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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-24
Local Schools
To Open Term
Monday Morning
Look for much larger
enrolment this year;
bus routes the same

Gus routes the same
Next Monday morning the Ken
newick schools will open for the
l944-45 term. An enrolment as
large or larger than at the close
of the spring session is expected,
as the school officials have been
interviewing new pupils the past
week in increasing numbers. Most
Of these were not in attendance
last year.
The new building will not be
ready for the opening and arrange
ments for classes outside the school
buildings will again be necessary
until the new building can be put
in shape for occupancy, which will
be in about six weeks, probably.
School will open this year with
two more teachers than were en-
ployed last year, music teacher
and an extra commercial teacher
having been added to the corps.
Miss Margaret Reymore, who has
been secretary for the past seven
years, has resigned and Miss Doro-
thy Theis Of Minneapolis has been
employed in her place.
Supt. Z. S. Black, figuring that
the federal housing unit, the 60
odd homes in the Records addition,
the 60 in Green Homes Addition
and the 25 in the Griggs unit have
been occupied since the close Of
school this spring, will add con-
siderable number Of pupils. In
this case, additional room will
again be required to house them,
as the new building will no more
than take care of those who We're
EARNED out" last term.
School will open at 10 o'clock
Monday morning. The first group
Of pupils will arrive at 9:25 while
the second will come half an hour
later. Then all will 60 to a gen.
eral assembly where instructions
regarding registration will be Civ
en-. Bus schedules will be the
same as last year and the routes
will be the same, Black stated.
Such changes in routes and time
will be made later as the loads re-
quire.
The cafeteria will open Tuesday,
the superintendent announces.
School charges will be some
what upped over last year. In
the senior high school S $50 will
be needed for each pupil. How
ever, the bulk of this money will
be returned at the close of the
school year. A book deposit Of So
will be required as well as a Soc
locker deposit. This money will
be returned to the pupil if there
are no charges for damage during
the year.
A charge of 81 is made for sup
plies, paper and pencils being
furnished by the district for this
charge. The other So charge is for
the Associated Student Body sea-
son ticket. Purchase of this ticket
is not compulsory, but will admit
the pupil to all student activities
except the senior class play and
some band concerts. It includes
admission to all home football and
basketball games, paid assemblies,
etc.
Charges in the junior high are
the same except the Ash ticket
is $3.50 instead of So.
A special appeal is being made
for residents to give room and
board to teachers, housing ac-
commodations being difficult again
this term. Anyone having a spare
room for one or two teachers,
please call the school 1441.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-24

Urban Keolker and Anon Muel-
Ter, delegates to the annual XII
wants convention in Oregon last
week, gave a report of the SEES
sions at the regular meeting of
the local club Tuesday noon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-24

The best mint yield reported
here this season is that of 1922
kpOunds to the acre from the Alvin
aieorge ranch. This is far above
the normal average, although
there will be several in that
neighborhood this year, it is re-
ported.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

was a succession of visits with
old friends and places. He is a
graduate of Hampton Institute,
and reached there as the Alumni
was in session. 1t was AZ years
ago that he graduated.
Going from here to Chicago, he
remained there a week. His next
stop was New York. Here he
called on Wendell Willkie, having
heard over the radio that the
latter was sick. At that time,
though, nobody was allowed to
see him.
He reached Hampton Institute
just in tome to contribute 500
to the endowment fund of the
college.
His next stop was jamestown,
Va, one of the oldest settlements
in the United States, which he
found unkempt and neglected, the
one small monument nearly hid
den by weeds.
Next came Atlata, Ca, and
then Macon, Ca, his old home,
where he visited for five days.
Next came Montgomery and then
New Orleans.
1t was not until he reached
Texas in the Southern tier of
states that he said he saw real
signs of progress. Houston and
Dallas and then Los Angeles he
fore he started home.
He said the thing that struck
him most was the empire of the
south which is being permitted to
lie almost stagnant while a little
enterprise would make it veri-
table paradise.
Hayes said there are stretches
of the finest brick clay, for ex-
ample, out of doors; that it could
send a train load of brick to New
York daily and then some. Asked
why this was not done, he said
that if they would pay wages to
make it attractive. then one pay
ing them would be run out of
town. The South is just waiting,
he said, for real enterprise. Hayes
is for Dewey, first, last and all
the time.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

a county commissioner l shall act
on that theory" announced
Swezea.
Bert Swezea is personally
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

known to thousands of business
men, fraternal society members,
civic workers ana union men,
bers. He has been active in
nearly every movement for the
public good in the past forty
years in Seattle. He has been a
constant employer of highly paid
union workers ever since he
started in business for himself
some forty years ago.
Two commissioners are to be
elected. The entire county votes
for both. Among the political
wise it is generally thought that
Swezea will lead the ticket for
commissioners. Hhis friends point
out that Bert's courage and abil-
ity would quickly clear up the
present mess in the commission
er's office.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
De GRIEF IS OLD
TIMER In STATE

Judge Roy De Grief, promi-
nent Seattle attorney, is conduct
ing an extensive campaign for
Justice of the Peace municipal
Judge of Seattle). He has been
the assistant municipal judge of
Seattle for more than two years,
and his friends and colleagues
feel he is well qualified for the
position he seeks.
He has been a resident of the
State of Washington for AZ years
and is a native of Iowa. While
in his teens he worked in the
harvest fields, mills, and rail-
roads of. Washington, and later
graduated from Whitman College
and the University of washington
Law School. While in college he
was prominent in athletics, star
ring both on the baseball team
and football team. Since gradu-
ating from Law School he has
practiced law in Seattle for 20
years, being a member of the
American Legion, Moose Lodge
and the Eagles. He has also been
member of Beta Theta Pi Fra
ternity for 81 years, and has
been president OF the Iowa Club
of Seattle for the past seven
years.
Judge De Grief believes that
Our courts should be courts of
law and not of personalities. He
also believes that our courts are
the bulwark of our representa-
tive form of government, and
that when they cease to be a
haven for the poor and a shield
for the oppressed. then our Amer
lean form of government will be-
gin to deteriorate and our courts
will be neither appreciated nor
respected. He also believes that
our courts should not be subserv-
lent to any organization, political
group, or individual,
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ment, that the Negro American
as a group, has as much call and
reason to become bipartisan, or
even tri-partisan, as any other
American, group or section.
This was tested and demon
strated in Illinois a few admin
istrations back when the Chicago
South side. with its almost solid
and well organized Negro vote,
sent Negro to the United States
Congress under the banner of the
Democrats; and they have sent
another and another. This was
nothing new or strange, however,
for Illinois. Under the Republi-
can banner-for most of this CEN
fury and up to date, Illinois has
had Negro Representatives in its
State Legislature.
1t is our belief, however, that
these advancements in Illinois
and the few other States of lesser
successes, have been accomplished
without too much thought or re-
gard to party affiliations-but
rather with a we'll intentioned
interest, on the part of the Negro
voter, in the Political and Social
advancement of the Negro Ameri-
can-and that the Democratic
Party-as such-had very little
to do with it.
On the other hand, in spite OF
certain Sights and neglect in
times past, the Republican Party
must be given credit for the few
advances of substantial nature
made by the Negro American
from the time of the Immortal
Lincoln-while the Congressional
| Record will bear witness to fur
Their brave efforts, even in this
triple one-man administration
And we are forcibly reminded
that the Executive, with twelve
years of opportunity and increas'
ing powers and authority, failed
to give aid to these brave efforts
1--WE refer to such as the oft.
repeated "Anti-lynching Bill
the more recent Poll Tax fight
ETC., and the active bodily threats
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
Sponsored By
KING COUNTY COLORED REPUBLICANS
24sEIREH3

Wilson.
resident Roosevelt, while
claiming to be our friend, has
stood by and said nothing and
done nothing while Negroes have
been mercilessly Disseminated
against, abused by their superiors
in the Army and Navy and beaten
and murdered by civilians.
One of the most alarming and
heartrending conditions existing
today is the state of mind and
morale of the Negro service man.
He knows he is not being given
a chance and that he is not being
treated fairly. This condition
should not exist, if the Command
er-in-Chief of the Armed -Srces
is our friend. What good is a
friend, If he will not speak for
you when you are being mis-
treated?
Governor Thomas e. Dewey,
during his two years as Governor
of thes tate of New York has
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
ACTIONS OF OFFICIALS
IN OFFICE BOON TO
BERT SWEZEA

The action of the present
County Commissioner from the
South District in breaking party
lines in his support for election
for commissioners is acting di-
Swezea, Republican nominee, ac-
rectly to the benefit of Bert L.
cording to reports from the lat
ter'se campaign headquarters.
81 thoroughly dis approve OF
Szar-like control of the county
board by any one individual.
Each of the three districts is
entitled to fair and equal repre-
sentation by the commissioner
nominated from that district. As
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

appointed the first Negro judge
ever to preside as Municipal
Judge in the City of New York.
The district in which Judge
Rivers presides is predominantly
white. Only 20 per cent of the
population is Negro. He has also
appointed Mrs. Bertha Diggs.
Secretary of the New York State
Department of Labor and Mr.
Noah C. Walter as a member of
the Industrial Board and DR.. G.
B. Powell member of the power
full New York State Athletic
Commission. These appointments
are in the main administrative
and place the Negro In the role
of first class citizens.
If Thomas e. Dewey is elected
President he will abolish jim
crowism in government agencies
in the District of Columbia. This
is the time for all Negroes to
vote to elect Thomas e. Dewey
and the entire Republican ticket.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
GOVERNOR LANCLIE'
WARNS AGAINST
SUBVERSIVE TREND

TACOMA - Voters must be
alert to "the subtle infiltration
of subversive elements into the
bloodstream of our government"
Gov. Arthur B. Langlie warned
in a statewide radio speech last
week.
Communists, he said, would
yell that he was dragging red
herrings across thetrail,' but ac-
tually the governor said he was
trying ito put up a red light on
the great American road warning
us against the dangers we head
for il we turn s. into totalitar-
ian by-ways.''
Langlie declared that Initiative
157, if adopted, would not only
wipe out the states postwar fund
of $42,O00,000 but will create
an additional obligation of some
where between so and so million
dollars" all within two years
time.
This measure was conceived,
developed, promoted and pre-
scented to the people of this state
by understanding more or
less than the old Commonwealth
Fe deration leaders in new
Clothes" Langlie flatly declared.
"They are still at work in our
cities, in our state and in the
nation spending, spending.
spending; never proposing any,
thing that offers practical way
of raising revenues to meet the
obligations.
Although he did not mention
Hugh DeLacy, Seattle, Demo-
cratic candidate for congress
from the first district, by name,
Langlie said he knew the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress
from the First District very
we'll"
81 know his philosophy of gov
ernment," Langlie said. II know
how intelligent he is and how
earnest he is in his belief in COM
munism and how hard he will
work to promote that idealogy.
He has been defeated a number
of times for public office because
the people repudiate communism
when they see it. but at present,
because of developments in the
war, this threat to American in
stitutions has been minimized in
the public mind.
Turning to his fellow governor
and Republican presidential can
didate, Thomas e. Dewey of New
York, Langlie said:
Thomas E. Dewey understands
rackets and subversive elements.
He knows how to deal with them.
He understands the American
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
GOVERNOR
LANCLIE
STATES
The FACTS

In this year and at this moment we, the citizens
of the United States of America, are called upon
to exercise our rights and duties at the polls more
faithfully and with greater ar understand
ing than at any time since Lincoln. The future
of our lives and the lives of people far beyond
borders will be deeply influenced by decisions.
Only if we look sharply into the underlying facts
and purposes, the background and the calibre of
the men who seek office, can we judge correctly
what is, or what is not for the greatest good In
this election, apathy, ignorance and blind preju-
dice are vicious enemies against the welfare of
ALL" ARTHUR B. LANGLIE
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
THE NEGRO , AMERICAN AND
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

against Negro voting in the South
following the Supreme Court De-
cision against the Democratic Pri-
maries in Texas
But the party OF our longtime
Chief Executive (the Democratic)
with or without his consent, has
probably been more active and
outspoken in combating Negro
advancement, Negro interest and
Negro rights, including ordinary
justice and fair play, than in any
previous era in our memory. And
this includes Democrats in our
National Congress as we'll as in
the Southland.
The wonder is that any Negro
American, North, South, East or
West, can afford to give any
manner of support to the Demo-
cratic party-or to anyone identi-
fled with same. The fact that
many are doing so means that
we are still afflicted with short
slghtedness and very cheap
price on our future welfare. We
plainly mean that the few indi-
vidual favors and "sweet-meats"
distributed to Negro Americans
in this IL year period were nicely
calculated for votes!
Have we been bought out"
whole soul and body and are we
going to rest contented with the
program of these past II years?
We have come to a crucial period
In this 1914 campaign and what
ever may follow.
A united vote is needed to reg
lister PROTEST, Discomfort
and DECISION, and the Negro
vote in this instance should be
decisive.
We hold nothing for nor
against the Communist party-as
such-because we don't know
enough about them-and we see
very little occasion to find out!
We are only very sure that the
interests of the Negro are with
America and its best interests
at this time. Anything beyond
will be far-fetched and imagin-
airy.
Our conclusion is obvious: New
blood, new efforts, and a new
opportunity to fight upward for
few breaths of fresh air-in
place of an Administration and
its atmosphere of stagnation with
self praise and self contentment.
We are not aware of the pro-
Roosevelt sentiment among Negro
voters in the Northwest and a
few other isolated spots on the
map. For this, we are sorry and
little fearful. This supposedly
good man with an ambition for
worldwide greatness, whether
good, bad or Indifferent, land
we stress the indifferent can
not save us from the venom, the
antipathy and the determined
efforts of a Party bent on in
justice and suppression to 15
million loyal American citizens.
Vote with the Republicans
FOR A CHANGE.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

By fOJNIA1N W. PESlCk
The voters of this country are
charged once again with the sol
emn responsibility OF eleeting a
president to guide the Ship Of
State for the next four years.
Almost twelve years ago. the
New Deal launched upon pro-
gram to aid what was termed
1.-THE forgotten man." Many new
agencies were put into operation
and new laws enacted. Long
standing customs were shattered
or changed over night. Because
of the grave emergency, the
President of the United States
was given sweeping powers 10
regulate every phase Of life. No
president in the history of our
nation has been given such sweep
ing powers as those given Presi-
dent Roosevelt during the last 12
years. With a very few excep-
tions the president has been sue
cessful in having enacted such
laws as he desired. He was able
to increase the number of judges
in the Supreme Court of the
United States and to appoint men
of his own liking. But little. If
any, of this power was used to
help the Negro in a real construc-
tive way.
There are those who give
President Roosevelt full credit
for the appointment and the ac-
complishments of the FEPC.
They say this act alone obligates
the Negroes to vote for his re-
election. These very same peo-
pie apparently have not ocnsid-
cred the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
appointed the FEPC only after
A. Phillip Randolph has threat
ened to March on Washington
with 100000 Negroes. Thus, the
President was forced to issue an
executive order against discrim-
ination in war industry, but the
FEPC as established by Mr..
Roosevelt has been able only to
appeal; it has not had and does
not have the power to crack
down upon those plants who re-
fused to obey it's edicts.
The question uppermost in the
mind of the thinking Negro is
which one of these men in the
event he is elected president will
contribute most to the full inte-
grafton of Negro citizens into
American life.
Negroes are not any longer
satisfied with the status of sec
ond class citizenship nor with the
crumbs which fall from the
Masters table.
For the last IL years under
the Democratic Party and the in
fluence of the New Deal, Negroes
have had to play Second Fiddle"
in every phase of American life,
especially those phases directed
by the United States government.
Segregation and jim-crow prac-
tices in Washington, d. c. in gov
eminent agencies started under
the directing hand of Woodrow
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
ARTHUR HAYES RETURNS
TO HELP DEWEY

Arthur l.. Hayes, for years a
Tacoma mail carrier, and one of
the more prominent members Oh
the Colored race in Tacoma, re-
turned to his home here after a
cross-country trip which kept him
away for two months. His trip
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
BY JNO. L. BLOUNT

The theory has been advanced
in the past one or two genera
tions-and with some good argu-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

but he warned that if America
is to be saved" 1t will mean "a
struggle-the best efforts that
everyone of us can put into this
fight in the days ahead"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

system of government and can
make 1t work on the domestic
and international front as we'll. "
Langlie concluded that 1.-THE
time for a change is at hand"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
VOTERS OF ALL PARTIES
"f57" WILL ROB WAR VETERANS

"t57" WILL ROB WAR VETERANS
It claims to help them Actually l57 cancels all present Slate
aid forces veterans stand in line for charity All aid offered
BY l57 already available through Federal CT Bill of Rights
hat why American Legion and other veteran organizations
unaterab opposed to 1871 VOTE FOR 157 is VOTE
AGAINST SERVICE MEN.
"t57" WILL BANKRUPT STATE SOCIAL SECURITY
The Eagles labor all organizations who have long worked for
sound social security oppose l57 because 1T OFFERS NO
MEANS OF PAYING ITS WAY Its passage only lead
Bankruptcy despair and cruel the part of aged and
Lind SOCIAL SECURITY MUST FIRST BE SECURE.
KEEP the gains we've made and add them sound Vote
against 1871
"157" WILL INCREASE SALES TAXES So OR MORE
l57 would add more 100000 to social security costs
his complete drain Of State for postwar jobs
PLUS increased sales 81 other such
that be paid of the pockets of every person STATED
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-13
OPA Closes
3 Gas Stations
Tines Phsto

Three gas stations were ordered
closed by the OPA for selling
gasoline without coupons. Suspen-
sions become effective June /.
Ben Gottlieb, who operates a
station at Livernois and Curtis.
was suspended from buying or
selling gas as long as il is rationed.
Gilbert Lilly 5454 Grand River,
was suspended for Is days and
given IS days probation. A. H.
Valliere, 6841 Gratiot. was sus-
pended Is days and given 80 days
probation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-13
DEFENDED WIFE

At The prosecutors office TO-
day, Mrs Buckley denied ale
cations that her husband was
cruel to the children
This so-called pillow incident
which the papers ere making
such fuss about" she said,
was all a joke. The children
were only playing.
II don't believe however.
that II hurts the children 20
work around the house and In
the garden. Their father works
hard at an \. 4 +. warehouse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-13
Partner Death
Trial Resumes

The trial Of Ysae Mashoian, 90,
Of 2S03 Hale, accused Of the muir
der Of his partner, John Hova-
giniaH. last February. was re-
Sumed before Recorders Judge
Van Zile today. The two operated
q hat cleaning and shoe repair
shop at 9l05 Woodward.
Fourteen witnesses testified yes
terday that they had seen Masho-
ian' in the vicinity Of the shop
within a few minutes of the time
an explosion and fire wrecked the
rornfN-tScc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-13
Ex-Trooper Held
In Morals Case
Times Photo

A 19-year-old former member
of the Michigan State Troops
from Peck, Mich, faces arraign-
ment today before u, s. Commits
sioner Hurd on a Mann Act charge
involving a l4-year-old Port Huron
girl
Robert A. Guerin, local FBI
chief, said the youth, Frederick
Wohlgemuth, met the girl in Port
Huron a year ago Guerin said the
couple went to Phoenix, Ariz., ac-
companied by her brother. where
all three joined a carnival.
After touring several other
cities, Guerin said, they returned
TO Port Huron and lived together
as man and wife until Wohlgemuth
was arrested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-13

asked Mrs. Buckley why she
didn't at least wait until il
stopped raining, and she said she
didn't dare, that he'd left strict
orders II was TO be done that
morning"
The other children in the neigh
borhood didn't chum much with
the Buckleys. for their father kept
the ones who didn't go to school
strictly within their own yard all
day long.
DR. De Yonkcrs declared that
buckley rad no regular Job While
two Of his sons were working
Only when Edward went into
the navy did Buckley start "a
work al a grocery chain ware
house