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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
SO HELP ME

They can't do that to you Otis.
You tell 'em I said so.
Still carrying the torch for Mrs
H., brother B?
Your wife has her skinned a
mile so use your head for some
thing besides a hatrack.
Where's brother Height? He's
been scalped so much lately guess
he's gone where there aren't so
many Indians.
Looks like the street department
doesn't know where 21st and Madi-
son is or there'd be caution sig
nal up there by now.
What two young married men
are wondering If the east has made
change? Still rivals, boys?
It's a good thing they didn't let
the two half-blind boys fight. They
might have hit the spectators and
started free for all.
j. v. sees Portland quite bit
he's running on the road from
there to here and so they've made
up.
Mary p. says that amt the way
she heard it,"
All the gals know AL Halls pat
ter but he's trying it on another
one. Good luck, son.
Mrs. D. w. right hooked ] C.
and when J. quit falling she was
sitting in a waste basket
1 wonder if the maternal parent
will let G.. c. join the army?
The women want you to get a
new joke, Kosky.
Which sister has the best go
with the big roadster, folks want
to know.
guess Doc wouldn't give her
tumble so her heart failure got
well and her head said go on take
the first job you can get; so she's
Singing beer, I see.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
". & C. Hooker
Hold Recital
By Doris M. Jones

Tuesday evening October 8, The
Hooker Sisters of Portland, Ore
gon were presented in a recital
by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorori-
ty of Seattle at the First A. M. E.
Church S:45 p. m.
Miss Vyolette Hooker, an Elec-
trocutionist charmingly attired in
long black crepe lightened by a
dash of pink in front of her gown
which was topped off by gleam-
ing jacket of silver completing her
ensemble, delighted her listeners
with her interpretations of James
Weldon Johnson's THE Rivals" T..
A. Days "Da Greata Baseball, Da
Summers Come" Walter Howe's
1.-THE Morning Call" and many
others she brought to life and made
them live again.
Miss Gwend0lyn Hooker assist
ing her sister with popular classic
vocal solos and Negro Spirituals
enhanced the rostrum gowned in
salmon pink and silver.
After the program the Hooker
Sisters were presented with two
lovely bouquets of pink. asters by
the misses Cornelius Saunders and
Joyce Cooper who were beautifully
gowned in white satin, the usher
cites for the evening. Mrs. Fran
ces Chatters Brooks who accom-
panied the Hooker Sisters, graced
the piano in a Gibson Girl frock
the skirt of flowing black and the
blouse of white chiffon.
The Hooker Sisters are popu-
lar socialites of Portland, Oregon.
ardent church workers and men,
bers of the Eastern Star; Miss
Gwendolyn Hooker is secretary of
the Portland Branch of the
NA.ACP.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11

Fresh young Turkeys and a
large assortment of Fresh
Young rabbits just received at
Rudy's Poultry Markets. These
turkeys are specially priced at
rs cents pound and the fresh
rabbits rs cents a pound at Ell
Their of the South Park Poultry
Markets.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
Social Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Conley of
Los Angeles, Calf, accompanied
by Mrs. Earl Dundee of Spokane,
Washington, spent the weekend
in Seattle, the house guests of MIR.
Everett Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conley will visit
relatives in Great Falls, Montana
gefore returning to Los Angeles.
Mrs. Dundee who has been visiting
her daughter, Helen, in Los An
geles is returning to her home in
Spokane.
Mrs. w. e. VrOoman, 1474-21st
Ave. has been confined to her home
account of illness. While much i'm
proved she is not yet able to at
tend her home duties
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mccoy an
nounces the engagement of their
son, Harold M, to Miss Duella May
Carroll The wedding day is set for
March Is, 1941.
The Mutual Hour Pinochle Club
was the guest of MIR. and Mrs.
r. E. Butler 1915 25th Avenue
Saturday evening, Oct. 9Th. Mem
bers present were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Wade
and Mr.. G.. G. Brown. A letter
from Miss Mary Wade was read in
which she expressed reguets for
being absent.
Friends of Margaret Darensberg
will be glad to learn of her re-
covery from her recent illness.
Mrs. Elbe Smith, Owner of the
Coast Hotel has been confined to
her apartment for the past two
weeks. Her many friends wish for
a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Hazel Morris, 1534-23rd
Ave, left for Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia Thursday evening.
Mrs. Maggie Brown left Tuesday
night for her home in Washington
d. c. after a pleasant visit in Sc
attic.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Robinson died at the hos
pital this Wednesday morning. The
baby was just nine weeks old.
Mesdames o. G. Littlejohn, T.
j. Littlejohn Daphne Brown) left
Friday for Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs.
Daphne Brown expects to meet her
husband who is on leave from the
U. s. S. Minneapolis which is now
stationed at Honolulu. They will
be gone about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Russell
quietly celebrated their second
wedding anniversary Sunday after
noon October with friends amidst
their newly completed home locat-
ed on oath and Howell.
Master Billie Karr, new arrival
from babyland is one darling baby
boy.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11

Spend Your Dollars With
Friendly Merchants
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
A Lesson IN Economy

Take your old dirty rugs and
carpets to the Used Rug Exchange,
1903 Jackson St, and get a nice
clean uhed rug with a liberal al
lowance for your old one.
All kinds of Rugs and Carpets
cleaned and dyed to harmonic
with your furniture or walls. All
work guaranteed and all prices
are reasonable.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
Birthday Surprise
for Dee Gee Marion

The home of Mrs. Annie CASTOR
was the scene of a beautiful sur
prise birthday party given by Mrs.
CASTOR and Mrs. Mile Burnside,
honoring their mutual friend, Mrs.
Maggie Brown, of Washington,
ID. G. The guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Moss, Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Foster Mesdames Hattie Lewis,
George j. Giles, r. Jenkins, M. l..
Oliver and J. Howard.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11

ROOMS, BOARD and laundry $40
per month and up. Furnished
and unfinished sleeping and
housekeeping rooms, close in.
The Williams, 1923 Hiawatha Pl.
Phone Ell. 1921.
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Investigate

Sacrifice Home and Income
Madison District. VIII sell with
small down payment or ex-
change for Spokane home. One
seven room house and one six
room cottage on rear of lot.
Live in one, rent from the other
will make payments. Capitol
9779, Pr. 1896, Sunset 3611.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
Banks, Papers Asked To
Receive Funds For Firms

DURHAM, Feb. 16.-R-George
Watts Hill, prominent Durham
banker who has accepted the North
Carolina craftsmanship of a drive to
raise funds with which Finland will
be able to purchase fighting equip
ment, said today he was asking every
bank and newspaper in the state to
receive the contributions.
He said Paul Brown of Raleigh,
secretary of the North Carolina State
Bankers association, today gave his
permission to have all banks act as
repositories for the contributions.
Checks, he said, should be made out
TO "Fighting Funds For Finland,
Inc"
Funds received at local banks will
be sent to the Durham Bank and
Trust company, Of which Mr.. Hill IS
president. The Durham Bank and
Trust company, which will act as the
state depository, will send a single
check for North Carolina to national
headquarters in New York
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
"DESPERATE TRAILS" is
FEATURED AT BJJOU

Streamlined western drama, high
lighted by comedy, romance and a
new type hero whose nimble wit
causes bandits and outlaws to blush
with shame, is presented in Univer-
sails desperate Trails" playing to-
day; at the Bijou theatre.
Starring Johnny Mack Brown in
the role of a gay Robin Hood of
the plains, the screenplay offers a
new departure in the method of
western story telling. There are
thrills, spills, novel surprises and
mile-a-minute action through each
reel of the dashing narrative.
Featured supporting roles in de.
sperate Trails" are played by Bob
Baker, singing star; Fuzzy Knight,
cowboy comic; Frances Robinson as
the girl in distress, and young Bill
Cody, Jr. Albert Ray served as di.
rector-producer on the picture and
Jerry Ash was the photographer.
The final chapter of THE Phan-
tom Creeps," and the first chapter
Of overland With Kit Carson"
starring Bill Elliott are also on the
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
Frank Canady Jailed
On Liquor Charge Here

Frank Canady, rs, negro, is being
held in the New Hanover county
Jail in default of $500 bond for trial
at the spring term of federal district
court on charges of removing and
~concealing is gallons of non-taxpaid
liquor.
The negro was arrested late
Thursday afternoon on Market street
near the customhouse by a U. S.
deputy marshal and Alcohol Tax
Unit Investigators of the treasury
department here.
Probable cause was found during
a preliminary hearing before U. S.
Commissioner Porter Hufham and
appearance bond was set at $500.
The negro recently escaped from
officers when they stopped to search
his car in the Wilmington section,
The defendants car and Is gallons
of non-taxpaid liquor were seized
by officers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
Edward Clifton Skinner
Funeral Services Held

WALLACE, Feb. 16. - Funeral
services for Edward Clifton Skinner,
81, of R~usselville, S. c., formerly OF
Wallace, who died in a hospital at
Monks Corner, S. c., Wednesday
morning after a brief illness, were
held from the Wallace Baptist church
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Rev. j. N. Evans, pastor, and
the Rev. w. P. NJ. Currie, pastor of
the Wallace Presbyterian church,
conducted the services. Interment
followed in the Rockfish cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Wiley
Knowles, George L. Brown, James
Powell, Roy Baines, D. L. Wells.
E. j. Johnson, Gordon Jones, of
Wallace, and Frank Price, of Rus.
seville. Honorary pallbearers were
]. A. Harrel, Paisley Boney, A. H.
Carter, M. o. Powell, M. J.. Caven.
augh, o. C. Blanchard, ST., William
Farrior, W. B. Baker, F. B. Har
dee, Marcy Liberman, Osborne
Carr, ]. D. Turner, DR.. John D.
Robinson, W. D. Cavenaugh, John
Wells, w. L. Byrd, Of Wallace, DR..
Windley Of Belhaven, N. c., R. L,
Fields of Marion, S. c., DR.. J. w,
Carol. c. E. Bethune, j.. E. Cobb
R B. Mathews, w. H. Brabham, S
l.. Robbins, S. B. Skinner, of Rus.
s~ellville.
He is survived by his wife who
was Martha Elizabeth Skiles OF
Roper, N. c., four children, Mrs
Roy Carter and Mrs. Lloyd Meow
en- of Wallace, Mrs. Pete Mcdonald
Of Century, Fla, Clifton Skinner OF
Russellville; two brothers, j. r
Skinner Of Norfolk, Va, Thomas L
Skinner of Durham, N. c., and one
sister, Mrs. B. f. Britton of Eden.
ton, and four grandchildren also
survive.
The deceased was born in Pequi-
mans county and had spent ali his
life in North and South Carolina.
For the last IS years he was con.
nected with the Camp Manufacturing
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
TWO NEGROES DIE
IN GAS CHAMBER
Bryant And Young Claim
They Did Not Commit
Burglary, Murder

RALEIGH, Feb. 10 R Two
negroes were asphyxiated at Central
prison today for a first degree bur
glary and murder which they claim
ed they did not commite.
The two, Nathaniel Bryant. Is,
and William Young, %, both of
High Point, were convicted in Hoke
county Of the robbery-murder OF
Thomas Moore, "a, an employe in a
combination store and filling sta
ton.
Chaplain L. A. Watts said the
negroes denied they were in Hoke
county on the night of the double
capital crime. Young admitted,
however, that he lilled j.. S. Ches'
ser, a death row guard, in a futile
escape attempt last December, Chap
lain Watts said.
Since Young already was under
sentence of death, he was not tried
for the Chesser Staying.
Bryant was put to death first. He
entered the gas cna1nDer at 1U'Ul d.
M, gas was administered at 1908,
and he was pronounced dead after
breathing the hydro-cyanic fumes
for - minutes.
Young entered the chamber al
1921 IL, gas was administered two
minutes later and he was dead after
10 minutes.
Each wore a leather death-masl
as he inhaled the gas. s.
When Bryant walked into the
white, triangular chamber, where
233 men have died, he waved tc
Deputy Sheriff w. r. harrington OF
Raeford, who a standing III the
witnesses room. ,..:.. 81: Il:
Darlington told reporters he had
helped investigate the Hoke. county
murder-burglary. The negroes were
arrested, he said, after Young's girl
friend "squealed" on them. A thumb
print found at the scene of the
crime he added, was found to
match Bryant's. -:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
Boyd, Ruffin And Hogue
Are Appointed Delegates j..
To Waterway Convention

Seventeen delegates were named
yesterday by Governor Hoey to rep
resent North Carolina at the Rivers
and Harbors Congress in Washing
ton, D. c., March IA and Is.
They were: H. E. Boyd, Peter B.
Ruffin and Cyrus Hogue, all of Will
mington; T. S. johnson of Raleigh;
N. E. Day and J.. D. Warlick OF
Jacksonville; J. B. Kittrell of
Greenville; William o. Huske and
Hector Blackwell, both of Fayette-
vile; Stanley Woodland of More
head City; Otto Walker of Bel
haven; G. H. Harrison of Williams
ton; Rudolph Mintz Of Southport;
Aycock Brown of Beaufort; Frank
W. Cox of Washington; and Victor
Meekins and Roy Davis, both Of
Manteo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
SANTA FEE MARSHALL"
FEATURED AT ROYAL

Blazing with the type of slx-gun
action which has invariably dIstin-
guished the series, tempered with
moments of romance, the latest OF
the popular "Hopalong Cassidy" pic
lures, Santa Fe Marshal" had its
first local showing yesterday a. the
Royal theatre with William Boyd
cast once more as the fearless Hop
along Cassidy.
Once again the hard-riding,
notwithstanding Hoppy sets out
after a gang Of outlaws and brings
them to justice after thrill-filled gun
battles, breath-taking chases, and
desperate encounters in which bull
lets fly. And, as usual, he is aided
in his efforts to bring the outlaws
to justice by that fine performer,
his old saddlemate, Russell Lucky
Hayden.
Year in and year out the Cassidy
westerns have demonstrated that
they are tops in the field-and this
picture is no exception. The yarn
gets under way when Boyd is called
in to track down the outlaws who
have taken a silver mines payroll
and killed the paynlaster.
In clever fashion Boyd avoids
identifying himself with the law. He
takes up with a medicine show, gets
a line on the outlaws only when the
performance Of the show is upset by
a gang Of tough characters. He
and Hayden join in the fisticuffs
and Boyd saves a local woman-"Ma
Burton" - from injury when her
horses bolt. Gradually Boyd dis
covers that she is the real leader OF
the gang, tells her that he is an out
law. The picture approaches a spine
tingling climax when Boyd arranges
a holdup with the gang, and traps
them In the cours of it.
There is plenty of zip to the
short program which gives the last
chapter Of "Tracy's G-Men' and the
opening chapter Of a new serial call
ed "Zorro's Fighting Legion" also
Movietone News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
JAMES LOCK HELD
FOR HIGHER COURT
Bound Over On Charge Of At
tempted Robbery Of ]. A.
Gore On February

James Lock, of SIG South Ninth
street, was bound over under 1000
bond for trial at the March. criminal
term of New Hanover superior court,
en- the charge of attempted highway
robbery of J. A. Gore, of 1907 Orange
street, on February 8 with intent to
kill, at a preliminary hearing in re-
corder's court yesterday.
Fleta Mae Bostic, Roscoe Damon,
and Lima Martin received six
month terms at the county farm on
two counts Of assault with a dead
ly weapon and highway robbery
with the intent to kill and serious
injuries resulting.
They were convicted Of assault.
ing Haywood Harker and William
Frost with knives and robbing them
Of small amounts Of money.
Johnnie Pigford drew sentences
totaling II months on the state
highways on charges Of carrying a
concealed weapon and two counts of
assault with a deadly weapon with
the intent to kill with serious in
juries resulting.
Pigford received two months en- a
charge Of carrying a concealed YEA
pom, seven months for shooting
Roosevelt Corbett on February 10,
and two months for shooting Nick
Faison on the same date.
The defendant was granted o 10
day stay Of execution and appear.
ance bonds totaling 500 we're re.
quired.
Trial Of Elwood Skipper and Bill
Craig, charged with violation of the
liquor laws, was continued unit!
February % and appearance bonds
Of 5000 were required for each de-
PENDANT.
George Dixon drew Is days at the
county farm on a charge Of violat.
ing the liquor laws. George Rich.
ards, Of 80 North Sixth street, was
found not guilty OF two counts of
violating the liquor laws.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
BILL
| FLAYED BY H0EY
Governor Declares Wagner
Plan Is Vicious Piece
Of legislation

RALEIGH, Feb. is Up The
Wagner Anti-Lynching bill was de.
nounced bluntly by Governor Hoey
today as "a vicious piece of legisla-
ton and wholly unnecessary and
undesirable"
His views were expressed in a let.
ter to Senator Kenneth Mcclellan
of Tennessee, who wrote the Gov
ernor last week asking for his opin.
ions on the measure.
Hoey, asserting he was speaking
as an American citizen and not
merely as a southerner, said he was
definitely opposed" to the bill, and
added hat a federal anti-lyncEing
law would be a source OF irritation,
rather than help"
"The people of North Carolina"
he declared, have always been ard
still are opposed to this bill"
The Governor pointed out that
the number of lynchings in the Unit.
ed States had been reduced from 211
in 1884 to three last year. He said
it would be absurd for the govern.
ment to intervene with the states
when they are making such de.
finite progress and overcoming this
crime with greater success than any
other of the more serious crimes"
North Carolina has gone many
years without a lynching," his letter
continued. During my administra.
ton and that of my predecessors,
for many years, every effort has
been made to protect every citizen
of the state-white, negro, indian or
foreigner - and no matter how
shocking the crime, every resource
of the state has been requisitioned
to protect and deferd the cuiprit,
and to see that he was given D. fair
and impartial trial.
I'VE have fine relationship be.
tween the races in this state. and
every law enforcement officer of the
state and every sheriff and official
of the counties are in thorough &C.
cord with the idea of giving full pro.
lection to every citizen and going to
the limit to prevent lynchings."
The anti-lynching bill now is pend.
ing before the senate. The Cover.
nor said he hoped tina: body would
see the wisdom Of not interfering
with a situation that is developing
most satisfactorily in the interest of
law and order"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17

With immediate relief people well
come the fact that they can get a
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counter-irritant, because of its extra
medication.
Think of this when colds miseries
tighten their grip on you or your
family-Penetro is fast-it contains
2 to 3 times more medication than
any other salve sold nationally for
the relief of these same miseries.
If your medicine cabinet contains
no cold salve which can give you
such advantages, call your druggist
right away and order a jar of stain
less, white Penetro. Be prepared to
save minutes in those times when
minutes count just everything in
comfort and IN added rest-which is
one of natures own greatest aids in
fighting a cold. Get Penetro today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
"SWANEE RIVER" MARKS
CAROLINA THEATRE BILL

The ancient st~ern-wheeler Capt.
Weber is earning more money today
as a movie star" than she ever did
during her heyday as a passenger
and freight carrier.
The veteran river boat, built in
1892, may be seen playing an im-
portant part in "Swanee River" the
story Of Stephen C. Foster. the
great American Troubadour, the
Goth Century-Fox Technicolor pro
duction currently at the Carolina
Theatre.
Today her decks carry such cele.
brities as Don Ameche, Andrea
Leeds and AL Jolson and a new aura
of romance surrounds her, as she
helps the studio recall the charm Of
those ~colorful days of river boats
and Ministries.
Pete Smith in a new skit, 1.-THE
Romance of a Potato" heads the
short program and there is a color
novelty called 1.-THE Fishing Bear
together with current News Events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
Bladenboro Negro Shot
In Leg During Quarrel

BLADENBORO, Feb. 16.-Frank
High, local negro, is suffering from
a bullet wound in his leg, received,
officers said, as a result of a quarrel
which started in Wade Lewis service
station on the edge of town Sunday
night.
Officers said High and Lewis had
words and Lewis stated he would
shoot when next he saw High. Mon
day morning in front of the Bird
ger Motor company Lewis whipped
out his gun, aimed at Highs head
and fired, they said. High ducked
but a second shot caught him in
the leg. ..f
Officers are hunting the a~ssailant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
Wheeler Urges Increased
Care OF Nations Forests

RALEIGH, Feb. 16.-R-1ncreas-
ed care of the nations forests, in
GLIDING selective cutting OF TIMBER
was urged today by DR.. II. N.
Wheeler Of Washington, in a speech
before the third annual ConserVa'
ton Conference.
The conference, held at N. c. State
college was sponsored by the Garden
club Of North Carolina. Mrs. A.
Wray White Of Raleigh, presided.
DR.. Wheeler, chief lecturer for the
y. s. Forestry Service, said forests
were valuable as a means Of revenue,
as a control for erosion, as water
sheds, and because they contributed
to the enjoyment Of humanity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-17
James E. Bordeaux Is.
Given Position With :.
Utilities Commission

Stanley Winborne, state utilities
commissioner, said yesterday that
James E. Bordeaux, of Cherrvvil1e
will be the new assistant traffic di.
rector for the utilities commission
Bordeaux will, fill a vacancy 1ef+
by promotion of H. M. Nicholson
from assistant to traffic dirao+or
G. H. Noah, former traffic diractor
resigned recently to lake !. ~.
with Barnwell Brothers, Burlingtor
trucking concern.
The new assistant traffic direo.
tor is a native of Wilmington 49,
was employed by the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad for a number Of
years. - La.er ne worked for the
Charlotte and now holds q nosit,on
with the Carolina freight carriers -
cherryville. He will assume his al
duties March 1. us new