Portland challenger., December 12, 1952, Image 1

Local Speakers Offer
Solutions For Africa
R ecom endations for both a
“m oral sta n d ” and financial aid.
on the p art of the U nited States,
w ere offered as a solution to the
A frican racial rebellion problem ,
by m em bers of a forum en titled,
“A frica— A n In v itatio n to C o m ­
m unism ,” w hich aired its view s
S unday afternoon at the cen tral
YWCA.
S peakers w ere E dw in C. B erry,
executive secretary of th e U rban
league of P ortland, and Profes-
sors A llan E dw ards and F ran k
F. Funk, both of Reed college
.M oderator was Tom H um phreys,
J o u rn a l associate editor, and Pe-
te r G rantenbein, local U rban lea-
gue p re s id e n t announcer.
S egregation th e Rule
D escribing the situation, Dr.
E dw ards pointed out th a t by
m eans of “a p a rth e id ” — a policy
of segregation—tw o and a h alf
m illion w hites, p rin cip ally B rit-
ish, are holding dow n 10 m illion
colored people Dr. M unk said
th a t th e chief tro u b le spots in
A frica are N orth A frica (A iabs),
East K enya and th e U nion of
South A frica.
F orum concensus w as th a t th e
danger of com m unism affiliation
by colored A fricans w ould be
negligible if pro p er steps tow ard
peaceful settlem en t w ere tak en
now by o th er nations.
It w as
brought out by Dr. M unk th a t
before th e U nited S tates could
tak e effective m ediatorial action
it m ust assure itself of am iable
relatio n s w ith G reat B ritain.
P oint 4 Could H elp
ury of racism .” He observed th at
P o rtla n d ers w ere in th e habit
of defining discrim in atio n not as
of itself, b u t in a m an n er w hich
described only th a t d iscrim ina­
tion practiced n atio n ally and to a Vol- I. No. 17
scale th a t w as n o t com m on to
P ortlan d .
Dr. E dw ards v en tu re d th a t the
m ain bone of contention, on the
p art of th e B ritish, w as o w n er­
ship of the n av al base, C apetow n,
I S outh A frica, w hich w ould pos
: sibly be lost to th em once th e
! A frican N egroes w on th e ir po­
litical independence.
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J u s t W ant Freedom
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E p h raim Layode, N igerian fo r­
eign stu d en t at U n iv ersity of
P o rtla n d claim ed from th e floor
: th a t w h at th e colored people in
| A frica really w an ted w as th eir
independence, and th a t th ere yas
I no d an g er of th e com m unists
1 m aking inroads as long as they
achieved this end. He pictured
them as being a b etter-led and
ed u cated group w hich now m ust
he con ten d ed w ith politically by
o th e r nations.
The program was p artially
b roadcast by K OIN W ednesday.
P o rtlan d . Oregon. Friday. D ecem ber 12, 1S52
Lead in African Discussion
.
Frat Club Loses
Liquor License
C ancellation of th e liquor li­
I cense for B enny’s F rat House
T uxedo Ju n c tio n — has caused th e
ow ner, B ennie H am ilton, to close
his club tem porarily'. The cancel­
lation of th e license cam e as a
resu lt of a raid by O regon S tate
L iq u o r agents, S ep tem b er 22.
F ive em ployes of H am ilto n ’s
w ere arreste d and ev en tu ally
found g u ilty of selling liquor ille­
gally.
H am ilton felt th e cancellation
an u n d u ly severe p en alty for a
first offense.
He opened his club to the pub-
.ic J u n e 14 and o perated u n til
recen tly w hen th e O regon S tate
L iquor C ontrol Com m ission h an d ­
ed dow n th e ir cancellation p en ­
alty.
Dr. M unk, questioned from th e
tloor. said th a t it w as possible
for the U nited S tates to rem odel
its M arshal! P la n b u d g et to in ­
clude financial aid to th e A f­
ricans.
B erry pointed o u t th a t by ta k ­
ing a positive m oral stan d on th e
issue w e could do o u r p a rt to s e t­
tle th e problem “w ith o u t sp en d ­
ing an o th e r penn y .” He em p h a­
sized the fact th a t A m ericans
have proved them selves to be
q u ite uninform ed on th e p ro b ­
lem because they hold generally
stereo ty p ed ideas w hich p ictu re
YEAR-OLD G IR L DIES
A fricans as all w earin g rings in
T he y e a r old d a u g h te r of Mr.
th e ir noses and being alm ost tc -
and M rs. J. B. Holliday, 837
ta lly uneducated.
N. S tan to n street, died N ovem ­
School Books C riticised
ber 30, and w as b uried D ecem ber
B erry flailed at O regon te x t­ 5 at C olum bia cem etery. F u n e r­
books w hich have done m uch to al services w ere conducted at the
m iseducate school ch ild ren about Z eller fu n eral chapel.
T he girl w as born N ovem ber
the general n a tu re of th e A frican
30,
1951. H er p aren ts hav e r e ­
Negroes. He advised th a t in o r­
sided
in P o rtla n d for th e last
d e r to effectively ta k e o u r m oral
stand, we m ust give up th e “lu x ­ few years.
A ttem p tin g to offer a solution to the tense racial situ atio n in
A frica. Edw in C. B erry, left, of th e P o rtla n d U rban League, and
R eed college P ro fe sso rs A llen E d w a rd s a n d D r. F ra n k M u n k .
ex am in e m ap of A frica in p rep aratio n to discussion held at th e
C n tral YWCA S unday. (P hoto courtesy of O regon Jo u rn al)
PRICE 10 CENTS
Funeral Services
Held for Pioneer
F u n eral s e n -ices w ere h eld
M onday, D ecem ber 2, at the C o­
lonial M ortuary for E rvin M.
F’low ers, who died of a h e a rt a t ­
tack on N ovem ber 28.
Mr. F low ers w as a n ativ e P o rt­
land e r; he atten d ed H olladay
grade school and th e old E ast
Side high school. He had been
em ployed as a tru ck d riv e r fo r
the
m unicipal
paving p l a n t
since 1920.
He w as a v e t­
eran of W W I
and w as a m em ­
i
ber of A m er­
ican
Legion
Post No. 1, th e
U rban
league,
was
of the N ation-
al A ssociation for th e A dvance-
m ent of Colored People a n d a
m em ber of B ethel AME church.
Mr. F low ers is survived by his
widow, M elba .and by his b ro th ­
ers, Ralph and Elm er and a host
of friends.
Services w ere u n d er th e aua-
oices of the A m erican Legion P ost
No. 1. O fficiating w as the R ev.
Jesse Boyd of B ethel AME
church assisted by th e Rev. L. O.
S tone of St. P h illip ’s E piscopal
church.
Mrs. C lifford D ixon w as soloist,
accom panied by M ay Lack.
H o n o r a r y b e a r * * “ w e r e . i i . D^a«
seleu, B. Bow ens, G eorge H ol­
liday, L. M addox, A De M ichele,
R. B lackburn, J. M artin an d
S teve N ash.
B earers w ere: J. E. P a lla d in e ,
C harles W illiam s, T ony B e ra rd e n -
ellis, F ran k B accellieri C la ren ce
Ivy and H arry H ardy.
An an n u al program , “H ang­ decorate the lounge and en tra n ce
Taps w ere sounded at co nclud­
ing of the G reens," u n d er the I ball of th e W illiam s A venue ing services held at W illam ette
sponsorship of th e YWCA will YWCA. A caroling session, led N ational cem etery.
begin M onday at th e central by the H olladay group, will fol-
YWCA w ith all civic “Y” groups I low. The program will begin at
A LBIN A CO UN CIL M EETS
particip atin g . The affair w ill fea­ j 3:30 p.m
The A lbina N eighborhood co u n ­
Thursda.v, the Co-ed group,
tu re decorating and caroling,
w hich will take place first a t the high school boys and girls, w ill cil m e t W ednesday a fte rn o o n to
cen tral YWCA and th en at v a ­ decorate the rem ain d er of th e W il­ discuss problem s concerning p u ­
rious local branches, it w as a n ­ liam s Ave. branch and follow pil and co m m u n ity w elfare a t
nounced by Mrs. W ilson Walke*, w ith caroling and a ren d itio n ot Poise e le m e n ta ry school. D iscus­
the nativity. The program , from sion w as related to fu n ctio n s
assistan t Y-Teen director.
Tuesday, th e H olliday and 7 to 10:30 p.m., will end w ith of th e council and how m em b ers
Boise Y-Teen groups, com posed i *he lighting of the C hristm as could c o n trib u te m ost e ffic ien tly
to th e organization.
(C ontinued on page 3)
I of 7th and 8th g rade girls will
YWCA to Present Annual
Program Including Carols
Urban League Releases Race Relations Report
P o rtla n d ’s U rb an league re ­ stacle in advanced race relations,
leased its •'Balance S h eet on Race d espite the progress shown.
A ccording to th e U rban league
R elatio n s” in P o rtlan d , term ed
th e assessm ent of resu lts of its b alan ce sheet, N egro w orkers of
m em bers’ efforts d u rin g 1952 in ab ility have found em ploym ent
the w ork to w hich th e league is since 1920 as research chem ist,
en gineer, d e p a rtm e n t store clerk,
dedicated.
The balance sh eet rep o rted p h o to sta t technician, telephone
«hat n o n -w h ite fam ilies are now o p erato r, d raftsm an , city firem an,
living in 60 of P o rtla n d ’s 61 i.tate liquor sales clerk and chain
census tracts. T he league saw this g rocery store clerk.
T hey rep o rt also th a t gains have
a dem o n stratio n th a t “d em o ­
cratic housing .practice is a g ro w ­ been m ade or m ain tain ed in such
ing reality , despite th e resistance jobs as teach er, social w orker,
of organibed real estate in terests m edical technician, registered
and some ill-inform ed p ro p erty nurse, practical nurse, stenog­
rap h er, pow er m ach in e operator,
ow n ers.”
T he league repo rted th a t in d iv ­ la u n d ry w orkers, d ep u ty sheriff
iduals and som e real estate and police officer.
M uch of th e h elp of this job
ag en ts have m ade hom es a v a il­
able to m inority fam ilies in p re ­ ad v an cem en t th e league a ttrib ­
viously restricted areas. It also utes to th e s ta te ’s fair em p lo y ­
said th a t the housing a u th o rity m en t practice law, although
cf P o rtlan d continues a policy rcores of firm s have hired n o n ­
of nonsegregation and no act? w h ite w orkers in ofher th a n me-
r ia l jobs since 1950.
of violence have occurred.
Ind iv id u als H elp
H ouking Progress Needed
P
o
in
tin
g to th e effort m ade in
O n the d eb it side, th e league
sees housing th e p rin cip al ob- ! b eh alf of civil rig h ts ordinance
in 1950 bringing in dividuals to I dio, O regon national guard, a u ­ I Included on the leag u e’s s ta ff a re :
the fro n t in tending to lessen the to in su ran ce com panies and the E. S helton Hill, in d u strial s e c re ­
‘w h ite only" policy am ong “the police for im proved race r e la ­ ta ry ; Jo h n H olley, n eighborhood
secretary ; M rs M yrtle W h ite,
b e tte r dow ntow n estab lish m en ts,” tions.
Mrs. G e rtru d e Rae and Miss De-
M uch Progrès* I.acking
th e league noted th a t first-class
The rep o rt still sees m uch p ro g ­ lores C asanares, clerks.
hotels d raw no color line, nor do
th eatres, except one on U nion ress to be m ades in all ca te g o r­
avenue. It also noted th a t N egro ies, how ever. It is discouraged
patrons are g en erally accepted w ith th e church for not assum ing
at bow ling alleys and o th er the dynam ic leadership role in
the achievem ent of in ter-racia l
am u sem en t places.
S ignificant to th e rep o rt w ar brotherhood; w ith the p ractice
the fact th a t child ren of all races still followed by several re s ta u r­
and colors atten d school togethei ants, night clubs, dance halls and
and are encouraged to share tav ern s in tu rn in g aw ay N egro
jo in tly in all school activities patrons; w ith th e nondiligence of
T he school system is adm inis­ the public school "officials in the
tered w ith o u t bias and some N e­ relection of te x t books and m a te ­
gro teach ers are in schools h a v ­ rials to aid recial u n d erstan d in g ;
and w ith the failure of m any em
ing no N egro stu d ents.
T he practice of denying Negro ployers to offer nonw hite job
stu d en ts adm ission to c o sm e tic , seekers equal consideration.
M aterial concerning race r e la ­
therap y schools is ended. Colleges
tions
can be obtained from the
and business and professional
P
o
rtlan
d U rban league office lo
schools invite en ro llm en t of non- i
cated in the M cKay building at
w hite students.
The league’s balance sheet also 3rd av en u e and S tark street.
Edw in C. B erry is ex ecu tiv e
gave cred it to h ealth and w elfare
services, churches, press and ra* | secretary of th e U rban league