1944-08-16

-· feu- JGOVERNME~l, NAACP AND PRESS THWART P 'f CRACE ISSUE SEATILE N~ACP 50-1 Peoples Bank -:(lldg. EJ, 0807 "'- :'{EW YORK - The firm stand taken by FEPC, WMC. the De- VOL. 24, NO. 46 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1944 Price 5c Per COi>:Y An– nhersary event! Au– gust 20th the 25th anniversary pf the ministry of the local con– gregation. Dr. J. P. Hubbard of Oakland, Calif., will be the pa6- tor's guest during the celebra· tion. NAACP CITES REJ\L SERVICE OF PHILLY PRESS STORIES partment of Justice, and snell other federal authorities as were necessary to bring to an end the i.ntolerable and un-American tie– up o[ transit operations in Phil– adelphia waH praised today by the NAACP whose vigorous fight for the upgrading Of Negroes was finally 'i'•nlized in the City of Brotherly Love. p A c for F D R DR. ROBERT .C•.WEAVER ... - •' ' MARY M. BETHUNE · Here are sixmen and a woman/ (Who are leading the fight. to elect' I President Roosevelt and a WinJ the-War C0ngres11• They're mem.' \ hers of tlte new National Citizens Pplltlcal Action Committee. DR. . . .. • ,... '"< ~ROBERT C. WEAVER, director, · •f the Mayor'• Committee on 1 Racial Relations;· Chicago, is on' the 10:man PAC executive board.' There's little need to identify MRS. MARY McLEOD BETH· UNE, president of the .National Council of Negro Women; Actor PAUL ROBESON; and JUDGE WILLIAM HASTIE, > Howard University law school dean. The other three are newspaper men: . P. B. YOUNG · . . . - . Mr. Hutcheson of the Republican Party ------ It was oovious all during ~he period· of strike hostilities that Brennan King Succeeds DeBerry as Aggie Coach The Republican National Con- GJ>EENSBORO, N. c. - Bren- NEW YORK ''Philadelphia certain conservative business and Sunday morning, Dr. H. L d' · 1 · · d vention produced many outstan<l- nun L. King, one of the greatest ing events and a lot of pledges athlNes eevr gradnated from A. and promises, which if curried and 1'. College, will take over the · press e 1tona s unammous m e- political interests made no at· Coldwell, the executive secretary uunciation of un-American atti- tempt on their own at any time of the Washington Baptist Con- tudes on the part of PTC strikers to end the conflict nurtur<:>1 and out will greatly benefit the :-le– gro. Despite all this, the state- football coaching duties of the Aggh~s this fall, succeeding ruent made by '\L L. Hntchinson. Charles U. DeBarry, who has re– presldent of the Intern~tional signed, Dr. F. D. Bluford, presi– vention will deliver the opening are as much responsible for the motivated by strike !Pad<>rs in th<>ir attempts to cover the real issues of thwarted personal am– nitions. It was hoped tlla! the iailure of the governme11t to talce an unequivocal stand, would re– sult in alienation ot the Kct;ro Carpcnters union, to u group of newspaper men did more to alienate the colored vote than dent, announces. sermon. Arlh nr B. Langlie, gov- successful handling of a nasty ernor of Washington will dellver I situation and the curtallment of au ad~ress on the occasion Sun- violence as any other measurable day mght, August 27. factor," declared Walter White, King will be a.s.s[,;}ed by K3rl M. Keyes, another .•,rmer Aggi,'. any plank in the platform might Both usume their duties August The public is invited to all ser- executive secretary, :'{AACP. to· vices! Let us give our gov ' · - day in reviewing the aid of va– an appreciative audience and greet the other speakers gain. 21st. ing on the program. rious agencies during the recent vote. and that just the o;Jposilo appear- conflict. ''Significant is the les- would occur in the instance ot When questioned on his atti- King, hold;,r of the B. S. <te- tude of the rights of colored vot- gree In physical ~·lucation, is a C • Sh ) h• ers he said, •'I'd treat them the native of Seattle, WashiM:ton, OIDIDUDity C 0 arS JP same as we always have in til:e and a graduate of Garfield High 1 1 F d Off S h J h" Carpenters union." Scho~l of that city. He is re· un ers c 0 ars IPS '•How do you treat them si<!;ning the coachship of Dudley . • • • there ?" he was asked. Higb .School here to ucc.ept the To Qualified Applicants •'Why, we just say •Nigger, posi( <on as athletic dir:eor ot The Community Scholarship come in'," said Hutcheson. A d T Call ge Klllg dts · '· n · e · · · Fund announces th t II t' HutclH'son was a big man at tin!nlished himself as a football a app ca lOllS tile Republl·ca 11 conventt'or1, lit- i 1 1 for scholarships will be received ployer while n colleg-e. w ere e erally us well as physically. earn ·d a regular end's b~rth on by the Fund during the month of Asl.de r 1. 0111 being a self-appointed August. 'l'bese scholarships are the ,..usity team. candidate for the vice presidency, open to credited high school stu- son to be learned concerning the white voters. power Of coordinated effort on Ironically, the conflict endecl the part of all persuasian media,' with all voters on hoard s•und· united in their protests against ing pat on the merits of th~ jus– the racial subterfuge used by tice of government intervention. strikers. And in this instance Overwhelming approval was then lhe press tor lhe meritorious pub· eYinced hy the majority of white not enough ~;raise can be given citizens witnessing for the first lie service performed toward time the test of democratic up- '(Contlnued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) PRECINCT- COUNTY AND STATE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 1 he headed the powerful labor to the Republican party for Ao- dents, and those attending col– committee which drafted the la- raham Lincoln has long been lege. Grants are for one hun- bor plank adopted by the plat- paid, with interest. The Negro dred dollars and are paid quar- By PRENTI$ I. FRAZffiR gates to the state conventlon. form committee. •Nigger, come is IIOW an independent voter and lerly, subject to the student's In making up the politiral or- Each district Is allowed so mrtn;' in." It seems that the old gnurd will evalnate the two parties in gradeu verage. gunization for the opPration and delegates to the state (~onven~ion. of the Rt>pnblican party still the 1'ght of their attitude toward Aplicutlon blanks may be r<>· maintenance of a political party, The county convention, [Ire– thinks of the Negro vote as an their race. Past p.:n 1 formances ceived from Mrs. Arline Palya, the first office is that of precin0t sided over by the county r!trrir.. inherited right. The results or will he reviewed as well as the treasurer, Room 504 People's committeeman. The precinct com- man, organizes the politics for the Last 12 years still have not campaign promises. Bank Bldg., Second and Pike. mitteeman or committeewoman is ' taught them u lesson. If :he Repnblican party wishes Tlwre are funds available also selected by the people of a par- IIutcheson, the Republican has to illl'rease its prestige among the for loans to university students. ticular precinct at the regular the same> altitude as Rankin of colored group, it surely must re- and additional funds for gifts to poll when they vote for other Mississippi toward Negroes. Even pudiate men like W. L. Hutche· students for extra curricular uc- candidates. When such u com- 1. ·t tivilles. Dr. Wm. H. Calhoun in friendly talk both these men son. Hutcheson does not so 1c1 mltteemun is elected, and upon used the word ''nigger" when re- the Negro vote for the Repub- is president of the Fund, and W. compliance with aLI the regula- ferring to Nt>groes. TIIE'y think lican party; he just says, '•Nig- J. Hyatt is secretary. lions pertaining to the accept- Negroes arp to be treated as jn- ger, orne in." ance of that office, he takes over veniles who are not interested \VIlen election day rolls around AKASorority to the politics of his particular pre- ls th" outestanding issues of the this l:tll, despite all the promises cinct, all political commun!ca- day nor in their own betterment. the 'tepublicans make, u lot of Award Scholarship tions for that precinct are all- '\Vhen you want or need them, dresed to him. The precinct just say "come in." Negrof'S might still remember- The Alpha Kappa Alpba So- committeeman is responsible for J.ct all of tllf'se demagogues "Nig~<er, come in." -Chicago De- rority has made available a firty organizing his precinct politic<J.ll; ROSCOE DUNJEE,· who edits and publishes the Oklahoma Cit:p Black Dispa'tehl P. B. YOUNG,~ Norfolk Jo11rnal and Guide editor and publisher1 and CARTER WESLEY, Houston Informer --~------------------·--------pu--bl-is_h_e_~ __ ·___ ·_.____ ~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-- take noticP. The Negro's debt fender. dollar scholarship to be awrd ld to foster interest in the party, a girl attending, or who plans to and has power up to the county RUTH WHITESIDE SCHO~ OF BEAUTY CULTURE GOOD NEWS FOR THE WELL atend an accredited college or chairman. NEW OWr... ,· ~ ND OPERATOR OF SWAN j Atlas Cafe Under BEAUTY SALON CHANGES ITS NAME N~~e ~~~~~~.~~~t14 :Maynard .-«!. ~ROOMEil WOMEfJ OtCOMMUNITY AREAL BOON FOR PROSPECTIVE BEAUTICIANS university this fall. The girls I After the precinct committee- must be of good character and men are elected, the county chair.:' her grades suffieiently higs to man cals a meeting of the pre-, insure her satisfactory college I cinct committeemen to elect a l'KJ<lNTlS 1. .t<'KA:t..JJ£1{ work. Application blanks may !\ltilfl llJf ~l RPfl'Q,:1 l1PW ownpr I will 1,~ ~ l:H~ttPr forre or irtro .. and operator of Swan Beauty duction. Salon, with n full compliment of l\UFlS RUTH 1\ULJ,ER of Cor- . , expert beauticians and manlcur– ist, makes her lni tial bow to the pns Christie is u publlc under a new name: dornlstic Beauty Salon." •Mo- tion By RITA REESE I have a very wide acquaint· llnce among beauticians and I am pleased to ansounce to the publle that we are fully prepated to care for our patrons without the necessity Of making special appointments. I am taking this means or Introducing my operaf· ors to the public, assuring them a de luxe service. ADDIE Ucl~ HOL"STON, from Houston, Texas, and comes to the MODERNISTIC BEAUTY SA- Ave.. closed for tho past month. is now open under ll<'W munage- bp secured frim Mrs. Arline Pai- cou~lty chairman and a county I the entire county, naming a cen ya at tile NAAU? oLifce, ~0 l Peo chmrwoman. The newly electe,L tral committ" composed or 'l. fly E. I. R. county chairman istiue~ a calt rur membe?'· or memiler 8 lro 111 e\'d •. pies Bank Bldg., 2nd Avenue an l J Pike Street. Mrs. Theresa Hal- the election of district leaders in district in the county or coun· in marcelling, fiugerwaving, per- the cocnty. From then on the ties. The county convention eyebrow ley is Basileus and Mrs. Melvina The opening of Ruth White- manent, manicuring, Squires is grammaleus. This is district leaders and the county makes up the platform by which side's School of Beauty Culture, arching and many s<'cret devi<;es to be the sorority's thirc' ann••al chairman work together in plas- county activitiesa re guided. The 614 Juekson Street soon. is an for making milady a Hollywood award. ning the political strategy for delegates to the slate convention event in the lives of the well beauty. said county. I are elected by the county conven- groomed women and prospective No attendant will be graduated 'l'he district leader culs a cau- tion from the members nomin- beautirians. Scoring in her own from this school until they have Eisenhower PraiseS cus of au the precinct committee- uted by the districts. In addition beauty salon, '•Ruth's Beauty completed the full prescrlb~d men in his district to elect dele- delegates to teh national conven- Salon." 502 Main Street, she course and pass the State Board Negro Trucking Unit gates to the county convention, 1 tion are nominated by the county quickly sensed the necessity of of Examiners. and further to nominate dele- 1 (Coxtinued 011 Page 3) WITH THE UNITED STATES training embryo beauticia.ns to meet thP needs o[ .the many mas– ter operators in Seattle an<! th·J Northwest. RPaulil'ians a Nere-~sity At one time considered a lux- They must be thoroughly pre– pared in the fine art of makeup, skin analysis, face balancing, as well as every phase of beauty culture. Instructors are proficient and ury, the beauty salon toda~· is a use only correct methods. n"cessity. Beauty culture is a The demand for operators is fine art and milady, realizing far greater than the supply. FIRST ARMY I:'« FRANCE - A Negro trucking unit was cited recently by General Dwight D. Eisenh«>wer, supreme Allied com· mander, for superior serv:ce on D-Day and after, when it fought side by side with the infantry to secure the first motor pool area. LEADERSHIP PROVEN h•~r town inability to kee)l puce The school offers an ,oppor– after having been com- with rapidly chungi ng styles, now lunily to enter a verdant field. remodeled and rederor- seEks '!w b<'outy salon for reliPf. But she insists her operator must Enroll now. Students will be erator. Hair styling is a per– fected art. Conversant wi~h its many variations she styles our patron's hair as she wishes it. Mrs. Theresa Adair and her be a finished artist. accepted in the order of their brother, Lonnie Holiday, the new The inability of master beau- applications. owners, are both culinary <'xperts ticians to meet the increasing All Seattle ~alutes and wei– of many years experience. B(>th demands of their clientele, the comes Ruth \Vhiteslde's Scltool of promise something new in t'w necessity for appointments, due to Beauty Cuit.llr•'. The unit was in a Quarter– master truck company which was the only one to land on D-Day, and wben 12 of the 4 8 lr!Jcks were destroyed, the unit salvaged other abandoned trucks an.l brought the operating effidency up to 90 per cent of capacity. Negro leaders helped to put To say that these can be con· down the hoodlumism that quered over:1i<>:ht would be equal– marked the early stages of Phil- ly so. But the sober counsel ot adelphia's recent transportation f9ir-minded n:en, both wl•H.e and strike, with its provocative racial Nt'gro, can at least help to keep aspect. They distributed hand· w•thin bound; tl1e occasiona' out– bills and posters culling on Ne- t·reaks among foolish members !':roes to keep their heads and o[ toth racus who thiPlc de;;p– tempers, made radio appeals in Eeated social and econol'lic prot-– the same vein ~nd were active i•r lems can be adjudica!ed. \vitil other ways. There's little doul•t bri•:kbats. that their efforts helped luguly Communities which ff'ar racial in limiting the srol"' or tb•· dt~-l cL1sbes woul(l do well to gel turbances. 'w'nire and :'{e&.-o leaders tog~ther She Is well versed in the fine art of beauty culture and boasted of an exclusive patronage where 1he Is well known. Modest In her ability, hopes her public VERY SPECIAL BARGAIN OF 'l'HE WEEK NEAT SIX-ROOM HOUSE ModQrn, Attractive; Has Garage, Furnace. $4,750. Just the answer to your housing 1earch. Is nearly new and may be purchased on terms. EAST HIT,J, REALTY 330 23rd Ave. No. MRS. BEULAH RIGGIXS was formerly a Swan Beauty Salon beautician, and joins the 1\lod- ernistic Beuu.ty Salon. She is n0 stranger to Seattleites anrt is well known as an efficient op– erator. Many of her former pa– trons already are congratulatil'g her return to the service. art of service. With the add!· fhe limited supply or operators, tion of a barbecue pit these cul- gave to Seattle anti the Norlh– inary experts promise a ser.vice west Ruth \VhitC'side's School of fnlly in accord with your tastes. Beauty Culture and to the mas- The new ala carte service of· ter operators the consumation so fers e\·ery viand the mark;>l uf- devoutly wished. fords with mo<lt'rale und<' r-ceil- Ru1h Ht'ftuty Direl'tOI'S :\lust lle ing prices. Tlley offer a 24-hour servtce. If it is good to eat you will find it at the Atlas Cafe. Expert~ The nuth ·whiteside School of Beauty Culture will be directed hy a coterie or experts, INTERNATIONAL S\VEETHEARTS OF RYTHM KNOCKS OUT HARLEM-- TO VISIT SEATTLE SEPTEMBER 15TH COOKS, PORTERS AND WAITERS CLUB They came to town unknown, J alto saxist. Willamae Wong. The but before they left they had alii band is Incorporated and o\\·n~ of New York's Harlem tull[ing. its own bus. And to top it all, The International Sweetlwart8 or I they own their own tome in Rythm Is a cooperative girls' or- Washington, D. C. Two battered old wrecks of humanity were sitting together on a bench In the city park. One Informed the other, •'I'm a man who nenr took advice from any- chestra and has dogged around ·wherever they have played, on tough one-night stands during thP International Sw<:>el Hearts or the four years it has be<:>n to- Rythm have unquestionably Our service is per·sonal. We gether. But now it is on big I proved themselves the greatest are quick to adopt l\lilady'' own time. 1 musical attraction in the enter- style - Ol' style to match the ALL UN~IARRJED tuinment world. lndh·idual wish, the 1\JOHRUN- The band played the Apollo\ The International Sweeah~urt~ ISTIC WAY. d Theatre. They clicked. They I of Rylhm have a two weE>ks at- body," Our manic-uring tlepal'tm<'ltt >s 'Sha.ke, old fellow," 11ald the not excelled. Appointments a1·e other, Tm u man who followed not necessary. We a•·e at your everybody's advice." sen·lee. played the Savoy Ballroom. Dit-l ing in Seattle beginning Septe<'l– to. All of the girls are unmar-, ber 15, u Louis Todd presenta– ried, from 18 to 24 years old. I tion. One of them Is a Chinese, hot\ WATCH t'OR THE I'LACE The founder of Ruth White– side School of Beauty Culture hails from St. Louis, Mo. She is a graduate of Ruth Flowers L. A. Railway Warned On Race Discrimination Beauty Culture and the Booker T. Washington Vocational Speciali~ing 1.1 both practical and theory, slll' is able to provide the neee~sary As~!r.tlng Mrs. WhitesidP in eli- ~frs. Janette Coleman This is something to he nnteJ 11r...,. - not after su<'h a clash in other cities wh<,re ruc 1 .11 ten· h~s occurred ~ "· pl~y •ps:, r.ho· sJons exist. No perfect soJ·•ltlon legical warfare" against th<: ten– of '•the Negro problem" is viRihle. To deny that prejudice and un- sioBs that threaten to Ji~1urh the fuirness exist would be facuous. peace. -S<'allle Star. PHILADELPHIA STRIKE LAWYER IS CHALLENGED ON 'PLOT' HINT PHILADELPHIA U. S. Com- Pendleton replled. '•If I can't, l misioner Norman J. Griffin chal- will issue a public retraction." Jenged Philip C. Pendleton, conn- Griffin said failure of Penrllr– sel for four Philadelphia Trans· ton either to swear out mtrrants portution Company strike lead- for the arn•sl of pcrso1 s in– ers, charged with violating lhe volve<bi:? •mv conspiracy of which Smith-Counaly Act, today to pro- j1e h~f·):'f'!>IJ ·,.,,. t, ur w rdracr duce evidence or retract a state- his Siaf 111 ::r, \ 't.>!llu l'<•L•stllul e ment hintil)g that. the four •I"- a ''breach of ethies or ll:n h:n.' fondants were victims- of a ''gi- The four men, Jamf'!l .r :\lc– gantic conspiralcy to railroad in- Menanmiu, Frank P. Carn<')'. nocent men to jail." Willian C. Dixey and ~·q,nk "If I find the evidence I thtnk Thompson, apeared for hearing will support the statement I but were granted a roulin.n.lnce made, I will bring il to yJn,'' (Continued on Page 4) INCURABLE DISEASE PLAGUES CITY OF BREMERTON LOS ANGELES - By order ot ture is Mrs. Jeanette Coleman, a By J.<\S. T. \VALJ{ER a dastardly segregated act-the Uw President's Committee on graduate of Edison School of That race hatred affliction, the exact proceedure used to septt.,• Fair Employment Practice, the Beauty Culture, seattle. malady resulting from the con- rate lepers and insane peoplet Los Angeles Railway Corporatien Being an artist and expert taminution or maUgnantly pig- when ·walter Green, Black Ball' must not discriminate ag~inst beautician in her own right, Mrs. mentated Afro-Americans swPpt official, permitted u subordinat ·' Negroes in hiring street car con- Coleman will prove u highly ca-l' into play Sunday, August 13, to dictate USO policy by refusi.f1g ductors, motormen and bus driv- pable director in the new school and forced innocent pleasure u group of 13 white excnrsio'}li'sts ers. or beauty culture. i seekers to become recipients o[ (Continued on Page 3) ', ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY OPENING SOON -- RUTH WHITESIDE SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON! 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