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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-10-15

More then one thousand people
assemble in the Metropolitan Com
munity Church. 41st and South
Parkway, Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember %, under the auspices OF
the Hickman Defense Committee
demanded the release of James
Hickman, now IN County jail
awaiting trial for the murder OF
his landlord David Coleman, and
called for more rigid enforcement
Of the fire ordinances and large
scale, low-rental, non-discrimin-
atory housing program. Hickman's
four youngest children were burn
ed to death last January at 1888
Washburne Avenue in fire which
Hickman charges was deliberately
set by Coleman. s517.o0 was do
mated by the audience to the Hick-
man Defense Fund.
Principal speakers at the rally
were Ta1luIah Bankhead. stage and
screen star now appearing in
Private Lives; Willard Motley,
author of the best-seller KNOCK
on ANY Door,. Phillip Weighman,
international President of the
United Packinghouse Workers Of
America CLIO: and Richard Rober.
actor now starring in Born Yes
terday". Willoughby Abner, First
vice-President of the Chicago In
dustrial Union Council CLIO and
Chairman of the Hickmon Defense
Committee officiated at the rally.
Other speakers included Henry
MCGEE, Chicago chairman Of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People; Sid
Lens, director Building Service
Local s2s. AFL; Rev. Joseph
Evans of the Metropolitan Com
munity Church; Michael Mann.
Secretary of the Chicago Industrial
Union Council CIO; H. Will, of
the National planning board of
the American Veterans Commit
tee; and M. ]. Myer, attorney
for James Hickman.
In stirring speech Tallulah
Bankhead said. 1T seems to me
to be a shameful condemnation
of our society that two thousand
years after Christ people are still
herded together into black ghettos
merely because their skins have
different DENOMINATIONS than other
people.
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resolution concluded with an in
struction that the committee con-
fer with Mayor Kennedy on this
program.
The Hickman Defense Commit
tee. 4619 South Parkway, was
established shortly after Hickman
was arrested for the fatal shoot
ing of David Coleman. 1t has raj
lied wide support from labor, vet
Grams, Negro and civic organiza-
tions. including the Chicago In
dustrial Union Council, Chicago
Area ave, the Baptist Church in
the city, NAACP. Chicago Council
Building Service Employees Union
AFL, and many others.
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FREE DANCES FOR
TEEN-ACERS

A serie of free dances for teen
ayers has been mode possible
through the generosity OF the
Musicians Protective Union, Local
493. A. F. OF NJ, it was announced
this week by the Jackson Street
Community Council, who is acting
as coordinator for the affairs.
The dances, approximately ten
of them, will be held between
October 81 and December 81, 1947,
and will be sponsored by agencies
and organizations carrying on
teen-age programs.
Six organizations have already
scheduled dances or other affairs
under this arrangement. The first
will be a carnival for teen-agers
to be held at Yesler Terrace on
Halloween, October 81. The East
Madison Y. M. c. A. is planning
dance on November Z. The night
before Armistice Day, November
10, has been reserved by Educa-
tional Center, and on November
IA, a dance expected to reach
most of the Japanese youth will
be held at the Buddhist Church,
sponsored by the Lotus Starlets.
The Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A.
is planning a. pre-holiday dance
on December 10. The Dwamish
Bend community has reserved De-
cember for a community spen-
sored teen-age dance.
The Jackson st. Community
Council is taking care of the sche-
duling of these activities. Four
dates are still open, according to
Mrs. Ruth Manca. Executive Sec
rotary. Any group wishing to sec
ure an orchestra for part of
their program or desiring informa-
ton should get in touch with the
jackson Street Council at Seneca
3O7s.
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LARGE CROWD GATHER TO HEAR
PLANS FOR HICKMAN'S DEFENSE
NOTABLE PERSONALITIES TAKE PART IN THE RALLY
HELD IN CHICAGO SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER %.

mo one, said Miss Bankhead,
"condones murder or any act of
violence. | hope the day shall
come soon when humanity can
resolve not only its racial prob
lens but all problems. cody and
nationally; when emotional acts
of violence - be they individual
or national can be eliminated
forever. So long, however, as there
exists anywhere on earth one
minority that is treated with con-
tempt, that is herded into black
slum areas, that is abused and
insulted, so long will We have
violence, hate. brutality, savagery.
So long as there exists a Jewish
problem, Negro problem of a
Mexican problem or a prob
lem of any minority so long
will one form of violence beget
others.... | am proud to be one
of the humble gladiators in this
struggle against narrow prejudice
and stupidity. am glad to lend
my efforts so that there shall
be no more James Hickman ira
gedies. / hope each and every
one of you joins with me and
this cmmittee in this wholly just
flied crusade"
Willard Motley related his in
terview with Hickman in Jail and
gave a dramatic account of the
events leading up to the tragedy.
Motley dashed out a restrictive
covenants and the shameful hous-
ing conditions in this and other
cities and called for a vigorous
and sustained effort to free James
Hickman. LAS long as there are
men, said Motley. 1--WE place
profits above human welfare, there
win be tragedies such as the
Hickman tragedy"
Three reolutions were moved
and unanimously adopted. The
first demanded immediate release
of Hickman; the second called
upon the U. S. Congress and the
State Legislature to institute
Immediately a large scale low
rental non-discriminatory housing
program; and the third pointed to
the laxity in enforcing fire ordin-
ances, resulting in many deaths.
A demand was made that the City
Council pass legislation providing
for Jail sentences for landlords
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Full Gospel Pentecostal Temple
18th & &. Fir
Bishop E. r. Morris, Pastor
Sunday School 10 a. m. Morn
ing worship IL a. m, Bible Class 7
p. NJ. Evening service 8 D. m.
Eyangelistic services Tuesday s
d. m.
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New Bronze Confessions
Amazes Negro Readers

Bronze Confessions, America s
first magazine of Negro love and
romance is on the news stands
throughout the nation on the goth
of each month.
The magazine, brain child of
Florida's' Sam B. Solomon, intro
duces a new departure in the
Negro publishing business. The
contents of Bronze Confessions is
composed of true stories of love
and romance written by and for
Negroes.
Featured in the October issue is
Two Hundred Years And A Guy
Named Allen, the true story of
young Negro who learned too
late that mixture of love for
women and money produces dy-
Mantle.
Sam B. Solomon, editor of the
Miami (Fla.) Whip is editor, Arth-
esa G. Hubert and Leon Lewis
are associated editors. I h e
magazine is published by Bronze
Confessions. Box 6175, Sta. b.,
Miami, Florida.
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SEATTLE CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED

Heating Engineer, $247.4o per mo.
Requirement: Age between 81
and 40. Completion of grade
school. Experience and education
equivalent to at least three years
experience on the care and opera
ton of steam boilers. Written ex-
animation.
Closideng date: October 20, 1947.
Applications sent to: Civil Ser
vice Commission, 325 County City
Building, Seattle, Wash.
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st. she is convalescing in her
home.
Washington Association of So
cial Welfare holds its meetings
once a month with a dinner serv-
ed preceding the meeting. We'd
nesday evening at o'clock, Oct.
8, the dining room in the Y. M.
c. A.. which has seating capacity
for 80 people was full. The
speaker for the evening was Prof
A. A. Smick from the School of
Social Work, State College of
Washington, Pullman. His sub
ject was Social Planning in
Atomic Age" He spoke for about
80 minutes and gave the audience
the privilege to ask any questions
they did note understand High
lights in his speech we're: We
have made great strides in Social
Science. Thirty people were in
vited and 80 people came. What
a high standard Yakima people
have in doing things right. Is
Social Planning Worthwhile? By
bringing it down to community
level. We have spent billions of
dollars to perfect machines to de-
stroy man. Let's spend some
thing now for education and rec
reataion! A Council of Social
Agency. 1t it premature to talk
about a Council of Social Agen-
cy? The Problem of Youth. We
Americans made beauteiful
stride for Juvenile Delinquency,
If we continue. He quoted DR..
Bryant as saying youth has been
going to the dogs. Let us use the
positive statement when dealing
with youth and normal reactions
will be better. We need to plan
a state level and advisory coun-
Gill. Some of the outstanding
people who attended this meet
ing were: Mr.. John F. Eubank,
Mr. Harilo F. Afford, assistant
director, division of adult educa-
ton, University of Washington;
Prof. Angelo Siandrone, superin-
tendent of schools, Sunnyside,
Wash; Mrs. Madeleine Larson,
county and school nursre, and
Mrs. Esther Keller, guidance di-
rector, elementary schools, Sun
nyside. Wash, and Miss Murrell,
superintendent of Washington
Child Home Socity. The only
Negroes were Mrs. Dolores Wat
son and Mrs. Burntiron, Mrs. d.
Watson's mother and your hum
BILE servant, A. L. Perry. Every
one was congenial. Mrs. Dolores
Watson is the secretary of this
oocldl welfare.
The next meeting will be Nov.
IL, with Mr.. M. L. Martin. super
intendent of Yakima Schools, as
the speaker. Contact Mrs. De-
lores Watson for your reservation.
Start your child to develop the
personality for life by enrolling
him in home nursery school,
ages 8 to 5 years. Telephone
2-1547.
Mrs. Mary E. Coleman, can
merry worker treated by physi-
clan for injury while at work,
was forced to suffer removal of
the entire fingernail. She is much
improved.
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HAZEL SCOTT
WINS CROWD
BY NAT LUND

Few artists scheduled to appear
in Seattle this season are likely
to generate more audience excite
ment than did Hazel Scott on Sat
urday night at The Moore, where
near-capacity crowd heard her
in program which ran the gamut
from Chopi preludes to items with
titles like blues in the Night
mare
The pianist, in a sequined white
gown. proved herself obvious de-
Snowman, and her obvious de-
light in her superlative sense of
rhythm was transmitted to her
hearers, made up of jazz fans and
classical music lover alike. Miss
SCOTS dexterity at boogie- woogie
has done anything but coarsen her
touch on the classics; the first
half of her program, made up of
her own Caribbean Fete" and
compositions by Bach, Mendels-
sohn List, Chopin and Rachman-
inoff, gave ample proof of her
mastery of orthodox technique.
Her confident, lncisive tone is al
ways present, even in the most
rabid passages, and she has I'M
Outstanding Interpretation to equal
her speed. Tha four-part "Carib-
bean Suite" is a vivid, well-inte-
grated work of considerable ap-
peal, employing traditional themes
to paint graphic tone picture of
carnival time in Trinidad.
Following the intermission, Miss
Scott received even more audience
enthusiasm for her renditions of
such well-beloved standards" as
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$12,5oo

Completely furnished. Many
antiques. II rooms complete
ly furnished. Hot water heat,
double plumbing, basement
garage, secluded, close in,
suitable for rooming house
or nursing home. $4,000 re-
quired. Agent 4495.
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PASSES IN KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY, Kas.-Mr. Terry
Swancy, 206O N. Third, passed
away last Tuesday. Last rites
were held at p. m. Saturday.
Mr.. Terry Swancy was a cousin
of the Rev. Judson swancy of Sc
attic, Wash.
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YAKIMA, WASH.

The No. 2 Stewardess Board of
Bethel Am. e. sponsored beau
tiful tea Sunday, Oct. 5, at the
home of Mrs. Isaac Mitchell. 1t
was a Silver Harvest tea. Every
one enjoyed the impromptu pro-
gram which was arranged by
the secretary, with Rev. r. e..
Frierson making the closing re-
marks. Mrs. Isaac Mitchell, presi-
dent; Mrs. w. H. Perry. secretary.
Monday night group No. 1, Mrs.
Pearl Braggs, captain. sponsored
the Kansas City Glee Club at
Bethel Church. The church was
filled to capacity. Everybody en-
joyed the singing.
TURKEY DINNER AND
BABY CONTEST
The turkey dinner which was
sponsored by Mrs. Sara Jones
started after noon Wednesday,
Geo. 8, and continued late in the
evening. The receipts were fine.
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock the
reports of the Baby Contest were
made. Mrs. Make O'Brien report
ed $63.60 for Make O'Brien Jr.,
who was the first prize baby. Mrs.
]. G. Morrison reported $50.45 for
Marion Morris, second prize baby.
Mrs. Freeman reported $34.35,
third prize baby. The grand total
for the evening was $207.20.
! There were 13 babies in the con-
test. The others were Richard
Ellison, Ronald Owens Price,
Theo. Spearman, G.. e. Clifton III,
Perry Morrison, James Frederick
Alexander. Patsy Ray, Roger L.
Shepherd, Cherline Revels and
Carl Albin Danny Woods. The
captain of this group is Mrs. Lii
liam Frierson, who worked very
hard to make this Baby Contest
a success. 1t brought grand re-
suits and happiness.
The Kansas City Glee Club will
render a program at the Bethel
| Church, sponsored by Captain No.
2, Mr.. John Woods. The public
is invited to attend. Everyone
come out and enjoy yourself Fri
day night, Oct. "a, at o'clock.
Come early to get your seats!
PEDESTRIAN INJURED
WHILE IN CROSSWALK
Mrs. Matte G. Deering was
struck down in a crosswalk at the
intersection of South Third and
Walnut Saturday night, Oct. 4, a
few minutes after IL o'clock. She
was taken to st. Elizabeth Hos
pital suffering from broken leg
and severe bruises. James o. r.
vim, so, driver of the car that
struck Mrs. Deering, told police
he did not see the woman. Irwin
was driving north on Walnut and
the injured woman, who was go
ing home from the Capitol The
alter. where she is employed, was
walking south on Third st. Irwin
was charged with striking pc
destrian in a crosswalk. Mrs.
Deering lives at 5O4 South Third
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Amt Misbehavin'," "Honeysuckle
Rose" and a Vincent Youmans
medley Then came swing YER
sions of Beethoven's Fur Elise, /"
and Dinicu-Heifetz' flora STAG
cato,' the latter written for
strings, but an extremely intrigu-
ing item when done up in Miss
SCOTS most torrid tsyle. A group
of her own boogie-woogie compo-
sitions closed the program, with a
Gershwin group serving as a
much-demanded encore.
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East Madison Shopping District
CHURCHES

Gath Ave. at East Fir Street
Rev. F. W. Peniek, DID,, Pastor
ORDER OF SERVICE
Sunday Morning:
Sunday School .--.---. $3.50 A. M.
Morning Worship So. 11:00 AN.
Sunday Evening:
B. T. u. ..................--. 500 Pm.
Eevening Worship ....-... 1870 2. M.
Monday night s. s. Workers
Conference 600 P. M.
Church Auxiliary meeting 1915
Thursday night senior choir re-
hearsal 1880 p. M.
P. M. Council meeting 300 P. M.
Wednesday night Prayer meet
ing 1880 to $3.50 P. NJ.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
THROWN OUT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l-lR- IA man who identified himself as Charles J. Katz, a Los Angeles attorney, was ejected from hearings of the House committee hearing on un-American activities today when he attempted to question a witness.
 Robert E. Stripling, committee investigator, was questioning John c. Moffitt, a Hollywood writer when Katz strode down the cen ter aisle of the hearing room and shouted
 T represent number of writ CTS who have been suhpoenaed here.
 Chairman Thomas (R-NO rose to his feet, banged his gavel, and shouted back.
 You're out of order!"
 When Katz attempted again to make himself heard, Thomas call ed Capitol police and said throw him out
 Two officers, one on either side, escorted Katz from the room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
FREIGHT RATE
 HEARINGS AT
 SEATTLE MON.

SEATTLE. Oct. 21.-lRl-A Mari time Commission examiner will conduct a hearing here next Mon day on Seattle-to Alaska shipping rates, the agency announced today.
 The examiner will hear testimony from officials of three Alaskan Steamship Companies and from re- presentatives of Alaska, which has protested that the rate increases of about 35 percent put into effect last June are damaging to the Ter economy.
 s. J. Swanson, Vice President ot the Alaska Transportation Com pany, said he felt the hearing should be held next year, since the firms just have completed the heavy summer freight movement to and from Alaska.
 T think the hearing would serve the purpose better if it were held after we've had chance to exam-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
SHERWOOD HERE;
 STUDIES SHIPPING FOR MARITIME COM.

Felix w Sherwood. Jr., is in Ju- neau making a complete survey of conditions affecting shoreside operations in shipping and will make a report to the Maritime Commission in Washington, D. C.. after he has completed an all Alaska survey.
 Sherwood is a member of the executive stall of Williams, Dimond and Co. of San Francisco, and his survey was odered by the Maritime Commission at the re- quest of the House Merchant Ma rine and Fisheries Committee.
 Sherwood conferred yesterday with Ralph Rivers, Territorial At torney General, George Sundborg, executive assistant to the Governor, and Will Goding, District Man ager of the U s. Department of Commerce.
 Sherwood will leave this after noon on the Aleutian and will ob- serve loading and unloading opera tions in Valdez, Cordova, Whit tier and Seward, and will then fly into Fairbanks. He will fly back to Juneau and spend several days here before going to Ketchikan After leaving Alaska he will go to Washington, D. c. to deliver his findings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
DR. REED, HARTMAN LEAVES FOR WASH. AFTER INSPECTION

Dr. Ollie Reed, Chef of the Bureau of Dairying in the Depart ment of Agriculture, terminated a five weeks inspection of Alaska s dairy industry today, and is leaving Juneau this afternoon for his home in Washington, D. c.
 Reed, who has visited the dairy farms at Fairbanks, Homer, Mat anuska Valley, ana Juneau, said he was particularly impressed with the potentialities of Palmer as a dairying country.
 T was frankly surprised he said, ito discover the rich possi- bilities of the Matanuska Valley The settlers there, inclut>lg many G. Is raise all their own hay and roughage, and have not im- ported any fodder for three years.
 While 50,000 acres of fertile land remain to be cleared, the pioneer phase is over, and have great hope for that area" he said.
 He commented on the fine or ganization" which characterizes the Juneau industry, and said the quail ity of both livestock and dairy products here is very good. The Juneau dairyman is handi- capped however, by the high cost of importing hay and grain he said.
 Asked how the Bureau of Dairy ing would assist Alaska'S industry Reed said that research is being intensified for the cultivation oi adaptive varieties of grains, grasses for pasturage, and hay.
 Careful breeding of livestock is also being studied, and farmers will be guided in the selection ot suitable breeds. A consignment of Red Danes, a superior breed of Danish COW. will be imported to Matanuska.
 | Reed has been an expert on COWS since his youth, having been born and raised on a farm in Missouri He attended the Agricultural Col lege at the University of Missouri and as head of the dairy depart ments, he taught at Kansas State College (Manhattan) at Purdue, and Michigan.
 He was delighted to run across several of his former pupils from Kansas State, who are engaged in dairying in the Matanuska Valley In 1928 he left the University of Michigan to become Chief of the Bureau of Dairying at Washing ton, D. C., which position he has occupied for nearly 20 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
DENIAL 70 TAKE
 ALEUTIAN'S RUN

Capt. Carl Nielsen is taking the Alaska Line Steamer Aleutian on its final voyage of the season to Seward this trip, after which she will be laid off at Seattle for her annual overhaul.
 The Denali will replace the Aleutian on the Westward run, sailing from Seattle on Nov. l. She is due to arrive in Juneau Nov. 4 ,lorthbound, and will return here Nov. southbound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
MASONIC BODIES NAME ALASKANS
 TO BIRD DEGREE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.--tR-- The Scottish Rite Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, at it's bien- nial assembly, elected 360 members today to receive the honorary 33rd degree and TAI others to receive the rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor
 Among those elected to the 33rd degree, is Senator Dworshak (R- Idaho) Those named for the Knight Commander rank include Senator Hickenlooper (R-Ia), Rep. Wilson (D-TeX, Governor Frank Carlson of Kansas and Gen. Jona- than M. Wainwright, retired, San Antonio, Texas.
 Those elected to the 33rd de- gree will be installed at ceremonies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
MANY ACTIVITIES BEING PLANNED BY
 ALASKA BOY SCOUTS

Intergration of Scoutmaster and parent training with Scout activi- ties in Ketchikan, Juneau, Anchor age and Fairbanks will be attempted this winter by Alaska Councils Scout Executives Delbert Hanks, Harold Gribble. Russell Apple and Larry Lundin This will be done by having troops camp together over weekends to learn from each other new outdoor tricks and methods, and by bringing the parents out to troop meetings and camps to see how their sons learn by doing under their own leadership, super vised by adult leaders.
 Parent participation will be sti- mulated by starting the program with pot-luck dinners and by hay ing the mothers and fathers enjoy one meal in camp cooked by their own boys.
 Weekend get togethers of troops in the Juneau, Ketchikan, Anchor age and Fairbanks areas will re- suit in the learning from each oth- CT of new methods of cooking, camp layouts. building shelters, leading games, and woodcraft lore instruction. Rivalry between troops will be fostered, and inter-troop contests will result
 Each troops plan for participa- ton in district camps and pot-luck meals will be made by the Scouts and carried into action by the troop committee, composed of ad- lllts, who will coordinate their ac- tion with the other troops through the district committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-21
pR0p05E PEOPLE FAT MORE FISH
 10 SAVE WHEAT

BOSTON, Oct. 2l-(Rl-An extra fish dinner every week for each American family was recommended today as a main step in saving wheat for Europe The recommen- dation was made in Boston by a spokesman for the fishing indus try, Charles Jackson. who said that A percent of the proposed Ameri- can total of wheat for Europe could be saved in this manner. Jackson said that one fisherman on New England trawler can produce four times as much food in year as nog farmer can produce on farm in Iowa