Portland Challenger_1952-10-31

Page Two JJ__ ~ (Port l o.)'- d ·tt Cltf~t' An ·Independent Newspaper WILLIAM A. HILL IARD 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 Chal– lenger is not responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs ~ORTLAND CHALLENGER Editorial Vital Measures Need Sanction The Portland Challenger has hesitated in the past to indorse the passage or non-passage of ;neasures to be presented to the voters Tuesday, November 4, in U:.z General Election .In order to vote for or against a measure the voter has to take the necessary time imperative in order to fully understand the import3nce of the measure. However, there arc some meas– ures on the ballot that we feel should get positive votes from our yood men are a definite asset to public office and good ;eaders and we recommend their men are not always easy to find. In Herman C. Plummer the passage. Oregon Needs Plummer Portland Challenger sees a man of high moral standing and LEGISLATION REPRESEN- TATION APPORTIONED ON reputable rectitude, a man well-worth holding public office. .FlOPULATION ~-• 'l'his measure The voters of Multnomah county will have the cherished provides that the legislature shall opportunity of voting for men and women they trust most re-district the state on a basis of capable of representing them in the House of Representatives )opulation as provided for in the in Salem when they go to the polls Tuesday, November 4. The present state constitution. A re– Portland Challenger stands 100 per cent behind the record of districting is provided after each federal census. The current leg- Herman C. Plummer and indorses him without any hesi- islature has refused to comply tation as a worthy representative of the people of Multnomah with the constitutional mandate. county. It will be well worth the time Plummer is a university graduate in the fields of eco- fo1 the voter to read this measure nomics and government and has always emphasized the fully and it is certainly worth a 334 XYes. sacredness of the home and family. He believes in justice in TO PERMIT CHANGE OF administration and genuine charity for the needy. Here is a PROPERTY TAX BASE-This n1an that recognizes the essence of good government. one who proposed amendment would per– believes that "government is best, which is representative of mit citizens of taxing unit, by all people.'' vote at a regular primary or gen- Too often the voters take too little interest in local gov- Eral election, to increase or de- crease the base upon which prop- ernment and fail to study the attributes and merits of men erty taxes are computed. Vote running for public office. Shortcomings of public servants 306 x Yes. Friday, October 31. 1952 Bogle Says: H,!;e in brief are some of my own per– sonal views on the coming election. -------BY RICHARD BOGLE Close elections not only seem I Your 1•o te will count even if you to be on docket nationally speak- just mark one X. In fact, that · mg, but c-lso here locally in the one X will be five times as mayoralty race. I indorse incum.. strong. I can sincerely recom- mend four men: Richard L. Neu– bant Dorothy Lee for she has been a sincere tireless worker in an effort to better this commu– nity. She improved our city po. lice protection and has pushe<l constantly for equal rights for mi– nority group members. Even as member of the state legislature Dorothy Lee introduced two civii rights bills in the 1930s only to :1ave them defeated. The race for sccr·:tarv of state retween Earl Newbry ~nd Edith Green is one to watch. Earl New– bry is perhaps the poorest of a group of poor appointments made IJy former Governor John Hall. Mrs. Gn~en is able. sincere and not interested in the idea of us– ing the secretary of stateship, if won, as a stepping stone to the governorship. In the race for representative in Congress, third district th'· het choice is Alfred Corbett' ov·e; Homer D. Angell. F'or Senator, thirteenth dis– trict, the ballot calls for a vote of five, but it is not necessary that you mark five choices if you are not familiar with all the men. berger, Volney Martin, Pat Lor~- crgan and Milton Kahn. Now the race in which not to forget to mark a big fc:t X by the naJ11e of Herman C. Plummer, is for representative, fifth repre– sentative district. This calls for a choice of thirteen. I can suggest six excellent choices based on :heir past records and platforms. Besides Herman Plummer, there are Nicholas Granet, Phil Roth, Kay Meriwether, K. E. Rinke and Mrs. Maurine Neuberger. I have already come out in a previous column endorsing Ad– lai Stevenson and John Spark– man. So there is no need here to echo that or Ted Burger'.:; comments in his story. Another name to remember is that of Sid Cohn. county clerk, who is again running for that office. One mea– sure appearing on the ballot that I feel I understand well enough to recommend is the one calling for school district reorganization. If p2ssed this bill will save tax– payers' money and will also af– ford many children a better ed– ucation. No AP."reement Reached Negro Publications Differ In Support of Candidates have often proved disastrous. Plummer's record in civic ac- BUY LESS THAN THE BOT– tivities is one to which the entire county can point to with TLE-Here is presented to the pride and confidence. r:eople a constitutioml amend- A comr·aratively newcomer to the complex haze of poli- m~nt to authorize licensing of Negro publications have begun to announce their suppo t 1:' pnvate clubs, fraternal and veter- f · h h . . r tics, he has dug in deep and shown the incentive and integrity . g · ti · 1 d d 0 elt er t e Democratic ticket or the Republican t icket Their c:n or an1za ons, ra1 roa s an . · so necessary for public officer holders. He is married and a commercial establishments to sell announcements are following no set pattern of endorsement. veteran of World War II; has had experience as a school liquor by the drink where food is It is with interest that the Portland Challenger notes the dif- teacher, life insurance salesman · e report coder for the cooked a~d served. A highly ference of opinion now apparent in these publications. It is P . . c-ontroversial amendment the ad · bl t d t h ortland Bureau of Pollee and 1s now a successful owner and' . th t 1 ·d Vlsa e o our rea ers o read t ese indorsements before measure IS one a wou ser- k' broker of a real estate company. iousl.v affect the unlawful and rna mg up your mind on a party that will do the most for the The Challenger wholeheartedly supports the candidacy of disgusting speakeasies now in Negro people. Plummer and think his election to office will prove beneficial ?peration throughout the state. It The Chicago Defender and Ebony magazine have both to the state of Oregon. JS a measure that proved success- announced their support of Governor Adlai E . Stevenson. ful in both our neighboring states Says an editorial appearing in the October 18 issue of the Democracy in Action The other day a couple of your Portland Challenger correspondents were witness to a heartening example of democracy in action. The occasfon was the October 23 City <;ouncil nearing in which a petition, representing over 90 Americans from the neighborhood of the new Mt. Sinai church, was presented which disclaimed the feasibility of establishing this "house of God" in that neighborhood because that parish was unable to provide off-street parking. Along with over 100 others attending that hearing we rather assumed that the real issue was not off-street parking but racial prejudice and that a basic tenet of this whole dem– ocraticc system was at stake. It was a case, aptly described by defense attorney Eva, of "man's inhumanity to man." Democracy a Job It clearly illustrates the fact that democracy does not go inevitably on like taxes and rent but require"" constant vigi– lance and care by all those who are sold on it and would enjoy it. Democracy is always preached but sometimes not practiced, and whether this discrepancy is caused by ignor– ance or just outright deceit, our best bet is to have alert, forthright, fair and zealous individuals and agencies right in there pitching. We saw some of these individuals and agencies in there pitching that afternoon, and that's what we mean when we say "democracy in action''. The Uurban League, Jewish Anti– Defamation League and the City Council itself were on the job. Men like Abe Cohn, Edwin Berry, Don Eva and Saal LesE:er and others were there doing their parts. Petition Denied The petition was quite justifiably denied-to be filed with no further consideration-and we heard the mayor per– functorily ask the clerk what was next on the agenda. Speaking for the council at the close of the hearing, Mayor Lee delivered this epitaph: "Thank heaven we have not ever considered the matter of race, color or denomination" .as a basis for decision." of California and Washington. Defender: The successful passage of this bill will see the downfall of the "We have security im:tead of suffering. We have many '·dives and joints" that pop- opportunities where once t here were color bars. The ulate our residential areas. It is D(.rmocra ts have opened a million closed doors. Many of entitled to a 328 X yes vote. them have bee.n opened in the Army, in spite of the Gen- PROHIBITING PARI-MUTUEL eral of the GOP." BETTNG-This measure, if pass- ed would prohibit the now-legal On the heels of this announced Defender support of the betting on dog and horse races ir. Democratic party came an announcement in the October 25 the state. Such activities in the issue o£ the Pittsburgh Courier for their all-out support of past have proved no menace to the Republican ticket. Said the Courier in part: the ''high morals" of society and " Twe1nty years of Democratic control of our Federal nre certainly personal habits of those involved. We can see no Government has given irrefutable proof that the Demo- rause to outlaw dog and horse cratic party will not and cannot enact the ne.cessary civil racing now. Vote 327 X No. rights legislation to give Negroes equality of rights. privi· THE EDITORS. leges and opportunities." r t 1 - 1 --~-~ ~;-·--;- 1 .~. ~ \I I' ri-TL.'~· / /