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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-06
Vote for him in Primary
September 10Th
On The Radio
September 9th
$3.50 p. m.
KJR : KOL : KIRO
XVI KMO
Y. w. C.. A. Notes
Phyllis Wheatley Branch

FnyIilS Wheatley Branch
Idell G. Vertner, Exec. Secretary
The Committee of Management
will hold it's first meeting of the
Fall season, Friday evening, Sept.
Is, at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Jessie Walker announces
the following schedule for classes
in knitting beginning the week of
the 9th of Sept. Monday, $50 to
$50 p. m. knitting; Wednesday,
1890 to $3.50 knitting; Saturday
morning from 10 a. m. to p. m.
There will be class in crafts Of
fered to Girl Reserves and stu
dents. Among the subjects taught
will be basketry, lacquer painting,
knitting, weaving, party favors,
and novelties for holiday gifts.
This class will be called the Hob
by Hour" and there is no fee at
tached to any of the classes.
Recent guests at the Branch
have been Mrs. Gertrude Bell, Mrs.
Mary Clay, Spokane; Miss jose
phine Rodger, Bloomfield, N. j.;
Mrs. Kate Grasses, Oakland; Mrs.
Emma Surrey, Los Angeles; Miss
Geraldine Barker, Rever, Mass;
Miss Jennie Booker, Roxbury, Mas
sachusetts; Miss Ruth Dean, San
Jose, CAL; Miss Lillian Hylton,
Oakland. Miss Idell c. Vertner has
returned from a months vacation
spent in California.
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he viii run the commissioners Of
flee on that basis, not like a cam
paign for reelection. He is no
stranger to politics but he knows
unpaid public service and conce-
Grafton to King County interests
better. For 35 years he has never
turned down an appeal for help
in any deserving public enterprise.
81 am going to abolish the fic-
titious emergency appropriations
which have cost taxpayers hun
dreds of thousands of dollars; I
am going to prevent payroll rake
offs for political purposes; I am
going to transact county business
from the commissioners office and
not behind closed doors; I am
going to care for the aged, needy
and unemployed; I shall cooper
ate with the federal government
in national defense by putting our
airport highways, public health
services etc. on a preparedness
basis and am going to reduce the
cost of county government by
more than 10 per cent by hard
headed concentration on county
business and ruthless war on
waste"
Mr.. Swezea is married, has 8
children. His wife, K. Swezea, is
widely known in women's organi-
cations educational groups and
civic movements.
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King County Needs
Com. Bert L. Swezea

Bert L. Swezea, a man who be-
lieves in equal rights to all hu-
manitv. Renuhli-
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Conference Guests
HOnOred at
AlderwOOd Manor

Rev. and Mrs. J. l.. N. Bell were
hosts at their home in Alderwood
Manor Saturday to a group of
friends attending the A. M. E. Con-
ference.
A very enjoyable afternoon was
spent visiting and playing croquet,
followed by picnic dinner which
was enjoyed on the lawn. Guests
present were Rev. and Mrs. Brow
ming c. Allen of Portland, Rev.
and Mrs. E. D. Chappelle of Spo-
kane, Mrs M. Robinson of Ellens-
burg, Mrs. M. Harris, Mrs Clarice
Spearman and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wood, all of Yakima.
The Rev. and Mrs. Patterson
are newlyweds, the bride and Mrs.
Bell being childhood friends.
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where they have been mentioning.
Mr.. Sanford Barnes, Mr.. E. P.
Ferguson and Mr.. Hickman went
fishing for the big ones at Moses
Lake this weekend.
Miss Villa Mae Smith enter
tanned a group of her friends last
Thursday evening at buffet sup
per at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Ellison. The occasion was in
honor of Mrs. Jewel Hudson of
Los Angeles, and Rev. and Mrs.
Patterson.
The dance sponsored by Mr.. Da-
vid Bradford was a great success
and lasted into the wee hours of
the morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ellison and
son and Mrs. Jewel Hudson and
family spent an enjoyable Sunday
at Ellensburg Rodeo.
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Somewhat
Expressive
by
Harold HOlifield
ABOUT TIME

From Mobile, Alabama, comes
word that the Seaboard Railway
will thoroughly modernize their
equipment for colored passengers
between Birmingham, Alabama,
and Washington D. C. The coaches
will contain the latest type reclin-
ing seats and indirect lighting.
Score one for the N. A. A. c. P.
FIRST
Chicago got its first Negro po-
lice captain recently. Mayor Kelly
said John Thomas Scott was ele-
waited to this position because he Is
a good policeman and is loyal to
his superior officers. Said he, 1--WE
are proud of him because he is the
man he is"
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Yakima Visitors
Honored

Mrs. E. Link entertained with a
delicious turkey dinner Monday
evening honoring friends from
Yakima. Covers were laid for 10.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Woods, Miss Lafoe Hammock,
Mrs. L. A. Golliver, Rev. and
Mrs. H. c. Patterson, Mrs. M.
Robertson of Ellensburg, Rev. and
Mrs. F. w. Penick, Rev. and Mrs.
L. R. Hayes, Seattle, Miss Emp
ress Kreizer, Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Brown, Mesdames ]. Cook,
N. Coleman, Chas. Brown and c.
Brown.
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Auxiliary To B. S. C. P.

Mesdames Jones, Lewis, Thomp-
son and Riley have been recent
hostesses to the Aux. Application
to prospective new members have
been sent out.
The auxiliary is hopeful of well
coming the bride of Brother Col
Inns into the group.
Plans for the next card party
to be given Sept. 21st were dis
cussed at the last meeting.
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DIlV1OAlNAAl
After bitter fight, a verbal
one of course, the non-discrimina-
tory amendment to the Conscrrip-
ton bill passed the Senate. Said
Senator Connally of Texas in his
speech against the bill which was
introduced by Senator Wagner of
New York, 1.-THE Senator from
New York need have no anxiety
about his friends finding room in
the army if we have war, but I do
not believe they ought to dictate
as to how the Army should be
organized. Let the colored people
join, God bless them. Let them
come in and join the Army, but
when they do let them come up
and say Mr.. Government, want
to serve you, I want to fight in
the army I want to fight in the
war. Now put me where I can
best serve"
1.-The colored race is loyal and
when we appeal to its best senti-
ments it responds nobly and mag
nificently, but when we appeal to
its lowest motives it's prejudices
and it's sordid instincts it is ter
rible danger" Remember, he's
talking about us. Most of them
are hard working, most of them
mean well. A few of them want
to continually to agitate, stir up
dissension and voice the devil a
bout what they speak of as their
political and social rights"
HUMMMM
1t seems as though trolley coach
drivers are growing more skillful
at rounding the corner at Twenty
third and Madison. I miss the
good old days when driver would
park his coach in the middle of
the intersection, walk grumbling-
ly back to the rear and put his
trolley back on the wire, mean
while mentally devising fantastic
tortures for the guy who invented
the things.
Qwertyuiop.
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FIRST
SNIFF SNIFF

Negro residents of Los Angeles
have awakened to find vicious
propaganda against Jews on their
doorsteps. Pamphlets We're deliv-
cred under cover of darkness so
that the deliverers could not be
recognized. In the post office,
whites approach Negroes with an
h-Semitic talks and whisper anti
Negro propaganda to the Jewish
employees. Smells like a plot of
some kind, no kidding.
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can candidate for
county commits
sioner from the
First (or City,
district plans to
go into office as
a business man
bringing business
knowledge a n d
experience to the
business manage
ment of county
business. A n d
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Downtown

iii 18th St. NV.
S25. .00-Apt. No. Bachelor apt,
living room and bath.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

Right Downtown, Walk to Work
1410 st. NV. near Thomas Circle.
sac, ,0O-Apt. No. 6-Rec. hall. liv-
ing room. bedroom, kitchen
and bath; electric refrigeration free.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Near Walter Reed

1896 Georgia Ave NV.
$47.SO-Apt. No. 304-Living room.
bedroom. dinette. kitchen
and bath. screened rear porch. Eiec-
trolux refrigeration.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Efficiency Ant,

1911 Raum st. NE.
SAG. .5O-Apt. Living room. bed
room. dinette. kitchen and
bath. screened rear porch. cleo. stove.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
l4O4 K CAFRITZ Dist. 9OSO

Continued on Next Psgs.l
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
EI Cenfran Holds Nations Second
Highest Position Among Amateur
Radiomen; Honored at Convention

outside the borders of the United
States.
Blalack began in amateur radio
in 1913 and has continued in the
field ever since, except for the
wartime period of 1917 and 1918
when amateur radio was banned.
He holds federal license W6GG,
one of the first issued after the
government started issuance in 1920.
He has served on the leagues
board of directors since 1885.
Notable among his achievements
in the field was Spicking up the
SOS from the italian blimp eXpe-
dition to the Arctic under Com
mander Mobile in 1928 Blalack was
the first operator to hear the SOS
and through him other stations
tuned in the call until eventually
aid was dispatched.
Blalack explained the order that
went out from Washington D. C.
Wednesday banning communication
between amateur radio operators IN
the United States and those in Tor
eign lands (see page two) as car
rying out what is already in effect
among most of the amateurs.
We've been expecting this, Bla-
lack said. More than six monthS
ago the league as well as operators
outside the organization voluntarily
imposed ban on Conversations
abroad to any belligerent country
and later the ban was eXtendea 10
anv European country.
I'VE call it our neutrality 0oe'e
| Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
New Plane Motor
Offered Uncle Sam
By Texas Brothers

HOUSTON, Tex, June S. CUP)-
A radical new aircraft motor winch,
its designers claim. develops twice
the horsepower with the same dis
placement and less weight than any
now known was offered today to
the United States government
Charles A Toce and Victor Toce,
brothers and the designers. said
that the motor was inexpensive, ef-
ficient and feasible in mass produc-
ton.
Charles Toce, q mechanical en-
gineer said the motor requires no
carburetor; has no crankcaSe cCm-
preston. gives sea-level perform
ance at stratosphere pressure, ard
has 80 per cent fewer moving parts
that the ordinary aircraft motor.
The brothers notified Chairman
Morris Sheppard of the senate mil
itary affairs committee that they
were ready to produce three mo
tors, 800 horsepower each and
could have them ready for testing
within 60 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
Deputy Tells Of
Talk by 0swa|t
With H. Yamatoda
Los Angeles Officer on
Stand at L. A. Trial
For Kidnap Conspiracy

LOS ANGELES, June 5.
(UP)-A conversation which
the government CT az g e s
touched on the plot asserted
ly engineered to "shanghai'
H. Yamatoda, Little Tokyo gam
bling czar, from his Los Angeles
home to the Mexican border, was
related today in the kidnap con-
spiracy trial of former Police Chief
J. Sterling Oswalt Ell Centro, and
eight others
Orion R. Mccartney, Los Angeles
deputy sheriff, testified he was in
El Centro at the time Yamatoda
was in Jail there, and that he went
to the police station while Oswalt
and a japanese questioned Yama-
toda.
SetSuzo Ota, former husband of
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
30OLegionnaires
Answer Call TO
Mobilize in |. Y.
Emergency Test Highly
Successful as Valley
Men Respond to Call

More than 300 American
Lcgionnaires Of m p eria |
county responded Tuesday
night at I o'clock to an en-
ergency mobilization tt S t
that sent veterans dashing to re-
port in seven valley communities.
In Ell Centro the race to be first
To register was almost a blanket
finish between Police Chief Ernie
Cox, Sheriff Robert Ware and City
Clerk Neal Gavin. They dashed up
the steps of the Veterans hall vlr-
tually together.
Meanwhile, similar scenes were
enacted at CaleXico. Imperial, Holt
Vile BraWley, Westmorland and
Calipatria where fire whistles,
short wave radio and sirens gave
the alarm. The exact moment of
the test mobilization was kept Sc
cret. although legion men had been
warned it would come some time
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday
evenings.
As explained by Commander
Martin MuNson Of the 22nd district,
tie mobilization was to keep the
legion in trim for emergency calls
OF any kind.
Wcstm0rland post was the first
To report in to Munson. who await
e3 calls at his home in Holtville.
+ WeStmorIand reported "a Legion
nalreS al 7.25 and ten other per
Sons, including doctors and volun-
/ teer nurses who would report for
disaster work.
As quickly as the reports came in,
MunSon relayed them to Robert
Conner of Holtville who sent them
! by short wave radio to Robert lit
ner in Ell Centro who in turn re-
layed them to the chairman of the
Legion disaster relief department
in Los Angeles by short wave.
Ell Centre reported 53 Legion
naires by 7:l5, "a at 7:30 and 70
by o'clock. Fifteen women of the
auxiliary reported also.
BraWley reported 81 by 7:45 with
SIX auxiliary members and 26 9TH
ers and five sons of the Legion.
Imperial reported 90 men by 736
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
British bonnbers
Attack Depots in
German Territory
NaZis Raid Southwest
France Again; Factory
Damaged in Paris

LONDON, June 5. (UP)-
The air ministry said to-
night that British heavy
bombers Tuesday had inten-
sively attacked military OBJ
jectives in Germany, including oil
refineries and fuel depots in the
Ruhr Valley and elsewhere. One
British plane is missing.
German planes raided central
and southwest France today, drop
ping a number of bombs. It was
impossible to specify Immediately
the exact locations attacked in the
raid Give words censored)
Meanwhile it was revealed that
German bombs struck the great
citroen factories in Paris during
the raid Monday. American corre-
spondents were taken on a tour OF
the works.
News of the bombing of the ci-
troen plant previously had been
suppressed by French authorities.
Correspondents taken to the
plants today saw hundreds of wom-
en- turning out shell cases in shops
which were not touched by the
bombs.
Raoul Dautry minister of arma-
ments, arranged the tour in order
to scotch rumors that the factories
had been destroyed.
Dautry personally conducted the
tour
The correspondents were shown
the shell shops where work was 60
ing on. Women We're operating COM
plicated American tools and machi-
merry and turning out thousands OF
shells.
The shell production went on
while other plants had been badly
wrecked in the raid
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
Pepper Loses End Effort
To Sell Arms To Allies

WASHINGTON. June 5 CUP)J'
For the second time within a week
the senate foreign relations COM
mittee today rejected a proposal
by Sen, Claude Pepper. D., Fla.
to authorize sale of warplanes, war
ships and military supplies owned
by the U. S. army and navy to
the Allies.
Pepper urged such a program as
of vital necessity to the Allies now
in death grips with the German
invaders. He said that he under
stood that the Allies would make
an appeal for such ready-made
equipment within a few days, and
added that he hoped that they
would do SO.
The senate committee. however,
voted 81 to . against the Pepper
resolution, which also branded Ger
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05

bal report before the board Tues
clay afternoon on the findings of
the yearly inquiry that started IN
March.
Receipts for money have ber0
made out in triplicate II divisional
offices and Bloodgood pointed out
that some copies have been illeg-
Ible. He suggested Il better carbon
copy system and urged that the
i'll duplicate as we'll. In Imperial
and RI Centro he found some con-
fusion among employees because OF
u single cash drawer. He ur9n3
separate drawers when more than
one person handles cash
In FL Centro and HoltVille he
recommended safes to protect funds
overnight and suggested that all
transfer of funds from cashiers
and chief clerks in all divisions
be made under the direction OF
Harry MadduX. business manager.
Bloodgood called attention to
friendly rivalry" between employ
es of the power division and en-
ployes of the water division and
said it might develop into met
ficiency.
Chairman of the board Evan T.
HeWes commented at this point
that in the past, power projects
had been given the right of way
over the water division because Of
the speed required by expiring con
tracts.
Bloodgood also recommended.
that the land department be con-
solidatcd and moved from the I'M
pcrial to the FL Centre office. He
said this would result in obViat!n2
necessity for many telephone COLI
situations back and forth as the
bulk of the business is done from
Ell Centre offices.
The auditor also touched upon
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05

Charles Blalack of Ell Centre We'd
nesday held the second highest po-
sltion in the nation in amateur
radio.
He WAS named president of
the American Radio Relay league
Of 2800O members in the United
States at board of directors meet
ing in Hartford, Conn. According
to league procedure he is in line
for the presidency at the end of his
four year term
G. w. Bailey of Weston, Mass,
was elected president, moving to
the office from the presidency.
The league includes more than
half of the nations approximately
$4,000 amateur operators There are
$500 associate members stationed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05

Previous estimates on new rev.
enue needs were $3.50 100000 an
nually and plans to raise that
amount by "super-tax' on pres
ent income tax and excise tax pay
ments have been early completed
The house ways and means
committee has rot decided how it
will boost new revenues to $1,000
100000, but will discuss methods
at a meeting today. 1t was learned
that the most discussed plans
were:
/. Broadening the income tax
base by reducing the present eX
emption of $1,000 a year for single
persons to $500, and cutting the
$500 exemption for married per-
sons to $1,000.
.. Increasing surtaxes on in
comes up to $4,000 a year. the
bracket regarded by tax experts
as contributing a lower proportion
ate share of the tax revenues than
any other.
Revelation that congress would
have to provide for more tax in
creaSeS than had been planned
came yesterday after the emergency
defense program, now in various
stages of congress, had scared to
nearly $4,000, 100000
Even before the ways and means
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
Arizona GUARDING
Against Mi|dew
from I.V. Melons

The Arizona Agricultural COM
mission Wednesday tightened re-
strictions at the state border in an
effort to prevent the spread Of
canteloupe mildew from Imperial
Valley into Arizona.
A special check was started at tha
border station to prevent any M
tested products from moving into
the state and a plan was mapped
to prevent the spread Of disease by
pickerS.
A close check of incoming pitKerS
will be made, according 10 Arizona S
state entomologiSt, J. l.. I,auderd2la,
aid all picking bags which We're
u5ed in Imperial Valley will be
dipped in copper sulphate solu-
ton to eliminate any traces of the
disease.
Meanwhile Imperial Valley ship
ments reached the peak week OF the
deal according to B. A. Harrigan,
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05

While Allied and Nazi infantry:
came to grips in the first en-
trenched land battle of the war,
fog of official silence shrouded
preliminary results.
German armies were reported
punching through defense lines
along the Rivers Somme and Alsne
but French military sources said
the Nazi offensive toward Paris
had made progress only at a few
unimportant points. The fighting
generally was favorable, the French
reported.
The French high command IN Its
evening communique reported that
the German attacks generally were
checked and that French troops
held strong points even where Ger
man tanks succeeded in infiltrat-
ing the defense lines. The high
command revealed that French air
units had bombed factories at Mu-
mich and Ludwigshafen and the
railroad station at Mannheim.
The German high command
claimed that the great German Of
fensive had broken the Weygand
defense line.
The high command in special
communique asserted that Ger
man troops had attacked the French
on a broad front and crossed the
Somme, breaking the French de-
fense line named for Gen. Maxine
Weygand, French generalissimo.
Adolf Hitler sent more than 60O,-
900 men into the offensive at dawn
and Berlin dispatches later re-
ported that they had forced their
way across the Somme and over
the important canal between the
Aisne and Oise rivers, SO miles
from the French capital
The Germans were said to be con-
tinuing their strategy of concentric
attack, biting off comparatively
small pieces of Allied territory and
cutting it up with mechanized units
and dive bombers. Thus they were
trying to strike down the English
coast in the general direction of
LIE Havre. pounding at the Somme
near Amiens north of Rouen) and
SlaShing at the AiSne-OiSe canal
north of Paris. Except for the re-
ported crossing of the canal, the
break through points were not def
initely indicated.
Military reports SO far have been
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05

A. S. Womm, formerly of Bard
school.
A new music instructor will Sue
ceed James M. Fox and several
other changes were anticipated IN
the elementary school staff.
F.. w. Henselmeier, high school
teacher, will leave to be principal
at Seeley, it was learned.
There appeared to be few dis
tricts where there would even be
a race in Fridays voting. There
were three candidates in FL Centre
E. f. Clements. Norman Dupont
and Carrie Hanson for two Vacan-
cies on the high school board. DR..
Goble Hurst who is already q men,
Der of the high school board is
a candidate for the elementary
board. E. f. Clements is running
To succeed himself OH this body.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05
.V.Cants Sell For
S4.75 in Boston

Imperial valley cantaloupes
brought as high as $475 per crate
in Boston Tuesday as shipments
to eastern markets reached the
peak week. according to the daily
report of the Federal State market
news service
STANDARD melons brought $l90
to $225 in Imperial Valley witl
some jumbos bringing as high as
So rs, the news service reported.
Filty-seyen cars rolled from the
valley Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-05

work on 68. Already in the regular.
1941 fiscal year navy appropriation
bill is money for 10 ships.
The two new programs, officials
said, will be fed into existing pri-
vate and navy yards as rapidly as
economically feasible. Navy yards
recently were ordered on a two
shift speed up basis. The 40-hour
maximum work week was lengthen-
ed to 48 hours with overtime pay.
President Roosevelts latest re-
quest included Sl44, 100000 for init
ial work on about $1,000 tons OF
warshipS including three new air.