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Noted Singer at Peoples
Institutional Baptist Church

Mrs. Willie Mae Ford Smith, OF
st. Louis, Missouri. Nation Gospel
Singer, will appear at the Peoples
Institutional Baptist Church, oath
and East Fir. in a serie of pro
grams, beginning next Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock, and
continuing throughout the week,
ending Sunday night, December
18th. There will also be a pro
gram Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock and Sunday night at seven
thirty o'clock, and each night dur
ing the week at eigth O'Clock,
with the exception of Saturday
when there will be no program.
Mrs. Smith, whose accompanist
is her daughter, Miss Bertha
Smith, is well and favorably
known in all parts of the country
1t is expected that lovers of Cos
pei Songs will be glad to welcome
her to the Pacific Northwest.
There will be no admission fee,
but freewill offerings will be taken.
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to combat unthinking prejudice
among her co-workers who,
more often than not, needed very
little selling. | am extremely proud
of our Pitney-Bowes pioneer Negro
workers, and of the manner in
which they have conducted them
selves; and their race should be
just as proud of them.
Besides the moral and legal
compulsion to employ Negro work
ers, there is another side to the
picture which certainly should APP
peal to our more hard-headed
businessmen. In employing a Ne
gro worker, an organization is
also buying some qualities which,
over a period of time, will mean
increased value in dollars through
increased work efficiency. The
Negro is a handicapped worker in
very real sense, although not
physically so. He knows he has
tough row to hoe, and like
any human being with more than
a normal compulsion to make
Good" he will generally surpass
himself. This is not just theory
we have watched our Negro
employees at Pitney-Bowes pro-
gress substantially in their value
to our company through their
own ambition and effort And this,
more than any other one thing,
is what makes a good employee.
II I were asked to select a
single fact which impressed me
more than anything else in carry
ing out our program of integral
ing the Negro worker, | would
choose just this: The difficulties
one expects to encounter in ini-
tiating such a program materialize
to the extent of about five per
cent of what was anticipated. The
DOGGY Man" of race prejudice
can hardly fail to disappear when
it is really brought into daylight
and put to the test of normal
day-by day contacts.
cannot urge too strongly that
all of us in industry embark
intellectually upon a program
for the employment of Negro work
ers not only because there is
a law on the statute books, but
because as fellow human beings
they deserve, and are entitled to,
recognition of their equal abilities
and skills. And | think we can
at least talk of the day when Ne
groes, and members of other min
GRITTY groups, may be hired COM
pletely on the basis of their abil-
tiles and skills. They have a lot
to give, and all they need is a
chance to show it. They have done
that at Pitney-Bowes and |
hope they will soon be given a
similar opportunity in all other
industry throughout our area.
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the first male Negro employees
particular problem When one of
was hired as a machine operator
in the plant several years ago,
we found there was some appre-
flooding the company with Negro
workers who might be willing to
work at lower wages and conse-
quently jeopardize the jobs and
earnings of our white personnel.
! Despite the fact that we have
hired many Negroes since then
in the same or similar types of
work, we have proven to our
employees that their fears were
groundless. Our average hourly
earnings at the present time are
considerably above the average
for the community.
Three of the Negroes who left
us for the service in the armed
forces have returned to us. One
was machine operator when he
was inducted, and upon his re-
turn was assigned to a job which,
while somewhat similar, carries
a higher base rate of pay. An
other, wha was what is known as
degreaser, or parts cleaner, when
he left us, became upon his re-
employment an assembler, which is
a much more higly skilled type
of work with a correspondingly
higher earning opportunity. Our
established policy of upgrading
every returned veteran, where this
is at all possible, is based upon
our feeling of obligation and graf
itude toward a group of men and
women who certainly deserve more
than an even break Failure to
include the Negro veteran in this
policy would surely make reason
behind it's establishment entirely
meaningless.
| have already mentioned the
necessity for preparation of the
people with whom a new Negro
employee is to work. Hand in
hand with this must go an inspira-
tional talk to the Negro. Before
each of our Negro employees
started work. | have attempted
to prepare him, or her, for our
rebuffs which may be experienced
from few people who just can
not divorce themselves from the
age-old prejudices and fears sur
rounding the idea of acceptance
of the Negro race on any sort
of equal basis. | stressed to each
of our new Negro office employees
the fact that she was in effect
missionary for her race; and
that her own willingness to I'M
dergo a certain amount of embar-
basement, her exercise of self
restraint, and her poise, tact, and
diplomacy would be the means
through which she could best help
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THINK OF THE CHILDREN
BY RUTH TAYLOR

Have you ever been hungry?
Really hungry every day for
weeks and months and years? So
hungry that food became the only
important thing in the world? So
important that you would do any
hing to get it7
Have you ever seen any one
love slowly dying for want of
food7 Have you ever heard the
whimpering cry of hurry child?
Have you ever known a hunger
so great that you would bargain
your freedom to satisfy It?
Our future welfare is INSOFAR
ably interwined with the future
welfare of the men and women
and children of the world. The
most serious effect OF war is never
on the generation fighting it but
on the generation following. The
tension falls hardest on them -
for they have not had the back
ground, the bitter knowledge with
which to properly evaluate hap
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Sick LIST

Sick LIST
Mrs. James Godfrey is home
after being in the Hospital for
about a week; she gave birth to
a fine baby boy, which died a
few hours after its birth. How
ever, Mrs. Godfrey is doing fine.
She was in st. Elizabeth Hospital.
Mrs. Ben Chandler, who has
been i'll for a week at home. is
now convalescing.
Mrs. George Garner is back to
work after being at home for
a week in account of illness.
Miss Alma Jackson, daughter
of Rev. Jackson, who has been
in the hospital for several months,
was able to come home, Sunday
November 80. AT present she is
doing fine.
Mrs. Mildred Williams, who un-
derwent third operation, is do
ing fine She is in the County
Hospital convalescing.
Miss Katherine Waggener is
home from the hospital, much
improved. Mrs. Nettie Jones, who
ha been ill for some time is
well again.
Social HighIighfs
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ellison
were the host and hostess, on
Thanksgiving Day, for twelve rel
atives and friends, at dinner
given in their home. Among the
present were Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Lane. of Toppenish. The din
ner was delicious and all enjoyed
a lovely Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. K. l.. Vernon of Tacoma,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Foster Mrs. Vernon is the
sister of Mrs. Foster. They had
a very happy Thanksgiving to-
gether. Mrs. Vernon returned to
Tacoma Sunday, November 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin James
were glad to have Mrs. Nettie
Jones over for Thanksgiving. Mrs.
/ Jones is Mrs. James grandmother.
She is so happy to be able to.
go out 81 think it does me good
as l am not able to get out door
much, said Mrs. Jones.
Friday night Mrs. and Mrs.
Franklin James were very much
surprised to see their son, Lloyd,
who now lives in Seattle where
he is working at Boeing Aircraft.
The whole family was happy to
see Lloyd and most of all the
5-year-old brother Paul.
Porfy
Mrs. George Coleman, enter
tanned Mrs. Willie Mcqueen and
Mrs. Edward Delahoussie Wednes-
day night, November &c, at the
home of Mrs. w. H. Perry.
Mrs. Mcqueen will leave soon
to visit her mother in Beaumont,
Texas.
1t was Mrs. Delahoussie birth
day, and everyone enjoyed sing
in Happy Birthday to You" to
this charming lady Also Bingo,
and many other games were the
diversion of the party.
Thought for the Week:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect
Peace, whose mind is stayed on
Thee. Because he trusteth in
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tContinued from last weekl

(OOnIlnu6u lFOIl last Wteh1
Equally important is the COM
pany's own attitude toward the
introduction of the first Negro
employees. A half-apologetic or
uncertain answer to a disgrunt-
led employee might easily doom
the whole program before 1t is
well under way Acceptance comes
much quickly when it is under
stood Immediately that the COM
pany's stand on non-discrimina-
ton is a firm and irrevocazle
one.
We followed up our initial step
a few months lather with the
addition of a Negro girl in the
Engineering Office. She was intel
ligent, had an attractive appear
ance, and was well accepted by
her co-workers. However, the work
was not to her liking, and. she
resigned after having been with
us a few months.
Before this second emplees left,
we had placed another girl in one
of the manufacturing division Of
fices. That girl is still with us,
and doing an excellent job She
also was we'll received, although
it was necessary to explain the
purpose of our policy to some of
her co-workers, and to gain their
support.
Following the resignation of the
Negro employee in the Engineer
ing Office, we replaced her with
another girl, a Negro. who has
proven exceptionally capable. She
has considerable poise, and through
her actions has acquired the re-
spect of everyone with whom she
has come in contact. We recently
upgraded this girl to a position
more suitable to her qualifica-
tions; and she is now in our
large Accounting Department, she
has proven very satisfactory there.
Early this month we hired a
fifth Negro office employee who
has been temporarily assigned to
the Personnel Department pending
an opening elsewhere in the offices
of the company.
Employment of Negroes for skill
led factory work posed its own
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|INTECRATING THE NEGRO WORKER
INTO FACTORIES AND OFFICES
An Address by
JOSEPH ]. MORROW

Personnel Manager, Pitney-Bowes Inc. Stamford. Conn.,
Chairman Personnel Assn of the Mfrs Council
Stamford High School Auditorium
Stamford, Connecticut
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full hearts toward men and God
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-03
YAKIMA, WASH.
BY MRS. a. L. PERRY
1914 So. Sixth
Telephone 2-1547
Church News

GloISl fNSWS
The group of which Miss Nellie
Jones is captain sponsored a
Blanket Rattle" Nov. 29 in the
basement of the Bethel c. M. d.
Church. Everyone who was pres
ent enjoyed the social. Mrs.
George Garner aided Miss Jones.
Rev. Mrs. r. e. Frierson enter
tanned the Home Missionary So
ciety Friday, Nov. %, at her
home. The meeting was wonder
full and everybody enjoyed the
delicious refreshments. Sister
Della Woods. president; Sister
Mamie Morrison, secretary; Rev.
R. e. Frierson. pastor.
Bethel African Methodist. Sun
day, Nov. 80. Sunday school at
9:45; sermon at IL, Jesus Christ.
the Hope of the Nations vesper
service at $50; the Missionary
program at 1880 D. m.
The vesper services are quite
beautiful Last Sunday select
ed group recited a Bible verse
and then lighted a candle until
about ten candles were burning
and the group lead the singing,
with the audience joining in. Clos
ing remarks were made by Rev.
r. E. Frierson. Everybody join
ed this No. Stewardess Board in
the parsonage for tea. Mrs. Isaac
Mitchell, president. This vesper
will continue for the last two Sun
days in December.
Mount Hope Baptist held its
annual Harvest Home Rolly" at
Mt. Hope Sunday. Nov. 20. 1t was
great success and the pastor,
Rev. A. B. Fuller, thanks each
and every one who helped make
it so. The services were well at
tended during the day. Rev. F.
ID. and Mrs. Penick of Peoples
institutional Baptiset Church of
Seattle were the guest speakers of
the day. Rev. Penick brought the
message at both morning and
night services, and Mrs. Penick
addressed the afternoon session.
The potluck dinner was much en-
joyed by all.
Sunday, Nov. 80, was Mission
airy Day and the women had ex-
tensive all-day services under the
leadership of Mrs. Trana Ander-
son, who is the state president of
the Baptist Women's (colored)
Society as well as being the local
president.
The audience was thrilled by
the closing performance of the
day. the March of the Ysrea1tes,"
which was directed by Mrs. Betety
Ordano, member of the Chris
tian Science Church here.
The Mount Hope choir will ap-
pear in a musical concert De-
cember Is at the First Methodist
(white) Church at 8 p. m. Rev.
Lynn A. Wood, pastor.
Mrs. Maggie Mccain, who now
lives in Seattle, formerly of Yaki-
ma. was in Yakima Sunday, Nov.
80, and she said that she went
to church Thanksgiving in Seattle
and enjoyed it in the highest. The
people here did not attend any
church, but the people are all
thankful in their hearts for the
millions of Blessings" that
were and are showering down
upon them. All people have CRATE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18

totaling $40, 600, the responsibility
Tor which rested with Murray
Carson although he was the max
err. He then identified a letter in
which he told Carson and Free
man that they were under obi ga
ton to pay the notes when they
became due.
Only $1,000 Of the transaction had
been introduced by the prose cution
in connection with the deal.
The ex-congressman then told
the jury that the $4,000 check that
bounced was part of the mangan-
csc transaction and that he never
knew that the evidence was pro-
duced in court that Henry Carson
had made good on his brother S
check.
Defense counsel has told the jury
he viii show that May never got
a "sinS\e cent" out of the Cars
son. though checks were traced to
him by the government. May
spent these completely on behalf
Of the munitions empire, his at
tornev said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18

rso former Kentucky represent
g.. was expected to consume at
''.., another day answering the
.oroent's contention that he
s''e, r.d more than $50, 900 in
Ncsls'J for helping the Garssons
n.. .in wal contract and other fav-
": ,srnrnent attorneys were ex-
10 take At least one adj
soral day in cross-examinlns
Nay, ,,s first hour on the witness
... Ms' Yesterday was devoted main
fa1a recitation of mis- achiev-
y in life, including his eleva-
men, 10 the Craftsmanship Of the
u0n military affairs committee
,tsht years ago.
..+;on Of why Murray Carson paid
~ 5000 in notes Oh "hleh Way
' III maker. May told, too, about
W. deposit in his account of the
90 sm Murray Carson check that
solnced but finally was covered
nv Henry Carson.
'M.v said the funds involved a
...l Of $500 acres of West Vir-
.;s land containing Manganese
T.. He said he had organized the
c~raenbriar Co., to mine the mine
w., hut rad lost between $4,000
,rd SO, 900 when Murray Carson
approached him in March ls4l'
,5out taking it over.
\. said he sold his leasehold
Ia carson and Joseph F. Free
man, acquitted defendant in the
%,ribsrv case, for $500. He also
sot q AZ per cent interest in the
somoany they planned to create.
May said.
IA said he made out three notes
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18
company and the Michigan Bell

company and the Michigan Bell
company.
The Southeastern settlement, in
volving AZ 1000 workers N five
~states-Missouri, Kansas, Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas-provides
weekly wage increases Of SAP for
all non-supervisory workers. Union
officials first said the workers
would return to their jobs i'm
mediately. but added later that
picket lines of unions still on strike
would be respected.
The Michigan agreement, affect
ing 10000 traffic and accounting
employees. gives workers weekly
wage increases of So TO 81. 1t is
to be voted on by the strikers with
action to be completed Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18
Nay Seclusion Today
To TestifyAgain Monday

WASHINGTON, May H.-(UP)-Former Congress
pan Ansss~ >; May ts s $sss%ia ss'' ais se ia h' 9't s3 5 tss r te5
eN onds and bribery trial.
fauMJ Nav was to return to the stand Monday to continue
s+orv that everything he did for Murray and Henry M.
BIS u s was Gin line of duty" as chairman of the House
,Gs a4 Affairs committee and in the interest of winning
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18
TIPPING

DETROIT, W.H-What is said to
be the worlds lrgest battery of
automatic typewriters has been in
stalled by r. L. Polk and Co. U.s.
ing only Is typists. up to 1000
individually-typed letters can be
turned out at a time. The ma
chimes operate on the same prin-
ciple as a player piano, with per-
forations in reels of paper causing
tiny bellows to actuate the keys
Of the attached typeWfiters.
Average length of life in the
10th century was 20 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18
SIX STATES END
TELEPHONE STRIKE
All Workers Win Wage In.
creases, 1t Is Re-
ported

WASHINGTON, May 17-P-
Settlements paving the way for
$1,000 striking telephone workers
in six states to return to their
jobs were announced today but no
agreement was sighted yet in the
Western Electric tieup.
Telephone unions reached agree
ment with the Southeastern Bell
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-18
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Evening star., 1947-01-19

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Evening star., 1947-01-19

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Laurel outlook., 1947-10-01
The Outlook Says:

Mrs. Margaret belong of Bill
lings visited last week at the home
of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Teeters before leav-
ing for Pocatello, Ida, to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Hodges visited
Sunday with friends at Judith Gap
and Gardiner.
Martin Bergreen of Brainard,
Mimi, returned to his home follow
ing a visit of two weeks with his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Butka.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Hatton
had as their guest last week Mrs.
Hatton's grandfather, j. H. Burns of
Whitefish.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-01
Laurel News Items

Mrs. Mary Bradley is a guest this
week of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Andy Citing and family in Miles
City. Mrs. Citing is the former
Marjorie Dix of Laurel.
Guests Wednesday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. George Deryckere were Mr..
and Mrs. w. ]. We'll of Cleveland,
Ohio, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fry of
Park City, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Nc
Larnon, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Hunter,
Mrs. Lester Gum and Walter Gum
NOV. The evening was spent in
formally and a buffet lunch was
served. Mr.. We'll is a grand lodge
officer and vice president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Lamar Orndorff of Laurel has the
position of manager of the Montana
Hereford ranch, located five miles
south of Laurel and owned by c..
A. Warner of Billings. The pro-
gram is to raise registered Here
ford cattle and Chester White hogs.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-01
TREWIN

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Grubs and
children Calvin and leila were dim
ner guests at the Kenneth Shay
home Sunday in Hawthorne.
Grain ~threshing was finished this
week and bean t~hreshing is getting
under way. Joe Kappel has pur-
chased a new Red River Special
separator to use in bean threshing.
Willis Quinn of Billings spent Sun
day at the home of his brother,
Elliot Quinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grubs and
children spent Sunday at the w. D..
Killebrew home in South Laurel.
Mrs. Everett Swecker and son
Leroy were calling at the John
Kappel and A. l.. Grubs homes
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Henry and daughters
Beryl and Marjorie and Betty Nc
Fate of Park City were visitors at
the Grubs home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Michael and
children of Laurel were visiting at
the Godfred Harding home Sunday.
Carl Harding who lives near Bill
lings spent Saturday at the Godfred
Harding home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Oshima spent
Sunday at the home of Kae Fukado
and family in Laurel.
A. l.. Grubs and family were
guests last Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Flood of Red Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Reynolds and
children were visiting at the Mage
Reynolds home in Park City Sunday.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Pittman and
Mrs. Pittman's sister, Mrs. Hill, of
Powell, Wyo., spent Friday evening
here with Mr.. Pittman's uncle, w.
L. Orndorff and family. The Pitt
mans visited their three-month old
son who is in a Billings hospital.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-01
Pint Size Battery

A 300 volt battery about the size
of two king size cigarette packages
has been put on the market. This
17-ounce portable battery is used
for explosive decorating, photofash
equipment, radio-activity meters
and electronic equipment.