Portland Challenger_1952-05-16

Page 2 An Independent Newspaper William A. Hilliard. Editor and Publisher Published every other Friday at 3300 N. Williams Avenue in Portland 12, Oregon. Advertising rates will be given upon request. We are not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 Cents Per Copy $2.50 Per Year Scholarships Open to All The recent trend of Negro clubs and organizations io dis– continue the practice of giving scholarships to "Negro schol– ars" is a step in the right direction. Certainly, it is a step to– ward integration. There are many who will argue the validity of this move, but the step is a necessary one if Portland is to keep abreast of inter-racial progress and at the same time foster the prin– ciples of equality. It is unquestionable that some of the Negro students have benefited from the scholarships offered, but at the same time, many of these Negro students were in reality only competing against Negroes. The academic scholarships offered to stu– dents in Portland public schools should not be offered on a segregated basis. Negro scholarship committees were finding it increasing– ly embarrassing to go to high schools and ask for the grades of graduating Negro students. Likewise, high school officials were reluctant in giving out these grades. There is a new era ahead for America's youth. It is para– mount to the advancement of the Negro that his youth be an integral part of this new era. He cannot really qualify for this task ahead unless he competes against the best. Only through this open competition can he gain true stature and individual recognition. Eventually, Americans must face a free, equal society. This will mean acceptance of all individuals on their own merits. A step in this direction can be taken by the Portland community, a step to discontinue any form of racial segrega– tiui1. At times this may be a bitter pill to swallow but a little water will ease it down. We should no longer be interested in Johnny because he is the only Negro in this class with a 2.01 but we should be in– terested in Johnny because "he rates among the top five stu– dents in his class." You Are A News Source ; It is a little rugged at first to give full coverage to our rea~ers. Our news sources just aren't developed to that ex– ten[ tIn the future we hope to have well-developed ·news so~ces. Until we do, however, we would appreciate it if Chal– lenger readers would keep in mind the names of our staff mefnbers: Richard Bogle; Miss Joy Brock; Kathryn H. Bogle; Lonnie Harris; and Richard Parker. They are our news gath– erers. News items and suggestions reach print through them. So if there is something wrong with The Challenger or if you have a news item, don't fail to contact a member of our staff. They are willing and able to do the work. PORTLAND CHALLENGER Friday. May 16. 1952 ~y~ B'oys _All Sel Fo.r Camp Trek News In Brief It will be "Pioneer Days' br "Y" members at the YMCA ::::amp Collins come Iviay 24-25. Included in the anticipated group of 400 boys to visit the camp are three groups from the North Central branch of the YMCA. These groups are the Holladay Gra-Y, with Oliver E. Smith as councilor; Flying Ti– gers, a Kappa Alpha Psi spon– sored group, with Oscar Haynes in charge; and the Torch ''Y,'' ~ponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity with Bennie Hamilton as supervisor. The comment of a frequent visitor to Portland, a railroad– ing-minister from Chicago: "Portland is just like the Lincoln cemetery, after you see its flowers, there's nothing to behold." Continuing, the visitor said that Portland was the smallest big city in the world. Mrs. Sam Burton, the former Bennie Gragg, is now the The Torch "Y'ers" are going in a supervisory capacity to act as judges. In the past, North Central "Y" groups have made it a practice to bring back a trophy, symbolic of camp "superiority." Age groups are represented by the Gra-Y, 10-11; Junior Hi- Y, 12-14. There will be fire-building contests, various games and cha– pel services. All parents are invited to come to camp Sunday, May 25, accvrd– mg to Hugh Wagner, North Cen– tral ''Y" director. NACW to Meet Here May 23-24 The public is invited to attend the annual meeting of the Na– tional Association of Colored Women's Ch;bs to be held M:1y 23 and 24 at the Williams ave- nue YWCA, according to 1~rs. DeNorval Unthank, club presi– dent. The theme of the annual confab is "Achieving Our Gcal." Scheduled to address the as- sociation F'riday is Dr. Doris Oates, an instructor at Behnke– Walker business school in hun:an relations and effective speech. She also teaches private classes in creative psychology. Mrs. Ellen Webb and Mrs. Mel- vin Allen are co-chairmen for the evening program. The schedule is as follows: Thursday. May 23 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.-Open- Garland Thompson ing Discussion. W• S h H 12:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.-Lunch InS peeC 0n0r at the "Y" Speaking on "Optimism br 2:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion, Courageous Living," Holladay "What Do You Want to Get Out school's 14-year-old Garland of Club Work?" Thompson took first place in the 8:00 p.m. - Talent Show a~td North East Optimist Oratorical Awarding of Scholarships contest last week. Thompson Friday. May 24 reppresented the North Central 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.-Coffee "Y" and was coached by Bob Hour, Mrs. Bernadette Plummer, Fritch. hostess. He was awarded an engraved 10:30 to 12 noon-Business Sheaffer pen and pencil set for 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.-Lunch his efforts and is scheduled to 1:30 p.m .- Address by Dr. represent Portland in the district Doris Oates, "Making our Dreams regional against competition I Come True." from Oregon, Washington and 3:00 p.m. - Fashion Show: Idaho in Boise, Idaho. Awarding of Art Prizes. Makes Him JA Weekly Courier Poll Still Favors Truman The Pittsburgh Courier's pres– idential poll keeps rolling right along and Harry Truman is still piling up a substantial lead. Last week's tabulation shows Truman ahead of his nearest op– ponent, Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., by 61 votes. Truman has a total of 71 votes I and Roosevelt a total of 10. Governor ~arl Warren of Cal– ifornia leads in the Republican poll. He has[ garnered 28 votes to 11 for Harold Stassen, former choice many Negroes should study and consider seriously. Atlanta University Offers Scholarships mother of two, a boy and a girl . . . Art Shepherd and Bernice Banks are planning their wed– dig for Portland sometime in August. Miss Banks is a graduate of Los Angeles State college where she majored in dental technician work. Henry Creal and Virginia Newby are planning to vis;t the parson soon ... Woody Wood– folk, a former Portlander who took a fling at journalism and. p:hotography, died two wer:ks ago, according to a news release m the Chicago Defender. It looks as if Oregonians a!'e attempting a monopoly on pho– tographs in Negro weeklies. Im– ogene Fatheree's shapely form was in last weeks edition of the Pittsburgh Courier and Marilyn Whaley, now attending Bennett college in North Carolina, ap– peared in a picture of campus leaders in last week's Chicago Defender. Don't be surprised to see Don Newcombe back in a Dodger un– iform before the current season ends. An old kidney ailmen: is giving him trouble ... Canada Lee, the middleweight champion in the fight picture, "The Cham– pion," died recently in New York. Lee, in dramatics with the sight of one eye, used to be a fighter in real life. He was re– garded by drama critics as good on the stage. The 45-year-old Broadway am! Hollwood actor was to leave soon for Italy where he was io play the lead role in a Robert Rosselini directed film . . . . _ Pearl Bailey is denouncing the rumor that she is thinking of marrying a Hollywood film dir- ector . . . the college head at Earlham in Ithaca, N. Y., site of the recent "college inter-racial incident," is Dr Thomas E. Jones, one-time president of Fisk uni– versity. He has been regarded as a liberal for years. More noise on ex-heavyweight champ, Joe Louis. Words have rt that he and Marva are planning to remarry. The former Mrs. Louis is now wife of soldier– medic Albert Spaulding and sternly denies such plans. She and Joe are partners in a nev.– insurance venture. The dynamic A. Philip Ran– dolph, head of the Brotherhood ReJigion, Intergroup The Second annua~ seminar camp on Religion and Inter - group Relations wil be held May 16, 1 17 ad 18 according to Sa:;1 Lesser, coordinator of the ses– sion. Camp Dates Set ONE GOD. which is a be:wtifui governor of Minesota. The School of Library Scieuce of Sleeping Car Porters, was in of Atlanta university, Atlanta, Tokyo during the May Day riot– Georgia, announces four schol- I ing. Although he es~aped injur– arships of $500 and ten ocholar- ies, he and Socialist Norman ships of $300 for college grad- Thom~as. had to be protected uates interested in a program of from an attacking mob by pol– study during the regular aca- ice. Both were scheduled to add– demic year leading to a ma~ter·.:; !'ess a gathering of Japanese la– degree in library science. bor union members in lVIeiji T~is camp brings together JeWish, Catholic and Protestant youpg people of all races. Dis– cus~ion groups center around baste tenets of the three major phases of religion and focuses on the problem of intergroup rc– latibns which besets minonty gro~ps in our society. The camp is sponsored by the Arch Diocese of Portland; Anti– Defbmation League; B'Nai B!'!th; and. the •Portland Council o£ Churches. Discussion group leaders 2.re: Rev. T. A. Feucht, 0. P.; Rev. C. C. Calavan; Rabbi Julius J. No– del; and Mr. Edwin C. Berry. One of the camp's highlights will be the showing of the film portrayal of religious practices The man from Missouri's lead among Protestants, Catholics is a significant one. He has more and Jews in America. Another votes than all the other Demo– treat will be a demonstration of crats combined. Likewise, he has the popular RUMOR CLINIC. more votes than all the Repub– Recreation will be an integral licans put together. feature of the camp. Wilson Goes to Texas Mr. Sanford Wilson was sud– denly called home to Paris, Tex– as at the death of his mother, Mrs. Sally Thomas. Mr. Wilson is a Club Car Porter for t~~e Un– ion Pacific Railroad Co. He will return to Portland after th·~ fun- eral services. Bob Cason Home The president still maintains he will not run for the Demo- '- cratic nomination for president. In short, he is through with the White House. If he fails to fal– ter on this stand, it would seem that Negro voters would favor Roosevelt, according to the Cour– ier's poll. It is still too early to forecast the results of the Courier's poll but an entry certain to bear watching is Illinois' Governor Adlai Stevenson. At any rate, Bobby Casson, a Portlander, the outspoken Stevenson is Tru– is home on a month's furlougn. man's choice !or the presidency. Casson is in the air force and is And if his record of efforts to otationed in Alaska. He has been gain civil rights legislation in Il– in the service for 3 years. linois means anything, he is a The professional graduate pm- Park. gram of the school, leading to Ex-blues singer, the Rev. the degree of Master of Science Dwight (Gatemouth Moore) is in Library Service, has as its a candidate for the Elk Grand purpose the preparation of Ruler . . . In California the Lo:; school, college and public lib- Angeles Daily News has hired rarians. J. Robert Smith as political an- Graduates who complete this alyst. He formerly wrote for the program are readily placed in Afro-American chain, New York leading positions in librarianship Amsterdam News and at one all over the world. time published his own newspa- Atlanta university is enabled per in San Bernardino. to offer these scholarships an- A new Negro monthly maga– nually for the next five years zine, Colorfornia, is being pub– through a special grant of the lished in San Francisco. Con– Carnegie Corporation of New tents are devoted exclusively to York. Negro Californians ... Keet: F'or further information write your eyes opened for a Pianu to the Director, School of Lib- Parade, a concert based on the rary Service, A'tl1J,nta univer- lines of the Jazz at the Philhar.. <>ity, Atlanta, Georgia, or contact monic, featuring Art Tatum, Er– the Urban League of Portland, roll Garner. Pete Johnson anci Broadway 2697. Meade Lux Lewis. A trial tou:;,· Applications must be received in the East and Midwest was sue- not later than June 1, 1952. cessful.