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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-30
East Madison Shopping District

On Memorial Day. 1945 thoughts to that great
leader who in the hour of victory has left On the
day of the funeral Roosevelt at meeting of
the interraca Council Play following prayer
Offered by DR. John St. Martins Church
Harlem. and so expressive OF what
is in hearts, that feel 1t Memorial Day
article this offer-The steizle Foundation
RUTH TAYLOR.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-30
Our Bluejackets

A vigorous period of recruit
training has begun for three
Washington Negro Bluejackets
with their recent arrival at the
U. s. Naval Training Center here.
The recruit training period in
cludes fundamentals of Naval pro-
cedure, military drill, seamanship,
and the physical hardening pro-
gram. The final phase of their
recruit training includes a series
of aptitude tests which determine
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-30
EAST MADISON Y
CAMP


Have you signed up for camp
yet? Then you had better get
your registration in soon. Camp
Orkila Is already full and Camp
Lion is filling up fast. The fol-
lowing boys have signed up to
go to Camp Lion: James Var
brough, Buddy Cox, Richard
Mitchell, Norman Hill, Bobby
Smith, Dickie Radcliffe, Clarence
Neil, Andrew Radcliffe, and Ray
mond Finley.
FATHER-SONS' BANQUET
Get your reservation in early
for this event which will be held
on Tuesday, June 5, at 1880 p. m.
at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. P.
S. Barnett, Chairman of the Com
mittee, says a good program is
being lined up. The food COM
mittee under the direction OF
Mrs. E. A. White is planning to
serve ham with all the trimmings.
Be sure to get in on this al
fair!
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-30
Ebenezer AME Church

Rev. Everett p. Williams, pastor
Sunday school $3.50; morning
worship Il; Christian Endeavor
z; evening service 8; prayerl
meeting Wednesdays at 8 o'clock.
Ninth and Park in downtown
Bremerton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-30

Or. r. D. Patterson Qefi), president Of
Tvskegee Institute, and Dr.. Thomas E.
Jones. president of Fisk University. shown
leaving the White House otter meeting
with President Truman 10 discuss the nation
wide eamPoisn Of the United Negro Col
lese Fund. The current Fund appeal for
81 55o.ooo is being conducted 10 help meet
the wartime needs Of 81 accredited pri-
vote Negro colleges.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-30
ALL NEGRO LIFE
INSURANCE CO.

Organization was completed last
month of New York's first all
Negro life insurance company,
the United Mutual Life Insurance
Co., with offices in Harlem. This
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LONG BEFORE PRICE CON
TROI.

One of our subscribers brought
into our office this week a copy
of the Mobile Daily Advertiser
and Register for June IL, 1864,
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vital forces that really are more
important to our lives than the
man-made forces which drive Our
automobiles and washing ma
chimes.
But they made no effort to
open the eyes of young people
to such things when we were
that age. Perhaps they have
made a little progress since then
In this field-but ! do not think
it is enough.
VIZ might haev tsudied this on
our own account, but like most
other people, we somehow did
not take the time to do so. AS it
is, we know very few of the sci
entific names or facts about the
countryside and the life upon it,;
only a little smattering we have
picked up Indirectly, and very lit
tie of it is exact,
Our basic ignorance in this
field rises to bother us sometimes,
for instance, when we feel that
we have observed a general pat
tern of natural law-but lack the
basic education to know whether
Il is a fact.
AS an example. over the years
we have given rise to the firm
impression thlat wild flowers in
all parts of the country cen TO
bloom in several broad color
ciassifications. at certain times
of the year. Right now il seems
20 be The blooming period of
a great variety of yellow flow
ers. such as black-eyed Susans.
and other ~varieties of yellow
daisies: also golden rod. and a
very common and beautiful
wild pea. whose waving spikes
of yellow blossoms can be seen
in profusion slong the road side
and railroad tracks everywhere
about this time. There T many
smplser yellow flowers in the
field whose names we would not
even nuess.
As late summer changes to def
mite autumn weather. it sceems
mite autumn weather, it esems
over, and the purple flowers come
in, like iron weed and mock as
tiers. TO name only two that we
know of the countless kinds that
soon one viii be able to see in any
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rines that was left behind when
the marines and the navy moved
on several months before.
Each day he would watch the
ships from the time that they first
appeared ON the horizon until they
reached port loaded with more sal
lors, marines and soldiers, for he
was looking for college Victory"
on which he knew that his brother
was stationed.
And when the crew landed, the
shouting began for the two broth
ers. They have been together for
several weeks and in company
have explored the island from end
to end.
According to news received by
their mother, Mrs. John B. Gun
ningham of Moss Point, the boys
hope to soon be coming home.
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AND THE ANGLE at which il
falls on any scene. has nor to
do with the general beauty of the
background than the actual ma
terials of composition. These
qualities give beauty. for example,
20 the sights of wash-day in a
ahipyard town in the early fall.
The tidy white houses Of the
project stretch away over the
lat green commons as far as the
eye can see, and the pale blues,
reds and green's of the roof tops
blend easily into the clear sky as
colors always seem to blend on
a sunny day. And far and wide
the washing of the housewives
blows on the clothes lines in the
wind. Mostly the washing is
white sheets and pillow cases, but
there Is a blending of c%olors, the
blues Of work clothes, the checked
purple of cotton blankets and the
pinks Of the ladies' fineryi etc.
ew. .fhe clothes merge in the dis
lance in lines of fluttering waving
light and towering over every
thing are a few cleaning pines
that stand as a reminder of sigh
ing forests that covered this land
until the coming of the war era a
few short years ago. The wind
comes sweeping in from the Gulf
of Mexico. and there is a shining
clearness in the air like nowhere
else on earth.
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WE ARE REMINDED OF
WHAT Fl. C. WELLS. the writer,

once said on viewing brilliant and
colorful electric signs of New
York-the massed and endless
rows of animated signs advertis-
ing automobiles, peanuts, hair To-
ton and a thousand other things.
what a wonderland this would
SEEM" Wells said, IF only you
were unable to read the CONNER
cialized wording of the signs"
We wish that in our high school
days we had gotten a good simple
course in natural science the
study of plant life and animal
life, and the workings of natural
forces such as rain, soil chemistry,
the growth of plants, and such
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The accompanying picture was
snapped shortly after the meeting
of the two brothers.

The richest silver-lead depos-
its in the world are located at
the Broken Hill mines in Aus
tralia.
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T

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS does not give a Newspaper
the right to publish scandals. attack innocent individuals or
business firms. Neither does FREEDOM OF SPEECH give the
Individual the right TO be-smear the reputation of outstanding
citizens. attack the communiiYs leading institutions. nor start
whispering campaigns for the sole reason Of disturbing the
public peace. To violate the above rights and privileges is to
endanger the rights and happiness of ALL"
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a period when the military and
economic situation was becoming
critical for the Confederacy. A
glimpse at its want ads provides
a pretty good lesson of the use
fulness of the OPA principle of
price control. Here is a typical
cad" showing the chaotic state
to which the Confederate econ
omy had declined:
"A genuine consignment of
kerosene Gil for sale at $50
per gallon retail. by H. Pucatel
Royal street near ST. Francis"
Price control may pinctVus, and
ration points may make us grum-
BILE = though the inconvenience
grows steadily less. But the
principle behind il has been nee
essary during the war.
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Suilor Brothers
Get Together on
OkinuWu Islund

With the arrival of the SIS.
college Victory" at Okinawa a
few weeks ago, Jesse Cunningham,
signalman first class, had the
thrill of his life for he knew that
his brother, Philip Cunningham,
gunner's mate third class was
aboard.
Jesse was with the Yanks when
they captured the island and sent
the United States flag to the top
of a pole, and was one of a small
group of sailors, soldiers and ma
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-14
Mayor
CONTINUED from Page ~

IN ADDITION TO the support OF
the mayor, the cooperation OF other
groups and individuals was gwen
this week. They include the Com
munity Services Council, Of which
Mrs Mary Butler is president; the
Detroit Urban League: Robert Hol-
loway. OF 967 Mack: Mrs. Ruby
Bennett. $3.50 Farnsworth: Rev J.
H. Smith. 938 Illinois. pastor Of the
Church OF God: Mrs. Lula Smith.
civic leader and club woman Mrs.
Mabel Smith. president. American
Beauty Social and Art club.
Others who are lending their
support are Bethel AME. church:
Macedonia Baptist church: Charles
Clifford. 900 Illinois; Mrs. Julia
Carter. 1857 Delmar: Rev. Mother
Hooks OF Everybody's Tabernacle,
Church OF Holiness
COMPANIES which pledged to
give financial support to the cam
paign are the Great Lakes Mutual
Insurance company. the Isabel
Management company. keystone
Press and the Edward A. Baker
Advertising agency.
Besides It's objective TO i'm
prove the conditions Of neigh
borhoods the Clean Block cam
paign Is also designed to aid in
the curbinE of Juvenile delin-
quency. The project gives con-
structive work to tcen-age boys
and girls during their vacation
period.
OPENED on July 7. the drive
will continue to September | when
prizes will be awarded for the
blocks showing the greatest i'm
provement during the contest
period
Any child may enter his block in
the campaign by getting 10 per-
sons to sign up. The names must
be sent to the Michigan Chronicle
before July 20. deadline for en-
tries 10 be considered in the con-
test Information may be obtained
from the Clean Block director.
Temple l-4877.
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LUCILLE HALE. Plaintiff
vs. No 372l56
JOSEPH HALE. Defendant
sTAVG o. sMicHioAN
~ the CIRCUIT COURT FOR TNG
COUNTY or WAYNE
~ CHAkCERN

LUCILLE HALE. Plaintiff 49,.
JOSEPH HALE. Defendant
A. session OF SAID Court held al the
Cour, House in the City OF Detroit IN
cato County, on the Nth DAY OF June,
AID la4S
LIZA ~. ssvGsrtLr
Circuit Judse
In this cause. II appesrins from the
affidavit hereto sttscheo. that alias
shsnc,ry summons has been issued cut
and under the seal OF this court Tor the
appearance OF the defendant. snd mat
the same could not be served on the DE-
fsndant on OF before the return day
thereof for the reason that said 0e.
ienoAni belnI . resident OF the cay OF
De'ioit County VI WsnSe ana STATE VI
hiChiEAn. uas concealed therein hhu
saio alias summons has been returned
with The certificate thereon endorsed
shoWing that after dhgent search snd
inculv the ssio defendant could not
he served IN SAID state OF Michigan. Oh
or before the return De, therroI
Therefore on motion Of KobborouEh
aBd TaAalerTo, Attorneys Tor the Plain-
tiff
TT Is ORDERED that Jos,ph Hale. de-
fFndsnt herein, cause his appearance 70
he entered in this cause, within three
months from the date OF this order. ana
IN csW OF his appearance ne cause hi'
ankwer 70 plaintiffs bill OF complaint 70
be filed and . copy thereof TO be served
on M. attorney, for the Plaintiff with
In 20 days after date OF service upon
him oi copy OF said Dill and notice
Of this order. and that la default there
OF. the SAID Dill be taken a. confessed
hy the aio DEFENDANT
1T Is FURTHER ORDERED that .
rory 81 this order be published in the
NORMAN Chronicle. ano served. accord
inE 20 Law. -..
LILA N HFUENFELT
Circuit Judss
True Copy
CAsPAR J LlROEMAH Clerk
~ Shsdd. Deputy CLERK r
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Judge
Continued from Page u


nation that Mrs. Griffin was not
served
Witnesses say that Judge Scallen
said that he had gone TO the same
restaurant and had failed to get
service He dismissed the case
against the white waitress
Mrs. Griffin. the wife OF Albert,
Griffin. defense plant worker and
the mother Of grown son has
been associated with the Juvenile
court for approximately twelve
years.
She stated that she had received
offers from several prominent at
torneys 10 represent her in her ex-
pressed intention OF carrying the
ease to another court.
In a statement 10 the press Tues
day. Judge Scallen offered an ex-
PLANTATION for acquitting that
waitress by saying that he felt the
incident was "excuSable' under the
circumstances testified TO al the
trial last Friday
Both Judge ScaIlen and As
sistant Prosecutor Harold Ryan
attempted to explain their failure
to convict Miss O'Dell. Judge
Scallen said that BarbaS has tes-
tilted that he had never given any
Of his employees any instruction
to refuse service to Negroes.
He further pointed out that Bar
has had been in business for 80
years. and that the waitress had
worked there for II years, and that
Judge Scallen himself had walked
out OF the place because he had not
been waited on.
Assistant Prosecutor Ryan stated
that testimony revealed that the
three white women who entered
the place along with Mrs Griffin
had been served by two different
persons, and that the waitress did
not remember seeing Mrs Griffin
in the establishment that day.
-
JUDGE SCALLEN denied the re-
port that he had not allowed the
three white jurors to testify on
behalf OF Mrs. Griffin. He added
that one Of the witnesses did testify
and that the others stated their
testimony would be the same as the
previous witness
Il felt" Scallen said. 1.-The Incl
dent was excuSable due to the
shortage OF help.
He said Barbas admitted being
short of help. and that Mrs. Griffin
had possibly not waited bng
enough to be served.
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Baby

Continued from Page II
the box was opened the baby
girl. who police believe was ap-
prOximatelv IL hours old was
found inside.
Police rushed the infant TO the
Children's hospital where it was
placed in a heat tent by hospital
attaches. DR.. Charles Bronthever of
the hospital stated that the baby
girl seemed normal. except that it
had been chilled while partially
exposed 10 the cold inside the
cardboard box
THE BOX. bearing an address OF
Famous Upholstering and Furni-
ture company, was said by police
To have been a cocktail table box.
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SATURDAY, JULY IA, 1916

chorus will chant the late PresL
dents fsvorite hymn, Faith OF Our
Fathers"
The background music will be
furnished by Lionel Hampton's
band and the Crosse Isle Navy
oand. Dave Holland. who recently
completed his studies at the Uni
versity of Michigan. and his ssso-
ciate instructor. will furnish the
organ music.
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NUM-


Continued from PAGE
teur." Song TO Remember" and
many others.
THE GREAT screen star will join
with Lionel Hampton and his band
OF the year Anne Brown, famous
soprano of concert and screen fame;
the Deep River Boys, recognized
for their smooth and melodic rem
dition OF spirituals and classics; w.
c. Handy. composer OF the famous
st. Louis Blues" Graham Jack
son. favorite musician OF the late
President Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
and the first three fnishers in the
Search Talent contest in Chi
cago recently. Also the Great
Lakes Naval band.
The contest was won by Miss
Sarah Osborne Of Louisville;
Miss Guilda Burns. Chicago. sec
Ond. and Willoughby Jones, Sc.
Louis. was third.
ONE OF THE big features OF the
festival will be the interracial cho-
rus under the direction OF Marvin
Dupre, director OF the Dupre Vic
torian chorus. and Harold II. Tall
man. associate instructor and cho-
raj director AT Wayne university.
A similar chorus OF 800 voices
participated in the Festival last
year under the direction Of Tall
man and Dupre, but because OF
limited stage space the chorus
has been reduced TO 500 voices this
year.
Many Of those who will partici-
pate in the chorus have been
with Tallman in his annual pre-
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Reed


Smith. representing the World
Newspaper Syndicate, Inc.
The petition asks the Injunction
TO prevent the Atlas Power Co
operative from interfering with
the operation and publication Of
the World Newspaper Syndicate.
Inc. In the plant at l44l Z. Han
cock street
Leroy G. White. j. Wesley
Odom and Golee Bryant. members
of the World Newspaper Syndi-
cate. charge in the petition that
they entered into an agreement
with Reed on June 10 purchase
the plant and all the equipment.
ATTORNEY HAROLD r. Bled-
soc. representing the Atlas Power
Co-operative. said that as trustee
for the company. Reed had gone
beyond the power vested in his
Office when he entered into an
agreement 10 sell the plant and
equipment 10 the World News
paper syndicate. Inc.
1T Is the opinion Of the MEM
bers Of the Atlas Power Corpora
tive that Mr.. Reeds mind was
slipping when he entered into
the agreement"
The members OF the Atlas Power
Cooperative are George w. Spikes,
William Bell. John Swan. Mrs.
Jimmie Moore HarstOn and the
Brown Police Service.
The Atlas Power Cooperative
purchased the plant from the De-
trot Sales Circular Printing Corp.
Alex ISpas. president. and Mary
ISpas. secretary. June 10, paying
$1,000 down on the sale price OF
$4,000
ACCORDING to Attorney Bled-
soc. the World Newspaper Syndi-
cate did not make any down pay
~See REED, Page 20
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Sanitariun-
Continued from Page II

Simmons. is employed at the Chew
rolet Gear and Axle Company.
DIR. Howes. when questioned by
the Chronicle said. There is alb
SOlutely nothing TO Mrs. Sim
mons story. She has wanted to
get her children out Of the hos
pital for some time and arrange
ments had been made 10 trans
fer them TO Maybery. where an
other child OF hers now is"
DIR HOWES said that Mrs Sim
mons was under the influence OF
liquor when she visited the hos
Pl,al Sunday and that she created
Quite disturbance in the ward
al that time. Il had her 70 sign
release papers for the children
and then reported the matter 70
the Board OF Health, Dr. HoWes
said.
Dr. Howes said further that he
had been notified bv DR. Bruce
Douglas commissioner OF health
ihI arrangements had been made
10 transfer the children on Tues
day OF thlS week.
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Engineers
tContinurd from Par, n

Continued from Page ~
James A. Johnson. 4 native OF
Detroit. Johnson. graduated from
Pershing high school In lS4O. and
was working al the Packard
Motor company when he MAS In
Quoted along with his seven COM
panionS on Dee 81. 1912.
THE ENTIRE group trained to-
getner and renamed ;ogcthcs
throughout their tour 81 duty
Another na;4te of Dcttoi; Is Cpl
Pelham Love. OF lSO63 Norwood,
a no presided AZ the bar al The
Palms Cocktail Bar AZ Adams and
81 >h before he was iuduCted INTO
'he amy HIS mother. Mrs Emma
Love, nos lives ~ the Norwood
address \ sister Mrs PciOleC
NCh'ou. lives en- Detroit
A FORMER student Of PerShins
aud CdSS Tech is Cp. Luther Car
lngton of 1862 Binder. Who ~aS
born IN Detroit. His mother, Mrs..
Margaret Darlington. was waiting
iu' hun when ne returned
Pfc Vernon a Shaw. Who left
defense JOB Al he Ford Aircraft
shops - enter the more active
phase OF the war is the son of NJ
and Mrs Hamilton A Shaw Of 5644
CdSucre street He has llveo IN De-
iroN since 1921
ANOTHER war worker. who
Neui OF so help fight his country :
battles. : Pfc JOAN Miller. OF 2434
Alice street A former student OF
HdHtrauck high, Miller VAS work
nag al the Bonn ALUMINIUM Corpo-
ration Wnen he was indicted
III, parents, MI and Mrs Will
lam Miller, live AZ the Alice street
address He was company buglcr
IS hIle overseas
The hail-fellow- we'll met mem
her Of the outfit il Cpl. william
Brooks. Of 1875 Revere. who was
working at the Ford Aircraft As
sembIy Plant when he was in
Quoted. Brooks attended Cass
Tech and PerShing high schools.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Able
Brooks, live at the Revere ad-
dress. lie held the position Of
regimental chauffeur while over
seas.
THE GOTH Enginccr Reg iment Of
-AhlCA- these -mcu-aEe AeMAeEs- were
ted for their valiant work IN the
Meu>C River sector during the NaZi
Countrrd'taCk in November of 1914
When the regiment along with two
others took mp their position in the
Inc. they were the only organized
defense forces behind the front
lines. They blocked the way to the
open roads OF Northeastern FraSce
and Paris.
The men were issued machine
guns, ammunition and other sup
plies and were given orders to
throw back any attempts Of the
Germans TO cross the Meuse.
TIE 366TH was the first unit 10
reach the MeuSe to check the Ger
man offensive.
While serving overseas. the 366ih
made The third highest record i'm
the European Theater Of Opera
lions. II had a large number of
Negro officers, ali medical officers
being Negroes