I Obituaries A b e rn a th y CHURCH SE R V IC E 'Preach Jesus’ CLARA P. COLI in Russia — OF YOUR CHOICE Al the End of the Bus Bide B Y T IIE O D O K K M . IIE S B l R ( i | | iThr Hri’. 7Aro4«rr If. Hrnburgh it aretU eni nl Ihe t tr ill g of \a ! r r Damr and chairman at I hr I/J , I ummittton on l i t i l ttighh.) A fter seventeen torturous years, the United States was about to desegregate many of its form erly segregat­ ed schools, North and mostly South. F'ollowing a decision of the Supreme Court, many of the school districts were using bussing as a means—often the only possible means o( doing so A fter more than a decade and a half of legal struggles, the law seemed clear and finally through the heroic efforts of many school bourds mainly in the South, the law was about to lie followed The result would be that finally, more than a century after slavery was ended m America, the great grandchildren of for mer slaves would lin a lly have the op|Kirl unity to obtain a H r* class education ihe key to final liberation and upward sociul m obility. A t this strategic point the President of the United States declared that he was opposed to bussing. The case m point seemed to lie Austin. Tex . which was following a plan devised by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and seemingly approved by the Department of Justice and the White House Then came the inter­ vention by a powerful Texas Senator that led to the re- pudiation of the Federal Government's plan by its lead­ er All who had worked for the implementation of the Brown decision during these seventeen dreary years weie stunned but bttle was said ft was the August dol­ drums then came the second blow with the White House press office reiterating the President's statement, and Indicating that anyone in the Government opposing H m ight well find himself working elsewhere. WHO COULD respond’ Most of those who might have responded were long since gone — from H E W Justice. White House. H ie only maverick left wag tlse U S Commission on C ivil Hights - an independ­ ent bipartisan agency created under President Eisen­ hower in 1957 to try to discover the facts on equal protec- tion and discrim ination and to advise the President and ( ongress regarding corrective action The commission is a peanut It has a budget that is one fourth the cost of a single fighter plane, a staff ot about 150, and six comm is­ sioner! who are employed fu ll tim e elsewhere Even so they spoke out. indicating that the Presi­ dent s statement at this particular time, could only give aid and comfort to those who opposed the desegregation ot schools, and render the task of those trying to comply with the law immensely more d ifficu lt. Moreover, the President's statement, while obvious­ ly popular with those who are unwilling to pay the price lor a united America with freedom and justice and good education for all. especially blacks, really ignores the la d s ot bussing Forty per cent of all school children in America are bussed to school - two billion miles a year at a cost of 98 m illion dollars for 250 000 busses To be opposed Io bussing is to not want 40 per cent of A m e ri­ can youngsters to get to school. If Ihe commission hud mred Governor Wallace he could not have performed bet.er The day after the com­ mission's statement. Wallace began to help the Presi­ dent. A ll across the South, and also in Ihe North where school busses were fire bomtied in Pontiac. Mich . the lo rie s of obstruction arose anew, buoyed bv the Presi­ dent s stance, and the battle alreadv won. had to be omed again. Numerous Federal judges had lo restate C L i , 7 . ‘" ’d C. 'fn ,he C h ifi ° f «he I nited states had to s|>cak again on the side oi the angels bul with reservations • « « « • . “ ui Bussing IS really not the Issue What is Important is he education that awaits the child especially the minor tv child, tor the tirst tune good education, at the end of was d o n l i” u” .*Kn* " <‘Ver ar° " ’ ed emotions when it was done lor all the wrong reasons — like the black youngsters in Wallace's Alabama who were bussed too a tte n d ’ / h i i k°m .,0 Won,Ro m il'y and back to ’ "end a black vocational school when there was a ily-w hite vocational school where the busses left from n Selma. I rememlier Medgar Evers saying that his firs t recollection of bussing was the new school busses passing Inin and other black children on the wav to school — a verv bad school — splashing them with mud as the white children on their wav to a good school veiled out the window. Nigger, n ig g e r!" No objections to bussing then ONE ( \N Uigur ;,|wut ||,P cost, 0( equality in Amer ir.1 today. (rod knows WP have known the costs ol m equably wasted lulents frustration, poverty piled on pm erty. generation after generation. Laws have been - i ml - mgly passed and more grudgingly obeyed, with every jtossible legal evasion tested. If we are ever lo emerge fiu in our present state of inequality, it w ill not tie by insisting on minim um compliance with m inim um laws, l.eneriivits m agnanimity and human understanding w ill a mie allow us to transcend, in our day, our dismal Ins- Iniy ol racial inequality. Womanless Wedding Local Minister attends Convention “ Go pi each my gospel,” saith if» Lord, "g o leal tie sick, go cast o u t d e v i l s in niy name." A lte r almost 2,000 years since tills command was given by Jesus, C iv il Rights leadei Rev. Ralph Abernathy, releaseil Saturday from Jail In flu tte r, A la., left thlsw eekfor Moscow and a week-long tour of tie Soviet Union to “ preach Jesus and nonviolence as I do here in A m e rica ." Mean­ while, Hosea W illiam s, one of Abernathy’ s colleagues In tie Southern C hristian Leader­ ship Conference, legan a v isit to China. Abernathy stated that tie two visits were a coin­ cidence. Williams Temple The Re Williom», P a llo r D r.O .B , W illiam s, Pastor of Vancouver A v e n u e Baptist Church was outstanding leader of ihe National Baptist Con­ velli ion of Am erica, [tie 91st Annual Convention was held (n San Francisco, Sept. 5-10 at Jack la i Hotel and the C ivk; Auditorium. Ih e c o n v e n tio n Involved 80,000 participants — 25,000 from tie State of C alifornia, lexas had tie largest state delegation and Los Angeles, tie largest outside ol the Bay Area. There were Chicano delegates, especially from El Paso aia! San Antonio are! Caucasions from tie "deep south.” I leConventlon host was Rev. G . L . Bedford, pastor of Mace­ donia Baptist Church of San Francisco, the Annual Ad­ dress was given by Rev. J.C. Sams, Jacksonville, F la. The C o n v e n t io n th e m e w as “ Pleaching I t e C hrist of Powei: Ih e Need of the Hour. A pre-convention concert at the C ivic Auditorium which ojened with a rendition of James Weldon Johnson’ s “ 1.1ft Ev’ ry Voice and Sing,” (ca­ nned a 500-voice choir di­ rected by M rs . V irg ie C, DeWItty of Austin Texas. The members of W illiam s Temple COGIC areyetthank- lng G«1 for B is many blessings that He lias and is continually bestowing upon us. God has blessed our church with a two-week revival con­ ducted by Elder Leon Brewer, J r t national evangelist of the COGIC, of Iriglewuod.Califor- nla. Gal came In each night In a miraculous way. Each night spoke fo r Itself, but we remen- ber most the height of the re­ vival, which was Thursday night, August 19th, tie night p rio r to the closure ot the meeting. God came in and not only were die saints revived, Ixit He brought backsliders back. Many young people were touched by the mighty power of tlie Holy Ghost—fo r it fe ll on aJl who w e re w illing and yearning to receive its bless­ ings. In one of our past Sunday morning worships, we were favored by th r e e beautiful songs from our newly organ­ ized Senior C hoir. They look­ ed as lovely as they sang In white dresses, making their second appearance. Pray that God w ill continue to anoint th e ir voices to sing songs of Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School RINEHARDT THIEL Retired welder, Rinehardt Thiel, died Sept. 16, 1971 fn a local hospital. M r. Thiel was born Sept. 14, 1908 Tacoma, Washington arxl had been a Portland resident fo r 40 years. He was a mem­ ber of Boilerm aker's Union Local >72. He Is survived by a widow, Ione V. Thiel, Portland; four brothers: C arl and Alex Thiel, Portland, Adam Thiel, Tong Beach, John Thiel, Centralia, Washington and a sister Paul­ ine C o rv e lli, F o rt Morgan, Colorado and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Mon­ day, Se;x. 20 at K illingsworth Chapel of die Chimes. Vault internment was In Lincoln M em orial Park. 9 :0 0 A M M orning W orship The C h u rc h 'W ith A H e a r t-F e lt W e lc o m e ELDER 1 N. N O FFA . The Church of the L iving God God is honoring Its pastor. Rev. Thomas N. Noffa, J r. this week on his third anniver­ sary with the church. The services, which began Sunday, September 19th w ill culminate with the Sunday afternoon ser­ vice to be held on September 28th. The services which have been held nightly, feature the churches In the area with the m inisters and lay members taking part Guest churches fo r Thurs­ day, September 23, w ill be the Solid Rock Church of God in C h rist, N'ewHopeChurchof God In C h rist, New Light Bap­ tis t Church, Neighborhood Church of God, and A. M, E. Zion Church. Guests Friday JR are Vancouver Avenue F irs t Baptist Church, Overstreet Temple and others. The Sunday afternoon ser­ vice w ill feature Pastor Post­ on from the Church of the L iv ­ ing God in Seattle, St. M ark’ s Baptist Church, Bethel A.M.E. Church, and M t. Calvary- Church of God in C h rist. The chairman fo r the ap­ preciation week is Sister Ernestine C u rry. The Church of the Living God is to be commended fo r having such a courageous- spiritual leader as Elder T. N . Noffa, J r . Growth under his leadership has been tre­ mendous. Ohe Mount Olivet Baptist Church Rev John H Jackson Minister N.E First and Schuyler Portland, Ore. Are real Pop-pleasersi 9 a.m. 1 1 a.m. 5 pm. C ouncil o f C hurches by Rodney 1. Page ■ - 1 Maranatha Evangelistic Center i m n X i r r i j 1222 N.E. Skidmore Phone 288 3 7 0 0 - 4035 Sun d o r School 9 15 A M 10 4 5 a m M o m .n ç lAfo'ih'P Even,cg W orship U n u s u B l S o v i e t s avtth Bf» U n u tu B l 7 00 P M 700PM 7 30 PM Hour Pow er — W e d PBOpiB bPCBUSB O l BO U o u iO B t C h ris t F’ d av V o u *h -0 -P o m o R e ve ren d W e n d e ll W a lla c e Postor DAILY SALES OF UNCLAIMED FREIGHT ST. PAUL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Il H Phone 284 -1 9 5 4 Sunday School Morning Worship Vesper Let u t enltr to won/up and depart to tenie Just before one of the great­ est periods of scientific and technological advances in his­ tory of man there was a period of deep despair and fragment­ ation. In 1801 W illiam W ilb u r- f o r c e said, “ Id a re n o tm a r- ry - everything is so unset­ Zion. tled.” In 1806 W illiam P in Feel free to Join us In wor­ said, “ Everywhere t h e r e ship. abounds despair and ru in ." S T f’H IlJ p S EPISCOPAL C H U R C H In many respects this same N K K n o tt S trre t at R odney Avenue fragmentation, despair, pes­ Rev 1 .0 Stone Virer Telephon. 287-3012 simism and death character­ SUNDAY S fT V K fS Hat y ConwmxMon ize our presentage. The mood Holy C 'S T ~T ^ H | with black, Chicanos, Indians, youth, and senior citizens In­ volved in producing film s, television s p o t announce­ ments, slide shows and other interpretive tools to express their concern to the commun­ ity at large. In addition to the workshop, a special evening s e m in a r , “ Communicating With tlie M e d ia ", was heldwlth N o w th a t you h a v e seen fhe out s id e j over 200 (tersonspresent, re­ presenting some 80 commun­ [ I t s w h a t s on the in sid e that counts"] ity agencies and organizations In the Portland area. YAethodisf £ tf>Z 1 1:00 A M Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor HOWARD JAMES DONAR Funeral services were field F riday September 17 for Howard Bonar at St. AnJiews Episcopal 7600 N. Hereford. M r. Bonar was born in Van­ couver, BjC., Canada March 12, 1906, and a Portland resi­ dent fo r 21 years. He was Senior warden and vestryman- St. Andrews Episcopal Church. He Is survived by a widow, Ruth Bonar, Portland; a daughter, Leslie Secanti, Portalnd; three sisters, Eva Goetze and Greta Welch, Portland, Inez Fultz, Orogino, Portland, Inez Fultz, Orofino, I d , and two grand children. Ihe L ittle Chapel of the Chimes were in charge of a r­ rangements and burial in Riverview Cernentery. ¿Seto Jjope ^Baptist Cfjurtfj Geraldine D. Taylor and Wllena “ Pretty W illie ” Jenkins - 1«rtlclpauts In the “ Wonianless Wedding” to tie presented by tlie Zodiac lea Committee of Bethel AML Churoh on Friday, September 24 at 8:00 pm. Rented, practical nurse, Clara Cole,died September 16 1971 in a local hospital. She was born in Denmark M arcti 25, 190» and led been a Portland resident since 1925 She was a mem le i of Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Wlttness. Surviving are: four sisters, Ann P lrle , Portland and three sisters in Denmark; three brotliers In Canada. Mem orial services were held September 21, J97j at Klndgom Hall, Jehovah Wltt­ ness, 6336 N j i . 7th. The L ittle Chapel of the C hines were In charge. Interment Rose C ity Cernentery. 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