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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17
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The Inside Track in Washington

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17
Thouoht for the Day

Q Il:d GOD thou hast bccgn 10 show thy servant
~ greatness. and teE aiehN hand for what God
l. there in aca>en OF earth HAT can do aceordinz
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saoaE 3.o4
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

EDITORS NOTE: The folloring edit
orials are presented as interesting OPin-
ions roiced bv editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

Since the present war began,
London jewelers. report 90 per
cent increase in the sale of en-
gagement rings.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

WASHINGTON. N0y. Il "
may turn out to be ,hc bis.ts
scandal Congress has CNpoGea.##
since go>h knows Wien is ueW L..
tolGng Is a result of arand =.
.nHestlgatIon and indictment -
perjury q Georec Hill second
.etary % Rep Hamilton Flsa
Garrison. \ y The Hi -ase
only the iirst chapter 10 tie -.
II was misuse OF the cous1t#=
Slonal franklng pllyACgc which =
to Hills mdonG ana II l.
same thing which may involve =
names of at least five senators 81
Il representatives beside, Fish y
knowingly or UmkuoWmgly. haHt =
lowed Their franks" or trce posa.
privilege 70 be used tor TIE dis
button OF propaganda.
The senators are Whecle' OF Il
tana. Nye of North Dakota + (
Johnson of Colorado. d. We#a
Clark OF Idaho and Taft OF c.
The representatives are TIukAa..
Massachusetts. Oliver eff Mi.
Hoffman and Joukmdu OF AIical-#.
Short and Bennett OF M.Sse..
KnutSon OF Minnesota. Suatton -.
Day OF Ilhoni> DWOrsNak OF IGas
and Norys of OHIO.
The Hill case l. now III the huG
or Two special ASSISTANTS 10 The =
tornev general William Power NJ
loney and Edward j. Hickey. !
who are pushing the myesuLat.e..
of the special grand jury look
into Ma! activities II HE CNas
States That is all secret proceeG.
which will not be revealed u...
the grand jury report Is made nsa-
lie. and that may come amy d.
now. But disclosures leading III -
the Grand jury INVESTIGATION at =
open book. and that provides bas..-
ground AM preface for the co.,
plete story.
HOKE Is ANTI-HOAX
The man who started all this "
not a government investigator -
all but a tall and handsome, 80.
gettin Baltimore born businesz Ia.
of II named Henry Hoke Who
editor and publisher OF The !
porter of Direct Mail Adyerislns
a New York trade paper. Bein- =
that business. Hoke IS somewhat o.
a crusader against use OF the Ma.
to defraud, and fayors the DO
use of the mails by private Clt.1ts.=
sales organizations foreign ylsI'a
and elected officials.
In May 1910, Hokc issued -
first blast against the German Set
ernment propaganda machinels
working on the United Sta.
Somewhat peCtaCul larry H.
charged the Nazis with "lrauda-
lent use of the mails through tie
German Library OF Information ~
German Railroads Information BIZ
reau and a publication called "Facts
in Review" From this last, Hcr:e
found that excerpts of Na2i prop
aganda had been published in thc
Congressional Record, repriutfa
mot at government expense, then
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

One souvenir hunter puIioMcd 4
l000-pound locomotive from the
Golden Gate Exposition ~ san
Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17
Famous Sayings

There is a Cod The sky His presence shares His
hand uuucaycs the bllloWs thr mirth, destroys the
nlshtl. yt The humble sparcs-Charlote Cush-
man
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

More than onc-hal y! 'ur worlds
population j. in Asia
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

There arc no aD.o.'o u,a.. in
a civilized soc.or>. E2r!t aaa' =
conditioned b. 'ar rights T. o'ucla.
The beat chance Of retaining i'll
dlFldual rights is to u.c tacm in
such %ay a. 10 1--WE GIn consId-
GRAFTON 70 Tie rights oi o'aera.
Otherwise the others rise up anG
DO something about II.
There is no greater m'uaco -
the nght ~ strike than rnr nIa-
uso Of that uphl III a. a9ulsa44
un.raaohih2. hasty. or selfish nau-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

nor. iv' as tie greatest dan-er
10 p.ra," cnrCpll=a Las always
]. cn '4. Mm vino asea it Wltsou
! oo... ,,1gd lor Tire rights If
n.a"3.. Ir worker. IT, INVESTOR
tuc u.u irj General
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s"rtr . 1.u. Dssarse i.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

Iac outer kim Ot tho bsGa l.
almos' pcrm-pro1t
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

The Great Barrier Reef is chain
of coral formation along the north
eastern coast of Australia.
Comprising only I08 acres, Vati-
can City is the smallest state in the
world.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

There arc signs that cHcc ~ ia
Gulgence II grccn-applo tallc
fruit IS going to BRING or2al..Ztd Ia
Dor stomach ache unless rn ,raiut
appears Oraanizcd labor M leagu
how and when 10 inuuIpc III tins
dHnamite-crammcd fruit. Hir these
Is no time Ike now to learn
A man has ligh, to la III
radio IN his room at Lilat. But
woe betIde him if hr eass Il
al night III Il thundcrua s3M0n
that keeps awake not only IN oqa
household but the whole no!-ua0r-
hood A man has q right T. dIbe
a car. But ne has no ueAl - Glis.
i in a manner that cuGaAQer7
everybody else On the road i man
mas right to speak or WHO. bur
only subject to the laws u lDsl aAI
slander which aim 10 p.y,ec. til
equal rights Of others.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-17

INDEPENDENT
IMPARTIAL
and
INDIVIDUAL
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14

(for which you never receive as
much as a thank you. in a great
many cases..
When our outstanding civic boys
want a man to represent and gain
privileges for the group, whom do
they call on? None other than our
loyal, outstanding publisher, Ed
ward 1. Robinson.
Whose very name commands re-
spect and recognition from city,
county, and state officials.
1t would pay each and every
one to support the Northwest En-
terprise financially.
Because if you should decide to
cease publication, with no paper
to represent our causes in its
truthful sense, we, the colored citi-
zens of the northwest would be in
a very deplorable condition. We
should get together and boost your
paper.
I am Respectfully yours
Alfred A. Purnell
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Black Mems Lives The Price OF ''Jobs
For Whites Only"

Cost what it may, Negroes their way into
plane manufacture This industry growing
in and of the necessary Defense
almost unanimous in refusing them employment Even
the west coast where the population includes
tolerance should be the habit Negroes for all their tradition
al loyalty have hard time getting work the flying ships
Mr.. Gottthe German spelling of God-speang for of
the companies calmly stated that his company
ton of sharing the work with Negroes No reason
cuse!
effect of arpane manufacturers refusal to share
with Negroes work which essential defense
larger proportion of them left who by the rules will be
put into the armed forces Correspondngly the jobs
limited to whites, the less they will be sent into the army
and navy by the draft boards Blacks will make up the de-
fcency the lives of black will be the price of Jobs for
whites only"
This is Outrage-wrong if these peace times
and damnaby wrong when the nation needs whoesoued
cooperation of everybody We repeat what may these
airpane manufacturers be share the work with
Negroes
Denial of work to any deeper than the de-
NAL of his political rights condemns him to par
al citizenship from which he Work is the door
to food and shelter without which he dies. Negroes
forced drive home their demand for share of defense
work. villain fayed the maker of the flying
machine the list of nationalities who
tied in with Nazsm in their homeland yet refuses
Negroes whom he knows have only American attitudes and
connection.
Realizing that at first word of definite charge
against Negroes alleging lack OF mentality or dexterty they
would be met with facts arpane manufacturers take refuge
statements like that of Mr. GOt-remniscent OF the ka
ser's ''Me und Gott' of World war days.
Before Congress- before the President and then before
the American people, Negroes should make their appeal for
ghtfu share of work i'm their defense industry Labor
dares to strike in these hours when unus treat
Negroes have right to justice 1t is for them to
make their demand and support it,
Negroes been holding meetings locally, to make
their position Let's begin to think what we shall
do if appeal continues to be met with refusal
Between making effort behalf even it falls
and supine acceptance of starvation Mr. Colts terms,
there choice. Cost what it may Negroes must not
accent an "Asiatic exclusion act' in employment.
cat hypnotzes bird and eats it, Race prejudice is
the hypnOst which is making America victim for
Hitler swallow 1t is the literal truth that the Negro by his
fight share in Americas Defense both in industry and in
arms saving the country from the quagmire into which
selfish little leading it.
X G. Call
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
BY Harold Holifield

Dancing, eating and playing
games, the Crooby club of the
Green Lake Congregational church
and some of the community's col
ored youth, upwards of eighteen
years of age, met in an interra-
cial party last Friday at the Phyl-
lis Wheatley branch Y. w. c. A.
Miss Marjory Pitter played tea
cher" in test" game, the object
of which was to see who could
score the highest on unscrambling
words, matching words and the
like. Part of it consisted of stunts,
little informal things like tapping
water from saucers on the floor
and reciting Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. mo puns, please.)
Lincoln Wirth, adviser to the
Crooby club, directed number of
classical dances which led to gen.
eral hilarity because someone was
always getting mixed up. They ar
ranged themselves in squares OF
four, revolved counter-clockwise
two times, then clockwise, then
walked ahead a few steps and re-
peated the process. The other
dance was complicated.
At 1920, a whistle blew. Short
ly thereafter, the street lamps out
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Interracial Party At YWCAProvides
Actual Approach To Real Democracy

side were turned off, while air.
planes droned high overhead, test
ing the city's efficiency. Carl
Downs, a Californian here attend
ing convention, gave voice to an
eloquent medition in which he ex-
pressed a desire that last Fridays
blackout would be the last one.
The lights came on again and
the festivities renewed. From the
kitchen was sent tea, coffee, bacon
and cheese on buns. At twelve, it
was time to go home and after
taking leave of their new found
friends, the Crooby club members
climbed into a station wagon and
departed.
Everyone seemed to have a
nice time" said Miss Idell Vert
ner, secretary of the branch "Y"
after the guests had departed. Miss
Vertner said that a party of that
nature had been planned for many
months, but the date had not been
definitely set until recently.
The arranging of the affair was
done by a committee composed of
Miss Joyce Cooper, Miss Juanita
Valley, Miss Myrtle Jenkins and
Gilbert Baker. Meetings like this
do a world of good and should be
encouraged, Miss Vertner said.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Dynamite Negro Family's Home

because it was a Restricted area
in which no Negroes were al
lowed" Love said he was acting
as the result of many complaints.
The petition being circulated by
indignant neighbors of the Brooks
family asserts that a leader in the
campaign to force the Negro fam
lily to move is one A. c. Bertelson,
member of the Lago Vista Com
munity club.
At recent meeting of the club
Bertelson is quoted as saying that
he was informed by a representa-
tive of Sheriff w. B. Severyn's
office that it did not disapprove
of the campaign of intimidation
but would discourage open vio-
lence.
The petitions addressed to Sher-
iff Severyns state that the sign
ers are reluctant to believe that
this represents your position"
Rap Violence
1--WE believe that the foundation
of American democracy rests upon
the premise that all men are Gre
ated equal" the petition added.
1--WE unhesitatingly denounce any
attempt to stir up hatred, violence
or racial strife in this community"
Brooks reports that following
the breaking of the windows a
county detective Investigated.
Since the explosion, he said, a
deputy sheriff has been on duty
in the neighborhood.
The family, particularly the
children who are 9 and 13 years
of age, are living in constant fear
of another outbreak of terror.
w. N. D.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Indiana AFL Fights Bill
Barring Job Jim Grow

merce, asking him to use his in
fluence to have the Indiana Cham
Der of Commerce alter its policy
on the measure. Mr.. Kemper re-
Piled that the form of organiza-
ton of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce prevented it from
making suggestions to the organ
ization members. Except with re-
spect to matters on which the
Chamber itself previously has TAX
en- a position"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Negro Newspaper Week

Washington, D. c. The third an
nua National Negro Newspaper
week as sponsored by Delta Phi
Delta journalistic society in CO.
operation with the Negro News
papers of America will be observ-
ed March 1922 it was announced
here this week by Otto McClarin,
National President of Delta Phi
Pelta.
Previously known as National
Bigger and Better Negro News
paper Week, the observance is de-
signde primarily to familiarize
America with the accomplishment
and possibilities of the Negro
press and the contribution made by
it to American life since the first
Negro newspaper appeared in this
country ia years ago. 1t is fur
Their hoped that the observance
will stimulate a greater interest
in journalism among Negro youth
of America to the end that they
may seek journalistic training,
thereby increasing their ability to
interpret intelligently the Negro
to America.
A feature of the Week this year
will be the observance of the One
Hundred and Fourteenth Anniver-
sary of the American Negro Press
The wings Over Jordan" program
for Sunday, March 16 is to be de-
voted to Founders Day for the
Negro press with Moss Hyles Ken
dirk, director of National Negro
Newspaper Week, serving as
speaker. The theme of the week
is to be 1.-THE Negro Press is an
American Institution"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
NY Assembly Bills
Bar Job Jim Grow

Albany, N. Y The judiciary
committee of the New York State
Assembly held hearing here on
March 4 on eleven bills which deal
with discrimination against Neg
roes in New York State particu-
larly with discrimination in en-
ployment.
Some of the bills, introduced by
Assemblyman William T. Andrews,
were aimed at discrimination in
the civil service, in public works
employment, and public utilities
employment. Three would deny to
lily-white labor unions the right
to collective bargaining.
Among the numerous organiza-
TOMS supporting the bills was the
NAACP, which was represented by
Roy Wilkins, assistant secretary.
Mr.. Wilkins cited the predicament
of the Negro in New York State as
revealed by the report of a special
commission appointed by the leg
islature. He charged that the
large industries of the state and
huge public utilities Zone of which
employs more persons than the
state of New York; maintain lily
white employment policies. He al
so decried the denial of employ
ment to Negroes by Ney York
plants filling national defense con-
tracts.
The NAACP executive disagreed
sharply with spokesman for the
c. I. o. unions, the Communist
party, and the National Negro
Congress who endorsed all of the
bills except those which would de-
ny to labor unions the right of
collective bargaining if those I'M
ions barred Negroes from employ
ment.
Mr.. Wilkins declared that there
was no difference to the Negro in
being barred from employment by
corporations and being barred
from the job by lily-white union.
1t is the feeling here that at
least eight of the bills have
good chance of being passed at
the present session.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Millikin Devin
Make Statements

Earl Millilxin 1 am grateful
and conscious of a great response
bility. 1 am grateful for the vote
of confidence manifested in the
plan of government I shall strive
to give Seattle. feel my success
at the polls yesterday is a tribute
to those who saw in my candidacy
the kind of progressive represen-
tative government they stand for.
1t is VICTORY for principle even
more than it is compliment to
me. I regard myself merely the
instrument through which, with
the cooperation of the city council
and the people themselves, I may
be able to carry on with the pro-
gram of progress I outlined dur
ing the campaign.
Seattle has an encouraging flu
ture. We all have much work to
do. But we are ready for it and
nothing will stop us from moving
forward rapidly and successfully if
we all move together.
Judge w. f. Devin: I wish to
congratulate Mr.. Milikin upon his
election. I feel confident that the
people have chosen him because
they feel that he will give to all
the people good and honest gov
eminent. May I be the first to
offer by cooperation to him in his
duties which lie ahead in building
of the great Seattle of today, a
greater Seattle of tomorrow.
To my friends and loyal support
ers I extend my most heartfelt
thanks for your splendid and I'M
selfish work performed in the in
terest of good government. To you
say, do not be disheartened, there
is work to be done, let us rally as
one behind our new mayor and
make our city the finest in the
land.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14

New York-1n reply to a tele-
gram informing him that AFL
unions in Indiana were opposing
a bill in the state legislature which
would bar from collective bargain
ing any union which maintains
a lily-white membership, William
Green, A. F. of L. president has
wired the NAACP that the unions
are opposing the bill because it
would destroy collective bargain
ing between employers and en-
playees."
The Indiana House has passed
unanimously, by a vote of go
bill No. 445, designed to remove
discrimination against Negroes in
the plants having national defense
contracts.
A. F. of L. Unions, which are
largely of the craft variety, and
which bar Negroes from men,
bership more consistently than G.
I. o. unions, are opposing this
bill.
The NAACP also learned that
the Indiana State Chamber of
Commerce was opposing the bill
vigorously. NAACP secretary Wal
ter White sent a telegram to
James S. Kemper, president of the
United States Chamber of Com
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
To Our Subscribers

The failure of the Northwest Enterprise reach you
every Saturday morning, is certainly fault of the pub
Usher Press difficulties and the Mailing department
caused the confusion.
We appreciate that failure to receive your paper Sat
urday, makes it worthless to you.
The condition can and will be remedied even though
it causes temporary suspension
Tragic that may be, there to be other al
tentative.
The publication of Negro weekly newspaper in the
Northwest is snecure 1t is too costly for any ndivd
ual who would without fear publish for betement
Every minority needs newspaper. 1t is absolute
necessity.
Added to financial burdens, the failure of papers to
reach subscribers tme makes it not only difficult but
embarrassing.
No subscriber received paper Saturday.
We repeat, this condition and will be remedied.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Letters To The Editor

Mr.. Edward I. Robinson, Editor
The Northwest Enterprise
306, 18th Ave. So.
Seattle, Wash.
My Dear Mr.. Robinson:
L have oft times wondered #
the average re-acting public of our
group have ever taken time to
check on what outstanding civic
work which you and your paper
have accomplished.
When the group of the under
world are placed on spot, when
the politician seeks front man
and mouth piece, when the church
es want an unusual amount of
publicity, and space in your paper
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Neighbors Protesting
Terror Act
Explosion Climax OF Cam
paign To Force Family Out
Censored BY Daily Papers


Seattle, Wash. - Petitions de-
handing that authorities appre-
bend the persons who dynamited
the Lago Vista home of Carl
Brooks, Negro teacher, and put an
end to a reign of violence and ter
ror, are being circulated this week
by indignant residents of that sub
urban community.
The campaign of intimidation
and violence to force the Negro
family to leave the modest home
they purchased last October was
climaxed on the night of Wednes-
day, February &c, when dynamite
was thrown at the home in which
two children were sleeping.
The dynamite landed near the
house and the explosion shattered
every window. The sound of the
explosion was heard for an area
of several blocks. Brooks was
away at the time conducting an
educational class at the Lago Vista
Old Age Pension Union meeting.
The first act of violence occurred
week previous to the use of the
dynamite. At that time unknown
persons used a large charred log
to smash in four windows.
Asked To Leave
Brooks declared that shortly
after buying the property he was
approached by c. A. Love, a real
estate gent and adH,isad To t,no1ro