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Page Fo u r Friday. December 21, 1945 PORTLAND INQUIRER PORTLAND INQUIRER SENTENCE Sia!us S E R M O N S In Canada Shown BETWEEN THE LINES th e south no less th a n its heart. By Dean Gordon B. Hancock Little by Little South Carolina Secedes Again CHICAGO — (A N P )— P o liti Published Each Friday L ittle by little N egroes a re a d Secessionism still survives in By By REV. FRANK CLARENCE cal rep resen tatio n ra th e r than South C arolina. The P alm etto vancing in th e ir legitim ate as I_______ LOWRY for ANP_______ im crow appears to be th e p ro b state w as the very first to secede pirations tow ard fu ll in teg ratio n lem of C anada’s 25,000 Negro from the U nion in th e 1860’s. B ut into the body poitic of th is n a 1. God's power, is the force all of citizens. in 1945 South C arolina is th re a t tion. L ittle by little those forces 1453 N. W. W illiam s Ave.. Tel. L A ncasier 1568 us alike can share, but dynamic T h a t is p a rt of an over-all pic ening to secede again an d this designed to th w a rt these asp ira Send m ail to P. O. Box 3877, Zone 8 posserrsors of it. today are very tu re of th e N egro’s statu s in C an tim e not from th e U nion but tions are w eakening w hile those rare. ada, supplied by a series of a r from th e old trad itio n al “keep- favoring th ese aspirations are B. D. Robinson. Mgr. Chesley E. C orbett. E ditor 2. It took many scientists to per ticles on N egroes in th a t country the-N egro-dow n" south. Reports strengthening. It w ould w reck fect the atomic bomb, but in pro by lb e rt G. B arnett, assistant city I Member of the Associated Negro Press, Calvin'S Newspaper Service, Ted have it th a t th ere are w hite South civilization and dem ocracy to portion it w ill take less real ed ito r of th e Chicago D efender. Yates Publications, Inc., Independent Press Service. This newspaper C arolinians w ho are not only su p perm an en tly subjugate th e N e reserves the right to print for publication all press dispatches, features Christians to put Satan and his “As evidence of how com plete porting the N egroe’s contention groes in the U nited S tates or th e and photos forwarded by these agencies or otherwise credited to them. power on the run. ly C anadian N egroes have been for his rig h ts to vote b u t who Indians in India. The su b ju g at 3. Just as a few men w ith poli ’ o v e rlo o k e d ’ by th e ‘to leran t’ accom pany Negroes to th e ballot ing nations a re strictly on th e d e tical power have the reigns of w hites, th e survey show s th a t in box to see th a t nothing is done fensive and it is only a m a tte r of N A T IO N A L A D V E R T ISIN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E this government at their com the e n tire dom inion th ere is only to circum vent this right. ( n t r s t a t e U n i t e d N e w s p a p e r s , I n c . , 545 F i f t h A v e n u e , N e w Y o r k tim e and th e ir position w ill be C i t y a n d C h i c a g o , III. T e l e p h o n e : M u r r a y H i l l 2-54 52 mand. so can a few more Jerem i one N egro policem an, not a single W hen w hite southerners a re so untenable. ahs and Pauls bring the kingdom firem an and no N egroes holding B ritain is still fighting. B ritain determ ined th a t Negroes shall of heaven near at hand. Rates by M ail: 6 m onth—$2.50 O ne Y ear—$5.00 in advance appo in tive or elective positions in vote th a t they are w illing to go dares not cease fighting. F ig h t 4. Man's power may prove a pubic offices as rep resen tativ es of w ith them to th e ballot box, we ing is the life blood of th e iav- champion at holding out for a city, province or dom inion gov are w itnessing “strange things to flung B ritish em pire. B ut fight long while, but it just cannot e rn m e n t,” B arn ett w rites. day.” T hat these w hite so u th ern ing w ill in tim e destroy B ritain continue on in arrogance and In his first article B arn ett ers a re South C arolinians is one an d if she does not fight, rapid style. quoted a slap at C anada s tre a t- c f th e m oral m iracles of the 20th disintegration w ill set in and By M arg aret T aylor Goss for A N P 5. Man must come to understand m ent of colored citizens by A lis century. As we w ere inform ed fin al dissolution w ill becom e in that outward forces of evil w ill ta ir S tew art, a w hite liberal of some m onths ago, these sam e evitable. c ie s all over th e w orld. The r e ignite into flame if the inner man W innipeg, M anitoba, in his first South C arolinians favored letting No Minority Problem in USSR nee the U nited S tates can be forgets God. and the nations con m oval of th is b a rrie r is an essen R ecently th e N atio n al Council speech as a m em ber of th e C ana N egroes vote in the p rim ary; this convinced th a t we are no longer tinue to clamor, only for wealth of A m erican-S oviet F riendship tial condition for th e inclusion of d ian H ouse of Commons. sam e group m et and m ade a justified in fighting B ritain ’s im -c e le b ra te d th e occasion of th e vast cou n tries and th e peoples and material gain. “C anada is ignoring a golden statem en t in re b u tta l to the perialistic w ars, B ritain ’s strangle 6. Bread alone w ill not suffice, o p p o rtu n ity w hen it refuses to 12th an n iv ersa ry of th e resu m p in h ab itin g them , in th e gen eral sham eful legislative attem p ts to hold on India and Irelan d and is allow N egroes w ho could con tio n of U. S.-Soviet diplom atic ch annel of h u m a n ity ’s economic, and diplomatic serena nde th w a rt the N egro’s rig h tfu l con C hina w ill be broken forever. relations. T his should in te re st us political and c u ltu ra l dev elo p tantamount to a fling of dice. trib u te m uch to th e co u n try ’s tention for political participation. The sooner th e B ritish em pire 7. Every time mne decide their w elfare, a fair chance to do so,” as N egroes because of th e fact m en t.” Now tfiese sam e w hite a re so d e disintegrates, th e sooner w ill a p Mr. Robeson fu rth e r states th a t own issues, to the exclusion of S te w a rt said. th a t anyone w ho tak es th e tim e term ined th a t justice shall be ac p ear prospects of lasting peace. to re a d the facts know s th a t here th e re is no possible com parison God's laws, they can eppect down corded Negroes in th eir rightful T here is no w ay a t present to is one cou n try th a t we can learn to be m ade w ith th e Soiet Union the road to meet up with flaws. Godly living. attem p ts to exercise th e ir rig h ts stave off w ar if B ritain is to keep 8. Man must decide to abide by 11. Jeremiah didn't cry for from ab o u t solving our present in its tre a tm e n t of m inorities, for of suffrage th a t they accom intact her vast em pire. B ut u n pressing m inority groups prob* th ey have no m inorities in our God's form of creation and nothing, ut tried to warn us even pany N egroes to the ballot box. fortunately th e h an d w ritin g is sense of th e w ord. In th a t coun squarely recognie all races and now to quit sinning, when he lem. Interracialism is reaching a now on the w all,, and even the creeds, or he w ill find him self said "Thus saith Jehovah of try all people of w h a te v e r color P a u l Robeson, th e g re a t peo new high in constructive action most dull-eyed B ritons can read p le ’s artist, shed needed light on or cu ltu re enjoy com plete eq u a l wanting, even in his common hosts. Behold, evil shall go forth w hen it assum es the proportions it. Im perialism is a form of iso from nation to nation, and a great how the S oviet U nion d ealt w ith ity. Wo know th a t th is is not needs. and m om entum now m anifest in lationism and the su rv iv al of 9. God. of one blood, created tempest shall be raised up from th is problem w hen he spoke re tru e in the U n ited States, e ith er South C arolina. T hings are s tir m ankind depends upon th e abol cen tly in N ew Y ork C ity a t th e for th e N egro or an y o th er m inor- all men, and Christ w ith His own the uttermost parts of the earth rin g in th e south and although ishm ent of isolationism . L ittle an n iv ersary celebration. I should ty groups so p erh ap s w e can blood paid their debt of sin . . . . . . " Jer. 23 ad 25. the sh o rt tim e prospects a re not by little forces of abolishm ent 12. The hour is at handnowfor like to quote for th e b en efit of learn som ething from th e USSR, so there is nothing left for man to assuring, the long tim e prospects a re a t w ork ju s t as little by little do but to love his neighbor, and every corner of the nation, to in terested read ers some excerpts th a t is if we a re really serious leave ab u n d an t room for hope. forces are at w ork for N egro lib to his God be true. pull itself up in the direction of a b o u t solving th is prblem . from Mr. Robeson’s speech. These la tte r day secessionists in eration here and elsew here. 10. God's w ill could be done on salvation, and stop mimicking Mr. Robeson feels th at, “the Paul Robeson said, “In d ev el South aC rolina are the hope of The N egro ath lete sym bolizes oping our u nderstan d in g of and g reatest d an g er a t th is historic earth, as it is in Heaven, if all Satan's enchanting tom toms the south and nation. W ithout the underlying sp irit of th e n a closer friendship w ith th e Soviet period to th e em ergence of a peo men would forget what they while awaiting our destruction them the N egro is lost and th en tron. L ittle by little these N egro U nion, it is im p o rta n t th a t w e in ples’ w orld founded up on the think they are, and strive toward by atomic boms. the south is lost; and then th e ath letes are com ing into th eir A m erica try to u n d erstan d th a t equalities, economic, racial, e th nation! own. Jo e Louis has probably country’s ideals. T he one w hich nic and political could w ell be It m ust be kep t definitely in contributed as m uch to im proved upon o u r c o n tin en t.” C onsider in my opinion has m ost signifi m ind th a t th e fight for justice race relations as any N egro of cance for us, especially now, is for a m om ent, th e situ atio n in for the N egro is not a fight m ere this generation. He is th e g re a t that of dem ocracy am ong peoples C hina, in Indonesia a n d in other ly for the Negro. It is a fight for est sym bol of interracialism . His of different race, color, creed and places w h ere o u r policy has been the south and nation. Long live success has been of th e in te r iiationality. . . . D em ocracy to help th e B ritish, F ren ch and these la tte r day secessionists in racial kind, b u t th ere w ould have among all peoples regardless of C hiang Kai S hek governm ents South C arolina! May th eir num been no success had he not race, creed and color or n atio n crush th e peole’s struggle for bers increase. The secessionism w rought it w ith those “m illion ality is som ething th a t th e Soviet dem ocracy, freedom an d in d e is a redem ptionist m ovem ent cal dollar m auls” w hich w e call fists. people have achieved in practice. pendence. culated to save the m oral face of Now comes Jack ie R obinson In South A m erica, m illions of A nd it represen ts one of th e ; crashing th e m ajor leagues as a ★ g reatest of all achievem ents of A fricians are facing unnecessary ball player. If Jack ie can deliver th e Soviet Union in its 28 years sta rv a tio n and th e tragic plight the goods he is going to be a THERE A RE PLEN TY of th e Jew ish people has not yet of history.” L’essing to th e cause of b e tte r been solved. “Y et,” Mr. R obe A m erica’s o u tstan d in g singer- OF R EA SO N S. . . race relations. If Jack ie does actor goes on to say, “T his m ag son says, “we ta lk of w orld peace Expert Shoe Shining & | not deliver, some other N egro AND H ERE THEY A R E ! ” R eliance upon nificent history of Soviet achieve and security. will. We are inching along, little All Kinds oi Dyeing m ent and com plete n atio n al in te m ight, arm am ents, m ilitary bases I by little. Used Shoes for Sale at Very gration of m ino rity an d form er and atom ic bom bs w ill not help Reasonable Prices colonian peoples has p articu lar us tow ard th a t goal. If th e U n it THE MT. OLIVE CHURCH A N ice C o m fo rta b le P la c e to W a it im portance for us today. R ecent ed S tates and th e U nited N ations W h ile H a v in g W o rk Done OF GOD IN CHRIST “Any time after 20 years 1 1 “First, I keep my present grade. S O F T D R IN K S . . . ETC. ly, a w rite r in th e S oviet publca- tru ly w an t peace and security, G u ild s L a k e — 4312 N . W . 41 C rt. * That means a lot. can retire at half pay increas tion, W ar and th e W orking Class, let th em fulfill th e hopes of the 13 N. E. RUSSELL STREET O R D E R O P SE R V IC E ing year by year to three-quarters J u s t S o u t h o f W illia m s A ^ e. common people ev ery w h ere, let observed th a t ‘th e system of co 0 “By reenlisting for 3 years I retirement pay after 30 years of S u n d a y S c h o o l — 9:4 5 A. M. lonial enslavem en t of hundreds them w ork to g eth er to accom M o r n i n g S e r v i c e — 11 :4 5 A. M. ^ can pick my own branch of seivice. And the time I've already Y I W V .W — 6:0 0 I*. M. of m illions of people is an e x plish on a w orld scale, precisely service in the Air, Ground or served in active military or naval E v e n i n g S e r v i c e — 7:3 0 P . M. Christ’s Temple T u e . S e r . 11 :0 0 A. M. & 7 : 3 0 P . M. Service Forces, and can go to any th e kind of dem ocratic associa trem ely dangerous obstacle in service counts toward my retire T h u r . & F r i . E v e . — 7 : 3 0 P . M. Sunday Services as Follows overseas theater I wish. th e p a th of social progress and a tion of free people w hich ch a ra c ment time. Added up—reenlist A ll I n v i t e d — R e v . H . D . W illia m s , S.S. 10:00 A. M.—Service 11:45 b u lw ark of reactio n ary ten d en terizes th e Soviet U nion today." P a sto r 0 “I get my mustering-out pay, ment seems pretty sound to m e!” E vening Service 7:45 *e even though I’m reenlisting. Week Day Service Wednesday WILLIAMS AVE. CHURCH OF Also, I get $50 a year reenlistment and Fridav 7:45 P. M. GOD IN CHRIST bonus for each year I’ve been in —A ll A re W elcome— the Army. My dependents receive Rev. M. Jefferies, Pastor Elder Claud L. L am pkin, P astor family allowances for the full term 2139 S. E. 9th Ave., cor. Grant AN IM PO R T AN T DATI 2504 N. W illiam s Ave. of my enlistment. And I’ll be LA. 0488 Res. TR. 4723 POR M I N IN THE A R M Y ORDER O F SERVICES: ACCRA, W EST A F R — (ANP) his pay problem s, get his “pay- eligible for GI Bill of Rights bene M onday and F riday: Evange- fits when I get out of the Army. —M any West A frican soldiers book straig h ten ed o u t and see listical Services 7:30. W ednesday M EN n o w In A r m y w h o r a e n lis t w ill ow e th eir lives to th e science th a t fam ily allo tm en ts are being Bible Band 8:00. Sunday, S unday b efo re F e b ru a ry 1 w il l be r e e n 4 “My food, clothes, quarters, St. Jam es Baptist paid and collected reg u la rly .” of occupational th erap y . School 10, M orning Service at liste d in p re se n t g ra d e . M en h o n ™ medical and dental care are all Church 11:30. Y. P. W. W„ 6:30. E vening T his is follow ed by placing him T h at conclusion has b e e n o r a b ly d is c h a r g e d c a n r e e n lis t supplied to me. And I can learn Services :45. S unday School 10:30 A. M. w it h in 2 0 d a y s a fte r d is c h a r g e reached by G erald P lange and into his p ro p er physical c a te any of 200 skills or trades in the Come One! Come A ll! Serm on 11:30 A. M. in g ra d e h e ld a t tim e o f d is o th e r journalists from th is area gory for tre a tm e n t. If he has Army schools. Mrs. L am pkin, R eporter. c h a r g e , p ro v id e d th e y r e e n lis t Evening Service 7:30 P. M. d u rin g a recent v isit to a West been w ounded in lim bs o r shoul C “All of us who are reenlisting b efo re F e b r u a r y 1 , 1 9 4 6 . A ll A re C ordially Welcome A frican convalescent d e p o t in d ers or fingers or w ists th e re are ** are going to have from 30 to AFRICAN METHODIST 120 N. E. Russell St. Y o u m a y e n lis t A T A N Y T IM E special occupational t h e r a p y India. 90 days’ furlough at home with fo r 1 V 4 , 2 or 3 y e a r p e rio d s. Rev. J. S. Ferguson, Pastor EPISCOPAL ZION A w ounded W est A frican sol classes. - full pay and our travel paid both Sister Naomi Williams, Sec. ( O n e - y e a r e n listm e n ts fo r m en These in ju ries are cured by ways. And we’ll have 30 days’ fur d ie r is not im m ediately rushed CHURCH n o w in the A r m y w ith a t le a s t lough every year with pay. back to W est A frica, n or does he th e p atien ts use of his lim bs in 6 m o n th s o f s e rv ic e .) 2007 N. Williams Ave. spend the w hole period of his m aking toy an im als from wool, MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD Rev. J. F. Smith, Pastor * ■ * * ★ ★ * ★ ★ ★ * ♦ * * * ♦ * ★ Je disab ility in a base hospital. His w eaving m ats on boards, flow er IN CHRIST M O N THLY m aking, clay m odelling, sewing, jo u rn ey to a convelescent depot 108 XT. E . R u s s e ll S t. P A Y PER M O N T H - R ETIR EM EN T S ta rtin g O R D E R OF SE R V IC B m ay ta k e tw o or th ree m onths as leath erw o rk an d basket-m aking. IN CO M E A F T E R : Base Pay E N L IS T E D M EN CHURCH OF GOD S u n d a y S c h o o l — 9:4 5 A. M. 20 Y e a rs ' 30 Y e a rs ' Per h e m oves carefully from one hos The physical tra in in g program is M o r n i n g S e r v i c e — 11 :3 0 A. M. S e rv ic e Month S e rv ic e IN CHRIST In Addition to Food, Lod tin(, M aste r S e rg e a n t carried o u t by A m erican in E v e n i n g S e r v i c e — 8 :0 0 P . M. pital to another. 1207 S. W. Front Ave. Clothes and M edical Caro o r F irst S e rg e a n t $ 1 3 8 .0 0 $ 8 9.70 J 1 5 5 .2 5 Y . P . W . W . — 6 :3 0 P . M. He find him self in a totally stru cto rs under th e supervision T u e . 8:0 0 P . M .— E v a n g . S e r v i c e R egular C hurch Services ♦ T e c h n ic a l S e rg e a n t 114.00 128.25 74.10 T h u r . P r a y e r & B ib le B a n d — 8:00 d iffe re n t atm osphere w hen he of q ualified B ritish arm y physical B roadcast Each S unday S ta ff S e rg e a n t . . 9 6 .0 0 6 2 .4 0 108.00 F r i . H e a l i n g S e r v i c e — 8 :0 0 P . M. ( a ) —P lu s 2 0 r c In c re a se for train in g instructors. K W JJ a t 8 A. M. fin ally arriv es a t the convales O v e r s e e r W . 1«. M c K in n e y , P a s t o r S e rv ic e O v e rse a s. ( b ) - P lu s S e rg e a n t « . . . 78.00 50 .7 0 87.75 Rev. B. M. McSwain, Pastor E ld . B. T . W e lls . A s s t . P a s t o r B ritish n ursing o rderlies su p 5 0 % if M e m b e r of F ly in g cen t base. U nlike an o rdinary C o rp o ra l . . . . 66.00 42 .9 0 74.25 C rew s, P a ra c h u tis t, e tc . ( c ) hospital, he is largely o u t in the ervise th e train in g pro g ram u n P riv a te F irst C lass • 54.00 35 .1 0 60.75 —P lu s 5 % In c re a se in P a y 32.50 P riv a te • • • • 50.00 fo r E a c h 3 Y ears of S erv ice. 56.25 open air, and in place of constant d e r a m edical officer. Mrs. L an- CHURCH OF GOD CHURCH OF GOD doses of m edicine, he finds him ning, a B ritishe, uns th e re m IN CHRIST IN CHRIST self engaging in p hysical tra in edial and occupational th e ra p y j Cor. 99th and S. E. Ash Sts. section, w hich has a high score I 338 N. W. 5th Ave. ing. SEE THE JOB T H R O U G H » B N U S T N O W A T Y O U * N TA ItfST T he first thing is to look into for successful cures. Sunday School 10:30 A. M. W eek Services—T uesday and U. S. A R M Y * ta tU trtN O STATION Sermon 12 Noon F riday 8 P. M. Y.P.W.W. 6:30 P. M. SUNDAY SERVICES Evening Service 8 P. M. BE A S unday School 9:45 A. M. Other Meetings Serm on 11:30 A. M. •‘G U A R D I A N Of V I C T O R Y ' Tue., Fri. Evenings 8 P. M. Y.P.W.W. 7:00 P. M. A t R , G R O U N D , s i e v i c t r o s e n 1412 N. Williams Avenue Bible Band Wed. Eve. 8 P. M. Evening Service 8:00 P. M. REV. J. C. LEWIS, Pastor ELD. T. W. RUSSAW, Pastor Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. LISTEN FRIENDS . . . “M e ...I’m staying in the Army! SIBLEY Shoe Shine Parlor 6 Occupational Therapy Saves Wounded African Soldier JA N U A R Y 31, 1946 U. S. ARMY OREGON FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 614 S. W. Eleventh A venue Portland, O regon