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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-04-24
Social News

Shut Ins-Mrs Marguerite Crit
fin is convalescing at her home
in N. E. Grande Ave-, from a
major operation.
Mrs. Gladys Williams, S. E. 31st,
is reported improving after a
weeks illness.
Mrs. Abbie Cantrell, i'll the past
two weeks, has recovered.
Friends are sharing the grief
of Messrs. James Braggs and Lee
Matthews, who respectively re-
ceived the sad news of the pass
ing of brothers the past week. Mr..
Ocie Braggs, whom his brother,
James, had not seen for number
of years, passed in McAlester,
Oklahoma. Jacob Matthews, world
war veteran, died Monday in Los
Angeles. His remains were ship
ped to Oakland for burial from
the HUDSON Funeral home. Burial
in the Government cemetery. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Matthews, brother
and sister-in-law, left Wed. morn
ing to attend the funeral.
The Literary Research club con-
ferred quite an honor on one of
its past presidents at its current
meeting, April 10th. The honoree
was Mrs. Marie Smih, whose birth
day was on Easter Sunday, which
at that time, was April 10. The
club members gave Mrs. Smith a
hanky shower. Incidentally, Mrs.
Smith had baked a lucious birth
day cake which she shared with
the club as it met at her home.
Deepest sympathy is extended
by many of the race group today
(Wed.) to Mr.. Cole McElroy and
son, Burton, in their hour of grief
over the passing Tuesday of Mrs.
Clara Mable McElroy, wife and
mother respectively. Mr.. and Mrs.
McElroy are known to friends
alike as Pop" and MA" Funeral
services Friday, 2:30, from Hol-
man Lutz.
Rev. Browning c. Allen returned
Monday evening from very inter-
esting trip to Vancouver, B. c.,
where he conducted quarterly Con-
ference Sunday, April 10, for Rev.
Harold e. Wilson at the A. M. E.
Church. Services included Baptism
and Communion. Aside from
breakfast and dinner engagements,
and scenic trip to the famous
Stanley Park, Rev. Allen, took
time out for his pet hobby, that
of visiting the sick and shut-ins.
At one hospital he visited Evelyn
Jones, sister of Mrs. Ethel Jack
son of Portland. One Of his dinner
engagements was with the senior
Joneses, Mrs. Jackson's parents.
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Mt. Olivet Baptist
N. Z. First and Schuyler
Rev. j. j. Glow, Pastor
Rev. j.

Sunday morning Rev. Clovis
message was from the subject
Common. Place Things of Life. -
Rev. William Hackett spoke at
800 p. M, his subject, Halted
Between Two Opinions. Club
meetings - Fellowship with Mrs.
Francis Hood Monday evening.
S. o. C. Tuesday 500 p. m. at
the church where they enjoyed a
progressive dinner for club MEM
bers. Searchlight Friday with Mrs.
Marie Smith, to complete plans
for their Double v Victory Tea,
May 18th.
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PORTLAND NEWS
22l6 S. E. 37th Phone East 1911
MGry M. Duncan, Editor
PRAYER

20 Lord, give us more charity.
more self denial, more likeness
to thee, Teach us to sacrifice our
comforts to others, and our likings
for the sake of doing good. Make
us kindly in thought, gentle in
word, generous in deed. Teach us
that it is better to give than to
receive; better to forget ourselves
than to put ourselves forward; bet
ter to minister than to be minis
cred unto. And unto thee, the
God of Love, be glory and praise
forever. Amen.
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They Did Not Sing
BY e. Stanley Jones

iNOIlIiluC0 AiOail last iSSuct
In the six or seven states where
there are 1,125, 1000 Negro children
per capita educational expenditure
for those Negro children is $3.50
per child as against SIS for the
nation, and $86 to $500 in the
most advanced states. In five
states the average salary for Me-
gro teachers per year is 1887.
Amid this dark picture there is one
hopeful CLEAN: Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, are trying to do justice to
the Negro by putting up a great
er per capita expenditure for Me-
gro children than for white. No
mere program of charity will do,
there must be. simple, elemental
justice. The Negro must be given
equality Of opportunity. New zea-
land is one of the most progress
i've states in the world. The Maori
and the white New Zealanders are
advancing side by side, each proud
Of the other. The secret? A bish-
op and a governor put through a
bill making it Illegal to ALLEVIATE
the land of the Maori. It put O
solid economic basis under the
Maori. We enslaved the Negro,
and now keep him under, in econ
omic slavery. That is why we are
prejudiced against him, the sight
Of him reminds us, perhaps, I'M
consciously, of our own sins. We
always hate and despise those
whom we wrong, We will never
appreciate the Negro until we do
him justice. Then we will be proud
Of him. The Negroes of America
have been, and for the most part,
are loyal to our country. I am
astonished at their loyalty and
lack Of bitterness. They have sub
limated their bitterness into the
Negro Spirituals; they have set
their pain to music and out of
that pain have sung the most tri-
umphant religious music of the
world. Nobody Knows the Trouble
I've Seen, Glory, Hallelujah!
Anyone who can begin the way
that verse begins and end the way
that verse ends has something the
rest of us need. They are loyal
in spite Of it. But that loyalty is
being strained and Is at the break
ing point. In some breasts it has
broken. Where it has broken COM
munism finds fertile soil and often
it helps break it. Some have not
merely sublimated their frustra-
lions and set them to music; they
have been spurred by those frus-
trations into overcompensation and
astonishing achievement. When
the Negro member of the North
western University team went
across the goal line with several
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men hanging to him, scoring the
winning touchdown in crucial
game, I said to the Negro member
of our Mission team, HE got
across" His quiet answer was:
HE had to. A whole racial his
tory was in that moment. His mo-
ment had come and he had to get
across. He had to. A white boy
couldn't have done it," he over
compensated.
concluded next issue)
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Lapsed OF lost life insur-
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for values covering either
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Charge only on recovery.
Send policies to or write
Northwest Enterprise In
surance Research Council,
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Portland Churches
Shilo Baptist
N. e. 10 and Everette
n ~ nc~old.nu Ntu,otar

Morning and evening messages
Sunday at Shilo were on these
subjects respectively: "Strive to
Enter in at the Straight Gate"
and "a Cross Bearing Christian. I"
The B. Y. P. u. at TOO p. m. is
always an entertaining meeting
for the young people. Sunday Apr.
20, 800 p. m. rally effort will
be in progress. Proceeds will go
to defray vacation expense of Rev.
Donaldson and family, also include
delegates expense to National Bap-
fist Congress.
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Mr.. A. L. Hayes, the mail car
rier, taken very i'll Saturday while
on duty, was moved to the Ia
coma General hospital. At this
writing he is much better, all his
friends wish for him a speedy re-
covery, for he is certainly missed
in his church work.
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Big Bazarr and Rummage Sale Wednes-
day and Thursday, April 29-3O. Old Fashioned
Fried Chisken Dinner, Use per plate-May 1,
Auspices of the Pacific Coast Ministers and Mis-
sionary Home, Inc; given at Helen Kelly Manley
Community Center, 1928 S. W. Front ST., South
Portland. Rev. r. E. Donaldson, Executive Sec.
rotary; Mrs. Ida E. Wood, President
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Tacoma Branch N. A. A. c. p,
met on Thursday evening to COM
plete plans for the annual mem
bership drive, held this year from
May 1 to June 1. Mr.. F. u. Har-
ris, chairman of the drive, met
with the committee and appointed
the following captains to serve
during the month. Reverend. E. B.
Wilson, Mr.. James Claxton, Mrs
Wendell Stafford, DIR. L. c. Bowl
ing, Mr.. James Beck, Mrs. Charles
Ray, Miss Roberta Weber, Miss
Fannie Frazier, Mrs. Thomas
Jones, Mrs. Edward Miller, and
Mrs. Emmett Elmore. A prize
will be awarded to the captain
bringing in the largest amount of
money over twenty-five dollars.
Each captain will choose his own
workers. The kickoff meeting will
be held on Sunday evening, April
26, at the Allen A. M. E. Church.
Speakers will be DR.. Frank Will
liston Of the College of Puget
Sound, and Mr.. Bernard Squires,
secretary of the Urban League of
Seattle. All old members are
urged to renew their memberships
before the drive begins. For in
formation call Main 1868.
Misses acqueline Gibson, Doris
Wilson, and Millicent Jones spent
Sunday afternoon in Seattle. Be-
fore returning home, they attend
ed B. Y. P. U. at the Mount Zion
Baptist Church.
On Sunday morning, Mrs. Wen
dell Stafford conducted an inter-
racial discussion at the Mason
Methodist Church. The meeting
was greatly enjoyed by all pre-
sent. Mrs. Stafford was the guest
of DIR. and Mrs. Frank Williston.
The Matrons Club met on
Thursday evening with Mrs. L. c.
Bowling on South IL Street Nine
members were present. Plans were
formulated for a wind-up program,
to be held at the Allen A. M. e.
Church, Sunday evening, May IT,
at which time all pledges for the
Scholarship Fund will be paid. A
program will be furnished by MEM
bers of the clubs participating in
the drive. After the business of
the evening, the hostess served a
delicious supper. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Frederick Chew.
Mr.. Clarence johnson of the
War Production Board, accom-
panied by Mr.. Bernard Squires of
the Seattle Urban League spent
last Wednesday in Tacoma. At
$3.50 in the morning, he held
conference with Mayor Harry p.
Cain. At this meeting, he was
accompanied by DR.. e. E. Elmore,
Mr.. James Claxton and Mrs. Wen
dell Stafford of the Tacoma
Branch N. A. IA. c. p. In the af-
ternoon, he contacted various
Union officials and employers in
Defense Industries. He was taken
on a sightseeing tour Of the city
by Mr.. w. P. Stafford and DR..
E. E. Gilmore. After a six o'clock
dinner at the Stafford residence,
various representative citizens
called on Mr. Johnson, and the
evening was spent in round
table discussion. Present in the
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Beck, Mr. James Claxton, DR.. L.
c. Bowling, Mr.. Ernest Timer, ST.,
Mr.. Barney Rucker, Reverend d.
c. Stephenson, and Mrs. Laurel
Covington.
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BetheIs Senior Missionary So
ciety met last Thursday with Mrs.
Mary M. Duncan in S. E. 37th
Ave. The District Conference May
13-14-15 at Yakima and the So
ciety's Spring Bazaar were items
discussed. An article written by
e. Stanley Jones Of the National
Preaching Mission, was read by
Mrs. Duncan.
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Clubs : Organizations

Forty reservations were made
for the Annual Spring Luncheon
last Friday sponsored by the Lit
erary Research Club at the Branch
Y. w. C. A. The Lunchean was
beautifully arranged around floral
centerpieces on each Of the long
tables. Rev. J. ]. Glow and Rev.
Browning C. Allen. were the only
men present. Inspiring remarks
were given by both.
The Women's Coop club OBJ
served its first anniversary with a
luncheon last Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Phil Reynolds in N.
e. Roselawn. The large birthday
cake was graced with one proud
candle. Mrs. Chester Dixon of
Key Port, Wash. was a guest on
this occasion. She was here also
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Mrs. Bessie P. Jones in N. e.
18th Ave. was hostess to the Rose
bud Study club last Wed. Thank
you letters were read from the
Churches for the Easter donation
sent them by the club. The club
has completed supply of band
ages, 80 rolls, for the China Re-
lief which has been graciously ack-
nowledged by DR.. Lee, Pacific
Coast director. Much of the clubs
interest is centered on the war
program and defense activities.
The hostess served delicious ice
cream and cake. Mrs. Robena
Martin will be hostess at the next
meeting, Wed, May 6.
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at Easter when she was one of
the soloists, on the Bethel-Ites'
Tea program.
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New Baltimore

Mrs. William Heineman and
Mrs. NJ. MarSack' went TO a show
in Detroit and had dinner al Joe
Muers afterward, Thursday.
Miss Ethel Rivard is enjoying
a weeks vacation from her posi-
ton at the bennington Laundry.
She spent from Sunday TO Tues
day visiting Mr. and Mrs A. Kar-
ey, of Detroit. Then Miss Rivard
will finish her vacation at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Schmidt, of Detroit, from Thurs
day until Saturday.
Mrs. c. NJ. Miller entertained
the Sewing Club at dinner in her
home in Detroit, Thursday eve
ming.
Gerald Delonnay, of Detroit
spent last week in Springfield,
Mass, where he visited his wife.
who is spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Horgan.
On his way home he stopped at
Camp Edwards, Mass, where he
visited Private James Delonnay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morhous
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Mails
key enjoyed a steak roast Satur-
day evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt
will be guests at reception 1T
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Kostka, of Detroit, who
will entertain in honor of their
son, Father Leonard Kostka.
Charles Hubbard is spending
some time with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Louis Hubbard, while
he is recovering from an appen-
dicitis operation.
Cedric Johnson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry johnson, under
went an operation on his hand
Thursday afternoon.
The Sewing Club will meet
Tuesday and be entertained by
Miss Rosella Rivard.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Melvin FuerSt
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Kushner of Detroit,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sears
have returned home after a four
weeks stay in Marine City.
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SAD DECISION
CHAPTER XVI

It was a break for Phil and
Lefty, the first real break they d
ever had.
A friend of Pills who had
gone out to California months
before had written urging Phil
to come out there. too. He had
a job for him in an airplane
factory, and Phil could go 10
work as soon as he got there at
wages that seemed fabulous To
him and Lefty.
Some of the other boys from
the shop are going, too" Phil
explained.
TOM" Enid asked with sud-
den alertness.
Phil looked at her queerly
"No. Tom enlisted in the army
q month ago. Didn't you know"
Ends face flushed scarlet.
She knew they had all been
wondering what had happened
between her and Tom.
1t was Lefty who saved her
from further embarrassment,
her faded eyes bright and shin
ing, and bubbling over with ex-
cited plans.
She was saying eagerly to
Nom, Il want you and Pop to
come out and visit us just as
soon as we get settled"
Nom dabbed at her red eyes.
She was trying to be gallant,
but the thought of Lefty and the
children going so far away fill
ed her with panic. She was sure
something terrible would hap
pen to them.
Lefty paused, struck by sud-
den inspiration. MON - | just
thought! Why couldn't you and
Pop 60 with us now? We're
driving. There'd be room in the
car"
There was a sudden silence in
the Sharon living room, and
then ow ly but firmly Nom
shook her head. She knew her
duty.
Il couldn't do that. ! couldn't
leave Enid here alone"
Enid stopped her. Nonsense,
Nom. I'm old enough to take
care of myself. You and Pop are
going right along with Lefty"
A California winter would be
fine for Pop, still frail from his
recent mess, and Nom could
help Lefty get settled in her
new home. 1t would be much
better than having her mother
here at home, worrying her
heart out about them.
Of course, it took lot more
talk and persuasion, but that
was the way it was finally set
tied.
Phil and Lefty were selling
their furniture, and they moved
In with the Sharons while that
was going on. Enid gave up her
bedroom to them and the twins,
and slept on the davenport in
the living room. Little AIMS
crib was in there, too.
Sometimes, king in the
night, Enid would get up to see
that the baby was covered, and
drop a furtive kiss on the doWny
soft pink face, and wonder fear
fully what she was going to do
when they were all gone.
But she didn't have much
time to brood over that. There
were a hundred things to be
done in that short week, and
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Romeo Notes

The Women's Soci ETY. OF
Christian Service will hold their
first fall luncheon on Wednes-
day of this week at the Metho-
dist church with luncheon serv-
ed at one o'clock followed by
a business meeting and program.
Miss Ellen Cargill is confined
to her home with quite severe
illness.
Arthur Miller of Detroit spent
the weekend with Louis Baade.
AT the close of the first week
of school the enrolment for the
Junior and Senior high was 446
and for the grade school 1877.
This is trifle lower in both
schools than last year.
Max S. G. a te s has left for
Moody Bible Institute in Chi
cago where he is pursuing a
course of study for the minis
try.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-22
. SERIAL STORY
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
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COPYRIGHT. 1912.
NEA SERVICE. INC

EIllu Hclpcu WIFI oil Ol llcIH,
Clothes to be packed, hampers
of food to be prepared, ast-min-
ute shopping errands. And at
last, the morning when Enid
watched them stow the last bit
of luggage in the trailer, pack
themselves in the sedan, and
with fearful smiles and much
Handwriting drive away.
II wasn't until she came home
from work that night that the
real impact of her aloneness hit
her. The house wasn't home at
all without welcoming lights in
the living room, and the savory
smell of supper cooking in the
kitchen. She felt like a cast
away on a desert island.
Forlornly she sat about get
ting her own meal, and putting
the disordered rooms of the
house to rights. busting the liv-
ing room, she came upon Toms
picture, which Nom almost de-
family had kept in its place on
the mantel. The sight of his smi-
ling, cheerful face brought an
other stab OF homesickness to
Enid.
She wondered now how she
could have been unhappy in the
old days with Nom and Pop
here at home, Lefty and the
children where she could see
them whenever she chose. and
Tom coming every night to
her out some place.
AS if her wayward tho
had the magic power of Co
ing him in the flesh, she
swered the unexpected ring Of
the doorbell, and there was
Tom, bigger and broader-shoul-
dered than ever in uniform,
grinning at her.
Tom" she gasped and that
was all she could manage for a
breathless moment. She motion
ed him in.
There wasn't any magic in his
appearing, after all. He was
home on furlough, there was a
dance being given for the SOL
diers at the armory. and he
wanted her to go with him. He'd
tried to call the house that af-
ternoon but no one had an
swered, he added.
mo ones here" Enid ex-
planned to him. THE family
left for California today" She
told him about Pills new job.
That's swell" Tom said when
she had finished. But say
pretty lonesome for you, isn't
it,"
1t had been, five minutes be-
fore. Now suddenly the world
looked brighter Enid laughed,
and reverted to his earlier ques-
ton. About the dance. Tom,
I'd like to go. That is if you
don't mind waiting while /
dress"
She made him comfortable
with cigarets and the evening
paper and dashed upstairs to get
ready.
The dance was in the loft of
the old National Guard Armory.
An attempt had been made to
brighten the dingy hall by loop
ing colored strips of crepe paper
from the rafters to the walls,
and covering the electric light
bulbs with shades. The softened
light flattered Enid in the coral
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OTgdNQy Qance tTOCk lIldl Hdu
been one of her vacation pur-
chases, and that until tonight
she'd had no opportunity to
wear. Tom looked at her appre-
ciativeiy.
1t was with evident pride that
he piloted her over TO tall,
lanky soldier with pretty
black-eyed girl hanging on his
arm.
Enid, want you TO meet my
buddy at camp. Bud Armstrong,
and his sister, Daisy"
In five minutes Enid knew
that Daisy Armstrong was in
love with Tom. Well, she re-
minded herself, she had no right
to resent another girls interest
in him now.
And yet she was glad when
the evening was over, glad when
Tom, apparently oblivious to
Daisy's entertainments, refused
an invitation TO ride along with
the Armstrong; and hailed a
taxi for himself and Enid.
II was nice TO be alone with
him in the intimate darkness OF
the cab. Nice to feel his hand
close over one of hers and press
it warmly. But he made no move
beyond that gesture. They talk
ed about his life at n camp. He
asked her to write to him. He
said it was darned lonesome so
far from home.
He kept the cab waiting while
he went to the doo- with Enid.
Il don't suppose I'll see you
again, this trip" he said as she
fumbled with her key at the
door in the darkness. Il 60 to
camp early in the morning"
"Oh-what time?"
eve have TO be at the station
by T."
He had been careful to keep
his distance all evening. Meticu-
lousy so, as if mere casual fri
endlinesS was an armor put on
for his own protection. But,
now, his voice changed.
How about one little kiss
just for old times sake?'
She lifted her face to his. He
tried to make the caress light
and careless, but as his lips
touched hers his arms frightened
convulsively. He gave little
groan.
Then abruptly he released
her. Sorry He turned precip-
itately to leave,
She couldn't let him 60 like
this, without at least seeing him
again. She seized upon the only
pretext she could think of on
the spur of the moment: wait
minute-Tom." And when he
had halted inquiringly, "Tll be
at the station to see you off in
the morning"
She lay awake or hours,
shaken and confused, trying to
sort out her emotions and reac-
tons. She knew that Tom still
loved her. He had betrayed him
self when he kissed her. And she
knew how it hurt to love some
one hOpelessly.
There was still something that
she could do to right things. But
it took courage unSelfish
courage. She drew a deep
breath.
She'd go down to the station
in the morning and tell Tom
she'd marry him. Marry him the
next time he was home on fur
Tough, or go to his camp some
week END and marry him there
. and then wait for him until
the war was over.
(TO BE COncluded)
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There are not enough married
men without dependents for the
mobilization Of, say, between
100000 and 100000 in the
United States.-Director of Sc
lective Service Mai Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey.
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The dance was in the loft of
the old National Guard Armory.
An attempt had been made to
brighten the dingy hall by loop
ing colored strips of crepe paper
from the rafters to the walls,
and covering the electric light
bulbs with shades. The softened
light flattered Enid in the coral