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* roar Friday. F eb ru ary 1. IMS PORTLAND INQUIRER Whiles Okay Negroes Oppose Housing Covenant PORTLAND INQUIRER P u b lish ed Each F rid ay By Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. 1453 N. W illiam s A t *., T«l. EA st 4460 Send m ail to P . O. Box 3877, Zone 8 s' C hesley E. C orbett, E d ito r B. D. Robinson, Mgr. J . H. W illiam s in C harge of C irculation and D istrib u tio n J. W. B r o o k s _________________ A dvertising M anager u í * : < Member of the Associated Negro Press, Calvin's Newspaper Service, Ted fales Publications, lnc.t Independent Press Service. This newspaper reserves the right to print for publication all press dispatches, festures and photos forwarded by these agencies or otherwise credited to them. .¿àia 106 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 á t a t e U n ite d N e w s p a p e rs , In c ., 545 F i f t h A v e n u e, N ew T o rk C ity a n d C h icag o , 111. T e le p h o n e : M u rra y H ill 2-5452 Rates by M ail: 6 m onth—$2.50 a & B •fiW — • ,06 '4 M it O ne Y ear—$5.00 in advance ED ITO R IA L By C hesley E. C orbett „ , .«-- „ , N orth W est South BUBBLES Webster defines a bubble as “blob of air in fluid”— “inflated fluid”—Figuratively speaking, he describes it as something that wants firmness and solidarity.” “A vain pro ject”—“a false show”. Since the migration of hordes of people who came to the Northwest in recent years we have had, and still have, many types—especially the “bubble type”. They have become inflated by reason of their own egotism. They have become “puffed up” and cannot tread upon the surface without disdain. These persons, “the Bubbles”, have shut their eyes to fact that it was but just a few days ago, so to speak, that they were mingling and associating with us. tSeOw y Vf.;, •' " OLAN f o r CHICAGO— (A NP) — A b itte r h ard -an d -fast conflict betw een Negroes and w hites over th e con tro v ersial issue of racial re stric tive covenants w hich p ro h ib it colored persons from living in certain com m unities is revealed in the F e b ru ary N egro D igest poll. Ju s t as large m ajority of w hites insist th a t real estate agreem ents prohibiting N egroes from living in certain areas is justifiable, so m ost N e g r o e s feel th a t such contracts are anti-A m erican and violate th e sp irit of th e con stitution. B etw een the tw o th ere seem s to be no m iddle ground, the gap is so w ide on th is issue. th e fu tu re - re .D UCETHAT MORTGAGE NOWr Yes 89% 90% 96% No U ndecided 5% 6% 5% 5% 1% 3% Most w hites— even liberals— try to place th e question on the basis of p ro p erty values, ra th e r th an racial lines. T here is alm ost a unanim ous w hite feeling th at restrictions against certain groups in a certain neighborhood are le gitim ate on th e grounds th a t peo ple should have a rig h t to choose w ho th ey w ill live w ith. The claim th a t p ro p erty values decline w hen N egroes m ove into an area is w idely cited by w hites, no m atter w hat are th e ir political beliefs. Loss p rev alen t is th e s te r eotype p o rta rit of th e N egro as d irty and therefore undesirable | m ore concerned in looking out for b u t several w hites arg u e along the interests of these capitalists, this line also. who retain them th an fo r the T he few w hites w ho oppose r e people of th e south, w ho only strictiv e covenants declare th a t pay them six dollars per day. “The poor m an is being taxed these agreem ents violate rig h ts of and taxed, w hile the rich corpor colored A m ericans and ape H it ations whose ow ners are on W all ler’s m ethods. T hey feel th a t S t/eet, are ex em p t” she also told the ghetto p a tte rn fo r th e N egro is th e backbone of jim crow in her listeners. Prejudice against the N egro is A m erican life and th a t once seg being fostered by th e n o rth in the regation is w iped out, discrim ina south, the audience learned from tory w ays w ill also exit. Whal Is America? "South Is Test Case for World Says Conference Leader By R U T H T A Y L O R T here is a g re a t fascination in th e little hom es stru n g out across B y CON RA D C L A R K th e rolling countryside. T here is W ASHINGTON — (A N P) — n othing sp ectacu lar about them , no m ark of u n u su al b e a u ty or More th an 15 persons heard Mrs. They were humble, almost docile and had a smile and careful landscaping. Y et they C lifford D urr, chairm an of the friendly word for all with whom they came in contact. have a d istinction w hich the groat W ashington C om m ittee of th e estates do not possess. T here are S ou thern C onference for H um an But later, in many cases, some were given power, m iles upon m iles of them ; strings w elfare, blast th e representatives prestige, still others found themselves in positions of trust of lights from a tra in w indow ; of th e 13 southern states here in and “over night”—these same persons became “bubbles”. houses fa r enough apartr to grow ; cqpgress, Sunday night at a panel discussion, held a F rien d s’ M eet The iolly good fellow who yesterday had a pat on the little, lighted w indow s stru n g ing house. across a co n tin en t w ith roads back and a hand shake and a smile for all changed from b inding tow ns and hom es togeth The discussion featured Mrs. Dr. Jekyl to Mr. Hyde. er. It is these m y riad hom es in D urr, C lark Forem an, national Mrs. D urr, as it is th e policy to He no longer cared for the associates of yore: he seemed sm all tow ns th a t co n stitu te Amer-, chairm an of th e Southern C on keep this prejudice agoing for it ference, and A tty C harles H ous ica. to forget how to speak to and treat those under him and W hat would it be like to live in ton, form er m em ber of the FEPC, helps to m ake labor cheap, and also the commoner on the street. a w orld composed en tirely of peo th e only Nego speaker on the both the poor w hite m an and the Negro are held on the sam e level. These bubble types lived only for self after they had ple of genius—m en w ith single panel. The N egro was pictured as be- track m inds and tem peram ents, Mrs. D uar told her audience obtained their objective. each capable of g reat achievem ent th a t “the south is a test case for | ing a tre a t to the poor laboring class, so th a t if th e w h ite m an GREENSBORO, N. C. — (A NP) There is one sure thing about a bubble—it is so easily because of singleness of purpose th e w orld, for it has long been an strikes for higher wages, the cap —The B ennett College choir w ill and aim , and an ab ility to elim i accepted fact th a t the south is the italists from the no rth then bring sing in a nation-w ide broadcast punctured and then “flop”—it’s gone. n ate th e little things of life? n atio n ’s No. 1 economic problem , N egro w orkers in, w ho w ork for over th e netw ork of th e C olum The bold, am bitious people are and if A m erica cannot solve this So it is with the bubble type of those who exist and busy g ettin g ready to enjoy life— problem , how w ill she be able less wages, and receive th e nam e bia B roadcasting system , T ues have existed in Portland b u t th e people of th e little hom es to solve the problem s of the w orld of “scabs”, and therefore w hite day, Feb. 12 from 11:15 to 11:30 labor sees in the N egro an eco a. m. EST. The program , w hich in sm all tow ns are the ones w ho as a w hole.” They may remain inflated and “puffed up” for a while, nomic threat. w ill originate from th e studios of really live. T hey are the m en C ontinuing her discussion, the but in the end, a slight prick of the pin, a little pressure w ho w ork faith fu lly all day long “T his fear is based on the b e Station WBIG, G reensboro, w ill sp e a k e r^ liste d poverty as the or “turn on the heat” and they are nothing but evaporated at tasks, going from these tasks w orse and m ajor sin of the south lief th a t if th e N egro gets the pay trib u te to th e g re a t em anci at th e d a y ’s close to life w ith th e ir follow ed by ignorance and p re ju job, eventually he w ill get up, pator, A braham Lincoln. air. and th u s reduce the pow er of the The ensem ble of 50 voices has fam ilies. T hey have tim e to p u t dice. No wonder Iago, in Othello says, “Reputation is but te r about, to enjoy th e ir homes, In regards to the poverty of the w hites,” she said la te r on in her won w idespread recognition for its ability to sustain notes fa r fond and idle imposition; oft gained without merit; oft lost th e ir gardens, th e ir children, to south, Mrs. D urr quoted figures talk. tak e an active p a rt in th e ir to give a b e tte r p ictu re of h er In concluding, the speaker said below the usual re g ister for w o without cause.” church, and th e ir com m unity, to discussion, and she m entioned everyone should join th e confer men. T his enables th e inclusion If we are to have firm, solid and proper business men be neighborly. It is this body of th a t th e average person in M is ence in it’s fight “against fas of choral w orks on th e ir program , cism ”, for th a t w as w h at is now and women in Portland they must be astute, diplomatic, people w ho m ake u p th e dem oc sissippi m ade $200 p er y ear as eating into th e h e a rt of the south w hich a re generally reg ard ed as suitable for only m ixed choruses. racy we call A m erica. against $400 m ade in A labam a. suave, yet polite, unbias, free from prejudice, and color It is how th ese people th in k ; it D uring th e days of th e depression . The poll tax w as m entioned, The voices range from high C to cast; they must treat the most humblest citizen in the same is how th ese people vote; it is how and the audience w as asked to B flat below C, th u s p erm ittin g she said th a t th e average A la manner as they do the one that is exalted these people decide, th a t m akes bam a fam ily on re lie f w as given try and help the conference get m elodious harm ony in both th e congress to abolish th is “un-dem - bass and treb le clef. A m erica d ifferen t from any coun Remember that the spoke in the wheel of the wagon try in th e w orld— for it is th e $2.50 p er w eek, and m any a fam ocratic” rule of ours, and th a t u n T he group is directed by D a ily of five had to try and live on less this w as done, th e dem ocratic vid W. H olland, organist and d i may be down on the ground today and for several days, com bined decision of these people the figures. since the wagon hasn’t gone any place, but tomorrow it th a t determ in es w h a t the policies She accused n o rth ern ers of process of our life w ould be rector of usic at th e college. strangled. may be at the top. We have had too much of the Bubble of A m erica shall be. Bigger are buying out th e legislators of the The south w as called a “colo m eeting, told of personal e x p e ri th ey and m ore pow erful th a n th e south by retain in g them on a type in recent years here. n ia l” possession, and likened to ences in th e south in regards to d ictato rs of all th e world. y early salary so th a t th ey are all other colonial possessions in segregation, and how th e N egro A nd because of this it is the task of th e people of th e little principles of th e ir ow n D eclara the w orld including In d ia and the really w ants to re tu rn to th e tow n to th in k clearly and c arefu l tion of Independence, and alw ays N etherlands E ast Indies, fo r the south to live b u t “you can ’t liv e ly, to realize th e ir responsibilities by w ord an d deed to “hold these south w as being ru led by the cap in the south w ith yourself w ith and to act courageously and at all tru th s to be self-evident, th a t all italists in the north, w hose re p re respect as a Negro. He m entioned of a case now on tim es in full accord w ith th e high m en a re created equal, th a t they sentatives in congress did th e ir ¿ re endow ed by th e ir C reator w ith bidding w hile elected by th e peo hand concerning a N egro land certain inalienable rights, th a t ple of th e south, w hose voting ow ner w ith m ore th a n 500 acres M aybe th e ap p lican t w ho w ears us. B ut we can all w ell afford am ong these a re Life, L ib erty and pow er is less th an a fifth of its of land in M ississippi w here oil an honorable discharge b u tto n to devote som e tim e and th o u g h t Under w as recently discovered, b u t w ho th e p u rsu it of H appiness". If they real strength. know th e d etails of every b u si to his in d ividual problem instead Sen. Bilbo and the other m em w as afraid to re tu rn th e re to ‘ New Management do this, th is stronghold of D emoc of ju s t saying, “N ot enough ex ness. racy w ill en d u re th roughout any bers from th e southern states claim w h at is rig h tfu lly h is an d H e d id n ’t know the details of perience.” w ere blasted by th e conference, has since consulted him fo r a d storm w hich m ay assail it. He doesn’t care for th a t “not w ar, eith er. B ut h e did q u ite and w ith continued releases to vice. som e job on a d istastefu l assign enough ex p erien ce” b ru sh -o ff— people in th e south of w h a t is The discussion, w hich w as e n m ent. A nd th e Ja p s and th e and n e ith e r w ill any of us if w e really happening in W ashington, titled “T he South: T h re a t o r G erm ans w ill testify th a t he had stop to th in k . R em em ber, th e he m ay be throw n out at the n ex t Prom ise?” w as sponsored by th e som ething w hich proved m ore tim e he M IGHT have sp en t g ain election. W ashington ethical society. ing experience has been devoted p o ten t th a n th e ir experience. Mr. F orem an’s m ain ta lk w as M em bers of th e W ashington D iam onds--W atches--Jew elry Y ou— and w e— c a n 't hire every to p ro tectin g o u r rig h t to be in to tell of th e w ork of th e confer C om m ittee E xecutive board a re discharged v e te ra n w ho comes to business. Modern T im e is O ur Business ence and w h at it stood for, and P hilip G. H am m er, p resid en t; Conveniently Located of th e “dem ocratic” gains recen t W illiam N. H astin, v ice-president; Licensed W atchm akers ly m ade, such as to have both C onstance D aniel, tre a su re r; M ad A LBERT DENNIS, Mgr. ' E x p ert R epairing Negroes and w hites m eet together eline D onner, secretary ; B etty at m eetings in N ashville, and oth- Wilson, executive secretary ; and 5 to 10 day service 1412 N. Williams Avenue N. W. 4th and Glisan i e r rebel cities. R uth C utler, V irginia D arr, M ar Portland, Oregon A tty, H ouston, w ho flew from shall H arris, A1 S m ith and C ar 420 S W. W ashington BE 6441 __ D rop in an d M eet Y our F rien d s — D etroit in order to m ake th e m elite Sm ith. They had not then become obsessed with vanity and pride that they couldn’t be gentle, kind and friendly with their fellow man. College Choir to Sing Over CBS Think Twice Before You Say "Noi Enough Experience" NEW MAYER HOTEL OREGON FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION ____ The Time Shop