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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1951)
est Uth Settlement No Solution 'or Eugenes Negro Families kl Uth Ave. settlement. Ii81 " !... service nor L tanks, nor neat - . . . nsrrfen you can- it 6" wiv and gaping cracks worry that their "".Cmav break a leg. Uus Water . r wells were dug fcr.. . eet water; they KatMactory-the water rfmurky and salty to be t.ror washing clothes. ' a W be carted m nunc nB". Tt's mecious torn nue'- Logically, ,uf( from page zZlovLent Wi' reson S,ate built their own church, too, and'ty Planning Consultant Howard There :pr0vide data for an r,n.mr, eaicatea it to everybody's GooVBuford shudders at the lmpuca- - .L ..i"j iiicui. i Thpsp nie u-r -.oj i u - : tion of the world. back yard? plan' i survey of th Npci-nnc r?,,.. t AiA rr .".U.."B I mamer that Cllhmimn f ....U. "iu u lueiaay mat ne felt thp j- . . -'' out. FEPC Act, had eenerallv hlilvisl0n Plat to the Central Lane beneficial. county Planning Commission Why West 11th? With such dismal conditions. avoided. Structures went up with out building permits and show it, according to the Leaeue of Women Voters of Eugene who investigated there is also too Whenever Lane K, S observing that rain has there is o"s" !w'.... u the eround 4B?-j .rnnnd the homes ..1 There's iust enough ,tt in". . j r.0 float the garoasK .Tmake living miserable. f,itoon slices through this h rSA K,irpt fuii of thai puiievi - -u hnttnm last W"!., it into the yards mounds. No children have U off this slimy mua row it water, yei. icfi Encroaches L several residents, like Sam l-olds, are ieaniu u Fv Engineers intend to move tch again, wniie me 0 lakes 18 ieet on m ' it'll loo off some 90 feet in at move, he figures. at fears are not without ,!ion. A U.S. Corps ol En- L, administrator, who de- U to be identified, said Tues- U long-range pians can iur I. fhanees in the Amazon s pa ir., Vpuroes note that the Ama dredging had reauceo. some i! Hood menace. It also ere- ii nrablems. One bridge, Its Wition weakened by dredg- trashed out Oct. 15, 1950. That a had proviaea a second ac ta the homes from West 11th k when the other approach closed bymud. ill Own Bridge Em weeks ago - the Negro cinnity got tired of waiting at bridge to be replaced iouri they watched similar :jts being rebuilt nearby hive iust completed the proj- i tanselves. They provided limn materials and labor. :se community-spirited peo- !lso laid gravel on the muddy tiletween their homes 12th fa call it but it still needs nmifeabie amount of grave: mi Braise it out of the cozy ":e kids could use a weather for mornings they wait be pto highway for a school bus. pi speaking of buses, there is nr,nt service to Eugene but ms think twice-a-day serv wuld be a Godsend. feetJ Water Supply Pftsro folk list an adequate F supply as the most pressing of their inadeouate and prable location but housing mua, suo-suostandard. t Jo not conclude that the Coity is dresEv because it fJ ai dirt. Theer is evidence f'-rere eifort by the mothers P their children and homes Welfare Burden investigation disclosed these are nnt : Rmliare agencies. t Weif y' Lane .Co.unty Pub- A iu .. '-"mmission neaa, ;J fhe Negroes have propor given us less trouble white people. We have, at J?,,' onIy ne case on France. We.ve found them f-jucrauvc." N ''1 -'ati0n Armv can find . - ....inuius ot emergency n-"e piven m i . t . Rrw . "iws in me offices, said, "These col-I- Wen e l,..- , tsi c ,H;ver Deen a r--y on ue " ltl PiHU L- .... kx r. ' cn,eI of the Ameri E;..Yoss.Lane chapter, ob- k kept in I organization fcjril ,arca "We lind the . dre quite self sufi. C h.ave helPed them some r -e? have abj 4 'lie n t"L .v.' ,tar incidentally, r -iMds is a member of our " f i" m and we are very . u' his servi, ti t2 " unlawful to note in wnemer a nerson why have the Negroes settled onlthe settlement in early 1951 West 11th Ave.? It might be of interest to note When one coloreH snnv-ocmn ! that here are five acres of oroD- talked with a representative form erty w'tn'n shouting distance of me governor s omce about living . ivieinoaisi enurenj conditions of approximately 200 1 wh'b sold in 1945 for $1000. Cur Negroes in Lane County he was!re.ntlv tbs 'and is listed at $4000 asked, diplomatically, "Why don'tlw',n a two-bedroom house, a you go back home?" . jbunkhouse and outbuildings. In Back home! THIS is my homc,a5,aiUon t0 .the 'our-year-old sol- I . . . . " 'llfllV erttlCtr,,.tnrt phtnlnH nn. concrete foundation house, the owner of this property observed mat his live-member family lived in the bunkhouse until the per manent dwelling could be built. Within that $4000 price, too, is a 22-foot well and an electric pump. This piece of land has a pear, an apple and a plum tree, in addition to decorative trees. Can you call the Negro devel opment a settlement? City-Coun- Im here!" Many local Negro folk trace their "Eugene" residence oacK inrough 1841. In March, 1948, many Negoes were forced to vacate county owned land to make way for the new Ferry St. bridge. A citizens' committee of 15 whites and 7 Negroes was formed to relocate tnese families. Impossible Problems "It is unreasonable, econom ically, to install water in the area and if water were obtained the sewage problem .would remain impossible. The water table of the area is so high there Is no means of taking care of the effluent. The I cost of getting water would be nothing compared with the cost of sewage facilities. "It is a crime that these people were allowed to locate on that property when there is other latid available. It would be far better to relocate these people. Relocat- and i ng them would cost only a frac tion of putting facilities into that swamp," Buford noted This is a quick glimpse of life among the Negroes of the Eugene area. 'No Man's Land' This committee wanted to avoid locating the Negroes in a separate, district, but found vacant houses scarce and those few not available I to colored folk. A number of oth- ers secured small shacks for higlr rent in the Glenwood district in an alley off of South Concord Ave. Five Eugene realtors handled: sales of available lots on West 11th j Ave. The late county judge. Clinton Hurd, protested that the area is no man's land" and advised against its consideration for hous ing anyone. But the urge to own a piece ol earth was strong and immediate. The average lot 52x160 went for $300. Some are 52x128 minus the Amazon ditch. ' Sam Reynolds' four lots came to $3500, however. They held an unfinished house. Sam valued this house at $300 and notes that the 2x4 foundation is in need of re placement. At $30 a month, he'll be buying this property for some years to come. 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