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Portland Observer, August 26,1962 Page 5 S w eepstakes w in n er SUSIE PAPE Susie Pape o f Eugene, receiving keys to a new 1983 Audi 5000S from W illia m W entzek, Vice President, Service, Porsche Audi Northwest, Inc. Mrs. Pape won the Audi 5000S in Volkswagen o f America's Spring Service and Parts Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes arc part o f Volkswagen o f Am erica C orporate Service and Parts D iv is io n ’ s direct m ail p ro gram , A fte r-m a rk e t Target M e r chandising (A T M ). There were over 42,000 entrants in the drawing. The vehicle was the Grand Prize in the nationwide contest which was pre sented at Centennial Porsche Audi on Centennial Loop. Les Femmes scholarship tea Black voting-age population risesto 17 million The number o f voting-age blacks rose 44 per cent from 12 m illion in 1970 to 17 million in 1980, with four states reporting a black electorate o f one million or more, according to a new report from the Commerce De partment's Census Bureau. New York in 1980 had the largest num ber o f voting age blacks (1 .6 m illio n ) follo w ed by C a lifo rn ia , Texas, and Illinois. The increase re flects the lowered voting eligibility to 18 years in all states, and growth o f the black population, up 17.3 per cent from ,970. Two-thirds o f the District o f C ol um b ia’s electorate is black. States with the highest proportion o f vot ing-age blacks are Mississippi (31 per cent), South Carolina and Loui siana (27 per cent), G e o r g ia ^ * p^< cent), Alabama (23 per cent), M ary land (21 per cent), North C arolina (20 per cent) and V irg in ia (17 per cent). In 1980, blacks comprised 10.3 per cent o f the total voting-age pop ulation nationally, with 33 per cent living in the South. In 1980 9.8 m il lion blacks reported being registered Les Femmes was organized in 1931 at St. P h illip 's Episcopal Church Parish House by a group of women who recognized the need for a program to encourage s o t/a l growth and development o f black youth o f the com m unity. Leader ship training , com m unity service, personal guidance and development are the major thrusts emphasized in working with the youth. Les Femmes a nn u ally presents youth who graduated fro m high school the previous June as debu tantes and cavaliers at a ball which is held in December o f each year. This debutante and cavalier ball serves as the clim atic event o f the training for the young women and men. A scholarship is awarded each debutante and cavalier. Mrs. Betty Stephens is president o f Les Femmes and M rs. Betty Thompson is chairman o f the Schol arship Committee. The public is In vited to attend the Scholarship Tea The Spanish-origin voting age population comprised about 3.3 per cent o f the total electorate in 1980. C alifo rn ia and Texas together con tained h a lf o f the Spanish-origin electorate (2.8 m illion and 1.8 m il lio n ), follow ed by New York (1.1 m illio n ) and F lo rid a (6 2 9 ,0 0 0 ). Nearly 70 per cent o f the Hispanic voting-age p o p u latio n resided in these four states. The report notes that women are the majority o f the voting-age popu lation in all states except A laska, H aw aii, Nevada, and W yom ing. It projects that the nation’s voting age population will reach 170 million in November 1982, a 3 million increase over the total for the 1980 election and 29 million more than in Novem ber, 1972. Copies o f the report, Projections o f the Population o f Voting Age f o r States: November 1982, Series P-23, No. 916, (G P O Stock N o. 003-001- 9 14 1 1 -3 ), are a va ila b le fo r $ 2.2 5 each prepaid from the Superinten dent o f Documents, U .S . G o vern ment Printing Office. Washington, D .C ., 20402, or fro m C om m erce district offices in major cities. WILL VDU BE EQUIPPED FOR TRI-METS NEW SPEED EQUIPMENT Right now, this very minute, Tri-Met mechanics are working quite feverishly to finish installing some very important equipment on all 650 Tri-Met buses. By September 5. Equipment like you’ll find on no other buses in America. Only in Europe. Equipment that treats riders like adults, giving them a little re sponsibility and considerable benefits SELF-SERVICE MEANS SPEEDIER SERVICE. Is this some kind of turbo charger for the engine or exotic new suspension for flatter cornering? Uh, not quite. What it is. is self-service fare equipment. Namely, a ticket Validator and a ticket Dispenser. If this sounds a bit anti- climactic, press on. The - / ---------- good part is yet THE LATE MRS. TRESSIE DIXON The Les Femmes held its annual scholarship tea Sunday, August 13, 1982, at the home o f Mrs. Charles Black. In special tribute to the late M rs. Tressie D ixon, long-time club member and civic activist, the tea featured a memorial scholarship to be given during 1982 to a com munity youth. Mrs. Dixon was past com mandrcss, M in a C o u rt #142, Daughters o f Isis, past worthy m a tron, Order o f Eastern Star, Im per ial Directress o f the Isiserettes, a youth group o f the Daughters o f Isis, member o f the L ite ra ry Re search Club, the Portland Section o f the N a tio n a l C o u n cil o f Negro W o m en , O regon A ssociation o f Colored Women's Clubs; was active in the P T A , Boy Scouts and G irl Scouts, and was an active member o f the Mount Olivet Baptist Church o f Portland. while 8.3 million reported voting in the 1980 election. The black outmigration from the South that began in W orld W ar I and which spread settlement o f blacks throughout the United States u n til the m id-*70s considerably equalized the regional distribution of blacks. Nevertheless, one in every six persons o f voting age in the South was black in 1980. HANDY NEW 10-RIDE SPEEDING TICKETS. What these new machines do is let the rider concentrate on ticketing, and the driver concentrate on driving. For example, instead of a ticket btx>k, you can buy 10-Ride Tickets. Each one is handy to carry and gtxxl for ten rides. Just walk on the bus and stick it in the Validator. Whap, bam! It's auto matically "punched” and imprinted with date, time and zone. If you transfer buses, this validated ticket is your transfer. No need to get a special slip and no need to H b iilx ^ ie fr(>nt d(M>r ° f the second bus. CASH FARES AND PASSES ioni I WR» mill MOVE FASTER TOO. w UM But how can you board the rear doors you ask? Same way you’ve been boarding the front doors all » these years. One step at a time. Because, as of Sep- tember 5, most (if not all) buses will be equipped with rear opening d<x»rs for boarding. Which means passholders can board back there too. T hats right, no need to show the driver your pass! As for cash-paying customers, they must still board the bus up front, tell the driver their destination (or what zone they are traveling to), and drop the exact amount into the farebox. He’ll punch a button and the ticket Dispenser will issue a single ride ticket complete with date, time and zone. (This, too, doubles as a transfer.) ENTER THE FARE INSPECTOR. So who’s going to check and make sure everyone's keep ing honest? Fare Inspec tors. They’ll be boarding buses at random, frequently, to check for “Proof of Riyment." Those who don’t have it won’t be thrown in solitary con finement, but they could be tabbed for a $20 surcharge fare. NEW DIRECT ROUTES MAKE OUR BUSES EVEN FASTER. Besides these major im provements in the buses, we’ve made some equally major im provements in our routes. Espe cially east of the river and in the north and northwest areas. More buses, more service, more direct routes. So at last you can travel straight across town with out ever going downtown. If you wish. TAKE A FREE SPEED RIDING COURSE. Does all of this mean riding the bus is going to be difficult? No. Just different. In fact, once everybody gets the hang of it, these really will be the fastest buses in the country. Not only in boarding, but eventually in traveling time; because w ell be able to cut minutes off many routes. To make it all happen, of course, each rider needs to know his or her own zones, routes, tickets, etc. So, as you’ve probably seen. Tri- Met has been holding Bus School aboard big yellow demonstration buses. If you haven’t attended yet, call 233-3511 for the location of the one nearest you and spend ten minutes or so walking t hrough. For now, the best way to get all the nitty gritty information is to send for our free Speed Riding Manual. Just clip the coupon below and mail it in. Fast. That way. when September 5 and our buses roll around, you’ll already be up to speed. TRI-MET I I _ ^ AMERICA’S FASTEST BUSES > ARE COMING TO PORTLAND SEPT. 5
