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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Churge of Cowurdice
Rejected; Found
Guilty of
Being AWOL

NEW YORK = Four Negro els
who had been sentenced to ten
years imprisonment by courts
martial in Korea have been exon
Grated, the National Association
for the Advancement of colored
People was informed recently by
Major Gen. Franklin P. Shaw.
Acting Judge Advocate General.
The four oath Infantrymen -
Corporal Verlon S. White and Pri-
Yates Willie Martin, Jr, Hardy e.
Sanders and Bernell Gordon-had
been charged with violation of
Article of War rs and convicted of
misconduct before the enemy"
They asked the assistance of the
NAACP in presenting their appeal
to the Judge Advocate General.
Jack Greenberg Of the NAACP
legal staff represented them in
hearings before the Judicial Coun-
Gil of the Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Office. The Council, with
the concurrence of the Acting
Judge Advocate General, rejected
the charge of cowardice, found
the men guilty of being AWOL,
reduced their sentences to one
year and suspended the execution
of the entire sentence in each
case"
This decision, Mr.. Greeneberg
explains, means that the men
were found guilty of a minor Of
Tense for which sentence was sus-
pended and their dishonorable dis
charges revoked" The exonerated
GIs are among 80 officers and
enlisted men who have appealed to
the NAACP for assistance follow
ing court-martial convictions, and
whose cases were investigated by
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Spe-
cial Counsel, in Japan and Korea.
Mr.. Marshall has been in Japan
and Korea for nearly a month in
vestigating the circumstances sur
rounding the courts martial of
more than 30 Negro officers and
enlisted men of the oath Infantry.
He has interviewed the accused
men and others in their outfit and
has been in conference with Gen.
eral of the Army Douglas Mac
Arthur, Inspector General Edwin
A. Zundel, and Major General
Doyle o. Hickey, chief of staff.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Buptists To Dedicate
Hot Springs Building

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. tANP)-
The executive board of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention, USA,
Inc, will convene in one of its
between-conventions session here
Feb. 20-22.
High spot of the interim meet
ing will be the formal opening
and dedication Of the National
Baptist Sanitarium and Bath
house, a five-story, block-long,
half block wide structure, former
| ly the bathhouse of the famed
Woodmen of the Union. The build
ing was purchased from RFC fol-
$4,000 and remodeled and re.
furnished at an additional cost OF
s25O.OO0.
A pre- convention program will
be held at Roanoke Baptist church
pastored by the Rev. r. c. Woods
on Tuesday evening. All main ses.
sions of the convention will be
held in the auditorium of the bath
house, after the building has beer
christened by the board of direc
tors.
The interim board meeting viii
handle the unfinished business O.
the session held in Philadelphia
last September. The president ha'
recommended action be taken OF
the report of the finance commits
sion and the adoption of the bud
get for the fiscal year of 1851.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15

March 8, at the Masonic Temple,
Harvard Avenue and East Pine
Street.
Since 1947 DR.. Reid has been
professor of sociology at Haver-
( I'd College. Haverford, Pennsyl-
mia. Prior to this he was profess
scr of sociology at Atlanta Uni
,rsity for ten years. serving as
I iaifman Of the Department OF
Sociology and editor of the Uni
versity quarterly Phylon for five
years.
DR.. Reid was educated at More
house College, the University od
Pittsburgh, Columbia University,
and the London School of Eco
nomics.
In addition to the above expert
ences, DR.. Reid has been director
of research for the National Ur-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
YWCA Announces
8 New Scholarships
Numed After NEGROES

NEW YORK (ANP) - Three
national scholarships honoring Me-
gro achievement were among "a
scholarships approved last week
by the national board of the
Young women's Christian Associ-
alton at its semi-annual meeting.
Negroes honored in these awards
were:
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Betmnne,
educator and women's leader.
Money for this award was raised
by a special committee. Mrs. Lisle
Carter Of the board announced it.
Mrs. Cordelia VIM, for many
years a member of the national
board staff. Miss Mamie Davis of
the national field staff of the
yWCA announced 1t.
Delta Sigma Theta, national
sorority, Miss Dorothy Haight
national president OF the Deltas
and also a member of the ma
tional board. announced this
award.
She said the sorority pledged it.
self to provide full award on the
basis that women of all races
should be prepared to share in new
opportunities and responsibilities
as more doors are opened on 9
basis of equality.
A total of so board members at.
tending this meeting reported that
100000 of a goal of 100000 had
been collected for the "a scholar
ships. This program provides
more training for staff members
to maintain and strengthen a
corps of qualified staff leaders
Mrs. Kendall Emerson is chairman
of the national scholarship fund
committee.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Frozen Woman Amazes
Medical Profession

CHICAGO (ANP) - A 23-year-
old Negro woman is holding the
medical world here in amazement
and anxiety by living after being
literally frozen stiff.
The woman, Mrs. Dorothy Mae
Stevens, was brought to the Mich
ael Reese hospital Thursday morn
ing with a body temperature of
'64 degrees. Seventeen hours later
It had climbed to 9s.2. and early
Friday morning to 1O1. Later it
dropped back to normal.
DR.. Harold Laufman, North
western University surgeon, who
visited the patient Immediately
after news started circulating
among. the medics about the low
body temperature, said the previ-
Gus recorded low temperature with
life continuing is 20.
When Mrs. Stevens was brought
TO the fopital at s:15 Thursday
morning after being found in a
gangway on the southside, doc
tors described her appearance as
similar to a slab of meat placed
in a home freezer.
She was breathing three to five
times minute. The normal is 1a
to %. Her pulse registered q
compared to the normal of from &c
80 beats a minute. Her blood
pressure was zero. Her blood had
CONCEALED into mud-like sludge
and her heart was beating once
every five seconds.
"A normal thermometer would
not record her body temperature
but chemical one showed it tc
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Eust Mudisun Club
To Confer On
Cross Town Bus

The regular meeting of the East
Madison Commercial club win be
held Monday, Feb. 10, at the East
Madison YWCA at IL o'clock
noon. A report will be made to
the group on the response to the
request for cross-town bus
which was recently submitted to
the city council by the East Madi
son business group. Representa-
tives from businesses in the East
Madison community are invited to
attend the meeting.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Brotherhood
Court of Honor

On Monday, Feb. 10, Boy Scout
troop Nos. 242. PAT, PSI, 252 and
254 win have their Court Of
Honor at Neighborhood House,
304 18th Avenue South, at 1880
pm. Brotherhood will be the
theme for the evening.
Troop No. BAT will be the host
troop as in the past. The members
of Troop No. 247 are Of various
races and religions. Participating
VIII be Chinese. Japanese and
three inter-racial troops. Troop
CONTINUED on Page A.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
THE NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION
BY PRENTIs I. FRAZIER

Three years ago. Mr.. E. I. Robinson, manager and
publisher of the Northwest Enterprise and said:
Owing the excessive of publishing the Northwest
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Three-Stor General
Presents DISC To
Purents of Decd Hero

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (ANP)-The
Distinguished Service Cross. Sec
ond highest military award, was
presented to the parents of Pvt
Edward Oberon Cleaborn, 1s, who
was killed in action in Korea last
August Is, by a three-star general
here last Wednesday.
The award was presented ito
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cleaborn
by 1t. Gen. John r. Hodges, COM
handing general of the Third
Army, with headquarters in At
1anta.
1t had been awarded post
humously to Pvt. Cleaborn for his
single-handed defense of ridge
near Kuri in Korea, while buddies
in his platoon were retreating.
Both Negro and white leaders
were present at the ceremonies.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15

member of the Federal Advisory
ban League and professor Of edu-
cation at New York University.
He was also a professor Of sociolo-
gy at Garrett Biblical Institute,
Northwestern University. At pres
ent he is a member of the execu-
tvie committee of the American
Sociological Society, chairman of
the National Council on Agricul-
tural Life and Labor, and public
Committee on Employment Securi-
ty, United States Department of
Labor.
Dinner reservations may be
made at the office of the Seattle
Urban League, Minor 2700.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15

Enterprise, ! am forced to
cease publication. We need
a race paper; won't you
take it over and save it for
Seattle?'
In an advisory conference
held Friday evening, April
80, 1913, at the East Madi-
son branch of the YWCA,
called by me, many essential
points of the reorganization
and rebirth of the Enterprise
were given and discussed and
helpful suggestions for its
expansion an d continued
growth also made. While no
details of the reorganization
were announced, we felt safe
in saying the Northwest En-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Altheu Gibson Wins
LIST Motor Net Victory

Althea Gibson of New York de-
feated Betty Rosenquest 81, ga,
Ga to win the women's singles
crown in the finals of the Carib-
bean lawn tennis championships
1t was the Negro stars first major
tournament victory. Her opponent
halls from South Orange, N. j.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
British Leave
Ethiopiu

LONDON (Atlas) = The Brit
ish Military mission will leave
Ethiopia, the Foreign office an
nounced this week.
The Mission has been in Eth
opia since the nation was liber-
ated from Italian control in 1e41.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1951-02-15
Dr.. Ira De A. Reid To
Address Annual I'll Meet

DR.. IRA De A. Reid, head Of the
Department of Sociology, Haver-
ford College. win speak at the an
nual meeting of the Seattle Urban
League next month. it was an
nounced yesterday. The dinner will
be at $50 o'clock on Thursday,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
|15 Southeast Alaska
 Boys Ordered 10 Report for Draif

Fifteen Southeast Alaska youths have been ordered to report Tues day at Ft. Richardson for induction into the armed services. Jennine Grebstad of Petersburg, one of the draftees, has been chosen by the Selective Service Board here to be the leader of the group.
 Herbert Mead, also draftee, of Juneau. will assist Grebstad. The two men will be in charge of the group to handle tickets. baggage, and see that all report at the same time.
 In addition to Mead, four other Juneau men have been ordered to report. They are: Keith Mountjoy, Walter Kleweno. George Gucker- and Daniel Gore.
 From other Southeast Alaska towns are: John Feero, Skagway; Clarence Bowen, Mt. Edgecumbe; Hert Hansen, Yakutat; Jess Casey and Ralph Devenny, Wrangell; Bernhard Baker. Petersburg; Primo Rodrigues, Robert Johnson, and Lieve Aus, Ketchnkan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04

Rep. Brooks (D-La), ranking member of the House Armed Serv- ices committee, said "the acad- emy should be cleaned from top to bottom of all moral dishon- esty. If any faculty members arc involved, they should be fired"
 However, Army sources said nc faculty members at West Point wert involved.
 The dismissed cadets were ac. cused of either giving or accepting outside help to pass classroom tests during the past four or five years.
 Senators said they were told 80 of the cadets had admitted break ing the honor code and that the others probably would face court martial or special trial to deter mine the guilt.
 The Army withheld the names oi those dismissed to protect the mems futures. The dismissals were made as General Discharge. rather than dishonorable discharge which car ries much greater stigma. '
 The Army defined this as dis charged under honorable conditions service satisfactory, soldier not qualifying for honorable discharge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
New Construction Banned for 60 Days

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, --tRt- The government has slapped a 60- day ban on the start of any new construction except that requiring minor quantities of steel. copper and aluminium.
 The order issued yesterday by the National Production Authority (NPA) would not affect most res ldences. Small stores and even some amusements places-hereto- fore prohibited also may go ahead.
 But the "freeze' effective un- til Oct. l, bans the start of new factories, office buildings, schools hospitals and public buildings.
 Builders whose projects exceed the permitted limits may apply for metal, to be delivered after Oct. 1, under NPA's allocation system, known as the controlled materials plan or GIMP" But they may not get 1t unless NPA deems the pro- jects essential.
 NPA officials said the net e. feet of the pew order = titled MIA" will be to ease consid- erably the problems of small pro ject builders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
|Mfs:.,bonAbeI's
 Parents Are Killed In Auto Accident

Mrs. Don Abel received word Thursday night from her brother M. J. Doerr in Boise, Idaho, thai her parents MT. and Mrs. J. G Doerr were in an accident some where in Nebraska and that hei father was killed.
 Yesterday Mrs. Abel received a telephone call from another bro- ther, J. c. Doerr, of San Francis co saying that her mother had died as result of the accident The Doerrs were enroute to Chi cago to attend a convention and visit relatives. They visited here in June.
 Mrs. Abel and her son, Jimmie were to leave today for Boise where the bodies will be taken for burial.
 Mrs.. Abel's sister, Mrs. J. M Jensen. also of Boise, is another survivor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
Senator Urges West Point Football Probe; They'll Play, Win or. lose

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-iR-The dismissal of 90 West Point cadets for cheating in exams brought de- mands today for Congressional in- vestigation of the military academy including it's football activities.
 Senator Young tR-ND) urged Congress to probe the possibility . that .over-emphasis on football led to the breakdown of the academy's famed honor system.
 Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff, reportedly blamed such over emphasis yesterday in telling lawmakers of the mass dis missals, largest in the academy's 149-year history. Senators said he hinted that majority of the acad- emys game-winning football play CTS cheated on exams because foot ball practice cut down their oppor- tunities to study.
 West Point officials said the academy football team will play it's fall schedule win or lose.
 "TOO Much Laxity"
 An investigation is in order and it should also cover too much laxity in conducting examinations,' Young told a reporter. Young is mem Der of the official Congressional board of visitors which inspects the academy every year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
Korea Rotation
 Plan Extended

TOKYO, Aug. 4. --tR-The ar my's policy of rotating its person. nel in Korea back to the United States will be extended Sept. l tc include ali soldiers i1it tae ~Fas East command, Brig. Gen. Bryar ' Milburii, Assistant CilieT oi Staff, announced today.
 Soldiers in Korea have been eligible for rotation after serv-
 ing a minimum of six months in
 close combat. i
 Milhurn said enlisted personnel in Korea who met minimum re- quirements before June l will be returned home, if possible prior to Sept. 1. Officers in this latter group, he added, will be rotated as soon as possible but not neccs- sarily before the expanded pro- gram becomes effective.
 The announcement did not specify what minimum service would be required but said rota- tion would depend on the num- Der of replacements available
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
'0'Dwyer Demands
 Expose of 'Fortes'

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4-tR-Am- bassador William O'Dwyer de- manded last night that the Senate Investigating committee expose "the forces" which linked his name to a million dollar fund transfer.
 The committee issued statement in Washington earlier yesterday saying it was satisfied with a State Department expMbAti0ns that the transfer was routine payment by Mexico to the United States on it's lend lease account. The commit tee said it had not spread the orig inal reports.
 The reports. first published by the New York Daily News. said the committee was Investigating mil lion- dollar letter of credit "re- portedly transferred from Mexico to Manhattan hapk for the ac- count of Ambassador CDwyer, shortly before the committee opened televised hearings m New York last March .ail
 The State Department said that what happened was that the Mex ican government made out mill Hon. dollar hank draft to O'Dwyer,, in his capacity as American Am
 bassador, for a payment on it's lend-lease account.
 The department said O'Dwyer asked that the draft be changed into it's equivalent in pesos to use sc-- Ger American diplomatic expenses in Mexico. The money was then deposited to the credit of the US. goHernment in the Mexico City branch of the National City Bank of New York.
 The transaction was said to be in accord with accepted practice in such cases"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
I.Roundtrip Polar
 FIiqllt Completed

MANBY. England, Aug. j IR7 IA four-engines Royal Air Force bomber touched down here today completing 4,128 mile polar flight from Fairbanks, Alaska, in ls hours, 34 minutes. m .
 The plane carried crew of lo all chosen from the RAF flying college here, and British newsman.
 The bomber had flown to Alaska by way of Iceland last week.
 Its return was delayed by engine trouble and spare parts had to be flown to Fairbanks to enable the crew to put the plane in shape for the flight back home.
 The plane. commanded by Flight Commander T. T. Grofley took oil from Fairbanks at 1:30 pm. EST yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04

Co.,, for which they were fishing The fishermen had authorized can nery superintendent Frank Wright to enter a plea of guilty for them while they remained on the fishing grounds.
 The other two boats, the SJS and Ginger N., were fishing for the Hood Bay Canning O.. owned by the com munity of Angoon. Clay Scudder of the Alaska Native Service, ap- peared for them in court
 Captain of the SJS, Peter E Johnson, Was fined $500 and each of his six crew members. $225. In the case of the Ginger N. Baskin asked for fine of $500 for the captain and S250 for each of the three crew members on the ground that the boat was apprehended for the same offense last year. Judge Gray con- formed with the prosecutors recom- mendation
 The two Hood Bay boats had in structed cannery superintendent All bert Thompson to enter pleas oi guilty. One hundred and forty-four fish which the Ginger N. had irl possession were ordered released by Ralston as they were still in condi- ton to go up stream to spawn. The Tony K had no fish in possession at the time it was apprehended.
 Fish from the other boats were taken to the Pyramid Canning Com pany and as yet there are no figures on the amount caught; however the fish were confiscated and will be reported on and paid for to the court later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
Five boats Fined $S,175;; Hope, Walton Draw $500 Eaeh

A total of $8,l75 in fines was levied this morning by Judge Cor don Gray in commissioner court on five boats apprehended August in the Sitka area for illegal fish ing.
 Fish and Wildlife Service enforce ment agent Dan Ralston made the arrests while on aerial patrol. All offenders pleaded guilty.
 Four of the boats, Ralston re- ported, had their seines filled with fish IS minutes before the opening of the fishing season. at 6 am. The fifth boat was caught with its gear in the water in an area never open to fishing.
 Assistant US. Attorney Stanley Baskin prosecuted the case and made recommendations of fines to the court.
 Territorial Representative Andrew Hope, captain of the SIS II was fined $500 and each of his six crew members, $225 William R. Walton, chairman of the Alaska Board of Fisheries, and captain of the Sea Ranger, drew a similar fine of $500 and his seven crew members, $225 each.
 Because the Tony K. explained by Clyde Peterson was fishing in Rod man Bay, permanently closed to fishing. Prosecutor Baskin recom- mended that the captains fine be $500 and each of his five crew mem bers $c50. which was granted by Judge Gray. o
 These three boats were repre- sented in court by H. L. Faulkner, attorney for the Pyramid Packing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
Fish License Bill May Co To Supreme Court

The $50 license fee for non-res- idcTt fisaS.araesi. passsd hy ethe l949 territorial legislature may land in the U.' s. Supreme Court.
 John Dimond, assistant to the Territorial Attorney General is in the process of preparing a writ of certiorari to be presented to the Supreme Court in the case of Os- car Anderson and the Alaska Fishernen's Union vs. M. P. Null fancy, Territorial Tax Collector.
 The ninth circuit court of ap- peals recently held that the $50 nonresident fishermen's tax was unconstitutional as it discrimina- ted against interestate commerce. The Attorney Generals office will appeal from this decision.
 Dimond said it would probably be a couple of weeks before the writ of certiorari is completed and presented to the Supreme Court for its consideration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-04
Sukkan Fish Trap Hearing Due Today In Anchorage

Hearing on the controversial Hydaburg fish trap at Sukkwan was due today in U. s. District Court at Anchorage.
 P. J. Gilmore Jr., U. s. Attor- ney, left Juneau yesterday to pre- sent the governments case before Judge George w. Folta who is holding court in Anchorage in the absence of third division Judge Anthony J. Dimond.
 The trap involved is a Libby, McNeill and Libby fish trap at Sukkwan. The government presen- ted an application for a prelimin- ary injunction to prevent the trap from fishing, on May Is in Dist rict Court in Juneau, contending the trap is located on the Hyda- burg Indian reservation.
 Judge Folta, on the bench here at the time, denied the petition and gave Libby McNeill and Libby until July 15 to bring the case to trial
 As no trial has been called for by the defendants, U. s. Attorney Gilmore is renewing the govern ment's application for prelim- mary injunction.
 Libby, McNeill and Libby will be represented by attorney R. E. Robertson, of Juneau.