1941-01-10

PAGE TWO THE NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE THE NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE Good Neighbors CALLING ALL DEMOCR~TS The King County Couored De– mocratic Club will hold election and installation of officers, Sun– day, Jan. 26, 1941, at Chandler's hall, 1818-23rd Avenue, 2:30 p. m. Join on or before Jan. 26th to vote. Somewhat Expressive ESTABLISHED 1920 Published Every Friday by Edward I. Robinson, Editor-PUbliSher Official Publication of the I.B.P.O.E. of W. in the Northwest Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters By S. T. McCants To all readers of the Northwest ·~ I Enterprise, especially the Good By Harold Holifield Entered at the Postoffice, Seattle, Wn., as Second Olass Matter Neighbor Column readers, and I booosters, we extend our sincere wish for happiness and prosperi– Office: 306 12th Avenue South, Ph(i)ne CA. 9779, P. 0. Box 1873 Arthur W. Williams NOTES ON NASHVILLE Subscription Rates: By MaU In advance: One year, $2.00; months, $1.25; Three months, 75c Six l ty during 1941. I This being my second issue of the New Year, please know that , I have spent much time, and ser- Acting Secretary • I was shown the interior of the National Baptist Publishing Board plant, headed by Henry Allen Boyd. There were five linotype machines in full operation, a num– ber of presses roaring and growl– ing out the Nashville Globe and Deadline for News: Tues. Noon; for Adv_ertising: Wed. Noon AdvertiSing Rates Upon Application S. T. McCants, Associate Editor and Advertising Manager ious thought concerning my mes– inet, has turned a deaf ear to all the true un-American claims that Y. W. C. A. News Portland Boy Hit Stage And Movies sage to you in this article. In the the Negro press and welfare or– meantime, I must confess that ganizations throughout the United I have found it quite difficult to States have made for these past sundry literature, a stock room, the bring you an article of inspiration eight years. contents of which were valued at and cheer, together with a pros-~ If my memory serves me right $75,000 according to the guide– perous outlook for the future of somewhere in the scripture a wo- Yes, they had a guide, too--and a BUD HARRIS, comic dancer the Negro throughout the country. man and man were struck dead for furniture factory where church As I have explained in several of lying. I am just foolish enough to furniture is manufactured. Espe– my articles that I would dare tell believe that the same punishment cially noted was the chapel where the truth, so far as my personal and sometimes worse comes to employees are expected to worship knowledge would allow, so, I shall· thosse of us who solemnly swear to from 9:30 to 10:00 each morning. and movie actor, with Zerita Ste– phens and Alphonse Scruggs, head the Palomar stage show this week. Young Scruggs, a local Portland not say to you my dear friends be true, knowing at the same time Failure to appear at chapel means tor. The first class began January boy, is making good with the act. and comrades that the beginning that w~ are lying. Now then, the loss of work for that day. 9, yet there iS still time for regis- He states that he enjoys dancing of this New Year looks bright and Negroes only hope and prayer at C Pl The Business and Industrial Girls are beginning their new se– mester with an interesting club project, modern gymnastics and eurythmics. On Thursday nights beginning at eight o'clock, for six weeks. Miss Joop Rurrs, formerly of the YWCA staff is the instruc- tration. Miss Rurrs, with her fine prosperous for the Negro. Please this time, is for the Father of all ease, ease • • • - and every thing about the act is Fl h d th f th know that I am sorry, very sorry, mankind to defend those of us who • as e on e screen o e European background. (she was an Olympic ski champion) will offer a stimulating course. Mary Pur– nell, club president, invites all in– terested persons to register by call– ing the Branch or registering when they attend. Mrs. Rilla Drake, membership chairman, announces that the Win– ter membership meeting, will be held January 17, at the Branch. The membership committee has planned a very interesting pro– gram. Representatives from club groups will take part on the pro– gram, thus :i). r::ross section of the work of the Branch will be seen. '!'he meeting will begin at 8 p. m. and a social hour will follow. The members of the Branch and their friends are invited to attend. 0. K. c that conditions here in our great have been faithful and true in liv- Ritz theater, "Children will please Headlining at the Palomar America are such that the Negro 1 ing a life of humility and love, for refrain from running all over the theatre this week is Harlem's gift to stage, fast and funny Bud Har– ris, popular comic dancer. Harris has won the hearts of Seatle aud- citizens young and old are lax as to all mankind. With the consent of theater during the changing of pic– progressive views concerning the the heads of the government that tures. This disturbs the patrons future of the race. this democracy of the United and will no longer be tolerated by The socalled great Democracy States is 0. K. and that discri- the management" (Something dif– that we are being called to defend, mination, lynching, murdering, and ferent, an~ay) · iences just as he has those of continues to stand by and consent burning of Negroes to death shall Country School • • • crowds from coast to coast. Harris to the discrimination, murder, remain a part of this great so-call- d . 1 · s T • Tuesday I visited a Negro ele- has apfeare m severa mov 1e lynching and burning Negroes to ed democracy. as we~l as revues. Some of the death. mentary school at Mt. Pleasant, films he has been in are 'Congo It appears that of a necessi- The Negro's only refuge is God. about 58 miles from Nashville. It Maisie," "One Hour to Live," and, ty we must look to God f 1 . f Many of us have and are now mak- is called the Clark training school. - · I • or re Je · ing the same mistake as that of It has eleven teachers on the staff. he has just completed a film Wlth As I ~ee it, our president who some tt C t II d- t other races, who look to the a!- I had an opportunity to witness Abbo and os. e o, r.a 10 s ars eight years ago took the oath of t d h mighty dollar as a saviour. I hope classes in operation and the work of the Kate Sm1 h ra 1 0 s ow. office of the United States, swore you are taking not of just what is of some pupils. The desks are worn on the Bible that he would do all happening in Europe to those looking, the building not as modern within his power to protect each countries who for centuries have as it might be, but it is the one citizen of these United States, re- robbed, cheated, enslaved, and mur- and important advantage that col– gardless of race, creed or color and dered. Their business grew so big,, ored youth of Mt. Pleasant have he himself added that he intended that the little countries were sold over their parents. to above all things, give the man down the river, body and soul. But ' lowest down a chance. wait a minute, it seems that God is City School • • • Pearl high school at Nashville FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1941 ~ 1940 Says Adieu I Letters To The Editor By E. H. Holmes I Dear Sir: 1940, grown old and weary, I must tell you how pleased I staggers to exit of its allotted rna with the article "The President time, pauses to look back upon has spoken." It is such relief from one of the most historical years the almost always cry baby articles of modern times. It saw in its in our colored publications. And wake death and destruction; mis- snould be an inspiration and exam– ery and woe. Governments top- pie to some of the ambitious pled, kings, queens and rulers de- scribes who are setting such a bad posed. A war machine more pow- example f<lr the young Negroes of erful than the mind of man con- America by always calling their jures; a precedent of 150 years attention to the bad things instead in the powerful U. S. A. smashed of the good things about the coun– that two terms in the presidency try. We all know this is the best was enough for incumbent; a Con- country on earth and we should gress in session continuously since be willing and anxious to fight January, longest on record. and die for. Let's do something 1940 reflected upon some good to prove that we are worthy to be done; some lasting results of man- called 100% American Citizens. kind; smiled pleasantly in retro- Let's stop calling to the white spect and satisfaction at remem- man and God to take us by the brance of promises from rulers and hand and lead us around like bah– statesmen; of a larger share in ies.. Let's stop hollering about government and distribution of what Crispus Attacks did 170 years wealth and good things of life. ago, and tell our young Negroes In a newly constructed world to wake up for this is our last after the nightmare, an aftermath chance. of war has gone. Sensed by a It makes no difference which Roosevelt, F. D. R., who com- way this war ends: if the Negroes menced to set his country's house fail to play an important part in it, in order, 8 years ago for the im- we are lost. pending change. Old 1940 wearily I think all young Negroes with wended his way onward joining a high school or college education the ages, leaving upon pages of should go in droves and offer their history an impresion that can nev- services to the government for the er be erased. Nothing lost but air force, and if this Government somthing gained. Everything hap- turns you down, apply to the Bri– pens for t he best as the fatalist tish Government - anyway do figures out the scheme of things. something and quit worrying God. Here comes a youthful stranger, He has done enough for you. 1941. Young, bouyant, sparkling, Geo. Moore full of promise. Let's greet him with Happy New Year! Let's es– teem him as a precusor of better and happier days. New NAACP Award was made by the National Asso– ciation for the Advancement of Colored People today. The award, which is made pos– sible through a gift made to the association by Dr. Ross Thalhei– New York- Announcement of mer, of Baltimore, Maryland, will an annual award of fifty dollars be presented for the first time at to be given to the branch of the the thirty-second annual NAACP organization doing the most out- conference which will be held next The Branch recently purchased some ping pong equipment for community use. Couples and groups are invited to drop in to enjoy the games Tournaments also can be arranged. present their Winter Frolic at Col– lim;; Fieldhouse. The clubs will pre– sent a variety of skits and short plays. The proceeds from this ev– ening will be used for the camp and conference expenses. The Washington School Girl Reserve groups are planning a ski trip to the Ski Bowl, January 18. Well, we shall not be vulgar and presenting his claim for the por– say he lied, but I am sure the tion that belongs to him, and when great majority of the Negroes in Hitler, the man that God has given America realize that he failed to more power, than the earth has keep these promises, and his ac- ever seen, may be sent to America tions which speak louder than to straighten out tho.se of us who words in standing by consenting have put our hope and trust in to ~iscrimination, lynching and earthly goods, that fail and die burnmg Negroes by holding the Also, those who profess to be fol– coats of those un-American white lowers of Chri'lt and who worship hoodlums of.the south. I claim that I a democracy tllat destroys his bro– he, the Pres1dent has done nothing I ther, yes, Gc ~is on the job. I for the Negro that he wad not may not live t'l see it, but I have c~mpelled to do to save his own that faith in ~im, that He will for Negroes would compare favor- standing work during the year, summer in Houston, Texas. ably in appearance with Garfield 1.----------~--.:,. __________.....;.______ a -- Keep the date, January 31. The Girl Reserve clubs are planning to The following classes are offer– ed to the public, Knitting, Craft, and dramatic. $1,280,000 ' INTEREST ~as been paid our depositors as eaminga o;n their SaYings Accounts for the 1.2 :· W.Ql\~~ .,-Wcp tecl~d December ~~. 1940.. Our 102nd Semi..Annual Interest Payment credited to our depositors' accounts on Janu– .ary 2 totaled $645,000. Total interest shared by our depositocs since the founding of the Bank now ~ att ".Nlkty-Four Million Dollaza. Have You Started Saving for 1941? This strong old l'ilutual ~avings Bank will keep your money Safe and steadily e&ming more money for you, at compound interest. ·As ~.aa $1 will open your account. mtereat ea-ma f.romDay of Deposit. WASHINGTON-MUTUAL– Savings Bank Estab)ished 1889 Resources, $':11,000,000 1101 SECOND AVENUE t.19ABER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Wash. Mut. Sav. Bank Shares $645,000 Int. Ever since Washington Mutual Washington Mutual's president, Savings Bank was founded, over noted that as 1940 closed, the 51 years ago, its depositors have bank's resources passed the 71 mil– shared every six months in inter- lion dollar mark, an increase of est for them by the bank, with the $3,655,000 for the 12 months, and the accounts of its 100,461 de– bank now grown to be the biggest positors held over 66lh million mutual savings institution in the dollars. At the annual meeting West. As the old year closed, of Washington Mutual's trustees trustees of Washington Mutual at which the 102nd semi-annual in– authorized payment of $645,000 in terest distribution was authorized, interest to depositors, earned for all officers were re-elected. Ray– them in the 6 months since June mond R. Frazier is chairman of 30 , 1940.. This brought to $1,280,- w h' t as mg on Mutual's board, Diet- OOO the mterest credited to depos- rich Schmitz is president and Wil– itors' accounts for the full year. lis S. Darrow, Walter J. Ward, In a letter to depositors dated Stuart C. Frazier and Harry G. January 2, Dietr1'ch s hm't c 1 z, Baldwin are vice-presidents. Martha J. Davis, Mgr. Funeral Chapel «Ju Your Hour of Borrow" The Angelus Inc. Funeral Directors- Embalmers Lady Attendant 319-12th Ave. Phone: Pr. 0333 high here. Another one has a sys– tem whereby the principal can lis– ten in on any classroom at any time. And now a belated, but strong. "Happy New Year." Qwertyuiop just hlde. · ht 11 · h' ng a wrongs m 1s own time First Baptist Church of Ken– nydale, \Vashington. Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15. God of course had things so ar- and way. I am going to continue ranged that many poor whites were to live and trust Him. Rev. Judson Swaney, Pastor and Evangelist, Douglas Annex Apt. 24, Seattle, Washington. Residence phone, CA. 9960. placed in the same financial con- ditions as were the Negroes. He How about you, brothers and h d t sisters? a o help them, and in so doing Next Attraction Andy Kirk Grace Presbyterian Church, Rev. John R. Harris, Pastor. Sunday School is held at 9:45 the Negro managed to exist up to now. But, as I see it at pre– sent, with the so-called square deal labor unions refusing to give the Negro citizens rights to join and work as other citizens and for– eigners, the Negro is now passing' Watch For New Date a. m.; 11 a. m. Morning Wor– ship; 6 p. m. Young People; 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship. through the worst slavery since his entry into this country some 400 years ago. Our boys and girls, the men and women of tomorrow have no future for which t o look for– ward. All that is in sight is dis-j crimination from the head of the country to the lowest white being on earth. To top it all; we are being conscripted to prepare our youths to fight to protect this same, damn, so-called American Democracy. I claim that th:ts is the last straw, and if God who promised to be our Father, Mother and Bro– ther doesn't intervene soon, the Negroes last resort and faith will suffer many thoughts of defeat. The darkest hour is just before day. I fail to see how things cim be much worse for the race than they are at present. These- are our darkest hours, with no one but God to help us. Our earthly father, the President and majority of the Cab- Used Rug & Carpet Shop 1103 Jackson Street Rugs all kinds and sizes for every place in the home. VERY CHEAP We clean your Rugs for $1.50 - Cash and Carry We exchange and pay cash for your used rugs. We guarantee all rug cleaning, repairing and dying Pauline's Beauty Shop Open evenings by Appointment Specializing in all lines of Beauty Work 2221 E. Madison PRos. 2811 Res. Phone, Pros. 7502 SEATTLE· FIRST RRTIODRL BARK • STATEMENT OF CONDITION At Close of Business December Jl, 1940 RESOURCES Cash and Due £rom Banks................ $85,507,777.52 United States Government Securities Direct and Fully Guaranteed.... 47,032,545.04 State, Municipal and Other Public Securities ........................ Other Bonds and Securities.............. 15,373,708.96 1,620,372.03 Totals $149,534,403.55 Loans and Discounts......................_ ...................-······- 72,842,177.41 Federal Reserve Bank Stock....................................._ 321,600.00 Banl,c Buildings, Vaults, Furniture, Fixtures...........-.. 2,504,318.37 Interest Earned Not Received.................................... 238,627.64 Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit and Acceptances ........................................................ 810,144.41 TotaL..................................................... $226,251,271.38 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock ...................................... ~8,000,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits............ 5,511,539.81 Reserves ......................................._...... 2,223,300.52 D' c 11 d N $15,734,840.33 tscount o ecte ot Earned...............................-.. 328,696.72 Letters o£ Credit and Acceptances.............................. 810,144.41 Deposits .................................-.................................... 209,377,589.92 Total.......................................... -····-······$226,251,271.38 • The largest of many excellent Banks in the Northwest For Your Convenience ••• 34 Banking Offices MAIN OFFICES Second Avenue - Cherry to Columbia SEATTLE Member Federal Reserye System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Statement Of Condition The National Bank of Commerce Of Seattle At the Close of Business, December 31, 1940 RESOURCES Cash and Due from Banks....------------------------------------$ 40,444,297.32 U. S. Government Securities____________________,_______________ 23,865,970.28 Direct and Fully Guaranteed Municipal Bonds and Warrants________________________________ 7,466,790.28 985,882.05 36,906,187.98 150,000.00 1,452,842.23 64,788.76 182,804.52 7,754.90 Other Bonds----------------------------------------------------------- ________ Loans and Discounts*------------------·----------------------------- Federal Reserve Bank Stock__________________________________ __ Banking Houses and Equipment________________________________ Other Real Estate- -------------------------------·---------------·-·----- Interest Earned- Not Collected___________ __________________ Other Resources.--------------------------------·-------------------------– Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit and Acceptances -------------------------- -------------------------------------- 243,600.69 $111,770,919.01 LIABILITIES and CAPITAL DEPOSITS ................................................................ $102,641,177.67 Unearned Interest and Rentals....------------------------ 229 537.53 Liability under Letters of Credit and Acceptances 246:875.69 Reserve for Contingencies, Interests, Dividends, Taxes, etc ----------------·----------------·--·---------·--------......... 2,023,952.04 Ca pital ·-----------------------------·-·--------------------··--------·..···------· 2,500,000.00 Surplus -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,500,000.00 Undivided Profits ........................................................ 1,629,376.08 $111,770,919.01 *Everyday Loans to Everyday P eople for Everyday Purposes The National Bank of Commerce Of Seattle Head Office Central Office University Office 2nd Ave. and Spring Westlake & Olive Way E. 45th and Univ. Offices at Aberdeen, Bellingham, Bremerton, Centralia, Ellensburg, Elma, Kennewick, LaConner, Longview, Montesano, Olympia, Vancouver, Wapato, Waterville, Wenatchee and Yakima Member Federal Department Insurance Corporation Marion Anderson Chosen as I Of 10 Outstanding Women Babson Park, Fla-Marian An- derson, number 1 songbird, had another honor bestowed upon her when she was chosen here this week as one of 1940's 10 outstand– ing women by a committee of edu– cators h eaded by Dean Helena Watts of Webber College, a finan– cial school for women. Without betraying ages, the lists included such headliners as Deanna Dur– bin, motion picture actress; Clare Boothe, author; Helen Hayes, ac- Phone East 1811 I "You can't raise fruit your trees go like this," young college g raduate to letting said a an old farmer. "You've got to use modern methods; spray and prune them. Just take that tree right there for example. I'd be surprised if you got five pounds of apples off it." "So would I," r eplied the farmer . "'That's a pear tree." tress; Alice Marble, tennis player; Carson McCallers, whose debut book had a Negro as the main c-haracter; Dr. Helen Dunbar of the Columbia U. faculty; and the President of Wellesley, .aristocrat– ic school for girls, Dr. Mildred McAffe, and Anne Lindbergh. Gus West, Prop. All Kinds of Coal and Wood Night and Day Fuel and Express Try Our Special Furnace Mix PROMPT SERVICE AND SATISFACTION 1236 Jackson St.