1944-10-18

/ .... r --- il T ESIGN AT THE CROSS-ROAD: • Read 'Political Forum/ Each Week Until Nov. • VOL. 25. NO. 3 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBE~ 18, 1944 JUST APOLITICAL FORUM REPUBLICAN WORDS LIKE THESE By AT'l'Y. C. ~1. STOKES It Is not always fair to quote a man's words long years after they were spoken for the reason that ofentlmes a change in cir- cumstances would lead one to DEMOCRAT Repub]ican Emancipators? By J. A. (Jack) JOHNSON To those who assume the re– sponsibility to advise and to lead their fellow man, in the long run , honesty is the best policy, In the columns of this paper during the SEATTLE NAACP 504 Peoples Bank Bldg. EL 0807 Dr. Charles Hamilton Houston of Washington, D. C., associate attorney with Judge William H. Hastie, will speak Sunday at 3 p. m. at the A. M. E. Zion church, 23rd and East Olive streets. Dr. Houston has two law degrees take a different position on a past few weeks, we have read f H d u · •t · rom arvar niversl y, 1s a particular subject at a later date. statements from the pens or Re- b h d mem er of P i Beta ~appa an However, I think those persons publican writers, calculated to for a year attended the Univer– who aspire to the high office of appeal to our emotions rather slty of Madrid. the presidency or the United than to our sober reflections. We For nine years States have a greater duty .de- have been told that President served as a special volved upon them to speak care- Roosevelt is a figurehead who fully because of the immense has shown his insincerity by as– weight which the people or the piring to be president longer than United States give to their ut- the two terms as according to terances. custom, when the truth Is, the Some or the statements of this affairs of our country are con– administration during their long ducted by Jaw and not by ens– tenure of office point the way in tom-that of all the social re-~ which they inted to proceed. You forms legislated into law during will recall that in the early years the new deal regime, nothing has of the administration the Presi- 1 benefitted the Negro citizens.~ dent boasted that the things That of all the public statements which had occurred while he oc- Mrs. Roosevelt has made in de- . cupied the White House chair did fense of th e rights of minority not just occur by happenstance groups in our country, that she and he took full credit by say- occa·slonally speaks only of her ing: "We planned it that way." Negro servants and one writer At another time he said, ''They goes so far as to resurrect the have met their master"; again, bones of Abraham Lincoln in the ''I hate war!"; later, "I have hope of causing some Negroes to said before and I wlll say again vote Republican ont or respect itnd a. gain ~nd again, 'Y?ur sons I to the great Emancipator. will not ftght on formgn SOil, The man who made this last unleslj attacked'." Isn't It ratr the XAACP and ror five years appreciated as now. For the first time in 12 yea rs have we faced the political horiz– on draped in a cl ear blue sky. For the first time in America, Such usually are the least informed. W e have tne same and intimate friends, was con– opinion Of Race men , placed in ducted to a beautifully decorated high government position·s who I dining room, the guest of honor usually give up lip service. Kone at :1 dinner celebrating h er natal of us are today so ignorant as I day. not to be able to distinguish The candle-decked cak e turned wheat from the chaf!. time back to her girlhood days Negroes know too well tha•; in and a life well spent. Nobody politics you must give something 1 1 believed she stood on the thresh– in order lo get something. \Iff' hold of her 80th birthday, Oc– also know if we evE>r hope to tober 12. avail our·selvcR of the fruits or I Mrs. Katie Ross, a niece, and victory we must also contribute her son, Mr. L. B. Harrison of i~ order to share th•3 results of 1 New York, now of 814 24th Ave. I vtctory. 'I So., Seattle, Mrs. D. J. Turner . "'Ve want our friends to stand I of Boley, Okla., sister of Chas. 1 apart from the surging Cl'owd_ Taylor, Mr. Bennie Harper and I 'Ve must know .them by theit' other fri<'nds joined in honoring ),\\ I acts and deeds. In other wm·d&, the happy matron. I '"sho,"· ,ne." ' WHY I Ai\I FOR UEWEY: I MAYOR DEVIN I When men are elected to office I they usually feel_ when they ~av.e 1 WARNS AGAINST are Negroes dist in ctly on We have hitherto placed Negroes m jobs as JRili-~ • .. their I tors, chau~fenrs. handy men and RACE PREJUDICE! been (Contmued on Page 4) \VOrdEN WANTED FOR MEDICAL DE,PT. THOS~ G. HOWARD TO SPEAK HERE Mayor William F. DeYin today I warned Seattle citizens that at– tacks upon "individuals or groups I to assume, in the light of sub- : statement, while probably well was a member of the National sequent events at the time· of advanced in law, is woefullY legal committee Of that organiza- The Surgeon General of the Come and hear Thomas IIow– makin the l~st utterance the 1 short 011 ilistory if he r eally be- •tion. He served one t erm on the Army has asked all Veterans of ard Garrett, guest speaker on Pl'esri!ent knew or had reason lieves what he wrote. Any one Board of Education of the Dis- Foreign \Vars posts and Auxil- "What Will the Church Offer the to know or should have known of average intelligence knows trict of Columbia. !aries to work night and day In Negro Youth After the Post-\Var that we would be attacked?" All that the Republican party of to· Since 1940 heh as served on an effort to enlist women for World," at Ebenezer A . M. E. of these words show the appar- . 1 day Is not the party founded by the execu t ive committee of the the Medical Department, so that Church, Ninth and Park Ave.. E>nt case with which the Pres!- , Lincoln. The party founded by National Federation for Constitu- proper care can he given to the in Downtywrt Bremerton, at 11 Cent speal\.s to Jerv~ his <•wn Lincoln belie vetl that a ll m n tlon.~l LiberH~s. gener al Coltns.el retlnn..ing woun~ ed -..-e t.-r:ans. ~,r 1{. ~ - · () ' robt 1f 22. BIH~' inl otn~· en(}s. It is not any cause for were entitled to life, liberty and Association of Colored Railway There is't a single community ~ic. E. Pendelton \Villiams, pas– ''We must abolish the poll tax.'• "We must pass a real anti-lynching law!' ''We must have equal working opportunities backed by a permanent F. E. P. C." ''We must abolish fore•1er all forms of discrimina– tion in the Army and in the Navy." "Educational facilities must be guaranteed for all children." "We must be allowed the right to vote with the same freedom as any other American citizen." ''We must have working opportunities with equal pay for equal work." ''All the ends we aim at must be our God's, our Country's, our race, our families and our homes.'' ''In these things all Negroes are agreed." WHITHER GOEST THOU? l\!Ir. Roosevelts' record is well known, and well re– stated elsewhere in this issue. The New York Age, Republican for 60 years with but two exceptions, elects to lead you in the road to the camp of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Pitt..'lburgh Courier, which led its followers be– hind the Roosevelt cavalcade would now guide you down the road leading to the camp of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. STOP, LOOK and LISTEN before you on November 7. What you do that day done for four long years. cast your vote cannot be un- Here, we live in an enlightened area. We are daily surprised at the vast amount of knowledge stored in places which ought to be a public forum. Men think and express themselves freely. Many are so wedded to their own ideals, they lose much by failing to share and assemble their facts which would add much to their own knowledge. Our own mind is made up, but, since we are not smart enough to know everything, we hesitate to im– pose our convictions on our readers. At the Crossroad, we leave you to your God and your conscience. REV. F. W. PENICK I SEATTLE SOCIALS HEADS LOCAL GOP I OARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere The Rev. F. W. Penick has thanks for kindly visits and ex- been named to head the colored pression of friends during the Republicans of King County, • Illness and dea th of our beloved I , hu sband and father, John Ganett. ! We are grateful to t h e Rev. L. R. Hays for his kind words of consolation and the beautiful r , floral offerings of friends. I '" ! Mrs. John R Ganette, wife. • 1 Mrs. Bettie Franklin. sister, Clorine Ganette, daughter, MI's. Cora East, niece. I Mrs. Mattie Beech returned to Seattle after an exte nsive visit in the East and soutn. Her itinerary included St. Paul, De– troit , Chattanooga, Te nn., and other cities. - ------- Miss Juani~a Alexander , raugh– ter 01 M1·. ar{d M ·o . F.rn P~ 1\lflx– ander of this city, is hom on a short vacation. "onder then that Governor Dew- · the pursuit of happiness. They Trainmen and Locomotive Fire- In this country that hasn't been, tor. ey is enabled to campaign on a i passed the l3th, 14th and lfith men and International Associa- or isn't going to be, represented promise to restore honesty and 1 amendments to the constitution t!on of Railway Employes. on the national casualty list, said SHERIFF CALLAHAN Headlquarters have been set up. integrity to the White House. j which gave the Negro freedom, At present Dr. Houston as a Mrs. Martha Davis, president, Said Rev. Penick: "Elections Miss Alexander, a graduate nurse, from Homer G. Phillips Hospital, School of Nursing, In St. Louis, Mo. She will soon leave for Phoenix, Arizona, where she has accepted a position in the St. Monica's Hospital, a new hospital just completed this year. The Democrats of the last 121 the right of citizenship and. the member of the National Bar As- Ladies Auxiliary, .Post 289 · 'IS AGOOD SPORT are won and lost in the last two years have relegated to the limbo I right to vote. They were !n sociation, the President'll Com- We, as leaders In the commun- week of the campaign. We will or forgotten things: the Declara-1 complete control Of the govern- mittee on Fair Employment Prac- nty , naturally want to leave no Today, three men came to leave no stone unturned to as- tlon of Independence, the Con- ment for a long number of years lice and the American Council stone untu'rned to get as many town. They were football play- sure the election of Gov. Thomas st!tution Of the United States, I but no where in all its record on Race Relations. of our wounded back home as ers. One was a reknowned E. Dewey and t:bo: Republican and the Ten Commandments. It 1 can be found where a single dol- A man of such attainments fast as possible-and in the best pl ayer, the other two, just play- Jigion or national origin" have no ticket. will be the duty of all true . lar was appropriated to enfon.o should be welcomed by an over- possible shape. ers. The three players looked place in the American political ft.merica loving peoples to, this t~H?·se amendments. Since the be- flow meeting next Sunday at the This can 't be done without forward to a very lonesome day, scene. A. K, A. SORORITY TO November 7, reach into the 111sh ginning Of the administrati'>'l of A. M. E. Zion Church. Dr. Hou- some h elp. YOUR help. Every- until game time. When this The mayor gave no specific AWARD SCHOLARSIIIP tmn where the New Dealers have President Hayes, who ordered the ston will speak on "The Negro body's help. And, especially the good sport, that I speak of, heard reason for necessity of the warn- The Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror- thrown these noble documents, federal troops out of the South Faces the Peace." A little help of the women of this com- of their sad plight, he at once ing, here. ity, in conjunction with the Com- take therefrom the Declaration and left the Negro to the mercy thought on this subject wlll sug- munity, said Mrs. Davis. got busy. He first sent one of In a prepared statement, re- munlty Scholarship Fund, pre– of Independence, the constitution of those who had previously en- gest its great importance. 'l'o The Ladies Auxiliary of Lewis his able assistants to seize them. leased in the midst of a turbn- sented their third annual schol- of the United states, and the slaved him, they have done noth- face the period of peace follow- Ford Post has launched a pro- and show them the town, and to lent political campaign, the arship award Sullday, October 15, TeD. Commandments, dust them ing for the Negro people except ing the war will require all the gram to make immediate contact Introduce them to the people. mayor said: at the A. M. E. Zion Church, off, place them upon the mantlll, to appoint a few Negroes to wisdom and courage we can com- with all eligible FEMALES in the With this done the good sport, "At this critical time In the corner 23rd and East Olive turn on the home fires with their political jobs and charge them mand. community who are interested in with the assistance of a superb history or our nation , and in the Street. Rev. Blythewood, pastor cheerful glow of peace, prosper- with the responsibility of keell- medical or hospital work. chef, overdid himself by setting midst of a presidential campaign, of the church, preached an edu- ity and preparedness, and march ing the Negro masses appeased MISS HUNTER Doubtless there are many in In front of these vtsitors a lunch- let us reaffirm our determination cational sermon, which was fol- (Contlnned on Page 2) (Continued on Page 2) the community who have no idea eon fit for a king. to see that all Americans, regard- lowed by the presentation of To AID WOMEN 'S of how much good they can do. After being dined the three less of national origin, race or awards from the two organiza– And where they can do it. But men were given the run of one religion, shall enjoy the full tlons. The public, and especially GOVERNOR LANGLIE WARNS* OF DANGER "IT IS MY DUTY to point out to the people of Washington that there is in our State, as in many others through– out the nation, a well camouflaged force which, if not clearly identified for what it actually is, has power to thwart the efforts we have made so diligently to meet the demands of good government and a successful conversion to Peace when war is won." * HEAR HIM -- FRIDAY -- KOL -- 8:45 P. M. (Paid Adv.) COOKS, PORTERS AND WAITERS CLUB BLACK AND TAN, 40411 2 lZTII AVE. SO. JAM SESSION EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FLASH-Two Weeks' Engagement of DARLINGS OF RYTHM Beginning Oct. 16 FOR RESERVATIONS CALL CA. 9989 DIVISION G. 0. p• ::!n~~~i~~ :e:~v:a:~~~; g~oi~gt~~ ~!e thc~t~~r!:~ olf:!~; ~~!~~~:; ~! :!~:~:::i: a:~P:;~a~it~::lti~~laraa:~ ~~eat:!~~~nt body, were invited do the job. their hotel for a rest before game teed by the Constitution of the NEW YORK - Republican Na- Booklet·s, "Facts About WACS" time. The good sport that I United States and its Bill of tiona! • Committee Chairman Her- are being distributed by the aux- speak of Is our own Sheriff Rights. bert Brownell , Jr., announced illary so that all interested per- Harlan s. Callahan, sheriff of I appeal to the citizens ot this that he had drafted Miss Ja,ne E. sons will be properly informed King county. The three men American community to refrain Hunter of Celeveland, Ohio, as on the Womens Army Corps. The that I speak of are: Kenny wash- from the use, circulation or repe- Assistant Director of \Vomen's need for WACS 1·s urgent, very d ington Bobby Van Dameer an tition of scurrilous and defama- Activities, to work with Miss ' Of urgent, if we arc to successfully samuel ·Smith, p:ayers with the tory statements, documents or literature attacking individuals or groups on the grounds of race, color, religion or national origin. There is no place in the Ameri– can political scene for divisive or subversive forces. Those are Marion E. Martin, chairman b d help those wounded and disa le San Francisco Clippers football the Womens' Division. returning boys. team, here to play the Seattle Miss Hunter is recognized as · t b On Thursday evemng, Oc o er Bombers. We need more good on e of the ablest leaders of her . established the 19, at 9 p. m., a 22 minute piC- sports like our sheriff. race, having ture entitled, "To the Ladies," Phillis Wheatley Association in will be shown at the Third and Ohio. She is also president of the Ohio State Federation of Madison USO. This is a picture you should see. Short talks and Colored Women's Clubs, and a a reception hour will follow. It's member of the executive commit- NOW or NEVER for a lot of tee of the powerful National As- broken boys.. cAMp A I G N socialion of Colored Women. CLOSES October 31, 1944. AGE Miss Hunter, at her office in LIMIT: 20 to 49 years of age. the National Headquarters in the QUAUFICA'l'IONS: sing 1 e or Hotel Roosevelt, said: "I have married with no children under come here in answer to your call 14 years old. Must be able to and you cannot pay me for any pass physical examination. Should service I can render. "Jecause 1 be in terested in medical or hos– believe it is our duty, all or us, pita! work. to rescue our country in this crisis in national as well as racial affairs. I was content to carry WANTED on as a Republican in my own Experienced Beauty Operator state as I have for many years. !110DERNISTIC BEAUTY SALON 674 Jac~on St. :\lAin 9398 Jam Session Every Mon· But, when I learned of the brutal mistreatment of our boys in the armed services who are fighting for world freedom-with not a day Night-At Black and word of protest from President Tan, 4041/2 12th Ave. So. Roosevelt, the Commander-in- THIRD AND MADISON U. S. 0. CALENDAR the practices of our enemies. ''I call upon oil our God-fear– Ing and law-abiding citizens to join in this effort to keep our Commu nity friendly and truly On Thursday, October 19, the Third Junior Volunteer Training Course will begin at the Third American, for and Madison USO. Any young be kept free." only thus can it woman between 18 and 30 years --------- of age is invited to attend - the VOTER-REGISTRY training courses at the Club. There will be fonr meetings, out DEADLINE OCT, 21 of which, there are reqquired for USO membership cards and pins. If there is any doubt in your mind as to the enjoyment and benefit derived from these courses ask any one of the many young women who have attm1ded. Opening this course, Mr. Ar– thur Mueller, Supervisor of USO Mobile Service wlll speak on Voter registration booke at tbe central registration bureau in the County-City Building will remain open for new registrations and precinct transfers through Octo~ ber 21, City Comptroller W. C. Thomas announced today, last day of the special city-wide reg– istration campaign, "Purpose and Policies of USO." 1invited to dance at N. A. D., .A twenty-two minute movie ''T.o \Bremerton. Phone SEneca 0844 the Ladies" will be shown. Th1s 1 for reservations. is a picture you Will want to see. Saturday, October 21 , we will A reception hour will follow with dance at the U. S. 0. to th e WACs in attendance. rhythm Of the Whidby Island On Friday, October 20, Third band. EDWARD H. SAVAGE DESERVES RE-ELECTION Edward H. Savage, Port of Seattle Commissioner from the South District for the past two years, and a prominent \Vest Seattle business man and com– munity leader for the past 25 years, was being given all-out support this week for re-elecllon by a large committee composed of leaders or labor, business and civic groups. "Savage has acquired much valuable experience in the two years of the unexpired term of the late Smith M. Wilson, in the technical problems of wartime port admini·stration," the citizens' committee declared. "He has long demonstrated sincere and intelligent interest in development of Seattle as a great world port. He has assisted in and famll!arizcd himself with the postwar maritime trade surveys and plans made by the Port Com– mission. He has been a factor in development of the port's huge Seattle-Tacoma Airport at Bow Lake, financ ed and built by the port commission both for wartime and postwar purposes. Chief-I decided to accept the our men and women mus~ votn command to do what I can In 1 to secure equal jobs and ectu~! this larger way, The mothers, I civil rights in the post-war wives, sisters and sweethearts of period. Only Dewey atld Bricker, our fighting men must vote to I through the Repu!Jlican Party give th em an equal chance. All can do this, in my opinion." and Madison USO hostesses are Friday, October 27, there will "Savage has been instrumental in development of the new $100,- 000 Salmon Bay l<'ishermen's Ter– minal facilities In the BallarJ Area, of great value in progres– sive development of our $50,000,- 000 fishing industry." HELLO BILL! • PUGET SOUND LODGE ELKS 109 Sponsors GRAND ANNUAL BALL AND BOND DRIVE • CIVIC AUDITORIUM Hallowe'n Night, Oct. 31 • HONORING HON. J. FINLEY WILSON Grand Exalted Ruler I. B. P. 0. E. OF W.