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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
"A M E DISTRICT CONFERENCE AND
SOCIETIES CONVENE IN SPOKANE

in the round table discussions.
that the answer to world chaos IS
IN the extension Of the Christian
Faith.
Mrs. Edith Johnson. District
Superintendent Of the sunday
School, Mrs. Mary NJ. Duncan.
District President of the a. c. II.
League ard Mrs. Emma J. Hays,
District President w. NJ. 81 Sc
ciety, (Mrs. Bernice F. Allen,
Conf. Branch President. presiding
in Mrs. Hays absence) arranged
for their respective departments,
programs built around themes
from which Informative round
table discussions followed. Dis
eussion leaders for the Sunday
School -- Bessie Taylor, Seattle,
Blanche Graves Portland. and
Louis Strong. Spokane For the
Bessie Harris, Portland.
Jacquelin Gibson, Tacoma. Mar
garet Goolsby, Seattle, Mrs. Book
er, Spokane, and Rev. Mr.. VII.
liams, Everett, Wn.
Music was an inspiration
the sessions and at
the evening services, when the
host choir was exceptionally fino.
Continued on Page -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
LOUIS A. WASHER ATTACKS.
GOVERNOR LANGLEE'S ADMINISTRATION

Governor Langlie's administra.
ton was categorically attacked in
statewide campaign speeches this
week by Loui5 A. Washer, Spo-
kane business and civic leader,
as "by far the most extravagant
in the history of the state, despite
Mr.. Langlie's campaign pledges
to reduce Governor Martins So
called 'extravagant' tax budget"
Washer also denounced Lang
lies do-nothing policy with re-
gard to the negotiable Metropoli-
tan Building Co. lease of Uni
yersity of Washington property
in Seattle" asserting that the
lease has been preached and in
validated on many grounds, and
that "there has been a state
wide, wholly justified demand for
recognition of the lease that
would give the state between five
and 10 million dollars it should
receive over and above the ri
diculously inadequate $4,000 a
year now received in rentals on
these huge and valuable proper
ties"
Washer said that Langlie
promised Ito reduce Martins adj
ministration costs by 40 million
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dollars, but instead increased
them by 60 million dollars a year,
increasing the biennium budget
from 219 million to 329 million"
Wasmer scathingly scored the
Langlie administration for the
absurd and tragic policies of his
imported criminal-pamperer =
'Hard-Hat McGee' in releasing
many hardened criminals from
Walla Walla, and in pardoning
Is murderers.
Washer cited records to show
that "as a result, many major
crimes, including rape and rob
berry, assault and killing, were
committed by the released pris-
oners and many others who We're
released to work camps made
their easy escape"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
Lower 13' Slayer's
Sentence Is Tipped

SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon
State Supreme Court today up
held the conviction and death
penalty imposed on Robert e.
Lee Folkes, young Negro car
cook, for the Lower ID" STAY
ing of Mrs. Martha Virginia
James. bride of Navy ensign,
in January. 1943.
The decision was made by a
5-2 vote. Judges George Ross
man and Percy Kelly dissenting.
The Los Angeles Negro was
convicted in Albany, Ore, May
rs. 1913, of first degree murder
and sentenced to death in the
states gas chamber.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
NAACP Special Counsel
Visits BremertOn

1t was suggested that the ma
tional office send member of
their legal staff out to the Pa
cific Northwest and thoroughly
investigate conditions and direct
activities to adjust the difficult
ties.
For fear that some action
might attempt to thwart Mr.. Dud-
legs Investigations, the fact of
his arrival was kept secret.
At the invitation OF Bremen
tons Labor Council executive
board. Mr.. Dudley and sat in
conference for some 80 minutes
discussing pro and con views on
existing racial issues. Our story
was received very cordially; we
found them familiar with the
local problems.
1t was brought out that so
per cent of the restaurants, soda
fountains, beer parlors, not only
refuse service to colored people,
but add insult to injury by the
statement "We're sorry, but that
is the policy of our management.
However, you can get service at
the place on Burwell. Mr.. Bre-
mer has put up for you people.
This statement. we further adj
ded, has been the recent cause
of more racial friction and de-
veloped morale to a lower level
than at any time since the influx
of our race into Bremerton.
The conference ended with
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Man has so prostitute it, some
day He is coming back to earth,
destroy these man-made patterns,
reestablishing His own.
We need no new Old Glory.
II only needs to be purged OF
every stain, its publication COM
plete and its preservation secure.
We salute the American flag
today because it means the same
liberty of conscience to gain
which the Pilgrim Fathers fled
across the seas; it means pro-
lection and fair play for the weak
and ignorant, the helpless. 1t
means care and kindness, love
and happiness for the boys and
girls of this land, whatever their
race or their creed, whether they
are clad in rags or velvet, whe-
Their they are black or white.
1t means first of all the right
of every man and woman to wor-
ship and serve God according to
his own belief of the Eternal
Truth so long as they do not
Cypress or wrong any other per-
son sheltered by that flag.
Today more than 10 million
Negroes stand before Old Glory
with clean hands. Not one blot,
not one stain have they placed
upon the grand old flag. In the
language of Carney, "The old
flag never touches the ground"
Not to this day have Negroes
asked any special favor of Old
Glory, and they never will.
They do ask that the scales of
Justice be repaired that they may
evenly balance; erase lynching,
repeal all the poll tax laws; give
back to God the same religious
pattern He gave the world and
rededicate Old Glory on that
same altar of Liberty bequeathed
to us by Thomas jefferson and
Frederick Douglas.
We will all join in the might
est anthem since the angels sang
My Country tbs of Thee"
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SEATTLE NAACP
504 Peoples Bank Bldg.
Ell. OsO7

This week we extend special
thanks 10 members who have
brought In, or sent in their men,
berghip fee TO the office. We
greatly appreciate the gifts of
Mrs. E. C. Hunley, Mrs. T. ".
Shorter and MI. Enock H. Elisha
for the maintenance of the local
offlre office hours are 1000
a. m. TO 4;0c 7. m, Mondays
through Fridays. Saturdays,
closed all day
Don't forget the closing date
of the campaign, Wednesday,
June 2s. at Grace Presbyterian
Church. Prot. $. Ralph Harlow
VIII speak on 1.-THE Negro i'm the
Armed Forccs.m This will be an
evening you will not want to
miss.
This week we continue our list
of one dollar memberships. Next
week we shall publish additional
S2.50, $500 and $1,000 member
ships. Our space is limited and
only a few names may be printed
at one time, but every member
ship received viii be acknowledge
ed through this column.
Additional one 1o!alr member
ships are: James Davis, Willis
Davenporte, Mrs. D. V. Dawson.
Martin Davis, II. II Davis. Mrs.
Jessie May Denton George Doug
las. Mr.. Donegan. Albert Henry
Duggan. Mrs. olivia Docket,
Sterling Dover. Mrs Jane Dover,
Al Dolgoff, Mrs. Carrie Duvall,
Mrs. Susie Duggan, Miss Helen
Dunn, Merritt Digs, Mrs. Angelina
Diggs, Mrs. Cora D,shmore, Mrs
Rilla Drake, Mrs. Margaret Day
C. T. Dawson Mrs. Isaiah Ed
wards, e. p. Edwards, Enoch II.
Elisa, Albert Ericsson, Mrs. ID. b.
Finney, Mrs John Follings. John
Follings, Mrs. q. \. FsGntleroy
Mrs. Dorothy Farrow, Miss Anne
Fisher, Edward NJ. Guy, Claude
NJ. Green. Moses Green. Osca
Gray. Mrs. Anna Grant, Miss
Margaret Grimm. viii Grayson.
Everett Gibson, Mrs. Viola Glib
son, f. c. Ciggdns. Miss Orabelle
Gardner, Mrs. Annie CASTOR. Mrs.
Opal l.. HaIgroYe. Robert V. Har-
grove. Pvt. Jesse Hadnot, Charles
Hall, Rufus Hayes, Mrs. Anna
Harris, Mrs. l.. A. Hardin. Mrs.
Della Harris. William =. Hairs,
Harold B. Hawkins. p. Hardin,
Continued on Page 4)
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Fletcher Henderson has that
peculiar knack, hard to describe,
but very necessary for getting the
utmost out of his men. He has
an unusual personality, which he
injects into his leadership. His
persuasive personality, that loose
ness, ease and grace which are
so definitely a part of mis- mu-
steal makeup.
Fletcher Henderson's arrange
ments have been the most i'm
portant contribution to the sue.
cess of Benny Goodman. His
own compositions are played by
the leading Orchestras OF the
world.
Henderson has the distinction
of being the first Negro orchos-
ira leader TO broadcast over the
air and the first colored organi-
cation to gain fame as standard
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
Elected to Executive
Committee Of Seattle
Council Social Agencies

Miss Idell &. Vcrtner, eXecu-
tive secretary of the Phyllis
WheatIey Branch, YWCA, was
unanimously elected to the execu-
tive committee of the Seattle
Council of Social Agencies at the
organizations annual meeting OF
last week. The Council, financed
by the SeattIe-King County War
and Community Chest, is made up
of 125 public and private health
and welfare agencies.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
NAACP PRESENTS PROF. S. HARLOW
The Negro in the Armed Forces

Prof. S. Ralph Harlow, MEM
Der of the National NAACP
Board. will speak at a Branch
meeting Wednesday evening, June
2S, at the Grace Presbyterian
Church. Prof. Harlow will speak
on THE Negro in thre Armed
Forces giving the findings of
Walter White, national executive
secretary, who recently returned
from a tour of the European bat
tlefronts. Mr.. White was allowed
to observe and talk with our
troops abroad and he got first
hand information about the treat
ment Negroes are receiving. This
will be a rare opportunity to
hear a man well qualified to
speak on the subject, and who
has vital information that will
be OF interest to all relatives and
friends of any service man in
Europe or elsewhere. You will
want to hear him.
Prof Harlow is a Professor of
Religion and Biblical Literature
at Smith College, and was for
ten years a resident in the Near
East. He is in Seattle as one
of the faculty of the Institute of
International Relations under the
auspices of The American Friends
Service Committee.
On this same evening the
membership campaign will have
their closing report. Workers all
over the city will wind up their
campaign efforts and it is hoped
that over 1000 members will be
reported.
The time and date again: We'd
nesday, June 2S, Grace Presbyte-
rian Church, 22nd at East Cherry
at 500 p. m.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
FLASHES
F.E.P.C. Okehed

WASHINGTON, June 20 -
Overriding protests of Southern
senator's, the Senate today re-
fused, 1921 10 strike from n
catch-all appropl iation bill the
$500, 900 fund for the Presidents
Fair Employment ITactiees Com
mittee.
The committee was SET up last
year &C. prevent racial diserimina-
ton in wap plants and governs
ment agencies. Senator Mon G..
Wallgren, Democrat, Washington
State, voted against striking the
fund. Senator Bone was not
listedin the voting.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
FRAZIER PLEADS WITH NEGRO
LEADERS AND VOTERS

We have come to the cross
roads In politics where my group
must choose between a road lead
ing to greater political advan-
tages, or road leading to total
political oblivion. In the present
political set-up both major parties
have made known their purpose
regarding the interest of the
Negro throughout the state. The
Democratic Party never has held
charms for my group, and the
Republican Party has sold out to
the Cincinnatus group. The Gin
cinnatus group is much the same
to the Washington Republicans as
the lilly white" group was to the
southern Republicans. The lilly
white" group not only was detri-
mental to any Negro political par
ticipation, but also eventually de-
stroyed the power of the Repub-
licans in the South. The Cincin-
natus holds the same threat to
the Republicans in the State of
Washington. Republicans cannot
ignore what the Cincinnatus is
doing to the Negro, for the same
venom is eating at the heart of
The Party, and all real Repub-
licans know it.
The group with which l am
identified is especially concerned
because it is fighting for its
very life, politically. My group,
under the present administration
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
HICHLICHTS OF FLETCHER HENDERSON

dance orchestra on Broadway.
He gained his create, Il popular
ity while broadcasting coast TO
coast over WIN, New York, for
seven years and over Station
WOR for two years. He again
plade history when he received
an engagement to entertain the
guests at the Congress Hotel in
Chicago. wheer he was hearG via
WGN three times daily
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
HARTNEY A. CAKES
SERVICE MAN---SEEKS
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT

Hartney A. Cakes, Chief Car
penter's Mate, now serving in
the Navy's famous Seabees, is a
native son of this state, graduate
of Queen Anne High School and
attended the University of Wash
ington. He is a business man
with considerable holdings, In
Guiding the Park Apartments at
1902 Phinney Ave, where he
makes his home, and also has a
grocery, market and general mer-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21

Saturday, June "a, is the last
day for registration before the
Primaries on July II. Howard
&. Costigan, nationally known
newscaster, chairman of the Sc
attic registration drive conducted
by the Seattle Aero-Mechanics
aud Metal Trades Council ard
fo?me: member of the state regis
tration committee urges that all
who are eligible to vote and do
not yet have their names on the
rolls, register at once.
According to Costigan less than
SO per cent of those eligible to
vote are now registered, and that
means that a minority may in the
crucial election on July IL deter
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
COSTICAN SAYS REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS IS TAGGING

mine candidates and policies for
the majority. War workers who
nave come to work in our war
industries since Pearl Harbor are
particularly being urged to regis
Ter. There : no poll tax in this
state Americans by birth or nat
aralization who are 81 years OF
age or more may register if, by
the cath of this month they win
have been residents of this state
;or 111a months, residents of the
county 21A months and of the
precinct for Is days.
Seattle residents may register
il the City Uomptroller'g office
on the first floor of the County
- Continued from Page -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
ELKS OBSERVE
FLAG DAY JUNE IA
By r.. I. II.

Dy II II w
With flags flying from every
window and about their club
rooms, Puget Sound Elks No.
109, as is their custom, paid
homage to Old Glory.
Exalted Ruler E. r. Chainey
silently watching the flags
streaming in the winds, dip a
salute and rise, waving trium-
phantly, led the chorus:
TITS the star-spanged banner,
Oh, long may it wave,
Ger the land of the free, and
the home of the hraYaI
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his second successive term as
state treasurer, the limit under
state law.
w. S. (Billy) Linoln, Cases
chief deputy treasurer, whom
Case credits with many of the
achievements of his administra-
ton, this week began his own
campaign for Democratic nominal
ton for state treasurer.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
FRIENDLY CHALLENGE

Bremerton NAACP has placed
its quota at 1000 members. The
quota is in effect direct chal-
lenge to Seattle to be the No. l
NAACP chapter in the Northwest.
What are you going to do
about it. Seattle?
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is:
1. Veteran legislation, calling
for free college and vocational
training; for unemployment COM
pensation for veterans and for II
state plan to secure jobs for all
veterans.
2. National unity; prevent ra-
cial and religious discrimination
by education and legislation. De-
mocracy means FREEDOM for
ALL the people.
3. War measures (a) More
Continued on Page 81
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LET HER WAVE

Old Glory is yours and mine,
regardless of race, color or
creed. 1t was cut from a per-
feet pattern.
Christ gave the world the
most perfect religious pattern.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
SEE This AND
MAKE OFFER

DUPLEX apartment, 6 rooms
and bath upstairs; 5 rooms
and bath downstairs. Also
one apartment on third
floor. 1 apartment vacant.
Lot 4Ox0O, located on bus
line.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
GEORGE S. HURLEY
ASKS REELECTION
ON HIS RECORD

State Representative George
S. Hurley, running for rejection
in the S7th district, cites his re-
cord asd progressive program as
real qualifications for reelection.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
GOOD BUY
CLOSE In
Priced for Quick Sale

FLAT BUILDING - 2 large
5-Room apartments, 1 va
cant. 3 small Broom apart
ments. All kitchens are
equipped with stoves and
new linOleum.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21

has lost many of the advantages
it has enjoyed in the past, and
is without hope of regaining
them. We must choose now be-
tween eomplaeency which leads
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
SEATTLE sOCIALs

Mr. and Mrs. P w. Kirk have
sold their lovely home in Rainier
Valley and moved this week to
Black Diamond, Washington.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21

PKENTIS I. FtAAIER
to complete political oblivion, or
militancy, which means fighting
for our rights as American citi-
zens.
l appeal especially to Negro
political leaders to unite their
forces, become more articulate in
= Continued on page 3 -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-06-21
Special Meeting FEPC

A special meeting of the FEE
PC. will be held at the YWCA
Thursday, June %.
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Washer said that Langlie
promised ito reduce Martins adj
ministration costs by 40 million
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18
Dilemma of
inspection Day
BY 18th Cecilia Goldsby
WAC Section

Are all nay buttons buttoneda
Do we make the beds whitea
Help me roll this comforter-
Are my shoes lined up right2
Wherever did this come from9
Must belong to you. Marge.
Who's doing the inspection,
The CO. or the Sargea
Does this blanket seem tight2
Is this fold too big?
| didn't wash the windows.
Think Ill get a gig9
Colly, what a locker!
Don't have enough space
Simply too much stationery
To fit into this case.
spilled box Of powder
Hey, gimme that mopl
Now, the bottom tray looks
OK.
Tor do the towels go on
top2)
should have another slip.
Somebody tell me where
Did | leave it in the laundry
Or drop it on the staire
This handbag ism t very neat
Guess I'd better lock it
Here's a dirty handkerchief
Q'l just put it in my pocket1
Here's your canteen, Sarah.
Must be yours. Aim t mine.
And your magazine. jamie
Somebody got the tirnea
Help me find my overcoat
And I'll be ready in flash.
Don't forget to take that broom
Golly, who left that trasha
AT last I'm ready for work
Stop making all that fussl
Bye now, you lucky stay-at-
homes.
Oooh gosh! missed the busl
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18
The WACs Stepped In

We gave up all of cvvies except for sport:
We want to keep fit for the job and hold the for
Well soldier til the ship Victory heaves in port
This is where the -WACs stepped in.
We're not afrad Of leaving comfortable
Well toe the line til the boys make homer;
Well keep plugging for them until the is
For we, the WACs, are stepping in
We agreedo take nocobat jobs wherever they found
Well help the fighting in the air and the ground;
Well help to pay the price to which wer honor bound
For we, the WACs have stepped in.
Hitler may think he and his gang the ball,
They may play hard but they will have great fal
We'll buy bonds and have rallies until the sirens call
The WACsll do their bit that they're in.
18th Julia A. McCee
WAC Section, SOU 1922
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18

If ] go to Heaven and you're
not there
I'll write your name on the
golden chair;
And if you're not there by
judgement day
I'll know you've gone the other
way.
III give the Angels back their
wings,
Their golden harps and. other
things;
And Just to prove how much
I'll do
I'll even go to Fl for you!
BY Pvt. Barbara Neckley,
WAC Section
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18
/ Cont Exist Without Your Love

I Cont Exist Without Your Love
A car needs motor in order to run.
A working needs his pay when day IS done;
"A machine to work well. must rely each part
SO can't exist without your love in my heart.
A ship needs captain when it's out at sea;
Without creation then nothing would be;
A meadow is lonesome without a lark
Icant exist without your love in my heart.
You are a motor. my life is car;
lam workman. I'm paid where you are;
You are captain, I'm ship sea;
Through your creation you make life for
For a life needs love in order to live.
In love it must be rich in order to give;
To go without you would never be smart,
For i can't exist without your love in my heart.
BY Cpl c. Hugo 4
-150th ON. Trucs
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18
Wonderful You

An incompatible dream girl
you are to me
Together always we were meant
to be. ~a..A
Each night dream of wonder
full you;
With ecstacy I'm thrilled thru
and thru.
Your loveliness is as enchanting
as a Queen.
My-a girl like you I've never
seenl
Your lovely smile, your alluring
kiss
Is something, dear, I'd never
miss.
You're just an angel. darling,
that's all.
Why, without you Id be sure
to fall.
Each night pray for that par
amount day. when peace
will reign in our nation and
the whole world too: so |
can always be with won
derful YOU.
Pfc. Harold c. Lucas
394th ON. Truck Co.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18
Whot Id Do for You

1t seems to me that God above
Created you for me to love
Made you different from the
rest
Because he knew | loved you
best.
Gave you a heart good and
And then ! gave my heart to
you;
Take care Of it. as have done.
For you have two and | have
none.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18
An III Soldiers s Proyer


The Lord is my guide will pray
To live righteousy-my path-my way
That whate eT my state of health shall be-
My Lord My CodI He leadeth me-
Is it the pain feel SO much9
The cuta The bruise2 Oh. God, just whata
My moments of suffering come and go
bow my head in prayer once more.
The state of being in which live;
In sorrow now my heart is filled
Grant unto me my Lord,
My sins forgiveness-hear me Goda
The hour of faith flickers by,
The Valley of Death is a passerby;
As | turn my head can see
Many-Oh, God, so many-of my comrades
worse than me.
1t matters not how hard the pain
They come and go-but come again.
can master the dull hard ache
With the aid of your helping hand.
My God. my prayers you hear by day
One soldiers words for millions today
am i'll but have faith
| will be weli-someday-l pray!
Pfc Clelie- j. Pecot
1922 Sou WAC Section
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18

a sDrawines by PFC Georgia cheathana
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-18

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Evening star., 1944-06-10
Building Permits
Issued in Week
Total $35,222

Building permits issued by the
District totaled $35, ,222 this week,
an increase of about $2,5o0 over last
week.
OF this $4,000 Is for new con-
struction. Last week was the first