CATHOLICS
MOVE FORWARD
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By Floyd J, Calvin
(Listed by Editor & Publisher
With the opening of the DePor
res Interracial Center at 20 Vesey
atreet, New York) City, by tthe
Catholic Interracial Council of
New York, the Catholic group
takes a definite and long step
forward in interracial and cultural
activity, and in their gallant
fight for social justice for all
groups, which for a number of
years now has been conducted with
one spicicuous success and with ad
mirable courage and inexhaustable
vigor and vitality.
For many years prior to the be
ginning of the Catholic interracial
work, it was thought by some
people that this great institution
was indifferent to the plight of
the Negro in our social and econo
mic scheme of things; and some
persons even expressed resent
ment that a religious organiza
tion of such towering strength
and real influence did not actively
undertake to cultivate the Negro
spiritually, and offer him sympa
thy, succor and assistance in his
uphill fight to a better place in
American citizenship.
But thanks to Father MarKoe
of St. Louis, who launched that
valuable little magazine, the In
terracial Review, and now to the
New York Catholic Interracial
loaders, Farther John LaFarge,
Editor George K. Hunton of the
Review and their surrounding
friends and co-workers colored
and white, including such distin
guished coflored (characters as
Judge Myles A. Paige, Dr. Edward
E. Best, Dr. Hudson J. Oliver, and
Elmo M, Anderson, and such dis
tinguish^! white characters as
Hon. James J. Hoey, Mr. Schuyler
N .Warren Mr. Nicholas A. Don
nelly and Mr. Maurice Lavanous,
the interracial movement in this
field has become a force in Ameri
can life to be reckoned with.
The opening of the DePorres
Interracial Center on May 22 with
a beautiful art exhibit by Jacob
Lawrence, distinguished Negro
artists, and with a suite of rooms
designed especially for the holding
of interracial meetings, both for
mal and informal, where real and
honest friendships may begun, sti
muated and promoted, is to us,
one of the finest steps yet made
in interracial activity. For any
one to visit this center and see
the spirit of friendliness that per
vades it, and note the pains and
plane on which the interracial con
care taken to provide a very high
tacts may be made, and to note
the solicitude given to the culti
vation of Negro friendship, is re
assuring indeed that our American
democracy is indeed the best pos
sible governmental system under
which all men may stand and
“render unto the Caesar the things
that are Caesar’s, and unto God
the things that are God’s.”
We commend the DePorres
Interracial an^ cultural Center to
all, regardless of race or creed.
Visit it; see for yourself the new
meaning that Catholocism has for
both Negro and white citizens,
whether they be of the faith or
not. Here you will be inspired to
press forward in your own faith
or not. Here you will be inspired
to press forward in your own
path of life and living with new
hope and new courage; here you
will catch a true glimpse of what
we may expect our “American of
tomorrow” to be, interracially.
Refugees
Some of our people are very
outspoken on the refugee question
—in private. It appears that Ne
groes in the larger cities of the
North and East are suffering loss
of employmerft from the influx
of refugees. We know of some per
sonal instances where this has
been true.
Of course the refugee question
is larger than individuals and per
sonalities. America, traditionally,
has extended a welcoming hand
to the oppressed of all races and
of all lands. We would not wish
America to change this policy. We
would like however, that America
use discretion and common sense
in the application of this policy to
contemporary conditions.
Many of our own citizens suf
fer from unemployment; many of
our own citizens lose employment
when refugees are brought in be
cause individuals must guarantee
the support of refugees to gain
their admittance, and in many in
ed employes of long standing to
stances employers have discharg
make room for new arrivals who
are oppressed whoever they are
or whereever they are. But let us
not endanger our own economic
welfare to* greatly by a philantro
phic attitude.
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World's Fair Scenes on National Negro Dental Day
National Dental Association day
will be observed at the New York
World’s fair grounds Thursday,
Aug. 17, as part of the National
Dental association’s annual con
vention which will be held in New
! York Aug. 14-18. Visitors to the
Theme buildings, the Perisphere
The Low Down From
Hickory Grove
Susie and I, we got a boy, and
he graduated in Chemistry the
other day, so we sashayed out
there to Berkley, California, to
see him get his sheep-skin. And
say, they have a President of the
school there, who is a hum-snor
ter—Bob Spreul. He made a
speech.
He told the Co-eds and the Boys
there, that opportunity is perch
ing everywhere—if you take off
your coat and go to work—and
stop listening to tho Messiahs. A
political Messiah, he is a person
who complicates a simple, every
day problem so as to have some
thing very difficult to fix—so h«
can fix it—and get elected, or
re-elected. Sproul, he took off
some veneer—from politics,
I do not know which party, Mr
Sproul hobnobs with, if any—but
he is the kind of guy we need
more of, down on our muddied
Potomac.
He belongs up there in my list
of favorite 2 fisters, with some
thing in their bean—like Mr. Pat
Harrison, and Yankee Martin, and
about one dozen others there who
have some iron in their backbone
and not rubber.
Yours, with the low down,
JO SERRA
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Arkansas Slayer Again
Mob Seeking Alleged
Foiled
Pine Bluff, Ark., June 8 (ANP)
—Less than three weeks after a
mob tried unseccessfully to seize
Sylvester Williams, 22, alleged
slayer of Irene Taylor, 18, white,
another mob of 300 led by Allen
Taylor, brother of the murder vic
tim, was again foiled Thursday
night following reports that Will
iams had confessed.
Taylor came to the county jail
with about 20 henchmen, but Sher
iff Garland Brwester wouldnt let
him enter. Later, he let Taylor go
alone through the jail to prove
Williams was not there. When
Taylor returned to the front door,
he was urged to make an inspec
tion by someone who knew the
jail. A man named Bat Baker Ac
companied hi^ this time.
Returning to the entrance where
officers stood with automatic ri
fles, submachine guns and tear
gas bombs, Taylor shouted to the
mob of 300. "Well, biys, he is not
here.” Sherriff Brewster asked the
crowd to leave and the streets
cleared. He had previously ordered
two shots fired in the air to show
his deputies meant business.
The first attempt to lynch Wil
liams occurred May 6 but Sheriff
Brewster foiled the mob on this
occasion by addressing them while
officers hustled the prisoner out
a side door and away to an unan
nounced destination. Williams was
scheduled to go on trial Thursday.
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REV. GLADSTONE ORLANDO
WILSON
Rev. Gladstone Orlando Wilson,
Fh. D„ S. T. D., J. C. D., secretary
to the moat Reverend Thomas A.
Emmett, Bishop of Kingston, Ja
maica; Vice Chancellor of the Dio
ceso. Just completed eight months
of special study in sociology at
Fordham University; plans to
writo a book on America.
Born St. Andrew, Jamaica, B.
Simmcns C. Hamilton, president
of the National Dental associa
tion (lower center) will greet
delegates to the convention from
every section of the country.
(ANP)
W I., March 10, 1906.
Parents, Mr# and Mrs. Nelson
C. Wilson, tiealchers m govem
menS elementary schools of King
ston.
Received early education from
his father.
Always exceptional student; at
11 won first place in scholarship
competition, admitted to St.
George’s Preparatory College,
(conducted by Jesuit Fathers, Jan
At 15, passed examinations for
admittance to Cambridge Univer.
sity, but was too young for ad
mittance,
Nov. 2» 1922, received into the
Church by Rev. Ferdinand C.
Wheeler, S. J.
1924, manifested desire to enter
priesthood; entered Col leg Lo Ur
bano in October, 1925.
1926, awarded medals for Creek
Latin and Natural History; won
high honors in Philosophy.
1927, received high awards for
work in Rational Psychology and
Soamology.
May 1927, during 300th anni
versary celebration pf Collegia
Urbano, in presence of Pope Pius
XI and College of Cardinals, de
livered final address in Italian and
was personally complimented by
the Supreme Pontiff.
June, 1928, Ph. D. (cumraa cum
laude) for thesis “The Living
Wage,” with gold medal.
December 24, 1931, ordained to
the priesthood by His Eminence,
Cardinal Ban Rossum, the Prefect
of The Sacred Congregation for
the Propagation of the Faith.
1932, Doctorate in Theology
(magna cum laude), with medal
for best thesis of ithe year.
Appointed tutor in House of
Philosophy of Urban College; at
same time enrolled as student in
University of Canon Law, where
he obtained Baccaluareate in 1934
(magna cum laude) and was nom
inated lecturer in Missiology at
the Propoganda University.
July, 1936, graduated from I>aw
College with Doctorate (summa
cum laude).
Father Wilson has traveled ex
tensively in Europe. He speaks six
lauguages fluently, and is a pro
ficient student of Latin, Greek
and Hebrew.
(Reprint from Interracial Review,
20 Vesey Street, New York,
George K. Hunton, Editor, by
Calvins Newspaper Service, 143
W. 125ttb Street, Floyd J. Cal
vin, Editor.)
Occasion of New York citizens
of all faiths meeting Father Wil
son, YMCA 180 W. 135th street,
were held Tuesday evening May
30, 1939 between 8 and 10 o’clock.
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LOW INCOME NEGRO FAMIL
IES WILL PARTICIPATE IN
SLUM CLEARANCE
Washington, D. C.—Low income
Negro families in 10 communities
from New England to the deep
South will participate in the slum
clearance and low rent housing
program of the United States
Housing Authority under terms of
loan contracts with local authorit.
ies which recently received Presi
dential aproval.
These loans, totaling $27,514,000
to defray 90 percent of the cost
of development of 23 projects in
19 cities, were approved upon rec
ommendation of Nathan Straus,
USHA Administrator. Of the
7,196 family dwelling units to be
provided under these contracts ap
proximately one-quarter will be
occupied by Negro tenants.
Three of the projects to rehouse
912 families will be erected in
Washington, D. C„ where Lang
ston Terrace, a PWA Housing Di
vision project is located and where
a previously executed loan con
tract calls for the development of
four USHA aided projects includ
ing two for Negro occupancy.
Other cities on the current list
providing for Negro participation
include Bridgeport, Connecticut;
Fort Lauderdale and West Palm
County, Pennsylvania; and Brist
ol, Virginia.
Loan contracts have now been
approved for the construction of
more than 92,000 new, decent, safe
and sanitary dwelling units in 120
communities throughout the coun
try. Rehousing about 368,000
slum dwellers, these units will be
developed in 232 low rent projects.
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Victor Young was born in Chicago. His
fathor, an opera singer, discovering musical
talent in his son, bought him a violin. At
six he was able to play it.
Picked up by the Germans after his
escape, he was again imprisoned, and again
his violin stood him in good stead, and he
was set free.
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Four years later, Victor was sent to his
grandfather in Warsaw to study at the
Conservatory of Music, where his virtuosity
earned him the Diploma of Merit and an
appearance with the Warsaw Philharmonic
orchestra.
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H®. made his way to Paris, back to
Chicago, and finally on to California, where
h® met his $weeth6art*and took a job in
motion pictures, to h®lp sdpporJLhik-Wifa _J|
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Victor toured the European capitals.
The course of his life seemed shaped to a
career of classical music. But, then, the
world seemed destined to enduring peace.
He became a composer and arranger of
popular music, and his first tune "Sweet
Sue-Just You" is already on its way to
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War times found Victor playing in Kiev.
Here he was detained by the Bolsheviks,
but was aided to escape by a friendly office^
who had heard him play._
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