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WANTED Club, Fraternal and Social N tw i This is YOUR Newspaper . . . so help make it yours by sending in these happenings Subscribe to YOUR an d Oregon’s l\egro Weekly VOLUME 2 nauirer PORTLAND. ORE.. JULY 20. 1945 Progressive Negro Newspaper PRICE 10c NUMBER 3 CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST HOLDS INSPIRING STATE CONVENTION Billy Webb Lodge No. 1050 Entertains Dehilia Temple No. 202 I.B.P.O.E. DELEGATES LOUD IN PRAISE OF BIG MEETING JUST CLOSED Visitor B y R ev. B. M. M cSw ain brothers Oliver Smith and Jason Fontaine. Several brothers were present, but did not take part in the installation services. After the business session the Master of Social Service took charge. A banquet of turkey and , all that goes with it, topped off with home made ice cream and cake, cocktails and sodas, were served. Pictures of the affair were taken by Mrs. Margret Robinson and Mr. Ralph H. Faulk of the Portland Inquirer. by Anna Morrison The Honorable Reverend W.L. McKinney pictured has set his official land mark in Oregon as State General Super Wednesday evening, July 11, will be an evening long rem em visor of the “Church of God in Christ”. Since being ap bered by Elkdom in Portland, pointed to this State by Senior Bishop C. H. Mason during because on that evening Billy the early part of this year, Rev. McKinney has been kept Webb Lodge No. 1050 held joint quite busy and has just recently presided in what has been installation and social session his first Holy Convocation in the State; however it was the with Dahilia Temple No. 202 as their guest, at the same time third annual meeting of this kind to be observed here by honoring Traveling Grand Dep this church. uty, Brother Jay Chavis of P u The meeting opened on July get Sound Lodge of Seattle, 6, 1945 with both day and night Washington, Daughter White, sessions. The day sesisons were Grand Deputy of Hiawatha given principly to Bible discus Temple of Los Angeles and sions which turned out to be Daughter McDuff of San Mon very interesting; there were vis ica, California. 700,304 Negroes In portland - m ,. ^ J er of Newton Texas, and Mrs iting ministers from various cities The installation service for present, and representatives from Dehalia Temple was conducted Army on May 1, 1945 Willie Lee Shine, 1462 N. Wheel all ten of the affiliated churches by Daughter White, assisted by WASHINGTON, D. C.—In the er Avenue. Portland. Mr. Palmer of the state. Each pastor was on Sister W. McDuff as escort. The period between February 28 and visiting his son-in-law and hand and served in some part of officers installed were: Door May 1, 1945, the Army’s Negro daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Willie the meeting. The night services keeper, Daughter Maxine Mos- sterngth increased 10,022, offset Lee Shine respectively, is a Gen were graced with music from the ely; Escort, Daughter Loretta ting a drop of 11,396 previously eral Foreman for the Mercantile State Chorus, conducted by Mrs. M artin; Chaplain, Daughter Clev reported, the War Department Stores in the Lone Star State. Theda B. Wells, wife of the Cooper; Treasurer, Daughter announced today. Negro person He plans to spend the entire B. T. Wells of Portland. Rev. The Minnie Turner; Fin. Secretary, nel numbered 700,304 on May 1, Summer vacation period here. Sunday mornings of this meeting Mr. Shine is the owner of the Daughter W. Shine, (proxy) for of which 4,003 were Wacs. Rev. T. W. Russaw, State Daughter Lula Lee; Recording As of May 1, some 511,493 Ne Royal Palm Barber Shop and found Supervisor Sunday Schools, do Secrtary, Daughter Ann M orri groes, including members of the Exalted Ruler of the local Elk ing a very of neat job of handling son; Asst. Daughter Ruler, Women’s Army Corps, were serv Lodge. the Sunday Schools of Oregon’s Daughter Pauline Countee; Vice- ing overseas. — photo b£ Ml. Robinson ten churches all in one. At six Daughter Ruler, Daughter Leota o’clock p. m. the Y. P. W. W. Fountaine; Daughter Ruler, ELDER W. L. McKINNEY took over with Rev. B. M. Mc Daughter Johnnie Mae Evans. State Overseer for Oregon of Swain in charge. The young peo Daughters present, but who did the Church of God in Christ. ple did very splendid in adding not take part in the initiation — photo by M.. Robinson life to the services and deserve a were: Daughters, Lethia Peck, lot of credit. We love our young vious years. Irene Duke, Arnetta Morris and Senator Bilbo, Mississippi’s mind has been poisoned by folks. Among those who showed favor Mimms, a visitor from New York gift to intolerance and fascism, lot of rot appearing in PM, the showed his poisonous fangs in Daily W orker and other pink, A few of the highlights of the to the church were Mr. Ralph City. At the close of the service a letter written to Miss Joseph eff-brand, un-American publi session were inspiring sermons Faulk, manager of Portland’s corsages were presented to the ine Timms, secretaary-treasurer cations in New York City. ] delivered by the following min leading Negro weekly publica men by the outgoing Daughter of the American Communications suggest that you read the con isters: Rev. Devers, Rev. J. Wil tion. We believe that the publica Ruler, Daughter Peck, and one Association (5 Beekman St.) in stitution of the United States. liams, Rev. Wells, Rev. Lampkin, tion of the Portland Inquirer la from Daughter of Dahalia Tern reply to a telegram sent by her You have a fair employment Rev. Whitted, Rev. J. C. Lewis, one of the greatest accomplish pie; also a corsage to outgoing demanding that he discontinue practice law for the State of Rev. V. Goodlow, Rev. J. S. Lo ments the race has made in the daughter Peck from daughter his filibuster against the FEPC New York that should serve your max, Rev. Douglas and the State history of Portland. It is worthy amendment to the War Agencies purpose and the purposes of Overseer, Rev. McKinney. These of support. Mimms. Following the Daughters’ in Appropriations bill. Bilbo’s let your International, so please sermons were well handled and We know there are many folks stallation, the Grand Traveling ter, which speaks fqr itself, fol keep your proboscis out of the all received a blessing as these who enjoy special meetings as life and ways of living in the great preachers spoke from their the one we have just closed; Deputy, Brother Jay Chavis, was lows: therefore we invite you to keep presented the gavel to conduct I received your telegram of State of Mississippi. I wish you hearts. the installation service for Billy June 29 today in which you say well with your Governor Dew- Thursday, July 13th, was Wo in touch with thes pastors. They Webb Lodge No. 1050, with “we demand that you discontinue ey‘s monstrosity called the FEPC men’s day. Mother Rita Douglas are Rev. J. S. Lomax, Rev. B. T. Brother Charles C. Morgan as your filibuster on Fair Employ for the State of New York. (This presided throughout the day and Wells, Rev. C. Lampkin, Rev. J. C. Lewis, Rev. J. Williams, Tyler. ment Practice Commission and letter is reprinted just as it was it was really a great day of en Rev. L. C. Simms, Rev. T. W. The following brothers were in permit the bill to come up on the received.) joyment. You should see Mothei stalled: Exalted Ruler, Willie L. floor for a vote in a true demo Douglas operate and you should Russaw, Rev. J. Jenkins, and Shine; Leading Knight, George cratic fashion. We have had To Hell With B ilbo- also see the beautiful manner in Rev. B. M. McSwain whom you Washington; Loyal Knight, Lil- enough fascism in Europe. We which the women support her. It hear each Sunday morning at 8 Under the slogan, “To Hell liard Evans; Esquire, Jason Fon- do not want it here.” was a very colorful affair to see o’clock over radio station KW JJ. with Bilbo,” 3,000 Negroes, Cath taine;Tyler, John Thomas. the women of this movement all You may contact any of these For audacity and assinity the olics and Jews met Sunday after Brother Charles C. Morgan was above and foreging telegram dressed in white and each one ministers by phone. You will m.- noon at the Abyssinian Baptist ceive a hearty welcome at any elected delegate to the Grand is the limit. You know nothing mew the part she was to play of their churches. Session which will meet in Phila about the virtues of filibuster Church to denounce Senators and executed her duties well. delphia, Penn. Alternates were and if you know anything about Bilbo and Eastland for slander On Sunday, July 15th, we ob attacks upon the record of the provisions of the Fair Em ous Negro soldiers in the war. Bilbo served the day as Overseer’s day. Paris Denies Report ployment Practice Commission was branded Number his was the climax. A day full On Senegalese Troops O 0 H * 05 O c t> * a> legislation, then you care nothing One fascist by America’s a wired resolution of activities. A day in which about American freedom and to Senators Wagner, ctH ct P Mead and much prayer was offered and a By United Press H <D et American Constitutional rights. Bilbo demanding, under threat day in which the whole congrega cop ti cn 53.» Filibustering is a right guar of withholding future polit tion enjoyed extremely. The PARIS—A denial of the charge H anteed by the Constitution of ical support, that they take arge hall at 101 W. Burnside St. made by Sen. James O. East- o S ti the United States and when the the floor and refute racial insults. was filled to capacity. Only stand land (D., Miss.) on the floor of c+CO H* C O) n people that I represent are nine Speakers at the meeting were ing room was available. Hundreds the Senate last week that French K) • P*» O' ty-nine per cent opposed to this 4 Adam Clayton of people heard the Rev. McKin Senegalese troops raped between *0 fool communistic, un-American, Congressman « Powell, jr., chairman; Council- ney and Superintendent Douglas 2,000 and 5,000 German women b»0 8 undemocratic, legislativ montros- men Michael Quill and Ben preach that day, and the sesison was made by the Allied Supreme <1 H *4 <D H p» ity, then I have a right, that you Davis; Angeline Blocker of the lasted far into the night. Two Headquarters here after a week- O a Hj ?» have no right to question, to fight Elks; and Leonard Goldit, Na ministers received their ordina long investigation, it was report H> it until “hell freezes over.” tional Committee to Combat An tion that night, Rev. Stroud and ed by the United Press, Sunday. H- While I am a libera1, I had ti Semitism. Metting was under Rev. Reeve. The financial records The Senator had charged dur o O N O rather be a conservative than the sponsorship of the Peoples were read which showed a tre ing the filibuster against the communistic and your telegram Committee. Music was furnished mendous advancement in the fi- FEPC amendment to the War (Continued on page 8) certainly indicates that your by the Peoples Committee band. nanical status over the two pre ■ , ™ ™ I A If 1 a m 4 1 m J A M H — 4 i r « IINITFn STATES rJJACE Mississippi's Senator Bilbo Shows His Fangs in Reply to Telegram