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The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06

". Catalina ICfand.
Earl Hines NBC Red We'd
nesday. Thursday and Friday,
1890 a. m. .-Roseland Ballroom,
NYC.
John Kirby-CBS-Sunday $50
D. m. Also guest songtress.
Clarence Profit Trio, Instru-
mental-MES and WOR 700 k
Scattered Schedule - Hotel Times
Square. New york.
Jimmie JuncefOrd- CHS and
MPS-SCattered Schedule Fiesta
New York. 3.
Art Tatum famed pianist-MBS
Thursday. 3;3O-Califcrnia Melo-
dies program. WGN 72O k Chioa-
go Orebroadcast-Sunday IL a. m
Chicago time.
Vagabonds- NBC Blue except
east-Monday thru Friday. 1O:l5
a m Vocal suartet. Also addition
al schedule.
VARIETY. INSPLRATIONAJ
All Nations Pentecostal Church
WCFL-970 k Chicago. Sunday
II midnite.
Amos and Andy-CBS- Monday
thru Friday 7 p. m. Chicago to
West Coast, II p. m.
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Louise Burge On
Same Program
With Robson

NEW YORK, N.Y-(C)-Knox-
vile contralto Louise Burge made
her debut the night of June 25 at
huge Lewisohn Stadium at City
college before crowd Of 5000
on the same program with the
famous Paul Robson.
The occasion was the presenta-
ton of Katherine Garrison
Chapin's "And They Lynched Him
to a Tree" a ballad sung by col
ored and white choirs, in which
Miss Burge took the role Of the
lynchee's mother. Her perform
ence was roundly applauded and
critics referred to her as an i'm
portant find" of the concert sea-
son.
The music of Miss Chapin's
libretto was composed by William
Grant Still, sung by Schola Can
forum and Wen Talbert's choir
The theme of the evening was
Earl Robinson's Ballard for
Americans" which starred MI.
Robson with the philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra, abetted by
the chorus.
Miss .Burge, graduate OF Ho-
ward University and the JulliarG
School is head of the music de-
partment of the Agricultural.
Mechanical and Normal School Of
Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Kirby Players
Have Names In
Books, He Says

NEW YORK CITY-S N 81
They've got their names III
books
That's what John Kirby proud
ly says about the men who help
him make music on his Flow
Gently Sweet Rhythm program
over Columbia network Sundays
CWABC-CBS, $50 to 6 Pm
EDST-.
Books on jazz, Mr.. Kirby
means. and no wonder, since each
is top man" in his class To-
gether they comprise what has
been called 'the biggest little band
in the country
With Kirby at the bass fiddle
here's the lineup: O'Neil Spen-
Ger, who beats the drums; Buster
Bailey. at the clarinet; Charlie
S.havers trumpet; Russell Procope,
sayophone; and Billy Kyle, who
does amazing tricks on the piano
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Many Injured When 500
Panic In Harlem Theatre
Falling Plaster
Creates Havoc
In West End

NEW YORK. (ANP)-Eight
hundred persons were thrown into
panic, and 30 injured. six seriously
enough to be taken to hospitals
when two large sections Of plaster
fell from the ceiling of the West
End theatre here Thursday after
noos Besides those painfully in
jured after the 75-foot plaster
drop, others we're showered With
debris cut and bruised.
after the accident, which nec2s-
STATED calling of the Bellevue
emergency unit of II physicians
20 nurses, three ambulances and
two police emergency squads,
Joint investigation was begun by
the police and the city Department
Of Building resulting in the closing
of the theatre until the inveStlga-
ton is concluded
The plaster which was described
by police as eight by ten feet and
six by four feet, five-eighth of an
inch in thickness, fell without
warning about .cidway the feature
picture "The Shrek is the Night.
Persons in the first rows are the
prime sufferers.
In the rush for exits. many left
their belongings. Police arrived
and emptied the theatre. and traf-
fic along 125th street from Morn
ingside to st. Nichols was tied up
for more than an hour.
The theatre. owned by the An
more Enterprise Corporation, has
one balcony and seats 1000 per
sons. According to the police, the
motion picture house. located be-
tween st Nicholas and Morning
side avenues. is 80 years old.
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Actress To Be
Heard Sunday
Morning, July Z.

CLEVELAND-(A N PAN
nouncement was made this week
by Rev. Glenn II Settle, narrator
of tine ''Wings Over Jordan" fea-
ture heard from 1890 to HOO
EDST over the coast to coast net
work of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System, that Hattie Mcdaniel,
well known movie star, will be tht
speaker on the wings Over Jor-
dam program Sunday, June 7.
This we'll known American act
ress will be remembered as one
of the leading characters in Gone
With the Wind
The appearance Of Hattie Nc
Daniel on wings Over Jordan, J"
comedies with her engagement for
week of personal appearances
in the vaudeville review being pre-
Sented by the RKO Palace in
Cleveland Arrangements for the
appearance were made through the
actress. the Music Corporation Of
America. which is responsible fol
her bookings. and the Palace thea
tre
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
HARLEM SKETCHES

News was certain following his
lousy feature story on Joe Louis in
Life magazine Brown will have
to leave Harlem for he will never
be able to live this down. Ano
may we say that no newspaperman
in New York (colored ever con-
sidered Brown to be a newspaper
man.
The juke' joints which infeSt
Harlem are making more money
than the legitimate bars and grills.
These joints are fond in the slums
middle class homes and in the
rich and well to do apartments.
The only difference being in the
prices of the drinks served.
In the slum places. whiskey is
sold by the drink IS cents, pint or
Quart Prices are low and quality
of the King Kong sold lower.
Here is the habitat of Chicken
Whiskey." Zone drink and the i'm
biber lays down to sleep, Third
Rail- which shoots like lightning
thru ones veins and many other
werdly named drinks.
All are more or less potent and
devoteeS Of them will not drink
good whiskey. In the better places,
whiskey is sold (both Kong and
barrel house, in pitchers holding
three or more drinks at 25 cents
per pitcher. Usually weak it takes
a lot to down the drinkers. Wine
is the big seller in these spots and
some of it. by hook or crook, is as
potent as 100 proof Whiskey.
Here is where one finds the
ladies of the evening. spending
their spare time getting juiced for
the evenings work. Late in the
night when business has been bad
with them they will desperately
turn to patrons to make few
quarters altho this is distinctly
froWned upon by the proprietors
For police are not so hard on this
type of juke Joint as long as there
are no reports of "i7clI rolling -
Ana most OF une women VINO lIe-
duent these places would steal the
sugar from a dead mans coffee aft
or he las stirred it up and he would
not know it.
Refers and dope is by-product
in all of the places. IF one is
known one can get any article of
contrabrand one wants. And it is
here that one runs into those high
w publicized parties where the
person with any kind of perverted
mind can be entertained. Some of
the orgies put on at Sugar Hills
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TAPPING WIRES

hour. The two full hour programs
are scheduled SO that one will
originate on either coast.
Each production represents the
combination of at least one star
personality and a plan or idea
designed to display that star to
best advantage. No sensationally
new basic radio patterns are prom
ised, but Columbia producers say
thew have added new techniques
and new approaches.
On July Is, the New York
Forecast" presents Raymond
Paige, Albert Spalding and Frank
lie Hyers, a symphony of 55 musi-
clans and Is piece orchestra of
Jazz specialists in "The Battle of
Music"
The Importance and scope of
Forecast" is indicated by the
names of people now q part of
the series plan. They include, IN
addition to the above:
Actors: Herbert Marshall, Lo-
retta Young, Margaret SULLIVAN,
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchest-
err, Gertrude Lawrence, Donald
Cook, Burgess Meredith, Frank
Craven, Walter Hampden, Martha
Scott, Ruth Gordon.
Comedians: Edward Everett
Horton. Danny Kaye, Ed Gard
ner, Eddie Greene, Robert Coote,
Jed Prouty, Arthur @. Bryan,
Colonel Lemuel J. Stoopnagle.
Singers: Paul Robson, John
Boles, Mary Martin, Joan Edwards
Gertrude Nielsen, Woody Guth-
rie, the Golden Gate Quartet, the
Eva Jessye Choir.
Writers: Sinclair Lewis, Booth
Harrington, Norman Corwin, Geo.
Faulkner, John Houseman, Helen
Deutsch, P. G.. Wodehouse John
Weldon. John Tucker Battle,
Keith Fowler, Margaret Barclay.
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock,
John Houseman, George Zachary
Norman Corwin, Earle McGill,
Brewster Morgan, Davidson Tay-
lor.
Conductors: Lyn Murray, David
Broekman, Harry Salter. John
Kirby, Bernard Hermann Mark
Warnow, Howard Barlow.
Earl Robinson, composer Of
Ballad for Americans" has com
pleted an original musical score
fer the production involving Paul
Robson and Eddie Greene.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
Bv SID THOMPSON

NEW YORK lamp - Jesus
Christ had His Judas; julius Cae-
sar had his Brutus; and now Joe
Louis and the Negro in America
has its Earl Brown! Never has TINS
writer seen more unanimous opln-
ion among colored folk OF this city
than has been the expressions OF
disgust, anger and invectives that
have been directed against this
foremost Negro journalist who
for a pittance. betrayed the confi-
dence of those who would make OF
him a friend and also who cast
mud at the idol of us all.
Though Brown was EXPOSED 10
Harvard. it is not the least bit GER
tain that he graduated from there.
If he had. it but goes to prove the
old assertion that you "can always
tell a Harvard man but you can't
tell him much" That he was let
out of his job on the Amsterdam
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
BY HARRY LEVETTE

HOLLYWOODE( CAMP Holly
wood is a hot bed of unrest this
week, what with 35 Of the As girls
of Central Casting bureau out on
strike and threatening to picket
all the studios as well as the Of
: t1es of Central at Hollywood
Boulevard and Western: everybody
so intently watching the rapidly
changing spectacle of the Euro
pean war that he cannot get
their minds on any thing else; the
foreign field for motion picture
release getting narrower with each
German, or italian blitZkrieg. and
such a feeling of unrest in the air
that both the stores and the
theatres are complaining that busi-
ness is falling off.
The question on everyones lips
! is "will the United States be
next?" And that. say producers
which have to seek capital to make
pictures, has already caused
Tightening of the purse string OF
the money-lenders, who financed
the films as we'll as the fans who
buy the admission tickets.
CHOIR LEADER HAS BREAK
Madam Mozelle T. Outley. wide
Iy known. highly talented, and
very popular leader Of the $l5O0Oo
Second BAPTIST Church choir, had
an excellent break in an important
bit in 20th Century Fox's "The Re-
turn of Frank James. She finish
ed last week after filling an eight
dav special contract.
The picture is q sequel to "The
Life of Jesse James, which Fox
made last year. %slAlM
I'm "City for Conquest" being
directed at warmers First Nation
al by Anatole Litvak, Neil Clisoy'
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BY HAROLD JOVJEN

The following listing is in effect
for the week of July 7 onlyl All
time shown is Eastern Daylight.
Subtract / hour for Central day
light and Eastern Standard time;
2 hours for Central Standard.
hours for Mountain and -Four
hours for Pacific Coast time. AS
IS the unavoidable case in radio
scheduling all programs are sub
;eCt to last minute time and talent
changes.
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
Basin Street Chamber Music So
ciety-NBC Blue-Sunday 4;30 p.
m Guests.
F;rskine utterfield-MBS- Tues
day, $50 p. m.--pianist-vocalist.
Charioteers-NBC Blue Tues
daY $50 a. m. Saturday IL d . m.
MBS-Scattered schedule.
-Four Of q Kind-vocal quartet
WLW ITO k - Cincinnati, Ohio,
Monday: Wednesday,; Friday 6 p.
m.
Benny Goodman's Ork F'eatur-
ing Lionel Hampton and Charlie
Christian-CBS- Saturday; Sunday
11:30 p. m. CBS-West only, mite
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
By HAROLD JOVlEN
CAMP Radio Editor)
,HORE CAN SING BLUES

W. c.. Handy, composer of the
immortal est. Louis Blues"
memphis Blues" and others, gave
raven-haired U1NAH SHORE the
most thrilling compliment of her
career during the recent Cham
Der Music Society of Lower Bas-
in Streets all-Handy concert. The
lovely singer, native of Tennes-
see, sang "Memphis Blues" and
when she finished Handy went to
her side and said: "My dear,
Memphis Blues was never really
sung before this afternoon. He
ordered three recordings for his
private library.
STAR.STUDDED RADIO
REVUE
The Columbia Broadcasting
System, on Monday, July Is, be-
gins 2 new, expensively star-stud-
ded eight-week series titled "Fore-
cast"
In eight weeks, Forecast" is
to brine to Columbia network
coast-to-coast audiences, IL half
hour and two full-hour shows IA
different program ideas chosen
from among more than a thousand
new show plans considered during
the past six months.
On each of six nights Mondays
at 9 p. m. EDST one production
will come from New York for
half an hour, and another from
Hollywood for the remaining half
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06

Famed Unit Will
Not Accept Bid

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala (SNS) The Tukegee
Institute band has been invited to play at the American
Commons Worlds Fair 1940 New York City, during the
week Of July 23.
"The most talented artists in all fields invited to
participate and to show to what extent the Negro has
tributed to the cultural life of America said member OF
the committee who conferred with Tuskegee Institute
officials here this week.
The Tuskegep Band of 80 pieces is regarded of
the most outstanding student musical organizations in
America and has appeared in many of its principal cities
A high compliment paid this organization by Major
Charles W. Clover OF the United States Army when he
made an insecton the Cadet Regiment here in April.
Major Glover sad "The military band of the finest
have in contact with in the Military Service
"The hand is not functioning unt this summer and
is matter of deep regret that cannot accept this very
cordial invitation play at the New, York Worlds Fair
said Capt Frank L. Drye Conductor.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
N[Ml[ll!llZ
a|I'|E|s!I26I|SlalIdASA3l|!azga| sI6|

former heavyweight championship
contender, had an opportunity to
don the gloves again, in a realistic
battle with Reginald nderson, bet
ter known as Panama. Howard
Washington. well known conces-
sicnnaire at Warmers studio who
doubles as an actor played the
part of a second to Clisby.
Ten years ago Clisby was knock
ing out some of the best fighters
in the country although weighing
only 1870 lbs Despite this great
handicap he fought George Cod
frey weighing 235, and Camera,
then or his historical invasion
around 275.
DOUBLES HIS HAND FOR THAT
OF LOUISE BEAVERS
One of the unusual things done
nv studios took place last week at
Warner Bros. mo Time For Com
edy''. Louise Beavers had just fin
ished her important role which
had kept her under contract for
several weeks at a large salary.
But it was found that closeup
should be taken Of Beavers hands
performing an important bit OF
action.
The close up was made all right,
but the hands of a male extra,
Benny Washington, were photo
graphed, after his were selected as
bearing the closest resemblance to
hers. The reason? Well, to call
Louise back would have meant
new contract, and several hundred
dollars wages for her, whereas $ll,
a days wages for the extra, would
bring the same results. The pro-
duction department of a studio
has to figure every way to save
money in order to make profits on
the completed film.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
TUMBLING ALONG WITH
"TUMBLING WEED"

FROM ANOTHER SOURCE we
,earn that Bubbles" jumped up
and Joined the U. s. army because
he was miffed about something
no one IN town know seems in
clined to discuss??, Didn't
"the man with thu whiskers" Gun
Gle Sam) cause more than $50 Ne
gro performers, walters, etc, to
lose Jobs chen COTTON CLUB
folded (padlockedD because
A FEW WISE GUYS THOUGHT
T H EY COULD OUTSMART
EVEN HIM?
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run for Sweeny.
"A PICTURE OF LIFE'S
BRIGHTER SIDE"

OPERATIVE N. ID. Allenhouse,
Louisville, KY, chimes in with
some of the doings our group has
right to stick out their chest
about, viz ERSKINE HAW-
KINS acclaimed as the foremost
trumpet player extant, spent three
days (house guest) at the Allen,
and of course the other members
of the organization enjoyed sim
liar privileges For the KEN
TUCKY STATE FORMAL . the
spanking new bar with Gan
oval rail-no less), was opened to
the collegians and "you should
have been here" Soft lights,
haunting and sweet music, plus
the legendary beauty of peach
complexioned ladies from the
state where even the race horses
are pedigreed" All, it was
simply divine!
If you knew our former New
York writer Man Davis) as we
do. then you can visualize what
a picture she made GRABBED in :.
black chiffon, touched off by
flaming red jacket (ah, you
cruel Lady in Red): the boys,
young, virile, and resplendent in
latest summer flannels, made
it all ''much too much"
I'm telling you!!
A name soon to be known from
coast to coast is that of Jewl
K. McNari. originator of the
"McNari Dancing Dolls" They
are most unique dance group of
Negro children ranging from
three to fourteen Last week
they gave dance rhapsody at Co.
lumbia auditorium featuring
ballet and tap dance routines, each
performer displaying technique
worthy of the professionals,
Precision dancing had the large
crowd constantly applauding, and
press notices were unstinting in
their praise of these well-trained
kiddies. There were more than
10000 patrons of the arts in at.
tendance.
GARLAND NJ. PACK, distin.
gulshed son of DR.. and Mrs. Pack,
graduated with honors from the
. ST. Emmas Agricultural and
Industrial School for Boys last
weekend This school. one of
the finest of its kind in the coun-
try, should be packed to the raft
ers, with boys of our group, of
high school age. Cadet Captain
Pack was presented the "competi-
tive drilling trophy" by the rank
ing officer from Baltimore, open
ing night of the school exercises
(photogs greatly in presence)
On class night, Cadet Pack again
was honored, being the recipient
of gold slippers. for excellence in
track, as well as a letter for foot
ball (quite lad-eh what?) Aft
er receiving his graduation certif-
icate, he was awarded a four-year
credit citation in his trade (auto
mechanic); a scroll for military
tactics, and last but not least
A SCHOLARSHIP TO XAVIER
UNIVERSITY, for athletic great
ness.
Needless to say, the faculty
body, townsmen, and neighboring
state friends, predict grand fu-
ture for young GARLAND
PACK Nuptials saw David
Benentt, teacher at Central high
school (Ohio State University
grad), walk down the aisle with
ANNIS Stevenson. "Pas ST Betes''
gave formal Wednesday
evening that left nothing to
be desired.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
Houston Homes
Get Race Manager

WASHINGTON-(ANP)- After
months of bitter contention, the
Houston Housing authority last
week appointed a Negro manager
of Cuney homes. a low-rent hous-
ing project developed with the fl
nancial assistance If the u. S
Housing authority.
The new manager, H P. Carter
replaces a white man originally
appointed to manage the project.
Announcement Of the appointment
was made at the dedication Of
Houston's- first project last week.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06

A Detroit reader writes in to
inquire if BEN WEBSTER
SHOULD not be accorded top
ranking honors by the American
Jazz Masters association over
Bennie Carter, Coleman Hawkins,
and the white exponents of this
sweet sounding instrument.
Naturally, the writer is a lady
for she doesn't fail to speak to
the way Ben's dreamy eyes faci-
nate her while he is wrestling
with the hybrid-trumpet. Frankly.
this column feels that. BEN
WEBSTER PLAYS MORE TEN
OR SAX THAN THE INVENTOR
OF THE GADGET DREAMED
POSSIBLE.
In any poll in which our opinion
would count for anything, Web
ster would receive our vote :.
definitely. Others of the group
known as musical critics, lean
heavily towards COLEMAN
HAWKINS. hailed far and abroad
as the BEST ON EARTH
whatever Hitler has left of that
substance). Bennie Carter is not
without his legion of admirers
in England and America. Hon
estly Miss CD it's all mat
ter of expert conjecture in which
ordinary mortals like us can go
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
Hattie Mcdaniel TO Speak
On "Wings Over Jordan"

AS a special musical feature the
choir will present new compost
ton by Kramar, dedicated to
George Grant, recently deceased
member of wings Over Jordan,
entitled When Lite is Over. "
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06

Musical portions of wings Over
Jordan" program are arranged
and conducted by Worth Kramer,
white leader Of the choir On this
date Wings Over Jordan cele-
brates two and one half years Of
network broadcasting
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
PROMISED SHARE OF JOBS

CHICAGO, (ANP)-Al group of
Chicago colored leaders were as
slred Monday that clause would
be inserted in the proposed new
traction ordinance to guard against
discrimination of Negroes as en-
ployes of the subway now in pro-
cess of construction
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
FLORIDA WOMEN MEET

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla.-(hNP)
Guest of Ancient City Women's
clubs, The Florida state Fedora
tion of Colored Women's clubs held
its 32nd annual session here this
week with Mrs A. G. Mickens.
State president in charge of pro-
cedures. The general theme of the
convention was Harmony Through
Love"
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swanky apartments would aston
ish aid surprise the most worldly
Partisan.
The damnable part of it all be-
ing that children are often founo
in these spots, being taught the
tricks of the trade" There is one
house which specializes in procur-
ing teen-aged girls for sybaritic
old men. A goodly price is paid
for an evening with the young girls
from which they receive mere
pittance but to them it represents
easy money and wealth of sort
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
HONORED AT WORLDS FAIR

NEW YORK, (ANP) - Sunday
June 80. was Alpha Kappa Alpha
Day at the New York Worlds Fair
and it attracted prominent Alpha
Kappa Alpha women from every
section of the country. Speakers
were DR.. Boulding Ferebee. nation
al basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority; DR.. Charlotte Hawkins
Brown, founder of Palmer Memoir
ial institute; Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell; and DR.. Mary G. Wright.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-06
FOOTLITE FLlCKEKS
By ALVIN MOSES
HOMER ROBERTS STATES
A SIMPLE FACT

NEW YORK,-All Harlem Is
agog over the attitude of the
United Safes military brass hats
with respect for places for our
boys in the service. The publish
ing of HOMER ROBERTS
letters by columnists ED.
SULLIVAN, N. Y. Daily News,
merely touched off something
that has burned brightly in the
hearts of each and everyone of us
The Forgotten American!
Last Saturdays article referred
to the return of young Roberts
high school diploma. birth certi-
ficate ct al, by the adjutant gen
eral of" the war department ac-
companied by note explaining
just why said applicant (of color)
could not qualify for aviation
service.
Seems to me as if the "Greater
Glory" would be for AMERl-
CANS. right here and now, to
step us and do the rgiht thing
bv the long suffering Negro
American. Before congress con-
venes, recesses, or what not E.
legislate laws outmoding these
Civil war day practices and give
young colored America its right
full place in the sunlight. While
in the throes of tossing out g.
NAZI . . BUNDISTS COM
MUNISTS, and other alleged
"Fifth Columnists" (heavens,
there's that word a"ain) -.
WHY IN THE TARNATION
DON'T WE KICK OUT INTOL-
FRANCE AND PREJUDICES in
order that our country might
be united for WHAT'S COM
ING NEXT.
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS
MINE