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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-01
PHYLLIS wHEATLEY HOUSE
NEWS

Forum
The Minneapolis Sunday Forum
will be presented Sunday, March 8
at 4 p. m, under the sponsorship
of the Johnny Baker Post of the
American Legion and its Won1en's
Auxiliary. DIR. L. c. Albro will
speak on the subject: will Hitler
Rule the World?" Music will be
furnished by the "Melodears" un-
der the direction of Mrs. Blanche
Mason. AS usual, a discussion
period will follow the speech of DR.
Albro.
Nursery
Rehearsal for the X. 4 N
Mothers Club will be held weekly
on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1870
p. m.
A special meeting of the X. &
N. Club will be held on March 5,
at 1880 p. m. Mrs. Marguerite
Combs has secured Mrs. Beason,
who represents the Birth Control
Clinic, as the speaker. All mem
bers and friends are urged to at
tend. Twenty-Five of the Nursery
children, five years and older, will
enjoy the Shrine Circus on March
9Th.
Girls Department
The Phyllis Wheatley Jitterbug
Basketball team, composed of the
following girls: Bernice Demery,
Marcella Hogan, Versella Earl,
Mary Allen, Fannie Smallwood,
Polly Lacy, Ada Collier, Charlotte
Napue, Zena Earl and Thomasinia
Brown, seem to be climbing to the
top in basketball. They have de-
feated Wells Memorial, Halle Q.
Brown, and B. F. Nelson. Marcella
Hogan was leading scorer in the
game with B. F. Nelson, Fannie
Smallwood led in points in the
game with Halle Q. Brown House,
and Bernice Demery was high
scorer in the game with Wells
Memorial.
The Jitterbugs are playing the
preliminary game on Saturday,
March 2, at 700 p. m, against the
girls team from Halle Q. Brown.
The Phyllis Wheatley Senior team
is composed of Clara Butler, Louise
Lewis, Eula Sims, Enice Brown,
Atha Young, and Bertha johnson.
They are planning to even the
score with Bethel Junior College on
March 7, at 8 p. m, at Phyllis
Wheatley. It's sure to be a grand
game.
The Junior team is composed of
Lucille Majors, Eunice Lloyd, &C.
neva Patterson, Ernestine Small
wood, Katherine McGraw, Carmen
Allen, Evelyn Miller, and Celia
Robinson.
Music Department
The Music Appreciation Club,
which meets on Friday at 8 p. M,
had Miss Ruth Gage Thompson as
guest. Miss Thompson brought the
club several recordings, including
selections from Roland Hayes re-
cent recital. Mozart's Jupiter SYM
phony was played and discussed.
Members present were: Alice
Brown, Melrose Ash, Dennis Fai-
son, David Faison, Gordon Ash,
Luther Hubbard, Elvira Lewis, Ev-
elyn Ross, Joe Kenya, Stanley Nc
Connel, Stanley Berry, and Mer-
cedes Brown.
The Phyllis Wheatley Orchestra
will play at Marshall High School
on Friday, March l. The Quartette
will sing.
Miss Dorsey would like to have
an E fiat alto saxophone. Do you
have one? If so, see Miss Dorsey.
More persons are needed for the
operetta cast. Men are especially
needed to take parts. A larger
chorus is also desired. See Miss
Dorsey. Register this week.
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Hello, folks

Hello, folks:
Orchids to Eunice Brown, ouI
pinch-hitter of last week, who fol
lowed our style so closely that at
least two individuals were not fair
to Sal and bawled her out for GER
tain references in the column.
The University Chorus, consist
ing of $50 people, is really worth
while hearing. The chorus gave a
grand performance at the Audi
torium last Sunday and We were
proud to notice a number of our
popular co-eds belong to the group.
RUTH PITTMAN, ALYCE STEW
ART and JEANETTE DORSEY
were among the singers.
Cupidizing? IKALINE MOORE
of Minneapolis and CHARLEY
ANDERSON of St. Paul. Is
BOBBY MURPHY having double
trouble these days or single?
Street and Cafe Scenes: The
Musketeers, PHIL BLACKWELL,
BEN PERRY and LAWRENCE
GRIFFIN, dressed to kill, strut
ting down Fourth avenue last
week. That cute couple, the
JAKE COLLINS, all smiles in the
Dreamland Cafe. NITA MA
SON, having eyes on only what
person in the Dreamland? &.
MARIAN WILLIAMS and CLAIR
ISSA LAWSON, looking chic, en-
tering one of our local theaters.
Song of the Week: Careless"
Sir n. Light seems to be
humming. it quite a bit of late.
(Can it just be accidental or has he
someone on his mind?)
Rebellion? What group Oh young
married men have been meeting of
late unbeknownst to their wities,
drawing up a petition to be signed
by all bubbles who wish to have a
set night free to meet with the
boys? Just fancy finding married
life irksome so soon.) If the petit
ton goes through and the wifies
agree (Which we doubt seriously)
the boys plan to picket the house
of the man who fails to get out
with signs reading, Unfair to Or
ganized Husbands Night OFF,"
Make me laugh.) If it goes
through l bet you won't see hide
nor hair of any hubby out to even
get a chance to picket for the other
boys. They say the petition is
labeled H. N. T. H." (meaning
Hubbies' Night to How'll.
Campus Snapshots: In the Union:
MALLILIEU VOOLFOLK and
AUDREY BEATRICE h aving
quite a tete-a-tete over their lunch
con. AL MCCLURE leaving
the Union, seemingly very happy
and contented boy. Why? In
one of the music buildings: WEB
STER of St. Louis, who, ac-
cording to general opinion, is
quite a cute fellow" Near the
Union: BARBARY MALLORY
looking stylish in her brown fur
coat and clicking high heels.
Another MarcOni? What's this
about RICHARD SESSION seri-
ously studying the intricacies of
radio? Cant tell, he might be
thinking of setting up station of
his own.)
Sheik of Araby? Is JOE DAN
FORD as much of a heart palpi-
tator of the hearts of the high
school girls, as a young lady Sc
cretly told me today?
This Weeks Sob Story: What
young st. Paul wife, tired of her
husbands evening meanderings, de-
cided to lock him out for once and
all? About 3 a. m. she awoke that
mite to hear someone moving in the
room and, remembering that she
had locked hubby out, she immedi-
ately thought of a burglar. Quietly
she reached over and secured a re-
volver from the vanity which was
kept there and shouted, Stand
where you are or I'll shoot" Just
as she said this a table beside the
bed toppled over on top of her,
causing the gun to go off. What
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SPORTLIGHT
BY Jimmy Lee

The Northwest Golden Glove Boxing invaded Chicago Mon
day (hs writing going Monday and with that
Matt Hammond brilliant little wght fighter and his COACH Webster
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-01

FIRST COlOred Young Mems
Christian Association was organ
lied in Washington, d. c., in 1853.
Anthony Bowen, an employee of
the United States Patent Office, its
first president.
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Rent that spare room by inserting
an ad in this section. You can
run an ad for thirty cents.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-01
Classified Section

One room nicely furnished. Would
like young couple, both en-
ployed. Regent 3176.
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Nice room for rent. Call Regent
5l68. Single man or couple.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17
Loving Sisters
4 's4 Union

The Loving Friendship Union was
entertained at the residence of Mrs.
Leon Calm (white) The members met
one hundred percent. A delightful
program was enjoyed and the event
proved to be quite an occasion of Joy.
After the meeting all of the ladies
were invited to the spacious lawn of
Mrs. Leon Calm, where in the open out
Of doors delicious Menu was served.
Among some of the visitors to this
rather unique affair were: Mrs. Liza
Pillars and Miss Perkins who are
trained nurses of Jackson, Miss. and
the Reverend E. A. Mays. Pastor of the
st Paul NJ. E. Church, Meridian.
The meeting will be held again one
month from the above date.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

Mrs E. NJ. j. am a dear mother and
love my children. Tell me will my
baby come back home again? Please
let me read this question sometime
soon.
ans: Your son is going to come back
home. but it won't be in the very inn
mediate future He felt the urge to
travel and picked up end left but
assure you that he won't be gone many
months before he pays you visit. The
BOY will be better off in a larger city,
fol- he will babe more opportunities
for advancement.
E. D. L. Kind Sir: l am with a hard
working woman and she is some older
Than l am l don't like some of her
ways and have asked her to change
Them but no, and now l am very an
happy with her so l am planning to
ok for happiness elsewhere. Am !
right?
Ans: Be fair with woman and tell
her just exactly how you feel. Come
some kind of an agreement with
her before you make change-no doubt
e will give her consent to separa-
ton. l wish to warn you not to become
too thick with the first person you
meet-give yourself plenty of time to
make selection next time and choose
someone around your own age.
Il. M would like to know if this
nan means what he has been saying
about marrying me?
AIRS: He's quite sincere--but you don't
,ove hun. Tell him to give you more
time to think it over and if you don't
learn to care for him, stay single.
r. c. Am l to make this trip with
my mother this summer and will it be
| e thing for me to do?
/ Ans: Don't insist on her taking you.
lStay with your grandmother and let
her 60 alone, for it would be so much
nicer for she and your new stepfather
Ito spend their honeymoon alone. Tel
them you will 60 with them on theil
anext trip away from home.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

NJ. c. B. Dear Sir: Please answer
nay problem in the Echo as soon as you
can. am so lonely for husband and
please tell me if there is any chance
of my getting one?
Ans: You have a right to be lonely
for companionship and you aren't So
darn old and ugly that you can't get
a mate You aren't trying. Get your
SCH sprucGu up a bit. fix your hair
and get on come modern clothes and
get out and frolic bit more than you
are doing. If you DO this, it won't be
more than six months until you are
happily married.
1. S. Born June 15 1907. Dear Sir.
I read your column every week and
enjoy it so much. Please tell me if
this woman that am taking treatments
from will give me luck as she says?
Ans: She will do all in her power,
but it isn't in her power to change
your life one way or the other so
think that you are wasting your money
Your luck is allright-you need to IS,
down to business and work harde- ane
learn to save your money. You won't
ever gel ahead by speculating a q
throwing your money away.
NJ A W Dear Sir: My husband
knocked inch hole in my head,
took my money and left me blank and
now he is living with another woman.
Now l want you to separate them and
get him beck for me for don't want
her to have him.
Ans: Sister you are better off without
him than you would be with him, SO
thank yorr lucky star that hes gone.
Stay right there on your place and
farm to the best of your ability-if he
tries any more funny stuff with you,
call in the law and have him handled
right You can make a comfortable
living for yourself without his assist
ance and worry.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17
My Trip West
CONTINUED From Page One)


choir, all trained from different schools
There was only one colored young man
and he was the soloist of Allen Chapel
A NJ E. Church.
The opening song was in the Cross
of Christ | Glory A wonderful sermon
was preached by DR.. Ezra j. Egly.
Fifteen thousand people attended this
service with just a whisper. 1t seemed
as a reminder of the risen Christ, and
| shall never forget this wonderful dap
Next week l shall tell you of what
my efes witnessed in the Natchez
Mississippi tragedy.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17
Notes OF The
Spring Normal
NJ. |. Col lege

The enrolment fthe Spring Term is
now over the hundred mark Teachers
are here from all parts of the state
ctlvely engaged in increasing their
store of knowledge under the direc-
don II a very efficient group of in
structors
The educational spirit on tine campus
mas reached its zenith by the interest
that has been aroused through class
organizations. Wednesday May l, the
class in Rural Problems formed an
organization with the following staff
Of officers: president, w. l., Haraday;
vice president Miss Ella Louise Dow
sing; secretary, Miss James; assistant
secretary Mrs Omelia B. Turner; and
treasurer,Mr John Spratler.
This class is putting forth strenuous
efforts to solve many of the problems
relating to Rural Education under the
dierction of our instructor, Miss Bertha
Lemons, Jeanes teacher of Pontotac
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and Calhoun Counties.

and Calhoun Counties. =,
President W. M Frazier has return
to the campus after spending sevearl.
DAYS in jackson, Tenn. attending the
General Board of the CINE. Church
Mrs. Frazier spared no pains in the
absence of the business of the college.
Miss Shannon with all her patience
is not tired as vet registering the
Spring Normal Teachers.
Dean Hall is exact although he does
smile.
Mrs. Jones knows all about music.
Miss Walker stresses every point of
practical education.
Mr.. Jones gives plenty work through
his Rural Sociology Class.
Mr.. Melvin says, General Science
is what it says, General Science.
Miss Brown says, 1.-THE study 81
Home Economics doesn't always permit
one to eat, as a student.
Mothers Day
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

- -0"'s "e'u special pet
philosophy: "You can't 60 wrong
with blue song"
b. -"
r, The most popular use OF the icord
In recent gears, according to the
performance Snrueys Of the Amer
tcdn Society Of Authors. Composers
and Publishers, fodS that giuen it by
Irring Berlin. He combined blue"
soith skies" produced song so
captivating that though more than
q decade has passed since its origin,
1t leads all other "blue" songs in
performances. 1t wds played nearly
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

tor in restoring Americas sehse of
proportion and sense Of haEr.i AZ,
the very depths of the depress ms
Lily Strickland. writer Of man .
lifting serenade Of Frenri. : n eae,sn
and East Indian sett',,g a d L~sa
SUISSE at present the ne-~ n-~A-D'
istic in stye = - - 8.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

n e m e + e ! y
reaches for his
beloved color,
applies it to
whatever piano.
rama is currently
eng a ging him.
Jud gin G from
the lengthy list
o f S o n gs in
which the color
figures, it would
seem as if the
tunesmiths had
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

gomery and Stone pro-
auctions; Glare Kum-
mer, who before she
turned playwright, was
a successful composer
(remember her famous
"Dearie"?) Kay Swift.
responsible for Rain or
Shine" as we'll as the
songs for many Radio
City Music Hall presen- i
tations. and Bernice
Petkere. who fashioned
Lullaby of the Leaves"
There are also Ann
Ronell, co-author of the
rollicking Who's Afraid
of the Big Bad Wolff
wh iph was a miphtu FL
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

lu,uVU tIUtS III 1000.
The merit fpo most IA
pored songs in this cate
CORY are in their order
Fred Fishers "Blue Is
the Night and Rodgers
end Hdrf's infectious
tB1ue Noon
' Rodgers and Hart also
wrote a Blue Room.
Sigmund Romberg is
, represented with blue
Paradise and Jerome
Kern with Blue Dan
ube Blues" There are
! also Blue Days" Blue
Moonlight" Blue Ha-
wall" Blue Rhythm.
There is even a Blue
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

River" rs well as Blue Mountain
Shack There are two songs called
n Blue Eyes" and one called Blue
Are HeI Eyes. TO say nothing of
\ Blue Ercd Gal" and Blue Eyed
jAIs,." End. Of course. there are
~ G-s.' Hue jazz Blue
-nrs. ".e A.e-.o" and "B'
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

IL Popular Women .-.- -
Who are the principal feminine
Songioriters? According TO ASCAPS
lists there are dozen Of them.
The Average person, hoioeUer, aoonld
hare difficulty naming more than
t,po or three. He might specify Car.
rie Jacobs Bond, author OF the per.
ennidlly popular END Of Perfect
DAY." and "JnSt q Wearyin' for
You; Mabel Wayne. aoho 1orote
Ramona" and I'm a Little Spanish
Torn" and Dorothy Fields, ioho, in
company iriM Jimmy McHugh and
other mere men. turned out such
hits as II Can't Gire You Anything
But Lore, Baby" THANK You For
a Lopely Erening," THE Way You
Look Tonight"
-
other leading women songwriters
include Wee Lawnhurst and Tot
Seymour, authors of And Then
Some" and Accent on Youth:
Anne Caldwell, who wrote the lyrics
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17
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Music Features C Photo Syndicate)

HEAvOR1TE color of the song
Ii writing fraternity is blue. If a
melody man is stumped for an idea
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

In March we launched a drive for
new, healthy and sound members in
the H. 3. A. We also launched an Ell
fort for the renewal of persons who
had once been members and who oe
sired to renew, provided they were in
good health; not more than SIS years of
age and who would meet the full re-
puirements of the Constitution. Our
effort has been a glowing success. A
arge munger of the presidents have.
responded.
We do find that we have, according
TO Indirect report, some local lodges
that have been careless and put on the
Association bad risks. In such cases
the presidents and entire lodge should
be fined and suspended
The presidents reporting in this drive
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

MIR. G.. D. COTTON, who will be
host to the H. B. A. Board on June 4
at West Enterprise. He and his mem
bers according to reports, are making
an effort to put things over in high
style. "a
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17

be fined and suspended
The presidents reporting in this drive
H. c. Jennings ................ i
Ropert Loften .....................
are as follows:
Allen Graham, president, lodge orga-
nized by VIM. Kinslow ..,...... q
w. M. Boykins ...............N
Brown McRee observation-disclosures. IA
oe HusssV NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ?
W. T. Tate .......................
L. B. Marshall Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs Ella Morrell ............. l
Rev. R. B. Ooten ............... 22
Joe Knox ''''''.''......''''.''..'..... 6
DC" ii''ps '''''''''''''''''''.'..
=" 0sin'' ''''''''''''''''''''
" ''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'''''''''''''''''''''''
T. w. wright ''''.'..'''.'''..'...... )
w. G. McDuffie ..................... 2
Ellis Walker .............,......... 8
Ames johnson ........................
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-17
zoo Membership Drive For
June Made Rapid progress

Ms. Missouri Barnett ................ |
H. S. Jones ..................... 8
Aaron Trotter Observation-Disclosures. |
Hardy McShann Observation-Disclosures.
G. B. Arlington NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
c. H. Moody NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs M. E. Curry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. Minnie Hby ...................
&c. NJ Mayfield Observation-Disclosures. 7
C. D. Cotton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs Dannie Moore .................. 2
Sam Jasper ..'....................
B. ]. Tatum ...............,......
Sandy Hawkins Observation-Disclosures. a
W. w. Newell ....................
VIM. Kinslow S
M. v. B. Pitts Observation-Disclosures. 3
W. R. Smith ........."... 2
l. M. McNair ....................... z
Mrs. Bette Faulkner ................. s
Prof A. c. Drummond ...............
Ben Green .....................,.
|B. w. Willis Z
Mrs. Matte Nicholson ...... /
Rev. J. E. Grace
r. V. Pope NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Ir. P. B. Bayless ~
Mrs. Edna Howard ................ 1
a. L. proWn '.................... 1
Willie Strickland /
c. L. Hall NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3
~. c. Jordan
Alex McMillion ............... /
Total number of members asked for
by the June Boards .... 200
Total number Of members reported
thus far NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 261
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den. 1t still gets a generous play.
How to say blue" in new way has
become quite problem to the boys.
But they manage to solve it, even II
they have to call song Blue in
the Black of the Night" --es-rSgsts =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

The Federal Communications
Commission yesterday approved the
reallocation plan for standard ra-
dio broadcast stations in this coun-
try under the terms of the North
American broadcast agreement
made al Havana, Cuba, in 1887.
The commission fixed March 20,
l94l, as the date for shifting of fire.
quencies of all stations above 720
kilocycles, the changes ranging from
10 to 40 kilocycles upward.
Three Washington stations are in
volved in the change. Station
WMAL, The Evening Star station,
will remain on its present frequency.
WRC will go from $50 to $50 kilo-
cycles, VOL from 1890 to 1850 and
WJSV from 1850 to 1900
The change. it Is said, will clear
up much of the interference prob
lem now existing in the United
States. 1t also is claimed rural
listeners will be able to get much
better reception.
Additional Space on Receivers.
Radio manufacturers for the last
year have been putting the addi-
tional space on receivers in antici-
patton of approval of the agree
ment.
Many changes involving consid-
cradle expense will have TO be made
in the transmitting stations. In all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Radio Frequency ReoI|ocotion
Is Approved by F. &C.
Commission Sets March ~, 1e4l,
As Dute of Station Changes

cases the changes will involve in
stallatio'. OF new frequency-control
apparatus and in some cases
changes in the antenna systems
Radio stations and advertisers will
have to educate their listeners to
the new dial settings for their sta
tions, and radio directories will have
TO be revamped.
The reallocation, il was said, will
make the Is clear channels in the
country fully effective, whereas at
present only 10 are free of interior
ence. The interference came from
stations in other countries, parties
to the agreement, including Canada
Cuba, Haiti and Mexico.
so Per Cent Clearance.
1t is estimated that the plan,
when placed into effect will clear
up approximately so per cent of the
interference problems. The agree
ment provides channels in the
regular broadcast band for signatory
countries and precludes their assign
ment of stations, as at present, to
frequencies being used by the United
States.
Although the treaty was formulate
ed in 1887, it did not become effective
until Mexico signed it last December.
Since then F. C. C. engineers have
been working out the alloca ton pat
tern, which was presented to the
commission last week.