Advocate Register_1951-03-09

ADVOCATE EGISTE Volume 1 Portland, Ore., March 9, 1951 Number 15 JACQUET ORCHESTRA HELD OVER AT OZARKS All this week at Fred Bakers Oza.rks Supper Club the Music of Illinois Jacquet has been playing for the enjoyment of Portlanders. Mr. Baker reported that the Band will be held over for an additional week due to popular demand. They broad– cast each night at 10 p.m. over KGON with announcer Sammy Taylor as M. C. Such numbers made famous by Jacquet are "Robins Nest" "Black Velvet" and "Flying Home". It is one of the most talked of aggregations in America today. Your genial host Fred and Laura Baker has went way out on that provervial 'limb' to bring you this top flight entertainment and promises more name bands and acts. Your old friends of the catering service include such favorites as George Mills, Wilbur Newsome, Mrs. Lawson, Blanch Golden, Opal Dixon, Sam Brown, Helen Lawson, Elizabeth Avritt, and Head Wait– er I vo Hoggatt. Jacquet was with Lionel Hampton in 1940 and also has been with Cab Calloway and Count Basie. When they leave Portland they play engagement in Seattle and concerts across Canada from Vancouver to east Coast· then back to New York. They came her~ direct from the Oasis in Los Angeles. The eight pieces are: Joe Newman, Russell J ac– quet, Johnny Ace on piano, Leonard Gas– kin, bass, Lee Abrams, drums, Rudie Wil– liams, baritone sax, Ernie Henry alto and Sid McKinney, vocal Illinois Jacquet say don't forget the truck driver, J. B. Strand. Important Meeting Notices NAACP Meetings-Every third Sun– day of each month. YWCA Center, 6 N. Tillamook St., 4 p.m. ELKS-Billy Webb Lodge 1050 every first and third Sunday. Porters Hall (un– less otherwise specified) 1:30 p.m. Dahlia Temple, first and third Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ODD FELLOWS - New Northwest Lodge 2554, first Tuesday, 8 p.m., Prince . Hall. · House hold Ruth 844, every second and fourth Tuesday, 2 p.m., Prince Hall. ELKS TO SPUR NAACP MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Exalted Ruler Chesley E. Corbett of Billy Webb Lodge 1050 announces that the lodge has undertaken to spur the cur– rent membership drive of NAACP. A booth will be set up at Broadway and Wil– liams manned by Elks in regalia. Material about both organizations will be availabe. Your $2.00 for NAACP membership may be paid at the booth. Their slogan will be 2000 members in Portland. Each Elk brother has pledged himself to encourage one other person and to join himself. It was pointed out that any and every citizen regardless of race, creed or color is wel– comed to join. Mail in now your member– ship to NAACP, 2101 N. Williams. Mrs. Anna Mae Lee is membership chairman. NAACP Asks Congress to Rush Wheat to India NEW YORK-Swift Congressional ac– tion to avert disaster in India by sending two million tons of wheat to that famine– threatened country was requested this week by the board of directors of the NAACP. DIXIE SCHOOLS ENROLL 1,000 RACE STUDENTS CHICAGO-More than one thousand Negro students are attending once all– white e.niversities in the South to help record the biggest gain in United States race relations since World War II, says Ebony, Negro picture magazine, in its current issue. PHOTOS AVAILABLE Many people have written the Advocate Register asking information about the pic– tures and where they can be secured. We contacted Mr. Baltzegar of Baltzegar Pho– tos, who was official Photographer at the First Citizen Banquet" and he informs us that many of the persons attending were included in a few good "shots". The pic– tures are available at his studio, 9 N. E. Halsey. If you want one or more, write a penny post card, or go to the address above or call EMpire 0979.-(Editor). BRIEFS ... A curprise party was given Richard M. N · a! of Neal's Drug Store at the store Sundav by members of Billy Webb Lodge I 050. The lodge during a recess went to have refreshments at this new venture at N. Williams and Knott street. Boys, Mr. Neal says "THANK YOU." Mr. Neal, the lodge thought it a nice party. * * * N.A.A.C.P. dinner Wednesday, March 21. Place not decided in time for publica– tion. Watch for the place in next issue. COACH RESIGNS Mike De Lotto, head coach for football at Roosevelt High School for the past three years, has resigned. Paul A. Reh– mus, Supt. of city schols disclosed Tues– day; February 27 that the resignation had been accepted. De Lotto was envolved in a racial inci– dent at the school Feb. 6. No coaching successor has been named as the Advo– cate Register goes to press. , BILL McCOY MARRIED Miss Gladys Sims daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Miller of Chattanooga, Tenn was wed to Bill McCoy, former can– didate for State Representative (Demo– crat) February 28, at Holy Rosary Catho– lic Church. Friends were invited to attend the reception in the evening at the Church's school library. Many attended to give their best wishes to the couple. MRS.WYMAN PASSES Mrs. Margaret Wyman, long time mem– ber of Portland Branch NAACP died af– ter addressing a woman's meeting. Funer– al services were held in Vancouver, Wash., the home of her son. Private internment was held in Portland. Since it was impossible for many of her friends to attend funeral services, it is hoped that a memorial will be arranged. Perhaps after NAACP meeting Sunday, March 18 at Williams Ave. YWCA Cen1 ter, 6 N. Tillamook. The meeting begins at 4 P.M. We Are Not Going To Quit But ... Dear Reader: We need your subscrip– tion. To keep the Advocate Register alive we must have FUNDS. Your voluntary contributions or your subscriptions are more than welcomed. Your comment or criticism also Advertisement from your business, congratulatory announcement or an ad from your merchants. Every~ne needs publicity. 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