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F rid ay , M ay 1, 1953 PORTLA ND CH ALLEN G ER Pag« Two P or tai a n d J Little Tots Model Children's Wear N ew s In Brief A ttrac tiv e fashions w ere m od eled by little tots a t th e an n u al spring fashion show given by th e An Independent Newspaper B eta E ta Sigm a C h ap ter of S igm a G am m a Rho. O n A pril 26 a t the TED BURGER W ILLIAM A. H ILLIA RD W illiam s A venue Y, tin y tots G en eral M anager E ditor and P u b lish er ran g ing from 9 m onths to 13 3300 North Williams Avenue, Portland 12, Oregon MUrdoclc 4092 y ears old, fashioned a n a rra y of P u b lish ed every o th er F rid ay in P o rtlan d , Oregon. T he C h al o u tfits ad ap ted for any occasion. P ictu res p ain ted b y th e c h il lenger is not responsible for th e re tu rn of u nsolicited m an u scrip ts d ren m ade a n a ttra c tiv e b ack or photographs. drop for the settin g and sorority SUBSCRIPTION RATES colors of blue and gold decorated 10 Cents per copy 26 $2.50 per year th e tea table. Miss D elores H arris w as p ian ist and Mrs. P o lly an n a R eed w as com m entator. D uring in te rm is It was a year ago this month that the first issue of the sion, the guests w ere e n te rta in e d Portland Challenger hit the streets of Portland. It was the by tw o piano selections, played real thing at last for a young group of journalists that had by T helm a and D iane L eslie U n trained and planned for such a project since childhood. On a th a n k and a vocal selection by La V erne O verton accom panied whole it would seem that our readers have accepted the Chal by P hyllis A n ita F ielder. lenger with warm welcome and it has been the desire of its Tea S erv ed G uests young staff to please. T ea w as served to the guests A good newspaper calls for fairness in objectivity of news by M essrs. Cora M inor and B er- and in coverage of news. At times we have been handicapped n ed ette P lu m m er. M rs. M arjorie M arshall is basileus of th e c h a p because of our infancy and desire to give to the people a jour ter. nal that is clean and at the same time one that is aimed at all T he ch ild ren w ho p artic ip a te d in th e fashion show w ere M ichael the people. It takes money and incentive to operate a newspaper. It M cGuire, B illie C hinn, A udrey Moy, G lenda S earcy, R enay El- takes time to progress. We certainly plan to enlarge our paper lyce F ielder, A nita Jackson, A n to the extent that it will provide a more thorough coverage, d rea and Ida M cClendon, D arla not only to Portland but to the entire Pacific Northwest. This and Jo e D unn, M ichael Jones, will take time, but with patience from a news-hungry people R onald and Carol A nn M orrison, M ichael G abner, C aroline and we hope to gain this end. G loria D ean, S h aro n Leggroan, Appreciation and gratitude is due those that have helped Carol, V i r g i n i a , D onna and us in spirit and in a business way to maintain our publication. C harles M axey. We realize that a good newspaper is prompt and accurate. W ayne P ern ell, R aym ond W il son, K aren H aynes, A rth u r W ins During the past year, we have tried to build up a reputation low Jr., A n ita L ouise Lew is, that will definitely aid our exapnsion program and make J o h n e tta O fford, L o rrain e and such a program not only profitable to our operation but at A n n etta O verton, M arg u rite F u ll the same time beneficial to the people. er, Susan and P a tric ia Lew is, A r- The first aim of the Portland Challenger is to inform the n e tta W ebb, M arilyne B ritton, people of news of paramount interest to the Negro and at the S h irley V ance, B obbie Stein, same time to lessen the idea of Negro-consciousness, a diffi Jam es H arrison, T eddy B enning, M ichael P o rter, P en n y Pierson, cult problem to accomplish. For although we term ourselves a L ari W hite, K ath y and Jo y ce G as “so-called Negro press,” we reserve the right to maintain kin, N uthalee W illiam s, K ath leen that Negro tags as such must disappear if we are to obtain W inslow, E. B. L a m a rr II, R obbie and Jim m y Robinson. any semblance of a true democracy in this country. By William Wright C h a l l e n g e r S it a if W r i t e r William H. Holliday and Mrs. Jennie E. Adams were mar ried in a quiet ceremony in Vancouver, Washington, April 14. Present at the nuptial rites were Mr. and Mrs. Will Gragg and Wirt Morton. The newlyweds are at home at 326 N. Writer Explains Lagos City Life H alsey street. In P o rtla n d for a b rief business v isit this w eek w as M rs. M ae Jackson, a fo rm er P o rtla n d e r. Mrs. Jack so n now m akes h e r hom e in S eattle . . . F u n e ra l s e rv ices w ere h eld T h u rsd ay , A pril 30, for Mrs. M ary E llen A shford, 74, w ho died A pril 26. She is s u r vived by a niece, Mrs. M ary B ird, and a nephew , T heodore Johnson. O th er survivors include one niece and fo u r nephew s. R o b ert Jo h n so n m a rrie d re cently in Chicago. H e an d his w indy city b rid e w ill m ak e th e ir hom e in P o rtla n d . A m ore d e tailed d isp atch w ill be av ailab le in th e M ay 5 issue of th e P o rt lan d C hallenger. Back in Los A ngeles w ith h e r hu sb an d Louis is M rs. J u r e tta F uller. She and th e fam ily now p la n to m ake th e ir hom e in Los A ngeles. R ichard P a rk e r is r u n ning for th e stu d e n t sen ate a t P o rtla n d S tate . . . M iss B everly J e a n n e B rock w as n o m in ated as a can d id ate for princess by h e r ju n io r classm ates at O regon Col lege of E ducation in M onm outh. Mrs. H elen M elker, 415 SE 10th avenue, w as ta k e n to St. V incents hospital T uesday for observation . . . J o h n n y N ew ton is now in Jap an . His ad d ress is: A /3c J o h n ny N ew ton, 511th A. C. & W., Box C, A PO 919 care P o stm aster, S an Francisco, Calif. BY EPHRAIM LAYODE LAGOS—THE CAPITOL CITY OF NIGERIA—Lagos, on the e x trem e w est coast of N igeria, is th e cap ital city of N igeria, know n also as the colony, u n d e r th e B ritish C row n, accord ing to th e Colonial A ct of the B ritish E m pire d u rin g the reign of Q ueen V ictoria. Before th e invasion of the B ritish governm ent, Lagos w as know n to belong to the natives, who w ere m ostly farm ers and fisherm en by occupation. The n a tive nam e fo r Lagos is EKO, w hich m eans a place of w a te r o r sw am ps. F o r several years, Lagos w as ru led successfully by th e n ativ e kings. In the y e a r 1852, th e destiny of N igeria tu m b led ir to the B rit ish hands. In th a t year, a tre a ty w as signed by K ing A kin to y e of Lagos to abolish a slav e-trad e an d to encourage th e w ork of th e m issionaries. In th e sam e yea»- a B ritish Consul w as a p pointed to Lagos. F rom h ere on th in g s sta rte d rolling fast, and so in th e y e a r 1861, Lasos, w ith th e d ep en d en t te rrito rie s, was ceded by K ing D osunm u, succes sor of K ing A kintoye, to th e B rit ish governm ent. In 1862, a col a place like N ew Y ork city, w ill ony w as form ed. not find in N igeria sky scrapers, In 1866, th e colony of Lagos subw ays and som e o th e r things w as annexed to the W est A fric p ecu liar to N ew Y ork City. an S ettlem en t u n d er a governor T he people in Lagos live in all in C hief resid en t in S ierra L e w ays of life p a tte rn e d on E u r one. In 1874, th e colony of Laitos opean stan d ard s of living. The w as un ited to th e G old Coast stre e ts are paved and ev ery w h ere colony, an o th e r sister colony, to th e re are cars, buses, and ta x i We will continue to be primarily Negro until we reach the the w est of N igeria. A round 1886, cabs in th e city. T here are r a point in this fastly integrating society where color conscious th e colony of Lagos w as se p a r dios installed in hom es; those w ho ness begins to disappear. ated from the Gold C oast colony, can afford it and w ho fin d it Looking back over our first year of publication, we take and w ith th e acquired h in te r necessary, h av e telephones in land, becam e th e colony and p ro th e ir hom es. T h ere are also m ov note of tlu1 advancement of the Negro in Oregon, symbolized H erm an C. P l u m m e r , real te cto rate of Lagos u n d er a sep ing p ic tu re th eaters, social n ig h t by the recent passage in Oregon of a civil rights statute in estate b ro k er, w ill d eliv er an a d club houses, w h ere people w ho April. It was a big year for people that believes deeply in this d ress S atu rd ay , M ay 2, a t the a ra W te ith governor. these few historical facts like it, can go and have dances. idea of recognition of the individual. The Challenger staff A lien-T em ple church, 1911 N.E. ab o u t Lagos, I w ish to call th e It is w arm all th e y e a r round, members feel proud of the part they played in informing the 9th avenue. His speech w ill cli atte n tio n of m y re a d e rs to tw o and on special hot days, som e people of events and happenings of this caliber during the past m ax a w eek-long series of lec o u tstan d in g facts. F irst, th a t the d riv e dow n to the sw im m ing tu res and m usical fests. A K iddies’ year. We have tried to be non-sensational and non-biased in S ty le show w ill be p resen te d to B ritish governm ent becam e in- pools or to the sea side, w hich te rre sted in N igerian affairs som e is ju s t only about six m iles from our report of these activities. At times we have been subject night, M ay 1, a t th e church. h u n d re d y e a rs ago. T herefore, th e the city lim its. In several places ed to harsh criticism of our news display, but the acceptance C ity com m issioner S tan ley E arl N igerians are no longer children th e re are ten n is courts, spotted of our wisdom and integrity in handling our news coverage spoke last night. O th er events in dealing w ith the B ritish gov w ith w h ite clad m oving p lay ers w ere h ighlighted by the "addresses ern m en t. They know us and w e and flashing rack e ts a fte r th e have far outweighed such criticism. of R obert Ford, R oosevelt high too know them . By now, th e y d a y ’s w ork. What are our plans for the future? We hope to enlarge our school teacher, and R ev. L. R. should be able to know w h at we Young boys and girls, and newspaper in 1953-54. We plan more pages and thus more de K ibler, pastor. are capable of doing as a n a even adults, rid e on bicycles from partments. It is impossible to predict the date of change in M usic for Ihe e n tire w eek ’s ac tion and w h at w e can n o t do. Sec one s tre e t to an o th er and those format or size. But we do plan to grow in accordance with our tiv ities w as ren d ered by all of the ondly, w e have been educated w ho can afford it, have cars ot m usic d ep artm en ts of th e church, by th e B ritish long enough, and v arious kinds to rid e about th e progress. and by Ja m e s P ark s, ev an g elist of course we have been obedient city. In our business the people come first. We have earnestly singer. pupils in the B ritish school of In Lagos th e re are people of endeavored to keep this fact aloof from the business aspect of th o u g h t and w orld affairs, th e re all n atio n alities: Indians, F rench, our operation. Time will tell if our job is being done well. We fore the sta te m e n t often m ade, Syrians, A m ericans, English, I t th a t w e a re not y et rip e for self- alians and m any others. S tra n g e hope so, for our success depends on you, our readers. We will governm ent, cannot be tru e. A ft ly enough, som e of these people, always be open to criticism and ideas. Certainly we can never e r all is said and done, th e N i a fte r living in Lagos o r in an y become so big that the public will be forgotten in a blind gerians are v ery quick in le a rn o th e r p art of N igeria, decide to drive for importance and the psuedo-success to be felt. M em bers of Pacific u n iv e rsity ’s ing th e ir lessons, and they know- becom e N igerian citizens. T he Z eta c h ap ter of O m ega D elta it too. fact is, these foreigners am ongst optom etric fra te rn ity w ill resign From the tim e Lagos w as m ade m illions of N igerians in and o u t th e ir affiliation w ith the n atio n al a sep arate colony, it sta rte d to side of Lagos, w hile enjoying o rg an ization and form a local grow n very rapidly in population life, seem oblivious to the e x is Race prejudice continues to show itself. The minute the sro u p , according to Bob M cGill- and in various in tern al im prove tence of any o th e r w orld of m en I ivarv president problem seems licked, incidents occur to remind Americans of v, ... _ , . . m ents. So m uch so, th a t a tiny outside th e confines of N igeria. 1 T he decision w as prom pted by island of some years ago has now Lagos, as th e capital, is also the work yet to be done to eliminate this ugly stigma from the fact that a recent poll of been g reatly im proved to becom e the seat of th e governm ent. B ut our social scene. The recent furor attached to the purchase of chapters around the nation on a city of 1,381 sq u are m iles in th e re are som e o th e r h ead q u ar- a home in the Parkrose Heights district by Charles Gragg is th e racial-relig io u s rest! icition area and w ith about 450.000 pop- ters for th e N orthern. Eastern and W estern provinces at other places just one of the many incidents encountered by minority clause is in th e ritu a l of the or- ulation. g a n i/atio n reje cted Z eta's request T he capital city of N igeria has | respectively. T here are o th e r de- groups when seeking to utilize their privileges of equality to h av e th e restrictio n rem oved. all the a ttrib u te s of English o r p a rtm e n ts w hich are centralized and freedom. A ction w as started som etim e A m erican m unicipalities, al- u n d e r th e d irec t control of the It is most regretable that the publicity was so prominent in ago w hen stu d en ts of Pacific ask- though these m ay not be on m any G o vernor w ho is assisted by a O ur Second Year Broker to S peak At Church Aiiair Race Clause Causes Riit Wilh Parent Body Ugly Race Agitation this case. Gragg’s purchase would most likely have gone down as just another buv in the books of the realty firm. Certainly . __ , . j, . . .. no threats were made to GraRg or h.s immediate family to cause the uproar that ensued. Zeta chapter to petition for removaI of the "'hite-clause in the ritual. Zeta’s petition, put to „ vo„ of ,ho chapte„ of thc nation, was rejected . large scales. But the fact is. La- secretariat styled the “Nigerian gos has now som e of th e facil- I S ec re ta ria t,’’ th ro u g h w hich all ities w hich can be found in any m a tte rs are r e f e r ^ d to the Gov- m odern city a n y w h ere in th e : em o r. w orld. H ow ever, a v isito r from (Continued on page 3)
