Advocate Register_1950-12-08

~--~--~-~--------------------c-----------~ ADVOCATE EG I S.~T E Volume 1 Portland, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 8, 1950 Number 2 AME BISHOP LEADS PRAYER FOR PEACE SUNBURY, N. C.-Bishop H. T. Bed– ford, presiding prelate of the Virginia con– ference of the AME Zion church, told the 84th conference that war is a curse to all mankind. He also stated that all men should strive to dwell on the earth in peace and har– mony. He called on all Christians to continue to pray that we would not become en– gulfed in another world war. The progress that Negroes have made in America is a record that every true American should be proud of and that voting privilege should be exchanged for full citizenship. He called upon mem– bers of the conference to use their b~llots wisely. He warned them to be aware of professional politicians and to weigh well each candidate before casting their prec– ious vote. GARY COUNCIL VOTES FEPC LAW GARY-A four-pronged FEPC ord– inance with minimum penalties of one year in jail or $500 fine was passed by the Gary City Council last week, 20- months after its introduction by Alder– man Terry Gray and Benjamin F. Wilson. Under the ordinance it becomes unlaw– ful to discriminate on account of race, color or r::ligion in hiring and tenure. It also becomes unlawful to advertise for employees on the basis of race, color or religion. The ordinance forbids such informa– tion on employment applications, and also makes it a violation to aid or abet dis– criminatory practices. It will be administered by a five man commission empowered to recommend penalties for violators. CANADA COURT RULES OUT COVENANT OTTAWA, CANADA-The Supreme Court of Canada ruled again6t a restrictive covenant which prohibited the sale of cer– tain property along Lake Huron to any person of Jewish, Semetic, Hebrew, Negro or colored race or blood. The decision reversed judgments of two Canadian lower courts. It was a 4-1 ruling. • OFFICE SEEKERS How many Negroes have run for State Representative from Multnomah county since 1942? Has any been elected or nominated? The answer is six, on nine occasions: None has been elected. Two nominated by the Democrats: One nominated twice by assembly by Progressives. 1. Oliver E. Smith, D., 1944, Nominated 1946, defeated in primary 1948. 2. Samuel Whitney, D., 1946. 3. Estus Curry, P., 1948, Nominated by assembly. Same 1950. 4. Edward D. Perkins, D., 1948. 5. George Thomas, R.; 1948. 6. William (Bill) McCoy, Jr., D., 1950, Nominated. (Ed. Note): As the chart shows Smith was nominated in 1946 and McCoy was nominated in 1950, both failed in the gen– eral elections. Smith was the runner up to Al Hartung in his first try and thereby received national attention as being the first Negro to run for a major office in the state. Estus Curry, the Progressive, was nom– inated by convention assembly each time. Under Oregon laws minor party candi– dates must be nominated by assembly of 250 people. U. N. Session Attended FRANKFORT, Ky.-As a member of the Methodist Church sponsored United Nations Assembly, Mrs. Anita Fields, Re– corder at Kentucky State College, one of the three Negroes in the group, visited the United Nations Assembly Recently. BRIEFS Two at~ractions of interest were here Monday. The D~Paur Infantry Chorus at the Auditorium and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Dance at McElroys, sponsored by Fred Baker. Both attractions received fa– vorable comments. * * * Sam Malvern, well known oldtimer, who never moved with the migration to the Eastside·, died in Portland's N. W. side. Formerly one of Portland's thickly popu– lated Negro residentual areas the North– west side is an industri;tl center and freight truck center. Corbett Re-elected Elks' Head An effort to unseat Chesley E. Corbett, Exalted Ruler of Billy Webb Lodge 1050 was unsuccessful at the December election of the lodge December 3 at Porters hall. The only nominations were Attorney U. G. Plummer by Lillard Evans; second– ed by. Herman C. Plummer and Chesley E. Corbett, by L. C. Ellison and seconded by Wilbur Marshall, then the voting was in order. A very large percentage of the total membership turned out for this hotly contested election. It was truly a Truman-Dewey race with many thinking that Corbett would be de– feated; It was predicted that he would go down decisively. ~ive hours was con– sumed in the electio~. District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Robert D. Addison of Bremerton, conducted the election. Before the election the roll was polled to ascertain the· eligible voters. It was found that only one ru.an present had n~ vote. Some members came only to vote for the exalted rulers position. Other officers elected: J. R. Alexander, re-elected Leading Knight; James Wat– son, Loyal Knight; James Waldon, Lec– turing Knight; Wilbur Marshall, Finan– cial Secretary; L. C. Ellison, treasurer (Re– elected), Alfred Rivers, Inner Guard; Joe Frazier, Tyler; Five Trustees were elected: Vernon Douglas, Matt. Dishman, Oliver E. Smith, Robert Lee Green and Herbert Lewis. The Esquire elected was John K. Taylor. SAYS BALLdT IS NEGRO'S HOPE DURHAM, N. C.-John H. McCray, militant editor of the Columbia (S. C.) Lighthouse and Informer, told an Achievement Week audience here that "the vote"is the salvation of the Negro people." McCray spoke in Duke auditorium at North Carolina college under the auspices of the Durham Tau Psi and Beta Phi chapters of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Speaking on the general theme, "Their Finest Hour," McCray urged his audience to push throl.Jgh to victory the present crusade "to extend first class citizenship to all.Americans." The fraternity's theme for the national observance this year is "Strengthening and Safeguarding the Rights of all Americans."