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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
Rev. Davis RESIGNS
Passionate OF Local
Mt. Zion Church

Rev. T. M. Davis, for the past
seven and one-half years pastor of
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, tenders
his resignation, effective Novem-
Der 30, 1889.
The resignation of Rev. T. M.
Davis, coming with the departure
of Rev. Fred A. Hughes of the A:
ME-. Church, transferred to the
Missouri conference, double shock
ed community which had led it.
self to believe its religious cause
was safe in the hands of the finest
ministerial triumvirate ever to
grace the houses of God in Seattle.
While the inner circle seemed
conversant enough with what was
going on behind the black out, the
public was wholly unprepared for
such a decided departure.
Rev. Davis came to Seattle in
1882 and enjoys the satisfaction of
having seen Mt. Zion enjoy spir-
itual as well as a secular growth.
Race men and women of Seattle
must feel keenly the loss of men
who shared their civic as well as
religious life.
The removal of Rev. Fred A.
Hughes to the Missouri conference
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Dismissed Teacher
Paid Years Wages

NORFOLK, Va. - Undetered
by the recent action of the local
school board which dismissed Miss
Aline Black, teacher in the Book
err T. Washington High School in
order to stop the NAACP's court
fight to equalize the salaries of
white and colored teachers here,
the association moved in on the
board again, when Melvin o. AL
ston, a regular teacher in the same
high school, filed a petition with
the board Thursday, September 27,
asking that his and other Negro
teachers salaries be equalized
with whites.
With the filing of the petition.
DIR. ]. M. Tinsley, or Richmond, Va.
chairman of the Joint Committee
to Equalize Teachers Salaries in
Virginia, announced that the Com
mittee had paid to Miss Black the
sum of her salary for the current
year.
Miss Black has lost her job be-
cause of her efforts to secure the
equal protection of the laws" he
said, another teacher has filed a
similar petition. Others will come
forward. This campaign will be
continued until justice is secured"
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and the resignation of Rev. T. M.
Davis, leaves Rev. John r. Harris
as the dean of the strongest mini
sterial alliance ever known to Sc
attic. No one has as yet been
chosen to succeed Rev. Davis,
whose letter of resignation fol-
lows
Seattle, Wash.
September 20, 1889
To the Officers and Members of
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Greetings:
have received the sum of $40.
the special offering raised by the
officers, members and friends for
our vacation trip. I've had de-
lightful vacation, visiting our chill
dren in Oakland, visited San Fran
cisco, and around the Bay Region.
I motored to Los Angeles, visit
ed many old friends, attended ma
ny of the sessions and services of
the National Baptist Conference of
America, that was then in session
at the Second Baptist Church.
Our trip was only marred by the
sad intelligence of the passing of
our dear friend and faithful men,
Der, and untiring worker of the
Mt. Zion, Mrs. Josephine Casmon.
Yet we turned our faces home
ward with the resolution that we
must carry on, not realizing that
there was an unrest in Mt. Zion
that had reached such gigantic
proportions until the Monday after
we had returned home on Sunday.
I had received a letter from one
out of the city saying that there
was unrest in Mt. Zion that threat
ened my best interests and also the
best interests of the church.
No one had said anything to us
about it, and yet, we could feel it.
So we took the matter up with our
Heavenly Father in prayer, asking
for His guidance. And now we
feel that we have His answer.
We are led to tender our resig-
nation of the pastorate of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, not withstanding
Continued on Page Two)
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property formerly belonged to
Mrs. Marion Knox who lost it be-
cause of non-payment of taxes
last January.
The new angle to the dispute
was discovered within the pages
of letter which Meyers wrote to
City Treasurer H. L. Collier, Aug
ust 16. Meyers letter was to the
effect that the property should be
sold to him in the interest of safe
guarding real estate values in the
neighborhood. A part of the let
ter states: II want to buy lot l in
order that might control the sit
uation as to who lives there and
the care they take of the premises.
Without such ownership I can, of
course, have no control of how the
yard is kept up and can have no
assurance that the place might not
later be rented or sold to japanese
or Negroes or the like and while
I have nothing against such people
in a general way, am thinking
of the effect on our property and
the desirability of our home as a
place to live for my family. In adj
dition to my wife, have a daugh-
ter of college age who is attending
the university here. When our
friends and our daughters friends
visit us it is not at all pleasant to
have them see the immediate sur
roundings in which we live. You
can realize that under the circum-
stances the control of this adjoin-
ing lot becomes very important
matter to my whole family"
Mrs. Knox is attempting to re-
gain ownership of the property,
while Meyers is trying to purch-
ase the house and lot from the
county. Mrs. Knox, in a radio adj
dress, appealed to the public to
protest the Superior Courts rul-
ing to nullify her agreement with
the city to purchase the property.
This agreement, she said, is in
keeping with the city's policy of
enabling former owners of pro-
perty on which delinquent taxes
are due to regain ownership of
their property.
Meyers efforts to establish a Sc
gregated neighborhood is similar
to other attempts which failed.
Some time ago the Superior Court
nullified a real estate contract
which contained discriminatory
clauses. The Meyers incident is
the first attempt to segregate Ne
groes and Japanese to crop up
since. The Knox case was reviewed
in court as we go to press.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
Honey Boy Jones
Featured In Main
Event AT Portland
By Art Dope

When two Cinnamon meet they
open a laundry, when Greek meets
Greek they get together on a res
taurant, but when two prize fight
ers meet in a ring it means &C
ton. That's just what will happen
when Honey Boy" Jones, a new
name on the fistic roster of the
Northwest, meets an unnamed OPP
ponent at the opening of the New
Auditorium in Portland, October
IT. Honey Boy" is featured in
the ten-round main event.
Jones comes to the Northwest
well recommended by press re-
leases of past performances in the
160-pound class back east. He for
merly wore the harness of the Gus
Greenlee stable through which
John Henry Lewis won a cham
pionship, Most of Honey Boys
bouts were in and around Pitts
bugh, where sportswriters took
Fred Apostoli over the Goals for
drawing the color line on Jones
and other Negro fighters. Apo
stoli was offered $2500 to trade
punches with Jones in the Smoky
City but refused the offer because
he is allergic to colored fighters.
Pittsburgh sports writers said APP
ostoli couldn't have gone the limit
with Jones.
Out of AZ fights, Jones has lost
but seven. He fought two to a
draw and scored 81 knockouts. He
measured arms with Billy Conn
five times, beat Vince Dundee and
Joe Parks once and won the nod
twice from Al Quail who managed
to hold Jones to a draw in a third
bout. He took one from Mike Pr
zonne and Marty Simmons, but
lost a close one to Ken Overlin, af-
ter which he won from Bill Rob-
erts and Frisco Mccall.
Jones is the pride and joy of
Bill Moore, well known Seattle
sportsman who is negotiating a
series of bouts for his fistic Won
der. At present Jones is working
out in a down town gym. A large
crowd of Seattle sportsmen are
planning to trek to the Rose City
on the night of the fight to see
what Jones really has on the ball.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
Campaign For Jobs
Means Hard Work
For All Leaders
By T. John Wood

When the proposed Don't Buy
Where You Can't Work" campaign
gets under way, number of lead
ers who have been standing out
for achievement along this line.
will be called on to achieve by
bending their collective efforts to
find, or create, jobs for Negroes.
UP to now it has been an old Ne
gro custom for us to talk mass ac-
ton and race solidarity. We have
at all times been as one in our
suggestions, but when the ap-
pointed time for action caught up
with us, many were weighed in
the balance and found wanting.
Some were even found missing.
This drive for jobs will be test,
for a job campaign is no small
matter. It calls for hard work
and sacrifice, and the sacrifice
part is usually equivalent to the
straw that broke the cancels back.
For, at times, efforts to secure
more jobs have resulted in the loss
of a few minor positions we al
ready had, and it is hard to find
the man who will sacrifice his
means of livelihood, even temper
arily, for the good of the greatest
number.
Some of the city's best guessers
have guessed that Negroes in the
East Madison district virtually
support a number of merchants.
So far, they haven't guessed why
the same merchants have no race
help on their payrolls. Most of
them have wondered why nothing
was ever done about this state of
affairs. Apparently they thought
they did their part when they took
time out to do the wondering.
An organization undertaking to
find jobs for Negroes at any cost,
usually encounters some difficulty
in bringing the man who is already
working into the fight. In the
Continued on Page Four)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
Be GOOD Neighbor; Give To The Fund
Gan Editorial)

With the barometer indicating successful campaign,
the annual drive of the Seattle Community Fund has been
launched Hundreds of workers. including many prominent
and civic leaders have volunteered their services to
make this the successful drive sponsored by the
Community Fund
Every citizen should contribute literally to the Com
muny Fund for the social agencies of the city will be boil
stored financially by the contributions Among
cies the Phyllis Wheatey Branch w. C. A. which has
stood out guiding light to Negro
Because persons of all creeds and color will bene
fit by the contributions suggest the whole city join forces
to make this the greatest of all years for the Community
Fund drive There many who through fault of their
own unable to carry their loads without ad and must
help them to discharge their obligations.
In spite of the difference in or color there is
bond between that be denied ignored derded but
broken In the interest common good
city and country in the interest of strengthening
democracy and reaffrmng belief in decency
help all Our contributions will leave
bankrupt but may bankrupt courage
The sincerity of efforts in the Community Fund
drive add emphasis to the statement that Good Amer
cans good Neighbors
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
Harris Triple
Threat Back

Art Harris, triple threat frosh
fullback of the Garfield football
team, gave a first class exhibition
of broken field running, kicking,
and passing at the Garfield and
Franklin high school grid game
last Friday.
Harris packed the ball on many
CONSTANT gains, passed his team
into scoring position only to have
Franklin stop the touchdown
marches and kept his team out of
danger by his kicking. A 65-yard
run for a touchdown of Harris's
was nullified by penalty. Frank
lin won by a 60 score.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
F. Wilson, Pioneer,
Passes In Spokane
Ru Emnet Fl. Holmes

Fred E. Wilson, pioneer citizen
and retired postal employee, 80,
died in st. Luke's hospital, Sep
tember %, after short illness,
aggravated by ear infection and
asthma.
Mr.. Wilson came to the Pacific
Northwest in 1884, driving the gol-
den spike at Gold Creek, Montana
Territory. Subsequently, he NOV
ed to Spokane Falls, Washington
Territory. In 1888, during his long
residence, he was. a leader in poll
tics, literary pursuits and civic and
fraternal activities. AS headwaiter
at the Grand Hotel, before the big
fire of 1889, and as headwaiter of
the West Hotel, Minneapolis, pre-
siding over a large crew of men,
bers of his race, he rubbed should
ers with presidents of the United
States, statesmen, and railroad
magnates, great stars of the stage,
the mighty John L. Sullivan and
Peter Jackson of pugilistic fame,
and pioneer mining and business
men of that early era. He truly
blazed trails, helped to build up
waste places in this western coun-
try.
His voice and solicitude for the
welfare of his race fingered in the
memory of the late George Turner
of Spokane, chairman of the judi
ciary committee, constitutional
convention, that framed the con-
stitution of the state in 1889. Will
son requested Judge Turner, an
eminent jurist and Civil War vet
eran, to see that the rights of men
were vouchsafed and written into
a Bill of Rights in constitutional
form. that would endow and en-
rich forever the annals of the his
tory of the state.
Judge Turner and his associates
in the constitutional convention,
Continued on Page Two)
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week. At meeting of Local No.
Sic, Saturday night, September
80, plans were formulated through
which the drive will begin at an
early date.
The initial efforts of tentative
committee appointed by the Din
ing Car Walters will seek the sup
port of all Churches and organiza-
lions after which a permanent or
ganization will be formed.
According to plans, this organi-
zation will appoint committees to
interview merchants supported by
race people relative to the place
ment of colored help; to make a
survey of Negroes qualified to fill
positions which will be created;
and a committee to act in an adj
visory capacity to the organiza-
ton.
ICPOtt CT ttAC iiiCCSAA6 NhSoa
day night revealed that Negroes
are spending hundreds of dollars
weekly with retail merchants who
refuse to hire colored help, espec-
tally in the East Madison district
which is predominantly populated
by Negroes. Businessmen who re-
fuse to hire colored help in any
capacity will be boycotted and all
Negro trade will be directed to
colored merchants in the district
and to business places with Negro
help on the payroll.
A Buy Where You Work" cam
paign launched in Harlem two
years ago provided over a thous-
and jobs for Negroes. Similar un-
dertakings in Cleveland, Boston,
Chicago and even in small cities
have also been successful.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06

Ora Avis Dennis, University of
Washington civil engineering grad
uate, was the fifth member of last
years class to win a scholarship
to study for a masters degree in
eastern colleges.
Dennis was awarded the Arthur
Denny fellowship and will study
here in sanitary engineering.
Dennis was aided in his engin-
eering course by the Community
Scholarship Fund from which he
was also given a scholarship and
loan.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-06
Mrs. Lanning Has
Try AT Television

The first demonstration of tele-
vision was held in Frederick and
Nelson's department store, in the
auditorium on the 5th floor. Talent
in various fields was presented to
the public: In music, both voice
and instrumental, whistling, dra-
ma and sleight of hand. The pub
lie was invited to participate.
Mrs. Odessa Lanning was the
first race woman to grasp the OPP
portunity to take part in the march
of progress in the field of science
and was given a television certifi-
cate for being successfully tele-
vised through the courtesy of
Frederick and Nelson and the
Farnsworth Television and Radio
Corporation.
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80 Rare Orchids To:

MIR. annd Mrs. Henry BrOder-
ick, Oct. 4, 1901-Oct. 4, 1889.
1.-TWO volumes bound in one
complete,
With thrilling story old but
sweet;
No title needs the cover fair,
Two golden hearts are blended
there"
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Job Campaign To
Be Launched Here
Church, Civil, Fraternal and Other Groups Will
Participate in City-Wide Movement

Through the Dining Car Walters and Train Porters
Local 516 supported by the Church. raterna civic potica
and social organizations throughout the city, drive being
launched to provide jobs for Negroes learned this
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

tayote Nth photographers Mrs. Roosevelt has e nhibto"
nightly the Yankee
Clipper rights She presented diplomas Arthmda w. Va,
school, then ,Oung her the dance that followed More actue
previous Presidents Mrs Roosevelt has shattered
dent u S. polls haze rated her popular than her husband
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05
Floyd &1&o+'s<
ADVENTURES CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES NN
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF
"The Beast in the Glass Room"

Z j ELLO, EVERYBODY
IL C. Marbourg of New York city tells todays yarn
and it's pip story You know Nina she went to
see that picture Kng Kong that playing in the movie
houses years ago. and terrifying Nina took it
without single shudder didn't make much of impression
claims she had tusse with real
Kong-n the eshback in the OF 1903 And after
that picture of the brute going to scare her.
I'll have to admit will Nina, that King Kong grew
quite years between 1908 and the showing of that
picture The King Kong in the movies great apeke
about quarter of mile abg enough to hold
ordinary human in the palm of his hand Nothing like
existed in real life far know and I've
big Ones from Jess Willard to Primo Camera and
Man Mountain Dean. Nna's King Kong about up to
he hairy and just besa the
Hollywood
celuod And Nina locked with him in glass room!
Chimpanzee Scheduled to Pose for Pictures
that tme that made for take pictures of the
chimpanzees. the
his
the obgng Keeper brought the
light ideal for
with Nina,
she'd chmpanzee socially Then
him through tricks while Nina
shots with him at table,
through all his stunts She got all the
pictures then the realized that
forgotten for that picture
the chimp's roller skates
minute" he said Tn get them. He out of
behind him. Nina heard the
click thought nothing of at the time Several seconds passed
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05
Scientific Golf Course

ONE of Americas most scientif-
ically designed nine-hole golf
courses is under process of construc-
ton at Cornell university in Ithaca,
N. Y, under the supervision of Rob-
ert Trent Jones, golf architect of
New York and Rochester
Cornell sharpshooters will have
chance to demonstrate their accu
racy and skill in the autumn of 1910,
when the course will be completed.
The new course will provide holes
of such variety that course gradu-
ates will be we'll prepared to tackle
any Of the nations courses.
The holes are designed so that
they will call for the use of every
club in the golfers bag. Sufficient
land is available for the expansion
of the course to Is holes within the
next few years. The holes are be-
ing constructed so that back trees
and alternating trees will add vari-
ETY. to the approach to the greens.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05
speaking of Sports
Northwestern
Early Favorite
In Big 10 Race.
By ROBERT McSHANE

THE melancholy days are here
L that time of the year when foot
ball coaches droop visibly, bringing
tears to the eyes of their followers
with sad, dismal stories of general
misfortune, lack of material and
tough schedules.
Some of the less fortunate coaches
haven't more than three or four top
notch players for any one spot, and
of course, see nothing but the black
est of futures ahead. Optimism on
the part of the coach amounts to
malfeasance in office.
However, close observers whose
bread and butter doesn't depend on
turning out a championship football
team, see lot of great teams for
the coming season. Sophomores and
juniors, who saw a lot of action
during the '38 season, will be turned
loose this year to really tear up the
nations gridirons.
In the Big Ten, Northwestern,
Minnesota and Michigan are expect
ed to share dictatorial honors.
Coaches are pointing to Northwest
ern as the team to beat.
Lynn Waldorf, who guides North
western university's football desti-
ny, isn't cheerful over the outlook.
He rates Notre Dame (happily out
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

my began my
side to sde."
began scunzing beady eye-and
she realized she locked in with chmpanzee and
AS matter of fact the animal seemed be taking sort
notion right then He advancing toward Nina Slow sham
a animals be afraid looked
Chimp Draws Closer Despite Steady Stare.
"Close he and still held his with
of say silly monkey-nce
Presently he within few feet Of They that
could think the Poes tale The
in the Morgue and all the other dreadful stories had
at large.
chimpanzee another
side before the days of bobbed hair, and mine long
delight the brute He barred his teeth horrible took
frmer shook harder"
More hapns fell from Nna's The chpnzee began jumping
her. pulling head and showing back
terror cheek
slipped down neck she felt the animals short powerful
fingers Tightening on her throat!
Chimp Hears the Sound of Keepers Footsteps.
pretty
land then head fearful shake that nearly threw
began CULVER snared whned ground while
wondering what coming next the door opened His
But the didn't fun in the situation He stood
the Doorway his eyes nng Don , m9ve he whispered
Nna head fearful shake, screamed frghtuy
wall o a whip keepers rang
out He barked curt ORDER and suddenly that beast became
Nina didn't take pictures that day When the chimp had
leave YOU alone with that animal he said ITS Wonder YOU Weren't
Look here hope you don't anything about this Because it
kept long matter,
the keeper isn't working the Nina passing
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S11Ql O1OCh Ill
offense. He was luminary of last
years Army-Notre Dame game, be-
ing particularly effective going
down under punts, arriving con-
stantly at the same time as the ball
He is famous for his work in the
last two Army-Navy games, break
ing up Navy's furious attack in the
second half in 1887, when he went
under Navy's line on the fourth
down and threw the ball carrier fol
a loss on the Is yard line. Last
year he did the same thing, coming
up with the ball this trip.
This year will be Harry's last sea-
son with the military academy and
under Coach Captain William H.
Hood.
Kankakee, incidentally, came in
for more than it's share of publicity
this year. Both Stella and Berger,
captains of the two U. S. service
school football teams, are from
that city. When they returned on
furlough, both were greeted with
open arms by admiring fellow-citi-
ZenS.
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05
Many Residents of Copenhagen Are Bicycle Enthusiasts

Copenhagen has a bicycle for
every one and one-half inhabitants.
And since many of the machines
are tandems and young Danish
mothers usually have baby-carry-
ing contraption rugged on the han
dlebars, the city could easily 60
cycling en- masse and simultaneous
ly.
AS it is, Copenhagen does prac-
tically take to wheel in body on
every summer Sunday. The holt
day exodus takes place SO rapidly
that there are roads where 10000
bicycles pass given point in an
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

hour. Few accidents are reported.
Traffic troubles are eliminated by
having system of cycle roads from
which both motor vehicles and
pedestrians are barred.
The Danish mode of road travel
has some advantages over our
method of going places. 1t is free
from gas fumes, and it is silent;
family parties, squadrons of club
groups, couples side-by-side with
arms around each others shoulders
drift along with no sound except
that of conversation and laughter
and song.