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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
STASSEN RAPS
"LILY-WHITE"
COP. in SOUTH

GULFPORT, Miss. A blazing
challenge TO the Republican party
in the South TO erase its Lily
white" ines and gain power in the
Solid South" through equal par
ticipation of all races. especially
in this State, rang CIT as Harold
e. Stassen swept into the South
seeking support FOR himself as
the COP Presidential nominee in
1913.
q would not accept the support
of any delegation il there were
amy exclusion Of any citizen from
the delegation on the basis of race,
color OF religion" Stassen told
white Independents here, inserring
that opposing Mississippi COP fac
tons should consolidate their
strength.
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OLIVER SHEFFIELD, FORMER SEATTLEITE,
DIES in Los ANGELES, CALF.
BY ]. A. (JACK) JOHNSON

The hearts of many Seattle resi-
dents were saddened by the re-
cent death of Oliver s. Sheffield
at Los Angeles, Calf, Sheffield.
So at the time of his death, was
buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Los
Angeles, under the auspices of
Col. Beck Post, V. F. w. He is
remembered by many Seattleites
as a fine fellow, a veteran of
World War l and a businessman
who owned and operated the
Valet Tailors and Cleaning Com
pany on East Madison Street, Sc
attic, before moving to Los An
geles in 1880.
Born at Gadsen, Ala. April %.
1894, Sheffield at the age of 23
entered the armed forces of his
country and served in France, and
at the end of the war he lived in
Seattle for 10 years before NOV
ing to Los Angeles. In 1910, he
married Helen Wason of that city,
with whom he lived happily until
the time of his death.
He leaves to mourn his loss
his widow, one sister, Mrs. Mar
tina Ann Taylor of 1O47 West
65th Street, Seattle; two brothers
Roy Sheffield of Seattle and
Charles Y. Sheffield of Gadsen
Ala, and a host of friends.
His sister, Mrs. Taylor, made
the trip to Los Angeles to attend
his funeral and reports that he
was laid to rest in beauteiful
style surrounded by flowers and
hundreds of friends. Mrs. Taylor
conveys the deepest appreciation
of herself, the widow and hel
brothers to all whose kindness
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
A JOKE ON JIM CROW

There Is a carload of chuckles
in the front-page yarn about the
Queens clergyman who donned a
rented turban, adopted a slight
Swedish accent and spent a week
In Mobile, Alabama, where he was
treated with every respect and
courtesy by white leaders in every
strata of society.
When the chuckles have been
chuckled. however, there is a grim
moral in this situation. II en-
phasizes and highlights the utter
stupidity and senselessness Of
white supremacy"
If the Rev. Jesse W. Route
were sadistically inclined he
might sit down at his desk and
pen a brief note to the group of
cracker" leaders who wined and
dined him believing him to be a
Swede. The note might go like
this:
Gentlemen:
Remember me: | am the
Swedish gentleman who enjoyed
your courtesy. entree to your
home and the gracious respectful
attention which you were kind
enough to bestow on my recent
sojourn in Mobile.
you will probably have learn
ed by now that l am actually no
Swede, but member of that race
which you despise and hold in
absolute contempt. the Negro race.
II trust that your sensibilities
have not been damaged irrepara-
bly, by this realization, that none
Of the unsullied virtue of your
peerless women has been contami-
mated and that you will suffer no
serious physical, moral or mental
ailment because of your contact
with me.
''It is no longer possible for you
to pose as intelligent men and
cling to our antiquated ideas
about some sort of racial suprem-
acy without admitting to yourself
and to your fellow citizens that
such ideas are completely farcial.
You enjoyed my company. You
approved my intelligence. You
found me able to participate with
you on every level of human con-
duct. tsFt
"In short, gentlemen. this lit
tie lesson should serve to demon
strate to you that I am every
inch as worthy as member OF
the Swedish race"
New York Age.
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Jounty wherein four Negroes
were lynched last year. The
school burned last week.
Mayor C. II. Byrd said there
was no doubt that the fires were
Of incendiary origin and added
that the City Council had offered
500 reward for the arrest and
conviction of those responsible.
The mayor, however. said he did
not believe that white persons. or
racism. were responsible. He said
it was his belief that there was a
feud between sections of the Me-
gro populace which resulted in the
fires. or that possibly the Negroes
were attempting to attract ma
tion-wide sympathy" by firing
their own churches and schools.
Walton County, 20 miles east of
Atlanta. was the locale of a shoot
ing OF four Negroes by an armed
and masked band of white men
July 25. 1916. Despite an ex-
haustive investigation the lynching
never was solved
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AI-NegrO Town Vote
Shows Advocacy Of
White Supremacy

The All-Negro town Mound Ba-
you. Mississippi has distinguished
itself in giving Forrest Jackson
its largest vote when he ran in
the primaries for the vacant seat
in the United States Senate, once
occupied by the unlamented Theo-
dore G. Bilbo. Jackon was loud
in his advocacy of white suprem-
acy", stating that he would, if
elected, carry on the fight of
THE Man, Bilbo. Judge John
Stennis, who was elected and who
was engaged in no racial discus
sion. received only one ninth as
many votes in Mound Bayou as
did the Negro batting Forrest
Jackson.
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Don't You Believe 1t

A reputable Chinese business
executive on the South Side stated
ironically: Chinese opportunity
in this world have been so linn
tied, that usually impossible ac-
complishments are frequently re-
ferred to as not having a "China.
mans Chance.
"DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT."
Chinese are lucky. Secretary OF
State Marshall is going to give
China 20 million dollars. China is
pretty lucky, but Secretary Mar
shall hasn't a "Chineman chance
to get any of it back"
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den against another Negro
named Jersey Joe Walcott,
of somewhat undistinguish-
ed ring record.
Everything is against the fight
Promoter Mike Jacobs is In Flor
ida. sick. and his assistants are
charging the outrageous fee OF
$50 for a ringside seat. Walcott
generally isn't considered a proper
match for Louis. and New York
boqlng circles still are agitated by
doubts arising from the recent
LaMotta-Fox debacle.
In fact these seems to be
nothing to recommend the affair
except that Joe Louis will be MAX
ina his first appearance In more
than a year. and, from the stand
point Of the promoter, that the
fans have been rushing to the box
office with handfuls Of large
coarse bills.
Nobody admits being much in
terested in whether Walcott can
remain upright for four, six or
even Is rounds against the great
est fighter of the time, yet latest
advise indicate that the gate will
smash the all-time Garden record
of $201, 900 set way back in 1927
by Jack Delaney and Jimmy
Maloney.
The explanation seems to be
that Louis, after holding the title
for better than ten years, is talk
ing seriously of retiring. and a lot
of fans are giving thought that
the had better see him quick. If
at all. Joe recognizes as well as
the next man that he has fought
himself out of real competition
and the training ring is begin
CONTINUED on Page A.
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FIRST NEGRO TO
HEAD FISK U.

NASHVILLEr-Dr. Charles Spur
geon Johnson was formally install
ed as Fisk University's first Negro
president before a crowd of sew
eral thousand. Friday, November
q.
DIR. Johnson. sixth president oil
the S1-year-old university. is 9
sociologist and virglnia-born sor
OF a Baptist minister.
The brief investiture ceremony
was performed by L. Holling
worth Wood. vice chairman of the
schools board of trustees, on a
platform occupied by political and
educational leaders including the
Mayor of Nashville. Thomas l.
Cummings and Jim McCord. Gov
of Tennessee.
The investiture followed p
cession of more than 800 repre-
sentatives of American colleges
universities. foundations and learn
ed societies. CARRIED in colorful
academic trappings.
Following DIR. Johnson's speech
of acceptance which he called
-Four Pillars of Faith he was
extended greetings by spokesman
for the student body, faculty, al
umni association. the Association
or American Colleges. the city,
and the state. Greetings from the
nation were extended through a
letter from Presiden Harry S. Tru.
man read by William Hume. who
headed faculty committee that
operate the school during the in
term between presidents.
DR.. Thomas Elsa Jones. whose
resignation as president paved the
way for the election of DR. John
son to the post was present as
a representatie of Earlham college
of which he is now president
At later date three men were
named to fill longstanding vacan-
cies on the board of trustees of
Fisk University.
They are Edwin R. Embree, d.
rector. julius Rosenwald Fund, of
Chicago; Luther Evans, of the Lib
rary of Congress. Washington, and
Beardsley Ruml, chairman, FEEDER
al Reserve Bank of New York.
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during their hour of sorrow made
their burden more bearable than
it would have otherwise been.
She especially appreciates the
kilograms of coincidence sent
from Seattle by Lewis Ford Post
No. 2S9, V. F. W., the Angelus
Mortuary, and Evergreen Temple
No. 1877, Daughter Elks.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03

to see if we = the seniors and
so-called leaders In civic affairs
= are dead or merely sleeping.
The one bright ray in the present
situation is that progress must of
necessity assimilate an upward
trend bedrock bottom has al
ready been reached. !"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
STASSEN'S CONTRADICTORY POSITION

statement concerning the race ques-
ton made by Stassen in the me-
mory of this newspaper. However,
when he reached Orlando, Fla.
he took another track which was
contradictory to his Gulfport posi-
ton.
II Mississippi he talked against
'lily-whiteism" which would bar
Negroes from participation in the
management of the party in that
state while in Orlando. he gave
tacit approval to southern Repub-
licans coming into the party and
ignoring the position on the race
question of the chief section of
the COP. which is still in the
North.
Minneapolis Spokesman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
Ladies Auxiliary B.S.C.P.

Ladies Auxiliary B. S. c. p.
met at the home of Mrs. Jesse
Nichols. The next meeting will
be at the home of President Mrs.
o. T. Riley. All members are
urged to attend as arrangements
will be made for a Christmas
Party.
All members expressed solicit
tude for their absent sister, Mrs.
John Midelbrook, i'll at her home,
and wished her speedy recovery.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
Catholics Now List
20 Million Negroes

CHICAGO more Negroes
belong to the Catholic Church
than to any other Christian relig-
ious body in the world. a Decem-
Der Negro Digest articles asserts
in announcing that in the world
at large more than 20 million
colored people are atholics.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
SEATTLE SOCIALS
BY
Mrs.
n. c.
Thompson
Phone
EA-61ss
They Sold I Do

AT 8 p. m. Saturday evening
Miss Leretta Jackson and MT.
Herbert B. chappelle were Joined
in holy wedlock in the parsonage
of the First A. M. e. Church by
the Rev. e. D. Chappelle, uncle
of the groom, in the presence of
a few intimate friends. 81
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Mrs. Ruth Chase is confined III
her home with an injured knee.
Mrs. Ruth Branch is in the hos
pital for a minor operation. Also
Mrs. Bessie White is hospitalized
for an operation. All are report
ed convalescing. Mr.. Fred Brown,
who has been confined in a rail-
road hospital, is again at his
home, still unable to leave. The
Northwest Enterprise wishes all a
speedy recovery.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
b. White of Chicago, ILL.,, were
glad to learn he was in the city
for a few days, the guest of his
auntie, Mrs. Lillian Burnette. He
was here in the interest of his
uncle now confined to Steillacoom
Hospital. He has returned to his
home.
Mrs. Esther Richardson, 173
goth Ave-, her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Ray, and her sister, Beatrice
Wheatley, left this week for Mon
roe, La. to attend the funeral of
brother who passed recently.
The family plans to be away three
weeks.
The Elegant Matrons are Civ
ing card party at the Y. w. G.
A. on December 23. All bridge
and whist players are invited to
share the evening and win prize.
The Calendar rally at the A. M.
Church Sunday was success. The
one raising the largest amount OF
money will be crowned. Who is
it??? Mr.. ]. T. Bradley, of course.
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Thanksgiving Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Al PurnelI, 2z4
gath No., were hosts at a lovely
Thanksgiving dinner, with all the
trimmings, served at $40 23rd
Ave. No., honoring Mr.. Lenard c.
Taylor. Mr.. Purnell, as usual,
served refreshments.
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JOE LOUIS DEFENDS TITLE oath TIME
VS.. JERSEY JOE WOLCOTT FRIDAY

NEW YORK - Joe Louis, graceful, muscular Negro
of S3 years. will make the oath defense of his
boxn championship Friday night at Madison Square Gar
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TWO CHURCHES, One SCHOOL BURNED
MAYOR HINTS POSSIBLE NEGRO FEUD

LOGANVILLE, Ca - The torch has been put with
in the month to two Negro churches and school in this
small community of Walton County wherein four Negroes
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"In short, gentlemen, this lit
tie lesson should serve to demon
strate to you that l am every
inch as worthy as a member of
the Swedish race"
New York Age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
NETHERLANDS
 QUEEN TO TAKE
 LEAVE ABSENCE

THE HAGUE, Oct. 3.-lR-The Netherlands Government announce ed today that Queen Wilhelmina would temporarily lay down her Royal power in the near future for reasons of health and that Crown Princess Juliana, 36. would act as Princess Regent
 The announcement said that leg islation would be introduced short ly in Parliament to permit trans fer of the Royal power.
 The bulletin added that while the 67-year-old Queen was not i'll the best of health there was no reason for alarm over her condition
 The Queen was reported on Sept. 24 to be suffering from fatigue, and her secretariat said she was going to her summer palace, Het Loo, for rest
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
AIR FORCE AND ARMY RECRUIT
 FIVE ALA5KANS

The local office of the U s. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service announced today that five men en- listed from Southeast Alaska during the month of September They were :
 Francis H. Forbes. Jr., Juneau, Technical Sergeant, Coast Artillery, assigned to the South Pacific.
 Donald A. Bereskin, Juneau, Priv ate First Class, Corps of Engineers assigned to the Alaskan Depart ment.
 Leroy Kuykendan, Wrangell Private, Air Borne troops, assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia.
 Robert R. Perkins. Sitka, Private Chemical Corps, assigned to Pacific Theatre.
 Gray N Welsh. Ketchikan. Priv ate, Air Forces. assigned to Alaskan Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
ARABS5TRIkE IN PROTEST
 0FpARTITI0N
Two More Jewish Refugee Shops Deporfed 10 Cy-
 prus-No Violence

JERUSALEM, oct. 3-tR-A gen. eral strike of Palestine Arabs, be- ginning at dawn in protest against the proposed partition of the Holy Land, paralyzed all Arab sections today and sent hundreds of thous- ands pouring into mosques for prayer.
 The streets were crowded with Arab pedestrians, since all Arab buses stayed in garages and pickets ranged around bus stops to prevent Arabs from riding in Jewish buses
 Falastin, Christian-Arab news paper in Jaffa, appeared with a heavy black border around it's front page and carried headlines read ing: Palestine Day today is funer- al of all enemies of Arab world. "
 An anticipated rise in tension among the Jews following deporta- ton of the first of two shiploads of refugees arriving in Haifa last night failed to materialize when it became apparent the Jews were disembarking peaceful for transfer to Cyprus detention camps, where some 15000 other Jews already are being detained
 The refugee ship Paducah, re- named The Geula (HebreW for Re- demption) was the first brought into Haifa, with 1,500 illegal re- fugeeS aboard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
GAEl, SULLIVAN K
 END COMMAND,
 DEMO. NAT. COM.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3. = tR- Gael Sullivan said today that at the request of President Truman he has agreed to stay on as exe- cutive director of the Democratic National Committee after Robert E Hannegan resigns as chairman on October 29
 That means Sullivan, AZ, will remain with the committee as sec ond in command to Senator J. Howard McGrath of Rhode Island, picked ty MT. Truman as Hanne- gan,s successor as chairman. Sullivan made the announcement after conferring with the President at the White House. He had an- nounced last Saturday that he would resign his post when Han negan's resignation as chairman took effect
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
Will Put Up Fight 10 Get
 Lemke BiII Through Senate;
 Admit Opposition However
By CHARLES HASLET

WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-tR- Declaring early settlement of All aska is necessary for United States defense. Rep Peden tD-Okla) an- noanced today he and Rep. Lemke tR-ND) will press for passage of
 8 ouse-approved homesteading bili by the Senate in January.
 But stiff opposition is develop ing, the Oklahoman said.
 The Lemke- -Peden bill was ap- proved by the House tut has not heen acted on by the Senate Pub lie Lands Committee. Lemke and I will push it just as soon as Congress returns, :, Ped en told reporter.
 The bill provides that not less than 320 acres nor more than l ,920 acres of Southeast Alaskan land, depending upon the type, may be homesteaded by war veter- ans under a three-year plan.
 The veteran is given credit on his homestead residence require ment for his war service up to two years. He must personally occupy his homestead for at least six months before it becomes his land.
 Veterans who homestead tim Der land, of which they may seek up to 1920 acres, would have to operate the tract on sustained yield basis to protect the forest resources.
 "Since the House passed the bill several months ago, am inform ed that opposition tc the legisla- tion. especially in Alaska, has con- solidated and we are going to have to fight harder to get i. Through the Senate" Pedcn said.
 The measure, he said, has three principal purposes:
 First, we have got to nave Alaska as one of our important lines of defense and we have got iO StlLlt IL lOl lildt iSpopi-t
 secondly, it will provide an outlet for the war veteran who wants to work for himself.
 Then it will tend to develop Alaskan resources.
 If we never populate Alaska the resources will never be develop ed"
 The passage of legislation last session authorizing leasing of a large area of National Forest lands in Southeastern Alaska ;o pulp and paper mill interests has handicapped us somewhat" Peden said. Part of the land involved is in the area he and Lemke would have homesteaded, he added.
 The Agriculture and Interior De- partments have been cool to the Lemke-P -Pecen bill, he said, be- cause it included the National Forests
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
Bv LACK HAND

EBBETS FIELD. Brooklyn. Oct. 3.--lR Cookie Lavagetto's pinch double off the right field wall, the only Dodger hase hit off Bill Bevens, gave Brooklyn at 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees today in a thrill-soaked ball game that squared the world series at two games apiece.
 With Bevens reaching for world series mark, and already past the best previous no-hit record, Lavagetto struck the dramatic wal lop that scored both pinch hit runners Al Giofriddo and Eddie Miksis to end of the most excit- ing ball games in the long string of world series.
 The Ebbets Field assemblage, B, 3,443 strong, hummed with excite ment throughout the climactic ninth inning as Bevens made his big bid. Three times catches by Yankee outfielders had saved him but there was no chance on the last one.
 Lavagetto, sent up to bat Tor Ed Stanky, came through with this big blow that ended the ball game in one split second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
bUkAS WIN T0DAY'S GAME IN LAST INNING
Army Is Now
 Ceiling Next;
 Bar Russians

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-lR- The Army said today that Russian military attaches were not invited to an ordnance demonstration at the Aberdeen, Md, proving grounds yesterday because American at taches have been barred from sim liar showings in Russia.
 The Aberdeen demonstration IS staged annually by the Army Ord nance Association to show new weapons in operation.
 Military attaches of other foreign powers attended yesterdays demon stration along with more than D. 5e0 United States induStrialists, Army, Navy and Air Force officers, and newSpapermen.
 But Soviet military attaches and newsmen, who were pNited year ago, were missing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03

z-Walked for Gregg in 7th.
 zz-Ran for Furillo in 9th.
 zzz- Walked for Casey in 9th. zzzz- Ran for Reiser in 9th.
 Doubled for Stanky in 9th, Errors Reese, Edwards. Berra, JorgenSen.
 Runs batted DiMaggio, Lin- dell, Reese Lavagetto ?.
 Two base hits -Lindell, Lavagetto. Three base hits--Johnson.
 Stolen bases - Ri2zuto, Reese, Gionfriddo
 Sacrifices-Stanky. Bevens.
 Double plays-Reese. Stanky and Robinson; Greg, Reese and Robin son, Casey, Edwards and Robinson Earned runs-New York tALl 1 Brooklyn tNLl 3.
 Lett on bases-New York GAL 9; Brooklyn (ND 8.
 Bases on halls off Taylor l. tDi- Maggio); off Gregg 3 eDiMaggio Lindell, Stirnweiss); off Bevens 10 (Stanky 3, Walker 2, Jorgensen ?, Gregg, Vaughan, Furillo, Reiserl
 Strikeouts-by Gregg tStirn- weiss 2, Henrich, McQuinn, Rev. ens); by Bevens Edwards 3, Gregg, Robinson
 Pitching summary.
 Taylor, 1 run, 2 hits in innings (none out in 1St)
 Gregg, 1 run, 4 hits, in T innings. Behrman, 0 runs hits, in l 1-3 innings.
 Casey runs, hits in 2-3 inn ings.
 Wild pitch-Bevens.
 Winning pitcher-Casey.
 Attendance-33, 443 paid.
 Time of game-2:20..
 Umpires-Foetz tNL) plate: Me- Gowan tAL) first base Pinelll (NL) second base; Rommel (AL) third base; Boyer, tALl left field, Magerkurth tNL) right field.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
Plane Passengers
 Down di Fairbanks
 Get Chilly Greeting

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 3.-lR -Blanketed by the seasons first heavy snowfall, Fairbanks gave a chill reception Wednesday night to 54 unexpected guests.
 The 54 were passengers aboard two Northwest Airlines planes on the Orient route, which were fore ed to land here because of bad weather at Anchorage.
 Because the city, which lays claim to being one of North Amer ica's most crowded, had no ac- commodations, the passengers spent the night in the planes
 Both planes continued to An chorage yesterday,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-03
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska, from Seattle, due to ar rive 6 tonight.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to arrive late Saturday or possibly early Sunday
 Rose Knot due Sunday.
 Glove Hitch, from Seattle, due this weekend.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Coastal Monarch sails from Se- attle October '.
 Princess Louise scheduled tc sail from Vancouver Oct. 9.
 Northern Voyager, scheduled to sail from Seattle october TO-
 Baranof. from west, scheduled southbound Sunday or Monday