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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
u and School Lectures
Endorsed by NAACP

Six Public Lecturers on INTER
RACIAL PROBLEMS are being
offered by the Department of
Adult Education and the Depart
ment of Anthropology, University
of Washington in cooperatin with
the Seattle Public Schools. The
Lectures will begin Tuesday, Feb
ruary 4, at 1880 P. M. at the
Public School Administrator
Building, SO Dexter Avenue and
will continue thru March 18th
with one Lecture each week. The
cost for these lectures is within
the means of everyone at SOC
per single lecture and $500 for
all six lectures.
The Seattle Branch National
Association for the Advancement
Colored People Letcher L. Var
brough, President, urges all mem
beers to attend these lectures. This
is the sort of thing we have
wanted our schools to do for a
long time and now we must prove
that we appreciate this action and
want more such programs by
giving this one our full support.
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DELTAS CELEBRATE
FOUNDERS DAY

The Alpha Omicron Chapter of
the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
celebrated its annual Founders
Day with a Tea, at the YWCA,
January rs, 1947. from 4 to
P. M.
The main speakers at the cell
ebration were: Mrs. Maxine Davis,
president of the Chapter group,
Mrs. Bertha Campbell, one of the
national founders, Mrs. Geneva
Miller, representative of the Delta
Mothers, and Miss Gloria Little,
president of the Delta Pledges.
Those participating in the pro-
gram were: Miss Nora Long
Miss Annie Mary Knighton, Miss
Juanita Nelson, Mrs. Evelyn Moore
and Miss Voris Dawson. The Tea
Pourers we're: Mrs. Halsell, Miss
June Little, and Mrs. Lyle.
Guests of the Delta Group were
the Delta Mothers and the Delta
Pledge Group.
Miss Daisy Tibbs is social chair
man and Miss Voris Dawson is
program chairman.
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in problems of labor, agriculture.
land policy and minory groups.
He served as Commissioner of
immigration and Housing in the
State of California from 1888 to
1912. Twice awarded Guggenheim
Felloship, he has been on the
staff of 1.-THE Nation" as an
editor since the beginning of
1915.
Mr.. McWilliams has appeared
twice on the Chicago Round Table
and four times on the Town Meet
ing of the Air, has lectured ex-
tensively at many colleges and
universities and is popular
speaker at many Forums. He has
contributed to "The North Ameri-
can Review, The Atlantic Monthly
Harper's, The New Republic, The
Nation, PM, The Saturday Review
of Literature and many other pub
LEGATIONS.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
Negro Workers Menaced
By Anti-UniOn Bills

Negro workers are especially
menaced by the flood of anti
union bills now before Congress
and the State Legislature" said
C. Van Lydegraf. King County
Communist Party chairman in a
statement appealing to Negro un-
ionists and their families to raj
ly to labor's defense at the
Civic Auditorium on Sunday, Fee
bruary 8 at P. NJ. when John
Williamson, National Labor Sec
rotary of the Communist Party
visits Seattle on nationwide
speaking tour.
The Seattle Communist chief ex-
planned, Smashing the unions
menas worse than a return to
the old days of wage differentials
between Negro and white workers.
These anti-labor laws stem straight
from the same sources as lynch
rule = the Southern bourbons and
.reactionary Big Business Repub-
licans.
"Bilboism and anti-unionism are
only two sides of the same re-
dictionary drive in our nation.
They can only be halted by fight
ing both.
A Lenin-Lincoln Memorial Mus
ical program will be a highlight
of the Civic Auditorium rally.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
NP Frees 26 Columbus Tenn Rioters Lone Conviction Appealed
TWO MORE COLUMBIA DEFENDANTS
ACQUITTED, BRINGING TOTAL TO rs

NEW RORK. - Another victory
the forces Of intolerance
was hailed today by Walter White
secretary. NAAcP, with
the aequittal last week of Robert
Gentry and John McGivens, two
convicted in October In
Lawrenceburg. Tennessee. in the
trial of twenty-five Negroes I'M
der indictment in connection with
the February riots" in Columbia.
The other twenty-three defend
ants were acquitted last October.
The mot guilty" verdict was hand
ed down yesterday in Lawrence
burg, by recommendation of Ten
nessee District Attorney General
Paul Bumpus, prosecutor in the
case.
With the acquittal of Gentry
and McGivens, the NAACP marks
up a score of twenty-five freed
out of twenty-five tried. OF two
other defendants in Columbia, one,
Lloyd Kennedy, still faces a five
year jail sentence, while an ac-
quittal was obtained for William
Pillow tried with him on Novem-
Der 18th, in Columbia Kennedy's
conviction is being appealed by
NAACP lawyers.
The acquittal of these two de-
PENDANTS, Walter White called a
victory for democracy" Mr.
White stated: This is great news
and a tribute to the lawyers -
Messrs. q. Alexander LOBBY, Maui
rice Weaver and Leon Ransom -
who made and won this fight
in the face of probably the most
hostile and difficult conditions
of any case in American legal
history. 1t is tribute also to
the sense of fair play of some
Tennesseans.
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THE National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Pee
pie expresses its warmest thanks
to the thousands of Americans of
both races who responded to our
appeal through the contribution
Of funds for the defense, in form
ing the National Committee for
Justice in Columbia under the
leadership of Mrs. Eleanor Roosc-
welt and DIR. Claiming H. Tobias.
and to the press. both Negro and
white. for its superb eoverage of
these trials.
"a very real victory for demo-
craey has been won a victory
of Importance to the defendants.
but one which undoubtedly viii
stay similar attempts to terrorize
and vietimize Negroes and mem
bers of other minorities.
"But one must not forget that
the fight is not over, since there
are still seven persons awaiting
trial, including Mrs. Gladys Eteph-
enson and her nineteen-year old
veteran son, one man already
convicted now on appeal. Even
the acquittal or dismissal of the
charges against these eight, when
and IL that takes place, does
not mean that the basic issue
back of the Columbia incident is
settled We must constantly be
on guard and the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People pledges that 1t
viii do just that"
The case from its inception has
been personally under the diree-
lion of Thurgood Marshall, chief
counsel, NAACP, who deserves
special commentator.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
Y. A. NEWS

NEW YORK, Miss Dorothy
Height, National Board staff mem
Der of the Young Womens Christ
ian Associations, New York City,
is directing the enlistment of in
terracial cooperation for the
Round-thaWorld YWCA Recon
struction Fund Campaign, it was
announced this week by Mrs.
Henry A. Ingraham. Chairman of
the National Committee on Com
munity Organization for the 2,100.-
600 nationwide effort.
Mrs. Ingraham, first woman to
receive the Medal for Merit, high
est Presidential award to civil
ians, also has been cited by the
National Council of Negro Women
and the Chicago Defender" for
her work in furthering interracial
relations. Mrs. Sibley is president
of the United Council of Church
Women.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
RED CROSS GOAL
HERE S39S,9lO

Goal of the 1947 fund campaign
of the Seattle-King County Chap
ter, American Red Cross, which
opens March 1, will be 1898. $40. II,
Irving E. Simpson, chairman, an
nounced this week.
The payroll and special-gifts di-
visions viii begin their calls to-
morrow, according to Simpson
Edwin E. Adams is chairman of
special gifts, with Thomas L. Nc
Quad as vice chairman. w. j.
Billings is payroll chairman, with
0rla L. Moody as vice chairman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
Edna Lewis, Costume
Designer

Suppose a representative of one
of the eountry's fashionable de-
partment stores brought you an
armful of rare, exquisite fabrics
and trimmings - like purple lame,
white satin. linked gold chain,
crocheted sequins, filmy feathers
= with vague mentions of Empire
and Louis 18th costume styles,
and visions of delicate, graceful
elegance in workmanship. Then he
adds that the finished product
would be the motifs for seven
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
SEATTLE SOCIALS
BY Mrs. n. C. Thompson
Tel. East 619S

Mr.. Lionel Page left by plane
January oath to attend the bedside
of his mother. seriously Ill. All
friends hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Walker Mcdonald, noted
for her generosity, sponsored a
baby shower for a mother soon
to be-, deserted by her husband.
Mrs. Mcdonald was Joined by a
group of women known for chair
table aid.
The Harmony Star Art Club
entertained with their annual buff
fet dinner, January 25th at the
beautiful home of Mrs. Martha
Davis. 40 guests, exquisitely gown
ed, shared by the women and
men alike, made an imposing
spectacle on dress parade. Music
and cards were the vogue for
the evenings entertainment, end
ing night of pleasure.
The officers of the club are:
Mrs. ]. T. Bradley, president;
Mrs. Charles Taylor, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Mile Burnside, Sec
retary;. Mrs. e. Hipshire, treasur-
err; Mrs. NJ. Davis, purchasing
chairman; Mesdames Aria Austin,
M. Brown, art instructors; Geo.
w. Hobbs, musician.
A banquet at the Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, last Wednesday
honored deacons and deaconesses
with a life time certificate OF
merit for faithful performance
of Chritian duties. DR.. F. B.
Cooper was master of ceremonies
and DIR. James Jackson, principal
ST eaker.
Receiving the merit awards
were: w. w. Casman, VIM. Bag
ley, Mrs. Clara Bonner and Mrs
Lydia Chandler.
Mrs. Mylle Ridgway was called
to her home in Cincinnati, Ohio
account of family illness. Friends
wish to share her sorrow.
Mrs. Letcher, Junction City
Kansas, neice of Mrs. Walker
Mcdonald is visiting her aunt
The popularity of her hostess
caused her to be feted with many
lovely affairs: Dinner by Mrs
Nathaniel Robinson, breakfast by
Mrs. L. A. Harding at the home
of Mrs. Cox. Mrs. jessie Wood
st. Paul and Mrs. Matte Chase
of Los Angeles, Calf, shared
honors with a cocktail part!
with an evening filled with en-
tertainment.
Sunday guests at the home o
Mrs. VIM. Sportsman at an ell
aborate dinner were, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Brown and Mr.. A McGhee
brother of Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Augusta Burrell and Mrs
Lawrence Harding have issued in
vitations for their spring dance
at the YMCA.
George Wood, is convalescinl
at the Idaho Hotel, sos Jackson
Street.
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The Sanity Scientist

Continued from last weekly
| think we should honor Geo.
Washington Carver here today
more as a saint than as a Negro
or a scientist. For only the saints,
- and the heroes ever have,
or ever can save the world. The
heroes cut our losses. But the
saints increase our gains.
What do we mean by the word.
saint2 We mean more than a
man who is generous, kind, patient
and unselfish. We mean by saint,
a man who consciously tries to
live by every word that proceeds
out of the mouth Of God. We
mean a man who abundantly pos
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
HERALD-TRBUNE
WRITER CITES
NEGRO SENATOR

NEW YORK, An exciting
article written by Bert Andrews
for the January 18th Issue of
the New York Herald Tribune,
which compared the respective
merits of two Mississippi senators
one. Theodore Bilbo and the other
former Slave, Blanche K. Bruce
1S75 to 1881. was cited by
Walter White, executive secretary
of the NAkCP. as being "the
kind of Informative article so
desperately needed during these
times when our basic democratic
ideals are being threatened"
Mr.. Andrews, of the Tribune's
Washington bureau, writes, THE
newly elected Senator from Mis-
sissippi = Negro was ready
to take the oath of office.
He waited at the back of the
Senate chamber for an escort to
take him down the center aisle
20 the rostrum.
There was a pause and then
an embarrassing silence, for the
senior Senator from Mississippi
a white man had refused
II conform to the custom of &C
companying a junior colleague to
the Viee-President's desk.
AT that moment the senior
Senator from New York walked
up to the newly elected Senator
from Mississippi, offered his arm
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
A MEMORIAL ADDRESS, GEO. W. CARVER
By Clare Boothe Luce

sesses those three theological vir-
tues: faith, hope, and charity. A
man who hopes in God, when
every mans hand is turned against
him, who trusts in God, when
there seem no grounds for trust,
who loves in God, when his fell
low-men hate him. Such a man
Carver tried to be, and was.
His great and abiding signific-
ance for America lies in his saint
illness. He was born into slavery
and ignorance. He was enamel
pated into poverty and prejudice.
And yet he. proved to black and
white alike that a mans will and
intellect come to him from God.
And that when a man knows this
central fact of the universe, he
cannot fail to accomplish what
other men call miracles. Carver
did know this fact. He also knew
that virtue and knowledge are
not assets to be used for the
profit of the one to whom they
have been given by God. They
are burdens, liabilities, obligations,
ordained for the use of others.
No scientist, or psychoanalyst
can explain the genius of Carver
in today's fashionable terms of
biological or sociological determin-
ism. BY every biological and soci-
illogical count, this man should
have been warped, twisted, or
crippled in his will and intellect.
If there had been any birth
Continued on Page ~
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Notice : Important

Will the several Negro men who
were denied the privilege to pur-
chas a case of whiskey at Liquor
store No. 38, $40 jackson street,
Seattle, last week, and was told
by Chief Clerk, Mr.. Phil Sears,
"get out, we don't want your bust
ness" please make yourselves
known to the Editor of this pub
LEGATION, E. !. Robinson, 662Ha
jackson Street, Phone EL-9787.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
JACKSON STREET COMMUNITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTS URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT BILL

The Jackson Street Community
Council and many of its member
organizations Independently are
fully supporting the Urban Re-
development Bill" tsenate Bill 45),
a legislation introduced by Sen
ator Alfred ]. westberg of Seat
tie and John McCutcheon of Ia
coma. The bill would give the
city the power to declare certain
areas substandard or unsanitary.
An authority would be set up
under the city government pos
siblY In connection with the. City
Council of the City Planning Com
mission to plan for these areas
and then lease or sell them to
private ownership or retain 1t for
public use. The city government
is very anxious to see this bill
pass since it does not have these
powers to do effective planning
at this time.
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MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH TO FEATURE
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK, BEGINNING FEB. 9

During the entire week begin
ming Sunday, Feb. 8, Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, will feature Negro
History Week.
The ceremonies will begin Sun
day night with outstanding speak
ers from the City fathers and
others. Monday night, Christian
Friends, The Negro Congress, on
Tuesday, NAACP, Wednesday, Vet
Grams Foreign Wars, Thursday,
Urban League Friday, dark Satur-
day night, closing with an open
forum conducted by the Council
of Churches Sunday night.
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LAST RITES FOR
DORIS BOOKER
By D. l..


Long before last rites were said
for Miss Doris Booker, at II am.
Thursday. Jan. rs, Angelus Fun
eral Home was unable to accom-
modate the large crowd of mour-
ners, who came to say farewell.
Gay and vivacious in life. the
hosts of friends looked on, won
dering and amazed that of all
persons they knew, tragedy should
come to Doris Booker
"ohl" Why should the spirit of
mortals be proud?
Like a fast-flying meteor. a
fast flying cloud.
A flash of the lightning, a
break of the wave,
He passes from life to his rest
in the grave"
The Rev. E. d. Chappelle, pastor
Of the First A. M. e. Church,
told of the popularity. the good
odog in which she lived, and
wished her soul God speed, en-
couraging the strickened hearts
she left behind.
Mrs. Birdie Johnson paid a
tribute for the Owl Club of which
she was a member much loved.
The passing of Doris Booker. to
them was indeed an hour of
sorrow as they gathered about her
for a final farewell.
Mrs. Lucia Gatewood and Mr..
Joseph Station sang the valedictory
her bon voyage.
AS they lowered her body at
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, the heav-
ems mantled it's face with dark
clouds and wept as her body was
lowered in her final resting place.
Doris Booker greets the dawn.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
1t Happened in New York City and in MassiIIOn, O.!
1t Could Happen With You in Your Town!

Christmas season window along
New Forks Fifth Avenue in
its most exclusively neighborhood:
next door to Tiffany's, a few step
from Bergdorf - Goodman, the
Sherry-Netherlands and Pierre
Hotels, and Plaza Square.
You'd be awed, frightened, and
non-plussed, of course. unless you
had Edna Lewis calmness, con-
fidence and ability. For her
this assignment was excitement =
pure excitement It had hardly
been given before her mind and
fingers were working, fast, expert
Continued on page a
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05

During every evening a moving
picture show will interest the
children as we'll as Radio broad
cast for the adults. The various
Clubs of the city will serve re-
freshments.
Libraries and various organiza-
tions are joined to make History
Week an epic in Seattle.
The parade of talent armed
with knowledge of the past, UNI
known to thousands promises both
a literary as well as an historia-
al renaissance. All should male
a date with history week
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05

0GGiN1NniNON TN mn
G. |. Glenarnon Howard of Seat
tie, Wash, has just completed
a full course in Moler's Beauty
School with high honors in Co.'S
motology.
Howard is just one of our CTS
trying to make good. He con
templates opening a shop of his
own or attaching himself to one
of the better establishments of
Seattle, which will be known in
his advertisement.
Howard is a member of Puget
Sound Lodge of Elks No. 109,
Past Elk. Ru. Council No. 20, also
Worshipful Master, George w.
Carver Lodge No. 1, A. F. A. M.
Masonic Lodge of Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05

The second World War has
high-lighted the question of racial,
ethnic, cultural and religious min
critics and has created a great
demand for discussions on the
subject of minorities, in its vari-
Gus phases by Carey McWilliams,
who has devoted much time for
many years to studies in this
field.
When his book, PREJUDICE,
was published in 1914, Bernard
De Voto, in his review, said:
This is shocking, an appalling
book and public service of
inestimable value" Mr.. McWil-
liams's volume, BROTHERS UN-
DER THE SKIN, has been one
of the most widely read and
discussed books in the field of
race relations to be published
since the war. Translated into
Norwegian and Swedish, it has
had a marked effect on the de-
velopment of local, state and fed
eral policy toward minority. Mr..
McWilliams' earlier book, I'LL
FARES THE LAND, was recently
published in Great Britain with an
introduction by the Earl of Ports
mouth.
A graduate of the University
of Southern California, Mr.. Nc
Williams has long been interested
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-02-05
Thief Robs Safe
OF Black & Tan

The safe of the Walters, Cooks
and Porters' Club, the old Black
& Tan, was opened by a thief
who forced the door of the club.
He departed with $4,000 after
working the combination to the
safe.
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PROBLEMS IN A POST WAR WORLD
BY CAREY MWILLIAMS, MARCH II

Authority Racial Mnorities author of Southern
California Country, Factories in the Field Prejudice.
Brothers Under the Skn and other popular books
sented by Civic Unity Committee, Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church 8 100 p. March Id
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A Special Message to American Negro Youth
The FUTURE Is YOURS
wharf ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

presented special service by Northwest Enterprise
in cooperation with the
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUES VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
CAMPAIGN
(The Future is Yours-Plan and Prepared
1888 Broadway, New York City 10
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Thanks Mrs. G. w. Van Houten,
Box 5S1, Rt for your nice con-
tribution.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

More than doubling the use of any previous period, the Kodiak Community Library set a new record ia September, Library Chairman Marjorie Gunderson reported to tbe board of directors of the Kodiak Community Gen. ter Tuesday night.
 r One additional volunteer Ii brarian is needed to complete the staff at the library.
 Volunteer librarians serve the community by spending an even- ing at the library each alternate week.
 Interested persons should con- tact either Mrs. Gunderson or Ken Wade at the Community Center. The new volunteer is needed for alternate Wednesday evenings from 2 to 9 o'clock.
 New books in the library this week include the much-discussed novel of 18th Century France, "The Moneyman" by Thomas B. Costain; and "An American Guerilla in the Philippines" by Ira Wolfert.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04
Hospital NeWs
BIRTHS:

BIRTHS:
 September 26, to MT. and Mrss Richard Weisser,sa son, Richard Allen; weight 8 lbs. 2 ozs.
 Sept. 27, to MT. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Larsen, 8 daughter, sondra LynR; weight 6 lbs. 4 Oz.
 Sept. 2s, to MT. and Mrs. Lee F. Bettinger, a son, Marc Tod; weight 6 lbs. Is Oz.
 Sept. 30, to MT. and Mrs. Martin J. Jensen, a daughter, weight 2 lbs. 13 oz. The name has not yet been decided upon.
 Sept. 30, to Rev. and Mrs. Glen L. Chandler, daughter, verna Rose; weight z lbs. z oz.
 Oct. l to MT. and Mrs. Wal ter J. 0'Brien, . daughter, Pat ricia Anne; weight 4 lbs. Il OF. Admitted for medical attsn- tion: Bonnie Miller, Ronald Heilman, MT. Herbert ThalAu, Mrs. Alta Disney, Fred Glover. Evelyn Swenson had her tOnsils removed on Saturday.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

A daughter was born in North Carolina on Saturday to Mir. aAd Mrs. Jack Mann, their second child.
 Mrs. Edna Kraft, Mrs. MAnn's mother, had flown east with their son to be there for the event.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

A divorce was granted in An chorage this week to Una Han- sen from Ragner Hansen.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

September 26, to MT. and Mrs. Richard Weisser,sa son, Richard Allen; weight 8 lbs. 2 ozs.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-10-04

Sept. 27, to MT. and Mrs, Lawrence A. Larsen, 8 daughter, sondra Lynn; weight 6 lbs. 4