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J Friday. January 11, 1946 PORTLAND IN QU IRER Pag« F o u r PORTLAND INQUIRER 1. BUY BONOS. l MY TAXES WILLINGLY. Published Each Friday By SHAME... GI's SHAME! FOLLOW THE 7-KEY PLAN TO HOLD POKES DOWN f < C < *» 1 HAVE ADEQUATE UFE INSURANCE AND SAVINGS, Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. 1453 N. W. Williams Are., Tel. LAncasler 1568 Send mail to P. O. Box 3877, Zone 8 Chesley E. Corbett. Editor B. D. Robinson. Mgr. J. H. Williams in Charge o f Circulation and Distribution <P— jo p A T O P LEGAL 4. REOUCE VO1* DEBTS. 4 » i BUY SPARINGLY-MAKE IT LAST. . f r — & OBSERVE RATON RUUS AN# CEJUN6S.| 7 AH GOVERNMENT MACE STABRJZA1TN PROGRAM. "GIs SHOOT OUT 3-HOUR FRAY Member of the Associated Negro Press, Calvin s Newspaper Service, Ted Yosts Publications, Me., Independent Press Service. Thu newspaper reeerree the right to print for publication all press dispatches, features and photos forwarded by these sgenciee or otherwise credited to them. N A T IO N A L A D V E R T IS IN 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 ite 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 rk C U y a n d C h ic a g o , III. T e le p h o n e : M u r r a y H i ll 2 -5452 Rates by Mail: 6 m onth—$2.50 One Y ear—$5.00 in advance EDITORIAL By Chesley E. Corbett WE LEAP—BUT WHERE? In a mom ent of folly, yes, in one brief moment which at the tim e we thought we were realizing the fullm ent of our dreams, we leap into space, leaving loved ones, with whom we have been for years, friends of long standing, and sta rt on a journey on an unknown and uncharted course in an untried bark, drifting down the treacherous Sea of Life . We see new faces, have new associates, have new environm ents. Notwithstanding all of this, there still is the lingering thoughts—and we ask ourselves the question w hat have we accomplished? We leaped, but where haVe we fallen? We satisfy the whims of the present mo m ent and our then urging moods, but when left alone, and when the shadows gather there comes to our minds Duke Ellington’s song “SOLITUDE”. Yes, in our solitude our conscius pricks us and we wonder if we have grasped the substance or the shadow. Then, regret, som etimes rem orse and contrition overcome us and we realize th at our leap had not given us the means to satisfy the cravens of our heart; then in the shadows memories of the past arise— panaroam a like, scenes of the past come vividly to our m ind and we live over the scenes of yesterday. We know thgt fc j the past four years of upheavels, dis content, Rtrife, confusion and w ar and uncertainty more pcofxle have leaped than ever before in the history of the world. 'Pqnple who have lived together, seemingly blissfully contented, separated; many d’vorced and others just disap peared; there was no peace, no domestic harmony. Now th at the w ar is over and our boys, husbands and sw eethearts are returning home from foreign lands let us hope th at the frenzy to leap has passed and th at love, hap piness and harm ony may reign suprem e in our land; that those who have made m istakes and leaped, and those who stand on the brink of the chasm looking down, will Stop: Look and Listen and let reason and sound judgm ent govern their actions. A fter all life is short and the doing of lovers are but passing dreams, fearful night mares to those who grasp u n re q u ite d love. We can appreciate the w riter of the song “Into Each Life Some Rain Must F all”. Yes, I am sure that he had made a leap, because he sums it up as follows. “Some folks can drive the blues from their heart, But when I think of you another storm will start.” Yes, those who have leaped can sing their song “Storm y W eather”—Their storm will start because of a hasty, uncalled for leap in the past. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 1207 S. W. Front A t «. R egular C hurch Services B roadcast Each S unday K W JJ at 8 A. M. Rev. B. M. M cSwain, Pastor AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH 2007 N. Williams A re . Rev. J. F. Smith. Pastor *HEAD OFF RUNAWAY P R IC ES f" A WORD TO THE PASTORS AND CHURCH WORKERS THE MT. OLIVE CHURCH Your editor in addressing this message to the pastors | OF GOD IN CHRIST and church workers is in the dark. He seeks advice and j O H ilda L a k e— 4312 N . W . 41 C rt. O R D E R O F S E R V IC R thus is addressing this letter to you. S u n d a y S c h o o l— 9 :4 5 A. M. It has been m y experience for years both directly | M o r n in g S e r v ic e — 11 :4 5 A . M . Y .P .Y V .W — 6 :0 0 P . M. and indirectly to be closely connected and associated with E v e n in g S e r v ic e — 7 :3 0 P . M. T u e . S e r. 11 :0 0 A. M. & 7 :3 0 P . M. pastors, and church and church workers. In all other places j T h i .r . &. F r i . E v e .— 7 :3 0 P . M. A ll I n v it e d — R e v . E l . D . W illia m s , k*it P ortland the columns of the papers are filled with P a sto r the activities of the various auxiliaries of the churches— the pastor’s sermons—topics and the like. They would an W ILLIAM S AVE. CHURCH OF nounce the coming events; in short the church and the GOD IN CHRIST other agencies were active. Elder Claud L. L am pkin, P astor In the Portland Inquirer for months we have carried 2504 N. W illiam s Ave. ORDER O F SERVICES: a Church D irectory and that is pracically all the church M onday and F rid ay : E vange- news that has been sent in and th at w asn’t sent. How listical Services 7:30. W ednesday can you expect young people to come to your meetings Bible B and 8:00. Sunday, S unday Sch«ol 10, M orning Service at when you do not let them know about them ? 11:30. Y. P. W. W„ 6:30 E vening A nother thing. I was at a certain place of business the Services :45. Come One! Come All! other day when one of the m anagers was looking through Mrs. L am pkin, R eporter. the telephone directory to locate the various colored churches, and found out, to her surprise, th at only one CHURCH OF GOD was listed in the book. Is this not a shame? With the IN CHRIST young men coming back from overseas, and young girls I Cor. 99th and S. E. Ash Sts. coming to town, if the various churches w ere listed they W eek Services—T uesday and could easily get in touch with the pastors or other officials F rid ay 8 P. M. SUNDAY SERVICES and know how to get into the better homes, and environ S unday School 9:45 A. M. ments, and not be left to drift into the haunts of the un- Serm on 11:30 A. M. Y.P.W.W. 7:00 P . M. derworld. E vening Service 8:00 P. M. In my opinion the pastors should be more active along ELD. T. W. RUSSAW , P asto r this line. I asked one of the most prom inent m inisters about church news and he stated that he was so busy th at he Christ's Temple could not read papers, but when I gave him a free copy I Sunday Services as Follows found out th at he had plenty of tim e and did read it. S.S. 10:00 A. M.—Service 11:45 E vening Service 7:45 If you expect to have the young people visit your dif Week Day Service Wednesday ferent services you m ust be up and alert, be m ilitant, and Friday 7:45 P. M. advertise your activities. It is tim e for some one to wake —A ll A re W elcome— Rev. M. Jefferies. Pastor up. Let every church have a telephone and its name listed 2139 S. E. 8ih Ave.. cor. Grant in the book. Tell through the columns of your papers w hat LA. 0488 Res. TR. 4723 your various auxiliaries are doing. What delegates went to your district, state and national conventions; w hat spe cial topic the m inister touched upon; w hat distinguished St. Jam es Baptist visitors w ere present and the like. In short, be active, not C hurch S unday School 10:30 A. M. passive—please. W hat is your answ er pastors and church Serm on 11:30 A. M. workers? I am leaving and checking it back to you. ^llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllHIIIIIIItlllllllllllllllltlltllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ HARLEM GRILL E vening Service 7:30 P. M. All A re C ordially W elcome 120 N. E. Russell St. Rev. J. S. Ferguson. Pastor Sister Naomi Williams, Sec. (Under New Management) SAVE UP TO 50% ON YOUR CLOTHING — TWO to FOUR WEEKS DELIVERY — — ORDERS TAKEN FOR — MADE-TO-MEASURE CLOTHES MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 522 N. BROADWAY Formerly The G & M , . . Open All Night Benjamin Price, Prop. For Men, Women and Boys ¡IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Guaranteed a Perfect Fit . . . 100% All Wool Suits $19.95 to $40.95 SAMUEL G. WHITNEY 4006 Cottonv/ood St.. Agt. 844 Vanport Cily. Ore. Telephone UNiveraity 2B60 BROADWILL PHARMACY G eorge Olson, Mgr. OREGON FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 1412 N. Williams Avenue Sundries PRESCRIPTIONS Toiletries - Fountain Service 1 N. Broadway U nder d ate of Ja n u a ry 9th. th ere appeared in daily papers the fol low ing article: TRinity 7421 108 N. E . R u s s e ll S t. O K D B B O F SE 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 in g S e r v ic e — 1 1 :3 0 A. M. E v e n i n g S e r v ic e — 8 :0 0 P . M. Y .P .W .W .— 9:30 P. M. T u e . 8 :0 0 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 F r i . H e a l in g S e r v ic e — 8 :0 0 P . M. O v e r s e e r W . I*. M c K in n e y , P a s t o r B id . B . T . W e lls , A s s t . P a s t o r M ANILA, Ja n . 9 (U P)— The M anila m orning new spaper D aily C ourier rep o rted W td n esd ay th a t A m erican N egro an d w h ite sol diers engaged in a th ree-h o u r shooting fray in th e suburbs of M anila M onday night. T he papier said th a t m achine guns, carbines, pistols and hand grenades w ere used in the b a t tle, b u t th a t th e re w ere no cas ualties. A ccording to th e p a p er’s ac count, th e fight w as precip itated w hen S ergeant R ussell B rian, a g u ard a t a q u a rte rm a ste r depot in Q uezon C ity in the suburbs of M anila, shot and killed a N egro soldier he saw carrying aw ay a bundle of arm y issue clothing. W hen N egro soldiers a t a n earby cam p h eard of th e shoot ing th ey arm ed them selves and invaded th e depot com pound, it w as reported. The N egroes fired and w ere answ ered by fire from w hite guards inside the com pound w hich stopped th e ir a d vance. L ights in the com pound w ere p u t out and sniping continued u n til m idnight, th e p ap er said, ceasing only w ith the a rriv al of m ilitary police.” It is a crying sham e th a t such occasions as these should exist. We reg ret th a t some cooler heads d id n ’t in terv en e and stop the u n necessary “Race R iot”. J u s t a few aay s ago, it seems, these boys, of both races w ere “buddies”, fighting for a com m on cause; sleeping in th e sam e fox hole, friendly. A ll w as serene. A nd now , because of a seem ingly in frin g em en t of rig h ts and a desire to re ta lia te because of an alleged w rong—they, buddies a few w eeks ago, a re engaged in bloody conflict. O ne killed—and friends of yesterday a re now en e mies, seeking revenge. We have had enough bloodshed —dissention—discord. I t’s tim e for peace, quietude, harm ony. We cannot condone w rong—no m atter w hen and w here w e find it and in th is case som eone is wrong. The serg ean t m ay have th o u g h t th a t he w as doing his d u ty to shoot th e m an carry in g aw ay arm y issue goods, yet w as he ju stifiab le in tak in g hum an life? Could he not have fired a w arn in g shot? W as is necessary to kill in this p a rticu lar instance? It is not w ar tim e and, a t most, p e tty or grand larceny w ere th e only charge th a t could have been charged. On th e o th er h and colored sol diers, hearing th a t one of th e ir com panions w ere killed, and they, according to the M anila papers, arm ed them selves and invaded th e te rrito ry w here th e sergeant was, w ho had killed th e ir com rade, w ere not justified. The arm y has stern, strict and drastic law s th a t w ill govern and control violations of its re g u la tions. The arm y should have had an o pportunity to function in this case. No, m em bers of both races, in a m om ent of folly, failed to le t th e arm y tak e charge—th ey fo r got the form er frien d ly relations th a t had existed; th ey failed to th in k of th e g reat price w e have paid to achieve th e victory over violence and greed a n d b ru ta li ty . Yes, it’s a sham e. If such exists over th ere w hat m ust or w ill we expect w hen all have re tu rn e d home, m any to so u th ern com m u nities, and instances as are re la t ed in the new s article m entioned above occur? CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST We m ust cu rb violence in its incipiency. 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. Other Meeting! Tue., Fri. E venings 8 P. M. Bible B and Wed. Eve. 8 P. M. REV. J. C. LEW IS, P asto r H ere in P o rtlan d w e have had uprisings am ong th e m ilitary forces th a t w as u n w a rra n te d and w hich could have resulted in m uch bloodshed, and resu ltin g in ju s t w h at happened in M anila: and in each case, th e soldiers and sailors w ere w rong.