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for the loyal support from the
general public and my many
friends, many who have gone out
of their way to support the Groves
Service Stores. want you all to
know that without your support,
these stores would not have been
success. You have helped me do
what was said could not be done.
I likewise thank our Race leaders
for their moral support.
The one reason I went into the
grocery business was this: I have
lived in Seattle for more than fif-
teen years and there has been a
long felt need for grocery store
owned and operated by our people.
1t seemed that no one would take
the risk of starting one, thinking
they would not get the support of
our people. 1 watched the situa-
| ton very closely and when the OPP
portunity presented itself, / took
the chance felt if we could spend
our money with others to help
support their boys and girls, while
our own go without, we could do
the same thing if we had the
stores to do it with. So Igave you
the stores, and you are doing your
part, at least many of you are.
| I hope that those of you who
have not supported us in the past
will do so during the coming year.
A successful business must adj
vance, and this business will adj
vance during the coming years
with the help of God. and yours,
and as it does, I pledge to give
as much work to our boys and
girls as I have business for. I be-
lieye we can do what any other
race can do if we all pull together.
Let US try during the coming year
to make all Negro business a sue
cess. This paper needs our sup
port and we need its help and en-
couragement, especially those of
us who embark into legitimate
business enterprises. This is my
New Years wish and desire.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.-Accord-
ing to reports which have been cir
culating about the war department
here, the new two million-dollar
air field which was erected near
Tuskegee institute to serve as a
training center for Negro aviation
cadets may be used for teaching
British airmen.
There are hundreds of young
white Englishmen, who have been
sent to America, within recent
months, to be. taught war time fly
ing. After they finish their train
ing here they return to England
to join the Raj, or go to Canada
as part of the RCAF, the Canadian
air force A number of these young
English flyers have been training
at Maxwell field, near Montgom-
cry, Ala, few miles from Tus-
kegee. Maxwell field, a regular
army training field, is said to need
more facilities for regular United
States army work, and so the re-
port goes the British cadets will be
sent over to the new Tuskegee
field.
The officers of the squadron,
while none could be found to is
sue statment, or even to men
ton the matter, are said to dread
the possibility of moving the Goth
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Catholic Nuns Publish New History
Weaving Story OF Negro Achievement
ny george s. schuyler

When the Catholics take a step
forward, they do it in a big and
significant way. In Brooklyn, N.
Y, two nuns recently wrote an
American history book which
weaves the story of Negro
Achievement through the nara
tive and does so without misre-
presentation of our condescension.
Parochial Schools are already us
ing 1t throughout Florida and in
parts of Washington State, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and the DalxOtas.
With $4,000 already printed, Or
ders are pouring in from all over
the country. If the history is adop-
ted for seventh grade pupils In
all parishes, it will soon be in use
in 1857 Catholic schools.
Wonderful Contribution
Approved by outstanding Neg
roes, who worked for it, died for it
and brought the amount of good
this new type of history textbook
can do is incalculable. If it does
no more than teach white children
that colored people have been in
America from the first, have help
ed make it what it is, have hon
ored it, it will make wonderful
contribution to racial understand
ing.
The Catholics, having awakened
in the past decade from their long
sleep of Indifference toward the
Negro race, are going about i'm
proving race relations with char
arteristic intelligence. Last year
Manhattanville College of the Sac
red Heart in New York, one Of
the nations most exclusive wO-
mems colleges, admitted color
ed girl. Several mems colleges
have quietly dropped the color bar.
Negro priests have been ordain-
Press Favorable
ed in grearer number in the past
decade than in the fifty years be-
fore. The Catholic press is over
whelmingly favorable to the cam
paign for inter-racial cooperation.
The change in the Church is not
due merely to Papal Encyclicals
but to the steady work of colored
and white liberals within the
Church.
The Catholic Church is the most
powerful religious body on earth.
In this country it has 21,40S,4Se
members representing every social
economical and intellectual class
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30 Men 81 Days
In Open Lifeboat

HONOLULU, Wednesday, Dec.
24-Thirty gaunt and exhausted
survivors of the freighter Lahaina
sunk by Japanese submarine in
the Pacific, December IL, reached
a Hawaiian beach in a 2o-foot life.
boat after nine and one-half days
at sea, it became known today.
Among the survivors is Hillard
Moore formerly of Seattle now of
San Francisco, California. Moore
is a member in good standing in
Hercules Lodge of Seattle.
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AuTC STRIKES DOWN EDITO
1912, What'll You Do?

In the glowing moonlight of yesterday
morning, the year 1912 began.
1t began i'm world of trouble, of misery
and in the United States, world of war-boOm
prosperity.
1t grew out of one of the most fateful, most
eventful years in history. The dark year, 1911,
when nearly all of the civilized peoples began to
methodically annihilate another.
1t began during time when racial preju-
dice was beginning to show how it could help
jolt country at war away from quick victory.
1912 has great job to do to clean up the
mess left by 1911.
1912 should bring new hope to the Negro.
X X X
We of the Northwest Enterprise want to
wish you Happy New Year and hope to con-
tinue serving you throughout the year.
X X X
E. L. RObinsOn-EditOr
Bernard E. Squires
Harold HOHfieId
S. T. McCdnts
Joe Station
J. A. (Jack) Johnson
Mrs. Mary M. Duncan
The correspondents from all OUeri the N. Vest
land KEEP ON TRYING"
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Groves Service Grocery
Stores Successful
BY Sirlos Groves

AS we come to the close of
business for the year of 1941, 1
wish to convey my appreciation
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Fear 'Skegee Air Field To Be
Taken For British Flyers

to another section. Racial relation
ships have been satisfactorily
established at Tuskegee. Every
thing is in readiness for a ire
mendous program as soon as suf-
ficient Negro cadets are certified
for training.
No objection has been raised to
the use of the Tuskegee field by
the English if they are merely 60
ing to share its facilities with the
colored cadets, but undoubtedly a
great protest will go up if the Me-
groes are off to'some~ 9TH
err place and the Britishers given
this spot.
II think it is perfectly clear"
said DR.. Patterson, president of
Tuskegee, that there is no OBJ
lection to the use or the sharing
in the use of the field by the Eng
lish or any other filters as a part
of the national emergency due to
our war participation. However to
come in and completely take over
the field and move our filters out
in order to accommodate white fiji
ers, if that is the plan, is certainly
carrying on race prejudice and
segregation with a vengeance at a
time when it would seem that the
development of internal disharm-
ony and dissension can least be af-
forded.
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Hercules Lodge Elects H. Hood Worshipful
Master; E. A. Campbell, Grand Secretary

The following officers were
elected and installed December
18th, 1911:
H. Hood, Worshipful Master; D.
j. McGale, Senior warden; S. A.
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Moss, Junior warden; R. S. Evans,
Senior Deacon; VIM. King, Junior
Deacon; H. Williams, Treasurer;
e. A. Campbell, Secretary; A. R.
Bonner, Chaplain; ]. B. Scott, Ty-
Ter; K. Beckles, Marshall.
Brother K. Beclzles the retiring
Worshipful Master was presented
with a lovely Masonic ring in to-
ken of faithful services. After tn
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fine repast was serv-
ed and enjoyed by all.
Hercules is one of the outstand-
ing lodges of the Jurisdiction.
Brother Hood is a charter mem
Der of Hercules Lodge and this
will be his third year to serve
the Craft of Worshipful Master
He is also active in church af-
fairs, now serving as Chairman of
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hear members of both races COM
peting on a basis of parity and
complete equality throughout the
meet.
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And don't forget our adyer-
tisers are entitled to your pat
ronage. They, too, add their con-
tribution for a bigger and bet
ter Northwest Enterprise. Let
us be loyal to each other. Spend
your dollars with friendly mer-
chants.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12
Farmers Press
For More Action

ton by the California legislature
for the purpose cf arouSing action
en- the part of national authorities.
Senator Phillips cited several in
stances where correspondence on
vital matters had stacked up on the
desk of a minor official and had
never got to the key man.
Another resolution proposed by
B. A. Harrigan, county agricultural
commissioner, asked that enough
seed be sent to Imperial county for
the planting of 10000 acres of In
dian hemp.
Harrigan said that the hemp is
of great Importance in making Ger
tain war materials but has not been
grown for a number of years State
law forbids its planting because
from it is produced the narcotic,
marijuana. Harrigan'S reSolutiCIa
urged that the state law he repeal
ed or amended. 1t was carried
without opposition.
Other matters of Importance such
as the obtaining of bale ties. bur
lap sacks, tractor parts, tires for
service men of machinery compan-
les, bulk handling of flax ana
grain obtaining Of high priorities
for electrical supplies and steel for
the irrigation district and request
to federal authorities to erect a de
hydrating or cannery in the valley
were taken up.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12
Pair Jailed Here
For Theft of Tire

Paul " Greer, % of 1895 Ell Cen
tro avenue, and Thomas Malugeon
"A, cook, Saturday were ordered to
trial before El Centre Police Judge
Lee Nuffer, following their arrest
Friday night on charges of stealing
spare tire from the automobile of
K. D. Bradford 1ll9 North Thiro.
street
Malugeon himself reported the
alleged theft to police, and said
Greer forced him to remove the
tire by sticking something in my
back" Greer denied it.
Malugeon, who telephoned police
headquarters and asked for an of
ficer to come get burglar" said
he was in the Owl pool room watch
ing the players, when Greer ap-
preached and said come on out
side"
He said he was marched into the
alley, where Bradford's ear was
parked, and quoted Greer as say
ing alright, get busy and remove
that spare tire" He said he did as
he was ordered, because Il was
afraid he had a gun"
Judge Nuffer set bail at $500 cash
each.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12
Sea Captain Kills
Crew Member, Ends
Mutiny Of Sailors

NEW YORK, April II,
(UP)-Mutiny broke out or
I United Nations freighter
tied up at a Brooklyn pier
today and before it was quell-
cd the captain shot and killed one
Of the Chinese crew members who
stormed his cabin.
Radio cars and harbor patrol
boats carried dozens of police TO
the scene but when they arrived
Captain Hilton Row and his chief
officer already had the mutineers
quelled at gunpoint.
Captain Row. whose ship docked
recently from Shanghai told police
that the Chinese broke into his
cabin while he was In conference
with the chief officer and demanded
that they be permitted 10 go ashore
The captain repeated he could
not permit shore leave and the
mutineers charged. one of them
took a heavy marlin spike from
under his jacket and swung but the
blow was intercepted by the chief
officer, whose hands were cut IN
the struggle.
For an instant the others drew
back while the officer disarmec
the Chinese, but then they rushco
again, producing other weapons
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cdnQ GREW SdlVOS OF applause lTOIIl
the audience which was estimated
to number approximately 5000 men,
women, and children
The annual Cavalcade parade was
scheduled to wind through the
streets of Calexico and Mexicali at
3 pm. SATURDAY., weather permit
ting
Praise of the Friday night per-
formance of the annual pageant
was heard throughout Imperial Val
ley Saturday. Each scene was a per-
feet little gem and all were strung
together by the resonant voice OF
Roy Kincaid, the narrator. The In
dian dancers, all Indian pupils from
the Yuma school, were better than
ever before.
DE ANA RIDES
Ben di Dici as De ANA, the con-
uueror, thrilled his audience as he
rode his beautiful white horse at
the head of his soldiers away from
the mission of Tubac and out into
the desert DR.. Karl Kortheuer as
Gen. Kearney and Porter Brown as
Kit Carson, with the help of Union
soldiers, staged one of the most
gripping and swiftly moving scenes
of the show.
Lee Little with his long line team
again amazed the crowd with his
ability in driving his 10 mules hitch
eo to a string of freight wagons.
The Butterfield stage coach scene
charmed again with its quaint real
ism. De Anza's meeting with Chief
Palma, the discovery of water, the
Continued on Page 6; Column -
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Alien Employment
Bans Criticized

SACRAMENTO, April II. CUP)-
The California state and county
coordinating committee on reem-
ployment today urged federal au-
thorities to modify and simplify
restrictions on aliens of friendly
countries who are now unable to
secure employment in war indus
tries because of lack of citizenship.
The committee said these aliens
possess abilities and skills useful
to such war industries but the citi-
zenship process is difficult and cost
ly in time consumed. One recon-
mendation was to allow local army
and navy representatives to approve
temporary employment of aliens,
pending final approval by the de-
partment concerned.
The committee also reiterated its
stand against importation of Mexi-
can labor until there is need for 1t.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12
Bill Would Boost
Work Week, Freeze
Status Of Unions
Compromise Measure to
Limit Profits, Offer
Productive Incentive

WASHINGTON, April IL.
(UP)-Chairman Carl Vim
son, D., Ga, of the house nav.
al affairs committee, an
nounced today he has drafted
compromise profit-labor legislation
including provision for extension
of the basic work week in war in
dustries from 40 to 48 hours.
Vinson said his bill would provide
incentive bonuses" for employees OF
war contractors; freeze closed and
open shops in status quo for the
duration of the war; control prof.
its by imposing an eight per cent
profit limitation on war contracts
of 100000 or more, plus a "cush-
ion" profit allowance of $4,000, and
limit union initiation fees to SIS and
dues and assessments to So monthly.
Vinson said he would submit the
measure as a substitute for the
Smith-V -Vinson bill pending before
the committee-jointly sponsored by
himself and Rep. Howard w. Smith,
D., Va.,-which would limit prof
its to six per cent, outlaw closed
shops and suspend the 40-hour
week.
Vinson said ne would offer his
substitute Tuesday after the COM
mittee has heard testimony from
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
on the original Smith-Vinson bill.
Chairman Emory S. Land of the
maritime commission has been call
ed as the first witness when the
committee resumes hearings on
Monday.
Regarding the profit limits on
war contracts, Vinson said:
1.-The $4,000 cushion is intended
as an incentive to small contractors
to convert to war production. AS
the amount increases, the impor-
tance of the cushion becomes less
Continued on Page 6; Column a
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Two Perish When
Bus, Truck Crash

MERGED, Cal. April IL. CUP)-
Two persons were killed and ten
were injured in the collision OF a
greyhound bus and a Valley Ex-
press truck Mt about O'Clock this
morning. 2 miles south of Merced
on the 80 highway.
The dead are Susan. four-month-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. E.
Schivington, Long Beach, and
George Gum. 43, San Diego.
The dead girls father is in the
Navy and had never seen the child.
She was being taken to San Fran
cisco to see her father. Gum was
on his way to San Francisco after
having attended the funeral oil a
relative in San Diego.
Driver of the bus was Robert
Perry. 81. Oakland. who was slight
ly hurt Jim Jensen. Al, Fresno, was
driving the truck but was not IN
jured
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12

furious fighting in which American
and Filipino troops battled power
full attacks by japanese reserves,
dive bombers and artillery until
overcome by fatigue, hunger and dis
ease.
But the guns of Corregidor fort
ress still blazed at enemy bombers
and fighting continued on the is
lands of Mindanao, Visayan and
Cebu, where heavy casualties were
inflicted on 10000 japanese troops
when they attempted to fight their
way inland.
In India, the negotiations for an
independence agreement had COL
lapsed but Sir Stafford Cripps ap-
pealed to the Indian people to join
Wholeheartedly in total war against
Japan or face the threat of con-
quest and slavery.
Japanese occupation of any part
of India can mean only misery and
starvation" Cripps said in blam-
ing a critical and unconstructive
attitude on the party of the ALL
India Congress (majority) party
for breakdown of the negotiations.
The final breakdown came on
failure of the party leaders to ac-
cept a compromise proposal for div
ided control of home defense.
On other fighting fronts:
BURMA-Japanese air squadrons,
still ruling the air over central Bur-
ma, bomb various towns after losing
% planes to American volunteer
group pilots in 72 hours of fighting
near the China border. British fall
back to about 60 miles north of
Prone while Chinese hold against
enemy thrusts north of Toungoo.
AUSTRALIA-American and Aus
tralian planes start big fires in new
raids on Koepang, Japanese-held
base on Timor island; press warns
of massing of perhaps 100000 Japa-
nese troops north of Australia.
RUSSIA - Red army smashes
deeper into Leningrad lines, further
relieving siege; also report gains on
BryanSk (centraD front as tank
battles continue on all important
sectors. Germans rushing reinforce
ments from occupied Europe on
nonstop special trains.
LONDON-British bomberS press
daylong attacks on French coast
following heavy night attacks on
German Ruhr industrial centerS.
PHILIPPINES FIGHT ON
The dramatic center of the far
eastern war still was at Manila bay,
Continued on Page 6; Column d
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Friday, and said he had asked the
state department and the immi-
grafton service at Washington to
start machinery to facilitate i'm
portation of Mexican laborers in
the event shortage of workers
developed.
Davidson said he asked the var
ious employment offices of the state
to render reports on the availability
of agricultural workers. No such
request had been received at the
United States employment office at
Ell Centre, Manager Tom Finney
said.
PLENTY OF WORKERS
F1nney salo that at present, there
were plenty of farm workers and
farm managers to replace the Japa-
nese evacuated from Imperial VAL
ley, and that there is no immediate
need for imported Mexican laborers
here.
What the future needs will be,
however, admittedly were not known
either by Finney or anybody else,
he said. Finney, whose office has
been turned into headquarters for
alien evacuees owning or operat-
ing valley farms, estimated that
800 permanent farm workers would
be removed from this section. These
will have to be replaced, he said.
So far, applications received at
Finney's office have been more than
sufficient to make the requirements,
he said.
The applicants, for the most part,
have been white Americans, who,
while acceptable as farm managers
and foremen, are not particularly
desired as "stoop laborers."
FILIPINOS BEST
Valley farmers, the biggest in
the world in their respective fields,
have long since learned that the
best workers in vegetable culture
and harvesting are Filipinos. Sec
ond best are MeXicans, with white
Americans running poor third in
productive capacity.
Filipino workers are rapidly dis
appearing, due to the draft and the
Continued on Page 6; Column p
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duty at one time.
1t also revised the war depart
ments table of organizations and
administration men said, stripped
the guard force of much OF its Of
ficer strength.
Olson, the interim committee fur
Jher charged, caused suit to be filed
in the state supreme court in the
hope the provisions of the bill might
be held unconstitutional.
He also inspired a campaign of
publicity designed to confuse the
public mind regarding the measure.
claiming the bill was unavoidable
without ever explaining why 1t was
unavoidable or why, if such were the
case, he signed the bill"
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ing.
At least IL persons were taken tC
hospitals and a score of others
treated at the scene.
The known dead we're:
A. H. Ayers, address and age un-
known.
Oscar Schneider. as, Worthington,
Mimi.
George Ogren, Minneapolis, brake
man on the second train.
H. l.. Kleppe Cearbrook, MINI.
An unidentified girl about 20
years old.
The fireman of the second train,
julius Burbeski, st. Paul, MINI,
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governor to organize and operate
the state guard in accordance with
the provisions of the California
Guard act of 1912 without further
delay"
The committee accused Olson also
of making political capital of the
present emergency" and held him
solely responsible for the lack of
an adequate and efficient state
guard in California today"
Olson asked a special legislative
session last January for a state
guard of about $4,000 men and a
Sl7,000,000 appropriation to pay its
way, but the legislature cut the ap-
preparation to $7,934,700 and re-
stricted the guard to 10000 active
men of whom only 1000 could be on
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12

jumped from his cab seconds be
fore the crash. He escaped unin-
jured. Rescuers were unable TO
find the engineer of the second
train, Joseph Gunther. st. Paul.
Most of the dead and injured
were believed to be in the second
coach of the second train.
The impact OF the cresh tele-
scoped the baggage car behind the
engine and splintered the first pas
senger coach.
c. ID. Macarthur, a farmer living
near the scene OF the crash. said
he counted 20 bodies being carried
from the wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12

That California needs represent
atives in Washington to handle di-
rectly the numerous problems of
agriculture which arise in the state
was the consenus of 25 farmers ir-
rigation district officials and other
interested parties at a meeting of
the investigating committee of Sen
ators Robert Kenny and John Phil
lips in the courthouse Saturday.
A resolution was passed urging
the sending of two men to Washing
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-12
Passenger Limited Hits
Stalled Train: 5 Dead

SAVAGE, Mimi, April l1-(UP)-
An Omaha railroad limited, sweep
ing around a curve at full speed,
crashed into a standing passenger
train today, killing at least five
persons and injuring 30 others.
The flyer, en- route from Omaha
to Minneapolis, rammed into the
first train on the Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha line at
7:O5 a. m. four blocks from the rail-
road STATEN in this village, 20 miles
south of Minneapolis.
The first train had stopped after
an automobile at a cross