The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-21
COW R
THE
TOWN
RUSS COWASS

The Calypsontan classics used bv
W,tnst Heudini and his West In
aiss troupe new showing ~ CIub
sSS are vocal expressions Of meth
eds ssed by slaves Of Africa and
the West Indies Ia convey mes
sages beyond the knowledge ~
the slave owners these mes
sases were accompanied by the
tsm-tom o. drums Heudini.
wks has more than 800 recordings
@a the market Was not born
In the West Indies although his
parents were horn In Trinidad
WtiWst was born In BROOKLYN
and went 10 Trinidad NJ the age
ef two Ne has been bringing
trsupes 10 the states for u years.
Lady Trinidad" IL Eva Carmel
and this IL the hrst trip
"a the United States for the ~
year miss.
Arthur George precision work
~. and Zolet Jenkins. Inspector
in one OF the Chgysler plants and
. SUDDEN, ~ music al the UnlVer-
s.ty Of Michigan are standing knee
deep in their anger Abiding
one n, the many signs in the Chrys-
Ter plants urging all employees 10
participate in the musical program
given by Major Bowes last week.
George and Zole,s entered. both
passing the preliminary addition
tests bu; both charge they.
along with other Negro would-be
contestants. were denied the right
Ia compete
Nathan Martin. . pAtrolman from
Akron. Ohio. was In town this week
On . short visit "a catch up On
acme Of his conversations with Jim
MeCrary Martin IL . Wilher-
force grad. so their talks naturally
turned Ia football. since MeCrary
MAS head coach NJ Wherefore
while Martin was . student there.
A girl was saying that she Is re-
dueing 30 she can get back the
slimnexs she once possessed i
and the boys will whistle al her
ever 20 sften an indication
that she has not passed over the
hump and landed smack dab In
the field Of old age A letter
comes from Al Wallace now
with Uncle Sans troops In France.
Al was telling Of = meeting with
Trexsvant Anderson.
Irving Roane, co-owner, Of the
Gotham hotel. is back from his
hunting trip in South Dakota
and telling friends that he was
the best shot in the party which
included Tom tRooster) Hammond.
Roy Mspp. Clinton Woodson. and
some friends from Chicago i
At least he had the largest num-
Der OF pheasants Mrs Audrey
our Highland Park cor
has been named chill
iren's worker OF the Lexington
OF the Society Of Chris
ian Service The appointment
Vas made at the fourth annual
OF the WSCS. held last |
week at Scott Methodist church.
A plea has been made by the
'amfly 81 Bertha Lee oliver. lS
years. sla. vine has been missing
.lnee August = bertha. the
daughter q Mr.. and Mrs- william
Oliver. l3S7s Fleming avenue. was
Q junlss q PsrsAing high seAssl
Her father. . DSR blacksmith, was
taken 70 Receiving Hospital last
week suffering from double pneu-
msnia.
Marguerite Murray Stokes. who
has been employed in an official ca
pscity at the Willow Run Housing
project, is seriously considering re-
turning to her home in Washing
ton Theodore tTeD Lsrkins.
John Hall and Psramore Hicks
have been acting as goodwill am
bssssdors at the River Rouge plant
OF the Ford Motor Co. TO aid in
creating a better relation between
workers and promoting har-
mony in the plant.
Deputy Sheriff Sonny Edwards Ii
nuraing . very sore right hand :.
and Il isn't the result Of humping
an opponent In physical combat
Instead. the young deputy. while
peacefully enseonced In the arms
Of Morpheus one night this week.
had his sleep disturbed by two
guys who persisted In annoying
Edwards. So. becoming en-
RACED. Edwards swung one Of his
best haymakers and connected
with the head Of the bed leav-
Eng his knuckl.s In very bad con-
ditaon Yes. the impact Of
his hand smacking the bed reused
him cut Of his slumber and
the pain frsm the injury kept him
awake through the remainder Of
the might The result Of eating
Q pint Of Ice cream before retiring.
Joya Yvonne Sheriff.. daughter
n, Columnist William H. Sheriff..
has rejoined Duke Ellin2ton's or
chestra Joya. who signed a
contract while Ellington was in
Detroit a few weeks back. joined
him in Chicago a week later
She was with the orchestra for
four months in 1912 but left
10 ns,riculste al Wherefore uni.
Versity Sgt. Joe Louis. just
back from a tour OF bsttlefronts
in Europe and Africa. will De in
Detroit mex; week for Marva
Louis opening al Club 666
Msrvs had a LONG distance call
from Joe shortly after his arrival
back in the States There II
he so-re Chlca2oans also making
the trip over 10 the Motor City 10
see and hear Msrvs IN her Detroit
nj ht club debut.
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