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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
THE Authority on Authorities"

playing the >. Est tie X and
South the S-withoUC having
stopped to size III his problem
Little did he realize a. tie NC
n.ent that this vas II" crucial!
mistake which beet his contract.
East followed with t:?e s"a,e y
and the : which South ""a. Ia
then. striving % M:a-ItGc.":c e.
tries to the dummy too .a-e. led
the heart Q to the \. so he could
start the diamonds with the *.
East let shat so, but took the
~ext diamond as we'll Is his two
high hearts and mis- thirtccEer in
the suit. and later ~ tool: the
club X. setting the ocAtr2c. three
tricks.
# South had counted. 70 woUi"i
have seen he had - bring il tHn
diamonds. and needed two entries
to dummy to do it. 4 secon! orc
could have been developed By
merely playing & spade honor un-
Ger the K and another under the
\. This would have left him the
s to lead to duNmy's 20. Die
monis could then have Knocked
out East's 4, ard the heart :
would have been the o::'ar entrT
to run the rest Of the diamond
suit and make the contract.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

even those who put or q false front
of being tough, and .usng safer
agonies during this period of ad-
justment.
Adjustment, as thc authors very
sensibly assume rlua.s first adj
justment to ycUr>>,S --aaG in the
teen age everr year i different;
then adjustment TO your family;
then to your n..gabo.s; and then
Ito teachers, fr!low-$t,.,.>nts or
workers. and the wor!G 81 large.
Getting OFF on the right foot in
this adventure Of growing from
boy to man consists, first. Of liv-
ing fully and successfully the life
Of boy and then Of moving
straight ahead, step by step, from
boy associations and activities to
those Of Il mans world. If, as
boy, you c@n earn To get along
with all kinds g. rnOple. tit your
self into croL. - i various lies
and purposes &.a acquire L clear
picture Of life around Ca, you
have the =Urvsr POSSIBLE start to
moving s,cccsst fully into the more
complicated ;.fr Of man.
Mental and Physical Health
In the process. consideration
must kc mae, frr both mental
= -. i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

EDITORS >JrE: Dr Cirn.. . ..... n,
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readers. Ea"'' ramrh"' sell, - so ..,.'-.
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The Pamphlets are: "l!.rc" ~,,..' l..u~.
in" Diet. "Indig,StiGu l.... ,.,., i..,,l.,....
Reducing and Gainir"', "lul.u, Feat,
ing. Instructions for tn" Irc:.i,.tlr g.;
Diabetes. Feminine Hygiene" and "!h.
Care of the Hair and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

r-":2r..3 by King Features Syndicate. IL.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07
Years Preceding Manhood
Trying Ones for the Boy

coins; cooking and candy making;
camp grub; dramaticS; drawing,
skctching; magic, card tricks,
stunts, ventri!oquism; gardening;
handcrafts Of all kinds-such as
woodwork, miniature ship build
ing, tin craft; beaten metal work,
fun with boxes. tin car craft. In
dian craft, plywood. leathcrwork,
whiting, model airplancs: music;
photography; radio AVID other
electrical work; raising pets;
sci"Gce-astronomy, geology, pond
life, botany, insects, chemistry,
aQuariums, birds, turtles, MINER
ais; sports - horseback riding,
canoeing, and newspaper writin"
(Which l may say in conclusion
am surprised to find is 4 h,hby).
Quite q list. There must be some
thing of interest to everyone.
Under physical health Il good
section is devoted to food for the
growing boy, emphasizing MS need
for plenty of it. "Vany a high
school boy would like to cat six
meals q day. If he is skinny or
eXcltable, it may be the best thing
ne can do" Menus and floods that
You can prepare yourself" are de-
Scrlbed. Work, exercise, sleep, Zee
reation and the new maturity are
topics that are discussed in a
sensible way.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
J. A. W., Detroit, Mich.-"At
what ago is the manopau>c usually
fully com2icted?"
Answer-There is wide varia-
ton in different women for onset
and completion cf the mcronausc.
IN American wCmcn Of former
generations it occurred at an earl
Ter age than at present. lIcalthv
women of today usually do not
enter the menoTauz" until She
torty-Slxth to forty-Scvcn,h year.
In a considerable pcrc"ri4n. not
until the fiftieth year. r." arr:.-
ton is from six mortns 10 ilI.cc
years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-07

DR.. ClcG@.rinr @.;ll a:1-H.er
questions Of general iG;-;e est
only, and tn-n oaly through
his column.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
$4,000 Blaze
Ruins Home Of
Louis Mother

DETROIT, Mich. LAMP The
beautiful home of Mrs. Lille
Brooks, mother of worlds heavy
weight champion, Joe Louis, on
McDougall street here, was the
scene last Tuesday of a $4,000 blaze
which destroyed interiors, clothing
and furniture in four upstairs
rooms. The residence was one of
Joe'S gifts to his mother.
The ire, discovered by maid.
Annie Bell Ray, started about noon,
the flames spreading quickly, gain
ing considerable headway before
firenen could reach the building. A
survey of the premises after the
flames had been conquered, led
firemen to believe that the fire Or
iginated from defective electrical
wiring.
Mrs. Lille Brooks and LOnnie
Brooks. half-brother of the champ.
were in the home when the fire
started. Mrs. Enmarell Davis, Joe's
sister, is reported to have lost her
complete wardrobe in the flames.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Cullen; 5 Drama To Have
Premiere AT Speln1an

supporting roles are Myrtle Bow
erS, Spelman, ~, of Newark, who
plays the Nurse, Howard Wool
son. a divinity student in More
house College, from Philadelphia,
who will play the role Of Aegeus;
and John D Lewis, MorehouSe '40,
of Raleigh, who will be seen as
Green. Murray Townsend. More
house al of Baltimore will be seen
as the Messenger, and Walter
Westmore1and, al, OF Atlanta, as
the tutor.
Impersonating guards in the pro
duction are Albert Spurlock, of
Atlanta University; william Warm
ner, Morehouse, AZ, of Atlanta, and
Benjamin Scott, az, of Seneca.
An important part of "The
Medea'' is tI1e Chorus, TO be made
up of students of Spelman College.
In this group are Jennie Strick-
land. AZ, of Detroit; M a t e
Fowler. 40, of Cleveland; Hazel
Davis. AZ, of Eng1ewood; Adele
AZ, of Martin, Florida: Minnie
Wood, 40 of Glasgow; Mildred
Cuthbert. AZ. of Brunswick, Mat
tie Echols, AZ, of Buffalo; Mary
Gale Brown, AZ, of Jacksonville.
Fla; and Geraldine Clark, 40, of
Pine Bluff, Ark.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

HOLLYWOCD-(h N P)-tStop
squabbling, arguing, fault finding
and go on and make. pictures is
my advice and warning to colored
persons connected in my capacity
with the other studios that have
started making all-colored cast
pictures for the very limited field
that caters to them.
l haven't time to go into detail
now, but even with a small sum
total Of 800 theatres throughout
the country, patronized in the
majority or in full by colored fans,
in different companies shooting
steadily cannot assure these
houses picturea week.
They will all be willing to buy
one for at least two or three days
week, if they can draw as well
as the major products, they have
and are still buying But Just
like Italy sat back like a giant
mastiff watched all the little
tribe and province chiefs and
leaders in Ethiopia nagging and
scrapping each other, until time to
step in and gobble them all up,
so will one of the major studios
do to this field some day.
1t would be much better if they
all sought to cooperate, hold joint
consultations Or even combine in
to one big, powerful company, than
to each weakly strike at the other
trying to do with hatred and envy
what only superior production will
do.
And with the power of money
and facilities of the technical and
artistic talent they have at their
finger tips, most any one of the
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
BY FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
FOr AMP
PETE'S TRIO BETTER

Blue Note has sent me the sec
ond 12-incher made by Pete john
son with Guitarist Livingston and
BaSSlSt BOlar and the sides, SOME
DAY BLUES, a slow number, and
VINE STREET BUSTLE much
faster in tempo, are definitely su-
periOr to the trio's other disc re-
Gently mentioned. Pete has a bet
ter chance to display his amazing
talents and the improvisations are
richer III conception and execution
Although Livingston is a fine gui-
tariSt, he doesn't See INTO fit in we'll
here, Teddy Bum would have been
much better.
Fletcher Henderson's best piano
work in ages is with the full Ben
ny Goodman band in STEALIN'
APPLIES, Columbia. In fact, the
entire orchestra gets the idea and
swings unusually we'll The COM
panion piece, OPUS LOCAL 8O2
is alrsost as stupendous. Bob
Crosby has a fitting companion to
his great Smokey Mary" on Decca
III AIR MAIL STOMP, although
it is not nearly so fascinating as
the former. A real killer diller, il
is coupled with OOH WHAT YOU
SAID, another stompy performance
featuring a grand muted trumpet
The other new Bob Crosby is a
pair of ordinary pop tunes. i've
GOT MY EYES ON YOU and
GOTTA GET HOME
RED COMES BACK
Red Nichols, now making no
table attempt to come back to the
top of the swing heap via Blue
bird, takes another long step for
ward in ROBINS AND ROSES and
MY MELANCHOLY BABY. The
only fault is unftrnnY jive on the
first side. Jazz as played by this
aggregation of the Five Pennies is
highly interesting Harry James
makes his Varsity debut on TUXE-
DO JUNCTION and PALMS OF
PARADISE. The first has Harry
playing muted and dirty trumpet.
with Dave Matthews enthralling
alto another high spot, while the
companion is in sweet vein. Jan
Savitt also has bang-up version
Of TUXEDO JUNCTION on Decca
that's real eye-opener, coupled
with KANSAS CITY MOODS,
bow to Count Basic. The band is
on Ing here. Savitt also has a
popular lair with Bon Bon singing.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
HARLEM TRIVIA

nearly 10000 are under 81, is with
out doubt the most congested Ne
gro area to be found in any city
of the world having a population
of 339 to the acre compared to on
ly Ill in Philadelphia and 81 in
Chicago .Congested population,
dilapidated housing and widespread
unemployment breed disease and
crime in any city, without distinc-
ton of color or race. 1t is not sur
prising then, that Harlem should be
civic sore spot.
What has the Negro accomp.
lished in these seventy-seven years?
-. He has had to maze his way
practically alone, with little help
or encouragement from the white
race and often in the face of dis
elimination From agencies spe-
officially organized to aid the down.
trodden, the weak, the unfortun-
ate, he has received far less as
sistance than people of other races
Yet, what the Negro has done
for himself viewed in its broader
aspect, stands as convincing proof
both Of the native ability of the
race and OF the opportunity Ameri-
ca offers to those who strive for
their own improvement"
Hope we haven't bored you with
few vital statistics. Better to
be bored than ignorant.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
BY MARGUERITE L. MARTIN

NEW YORK-(ANP) - Since
everyone else seems to have COM
mented on the "Confucius Says
fad, we feel free to add our bit
filched from Walter Winchell's COL
umn: Confucius came home from
a poker gamer late last night. His
devoted spouse met him at the
door of their happy home with
rolling pin in hand, and scowl on
face: "Ha. ha," she ha-ha'd, Nov
what ConfuciuS have to say?'..
With which note on marital dis
cord We pass On to matters of
greater moment.
The Children's Aid Society of
New York has published booklet,
"Off Harlem's Streets" in behalf
of one of its centers-the Harlem
Children's center of which George
Gregory, former Columbia basket
ball star, is director This book
let, Illustrated with actual photo
graphs, sets forth in detail the
tremendous need for the Boy S
club, capable of accommodating a
membership of 5000 which the So
ciety is now building in Harlem. {.
Following are several excerpts from
this valuable publication which we
believe should have the widest pos
Sible distribution.
hof, rr,11o II hi nj
of the Negro in Harlem present q
vast array Of statistics to prove to
their own satisfaction that q solu-
ton to this complicated problem is
quite impossible Figures on con-
gested living conditions. unemploy-
ment, disease, death rate, delin-
quency and crime in this area can
be made to appear appalling if
judged by standards elsewhere,
The result is unfortunate, produc-
ing as it does a tendency among
many people TO dismiss the prob
lem as hopeless. =. Fortunately for
those who live or work in large
cities, the Children's Aid Society,
in the 81 years of its existence.
has always taken the view that no
human problem is SO battling its
solution should not be attempted.
The society believes every body and
girl, regardless of race or creed
has in him to become a good citi-
zen if given a chance.
Harlem, with it's estimated popu-
lation of 100000 of which numbei
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
THOSE WILD RADIO RAVES

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS CHS
Sunday 4:30 p. m. Guests.
SOUTHERNAIRES-Vocal quartet
NBC Blue-Sun. 1870 a. m. Fri
day 1915 p. m.
OSCAR POLK as Horace" on
the Big Sister" dramatic sketch
CBS-Mon., thru Friday, 11:3O am
West Coast rebroadcast 2 p. m.
WINGS OVER JORDAN-CBS -
Sum, 9:30 a. m.-Chorus and Talks,
WE, THE PEOPLE, CBS-Tues., 8
p. m.-West Coast rebroadcast 1880
am.
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY
CHORAL CLUB WRTQ-Rich-
mond. Va, Sun. AS p. m. Under
direction OF Mrs, Aldena Windhani
Davis, Elnanates from Coburn Hall
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

ATLANTA, (SNS)-
Countee Cullen's modern version
of the famous Greek tragedy "The
Medea" will have :, its premiere on
Friday and Saturday evenings,
March Is and Is, in Howe Mem
orial Hall, on the campus Of Spell
man College. It will be performed
by the University Players, leading
collegiate dramatic organization OF
the Southeast, under the direction
of owen Dodson.
The author, considered by many
the leading Negro poet in America,
presents in this play, trenchant
modern version Of Euripides'
tragedy. Thus for this season the
Players have brought two widely
different dramas to the campus
theatre. and now, for their third
presentation, they will delve into
tragedy.
Already, te play has been in re-
hearsa1 for several weeks. In the
title role is cast Dorthy Ateca,
Spelman, Al, of Kissf1nmee, Flori-
ola, who will be remembered for her
fine performance earlier this sea-
son in Ernst Toler's farce mo
More Peace. Playing opposite Miss
Ateca is William Eiland, More
house Al, of washington. D. C. In
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Albanian Heads Negro Film Company In Hollywood
First Production
TO Start At Once

HOLLYWOOD, Cal.-(SNS)- A
newly incorporated picture produc-
ing organization, headed by Ted
Teddy of Atlanta, Georgia, has en-
tered the Negro picture field to
produce eight feature pictures with
all Negro casts. Teddy, who is an
exchange operator, arrived in
Hollywood by plane from Atlanta
this week to complete details OF
the production and distribution set
up.
The company IS called Dixie Ma
tional Pictures, Inc. 1t will distri-
pute Though its own exchanges
which operate under the banner
Of Dixie National Films, Inc. Dis
tribution offices will be maintain
ed in New York, Chicago, Los An
geles, Atlanta, Charlotte and Dali
las.
Teddy will be president of the
newly formed company. Other Of
ficers are, Jed Buell., vice president;
Norma Stephenson, secretary
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
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majors could step in today or
tomorrow and monopolize the col
ored motion picture field. Rather
than toss rocks at Million Dollar
Productions, whose head, Harry
M Popkin, was game enough to
risk thousands of dollars he has
never made back, the new COM
panies should appreciate the fact
that he took all the bumps, and
opened the way for them.
Meanwhile Million Dollar goes
serenely on, protlting by its mis-
takes, improving it's films, adding
to the hundreds of colored actors
and extras it has given employ
ment to, and making still bigger
plans for the future. The racial
angle should not be brought up,
for all the camermen, electricians,
prop men and other skilled tech
nicians used by the new companies
are of other races than colored,
and will be as long az there are
no more than two Or three color
ed members of the union they abb
solutely must belong to.
Although they admittedly will
not offer their patrons, the ma
jority of whom are colored, an in
ferior all-colored cast picture,
Frank L. Schiffman, of New York,
and Dave Wallerstein, booker for
the Baladan and Katz Theatre
chain, and owners of the Regal in
Chicago, have used ti1ei Million
Dollar pictures ever since three
years ago.
Cordell Hickman, the little Los
Angeles Negro boy who is making
his screen debut with Billy Lee in
Paramount's "The Biscuit Eater"
had never seen an alligator until
this week. So when William Ben
nett, alabama newspaper photo
grapher, asked Cordelle to pose
for a picture with an alligator on
location at Albany, Ga, Cordell
eyed the 16-foot reptile obviously
from a safe distance. The reptile
was tied to tree, his mouth safe
ly bound with tape and rope. Cor
dell finally shook his head. mo
sir no sir" he said. He looks too
hungry!"
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

CARTER. AND BOWIE at twin
pianos-MBS-Sc Schedule.
CHARIOTEERS-NBC Blue, Mon
las p. m. Tues. a. m. Sat lO;3o
a. m. MBS. Sun. 9 p. m. Sat. b:4o
%. m.-WOR TO k-Friday 4:l5 p.
n.-Vocal quartet.
JIMMIE DUDLEY famous Saxo-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Mon. Wed, Fri. 1870 p. m.
ERSKINE HAWKINS-NBC Sun,
Wed, 1890 a. m. Savoy Ballroom,
New York City
GOLDEN GATE BALLROOM Or
stras-CBS-Sun., Tues, Thurs.
12 midnite-Friday, 1890 a. m.
BOB HOWARD -WEAF --660k-
New York-Wed. 7:45 p. m. Sher-
man hotel, Chicago, pianist and vo-
ct,ii1t-
VAGABONDS- NBC Blue Scat
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Rating The Records
MAKE LOVE WITH A GUITAR
AND IMAGINATION

For indigo nostalgia, hear John
ny Hodges DREAM BLUES on Vo-
Gallon with alto sax crying itself
to death. The pairing is faster
blues, 1 KNOW WHAT YOU DO.
IN which the entire group goes OH
rhythm rampage Larry Clin-
ten cuts loose on STUDY IN SUR
REALISM and the standby SUN
DAY for Victor with spectacular
results. He knows the art of re-
peating riffs effectively, l like the
guitar on the first side but L can
do without the bass solo. You'll go
fer the piano in I MAY BE WRONG
by Sonny Burke on Vocation. Both
this and LAMENT show this young
band is fast improving. Another
Varsity for Calyptb fans. It's 1
LOVE TO READ MAGAZINES and
THAT SOMETHING WILL BRING
YOU BACK, by Gerald Clark, and
above the average.
All of Ella Fitzgerald'S recent
Deccas have been unusually eff
fective. She is plenty torchy on
STARLIGHT HOUR and rs
THERE SOMEBODY ELSE, both
slow tunes. Rex Irving'S boys
still have the Raymond Scott ideas
without the bite or attack of the
quintet, which lessons the effect Of
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

treasurer. Jack Coyle will be Oh
the board of electors.
The pictures will be produced by
Jed Buell. who pioneered the Ne
gro market with his all-Negro weS-
tern, Harlem on The Prairie"
which still holds the box office
record established two years ago for
crossing larger returns than any
ether all-Negro picture.
Production of the first of the
new series is already under way
with the purchase Of an original
story from Walter Weems, who
wrote the famous Hearts in Dixie"
and who was the chief writer for
Moran and Mack during their sue
cess on the stage and in pictures
The title of this first production
will be announced within the next
ten days. Details of the story are
being worked out now by producer
Buell. and writer Walter Weems.
Actual filming of the picture is
scheduled to start early in March.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Sir Oliver And
New Savoy Band
Ready For Tour

CHICAGO, Ill.-All America
it seems, wants to get look at
Sir Oliver Bibbs and His New Sa-
voy Band and dance to the dis
tinctive music that has made him
sensation wherever he has ap-
peared.
Scheduled to leave Immediately
for a now road tour that will take
him through various sections of the
country before he returns to his
home base in the Windy City,
Bibbs and his manager-A. M
Saperstein, Of 1872 N. Clark Street,
Chicago-are busy working out an
itinerary to include as many of
the offers as possible.
The Bibbs unit making the long
trip will be fourteen strong and
should prove sensation every
where because of the versatile
types of music it dispenses and for
it's famed glee club. novelty ar
rangements and ability of every
member of the group to double on
another instrument.
Herb Flemming, the wizard of
the trombone and one OF the out
standing vocalists in the country
today. and Harvey Ellington, pop
ular young tenor, head the singing
department Flenning is the key
man of the bands crack four man
brass section, which also includes
Hcbort Dotson, William Mccoy
and Holtz johnson at the trum-
pets
Chuck Williams, Bibbs' chief
lieutenant. and his brilliant tenor
sax. are included in the reed Sec
tion with Howard Martin. Jasper
Edwards and Engene Smith. Earl
Madison gives the band some
piano performing and Prentice
Butler at the bass is in class by
himself. Bibbs fronts the group
and splits the drumming duties
with an understudy.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
w. Virginia State
Takes To The Air

INSTITUTE, w. Va.-(SNS)-
The West Virginia State College
has begun series of broadcasts
over Station WCHS every Monday
from 900 to 9:3O p. m. The series
was inaugrated on February 18th
by the College A Cappela Choir
under the direction of Miss Gladys
B. Johnson Of the Department of
Music With Mendelssohn'S Song
Without Words as theme the choir
sang Tschesnonoff's Salvation is
created, Kern'S Smoke G. in
your Eyes" and Deems Taylor's
t'Waters Ripple mo Flow" The
rendition Of Certainly Lord the
rare sr ritual was exceptionally
well don" and Miss Virginia
Broun's recitation of JOY and Sor-
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Mother Of Count
Basic Injured

RED BANK, N. J.-(ANP)-Mrs
Lillian L. Basic, estrangeo wife Of
Harvey L. Basic, both Oh whom are
tie parents of Count Basic, King
of Swing, narrowly escaped ia.
tai injury here last week when she
coiled her feet in her housedress
while descending her stairs in hel
home.
Physicians were unable to ana1yse
her condition, due to the fact thai
she complained that neck suffer"
ed severe strain almost as if j
had been broken. LacerationS
around the arms and limbs iielpef
to make her condition critica.
one.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

Miss McDaniel was boosted for
the coveted award by many ma
tionally known movie folk and col
umnists, including Jimmie Fiddler
and Hedda Hopper, who said III a
syndicated article shortly before
the winners were announced:
Il believe everyone is delighted
that Hattie Mcdaniel who gave
such a superb performance as
Nanny in GWTW, is UP for an
academy award. But / wonder II
you know anything about her his
toryP While she was making that
picture. they called her in for an
hours interview, to get her biogra-
ply, but she wound up by spend
ing the day with with most OF the
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

row by Kanil Gibran happy in
terlude.
The second program featured the
,')ll9ge strings under the direction
of DR.. Harrison H. Terrell Dean
Of the College, with Alvina Baxter
at the piano. Caleb Peterson rem
dered effectively ON the Road to
Mandalay.' The strings showed the
harmonic beauty of Owens 'Haw-
aiian Paradise and were quite the
'rt sts III The classic TwJ G itars'
ana 'TlAgo T2igane jolcusie.'
: e RUSSIAN Romance was high
cli- AK to a we'll peri ru ID and
ers tic ogram. Miss B ster in
tcrlud,c with "Malaguena" and hIi5s
Virginia Brown again ieaa,