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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25
'Hellzapobbin' Sho1urnan Heads Congo Shou
ZOMBIE SHOW
DEDICATED TO
LIGHTFOOT

Because OF the contribution he
has made to the progress and de-
,elopment OF show business the
current Leonard Reed show at
Breads Club Zombie has been dedi-
Gated 10 the memory OF the late Roy
Lightfoot who fell dead Monday
in New York.
Not only IA the show performed
in the memory OF one OF the the
aters pioneers, it, ironically, is a
setback to the early days OF the
theater OF which Mr.. Lightfoot was
definitely part.
The show is called Minstrel
Days" and is revival OF the times
when end-men. black-faced come
dians. corny gags and songs like
Ida We're in vogue. II is At
ting tribute TO a man who became
associated with the theater in his
early years and gained a nation
wide reputation for the part he
played in its birth and advance
ment.
The show is dedicAted TO Light
foot memory each night from the
floor prior 10 It's beginning Strange
Il had its premier just few hours
after the late Snowman made his
departure. AS FAR as Leonard Reed
Is concerned It will be Roy Light
foots show throughout ite run--a
period OF three weeks.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25
Dancing Comedy
Star Headlines
Congo Revue
Billy Adams
Spent Year
In Orient

Five years on Broadway with
"Hellzapoppin," is the record held
by Billy Adams. eccentric dancing
star and comedian now headlining
Margaret Watkins "Minuet in
Swing" at Slim Jones Club Congo
this week. The show opened Fri
day night.
Billy's engagement here Is his
first in eight long years, and the
return was joyous welcome for
his many relatives who live in De-
troit. Billy's last engagement here
was at the old Chocolate Bar.
Following his engagement here
Billy and his dancing feet and
clever comedy moved into the
Grand Terrace where he stayed for
"a weeks.
Billy Is one OF the few persons
one will meet who has a working
knowledge OF conditions in China.
Billy spent almost year in the
Orient in 1893.
Since closing his engagement in
"Hellzapoppin. Billy has been
working with his wife, Victoria
(Hallelujah) Spiyey. The act just
closed a long engagement at one
OF the theaters in Boston. Mrs.
Adams Is taking a much-needed
rest during Billy's engagement at
Club Congo. However, she accom-
panied her husband TO Detroit.
And out OF the profits from the
five years on Broadway the Ad-
amses have purchased fine home
in Moberly, Mo. Well. credit for
this can go TO Mrs. Adams who also
acts as manager for Billy.
Also starring in the new show is
Sahjie and her African Tribe in
which Sahjie does some excellent
interpretative dancing to the rhy-
thin OF jungle drums while one
member OF the tribe does fire.
eating act that thrills the patrons.
The Cotton Club Boys have re-
turned for another engagement. and
Bob Parrish. baritone who has won
favor with the patrons. and Larry
Steele, emcee. are holdovers.
In addition. there are the Six
Congoettes and music by Kelley
Martins Congo orchestra.
Sunday will be the monthly form
al Blue Hour nj Club Congo.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25
Recreation Centers
In Three Ring Circus

Under the BIZ Top ihe IN ee-
ring amateur circus n.ih lfDV ie-
male performers which comes 10
Olympia next Thursday. Wa COM
bIne all the glamour and splentor.
the comedy and thrills, the amazing
feats Of daring. that have alvayr
made clrcuses such exciting enter
talnment for every member Of the
family.
1t will be staged by members OF
the womens gymnasium and dane
ing classes conducted by the De-
pariment Of Parks and Recreation
including those al Brewster, Bird
huret Dufiie.d and Garfield recrea-
ton centers.
The circus will open with a
spectacular parade OF all perform
ers led by richly draped make-be-
lieYe elephants aad other Wild AMI
mails. The acts which follow VIII
include hundreds az IA Gated art
lists and endless variety OF enter
tainmtnt A brilliant South Amell-
can dance in the Carmen Miranda
style will he presented by women
from Dunield and GARFIELD recgea-
ton classes. trained by Mrs. tath
Rawlings. and women from Brew
ster Recreation center. trained by
Mrs villa Mae Malone, II ine
rehearsa.s are any indication. ialf
number will stop the show Tne
women have certainly caught ihe
South American spirit. and when
they appear in the gorgeous cos-
tunes especially designed for fh..
production it will be stupendcGs
attraction.
there Will be clowns and .reake
tightrope artists, riders, trained
animal acts. cowboys, and a snaeh-
ing patriotic finale ~ %fiitii quo
baton tw!r.ing drum majoretfss zap
out their military rvhthms Among
the performers n THIS number are
many business girls from Brew
ster and BirdhuFst recreation cen-
ters and from Duffield school Mrs
Marion Ames Green trained the
Birdhursi group and Miss Clara
Wilson ASSISTED the Brewster and
Duhield instructors
All this entertainment, &c offered
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25

all races to make America what-it
is today. This was one OF the few
programs coming over the air
waves that did not use Uncle
Tom" acts when our group appear
at the mircrophone We'll the
program faded from the air with
last Sunday broadcast. However,
you probably will not be disappoint-
ed. because the Fraternal Coun-
ell OF Colored Churches. and the
office Of Facts and Figures are
planning a new series OF national
radio broadcast TO replace the show
program The purpose OF the pro-
posed new program will be to show
10 the world what the colored pco-
pie OF this country have and are
doing TO keep this country the
greatest in the world.
There Is another familiar voice
that Is not and will not be coming
into your loud speaker again.
remember Charles Lyons the
announcer OF Phillip Morris
johnnie tAll program. Lyons
died several weeks ago.
You May Be Interested In
knowing that
II you are a regular listener 10
Jack Benny's program you are
aware OF the fact that the group
have been touring the Army and
Navy bases 10 do their bit for the
boys in Uncle Sans uniforms.
as we'll as the millions of radio lis
teners. ..but oyu probably did
know that Jack and his gang travel
in a number OF different manners.
Jack and Mary travel by train,
their writer's, fly bl airplanes.
and write as the soar through
through the air. Phil Harris aud
his musicians make the trip by
special bus. while Rochester fol-
lows in his own de luxe station
wagon. in otherwords. Benny al
lows the gang to choose their own
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25
TEDDY LEAVES
SICK BED FOR
BROADCAST

, NEW YORK--After the biggest
break Of his band leading career in
the form OF a contract TO appear in
the new Duffy's Tavern series on
CHS, Teddy Wilson was almost
felled by illnese when a siege Of
la grippe laid him low shortly after
the fret program.
Clyde Hart substituted To- him
at Cafe Society and Teddy only got
IN 10 do the broadcasts, one q
which he played while running q
10l fever.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25
HELEN HUMES
WAKES AGAIN

Basic vocalist. now doing a solo
stint at the Famous Door here IS
featured with Pete Browns band
in her first record release since
she lef, the Count. The titles are
"Unluckv Woman, and Mound Bay
gu" released by Decca.s
Critics say that Pete Browns al
TO must he accorded equal praise ar
Helen's blues Interpretation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25

AZ TIE email price OF tvenfy-hve
cents Tickets are or sale a. Brew
ster Recreation center, Wooding-
ham drive near Eight-Mlie road.
on faey may be obtained from any
% the PERFORMER
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-25

Need money! See Pro,ident Loan
and savings Co.. 6Oi Iohin Build.
ing. Phone RA. 2j42.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Floating Ice

Ice floats because, unlike other
substances, when water reaches
freezing point it ceases to contract
as cold things usually do, and in
explicably starts to expand. This,
of course, makes it lighter, and so
it floats to the surface, because
it's mass must remain the same.
If water did not expand when it
turned into ice the seas and lakes
would be permanently frozen, ex-
cept for a few feet of water at
the top, for only the surface re-
ceives the heat rays of the sun,
and ice that had sunk would never
thaw.
Hard on the fish!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03

For a modest gift-and one that
is sure to please any smoker, there
is nothing like a carton of ciga-
rettes or a pound of smoking to-
bacco. Great gift favorites for past
Christmases, of course, have been
Camel cigarettes and Prince AL
bert Smoking Tobacco. Remem-
Der the men in the service, too.
Camels and Prince Albert are big
favorites in all the services. Deal
ers are featuring Camels in the
gift-wrapped Christmas Carton or
the handsome Holiday House"
box of four ''f1at fifties" GOO ciga-
rettes). Also Prince Albert in the
pound canister, all wrapped and
ready to give.-Adv.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
St.J loser I'M
WORLDS LARGEST SELLER At W
LARGEST SELLER At

Naturally you want to be sure
the gift you send your service man
will be appreciated. According to
recent surveys, cigarettes are
foremost on the service mans gift
list with Camels first of all accord
ing to Post Exchange and Canteen
sales records. If he smokes a pipe,
send him a pound of the National
Joy Smoke-Prince Albert Smok-
ing Tobacco. Special holiday gift
wrappings make these gifts par
ticularly attractive. Take your
choice of the Camel Christmas
Carton or the Camel Holiday
House" of four "fiat ffties" GOO
cigarettes either way) or the
pound canister of Prince Albert.
Your dealer is featuring them as
gifts sure to please.-Adv.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Early Halos

In early paintings, the ninbus
or halo, encircling the heads of
sacred and illustrious personages,
was a symbol of power and au-
thority, not sanctity, and certain
colors were reserved for certain
characters, says Golfers. For in
stance, gold was used for Jesus,
red or white for angels, apos-
ties and the Virgin Mary, purple
for saints and sovereigns and
black for Judas and Satan.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03

CUT down in the bodice so that
Nit shows a good portion Of the
contrasting blouse beneath it, this
jumper has an extra measure Of
charm! The front buttoning makes
it extra convenient and the belted
waistline makes it extra fattering!
Pattern No. 1892 is in sizes II. IA, 16,
is, 20 and 40. Size IA jumper takes 27s
yards 39-inch material; 2 yards 54.inch.
Contrasting blouse, short sleeves, 1a4
yards IS or 39.inch material.
Send your order to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Winter White PLAYS
Many Style Roles

Throughout fashion circles it's
winter white that everybody is talk
ing about. The college and teen
age girl is so winter white conscious
she is buying her date frocks, her
sports coats, her evening sweater
and her dress-up hat in white. For
her date frock she chooses white
jersey. In the daytime she wears
it with red belt and carries red
bag. After five o'clock she changes
her accessories to a gold belt and
gold shoes, and a gold flower nestles
in her curls.
When she buys white sweater Of
softest Shetland wool, she chooses
the new surplice type, and she but
tons it with huge rhinestone but
tons. Young girls consider the new
three-quarter length capes Of white
fur or of teddy bear cloth quite
find" and just the wrap to wear
over their dance frocks.
For drama, try a white hat with
a black costume. 1t should be f1irta-
tiously small. Pert little sailors and
bretons have black wing trims or
tassel effects. And here's an i'm
portant message-it's that white
gloves have returned, and we will
all be wearing them this winter.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Mother of Misery

Employment, which Galen calls
natures physician" is so essen
tial to human happiness that indo-
lence is justly considered the
mother of misery.-Robert Burton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03

AN APRON for Sue-slippers
4 N for mother-a decorated tray
for the new bride-these and many
other delightful gifts are yours to
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03

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81 Eighth Ave. New York
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03

make at little cost from just odds
and ends. And this pattern tells
exactly how.
Pattern 1888 contains directions for IA
articles; materials required; designs
where needed To obtain this pattern
send your order to:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
|PARACHUTISTS
 IN NEW ENGLAND
May Land Here to Do Sabotage Aided By Fifth
 COIumnists

Boston, April 2. (UP)-Maj-Gen. sherman Miles, first corps area commander warns that enemy para chutists may land in New England, bent on sabotage and aided by fifth columnistS.
 In a New England-wide radio ad- dress last night, Gen. Miles cited the abundance of intuition plants in this area as logical points of att tack.
 "It is conceivable" he said, "that parachute troops may land at some point in New England" and it will be the job of New England's State Guard to combat "the-enemy- m-the-sky."
 His speech climaxed the first corps areas army day celebration which saw all major posts holding open house and included a demon stration of the latest army equip- ment on Boston common.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
BOSTON BASE FOR
 TROOP DISPATCH

Boston, April 7.-(UP)-A port of authorization from which men and supplies will be sent overseas Is be- ing organized at the Boston army base, it was announced officially to- day.
 First report of the plan to move troops through Boston was made last night at an Army Day celebra- ton by Col. Carlin c. Stokely, com mander of the new port of embarka- ton.
 '"Twenty-four years ago." he said, "the ground was broken for the construction of this great army base, planned as port of embarka- ton for the movement of the Amer ican expeditionary force to France. The arrniStice came before its com pletion.
 Again .. we must send our troops abroad. This plant Is coming into It's own as port of authorization. We can visualize millions of men, hum dreds of thousands of trucks. tanks, thousands of airplaneS, munitions supplies in terms of millions of tons thousands of ships will carry these men and supplies to bring us victory"
 Col. Stokely called on the military and civilian personnel of the base to do their jobs accurately, swiftly and efficiently so i've won't fail the men of the fighting forces"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

elnding an aircraft carrier, had been operating in the Bay of Ben
 Surface, Aircraft
 It was admitted that both sur- face and aircraft had attacked mer- chantmen in the bay, that Vizaga- Ratam, 580 miles north of Ceylon, had been bombed twice and that Coeanada, 30 miles south of Vizaga- patam, had been attacked also.
 The communique said a small number of Japanese planes bombed Vizagapatam in the morning and in the afternoon, causing slight damage to the harbor area. Slight casualties were inflicted in the Co., canada raid.
 There were strong implications that the Japanese attacks, insofar as the bombing of Indian cities was concerned, were as much political as military.
 Only a short while before the an- nouncements of the raids, Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo had said 1rl- dia would have to suffer calamaties if British troops remaining in con- trol of India.
 However, there may have been an element of revenge for the humiliating defeat of Japanese air fleet which had lost 57 out of IS planes damaged or destroyed in an attack on Ceylon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
P Pasquale Testa Gets
 Jail, Heavily Fined
(Continued from Page D

Two youths accused of taking a motor vehicle without permission of the owner and having pistol in the motor vehicle without permis- sion were sentenced to the Cheshire reformatroy. They are William Grenier and Francis Morgan. Both pleaded guilty. A third youth held in the same case, Raymond Flaherty, who pleaded not guilty, had the charged nolled after the other &C., cused refused to testify.
 Arthur Hill of Prospect, accused of breach of peace as the result of trouble at his home was given a six months suspended jail sentence and placed on probation for one year. It was reported that diff culty he had with his wife was set tied and no more trouble was ex- pected to arise.
 The case of Gerald l.. Hall of Southbury who pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy was continued to April IA. The state charged that Hall while lawfully married to Cath crime Kowaleski. of New York, mar ried again on August IS, 1888. His second wife is said to be Ruth Dunn of Litchfield.
 Several other cases where the accused entered pleas of not guilty were scheduled for this afternoon. Included are those of Louis McBur- ney, 21, accused of indecent assault; ziffie Ismal, indecent assault.
 Frank Polletta, 50, of g Easton avenue, who was accused of criminal responsibility for the automobile death of Paradise Guisti, 58, of 68 Ward street on January 30, pleaded not guilty, and trial date was set from April IA.
 William Powers, 27, was sentenced to six-months jail term at the New Haven County Jail after he pleaded guilty to charges of break ing and entering.
 Sentence was to be given later today in the cases of Joseph Gris- graber, 32, of Southbury, and Clar- ence Norton, 29, of Oxford, both of whom pleaded guilty to charges of stealing cattle. The men were accused of killing COW on property of Mrs. Mabel Lum of Oxford on March IS. They are alleged to have skinned the COW and drove it away to be used as beef.
 Sentence also was to be imposed later today in the case of Alphone Santucci, IS, of 52 Clairmont ave- nue, who pleaGed guilty to charges of using motor vehicle without permission and breaking and enter ing. He had been caught last Satur- day while attempting to force pin ball machine in drugstore owned by Joeph Urba at 698 Highland avenue.
 Cecile Sanford, p, pleaded guilty to charges of adultery and also was to be sentenced later today.
 States Attorney William B. Fitz- gerald presented the cases for the state, assisted by Attorney Walter w. Smyth, assistant states attorney and County Detective Roland G.. filling. Attorney Edward T. Car rnody, public defender, defended the cases of the accused who did not have their own attorneys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
NATIONAL BUDGET
 MAY JUMP AGAIN

Continued from Page D that the cost of industrial goods went up IS per cent during the same period.
 May Fall Short
 Statisticians said it might be pos- sible to spend all of the money ear- marked in the budget for war pro- duction and still fall short of the actual volume of physical goods This would be true, for instance, if a $5O,OOO plane were to cost $55 900 next fall. Only the original amount of money would have been set aside for 1t.
 The daily rate of expenditure has mounted steadily month by month since Pearl Harbor:
 December-$76, 100000.
 January-$82, 500, 900.
 February-$99, 500, GOO.
 March-$114,e00 900.
 During the last four months the treasury has paid out more than $9,000, 900 900 whereas congress more than doubled its previous appropri- ations to $136,954, 900 900.
 During the coming three months -the last quarter of the 1922 fiscal year-war production will take well over $9,000, 100000 or the same amount spent in the first four months since Pearl Harbor. Experl- ditures during the second half of the year will mount so that the total for the year is expected to be close to $40O00, ,O0O, ,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
CONN. OFFICER
 THOUGHT ALIVE
Lieut. Commander Donovan May Be Survivor of Air-
 craft Tender Langley

Gen. Mac Arthur's Headquarters, Australia, April 2, - (UP)-Lieut. Comdr. T. A. Donovan, Connecticut, a survivor of the aircraft tender Langley, may stilI be on Christmas Island 225 miles south of Java, other survivors said today.
 When the Langley survivors were transferred from destroyers which rescued them to the tanker Pecos, which was later sunk, Donovan went ashore on Christmas Island on a special mission.
 Donovan weighs 25O pounds. When a British pilot boat took him back, he missed 8 rope ladder which a destroyer put over the side, and he fell back into the pilot boat.
 Japanese planes had just started to bomb the Christmas Island ra- dio station and 1t was suspected that enemy submarines were lurking near, so the destroyer kept on and Donovan was left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

(Continued from Page D Irrawaddy river since they captured Prone.
 He reported that China'S fifth and sixth armies were engaged in an artillery duel with strong Japanese forces few miles north of Toun- goo on the eastern Allied flank.
 This report followed official dis closure that the Chinese guarding the approaches to Mandalay were inflicting "heavy losses" on superior Japanese ground forces attempting to move north from Toungoo.
 Fighting Continues
 A communique issued at Chung king said fighting was continuing seven miles north of Toungoo along the Mandalay railroad where Uni ted States Lieut.. Gen. Joseph w.. Stilwell'S Chinese troops consoii- dated new positions following with drawal of the Toungoo garrison.
 Chinese and Japanese forces up to the present are still fighting seven miles north of Toungoo along b4AC MaAIQeAe1y 4d4AWdyp OG1C OS4SC communique said. "The Chinese are inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese side"
 (In London, a British military commentator said the latest infor- nation from Burma indicated mo substantial change" on the IT, rawaddy and Toungoo fronts)
 Unofficial reports indicated the Chinese entrenched on the plains below Mandalay had been rein forced.
 This move apparently followed last Fridays Japanese aerial raid on Mandalay, which was viewed as the beginning of major air of- fensive preceding heavy land as- saults north from Toungoo and Prone. It was estimated 5000 cas- ualties resulted from the heavy Jap anese bombing.
 No new clashes were reported on the Toungoo-Mawchi highway east of the main battle area. Yes. terday's Chinese conmunique said Chinese and Japanese forces had clashed some 30 miles east of .Toun- goo in the general aera of Burma's tin mines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
AFTER ROOSEVELT

New Delhi, India, April 7,-CUP) Indian Nationalist leaders were reported today to be seeking the aid of President Roosevelt in reaching an agreement with Britain and swinging India actively into the AL lied war effort as the result of Jap anese bombing attacks on two Bay of Bengal towns.
 Jawaharlal Nehru, left wing Ma tionaliSt leader, rushed to the resi- dence of Louis A. Johnson, PreSi- dent RooSevelt's special envoy, im- mehiately after he and Maulana Azad, president of the Nationalist allaIndia Congress, had held an 8o- minute conference with Sir Stafford Cripps, British cabinet envoy.
 It was reported that Nehru had asked Johnson to enlist the Presi- dents aid in ending a deadlock be- tween Cripps and the Nationalists on the Nationalist demand for real control over Indian defense.