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VOLUME 2
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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Filibustering is a right guar of withholding future polit tion enjoyed extremely. The PARIS—A denial of the charge
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anteed by the Constitution of ical support, that they take arge hall at 101 W. Burnside St. made by Sen. James O. East-
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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
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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
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ty-nine per cent opposed to this
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Adam Clayton of people heard the Rev. McKin Senegalese troops raped between
*0 fool communistic, un-American, Congressman
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Powell, jr., chairman; Council- ney and Superintendent Douglas 2,000 and 5,000 German women
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undemocratic, legislativ montros- men Michael Quill and Ben preach that day, and the sesison was made by the Allied Supreme
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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-
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?» 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
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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
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certainly indicates that your by the Peoples Committee band. nanical status over the two pre
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Mississippi's Senator Bilbo Shows
His Fangs in Reply to Telegram