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W R I T . INO INQUKFK PORTLAND R t • n . PATTER s a * t kk Thr Portland cube* do cate'll ones eyea. Louisiana d,vs produce eomr very lorely babes, too, _ .. , _ . . . ' . . S O. a* it* Hiue Koom i r don't some on* open a M orGrwn Room her* in Portland ? did *\une a»A hall hutary, taking the f 1.000 first p m e and alao win- ning the Weat Coast Soft Hall championship. luck to you in the National l hampionahip Soft Hall Wilkeraon. local play boy. ia »me of the Merchant* finest hurlera. The coming stomp at Me Elroys f e a t uring "The International Sweetheart* of Rhythm should be a solid sender. Let'* jump all you cats, with the neat pleat*. Don't forget Thursday, Sept. 14. is the date. A nudist colonv in Portland will b, . m u «, if th, ^.Unum , h - t wmvr i.c t . much I »», »»-r >nd hut , “ 1 \ those of / ua. re member, there were who complained of the cool wet weather her.» iw Portland h*>* an> h«\*nn< «n th* Milv««nM »»orluiiUx f**i empi»}mani lo nil, Ihr war \r\rrthelen*. some of Ihr wHheut refririi,* lo t*,-* and mil rtven» racial Uvuhle* in our coua gnui 1*1 ua hill lhal myth of ra«* try arr following Ihr pattem art superiority which lltllrr nara foi h\ Hitlrr ami Uoefcsl* Although stirring up dissension among the we ha>r not proved that llitlrr people of vanoua groupa In our wanted to errate theae comlition* in country. The faith in democracy If our country hr aaid eo in hia ulUmatrly hound up with thr faith of thr Negro, thr Jew and other speeches ln hr **¡,1: ««America ia per- niinoritiea in our country W* must maM.nU> on the brink of revolu ! *H be.ome brothers or we will all tion In another speech made by become alavea. Persecution in a Hitler he aaid: "The United Statea democracy mean* stagnation and muy w l I» Ih* »um* «a » I f l 1*1 ua analyse the puddelli caiefiilly by asking ourselves if we aie glv tng all minority grouita a fair chance to earn a living and serve thr country that wr love, INVITATION \ PuNir Komm «ml Ihaniumn I imcrmlnt Knee Relationships and Their Implication to our American Way of Life *• I— •» corrupt that it need not be taken rtmr front * * mu,t rea«d\r to inlo rwiwwri.uvu consideration as a for aocial jusUcr. and „ fight " military ad- SPEAKERS vemary. Social conditions are srorae « * » ■ "« unju.t d.acnm.nation. Mr. E. B. McNaughton in the l nited States than in Kng- The time ha* come for the white land; innumerable people are de- people to end discrimination President First National Bank ><f Portland The local boys sure do f ° r priced of even the lowest standard gg*inst the Negro. We must dedi- ami the big chariot*, of the gas n*' of living." Hitler has tried to set Cate ourselves now, as Lincoln did Tiny Bradshaw brings his out ty- capital against labor, white against ;,t Gettysburg, with the words: I)r. I)e Norval llnthank standing musical uggregation to Negro, Catholic against Jew. He "Resolve today that you will fight The local ai rítase boys have a the City of Roses Sept. 18th. For EN TER TAIN M EN T knows that prejudice in any form for gorial justice. There ia no half- those who appreciate the finest way of getting around in Portland Intermediate Auditorium plays hia game. way course. America’s future is this should be a must. Who ia California gift to Port School Center No. 2 The effects of the riots are as de- ' what we o f the present make it. land? Could you tell ua, Sidney? humanizing to us as the brutality Let our Pledge of Allegiance be Tuesday Nite, Sept. 12 Herb Lewis will miss you and hear i Nazis is to the Germans, more than lip service, so that all 8 P. M. your swell soft ball team. The col The Sepia Sinatra was ami we should ask ourselves what can say with us that we are “ One This is the First in a Series of ored merchants will long be re making recordings at the local U. Public Forums and Discussions have we done to prevent and stop nation, indivisible, with liberty and membered around here. They S. O. the other Sunday evening. Planned For Your Enjoyment. such un-American practices. We justice for all. Let’s remember that AUSPICES must not overlook the fact that the we are now fighting to establish Negrc naturally resents the disori- social justice. The winning of this VANPORT INTERRACIAL COUNCIL mination of Whites against him as battle is more important than win- j ning the Battle of the Atlantic. much as; we do the fact that Hitler W> would all agree * that we tells us we are inferior. When Hit Do you want to help in creating ler calls our democracy a “ putrid should act against groups that THROUGH UNITY TO VICTOR Y this unity ? Do not answer until epreass” and liberty "A weakling’s would destroy our democracy, but you choose whether you want your filthy dream,” we feel hatred for as intelligent people we should There Only TTirough Unity Will country with its population of more Hitlei I>et us not forget the fact know that separate acts of repre Be Victory. LLOYD A. GILL than 130 mutions of people to live that the whites who are a majority sentatives of a particular racial or Window By REV. J. F. SMITH m pea.-e or become a land torn by ^ A m erica !' are resp^nsible for the religious group do not institute evi international strife, bloodshed and Pastor of the African Methodist Lettering Jim Crowism in the South, and dence, that the entire racial or re war. Do you want to follow these other unjust discrimination which ligious groups would undermine or Episcopal Zion Church. 130 millions to become united, or would make any self-respecting in destroy our country. Race and re are you going to follow Hitler’s ligion are not reliable criteria for dividual hate the oppressor. Sign Painter Victory in the wur Is the thought dictum of spreading disunity by determining our enemies. Some of uppermost in the minds of all peo We need to search our own hearts pitting one racial group against ple toduy, but we must have an and set ourselves free of hate and the most loyal o f our democracy another racial group and one reli 81 Cherry Court WE. 7220 equal concern for victory in the discrimination. We need something now in the armed forces fighting gious group against another reli against the Axis are people whose peace A military victory could be more than tolerance of those who gious group? come just one more armistice in differ from us in race and religion. racial and religious background When we consider the 130 mill which all mankind prepares for an Tolerance is only a sleeping potion, other bath of blood and tearH for ions who make up our country we a sedative We need an aggressive our children and grandchildren. find all nationalities and races rep program of good will and unity, or They may experience even greater resented . . . Who are the real our indifference and passive atti sacrifice and suffering than man Americans? If priority of arrival in tude will sabotage our democracy. kind experiences today if we lose The place for us to begin fighting the peace. “ Victory in peace, as in American means anything, only the Hitler is in our home, at our clubs, war” can be attained only through Indian can rightfully claim this our schools, our shops and'our o f unity of purpose, aims and action, distinction. All the rest of us are fices. We must recognize that we The attainment of such unity is as in a sense foreigners, are playing Hitler’s game on his essential for victory us the produc- ^ ¡8 qUjte possible that we have terms if we use the Nazi poison of tion of war materials and the pur- 8ome people who do not feel that racial and religion discrimination chuse of bonds. the problems of race and religion by refusing tQ give equality of op 1 WEEKLY SERMON S. 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