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L V Friday. O ctober 12. 1945 PORTLAND INQUIRER Four PORTLAND INQUIRER "GIVE BECAUSE YOU CARE" Published Each F riday By Charge Coldblood Muder of Youth In Mississippi BETWEEN THE LINES : niiimimiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii NEW ORLEANS (AN P)— A By Dean G ordon B. Hancock m ass m eeting of Negro citizens for ANP was held here last w eek to m ake A Mock Peace *736 N. E. Rodney A t *.—Tel. W Ebster 7220—P ortland. Ore. effort to obtain prosecution ,>f To serious stu d en ts of the n a persons responsible for th e death tional and international situation, Ralph H. Faulk. Editor B. D. Rob'nson. Bui. Mgr. of Tom Jo n es J r , who was shot the fact m ust tie plain that the M em ber of the A ssociated Negro Press and In dependent Press to d eath in Belm ont, M iss, Sept. cessation of w ar has not m eant 8 , in w hat was described as cold peace in the real sense of the N A T IO N A L A D V K R T IS IN Ü H L » 'U K .S K N T A T I\K I n t r a t a ! « U n i t e d N e w s p a p e r « , I n c . 546 M f t h A \ e n u e , N e w t o r k blooded m urder. word. T he peace celebrations C i t y a n d C h l o a s o , 111. T e l e p h o n e : M u r r a y H i l l l-5 4.m A ccording to affid av its su b m it thus far. w hile hilarious at times, ted by w itnesses of th e incident, luive lacked th at genuine joyous Rates by Mail: 6 m onth—$2 50 One Y ear—$5.00 in advance the youth was shot to death w hile ness th at characterized the close his hands w ere upraised because of World W ar I w hen there was Christ's Temple he failed to say “Yes, S ir” to a a genuine belief that the world Sunday Services a t Follows bus driver. A n ig h t w atchm an was safe for dem ocracy. At the S.S. 10:00 A M.—Service 11:45 sum m oned to th e scene by the conclusion of World W ar II, there Evening Service 7:45 d riv er is said to have shot the is no such delusion and therefore Week D ty Service W ednetday The National Association for the Advancement of Col youth. The d riv er had been un- our celebration lacks som ething and F riday 7:45 P. M. ored Peoples is an organization held in very high esteem uble to flog th e y outh w ith a that alm ost everybody knows is --A ll A re Welcome— throughout the width and breath of America. National rep blackjack, it w as stated. Rev. M. Jefferies. Pastor lacking. resentatives of this great organization are trained and highly 2139 S. E. 9th A ve, cor. G rant T he w itnesses stated th a t the Well may we rejoice that the LA 0488 Res TR. 4723 y o u th was stan d in g n ear th e bus nations have ceased to fight; hut respected people. In many localities just the mention of w hen the d riv er w alked up and well m ay we dread the d isillu the name is sufficient to cause those who would do an in asked him w hat he was w aiting sionm ent th a t is being foisted justice to our race, to stop and think twice before defying St. James Baptist for. T he y outh replied, “For my upon the world. O ur w ishing it the principles upon which the NAACP is built. It is a luggage." W hen th e d riv er asked w ere otherw ise does not change Church him if he was su re his luggage the d istu rb in g picture presented foregone conclusion that all the representatives of such an Sunday School 10:30 A. M w as on th e bus, th e y outh was by the n ational and international Serm on 11:30 A. M. an organization be they local or national should be of the rep o rted as replying, “Yes". The situation. Tlie world was far less Evening Service 7:30 P. M. calibre to command respect and maintain the dignity and d riv er was described as becom ing prepared for peace than it was for All A re C ordially Welcome prestige due the NAACF. It is not so in Portland. The Importance of the Red Feather community services conducted by 52 Portland Community suddenly vexed and telling thc w ar! A few nations a t least w ere 120 N. E. Russell St. Chest member agencies recently was brought home to contributors to the United War Chest V local branch of the NAACP under its present leadership youth, "Y ou're in Mississippi, not prepared for w ar; none of the Rev. J. S. Ferguson. P astor Victory campaign through a series of tours to local agencies. W. J. McDermott, left, business in New O rleans." Before the nations is prepared for peace; for Sister Naomi Williams. Sec. commands the respect of no one. There is little or no dig representative of G eneral Teamsters Local 162. A. F. of L., and Willis Mayo, president of the youth could reply, th e d riv e r b e peace is a th in g not of arm ies nity attached to being an officer of or associated with it. union, held a one way conversation with a youngster receiving care through a Community gan attem p tin g to strik e him and iiavit-s and su rre n d er and Chest nursery. The meaning of the National Association for the Advance MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD ab o u t the head w ith a heavy treaties but for hum an hearts. ment of Colored Peoples is lost and the actual work done IN CHRIST flashlight, th en a blackjack. It is tru e th a t th e nations have 108 if. B Niiautl at. by this branch attracts little or no attention because of W hen th e y o u th w arded off his had a bloody purge, but little has o s iiiH o r s im v ic i blows, the d riv er was sta te d to this affected th e h eart of m an the glaringly selfish motives that are behind any of its S u n d a y S. h o o l :i 46 A. M M nrnlne s, rv liv II :u> A. M. have left th e scene and retu rn ed kind. W hile young men w ere activities. The main object of the association,—advancement By REV. FRANK CLARENCE t S v a n l n s H«rvlc>> s no V M in a few m inutes w ith th e night dying by m illions, those who sat Y I* W W (I :lil p. M. of colored peoples,—has no place in the “big I” of the local Tin*. H.Oil p. M. — K vunif. S,*rvle« LOWRY for ANP w atchm an, w hereupon the shoot in the d riv ers' seat of the nations T l i u r P r a y e r * l l t h l e llu m l H no branch’s repetoire. Held up to ridicule because of people Krl l l f a l l n i r H * r v lc e —- I no P. M ing took place. w ere planning for the retu rn of O v i r i H r W . L. M c K i n n e y . P a s t o r T he New O rleans b ranch of th e a statu squo w herein the weak being elected to positions that they are incapable of filling. . E very hum an creature born j ■ Id. a. T . W a l l a . A a t t . P a a t o r Ineffectual leadership because the interest of a few will has p len ty of tim e to decide be-1 A lthough th e fig h tin g is over w riters necessary to list the NAACP an d th e New O rleans [would be exploited by th e strong 1 and th e ex citem en t of w ar is dy- things needed. N ew spaper council are attem p tin g as in bygone ages. In other words, not be served. The rights of Negroes forgotten in a sorry tw een right and wrong. 2. Some people never have tim e ing down, th e peace has n ot yet Even m ore th an th e lack of to have federal au th o rities CHURCH OF GOD tin' leaders for the most part scramble for local fame. These are but a few of the reasons to go to church, b ut plenty of been won. It w ill n ot be won m aterials the people lack energy, v estigate th e case. have been striv ing to m ake of IN CHRIST that there is “Time for a Change”. tim e to go-to-the-dogs. un til the m illions of tran sien t. After five years an d more of the fu tu re w orld the kind that is 338 N. W. 5th Ave. There are any number of intelligent, capable men in 3. Most people do n 't seem to hungry, poorly clad people of the chronic starv atio n diet and ter- bound to produce W orld W ar Sunday School 10:30 A. M. III. E ngland goes back to S hang the vicinity who are better fitted for a job so important to realize th a t w hile th ey are do- j lib erated co u n tries a re free from rorism people, once proud and S erm on 12 Noon Y.P W W. 6:30 P. M. hai an d takes a new grip on the welfare of the Negro than the present leaders. Men ing wrong, they are abusing th eir th e ir suffering an d privation, self-reliant are tired. T hey lack Evening Service 8 P. M. to God's tim e. F unds to be raised in th e 1946 the m en tal energy to plan, and India. A m erica is still com m itted who have the interest of the race at heart rather than rig 4. h t Time O thar M eetings is som ething no m an P o rtlan d -M u ltn o m ah C ounty Uni- physical energy to help them - to its trad itio n al policy of keep Tue., Fri. Evenings 8 P. M. selfish interests. Men who are willing to do the thing that can m ake and is th e only one ted W ar C hest V ictory cam paign, selves. ing the Negro in his pluace. C h i Bible Band Wed. Eve. 8 P. M. is more helpful to the race rather than benefiting a few thing in life th a t n ever gives out to be held from O ctober 1-19, will The services and supplies plan- na is w eak and is capable of REV. J. C. LEWIS, P astor gestures only. parasites who have learned to kotow and say “Yes” at the and is free to every m an un til aid m aterially in p roviding these ned for th e n et y ear are supple- Russia, the hated and suspect people w ith necessary com forts. m ental. They supply th e com right time just as any puppet in a Punch and Judy show. his death. COLUMBIA, S. C. (A N P)— ed. is fast tak in g over the moral 5. Time, is th a t som ething we Of th e $1,398,742 qu o ta set for forts w hich m ake life livable and THE MT. OLIVE CHURCH It is time for a change and it is up to you, Mr. and all have a chance to live by, and th e P o rtlan d area, $101,288 has The the special things th a t are not A t least one so u th ern sen ato r in leadership of th e w orld. OF GOD IN CHRIST Mrs. Portland, to get busy and prepare now to end the w ith, th at has never been know n been b u d g eted to fu rn ish food, contem plated in governm ental W ashington w ont su p p o rt P re si hatreds, th e suspicions, the te n O o l i d a L a k e — 4 3 1 3 » . W . «1 Cr t. kind of leadership that is a disgrace to you and every other to show any p artiality or p re clothing, m edical supplies, and plans for mass feeding and re d en t T rum an's req u est for a p e r sions, the prejudices and political O R D I I o r SK B V IC K m anent FEPC for reasons of his m achinations w hich are being tools to the people of nine E uro habilitation. Negro in the vicinity. Those who have the interest of the judice. - 9 15 A. M M u r i m i # S e r v i o . — 1 1 4 5 A M. 6 . Its m easurem ents are th e pean countries. An additional C ountries like Belgium and own. R eturning from W ashington carried over from th e fighting race at heart will agree that the present setup of the local Y I* VV W. rt « 0 IV M last w eek w here he talked w ith fronts m ake of our so-called peace sam e for one as for another, b ut i $ 55,975 w ill aid in p roviding for L uxem bourg lack ev ery vital K v rn ln # H»-rvlct ; .to p M. NAACP is doing the Negroes of the area much more harm th T u »• S # r 11:00 A ! M . A 7 : 1 « r : e ir accuracy eposes th e w eak er sim ilar needs of o u r C hinese and necessity. Czechoslovakia, w hich Sen. O lin D. Jo h n sto n D-S.C.) in a m ere mock peace. The nations T h u r A Krl. Ev*» > . - 7 : 3 0 V M an effort to get his vote for the are not ready in th eir hearts for than good. What should be an instrument for the good b ro th er. , F ilipino allies. lost one m illion professional men A l l I n v i t e d — K « r . H D. W i l l i a m « , Paator of the race has become a veritable laughing stock on the 7. Tim e, is m odest and says To ease th e boredom of A m en- and w om en and in d u strial work- bill, J. C. A rtem us, state trea su rer th a t lasting peace w hich ulone P rogressive D em ocratic would ju stify the slaughter of local markets of civic advancement. It would be better nothing to anybody, b u t w hen can forces sw eating it out in oc-„ ers to G erm an concentration ! p of a rty the and business agent for m illions of the w orld's gallant and slave labor battalions, W ILLIAMS AVE. CHURCH OF that we do not have a local branch here than to continue w asted, its p en alty is the sam e to cupation troops an d aw aitin g re -1 camps , , . . . . . .. , m ore th an 4,000 carp en ters affili- youth. World War III is being everybody. tu rn .0 the states, o th er funds needs hospital equipm ent, child , , , , ... T GOD IN CHRIST , .. . with this ragtaggle relation to such an august body. And 8 . A larm clocks have hands, b ut w ill be furnished from P o rtlan d ’s „ ; , , . , j ! ated w ith Local 2260 here, told of daily assured by everybody and w elfare relief hospitals an d sum - , __, ’ . .'J o h n s to n s views, Claud L. Lam pkin, P astor YOU and YOU and YOU can do something about it. do n 't ex p ect them to break loose qu o ta for overseas USO and U ni m er cam ps, and . reh , ab . .. ilitatio n of __. .. . .„ ,0 . ev ery th in g th at is not w orking Elder 2504 N. W illiams Ave. . Jo h n sto n ,w ho in 1938 ru n col- for unqualified hum an b ro th er Election of officers in the local branch of the NAACP and pull you out of bed. ted Seam en's S ervice facilities. schools an d technical ap p aratu s. , ... . , ORDER O F SERVICES: ______ . , _J F ! ored citizens out of the court- hood. l , .. . 0 , . will take place in a month or so. See to it that your mem 9. Men and w om en w ho con- ] T he six m onths of the coming D am age in areas ,, of F rance , w as house Monday and Friday: Evange- at S u m ter who had sat in. iistical Services 7:30. W ednesday sm all m easure fro m ;,u „ ¡;............ „ „ . , , bership is paid up so that when the time comes for the tin u t to ignore tim e often have all an d w in ter w ill be one of caused in no . . . . „ . th e jim erow gallery to hear him Bible Band 8:00. Sunday, S unday to serve tim e. I th e m ost critical periods in hu- bs and shells. A . , , . election of officers you and you and you will have an op 10. Tim e is its ow n judge, a n d ; m an history. T he climax in th e our .... own bom . , _ , speak as governor, who last year School 10 , M orning Service at m illion a n d a half G reeks a r e |ca lle d thc speclal of the 11:30. Y. P. W. W., 6:30. Evening portunity to remove from office once and for all the present if you th in k you can do some P acific, and th e m orale problem s homeless and 40 p ercen t of th e state k.g!slature to circum vent Services :45. ineffectual leadership of which no one is proud and not a cheating, you’re ju st in for your of occupation, redeploym ent, and population are abso lu tely desti- Come One! Come All! th e U. S. T exas prim ary case in Mrs. Lam pkin, R eporter. w orst trim m ing. 1 convalescence m ean a peak load tute. In Italy people are sta rv few ashamed. South C arolina, told A rtem us he ATLANTA (A N P )— J. Rich 11. C h ristan ity has proven to for th e USO an d USO Camp ing and d ying for lack of food, d id n 't believe in FEPC, an anti- ardson Jones, well know n d ra be the only real tim e saver, for shows, w ith no possible retrench- clothing an d shelter. F unds pro AFRICAN METHODIST lynching bill or any th in g else m atist and cinem atographer, last it offers as a teacher, J e s u s : m ent un til spring. vided for L ith u an ian s w ill send w hich place the w h ite and colored w eek began a series of com m er EPISCOPAL ZION Christ, th e Blessed Savior. | T he crisis in Europe, w ith clothing an d m edical supplies to Am ericans on eq u al term s. cial broadcasts for A tlanta's 12. You had b e tte r “tak e tim e G erm any defeated, but with real a large n u m b e r of L ith u an ian s in CHURCH Johnston, A rtem us said, de- largest d ep artm ent store as ,Un- to be h oly”, or S atan will tak e victory not yet won, means th a t France, S w itzerlan d an d Italy. 2007 N. W illiams Ava. clared “your race is a young race, j cle Remus, th e lovable old char- you dow n from your p ink condi- these m onths w'U settle for m il- Rev. J. F. Sm ith, Pastor As a re su lt of system atic ste a l It has ju st come to this country acter of the famous Joel C handler CHICAGO (ANP) — Buck <k tion and cause you to succum b lions of the liberated the grim ing by th e G erm ans, th e N or an d y et it w ants ev ery th in g w e H arris' stories.” Bubbles, w ho play tw o of the im to his m othholes of destruction. question of sheer survival, and w egian people lack not only have 4Even if we give it to you In choosing Jones to tran- p o rtan t roles in Bily Rose’s pro CHURCH OF GOD also will largely shape the kind clothing, shoes and blankets, b ut CHICAGO, (ANP) — M any a you w ouldn’t know w hat to do scribe these brain-children of duction of “C arm en Jon es” a t th e of peace and the kind of world kitchen utensils, sew ing kits, and IN CHRIST “HAVE YOU DONATED TO w ith it.” H arris, th e producer, Jo h n Ful- E rlanger, rep resen t one of these N egro child unknow ingly is the 1207 S. W. Front Ave. b e tte r today because of school THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE w ith which w e shall have to live, even the sm alelst tools for house- C ontinuing, Jo h n sto n is quoted ton, recalled the widely publiciz ra ritie s of th e show business—a Regular C hurch Services Responsible A m ericans retu rn hold rep airs. as saying, “You w anted colored ed n etw o rk broadcasts of Mr. Broadcast Each Sunday th e atric al p artn ersh ip th a t has facilities m ade possible by con- FUND? ing from Europe and the Pacific To aid o u r fighting allies and fliers in the arm y ; we gave them Jones as “Uncle N ed” over the K W JJ at 8 A. M. rem ained in force for m ore th a n trib u tio n s from th e G en eral Ed- ucation board, an agency estab of elevating T roup, th e board a l area bring firsthand accounts of friends overseas, m em ber ag en to you and th e y ’ve done nothing. N ational Broadcasting com pany Rev. B. M. McSwuin. P astor a q u a rte r of a century. suffering and privations. The cies of th e N ational W ar Fund lished by Jo h n D. R ockefeller Sr., You w anted com bat troops; we ; Reactions on the first broad- T he tw o boys started off to for th e prom otion of education located th e sum of $25,000 to be essence of th eir message is th e provide u rg en tly needed assist gave them an d w hat did th ey do? cast w ere favorable g eth er in th e show business m ore w ith in th e U nited S tates w ithout used for stren g th en in g the faculty lack of essential things—food, ance in m any form s for children, CHURCH OF GOD You w anted colored men to man th a n 27 years ago at th e A n d er distinction of race, sex, or creed. at the G eorgia college in the hom e m edicine, clothing, shelter, fuel, for th e sick and aged, for those ships; we gave them and nobody IN CHRIST economics, education an d agri- son th e a tre in L ouisville as u sh transportation, bicycles, house who have been bom bed out of has sailed one of them satis- Cor. 99th an d S. E. Ash Sts. T he board, according to th e cuituraj d ep a rtm en ts w ith a view ers. T hey becam e perform ers O ctober issue of New V istas m ag- 0f conducting g rad u ate studios hold utensils, garden tools, cattle, th eir hom es, livelihood and life, factorily y et.” Week Services—Tuesday and th ro u g h a break. One of the acts PSYCHIC LIFE READER Fi id iy 8 P. M. azine, has had a continuous exis- th ere som etim e in th e n ear fu- fodder, farm ing implements, and savings. F unds for th is hum ani- j O bserving a so rt of devilish scheduled for the th e a tre fell out tence for 43 years, and has fol even th e paper, pencils and type- tarian cause will be raised in tw inkle in A rtem u s’ eye, John- SUNDAY SERVICES ture. READINGS DAILY of th e show , and Buck & Bubbles, low ed th e policy of helping N e Sunday School 9:45 A. M. P o rtlan d an d M ultnom ah County ston quickly sh ifter subjects, 9 A. M. to 7-30 P, M. w ho had been rehearsing an act Set on in I I :m A. M. from O ctober 1 to 19. j (Now, I don’t w ant you to think groes to help them selves. The of th e ir ow n during their spare Y.P.W.W. 7:00 P. M. developm ent of th e A tlan ta u n i 631 S. W. MARKET STREET i I’m like Bilbo,” he declared. Evening Service 8:00 P. M. tim e, w ere allow ed to substitute. v ersity system and D illard u n i (near Broadw ay) P ortland, Or. ELD. T. W. RUSSAW, P astor FRU ITS O F UNEMPLOYMENT W hen A rtem us continued to ap- T hey w ere such a hit th a t th e versity in New O rleans are e x pear am used and said nothing, m an ag er him self gave them th e ir U nem ploym ent d u rin g th e d e th e senator spun on his heels j am ples of achievem ents th a t have fa re to N ew York. pression is a reason w hy 300,000 been m ade possible larg ely by and disappeared into an inner | m en w ere discharged from the office. In N ew Y ork they w ent to N at the support of th e G eneral E d u arm y for m en tal and nervous N azelle, a vaudeville headliner, cation board. troubles, an d thousands m ore w ho im m ediately signed them and “HAVE YOU DONATED TO “Fellow ships for advanced 1412 N. Williams Avenue w ere found u n fit for arm y se - THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE p u t th em in his act; and they study, sum m er school projects, vice. rem ain ed w ith N azarro until he grants-in-aid, FUND?” developm ent of re tire d from the stage. T hey’re Boy Scout program s for Negro still w ith him in another sense. youth in south«., a states, libraries, | H e continues as their m anager. studios of A frican languages and | T hey hav e headlined in v au d e cu ltu re at Fisk university, the ville and presentation th e atres U nited Negro College fund—are REV. B. M. McSWAIN th ro u g h o u t the country, and w ere b u t a few of the item s ap p earin g P o rtlan d ’s Negro M inister of th e Air fea tu re d in th e last Ziegfeld Fol- in th e trea su rer's rep o rt on ap A nn ounces the Presentation of a M usical Drama lies, presen ted by Ziefeld himself. I p ropriations to N egroes,” states Z T hey appeared in pictures for the a rticie . — Featuring — W arners, w en t to London w ith “T ra n sa tla n tic R hythm ,” played j ------------------- No appointment necessary th e P allad iu m theatre, London's top vaude spot, for eight weeks, ¡migrated Talent Who Have Gained Renown appeared on th e inaugural tele In the Northwest vision program from A lexandra HEAR THEM . . . SEE THEM . . . ENJOY TH EIR HARMONY palace, and retu rn ed to the Uni IN S PIR IT U A L S TH AT W ILL TH RILL YOUR ted S tates for th e original pro VERY SOUL duction of G eorge G ershw in’s BENSON TECH AUDITORIUM “P orgy and Bess." ATLANTA, (AN P)— C ornelius 546 N. E. 12th AVENUE Since th en th ey have appeared V. Troup, for th e past five years in vaud ev ille th e a tre s and films, reg istra r of F o rt V alley S tate Sunday, October 14, 1945 . . . 3 and 8 P. M. p u n ctu ate d by re tu rn s to the | college, was elevated to th e preei- Take M ontavilla TroUey at 3rd and Morrison Mrs. T. W. K endrick - - - - - D irectoress m usical com edy stage in such , dency of th a t in stitu tio n last w eek Rev. B. M . M c S w a i n ..............................Sponsor •how s as L eonidoff’s production by the G eorgia Board of Regents. Call WE. 7220 or SU. 5959 an d leave address for Tickets or of “V irg in ia ” and G eorge W hite's T roup succeeds Dr. H orace M ann ! O btain Them fro J. K . G ILL CO. Music Counter. 3rd Floor Bond, who resigned to accept the [ S candals. T h ey in te rru p te d a * N E R C Y AN O A B ILITY SPELL - 5th an d S tark 2423 E. BURNSIDE STREET h ig h ly successful vaudeville tour presidency of Lincoln u niversity L A ncaster 3925 O -P P - O - R - T - U - N h T -Y U N D & L. D. H EATER MUSIC CO. — Cor. S. W. 10th 4 M orrison (Pa.) in o rd e r to ta k e th e ir p resent — A m e r ic a n s c o m p e t i t i v e e n t e p p r , r S im ultaneous w ith th e action ro les in C a rm en Jones. Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. CHURCH DIRECTORY LEADERSHIP FOR THE NAACP Sentence Sermons War Chest Dollars Cover Many Charities Senaior Wont Back FEPC, Holds Race Young Dramalist Gels Radio Conlracl Buck and Bubbles Negroes Benefit Together 25 Years By General Education Board Madam Blanch OREGON FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Why Not Try Us for Your Next PHOTOGRAPH THE THERESA CHORUS C. V. Troup New Fort Valley Prexy . At our Studio . . . 2423 E. Burnside . . . Just Bring Your Face . . . MARBETH STUDIO-Margaret E. Robinson