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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-05-19
S E A T T L E
SEATTLE CIVIC
COMMITTEE
REPORTS

The SEATTLE CIVIC COM
MITTEE embodies a group of
girls and boys who resent paying
S3.5O month to Local Isl Of
the Aeronautieal Mechanics Union
because they happen to fall un-
der a general term, labeled, "col-
ored":
Who refuse to take the cow
ardly path of least resistance by
such expressions as, Il don't want
to, belong to their ole union"
because they know, that in the
first place. their elders contribute
their blood, sweat. and tears"
not only to make the United
States what it is today, but also
to create that ole union"
which belongs. by right. to all
Americans.
They know that II is not con-
sistent, or straight thinking to
condemn two colored men who
would be a party to compromise
them, by selling them and other
races of color down the river,
and at the same time ask for dis
elimination by such thoughless
and browbeaten remarks, II don't
want to belong to their ole un-
ion."
They know that to straddle the
fence, with action or remarks
like this, resulting in union aux
iliaries and duration permit sys-
TENS, would be just as bad as the
race men condemn at the Report
on Minority Groups" meeting
held by the Aeronautical Mechan-
les Union.
They know that If they don't
fight now to gain full participa-
ton in this union; to enjoy the
economic stability that is derived
from holding positions in the
technical, skilled, and semi-skilled
jobs of industry, ole man SEN
iority will place them on the ex-
IRENE edges of the ring that will
be placed around jobs when an
other breathing spell is agreed !
upon by the combatants.
They know too. cit will be what
you learned, and not what you
earned" that will count most in
the days to come.
They know that in helping to
win this case, other groups will
have powerful weapon in fore
ing membership into unions that
don't now work people of color
out of their halls, as well as stop
ping the permit graft.
The members of the Seattle
Civic Committee are: President,
Bernice Wilson; Treasurer, Ruby,
Black; Secretary, Abner Moultrie;
Others, jamie Hearde, Vermilta
Rudisell.
This is the first official report
of the group to the people. Sub
sequent reports will be made
through their own bulletin, the
Progress Report, and the North
west Enterprise.
The committee has retained Mr..
Jeffrey Heiman to handle the case
against the Aeronautical Mechan-
les Union.
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1t is grand indeed to be a
grandma and grandpa = at least
1t suits Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A,
Gragg the proud grandparents OF
Jerrie Lynn the 5 weeks old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bos-
we'll, daughter and son-in-law Of
the Graggs. The Boswells make
their home in Los Angeles. Mrs
Gragg spent several weeks witt
her daughter (Eleanor) prior tC
the arrival of Jerrie Lynn.
Mrs. Jason Fontana of N. Van
couver Ave. spent Mothers Day il
Berkely aClif., with her mothe
and father. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]
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footsteps, likewise volunteers for
the Coast Artillery Corps, and
wears the scarlet braid.
Just for old times sake, lets
review them: Mother, you remem-
Der the color of the piping your
brothers wore don't you? Father
may know all of them, but for the
benefit of little sister and brother
we will go over them together.
For the Air Corps, ultramarine
with gold and orange.
Cavalry, yellow.
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Private Parker B. Harris,
M. d. 7S0th M. P. Bn.
FIT. Huachuca. ARIZONA
Ow PLAYING

Lets TalkAbout Hats"
1t goes to my head. That Is a
common expression which holds
a lot of meaning these days. For
instance, have you noticed the
type of equipment the women
wear now called 'hats?' The men
at first objected to them, even
though they secretly admitted
that the women did look stunning.
AS small children we used to wear
our big brothers or sisters hats,
though they were too large for us.
Notice them in the neighborhood
around you today. They do the
same things we used to do. We
still admit that little Junior does
resemble his Daddy to a "T' in
fathers Stetson and that Baby
Mary Lou is minerature double
of her Mamma in mothers wide
brimmed 'Pek-a-boo' creation"
One of the first things fellow
notices in the army is an inverted
canoe shaped overseas cap he has
to wear. 1t feels rather unusual
after wearing a civilian sport hat
or a wide-brimmed feather be-
decked "zoot-sooter." but after
few days the hat is as familiar
as the large G. I. Govt. issue)
shoes.
Each arm or branch of the
service has a distinguishing color
border on their hats. Some of the
"cruits" (recruits) will recognize
that their braid is the same color
as Dads was in the last war. If
Dad had been in the Coast Artil-
lery Corps the piping on his cap
was scarlet. so quite naturally son
likes to follow in his fathers
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CORTLAND NEW
22ls s7h Phone East 1911 T.; .
High Lights in the
Y.W.C. A. News

Miss Marguerite Kirby has just
returned from a trip to Seattle
Washington where she attended
the Oregon and Washington Plan
ming Conference of Girl Reserves.
Miss Kirby is the first colored girl
TO be a member of the G. r. In
terclub stan in Portland.
Miss Kirby's successor will be
Miss Vivian Young. Miss Berniee
Holiday is the newly elected vice
president and Miss Phyllis Rey-
nolds, treasurer, Miss Beria Bruce
is the clubs interclub council rep
resentative, and Miss Dorothy Hill
laird, Secy.
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Evans. Mrs. Fontana will remain
for a short vacation before re-
turning home.
Miss Bernice Williams, student
for the summer is being warmly
welcomed by relatives and friends.
of Wherefore University home
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In the City of Bagdad lived Hakeem, the Wise One,
and many people went to him for counsel which he gave
freely to all, asking nothing in return
There to him young man. who had spent
much but got little and said "'Te me- Wise One what
shall do to receive the most for that which spend?
Hakeem answered "a thing tina is bought or sold has
no value unless contas that which cannot be bought
or sold. Look for the Priceless Ingredient"
But, what is this Priceless ngredient?" asked the
young
Spoke then the Wise One my son. the Priceless In
gredent of every product in the market-pace is the
Honor and Integrity of him who makes it. Consider his
before you buy"
HOLMAN & LUTZ
When Death Comes To You
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Yakima News
Reporter - Anita James

| Rev. Justin Roberts, Pastor.
Special Mothers Day service.
were held Sunday. The conference
will be held in Vancouver this
year. Delegates are Mrs. Roberts
and daughter. Joan, JaquaIin
Speraman, and Danial Harris. The
next missionary meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Jones. The Christian Endeavor
sponsored a style show Sunday
afternoon and was followed with
a tea for the Mothers.
Mount Hope Baptist Church -
Rev. Howard Clark, pastor.
Installation of the Rev. Howard
Clark as pastor of the Mt. Hope
Baptist church was held Wednes-
day, May 5. at the church, with
a full program and active coop
GRAFTON from the ministers of the
city in welcoming the newcomer.
Rev. e. B. Reed, moderator was
here to direct the services with
Rev. F. B. Davis extending the
welcome. Music was rendered by
Mesdames Anderson. Harris, Ar
mold, and Hackworth. Charge of
the people was delivered by Rev.
G. E, Grosline of Buena and
charge to the pastor by Rev.
Ralph Johnson of the First Bap-
tist Church. Rev. Johnson present
ed Rev. Clark with a check for
fifty dollars. Rev. Lynn Wood of
the First Methodist Church gave
the invocation. Rev. Justin Rob-
erts of the African Methodist
Church the Scripture reading.
Rev. Bernard Spong gave the
welcome on behalf of the Yakima
Ministerial Association and Rev.
M. B. Blickenstaff. Then there
Closing remarks were given by
was a solo by Mr.. Reginald Frye.
Rev. Reed. After the services
there was a reception held in the
recreation room. Mrs. Frye was
in charge of the reception. The
presented Rev. and
Mrs. Clark with a set of dishes.
Mrs. Clark also received an angel
food cake. The following girls
served: Anita James, Mereta EN-
mons, Joyce Donaldson, Nellie
Jones and Anna Wagner.
Toppenish Penicostal Church
Rev. r. E. Williams, Pastor.
Convocation and camp meeting
of the Full Gospel Temple of
Prayer Church will convene June
23rd in Toppenish. Everyone well
come.
Funeral services for Sion Rec
ord who died in Toppenish at the |
age of 70, after an illness of five
years, were held Saturday at 3
p. m. from Hopkins morturary.
One of the towns interesting
the native of Texas
who had lived her 40 years re-
ceived a certificate from a Spo-
kane official of the Northern Pa
cific Railway Co., for his faithful
service as station house janitor.
He had not been late once or
missed a day in 81 years. He
was a member and founder of the
First Baptist church, member
of the Negro Masons and of the
U. B. F. He leaves his wife, Mag
gle Record; two sons, John Sion
of Seattle, and Dewie of New
York; a daughter, Mrs. Marie
Smith of Portland; and foster
son, DR.. Haywood Thompson of
Los Angeles. Rev. Paul Smith
will fficiate at the funeral services
burial will be in Toppenish ceme-
terry.
A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Shepherd. A daugh-
ter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Perrine Lee.
Corporal Wilbur Bradford and
Charles Bradford visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Brad
ford.
Henry Perkins and Bill Adams
visited here. They are from Seat
tie.
Mrs. Eli Lusk formerly of Yak
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
1000 Allied Planes
Raid Continent

LONDON, Sept. 3.-(UP)-Am-
erican flying fortresses flew over
the Eiffel tower to attack an air.
craft factory on the edge of Paris
today while other fortresses raided
a. airplane assembly plant near the
French capital and five air fields
in one of the heaviest daylight as
saults of the war.
The big bombers blasted the
caudron-renault aircraft factory in
the Paris suburbs and left 5000
foot column of black smoke rising
into the cloudless sky from the
west bank of the seine. 1t marked
the first time American bombers
had crossed the heart of Paris.
The second fortress formation
bombed the Potez Plantat Meulan-
-MlTeaux, 20 miles outside Paris,
and others smashed an Axis fighter
plane dispersal area five miles
south of Dieppe on the channel
coast.
1t was believed that up to l,O00
allied planes may have taken part
In all the days operations over
western Europe,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
y AMBLlNe
EpoR1ER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

RR Joins all the other residents
of Ell Centro and surrounding areas
in wishing DR.. w. w. Apple, veter-
an family physician, many happy
returns on the occasion of his
eighty-second birthday anniversary.
He will celebrate his eighty-sec-
ond birthday anniversary on Sat-
urday. During his more than SO
years as a practicing physician, DR..
Apple has officiated at the births of
hundreds of babies and treated
hundreds and hundreds of persons
who have found him not only a
good doctor but good friend, a
kindly counselor and a man gifted
with almost superhuman patience.
"Dr. Apple will come" have been
the words repeated many, many
times in the long years he has
faithfully followed his profession
as a genuine healer of ailing bodies
and minds.
He is a splendid example of that
grand old American institution, the
family doctor.
Happy birthday, DR.. Apple, and
may you have many more years to
teach us the value of cheerfulness
and the need of extending help
ing hand to those in distress.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
Barber Named as
Sharp Murderer

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3.-CUP)-Dis-
trict attorney Thomas Whelan to-
day issued a formal complaint
against James Mcclure, 80, Jacum-
ba, Cal, barber, charging him with
murder in connection with the
death yesterday of Townsend
Sharp, IS, former deputy sheriff of
Imperial county.
Sheriff's Capt. Blake Mason said
witnesses told him the two men
became engaged in an argument in
a Jacomba cardroom and that both
men were elected. After leaving
witnesses said, Mcclure began beat
ing Sharp. Sharp was rescued by
friends and taken to his cabin. Nc
Clure then entered the cabin and
continued beating and kicking
Sharp, leaving him unconscience.
He died before he could be taken
to hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
Flying Fortresses
Cut Line Between
Germany and Italy
2 Bridges Near Bremen
Pass Blown up by High
Flying American Planes

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, North Africa, Sept. 3.
(UP)-American F ying &
Fortresses, in the farthest
raid of the war in this thea
ter, have cut the lifeline between
Germany and Italy by Wrecking two
bridges south of the Brenner Pass
bottleneck, communique SAID to-
day.
Striking more than $50 miles from
their North African bases, the
Fortresses smashed a railway bridge
at Bolzano, only 40 miles south Of
the German border, and a road
bridge at Trento, 80 miles farther
south, a few hours before Allied
invasion troops landed in southern
Italy.
The Brenner Pass railway, over
which German troops and supplies
have been pouring southward for
the battle of Italy, was cut at both
Bclzano and Trento, the northwest
African air forces communique said.
Still a third formation of Fort
resses hit the northern industrial
center and railway hub of Bologna,
200 miles north of Rome.
Thirty-four enemy planes were
shot down during "a hours of heavy
Continued on page 6, col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
More Than Third
.Jap Ship piping Sunk

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-CUP)-
Secretary of navy Frank Knox de-
clared today that more than one
third of japanese cargo tonnage in
existence at the outbreak of war
and acquired since then has been
sunk.
Knox met reporters who were
awaiting word of new blows against
the japanese by the American task
force which blasted Marcus island
Vice Admiral John S. Mccain,
deputy chief of naval operations,
warned the uneasy enemy last night
that the recent Marcus attack was
but a token pelude to the de-
struction of Japan itself.
According to figures released by
Knox, more than 2,539,630 tons of
Japanese cargo shipping have been
sent to the bottom of the Pacific
by the allies.
Knox said this loss undoubtedly is
making it difficult for the Japanese
to exploit profitably their war
gained territories.
He said that at the start of the
war the Japanese had 6,358,89l tons
of cargo shipping.
Since that time, he added, it is
estimated "by those assumed to
know" that the japanese have ac-
quired 1,250,OOO tons through new
construction and seizures. A con-
siderable portion of the new con-
struction, he said, are wooden
ships.
He said that n per cent of the
total sunk were through submarine
actions. The overall estimate OF
losses included sinkings by all OF
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
BowIes Promises
Cost Living Drop

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-UP)-
Acting price administrator Chester
Bowles promised congress today
that the cost of living would be
pounded down to September, 1912
levels ad kept there for the dura-
ton.
The promise was contained in
OPAs reply to a demand by chair
man Adolph j. SABBATH, D., ILL.,, of
the house rules committee for i'm
mediate action that OPA protect
the consuming public from out
rageCus and criminal" retail prices
SABBATH wrote letters to both the
OPA and war food administrator
Marvin Jones bitterly denouncing
the administration policy of ac-
ceding to the "unappreciative'
farm bloc's demand and clamor
for more and more benefits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
James Cromwell
Sues for Divorce

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 8. CUP)-
James H. r. Cromwell, former min
lister to Canada, filed suit for di--
vorce today against his wife, Doris
Duke Cromwell, heiress to the Duke
fortune.
Crowell, now living at the Robert
Treat hotel in Newark, charged
desertion. Mrs. Cromwell announced
recently she would set up residence
in Reno.
Cromwell's brief petition, filed in
New Jersey chancery court, alleged
the desertion took place in May,
1910.
In an accompanying affidavit,
Cromwell said the petition was not
made by any collusion between
me and the defendant, but in truth
md good faith, for the causes set
forth in the petition"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
Largest Dairy to
Be Set upHere

financially obligated to the San
Diego firm which is endeavoring to
force him to continue selling his
entire output in San Diego.
ELIMINATE PAYMENT
Belief was expressed that if the
obligation could be eliminated by
immediate payment of the debt the
producer would be free to sell milk
for consumption in the valley. No
milk bottled by the San Diego firm
is being shipped into the valley,
dairy owners stated.
If an arrangement can be worked
out for the purchase of all milk
produced in the valley for con-
sumption then the milk shortage
will not be severe, it was claimed.
The one producer who sells to the
San Diego dairy supplies that firm
with between 800 and $50 gallons
daily, it was reported.
Marshall expects to have his
dairy in operation by october l. He
bought approximately 100 acres
of land in the area southeast Of
Calipatria for his farming opera
tions and plans to use about 800
acres for his dairy business. In ad-
dition he is said to have leased ad-
ditional land for his cattle business.
REMODELS EARN
He is renodeling q 60-cow dairy
barn to meet modern qualifications
and is building a new milk house.
The cows alone were said to repre-
sent an investment of approximate
ly $4,000. Marshall plans to cut
his feed green in the fields and
transport it to the dairy.
Marshall has been engaged in
farming in Imperial Valley and
Arizona for several years and at one
time operated the Eastside dairy
at Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
4ik Anniversary
OF War Falls on
Day Of Invasion
President Roosevelt,
Churchill Following
War Reports Closely

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.
(UP)-President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill today followed re-
ports of the Allied drive into
ITALY with close attention. examin-
ing official dispatches from the
new front between conferences with
high ranking Allied war experts.
Mr. Roosevelt and the prime
minister conferred after dinner last
night and waited until l am. this
morning for the official flash that
the italian invasion had begun. But
when it did not come by that time,
both men-tired from weeks of in
tensive war planning-went to bed
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
told his press conference he could
think of no better way of celebrat-
ing the fourth anniversary of Brit
aims entry into the war then by
the occupation of portion of italy
by the British Eighth army"
1--WE all are observing the occu-
patton of portion of continental
Europe" he said This is the first
step in such occupation by the AL
lied armies, and I think it we'll il
lustrates the steady and the per-
siStent course of the Allied military
forces in their movements on con-
tinental Europe"
He said categorically that he had
no knowledge of the Vatican having
sent an emissary 10 Washington to
discuss peace.
The president and Churchill
Continued on Page 6, Col. T.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03

(Advices from the SWISS Italian
frontier said German troops were
evacuating the tip of Italy in fear
of being trapped by other Allied
landings, taking all available equip
ment and abandoning the poorly
lrmed Italians to their fate.)
Airmen who flew over the new
battlefront at midmorning saw an
endless stream of invasion barges
flowing swiftly from Sicily to italy
under the protection of massed
warships which hurled steel and
explosives into the mainland.
The heavy movement of troops
to the southwestern extremity Of
italy suggested that the Eighth
army's initial striking force had
made place for them.
Pilots returning from the front
said the Allies had the air and
sea all to ourselves" and hun
dreds" of ships and other craft
were plying the invasion waters.
Spitfires swarmed constantly over
the rear, ready to pounce on any
Axis challengers but none appeared
neither by sea nor by air, the
pilots reported.
MAKES FOOTHOLD
The landings gave the Allies a
foothold on the mainland of Eur>
ope. They were made with the sup
port OF the Royal navy, British
and American air forces, and artil-
lery behind the Messina beaches
in Sicily.
ministry sources in London said
the invasion force established q
Continued on page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03
Eyewitness Says
Stream Of Men
Going into Italy

- ADVANCE ALLIED PHOTO
GRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE
FIELD, North Africa, Sept. 3.
--1:3O p.m.) first pi-
lot returning from the Italian
mainland battlefront said today
that he saw Allied warships
streaming toward the coast at 10
a.m., their guns splitting fire
against the shore as they snaked
back and forth around invasion
barges.
Flying Officer George Craig, a
Spitfire pilot from Edinburgh,
Scotland, brought the first report
of the situation at midmOrning
which revealed that troops still
were pouring onto the toe of Italy.
A steady stream of invasion
barges was flowing to Italy, Craig
said, under a projecting screen
maintained by the warships.
Craig, a tall, 24-year-Old for
mer policeman was the first photo
reconnaissance pilot to come back
from the front.
There were absolutely no other
planes around me while 1 was
flying in perfect weather from
far up in Italy down the western
coast over the straits of Messina,"
Craig said.
I'VE could look down and see
all those invasion craft. They
looked like school of fish, and
they were moving fast.
Apparently lot of fire was
being directed at the landing
troops from Up in the hills. And
of course the ships kept firing
constantly, probably hitting enc
my guns back in the hills"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03

A 500-cow dairy herd, more than
twice as large as any ever estab-
lished in Imperial Valley, will be
installed on a dairy farm in the
Calipatria area by Otto Marshall,
authorative sources revealed Fri
day.
In spite of this great addition to
the valley milk supply, however, a
severe milk shortage may occur in
the valley this fall unless one large
producer, who at present is selling
his entire output to San Diego
firm, releases his milk to dairies in
the valley, dairymen said. One dairy
owner said the producer is willing
to sell his milk in the valley but is
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03

the key railroad junction of VOrOZh-
ba, go miles east of Konotop, which
the Russians already were threat
ening in a drive which had cut the
trunk railway to Bryansk.
Farther north on the Smolensk
front the Russians advanced two
to four miles, and captured more
than 100 communities, the COM
munique said, while more than SO
additional were taken in four 20
six mile gains south of Bryansk.
NO MENTION
The communique made no men,
stion of what the German DNB
news agency called a powerful So
syiet offensive on the middle Donets
front, reported by the Nazis to have
been launched this morning.
A broadcast DNB dispatch said
the anticipated" attack of the
Soviets had been under way since
early morning. 1t evidently was
made in concert with the Red army
drives below Kharkov and above
the Sea of Azov, which bracketed
the area.
The Russians used hundreds of
batteries of heavy artillery and
strong air support in an effort to
wear down the German front be-
fore the infantry struck, DNB said.
Detailed reports on the progress
of this new, large scale battle are
not yet available" the agency add
ed
MOSCOW, Sept. 3. (UP)-Red
armies drove six miles past the
newly-captured German stronghold
of Sunny today and to the south
threatened to engulf the whole
DonetS basin.
The Russians were advancing
across territory held by the Ger
mans since 1941 at key points all
along a 700 mile offensive front
from SmolcisK to the Sea of Azov
Continued on page 6, col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-03

One leading business man OF
Mexicali said he placed little con-
fidence in the latest rumor as II
was not likely that the governor
would care to leave his position
because of his numerous business
interests in this section OF the re-
public. In addition TO agricultural
holdings in the Mexicali Valley
Gov. Taboada is owner Of large
vinyard at nearby Tecate.
A new inspector general of po-
lice has been named for Baja Cali
fornia. however. He Is Eustaqui0
Rosh Ortiz OF Mexico City.