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Portland State University PDXScholar Advocate Register Historic Black Newspapers of Portland 12-15-1950 Advocate Register-December 15, 1950 Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/advocateregister Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation "Advocate Register-December 15, 1950" (1950). Advocate Register. 10. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/advocateregister/10 This Book is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Advocate Register by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible: [email protected]. Church Peoplt: Withdraw ADVOCATE Plea ... Intent Disrupted "We wish to express our appreciation to you who co-operated in our attempt • last Sunday to register Christian opinion against the use of the Atom Bomb. .Eo-1ST E "A wire was sent to President Truman apprising him of the action and number of signatures obtained. The actual signa Portland, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 15, 1950 Number 3 ture-s will be sent in one package to the SEES EARLY END Oregon delegation in Washington, D. C. "Truly this is Democracy at work in BRIEFS TO D. C. JIM CROW our churches and Christianity at work in Former sponsors of project asked the \Y./ ASHINGTON - A complete end the world. Advocate-Register to continue Negro of segregation in Washington might come "We have had some requests for this First Citizen selection, and we accepted· before the next five years have passed, petition to be used in other groups but graciously. thinks Dr. Walter E. Hager, president of this experiment was designed for use only Now we. ask all interested persons, or- Wilson Teachers Colleg-e here. through the channels of church organiza ganizations, clubs, and groups, large or These thoughts were expressed before tions, and the committee will make no small to send in their choice, now. Name the Home Rule Chapter of the American effort to continue it. and picture of person receiving honor will Veterans Committee at a dinner-meeting "In order to prevent any possible use be published in the January 5th issue. held at the clubhouse last week. of this petition by so-called subversive or ganizations we are asking that you dispose * * * at once of any unused petitions that may Roland Hayes is coming to town. CHURCH HAS PROGRAM * * * still be in public places. If any pastor Subscribe to the Advocate-Register Beginning December 14 St. Philips should desire to use them at another now. $2.50 by mail ... Subscribe now. Episcopal church starts a program of in service we will appreciate your safeguard terest for the holiday church goer. Reg ing against any possible use in other * * * ular attenders as well as people who go groups." Buy NAACP Christmas Seals. Call to church only at the Christmas tide or For the committee GA. 2761 for further information. Easter time, have in store a program they MABEL DOWNS * * * will long remember at St. Philips, De Secretary of Committee The Red Cross moved a few weeks ago cember 14 at 8 p. m. Dr. D. N. Unthank to stop the practice of labeling "Negro" will speak on the Med-Century White and "White" blood given by donors. That House Conference of Children and was sure an admirable decision since it Youth. Dr. Unthank attended this con "We are alarmed at the prospect that was Dr. Charles Drew, as the foremost ference. the atomic bomb may be used in Asia. authority on preservation and the use of We gather the impression that many other · December 24, the Christmas Service plasma, pioneered the way for Red Cross people feel likewise. Because of this im begins at 11: 15 p.m. On December 31 a participation in that field. pression and because of the opposition radio program on station KGW at 8 a. from abroad to use the atom bomb, we Many Negroes who did not talk against AI., and on January 7, 1 9 5 1, at the feel that now is a critical hour for Christ the donor idea, was never a donor be church will be The Feast of the Lights, ians who oppose using the bomb to stand cause of Red Cross's segregation label with Rev. L. E. Kempton of Trinity up and be counted. ing, may "give" more to the Red Cross. church, guest seaeker. Rev. L. .0. Stone This question lost many a needed dollar is Vicar. "Accordingly we are enclosing copies of ·and time that could have been donated. an open letter to President Truman op * * * posing use of the bomb. To it we should Tuesday morning, last week, Levi Jack- RECORD NUMBER like to procure as many signatures as poss son's home suffered a $300 fire. The OF WOMEN JOIN ible. Could you help us with this project residence at 1776 Ross. Mr. Jackson said this Sunday, December 3 ." as long as no lives were lost he was happy. MARINE CORPS * *· * SAN FRANCISCO-The largest num A plea from several NAACP members ber of women enlisting in the Marines in A letter similar to the church peoples' who could not attend the annual election a single day was recorded here last Tues appeal was dropped in the lower Williams meeting for a complete list of Executive day Lt. CoL Pauline E. Burnett, staff Avenue section of the city which stated Board members electecl is hereby granted. adviser to the commanding general, Ma it was from the communist party, gtvmg Mrs. Richard Bogle, Dr. J. J. Clow, rine Corps Department of the Pacific, ad a P. 0. box number in Portland as the Stanton Duke, Mrs. Verne Dusenberry, ministered the oath to eight women. address. Some Negroes were inter C. B. Maxey, U. G. Pummer, Rev. J. E. At Fort Ord, situated down the Penin viewed about the letter by press. Mt. Roberts, Rev. J. E. Smith, Geneva Jordan, sula toward Monterey there are a number Olivet and Bethel M. E. churches partic Jerry Turner, Edgar Williams, Raymond of Negro WACs whose status is consid ipated with the church group. Wilson, Willis Williams, Rev. 0. B. Wil ered '.permanent." Officers from that Very few, if any, Negroes of the liams, Marie Smith, Margaret Wyman, group come periodically into the Bay "Grass-roots" level were disturbed by the Ruth Haefner, Cora Minor, Mrs. Thomas are:y to enlist Negro women for army Communist letter. It was found that some Roberts, Edwin C. Berry, Richard Bogle, service. The quota for that division has believe that the bomb should be dropped, Rev. Arthur J. Stanley, John Holley, never been more than 55 per cent filled, others are simply against any horors of Anna Mae Lee, William McCoy, Jr., and according to a recent statement o fan en war. The ratio is not far removed from Jason Dancy. listing officer. any other particular group. r ADVOCATE REGISTER Arnett Cobb's Playing Again After Serious Illness (Designed to Read) The long missed but well-remembered tones from the saxo Published by Oliver Smith News Agency (Established 1943 phone of Arnett Cobb, "the Wild Man of the Sax" once again OLIVER E. SMITH, EDITOR are ringing through the nite clubs, theatres and ballrooms, as Office 1453 N. Williams Ave.-Ej\1. 7266 the popular tenor saxman hit the comeback trail after a three ATwater 2551, 3411 S. W. First Avenue, Pordand I, Oregon year fight against a fatal illness. Free from Services of Any Special Interests Cobb, playing with four of the original five men with whom The News As We See It. The Editorials Are Our Opinions he skyrocketed to fame during World War I, recently played his initial 'come-back' engagement at Philadelphia's Club 421. IN MY OPINION By KEPT FIGHTING Mrs. E. W. Smith, Retiring President of Pordand Branch NAACP Here's the story of a man who went down fighting to death's door. My observation of the Portland Branch of the NAACP. The Portland Branch, as I see it, in the number of years that It's the story of a game guy who fought until he rose to his I have been working closely with it as a member, board feet again. It's the story with a romantic touch as human member, and president, is like most other Portland organi as life itself. zations-it is on the conservative side. In everything the Yes, here's the true love story of a charming wife Association has attempted to do, it has been cautious and Elizabeth Cobb-who stu-ck with her deloved husband in his slow to take or go into whole heartedly everything that appeared to show discrimination to Negroes without careful fight to regain his health "A Man May Be Down, But He's planning and considerate thinking. These methods of pro Never Out," Elizabeth believed in God. She knew her hus cedure have caused much criticism and comment from the band would recover. progressive and aggressive people. We have been called This is the Arnett Cobb story .. it's the BIG story._. "Moss-backs" and "a do-nothing organization," but whenever It begins back in Houston, Texas: a major issue of race discrimination or problem has been evident, the NAACP has taken the lead or been in the fight; At the Physllis Wheatley High School there's 14-year-old not always in a spectacular way, but got as much results boy playing the violin in the school band_ He has just com in Portland as the trend, place purpose or circumstances could plained to the school bandmaster-"Nobody can hear my be expected.