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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
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The Kansas City Monarchs, rid
ing high on the crest of their last
years reputation, and featuring
colored baseball's foremost star
and attraction, Satchel Paige, 81
year old fire ball sensation, will
take the field tonight at Travellers
Field against the ever dangerous
Memphis Red Sox, who were beat
en- last Sunday 81 by the Chicago
American Giants, in their first ap-
pearance in Little Rock this sea-
son.
Boosting six heavy hitters, who
averaged more than 800 last sea-
son, Willie Simms, Newt Allen,
Rainey Bibhs, James Green, Will
lard Brown, Ted Strong, the Mon
arches will undoubtedly be hard
for the Red Soxs' corps of pitch
ers to stop.
Probably starting lineup for
Kansas City: Green, catcher;
O'Neil, first, Allen, second, Cyrus,
third; Williams, shortstop; Simms
left field, Brown, center field ;
Strong, right field. Manager Dis
mukes has choice of Hilton
Smith, ace of the Monarch hurting
staff; Bradley Brewer or Cliff
Johnson, any Of whom may start
the game. However, Smith will
probably he on the mound.
Memphis will probably use the
same lineup that faced Chicago
last Sunday, with the exception of
pitchers choice. Either three of
the Red Sox star hurlers, Rad
cliff, Mathis and Moss, may be on
the mound.
Kansas City is a heavy favorite
to take the Red Sox in the opin-
ion Of close observers Of both
teams and their personnel,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
Female Swing
Masters At Piney
Woods

The Symphonic Swing Band of
Piney Woods School, Piney Woods,
Miss, that was rehearsing for the
beginning of a new season in
June, has temporarily been divid-
ed into two groups because of the
wide spread demand for the Piney
Woods School girl band.
The Senior group, under the d.
rection Of the Misses Myrtle Po-
lite and Thelma Perkins, are trav-
cling in Georgia while the Jun
Tor Rays-the other half Of the
Symphonic Swingsters. IRE fill
ing dates in Texas and Louisiana.
The Junior group played for the
Delta Jaberock in Jackson, Miss.
last Friday night and in New Or
leans and Baton Rouge for the
first after Easter dances and have
created almost as great a demand
for their services as the original
Rays Of Rhythm. They are under
the direction Of the Grisham twins
and Miss Yvonne Plummcr, form
erly Of London, England, who
created quite a sensation not long
ago on the Major Bowes hour and
later travelled with one Of his I'm
it's.
The Piney Woods School has
gained such a wide spread reputa-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
Rating the Records

companies will waste time and
material producing a lot of junk
as has been all too prevalent.
LuncefOrd Leaps
Although not measuring up to
their unbeatable "Blues in the
Night" the Jimmie Lunceford
band scores on the Decca of Life
is Fine, rhythmic bounce in the
faint What You Do" style sung
by Trummie Young and the glee
club, with Young's slick from
bone taking solo donors. Paired
is hot ballad, Losing My Mind
Over You. Both sides have strong
beats in typical style. Vaughn
Monroe aims for the jithugs on
both sides of his Bluebird, My
Little Cousin and Commodore Clip
per, the last sparkling in spots,
Skilled big band stuff, although
it'll never be collectors item.
That new pop bounce tune, Don't
Sit Under the Apple Tree, gets a
semi-Dixieland treatment by Bob
Crosby on Decca. 1t has guilty
fank Lawson trumpet and potent
Eddie Miller tenor. Other side,
III Keep the Lovelight Burning,
has as its high spot a muted
trumpet bit over open trombone
choir. Neither face is outstanding
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
Sfate reSS
S P O r T S
FRIDAY, APRIL "a,
PAGE SEVEN

with the exception of little Philip
pa Schuyler, who topped honors
in her age group Of to 10, CON-
peting with children from Ia to
Is years old, the Calvin girls took
the highest prizes in this group.
Daughters Of Mrs, Floyd J, CAL
vim, of l3l W. 10th st. New York
City, owner of Calvin's Newspaper
Service, they did considerable re-
search work which took months in
order to complete their notebooks.
Dolores, under the topic, "Ameri-
can Music, did a special feature
on William Grant Still, our great
est composer and his symphonic
work, while her sister highlighted
Nathaniel Dett.
Besides turning in their note
hooks, these busy young ladies
have established an inevitable re-
cord, this season playing over 20
colleges which included Florida
A. and NJ, Ala, State Southern
U. LeMoyne, Tenn, A. and J..
Wiley, Bishop, Ky, State and Will
berforce.
The young misses are scheduled
to make a 10 day tour beginning
April 9th which will cover the
states of Tenn, KY, Texas, Ark
ansas, North Carolina and Florida.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24

If you like 1--WE and jump, the
-Four Clefs offer Take 1t And Git
on Bluebird. All the. boys solo
around a monotonous riff. ThisIl
get ID If you want to cut a rug,
but it's not worth digging if you
Just want to listen. Platter
mate is the slow and pashy YOU
re My Secret Desire with organ
getting long solo Credit
Woody Herman and his seven
Woodchoppers with a rich Dixie
iandish hill Decca. Distilling corn
with Al hot jazz, the boys drive
powerfully through TOO LATE
and Fort Worth Jail with Woody
singing. The crew back Of his
second vocal and Woody's low re-
glster solos plus his riding in New
Orleans blackstick style above
full ensemble are real kicks
Shep Fields does a competent
Jump job on Jersey Bounce for
biuebird, but the Goodman vcr-
sion is so far in front of all others
as to make it no contest. For a
pairing, Shop lifts Long May We
Love from Tshaikowsky. the poor
fellow on whom an open season
has been declared. Slow and quiet,
1t has a lot Of shadings possible
only through the batch of reeds
Field uses.
Decca has just introduced a new
90 cent black label. Raymond
Scott, the bad boy Of hot jazz, is
heard here on Symphony Under /
the Stars done in chamber music |
style and with many interesting
aspects, plus Caterpillar Creep,
slow and strongly rhythmic num- |
Der in which a muted trumpet
steals the show Backed by
Kirby in soft mood, Una Mae Car
Isle torches through I'm Tryin'
on Bluebird. Precope's sweet alto
and Kyle's reminiscing piano at
the bridge help a number that's
badly in need Of help. Paired is
Don't fetch 1t, done in lively tenn
pc but not outstanding :. That
grand torch queen, Ella Fitzgerald
comes up with her best Decca in
many moons with the oldie My
Man backed by Who Are You,
the latter with seven piece band.
Both sides are beautifully done.
Some months ago | suggested
Bluebird record Walter Davis in
piano solos. This week he's heard
playing Biddle Street Blues and
Frisco Blues. Although not so
talented as some others, there's
no deyning that Davis is a master
of the blues piano. Recreating per
fectly the atmosphere of the Sat-
urday night function, he produces
a strong rock in the gorgeously
low down first side, then TIPS the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
Tells Winchell to
Copy Joe Louis And
Give His Pay

Milwaukee CAMP 1t took
long time, but Lansing Hoyt,
white, has finally thought up a
comeback for Walter Winchell.
Last fall Winchcll in radio
broadcast criticized Hoyt for hold
ing two jobs; one as Republican
county chairman and the other as
chairman of the Wisconsin Ameri-
ca First committee.
Thursday Hoyt sent the follow
ing telegram to the gossip column
mist.
"Lt. Comm. Walter Winchell:
Having smcared all and sundry
who differ with you and exhaust
ed your venom in the interest of
national disunity, why don't you
now turn over your huge income
to navy relief? Emulate Joe Louis
or else get off the air and onto
the sea-"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24

New York tC) Taking his cue
from the recent Joe Louis-Abs
Simon fracas, Billy Conn, former
light heavyweight champion and
number one contender for heavy
weight honors, announced to re-
porters last week that he was
given "a fast count" in his last
fight with the Brown Bomber, last
June.
Conn declared that the referee
speeded up the count in the 18th
round that marked the end of
Conn's title hopes after he had
surprised sports fans and scribes
alike by holding his own with the
heavyweight champion. Conn AYERS
that his head was perfectly clear
and that he was on Ii feet and
willing to continue when the re-
fierce called him "out".
Talking about the forthcoming
return match with Louis, planned
Tor June Of this year, Conn said
that after watching the Simon
Louis encounter, he was sure that
he would defeat Louis the next
time out. Louis knows that | can
beat him." said Conn. "He knows
I've got his number"
Promoter Mike Jacobs, who re-
turned from Miami. Fla, Friday,
announced that as yet he had not
conferred with Army officials in
regards to permission to stage q
championship bout between Louis
and Conn. As both principals are
now members Of the armed forces
it will be necessary to get per-
mission from the War Department
Present plans call for both men to
donate 10 percent Of their purses
toward the Army and Navy Re-
lief funds.
1t was also rumorcd along sock
alley that Jacobs is planning .
third match between Louis and Bob
Pastor. Pastor, whose fistic stock
SCARED sky high by virtue Of his
eight round kayo over Cleveland,
Ohio's heavyweight threat, Lem
Franklin, is basing his claim to .
third match with heavyweight
crown by virtue Of the fact that he
lasted twenty-one rounds with the
Detroit Bomber. Dropped four
times in the second encounter,
Pastor was not counted out. The
referee called the bout to halt
and awarded Louis the duke, via
the technical kayo route. -
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
BeckWith Loses 10
Round Bout to
MeliO Bettina

Chicago (C) In an attempt to
earn heavyweight title match
with Joe Louis. Melio Bettina,
Beacon, N. Y. heavyweight,
punched out decisive ten round
victory over Chicago's Negro
heavy, Booker Beckwith, here Fri
day night.
The bout drew crowd of IL
497 and a gate of $2i023, Beck
with was unable to cope with the
style of the N. Y. southpaw. The
Beckwith victory was the 18th
straight win registered by Bettina.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
Louis Scared, Says Billy Conn; Ayers
He Got Fast Count asst June

tempo on the second in straight
boogie woogie. He has a most
distinctive left hand and a very
expressive right. Crab this bis
cult :. Snub Moseley blows his
funny little horn" in soft and
sending fashion on the Deeca of
Blues at High Noon, slow b. W.
The close ensemble work dove
tails well on this side but is drab
on the plattermate, Between You
And The Devil, jump stuff.
The Savoy Sultans with their
rough jump style and still out-of
tune ensembles bounce through
the Decca Of ATS In There and
Let Your Conscience be Your
Guide, the latter displaying a
sense of humor with a trick stop
and ending, But the funniest
thing is George Kelley's sorry
voca Tampa Red complains of
being overworked in She's Love
Crazy, b, W. Bluebird, paired
with the slow blues. So Far So
Good E. However, Walter Vino
son likes his gals tireless loving
on the Bluehird of Can't Get A
Word in Edgeways backed with
Rosa Lee Blues in which policy
players get gig. Wailing har-
monica is good on both faces.
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CPEAklNG of Coaches. Doubt
- less, very few of this columns
readers have ever heard of Sey-
mour Williams, athletic director
of the Booker 7. Washington Hi
School of Tulsa, Okla. However,
those who have, will agree with We
scribe that he is one of the best
all-round athletic coaches in the
United States, and that he we'll de
serves the plaudi;s given him in
this column and by numerous
other sports scribes.
Williams is a product Of Hamp
ton Inst, were he stared in foot
ball, basketball and track. Since
taking over the reins of athletics
at Booker Washington senior high,
his teams have amassed an envi-
able record in all three major
sports which the school partici-
pates in, chiefly; football, basket
ball and track, It is very rare ti.at
Il Wiliams-coaehed team finishes
lower than second place in any
event, and more rare when they
don't finish first.
In fifteen years Of football. the
sport in which Booker Washington
has had the most success, the :.
Hornets" at the eleven is called,
have lost only seven games. And
never has an intersectonal foe
beaten them. Each year, Booker
Washington picks the most formid
able out-ofstase team for a post
season game. Back in the 30's
Pine Bluffs Merrill high, riding
the crest Of a good season, nearly
turned the tables on Williams
aggregation by scoring twice in the
first period, but found the going
too tough in the second, third and
fourth periods. Wendell Phillips
of Chicago, indianapolis and Gary,
Ind, Dallas and Houston, Texas, to
mention a few, were also beaten
in intersectional games. All of the
schools were champions of their
respective conferences. The only
teams that have beaten Williams
gridiron warriors are, Oklahoma
City, Muskogee, Wewoka and Ard
more, all A-conference team in
Oklahoma. But they seldom turn
the trick consistently. Frankly
speaking, there are very few high
schools in the u. S. of any color
or size that could cope with Tulsa
on the gridiron. But that isn't to
say that the Oklahomians cannot
De beaten by an out-of-state team
They can, but by whom? That's
the question, and it still remains
unanswered.
However, with such a record be-
hind him Williams has consistent
ly refused to accept any offer from
numerous colleges that would be
glad to have him. And he has a
very good reason in that the Tulsa
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
BY S. l.. BROWN

City School system is one of the
best organized and conducive to
well balanced athletic program
IN the Southwest. Any coach would
be reluctant to give up a position
that gives him steady stream
of finished athletes from the Jr.
high school to take their places in
senior high, And therein lies the
tale Of Booker Washington's and
Seymour Williams success.
With Junior high school that
consistently wins championships in
"B" conference, and which has a
coaching system similar to Will
liams' in senior high, a year-in,
year-out turnout of athletes well
versed in fundamentals is the re-
suit.
Such football greats as Big Ben
Mckinney, captain of Tuskegee
back in the eos when Eristus
Sans and Ben Stevenson were max
ing headlines; Miller, Coombs, Bis
SAINT of Wiley; Roger Pierce Nor
lis Browns nemesis and all
American end), |. V. Tate, Funny
Pyles, Prince Street and host Of
others who have performed for
Langston u, are all former high
school players under Williams.
Material makes the coach and
vice versa, so here's to an Al
coach and the material that he has
to work with. All in all, the sys-
TEN that Williams has to work
with is just about unbeatable.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
(By Frank Marshall Davis)
For AMP
Preserve Your Wax

Preserve Your Wax
Now that the War Production
board has ordered a 70 percent
cut in the manufacture of phono-
graph records, just as sales
reached an all-time high, owners
of records players will do we'll to
consider taking better care of
these platters already in their pos
session. Keep them in their paper
jackets or in albums since expos
ure to dust causes disc to deter
iorate rapidly, buy only the best
needles and be sure they are
changed frequently for needles
are comparatively inexpensive and
will ruin record if they are used
beyond the life listed by the man
ufacturer.
More care should be exercised in
handling and storing to reduce
breakage for it will be extremely
difficult to replace platters as long
as the WPB order is in effect
Should disc be broken, don't
throw it into the garbarge can.
The material may be reclaimed for
manufacturing new records. Your
dealer will probably be able to re-
turn the pieces to the producer.
Ask him.
There's no denying this restric-
ton is going to affect Negro mus
icians more of whom are record.
ing today than ever before. Dem
led radio time, most have had to
depend on the juke box and home
photograph for buildups that
would mean heavy sugar in per-
sonal appearances. Since there
will be fewer waxings, probably
only those with established reputa
tons will get a chance thus shut
ting the door to newcomers. How
ever, the WPB order has one dis
tinct advantage; it is unlikely the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
Teddy Wilson Broad
casts In Illness; Bare.
ly Escapes
Pneumonia

New York (C)--Seen after the
biggest break of his career, to APP
pear in the new Duffy's Tavern,
CHS, Teddy Wilson almost had
to give up when the grippe sliced
him, just a little while after his
first program. In bed for two
weeks, and under a doctors care,
Teddy barely missed pneumonia.
His job at Cafe Society was done
by Clyde Hart and Teddy got up
out of bed just to do the broad
casts, at a 10l fever.
On his first date with the re-
cording studios, Teddy cut several
solo sides for an album which he
still has to complete for Column
bia. AS soon as he is well, plans
will be made fer him to return.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24

the Ford Motor Co.. union employ
ees at the new Willow Run bomb
err plant near Ypsilanti, Mich,
among the thousands to be en-
ployed there will be $4,000 women
and out Of every 100 women en-
ployed seven will be Negroes. The
total will be more than 1000 Nc
gro women.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24

New York (C) - On Saturday
morning, April 18Th, the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Society
honored Bernice and Dolores CAL
win, Americas only juvenile duo
pianists, by presenting them with
special awards for their prize
winning notebooks on music. This
is the fourth consecutive time the
Calvin sisters have been 50 honor
ed.
Amidst an atmosphere of patrio-
tlsm, which was the key note of
the occasion, Bernice, II, a junior
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24

ton for the teaching Of swing mu-
sic not only for girls but boys -
well, that it has caused the teach
ing Of swing music to be changed
from a department to division Of
the Institution.
Students are writing in from all
over the country.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24

at New York University, took
special prize which was an auto
graphed copy of the Victor Book
of Symphony by Charles O'Con-
nell, while Doloes, IA a junior in
Senior High Schoo1, had an honor
able mention ribbon pinned on by
lsidore Philippe, eminent French
pianist.
The Young Peoples Philharmon-
lc Concerts, conducted each year
by DR.. Rudolph GAM, who is al
so the President of the Chicago
Musical College, awarded 81 other
young girls and boys, all white,
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Evening star., 1942-01-10
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Home Builders Plan
Farley Here Jan. IS
On Defense HOUSING
Emergency Committee
To Map Quick and
Sure Production

A meeting Of the Home Builders
Emergency Committee. representing
the home building industry, will be
held January IS at the Mayfower
Hotel. Chairman Hugh Potter, Hous-
ton, Tex, announces.
The committee. in which the Home
Builders Institute Of America. the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards and other groups in the
home building field are cooperating,
will have before it the whole prob
lem of insuring quick and sure pro-
duction by private enterprise Of
dwellings now urgently needed by
defense workers. dwellings which in
the great majority Of locations pri-
vate enterprise is both able and will
ing to produce. It will confer with
ofncials of the Government as to
measures which might be taken to
remove difficulties in the way Of
such production. The committee
further has before 1t the whole Ques-
ton of civilian home building.
The committee has recommended
for the war period changes in title
vi Of the r. H. A. Act, either by
legislation or by administrative re-
visions. and modification of F. H. A.
valuation policy to take into account
Evening star., 1942-01-10
S577,m5 in Permits
For Private BuiIdinq
Issued in Week
Apartments Providing
For ZIG Family Units
Are Included

Private building having a total
valuation of $577,665 was included
In permits issued during the past
week by the Office of Building In
spector Robert H. Davis. Included
in the list were permits calling for
erection Of apartments with a ca
pacity of ZIG family dwelling units
and seven one family houses.
More important permits OF the
week follow:
Harry H. Brodie, 5946 Georgia av-
enue NV, owner and builder; j.
P. Fitzsimmons. 1910 Vermont av-
enue NV. designer; to erect one
8-story brick and concrete apart
ment 04O units, 1909 G street NV;
to cost 100000.
Eugene Phifer. Tower Building,
owner and builder; Dana B. johann
mes, jr., 927 Fifteenth street NV
designer; to erect twelve 2-story
masonry and frame four-family
flats, los to 149 Thirty-f1fth street
NE; to cost $117,000.
H. & S. Construction Co., 1926
K street NV. owners and builders;
George T. Santmyers, 1410 K street
NV, designer; to erect five 2-story
brick and cinder block fats a.,
CD, 4l2 to 430 Mellon street Sc;
to cost $4,000.
Homesite Realty Co., 1915 Shep-
herd street NE. owners and build
ers; Joseph H. Abel, 1886 Connect
cut avenue NV, designer; to erect
five 2-story brick, frame and stone
dwellings, 4406 -4408-4412 Thirty
ninth street NV, 1901 Yuma street
NV. and 5000 Alton place NV;
to cost $1,000 each.
Jack Coopersmith, Woodward
Building, owner; Warren Spencer,
Inc, 1850 Jonquil street NV, build
ers; Russell o. Kluge. Union Trust
Building, designer; to erect five l.
story stone and brick and cinder
block stores, 1882 to 3740 Mime
sofa avenue NE; to cost $17.500.
$4,000 Apartment.
Walter Hermann & Brill, Wood
ward Building, owners and builders;
George T. Santmyers, 14l0 H street
(See PERMITS, Page B-2)
Evening star., 1942-01-10

existing cost levels. Title vi is set
up through q special national fund
for defense situations recognized as
involving special risks.
Introducing greater flexibility into
its requirements to cover whatever
risk and difnculty now arise and
thus insure q safe flow Of defense
housing privately built would be in
fnitely less expensive than direct
Government building and would in
no way jeopardize the remaining
F. H. A. mortgage portfolio, officials
Of the committee point out.
In cooperation with government
al agencies, in close consultation
with manufacturers Of building ma
terials, and through a national pool
ing of ideas Of home builders them
selves the committee seeks to find
means whereby ordinary civilian
home buildings may be continued in
sofar as it would strengthen the
national economy and not interfere
with war effort.