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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-19

Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, 9th
and Park, Reverend H. C. Patter-
son is pastor. Sunday School is at
10:45; A. C. E. League at $50;
evening service at 7:30; prayer
and class at 7:30 Wednesday even
ing A duet will be rendered at
Sunday evening service by Mrs. A.
Allen and Mrs. B. Hook. The dele
gates reported a very delightful
time at the District Conference.
The boys Of the u. S. S. Saratoga
were entertained Sunday with a
farewell party.
Mrs. 1. Stewart and daughter
Bernice of Everett, Washington,
and Mrs. N. Jones and daughters
Doris and Ruth, motored to va
kima to attend the District Con-
ference.
Miss e. st. Clair of Long Beach,
California, Is visiting in our city
for three months.
Mrs. D. Bracy celebrated her
birthday with a delightful party.
She heceived many useful presents.
Mrs. d. Turpen will be hostess
for the Tea Club this week.
Mrs. e. Wilson of Everett was
the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Simmons for the week end.
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JAY COULD'S
Globe News And Gossip

Bay Meadows folds its tent Sat-
urday, May 27, and the scene shifts
to Hollywood Park out Los An
geles way. Saturday, June l, is
the date.
Old Man Weather put the crush
err on Mr.. Big in the Preakness
Saturday at Pimlico Johnston. Mr.
Big was spotted next to last at
the finish.
Betty Treadwell, Joy Spot En-
tertainer, turned down a role in
Hollywood pictures because she did
not want to essay the role of a
nanny.
Troy Brown is my vision of a
funny comedian-now playing to
a run in ketch-up Little Chillun,
in Los Angeles.
Fascinating and beautiful Ruth
Scott, ex-show floor parader, must
have upped the budget by saying,
Eyes, I will" to rich Snowman.
New York May Cotton Club)
Johnson one time played San Fran
cisco with Curtis Moseby's all-star
Apex show and always was the
berries.
Mr.. Weading, the well learnt
night clerk now at the Dunbar Ho-
tel in Los Angeles was kin to the
late Frank Weading, one of New
York's best lawyers.
Eddie Rochester Anderson after
running his new horse t'other day
at the Bay Meadows track, which
finished fourth in a close finish,
| "planed" ct back 70 Los Angeles
in order to make his air program.
Writer of this column will stream
line it to the Dunbar Hotel, Los
Angeles, Tuesday morning, May 80,
so what Jim Nelson, Guy Hart and
George Moore? Thanks for offer
ing to send me bus ticket.
Bill Robertson is guessing ten
men nightly at the Cotton Club;
from the 81 ships of the fleet dock
ed in New York Bill picks ten sail
ors each night.
|
Small's Paradise Show in New
York almost takes your breath a.
way, when those ten stars and ten
chorines do that drill displaying
form and figures that are tops.
Lucius Lomax, Jr. and his pref
ty missus get real courtesy from
everybody when they enter
Hello Beautiful is the real
name of Miss Minnie johnson of
Los Angeles, who spent several
weeks in New York last summer,
and is now packing her bags to
trip up Frisco way to visit friends
at 1716 Webster Street.
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Social Notes
By AIRLINE D. ENGLISH

Mrs. william Chandler was very
pleasantly surprised on her birth
day Monday evening when she re-
turned from the YWCA Annual
Meeting to find her home filled
with guests. Mr. Chandler and
Mrs. Ida Harding, sister of Mrs.
Chandler, had arranged the party
in honor of her birthday anniver-
sary. About 35 guests joined in
the fun and presented Mrs. Chand-
Ter with many lovely gifts.
Mrs. Margaret Booker received
word this week of the death of her
aunt, Mrs. Maggie Johnson who
died May s in Pittsburgh. Mrs.
johnson was former resident of
Seattle and was a member of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. willard Richardson
and children of Everett spent Mo-
TIERS Day here visiting her moth
err, Mrs. Hattie Height.
Mrs. Ora e. Brooks is now re-
siding at 2123 East James st. Mrs.
Brooks was among those who were
forced to sell their homes on Day
st. in order to make way for the
approach to the new Lake Wash
ington Bridge. Mrs. Brooks had
resided in her home for 81 years.
The Community Scholarship
Fund will have meeting of the
General Committee Friday evening
at the YWCA. The Fund is maxi
ing plans for their annual Schol-
arship Dance to be. held June 10 in
honor of the graduates. All High
School and University graduates
in the state are asked to send in
their names, addresses, school from
which they viii be graduated, their
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-05-19

sale Lavender. Vice President,
Gordon Flowers; Secretary, Doro-
thy Barnett; Treasurer, Jacquline
Williams.
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goodbyes until the last one.
Now to try and answer some of
my requests. First let me tell you
the State Baptist Convention held
at the University Baptist Church
was outstanding in every respect,
bringing some of the best minds in
the country as speakers. Our
group was we'll represented, dele
gates coming from all over the
State. Mrs. Tranta Anderson of
Yakima, Reverend Reed, Mrs. Bes-
sic Ratcliff, and several others ap-
peared on the program. "A COM
plete account of the activities will
be found on another page.
Now for that recipe for
Mapleine Nut Cake
Cream Il cup shortening, IL
cup sugar. Sift 3 cups flour (pre-
sifted), teaspoons baking powder,
l teaspoon salt. Sift 2 or times.
Add l 1i3 cup milk. Pour alter
nately with dry mixture into the
shortening mixture. Beat well.
Add q teaspoon. Mapleine, y cup
chopped walnuts. Fold in egg
whites, stiffly beaten. Bake in
layers at 3750 f. for 25 to 80 min
utes. Spread with following Maple
inc Icing and sprinkle with chop
ped walnuts.
Mapieine Icing
Cream 2I3 cup butter. Add
cups sifted powdered sugar. Work
into butter gradually. Add u
teaspoon Mapleine, 2 tablespoons
warm Mapleine syrup. Beat thor
oughly to keep the mixture light
and fluffy.
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voting in Miami May 2 in such
large numbers, despite the threats
of the Ku Klux Khan, the Florida
legislature evidently has over
looked the outcome in the Texas
case and has passed a bill DELHI
erately excluding Negroes from
the primary election.
IF Governor Cone, of Florida,
signs this BILL" said the NAACP
statement, "the association will Of
fer its legal staff and moral and
financial support to any colored
person in Miami who wishes to
challenge the law"
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Y. VIC. A. News

In e Membership Committee
closed the activities for the year
with the annual Membership Meet
ing at the Branch, Monday even
ing, May Is. Mrs. Earl Campbell,
chairman of the Committee of
Management, presided. The Rev.
erend Fred A. Hughes, of the First
A. M. e. Church, delivered the in
vocation. A chorus directed by
Mrs. LeEtta King sang two num-
bers.
The Culture Club enacted one
of its meetings. Those participant
ing were; Mrs. Alma Clark, Mrs.
Vivian Spearman, Mrs. Irene Alex
ander, Mrs. Bernice Clark, who
took the part of Mrs. Josephine
Casmon, who was unable to come
because of illness. Miss Bernice
Wilson took the part of Miss Aur-
lila Penn and Mrs. LeEtta King
was also present.
The members of the Committee
of Management gave the annual
reports of the years activities of
their committees. Mrs. Hope Ward
is head of Business and Industrial
Girls; Mrs. Jessie Shields, Public
Affairs; Mrs. Bernice Clark, the
Nominating Committee and the
Girl Reserve Committee and Mrs.
Blanche Tolles, membership.
New Board members who were
elected to the Board of the B,anch.
were announced Monday evening
at the annual Membership Meet
ing. They were Mrs. Jessie Walker,
Mrs. Theresa Haley and Mrs. Ber-
tina Waggener.
Following the meeting, tea was
served to the guests. Mrs. Edwin
Chatters and Mrs. Harry Duvall
poured, while Mrs. Leonard Gay
ton, Misses Alice Lewis and Ber-
nice Wilson, Mrs. L. B. Young and
Beatrice Taylor assisted in the
dining room.
The Junior Girl Reserves had
a practise baseball game with the
Garfield girls. The score was IL
to in favor of the Junior Girl
Reserves. Players were; Pauline
Swayze, pitcher, Ranike Nue., pit
cher, Jean Jacquith, Dale Stone
second baseman, Norma Bash Bro
pitcher, and Haskell Campbell was
manager.
Mrs. Marie Lamme invited few
of her intimate friends to a birth
day party at the Branch, Satur-
day evening, May 13. During the
evening, dainty refreshments were
served. Miss Anita Thrasher re-
ceived the guests, while Miss
Jaunita Alexander assisted in the
serving of the guests.
Mrs. Laura SPOTS, of Victoria
B. c., is a guest at the Branch.
The Senior Girl Reserves an
nounce the following officers who
were elected for the 1939-40 term
beginning September 6; President
Joyce Cooper; Vice President, Ora
Spearman; assistant Secretary
Charlena Cephis; and interclut
representatives, Jean McIver ano
Marjorie Mcfarland. The delegate
chosen to attend the SeaBeck con
ference was Gravetta Booker, with
Izetta Spearman as alternate.
The Washington School Girl Re.
serves elected the following offic.
ers Friday, May II; President, Ro.
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The audience of the Savoy Thea
tire of London, England, went wild
over Paul Robeson's Interpretation
of Shakespeare's Othello. Twenty
curtain calls were made. Mr.. Robe
son, on coming to the front of the
stage said. II took the part of
Othello with much fear. Now am
so happy. Copyright 1889.
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Housewives
By Bertha M. Lewis

II av b e e n
telling you for
a long time that
/ was going to
Sunny Califor-
MIA. and, too,
that 1 wasn't
going alone. So
this is among
the last columns
that 1 will do
for the Enter
prise. However,
will save the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
Hfttnrrann @atlu Diapafrlr
MONDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1899
Public Urged
To Give Toys

A further and more urgent appeal
for donation of used toys was made
today by Mrs. w. D. Payne, OF the
WPA recreational unit here. She call
ed attention to the shortness OF the
time, and urged housewives who will
give old toys for reconditlonlng to
notify the WPA office Immediately
and all donations will be called for
promptly.
1t was stated that toys that had
already been given were much bet
ter in quality and most Of them in
much better condition than hereto
fore, and will not require as much
work For this the thanks Of the WP'A
corps was voiced.
Not nearly enough have been re-
ceived as yet, however, to meet the
heavy demands for these toys to be
distributed to underprivileged chill
dren at Christmas While WPA work.
ers are repairing the toys, the county
welfare department, under super
vision Of Miss Clara Mae Ellis, SUI
perintendent, will arrange for their
distribution, it was stated
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
$676 Paid On
Roll Call Is
Above 1888

While there may be otae.
items to be added later, a some.
final report on the Red Crns
Call campaign in Novemecr
made public today by Dr.. rbo,,a
M. Hunter, who headed lp the AIN" '''
as chairman. He showed S616 n'g
been raised, which was more , 'oo
the $500 quota year ago. b.f s.e.
what less that the $500 fund ...o5
OF the Vance county chapter M NY NY
Red Cross by the national as.ocia IA.
IlOn.
DR.. Hunter reported there
$50 dollar MEMBERSHIPS tan
paid S. eacn and three who oa.d Slo
each. Contributions were SKI o
a total Of $566.7l. Since trat W.. a
however, an additional stl0
reported, bringing the grand tota 10
$676.71. 10
The receipts already are oma cen
ahead Of last year, when thera .s
trifle OVer-subscription of fine rsoa
The amount reported as fo+aI ~.
this time is expected to be a9guooc.
ed by some odds and ends lator
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18

Manson Wreck
Fatal To One

Richard House, 33 year-old War
renton man, died this morning at
1890 O'Clock at Maria Parham hos
pital as result Of injuries sustained
in an automobile wreck Saturday
night about $50 o'clock a mile north
Of Manson on u. S. Highway NO l.
John Pearce, also of Warrenton,
is in critical condition at local
hospital from INJURIES sustained IN
the head-on crash. He was rldlng
with House when the House car ana
another driven by Aaron Day, Negro,
route 3, Durham, collided at the top
of q knoll. Day is being treated at
Jubilee hospital for injuries he sus-
tanned.
A Mr.. Faulk. Pittsburgh, Pa,
crashed into the wrecked cars about.
Is minutes after the first collision.
He was not injured seriously, beng
treated nj Naria Parham hospital
then discharged.
Houses body was taken to War
renton to await funeral plans. lie IS
single.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
Auto Plates
Sold Nearly
Up To 1898
More Than 1000 OF
1910 Tags Put Out
Through Saturday;
Citv's Total Is PA Up
To Mid-M ornin G;
Time Growing Short.

Sale of automobile plates for 1910
nassed the 1000 figure Saturday at
the local branch office of the Caro-
lima Motor Club, which is handling
sales of the State licenses in this sec
+io,, of the Stotn. w T~+N@
ager Of the office, said today a total
of 2.079 sets OIL ptales ns,>. e~,ll ~
through last Saturday. which was ~
less than the 2,098 total to the same
date last year.
AT the city clerks office '15 CITY
licenses had been sold up to mid
morning. The city sells OniN one
plate. and charges a flat fee Of 81 for
the tag, which is applicable 10 al;
makes and models and types Of motor
vehicles
State licenses sold 50 far include
1.742 for automobiles. 1875 for trucks
and 1872 for trailers For the period
a year ago, 1.745 licenses had been
sold for automobiles, 157 for trucks
and 1876 for trailers Each Of the
three divisions Jagged very slightly
from year ago
Only eleven more days remained
before the end of the year, and State
law requires that no automobile can
be operated after midnight Deem
Der 81 without the new 1910 plates
displayed. Attention was called to the
fact that the last day of the year falls
on Sunday, when there will be no
sales.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
Tire Slasher
Gets 2 Years
On The Roads

Garland Price, said by police to be
a half-Wit, was given two years on
the roads today in city court by
Mayor Henry T. Powell when he was
convicted Of gashing numerous au-
tomobile tires on parked cars here
Saturday night.
Price is alleged to have gasFed
l9 tires on various cars parked IN
parking lots to the rear Of the O'Nell
building and Roses 5-10-25c Store.
Some Of the cars had as many as
three tires Slashed.
TOday's session Of the court saw
numerous drunk cases disposed Of
and there were other minor charges.
Richard Champion pleaded guilty
to being drunk, and was fined S and
costs.
Alge Henley was drunk, and paid
81 and costs.
Edgar Bullock, Negro. paid 81 and
costs. He was guilty Of being drunk.
Prayer for Judgment was continued
upon payment Of the costs as to E.
H. Journigan, convicted Of drinking
whisky on the public streets.
George Terry, Negro, convicted of
being drunk, paid 81 and costs.
Carl Stewart, Negro, mbibed too
freely, and was fined 81 and costs for
being drunk.
Herbert Taylor, Negro. was guilty
of being drunk, and was fined S and
costs
Rufus Hawkins, Negro, paid 81 and
costs for being Whiskificd.
B. S. Davis was convicted of be-
ing drunk and disorderly. He was
given go days on the roads, commit
ment not to issue upon payment Of
a fine OF $40 and costs.
Sidney Evans, Negro, was guilty
Of being drunk, and was fined 81 and
costs.
Arthur Lee Clifton and Harry m
gram were guilty Of assulting Robert
Glover. Each was given go days, sUs-
pended upon payment of a fine OF
$3.50 and costs.
Willie Johnson Negro, was dis
charged when tried for assault.
Synon Damerish was discharged
when given a hearing on q Vagrancy
charge
Allen Young pleaded guilty to be-
ing drunk, and was fined 81 and
costs.
Willie Bullock, white man, was
fined So and taxed with the costs
for being drunk. Failure to pay
meant 80 days on the roads. He ap-
pealed, and bond was set at S25
George Bullock was fined 81 and
taxed with the costs when he plead
ed guilty to being drunk.
James Reid, Negro, was given eight
months on the roads for being drunk
and taking So
Jimmie Reid, Negro, was drunk,
and was fined 81 and costs.
Ernest Stevenson was given the
choice Of paying a fine Of $40 and
costs or going to the roads for 80
days when he was convicted Of being
drunk and disOrderly.
Plummer Hicks, Negro, was given
four months on the roads for being
drunk and indecent exposure on the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
Rural Schools
Still Running
This Week

Most white rural schools in Vance
county continued to operate today,
though all white schools IN Hendor-
son closed last Friday for the Christ
mas-NeW Year holidays, Superlnten-
dent Z. M. Rollins said.
OF the five rural consolidated
schools, only Zeb Vance suspended
last Friday The others are running
through Wednesday of this week, eN-
cept Dabney. which will operate the
entire week to make up time lost by
the delay in getting started last fail.
All colOred schools in the city anG
county are running through We'd
nesday of this week before suspend
ing for the holidays.
Present plans call for all the
schools to have full week of Vaca-
ton next week. and most of them
will resume the first Monday in the
new year, which is January l. One
or two are expected to hold off until
Tuesday. January 2, before rcsuming
work
Rural schools are making their
time now 50 that they can close some
earlier in the spring to permit the
older children to help in farm work
City schools closed early because a
number OF the students had oppor-
tunity to work all or part of the time
this week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
/ eacherage
TO BE Begun

Work may begin tomorrow on the
nov $4,000 teacherage for Hender-
sen city schools, superintendent f.
". Rol!ns said today The structure
viii be located on the same site, ad-
joining the Methodist church parson-
age On Church street, directly to the
rear Of the court house.
The county is providing something
IN excess OF $4,000 and is also using
some $1,000 in insurance collected
from the Old structure. WPA funds
will be made available for the re-
mainder, and the work is to be
laDor used throughout.
Plans call for completion Of the
opening OF the fall term in the city
schools next September.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

T. What Strait is at the southern
tip Of South America?
3 For which State is "Constitu-
tion" the nickname?
8. Has the U. S. Government ever
issued a three dollar oill2
T. Name the worlds light-heavy-
weight boxing champion.
5. Where is me range Of noun
tains known as the Hindu ,<usn?
6. In which State was President
Mckinley born?
T. what was the name Of the first
Italian ship TO be sunk during the
present European conflict?
8. Name the tunnel completed in
1928, that pierces the Continental
Divide west Of Denver, Colo?
8. What is q heifer?
49, IN which ocean is the region
vaiicd tho SargaSSO Sca?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
THREE CHARGES UP
BEFORE RECORDER

Three charges in county court to-
day before Recorder r. Z. Clements
were Of some form Of liquor law VOL
alton.
John Henry Hunter. Negro, was
given six months on the roads for
transporting non-taX paid corn Whis-
Ky. He gave notice of an appeal. and
bond was set at $3.50.
Marcillus Perry, Negro, convicted
of drunken driving and transporting
non-tax paid corn whisky. was given
six months on the roads. and his OPP
orators license was revoked for one
year He gave notice of an appeal,
and bond was set at $3.50.
Eddie Green, Negro, pleaded guilty
to being drunk, and was given 80
days, commitment not to issue upon
payment Of the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
Shriners To Treat 1000
Needy Children Sunday

needy children. The money is not
coming from the treasury, nor are
the Shrincrs asking donations from
any outsiders. The club, though rath-
CT small in membership, numbering
less than fifty, is undertaking the
big task on its own initiative and as
part Of its Christmas program.
The hour has been announced as
4 D. M, and members Of the Shrine
club Will be on hand to distribute the
bags to children who call.
1t is planned that d Santa Claus
will be on hand to add color and
sentiment to the OCCASION A special
simplifying device will be used to
broadcast Christmas carols during the
afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
Stores Open
Every Night

All retail stores are to be open
nights from now on until Christmas
beginning tonight, according to de-
cision Of the merchants group. In
Guiding tonight which is the first
time the night hours Will be observed,
there ere yet six nights in which
those who have found it impossible
to get around to their shopping in the
daytime can call and inspect holiday
merchandise and make selections.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18

streets, suspended upon payment Of
a fine Of $40 and costs.
Theodore Rogers and John Fl3n-
ing, Jr., Negroes, were guilty OF as
saulung a.iu beating eacn other, and
prayer lor judgment was conlnued
upon payment Of the costs as to eacn.
Joseph Green, Negro, pleadcc,
guilty to beng drunk and indecent
exposure on the >uccts, and was
given 90 days on the roads, commit
nent not TO ISSUE upon payment Of d
inc of $25 and costs.
Robert brame was given 80 days
on the roads lor being drunk, sus-
pended upon payment of lne OF 81
,dId costs.
Buddy Ellington was tried on two
charges OF beng drunk, ana was I'm
ed 81 and costs in each case.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
CRIPPLE. CLINIC is
DEFERRED A MONTH

At the Vance County Health De-
partment it was said today that the
monthly clinic for cripple children
will not be held this month, on ac-
count of the nearness to Christmas
The clinic is held the third Wednes-
day Of each month. The next one
will be the third Wednesday in Jan
uary, according to present plans.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18

One thousand undcrprivjIcgcd chil-
dren of the Henderson community
will be treated to Christmas bags
next Sunday afternoon, Christmas
Eve, by the Shrine club Of Hender-
son, it was announced today.
Fred B. Hight is chairman OF q
committee of the club which IS al
ranging for the distribution. The bags
will be distributed from the Masonic
Temple on Young street adjoining
the court house.
Oranges, apples, nuts and candy
will be mixed IN the bag, that will pe
distributed. Individual contributions
are being made by the Shriners to
defray the costs Of the treat TO the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18
G. c.. DANIEL PASSES
IN OXFORD OSPIlAL.
Was Brother OF Late w. e. Daniel,
of Henderson; had Suffered
OF Heart Aiiment

c. c. Daniel, about IS, a resident
Of the Providence section OF Gran
Vile county, died in an Oxford nos
pital early To-Day after severe heart
attack suffered Saturday night. He
had suffered with a heart aiIment
for several years. He was a brother
OF the late w. B. Daniel, OF Hender-
son, and was known to many Hen
derson and Vance county people.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Margaret
Green, a daughter Of the late l. M.
Green, of this county; and by two
sons, Morgan of Granville county,
and c. C. Daniel, who is in South
America with a tobacco company;
also one daughter.
Definite details Of funeral arrange
ments were not learned. but the ser
vices are expected to be held in Ok
ford some time Tuesday afternoon,
with interment there
The man at the next desk says that
in the next generations marriage
minded young men viii be looking
for brides vino can handle Can
opener lust like mother used to 90. "
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-18

Granted License-A colored cou-
pie, Cornell Hammie, Of Oxford
and Lucy Davis, Of Vance county,
secured license to wed at the Vance
Registry office, records there reveal
ed today