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little by mem
Nursery Rhyme.
Somebody's Co." yelled mean croOned Willis
the the band Sunday
night and ubba hubba" drood the wolves when they spotted
being swung by Tim" Bender
stunning black She
wearing long black gloves and hafhat with pink feather on the
Many
Mckinney,
wearing black with pair Of sheer prear hose onl and her hubby
dancing cheeks While their Dorothy
Smith, from Kansas City, with amazed look her face the
the people here Ba SlemmOn having much
others Martha Jackson Paul.
Gene Reed and his wife St Paul. Zephyr Turner bautcan
yellow Evea Lewis and hubby from Washington
D. The young Cecil Tayors Tommy Lewis and WHEY
Moses Brown entertaining of the lovely femmes Pvt
having Kenneth Wallace
Oscar Newman.
They Missed the Boat: FOOty" Hughes James Brown
actually Friday, September
They boatrde sponsored by
Beulah Baines. They arrived the left $40!
Miscellaneous Called the Blackwell residence to get data
my surprise, phone
In the of conversation the point matter and asked
Phil he had enough points of the and he sad mo-
the army caught with my POINTS down."
The T Phi Deta coed club Phyllis whealey House.
held its first annual formal the Theodore Wirth Chalet
Saturday September until furnished
by Tommy Causen and his band directed by Roger Bake The
the Lewis Seon the Donald Aliens and the Pat
grand by president of the club
Willis Reed Catherine MGraw, vice president Of the club
white taeta and lace Audrey Banks red tafea
with quilted boero jacket Audrey King, assistant secretary
blue taa with matching head Happy because her
ance Oscar Brown Uncle Sans able attend
the formal Betty King treasurer of the club dressed in
black lace with pink jersey bodice The Aliens acting like
neTywedS Mrs Allen beautiful black Dorothy Coins
heartbeat I'm tod) chiffon
velvet Mr. Seaton looking tails" proudly dancing with
his daughter Mab Mrs looked daughter
David Allen (he Aliens life
Duke" Don hepse Harold Smoky" Hardy White
Bobby Banna
Also LaVerne Buford
Jacquene Cuff, Margaret Stewart and Phyllis Nevis
official greeers
Jimmie SlemmOn is at it again Jimmie born salesman, is
selling radios. He hopes have all makes by Christmas
The Industrial Department of the Urban Minneapos)
that there jobs available for boys who would like part
work AFTER school.
Wilbur Allen, sailor Mrs Robert Wallace and Donald
Moore Elsie McMoore, Ashby
writes that he hopes leave for the States and Earl Petd
is due to in the city any time
Leon Abbey Minnesota boy voinist his trio,
currently Club Casbah Washington D.
Sunday the dance by
band the boys the band together artists
floor show will be held l. III you
What your bhstone supposed control
desnie judging my experiences say
5 a "brckbat."
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News With Crews
By Emma Crews

Looking someone hem?-two one that
"Lambies"-on the Rondo and
worth friend Foster Brown J That's where
crowd nowgood musicd frndsSnackgay atmosphere
and beer.
Something you might dckering
his original compositions.
Artie Shaw lent Eddie Haywood Of his when the aers
player ndsposed for the
weeks Edde band has strictly been of ineaca complexion
Fifty records of the King Cole recording Shy
Tho You Ought Know" sold within hours California
Lii Cumbes "Sepa Hollywood" will hit national
release draggy blues prove By the Things Do"other
side Drifting Along"
Tommy Dorsey of Pine Top Smiths original "Booge
Wooge' which originally released 1885, its third
reissue.
On Fuugh CPL Chester Bryant who will leave
furlough, for Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Roler-skatng? Pragmateia Sorority giving
roller skating party September the Oxford Roller
all!
Friday night told Jim Williams leaving Chicago
the job singing the Ritz Lounge seth She left Monday
morning. make the the she does we'll angng
know I'm alone wishing Kathryn
That little vivacous girl Janeabee Murphy, left Friday
Peoria Ill., to take position in Community CENTER of that city
Sgt Bookie Bell left Sunday morning, Washington c.,
visit his brother Earl after spending of his uough here the
city, with his parents.
party given Saturday night Sterling club was
panists provided right dancing
The guests Dr. and Mrs Walter Minor
have been having good time Orchids the the
she really knows that business.
Dick Allen left Tuesday Angeles his se
before going to camp at Santa Ana, Calf.
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BY T. MELVIN
ears absence, looking fine as

years. absence, looking fine as
ever?
They tell me "Loverman" is the
hit song of Leona Mason's. Why,
Leona? does it bring back
sweet memories? -umm-mm-mm,
I wonder.
Since fall has made it's grand
entrance, we find all the clubs
starting out for a new year. One,
"The Chez nfantes" which gave
such fine social activities last year
for US teen ayers, will resume its
regular meetings, starting Wednes-
day, &c, at 400 p. M, at Halle @.
Brown.
Robert and Luther johnson, from
Cleveland, seemed to have quite a
few lasses' hearts a-fiutter.
Well, I must be running along,
but will see you skating around at
Oxford, Monday, "a, night for the
first skating party of the Season.
Oh, 1 almost forgot the couple
of the week, but 1 mustn't do that.
It is none other than Margaret
Brown and Donald Calendar.
Say, Donald, ole pal, want you
to know I appreciated what you
said about my column, but I must
admit I was bit surprised.
Thanks. Bye, now.
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Teen Age
Chatter
By Georgia Russell

Time waits for no one, so here
am again ready to tell all.
Handsome Earle Weber is home
on a seventeen-day furlough and
S. T. seemed to be taking up most
of his time and interests! Hey,
now!
Donald Calendar seems to be in
the same situation as Earle. He
can't keep his mind or eyes off of
NJ. B., who has him going around
with a dreamy look in his beauti-
full eyes.
At last E. L. has made up her
mind just who she wants. More
power to you, H. C.
Say, what are you trying to do,
E. j.? I admit S. T. and M. Nc
are both nice kids, but YOU must
make up your mind, so they tell
me.
Sorry, missed the Minneapolis
formal, Saturday, but it couldn't be
helped. But I did catch the boat
ride, Saturday night, which was
really fine. Among the many there
were: Pat Cartwright, Janet Arm
strong, Jocelyn Jones, Bara Joe
Smith, Donna Brown, Frances Nor
ris, Pauline Ray, Shirley Terrell,
Edward James, Frank Brown,
Earle Weber, Dan Presley, Boyd
Crawford, Gene Goss, Sherman
Harper, Milton Combs, Percy
Zachary, and, oh, SO many, many
more.
P. C. seemed to be having a good
time on the boatride, without .
oh, well, We'll just skip that.
Saw Mr.. and Mrs. Louis White
there.
Have you heard the songs, "I'm
Shy Guy" and 81 Thought You
Ought to Know" by the King Cole
Trio? Fine, isn't it?
Wonder who's been doing lot of
calling lately and using other peo-
pies names?
Did you know that Al Smith is
back in town, after a couple of
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Marry Doats" and the Two
O'clock Jump" and would take It
Easy on something like, 81 Dream
of You," with a Sentimental
Lady" But do you Realize Now"
the hep tricks I'm trying to solder
onto you? But sometimes 81 Won
der" Are you living old man?
One, two, you've got to be hep or
you just won't do. Dig Me? OF
Dot Coins was really dancing the
mad "Lindy" that was really a hit.
.. And saw Carmen Allen dancing
most madly with Little Bit" alias
La Vern Buford, Keeping and creep
ing to a jubilee, romping and stomp
ing to a solid Tee! That's the kind
of 1--WE I'm trying to sell va! That's
the kind of stuff that's bound to
compel va! When you're groovy
and feel quite alive listen to
Johnny MERGERS &c. 1. 1--WE"
The formal at the Glenwood
Chalet was too too fine, as no doubt
you know, and was quite successful,
even if the weather was kind of
cold. The band was really a grand
hit! Also the singer was great with
her song, II Know How to Do It."
Although many jump tunes were
played, there wasn't too much fast
jitterbugging; it was all done in
rawther refined way.
A couple of the jitterbugs were
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Allen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seaton and Miss "Tiny"
Brown, who were chaperones. Some
of the hard cats in their tux were,
"Snookie" Turner, Bobby Bannarn,
Hardy White, Clentell Jackson,
David Allen and Melvin Beasley,
they also were among the stays.
Some of the chicks with escorts
were Veta Law, escorted by Skippy
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Ird Pettiford Bond
To Sponsor Dance
At CLIO. Sunday

Ira Pettltord, trumpet player,
will present his four-piece band at
a dance on Sunday evening, Sep
TENDER %, at the CLIO hall on
Fourth Avenue South and Eighth
Street, beginning at 9 p. m.
This will be a farewell appear
ance for Pettiford, who leaves Sep
TENDER 90, to join the new band
Eddie Vinson is forming in New
York City. A former member of
Earl Hines band, Ira left "Fatha"
to return to Minneapolis. His
brother, Oscar, has become one of
the nations outstanding bass men
since leaving here.
In the Pettiford combo for Sun
day nights dance will be Harold
(Popeye) Booker, who will be fea-
tured on piano; "Kelly" Stone on
drums; Nose Evans, who will
double on the sax and vocals, and
Ira on trumpet.
A floor show with guest artists
will be put on during the evening.
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the daughter of one of the leading
Negroes of the world engaged in
the business of advancing his race!
To make it all the more
emphatic and abOve-bOard, Fer
rer and his associates have picked
in Jane White, a graduate of ex-
elusive Smith College in 1914,
where she studied modern dancing
and had the distinction of being
elected president of the Student
Council. This extraordinarily
high background for a cOlOred
girl is now to be used in further
ing the idea entertained by far
too many whites, that all Negro
women, whether they graduate
from Vassar or are prOdigies,
can be broadly typed as fitting
prey for any white mans lusts
and passions in clandestine rela-
tiOnships; that the flower of
cOlOred wOmanhOOd is usually
ready to stOOp to such assOcia-
tiOns in lieu of normal cOmpan-
iOnships with men of her own
race, preferring a white man to
a Negro in any manner in which
such contact can be carried on.
Walter White, as the leading
spokesman of his race, would do
well to study the implications of
allowing his daughter to be used
to further a conception of white
that is built on the tear
ing down of the nobler attributes
of Negro womanhood. Of course
the idea of a Broadway leading
lady part for his daughter would
make any father feel proud. But
sometimes it is a good thing if
a closer look at the vehicle be taken
so that everything is brought into
the open.
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sing few tunes as they sat in the
st. Paul Elks' Rest. Since Kathryn
would rather sing than do anything
else in the world, she would very
often give the patrons at Jim's a
sample of her vocalizing as she
waited on them, or would break
into song whenever she felt the
urge.
The obliging gentleman of the
Carmen Jones" cast continued on
his way to Chicago where the show
is now playing, but not before tell
ing Kathryn he would see what
could be done to secure a spot for
her at one of the nightspots there.
On Friday, September IA, Kate
received wire requesting that she
be in the big City" no later than
Monday, September II, to open her
singing career that night at the
Ritz Lounge on Both and Oakland.
Kathryn's one problem was how to
tell her boss, Jim Williams, that
he was to lose his star waitress,
but after much elaboration and
good wishes from the many friends
she has made, she left Monday
morning.
During the winter of 1914, Kath-
ryn sang in the Flame" a night
club in the st. Paul loop district
but the elusive break didn't come,
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Wilson; Virginia Robinson by Leon
ard Powers; Betty King, Chilli Aus
tin or Connie" Audrey King
("shortie") by service man, Oscar
Brown; Audrey Banks by service
man and sweetie pie, Charles
Coolie; Catherine McGraw by the
soon-will-be serviceman and extra
ordinary jive-man, that one and
only Nathan Bonner, alias Mate;
Phyllis Mays was escorted by that
fighter, willis" Reed; Carmetta
Hit by that wolf-in-sheeps-cloth-
ing, Clyde Turrentine, and Leola
Graham, alias Leach" escorted by
the only lamb, Duke" Don.
Some of the other fine hens were
Margaret Stewart, who was look
ing, oh, so teasing; Phyllis Nevis,
who was, as no doubt you've
guessed it, looking as intriguing as
ever. Irene Earl was looking fine,
but she had far away look in her
eyes, thinking about a G. I. arthur
Graham). Dolores Beasley of
course looked well, she just
looked from the tip of her head to
the bottom of her foot, which
could not see for the fine formal
she had on.
l hear the OF Canteen is becom-
ing a real hep stand. I hear the
maddest step nowadays is the Fer
dinand" and it is really wicked. At
the Canteen, l caught sight of the
beautiful Chez infants who are the
unknown four or the gruesome
foursome "a. A, D. c., A. NJ. A,
L. c.. 1 hear there's a character
taking over all the cats territory,
and could it be Harold Greer? Also
looking mad, glad, and beautiful,
was Jean Vaudeville. Watch that
1--WE, Marcus. 1 also hear Dolores
Beasley has a bad case of laryn-
gifts, so take it easy (kid laryn-
gitis). 1 just know all the girls
are slap happy about Earl Weber
and he really looks great. l hear
the cat, Lenny Carter, gave a mad
birthday party, Sunday night, that
really jumped. Some of the lovelies,
powder-wearing, lipstick bearing
chicks were the prima donnas,
Bonnie Jones, Charlotte Curry,
Joyce Clayton, and some of the
drape-wearing, chick-scaring cats,
were Earl Bowman, Donald Brown
and George Wright.
Well, slick chicks, III dig you in
the morning, because as you know,
sweethearts, a good man is hard to
find and remember, girls, coffee
isn't the only thing fresh when
dated."-Duke Don.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21
ANNUAL BEAN
FEED AT WHEATLEY
SEPTEMBER 27

The annual bean feed for boys
and girls will be held at Phyllis
Wheatley House, Thursday, Sep
TENDER 27, at 6 p. m.
There will be a short program
with a speaker. Boys and girls will
also register for classes in which
they wish to participate. The
classes will include art, children's
chorus, cooking, coed night, club
membership, drum and bugle corps,
gym classes, sewing, woodwork,
dramatics, drum major and major
cites, story hour, modern ballet and
tap dancing.
There is no charge for the bean
feed.
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UTTERBUG SOCIAL

Bring your partner and enter the
jitterbug contest, which will be held
at the Jitterbug social at Phyllis
Wheatley House, Friday, Sept. 81,
from 8 to 11:30 p. m. Prizes will
be awarded. The admission is 20
cents.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21

Friday night, be-
cause bobby sox
and sweater girls
with pig tails and
classic curls, were
really jamming
with some droopy
leans as well as
a little jumping
with conservative
greens. Give E
oats" were doing
a Flash" on
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21

Now that it has, there's no doubt
in anyone's mind that she can
make the grade, because the lady
has what it takes.-EMMA B.
CREWS. la
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Claim Selection of Whites
Daughter For Role In
Strange Fruit Is Political
r r { EZY

New YOrk-Suspicion is rife in Harlem theatre circles
that Jose Ferre ago Paul Robesons portrayal of Shake
speares "Othelo has pulled "way back play in selecting
Walter Whites daughter Jane for the role of Nonne in the
play Strange Fruit The play adaptation from Lillian
Smiths besseIlng novel by that name into rehearsal
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St. Paul Singing Waitress
Gets LOng-AWaited Break
In Chicago Night Club

Kathryn Pettltord, 6l2 ST. Anthony Ave. former wait
at Jms Place ST. Anthony got break
recently and is making her debut at the Ritz Lounge
Chicago
During the appearance of the Carmen Jones' show here
of the members of the and his wife heard Kathryn
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21

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rent. Mrs. Howard Gilbert, 1884
E. 32nd St., Pa. 2055. Heat furn-
ished).
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Juvenile 1--WE
By DONALD GATES

"Wham, wee, bob, boom, bam, I
can swing and can JAM" was the
expression used at the Wheatley
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foliowing edit
0rials are presented as interesting oPin-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
JAPAN "FORETELLS" OWN
DOOM ACCURATELY

When Macarthur landed on the Phil
ippines Tokyo hazarded the guess that
it might be the stepping-stone for inva-
sion of Japan's homeland island. And
the guessing game was expanded to in
clude the declaration that the decisive
battle of the war we'll might be fought
on Philippines soil. This profound OBJ
servation was made in all seriousness
and was typical of all previous official
communiques emanating from Tokyo.
Step by step Tokyo has learned that
Macarthur and Nimitz were not engaged
in practical jokes when they swooped
in on Luzon. And as the Yanks kept on
Tokyo began discounting some of its
chatter and attempted to tell the home
folk that loss of the Philippines would
make no material difference in the war
or hold any danger to Nip victory And
right there is where JapanS military
leaders have been icapped-ridicul-
Gus official statements, misleading the
Jap people as to the actual perilous situ-
ations.
Now that Nimitz has started collect
ing final payment from Japan, 1t ap-
pears the first guess was the right one
and that occupation of the Philippines,
not only was the stepping-stone to attack
on the homeland, but in fact was the OPEN
ing attack.
At the moment Japan is hemmed in
from the ocean side with possible excep-
ton of the Kuriles, although there is
little doubt that Nimitz has that area
fenced off as far as any material aid to
Tokyo is concerned. 1t may be that some
morning Tokyo will awaken to the fact
that these bases have passed into posses
sion of the Yanks and that a two-pronged
invasion on the homeland is under way.
On the south Formosa still is barrier
to Macarthur, but recent trips over that
stronghold by Superfortresses indicate
that it too soon will be of no use in final
defenses.
Nor can Japan count too strongly on
Hongkong and other ports on the China
coast as the war is not going any too we'll
in China Indeed, another recent guess
came out of Tokyo to the effect that land
ing of American troops in China could be
expected This could only mean that the
japanese would be left without outside
help in China and thus would complete
surrounding of the homeland island be-
come a fact.
1t is altogether possible Macarthur
and Nimitz will not give Tokyo chance
to guess about the final invasion.
However, Tokyo may be assured there
will be no guesswork on the part OF Mac
Arthur and NimitZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
Allied Patrols
Gain in Italy

ROME, Feb. IL (UP)-Allied
patrols were in close contact with
the Germans along the Fifth and
Eighth army fronts and engaged
in a number of sharp clashes, head
quarters said Saturday.
German artillery fire decreased
generally along the Fifth army front
but Allied patrols encountered strong
defensive fire in attempts to probe
enemy positions. Clashes occurred
near Monte Belmonte and Monte
Rumici, southwest of Bologna.
The MeciteTanean Allied air
force reported % planes missing
from about 1400 sorties. One enemy
plane was destroyed.
A naval communique reported that
American. British and French war
ships carried out a continuous bonn
bardment of German positions near
the Franco-Italian frontier between
February 7 and II.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
COMMUNICATIONS FOR
SECRETARY OF LABOR

Sources close to the White House are
saying that the President is ready to re-
place Secretary of Labor Perkins if and
when successor shall be agreed upon by
the Committee of Industrial Organization
and the American Federation of Labor.
Such reports come on the heels of an
announcement that the labor secretary
had had her resignation refused since the
fourth term Inauguration. At least once
prior to that it was known that her offer
to quit had been ignored by the President.
If the President seeks an appointee
approved by labor, why draw a ring
around the two organizations and shut
out all the rest? True, the CIO and AFL
are powerful organizations and do rep
resent large segment Of labor-union
labor But as to numbers, both groups
far from number maj ority of labor and
if the chief executive really seeks a rec
ommendation, why not make it fully rep
resentative?
Is it another political pay-off?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
France Requests
C|arification
Of YaIta Set-Up

PARIS, Feb. II. (UP) = The
French government announced that
it had asked America, Britain, and
Russia fer indispensable clarifica-
ton" of the Crimea conference
communique.
An official announcement said
the request was made in notes pre-
sented today by the French ambas-
sac ors in Washington, London and
Moscow to the governments to which
they are accredited.
The notes were approved by the
cabinet with General Charles de
Gaulle presiding.
The chief points on which clarifi-
cation was asked were understood
to be:
/. Whether France will take part
in the San Francisco conference on
exactly the same basis as the Big
Three-in other words, as an in
viting" rather than invited" party.
2. Whether France will have the
status Of full equality with the Big
Three in the military occupation OF
Germany and on the control COM
mission in Berlin.
3. Whether France will be invit
ed to sit with the representatives
of the Big Three at any conference
to delimit the zones of occupation.
Authorized French sources said
France would accept an invitation
to San Francisco only on basis of
full equality with the Big Three.
They also said France would accept
no delineation Of zones of occupa-
ton in which she had not been con-
suited previously and fully.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-18
ONLY ONE PURPOSE
Worcester Telegraml

worcester IeIegfam)
He shaved with two-purpose shaving
cream, brushed his teeth with twO-pur-
pose dentifrice, ate some three-purpose
cereal for breakfast, drove his two-pur-
pose car to his place of employment.
During his noon hour he went out and
bought several four-purpose commodit-
les. On the way home he stopped at a
package store and said: 81 want bottle
of something. | don't care what it is, so
long as it's strong and doesn't have any
thing about purpose on the label I'm 60
ing home and take several one-purpose
drinks"