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.
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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
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^ AMERICA’S FASTEST BUSES >
ARE COMING TO PORTLAND SEPT. 5