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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
Three Leading Elevens
Oppose Top-Notch Teams

ginia at v. M. l., and Fort Knox
at Fort Benning 3rd Inf.
The middle west offers, in adj
dition to Notre Dame Illinois and
Ohio Minnesota, such attractions
as Iowa at Indiana and Purdue
at Michigan in Big Ten. title af-
fairs; Great Lakes at Wisconsin,
Missouri at Nebraska, Doane at
Drake, and Murray, KY, State at
Illinois Wesleyan. Iowa Preflight
meets Marquette Sunday at Mil
waukee.
In the West Washington meets
California, st. Marys tangles with
Southern Cal, and Utah plays Ne
Fvada Saturday, with March Field
and St. Mary's Preflight booked
for a Sunday game.
Southwest games getting atten.
ton are Texas Christian at Okla.
homa. Tulsa and Oklahoma A. &
M, North Texas Aggies at Texas
A. & NJ, and Texas at Rice Sat-
urday, with the Second Air Force
meeting Norman Navy Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
Wake Forest Downs Miami Eleven, ~ To o
HOCKY LOOP OPENS
9TH WARTIME SEASON

MONTREAL, Oct. 27.-GR-The
national hockey league opens its
sixth wartime season tomorrow at
just about the point where it left
off last spring.
A new ruling this year does not
permit the use of players who
have been deferred from military
service for other than physical
reasons, but offsetting those loss
es are gains from the return Of
players who have been discharged
from the Canadian forces.
The Montreal Canadians and De-
troit Red Wings, last seasons top
teams that were expected to suffer
the most because of this rule,
again doomed as the strongest
teams in the circuit.
Sunday games are Toronto at
Chicago and Boston at Detroit.
New York's first home game is
scheduled Nov. 9 and Boston
reaches home Nov. IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
WILLISTON TIGERS
BEAT FAYETTEVILLE

FAYETTEVILLE, Oct. 27.-The
Wil'iston Tigers downed a reluc-
tant Fayetteville eleven 40 here
this afternoon in one of the tough
est battles this season for either
team.
The first touchdown was made
in the first quarter, when the Will
mington aggregation received the
ball on their 10 and marched to
the Fayetteville goal without losing
the ball. The score was made by
Fullback Melvin Johnson Quincy
Halsey kicked the extra point.
In the second quarter, the Will
mington outfit scored with one
minute left, when Johnson took
the pigskin from scrimmage on
the center stripe to gallop to a
touchdown.
Outstanding during the episode
were James Hicks. center, Harry
Higgins, left guard, Arthur Hicks,
left tackle, Emmett Russell, left
half-back, and Henry Simon, quar-
terback,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
SOUTH'S CRIDlR0N
SCHEDULE LIGHT

ATLANTA, Oct. 27.-lR-South-
ern football, entering the seasons
second half, features light, di-
versified program this weekend
with fifteen of the forty collegiate
teams idle.
In the Southeastern conference
the members play two league
games, two games with Southern
conference teams, two with South
west conference teams, and one
with a service eleven. Complet-
ing the odd pattern, Auburn and
Mississippi State have open dates
and Vanderbilt, playing informal
ly for the second year, meets
Tennessee Tech at Nashville.
Alabama and Kentucky opened
the program tonight at Mont
gomery, as Georgia Tech met
Georgia Navy Preflight here. In
games tomorrow, Georgia and
Louisiana State meet here, Miss
issippi plays Arkansas at Mem
phis, Tulane plays S. M. U. at
New Orleans, Florida vies with
Maryland at Gainesville, and
Tennessee meets Clemson at
Knoxville.
Action involving independent
teams of the Southe astern con.
ference area mas Miami VS.. Wake
Forest tonight at Miami, and Muir
ray visiting Illinois Wesleyan, and
Louisiana Normal as host to
Louisiana Tech in Saturday
games.
In three Saturday games in
volving other Southern conference
teams, Duke meets Army at New
York, North Carolina State and
William and Mary meet at Nor
folk, V. M. l.. plays Virginia at
Lyncnburg, and South Carolina
was paired with Charleston Coast
Guard at Orangeburg tonight.
Richmond and North Carolina
have open dates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
daurlllo Suspended
By Fight Commission

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-lR-The
Eew york State Athletic commits
WI Today suspended indefinitely
sinl Mauriello, Bronx heavy
C mi 1or failure to 60 through
Fl.n a lo-round bout against Lee
ns' Detroit, Nov. 3 at Madison
|Pquare Garden.
~. me suspension followed a phys
(s tsl examination of Mauriello by
F; sse eommission-appointed physi-
him. him. VINO reported they found no.
kiall s wrong with the fighter. Maui
nra no' VINO knocked out Oma in a
be s,.ous bout in which Oma ap-
ko,io su as a substitute on 4s-hour
khe 49, declined to go through with
second bout because of illness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

Gremlns have won five straight,
but are listed goth in the country.
Ohio State, No. 4 in the ratings
but the pace-setter for the all-ci-
william squads, shouldn't find Min
nesota too tough.
Sharing interest in the east with
the Army-Duke ray is the Navy
Penn tilt at Philadelphia, in which
Penn risks its unbeaten status
against the classy but unlucky mid.
dies. Other eastern events send
Rochester to Yale, Colgate of Co.
lumbia, Chatham Field to Pitt,
Dartmouth to Brown, Syracuse to
Boston college, Rutgers to Lafay.
cite, Muhlenberg to Franklin-Mar.
shall, West Virginia to Penn State,
and Connecticut to Brooklyn. The
u. S. Coast Guard academy in
vades Holy Cross Sunday.
Down in Dixie the Satu1d day fea.
lures include l.. S. U. at Georgia.
Mississpip-Arkansas at Memphis,
is. M. U. at Tuland, Clemson al
Tennessee, Maryland at Florida,
N. c. State at Mary, Vir.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
NIMITZ DECLARES
FINAL TEST AHEAD
Continued from Page One)

u
able portion of ours for some time
to come.''
I'm a years time" Nimitz said,
"our combined forces have built
a bridge extending more than A.
900 miles westward from Pearl
Harbor to Palau, the Marianas and
the western Carolines.
SIN IL months we have captur-
ed 10 major bases, heavily forti-
fled by the enemy, and rendered
many more bases valueless
1--WE have, in the last few days.
dealt the enemy smashing de-
feat in the second battle Of the
Philippine sea. -
The admiral added that the lad
vance across the Pacific has car
ried Americas vast fighting power
to the very door of Japan's inner
defenses, and up to last weeks
Philippines campaign has cost the
enemy 10000 first-line troops kill
ed as well as $4,000 in men iso-
lated on islands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
Terranoua Downs Knox
With Tech Knockout

WORCESTER, Mass. Oct. a.
R)-Phil Terranova, former N. B.
A. featherweight champion from
New York City, won by a techni-
cal knockout in IA seconds Of the
third round of his scheduled ten
round bout with Georgia Knox of
Newark, N. j., here tonight. Knox,
floored three times for nine counts
in the first two rounds, was drop
ped by a left hook to the head in
the third round when Referee john
ny Drew stopped the fight. Ter
ranova weighed 1923 and Knox, q.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
4-F.ER IS STAR
ON TOLEDO TEAM

NEW YORK, Oct. ~. = up -
While you're watching the pro-
gress Of one-armed Pete Gray with
the St. Louis Browns next year,
you might risk one eye on another
rookie with the American league
champs
For on that club with Gray, 1943
pride of Memphis, will be Boris
(Babe) Martin, smuggling outield-
er, who is a fugitive from hospl-
tai and the American association $
most valuable player in 1914.
Martin, 23-year-old star OF Tole-
dos Mudhens-he batted $50 to
push the club into the playoffs-is
plagued by varied and numerous
ailments, to wit, viz, and l. F.:
The lad of Serbian ancestry sui
ers with stomach ulcers, necessi.
tating a strict diet. He drinks milk
constantly, even slipping 1t in the
dugout between innings.
His right thigh is three inches
smaller than his left, causing q
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

NEW YORK, Oct. o. Up The
three top teams in the Associated
Press national rankings face top
notch foes this week in feature at
fractions on the nations gridiron
program.
Notre Danes mighty Irish, No.
/ club in the country, tangles with
Illinois before 10000 at Champaign,
and the speedy, once-beaten Illini
are expected to extend the favored
south benders.
Army's unit e e d juggernaut,
whose winning total has jumped
each week-46, SO, SO, 76-meets
thrice defeated Duke at New
York's polo grounds, but the Blue
Devils stack up as the best the
cadets have engaged this year and
may hold Army to low count.
The cadets are second in the ma
tional list.
Third-place Randolph Field, VIC
tor in three straight, faces tar
tar in the Gremlins of the Third
Air Force Saturday night at San
Antonio's Alamo stadium. The
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
U. S. PERSONNEL
LOSS WITHHELD
Continued from Page O~e)

temporarily, twc-thirds of t h e
Japs' battleships. It chewed up a
stable portion of their carriers,
and it subtracted further from an
Inadequate number of cruisers and
destroyers.
The Nays announcement iden-
titled only the light carrier Prince
ton among the lost American war
ships. The unnamed vessels were
two escort carriers, two destroyers
and one destroyer escort,
Details of personnel losses were
not released, pending notification
of next Of kin, but it was unof-
ficially estimated that the SIX yes
sells carried toal OF around -
900 officers and enlisted men.
Nimitz, however, already mad
said that the Princeton's captain,
1873 other officers and 1,227 enlisted
men had been saved from the car
|rier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
DEAM0N DEAC0NS
STAY UNBEATEN
Touchdown Parade MAY
Lead To One Of New
Years Day Bowls

MIAMI, Fla. Oct. ~. -R-
Wake Forests dashing Deacons
bowled over the University of Mi
ami 27-0 tonight and continued I'M
defeated along a football trail
which may lead into one Of the
New Years day bowls.
The 1922 spectators in the Or
ange bowl stadium who had ex-
pected tight defensive battle gap
ed in surprise as Tom Fetzer, tri-
ple-threat Wake Forest tailback led
his teammates on a touchdown
parade.
The fast moving, hard hitting
Wake Forest eleven took a $40
lead in the first period. Tom Fet.
ger connected to Dave Harris for
81 yards and a first score, which
clmaxed a 48-yard drive by the
Deacons the first time they got
their hands on the ball. Nick Ogno-
vich hit Elmer Barbour for q
yards and the second score on the
last play of the period. Cliff Hobbs
made good both placements for
the points.
The Deacons threatened through.
out most of the second period
They got as far as the Miami two
when Fetzer hit Barbour with .
15-yard toss, but the Hurricanes
st.ffened and held with the aid o:
two backfield-in-motion penalties
Another Fetzer to Barbour pas!
carried over the goal from the
26, but the play was called bach
on a penalty. Fetzer connected tt
Harris for 10 yards to the MAN
ten on the last play OF the frs
half.
Wake Forest pushed over tws
more touchdowns in the third per
iod to make the score 27-0. Thu
versatile Fetzer set up one with
brilliant 50-yard punt return K
the Miami eleven. Dick Brinkley
barged over from the one. ane
Hobbs made good his third con
secutive left-footed placement
George Betters stole the ball from
Miami's Fred Mullis and Gerart
Washco fell on it for the Deacon'
on the Miami 16. An unnecessary
|roughness penalty set the Hurri
canes back to the one and Macl
Leonard crashed over. Hobbs fail
ed this time with his place kick.
The action slowed down in tn,
final period and Wake Forest hat
no difficulty protecting the 81
edge. Fetzer got off one 41-yar'
punt which died on the Miami one
Vincent Spinelli later grabbet
tumble for Miami in mid-fiels
but Ognovich intercepted MAN
pass on the Deacon's 10 to emf
Miami's mild threat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
Benton Scores Eagle
On 18th At Local Club

w. T. Benton, making the
rounds on the Cape Fear Country
club course yesterday finished Oft
the 18th hole with an eagle, two
under par four. His final score
was SO, IL over par II.
Making up the foursome were
Walter curtis, ]. C. Brantley and
Hank Wilson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
'ed Skins Mourn Loss
VI Famed Sammy Bouqh

|1s wsA;SslHlNGToN, Oct. 27.-4B-
|no,rn m.sssnlngton Red Skins now
|ssush,,.u ! admit that Sammy
|not S 81 y famed passing arm will
kov .na ne difference between VIC
|tas sau oe1eat the remainder of
|rey.,' season, and that the tall
N, 5aa WI, Will cost them an extra
| s ,'s'v wv. Without being more than 50
vious tent aI as efficient as in pre,
ruled f fh,t draft board recently
|rexss "sI ne must remain on his
subject amen a. Or be reclassified,
permjss;Oso. induction. But he has
to commute for Sun
/
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

noticeable limp. He wears a hea-
Wy elastic brace on the weak limb.
He has acute sinus trouble, caus-
ing his eyes to water, and he still
suffers head pains from being hit
by a pitched ball four years ago.
Despite these ailments and the
loss of Is pounds, Martin finish
ed third among the association hit
tiers and ranked near the peak in
hits, home runs and runs batted
in
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
City Brief
FIRST AID CLASS

Mrs. w. G. Simkins, chair
man of First Aid announces
that a standard Red Cross
first aid class is to start on
Tuesday, in the Nurse Aide
room of the James Walker Me
mortal Hospital at 1880 o'clock.
Glasses will be held each Tues
day and Thursday from 1880 to
$3.50. This class is primarily
for Nurse Aides but all per-
sons interested in first aid
training are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
HALF FOES LEYTE
FORCE CASUALTIES
CONTINUED from Page One)

will shortly be organized for the
entire province.
Elements of the American First
cavalry smashed forward 10 miles
on the northern end Of Leyte and
captured their objective, Balud Ba-
rugo, on Carigara bay. Other ele-
rnents of the same organization
captured Samar's capital, Ctblo-
On, and advanced nine miles be-
yond to the northward. Samar is
the third largest Of the Philippine
islands and closest to Luzon, on
which Manila is situated.
The oath division broke the stub
born japanese defenses north OF
Palo, fought on to the Leyte valley
and captured the towns of Santa
Fe and Pastrana.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
NONCOMPLIANCE
GAME IMPROVES
LOCAL CRIDDERS
Score Not Indicative OF
Brand OF Ball Played
Last Night
BY wEDDELL HARRIss

A fighting New Hanover Wildcat
eleven was defeated by a favored
Raleigh aggregation last night, 20
O. but the Cats, played much
better brand of ball than the score
indicated. Last nights game at
Legion stadium was non-confer-
ence fray.
Raleigh's Caps first tailed late
in the opening quarter, as result
of a long run by Jimmy Phillips,
Cap tailback. around left end.
-Raleigh's second tally resulted
by a Wildcat tumble on the To-
cars 25-yard stripe. A Raleigh
pass, Phillips to Hawkins, Cap left
end, carried the ball to the Han
over two-yard marker, and from
here the visitors drove the pigskin
over in three successive line plays.
Raleigh scored again in the
fourth period when Hawkins in
tercepted a Wilmington pass and
ran As yards before he was tackled
on the Wilmington 5. Here the
Caps succeeded in racking up an
other six points.
Both teams played outstanding
ball, with the New Hanover line
looking better than previously. Will
mington threatened number OF
times, but were unable to cross
pay dirt.
The Wildcat squad suffered many
including Lowrimore,
Sutton, Sykes, Corbett. Barefoot,
Symmes and Johnson.
The Caps made a total Of four
first downs, two in each half while
the Cats were responsible for one
in each half.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
CHURCH SERVICE

The Rev. Crowley, Presby-
terrain. recalled missionary
from Africa, will preach at
the Hewes community church
school at Maffitt Village on
Sunday. Rev. Crowley will
bring along curios from Afri-
ca to display and explain. An
invitatio is extended to the
public, Services will be held
At $3.50 am. and Sunday school
at 1890 am.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issu-
ed yesterday from the office Of
the Registrar of Deeds of New
Hanover county, Adrian B.
Rhodes, to John E. Pagel. 70,
Of Lancaster, Wise, and Lola
Norma Welsh, 81, Of Madison,
Wise Hal r. Singletary, "a,
and Evelyn Mobley, 20, both OF
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
Don't Neglect Slipping
FALSE TEETH

Do false teeth drop. slip or wabble
when you talk, eat. Taught or sneeze?
Don't be annoyed and embarrassed by
such handicaps FASTEETH, an aka
line (non-acidl powder to sprinkle on
your plates. keeps false teeth more
firmly set. Gives confident feeling OF Sc
curity and added comfort. No gummy.
gooey pasty taste or feeling. Get FAS-
TEETH today at any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
NAVY AVIATORS
MEET PREFLICHT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. q.
-(P-The Jacksonville Naval Air
Station Filters, with one win and
one defeat this season, meet the
rampaging Cloudbusters Of North
Carolina Preflight at $3.50 pm.
(EWT) tomorrow on Mason field
here.
Currently ranked among the coun-
try's 10 top teams, the Cloudbus-
tiers are favored by virtue OF their
indicated record, However, the,
game is expected to shape up as
tough battle with both outfits
commanding the services OF a num-
Der of former professional and
oo11n0iafa stars
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
ARMY, duke SET
TO CLASH TODAY

NEW YORK, Oct. q. -(H =
Indicated Army and thrice-beat-
en- Duke will be at top strength
for tomorrow's football game at the
Polo grounds. Bobby Dobbs and
Bob Hayes, Army's only ailing reg
ulars, have recuperated and will
be in the starting lineup, while
rugged George Balitsaris will be
ready for full-time fulback duty
for Duke. A crowd of approximate
ly $4,000 is expected. se ~-
Prohah1e lineupS:
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
uSO PROGRAM

Ubie Blake, formerly OF the
theatrical team of Sisle and
Blake, will appear with Erwin
G. Miller 1T the Negro USO
club, Ninth and Nixon sts., to-
morrow at 5 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
WEATHER
FORECAST
North Carolina: Clear and continued

FORECAST
North Carolina: Clear and continued
cool.
Eastern Standard Time)
By U. S. weather Bufeau)
Meteorological data for the "a hourS
ending 1880 PM. yesterday.
Temperature
1880 arm, So; 1880 am, 81; 1850 pm. 81;
1880 pm, S.
Maximum 60; Minimum IS; Mean 81;
Normal 81.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1850 pm,
100 inches.
Total since the first Of the month,
0o0 inches.
Tides For Today
(Fron the Tide Tables published By
U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ------------ 6:45a 1:3la
7:16p lisp
Masonboro Inlet - Asa l0:50a
5:05p 11:20p
Sunrise, 6:28 am; Sunset, 5:24 p.m.;
Moonrise, 1856 PM; Moonset, ISL am.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
FOOTBALL SCORES

Kentucky 0, Alabama Al.
Wake Forest u, Miami 0.
Michigan State 81, Wayne 0.
Georgia Tech 10, Georgia Pre-
Flight 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28

Wake Forest 1900 IA 0 10 0-27
Wake Forest scoring touch
downs: d. Harris, Barbour, Brink
ley (for Mabry) Leonard (for Ma
bry). Points after touchdown,
Hobbs 8, (placements).
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
STATE, INDIANS
TO SCRAP TODAY

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 81. -(R-
The William and Mary Indians
make their southern conference de-
but here tomorrow against the
North Carolina State Wolfpack.
After an absence of almost two
years the Tribe returns to confer
ence competition and are rated on
the short end of the odds.
State, coached by Beattie Feath-
ers, former Tennessee star, has
scored wins over Milligan, Virgin
ia and Catawba, while losing to
Clemson and Wake Forest.
William and Mary has tailed 1913
points, losing only to Pennsylvania.
Prohah1e 1inel1ns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-28
HIGH SCHOOL GAMES

Raleigh 20, Wilmington Q.
Charlotte 90 High Point 0.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Heritage of Race
In Culture Has
Been Neglected

Declaring that the cultural heri-
tage OF the Negro has long been
neglected, yet very important item
an the progress Of the United States
Robert Hayden, of the University Of
Michigan, cast the first challenge N
an inter-cultural conference meet
ing held Monday at the Jewish
Community center.
The program began at 10 o'clock
in the morning. and continued
throughout the day, including such
features as exhibitions from the en-
tire field of Negro arts and letters.
The Detroit Council OF Jewish Wom-
en- presented a forum on the Gull
ture and contributions Of the Negro.
Following Hayden were Mrs.
Beulah Whitby of the Mayors In
tcr-Racial committee; DR.. Edward c.
Jandy, Wayne university, apd DR..
Mention Williams, University OF
Michigan.
The Races OF Mankind" exhibit
from Cranhrook school. highlighted
the display Of arts and letters.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Smith College
GiDes Degree To ,
Marian Anderson

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. - MAJ
ian Anderson. internationally tAnS.
Gus contralto. was awarded the heG1s
orary degree of doctor Of must
last week at Smith college h6xa
Miss Anderson. one Of four womes|
to receive honorary degrees, re-
ceived q similar citation from Teans
pie university. Philadelphia. Pm, u
June. 1941. "
Since her rise to stardom, NJ
Anderson has received nuunercU4
awards and honors. In 1910 slaa uoIS
the Box Award of $1,000. anuU1lS
given to the Philadelphia toe -
greatest service Of the year. -
Anderson was presented tour tiI,
on the Ford Sunday Evening ~ -
program during 1910. appeared s
the Philadelphia Academy Of Mixer
was the subject Of q mural by Mn
cheu Jameson that now. huneH II
the Department Of the Int1xion.
Washington, d. e. n.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
LOCAL TALENT,
MAKES HIT. AT
BELLE ISLAND

The various community and rec
reation centers OF the city contri-
buted a very important part to the
Il Am An American" program on
Belle Isle, this week.
Mrs. Marion Green, Mrs. Edith
Rawlings. Mrs. Dorothy Steger and
Shelton Johnson. very aptly repre-
scented the Negroes of Detroit
through the efforts OF the particle
pants from their organizations.
The continuity for the entire pro-
gram was written by Mrs. Marion
Green and Miss Dawn Watson OF
Birdhurst was excellent as mistress
OF ceremonies. .l
Miss Watson sang very appropri-
ate numbers for the introduction
o. ,rtain parts Of the program and
acquitted herself well in the verbal
Introduction of other parts The
combined choral groups Of Allen
Temple. Brewster, 1hiller, Franklin
Settlement Federated clubs. So
journer Truth. and ST. Peter Claver
rendered three numbers which were
very well received.
The singing games by the chill
dren from st. Peter Claver received
a great round Of applause.
The Streamliners. a mixed group
OF civic workers. were featured in
the finale Of a very good show.
Prosecutor William E. bowling
gave the keynote address and one
moment OF silence in honor OF the
boys who have given their lives
in the service OF their country was
observed by the entire assembly.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-27
Top Stars Coming
To Briggs Stadium,

Plans have just been completed
by the American Negro Music Fes-
tival Committee to secure the serv-
ices Of several internationally
known stars OF radio, stage and
screen TO appear AZ Briggs Stadium.
Detroit Wednesday evening. July
-.
In years past such artists as Mar
ian Anderson. Paul Robson. Roland
Hayes. Muriel RAIN. the Southern
aires, Wings Over Jordan Choir and
a galaxy Of other name performers
have appeared on American Negro
Music Festival programs
Supporting these artists win be
selected musicians from air over the
country. winners from six states In
the Search For Talent Contest"
and a i.0O0-voice choir under the
direction Of the weli-known Msryif
Dtpre. director Of the Victorian
Choir.
According 10 Clemens Mills, wno
has charge Of the Dstroi. once. ma