Page 4. Portland Observer, April 23, 1986
Local Business Provides
Office Service to Small
Businesses
Save Our Neighborhoods
From Street Crime Campaign
The Save Our Neighhorh<HxJs From Street Crime Campaign w ill hold a rally on
Thursday. May 1st, at 7 00 p m . at the King Facility located at 4« 15 N.E 7th
Speakers at the rally w ill focus on how citizens can get organized Io implement
crime prevention efforts in their neighhorhiHids and how they can effect policy
issues such as the allocation ot police resources and drug abuse prevention in the
public schools
Speakers at live rally w ill include Ron Herndon, chair ol the Rainbow Coalition
and Black I nited Front, Jean IX-Master, Director ol Burnside Protects. George
Mueller ot the E lliot-K ing Crime Prevention Committee, and Muhammid NaJeib
ot the American Muslim Mission Inspirational music w ill he provided bv the King
SchtMil Choir
Die Save Our NeighhortHMxJs From Street Crime Committee is made up of
residents from all areas of Portland The work of the committee is assisted by Ed
Blackburn. Street Crime Prevention Organizer, a position funded by a Federal
grant and administered by the city ot Portland
by Jerry liu rn e r
Are you a small business (hal could
use the services o f an office, bui cannot
afford Ihe price'’ One Stop Word Pro
cessing and Business Center could he
the place for you
lo c.ile d ,il MOS N B I nion Av
enue, One Slop pros ides (he following
services telephone answering, typing,
copying, mail handling, hooking, ac
counting, direct mail and small busi
ness marketing
"W e re Irwiking for the independent
entrepreneurs with promising husmes
scs, yet moderate to low profit mar
g in s," said O R Booker. President of
the Finn
Booker said service costs are deter
mined on a volume basis and can he
adjusted to the need and/or income of
the client. " Y o u only pay for the ser
vice» you need," says Booker.
According to Booker, it is better for a
business to have someone answering
itieir phone for them and say you aren't
available at the moment, than to have
an answering service with a recorded
message advising the caller that you
uren't there
"O ne Slop Word Processing and
Business Center w ill be your office; it
w ill enable business owners time to do
business and make money," said
B< K>ke r
The firm is an Oregon Chartered
Corporation and has been in business
since November of I9K5 It is fully slat
ted by professionals who arc paid for
the volume ot work done rather than by
the hour This, according to Bixiker.
provides clients with a professional
service at minimum cost
"O u r prices arc very reasonable lor
the service you receive For $350
month, a client can receive 10 or more
incoming calls per day. have 10 pieces
o f mail handled per day, 28 pages of
test typed per week, and two payroll
periods per month,” said Booker
l.ike most new businesses, the
Center is trying to make Ihe public
aware of its presence in the community
and provide a good service Booker
said although at Ihe present business is
slow, potential growth tor his Firm is
good
BtHikcr urges local small
businesses to give his Firm a try, espe
cially minority owned establishments
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YMCA to Sponsor Camp for
Wigs, Hairpieces and Beauty Supplies
Sale & Restyling
Disadvantaged Youth
bv J e rr\ G a rnrr
The North/lnner Northeast YM CA
w ill sponsor 20 low income youths at a
horse campon May 16 IH, according to
Fred M iller, Executive Director of the
North/lnner Northeast Y M C A
The children were chosen to partici
pate in the free camp based on their
standard o f living Many are from
single parent families
M ille r said third to Fifth grade kids
w ill spend two days at the Double II
Horse Camp in Molalla, Oregon The
horse camp is owned by Jim and Diane
Hurst
M iller said the Hursts arc strong sup
porters o f the YM C A Besides provid
mg the horses and camping facilities for
the children, the Hursts w ill provide
horses for the St John parade in May
I he camp w ill give kids an opportun
tty to lean) about nature and horses
p e n s io n B ra id »
Camping skills w ill also be emphasized
at the two day gathering. "E qually tm
port ant. the children w ill learn about
each other," M iller said
United Grocery w ill supply tixxl tor
the children, while YM CA w ill provide
the transportation to and from the
camp
M iller said the YM CA offers many
services to all children, regardless of
their economic situation As in previ
ous years, the YM C A w ill be offering
their summer day camp beginning June
16 and lasting throughout the summer
The cost o f the camp is $40 per week
M ille r said the YM C A w ill give 25
scholarships to low income k ids so they
can attend summer camp "W e try to
offer scholarships in all our programs
for low income youth who can't afford
to pay," said M iller
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THE LEVERETTS
Uly sscs and Beatrice Leverett celebrated their 5(tth \\ edding Anniversary bv the
renewing of the wedding vows
Ulysses and Beatrice eloped to Ft Smith, Arkansas on April 12. I 9 16 Ihe
I eserells resided in Muskogee. Oklahoma lor sis sears and in 1942 moved to
Portland. Oregon I ly sses was employed by the Montgomery \ \ ard Compans asa
Building Supervisor and retired alter thirty lour seats ol service Beatrice was
employed as a Clerk Librarian II lor Ihe l ibrary \ ssik aation ol Portland and retired
alter twety-lour years ol service
Three children. Ronald. Rosalind and Brenda, were hom ol this union Ihev
have live grandchildren
The original fx-sl man. James Thompson, parttciated hi the same capacity loi the
repeating of the wedding vows
for weaving
Nails
Eyelashes
P ilo to by Richard .1. Brown
Pacific hrorthweit Be// ii aware ihar many ot our curromen are concerned
about the problem of crime in Portland
PNB i emp/oreet are a/vo concerned
We tncouttge out em p/oreei our c u ilo m m and t il cmzent o l Port tend lo
Become involved in their community. Io help reduce the problem ol crime
tn d ro make Portland tn even better place ro live and work
W a e n c o u r t f l e y o u to a tt e n d
T h e S a v e O u r N e ig h b o rh o o d s fro m
S tre e t C rim e R ally
Thursday. May 1st 7 00 P M at the King Neighborhood Facility Located at 4 8 1 5 N .E . 7 th . Residents from all
areas ot Portland are encourage to attend
Find out hoss you get organized to F IG H T C R IM E !
We urge you to become involved in the Ntfghborfiow) Watch Prafjram.
For information call the O ffic e o f N e ig h b o r h o o d A s s o c ia tio n s at 2 4 8 - 4 5 1 8.
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