Advocate Register_1950-12-15

ADVOCATE Church Peoplt: Withdraw Plea ... Intent Disrupted "We wish to express our appreciation to you who co-operated in our attempt .Eo-1STE • last Sunday to register Christian opinion against the use of the Atom Bomb. Portland, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 15, 1950 Number 3 BRIEFS SEES EARLY END TO D. C. JIM CROW Former sponsors of project asked the \Y./ ASHINGTON - A complete end Advocate-Register to continue Negro of segregation in Washington might come First Citizen selection, and we accepted· before the next five years have passed, graciously. thinks Dr. Walter E. Hager, president of Now we. ask all interested persons, or- Wilson Teachers Colleg-e here. ganizations, clubs, and groups, large or These thoughts were expressed before small to send in their choice, now. Name the Home Rule Chapter of the American and picture of person receiving honor will Veterans Committee at a dinner-meeting be published in the January 5th issue. held at the clubhouse last week. * * * Roland Hayes is coming to town. * * * Subscribe to the Advocate-Register now. $2.50 by mail ... Subscribe now. * * * Buy NAACP Christmas Seals. Call GA. 2761 for further information. * * * The Red Cross moved a few weeks ago to stop the practice of labeling "Negro" and "White" blood given by donors. That was sure an admirable decision since it was Dr. Charles Drew, as the foremost authority on preservation and the use of plasma, pioneered the way for Red Cross participation in that field. Many Negroes who did not talk against the donor idea, was never a donor be– cause of Red Cross's segregation label– ing, may "give" more to the Red Cross. This question lost many a needed dollar ·and time that could have been donated. * * * Tuesday morning, last week, Levi Jack- son's home suffered a $300 fire. The residence at 1776 Ross. Mr. Jackson said as long as no lives were lost he was happy. * *· * A plea from several NAACP members who could not attend the annual election meeting for a complete list of Executive Board members electecl is hereby granted. Mrs. Richard Bogle, Dr. J. J. Clow, Stanton Duke, Mrs. Verne Dusenberry, C. B. Maxey, U. G. Pummer, Rev. J. E. Roberts, Rev. J. E. Smith, Geneva Jordan, Jerry Turner, Edgar Williams, Raymond Wilson, Willis Williams, Rev. 0. B. Wil– liams, Marie Smith, Margaret Wyman, Ruth Haefner, Cora Minor, Mrs. Thomas Roberts, Edwin C. Berry, Richard Bogle, Rev. Arthur J. Stanley, John Holley, Anna Mae Lee, William McCoy, Jr., and Jason Dancy. CHURCH HAS PROGRAM Beginning December 14 St. Philips Episcopal church starts a program of in– terest for the holiday church goer. Reg– ular attenders as well as people who go to church only at the Christmas tide or Easter time, have in store a program they will long remember at St. Philips, De– cember 14 at 8 p. m. Dr. D. N. Unthank will speak on the Med-Century White House Conference of Children and Youth. Dr. Unthank attended this con– ference. · December 24, the Christmas Service begins at 11: 15 p.m. On December 31 a radio program on station KGW at 8 a. AI., and on January 7, 1 9 5 1, at the church will be The Feast of the Lights, with Rev. L. E. Kempton of Trinity church, guest seaeker. Rev. L. .0. Stone is Vicar. RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN JOIN MARINE CORPS SAN FRANCISCO-The largest num– ber of women enlisting in the Marines in a single day was recorded here last Tues– day Lt. CoL Pauline E. Burnett, staff adviser to the commanding general, Ma– rine Corps Department of the Pacific, ad– ministered the oath to eight women. At Fort Ord, situated down the Penin– sula toward Monterey there are a number of Negro WACs whose status is consid– ered '.permanent." Officers from that group come periodically into the Bay are:y to enlist Negro women for army service. The quota for that division has never been more than 55 per cent filled, according to a recent statement o fan en– listing officer. "A wire was sent to President Truman apprising him of the action and number of signatures obtained. The actual signa– ture-s will be sent in one package to the Oregon delegation in Washington, D. C. "Truly this is Democracy at work in our churches and Christianity at work in the world. "We have had some requests for this petition to be used in other groups but this experiment was designed for use only through the channels of church organiza– tions, and the committee will make no effort to continue it. "In order to prevent any possible use of this petition by so-called subversive or– ganizations we are asking that you dispose at once of any unused petitions that may still be in public places. If any pastor should desire to use them at another service we will appreciate your safeguard– ing against any possible use in other groups." For the committee MABEL DOWNS Secretary of Committee "We are alarmed at the prospect that the atomic bomb may be used in Asia. We gather the impression that many other people feel likewise. Because of this im– pression and because of the opposition from abroad to use the atom bomb, we feel that now is a critical hour for Christ– ians who oppose using the bomb to stand up and be counted. "Accordingly we are enclosing copies of an open letter to President Truman op– posing use of the bomb. To it we should like to procure as many signatures as poss– ible. Could you help us with this project this Sunday, December 3." A letter similar to the church peoples' appeal was dropped in the lower Williams Avenue section of the city which stated it was from the communist party, gtvmg a P. 0. box number in Portland as the address. Some Negroes were inter– viewed about the letter by press. Mt. Olivet and Bethel M. E. churches partic– ipated with the church group. Very few, if any, Negroes of the "Grass-roots" level were disturbed by the Communist letter. It was found that some believe that the bomb should be dropped, others are simply against any horors of war. The ratio is not far removed from any other particular group.