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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
PORTLAND MOURNS
DIR. ALIENS PASSING

Portland friends and acquian-
tances of DR.. Clarence j. Allen,
dentist, Seattle, were shocked and
grieved to hear of his passing last
Friday in Seattle.
Yours truly, MARY M. Duncan)
a class mate of his, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Martin, very close friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman C. Baker,
friends of DR., Aliens parents of
Muskogee, Oklaoma, Mr. and Mrs.
Fieiden Stewart and others in
Portland, share sympathies with
his bereaved wife and family.
Mr.. Baker recalls having sold
DR.. Allen his first pair of long.
trousers when the Dr. was a lad
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
NAMED TOP CADET AT
NAVY AIR SCHOOL

Pensacol, Florida "A 23-year-
old youth, Dave Campbell Jr. of
Augusta, Georgia, was designated
cadet regimental commander and
received five gold stripes, a dis
tinction for pre-flight honor grad
yates at the naval air station.
Navy officials said this was the
first time in u. S. naval history
that the honor award went to a
Negro cadet.
Campbell, a 160-pound former
basketball star at Payne College
in Augusta, is a World War III
Marine Corps Veteran.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

played. There were two beauti
fully decorated heart shaped
binrthday cakes. The room was
arranged with many flowers. The
guests were served ice cream and
cake. Many gifts were presented
to Clarence Ray.
Guests for the affair were:
Bonnie Colvin, Ann and Lind Jones
Ronland Taylor, Ronnie and Ed
win Kyles, and several of the
mothers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Mathees, Mr.. and
Mrs. Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Jones.
The Mesdames Earle Loneia,
Warren Holland, Mary Smith and
Mr.. 1. Jones.
SUNSET GOSPEL SINGERS
The Mt Zion Baptist Church
presented a program with the
Sunset Gospel Singers rendering
the music. The program was held
Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock
at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church
The Sunset Gospel Singers are
from Seattle and Dallas, Texas.
They rendered a long and very
entertaining program which was
greatly enjoyed by the large num-
Der of people present.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
BY John S Holley

D9 bOtlu = f1Ol4cS
Neighborhood Secretary of Urban
League of Portland
The Portland Civil Rights ordi.
nance, which would have made
it unlawful for the proprietors Of
public places of business to refuse
srervice to any person because Of
race, religion or natural origin
went down to defeat here Tuesday
by a voter ratio of 30 to IS, with
about SIS percent of the 211,10o
registered persons voting
This measure, sponsored by the
Mayors Commission on Intergrour
Relations and passed unanimously
by action of the city council last
February, had been referred to the
voters by means of a referendum
petition circulated by its oppon-
ents, the local hotel and restaur-
ant associations, acting under the
name of the Civil Freedom Commit
tee.
It is significant that this is the
first time the voters of any COM
munity have been called upon ia
decide whether or not discrimina-
ton in places of public accommoda-
ton shall be outlawed
The ordinance had the support
of some 100 community organiza-
tons, the Council of Churches and
civic leaders from business, indus
trial and professional fields, all
working under the banner of he
United Committee for Civil Rights.
1t also carried the endorsements
of the major and minor political
parties, labor organizations, the
Council of Social Agencies and both
of Portland's daily newspapers.
With all of the city's 462 pre-
cincts reportd. the count showed
61,058 voters favoring the ordi-
nance. with 76,444 opposing.
Rumor Campaign Waged
The margin of defeat was at
tributable, in a large measure,
to the campaign of distortion and
Misrepresentation waged by the
opponents of the bill via news
paper. pamphlet, telephone and
grapevine" Rumors that the
ordinance would result in a mass
Negro invasion of barber shops,
apartment houses and residential
districts and that it would lead to
increased intermarriage were wide
ly circulated.
The falsity of such repors
is evident In the fact that a NUM-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
Club News:

The Semper Paratus Bridge and
Social Club is having its second
annual barn dance, Wednesday
night, November 22nd at the Y. M.
C. A.. 23rd and East Olive. There
will be a door prize for the holder
of the lucky number Music is by
the AL Mitchell Trio and the ad-
mission is only fifty cents. The
public is invited to come and spend
a lively evening with the Semper
Paratus. Phone LA 0980, Mrs,
Reola Baker.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
Voter Test Civil Rights, Results In Defeat

Der of the eity's leading restaur-
ants and hotels do not discrim-
mate, and no mass invasion has
ever been reported in any of these
places.
Significantly, Portland high
school students, who held elections
of their own on public ballot meas
ures, voted overwhelmingly in sup
port of civil rights. At Lincoln
high, which has a representative
sample of all racial and religious
groups in the city, the vote was
10 to 1 in favor of the ordinance,
with $50 juniors and seniors vot-
ing. Washington high students
voted % to 2 in favor, while two
classes at Roosevelt high voted
II for to 81 against.
Negro Candidates Fail
It was evident that ignorance
and misunderstanding prevailed
generally among the adult voters.
who turned down a pay raise for
the mayor and city commissioners
now operating on salary sched-
ules set in 1912-and nearly voted
down a proposal to increase state
aid to public schools.
William Mccoy, Jr., Negro can
didate for the state legislature
from Multnomah County on the
Democratic ticket, lost out in the
balloting, as did Estus Curry,
Progressive candidate. Mccoy
pooled more than $1,000 votes
to finish just below to top thirteen
candidates, who were elected.
Curry CLEANED $4,000 votes. Here,
as elsewhere, the conservative ele-
ment prevailed. Ten of the electd
legislators were Republican, three
Democrat.
The prospects for passage of a
statewide law against discrimina-
ton in the next session of the
Oregon legislature appeared some
what DINNER as returns on the
local measure came in, but it s
agreed that the substantial COM
immunity support received is alone
enough to warrant a continued
campaign of public education,
aimed at future concerted action.
Urban League Intensifies Effort
The Urban League of Portland,
which has actively guided the pro-
gram of the United Committee for
Civil Rights, will continue to sup
ply direction and counsel to agen-
cies and organizations devoting
their energies to improve racial
understanding, and will intensity
its W program of public educa-
ton for improved intergroup under
standing.
Edwin G. Berry, executive &C.
rotary, declares that the polling
of a As percent yes vote on a meas
r as controversial as civil rights
with it's connections of social re-
lations, indicates that a substantial
minority of Portland's general pop
ulation are ready to accept and
work for the realization of total
democracy.
Urban League officials, although
disappointed in the election out
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

of social work at Atlanta, Ga. uni
versity and as been a field direc-
tor for the league since 1916.
The well versed and informed
league head is vice president of
the American Association of So
cial Workers, and in the capacity
discussed the affairs of the Port
land Association of Social Workers
with local officials.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. Mable Rhone, gave a sur
prise birthday party in honor of
her husband, Arthur. It was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Jones of Port Orchard on Nov
ember the fourth +.
A very large birthday cake was
made in honor of Mr.. McRhone.
1t was attractively decorated in
baby pink and baby blue with the
words, ITO Our Arthur" inscribed
on it.
Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres
were served to the many guests.
Then a dinner of fried chicken,
potato salad. rolls, a large assort-
ment of relishes, and cake and
coffee was served.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

The passing of Mrs. Trula Ford
in K. c., Mo, a few days after her
arrival here for a vacation, was a
shock to her family and friends.
F. D. Ford, the husband hurried
to Kansas City where he made
burial.
Mrs. Ford was a member of MT.
Hood Chapter OES in Portland.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
ARRIVES FROM HONOLULU

Mrs. Natigvidad Smith arrived
from Honolulu to Bremerton this
week. She is staying at the home
of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary
Smith, lit E.. Baer Boulevard,
West Park. Mrs. Smith is the
wife of Earl Smith of Bremerton.
Earl is now stationed over seas
with the Air Force.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

The guest list included: Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Bonds, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Simmons, Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geogre Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Joseph, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Grer. Mr.. and Mrs. VILLAIN Lusk,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
HOUSE WARMING

A house warming was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Allen, 1869 Schley Boulevard, She
ridan Park. 1t was held Satur-
day, November II, at $3.50 p. m.
Hostesses for the affair were
Mrs. Lillian Walker and Mrs.
Mable McRhone. Refreshments
were served buffet style and con
sisted of open face sandwiches,
relishes. cookies, candies, nuts,
and coffee. Very lovely gifts were
presented to the couple.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
ACATIoNIsTs

Early fall vacatonists included
Mrs. Clara Graham in S. E 49th
VIII had a pleasant trip and visit
to Oakland. California. where she
with her sister, Mrs Edna Nichols
enjoyed two full weeks of relax
alton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

CELEBRATES THIRD BIRTH
DAY
A birthday party was given in
honor of Clarence Ray Webb on
his third birthday 1t was held
at the home of his mother jennie
Mae Webb, 119 Wilkes Street,
West Park.
Many differtnt games were
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
THE BREMERToN YOUNGER

It's time that we published
news about u costume ball
which was a vry entertaining and
enjoyable event enjoyed by many
of us. 1t was sponsored by the
Marcenetti Social Club and was
held at the Sheridan Hall. Most
of the members and their guests
came in suitable costumes as
buns, gypsies, and all kinds of
things,
Then came the big event of the
night with the coronation of our
popularity queen of Bremerton.
The queen was none other than
Beverly Stewart, better known to
her friends as 'Bev". Bev is
well known in Bremerton and
Seattle for her poppy personality
and ready ability to meke every
one laugh. She is a wonderful
asset at any party. Bev's prin-
%cincesses were Sara Ann Tolliver
and Shirley Williams of Sheridan
Park. Growing the queen was
the vice president of the Marcen-
ETH Club, Robert Hayes. The
queen and her court were pre-
sented lovely gifts
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G Hughes
newly weds of a few mnths, en-
joyed a belated honeymoon when
they visited friends in several
cities of California.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

Mrs Ernie Edwards formerly
Charlott Cray Sacramento, Cal
ifornia, was in Portland several
days visiting her mother, Mrs.
Harry Payton and family.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16

Mrs L. M Cosey of Cleveland
Ohio, is visiting her daughter, Mrs
James Heffner and family in NE
Davis Street:
Mrs. Cosy, very active in civic
and religious circles of Cleveland
Is enjoying the acquaintance OF
those met on former visits to
Portland, as well as those newly
acquired.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oakland, Cali
fornia spent considerable time in
Portland this fall dividing his time
between business and pleasure.
Many Port1anders remember his
late lamented wife Myrtle Mitchell
niece of the late Mrs. Emma
DEATHS:
Stanley
While here Mr.. Mitchell was
house guest of Mrs. Cora Minor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-11-16
DEATHS

Mr.. and Mrs. William BILL"
Brown of Gearhart, Oregon, visited
briefly with MI. and Mrs. John
A.. Leftridge in N e. Davis.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Reform in Accounting Procedure

The Budgeting and Accounting Procedures
Act which President Truman signed on Tuesday
had the support in Congress of the General
Accounting Office, the Budget Bureau and the
Treasury. They got the legislation they wanted
and now it is their responsibility to carry it out.
That they will do so vigorously is to be expected.
The act is chiefly concerned with accounting.
Many of the provisions are permissive rather
than mandatory. If the Controller General, an
agent of Congress, and his colleagues on the
executive side take advantage of them there
should be simplifcation of work, an end to con-
siderable duplication of effort and also an end
to the shipping of great quantities of records to
Washington, practice which so shocked the
Hoover Commission
Since early in 1948 the three agencies have
been carrying on joint program to improve
accounting. Under the Endorsement given this
program by the act it is hoped it will be speeded
up. 1t promises full disclosure of the financial
ramifcations of Government for the benefit of
the executive and legislative branches and for
the taxpayer. If the taxpayer will finally be
able to get clear idea of how and where his
money is spent it will be not only advantageous,
1t will be almost revolutionary.
The act carries out many of the recommen-
dations of the Hoover Commission. 1t does not,
however, uphold the commission in its conten-
tion that accounting, the object of which is to
reflect the conduct and condition of operations,
Evening star., 1950-09-15

If praying mantis, an insect much
resembling large grasshopper, flies into
your Office, do not become alarmed.
The creature is perfectly harmless.
More than that, he positively does
good in the world, at least from mans
standpoint, by catching and eating many
smaller insects harmful to mankind.
Even more, the praying mantis is
clean, picturesque and interesting.
His makeup resembles greenish russet
paper.
He is dry, not distasteful to touch,
though he may take wing, and sometimes
directly into your face.
Even then he means you no hurt.
He is after different game. Those
long front arms can be folded into a
position suggesting that of a human at
prayer, hence the common name. But
he folds his arms merely to resemble the
branches of shrubbery on which he likes
to rest
The unwary beetle or fly, or even
spider. that comes near finds there is
motion in those arms.
"Snap!" as the comics say and then
the unwary small insect is seized, and
instantly conveyed to the capacious
mouth.
It is the eye Of the mantis that is
eut-of- -this-world.
Evening star., 1950-09-15

local distillers to supplement their mea-
ger pay. Recently I met police in
spector who had just returned from a
years duty in district bordering Pakis-
tan. He could, he estimated, have
made over a million rupees during this
period by levying the normal toll from
smugglers passing in either direction.
He happened to be honest. What an
noyed him was that all his friends looked
on him as an utter fool.
Undoubtedly corruption in high places
(and not only the police force) helps to
undermine public morale. Education
also, does not seem to play the corrective
part 1t should. When talked last week
to Morarji Desai, Bombay States up
right and incredibly industrious home
minister, he complained sorrowfully
about civic moral standards in COM
parison with those in Europe.
But it's so much harder for you
here" said. "If you put up notice
DO NOT SPTT-only 10 per cent Of the
passers-by can read It,"
YES" said Morarji Desai. "but it's
that 10 per cent who Immediately spit.
Education here seems to breed con-
tempt for authority. It's the unedu-
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Looking Russio in the Eye

Well, now that the President has
spoken, suppose our troubles are over.
He announced that we all want peace.
wonder who has the distorted mind
that assumes any one likes to go to war
these days-and so advises the President.
The Russians don't want war either.
They want to accomplish their ends
without war. So far, they are successful
In achieving this goal.
The problem of free nations is to stop
the Russians. This takes courage and
fortitude.
Apparently, the weak. sissy type Of
individual in the State Department has
the theoretical mind to show the world
he is right and desires peace, but has
not the character to force the issue.
So he wants to fool around, putting
out little fires here and there and avoid
ing looking Communist Russia straight
in the eye and saying: stop where you
are. You've gone far enough!"
We must stand up now and face Russia
sQuarely. or there may be a war-and
we may lose it.
There is reason to believe that II we
take a strong. unfiinching stand, Russia
will stop rather than enter into a dev-
astating war.
Combat Infantryman.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Argues for AII-Out Defense

The conquest of the world continues.
Through propaganda, through infiltra-
ton and agitation. through overt aggres-
sion. international Communism is busy
about the task of enslaving men. Events
move swiftly, and our civilization that
once seemed SO preternatural and secure
has been challenged on all counts. Daily
we see more of the cost of our errors.
Daily We possess or influence less Of the
world.
Marxist doctrine proposes world revo-
luton. We know that Communist STRAIT
egy in our day calls for the conquest Of
America through attrition. And yet we
in the United States have allowed our
defenses and our theological propaganda
to become so inadequate that those
countries that might have been our allies
look upon us with skepticism and turn
to the task of saving themselves.
The Administration remains optimis-
tic. To what extent the Presidents opti-
mism heralds the forthcoming Congress
sional election is to be determined. In
any form, however, I find that optimism.
and the oratorical bravado which parades
it, ironical and dangerous. We are pitt
fully unprepared for war. We are sub
sisting on the ingenious belief that
America, at any time, can rally to the
obligations of leadership no matter how
close to our industrial centers Soviet
bombers may be. We seem to possess
an inexhaustible supply of self-confi-
dence.
Only the very learned and the very
ignorant can fail to see the condition of
the world as it really is. The learned find
escape as close as the library-Where
Socrates still sips his poison. The
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Miss Pollock Returns Fire

In The Star as of September S. En-
manuel S. Larsen says, II was under the
impression that she IL. K. P.) had all
the answers on the Far East" This is
supposed to be biting, presume, but 1t
does not bother me. No one knows the
answers to all of the problems of the
Far East or even knows what those prob
lens are.
"In one of her letters she solved the
entire problem of IndoneSia by deciding
that the Indonesians are contemplate
people," asserted Mr.. Larsen. But said
no such thing. In regard to Indonesia's
refusing to allow American ships and
planes to refuel, claiming that country
to be neutral, I said that it was con-
temptible to accept help when in distress
and to refuse help to those who had
helped you.
When a writer speaks of IndoneSians
or others as doing certain things politi-
cally. he is referring to the persons in
power at the time and not to the great
mass of the people who do not decide.
The will of the people may change the
power policy at future date, but de-
cisions of the day are made by those in
power at the moment and those who
make them are the ones who are under
fire when comments are made.
Mr.. Larsen says that am anti-Asiatic
or totally ignorant of what has been
happening in the former colonial areas
in Asia in the last decade. ! am not anti
Asiatic, but I am pro-American, first,
last and all the time
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
By Charles E. TroceWeH
Laura X. Pollock.

other insects. generally smaller than
himself, though at times he becomes
locked in combat with one his equal.
Then ensues a veritable battle royal
in the insect world.
No quarter is given.
Sometimes the female mantis eats her
mate, then calmly goes on to construct
an egg case and lay her eggs.
The cases are roughly round, about
an inch in diameter, and are suspended
by mucous on branch of shrub not
too far from the house.
Unwary householders sometimes sue
cumb to the temptation to take these
cases, mouse gray in color, into the
house in winter.
The inevitable happens.
The heat stirs the eggs to life.
The egg case is broken, and out
step fifty tiny praying NANTES (right
pluraD exactly like the old folks.
Feeding them 'by hand" is not easy.
Usually the larger of the babies manage
to devour the smaller so that in a week
there are only half dozen left.
These may be fed with pieces Of liver
or beef, if they will take them, or with
the contents Of multi-vitamin capsules.
All In ALL 1t is best to leave the egg
eases outdoors.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Letters to The Star

ignorant find escape as close as the
latest comicbook or the tallest cocktail.
When battle was a series of heraldic
trumpetS and pretty pennants. when war
was largely a national sport, escape
really was possible. But escape no longer
is feasible today. War now is total, time
less, without distance. Yet all the while
we delude ourselves with the old follies.
as though Dante were right about kings
and Adam Smith had remained unchal-
legend.
To save ourselves now, we must move
swiftly. We must inaugurate universal
military training and civilian defense
program. We must establish the stock
pile of essential war materials authorized
by Congress-and increase it. in accord
ance with with the Presidents request.
We must produce heavy tanks, planes,
ships, submarines and weapons proper
to the conduct of modern war, measur-
ing up, at least to the standards OF
enemy equipment. We must build and
maintain strategic air bases the world
over We must re-examine our military
and economic commitments all over the
earth, sustaining only those essential
to the defense of the West. We must
implement the Atlantic Pact with arms
and leadership. We must recognize the
fact that we cannot exert moral in
fiuence where only armed force will
suffice. We must stop weakening our
world position by subordinating inter-
national to local politics. We must
declare in conclusive prose the position
and purposes of free men, making it
clear that we prefer total war to total
slavery.
The trite and tried axiom, Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty" matters
more than we suppose. We may find
military might expensive. We may re-
gard the prospect of war with terror. We
may even consider war archaic. But
unless we mobilize now, unless we estab-
lish now a reserve of military strength
sufficient for total war, our democracy
becomes formless ideal, Knocked by
conquerorS who will assign it pretty
place in history that never mattered.
We might, you know, we might. con-
ceivably, lose war that we weren't pre-
pared for.
Kenneth Paul Sullivan.
Glencliff, New Hampshire.