D-Portland), Ron Herndon, co-foundor of the Black United Front. Gov. Vic Atiyeh. and others. N ationally, television programs honoring Dr. King included n program hosted by singer Stevie W onder W onder had fought a personal crusade to make a national holiday fo r D r King. The show was produced in A tlanta, Washington, and New York In W ashington a bust of King was unveiled in the C apitol Ro tunda. Dr. King's w ife, Coretta Scot, King me, w ith Presidon, Reagan in the Oval Office. In A tla nta. GA. South A frica Bishop Desmond Tutu received the King Peace Prize by the M a rtin Luther King Center fo r Non-Violen, Social Change. Bi shop Tutu said tha, he w ill use Dr King's methods of non-violence to dism antle npa rth e id in South A frica . Portland's Black community and the city lost tw o o f its outstanding citizens las, T hursday when Rev |ohn G arlington and his wife. Yvonne w ere kille d in an automo bile accident in ce n tra l Florida. The G arlingtons w ere on route to Portland a fte r a speaking engage ment. Since a rriv in g in Portland from Buffalo. NY, in 1977. Rev. G ar lington has been active in many social and civic organizations. He was involved in such community m atters as police-Black relations, education issues, and economic problems. Rev. G arlington was pastor of M aran atha C hurch, presidon, of tho A lb in a M in is te ria l A lliance and a member of the Portland Police In te rn a l Investigation Au diting C om m itter He was to become president of the Ecumeni cal M in is,crie s of Oregon on Jan. 28. Rev. G arlington was alw ays a leader in protesting injustice in the city. W hen o ffii ers threw a dead uppossum in (ro o t of « Black restaurant. Rev. G arlington was one of the hundreds of in d i viduals who m an hod downtown to protest the incident. He was one of the organizers of the one-day boycott of Black students, protesting the location of Tubman M iddle School Rev. G arlington was born in Buffalo. NY. He was raised by his mother a fte r the death of his father, who was also a preacher. He attended Cleveland Baptist School of the Bible in Cleveland. OH Before coming to M aranatha as pastor, Rev. G arlington served as m inister in churches in Cleve land and Buffalo. Rev. G arlington and his wife Yvonne had five children: John. Gayle. Athena. M ark, and M a t thew. Las, Sunday a memorial services was held a, M aranatha fo r tho G arlingtons. Funeral ser vice fo r the couple was held a, M aranatha. Ecumenical M in is tries of Oregon has established a m em orial fund fo r the G arling tons' tw o teenage sons. • .* * ♦ /• •z * 3 Î Z, Friday at Maranatha Church about 50 people gathered to mourn the death of Rev John W. Gar lington and his wife Yvonne who died in an auto accident in Florida Thursday Judy Dials, away from the res, of the group, weeps at the passing of the couple during a news conference called a, the church [Photo. Richard J. Brown) USDA cheese distribution Mass d is trib u tio n of USDA cheese and b ut,or to low-income M ultnom ah County residents sponsored by tho Interagency Food Bank and the U.S. D epart ment of A g ric u ltu re w ill be hold Saturday, Jan. 25. between 10:00 a m. and 4 (K) p m. Residents who meet low-income requirem ents are asked to go to the location w hich distribu te s to th e ir zip code. Thoy may ca ll the "Cheese H o tlin e " fo r this in fo r mation. 234-0271. Residents w ill need to prove th e ir c u rre n t address by fu rn ish ing a d riv e r's license, a voter registration card, OR a current u tility b ill plus one of the follow ing: Social S ecurity card, or a food stump card, or a medical card. Persons unable to travel to a d istribu tio n site may authorize, in w ritin g, a friend or neighbor to pick up the commodities at the authorizing person's zip-code de signated site. In Northeast Portland, zip i isles 97211. 97217 (east of 1-5). and 97227 w ill be served at Jefferson High School. 5210 N. Kerby; zip codes 97212. 97213. 97218. and 97232 w ill bo served a, G ran t High Si bool, 2MB N i Mth; N orth Portland residents w ith zip codes 97203. 97217 (west of 1-5,. 97229. anil 97231 w ill be MTVOd Ot Roosevelt High School. 8941 N. C entral. “ Reassignment Race” Forum To celebrate the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Herb Caw- thorne presented an oral rendition of some of the speeches of Rev King, he performance was given at Maranatha Church, Jan 15 to a near-capacity audience. [Photo by Richard J. Brown) “ Reassignment Race" w ill bo the themo o f a W in te r Forum, sponsored by C hurch Women United in Portland. The even, begins at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday. ,an. 30, a, M ount O livo, Baptist C hurch at 118 N.E. Schuyler St. (near Lloyd Center). Four panelists w ill lead the dis cussion. They include Rev. John H. Jackson, pastor of M ount Olive,; Ron Herndon, d ira i tor of Black United Front; Jeannie H art- zog. d ire c to r of N ortheast Syl- vanian Learning Center: and Kay Toran, d ire c to r of State A ffirm a tive Action. For fu rth e r inform a tion please contact Alyce G. Robinson coor d in ator, a, 281-4850. The event is freo and the pub lic is c o rd ia lly invited. '*• I •• I
