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Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

Ella will always be the guileless
little girl who can laugh and mean il.
And cry, too. For she's real. With real
ability, and with a kindness and humil.
i,y she inherited from her many young
years in the orphanage.
Ella comes from Newport News, Va.
When her father died she was sent to
the Riverdale orphanage in New York.
After Chick and his wife adopted her
she travelled with his band for two
years and never sang once. That's be.
cause Chick kept saying Don't come
up like a shooting star and drop jus,
as fast Take your time, Build
Blu, when Chick thought she was
ready he wanted her to record music
with him. The record company rejected
Ella al first. Chick refused 10 make
records unless she was on them. Chick
won.
She made her frs, professional ap.
peaTance at Yale. Then he gave her
the acid ties, by putting her in the
Savoy Ballroom up Harlem way.
They're real critics in Harlem. II
was accepted there, I'd 60 places"
She did 90 places---cear across the
country. blazing on every college cam.
pus, in every major theatre, and RICH,
TO Hollywood and pictures.
After Chicks death Ella tep, hi,
band going for three years, then gave
IL up, fulfilled q hungry ambition on
q coast TO coast radio show over the
Blue Network, teamed up with the -Four
ke,S launching them once again with
her reputation as a power among quar-.
,sia When she moved in,s the CAFE
IN New Ysri The kvs wsrs
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK
Selected each week from Army camp papers)

want to be in the game. want
to think that | can use my vote
as a bludgeon or baton, as my
wisdom or my whimsy suits me,
and | want to know that in the
final analysis y vote does count
as a candid expression of my own
opinion. | want to be able to
scorn the errors of big men. !
want to argue at the polls and
howl like stuck pig when I pay
high taxes.
don't like order for its own
sake. / want to enjoy the scold-
ing or patient forbearance of my
wife when | scatter my pipes or
books or tools about the house. |
feel that a certain amount Of or
ganized disorder is an index to
mans freedom.
But | do like a good batting
average, high performance, we'll
used skill. And | want to be able
to see the score and damn the
umpires. The guys I'm fighting
are against this.
I'm fighting for the right to go
home where and when | choose
to go to any church like; to join
a labor union of my own choice
and use the good old vote there
too.
| want to read the books of my
own choosing; to listen to music
and see plays produced by artists
who are good because they are ar
lists who have something to say
we'll, not because they are white
blooded Aryans.
I am fighting for the right to
read my own newspaper and lis
ten to my radio secure in the
knowledge that most Of 1t Is
truth, some Of it hokum and lit
tie of it the kind of obvious lying
that makes me mad enough to
think straight.
am fighting for the utter de-
feat OF those men, so that never
again, anywhere, will people with
similarly warped minds have n
chance to speak out Of the mouth
of the mod and bulldoze ma
ton into a fanatical belief in a
nifhtmare scheme of world rule
by them or world ruin for all.
For | believe as my father and
his father believed, that a ma
tons destiny Is the result Of the
bounty and freedom enjoyed by its
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

people.
Those men use people as fuel
for their engines of aggression.
am against the waste Of genera
tons of men on the barren fields
of war. My country has always
known that wars are wasteful.
Those men have fooled their
countries into believing that war
is good risk.
So. am fighting that never
again will the enterprise of war
be worth, for even the shortest
time, the gain of conquest.
The only kind of aggressive
ness can appreciate is that
shown by a salesman or a foot
ball player, and | want to be able
to tell the salesman | don't like
his product.
And finally | am fighting for
the great privilege and duty of
making the American dream a re-
atty in my time.-By Sergeant
Frank G. Jennings.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

able 10 make their own way Ia cafes
and theatres. Still at the Zanzibar Ella
has been held over for IS weeks.
She has composed enough words and
music 10 make the ASCAP membership
she's The youngest in the revered
songwriting organization. She picks her
tunes out naturally with one finger on
the piano.
Then the piano player writes down
the chords. Wish knew how because
sometimes those chords sound barbersh
to me--like the tunes they played in
the old barber shops"
"Wha, do | wan, most! /. Please say
want to be star like Ethel Waters
with q Broadway show!"
Blu, Ella can never talk abou, herself
without remembering Chick Webb. He
was sick and deformed, and like Ella,
started lie struggling against bitter
poverty.
HE was the kind that come. once
every 1000 years. Most people always
have an angle not he. Always think.
ing Of others, and always in pain, but
no ole ever knew il. II he'd have taken
the same time that he applied to help.
Ing people. and rested he'd have lived
longer than his % years. And there
was so much music in tina, man"
That's Ella Fitzgerald! A veteran Of
nine years Of ,rouping q, rs, but still
loyal to the memory Of the gres, Little
man who made her famous and happy
Chick Webb! Someday she hopes
70 huild an everlasting memoria, In
Harlem 70 the diuinutivs drunnina
ssnis. Maybe ai,es the M. Wen
" hslp, wsst wsf
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
WARNING ORDER

State Of Arkansas.
County OF Pulaski. IS.
In the Pulaski
Chancery Court
Noah Lee Dangerfield, Plaintiff
vs.. No. 6S315
Beatrice Dangerfield, Defendant,
The Defendant, Beatrice Dang
erfield, is warned to appear III
this court within thirty days and
answer the complaint OF the plain
tit. Noah Lee Dangerfield.
Dated September 2lst, l94S.
Booker d Booker.
Solicitors for Plaintiff
John l.. sullivan.
Attorney ad Litem.
II. S. Nixon, Chancery Clerk.
BY Airline +. Turner, d. c.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
Legal Notices:
WARNING ORDER

WAhNING ORDEh
State of Arkansas.
County of Pulaski. SIS,
In the Pulaski
Chancery Court
Paris Watkins. Plaintiff
VS.. No 6S3l3
Jeanette Watkins, Defendant
The Defendant, jeanette Wat
kins, is warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and ans
wer the complaint of the plain
eff. Paris Watkins.
Dated September 81, 1913.
Booker e. Booker,
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
John l., Sullivan,
Attorney ad iltem.
H. s. Nixon, Chancery Clerk,
By Ealy Red. d. C.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

ed time to Kill and a time to heal time
to break down and a time to build up . :;
a time for war and time for peace" Thus
eloquently sang the prophet and poet of an
other day.
Life for the individual is largely mat
ter of timing insofar as he can determine
his own destiny. 1t is timing that marks
the duffer in sports from the champion.
Whether it be boxing, football, tennis, golf
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
FOUND
YELLOW
BASKET
BY
TED YATES

SHE FOUND HER YELLOW BASKET Ella Fitzgerald skyrockeed
fame swinging her nursery rhyme "A Tsk Taske Lost My
Yellow Basket 10 she went AWOL from the orphan asylum she
lived dance the old Harlem Opera House
Numb with fright she lost her feet and in desperation found
she possessed.a voice Chick Webb great spirit that gowed in
the audience Chick and Mrs Webb adopted her. When Chick died
1889 Ella had the unique experience Of inhering his entire
orchestra and that great manager Gale
Three years before that stopped Mr. Webb on the street and
Winter said Ella 6" asked for his autograph and his hands
freezing cold, but he signed that autograph for me-"
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
WARNING ORDER

State Of Arkansas,
County of Pulaski, IS.
In the Pulaski
Chancery Court
Tessie Mae Potillo. Plaintiff.
vs.. No. 6S223
Willie Potillo, Defendant
The Defendant, Willie Potillo,
is warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint Of the Plaintiff, Tessie
Mae Potillo.
Dated Sept. 8, 1913.
Booker & Booker,
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
Jno. A. Hibbler,
Attorney ad Litem.
II. S. Nixon. Chancery Clerk,
By Ealy Red. d. C.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
DOS AND DON'TS'

open-minded curious about u.s. For this rea-
here is virgin soil for the cultivation of nterracal
goodwill and understanding Next week I'd like to tell you
Clara County NAACP
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

Fighting For, and Is reprint
ed herewith because of its
widespread use in Army
camp papers)
WHAT I AM FIGHTING FOR
What am | fighting for? Ask
me why was born the same
answer fits both questions. I'm
fighting to live.
That document, which Is almost
religious in it's simplicity, almost
like a song in the beauty OF its
words, the American Declaration
of independence states my case
accurately.
I was born with certain rights
which are Godgiven and inalien-
able. Today, there are several
men at large who would refuse
me the free exercise of those
rights. am fighting those men.
It's either them or me, and there
are only two possible ways for
this fight to end for me, sudden
death or complete victory. And
since there are millions more like
me, there can be only one possible
ending for those men -- certain
and utter defeat
am fighting because | don't
like to believe everything I'm
told, even If 1t is true. want
to be able to find out for myself
I demand my Godgiyen right to
make q damned fool OF myself, to
get y fingers burned and to learn
aybe, not TO do the same thing
the next time.
am fighting because like to
believe that no man on God s
green earth is any better than |
am, physically, mentally, biologi-
cally or morally. I'm probably
wrong n million times, but I don't
want anybody to put me or my
kids in narrow social slot say
ing, That's where we decide you
belong"
I'm fighting because ! like to
feel that I am the government,
Just as much as n wardheeler or
a President. like to feel that
my politicians ear be seen" I
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

This article was ad]udgeu
one of the four best manu-
scripts submitted by men In
our armed forces to the Ser
vice Mems Christian League
on tn subject, What | am
Fighting For, and is reprint
ed herewith because of It's
widespread use in Army
camp papers,
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
Caluin's Digest....
By l.. BAYNARD WHITNEY
THE FREE CITY


SAN JOSE, CALF. - Personal opinion may differ
on the subject but it to be that San Jose may be
called The Free City, that is practically free from race
prejudice in general way said last week that the ap
proxmate 400 Negroes here among total population of
nearly $4,000 scattered throughout the city.
However, this does not that all the white citi-
embrace you for during the last %
have feared drop in property values if Negroes moved
in and in several instances coored families have examined
property at night and moved in at night Come daylight
and their white neghbors did nothing than raise their
eyebrows They all dwe peaceaby together forever after
Prior to this the economic situation tough on
the Negro those parts and with few exceptions, do
nestle work and common labor the only work avail
able Today scores of San Jose cooed workers in the
cannelies which formerly closed to War work has
attracted many others to Los Angeles and great many
others commute to defense work in nearby Sunnyvae
Frisco Oakland and Richmond. Still others help to pick
local fruit and vegetables crops Naturally Negro domestcs
almost not to be found and the comparatively few who
are at work charge up to sevenyfve cents hour and
demand the best working conditions.
SOME GOOD HOUSING
There is the inevitable housing shortage in San Jose
for both coored and white but the Negro is not emna
ed restricted if property is available Just last week
there FOR sale three fine pieces of property in very
nice residential sections middle Glass; and Negroes could
have bought them Nearly all the hotels will take coloed
guests including the Three Finest The Montgomery The
De ANA and the Sante Clair And may eat anywhere
too.
Negroes may also get Accommodations at the white
YMCA and YWCA Theatres and night clubs welcome us
likewise
I've found the average white citizen of San Jose rah
er neutral almost Indifferent the question He
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
PLAIN TALK
by Elmer Garter


For everything there season, and time for
purpose under Heaven, time to be born and time to die
time to plant and time to pluck up that which is plant
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

For thre is "a time to break down and time to build up
and this is the time to build up.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19
STRAND

Out Of the Atlantic, graveyard of
a Thousand ships, and one of the
most fiercely fought-for areas in
the present war, comes Crash
Dive" now playing at the Strand
theater
The first picture of underseas
fighting to be produced since Amer
lea entered the war, the film is the
thrill-packed story of the fighting
men who in their Pig boats" are
Wreaking havoc and destruction on
the enemy.
Starred in the film is Tyrone
Power, in his farewell performance
as civilian, Goth Century Fox has
spared no expense in bringing all
the thrills, adventure and excite
ment of life aboard the sub to the
screen in Technicolor.
Out of a sea aflame with danger.
Power, as a junior officer aboard
sub, leadshis men on a bold
commando raid. Again they face
death aboard the depth bombed
steel fish. Operating from the great
naval submarine base at New Lon
don, Con, where much of the pic
ture was made, these men strike
ceaselessly at the enemy. They live
up to their credo, as expressed by
one of the men:
=" And with terror and flame
we shall hit the enemy where it
hurts most until he doesn't
know his bow from his stern"
On the same program is another
smash hit Rhythm of the Islands"
with Allan Jones, Jane Frazee and
others.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19

But everyone who has attended
Chaplin's parties-and more recently
his crowded Sunday morning cham
payne breakfasts-can tell you that
he has great charm for either six
and any age. The comedian works
hard as a host, has a f1attering
knack of being individually atten-
tive while seeing that everyone has
fun. His imita lions, songs and har-
argues in dialect-gibberish are IA
nous. Almost as shy as Carlo in
public, he loves to entertain at par
ties.
HE'S "a, ACTS IT
There is nothing of the decadent
matinee idol in Chaplin. He doesn't
bask in past triumphs and will dis
cuss his pictures only with a sort of
academic detachment. He is we'll
and conservatively tailored, moves
and speaks with quiet dignity and
generally behaves like a man of 81
He never dyed his hair except when
making a picture, and even then the
color was washed out each evening
and applied again next day.
A stranger would find it difficult
to identify the off-screen Chaplin
with his familiar movie characteri-
cation. The actor too, is oddly re-
mote about the tramp and speaks
of him only in the third personals
"he," or "the little fellow"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19
POLLS

The great double hit program at
the LoeW Poll theater continues to
thrill capacity audiences at all per-
formances.
Consisting of Hit Parade of
1943" and pilot No. S" these prove
to be the two greatest hits ever
shown on one program at any time.
Hit Parade of 1943,' Republics
great filmusical boasts star stud
ded cast with Susan Hayward and
John Carroll at the top. Susan plays
the role of small town girl who
comes to New York hoping to break
into the professional song writing
field. Carroll is a young night club
singer who has blithely pirated one
OF Susan's songs, appropriating it
for his own use and profit.
SuSan's original idea was to eX-
pose him as a cheat, but she de-
cides to wait until he's at the top of
the ladder of fame and fortune so
that his humiliation will be all the
greater. However, thrilling events
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19

follow and eventually the two find
themselves in love and Carroll
proves to be right guy" Others
in the cast are lovely Gail Patrick
Eve Arden, Ray Mckinley and his
orchestra, making their screen de-
but, Count Basic and his orchestra,
Freddie Martin and his orchestra,
The sensational, Golden Gate
Quartette, Walter Catlett, The Mu-
sic Maid, Pops and Louie, The Three
Cheers, and several outstanding
performers. The picture alsob casts
some of the latest songs and sew
eral gorgeous scenes and dance
numbers. Some of the songs are DO
These Old Eyes Deceive Me-" who
Took Me Home Last Night" "Tahm
Boom Rah," "A Change OF Heart,
Harlem Sandman, I'm Nobody'S
Sweetheart" and several others.
On the same program and equal
ly important is Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors presentation of pilot No.
5" with Franchot Tone and Mar
Sha Hunt and the very popular
Gene Kelly from For Me And My
Gal' fame.
Tones performance is outstand-
ing and marks his return to the
screen. Marsha Hunt plays the
feminine lead and is very lovely and
appealing in the romantic scenes.
Truly this proves to be one of the
best stories to come out of the war
of today. 1t proves to be the great
est double hit feature shown any
where.
Coming Wednesday and Thurs
day, the LoeW Poll theater, does it
again with another double smash
stage show, when it presents the
very lovely Ada Leonard and her all
girl orchestra in person. Positively
one of Americas best girl bands
you'll thrill to their outstanding
achievements. On the stage there
will be several other big acts. In
addition will be a great surround
ing screen show and all at popular
LoeW prices.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19
In The Local
THeaterS
STATE

If you intend to see Barbara
Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea in
Lady of Burlesque", currently at
Warmers State Theater, you'll have
to hurry as performances tomorrow
evening positively conclude its en-
gagement. prelude To War, re-
leased by the U. S. Government is
the second hit of the current show
Excitement aplenty will be in the
offing for State patrons over the
weekend when THE Avengers"
comes to that theater tomorrow for
an engagement of three days.
This powerful production thrilling
ly dramatizes the spirit of defense
and will to freedom of the people of
Norway in their struggle against
the Nazi invaders.
The story concerns young Brit
ish newspaperman, played by Hugh
Williams, who finds romance and
high adventure, and who almost
finds death, while working with the
Norwegian underground" against
the Nazi. With Deborah Kerr as his
partner in romance, Williams makes
his role a thrilling one. Sharing
stellar honors are Ralph Richard
son, as an ace foreign correspondent,
and Griffith Jones, as Gunter, a
pro-Nazi police official. The cast
also includes Finlay Currie, Francis
l.. Sullivan and Roland Culver.
in \, ell
owes much of it's smashing impact
to the cooperation of the British
War Office and the Royal NorWeg-
ian government The Commando
raid sequence, one Of the thrill high
lights of an always thrilling pic
ture, has real Commands for ac-
tors, not just ordinarily extras. Sew
eral companies, picked from famous
Guard regiments, were used in max
ing these scenes. In addition to
making official records available to
the producer, the Norwegian govern
ment arranged for actual Norwegian
refugees to play themselves" in the
evacuation scenes. 1t adds much to
the pictures thrills to realize that
the people seen on the screen in
make-believe action had actually
played the same roles, as Com
mandos and as evacuees, in real
life.
And for your further enjoyment
the management will present that
hilarious comedy with music "Fol-
low the Band" with cast which
boasts IA headline players headed
by Leo GARLIC, Leon Errol Mary
Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan and
Anne Rooney.
Plan now to see this show at the
air conditioned State where you can
relax and enjoy every minute in a
cool, scientifically air conditioned
atmosphere.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19

protegees have been youngsters.
Chaplin was 20 when he married
Mildred Harris, who was II and his
leading lady. Next time it was Lita
Grey, his feminine lead in THE
Gold Rush" Their settlements, fol-
lowing their divorces, cost him $685.
500. When her turn came, Miss
Goddard Jared very well, too, but no
specific sum has been announced.
Pending the outcome of a blood test
and possible paternity suit, Miss
Barry is receiving a settlement from
Chaplin.
Sensational events of the past few
weeks have led some Chaplin ad-
mirers to liken him to the late John
Barrymore, a great actor who tossed
away his dignity and much of his
artistic standing because, finally, he
simply didn't care. Chaplin long
has been criticized by members of
the movie colony for his refusal to
make more pictures.
Reams of court testimony have
explained something of Chaplin's
technique as Hollywood's Great
Lover Miss Barry, in critical retro
spect, has said he sounded "corny."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19
Chaplin Miscast AS Sad Little Comic;
He's Really Hollywood's Great Lover
By NEA Service

Hollywood, June 19-Movietown
has come to the conclusion that
through all his years of success and
acclaim, Charlie Chaplin has been
miscaSt.
OF course he did all right as an
mart1culate clown-a wistful, futile
little guy who almost always lost
the girl in the last reel.
But his newest adventures in ro-
nance, including his marriage to
l8-year-old Oona O'Neill, serve to
confirm what quite a number of
people hereabout have slyly sug-
gested for a long time-that Charlie
Chaplin really is Hollywood's Great
Lover.
Movie colony gossip about the
white-haired comedian has been
busy ever since he acquired new
protege a year or more ago. He
began to be seen here and there with
Joan Barry about the time that
Paulette Goddard obtained a divorce
IN Mexico, on June 4, 1912. Miss
Barry, 1t turned out, was going to
oe the star of Shadow and Sub
stance" which he had bought for
personal revision and filming.
ROMANCE RUMORED
Naturally, considering the list of
other Chaplin studio apprentices
who had married the boss, there
was some speculation about whether
this one would, too. But none of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-19
PLAZA

Mad Youth and Buried Alive"
opens at the Plaza theater this
Sunday. Mad Youth" is the most
talked of picture of the year because
from beginning to end. it will thrill
you. 1t deals with home life and
mothers who become careless with
their children until they fall into
vice nets and find it is too late.
Mad Youth gives you the inside
of the vice ring and shows how cum
ming clever they work. 1t will teach
mothers how to come aware of
matrimonial agencies and other
clearing houses who lure children
away and get them in their
clutches
Buried Alive is another feature
attraction. 1t is gripping and excit-
ing from the start
Buried Alive" graphically demon
strateS that screen story of prison
life can be original and that an I'M
conventional plot is vastly more en-
tertaining than a formula" yarn.
makes Buried Alive" a rarity
among prison pictures.
While its setting is behind the
walls of a penitentiary, Buried
Alive deals with one or two eX-
ceptions, with the lives, loves and
careers of prison officials rather
than convicts, which, of course
form the background of this fine
melodrama.
The plot of Buried Alive" re-
solves around young convict, play
ed by Robert Wilcox, Who as
truSty, becomes involved in O vio-
lent quarrel with a newspaper re-
porter in beer tavern, thereby
bringing down the wrath not only of
the Prison Board, but of the Gov
ernor himself.
Dick Stable and his band will
furnish the latest hit music. Para
mount News Reel, will balance this
INrOOra m for no tonr,'c Nov