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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17

ne cOulQ Ou1td new ROADS. he was
rich enough TO finance an electric
railway that could circle the little
seagirt island. running along with
the beach, and thus bring people to
bui3d classy little bungalows for
summer homes. The place needed
stirring up-why, even now, the cat
Tie on the farms inland stampeded
when they saw an automobiles
primitive as thatl-and only Is
miles from one Of the richest cities
in the United States.
He could bury and reconstruct the
magnificent BearIe mansion, built
on a peninsula at the north shore.
where the water slithered over a
softly shelving beach for nearly a
quarter Of mile-ideal for children
-Arabeila was the kind of a woman
that would have children-all the
island women had families.
A voice like hers In a hall with
proper acoustics, or in a music
room in her own home, could bring
out its beauties more abundantly.
There were dramatic possibilities
there to be developed. New York
in winter and Rock Island in the
summerl
Robert Stratton reached for his
pen and signed a large check and
slipped it into the basket as it
reached him-such an introduction
must amaze her!
al or 90
for the night, he still sat there
waitingi
Then a man came toward him,
waving slip of paper.
us this real-and are you real?"
asked a deep, rich voice.
Lon Littlefield, as / live!" and
the two men shook hands.
Il did not know but what this
check might be a hoaxl I'm the
chairman" laughed Littlefield.
Stratton congratulated him.
1T was a fine concert-I saw Ara
bella Dodge"
Eyes? Here she comes" said
Lon.
How kind you are," exclaimed
Arabella, after greeting him. sc Your
check will more than cover every
thing-and how l have wanted to
see you'll"
"Yes?" laughed Stratton happily.
"You See," said Arabella, laugh
ing merrily, Il always wanted you
to know that you cured my lispl"
Realty" said Stratton blankly.
Something must have happened
to me the day you called me a nit
wit'-'member?" and she laughed
again. Il never was so angry in
my life, and | have never lisped
Sincei"
"She tells that story quite often"
said Lon indulgently. "She says she
is glad none of the children lisp"
Children" echoed the visitor.
YES" smiled Arabella, "the two
little tots who introduced my song
weren't they charming, if may say
it of my OWN"
Indeed they were!" assured
Stratton.
"We live in New York in the win
ter, but always come here for the
summer-it's good for the wife and
children-Arabella keeps up her
voice when she is in New York"
and Lon Littlefield smiled proudly.
Il think we have an ideal loca-
ton here on the island, don't your"
asked Arabella, glancing toward the
ocean sparkling in the moonlight.
Eyes, indeed!"
Come out to the hospital tomor-
row and see our plans begin to ma
ture," invited the Littlefields as they
departed.
Robert Stratton went to his room
and packed his bag in somber ST.
lence.
How beautifully fate had slipped
the skids under his little iridescent
dream of conquest!
The Nit Wit!
And he had cured her lisp!
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17
A Blue Ribbon Kitchen.

Lillian j. took a notion to do her
kitchen over. And before I knew
she was really serious about it, she
called me up and invited me to
come over and have look-see. I
didn't need a second invitation-be-
cause I'm always eager to add in
teresting kitchens to my "collec-
ton"
If I'd had a blue ribbon, I'd have
certainly pinned it on Lillian's mas
terpiece! In the first place, it
seems so much more friendly than
most modern kitchens, yet it's not
sacrificed any of the modern con-
veniences. The walls are painted
pale green and she gave the old
lnoleum a coat of deeper green
paint-then several coats of; floor
varnish. The curtains are crisp
and white, then across the top she
lured her husband to make a seal
loped valance of plyboard. This
she painted orange, then stenciled
peasant motifs on it. A useful but
forlorn looking old chest of drawers
she painted spanking white with
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17
SOME TESTED RECIPES
JeIIied Veal.


2 tablespoons graduated gelatin
l cup cold water
2 cups stock, well seasoned, or Z
bouillion cubes dissolved In 2
cups boiling water
/ onion, minced
/ stalk celery with leaves
l tablespoon tarragon vinegar
2 cups cooked veal, chopped
II cup pimientos
2 tablespoons finely chopped pars-
ley
liz cups cut celery
Soak gelatin In cold water about
five minutes. Bring the stock, with
the onion and celery to boil and
let cook three minutes, strain and
add to softened gelatin, add vine
gar. Cool, and when mixture be-
gins to set, fold in veal, pimientos,
parsley and celery. Turn into q
mold and chill. Remove from mold
and cut into slices for service.
Crown Roast Of Pork
S or pounds crown pork roast
Salt
Pepper
/ cup cranberries
cups diced apples
- cup sugar
II crackers, broken
Place roast in pan, season and
scar IN hot oven, 500 degrees Fab
renheit. Wash cranberries and COM.
bine with apples and sugar and them
with crackers. Heap this mixturej
in center of the scared crown roast.J
Cover and roast in q hot oven, 425I
degrees Fahrenheit, allowing Is toI
30 minutes to the pound. i
Wild Rice With Mushrooms.
cup wild rice
u cup butter
z onions, chopped |
" pound mushrooms
Cook rice in boiling salted waterI
until tender. Drain. Melt hall theI
butter, saute onions and mush-I
rooms, which have been sliced, In i'll
for FIVE minutes. Add remainingI
butter and heat. Mix rice with
mushrooms ana serve.
Melasses Pie.
"a cup molasses 4
" cup boiling water 4
"a teaspoon soda
Pastry
] cup -four 4
" cup sugar
Ia tablespoons butter
Mix the molasses together with
water and soda. Beat until foamy.l
Pour into q pie pan lined with pas-I
try. Mix -four, sugar and butterI
to make crtInb~ Sprinkle over topI
of pie. Bake for 80 minutes in 81
moderate oven. $3.50. degrees Fab
reDheit).
Creaned Salt Goldfish. i
ia cups salt Goldfish
2 cups white sauce
Hard-cooked egg
Paprika U
Shred Goldfish and rinse with boil
ing water. Combine with white
sauce and serve garnished with
slices of hard-cooked egg and On.
prika.
Q Rsii svndieaia-wNU Service.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17
THE NIT Wit
50
BY SARAH McCAHEY
eMeClure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

loud never guess that
among the 500 visitors al he
Ocean View, the most IN
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17

ured Administer that's seen better
days. What rug or carpet would
you advise in its place?
"The furniture is all right basic
atly-Sheraton mahogany" oontin-
ues Gertrude's letter, 'but we def
initely need new easy chair, and
I'll replace spread and curtains.
But what would you suggest? I
don't feel up to the job. This is a
large room that we use and enjoy
a lot"
I'd like to see a carpet in as
near as you can get to that same
mauve-gray tone as the walls. It
would make the room seem very
graciouSly spacious. Then perhaps.
a lowered chintz in old rose with
blue for spread and easy chair
how would a slender wing chair
do for this? At the windows have
eggshen ninon made to fall to the
floor in organ pipe folds and tai
lored at the top to draw back and
forth In state. Then why not collect
lovely old fans and frame them for
the wall.
AS for the daybed-aren't men the
ones! They all like comfort, and
most of them like silks and satins
a lot better than they'll ever admit.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15

Under the leadership of
Gray, and without the help of
the ex-executive secretary,
the KCUD is expected to take
on new life. The exclusion of
the former executive secreta-
ry from the executive body
was a surprise to at least two
of the members. This reporter
revealed three weeks ago that the
secretary was slated for a demo-
ton by the local Communist par
ty, but the inner circles of the
KCUD did not reveal it's intentions
of excluding him from its execu-
tive board until Sunday. However,
the exclusion" just about makes
every thing unanimous.
The King County Democratic
Club jumped into the headlines in
August when James A. Jack"
Johnson, resigned the presidency.
After the story of Johnson's re-
signation was printed, the (then)
executive secretary jumped all ov-
er the Northwest Enterprise.
Shortly afterwards, a new publ
cation appeared on the streets
which, after publishing a few con-
fidential plans of the Negro, fold
ed its mimeographed tents and 81
lently stole away, which probably
saved the publisher no little en-
barrassment.
The KCUD boasts membership
of $50, which is expected to throw
its collective support behind Gray.
Gray is well known in political cir
cles and is recognized as level
headed leader. Others elected to
office are: vice president, c. T.
Dawson; treasurer, Mrs. E. Doug
las; recording secretary, Thelma
Williams; executive committee, A.
Jenkins, Mrs. I. Williams, Mrs.
Jane Dover, L. chatham, Jeanette
York, e. George.
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tle..
According to East Madison
"Y" Boxing director, Frisco
McGale, an official of the
tourney and who was at the
ring side, the decision was
bias.
McGale states that Chad
wick had been the aggressor
throughout the fight and that
his third round knock down came
as a result of his being off balance.
Realizing it would be counted as
a knockdown even had he gotten
up at the one count, Chadwick
took this opportunity to rest I'M
til the count of nine and then re-
sumed fighting. Jumping up at
the count of nine Chadwick began
punching McKinnon around the
ring at will, as the round ended.
Timekeeper Dick Munson then
called Schact over and told him he
(Munson) had connted to ID before
Chadwick had gotten up from the
canvas. On comforting, the time
keepers decision with the judges,
Schact raised McKinnon's hand as
winner. The fight fans met this
decision with boos, in several in
stances fights broke out. Police
quelled the disturbance and escort
ed Chadwick from the ring.
Had the timekeeper rang the
gong at each count instead of just
trying to speak over the roar of
the crowd, enabling every one to
hear the count, Chadwick could
have gotten up at the nine count
and handily won the fight, claims
McGale.
Willy Napier and Freddy Will
liams, representing the East Madi-
son "Y," lost their preliminary
bouts in about the same manner as
Chadwick. A little more fortunate
than the Seattle duo, Johnny Nor
ris of the Northwest A. c. of Ia
coma won one of his preliminary
bouts, but like the other three, he
too was given a raw deal.
In making these statements, Nc
Gale believes that amateur boxing
will lose it's appeal to local boys
of the Northwest who would like
to become fighters.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Seek Aviation
Mechanics For
Washington School

A letter seeking informa-
ton of any known Aviation
Mechanics was received from
Washington this week, by
Bernard E. Squires of the
Seattle Urban League.
The letter stated that there is
every reason to believe that within
the next few months, school for
colored aviation mechanics will be
set up in Washington, and that one
of the major problems is securing
colored licensed mechanic as in
structor.
The Seattle Urban League was
asked to inform the Washington
office if there are any colored me-
chanics in the Northwest. The sal
airy for such services will most
likely range from $500 to $4,000
per year. Those DESTROYS of quail
flying for the job must be licensed
or Immediately able to pass an ex-
animation.
Full information may be secured
by contracting Mr.. Squires at the
Seattle Urban League, room 326,
Railway Exchange Building.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Couple Share Good
Fortune with Race

Philadelphia, Pa. = One
hundred families will benefit
by the good fortune of Ben
.jamin and Pearl Mason who
last April won $15O,000 on a
sweepstake ticket.
After purchasing a cheap
car, setting aside money for
their two children's education
and paying back $2,133.90 re-
lief money given them, the
couple will build a low-cost
apartment house to house
these families in the South
Philadelphia slum district.
One site, to be built by
three-fourths. Negro workers,
will replace an old tenement
block.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Congressman Will
Support Lynch Bill

New York, Dec. 8-Replies
of Representatives and Sena-
tors are coming into the head
quarters of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Adcance-
ment of Colored People here daily,
in response to a nationwide letter
campaign to Congressman urging
them to be in Washington at the
opening of Congress and to be on
the floor of the House when the
anti-lynching bill comes up, the
Association announced here today.
Some eighty Representatives
have told the NAACP that they
will support the bill, and twenty
eight Senators have indicated that
they will give attention to the leg
islation,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
New Deadline Set
For Anti-Lynch
Petition Filing

NEW YORK = January 1 has
been set as the deadline for the
return of all signed petitions call
ing for passage of the federal An
ti-lynching bill, the NAACP stat
ed here this week. With $4,000
signatures in hand, the Association
called upon all persons holding Pc
titions throughout the country to
have them filled at once and re-
turned to SO Fifth Avenue.
The announcement was made in
connection with the NAACP's pro-
posed plan to present the petitions
in Washington sometime during
the first week in January.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
4 ELECTED TO HEAD N.A.AC.P.
Local Attorney Is
Only For
Vacant Office
Prof. O'Brien Addresses
Meeting At Y.W.C.A.

John Prim, local attorney,
was elected president of the
Seattle Branch of the Nation
al Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People
at a meeting held at the
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.
Tuesday night. Prim, who
was the only candidate sug-
gested by the nominating
committee, headed by Miss
Bernice Wilson, was elected
for a term of one year.
To the Executive Board,
Robert Pitts, Airline Paiya,
and LeEtta King were elect
ed for one year; Nellie McCul-
Tough, Ruth Swanson Rohlfs,
Bert Mitchell and DR.. ]. C. AL
len were elected for two years
and Idell Vertner, Helen Vale
Harris, William Dixon and
Bernard E. Squires were ell
ected for three years.
A report of the Association
activities during the past year
was read by Mrs. cCullough,
treasurer.
Prof. O'Brien Speaks
Professor R. w. O'Brien of
the University of Washington
addressed the meeting on "Ci-
vii Liberties" Prof. O'Brien
formerly taught in Tennessee
and other Southern states and
his address, which was pune
tuated by accounts of his ex-
perience in dealing with both
races was Illuminating to, and
appreciated by, the audience.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Dedication
OF Jr. High
School Held

Nearly 1000 persons watch
ed the dedication of the new
auditorium and gymnasium at
Washington school last week.
The record of the principal,
Prof. A. G. Sears, and his ia
Guilty won the admiration of
the school board.
Mr.. Wallace Kelso of the
w. P. A. of Washington, fol-
lowed by members of the
school board addressed the as
semblage. Mr.. Clyde G. Camp
bell spoke in behalf of School
District No. 1. Mrs. j. S. Peo-
pies, Washington School Parent
Teacher Association, Mr.. John No
strant for the teachers, Mr.. Ken
meth Newsham for the Boys club,
and Miss Anne Doris for the Girls
club. Mr.. Worth Mcclure gave the
closing address. The program was
interspersed with orchestra selec-
tons and solos.
This is the only school dedicated
in the last ten years. 1t is the
first time that a race woman has
had the honor of accepting a
school in behalf of the Parent
Teacher Association. Mrs. ]. S.
Peoples is honored by these splen-
did women.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Nominations To
N.A.A.C.P. Board
Set For Jan. LIST


NEW YORK - Nominations to
the national board of directors of
the NAACP must be received at
the headquarters of the organiza-
ton, SO Fifth Avenue, New York
City, not later than January 1, ac-
cording to officials of tn eorgani-
cation.
Names of those nominees re-
ceived by that date will be voted
upon at the Associations annual
business meeting which will be
held Tuesday, January 2, at 2 p.
m. at the NAACP's general Of
fees here.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Puget Sound Elks
Elect Officers

The Puget Sound Lodge,
No. 100, elected new officers
at their meeting, Monday,
December II. The usual con-
test for office was missing as
the members cast their bal
lots for their favorites. While
some of the elected officials
declined to continue in office,
the plea of members for their
continuance caused a reversal
for the good of the order.
The unanimity with which
the members swept their lead
ers into office was altered in
only one instance. The con-
test between Bro. Charles
Jones and Bro. Charles Smith
for the office of Esquire,
which was won by Smith. The
following officers were elect
ed for the new term: Exalted
Ruler, Archibald Tudor; Est.
Lead. Knight, Gus West; Est.
10y. Knight, N. Jordan; Est.
Lect. Knight, T. B. Wade; Es-
quire, Charles Smith; Tyler,
Chas. Jones; Physician, w. H.
Calhoun; Inner Guard, Henry
Johnson; Secretary, w. E.
Vrooman; Treasurer, w. H.
Banks.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
BOY IA, is HERO OF FIRE
Turns In Alarm As Fire
Sweeps 22'd Ave. Home

A fourteen-year-old school
boy became a hero in his
neighborhood Tuesday night
when fire broke out in the
home of the Edward Pitters,
1859 22nd avenue and threat
ened the life of an aged wom-
an. The boy is James Smith
who turned in an alarm that
brought firemen to the scene
shortly after the fire was dis
covered by Mrs. VIM. Vroo-
man and Mrs. Docket, neigh
bors who live on 21st avenue
just back of the Pitter home.
According to Mrs. Vroo-
man, she discovered huge
swirls of smoke shooting
from the roof of the building,
which were followed by fire.
Young Smith turned in the
alarm and two fire companies
extinguished the flames be-
fore the fire spread through
out the house.
Firemen could advance no
theory as to the origin of the
fire but it is believed that an
overheated unit of the heat
ing system or a defect in the
wiring system could have been
the cause.
The extent of the damage
caused by the fire was not es-
timated. Most damage was
done to the second floor
where the fire broke out. A
hole was burned in the roof
and the flames spread into
three rooms on the second
floor. The house is owned by
Samuel Smith.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15

Ernie Lewis, former Gar
field High football star and
University of Oregon student,
is one of the reasons why
sales of mems wear at Bender
and Kohlstad's are picking up.
Lewis popularity has attract
ed a tremendous following
since it was learned that he is
with the sales division of the
Store with the Magic Door"
For those Christmas gifts for
men, don't fail to see Ernie at
Bender and Kohlstad's.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
Jimmy Cayton Making
Record Christmas Sales

Jimmy Clayton, member of
one of Seattle's pioneer Ne
gro families and popular with
the social set, is making an
all-time record for Christmas
sales at Klopfenstein's on 4th
avenue.
The many calls for Jimmy
by race purchasers selecting
Christmas gifts for men have
boosted his sales far above
those of any previous year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
7. John Wood
Digesting
The News
Don't look now, but it seems

Don't look now, but it seems
as if things in Europe are go
ing in reverse, and the show
that started with Mr.. Hitler
playing the leading part, fol-
lowed closely by Mr.. Cham
berlain, famous for his UNI
brella Act, has been replaced
by other actors. We have no
idea what will have happened
by the time this paper goes
to press, but at this writing
the War Follies of 1889 are
becoming less humorous than
they were a week ago. With
humble apologies to all combat
tants, we give you a brief resume
of the second World War as seen
from a glance at Seattle's daily
newspapers:
Stain "a new actor in the War
Follies) has chased Hitler from the
front page of the Star, harrassed
der Fuehrer so that he fled from
his middle column position of page
one of the Times, and hemmed
Hitler up in the left-hand corner
of the Pr. This is no doubt a
serious blow to Hitler's vanity, for
he has kept an undisputed head
line position on all three papers
since the beginning of the war.
The breaks have been with Stain
this week. He was ably assisted
Tuesday by local gentleman, Al
Hostak. Hostak, who is in the
fighting business, pulled a Joe
Louis" in Cleveland, Monday night.
thereby rating a seven column
headline in the Pr. the following
morning, which was of much help
to Stains fight for page one SUI
premacy. Hitlers propaganda mi
mister will no doubt capitalize on
Hostak's inadvertent assist to Sta
lin, and demand an investigation
by the Dies Committee provided
Mr.. Dies is not too busy investi-
eating the Un-American activities
of the Little-Bo Sewing Circle. We
hear they use needles made in
Japan, which is certainly IMAM
erican.
But the Gods of Chance smiled
only momentarily upon the wor-
ried brow of Moscow Joe, for the
Firms are already leading him a
merry chase across the front pages
of all papers. And, unless Stain
and Hitler get together and form
an alliance, both will be humiliat-
ed by the Firms who are on the
verge of taking over the first page
most any day now.
We can picture the enactment of
one of the worlds greatest natural
dramas as we read of heroic feats
of Finland's ski troops. We have
before us a mental picture of a lit
tie country admittedly doomed,
fighting against what has often
been referred to as the worlds
greatest army. We can picture
men who know they must ultim-
ately surrender to the enemy, up
their battling until the eventual
approach of the Red Army, strong
enough and adequately equipped to
literally wipe Finland off the face
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15

of Europe.
When Finland blew up three of
Russia's planes, she also blew UP
the Russian superiority myth.
We still have our fingers cross
ed, with the lucky finger pointing
towards Finland, who is now lead
ing the fighting, at least on the
front page of the daily papers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-15
EVERGREEN TEMPLE

Evergreen Temple, Daughter
Elks, gave vote of confidence to
its entire official roster by return
ing them to office for the coming
year.
Maymie Rhone, Daughter Ruler;
Ora Brooks, Vice Daughter; Louise
Kingcade, Asst. Daughter; Anna
Scott, Chaplain; Celestine Tudor,