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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04

Third and Folsom streets about 2
a. m. Sunday.
The boys were unshaven and
shabbily clad. They said they had
gone TO skid row." district of
cheap Lighthouses, employment ag-
encies, and dime diners, to get
some sociological data"
The boys, when approached by
the policeman, apparently pretended
to be Migrants from the midwest.
Police said one of them carried an
impromptu blackjack, made by in
sorting a metal object in a sock.
The boys said the object in the
sock was a green lemon.
Flanagan said after questioning
them he and Greene decided TO send
them to Southern station Is vag-
rants. The sergeant said the boys
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
British Announce Break
With BuIgars: War Next
u AMBLINe
~ EpoRTER

Delayed Action
Young Ait Glen Hill has just a
few more hours TO go before his
prize SOW will have made a liar out
of him.
Glen entered his animal in the
fair as SOW and pigs That was
counting chicks before Matching but
it seemed safe at the time. "Matil-
da" was due to produce last Friday.
But so far Matilda has double
crossed him. She has until Wednes-
day morning to become a mother or
Glen will have to change the regis
tration.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Hundreds Homeless
In Peru Floods

LIMA, Peru, March 4. CUP)-A
total of 80 dead, many missing, and
hundreds homeless, was reported to-
day from the flooded north central
coastal regions of Peru.
The swollen waters of the Parcoy
river, in the Parcoy mining area
swept away a workA,s' camp, and
Is persons, including a woman and
three small children, were drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Low Bid Submitted
On Yuma Airport

LOS ANGELES, March 4. (UP)-
The U. S. army engineers office an
nounced today that the Tanner
Construction company of Phoenix
submitted the low bid of $109, Ill so
for an expansion and improvement
project at the Yuma airport.
The Tanner bid was one of a doz-
en- prices submitted to the govern
ment.
Officials said formal award of
the contract and actual starting of
work on the Yuma project would
get underway within 25 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Food Stamps Out
Here March 18th

Federal food stamps first will be
issued relief recipients in Tmpcria
county March Is, it was announced
Tuesday.
Retail grocers of the area south
from Imperial will meet in Ell Gen.
tro at 8 pm. March Is and those
from Brawley north will meet in
Brawley to hear the plan explained
by a committee designated by the
federal surplus marketing admin
ration.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Slipped Again

Slipped Again
This is one time that the habit
of currying favor with praise back
fired for R.R. Meeting Lee Lander
man at the fairgrounds RR thought
to give credit and gushed:
Lee, you deserve congratula-
tions. Don't know when the Future
Farmer exhibits have been SO splen-
did.
tRR meant All exhibits, of course,
but FLA came out and RR didn't
know it until a companion pointed
out the slip later)
Only way to square the deal that
we can imagine is to accost John
Adams and describe the All ex-
hibits in glowing terms!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04

Cut Down.
Sam Cox might try clamping re-
cent gift spurs on rooster, but
that is about the only creature who
could wear theml
Sans father, B. T. Cox, for many
years a valley resident, carved a
pair of miniature spurs out of wood,
equipped them with roWels and
tiny leather thongs and sent them
to Sam from San Diego They are
SO tiny that even a fox terrier
couldn't get foot into them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
COUNTY JAIL TERM.
IMPOSED HERE

A year in the county jail was the
sentence given Kenneth Heeren,
who was convicted of a morals Of
tense after superior court jury
deliberated for seven hours. The
jury reduced the charged from lewd
and laScivious conduct to contri-
buting to inc delinquency of a
minor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
QIson's Son Joins
u. ST. Naval Reserve

LOS ANGELES, March 4. (UP)-
Dean, Jeremy Olson, "a, son of Gov
gilbert l.. Olson. became a pho
tographer, third class, in the Naval
Reserve today.
Olson was scheduled to be draft
ed Thursday but chose the naval
reserve in preference to the army
His twin brother John, and an
other brother, Richard, 80, have not
yet been called.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
WEDNESDAY
CATTLEMEN'S DAY
FARM RJTREAu nav

500 am. Judging of swine by
Mr.. G.. E. Gordon.
1890 am. Exhibit Building open
for inspection
LEGO am. Judging of horses
shown in hand.
loo Pm. Farm Bureau Program.
200 pm. Horse Racing, all local
horses.
1880 pm. Mrs. Margaret Rau and
Grammar School Orchestra.
500 pm. Stage Show.
$50 pm. Amateur Contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
There's a Difference

However, we have some company
when it comes to slips of the tongue.
John Donohue, for example.
At meeting Monday night John
was introducing the various groups
represented. The Daughters of Un-
ion Veterans he referred to as vet
Grams of Foreign Wars
They corrected him!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
&C. Group Plans
Army Recreation

military affairs committee to cooperate with army
officers in providing recreation for at Camp Seeley
was formed at the Ell Centre Chamber Commerce Mon
day
First event planned by the committee was military
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Morals Suspect
Held for Trial

j. b. Wilke 49, carpenter Tuesday ordered to trial
superior court after Mrs Phyllis Johnson told Of his
alleged revolving conduct while she and her husband
in the Wilkie car west of Winterhaven week ago.
Judge John E. Simpson, at the close of a preliminary
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Prisoner Admits
Attacking Women

NEW YORK, March 4. (U)-Police said today that
George Joseph Cvek 2 confessed he roamed the country
raping housewives who admitted him to their homes while
their husbands at work, and that he sranged Mrs
John Papas 30 Sunday school teacher in her apartment
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
Farms inundated.
Roads Closed as
DoWnpour Grows
Rain in Valley Does Little Damage as
Weather Bureau Forecasts Clearing
Skies But Continued Showers Here

Flood waters crumped railroad bridge Los An
gees Tuesday spilled San Joaquin and Sacramento
valley farm lands and covered highways and railways
the winters destructive wind and rain storm struck
California The storm, which severe along the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04
SRA Office Here
Merged with s. D.
Imperial County. Three Others Placed
Undo Jurisdiction Of Coast Director
AS Result Of Declining Case Load

Imperial countys State Relief Administration affairs
will be handled hereafter from San Diego along with
Orange Riverside and San Bernardno county SRA affairs
Acting Director Ralph j. Wakefield announced in Sacra
mento Tuesday, The five counties consolidated
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04

L. A. hay u. S. No. I, Nv. Si6.-
S16.50; u. S. No. 2 Nv. leafy $3.50
Is; No. 2 S13-13.50; Mpls Cept. flax
-1.59.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-04

i. V. Lettuce: Too few sales 10
establish market.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Symphony To Play
New Still Number

again last June. Mr.. Still was ask
ed by John Barbirolli, conductor OF
the orchestra, to compose some
thing for the Philharmonic So
ciety's centennial this season. He
tried an overture, Miss Biddle said,
hut was dissatisfied and asked if
he could use ''Plein-Chant." MI.
Barbirolli liked the poem and Mr..
Still wrote rapidly during the UNI
mer.
I'm Hollywood recently" Mrs.
Biddle said, Mr.. Still played it for
the first time! The young people
liked it and began to whistle the
tune afterWard. Of course, it's on
the lap Of the gods whether it will
60 over here. 7 am anxious, how
ever to see, especially as it opens
the program, when the audience
is "cold." Other conductors, in
Guiding Eugene Ormandy of the
Philharmonic Orchestra here asked
10 see the work.
'Plain-Chant" is not all SEN
tinental poem. 1t is indeed ex-
tremely forceful, especially to be
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Cab To Abandon
Hi -Ho Form?

NEW YORK CITY-(S N S)-Cab
Galloway, the jive man with one
foot on Times Square and the other
in the upper Nile, may gradually
abandon mis- famous hi-de-ho style,
according to an article in the
November issue of Cornet maga-
zine. For Cab, though he's packing
them in as much as ever knows that
after a while the public tires of
too much personality, too little
band. Today he gives his GUS
toners more music, less Galloway;
more show, less show-off.
Not that Galloway jive is by any
means on the way out, Coronet has
tens to say. For Cab Calloway's
star started to rise back in 1929
when he had a part singing "Ain't
Misbehavin' in Comics "Hot
Chocolates" and it's stayed up
there ever since. Soon after "Hot
Chocolates" he opened at the Cot
ton Club with his own band fea-
turing his own song 1.-THE ST. James
Infimary," and the band became
major league timber. Then along
came hi-de-ho and Galloway "ar-
rived"
1t happened one night when he
couldn't remember the words to
the song he was singing. "Hi-de-ho,"
howled Galloway. "Ho-de-ho-de-h
Skinny -we-de-we de-we-do. -
The house Uttered. He tried it
again. When he wound up, the ap-
plauSe roared down like a subway
express. Hi-de-ho became his vocal
coat of arms.
Today Cab is still working as hard
as he did when he understudied
every member of the floor show at
the Sunset Club in Chicago, hop
ing that somebody wouldn't show up
so he'd get a chance to show them
what he could do. He puts every
thing he's got into it and tears him
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01

self limb from limb at every per-
fornlance.
conservative in his tastes, the
only extravaganza of the jive king
is fine cars. His latest addition, a
custom-built Lincoln, turned out
too long for his gararge. He had to
scoop two feet out of the wall of
his gararge to get it in.
Cab is sport enthusiast, addict
ed to every known sport. His luck
is phenomenal he never loses.
Whenever he finds his band in a
crap game, he knows how to break
it up without saying a word-he
joins the game
His one deep admiration is for
Duke Ellington. According to Coro-
net, Ellington's picture hangs in
the bar of his houSe-the only pro-
feSsional symbol in his home. A
radio-phonograph system, remotely
controlled from every room, turns
Ellington on and off at will.
Cab thanks his sister, Blanche, for
his musical career. When he went
to Crane College in Chicago, to
study law, she got him a job in a
night club to help pay his ex- ex-
penses. Soon, says Coronet, he was
burning the midnight oil-but in
the wrong lamp. Night clubbing
and school didn't pan out so well
together complained Cab. $50 I
figured I'd give up school, One
night the band leader didn't arrive
at the club. Cab took over and
set the patrons bowling for more
That was the beginning for that
witch doctor in a white tie, Cab
Galloway. Today he's an institution
in the entertainment world. And,
with both feet on the public pulse
and an eye on the future, Cabs
popularity is not likely to wane. Be-
sides, who else can coin those words
like "jitterbug"?
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
F00TL.ITE:
RS
BY ALVIN MOSES


NEW YORK-(ANP)- The love
of Negro audiences for the dramatic
type is not easily expressed. From
a box office standpoint. which is
the most important of all they
seem to register E. . sub-zero. But
from an emotional appeal, observed
at numerous church and auditorium
gatherings,-dramatic groups hoid
a decided edge with them over the
buffonnery they're usually asked to
pay fancy prices for.
A reader, of this column, CERT
RUDE STANLEY, writes to say
anent Apollo theatre offerings:
Doesn't that management ever
grow tired of bouffe-opera? Why
can't we have the Is minute dramas,
occasionally 1 mean, starring real
performers like Nina Mae Mckinney,
Mark Wornoe, Richard Huey, Rex
Ingram, ETC., when they are free for
bookings? Maybe a literary shot in
the arm, like the splendid column
of yours I read in a Baltimore
paper a month ago, would serve its
purpose as a constant desk re-
minder to the owner of the Apollo
who once was prominently identi-
fled with. LAFAYETTE THEA
TIRE, early home of Negro drama
tic stock" "-MONTE HAWLEY came
back to his Harlem friends, un-
changed after long stay in the
UyIli
partner of George Wiltshire and
other local comedians, is doing
bit of all right for himself before
the flickering footlights -. Says
LOUELLA PARSONS, IN. Y. Even
ing JournaD, . "One of the big
musical thrills of my life was hear
ing PAUL robson introduce
Ballad for Americans at the Holly
wood bowl last year. Since then
this amazing musical-prose num-
her by John Latouche and Earl
Robinson has been presented sew
eral times on the concert stage and
over the air-but no singer has been
able to pour into this ballad of
nationalitieS that go to make up our
HlLCl lCetAl C1ClZC1lSIllp, WIldG UIlG NC
gro singer puts into it. MGM will
produce Ballad for Americans with
-. Douglas McPhail, singing the
theme. IN. B. wouldn't that be
grano spot for Robson, and Miss
Parsons, did her best to remind the
movie czars that they had over
looked the best actor suited for the
starring singing role) .... The N. Y.
Evening Sun recently carried
three column spiel on Harlem'S re-
planted -. WISHING TREE, COR
"Tree of Hope"). that was honey
of yarn: all the names you've
heard us writer's talk you about for
years came in for mention viz. Clar-
ence Muse, Percy Verwayen, Monty
Hawley, Cor Holly; Billy Andrews,
Emory Hutchins, Bill Robinson and
Myrtle Hawkins. while is was treat
ed in satirical style. it was very we'll
done and Harlem has been talking
about it over Steaming cups of hot
chocolate round ."Strivers Row"
way ... so LONG.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Judges For Blues
Battle Are Named

much as Mr.. Whiteman will be re-
hearSing at the time of this lunch
con for his weekly radio program,
he may be unable to attend. He has
asked Dorothy Lamour to act as
proxy for him. A complete trans
cript of the arguments will be made
and the committee will hand down
their decision on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the premiere is set
for Oct. 81 with Memphis as the
likely choice at the present time to
receive the score of stars from
Hollywood"
EXAM ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON-(A N P) The
United States Civil Service COM
mission announced open competi-
tive examinations for the position
of Junior engineer, at a salary of
$4,000 a year. Applications may be
made for any branch of engineer
ing, and applications must be on
file with the commission not later
than Dec. 81, 1941. Necessary blanks
may be obtained from any first
or second class post office.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Nc Daniel Star
In Biq Benefit

HOLLYWOOD. Calif-(C)-Hat
tie MCDaniels name has been add
ed to the rapidly growing list Of
sponsors for a midnight benefit to
be given Armistice Eve at the Ap-
polo Theatre in New York. The
SALUTE TO THE NEGRO
TROOPS" has been endorsed by
Theatre Authority and the USO.
The money realized by the bene-
f(t will go to the Harlem Branch
Of the New York City Defense
Recreation Committee which is
tnnovating the old Vincent SAM
torium on Seventh Avenue oppo-
site the Renaissance Theatre, to be
Used as a recreation center for Ne
gro troops.
Other sponsors include Grover
Whalen, Commissioner Robert Mo-
ses, Pe:ll Robson, Tommy Dorsey,
Cuke Ellington, John Hammond,
lean Muir, Bessie Beardon, Orsan
Welles, Frank Wilson, Edna Thom-
rs and Geraldine Dismond.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
DR.. Carver Is
Heard On Air

WASHINGTON, D. CAMP
-Headlining the second broadcast
cf the freedoms People" series
over MICS Red network CT. g
was DR.. GEORGE WASHINGTON Car
ver, DISTINGUISHED scientist who in
trcduced the peanut as a southern
crop and then developed from il 90
hy-products Of commercial value
Broadcast time was 1890 to pm.
EST.
The broadcast in the Freedom :,
People" series, sponsored bv a ma
tional advisory committee of white
and Negro leaders IN interracial
relations in cooperation with the
U. S. Office Of Education, drama
ti2ed Negro activities in the fields
of science and discovery.
Matt Henson, aide to Robert E.
Peary III eight expeditions 10 reach
the North Pole, told of his exper-
fences in peary's seven failures and
final success on his eighth at
tempt.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01

Vaughn Monroe has a Bluebird
combining MOONLIGHT MAS
QUERADE, sweet and commercial,
with WINDOW WASHER MAN,
musical trivia. This isn't swing
but it's a fair pair Of solos that
can stand q lot of listening. I re-
Ter to the Victor of ELI ELI
trumpet solo by Ziggy Elan, and
NONE BUT THE LONELY
HEART, trombone solo by Tommy
Dorsey. Both sides are played with
feeling and finesse.
There's plenty Of power and class
to WATCH THE BIRDIE by Gene
Krupa on Okeh. The dead stops
add to the zest and Roy Eldridge
takes few flaming bars on trum-
pet. Companion piece is AMOUR,
combination Spanish hotcha and
jung with Howard Du Laney and
Anita O'Day doing Bob Eberle-
Helen C'Connen on the vocal =.
BIueblrd releases a Harlan Leonard
pair, KEEP ROCKIN' and DIG 1T,
enthusiastic in the Kansas City
manner but unpublished. This is
jumping jitbug stuff. I like
Beckett'S trombone solo on the first
side but don't go for Will Smiths
trumpet there or Myra Taylor's vo-
cal on the second. Save a needle
for the disc debut Of the Southern
Sons ON Bluebird. Unaccompanied
spiritualS singers, they have fire
and cash and close packed har-
mony that's sensational. Hear their
LEAD ME DOWN TO THAT ROCK
and GO DOWN MOSES.
Art Tatum and Joe Turner score
again On Decca with ROCK ME
MAMA and LUCILLE, the first
a slow bounce and the second drag
gin blues. The music is alive anc
a lot of attention has been paic
to getting real live lyrics. This is
far superiod to their "Corine Co.
rina" platter of recent vintage.
Ide Cox, an AL blues singer from
way back plus an Al band, give:
out on Okeh'S l CAN'T QUIT
THAT MAN and LAST MILES
BLUES. Higginbotham's trcmbon'
solo on the first is terrific.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Basic Boys To
Hold Down Three
Spots in Gotham

NEW YORK CITY-(S N 81
COUNT Basic, the Jump King OF
Swing, has just been signed to open
a two week engagement at the
Warner Brothers Strand Theater
on Broadway November Z, during
which time the Basic crew will
double etween the Strand and the
bands rent location Job at/Cafe
Societ r town on East 58th Street.
The C'o,-it W: - Ire busiest man
in New York eli -. -. because
he'll be starting On t.lc 1eW Coca
Cola radio program early in Novem-
ber in addition to playing at both
the Strand Theater and Cafe So
ciety Uptown.
With business way off in most
of New YorE's night clubs, Basic
is craving record-breaking crowds
at the Cafe Society Uptown Club
and is topping the attendance fig
ures of Glenn Miller at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, Benny Goodman at
the Hotel New Yorker, Sammy Kaye
at the Essex House and holding his
own with Vaughn Monroe, Ameri-
cas- current box office sensation at
the Hotel Commodore. The Jump
King" is in terrific demand in lead
ing bano spots from coast-to-coast.
According to Milton Ebbins OF
the William Morris Agency, Basie's
personal manager, the Count will
remain at Cafe Society Uptown
through December 20, after which
the band will head out on nation
wide theater tour in booking of
sixteen solid weeks. Basic is Slat-
ed for a West Coast engagement
next Spring at the famous Palla-
dunn Ballroom in Hollywood, dur
ing which time the Jump King
and his boys will start work in
feature musical film for Columbia
Pictures, based on the evolution of
Kansas City jazz and the history of
its most famous exponent Count
Basic himself!
The current King of The Juke-
Boxes, Basic is riding high with
a flock of records. which are the
top discs in the nations coin ma
chimes.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
RATING THE RECORDS
Rv FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS

Boyd Atkins. They produced some
of the greatest music waxed in
! this golden age of swing. Surely
the genius Of Louis was at its
height, and it was his work in this
period that placed Earl among the
immortals. West End Blues" has
been described by Armstrong as his
greatest record; compare it with
the recent Cootie Williams version.
This is the righteous stuff and
easily the best of Armstrong al
buns thus far released-and that's
saying plenty.
PASSING 1T AROUND
instead of more clevernesS, John
Krby's boys turn to sound swing
for Victor with IT'S ONLY A Pa
PER MOON and FIFI'S RHAP-
SODY. The beat is solid and the
solos excellent. Procope's alto
sounds better each waxing .
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01


ed that I am g colored man."
Yelling from tie balcony. one
youth said IF I had q pistol, I'd
shoot you off tile stage" Angrily
Robinson invited the youth down
TO the stage and then offered to
come up into the box. Leaving the
stage and walking through the
theatre aisle upstairs to the boos,
he asked ''Who said that?" The
Youngsters, refused TO identify the
heckler.
Pro-Robinsons are still yelling
"Disgraceful conduct. This young
er generation is a disgrace to the
race!' and anti-Robinsons yell
back, "DisgraoefuI conduct! After
81 years on the stage, Robinson
should have better sense than to
pay attention to hecklers in the
audience Anyway, it's about time
he learned the young Negro does
not want to hear a lot Of Uncle
Tom stories, playing up Negroes as
illlterateS, and speaking in dialect.
from Negro performers Oh the pub
lie stage. Maybe Bill is getting
old"
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01

HOILYWOOD-(A N p - An
nouncement was made by Para
mount movie executives Saturday
that committee of three musical
notables had been appointed to hear
New Orleans claims upon the
birthplace of the blueS-and, in
cidentally, the world premiere of
Bing Crosby's Birth of the Blues
as well as the Memphis rebuttal
The committee consists of Irving
Berlin, Paul Whiteman, and B. G..
Buddy DeSylva, producer, of
Louisiana Purchase" "DuBarry
Was Lady" and Panama Hattie"
on Broadway, now making pictures
for Paramount.
The committee is to meet at noon
Tuesday to hear Roark Bradford.
noted author of Negro stories, pre-
sent the case for New Orleans, and
hear the reply on Memphis behalf
by Harry Martin, amusement edi-
tor of the Commercial Appeal,
white.
The statement issued by Para
mount executive also said "Inas-
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
By DOLORES CALVIN

NEW YORK - Co - William
Grant Stills new composition,
plain Chant" will nc doubt Thrill
music lovers who will gather 10
hear its first performance here in
New York at Carnegie Hall. Ane
Mr.. Stills latest work will be play
ed by one of the finest orchestras
in the country, the N. Y. Philhar-
monic Symphony Orchestra.
The song was written by Mrs.
Francis Riddle, wife of the U. S.
Attorney-General. She says that
FaScistS drove her to write it,
thinking that we've got something
in this country and ought to tell it.
Size speaks Of lynchings in Geor-
gia and the freedom for which we
are fighting.
Mrs. Riddle sent q copy to Mr.
Still who had written the music
for her ballad-poem OF protest
And They Lynched Minis On A
Tree" which the Philharmonic
Symphony performed at the Stad-
iUm concerts in June, 1910, ant
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Charge Earl Hines
Broke His Contract

CHICAGO - CAMP Suit was
filed Saturday in superior court by
Edward Fox, dance band manager,
seeking an accounting of earnings
during last year of Earl "Fatha''
Hines, noted orchestra leader, who
recently formed a new aggregation
of stars. Hines is now playing at
the Grand Terrace here.
Fox charged that Hines violated
contract by obtaining his own
bookings when Fox had an agree
ment to book his band through
1J48. The suit also seeks an in
junction restraining Hines from
playing at Grand Terrace Cafe.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
FOR AMP
SATCHMO AND FATHA

Continuing its policy of a month
ly reissue of hot jazz classics. Co
lumbia now offers an album call
ed Louis and Earl featuring eight
sides by Armstrong and Hines
waxed back in 1928. Two tunes,
CHICAGO BREAKDOWN and
DON'T 1--WE ME, have never pre-
vioUsly been released. The other six
are WEATHER BIRD, A MONDAY
DATE, WEST END BLUES, MUG
Giles, TIGHT LIKE THIS and
HEAI ME- TALKIN' TO VA.
Tn addition to Satchmo and the
Fatha, some other famous stars
are heard, among them Zutty Sim
2leton, Don Redman, Fred Robin
son, Stompy Evans, Jimmy Strong,
Nancy Cara, Honore Dutrey and