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PORTLAND CHALLENGER
PO I t l e n d
An In d ep en d en t N ew spaper
W ILLIAM A. H ILLIA RD
E d ito r and P u b lish er
TED BURGER
G en eral M anager
Letters
To
Editor
News In Brief
BY W ILLIA M W RIGHT
C h a lle n g e r S t a f f W r it e r
Mrs. William Graves Sr. recently entertained the Past
Matrons and Patrons of Enterprise Chapter No. 6 in honor of
their 32nd anniversary. Guests present were Mesdames Perry,
Pope, Thomas, Thompson, Gaskin, Wasson, La Belle, and
Bradley. Honor guests were G. Purcell and Roberta Blackwell
of Mt. Hood Chapter and Brother Vernon Gaskin of Enter­
prise lodge-
B ack in P o rtla n d follow ing an­
V isiting w ith '.^
o th e r y e a r a t C entral S tate col­
To th e Editor:
Som e q u e s t i o n s arise about
3300 N orth W illiam s A venue, P o rtla n d 12, O regon
M U rdock 4092 R osenbergs w o rth y of considera­
tion. W ould th e y have been k ill­
SU B SC R IPTIO N RATES
ed had a great m an like L incoln
$2.50 p er y ear been in the W hite H ouse? H e
10 C ents per copy
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used to pardon sim ilar crim inals.
P u b lish ed ev ery o th er F rid ay in P o rtlan d , O regon. T he C h al­ How do his fam ous w ords “m alice
leng er is not responsible for th e re tu rn of unsolicited m an u scrip ts tow ards none and ch arity fo r all” M rs. G raves isf
apply? How m any h av e such an th e Rev. E. P.
or photographs.
W i l l i a m s and!
attitu d e.
fam ily of T ulare,
A gain, w ould R osenbergs have Cal. Mrs. W il­
been killed had we not b een in l i a m s is t h e !
th
Oregon’s Fair Employment Practice commission celebrates e g rip of anti-C om m unist h y s­ fo rm er Blanchel
its fourth year of activity in July. The act has had a total of te ria w ave? Is it possible th a t G raves of P o rt­
they could have been even hero-
91 formal complaints filed under its provisions which forbid ized h ad the U SSP been o u r ally lan d a n d th e
discrimination because fo race, religion, color or national as in W orld W ar II? Enem ies to ­ d a u g h te r of Mr.
and Mrs. W illiam
day o ften becom e friends to m o r­
origin.
G raves.
O.D. R ichardson
The commission has done a wonderful job in integrating row , e.g., Jap an , etc.
Ed W ebb is still in P o rtlan d .
non-whites with whites on jobs. It has—through its own pro­ A t th e tim e of the la st “stay ,” W ebb rep o rte d for arm y d u ty
gram of education—lessened the barriers for many a job new s com m entators poured fo rth la st w eek and found him self
screens of propaganda ab o u t our reclassified . . . Mrs. W alter L.
applicant.
Thom pson has as her guest for
FEP has paid off in a big way in Oregon. It has done a v astly superior system of justice several w eeks Mrs. D orothy
as com pared to o th e r lands. In ­
marvelous job of educating the employer as well as the deed, the USSR w ouldn’t have D avis of S an Diego, Cal., and
employee. It has erased the many stereotyped opinions that g ran ted as m uch. B ut isn’t the M rs. M arcella C arbin of H olly­
end about th e sam e, nam ely, w ood, Cal.
existed in the minds of the employer and the employee.
Mr. and Mrs. B ernie H am ilton
Although it may seem out of line with a demorcratic society death ? W hat m any w onder ab o u t
is w h eth er or not th e re is a m a il­ are th e proud p a re n ts of a baby
to have to legislate such an act in order to insure equal job
ed fist w ithin th e v elv et glove boy, Bruce. F or the H am iltons it
opportunities, the use of the act itself has shown that legis­ of A m erican dem ocratic justice? is th e ir th ird child . . . M em bers
lation was indeed necessary.
A statem en t from the h ig h est a u ­ of K appa A lpha P si p resen te d
Oregon has advanced in race relations since pre-war days. th o rity in th e la n d said about th e ir first an n u al B lack and W hite
Advancements have been rocky, but steady. FEP was a hard- “m ercy ” being a d e trim e n t to our form al a t th e T eam sters hall last
w e l f a r e ? Isn ’t the absence of w eek. G uests re p o rt a nice tim e.
fought advencoment that proved its effectiveness and wor­ “m
ercy ” instead?
thiness.
S till fu rth er, R osenbergs’ crim e
There is still a battle to be won. Civil rights—in terms of w as assessed as th e w orst possible
public accommodations is still lacking. Oregon is the only in th a t it periled th e lives of 160
state on the Pacific Coast without a civil rights ordinar.ee. m illion A m ericans. A nd if th e ir
crim e w as of this m agnitude,
O regon’s fa ir em ploym ent p ra c ­
To say such an ordinance is out of place is foolish.
how ab out the inventors, m akers, tices com m ittee o b s e r v e s its
Public places are licensed by the state and city to serve etc., of th e atom ic bom b? T h ey ’re
fo u rth b rith d a y th is m onth, Ju ly ,
the public. The individual should have the right to go into n o t guilty? How ab o u t those o th ­ and
th e act has had a to tal of
such places and expect service.
ers w ho are supposed to have 91 form al com plaints filed u n d er
The current drive by the “Civil Freedom Committee” to tak en p a rt in th is treason, like its provisions w hich forbid d is­
put up to a vote of the people the civil rights bill passed by Fuchs, Hiss, etc.? A nd also, if crim ination because of race, r e ­
th e USSR doesn’t have the bom b
tin* 1953 Oregon legislature is another sore thumb on the as T r u m a n rece n tly intim ated, ligion, color or n atio n al origin.
T he ad m in isters of th e l a w ,
hands of democratic government.
how can these people be guilty? sta te b u reau of labor, h av e closed
It is sheer folly to think that an equal society can exist
I’m n ot saying th a t th e y a re n ’t. 90 of th e cases a fte r investigation.
when one group attempts to segrgate another because of B ut one w onders h ad none of D iscrim ination w as found in 46,
color and thus bar the workings of a society based on the t h e s e ev er lived, w o u ld n ’t th e all based on racial origin.
USSR have gotten bom b secrets
L abor U nions A ccused
freedom of an individual.
from captive G erm an and o th e r
S ix ty of th e com plaints w ere
Legislation is the only way to educate those who “do not scientists? This kind of q u estio n ­ filed against p riv a te em ployers
know” and refuse to accept the teachings of democracy. Man ing could go on b u t to conclude and 25 instances of discrim ination
is bound to be f>ee to choose his own associates and he is we ask w h at w ould have been the w ere found. L ab o r unions w ere
m ore p ro p er C hristian and dem o­ accused in 19 com plaints and in ­
going to make gains in this direction.
cratic procedure? A nsw er: com ­ vestigations bore out th e charges
Segregation must of a necessity fall by the wayside if m u tatio n of the d eath sentence to of 16. M ost of th e cases involved
America is to seek and maintain any semblance of world im prisonm ent.
refusal of ad m it to m em bership.
PA U L BRINKM AN Jr.
leadership and respect.
S tate, m unicipal and county ag­
1027
S.
E.
57th
A
venue.
encies
w ere m entioned in 11 com ­
Moral teachings and spiritual guidance is certainly in order
p
lain
ts
and discrim ination w a s !
if Oregon and the rest of the nation is to go forward and prove
found
in
six.
P asto r’s Aide A uxiliary
lege in W ilberforce, Ohio, are
K ath ry n and V alerie Cook. K a th ­
ry n g rad u ated this y ear w ith a
degre in elem en tary education.
V alerie is a ju n io r m ajoring in
secretarial science. K a th ry n ’s fu­
tu re p lan s are indefinite.
Mrs. E arl W inslow and Mrs.
K a th ry n W inslow left last w eek
for an ex ten d ed trip to th e east
coast. K a th ry n ’s tw o boys, little
A rtie and B rad accom panied th em
on the trip.
Mrs. E m m a W alker becam e
th e bride of Ulysses Childs in
a court house cerem ony in
P o rtla n d recently. W itnessing
th e r i t e s w ere Mrs. F rances
W illiam s, Mr. M cD onald a n d
M r. and Mrs. T heodore F re e ­
m an. Mrs. Childs gave a lu n c h ­
eon for the w edding p a rty fol­
low ing th e cerem ony. She is a
t e a c h e r at Couch elem entary
school.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Irw in, 102
N. E. H assalo street, are off on a
m o to r trip to D enver, Chicago,
D e t r o i t , B enton H arbor, V icks­
b u rg and Los A ngeles. W ith the
Irw in s are th e ir children, V ivian,
B. J. Jr. and L illian and grandson
F ra n k “B u tch ” Jones.
It w as p a rty tim e for Pfc. O. D.
R ichardson recen tly w hen friends
got to g eth er a t th e hom e of his
sister, Mrs. V elm a W hitley, 116
N. E. H assalo street, and w hoop­
ed it up for th e re tu rn in g service­
m an. R ichardson is statio n ed at
Cam p R oberts, Cal.
G uests at th e p a rty given in his
honor by P earl K ennedy and Jo h n
D. H u n t w ere Jackson W inters,
S eth Hill, Ja c k ie R ichardson, H.
J. B elton H am ilton, H enry and
R o o s e v e l t C real, Miss S hirley
Thom pson, Miss J a n e t Brow n,
S ylina Jones, M arvin M cK inney,
B illy and C lem ontine G raves, A.
D. W illiam s, Miss D orothy M olden
and K en n eth McRae.
T he O tto R u th erfo rd s are v isit­
ing the sum m er m onths w ith rel-
a **ves
Y akim a, Wn. Mr. R uth-
erfo rd is p resid en t of th e P o rt­
land branch of the NAACP.
Stags ran ra m p a n t along w ith
show ers d u rin g th e m onth of
Ju n e. M em bers of A lpha P hi
to the world that democracy pays off, and in a big way.
A lpha fra te rn ity gave a stag for
Cheap talk and practices are out of order. Actions have
T ed B u r g e r , C larence P ru ­
The p asto r’s A ide A u x iliary of
itt and R ichard Bogle a t the
always brought results, flood government needs the efforts th e H ouse of P ra y e r, 2205 S. E.
hom e of H ow ard Jacobson. A d­
of all its citizens and only through a thoroughly integrated 10th avenue, had a glorious tim e
vice topped a program of in d i­
recen
tly
dedicating
the
fo
u
rth
|
society can the ultimate in output be obtained. A united
T he P o rtla n d C hallenger is
vidualism at the stag.
S unday in May.
society can obtain the ultimate.
reach
in
g
you
la
te
because
of
a
Ben Jo h n so n gave a m anly a f­
T he church w as b eau tifu lly dec­
d
esire
on
the
p
a
rt
of
the
e
d
it­
fa
ir
for Bogle at his hom e last
o rated w ith roses m ixed w ith cat
ors
to
give
you
as
u
p
-to
-d
ate
a
w
eek.
The occasion w as a stag
flow ers. The Bishop S earcie w as
coverage
of
new
s
as
possible.
show
er.
H arold Lacey follow ed
flan k ed in his p u lp it by m any
We
w
ill
continue
to
give
this
the
Johnson-sponsored
s®»g w ith
m inisters, both in and out of th e
s
e
r
v
i
c
e
to
o
u
r
read
e
rs
u
n
til
one
a
t
his
hom
e
for
Bogle.
The Urban League of P rt'.ar.d is to be commended for the city. This program truly was a
such tim e th a t w e can p u b lish
H erb W illiam s, recently re tu rn ­
fine pamphlet it has designed ~ d circulated. The pamphlet, g ran d affair.
w eekly.
ed from his teaching assignm ent
E
n
te
rta
in
m
e
n
t
w
as
from
some
entitled “Don’t He Misled,” del inks the myth that the pres­
1 in A laska, is on the road again.
of P o rtla n d ’s best choirs, q u a r­
ence of non-whites lowers property values in residential areas. tets, solos and readings. T here W anst A ssistance
This tim e the son of Mr. and Mrs.
To th e E idtor: '
'
B elvin W illiam s, 2403 N. E. 7th
The little red, white and blue pamphlet-folder points out were many friends, such as Broth
that “some people-—individuals—may cause property adjoin- er Hughes, and m any baskets of I w ould v ery m uch ap p reciate avenue, is off to New Y ork C ity
injj them to be less than desirable, if they are dirty, noisy and flowers tor the pastor and his any assistance you can give me in w here he w ill w ork tow ard his
helping m e locate a frien d th a t M aster’s D egree in E ducation at
careless about upkeep. Hut these characteristics have nothing | au x iliary
is
now residing in y o u r fair city. C olum bia university.
The au x ilia ry w a n ts to th a n k
to do with race or religion or nationality. There are a few such th e ir m any friends for th e fine
Mrs. M arie G inn w as the w eek ­
Before her m arriag e, she w as
people in all groups.”
end
g u e s t of Mr. and Mrs.
atten d an ce. T r u l y m any h e a rts R om elia D urden from L ittle Rock.
A rk. She is about 30-or 33-years F rancis W illiams,
Information offered in the pamphlet include things to read, were made happy.
of
age and atte n d e d D unbar high
Mr. and Mrs. Jam es H effner,
T
he
Rev.
M.
C.
C
heeks
from
Mt.
facts to know' and questions to ask.
school.
5124
N. E. D avis street, recen tly
It is a very informative little folder and worth the reading ' Sl."Jl Baptlst church came forth
I w ro te to y o u r C ham ber of Com - re tu rn e d from a v isit to O akland,
stirrin g m essage
time of every individual.
1 ! With
a soul-st,rnng messa«e- All
th e P. A. A uxiliary w ant to th a n k m erce b u t forgot to tell them Cal., w here they stay ed w ith Mrs.
th e ir m a n y friends again and th a t before h e r m arriag e h er H effn er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
' again.
nam e w as D urden. I secured y o u r Thom as Cosey.
A LPH A SEARCIE, R ep o rter
nam e and address from them .
T he H effner’s children, D ayna
Recent action ta k e n by Lew is pus, b u t only those w hich ad m it
RO BERT SEARCIE,
T han k in g you in advance.
and J a c k i e , accom panied th e ir
nnd l lark c o 11 e g e's b oard of for m em b ersh ip "persons of all
P astor-B ishop
Mrs. D orothy L u ch aran
p a re n ts on the ja u n t and re m a in ­
trust«. - has cleared th e w ay for races, creeds «and color" w ill be
MRS. RA CHA EL BARNO,
1894 J u lia n A venue,
ed fo r a longer v isit w ith th e ir
n atio n al frate rn ities on the c a m - . considered.
P resident.
S an Diego, Cal.
i g ra n d parents.
FEP Pays Off
FEPC Reaches
Fourth Birthday
There's a Reason
Why We're Lale
Housing Pamphlet
College Slaps Race Ban