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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
THESE CHANGING TIMES
IN 1875

Few of seem to realize that the men who signed the
Declaration of independence back in 1776 were not only
the objects of bitter abuse, but actually gambled with
their lives by afxng their signatures to this historic docu
ment.
While sgner was ever hanged all were hunted,
shot at captured robbed and/or subjected to every
ceivabe hardship and abuse.
Take the of signer Francis Lewis "a rich New
York City merchant whose wife captured after
fled and treated with incredible harshness which shat
tered her health badly that she died after British
troops carried off everything they wanted from the Lewis
home and then burned it down.
Richard Stockton of Princeton N j., another signer
dragged out of bed in freezing weather. forced
walk many miles through the Perth Aboy tossed
into unheaed cell and left without food for day and
night
The homes and property of at least ID sgners
destroyed badly damaged during the Revolution -Four
signers died from hardship or overwork.
Thus it should be readily that it took great deal
of sincerity and almost superhuman to be sgner
back in 1776.
That is the way it has always been and probably the
it will always be when men, fed up with the status
quo decide that the time has for change.
There is place. when such time arrives for the
gradualists, stand-patters and "time -ain trpers"
IN 1s4S
Mississippi has way of producing demagogues wheth
err they be Congressman Governors
Fielding Wright, ly-white governor of Mississippi,
not long ago. made radio broadcast throughout the
State which advertised "for colored people only"
1t is carrying Jim Grow long way when we put it on
the air. Wright said: III any OF you want TO enter our
white schools enjoy social equality with the whites
advise you to make home in other State than
Mississippi"
Poor Governor Wright. He is so far behind the times
that must hit him in the head with the facts before ne
wakes up
Wright and good many like him have been talk
ing about white neghborhoods until the u S. Supreme
Court advised the whole country that there is such
thing as a white block" and white neighborhood" and
restrictive covenants went out of the window
Eventually, that Supreme Court is going to abo-
ish discrimination in public education. There such
things white schools There city schools, state
schools and county schools They belong to- all of the
people
No one has right to say that they for certain
groups and others must stay out AS to social equality
all Americans equal citizens. All of us have the
right patronize public places There more social
equality in hotel dining than there is in
of houses
Hotels like railroad coaches and diners, are for the
public, whether that public is black or white
Afro American
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pansion of the coverage of the
fair labor standards act and So
Icial security to cover all workers.
The foreign policy plank called
for an end to the cold war against
the Soviet Union; and end to
support of reactionary govern
ments; work through the United
Nations for world disarmament;
supplying relief to Europe through
the United Nations without polit-
ical pressures; and support to the
state of Israel by working
through UN to end aggression
against that new state.
The platform was prefaced with
the statement that "the new
party of the District of Columbia
dedicates itself to the task of
representing the interests of the
people of the District of Columbia
and Of forwarding the Wallace
Taylor program for peace and a
better America"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
Governors Paper Asks
Why He Doesn't Halt Khan

BIRMINGHAM CAMP - Gil
Sanford, columnist in Folsum'c
Forum, organ of Gov. Jim Folsom
of Alabama, lambasted local and
state officials Thursday and scor-
ed them for failure to take action
against the Ku Klux Khan. Sanford
said Folsom promised privately
last January to revoke the khan
charter if it started acting up.
Pointing to an incident which
ACQUIRED recently when a band of
hooded and robed men visited a
girl scout camp near Bessmer and
warned two young white women
who were instructing the Negro
girls to leave town, Sanford said,
nobody harmed but the lady call
ed Justice. The khan has done
many equally contemplate things,
he said.
Sanford said Abe Berkowitz,
Birmingham lawyer, has asked
Atty. Gen. Carmichael of the state
to take action revoking the khan
charter but no action had been
taken.
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Demos Give COPS
Awful Lashing

Democratic convention speakers
lambasted the Republicans with
blistering oratory at the opening
sessions.
The attack reached its bitterest
stage in an address by Oscar r.
Ewing, Federal Security Admins
traitor. He told the delegates that
the G. o. P. will wreck the social
security program and keep none
of the promises made at the Re-
publican convention here three
weeks ago.
Similar blasts came in speeches
by Representative Michael J. Kir-
wan of Ohio, Mrs, Charles w. Til
EFT, vice chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, and
Roy G. Baker, president of the
Young Democratic Clubs of Amer
lea.
Ewing said the men who make
the Republican promises and the
men who write the Republican
laws are not the same.
Cows. Thomas e. Dewey and
Earl Warren will do the Republi-
can talking and promising, he de-
clared but the Republican laws
will be written by "the feudal four
Taft. Taber, Martin and Halleck
whose thinking on almost every
critical issue facing the country is
nothing short of medieval"
The security administrator said
the Republicans promise to expand
social security. They promised the
same thing in 1914 he added, but
they expanded it backwards.
"They putt it in reverse. They
passed bill that took protection
away from 100000 workers"
The Republicans promise to
lower prices, he said, but: "They
will not do so because the Re-
publican. Party, like the leopard,
does not change it's spots. The Re-
publican Party wants higher
prices. They are more interested
in business profits than in what
plain people have to pay for bread
and meat and other necessities
of life."
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ACNEW FILES FOR
SUPERIOR COURT

Henry Clay Agnew. Seattle at.
torney, this week announced his
candidacy for King County supe-
rior Court judge.
Agnew. well known in local DO
litical and legal circles, filed for
Department No. IA, held by supe-
rior Judge James T. Lawler. He
is the first Seattle attorney. other
than the IA incumbent judges, to
enter the Superior Court race.
Agnew, who lives at 3416 29th
Ave. W., was the King County Re-
publican nominee for prosecuting
attorney in 1912, but lost to
Prosecutor Lloyd Shorett.
With the exception of Superior
Judge Calvin 5. Hall, who has an.
nounced he will retire later this
year, all incumbent judges have
filed for reelection. Acting Supe-
rior Judge Allan Pomeroy has filed
for Judge Halls position.
Candidates for the Legislature
who filed at County Auditor
Robert A. Morris office include
Leslie e. Vannice, 1904 Goth Pl.
s., Republican, 31st District: Roy
e Hall. 421S Stone Way, Demo
crat. 32nd District, and Harry Kit
tleman, 223 S. w. 10th ST., Re
publican, 31st District.
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FIRST WAVE TO
REGULAR NAVY

WASHINGTON CAMP - Miss
Edna Earle Young, yeoman, Sec
ond class, is the first Negro
WAVE to be sworn into the re-
gular navy. Miss Young was one
of the six women who took the
oath of enlistment at the navy
department Wednesday. last week,
administered by Rear Adm. George
L. Russell. Judge advocate gem
eral.
Miss Young is native Of
Springfield, and received her edu-
cation at Technical High School
and Bay Patch Institute of Com
merce of that city.
She enlisted in the naval re-
serve in 1916 and received her
recruit training at the naval train
ing center, Hunter College, New
York.
She is currently on duty in
the bureau Of naval operations
where she expects to remain.
In his welcoming remarks, Secy.
Of Navy John L. Sullivan stated
that the ceremony accepting the
first six women into the regular
navy marked a milestone in that
department.
Although there are only 1000
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WASHINGTON, d. G. = Con-
gresham Hugh d. Scott, Jr., of
Pennsylvania, new Chairman of
the Republican National Commit
tee has many things in common
with COP standard bearers Dewey
and Warren-besides having been
a Republican all his life, he is
a lawyer and was for many years
District Attorney and racket-bust-
er.
Born in Fredericksburg, Va, AZ
years ago, he received his educa-
ton in Randolph-Macon College
and the University of Virginia.
With his law degree from the
State University he began his
practice in Philadelphia in 1922
and has been there ever since.
Scott Is a veterans veteran"
having served with the Army,
Merchant Marine and Navy in
both World Wars. AS a Navy
Commander in World War ii he
participated in the landing on
Japan and drove the first Navy
jeep into Tokyo. In command of
a force holding Tateyama air.
field during the battle of suprem-
acy in the home islands he re.
fused to surrender the base to
numerically superior enemy troops.
In 1914 he enlisted incognito on
a tanker carrying high octane
gasoline to Great Britain and
France, in order to see first hand
the problems of the Merchant
Marine, in which he always has
been vitality interested.
In three terms as Representa-
tive for Philadelphia 9Th District,
Scott has displayed an understand
ing Of foreign affairs that ranks
him an expert among colleagues
Of his Congressional Committee
on Foreign Commerce. He backed
the European Recovery Plan but
warned that Congress be extrem-
ely careful how the money of
American taxpayers is spent
abroad. He vigorously supported
both the draft and UNIT. He has
repeatedly denounced government
economic controls and "the New
Deal Gestapo."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
BOY ESCAPES
FROM SLAVERY
IN LOUISIANA

ST. LOUIS, (ANP) = A 10
year-old boy who told a story
of escape from slavery arrived
here last week and found a home
for the first time in his life. He
also ate fried chicken for the
first time.
Henry williams told Mrs. Mary
Franklin Of st. Louis of his life
as a branded slave and of others
forced to work on a farm in
Louisiana year after year. Here in
this city he found a home with
the family of William Brown.
Alderman Sam Buck of Venice,
after hearing the boys story,
said that he would present the
case to the NAACP.
According to Williams. he lived
on a farm in Tangipahoa parish,
go miles north of New. Orleans.
He showed IA inch scars on the
left side of his abdomen. These
back of his left hand and on the
scars represented uranus, he said.
The owner of the farm, he said,
told him he would shoot him If
he tried to escape. Other farm
workers were also virtual slaves,
according to the boys story. Most
of them were white criminals
convicted to prison whose free
dom had been bought by the
owner.
The farm operator carried a
rifle and pistol and had Is
bloodhounds on the farm. williams
said he had seen the owner
shoot a number of these ex-con-
victs when they tried to escape.
Williams considered himself
lucky In making his own escape.
He slipped out through the only
window in the hayloft where he
slept. The doors were kept lock-
ed at night when he went to
bed. After slipping away from
the farm he got a ride In truck
after helping the driver change
tire.
Williams never remembered liv-
ing anywhere else but on this
farm. The estate of $50 acres, he
said, was owned by a parish Of
ficial.
The boy appears to be older
than Is. Although husky and well
built, he is not in good health,
according to a physician here, be-
cause of poor diet. Williams said
he was served beans at every
meal on the farm. His parents
were killed in an automobile ac-
cident, he said.
On st. Louis east side, Will
liams has been living with Otis
Butler and Edward Miles. He
moved in with the Browns last
week. When he ate a fried chicken
sandwich with the Browns he
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is the most undemocratic
situation existing in the Dis
|trict of Columbia.
I'VE demand the abolition by
law Of racial segregation in the
public schools and recreation IA
cilities in all housing built, fl
nanced or loan-secured by the
federal government, In the Ma
tional Guard, in the hospitals,
and in all other places of public
accommodations, whether pub
licly or privately owned. We de-
mand legal sanctions against dis
elimination In public or private
employment on account of race,
color. creed or national origin;
and we call for a fair employment
practices commission to help en-
force these sanctions in the dis
trict."
Among other district issues In
Guided in the platform were the
support of home rule, demanding
in both the senate
and house and the right to vote
for a resident and a vice-presi-
dent of the United States.
The platform demanded the ces-
sation OF police brutality. of po-
lice mistreatment of Negro citi-
Gems. and of police surveillance of
private lives and public meetings.
It called for a full-scale hous-
ing program for d. c., and govern
ment-built low-rent housing and
slum clearance.
The platform also contained
planks of vital interest In the vel
fare of federal employees by ask
ing for a substantial pay increase
to offset the rising cost of living;
for restoration of federal employees
to first class citizenship; for the
full right of government employees
to join unions; and the abolition
of all discrimination and prejudice
because of race, color, creed or
national origin by the establish
ment of an FEPC for government
service.
On national issues they called
for repeal of the Taft-Hartley law;
supported the anti-lynch bill; fed
eral anti-poll tax legislation and
a federal law against racial dis
elimination and segregation.
They urged the abolition of the
house un-American activities COM
mittee; asked for the repeal of
compulsory military training; ex-
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MRS. WANAMAkER FlLEs

OILY M A - Pearl Anderson
Wanamker filed for reelection as
state superintendent of public in
struction Monday. She has held
the non-partisan post since 1871.
Late filings Monday included
Wilbur Y. Dent, Snake River,
Franklin County, farmer, who
seeks to retain his seat In the
Legislature. Dent is the incum-
b ent Republican representative
from the 18th District.
William S. Porter, Port Ludlow,
Republican, filed for state repre-
sentative from the oath District.
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Following The Color Line
WALLACE PARTY HAS STRONG ANTI
JIM CROW PLANK IN new PLATFORM

WASHINGTON = (ANP) - strong anti-Jim Grow
plank included in the party platform made pub
lie by the Washington committee for Wallace The plat
form presented at the convention held in Washington
Saturday July TO- pointed that racial discrimination
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WASHINGTON, D. c. = When
the name of Thomas e. Dewey
was announced in Philadelphia
ON June "a as the Republicans
unanimous choice for the Nations
highest office. Congressman Homer
R. Jones. Washington First Dis
trict, was on hand to add his ap-
plause to the thunderous ovation.
Jones last week, sent the follow
ing congratulatory message to Mr..
Dewey: please accept my CON
CALCULATIONS on your selection as
the 194S COP Standard Bearer.
Be assured that l will do every
thing in my power to make the
November outcome a decisive vic
tory for you and the entire Re-
publican Party"
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women in the WAVES today, Sui
Ivan said, the navy hoped to en-
list $500 within the next two
years.
There are six Negro WAVES
among the 1000 who are on active
duty now.
Evening star., 1948-01-23
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Marion progress., 1948-10-28
Safety Rules to Remember
Regarding Medicine Chest

AS a sip from the wrong bottle can
prove fatal, two main rules to re-
member regarding the family medi-
cine chest are e. keep poisons away
and (2) discard leftover medicines as
soon as use of them has been STOP
ped.
Most adults are careful enough to
keep medicine chests high enough to
be out Of reach Of small children, but
there remains the danger of adults
grabbing the wrong bottles when
they sleepily reach for something in
the middle of the night. Always turn
the light on when getting something
out of the medicine chest, as all bot
ties feel alike
One good method is to tightly tie
on the tops of poison bottles with
double-Fnotted cord. This makes
opening the bottle difficult enough to
cause even the sleepiest person to
glance at the label
Boric acid, vaseline, a good oint-
ment for burns and aromatic spirits
of ammonia are considered good
standbys to have on hand for emer-
gencies. Adhesive tape and sterile
gauze might also be placed in the
medicine chest. Bet remember that
after the wrapper is broken, the
gauze is no longer sterile.
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
Animals Linked to Strange Disease

Physicians, veterinarians, and pub
lie health workers are joining forces
to crack the mystery of an insidi-
Gus malady called @ fever. 1t gets it's
name from Queensland, in Australia,
where it was first reported as dis
ease Of the human family In the
United States, the first outbreak was
reported little over two years ago,
in Texas. Later, there was an cpl
demic among packinghouse workers
in Chicago. and more recently it
broke out in two areas of California
@ fever does not kill many of its vic
TINS, but it causes high fever and
prolonged disability. Animals are
thought to be the major source of
this infection, but they never seem to
exhibit active symptoms. The germs
of Q fever have been found in ap-
parently healthy cattle, as we'll as in
sheep, goats, and many species of
wild animals. DR.. James H. Steele,
chief veterinarian of the U. S. public
health service, says that in the fu-
ture 1--WE may find this disease in
practically every animal On the west
ern plains and in the East as we'll"
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
CONSERVATION
NEWS
D. d III
By L. B. Hairr

j. W. Crawley, of Nebo, Route l;
W. W. Elliott, of Marion, Route 3;
W. S. Haynes, of Marion, Route 2;
G. W. Burgin and Ewart Walker, of
Old Fort, Route 1, and other Nc
Dowell farmers who planted alfalfa
this fall, have good stands.
W. G. Rice, of Harmony Grove
h u 7 c h community, prepared the
seed-bed, and with assistance of the
local soil conservation service per-
sonnel, seeded a meadow in the field
east of his home this fall
T. w. Bryant, of near Pine Cove
Sanatorium, Old Fort Route 1, built
terraces in the pasture north of his
house recently. Mr.. Bryant, vet
eran farm trainee, was assisted by
E. B. Wright, assistant agriculture
instructor of Pleasant Gardens High
school, in constructing his terraces.
Mr.. Bryant states that they used a
jeep, turning plow, team, and V-drag
in making these terraces. After the
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
Daily Use for Silver

Best care for table silver is daily
use. Keep the silver used regularly
free of tarnish from day to day in
stead of waiting until many pieces
need attention. If the tines of forks
and the bowls Of spoons begin to show
tarnish, clean them when doing the
dishes Always use clean soft cloth,
preferably flannel, when applying sill
yer polish. Rub silver length wise
ther than crossWise, never with a
circular motion. A small brush to get
at parts the polishing cloth cannot
reach is helpful for ornamented de-
signs Rinse silver in hot, soapy wa
ter, and polish dry. Don't be alarmed
if tiny scratches appear the first
time you polish your silver. In time,
polishing will give the silver that soft
luster which is typical of old and
cherished silverware.
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
Vitamin BIZ Is Hailed
AS Great Anemia Weapon

New weapon Of medical science, re-
tory and known as vitamin BIZ, is
showing great promise in the fight
against anemia diseases.
So reports DR.. Tom Spies, profess
sor of nutrition and metabolism and
chairman of the department in the
Northwestern University medical
school, in the Southern Medical Jour
nal.
Clinical research with this vitamin,
conducted under DR.. Spies direction,
indicates that it Is highly effective in
extremely small amounts against per-
nicious anemia, nutritional rnacro-
cytic anemia, and tropical sprue.
Although another investigator re-
Gently revealed the vitamin's effec-
tiveness against pernicious anemia, it
is believed that DR.. Spies is the first
to disclose its blood regenerative
properties In cases Of nutritional
macrocytic anemia and tropical
sprue. He is much impressed with the
potency Of the new vitamin and
states he knows of no therapeutic ag-
ent used in treating human diseases
that Is so effective per unit of weight
as the new compound seems to be.
The research with vitamin BIZ was
carried on comparatively by the de-
partnlelt CT nutrition and metabol-
ism of Mort b1Ua ero medical school
the nutrition clinic of the Hillman
hospital, Birmingham, Ala, and the
General Calixto Garcia hospital of
Havana, Cuba. Associated with DR..
Spies in the research were DR.. Ro-
bert E. Stone and DR.. Tomas Aram-
buru at the Hillman hospital, and
Drs. Guillermo G. Lopez, Fernando
Milanes, and Ruben L. Toca of the
Havana institution.
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
NOTICE OF SALE OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY
[orth Carolina,

North Carolina,
Mcdowell County.
Whereas, pursuant to and by vir-
tue of the laws Of the State of North
Carolina, the undersigned now has
possession of and first lien of the
following described personal prop
erty for materials furnished for and
labor on the following described per-
sonality in the sum Of $430.67, over
and above all credits or offsets; and
Whereas, default has been made
in Che payment of the said indebted
ness, as aforesaid, and more than 80
days have elapsed since the due date
thereof.
Now, Therefore, the undersigned
will, on the 9Th day of November,
1948, at 12 o'clock noon, at the East
Court Motor Company, in the town
of Marion, N. c., on East Court
Street, pursuant to said lien, sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, to sat-
isfy said Indebtedness, all of the
right, title and interest, which the
owner, Charles Stevens, or any other
person, firm or corporation, has in
and to the said personal property
described as follows:
One 1886 Pontiac automobile
a Door Sedan, Motor No.
8-59275.
The above described per on a
property is now located at the un-
dersigned's place of business on
East Court street in the town of Ma
non, N. c., and may be seen and in
zpected t here at any reasonable
time, at or prior to the sale date,
rs aforesaid. Thi 8 29th day of
September, 1948.
EAST COURT MOTOR CO.,
By C. C. WISE, Partner.
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE
TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as administra-
zrix Of the estate of O. B. Morgan,
deceased, late Of Mcdowell County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
shem to the undersigned on or be-
fore the 5th day of October, 1949,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
aebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 4th day Of October,
l948.
MRS. O. B. MORGAN,
Administrative of
O. B. Morgan.
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
STILL AFTER HIM

A Philadelphia clubman dreamed
that he died and went to heaven.
While sitting in a beautiful palace,
a cherub came through paging him.
"Call for Mr.. Doe! Call for Mr..
Doe"!
"Here you are, my boy" the club
man said, beckoning to the page.
"I'm Mr.. Doe. What is it"?
"Your wife wants you on the ouija
board, SIR"
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
Marion High School
Football Schedule

Oct. 29-Rutherfordton at Mar
ion.
Nov. 5-Hickory at Marion.
Nov. 12-Canton at Canton.
Nov. 19-Bessemer City at Mar
ion.
Nov. 24-Forest City at< Forest
City.
Marion progress., 1948-10-28
NATIONAL. FARM NEWS

North Carolina's cows produced
an average of 41g pounds Of milk
zach during August.
Farm costs in 1949 probably will
be about as high as they are this
year.