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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-08

BY v. L. p.

Because orchids are rather so
phisticated for youth, I am giving
this bunch of varicolored sweet
peas of the column this week to
the little brown miss who so cour-
teously and with such sweet grace
led the blind man across the street
last Monday at the corner of 4th
and Union, about 2:1O o'clock in
the afternoon. And the color of
neither skin rubbed off on that
of the other. We should like to
have your name, my dear.
The infectious "Million-Dollar
Smile" of Mrs. Beatrice (called
Bee" by those who love herr
Lewis, was as usual much in ev-
idence when we saw her three
Sundays ago at the Daughter Elks
Thanksgiving service.
Glad you liked the N. A. A. C. p.
Victory "Kick-Off" Dinner last
Thursday night. at the A. M. e.
Church. We. too, thought it a
grand success.
Have you sent a letter to your
congressman in re Congressional
Award of Honor for Dorie Miller d?
Greetings, to, the Tacomans who
attended our dinner last week to
hear Rev. Stephenson in the splen-
did address he gave: this includes
DR., Elmore, Mrs. Stafford (the
efficient secretary of the Tacoma
N. A. A. C. P.) Mrs. Stephenson,
Mr.. James Beck and little Bettye
Anne Stafford.
Mrs. Geneva Miller, our broker,
looked and acted quite the part
as she sat among the high Of
ficials at the May Day luncheon
at the Meany Hotel last Friday
noon.
1t is rumored that the popular
Mr.. Robert Johnson Of Spokane
who is singing here in Recital at
Mt. Zion on May 18th, will be
the recijient of unusual social cour-
tesies while he Is in our midst.
He is well-known by all Seattle.
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Flood Time
By Ruth Taylor

IF in the land Of peace, wherein
thou trustedest, they wearied thee,
then how will thou do in the SWELL
ing of Jordan?"
This Is he time of floods. From
the hilltops, denuded by hatred
and carelessness of the sheltering
friendly trees, whose cohesive
roots held back the waters, the
hungry torrents race down to de-
vastate the plains below.
This is the time of the swelling
of the Jordan, of trials. and de-
vastation, of constant danger that
the raging waters may engulf us.
This is the time of the swelling
of Jordan. This Is the time to see
If the levees we have built of faith
in democracy, of belief in broth
erhood, are strong enough to en-
dure, If we as a united people can
work together to avert the dan
gers of the floods.
This is the time of floods. From
Of the Jordan. It. Is a time for
sacrifice, for the putting aside of
self, for the patient doing of our
part under the martial law flood
time demands.
IF in the land of peace, wherein
thou trustedest, they wearied
thee" If we caviled at or objected
to the responsibilities of citizen
ship, the demands of brotherhood
that Is democracy, If we looked
down upon our neighbor, IL we
shirked our duties-then how will
we face the flood times ahead?
This is the time of the swelling
Of the Jordan. Those Of us who
have lived through floods know
what that means, and what the
demands viii be. Let us face them
clearly. Courage, perseverance. CO.
operation, patience are what we
need while we work to our ut
most, and then more, but in all,
through all, and above all, we
need faith-faith in the promise
of the old hymn when through
the deep waters cause thee to
go, the rivers of sorrow shall not
overflow" So can we face the
swelling of the Jordan.
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Y.W.C.A. News

The Committee of Management
met last Friday evening and made
definite plans for the Annual
meeting, which will be Thursday
evening the 21st at 8 o'clock. The
membership committee has charge
of the arrangement with Mrs.
Clifton Morris, chairman.
The Business and Industrial
Girls are making plans for their
annual dancing party which will
be given at the Collins Fieldhouse
May 23rd. Betty Bradford is chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments, with Geraldine Day in
charge of the, decorations. At the
meeting Ruth Branch president of
he club gave a report of the con-
ference which was held at Hood
River Lodge.
Clarissa Shaw attended the in
terclub meeting which was held at
Central Friday afternoon. The
high school girls are giving their
penny carnival Saturday evening
the money raised will be used for
summer camp and conference.
The Advance First Aid Glass
under the supervision of Mrs. VIM.
Hyatt is keeping a perfect atten-
dance. Only two more lessons will
be offered. The demand has been
very great for first aid classes this
year and all classes have been well
attended.
The Nutrition class will end
within two weeks, Immediately af-
ter this class a Canteen Unit will
be organized. Persons interested
in such training please call the
Y. w. G. A. Branch and register
now, East 1920. This course will
be under the supervision of the
American Red Cross.
The Young Marrieds were very
happy to have two new members
join the club. Mrs. Myrtle Flowers
& Mrs Thelma Phelps. Next Tues
day the club will visit the Art Mu-
scum at Volunteer Park.
A fine selection of books arrived
from Portland, Oregon last week
from Mrs. Jack Martin for the
library. Many thanks to Mrs. Mar
tin for her kindness. Mrs. Clarence
Mccullough who headed this pro-
ject is to be congratulated for her
very fine work in the interest of
the Y. w. c. A.
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Here's More about
Priest Lauds Record
Continued From Page One)

NOOAAbAAaOA EAOth o6S AAACy
'It is of a piece with the past
valor of Negro America that the
very first soldier of the armored
forces of on county to shed his
blood in the resent war was
young. dark-skinned boy of the
name of Robert Brooks, from
Camp Knox, Ky. A parade ground
has already been named for this
hero.
"Apd finally we should men,
ton the unknown Negro soldier,
merely a mess-man, who at Pearl
Harbor took control of an air.
craft gun and fought magnificent
ly until his ammunition was ex-
hausted."
Father Murphy closed his ad-
dress by noting that both Pres
ident Roosevelt and Secretary of
War Stimson have evidenced. full
appreciation Of the part Colored
citizens have played and are ready
again to play in the defense of
their country. Secretary Stimson,
he said, has announced the Sixth
Armoured Division of the Army
will be a Negro division and that
there will be an all-Negro infantry
division and a second air force
pursuit squadron composed of Col
ored filters.
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Peglar Dared to Prove
Negro Press Subversive

New York, N. Y.-Westbrool
Peglar, sour columnist for the
Scripps-Howard papers, was chal.
lenged this week by the N. A. A
c. p. to prove that the Negro
press is subversive and opposed
to the war effort.
In his column printed in New
York, April 20, Pegler told of his
examination of the Pittsburgh
Courier, and the Chicago Defend
er. and strongly intimated that
these and other Negro papers
were in the same class with Fa-
Their Coughlin's Social Justice
which has. been denied the use
of the mails because of alleged
subversive tactics. Pegler made
some criticisms of the two Negro
papers, but twce mentioned So
cial Justice, and twice pointed out
tina Negro papers were read by
colored soldiers in Army camps
1--WE challenge Mr.. Pegler, OF
anyone else, to find a single dis
loyal or subversice line in any
Negro paper. We challenge him
to find any slurs upon President
Roosevelt. We challenge him to
find any assertion that the JAP
anese were provoked into this war,
We challenge him to find any
praise of Hitler or the Axis pow
ers. We challenge him to find any
suggestion that America ought to
have stayed out of the war-that
this is not our war. We challenge
him to find any reflection in the
Negro press of the Axis propa-
ganda line.
1.-THE Negro press has urged 10y.
al support for the war effort. II
has never been critical Of the wal
effort, but only of the way ir
which Negro American citizens are
being denied an opportunity by
their country to participate fully
and on an equality, and with dig.
nifty in that war effort. So the
Negro press resents the shooting
and beating of Negro soldiers in
uniform; it complains just and 10
gically against the restricted quo
ia of Negro flying cadets for the
Army at a time when the Army
Is seeking desperately to- enlist
100000 men in the air forces;
it complains of the niggardly treat
ment Negro Americans have re-
ceived from the U. S. Navy; it
yells protest after protest at the
denial of employment to Negroes
when Donald Nelson is begging
for more and more production; it
resents a lynching on a Sunday
morning A days after Pearl Har-
Dor as being inconsistent with the
professed war aims; it resents,
also, the doctrine of segregation
which has fathered many of the
inequalities and mistreatments
which he race suffers.
Does Pegler say that these pro-
tests are subversive 2"
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To The Northwest Enterprise

To The Northwest Enterprise
Dear Sir:
An extension of the service by
the N.A.A.C.P. to the Negro has
just been put into effect-the es-
adjustment in the national capital
of bureau to battle seven days
a week and as many hours a day
as necessary to protect the rights
OF Negroes during this most cru
cial period of the worlds history.
These headquarters are located at
100 Massachusetts, Avenue, two
blocks from the Union Station and
close to the Capital, the Senate
and House office buildings, the
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First A. M. Il. Church
Between Pike and Pine, 14th Ave.
DIR. l.. X. HAYES, Pastor

III Il. II. f1ay6S, IhSOOr
Sunday school, Gas. Preaching
II and 8; Christian Endeavor, 7
p. M; Midweek prayer service,
Wednesday, 8 o'clock. All are well
come.
We the members and friends
of First A. M. e. Church have a
wonderful Mothers Day program
for the IL a. m. service May 10.
There will be special music by the
choir and guest soloists. Profess
sor Lillian P. Danielson of the
Speech Department of Seattle Pa
cific College will be guest speak
er. We are sure she has a worth
while message for us. Don't miss
this Mothers Day Service. Come
and bring your friends. Young
people, you especially should hear
this speaker.
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Negro Freed OF
Manslaughter
Victim Objected TO Song, "God
Bless Anierica'--FeIl,
Fractzrring Skull
Fractllring Skull

DttSS An1ofICa --t'eus
Fracturing Skull
Testimony by Cecil Jordan, SO,
Negro former boxer, won him a
quick acquittal on a charge OF
manslaughter from a jury in
Judge Wits court yesterday. The
jury deliberated less than an hour.
Other than character witnesses,
Jordan was virtually the only de-
Tense witness used by Defense
Counsel Del Cary Smith.
Jordan was charged with strik-
ing Gideon Ernest Johnson, SO, so
hard March 6 that Johnson frac-
tured his skull on the sidewalk
when he fell.
Jordan said he finished work
about 1870 p. m, had one drink
of gin in an alley with a frenid
and went into a Bernard street
tavern to have a soft drink as a
chaser. He left singing and as he
emerged one of three men coming
along said, Shut up. I don't like
what you are singing"
What were you singing?" his
counsel asked.
God Bless America" the de-
PENDANT answered. He said al
though the remark did not please
him, he tried to avoid trouble but
Johnson struck at him and Jordan
ran into him with his head and
Johnson fell down, hitting his head
on water pipe extending from
wall of the building. One of his
companions attempted to strike
him. So he took off his overcoat
and hit the man and then chased
the third away. 3lia
Jordan said he returned to the
scene, asked someone to call po-
lice, waited for some time for them
to arrive and when they didn't,
went home, not realizing johnson
was seriously hurt.
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Special

All Churches win hold spe-
cial service for Mothers Day.
All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Ii your mother Is living wear
a red carnatiOn; II dead, a
white carnatiOn.
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Mount Zion Baptist
1884 10th Avenue
Prospect 0444

Sunday church school, 9:45 a.
M; preaching HOO a. M; Young
peoples meeting, 6:45 p. M; Eve
ming service 500 p. m. Mid-week
Prayer Service Wednesday night
800 p. m. Teachers meeting Fri
day, p. m. Choir rehearsal Fri
day 800 p. m. All persons inter-
ested please attend these services.
Last Sunday was Friends Day"
at Mt. Zion. Friends of the city
attended in large numbers. Mrs.
Alfred Purnell was chairman of
the programs and presented Mr..
Bernard E. Squires, Executive Sec
rotary of Seattle Urban League,
as her speaker. He spoke on many
things vital to our community and
city as a whole. Mrs. Thelma
Fletcher of Grace Presbyterian
Church acted as Mistress of Cere-
monies.
Next Sunday closes our six
weeks Loyalty Campaign" Co.
chairladies, Mrs. Audrey Nichols
and Mrs. Essie White have pre-
pared an interesting Mothers Day
program and will present as the
speaker Mr.. Matthew Matt" Hill
as he is affecionately called by
his many friends and acquaint-
ances. He is one of Seattle's out
standing attorneys, an office of
high rank of the First Baptist
Church. a, member of the Commu-
nifty Fund Board and other or
CARNATIONS throughout the city
and state. He has a wealth of
knowledge and is widely known
as one of the most brilliant speak
ers in the state.
AS is the annual custom, moth
ers will bring their babies to the
alter asking Gods blessing on
them. The Will-Do Club will have
charge of arrangements for bless
ing babies.
1t is expected that 100 or more
soldiers will worship at the morn
ing service. Immediately follow
ing there will be a Fellowship Tea
in the Assmebly Room of the
church.
With the assurance at present
that we can expect soldiers this
message comes from authorities at
For Lewis: while we we are Gag
erly looking forward to Worship
ping at Mt. Zion on Mothers Day,
you must also realize that due to
certain conditions we are subject
to change without a moments no
tice."
However, Mrs. Mae Maxwell,
Mrs. Blanche Stephens and Mrs.
Lena Lacey, committee in charge
of Refreshments, are preparing for
a large crowd to worship and
fellowship with some mothe's son
on Mothers Day at Mt. Zion.
st. Philips Episcopal Church
227-2S Avenue North
At the corner Of East Thomas st.
The Rev. Raymond David Holmes,
Vicar
Sunday, ay 10, 2 p. m. Sunday
School. 2 p. M, Vespers and Ser
mon: The Faithful Guide"
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First Baptist Church Of Ken
nydale, Washington. Go We into
all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature. Mark
1915.
Rev. Judson Swancy, Pastor
and Evangelist, Douglas Annex
Residence phone, CA. $3.50.
Apt. "a, Seattle, Washington.
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Mr.. Monroe Fields, one of the
pioneer citizens of Washington, is
critically i'll at his home in Kenny
dale. Others on the SEX list in
clude Mrs. Merrell and Mrs. Ruby
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CARD OF THANKS
GREETINGS:

GREETINGS:
To our many loyal friends and
patrons:
Evacuation over which we
have no control forces us to
close our business for the dur
alton. For 10 years we have
enjoyed your patronage and
friendship, which we hope will
be renewed when we return.
We are grateful and will al
ways think kindly of each of
you.
HUDSON DYE WORKS
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Full Gospel Pentecostal Temple
10th and Fir

Bishop X. +. Morris Pastor
Services Tuesday and Thurs
day at 8 P. M. Sunday School at
1000 A. M. Morning Service at
HOO A. M. Y.P.C.W. at Z P. M.
Evening service at 8 p. m.
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Grace Presbyterian Church,
Rev. John II. Harris, Pastor.
Sunday School Is held at 9:45
a. M; IL a. m. Morning Wor-
ship; 9 p. m. Young People;
1880 p. m. Evening Worship.
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Full Gospel Pentecostal tabernacle
18th And East Fir
The Sunday service was conduct
ed by Elder and Sister Latham.
Elder Adams and wife from Ia
coma were with us on Thursday.
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Sunday, ay 10, 2 p. m. Sunday
School. 2 p. M, Vespers and Ser
mon: The Faithful Guide"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-11

should act as a unit in proposing con-
struction projects on the Missouri and
its tributaries, but there was no dis
cussion as to the amount Of water to
be asked by the states when the COM
pact is completely formulated.
It was pointed out that the prin-
cipal construction projects are pro-
posed on the Yellowstone river in Mon
tana and the Big Horn river in Wyo-
ming.
That there is enough water In the
Missouri and its tributaries for all
states interested was emphasized al
the conference, and it was agreed that
there will be no discrimination against
interests in the lower portions Of the
river and its tributaries
Governor Ford said he plans to ex-
pand the Yellowstone compact COM
mission in Montana 80 that all prin-
cipal tributaries will be represented on
the commission"
Surveys concerning the ALLEGATION Of
the waters Of the Missouri and It's
tributaries are under way by the United
States bureau Of reclamation and army
engineers, and 1t was agreed at the
session in Billings that when reports
are available the various interstate
compact commissions will attempt TO
work out a tristate agreement.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-11
Municipal League
Wants Cities to Get
Part of Auto Fees

The executive committee Of the
Montana Municipal league has adopted
a motion authorizing President Walter
Aitken, Bozeman, to appoint a COM
mittee which win meet with a COM
mittee Of the Montana County Com
missioners association to arrange a
plan whereby the incorporated cities
of the state can secure portion Of
the motor license plate fees.
The counties, with one exception,
now get the entire proceeds Of the
license plates after paying for the
plates at the state prison. The one
exception is Silver Bow county, which
divided the returns with Butte on an
equal basis after percent is deducted.
For the last three sessions Of the
state legislature, the league tried TO
pass measures which give them a d.
vision Of the license plate returns but
failed each time.
The members present at the meeting
voted to have their annual meeting In
Bozeman on Aug. 81 and % and set
aside funds, not TO exceed $3.50, for
the annual meeting.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-11

allocating steel tonnage, it was readily
seen by the promoters of this pipeline
that some method of supply of steel
would be necessary. Upon careful in
vestigation it was learned there Is an
unestimable supply of the raw mate
rial to make pig iron, and an equal
supply of raw material for all mgfe-
dents. such as manganese, hematite,
lime coking coal, copper, nickel, lead,
chrome, vanadium to supply a large
volume of industrial activity for many
years. With this information, the plan
to include a steel mill was soon worked
out and a complete program was
launched.
The idea of building the steel mill
to make the pipe with did not meet
any opposition, except with the war
new industry steel chief, but on the
contrary was thought good idea from
every angle. This opposition is believed
to be very easily overcome, when the
necessity of delivering crude oil and
its by-products to Pacific coast areas
is so important.
According to the report of the repre-
sentative of Devonian Oil Co., an engi-
neer's report is in the process OF max
ing that will show the amount Of
tonnage necessary to build the steel
mill, at which time all influences will
be brought to bear on the navy depart
ment for support of the plan.
Financial arrangements have been
made to finance the program to the
total amount of $50,OO0,OO0 If neces- ]
sary, to install the steel mill and
finance the pipeline. This is private
capital, but a friendly attitude was
manifest by the RFC to help In this
If needed provided the proper working
is adopted.
AS this is set up on the proposal
that this pipeline viii be a producers
line, the operators viii have an OPP
portunity Of joining by contract for
future deliveries over a five-year
period. The small independent oil OPP
orator will have the opportunity Of
coming to the front and get his share
Of the deliveries to the line for the
five-year period. Devonian Oil & Gas
Go. has been diligently aggressive
toward this end since the organization
Of the company on Oct 8, 1898. Lieut..
Gov. Ernest T. Eaton is president Of
he company
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-11

$4,000; possible potential production g.
8S7. IT'S 500 barrels: sales market, $500,
600 people west Of Montana state west
line. Sales record Of Washington state
for year, 1935-Total net sales for
bulk stations, $141 $4,000; 100 ship
lines entering Seattle port. That dis
lance from Seattle to Tokyo by ship
lanes is 1900 miles closer from Seattle
than from San Francisco; a govern
ment navy yard at Bremerton.
wyoming oil fields are shown to
have "a proven fields in northern part
of state, that win be tapped by this
line. Sales record for Wyoming per
day, for 1871 is approximately $1,000
barrels; that this production could be
doubled without drilling an additional
well. That an increased sales deliveries
over a five-year period of deliveries to
the proposed pipeline would total APP
proximately s8,750OO0 barrels, thus
a sound financial structure
for the expenditure of the money.
With the advent Of the necessity Of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-11
NeIU Locations KeUin- Sunburst
Imperial Craig Martin 7 c sw3 spuddng
Cattle Prices High
At Sales in Montana

Good prices we're realized at bull
sales in Great Falls, Billings and
Fromberg recently. Records for IL
years were shattered in Great Falls
at the annual sale Of the North Mon
tana Hereford Breeders association,
when n animals sold for s26,355, an
average Of S342.27.
Forty bulls and 10 females passed
over the auction block for a grand
total Of Ss555 at a purebred Shorthon
sale at Billings sponsored by the
Montana Shorthorn Breeders associa-
ton
Sixty-four bulls and 10 females were
sold at the first annual sale sponsored
by the Southern Montana Hereford as
ISOLATION at the Descheemaeker e.
Croes ranch south Of Fromberg. The
bulls, many of them young. averaged
S225.
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