Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland inquirer. (Portland, Or.) 1944-194? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1945)
'JAh> tv.*l . ^lA I • r VJ, An A ssociated Negro Press Publication flnrtlmtì) impura* Serving the Pacific Northwest Oregon’s eI^egro Weekly PRICE 10c PORTLAND. OREGON. DECEMBER 28. 1945 VOLUME 2 NUMBER 23 Negro First Citizen to Be Selected Soon ------------------------ — ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ —-------------------------------------------------------------- ---— — Dade Ranch Doorman Wounded PROMINENT SERVICE MAN SHOT, DEPUTY SHERIFF HELD U nder date of D ecem ber 24th, the follow ing article ap p eared in the Daily Jo u rn a l (quote) “Joseph W alter Brooks, 33, N e gro, of 236 N. P age street, door m an at th e D ude ranch, N egro n ig h t club at 240 N. B road w ay, w as se ri ously w ounded w h en shot in th e abdom en by D eputy Sheriff Sam B lanchard. I Negro, early to day a fte r B lan chard allegedly forced his w ay Sam B lanchard into th e lobby of th e club a fter it had closed. B lanchard, w ho la te r su rre n d ered to police, asserted ly a t tem p ted to “sh ak e dow n” Joseph Reed, ow ner of th e Acme club, 1508 N. W illiam s avenue, before he w ent to th e D ude ranch. He w as relieved of his d ep u ty sh e r iff’s' com m ission today b y S h e r iff M artin T. P ra tt, w ho said he w ill m ake a com plete inv estig a tion. B lanchard w orked out of th e V anport C ity precin ct b u t w as off d u ty at th e tim e, th e sh eriff said. L ieu ten an t Sees F ight A ccording to police, Brooks had already been tak en to E m an uel hospital by S am uel A mato, m anager of th e club, w hen th ey arriv ed at th e D ude ran ch sh o rt ly before a. m. to investigate. L ieut. R ual Bell, Negro, of 319 NE 75th avenue, eye-w itness to th e shooting, told officers th a t B lanchard w ent to th e fro n t door of the club, w hich w ar closed for th e night, and w an ted to enter. Brooks, th e w itness said, told B lanchard th a t he could not e n te r because th e place w as closed. “Y ou’re getting d — officious,” B lanchard told Brooks, accord ing to Bell, and w ith these w ords B lanchard pushed by B rooks and stepped into th e lobby. B rooks th en tu rn ed and faced B lanchard, who, according to Bell, used v ery abusive and profan e language to w ard B rooks and w alk ed in a circle around him . W hen B lan chard reached th e rig h t re a r of B rooks he pulled his gun and shot, Bell said. Strolls C alm ly A w ay T he b u llet en tered th e rig h t side w aist h ig h t an d p e n etrated dow nw ard through th e abdom en to the u p p er left leg. A fter shoot ing Brooks, B lanchard w alked o u t of the door to th e stre e t and calm ly strolled aw ay, Bell said. Police Sgt. S tu a rt H eath re p o rt ed th a t he talk ed to Reed, ow ner of th e A cme club, w ho, he said, told him th a t at a p p ro x im ately 3 a. m. B lanchard had been in his place apd had dem anded m oney from him (Reed), a p p aren tly in an a ttem p ted “sh akedow n.” W hen Reed refused to give B lanchard any m oney th e d ep u ty left in com pany w ith a n o th er d eputy, a w hite man. W hen th e tw o d eputies got o u t side on th e co rn er of N. W illiam s av en u e and C h erry stre e t B lan ch ard pulled his gun and sto p ped a N egro soldier an d a w hite sailor and forced them to raise th e ir hadns w hile he k e p t the gun on them , Reed said. Police said th ey did not learn w h eth er an y th in g w as tak e n from th e tw o service m en. A ccording to Reed, B lanchard also forced four or five o th e r persons to raise th e ir h an d s a t th e point of a gun. It w as a fte r th is th a t B lanchard w ent to th e Ducle ranch, w here he shooting occurred. C ondition Good B rooks !r. a recen tly discharged v eteran w ho has reenlisted and is w o rk in g w hile on a 30-day leave. H ospital a tte n d a n ts said his condition is good and th a t he ap p a re n tly is ou t o f danger. A fter th e shooting, B lanchard w ent to police h e a d q u a rte rs and gave him self u p to police d etec tives, w ho now have him in cus tody. B rooks told police a t th e hos p ital th a t his orders w ere to keep all custom ers out a fte r 2:30 a. m. H e said th a t w hen he o pen ed th e door a fte r B lanchard d e m anded to en ter, B lanchard said “Y ou’re p re tty sm a rt,” took out his gun and shot. T he shooting also w as w itnessed by P au lin e C ountie, h atcheck girl. Second D eputy Seized A n o th er d e p u ty sh eriff w as tak e n into custody today a fte r a w itness observed him and B lan chard allegedly hold up and a t tem p t to rob a sailor and several citizens a t N. W illiam s avenue and C h erry stre e t a sh o rt tim e before B rooks w as shot. Police are investig atin g fully the possibility of u n v eilin g a “shake-dow n ra c k e t” in th a t v i cinity. No charges have been placed ag ain st B lanchard or the o th er d ep u ty as y e t.” B rooks has been in P o rtla n d for q u ite a w hile and w as in charge of proph y lactic statio n on N. W illiam s av en u e and H ancock for ex-servicem en for a l o n g time. He w as scheduled to go to P h ilad elp h ia, Penn., to re-en list in th e arm y w ith in 30 days. A re p re se n ta tiv e of th e In q u ir e r visited him a t th e hospital and he rep eated th a t he did not know an y reaso n w h a te v e r w hy B lanchard shot him. As w e go to press B rooks is convalescing nicely. Dentist to Run For Council & r f .> ^ T> C H A R L O T T E S V IL L E , V a. (A N P)—Dr. B. A. Coles, local dentist, w ill be a can d id a te for th e city council here in th e D em ocratic p rim a ry to be held M arch 5. It is th e first tim e in th e his to ry of C h arlo ttesv ille th a t a N egro has ru n for p ublic office. "Knockout Tuberculosis" Supported by Boxer i -------------------------- . Clifford C. Walker, president of the Progressive Demo cratic club, announces that the 6th annual dinner-banquet of the club will be held during Negro Histroy Week. This is the second year that the Negro First Citizen award will be presented. Last year, if -you will recall, Dr. Unthank was the winner of the award. The club request that all organ izations send names and qualifications of potential candi dates. The banquet is scheduled for the Norse Hall, 111 N. E. 11th avenue, Wednesday, February 13, 1946. Commit tees have been appointed as to decorations, menu, public affairs and reservations. The judges will be announced later. T hree m en who are doing m uch! to elevate tention and create har- ' mony am ong the various groups w ill be guest speakers: E dw in C. B erry of th e U rban L e a g u e , G eorge L. Thom as, race relation advisor of th e Council of C hurches, and Dr. R obert N. Joyner, new ly elected president of the N. A. A. C. P. A ccording to Mr. W alker, th e j ann u al affair of The P rogressive j D em ocratic C lub has gained m o m entum since th e first b anquet in 1939 and since th is is election | year, 1946, it is v ery im p o rtan t j th a t ev ery one reg ister to vote. In th e past such sp eakers as G. B. Noble, Lew W allace, E dgar | L. W illiam s, Rev. J. Ja m e s Clow, N orm an H ouston, p resident, plains th e p a rt it plays in the N an Wood H oneym an, Wr. L. G olden S tate M utual Life In- fight against tuberculosis to Joe Josslin, A ngelo H erndon, R ich su ran ce com pany, points to 1945 Louis, h eavyw eight boxing cham- ard L. N euberger, Rev. L. O. C lifford C. W alker Stone and Rev. B. C. A llen w ere C hrisim as Seal poster and ex- pion of th e w orld. guests. N ational N egro H istory W eek is an a n n u a l affair cele b rated d u ring b r o t h e r h o o d m onth. Mr. W alker asseAts this is th e largest In te rra c ia l affair schedued for this w eek w ith th e cooperation of o th er o rganiza tions in th e field of civic, political or race relations. Mr. O liver E. LONDON (A N P) — A m erica’s S m ith w ill act as T oastm aster. P o rtlan d In q u irer Sponsoring color problem slapped h e r in th e T his Even! face la st w eek as th e hom e of th e new U nited N ations organization. Who w ill be the “M ayor of W ASHINGTON (ANP) — A move to curb racial d iscrim in a Bronzville? T he citizens of "The T he color question, or racial tion o n federal jobs w as m ade City of Roses” w ill be given the discrim ination, w as raised first h ere T h u rsd ay by P re sid e n t T ru o p p o rtu n ity to decide this q u es W ASHINGTON (A N P)— Brig. by th e Indian delegate. S ir Ram - m an, w ho sim ultaneously em pow tio n shortly. The P o rtlan d In q u irer w ill in Gen. B. O. D avis Sr., w ill retire asw am i M udaliar, in a speech b e ered th e FEPC to probe em p lo y from active duty in th e arm y m ent d iscrim ination in p riv a te its n ex t issue sponsor th e elec Dec. 31. Gen. D avis w as p ro fore the p re p arato ry com m ission tion of a M ayor of B ronzeville in d u stry engaged in m ilitary or m oted to b rigadier general Oct. and by a U nited K ingdom d ele “effectiv e” reconversion p ro d u c w ho w ill hold office for one 25, 1940 and retired in Ju ly , 1941. gation. Both expressed concern year. tion. The person so chosen w ill be He w as im m ediately recalled to in selecting an A m erican city “It has come to m y a tte n tio n ,” in au g u rated by M ayor Riley and active d u ty and has served w ith w hich draw s no color lines as said th e P re sid e n t’s directive, o th er city officials in an elab o r the inspector g e n e ra l’s office, the site of UNO h ead q u arters. “th a t a considerable n u m b e r of acting as a tro u b le shooter p rin ate in au g ural cerem ony. loyal and q ualified em ployes In a paper on th e subject, the As in o ther cities th e M ayor of cipally on problem s involving have been re fu se ! tra n sfe r and He w ill rep o rt B ronzeville w ill act as aid, and colored troops. B ritish delegates said it w as “in re-em p lo y m en t b > em ploying advisor to th e elected m ayor of to the statu s of colorid as is dispensable th a t th e area be such agencies solely because of race P o r'la n d and o th er city officials custom ary upon retire m en t. and creed. This is a violation of G en. D avis is th e first N egro th a t all m em bers of th e U nited on all p e rtin e n t m atters touching civil service rules issued b y th e our group; he w ill appoint m em to serve in the re g u la r arm y of N ations should be able to fqel P re sid e n t and of an ex istin g bers of his cabinet to contact all th e U nited S tates as a b rigadier a t hom e in it, w h a te v * th e ir ra law .” Illinois has h ad tw o d ep artm en ts of city life and to general. cial origin o r th e ch aracter of Aside from his d irectiv e to m eet and consult w ith persons b rigadier generals in its state m i th e ir sta te .” T he B ritish w a rn heads of g o vernm ent d e p a rtm e n ts and com m itees th a t w ill aid and litia, a title given th em w hen on racial discrim ination, T ru m a n assist in having b e tte r relations they retire d as colonels of th e ed th e UNO to “go slow ” in se They lecting an A m erican site, but also au thorized th e FEPC to in betw een races, secure em ploy old 8th Illinois In fan try . v estig ate racial bias in p riv a te m ent for our groups, and see a re th e late Gen. F ra n k lin D en recom m ended th a t th e distance of in d u stry and continued th e FEPC th a t all the d ep artm en ts of city nison and G eneral S p encer C. th e capital from W ashington he u n til Ju n e 30, 1946. A m idw est governm ent function p r o p e r ly D ickerson, Chicago physician. considered because "very close h earing w ill be conducted by the and th a t fa ir play and justice proxim ity to W ashington m ig h t NOTICE TO THE PU BLIC FEPC in F e b ru a ry to d eterm in e prevail, and especially to bring affect the ch a ra c te r of th e d ele th e e x te n t of d iscrim ination about b e tte r race relations b e This is to inform you th a t Mr. gation to th e UNO assem bly.” against N egroes and o th er m in tw een all groups. R alph L. F aulk, fo rm er ow ner T hey added th a t “th e n eces o rity groups in reconversion h ir The rules governing this con and publisher, of th e P o rtlan d ing. te st w ill be announced in the Inquirer, is no longer connected sity of creating a d istin ctiv e and The FEPC m ay now m o v e n ex t issue of th e Inquirer, also w ith the p aper any m ore and has p erm an en t cen ter, w hich shall ahead to issue directive* ag ain st those w ho w ill have charge of no rig h t or auth jrity to s61icit develop its ow n life in th e m a n n e r in w hich W ashington has racial discrim in atio n on U. S’, the In au g u ral C erem onies. ads, subscriptions, m ake collec- done ^ , a „ im p o rta n t” b u t in , Now send in the nam e of your jobs b u t is lim ited to in v e stig a t tions or receive f u n d s for the dicated a p re(erence for an east- ing and rep o rtin g sim ilar p ra c candidate. in q u irer, or do any business for ern sjte w h ire ..a n u m b er of tices in p riv ate in d u stry . Tho or in the nam e of th e P o rtlan d ugcful gmal, tow ng in th e eflgt sen ate labor co m m ittee has a p fiCials disclosed. in q u irer. of th e U nited S ta te s w ith fine proved legislation for a p e rm a P re sid e n t T ru m an ordered gov-1 The P ortland ln q u .re . . Off.ce I higlorica| and c u ,tu r a , asgoc,a . n e n t FEPC b u t th e house rules ertim ent d ep artm en tal heads to has been m oved from its form er t jong » com m ittee, dom in ated by so u th m ake a careful analysis of p e r address, 2736 N. E. R odney Ave., e rn D em ocrats, has blocked th e sonnel policies, procedures and to 1453 N. W illiam s A ve. Mail P. J. N ool-N aker, a B ritish m easure for several m onths. practices “in o rd er th a t you can w ill be sent P. O. Box 3877, Zone UNO delegate .objected to the O nly th re e of th e n a tio n ’s a$sure m e th a t th ey a re in ac 8; T he »Telephone EA st 4460. U nited S tates being called the FEPC offices are o perating. T hey cord w ith n ational law and pol Mr. C hesley E C o rb ett is now "host s ta te ” and Russia joined a re in Chicago, St. L ouis and icy and in o rd er th a t all qualified M anaging E ditor and P u b lish er the P h ilip p in es to provide a p ro D etroit. T he agency m u st op p o rk e rs in existing tem porary of th e P ortland In q u ire r as Mr. ' ced u re w hich recognizes th e prin- e ra te on less th a n $63,000 of th e War jobs w ill be considered fa ir F a u lk ’s successor. ciple th a t d ep en d en t p e o p l e s $250.000 a p p ro p riated by congress ly for ap p ointm ents w ith o u t d is R espectfully, should elect th e ir spokesm en u n d er th e w a r agencies a p ro p ria- tin ctio n because of race, creed, B. D. Robinson, under UNO supervision. A m erica tion act until n e x t Ju n e 30, of- color or n ational origin.” B usiness M anager voted against the m easure. Trumud Moves là Stanze Mayor Curb Racial Contest Starts Discrimination Next Week On U. S. Jobs Color Problem Slaps America at World Capital Site Gen. B. 0. Davis to Retire Dec. 31