Portland Challenger_1952-08-22

Page 2 An Independent Newspaper WILLIAM A. HILLIARD EDITOR AND PUBLISHER TED BURGER RICHARD BOGLE JR. MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published every other Friday in Portland, Oregon. The Chal– lenger is not responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Looking back upon all the unavailing heat and furor of the recent political conventions, one sees very little salvablt< evidence to either assuage the conscience of or satisfy the deep-founded desires of Americans disposed to or longing for civil rights legislation. The Republican party practically ignored considering universal FEP as a plank. On this account the Democratic convention became beholden to civil rights legislation but by some very adroit politics, it would seem, became, instead, bit– terly embroiled otherwise. We can take heart, however, in the fact that there was demonstrated a good deal of political consciousness of civil rights; moreso than in any other convention year. It is a def– inite-though small sign of progress-in the great fight and considering the intricacies of political functioning-in this case party unity, states rights and the filibuster-it becomes difficult to imagine universal civil rights legislation becom– ing a reality overnight. The 87-year-old record of the American Negro reveals amazing progress, but it is also compiled of many small gains, which, when considered separately, show little significance. And so let it be with the 1952 civil rights planks. In terms, however, of a more enlghtened and greater pub– lic consciousness minority Americans do stand closer to the realization of their great project. '----·--•-n-••--.:.._--,•---n-•-••--•-••-•-•-••- News In Brief By William Wright -...---ft--·---··-·-··----.._.._..--··---·-··-·-··-··-··-··-1 Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cash and Mr. and Mrs. Al Foreman re– cently returned from a short trip to Vancouver, Canada. Cash is "fourth man" at Maxey's barbershop, a true headcutter ... He reports Uncle Sam's dollar is a little short up that way. Mrs. Franklin Williams, for- I f P tl d b t f from their Sioux City home are mer y o or an u now o :!\.fr. and Mrs. Albert Smi:th. They Sioux City, Iowa, has been kept are visiting their son and daugh·· busy by Portland friends since h t h f ..t t ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie er re urn ere or a v1s1 wo Hamilton, 3537 N. Commercial weeks ago. She has been din- street. With the Smiths are Mrs. ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ethel Coleman and Mrs. Pearl Redd; breakfast guest of Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Sullivan: dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. English: and supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Gragg. The supper out at"Aunt Lu– la's" country home in Vancouver, Washington, saw other guests in Mrs. Juliet Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holsclaw; Mr. and Mrs. Rus– sell Leggroan; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gragg; and Miss Geraldine Wil.– liams. It was an outdoor supper featuring barbecue hamburgers. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. English had at their home, along with Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Anderson from Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Wash· ington of this city ... Mrs. Su– sie Redd's guests included Mr. and Mrs. & C. Li:tile. Richard Parker III returned re– cently from a trip to Springfield and Chicago, Illinois, where he visited friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. AI Rivers Jr. just returned from Los Angeles, Cal· ifornia. Mrs. Rivers went down en the train and Rivers followed by car. He is back at work at the Union station. Just in Portland after a drive Mitchell, also of Sioux City. All plan to stay until August 27. Richard Moffatt had his pic– ture in Sunday's Oregon Jour– nal. He composed the musical score for "The Christus," sched– Hled for August 22-24 in Mt. Ta– bor park. Miss Joy Brock is visiting in Berkeley, California, with her sister Miss Ruby Brock. She plans to be back in Portland this '.Veekend. Miss Ruby Brock re– cently received a teaching ap– pointment in the San Francisco area. Alfonso Kendricks is reported to be resting well at St. Vincents hospital following a minor Ileo– color.n-ector.ny this vreek. William ·McKnight Services are to be held Fri– day for William R. McKnight, 48, of 2309 N. E. Rodney at the chap– el of Miller and Tracey. He is survived by his vrife, Me– Alma L. McKnight; sisters, Cleo S. Smith, Texas; and Lilla Ellis, Los Angeles. He died Monday. PORTLAND CHALLENGER Bogle Says: Friday, August 22, 1952 STEVENSON BEST CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT Delegales Relurn From Conference -------BY RICHARD BOGLE Home from attendance dt the My own personal choice in the 28th biennial convention of the coming election for president is National Association of Colorer:! Adlai Stevenson. There are many Ex-Porlla ders Schedule Visil Pleasurable anticipation of the expected visit to Portland by Mr. and Mrs. George L. Thomas is being shared locally by many persons of many different groups. Mr. Thomas was executive sec– retary of the Department of In– terracial Relations of the Port– land Council of church anJ has continued in that capacity for the Congregational churchf!s jn Los Angeles. Mr. Thomas comes to Portland at this time to take pari as a speaker at the second annu'll in– terdenominational institute on re– cial and cultural relations sched– uled for August 25 to 29 at Reed college. Held at Menucha last year, the institute is under spon– sorship of the National and Port– land Councils of churches. Dis– cussions will deal with housing, integrated churches and interna– tional aspects of race and cul– tural relations. Both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were active in the civic life of this community. Mr. Thomas was president of the local branch of the NAACP and was one;)of the first Negro members of Port– land's City Club. Mrs. Thomas .vas a board mem- 1er of the YWCA, a devoted worker in the Congregational church and gave much of her time as a speaker to various women's clubs and church groups. The annual Democratic picnic, to be held for the first time in a public park, has been tenta– tively scheduled for September 7, it was announced by Portland realtor Herman Plummer, execu– tive board member of the Oregon Democratic central committee. Purpose of the site shifting is to make it possible for Negro Dem– ocrats to attend the picnic where there is no discriminatory policy. Last year the Democratic picnic was held at Jantzen Beach park where there is a discriminatory policy, and for this reason many Negroes refused to attend. No Definite Location Definite location for the pic– nic has not yet been announced, said Plummer, but it has been de– cided that the picnic will be held Carmen Walker Gets 'Y' Position Mrs. Carmen Walker has ac– cepted the position of assistant program director in the Y-teen department of the Portland YWCA. Mrs. Walker's offices will be at the Central YWCA but she will work directly vrith Y groups in the schools of the city. Her marriage to Wilson Walker, a case worker at Fraser Home for Boys, and the rearing of their two small daughters has filled the interim for Mrs. Walker since her work as Community Services director at Vanport. Her four years at Vanport gave her opportunity to do recreation– al work also in the project. Prior to her experience at Vanport, Mrs. Walker was a nursery school teacher in Chicago, her first real position following her graduation from Alcorn A & M college in Alcorn, Miss. Mrs. Walker expects to assume her duties this week. Miss Casey Gets School Position Miss Marcelline Casey, recently arriving from St. Louis, Missouri, has been assigned position as day– to-day regular substitute elemen– tary teacher and as day-to-day substitute secretary with the Portland school system, it was an– nounced. Miss Casey, who resides with her aunt, Mrs. Aldridge Johnson, 623 N. Morris street, graduated from Stowe Teachers' college in St. Louis in June, 1951, where she received a B.A. degree in Educa– tion. Having been here since July 30, Miss Casey registers a quite fa– vorable impression of Portland, commenting that she has been duly impressed with the beautiful scenery, fine homes, and particu– larly by the wealth of opportun- ity for young people. what lead- September 7 because of the prob– ability that Democratic presi– dential candidate Adlai Stevenson will be present on that date. Heretofore the annual affair has always been staged at vari– ous privately owned parks of th1s area. It has been the custom of these owners, stated Plummer, to lift color bars for the specific date of the picnic. Oaks Park Bigoted This year members of the com– mittee proposed that if Oaks amusement park would perma– nently lift its color bar they would hold the picnic there. They were refused. It was decided then that the picnic would be held at a public park. Herman Plummer is a Demo– cratic candidate for the Oregon State Legislature's House of Rep– resentatives. Deporas Group To Give Show By LaVerne Bagley .. - The annual Deporas club va– riety show is to be presented Friday, August 29 at 9 p.m. New location for the event will be the Holy Rosary hall at 1533 N.E. 3rd avenue. Beginning with an original dance routine, Etha Evans will open the shovr. Following, Dar– lene Bagley Burks will <>ing "Can't Help Loving That Man 0' Mine" accompanied by Lou Stears. Grover Campbell will mpply a ventriloquism act. Among other acts to be pre– sented, Esther Linear will give a monologue. Chuck Gragg will emcee the program. Purpose of the show is to bet· ter social and cultural relation· ships betv.reen different racial groups in Portland. Admission will be 65 cents a person. Tickets may be purchas– ed at the door or from club mem– bers. Program chairman is La Verne Bagley. Now an indepedent organiza– tion, the Deporas club was orig– inally fostered under the auspices of the Blessed Martin Deporas league in 1947. It is dedicated to bringing about more and better understanding among various na– tional groups. Nevrly elected officers are Ben– ny Webb, president; James But– ler, vice-president; Betty Weaver, <:;ecretary; Esther Linear, treas– urer and Etha Evans, publicity manager. WE WERE WRONG The P o r t 1a n d Challenger erred in its August 8th issue reporting the return of Miss Marceline Casey to St. Louis, Missouri.