Page Two An Independent Newspaper WILLIAM A. HILLIARD EDITOR AND PUBLISHER TED BURGER RICHARD BOGLE JR. MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR 3300 North Williams Avenue, Portland 12, Oregon MUrdock 4092 Published every other Friday in Portland, Oregon. The Challenger is not responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 10 Cents per copy $2.50 per year Confidence in Peterson Mrs. Dorothy M. Lee leaves the political scenes of Portland and a new mayor, former city commissioner Fred Peterson, takes over the reigns of city government. It will be an interesting four years to watch under Mr. Peterson. His past experiences in city government certainly qualifies him as an able and efficient administrator and prosperous days seem evident in the future under his leadership. Ex-Mayor Dorothy Lee will certainly be missed by a large segment of minority peoples. This principle-minded lady did a good j_ob and her failure to retain the mayorship was a disappointment to many Portlanders. Good city government can flourish only if the administrators fight graft and corruption at every available opportunity. Mrs. Lee gave the underworld no rest, put her moral convictions to good use and showed no favoritism. ~ORTLAND CHALLENGER Enterprise OES Installs Officers Enterprise chapter No. 6 of OES held its installation of" officers for 1953 at Prince hall Masonic Temple association recently. Following the installation ceremonies, the outgoing matron, Mrs. Mary Jackson, entertained the chapter. Members report a very delicious repast served. The following officers were installed: Mrs. Daisy Warrick Perry, worthy matron; Robert D. Bird, worthy patron; Mrs. Texanna Fisher, associate matron; Mrs. Odessa Freeman, conductress; Monroe Jackson, associate patron; Mrs. Beatrice Gordley, associate conductress; Mrs. Nancy B. Powell, secretary. Mrs. Precious McSwain, treasurer; Mrs. Teresa Benton, Adah; Miss Carrie Richards, Ruth; Mrs. Erie Montague, Esther; Mrs. Erie Randle, Mart~a; Mrs. Vethal Hall, Electa; Mrs. Lulu Ford, chaplain; Mrs. Earline Strawder, marshal; Mrs. Dorothy Thomas, organist; Harry Payton, sentinel; and Mrs. Velma Phillips, warder. Family Argument Causes. Injuries Friday, January 9, 1953 -n-n-••-------•·-·--------·----- News In Brief By William Wright Challenger Staff Writer -------··-·---·---·--------------·-- She went to Vancouver January 2 as Miss Elizabeth Holliman but came back Mrs. Vincent Petway. Mrs. Petway is the daughter of Philip Holliman, 1422 N. E. Williams court. Her husband is the son of Mrs. Frances Oldham, Nashville, Tenn. Petway and the former Miss Holliman were married during a leave from his air base in Alaska. He is due for a discharge sometime in September and plans to make his home in the Northwest. * Just ahead of the Petway-Hilliman nuptials was the marriage in Stockton, Calif., of the former Miss Jessel Young to Charles Wooten November 26. Wooten is from Stockton. Mrs. Wooten is visiting indefinitely with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Benson, 1521 N. Wheeler street. She is a student a:t College of Pacific in Stockton, majoring in business administration. · Chirstmas and New Year's always bring gay parties and this season saw a whole host of gettogethers. Mrs. Mae Winters had about 41 people visit her apaPtment New Year's eve for a party. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Newt Winters, son Newt Jr. and daughter Jean returned Monday from a holiday visit with Jim Winters, now serving in the army at Camp Roberts, Calif. During their California jaunt, they visited friends in Oakland. They report that Jim is doing fine following his discharge from the hospital where he was confined with a slight case of pneumonia. A surprise New Year's Day telepone call from her son-in-law ·Franklyn Williams in Sioux City, Iowa, told Mrs. S. C. Little, 6112 NE Grand avenue, of the birth of her second grandson on 1953's first day. A family argument Monday, Mae claims it was her party, but December 29, resulted in the fir- I hubby Lonnie joined in seeing ing of three wild shots in anger. that the guests had a good time Mrs. Cornelia Mason, 1426 N. E. throwing out the old year and Negroes should well bear in mind that racial segregation 2nd avenue, was jailed on a welcoming in the new one. has restricted them to "low everything" and the direct cause charge of disorderly conduct after * It was the fourth January 1 birth in Sioux City for 1953. For Mrs. Williams, Joyce Hilliard, it was her fourth child. of this segregation has been the so-called "black ghettos" threatening, and then shooting, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Winslow llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll where low moral standards rlln rampant and crime rates are three wild shots at her fleeing were host New Year's day to eight To our subscribers: h . h I husband, Robert, and his mother, couples with a semi-formal dinIg · Mrs. Tidds Cevana. If you are not getting your pa- • ner party at their home, 524 N. E. Mrs. Lee sought to put an end to the "joints" and "dives," Mrs. Mason was also treated for Roselawn street. Following the per, please notify us immediately! to get the restless off the streets, give them job opportunities a cut right hand at the Emanuel dinner, the guests watched TV. Thank you. and decent homes. Her slap-and a hard blow it was-at the hospital, suffered when she fell Among the guests were Mr. Portland Challenger against a window. The incident and Mrs. Lawrence Campbell, 3300 N. Williams Ave. city's vices proved ~ound and justified. was reported by a neighbor, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gragg, MU 4092 Graft and corruption does nothing for a city but give con- Esther Mathews, who heard the Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, tinued favoritism to a few unsavory characters who maintain shots. Capt. and Mrs. George· Martin, 111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111UIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU low standards for the minority by providing false satisfaction with the pseudo-recreational parlors which bring so much grief to the home. Africa Impatient With Present Status There will always be gambling and other cousin vices to plague the decent-living, God-fearing citizen. However, it is the hope of the Challenger that the public will recognize that in order for society to advance, morals and strong principles must be adhered to. If any group needs to have a more decent standard of living in America, it is the Negro. The Negro cannot progressively seek this higher standard of living by supporting the petty vices that do nothing but enrich the pockets of•the hustling unscrupulous who is interested only in his personal gain and money-drenching grip on society. Vice and corruption, especially when they are openly practiced in so-called Negro communities, tend to give credence to the stereotyped belief that Negroes are natural crime breeders. Such exhibitions of favoritism also tend to stall·the integration of the Negro into a truly democratic community with a real American atmosphere. Certainly there can be no expectations for low crime rates among these people when they are allowed t<J be exploited freely and continually exposed to the "pimp," "dives," "joints" and "house on the block" from childhood to adulthood. Under the leadership of Mrs. Lee, the city council openly fought vice and forced a showdown for authority. Mrs. Lee's actions as mayor proved that she too shared the convictions of the Challenger. You simply cannot have decent city government if principles and morals have no humane meaning. It is our hope that Mr. Peterson will continue to suppress vice and corruption at every available opportunity. His past record says he will and the Challenger has the utmost confidence in him. Detecfives Catch Strong-arm Artist aJi~:s i~nt~i""~~~~n!n~n t:e 8c~~!~~,:; I people believe that democracy as thoughts and 'Culture of the popula~ a political philosophy is the goal tion of that African country by f · · Ephriam Layode, a native of Nigeria, o progressive humanity. It appreWest Africa. Layode _is currently at- ciates the worth of the individual tending the Univers1ty of Portland where he is majoring in education. and seeks to crystalize in any · aspect of human society this way In view of the newly galvan- of life. With this pragmatic poized power of nationality and the litical philosophy, serving as the most dynamic historical force of background of those enlightened our own times, Africa is impa- Africans, the Africans are now tient with her status. The Africans demanding a place in the sun. feel now that the time has come The people of Africa do not merewhen every dependent African ly have a value as producers and country should go to its Euro- consumers, but as human beings. pean "master" and say, "with Probably the world would be malice towards none," let us stip- poorer today without the African ulate when and how you would race. liquidate your control over our sovereign right. This is what the Africans must be ready to do now, resolutions from the countries demanding their independence. Our European friends should not deny us this, all they need is a specific indication of our demands. Today, we hear so much about many unrests going on in many parts of the African colonies. But little do people outside Africa realize that Africa of today is not Africa of fifty years ago. Robert Stevenson, a great English writer, once said, "To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years." That Africa as a whole is now totally impatient, she wants freedom from foreign rule, so that she may be free to think, plan and execute for herself. She wants to be free to make The queston may be asked, what forces have been at work to intensify this struggle of the Africans for self-determination? A quotation from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt during the Second World War answered the question well, when she said, and I quote, "We are fighting a war today so that individuals all over the world may have freedom. This means an equal chance for every man, to have food and shelter and a minimum of such things as spell happiness, to that particular human personality. A 27-year-old New Jersey air force man, Staff Sgt. Thomas M. Dennis, r e c o v e r e d his stolen watch and wedding ring Monday when detectives ran down Ocie Rivers, 21, of 2506 N. Ross avenue, between Broadway and Weidler street on Williams avenue. ael O'Leary and John Sanders, her own contribution, in arts, sciDennis identified Rivers in a po- ences, industries and philosophies lice lineup as the strong-arm art- to the advancement of man in ist who dragged him into an alley Africa and the enrichment of the general of this one world. early Sunday and took his watch "If "we believe firmly that peace cannot come to the wotld unless this is true for men all over the world, then we must know in our nation that every man, regardless of race or religion, has his chance. Otherwise we fight for nothing of real value. If the future holds only a repetition of the past, if in each nation -there are to be real slaves, even though they do not exist in name, then the boys who say they do not know why they fight have a right to say so. There would be no world worth fighting for and the only men who would have any reason for fighting According to Detectives Michand wedding ring. Rivers was charged with assault and robbery. Towards Poliiical Autonomy In most of the African colonies belonging to foreign powers, the would be the professional soldiers who fight for. the love of fighting." That was what happened. During the last two world wars, the Africans shared their own responsibilities in order to free European nations. The slogan, "we fight for world freedom," was deep in their hearts. They fully understood and believed· it. The victories were achieved, the Africans' rewards were denial of freedom and the tightening of the chains of servitude. Very unfortunately till today, especially in Africa, man is still a wolf to man, and thus the millions of Africans have been denied the heritage of democracy in spite of their sacrifices in the two world wars. In conclusion, let there be a clear cut of our relationship with the European "masters," and this should be known. We do not hate the British or any other people in any other part of the whole world. In fact the Africans are peace loving people, philanthropic and exemplary in their hospitalities. Doctor Nnamdi Azikwe, himself a Nigerian, and a 'student of political science in this country for some eleven years, once declared, "Let me be frank in stating that the people of my country do not necessarily hate the British or the white man. But our nationalist movement is antagonistic to those aspects of British policy which commit thirty millions of us to a sentence of political servitude, economic peona-ge and social serfdom." No man is free who is not master of himself, with apology to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher. (In the January 23 issue: "Nigeria, a Leading Protectorate Nation.") •
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