Portland observer., March 23, 1972, Page 4, Image 4

Page 4 Portland Observer Thursday March 23, 1972
PORTLAM) S
ABWA announces
meeting
ORSIRCPR
world of w om en
Ms, Gei IW.i nt, I ‘rag klont u(
th e Oregun Green Chapter of
the American Business Wo­
man's Association (AHWA),
announces the March dinner
meeting w ill I« h e ld at die
Portland M otor Hotel,Colum­
bia Room on Tuesday, March
•’8, at 7:00 p.m.
PNB recruiter interviews
high school students
AKA holds regional conference
The Alpha kappa Alpha So­
ro rity w ill hold its 43rd Far
Western Regional Conference
March 31 - A p ril 1 here in the
City of Roses at the Sheiaton
Hotel. Zeta Sigma Omega is
the hostess chapter.
Members of th e hostess
chapter gathered at the home
of .Mrs. Geraldine McConnell,
3643 N. Winched, on Sunday,
February 18, 1972, fordessert
and planning fo r the confer­
ence. More than ISOdelegates
are expected to be present at
the conference. Delegates w ill
be fr o m the following states:
Arizona, C alifornia, Washing­
ton, Nevada and Oregon. M rs.
Geraldine McConnell andMrs.
Jewel Johns areCo-Chairmen
of th e conference and M rs.
P atricia White is Basileus.
M rs . Winifred C. Rhoadesof
Los Angeles,Californla is Re­
gional D ire cto r. The members
of the hostess chapter are:
M rs. Patricia W hite, Basileus
M rs. D a rre ll Johnson, A n ti-
Basiieus
M rs . Geraldine McConnell,
Grammateus
M rs . Mamie Bowles, A n ti-
Gramma teus
M rs . P atricia Dobbin, Tam­
iouchos
M rs . Mary Henderson, Ivy
Leaf Report
M rs . Jewel Johns, Parlianien-
ta nan
Hentta Johnson, 2050 \ j c .
Couch, an employment in te r-
viewer to i P acific Northwest
Bell in Portland is one of three
cregon employees who aie
" t e l l i n g ’ ’ the c otn pa ny *s
shareowners what's going on
in the business these days.
A 1964 graduate of Jefferson
High School, M rs. Johnson is
quoted in the company's 1971
annual report on how her job
relates to the company' s ove r-
all operations, its employees
and customers. The report
was released this week.
M rs . Johnson said . . .
" . . . The thing that I like
most about my job as high
school recruiter is keeping in
touch with the young people.lt
helps to ke e p me thinking
young. It's a I so exciting to see
the changes that a re taking
place in the schools now — and
Build a Gold M edallion home, and you ve built a home
in the young people th e m ­
that's gomq to sell Fast Because you don't just offer a
selves. These kids a re sharp,
they really are. I think they
home You offer unmatched com fort and convenience too
are more mature than wuen 1
Safe, clean electric he.it M odern work saving electri
Hi M l \ J d HNSDN
went to high school. And they
cal appliances Full house wiring and lighting All ore Gold
are honest, so you really have atxi biases. And, as a result,
ator in the company's D ire c­
M edallion extras th.it attract buyers and sell homes
we've had some problems and
to be honest w it h them m re­
tory Assistance department.
Want your home to be a best seller? Put a M edallion on it
turn.
there have teen in ju stice s.I'm
She was promoted to the
” W hen I tell them about the re a listic enough to know th a t
rank of management in the
we can’ t fix everything over­
company, I try to be prettv ob­
company w hen she became an
jective about it. In th e a re a o f night, but I can honestly say
employment i n t e r v i e w e !
that we’ re sure working to
m inority employment, fo re x -
in 1970.
change the situation. I guess
ample, I don’ t tell them th a t
we’ re fortunate that h ig h e r
PNB is a company w ithout any
problems. I try to tel I them ex­
management (eels so strongly
about it.
actly where we stand and what
" I know from myexpei lence
we’ re doing - not o n ly in re­
w h e n J firs t started working,
cruiting m inority people, b u t
in working w ithin the company that the company is really con­
cerned about its people. I was
to improve the promotional
/S sim ple, h u t re v o lu tio n a ry new p la n that lets
going to s c h o o l ami working
prospects fo r women and see­
part time and th e company
ing that they get into jobs that
vou c o n tro l y o u r m o n th ly
were closed to them until the ju st b e n t over backwards to
arrange my h o u r s around
past few yea rs.
on y o u r person al chocking account
school. And everyone seemed
"T h e kids are interested in
really interested in what I was
the m inority trainee program
If you m a m ia n i a b a la n ie o f $ UK) o r m o
doing. When you think of a
we operate in conjunct ion with
no m atter how m any ih e i ks you w rite
large corporation, you don’ t
the National A lliance of Busi­
t h in k of them going to t h a t
nessmen, and I tell them about
It von m am ia n you r at co u n t Hal.mi o at
much trouble fo r one em­
our success as well as our
are Ilian $3(1(1 fm l less than SUM)
ployee."
problems.
M rs . Johnson started work
" I n a company as large as
It you m aintain you r acco un t b a la m e at
fo r PNB m her senior year at
ours, you’ regoing to find some
Jefferson
is
a
student
oper-
more than $11)0 but less than $2<K>
people who have prejudices
It’s a b est seller.
P atricia White. Basileus; Jewel Johns, Co-Chairman of the
Regional Convention; P atricia Dobbins, Tamiouchos; and AKA
members Ruth Spencer and Maurice Smith discuss convention
plans.
M rs . Emma Chiles
M rs . Brenda Greene
M rs . Gerì Hammond
M rs . Marian Jacobs
M rs. Martha Jordan
M rs . Bernice McRae
M rs . Bobbie Nunn
M rs . Susie Patterson
M rs . Mae rice Smith
M rs . Ruth Spencer
M rs . E rma W atson has suc-
told M rs . Watson about the
cessfully passed her Gj£X>.
school and she feels there isn't
exam, and as the mother of
enough publicity aboutall that
three children, grandmother
OlC has to offer.
of one and housewife, to o ,
Portland’ s O IC has Oeen
that’ s an accomplishment!
open since October of 196a and
M rs . Watson le ft highschool
has 268 graduates. A fte r pre­
over twenty years ago, but
paring fo r and passing th e
managed to finish her edu­
G.E.D. exam, a student pre­
cation in j u s t two months at
pares f o r a specific job, as
Portland's Opportunity Indus­
M rs . Watson is doing now.
tria l Center. Now that she is
Rev. Boyd, d ire c to r of the fed­
a high school graduate, sne is
e ra lly funded program said the
taking psychology and clerical
employment quota is 50 per
courses, hoping to soon be a
cent this year and so fa r 90 of
social w orker withMultnomah
150 placements have been
County. She wants to work with
made, or6Oper cent. He added
"under-privileged p e o p le ,
that not just any job would do,
children, older people o r just
but " a meaningful job fo r th e
anyone who needs help."
individual” is what they try to
M rs . Watson is not just a
find.
student, however. She is pre­
Everything is provided free
sident of theStudentCouncil at
fo r the student, including not
QIC. Her two biggest concerns
only teachers and classm ate-
are arranging e x tr a - c u r r i­
ria ls , but p e n s , paper, books
cular activities fo r students
and any other necessary sup­
anj letting other people kn o w
plies.
that OIC is here. A neighbor
" T il is is a very good school.
P a c ific P o w e r s L ig h t
W A N T FREE
C H E C K IN G
M rs. Roberta Vann
Pledges:
M rs . Edna Baskett
M rs. Zana Berry-
M rs. M a rjo rie Holmes
M iss F lo rice Walker
The conference w ill clim ax
with a formal dance at the
Sheraton Hotel, A pril I, 1972.
Grandmother trains at ROIC
The staff is very cooperative
and trying hard to help." How­
ever, M rs. Watson continued,
"T h e re ’ s a lot of things t h a t
can be done and there’ s a lot
of help needed here.”
M rs . Watson wants to see
more courses and a la rg e rv a -
riety of courses. That de­
mands increasing the present
staff of th irty ; more mate­
ria ls , such as desks, good
typew riters, s e w in g ma­
chines, paint and building ma­
te ria ls.
Rev. Boyd added,"theBible
says ‘ m o n e y answers all
things,’ " But included th a t
volunteers with teaching skills
would be welcome, too. He
feels too many retired teach­
ers " ru s t out" when they could
be serv ing the community and
making th e ir own lives more
meaningful.
Congratulations are due to
M rs . Watson in her e fforts to
held the school which ha s
helped her.
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easy procedure outlined be­
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w’ith roses a r e : good healthy
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with good drainage and a
minimum of a t least a half
a day of sunshine in the
areas in which the roses are
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Population stabilization
topic
I he League of Women Vot­
ers of Portland w ill sponsoran
Educational
Symposium on
Population Stabilization,Wed­
nesday, A pril 5, 9:30 a.m. to
3:00 pan. at the W estminister
Presbyte: lan C h u r c h , • I
NJB, Hancock. I his w tllfc t la
inquiry into the population
question concerning Oregon;
what is beingdone and alterna­
tives fo r tlie future.
Four panel workshops w ill
be presented in tlie morning
and repeated in the aftei noon
session. fhe workshops are
How To
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" T rials of Chi 1st” l<ase<l on
our modern day law.
Vocational speaker toi the
evening w ill 1« Ms, Andrea R.
Sharp who Is head of theh.val-
uation | >epai tment of the P o rt­
land Muriel C ities Agency.
e n t i t l e d : (I) Population and
Stabil ization; (2) Popul. .ion
and Economic Strains on the
Environment; (3) A Wanted
Population; and (4) I andL'se.
Those attending the sympo­
sium may participate in one
workshop each session.
Ihe luncheon apeak*re M r-
Bob Logan, A Im in isti ito r of
Local Governmental Relations
and Assistant to Governor
I o m M cC all^ w ill tddraas
him self to the "W illam ette
Valley P lan" and state zoning
needs.
T h e registration fe e of
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p lu s a monthly allowance of
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I hat’ s part of the answer to
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this about Navy Scholarships
foi women?’ ’ I tie rest is this:
the Navy cannot legally allow
women into theNaval Academy
yet, however In keeping w it h
the times - we are leading tlie
way in e q u a l opportunity foi
women. | he Navy liasdecided
that scholarships should lie
available to women as well a s
men.
I he NRDTC program w ill
require women to attend the
s a m e Naval orientation a nd
technical classes as th e ir
male counterparts as well as
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