1938-12-16

( Page 2 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER The Portland Observer Published Friday of each week at Portland, Oregon. WILLIAM H. McCLENDON, Editor and Publisher. Editorial Office- 1504 N. Williams Avenue ISStJEs'··oF 1 THE DAY I Portland, Oregon. Phone EAst 0949. 1. All news and editorial matter should be addressed toP. 0. Box 3728 FRED (RAIL) GRAHAM In view of the record of past lynchings of Negroes and other outrageous atrocities that are char- SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE After a hard and valiant fight ag_ainst a stone acteristic of the American white . man,' it is interesting to note the wall of denial, the Oregon ·Negro has ·found it impos- President's startd on th Anti-Semic sible to mak·e the Oregon white man do anything he tic Question. does not wish to do. For instance, a difficult and dis- Why hasn't he committed him– courag:ing fight has been waged prior to this time for self on the !njustices ~eaped upon · · · • · · I the Negro m the Umted States? the purpose of havmg _a CIVIl Rights bill enacted m Just a word uttered by him in The challenge to the white man, e5pecially in the South, is to let the !\ egro exercise his right of fran– chise, to encourage Negro partici– pt~ion and cooperation in working out the common problems of the area. to make the Negro feel a sense of obligation to his commun– ity, city, county, state, and nation, thus enabling the Negro and white man to work together coopera– th·ely, sanely, . honestly, and con– scientiously toward the ·creation of a better .day for the sons and daughters of all- the people of this nation. A LINE? o~ ~TRIPE (Bill (Tree-Top) Dodson) Hello, everybody- S t a t i o n T-R-E-E, broadcasting on a wave length of one kilocycle by authority of the Grapevine Radio Commis– sion. Bringing to you a bit of pro and con now being discussed a!·ong the Rialto known as Williams Ave- nue, and its dark confines. First and foremost on the minds of many of the Union Pacific Old Guards is the question-"When ·will I return to work?" The em- J.C.SMITHTOLAUNCH'M E R R y EXPANSION PROGRAM CHARLOTI'E, N. C., Dec. 5 (C)- c h r i S t ffi a S Founded in 1867 as the Biddle Mem- ~· orial Institute and named ln honor of Major Henry Biddle, Pennsyl- ' vanla philanthroplst whose wife made the first genero\lb contribu– tion, the school wa& later chartered by the state legislature and operated on eight acres of land donated bY Col. W. R. Myers, a· wealthy citize~ of Charlotte. ]EAN L. EDWARDS This is an argument for the re– turn to the old-fashioned style of celebrating Christmas, especially in homes where there are children of In 1377 the charter was changed by the !E:gislature of North carolina grammar school age. Since Christ- and the name of the school became mas is an ancient holiday, it is a Biddle university. In recognition of time when traditional things are the generous benefactions of Mrs. Johnson C. Smith of Pittsburgh, both expected and deeply appreci- Pa., who, during the academic year ated-as, for instance, the singing of 1921-22 gave considerable funds the state of Oregon. Literally, there has been a war favor of the recent Anti-Lynch– to make the white man associate with and welcome ing Bill may have meant victory. the Negro as an intimate although he hates and de- "' * ~ " In the coming fight between Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis it ap– pears that neither fighter stands to gain other than horn a financial standpoint. John Henry Lewis thinks that he is entitled to some of that easy (or should we say "hard"?) money also. phasis leaning "\Vhen." for the erection of a theological dor- of old hymns and carols, the verv. he;~vih.· on ·t · Ch · m1 ory, a sc1ence hall, teachers' cot- nstmas tree and, of course, The movement of some race plores such intimacy most assiduoudy. leaders to have the motion picture It seems that the white man considers the Negro industry depict the Negro as some- one besides a lazy, triHing dumb his inferior, morally, culturally, intellectually and eco- person is being well received by nomically, an~ refuses to be hoodwinked by senti- deep thinking Negroes the country mentality, or bulldozed by threats into this significant over. The Amos and Andy type social acceptance. In short, this program to secure for as pictured on screen, radio, and in 1' f d d books is very much passee. But the Negro social rights in Oregon unqua I ie an un- the irony of it is that seventy per reserved has met with failure. Why? cent of the other races think and It is n:ot because the Negro is considerd a menace believe that ninety per cent of the Negroes are as depicted. Conse- to America; it is not because the Negro has proven quently, we are not respected or him: elf unworthy of confidence, but rather because taken seriously in every day walks he is considered an enem to the concepts of democ- of life unless we are clowns and racy. The docility of the Negro population as a whole "Uncle Tom:.". * ,, :is detrimental to mass·progress. White people respect Portland is to be complimented ambition and agres&iveness if for n:o reason other than on the large number of intelligent, the fact that the United States of America is a result progressive Negroes in proportion of the white man's aggressiveness. The white citizen to the number of Negroes residing · '1 h h' 1 here. A percentage not easily ex- realizes and understands the pnVI eges t at are IS ceHed. in SO far as theEe privileges are set forth in the consti- • • • e tution of the Udted States. It is imperative that all Let's go into the New Year, and . continue through it, conscious of citizens, regardless Of color, realize what these prlV- the fact that we are members of ileges are also before any true evaluation can be given the human race, and as such we relative to the merits of our so-called democracy. This are kin. We should cultivate a is especially true where the Negro is concerned be- higher type of brothe~ly love for cause until the Negro insists on equality of opportun~ J onebalnotherf, rememberhmg thabtl the . . pro ems o one are t e pro ems ity and equality before the law as provided in the con- of all. stitution of the United States; until he becomes con– scic,us of a human brotherhood, he will not even be in dg,nt of his goal. ' I The Reverend J. J. Clow, Pas– tor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Portland, an eloquent, forceful and sincere speaker, prc::!chcd :lS beautiful .1 seimon as it is one's privilege to hear. I wish so much that all Negro citizens of Portland had heard this beautiful ' and wonderful text. His subject was "Christian Ambition." The thought to be ambitious should be Matthew A. Henson was with Commodore Robert impressed on all Negroes, especial- Prill. George Carver. of Tuskegee Ins"titute, is per– haps the be, t knovm agricultural chemist in America and has developed hundreds of products that promise untold value to the South and the nation. * * * * E. Perry in his discovery of the North Pole and in ly the younger generation. Rever– sev,en other Polar expeditions. He was selected, ac- er.d Clow pointed out that ambi- tions are not attained without some cording to Perry, for "his adaptability, fitness and sacrifices. Sacrificing to attain loyalty." Since the death of Perry, Henson :is the only one's purpose is one of the demands civilized American who has ever set foot upon the levied upon us in present day soci- North Pole. Jety. ,, • " ., * * The New Deal's Crop Control Secondly, the following ·whi,per seems to be quite prevalent– "Have they got you yet?" And * :: (: ¢ the trembling reply is usually a In his last fight Henry Arm- fceble-"No, not yet."-with a strong made quick work of Garcia diminishing accent on the ~·ast Ceferino by the K. 0 . route. Seems word . In substance, I quote the that Armstrong, like Joe Lewis, meaning of the preceding para- has run out of "·orthy opponents. graph. The Union Pacific Dining }:: t.: .:= .:· Car and Hotel Department no\v A medal was awarded Jack executing a bloodless purge has Dempsey by the New York Box- laid off scores of Negro employees ing vV riter's Association as the throughout the :>ystem. Said purge man who has done the most for the appears to be in the nature of a boxing game in 1938, after decid- physical clean-up. And laboriously ing it should go annually to the speaking, the executioner's axe has boxer, past or present, who has fallen most heavily on the appar– meant most to the sport during the ently impregnable specie commonly current year. known as "Whiskers." As to the Dempsey at first refused nomin- outcome, your correspondent re– ation for the award, protesting it fuses to comment, for as yet, no should go to a fighter active in additional information has drifted the game. However, he finally in this direction. accepted it, maintaining he did not SO' off to the snail sprint and to deserve it. Dempsey said, "I still deal· with another subject. We think that you, gentlemen, are find the football season folding up, making a mistake." and only a few bowl games remain- Sports fans all over the country ing, Orange, Sugar, Sun and Rose are asking the question: "Who has which are to be featured in this done anymore, or as much, for box- column later. But while on the ing in 1938, as Henry Armstrong topic, let's give a rousing send off or Joe Louis?" to our own Kenny 'Vashington of ~ ~ * UCLA \Yho is a champion in h:s Chuck Patter~on, Portland boy, :Jthletic occupation, and our appre– recognized as one of the outstand- ciation to Bill Spaulding, UCLA ing basketball str rs in this part of :oach. the country, is again starring with We will now witness the tre– the Signal Oil Company basketball mendously thrilling triumph, The team. It is 3-- ~:<:>-:.t :1rll n pleasure Tcrrapi::1 Trot. Ladi<"~and Gentl-e. to watch him perform on the court. men, an event that doesn't even * * • ~ iryterest a terrapin. So without Chalkey \Vri!,';ht and Jackie rurther adieu, we pick a seasonal Wilson, both race fighters, are ~arne now going over big in Port– looked upon by many to succeed to I land and featuring two well known the featherweigt 'crown given up athletes, Pat Patterson and Buster by Henry Armstrong. Reynolds. • • • '' The Game. of Basketball : Pat- An ex-owner of a Seattle base– ball team vizualizes the time when :"iegro ball players will be per– mitted to play on major league teams. In a recent interview he said that he saw no reason why they shouldn't. • • terson an alumnus of the U niver– sity of Oregon and Reynolds of Jefferson High are now shooting and pas~ing with the Signal Oilers, one of the finest independent teams ever assembled in. the Northwest. Three Negro athletes, E. 0. Gourdin, DeHart Hub- Law faces a severe test when the As Christmas draws nigh , a farmers of the South vote on lt'mt't- large number of Neg love of bard and R. E. Johnson, were members of the Amer- ro rs The team, as yet undefeated in league competition, is managed by Ray Smith, an attorney, the gentle– man who sponsored Jesse Owens appearance in Portland last winter. ing productionof cotton, rice and the Sport of Kings will journey. And now you paper perusing jit– terbugs (I mean dear publ-ic) I will be back with another Line-o- ican team in the 1924 Olympic games in Paris. In tobacco for the coming year of from all parts of the country to these games Hubbard won first place in ·the broad 1939. Upward as high as 2,500,- Southern California to witness at jump, and Gourdin second. In the 1932 Olympics, Ed- ooo f.armers will _vo_te _on the vital Santa Anita one of the greatest die Tolan won both the 100-meter and the 200-meter questiOn. PathetiC It IS to remem- meets in years, which will be Tripe in two weeks. Bear with , . I ber that Negro farmers of the topped off by one of the richest me if you can, and remember the races, and Edward Gordon won the broad JUmp. South will not be allowed to vote stakes in horse racing, the $100,000 pass word, spoken in a whisper- * * * * \ i=n==nl=o=st==o=f=th=e==st=a=te=s=s=o==co=n=c=e=rn=e=d=·~S,=an=t=a=A=n=t=·ta==H=a=n=d=i=ca~p=.========~="H==a=v=e=t=h~ey~g=ot~yo~u~y=et~?="======= In the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, Jesse Owens was the outstanding American athlete, winning_ the 100- meter run in 10.3 seconds, the 200-meter in 20.7 sec– onds, and the broad jump with a record of 26 feet, 5 113 inches. John Woodruff, another Negro Amer– ican, carried off the 800-meter record. * In the years 1924-1930, the Carnegie Hero Fund i CommLsion awarded medals to fourteen Negroes for deeds of heroism and sacrifice. In 1934 an Atlanta Negro received such an award for rescuing two white men from a gas-filled basemer.t. * * J olm T. Risher was awarded a prize of $1,000 by the government for the best system of keeping rec– ords of the navy. * * "Who's Who in America" for 1936 lists 100 Ne– groes in its roster of distinguished Americans. * * * Countee P. Culleru of New York, in 1923 and again in 1924, won second prize and in 1925 first prize in the Vvitter Byrmer undergraduate poetry contest open to all the colleges of America and participated in by seven hundred students repre~enting three hundred institutions. Harper and Brothers have brought out two volumes of his poems, entitled "Color" and "Cop-. per Sun."-From America's Tenth Man Commission on Interracial Cooperation. I Unknown Heroes Made Known· '(2RTRAIT OF MOTORIST Wl--\0 STOPs AT ALL STOP S\GNS-- 06EYS ALL Ot<IVII'JG RULES AND TQA~I='IC REGULAIIONS - .. - W~O NEV~R SIARI'S ot-J THE AM6EQ LIGI-\T .. - Al-JD WHO NEVER CUSSES AI A I=ELLDW f'IIOTOQIST OQ PEOE.STRIA~ ........ - .. ..... aw YOU CA~ ~ONESiLV LAY CLAIM TO ABoVE PCI-\Il:.VEM£._.1'5,... 'SEt-.10 US ')OUR \..1~1'1\E At-.10 AOORE.SS AI-.JD IT WILL BE lloJ~RI6EO 0~ OUQ ~.._tOQ. ROLL- tage and a memorial gate, the board Santa Claus. It is a great mistake of trustees voted to change the name I h ' of the institution to Johnson c. t ink, to break away from all the Smith university. And so, the char- old traditions-to try to "stream– ter of the .school was, accordingly, line" Christmas the way so many amended March 1, 1923, by the legis- moderns are doing and then ex– lature of the state of North Carolma. claim over the b k' d . f FTom 1923 until her death in Oc-~ . . . rea mg own o tober, 1929, Mrs. Smith gave funds famtly ltfe. Thts mad rushing to for the erection of five more build- the stores for presents for family ingl, includ~ng ~ church. and friends, this entertaining at !~day, With Its ;:>resent site con- teas, cocktail parties and other tammg 75 acres of land and easily tv es f · accessible in an area that is conduc- · P. 0 amusement dunng the tive to study, Johnson c. Smith, with holidays are all very ·well for 22 up-to-date buildings on a beaati- brownups if that type happens to ful ~nd commodious campus ;.s th·~ I appeal to them ; though such center of higher training for the am- amusements are not · h bitious mind interested in L;beralj . - . 111 armony Arts, Sciences and Theology. Oper- w~th the occasiOn, and do not con– ated under the auspices of the Pres- tnbute anything for the chil·dren to byterian church in the United States build on. of America, it is, nevertheless non- I 1" sectarian. t seems on y the very young- At the helm of this progressive in- the pre-school age children-believe <titution is the distinguished and na- in Santa Claus. What a shame to tionally known educator, Dr. Henry deprive them of their illusions so Lawrence McCrorey, who assume~l early-though I heard one young the presidency in 1907 after having mother express her opinion that the served his predecessor faithfully for 12 years as a teacher. Dr. McCrorey children are not supposed to have entered upon his duties with a de- any illusions nowadays! A young termination to make the institution child cannot grasp the true mean– what it ought to be, and with that ing of the Christmas story. Church objective in mind, secured over a · period of years, considerable moral services may be ever so beautiful and Ilnancial support from such and moving but they are apt to be philanthropic individuals as Messrs. way over the child's head. Shall Andrew Carnegie and James B. he then get anything out of Christ– Duke. He also succeeded in main- mas except the idea that for some taining such highly trained mem- b€rs of the faculty and efficient unexplained reason Father and scholarship among the more than Mother are very generous wi· 350 students that the institution is toys and clothing and that later now fully accredited as class "A" by he can stuff himself on t k il the Southern Association of Col- \Vhat a poor herita e urh eyd. leges and Secondary Schools and I , . g to an hol cl" fltll mc~shll> .in the Amer- down to ones chtldren! Just for ican Council \on Edur.ation and the ! the sake of experiment why not Association of American Colleges. II ~uestion some of these poor, dis- Each member of the faculty has tllusioned old men of "ght d had graduate training and received nin et an degrees at such universities as Mc- j e years, . as to what they get Gill, Ohio State, Howard, Lincoln, out of Chnstmas? If you don't C:>lumbia, Michigan, Boston, Fisk let them quote the patter they have h tlanta and Chicago. ALso Oberlin so glibly on the ends of their college and Hampton Institute. With tongues (and nowh 1 · d ~uch a weil qualified faculty. the , I ere e se, mm ftndent at J. c. Smith is assured of }ou ·) from church or Sunday thorough tr::o.ining based on Chris- school, I'll wager the asnwers will tian principles. For, in keeping with surprise you. ~~=Y;d::l~m~or~~n:o;:r~e~, t~~i~~ L~t:s try to build up some family riculum. A certain period each day traditiOn and give the chil– is devoted to worship in the chapel, dren a foundation around which primarily for the purpose of having the roots of their character will students ~culcate certaU: re!igi~u.s cling. Decorate your home and !deals durmg the formahve paned see what a l'f · · '11 of their college lives. . I t your sptnts WI get. . Affiliated with Johnson c. Smith I St~rtmg at th~ front door, hang 1s the Barber-Scotia Junior College 1 thJ ee or four stlver bells on broad for Wo~en, .cor:cord, N. C. Close j ribbons from a spray of evergreens. contact 1S mamtamed between Smith A creche arranged on one of the and Scotia, with the result that I bookcase h 1 h· h h b graduates of the latter are admttted s e ves w tc as een to the junior class with full stand- cleared of books or on the mantle ing. Within the past six ,years, over the fireplace will be the center wo~en _h~~e been admitted to the of attraction for young and old. semor dlVIs1on of _the College of Lib- While it is too late to have this era! Arts and Sciences. vea I ·n · 1 d 1 The university maintains several · r, WI _me u e Pans for an I iiterary societies and clubs. Debates, Advent servtce-On the Sunday dramas and athletics are engaged In nearest November 30th place ever- ' by studen"ts, ~s. part of the extra- green boughs in a heavy jar con– curricula actlv1t1es. Football, basket- taining water. Place on table and · ball, baseball, boxing and tennis are · f f · f - 1 1 played under the direction of the In ront . 0 It P~t our gat Yco ored Board of Athletic Control, which is candlesticks wtth three short and a member of the North Carolina one tall candle. At dusk, the Gos– Inter-Collegiate Athletic association, pel Candl-e, the tall wh ite one, is I and ~he Color~d Inter-Collegiate placed near the Advent boughs Athletic a.ssomat10n. There are also h ' l h f ·1 h I several Greek-letter fraternities in \\' 1 e t e ami Y gat ers around. which many students take an active The tall candle is lighted by a par- part. cnt and the first of the small can- 1 T~e University _P~ess ~ modernly dles by the youngest child. Then eqmpped and is Ie.,pOI1Slble for the t ell the Christmas story so the chil– excellent output of such university publications as the Quarterly Re- lrrn. can understand,. followed by view of Higher Education Among Chnstmas poems, stones and carols Negroes, edited with the co-opera- played on the piano or records. Re– Df ~he faculty, the Jo~nson_c. Smith peat this ceremony every Sunday Umverstt y Bulletin, mcluding cata- evening lighting one more ca dl Iogue issues, Student Manual, the . · n e, University student and the Smith unttl on the fourth and last Sunday Bull. all the candles are burning at once. President· H. L. McCrorey has is- Christmas is here! sued an urgent appeal to all persons for their wholehearted and generous r-------------, suppo-rt in his effort to raise $125,- 000 for the erection of a much needed girls dormitory which is to be part of the expansion program at a cost of $1,500,000. JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa (ANP)-It was reported here this week that miners of Lupa, Tangan– yika, have protested against that ter– ritory being ceded back to Germany, that they desire at all costs, to re– main within t11e British empire. Set- I tiers at Dar-es-Salaam, declare that I NOTICE "The Portland Observer" will gladly print any news you wish to have published concerning your organization. All news must be in by noon of each Wednesday. Address all entries to "The Portland Obsrever," P. 0. Box 3728, East 0949, Portland, Oregon. I if Germany regains the country, they 1 (the settlere) will lose everything. :---------------! '