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machinery for the enforcement
of existing laws. He calls for
the extension of civil rights to
all minority groups.
Mr.. Truman gorgeous message
has, of course, antagonized South
ern politicians. They mutter dark
threats of a bolt from the Demo-
cratic Party.
The pressure of politicians is
great. Now. therefore, is the time
for all good men and women,
too to come to the aid of
democracy. Now is the time to
write to your congressman and
your senators, to work with your
union or your church or with
other groups - to carry on the
campaign for the Presidents pro-
gram.
We cannot bring Willie Earle
and thosands like him back to
life. We cannot repair the stunt
ed minds or the deformed bodies
of the children of the past. We
can no longer restore to other
generations the rights of which
they have been deprived.
We can, however, make certain
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It Does Happen Here

take on the dignity of free citi-
zens joining their fellow citizens
in the battle for human rights.
Says Charles S. Johnson, -. the
biggest single forward surge Of
Negroes into the main stream
of American life in the past ten
years has been their movement
into the ranks of organized labor"
ITO secure These Right" the
Report of the Presidents Commit
tee. has not drifted unheeded into
the air. Recently President Tru-
man urged Congress to act on
its recommendations
He calls for fedora anti-lynch.
ing laws, an end to Jim Crow
rules in public transportation,
abolition of state poll taxes. He
recommends permanent Fair
Employment Practice Commission.
He ask for permanent commits
sions on civil rights, for better
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employed. The services of Red
Cross case workers viii in all
PROBABILITY be needed for this
project, and the National Urban
League has already made con-
tact with national Red Cross
headquarters in Washington and
received assurance that this CO.
operation will be given.
Yanport was established almost
overnight in 1912, to meet the
housing needs of defense workers
with the nearby Kaiser yards. The
community was built in 6 months.
From 1912 to 1914 the Negro popu-
lation in the Portland area Jump
ed from 2,1O5 to 10000 many Of
the migrants settling in vanport
In a 1914 survey of the Portland
area by the Urban League, which
led to the establishment OF q
branch of the organization there
the same year. it was revealed
that approximately 30 per cent
of the migrants planned to remain
in the area. OF the original &c.
900 or more inhabitants Of Van
port, some 1900 are still there,
with the community virtually a
town unto itself having its own
school and hospitals. The Urban
League of Portland. since organi-
zation four years ago. has worked
very closely in helping to adjust
the resultant employment, welfare
and social problems arising from
the postwar let up of activity.
Mr.. James Hamilton, the first
president of the Urban League
then superintendent of the Van
port schools was responsible for
the employment of the first Negro
teachers. Executive Secretary Ber-
~ was recently appointed a mem
Der of the faculty of vanport
College.
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ing as rapidly as possible to
reassure out Of town relatives and
friends of the stricken. Official
figures of the missing are set at
81 persons out of the $4,000 resi-
dents.
Among those who managed to
escape the flood were Mr.. and
Mrs. Larry White, secretary of
the local Urban league; Edward
Perkins, one of two Negroes ever
to run for state representative
on the Democratic slate; L. C.
Ellison, an official in the Billy
Webb lodge of the Portland Elks;
and William Croekerham, janitor
at Multnomah college, Portland,
and his family.
The Portland Meadows area,
site of the states largest pari-
mutuel horse track where many
Negroes are employed, was COM
pletely inundated on Memorial
Day. Negroes were employed in
the public relations, maintenance
and commissary departments, and
as trainers, grooms and horse
owners. The visitation Of the flood
threw all of them out of work,
but Manager William P. Kyne.
who also operates race tracks
in California, said the same policy
of employment would prevail when
the track is able to resume
Operations.
George e. Hill, active in the
Urban League and Young Demo-
Gratis club, was one of the Port
Hand Meadows employees without
a Job. With him are 0. Henry,
lheadwaiter at the tracks private
dining room; his assistant, Roy
Collins and a score of professional
walters; and Robert Jefferson of
the maintenance department, who
lives in Vancouver, Wash, just
across the Columbia river. When
the interstate bridge was closed,
Jefferson had to travel 100 miles
to get to Portland to pick up
his final paycheck.
Walter Darlington, prominent
newspaper man and public rela-
lions assistant at Portland Mea-
dows, left last week to join the
public relations department of Bay
| Meadows track at San Mateo, Cal.
Samuel Whiteney, former state
Representative from Vanport, was
out of the city when the flood
struck. His wife escaped to the
bikes, but nothing is known OF
the chiltren's whereabouts.
Meanwhile, the homeless citi-
zens are being cared for by pub
lie and private agencies, whose
work is facilitated by gifts which
have poured in from all parts OF
the country. The cooperation
shown by all, in giving shelter,
food, clothing to the stricken
without regard to color seems
to augur well for the future of
good race relations in the north
west.
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COP National Convention

tee when this report is adj
opted the assembly is officially
seated and assumes its permanent
or official form.
6. Report of eimmittee on Per
manent Organization and election
of permanent officers. Ordinarily
the permanent chairman and the
honorary vice presidents are the
only ones named and the Con-
vention adopts the other tempo
rary officers as permanently
7. Address by the Permanent
Chairman.
8. Report by the Committee on
Rules and Order of Business -
this determines the Convention pro-
cedure and Delegat qualifications
for 1852.
8. Report of Committee on Re-
solutions The Platform for
1913.
10. Nominations and balloting
for Presidential nomination.
II. Nominations and balloting
for vice-presidential nomination.
u. Resolution authorizing the
National Committee to fill any
and all vacancies in the national
ticket. (This gives the National
Committee composed of two
members from each state - the
power to nominate another candi-
date in the event of the death,
declination or otherwise" of the
Conventions nominees. Members
are entitled to the same number
of votes as their states had at
the Convention. Or, the Commit
tee could call another Conven-
tion.)
10. Election of members to the
National Committee.
IA. Appointment of a Committee
to formally notify the two candi-
dates of their nomination. (The
notification and acceptance
speeches of the nominees then
follow. They may make their ac-
ceptance speeches at the conclu-
sion of the Convention or fix a
later date and place..
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looks your friends broken gate
- but sees the rose which bios
SONS in his garden.
Education is only ladder to
gather fruit from the tree of
knowledge. not the fruit itself.
A man cant very well make
for himself a place in the sun If
he keeps continually taking re-
fuge under the family tree.
Errors are of two kinds-those
which we make because we don't
know any better, and those which
are the results of carelessness.
For neither has the world any
excuses.
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WASHINGTON, (ANP) - Mrs.
Alice Dunningan, AMPS Washing
ton correspondent, is aboard presi-
dent Truman's westbound special.
This is the first time that a
Negro woman correspondent has
accompanied a President on a
tour.
Mrs. Dunningan will cover both
political aspects and women's
angles for newspapers receiving
AMP service.
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Quotations To Remember

1t takes less time to do a thing
right than it does to explain why
you did it wrong.
Business is sensitive. It goes
only where it is invited and stays
only so long as it 81 well treated.
If you cannot win, make the
one ahead break the previous re-
cord.
Long life is denied us; there
fore let us do something to show
that we have lived.
Courtesy is the eye which over
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that their sufferings were not in
vain that they helped secure
the rights of generations yet to
come.
Only then when ALL men
are free = can you and be freel
THE END
Evening star., 1948-10-03

Women beat the men in an
'over-65'' marble game in Maldon,
England.
Evening star., 1948-10-03

ing some type of financial adjust
ment in hospital bills through the
Hospital Service Agency, admini-
strator of the Chest Federation's 4
disqualification Fund, were Gov
ernment workers.
A majority-69 per cent-of per-
sons receiving free or partially free
home nursing training from the In
structive Visiting Nurses Society
were Government employees.
The fact sheet lists 81 separate
reports on participation Of such
workers in services of a wide variety
of Red Feather agency assistance
and other programs. 1t reminds
Federal workers, You give one
third. You get one half"
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Indian Girl Changes
Jim Crow Bus Story

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 2.-Alter.
ing a previous version of the Incl.
dent. Florence Iva Begay, 17-year-
old Indian student, said tonight II
was not the driver who ordered hel
to sit In a section Of a bus reserved
for Negroes.
Miss Begay had said the incident
caused her to give up, at least tenn
porarily, trip to New York tt
accept a $4,000 scholarship to Sarah
Lawrence College.
A woman who boarded the bus at
Amarillo. Tex. becoming aware OF
her, asked her to sit in the real
of the bus, Miss Begay told Plat
Cline, new editor of the Flagstaff
Sun. When she ignored the woman
the latter went over to a male pas
senger and after a brief talk be-
tween the two, the man came over
and told Miss Begay she must sit
in the Jim Crow" section, Mr.. Cline
said the girl told him.
Indian Service officials. who like
newspapermen had been hunting
for the girl since early in the after
noon. halted the interview and took
her into a private conference.
Miss Begay, who is planning to
become doctor, was the 1948 Flag
staff High School valedictorian and
first member of her race ever to
receive a perfect scholastic record
in this city's senior high school.
She has registered at Arizona
State College here for q first semes-
ter premedical course
Earlier Oliver La Fargo, chairman
of the American Indian Fund of the
Association on American Indian AZ
fairs. had disclosed the incident
which caused Miss Begay to turn
back from Texas.
Miss Begay originally said she
sat in the rear of the bus when
ordered to do so, but when she
reached Oklahoma City she felt 50
discouraged. Il didn't feel like 60
ing any further"
Evening star., 1948-10-03
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candidate such as has been observed
elsewhere in the Nation.
Show Is Good One.
Tonight provided strong hint of
the asnwer, and it was painful for
them.
The show itself was a good one,
replete with speeches and song, and
floodlighted circus parade of Pro-
gressive workers and candidates
from various congressional dis
tricts. who marched around the
stadium carrying campaign signs
and keeping step to the martial
music OF a brass band.
Mr.. Wallace spoke from a flag
draped stand. floodlights on the
ground throwing his shadow. huge
and black, on the stadium wall be-
hind him His message was plea
to the liberal voters here and else
where to forgive. forget, and rally
to the Progressive cause.
He offered a 14-point peace pro-
gram and promised the people if 1t
were adopted 1.-The danger of war
would melt like snow in July"
Urges Flood Of kilograms.
He also urged the crowd to flood
the White House with letters and
kilograms demanding the reopening
of negotiations with Russia over
the Berlin crisis.
He said he wants America to work
for a United Nations rule prohibit
ing United States and Russia from
|"terrorizing and intimidating" men,
Der States by Naval demonstra-
tions, the massing Of land forces, or
establishment Of bomber bases with
in easy range of those States"
His II points follow:
l. Eliminate from policy making
power all men who have q personal
financial stake in policy decisions.
2. Take private profit out Of war
industry.
8. International agreement for
arms reduction.
4. Stop the exporting Of weapons
by any nation to any other nation.
5. Resume unrestricted trade in
other goods.
8. Reaffirm free exchange Of sci
entific information.
Would End Exploitation.
7. Re-establish a vigorous inter-
national relief agency.
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Historic Dog Mart to Be Revived
At Fredericksburq October16

A colorful feature will be a triba
dance and skit of early Dog Marts
performed in full ceremonial dress
by the Pamunkey and Mattaponi
Indians of nearby King William
County. Leading them will be Chief
T. D. Cook of the Pamunkey Tribe
and Chief o. T. Custalow of the
Mattaponi Tribe.
It was for the purpose of giving
the Indians an opportunity to OBJ
tain English-trained hunting dogs
that the show originally was estab-
lished.
In 1927 the mart was revived and
has been held since annually ex-
cept when the country was at war
This year the committee in charge
consists of DR.. Robert F.. Caverlee
Edwin A. Gibson, F. Holloway, Gill
mer G. Baton, Ira D. Grinnan, D
G. Gouldman, jr., and Harry In
gals.
Evening star., 1948-10-03

Fishermen at Leghorn, Italy, r
Gently found an ancient vase
their nets.
Evening star., 1948-10-03
DR.. J. H. MacFar|and Dies;
Ex-Rose Society President
BY the kssocioted Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 2.-Dr
j. Horace MacFarland, internation-
ally known conservationist, died to-
day after a short illness. He eele-
brated his 89th birthday last Friday
DR.. MacFarland was president
emeritus of the American Rose So
ciety and was the author of numer-
GUS books and articles on
horticultural subjects.
In 1899 he was recipient of the
Arthur Hoyt Scott garden and
horticulture award. The presenta-
tion of the gold medal and $1,000
cash award was made at Swarth-
more College.
The Dean Hole Memorial Medal
highest award of. recognition by the
National Rose Society of England
was presented to DR.. Mcfarland in
1912.
Evening star., 1948-10-03
8. End the exploitation of colonial

8. End the exploitation of colonial
empires.
9. Reinforce the prestige and au-
thority Of the U. N.
10. Remove occupation forces Of
all nations from Germany, Japan,
Greece, Korea and other countries
as soon as possible.
II. Announce a policy of refusing
to use economic pressure to WELD
undue power" in the internal af-
fairs of other countries.
II. End the draft and stop plan
ming universal military training.
13. Work for a U. N. rule pro-
hibiting intimidation by military
demonstrations or air bases-"this
rule should apply both to the United
States and Russia"
IA. End the Increasing domi-
nance" of the, military in American
foreign policy.
Mr.. Wsilace said President Tru-
man is defeated" in the election
and knows It," He didn't say the
same about Gov. Dewey.
15-Car Motorcade.
The Progressive candidates Gil
more Stadium appearance climaxed
a hard day of campaigning. In a
l5-car motorcade, behind a wailing,
eight-motorcycle police escort, he
toured the city for three hours this
afternoon, making impromptu
speeches at street corner meetings.
Mr.. Wallace concentrated on Los
Angeles minority groups. In a
dusty vacant lot in the Negro Sec
ton. he told a mixed crowd of
5000 that before God there is no
difference between the souls of a
black man and a white man."
"Amen!" shouted members of an
audience which included scores of
colored and white toddlers, too small
to see anything but legs in the
crowd. That's right! God bless you
Henry!"
Talks to Jewish Crowd.
Down the line, in the Jewish Sec
tion, an even bigger crowd was
waiting for him, people filling the
street from side to side, holding
Yiddish newspapers over their heads
to shield themselves from the broil-
ing sun. Mr.. Wallace had planned
to stop only minute there to take
bow. But he was so impressed by,
the warmth of his reception that he
gave them q 5-minute talk on Pal
estine, urging rejection of the
Bernadotte proposals for q COM
promise Holy Land solution.
About 300 of Los Angeles 100000
Mexican-Americans we're on hand
when, later, Mr.. Wallace laid a
spray of flowers on a monument
honoring Mexican american dead Of
the World Wars. They shouted
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Fire Prevention Wee|
Starts Today; 10 End
In Parade Saturday

Fire Prevention Week begins to-
day, to be climaxed by q parade OF
bands. fire equipment and marchers
next Saturday morning.
The weeks observance Is sponsor
ed by the newly formed Fire Pre-
vention Council of the District
composed Of representatives of bust
ness. professional, civic and fire.
mems organizations. Council chair
man is Harry J. Miller of the Board
of Trade and the Graphic Arts
Association.
One of the events of the week
will be presentation of prizes to
winners of a poster contest held in
the Junior and senior public paro-
chial high schools. Winner of first
prize is Miss Barbara Gorsky OF
Anacostia High School. The prizes
will be presented at 4:15 pm. Wed
nesday at fire alarm headquarters.
The parade Saturday will begin
at 1890 am. It will pass along
Constitution avenue but swing in
front of the District Building where
police and fire officials and other
representatives of the District Gov
ernment will occupy a reviewing
stand.
Four suburban fire departments
will be represented in the parade
They, will be those Of Herndon, Va,
and Capitol Heights, Riverdale, and
Takoma Park, Md.
In Bethesda, the weeks obser-
vance has been arranged by the
Bethesda Fire Department and
Chamber of Commerce.
Fire Chief A. J. Bargagni said
the program will include a poster
contest in public schools, window
displays in the business district, an
exhibit at the fire house, showing
types of fire hazards, films on fire
prevention at the two Bethesda
theaters, a cleanup drive and in
spection of the area and open
house at the fire house for the lower
school grades
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Special p;spa,eh "a III. s,o,

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Oct. 2
|-One Of the most historic markets
in America will be revived here Oc-
tober is amid pageantry dating
back to 1898.
The Dog Mart, first held $50 years
ago when Fredericksburg was little
more than a clearing in the wilder
ness, will be staged for the first
time since 1941 under sponsorship of
the local branch of the Izaak Wal
ton League, the Chamber of Com
merce and local merchants.
An auction and bench show in
which IS classes have been defined
are expected to dpaw visitors from
all over the country. Horn blowing
hog calling and old fiddlers con-
tests will be an additional part of
the traditional program, while
youngsters will compete in climbing
the creased pole.
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Police Question Suspect
In BEATING Of Waitress

Police last night were questioning
a 29-year-old man, believed to be
one OF two who beat Miss Susie
Viola Gibson, 80, and forced her
into a car yesterday.
The man, a colored laborer, has
not been charged by the police. He
was arrested when he was found
hiding in high grass at Eleventh
street and North Carolina avenue
Sc. 1t was in the rear of 220 Tenth
street S.E. that police found Miss
Evening star., 1948-10-03

viva Wallace!" as he told them the
Progressive Party is with them in
battle, against racist "fascism''
throughout the Southwestern United
tSates.
The candidate attracted little
more than curious stares as he
whisked through the streets in his
open car from one appointment to
another. On his last visit to Los
Angeles. in May. the sidewalks
along his route were lined with spec
tators. An aide blamed the poor
turnout on the fact that the route
had not been publicized adequately
this time.
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Three Injured As Car
I0verturns in Collision

Three persons were injured yes
terday when the automobile in
which they were riding overturned
after a collision with another auto
mobile at Fourteenth and Franklin
streets NE.
The injured, who suffered bruises,
were occupants of a car driven by
Nicholas Sacchetti, 26, of Philadel-
phia, one of those hurt. The other
car was driven by the Rev. Walter
L. Read, S., pastor of st. Francis
de Sales Catholic Church, Rhode
Island avenue and Twentieth street
NE.
Police said the collision occurred
when the Sacchetti car failed to
obey stop sign. Mr.. Sacchetti was
charged with the offense.
Mr.. Sacchetti. Mrs. Marie Sac
chetti, u, wife of Mr.. Sacchetti,
and Julio Sacchetti, 80, also of Phil
adelphia, were treated at Gallinger
Hospital.
Police said that as the Sacchetti
car overturned it struck and slightly
damaged truck of the Amato Coal
Co., driven by Charles E. Belt, 43,
colored, of Ills Sixth street NV.
Neither Father Read nor Mr.. Belt
was injured.
w. c. Writ. of the 1000 block of
North Capitol street. suffered pos
sible internal injuries last night
when he was struck by a truck on
the Marlboro pike at Hillside. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital by
the District Heights Rescue Squad
where his condition was described
as undetermined
Women beat the men In an