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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
BY AIRLINE J. YARsRoUeH


If there is any doubt in the
minds of the people of Seattle that
democratic living can and does
exist in our community those in
doubt should have seen 1t demon
strated at Neighborhood House
on Saturday. May %.
The children of the House pre-
scented a Mexican Fiesta. The
building was alive with men, wo-
men and children laughing and
having a good time moving from
one booth to another, enjoying
hot chilli, cake and punch.
Elaine Lewis age 10. did a
thriving business selling novelty
pop-guns. At the adjoining booth
Nettie Mitchell. II, displayed her
wares of household accessories,
bath chrystals and sachet. Twelve
year old Betty Knowles sold pic
ture and picture frames. At ano-
Their booth were attractive, hand
painted plates and ornaments
which came from the Arts and
Crafts class of Neighborhood
House, with Robert Stern as vend-
or. The Fish Pond was very well
patronized by wee anglers; the
booth being under direction of
Mrs. Daesie Graves and her Girl
Scout Troop, who took into con-
sideration the age of the fish
erman", whether boy or girl,
and saw that the right "fish" was
hooked.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02

Tuesday evening. Sergeant and
Mrs. Samuel Chenault entertained
a group of friends with a lovely
six course dinner. Covers were
laid for fourteen. The table was
filled with everything to eat and
drink. Following dinner the guests
were entertained with new games.
All expressed pleasure for an eve-
ming of fine enjoyment and host
unequalled.
The Reverend Standifer, pastor
of the A.ME. Zion Church left
for Memphis, Tenn, to attend
church conference. The church is
making preparations for their an
|nual conference when he returns.
Grace Presbyterian church will
hold a reception at their church,
honoring the new pastor, the Rev.
j. G. Quick.
.
Mrs. A. B. Clay left Thursday
for her home in Los Angeles,
Calf, after spending three weeks
with relatives here. Many func-
tons were given in her honor as
well as going away tokens of
esteem.
The Annual Spring luncheon at
the "Y'' last Sunday was well at
tended. thanks to the favorable
weather conditions. The public is
thanked for it's liberal support.
Rev and Mrs. E. d. Chappelle
returned from the general confer
ence of the A. M. E. church at
Kansas City, Kansas. The Rev.
erend Chappelle was at his post
last Sunday and preached a won
derful sermon, giving some details
of the conference.
The John l.. Blounts are taking
this opportunity to announce to
friends their moving their newly
acquired home at sos, 18th Ave.
A few friends gathered last
Thursday evening-informally to
look the place over and-inci-
dentally-to surprise John l..
Blount, Jr., on his birthday.
Mr.. Blount, Sr., is a local ar
chitect and a contributing editor
for the Enterprise. John L. Blount
Jr., is a member of the Physical
Staff of the Central YM.C.A. and
instructor in aquatics.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
ROYAL ESQUIRES
SPONSOR LARGE PARTY
BY j. A. (JACK) JOHNSON

BY way of introducing them
selves to Seattle social life, The
Royal Esquires, a newly-organiz-
ed club, entertained more than
200 guests alta the Cooks and
Walters Club Sunday night, May
80. The refreshments served
were plentiful and the best to be
had. The music was of such that
the dancers claim that they have
not enjoyed a better time in
years. Altogether it was one of
the incest parties and best be-
haved groups that we have ever
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
SEATTLE YOUTH
JOINING NAACP

The Seattle Youth Council, in
an affair emphasizing quality and
sincerity, opened its membership
drive rousing Kickoff Dance at
the Y.M.C.A. Saturday night.
Gay dancing to the strains of
the Beshead Trio was enjoyed by
all who attended. A majority of
those present took new member
ships or renewals. The recent vic
tory over restrictive covenants won
by the NAACP in the Supreme
Court is a reminder of the fine
record the NAACP has made in
securing and protecting the rights
of minority peoples. Members of
the NAACP have right to be
proud of their organization! No
other organization can boast OF
more substantial achievements
even the radical ones. Read the
Record! Join!
Get memberships at Gideon's or
Bishops Drug Store, Neighborhood
House, Mile Bown, EA. 1869,
Lillian White, EA. 1850, or Doug
las Jone, CA. 1868.
The Membership Campaign of
the Seattle Branch NA.A.C.P. is
off to a good start. The first re-
port meeting was held on Mon
day with the following workers
making report: Mesdames Jesse
Shields, Clarence Mccullough, Au-
gusta Shannon. and Messrs. Let
cher Yarbrough and F. w. Short
er.
Mrs. Augusta Shannon, general
chairman of the campaign, says
that in order for the campaign
to be a success every captain
should organize workers in his
district so that every house in
each block is visited and every
person in those houses given an
opportunity to make his contri-
button to this campaign. But in
case you should not be contacted
by one of the workers, you may
leave your membership at Bishop
Drug Store, The East Madison
Drug Store, Phyllis Wheatley Y.
w. C. A, Shannon Barber Shop,
or the East Madison Y. M. c. A.
If you wish to become a work
err or a block captain, contact
Mrs. shannon at EA-146S.
The next report meeting will
be held on Monday, May 81, at
500 P. M. at the Y. w. c. A,
1902 21st No. Get your member
ship now.
Many have heard of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, still
many others continue to ask this
question.
The NAACP, founded in 1903,
is an organization composed of
one-half million American citizens,
of all races, creeds and colorc,
working for the attainment of a
society of equality. security. and
freedom for all. 1t is a national
organization comprising 1929 city
and county branches in forty-four
states, the District of Columbia
and the Territory of Hawaii.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02

Hollywood to study voice.
Grinning happily. young Phelps
who can't help humming a tune
to himself any more than he can
help breathing explained his
good fortune simply and modest
ly:
81 just like music so | just
sing"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
CHURCH EMBARRASSED, HYPOTHETICAL,
SEGREGATION, RACE INJUSTICE
TURNS NEGROES TO CATHOLICISM

elimination against Negroes cost
the American people close to six
billion dollars per year. enough
to pay for our entire program of
European recovery.
DIR. Robinson, with dynamic ex-
preston and earnestness spoke
without mincing words in point
ing out the short comings of the
church and injustice to Negroes.
Hundreds of Negroes" he said,
ARE turning away from the Church
to more liberal movements, where
they find greater support to their
cause movements which do
not even profess christianity or
religion"
THE church's failure In ability
and unwillingness to face up to so
urgent and critical a challenge
has left IL embarrassed. hypocritic-
al and guilty. Because 1t has too
often reflected both the practice
and the spirit Of segregation, dis
elimination and racial injustice,
it has not only robbed itself of
the one sure weapon 1t possesses
to lift society above Its sordid
levels, but it has prevented and
often denied the essential element
of its faith Fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man."
at is a matter of great mo-
ment," he continued, that the
Negroes faith in the church is
profoundly shaken. The brand of
American patriotism preferred
them is an abomination and thou
sand who have always been poten-
TALLY protestant are turning to
Catholicism. Surely no one can
condemn either them nor the
Catholic Church, but we must
have searching questions of deep
earnestness If some failing on our
part has driven them away from
us. The mood is changing. The
spirit is crushed. Increased educa-
ton and increased sophistication
among Negroes has been accom-
panied by increased critical mind
edness and sadly by increased
cynicism. The greatest need in.
the world today is the force of
Christian, democratic example of
human decency, fairness, brother
hood and love. What is the profit
of opening our doors to the dis
placed persons of Europe If we
keep the doors within the country
bolted in the face of thirteen
million of our darked citizens?
What is the profit of combating
communism with money. European
relief and glib platitudinous
speeches (and Pm for all of these)
when we feed it with glaring
discrepancies of a complete fasc-
ism as regards the political treat
ment of Negroes"
There is a new day in the
church and a new christian spirit,
and new Negroes, and these things
can come to pass If we believe
the word of Jesus in our hearts
and if we practice them in our
lives, he concluded.
DR. Robinson spoke to capa-
city filled church. The feelings
of those among the audience were
varied: some thrilled at his forth
rightness, others were uneasy, still
others disturbed, but all were In
clined to agree that DIR. Robinson
had given them much to think
about.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
ELKS, DAUGHTER ELKS HONOR
GRAND CHAPLAIN P. E. DAVIS

We say to this fine and dynam-
ic person Farewell" with hopes
of his returning again with assur-
ance of a most hearty welcome.
To all Daughter and Brother
Elks who were absent from this
service. you missed treat.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02

10c Each Copy
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
!. VIC. A.

The Rev. John B. Quick, pastor
of Grace Presbyterian Church, was
the guest speaker at the annual
spring luncheon at the Phyllis
Wheatley Branch Young Women's
Christian Association on Friday,
May %, at 1890. Mrs. Bessie
Ratcliff sang several numbers fol-
lowing the luncheon, according to
Mrs. John E. Prim, chairman.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02

The public is invited to an
open house of the Hillcrest Cof-
fee and Catering Shop Sunday.
June 6. to 6 p. m, at 1880
East Madison. ]. A. Clayton,
manager.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

For writing an essay on "How
Can We Make the Barley Crop
Bring More Dollars Per Acre?"
Bobby v. Bruegger, of Plymouth,
Wis, has been named winner in a
contest conducted among high school
students of vocational agriculture
by the Midwest Barley Improve
ment association.
Bobby, who is Is years old, and in
his sophomore year in the Plymouth
high school, won the award, which
consists of $50 in cash, in competi-
ton with hundreds of high school
students in the five Midwest states
of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, and Iowa.
AS the winner of the Midwest re-
gional prize, young Bruegger also
was a winner of the first Wisconsin
state prize of $25 and the Sheboygan
county prize of SIS in the contest.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Brueg-
ger, Bobby helps with the work of
the family's 40-acre farm, where
the principal crops are grains and
alfalfa. He has been active in All
club work for a number Of years
and is q member Of the Future
Farmers of America.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
NEEDLEWoRK PATTERNS
Crocheted Motif Prize Winner

To obtain complete crocheting instruc'
tions, stitch illustrations and full direc.
tions for the Prize Runner (Pattern No.
5864) send 20 cents in coin. YOUR NAME.
ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

cool. "Just Let my fine Gregory find
fault with that!"
She put on her frilliest apron, and
smiled at Greg over the dinnertable.
This time, when he plunged his
spoon into the glass, he did not have
to pull. The jelly trickled off the
spoon in a ruby stream.
Greg grinned, uncertainty. "Won-
derful stuff for pancakes" he said.
With great restraint, Agnes checked
the most amazing desire to throw
something. After all, it wasn't
Greg's fault he had a stupid wife!
She sighed, wearily, but that eve
ming, too, had a defensive overcast.
Unmollified, she accepted the unex-
pressed apology in Greg's goodnight
kiss. Honey" he said, ''you know
I don't care a hoot about those old
grapes"
The following day was hot, but
Agnes doubled her hours at the
kitchen stove. The warmer she be-
came, the greater grew her resent
ment. Why" she asked herself,
Ibid we ever have to buy house
with an old grape arbor!"
Batch after batch she cooked,
alternating between syrup and gum.
Somehow, she just couldn't get il
right. Grimly, she poured the last
sticky mess into the glasses. Not
waiting to clear the kitchen, she
marched upstairs and threw herself
across the bed.
''Only a silly BRIDE" she said,
would cry over not being able to
make jelly" But the tears soaked
into the pillow all the same and,
discouraged and exhausted, she fell
asleep.
She awoke with a start at Greg's
touch on her shoulder. Late after.
noon shadows lay across the floor
She jumped up, guiltily, but Greg
pushed her gently back against the
pillows.
'I'm home early" he said. Ere
lax, poor kid. You're all tired out. u
81 knew you could do it," he add
ed, and Agnes became aware, fol
the first time, that he had something
in his hand. He was taking huge
bites from piece of bread and but
ter and-yes, something else, gleam
ing in jeweled beauty upon the vel
low surface.
THAT last BATCH" mumblec
Greg, with his mouth full, ''has
jelled."
Agnes leaped out of bed, her face
ablaze with excitement.
"Greg!" she cried. ''See if your
folks would like to come over to din
ner. Well have crispy little bis
cults, and" she reached out and
touched the quivering rubies with .
reverent finger, Great Grape
Glue!" she breathed, rapturously
"Jelly!"
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
! ASK Me q
| ANOTHER [
A General Quiz

/. What fabulous lost body Of
land will soon be searched for by
radar?
2. How many descendants Of
the Mayf1ower colonists are there
in this country?
8. Which ball game has the
highest forfeit score?
4. Was Abraham Lincoln the
only President of the U. S. born
in a log cabin?
S. What is a birds tempera-
ture?
6. Will a COW give more milk If
she is MIXED three times a day
instead of two?
z. What is the biggest crop IN
the u. S.?
8. Is there a sure way to tell
sheep from goats?
9. How long does it take to feel
a pin prick in your finger?
10. Does the weather always
travel in a given direction?.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

grapes were dark, naturally. She
had a good dinner waiting for Greg
when he came from work.
II thought we might try a little
for dessert" she suggested, bring
ing out one of the glasses.
That's right" Greg recalled hap
PLY. Grape jelly!" He plunged a
spoon enthusiastically into the glass.
He pulled - hard. "Great grape
glue!" he cried, what have we
here?"
Agnes stared, astonished, at the
gooey blob on the spoon. Fine,
sticky threads trailed behind it from
the glass, like fronds of cotton
candy. She blinked back the tears,
just in time, and changed her ex-
clamation to a laugh. If only she
had thought to try it first!
Perhaps" she suggested, 1--WE
could spread it on paper to catch
flies"
ONE of the tears spilled over the
~ edge Of her laugh, and Greg
caught her to him. "Never mind, /"
he soothed. ''It tastes good, any
how" He kissed her, and they both
nibbled at the spoon, like two chill
dren sharing lollypop. "When you
try it tomorrow" he mistakenly
continued, MON can tell you what
you did wrong"
Agnes pulled stiff1y away, and be-
gan stacking dishes. She showed the
jelly glasses viciously out Of sight,
and went around the rest of the eve
ming feeling vaguely irritated at
Greg. Ensconsed behind the eve
ming paper, he appeared not to no
tice. He even failed to notice when
Lucille called, though he usually
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
GREAT GRAPE GLUE
By MARY x. cHEATHAM

liked to twit her about her conver-
sations with the girls.
"Why don't you use commercial
pectin?" asked Lucille, when Agnes
had confided her failure. "Then
you can use the short-boil method,
and it's practically fool-proof."
Because Greg's Nom doesn't." "
Agnes answered Grossly. Its got
to be the long-boil method or moth
ing"
"Fiddlesticks, concluded Lucille.
BUY the pectin, and come to the
card club tomorrow afternoon"
But Agnes shook her head stub
bornly. mo old grape jelly" she
said, sis going to stand in the way
of my welded bliss"
She went at it again the next
morning with great determination.
I This time, she was careful not to
overlook the boiling mass. Jubi-
lantly, she poured it into the glasses.
There" she thought, setting it to
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
The Answers

/. The legendary continent of
Atlantis.
2. About 81 million.
8. Baseball. The score of a for
feited baseball game is 90.
4. No, there we're six others:
Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Gar
field, Arthur and Harding.
5. From 104 to ITO degrees
Fahrenheit.
6. Yes, from 10 to Is per cent
more.
Z. Corn.
8. Goats carry their tails up,
sheep carry theirs down.
9. About one hundredth of a
second.
10. Almost always. In the tenn
perate zones its direction is from
the West to the East.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

Back and forth, Agnes gazed, from
picture to spoon. from spoon to pic
ture, until both seemed to blend
into one. At this point, she thought
the mixture had neared the jellying
stage, but her eyes ached so from
their intentness, she was no longer
certain whether two drops had
really run off the spoon, or she had
just imagined it. Better cook it
little longer, she thought, to be sure.
Slightly after the time specified, she
poured the jelly into the hot glasses.
Not until then did she relax. Her
nerves, she realized, had been
pounding like trip hammers.
AS she tidied the kitchen, Agnes
gazed with pride at the glasses on
the utility cabinet. Her first Jelly!
It looked a trifle dark, but then
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Clay Poem Translation

A poem inscribed on clay tablets
about 1850 B. c.. which tells in lofty
language Of political congress
held about 5000 years ago in Erech,
a city in ancient Sumer, has been
translated by DR.. Samuel Noah
Kramer, Clark research professor
of AssyriOlogy and curator of the
tablet collection of the University
of Pennsylvania museum. The as
sembly, according to DR.. Kramer's
translation OF the inscriptions found
on six tablets and fragments, con.
vened while the hero Gilgamesh
was king of Erech to make a deci
sion on an issue of war or peace.
Sumer corresponds roughly to the
southern half of modern Iraq.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

Tests made on 5,708 hogs in
dicate that the hams receive more
bruises than any other part Of
the animal.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Bruises on Livestock
Reduce Meat Values
High Number Of Injuries
Result of Carelessness

One of the less spectacular but
nevertheless important factors con-
tributing to the reduction Of meat
and livestock values is the waste Of
meat and lower grading of pork
cuts because of bruising.
In view of this it is important to
the welfare of the livestock industry
and consumer alike that more care
and patience be used in handling
hogs.
Bruise tests conducted recently by
the Live Stock Sanitary Committee
at Sioux City, Iowa, on 5,708 hogs
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Poultry TB Eliminated
In One Year With Care

tuberculosis in chickens can be
eradicated in one year, according
to Prof. Frank E. Mussehl Of the
University of Nebraska poultry de-
partment.
He advises raising chickens in
clean quarters and on clean ground,
changing the location of the range
every year. Eliminate or sell old
hens from the flock by June / of
each year unless the birds are very
high grade breeders.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

VXTHEN they bought the house,
Wv Agnes hadn't thought much
about the grape arbor. She knew 1t
was there, of course, but it was
spring and the tendrills were just
beginning to green out along the
back walk. Now, it was summer,
and the vines were heavy with
purple clusters.
boy Isn't that something?" said
Greg, at breakfast. "Our own vine
yard, right in our own back yard.
And if there's one thing like to
eat, it's fresh, homemade grape
Jelly"
Agnes felt twinge of misgivings,
but, even then, she failed to recog-
nize the arbor for what it was-a
menace to her marriage.
"Guess I'll have to make some,
she answered, with just a shade OF
doubt. "Tll go out and pick the
grapes right after get you off to
work."
Fine" beamed Greg, swallow
ing the last of his coffee. Nom al
ways makes it with pure grape juice
and sugar. Better call her if you
have any trouble"
"Oh, I'll manage" answered Ag-
nes, smiling with great show OF
confidence. After all, l learned to
cook, didn't II"
Sure did, Hon." agreed Greg,
reaching for his hat. Got to run
along, now. Good luck with the
jelly"
They exchanged their usual after
breakfast bride-and- groom kiss. and
Greg hurried out the front door.
When the breakfast dishes were
carefully cleared up, Agnes took
dishpan and approached the arbor.
It was pleasant there. Working in
the sunshine, to the busy humming
of bees, she felt the lightness come
back into her heart. After all, any
body could learn to make jelly. Dew
lay heavily upon the purple globules,
as she placed them, bunch by bunch,
in the dishpan. She breathed deep
of their winey fra agrance, and smiled
in her new sense of ownership.
Making jelly?" called her neigh
Dor, across the back fence. Those
grapes always did make the best
jelly!"
Going to try it," Agnes called
back. ''I've never made any before,
but I have a good cookbook, and
think can do it all right"
ats easy" said the neighbor. Il
never bother with a cookbook, my
self"
Agnes took her grapes into the
kitchen and began washing and sort
ing them at the sink. When they
were ready, she put them into
saucepan and crushed them slightly.
as it said in the cookbook. She
added a small amount of water and
brought them to slow boil, letting
them cook gently until the juice had
run out. Straining the juice through
a cloth was a messy business, but
easy enough, as she remembered
having seen her mother do it at
home.
IT WONDER" she thought, why l
didn't pay more attention to jelly
making?"
She brought out the little glasses
and sterilized them until they were
crystal bright. In the grip of quiv-
eEing excitement, she measured the
juice and sugar. Now came the
frightening part. Tensely, she
popped the cookbook within view,
while bringing the juice to vigor-
Gus boil. She added the sugar and
stirred carefully until it had dis
solved. She studied the jelly test
pictures until her eyes ached. One
picture showed the jelly dripping
from the spoon in two drops, the
other, two drops running together
and leaving the spoon in one flake.
The important thing was to know
just when this took place.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26


the animal.
indicate that there are more bruises
on hams than on all other major
parts of market hogs.
When the animals are driven they
tend to turn away from the driver,
which often results in their getting
hit or kicked on the hams.
The bruise tests on the hogs
turned up a total of 902 bruised
hams, 207 bruised bellies, 146
bruised shoulders and 134 bruised
backs.
Hams are much more often
bruised on the lower part of the
cushion and shank, or collar, ac-
cording to the tests which showed
511 and 653 bruises respectively.
This indicates that hogs probably
are bruised when being driven or
sorted.
Most of the injuries are surface
bruises, and many are caused by
the driver kicking the hog or punch
ing the animal with cane, sorting
pole, club, end gate rod or some
other handy instrument.
Some of the ham bruises are
caused by protruding nails, broken
boards, bolt heads or ends Of gate
hinges in yards, alleys and load
ing chutes.
Others occur when trucks are not
flush with loading or unloading
chutes and platforms and the legs
of the hogs slip into the space be-
tween the truck and the chutes,
scraping the sides of the shanks up
to the cushion of the ham.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

THIS lovely five-inch motif can
l. be used for a lacy tablecloth,
bedspread or as long runner as
pictured. Crochet it in white or
ecru cotton. It's a design that has
won many prizes; you'll look a
long time before you find a pref
tier one.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
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Agnes thrilled her home that she didn't reoze who
the eupe ubor would her newound happiness
until it challenged her to the supreme test