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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
Says Negroes Duty
Aided By Church

WASHINGTON, D. c. Chris
tianity is a dependable and potent
force (which could open many
doors of employment to the Ne
gro," declares the Rev. Francis ].
Gilligan, of st. Paul's Seminary,
st. Paul, Mimi, in new pamphlet
just published by the Social Ac-
ton Department of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference. The
pamphlet is entitled Negro Work.
ers in Free America"
Father Gilligan gives figures re-
garding the opportunities afford
ed Negroes in the United States
for employment, which tend to
show that they are subject to
such drastic restrictions that even
super-patriots in the United States
speak of the American Race Prob
LEM"
After stressing the liabilities
under which the Negro worker
labors in this country in the mat
ter of securing employment, Fa-
Their Gilligan fixes responsibility
Off remedying the discrimination
on the part of many employers,
state and federal officials, labor
unions and individuals, including
white employees, on the Catholic
Church and other Christian de-
nominations, because Catholic So
cial teaching is never content with
merely deploring evil conditions"
but feel bound to take positive
steps to eliminate them.
Recalling it was due to the in
fluence of Christianity that "slav-
cry disappeared from ancient civil
izations," Father Gilligan declar-
ed that today millions of Ameri-
cans accept Christ's teachings, be-
lieve in His divinity, and accept
the commandments as interpreted
by the Church "as the moral law
imposed upon them by the Etern-
al Creator" Those Americans,
he adds, profess faith which, in
the past, working through the in
dividual has effected substantial
changes in social conditions"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
Plans Launched For
Third National Negro
Congress at Wash. D. C.

NEW YORK, N. Y. - The mid
winter meeting of the executive
board of the National Negro Con-
gress which met here Sunday COM
pleted plans for the holding of the
Third National Negro Congress in
the city of Washington on April
26, 81, %, 1910. The Negro Con-
gress body also scored the activ-
ity of the Dies Committee and OPP
emily charged Martin Dies, the Tex
as congressman who is chairman
of the Committee, with covering
up the un-American activities of
the Ku Klux Khan.
The meeting of Congress offic-
ials was attended by representa-
tives of more than score of local
councils from the middle West, the
East and South. A. Philip Ran
dolph, national president of the or
ganization, pre- sided at the meeting
and pledged his organization to a
ceaseless fight against the hunger,
joblessness and lynch terror in
flicted upon the Negro people.
Congress officials estimate that
$4,000 delegates will be in attend
ance at their third national meet
ing. Previous Congresses in Chi
cago have drawn between 1900
and 1000 delegates as well as sew
eral thousand observers.
In a statement unanimously ap-
proved by members Of the nation
al board, the National Negro Con-
gress gave the lie to Martin Dies
accusations that the Congress was
un-American. The statement ex-
posed the fact that the Dies Com
mittee has consistently refused to
permit Congress officials to testi-
fy,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
Spingarn Winner

NEW YORK - DR.. Louis T.
Wright, long an outstanding fig
ure in medical and civil rights
fields, was selected as the twenty
fifth recipient of the Spingarn gold
medal award at a meeting of the
award committee held in New
York January IS, it was announc-
ed by the NAACP.
The medal will be presented to
DR.. Wright, who is now a patient
at Bellevue Hospital, at the 31st
annual conference of the NAACP,
which will be held June $3.50, in
Philadelphia.
The Spingarn Medal Award was
instituted in 1914 by the late Joel
E. Spingarn, who was formerly
president of the NAACP. 1t is
awarded annually to the American
Negro who has made the highest
achievement during the preceding
year or years in any honorable
field of human endeavor. It's pur-
pose is to "call the attention of the
American people to the existence
of distinguished merit and achieve
ment among American Negroes, to
serve as reward for such achieve
ment, and as stimular to the am
bition of colored youth" Marion
Anderson, the internationally ia
nous singer, won the award last
year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
I. NATIONAL
HEADLINES
Condensed From State and
National Releases

NEW YORK CITY-The Column
bia Broadcasting System will carry
the strains of Count Basie's mu-
sic at the N. A. A. G. p. 31st an
niversary ball here February 8,
over a national hookup through
fifteen stations on the chain, the
Association announced today.
The affair will be held at the
Golden Gate ballroom, 142nd Street
and Lenox Avenue. Among the
celebrities who will attend is Joe
Louis, the heavyweight champion,
who will be among the special
guests at the dance. Louis will
come to the dance after his cham
pionship fight with Arturo Godoy,
Of Chile, at Madison Square Gar
den the same night.
NEW YORK CITY-The Natio-
nal Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People hailed the
Department of Justices action In
terrorism In South Carolina, which
resulted in the arrest by the state
of Fred v. johnson, grand dragon
of the khan In South Carolina, and
his subsequent lodging In Jail al
Anderson, s. c.
NEW YORK CITY-The sale OF
NAACP anti-lynching buttons is
now actively under way in thirty
five states, including all of the
southern states, with 100000 but
tons in circulation, Mrs. Daisy E.
Jampkin, director of the sales CAM
paign announced today.
Clinton, N. Y.-(CNA) Paul
Robson, distinguished actor and
concert singer, was presented with
the honorary degree, Doctor of HUI
name Letters, by Hamilton College
this week.
The degree was conferred at q
special convocatiOn in the College
chapel presided over by DIR. w
HI. Cowley, president. In the cita-
ton, DIR. Cowley, described the
world-famous artist as a student
athlete, lawyer, actor, singer and
great American"
Berlin-(CNA) - In reporting
one of the rare engagements on the
Western Front, the Nazi High
Command this week claimed that
five Senegalese had been captured
In a hand grenade battle with the
The prisoners were taken in a
clash east of Obergailsberg, be-
tween the Moselle River and the
Palanate Forest, the statement
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
Lady Owls Plan
Leap Year Party

The ladies of the Owl club are
making extensive preparations for
Leap Year party at their club
room Monday, Feb. S.
Miss Carolyne Sheppard, secre-
tary, reports that the Lady Owls
are planning something unique by
way Of entertainment, and advises
the male guests that their theme
song will be Leap for a Man,
Girls, it's Leap Year."
Gus West is president of the
Owls.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
.NAACP Protest
Whalen Pardon

At the January meeting of the
NAACP, the newly elected officers
headed by President John Prim,
condemned the pardon by Gov.
Clarence e. Martin of Patrick
Whalen, confessed murderer of
Berry Lawson, Negro, as widen
ing the breach in the impartial ad-
ministration of the law.
The following letter protesting
the pardon was drafted and order
ed sent to the governor:
To the Honorable Clarence D.
Martin,
Governor of the State of Washing
ton.
Olympia, Washington.
Sir:
In March, 1899, Mr.. Pat Wha-
len, former police officer of the
City of Seattle, along with two
other officers, was convicted of
the killing of a young Negro, Ber-
ry Lawson, and was subsequently
sentenced to a term in the State
Prison. In less than six months,
perhaps because he was purport-
eddy in bad health, or it may be
you presumed the jury's decision
was unfair, without having to serve
one single day in the prison to
which he was sentenced, Mr. Wha-
len was pardoned by you.
1t seems strange that Mr.. Wha-
len, who, up to and including the
time of the assault on the defense
less Lawson and the inquest and
trial was in excellent health, should
so suddenly develop such serious
heart condition.
1t has always been the opinion
of the average citizen that the
State Prison at Walla Walla had
a very excellent hospital system.
We recall that one Pierce, con-
victed from this County some
years ago on charge ON embez-
element was sent to Walla Walla
although he had to get up from
his sick bed to travel to that in
stitution to pay his debt to society.
We regret to say that your &C
tons in the pardoning of this man
have been great disappointment
to the colored people of the State
of Washington. There are many
other groups and individuals who
feel as we do that the Governor of
the State should always stand for
fairness and justice to all, and
should never be swayed from
Right.
Yours very truly,
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
by John E. Prim, President
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
Has Eye Operation

Haskell Campbell, acting secre-
tary of the East Madison Y.M.C.A.
underwent an operation on his left
eye Saturday, January 81. Has
kell returned to his job the follow
ing Monday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02

February 10th is the last day
to register for the Municipal
election.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-02
Yours very truly,

National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
by John e. Prim, President
LeEtta S. King, Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10

fish which the federal board of
fisheries is donating to clubs all
over the country.
The association has already sent
a petition to Mayor Vincent A.
Scully for the right to net the re-
servoirs, the netting to be done by
the state and the fish to be planted
in local waters. Members of the
club have offered to buy perch
caught by the shed fishermen in the
Connecticut River this spring and
to replant them in local waters.
Mayor Scully has been invited to
attend the smoker as guest tonight.
Another guest will be Russell P.
Hunter, superintendent of the state
board of fisheries and game who
attended the associations sheepbake
at Schildgen's Grove last summer.
George Mulligan, prominent
sportsmen will referee the boxing
bouts which will feature Dick Tur-
cote, Tommy Ciarlo, Sammy Craig,
Max Red Katz, Felix Longo, John
ny Coffee and Young Roberts.
Other vaudeville entertainers will
be the Royal Chords colored quar-
tet of this city, Bob Hawkins, pian-
list, George Ward, baritone, Wesley
Clapp, first. tenor, David Fogg, Sec
ond tenor, and Isaac Reed, bass;
Jeanette Castle, accordionist; Har-
ry Tomlin, trick artist; Elsie Fos-
ter, acrobatic dancer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
CHURCH RESUMES
SESSIONS TODAY
Christian Confer
ence to Be Concluded
Here This Evening

'"The present clash between capt.
tai and labor is predicted in the
Bible" said Rev. DR.. H. E. Thomp-
son of Boston, Mass, in an address
entitled, Commercial and Indus
trial Unrest-A Sign of the Times, ="
at the opening yesterday of the two
days conference of Advent Christian
churches at the local member
church on Cherry street.
"The win or kill policy noted in
labor warfare on the part of labor
is a mistake" declared Dr. Thomp-
son. Labor has failed to realize
that the Christian church stands
for the same principles of justice
and fair play which organized labor
IS seeking to set up" he added.
Yesterday morning the devotional
worship was conducted by Rev. John
L. Conklin CT Torrington. Other
speakers were Rev. E. w. Drew of
Plainville, Rev. Frederick Seyfert of
Danbury and Rev. j. w. Denton.
Last nights evangelistic sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. Amos D. Page
of Torrington.
Conference sessions resumed at
$50 o'clock this morning The con-
ference will be concluded tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
COX COMMENDS
SAFE DRIVERS
IA State Highway Main
tenanCe Staff Members
Presented Awards

Naugatuck, April 10.-Individual
safe-driver awards were presented
last night to fourteen members of
the state highway department
maintenance district No. 2 staff and
to two members of the Thomaston
roadside development staff of the
same department. These awards,
accompanied by letters of common
dation to all of the winners from
State Highway Commissioner Will
liam j. Cox, we're given in recogni-
ton of the 1889 driving records of
these men. In their operation of
the state highway motor equipment
during that year all had perfect rec
OrdS, with no chargeable accidents.
The presentations were made at
meeting in the maintenance district
building here, with Raymond D.
Valade, who supervises safety activ-
tiles of the highway department,
presiding.
The winners in the maintenance
crew were: John Winters, John
Dunlina, CASTOR Adams, c. v. Aren-
holz, Frank Beardsley, Herbert Jen-
sen, John Mccarthy, Henry Ben
son, william Bradley, Jr., Herbert
Dechert, Edward Oliver, Daniel
O'Shea, Peter Martin, and Edward
Murray. The roadside development
workers were: Edward Dimock and
Aldo Butteri.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
BOSTON ATTORNEY
ADDRESS LODGE

Atty. Quincy L. Abrams of Boston
will speak on Bnai Birth at a meet
ing of Melchisadek Lodge, B'nai
Birth, tonight at $3.50 o'clock at the
Waterbury Hebrew Institute. He will
also discuss the Hillel foundation.
Atty Abrams is a well-known ora
tor and spoke here a year ago.
The Hillel foundations are groups
organized in colleges and UNIVERSE
ties in the United States and Can
ada for the purpose of keeping
Jewish students informed with Jew
ish customs and traditions, to
sponsor courses in Hebrew, and to
foster good will among students of
different faiths. Trained instructors
appointed by Bnai Birth conduct
the courses for the students.
Members of the lodges executive
board will meet at O'Clock at the
institute to transact routine bust
ness.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
|SPORTSMEN PLAN
SMOKER TONIGHT
Boxing and Entertainment
to Feature Program at
WOmen'S Club

Billy Carbon, golden voiced tenor,
has been secured to officiate ala
Harry Richman as master-of -cere-
monies at the 22nd annual smoker
and entertainment of the Water
bury Fish and Game Protestive
Association at the Women's Club on
Central avenue tonight at 8 o'clock.
Joseph G. Fow, general chairman
and editor of the associations year.
book, has secured George Roland,
famous Broadway juggler, as a
special attraction. It will mark Ro-
lands Connecticut debut. A copy
Of the associations year book will
be Distributed to each attending the
smoker.
Congressman ]. Joseph Smith has
promised to help Waterbury get its
share of the eight billion lingering
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
CASS DALEY TOPS
NEXT ARENA SHOW
Female Comedy Star on
Same Bill With Famous
Orchestras Sunday

CaSs Daley, Americas Cyclone of
Song" featured on this Sunday al
ternoon and evenings swingsation
revues atthe New Haven Arena,
was chosen by New York critics as
Americas best female comedy star,
after she had played six times last
year at the New York Paramount, a
feat which no other female star ever
accomplished.
She is the funny faced comedienne
who sings in terrific tempo, man
ages to look like Kay Francis and
the village idiot at the same time,
and offers competition to any swing
shouter in the business. Her sense
of comedy is tops.
Gene Krupa, king of the Drums"
and his famous orchestra, featuring
lovely Irene Daye and Howard Du-
laney, plus Milt Britton, "Clown
Prince of Swing" and his crazy
band, also hold feature spots on this
dynamic swingsation program which
is one of the best.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
CENSUS WORKERS
REVEAL PROGRESS
Three EnumeratOrs Here
Pleased With COOpera-
ton of Public
CHESHIRE NEWS
WUDC1G AOAB
Cheshire Phone 334

Cheshire, April 10.-The progress
of taking the census is progressing
favorably with progress being made
possible by the cooperation O. the
residents. Charles Newkrik, Phillip
Coleman and James White are tax
ing the census here.
Birthday Luncheon
A birthday luncheon for the Wo-
mems club of the Congregational
church will be served by the Junior
Aid society in the church recrea-
ton rooms this afternoon.
Mrs. William Myers, Mrs. Harold
Hubbell, Mrs. Maurice Menges and
Mrs, William Felske are members
of the committee in charge.
To Exemplify Degrees
At the meeting of the Grange this
evening, first and second degrees will
be conferred. April "a third and
fourth degrees will be conferred.
Edward c.. Gumprecht is confined
to his home on Meriden- road by
illness.
Form Dramatic Club
A meeting will be held in Grange
hall April Is for the purpose of
arrangi plans for the formation
of a dramatic club in the Cheshire
Grange.
Steven Prentiss, Jr, is Ill with
pneumoni.. at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Prentiss,
on Moss Farms road.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
tally against the unemployed. "
New Deals Methods

cially against the unemployed"
New Deals Methods
With direct reference to the state
Of Connecticut Ryan said Consider
how the New Deal machine operated
in this state during the last state
election, consider the number of
men who were put on the WPA and
consider the number who were put
On other relief agencies, but most
important of all, consider the num-
Der who were dropped from the re-
lief rolls Immediately after the cleo
ton.
Using an official report of a
United States senate investigating
committee as his authority Mr.
Ryan charged that the WPA had
been used in the primary campaign
in Kentucky in 1888 to aid the cam
paign of Senator Alben Barley.
In an address delivered the night
before in Bridgeport Ryan bitterly
aSsailed the manner in which the
census is being taken in the state
of Connecticut.
Who were picked for those census
taking jobs? Republicans? Unem-
ployed? Relief workers? No, in
deed, the enumeratorS were selected
because they had The proper con-
nections and their only qualifica-
ton in many cases was that they
were loyal supporters of the Flew
Deal
Double Jobs
People selected as enumerators
were not unemployed, they were not
on relief. No. Many of them hold
steady jobs. Many others took va
cations in order to take the census
job. Were the hungry, weary men
and women who are out of work
through no fault of their own given
an opportunity to secure a job as
an enumerator? No, they were not.
The New Deal patronage worked
over time in handing those paltry
positions out to people who were
known to have one qualification
namely that they were regular"
Those same records show that in
Tennessee foremen and other petty
officers of the WPA used 'intimida-
ton and coercion in soliciting cam
paign funds from relief persons and
those employed on the WPA.
Ordinarily men go to Jail for
the crimes of intimidation and coer-
cion," said Ryan, "but not the off,
GERS on the WPA. Under the New
Deal this is high craftsmanship. For
New Dealers this is the way to more
abundant life.
"This abuse Of people on relief
have occurred In almost every state
in the nation. If the New Deal can
not honestly win your vote, they buy
it. If they cannot honestly raise
campaign funds they squeeze the
dollars from the people who are
least able to pay it. The abuses
I have outlined here only touch on
the subject of dirty under-handed
politics as played by the BRAIN
trusting New Dealers.
Hopkins HOnored
Immediately after The senate in
vestigating committee had made
public its report of coercion, intimi-
dalton, abuse C. power, etc., what
happened to Harry Hopkins who
was the responsible head of the
WPA? Was he dismissed by the
president of the United States
Was he even rebuked? No, indeed
the president promoted him. Hop.
kins was elevated to the cabinet o.
the United States where he sits to-
day."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The wedding of Miss Stephanie
Mary Strickulis, daughter of James
Strickulis of Washington avenue
and Victor Sabalauskas, son of Mrs.
Ann Sabaluskas of Alder street
took place Saturday morning at 9
o'clock at st. Joseph's church. Rev.
Benedict Gauronskas officiated at
the double ring ceremony and al
SO celebrated the nuptlal mass
which followed. A musical program
was rendered by Alexander Alexis
with Sophie Stulginskas as soloist.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and had as her maid
of honor her sister, Bernice Stric-
kulis and Adele Greblunas was
bridesmaid. Robert Krist of Ma.
honey City, Pa, was best man and
John Krist also of Mahonoy City
served as an usher.
The bride wore a gown OF slipper
satin styled with sweetheart neck
line and long full skirt ending in a
train. She wore a long white veil
with a cluster of gardenias for a
head piece and carried prayer
book with orchids and showered
with white ribbon streamers. The
frock of the maid of honor was rose
MORE taffeta with sweetheart neck
line styled similar to that of the
bride and the bridesmaid wore a
blue MORE taffeta gown in CORE
spending mode. They wore match
ing doll hats and carried old fash
Toned bouquets of roses, teardrops
and speetpeas. The brides mother
wore navy blue dress and COR
sage of gardenias.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
bride. Upon returning from an I'M
announced wedding trip, the couple
will reside at 230 Alder street.
The bride is a graduate of Wa
terbury Catholic high school.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
WPA, Census Systems
Criticized In Speech
RYAN Continues Anti-New Deal Campaign in COnnecti-
cut; Regular Democrats Favored in Appointments

Speaking before large Republic
can gathering In Bridgeport Mon
day evening Edward ]. Ryan OF
Thomastou, attacked the spend
ing policies of the New Deal
administration in the state. Ryan
recently completed speaking tour
which he made by aeroplane and
which took him into seven different
states.
Ryan last evening aSSailed the
New Deal with Broken promises,
disloyalty to the Constitution, abuse
of power, intimidation, coercion, ex-
tortion and larcency-all committed
against the American people-eSpe-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
Committees Are
Named By Circle

The Santa Marie Circle, Daugh-
tiers of Isabella last evening an
nounced committees to take charge
of the annual Minstrel show which
will be given on May 23rd. Patrick
j. Wallace will direct the event.
Miss Mary Quilter is in charge of
costumes ard other committees in
clude:
Financial, Miss Mildred Nc
Govern, chairman; Miss Marjorie
Quilter, Mrs. Mary Miller; arrange
mentS, Mrs. Mary Byrnes, Mrs.
Lydia Ayotte, Mrs. Sadie Bedore;
program, Mrs. Agnes Proulx, chair
man; Mrs. Marie Beckley, Mrs.
Irene Dutel, Mrs. Henry Hayden,
Miss Josephine Filippone, Mrs.
Henry Gordon, Mrs. Julia Delaney,
Mrs. Albert Centerbar, Mrs. Mat
thew Noonan, Mrs. George DeCon-
inck and rms. Elizabeth Lamon-
tague.
A bingo party will be held after
the next meeting April II. Mrs.
Aurora Baril is chairman of the
arrangements committee.
Local members and the drill
team will attend a state get-to-
gether day program in Manches-
ter April 81.
The circles 18th anniversary
celebration and Mothers day pro-
gram will be held May IL at The
Elton. Miss Helen Quilter IS
chairman of the committee in
charge, assisted by Miss Meow
ern, Miss Bea Shea, Mrs. Hay
den, Mrs. Marion Miller, Mrs.
Proulx, Mrs. Mary Mcnamara,
Miss Filippone, Miss Marjorie
Quilter, Mrs. Beckley mad Miss
Mary Brophy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
AUTO SKATERS HOME SAFETY

Earlimart, Cal. (UP)-What
George Desatotf, 26, wants to know
is if man cannot lie down on a
davenport in his own home, with
out being run down by an automo-
bile, where can he lie down safely
An automobile driven by Robert
William Ross, Is, skidded on the
highway in front of Desatoff's home,
crashed through the wall and hit
the davenport on which Desatoff
was sleeping, hurting him across the
room.