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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Boeing's Dark Skinned Clipperette
Leads Her Race Into A. NJ. I. No. Isl

ployed at Boeing Aircraft Co. She
with nine white girls was called
from Rainier School, where they
were trainees for Aircraft Sheet
Metal Work, to report at u. S.
Employment office. Two days lat
er, May IL, they were all full
fledged Boeing Clipperettes and
members of the Aeronautical In
dustrial District Lodge No. ISL.
Dorothta says it wasn't too easy
to give up glamorous theatrical
career to become an efficient white
collar worker, and it was more
difficult to give up her position
as typist to become an aeronautic
mechanic, but it can be done if
all Negroes continue to fight Race
discrimination and the miniature
Hitlers that exist here in the Uni
ted States.
Soon Miss Williams will give
her version of the Negro Women's
place in defense industries and
how they must prepare themselves
now for all future eventualities.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Elk. Rule E. R. Chainey Delivers Eulogy
Honoring P. D. Ruler, Madeline Gibson

Delivered by Exalted Ruler E. r.
Chainey. special representative of
Puget Sound Lodge No. 100, Sc
attic, Wash, at the last rites Of
Mrs. Madeline Gibson a Tacoma,
Wash.
MY Beloved Brothers and Dau-
ghter Elks. The decree of death
is memorable. There is no appeal
from that great law which dooms
us to dust. Our beloved daughter
has passed beyond the valley of
the shadow of death.
Her day Is done, but the sun
that rose in her heaven of ten
derness and love, today stands still
in the heavens, while its rays
cover the world in which she lived.
She carried her love and ten
derness in an alabaster box; but
it was never sealed. Madeline
Gibson filled the lives of her
friends always before death came
to them. Always she made her
friends happy, by doing kind deeds
for them. The flowers she gave
were never meant for the coffin,
but to brighten home and friends
before they went. Sympathy and
affection were lavished in the hour
of trouble. She thought so little
Of herself and more of others.
Always her arms of love were
drawn about the wandering dau-
ghters of Lille of West Temple
No. 100 until they were again safe
in the fold. Her good cheer was
instrumental in giving back to
the Northwest Mt. Tacoma lodge
where today it bids fair to become
a stellar attraction.
Daughters, your chain of love
and friendship has been broken.
Upon your hall of Fame. her name
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Editor Says Japan
Not Friend OF Negroes

New York, N. Y.-Japan is in
terested in Japan and has no
particular love or interest in the
darker peoples of the EARTH" ac-
cording to DR.. Benjamin e. Mays,
president of Morehouse college, At
lanta, Ca, in an article in The
Crisis magazine for May.
Writing under the title, "The
Negro and the Present War" DR..
May states:
"a few years ago it was my
privilege to travel around the
world. I talked with a. good many
Japanese not only on that trip
but here in America in college
and university. One fact became
clear to me. Japan has no par
ticular love or interest in the dark
er peoples of the earth. Japan is
for Japan
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

will be strange happenings. IT'S
written the events of today were
not only foreseen but they were
foretold more than 20 centuries
ago. One writer says, 1.-THE past
SO years have wrought more
changes in the world than did the
previous 20 centuries. Beginning
with 1848, the first year of the
present 5000 year cycle, changes
have taken place at an ever-accel-
Grating pace. The next seven years
will witness even more and great
err changes than did the past 90.
I'VE behold the travail period
in the evolution of mankind, when
the Self ruled supreme. The next
seven years will purge mankind
of this old self and introduce
his true divine selfhood, the super
man, the ensouled man. This man
will be a citizen of the SUPER
nation organized for the benefit
of the race and not for the benefit
fit Of the politician and possess
ing class only. Man is even now
to realize that the self
can best be served in the greater
self, the community. Man, the in
will prosper only so far
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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Rev. I. Benz. Davis Coming To Mt. Zion


church. Wednesday night at the
prayer service. Friday night he
will speak to the young people of
the church. On Sunday, May 81,
Rev. Davis will preach both NOR
ming and night. To all these SER
vices the public is invited.
Rev. F. Benjamin Davis Is a
young minister coming from Of
tawa, Kansas, where he has pas
tored the Bethany Baptist Church
for about six years. He has served
as member Of teaching faculty of
the School of Religion Of the Kan
sas B. T. U. and Sunday School
Congress; Youth Leader, Dean OF
Religios Education of the Neosho
Valley District Convention. He has
served in several of the National
B. Y. P. U. congresses and in 1885
toured the u. S. A. and Ontario,
Canada. Rev. Davis is highly rec
commended by the Northern Bap-
fist Convention, National Baptist
Convention, by the Board Of Dea-
cons from his local church, and
many who know him.
The church cordially invites the
public to meet and hear Rev. Da-
Wis.
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the only case of its kind to appear
in any ILWU local.
up and down the coast Negroes
are full-fledged members, and in
some cases officials of the ILWU
and are working in closest har-
mony with the rest of the men,
bership," Bridges said.
The CLIO leader made this fur
Their statement: Dissemination is
bad at any time. 1t is particularly
dangerous today because it breeds
disunity. What we need today is
unity--unity to win the war"
The resolution has been referred
for concurrence by the general
membership of Local - which will
meet on Wednesday night. 1t is
as follows:
WHEREAS: The practice of racial
discrimination against any work.
ing man or woman for the sole
reason of race, color, or creed is
the essence of the Nazi or Fascist
program and has no place or ex-
cuse in American principle or way
of life; and
WHEREAS: An executive order
by President Franklin D. Roose-
welt excoriated and forbade any
such practices in the employment
of workers in American industry,
especially war industries; and
WHEREAS: The entire labor
labor movement of the United
States of America is on record
pledged to condemn and eliminate
any such practice wherever such
may be found to arise with the
ILWP as a progressive affiliated
union of the labor movement like
wise pledged in everyone of its
conventions and Whereas; Two
members of ILWU Local No. ID
refused to work with three Negro
members of Local 8 who had been
properly dispatched to work on a
steamship. Thursday, May 14th,
1912, and by so doing endangered
the entire local and international
Unions good standing and record
in the eyes of the American Gov
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should head the list.
Brothers, you too are bereft of
a wise counsellor. The debt of
gratitude all Elks of the North
west owe daughter Gibson can on
ly be repaid by stamping her name
indelibly in our hears.
I have asked the eternal hills
if we shall again meet our beloved
daughter. I've asked the streams
that flow on forever; I have asked
the stars which stud the heaven.
All of them were dumb. But as
I gaze upon the face of our be-
loved daughter Madeline Gibson.
I can see something in the loving
smile that mantles her beauty that
tells me we shall meet again.
Puget Sound Lodge No. 100
weeps and shares with you an I'M
dying love. Peace Be Unto Her
Peace Be Unto Her"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

New York-"Great Britain and
the u. S. must learn thoroughly
and Immediately that the myth
of white invincibility has been
shattered-perhaps never to be re-
stored" said Walter White, N A
A c P executive secretary, in a
critical comment on Fortune ma
gaines Monograph No. 1, THE
United States in a New World"
The first monograph in a series of
reports on potential courses for
democratic action, was about re-
lations with Britain.
Mr.. White said that in many
respects the editors of Fortune
have done an admirable job, but
TO assume that the portwar world
will be determined and directed
exclusively by so-called white peo-
Piles with the acquiesence of black
brown and yellow peoples who
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Christian Friends For
Racial Equality

The newest organization in our
midst Is Christian Friends For
Racial Equality" which was or
ganized last Tuesday night in the
home of Mrs. Edith Steinmetz,
905 jefferson street., who has been
called by some 1.-THE Pearl Buck
of Seattle" This organization
which has for its object the Sc
curing of justice for minority
groups, was represented in its or
ganization by four minority
groups, white, Chinese, Negro, and
Filipino. The requisites for MEM
bership are the claim to Chris
tianity and the desire to see all
men, regardless of race or color,
live by the Golden Rule.
Mrs. Steinmetz was elected
chairman Of the group and Victor
Carton was elected secretary. The
organization, though new, has in
its membership many outstanding
leaders of all race groups.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Elliot Cafe
1909 Jackson Street

OF all business places Japanese
owned, none was more popular
than the Elliot Cafe. With the
evacuation, the Elliot Cafe passed
into the hands of VIM. Kirk, pro-
prietor of Rose Cash Gracery and
Mrs. Lydia Norris as co-owners.
1t was closed and remodeled. Spick
and span it again opened to the
public, the same popular prices
prevailing. If the same public ap-
proval prevails, waiting lines will
be the order.
With a staff of cooks who know,
well drilled mattresses who give
service, wholesome food at popular
prices, the Elliot Cafe will lose
none of its popularity.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Joe Louis Celebrates
18th Birthday In Army

NEW YORK-Joe Louis, heavy
weight boxing champion, celebrat-
ed his 18th birthday today to duty
with the special services branches
of the army.
Louis, recently transferred from
Camp Upton, working at routine
army duties in the forenoon and
then was given a pass for the
afternoon so that he might exam
inc the hundreds of congratulatory
messages.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

EAGLE HOTEL, IS rooms, 408 1i2
Main Street, Chas. w. Taylor,
Prop.
THE KIOSA ROOMS, 3O-310 5th
Ave-, Chas w. Taylor, Prop.
Mr.. Chas. W. Taylor, a resident
of Bremerton, Washington, and
operator of the Sailors Recreation
Club in that city has purchased the
Eagle and Kiosa hotels in Seattle.
following the Japanese evacuation.
Taylor is well known in Seattle
and his coming as hotel operator
is a welcome venture. His enter
prises add 6 more race employees
to an ever increasing list.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
MYTH OF White Invincibility
Doomed Says Walter White

constitute four-fifths of the world
population is exceedingly danger
GUS" Pearl Harbor and Singa-
pore marked the end of an epoch,
he declared.
Disaster will come unless this
idea is abandoned the NAACP ex-
ecutive stated, not only in the
world but in naional life as well.
"Disproportionate power in the
national affairs of the U. S. by
southern Congressman and Sena-
tors with a Ku Klux Khan philo-
sophy toward colored peoples can
mean only tragedy for all peo-
pies, white, brown, yellow, and
black. I fear that the world en-
visioned in 1.-THE United States
in a New World is exclusively a
white world perpetuating the order
which plunged us into World Wars
I and H." he concluded.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Discrimination Is Branded Dangerous;
We Need Unity To Win The War

LOS ANGELES, MAY 81 =
Drastic action" recommended by
California CLIO Director Harry
Bridges against all, employer or
unior, who in any way practiced
discrimination today had been
taken against two white long
shoremen who refused to work
with Negroes in loading mer-
chant ship in San Pedro Harbor.
The two men protested to the
unior hall when the Negroes were
sent on the job, asked for replace
ments and walked off the ship.
Immediately officials of the In
ternational Longshoreman's and
Warhouseman's Union, CLIO, came
on the job and gave an ultima
tum to the white workers that
they could leave the job If they
wished, but that the Negro work.
ers were going to stay. The rest
of the longshore gang. all white
workers, backed up their union
officials, and continued to work
alongside their Negro brothers.
The same evening Director
Bridges appeared before ILWU Lo-
cal 1875 executive board and Of
fered a resolution condemning the
discriminatory action of the two
white longshoreman, and further
warning them that they would be
expelled from the union if they
persisted in such action. The re-
solution also stated that should
any oher member Of the union
take like action, they will be sum-
marily expelled from the organi-
cation.
The executive board unanimous
ly passed Bridges resolution and
refused to accept the two white
mems feeble excuse that there was
O. rule to the effect that any man
could quit for any reason provided
there was a man to take his place
and that they had waited for re-
placements before leaving the job
and therefore had caused no stop
age of work.
Bridges pointed out that this is
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Owl Volunteers
Win Service Cross

Mr.. Russell E. Smith, captain of
Minute Men Campaign for Bond
pledges in his district, is grateful
to the Owl Volunteers, president
Zelma Winslow, secretary Lillian
Winston and Ethyl Cross for their
valiant service in making the cam
paign a success and awards them
a Service Cross.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Race Business Is
Increased 25%

Mr.. Dave Lee, the proprietor of
the c. c. Billiard Parlor, increases
his holdings .anent the evacuation
of he Japanese.
The Olympus Hotel, 413R May
nard
The Emel Apartments, 14th at
Main
The Atlas Cafe, Ala Maynard st.
The number of employees listed
by Mr.. Lee is twelve.
The proprietress of the Idaho
Hotel is Miss Birdie Morris.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
Walters, Porters and Cooks Club To
Honor Down Beat Kings, Sunday Night

their spacious quarters. With it's
dazzling contrasts it is now thing
of beauy, a home of extreme rar-
ity.
Honoring their grand achieve
ment, the membership of the club
will sponsor a Party Dance Sunday
night in honor of the worlds two
greatest named bands, dwarfing
all former events.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong,
the hottest trumpet player in Ann
erica and the one and only Jimmie
Lunceford, the Basin Street King
and idol of hepcats are sharing
the hospitality of Seattle the week
end.
The Walters, Porters and Cooks
Club, 404Aa 18th Avenue, South,
have enlarged and redecorated
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

The Mount Zion Baptist Church
is looking forward to the coming
of Rev. Benjamin Davis as visitor
to the church. He will be guest
for one week from May oath to
May 81. During his stay there will
be services Sunday morning and
Sunday night. Tuesday night he
will be present at the meeting of
the World Fellowship Club, at the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

filled In events
transpiring in the
life of Adolph
Hitler, If you,
my reader, are
fortunate enough
to be alive at the
close of the pres
ent war you will
see a new world,
in which there
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22
PROPHECIES
New and Old
Vivienne l.. Penick

Many folk feel that part of the
prophecy of Daniel is being full
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

Louis Todd. captain. assisted by
James Smith, led successful bond
pledge drive in Precinct 385.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-22

M.-G.-M. has discovered a beau
tiful colored girl. Lena Horne,
singing in a local cafe. In her
screen test she appeared so light
that makeup must be used to
darken her for colored roles.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-25

able and many more conditions are
amenable 10 treatment" he declared
and q system Is being developed not
only TO treat such detectives and make
them available for army duty but also
10 teach their families what can be
done 10 protect the health Of children
In future years.
Physical rebuilding may be done by
army and navy physicians and sur
geonS or, If the man chooses, by his
family physician or dentist
The government, having undertaken
this program, has assumed an obliga-
ton TO advise the men rejected about
the nature Of their diseases and
physical defects and how they can be
corrected.
General Reynolds declared that in
Pennsylvania, where he is now associ-
ated with the department Of health,
the records Of all men rejected be-
cause OF venereal disease, tuberculosis,
other infectious diseases and nervous
and mental diseases are referred to the
department by the selective service
boards.
These are then forwarded to local
boards Of health. Men shown TO have
tuberculosis are either Isolated in sani-
tariums or kept at home with instruc-
tons given as to care and avoiding
contacts with others to prevent the
spread of the infection.
Likewise, cases Of venereal disease
are followed up to insure adequate
treatment of the man and diagnosis
OF his close associates. Treatment Is
instituted Immediately when necessary.
other diseases are handled in the same
way to the extent Of medical and sur
gfcal facilities available.
This plan is being gradually extend
ed throughout the nation, TO discover
and wipe out hidden sources Of infec-
tons and TO educate families on meth
DDS Of treatment available
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-25
Navajo Reservation
Sheep Do Their Bit
In Defense Effort

Sheep on the vast 16,OOO,OOO acre
Navajo reservation are doing their oit
for the nations war effort, as result
of six years of experimental work at
the federal governments southwestern
range and sheep-breeding laboratory,
FORT Wingate, N. M, according to the
Navajo service Of the office Of Indian
Affairs, which supervises the labor
atnry.
Each sheep is producing about a
third more wool, as wei as weighing
about so percent more than these
sheep did in the years prior to the
establishment Of this laboratory in 1886.
even the lambs are about SO percent
heavier at birth, weighing so pounds
instead Of the previous 40 pounds.
These increases not only are provlo-
ing meat, wool and other products OF
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-25
TYPHUS VACCINE
PUTS SPOTLIGHT
ON STATE TOWN
DIR. COx'S WORK AT HAMILTON
CHIEF HOPE OF THWARTTNG
EPTDEMICS OF WAR

The town Of Hamilton, Mont. holds
a definite place in the spotlight of
America. Primary reason for this dis
tinction rests in the fact that typhus
vaccine. one Of the most needed anti
dotes for warfare's attendant epidem-
les, Is being manufactured at the
Rocky mountain laboratory Of the Ma
tional Institute Of Health.
The colony Of brick structures That
comprises the laboratory has taken on
stronger aspects Of work with the need
for the vaccine In all parts of the
world. And the man responsible for this
stride In progress of the laboratory's
work against the foes of health is DR..
Herald r. Cox.
The country at large has become
more or less familiar with the Cox
method of vaccine manufacture. The
American people can find in periodi-
Gals that the American hen has moved
into the picture quite definitely as a
base for production Of typhus and
spotted fever vaccine. The latter work
actually has drifted into the sidelines
Of activity at the big lab, with the
development of typhus vaccine-making
on q large scale. Spotted fever, a sea-
sonal disease, lacks much when 1t
comes to deserving the ranting head
lines and dread death" category in
which long distance writers have at
tempted to place it.
All the world knows typhus CAM
strike mercilesSly In wartime. So 1t goes
that DR.. Cox's perfection Of the hen
egg typhus vaccine is one Of the most
timely topics
Early and late he is on the job and
soon the task Is to grow larger for
congress appropriated $4,000 to defray
costs Of alteration in the central lab |
oratory building Zone Of the three |
main structures). The contract is tol
be let not later than June 30, accord
ing to DR.. r. r. Parker, chief officer
Of the Hamilton laboratory. The alter
ations are chiefly concerned with the
need for expansion Of the typhus vac
cine manufacture.
Weekly use Of about 400 dozen hen
eggs Is the leading material item in
DR.. Cox's department at the public
health laboratory 1t is the chick en-
bryo that furnishes the living base for
vaccine and so it goes that incubators
make up a special part Of the furnish
Ings In the typhus lab
LII. COA hlu Kl4S great WOTk nave AC-
ceived national acclaim in the award
Of honors for scientific research. Just
now the egg vaccine Is drawing atten-
ton Of national writers and recently
the Hamilton scientist and his eggs
we're the subject for discussion In a
Golfers article entitled THE Bite Of
Death The writer describes the his
,ory Of typhus vaccine from the tedi-
0us method Of making it out of louise
ntesttnes to the present Cox plan,
which has now been in effect for about
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-25
LESSONS OF WAR
LIKELY TO HELP
NATIONS HEALTH

The health Of the American peO-
pie may be greatly improved by
the lessons learned daring the war.
The records of the army, navy and
selective service system, show with
brutal frankness that we are not
the weTI-nOurished, healthy, vigOr-
GUS people that we should be and
could be. Maj Gen. Charles n.
Reynolds, former surgeon general
of the army, declared that the re-
lection record Of men In the first
draft was a major scandal In q
nation which has adequate food
and medical and dental facilities.
Out Of the first 1000, 900 men exam
med, he declared In q. report to thu
Military Surgeon Journal, more thar
200 600 men were rejected for actiy'
duty because Of physical and menta
defects, many Of which could have beer
remedied early IN life.
Twenty percent OF the men turneC
down had dental defects, General Rey-
nolds declared. 10 percent had defec-
i've eyesight, 10 percent suffered from
disease Of the heart, percent had de-
Iects Of the muscles and bones, 9 per-
cent were mentally deficient, is per-
cent had hernias or defects Of the ears
'eet and lungs and the remainder had
4 wide variety Of different diseases.
THE selective service examinations
nave shown that a large proportion of
he disqualifying defects are remedi-