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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
CHICAGO DETECTIVE TELLS
WHY l KILLED IL MEN"

CHICAGO (ANP -Chicago's
toughest and most feared Negro
cop, Detective Sylvester "Two-Gu
Pete" Washington, reveals his mo-
tives and ideas on law enforcement
in a January Ebony article entitled
Why I Killed IL Men"
Credited with cleaning up" two
of Chieago's worst districts, De-
tective Washington had made over
10000 arrests in his 16 years on
the force. He is rsputed to have
made the largest single-handed
raids and most arrests of any local
police officer. Officers of the 9Th
District Police Station say that in
one raid he captured so many ms
creants that he had to line them
up in a column of twos and march
them to the station military style.
On another occasion, 1t is re-
puted that so many persons were
arrested by him in a raid that
squad cars summoned couldn't hold
them. so Washington comandeered
stretcar in which to drive his
prisoners to the station house.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Bojongles

Those who are we'll versed in
such matters insist that Bill Rob-
inson's untutored feet were actual
ly the most highly educated feet
the tap dance has ever known. He
had never taken lesson in the for
NAL sense. He had learned from
experiment and observation. Yet
he became the master while still
manned the one person to whom
all others had to go for instruction
and example.
So far as we laymen are con-
cerned, there is one partial explain
alton of his genius. That is his love
for his work. Most of us who saw
him on stage or screen were moved
by the pleasure which he got from
giving pleasure than from the
dance itself.
This generosity of his-this joy
in the happiness of others-carried
over into his financial life, and
kept him permanently ruined. The
cautious will call him reckless, and
he was. Nevertheless, he was one
of Natures noblemen, and he did
much to win the regard of the ma
tion for his people.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Job Clinic

Our Job Clinic, held on Novem-
Der 4 and 5, 1949. was an outstand-
ing success. It attracted one hun
dred persons job seekers and
those seeking to improve them
selves. The faculty was composed
of David Robinson, our president;
William Van Meter. Deputy Com
missioner of Labor; e. Shelton Hill
and Edwin C. Berry of our staff.
This faculty discussed the follow
ing subjects: How To Find a Job.
How to Find a Better Job, How to
Succeed on the Job, How to Use
your Union Affiliation. Protective
Legislation, Opportunities for I'M
provement.
All material pres t e d was
frank, down to earth. disable stuff
no theorizing or use of social
work jargon. These men used
simple, understandable language.
Many persons win be helped for
having attended Those who at
tended were lavish in their express
sions of appreciation. We have al
ready been asked to repeat the
clinic for the benefit of residents of
Guilds Lake. The Clinic was held
at st. Philips Parish House. We
are indebted to st. Philips Church
for the use of its facilities.
Some of those in attendance
have already received real help
from the League. Two have been
placed in permanent jobs; three
have completed plans to return to
school; a host have been informed
of civil service examinations in
their skill category and many have
returned to the League for addi-
tional counselling.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
NAACP PLAY

Forty Years of Fighting"
written by Henry Lee Moon, ma
tional publicity director Of
NAACP, was first presented at the
Fortieth Convention held in Los
Angeles, California; and for the
second time by the local branch
Sunday evening, November ~, at
Bethel AME Church. More re-
quests are being made for it. The
cast was almost the same in each
except for minor roles. Principle
roles are: Otto Rutherford as mar
rator; Mrs. Margaret Wyman as
Mary White Overton; Mr.. J.
Rorick as William Lord Garrison;
Mrs. Earl Morrison as a lynch VIC
TIM Off-stage voices were: Mrs.
Charles VILLA m s. Miss Betty
Berry. Other roles were: Miss Cen
eva Turned as home seeker; Mrs.
Dorothy Berry. "other" voices;
Mrs. Willis A. Williams, southern
voter; Mr.. Harold Gaskin, quoting
decision; Mr.. Charles Maxey and
Mr.. e. B. Ingram as Bilbo; Mr..
Morris Dragon and Mr.. Richard
Boyle. Sr., as Judge Warning; Paul
Kennedy and Curtis Stiggers as
Negro youth; Mr.. Robert Rankin
as Justice Hughes; Mr.. Stanley
Jordon. job seeker. Mrs. ]. w. In
gersoll, Chairman of Community
Coordination and Chairman for the
Fortieth Anniversary Fund, pre-
sided. Rev. J. e. Roberts, pastor
of Bethel, gave-the Invocation. Mrs.
Richard Boyle directed the play.
Mrs. e. w. Smith, newly elected
president, gave closing remarks.
Bethels Junior Choir under the
able direction of Robert Herndon,
Jr. and Richard Moffett, furnished
the music.
Much credit is due Bethel church
for its civic and community inter-
est in opening is doors for tbs
very Informative presentation.
Next meeting of the Branch
NAACP will be held at the usual
place-Central Library, 10th and
Yamhill, PM, December 18. New
officers and board members will be
installed at this meeting.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Our Salute

We offer sincere commentators
to Mrs. Henry Ellison for her out
standing work and leadership dur
ing the Community Chest Cam
paign. Mrs. Ellison acted ably as
co-chairman of the large Holiday
School District. Her teams went
over the assigned quota. She was
valiantly assisted by Mrs. Herman
Baker, Mrs. Walter Kicks and Mrs.
Warren Day.
The steady movement of Ne
groes into the main stream of life
of any community carries with it
both RIGHTS AND RESPONSE
BILITIES. Demonstrations such as
this prove that Negroes readily ac-
cept their share of community re-
sponsibility.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Moss Aff0ck
On BigotrY

We, along with other community
groups, are planning a mass at
tack on bigotry. prejudice and dis
elimination the equal of which,
this town has never witnessed.
This is the way ii will work: The
Mayors Committee on Intergroup
Relations will coordinate the move
ment. All responsible community
groups are invited to join. Some
twenty-five groups. including the
following, have already agreed:
Council of Church Women, League
of Women Voters. Central Labor
Council, A. F.of L., Portland In
dustrial Union Council. C.Io.. Ma
tional Conference Of Christians and
Jews, Anti-Defamation League,
NAACP, American Veterans Com
mittee, intercollegiate Council,
Methodist Federation of Social Ac-
ton, YMCA, and, of course, the
Urban League of Portland.
A gigantic educational program
has been outlined. 1t includes use.
of press. radio, billboards, printed
literature, speakers and movies.
Churches, civic, social, educational.
veteran, labor and service organi-
cations will be asked to consider
soberly and realistically the neces-
sity of improving human relations
within the framework of our enun-
ciated moral principles and demo-
cratic concepts. THIS rs BIG!
The intensive educational cam
paign will go full blast for a period
of about sixty days; the first phase
of which will eliminate in the pre-
sentation of city ordinance for
civil rights to the Portland City
Council. THIS MUST NOT FALL
We have been trying to sell
everyone in Portland on the slogan,
LET'S MAKE PORTLAND BEST
referring, of course, to the Ma
TONS Best City in Race and Group
Relations. 1t can be done. Whether
the Mayors Committee adopts this
slogan or not, their purpose is to
make Portland best.
We are inviting your attention
to the details of this proposed pro-
gram because the Urban League
will be called upon to carry a
large part of the work load and
a fair share of the financial burden.
This is a great effort to deter
mine whether we shall live in a
city which stands for decency, hui
man dignity and fair play or
whether we shall operate, while
longer, as a community inclined
toward moral bankruptcy. Democ-
racy and human decency will pre-
vail If YOU CARE ENOUGH TO
DO ENOUGH TO MAKE IT SO!
To satisfy our share in this pro-
gram, we will need one dollar
($1.00) or more from every mem
Der and an agreement of every one
to assist in the educational cam
paign. WILL YOU DO YOUR
SHARE?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Church Women
And Civil Rights

The principle upon which Civil
Rights is founded is the corner
stone of our Christian faith, the
worth of the individual, the sacred
ness of personality. For this alone
we Council Women must concern
ourselves with Civil Rights. How
many state councils have consid-
cred the resolution of the Christian
Social Relations Department which
were passed by the Milwaukee
General Assembly? How many To-
cal councils have voted to support
them? Many of them were specifi-
cally on Civil Rights.
Has there been a study group in
your community to consider the
Report of the Presidents Commit
tee on Civil Rights and the Report
on Segregation in Washington?
What about the Report of the
Commission on Human Rights of
the United Nations?
Council women should initiate
community study groups on these
three reports. One can do nothing
about a problem until one has the
facts and a concern about them.
Facts on Civil Rights are in these
reports. If we are inclined to shirk
the idea of study groups, let us
ask ourselves who should be con-
cerned if we church women have
no solicitude for Civil Rights.
Church Women, through mis-
sionary groups, have long been in
terested in the American Indian.
That interest should include con-
Germ over the threat to their civil
rights both in Alaska and contin-
entail United States. There is a
10-year-old Navajo-Hopi Rehabili-
tation Bill Is. 1407, H. r. 5208)
Congress, which if passed will need
on the calendar in both houses of
an appropriation to make it effec-
tive. There are dozens of other bills
on Indian affairs pending in Con-
gress. Some will protect their civil
rights and restore our good name;
others are in the worst tradition of
anti-Indian legislation. Which bills
are enacted depends upon how ac-
tive our conscience is, how deep
our concern that Christian princi-
Piles prevail in our nation. Do we
Council Women demand such legis-
lation? How deep is our concern
for Civil Rights?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Bread on the Voters

Our Nelghborhood Department,
under the direction Of John s. Hol-
ley, has just completed two educa-
tional Investigations. Both are ex-
traordlnarily encouraging. The
first investigation reveals Negro
students are presently In attend
ance at twelve of sixteen Oregon
colleges. Portland University leads
with fifteen students. The second
survey shows that of fifty-two
Negro graduates in June, 1e49,
thirty are in college. This is an
average of SIS per cent of Negro
graduates enrolled In college. This
compares favorably with the over
all figure for Oregon graduates Of
I7.9 per cent In 1913. We call this
Bread on the Waters because 1t is
the first installment of the pay-off
on the work YOU have been doing
for the past several years. Passage
of a Fair Employment Practices
Law; the placing of non-white
workers in better jobs; our intensi-
fled program of public education;
and newspaper Interpretation are
helping Negro and other non-white
youth to raise their sights and pre-
pare for jobs in higher brackets.
Your efforts have helped to reduce
the demoralizing effects of Jim
Grow. This is just the first divi-
dend. Investments in democracy
and human decency continue to
pay and pay and pay. -.
We are not satisfied with this
record and regard it as only the
beginning. One reason for our dis
satisfaction is simply that too few
Negro youngsters graduate from
high schools. We're going to attack
that problem, too, and we will have
something to report to you on that
soon.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Yakima and Tacoma


new heating plant installed. Ed
Porter. chairman of the building
committee, said. Rest rooms and
Women's Lounge have been added
and the wiring has been replaced
in the building. A ventilating sys-
tenn has been added also. The i'm
provement project has provided an
additional $50 square feet, making
it possible to have full use of the
dining room. It win be used for the
first time for the Public Dinner,
Dec. Is, 1e4e. Mrs. Pearl Braggs
is chairman Of the dinner.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
PORTLAND NEWS & SOCIALS
CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Sunday, Dec. IS, at 8 pm,
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Choir, under the direction of
Kenneth Stovall, viii present a
special Christmas Concert, The
Rose OF Christmas" This prom
ises to be an outstanding event.
No one should miss this holiday
treat.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Porents Clinic

Plans are presently being formu-
lated for a clinic which win treat
the problems of Negro children at
lending school in the Portland
area. The purpose Of the clinic will
be to assist parents in helping their
children adjust to the local school
situation, to become fully inte-
grated into the school program and
obtain the greatest possible bene-
fits from what the schools have to
.offer-in short, to improve home
and school relationships and to
help non-white youth make maxi
mum use Of the school experience.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Clubs

Members of the Rosebud Study
Club with guests numbering about
40 attended a delicious luncheon
and educational talk on The Da-
mascus Hostess House and Cream
cry, 3342 s. Z. Morrison, Wednes-
day, November %. The official
hostess. Mary" was delighted at
such a fine group of attractive,
well-dressed ladies.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
STANDARD Matched"

With softwood flooring. rstand-
ard matched" means that the up
per lip of the groove is thicker
than the lower. The thickness of
the lower lip Is the same for all
standard thicknesses of flooring.
and hence the difference between
the upper and lower lip becomes
more pronounced in the heavier
thicknesses.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Cost Of BruceIlosls

Brucellosis reduces the herd own
er's net income in cattle by de-
creasing the milk production to as
much as 20 to % per cent In
severely infected herds; by reduc-
ing the calffcrop to as much as 40
per cent; by terminating in sterili-
ty in some animals and by In
creasing the incidence Of mastitis.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13

Crosswind landing gear. newly
developed for airplanes. enables
the pilot to land into the wind even
when the wind is at an angle to
the runway. says Carl Markwith in
the National Geographic Magazine.
A casterlike device inside the
wheels brings them automatically
into line with the runway when
they touch the ground.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13

Glass coffeemakers can be kept
sanitary and wholesome by frequent
cleanings with baking soda solu-
ton. using one teaspoon of soda to
quart of water. Put the solution
into the coffeemaker as in making
coffee, bring to boil. then rinse
with clear warm water
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
READ THE cLAssIFIEDs
Diet for Pig Deaths

Faulty nutrition Of sows and gifts
has been over-rated as a cause Of
baby pig deaths. in the opinion Of
Minnesota research veterinarian.
DR.. George A. Young. Jr.. of the
HORNED foundation at Austin.
Mimi. says unidentified virus
diseases and other infectious con-
ditions are more often the major
cause Of fatal pig ailments than
errors in feeding ard management.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
AncIen, cure.An

During the days when bleeding
was considered q method of curi,R
disease II was common practice
for doctors 10 use .eeches. or blood
suckers. TO suck blood from ailine
patients
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13

Bethel ANIL, RtF. r. z. WIN
Jams, pastor. Sunday, Dec. II, was
very fine day. Rev. Williams
preached a wonderful sermon Sun
day at 5 pm. The No. 2 Steward
ess Board presented another fine
program of Vesper Services, which
win be closed with a Pageant"
Sunday, Dec. IS, at pm.
The Christmas play. why
Christmas" will be Christmas Eve
with a complete program for the
public, sponsored by the Bethel
AME Sunday School. Mrs. Pearl
Braggs is the chairman of the pro-
gram.
Sunday evening. Dec. 25. Rev.
c. p. Williams and members are in
vited to worship with Rev. A. B.
Fuller at Mt. Hope Baptist Church.
Sunday evening, Dec. 81, Bethels
pastor. Rev. e. P. Williams. will
hold Communion Watch Service
beginning at 10 pm. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
Mt. Rope will have a Christmas
program, and also a Christmas
tree. Mrs. D. w. Rose, Supt. of the
Sunday School. Rev. A. B. Fuller,
pastor.
The Church of God in Christ
will have a spiritual awakening
and a very fine program during
the holidays. Rev. Jas. M. Young.
pastor.
Sick List
Mrs. George Coleman. who was
in st. Elizabeth Hospital for sew
eral days, is convalescing at her
home.
Johnny White is back in the
hospital again. He is doing fine.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham is still
in the hospital, but she has under
gone her operation.
Mrs. Edward Pleasant is con-
valescing at her home in South
Sixth Street. Her daughter. Mrs.
George Gardner, is taking care
of her.
Mrs. William Graves has re-
turned from Portland, where she
visited her home for a few days
and enjoyed 1t. She is waiting for
the Stork to visit her daughter,
Mrs. E. P. Williams.
Mr.. M. H. Ellis of Yakima re-
Gently visited his brother, Delaney.
who has been seriously i'll in
Sautelle Government Hospital, a
veterans hospital. He is improving
nicely. Mr.. Ellis spent two weeks
in Los Angeles visiting his brother,
and enroute home he visited other
relatives in Oakland. He also visit
ed and was entertained by Ro-t
chester, the famous comedian on
Jack Benny's show. He greeted
some fine friends told -timers),
formerly of Salt Lake City, who
showed him a grand time. So, in
spite of his brothers illness, Mr..
Ellis returned home relaxed and
with pleasant memories of his trip.
Church to Give Benefit Dinner
Members of the Bethel AME
Church will serve a Ham and
Turkey Dinner in the Church's
Dining Room from IT pm. 1t
is benefit dinner to obtain funds
for the church remodeling and
improvement project, which is now
well along toward completion. The
basement has been enlarged and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13

N@~@ - Nf--~A-<AA
Traditionally. minstrel shows
have presented the American Ne
gro as a buffoon, an object Of
levity. as given mainly to such
pursuits as crap-shooting. razor
welding and chicken stealing; as
being ultra-lazy. unfaithful to
marriage vows. afraid Of ghosts.
given to unintelligible jabbering
and the use Of unwieldy words, and
endowed with numerous other
traits of a negative character. All
qualified students of the current
social scene recognize such char
acterizations as largely responsible
for much of the interracial mis-
understanding which presently pre-
walls. and which weighs heavily
against the American Negroes
progress in attaining recognition
as full American citizens. The SCOT
black faces and enormous white
mouths of minstrel men are OBJ
jectionable, as well as the exag-
gerateda so-called Negro dialect.
But beyond this, it Is the treat
ment of the Negro as thing
apart" In our civilization that is
most reprehensible. Certainly, the
picture presented by minstr e l
shows and their successors-cer-
tain types of radio and motion pic
ture Characterization purported to
represent NECROSIS direct con-
tradiction to the findings of science
with regard to race.
This stereotyped version of
non-white minority is, in effect.
device of miseducation when used
anywhere. When it is presented
school auspices, this effect is ex-
aggerated. Here, it appears that
in a school setting and under
the school, our foremost educa-
tional institution, has given its
sanction and approval to such
characterizations, and they are
likely to be regarded as represent
ing the evaluation which the school
places on human personality when
that personality is encased in a
colored skin.
When the subject is discussed,
some persons always raise the
question, why do Negroes resent
the minstrel so?" They resent the
minstrel because the continual pre-
sentation of the Negro as less than
a human or as a subhuman has
been rationalized to permit the
color caste patterns which present
ly exist in our society. For genera
tions, this naturalization has been
translated into action which adj
versely affects the condition of
the Negro American and which is
contrary to the best interests of
our nation. To Negroes, this has
meant humiliation, privation and
fear; it has meant denial of jobs,
segregated housing. poverty. i'll
health, poor education, and in
many instances, has removed the
incentive factor from the consci-
BUSINESS of Negro youth and adults.
The stereotyped characterize
tions of the Negro personality is
widely accepted by uniformed
Americans. Most of these persons
are not viciously prejudiced, but
grossly misinformed. The minstrel
buttresses and seems to give Gre
dence to this prevalent misinfor-
nation.
The black face minstrel shows,
like some of the songs of the
stephen Foster era, are no longer
acceptable. They are carry-overs
from a part of our national history
and national h am which all
thinking Americans are now trying
to rectify.
These are among the reasons
we believe the minstrel show has
no place in the program of our
public schools.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
8 Million Miles Daily,

Streetcars. trolley coaches and
buses operated by urban transit
systems in the United States travel
more than 100000 miles every
day.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
NATURE is WONDERFUL

Mrs. ]. T. Clayton picked ripe rec
raspberries from her back yard
Congratulations. Mrs. Gaytonl We
appreciate the wonders of nature.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Calcium Chloride

Bags OF calcium chloride may be
used In closets and cellars to alb
sorb moisture and prevent mildew
in homes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-12-13
Black Face Minstrels
Contradict Scientists

The Black
Presents exaggerated derogatory stereotype
American Negro minority.
offends the Negroes
working toward better understanding.
g. Miseducates non-Negro youth.
l. Confuses Negro youth.
Defeats measure purpose
participation in democratic society
Evening star., 1949-10-11

social club that permitted poker
games, the validity of a California
city ordinance that prohibited
construction of church in an
area zoned for single-family
houses. a Los Angeles radio sta
tion's complaint that it was pre-
vented from covering a murder
trial at which another station was
allowed to broadcast from the
courtroom. a claim that drivers of
company owned taXicabs are not
employees whose earnings are sub
ject to social security taxes, the
plea of Willie MCGEE. Mississippi
Negro, for review of his conviction
of charges of raping a white
woman, and a requested hearing
for James Zarichny, who said he
was expelled from Michigan State
College for arranging a meeting
addressed by a Communist leader.
The court agreed to review a
District Court judgment here that
the Civil Aeronautics Board
should not have awarded a 1,700-
mile air route to Piedmont Avia-
ton, Inc.
1t also agreed to review a Cali