Page 8 Portland Obaarvar April 16.1981
Gay completes Dental Hygiene program
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By Nathaniel Scott
Beverly Gay, a native o f
Tallahassee, Oklahoma, graduated
from James Monroe High School
with the intentions o f entering the
medical. After two years o f pre-med
at the University o f Portland, she
decided that the time factor and the
grinding studies would delay her
professional status too long, and
keep her out o f the jo b market
longer than she intended. C on
sequently, she enrolled in the Dental
Hygiene program at Portland
Community College and this June,
w ill become the first Black to
graduate from the school as a licen
sed dental hygienist.
One would think that for a person
o f 24 years, that in itself would be
story enough - not so.
Beverly has a seven year old son
Temar, who was born microcephaly
(a small head), and at seven cannot
form a complete sentence. Temar is
also on medication for super hyper
activity.
Her mother, six sisters and four
brothers live in Portland.
In August, I98O, Beverly attended
the N ational Convention fo r
Minorities in Dallas, Texas, where
Patrica Harris delivered one o f the
keynote speeches, and is very
p o litic a lly
orientated.
“ The
opossum incident was very un
professional and disrespectful to the
whole Black community.
“ Atlanta is a terrible tragedy and
the federal government could do
more than what they are doing. I f
the children had been white, I feel
the government would have stepped
in sooner and with more authority.
" I don’t think the merging of Jef
ferson and Adams High School will
benefit anyone. Jefferson is a good,
stable school within the community
and it would be disrupting too many
people lives, mostly Black people.
“ I don’t like what’ s happening on
Union Avenue (prostitution, drugs,
etc.,) because it influences the
young impressionable Blacks. But
what can we do about it?”
The question she raised is a
bouncing ball fo r brainstorm ing.
Why? Because her answer was:
“ One solution is to have citizens in
the com m unity become more in
volved and realize that they also owe
a debt to the community. That debt
is, to have and make the community
a worthwhile place to live.”
As a T ri-M e t rid e r, Gay passes
through and transfers in the down
town section o f Portland five days a
week. The grow ing number o f
young Blacks (mostly teenage boys),
who are gathering in one particular
area dispensing drugs, verbal abuse,
creating congested sidewalk tra ffic
space, points to the immediate need
fo r w o rth w h ile and constructive
programs in the Black community,
she said.
“ Something is needed in the
com m unity to get these young
people o ff the street. What we need
in the Black com m unity is more
places where the young Blacks can
go.
Gay's hobbies are “ physical, con
structive things like gymnastics,
horseback riding, bicycling, roller
skating.” “ I demonstrated in the
recent dem onstration marches
because I feel very strongly about
issues in Portland; the slain children
in A tla n ta ; Reagan’ s proposed
budget cuts. By dem onstrating, I
demonstrate my own personal
feelings” she concluded.
Beverly Gay, a Black woman
working for the betterment o f the
whole.
Cell Talk
By Asmar A bdul Seifullah
In the past. Cell Talk has featured
numerous articles on the need for
conjugal
visits
fo r
Oregon
prisoners. The response has been
both limited and mixed to this most
needed proposal. The outside com
m unity seems to be undecided on
this issue and the need fo r com
m unity support is vita l i f Oregon
prisoners are to receive relief from
an appauling sexual situation.
Try to conjure a image o f what it
w ould be like to live in a w orld
devoid o f human warmth. Visualize
i f you can, the tainted touch o f a
homosexual love a ffa ir. Is there
enough understanding in your
heart and soul to condone the
sodomizing o f a teenage boy or girl?
Remember that when men and
women are placed in a closed en
vironment and are told that they can
no longer pa rticip a te in norm al
sex, that they w ill find release fo r
their sexual urges the best way they
can. No inmate is exempt from the
fa r reaching perversity o f hom o
sexuality inside the Oregon penal
system. I t ’ s a can’ t win situation —
yo u ’ re damned i f you do and
damned if you don’ t.
I t ’ s v ita lly im p o rta n t that the
community understand that in most
prisons, inmates don’ t have a choice
whether or not they participate in
homosexual acts. First o ff, there is
a law on the books that states that
tw o consenting adults can’ t be
prosecuted fo r homosexual acts.
The issue at hand in this instance is
wha, is consent. I f a young boy suc
cumbs to the abnorm al pressures
placed upon him for sexual favors,
is he a willing participant? Would he
have made the same decision in a
free society or is he reacting to the
threat o f violence? Where is the
deterrent i f all the prepetrator o f
these despicable sex acts has to do is
trick a youngster into consenting?
BEVERLY GAY
Economic development
(Continued from Page l Col 6)
inner northeast Portland. No sec
tion under the new Econom ic
Development D irector has been
identified as responsible fo r
designing and im plem enting a
strategy to meet needs and oppor
tunities in inner northeast Portland.
The fo u r fu n ctio n a l areas
proposed in the reorganization at
PDC are; Technical Assistance
C o o rd in a to r, Financial C oor
dinator, Business Assistance Coor
dinator and Implementation Coor
dinator.
There is also to be a Project
Manager fo r U nion Avenue. In a
memorandum presented to the PDC
on A p ril 14th, the activities o f the
four functional areas are generally
More than the mere supplying of mortgage
money, Lincoln also provides the knowledge,
the organization, and the courtesy which
speeds each transaction from application to
completion o f financial arrangements,
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AMI IOAN ASStK IAIION
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described. However, there is no
description o f activities fo r the
Northeast U nion Avenue o ffic e .
Conspicuously absent from these
program areas was com m unity
economic planning and area
targeting. Business district targeting
is to be a functional activity o f the
Technical Assistance Section. The
proposed structure indicates an ef
fo rt fo r in d u stria l development
through responding to the needs o f
the business community city-wide,
but it appears that no concerted and
coordinated effort w ill be made to
meet the needs o f businesses and
residents in economically depressed
neighborhoods such as inner North
east.
Head S tart: Registration applications now are available for 15 Head Start
and five Title I classrooms offered next year in Portland Public Schools. Title
I programs are designed for any educationally disadvantaged child, regard
less o f family income level. Head start classes are offered from 9am to I pm,
while 1 itle 1 classes offer 2 ‘/ j hour morning or afternoon session. Both week
day programs provide free ro u n d trip transportation from the students’
closest neighborhood school. Registration applications may be obtained
from the Head Start-Title I office, Child Service Center, 200 N.E. Beech St.
The office telephone is 288-5361.
TRADE ACT PETITION
The Oregon Employment Division has been informed that the following
Trade Act Petition was filed on behalf of the employees of the followinq
firm:
HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.
900 S.W. 5th 97204
E.O.E. request supply of material quotations from women and minority
subcontractors.
HO-FF MC-C-218B5
PUBLIC NOTICE
Please take notice that pursuant to OAR 127 20-030, Tri-Met intends to
award a contract to Cummins Oregon Diesel, Inc., for the purchase of two
(02) new Cummins Diesel Engines, Model NHHTC-290-(80° T ilt), with
specifications in accordance with Crown Coach M 8031 for Ikarus Model
286 Articulated Bus because Tri-Met believes that Cummins Oregon Diesel,
Inc., is the sole source which can provide these engines at competitive
prices.
I f you were seventeen years old
and placed in a maximum security
in stitu tio n fo r X number o f years
where would you find the strength
to fight o ff the advances o f older,
stronger and wiser convicts? Who
would you turn to in your hour o f
need? How w ould you te ll your
parents that you’ re being pressured
in to perverted sex acts? The
prospect o f reporting the incident to
the prison authorities is not a plea
sant one, because then yo u ’ re
labelled “ snitch” or you’re placed
in protective custody which is a hard
American Motors Zone Office
Portland, Oregon
Petition No. TA W 9692
All workers of the zone Sales office Portland who were laid off on or after
MAY 1, 1980, and on or before NOVEMBER 1, 1980, are eligible to apply for
Trade Act benefits.
The same determination denied eligibility to Parts and Warehouse workers
of the company at the Portland location.
The Trade Act provides a variety of services for workers who lose their jobs
or whose hours and wages are reduced because of foreign im ports.
W orkers may be eligible fo r cash payments, training, job search and
relocation payments if the petition is approved. Relocation payments can
only be paid if the worker applies prior to moving.
way to do time.
On the other hand, the whole
concept o f rehabilitation is nullified
as long as men and women are sub
jected to the degenerate sexual at
mosphere o f prison. How can a per
son be expected to conduct himself
as a norm al human being when he
has been incarcerated in a sexual
circus fo r X number o f years? Sc
is the most normal function on tin.
face o f the earth. It becomes ab
norm al and perverted when men
and women are placed in an en
vironm ent where they have to ab
stain from sex or p articipate in
homosexual love a ffa irs . The
freedom o f choice is removed be
cause a hard penis does not have a
conscious. Sex drives are strong in
all normal people, but they become
stronger when you’ re told you can’ t
have any.
The concept o f healthy marriages
is based on healthy sex. There
sim ply is no way to remove sex
from our society, so why try and do
it in institutions? The preacher has
sex, the president gets a little bit
every now and then - all work and
no play makes Jack a d u ll boy -
holds true even in prison. But let’ s
not confuse play with the need for
prisoners to m aintain fa m ily ties
through family visits.
I f half the money that’ s spent on
sex magazines in this in s titu tio n
could be used to help inmates main
tain fa m ily ties through fa m ily
visits, the program w ouldn’ t cost
the state a dime. It seems ridiculous
that the state would sell all kinds o f
sex books to prisoners to stimulate
them and then turn around and say
no to fam ily visits. I f you can put
candy in front o f a child, that child
is going to want some o f it. He is not
going to understand your refusal as
long as the candy is in front o f him.
The same is true o f sex in prison -
one way or another, people in
prison are going to have sex. What’s
im portant at this age is whether or
not it’s legal and healthy sex.
In conclusion, we ask that every
m oral man and woman support
House Bill 2998 which is the family
visit b ill fo r Oregon prisoners. It is
time that something is done about
the unhealthy sexual atmosphere in
side O regon’ s penal in stitu tio n s .
Contact your local representatives
and te ll them that it is tim e that
prisoners were treated like people
instead o f animals in a zoo.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District
of Oregon (Tri Met) will receive sealed bid proposals until 2:00 p.m. PST on
April 28th, 1981 at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in the Planning and Development
Division, Third Floor, Conference Room ” D” Portland, Oregon 97202, at
tention: Clyde Keeling, Contract Specialist. Bids will be opened at that time
for:
Four stand alone word processing units and tw o standard printers w ith
related accessories as required.
Successful contractors will be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
The Tri-County M etropolitan Transportation D istrict of Oregon w ill not
discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin, in con
sideration for contract award.
All contractors of competing firms, who can provide the above engines, are
invited to submit a proposal. Such proposal shall be mailed or delivered to
Mr. Clyde Keeling, Tri-Met, 4012 S.E. 17th, Portland, Oregon 97202, and
must be received by Tri-Met on or before April 23, 1981. Proposals sub
mitted shall not include prices.
M. Brian Playfair
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Manager, Grants £r Contracts
Job placement assistance is available whether or not you are eligible for
benefits under the Trade Act.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District
of Oregon (Tri-M et) w ill receive sealed bid proposals until 10:00 a m..
Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, May 8, 1981, at 4012 S.W. 17th Avenue in
„ ®,p'ann,n9 and Development Division, Third Floor, Conference Room
D Portland, Oregon 97202, attention: Ann McFarlane. Bids w ill be
opened at that time for:
Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County M etropolitan Transportation
District of Oregon (Tri-Met) will receive sealed bid proposals until 1:00 p.m.
Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, May 8, 1981, at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in
the Planning and Development Division, Third Floor, Conference Room
" D ” Portland, Oregon 97202, attention: Ann McFarland. Bids w ill be
opened at that time for:
Printing of Tri-Met’s Individual Public Timetables.
Printing of Tri-Met's Transportation Guide for the Portland Metropolitan
Area (Schedule Books)
Printing of Tri Met s Portland Area Map and Transit Guide.
Successful contractor w ill be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
Rn.C«iB’ s,ul contractor w ill be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
G e n e S 'V L i 'r ” W ' * ’ ° C8rtifv that,hey are not ° " the Comptroller
General s list of ineligible contractors.
Successful contractor will be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
□eneral s list of ineligible contractors
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will
discnmmate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin in c
sidération for contract award
The bid documents, including specifications, conditions and rules
bidding, may be obtained from Ms Ann McFarlane not before noon
Monday, April 20, 1981, Phone: 238-4802,
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R. Post
Director, Engineering and Contracts
If you were recently laid off from this firm and have been out of work for a
week or more since that time, you should contact the nearest Oregon Em
ployment Division office and inquire about assistance under the Trade Act
Program.
The Tri-County M etropolitan Transportation District of Oregon w ill not
discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin, in con
sideration for contract award.
The bid documents, including specifications, conditions, and rules for
bidding may be obtained from Ms Ann McFarlane, not before noon on
April 20, 1981, Phone: 238-4802.
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R. Post
Director, Engineering and Contracts
The bid documents, including specifications, conditions, and rules for
bidding, may be obtained from Clyde Keeling, Contract Specialist. Phone
(503)238 4808
TRI COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R. Post, Director
Engineering & Contracts Department
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
N otice is hereby given that Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District
Oregon (Tri Met) will receive sealed bid proposals until 2:00 p.m. PDT on
ri V k aV.8' 1981' a’ 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in the Planning and Develop-
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h'rd Fl° ° r' Conference Room ” D ” Portland, Oregon
97202. attention: Ann McFarlane. Bids will be opened at that time for:
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