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The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
FootIight FIickers

fans send in letters to us asking for
revivals of Pigmeat Markham,
and Jimmy Baskette, ever and
anon
This year will spell wide de-
parture in policy on the part OF the
one theatre that year round pro-
vides employment Of Negro actors
and actresses. Encouraged by The
tremendous reception in Harlem Of
Charlie Barnet's band as well as
that of Bunnu Berrigan, Apollo
patrons will view at least a dozen
more of these name bands during
the coming season.
THE INK SPOTS, Skyrocketing
TO greater fame down at the"Fanli-
Gus Door,, should ride into th2
$500 class before tie curtain fails
on the first year Of the new decade
Tab this prediction for future
reference.
JEFF BLOUNT, the most lov
able night club character Harlem
has ever known, was laid to rest et
st. Michaels cemetery Q4ong U.s..
lanO Saturday afternoon wiCE
close Of 300 prominent mourners il
attendance. 1t was a silent tribute
to deathless friendship and one
that we shall never, forget SC
long as we live. He was our pal
and we know that our there amid
the clover he merely sleeps on. g.
to live again in a world withoUr
end where all of US who labored
with him and learned TO love hin'
like a brother, expect 70 join him
there someday
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Mixed Orchestra
Making Records

NEW YORK ClTY-tS n 81
Racial prejudice is taking an aw-
full beating in the recording studios
of Columbia Record Company 40
its executives continue to turn CUT
a mass production OF white and
colCred musicians on its various
Giscs. The --latest such tune from
that firm is issued under the
leadership OF white bandsman.
Glenn Hardman on two sides with
'Chira Boy" and "On The Sunny
Side Ct the Street"
GrocVcI for the new Jazz MAS
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SUCCESS SENTENCE: Playing to
crowds at the Renaissance Casino
here in New York (along with
dates at Manhattan Center, Rock
land Palace, Golden Gate Ballroom
and a weeks engagement at the
Apollo Theatre here) gave a grand
total attendance of something like
97,660 In less than two weeks he
had shattered all previous records.
1t would seem that Johnny ..
Public is concentrating on Jimmy
LuncefOrd'S music.
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Rating The Records

Coleman Hawkins powerful tenor
George Wettling's drumming is a
delight, and as matter Of fact, all
the boys are good, Spot the alto on
the first siGe It's listed as Billy
Carton, but it's more ike Benny
Garter than Benny himself--so
olaw your own conciuaion.
Varsity also has another all-star
release by Jess Stacy. Contrast the
rhythm OF both records. Stacy's
A GOOD MAN is HARD TO FIND
Is typical DiXleland, while the
Varsity Seven rhythm is not quite
SO socking but lar more complex.
Tie Stacy performance is one OF
tlle Lest y-t produced by this fine
group from Bob Crosby's band.
Coupled is HARLEM PARRY,
created TO stacy but from the
sound obviously an unjust error.
First release Of 1910 for Lionel
Hampton is FOUR OR FIVE
1IMES and I'VE FOUND A NEW
BABY, the first jump rendition
and the second fast killer diller
On the "A" side Lionel sings his
usual horrible vocal to contrast
with his usual thrilling vibraharp,
aided by some boys mainly from
Goodman'S band who produce ter
rifle swing. Inc companion piece
has MIN showing off with two
finger piano-tlaShy but not good
Jazz.
Many reviewers raved over
"Floyds Guitar Elues" by Andy
Kirk. l personally prefer the new
Decca by Kirk OF BIG JIM BLUES
and think Floyd Smith plays bet
ler guitar on this. incidentally The
arrangement, trombone IN palti-
cular, SOUNDS Ellingtonish. Coupled
Is 1 DON i STAND A GHOST OF
A ChANCE with Pha Terrell sing
ing, and It's mighty good. These
who fell for the revival Of "Oh
Johnny" will get their kics with
| the Mitchell Ayers Bluebird OF
thase oldies, ROW ROW ROW and
! MA (l1es Making Eyes at Me- in
which Laby voiced Mary Ann Mer-
| Ger sounds almost as cute as Bon
ME Baker. The band itself, SPORT
ing a good tenor sax, sounds like
a conner of the Vincent Lopez type.
The -Four King Sister have plenty
Of vocal Oomph. Their hot version
Of IN THE MOOD on Bluebird is
solid, and IRISH WASHERWONI-
AN only a little less So Terry
Shand's debut On Decca combines
a sweet tune we'll played DON'T
MAKE ME- LAUGH, with another
Ct those nursery derivationS.
LANCE WITH A DOLLY, that
could become a big hit I'm MOI
satisfied with Jimmy Mundy's de-
! but on Varsity. Titles are A LOVER
/ IS BLUE and LITTLE OLD LADY
FROM BALTIMORE The unit
! sounds like just another we'll re-
hearsed sepia band, with Vocalist
Madeline Green not too much above
| ordinary. Decca should consider
a solo recording of Roosevelt Sykes
sensational blues piano. Of course
he sings grand blues, as his I'VE
MADE A CHANGE and UNLUCKY
| 13 BLUES proves, but his ivory
plunking can stand up alone. :
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Republicans Will
Hold 1St Primary
Tn Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, LA Repllb-
lican primary election will lie i1elc
in Louisiana on January 16. i940
for the first time IN the history OF
the state. During the reconstruc
ton era Republican conventions
were held but the primary election
law had not been enacted then.
The primary election can be hela
In SO precincts in Orleans pariSt
and in four in Baton Rouge, City
Graham and w. w Tuttlc, white
candidates for governor, notified
Secretary of State E. A. Conway,
white, through their attorney, ~.
Jackson, white, today. All are
from New Orleans
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HARLEM TRIVIA

10 be possessed of this Informative
report.
Jules Bledsoe, for whom we have
a kindly feeling, will be at Town
hall ON 28th of this month More
anon. after we corner the very
elusive Mr.. Bledsoe and ask few
pointed question. The CMary Mcleod
Bethune clubs presented an in
stallation tea and program last
Sunday at the Club Danceland
Orlando Robson appeared as the
very melodiOuS guest star
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terwork release to giorify the
Negro's contribution to the world
Of popular music, the personnel Of
,he Hardman Five are: Glenn
Hardman, white, Hammond Or
gan; Joe Jones, colored, drums;
freddie Green, colored, guitar;
Lee Castaldo, white, trumpet; and
Lester Young, colored, on sax.
Both sides are in neat grooves
and prove that music mixed or
otherwise has no opening for
racial prejudice.
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BY FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
JAMMIN' THAT JELLS

Released on Varsity by the Var
sity Seven is some jammin' that
jells. Titles are SCRATCH MY
BACK and SAVE 1T PRETTY
MAMA. The first, woven around
an inconsequential theme, is sue
cession Of solos and the Secord, by
far the better side, has as vocalist
Jeanne Burns who sounds aWfully
like Hazel Scott. I particularly like
Joe SulliVan's meaty piano and
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done better that RobeSon-minuS
the singing, Of course, but that is
neither here nor there. Robson
can and did act, as did the others,
but, John Henry" on the whole
that could not be Matched because
of a Matched up version Of a darn
nice book.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

LANCASTER, 6. CHIN 81
Sreaking before a large gathering
of rural farmers at Mt. Zion
Friday evening, President Edward
Warner Brice of Clinton College
advised his audience to learn to
live at home
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

CHIC Mrs. Ruth
SeWell, wife of Arthur SeweB, hhr
to an oil-well fortune, was grant
ed a divorce last week IroGl heT
husband, receiving q statement of
$1,000. The petition charged crues-
tv
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LITERATI
A new mag is with us. Swing
Music" although a carbon copy Of
Down Beat and the ten or more
other music phamplets is neWsy,
authentic and has reader-interest
in every respect. Edited by Timmi
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

The following listing is in effect
for the week of January 21 only!
All time shown is Eastern Stand
ard. Subtract l hour for Central
time; 2 hours for Mountain time;
and hours for West Coast time
AS is the unavoidable case in radio
scheduling, all programs are sub
iect to last minute changes and
cancellations.
HOT INSTRUMENTAL AND
VOCAL
LOUIS ARMSTRONG Sunday
and Monday IL midnite. Cotton
Club. New York City.
BON BON, singer with Jan Sa-
Wits orchestra, NBC Red. Wednes-
day, IL midnite. Thurs, 1880 PM
NBC Blue. Tues. IL midnite. HO-
tel Lincoln, New York City
FRSKINE BUTTERFIELD, MBS
Tues. HAS a. M, Sat. 7:l5 p. M
WOR 710 k--Fri. SIS a. IN. pl-
anist-vOcafist.
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scandal OF very
very lovely person recently her debut politics. 1t
founded when the landlord along
his months At they would have believe
first time that member the ultra
evced the snooty Graham Court Apis O. yeah???
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By AL MOSES

NEW YORK-(ANP)- COUNT
. Basic, inimitable pianist and di-
rector with a finer orchestra unit
than last season, swings into Apollo
Theatre next Friday morning and
already the management (Jimmy
MarshalD is tearing his hair oUt.
1t will be recalled that during the
iazz kings last appearance in Har-
lem the fans demonstrated to such
a point that Mr.. Schiffman had to
personally appeal to the patroas
not to tear the theatre apart-sea5
by seat.
ANDY KIRK was voted last week
the "smoothie Of Jazzlano
while June Richmond was voted
the .'"Ho-Gettingest Gall' on th6
stage and Pha Terrell Oboth lea
tured soloists with the banO;
the Whispering Genius.
LEE SHUBERT may have taken
unto himself a gold mine. yea.
black gold no lessin the much
pushed around Broadway musical
orphan "Carribean Crtlies". Donal1
Heywood's brainchild. There is
talent galore mixed up with the
cast and. Rudy Horne, skeptic OF
Billy LaHiff's taver' along the
rearing forties" predicts it's
sure fire hit-there now
APUS nationally famed black
face comedian, teams up well with
his buddies of yesteryear. George
Wiltshire and. Sandy Burns. TIC
Evening star., 1940-06-16
YOU'LL FIND THE BEsT-SELLNG STYLES In o.
LETTUCE-CRISP RUFFLED
AND TAILORED CURTAINS
90

You not only have different styles to choose
from, but different widths, Every window
eon be dressed in this sole! There ore ruffIed
styles in printed norquisettes, permanent
finished or9ondIes, pin and cushion dot NOR
Quisettes Tailored styles with pin dots or
figured potterns. Widths range from "a ms.
to 50 ins. to the pair They're oil z g yds.
long. And they're oil obviously worth more
than single 81 BILL
Curtains. Floor Ths Hech Coz
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
$1,000 Statements
On Taxes Recorded
Il By Waterbury Staff
DeadIine Reached at 4:3O O'clock Tomorrow After
q nOOn-2,OOO Returns Made Yesterday-Last.
Minute Rush Expected as Usual

Close to 5000 persons have filed
income tax returns with the local
office Of the internal revenue de-
partment so far this year, James
Monaghan, deputy collector said to-
day. Most of these, he said, were
filed in the last three weeks az
the deadline drew closer. About 1000
persons were estimated to have filed
their returns. yesterday.
The deadline, by the way, Is to-
morrow afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock,
at which time the returns must be
In the hands of the collectors.
The lobby Of the post ONCE has
been jammed this week, with long
lines moving slowly to the second
floor where the internal revenue Of
fees are located. The greatest nlirn-
Der Of persons are expected to file
their returns today, If the records
of preceding years are an indica-
ton.
Monday and Tuesday about 5000
persons in all were accommodated.
Yesterdays record number brings
the total interviewed" In three days
to 5000.
+ Unlike other years, the Office will
not be open evenings. So, say the
deputy collectors, get yours there
before 4:30 o'clock tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
DR.. Pussy JOINS
COLLEGE STAFF
Wesleyan Announces Ap-
pOintment of Former
Z Scripps Professor

Middletown, March 15.--Appoint-
ment Of DR.. Nathan N. Pusey, now
at Scripps college, as assistant pro-
lessor Of Classics at Wesleyan uni
versity was announced today by
President James L. McConaughy.
DR.. Pussy did his undergraduate
and graduate work at Harvard,
where he had a distinguished record
as scholar, graduating magma cum
laude. He has been assistant in
History at Harvard, tutor at Law
rance college, and is now assistant
professor Of History and Literature
at Scripps college which is the girls
college Of the Claremont colleges,
affiliated with Pomona college in
California. Recently he spent a
summer in Middletown using the
Olin library.
Throughout his academic career,
DR.. Pussy has shown an interest
beyond departmental lines. His
training has been in the fields of
classics, history, literature and So
cial science. At Lawrence college
he directed the program of tu-
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the party from victory IN the cit!
election last November.
Mutual Choice
The hope Of the party Is for q new
town chairman and a new towI
committee satisfactory to all faction
within the party, says the writer.
The letter follows:
To The Editor,
Waterbury Democrat:
Republican political rumblings,
in preparation for state and ma
tional elections, can be audibly
heard in many quarters. In Wa
terhury, as usual, we hear very
little outside Of the echo of past
squabbles of the numerous dis
gruntled factions and the select
few who have piloted the destinies
Of the Republican party in the
past. Somehow or other this select
group has continued to have con-
troll Of the party in Waterbury.
What assistance the national or
state candidates can expect from
the Republican party in Water
bury is very problematical. There
Is no money in the treasury to
conduct campaign, in fact the
party is very much in the red from
past campaigns, which can be
called fiat failures because Of the
leadership in Waterbury.
There Is no leadership in the
local Republican party at the pres
ent time regardless of the fact that
]. Warren Upson Is still chairman
Of the Republican town committee.
He keeps reiterating that he wish
es to resign. Few can understand
why he doesn't. From all accounts
nobody in the party feels that If
he does calamity will befall the
party in Waterbury, except for a
handful Of italian Republicans.
They number about bakers doz-
en- and they keep endorsing him
for another term because they
feel that nobody else in the party
would recognize them. This small
group, with nothing but personal
selfish interests at heart, has been
q detriment to the Republican
party in Waterbury, and to the
italian element In the party.
Resign Gracefully
When j. Warren and the whole
town committee resign gracefully,
and not resentfully, and a new
chairman is elected by a new
committee, one acceptable to all
factions Of the party-not until
then will the Republican party in
Waterbury be in position to as
sist anyone, regardless of whether
they are national. state or city
candidates. Only then, also, can
the party here gain any recogni-
ton from national and state
leaders.
I hope personally, for the good
Of the party, that the town chair
man and the town committee will
resign in unit. They must realize
that with their leadership they
were unable to win an election in
Waterbury last year even when the
opposition was smeared with scam
dals, corruption, tilievery, exposes,
court trials, convictions. etc.
Failure Is no disgrace but con-
tinued failure Is certainly q real
disgrace to the Republicans Of Wa
terbury, the state and the nation.
"A Republican"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Graymoor Building
Destroyed By Fire
Friars and Homeless Men Risk Lives Yesterday to Save
Equipment In $4,000 Blaze at Garrison, NY.

Of Atonement were accepted into the
Roman Catholic Church.
Local Interest
The news Of the spectacular fire
saddened the hearts Of many Water
burians, for Graymoor Is q popular
Sunday meeting place Of Brass City
Catholics and Catholics every
week Of the summer months. Pill
grimages in private cars and buses
are Sunday feature here and the
Brass City Is believed to send more
visitors to Graymoor during the
sumner than any other New England
town. Nicholas Content of South
Leonard Street is director of the
Italian band of local pilgrims who
make at least eight trips to Gray
moor every summer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Humane Society
Voices Protest
On Easter Gifts
Appeals to Public
Not to Buy Body
Chicks or Rabbits
For Children.

With the caster season APP
preaching the Connecticut HUI
name Society urges parents to
refrain from giving baby chicks
and rabbits as presents. I.
Each year thousands Of these
little animals are given away,
usually by well meaning parents
who hops to bring Joy into their
children's hearts. But few.of these
people have suitable places to
keep and care for the newly &C
quired pets. AS a result, most Of
the animals die within few days.
This is q useless and Unnecessary
sacrifice Of life and sets a very
bad example for young children.
Childhood experiences should de-
velop kind attitudes and teach
correct care and treatment.
The Society also appeals to store
owners not to sell chicks in less
than dozen lots. Stores and pet
shops should also see to 1t that
handling is reduced to a minimum
as many chicks and rabbits die
as a result Of too much fondling.
Colored dyes have recently been
used on both chicks and rabbits
and such a practice should not be
tolerated by animal lovers. The
application Of such dye to an ami
NAL Is necessarily uncomfortable
and sometimes results in sickness
and death. Animals so dyed usu-
ally 60 to an untimely death any
way as they are commonly used
as favors at Easter parties and not
sold as poultry.
For these reasons the Humane
Socitey advocates the purchase Of
one Of the many excellent Easter
toys that stores are now showing.
Toys do not need to be fed or
watered, and the life Of a small
animal will have been saved.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Upson s Resignation
|T0End mternalFeud
Benefit Party, Locally, Statewise, Nationally,
Writes Sincere Republican-Party in cred" Here

RESIGNATION Of all members Of the
Republican town committee along
with Town Chairman J. Warren
Upson would be q boon to the local
G. o. p, says the writer Of letter
to The Democrat today. The writer,
"A Republican" asks that his name
and address be withheld.
"A Republican" says the local
party organization can offer little
help to the national and state Or
Plantations in the elections this fall,
claiming that 1t Is "in the red" He
argues that inept leadership. kept
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
ROACH RECEIVES
so SPEED SIGNS
Poles Expected Soon and
Then Waterbury Streets
Will Be Posted

Police Chief william J. Roach said
today that when so poles arrive the
so speed limit signs which reached
here yesterday from the Big House
at wethersfeld win be posted on the
city streets.
The signs specify a speed limit
Of IS miles an hour, in conformity
with the ruling recently passed BY
the police board and approved BY
the state traffic commission.
The poles, the chief said, are not
being made at Wethersfield. He
did not say that the poles might
give the workers po1e-vaulting ideas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
ROBERT |. CODIN
/. SIGNS WITH NAVY

Robert Louis Godin, apprentice
seaman, U. s. navy, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Godin Of 70 Maple
street, was accepted for enlistment
in the U. s. Navy yesterday at the
Navy Recruiting Station in New
Haven.
Young Godin with other members
Of this group from Connecticut, was
transferred to the U. s. Naval
Training Station at Newport, r..
T., where he will begin his two
months Of training and instructions
In the fundamentals of naval edu-
cation, prior to being assigned to
one Of the trade schools or to one of
the ships the fleet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
ORDINANCE DRAFTED
ON PARKING METERS

The L:dermanic committee on or
dinance has approved the ordinance
OF the police commission Of New
Haven 10 regulate parking meters.
The ordinance gives the power 70
the police board 10 install meters
GA city streets and gives that body
de authority 10 SCI the time limit
o. parking.
z1ho proposed ordinance viii be
voted on ct the April meeting Of the
full board u aldermen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
PATROLMAN PUT
TAG UPON MAYOR

Providence, r.. l., March IA. -
(UP) Patrolman Steuphen G.
Malley had a new beat today.
Malley tagged Mayor John F. Col
Inns automobile yesterday in a
mo parking area.
Collins, also chairman Of the
Bureau Of Police and Fire, paid the
automatic 81 fine, remarking mo
questions asked"
Police Chief John J. Parker said
he would give the reason for NAL
ley's transfer to the Bureau Of Po-
lice and Fire later.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Scores Ihrong Post Office Building to Pay UncIe San
ASKS MEDAL FOR
CAPT. GAINARD

washington, March IA - (UP0
Representative Edith Nourse Rog-
ers, r., Massachusetts,, has intro
duced q bill In the house to author
ize distinguished service medal for
Captain Joseph A. aGinard, master
Of the American Freighter City Of
Flint, which was captured late last
year by q German prize crew.
Mrs. Rogers said that the decora-
ton was warranted by Captain
Gainard's devotion to duty, clsill
and judgment" In handling the sit
uation.
Captain aGinard's home Is in
MelroSe, Mass.
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torial work, somewhat similar to
the plan in operation at Wesleyan
until this year, Of sophomore tu-
torials. At Scripps he is in charge
of a large Introductory course for
freshmen In the Humanities, COW
ering the field of literature and his
tory.
At Wesleyan next year DR.. Pussy
will teach q number of courses in
Greek literature, Classical Civiliza-
ton and Greek political institutions
and theories.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
SALAD BOWL AREA PROVES 1T

Salinas, Cal. - (UP) The Sail
mas Jacksonville district has de-
monstrated by official statistics its
claim to being the largest salad
bowl in the United States. Out of
total Of 52,338 carload lots Of
lettuce shipped in the United
States last year, 26,440 cars went
out from here,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
MORE GRADE WORK URGED

Lincoln, Neb. (UP)-Bad news for
grade school children: DR.. John E.
Anderson, director Of the institute
of child welfare at the University of
Minnesota, said here the elementary
grades should be made more diff
cult,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Boston, Mar. IA (UP)-Weath-
eP forecasts
tonight and Friday. Slightly WAR
mer tonight.
MASSACHUSETTS, and r H o D E
SLAND-Cloudy followed by rain
or snow late tonight and Friday.
warmer tonight.
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ESTABLISHED 1855
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
PROSPECT FARLEY

The Holy Name society Of st. An
thongs parish, Prospect, will meet
this evening at 8 o'clock. Enter
tainment will be enjoyed and re-
freshments will be served.