Advocate Register_1951-04-06

BRIEFS Oliver E. Smith ] r ., returned to Port– land, Easter Sunday but not until he said his Easter recitation at his Sunday School class Program at 9th Ave. Community Church in Longview, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E . Smith were in the audience to see the program in the church that Mr. Smith had participated m similar pro– grams years ago. * * * Many people turned out Easter Sunday to the Iota Philander Sorority annual Sil– ver Tea at Mrs. Beatrice Reed' s, 2107 N . Vancouver Ave. D. C. Polls Show 84% Opposed To Segregation Washington, D . C.-In 9 polls of pa– trons held over a 1-month period at the Playhouse Theater, the Interracial Work– shop found that 94.2 % of the 1162 per– sons answering favor establishment of a non-discriminatory seating policy. Only 183 persons, or 15.8% felt that the thea– ter should be discriminatory. A Workshop report on the polls (with breakdown charts) sent to Victor Orsing– er, local representative of management, concludes: "These data certain:ly confirm the already-known experience of the Du– pont, little (both under the same man– agement as the Playhouse, but unsegre– gated) and the plaza Theaters, and the Gayety and Arena stage houses, that non– discrinimation does not adversely affect patronage." All nine polls were taken in an objec– tive manner. The patron was handed a pencil and a slip of paper bearing the question and "yes" and "no" check boxes. The pollsters then stepped back and directed his attention elsewhere. No conversation passed between patron and pollster, nor did the pollster see the pa– tron's answer. The question was whether the patron believed members of all races should be admitted to the theater. This paper of independent thought may be continued by four ( 4) subscribers per day ( 6 days) for 52 weeks. 1248 subscrib– ers is our goal. This minimum will just coyer printing, postage. Other services are volunteer and non-profit. Important Meeting Notice NAACP Meetings- Regular meeting date changed for next time! The April meeting will be held on the fifth Sunday (April 29) instead of the third. Why? Because the regional meeting will be Sat– urday on the 28th and we can have Re– gional Director Franklin Williams from San Franci"!CO on the 29th. Bishop Oxnam Questions AMA Stand Against Health Insurance Speaking before the American Protest– ant Hospital Association in Chicago early in March, Bishop Bromley Oxnam of the Methodist Church said: SCOUTS AT WORK ON CIRCUS Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts all over Portland are canvassing their friends and neighbors offering tickets to the forth– coming Scout Circus and Craft Show which is to be held at the Pacific Inter- "Protestants demand the freedom nee- national Arena on April 13 and 14. essary to render medical service which is This year, the Cub Den and the Scout Patrol or Crew that sells the most tickets will receive as a prize a special charter flight above the Columbia Gorge and over the mountains. Already Scouts and Cubs have made visits to Portland Airport to inspect the DC-3 in which the prize– winning flight will be taken. at once an expression of Christian love rendered in an atmosphere that is Chris– tian in spirit, and that maintains the high– est of professional standards. They are opposed to bureaucratic dictates from the state, and are equally opposed to the re– actionary propaganda of the American Medical Association relative to the ex- tension of insurance plans for the pay– ment of medical and hospital fees." The bishop said that an assessment put upon every American doctor by the AMA to raise a propaganda fund is a "national disgrace." He charged that this fund "is being used to misinform a nation." "There are no better doctors in the world than the American doctor. Let Generally the coming weeks are to be busy ones for every Cub and Boy Scout in Portland. In addition to selling tickets to the Circus, they are busy preparing their acts and demonstrations for the an– nual event to be held this year on April 13 and 14. For the first time the craft exhibits are being made a major part of the show, having equal importance with the circus itself. In the Craft Show, all the skills associated with Scouting will be demonstrated. Such activities as wood– working, pottery, taxidermy, bee-keeping, first aid to animals, radio, archery and these doctors, in co-operation with men acquainted with our national health needs, many others may be seen by friends and parents of Scouting. During the entire work out progressive answers to the prob- Craft Show, Scouts and Cubs will be in lems, rather than pay their assessments the booths actively demonstrating the to a little oligarchy that has fought ad- skills as well as explaining the exhibits. vance for a generation." The circus part of the show will be a Declaring that the issue is not 'social- gala event with 12,000 boys from north– ized" medicine nor "governmental" medi- we§tern Oregou and southwestern Wash– cine, he added "Americans want neither, ington taking part. There will be dramatic but they do want good health, and they demonstrations of mountain scaling and want a way to pay for it." Editor's note: Bishop Oxnam was one of rescuing by Explot;er Scouts, Sea Scouts will build a square rigger ship on the spot, many American citizens singled out by exciting Indian dances and ceremonies, ] ohn T. Flynn in 'The Road Ahead" as a menace to American life. 'The Road knot-tying with foot-thick hawsers and many other dramatic Scouting activities. Ahead" was heavily financed by the AMA Friends and parents of Portland Scouts and somehow every doctor had a copy are urged by the Area Council office to and was urged to aid in the distribution d of the book which would be better titled purchase their tickets to the Circus an "Th R d B k d " W l "k h" k Craft Show early, and to purchase them e oa ac war . e 1 e to t m h · · hb h d B S h h d ·ll h h d from t e1r ne1g or oo oy cout or t at t e . ay w1 come w en. t e ~oo Cub Scout. doctors w1ll recover from their hab1t of- letting "a little oligarchy" do their social and political thinking for them because they are so busy being the best doctors in the world. They will then thank the Bishop Oxnams who are fighting so val– iantly for what every doctor worth his salt wants-more and better medical care for all of our people. 0. S. 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