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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
RANDOLPH'S SPEECH
BARRED in MEMPHIS;
NEGROES STIRRED

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-Reports
that are coming into the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters Of
flee from Memphis show the Ne
gro people there are greatly
stirred up over the high-handed
action of the Crump political ma
chine in stopping the public
meeting at which A. Philip Ran
dolph, Internatio=a President of
the Brotherhood and National Di-
rector of the March on Washing
ton Movement, was TO speak, on
Sunday. November 7th. The
meeting was scheduled to be held
at Mount Nebo Baptist Church,
of which the Rev. Roy Love is
pastor.
Efforts are being made TO plan
public meeting in the near
future and to invite Mr.. Ran
dolph to address it. Mr.. Ran
dolph has expressed the desire
to return to Memphis to speak at
public meeting.
The Negro leaders who were
rounded up by Sheriff o. II. Perry
in the court house the Saturday
before the meeting day ana told
that they would be held respons-
ible for the race riot which was
certain to occur If Mr.. Randolph
spoke, feel deeply Inundated, ac-
cording 20 reports.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
MERE TOLERANCE
OF COLORED FLAYED
BY BISHOP GRIFFIN

. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Nov. IT,
A true Christian should not be
satisfied with extending 'toler-
ance' to the Negro" the Most
Rev. James A. Griffin, Bishop
of Springfield in Illinois, asserted
in an article written for the
Unity of Victory" edition of the
Illinois Chronicle and Conserva-
tor, in which he advocated social
emancipation for the colored
race in this country.
1--WE tolerate something evil,
like sickness, insult or war. But
we appreciate and love that
which is good. Therefore, no true
Christian should be satisfied with
extending tolerance to the Me-
gro. Since he is our brother
sharing with us the same sonship
of a Common Father, God, the
Negro should receive from every
Christian worthy of the name an
uncompromising manifestation of
fraternal charity" Bishop Griffin
stated.
Reminding that Pope Plus XI
declared "there is but one race
the human race" and that Pope
Leo XIII had counseled "Our ad-
yantages flow from that new birth
and adoption into the household
of God; not from ME eminence
of race" Bishop Griffin wrote:
Charity and justice are super
natural virtues which come from
God alone and cannot be ac-
CURED by mere human effort.
The atmosphere of democracy is
a most ideal medium in which
these virtues may best be exer-
eised. Abraham Lincoln realized
this when he loosed the letters
from the American Negro by the
Emancipation Proclamation. Sub
sequent history has regrettably
shown that this noble effort has
at best developed into mere
economic development. Therefore
1T is for the living to complete
the work of the great Lincoln by
expending his euort into social
emancipation as WE'LL"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
WILLKIE TELLS
SOUTH HE HAS
LIBERAL VIEWS

ATLANTA, Nov. 19.--Weldell
L. WiIlkie, stopping briefly in At
lanta today on a speaking trip to
Texas, described himself as rep
resenting the viewpoint of the
liberal leaders as well as any
man actively discussed for Presi-
dent
II can't understand why any
liberal in the South can't support
me-" Willkie told a group that
crowded around him as he walked
through Terminal Station with
Georgia's Republican national
committeeman and committee?
woman, Wilson Williams, Atlanta,
and Mrs. Bertha M. Field, Mari
eta.
Williams and Mrs. Field issued
a joint statement criticizing Re-
publican Party "reactionaries"
and asserting that "Southerners
will join the Republican Party
if Southern Republicans will
make an attempt to throw off the
yoke which has been fastened
upon them by a few national
bosses.' The statement said such
''bosses" wanted to keep the
Southern party small in order to
control it.
Declining comment today on
international affairs, he indicated
a political purpose in his present
activities with the assertion that
he could comment on the South
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Hostesses will be called on for
a major part of the entertain
ment of the soldiers - without
them no Uso is a success. II
there is anything which a soldier
tires of, it is a flock of men.
Aside from the spiritual, adj
vice which should be a priority,
what men on the committee are
suited to volunteer the service
required.
Fifteen men on that commit
tee should voluntarily withdraw
and Is women be substituted.
THIS WILL NOT BE DONE.
The citizens attending that
meeting would be justified and
in their right if they would add
the names of Is additional wom-
EN- and vote for them. That
would be no reflection on the
men and women but would make
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ARMY FREES PVT. LEVY
FROM JAIL, SENDS HIM
TO A SOUTHERN CAMP

Former organizer for the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Work
ers Union, A. F. of L., court
martialed for opposing Army JIM
Crow, Pvt. Alton Levy was freed
November 18th, at 10 a. M, after
serving less than three months of
his four months sentence at hard
labor the Workers Defense
League announced. He is now
on his way to a Southern Army
camp.
The fight to restore Private
Levy to his original rank of staff
sergeant will be continued as part
of campaign against Army jim
Grow, according to statementes
issued by Samuel Wolchok, presi-
dent. United Retail, Wholesale
and Department store Employees,
CLIO, and by Morris Milgram, sec
rotary, and Nathaniel M. Minkoff,
discrimination committee chair
man, of the Workers Defense
League, which led the campaign
to free Levy.
The release was hailed by Mr..
Milgram and Mr.. Minkoff in be-
half of the Workers Defense
League as "a great victory for
American democracy. This shows
the power of the thousands OF
letters that deluged the White
House, the power of the liberal
labor, Negro and religious press
which championed his cause, the
power of truth and justice"
The War Department declared
that Leyy's sentence had beer
shortened for good behavior.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
SEATTLE SERVICE TO
NEGRO TROOPS CITED

OCEANLAKE, Or.-Lieut. Col
A. L. Merrill, chief of the Special
Service branch at Fort Lewis,
said alst night that the increas-
ing number of Negro troops in
the Northwest has created new
community responsibility.
Established Negro communi-
ties are small and many needed
services must be made available
through other community assist
ance such as is being done in Ia
coma and Seattle, he said at a
Northwest training institute for
workers in United Service Organi-
cations.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
LET Us GIVE
THANKS

Thursday, Nov. rs, is Thanks
giving. For many of us there
will be little for which to give
thanks. Yet, we still have life,
hope, and in the midst of dark
ness a CLEAN of light, our solace
in God
Deep in our hearts is the
yearning for the day when we
really will have much for which
to be thankful. The day bells
ringing ringing joyfully, lights
turned on all over the world,
darkness fading away.
We at home are all at work,
if we wish, enjoying more COM
forts than ever.
Our armies, despite their hard
ships and difficulties, are steadily
advancing. Let us give thanks.
Let.ou prayers go out, not for
us at home, but for our fathers.
our brothers, wives and sisters on
the battle front.
We at home enjoy all the COM
forts of home--the men on the
battle front enjoy all the COM
forts of the trenches.
Let us give thanks.
Let us be thankful that we
have been spared the awful and
continued aerial bombings and
the mental agony destroying the
western world.
We still have the sunshine, the
sky, bountiful harvests; we still
work, not like dumb, driven
cattle, but as free men.
Let us thank God for that.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
BY E. 1. r..

1t is regrettable that confusion
and MISUNDERSTANDING were per-
mitted to dominate the citizens
meeting held at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Nov. 4. In the confusion
we feel the real intent of the
meeting went astray.
However, the 81 persons nomi-
mated should meet public APP
proval with this exception: OF
the 81 persons nominated "a are
men and are women, whereas
it should have been reversed.
That committee supposedly Is a
COMMUNICATIVE organization and
must perform volunteer war serv-
ice, particularly in the field of
health, recreation, social protec-
ton, day care. related wartime
activities, including those aspects
of education under the Federal
security agency.
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WHERE TO EAT
THANKSGIVING

Mable's Kitchen. ..-.423 21st Ave.
Evelyn Inn.....-..2229 f. Madison
Honeysuckle Lunch. .2030 E. Mad
The Atlas Cafe414 Maynard So
New Elliott Cafe. ...-12O3 Jackson
Pacific Cafe.....-..417 Maynard So.
Ruben's Cafe--...419 9Th Ave. So.
Elliott Cafe.-.--..-.....-1222 Jackson
Turkey dinner served with all
the trimmin's at above named es-
adjustments at popular prices.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24

The Boilermakers' Union No.
72, A. F. of L., took the hardest
rap ever on Monday and Tuesday
when it appeared before Presi
dent Roosevelt's Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee to an
swer charges of discriminat ton
against Negroes in the Kaiser
shipyards by attempts to force
them to join a Jim-Crow (auxil-
iary) union. The hearing in the
Public Service Building audito-
rum was largely attended by
colored and white workers and
interested spectators.
Attorney Marvin c. Harrison,
Washington, d. c., special coun-
sci for the committee, which in
cluded Chairman Malcolm Ross,
Washington, d. c., writer; Miss
Sara Southall, personnel director
International Harvester Company,
Chicago; John Brophy, Washing
ton, d. c., CLIO; Boris Shish-
kin, A. F. of L.; Plummer Ber-
nard Young, ST., publisher of the
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To This New Committee:
BY JOE STATION
ar In mind these facts-

Bear in mind these facts
1. A building for our boys
should be in our neighborhoods.
2. A committee is no stronger
than its weakest member or its
backing in the community.
3. Three or four branch UsOs
are a necessity.
4. A program to keep the
races from each others threats
is a must.
5. Political education and
youth canteens must be dealt
with Immediately.
6. There must be burial of
the hatchet-a pledge of mutual
cooperation for the benefit of all;
and a subsection of any private,
political or financial aspiration of
each member for the duration.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
JUDGE HOLDS LEASE
BARRING RACE VOID

CHICAGO-Judge Samuel Hell
Ter rejected Friday an attempt by
a landlord to enforce a lease con-
tanning a clause barring Negroes
on the grounds that there is no
place in America for the Nazi
'herrenvolk psychosis" and its
discrimination against minorities.
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BE SURE TO ATTEND THAT CITIZENS MEETING AT
MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY AT2P.M
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to rom o In memory will alwayb tn sevn
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in humble very here.
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ern political outlook "better after
get back from this trip"
Willkie said he had not seen
an Office of War Information
announcement that 1t would not
broadcast or send printed ma
terial about forthcoming political
campaigns to troops overseas.
81 had assumed" he comment
ed, "the soldiers would get the
normal American political news.
/ assume American soldiers are
American citizens and will make
up their minds about voting as
normal Americans"
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MRS. Lillian c.
NICHOLAS PASSES

Mrs. Lillian G. Nicholas, pioneer
citizen, died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Galloway,
4209 orcas St. Nov. 18th.
Mrs. Nicholas was born in
Newberry, S. c., in 1880. moved
to the State of Texas when a
child, came to Seattle in 1907.
and has liver here continuously
since.
She was a faithful member of
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church and
held the office of secretary of
the Women's Society of. that
church until she was too ill to
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
SERMON BY The
REV. JUDSON SWANCY
21O7 T.. James st.
21O7 f. James st.

Text: o, give thanks unto the
Lord. for He is good, for His
mercy endureth forever. Psalms
1871.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily
loadeth us with benefits, even the
God of our salvation. Psalms
6S:19.
Introduction
By decree of the President of
the United States and the govern
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
MRS. COGSWELL in TOWN

Mrs. Cogswell is in town with
the largest stock of turkeys,
chickens and rabbits ever brought
to Seattle. Your Thanksgiving
dinner will not be complete with
out a bird fresh from Mrs. Cogs-
wells ranch. Call Ca. 1858.
2200 E. Madison st.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
HVlEnINATIOIIHL DOIELIEH1InL1E0 UTSIOIT
WORST DISCRIMINATORY OF NEGROES:
H. R. NORTHRUP, PNCETON ECONOMIST
TOM RAY, jim CROW BOIERMAKERS BIG BOSS OUT

Norfolk, Va, Journal and Guide,
Negro weekly, and Milton P.
Webster. vice president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Sleep
ing Car Porters.
Upon completion of this hear
ing he committee went to Los
Angeles. Calf, to open a similar
hearing on Friday. Herbert r.
Northrup, Princeton University
economist on leave with the War
Labor Board in Detroit. first wit
ness on Monday, branded the In
terpational Boilermakers' Union
as the worst Discrimination of Ne
gro workers. 1.-The jim-crow
(auxiliary) unions were not es-
tablished until great pressure had
been brought" he said. cit Is a
wonderful way to institutionalize
discrimination"
Rev. ]. James Glow, pastor OF
Mt. olivet Baptist church, also
president of the local branch,
NAACP, told the committee of a
conversation he had with Tom
Ray, Boilermakers' big boss. Rev.
Glow testified that Ray said he
wasn't going to have Negroes in
the hiring hall and Negroes work
ing In the ships with whitewom-
en-. Il let him know | was OPP
posed to the auxiliary on the
grounds that 1t was segregation"
The Rev. Richard M. Steiner,
pastor of the First Unitarian
church, who is a member of the
draft appeals board. told of his
refusal for two months to defer
white welders when Negro well
ders were handy but unemployed.
Robert. Rhone, of New York
City, who came out on Kaiser's
fourth special train, and who
worked for nine months as a
welder, was told by a shop stew
ard that he would have to join
the auxiliary or get a pink stop
work slip. 81 received the slip
for non-payment of dues because
| refused to join the Jim Crow
union" Rhone said.
Similar testimony was given by
Raymond l.. Gee, who come on
the first Kaiser special. After a
few months as a welder, he was
given pink slip. At the con-
GLIDING session on Tuesday, Ed
gar F. Kaiser, general manager
of the Kaiser yards in the Port
land area, testified there is no
racial discrimination practiced in
the Kaiser shipbuilding COM
panies. He reminded the COM
mittee that the companies are
bound by a closed shop master
agreement and any attempt to
interfere with internal affairs of
unions would be a violation of
the Wagner act. Recent figures
show that 91,566 persons, of
whom 3,710 are Negroes, work
in the three Kaiser yards. Hard
ly had the committee adjourned
the hearing until the dailies had
headlines telling the story that
Tom Ray, storm center official of
the powerful Boilermakers' I'm
ion, was out-at least Temporal
rily. Just what is to become of
it all is to be seen.
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Marriage Notice

Mr.. William Westerfield of Los
Angeles, Calf, and Miss Juellet
E. Frenzel of Los Angeles, Calf,
at the Olympus Hotel, Alb May
nard Ave. Rites by the Rev.
Judson swancy, 21O7 E. James
ST.. Apt. "a.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
KEEP OFF THESE DATES

Dec. 25th, afternoon. Big
Xmas tree and kiddies' party at
Savoy Community Center.
Dec. 9th, evening. Big COM
plimentary dance for all service
men at the Savoy, celebrating
the SaVoy's first anniversary.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24

ors of the various states, the last
in November of each
year is designated as Thanksgiy-
ing Day. This dates back to the
Pilgrim Fathers, 800 years ago.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
TO THE PUBLIC:

Owing TO the conservation
of paper there will be no Spe-
cial Christmas edition of the
Northwest Enterprise.
While no greetings viii be
solicited, those wishing them
may call Elliott 9787.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24
NAPLES KITCHEN

Alb 21St Ave.
THANKSGIVING MENU
Fruit Cocktail
Turkey and Oyster Dressing,
Cranberries
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Macaroni and Cheese
Peas Stuffed Celery
Combination Salad
Plum Pudding, Sherry Sauce
Coffee
($2.00 Dinner)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-11-24

and Guide, Negro weekly, and
Milton P. Webster, vice president
of the International Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-05
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943
HIRING PREJUDICEs COSTLY

The "extravagant privilege of ra-
cial and other prejudices" in employ
ment are practices so costly that the
nation can afford to tolerate them nc
longer. Fowler F. Harper, deputy
War Manpower Commission chair
man pointed out in a recent address
at Cleveland.
Many industries" Harper said
shave allowed themselves the extra
giant privilege of racial and other
prejudices in the employment of their
workers. Such practices are costly
costly in morale, costly in the sense
that they create underprivileged
classes and costly in the spiritual
tone of the community. Now they are
costly in the terms of the production.
So costly that the nation can afford to
tolerate them no longer.
Before this war can be won, pro-
duction schedules which few months
ago would have seemed impossible,
must be maintained and surpassed.
Such production program cannot be
achieved unless the full and complete
labor resources of the nation are
utilized This utilization must be
made without regard to race, color,
religion or national origin"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-05

and the existing school population of
the West Chester School.
Since the merger of the two schools,
pupils of the Port Union Special
School District have not been provided
with: (D adequate drinking facilities;
(2) adequate recreation space is not
available. The playground equipment
is available only for the 1st and End
grade pupils. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, and
9Th grade pupils have not been pro-
vided with recreation or recess. (3)
Toilet facilities are inadequate and
are kept in an unhealthy condition.
They are never properly cleaned
For the above reasons, four out of
five regularly elected Port Union
Special School Board of Education
members are still fighting the merger
of the two schools.
They have refused to transfer the
assets of the Port Union Special
School District and have also notified
the Auditor of Butler County that
they will protest any distribution of
taxes collected for the Port Union
Special School District, to the merged
district.
A very large majority, aggregating
approximately $50 of the taxpayers
residing in the Port Union Special
School District, are opposed to the
merger of this school district and
contend that the County School Board
has violated the intent of the statute
law in ordering the merger because it
does not result in a decrease cost of
operating the School District. Further
it does not provide the children of
Port Union Special School District
with facilities and accommodations
equal to those they were receiving in
their own home school. There is dis
elimination in treatment against the
pupils from Port Union Special School
District
Respectfully submitted,
Miss RHEA B. BLOCK, Clerk
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-05
3-Day Week For
Wholesale Stores

Columbus Director Don
G. Fisher announced late last week
that due to the shrinking stocks of
liquor, state wholesale liquor stores
will remain open only three days each
week
In Cleveland, however, the whole
sale outlets will be forced to maintain
operations five days week on ac-
count of the large number of permit
holders there.
Wholesale stores in other cities will
be open only on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
From March, 1941, to October 81,
1912, the value of all supplies ex-
ported under Lend-Lease was $1,765,-
100000 less than the value of direct
purchase exports to Lend-Lease coun-
tries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-05
new BUSINESSES
Hamilton


Rose M. Bolser, go South Eighth,
restaurant.
Earl Paul Meyer, 2343 Dixie High
way, restaurant.
Richard Triplett, 218 High street,
millinery.
MiddletOwn
C. L. Dakin, Pip Tytus avenue,
used cars.
Mrs. Myrtle Hughes, 1889 Central
avenue, restaurant.
Anna Garafalos, 900 Central ave-
nue., restaurant.
E & E Lunch Co., cafeteria, Ger
mantown road
Richard Wooten, R. R. 6, Millville,
restaurant.
Merle Hoel, Somerville, O., wall
paper.
Homer .. Peters, 81 E. High street,
Oxford, o., mems clothing
Ralph Lighter, Beech and High, Ok
ford, O., filling station.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-05
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

Elaborate plans for the construc-
ton of a tunnel between Singapore
and Sumatra, under the straits of
Malacca, have beensmade public.
A connecting railway e W e n
Singapore and Shanghai, by way of
the deadly swampfilled Malay PENN
sula jungle is also contemplated,
which according to its sponsors will
shorten travel between Singapore and
Toxic to seven days and thus help to
solve military transport and supply
problems.
Decision of the British Amalga-
mated Engineering Union to admit
women to membership has inaugur-
ated new era in the history of Brit
ish trade unions. Hitherto, they had
admitted semi-skilled workers only
after much hesitation, whereas
against women the doors were en-
tirely closed. The increasing use of
women (there are now about TO-
100000 employed) has made it i'm
perative to revise an old principle
which in wartime industry is out
dated
A large proportion of the women
employed have entered the metal and
the metal working trades. Since the
craft unions did not admit them, they
sought and found their way into in
dustrial unions. The two largest of
these-the Transport and General
Workers Union and the General and
Municipal Workers Union-have each
organized about a quarter of mil
lion women.
Workers can be simply machine
operators who carry out orders or
they can be human dynamos. The 10y
atty of free persons is the strongest
human force. The method which seeks
cooperation assures more under any
circumstances-emer or normal
because it releases resourcefulness.
In principle it is as old as human
work relations. American Fedora
ZIONIST.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-05
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF
PRODUCTION

l. Be on the job every work-day on
time.
2. Reduce the amount of industrial
accidents.
3. Reduce the amount of rejects,
waste and work spoilage.
4. Keep ply sically fit through
proper diet, rest and recreation.
5. Contribute your good production
ideas through the suggestion
box system.
6. Understand your job and do it
as well as you can.
7. Keep the shop clean, orderly,
well-lighted and well-ventilated.
8. Be courteous and friendly on the
job, and pull together as team.
9. Remember our fighting men who
are daily meeting the fire of the
enemy.
10. Remember that our cause is
right and just.