Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-07-09
City
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1t is with great degree of
pleasure that this column is be-
Ing written, for ! feel that Little
Rockians are about to get hep
to up-to-dateness. Believe it or
metaphysics to Bob Ripley,
Fletcher Henderson, the greatest
afranger of the day, brought an
aggregation of musicians and en-
tertainers to the Robinson Memo
rial Auditorium Monday mite, and
before packed house demon
strated to the music lovers Just
Why he is the country's best ar
raHger-and out of all of this,
with Monday being a dance mite
and a holiday, there were only
two who took the initiative to
stand before the tribunal of JUS
tiee for bad behavior, and they
were John Watson, 2706 Com.
merce Street, and Merle McHer-
don, ll17 Pulaski Street, These
two lads took their first lesson in
the prevention OF vandalism, Let
us hope that If the first lesson
doesn't suffice that they will have
learned to be gentlemen by the
next time We meet at the Audi
torium for jam session. Oh yes
the boys are beginning to care
less for their hats now, they are
beginning to remove them while
daneing--Just give us "A little
more time, and we'll show the
public that civilization is some
thing that all can share.
have often heard the phrase
when the east meets the west
but | have never known the signif
icance, but | can clearly see now
just what will happen when east
and east meet at the west, for
that was demonstrated when Zet-
tie Watkin of 1916 E. Ord and
Louise Banks of 1901 E. 10th,
when the two casts met at West
Ninth, all hell broke loose and
it took two days in the refrigera.
ton department to cool them off
plus $40. So East has met
West.
Bernice Martin, who has ridden
the patrol wagon just about as
much as the officer who drives it,
is in the hosgow again. This
time for not being able to resist
wanting something that belonged
to someone else. She can be
reached at tie County Jail, City.
The Good Book says that Adam
and Eve were placed in a garden
and from there the pattern was
laid, and to be sure that woman
kind would never forget that pat
tern, Tip Royston, 1101 Louisi'
ana Street, being unable to To-
cate garden without sabotag-
ing the war effort, since all gar
dens are dedicated to aid victory,
chose the lawn of the State Capt.
toll and sought to teach Pearl
Johnson of Prescott the pattern
laid down by our first woman
and behold, his fate was more
severe than the first mans for
he had plenty of places he could
have gone-$s and l day.
Have you taken your member
ship to the George Washington
Carver Branch "Y" yet? II not,
do so Immediately. The Carver
"Y" is going over big. Don't
sit down and let others put 1t
over and then come raring back
and claiming the honor. If you
want honor for the "Y," you
must do your part. This isn't a
job for George to do. We all
must help to put the "Y" over.
Promoters are busying them
selves now to see that you get
good entertainment this summer
King l5olax, the trumpet sensa-
ton Of the nation will be your
next attraction at the Auditorium
featuring that old "yodvil' team,
Butterbeans and Susie, coming
July 10th, followed by Jimmie
Lunceford in August, and closing
August entertainment with the
Twentieth Century Gabriel, Frs
kline Hawkins, enough said for
August, but don't be surprised to
see tho Mighty Count in septem'
ber, followed by other Top Notch
ers. Yes, your entertainment
period will be chucked full Of the
best available talent brought to
you by promoters who know how
And let us tell the world that we
know how to act when big tim
ers come as well as the big tim
ers know how to entertain us.
Yes, we are civilized, and 1t does
not take 2oot suits to- make us APP
pear so.
Remember every time We In
vest dollar in a War Bond, we
are investing our future security
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