F rid ay. N ovem ber 16, 1945 Move lo Outlaw Plenty oi Xmas Florida Attorney Housing Bans * Cash in Capitol Orders Negro Registration CHICAGO— (ANP) — T he C hi cago C onference on Home F ront unity approved T uesday during its second fall session in th e city council cham bers a m ilitan t p ro gram for protection of m inorities th rough adeq ate law enforcem ent and abolition of racial restrictive housing covenants. R ecom m endations em bodied in a rep o rt subm itted by the confer ence’s housing comm ission w ere rejected d u ring th e first session as a “w atered dow n statem en t in tended to m ean all things to all m en.” The com m ission su b m it ted an o th er rep o rt d u ring the second session th a t took a firm stand against restrictiv e cove n an ts aim ed at racial or religious groups. T he report, w hich also d em an d ed easing of th e explosive hous ing problem s on C hicago’s south and w est sides, preceded a sta te m ent by H arry J. W alker, as sociate directo r of the M ayor’s Race R elations com m ittee. Recently a Negro, who has been employed in the ship yards for the duration of the war, applied to the Oregon State Liquor Commission for a license to sell beer in his newly opened Restaurant. The Liquor Commission follow ed its usual custom in the case of Negro applicants and gave a flimsy excuse and of course did not grant the license. This Negro was not satisfied with the usual procedure and de manded to know why he could not get the license. Then the Commission pulled this prize boner—they voted to contact “responsible leaders of Negro organizations ’ for further information on the petitioner. That was a “Prize Boner” in several ways. First of all, who are the leaders? Will the Liquor Commission kindly furnish us with a list of these “responsible leaders” when I FARMERS and if they find them. There just “ain’t no sich animule” hereabouts. Next,—if and when they should find anybody who has the temerity to call themselves a leader, just what would they know about the newcomers. The Commission evidently is not aware of the fact that not even the min isters of Portland have made an effort to become acquainted with the newcomers. They aparently do not know that there is not one organization composed of Negroes in the state of Oregon interested in the civic advancement of the By REV. FRANK CLARENCE LOWRY for ANP Negro race. OR DO THEY? We think they know all of these things and are using their power to help continue the pattern of discrimination against Negroes so evident 1. The w ay lo progress is lo here in Oregon. This is not the first time it has happened. p rocaslinale less. 2. It takes m ore brains, w ill We know of one Negro at least who waited for a year to get pow er and self control, for a m an a license from this body. We know of others who have been to ru n his life straight, th a n it attempting to get licenses and we also know of the pro does lo fly an airplane at a fast cedure used by the Commission to force Negro applicants rate. into compromising positions that will forever bar them from 3. A flyer can clim b dow n from his cockpit and w ithout proper getting a license. soul balance is likely to prove TOR THESE WE GIVE THANKS ‘ Report for the Month of October Sentence Sermons Shows U.S.O. Very Busy Place Special E vents—The w eekend of the 6th and 7th w ere dedicated in honor of the 555th P aratro o p er B attalion stationed a t P endle ton A rm y A ir Base, Pendleton, Oregon. T he trib u te w as a fa re w ell gesture to these m en who had fought forest fires th ro u g h out the sum m er, protecting the g reatest n a tu ra l resources of our N orthw est. E very m an of the E talion, except those on Skele ton S tation C om plem ent D uty, a t tended an d participated in these activities. S atu rd ay afternoon, w e had a very '" " a b le indoor w einer roast w ith approxim ately forty- five ju n io r hostesses p a rtic ip a t ing. S a tu rd ay evening, th e USO sponsored a very enjoyable party. The d ecoration schem e w as built around p arach u tes and th e 555th B attalion E m blem . Sunday m orn ing, the senior and ju n io r host esses served b reakfast to all the servicem en w ho cared to attend. Following th e breakfast, we are inform ed th a t a num ber of serv- icem tn in th e com pany of junior and senior hostesses attended various church services in the com m unity. Sunday afternoon, six teen professional en tertain ers gave a v ariety show w hich was beau tifu lly tied together by an able M aster of Ceremonies. In cooperation w ith the M oun ta in H ome Idaho USO and the M ountain Home A rm y A ir Base, we a rran g ed to tran sp o rt by aero plane, six ty junior hostesses and chaperons on the 12th. In su r ance for th e person’s m aking this trip w as secured and th e girls cam e to the club prepared for the trip, w hich had to be cancelled because of poor flying conditions. T he cancellation of this trip w as a m a tte r of deep reg ret to all concerned, especially the strvice- m en w ho a re located in such an isolated spot and w ho w ere so eagerly looking forw ard to an evening of pleasure. O ctober 24th the S tew ard ’s C rew from the USS In d ep en dence, w ith our assistance, spon sored a d elightful H allow e'en p a rty for all servicem en in the i area. These m en had ju s t re tu rn ed from tw en ty -o n e m onths of d u ty in th e Pacific an d expected to be in P o rtlan d only five or six days. T his w as q u ite interesting and, I believe, highly significant. T hey w ere anxious to do for others ra th e r th a n expect to be done for. I believe th a t this self lessness and generous spirit p er vaded the atm osphere of the p a rty to th e end th a t eevryone had an u sually good tim e. Oc It is high time that the Negroes do something about to society th a t on these m undane shores, in m any things, he is m or to b er 27th, in keeping w ith Navy this appalling situation. How long are the Negroes going ally unfit. Day, we h e lj open house from to stand idle and see their race browbeaten? The Consti 4. It is w hen men come down 2:00 to 5:00 and a form al danc tution of the United States guarantees all citizens the right to earth , th a t they prove th eir ing p a rty d u rin g th e evening. to make an honest living. The Oregon State Liquor Com m oral w orth. B oth affairs w ere highly success 5. M any people spiritually thin k ful. mission is denying the Negro this right. they are flying high in th eir own R egular Scheduled E vents—The This is one more proof that Oregon is a Jim Crow state way, b u t have not discovered the M onday gam e n ig h ts continue w ith a g re a t deal of in terest. S erv and will continue as such until the Negro himself puts an secret th at, th e ir ow n conscience they m ust learn to obey. icem en and hostesses joined in the end to it by showing a united front. 6. In the one g re a t job of liv gam es w ith g re a t energy. The O ctober b irth d a y p a rty honoring So many things have happened in the past few months ing. one certain ly ought to be to see th a t th ere is scarcely servicem en and. hostesses born in to show.that the Negro here must fight for his rights that able any tim e for sinning. the m onth of O ctober m aintained it should not be hard for even the blindest person to see 7. So m any church people are a high level of in te re st as usual. the need for uniting. To cite a few, the recently closed p u ttin g lead into th e ir Golden The VSO, w hich is an o rganiza Jones kiling in Guilds Lake; the action of the Lipman Wolfe R ule and C h ristianity u n til u n tion of girls, ran g in g in age from tw enty to tw enty-seven, m eet store in refusing to permit a Negro girl, graduate of the doubtedly to th e m an outside, it m ust be looking funny. W ednesdays. O ne portion of th e ir University of Oregon, to eat in the Tea Shop; no Negro I. S atan has no m anpow er m eetings is given to the discus holding anything but servile positions in the city govern shortage In his business, an d his sion of cu rren t topics. T he basic ment; signs in restaurants stating “we cater to white trade full-em ploym ent deaJ tra p s many m aterial for these discussions only”; Negroes refused work in all the major industries of o rd in ary church-folks a l m o s t come for our subscription to the w eekly TIME M agazine Forum the area; attempts to segregate the Negro in housing by daily, rig h t off th e reel. 9. T here a re som e folks, we Discussijon Series. It is indeed refusing to sell to Negroes except in certain localities; re- feel th a t even S atan w ould be g ratify irg to find th e degree of fusd entrance to business colleges and other branches of slow to accept, b u t d o n ’t you interest displayed in some of the training including Negro girls for Nurse training. These w orry, he even snatches such as discussions on c u rre n t topics of and a dozen other things both large and small place Ore these, in a h urry. public interest. T he S atu rd ay 10. A ny m an s “good enough" night dancing p arties continues gon in the category of Jim Crow states that in some cases religion suits S atan ju st fine, for to draw the largest attendance outsouths the Jim Crow south. he know s there is not the slig h t and represent an activity w hich danger of him g e ttin g off of requires less urging th a n any The one hope of the Negro in this area is to stop letting est his line. other to get a high percentage of the practice of “Divide and Conquer” work so well. Begin II . S atan plays ball w ith his participation. to show that we can work together for the common good follow ers, and he know s rig h t O utside A ctivities— O ctober 25 off-th e-b at who is g ettin g ready of all. Begin to show a united front. tw enty-eight ju n io r hostesses and to come to him from this te r four chaperons attended a dan c re stria l ball. ing p arty at the P o rt of E m barka 12. On th e o th er hand, C hris tion. October 28th t .' ‘n tv -fo u r tia n ity is no gam e, an d God re ju n io r hostesses and three ch ap q u ires of His follow ers if in His erons were the guests of the h eaven they w ould reign, not S tew ard’s crew on th e U SS In to tw o-tim e Him, nor be some- dependence. An enjoyable tim e Both labor and management will be definitely on the tim ey. bu t alw ays th e sam e, and was reported by all w ho p a rtic i spot if improved industrial relations do not result from the plain. pated in these activities. Washington labor conference. Their success or failure V olunteers—D uring the m onth of October, there has been a slight in achieving greater harmony can well spell the difference increase in the num ber of host between prosperity and progress or doles and depression in esses giving the req u ired hours the years immediately ahead. By Floyd G. Snelson th e tu n e of 44 G ’s splitting th e of service to be counted as a Industrial strife between employers and employees has LO S A N G ELES—(A NP) — Big receip ts w ith th e house, accord hostess. Ju n io r hostesses m ust already been carried to the point where it seriously threat su rp rise of th e m om ent w as splic ing to his m anager, Jo e G laser, give a m inim um of ttn hours and ens the reconversion program. So the need is for agree- ing of Eddie G reen, rad io comic w ho plan ed in from NYC. . . . senior hostesses a m inim um of of D uffy's T av ern program , and A t G ladys and L ionel’s w elcome six hours during a calendar men tnot only in principle but in actual practice. the beauteous N orm a A m a t o , hom e p a rty w ere C ham p JO E m onth to be accredited as ac If labor and management cannot reconcile their differ songstress, at Les Vegas, N. M. LOUIS, L eonard Reed, and Bill tive. Many of the hostesses give ences, if they cannot learn to give and take in the demo . . . Eddie and his charm ing wife W atkins ju s t a rriv ed from Chi; far more than the required n u m cratic spirit, then both the free enterprise system and labor w ere m y guests a t S h ep p ’s C lub V alaida Snow and her husband, ber of hours per month. We have celebrity, and she sang like a E arle E dw ards. Les H ite, H erb instituted a training program for unions as they now exist are in jeopardy. lark, w hile the ole boy had th e Jeffries, M ajor and Mrs. W ilbur volunteers w ith special em phasis Why? Because continued disagreement may well result audience in stitch es of laughter. S trictlan d , of P h iladelphia; Ralph on understanding and relating in an era of industrial warfare which will produce atomic Avon Long, late sta r of M em W eaver, B ea De V aughan, Ed th eir service to a peacetim e navy results. And this warfare could lead to laws that would put phis Bound, P orgy Bess, etc., P e te rs and Sisters, R ussell Jac- and army. both capital and labor under the complete dictates of the here to do some h eavy roles in q u et, M uriel A ndrades, E d d i e Com m unity R elations — The flickers for BGM and 20th C e n t G reen and his bride N o r m a com m unity at large continues its government. . ury-F ox . . . received high praise A m ato, Floyd Ray, E arl D ancer, very fine support of our efforts. what may be their last chance to put their house in order, com m ents from th e cinem a critics. Mrs. W illie Sm ith, M a d e 1 y n P ortland Navy Day C om m it or find themselvs in the street with the government taking One of the new th rills of H ol G reen, Mrs. G erald W ilson, Dr. The tee enlisted our aid in carry in g over in order to prevent complete chaos and economic lywood, EDDIE HEYW OOD, w iz C alvin Jackson. Dr. and Mrs. out its program for the activities ard of th e ivories, and trio w ill H endricks, etc. collapse. of Navy Week. The chairm an of President Truman has made it clear that he prefers to head for S H E P P ’S PLAY HO USE T h e bronze princess of song this com m ittee has indicated his early n ex t m onth for th e Yule» ABLE SCOTT, w ith C harles appreciation for the service w hich let labor ar.d management work out their own problems. MELBA BROWN, fo rm er song M (Boogie W oogie) D avis a re h o t we rendered in this connection. They can do this if each faction will put aside pettiness and bird of the trio BROWN SISTERS, te r th a n h o t a t th e dow ntow n M aintenance— The building is prejudice and make a sincere effort to understand the is now operating a fastidious H otel H ayw ard, R hythm room. . . in a good state of physical r e beauty salon in B roneville. . . . Mrs. C arole T errell, w idow of the pair and we have received an other’s viewpoint. L. A.'s “S ugar H ill” aristo crats la te P h a T errell, re tu rn e d from actual bid for renovations au th o r Our fighting men made incredible sacrifices to win the of society, radio, stage an d screen K ansas C ity, Mo., a fter final rites war. It is unthinkable that we would now permit selfish in a d ith er over th re a t of being of th e n oted vocalist, accom panied ized by national USO. It is e x pected that th e actual renovation ness to prevent us from winning the peace. evacuated from th e ir spactous by his m o th er Mrs. A. M. T e r w ill begin in the next w eek or m ansions re: covenants forbidding rell, Je n i Le Gon. form er dancer, ten days. occupancy of o th er th a n C au casi w ife of P H IL (I W anna See My G eneral — The total O ctober ans . , , H attie McDaniels, Louise B aby) MOORE, retu rn ed f r o m program gives every encourage Beavers, Ethel W aters, Ben NYC and D ee Cee, in tow n for a m ent for th e job we approach OREGON FR A TER N A L ASSOCIATION C arter, Ju a n Tiol, B onnie C arter, blin d date. . . . F L E T C H E R in N ovem ber. The total attend-1 Russell Sm ith and o th er p erfo rm (Sm ack) HENDERSON and his ance for O ctober is 4069, g reater 1412 N. Williams Avenue ers involved. O rk stopped off h ere for several th an it w as for Septem ber, Lionel Hampton played the cur d ay s a fte r touring w est coast Respectfully subm itted: rent week at the Orpheum to (C ontinued on Page 6) j K enneth F. Sm ith. D irector ' LAST CHANCE T H I S IS HOL L Y WOOD “B ecause of the pressure for living space w ith in the b l a c k b elt,” W alker said, “N egro fam ilies have m oved into areas h e re tofore occupied by w hites on the m argins of the black belt. This m ovem ent has m et w ith resist ance from p ro p erty ow ners’ as sociations as w ell as from u n o r ganized w hite citizens. WASHINGTON — (ANP) — W ashington’s Negroes w ill go on a spending spree this Christm as, the like of w hich has n ev er been seen before in th e n atio n ’s cap ital. On Dec. 1 th e In d u strial bank, the largest N egro bank in the country, releases C hristm as savings totaling $300,000, the largest am ount ever paid o u t by the bank in its years of ex ist ence. “We took in th e final paym ents this w eek,” said Jesse M itchell, astu te president of the bank," and as soon as we can get sta rt ed, we w ill begin w riting checks. All w ill be m ailed sim ultaneous ly.” N early half a m illion dollars from this one bank alone and w ith most of the depositors N e groes, indicates the buying pow er in th e W ashington C om m un ity. Harlem Canteen Cares for Seamen NEW YORK— (A NP) — T h e largest servicem en's club in the country, the S alvation A rm y Servicem en’s club, located in the h eart of H arlem , u n d er the di rection of W alter H. Roark, is s.' ving well the cause of free dom. “In m any instances homes have The canteen, w hich has 300 been stoned and burned; p ro p er ty has been destroyed and Negro beds and w ho can set up for 600 fam ilies intim idated. O fter we re in the case of an em ergency, is ceived reports of these cases a fter cooperating w ith th e N ational M aritim e union in housing 150 or dam age w as done.” m ore of th e Indonesian seamen, H e urged additional special w ho jum ped ship an d left all of train in g for police officers but th e ir belongings ra th e r th a n car praised the w ork of the p a tro l ry am m unitioh to q uell a revolt m en under Capt. Jo h n P render- of th eir people a t hom e w ho w ere gast, chief of th e uniform ed opposing the ru le of the N eth er forces, and C apt. P eter B. Anen lands of the C hicago P a rk district po The five story building, w hich lice. C onference m em bers sug has tw o adjoining buildings, is gested th a t policem ent who have jam m ed to its capacity in an ef racial and religious prejudices fort to care for the e x tra load should be dism issed or not em of m erch an t seam en in addition ployed a t all but Capt. A nen to th e m em bers of th e arm ed arose to rem ind th e speakers th a t forces of all races and creeds police officers have civil rig h ts th a t re q u ire all 19 of its serv also. He took th e position th a t ices and facilities w h i c h are th ey w ere not to allow th e ir p e r available 24 hours a day. sonal sentim ents to in terfe re w ith The huge snack b ar w hich the enforcem ent of law. norm ally feeds 500 or m ore a day has alm ost doubled th is am ount. T he law and o rd er com m is The Indonesian cooks a re assist sion’s rep o rt urged expansion of ing the reg u lar snack personnel th e police d ep artm en t and backed due to th e fact th a t th e ir food W alk er’s suggestion of special is seasoned d ifferen tly and to train in g for policem en. A rep o rt serve all, prom ptly and effec by th e conference’s recreation tively. comm ission, w hich covered d is The press, various organiza crim ination against N egroes in tions as A m erican C om m ittee for public places, w as accepted. the Protection of th e Foreign Dr. E dw in R. E m bree, c h a ir Born, P olitical A ction com m it m an of the m ay o r’s com m ittee, r e tee of NMU, local m inisters and vealed th a t th e in terim com m it others are on the beam in coop- tee on civic u n ity had been c re eratiog w ith D irector R oark, the ated to stim u late action by the S alvation arm y and th e splendid m ayor's com m ittee. E lm er G ertz, staff of professional and volun- its chairm an, proposed th a t th e te e r w orkers in caring fo r the m ayor call a m eeting in th e n e a r m aterial as w ell as th e sp iritu al fu tu re to re p o rt on action or lack I needs of these m en w ho have al- of action by city d ep artm en ts on ready ex hibited dem ocracy in ac- T uesday’s proposals. Ition. J Why Not Try Us for Your Next PHOTOGRAPH - No appointment necessary At our Studio . . . 2423 E. Burnside TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — (ANP) —Secy, of S tate R. A. G ray was advised by A tty. Gen. Tom W at son last w eek th a t supervisors m ust perm it N egroes to register as D em ocrats and vote in the p ri m aries in Florida. The directive cam e as a resu lt of inquiry by G ray for a supervisor of H igh lands county on the point. F lorida Negroes won the right to vote as D em ocrats in t h a t sta te ’s p rim ary elections on Ju ly 27, 1945, in a decision by the state suprem e court. The Florida trib u n a l’s- decision was based sq »rely an d w ith lit tle discussion on a ruling by the suprem e court o f th e U nited States by w hich Texas Demo cratic prim aries w ere opened to Negroes. The theory was th a t a p arty is an integral p a rt of an election in w hich th e constitution g uarantees all citizens the rig h t to vote. Ju stice'R iv ers B uford w rote the initial opinion in tw o com panion cases in w hich he affirm ed Es cam bia county circuit court or ders directing R egistration Sup ervisor Ben . D avis to registes Rev. R. A. Cornwell and Effau C havis as Democrats. F lorida had no law specifically p rohibiting N egroes from voting in th e prim ary. The law left to th e D em ocratic p arty the rig h t to prescribe qualifications of its m em bers. H owever, follow ing the southern pattern, Florida con ducted prim aries in w hich only w hite electors participated. CHURCH DIRECTORY Christ's Temple S unday Services as Follows S.S. 10:00 A. M.—Service 11:45 E vening Service 7:45 W eek Day Service W ednesday and F riday 7:45 P. M, —A ll A re W elcome— Rev. M. Jefferies, Pastor 2139 S. E. 91h Ave., cor. G rant LA. 0488 Res. TR. 4723 St, James Baptist Church S unday School 10:30 A. M. Serm on 11:30 A. M. E vening Service 7:30 P. M. A ll A re C ordially Welcome 120 N. E. R ussell St. Rev. J. S. Ferguson, P astor S ister Naomi W illiams, Sec. MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 108 N . B . R u s s e ll S t. O R D E R OF S E R V IC E S u n d a y S c h o o l— »:45 A . M M o r n in g S e r v ic e — 11 :3 0 A jit E v e n i n g S e r v ic e — 8 :0 0 P . M Y .P .W .W .— 6 :3 0 P . M. ™Tu e - 8 :° ° P . M .— E v a n g . S e r v ic e T h u r P r a y e r & B ib le B a n d — 8 :0 0 r r l . H e a l in g S e r v i c e — 8:00 P . M O v e r s e e r W . L . M c K in n e y , P a s to r E ld . B . T . W e lls , A s s t . P a s to r CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 338 N. W. 5th Ave. Sunday School 10:30 A. M Serm on 12 Noon Y.P.W.W. 6:30 P. M. E vening Service 8 P. M. O ther M eetings Tue., Fri. E venings 8 P. M Bible B and Wed. Eve. 8 P. I REV. J. C. LEW IS, P asto r THE MT. OLIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST O o tid s L a k e— «312 ORDER . . . Just Bring Your Face . . . Take M ontavilla Trolley at 3rd a n d Morrison MARBETH STUDIO-Margaret E. Robinson 2423 E. B URN SIDE STREET L A ncaster 3925 THA NK SGIVING FO R ALL — OP 1 C w. 41 C rt S E R V IC E S u n d a y S c h o o l— 9 :4 5 A kf M o r n in g S e r v ic e — 11:45 A. M . Y .P A V W — 6 :0 0 P . M. E v e n in g S e r v ic e — 7 :3 0 P M T u ®: S e r - 11:00 A. M . & 7 :3 0 P M T h u r . & F r i. E v e .— 7 :3 0 P . M. A ll I n v it e d — R e v . H . D . W illia m s P a sto r W ILLIAM S AVE. CHURCH GOD IN CHRIST Elder Claud L. L am pkin, Pa 2504 N. W illiam s Ave. ORDER OF SERV ICES: M onday and F riday: Evai hstical Services 7:30. W ednes Bible Band 8:00. Sunday, Sun School 10, M orning Service 11:30. Y. P. W. W„ 6:30. Ever services :45. Come One! Come All! Mrs. L am pkin, Repor AFRICAN METHODIS’ EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH 2007 N. W illiam s Ave. Rev. J. F. Sm ith, P astor CHURCH OF GO] IN CHRIST 1207 S. W. F ront Ave. R egular C hurch Service B roadcast Each Sunda K W JJ at 8 A. M. Rev. B. M. M cSwain, Pai CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Court*» 4 Dor »ciare America loe. Cor. 99th and S. E. Ash Sti W eek Services—T uesday an F riday 8 P. M. SUNDAY SERVICES S unday School 9:45 A. M. Serm on 11:30 A. M. Y.P.W.W. 7:00 P. M. E vening Service 8:00 P. M. ELD. T. W. RUSSAW , Paste