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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Educators Seek
Special Aid For
Colored Schools

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Represen-
tatives of Negro education on the
National Advisory Committee on
Education, In minority report sub
mitted with the committees report
TO President Hoover, urged that an
exception be made in the case of
Negroes to the policy of no federal
grants for special forms of educa-
ton OF interest TO special groups of
people, as recommended in the COM
mittee's report.
"a firm graphing with the prob
lem of Negro education will lead the
government inevitably in the direc-
tlon of some form of special grant
for at least a limited number of
years." the minority reported.
The report was signed by Presi-
dent John w. Davis, w. Va. Col
lege; President Mordecai Johnson,
Howard IT,, and DR.. r. r. Motion,
Tuskegee, and takes sharp issue
with the majority report issued by
the white members, who wish the
states themselves to decide what is
to be done with federal grants for
education.
A Catholic minority report oppos-
ed a federal department of educa-
tion which is favored by the colored
minority and the white majority
reports.
The report sets forth:
1. That Is states have separate
school systems, differentiated on
basis of race.
2. That the colored people form a
racial minority in abnormal rela-
tion to public life, chiefly because
they cannot vote.
3. In these IS states the colored
schools have one-fourth of all school
children and get only one-ter.h of
school funds.
A. In these IS states, less than
half of the 3,326,482 colored chill
dren of school age are in school,
and that three-fourths of these are
below the fifth grade; average sal
airy for teachers less than 1924; $50
per child spent on each white child;
s15 per child spent on each colored
child.
Morally and practically, says the
report, the federal government is
obligated to help this wounded"
part of the nation which is likened
unto "a bruised and stunted fifth
finger
The minority party recommends:
l. That for q limited number of
years the federal government shall
make to any state or states such
special grants in aid of the develop
ment of Negro education therein,
and in addition to any and all pre-
vailing grants in aid of education
In general, as shall be determined
to be wise after a careful study of
the factors involved in the educa-
tional finances in said state or
states, and as may be recommended
by a joint committee in each state
created for this purpose and repre-
senting the federal and state govern
ments and the Negro citizens of that
state.
2. That the division of Negro
education in the office of education
or in lieu thereof, a specially ap-
pointed national advisory commits
sion on Negro education, shall make
such studies in the field of Negro
education, in addition to the studies
provided for in Recommendation A,
page 80, of the majority report, as
may be needed to determine how
the helpful purposes of the federal
government, provided for above
may be most constructively carried
through.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
A. M. E. College Faculty
Strike For Wages

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-The high
school faculty of Edward Waters
College, pride of the A. NJ. E. connec-
ton of Florida, went on strike
Thursday.
Nonpayment of salaries for some
period of time was the alleged cause.
Some teachers claim that they have
not been paid full salaries for four
years. Financial troubles have caused
this school many embarrassments, in
Guiding credit litigations and suits.
Bishop ]. S. Flipper is chancellor
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Germany Has Colony
Of Colored People

BERLIN, Germany. - 1t it not
generally known that the Berliners
harbor a number of Negro residents
within their gates. The little colony
of dark-skinned men and women
consists mainly of natives of former
German territory who have long
been German subjects. OF these
some 20 hail from Kamerun, seven
from Togo, two or three from East
Africa, while few from Abyssinia,
the Congo and Liberia. They live
happily enough in Berlin, speak
German fluently and have all found
work of some kind. One Togo ma
tive has a small but thriving sweet
shop in the east of the city, another
the senior of the Negro colony
has been for 80 years a master
tailor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Grant
Arrested On
Charge OF Girl

BIRMINGHAM, Ala - Virtually
torn from the altar in st. Paul A.
NJ. r. Church. Wednesday morning
of last week. Bishop r. A. Grant.
of the Alabama area. spent six hours
In the loek-up.
A warrant was issued for his ar
rest on complaint of the Rev. J. II.
Glass, an humble A. NJ. n. circuit
pastor of Geneva County, Ala. who
claims that Bishop Grant is the
father of the child born a year ago
to his 19-year-old daughter, Ollie
Glass.
Things began to happen at st.
Paul Church as soon as the sessions
started Wednesday morning, for, i'm
mediately after the Lords Supper,
Bishop Grant announced the election
of delegates to the next general con-
ference. Usually these elections are
rot held until the second day of the
conference.
Not long afterwards. the high
sheriff of Jefferon County appeared
AT the seat of the conference and
sent word to the bishop that he
wanted to see him downstairs i'm
mediately.
BY way of reply. the sheriff was
told that the bishop could not be
disturbed. Ministers, including the
Rev. Mr.. Hatcher. protested but
Bishop Grant was brought down,
placed in the sheriff's automobile,
and hurried away to the county fail.
Bond was fixed at only 81 1000 but
il took the bishops friends five
hours To make such arrangements
as TO enable him TO be free again.
One or two ytrong churchmen of
the town who might have helped I'm
an emergeney declared that they
would have nothing to do with the
affair.
Prayer and Song
During the six hours that the
bishop was behind the bars, prayer
and song service for his deliverance
was conducted at the seat of the
conference where Bishop NJ. II. Day.
is, of Baltimore. presided
Members of the Glass family point
out that under contract between
themselves and Bishop Grant, The
bishop had pledged himself TO nay
$4,000 for the support of the H..
legitimate child. Or this amount.
$500 was paid in cash and the bish-
op pledged himself to pay $170 in
annual installments ON the first OF
November in each year
Bishop Grant recently was tried
before "A church court ana exoner-
ated subsequently, he appeared be.
fore the Ghancery Court OF Geneva
County Alabama asking that The
signed contract be declared nnll and
void on the ground that he had
signed under duress and under fear
of being done bodily harm by tho
father of the girl.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Colored Deputy Takes
20 Prisoners To Pen

DETROIT. - To Deputy Sheriff
Andrew (Jap) Sneed goes the honor
of taking the largest number of pris-
oners from the Wayne County Jail
to a state prison. Sneed was in COM
mand of 20 prisoners, twelve white
and eight colored, going to jackson
Prison last Tuesday.
1t also was the first time that a
colored man was placed in charge of
a mixed group of prisoners. The
terms ranged from Is months to life.
Sheriff Berendht has fourteen col
ored deputies on his staff and one
amatron. This is the largest number
ever employed at the county jail.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Colored Democrat Women
Get State Charter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Colored
Women's Democratic Club, Inc, re-
ceived it's state charter from the Sec
rotary of state Wednesday.
This club is said to be the only
political organization of colored wo-
men with state charter. The club
was organized in May, 1880. Dur
ing its first year of existence 754
persons were registered, and influ-
enced the changing of the enrolment
of 278 from Republicans to Demo
Gratis.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Insulting N. Y. Attorney
Brings N.A.A.C.P. Kick

NEW YORK. - References to a
colored neighborhood as a dirty =.
neighborhood by Assistant District
Attorney Joyce, has brought pro
test from officials of the N. A. A. c.
p. The remark was made during the
recent Rosenthal kidnapping trial,
Joyce also wanted to know, What
business has a colored woman in the
Hotel Astor?"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Home OF Anti-Red
Preacher Is Burned

MOBILE, Ala.-The funeral home,
church and study of the Rev. NJ. Num-
and two other residences of colored
persons here have been destroyed by
alleged incendiarists. Officials say
that the minister preached against
Communism, and the other fires are
attributed also to red" sympathiz-
a.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
May Refuses, December
Kills Himself

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Miss Shir-
ley Williams, II year old cotton
picking lass, was slain because she
would not wed Robert Huff, 40, a
man old enough to be her father.
Huff afterward committed suicide
by drinking acid. He said the girl
had refused him repeatedly.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Adelaide Hall Back On
RkO

NEW YORK.-Fresh from her lat
est European tour, Adelaide Hall,
singing comedienne, is heading the
R-K-O circuit with the possibility of
her going into the Palace again at
an earlY date.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
PRELATE TORN FROM PULPIT
SPENDS SIX HOURS IN PRISON
Chose st. Louis Blues
AS Song Of Songs

CHICAGO.-"lf you had Just
one hour to live, what song or mu-
sic would you like most to listen
to ?"
The above question was pro-
pounded over a period of several
days to visitors to the broadcast
ing studio of WGN.
Although most of the classics
of the great masters were named
by those questioned, most of whom
were white, the song that led all
the rest was W. c. Handy's saint
Louis Blues.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
South's Oldest Merchant
Closes Doors Of Store

LAURINBURG, N. C.-Walter P.
Evans, this towns oldest living mer-
chant, who opened his doors 46 years
ago, has closed his store until plan
for staving off his creditors has been
formulated. Financial difficulties
brought about by the national de-
preston are responsible for the mer-
chants temporary embarrassment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Calls Democrats To D. c.

NEW YORK.-A call was issued
here this week by James A. Ross,
president of the National Colored
Democratic Association, for a con-
vention of the members to be held in
Washington December 2.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
S66. 900 School Opens

NEW ORLEANS.-The new Paul
Laurence Dunbar public school con
structed at a cost of 100000, with
accommodation for 480 pupils, was
dedicated last week with Jewish
rabbi as speaker.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Dad Leaves Son 500, 600

INDIANAPOLIS. - Virgil Jones,
son of the late gravel magnate, John
Jones Sr., has been left the bulk of
his fathers estate, which amounts
to approximately 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
Famous Stage
Play In Films

East Lynne" playing at the town
hall tonight.
That has been a stock joke with
stage comedians for couple OF
generations but there is no joke
about the famous old play being
at Fox Imperial Theatre tonight
and tomorrow night.
Recognized as one Of the best
dramatic plays ever produced in
America, East Lynne" has been a
favorite with audiences for years.
In presenting it to the public
through the talking pictures, the
Fox Company has gone TO unusual
lengths in production.
Ann Harding, the newest screen
sensation, is seen in the leading
role. Oae has only to recall her
work in Holiday" to know that she
is splendid actress. Supporting
her are such stars as Conrad Nagel,
Give Brook, "Cissy" Lotus, the old
stage star, o. P. Heggie, David
Terrence. and other well known
screen figures.
The story of East Lynne is too
we'll known TO need anx comment.
1t could not survive three gener-
ations unless it were really cxcep-
tional and as a talking picture at
traction II stands by itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
GOOD MAYONNAISE
DEPENDS UPON The
Way OIL IS ADDED
Likewise, Flavor Development
in Coffee Depends Upon
Roasting Process

Housewives sometimes can add oil
TO mavonnaise ingredients in large
amounts and not see the mixture
separate. But IN most cases there
is disappointment. "A little at
time" is the best way.
Occasionally big patches OF coffee
can be roasted to perfection, but this
result cannot always be depended
upon. Because of this, Hills Bros,
after years of study, originated and
patented Controlled Roasting-a
continuous process that roasts only
a few pounds at time.
A constant stream of the blended
green coffees is introduced into n
series of roasters in accurately
measured lots-alout three pounds.
As it passes through in a steady,
automatically controlled flow, the
heat, which never varies, roasts
every berry to uniform perfection.
No other coffee tastes like Hills
Bros. Coffee because none Is
roasted the same way. 1t always
comes to you fresh, because Hills
Bros. pack their coffee in vacuum
cans. By this process, air. which
destroys the flavor of coffee, is
taken out of the can and kept out.
Coffee does not stay fresh in or
binary cans, even if air-tight, be-
cause there is air inside the can.
Grocers everywhere sell Hills Bros.
Coffee. Ask for it by name and look
for the Arab-the trade-mark-on
the can.
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc, Los
Angeles, Calf. Ci92i
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
Issued Daily. Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.
THE MEN OF TOMORROW

The small boy, for all that we see so
much of him, is usually mystery. We
talk a great deal about him: we have
traditions that begin, small boys like"
and small boys always want, but
half of the time we are wrong, and we
seldom take any pains to set ourselves
right.
The Boys Club Federation of Amer
lea recently set out to get the right
slant on boyhoods ideals, boyhood's
games and boyhood's habits. 1t ques-
toned a great many thousand boys,
scattered through more than 125 cities in
all parts of the country; and it learned
some interesting things.
To begin with baseball is not quite as
popular among city boys as it used to
be. This is not because of any defect in
the game itself. 1t is simply that the
growth of cities has left fewer and fewer
places where boys can play ball. Be-
sides, the equipment is expensive.
In cities where boys club or other
organizations have provided athletic
fields, baseball is as popular as
ever. But in most cities the supply of
Fairgrounds is woefully inadequate;
and in such cases the lads play "soft
ball" because less equipment and
smaller field are involved.
Boyhood's ambitions for the future are
slowly changing, too. Years ago the av-
erage city youngster wanted to become
policeman or a fireman, so that he
could wear bright new uniform. Now
the average youngSter aspires to become
an aviator. In the football season he is
apt to think that he would like to follow
in Knute Rockne's footsteps, and in the
summer he may yearn to be another Babe
Ruth or Hack Wilson; but day in and
day out it is the aviator who is his partic-
ular ideal-and Lindbergh is still the
American boys favorite hero.
Boys reading habits seem to have
changed for the better. The old yellow
back thriller is still read, but it is not
nearly as popular as it was a generation
ago. Today's boy reads boys magazines.
1t is interesting to note that he still
reads the Alger books. Mark Twain's
tales are favorites and Ralph Henry Bar
bour is widely read.
Now all of this is little more import
ant than we suppose. Boys have way
of following their own bent in games
and day-dreams. The most We can do is
to see to it that the influences which
guide their choice in these matters are
wholesome. And by studying what they
are playing and what they are dreaming
about we can tell whether we are sue
ceeding 1t is good thing for us to
check up on the matter occasionally; for
the day dreams and games of today'S
boyhood will be reflected in the actions
of the adult world tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SPRING
SIRD

We'll I'm off again!" called Un-
Gle Wiggily to his lady rabbit wife
one morning in the hollow stump
bungalow. I'm off again!'
"Oh, did you fall?" called Mrs.
Longears anxiously. I'm SO sorry,
I hope you didn't hurt yourself,
Wiggyi'
Fall? No, didn't fall" ex-
claimed the bunny uncle in surprise.
I Just said I was off again.
oh, I thouht you meant you fell
off the chair said Mrs. Longears.
When l looked at you a moment
ago. you were climbing up on a
chair. and when you said you were
off I thought you had fallen"
"Hal Hal Ha!" laughed the merry
rabbit gentleman. We'll, perhaps it
did sound that way. I climbed on
the chair to get my tall silk hat for
I am going to put it on to go off
and have an adventure. That S
what I meant when I said 1 was off
again-I am going off to look for
an adventure to make a story for
The children"
oh, that's all right. Good luck!'
wished Mrs Longears. But are you
going to look for any special adj
venture?'
We'll, I shall look for another
sign Of spring said Mr.. Longears.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23

vas last week, and perhaps some OF
the Spring Birds may have flown up
from the jolly Southland where they
have been staying all winter. l
should love to find Spring Bird.
1t would make me very happy
Il hear some birds singing now,
spoke Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZzy who
was picking up around the bunga-
low odds and ends. left when the
forty sixteen rabbit children had
hoped away to the Hollow Stump
School.
Those birds you hear aren't real
Spring Birds spoke Uncle Wiggily
They are SparrowS. starlings and
some snow-birds that stay with US
all winter. I want to hear real
Spring Bird sing
What do you call a Spring Bird?'
asked Mrs. LongearS.
We'll. up here where l live ]
should call Robin or a Blue BIRD
a real sign that Spring was COM
ing spoke Mr.. Longears. "Of course
the brave little sparrows and the
bold Starlings are jolly enough in
their own way. But as we see them
all winter you never can tell, when
they are hopping around, whether
or not it is Spring.
But when you see Robin or q
Blue Bird come up from the South
land. to sing. make nest or fly up
in a tree, then you may be pretty
sure Spring is here and that it vii!
soon be summer. You know Robins
and Blue Birds cannot live in the
cold as can the sparrows and star
linss."
My. What a lot you know about
birdsr' exclaimed Nurse Jane as she
tied a bunch of feathers on the enc
of her tail and tickled Uncle Wig
gily's pink nose until he sneezed.
"Oh, no-ker- -chooi' he said, I
knoW-ker-zoo-very little about
birds. But I am going to look for
one now, a Robin or a Blue Bird.
that l may know Spring is here
Ker foozlum!" Uncle Wiggily Sneez-
ed again and then hoped over the
fields and through the woods look
ing for his Spring Bird.
All of sudden, as he peered over
the top of bush, he saw something
blue bobbing about.
"Ah, there is a Blue Birdl" cried
the rabbit gentleman. Il will hop
over and say how glad l am to sec
this sign of Sring" The bunny gen.
tleman hoped to the bush. He
reached out his paw to touch what
he thought was the Spring Blue
Bird when, all of a sudden a voice
cried:
Who is pulling the blue ribbon
off my hat? Stop it! The idea, Let
me alone if you please" And out
from behind the bush jumped Mrs.
Twistytail the fat lady pig.
OH" cried Uncle Wiggily in sur
prise, Il thought ] saw a Spring
Blue Bird and l was just going TO
ask him to sing for met
"Ha! Ha! That was no Blue Birdl''
grunted the pig lady, laughing 1T
was only the blue ribbon on my hat.
You had better get pair of glasses,
Mr.. Longears."
Yes, 1 guess l had!" chuckled
the rabbit gentleman. But listen,
Harkl hear Robin singing!" And
surely enough, in another bush a
Ped Robin sang and Mr.. Longears
knew, then, that Spring had surely
come. And If the gas stove doesn't
awaken in the night and cry fol
drink of water, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's Spring Flow
ers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
new SIREN MAY
BE PLACED BY
LOCAL CONCERN

Plans are under way for local
industrial concern to install whis-
tie to sound the hours formerly
marked by blast from Big
Bertha at the fire hall, according
to an announcement made by the
chamber of commerce.
City officials are in receipt OF a
letter regarding the matter and ac-
ton is expected to take place at
once.
The plant which has agreed to in
stall the whistle is situated in the
industrial district. where the sound
will not cause annoyance to resi-
dents.
Big Bertha's" silence has caused
comment. both favorable and un-
favorable. Some persons are sorry
she fails to shrek as formerly and
others are relieved that she is not
heard unless there is a fire.
AS soon as city officials express
their wishes in the matter. FL Cen
trans again may depend upon a
whistle to get them to begin and
cease work.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
Gasoline Blaze
Near HOltville

Fire apparently caused from
lighted match or cigarette dropped
near some gasoline Saturday night
consumed 300 gallons of gas, trap
wagon, caterpillar tractor, and Sc
verely damaged small couple.
The fire occurred about a mile
and a half east of HoltVille.
Tractor, trap wagon and gasoline
belonged to C. v. Munson of Ell
Centre. Munson first reported the
fire to the sheriff's office, asserting
that someone had set fire to his
equipment.
Jack Russell, tractor operator,
later reported the same fire. He
was visiting at the ranch, he said,
when the fire started. He hazard
ed nj guess that burning match
or cigarette started the fire. The
gasoline exploded before other
implements caught fire. The au-
tomobile belonged to Russell.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
PAROLE REFUSED
SLAYER OF MOTHER

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, March
%. Qp)-Dorothy Ellingson, the san
Francisco girl who killed her mother
when ordered to stop attei'ding par
ties. was to learn today that the
state prison board has refused her
a parole. ii
Dorothy was laughing and smil-
ing last night as she emerged irom
the board room, confident that her
plea for freedom would be granted
Shortly afterward the board an
nounced it had rejected her apph-
cation and that she must stay III
San Quentin until the end OF her
six years and six months sentence
in February, 1882.
Dorothy, however, was not 10 oe
informed of her fate until today.
Clarksburg, Yolo County, sent a
car load of green asparagus east
on March ., smaller lots having
been sent for three weeks past.