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For these reasons. | called and
requested that the exhibit be
modified. Please know that | COM
pletely accept the explanation that
the derogatory aspect of the dis
play was included unwittingly.
have had sufficient dealings with
Mr.. Berg to believe that he is
interested in fair play and demo-
cratic action.
am taking the liberty of send
ing you a copy of THE Negro in
American Life" for your perusal.
If you will note, the final page of
the book mentions exhibit plac-
ards. We have arranged for the
use of these placards during the
period May Is to June l, 1916.
If you are interested in using
part or all of this display, we
would be happy to provide it. |
shall send for the book when you
indicate you are ready for it to
be returned
Sincerely yours.
Edwin c. Berry.
Executive Secretary
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WHY | BECAME
ACATHOLIC
BY CLAUDE Mckay

(FrOm EBONY, March, 1886
Whenever an individual who
thinks, finds himself in need of
religion, he generally turns, as |
have done, 10 the authentic church
OF Christ-the Holy Roman Cath
ole church. | am indeed proud
10 be among that company of in
tellectuals.
have ma quarrel with Portest-
antism as such. Only as a CLASH
cist and traditionalist and fanatic
lover OF the truth in history, am
aStounded that SO many educated
PIOtestants are so ignorant about
early growth and traditions of the
Christian religion.
The Roman Catholic church
may have made mistakes; its
work is done by human beings
who are liable to make mistakes
But when a man is i'll, the doctor
does not order that his legs and
hands and head be chopped off to
save him The doctor tries to heaI
him with medicine. Portestants il
their bitterness and bigotry have
Tried to behead the Roman Cath
Ollie church The result, yesterda,
and today, is the intense kindlint
OF hatred between Catholics, Pro
testants and Jews.
Now | turn to the color ant
race angle of my becoming a Cath
Ole. ! think that the Negro pee
PIE should know more about tn
Roman Catholic church. With thi
knowledge, they could confoun'
the majority of white Christians
Like the Mohammedan religio
today, there was never any rae
and color prejudice in the Roma
Catholic church from it's beglI
ming up until the Reformation.
1t is said that three of tn
early popes were Negroid. In tn
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Several days ago. May 10 to be
exact, Charles f. Berg's fashion
able ready-to-wear store on Broad
way, used one of its show win
dows for display of cotton prod
ucts made therefrom. A part of
the exhibit was bale of cotton
topped with very ugly and dis
torted caricature of Negroes
head. An Urban League board
member, seeing the exhibit, re-
ported it to Edwin c. Berry, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Urban
League, who went Immediately to
observe it. Mr.. Berry called the
manager of the store. He was eX-
tremely cooperative and arranged
to have the exhibit modified by
removing the caricature imme-
diately.
Below is letter from Mr. Ber-
ry to the manager of Berg's
store.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

place this week. Royalty and
majestic splendor augmented well
the setting for each. First of
these was the browning of Miss
Rita Wright at Bethel church Fri
day, May IT. Queen Rita, is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
en- Wright and granddaughter of
Mrs. Ruby Maddox Her princesses
We're Ethel Mae Harris, Marin
ellie Bell, Catherine Cook and
Ethel Moore.
A very fine program by group
of younger children preceded the
coronation which was chairmaned
by Mrs. Sula Mae Williams as
sisted by Mrs. Mary Austin.
The contest for queen was be-
tween the girls who sold tickets
for the drama, Just Like Gin
derella" a comedy, sponsored by
the Bethelite Club. Mrs. Ruby
Maddox was general chairman.
Rita. sold the largest number of
tickets.
The other was the Williams
Ave. Y. NJ. c. A., USO corona
ton in which were 80 contest
ants. They were judged upon
hours OF voluntary service given
the USO. 200 hours up weer con-
sidered. Mrs. Jannette Baker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Loomas
Harris was crowned queen, for
the 7S5 hours of service rendered.
Judges We're: an eX-service man.
sailor and IA soldier. Mrs. Jen-
ME Adams. house mother, assist
ed Mrs. Janice Lewis, program
| chairman.
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Selecting Processes and crown
ing of queens is very fashionable
at this season in Portland (Rose
FestivaD when grade and high
schools make their choices. An
exceptional thing happened this
year when Commerce High chose
as its princess pretty Ruth Fong.
She is the first non-white ever
to be chosen in the 2S years of
Rose Festival history. We hope
other schools will follow suit. The
Junior Rosaria's rulers are Queen
Gail Reinhart and Prime Minister
Jimmy Nielsen. Lincoln High $
Lloyde Hough. was named 1916
Queen of osaria.
Two other coronations took
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YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Master Robert Edward Parker.
7-year-old son of Mrs. Rosadell
Parker, grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Smith, assisted in the de-
yotional period - giving the
prayer, at the Crusaders annual
meeting held May 3, at White
Temple First Baptist. Robert
represented the Highland Baptist
Church (white) where he and his
young sister Memi attend, There
were 800 children attending this
meeting.
Robert has a very brilliant mind
for his years. He is fourth
grader. having been skipped twice
because of his advanced knowl-
edge.
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FLASH!
THE URBAN LEAGUE
OF PORTLAND
6 S.W. 9th Avenue
Portland


May II. 1916
Mr.. DeLyle Davis, Manager
Charles F. Berg, Inc.
615 S.W. Broadway
Portland. Oregon
am writing to thank you for
the understanding and cooperative
attitude which you expressed
when we discussed the cotton dis
play which was in your window
We are very anxious that you un.
derstand our point of view, in
order that you will not consider
our request resultant of super
sensitivity.
Negroes in Portland, and indeed
in all America. have been stereo-
typed. The fact that Negroes were
brought to this country and made
to work in cotton fields Is point
of the unfortunate past that all
progressive Americans are at
tempting to rectify. This is part
of our national history and ma
tional shame which places, al
most indelibly. the badge of servi
tude on Negro people.
The window display presented
a Negro in an unfriendly anc
clumsy fashion. Through an as
ISOLATION of ideas your buyers
and those who observe your dis
play, are likely to consider this
portrayal of the Negro as typica
of the estimate which Charles F
Berg, Inc. places on the abilitie:
of the Negro worker. Caricature:
and public displays such as the
one in question place an add
tional burden on the already dis
advantaged Negro worker, and thu
work of such organizations as thu
Urban League.
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SchOmburg library in New York
there is the photograph of the
nephew of pope-a duke-who
is Enthusiastically Negro. Early
church fathers such as St. Ath-
anasius and ST. Augustine are Ne.
groid in the American sense of
the word. There may have been
many others. But as | have said.
there was no race or color preju-
dice in the world of the early
church and so it was not neces-
sary or important to mention the
color or race of any of Its prota-
gonists.
If were asked to put my fin
ger on the greatest weakness OF
the American Negro, should
point to his initiative Protestant
and Anglo-Saxon way of thinking
and acting and his naive accept
ance of the materialistic Protest
ant god of Progress as his own.
For It seems to me that Protest
antism is inimical and fundament-
ally opposed to the material de-
yelopment and the intellectual
and spiritual aspirations of the
Negro.
There were three great events
which conceded to give impetus to
the rise of Portstantism in the
18th and 18th centuries: al the
looting of the Roman Catholic
church, b. the discovery OF Ameri-
ca. c) the transportation OF Afri'
can Negroes as slaves to America.
There were slaves, white and
black. in ancient times and in
the feudal ages. The seventeen
turies old Mohammedan conquest
| of Snain had introduced African
slavery in Europe. But such siaV-
ery was mild and the slaves mao
certain rights. 1t was the Protest
Observation-Disclosures system
of slavery which brutalized the
Negro and redaced him to SUD
human being.
The men who arrogantly looted
the Roman Catholic church in the
18th century were like the Com
munists of today. propertyless
hut brainy, astute and unscrupu
Ions Luther had his hordes o
neasant followers and Henry VII
was abetted by men OF the lowe
middle class who made FORTUNES
and thus became the new uppe
class of the Episcopalian DOMAIN
Protestant propaganda insinuate
that slavery was most inhuma
in the Latin and Catholic coui
| tries But any Negro who can a
ford il today may visit L2u
| countries and see the differehc
| between their treatment or M
/ groes and that which is accorde
| them in England and in the Uni
| ed States.
| In dining the Roman Cathol
| church, | feel proud of beionsin
| N that vast universal BODY
| C..is,ians which is the create
stabilizing force in the world
day - standing as Oul~a'
ooainst all the wild and pure
materialistic isms that are s"ee
! ing the world.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

Mrs. Beatrice Stevens teaches
class in social studies and EN-
phasizes the Importance of under
standing and respecting persons
who are different. in some way.
from ourselves. Mrs. Stevens is
the founder of the International
Club of Commerce High and
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DO YOU KNOW THAT

Portland has very special rea-
sons to share the honor bestowed
on Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement
American Mother of 1876" That
Mr.. Richard Terrell in NE. Has
salo Street is the uncle of the
wife of DR.. Frederick A. Clement.
That Mrs. Frederick Clement, the
former Helen Bryant. was before
her marriage. secretary to the
governor of Michigan. That Dr.
Clement, with his family (his
wife and two children-a son and
Continued on Page p
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

The Literary Study Club of
which Mrs. Rachel Green is presi-
dent, celebrated Mothers Day at
its first regular meeting in May.
A program appropriate for the oc-
casion was rendered. Several
mothers were present as guests,
raving responded to invitations
extended them by the club.
The meeting was held in the
lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
A. Reed in N. E. Cherry Court.
At the close of the meeting delici-
Gus refreshments We're servd. Mrs.
Bessie p. Jones is topic chair
man.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

IN THE NEXT ISSUE of this
column we will give a list OF
nominees from the Primary Flee.
ton May II. However, we won't
keep you waiting on this: that
Oliver +. Smith and Samuel G.
Whitney, the only Negro candi-
dates, both on the Democratic
ticket, ran well. Smith rolled up
1902 votes and Whitney 1928.
Very fine for Whitney's first try.
Smith ran in the last state cleo
ton, losing by a small margin.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

Mr.. Elton is one educator who
does not hesitate to supplement
regular textbooks with other
source material. Here the group
is looking over such publications
as THE Bigot in Our Midst"
Race Riots Aren't Necessary"
Refugees Are American Nord"
and the Negro in America"
Much of this material was fur
nished by the Urban League of
Portland.
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CHURCHES

Dedication of the recently in
stalled Hammond Pipe Organ at
Bethel A. M. +. Church is an
other milestone in the progress
of this church and congregation
and the Qualification OF the gos-
pei in music and song for the
benefit of the community. Seven
teen hundred dollars of the
twenty-five hundred paid for the
organ was raised by clubs of the
church and individual gifts CDR
and Mrs. r. N. Joyner, Jr., do
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22
A Class in Inter-racial
And er-faith

\ group of students at Com
meree High School plan with
Principal Elton for the use of ma
terial designed to teach inter
racial groups Gnter-raeial and
inter-faith) understanding and re-
SDect
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taught lntercultural Education
before it was popular to do so.
Says Mrs. Stevens, Il am at
tempting to teach young people
to live in real democracy and to
Judge all people by standards of
merit and fitness and not by col
or, religion or place of birth.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

Mrs. Soudell Bruce of Los An
geles was guest of the Bethelite
Club Monday evening, May 10, at
the spacious home of Mrs. Geneva
Hoy in Cherry Court. Members Of
the club recalled that it was six
years ago at a formal party given
at the home of the club presi-
dent, Mrs. Lula Gragg. that they
met Mrs. Bruce and another
Angle citizen then visiting in
Portland. Mrs. Bruce is the sister
of Mrs. Maymie Scott.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

WOMEN'S GUILD OF ST PHILIP (EPISCOPAL)
CHURCH WILL SPONSOR A SERIES OF CARD
PARTIES (WHIST AND BRIDGE) IN THE PARISH
HOUSE, TO WHICH THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. AID
NILSSON 5Oc-DATES ARE: MONDAY, MAY 20,
MONDAY, MAY % AND MONDAY, JUNE 3.
ADV.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

The annual meeting of the
Oregon Federation of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs will convene Thurs
day Cone day only) June 6, $50
a. III. at the Masonic Hall. Mrs.
Marie Smith is president.
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st. Philip Episcopal Church
will hold dedication services for
its new church May 80, Decora-
ton Day at 400 p. m. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
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Mr.. w. Lawrence Maddox has
returned from trip to Dallas
and other points in Texas. After
attending the funeral of a sister,
Mr.. Maddox remained several
days to look after some urgent
business. Mr.. Maddox says, there
is no place like Portland; I'm glad
to be home"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

Mrs. Duhe of Oakland. Calf, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Marie
Brooks and family in NE. Han
cock Street.
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SOCIALS

OF interest to their Portland
friends comes this good news ::
Capt. and Mrs. Richard Dick
Stanton are receiving Fluctuations
on the birth of a son, Richard
Gerald. born May 9Th in Los An
geles. The new arrival, named for
both his parents, Richard and
Geraldine, is the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Stanton OF
Portland and of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jackson of Los Angeles. Grandma
Stanton is in Los Angeles while
Grandpa Charles is fitting around
in thin air here at home.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1946-05-22

Mr.. Oliver Smith, nominated for
State representative in the pri-
mary election last Friday, feels
that good luck is coming to him
in bundles; as he announces the
birth of a son, Oliver, Jr., born
May s at Emmanuel Hospital.
Mother (Elease) and son are do
ing nicely.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
Draft Extension

President Truman has authorized ex-
tension of the draft to men 10 through
20 and Selective Service has frightened
up on deferments. That means the draft
holiday will end September 1.
Aren't we being somewhat hypocriti-
cal about this business of Inducing men
into service for the occupation armies
We have, in effect, the prime pie of uni
versal military training. Yet we do not
call it that but rather the draft, a war
time measure.
Why not abolish Selective Service ano
effect a real universal training pro.
gram? Then the nation could long-range
its pans for military forces with fairly
definite assurance of what manpowe1
could be available and how it could b.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
County Fairs

The county or district fair is making
a return in North Carolina after being
one of the "business casualties" of the
war. According to word from Raleigh,
at least IA have been scheduled this
year, some of them for the first time
since 1871.
They have a place in community life
and we are glad to see this trend. But
with it goes our hopes that they will
shy from the commercial angles and
deal more emphasis on the exhibits and
other evidence of the agricultural wealth
of the sections they represent.
Too often in the past, they have been
little more than vehicles for the presen.
tation of carnivals or similar CONNER.
cial enterprises. Understand, we think
! the sponsors should have the oppor.
tunity to be compensated for their
undertakings. But many have not been
fairs in the real, worthwhile sense OF
the word. Rather, they have been little
more than promotions. With their re-
vival, a real effort for higher exposition
standards should be forthcoming on the
part of those responsible for their
presentation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

put to the best use. The uncertainties
of the present situation would be re-
moved.
This paper has long advocated mill
tary training for American youth. With
the present international situation Wnat
it is, the sooner it is effected, the pet
ter we can deal with those who under
stand force, potential and otherwise,
better than diplomatic persuasion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
No Immediate Alarm

There is no need for immediate
alarm on the part of residents Of Lake
Forest and Vance war housing develop
ments over the proposed sale Of the pro-
jects by the Federal Public Housing au-
thority and it's possible effect on the
Immediate future of their tenant status.
We base that statement on the latest
estimate of Wilmington public housing
officials that ut will probably be the
first of the year" before the properties
will be sold, if no government priorltles
are exercised, to private interests.
Here is the situation, present and
contemplated:
A civil engineering survey of the
projects, dealing chiefly with property
lines, is under way. When completed,
this data will go to the appraisers and,
with additional information, will be
passed on to the FPHA, which is in
charge of the survey for the federal
government. A brochure will be prepar-
ed, and this will take time, for the con-
venience of prospective bidders. Gov
ernmental agencies will be given first
priority and 80 days in which to exer-
else it. If none is offered, then the l.
1853 units and attendant property will
be advertised for a 60-day period for
sale to private bidders.
1t will undoubtedly take several
weeks for the appraisal and prepara-
ton of the brochure. Then, there's the
month for execution of any priority of
the governmental agencies. Add to this
the 60 days for advertisement for sale,
plus possible weeks for contamination
of the transaction and the total time
extends into the early part of next
year.
No one can make any worthwhile
forecast on possible changes in opera
ton of the properties if and after they
pass from the hands of the government
to private ownership. That time is too
far ahead for any representation.
We pass this along to alleviate any
fears anyone may have over their i'm
mediate future status as Lake Forest
O. Vance tenants. We hope that no I'M
due, early alarm will affect their hous-
ing plans or trouble their thoughts in
the next few months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
CLIMATIC ATOMIC
TEST APPROACHING
Stage Is Set For Underwa.
ter Bikini Explosion
On July Is

ABOARD U. S. S. APPALACH-
IAN, Sunday, July 21-R-Opera-
ton Crossroads today neared its
second climatic test, which will be
the decisive factor in determining
whether the atomic age has made
present-day navies obsolete.
From the tests conducted in
Bikini lagoon, the joint chiefs of
staff will make their decisions and
draw a great many conclusions on
what the atomic bomb has done to
shape navies of the future.
The second test, scheduled for
July 25,,, Bikini time Gully "a, U.
S. time), perhaps is more impor-
tant than the first, staged July l,
in determining the destructive
force of atomic energy loosed
against naval vessels. 1t will be a
shallow underwater explosion
greater than man-made explosion
in marine history-throwing fan
tastic pressures against ships
hulls.
The first test, in which the bomb
burst in the air above the target
fleet, proved that naval architects
must redesign superstructures of
future combat vessels. On the old
superstructuces, the, comparative
ly fragile masts, stacks and ex-
posed radio and radar antennae,
were twisted or crumpled into use
lessness by the fury of the atomic
burst.
This time the destructive power
of the bomb will be pitted against
the hulls of the target vessels.
This explosion will put pressure
against them much like a giant
ramrod.
"What changes in naval strategy
and tactics are necessary will be
the decision of the joint chiefs
of staff" Vice Admiral w. H. P.
Blandy, commander of the test
operation told correspondents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
Claims Reds Arrested
Two American Officer

BERLIN, July 2o-(RJ-The heaa
of the American criminal inYas.-3a
ton department in Berlin SAD "
night thai he had established lA''
Russian authorities arrested CaP
Harold Goblin of New York anu
Newark, N. j., and Second ~
George Wyatt of Oklahoma Wy,
Okla, on July 4 at B~irken|efo.i
in the Russian zone just nofA "
Berlin.
The chief of the U. S. Army Ihs
legence section, however, sala ~
knew of no progress having os.A
made in efforts to explain Inc u.
appearance of the two officers i"
in effecting their return.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
Two Army Bombers
Collide In Panama

PANAMA CITY, Panama, July
2o-U.D-Two United States Army
BIZ bombing planes with q men
aboard collided in flight and crash
ed off Cobia Island late today.
The fate of the occupants could
not be Immediately a~scertained.
Army headquarters at Quarry
heights announced that amphibian
planes and crash-boats were sent
to the scene of the crash and that
a third BIZ which had been with
in sight of the crash was remain
ing in the vicinity.
Both crashed planes were from
the Rio Hato base and had been
engaged in a search mission. Col
oa island is a Panama penal
colony, off the southern coast of
the isthmus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
TOP o. THE

The doors of the Orient are open to us
again. We do not know yet the full ex-
tent of the destruction of our mission
property, hospitals, schools and homes,
but we uo know that III some places 1t
was serious. Selfish n%ationalism Is prob
ably the most dangerous force in the
world today. As Christians we have
a God-given opportunity to make an In
vestment for peace and goodwill in that
part of Gods big world. 1t will Of course
cost something In money and men. but
it wouldn't be worthwhile if it didn't.
Rev. Charles W.. Worth
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
SHORT ISSUES STATEMENT

DALLAS, July 20-H 1t usr
Walter C. Short, army commas.
at Pearl Harbor when the JaPaa
csc attacked, said here today
Pearl Harbor report fully 81
solved me from any blame an
believe such will be the VeI
of history. AS l have stateo
FORE" he said in a prepared sa|a
ment, my conscience is c-s"'