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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-28

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Thus Miss Selby finds herself
inadvertently doing missionary
work on proper posture and cor
rect eorseting. She makes sew
raj important points.
CORRECTING
FIGURE FAULTS
IF your right shoulder slopes.
tuck your packages under that
arm instead of the left.
"Lopsided hipline tendencies
often can be improved by a con-
seious effort TO distribute your
weight equally on both feet.
Intelligent corseting will work
wonders in the direction Of mini
MIXING unsightly bulges-and then
there are clothes Dressmsker
finishes make The best of even
poor figures"
OF course, there's exercise, too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-28
, SERIAL STORY
MURDER IN PARADISE
BY MARGUERITE GAHAGAN

THE STORY: Friendly. high-
spirited Maudie O'Connor. her
Scottie. Finn McCool, and her school
teacher daughter. Mary, enjoy a week
of quiet vacation at Paradise Lake
before their discovery OF the murdered
body Of sophisticated Herbert Cord
spells trouble. Instead of phoning the
police from elderly Chris Gordon's
inn. Maude goes TO the home OF prim
Miss Mile Morris and the pretty
niece. Jeanne Morris, whom local re-
sorters had believed engaged to Cord
with a fiancee. Margie Dixon. Both
Miss Mile and JEANNE had reason
to hate Cord. Mary. the next day.
wonders about a lucky piece her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-28

Your postmaster car tell YOU
how 70 invest in U. s. Defense
BondA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-28

moment. and In way that
doesn't nseaa forfeiting your
happy home.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Seattle Rainiers Sacramento SoIons
Open Baseball Season Tues, April q

There is another potential
championship baseball team in the
making in Southern California
where the two time pennant win
ming Seattle Rainiers have been
training for the past six weeks,
according to the baseball reporters
who have been with the team.
The Rainiers have been almost
unbeatable in preseason exhibition
games, having won ten out of thir-
teen starts, many of them against
such teams as the Philadelphia
Athletics and the Pittsburg Tigers
The Pacific Coast League season
officially opened April 9Th, when
the Rainiers met the San Francis
co Seals on their home grounds.
Manager Bill Skiff, who succeeds
the late Jack Lelivelt, will bring
the Rainiers home for their first
game at Sticks Seattle Stadium on
April %, when they entertain the
colorful Sacramento Solons, led
this season by fiery Pepper Martin
former star of the st. Louis Car
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Jimmy Lunceford Is
Coming To Seattle
Watch For Date
Do Not Fail To Attend The Pub
lie Mass Meeting, Tuesday,
April 22nd, at p. m.

dinalS.
Skiff, a native of New Rochelle,
N. :, was surprised at the ability
shown by boys from the North
west.
They grow them big and fast in
the Northwest, he sand. "It must
be the climate"
Skiff is great believer in young
players, liking to develop them.
In recent years he has been active
in the New York Yankees farm
system and plans to comb the
Northwest for young baseball tall
ent just as carefully as the Yanks
search the country for it.
In addition to those mentioned
the Rainiers have been greatly
strengthened in several spots.
Lies" Scarsella has replaced
George Archie at First base and
Bill Matheson, a big rangy out
fielder has been added to the staff.
For the opening game all seats
are reserved, with no change in
prices.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
NAACP Scores Ford For Using Negro
Workers TO Break Rouge Strike

Detroit, Misunderstanding that
the use of Negro workers in hired
"goon squad" to break the strike
called April 2 at the huge River
Rouge plant of the Ford Motor
Company was dangerous" Walter
White, N. A. A. c. P. secretary,
issued a statement April deplor-
ing the action and calling upon
the Negroes in the plant to leave.
The NAACP secretary flew here
April 7 when long distance tele-
phone reports to New York seemed
to indicate that racial tension had
been injected so strongly into the
struggle between Ford and the
strikers that riot might be stag
ed.
1.-THE Ford Stake" said Mr..
Whites statement, faces the Ne
gro with the toughest decision he
has ever had to make in the mat
ter of jobs and his relations with
his fellow workers and employers.
Widespread discrimination by some
employers, even in national de-
Tense industries financed by taxa
ton of Negroes as well as whites,
has driven the majority of Negro
workers to the ragged edge of ex-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18

Mesdames Harrington, Harris,
Thompson, Lucy Hill, Morris and
Miss Birdie Morris for their gen.
erous support.
The Rev. F. w. Penick and his
entire congregation, Deacons Cas-
man and Anderson at every beck
and call and the John Doory Lum-
Der Co., for their gifts of lumber
and paint Finally to our own little
band of Silent Workers who never
left the tomb label Our Clean
ers" and I am truly grateful for
our loyal deacons and officials.
Following Easter service, came
the Feast of the Wilderness, an
old fashioned dinner served to the
entire congregation. Fried chicken,
chicken salad, rolls, pies, cakes,
ice cream with food enough left
to serve as many more.
The First Baptist Church of
Kennydale invites you to worship
with them, Sunday, April 20, at
p. m. in the Little Church by the
Side of the Road.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Calling ALI Bills
For Elks Memorial

Calling Tacoma, FIT. Lewis, Port
land and Yakima Elks to attend
Memorial exercises of Puget Sound
Lodge Elks No. 100 and Evergreen
Temple No. 157 Daughter Elks at
Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday
April 81 at 8 p. m.
We are preparing for the great
est memorial in the history OF
Elkdom in Seattle and the Narth-
west. Said Exalted Ruler E. R
Chainey, ut was not our intention
to disclose the personnel of the
program yet. It is common knowl-
edge that Bro. Roy Sheffield will
read Thanatopsis with appropriate
music. Those in the know say the
public is due for most pleasant
surprise in the rendition of Bry-
ants classic eulogy on death.
Indications are that Mt. Zior
will be taxed to its capacity
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Jim's Barbecue Cafe
Wins Popular Favor

Jim's Barbecue Cafe 1916 jack
son street, now operating under
new management and ownership is
taking on an air of popularity
which portends popular rendez-
vous for friends. Mr.. Gus West
the new owner, is not only popu-
lar in the business world but en-
joys a large following among all
classes in church and fraternal cir
cles.
Immediately on acquiring con-
troll business has increased twohold
and the personal necessary to its
operation doubled. The cafe is I'M
der the management of Mrs. Mae
Phillips assisted by Miss Kathryn
Polk, former beauty contest win
ner and Mrs. Blanch Head. Two
cooks and two dish washers man
the kitchen. The baking is super
vised by Mrs. j. T. Bradley.
West will continue the immedi-
ate management assuring his pat
rons personal service, already
attractive to many patrons.
Among many seen dining and
complimenting the new service
were Mrs. Nellie Wilson and Mrs.
Mamie Cassman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Jimmy LuncefOrd Is
Coming To Seattle
Watch For Date

istence. Henry Ford has not only
hired more Negroes than any other
Detroit employer but has given
some of them the chance to rise
above the mental ranks which con-
trasts sharply with Knudsen's Gen.
eral Motors.
FThe attempt to use Negroes as
a club over the heads of those who
wish to organize themselves in
unions in the Ford plants, how
ever, is a dangerous move in times
like these. It may make for in
creased racial tensions which
would hurt the defense program.
I regret that a few colored work.
ers, in their desperation for jobs
have lent themselves to staying
in the River Rouge plant. They are
not helping themselves, the cause
of the Negro, nor labor relations
generally. Especially when every
one knows that thesFord company
could evacuate the plant in fifteen
minutes if it really wanted the
thousand or so white and Negro
workers out of there. 1 again plead
with the men in the plant to leave,
to remove this source of friction,
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Blackwells Acquire
Scott Coal, Fuel Go.

Marking what may be an ex-
pansion of Race effort, two smart
young women boldly forsake their
inherited field and challenge men
in their own domain for a right
to participate in business.
Mrs. Kitty Blackwell, former
owner of the kitty Kat" cafe and
Mrs. Fred Rosa Blackwell, became
our first pioneers in the sale of
ice, coal, fuel and wood. Last week
they purchased the Scott Coal and
Fuel Co. business located at 1412
23rd Ave.
Mrs. Kitty Blackwell speaking
of her new venture, said: No bus
mess is no longer exclusively
mans. Our success will lie in our
ability to meet him as competitor
both in price and service.
Anyone wishing ice, coal or wood
will certainly get quick delivery
as we are neighbors to all tele-
! phones.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Harvard Resents Barring
OF Negro In Navy Contest

CAMBRIDGE, Mass Harvard
campus organizations Wednesday
demanded Qualification of the uni
versity's athletic policy toward Ne
groes following disclosure that a
Negro undergraduate was barred
from participation in a Harvard
Navy lacrosse game which Navy
won, IL to O, at Annapolis last Sat-
urday.
Demand for a clear exposition of
policy was put forth in statement
drawn up by various campus or
CARNATIONS such as the Crimson,
undergraduate publication, the stu
dent council, the glee club and the
law school forum.
by yielding to the naval aca-
demy's demands" the statement
said, Harvard has taken an in
defensible position in the eyes of
a democratic nation"
William ]. ("Big Bill') Bing-
ham, Harvard athletic director,
said naval academy officials re-
quested the game be played with
out Lucien v. Alexis Jr., new Or
leans, La, Negro. He said Annap-
oils officials offered to forfeit the
game, but he decided to play it
without Alexis.
AS guests of Annapolis, said
Bingham, 81 had no chance in
the matter. Had the game been
played at Cambridge, would have
insisted that he be allowed to
play"
From Annapolis came dispatches
quoting Rear-Admiral Russell Will
son, superintendent of the naval
academy was willing to play any
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Senate Committee Back
After Recess, To Take
Up Defense Job Probe

New York-Further action will
be taken on Senate Resolution rs
about April 16 when the ten-day
recess of Congress ends, and Sen
ator H. H. Schwartz of Wyoming,
chairman of the subcommittee to
hear the resolution, returns to
Washington.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kan
saS, in letter to Senator
Schwartz scored J. H. Heidelberg
er, president and general manager
of the North American Aviation
Company, for its refusal to hire
Negro labor at its new plant in
Kansas City, Kansas. Capper ex-
pressed the belief that if S. r. rs,
which would set up machinery for
investigating discrimination in de-
Tense industry, were passed it
could lessen much of the dissen-
sion which now exists.
The American Civil Liberties
Union notified Senator w. Warren
Barbour, another of the resolu-
TONS sponsors, of its earnest sup
port of the measure. Walter
White, secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, will be in Wash
ington for the subcommittee hear
inp
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Eddie Rochester" Anderson's Classic
Natl. Urban League In Nat. Def. Prog

is glad to be. But first of all, he is
an American, SO let him be an
American. He is a healthy work
ing boy, so let him help. If one
comes along that can't make the
grade, then cast him aside and
he'll only study twice as hard and
make it the next time up; but if
he can make it, let him in and
you can get your bottom dollar
he'll be ready to give the last drop
of blood to build up this country
that he loves and he will never
turn a finger to tear it down.
How is it so far, Boss?
They have scientists, inventors,
philosophers, machinists, mechan-
ics-and that's something like me
at the house, eh, Mr.. Benny? In
fact, they have almost every other
skill that is known to man. OF
course, there might not be so many
of them, but as I said before, he
has hard job to convince the
principals and teachers that he
should be in there, too. I realize
the whole thing is just an over
sight and 1 know that Mr.. and Mrs.
America have been so busy that
they kinda overlooked the one son
that they can put up against the
wheel and rest assured that no
body can tell him anything else but
push. So. Mr.. and Mrs. America,
give this child of yours chance
to make you just as proud of him
today as you've always been in the
past. I thank you.
How's that, Boss? Gee, thanks
Well, so long. I'll be right over.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Lewis Ford Auxiliary
Plan Installation

New officers of Lewis Ford Post
No. 2S9, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and of the Ladies' Auxiliary, will
be installed at meeting in Wash
ington Hall, Friday evening at 500
o'clock.
Installing officers will be EN-
NETT Mullens and Mrs. Ethel Pal
mer.
Officers of the Post to be Undue
ted are: William ]. Hyatt, COM
mander; Edward c. Lacey, senior
vice commander; Harold Brock
man, junior vice commander; Dol
linger S. Rotten, quartermaster ad.
jutant; Henry A. Twaites, Chaplin
Auxiliary officers to be indicted
are: Mrs. Helen Baker, president
Mrs. Harriet N. Hyatt, senior
vice president; Mrs. Katy Cathay
junior vice president; Mrs. Anna
L. Butler, chaplin; Miss Alberta
Baker, secretary; Mrs. Pearl Spen
Ger, treasurer; Mrs. Ravinna Jen
kins, guard; Mrs. Gloria Harvey
conductress. Trustees: Mrs. Mild
red Staten, Mrs. Ida Hart and Mrs
Ella Stewart.
A program has been arranged
and refreshments will be served
The public is cordially invited.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
Rev. +. Penick Calls
Public Mass Meeting


An enlarged Business and In
dustrial committee with the
Rev. F. w. Penick, pastor of
Mt. Zion Baptist church as
chairman, has issued a call for
a city wide Mass Meeting at
Mt. Zion Baptist church, Tues
day evening, April % at 8 p. m.
The object of the meeting is
to devise ways and means
whereby Negro business in Sc
attic will lrecieve the aid and
encouragement necessary for
success.
All citizens feeling an inter
est in Racial business are urged
to be present.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
The Little Church By The Side OF The Road

The First Baptist Church of
Kennydale, Rev. Judson Swancy,
pastor, witnessed one of the finest
demonstrations of a Risen Christ"
at it's Easter Sunday service.
The Little Church by the Side of
the Road, discarded its burial robes
and shone in all it's glory as the
Nazarene himself lowered over the
little flock that filled every neck
and crany of the newly renovated
little church.
Long after the historic struggle
of this little church for survival
has past, the names of hundreds
will adorn it's little book of fame
and their names indellibly stamped
in Gods book of Fate.
The ever popular Easter text:
"He isn't here; for He is Risen,"
led the Rev. Judson Swancy and
his little flock to witness the adj
vent of the Holy Spirit with His
special blessings on the many who
made it possible to prepare a place
fit to welcome the Saviour of Man.
Mrs. Art Smith, the popular
Cafe owner, without solicitation,
placed on the altar of the little
church all the paper necessary for
its ceiling and four walls. Mr..
Clarence Woods, personal friend
of Rev. Swancy at great per-
sonal sacrifice contributed all the
painting, decorating and hung all
the paper. Mr.. Dave Lee, always
a liberal contributor, Mr.. Johnny
Campbell, freely giving his sup
port, Mr.. J. T. Bradley, the Auto
Fix-It, who made it possible to
forget his car troubles.
Mrs. Rev. T. M. Davis, the house
guest of Mrs. c. N. Jones of Ken
nydale, was visitor and addressed
the congregation Continuing his
address, the pastor said it would
be unchristian if he failed to men,
ton Gods messengers of love:
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18

team, regardless of its compost
ton, but when he found Alexis
was to play, he telephoned Bing-
ham, saying Harvard should have
informed us in advance of this
situation"
From Portland Oregonian
In an emphatic reply to Rob-
bins wire, Ray Wilkins, assistant
secretary of the N. A. A. c. p,
said, "NAACP joins with Harvard
students in protesting the obstin-
ately enforced policy of the Ma
val Academy in its refusal to COM
pete against athletic teams con-
tanning Negro members. The Ma
val Academy has never had the
courage to meet this issue square
ly and stand upon its refusal to
play against Negroes, but has hid
den behind wire-pulling and SUBJ
terfuge"
Wilkins cited the ten year old
incident involving Bill Bell, grid
star of Ohio State, when Bell, a
first string player, was withdrawn
from the lineup and sent to scout
another team on the day of the
Navy-Ohio game.
"The Naval Academy action"
Wilkins continued, lis of a piece
with Navy policy which restricts
Negro enlistments to mess attend
ants only, and illustrates perfectly
the hypocrisy of the war-cry
against totalitarian cruelties while
the same doctrines are being prac-
ticed here in America.
"Of course, Harvard should have
refused to play"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18

Hello, Mr.. Benny, this is Ro-
chester. Sorry I'm a little late,
boss, but they asked me to come
over to make a speech on the
National Urban Leagues National
Defense Program, coming over on
a national hook-up, in the interest
of the national "us's" so I wrote
myself speech and want you to
hear it before go on the air. Are
you listenin'? Okay.
First the announcer says La
dies and Gentlemen, Rochester
Vann Jones'! Then he says-I un-
derstand, Rochester, that you have
been interested for some time in
seeing that the Negro has chance
to do his bit for the National De-
Tense Program. Then he says
would you mind giving the listen
ers some of your viewpoints ? Now,
here's where 1 come in. Why, GER
tainly, Mr.. Jury. Now this is the
point 1 want you to hear, Boss. 1t
seems to me that Mr.. and Mrs.
America have been so busy in this
great program of national defense
that they sorta overlooked one OF
their children. One who always
has been a great fighter-loyal,
conscientious and willing to do his
bit at all times. 1t seems that this
child is having little trouble con-
vincing the principals and teach
ers of this great defense program
that he could come through with
that he could some through with
flying colors if only given chance
to. Are you still listening, Boss
He knows that he is Negro and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-04-18
The Mastery OF
National Destiny
BY Emmett j. Scott

washington, IL. AS the ma
ton proceeds on its way toward a
mastery of it's National destiny, it
finds that it must, first of all, pro-
mote a spirit of unity and solida-
rity within if it is to assure the
preservation of freedom and the
progress of mankind in this coun-
try of ours.
All too slowly we are beginning
to recognize this basic fact. There
are some signs-feeble it is true
that the American consciousness
is wakin up to an acceptance of
this necessity.
Submered Groups Cannot Be
Neglected
AS the country could not remain
permanently half slave and half
free, so also is it that the IA
vored elements of our country can
not maintain a negligent attitude
of Indifference with respect to its
submerged groups.
It is for that reason, undoubt-
eddy, that we find nowadays in
public press and in government,
somethin of an expressed deter
mination to "get over" to neglec-
ted peoples in the United States,
the thought that they too, have a
vital stake in the emergencies of
this hour, and that, their sustained
morale and patriotism are factors
Of Importance as we prepare the
country for whatever may soon be
in store for it.
The Flame of Democracy
That is why the president, a few
days ago appealed to the heart and
mind of every man and every wo-
man within our borders to join in
an about effort to keep alive the
flame of democracy and to shield
it from the black-out of barbarism.
To reassure these neglected
groups he gave. voice to the senti-
ment that "there never has been,
there isn't now, and there never
will be, any race of people fit to
serve as masters over their fell
low-men." 1t is to be hoped this eX-
preston gave pause to some of our
own good citizens in the United
States, especially in the one-party
section, the Democratic South.
Words, no matter how noble, are
not enough. They must be followed
by application and action. Other
wise they are meaningless. Too Of
ten in the last eight years per-
Torrance has Knocked promises
glibly uttered.
Further, the president made il
plain that there is not one among
us who has not an ultimate stake
in the outcome of the efforts now
being made to preserve and pro-
tect "the common mans security
his happiness" and an aban-
donment of mans inhumanity to
man."
The Test of Patriotism
The best test of patriotism is a
solemn determination by each
American to treat all other Ameri-
cans as Americans is the formula
recommended by the Christian Sci.
ence Monitor and is respectfully
referred to those class conscious
Americans who look down upon
Cypress, and suppress their fel.
lows in all periods of time except
when the best energies of these
oppressed minorities are needed fol
National ends.
Continued on Page Two)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-19
The Pinch Is Coming

The crack salesman shrugged ruefully. "Yepl It's going to be little tough. You see, I'm in the butter business!" Know lng that he was in the electrical equip rent business, his hearers all pricked up their ears. Then 1t dawned. "Guns or hutter?"
 And we all remembered that his branch of the business was household appliances. Butter! Now the guns come first. We are rapidly approaching the point where the shoe is going to pinch a little. It Wor- ries few people. Not others. So many of the others have been learning for 10 years to get along without things.
 A friend bought an electric refrigerator the other day. With 1t came most polite and apologetic explanation of the lack of aluminium trays. The substitute trays were really quite satisfactory, 1t assured. They seemed to be, too. So what? It's possible that if necessary one could even get along without any ice cubes at all.
 Suppose 1t should be true that in cer- tain parts of the east 1t should be neces- sary to cut down little on gasoline con- sumption? Probably some sort of ration ing system would cause less hardship than cutting off all traffic on Sunday. But suppose that came? Europe, all of 1t, IldS kl6u kdSSlHlC 4dVACAAlAE AOh yS@AS' ~~~ long since you've walked a mile, anyway?
 Suppose the old car must be driven a year longer, or the washing machine made to do for another year? Suppose cigarets cost a few cents more and the price of wi1iskey rises steeply. Suppose shaving cream comes in glass jar instead of a tin tube, and anchovy paste can scarcely be had at all? Suppose taxes rise, and one is asked to give to the United Service Organizations and to buy Defense Bonds?
 Technically, some of these things may be called reduction in the standard of living. Compare it with what is going on in Europe according to a private letter from the U. s. diplomat there: "1n Europe one cannot speak of reduction in the standard of living. There IS no standard of living. One gets what one can, and makes 1t do."
 It Is to prevent such situation that we are asked to make little sacrifices now. Ex- cept for the men called for army service, real sacrifice has as yet been asked of no.- body. We should be ashamed to speak of the little changes and small incon- veniences proposed thus far as sacrifices"