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Senate Passes Civil Rights lP ort/1a u d J ul Icttti if V Vol. 1. No. 24 P o rtlan d , Oregon, F riday, M arch 20, 1953 NAACP Regional Director Raps Civil Rights Fuss Franklin H. Williams, west coast regional director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, expressed surprise to a large crowd of listeners at the Wil liams Avenue YWCA Sunday, March 8, at the fuss being raised in Salem over Oregon’s proposed civil rights legislation. T he young C alifornia atto rn ey pointed to civil rig h ts legislation in m ost of th e big eastern states —N ew York, P en n sy lv an ia, Illi nois and sev eral o th ers—and said th a t such legislation w as p re tty m uch ta k e n for g ranted. P raises F E P Bill W illiam s p raised O regon for h av in g F a ir E m ploym ent P ra c tice legislation. A lthough C ali fo rn ia has had a civil rig h ts s ta tu te fo r a n u m b er of years, W illiam s said th a t attem p ts at passing F E P legislation has failed. A tto rn ey W illiam s th o u g h t th e article in a n atio n al w eekly m ag- T he M arch 6 issue of the P o rtla n d C hallenger carried a p ictu re w ith th e cap tio n F r a n k lin H. W illiam s w hich b ro u g h t frow ns to m any of our read ers. T he p ictu re w as not one of the C alifornia atto rn ey . A m istake in the p rin t shop caused th e m ix-up. The id en tity of th e p ictu re used is u nknow n to our staff. He rem ain s the "C h allen g er M ystery M an." The E ditors. azine on 'h o w S an F .an cisco solved its race p ro b lem —a farce. W illiam s said th a t S an Francisco is still full of race prejudice, esp e cially in housing. The noted W illiam s spoke at the U nion Services la te r th a t day at th e V ancouver A venue B ap tist church and called for su p p o rt of organizations like th e N A A CP and security m easu res th a t w ill bring a b e tte r life to th e y o u th of A m erica. PRICE 10 CENTS Dennis Lewis 1st In Baby Contest L ittle D ennis Lew is, son of Mr. and Mrs. N athan Lew is, 11 NE Cook street, w as top baby in a contest for sm all ones given by m issionaries of U nion B aptist church, 78 NE Ivy street, S unday, M arch 15. O ther w in n ers included: R egina C orbett, d au g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. L u v e n i a C orbett and S an d ra Young, d au g h ter of Mrs. Mae Young. The evening’s program w as re n dered by Mrs E. D. Doss, 402 N. K n o tt street, p resid en t of th e M is sionary society. Rev. C. C. T hom p son is p asto r of the church . Last Rites Held For S. A. Kaiser ; % iSr:« FR A N K LIN H. W ILLIAM S P raises O regon's FEPC F u n eral services w ere held here recently for S am uel A. K ai ser, 61, who died M arch 3 at the V eterans’ hospital. In tern m en t w as a t W illam ette N ational cem etery w ith Rev. J. M. R oberts adm inistering the se r vices. K aiser w as born in L aw rence, Kan., and had lived in P o rtla n d for 32 years. He w orked at the old K elly F o ster pool room on 6th avenue in NW P o rtlan d , w hen F o ster m oved to his p resen t R oy al P alm hotel location on NW F landers street, K aiser w en t w ith him. Washington Stiffens Civil Rights Statue BY BERTHA C. BAUGH C h a lle n g e r C orrespondent VANCOUVER, Wn., March 19 (Special)—The recent denial of members of the Vancouver Youth Group by a public skat ing rink caused the Vancouver branch of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People to arouse the community in support of the civil rights legislation. A lthough th e bill was support- ed by all W ashington branches, th e Civic U nity league, S eattle and V ancouver B ranches w orked ex trem ely close w ith sponsors of The annual N ational A ssocia th e bill. tion for the A dvancem ent of Col HB 128, recen tly introduced by ored P eople’s fashion show is R ep resen tativ e Stokes, R epublic scheduled for A pril 4th a t the an of S eattle, and Reilly, D em o S un k en B allroom of th e M ason crat of S pokane, passed both ic Templq. houses w ith o u t a dissenting vote, Mrs. V ikki Jackson, chairm an 98-0 and 41-0, and was sen t to th e of th e m odels, announces the A story in th e M arch 6 issue G o v ern o r’s office. follow ing corrected list of m od Law Now S tiffer of th e P o rtlan d C h allen g er r e els: The law now in terp rets denial T he m odels are RoseM arie ferred to Dr. D eN orval U n th an k “to include any act w hich directly as th e first N egro doctor in or in d irectly , or by subterfuge, Brock, M arie Brooks, W illa Cash, M arceline Casey, Hazel Davis, P o rtlan d . Dr.' U n th an k w as th e by a person or his ag en t or e m W illieiam H arrison, A ddie Jean th ird N egro to p ractice m edicine ployee, resu lts or is in tended or and K aren H aynes, D elores H ar- calculated to resu lt in w hole or in P ortland . in p a rt in any discrim ination, d i s - ! n s ’ MozeIlt> F o rem an ’ Sy ’via Old tim ers in th e city w ill r e tinction, restrictio n , or unequal Thom pson, A rtie W illiam s, H ar- m em ber Dr. J. A. M errim an. He tre a tm e n t o r th e req u irin g of any I ! rie t Johnson, C lara Jackson, received his m edical train in g at person to pay a larg er sum th a n | Jo an Johnson, M arjorie M arsh- the u n iform rate s charged oth er a11’ ° zzie M ott- A dalene Olden, Rush M edical college in Chicago, persons, o r w ith h o ld in g from any ' E rnestine P alm er, A rie R andle, 111. and cam e to P o rtlan d in Ju ly person the adm ission, patronage, | J u an *ta Thom as and T racy W in- of 1903. custom , presence, frequenting, 3*ow ' Dr. M errim an had offices in dw elling, staying, or lodging in th e M eClay building and resided any place of public resort, accom on P resco tt street a t th e top of j m odation, assem blage, or am u se 15th av en u e hill. m ent except for conditions and For quick, satisfactory results A n o th er N egro doctor, know n lim itatio n s estab lish ed by law w hy not use the P ortland C hal to th e C hallen g er only as a Dr. and ap p licab le alike to all p e r lenger classified ad colum n. We Lucas at th is tim e, cam e to P o rt sons, regardless of race, creed or can sell it for youl color. land aroun d 19U8. NAACP Selects Fashion Models Dr. J. Merriman 1st Negro Doctor W e Can Sell It 21 to 9 V ote Count P a sses E q u ality B ill Despite two attempts at referring, the civil rights bill passed the Oregon Senate by a vote count of 21 to 9 Monday. After 2.1 hours of debate the controversial bill was passed with the applause of a crowded gallery. The bill now goes to j the House where it is expected to receive more opposition. As originally introduced, the bill included a criminal clause Late Bulletin! O regon's proposed civil rights bill is now in the hands of the S tate and F ederal A ffairs com m ittee of the House. M em bers of this com m ittee are: M ark H a t field, chairm an; R obert W. Root, vice chairm an; E dw ard A. Geary, G eorge L aym an, M aurine Neu- berger, Lee V. O hm art and B. A. S tover. . Christian Need Noted by Pastor Rev. J. H arold Jones, pastor of H ughes M em orial M ethodist church, told his congregation S unday th a t every practicing C hristian has a responsibility in connection w ith hum an rights. “The unique position in w hich God placed m an dem ands of the C hristian th a t he exam ine his faith and see if his actions sq u are w ith it,” Rev. Mr. Jones stated. “T here is cu rren tly a bill in the O regon leg islatu re called the civil rights bill, providing for eq u ality o f accom m odations i c - gardless of race, creed or color. Bill C alled C ontroversial “The forces of evil call this bill controversial. Is it controversial w hen a m an is denied a place to eat and sleep on th e basis of color? The Voice of A m erica has proclaim ed th a t inalienable rights a re g u aran teed to all people in this nation. Is it controversial w hen a m inority seeks to claim these rig h ts?” Rev. Mr. Jones held th a t both com m unism and lack of p a trio t ism w ere u n -C h ristian and charged th a t the g reatest su b versive influence in A m erica Is “sp iritu al inactivity.” w hich m ade discrim ination in any place of public accom m odation a m isdem eanor.’ H o w e v e r , this clause w as rem oved in the S enate ju d iciary com m ittee, and the bill now provides only th a t the ag- j grieved person can sue for civil dam ages up to $500. S peaking for the bill, Senator P hillip S. H itchcock, K lam ath F alls, said th a t discrim ination is a breeding ground for com m u nism and th a t the colored people of th e w orld resented the dis crim ination being practiced in the U nited States. Bill H otly C ontested S enator S. Eugene Allen, P o rt land, contested th e bill on the grounds th a t its definition of “public accom m odations” w as not inclusive enough. He introduced a m otion to have the bill include “any public place offering to sell or provide for a consideration any goods o r services.” S erious contention cam e also from S enator G ene L. Brow n, G ran ts Pass, who introduced a m easure to place the bill before the people at an election. S enator W arren Gill, L ebanon, debated th e legality of the bill claim ing th a t w here it provided rights for the m inority groups, it also took aw ay the rig h t of individuals to discrim inate. G ill said th a t a p e r son should not be forced to do business w ith an individual for w hom he does not care, even if th a t individual is a m em ber of a m inority. W om en Support Equality Measure T he A rchdiocesan Council of C atholic W om en adopted a reso lution urging passage of civil rig h ts legislation for th e state of O regon at th e ir 29th an n u al convention in P o rtla n d Sunday, March 15. NAACP lo Meet In Vancouver T he C atholic w om en asked for legislation w hich w ould en title all persons to full and equal rights to accom m odations and facilities. A panel of five will rep o rt to th e people Sunday, M arch 22, Sec. 34.66 P.L.&R. from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the U. S. POSTAG E V ista Room of V ancouver H ous ing A u thority d u rin g th e m onth PAID ly m eeting of the N ational Asso PORTLAND, OREGON ciation for the A dvancem ent of P erm it No. 816 Colored People. In celeb ratin g the N A A CP’s 44th an n iv ersary , the V ancouver branch w ill recount som e of the accom plishm ents the n atio n al organization has m ade in the field of hu m an relations during its 44-year span. NAACP Tenets Noted The V ancouver branch will point out some things th a t should be done to m ake dem ocracy live in th e com m unity, the state, the natio n and the world. The d ifferen t phases to be dis cussed a t the public education > ° m eeting are: the founding of the 0 e , 0 « N AA CP and its purpose; w hat the N AACP really seeks to do; w h at it has accom plished n a s4 j. cr o* tionally in the fields of em ploy m ent, housing, education and public services. How the V an couver branch is co n trib u tin g to the national program and term s, such as d iscrim in atio n and seg regation, w ill be defined. E veryone is invited to attend. <j*V v-V