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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

ditto. Mary Lou. got together rs
an indirect result Of Mary's sur
prise marriage TO Harold Baker.
recently added trumpet star Of the
Ellington aggregation. Since the
wedding she has been almost con-
stantly on the road with the Oand.
so IL was only natural that she
should try her hand at some AZ
ranging for IL The Ellington YER
sion Of Sweet Georgia Brown.
which he introduced on Ralph
Coopers WMCA Jump N live"
show and has been playing On the
atre dates, was penned by Mary
Lou. as were tive specialties fea.
turing trumpeter Baker Star
dust" and shorty Boo" The lat
ter Is an original composition q
which Mary LJu gave Bakers
nickname. The hulk Of Dukes
music Is, Of course, still being
written by the master himself and
by his talented assistant Billy
Strayhorn.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
The BlackOut
By RUSS I. CoWANS

WILLIE BRYANT. currently a:
the Paradise theatre, was last here
With Ethel Waters in "Mamba's
Daughters" which played al
IN CaSs theatre Mone;;e
Moore. who stayed al the B and c,
club here tor so many weeks. is
now establishing = record in Co.
,umous The buXom Monet;c
has been N the same place fo- 20
weeks and her son is in The
air force serving with the 99.h
Pursuit Squadron al TuSkegee g.
and Beverly White. who let; here
suddenly between TWO suns, is az
he Elks Ren 5eyous in New York
Chester Rent.e,, mayor OF
Paradise Valley. left this week for
He. Springs. Ark. where he will
frd a number OF Detroiters taking
Ire o. hs al PytAian Bath House
down on Malvern avenue, IN.
GLIDING Bill Miller who left last
week. Eulaha Meyers. who
ascd 20 live bl, now IS resident
q Washington, d c.. spen; a few
day. here ! 5; week 20 renew old
acquain:arces Earlcne Dixon,
an eighth grade STUDENT 81 Russell
Sea1ai s looking forward % Ca
recr rs IN aviator just -
years OF age. Earlcne had 4 double
promotion recently Ani she
Aecu.y interested " Negro
a.s;ory.
GLADYS PALMER. featured star
n The floor show a, CLUB Congo,
made ar excellent impression IN
aer radio broadcast las; Thursday
evening over Station WJLB &.
Prince Spencer. the ltle taps;er
whom critics are predicting as ?
coming star, opened al theatre IN
Washington Monday o SICK
Waite. whose rich baritone voice
orce thrilled the patrons Of the B.
ard c club, is a victim OF ;uocr-
culoSis .. and confined al his
nome n Vicksburg. Mss . he
same town where Josephine Thomas
an5 son. Edward. are spending he
weeks wi;h Josephine's mother who
Ms been seriously IL fl missed
Roy May. Walter Norwood. Edith
Johnson. Ethel Love and Julia
Graham IN Chicago this week 6.
where they had been doing the
town. Deke Watson. member
Of the Ink Spots. IS. in Grace hos
pi;al here. Been there since
las; month 49,. Willie Bryant and
Leonard Reed. partners in years
gone by, id their old &C; at Club
zomble Wednesday night and
il went over good Ashcan
Laruc has been in the field Of enter
;ainment since 1911 ard he
recalls the year vividly because !!
was the one after Jack Johnson de-
tested James JefIFies. Ash
can had his s,art~wi,h medicine
show in his home town Of Indiana
polls, 10 the dsgu~t OF his father
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
swinging LADY
PREACHER ALSO
on The STAGE.
Gordon And Rodgers And
Peg-Leg Bates Also
In The Show

The Ink Spot-Lucky Millinder
stage combination opening a weeks
engagement on the stage of the
Paradise theatre here in Detroit
on Friday is even more colorful
than their reputation as entertain
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
DALLAS GETS
OF
NEW RACE PIX

DALLAS, Texas.-(By c. Z
Chspnan)-It was announced by
informed theatrical sources here
Thursday tha; the widely publici;ed
Cabin In the Sky" is 10 be shown
aere az the Majestic theatre Thurs.
day, March II. at which time Dial.
as is to have a world premiere o.
Metro Goldwyn Mayors famous
show.
SO according 20 reports. Cabin In
the SKY. one OF the first all-Negro
musicals ever attempted by a
major film producer. gets going in
Dallas TWO weeks from this Thurs
day, thing which was thought in
cred.o.e few decades ago.
Boasts Galaxy of Stars
Cabin In the Sky boasts a galaxy
If dark stars" but stars which al.
ways shine. according TO one com.
ment. The mere mention Of some
u The famous names in the show al
once commands attention and in
;erest.
For instance: here Is the one and
only. the glamorous Ethel Waters
grand lady Of the spotlight world
ard Lena Horn.
Then. too there is Louie Arm.
strong, universally recognized as The
Trumpet King Of Swing MAINTAIN
Moreland the great comedian. will
Vie for the cigar lighting honor
Then. there Is Rex Ingram. who
Jnce played the late Richard B
HarriSon's place. DE Lawd," who
IS Old Satan himself.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Ink Spots And Lucky Millinder Head Paradise Bill
Stresses Role OF
Africa In Big War

ATLANTA. (ANP) - Africa. the
dark continent" paradox OF fsbu-
.ous wealth ard measureless misery.
nay prove the measuring-rod by
which the Ideals OF the present
world struggle viii be tested. &C
cordlng to Dr.. Max Yergan. d.rec-
tor of The Council on African Az
fairs
Speaking 70 a sizeable and repre-
sentative group at the Butler Street
YM.C.A. recently. the former y"
missionary secretary ass gned stra-
tegic role to the continent because
o: the importance 81 colonies In
modern industrial and national de-
ve!opment
We cannot today Thick Of war
without thinking Of colonial peo-
pies. he said. Anyone who knows
about Burma, Singapore, ard Java
knows that they fell because their
leaders gave too little thought 70
the condition Of the people.
There IS another reason for any
one interested in real democracy
being interested in colonial peo-
pies, he went on. The colonial pat
tern is that of handful of power
full people who use their govern
ment 20 exploit the masses OF peo-
pies living in colonies. This has
been the age-long characteristic OF
imperialism
workers. and in many other capa-
cities.
Hollins stated that In order to
give the appearance o! compliance
with the provisions OF Executive
Order 1902 the corporation has been
issuing applications TO Negro job
Seekers - -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
WOR OF New York Shuts
Outlet To My People

NEW YORK-WOR. key station
Of he Mutual Brosdcas;ins system
and rs only New York outlet, had
refused cup 20 February -lo 10
carry the new Owl program deal
ing with Negroes. entitled My
People Tie program was inalG-
ura,ed Saturday. Feb l3 over I'll
stations OF the Mutual system.
One excuse offered by Mutual Is
,ha; i; has q commercial program
occupying IS minutes OF the time
required by the new program. An
othes report is tina: some Official
with authority over WOR programs
IS from Georgia and refuses TO
make any hrran gements 10 carry
the new feature WOR frequently
records programs which 1t cannot
carry at the moment and re-brosd-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

George Mongo, tapster al Club
B and c.. is doing some dancing 10
boogie woog!e time that Is really
good Buck and Bubbles are
with George Whites Scandals
ans really going 70 town.
JAMES KELLUM, son Of David
Kelium, city editor Chicago De-
fender, was indicted into the army
his week. A young Detroit
girl VIII be given good job within
a few days with national
publication.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Asks City Boards
OF Discrimination

NEW YORK. - (ANP) - Com
missions in every important city
appointed by the mayor or the city
manager TO settle all discrimination
complaints are urged by Isaac Ros-
engarten. editor Of the Jewish For
UNI. in an editorial 10 appear in a
future issue OF that publication.
Forming each commission would
be Catholic. a Protestant. a Jew
and a Negro. each OF them outsiand-
ing in his community. The COM
mittee would view complaints OBJ,
jec,ively. They would work toward
the end OF developing a maximum
unity OF effort for the war IN .
minimum amount OF time. accord
ing to tie editor A national spon-
sorins committee Is TO be formed
10 work toward formation OF city
commissions
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

casts them 3. other hours. No such
arrangement, is beng made .or MY
People, il is reported
The inaugural program will have
Mrs. Roosevelt. Pres.den; Mordecai
Johnson. OF Howard university
President Frank p. Graham OF the
University OF North Carolina, and
President Fredeyick d Patterson
OF Tuskegee institute as speakers
Roland Hayes Will sing, his par
being picked up from Los Angeles
G.. Lake lines conceived the series
OF programs and Will G rect them
Protest against he refusal Of the
program was filed with Alfred J
McCosker. president OF WOR, BY
Waiter White OF the NAACP. who
urged the decision be rescinded ano
the program carried
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Mary Lou With The Duke
Famous Pianist Weds Musician In
Band Then Starts Arranging

NEW YORK-Mary Lou VII
Iiams has been writing for Duke
EIlington's band! Swingdom's fore
most pianist-arranger. the Dube.
and swingdom's foremost feminine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
Where Sick People Eat and Drink
Precious Gems

NJ you were sick in a hospital
and the nurse brought you
liquid emeralds 20 drink or n
medicine concocted from diamond
or ruby dust you'd probably
think you had bumped into a
screwball who had been getting
her ideas Of medicine out Of The
Arabian Nights"
But there is one big and mod
crn hospital in the world where
the administering Of precious
stones as healing draughts is a
common practice.
At the IMAM Hospital in Hy-
dcrabad India. large institution
ndowed by the fabulously wealthy
Nizam Of Hyderahad the Moslcm
doctors prescribe oxid.zed jewels
for their patients The precious
stones are crushed and then
mixed with herbs, sugar and
honey.
The Unani doctors. who claim
that the purest form Of the diff
ferent chemicals are to be found
in jewels, point out that their
practice Of prescribing gems for
certain illnesses is the result OF
centuries Of experiments.
The Unani Hospital is no freak
institution 1t is as up-to-date
and complete as any in the United
States, has a modern operating
room, and its dietary ard re-
search departments are com
pletely up with the times. The
only difference between this hos
pital and those of the Western
World is that certain old Oriental
medical methods are still chung
tome of these being the pre-.
scribing Of gems.
Although it may seem like an
odd practice. there is little doubt
that the Unani doctors know
what they are doing Detailed
case histories of the hospital
prove that patients are cured by
doses Of 7Ibies, corals. emeralds,
and diamonds.
\ belief in the value Of pre-
cious stones as remedies for GER
tain sicknesses is as old as time
In the New York Metropolitan
Museum Of Art, for instance.
there is an old Egyptian prcscrip-
ton written in hieroglvphics on
a piece Of limestone. for jewell
medicine. 1t dates back to 1900
Il. G.
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The stone prescription blank
measures three by three and one
half inches, the writing on II
having been done with a brush
and some kind Of an indelible
paint. The prescription calls for
the powdering and mixing OF
precious stones. The malady isn't
given, but it is a pretty safe guess
that il was hysteria, since other
writings Of ancient Egypt indi-
cate that pulverized gems were
a favorite remedy 10 combat ner-
vous spasms.
For the wealthy. the old Esyp-
tian doctors prescribed powdered
sapphires but malachite a cop
per-hke mineral. was given TO the
poor
The prescription authorizations
on the old stone are completely
spelled out=just asis the custom
when modern druggists copy out
doctors prescriptions today The
writing on the limestone tablet
is still quite leeible except near
the edges where IL is blurred from
the handling Of many centuries.
Although there is no record as
10 when the practice of prcscrib-
ing gems as medicine began his
torians conccde that II probably
started back in ancient times in
the orient The records Of the
Unani Hospital indicate that pre-
cious stone remedies were used
by Indian doctors many ccntu-
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Old medical books show that
the doctors Of Medieval Europe
regarded The sapphire as "a great
enemy Of black cholera" A dose
of this precious blue gem also
was said to be able TO free the
mind and mend manners" The
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D one ancient physician, in pen
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ais, went 50 far as TO declare
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-06
Costello Giuen
Purple Heart At
General Hospital

Pvt. Michael r. Costello, 276
Baldwin St., was awarded the
Purple Heart at Halloran Gen.
eral Hospital, Staten Island,
New York, 1t was revealed to-
day. In an impressive cere-
mony held there this wounded
man was given the medal by
Col. Ralph q. De Voc, COM
canding officer at the hospital.
The purple Heart was orig
inally established by General
George Washington at New
burgh, August 7, 1882, during
the War of the Revolution. Out
Of respect to the memory Of
General Washington and In
recognition of his military
achievements, the decoration
was revived by the War De-
partment on February 22, 1892,
the two hundredth anniversary
Of his birth 1t Is awarded to
persons, who while serving in
any capacity with the Army Of
the United States are wounded
In action against any enemy Of
the United States or who die as
a direct result of wounds re-
ceived In action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-06
NAVY in SEARCH
OF HYCIENISTS
Commissions Offered to
Women Qualifying for
Dental Corps

To augment its dental corps In
keeping with the needs of its ex-
banding personnel, the U. s. Navy
yesterday appealed for dental by
gienists and offered commissions in
the WAVES to women qualified in
this field.
Graduate dental hygienists who
meet the WAVES qualifications as
to age, professional experience and
mental and physical standards will
be commissioned as ensigns or lieu
tenants Gunior grade) and after
preliminary training at Smith or
Mount Holyoke college will be as
signed to a Naval station In con-
tinental United States.
Professional requi m n IS are
graduation from an approved school
of dental hygiene and at least two
years Of practical experience.
Besides meeting these require
ments, applicants must be in good
physical condition, be from 81 to 36
years old, have no children under
IS and be American citizens.
If over 80 and with six years or
more experience, they may receive
commissions as lieutenants Uunior
grade), otherwise they will receive
the single stripe Of ensign in the
WAVES.
The WAVES already have physi-
clans and various medical and hos
pital technicians under the jurisdic-
ton of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery. The commissioned dental
hygienists will beu nder the same
jurisdiction.
Applications may be made at any
Navy recruiting Office or at Naval
Offices of Of1cer Procurement, SO
Pine street, New York. N. Y, or
Genessee Valley Trust building,
Rochester, N. Y. The special WAVES
uptown Office at Fifth avenueu and
40th street, New York city, also
can supply information to applicants
for dental hygienists' commissions
or other prospective WAVES.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-06
REPORTS FILED
ON RECREATION
Mayors Committee Form.
ulating Community Pro-
gram OF Interest

The Waterbury recreation COM
mittee held a luncheon meeting at
the Y. M. c. A. yesterday afternoon
to hear reports from sub-commit-
tees on the recreation facilities
available in this city. Thomas s..
Smith, general chairman. presided.
The committee, which was named
recently by Mayor John s. Mona
gan in response to a suggestion by
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, heard a
report from G.. Loring Burwell, d.
rector of the Mendelssohn Male
chorus on the training of leaders
for community sings. William J..
Derwin, in charge Of information
and facilities reported on the vari-
Gus programs offered by the park
department. Paul Reed announced
the programs of community clubs
throughout the city.
Other reports were made by Clar-
ence Miller, industrial; Hillman o.
Fallon, program; Kathleen Crowley,
women and girls; and Margaret
Bull, publicity. Plans are also being
formulated for Christmas carol
singing on the green.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-06

shipping, right in its own coastal
waters, that German coastal con-
voys are invariably composed OF
more escorts than merchantmen.
1t is typical that tonights ac-
ton should be fought at the very
mouth Of an enemy harbor, under
the nose of shore batteries and
the Lufftwaffe.
It's a perfect summer night. A
yellow, half-moon Is just rising in
the clear, studded sky. have
never wanted to see anything less
than I want to see the moon to-
night. Darkness is half our armor.
To make things worse, the sea
Is phosphorescent. We seem to be
riding on a revealing carpet of
sparkling purple-white. AS we head
north through the night, nerves
grow taut. The silence Of tension
makes itself heard above the muf-
fled roar Of our motors.
This is the toughest part, closing
in on the unknown danger. It's like
groWn-ups cops and robbers, with
all the fearful excitement of the
childhood game come ominously
true.
Despite the clearness OF the
|. night, it's agonizingly hard to see.
Searching the horizon, straining as
though 1t would increase the
glasses power, you see ships which
simply aren't there.
Flares to starboard. Tension
snaps momentarily. Action? No,
it's the Raj, bound to bomb Ger
many. Eyes snap back to the
horizon. II only something posi-
tive would happen.
There they are" Lieut., r. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-06

Marshall, RNVR, commander Of
these gunboats, who came to coasta
forces right from oxford in 1899
announces the fact in a calm, con-
versational voice.
NAZI FLARES LIGHT WATER
Almost at the same instant the
enemy announces himself. A stan
shell flare suddenly breaks directly
overhead. This is the worst moment
Of all. makes you feel pretty naked
doesn't it," says Marshall, matter
of-factly.
Naked isn't the word for 1t. You
feel that you're an illuminated tar
get, a sitting duck about to re-
ceive the coup de grace from ar
unknown number of guns of ar
enemy whom you can't see because
Of the binding brilliance. am
shaking all over uncontrollably.
After long seconds the glare falls
apart in a shower of glowing en-
bers. What are we going to do?
Wait and see what he does. 1t
takes CUTS to hold your fire. AL
most always it's the Germans who
open up first.
Now the enemy is nervously
pumping star shells in every d.
rection. We sweep past the con-
voy trying to assess 1t. The escorts
--trawlers M-class minesweepers,
R-boats-are all bigger, more heav-
lily armed than we are.
Moments later we swing In for
the attack. Suddenly in the dis
lance a stream Of fireworks pours
from the darkness. 1t looks as
though hose suddenly had been
turned on, but instead Of water
pouring out, there's a stream OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-06
mo ONE CAN FIND

No one can find true happiness
Who has not sorrow known:
Far easier 10 call love back,
When love Is dead flown,
On weave silk purses from sows' ears,
Or draw blood from stone.
For happiness Is bred Of pain,
AS all worth while things are.
Great worlds have famed In agony
To fashion one bright star.
No has won TO love fame
But that he bears the scar
The Jealous gods guard tirelessy
What none can steal or borrow,
What none find by any road
Save by the road Of sorrow
The only road, the lonely road
Whose promise is-'Tomorrowl
And none but those with courage high,
And white shining spears,
Can win their way along that road,
And conquer grief and fears,
To gain at last, the prize they seek
That's born of their own tears
Fer find true happiness,
Who has not sorrow known!
Tar easier 70 call love back
When love Is dead or flown
q weave silk purses from sows' ears
Or draw blood from q stone.
-EDMUND LEAN,