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_____ An Associated Negro Press Publication Wö« ■¡fortlanii Inquirer Serving the Pacific Northwest Oregon's e^egro Weekly — VOLUME 2 PORTLAND. OREGON. JANUARY 11. 1946 PRICE 10c Number 25 N.A.A.C.P. Executive Secretary Will Speak in Portland February 6 Quarlerman ai 'Youth for Chri«t' Called Front for NAACP Gets Oii Shipyard Dies Fascicm; Liberal Leaders Say Group To Good Start Of Heart Attack Now Seeking Jim Crow Membership In what was described as the liveliest N. A. A. C. P. executive board meeting ever held in Port land Dr. R. N. Joyner set in ep- peration the years program to and with the approval of his well organized board. After an nouncing that Walter White, Ex ecutive Secretary of the National Office was to be here for a meet ing February 6 at Library Hall, Chairman of the various Com mittees were announced and a program laid out for committees to work. The chairmen are as follows: Executive Committee Chair man, Dr. R. N. Joyner; Member ship Committee Chairman, Juan ita Johnson; Finance Committee Chairman, Isadore Maney; Press and Publicity Chairman, Ruth Haefner; Legal Redress and Leg islation Chairman, Clifford C. Walker; Labor and Industry Chad man, Frank Ward; Educa- tion* C. Berry; Entertain- Walter White, executive secretary of the National As sociation for Adavancement of Colored People, will speak in Portland on February 6th to the combined membership of the Portland and Vancouver branches, at Library hall, S. W. 10th and Yamhill streets. Mr. White traveled the Overseas Theatres of War as a correspondent and a con sultant on hte Negro G.I. His recent book, “A Rising Wind”, tils of his observations of the Negro in the armed service. FRIENDS BELIEVE WORRY OF CHICAGO—(ANP)— Is the new port is coming from sources REDUCTION IN FORCE Youth for Christ movement an which formerly supported the THE CAUSE earnest religious effort? Or is it pre-Pearl Harbor America First a smoothl” directed fascist front committee. Their sudden switch Dr. R. N. Joyner, President of Monday night, Mr. B. C. Prince, organization, backed under cover to religion is not for godly rea the Portland Branch and Mr. struggle has been led in recent Quarterman of the Scalers and by some of the nation’s leading sons.” Mark Smith, President of the years by three interracial organi Buffers at the Willamette Iron As for LeTorneau, he is the race and religious baiters? Vancouver Branch, have instruct zations. Oldest of these is the and Steel Corporation (swing According to Bishop G. Ashton millionaire owner of several in ed their Entertainment Commit National Association for the Ad shift), dropped dead of a heart Oldham, noted liberal prelate of dustrial plants in Georgia and tee chairmen to prepare for Mr. vancement of Colored People, attack about 10:15 p. m. at the the Albany, N. Y., Episcopal di Mississippi who calls himself White’s visit. The committee is founded in 1909. It operates pri yard where he worked. ocese, Youth for Christ is ac “partner of God.” In October, headed here by Oliver E. Smith, marily in the field of civil liber Mr. Prince was, and had been tually “fascist in character, anti- 1944, he dedicated a $100,000 of and i nVancouver by W. I. Jones, ties, being concerned with getting in charge of his crew for the past Catholic, anti-Semitic and anti- fice building at Vicksburg, Miss., who say the meeting is opened to a vote for Negroes, protecting three years, which was composed to which many officials were Negro.” the public as well as members. them against lynching, and safe largely of colored workers. It And the Rev. Claude Williams, invited. Describing the festivities This is a fine venture of coopera guarding their legal rights. In was generally known by all that director of the Peoples Institute in the News Digest, New Orleans, tion for the Branches of Port this struggle it has won many no- he loved his crew and on several of Applied Religion with head under date of Oct. 6, 1944, Harry land and Vancouver, and a fine ticable victories. It has been in occasions when issues occurred in quarters in Detroit, and for Koger wrote: start for Dr. Joyner and Mark the forefront of the battle against volving the races, he, a white man, many years one of the nation’s “I learned from a worker sit Smith to cement a friendly feel the poll tax. Althoogh often at often has “gone to the bat” for most fearless foes of injustice, ting near me that he and several tacked by militant Negroes, par ing between the two branihes. those who worked under him, says Youth for Christ has the others who had led in organizing Mr. White has consented to set ticularly in recent years, as be even when members of his race backing and support of such re a union in the plant had been aside a period of time for those ing ^Oj eqoti^o# and conservative were on the other side; he has actionaries and native fascists given a week’s notice, and con who wish him to autograph his in ■ its tjqtirs,* i&- dcfci#v«n*nte been termed “Lover of Our as millionaire R. G. LeTourneau sequently were facing unemploy- books. 4 i ar<jL .rtdeniabte/’ End of quote ' Group,” because he believed in W Vfrksht».«», M is . the n o ment lod.v. P -rb «"s . **-* Pr-«->r,cations are being roadr ?n fair play and justice for all. torious Gerald L. K. Smith who accounmd?or some of the Vuirdf Just before Christmas he was Council and Junior Work, Marie eom fortabTy'talre c a r o - o f alb has reputedly boasted that Youth gloomy countenances. informed by “higher ups” that 27 B. Smith; Auditor, Nels Peterson. attend this meeting. for Christ and his own group, “After the benediction by an Mr. White has been in Portland members of his Crew would have * Besides these committee heads American Youth for Christ, have official of the Georgia LeTorneau several times before. to be “terminated,” because of others in attendance were Marg interlocking leaders. plant the chairman told us how A reception committee will be reduction in the force; he was In view of the effort to obtain to get through the front door to aret Wyman, Rev. Geo. Brown, named later. worried, and became somewhat Negro membership— on a jim the barbecue tables. Special in Rev. J. F. Smith, Geo. Thomas, Editor's Notes dejected; however, next day or crow basis— and the way in structions were also given to the Ruth Flowers, Mrs. Jackson, ders came cancelling the one men Rose Parker, Irvin Goodman, Iola Many may not know the pur which many Negro religious Negro section on how to get tioned. leaders have been induced to through the back door to their Cornish, and L. Nicholas Granoff. pose and function of the N.A.A. SEATTLE, Wash. (ANP)—Use The next night, Friday before Executive board meetings will C. P. In order to inform you of of the word “nigger” was pro back this drive, the real truth barbecue. Christmas, all of the employes be held often. The new meeting same, I’ll quote an article in Max tested last week by 16 members about Youth for Christ needs under him had a pre-Christmas “When I asked one of the place is to be at the N.S.O. 6 N. well S. Stewart's “The Negro in to read and digested. of the famed second battalion of dinner and he was present. After workers if he was going to line Tillamook, beginning January 20. America,” quote, “The Negro’s Here are important facts worth the 364th Infantry. dinner was served and when he up and eat some barbecue, he considering. The word was used by an un was asked to speak, Mr. Prince said: Local branches of Youth for named marine radio news an arose and stated “that in all of ’“Hell, no, I’ve got my lunch Christ are often sponsored nouncer when telling about Cab his life he could frankly say that throughout the nation by local right here in my pocket.” Calloway’s Kansas City jim crow this was the happiest Christmas In Chicago not long ago 13 of Christian Business Men’s com fracas. The broadcast came from that he had ever spent. mittees. LeTorneau supports the the city’s leading pastors, white a San Francisco station. UNION SPRINGS, A L A — Friday night last, he was again He came in, beat him unmerci Christian Business Men’s com and colored, issued a statement “We feel that the word ‘nigger’ (ANP)—The federal government fully, then arrested him on a dis ordered to reduce his force which mittee and it is said that he con condemning Youth for Christ for may be called upon to remove orderly conduct charge. Thomas is not the proper word to de resulted in the termination of tributes heavily to this and sim its attempt to organize jim croty a white killer cop from among was soon released by pressure scribe the activities of Negroes,” eight of his workers, some who ilar committees. The Mississip- groups. The Hearst daily news Negro citizens of this small cotton from his white friends but Brad they said, “and we further feel had been with him almost as pian, according to Rev. Williams, paper, the Chicago Herald Amer town. Bullets from his blazing that anyone permitted to broad long as he was quarterman. It ley returned with two pistols is notoriously anti-labor, anti- ican, this week carried a picture gun have already killed two of cast in the name of the Armed worried him. v and a sawed-off shot gun and Negro and promotes a Pauline of the newly formed Youth for their number and a third, a war forces should be intelligent killed him. Monday, when he reported for Christ band. There are no dark theology which is anti-Semitic. enough to understand thia.’’ veteran, lies dangerously wound work it was noticeable that he Hytower was slain on the street One of the major backers of faces in it. They asked “for a fair and just ed, with one eye shot out. wasn’t in the same frame of here. Bradley demanded his knife Youth for Christ is William Ran account of the news.” In Detroit last summer, Gerald The white policeman charged and Hytower gave it to him, then mind; he seemed worried, and dolph Hearst whose newspapers L. K. Smith openly asserted there with the wanton shootings and the policeman proceeded to beat complained of a “burning” around have strong anti-labor and anti was “an overlapping of leader ruthless murders, is Dewey Brad him so brutally that even white the region of his hear*. progressive policies and are often ship” between his own Young ley, assigned to the police depart bystanders protested. The white His many friends believe that viciously anti-Negro and anti-Se Afericans for Christ and Youth ment here shortly before V-J officer shot the railroad worker the worry over the termination mitic. for Vhrist, after leaders of the day. Although allegedly suspend of these mentioned above the through the heart after he said: The Chicago Action council has latter group found it necessary ed from the police force, he still previous Friday night and antici “I gave you my knife like you also called attention to the facist to deny there was any reseww- is permitted to prowl local streets told me. How come you beat me?” pating what would occur in the nature of Youth for Christ. Its blance between the two. to terrorize Negro citizens. near future caused the heart at Gary had the misfortune to The name of Mr. J. R. Burks, November bulletin stated: The Rev. Claude Williams has Feeling that state, county and encounter Bradley and another 2326 N. E. Rodney Ave., has been tack afore mentioned. “Gerald L. K. Smith and Joe publicly charged on more than city officials are indifferent to officer a few weeks ago when he Mr. Prince was loved and ad McWilliams are a few of the one occasion that Youth for entered as a candidate for Mayor the welfare of Negro citizens, the was taking his aged father home. mired by his entire force. His discredited people who have Christ is “another Hitler youth name was Prince and he was a reign of anti-Negro terror here The ex-serviceman’s father was of Bronzeville. spoken at their meetings. Evi movement.” He has been under Next issue will carry full de has been brought to the attention torn out of his arms and arrested "Prince” in actions and deeds. dence is accumulating that indi attack constantly by Smith and of the U. S. Department of Jus on a phony charge of drunken tails of the standing of the can cates considerable financial sup- Youth for Christ leaders. Youth tice through the Southern Negro ness. When Gary went to his car, didates who have been mentioned for Christ also indulges in Red Youth Congress, sand Kenneth C. Bradley followed. for Mayor. baiting, is opposed to collabora Kennedy. “Get out of that car,” the police tion with the Soviet Union, and Bradley’s victims were, listed man commanded. i snipes repeatedly at American as Edgar Thomas, a 65-year-old Bradley fired before the war Youth for Democracy, the inter storekeeper, murdered; Kesse Hy- veteran could obey his order. racial youth group which in the tower, an employe of the Sea Blood gushed from his head and two years of its existence has board railroad murdered, and Ed he was removed to the veteran’s Last Week’s Front Page Banner | been waging unceasing war Day Gary, World War II veteran, hospital at Tuskogee, where his ■■gainst discrimination and jim under the caption of the “Mason eye shot out. The Rev. J. L. eye was later removed. We are informed that at the Pinkney, business man and local present, Mrs. Duncan, well-known crow. The appeal filed with the de ic Banquet, inadvertently the Ma newspaper correspondent a n d Rev. Williams, president of pastor, was ordered to leave town partment of justice through the sons were mentioned an Ancient representative of the North West monwealth college, Mena. Ark., because he witnessed the Thomas Southern Negro Youth congress and Ac'-'-pted,” but in the column Enterprise Newspaper, is in the 1937-39, was one of the South’s slaying. is the last recourse to block ad below as F. & A. M. lead in the First Citizen Contest. foremost fighters for equality. He Thomas first clashed with ditional ruthless slayings, which We desire to state that it was Her friends, and they are legion, helped organize the Southern Bradley on Oct. 7, when the po- do not seem to affect state, coun are pulling for her and promising '• Tenant Farmers union of both iceman overheard him discussing ty and city officials, cqpgress intended and should have read to back her to the end. white and Negro. the Negro question in his store. leaders said. as it is, F. St A. 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