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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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