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The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
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hasn't a policy that can stano oll
two feet-everytime we get q
gander of the guy who prlnCS II
he's all lickered up
Of Thee 1 Sing: It's hlgh Ciiiie
that we, as Americans (tnaV lo
if we are Americans) be granCeo
the full rights of The Constitution
Moreover, if we are to proudly nall
Old Glory and for what 1t repre-
sents, we, as Americans, Shoulo
not be buffaloed into not Volclng
our opinions as a group CWhy olo
not they MARCH on to Washlng
ton?) for, if it is to be truthtully
said that these United States Cand
the British Empire) are the lasl
stronghold of Democracy-and, II
all this be true, why did Georgia
oust college heads for advocating
Race equality? Why segregatlonF
Why Jim Grow? Above all else, IN
America, why should we adhere To
the threat of totalitarism-the AL
out" against Herr Hitler's war
of Hate, when right here at nome
every nationality is given better
preference than Negroes?
PERSONAL OKAY
It is again resumed: We mean,
the long list of scheduled playing
dates of Americas, the most COLOR
full Negro banH in the business
Jimmie Lunceford's .. After an
engagement extraordinary at the
Casa Manana in Culver City
Lunceford and his ork will Wend
its way East.
While nothing much has been
said of the consistency OF this
great musical aggregation its re-
cord justifies any rave df it need
be termed as much); and Lunce-
ford himself, being the mldeSt
person that he is, has no Hare
for sensational ballyhoo and Keeps
at a distance from the flock OF
high-powered p. as (press agents
to you'll
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
Cab Galloway Scores Hit In
MutuaIs Radio Quiz Show

numbers as well as singing vocals
in his distinctive style, serves as
quiz master and generalissimo of
the 3O-minute program. Questions
are of a general nature.
The New York City press as well
as Variety, thatrical trade paper
in reviewing the first program,
were enthusiastic in their COM
ments. Variety, ranked as the voice
of the entire theatrical industry
as a whole, stated THAT in add1-
ton to betting one of the most en-
tertaining features on the air, 1t
is worthy of a commercial spon-
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
10 KINDS OF CLARINET


Decca gives the clarinet a break
this week in an album called
'Blackstick' which features the
work of ten outstanding exponentS
of this instrument. Titles and stars
are I GOT RHYTHM, Jimmy Dor-
sey, and HERMAN AT THE
SHERMAN. Woody Hermon;
SYMPATHY, Irving Fazola, and
DAVENPORT BLUES, Benny
Goodman; BLUE MURDER, Dan
ny Polo, and 1 KNOW THAT YOU
KNOW, Jimmy Noone; FARE
WELL BLUES, Joe Marsala, and
MELANCHOLY, Johnny DoddS;
SUNDAY. Pee Wee Russell, and
BLACKSTICK, Sidney Pops"
Bechet.
This is distinguished list OF
licorice lickers although obviously
it doesn't include every top-notcher
and makes no pretenSe Of doing so
However these are styliSts whose
work is essential in any good col
lection They all have technique,
tone and theories of improvising.
Oddly enough, the man who stca'S
this album is the erratic Jimmy
NCone who can sound like the
worlds best OF the worlds lousieS0
the same night.
In st Know" he is at his best,
executing those rapid passages for
which he is Justly famous, and
producing a beautiful, liquid, bell
tone along with impeccable impro-
viaation. However, don't get the
idea that the others fall down be-
cause they don't. This anthology
is valuable to both collector and
blackstick players.
HITTIN' THE 1--WE
Back to the scene of the wax
wars dashes Fletcher Henderson
with mixed crew to beat out the
righteous stuff on Columbia, LET'S
GO HOME End I LIKE MY SU-
GAR SWEET. This fare bounces,
Jumps and hops and the bovs are
in rare form including Smack
himself. who pounds the mothbok
Oddly enough. this sounds a lot
like Goodman's band without the
clarinet but that's logical since
Goodman has won fame swinging
in Henderson'S style.
Sonny Dunham. still on a Iunce~
ford kick has a medium slow rair
on Bluebird. SAND IN MY SHOES
and EASY STREET, in which
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
w. c. Handy Given Praise
AS Pioneer of Musical Form

ton of Andy Razaf, Charles Cook
and Mr. Blake entitled eve Are
Americans Too, recently purchas-
ed by the Handy music Publishing
firm. Mr.. Razaf, accompanied at
the piano by Miss Margaret Barnes,
sang the song and at the insistence
of the diners, repeated the words
in order to permit all to join in
the song.
HANDY PLAYS HORN
Mr.. Handy himself put horn to
mouth and gave his famous
Memphis Blues" with Luckey
Roberts playing for him. Miss
Lucille Hegamin, well-known blues
singer, thrilled the guests with her
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
Race Achievements Praised By First
LadyAs sHamptonMovieIs Is Premiered
Picture Is Shown
AtHyde Park Home

HYDE PARK n Y-(SNS)-1Irs Franklin D. Roose-
Welt was thanked for long devoted interest the
of Negro Americans last Thursday when Hampton Institute
cave tnp premiere performance of color motion pic
re on its program Education for Life before the First
LADY and approximately 100 of her friends in the Library
Of the summer White House in Hyde Park.
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member of the group, has been
singing with the group since 1923.
This year the quartette will be
joined and led by Charles H.
Flax, one of Hampton's best known
singers, who, in his student days,
toured Europe with the Hampton
Choir. Dorothy Maynor. celebrat-
ed soprano, was also a member of
the same singing group while a
student at Hampton Institute.
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
BY ALVIN MOSES


NEW YORK-(ANP) )-Canagata
c. Lee, who rose to lasting stardom
in Native Son., must feel like a
baseball player in many respects.
We know you're wondering if the
oppressive heat has your usually
calm correspondent, dong a tail
spin with that crack, but let's see
what we really mean ball
players go to bat with the oppor
tunity to take three strikes before
being officially declared out. Lee
closed Native Son. (STRIKE
ONE) and fortnight ago.,
closed the whole theatre. (STRIKE
TUHO), catch on??
Speaking of the closing of the
Apollo. what will Our underpaid
Harlem theaspians do from now un
til September when Jimmy Mar
shall, Frank Schiffman and Com
pany reopen??? again we de-
plore the fact that no man or
woman of our race in New York
Citv has enough enterprise or fore
sight to lease or build show
house that would feature musical
comedy . straight plays q. mo-
ton pictures. etc. q. otheh cities
with far less Negro population
point and direct the way for New
York Negroes. but. apparently,
they're perfectly content to Let
John Do It..
JOHN WILKINS. well known
patron of the "Arts'' from chica-
~o's Calumet avenue section (hello,
"Chuck" is p grand kid whom
Harlemites have adopted , John
-, can be seer quite frequently in
+he better hot snots that make
Harlem's "Gav Black Way" the
+o'1- O. the town. VIENNA FOS-
TER. prime mover of the NEGRO
Theatre '''ovener+ School parm
from North Carolina). ie spending
~ Ca1ifo~nia. Iellv Roll went
oas+ and in 1911 won added fame
=, CHICAGO &C a nianis+ ir State
~t,.oot oaharots T.a+or Ln fnrn,nI
hand that specialized in The
hlrne
Tn1Iv Po1I cIair,,ed +o Isva
crioiro+nd i"77 ard asserted he
woo "+lo f'~st clown dirnrtor
with f'ashv drpss. wittv SAVINGS.
o+o tho o'ro,n k~owr g r,aetor
r ooro,,, O,,;n~ +od~--" HI clio i'm
on +lo f;-.et c"Ioo o1,-l &C aro+hn"
oon+rihut;nr ard said hn bad usad
+Lo hot ctrOn~~ bps FOR NJ ore than
OK 7,oa,.c In11v- Ro1I Ioc1a,.oS l1o
woe +hc f;rSt ~ "ecord Tho WA Sh-
hoo~d. haes eddie nrd d,rr,s
-,rIio1, ---nre thn-o e',nnosed to bn
;n,-,ossih1o to record
Tn recent vpare .Te1lr Roll was
,,o+ in vor~ GOOD heolth. Tor .
,,-hilo hn c~oro+ed club IN
WASHINGTON, y. c.. hu+ later oavo
- IN. He come h"ck f. Cali
fornia several months ago,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

EIGHT FOLDING LEGS
FRANK CURRIER
1901 MILITARY TY. $500
CONSULT ths snlarEed Real Estate nstinEs
In the big Sunday Times Want Ad
nsctioni
Evening star., 1941-07-30
ANiISEMENTS-

stephenson, Jeffrey Lynn and Geral-
dine Fitzgerald.
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out before anyone had a chance to
cross-eXamine them.
Their inability to laugh at the
foolishly brave humor of the pic
ture was an indication, however.
Archie Mayo, whose next direc-
toral effort will take the form of
"Charley's Aunt" at Loew's Palace,
was in town yesterday discussing
service mems entertainment with
Army and Navy officials. The Of
fetal conferences ended, Mayo dis
cussed the same subject and others
related thereto with local drama
critics assembled under the auspices
of Loew's theaters
1t is Mayos opinion that Holly
wood and other divisions of the en-
tertainment business cannot do
too much for service men, and quite
without any feeling of sacrifice on
their part.
Moreover, speaking merely as one
person from the land of the glamour
people, he is sure that will be the
general attitude. AS one who re-
members the hit or miss procedure
of soldier entertainment in the
World War I era, he is very glad
to see the current attitude on the
part of the services and the enter
talnment businesses that the whole
program is one of morale.
That's all it is" he says bluntly.
X X
On the subject of movies, Mayo
is person who speaks from 26
years experience as everything from
gag man, through writer. to direc-
tor on the pay roll of goth Century,
Fox.
OF his most recent work,
"Charley'S Aunt, he is at no loss
TO explain why the relatively ancient
comedy can be revived so success
fully at this time
The situation of the story" saws
Mayo, is one of those things that
is perennially funny. If you are
smart enough to recognize that
as stage audiences have been this
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Bette Lends a Hand

On the recommendation of Bette
Davis, Warner Bros. has cast young
Richard Travis opposite her as the
newspaper reporter in The Man
Who Came to Dinner" The role is
the most important male character
in the picture aside from the title
part, to be played by Monte Woolley.
Miss Davis had never met young
Travis when she made her recon-
mendation but based it on a screen
test she had seen. Warner execu-
tives were in complete accord with
her suggestion, as they had already
marked Travis as the most promis-
ing of the young actors discovered
in the intensive new-talent drive be-
gun by the studio last January.
Travis. 6-foot-3 and blond. is
from Arkansas. where he achieved
prominence under the name of VIII
liam Justice. first as an athlete, then
as newspaper writer and film critic
and then as radio and stock COM
pany actor.
Established players whom Miss
Davis recommended for their first
good roles are Jane Bryan, James
Evening star., 1941-07-30

the background-pretty far back
in hundreds of films since 1910
Most of them were westerns; Silvers
speciality is cowboy stuff.
Says Harr. a tall man-50 or So
with faded blue eyes:
THE works pleasant, always in
teresting, often exciting. and easy.
The pay is good, and you meet
interesting people.
while I've never got rich at it.
I've managed to provide a good
home for my wife and my daughter
she's 14-and we'll be able to give
the girl a college education. It has
been fun. What more should I ask?"
Too Many Are Lazy.
Harr came here to visit 80 years
ago from Rexburg, Idaho. He was
seeing the sights when a stranger
noted his 10-gallon hat and offered
him a job as screen cowboy
Riding extras drew $3.50 day then.
quite bit more than I could earn
picking Idaho spudS'
Some prosperous years followed
and some lean ones. Even in the
slimmest times. says Harr, his an
nual income remained about 81 500
Wage scales are better now-Harr
rarely gets less than Sl2 a day
but the jobs still can be scarce at
times Right now he's working in
the Abbott Costello film, Ride En-,
Cowboy"
Many extras fail TO make living
because they're lazy, shiftless or
mean. says Harr. One thing they
all have is an undying hope that
break just ahead may send them
into feature rank or Stardom.
Like Andy Devine," signs Harr.
He used to be just an ordinary
Evening star., 1941-07-30

Western extra. I worked with him
in lots of pictures
Harr had a half a dozen chances
himSelf-called in to replace lead
ing man who was stricken i'll, or
given a good speaking part-but
I'D break a leg, or get sick, or
something"
Once he was offered a western
lead if he'd take Warner Bros. stock
in part payment.
Opportunity for Worry.
II figured then that the movie
companies were about bankrupt.
and turned the stock deal down" &"
he says.
Then Vitaphone came in. and
pretty soon the stock that I refused
was up to where it would have made
me rich. That's the breaks of the
game"
Worst thing about being an extra
is the opportunity TO worry which it
offers to those so inclined. says
Silver. The future frequently ap-
pears uncertain. Harr has added
to his stability with the purchase
of a small farm on which he raises
chickens and has a garden.
He sees little chance for the lot
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Palace-"They Met in Bombay"
Rosalind Russell and Gable in a
lusty and comic adventure yarn
II am, los, 3:l5, $50, 7:30 and
$40 pm.
Earle-"The Bride Came C. Q. D" J."
comedy with Bette Davis and Jimmy
Cagney: II m, lao, 4:30, 715 and
1905 pm. Stage shows: 1880, 3:25,
6:25 and 910 pm.
Keith's-"The Reluctant Dragon,
through Disneyland with Robert
Benchley: HIS am, /, $50, 4:35
6:25, BIS and 10 pm.
Capitol-"Dance Hall" wolf meets
singer: IL am, AS, 4:30, tbs and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1855, $40,
6:25 and 9:10 pm.
Little-"There's Magic in Music" "
when it's sung by Susanna Foster:
IL am. 1880, 2:35, 4:20, sos, 7:50
and $40 pm.
Metropolitan - Kiss the Boys
Goodby," Mary Martin sings in a
drawl: II am, los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35
and 9:45 pm.
Columbia-"Caught in the Draft.
and the Armys stuck with Bob
Hope: 11:50 am, 1:50, 3:45, 5:45,
TAO and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
In the Country.
ROadside-"The Bat" the old Bat
remember: 6..30
Cross Roads - Private Lives, N
Noel Coward's play with Izetta
Jewell.
Evening star., 1941-07-30

tlOl JllS plCttAIt
Then yesterday we saw the pic
ture. 1t was the mereSt accident.
We had no intention of ever seeing
1t and in the normal course OF
events-having an intrepid assistant
who apparently can stand the Hol-
lywood version of the South Ameri-
can Way-We never would.
The normal course of events was
shattered when We wandered into
the Fox Film Exchange in anticipa-
ton of the screening of Blossoms
in the Dust Instead of being
aglow with lights, the room was
dark, with the figures of Well-fed
humans Splotching it here and there.
The group was watching the screen
on which was fitting a picture of
unbelievable dullneSs. Three per-
sons bearing a family resemblance
we're giving a Splendidly bad read
ing to some remarkably bad comedy
lines.
The Ritz Bros" we shuddered.
whats going on here?"
This" whispered a man who
should know, is Argentine Nights.
It is the picture which was barred
by Argentina These people are
members of Congress, the House and
Senate Foreign Affairs and Foreign
Relations Committees. They are
here seeing why Argentina barred
this picture y
The Andrews sisters came on then.
They came to sing one song lin the
part of the picture we saw)-which
they can do; and to read lot of
lines which they cannot do.
The sum total Of their efforts, plus
those of the Ritz Bros. plus that
of the script writer's, was TO leave
one with the profound impression
that Argentina in barring the pic
ture. had done no more than any
Government owed its people-pro-
lection.
The members of Congress filed
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Directors Jobs

Ralph Murphy, who is now direct
ing Glamour Boy" Paramounts
comedy of Hollywood's younger gen.
Grafton, will direct Air Raid as his
next assignment, the studio has de-
cided. William Clemens. now doing
Sweater Girl" a murder mystery
with a college background, will
direct "Mardi Gras Murder" with
the star combination of Ellen Drew
and Robert Preston which he steered
so successfully in The Night of
January 18TH" forthcoming
thriller.
Evening star., 1941-07-30

past SeaSon-you make a picture
as close to the original as possible.
That is what we did and when Jack
Benny gets into that famous female
costume the picture becomes one
long laugh"
He spoke as one who proves it is
smart occasionally not to be smart
in the modern sense.
Evening star., 1941-07-30
But Mr.. Harr Says 'Nuts!'
Hollywoods Contented Extra Finds
The Work Pleasant, the Pay Good
By Vern HangIand,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

HOLLYWOOD
average and about his
fate
throat with justification
possible compei
security
This life walls Extra. lit shouldn't happen to dog
all of which Silver Harr Nuts"
Har a
Evening star., 1941-07-30

of the extra to improve, despite
the efforts of the Central Casting
Agency to eradicate the disease SO
rife in Hollywood-nepotism.
If he had a son. would Harr want
him to be an extra?
No" says Silver. "I figure tele-
vision will take over eventually. and
I'd advise him to go into some tech
nical field.
But I'm satisfied to be an extra
If I had it to do over again, an
extra Id be"
Evening star., 1941-07-30

picture c a IL e d
"A r G e n t i n e
Nights When
we read in the
papers recently
that Argentina
had barred the
picture on the
ground that it
would make Ar
gentlnians an
cry with Amer
lea, II was just
another one Of
those things. We
sy m p a t h ! zed
then neither
with Argentina
nOr the Olct1lrP
Evening star., 1941-07-30

'ause of Argentina to our hearts,
md we hope vice versa, is a motion
Evening star., 1941-07-30

Patricia Morison's grand uncle
built the huge Victoria Bridge in
Montreal
Evening star., 1941-07-30
Movies as Well as Politics
Make Strange Bedfellows
A Reviewer, for Example, Can Concur
That Argentina Was Right in Ban;
Archie Mayo Visits and Talks
By JAY CARMODY

Politics not the only thing that makes strange bedfenoVs So
do motion If why would bedfelow today with
Argentina?
Until thought
tina probably
allied ndiSoubiy nonetheless.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Howard Banks Heavily
On D. C.-Bred Talent
To Beat Lincoln
Mitchell, Carroll, Bonks
To Head Offense in
TussIe Thursday

Three fiashy backs, all products
OF Washington high schools, are
carrying most Of Coach Jim Row.
lands hopes for victory on Thurs
day when Howard University's
Bisons meet Lincoln University's
Lions in Shibe Park. Philadelphia,
in the annual Chocolate Bowl clash.
Lincoln has been established as
strong favorite, but good record
of four wins in six games gives
Bison supporters hopes for an upset.
Leading the Howard attack prob
ably will be Walter Mitchell, for
merly OF Cardozo, a speedy triple
threater especially noted for his
passing ability; AL Carroll from
Armstrong, hard-plunging fullback
who has piled up So points this sea-
son, and Harvey Banks from Dun
bar, an elusive ball carrier.
Other backs who expect to see
action are Mordecai johnson, jr.::
Alfred Gibson, William Wheeler and
John Giles. Howard also has built
up a strong line to guard its razzle-
dazzle offensive, with Craig Wesley
John Rector, Ted Smith, Bill Pippin
and Charley Barton especially ef-
fective.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Lion Leaders Called
To New York for
Hockey Confab

Owner Mike J. Uline and Mana
ger Lee j. Perrin of the Washing
ton Lions today were called to New
York for a special meeting OF the
American Hockey League to con-
slider and dispose of action taken
at a recent meeting of coaches and
officials.
Coaches and officials decided to
author a rule that a goal made by
DETECTION of the puck by attack
ing player is void. That rule cost
the Lions a goal against the Hershey
Bears here Sunday night when the
puck was detected of a Washing
ton players skate into the net.
In the meantime Coach Ching
johnson was putting his Lions
through a stiff workout today at
Uline Arena in preparation for Sum-
day nights game here with Pitts
burgh.
Participating in the workout was
Winger Stan Rookie, who is carry
ing six stitches over his left eye
Is the result of being hit by the
puck Saturday night in a game at
Hershey. Still unable to take the
ice Il Winger George Mantha, who
Is hobbling with the aid of a cane
due to q damaged knee.
Evening star., 1941-11-25

ords, is right on the 50-year mark.
MacFarlane is 50 and Jock Hutchi-
son is about 81. while Jim Barnes
is around So. Personally. we've had
a longtime hunch that Walter lops
OIL about two years from his real
age, and is about 52-or maybe So.
The same thing. according to some
who should know. is done by Bill
Tilden, the Old Man Of the tennis
seas. But you have to guess on
these matters. lacking birth records.
Freddie makes no bones about his
age. He is right on so, or soon will
be. That is an age when most
golfers forget about tournaments.
But not Mcleod. Just as any young
ster moving out to the first tee with
quaking nerves, the old fire horse
wants to play. The only way they'll
keep Freddie out of that tourna-
ment is to find some pressing job
for him here. or for Freddie to be
sick at tournament time.
Average Score Is Up.
Probably Freddies average score
has jumped about two strokes over
the last 10 years When he used to
rattle of scores in the deep 70s every
time he started, his average today is
nearer rs. And he doesn't dip down
into the COS as he used to do it. But
still he is quite a chunk Of golfer
for a little fellow who stands not
much taller than the driver he
wields with such deadly accuracy.
Easy to Understand Department:
Tommy Doerer left East Potomac
Park for Bradley Hills because he
was offered more money and better
working conditions, which happens
to be the prerogative Of any Ameri-
can Tommy will take over at
Bradley Hills Monday. and will start
at once getting the course in shape,
working particularly on the new
nine, which he hopes will be ready
for play in the spring
head a group Of about Is members
of the big club on Bradley boule-
ward on a trip to Pinehurst, NJ c..
next week. Witty will run a three
day golf tournament at the Carolina
resort. BY the way, boys, that mis-
tress Of ceremonies at the night club
on the Southern Pines road has quite
repertoire Of songs you like to
hear.
Evening star., 1941-11-25

larger hocks Of ducks have been
noted down the Chesapeake and the
lower bay. On the broad expanse
of Curritucks 40-odd miles ducks,
Canada geese and whistling swan
in numbers almost beyond compu-
tation raft daily beyond the reach
Of hunters guns, leaving the feed
ing grounds along the edge Of the
marshes with the sound of the first
shooting, returning only late in the
evening after the closing hour.
That is equally true in other areas.
Estimate Of 70.000,000 Low.
Granting each of the four major
flyways carries an equal number
of birds. the estimated bird popu-
lation of 10000, 900, would send down
over the Atlantic f1yway approx
mately 1880, 900 waterfowl. Esti-
mating the early migrants and al
lowing for the belief that the main
flights still are to come makes it
look as if there will be between
10000, 900 and IS 900 900 birds come
down the Atlantic Coast this year,
and that the October prediction of
More Ducks. Inc, of crop Of
10000, 900 was far too low.
Paper figures mean little, and
ducks on the water little more, 50
far as an accurate estimate of their
numbers is concerned, for a few
thousand birds excite the fancy and
bewilder the mind. Yet when the
census for this years crop Is tabu-
lated we believe it will approximate
100 ,0O0, 900.
Pennsylvania Hunters Paradise.
Several queries as to hunting In
Pennsylvania leads us to believe
the total of game killed there last
season might be interesting, for,
believe 1t or not, there is more game
now In the State than when
the original colonists first hunted
there.
The report shows 1852 buck
and antlerless deer weighing $780,
S25 pounds were shot by hunters. as
we'll as 5,716,444 pounds Of rabbit,
1,044, ,7s4 pounds of squirrel, 1861. AS
pounds Of ringneck pheasant and
4O8 ,020 pounds of raccoon, for .
grand total of 1927 tons Of game,
which, anyway you take it, is . lot
Of shooting.