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PORTLAND INQUIRER ! Wyatt Williams Large Attendance Hanging of the Talks Sets Theme At Portland Greens Follows At Zion Ceremony Recreation Centers Dinner at YWCA I’VE BEEN AROUND New York By TED YATES uttiui,v,¡y h th « ¡SDIPESDÍST PRESS SERVICI, 41 » ' « * iSth St., Séw IV * 19, ,V. f . A Reporter At Large . . . Ella Fitzgerald headlines the all-girl revuesical at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D. C.. that backs up Jean Parks' all-girl ork on Dec. 8 th . . . Out-of-town reporters please Copÿ: The, Andrew Bruno-Pearl King romance has chilled again because of a communication originating in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And it’s no military secret that the vivacious Miss King, who hails from Phila., Pa., will become a “bloi c-buster." Busting Bruno’s block!! . . . Babe Lawrence, the tap danc r, “stopped” the Apollo Theatre show here last week with his clever tap-dancing . . . Boxing Judge Frank Forbes checked in from Nashville. Tenn Ella Babe Marie Courtney M idge W illiam s q u it T o n d ele y o ’s nitery in a h u ff . . . M arie H ight c o n tem p lates re tu rn in g to o u r tow n fo r th e X m as holidays— a n d fo rev er a fte r . . . B ette D ra k e, th e m illin e r, has resu m ed h e r vocal asp ira tio n s u n d e r th e h an d le, “ B ette B arn es, th e M agnificent.“ C u te, w h a t!! . . . Alan C o u rtn ey 's S tatio n WOV ra d io p ro g ram aside fro m its ap p reciate d o u tp u t o f ju m p , jitte r 'n ' jive has reg istered with all o f us because of his d em o cratic ideals, c a n d id o p in io n a n d p erfec t slan t on race re la tio n s. A gainst p re ju d ic e a n d d isc rim in a tio n , C o u rtn ey 's delivery is easy o-i th e ea rs an d accep ted by lib erals. A stau n ch m e m b e r o f th e N ational U rb a n L eague, h e has p e rfo rm e d as em cee at th e L eague's a n n u a l B eaux A rts Ball. Durham Lena Pag« 3 Oeek What’s become of all those young cartoonists? We’d like to receive some of their samples—for publication . . . Incidentally, Elias Lustig, prexy of Adam's Hats, wants material on Neg. 1-9 athletes for use in the cartoontf 1 “Sports Out of Adam’s Hats” . . . Lil Green renewed her con tract with Gale Agency . . . Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, Duke Elling ton and Lena Horne head the patriotic committee setting up canteens throughout the U. S. for Negro Wacs and Waves . . . Eddie Durham, the ex-bandleader, did all the arrangements for the Jean Parks musical aggregation . . . “Deek” Watson, the former (original) Ink Spot, will be with the new group—if and when. Portland’s only practicing Negro That Portland’s recreational fa attorney Wyatt W. Williams, in cilities made available to the public vited to speak at the Mortgage through the program of the Bureau Burning ceremonies at AME Zion of Parks and Public Recreation are Church last Sunday set the key being used is evidenced in records note for all the speeches that fol kept by the recreational directors lowed. An impromptu speech, it at the various community centers showed that the speaker had the scattered here and there about the I interst of his race uppermost in city and throughout Multnomah I county, and on attendance at city- his mind. In the opening sentences of his sponsored sport events. November talk Mr. Williams said that the reports submitted to Miss Dorothea newcomers should be extended a Lensch, director of the recreational helping hand and welcomed into division of the park bureau, reveal the community by the older reai- that an average of 9,821 persons j dents After voiding his admira per day, on a seven-day a week tion for the pastor and his wife, basis, used the recreational facili Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Smith, Mr. ties. Spectators at various tourna Williams continued—“to the older ment and other programmed events residents anil the newcomer, I say numbered 22,375 for this period. to you, save your money so that This attendance record is about when the war is over if things are double that reported for November not so good and you can make on 1943, Miss Lensch avers, and points ly ten dollars a week, you will still j out that November must be consid ered a conservative month since be able to eat.” Every speaker, including the activities are pretty much confined Honorable Earl Riley, Mayor of to the indoor play centers. Portland, referred to the thought FAIRVIEW advanced by Mr. Williams in his Fairview, one of the most out opening speech. An admoniation to lying centers, reported attendance “pay your debts" as portrayed by the occasion of the Mortgage Burn for November of 4,552. This com ing was brought out by the Attor munity building,'serving the Trout- ney as an evidence of good citizen dale industries area, has a very ac ship. Few if any of the audience tive place in the community life. missed the impact of the wisdopi of A survey conducted in the district his remarks. That his opinion voic for the purpose of ascertaining the ed by the speakers who followed recreational desires of the resi was an endorsement of his words, dents resulted in the following in was very evident. The church, fill teresting votes: archery 253, bad ed to capacity, applauded to give minton 252, baseball 260, basket evidence of the audience’s approval ball 396, bird study 38, bowling 521, chorus or choir 133, dramatics to this timely suggestion. 175, folk games 67, hiking 380, Mr. Williams is not a new resi Parties 479, ping pong _ 350, band dent here, Portland has been his or orchestra 86 , roller skating 679, home for some thirty years and community singing 223, tumbling aside from being Portland’s only 289, volleyball 283, and woodcarv Negro lawyer, he is the only Ne- ing 100 . | gro Real Estate Broker in Oregon. Since effort is made on the part of the recreational division direc tors to serve the dishes requested, no doubt all recreational appetites in the Fairview community will be appeased. “We aim to pease our JOE CRANE AND HIS customers” is the park bureau’s ORCHESTRA motto! That may account for the Featuring— fine attendance records at the rec MITZIE MITCHELL, Vocalist reational centers and for the stead DONALD SUE ANDERSON ily increasing use of the park bu Doing Intermission Numbers reau-sponsored facilities for whole BAGLEY DOWNS some fun and sports. DANCE Following a Dinner that was a complete sellout, the YWCA held their annual Festival of the “Hang ing of the Greens.” Both beautiful ami -musical, the affair was one of the most colorful of all the affairs held at the “Y.” “Hanging of the Greens” is the ceremony of decorating the Young Women’s Christian Association’s building and rooms for the Yule- tide season. The actual decorating is done by a volunteer group of girls who sing Christmas Carols as they work. Also included in this beautiful ceremony is the lighting of the Yuletide J*og which will bum all during the Xmas holiday season and the lighting of a candle that will burn every evening dur ing the holiday season. Preceding the ceremony a dinner was held thut was open to the gen eral public. All reservations were sold long before the day of the dinner, Tuesday, December 12 , in»! many who wanted to attend had to be refused. The popularity of the affairs at the YWCA is definitely on the up grade and a larger attendance is noted at each succeeding affair. Professor of Lewis and Clark College Speaks at Forum Dr. Coleman, professor at Lewis and Clark College, was the prin cipal speaker at the First Unitari an Church on Wednesday of last week. He choose for his subject, “How to Handle Race Problems,” and also discussed the problem* of Post War in the matter of race relations. Dr. Coleman was formerly presi dent of Reed College anil instruc tor at Spellman College. Season’s Greetings from MOM’S CHILI BOWL MRS. JO ANN PAGE, Proprietor 301 N. W. Flanders RECREATIONAL CENTER Vancouver, Washington MONDAY, DEC. 18th Gatemouth Ella Page Alberta C a tc m o u lh M oore a sen satio n with Luis R ussell's o rk . . . Now th a t S ir S to rk did his h o n o rs, E lla J o h n so n is back with b ro th e r B uddy's b an d . . . “ Hot L ips“ P aig e, th e ace o f tru m p e t, off on a th e a tre an d o n e-n ite d an c e d a te to u r . . . P ops a n d L ouie to a p p e a r w ith F ran k (T h e V oice) S in a tra o n an ex tensive th e a tre to u r tak in g in th e e n tire U. S. p rio r to th e ir H ollyw ood pix stin t . . . A lberta P ry m e an d a host of stars o f ra d io , stage a n d screen d o in g th e ir bit fo r the C itizens' C hristm as C h eer C o m m ittee c h a rity a ffa ir th is S un d ay at th e R enaissance C asino h ere. B esides “ B e rt“ som e o f th e stars in clu d e M inlo C ato, Billy M axey, M abel H a rt, Lavina M ack, C arol T in sley , V irginia G roves, A ngelina M itchell a n d J u n e H aw kins fro m “ C arm en J o n e s .“ Also G eorgia B u rk e ( “ A nna L u casta“ ) ; A rtie Belle M cG inty, M idge W illiam s, an d L aV alle C ooke a n d Girls. G ertie M artin is gu est c o n d u c to r. M usic by D on Wil so n 's O rc h estra, staged an d d irec ted by E ln o rist Yancy. It's the J a m b o re e a n d yes, in d eed , fo r a good cau se !1 TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS Kindly send in your subscription payments. We do not have Agents to send to your homes. A Check or Money Order will do. But, send your money in to our office, please. PORTLAND INQUIRER, 2736 N. E. Rodney Ave. Portland 12, Oregon. Admission .. . $1.00, Tax included For That Christmas Gift PROFESSIONAL I SERVICES CARLE R. VICKERS, D.D.S. 147f N. E. 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