The advocate., June 20, 1931, Image 1

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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY,
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People
June. 20. 1931
SECTION ONE
PRICE EIVE CENTS
PREACHES SERMON TWELVE HOURS LONG
FINAL BRIEFS FILED IN SC 0TTSB0R 0 CASE
BAPTIST DIVINE
BREAKS RE
AT
Washington, June 16 ( C N S )— Tin
Rev. (i /. Brown, |>m<lur of the Mt
/ton Huptiat Church, teat Sunday
claimed the world'« record for the
Ion g o t arrmon.
For 12 hour« and 10 minutea, he
preached. Ilia aernton had been pre
pared and consisted of 8H.7K4 worda
of official count.
pour lainli rhopa, a chicken leg and
n gla»» of mdk auntained him during
the ordeal
He juat had ttniahed a
three week vacation, which the con-
gi eirution voti-d to prepare hint for hia
lone 1 hcri«hed ambition
Only the chicken ami milk were
taken to the pulpit. The rhopa had
I t en eaten beforehand.
The
paator'a
Ural aubject
waa
"Gambling,” which took more than 3
houra. “Companionate Marriage” oc-
rupleri him until dark. “ I.aw Break-
me I’mhibitfcoi Fast Livine and the
Evils of Dancing” followed In order.
'■ Famine” waa reached about 10 Oo
i* M . t*hvn time « » ■ taken for the
chicken lee Then “ IVatllciice'' and
"Dniueht” the latter u »iennl for a
drink of milk.
Rev Brown finished at mldnieht "a
little husky." He described the at
tendance a« excellent; the collection»
the «nine.
ONIV NINE NEGROES LISTED
AS LIVING IN BENTON COUNTY
Corvallis, Ore., June 1ft O f Ben­
ton county’s lft,r».r).rt population, 1 f>,-
ft7ft are native whites, 7ft2 are foreign
born whites, nine negroes and 108 are
of other races, figures for the 1930
census received today indicates.
REVEREND J. L.
K' vwn of the r«*Hi|fi»«»tion of Rev, J.
L. ( Mston, | k »|»u 1 j*r pAHt4»r of th«* Mt.
Olivet ItiDptiiit Church, cum«* im u »ur-
prUr to niMiiy memberi of hi» con-
ifrt*K«tion luwt Sunday, when it wan
rt'mi Nt the time of th** ntormhK,• h it -
vie«*. No action was taken upon th<*
matter at the aervirv, hut wu* turned
over to the ofti* ml tioard for action.
However, it wan explained that the
reitigMMtion would not heioine efT**ct
ive until the expiration of 90 day*.
In other words, Dr. ( aston will round
out his year’s work at the church be
fore leaving.
When interviewed by un Advocate
reporter, Thursday, Dr. ( aston naid
his reason for resigning was purely
an economic one; that several offers
had been made him buck Kast, and at
the close of his year here, he would no
doubt return Kast to work.
During his several years’ pastorate
in Portland, Dr. ( aston has taken an
active part in the civic, political and
social life of the community. He is a
member of several civic, finternal and
social organisations. Ills services as
a minister and speaker here have been
in great demand and during his pas
torate, Mt. Olivet has received much
favurahle publicity and many new
members.
INTERRACIAL COOPERATION
IS BUSINESS THEME
N rw York City, June lf> The pro
Kram of thi- :il!ml Aiimml Convention
of the National N'egru Business lenguc
u» announced front Ihr olltce of the
Icugue, gtvc» nmpli' evidence timt thr
ronvrntion theme, “ Intrrrannl Co-
Opciation In Business,” will bc »er-
ioualy followed.
At thr opening »r«»ion, tomorrow
aflrrniHin (June 21), at Mother Zion
Churrh, lir Robert R. Moton, Presi­
dent of the leiiK U e, and Mr. Walter
Mann,( editor of “Salea Management,”
will be the »peakera.
NAACP TO CONSIDER
Philanthropist
LOCAL CONDITIONS
Comes Out West
EPFECTINC NEGRO
Ixindon Montgomery McGhee is the parties o f boys.
Speaking of boys, Mr McGhee has
to this W'estero country from Cleve­ done a lot for them. He likes not only
land, Ohio, where his relatives and to see them climb to success the ladder
of fume, but it give» him great joy to
help them to climb, letter» from *ev
eral sections o f the country attest his
philanthropies. Thn he is not a rich
man, his philanthropies are many and
varied.
name of a young man who has come
ANNOUNCEM ENT
In order to rut down overhead ex­
pense» during the dull summer period.
I have closed one of my downtown
»Hire»— maintaining only one at »112
Maries)' Building.
I may be »een every day until noon
at 520 K. 26th St. V — phone GArfield
7523.
W ill be in my downtown office every
afternoon and any morning, by ap­
The N. A. A. of C. P. will hold an
pointment. Phone GArfield 7323 for
open forum Sunday at 4:00 P. M. on
appointment».
"Meeting the Needs of the Portland
B E A T R IC E C A N N A D Y
Negro." This type of program wa?
Owner and Editor. The Adorate
decided upon because of the economic
crisis confronting local Negroes and
the program committee has outlined
an approach to the problem which will
bring to a focus many of the opinion*
th» t have been taking shape in the
community for quite some time
Tnree topic* to be presented by pro­
fessional leaders in the community
will lie alloted ten minutes each, and
afterwards the whole matter will be
debated from the floor. The topics
for <ii«c ussion and those who will dis­
cuss them, are: “The Facts of the Sit­
uation," by Attorney Eugene Minor;
“Acquainting Employers With the
Situation,” Dr. DeNorval Unthank,
and “ Pooling Our Purchasing Power,”
by Dr. E. L. Booker.
Mr. Clarence Ivey will act a* the
chairman of the meeting and it ii
hoped that some workable plan of ac­
tion will grow out of the discussions.
All churches, lodges, clubs and other
organizations are urged to support—
and boost— this meeting.
Mr. McGhee is intensely interested
in education. He attended Memphis
public schools and St. Anthony Cath­
olic School at Memphis. He has a
large library and spends much of his
time in reading. Just now he is help­
ing several young men to go to col­
lege. His work has brought him into
close contact with people of both race«
and he derives pleasure from observ­
ing people — how they act, what they
do and say. And in this connection he
has been enabled to aid not only the
members of his own race, but also
those of the white race, especially in
Mr. M cGIIEE
the matters of dress and social eti­
quette.
W hen asked w hat he thought of the
many of in» friend« make their home.
Ilia native home 1 » Memphaa. Tenu , «>< lal life of Portlanders, he expresses!
but it ha« been a lonK time ainee he the opinion that it was below the
standard, altho he had met many fine
« a * there.
people of both race*.
When he first arrived in Portland he
Mr. McGhee conies o f a large fam ­
made hi» borne at Central Y. M. C. A , ily of ten boys, and four girls. A n ­
. oming from the Cedar Ave. branch other, George McGhee, o f Cleveland,
“ Y " in Cleveland.
He wa* a book is a prominent citizen there, and is
aKent then. He found I'ortlandera a engaged in an auto sales department.
hard lot to «ell books to, in spite of
Mr. McGhee likes all out-of-door
the fart that the Central librarian said life fishing, swimming, boating and
that Portlanders are inveterate read­ golfing, etc
not as a fad, but as de­
er». He did have a Kreat time, tbo - velopers of the body and mind. He
taking lonK hike» and all-day trips in likes Portland and will make it his
Medford, Ore., June 10— Arthur
the Kreat out-of-doors with large home indefinitely.
Parker (Colored), charged with the
theft of a trap gun and other articles,
appeared before Judge H. D. Norton
According to information front Ta­
17302366
this morning and a parole was granted
coma. the Tacoma Branch of the N. A.
him last fall on a check forging charge
A. ('. P. tendered a public reception to
was revoked. A two-year state primn
Hughey Arnette Inst Monday evening
term, that was suspended pending his
U|»>n the occasion of his graduation
good behavior, will now be invoked
and the young man will be in “the big
from the College o f Puget Sound.
house” by the end of the week.
In his first session with the law,
friends came to his aid and secured a
The congregation of First A M. E. parole for him. He wandered from
Zion Church will worship at Bethel A. the straight and narrow this spring.
M. E. Church, Sunday at 11 o'clock.
Parke 1 was catcher for the Dough­
I »'hen Rev. W. R. Lovell will preach boy team of the Junior League, and
on "The Work of the Church.” The claimed to be 18 years of age. The
I combined choirs will sing.
sheriff found records showing that he
Sunday School worship will be held was either 22 or 24 years old. Parker
at the usual time and place. C. E. says he does not know for sure how-
in the evening.
old he is.
WHEN NAN FACES
BAR AGIAN
SAVE EXPENS
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THIS NO STAGE SET—BUT REAL CONTROL ROOM
Siili-K-riplioit» Bring Dr|»»*!te«l in Srulotl Ballot Box ut No.
312 Macloay Building— Final Instruction* May Be
I.L.D. ATTORNEYS
APPEAR FOR
DEFENSE
New York. June 17— General Geo.
W. Chamlee, foremost Southern crim­
inal attorney and Joseph R. Brodsky,
outstanding N. Y counsel, backed by a
staff of eight Southern and Northern
legal advisors, all retained by the In­
ternational Labor Defense, will file
for Scottsboro, Ala, the final briefs
for new trials for the eight Negro
boys who were sentenced to be electro­
cuted on July 10 on frame-up charges
of rape of two white girl* on a freight
train.
The final filing of the briefs is a
continuation of the hearing held on
June 5th, when Chamlee and Brodsky
appeared for the eight boys and pre­
sented arguments and affidavits for
the defense, proving the bad character
of the girls, and sworn statements by
the train crew that the boys and girls
were not removed from the same car
on the night of the arrests, as claimed
by the prosecution.
The I. L. D. also interrogated the
original jurors who passed the vxedict
of guilty on the boys, proving that
they were part of the howling mob in
front of the court house during the
trial of Norris and Weems, the first
to be convicted.
Attorneys Chamlee and Brodsky—
counsel for the I. L. D.— announce in
case Justice Hawkins rules against
the boys, the case will be appealed
to the State Supreme Court, and, if
necessary, they will proceed to the
U. S. Supreme Court in Washington,
D. C.
Dr. H. C. Hudson, the versatile and
popular president of the Ix>s Angeles
Branch of the N. A. A C. P„ who has
just received his Bachelor of Laws
degree from a California law school.
Dr. Hudson, a practicing dentist, is a
La Grande, Ore., June 16— Thomas
graduate of Wiley University, and he
is a memher of the National Board of Stone died Thursday afternoon about
the N. A. A. C. P. He is also a fine 5:00 o’clock, following a week's ill­
ness, death being caused by “lobar
supporter o f The Advocate
pneumonia.” Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock
at the Snodgrass & Zimmerman
parlors, with burial at the Masonic
cemetery.
Deceased, who was bom in Texas on
July 11, 1895, was 35 years 10 months
and 24 days old, leaves his widow—
Mrs. Anna Louise Stone, besides other
Rev. Daniel G. Hill, pastor Bethel
relatives and friends.
A. M. E Church, left last Sunday for
Seabeck, Wash, to teach in the Y. M.
C. A. Summer School. Details o f the
school ami Dr. Hill’s part in it will Klkï» Annual Boat Excursion
appear in next week's issue o f The
July 4, 1931
Advocate.
LA GRANDE COLORED MAN DIES
REV. HILL LEACHES AT
Y.M.C.A. SOMMER SC
hound in Pago Advertisement in Another
Set-lion of Tin- Advocate.
O le I tinting Tenth Anniversary of Crossing of "Paris
*W*HIH photograph look« like a
atiig" setting for » 0111 « marine
play. It Isn't. It'» real llfa — life
at aea tn the engine control room
of the steamship " I ’arla", queen of
tho fleet of French liner* that sail
the Atlantic between Havre and
New York.
The gentlemen In the picture—
the pernonae dram atl*—are not,
with one exception, the regular
engtiiemen of thl* great beautiful
»hip. They are from left to right
— Mr. Harold F. Sheet», director
of the Vacuum Oil Company; Mr.
Augnate Certain, chief engineer of
the " l ’aria"; and Mr. Jean Tllller,
general manager of the French
Line for thè United Htntea and
Canada, celebrating here the tenth
anniversary of the anecemful cro w ­
ing of the ocean hy thta great
liner.
They aro celebrating tho perfect
union of French maritime nkIII and
American Ingenutty and «et, nee.
repreaented In the use hy the
"P a rla " of Oargoyle murine olla,
aea-golng coualna of Mohlloll, I l i a d e
through the »kilt of American
aelentlMt» In American reflnertea.
Theae American inade oli», accord-
Ing lo Mr. Tllller, have enahled
the cugine* of thè “ Parla” to run
nnioothly over 900,0011 nautleal
mtlea, durlng whlch earh of her
propeller* I l i a d e 6(0,000.000 re­
volution» wtthout troupi*.
Candidates are striving toward n
j whirlwind finish and the intense in­
terest manifested on every hand by
; friends of the candidates will likely
1 prove that the final week will be tho
banner period of the whole competi­
tion.
Only a few hours tnorr o f The A d ­
vocate's gift-sharing campaign remain
— a lot of hard work on the part of
candidates is required for them to
oinch'their choice of prizes before this
coming Thursday night.
The final hours o f the campaign are
seeing some hot battles waged. The
closing houra show that the race is a
mffrhty spirited one and rivalry of the
keenest sort is manifest on every aide.
P L A C E B A L L O T BOX
The Advocate's ballot box, locked
anil sealed, is located at 312 Macleay
Building, where all ballot* east this
last week of the campaign are to be
deposited.
The ballot box will be open Monday,
June 22 from S>:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
and Thursday, June 25 until 10:00 P.
M. The final hour for subscriptions
and murks the close o f the campaign.
Simply put your subscription stubs
in a sealed envelope with cash, money
order, certified chock or bank draft to
accompany same and be sure enough
remittance is made in order to have
the votes counted for you. No money-
will he refunded, so be sure everything
checks perfectly.
In addition to the listed prizes, a
cash award equal to 10 per cent of all
money he or she has turned in for
subscriptions will be paid each candi­
date who does not win one of the
listed prizes, providing that they have
made a cash report o f subscriptions
every week since entering the cam­
paign. The cheeks for all cash prize»
and commissions will be mailed to the
winners as soon after the end of the
campaign as it is possible to get
everything checked.
Rumors to the effect that the cam­
paign will be extended have no foun­
dation whatever. The campaign will
close Thursday, June 25, at 10:00 P.
M.
The campaign management is now,
to all intents ami purposes, through
While on the job all week, busy with
closing details and the cheeking up of
candidates, the campaign this week is
in the sealed box.
Who will win ?
W e don’t know.
Production in the
fettled ballot box, alone, will tell the
tale.
The final period— a 6-year suhsevip
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