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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1972)
\ - 1 P o r tla n d O b s e rv e r T h u rs d a y , Ia n . 27, 1972 Figurine S h ap in g Portland evening Airlines break barrier,... gradually Studio It your tum m y’ s (Hiking out And your mouth is in a pout. It you’ re no longer s lim and tlie outlook's getting g i uii. school begins Keep our studio in mind F o r p re tty soon you’ ll ftiul That your figu res lo o ku p great Washington - W hile a irlin e s dy. “ T h e i r acceptance has And It's tim e to celeb rate. Portland Evening High s till select stewardesses with been extrem ely good, w ith few a great deal of care , ra c ia l School this weeks begins le g - o r no ra c ia lly directed com P rog ram s (or both women awl men b a rrie rs a r e rapidly falling is tra tio n fo r the second plaints from passengers. The throughout t he a irlin e indus sem ester of classes. experience of the a irlin e s has tr y . But though m a n y a r e P rin cip a l Duane F lskum been that thesevoungladiesdo called, te w a re c ho se n , re - said the evening signups w ill as goal a job as the average garless of c o lo r. A m a jo r a ir - be held in the lib r a r y of Ben white g ir l hired from the nor line, fo r example, hires less son Polytechnic High School, mal so u rce s." 540 N .E . 12thAvenue. Classes than 10 per cent of th e total But w hile black steward number who apply. w ill s ta rt at b:4S p.m . on ___ _ SHAPING STUDIO esses have had litt le trouble Jan. 3 i. 1 hese are among the find w ith passengers, they have re ings about a irlin e steward 7 he evening program ceived some flack from m a n esses which appear in an a r I he evening p ro g ra m agement. the Manpower a r tic le in the December issue of serves the needs of students tic le states. Two years ago, an uixler age 2 i who need to th e I > . Departm ent of La executive at one of the largest bo r’ s ‘ 'M anpower” magazine. complete course work leading e a rn e rs trie d to compel a T h e f ir s t b la c k steward to a high school diplom a anil black stewardess to t r i m her ess employed in the industry who no longer are attending A fro hairdo by a single inch. day high schools. was brought aboard by Mohawk When she refused, she was A irlin e s in 1957, according to F iskum said the program fire d - It was a costly e r r o r on "T h e Negro in the A ir Trans also offers students now at the part of the a irlin e . The p o rt In d u s try ," a study by the tending day high schools the young lady settled fo r $5,000 Wharton School ofFinanceand opportunity to m a ke u p cie d its in lo st wages follow ing a hear Com m erce. She was R u th if they have the perm ission of ing before t h e Illin o is F a i r C arol T aylor of New York th e ir day schools. Em ploym ent P ra ctice s Com C ity . D e s p i t e t h is b r e a k - C u rricu lu m includes a ll the m ission and rejected the com thruugh, progress was so slow required subjects in E nglish, pany's o ffe r to reinstate her. that the study says it could find social studies, m athem atics " I t was the old Hollywood and science, plus a broad evalence of o n ly three black synd rom e ," said a black exe selection of elective s in a n , stewardesses in the s ir by cutive of one of the m a jo r a ir caligraphy, b o o k k e e p in g . ’ 1900. lines. " B u t there ju s t aren’ t F a le ra l a c t io n speeded speech. sociology, d is t r i that many black folks that look butive education, international things up. A P rasxlent a ie x like white fo lk s ." ecutive O rd e r of I9bl, " in t r o relations, typing. Iiealth, psy Now that a irlin e s are per duced the concept of a ffirm a chology, physical education m ittin g biack stewardesses t o tive action into the field of and auto-m echanics. look black, an d recognizing e q u a l employment oppor Fiskum said an independent t h a t m in o rity groups h a v e tu n ity,” Six of the m ajor a ir study program also p e rm its th e ir d is tin c tiv e cha ractei is - lines came up w ith "P la n s to r study of subjects not listed tic s , he added, re c ru itin g is P ro g re s s " w h ic h involved in the reg ular c u rric u lu m . picking up. com m itm ent to hire m in o ri The evening school has 25 in That disadvantaged women ties. The fina l capper was the stru cto rs and over 450 stu can som etim es make good dents. C iv il Rights A ct of 1904 which » stewardesses has teen amply prohibited ra c ia l d is c rim in a F u rth e r inform ation maybe demonstrated by B etty P a tte r tion in h irin g . obtained by callin g the school son Gable. A fte r a series c" F igures compiled by the office, 232-1186. low-paying jobs in M acon,Ga. Federal A v ia tio n A g e n c y 's o f- and Newark, N J . , M rs . Gable iice of C iv il Rights show that joined the Job Corps and tra in by M arch. 1971, of the 34, 807 ed at the Los Angeles center. stewardesses employed by the She wanted to become a he- 34 largest a irlin e s represent copter p i l o t , fcxit the center in g w ell over 90 pe r cent of could not afford to spend the the inuustry, 2,185 o r 6 J per money required fo r 500 hours cent were m in o rity represen of fly in g . M eanw hile, she P ortla nd’ s student-opera tatives. Among t h e s e , 98 5 trained as a se cre ta ry. But ted public radio station,KBPS were black. the l u r e of the a ir was too (1450), s ta rts its f ir s t m ajor “ A irlin e m anagem ent much, she pestered the a ir weekly ta lk show next Tues feared that the tra ve lin g pub lines u n til in F e b ru a ry, I9p7, day w ith “'Schoohne: lic would not a c c e p t b la c k a fte r a year in the Job C orps’ 234-5469". stewardesses, a f e a r which a m a j o r a irlin e g a v e her a M rs . P h y llis W iener, newly h a s p r o v e n to ta lly unwar chance. She has been a stew appointed mem ber of the P o rt ranted,” according to the stu - ardess since. land Board of Education, w ill act as hostess fo r the pro gra m . The f ir s t program w ill fea tu re questions and answers about homeowners' pro p e rty tax re lie f. W illia m Patton, state d ire c to r. of the O re- "S tudent of tlie W eek" is F in le y H am m oi, J i , a senior gon Departm ent Of Kevenne’ s at Jeftcrson High School. An atlw iete , lin le y has teen a ta x -re lie f prog m i, w ill he on h?nd to an su questions mem be; of the A 11-Clty football »n 1 .i‘>io»tbdf reams for tlie past two ear 9 and also plays baseball. He plays the Ka : . . »ta* -n »U! * r v is* tru m p e t, piano not 28 5-0 49 5 4940 N. Lombardj I Z'O/i’ 77, l\l) Piisiin l it Salutes Youth of the Week / Public Station starts talk show \ ! z F inley w ill a tu iy la * ibeur tlie ms in the h the pi o- , « r way to v ic to ry in the Silver Jug Woi Id Cup S M is M acchi, .Iso ù .‘ ì rm ee . Is tl: itC o u n try ’ s lea er with 17b points in 3\ cu !d Cup conqietition ie i * a top fa vo n te fo r the ijly m p ic Gold M etal. managed and planned. F in ir piar . to a tir . !<>r n itv, where he He f ir s t became interested in t ie law through on l \ h i . conskJei . thi!. a w u itn - oz black man. i.c Lite sc M is . F in le y Hamm on,Si »
