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By the Associated Press.

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Hrecipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers eles
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear ot Great
Falls today.
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lished BY United States Coast and
Oeodetic Survey
Evening star., 1939-03-26

Canned peas are the vegetable of
the year. 1t was really an amaz-
ing crop. Nature ran wild and
gave US the finest, most beauti-
full, most luscious peas we have
had in . generation. The house,
wife wins, because they are
cheaper too.
Peas are delicious any time
lust with butter and seasoning.
They team we'll with chicken, sea
food or any kind of meat. They
CANNED PEA MARK
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Drain a can of peas. add one
tablespoon chopped onion
tomit if onion is not to your
tas:e), two tablespoons of
chopped celery. q little salt
and some ground black pep
per. Serve in individual por-
tions. each on ! big lettuce
leaf garnished with a sprin-
king of raw julienne carrots,
and if you like them, strips of
green or sweet red peppers.
The dressing should he of two
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Sophie Kerr

Sophie Kerr well known writer of popular novels and
short stories, but native of Maryland that she sup
ports the pea canning industry When peas first i'm
ported from England Maryland of the first states
grow them and is still a leader in the industry.
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ner Pass becomes an i'm
portant supply line into the
Reich from the Mediterran-
can area.
With Italy beside Ger
many on the battlefront as
a military ally, the French
might seek to smash into
the Pc Valley and through
the Brenner into Germany
as an alternative to at
tempting to force the Sieg-
fried Lines. This would be
a difficult, costly maneuver,
tacticians hold. Should it
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to, attack in detail as they
emerge into the Rhone VAL
ley of France, an easy high
way for fast movements.
The most famous gate
way through the Tyrol is
Brenner Pass, through
which the railroad extends
from Northern Italy to
Munich. It is the chief
avenue from the Po Valley
to Austria and Bavaria.
With Italy continuing to
maintain trade relations
with Germany, the Bren-
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might become vital military
factors. These passes make
Italy vulnerable. Time and
again through history the
Po Valley has been invaded
from France and SWitzer-
land but, since the days of
Julius Caesar, there has
been no successful invasion
of France or Switzerland
from the Pc. Hannibal in
vaded Italy by crossing the
Alps with his elephants
and full baggage train,
probably through the Little
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natural defense stronghold,
would be a tough nut for
even mechanical modern
armies to crack. It's con-
stitutional, mocratic
government has stood for
100 years through Europe's
storms.
1taly's role in the war
is important because it's
several passes through the
Maritime Alps, between
Italy and France, and the
Tyrolean Alps, between Italy
and Austrian Germany,
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be attempted, the Plocken
Pass, farther to the east,
might prove of great mill
tary Importance for flank
attacks from either side of
the border.
Although two vital rail-
way portals, the st. Goth
ard and Simplon tunnels,
have been driven through
the Swiss Alps, they prob
ably would not prove of
great military Importance,
since tunnels are easily
blocked in wartime.
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st. Bernard Pass (see map),

st. Bernard Pass (see map),
and Napoleon used the
passes through the Mari
time Alps to achieve his
great early victories in the
Pc Valley. Nature favors
military movement through
these passes from France,
since columns converge on
issuing from them; mill
tates against operations the
other way, scattering west
ward bound columns
through rough mountain
country, subjecting them
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France might attempt to
follow Napoleonic Eagles
through the Burgundy
Gate, has built the Sieg-
fried Limes) Lines from
Switzerland to the Neither
lands, doubling them in the
Northern half by extension
along heights east of the
Rhine. At the south end
they are swept back against
a French drive along the
Swiss border.
Mountainous, anti Nazi
Switz erland, magnificent
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Modern Great Walls Set Up for Conflict on Old BATTLE-GROUND
Detailed Study Of
Western Front

AouSA1C. AlCllOuSIl G!le air
plane has succeeded in
overcoming to a great ex-
tent the limitations geog-
raphy imposes upon war;
fare, the physical confgu-
ration of Western Europe
still may be expected to
play a vital part in any
war between Germany and
the Franco-British allies.
To arrive at an under
standing of possible STRAIT
egy on the western front
today, it is well to review
something of the great Ger
man strategical plan en-
ployed in 1914, still held in
high regard by German
= tacticians.
/. Brought to perfection by
- the German general staff
= under Chief of Staff Won
Schlieffen as early as 1907,
the plan involved a swing
ing movement through Bel
glum like huge barn door,
with its hinge at Metz. The
: hinge, doorjamb and ada
: cent wall, south and east
:: :. OF Metz, were to be lightly
: held by reserves. The whole
weight of the German
= armies was to be put into
the door, increasing away
from the hinge so that the
main effort, at the edge of
the door, would be through
Antwerp and the Armen-
there's Gap into France,
while other columns, sue
cesslvely nearer the hinge,
poured through the Disc,
Meuse and Stenay Gaps.
The Oise Gap route lies
across the Albert Canal,
south of Brussels and then
southWesterly to the line of
the river as shown on the
map. The Meuse Gap route
follows the line of the river
across Belgium. The Stenav
Gap route crosses Luxem-
bourg and the southern
tip OF Belgium into the Ar
!. gonne Forest area between
Longwy and Sedan. The
Armentieres column was
to drive west of Paris,
around the city to the south
and take the French Armv
IN the rear, while the other
columns crushed and rolled
up it's flank.
The Germans began the
war in August, 1914, in &C.
cordance with a revised
form of the plan. The gen.
eral staff, however, lost it's
nerve and abandoned the
great swing west of Paris,
1t weakened its strong right
wing, at the edge of the
door, which was shortened
10 cut in front of Paris
rather than to the west.
The French took advantage
OF the weakening and
smashed the German drive
at the Marne. The armies
dug in, the war of move
ment ceased. Millions of
men were lost in trench
warfare with neither side
advancing any great dis
tance until 1918. With the
aid of the United States.
the Allies finally pushed the
Germans back to the line
OF November II, 1918,
Shown on the map.
To block a new German
version of the 1914 strategy,
France has built it's mighty
MaglnOt Line from Mefz to
the North Sea along the
oorder of Belgium. From
Metz south to the Swiss
border the line is double,
forming a great hollow
square. Belgium has built
its own Maginot Line
lheavy shading marked
Belgian Line') to confront
Germans. Albert Canal and
the area on to North Sea
can be flooded, forming an
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-11-10
Oath of
Afro-American Youth

I will never bring disgrace upon
my race by any unworthy deed or
dishonorable act. I will live a
clean, decent, manly life; and will
ever respect and defend the virtue
and honor of womanhood; I will
uphold and obey the laws of my
country and of the community in
which I live, and will encourage
others to do likewise; 1 will not
allow prejudice, injustice, insult or
outrage to cover my spirit or sour
my soul; but will ever preserve the
inner freedom of heart and con-
science; will not allow myself to
be overcome by evil but will strive
to overcome evil with good; I will
endeavor to develop and exert the
best powers within me for my own
personal improvement, and will
strive increasingly to quicken the
sense of racial duty and response
bility; I will in all these ways aim
to uplift my race so that, to ev-
eryone bound to it by ties of blood,
it shall become a bond of enoble-
ment and not byword of re-
proach.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-11-10
OUR YOUTH PROBLEM

Every once in while someone will edge his way into
our office and right out of clear sky to us What are
going to do about youth? Well btewhat are we
going to do about youth?
We are well aware of the youth problem in
mites and have at times made editorial reference to the fact
that something should be DONE We do not hold that
youth exceptional problem We contend that they
members of generation that has been neglected and damned
by the Indifferent attitude of its elders We make reference to
the youth problem not in condemnation of younger
pe refer to the problem to- possible acquant the gen.
era public with the obvious fact that unless something is
DONE and soonthe actions of young people will reflect flaws
in their home training which is compliment to parents
This statement is perhaps bit blunt but the less true
1t is needless repeat again that the need for help in
solving the youth problem desperate Our job possibilities
are at low ebb and around this condition entire youth
problem conferred Because of lack jobs many
older citizens branch into fields they would otherwise ignore
and these often exert tremendous influence in the
rottng of community fabric Crime violence and vice
have better chance in community where there is lack
of effort to stem the rush of immortality and foresta be-
wderment and helpessness youth When such cond
tons exist unchaenged there is always chance that young
people will the rackets and vice. because the surface
these appear to solve their problems.
Conditions in the East Madison district while far from
fatal challenge the social agencies to do greater job the
professional people to of their time in worthy
and private citizens better informed regard
ing ways and of getting young people started
the right road.
Most petty crime result of dleness is safe to
say that the continued deness of young people will event
uay result in actions not complimentary to their parental
training follows then that the first step toward solving
this problem would be to do away with this continued idle
There not be job for every idle boy and girl but
surely parents interested in the welfare of their children
get together phaze of RECREATIONAL acti-
vity which not only builds bodys but character we'll
What going to do about youth? We suggest
that the hours of deness be replaced by hours of worthwhile
activity take the youth off the street into recreatona
centers where competent instructors supervise play And
above ALL convince the parents that the youth problem is
THEIR'PROBLEM.
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HEART THROBS
WHAT TO FORGET

If you would increase your hap
piness and prolong your life, forget
your neighbours faults. Forget all
the SANDER you have ever heard.
Forget the temptations. Forget
the fault finding, and give a little
thought to the cause which pro-
voked it. Forget the peculiarities
of your friends, and only remember
the good points which makes you
fond of them. Forget all personal
quarrels or histories you may have
heard by accident, and which, if
repeated, would seem thousand
times worse than they are. Blot
out as far as possible all the dis
agreeables of life; they will come,
but will lonly grow larger when
you remember them, and the con-
slant thought of the acts of mean
ness, or, worse still, malice, will
only tend to make you more fam
iliar with them. Obliterate every
thing disagreeable from yesterday,
start out with clean sheet today,
and write upon it for sweet men,
ory's sake only those things which
are lovely and lovable.
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Y. w. C. A. Notes

Ten civic and community clubs
have made plans for the Home
coming Festival to be held at the
Branch, Friday evening, Novem-
Der IT. This years Homecoming
will be the third annual festival.
Some of the clubs and the types of
booths which they will sponsor are
the Committee of Management, il
Illuminated cake; the Women's Stu
dy Club, book display; the garden
club, garden scene; the Younger
Matrons, miscellaneous; Business
and Industrial Girls, chilli booth;
Entire Nous, bric-a-brac; Daughter
Eiks, miscellaneous. Other clubs
who will have booths are the Self
Improvement Club, World Fellow
ship, and the Senior Girl Reserves.
The Madison Alumnaes gave an
informal tea, November 6. Miss
Vertner discussed the various vo-
cations offered at the Edison Vo-
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Churches

United Holy Church of America,
LA 18th Ave. So, b. L. Mitchell,
minister.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. M; NOR
ming worship, 11:00 a. m; Y.P.H.
A., 900 p. M; preaching, 800 p.
M; and weekly meetings Wednes-
day and Saturday, 500 p. m.
The Missionaries will serve a
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner, Nov
ember %.
To Christians everywhere, when
you pray, remember us in prayer.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
The pastor gave over both SER
vices Sunday to the Rev. Oglesby,
a newcomer to our city.
Rev. Oglesby's message for the
morning service was "A Love
Slave for Christ" His evening
message was taken from John
3:16, God So Loved the World"
Two new members were united
into the church, Chester Mccoy
and Alfred Johnson. Mr.. Johnson
was a candidate for baptism.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee asked that those who haven't
paid their $1.OO subscription please
see Mrs. II. ]. Henry or Mrs. Lena
Lacey, PIP 21st N. or call East
1924 on or before November 30.
Mrs. S. II. Grant, Supt. of the
Church School, requests that all
teachers and prospective teachers
meet at the church each Friday at
z p. m.
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OUR JOB CAMPAIGN

The Seattle job campaign committee would do well to
digest the release from Portland to the effect
that the N. A. A. c. p job campaign has resulted in the
placement of Negro help in stores in that city Significant
is the statement that before the campaign began the
mttee had already made list of those persons eligible to
fill jobs to be created.
We have the utmost faith the of the job
pan here but somewhat disappointed in the lack of
vty the part of the tentative committee 1t high time
that this campaign become something than
With the holiday shopping rapidly approaching the
activities of the committee should include the placement of
Negroes the extra help to be employed by retail
chants Negroes will spend upwards of $4,000 with these
retailers during the shopping before the holidays and
of this money should be paid back wages to Negro
workers.
1t is imperative that the tentative committee realize the
Importance of organization backed by every
gren Seattle 1t important that the organization
support of the local chapters of the NJ A. A. p and the
Urban League Both organizations well known and as
member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Sques
of Urban League should be of valuable assistance to the
success of this fight for more jobs.
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cational School. Mrs. Arlene Pal
va, who was the main speaker, dis
cussed vocational guidance, and
an open forum followed the speech.
The Japanese Girl Reserve Club
was the guest of Phyllis Wheat
ley Senior Girl Reserve Club, Tues
day, November 7. Miss Betty Hol-
man, Girl Reserve Secretary, show
ed slides of her European trip and
Eva Tanubaum, of Berlin, Ger
many, who recently arrived in the
United States, gave the group her
Interpretation of the American
scene.
Classes in both French and Spa
nish will be organized at the Y.
Branch beginning Wednesday, No
vember Is. The classes will be
held from 1880 to $50.
The Branch wishes to thank
Mrs. Fred Bowman for her contri-
button and cooperation during the
tea hour following the Vesper Ser
vice last Sunday.
Before purchasing your Christ
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East Madison st. and 81 Avenue
N, only reaching distance from
the Y. M. C. A. (The Y. M. G. A.
pays nothing for this article. The
use of the name is merely Incl
dental to the point we are trying
to make)
The club has been considering
the possibilities of opening under
charter issued back in the pro-
hibition era to an organization
known as the Afro-American club,
camouflaged as a literary organic
alton. However, in delving into the
past affairs of the organization,
your reporter learned that it
turned out to be just another joint,
contributing it's just share of VIOLA
tons of state and city laws. The
original organization is passe and
it is problematical whether the
names of any of the old members
grace the roster of the present out
fit. If this be true, there is no
possible loophole through which
the alleged club can open.
One of tn first moves made by
the clubs dictator, to blk the pub
lie and pass the buck on to some
one else, was solicitation of
statement from Judge Guy B.
Knott. The statement was to the
effect that the jurist had given
the organization his personal and
judicial blessing, after, of course,
hearing the sponsors give false
reasons for the organization. After
this first trick, which is frequently
used by potential law-breakers and
ward heller politicians, the grand
pooh bah of the organization be-
gan offering membership honors
W puoiliCoo anu professional bASii'
Both the above mentioned moves
have boomeranged on the organic
alton. For, Monday, Judge Knott
told this reporter that he was led
to believe the club was a worth
while organization approved by the
majority of the Negro citizenry.
However, after being acquainted
with the facts, the Judge indicated
that even his moral support had
been withdrawn from the club and
expressed sincere willingness to
aid in the fight against such or
CARNATIONS whose purpose could
hardly be referred to as good"
AS to the leading business and
professional men pitching their lot
with the clubs membership, it
won't happen. The city's Negro
leaders are cognizant of the youth
problem in the East End communi-
ty and know that any organization
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Vancouver, B. c.

Visiting the city on the 28th and
Goth of October were Messrs. Fred
Johnson, Frank Collins and Verne
Manning, all of Seattle.
The VIII Do Club held very
successful Halloween dance Octo-
Der 80.
The Vancouver Sports Club gave
very enjoyable Halloween dance
October 81. The first prize for the
most unique costume was won by
Mrs. Beverly Mitchell who por-
trayed Minnie Mouse. Second prize
went to Mrs. Dorothy McAdams.
One of the most attractively
gowned girls at the dance was
Miss Vivian Jones, attired in a
swirling rainbow tweed net dress
cut low in the back with a gold
leather girdle circling her waist. A
small metallic Juliet cap was perch
ed attractively among her curls.
Miss Ruby Proctor, Mrs. M.
Grant and Mrs. B. Healing, COM
monty known as the Novelets, rem
dered several songs in their bit in
the way of entertainment.
Mr.. Joe Wilson, the Fats Waller
of Vancouver, added his piano Sc
lections to the entertainment list.
Out of town guests were Orville
Johnson of Mt. Vernon, Erskine
Solomon of Everett and Ray Lewis
of Toronto.
Miss Barbara Hudlin and Mr..
James Cole were married Sunday
afternoon, November 5, with Rev.
Ward officiating.
Celebrating the event, the bride
groom's sister, Mrs. C. Watts, en-
tertained close friends at dinner.
The Missionary Circle held their
meeting at the home of Mrs. Gist,
November 2, and held their cleo
ton of officers. The following Of
ficers were elected: Mrs. N. Hen
dirk, president; Mrs. Jackson, vice
president; Mrs. M. Wright, secre-
tary; and Mrs. Gist, treasurer.
After the election a very deli
cious lunch was served.
The Missionary Circle is having
tea in honor of Rev. and Mrs.
Hoard on Wednesday, November 8,
at the home of Mrs. 1. L. Pope.
The Eastern Stars and Masons
are having a linen shower for the
newlyweds, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Cole, on Monday, November 10.
Mrs. B. Dixon is recuperating at
the home of Mrs. Morris. Both
mother and daughter are doing
fine. In honor of the wee new
conner, Mrs. Fair had baby show
er at her home. Many lovely gifts
were received.
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STRAIGHT FROM
THE SHOULDER
nv TED WO
BY TED WOOD

Rumors going the rounds that a change in per-
sonnet that proposed East Madison Club be expected
almost any day The breezes carrying strange whispers
of efforts being made by the clubs dictator who
seeking the of of seate favored to act
head in only of the nefarous organization if and
when the club opens This move, it learned de-
cded upon after this reporter revealed to unsuspecng
East End public the latest efforts to vice from the
South End into respectable community We raised OBJ
ectons to the opening of what would be nothing short of
dive because Of the acute youth problem Of the East End
and because think Negroes should have least neigh
borhood to which they point with pride Since open
objections has been pleasure to learn that efforts
being made by citizens Of the community prevent the open
ing of the CLUB"
For the benefit Of those who tuned in late the newly
proposed establishment "or the PRONUNCIATION Of the better
ment of the Negro Condition for be located at
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In The Shadow
Louise Boyer Passes

Mrs. Louise Boyer, wife of Gus
Boyer, passed away at her home,
ala e. Spruce ST., of double pneu-
monia, Thursday. She had been
i'll for the past two months, but not
until the last two weeks did she
fail to take nourishment.
She is survived by her husband,
Gus Boyer, and many friends to
mourn her passing.
At her request her body will be
cremated, but there will be no fu-
neral rites. Her remains were
cared for by the Angelus mortu-
airy.
Gone is she that zoe all knetC,
That zoe all loUed to see
Coming dol0n any old street
Smiling so happily.
Gone like many others haze,
Somewhere zoe do not knolo,
Until ioe, too, meet the same
IT'S mystery yet untold.
Her passing hours, about the same
As the life that she once lveds
Joking, laughing, not ia pain,
Asking God to forgive
All iDrongs she had done to man
While living here Nth them.
Yes, gone is she and ioith her lcent
A life so happily spent.
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whose activities are directed by
such people al those a. the helm
of this one, can contribute nothing
towards a solution Of the problem.
The facts obviously show that
the opening Of such a club is mere
ly a migration of South End oper-
ators to the East End, a move
which, if successful, will have i'll
effects on the community and the
youth of the community. AS we
said before, we're against it, and
if you are interested in the future
of Negro Youth and the mainten-
ence of a respectable Negro COM
munity, then you, too, are against
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Letters To
The Editor
To Northwest Enterprise:

To Northwest Enterprise:
The Ambassador Club, a recent
ly formed exclusive social and re-
creational gentlemen's organiza-
ton, announces the negotiation
with the State Liquor Board for a
chartered club license.
The club was recently formed in
response to numerous inquiries as
to why such an organization had
not been contaminated before.
Through the holding of several
meetings several months ago, a
public relations committee was set
up by the membership of some one
hundred and fifty, of which a ma
jority are ex-service men.
Marshall Gray, chairman of the
public relations committee, after
conversations with the state liquor
board concerning the possibility of
acquiring the needed license, re-
ports that the board was very
courteous and cooperative in this
objective and was requested by the
board to feel free to call on them
to help out on any reasonable pro-
gram that the organization might
deem beneficial
Marshall GRAY