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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Public Awaits
Spencer Concert
Here January Is

Kenneth Spencer had the honor
of rendering several selections on
a coast to coast Squibb radio pro-
gram last week. His singing was
described as excellent by a host
OF Detroiters who expect to attend
his concert 10 be given at Masonic
Temple on Jan. Is.
Sponsored by Miss Nellie H.
Watts. Spencer will present his APP
pearance here, at which time music
lovers will have an occasion 10 see
and hear this outstanding singer
in person.
Spencer had inclinations to be-
come a minister but through some
fortunate circumstance he became
a singer, instead. and has thrilled
countless listeners with his rich,
velvet-toned voice.
Even as youngster he used to
fascinate his playmates in Los An
geles at which time he often de-
lighted his companions by giving
out with burst OF song preaching.
Although still religious, Spencer
includes various types OF songs in
his repertoire. along with several
spirituals. His ambition Is TO sing
as we'll as Roland Hayes and act
as we'll as Paul Robson. Perhaps
he will someday realize this ambi-
tiOn
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Children Will
Present A Play

The Children's Stage o. the Cath
Ole Theatre OF Detroit Will present
it, third production this season.
Cray Cricket Farm" by Lillian
srd Robert Masters. al the Players
Theatre, East Jefferson near Elm
wood on the Saturdays OF January
20 and p a, 1890 am, and 230 pm.
This IS q three-act modern COM
edy, portraying in vivid terms the
fun and excitement OF mid ives tern
farm life for children. Jack, Reu-
ben. tomboy Jill and little blind
Joy are the farm children. who are
visited by their city cousins. Tina
and Buck and their actress mother,
Bettina. What happens on the farm
with old maid Aunt Minerva.
Whops-the lovable tramp, Mr. and
Mrs Tasket, the parents OF the farm
children, an gay old Grandma
Issket makes an exciting and
humorous play.
II is under the direction OF Miss
Betty Collins a music teacher in
Deroit's public schools, who also
directed "Peck's Bad Boy" last sea-
son The production manager is
Loretta Mellon. who has been ac-
tive as secretary Of the Radio De-
partment and has served or various
productions.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Winged Victory ,
Army Air Show
Now At Wilson

The Army Air Forces show.
Winged Victory" written and di-
rected by Moss Hart, author of
Lady in the Dark" You Can't
Take 1t With You" "Once In A
Lifetime" Geo. Washington Slept
Here" and other hits, opens a two
week engagement at the Wilson
theatre on Jan. Is.
The show, which recently COM
pleted six months run on Broad
way where il played 237 perform
ances to over $4,000 people, was
written by Mr.. Hart at the sug-
gestlon OF General Henry II. Ar
mold, commanding officer OF the
AAF. Hart toured our air bases for
three months collecting background
material.
In the cast of 300 AAF members
are many former Broadway and
Hollywood stars including Edmond
O'Brien, seen recently in The
Amazing Mrs. Halliday" opposite
Deanna Durbln, and in .'Hunch.
back OF Notre Dame" George
Reeves, last seen on the screen with
Ciaudette Colbert, Veronica Lake
and Paulette Goddard in so
Proudly We Hail." Barry Nelson,
who appeared with Spencer Tracy
in "A Guy Named joe" Mark Dan
elS OF Joe Smith American" and
Vanishing Virginian;" Don Tay-
Tor of The Human Comedy" Ray
Mcdonald, dancing star of the
Andy Hardy pictures and several
other Mickey Rooney films; the
Mauch Twins who starred as
youngsters in prince and the
Pauper" and "Penrod."
Winged Victory" is the most
thrilling servicemen's production OF
our time and is appearing in this
city as part OF a 26-week tour OF
Is key cities. II is 10 be presented
in II scenes with five revolving
stages. The music has been written
by Sgt David Rose, composer of
Holiday for Strings" Proceeds
from the production. which has
crossed SI.047,000 to date, 60 to
Army Charities. A 50-piece orches-
ira and 50-voice chorus accompany
this Army Air Forces production.
Winged Victory" will soon be re-
leased as film by goth Century
Fox.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
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JUST DATA But WHAT'S
TIE malta WITH DATA

Sudden Thawt: Sen Bilbo's big.
gest fear is that should the Negro
be given Equal Rights, one may
marry his dghtr ! saw her picture
he needn't worry! The Lucky
Millinder-Judy Carol romance has
just about worn out. II has no more
future than cake OF Ice. She's
about To modulate TO Trumpeter!
49,. In front Of Los Angeles Dun
bar Hotel the other two in the
morning. a corner-lounger heckled
a cutie in passing. She turned out
10 be a sister OF Young Jack
Thompson. one time champ. ION
well. you can always buy a new set
OF teethD Mildred Whitlow. one
OF the lovelier ATTRACTIONS OF the
Rhumboogie tChD show, adjusting
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
FROM HARLEM
TO HOLLYWOOD

Gene Buffalo, the Boxer you're
welcome, mister and Ethel Waters,
the Lark, are closer than two coats
Of paint, They've got II basad. The
rumor that Lena Horne Is Mrs.
Charlie Barnet, Is just that-a
rumor. BandSman George Auld's
the guy who has all her feminine
intuition wrapped up in one grand
confusion, Mrs Lionel Hamp-
ton handles all the family dough,
even does the tipping Ha! | read
in a book that Apollo was chasing
a Nymph and she turned into tree.
Volta lucky guy Those | chase
always turn into nightclub or res
tsurant,
Claudia Oliver, the dancer says
she and Joe "Zizzy" Johnson are
jus, friends, That kind Of friendship
should happen to me-! Jimmie
Rogers, the Neat-Wit whose success
was first predicted by this newsboy,
went into a restaurant in Chicago
last wk and ordered Fried Chicken.
When the waitress brought the dim
mutive fowl, Jimmie gave il a
long look and disgustingly growled:
Now know what they mean
when they say A Chicken Amt
Nothing But A Bird" Someone
asked Edna Mae Harris why she
likes sweaters Her answer should
be recorded in the history books
He'll" she held. "Ivee got as
much right 10 keep warm as Lana
Turner" Mike Morgan. the De-
troit Doll who can best be described
as having a bee-yoo-tee-f profile
All The Way Down, Is the gal who
found what Ponce de Leon looked
for. She has the kind OF loveliness
you see only in dream! In Holly
wood. the other day. someone asked
Cal Bailey tthe Artist do you
draw pictures in the nude" NO"
was the corker II usually wear a
smoking Jacket" Harry Mills,
he's one Of the famed bros, says a
"chippy' is a gal you can invite to
your apartment 10 see Etchings she
knew you didn't have in the frst
place..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
To S e ct ALL
Star Band Here,
Ask Public Aid
Bv LARRY CHISM

Is II true that local musicians
are asleep? That they are lazy and
blind TO the opportunities await
ing them In the postwar world?
Who is your favorite local band
leader? Who are the top ranking
musicians OF Detroit?
These and other questions con-
corning local musicians will be put
10 the music loving public and their
musical friends, with the hopes
that they will be answered before
it is too late.
In an attempt TO name an all
star band from the talent available
in this city this writer submits
partial list of what is believed
TO be outstanding local musicians.
The following list, prepared by
L. f. Freeman is incomplete and
readers are asked to complete the
list or submit a list OF their own TO
the Theatrical Editor of Michigan
Chronicle. 268 Eliot street
Partial List
SAX: Ted Buckner, l.. Z. Free
man. Alvin Wall, Joe Norris and
Johnny Trafton
TRUMPET: Amos Jackson, Y. S.
Navy, King Porter.
TROMBONE: Joe Brown.
PIANO: Willie Anderson.
DRUMS: Pig Meat.
GUITAR: Junior Warren, U. S.
Navy.
Make Up Your List
Complete the list required for a
l5-piece band and submit the same
TO the Michigan Chronicle, at once.
Readers, musicians and their
friends are urged. 10 select their
idea for an all-star band from local
musicians.
Names submitted as players OF
the Detroit All-Star band will be
published in this column until the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
BY LARRY CHISM

Between now and the first OF
June all the outstanding jazz mu-
Siclans will have appeared IN De-
troit. says Bill Rsndle. hot jazz au-
thority. whose jazz concerts at the
Institute OF Arts have the whole
town talking.
For Jazz concert number three
10 be held at Institute of Arts on
Friday, Jan II, Randle has a fine
array OF hot jazz and swing mu-
sicians.
Art Tatum, genius OF jazz and
recognized as one OF the nations
best pianists will be the feature
attraction OF the concert. Four
bands will be featured on the three
hour concert.
Singers
Two singers. AL Tobin and Gloria
Villaire will also render selections.
Bands appearing on the program
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
SWINGING WITH
NITELIFERS
BY LARRY cHIsM

! her garter in front OF that building
the other syem while the Decem-
Der breezes toyed with her skirt
just long enough TO cause the COR
ner-loungers TO gap. One bystander
wondered what Santa could posi-
bly, put in her stockings to equal
what Mother Nature put there!. +.
POEM: or course I've learned q
lot OF things. o.. And a lot OF things
I've missed =. But why does q gal
lift her foot. When she is being
kissed? >. Overheard In The 666s:
Il got six kids already. My old man
never heard Of Ovaltine"..
II Nan Steinberg tthe lovely little
bundle Of feminine loveliness) will
contact the colyum, well tell her
the name Of the guy who thinks
she's the next best thing to Betty
Cradle. III you really wanna see
terrific tappin'.- catch the Three
Hott'ntots in action. They're Just
like any other dancers. only better
Their act alone is worth the price
OF admission TO the $685. A famed
man-sbout-Detroit toh, not you,
GeetchD was trying to date a CLAM
gal the other two in the syem. "Ah.
come on" he begged. Il won't kiss
and tell. ~ know you won't"
she teased, Cause it'll cost you a
Mink coat-and / know you're not
gonna tell on YOURSELF" -. A
we'll known swish went TO his draft
board and whoopsy'd: "Oh desh.
get me in this mess" He was CLASH
fed 8-F. That means when they in
wade America-he STILL don't 60,
... Singer Ann Cornell (currently
stopping shows at the Zombie)
oughta be looked over by talent
scout. The way she wraps her heart
around vocal is ear-pleasing. She
has one of those hour glass figures
too. il you ask me land even if you
diddenD Will boxer-playboy Con-
way Petty contact the colyum,
nleasH7 -r-~--@
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13

final selection is made by group
OF outstanding musicians. Who Is
your favorite musician? What in
strument does he play Send in
your answer 10 the Theatrical Edi-
tor, Michigan Chronicle, 268 Eliot,
Detroit !, Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
KING kodak IN BUFFALO

BUFFALO. ~ Y. - King Kolax
and his orchestra drew an over
flow crowd at Memorial auditori-
UNI Sunday night.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
BY JOHNNY GIBSON
CPihen-hittins for Larry Chism)

When asked her 10 wed. Go
10 Father" she said.
She knew that ] knew that her
Father was dead.
She knew that knew what q
life ne had led
She knew that knew what she
meant when she said;
Go TO Father"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13

Powell. -. Una Mae Carlisle
says she's in love with her husband
cbut doesn't like Married lifeD
Now THERE'S. statement that
makes about as much sense as Hat
tie McDaniels trying to cross Lake
Erie in Hollow tooth!....
x x x
PORTRAIT OF A PLAYBOY
I've lived my life I've had my
fun. I've played the game I've
lost I've won. 1t matters not what
other say AS all through life I've
paid my way ....... FRIENDS I've
known but none I've had -. To share
my luck both good and bad Those
so-called friends were never
around. =. To lend a hand when
was down Show me this creature
called a sincere friend" Who'll
stick with you through thick and
thin. The first one 10 praise you
when you're going strong. The last
one TO fault you when everythings
wrong IL doubt that you can find
that kind. -. For friendship, like
gold, is hard to find . Experience
has taught me since l left home.
You travel safe when you travel
alone. No questions asked no ex-
planning to give. Just living and
loving the life that you live. Low
ing many but trusting few. And
always paddlin' your own canoe.
Perhaps you wonder why talk this
way? We'll. FRIEND stole my
girl away.
Here's your guest" COLIN. Larry
Chism. And with that leave you
with this: Never fret over what
person may say about you behind
your back. Some jerks even talk
about God"
X X X
CHISMS SAYS
That the party enjoyed by Albert
(Geetch) Pakeman on his natal
day, Jan. 6 at Club Three 666 must
have been a fine one according TO
the reports coming in through the
Wordage OF the Valley playboys
They say Geetch saved all his
Christmas presents, from folks far
and near, so he would have one
fine array OF gifts, etc, on his birth
day. Many wished the popular
bondsman many happy returns OF
the day. He deserves il.
Chas. Henderson. member OF IL
Horsemen sub-board. plans to enter
the booking field and bring fine
bands here for dancers. some day
soon Some months ago the
Downtown theatre manager said he
wouldn't book Race bands and have
competition with Paradise theatre.
However. Duke Ellington is the
second sepia band booked there
recently. Others are set to follow.
Too bad that all Race deal TO show
the same bands at Wilson didn't
jell
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
JAZZ HERE SOON

Bill Randle. strictly jive. jazz
authority and concert maker. prom
ises the best of hot jazz" talent
will show of here in series of big
and better jazz concerts. but soon.
Pianist Earl Hines is due on Feb. II
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13


Erskirs Hawkins. 10th Cen
fury Gabriel and his popular
band appear for one week AT
Paradise theatre. starting Fri
day. Jan. IL. Composer of
Tuxedo Junction" Hawkins
can play every instrument in
the band and was a former in
sfructor Of music at Alabama
State college and created his
first band from students of his
class. He plans TO make a good
will tour of South America
after the war. His triple tongu-
ing Of the trumpet has made
him one of the best known
players of this instrument.
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NOTES. NEWS AND
NONSENSE


Pat Brooks the's the Champs
bro) and Edith McKinnie. a St.
Looey lovely. arc closer than the
chords in an Ellington arrange
ment!. Trevor Bacon who hasn't
got enough blood 10 give a trans
fusion to gnaD was put in la
the other day and he's fidgity as
a gal driving thru traffic and trying
10 adjust her girdle at the same
time! Wynonnc Harris newest
assignment is contract with the
Noble Sissle band. Al one hundred
collars. per one-nighter. tOkay,
okay but ! saw the contract with
my own eyesD go Half a Laff dept:
The husband of famed sepia
moon pickcha star is telling chums
he'll be a papa soon. A soldier
'overseaS is passing out the cigars
FROM THE KANSAS CITY
CALL: Coast columnist IT Clip
son scooped Walter Winchell land
other reporters on the Hazel Scott
Adam Powell romance. He first
item'd il this way: It's being wide
ly cocktaledroomered in the sin
spots Of Harlem that Hazel Scott
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
y X X
SCANNIN' THE NEWS
TICKER TAPE

Katherine Dunham's lovely pro-
file will adorn the cover OF Look
mag in a forthcoming issue. The
first time any Sepia star has been
SO honorred. -. Earl Warren may
leave the Basic band TO form one
Of his own He's Harlem's answer
10 Frank Sinatra. Sportsman Jim
ME Wilson tof Mimi says a girl
OF l6 knows more about men than
man Of go knows about women.
No man. he says, really under
stands women" Women, little
chum. are made TO be loved-not to
be underStoodD .... And just in case
you don't like her singing, there
always Marva Louis eye-arresting
figure to make your eyes Smile!. .
Billy Ecksteln has the talent scouts
running over each other for an
intro. We predicted his success
many years ago. In Movieland, they
mutter and wonder about our pre-
dictions. All OF them tie, Jimmie
Rogers. Judy Carol. Dorothy Done
gan and others) have been hits.
One mention here and they sail
stratispheric heights, e.. (Oh shad-
dup. Gipson, and 60 on TO the head
Of the classO :. In the Army Hos
ptal tOntario. California; Negro
soldiers pay as much as So per car
ton for cigarettes. Isn't that some
thing for the OPA TO investigate?
Bette Roche sounds too much like
Billie Holiday. Not complainin'-
just colyumin' $3.50. Aside To Leon
Washington. Los Angeles. Cali
fornia: Boy, oh boy, is IL cold herel
No wonder Detroit is such healthy
place. All the germs are frozen! In
the Hotel where I'm staying they've
installed new heating system.
Every half hour bell boy runs up
and down the halls with a picture
Of Hedda LeMarr-trying 10 get the
place warm! Roy Eldridge con-
fided TO me the other evening over
a New York Cut Steak dinner that
/ paid for (Which may have had
something to do with IT'D that he
doesn't plan TO leave Artie Shaw's
band. With a weakly salary of $500,
he shouldn't. Willie Bryant post
cards this lollapalooza all the way
from New York: you can always
tell when you're a success in Har-
lem. Your friends begin patting you
on the back-with knife in each
hand, The Fayard Nicholas
tone of the dancing freres) are buy
ing baby things for September ar
rival. Nom is the lovely Jerry
fugitive from bathing beauty con-
test The way Ella Fitzgerald toys
with Into Each Life Some Rain
Must Fall" is as refreshing as
balmy breeze. She was born with a
silver tune in her mouth!
X X X
NnTEC NrEVHC Am
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13

will be the next Mrs Adam Clayton
Powell -. Una Mae Carlisle
says she's in love with her husband
,but doesn't like Married lifeD
Now THERE'S. statement that
makes about as much sense as Hat
tie McDanielS trying to cross Lake
Erie in a Hollow TOOTH. -.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-27
WAR AMONG THE BY-PASSED
Cincinnati Enquirer)

The headlined part of the war - but not the war itself-has long since moved thousands of miles beyond this spot. It is 930 miles from Mares Tarbor, in the Ad- miralties, to Guam, our announced Vest ern Pacific headquarters. From Guam to Manila is 1,600 miles farther, or from Guam to OkinaWa is 1,200 miles. So fighting is going on and death is incurred thousands of miles behind the front" lines. No recent casualty list has called attention to it, but the same thing is still true in the Gilberts, where we first in- vaded the Central Pacific, and in the Marshalls, next farther west. Marine fliers and Navy surface patrol craft have the job of pinning down the many thou sands of Japanese who have been by- passed in strong island base. Truk's stockpiles of war material are central to all these Jap bases; delivery of supplies by submarine is not impossible. The Japs are able to fight back, occasionally shoot down a bombing and strafing plane, or damage patrol boat that thrusts it's prov unwarily too close to shore.
 It is war, with all the penalties of war, without the glamor, the glory, the feel of getting somewhere and accomplishing something; with only monotony, the risk of death, the certainty that there will be no headlines to tell the story of those whose job it is to keep the Japs ears pinned back in these rear areas
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-27
SEVENTH WAR LOAN

The present period in our nations fight to control initiation is a crucial one and the purchase of War Bonds is one of our greatest weapons.
 The buying of War Bonds is one of the great demonstrations of faith in our way of life To the fighting man it is demon Stration of our faith in him and of our unbounded determination to meet his own demands of Unconditional Surren- der in the Pacific" with our own pledge of Bonds to the Limit"
 We cannot fail in this Seventh War Loan to fulfill our every pledge, for fail ure to do so would in effect mean repudi- ating all we have stood for during these strenuous years. The responsibility that you and have is great one, for each of us has the power to demonstrate to our fighting men that here at home the war is not over-and what they are do- ing over there has not been forgotten over here. They have done what we asked to have done in Europe. Ours is an easy task in comparison.
 Are we being fully conscious of our obligations to them on their battlefront and to each other on the home front when we have only subscribed thirty
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-27

And that includes Alice Fave. Betty Grable, Hedy Lamar. Ann Sothern, Susan Hayward, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, ct al. Angela Lansbury, English refugee child who came over on a shipload of 200 London blitz refugees. was selling cosmetics in a deparmtent store for a short time Then she won the Academy nomination for her first screen role, the Cock ney maid in "Gaslight"-and now she IS in lead for the Amber" role in Forever Amber" Now she'll play the sophisticated torch singer opposite William Powell in "The Moddlum Saint'-she is 10
 Ttats all-Bye Now ana 9,v Bonds!
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-27
THE NOME NUGGET

three and one-third percent of the quota set for us. Nome has only been asked for 18,762.5O. Do you part and add another bond, before July 4th, to your share in the drive
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-27
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1S45
Construction Controls Revised


 construction, as of May 29th, has been very considerably revised.
 Construction, additions or re- modelling of buildings in any one year for occupancy of one family may now be undertaken without an application for permit to cor struct if the cost does not exceed sl.OOO; for occupancy by two farn- lies. S2OOO; for occupancy bV three families, $3,000; fer occu- pancy by four families, s4,OOO: and for occupancy by five tami- lies, S5,OOO. As before, repairs and maintenance to keep the struc- ture in sound working condition and safe for occupancy may be done at whatever expenditure re- quired.
 A farm, not including the farm house, may spend up to S1,000 in the construction of any necessary building.
 In any one year, hotel, apart ment building, or other residence for six or more families, may spend in new construction or re- modelling, up to $5,O00, but if the repairs and maintenance exceed a sum equal to the number of square feet of living space in the build ing times twenty cents, then the excess must be charged against this $5,O00 annual allowance for new construction.
 The same allowance of S5,0OO and the same conditions as to re- pair and maintenance apply to an office, bank, store, laundry, gar- age, restaurant, theater, ware house or other retail or wholesale service establishment including a frozen locker plant.
 In the case of church, hospital, school, college, USO Club, public playground for children, public owned building or group of build ings orphanage Cor other build ings used exclusively for chari- table purposes) and military ex- change on an Army or Navy res- ervation may have spent in new construction or renlodeling during any calendar year up to SlO.OOO without obtaining permission from the War Production Board.
 Norman c. Stines,
 Area Representative,
 War Production Board