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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
BY ALVIN MOSES
MORE LIKE A FOREST FIRE

NEW YORK-(A N P )-Theatre
row ,night-spot habitues, and the
sporting world in general are talk
ing about Al Douglass new business
venture. THE Heat Wave" We're
inclined to say that the name of
the swank eatery and bar has been
misnamed. Instead of merely being
a neat wave it's caught the fancy
Of Harlemites SO rapidly that it
justly rates being called. - "The
Forest Fire"
Newspapermen, both colored and
white throughout the nation, know
and respect Al Douglas. 1t will be
recalled that he was the person.
able gent who ushered in. +. /. worlds
heavyweight champion JOE LOUIS's
coming to the big town when the
Bomber was making goo-goo eyes
at the title crown. Already the big
names of show-life are nightly
making the Heat Wave, located OH
West 145th street near Eighth ave-
nue., a ''must'' on their nightly
pleasure rounds. 1t is the rendez-
vous of the conservative as well as
the boys and girls who lay-it-on-
the line for unique and novel enter.
tainment.
Dan Parker, of the New York
Mirror; Ed Sullivan, Daily News;
Murray Lewis, Hype Igee, Al Buck,
Joe Evening Telegram; Williams.
Cass Adams; Frank Graham; Nat
Fletcher; Dan Burley; Joe Bostic;
Bus Miller; Carl Lawrence; Les
Bromberg; Frank Forbes; Teddy
Carroll and raft of other news
men; are saying nice things about
cnicsgo's gift to Hariem-Al Doug
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Sean1en Trainees
To Be Seen In
Hampton Show
First Talent Night
To Be Held Sept.
80 on Campus

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. -
Touching off campus activities for
the Fall semester just begun at
Hampton Institute, mammoth
Student Talent Night will be held
on the campus September 80, pre-
senting outstanding ability in the
freshman class and in the 1913 ap-
prentice seamen now housed on
the campus.
First major event on the 1912
43 student calendar, the Talent
night is being sponsored by the
Fidi Amici Social Club, and pre-
liminary tryouts have already been
held, under the supervision of the
following students; Mildred Curtis,
club hostess; Edna Caldwell,
Charles Dalton, Minard Jones,
Theodore Patterson, Estee Wells,
David Byrd, and Cornelius Mat
thews. Anthony Cotton is in charge
of publicity.
The Seamen in the colleges new
Naval School are expected to add
several news features to the show
next week. They have already de-
monstrated their singing ability in
an impressive Serenade of officials
and students of the college a few
nights ago. The HamptonianS, swing
band of the college, will also make
their first public appearance of the
season during Talent Night.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Ry HAROLD JOYIEN

AMP "A motion
picture assignment will keep Ed
die Rochester Anderson from APP
pearing on the first two or three
Jack Benny broadcasts. The Ben
ny program returns to the air Sum
day, October 4 and Rochester steps
into his we'll known role a few
weeks later.
Marian Anderson, whose voice
Toscanini once described as the
greatest in hundred years, made
an appearance on the Telephone
Hour Great Artists Series" Mon
day, September IA, via NBC.
The eminent contralto sang
"Pleurez, Pleurez, Mes Yeux" from
Massenet's lie Cid" "Hallelujah"
by Hummel and two spirituals,
Sometimes 1 feel Like a Mother
less Child" and my Souls Been
Anchored in the Lord
THE TAPPERS TATTLES, -
Wendell Marshall, the new young
bass player with Lionel Hampton's
band, is a cousin of the late jim
my Blanton, former Ellington bass
thumper -. Walter Bishops new
tune, Quick Watson, the Rhythm"
is expected to zoom into mass pop
ularity la his "Shhh, It's A Mill
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Maestro Lauded
For Campaign To
Get Band Buses
Orchestra Booked
Solidly until After
First of Year

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-(SNS)-
Having completed his record break
ing six weeks engagement at the
Casa Manana here, Cab Galloway
and his orchestra are currently
touring West coast theatres before
entraining for the East and his
annual Fall theatre tour.
The Casa Manana is one of the
highlights of the sensational career
of Galloway. Having been away
from California since 1886, Cab
and his crew astonished all con-
cerned by piling up a gross which
is not likely to be equalled. The
previous high marks were held by
Ted Lewis and Horace Heidi.
BOOKED SOLIDLY
Cab is booked solidly until after
the first of the year. His schedule
includes week stands at the Orphe-
UNI Theatre, Los Angeles; Golden
Gate Theatre, San Francisco; Rain
bow Rendevu, Salt Lake City; Or
pheum Theatre, Omaha; Para
mount Theatre. Des Moines; Capt.
tol Theatre, Sioux City; Orpheum
Theatre, Minneapolis; Orpheum
Theatre, st. Paul; Riverside The
atre, Milwaukee; Regal Theatre,
Chicago; Stanley Theatre, Pitts
burgh; Paradise Theatre, Detroit,
and on Christmas Eve, the Gallo
way organization begins a three
weeks engagement at Frank Dali
ley's famed Meadowbrook in Ce-
dar Grove, New Jersey.
Galloway has received hundreds
Of letters of congratulations for
his efforts towards the releasing of
buses in the Southern territory for
Negro OrcheStraS. Galloway, before
leaving for California, made a spe-
cial trip to Washington, d. c., to
plead the case of Negro bands be-
fore Mr.. Joseph Eastman, head Of
the Offices of Defense Transpor-
tation.
THREATEN BANDS
Galloway, whose efforts were I'M
selfish because he and his orches-
ira seldom, if ever, use buses, paint
ed an adequate word picture of a
situation, which if continued, would
have put 80 per cent of the Ne
gro bands out of business. The
present release of buses is a trial
but it is reasonable to assume that
the trial period would be made
permanent.
In addition, the Negro Actors
Guild adopted the following reso-
luton: Cab Galloway thru the
Executive Board of the Guild. was
mailed resolution expressing our
gratitude and appreciation to him
Tor his unSelfish efforts in appear
ing before Mr.. Joseph Eastman
Director of the Office of Transpor-
tation, to plead for a relaxation of
the order controlling movement of
buses, because of its effect on the
lives and fortunes of Negro must
clans. And, Mr. Galloway doesn't
use buses"
Strangely enough, of the hun
dreds Of letters received, scores OF
them are from band leaders and
musicians, but many come from
music and dance fans in the South
Ii the ban on buses had continued
these fans would have been denied
live" dance music by their fav-
orite bands.
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CAMP EDISON HEARS
COOTIE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK - (ANP) - Cootle
williams, the great growl trumpet
king. took his band to Camp Edi-
son N j.. Monday to play voluIl-
teer date under the auspices of the
orchestra division of USO-Camp
shows.
Cootie has been playing the trtirn-
pet for II years with Chick Webb,
FLETCHER Henderson, Duke Filing
ton and Bonnie Goodman. Twelve
of those years he spent with Filing
ton. touring this country and cover
ING Europe on Dukes famous Euro
pean iunkets. 49,
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Famed Baritone Sings, Speaks To
Workers Of North American Co.

portunity to appear before these
aircraft workers, Mr.. Robson COM
mended the CLIO on it's great CAM
paign on behalf Of Negro employ
ment in war time industry and
urged the removal of all discrimi-
natory practises against Negroes as
win-the-War measure. Il am
glad" he said, "to see SO many OF
my people, both men and women, at
work in this plant. 1t is a good
sign and hope that this plant and
others will keep up the good work"
The invitation of the NORTH
American Aviation plant to MI.
Robson is of particular significance
at this time when this factory
shows new evidence of progressive
employment policies in giving jobs
on an equal basis to Negro workers.
Negro men doing unskilled work
are being encouraged to participate
in plant training schools to acquire
skills which will qualify them for
promotions.
Mr.. Robson, accompanied by
DR. Max Yergan, executive direc-
or of the Council on African Al
fairs, is visiting California in or
der to address three gigantic meet
ings, in Los Angeles, San Francis
co and Oakland, on the subject OF
s.Negro and Colonial Peoples in the
War Effort. Mrs Charlotte Bass,
editor and publisher OF the Cali
fo1nia Eagle, leading Negro news
paper, and MI. Revels Cayton, State
vice-president of the CLIO, accom-
panied MI. Robson and DR.. Yer,
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LOS ANGELEsS-Ten thousand
workers in the North American
Aviation Plant here thrilled to the
Stirring songs and words of Paul
Robson when he visited them dur
ne their lunch hour, September 10,
at the Joint invitation of the factory
management and Local 887 OF the
United Automobile Workers OF
America, CLIO.
Mr.. Robson, speaking as chair
man Of the Council on African
Affairs, declared that only a Unit
ed Nations victory will bring free
dom for all peoples and stressed the
need for an immediate second front
in Europe and for a free INDIA
and a democratic Africa as a
means of mobilizing these great
peoples as our effective allies.
Expressing his delight at the op-
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Admirer Of BTW
To See Launching

WASHINGTON-(SNS)-A 49,
-year-old Negro youth who needed
Booker T. Washington's admoni-
ton to obtain an industrial educa-
iton will be one of the more than
500 Negro, skilled, semi-skilled and
unskilled shipyard workers who will
witness the launching of the
Liberty Ship, BOOKER T. WASH
INGTON, at the California Ship
building Corporations Wilmington
yards.
The youth is Ernest Enloe Cotton
who attended Tuskegee Institute
at Tuskegee, Ala, from 1888 to
1941.
Young Cotton was trained as a
sheet-metal worker at Tuskegee
and returned to the West Coast in
1871 to seek employment in a de-
Tense plant. Although Negroes are
employed in a variety OF skilled
categories at the California Ship
building Corporation, no sheet
metal openings were available
when the youth applied there for
work.
Cotton accepted a job as a janitor
in the yards but Immediately en-
tered defense training school for
welders. Five months ago his in
dustry was rewarded when he
was given regular employment as
a welder.
The young Tuskegee graduate did
not get an opportunity to work on
the ship which will be named for
the founder of his school but was
assigned to a similar ship nearby
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FootIight F|ickers

las. When in New York City,.
drop in on host Douglass, .....
Ananias Berry,. of the interna-
tionally famous BERRY BROTH
Frs" will tell you--.. he's the.
Billy LaHiff and the 'Toots" Shore
of Negro business men.
DON'T COMPROMISE. 49,.
WITH THE MUGGERS
The Negro "mugger" who walks
the streets of Harlem. ....i is to our
city what Africa's Leopard men"
are to peace-loving tribesmen--..
He's mean<sort of cuss, who mere
ly thinks you "a sucker when
you talk church talk with him or
endeavor to rationalize with him:
-. .So-o-o-o-lets take this Trojan
horse from within our gates and,
brand him for all times. -. brand
him, as he ruthlessly does our
wives, sweethearts, sisters, mothers,
brothers, and aged fathers. -
break his arm when you catch it
around your neck elf you're power
full enough kick him in the groin;
=. smash a loose milk bottle
square in his face. :. carry a police
Though they're never around when
you want them whistle and blow
it until your lungs feel like burst
ing; walk in groups of six and
seven and make sure you have one
or two fearless comrades with you;
do as we have been telling the
nation to do since last summer,
form 9svigilantes" Call Negro editors
are agreed with me now on this)
and. like the dirt rats, like Mus
solini did the Hafia society and the
Cammorista of Italy, when he was
real man and not the mouse (par-
don Us. the Tat) that ne is today: ;.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Says Race Won't
Support Theatre
BY DOLORES CALVIN

NEW YORK-(Calvin's News
Servlce-"In years to come, we
snail be watching dramas on the
american stage portraying the SYM
oollc lives OF Joe Louis, Dorie Mil
Ter, DR.. George Washington Carver
Marian Anderson and the greatest
tnat our ace has produced, but at
this moment, Negroes will not sup
port their own colored actors in
the theatre and help us to progress
TO such plays of achievement" So
declared young and vivacious Avon
Long, ''Porgy and Bess" star and
sensation as "Sportin' Life" in an
interview at mis- modernistic apart
ment, 351 West Hath Street.
1--WE tried to get them to stand
behind the Negro in the Negro Ac-
tors Guild" he continued, ''and
they wouldn't. But when the Guild
went on boat-ride, they were be-
hind us thenl"
1T WILL TAKE TIME
" sPorgy and Bess' describes life
OF poor colored folks in South
Cardinals Catfish Row. 1t will take
some time to have plays about the
better side of our lives, because
there has to be a theme first" Mr.
Long states. Meanwhile, the Gersh-
win musical is doing a very good
job, supplying entertainment on
Broadway.
Remember" Avon continued,
"the Federal Projects had fine in
tellectual plays at the Lafayette
Theatre, praising the work of the
Negro like Haiti with Canada Lee,
to see them. Two-thirds of the
audience each night were white
but our people wouldn't come out
theatre-goers from Broadway who
would walk a mile to see o good
play
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26

lie Carr, an assistant director.
Indignantly this official told the
hotel manager. "Mr Carter is one
OF the most important actors in our
company. Either give him better
room or cancel all so for the rest
Of u.s. without further ado he was
moved to one of the largest and best
furnished rooms in the place.
Jamestown. r. l., saw some of the
most important filming of the
scenes, which wound up with the
biggest spectacle using thousands
of sailors and marines of the Navy.
Carter, as the recipient of the Navy
medal, is the center of this episode.
Upon completion of the location
work, Carter returned to New
York, and upon reporting to the
Fox offices there was given a
weeks vacation in the city with
pay. Being his first time in the
metropolis, he packed the seven
days with sight seeing, meeting
many New York celebrities and of
course not missing Harlem.
Carter feels very happy over the
predictions made by studio Off
Gals that this is the finest role,
and he will receive the greatest
acclaim of any of his past pictures
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Will End Rl
Performances On
Great WhiteWay
Cast Has Done
Bit Toward Aiding
Total War Effort

N E w YORK-(ANP)-''Porgy
and Bess" which recently estab
lished an all-time record for long
revivalS, entered its last week at
he Majestic theatre Sunday night
before leaving New York for a ma
tion-wire tour
The musical was revived by
Cherry Crawford on January %
and will have completer 281 per-
fornances anu crossed close to a
million dollars at the Majestic be-
fore il departs for Rochester, But
falo, Cincinnati, Columbus, De-
troit and Chicago.
In many instances the cast IS
the same that appeared in the orl-
ginal Theatre guild production IN
1895, with Todd Duncan as Porgy
Ruby Ely playing Serena. Edward
Matthews the fisherman Jake, and
Georgette Harvey as the snopkeep-
er Maria Anne Brown, the Bess
of the original company. was with
the current production until June
and then left to study for a con-
cert career which will begin short
ly.
Eta Morton, we'll known C
movie audiences as the originator
of the "Carioca" song in the film
"Flying Down to Rio" assumed
the role at that time and will con-
tinue to play it on tour. TIE 9TH
or newcomers to the cast VINO
scored outstanding personal sue
cesses are Avon Long, who sings
and dances the mlschleVouS
'.suortin' Life" and Harriet Jack
son, the Clara.
Alexander SmallenS, who was
musical director of the Original
'ePorgy and Bess," is again on the
podium and will serve as conduc-
Tor Throughout the forthcoming
tour
The only tragedy that has oc-
Cured during the run was ing
death from old age of the oeautl"
full great. Pa, who nightly brougn1
porov on and off stage. Pat was
the prize winning Beck beer goat
and necessitated four replace
ments before a suitable substitute
was found.
The cast of Porgy and Bess mas
done a great deal of voluntary on
behalf of the treasury department
and the USO since the beginning
of She run, playing an hour yer
sion of the musical over WOR ana
the Mutual network in the war
bonds American opera series, CIV
inc a, complete performance at
Fort Monmouth, p j., for seven
Thousand soldiers, and appeaIlils
every Friday night a. the stag
Door canteen.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Hold Reception For
New Sailors At
Hampton Institute

HAMPTON, Va. - CAMP - A
formal reception and dance In
honor of the 1913 newly-arrived
seamen at the u. S. Naval school
of Hampton institute was held
Saturday evening in the gymna-
SUM of the college. The affair
was arranged by the college social
committee, of which DR.. Flen1mie
P. Kittrell, dean of women, is
chairman.
Present at The reception were
members of the administrative
staff of the college, officers of the
naval school, student leaders. and
voting women of the senior class.
The Hapnton Institute orchestra
furnished music for dancing.
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example of democracy in action
Dor last December. He was a
member of st. Ann Church before
entering the army. He has the
signal honor of having d parade
grounds at F.. Knox Kentucky
dedicated to his memory and NAM
ed Brooks Field.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Ben Carter Gets
Dorie Film Role

HOLLYWOOD CAMP )-Hghlghted by many unusual
and eventfu experiences with only unpleasant srmsh
with jim crow Ben Carter famous Fox contract featured
player returned from three locations the New York
and busy work the home lot completing his current
picture Crash Dive Directed by Archie Mayo story of
submarine warfare stars Tyrone Power with Anne
Baxter opposite rs Dana Anderson James Gleason Charle
Grapewn and Carter the only coored member of the cast
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
ON WAR FUND BOARD

WASHINGTON-( ANP)-F o y
outstanding and able leaders IN
business finance and labor, plus a
group of community-minded men
and women are listed as directors
of the Community War Fund, which
recently named DR.. Garnet c. VIII
kinson to it's membership
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26

FART REWRITTEN
Carter, who portays the charac-
ter of "Oliver," an officers mess
attendant, was allotted the impor-
tant part due to the recognition of
his usual talents by 20th-Century
Fox executives. The part was in
tended at first for a Swedish COM
edian, but was rewritten to fit Car
ter's type of portrayal.
Although his scenes are mostly
threaded through the lighter vein,
he has to portray number of Sc
quences where tragedy and death
stalk over the shell-swept seas. APP
parently inspired by the first col
ored hero of the present World War,
the writer has Garter almost dupli-
cate the fearless machine-gun man.
ming by Dorie Miller. Swimming
through surf coated with blazing
oil was but one of the tough real
istic assignments he had to fill in
battle scenes.
The occasion where jim-crow at
tempted to bob up and was as
quickly squashed was in stylish
Newport, R. L. Met at the airport
in New York, where he had flown
from here, by studio officials, he
joined the 40 other players, Off
ais and technicians already there.
and they went by train to New
London, Conn. The room assigned
Carter at the Mohican hotel. the
largest and finest in town, was sat-
isfactory.
GETS BETTER ROOM
But later at Newport, in exclusive
Bayview. his room was small,
shabby, and obviously one for hotel
employees. The colored star took
one look, then complained to Ben
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tary Secret" and 1.-The Devil Sat
Down and Cried -. Cab Gallo
ways long hair work, Symphony
is scheduled for
premiere hearing at a Carnegie
Hall concert shortly -. Add those
NANNY" roles in Walt Disney's
screen cartoons to Lillian Ran
dolph's heavy entertainment sche-
dule. She comes back as comedy
support for the Great Gildersleeye
via MIC soon.
Erskin Hawkins is ready for
any contingency. If the war
makes it impossible to continue
with his band, he'll go to teach
ing schOOl-drOpping the baton
for the chalk. Hawkins receiv-
ed his degree at Alabama State
Teachers College i'm 1882. Re
Gently he completed refresh
err course at New York Univer-
sity.
Spotlight Bands, the radio series
which features a different guests
dance orchestra for a half hour
six nights a week over the Blue
leads off with Harry James, for it's
fall return to the airlanes, Mon
day, September 81. A new Program
idea is to be installed where the
guest bands will do their broad
cast from a service center off the
beaton path or from defense plants
which have received the Army and
Navy "E'' award. Among the top
notch orchestras guesting on the
serious last fall were Earl Hines
and Count Basic.
Don't forget the MBS airs
the Chalky Wright-LuIu Cos
tantine prize fight from Madi-
son Square Gardens in New
York, Friday, Sept. IS.
RADIO STARS VIA PLATTERS
I'm place of the usual PERSONA
liked record reviews until reviewers
again receive sample reviewing rec
ords-this scribe offers you a high
spot listing of what appears to be
interesting in the current record
fare.)
Columbia Cuttings Teddy Will
son and his piano, album of eight
record sides.
Decca Doings:-Ella Fitz-
gerald and The Four Keys,
He's My Guy-Four Leaf Clover
In Your Pockets; This Is the
Army, an album of four records
featuring the original alI-sol-
dier cast from the show of the
same name; Andy, Hip Hip
HOOray-Take 1t and Git; Jim
my Dorsey, Murderstic-What
Makes Sammy Run; Erskine
Butterfield, Sleepy Town Train
You Made Me Care.
Via Victor Bluebird: - This is
The Army, another album of tunes
from the all-soldier show with Vic.
tor recordings stars including Fats
Waller participating Tommy Dor
Sey, Manhattan Serenade-Blues.
Blazes, Yank Rachel, Peach Tree
Blues; three blues recordings.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MISS
ED THESE BROADCASTS CA re-
sumo of outstanding radio programs
aired during the summer months),
The Joeter-Dillars orchestra on
the Fitch Bandwagon from st.
Louis Sunday. August 16, Dean
Dixon directing the New York
Philharmonic Symphony over CHS.
Friday July 10. The broadcast by
the Columbia network of the Third
Annual American Music Festival
from Soldier Field in Chicago on
Sunday, July II. Eddie South, Mu.
sic Festival from Field in Chica.
so on Sunday. July IL.
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Noted Singer To

Continued from Page II
jority of them are expected to wit
ness the christening of the ship By
Marian Anderson, celebrated con-
ratio. however.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
ONLY United Nations Victory
Will BrinqFreedom-Robeson

gan on their visit to the North
American Aviation Plant.
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