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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
Lesson For Conscripts

Washington, August % = Here
are questions which some may be
asking about the effect of the
CONSUMPTION bill - and the an
swers:
Who is liable to the draft I'M
der the bill passed by the SEN
ate?
All men between twenty-one and
thirty, inclusive.
What are they required to do?
On a day to be specified by
the President, they must register
at a place in their communities
still to be designated.
Will all who register be called?
No.
Who will be called?
That will be determined by a
drawing of numbers.
Must all whose numbers are
drawn go to military camp?
All except men with depend
ents and with physical and men
tai deficiencies.
Are conscientious DIRECTORS Ii
able to the draft?
Not if they can prove the good
faith of their objections, but they
are still subject to year of nom
combatant work or work of ma
tional Importance under civilian
direction.
Are divinity students and cler-
gymen exempt?
| Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
Tenn. Negro Voters
Win Victory Despite
Lynching

Brownsville, Tenn. - Because
thew were determined to exercise
their constitutional right to vote
in the November presidential cleo
tons, despite the lynching last
June of one of their number, Ell
bert Williams, members of the To-
cal branch of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF
Colored People won complete
victory when they registered at
the courthouse here September 4
and S, under the protection OF
the United States Department OF
Justice.
Announcement of the action
taken by the Department OF JUS
tice was contained in letter sent
to the N. A. A. C. P. headquarters
in New York September IL by AS
sistant Attorney General o. John
Roeee. in response to an Assocla-
ton telegram sent out September
9. which called upon the Justice
Denartment to protect the regis
trants. The letter said in part:
"Following receipt of your tele-
gram the Department commune
ated with United States Attorney
william McClanahan. We have
subsequently been informed tina. I.
all of the Negroes who attempted
to register were allowed to do SO
in a lawful and orderly manner
and there was no violence or in
reference of any kind"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
An. Dance Special
Finnish Hall Sept. 26.

All aboard for that Midnight
Choo Choo Trainl-
The Dining Car Employees dance
special will arrive at Finnish Hall
September 26, promptly at $50
p. M, headed by Gerald Wells
band featuring Palmer johnson at
the piano.
Folks, I'll be there, you be there,
let's everybody be there.
The conductors and conductor
esses promise an unusually fine
fall picnic-the best ever wit
messed in Seattle.
Door prizes, popularity prizes
and everything for the most pleas
ant evenings entertainment ever
given for dance lovers.
All aboard! All Aboard!l
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
Pickens Action For Self
Not Association Says NAACP

New York-The action of Dean
William Pickens, director of
branches in the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People in heading a non-par-
tisan committee of Negroes work.
ing for the election of Wendell
Willkie, does not represent in any
way IAN expression of policy of
the N. A. A. c. P" according to
a special statement released today
by officials of the Association.
The complete text of the state
ment follows:
Announcement on September
IL by the Wendell Willkie head
quarters at Rushville, Indiana, of
the formation of Negro citizens
non-partisan committee for Mr..
Willkie, headed by William Pick
National Association for the Ad-
NaIlOnal ASSOCIATION for the Adj
vancement of Colored People
makes necessary the statement
that Mr.. Pickens' action in no
way is an expression of the policy
of the N. A. A. C. P.
Whatever Mr.. Pickens does on
behalf of the candidacy of Mr..
Willkie, he does solely and wholly
as an individual and not as a
paid executive of the Association.
The N. A. A. c. P. through it's
board of directors or membership,
has in no wise changed its ira
ditional policy of abstaining from
partisan political activity"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
T. Arnold Hill
Joins Nat. Y. A.

Appointment of T. Arnold Hill
of New York City, as assistant
director of the Division of Negro
Affairs of the National Youth Ad-
ministration, was announced today
by NYA Administrator Aubrey
williams. Mr.. Hills duties will be
une, head of the Division, in coor-
to assist Mrs. Mary Mcleod Beth
dinating and developing the en-
ployment of Negro youth on NYA
projects.
Mr.. Hill has been an official Of
the National Urban League for the
last 20 years, serving as western
field organizer, director of indus
trial relations, and also as execu-
tive secretary of the Chicago Ur-
ban League. In this capacity he
made extensive studies in the
fields of labor and race relations.
He left the Urban League last
May.
"Mr. Hill has had an illustrious
career in the field of racial rela-
tons and labor" Mr. Williams
said. IT expect his services to be
of great value to the National
Youth Administration in our job
of extending economic assistance
and work experience to the young
people of his race"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
PIN TALE

Mrs. Emma DeMoss, a gracious
elderly lady who lives at the Adel-
phi apartments, received a pleas
ant surprise this week when the
manager of the local Sears, Roe
buck store called special as
sembly to honor Mrs. DeMoss up
on her fifteenth anniversary as a
store employee. She was given
the fifteen-year service pin
and amid the congratulations OF
her fellow employees made short
speech wishing the company con-
tinued success.
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
Somewhat
Expressive
by
Harold Holifield
OPPORTUNITY i.

Bulletins are now ready concern
ing the University of Washington
Extension Service. This service
presents a rare opportunity for
everyone to attend the university
whether he has completed high
school or not. The persons who are
employed during tie day may in
this way obtain higher education
with full university credit. Fur
Their details and bulletins may be
obtained from Miss Corinne Bah
cock, secretary of the department
at 1880 Henry Building.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
GASP, GASP

Coroner's report of an 1884
lynching according to the files OF
a Tombstone Arizona newspaper,
1--WE find that Jack Heath came to
his death because of lack OF
breath" Evidently, the coroner
didn't wish to commit himself.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20

took place Saturday evening at the
home of Soror Ruth Branch, and
the pledges were initiated into the
secrets Of the Sorority The new
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
A. X. A. Sorority News

Last week was fun week for the
A. K. A. pledges as they went
through their obligations previous
to initiation. The big ceremony
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20

native born, united in the fight
to realize the broadest democracy,
peace and economic security.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
Attacks Evidence
For Murder Trial

A petition to suppress evidence
intended by Prosecutor Thor C.
Tollefson for use in the murder
trial Of James Hampson June 10
was filed in superior court Thurs
day by Hampson's attorney, Frank
Hale.
Hale charged Hampson's arrest
early the morning Of Feb. 81 was
made without a warrant and was
illegal and that a later search of
his rooms also overstepped the
law.
The SO year old Fife dairy
truck driver, Hampson. has been
held behind bars since the fatal
smuggling of Miss Virginia e. Riff
fle, 26-year-old waitress and his
former girl friend.
Evidence Hale asks suppressed
is made up largely Of clothing
taken from Hampson's room at
the lakewood dairy, in the alleged
illegal search. Comparison of
stains on the clothing with blood
of Miss Rifle has been expected
as a major factor in the coming
trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
Weather DELAYS
Work on Farms

WASHINGTON - The unfavor-
able spring weather In recent
weeks has delayed farming oper-
atoms and caused millions Of dol
lars damage to early crops, the
agriculture department reported
today.
Early crops have been damaged
by dry weather and dust storms
In the southern great plains. I'm
~r-asonably cold weather and ex-
cessive rains have delayed planting
from two to three weeks in eastern
and southeastern states.
The April freeze killed or dam
aged fruit In many sections. Hail
and wind storms have caused
damage In some sections and floods
In others. Only In the northern
great plains and the Great Lakes
regions have crops made normal
progress.
Continued dry weather and lack
OF subsoil moisture W most Of
the winter wheat belt was reported
by the weather bureau. A winter
wheat crop one-third below normal
V now in prospect. Growing con-
ditions were reported more favor
able In the spring wheat belt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
Driver Of Death
Car BEING Sued

Floyd b. Keller. 40-year-old
Eatonville truck driver. who La in
the Pierce county jail serving out
a years sentence for negligent
homicide, was sued In superior
court Thursday by guardians Of
Miss Beatrice Munro. 1s-year-old
Lincoln high school girl who wa
seriously injured In the accident IN
which he was involved.
Mr.. and Mrs. william L. Gray,
Of Route Z. Box TO. Tacoma. asked
s452 to take care of hospital. medi-
cal and nursing expenses for the
girl, who suffered fractures Of the
cheek bone, upper Jaw, and three
vertebrate.
Keller Is serving the sentence
for death of Mrs. May johnson
Carson, 20-year-old P. l.. c. stu
dent, in a head-on collision last
Nov. Is just east of the Roy cutoff
on the Mountain highway.
Miss Munro fingered In serious
condition a long time but Is e
covering slowly now at the home of
Mrs. Gray, her aunt and foster
mother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26

1t is aimed to prevent the plac-
ing of 80 or 40 declared liberals
on the primary ballot against one
reacuonary candidate. he said.
County Quota $50
Differing from most conven-
tons. which represent definite or
CARNATIONS. the conference here
Saturday, May 4. will be made up
of delegates invited as open
minded" liberals. Smith said
Pierce county would have a quota
of about $50.
Cyrus e. Woodward Of Seattle,
executive secretary Of the loosely
knit group. announced he had sent
invitations to IL persons who have
announced their candidacy for
governor to speak before the
conference interrogations COM
mittee.
Those Invited
Invited to face such a grilling
were Former Senator Clarence c.
Dill, George H. Cannon of Pull
man, Congressman Knute Hill of
Prosser, King County Commission
er Tom Smith, Congressman War
rem G. Magnuson, Congressman
John M. Coffee. George F. Yantis
of Olympia, Lieut.. Gov. Victor A.
Meyers, State Rep. Alex Gabriel
sen Of Vancouver. Alto A. Case
and Rex s. Roudebush of Tacoma.
all of whom have been mentioned
as possible candidates for the
Democratic nomination.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
Files Sui Over
81 Unpaid Dues
Smelier Workers
Resort to Court

Setting . president IN drastic
actions against union dues aslack-
er1.' Tacoma local No. Is Of the
international Union Of Nine. Mm
q Smelter Workers filed superior
court suit Thursday against one
e it, members for back dues and
assessments.
Frank Alberti. Tacoma smelter
omploye. who b charged with fall
ing and refusing TO pay up since
Nov. ], 1854 n spite Of the fact
That be Is enjoying benefits In
working hours. working conditions.
wages and seniority" obtained by
Bargaining Of the union. is defend
ant IN the unusual suit. Total sum
o11ked h x71.75
Filing the action we're President
Harry Coulston Of the Smelter-
nen's local here, and other officers
WIN were authorized In = meeting
q Jan. - to take all legal pro-
oeedlngs necessary for collection
- hack dues and assessments"
The suit notes that out Of 1000
% 100 employees Of the Tacoma
smslter. approximately 900 are
members Of the union. N affiliate
q the clio.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
Roger Elder
Is to Speak

A capacity audience is expected
at the Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce forum at Hotel Winthrop
Monday noon to hear Roger e.
Elder. vice principal at Lincoln
high school, speak on the subject,
Communism in Our Public
Schools" e. Paul Todd, Tacoma
educator. will preside at the ses-
sion.
Other features will include
musical numbers by the Girls
Sextette Of Lincoln high school.
under direction Of Mrs. Margaret
Goheen. and trumpet numbers by
q duet from Stadium high school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
5000 Liberals Here
For Conference on May 18th

A conference Of Washington lib
erals. expected to bring around
5000 persons to Tacoma from all
parts of the state, will be held In
Tacoma May 4. probably at the
state armory.
The newly-formed organization.
elimination Of about eight months
Of planning. is intended to devise
a means of giving liberal voters
some effective expression at the
open primary election, County AS
5 Fred A. Smith explained
Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
20 Year Suspended
Sentence to Abney

Huston Abney, 2s-year-old
Fruitland ave. district laborer,
who was convicted by a jury two
weeks ago on a morals charge in
volving a 1~5-year-old girl, was
given a suspended prison sentence
OF 40 years late Wednesday by
Judge E. d. Hodge.
Counting time Abney had been
In Jail since his arrest Feb. 20,
he had served IS days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

Marriage hcenes applications
have been filed with the Pierce
county auditor by Joseph Metzger
Gilbert. 2s, and Ethelyn ]. Walsh.
"a, both Of 3s05 No. seth St;
James Woods. legal. Lake Bay.
and Catharine Theresa Boehmer,
legal. 3s01 So. 45th St; Cyril John
Ryan, IS, I'LL Ea. Morton. Ia
coma, and Lillian Selma Berg, 81,
San Francisco; Raymond H. Keil.
26. $685. So. Puget Sound ave-,
and Kathleen Hill. rs, 420 No. X
St; James Paul Crepe. rs, 1901 So.
45th ST., and Marie Clare Dooley.
"a. zoos So. 7th ST.; Paul Alfred
Lapp. 81. 2501 9Th ave-. and Alice
Louise Kibbe. 20, 1914 So. 7th st.
When yon need a few extra dol
lars. look around the basement or
attic for discarded articles. This
will bring you cash from some
one II you advertise them with
an inexpensive Times Want Ad.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29

to get in this thrust: Our Yankee
friends die hard, but the develop
ment of the South will continue to
be accelerated by our natural ad
vantages, regardless of presidential
indifference and business jealousies
of the Eastern money powers"
The Federal government has Ella
borate buildings at both New York
and San Francisco at the fairs. Looks
like they might spare just one little
appropriation to help memorabilia
that great explorer, De Soto.
Thousands of visitors visited Yazoo
City yesterday to help celebrate tho
finding of oil, just one year ago.
Governor Johnson, speaking tothe
crowd, said that he hoped the day
! would not be far distant when the
| oil would be refined in Mississippi.
At present the oil produced at the
TInsley field is shipped to Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, to be refined, and
that produced at the Pickens area
goes to New Orleans and to Indiana.
Everything possible should GER
tainly be done to get refineries in
| Mississippi to take are of the oil
output in this state. We need the
additional payrolls these refineries
will bring.
Most of the cotton we grow ir
Mississippi is shipped to cotton mill;
in other states for use. When we gel
factories and mills humming in oul
own state to take care of the raw
materials and commodities We grow
1--we will have started on u way L
becoming a great deal more wealthy
than we are at present
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29
A. P. Y%arborouqh
Passes In Pikens
Prominent Retired
Citizen Buried
Tuesday Morning

Funeral services for Arthur Pres.
ton Marlborough, prominent retired
merchant and planter, of Pickens,
we're held Tuesday mosning at nina
o'clock at the Pickens Baptist
Church. He passed away at his home
there Tuesday following a long i'll
ness.
Officiating at the funeral was the
Rev. P. D. Bragg, Carthage. He was
assisted by the Rev. r. P. Neblett,
Water Valley.
MI. Marlborough was always ac-
tive in the civic, religious and bust
ness life of his community and Hol-
mes county. He was a member of
the board of trustees of Holmes
County Community Hospital. He had
been a teacher and a deacon in the
Baptist Church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Katie Lou Shepherd Marlborough, two
daughters, Mrs. Robert Paine Neb-
lett, Jr., Brookhaven, and Mrs. Ras
Branch, Goodman, one granddaugh-
ter, Miss Katherine Branch, Good
man, and one brother the Rev. w. F.
Marlborough, Pickens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29
Clements Make Trip;
Ruby K. In Washington

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clements have
returned home from a delightful trip
to Stanton and Lexington, Virginia,
Washington, D. c., Annapolis, Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville,
Ky.
They were accompanied rs far as
Washington by Miss Ruby Kate Gle
ments who has accepted a position
rs clerk in the Census Bureau al
Washington.
Mrs. A. r. Clements, their mother,
will return home shocC.y from a trip
to Colorado ana other poin.s whcre
Shr visited her brother.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29
Loan Procedure
For Cotton
Is Given
Warehouse Will
Take Samples For
Central Office

The following letter has been is
sued to Triple A Committeeman of
the county by Mr., l.. w. Digger,
Director, Southern Division, which
contains some valuable information
relative to getting a loan on cotton:
Cotton producers in your conn
munity no doubt are like those in
any other section on the matter of a
loan. They want their money as
quickly as possible. The method TO
be used this year in CHASING loan
cotton differs from that used in con
nection with the 1887 and 1888 loans,
and in my opinion will prove much
more satisfactory. A final class Will
be placed in the cotton by a Board
of Cotton Examiners of the Agricul-
turaF Marketing Service, Department.
OF Agriculture. This method has none
of the disadvantages experienced IN
the CHASING of 1897 and 1888 loan
cotton, but may require slightly q
time It is my opinion that the in
creased value of a reliable class IN
the producers cotton will more than
offset any inconvenience which may
arise m the two or three days re-
CURED to handle the cotton properly.
On delivery of cotton to the ware
house for loan, samples will be drawn
by the warehouseman and shipped to
the nearest central CHASING offScs
maintained by a board of cotton ex-
aminers. The samples win 10 classed
and each bale listed ON a special form
signed by the board and returned TO
the producer. Loan values viii b.
based on the class shown on this
FORM.
We trust that you will use every
to inform your neighber
Of this procedure and that you viii
to the fullest extent in this
improved program for CHASING loan
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29
Engineers To Register
For NutionoI Defense

An important step in assisting the
National Committee on Construction
Preparedness is being taken by the
American Society Of Civil Engineers,
the oldest national engineering or
ganization in America. It consists in
The collection of information concern
ing qualified engineers, urveyor
craftsmen, designers, and other
specialists in this general field Who
are not now employed or who are
not satisfactorily employed in work
of an engineering character. The zen
sus is designed to- include all quail
fled persons, irrespective of their
membership in any society, who may
be available for association with en-
cheering firms or other agencies that
may be called upon to carry out
construction work in connection with
defense measures.
The Officers in charge Of the list
ing of personnel have designated Mr..
Norman r. Moore Of the U. S. En-
gineer Office, Vicksburg, Mississippi,
to assemble the names and qualifica-
tons of residents of Mississippi who
desire to be registered as available
for employment on the design and
supervision of construction of fac
ilities for national defense. The in
formation that is desired by the
Committee on Construction Pre-
paredness includes, in addition to the
name and full address of each per-
son, his age, citizenship, present II
ployer's name and address, National
Guard or Reserve Corps membership,
if any, with rank, a brief outline of
the engineering experience including
the five recent employers, and a
statement of the r~egistrant's e :
cheering specialties, if any.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29
Cotton CHASING
Improvements
Made By AAA
Changes For 40
Season Benefits
Farmer, Report

Jackson, August 25. - Improve.
ments in handling and CHASING cot
ton on the 1910 Cotton Loan Pro-
gram set up by the Commodity Gre
dit Corporation assures producers
four advantages over previous loan
programs according to T. NJ. Patter-
son, Administrative Officer in
Charge, AAA.
Prior to 1899 cotton pledged for
loans was classed by warehousemen
and individual licensed classers. I'm
der the 1910 loan program, Mr.. Pat
terson said, "a final class will be
placed on the cotton by a Board of
Cotton Examiners of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Service, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture"
while the new procedure may re-
quire slightly more time, the increas.
ed value of a correct class on the
producers cotton will more than off
set any Inconvenience the delay
might cause, Patterson believes.
On delivery of cotton to the ware
house for loan, samples will be
drawn by the warehouseman a n d
shipped to the nearest central class
ing office maintained by a Board OF
Cotton Examiners. The samples will
be classed and each bale listed on a
special form signed by the Board and
returned to the producer. Loan val
ues will be based on the class shown
on this form.
Authorities in charge of the loan
program claim these four advantages
to cotton producers:
First, the cotton will be classed
more uniformly, thus eliminating in
equities among producers.
Second, the class placed on cot
ton by a Board of Cotton Examiners
will be final, avoiding for the pro
Queer any expense or Inconvenience
for releasing and for making def
cheney payment for over class.
Third, the cost of CHASING to pro-
ducers will be only Is cents per bale
as compared with the usual charge
of Is cents per bale under other
procedures.
Fourth, the class placed on cotton
by a Board of Cotton Examiners OF
the Agricultural Marketing Service
will have a high degree of uniformity
and of reliability. The producer
should find such information of value
in negotiating with buyers for the
eventual sale of his equity OF cot
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-29
Battery Commander Is
Injured In Wreck

Captain E. T. Nelson, Battery B,
Hath Field Artillery, Holmes county
of the Mississippi National
Guard, was painfully injured in ar
automobile accident last Thursday
afternoon one mile outside of Col
umbia, La, on the return trip home
from maneuvers.
A white man crashed into the car
of Capt. Nelson while attempting to
pass another car on a sharp curve.
A steel railing was said to have pre-
vented the car from turning over
The man was arrested for drunken
driving.
Capt. Nelson's cheekbone W $
broken in two places besides other
painful injuries and bruises. The cal
was a complete wreck.
The car was driven by Porter
battery clerk, and three other OF.
ficers were in the car.