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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
High Snowdrifts
Blockade Roads

Dangerously slippery streets and
highways, causing many traffic
mishaps. were left today in the
wake of blitZ blizzard that closed
several roads with snow drifts as
high as II feet in the tri-county
metropolitan area.
Throughout Wayne. Macomt
and Oakland counties winds blew
at a maximum of 40 miles ar
hour, sending the fine snow swirl.
ing into deep drifts against vino
breaks
Macomb and Oakland counties
bore the brunt of the gale. NORTH
of Mt. Clemens. Detroit bound
buses were stalled several hours
on M-53. blockading a file of more
than 100 passenger cars Marine
City. north of Mt. Clemens. was
blocked by high drifts.
Although only an inch Of snow
fell. the singing winds made II
more disastrous in and around
Pontiac than any other snowfall
this winter. West and north OF
the city roads were lined with
cars marooned by deep drifts
some extending a half mile.
In one Walled Lake drug store
yesterday were more than &C
Willow Run workers stalled BY
snow banks. Some were unable
to reach their homes even on foot
| Detroit, more sheltered from
the driving snow. escaped the
worst of the storms inconvenience
The Gather bureau forecast
slightly rising temperatures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
.Iaps Hold
@ Detroit
Soldiers

The names OF 3 more Michigan
soldiers, nine OF them from Detroit
and vicinity, who are held prison
ers Of war by the japanese in the
Philippine Islands were announced
today by the war department.
Those from Detroit are:
Second 1t. John A. Davis, 20, OF
1929 Yellowstone avenue; Second
1t. Walter +. EngStrom of 915C
Fulton avenue; Master Sgt. Clar.
ence J. King Of 1905 Kentucky
avenue: Sgt. William A. Nolan OF
ll766 Longview avenue Cpl. Sid
.ney r. Wolf of 1858 Monica ave
nue.: Cpl ISadore Sabbota OF 40s
Michigan avenue
Other Michigan men are:
7 Cpl John Stymelsk. Ham.
ramck, sgt Julian G. Forehand
lnkster. Cpl. Clarence HouSkie
Lincoln PARK; Master Sgt. Ray.
mond Whitehead, Mt. Clemens
I Cpl. Aubrey +. BisSonnette. Bay
City, Staff Sgt Harold K. Burns
Haslett; Sgt William +. Burtis
iOwosso: Staff Sgt. Floyd Clawson
lMuskegon; Sgt Waino Daun. Mar
Iquette; Staff Sgt Jack r. Gordon
Plymouth: Cpl Arthur A. Haley
Saginaw; Cpl Richard NJ. Haskill
WcbberNillc; SGT. Anthony J. Kar.
pus. Bangor, Second II Francis
r LeClcar.. Lansing, Staff Sgt
Harold a. Myers Flint: Cpl
Charles D Sagash Saginaw.
The list Of war prisoners con.
tanned the names Of loss soldiers
including l6+ officers. - warrant
officers and S25 enlisted men oI
the United States Army and two
officers Of tho army nurse corps
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Colleges Lay
New Plans for
War Housing
7 Michigan Schools
Enlisted TO Train
Military Scientists

The University Of Detroit and
six other Michigan colleges and
universities today were planning
means of housing thousands OF
army and navy Observation-Disclosures
and specialists after they we're
named in an initial list of 281
schools chosen to train men for
the armed forces.
Named with L. Of d. were the
University of Michigan, Michigan
State College, Michigan College OF
Mining and Technology at Hough-
ton. Albion College at Albion,
Fordson Junior College in Dear
born and Michigan State Normal
College at Ypsilanti.
The schools were picked by .
Joint committee composed Of War
Manpower Commission and war
and navy department representa-.
tiVcs.
No official estimates as to the
number of government students TO
be enrolled in the schools were
given, but John A. Hannah, presi-
dent of Michigan State. indicated
that probably 5000 men would be
enrolled in that school by June,
since that was the number he re-
ported the institution could caro-
for.
Ann Arbor already has several
groups of army men studying
there and housed in the Lawyers
Club. Michigan Union and uni
versity dormitories. Officials OF
Michigan Tech at Houghton esti-
mated they would be able to feed.
house and train about 100 men
in college buildings and hotels.
| In each case, the school off,
Gals indicated that fraternity
houses and dor1nitories would be
used or housing the men and that.
if these quarters prove inadequate,
more facilities can be arranged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Gas Furnace Fumes
Send 7 10 Hospital

Revived by Rescue Squad No. 3
OF the fire department, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Pulford of 13061 Maiden
street were recovering today at
Crosse Pointe Hospital from
carbon monoxide poisoning. Their
condition is serious.
Spokesman for the Michigan
Consolidated Gas Company, which
sent an emergency investigator TO
the residence. said that Saturday
nights high winds caused a down
draft in the chimney which pushed
gas fumes through the hot air
ducts of the gas furnace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Pal MOurnS Marine
His Best Friend First Casualty in Families That
Gave Pairs Of Brothers to Services

The families Of John r. Penna-
zoli and Louis Cocuzza. which
have shared so many pleasant
memories since they came here
from Italy % years ago, were even
closer in sorrow today.
The first casualty among the six
boys they contributed to the armed
services was disclosed in a grim
message from the war department.
ONLY ONE AT HOME
II reported the death of Pvt.
John Pennazoh, 10. of the marine
corps. at an unrevealed location.
Only Ben Cocuzza. 20, Of the six
who grew~up side by side on Hard
ing avenue, was home to help bear
the shock. Ben is on leave from
the naval training station at Great
Lakes.
Its peculiar he was the first
one killed." said Ben. "He was
almost the last one 10 CO."
John was Ben's best friend. The
boys in the two families Just sort
OF matched up" Ben explained.
Cpl Andrew PcnnaZoli, p, now
stationed in Venice, Cal. he said
always "palled' with Pvt Joseph
Cocuzza, 81. who is also somewhere
in California.
And Pvt. Anthony Pennazoli, "a
now Of Camp Mccoy, seldom went
anywhere without Pvt. Anthony
Cocuzza. %, currently in North
Carolina.
FATHERS DREAM
Our fathers used TO tell us
how they planned on coming 10
Detroit. taking jobs I'm IN auto
plant and living In tn same
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

Marine Pvt. Robert Briefly, 20,
of 333 Silman avenue, Ferndale,
hopes his next assignment will be
another first" so he can couple II
with his record of being a mem
Der OF the first mar; me detachment
to step ashore in the European
war theater.
He prefers that the assignment
be in the Pacific against the Japs
1T would be nice 20 be the
first to land In Japan" he
unused.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

Sc nd Zoe TO Room 303, Detroit Times
Marine Eyes Japan
LIST TO Step Ashore in European War -Theater
He Wants TO Be LIST to Land in Nippon

A graduate of Ferndale's Lin
coin High School, where he played
football and baseball for three
years, Private Briefly has beer
stationed in Scotland and Ireland
since May. He returned home last
week TO visit his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. II. Edgar Briefly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Mosquitoes Reach Malta

NEW YORK. Feb. 3 QNSl.-
Britain's new, speedy Mosquito
bombers. the type which raided
Berlin during the Nazisi tenth
anniversary c lebr alton, are
arriving at Malta, the British
radio said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

SUGAR
stamp lI-Valid for lbs 10 Mar. IS.
SHOES
stamp Valid for one pair tOmoFS
row 20 June 10.
COFFEE
zone 10 for each person over 49,
stamp 2S--Valid 20 March n.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Nazi General Killed

NEW YORK. Feb. 8 INS).-A
German general in command OF
Axis tank units on the Hlnisian
front has been killed in action. ac-
cording to a Morocco radio report
rebroadcast by the BIC today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Coffee Stamps
disable Today

Stamp No. % in rationing books
today is worth another pound of
coffee for each person over Is
years of age.
The stamp is convertible into
coffee any time until March n.
The one pound. however. must
last for six weeks, the OPA an
nounced, instead Of FIVE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

nelghborhOOd," Ben Cocuzza
said.
both work at the Ford Rouge
plant and live at 1929 and 1911
Harding avenue.)
"They said they talked then
about the big families they'd
have how they hoped we'd be
fond Of one another"
That this part of the fathers
dream had also come true was
apparent from the desolate look in
Ben's eyes as he talked of his
friends death.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

much now.
But there's
n othing to
prev en- I us
from renem-
bering, a n d
a first = class
r G m emberer
h a $ u s I
p a 6 S G d
through De-
troit. NJ ar y
Kendall.
As "A color
a I u T a So
prano, a n q
b on d a n d
cute besides,
g d N n "A n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Jack Pickering
Here
and
} Now

SOMETHING WENT out of
the world when the war came,
and travel STOPPED. Unless you're
a soldier Tor Mrs. Roosevelt. or
Mr.. Willkie) you can't travel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

Like sending him n gift every
day. Order The Detroit Times
mailed daily to your man In the
armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08


plenty OF opportunity TO travel
from concert TO concert.
She was in Berlin in 1884.
Miss Kendall and some Ameri-
can friends went TO a film ball,
attended by Germany's most
beautiful movie actresses.
The Americans wore their
lowest-backed gowns and their
brightest lipStick.
But the Germans didn't-Ger-
many's loveliest stars arrived in
high-necked, super-m o d e s I
gowns, and with no makeup at
all.
"They looked" Miss Kendall
said. pretty awful"
II was an early clue 10 what
Nazis thought OF women, OF
nromance. and of such useless
Things as beauty.
She went to a Chicago-trained
German dentist and asked him
innocently:
what do you thing Of Hit
Ter:
The dentist paled, darted into
the waiting room, then the hall.
Seeing that nobody was around,
he shut both doors and whis-
pered:
mot very much.
Over there they knew. even
then, what the Gestapo was.
Miss Kendall whose voice Is
the one that Sings that bob
white tune that advertiSes soap
flakes on the radiol was in De-
troit while on her way to Denver
10 sing with the Denver SYM
phony. the Greeley Philharmonic,
and at several army camps, in
Guiding one for ski troopers.
She stopped in Michigan be-
cause her husband, Ii Hugh r.
Conklin. now stationed IN Wash
ington, is Battle Creek man.
and her father was a Michigan
man. too. temporarily John C.
Kendall. once state director Of
music. Her voice takes her
many places.
She sang for the Prince Of
Wales when nobody realized
that nm empire would he shaken
because he admired an American
named Mrs. Simpson.
She sang for the Yuvara jah Of
Mysore In Fichy, France, when
that was a city far better known
for mineral water than politics.
When she saw Casablanca. II
was a place OF quaintDess and
ktrangeness. but hardly of any
importance 10 an American.
The most interesting place
was the slave market. and she
took snapshots OF u.
Selling girls Of 10 or ~" she
remarked. Terrible! You could
buy little ones for Is or 20
francs. The bigger, stronger ones
cost more. but yOu could buy
very good workers for 20 or -
francs.
That was in 1885. Casablanca
has changed since then!
She has always liked South
America. In Pernambuco is n
gambling place at which men are
mot allowed TO enter unless
wearing neckties but it's quite
customary for them TO be in
shirtsleeves and suSpenderS.
= In BuenoS Aires. at the cock
tail hour it's the fashionable
custom To walk the Avenida
Florida, the girls with their
chaperons, OF course. while the
young men pride themselves on
their ability to pinch the young
ladies without being caught at II.
In Bahia, small port in
Brazil, are 1856 churches-one
for each day OF the year. even in
leap year. Visiting one of these,
Miss Kendall brushed aside the
appeals of a scabby armed old
beggar woman, not thinking
much about 1. until afterward n
Frenchman remarked casually:
isn't II awful the way they
let lepers run around ?"
But Miss Kendall'S most vivid
recollection Is of Barcelona
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

THE Wishing Well" has a
message In cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Report z Axis Spies Killed

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 lINS).-
Radio Morocco said today that two
Axis spies are reported to have
been executed at Beirut. Syria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

another Jap for me" he chanted and over again.
thought might well do a roundup the morale
situation aboard the ship, and wandered around
There Marines everywhere, playing cards. studying
tactics, just ounging chrome furniture that had
recently been occupied by civilians luxury cruises
went back deck satisfied that this was peaceful
lazy day of Everyone seemed relaxed despite the
fact that will know where are headed where,
possibly, We may die on japanese beach-head
(Coninued tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08
Rationing Timetable
DEADLINEs

DEADLINEs
Inspection OF truck tires--Feb. rs
A tires, March 81; b. c. tires, FEB. 20.
GASOLINE
A-Coupon -Four gallons 10 Mar. Il.
FUEL OIL
Coupon Sill gals. now 70 Feb. ~.
Coupon ill gals. now 20 APR. ~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-08

But Miss Kendal's most vivid
recollection is of Barcelona
kriend in England suggested that
he call a young man who lived
there. She did
He was cordial but apologize.
May take you to dinner ."
he enquired. But IL will have 10
be after 10 o'clock. You see, we
have TO make some arrange
ments for a revolution"
She thought he was joking;
they had a late dinner.
IL was there only n day or So"
she said. Later I learned he
wasn't joking. I was across the
Atlantic when I saw motion pic
lures Of Barcelona. IL was the
beginning Of the civil war in
SPAIN"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26

NEW YORK CITY - (SNS) -
While currently appearing at the
New York Strand Theatre, where,
incidentally, he is sf1attering all
attendance records, Cab Galloway
is compiling new edition of his
famous 1--WE Dictionary.
First to popularize 1--WE talk when
he published his "Hepster's Cato
Logue" in 1888, Galloway thinks
that the time is ripe for new and
revised edition which will contain
the many hundreds of new express
sions which have been coined.
1--WE chatter originally was Great
ed by musicians as means of
communicating amongst them
selves while in the presence of
strangers. While Cab has created
hundreds of expressions, lang
uage, once it achieves some meas
ure of common usage, cannot be-
come the property of one man.
Therefore, Galloway would like to
include in the new edition as many
of the new words and expressions
coined by the millions of "cats."
1--WE devoteeS are therefore invit-
ed to submit any words or phrases
they have coined to Galloway.
Those whose entries are accepted
for publication will receive an au-
tographed copy of the new edition
when it is published in July. En-
tries should be mailed to Cab CAL
loWay, 1919 Broadway, New York
City.
Making his third appearance at
the Strand Theatre, Galloway, de-
spite a heat wave, is Turing New
Workers into the theatre in such
,droves that the management has
been forced to engage additional
ushers. Doors have been opened at
the unprecedented hour of $40
a. M, with Cabs initial appearance
scheduled for 10 a. m. The rush
OF business has necessitated the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26
Musician Is Now
Waac Officer Al
Fl. Des MONIES
Compositions By
Mercedes Jordan
Recognized Hits
EoRT DIES MONIES, Iowa

FORT DIES MONIES, Iowa =
fANP)-Third officer Mercedes
Jordan OF 100 w. 138th ST., New
York City, talented songWrlter ana
musician, recently was graduated
from officer Candidate Scnool
here and has been assigned to DUTY
in one of the service clubs at Fort
Des Moines.
She is the composer of do you
Know" which was featured by
Jimmy Dorsey, and Like A Snip
At Sea-" featured by Jimmy Lunce-
ford. She also wrote American
Women For Defense" the national
song of the American Women's
Voluntary services. Since joining
the WAACS, she has written
"We're The WAACS."
PLAYED THEATRES
Third officer Jordan has played
the piano on theater circuits in
New York City, Cleveland, Chica-
20. st. Louis and Kansas City, Mo-,
and in California since 1888. She
has also been featured pianist at
the Cotton Clubs in New York City
and Cleveland and at the CLUB
Balfour in Detroit.
A contralto, Third Officer Jor-
dan at one time sang over radia
station WABC from the Savoy ball
room in New York City. She also
has sung over CHS network from
the Grand Terrace in Chicago with
Carroll Dickerson and over KNOX
in st. Louis.
Third Officer Jordan came to
Fort Des Moines for Basic train
ing in September, 1912. After she
had completed basic training and
instruction in the motor transport
school, she was sent to Fort Hua-
chuca, Arizona in December with
the first company of WAACS as
signed to duty in, the field. At
Fort Huachuca, where she was as
sistant chief clerk, she earned the
rating of leader, the WAAC equiv
alent of sergeant in the army. She
was selected for officer training in
April.
HUSBAND IN ARMY
Third Officer Jordan's husband,
First Sgt. Malon E. Jordan, who
enlisted in the army three years
ago, is stationed at Fort Clark,
Texas. She also has a brother-in-
law in the army, Sgt. James Jor-
dan of Chicago, who is overseas.
Her brother, Stanford Welcher of
Belmar, N. j., is a Craftsman at
Camp Evans, N. j.
She is the daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James Welcher Of
Chicago. Her mother, a former
concert singer under the name of
Ruby Welcher, was also active i'm
politics in Illinois.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26
Miss Maynor 10
Appear On Chs
Hour On Sunday
To Be Supported
By Mixed Chorus
In Two Numbers
NEW YORK CITY = SNS)-

NEW YORK CITY (SNS)-
Dorothy Maynor, brilliant Ameri,
can soprano supported by mixed
chorus. will be the guest OF Con-
ductor Andre Kostelanetz on "Ine
pause That Refreshes On The AR
via CHS Sunday afternoon, June
q.
Highlighting the program will be
an a capella number, Sometimes l
Feel Like A Motherless Child by
Miss Maynor and the chorus and
an orchestra arrangement of three
Rudolph Friml tunes -"Chanson-
ette," "Allah's Holiday" and Song
of the Vagabond."
Miss Maynor also will sing Ed
ward Grieg's "a Dream" Bells OF
Eventide," a poetic work set to the
music of Rachmaninoff's &c Sharp
Minor" will be featured by the
choral group.
A native of Norfolk, Va, Miss
Maynor enjoyed almost immediate
success following her discovery"
five years ago by Serge Koussevit-
sky, famous conductor of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra. Her ap-
pearance on 'The Pause" Sunday
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26
Lucky Millinder
Is Cut In Durham

DURHAM, N. G. - (ANP) =
Allegedly stabbed by a woman
companion of member of the Ink
Spots, Americas foremost quartet,
Lucky Millinder, famed orchestra
leader, was Monday night in a
serious condition. The injury struck
an artery in the right leg.
Millinder and the Ink Spots were
here on double bill dance en-
gagement. The bandleader is under
the constant care of physician.
The conflict is said to have aris-
en- over rooming accommodations
at local hotel caused by protest
entered by the Ink Spots who
wished rooms reserved for other
members of the band.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26
Joe Louis Draws
Praise From His
Picture Buddies
Champ Extremely
Proud Of His
Sergeant Stripes

WASHINGTON, D. CAMP
T. Sidney Skolsky, syndicate col
tmnist goes the palm for the best
story Of the week 1t refers to
Champion Joe Louis, who as all
and sundry know, is in the army
and is correctly addressed az
sergeant. Sidney's story is in the
form of a letter and was written
by a group of lads in This Is TIE
The Army
Joe is immensely proud of his
sergeant's stripes" the letter seys
Likes to work in the show and
hopes to be sent overseas. He
hasn't missed church a Sunday
since his arrival here, and was
very proud the Sunday his colonel
accepted his invitation to go with
him. Sgt. Joe reports every morn
ing to 1t. Col. Frank T. McCaLo
who always accompanies him
when he makes public appear
ances at army camps, where he
frequently referee. At a camp in
Yuma the other night an official
announced them in this manner,
I want you to meet Sgt. Joe
Louis and his bodyguard' 1t.
Col. McCaho smiled. Most of the
soldiers of This Is The Army ad-
dress Joe as joe few like to
call him Champ and all of them
enjoy threatening to take punch
at him. Joe grins but points to his
sergeant's stripes and says What
you think these are, boy, chicken
racks? AS you were
Despite his freedom from train-
ing rules and his fight managers.
Joe news to the line, which means
bed by 1o, no liquor. no cigarettes,
no coffee. But he eats all he
wants, which often means two or
three breakfasts of eggs and
stacks OF wheatcake. His weight
has gone up to 200, but he locks
trim and says he could take off
the extra poundage without effort.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26

(June 30 VIII ne I1er rnlrd under
the KostelanetZ baton.
In addition to the Friml group,
Kostelantez orhcestra will round
out the program with Bixio's Tell
Me That You Love Me Tonight"
and Rodgers People Will say We're
In Love" from the sensational
stage success, oklahoma.
The program will be as follows
Tell Me That You Love Me To-
night-Bixio, Orchestral; A Dream
Grieg, (Miss Maynor); People Will
Say We're In Love, Rodgers, Cor
chestra); Bells of Eventide &C
Sharp MINOR, Rachmaninoff, mix
ed Chorus; Friml Group,-Chason-
nette, Allah's Holiday, Song of the
vagabonds, Orchestral; Sometimes
] Feel Like A MotherleSS Child,
Traditional, (Miss Maynor).
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26
Rochester In New
Picture For MGM

the radio SWEPT to brilliant stardom
will be seen shortly in the produc-
ton Broadway Rhythm " renamed
from Cup and Down Broadway"
The swinging musical will fea-
ture the music of Tommy Dorsey's
orchestra. Rochester in between
pictures, still finds time to frequent
the various sports centers in search
Of good event to invest in talent.
At present he has his eyes on an
eastern middleWeight fighter.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-26
Gets Bid From
We||es To Do
Play In Slang
Colurnnist Got
Idea From CHS
Speakeasy Crowd

NEW YORK - (ANP) : ri0
Magazines June % edition carriee
an article titled. Mellow Like d
Cello, all about Dan Burleys
"Back Door Stuff" widely reao
column in the Amsterdam news.
The article points out the 1act
that Burley, the present manaeii -
editor of the Amsterdam News, Is
the fellow responsible for sucn us
tortions of pure English as:
"Are you groovey?" Are you
mellow like cello?" FINE DIS
wine on clinging vines?" Are you
in there?" "Are your boots on and
laced up tight to your deuce open
ders?" COR are you simply q
square from Delaware, acting like
the bear on the lam in Times
Square?" "If you can't dig, TINS
heavy spiel, hard, like lard, groovy
like a ten-cent movie, then you
don't collar the 1--WE and need to be
hipped to the play that's frantic
both sides of the Atlantic"
NOT NEGRO DIALECT
"Jivetalk is not to- be construed
as a typical Negro dialect" the ar
ticle states; actually, the lingo OF
live is as much a part of the white
musicians and entertainers vocab-
ulary as it is the lexicon of the
colored jitterbug set"
Back Door Stuff" had its origin
back in 1882, when Burley was with
the Chicago Bee, and was carried
over to the Defender, on to the
Amsterdam News and is now con-
sidered among the most widely
read Negro columns in the world
"In it he has carried such mas
! terpieces as "Hanlet's Soliloquy In
Jive," 1.-THE Night Before Christ
mas" and '"The Lords Prayer,
states the writer.
Several reasons account for Bur-
ley's deep interest in the stuff.
First, back in his early days on the
staff Of the Chicago Defender, the
veteran sports writer, Fay Young