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Evening star., 1944-04-26

ment, group constantly alerted to
such things, calls attention to the
fact that the Robert Shayne In the
cast of Shine On, Harvest Moon,' -
is a, former Washingtonian.
We, who used to talk to Mr.. S.
when he was acting at the National
In his pre-movie phase, even know
that he once was Star carrier boy.
Shows where a man can get with a
good start, like that.
Hollywood has got around to
making a picture called Meet Miss
Bobby Socks" but the even more
startling note about that is that
Frank Sinatra, Prince Charming to
that group, will not be involved.
Bob Crosby will play the lead.
Or, maybe still more piquant, is
the insistene of this departments
representatives in juvenilia that
there is no such thing as bobby
socks set" "
Sounds like something they
might have said in the 9Os," was
the curt answer we got when we
asked about it. .. 81
If young Dennis Donnelly plays
his cards like young man named
Dennis Donnelly should, he can
make deal of money when he be-
comes college Freshman about Is
years hence, by betting he once
played Mark Twain. He did just
that and just now at the age Of II
days. He was the infant Clemens
at the baptismal font, after which
he went back to sleep, completely
oblivious that he had ever had a
movie career.
There was joy in Ann Miller's
heart when she returned to Holly
wood three seasons ago after a
Broadway success. Now, she said,
pretty Ann would get good parts, the
kind a girl deserved after having
been the toast of Gotham.
Today the Warner management
announces the sudden, decisive dis
possession of Jam Session" at the
Metropolitan in. favor Of Shine
On, Harvest Moon"
Jam Session" was Miss Miller's
latest starring vehicle, She was
supported by eight name bands, but
the picture lasted a mere four days.
Miss Miller probably will have to
return to Broadway to convince
HO1lvunOi that cho 10 u,oxfI,y -
better pictures.
Come to think Of it, Broadway
could use pretty, talented girl like
that.
+ y Il
Addenda: When some one re-
marked In the lobby of the National
Monday night that "Blithe Spirit"
was an actor-proof play the scorn-
full snort came from Manager Ed
Evening star., 1944-04-26
She Donates Blood,
Then Goes to Work
HOLLYWOOD

xIoLA1 w VSNo.
Lots of people take off the rest
Of the day after donating a pint of
blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank
Strong men even have been known
to pass out.
But Florence Bates is different.
The famous actress who came
into the movies some years ago at
so, recently donated her tenth pint
of blood early in the morning, then
drove to work.
o. There she got laced into one
of the uncomfortable corsets of
Gold Rush days and, when people
fused around her and said she was
doing too much, she doomed:
Nonsense. A little blood Letting
just makes this drafted corset fit
easier"
Evening star., 1944-04-26

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Critics Circle Picks a. Plav
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25.-The
Drama Critics Circle today declared
the Franz Werfel-S. N. Behrman
comedy, "Jacobowsky and the COL
onel," the best foreign play of the
1914 season, but made no declara-
ton as to the outstanding American
play.
However, seven of the IA critics
present voted Lillian Hellman's
The Searching Wind" the best
American play. Two votes were
cast for Voice of the Turtle" and
one for Tomorrow the World"
-Four of the critics voted no award.
Under rule adopted by the circle
Evening star., 1944-04-26

who rather hads the notion that
the James Gow-Armand D'Usseau
drama concerning the demoralizing
effect Of Naz education upon the
very young would win either the
Critics Circle or the Pulitzer award
It got neither, but earned sort
OF consolation prize in being sold to
Producer Lester Cowan of Holly
wood, for reported price of $3.50 900.
Once when this department blunt
" asked the question of whether
he had paid that much for the play,
Mr.. Cowan just sort of laughed and
said neither yes nor no.
At even q lower reward for their
efforts, the playwrights seemed to
have pulled good joke on Holly
wood where they were employed for
q considerable time but, were given
only the most paltry things to do.
Now 1t turns out that they have
written prize play-the Theater
Club's-as we'll as highly success,
full one from the base, if beautiful,
standpoint of profit. -
Y X X X -.
Warner Bros. publicity depart
Evening star., 1944-04-26

last fall, no American play can be
chosen unless it receives a majority
of votes on single ballot. The
rule does not apply to foreign
plays, and this years selection was
made on the basis of seven votes.
No votes were cast for any other
foreign play.
Evening star., 1944-04-26

Addenda: When some one re-
marked in the lobby of the National
Monday night that "Blithe Spirit"
was an actor proof play the scorn-
full snort came from Manager Ed
Evening star., 1944-04-26
OAR Unit Presents FIua

The Juanita Montgomery Chapter
|of the Daughters of the American
Revolution yesterday presented
large American flag to the Baptist
Home for Children at Bethesda.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
THE EVENING STAR. Washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY, April 26, ls<4
That Anti-Nazi Play Wins
A Little Prize at Last
BY JAY CARMODY.

pay SUCKS around long enough and has theme sufficiently
around to honorns it That just happened the
World
theatergoers New York last Spring
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Shipstead Ignores
Plea of St. Paul
NAACP on ClOture

Ignoring the expressed will Of
many of his constituents and a last
minute final appeal" to vote for
cloture to prevent a filibuster
against the anti-Poll Tax Bill, Sem
ator Henrik Shipstead voted with
forty southern Democratic and
northern Republican Senators on
Monday and helped to defeat the
passage of H.R, 7 in this session of
the United States Congress.
The following telegram, which
was sent to Senator Shipstead on
Sunday by the president of the St.
Paul branch of the NAACP, was
read at the regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday night at the Halle Q.
Brown House:
"The members of our organiza-
ton and many other citizens of our
city and state have been greatly
disappointed in the stand that you
have taken against the anti-Poll
Tax Bill. We recall the fact that
when the matter was up in the Sem
ate in the last Congress that you
refused to vote for cloture to stop
southern Senators from filibuster-
ing the bill to defeat and to add in
suit to injury you voted with them
against the bill. It seems clear that
you now intend to do the same
thing in connection with the pres
ent bill H.R. Z, in spite of the wishes
of most of your constituents. We
ask you to quit aiding the forces
of Nazism and homemade Fascism
by changing your mind and voting
for cloture, so as to stop the fill
buster against H.R. 7 that is now
up for consideration. Any Senator
or Representative of our state
should be ashamed tO cooperate
with the forces of reaction that
prevent 100000 American citi-
zens from voting. So we are max
ing this final appeal to you to sup
port in every way possible H.R. T."
Ball o. X. on Cloture
Senator Joseph H. Ball, the jun
Tor Senator of Minnesota, voted for
cloture.
Two films, Henry Browne,
Farmer" and NEGRO Colleges in
Wartime" were shown to the large
audience in attendance at the
monthly meeting. A report of an
interview which he had with Gov.
Thomas l. Bailey of Mississippi,
while in Kansas City recently, was
made by Rev. Nelson.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Clyde Young
Funeral Rites
Saturday at 1890

Clyde Young, age 40, 2426 Fifth
Ave. &c., died at his home, Wednes-
day, May II, after an illness of ten
months.
Mr.. Young has lived in Mime
apolis 20 years and had been an
employee of the Great Northern
railroad for eighteen years. He
was born in Mound City, Kans.
A World War I veteran, Mr..
Young will have a military funeral.
Services will be held at st. Peters
A.M.E. Church, Saturday, May 20,
at 1890 p. M, with Rev. A. J. Irvine
officiating, assisted by Johnnie
Baker Post. Interment will be at
Fl. Smelling cemetery. Woodland
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Surviving are his son, C. J.
Young, Bonner Springs, Kans., two
brothers, Carlos J. Young, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, and Vernon B.
Young of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Missouri Democrat, Assisted
By Dear Alben', Pallbearers
at Poll Tax Bill Funeral

Democrats: Bailey IN. c., Bank
head (Ala.), Bilbo (Miss.), Byrd
(Va), Caraway (Ark.), Chandler
(KyD, Chavez IN. Mex, Connally
(Tex.), Eastland (Miss.), Ellender
Ua.), George (GaD, Gerry (R. u,
Gillette (Iowa), Hatch IN. Mex),
Hayden (Ariz.), Hill (Ala.), Nc
Carran New, Mcclellan (Ark.),
NJ CT arland (Ariz.), Mcclellan
(Tenn.), Maybank Is. c., O'Daniel
(Tex), OMahoney (Wyo.), Over
ton (La.), Radcliffe (Md.), Russell
(Ga.), Smith Is. c., Steward
(Tenn.), Tydings (Md.), Walsh IN.
j., and Wheeler (Mont.).
Republicans against: Aiken (Vt.),
Brewster (Me.), Bridges IN. H.,
Buck DELI, Bushfeld Is. d., Mil
likin (Colo.), Nye IN. d., Robert
son (Wyo.), Shipstead (Minn.J,
Thomas (Idaho), White (Me.), and
Moore (Okla.),
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19


The board of directors of Phyllis
Wheatley Settlement House an
nounced Wednesday, the appoint
ment of Miss Louise Bohanon to
the position of director of girls
work. She will assume the post on
June 9.
Miss Bohanon will come to Min
neapolis from Asheville, North
Carolina, where she has been en-
ployed for the past 5 years as head
of the department of English and
dramatics at the Stephens Lee High
School.
The new girls worker is known
to many persons here including
supporters of Phyllis Wheatley
where she worked two years, 1885
and 1886, as a dramatics and ply
steal education instructor.
Miss Bohanon is a sister of M.
Leo Bohanon of the Minneapolis
Department of Public Relief. She
is a graduate of Purdue University,
Lafayette, Indiana, and studied one
year in the graduate school of the
University of Minnesota.
The Wheatley board personnel
committee, which had agreed unani-
mously on its choice of Miss Bo-
hanon, submitted its recommen-
dalton for her appointment last
week at a meeting held at the Citi-
zens Aid.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
st. Paul Women
and Men Make
Commercial Film

Thirteen st. Paulites and one
Minneapolitan who will appear in a
Ray-Bell Film Inc, commercial
movie short produced recently are
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Slemmons, Mines.
Josephine Mccoy, Aldonia Ander-
son, Alberta Davis, Dorothea Ma
son, Messrs. Thomas Neal, Scott
Tyler, Woodford Mills and Clarence
Anderson Jr. Mr.. Neal played the
part of the druggist in this film ad-
vertising a hair dye. It is expected
to be shown in theaters throughout
the United States.
Mrs. Gladys Harris, st. Paul,
chosen by E. H. Polsfuss, produc-
ton manager, selected the talent
for the all-Negro film.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Abraham Renix
Dies Suddenly;
Funeral Saturday

tFuneral services for Abraham o.
tBounce) Renix, 1929 Fifth Ave.
&c., who died Thursday after a
short illness of a week are tenta-
lively set for Saturday, May 20, at
St. Peters A.M.E. Church, with
Rev. A. ]. Irvine officiating. Correct
time of services may be obtained
by calling Geneva 1908.
Bounce" as he was known to
many, complaining of stomach all
ment, went to the hospital to have
a series of X-ray pictures taken
this week. Wednesday night about
9 p. M, May II, became seriously
ill and died early Thursday morn
ing, about 2 a. M, May 10. He was
born in Minneapolis and was IS
years old.
His wife, Harriet, a brother
Floyd, and two sisters, Mrs. John
Norris and Mrs. Wilmoth Bowen
and an aunt Mrs. Blanche Briscoe,
three nieces, survive him.
Neal Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Marine Receives
Military Burial

Funeral services with full mill
tary honors were held for Private
William Harold Brown, 10, of the
U. S. Marine Corps at the Wood
ard Funeral Home, Tuesday, at 1
p. M, with Rev. Robert Kelley Of
ficiating, assisted by Rev. M. R.
Hogarth. Interment, Fl. Smelling.
The Phyllis Wheatley Male Quar-
tette sang. Glen Iverson of Waseca,
Mimi, a former schoolmate of Pri-
vate Brown, read the obituary.
Henry Thomas, head resident of
Phyllis Wheatley House, read con-
dolences, Jack Poster, Adjutant of
Johnnie Baker Post, No. POI, Am
erican Legion, brought a message
from the Post and Stafford Lott
paid a tribute to the deceased for
Phyllis Wheatley House.
Six seamen, stationed at the
Wold- Chamberlain Naval Training
Station, were active pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were, Ather-
ton Hughes, Oscar Brown, Conrad
Austin, Charles Brown, Roland
Grissom, and Stafford Lott, Mime
apolis; Edward and Glen Iyerson
Clarence Paulson, Harry Iverson
and ROLAND Sullivan, Priv ate
Browns former schoolmates from
Waseca, MINI. Sgt. Edward Armi-
stead was the Marine escort from
Camp LIE Jeune, N. c., where Pri-
vate Brown died, May 10.
Surviving are Mrs. Brooksie
Brown, Waseca, mother; Mis- 8
Eunice Brown, Minneapolis, sister;
Roy, of Minneapolis, Kenneth, Buff
falo, N. Y, Alfred, M. o. M. Third
Class, U. S. Navy, and Howard, a
Corporal in the U. S. army, broth
ers. All of the family except How
ard, serving somewhere in Italy, at
tended the funeral. His grandmoth-
err, Mrs. Fannie Hudelston of La
Porte, Ind, and her son, John, also
attended. Two other uncles and two
aunts also survive.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Credit Union
Open Meeting
Tues, May q
Governor Edward ThYe
to Speak

The Associated Negro credit I'M
ion will hold a public meeting, May
%, at Phyllis Wheatley House al
p. M, in celebration of reaching
the first big objective of the or
ganization - $4,000 in resources
Seven years ago this credit union
was issued a charter having only
$3.50 in the treasury. AS of May
Is, 1914, it has over 81, 900 in re-
sources.
This meeting is being planned to
be a gala event. Prizes will be
awarded to members who show
their pass books at the door. A fea-
ture of the meeting will be "How
the Credit Union Can Help You
Become Financially Independent
and Own Your Own Home" Wares
Treble Clefs, singing group, and
Mrs. John Moultrie, soloist, will ap-
pear.
Governor Edward J. Thye, and
Robert Johnson, University of Min
nesota graduate student, will speak.
The committee on arrangements
urges the public to attend this meet
ing. They are Rev. C. B. Wheeler,
Wilmoth Bowen, W. B. Walker,
Carrie Wallace, S. v. Owens, Alice
Moultrie, Jessie Shepard, Lillian
Burris, Sarah Vaughn, VIM. Red
dick, B. F. Taylor, Eli Martin, Bes-
sic Lewis, Louise Carmichael, Lu-
ellie Cook, Leola Carey, VIM. Ham,
monds, Martin Brown, Clarence
Smith, Wana Glenn, Minnie Alex
ander, Villa Booker and Talmage
B. Carey, general chairman.
Officers of the credit union are
W. B. Walker, president, De Velma
Newman, vice president, Talmage
B. Carey, secretary-treasurer and
DR.. Earl S. Weber, Clarence Smith,
J. B. Levy, Rev. B. N. Moore, John
Moultrie and Wilmoth Bowen, board
members.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Tavern Refuses
Women Service

Three Minneapolis women who
stopped in tavern to quench their
thirst with a cold bottle of beer
were refused service May 6, by the
bartender who told them, eve do
not cater to or serve colored peo-
ple."
The tavern was the Emerald Club
bar located at 1856 E. Franklin
Ave. Those refused service were:
Mrs. 1. M. Davis, 1872 Hyland Ave.
North, Mrs. James Green Of the
same address and Mrs. Mary Johns,
ITO Hyland Ave. North.
Mrs. Davis protested the viola
ton of the Civil Rights statute by
the tavern to Hennepin County At
torney Michael Dillon's office. Her
complaint will be heard by the
grand jury at its next session.
County attorneys in Minnesota
may follow two courses of action
on such alleged violations. They
may order arrest of the law viola
tors on information furnished, or
they may pass the case Cor buck)
to the sitting grand jury for dispo-
sition.
Ramsey county attorneys have
usually prosecuted violators with
out submitting their cases to the
grand jury. In recent years Hen
nepin county attorneys have fol-
lowed the practice of submitting
the cases to the grand jury.
Mrs. Davis, one of the women re-
fused service, is prominent in Cath
Ole women's activity in Minneap-
oils.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Urban League
Offers New Job
Opportunities

The Minneapolis Urban League
has available work opportunities
both in defense and non-defense in
dustries for progressive individ-
uals. These jobs include assignment
as counselors for summer camp
work, openings in industries in the
city that have not heretofore been
contacted and jobs availa b | e
through civil service examinations.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
ALPHA PHI ALPHA HOLDS
MEETING

Mu Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity met Thursday evening,
May II, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Lewis, 41S Charles St,
Members present were: John R.
Lawrence, Jr., ]. NJ. Patton, A. j.
Lewis, Ransom Coins, Victor Gallo
way, and DR.. Claiborne C. Hill.
The fraternity is working on a
program called, Education for
Citizenship" One of the main pur-
poses of this program is to get out
the vote in the coming elections.
Mr.. A. ]. Lewis is the chairman
of this important committee.
After the meeting, Mrs. Lewis
served a very delightful buffet sup
per. She was assisted by Mrs.
John R. Lawrence.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
Como Temples Minstrel
Show Next Wednesday
at Catholic Youth Center

Como Temple No. 1913, I. B. P.
o. E. W. is presenting its second
annual LADS and Lassies Minstrel
at the Catholic Youth Center, $50
Smith Ave. Wednesday night, May
"a, at $3.50 p. m.
Rehearsals for the production
have been in progress for the past
two months. A cast of 35 of some
of the outstanding talent in the
Twin Cities was secured by the
director, Gladys Lewis Harris.
Participants include Lorraine
Tabor who will serve as inter
locutor. End women will be Freda
Harris, Dorothy Payne, Beulah
Jones, Winona jenkins Minis. End
men: Frank Slaughter, Clifford
Bently, Harold Parker, Scott Stad-
man. Soloists and chorus: Viola
Alsup, Alma Freeman, Catherine
Pettiford, Roberta Darts, Earl
Burnaugh, Berlinda Washington,
Emeline White, Edith Pearman,
Jessie Coleman, Katherine Evans,
Gladys Davis, Birdie Jones, Flor
ence Gooden, Alice Manning, Car
RE Ailep, James Carliday, Almeric
Barksdale.
Dancers: Bernidine Anderson,
Bette Dodd, Charlotte Perfect and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
A. NJ. Els Elect
Baber Claiborne
Amid Confusion

Philadelphla-One OF the most
heated conferences in AME church
history was climaxed with the cleo
ton of the Rev. John H. Claiborne
of Little Rock, Ark, to one of the
two contested bishops posts at the
32nd session of the AME general
conference this week.
The other post went to the Rev.
George W. Baber of Detroit. AL
though Rev. Claiborne was out
stripped in earlier balloting,Na COM
bination of North-South factions
swung the voting in favor of both
Rev. Baber and Rev. Claiborne dur
ing the third and fourth ballots Of
the election.
Attesting the significance of the
conference, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
spoke to the huge gallery Of 1000
people on Friday, stating that, ave
Americans must go on working to
see that every American has an
equal opportunity"
Balloting for the bishopric began
at 8 p. m. Monday and continued
through Tuesday. Only two ballots
had been taken Tuesday afternoon
with Rev. Baber in the lead on both,
with Rev. Gomez second. Baber re-
ceived APT votes on the first ballot
and GIL on the second. On this bal
lot he was just 81 votes short of
the majority required by the church
laws. There were 1875 votes cast
on the second ballot.
Charge Stuffed Ballot Box
A bombshell was injected into
the voting at the beginning of the
third balloting when Bishop George
Curry charged the supporters OF
Rev. L. H. Himingway with at
tempting to stuff the ballot box
with 25 illegal votes. The removal
of 16 tellers was demanded by
Bishop D. W. Nichols. This con-
fiict was finally settled by each
bishop naming another teller.
I'D Another conflict which fared M
at the conference was heated de-
bate between Bishops R. R. Wright
and F. M. Reid, when Bishop
Wright objected to Bishop Reds
appointment of Rev. C. Ransom III,
DR.. George H. Reid and G. w. An
drews Jr., to the Episcopal COM
mittee. Bishop Wright opposed
these appointments on the ground
that they were related to Bishop
Reid or to another Bishop of the
conference. He felt that this i'm
portant committee, which reviews
the work of the Bishops, should not
be stacked by Bishops relatives
The argument was resolved by the
conference approving these appoint
ments.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19

held May 81, at the Phyllis Wheat
ley Auditorium, A p. m. sharp.
Music will be furnished by the
Phyllis Wheatley Quartet composed
of Worthy Turner, Paul S. Curry,
James Gresham and Edward Brown.
Following the speech by Mr.. Sey-
mour, there will be an open discus
sion in which the audience may par
ticipate.
The program committee pointed
out Wednesday that the Mime
apoIs Star Journal and Tribune of
which Mr.. Seymour is editor has CO.
operated with Negroes in their at
tempt to secure fairer treatment
in news writeups in the daily
press.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
News Reel Theatre
to Show the
Negro Soldier

The Americanism Committee of
the Johnny Baker Post Of the Am
erican Legion through it's chairman
Ben Peeny announced Tuesday that
the highly praised film "The Negro
Soldier" will be shown at the News
reel Theatre, 9Th St. at Hennepin,
Minneapolis, for one week begin
ming May 26 ending June 1.
The Legion committee is urging
each Negro citizen to ask one white
person to see the picture.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-19
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
OF S. C. P. AUXILIARY
no cDLAY cTTNnAV NAV Of

The st. Paul Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters is holding its annual BAN
quet Sunday, May 81, at $3.50 p. m.
at ODER Boys Club.
Dinner will be rs cents per plate.
Mrs. Helena Wilson of Chicago, in
ternational president of the Aux
iliary, will speak.