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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-09-06
REVOLUTION IN DIXIE

Despite all the clustering threats of violence and dire
predictions of riots, what is virtually boodles
revolution is going in the Deep South For the
happy that the long strenuous stubborn battle
for democracy in Dixie is bearing fruit these days.
Most of the progress is not the kind that makes
sational headlines The liberal changes coming
slowly = but compared to the snaike pace of former
years, the advance is at breakneck SPEED
Consider these events in the span OF almost a single
week.
For the first time since the Civil War Negroes voted
in the Democratic primary in Arkansas.
Cotton Ed Smith, foremost Negro batter in the Sen
ate, finally went down to defeat in North Carolina
The day after Vice President Wallace comes out
with frank condemnation of the poll tax seconded
for denomination by the governor of Georgia. poll tax
state.
Negro soldier is slain by white bus driver and
"a hours later the of North Carolina promises
speedy impartial prosecution
The Democratic party, the party of the "Sold South,
demands in its platform that right for racial mnorties
TO vote equally with all citizens
Yes indeed, something is happening down South these
days The relentless, resolute struggle of the Negro
Tor first class citizenship in thsthe foremost democ
racy III the worlds winning In this epic era of a
second world to make the word democracy a reality
the very impetus of battle, of we-chosen war aims Of
constant emphasis democratic aspirations has pene
trated the South.
The victories the home front are at last beginning
to match achievements abroad For there is mo-
denying no matter how dark the total picture may re
main that Negro America is making historic strides
forward IN Dixie We can note the first csacks in the
Great Wall of Jim Grow that has kept us outside and
alien from the American life stream
These glad tidings however, but an omen of
things to if the united front of Negro and white
liberals can continue its magnificent and intelligent cam
pagn to break down completely the manifold color ra
cal and religious bars to genuine democracy these sup
posedly United States
From the CLOS Political Action Committee to the
National Association for the Advancement of Coored
People and including the many many progressive or
ganlZat1OnS he fol tha
word today in these weeks should be Forward March
Here inside America the only terms for peace inI
the battle for democracy should be unconditional sur
render That is utimatum to the Hitlers at homo
and abroad
The Bilbos and Rankins in deepest Mssissippi are
seeing the handwriting the wall in the dismal de-
feats of Cotton Ed and Congressman Dies Their turn
will come too and the pace of progress ouckens we
can say with certainty that their time is not far off
Chicago Defender
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From developments with re-
spect to the Scanlon-D a wson-La-
Toilette Bill for a permanent FE
PC in the House labor commit
tee. and the Wagner-Downey-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bill in the
Senate, it is apparent that there
is no intention on the part of
either the Democrats or the Re-
publicans to act in good faith
from the point of view of enact
ing the Fair Employment Prac-
tice law before election.
In fact, it is clear that this
vital and important measure, rep
resenting bread and butter to the
minorities, including Negroes,
Jews, Catholics, Mexicans, Fill
pinos, Japanese-Americans, ETC.,
is being subjected to disgrace
full form of power politics. The
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SEATTLE NAACP
Dol Peoples Bank Bldg.
Ell O8O7
The NEGRO
In AMERICA

In line with its policy of pre-
pairing popular summaries of i'm
portant research in the socia
and economic field, the Publi
Affairs Committee has published
The Negro in America, a 32-pag,
pamphlet by Maxwell S. Stewar
summarizing the two-volumes Of
An American Dilemma, by the
distinguished Swedish social
economist, Gunnar Myrdal.
DR.. Myrdal, approaching the
task with fresh mind" found
an astonishing ignorance of the
Negro among the white popula-
ton both in the South and in
the North. according to the pam
phlet.
This ignorance, DR.. Mrydal
suggested, may explain in part
the gap between Americas pro-
fessed belief in equality and de
mocraey and its manifestly I'M
equal treatment OF members of
the black race. He had no
doubt that a great majority of
white people in America would
give the Negro a much better
deal if they knew the facts.
misunderstanding was found to
be particularly serious with re-
spect to the supposed biological
inferiority of the Negro. Many
funinformed" white persons cons
clude that the Negro is inferior
by heredity because statistics
show that he has comparatively
high sickness and death rates,
makes a poor showing in Gin
telligence tests" has a high rate
of criminality, and holds COM
paratively few positions of power
and responsibility.
The Myrdal study finds the
chief explanation for this poor
showing in the economic, poll
teal. and social disadvantages of
being a Negro. 1t points out
that:
Most Negroes are desper-
ately poor. In the South the
Negroes poverty is connected with
a backward agricultural econ
omy. In the North he has been
kept out of many of the more
desirable kinds of work.
2 The Negroes education,
from grade school through col
lege, is inferior, making it diff
ficult for him to get the train
ing necessary for the better jobs.
Severe political restrictions,
Continued on Page Al
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III HAPPENED IN MOBILIZE!
WHITE FINED $lOO FOR SHAPING NEGRO
BY JOHN LeFLORE

MOBILE The millennium,
or a reasonable facsimile there
of, reached this city in the Deep
South last week.
Consider tsese sensational de-
velopments in this traditionally
Confederate stronghold:
l For the first time in the
city's history, white man was
given a stiff fine of $1O0 for
slapping a colored woman with
out provocation.'
2 Four white men who bru-
tally assaulted several Negroes
without provocation were ar
rested and charged with assault
with intent to murder.
Behind the sudden change in
law enforcement tactics in Mo
bile Is the feeling of leading
ewhite citizens that this Alabama
city was greyously libeled by
Northern newspapers which re-
Gently referred to the Philadel-
phia race hate strike as some
thing to be expected in Mobile
rather than in the "City of Bro
therly Love-"
Furious because Philadelphia s
anti-Negro transit strikers were
compared with lawless race-riot
ers in Mobile, law enforcement
officials here launched an un
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Get IS girls together, where
not one of them drinks or smokes
and where they all admit seren-
ity seems to ever reign, and you
have an oddly. These are among
claims of distinction made for
the International Sweethearts of
Rhythm, famed name all-girl or
chestra composed of a variety of
many races which comes on
September Is for a two-week en-
gagement at the Black and Tan.
First formed as an amateur
dance band at the Piney Wood
School, Piney Wood, Miss, this
outstanding talented group were
long jumps ahead of the average
orchestra in discipline at the off
set. The girls had learned to
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THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SA
PARTY OF THE PEOPLE SAYS FRAZIER

rfcan was the head of our gov
eminent when the Emancipation
Proclamation was signed, a pro-
elamation that not only abolished
slavery, but also cemented the
States into one strong union. The
principles of the Republican
Party, then as now, championed
the rights of Negroes as citizens
of these United States. As.no
other party has done, the Repub-
licans have fought for the pres
ervation and the protection of
the rights of minority groups,
and especially from the time of
the Emancipation Proclamation
this party has guarded the rights
and privileges of my group.
The Republican Party has
shared freely with the Negro the
administration of our govern
ment, giving them opportunities
in the South as well as in the
North to develop themselves,
, manage and operate in govern
ment as we'll as in business. The
party has made them a part of
the federal cabinet and encour-
aged them to function as depart
ment heads until the beginning
of the present Democratic admin
istration when such department
heads and cabinet personnel
were abolished.
Under Presidents Mckinley
Theodore Roosevelt, William
Howard Taft, Warren G, Hard
ing, Calvin Coolidge and Her
bert Hoover, we had Federal
| judges appointed by the presi-
dent. we had a Register of the
Treasury, a Recorder of Deeds
Collector of Customs, Collector
of Internal Revenue. heads o
custom houses, ministers to for
eign countries, Assistant Attor
ney general. and others as rec
ords will show. Under the Re
publican regime we always hay
been we'll represented in the ma
tional political set-up with ma
tional committeeman, and man
representatives as federal dele
| gates. And at no time under
Republican administration hav
] we failed to have our share c
Continued on Page 4D
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Daughter EIks
Reflect Their Leader

The 1914 elections of the IBP
OLE of w, resulting in the re-
election of the grand exalted
ruler J. Finley Wilson, was re-
peated Friday in the Grand
Temple when Elizabeth Ross Cor
don, Washington, d. c., was re-
elected grand daughter ruler.
All the national officers were
also reelected, with the excep-
ton of those contested, results
being as follows: vice daughter
ruler. Maggie C. Hill, Asbury
Park. N. j., and assistant daugh-
ter ruler, Martie Robinson of
New York; grand secretary,
Beuna V. Kelly Berry. Norfolk;
grand treasurer, Elizabeth Kim
bough, Brooklyn; grand chaplain,
Daisy o. Harris, Richmond, Va,
and grand escort, Blanche An
drews. Brooklyn.
Two assistant escorts, Nettie
Carter and Aletha b. Williams,
We're elected. with Lucille Elicit,
doorkeeper; Rheta Cornell, gate
keeper and Rev. Daughter Agnes
p. Reed, organist. Mrs. Olive
Lewis Handy was renamed to as
sist Mrs. ]. Finley Wilson on the
press committee
The educational committee re-
manned intact, all directors being
returned to their respective Off
ces. They are Minnie r. Wright,
Boston, grand directress, and
her three assistant directors,
Ethel Charleston, Philadelphia,
Pearl Brown, Baltimore, and M.
Key Kelson, Washington. A FL
nal report from all the depart
ments concluded the business
sessions Friday afternoon.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-09-06
BROTHERHOOD SLEEPING CAR PORTERS
HOLD 18th ANNUAL CONVENTION

The Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, A. F. of L., with
membership of 1880 and 95 To-
cal branches in the United States
and Canada, celebrated the or
ganization's 10th anniversary
recently.
The session opened with a pub
lie labor mass meeting Sunday,
August 20 at Chicago's Good
Shepherd Congregational Church,
with A. Philip Randolph, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood and di-
rector of the March on Wash
ington movement, as guest speak
er. The president emphasized
the importance of labor organ
izations in political and economic
affairs.
Ashley Totten, secretary-treas-
urer, gave a synopsis of the con-
ditions leading to the origination
of the Brotherhood by five mem
bers in New York City. Benja-
min Smith. vice president, one OF
the original five organizers. was
another speaker.
Mrs. Helena Wilson, presiden'
of the Women's Auxiliary, de
scribed the prominent role wivei
of Brotherhood members play i
j keeping the group in harmony
] Claude E. Groom. vice presiden
of the Chicago branch introduced
the Chicago prexy, Milton P
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precedented race rights drive to
Continued on Page A.
Rehearse for
International Concert

Rehearsal for the Third Inter
national Concert sponsored by
the Christian Friends for Racial
Equality will be held in Ply
mouth Congregational Church.
Sixth and University, Sunday af-
ternoon, September 10. at $3.50
o'clock. Those interested in good
music and in bringing about bet
ter understanding between diff
ferent groups of our citizens are
invited to join. Mrs. A. E. Board
man is directing the group.
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RANDOLPH URGES IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO SAVE FAIR EMPLOYMENT ACT

Administration will not take a
positive stand for the passing of
the bill because it fears the
''wildmen" of the South. The
Republicans will not move de-
finitely in the interest of pass
ing the permanent FEPC before
election because theya re court
ing the "white supremacy bloc"
in the Senate and House with
view of using it to stop import
ant labor legislation. The Negro
people and other minorities are
caught II the middle of this sin
lister power politics game.
What can be done about it?
1t is the question that people
are asking everywhere. The an
swer is clear. If the Negroes,
from coast to coast start a blitz
Continued on Page ~
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JUST TO REMIND
YOU
WARNING
Watch this Officer

His name is M. e. Haguewood.
His badge is No. S95. Often he
rides a motorcycle up and down
Jackson Street. He rides a few
blocks, stops, looks and listens.
WATCH YOUR STEP. He is
trapping jay walkers. I know. l
was there. have a souvenir
ticket dated 9-1-44, No. 1879.
His last sad words: This is
warning. The next time you tell
it to the judge"
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In previous article august
23) l gave you my opinion OF
the principles of the Democratic
Party. especially as they relate
to the group with which am
identified. You will recall that
stated at that time that no
institution, or group of institu-
tions, is altogether bad, or alto
gether good in every phase of its
activity. With this in mind 1t
behooves us as a group to study
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OFFICER KILLS NEGRO

CAMP CLAIBORNE, La. Sept.
LIT. Kermit Bates shot and
killed a Negro soldier in training
at Camp Claiborne last night
after the soldier allegedly at
tackled three officers,t he provost
office said today.
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GAY, GORGEOUS, CLAMOROUS GALS
DARLINCS OF RHYTHM = W. c. P. CLUB,
BLACK And TAN BEGINNING SEPT. Is

live together, a prime requisite
in any orchestra. Because they
know how to cooperate and work
as unit they have enjoyed sue
cess which points toward even
greater fame.
Composed of a group of the
finest instrumentalists in the
world, the International Sweet
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CHICAGO - j. Finley Wilson,
leader of the 100000 members
of the IBPoE of W., told a jam
packed house of delegates and
visitors attending the 43rd an
naaf convention of the organiza-
ton at Metropolitan Church here
that: 'fElks would support that
aggressive young man from New
York, Governor Thomas e. Dew
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ey, for president of the United
States"
Deafening cheers rang out il
the auditorium when Mr.. Will
son, who was reelected Crane
Exalted Ruler, made the an
nouncement that the "antleret
herd would back the New Yorl
governor against President Roo
sevelt."
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WHO WILL BE MISS BRONZE
of 1914?

,goin today and be Miss Bronze
of Seattle. Is giant prizes will be
given. Miss Bronze Will be
crowned at a Ball at we'll
known hall. Important! Stop in
at The Northwest Enterprise Of
flee and see MIR. AIonzo f.. Jor-
don between 3 and 4:3O p. m.
(See this column next week. }
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DIVORCED

Mrs. Doris Green was granted
a divorce from her husband, Rob
ert Green, in Superior Court on
Wednesday, August 80.
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and joins waiting friends for four
hours of music, of tramping feet,
of all that beauty e'er offers.
Here comes Cincinnati, Lodge
No. l. Listen: its band is play
ing "Auld Lang Syne." Memory
conjures the past. Great fra
ternal leaders march by-Starks,
ward Morris, McHenry Jones,
Dickson, Williams, Stringer, Ed
Forester. All gone but here in
full bloom is the fadeless flower
of the genius of organization.
He took a password, a press of
the hand at proper place and
angle and mounted opportunity.
That was in 1922. He rode
away; he still rides, the road
all his.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolved that we resent in
as strong a language as may be
applicable the boomerang of the
mayors newspaper Friday" al
leging dissension among us, an
organization prominently fra
ternal, and united as one, which
will be flourishing, we believe
Continued on Page a.
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ANN MAE WINBURN
hearts of Rhythm have attracted
Ind thrilled ticket buyers in
nearly every state in the union
SO to date to be exact-coast-
forecast.
In competition with the big
gest box office attractions in the
band business, managers and
patrons have acclaimed the In
ternational Sweethearts of Rhy-
thin the tops in entertainment.
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PRENTIS 1. FKAAIEK
both major parties to see which
one offers the greater advant-
ages.
The Republican Party princi-
pies were instituted by no less a
figure than the immortal Abra-
ham Lincoln. This great Anne
Evening star., 1944-11-29
THE EVENING STAR Washington D c. Al
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
Miciotto Pucer as District Pin
League Enters Second Series

the runnerup with ITS and Madge
Lewis, King Pin captain, Is third
with 1926, trailed by Doris Pugi1
of Silver Spring with 1879 and
Jessie Sacrey, erstwhile front-run-
ner. with 1878. Mrs. Lewis is the
strike leader with %.
Simons Rolls Record Game.
Shooting a season record of 173
last night at King Pin in the Rhode
Island Avenue Business Mems loop.
George Simons, sr., cracked by one
pin the former high recently rolled
by his son, George, jr. Both are
members of the Kronheirns, who
swept Lo Jacono BARRIERS.
Lou Rose, league president, led
the charge with 157 as Washington
Auto Supply nicked Don's Sunoco
in the odd game with a season rec
ord game of 668. Lou's set of 421
was tops.
Veteran Lee Brown tailed 4os,
his second straight 400, to give
Schall's ESQ a 81 edge over the
Jock All-Stars. Bob Heinbaugf's
379 and Ben Lutz's 378 gave the
champion Mullins Cafe a 81 VIC
tory over Optical Shop. George
Blakeslee si1one for the losers with
148 and 403. George Dixon aided
with 142 and 1916 as McGolrick
Plumbers swept Plaza Rockets.
United States Coast Guard held
first place by a 81 win from Ma
tional Beer.
Evening star., 1944-11-29
Bobo Out, CLANCY Foe
For Monday Sought

Matchmaker Gabe Menendez to-
day was shopping for a heavyweight
to replace Harry Bobo in the fea-
tured 10-round encounter with Colon
CLANCY at Turner's Arena Monday
night.
Bobo is out of the picture because
the Pennsylvania Boxing Commits
sion tipped off the local ring body
that one Of Bobo's eyes is in bad
shape. and the District Commission
informed Menendez that Bobo prob
ably could not pass a physical ex-
animation here Menendez and
Promoter Joe Turner called II off
until new opponent can be found
for Chaney.
The Pittsburgh slugger, VINO
fought recently in the Midwest and
Baltimore, was offered an opportu-
nifty to be examined this week in
Pennsylvania, but the battler turned
1t down. The Pennsylvania board
claims one of his orbs is completely
useless.
Evening star., 1944-11-29

With the campaign one third over,
the second series in the mems Dis
trict Duckpin League opens tonight
with Northeast Temple. defending a
four-game lead, invading Bethesda
Bowling Center. The pacesetting
combination Of Ray Watson, Alfred
Hayre, Larry Smith, Francis Rob-
ertson and Ollie Pacini won % out
Of SO games in the first series.
In the other matches starting at
7:30, the second-place Clarendon
outfit visits Greenway, the cham
pion King Pins, i've games behind
Temple, will be host to Hyattsville
while Colonial Village will be at
Brookland and Lafayette and HI
Skor at Lucky Strike.
Miciotto Setting Pace.
Bob Miciotto, King Pin captain, is
the all-star circuits top average
man with 1912 for SO games. Ed
Nash Of Greenway is second with
1894, II pins behind the leader.
Fred Murphy of King Pin is third
with 127-28 and Ed Blakeney, Hi
Skor captain, is fourth with 1864.
Bub Guethler of Lucky Strike is
fifth with 1880, trailed by Sam
Simon of Hi-Skor, with 125-10; Al
Wright of Clarendon, 1851; Tony
Santini, Lucky Strike, 124-31; Dean
Roper, King Pin, 124-27; Ed Keith,
Spillway, 1923, and Dick Townsend,
Hi-Skor, 124-22.
Second series matches also are on
tap in the Ladies District loop with
the leading Brookland quint trek
king to Colonial Village. The Sec
ond place Lafayette, will be host to
Spillway The third-place King
Pins visit Ice Palace. Rosslyn. in
fourth place, entertains Bethesda
Bowling Center while Takoma fires
at Silver Spring and Red Circle in
vades Hi-Skor.
Frances Wilson of Lafayette is top
average roller, with 117-27 for 80
games and also leads with 90 spares
League Champion Lorraine GULL is
Evening star., 1944-11-29
|W.-L. and 6. W. Hiqh
We'll Matched for
clash Tomorrow

It's Turkey Day in Virginia to-
morrow and the grid squads OF
George Washington and Washing
ton-Lee High Schools are ready to
renew their annual feud in the Little
Presidents stadium with the largest
crowd Of the scholastic season ex-
pected.
The elevens appear evenly
matched with the outcome toss-up
Washington-Lee has run into
trouble with District outfits this
season, absorbing lickings from
Wilson, Coolidge, Central and
Anacostia. However, the Little Gen.
erals showed some sparkle in
trouncing Western, IA to 8, in the
early season, before the Red Raiders
caught fire to climb into Friday S
Central Stadium clash with Eastern
for the 1914 District championship
Washington-Lee also registered a
27-to-7 win over Roosevelt recently
George Washington's record is 9
similar story of ups and downs. The
Little Presidents got of to roaring
start by smacking Dewitt, 10 to 6
but then were tumbled by Gonzaga
10 to Z. Newport News added 27-
to-6 plastering. but the Presidents
bounced back to take a good John
Marshall eleven, IL to 6.
Sharing interest with the game
will be the presentation Of the Il
|contenders for the title of Football
Queen at Westinghouse. Holding
court on a special float will be Kitty
Kirk. Eugenia (Texas) Sheffield
Kate Williams. Janet Tice, Jane Nc
|Gettigan, Dinah Downs. Regina De-
laney, Dorothy Strickland, Dori.
Simmons. Bobbie Roberts, Norms
Mccullough and Carolyn Ward.
Tomorrow night a committee ol
four will select the queen in a pag-
cant presented Atlantic City style,