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PORTLAND INQUIRER
GROUND BREAKING AT ST. PHILIP’S
ST. PHILIPS—Rev. L. O. Stone, vicar of Saint Philip» Episcopal Church, at Knott and Rodney Avenue,
lifts first shovel of dirt in Ground Breaking Ceremony for neu parish house. Over half of the money
necessary to build the parish house has been pledged. HOW MUCH DID YO UGIVE? It’s not too late
to help.
SOLDIERS IN BELGIUM OPERATE Dentist Holds
RAILHEAD NEAR REICH BORDER Open House
WITH THE FIRST U. S. ARMY
The QM Group is under the com Next Sunday
IN BELGIUM—Amid the huge
mountains of supplies of all kinds
intended for use by front line units
of this Army, now across the Ger-
ban border, the all-Negro 3170th
QM Service Company is one of the
two companies of a QM Group as
signed to the operation of a large
railway yard, which was recently
used by the Germans as a mar
shalling center. It now serves the
First Army as one of its distribu
tion points, receiving freight by
rail from the French coast over
routes opened by the Army’s
Transportation Corps.
In the distance can be seen the
ridge which separates this part of
Belgium from the present-day bor
ders of Germany. Once this same
station was actually in Germany,
but the area was divorced from the
Reich after the World War.
It is now a Class III depot.
mand of Lieutenant Colonel Ken
Dr. Carle R. Vickers, Portland’s
neth E. Keverin, white, of Twin
only Negro Dentist, announced an
Falls, Idaho.
Two Negro warrant officers ope “Open House” for this Sunday, De
rate in Group Headquarters. They cember 17th. This will be the for
are warrant officers, junior grade mal opening of his offices and
Robert E. Gayle, of 1418 Eagle gives the public a general idea of
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, a what to expect in the modern den
Dillard University graduate, and tal office.
who also studied business adminis
However, the presence of Host
tration at Atlanta University, and
esses to serve refreshments will be
Henry G. Crockett, of 1303 East
only for Sunday and the good doc
4th Street, Waterloo, Iowa.
tor wants it known that you cannot
expect
that even in a most modern
First Sergeant of the 3170th is
LaVeme Reed, 870 Lexington Ave., office. There will also be attend
Columbus, Ohio; the supply serge ants present to show the visitors
ant is Staff Sergeant Curtis Wat around so as not to get lost in the
son, 48 North Garfield, Columbus, maze of a Powder Room, Reclining
Ohio; the company clerk, and unit Room, X-Ray Room and two Ope
reporter is Corporal Earl Figgins, rating Rooms.
The offices will be open to the
of Black Fqrk, ,0. Sv F* Sergeant public frothy#until 6 o’clock in the
Preston Emory, 4132 Enright, St. afternoon.
Louis, Missouri, is the mess serge
The offices are located at N. E.
Williams
Court.
ant.
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Also
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♦Ladies’ 2 and 3-piece Air
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♦Ladies’ 18“ O’Nites and
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♦Men’s Two Suiters with
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Portland Luggage Co.
1412 N. Williams Avenue
1003 S. W. Washington St.
Comer 10th
Portland, Ore.
MORTGAGE BURNING
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hundred churches of this group
throughout the United States.
When the 3 branches of the Meth
odist church merged the church was
materially benefitted from the
standpoint of members and oppor
tunities of Christian service. Bishop
Brown emphasized the need of true
leaders to go out into the field
spreading the gospel to those still
in darkness. Those who first
preached the gospel were men tru
ly moved by the Spirit. Now many
missionaries go into the profession
as an escape mechanism.
He expressed the sincere hope
that the colored people coming in
from the South would catch the
feeling that they owe Portland
something rather than having the
attitude that they are here for
monetary gains only. “If you do
not add something, you are a li
ability, not an asset. When the
white people find out we are here
to add something to the section,
we will be considered an asset. We
do not want the white people to
say that we are a liability and they
are sorry we came.”
Brother Wyatt Williams stressed
the importance of saving the ship
yard wages for the time when the
employment problem will again be
acute for the colored people. He
related the importance of saving
the money invested in war bonds in
order that children may be edu
cated, homes renovated and kept in
repair, and the Albina district as
a whole maintained as a credit to
the city of Portland.
Hon. Mayor Riley used phrases
from “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
for his speech, emphasizing the
fact that the districts where there
are churches and schools have no
need of jails. Albina can become
such a district when the walls of
the A. M. E. Zion Church are mov-
ted oq|t and can cpmpas)s the entire
unbelieving group of the communi
ty. The burning of the mortgage is
only one step forward toward vic
tory, and by no means the final
one. Without the sacrifices of Rev.
Smith and his wife there could be
no mortgage burning. During the
five years that they have been with
the church, not only has the debt
been liquidated, but the member
ship has increased. People do not
like to enter a church where there
is a debt for fear that they may
have to dig too deeply. Now that
the debt has been freed a drive for
new members can really begin. He
closed with well wishes for future
success of the A. M. E. Zion
Church.
Rev. L. W. McCoy conducted the
mortgage burning.
There was a sizable offering
from the congregation. The trio of
the Choral Society rendered two
other numbers before the close of
the program.
Every person who attended the
services left with a feeling of re
newed religious fervor and the
courage to surmount all obstacles
in the way of making A. M. E.
Zion “the” colored community cen
ter spiritually and socially.
Elks Continue
Plans For Teen-
Agers Enjoyment
The Portland branch of the
IBPOEW, both men and women,
under the direction of Mrs. Letha
Peck, daughter ruler and Mrs. Ar
thur A. Cox, chairman of the com
mittee, report that their plans are
going according to schedule. They
are preparing the Club Rooms of
the Elks Hall for use of the Teen-
Agers of the community around
the first of the New Year. A civic-
minded project, it has the indorse
ment of the public and the Elks
will accept any suggestion on the
part of individuals or organizations
to make the hall popular and suc
cessful.
Portland Now
Has Thirty-Four
Recreation Centers
Opening Dec. 1 of the recently
acquired building at 1137 N. Ben
ton avenue, brings to 34 the num
ber of indoor recreational centers
whose programs are under direc
tion of the park bureau. These in
clude the 21 community buildings
in the federal housing areas, whose
recreational activities and staffing
are under direction of the park
bureau. In addition a supplementa
ry program is carried on in full
time seale in 14 school buildings in
the afternoon hours.
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SOFT DRINKS — MUSIC
N. Williams Ave. at Weidler
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WHERE THE YOUNGER SET GATHERS
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20Ì3 NORTH WILLIAMS AVENUE