p a c k ed to c a p a c ity n o w a d a y s a n d it
is in p e ra tiv e t h a t w e do n o t let. o u r
selv es becom e o ffen siv e to o th e rs in
co m in g in close c o n ta c t in crow ded
busses o r c a rs.
PORTLAND PATTER
W hy does every b o d y like to go to should h e a r him ta lk a b o u t th o se
th e Blue Hoorn, you know w h e re I d ra p e s u its he c a rr ie s in h is sto re .
m ea n . . . F r a te r n a l H all . . . M aybe Did I s a y d ra p e s , m ore like P o r
i t ’« because o f th e F lo o r S how ; it tie re s , you know , th o se k in d th a t
c e rta in ly is im p ro v in g . . , T a p sw eep th e floor.
H a s a n y o n e e v e r found o u t w hy
d a n c in g a n d e v e ry th in g . And w ith
W a lt G reeson m oved fro m th e U.
th e ir new policy of no g a m b lin g , it
S. O. ? W ell, no m a tte r , w e h a v e a
bids well to becom e m ore p o p u la r N e g ro P h o to g now, he can be
th a n ever.
re a c h e d th ro u g h th e o ffices of th e
T h e re is a n o th e r Blue R oom h e re In q u ire r. So w hen you a re in th e
a b o u ts, too. Yep, you o u g h ta see it m a r k e t fo r p ic tu re s of a n y kind,
. . . no floor show . . . but, O Boy! ju s t c o n ta c t him . H is w o rk is as
W H A T B A R -B -Q , i t ’s in B a g le y good a s a n y in th e P o rtla n d a re a ,
D ow ns an d th e p ro p rie tre s s is a a n d a lot m o re re a so n a b le th a n
fo rm e r P o rtla n d e r, you know her, m ost. L ine fo rm s on th e rig h t.
L o rra in e B ailey, a n d she h a s q u ite
I t is a b o u t tim e we a sk e d you to
a nice p lace o u t th ere .
sp en d y o u r m oney w ith th e people
S a y ^ R e v . Clow, how did you an d w ho sp en d th e ir m oney w ith y o u r
M rs. Clow e n jo y t h a t im p ro m p tu e n te rp ris e s . B y t h a t w e m ean p a
sp eech on th e bus th e o th e r n ig h t tro n iz e th e people a n d c o n c ern s t h a t
. . . a n e n t R oosevelt. H ow se a b o u t a d v e rtis e in N e g ro p a p e rs. E v e ry
m e n tio n in g so m e th in g a b o u t it from co n c ern a n d b u sin ess in P o rtla n d ,
y o u r p u lp it one d a y a n d help inform b o th colored a n d w hite, h a v e been
o u r people how som e of th e ir a c given an o p p o rtu n ity to a d v e rtis e
tio n s a p p e a r to o th e rs . I am su re for th e N eg ro tra d e . If th e y do n o t
you w ere e m b a rra s s e d a lo n g w ith a d v e rtis e , it is b ecau se th e y feel
a few o th e r d e c en t people w ho w ere t h a t th e y do n o t h a v e to. P ro v e to
p re s e n t.
th em t h a t you c a n sw in g to g e th e r,
W e p ro m ised you a p ic tu re o f th a t a n d if th e y do n o t h av e a n "A d ,”
X -R a y th in g . W ell, w e w ill g e t it a sk th em W H Y ? M ore a b o u t th is
y et. T h o u g h t you w ould r a t h e r see la te r.
c u r r e n t p ic tu re s of o u r fig h tin g m en
W e a lm o s t fo rg o t to rem in d you
firs t, b u t w e still h a v e it in m ind.
t h a t som e of you h a v e n o t s e n t in
T h e re is a little , plum p, jo v ial y o u r s u b s c rip tio n so t h a t you w ill
s o r t o f fellow ru n n in g a s to r e on n o t m iss th e P o rtla n d In q u ire r. B e t
T h ird A venue ju s t below B u rn sid e te r h u r r y a s we a re g o in g to rem o v e
A v enue w ith th e m o st com ical nam e t h a t c o n v e n ie n t s u b sc rip tio n b la n k
(B u c h w a c h ) th e la s t " H ” is sile n t, a n d th e n you w ill h a v e to m a k e o u t
b u t is he a fine little guy. H e w e n t one o f y o u r ow n.
to school h e re ir. P o rtla n d w ith som e
Q u estio n o f th e W eek: W hich is
of th e fellow s h e re a b o u ts a n d one th e m o st u sefu l, a v o te r o r a
t h a t is now a m ovie s ta r . Y ou f lo a te r ?
Vancouver and Vicinity
called hom e M onday. T he m e ssa g e
received in fo rm e d h e r of h e r m o th
e r's illness. She le ft M onday n ig h t
fo r L o u isian a. So f a r h e r h u sb a n d
h a s h ad no w o rd fro m h e r a n d h e r
K a is e r Co., Inc., V an co u v er. A
s ta y will be in d efin ite. M rs. Mc-
fire b ro k e o u t M onday n ig h t in th e
K n ig h t lives a t 558B H a th a w a y
V a n c o u v e r S hip Y a rd a s a r e s u lt of
D rive, B u rto n H om es.
a n explosion o f an a c e ty le n e hose,
in fla m in g th e m e n ’s la c trin e a n d all
V ancouver, W ash., J u ly 21. 1944.
sc a ffo ld in g a n d s ta ir s on th e s t a r — A t F ir s t C o n g re g a tio n a l C h u rch ,
b o a rd side. A blaze a t an e s tim a te d Rev. H elliw ell, P a s to r, th e f ir s t
h e ig h th of 50 fe e t w a s b ro u g h t to m e e tin g o f a A. Y. D. w as held. O f
co n tro l by th e y a rd ’s fire d e p a r t fic e rs w ere elected a n d p lan s fo rm u
m en t. T he d a m a g e so f a r h a s not la te d fo r in te r-ra c ia l, etc. F o r f u r
been e s tim a te d a n d no one w a s r e th e r d e ta ils of th is c h a p te r c o n ta c t
p o rte d in ju re d .
M rs. W . H . Jo n e s. R. F. D. 1. Box
153, V an co u v er, o r R ev. J. W.
A b o a t c a rr y in g sev eral p a s se n B row n, 2634 H a th a w a y , in B u rto n
g e rs cap sized T u esd ay , J u ly 18, in H om es.
th e r e a r of w a y s of K aiser, Inc.
sh ip y a rd . T h e c a p siz in g o c c u rre d
W endell E . H o ck er, re s id in g in
a lo n g lunch h o u r se rv in g tim e. J u s t th e B u rto n H om es, is le a v in g fo r
in th e r e a r of c ra n e w a y six. I t ’s N ew Y o rk C ity fo r a v a c a tio n . H e
o c c u p a n ts w e re all rescued.
is one o f o u r p o p u la r an d p ro m in e n t
y o u n g m en. H e w a s fo rm e r a c tin g
T h e 12-year-old son o f M r. an d s e c r e ta r y o f th e N. A. A. C. P . of
M rs. S a m m ie C ollins m ad e his trip V an co u v er.
fro m his hom e in M onticello, A rk.,
to P o rtla n d , O regon, w ith o u t a n y
M r. C elisk W a lk e r a n d M iss L or-
tro u b le . H e w a s p u t in c a re of th e ene E v a n s w e re u n ite d J u ly 19, 1944,
ch ild ’s tra v e l c a re se rv ice th ro u g h by R ev. L. B ro w n in m a trim o n y .
th e U. S. O. U pon a rriv a l, th e boy, W itn e sse s w e re C la re n c e D ois and
W adell C ollins, w a s a sk e d how he Cecil M ae F ra z ie r.
fe lt to w h ich he replied "O. K ,” only
a little tire d . M r. and M rs. C ollins
Im p ro v e m e n ts in p e rso n a l c a re
resid e a t 215 S ta p le to n s tr e e t, O g a re b e in g n o ted in th e K a is e r V a n
den M eadow .
co u v e r Y ard . A s I w a s co m in g o ff
By
D O R IS M A E W IL L IA M S
s h if t F r id a y m o rn in g I n o ticed a
clean p le a s a n t o d o r fro m a g ro u p of
m en, m y eyes s tr a y e d in th e d ire c
tion o f th e odor. To m y d e lig h t a s
w ell a s a s to n is h m e n t th e w hole
g ro u p w e re sh a v ed a n d th e ir h a ir
g room ed a n d ab o v e all clean clothes.
W e m u s t re a liz e th e w e a th e r is con
sid e ra b ly w a rm e r now a n d a fre
q u e n t c h a n g e o f c lo th e s is a n e c es
M rs. M a ry B u rre l M enefee, fo r
s ity . A s w e k n o w th e b u sses a re
m e r school te a c h e r a n d re c re a tio n
le a d e r of F t. W o rth , T ex as, received
a m e ssa g e in fo rm in g h e r o f h e r
g r a n d f a th e r ’s illness. M rs. M enefee
Is w a itin g fo r a re p ly from a w ire
to h e r p a r e n t# b efo re d e te rm in in g
w h e th e r o r n o t she will leav e for
hom e. M rs. M enefee is th e d a u g h te r
o f M r. a n d M rs. Jo b W esely B u rre l
o f P itts b u rg h , T ex as. H e r o c c u p a
tio n Is a s c a le r a t K aiser, Inc., V a n
510 S. W, Yamhill S t
couver. S he Is now re sid in g a t 6067
K ig g in s s tr e e t, B a g le y D ow ns.
T he I n te r R acial E x e c u tiv e C om
m itte e m e t a t th e P u b lic L ib ra ry ,
14th a n d M ain, a,t 8 P. M. to a c t on
rev isio n of th e c o n s titu tio n a n d b y
law s in th e ir r e g u la r m e e tin g M on
d ay, J u ly 24, in C ity H all C ouncil
C h a m b e r, 8 P. M. Rev. M oses G uy,
p re s id e n t.
A store is known
We a re w o rk in g in d ir t a n d g rim e,
it is re a lly a n im p o ssib ility to keep
clean lo n g er th a n a few h o u rs a t a
tim e, b u t to com e to w ork clean is
a s te p in ad v a n ce .
T he d e lig h t I fe lt in w a rd ly to see
som e of th e m en of m y ra c e clean
sh a v en a n d c lo th e s clean, sm e llin g
o f a good soap, I find m y self in c a p a
ble of e x p re ssin g . If it w as j u s t one
in one h u n d re d it w ould be noticed,
b u t w h a t w a s m o re th a n d e lig h tfu l
it w a s a g ro u p of no less th a n seven
o r e ig h t.
W e hope th e a p p e a ra n c e of th e se
m en will in flu en ce o th e rs to ta k e a
little tim e to im p ro v e th e ir a p p e a r
ance.
by the
company it keeps
"A m erican s A ll"
A h a n d fu l of people g a th e re d
th e o th e r d a y in th e q u iet, cool
d a rk n e s s of a N o rth w e s t T h e a tre
to see a n u n re le a se d film . T his
w a s no u su a l ru n -o f-th e -m ill film ,
a n d th is w as no o rd in a ry audience.
T he people w e re m a k in g h is to ry
by th e ir p re se n c e a n d th e film is
d e stin e d to becom e one of th e b e st
know n an d m o st show n p ic tu re of
o u r tim es, . . " A m e ric a n s A ll.”
j |
j
T he au d ie n c e w a s in v ited to see |
th is film a n d to m ak e c o m m e n ts
on a n y th in g t h a t h ad to do w ith
th e p ic tu re its e lf a n d its re c e p
tio n by th e local public. E v e ry p e r
son
p re s e n t
re p re s e n te d
som e |
g ro u p o r b u sin ess t h a t is in te r
e ste d in th e w e lfa re of th e c o u n try ,
esp ec ially in so f a r a s ra c e r e la
tio n sh ip w a s concerned. L a w y e rs,
d o c to rs, w e lfa re w o rk e rs, m e r
c h a n ts , n e w sp a p e r re p re s e n ta tiv e s,
club w om en, so c ie ty people, b u sy I
people, w ho g a v e th e ir tim e to see
a n d c o m m e n t on s o m e th in g t h a t |
w a s d e fin ite ly of b e n e fit to a ll th e
o p p resse d a n d u n d e rp riv ileg e d peo
ple of th is c o u n try , a n d of v ita l
im p o rta n c e to th e N egro. H u t
th e re w as ju s t fo u r N e g ro e s p re s
e n t. W h y ? B ecau se we, a s a rac e
a re sh o w in g v e ry little in te r e s t in
th e th in g s t h a t a re done fo r o u r
b e tte rm e n t a n d a d v a n c e m e n t.
T he film , rele ase d by M a rc h of J
T im e, d e a ls w ith d isc rim in a tio n
a n d s e g re g a tio n ; th e econom ic
o p p re ssio n u n d e r w h ich we live,
a n d show ed in sta n c e s a n d e x
a m p le s w h e re a m ic a b le relation-1
sh ip h a s b een b ro u g h t a b o u t a n d
can be im proved.
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w ould go so f a r a s to s a y t h a t |
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