Witnesses Arrive for Guilds Lake Murder Investigation An Associated Negro Press Publication portlanì» inquirer Serving the Pacific N orthw est Oregon’s G h(egro Weekly VOLUME 2 PORTLAND. OREGON. OCTOBER 5. 1945 Erwin Jones' Inquest Attempt to Force Scheduled For Tuesday ¡Jegro,!° . SCOTT THOMAS. KEY-WITNESS. ESCAPEE FROM Domestic Work PRICE 10c MUMBER 13 School Strike Spreads to Chicago Small Number Zoot Suiters Stir Trouble COUNTY JAIL. STILL AT LARGE ATLANTA (A N P)— Following up m im rro u s conipluintx flirti T»u> Coroner’« inquest into the killing on August 21st of > ilh All(intu Url)un Erwin Jones in his home in Guilds Lake will be open to industrial and Labor division by the public. This was announced the first of the week by Negro workers relative to the Rev. George W. Drown also of Guilds Lake who heads a denial of unemployment coin- committee that has demanded the inquest be held. Dr. •** ,"‘,‘,i,»n iM-m-flts and other dis- crim lnutory practices churgcd *o Earl Smith, county coroner/’stated that the hearing will th e claim s section of th e USES. bo held in the courtroom of Judge Crawofrd in the County .i citizens commute« Courthouse at S. W. 4th and Salmon street at 9:110 a HI l a u n c h e d a n i m < .1 ig.it u >n The com m ittee, heuded by W on Tuesday, October 9th. «i Separate Buildings Demanded For White and Negro Students CHICAGO (ANP)—White high school students of the local high schools followed the pattern of Gary’s youthful | K. Inm an, heud of the U rban Mrs. E rw in Jones, widow of the L eague's in d u strial und labor d i anti-Negro strikers last week by demanding separate school vision. conferred w ith Bon T. victim retu rn ed to P ortland on ! buildings for white and Negro students. Iluiet, com m issioner of th e d e T uesday of this w eek to be pres- Taking the lead of students of Froebel High school in p artm en t of lalior of Georgiu, em ent und testify ut the h e a rln i. I Gary, Ind., white students of Morgan Park high school ploym ent security agency, at A ccom panying Mrs. Jones w ere stale capital relative to th e com CHICAGO.__Dr. A. J . O fford Shining Light H arm onic Choir; Targ, E x-p resid en t Music W ar signed a petition demanding that the local board of educa tw o of h e r sisters who ore e y e plaints. They inform ed Iluiet th at a n d c o -w o rk e rs praised by Chica- A rthur S. Loan. M onum ental Bap- Council of A m erica, M arjorie S. tion erect separate schools for students of the two races Negroes w ere not being given go's M ayor K elly a t final sum m er list Goodwill S p iritu al Choir. Joyner, d irecto r Search for Talanl after refusing to report to their classes. They were dis w itnesses of th e tragic affair. fuir consideration in regards ' jo p ark d istrict m usical “Search for G arnar Kandrick. C hrist Tam ple Contest; R. V. Pierce, supervisor They w ere re tu rn e d here thro u g h unem ploym ent benefits und th at T alen t” concerts close. T he pro- Youth Chorus. Jam es T. Camp- of recreation for Chicago P ark suaded from continuing their strike by the eloquence of the efforts of the com m ittee h ea d on several occasions they had gram s w ars p resan ted w aaply bell, Hartxell M ethodist C hurch D istrict; W illiam C. H offm an, en- the Rev. Gleenn Harding, white, assistant minister of the ed by Rev. G eorge Brow n who been treated discourteously irr w ith m ora th an th rae hu n d red Chorus. Middlo row; Dr. A. J. Of- ginaar Chicago P ark D istrict, Morgan Park Methodist church. raised the funds necessary to the USES cluims office. T alking to th e stud en ts b a re particip an ts. Top 1 to r. William ford, enaral chairm an, director. S eated are the prize w inners bring them hack to P ortland. The A n um b rcof Negro w omen had H. Jones, Jam es H. B air, director. M onum ental Baptist C hurch Glee H elen W ard. Jacob Evans. Jr.. headed in th e sain, he said: LT. ROBT. DEIZ VISITS D istrict A ttorney, Thom us B. revealed thut the claim s section R obert M cKenzie. Shiloh S.D.A. - Club; Oscar Wycliff H arm an. At- and Jam es H u n t.—A tlas News- “o u r older b ro th ers w ere fig h t H andley paid the expense of RELATIVES HERE seem ed d eterm in ed to force N e Choral Society. T alm an Thom as. | torney for the Association; Max photo Service. ing overseas ag ain st ju st th is sort bringing one of th e w itnesses gro w om en into dom estic services of thing. If you go ahead w ith back from L ouisiana a fte r r e ut w eekly salaries from $5 to $<) this k in d of strik e, rem em ber quests to have th e stuto pay all per w eek A n um ber of th e Job you are strik in g against th e con of the expenses had been d e less w om en had been released re stitu tio n of th e U nited S tates.” nied. cently from em ploym ent ut th e A group of 150 Englewood high Bell A ircraft p lan t ut M urietla Jones w as killed by D etective school students, led by C arl G ia- By T rssiv a n t W. A nderson w here they aided in m aking B- B ard P urcell w hile th e police (rancisco, told G eorge Cassell, WITH THE 761st TANK BAT 29* in th e victorious w ur on officer w as h u n tin g for Scott assistant su p e rin ten d e n t of local CONWAY. S. C. (A N P)— An In TALION IN EUROPE (AN P)— Jupun. O ffered jobs as dom estics, T hom as who had killed a w om an. HEMINGWAY, S. C. (A N P)— high schools, th e ir trouble. C as th e w om en said they refused b e vestigation into th e rap in g and W ith 33 v eteran ta n k ers of the How Police C hief W alter B ritton sell advised th em to ta k e up th e A ccording to th e detective, he cause of th eir train in g and e x m u rd er of a 17-year-old high crack 761st T ank battalio n having und a special d eputy nam ed M or m a tte r w ith waa inform ed th a t Thom«# had th e ir alderm en already gone on th e high seas en- gone to th e hom e of Jones. P u r A nnouncer Mr. Exceil (Bass) perience in higher skills. They school girl on P ine island tw o ris heal into insensibility I rtis h th ro u g h th e ir parents. A fter the ¡ 'V 137 te ll, m th«. tatcupanr of tw o oU » r H arris. P o rtlan d 's first Negro Lied elaiins for sutamtdoysitent «tw ka «go is (w ise tnede by le a d rqTJ ■ ■ ng, n fe irs iv is c o said th e etotti n htuid io .k i.'f hw n-poinrers from th e first N«- detectives w ent to thc_ Jones Radio M. C„ who has his ow n com pensation, h ut had not re ers and organization#, it was r e the Seaboard R ailroad com pany, Student strik e rs “w on't go back gro-cfimposed arm ored u n it to home, P urcell going to th e rear show, the "B ronio C om m unity reiv ed any money afte r several ported on Monday. Monday nig h t and then th rew his to school u n til conditions are T he g irl's body w as discovered ev er e n te r com bat u nder the blood-drenched body in jail w ith settled, or u n til w e h e a r w h at w hile the o th e r tw o policem en Hour* on S tatio n K W JJ ovary w eeks of unem ploym ent, und A m erican flag, is now on th e high w ent to th e front door. Jones, night from M idnight to 1. A. M. contended th a t the claim s section lute one afternoon afte r she had seas en route to A m erica and d is out charges w as told to a citizens' the school b oard is going to do allegedly fired ut th e tw o d e —Photo by M argaret C. Robinson. : officials are m aking every effort failed to re tu rn hom e from m ak- ab o u t it.” m eeting here S unday afternoon. possihle to push Negroes in to 'jn g u purchase ut a store some charge. tectives at th e front door w hen M eanw hile, th e school situation A special com m ittee providing T he first group of 33 left after dom estic und com mon labor jobs d istance from her home. Violated they knocked und asked for a d assum ed sufficient m agnitude to assistance for the young m an said T h e o f f i c i a l s b e c o m e indignant I and w ith m uch of her clothing ,ra n *fcr to the hom ew ard-bound m ittance P urcell th e n broke a it had th e statem en ts from ey e a ttra c t th e atten tio n of M ayor w hen told higher skilled jobs an- t,,; n aw ay, her head had bet -i 163rd C hem ical com pany. The rear w indow and shot Jones In ~ n w i to th e beating and E dw ard J. K elly an d m em bers of \ sought, according to reports. j subm erged in a w ater-filled de- larg er group is in the assem bly w W itnesses the hack killing him alm ost in ^ ¡ Q | 5 right, tran sfe rred to th e county his M ayor's C om m ittee on Race hum, are« w ith th e 548th E ngineer Lahor Com Ilu C officers have l.a n o r v i i m i m i i i issioner sM iu itT m m iet i j \ pression. piv.-wiv»*». L o ounty u n i) stantly. W itnesses say th a t the Light Pontoon com pany, one of jail a t K ingstreet, w hom th ey in relations. K elly expressed an in police officers did not identify told the citizens com m ittee th a t failed to act o n m n n e i o u s ,i ten tio n of g ettin g a t th e bottom LT. ROBERT DEIZ terview ed T hursday. the , only tw o such , Negro u n i’s them selves but m erely dem anded th e policy of his d ep artm en t was counts w hich connect a w hit of th e an tti-N eg ro strikes. W right w as retu rn in g home Inaurane« with the incident and n.,lh" 1X0 “ adm ittance to Jones' home. It has An Infection Mr. (Bass) Excell H urris, w h o , to see th a t all applicants w ere last w eek, jailed the g irl's fath er , Tht’re P o rtlan d 's ow n No. 1 hero, Lt. five officers w ho from a carn iv al th e night of the also been stated th a t Jo n e s did and "The situ atio n in G ary schools R obert Deiz. is h ere v isitin g a is heard nightly over radio stu- , r ''a ,' d w i,h duc co u rte ,y incident. M orris is said to have and uncle for a reason y et no. a r« com ing home w ith th e not know Scott T hom as and that benefits cn- has been an u n fo rtu n a te source few d ays w ith his parents, Mr. tiun K W JJ. has the distinction ' w er* b c'" * • lven disclosed. It is felt th e tw o men 548th fronl th e 761*» T h ree w ere w alked up, grabbed him and said T hom as had never been in th e of bom# the first N egro announ- 1 un<,<r *ttW* Hc did siiv. jailed e ith e r to in tim id ate then, « * "P an y com m anders, an d the "you’re u n d er arrest." W right is of infection," declared E dw in R. and Mrs. W illiam D eiz and b ro th Jones home. Em broe, ch airm an of the m ayor's ccr in the sta te of Oregon. I how ever, th a t persons w ho flatly into rem ain in g q u ie t on dem ands ,,Uu’r w ere v eteran frontline quoted as saying, “Yes sir, but com m ittee. “T he school children er, Carl. L t. Deiz w ill be rem em b ered T hom as w as one of seventeen From M onday th ro u g h S atur-1 »J?'?*!?™ tank platoon com m anders who w hat am I being arrested for?” w ithin th e ir skills and b u rn in g for th e ag e n t’s arrest or, because prisoners to escupo recently from day Mr. H arris produces und an- | Told to "keep your dam n of Chicago h av e gone to school as th e ace of th e 99th P u rsu it they have vow ed to ta k e their had been in the thick of th e w ere not en titled to benefits u n fighting ev er since th e initial m outh sh u t" b ut asking again to together for a long tim e. They S quadron w ho led th e m on 93 th e county jail und the only one nounccs his own program from d er th e unem ploym ent com pen- ow n revenge o ut on th e m an if buttle engagem ents w ith th e en e know w hy he was being arrested, w ill continue to do so. Chicago m issions and is cred ited w ith b ag th a t HAS NOT BEEN CAUGHT. 12 to 1 A. M. It's object is to in- th e county doesn't uct. crease b etter race rcla i,n n s"a n d ..... « h,w lie p r o m M tO M fN e t A key w itness in the forthcom ing my w hen th e 761st jum ped off W right w as set upon by Morris wil lstan d sq u arely for dem oc ging a nu m b er of enem y planes. cases of discrim ination and dis- inquest, th e re hus been some provide m usical en tertain m en t. last N ovem ber ag ain st th e crack who told him, "No nigger's got racy and ag ain st any hegregaiton He w as also chosen by th e W ir Bass is the son of th e late Rev. courtesy brought to his attention* D ep artm en t to have his p o rtra it speculation as to w hat hearing his G erm an 11th P anzer division in any business questioning a w hite in its public schools. T he com m ittee also asked C om “P aren ts an d stu d en ts should pain ted for th e W ar Bond P o ster disappearance will have on th e I). L. H arris, bu ild er of th e tin t the S aar basin w ith th e 26th m an.” outcom e of th e inquest. Police r e C. M. E. church in Los Angeles, m issioner H ulet for a fair sh are "Y ankee" In fa n try division. A fter being struck several see to it th a t th e re is no bseak th a t received nation-w ide circ u la port no clue as to his w h ere Calif. He atten d ed T exas college of jobs in th e ad m in istratio n of T he com pany com m anders are tim es. W right tu rn ed to defend in school atten d an ce. T his is the tion. in Tyler, Texas. L ater th e fam ily the unem ploym ent law. The co m Deiz is stationed a t T uskegee Capts. Irv in M cHenry, Loavcn- himself. C hief B ritotn, arrivnig tim e for calm an d d eliberate abouts. wi s tran sferred to C alifornia and m issioner was non-com m ital on sim ultaneously at th e scene, sp irit am ong our people d ed i A ir Base w here he is an in stru c NE WYORK (A N P)—F ear 0f J w or»h- K ans., R ichard W. EnKlish. A decision by the com pany in then and th e re Bass took to the th e question, how ever. liie Ivos Q u in n A nli-D iscrim ina- O rleans, and Jam es T. Bak- joined in th e beating, p rostrating cated to dem ocracy w ith o u t com tor. He w ill re tu rn S un d ay a fte r suring th e life of Jon es NOT to stage. stopping in Los A ngeles and W rightto th e ground w here both prom ise.” tion law caused th e M etropolitan Ie r' Indianapolis. pay th e 'in su ra n c e claim follow ed Legal action ag ainst approi- Mexico. F irst appearance w as w ith a m en beat and kicked him un til tie Insurance com pany to cm T hc V lleran platoon com mand u "Justifiable hom icide” ex o n e r concert group know n as th e W est- | Ex Lt. C arl Deiz w as rec en tly . ploy five Negro w h ite collar K™» both ex-cav alry m en , a re 1st he lay helpless. His bloody body m ately 850 strik e rs has been o r ation of the detective by his su p Ju b ilee Singers. A short tim e lu trr w orkers in its m ain offices, said U s - T hom as E. Bruce, of Fort was th ro w n in the local jail, d ered by th e G ary Boars of E du discharged from th e A rm y A ir erior officer C aptain Ja m es F lem he began to organize his own cation. R ichard N uzum , principal Corp., an d he w as also statio n ed C. W. Taylor, vice p resident, last Scott- K an - and H arold B- G ary, w here he rem ained tw o days ing of th e City Police Bureau. groups nam ely. The Big Four of Froebel, has been ordered to at Tuskegee. He is now resid in g ' of A bilene, Kan. w ithout m edical attention, after week T his order was later rescinded Q u arte tte, The Golden Weal Pour H aving faced a change to oc w hich he w as tran sferred to expel all stu d en ts 15 y ears old w ith his p are n ts and atte n d in g According to T aylor, th e new through th e efforts of Rev. Brown and th e best of th e grouu, T he I cupational troops, th e 761st is re K ingstreet. The com m ittee re and older and to bring legal P o rtlan d U niversity. em ployes include four women w ho is pastor of the Com m unity Exposition Ju b ilee Four. They * ls o visiting in th e Deiz hom e organizing w hile assum ing its role ported th a t a w h ite person at action ag ain st th e parents. He clerks an d one m an, w ho is e n C hurch at G uilds Lake. T hrough played the top spots including the rep o rted th a t 600 w h ite stud en ts it Lt. R uth F au lk n e r of th e A rm y By R obert C rum p in th e m ilitary policing of H itler’s K ingstree, sy m p ath etic to the gaged in a special assignm ent in his efforts scverul com m unity and Pulnco in New York City. For and 850 N egro stu d en ts are in N urse Corp. Lt. F a u lk n e r is th e D ETROIT (AN P)— To m any th e personne ldivision. M etropoli so-called "B av arian R edoubt,” as m an's treatm en t, had interview ed civic organizations began to tuko aw hile he to u red w ith th e New atten d an ce a t th e school. head n u rse a t th e sta tio n hos h lgh-pointcrs an d m en betw een him la ter secured m edical a tte n an Interest in the case. Irw in York Syncopated o rch estra th ru - political m inded people here th e tan Life, freq u en tly criticized for Joe Sm ith, 17-year-old zoot pital in Tuskegee. 35 and 38 years aid are being tion. its discrim ination ag ain st Negro tim e seem s to be now or n ever G oodm an, a m em ber of the luw out Europe. Efforts to learn w hy W right suitor, and D an Casko, 18, w ere w hen speaking of th e possibili w orkers, is said to be th e largest p rep ared for discharge to be r e firm of G oodm an and Levinson, 11)35 was th e big y ea r because placed by m en w ith low points w as being arrested have proved identified as th e stu d e n t strik e in su rer of Negroes in America. ties of electing the Rev. C harles offers his services to Rev. Brown it m urks th e beginning of his futile. S h eriff Pearless L am beth leaders in G ary. M organ P ark T he no w h irin g policy, the vice from o th e r units. and th e com m ittee thnt had form radio career. He produced the T. Hill to th e com mon council of th e county (W illiam sburgh) strik e leaders w ere identified as p resid en t ad m itted , w as m oti at the n ex t election, come N ovem ed. Mr. G oodm an w ill rep resen t first com m ercial program over doesn't know w hy b ut Friday, Roland Tozer and C harles (ex) th e fam ily of th e victim at the station WAAB (m utual) in Bos ber. W hile it has alw ays been vated by th e existence of th e Ivos- the com m ittee said, B ritton and Bowman, w ho recen tly cam e A nti-D iscrim ination law, which a d ifficult task to elect a N egro inquest. ton, Mass. Now th a t he is in P o rt M orris had charged the m an w ith here from B eaum ont, Tex. to th a t au g u st body because w hich forbids em ploym ent d is land, he is proving to be v ery resisting arrest, although no w a r counciltnen here ure elected at crim ination ag ain st w o rk ers b e popular w ith his “Bronze C om ran t has been d raw n authorizing large instead of th ro u g h the cause of race, color, creed, color COLUMBIA, S. C.— (A N P)— m unity H our” program . his detention. w ard system as is th e case in or n ational origin. M ayor F red D. M arshall of C o W ednesday n ig h t Mr. H arris P revious to th e h irin g of the m any cities, it is th e concensus uf lum bia is th e ta rg e t for b itte r interview ed Mrs. M argaret R ob five w h ite collar w orkers, the BIRM INGHAM (ANP) — C iti OVERCHARGES criticism , it w as disclosed th is inson, photographer for the P o rt political opinion th a t Rev. Hill nam es of h u n d red s of N egro high zens here rallied to the cause of BRING LAW SUIT week. land In q u irer and ulsn Mr. R alph stan d s an excellent chance of be school g rad u ates w eer sent to the the U nited Negro college fund ing elected. Jam es A. P erk in s, 31, Negro, T he OPA last w eek sued the T he criticism is being m ade by H. Faulk, m anaging ed ito r of T he T he reasons given by those in com pany for consideration after d riv e by raising $10,00 to m eet T arola M otor Car Com pany, P o rt E ast V anport C ity, w as held leaders of th e P rogressive D em P ortland In q u irer, w ho w ere u n W ASHINGTON (AN P) — Sen. expected visitors ut his b ro ad th e know is not alone th a t Mr. th e extension of an in v itatio n to its quota. A total of $1,550,000 will land, for $949.80, th ree tim es a l T uesday in th e county ja il on a ocratic p a rty w hich is host to Hill is one of th e m ost able men high school g rad u ates to w ork for be raised this y ear throughout leged overcharges on sale of a charge of assau lt w ith a d an g e r th e N ational Council of N egro M yers, D em ocrat, P ennsylvania, cast. ev er to he nom inated for public M etropolitan Life. the natio n to divide am ong 32 1941 C hevrolet M aster D eL uxe 3- ous w eapon. A ccording to the D em ocrats m eeting h ere O ctober said last w eek he introduced a office h ere w ith alm ost the en tire passenger coupe at $316.60 above com plaint, issued by D eputy 15-16. N egro colleges. resolution designating J a n u a ry 8 Negro voting public behind him, SEND GENERAL E. M. O nly $3,000 of th e $10,000 q u o the ceiling price. The firm had D istrict A tto rn ey C harles E. of each y ear as G eorge W ashing M arshall, as m ayor of th e city, b u t th a t he has th e endorsem ent, ALMOND TO TEXAS ta had been raised up to Sept. 7, sold the car for $1,200 w hich e x Raym ond, P erk in s slashed the repected an in v itatio n to w el ton C arver day. He said the noted financial hacking and m oral sup CA M P SW IFT. Tex. (AN P)— w hen Cooper G reen, president ceeded even th e "w a rran ty " rate, th ro at of H attie Jam ieson, N e come th e council a t th e M onday scientist should be honored for port of th e UAW -CIO th ro u g h MaJ. Gen. E. M. Alm ond, form er of th e local com m ission of the and failed to give the p urchaser gro wom en, w ith a pocket knife. n ig h t session w ith o u t a reason. his “notable contributions to a g ri its Political Action com m ittee and com m anding g en eral of th e !)2nd UNC fund drive, appealed to all a w ritten g u arantee. T he OPA O fficers said P erk in s adm itted O ther sources, how ever, re p o rt culture." Mr. K elly S troud, an em ployee is being boosted rig h t along w ith Division, has retu rn ed to the m in isters an d organizations to regulations provide th a t dealers he q u arreled w ith th e w om an as th e refusal w as based solely on Ha pointed out th a t although of th e circulation d ep a rtm en t of Richard T. F ran k en steen , an out states and been reassigned to com boost th e d riv e to m eet the quota. who have received OPA a u th o ri they left to g eth er for w ork early a racial issue. Dr, C arv er w as horn of slave th e V ancouver Surt new spaper, and out labor can d id ate for m ayor m and of th e v eteran sevond in C itizens of A tlan ta exceeded zation may sell cars at th e w a r T uesday and, w hile w aiting for Jo h n M cCray, sta te chairm an parents, he rose to g reat heights was hit over th e head w ith a gun of th e city. F ran k en steen , a m an fan try division, here. W ith the th e ir $15,000 q u o ta w ithin a shoit ran ty rate an d add $100 or 25 a bus at N. D enver and Union of th e P rogressive D em ocrats, in th e scientific w orld. T he N e or heavy instru m en t and knocked of splendid educational, cu ltu ral end of th e w ar th e division is period a fte r th e drive was per cent of th e base price, w h ich avenues, pulled out his knife and said M onday th a t le arn in g of th e gro people, together w ith others, unconscious W ednesday in Bng and m usical attain m en t. Is one of engaged in discharging highpoint launched there. ev er is g reater, b u t th ey m ust cut her throat. She w as rem oved m ayor's attitu d e, sev eral o th e r “m ay w ell be proud of G eorge ley Downs. H e was robbed of th e vice p resid en ts of th e UAW m en th ro u g h sep aratio n facilities E d's N ote — O regon donated give purchasers a w ritten g u a ra n to V anport C ity hospital. H er city officials have v o lu n te ered to about $80. W ashington C areer,” he said. (CIO). condition was rep o rted as fair. alread y in operation, nothing. app ear in th e w elcom ing spot. tee. ANOTHER ' FIRST” S. C. Cops Beat, 761st Tankers Investigate Rape Death oi En Route Home Jail Man, Charges Are Framed High School Girl Local Negro Gels M.C. JOB Jot Oil Station KWJJ Anti Discrimination Law Feared; Insurance Firm to Hire 5 Negroes Detroit May Elect I Rev. Hill to City Council Birmingham Gels $10,000 Quola for Negro College Ask Congress lo Set Aside Day Honoring Carver Vancouver Sun Employee Slugged And Robbed Wednesday S. C. Mayor Criticized lor Affront to Negroes Woman Slashed, Vanporter Held