Portland Challenger_1954-05-14

. Frid"'-Y· .May 14, . 1954 ' ' PORTLAND CHALLENGER Valentine's Trial Begins; Jurors Quizzed, Selected Car Strikes . Gitl, Injuries Suffered 1 Clara M. Henderson, 7-year-old of 3117 N. Williams avenue, w as taken to Emanuel hospital Sat– urday suffering from a hip injury after being hit by a car in front of her home. continued from page 1 the defense and prosecuting at– torneys. Six men and six women were finally selected along with one male alternate. Ten of the prospective jurors were elimin– ated when they admitted having formed clear opinions of the case previously. Fred Jensen, defense attorney, questioned the jurors to d eter– mine whether they were preju– diced either because Valentine is part Negro, Catholic or a nar– cotics addict. In his opening argument, used only to inform the jury of the intended nature of his argument, Jensen said that he intended to prove that the Brice's family maid, Lizzie Mae Brown , knew Valentine long before the at– ·tempted crime and had been giv·· en a drink in a night club by Valentine. Another woman, Mau– dell Lindsay, had been present at that time, Jensen claimed. As additional ammunition for the prosecution, Charles E. Ray– mond claimed that two Portland General Electric linemen, work– ing in the vicinity of the Cat· lin-Hillside school, had seen Val– er.tine escaping on foot from the scene on March 19. In an additional surprise move, Jensen Thursday indicated his intention to take the witness stand himself for the defense. He aske"d Raymond and Raymond Carskadon, another prosecution attorney, to waive the rule pro- hibiting him from arguing the case if he testified. He was grant– ed the waiver. Jensen had previously claimed that he was denied permission to see Valentine by the police until after Valentine had been indicted. It was expected that Jensen's testimony would be in reference to this incident. He said that March 26 he was not allowed to see Valentine because the addict was reportedly too ill from the withdrawal of narcotics. Howev– er, Jensen said, later the same day Valentine was given two shots of morphine to enable him to go to court for arraignment. Concerning his predicament Valentine said, "I am innocent and I know that if I have a fair A witness to the accident, Wen– dell J. Ingam, 230 S. E . Haw– thorne street, took the girl to the hospital. Driver of the car w as Herbert Mackey. trial I will go free. This is th e first time I was ever in jail when I could say that I was il'}nocent." The slim, 41 -year-old prisoner has been held on dope charges before .and has been variously em– ployed as a card dealer. The Speech That Changed A Vote! A.t the opening of the tr ial crowds packed to the courtroom to hear the evidence: Early Thurs– day jurors and other interested parties including Judge R. Bain of the circuit court visited the scene of the a ttempted kidnap · ping, going first to the Br ic:e ' home at 1750 SW West Point cour t. Next the group d rove to th e Catlin-Hillside school at 617 NH Culpepper terrace w here a cr owd of onlookers, princaplly school children , observ ed them as they examined the school grounds and buildin g. The group saw th e The galleries were packed wi:lh visitors who gathered to learn the fate of the Civil Rights Bill. sponsored by the late beloved Senator Harry Kenin. Those in the know re– alized the vote would be close - 16 votes are necessary to pass a bill in the Oregon Sen– ate. As the roU call proceeded a conservative upstate Senato:r passed a note to a Multnomah County Senator "I had intend– ed to vote NO-but Mahoney's speech convinced me.''- HIST'ORY WAS MADE For the first time in history a Civil Rights. Bill passed the Oregon Senate. And it passed by a margin of 1 vote. 'Twas February 22. 1939 (Washing– ton's Birthday). True· the bill was pigeon.-holed in the House of Representatives=-but his– tory was made and eventually Grant Ann:o.unces Decision lo Run Harry Grant has filed his can– didacy for the Democratic nom– ination in the May primaries for Multnomah county treasurer. Grant, runner-up for the county treasurer post four years ago, is a native Oregonian, 39 years old, married and -heads his own prop– erty and business management firm. ' He is a member of several civic and fraternal organizations and has served as a Democratic com– mittee man for 16 years. If elect– ed, Grant said he will support an economical, efficient and sound business-like administrati-on. Un– der the slogan, "Courteous Serv– Ice to All," Grant reported he pledges the Multnomah citizens more efficiency, more economy, less spending and less politics. Grant received over 29,000 Democratic votes for this same position in 1950 and wish es to express his sincere thanks to the many Democrats for ther e past support. Ellis Cleaners f.EXPANDED We Now Do Our Own Cleaning For Better Cleaning Pickup and Delivery John Ellis, Prop. MU 9194 3304 N. Williams Neighborhood Shopping Center Open from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily 2115 N. Williams TU 4666 :the foes of bigotry were de– feated when the p·resent Civil Rights law was passed in 1953. THOMAS R. MAHONEY Seeks nomination Epps ·Fined $500 On Lottery Count A 53-year-old man· who admit– ted to police that he conducted a lottery, was fined $500 last week. Simon Holloway Epps, 37 N. E. Fargo street, was convicted in municipal court Thursday on a charge of possessing lottery para– phernalia. Epps was taken into custody April 26 on two traffic violations at N. Williams avenue and Rus– sell street. He told officers that the headquarters of his lottery moved from place to place in the N. Williams avenue area. Record baby crop-the total of 3,95,000 births in 1953 was nearly 2 per eent greater than in 1952 and 50 per cent higher than in 1940. * * * It's safer to be born-infant mor tality in 1953 declineu to an estimated all-time low of 28 per 1,000 live births, representing a 50 p er cent drop in two decades. * * * We're living longer-Bureau of Census expects persons over 55 to increase from 13.4 millions in 1953 to 20.7 millions in 1975. Elec:t BILL GRENFELL JR. For State Representative S u p portin g : L a bor, Portla n d '!;ta.t e C o lle g e, R et t e r Schools c Pa id f or A dv. b v f:rt>nf.-11 f or :=;ta.t e H. e present:1.tfv e t''on1n1'itt ee ) VOTE FOR Nathaniel Anderson for STATE REPRESEN– TATIVE Republican -Pe.i<l .'\dY. A TIME PROVEN FRIEND! The speech made by the then Sena~or Mahoney was his first mQjor legislative speech. He later had an effective p.dlt in framing an d helping pass :the Fair Employment Law in 1949. During th e Philadelphia convention of 1548 Mahoney led the roll call in the Oregon Democratic: convention which forced the adoption of a real Civil R ights plc·nk in the Na– tion Platform. Judge Mahoney, who is now practicing law but who was recently appointed Circuit Judge pro tempore by the· Supreme Court is a candidate for Circuit Judge Dept. No. 7. See Mahoney's pages in Vot– ers pamphlet and section en– titled "No second class citi– zens." ) (Pairl f'<J litica l Aclv .) 1 bullet h ole in the door of the r oom in which Mrs. Brice at – t empted to hide. The kidnapper had gone f.irst' to the Brice h ome w here he forced his way in at gunpoia t. commandeered Mrs. Brice and her maid and forc ed them to drive him to the school, wh e1e it was the would-be kidnapper's intention to abduct the boy. Jensen said Thursday , ''I do r..ot defend the crime tha t was committed, but I believe in the I i1~nocence of this man (Valen– tine) ." All but one member of the jury has been married and all but two claim to have children . "YOUR VOICE IS YOUR VOTE" Vote in the Primaries - May 21 NEUBERGER for Senator Committee -Paid Adv . BILL'S Richfield Service John G. Jones, Ex. Sec'y. • Thorough Eye Examinations e Latest Style Frames e Continuous Vision Lensee e TV and Night Driving Lenses e Zenith Jiearing Aids and Batteries for all make hearing aids. NEW LOCATION Dawson's Tonsorial Parlor Double Northern Stamp on Mondays But 'he Same Courteous ami Efficient Service Open on Mondays Steam Cleaning $2.50 Mack Dawson- P rop. N. Vancouver Av. & Skidmore ~~· ~ MU 9125 ~----------------------~ 1504 N. Wil!i'lms at Cherry Sf. VE 8123 Harold Abelsen Democratic Representative Vote X 21 Yes -Active in Civil Righ ts Legislation- • F our year degree aw arding P ort– land Stat e College • Increased unemployment and in– dustrial accident benefits • Equal unemployment benefits for seasonal v;orkers IPai<l .-\<h. ) Page Three Jones Declines NAACP l'osilion Rev. J. Harold Jones II, ex– minister of Hughes Memorir..l Methodist church and now minis- _ ter of Quayle Methodist church in Oklahoma City, Okla., r ecent- ly turned down a field secretary position with the Nation al Asso– ciation for the Advancement of Colored People. Rev. Jones would. !1a•;e. b~!l. field secretary :tor Texas, Okla– h oma and Arkansas with head– quart ers at Dallas, Tex. A state– ment released by Rev. Jones sahl: Rumors have been rampant in Oklahoma City :that I woulli accept a top position in NAACP at :the end of the conference year in June. It is true that I have been offered such a po– sition by the national office. however, my bishop is curent – ly abroad, and I do nothing without his consent. My church responsibilities come first. ll flatters me to know that n a – tional considered me fo r such a position. However, in the ligh t of the present circumstances, -I do not accept. Rev. J on es is a .member of th~ 0 k 1 a h o m a city council of Churches and active on vnrious committeE's of that group. He is al!"o a member of the Oklahoma City branch of the NAACP. Delinquents increa>:e-n umbet· of youngsters brought to coUJ ts. increa~ed 29 per cent over 1 94~ tc 1952. Because of increasing child populat ion, the 1,000,000 juveniles presently picked up by police each year could grow to L400,0GO by 1960 withou t any increase in current rates. 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