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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

When Larry asked me TO write thi.
piece, l told him ! couldn't
didn't have a book Of that live stuff
I'm strictly an icky from the
sidelines Can't even understand
all that cat-talk much less write in
groove. I've tried and tried, but |
simply can't get on that Jive-time
But larry SAID. you don't need
to be a hep-cat to do a guest col
umn. I'm not asking you to send
anyone outof THIS world Just
sit down and write like you talk .
Nothin' 10 it," OK Larry, you
asked for it.
What ever became Of the Choco-
late Bar? That place where
Ne u=ad- 10 watch RaSeae- Isles-Rak
smith, Milton Shvers, Clint
BRIDGES and Howell King. twho in
c!dentally, seems to be burning up
New England and the rest Of the
boys tram Where that expert
with a Cubalebra used TO mix EN-
behind the bar downstairs i
Can't think Of his name. but he was
a master with a Mint Julep too.
And where are Chester Rentie
Don Young Kid Alberts Doc
Owens Everett Watson q? Used |
10 know them all when the Choco- |
late Bar was going . Spent many |
a pleasant Saturday night there
They had some solid shows and
some of the hottest brass East of
the Mississippi.
remember Don Young for his
accent never could figure out
where he hailed from Is the
.red chicken at the Chicken Shack
as good as il used to be? Went
here once with Don Young and Cy
Mann Of ms, and we really put
away LOT Of It Suppose Sun
ny Wilson still runs the place
lust realized something | don't
get around so much any more. At
east not in the Valley" Used to
Know lot of people over there. l.
Never met bunch Of better
.portsm'n anywhere than the ones
Eho made the Chocolate Bar their
Where e.. for in
stance, will you find fight manager
VINO pays his boys good fat salary
fight or not, and then banks
heir whole end of the gate for
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
What Is Life Insurance?
BY A. N. LAKE
tVice-President and Secretary Of the Western Union
Mutual Insurance CO..

and have his prospect SO complste-
ly sold on the service rendered him
that there will be no question about
the price-and when the prospect Is
handled in this way you are msster
of the situation.
A bargain or cut price Is the poor
est argument that can be used in
selling, because an article that sells
at bargain usually has no other
argument in its favor-also because
the desire for and appreciation of
quality is innate in every human
breast and every prospect knows
that AL quality and cut price cannot
possibly be embodied In one and
the same thing.
A service that represents true blue
character has all the arguments In
its favor-including the price for
which it sells.
l believe you will agree with me
that you could have sold over 80
percent your present prospect
even if your prices had been higher.
Why? Because you created desire
for our service and in so doing you
gained their canfidenee-se- the ex--
tent that they had absolute faith in
you and your company and believed
that, as an established, successful
and reputable concern, we could not
AFFORD to place price on our service
hat is too high.
When you sell a prospect at our
Established price you have his eonfi-
dence and his business more securely
than II you make concessions. He
Will not feel that there is a possible
lty of your trying to make up a pres
ent concession at some later date
he will not feel that your price was
too high in the first place-he will
not feel that it might have been pos
slble for him 10 secure a little fur
Their concession II he had held out
for it-and his relations with you
and the company will be of more
permanent and lasting nature-to
say nothing of your own satisfaction
in the matter-our satisfaction in you
and our mutual profit and success
IN future.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
THE WEST SIDE
FLORIST
BLANCHE LoWERY, Prop
4760 McGraw Avenue
Tyler 5-3072


90,
NNiiis ousy ho''uay uhes' one Is
SO apt to neglect the house plants
The ferns especially show signs of
neptecf- tr-ro, nr5nor1v c5ro5 toz
rho;r u..,.1 - -,
-'e- 40 '0i al ao0ue mas Always
oeeh lhe COOL damp, shady, woods
In caring for ferns we must rcmem-
Der the fact stated. Do not place
them in a sunny window. East. west
and north windows are best in win
ter. Keep them out Of draurhtv
places as sudden draughts are very
bad for them. In watering ferns. do
not water them too much so that
their roots are 10 stagnant waterv
dirt. II is best not To set them in
jardinieres, Spray the fands with a
little cool water and they will re-
ward you by looking frcsher and
greener. When brown scale appears
on the leaves, it means the roots
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

son Is slated to open on the Big
Broadway come January 10 =,
Swinging the Dream" swing YER
sion of the Bard etAvaan,s Mid
summer Nights Dream was 10 open
at Radio City last Nov. 26 Louis
Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan
&ere due, to add their high class
talent 10 the swinging the dream.
Late Waxings; Count Basic with
Nobody Knows" and Song Of the
Islands Johnny Hodges (hot
sax-man Of Euington's) with Good
Gal Blues" and Savoy Strut" .
Earl Hines with After All I've Been
to You and Me and Columbus"
. Blues: Just Give Some Away"
and Garry My Business On9
Let Me in Your Saddle" and Green
and Lucky" Keep Knockin" and
That's All Right Daddy
Joe Jordan has signed to arrange
and edit numbers for W. C. Handy
Music company A 6-year-old
Sepia boy, Cordell Hickman, will
have a starring part in Paramounts
Biscuit Eater" with an ofay boy,
Jimmy Lee.
GUEST COLYNTNIST
And now for that Times writer
answering to the name OF Lin
Ankles, who does a slight gig of
solid stuff on Way. Back When"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
New Direction Mission

New Director Mission, 41O4 st.
Antoine street. enjoyed fine serv-
ices last week Thursday evening,
November 30, was designated as
Ankten evening with Rev. T. R,
Ankton, one of Shilohs progressive
young ministers and business men,
delivering the sermon. His subject
was Light taken from Matthew
5:l6.
New Director Mission, under the
leadership of its minister. Rev l..
N Jackson, is enjoying fine serv-
ices and the public is asked to Join
in these spiritual meetings. Mamie
Simmons. secretary.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
First Baptist

Superintendent Dade gave a gen.
eral review Of the Sunday school
lesson which was reviewed By a
large audience.
In spite Of the inclement wealth
er, the IL am, services were well
attended and Rev. c. B. Heath,
pastor, delivered an inspiring SER
mon.
Sunday, December 10, at pm.
Professor johnson and his singers
will render program for the sem
ior choir.
The church extends its heartfelt
sympathy to the Allen family of
MestYieW- street in the passing of
their daughter. Gladys Allen. who
was faithful member of the church
Junior choir. and Girls Red Circle.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

as present. a fellow will have to
listen to Man o. War on CKLW, as
one can understand him better than
the regular service you get in the
bookies A. G. Vanderbilt who
has large stable seems to be hav-
ing trouble finding a good trainer.
And that's bad when a stable con-
sists OF 40 horses. It's a man size
job know.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Rail Bird
Chatter
By RAZZ BROWN

Andy X, the fleet three-year old
Colt, will entrain for New Orleans
January to prepare for the Loui-
siana Derby. This colt needs no
mentioning as to his quality as his
record stands for itself. He is
Claimed by his owner TO be the
fastest colt ever trained. Everyone
knows that A. Tony Penettria has
handled some great HOSES in his
days.
'- H. G. Bedwell left his hospital
bed TO win two races at juicy odds.
Boys, here is a horseman who really
knows his business. He goes to town
with any kind of boss, at any place.
F, H Gaines. reputable colored
trainer wig wages the Chronicle
from New Orleans TO get aboard
Waugh Pop, as he claims this boss
cherry ripe the odds should be
nice Anthony Allen, Negro trainer
of the Mansfield stable, won two
races with his charges, LAWN and
Bucket Head. At Bowie. this former
jockey looks as though he will be
just as canny as trainers come.
-AttIboy--
The Dupont racers entrained for
Santa Anita where they always run
well R. Handler is the trainer and
the stable races under the nom de
course Fox-catcher Farms houses
=. good ones VIM. (FaO Tanzy is
in town after having a successful
season following the bangtatis. He
looks like a big fnancier a
new track is in the offing in Cali
fornia. 1t will be located near Oak
land and will be called the Golden
Gate Turf club.
The boys at New Orleans are hav-
ing a tough time picking winners
according to Jim Oakley who is on
the grounds, Well, just think of red
t1eans and rice, Jim. On to Charles
town, W. Va, where the bang tails
will hold sway for two weeks. Here
are some nags that like this track:
Charming Herod, Golden Vein.
Royal Business. Tribett, Spartan
Lady, Tuluries Lin, Goodesian.
Money Middle these gee gees
know their way around.
If the service on racing continues
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without effect;
or is going down
for the third
time into the
depths Of con-
viction-he can
always reach out
and grasp that
5 I r a W labeled
Your price is
100 high"
That's one OF
the handIest OBJ
lections in the
prospects whole
category of pets.
Ihl u Q !. . IL
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

sousa's 'Semper Fidelis." This was
followed by MacDowelTs Legend
from the second Indian Suite. and
some of its passages were reminiscent
of Sibelius. Dvoraks Largo" from
the New World symphony was next.
and though beautifully played left US
somewhat cold, probably because
we've heard 1t so often.
After these three selections the Or
chestra left the stage and z "a Jessye
came out with her choir TO direct
them in spirituals and secular songs.
This choir is superbly trained vocaly
and theatrically. and never sang to
better advantage than last Saturday
night. The voices. whether singing
capella or 10 Robert L. Nolan's piano
accompaniment, were clear. precise
true. Miss Jessye has a fondness for
dramatizing her songs, and In some
instances the action was admirably
suited to the word. as in the Song
OF the Steel Driver"
here were other instances, how
ever. when it would have been better
for the singers not to have used ges-
lures. A striking feature OF the Evs
Jessye choir is its stage groupings
Each song brought new stage pic
ture, and each grouping seemed TO
have grown out of the mood and
tempo of the song. The spirituals
themselves ranged in content and mood
from the plaintive. melancholy The
Heavens Above" 10 the unctuous hill
arity of Plenty Coco Room"
al
from 'Porgy and Bees" It was dur
ing this group that Neu Dobson Plante
~ Detroit stepped out Of the choir to
sing Summertime" Mrs. Piante has
fine clear soprano voice and her
singing OF this semi-classic brough,
forth enthusiastic applause.
The last half Of the program featured
two movements from Kolar's own Suite
Americana, a travesty on the wake
scene in "PorRy and Bess" by the
Eva Jessye choir. and Edward Bred
shall. pianist playing Rhapsody in
Blue" with the orchestra.
We were f17ppy 70 rear Nrs. P1snfe
sing agsin. We telephoned her Sun
day to ask her about her work since
she left Detroit.
-Atss idItt Ahlu u. mat kne was
brought TO Miss Jessyes attention
through Robert L. Nolan. who is. as
YOU know. also a Detroiter. She left
Detroit in August to sing the role OF
Katisha in the 'Miksdo IN Swing" and
was with the company for five weeks
She left the ''Mikado" cast 70 Join Miss
Jessye's choir in New York. Mrs
Plante is remaining In Detroit until
February when the choir will resume
Its tour. Mrs. Plsnte informs us that
the Eva Jessye choir has the same
sponsor as Marian Anderson, and that
It is travelling the same circuit as the |
famous Westminster choir.
X X \
PROGRAM NOTES
ABE Lincoln In Illinois" Is at-the !
Cas- this week. BY all means see II |
even II you have TO strike a name off |
your Christmas shopping hsi. -.
Better get your tickets 70 see Ethel I
Waters in "Msmbs's Daughters" ndxt /
week while you're at the Cas- to SEA-
Abe Lincoln"
Erma Morris. Pianist will play the /
second in her series OF five recItals. |
Sunday Dec II al 40 p,Feu- At the I
Art institute. She will play an all
Bach program which we think highly |
appropriate to the coming Yuleade
season
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
SWINGING"
-With-
N|GH7L|FERS
By LARRY CHlSM
BOUT THEATRE FOLKS

Ether Waves: The Ink Spots tthree
OF them Indianapolis boys are being
rated as the Nations most solid
'sonders Of group harmony their
recent wax release Address, I'm
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

When a prospect is laundering in
a sea of doubt or is tossed upon a
oillow OF resistance; when he has
pulled against fhe strong current of
your enthusiasm until exhausted
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

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"a IN, ~ W., 80 s'.sil iaiilileS
tboir 49,, - - t . iol
chu,,,. Wv" ". , SaHes' anu nor loi d nice
' n,. y ''''i winnings
heaalng the columns Of the Chron-
icie, especially that Ito mel be-
"noerlhg offering OF AL Wallace .
makes me feel like a student OF
Esperanto For instance What's
oripg! What is "Talent?'
now 90 you Come on like the Lone
hansers! or get on some over
coat 'ime! Why doesn't some
one PRINT olctionary OF that Val
Iey 1--WE Or do all the readers
Understand II? give up.
Ever hotice now quick Detective
~ wallace "iiliams IS on his feet!
ne setS around ike lightweight
N spite OF MS Soo-odd pounds A
fehfy armstrong on a Galento
frame Don KID Detective Wash
marcy 100 much about handouts .
ne sun reefs little silly aootut the
par mat ran away from him a
couple months ago Remember
WASH incidentally is very highly
REGARDED by all The policewomen /,
Lieutenant Nell Coolidge says he's a
zoo oe'eetlVe'
Ahats ABOUT all Larry can take
u IRON mere and get in his Mite
me Flugs.
"hhh n THERE
broad Bar stu carrying on
WIN mat Love IT. personality Of
Peggy Joyce as emeee and singer
OF risque songs =. VIII have the
team oil Randolph and Randolph this
week end OF blacks Willard
Davehporli King OF Liars still
making MS DID Tor popularity here.
henrys Grill; Is attempting to
make this spot the most talked
ABOUT place in town o.. are ready
ing 10 come on like Gang Busters,
every week end black, with some
'hlhg Tor you nltellfers to gun with
rdpt expressions OF approval. Will
nave the "Sophis-To-CatS' come
Dec IA should really be killer
OF soIld-like affair for all you
cas- Squaws, Gators and nitelifers-
to-ne'
Midway Club: Tha favorte black
and tan nitery, where the jive's
ready last cool and mello-d =.
IN a manner la Harlem After
laKing gap,er at their latest tour
OF iloorooafd stuff, yours truly,
truly, wants to raise fnitt Of praise
ior the stuff gandered oyer the
'sole Tops while the showfolks car
Tieu on IN a manner born in Sepia
Harlem. The 1--WE is so soft and
smooth the nitelife folks went away
weak with all that laugh stuff given
OUT 80 lately within the place OF
Joy called the Midway Club.
blueBlrd Inn: Carries on with IFS
solld cllking IN rtllo groove .
6Iue Monday parties when host
OF footllght slaves always speak
nan nall the gangs all here" then
TO carry on high, wide and lushy
$ all IN the game OF having fun
win all the rest OF the show kin,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

teiNleW. II Is an argument winch
should always be anticipated by the
salesman so, in case it is advanced
in good faith, he can meet it squarely
and effectively, or if advanced for
some Interior motive. not take il too
seriously.
There are many conditions G.,
which this timewoFn objection Cav
be advanced.
Some prospects try to bring up the
price argument early in the inter
view merely for the purpose Of eff
fecting a blockade to further effort
on the part of the salesman. Some
use it regularly as a means of heat
ing down the price and driving a
bargain. Other prospects grasp al
the price argument when they fee
themselves being swayed and influ.
enced by the salesman and have ar
idea that they are being convinced
against their own will or better
judgment There is another type Of
prospect, who, after he has been sole
and knows he is going 10 do bust.
ness. will try his strategy in clever
way to see how much of concession
he can gain.
In addition to these, and not The
least important by any means, is the
prospect who conscientiously feel
that your price is too high and mus
be deliberately and completely wor
over on this one point as a fina
element in the sale.
From whatever angle or Cor what
ever motive the price argument ma,
be advanced. it is one of the simples
and easiest objections TO overcome
and the first essential to mastering
it is the conviction in your owl
heart that your price is right anc
the absolute determination on YOU
part 10 uphold and stand by it.
Remember these -two-importani
points in selling:
First the price in itself plays a
very small part real salesmanship;
and second, that to state your price
in an apologize or ALTERING way will
often blockade sale mat is prac-
tically otherwise closed.
The skilled prospect is watching
every move and gesture of the Sales
man when it comes 10 the question
Of price and is alert to discern any
hesitation or weakness on his part in
stating it. If you do not come right
out with the price in a confident,
nat lral and matter-of-fact way he
will pounce upon your weakness like
cat on a mouse and throw you
Town the ladder several rungs in
your sales work.
A relapse Of this kind in your
work is hard to overcome, SO il is
,ood business to forestall it and state
'our price in such a way as to leave
10 room for argument.
A wishy-washy attitude toward |
our price is overwhelming evidence
0 the other fellow that your price is
90 high-while an emphatic and |
determined stand for your price will
levate you, your service and your
ompany in the estimation OF the
nine times out Of ien-and
viii in many cases eliminate the
question of price entirely from the
Ieal in question.
! maintain nat high class sales
nan, when at his best. can usually |
ictate the psychological moment T
t which the price should come up
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
STAGEDoOR
Dramatic Reviews
and Comment
BY ROBERT G. HAYDEN
DON'T YOU WANT TO BE FREEP


Langston Hughes Don't You Want
To Be Free7" will be presented at
Plymouth Congregational church
Thursday and Friday evenings, Dec
IA and IS at $50. 1t is free TO the
public sort Of dramatic Christmas
present.
Most Of the cast are members OF
the Paul Robson Players. but Don't
You Want To Be Free?" will also
bring a number of new players to the
fore. Mckinley Wilson. last sseen as
me quarreisome deacon in Fire and
Cloud" and as DR.. Kendall in Dark
Tower" is playing the lead. His role
ty-pifies the yourg Negro who Is seek
ing better world for himself and his
children. Nimrod Carney who is
something of a veteran trouper by
now will be seen as The Overseer.
symbol of reaction and oppression
Ruth Webb. our co-director, is play
ing the Mulatto Girl. a poignant role
well-sulted to her seasoned talents
The Negro Mother, as played by Es
Their Randall. is a tribute TO Negro
womanhood.
Alfred Stevenson, John Frazier, De-
ponselle Cazort, Sybil Hall, Lou Eva
Lee. John Wilson. Frances Green.
George Higgins and Bill Horton are in
he supporting cast.
Charles Hawkins, well-known young
musician from Flint, has written some
special music for Don't You Want To
Be Free" and the Plymouth choir
will provide the choral background
Don't You Want To Be Free?" viii
surprise you by its very novelty. for
it is play that does not confine it.
self TO the stage. You may expect
to find yourself sitting 'smack-da in
the midst Of the actors, singing and
shouting along with them.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

EVA JESSIE CHOIR
We seem TO have had our full share
of good things OF the world satur-
day. For after being thoroughly re-
called by the antics OF Dopey and his
fellows we went in the evening to hear
the Detroit symphony Orchestra and
the Eva Jessye choir in program en-
titled Music About America" with
Victor Kolar conducting.
The orchestra opened the program
with the vigorous fag-waving OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. "
seen best Saturday at the Art insti-
tute. proved TO be one Of the most
delightful local productions we have
attended in a long time. 1t was
tuneful, colorful gay and sometimes
very, very clever.
We should like to praise each of
the 65 children in the cast individually,
but obviously. there is not enough
space here for us 10 give full vent to
our enthusiasm. From Snow White
down to the two tiny page boys who
trotted in and out with the Chamber
lain, there were fine evidences of tai
ent and versatility.
Mary Ann Clemens was a beautiful
Snow White. and her dancing was a
pleasing Complement to her acting
ability. Anderw Henry was a suave
Prince Florimonde and he was the
only good solo voice in the show. Joya
Sheriff. as the Wicked Queen, had a
regslity and feeling for her part that
belied her years. She was every inch
queen. William Sherrill's Huntsman.
though veering too far toward the
melodramatic, showed real dramatie
ability laughed as heartily as
did the children in the audience al
Julian Witherspoon's bumptious Sir
Dandiprst. Dawn Watson as Witch
gave by far the best performance of
all. Her voice-control, and the unex-
pected little nuances she gave certain
Of her speeches revealed a child with
an amazing gift for comedy acting
The Seven Dwsrfs. and particularly |
Dopey, played by Lloyd Watson. kept
the audience in gales of laughter.
The settings for Snow White" were |
simple but effective. We thought the |
wishing well scene. with its lighted
we'll and styled forest setting. one OF |
The loveliest in the operetta. And we |
liked, too, the dlmly-lishted. spooky |
scenes in which witch Hex appeared
although there were times when they
'ould have been a trifle more brightly
lighted.
Both the Phi Delta Kappas and M.
and Mrs. Mills, who directed, are 10
'e congratulated on their production
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
GUS PETERSON
OF FIFE DIES

Last rites win be held AT ap. IN.
Thursday for Gus Peterson. IA
year-old Fife resident, who died in
Tacoma hospital Monday after
a months illness
He was one OF the earliest resi-
dents of the Fife community has.
ing purchased a tract of Indian
reservation land there more than
40 years ago, when the area was
covered with n dense forest Later
he was on a committee which Sc
leeted name for the little COM
munity
Born in Sweden. he came to the
L. S IN 1850. settling ut Minnesota.
After moving 10 Tacoma. he was
employed 10 years by the Northern
Pacific Elevator Co.
lie Is survived by his wife. Anna;
two daughters, Mrs Agnes ben.
thicn and Mrs. Helen Payne OF TIA.
coma, four sons, Eldon of Tacoma
and Clarence. Edward and Winston
Of Fife. brother In Minnesota.
brother and a sister In Sweden.
and eight grandchildren. Rev. J.
Barnett Youngs Will conduct the
funeral service and burial will be
In Tacoma cemetery.