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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-12-02
HEADPIN'S VIEWS
Hello again, bowlersl
By
SHEWO KAWRYE

Hello again, bowlersl
Basking under the nostalgia spell
OF what is commonly termed in key
ling slanguage as the ole greenback
fever, we find the headpin's views
making its first appearance in two
salty months coincidental with the
gala Thanksgiving Handicap Sweeps
which boosted of near 100 partici-
pants from the three Nisei bowling
leagues.
Judging from the classic results
obtained by the various victors in
their respective events. 1t can be
quoted without fear of any con-
traditions that the caliber of bowl
ing has shown marked improve
ments for the majority, some to the
extent of fattening their individual
averages as much as ten points over
the previous season. Then again,
there are the so-called.
MlNOhITIES.
I wonder If someone could strike
up some spare reinsurance for
yours truly His recent saylees in
the MOL. was about as boisterous
as a soft belch of an early June
butterfly. So help usll
TOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS.
Afflicted with every known win
ter malady from a heavy cold to
rheumatic arthritis of the bowling
wing, the combination of Tom Nam
ba and Grant Beppu struggled to
win first place cups as well as some
very negotiable securities for future
references.
Coping second position was the
inspired pair of James Kuranishi,
one of the mighty men of Para
mount Cafe, and Windy" Furuta
who Shewo considers is one of the
most dangerous pot game bowlers
to come out of the Nisei bowling
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-12-02
An-EventS HOnOrS
60 to Furuta

Bowling consistently. Herbie Fu-
ruta placed first in the mems all
events in the Thanksgiving Hand
leap Sweeps last weekend in Main
Bowl by piling up grand total of
2458 pins. In the singles, he had
1245, and in the doubles, 1918.
The others are as follows:
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-12-02

Buy Seals, Use Seals for your
own protection and aid to your fel.
low men.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

fighting for veto and support of
veto. The international execu-
tive board of the CIO United Au-
tomobile Workers union, meeting
here at the Chicagoan, devoted
an entire days session to discus
sing action Thursday. Before
them were demands for stoppages
and mass demonstrations through
out the country by this largest of
all U. S. unions.
Working pastors who are MEM
bers of the CIO International
Longshoremen, Warehouse & Dis
tribution union held noon meet
ings and led union members in
prayers all this week. Millions
of letters, kilograms and post
cards flooded Washington. The
third party threat" mounted.
In New York, Mayor William
O'Dwyer blasted the slave la
Dor" bills and spoke before 40, 900
AFL members last week. This
week he joined Philip Murray in
addressing 10000 CLIO members
who made up the largest union
parade in the first city's history.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14
Congress to meet
young voters

Congress will hear what the
American youth want when the
National Youth Lobby arrives In
Washington June IS for two-
day session. Jobs, peace and
freedom "for all of us" will be
demanded by the young people
when they visit their senators
and congressman.
A group of 35 Chicagoans, in
Guiding representatives of the
YPCA, the NAACP, AYD, yari-
Gus unions and student organiza-
tons, viii be represented in the
group which will be addressed in
its closing session by Henry A..
Wallace.
Among the individuals srp-
porting the lobby are the Rev.
Karl Baehr, United Congrega-
tional Church; DIR. Maud Slye, di-
rector of Chicago University's
Cancer Laboratory; Kenneth c.
Kennedy, National Negro Con-
gress; Kenneth Pettus, American
Veterans Committee; and Anita
Villarreal, Mexican Civic Com
mittee.
Locals TIA, 1119, and 1850 of
UE will be represented together
with local 208 of the Warehouse
and Distribution Workers, and the
Lake District Council of FE.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

to negotiate additional increases
in the near future. In addition
to the raise, the union won six
paid holidays for the 125 work.
erS in the shop.
At Crown Stove Works in
Cicero an llN cent general
pay increase and a two-cent
raise 10 eliminate inequalities
was won. Paid holidays agreed
TO were three.
Retroactive to April Is, the
pay raise at Wyckoff Steel Co.,
5000 S. Kedzie, averaged Is cents
an hour in an agreement with
the union patterned after the
big Steel" settlement.
q
WORKERS of Automatic Screw
Machine got what the union
terms "a down payment" They
received seven cents an hour, will
continue negotiating for more. Six
paid holidays were agreed upon.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

fare of Chicago depends upon
the economic status of 10000
members of union families here
-. we were elected by The COM
mon people of our wards 10 rep
resent their interest =. the
people of my ward want action
against the slave labor BILL"
The city council action specif-
ically demanded that Senators c.
Wayland Brooks and Scott Lucas
support the requested presidential
veto, along with the general rec
ommendation that House rep
resentatives support veto action.
ONLY "no" vote in the SO to
one tally was that of Republican
Alban Weber. The following al
dermen were Excused from vot-
ing one way or the other" on the
basis of a specific motion: Cohen,
Kucharski. Hug h e S,
Geisler, Wall, Immel, Bur-
Olin and Ringa. Cohen
did not vote.
In the meantime, labor here and
throughout the country continued
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

In a stormy session, attend
ed by more than 800 labor
representatives, the council
voted SO to one in favor of the
motion opposing any legisla-
ton which would make inef-
fectual the gains of labor and
nullify "the contribution made
by organized labor to the dem
ocratic form of government" "
Specifically mentioned was the
Taft Hartley bill which was des-
cribed on the floor of council as
an ''anti-labor bill which turns
the w agner A C into an anti
labor weapon, upsets the Norris
LaGuardia anti-injunction act and
proposes unknown regulations and
restrictions on the right to or
game, bargain collectively and
strike"
THUS this second largest city
in the United States added the
voice of its municipal represen-
tatives to the rising clamor for
veto of slave labor laws.
Other city councils and execu-
tives have similarly memorialized
both the President and congress-
men.
Alderman Thomas Keane
3D.. 3lst Ward introduced the
motion on the petition of 80
other members of the council.
When Nicholas Boiling. and
other aldermen protested that
I'VE were not elected 10 act on
national affairs" Keane's mo-
ton was vigorously supported
by Alderman George Kells.
SITTING side by side, AFL and
Go leaders, along with night
shift rank and .filers from Chi
cago's offices and factories broke
Mayor Kenne1ly's admonition
against demonstrative action.
They applauded loudly when
Kells roaded OUT opposition 70
attempts for halting action with
the declaration that the well
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

long history as Negro-baiting
paper.
It was pointed out that the main
speaker at the banquet, General
Robert E. Wood, one of the found
ers of the pro-fascist America
First movement, made an address
in which he hailed the anti-Negro
role of the Tribune during the
Civil War.
Arthur Knight, Negro insurance
executive, told the Star: 81 feel
that any statement that is made
should come from our host"
s.
HE WAS referring to Seng-
stacke, who was member of the
arrangements committee for the
Tribune affair.
1t was pointed out that the
Tribune had gone through con-
siderable trouble to segregate the
81 Negroes out of the 1000 who
sent back acceptances to the in
vitation.
The Star queried the political
secretary" for Brig. Gen. Thomas
S. Hammond, of the Whiting
Corp, a former America Firster,
who was in charge of the banquet.
She said that there was no
apology being issued.
She also disclosed that three
Negroes who were seated at a
table in another part of the BAN
quet room also walked out of the
affair. a
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

Negro can accept that pattern of
discrimination
The affair was termed an
outrage" by Truman Gibson.
Jr.. former civilian aide to the
Secretary of War. who stated:
I'm sure that all Negroes will
resent this insult"
Theodore Jones, public account
ant, said: "This is a most peculiar
way to celebrate 100 years of
progress"
OTHERS who Iasned this "slap
in the face" cited the Tribune's
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

This step assumed special i'm
portance after Mondays session
of the State Legislation saw the
lower house vote down, 45-40, a
motion to force the bipartisan
Fair Employment Practices bill
onto the House calendar.
The forcing. motion was made
by Rep. Charles ]. Jenkins, Re
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

some prS11Y S1rOnq WORDS OF
The Negro leaders were in
vited to the fancy centennial
banquet held by the Tribune
at the Stevens Hotel Tuesday
night.
However, they soon found that
the ,ColonePs arrangements pro-
vided that they were segregated
off at three tables in typical Jim
Crow fashion.
ALL 80 made quick decision
to walk out in body-leaving the
Colonel and his friends to crate
about the greatness of the Trib-
une.
Included among those who were
insulted by the Tribune were:
DR.. Albert Graves; Former
Alderman. Earl B. Dickerson:
Al Archibald Carey: Republican
ex-State Sen.. William King;
John Sengstseke. publisher of
the Chicago Defender: willard.
Towsend. President of the CLIO
United Transport Service Union;
Judge Wendell Green; Sidney
Williams of the Urban League;
Ralph Mefcalfe of the Mayors
Commission on Human Welfare
and Henry McGhee of the
.NAACP.
It was learned that Sengstacke
has sent a formal protest to the
Chicago Tribune.
A bitter protest came from DR..
Graves, who declared that ''no
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

publican from the third district
in Chicago. After his measure
was defeated, Jenkins sharply at
tackled his fellow Republicans in
the House, charging them with
backing the cause of entrenched
wealth" by the vote.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14
JAW local 453 wins pay
hikes i'm five new pocts

This members of Amalgamaed Local 453 CIO
receiving bigger checks the result
of five agreements negotiated by the local
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14
ASK lucas REVERSE VOTE
Council votes 36 to demanding
Trumon veto Of Toft-HortIey bill

Chicagos City Council
portve actor
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14
Negro guests protest
Tribune dinner insult
BY CARL HIRSCH

Thirty prominent Chicago NEGROES Inundated
hon Cornck week
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

Both the Cicero and Melrose
Park plants of National Malleable
and Steel Castings Co. signed up
for a Is cent hourly pay raise, one
paid holiday, and liberalized va
cation setup, thereby averting a
strike that had been called by the
union.
The Melrose Park plant
signed first. With that in the
bag the union agreed TO a post
ponement of the June . dead
line. At 2 am. abe morning of
June a settlement at the CT
cero plant was reached. APP
proximatelY 1000 workers are
employed at the two plants.
ALSO settled, this week was
the contract at National Steel
Container, 670O South Leclaire,
where ten cent raise, retroac-
tive to May 10, was won plus a
clause that will permit the union
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14

TYPICAL of the Chicago Trib-
.une's contempt for the Negro
people is this clipping from the
special Centennial Edition Of
last Tuesday. Although there
were already quite a few Ne
groes in Chicago in 1910. the
Tribune does not even consid-
er Them a part of the popula-
ton.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-14
Moy have AFL-cIo
committee for FEPC

Creation of joint AFICIO prepare present
the Illinois Fair Employment offng
this
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Mayor Of ST. Moritz
Quits Olympic Post
By the Assoeiotsd Press

ST. NORTH, Switzerland, Dec
23.-Carl Mater, Mayor Of st. Moritz
said today he had resigned as COM
missioner for the 1948 winter Olym-
pic games, scheduled here January
80 to February 8, because he found
it impossible to work with the rest
of the Organizing Committee.
Mater said he had experienced dif-
ferences with the committee ION
almost every point" for the past six
months, while attempting stimuli
taneously to meet his responsibility
to the committee as well as to the
St. Moritz municipality.
From no won I can speak freely
on behalf OF st. Moritz in all deal
ings with the Organizing Commit
tee," he said.
Mater recently threatened to with
draw st. Moritz as host city for the
winter games because he feared St
Moritz hotels might lose their
American trade If United States
athletes did not participate In the
international carnival.
The United States Olympic Com
mittee has voted to boycott the
game If the Organizing Committee
carries out its decision to admit
an ice hockey team sponsored by the
Amateur Hockey Association Of the
United States, which has not been
approved by the Olympic group in
its own country.
Mater also was commissioner for
the winter Olympics here in 1928
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Don't Go West, Young Man
Connie Mack, IS Today, Hits
Idea of Expanding Majors

National Leagues have polite
ly by-passed the suggestion)
Connie was shifting from a
winter cold-"I'm usually down
South this time of year"-as he
nodded thanks for birthday we'll
wishes.
Looking fit as fiddle, his g.
foot-2 frame erect as ever, base
balls grand old man was looking
for only this Christmas gift-two
inflelders, second and third
baseman, "to make the Athletics
a 1948 pennant contender"
Nobody wants to sell me a
good second or third baseman," !"
Mack said. Sure, they want to
trade-but they offer you nothing
and want your stars. I'm not
going to break up this team of
mine now. It's going to be great
in few years when we start
getting the needed help from
our farm clubs.
"The way things shape up to-
day the Athletics will field the
same team that finished fifth last
season. But if we could get two
more infielders who were fast and
could hit in the pinches we'd be
almost in"
The almost" means the Boston
Red Sox-"that's the team to
beat in the American League next
season." Connie predicts. "The
players the Red Sox bought from
st. Louis are exactly the scoring
punch they needed"
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Foley Back in Lineup
|AsLion Icemen Play
St. Louis Sextet

Bud Foley, the Washington Lions
big combination defenseman and
forward, returns to action tonight
as the local hockey club squares of
against the st. Louis Bombers at
Uline Arena. He's been out for
over a week with an injured eye
Still absent is Walt Babey, the lit
| tie defenseman, who has an injured
| thumb.
Game time tonight is $50. The
Bombers are in last place in the
Western Division of the American
Hockey League but they've been do
ing all right against the Lions. One
of the best games of the season
here was supplied on their last ex.
cursion to Washington. The Lions
had 10 lead until less than two
minutes to 60 when the Bombers
rallied for a score and a tie game
The Lions lost a subsequent de.
cision to the Bombers In st. Louis
Hec Highton Is the goalie who'll
protect the St. Louis net from
Washington assaults tonight. The
Bombers have some good defense
men to aid him, such as Jack
Shewchuk, Bingo Kampman, Doug
Lane and Joe Lund. Among the
leading scorers on the visiting team
are Paul. Gladu, Don Crosse and
! Hec Pozzo.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Texas in Top Condition
For Sugar Bowl Tilt
BY the Associated Press

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 23.-The Uni
versity of Texas football squad
broke camp today for the Christmas
holidays, with Coach Blair Cherry
pronouncing his men in top con-
dition for their Sugar Bowl date
against Alabama at New Orleans
January l.
Cherry said the team was in the
best physical condition of the sea-
son and ready to crash into the
Crimson Tide at full speed.
The squad will have two days fol-
Christmas, returning Friday. The
trip to New Orleans will be or
New Year Eve. Cherry decided
against going to the site of the
bowl game in advance. He doesn't
want anything to distract the
Longhorns in their preparations
for the battle with Alabama.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Dec. % (P9
The Alabama Crimson Tide foot
ball squad began its final week OF
preparation yesterday for its en-
counter with Texas in the Sugar
Bowl with a light drill, consisting
mainly of work against Longhorn
plays.
The first and second teams worked
against Texas "T" formation In
dummy scrimmage and spent con-
siderable time polishing up the
'Bama attack in running and pass
ing drills.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Rose Bowl Teams Drill
Twice a Day; Cris|er
Fears Softening Up
BY the Assoeioted Press

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 23.-
With typical Midwestern thorough
ness, Michigan's Wolverines are 60
ing full steam ahead for their New
Year Day Rose Bowl fracas with
Southern California. And some
body-besides the Trojans-is bound
to get hurt.
Yesterdays tough scrimmage
brought a twisted ankle to regular
Offensive End Dick Rifenberg and
a cut lip to Defensive Guard Joe
Soboleski. Both, however, are not
expected to be incapacitated on
January /.
The scrimmage, featured by Bob
Chappuis' passing and sharp run
ming by Bump Elliott and Jack
Weisenburger, followed a morning
tuneup at Brookside Park.
The two-a-days will be standard
procedure for the Wolverines, as
Coach Fritz Crisler has expressed
concern about his squads "softening
up in this balmy climate" Inside
observers, however, could see lit
tie softness about the Big Nine
champions.
At Santa Barbara, 100 miles
northward, Coach jeff Cravath OF
the Trojans planned another double
drill also, with hard scrimmage in
the afternoon. He indicated 1t will
be mostly against Michigan plays.
Cravath declared that he isn't
planning many new offensive tricks
and the Trojans' main hope lies
in a stout, steadily rushing defense.
He admitted it was a big order
the Wolverines led the Nation in
total offense,
Evening star., 1947-12-23
North and South EIevens
Concentrate on Aeria|s .
BY the Associotsd Press


MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 23.-
The Blue and Gray teams in lively
workout here yesterday concentrat-
ed on passing attacks in prepara-
ton for Saturdays encounter in
Cramton Bowl.
Workouts continued until nearly
dark, with the Southern All Stars
going through their drills at Max
well Field and the North at CITY,
owned Civic Park.
The passing burden for the Blues
was shouldered by Iowas Lou King
and Joe Nejman of Temple, with
King connecting with several good
deliveries to Ends Paul Flick OF
Brown, Stan Gorski of Northwestern
and Jerome Mccarthy and Art Lit
Teton of Penn. Nejman's shots also
found their mark consistently.
On the Southern drill field Jimmy
Bachelor of East Texas State
Charley Richkus of North Carolina
State and Wally Matulich of Mis-
sissippi State tossed to Ends Bob
Weir of Virginia, Joe Smith Of Texas
Tech. James Tyree of Oklahoma and
John North of Vanderbilt.
Evening star., 1947-12-23

ago, Stiteler brings record to Ag-
gieland that includes victory after
victory in a coaching span that saw
him rise from tutoring small high
schools to head mentor of one OF
the largest military colleges in the
world.
Stiteler succeeds Homer Norton,
who resigned last week effective
September /, 1948. The new coach
does not actively take over until
January l and will not be formally
installed until September l, but he
is in effect the coach right now.
Norton remains only in an advisory
capacity until September l when he
steps out with $4,000 from the
alumni which bought up the two
wears left on his contract after that
time.
Rumors that Stiteler would be the
next coach at A. and M. started
two years ago. Since then Stiteler
has been assistant coach at Rice
Institute. coming to A. and M. last
season as backf1eld mentor.
Stiteler's record in Is years OF
high school coaching included 10
district championships, two re-
gional titles, one State crown and
one tie for State championship
Evening star., 1947-12-23
COLLEGE, Basket Boil
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
EAST.
e. c. n Y, 81; Utah State; 46.
Seton Hall 4s; & Texas A. & NJ a.
Hotstrs; 81; N. Y. State Maritime
MIDWEST.
Michigan, 81; Southern. Cal, 3s
Xavier. "a: Ohio Wesleyan. 81.
Bowling Green, 95; South Carolina, 70.
Lawrence Tech, ~; T. C. y, 40.
Illinois, II; Wash. State, 35.
Drake. 65; Colorado A. g. M. A.
Morningslde, 49, North Dakota, ~.
Milliken, 50: Arkansas State. So.
Fort Hays State. So; invest Okla, 30.
Anderson. 81: EarlhAm, 81.
Evansville, So; Oakland City, 46.
SOUTH.
Eastern Kentucky Teachers, 46; Mur-
ray Teachers, 43.
Quantico Marines, 81; v. p. l., SO.
SOUTHWEST.
San Diego State. so; Texas Mines, 81.
Oklahoma, rs: Wisconsin, 40.
FAR WEST.
Regis, 81: San Francisco o., 4S, (oy-
Gonzaga, 81: whitworth, 46.
Denver go; Marshall. So.
Nevada, So; Springfield tMass), 4S.
San Jose State, 81; Willamette. ~.
Santa Barbara College, ~; Pepperdine,
Chico State College. 81; whittier Col
lege, 55.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Golden Golf rail
Lures Locke Back
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Bobby
Locke, the dapper South African
who was consistent money
winner on the professional golf
circuit last spring and summer,
is back to hit the golden trail
again.
He arrived here yesterday by
plane. He plans to leave today
for the West Coast to begin his
campaign. in the Los Angeles
Open at the Riviera Club jan
uary 2.
Locke was accompanied by two
South African amateurs-C. c.
Taylor and his SON, Reginald
Taylor. The pro star considers
2o-year-old Reginald q real
conner
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Montgomery Defeated
By Underdoq Angelo
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BOSTON, Dec. 23.-Joey Angelo
OF Providence, r. l., won a split but
decisive 10-round triumph over ex-
Lightweight Champion Bobcat Bob
Montgomery of Philadelphia, a Al
favorite. last night.
Combining a triphammer left
hand with efficient footwork, Angelo
had an edge in all except the first
and final rounds. During the finale
Montgomery connected with a right
high on the forehead, to drop An
gelo for no-count. Angelo weighed
1873 and Montgomery 1856.
The reversal may be costly te
Montgomery, twice lightweight
champion, who has been promised 8
crack at Ike Williams title in New
York on February 20,
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Di Giorgi Of Eastern
Gets MiLIur Award

Sal Di Giorgi, Eastern High back
field star this season. was honored
as the teams outstanding player on
the basis Of ability, sportsmanship
and leadership last night at the
Touchdown Club.
He was presented the Charley
Millar Award, in honor of an East
ern All-High back of 1927 who was
killed in the service, by the 1927
team. The award was made at a
joint banquet OF the 1947 and 1927
teams.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Terp Truckmen to Vie
In Six Indoor Meets

The Evening Star meet at the
Armory on January 3 will be the
first of six indoor meets for the Uni
versity OF Maryland track team, ac-
cording to the schedule released to-
day by Athletic Director Walter
Driskill.
The schedule:
January aWashington Evening
Starr games; 23-Philadelphia Gn-
quirer) meet; 31-Melrose games,
Madison Square Garden, New York;
February 21-College Park invita-
tional; 28-Southern Conference
championships at Chapel Hill, N. C.,
and a Baltimore meet on a March
date to be announced.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Boston S Dobson
Accepts erms
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, Dec. 23.- Curly
haired Joe Dobson, leading Red
Sox pitcher last season with an
1873 record, has agreed to terms
for 1948 after a telephone con-
versation with Red Sox General
Manager Joe Cronin.
Cronin said today that Dobson
reported he was feeling fine"
after an appendectomy and
added "the doc said I could start
working now"
Dobson is busy building an ad-
dition to his Coolidge CAriz)
home and Cronin quipped, After
the year he had last season I
suggested he ought to work on
his home every winter"
Evening star., 1947-12-23

In today as head
man of football
at Texas A. and
M. G O ! ! e g e
charged with the
responsibility OF
re tri ewing the
sagging fortunes
of his alma ma
ter.
Almost totally
gray at the age
OF 81 ana uCLle
arg er n q n
W h e n, at 1877
pounds, he quar-
ter b a cked the
Aoofec IT wears