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The Washington times., 1937-04-17

>out to keep his living expenses
down to $50 a week. Then he
heard Cecil B. de Miles screen
actress daughter, Katherine, was
doing all right by herself on $25
week.
Now Tony is trying to trim off
another five dollars, just not to
be outdone. He hasn't been able
to do it yet, as others, less fortu-
nate than he, have found out to
their sorrow.
It isn't that Tony is a tight
wad. He has a good reason for
wanting swollen sock. When it
begins to bulge he wants to de-
vote several months to his twin
hobbies. drawing and sculpturing.
The famous little summer play
house at Mt. KiSco, N. Y, prob
ably won't have Montagu Love
playing in its cast this year. Love
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
IcopyriEht, 1887. by International
News Service)

News SerVlceD
HOLLYWOOD, April 17.-Get-
ting down to bare facts: Gypsy
Rose Lee is going to play a part
in picture. It's called "You Can't
Have Everything"
Mark Gordon and Harry Ravel,
noted song-writing team, have
gone to Palm Springs, but not to
play at being cowboys. They had
q musical score to finish, so they
just up and loaded their portable
piano into their automobile and
got going.
Oracle Fields is sailing for Lon.
don April 80 to make a picture.
She's coming back, but not until
December. It is said she gets as
high as $175,000 per flicker in
England. No American star ever
received as much.
Big business please note: A
group of Seattle business men Of
fered Sonia Henie $4,000 for a
three-day exhibition appearance in
their home town. She turned 1t
down. It wasn't enough.
Popeye's influence maybe -
Jeanne Dante, 14-year-old New
York stage star, moved with her
grandmother into a beautiful new
house near Toluca Lake. There
was q beautiful garden. Jeanne
insisted it be dug UP and planted
with spinach!
Around the lots-in her newest
picture, "Angel," the glamorous
Dietrich wears a studded jewel
gown weighing % pounds The
studios prefer real flowers because
artificial ones, being both beauti-
full and expensive, have a way of
disappearing rapidly 90. (, Gladys
Swarthout, away on q concert
tour, writes friends she is lone
some for Hollywood Alice Duer
Miller is becoming No. / baseball
fan Of screendom; she might get
some first-class dope from Joe E.
Brown Barbara Stanwyck
rushing to see the first showing of
one of her own pictures.
Anthony Quinn, young Para
mount star, is not letting the thrill
Of getting his first important lead
role jar him loose from a resolve
to sock away his jack. He started
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
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CONTINUED from Cover Page)
acting standpoint it seemed to
have everything, the story held
interest from the first reel and
it carried q real social message.
The critics all voted Eyes" The
heavy majority of the mass movie
public expressed a verdict by stay
ing away from "Black Legion"
Equally unsatisfactory, insofar
as getting reliable opinion, are
the Hollywood previews. These are
attended by the friends of the
producers, actors and those inter
eSted in the studio personnel.
They naturally like the picture to
succeed and so they bend back
to render a favorable verdict. Too
often the finding is wrong.
This brings us to the new phe-
nomenon, the sneak preview. 1t
flourishes now with Southern Cali
fornia as a favored spot for this
quiet peep at the new feature.
Every studio previews each of its
pictures no fewer than three times
before the pictures are finally re-
leased for general distribution.
The first two are usually sneak"
previews, the third a general pre-
view.
For a SNEAK" preview, the pic
ture is taken to an outlying the
alter in Southern California for the
sole purpose of getting an aver
age audience reaction. Often the
picture is not in it's complete form.
It may have temporary titles
and is projected from two prints
the action print and the sound
print, synchronized and operated
from two separate machines.
Studio representatives at the
"sneak" previews seldom know
where they are going until the
studio cars deposit them in front
Of the theater. No announcement
Is sent out that the picture is to
be previewed and even the audi.
ence is unaware of the preView
until the first titles are flashed
on the screen. AS each patron
leaves the theater, he or she is
handed card and asked to eX-
press frankly an opinion of
the picture. For two days there
after these cards pour back into
the studio, are studied carefully
and many advantageous suggeS.
tons for the films improvement
are accepted by the producers.
Following the first sneak" a
second is held a few days later
at another theater, possibly in an
other town. By this time the pic.
ture has been re-edited, perhaps
some scenes have been re-made or
added. Perhaps some have been
deleted.
Next comes the general pre-
view. To this are invited 314 &C
credited motion picture CORE
gpOndentS representing American
publications, and Al foreign cor.
respondents representing SO for
eign countries.
Approximately 100 motion pic
lures are filmed annually in Holly
wood. With three previews for
each picture this makes 1900 pre-
views a year or about five per day
In Los Angeles and vicinity.
Hollywood previews have many
distinctive features. They attract
small armies of youthful auto
graph seekers who blockade the
doors, sometimes stampede the
stars. Many theaters fortunate to
be chosen for previews announce
it to the world by flashing power
full beams of light into the skies.
Frequently, this leads to confusion
for the preView.hunter who prowlS
the streets in his car looking for
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
Women Authors Just Call in
Stenogropher, Go to Town
On Romance
HOLLYWOOD, April II.

HEN man has to write love scene for
the movies, he locks himself in and labors
away in seclusion.
But a woman writer calls in stenog-
rapher and "goes to town."
If visitor should come to the door while
a feminine writer is busy with love scene,
the visitor is welcomed with open arms to
listen to the romantic passages. If the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
VITALITY CLUB TALENT
MITE

The Vitality Club of st. Philips
Episcopal church is sponsoring a
talent night and dance, Monday,
May 8, at the Halle @. Brown
Community House. Music will be
furnished by Lord Byron Doty's
band. Talent night is open to
everybody and registrations must
be in by Monday, April &c. Call
Dale 6132 in st. Paul and Locust
7750 in Minneapolis to be regis
tered. First prize, SIS, second
prize 81.
A prize will be given to the per-
son selling the most tickets. Ad-
mission is 35 cents. Mrs. Norman
H. Howell is president, Mrs. Hector
Vassar, chairman of the committee
on arrangements, and Miss Ruth
Sutton has charge of the music.
-(Advertisement.)
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
MEETING PLANNED

In conjunction with the pro-
gram of the National Urban
League creating the week of April
10 to % as Vocational Guidance
Week, a program will be held at
Phyllis Wheatley House, Tuesday,
April 20 at 1880 pm. The problem
confronting our TIL boys and girls
in school as to what type of educa-
tional course they should pursue
in order to reap the greatest har-
vest as adults is one of extreme
Importance. Parents are urged to
come to this meeting and to bring
their children, specially those of
junior high school and high school
age.
A very pleasant program has
been planned. A short skit
given by the Olympian boys club
will open the program. Short talks
by Mrs. Burns, counsellor for
Franklin Junior High, by Mr.. C..
W. Washington, Urban League
Secretary, will precede a movie de-
picting industrial work. Everyone
is urged to come to this program
and to encourage youth to- attend.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
st. Paul COlOred
Giants To Begin
Outdoor Training

The "St. Paul Colored Giants"
will start outdoor training Thurs
day, April Is, on "Dunning Field"
Lineup will be the following:
Worley, 3b; Lefty Oller, IT,, and
p; T. Porter, 1b, and p; j. Feets,
c.; j. Johnson, rf.; Jimmy Lee, 2b;
G. White, cf.; F. Johnson, S.; G.
Roach, p; Wakoff, p; Guyden,
utility; Martin, utility.
The Giants opening game will
be Mothers Day. George White is
manager.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16

low human being, was created by
our common Father in Heaven
with the same spiritual destiny and
the same personal dignity, duties,
needs, and responsibilities that are
mine; ! also profess that he is
either an actual or potential MEM
Der of the Mystical Body of Christ,
the Catholic Church.
81 therefore promise to treat the
Negro as a brother in Jesus Christ,
not only giving him what is in ac-
cord with strict justice but showing
him true charity.
81 promise to do all in my power
for the conversion of the Negro,
by creating friendly atmosphere
for him and by convincing him
through my words and acts that
he indeed is desired by the Church.
"T promise to esteem and re-
spect, to encourage and assist all
priests, brothers, sisters and lay
persons devoted to the noble work
of winning the Negro to the Cath
olic Church.
Taking this occasion, moreover,
to protest against all discrimina-
tons against the Negro, / promise
to ever uphold his civil rights and
to manifest in my daily conduct
the Church's disapproval of such
unjust acts. Finally, / promise to
do all that / am able to convince
the white majority of this country
of the grave wrong it tolerates in
depriving the Negro of opportuni-
ties for spiritual and temporal well
fare.
80 Ny Saviour, Who didst die
for all men, help me to keep this
pledge!
"Mary, Mother of the whole hui
man race, pray for mel"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16

solidated Radio Artists, Inc, by the
Minneapolis Spokesman and the
st. Paul Recorder.
Fletcher, famed as composer,
arranger and pianist, has sur
rounded himself by a fine aggre-
CATION of IA musicians who enjoy
national popularity as swing music
opponents through their nightly
broadcasts over the NBC network
from the Ed Fox famed Grand
Terrace in Chicago's Harlem.
Nightly during the past year the
"Sepia King of Swing" and his
orchestra have played to a turn
away business at the Grand Ter
race and the radio fan mail for
this popular colored leader has
grown by leaps and bounds.
The excellence of Henderson's
music is so well known there is no
need for further elaboration.
When the vogue for swing music
came in Henderson, almost over
night, won national fame with his
rhythmic radio theme song "Chris-
topher Columbus" The band has
made many photograph recordings
for Victor, Decca and Vocalian
companies. His version of their
radio theme Christopher Column
bus" has been one of the country's
most popular recordings.
The Henderson engagement
marks the first time in Is years
Twin City colored people have had
the opportunity to dance to the
music of a nationally known band.
Phone calls and letters have
poured into Spokesman and Re-
corder offices congratulating the
papers for their interest in public
enjoyment.
Duluth, Mimi, Des Moines and
Mason City, Iowa, will send sew
eral carloads of dance fans to at
tend the dance.
Dance fans are urged to come
early to fully enjoy the strains
of this famous international fav-
orite and his unexcelled orchestra.
Public reception of this attrac-
ton will determine the advisability
of bringing other big name bands
to the Twin Cities.
On Tuesday night, April 20, the
Henderson band will play for a
white dance at the Marigold Ball
room in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
NOTICE

Correspondents and others send
ing any matter to US for publica-
ton are asked to be sure that their
name and address are on all such
matter.
This is necessary as an evidence
of good faith and also in order that
such names and addresses may be
recorded for use when we wish to
communicate with those submitting
news.
Do this each time news, pictures,
or special articles are submitted.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
YOUTH CONFERENCE
PLANNED

A general committee composed
of representatives from all youth
organizations of the Twin Cities
will be held Sunday, April 10, at
1880 pm. at the Halle @. Brown
House, st. Paul. Plans will be
laid for a Four State Negro Youth
Conference which will take in dele
gates from Iowa, North and South
Dakota and Minnesota. This con-
ference will be held near the end
of May.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16

were only partly barred, smashed
the window with a chair and
jumped out to his death to the
pavement many feet below. The
fall killed him instantly.
A screaming nurse reached the
window just as his feet disappear
ed out the window.
Former NeighbOr Sees Tragedy
M. R. Wilson, 1920 Clinton, a
former neighbor of the dead man,
was standing on Sixth street, wait
ing for a street car; he heard the
crash and saw the mans body hurt
ling through the air to death be-
low. Wilson was the first to reach
the dead mans side but, strange to
say, did not recognize him as a
former close neighbor. +.
Had to Quit School
Combs suffered a complete nerv-
vous breakdown four weeks ago.
He had been ailing for several
years, but had worked steadily as
a checker at the Minneapolis Ath-
letic Club, where he was well
liked.
A native of Corinth, Miss, he
came here to attend the University
of Minnesota. Ill health forced him
out of school several years ago.
He lived with his sister, Mrs. Carl
Wade, during his stay here.
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for the deceased
were held Tuesday at the Neal
Funeral Home, Inc, chapel. Re-
mains, accompanied by his sisters,
Mrs. Carl Wade, Mrs. Fred Murphy,
and his brother, Harold Combs,
Minneapolis business man, were
shipped to Corinth, Miss, for bu-
rial. !
The deceased was a member of
st. Peter A. M. E. church and the
Omega fraternity.
Survivors include his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Combs of Corinth, and other rela-
tives.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
ODD FELLOWS ANNUAL
a SERMON

All the branches of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows in
st. Paul will join the Minneapolis
orders in their annual thanksgiving
sermon to be held, Sunday, May 9,
at 3 pm. at Zion Baptist church,
Eleventh and Lyndale avenues,
north in Minneapolis.
The public is invited to attend
this service.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
HOOD TIRES OFFER SAFETY
FEATURES

The Auto Tire Company, corner
of Exchange, st. Paul, has just
opened a budget department fea-
turing the famous Hood tires.
The manufacturers of Hood tires
have recently developed a tire
modelled for speed protection for
the safety of the autoist.
The Auto Tire Company will
be glad to demonstrate the tires
to the public and explain full de-
tails without cost.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
Lucian Combs Jumps
From Hospital Window,
Ending Own Life

The third colored suicide in months ended his life jumping
from the third story window of the Minneapolis General Hospital Sat
urday afternoon.
The Luan Combs 49, 2817 Elliot Avenue checker
the Minneapolis Athletic Club who had been under observation the
Psychopathic Ward at the hospital for three weeks.
Doctor Left Door Open
Dr. Boomstene duty the ward admitted left
the door the iron barred window which Combs
confined Combs of his into where the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
Fletcher Henderson Band
Will Play To Capacity
Crowd Monday Night

Fletcher Henderson, king Of
swing and writer of his famous
radio theme song, Christopher Co
lumbus," brings his nationally
popular radio, recording and dance
band to the Coliseum Ballroom, st.
Paul, for an engagement of one
night on Monday, April 10, through
arrangements completed with Con-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
Dr.. Willis King,
College Prexy,
To Speak Here


DR.. Willis King, president of
Cannon Theological Seminary in
Atlanta, Ga, will be visiting st.
Paul the week of April 18th, dur
ing the preaching Mission program
for which purpose he is coming to
these Twin Cities.
DR.. King is a very outstanding
religious leader among Methodists
throughout the United States.
He is, perhaps, more fully pre-
pared to bring to the Negroes of
this community a far more intel
lectual approach to the synchroni-
zation of every day living and GER
tain religious principles than any
other man in his field. DR.. King
was born in the South, educated
in the North, receiving his law de-
gree from Harvard Law School,
after which he received another
degree from Oxford, England. He
has been editor of the Southwest
ern Christian Advocate, the Off
cial organ of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
On Monday afternoon, April
10Th, at 1:45 p. m, at Halle Q.
Brown Community House, he will
make an address. The public is
invited. There is no admission
fee.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
THE MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY
FORUM

There will be no Forum Sunday,
April 10. The ministers of the city
are sponsoring a preaching Mis-
sion" on April 10, 10, 20. On Sun
day afternoon they are holding a
mass meeting. The Forum, wish
ing to cooperate with the minis
tiers, is canceling it's regular meet
ing.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
Citizens Pay
Tribute To
William Smith

The testimonial dinner given w.
M. Smith by the Phyllis Auxiliary
and Twin City citizens at the P.
w. House Tuesday night, April 13,
was the most successful affair of
its kind ever given to any mem
Der of the group in the history of
the city.
The assembly hall of the settle
ment house was crowded to the
doors, with the tables that accom-
modated the $50 people who came
representing many organizations
of the Twin Cities, and the many
individuals who accepted the OPP
portunity to pay their respects to
this outstanding citizen of Mime
sofa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Jones of
Chicago, sister and brother-in-law
of Mr.. Smith, motored to the city
for the celebration, accompanied by
Mrs. Rose Elliot, prominent bust
ness woman of Chicago.
Prominent members of Twin
City social, business, and civic
groups including almost as many
white as colored enjoyed the excel
lent menu prepared by the commit
tee and the many fine tributes Civ
en- to the guest of honor.
Newman is M. C.
G. e. Newman, editor of the
Spokesman and Recorder news
papers, was the happy master of
ceremonies and, according to many
comments heard after the affair,
did a swell job.
The auxiliary of Phyllis Wheatley
arranged the testimonial. Mrs.
Frances Duncan, president, was as
sisted by Mrs. Ethel Ray Williams
as chairman of the committee. Miss
w. Gertrude Brown, head resident
of the house, sprung a surprise
when at the conclusion of the talks
she arose, and at the end of a glow
ing eulogistic review of the serv-
ices rendered by Mr.. Smith over
the years in behalf of the commu-
nifty, presented him with beauti-
full engraved loving cup from the
auxiliary.
At the suggestion of Mr.. New
man, Mrs. Williams, chairman of
testimonial committee, read a num-
Der of letters and kilograms re-
ceived from persons who were un-
able to be present.
Among them were letters from
Miss Anne Foster from California,
a former st. Paul social worker;
DR.. w. D. Brown of Minneapolis;
Senators Henrik Shipstead and Err
nest Lundeen from Washington;
Governor Elmer A. Benson; Con-
gresham Dewey w. Johnson,
Judge E. F. Waite and E. j. Golf,
county attorney; Irving ]. Clark,
Halle Q. Brown Community House,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Lee, Postmas-
ter John R. Coan, G. H. Hemperly,
Judge Vince Day, former Mayor
Geo. E. Leach, and the Minnesota
Association of Colored Women.
Piano music was played through
out the evening by Mrs. Katheryn
Mitchell, and the vocal offerings of
the Harmony Quartette, the Misses
Dorothy Pittman, June Hawkins,
Dorothy Early and Dorothy Jack
son, met an insistent demand for
more, and yet more.
Judge Anderson Speaks
Thos. E. Latimer, mayor of Min
neapolis, was unable to be present,
but Judge VIM. A. Anderson, for
mer mayor of Minneapolis, and an
old friend of Mr.. Smiths, kindly
consented to speak for him. The
Continued on mage ~
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Catholics Map
Large Social
Justice Program

view 1Ork NC)-1ne preQlcClon
that within two or three years the
Catholic program for social justice
for the American Negro will be-
come zone of the most important
and far-reaching movements of our
times" was made here Sunday by
the Rev. John LaFarge, S. j., noted
Jesuit author and educator.
Father LaFarge spoke at the
third annual Catholic Interracial
Conference, held under the auspices
of the Catholic Interracial Council,
at Teachers College, Fordham Uni
versity. The conference, attended
by 300 delegates from 43 Catholic
colleges, universities and other or
CARNATIONS, was characterized by
speakers as the most important of
its kind ever held in the United
States on the Catholic Interracial
program. !.
Attack Lynching
Enactment of. a strong, adequate
and effective anti-lynching law by
the present Congress was demand
ed by the conference, which also
adopted a pledge urging all Catho-
lies to treat the Negro as human
being and to further his spiritual,
material and economic welfare as
much as possible.
Delegates from a dozen Catholic
colleges and universities who at
tended also voted to expedite the
formation of interracial clubs at
every Catholic college and univer-
sity in America. The purpose of
these clubs will be to acquaint
Catholic college students with
Catholic efforts to assist the Negro,
urging these students to partici-
pate.
Interracial Clubs
Plans for the formation of inter-
racial clubs on every Catholic col
lege campus in America were
drawn up by a special committee
of delegates from Mt. st. Vincent's
College, the College of New
Rochelle, the College of the Sacred
Heart, st. Elizabeth's College, the
Uptown, Manhattan and Teachers
College Divisions of Fordham Uni
versity, Manhattan College, St.
Francis College (Brooklyn), st.
Johns University (Brooklyn), st.
Joseph's College for Women
(Brooklyn), st. Joseph's College
Hartford, Conn.,, st. Joseph's Col
lege (Philadelphia), and st. Peters
College Jersey City,.
Included in the plans were sug-
gestions that each interracial col
lege club adopt the Manhattanville
Resolutions, pledging Catholics to
work for social justice for the
American Negro, and that they
conduct educational campaigns on
the interracial movement among
Catholic college students and facul-
ty members. 1t was suggested also
that these college clubs form the
intercollegiate Division of the
Catholic Interracial Council, with
meetings at stated times, etc.
Catholic Pledge
The pledge adopted by the dele
gates was as follows: 81 hereby
profess that the Negro as a fell
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16
Rev. JIG. BOthic,
st. Paul Pastor,
Takes Bride

Rev. ]. C. Bothic, pastor of Mt.
Olivet Baptist church, st. Paul, and
Miss LOWE Slater were married
April 6, in Mason City, Iowa.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16

Hear radios mighty master of
melOdiOus swing! Fletcher Hender-
son at Coliseum Monday night,
April 19.-Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-16

solidated Radio Artists, Inc, by the
Minneapolis Spokesman and the
st. Paul Recorder.