Paye 6. Portland Observer, January 21, 198/ TransAmerican Imports L.T.D. Imported goods for novel gifts Investment grade gemstones at wholesale prices Custom made jewelry Gold and Silver bought and sold O p .n 10 6 MF 2146 N.E. Broadway 288 4050 G. FRANKLIN COMPUTER SERVICE Maintenance Local Area N etw orking Repair Installation Interfacing (503) 284 5247 C ia o Fra n k lin Owner free e s tim a te * The first streetcar radway in Am ènes started its public service in 1832. operating in N aw York from City Hall to 14th St The fare w as 12 and a half cents Affordable J. J. Lock Et Key 4724 N.E. Killingsworth PH 284 9582 Heavy Duty Single Cylinder Deadbolt Judge H am ilton swears in n ew officers and board m em bers of the Portland Chapter N A A C P r $39 95 Installed D. . . „ , rh o to by Richard J Brown NAACP Officers Sworn In LOST KEYS (we make keys w ith o u t keys — HOUSE, CAR ot BUSINESS) RE KEY LOCKS Mention ad for discount on deadbolt by Jerry Garner Last Sunday, five new NAACP officers were sworn in at Vancouver Ave nun Baptist Church by Adm inistrative Law Judge Belton Ham ilton They are George Hendrix, President; Joyce L Brown, First Vice President Judith Knowles Boyer, Second Vice President; John H Brown, Treasurer and Beverly Edmondson, Secretary. Seventeen Board members were also given an oath by Judge Hamilton A bout 230 people attended the swearing in ceremony The event was also used as an occassion to honor the late Dr Martin Luther King, Jr M ultnom ah County Chair Gladys McCoy was the only elected official who was present at the gathering Governor Neil Goldschmidt was invited to attend tho event, but due to prior com m itm ents to his family, w asn't able to attend A telegram from the Governor was read by Treasurer elect John H Brown Brown told the audience that Gov Goldschmidt was sorry that he w asn't able to be w ith them, but wanted them to know that he is "suppor liv e " of the NAACP Hendrix told those in attendance that Blacks in this country are in a se cond phase of a second reconstruction in this country ''There w ill be no tw enty first century unless w e re awakened to the I sic I we ve been under the last several years We must get on w ith the unfinished business of making this nation, this city, the place in w hich Dr King and others like him dreamed of He reminded the audience that there are still people in this country w ho don't believe that Dr Martin Luther King. Jr., should have a day set aside to honor his recognition and contributions Hendrix said it was a priviledge for him to serve as President of the NAACP He said over the years, the Portland Chapter has established many landmarks in the area of racial relationships "A s President of the NAACP, I w ould like the organization to challenge those things that are wrong in the area of civil rig h ts ." Rev John Jackson, pastor of Mt Olivet Baptist Church, told the crowd that he was glad that the Lord let him be born during the same century as Dr King " I have talked to young people in schools throughout the city The ones w ho were born after Dr King’s death are hard to talk w ith Many of them d o n ’t know w hat I am talking about They don't know anything about marching, picketing, sit dow n dem onstrations, or any o f that But they know about drugs Rev Jackson said although it was an honor to be born during the same century as Dr King, to know him was im portant. "T o be around him and hear him speak was a wonderful experience " Jamie's Place She is hosting a Superbowl Sunday gala occasion Hors d'oeuvres - Chitlins on the house Jan 25. 1987 1313 N.E. Freemont Rev Jackson said only Dr King s image was killed, not the person He said the dream is continuing until it be< omes a reality McCoy, the newly elected Chair of M ulnomah County thanked those in attendance for their support during the elections She told them they along w ith God. were responsible for tier victory I visited a number of churches in quest for this office A lot of people thought that I was just com ing around for votes that was true Now I am going beck to each church to say thanks She said it doesn matter how high one progress in life or how many degrees one attains, as a Black person, when the chips are dow n she isn't any better than a w ind on Burnside " I will never see myself as being better than any other Bla< k person in tins com m unity I think it im portant, and I will never forget, that until all of us have some degree of quality in our lives have some sense of juste e and equality, all of us are in the same boat We must work together McCoy said before Dr King appeared on the si ene there was a lai k of hope "W e all believed that this was out destiny we w ould alw.iys live under oppression She said Dr King gave millions of Blai ks hope as .1 people and that were capable of determining our ow n destiny McCoy said we must continue this and not detrend on others to do it for us "I say this to our young people Never hide behind the fa< t that you re Black to prevent you from achieving in life All things are possible if you work hard and believe in God My election is a testim onial to this McCoy said Portland was ,ust like the South before D< King, saying that many Black Portlanders came from the South and knew what it w.is like to experience racial discrim ination Wo couldn t go to a slate institution 0» higher education The governm ent gave us grants and scholarships so we can go to another school out of our com m unity Now this isn't the 1 ase I credit this to Dr Martin Luther King, Jr She said we must not forget those opportunities made available to us but should take advantage o f them "Education is surely one of those things that s going to help us rise above our condition " Those who were present were treated to songs by the Vancouver Ave nue Baptist Church, Rev Wayne Reynolds, and M attie Speais Spears brought shouts of Amen from the audience when she sang " I he Trouble of This W orld NEW QUICK START yl*$! 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