The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-03
In Norfolk, Va.

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people eat pork and do not care who
sees them. In fact pork eating is
popular.
Pig feet suppers are announced at
the Sunday morning services. Tempt
ing hanging swine, show windows
filled with the grinning faces of
dead pigs are just another name for
Norfolk. A sight that ] can never
forget is that Of an elder and a
twelve year old boy staring long
ingly into such a window like that
just mentioned above. 1t is difficult
to buy sea food at many of the res
taurants, even at Norfolk, because
Of the year round heavy sale of
pork.
Everyone Dances
There is good class of people
in Norfolk who have "a good time"
in most amusing fashion. During
the last Christmas period they
danced all night and all day; Break
fast Dances, Afternoon Dances, Eve
ming and Midnight Dances. The
group will furnish some worthy con
testants for the next Endurance
Dancing Competitivcs. The highest
society here has a really good time
without single appeal to the brain
and little to the heart. But it could
be that intelligence and affection
are moving into the feet and bod
les. For the better class of people
in Norfolk love to dance, and spend
all spare time at it. What is the
need of having literary societies and
civic clubs anyway, so long as the
people can be happier and by a diff
fereht and easier means?
Church OF Abraham
The churches of Norfolk are typ
ical of goodsized towns of the South,
differing only in having more de-
nominations and more fanatics than
one usually finds. | attended what
appeared to be the last word in new
order-"The Church of Abraham"
The services consist of individual re-
citals of these words: Father Abb
raham, if it hadn't been for you we
wouldn't have been here. You're
our father and we are your child
rem" A few of the churches are
conducted on an intelligent and ser
viceable basis.
The Mems Club of the Grace p.
E. Church of which the Rev. B. w.
Harris is rector is rendering a SER
vice to the community by conduct
ing occasional public programs on
| Sunday afternoons. Within recent
months editors of both the city
papers (white). have spoken with
| good effect to a crowded house at
! the Attacks Theatre, under the club
auspices.
The First Baptist Church, Rev.
Richard Bowling, pastor. conducts
kindergarten, an employment bur-
eau, and supports an old folks home.
There is also one Baptist Church
for highbrows, thanks to magma
ton.
In answer to my question con-
corning the service and conditions OF
Norfolk's churches a booster answ-
cred, "Our churches are second to
none, they control large amount
of property 1t happens, however,
that practically all Of the property
IS in church buildings.
From all indications Norfolk
churches have given the lie to two
old savings: "The voice Of the people
Is the voice of God" and GOD Is
OF, the side of the largest numbers,
Voting And Holding Office
Coupled with the fact OF the
superiority of 'their city" over
Portsmouth there is the general
baseless pride that colored Norfolk
has. This makes them senseless to
their awful plight. Constituting
more than one-third of the city''s
population. they hold no offices, al
low the "their mayor" to deny ever
having spoken to them on the ques'
ton of voting and preparing for a
greater voice in the elections, grli
the fooled old mans grin when told
that they are ''thc best Negroes in
the country" take what is given to
them and make enlarged photo
graphs of it, turn and praise theii
enemies with fervor. Norfolk (col.
ored) has pressed the virtue out oil
pride pride in a city that refuses
them elemental human rights.
Poor And Backward
1t is not strange that Norfolk
possessing an unsurpassed water front
for shipping and pleasure and fish
ing, remains poor and backward
busy growing regions do not have
time to be narrow and cruelty selfish
Time is still whitening ard killing
and burying and erasing and chang
inc tho winds of intpllipcnce are still