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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12
Building Service Forum
The War And Race

DIR. Melville Jacobs, professor
of Anthropology at the University
of Washington is scheduled to
speak on 1.-THE War and Race" at
the Building Service open forum
to be held at Building Service Hall
19051s Third Avenue ON Wednes-
day, June IL at eight pm.
DR.. Jacobs who has lectured to
many prominent groups in the
Northwest area is considered a ma
tional authority on the growth and
migration of races, and races in
relation to modern political and
economic boundaries. He will dig
a final grave for Nazi race think
ing as it applies to Hitlers claims
of Nordic superiority. AS well, he
will discuss the general idea of
race as it applies to the American
scene.
DIR. Jacobs, in carrying on this
series of lectures has made good
use of his vast scientific back
ground to provide his listeners
with facts upon which to base their
opinions.
This is the second of series
of forums presented by Building
Service Employees Union the first
and third Wednesday of each
month. These forums present a
series of speakers from the Univer-
sity of Washington, speaking
around the subject of the war. Ev-
eryone is invited to attend. There
is no admission charge.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12

Despite the Wide World Conflict
condition, the need for education
still exists. Likewise, the need for
helping certain deserving students
still exists. Throughout the past
several years, the Seattle Com
munity Scholarship Fund an in
corporated body has endeavored
to assist deserving students by
granting Scholarships to them so
that they might continue their stu
dies in college, after graduation
from high school. This year as
in former years, the Community
Scholarship Fund is appealing to
the general public to assist them
in their program of fund raising
in order to carry on its program
of helping Negro students to con-
tinue their studies in the field of
higher education.
The Board of Directors of the
Scholarship Fund is aware of the
fact that there are many pertinent
problems, which exist today in
the minds of the public, due to the
unsettled condition of Worldwide
and international affairs. The
Board however would like to point
out at this time that if these con-
ditions are to be remedied, they
can only be changed through the
process of higher education and all
that it involves. We would like
to close this article by pointing
out to you the definite RESPONSE
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12

bility that rests upon the Shout
ders of each member of the COM
munity. This program is one
which benefits the entire commune
ity and therefore, is one which is
worthy of support by the entire
community
On Monday night, June 18th, at
Faurot's Hall, at 14th5 and East
Pine Street the Community Scho-
.larship Fund will sponsor its an
nual Scholarship Dance. The pro-
ceeds of this dance are used to
grant Scholarships to deserving
students DESTROYS of continuing
their education.
Part of the proceeds is set aside
for the purpose of granting loans
to students needing financial as
sistance.
The Board of Directors is con-
fident that. the General Public
can and will see the necessity Of
supporting such a program, there
fore they urge all persons capable
of doing so to attend the Annual
Scholarship Dance and spend an
evening of delightful enjoyment
and at the same time assist in sup
porting one of the communities
most worthwhile programs.
We look forward anxiously to
seeing you at the ANNUAL
SCHOLARSHIP DANCE, MON
DAY NIGHT, June 18th, 1912, at
Faurot's Hall 18th and East Pine
Street.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12
Just To Remind You
We Have Squawked, But Not Without Cause;
Let's Smile Awhile
BY Il. /. Robinson

General Devers sent them a per-
sonal letter by special messenger,
inviting them to be present at
the dedication ceremony of Brooks
Field.
In his dedication speech, Major
Gen. Devers said: "In death. there
is no grade or rank. And in this,
the greatest Democracy the world
has known, neither riches nor pow
erty, neither creed nor race draws
a line of demarcation in this hour
of national crisis"
General Devers has given Jim
Crow in the Army a slap in the
face, and no loyal Negro soldier
would object to doing his best I'M
der officers in1bued with a like
sense of fairness and justice.
Please quote Joe Louis speech
before 100000 New Workers IT
Am an American Day." introduced
by Mayor La Guardia. Louis said,
II am very anxious to go, as the
Mayor just told you. We are all
anxious to go. I am glad I am an
American citizen. It's sure bet
ter than being a citizen of Berlin
or Toxic.
All I want to say is that after
the fire Is out, hope the spirit
of II Am An American Day" will
be celebrated all over the world
with liberty and Justice for ALL
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12
NAACP Reports
New Memberships

The campaign figures are near
ing the goal of 600 as workers
make additional reports this week.
Mrs. v. L. Penick, campaign chair
man is urging the workers on to
just a little more effort, and asks
that each one make reports to the
secretary, Mrs. Airline Paiya, 232
23rd Avenue N, East 0607 before
Tuesday of each week. Member
ship lists will be published in The
Northwest Enterprise each week
until June % when the campaign
closes. The successful completion
of the campaign is anticipated.
Members reported thi week in
clude: $3.50 DR.. l.. A. Graves, and
Lonnie Shields.
One dollar memberships are:
Mrs. Rosa Anderson, Mrs. Ida
belle Allen, Mrs. H. C. Bell, Mrs.
Jean Brooks, Bert Center, Byron
Clark, Mrs. Anna B. Coleman,
Mrs. Ira Day, Mrs. Angelien Diggs,
James Eaten, Robert Flowers,
Mrs. Robert Flowers, Mrs. Grace
Head, Mrs. Ida Hart Hickey, Mrs.
Mary HOFFMAN, Horace Hughes,
Mrs. VIM. III. Lee, Harold Mccoy,
Mrs. Harold Morris, Abner Moul-
trie, Mrs. Warren Muir, Walter
Nevles, Mrs. James Roston, Mrs.
Cora Spencer, Mrs. Roscoe Smith,
George Taylor, Mrs. Corinne Tay-
lor, Mrs. Sidney Tullis, Mrs. Clara
White, Frank Winslow, Mrs. Frank
Winslow, Fred Woodson, Mrs. A.
B. LeLearn, Mrs. M. B. Head, Ri
chard M. Brown, Leo Russell, Artie
Smith and M. CASTOR.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12
The New Yesterday
Market

The new Yeslerway Market at
14th and Yesterday is now under
new management. You will find q
full line of quality groceries, fresh
vegetables, fresh and cured meats
of all kinds, with moderate prices
prevailing at all times. You are
always welcome at the New Yesler
Market.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12
King Solomon

The Book Of Deuteronomy says:
when a man hath taken a new
wife, he shall not go out to war,
neither shall he be charged with
any business; but he shall be free
at home one year and shall cheer
up his wife which he hath taken"
Was not King Solomon a sef-sac-
rificing fellow to keep as busy as
he did in the face of all his pos
sible exemptions? Washington
ID. CO. Star.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12
X. C.. Colored
Republican Club

The King County colored Repub-
lican club will hold their regular
monthly meeting Sunday 3 pm. at
Veterans Hall, 23rd and East Ma
Olson.
Applications will be received to
fill vacancies in several available
positions and other business of i'm
portance said William ]. Hyatt,
president.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12

We are looking forward to see
ing 100000 Negroes in arms. We
will serve in every branch of the
u. S. A. Our officers will be train
ed in all branches just like others
ed in all branches just like others.
Think of it in the same camps and
White boys and black fight des-
perately together on the gridiron
and they will fight desperately to-
gether on the battlefield.
We have finally pierced the ar
mour of Uncle Sans invincible
Navy. We may now look for vol
unteer Dorie Millers.
Race women will be part of
the new Army.
Like World War I, white draft
rejectees in world war II are high
er than colored.
We can buy war bonds - we
must buy war bonds. It is the only
commodity or investment that has
not hit the ceiling. If they lose
their value your boarded money
will only be fit to light cigarette.
Industry throughout the country
will follow advice in Modern In
dustry and find employment for a
million idle Negroes.
We have girl mechanics and
stenographers at Boeing aircraft.
We are building ships and doing
everything we are big enough to
do.
What we sorely need is men to
fit the specifications of jobs offer
ed them.
The manner in which Negroes
care for jobs now will go a long
way toward security when the war
is over.
Look at the flower of American
manhood and womanhood who
have joined our fight against rae
ial and industrial discrimination:
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Wendell
Wilkie, Vice President Wallace,
Asst. secretary Sumner Wells,
Pearl Buck, Herbert Agar, Mark
Eldridge, OUR OWN EDITH
STEINMETZ and REV. FRED
w. SHORTER and host of others
and leading newspapers.
The force leading the fight
against physical slavery were few
er in number. Who can tell what
tomorrow may bring.
In 1857 Judge fancy rendered
his infamous bred Scott decision.
Ten years later the Negro was a
full Pledged citizen.
Oregon labor has washed it's
hands.
Washington labor still sulls in its
tent.
Robert H. Brooks of the Armor-
ed Force was killed in action in
a battle near Fort Stotsenburg,
Philippine Islands, on December
g and haeanne the first Arnarica r,
soldier to shed his blood in the pre-
sent war of the Pacific. To honor
him Major General Jacob L. Dew
ers, Chief of Armored Force, NAM
ed the mai nparade ground at
Fort Knox KY, Brooks Field.
The parents of Private Brooks
are poor colored sharecroppers
living near Sadieville, KY, about
120 miles from Fort Knox. Major
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12

week we bring a
prophecy FIR IN
Edward Benamy,
who was born in
the state of Mas
sachusetts in the
year 1850. Two
Of his b k s,
Looking Back
w ar d" an d
Equality" carry
two of his best
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-06-12

1t is well to know somewhat of
the background of the many pro-
phets which we bring to your at
tention from week to week. This
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Public Utility Chiefs
Aqree on Local Ruling
In Transport Policies
Conference Move Blocks
'PIoyins OFF Of One
Agency Against Another

District and nearby public utih-
ties leaders, meeting yesterday with
officials of the Office of Defense
Transportation, agreed that while
o. D. T. policies should be closely
followed, the application of the pol
icies should be left to the local
bodies.
Chairman Gregory Hankin of the
District Public Utilities Commission
and Commissioner James A. Flana-
gan represented the local body at
the session. Maj. Steuart Purcell
represented the Maryland Public
Service Commission and H. Leslie
Hooker the Virginia group.
Hankin Explains Parley.
Mr.. Hankin explained that the
outcome Of the conference would
now prevent a utility from trying
to play one agency of against an
other in the event of ruling to
which the utility objected.
If a disgruntled utility could 60
to o. D. T. from local ruling on
the application of o. D. T. policy,
Mr.. Hankin explained, o. D. T.
would be placed in the position OF
board of review. If it was to per-
form such function, he indicated,
statutory authority should SO pro-
vide and the machinery for such
function established.
The chairman alluded to a pub
lished statement attributed to an
Official of o. D. r. that a taxi-cruis-
ing ban might not be necessary here
as a sample of the value Of leav-
ing details to the local body. Such a
statement, he said, coming on the
heels of the commission cruising
ban, could only confuse drivers as
to what they were expected to do.
He said he was unable to locate the
O. D. T. official who was responsible
for the statement.
Cruising Ban Deferred.
Meanwhile Mr.. Hankin said the
ban on cruising had not been
changed but enforcement would be
deferred pending completion OF q
study by his staff of additional tax
icab stands. He said parking by fire
plugs was under consideration along
with other locations and he would
like to see stands located strate-
gically in outlying districts.
He said, however, that he hoped
drivers would patriotically observe
the ban, which was in their own in
terests to conserve rubber and gaso.
line.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Victory Campaign
Reaches TotoI Of
2,655,010 Pounds

Apparently undisturbed by the
lowering of the price for newspapers
and cardboard to IS cents per 100
pounds, Washington's school popu-
lation participating in The Evening
Star-P.-T. A. Salvage for Victory
program turned in 216,492 pounds
of newspapers and magazines last
week to bring the grand total 10
2.655 0l0 pounds
The result was surprisingly good
because the schools were closed
Monday for the draft registration,
cutting sharply into Monday collec-
tions.
The two largest producers in the
first district were off $500 pounds
collectively and no paper was picked
UP at 13 of the schools in that dis
trict.
Gains Offset Losses.
Powell Junior, the leader. was of
about 1000 pounds from the past
several weeks and Stuart Junior,
which holds the record for a daily
high, was of about 1900 pounds
lTOHl lIldJ lulpi CSCoCAAUCo AAbdi
These and several other losses from
previous weeks cut the total down,
but the losses were Offset by some
substantial gains.
Bryan. with 2.764 pounds. more
than doubled its total for the rest
of the month. Syphax, with 1913,
scored its high mark for the cam
paign. as did Giddings with 3,702.
Dunbar. a newcomer in the drive.
turned in 3040 pounds, doubling
its first week collection. Whittier
went beyond thousand pounds for
the first time. while Sacred Heart
High School and Academy regis
tered 1901 pounds after keen COM
petition between the upper and
lower schools.
Two Tons At Monroe.
Monroe exceeded two tons with
4,o67 pounds for new high mark
at that school. Deal. which scored
q remarkable 1851 the week be-
fore. dropped to 2O07. but that
mark was greater than the total
for the previous three months.
Hardy, where the wagon brigade
has been doing great work. made .
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Cruising Ban Deferred.

You can't pop corn over = match
flame. You can't build q house with
discarded barrel slaves. And we'll
never win this with less than all
we've got and the best we've got.
Buy War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Schools Continue Collections
Despite Drop in Paper Price
Poper Collections
| For Tomorrow

The tolloDtng is the schedule
for the collection OF newspapers,
cardboard and magazines in The
EUening Stdr-P-T. A. SdlDage-
tor-Victory campaign in the first
district, together NTH the fire
leaders in the District and their
total pounddge to date:
Evening star., 1942-04-19

CE
AMERICANS are the worlds wcaIthiest
race in terms of electrical and other power
consumed. The average American family
has working for it daily the equivalent of
100 horses, doing 7-hour shift.
HEAVIEST things known are the very faint
stars in our sky called white dwarfs One cubic
inch of a white dwarf" may weigh 500 tons!
THE DEPTHS of the earth's oceans are
greater than the height of her peaks. Mt.
Everest, our highest known peak (29,0OO
feet), could be dropped into Swires Deep
n prodigious hollow off Mindanao, PI. -
and still have 5 200 feet of ocean overhead.
THE Gas called ozone is very rare. If our at
mosphere we're compressed into layer 5 miles
deep. there would be only H-inch thickness of
ozone. Yet this natural "armor-plate" is what
shields us from excessive ultraviolet-ray pene-
tration - which would otherwise destroy all life
on earth.
MANY q popular scientific belief is false.
For instance, our sun is not burning. 1t is
too hot to burn. Temperatures within the
sun may 60 as high as 7O-miIIion degrees
Fahrenheit. <'Burning,'' technically the
chemical union of substance with oxygen,
can't occur at such high temperatures.
TIE WATERFRONT is not made of sea water.
That ocean-going tornado is composed chiefly
of fresh water, drawn from the overhead storm
cloud.
MINUTE FACTS: The average human nose
can perceive and identify part of odor i'm
l billion parts of air. Scales or balances
today are made fine enough to weigh the
dot made on paper by a sharp p-pointed PEN
ell. 1t weighs 10 gammas. But the gam
ma is not as small as you think. The mole
cules in l gamma of gasoline, set end to
end, would bridge the Atlantic.
VINCENT HARTNETT
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-26
Ensign Epstein

Ensign Seymour Epstein is hero but he denies fa
victim in the victorious American attack the Japs in the
Coral Sea- he told simple but moving story OF the nerOsm
of American seamen under fire. His account OF Inc s
nen-the strongest evidence that fighting forces con-
slider this war no romantic adventure but rate ano
vaOr as part every soldiers and sailors makeup w
hero bombarder as typical AmericanJewsh boys IN our
natOs forces The young men in our co diStan
bafields around the Globe are giving splendid account
Of themselves Ensign Epstein ready to go out to sea
again to help finish the fight against the AXIS end
evins let us remember that have home front 10 pro
tec and keep strong And in that JOD the
tnuance of complete and undmnlshed SevCe ~ there
at home and abroad is INDISPENSABLE The boys out He[
want us to do our part in full right here
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-26
Dickstein Speaks Up

Congressman Samuel DickStein performed a notable
service calling attention to the widespread discrimination
against Jews and others in many of the American medical
universities By raising the issue the floor of Congress
through making public his correspondence with Dean Will
lard c. RappIeye of Columbia University College of Phys
another sector in which the preachment and the practice of
Americanism do not coincide.
Columbia University which has been notorious in pre-
scrbing tests designed to eliminate Jewish candidates
for the medical school, properly flayed by the Con-
gresham who had been approached with plea that ne
support appropriation to the medical schools so that they
might make loans to selected students The universities
which have set up racial and religious expulsion laws may
well take heed of Mr.. Dcksteins warning: 1T my we'll
considered opinion which is concurred with by many OF
my colleagues that this discrimination by medical schools
should ripen into welfixed policy, shows every
indication of becoming one will be necessary for the
Government itself to establish schools to fill its need Tor
physicians To give concrete emphasis to his suggest!on
Mr. Dicksten introduced bill for the erection OF numper
of military medical schools throughout the United States
Nothing more needs to be added to the CORgressmans
perOraOn the floor of the House: Mr. Speaker we are
fighting this war preserve the principles OF democracy
threatening destroy democratic way OF e Let us
be worthy of fighting forces Let us keep tath Win
them and preserve and protect for them the principles
democracy at the home 'front.' They are rgntlng aSdS
intolerance and bigOtry" -.
There are Jews who have known the facts OF TINS
vicious discriminatory practice for years. In conformity
with the policy of quiescence which they adopted IN regard
10 all ndgnes and humations for Jews they deemed 70
denounce the unAmericansm of these pracces IL s!C
Jews who want to control Jewish life today and to guide
the desnies of the postwar Jewish world Samuel DICK
STEMS words in Congress should be as embarrassing 10 t
they to the bgots who use race coor creeu " ~
students from American universities.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-06-26
Dear Mr.. LitvinOff
By o. BERG

There few in WashingOns diplomatic corps
who enjoy the esteem and the affection which yours
Your consistent record of advocacy of the policy of cOec
tive security makes you of the true pioneers of the
United Nations To the regard which yours because of
the personal rumphs of there added
profound sympathy for the country which you represent
ably Whether at Moscow Geneva in years gone by you
have spoken out in defense of the right and in cOndemna
ton of the unjust.
It is in this spirit of appreciation of your fortnight
and compassion that this open editorial addressed
On behalf of Jews in the United States deep
y concerned with the fate of the Polish refugees in the
Soviet Union wonder what policy has necesstaed the
slow action permitting transportation for those Jews who
have immigration certificates for Palestine It would be
most unfair to the spirit of tolerance and brotherhood which
has characterized the u S. S. R. if any impression
permitted that there fear for the status of these Jews in
contrast to that of any other group of people, We know
that the Russian soldiers of every and creed defend
all within their borders.
There is desire to add to the burdens which your
country already BEARS But in your midst many Polish
Jews who have been uprOOted from the homes which
they had but who not citizens of the u S. S. R. They
eager to start to rebuild their lives in dignity in the
land of Palestine to which many of their brothers and
sisters have gOne the land where Jewish soldiers in the
many thousands fighting alongside Russian soldiers in
defense of the United Nations. If in the midst of your
crowded. feversh hours you would unite the GOrdan knot
which strangely to bind these Polish Jews to their
uncertain fate you would add another chapter your long
history of service to the oppressed and the undefndd