Portland Challenger_1953-04-17

MRS VfRDtLL R~T~ERFCRD 833 NE SH \IER ST PO TLAND OF 9 7212-1230 Oregon Gels Civil Rights Law Vol. L No. 26 Portland, Oregon, Friday. April 17, 1953 HardWorkR Beaming their approval of House passage of :the civil rights bill Tuesday afternoon are several members of the Portland NAACP and two legislators; among principals devoting lots of energy to seeing the bill through. Standing, lef:t to right, are: Edgar Williams, Mrs. Marie Smith, Ulysses G. Plummer, Rev. Dr. J. Harold Jones II, Mrs. Lorna Marple, Mrs. Verdell Rutherford and Otto G. Rurherford. Seated are Senator Phillip S. Hitchcock and Representative Mark ; 0. Hatfield, co-sponsors of the bill. House Approves Bill ~~ ~k:~n ~~~!:, 9!m~~pro!~ a !.3. civil rights bill when the house of representatives passed the senate-approved bill by a vote of 46 to 11 in Salem, April13. PRICE 10 CENTS Here It Is! Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: Section 1~ All persons within the jul'isdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and el;(ual accommodations, advantages, fa– cilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, without any dis. tinction, discrimination or restric– tion on acconut of race, religion, color or national origin. Section 2. A place of public accommodation, resort or amuse– ment s.nall mean any hotel, motel or motor court, any place offering to the public food or drink for consumption on the premises, or any place offering to the public enteru.inment, r e c r e a t i o n or amusement; provided that noth– ing contained in this Act shall be construed to include or apply to any institution, bona fide club or place of accommodation, resort or amusement, which is in its nature distinctly private. Section 3. All persons against whom any distinction, discrimina– tion or restriction on account of race, religion, color or national origin has been made by any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement as defined herein shall have a cause of actwn to re– cover damages in the sum of not to exceed ~buO from the operatoc, manager, or employe of such place, and in any such action the operator, manager or employe shall be jointly and severally liable. It was a majority victory of more than 4 to 1 for the hotly Portland ,NAACP 'To Commemoral6 National Sunday debated measure. Earlier 5n March, the Senate had passed the bill by a vote of 21 to 9. The bill now goes to the governor. The bill prohibits hotels, motels, restaurants and amusement places from discriminating against peo– ple because of race, religion or Portland's branch of the Nation- national origin, and allows those al Association for the Advance- discriminated against to sue up to $500. ment of Colored People celebrate:> Por:tlanders on Hand National NAACP Sunday at th~ Many Portland residents were Williams avenue YWCA April 19. in the galleries with friends of Sunday will also launch the kick- the measure. The bill was argued off drive for 1953 memberships lo largely on a minority report by . . the state and federal affairs com- the orgamzatwn. mittee that would have resulted Slated as NAACP solicitors for I in referral of the measure to the the coming campaign are the com- people. ing out debutantes of Les The vote against the referral Femmes. These young ladies and move was 39 to 18. The Senate their sponsors are: Charlene Mol- also voted against referral to the den and Mrs. William Bannister; people. Ronnetta Robinson and Mrs. Mary Representative Mark 0. Hat– Belle Dawson; Mildred Robinson field, Salem, lead the argument and Mrs. Sylvia Thompson; Ro- against referral of the bill. He della Miller and Mrs. Rachael said he feared the ''evils of the Barno; and Rebecca Caldwell and type of · campaign we would" co-sponsors Mrs. Hazel Davis and have." He pointed out to the Re– Mrs. Dolores Leggroan. publican house that the GOP The winning solocitor will be platform calls for protection of crowned "Miss NAACP of 1953" minorities. and will be awarded a trip to the Referral Possible annual NAACP convention to oe There is a likelihood that the held the last week in June in St. measure may be referred by hotel Louis. The crowning will take and restaurant operators as was . Youth Panel Expresses D1·sappo1•ntment place some time in June. 'the Portland civil rights ordi.u- Governor Paul Patterson wa~ ance in November, 1?50. Prev~- I I t • J P f Th • Eld invited to the meeting but due tn ously the Portland c1ty counc1l n n erraCJQ rogress 0 eJr ers pressing legislative action in Sa- h~d unanimously passed the or- . · t · th f ·1 t f t h d · l · · 1 - 'r~ •v'" 1::~ p-;:bl- ~.n.. -+ " " dinance. D 1 sappomtmen 1n . e a1 ~re coun ry orm _wo-t 1r s or ~ te I lHan~ .:-~iL .1, ::;Late uep~i..V I ~- · ··- · · - .. . .... , Oregon a1ready!td:> a ralrl,:> of their elders to achieve racial ~orld's populatiOn. "For the first labor commiSSioner and actmg Worke~s on the recent ~lVl! nghts well-toothed Fair Employment equality in America was ex- hme they feel that they can do league treasurer, reported 1!:152 campaign have. been mvited tv Practice Bill. And both neighbor- pressed by youths of this cour~· something. The countr~ whi~h receip.ts of $32,562.62 and $31,971- attend the meetmg. ing states, Washington and Cal- try at the eighth annual meet· shows them how to realize their .54 d1~bursements. Balance at irornia, have civil rights legisla- ing of the Urban league of Port- aims will win a great place in the trm~ of the report was tion with punitive clauses. land held at Benson h1gh school history." $139.17. We ~oul~ have done a Anniversary Many local clubs and organi- last Sunday afternoon. Ogimi declared that the people much better JOb 1f we had had zations were active in solid sup- About 1000 persons ~eard a in the United States do not put more money," declared Smith. Challenger staff members port of the measure. Most of p anel of studen~s pr~dict that enough emphasis on this prob- Bob Fritsch, membership attach special signifgance to them, including many social and the nex t generatiOn Will correct lem, especially since many non- chairman, reported 400 new mem-· :this 26th issue. It happens to fraternal organizations, the Urban this situation. . whites feel that their poverty, hers garnered in a campaign to be the last of a year's series League of Portland, the National One of the panelists, Carlo:: even though age-old, stems from last until April 28. A television of publications and we'd as Association for the Advancement Ogimi, Reed college student white control. set is to be awarded to the group soon call it a milestone as of Colored People and the Port– body president, said mankind's A University of Portland stu- and to the individual getting the just another issue. May L we land League of Women Voters, biggest problem consists in help- dent from Nigeria, Ephraim most memberships. will proudly · present issue · were united in their successful ing the world's nonwhite peoples Layode, said, "Civil liberties Fritsch announced also that number 1 of volume II. efforts under the banner of the to find a satisfactory way of must be observed everywhere, 1f the membership fee for student:> Oregon Committee for Equal life. we are not always to be faced has been reduced to one dollar. rights. Minorities Alive Now with the threat of war." He pointed out that groups which are minorities in this I Race Prejudice Wrong John Paul Jones, student body president at Lewis and Clark college, said that race discrimin– ation goes against nature, and that young people learn from their eyes, their brains and their reasoning powers that prejudice is wrong. "We college students have an obligation to make our opinions known on this subject," said Rita Dyckman, ex-president of the Marylhurst college student body. '·We must be sure to elimin~te our own prejudices before we try to influence others." Other speakers on the panel were Donald Edward Clark, vice presiaent~fPortland State col– lege's student body, and Gary Ring, president of the Benson high school student body. Richard Bogle, part time stu– dent atPortland State extension, was moderator for the panel, which will be broadcast on the KGW Freedom Forum. Rev. 0. B. Williams, Elected Rev. 0. B. Williams was elect– ed to a three-year term on the board of directors. Re-elected were Mrs. Lancaster Pollard, Mrs Pollyanna Reed, Carl Deiz, James Goodsell, Lawson McCall and Herman Plummer. Fashions Take Over at NAACP Event These two Portland women were among the models who paraded a fine array of beauty and clothing at the NAACP dance and fashion show recently at the Masonic Sunken Ballroom. Left, Miss Marce– line Casey steps down in a gray flannel suit, fur scarf, perky hat and chic white gloves. On the right Herman C. Plummer adjusts the fur stole worn by Miss Rosemarie Brock. She wears tailored gray tweed. (Oregon Journal Photos.) ,_ - ...