The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-03-11

club of Cardozo night high school
George H. Wallace, president, Wis
tied the u. S. Naval Academy Sum
day, at the invitation of Rear
Admiral d. F. Sellers. superin-
tendent of the school,
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AUSTIN (C) Bishop A. T.
Shaw of the M. E. church was a
speaker at Sam Huston college
Wednesday, being welcomed by
President S. E. Grannum, and re-
ported$1, 800 for the college from
the West Texas conference of the
church.
NEWARK, N. ]. (C)-Elks of
northern New Jersey were sched-
uled to meet at Newark Lodge
home. 1853 S. Orange avenue, Sun
day, to fight discrimination in
civil service appointments, under
the direction of the Civil Liber-
ties and Educational Department
of the Grand Lodge, preparing for
statewide rally in Trenton on
April "a, according to J. Mercer
Burrell, chairman of the Civil Lib
critics committee of Pride of New
ark Lodge.
WILMINGTON, N. c. (C)-The
Cape Fear Journal, 412 S. Seventh
street, R. S. Jervay, publisher, car
ried full page ad from the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce
lest week in its eleventh ami
versary edition, which contained
% pages. The paper carried two
other full page ads. from the Shaw
enterprises, colored concerns.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (C)-Hon. w. s.
Hornsby, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Pilgrim Health
and Life Insurance company, who
was So on February %, was pre-
sented birthday cake by j. S.
Perry, secretary-treasurer of the
company, at ceremonies in the Pill
grim auditorium, which were at
tended by prominent business men,
employees and friends.
WASHINGTON (C) = Approx
mately 225, 900 Negro workers were
employed on WPA projects during
the last quarter of '37, constitut-
ing 1920 of the total number of
WPA workers, according to Alfred
Edgar Smith, administrative assis-
tant. One in every six WPA work.
ers was Negro, said Mr.. Smith.
There were $4,000 colored men,
who were 1850 of all men en-
ployed; and $4,000 colored women,
who were 1870 of all women en-
ployed.
TUSKEGEE (C) "A specially
staged meat show was attended by
$50 Macon county farmers last
week as farmers conference feat
ure.
EAST ORANGE, N. j. (C)-Dr.
Charles w. Johnson was forced
to give up his recently acquired
$1O,5OO home at $50 Springfield
avenue, a swanky white section,
when Vice Chancellor Berry ruled
the property had been purchased
through deception. DR.. Johnson
bought through two white inter-
mediaries, who said they did not
know it was the policy of the own
ers, the Seven Oaks company, not
to sell to Negroes. The property
goes back to the original owners,
and DR.. Johnson goes back to his
old home, Bloomfield avenue,
Bellevillo, N. j.
NEW YORK (CNA) = Fifteen
white persons were arrested when
detectives staged raid on an al
legged policy game NEST" at 1876
Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, here this
week.
COLUMBUS, o. (C)-As the re-
suit of boycott by colored citi-
zens, the A. & P. store on Mt.
Vernon avenue has hired Mrs.
Peters as cashier, and requested
fifteen days more to make other
personnel changes satisfactory to
the Civil Liberty League.
CHICAGO (C) - Chicago club
women gave testimonial to Edi-
tor r. S. Abbott of the Chicago
Defender at the Women's Club in
the loop Friday evening, honoring
the veteran publisher for thirty
two years of journalistic service.
Mrs. Irene M. Gaines, president of
the Chicago and Northern District
Association of Women, was chair
man.