Advocate Register_1951-02-16

ADVOCATE EGISTE Portland, Oregon, February 16, 1951 Number 12 URBAN LEAGUERS SPEAK AT CORYALLIS T h e Urban League program for im– proving race relations and obtaining equal opportunities for all citizens was explained · to student groups at Oregon State Coi– lege, Corvallis, Thursday in i:alks by Ed– win C. Berry and John S. Holley, Execu– tive an d Neighborhood Secretaries, re– spectively, of the Urban League of Port· land. The Urban League officials visited the campus at the invitation of Round Table, a joint YMCA-YWCA student forum of which Paul Bock is Executive Secretary. Speaking before a luncheon gatherinj! of students and faculty members, Berry reviewed racial practices in of the Northwest. He called attention to the rap– id progress made in race relations at OSC, as reflected in the achievements of several outstanding Negro students, but added that the notion generally persists that Ne· groes are still not accorded the same op– portunity to participate in basketball at OSC as are the white students. The principal event was an afternoon forum in Memorial Union, at which Berry listed reasons why the Portland civil rights ordinance did not gain a majority of fa– vorable votes in November and analyzed the implications for the Portland commu– nity and its leaders. Berry also talked to t wo of the social science classes of Dr. Fra nk Parks and a criminology class un· der Dr. Robert Dann. Holley spoke on race relations to two of Dr. Dann's morning sociology classes and Paul Bock's afternoon class in social ethics. BRIEFS Oliver E. Smith Jr. left Saturday, Feb– ruary 3, to spend a few weeks with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Freeman in Longview, Wash. They celebrated grandmothers birthday Wednesday, Feb- ruary 7. * * * Mrs. Elaine Berry celebrated her birth– day on February 8. * * * Special meeting of the Advisory Com– mittee of NAACP met in San Francisco Jan. 27. Representatives of all west coast branches attended . Portland branch's new p res ident, Herman Plummer and 1950 president Mrs. E. W. Smith attended. Committee for Interracial Principles and Practices Suppose that some friend interested in joining this organization were to ask you, what does that group actually accomplish; or, just specifically, what are the functions of the Office for Vocational Opportunity, could you give a complete discription the many phases of activities engaged in by both groups? We do more than just get jobs for people; in fact, that is the least of our efforts. Every organization is effective in pro– portion to its sustained endeavors. We need the moral support of our members in our efforts. 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Something you can hand to a friend to stir and challenge his think– ing. Many write us, "What can we do?" The biggest thing to do now is something we can all do,-change people's thinking, which will change the world. Here is a practical tool for that task. Order one or more copies of The Great Alternative and keep them working! This Author Editor grew up in Portland and sold his first cartoon to the Or.e– goman. BINNS RHODES SCHOLAR John Howard Binns, chief speaker :'>f Nes;:ro First Citizen banquet was born :H Shelton, Wash., Tune 22 , 1895 . He a ttend– ed high school in Shelton , ~raclu 2 ting in 1912. He att~n ded State College of Wash– ington, B.A . 1916. Rhodes sch olar, O x– ford University, B.A. 1920, M .A. and B.C.L. (highest honors) 1921. He was in military service from 1917 to 1919, 2nd Lt., 22nd M.G. Bn., 8th Div. He married Caroline Hammond, 191 R. They have three daughters , one son, six grandchildren. He was admitted to Wash– ington bar, state and federal court3, 1922. Deputy prosecuting attorney, Pierce Co., 1925-28. Partner, law firms of Binns & Cunning· ham and Williamson, Binns & Cunning– ham, 1935 to present time. Member Tacoma School Board, 1931- 35. State Administrator, National Youth Administration, 1935-41. l\'lember Board of Regents, State College of 'Wash., 1945- 49. Superior Court Judge, unexpireC: term in 1946. Chairman, Pierce County Chap– ter, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1938 to present time. Member American Legion, Post Com– mander, 1926, Dept. Vice Commander, 1927; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Grange; Tacoma, Washington ;md Amer– ican Bar Assn. Democrat. Chairman Pierce County Central Committee, 1942-46. SOUTHERN CHURCHES LOSE MEMBERS Negro churches in the South are being organized now about one-third as fast as they were 20 years ago. Because of migra– tion many churches are suffering losses. Nearly two-thirds of our churches in the South are in the open country and 88 per cent are rural. Although ou,r Negro population in the South is showing a normal growth, yet 9.6 per cent more churches are decreasing in membership than are growing. Facts regarding the growth or d ecline of our churches were revealed in the re· cent survey entitled "These My Brethren" which is being distributed at cost ( 40c) by the Rural Department, Drew Senunary, Madison, New Jersey. This survey shows that 39.3 per cent of our churches are growing, 11.8 p er cent are stationary, and 48.9 per cent are de– creasing. The membership of the werage church is 149, but 28 of these are non-resident. leaving only 121 members living near their church now. "The political machine wins because it is a united minority against a divided ma· jority."-Will Durant.