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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1971)
Pane 4 P o r tla n d O b s e rv e r T h u n d e r. August U . 1971 Black Women’s Opportunity Bride Wears Chapel train by K. p . Chandler In a double ring ceremony at the Sellwood Church of God in Christ, Thea Thomas became the bride of Booker Thurston Wells, J r. August 7. Tliea selected a floor length satin gown fiashloned with lace sleeves and bodice top. She wore a chapel length train with an illusion, elbow length v e il. She carried a white Bible with an orchid attached that was tied with flower- tied satin ribbons. Bridal attendants were Peg gy Thomas, Mary Lockridge, Venessa WeUs, Jeanette Si mons and Denise Adams. Anthony Sherman served as best man. Seating guests were Anthony Boyd, Bobby Cason, M ark Wells, Clyde DeBols, and Robealr Joluison. The bride Is the daughter of Rev, and M rs. Roosevelt Thomas. She was given In m arriage by her father, WeUs is the son of Rev. and M rs. B .T . Wells. Rev. WeUs officiated at the cere mony. The groom w ill be a senior In coUege this fall. M r. and M rs. Wells visited the beach for their wedding trip and are at home in Port land. Semper Fidelis Carnival She is A Winner The Semper Fidelis Club wUl present a carnival on September 18 (Saturday), at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall 116 NE Russell St. The club, a Black women's social club that is affiliated with the Oregon Federation of Club Woman, Is sponsor ing the event to raise money to assist underprivileged children of the Albina area. Fun and activities for the entire fam ily are planned. A do r prize, a portable illsh- Fun and activités for the en tire family are planned. A door p rize, a portable dish washer, w ill be awarded to the holder of the lucky ticket. Tickets may be purchased at the carnival. MRS. BOOKER T . WELLS JR. photo by Baltzegar’ s Tan Portland Pageant MRS. GERALDINE IRVIN " I love to drive a car and I love to cook” , so said G eral dine Irvin , who in a field of over 300 entries, won a third prize for Pound Cake at the Multnomah County F a ir. Geraldine spent 17 yea i s with the Santa Monica school system. The last 12 years as manager of the cafeteria facility. She was promoted to the capacity and although she was the only Black lady in such a position, she lad no problems and speaks highly of the cooperation and friendships made during those years. Six years ago, she and her husband moved to West Linn. He had always wanted to live in the country and, although she prefers city living, she says It is beautiful there. She has won firs t prizes on Portland Shakespeare to present "Woyzeck” The Portland Shakespeare Company w ill present two performances of George Buchner’ s unfinished m aster piece, “ Woyzeck” Friday and Saturday, August 14 and 15 In 75 Old Main at Portland State University. The production Is the final event of the German Arts Festival on the Pacific. Director Peter Fom ara plays Woyzeck, a victim of set- Ntms of the 15 lovely finalists in the Miss Tan Portland 1971 contest are: (1 to rt Carlean Ä Ä Ä Ä Ä " T“ ' Saturday night. August 14, one of fifteen finalists w ill he crowned Miss Tan Portia«! at ceremonies at the Shera ton Hotel ballroom. Kne B erry, chairman of the entertainment committee, advises that the contest will be complemented with a stage revue and reminds us that these lovelies are Portland s prettiest and talented girls. The fortunate Miss Tan Portland w ill represent the city in the.Miss Black America pageant. It has been a battle since 1965 to get the Black Oregon Pageant sublized as an annual event. The pageant is effective massive social forces, which force him to his own destruc tion. Other cast members in clude: Jeff Brooks, Judith Clover, Marilyn Jolly, Janet M artin , Victoria Smith, Dan iel Becker, John See, David Clover and Suzanne Lindberg. Tickets w ill be sold at the door. Admission Is >1.50 for everyone. To Visit parents training for these gracious young ladies. In addition to the stage reveiw, music for dancing will be provided by M uther Juice and Ebony w ill sing. The entertainment begins at 7:30 pun. and tickets may be pur chased at the door. NEW 3 BEDROOM Fully carpeted Double car garage Colored appliances Patio door N.E. 13th & Portland Blvd. 1321 N.E. Portland Blvd. 1333 N.E. Portland Blvd. JS No Jive These Homes are COOL Full price $18,500 To see call Matt - 254-9588 or Steve - 292-6601 or Tom - 285-7651 HOLLCRAFT Homes, Inc. 236-2141 Time to Buy home The government’ s top m ort gage money man claims tliat now is the time to buy a home, since Interest rates have bottomed out from their previous record highs. Preston M artn, chairman o f the Federal Home Loan Bank, says, “ Rates don’ t look like they w ill fall much fu r th e r.” The agency, which super vises some 4,500 savings and loan Institutions which supply much of the home mortgage money for consumers, reports a nationwide survey which shows mortgage rates of about 7 1/4%, M artin stated that “ Interest rates should remain at the present level due to the tre - mendois Inflow of money Into savings Institutions between January and March. During that period, a record >7.4 billion was received in I accounts.” People have been waiting fo r money costa to drop be fore buying a home, but that tim e has arrived and now’ s the time to buy. • re white with green edging. She presently Is employed at the Child Care Center and Is anxious for (all tocomewhen there w ill be greater activity. It Is easy to see that this de lightful lady wants to be busy every minute doing anexcellent Job for her employer, using those capable hands and keen minds to cieat beautiful fancy- work an! delicious foods. Someone, who had mat G eral dine and knew herabllltles, toki the director of the 4-C Agency that M rs . Irvin was in the area anl would be a perfect addi tion to the Child Cans Center staff. She was contacted and immediately hired. While Geraldine Irvin was in the Observer office she had her sour dough b reaj working anl ready to bake when she got home anl if that waan't enough- she talked about the sweet Po tato Pie she was placlr^ In the Clackamas County F a ir compe tition. What an addition to our ire«! ticket office. Lola decided she liked New York but wanted to sea more of the U.S. and cionged from ticket agent to stewardsas. Loa Angelas be came twr base for two years, but New York called her back with its theaters, clubs and old friends. Assured tliat Naw York was the place to stay, a la contin ued to fly as a stewardess. A Job opportunity was lusted for stewardess supervisor and she a l l i e d with good results. She earned the Job. Ixila’ a background In Se attle, liar hometown, lias helped l« r reach the manage ment level In United A ir Lines. Throughout high school and collage slw was actlva In many scliool activities suchasl>«liig a cheerleader, and Husky Hon ey at the University of Wash ington, and a member of the cast In Uie drama depart ments productions of “ Guys and Dolls” , and “ South Pa c ific .” Her enjoyment of dan cing and acting earned ta r featured roles In community productions of "Raisin In tlie Sun” anl “ Purlie Victorious” at tlie Seattle Cirque Play house. Har degree from the U . W. was for her Idatory major and drama minor. The West coast stui lias ties for lx>la. Har parents are In Seattle. Also, her grandfather was a ptonaer black businessman In Port land sixty years ago. The black g irl who ties a dream Job can see U coma true. Today and during tie» 1970’ s being black and a wo man are two of tlie best qual ifications when applying tor a Job. With these two tilings going for tier, alie needs only aid ambition and education to make tier tlie right person for the Job at a management level, or as a doctor, or even 1« at u la u iv u r The new suits. The now suits. The Inn shop at Penneys. Men \ fashion flare Ieg »lock» PenrvPreyt* In assorted stripes and solid« W ont tire» 79 to 38 Secret off education ALL ELECTRIC HOMES Come, Look and Dream your ow n Home, many of her projects in various fairs and always attends not only to enter, but to learn from other entrants. She has Just finished a beautiful, round, hooked rug, which she w ill en ter at the Oregon State F a ir in Salem. Geraldine enteied a German chocolate cake at the Multno mah County F a ir too but the frosting wasn't quite right. She has won blue ribbons with that recipe. Speaking of the Pound Cake, she said. “ It is Just one pound ot butter, one pound ot sugar, three cups of flour and flavor ing, but it must he mixed cor rectly.” A ll of this may be very simple to one so capable, but it could be possible that there are a few secrets that she uses that we don't know. In F riday Judging at the West Linn Community F a ir, Geraldine won a second place on her entry of crocheted p il low slips. They were done in the pineapple pattein ami Through the efforts of civil rights organizers and acti vists, tlw black people during the t«et fifteen years lava found better Jobs and posi tions at tiie top ot their field, in Just recent years the wo man’ s liberation movement through its total effort lias lied a sim ilar result tor woman, ft would seam only right to assume that a black woman today lias the best chance of anyone to find a good jo s i- tton. She win still liave to have an education to streng then har chances to hold a good Jot), but she no longer has to ba satisfied training stric tly for teaching or secre ta ria l positions. Woman are to be found as doctors, lawyers, and at man agement levels. Certainly there have been women work ing In these areas before, but It Is no longer a surprise to encounter the skilled fe male. Hare la an example o f the woman to be found successfully working In a sup ervisory Job. She las a disarming smile that helps In moat all situ ations whan dealing with tlie IHibllc and those under tier supervision. She Is the only black woman working as a United A ir Lines stewardess supervisor at New York’ s John F . Kennedy A irport. As one of the stewardess super visors on the staff, she ob serves and assists the Job activities of stewardesses fly- Inv In and out of Kennedy A irp o rt. Lola Dover Is her name. She started in .Seattle with United A ir Lines as a ticket agent seven years ago. Dur ing those seven years she lias made three transcontinental moves. F lra t, It was the Naw York’ s World’ s Fair of 1964 where she worked with Ml A lr l I«-.- P H Y L L B TAYLOR CROSBY Phyllis Taylor Crosby w ill a rriv e In Portland August 31 to visit with her parents, M r. and M rs. William B. Taylor, and sister, Brenda. Phyllis was born In Portland October 15, 1952 and grad uated from Peninsula Elemen ta ry School. She attended Roosevelt High School for three years and was gradua ted from John Dorsey High School In Los Angeles, Calif. She la attending Lbs Angeles City College for her sopho more college year, as a stu dent of English, data process ing and sociology. She Is employed by the City of Los Angeles and works In the Los Angeles City Hall where she Is In the Method Maintenance Ijepartment. She was the first Black lady to be hired In that department, where she Is a Secretary-typ ist. She Is a member of Bethel AME Church In Portland. She was active In her church when living here. She was p resi dent of the Youth Choir, she worked with the Usher Board and was secretary of the Sun day school. Inspiration to reach her goal lias been aided by the friendship of Ted Johnson, Los Angeles, and Rev. Hen derson. “ The Secret of education,” Emerson said, "lie s in respec ting the pupil.” Stated In our own words, slanted toward Scouting, we can suggest that the secret of effec- I tlve Scoutmastershlp lies In re- I spectlng the Scout and his poten- I tlalltles , In respecting him and I In expecting a great deal from I him. I The effective Scoutmaster of ten needs to try hard to per ceive even a faint glim m er of promise. He helps nurture that tiny promise as it grows halt ingly Into strong purpose through successful performance. Many times, when a boy has stood at a crossroads where he has had to choose one of many forks In the road, the expec- tany of his Scoutmaster, always showing his confidence and be lie f In the boy, Jias made the dif ference. ACME GLASS CO. IN C JCFenney The values are here every day- t>pan Sundays 12 to S p.m.. Monday thru Friday till 9, Saturday ttll 9. dWallabta at Pannaya KILLINQSWORTH AT UNION AVE -PORTLAND
