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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-02-02
EVERETT NEWS

Due to the extreme cold during
recent weeks, Religious. Social
and Fraternal activities have been
few. A splendid group of men,
decided to break the spell by
giving an Old fashioned chittlerin
dinner at the home of Willie Will
liams 2705h Hewitt St.
Willie Hayes, George Davis, Jes-
sic White and others, put on old
white aprons, cooked, SERVED and
entertained a large number of
folks.
Word reached Everett last week
of the death of Mrs. Mamie
Earles, sister of Mrs. Carrie Davis
of this city. Mrs. Davis and ia
mily will have the prayer and
sympathy of the many friends and
all who know her during these
sorrowful days.
A dinner will be given by the
Stewardess Board of the Bailey
A. M. E. Church on Feb. 18th
at 1900 noon, COMMUNICATING
the birthday of Richard Allen,
founder of the African Methodism.
The dinner will be given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Stewart,
1926 Colby st. Rev. e. D. Chap
pelle. pastor of the First A. M. e.
Church of Seattle will be guest
speaker.
Miss Althea Jordan is visiting
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Read 1926 Nassau st. Miss Jordan
usually visits Everett every win
ter but the unusual cold weather
this year has kept her indoor
most of the time. Her sister, Mrs.
Dethrie Reado is hoping the bad
weather clears up, last Miss Jor-
dan become discouraged and de-
parts for sunny California
NOTICE
If you have some one visit
you or if you go out of the city
to visit some one. or if you have
news of any sort drop by 2121
Broadway Ave. and leave it with
us for publication in the North.
west Enterprise.
Sick List
Mrs. Louise Davis.
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! NEWS
FLORIST SHOP UNDER
new MANAGEMENT

When is flowers you want for
that special occasion or for any
occasion the place to go is the
sunbright Florist under the new
management of Joyce and Galen
Burghardt. Featuring quality work
at the most reasonable prices,
sunbright Florist offers a personal
service in the selection of you
flowers and plant.
A full and complete line OF
garden supplies is in stock Free
delivery and a prompt wire serv-
ice is available to all customers
Attention all BILLS. Mr.. Burg
hardt is a memer Of Elk Lodge
No. S96 of Lewiston, Idaho.
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FEBRUARY Is FULL
DAY IN TACOMA

N.A.A.C.P. has planned for Sun
day, February 18th the observance
of Lincoln-Douglass Day, at the
Bethlehem Baptist Church. South
18th and Eye Streets, 1880 P. M,
with Judge MATHEW Hill, distin-
guished jurist of Olympia as the
principal speaker.
In keeping with the enlarged
program of this year, this meet
ing will be only the beginning
and every effort is being put
forward to make it one of the
highlights in point of civic en-
deayor and draw one of the larg-
est gatherings. The public, and
especially all members are urged
to attend
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Church Closing
Great Drive

The Allen Chapel A. M. E.
Church closes on Sunday, February
18th, its Improvement Drive. with
reports of its States Committees
and awards during the morning
and afternoon services at which
will be distinguished speakers,
refreshments and other activities
following regular church services.
The day is called by many,
the Home Coming Day as well
as victory day for Allen AME
Church in Tacoma. All members
and friends are solidely behing
he movement and an expected
overflow congregation is being
planned for.
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SimmOns-Akers Singers
Win Portland

The Simmons-Akers Singers of
Los Angeles. nationally famous,
particularly throughout the African
Methodist Episcopal connection
are touring the Northwest filling
successful engagements in various
churches.
In Portland last week the sing
ers engaged in a revival The
Gospel In Song = at Bethel AME
church where they were overwelm-
ingly received at each service.
Leaving Portland they had a re-
turn engagement to Seattle.
Doris Akers, pianist for the trio
and spokesman, said in a press
interview, We've been organized
about five years, have appeared
in many of the larger cities of the
middlewest, south and Northwest
I'VE spent last November in
Omaha, Nebraska, with great sue
cess in a number of churches"
The interviewer (yours truly
recalled the popularity of the sing
ers at the AME. General Confer
ence in Kansas City, Kansas. last
May.
Miss Akers is the sister Of
Rev. Harley Akers formerly of the
Puget Sound Conference (now of
the Colorado Conference). Others
Of the ensemble are: Dorothy
Simmons and Hattie Hawkins.
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Social Sidelines
FORMER PoRTLANDERs
VISITS PARENTS

Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton Bos-
we'll and their young daughters
Jerri Lynn and Eleanor (named
for her mother) visited Mrs. Bos-
wells parents Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Gragg in NE 10Th Avenue.
Rev. Boswell, pastor of Jones
Methodist church, San Francisco,
attended the City Pastors confer
ence held in Portland, last week.
He also attended the missionary
board in Seattle and while there
set up a new Methodist church.
A family dinner at the Roy
Graggs was to compliment the
Boswells.
Mrs. Boswell left on Sunday
for her home in San Francisco,
where she will teach in the Public
School system this semester. Rev.
and the daughters will leave this
week.
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2216 S. E. 37th Phon. EAST 1911
Mary NJ. Duncan Editor
DOCTOR LESTER B. GRANGER TELLS OF
THE URBAN LEAGUE TOMORROW
2216 S. E. 37th

Portland will be a better place
In which-to-live due to the visit
here this week of DR.. Lester B.
Granger, executive director of the
National Urban league and one
of the nations leaders in the
field of race relations.
DR.. Granger addressed a mass
meeting in Social Hall of Central
YWCA Friday, at pm. His sub
ject, 1.-THE Urban League and To
morrow, was discussed from his
point of vantage and great ex-
perience, the job before the league
and its needs to change, streng-
then, or reform its goals, to meet
the challenge of this rapidly NOV
ing age and to meet the critical
needs of the communities It SER
yes.
DR.. Granger was heard and en-
Enthusiastically received by repre-
sentatiyes from a cross section
of Portland's civic, religious, pol
itical and otherwise interested
people.
Richard L. Neuberger, State
Senator from Multnomah County,
who has championed the Fair
Employment Practice Bill, gave
resume of the Bill since its in
PRODUCTION; its successes and fail
ures. He indicated reasons and
advised steps which interested
citizens must take to insure pass
age of this measure.
Phil Dreyer. State Representa-
tive from Multnomah County, and
one of the IS sponsors Of the T.
e. P. C. Bill, supported Neuberger
in his comments.
Friday afternoon at Central ""
DR.. Granger addressed members
of the Council of Social Agencies
and the Board of Directors OF
the Community Chest, and made
several radio talks.
DR.. Changers duties with the
Urban League have called him
to all sections Of the country.
His assignments as Special Aid
to Secretary of Defense Forrestal,
have carried him abroad wherever
we have defense installations. This
broad experience, plus his own
wisdom, imagination and genius
in human relations, renders inest1
Unable, DR.. Changers analysis OF
the dilemma of race relations.
DR.. Granger won the navy's
highest civilian award for out
standing service in World War
II. In 1947 he was awarded the
honorary doctorate of human let
tiers from Dartmouth college, his
alma mater.
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| THOUGHT THE
STATUE SPOKE
after Inauguration, 1949)
BY Harry Levette for AMP

(After Inauguration, 1949)
BY Harry Levette for AMP
thought
The statue spoke
AS nightfall closed Inauguration
day, 1949.
For seated in the dark, great
Lincoln seemed
So thoughtful as he gazed DER
the capitol
Where once again a President was
sworn in
To lead the nation as its chief.
He whispered in the breeze,
"You work has just begun
But granite, marble. shapen clay
cannot speak, yet
1t whispered more, REST not,
and falter not,
And weaken not till
All men, all races have been freed
here in
Our land"
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Suit Asks For
Custer of Pastor

Suit to GUST the Rev. A. B. Full
Ter from the pastorate of the Mt.
Hope Baptist church has been
filed in Yakima superior court by
five persons who claim they were
wrongful dismissed from member
ship in the church.
Hazel Brown, Magnolia Rentz,
Flora Hawkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hackworth are plaintiffs
in the action against Rev. Fuller,
two deacons, George Anderson and
George Frost. and the church.
At a church meeting January Z
the plaintiffs were removed from
membership, they allege. They
contend they were not given OPP
portunity to air their grievances
and that the whole procedure was
in violation of the Book of Disci-
pline, rules by which the church
is governed.
For several months, the pastor
has caused strife and dissent
among members of the church,
plaintiffs contend. They ask that
the defendants be restrained from
removing them from membership,
pending hearing of the court ac-
ton, and that the Rev. Fuller be
removed
Plaintiffs further ask that trans
actions of the January Z meeting
be declared void, that the defend
ants be required to allow the plain
tiffs hearing as provided by the
Book of Discipline, that the court
require the defendants to allow
the plaintiffs to call a church
council and that all proceedings
be carried on in accordance with
the Book of Discipline rules.
George M. Martin is plaintiffs at
torney.
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Yakima News
Architect Looks at
Future Church

According to the preliminary
drawings brought to Yakima last
Thursday by the Architect Jno
L. Blount. the proposed improve
ments and additions to the church
will make 1t one Of WIDE COM
MUNITY interest of activity -
even beyond the confines OF It's
membership. These improvements
will include an enlarged. modern
lied Chapel" or Sanctuary = for
devotion onlyl A Sunday School
Department with Assembly Room,
individual Class Room = all con-
vertible into small concert hall.
New and much needed santa
ton facilities, a kitchen, dining
room and extra Banquet Hall,
the later being equipped as an
all-week Youth recreational center
with sandwich snack bar, lock
ers, etc.
A home like parsonage with
guest room in the basement OF
which will be a large children's
play room, thus furthering the
community interest of the church.
Among the more interesting act
ivities planned for this new Re
ligious Center are the proposed
Women's classes in Home-making,
and the Community supported Day
Nursery.
In the foregoing items incorpo-
rated in these plans" it is as
sumed that the Christian Church
must" enlarge its program to
or for the betterment of human
uplift to reach at all times =
the real needs of all the people.
Seven days each week, four weeks
each month, IL months year or
365 days a year, there must be
- and need be = the keen COM
petition that focus on all sides,
this is good for all leading COM
munities.
The Presiding Elder. Rev. L..
F. Green of Seattle will be here
for the End Quarterly Conference
at Bethel A. M. E., Sunday,
February 6, 1949.
Jno L. Blount, Seattle Architect,
was in Yakima Thursday and
Friday with the preliminary draw
ings for these improvements, and
the plans were reviewed by many
of the dinner guests Thursday
- as we'll as by the Building Com
mittee. All seemed to be well
nleased
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Bob Emmons. was entertained
on his 10th birthday. He also
received many nice gifts
Joseph Johnson Nicholas, was
year old on December %, we
hope he had nice birthday.
CORRECTION
In reporting the installation of
the officers for the Gem Lodge
No. 1853. of the Elks and the
Valley of Sun Temple, No. $50.
slight mistake was made that
we wish to correct.
For the Gem Lodge. Glen Harris
was installed as Leading Knight,
and for the Valley of The Sun
Temple, the No. l Trustee is DIT.
Marjorie Donaldson. and Trustee
No. 2. is DIT. Beatrice Ryan.
We appreciate the delicious re-
freshments prepared and served
by the following committee, DIT.
Frances Chandler, chairman, DIT.
Majorie Donaldson, DIT. Vina Nc
veay, Dt. Pearl Garnder, and
others. We thank all for making
this past year as well as that
social a great success.
YAKIMA ELks ATTEND
SEATTLE MEET
The members of Yakima Elks
that were in Seattle attending a
meeting Of the Elks were: Frank
Mcintosh, Ben Sanders, Sr., Grant
verden, members of the Gem
Lodge and Louise James. Majorie
Donaldson, and Vivian verden, re-
presenting the Valley of Sun Tenn
pie. The also visited relatives and
friends and enjoyed lovely week
end.
BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH
The Bethel chairman of the
building fund, Edward Porter,
with the committee Mesdames
Lillian Ellison, Pearl Braggs, Mae
Johnson, Della Woods and Marie
Evans. These names were written
as the persons whose picture ap-
peared in Monday Jan. "a, Yakima
Daily Republic, evening paper,
and here is the story as it was.
One of the biggest benefit dinner
events of the season was that
which were scheduled by the Beth
ell Women. 1t was last Thursday
in the First Methodist Church
The meal started at 1880 A. M.
and was supposed to have been
until 1880 P. NJ, but lasted much
later and many were left unserved.
The food ran out but the profit
ON the dinner and other sources
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POLICE RAID TEEN
AYERS DANCE CLUB
BY ISAAC JONES

DETROIT - amp - It ap-
pears that Detroit Police and Fire
departments big shots may be
defeated In their efforts to break
up the Motor City's'' newest
night amusement spot designed for
teen-agers of both races.
The nitery, known as Club
Sudan, is located In the basement
Of the famous Norwood hotel in
the heart of Paradise valley.
Last Friday night Inspector Art
hur Heidi of the Central police
station, Capt. John T. Miller OF the
Fire department, and some Of their
aides visited the club and a raid
followed.
Police charged that Club Sudan
is an AL firetrap and 800 young
people were jammed into the
place which has a capacity for
200.
ut took me 20 minutes to push
my way from the front entrance
through the crowd to the rear
door. We have received a number
of complaints about this club"
the inspector related.
Howard G. Pyle, white. owner
of the club who appeared In
court Monday before Judge John
d. Watt, charges that the police
department is attempting to close
the club because of its interracial
policy.
He related he did not believe
the officers could make an exact
count of the number OF persons
on the dance floor, especially
when they were doing the "bepop'.
He denied that 900 youth were
in the club and stated his wife,
Joan, was on the door with an
automatic counter, and the doors
were locked after 300 entered.
Pyle further stated that Ken
nedy Lawrence, deputy superin-
tendent, told him that he wanted
to see Club Sudan closed because
of the Indecent" dancing per-
mitted there.
Judge Watts ordered police to
use mechanical counters for the
next 80 days at the club to de-
termine the exact number of pa
trosn nightly.
The club serves only soft drinks
and is open three nights a week.
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WELCOMED VISITORS

Mr.. James d. Blaine and Mr..
Otis Johnson, of Omaha, Nebr,
were in Portland last weekend
having time for mere hello for
relatives and friends. The two are
employees of the Union Pacific =
Mr.. Johnson, a chef, and Mr..
Blaine, cousin of Mrs. M. M. Dun
can, pleasantly related the sue
cess of his son, James Dewey
Blaine, Jr., who is on the Dennis
J. Buckley torpedo ship in the
engine room where he is studying
the Deisiel engines.
Mr.. Jonson's wife, Matte, is
financial secretary of Local 465,
Omaha, Nebraska.
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SEATTLl
EAST MADISON
Y. N. c. A.
ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

ANNUAL plNNEh MEETING
The public is invited to the
East Madison Annual dinner, on
February 5. at 700 P. M. at the
East Madison YMCA, 2srd and
East Olive. DIR. Stuart c. Dodds,
Professor of Sociology at the Uni
versity of Washington and Di-
rector of Washington State Public
Opinion Laboratory will be the
speaker of the evening. There
will also be several other interest
ing events of the program.
Please call the East Madison
Branch before Wednesday, Fed
ruary 2. 194s, for your reserva-
tions. The cost of the dinner is
one dollar and fifty-cents t$1 SOY
Der plate.
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KAY'S BEAUTY SALON

in all Hair Styles, in
GLIDING Glamour. 1920 N. Van
Couver Avenue, Portland IL,
Ore. Salon open Monday through
Saturday. Hours 9 am. to .
pm. Phone-Office MU. 9715;
residence TU. 1889. Operators
Mrs. Carrie Davis; Mrs. Carrie
Erwin, proprietor.
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YAKIMA, WASH.


The Senior n. A. A. c. P. win
meet Wednesday night at the
home of Mrs. Marie Evans. in
her Rompus room. February Q.
1919. All members and friends
are welcome to attend this meet.
ing.
The Youth Group visited the
First Methodist church Sunday
evening at $50 o'clock. January
80. The topic discussed was Race
Relation followed by skating and
other recreational activities. Mrs.
Dolores Burdine Watson. escorted
this group.
Yakima Visitors
Willie Thomas. was the dinner
guest of his brother-in-law, Rev.
and Mrs. Frank Harvey last Sun
day. Willie is from Pasco. Wash.
Mrs. Taylor, is visiting her son.
George Frost from Los Angeles,
Calf. She came down for Christ
mas and win have a nice visit.
Stork Visits
A son was born January 20, to
Mr. and Mrs. George Frost. weigh
ing pounds in st. Elizabeth
hospital. The mother and baby are
doing fine and are expected to
come home Friday. February 4.
Happy Birthday
Tuesday. January 25, was Mrs.
Bell Evans birthday and her son
Nathan. Her daughter, Rev. Ma
mie Robinson. brought her mother
and her brother also a birthday
cake, from Ellensburg. Mrs. Evans
daughter. Della Woods, Joined in
making for her mother Happy
birthday. Mrs. Bell Evans is an
old pioneer of this Valley. She
came here when there were only
three colored families. She has
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CHURCH NEWS
BETHEL AME Has GUEST

bE 1EL AME HAS GUEST
Rev. Hamilton Boswell. of San
Francisco, California, was guest
speaker at Bethel AME church
Sunday, January 30. at IL o'clock
service. His subject "The Cross
and Committe Life" was taken
from goth chapter of st. Mathews
Strength of the nation-family and
man Is in the church-God's work.
God needs men and women who
will live by their commitments,
were among the many thoughts
pointed out by the speaker. The
Junior choir sang, they we're at
their best.
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was over $1,000 to go for the
Building Fund.
Millions Of thanks to Mr.. Ed
ward Porter. his committee and
the many members and friends
who helped to make this effort
great and decided success. Rev.
J. S. Bagneris. Jr.. pastor.
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Short Visitor from Seattle

Maestro AL Pierre, proprietor of
the Lucky Hour Tavern, Seattle,
Wash, was in Portland last week
for a brief rest period and visit.
Visit to California
Mrs. James Cantrell is spending
several weeks in Berkeley and
Los Angeles, California, on fra
ternal business. Mrs. Cantrell is
Grand conductress for Golden
State o. e. S. of California and
jurisdiction.
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Church Unit Fovors
FEPC and No Line

The commission on social and
industrial betterment of the Port
land Council of Churches still
fayors fair employment practices
and non-segregation of minority
groups in the city;s hotels, rest
aurants, theatres and hospitals.
But it wants to stay clear of
pressure groups and any political
implications involved.
In view of discussions of these
subject currently before the city
council and the state legislature,
the commission met Tuesday to
formulate statement which sup
ports these movements Gin prime
iple."
The commission chairman, the
Rev. Myeon C. Cole, pastor OF
the First Christian church, said
the commission members had not
studied the proposed city ordin-
ance and proposed state laws,
and were not in position to act
on them because they did not
know the political implications
involved, if any.
But we did take action on the
Christian principle involved he
said.
The commissions action will be
referred to the church councils
board of managers at its next
meeting.
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Mrs. William Larme Jordan and
son Silliam Larme, Jr., of Mos
COW, Idaho, are visiting indefi-
nitely with Mrs. Ola Reed, Mr..
Jordan's mother, in S. e. Tibbetts.
They are sharing the visit with
a brother and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Jordan.
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Funeral Services Held

Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. JOS
ephine M. Duke age ~ who pass
ed January 25, at her home, 834
N. e. Shaver, will be covered in
next issue of the Northwest En-
terprise.
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FEpc Bill Endorsed

A resolution indorsing Oregon
state senate bill No. 6, the fair
employment practice bill, was pas
sed at recent referendum by the
Reed college student body. A ma
iority of better than ten-to-one
indorsed the bill as sin accordance
with the traditional policy OF
Reed college"
STATE HOUS, Salem, Ore. =
The controversial Portland hous-
ing situation gave the senate its
first floor battle of the session
last Friday, with two Portland
senators doing most of the slug
ging.
Senator Richard L. Neuberger
called for ''more specific invest
igation" when the senate was
ready to vote on house concur
rent resolution providing for an
investigation of housing in Oregon,
and declared "the greatest scan
dal of Oregon is the lack of low
cost public housing in Portland
He also criticized the recent re-
appointment of Herbert Dahlke to
the Portland housing authority by
retiring Mayor Earl Riley.
This brought Senator Frank Hill
ton of Portland to his feet with
a demand that federal public hous-
ing itself be investigated.
Neuberger said Portland is the
nations only large city which has
not conducted a survey of hous-
ing needs, federal funds for which
were available in 1913. Portland's
low-cost permanent housing unit
total. he said, is greately below
that of other coastal cities.
Hilton divided his fire between
federal public housing and the
City of Portland building regula-
tions.
Referring to Neuberger's advan-
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THE PEOPLES
CONTEST CLOSED

The contest closed without a
Man and Lady named for the
calendar year of 194S. We are
satisfied there are so many out
standing characters here with
great, wonderful achievements,
that 1t was too difficult to name
one. Therefore, you haven't named
anyone. More power to the men
and women of Yakima. Continue
your great deeds in the year Of
1949 and many years to follow.
A. L. p.
Two weeks ago, Charles Wag-
gener, ST., visited his three sis
tiers, a son and daughter, Mrs.
Phillips Allen in Seattle. They
showed Mr.. Waggener very good
time. He also went to Olympia,
and returned to Yakima the next
week.
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cement of low-cost public housing
as a valuable factor In relieving
the housing shortage, Hilton said
the committee should not fail to
investigate this federal program.
ANY locality that has low-cost
public housing also has scandals
concerning it," he declared. There
are scandals as to whom gets
the housing and scandals concern
ing spending of the peoples
money"
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North or South, You Need
the NAACP