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Evening star., 1940-12-15

Britain should fall in the near future,
we would be faced with the posi-
bility of fighting in both oceans long
before we can be ready for such
test. Yet if Britain wins the war
neither of these contingencies can
arise. .--.,
It is for these basic reasons that
we are engaged in a great armament
effort: To maintain Britain as a
powerful ally in fact If not in name
in the Atlantic, and to achieve the
greatest possible strength in our own
right in the shortest possible time if
we fail of the first objective. We do
not know that the choice between
war and peace will be left to us. The
former may be thrust upon us, and
we must prepare for it.
Hitler, in his Munich beer hall
speech year ago, had this to say:
whatever individual sacrifices we
may be called upon to make-these
are but passing and OF no impor-
tance. Ultimate victory Is alone
decisive"
These words are suggestive of a
personal tyranny which has no place
in America, but when we are faced
with the possibility of conflict with
a man of Hitler's caliber we cannot
afford to blind ourselves to the ad-
vantage that lies with those who are
willing to make real sacrifices in
pursuit of clearly defined objective.
When President Roosevelt returns to
Washington it will be up to him to
take the lead in defining our objec-
tive with all clarity and, in inspiring
the. sacrifices without which it can
not be attained.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.

The Capitol Santa Claus, David Lynn,
architect in charge Of the entire plant
on Capitol Hill, has prepared a very
useful new year gift which will be ready
for the 435 House members on their re-
turn to legislative duties. He has just
completed for their use the best parking
lot in Washington, with $50 individual
stalls marked off and numbered so that
each member who uses his car daily
will have his own space reserved. The
lot is between South Capitol street and
Delaware avenue, south of the Capitol
and west of the New House Office Build
ing This lot, which is larger than that
occupied by the Office building, is re-
served for another Office building, and
in the meantime is being used for car
storage.
Tales From Buffalo Land" Is the
title of a new book by Representative
Usher L. Burdick, who has already writ
ten quite library of Western historical
books, including The Last Battle of
the Sioux" Representative William A.
Pittinger of Minnesota called the at
tention of his colleagues to this new
book, which deals with the history
of the Northwest, commencing with May
2, 1910. 1t is about Fort Buford and
the story of the pioneers in the Dakotas
and Montana. 1t gives true picture, as
careful research reveals it, of some out
standing characters in the development
of the great West. In simple language
is told the stories of pioneer heroes
never before written-instructiv and
interesting. by man OF the soil who
has put his heart into these human
histories of people to whom the Nation
Is so deeply indebted. Mr.. Burdick comes
from Vermont parentage and was reared
on a farm bordering the Fort Totten
Sioux Indian Reservation.
A Capital Sidelights" fan has asked:
els it true that one man served as Sena-
tor from three States?" The answer is
Eyes, but at different times" James
Shields, born in Ireland in 1910, emf
grated to this country when he was Is,
was member of the Illinois Legislature
when he was 26, three years later he was
State auditor, and was judge of the State
Supreme Court when he had been in this
country only 20 years. When he was IS
he was commissioner of the General
Land Office During the Mexican War he
was brevetted major general "for gallant
and meritorious conduct at the battle Of
Cerro Gordo" Appointed Governor of
Oregon by President Polk, he was elected
to the United States Senate from Illinois
when he was 38. He took his seat, but
nine days later the Senate voted that
he was not eligible on account of not
having been a citizen of the United
States as long as required by the Con-
stitution. Again elected for the same
term the following October, he moved to
Minnesota and when that State was
admitted to the Union was elected its
first Senator. Later he went to Califor-
MIA and served during the Civil War as
brigadier general Of volunteers. He
moved to Missouri, served in the State
Legislature, was appointed adjutant
general, served as railroad commissioner
and was again elected to the United
States Senate in 1879. All Of this service
toward upbuilding the Nation Of his
adoption was given within So years.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

but buy or trade for as many more. Some
of them never fail to send a book of
tricts. They say there is nothing better
to gain the honest farmers good will
than copy of agricultural reports
printed at Government expense. While
but few Of these publications are Of
much value to well-appointed library,
there are certain thrifty members who
manage to make them available. They
trade them of at secondhand book
store for volumes they want in their
Libraries and so get such works as they
want free of cost. The second -hand
man sends the publications to other
members who want to send them to
their constituents"
Evening star., 1940-12-15

in 1910 are certain to occur before
1860, the development of twenty
year program is commendable
effort to prevent waste through hit
and-miss construction based prin-
cipally on the vigor of local pressure.
Maryland's plan is of special interest
to Washington, the gateway to the
North and South and key city on
many of the important highways of
MARYLAND
Evening star., 1940-12-15


lished lines, but the problem would be
greater in the absence Of the mining
industry. Mines, prospectors and syn
dicates pay about $12,00000 freight
bill each year for deliveries of machinery,
mining supplies, timber and coal. The
mines purchase coal from the east.
timber from the west, and ship metals
to the seaboard or border points for
export.
The Dominion Bureau Of Statistics
estimates that out Of the 10000 tons
representing the entire volume Of
revenue-bearing freight carried by
Canadian railways last year, the prod
ucts of mines, together with foreign
coal, accounted for IS per cent. This
amount exceeds that Of agricultural and
animal products combined by over g.
000, 900 tons. And 1t should be remem.
bered that Canada is the largest wheat-
exporting country in the world.
There is a great demand throughout
the world for metals to help speed up in-
dustry and build the machines OF war.
In the United States there is being
carried on a quiet but effective survey
by experts to determine the extent Of
the strategic metals and the output Of
mines already located on well-surveyed
areas. The metal markets Of the world
are active.
Into this great world need for metals,
Canada, which is generally regarded as
an agricultural country, is playing an
important role, especially in supplying
England With so many basic metals to
aid the homeland in what can already
be written as the greatest struggle in
its history. And it proves the fallacy Of
war-one country becoming prosperous
while another Is devastated ana Its
manhood destroyed.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
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The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
l| E:yE d IA g 9 a14l1

ductiOns all-cCiOred cast hilarious
comedy opened the month at the
New Burband theater. A highly
apprcciative audience at both
matinee and night performances
applauded the acting OF Mantan
Moreland, the star Bettye Tread
vile, leading lady; Josephine
Pearson, Arthur Ray, Jessie Gray
son, Bobbie Simmons, Johnnie
Thomas, Lawrence Criner, Monte
HaWley. Ruby Logan, Herbert
Skinner, THE -Four Tones" Guern-
sey Morrow, Alfred Grant. Earl
Hall and over $50 bit players.
An excellent stage show with
personal appearance by members
Of the cast was an added atJrac-
ton. The marvellous playing OF CT
the sixteen girls and boys COM
posing Alma Hightower's Melodic
Dots was revelation especially
to white patrons who had never
heard them swing out. Bobby, Jean
and Jean, clever, pretty dance
team, and handsome Bobby Fed
Ter travelling in the footsteps 6.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
Teddy Wilson To
Face Nugent July
y In Music Test

NEW YORK CITY - (SNS)-
Teddy Wilson, the band maestro,
and Elliott Nugent, leading actor
in the play THE Male Animal,
will face the music questions Ted
Cctt asks in the quiz so You
Think You Know Music!"N (WABC-
CHS, Monday, July %, 800 to $3.50
p. m.., EDST.)
Wilson was graduated from pian-
ist in Benny GooGman-s Trio, quar-
tet and other combinations to be-
come the popular boogie-woogie
leader at Greenwich villages smart
Cafe Sciety. He knows the long
hair side of the music fence bet
ter than we'll enough, however.
Last year he was assisting artist
with Yella Pessl playing Bach's
Concerto for Two HarpSichords
with the orchestra of the august
Bach Circle at the Town Hall.
Nugent'S love for music has given
him a knowledge of the subject
that he feels he'd like to air OH a
national CHS hook-up. Leonard
Liebling is Judge.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
Those Wild Radio Raves

Deep River Boys, NBC Blue,
Sat. II a. m. Additional schedule,
Vocalists.
Fisk Jubilee Singers, choir,
NBC Blue, Sun. 1880 p. m. From
Nashville thru Station WSM.
First Church of Deiiverance,
WIND, 550k, Sun. II midnite to
! a. m. Chicago.
Golden Gate Jubilee Singers,
Obs. Heavy scatteed schedule.
Golden Hour, WCKQ, Memphis,
Tenn, Sun. $50 p. m. Centenary
NJ. f. Church.
Charles Holland, tenor. with or
chestra, NBC Blue. Friday 5 Pill.
Honest Abe, CHS, Sat 10 am.
chestra, NBC Blue, Friday, CD,
Drama.
Josef Marvis, Bushvel songs,
NBC Blue, Friday Z pm.
Sheep and Goats Club Revue,
MBS, Wed. s p. m. Richard huey.
NJ. G.
Southernaires, Vocal quartet,
NBC Blue, Sun. 1880 am. We'd
thurs. 1915 pm.
We, The Peop,-. CBS. Tues. 2
p.m. Wet Coaat EcEycadcast, II
nidnight,
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20

Cbarioteers, NBC Blue, Tues,
$3.50 a. M, MBS, Saturday, 6:45
p. IN.
Four of Kind, vocal quartet
WLW 710k, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mon
Wed. Fri. 6 pm.
Ink Spots, NBC Blue, Thurs
day, 9:15 p. m. Also additional
schedule, vOcalists.
John Kirby, Sunday $50 p. m.
Also gust sOnstress.
Clarence Profit Trio, Instru-
mental, MBS and WOR 710k
Scattered schedule. Hotel Time
Square, New York.
Art Tstum. famed pIanls'
NBS Thurs. $50 p. m. Califor-
MIA Melodies program.
Vsgsbonds, NBC Blue, except
~ost, Mon. thru Fri. 1915 a. m
Vocal quartet. Also additional
schedule.
VARIETY. INsPIRATIONAI
Amos N Andy, CHS, Mo"
thru Fri. ~. m. Chicago to Yves
Coast, II pm.
Clyde Barrie. baritone. CBS
Sunday, $50 q, m.
Majs. Ra,yes 4nataw. HoW'
Thursday 9 p. IN. CBS.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
BY HARRY LEVETTE for AMP

HCILYWClCEO, Calif.-"Greater
Negro Movie Month" had its Of
ficial start Sunday, July 7, extend
ing until August 7, The campaign
is waged to urge citizens, whether
regular theatre patrons or not 10
encourage the use of coiored tai
ent in the motion pictures i'll
duStry.
Inc most effective way this can
be done is to see as many pictures
in which Negro actors appear as
possible during the month, praise
their good qualities be as lenIent
with their faults as you like the
world to be with yours, and let
theatre managers and studios knoW
that you want to see more OF
them. The best boost of all you car
give colored arJiSUs, WHO are
struggling against unusual OBJ
stacleS and handiCaps, is to ask tor
and attend all-colored cast pic
lures.
Here in Hollywood "ONE DARK
NIGHT" Million Dollar Pro-
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
EOOTLlTE FLiCKERS

thew went for MTDGE WILLIAMS
(now fully restecD, especially in her
rendition of that ever-popular tune
South of the Border" by
special request. And now we come
to the inimtable- SONNY
WOODS, top ballad singer in the
country from q lot of persons in
the know viewpoint. Armstrong lost
favor with Friday nights packed
house when he failed to bring
Woods back for fourth encore.
any professional jealousy there,
brother LOUISE?
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
CHICAGO LAWYER-POET
HONORED

CHICAGO - (ANP) - Atty.
William Henry Huff, a resident
here for the past 80 years and a
widely known poet, has just re-
ceived notice that "The Greek
Letter" Anthology of Poetry, pub
lished by Henry Harrison of New
York City contains number Oh
Huff's poems which are dedlcat-
ed to Delta Chi Delta fraternity.
Huff maintains law offices IN
East Chicago, Indiana. His snort
verses appear regularly IN the
general press.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20

but leading personalities of other
fields.
The management of WBS is inter
eSted in making Chariot Wheels
8 success, said Rev Mr.. Pettagrue.
THE people are tiring of jazz
music on Sunday nights and are
anxious for good and effective reli
glouS programs" he pointed out.
CONTRACT AFTER 30 DAYS
If Chariot Wheels" holds up
during the next 90 days, the radio
company will award it a contract
calling for an indefinite period.
Ministers of the city believe it
Will serve as tonic to those who
never go to church, helping to CUT
down the crime wave. They think
1t will be just the thing for the
working people who are unable to
attend Sunday morning service
and too tired to go to church on
Sunday evenings.
The Atlanta Baptist Ministers
Union appointed committee last
March to contact WSB with the
hope Of starting a program similar
to the present setup. The radio
station officials became interested
and suggested that something be
plalned that would interest all
denominations
All songs, sermons and addresses
u5ed On the program AZ censored
by a censor committee. The chorus
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20

The program Is Of q religious
nature, offering the voices of train
ed coloTed singers and well-known
colored speakers. It is broadcast
on national hookup by Radio
Station WSB and originates in the
auditorium of Savoy Hotel on
Auburn Ave. The program is on
the air half hour; 1926 F. M.
Colored ministers of Atlanta
tried for 16 months to gain the
right to appear on local radio pre-
grams. But not until WSB went
under new management several
weeks ago did they receive a
favorable answer.
1t muss pe said tna0 Dr.. Louis d.
Newton, prominent white Baptist
minister, used his influence in
helping to make the program pos
sible.
The Rev. Samuel Pettagrue,
pastor of West Hunter Baptist
church and chairman of the pro-
grams general committee, explain
ed that beginning the first SUNDAY
night in August, a permanent
chorus trained by Lawrence Mann
and L. D. Byron will sing during
the scheduled half hour.
The program Is being designed
for the Citizenry of Atlanta ana
Throughout the nation. It will be
interdenominational in scope, offer
ing not only ministers as speakers
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
Detroit Pastor TO
Be Guest Speaker On
Wing Over Jordan

NEW YORK CITY (SNS)-
Reverend J. D. Howell of st.
Stephen African Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Detroit, Mich, is
guest speaker on wings Over Jor-
dan. CWABC-CBS, Sunday, July
q 1890 to 11:0O q. m. EDS).
Program originator, Rev. Glenn T.
Settle, pastor. Sethsemane Baptist
Church, Cleveland, Ohio, acts as
narrator.
Background spir1tuals, for which
the wings over Jordan choral
ensemble CT 38 mixed voices is ia
NOUS. are conducted by Worth
Kramer.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
Screen Tougher Than Stage
Is Libby TayIors Charge
Finds Pictures
Make A Greater
Demand Of Star
Ry JIMMIE ASENnEO

AOlLY WCOD-CT Y F. -
lva-uating the relative abilities OF
he stage and screen s.a1s is an
interesting bit usually tickl-s.. Ill
del taking, However, if anyOn- Is
4u@lified TO advance al unD.~ecd
aAd int lligenc opinion. al yct U.s
n 10th mediums should he e4 .ip-
ped by eXperienCe to speak a.
thoritativeiy.
During the filming of TIE &c
wards Of Virginia" gripping
drama laid in the historic S.at oi
Virginia, Libby Taylor, noted col
red screen actress, who Is Une
of the feature players, declared
NAT, Any actrCos N1l0 14G-lnpts
role in film has TO be q better
actres5 than one who is cast i'll q
stage play"
IN MANY PRODUCTIONS
Born in Chicago, Miss Taylor
appeared in many stage pr0ouc :
lions in that city before making
her Broadway debut in that never
to be forgotten nit Subway Ex-
press" in which she portrayed the
lovely old character Mamie She
followed this with such Broadway
successes as, School Girl" UP
and Up" Social Register" SO
Red the Rose The Last Mile"
and man yothe outstading hits
and many other outstanding nitS
In expressing this opinion she
pointed out II am emphaticaliy
net belittling the outstanding
talent of sucn great actresses as,
Ethel Waters, Abbie Mitchell,
Georgette Harvey Laura Bowman
Helen Hayes, Katherine Cornell Or
any other of the stages distln-
guished players. They would be
great artists either in pictures Or
ON the stage. But there is a wide
difference in the two mediums.
and it is my definite belief thai
the screen makes the greater de-
mands upon its players"
ALL EYES ON HER
Here's my theory she CCntin-
ued, ION the stage the performer
is utterly dependent upon herself
and this is particularly true en-
tour, where the stars performance
is the only one Of consequence. All
eyes are on her, in pictures she Is
one of the many and the support
ing cast includes talented and
experienced players. each striving
to turn out finished performance.
The camera, through the director
and the cutter, goes out Of its
way to give close-ups and especial
attention to tine supporting cast.
With this terrific competition any
star who can dominate her audi
ence throughout the entire picture
is indeed splendid actress. Sucn
actresses as Bette Davis. Claudette
Colbert, Martha Scott and many
ether top screen stars can do this
an acnievemment which ] think
tops similar success on the stage.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
BY ROBERT M. RADCLIFFE

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)--
group of men sat around table few nights ago and
searched their minds for catchy name They finally
agreed on Chariot Wheels"
1t was Lawrence Mann local musician. who thought of
those two words and him went the honor of naming
Atlantas newest radio program
Although the air only two Sunday nights, Chariot
Wheels" has been heard 80 states and has drawn re-
styonses from far New York
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20

rahearses Wednesday night. 800
o'clock. at the Savoy, and timing
rehearsal for speaker and singers is
held Sunday night at 9 o'clock.
Program speakers are selected by
a committee composed Of Reverends
w H. Borders, M L. King, c.. B.
Hubert. w. w. WeatherSpOol, s. j.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
|fChauot Wheels "HaiLed

johnson and S. Pettagrue. The
latter explained that no applications
will be accepted.
Chairmen of the various com
mittees are DR.. Hubert, contact
committee; Rev. Mr.. Borders, pro
gram committee; the Rev. r. l.
Miner. business committee and Rev
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
ALEXANDER TO AID YOUTH

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
DR.. Will w. Alexander, recently
appointed vice president of the
Rosenwald Fund, will be loaned to
the government defense commits
sion to aid in planning youth
training program to meet defense
requirements, it was announced by
the commission this week.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
NEWS OF THEATRES
Maxine Sullivan To
Sing With j. Kirby

NEW YORK CITY. - (SNSD-
Tiny Maxine Sullivan sings while
her husband, John Kirby, leads
the biggest little band in radio"
during Columbia networks Flow
Gently Sweet Rhythm" program.
(WABC-CBS, July 81, $50 to 600
pm, EDST).
The Golden Gate Quartet will
be on hand, too, doing one of their
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20

famous story spirituaIs.
Recently Kirby made Columbia
Recordings of his original num-
berS introduced on his CHS broad
cast, "zoomiu' at the Zombie' and
"AndyOlogy", as well as such old
favorites as II Love You Truly,
SeXtet from Lucia, Cant We Be
Friends?" and Then I'll Be Hap
py''
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
Nv ALVIN MOSES for AMP

DIV ALVIN mO9ED iOl EAAfl
NEW YORK NIGHT
is red letter evening in Har-
LENS history. From all circles that
go to make up our life (society,
art, theatre, business and night
life) the beaten path will be "A
common one. SMALLS' PARADISE
CLUB should be incapable of hold
ing the crowd turning out for the
semi annual camp benefit dam
SAINT Of the 49,. WELLS BELLIES,
Of which. Joseph T, Wells, Har-
lem restarateur. is sponsor. A MUM
ser of our underprivileged girls
will enjoy the benefits of sum-
mer camp life because of the COM
munity spirit and utter upSelfish-
ness of this organization whose
members are well known to us all.
Confidentially to the male patrons,
we might add. :. D.. beauty and re-
finement will be on display as sell
dom seen in any sector OF our
rcck-rizzed island. You will enjoy
the attractions usually reserved
for. beauty and model salons, for
an admission price. .rld1culously
small! The officers of the club are:
Petrina Waples-Moore, president;
Olivia Mondesire. vice-president;
Gwendolyn Edwards, secretary;
Margaret Jackson. treasurer, and
Arleyne Joseph. business manager.
Our best wishes 60 to this organ
ization, Harlem could well afford
a.. dozen more like it.
HATTIE McDANIELS, prize
winning artist Of Gone With the
Wind. scared to new heights in
her matter of fact chat over -.
WABC Sunday morning with the
WINGS OVER JORDAN unit. Miss
McDaniels made us feel that one
can expect no more Cor less) from
this life than the amount Off,.
sincerity, labor, and racial con-
siousneSs he or she contributes. In
flawless English she dwelt upon
the heartaches HOLLYWOOD pro-
vided before her ascendency up the
dizzy staircase of flicker stardom,
and adnonished her unseen audi
ence to not give up, but after the
fashion of .SOJOURNER TRUTH
HARRIET TUBMAN, and. ...
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, to
carry on every waking second OF
life. The world We American Ne
groes live in, is one in which the
ACTS OF ALL are Judged by
the. IT,. GROSS MISCONDUCT OF
THE FEW Cor words to that ef-
fect). We thought Hattie magniti-
cent, and methinks HOLLY
WOOD OFFICIALS LISTENED IN
think in like vein. So, we
send this corsage Of roses to you .
OUR HATTIE.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG, playing
an inspired trumpet, still sits as
tride his throne IN the opinion OF
APOLLO THEATRE audiences
who greeted him on opening mite,
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
By HAROLD JoYIEN

The following listing is in eff
feet for the week Of July 21 only.
All time shown is Eastern Day.
light. Subtract l hour for Central
daylight and Eastern Standard
time: 2 hours for Central Stand
ard, 3 hours for Mountain and 4
hours for Pacific coast time. AS
is the unavoidable case in radio
scheduling, all programs are sub
Ject to last minute time and tai
ent changes.
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
Basin Street Chamber Music
Society, NBC Blue, Sunday 4:3O
p. m. Guests.
Cab Galloway, MBS and CHS,
nitely schedule. Meadowbrook, N.
Jersey.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL

film is based on Elizabeth Pages
colonial story The Tree of Liber-
ty" and Cary Grant and Martha
Scott ale tine co-stars. Starring
rank doesn't entitle either to
silk, and this shatter quite good
may Hollywood traditions,
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-20

Bill Robinson, were smooth rep
resentatives Of Willie Covan's
Dance School The -Four Tones re-
ceive,d encore after encore just
as they do in their nationwide
tours
Herbie Jeffries, famous singing
cowboy star Of Two Gun Man
Fr0n HarAem," Bronze Buoka-
roo,' and Harlem Rides the
Range" joined the -Four Tones
from the audience for ringing ap-
plause. In addition, he maze an
impressive talk on the necessity OF
support Of all-colored pictures.
Many prominent persons of both
races we're in the audience in
Guiding Bert Mcdonald, city prose-
cutor, and Kenny Washington, ex-
ULA football star.