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F r i d a y . D e c a m b a r 28. 1945 PORTLAND INQUIRER Page Four PORTLAND INQUIRER P u b lith e d Each F rid ay By Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. 1453 N. W. Williams Ave.. Tel. LAncasier 1568 Send mail to P. O. Box 3877, Zone 8 B. D. Robinson. Mgr. Chesley E. Corbett. Editor Member of the Associated Negro Press, Calvin's Newspaper Service, Ted Yates Publications, Inc., Independent Press Service. T his newspaper reserves the right to print tor publication all preaa dispatches, features and photos forwarded by these agencies or otherwise credited to them. N A T IO N A L A D V E K T IST N G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E I 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 C i t y a n d C h i c a g o , ID. T e l e p h o n e : M u r r a y H i l l 2-545 2 Rates by M ail: 6 m onth—$2.50 O ne Y ear—$5.00 in advance EDITORIAL T he im portance of a high school diplom a to O regon’s re tu rn in g v eteran s can n o t be over-em phasized because of th e m any jobs, both in p riv ate in d u stries and in civil se r vice in fed eral and sta te agencies, w hich req u ire th a t the ethployee be a high school g rad u ate. F o r th is reason it w ould be wise for th e v eteran w ho in so m any cases was called into th e service before he com pleted his secondary ed ucation to look carefu lly into th e possibilities offered him to secu re th a t m uch needed diplom a. T he e x -w a rrio r can re tu rn to high school, of course. B ut so often he feels th a t he is too m atu re for the class roo m a fte r sev eral y ears of arm y or navy life. F u rth e r, he m ay h av e to go to w ork to su p p o rt him self and quite possibly a fam ily. For these and o th e r reasons, it is recom m ended th a t he look into th e exam in ations offered by th e U. S. A rm ed Forces In stitu te , u n d e r the guidance of the A m erican Council of E ducation, w hich may enable him to secure his diplom a w ith o u t need of fu rth e r study. As D. A. Em erson, assistan t su p e rin ten d en t in charge of secondary education for th e S ta te D ep artm en t of E du cation, points out, th e v eteran certain ly can ’t lose by taking th e tests, even if he fails. In one case, a v eteran in Coquille successfully passed th e exam s recently, w ith only one y e a r in high school p rio r to several y e a rs’ arm y service. T h e all-round ex p erien ce and know ledge he had picked u p in the service w ere, in his case, th e eq u iv alen t of about th re e high school years. - Those ex am in atio n s are not a hit-and-m iss proposition. T he N o rth w est A ssociation of S econdary and High Schools, w hich includes th e school system s of O regon and five o th er N o rth w e stern states, have sp en t ap p ro x im ately $1500 in vestig atin g th e effects and th e resu lts of these A rm ed Forces Tnsitute tests, an d th e A ssociation has approved them fully. T he A m erican Council on E ducation, before its en d orsem ent, used th e ex am in atio n s on a rep resen tativ e body of high school seniors and w orked out its norm s for the G I tests from th e resu lts of these. It is a sound, approved p lan conceived on th e principle th a t a v eteran 's store of u sefu l info rm atio n an d his a b ility to reason should have in creased considerably d u rin g his tim e in th e service. A nd it ap p ears to be w orking out th a t wav. Yes, We Should Be Happy This New Year By C hesley E. C orbett T hose of us w ho are fo rtu n ate to be spared to see 1946 ushered ij sh o u ld feel proud and should rejoice an d give th a n k s to God for th e com ing New Year. W ar is a thing of the past. The oppressors, who reigns of terro r, to rtu re and slavery, w ere blots on civilization, have been con q u ered ; m any tried and ex e c u t ed w hile o th ers, th e m ain cu l prits, a re now facing trial ch arg ed w ith th e most heineous crim es in th e an n als of history. O ur boys are retu rn in g home by th e thousands: th ey no long e r have to fear th e subm arine, the sniper, and o th e r horrors of w ar. O u r loved ones are no longer prisoners of w ar w ith th eir em ac iated forms, th e ir bodies covered w ith scars show ing w here the lash of th e ir keepers had been effective. M others in foreign lands can rejoice th a t th e ir d au g h ters can now e n te r into legal wedlock and bring legitim ate offsprings into th e w orld and w ill not have to be a victim , as in th e past to b ru te force and illicit relations. The m inisters can rejoice th a t th e real u n a d u lte ra te d religion can be preached and men and w om en ev ery w h ere w orship God w ith o u t re stra in t and d irections of any one. Yes. we have m any reasons to rejoice. We hope and tru st th at the day is not too far d istan t w here th ere shall be univ ersal ponce and good w ill to all men. BETWEEN THE LINES Aulhor, Critic and Audience Clash Over "Strange Fruit" By Dean G ordon B. H ancock NEW YORK (A NP)—In t h e th a t L illian S m ith w as a staunch last book forum of th e y e a r of foe of segregation and an un- th e S chom burg C ollection of N e shakeable advocate of hum an gro L ite ra tu re of th e N ew York dem ocracy but th a t she should P ublic L ib ra ry last T uesday L il have called in a professional p lay lian Sm ith, A be H ill an d the w rig ht to m ake “S tran g e F ru it" audience clashed in a vigorous th e B roadw ay hit it deserves to d eb ate over th e m erits of “Broad- be. w a y ’s m isunderstood p 1 a y ,” “S tran g e F ru it.” The discussion w as w ell-m an n ered but th e d if ferences of opinion w ere sharp and serious. Dr. L. D. R eddick, w ho p resid W ITH THE 761ST TANK BAT ed, opened th e m eeting by p o in t ing out th a t the sincerity and TALION IN EUROPE— (A NP)— high purpose of Lillian Sm ith C apt. Ivan H. H arrison, 3399 Sco- w ere not d eb ata b le in th a t her vel place, D etroit, becam e the consistent fight against racial se first N egro com m ander of the gregation, h er refusal to join 761st T ank battalion w hen he suc- w ith fake so u th ern liberal o rg an j ceeded Lt. Col. P au l L. Batos, izations and h er record as editor w hite, of Boonton, N. J., on of th e S outh Today had estab Nov. 3. The new com m ander is 26 and lished h e r as a cham pion of h u m an dem ocracy; how ever, w rit was born in D etroit. H<* is m ar ing a successful play for B road ried to the form er Miss Ju a n ita way m ay be som ething else e n E dw ards of D etroit, and is the fa th e r of a son, Ivan. Jr., age one tirely. Miss S m ith told the audience and a half years. P rio r to com of h e r m otive in w riting the ing into the arm y he w as engaged play; th a t she did not intend to in business w ork in C leveland do a d ram a of Negro life but of and also served as a postal em life in a sm all southern town. ploye at the C leveland Post O f She insisted th a t her characters fice. Capt. H arrison g rad u ated from w ere real and tru e to life. Abe Hill, d irector of th e A m er th e arm ored force officer candi ican N egro th e a tre and dram a d ate school, at ort K nox on Ju ly critic, replied by saying th a t the 4, 1942, joining the 761st, th an a play w as spraw ling, t h a t the light tan k battalion, a t Camp c h a racters w ere not “e x p la in e d ” C laiborne, La., as a ta n k platoon end th a t in con trast to his e x leader on Ju ly 16, 1942. On Oct. 30, 1943, he becam e citem en t w hen he had s e e n “Deep A rc The Roots," he felt th e second N egro to ev er become in d ifferen t w h e n v i e w i n g a com pany com m ander in the b a t talion, w hen he assum ed com “S tran g e F ru it.” The audience then jum ped into m and of h ead q u arters com pany. a free-for-all discussion, a lte r I It w as in this capacity th a t he nately h u rlin g praise and blam e ■ cam e overseas w ith the 761st and en tered com bat. A m onth before at both critic and author. The gen eral concensus at the the end of hostilities in Europe, conclusion of the m eeting was he took com m and of the service com pany. Negro Commands Tank Battalion “Me... I’m staying in the Army ! SIBLEY Shoe Shine Parlor THERE ARE PLENTY Expert Shoe Shining & All Kinds of Dyeing OF REASONS . . . AND HERE THEY ARE !” Used Shoes for Sale at V ery R easonable Prices A N ine C o m f o r t a b l e P la c e to W a t t W h ile H a v in g W o rk Done S O F T D R IN K S . . . ETC. 1 “ First, I keep my present grade. • That means a lot. 0 “By reenlisting for 3 years I ^ can pick my own branch of service in the Air, Ground or Service Forces, and can go to any overseas theater I wish. 0 “I get my inustering-out pay, V even though I’m rcenlisting. Also, I get $50 a year reenlistment bonus for each year I’ve been in the Army. My dependents receive family allowances for the full term of my enlistment. And I’ll be eligible for GI Bill of Rights bene fits when I get out of the Army. “Any time after 20 years 1 can retire at half pay increas ing year by year to three-quarters retirement pay after 30 years of service. And the time I’ve already served in active military or naval service counts toward my retire ment time. Added up—reenlist ment seems pretty sound to m e!" 6 “My food, clothes, quarters, medical and dental care are all supplied to me. And I can learn any of 200 skills or trades in the Army schools. 4 “All of us who are reenlisting are going to have from 30 to 90 days’ furlough at home with lull pay and otir travel paid both ways. And we’ll have 30 days’ fur lough every year with pay. 5 JANUARY 31, 1946 AN I MP O R T A N T DATI POR M I N I N T H I ARMY M EN n o w in A rm y w h o ro o n litt before F e b ru a ry 1 w i l l be re e n liste d in p resent g ra d e . M en h o n o ra b ly d isch arg e d c a n re e n lis t w ith in 20 d a y s afte r d isc h a rg e in grade held at tim e o f d is ch a rg e , p ro vid e d th e y re e n list before F e b ru a ry 1, 19 4 6 . Y o u m a y e n lis t A T A N Y TIM E fo r 1 Vi, 2 o r 3 y e a r p e rio d s. (O n e -y e a r e n listm en ts fo r m en n o w in the A rm y w ith a t le a st 6 m onths o f s e rv ic e .) ***************** NANCE' S B A R - B - Q P A Y PER M O N T H - EN LISTED MEN 31 N. E. CHERRY CT. Good Meals Served All Hours Home Cooking Our Specialty Is Additwa Is Food. Lod(W|. DINNERS — BARBECUE SANDWICHES EAst 9044 David Nance, Prop. Clothei and Medical Cara * ( a ) —Plue 2 0 4 Increase for S erv ice O verseas. ( b ) —Plus 50 if M em ber of F lyin g Crewe. P arach utist, etc. ( c ) —Plue 5% Increase in Pay for E ach 3 Y ears of Service. M aster Sergeant or First Sergeant $ 1 3 8 .0 0 T echnical Sergeant 1 1 4 .0 0 Staff Sergeant . . 9 6 .0 0 Sergeant . , , , 7 8 .0 0 C orporal . • • • 66.00 Private First Claas . 5 4 .0 0 P rivate , , ■ . 5 0 .0 0 THROUGH U. S. ARMY 1412 N. Williams Avenue MONTHLY RETIREMENT Starting INCOME AFTER: Base Pay 20 rea rs' 10 T sor.' Per S ervice Service Stantii $ 8 9 .7 0 7 4 .1 0 6 2 .4 0 $ 1 5 5 .2 5 1 2 8 .2 5 1 0 8 .0 0 5 0 .7 0 4 2 .9 0 8 7 .7 5 3 5 .1 0 3 2 .5 0 7 4 .2 5 6 0 .7 5 5 6 .2 5 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . * * * * SEE THE J O B OREGON FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION It is d o u b tfu l if this country ev er had a m ore uncertain, v a cillating leadership th an today. We are beginning to miss Roose velt. P resid en t T rum an is m ak ing heroic effo rts to carry on; but Roosevelts are hard to find! W hen in her sorrow , Mrs. Roose velt said th a t she m ourned not so m uch for h er husband as for the world, she w as going to the I very h eart of a very vital m atter i and th a t w as the m atter of n a tional leadership. T rum an has grappled v e r y courageously w ith m atters of state and has m ade some splen did m aneuvers politically and som e fine g estures diplom atical ly, but R oosevelts are hard to find! The G O P political hounds are hot on th e tra il of T rum an and he had b e tte r bew are. H ar ry Flood B yrd, aobut w hom we heard so little w hen great Roose velt lived, is itching back into I th e spotlight of the nation’s no tice. L indbergh, w ho has driven into exile a fte r he had lost caste bi cause of his pro-Nazi disposi tions is attem p tin g to come back. Not only is L indbergh heading back, but a m ovem ent is gaining ground to have his comm issions form ally restored. Such is the su b tle attem p t to discredit Roose velt by undoing w hat he did at a tim e w hen nobody dared to lift an opposing head. Roosevelts a re h ard to find! Now th a t our g re a t chief has pased on, les ser breeds are sneaking out and scenting for th e spotlight. The old proverb, “w hen the cat is aw ay the rats come out to play,” is today assum ing a very real m eaning. T he g reat d a n g e r hinges about th e possibilities th a t the rum p leaders long on ra b ble-rousing and short on con stru ctiv e statesm anship, w ill gain the political ascendancy in this country and th e world. I have long seen in th e G al- up poll a v ery real d anger to national leadership. Som ebody has said th a t a politician is one w ho can sit upon a fence and hold his ear to th e ground. The politician depends upon sensing the desires of the people and caterin g to those desires. In B iS N U S T N O W » I Y O U « N EA R EST U . 8. A R M Y R E C R U IT IN G S T A T IO N BE A • G U A R D I A N O f V I C T O R Y •• A IR . G R O U N D . S I 614 S. W. Eleventh Avenue Portland, Oregon 13 N. E. RU SSELL STREET J u s t S outh of W tlU am s Ave. Christ's Temple S unday Services as Follow s S.S. 10:00 A M.—Service 11:45 E vening Service 7:45 W eek Day Service W ednesday an d F rid a y 7:45 P. 71. — All A re W elcome— Rev. M. Jefferies, P astor 2139 S. E. 9th Ave.. cor. G rant LA. 0488 Res. TR. 4723 St. Jam es 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 W elcome 120 N. E. R ussell St. Rev. J. S. Ferguson, P asto r S ister Naom i W illiams. Sec. MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST o th er w ords, they propose to give the people w hat they do not n ec essarily need. In an age of p ro p aganda it is not easy to tell w hat people need, although q u ite easy to tell w h at they w ant. T hey a re poor p a re n ts indeed who a re governed in th e ir d eal ings w ith th e ir ch ild ren by w hat the ch ild ren w ant, ra th e r than by w hat they need. If all chil dren had been given w h at they w anted th ey all w ould have been eith er dead or disgraced. It is even so w ith the fickle masses of m ankind. One of th e w orst curses th a t could be visited upon men is th a t they be given w hat they w ant rath e r th a n w h at they need. The G allup poll is supposed to sam ple public opinion and thus determ ine w hat th e people w ant at a given time. It has little or no reference to w hat th ey need. The e x te n t to w hich o u r political leaders attem p t to c a te r to the w ants and w him s of th e masses is th e e x te n t to w hich th e n a tion w ill be led by a lagging leadership. L eadership of the constructive kind depends upon the ab ility of leaders to look over the shoulders of th e ir co n stitu en cy and tak e long tim e view s of situations w hich involve not alone w h at the people w ant but w hat th ey need. The football p layer w ho pays too m uch atten tio n to th e g ran d stand w ill hardly m ake a touch down. The great debacle in w hich the w orld finds itself to day hinges about th e conflict betw een w hat the people a r e clam oring for and .'/hat t h e y need. Suppose the P ilgrim fa thers had taken a G allup poll or that th e colonists had “sam pled” by m eans of some v ariety of poll, the opinion on going to w ar w ith England. Im agine A braham L in coln w aiting for the G allup poll w hen F o rt S um ter w as fired on. One of th e things th a t is d e vitalizing dem ocracy is this self sam e a tte m p t to go by w h at the people think. How can confused people th in k straig h t in th e face of highly financed propaganda? How can the people th in k clear ly w hen the B abel of tongues rocks w ith diverse doctrines. U n less we can bring up a m ore sta l w art leadership for th ese p eril ous tim es, the end of civiliza tion is n ear a t hand. It would app ear th a t th e w eakened lead ership w hich is evolving in this age of “polls" w ill sooner o r later h u rtle us into d ictato rsh ip in sheer self defense. THE MT. OLIVE CHURCH O F GOD IN CHRIST G u ild s L a k e — 4 3 1 2 N . W . 41 C rt. ORDER OE S E R V IC E S u n d a y S c h o o l — 9 : 4 5 A. M. M o r n i n g S e r v l c , — 11 :4 5 A. M. Y . P . W . W . — 6 :0 « P . M. E v e n i n g S e r v i c e — 7 :3 0 P . M. T u e . S e r . 11 :0 0 A. M. & 7 :3 0 P . M. T b u r . & F r l . E v e . — 7 : 3 0 p . M. A ll I n v i t e d — R e v . H . D . W illia m s , P a sto r W ILLIA M S AVE. CHURCH OF GOD IN C H R IST Elder C laud L. L am pkin, Pastor 2504 N. W illiam s Ave. ORDER OF SERV ICES: M onday and F rid ay ; Evange- listical Services 7:30. W ednesday Bible B and 8:00. S unday, Sunday School 10, M orning Service at 11:30. Y. P. W. W., 6:30. E vening Services :45. Come One! Come A ll! Mrs. L am pkin, R eporter. AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH 2007 N. W illiam s Ave. Rev. J. F. Sm ith. P astor 108 N . B . R u s s e ll S t. O R D E R O r S E R V IC E S u n d a y S c h o o l — 9:4 5 A. M. M o r n i n g S e r v i c e — 11 :3 0 A. M. E v e n i n g S e r v i c e — 8 :0 0 P . M. Y . P . W . W . — 6 :3 0 P . M. T u e . 8:0 0 P . M . — E v a n g . S e r v i c e T h u r . P r a y e r & B i b l e B a n d — 8 :0 0 F r i . H e a l i n g S * r v l c e - r - 8 : 0 0 P . M. O v e r s e e r W . I*. M c K i n n e y . P a s t o r E ld . B . T . W e lls , A s s t . P a s t o r 1207 S. W. F ro n t Ave. R egular C hurch Services B roadcast Each Sunday K W JJ at 8 A. M. Rev. B. M. M cSw ain. P astor CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 338 N. W. 5th Ave. S unday School 10:30 A. M. Serm on 12 Noon Y.P.W.W. 6:30 P. M. E vening Service 8 P. M. O th er M eetings Tue.. Fri. E venings 8 P. M. B ible B and Wed. Eve. 8 P. M. REV J. C. LEW IS, P asto r CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Cor. 99th and S. E. A sh Sts. W eek Services—T uesday and F riday 8 P. M. SUNDAY SERV ICES S u n d ay 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 . P astor