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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-06
Both Looking
For Title And
Money Bout

London, Dec. 6 -(AP) Lee
Savold, the ex-bartender from
Minnesota, and Bruce Woodcock,
the British heavyweight cham
pion, fight a curcial 10 rounds
tonight for a possible shot at Joe
Louis and his world title.
At 9 am. (est) they will weigh
in at Promoter Jack Solomons
gymnasium.
Seven hours later they will
step into the ring in Harringay
Arena before capacity crowd
of 10000.
Opinion varies as to what will
happen then.
Though bettors weren't very
active, The story was that some
would give you lilo against Sa-
void and others 5-4 against Wood
cock.
Going on record in. this NOR
ning's newspapers, five London
sports writer's picked Savold to
win. Two were non-commital.
Three picked Woodcock.
Both gladiators seemed conf
dent as they landed in town from
training camps last night, and
both were eager for a lucrative
Louis bout. Promoters have indi-
Gated tonight's winner or the Joe
Baksiezzard Charles winner in
New York Friday may be the
Brown Bomber's next champion
ship foe.
1t was Baksi who broke Wood
cocks jaw in April, 1947. Bruce
was more than year getting
well enough to resume training.
His first outing - the short waltz
against Lee Oma - tested no.
thing.
Savold, at 80, is five years older
than the Britisher, and in n
years in the ring has had three
times as many pro fights. Both
scale around 191 pounds.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-06
Mathews Wins
Southern Loop
Scoring g Tile
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ray Mathews, Clemson's sop
homore halfback, today won the
Southern Conference individual
polnt-making championship.
Mathews scored three touch :
downs Saturday IN Clemson S 20
0 victory over the Citadel to
boost his scoring total for t h c
season to 13 touchdowns-7
. points,
Trailing Mathews with 6
points was Choo-Choo Charlie
Justice, North Cardinals ALA
merican tailback, Bill Gregus
Wake Forest sophomore back,
was third with 81 points. Fouth
was Bob Cox, North Carolina s
pl5ce-l-icking end, with 81.
Clamson's stadium dedication
victory over the Citadel at Char
lesion closed out the regular
campaign for the IS Southern
Conference teams and left Glenn
son the only undefeated and
united club in the lot.
This was Clemson's first sea-
son since 1900 without a defeat
or tie. The Tigers won 10
games. Second place in the con-
ference standings went to North
Cardinals Tar Heels, who won
nine and We're tied by William
and Mary,
Four teams still have post
season appointments. W a k e
Forest plays Baylor in the Dixie
Bowl at Birmingham, Ala; Will
lam and Mary faces Oklahoma
A. and NJ. in the Delta Bowl
at Memphis Tenn; North Caro-
lima battles Oklahoma in the
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, La,
and Clemson and Missouri tangle
in the Gator Bowl at Jackson
vile, Fla, All are new years
afternoon contests.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-06
avoid And Woodcock Battle Tonight For Possible Shot At Joe Louis

Father Donnelly. "Things were
getting so bad he couldn't do his
studies"
And they decided to draw up
an agreement in which Father
Donnelly became Bednarik's a.
gent. The Pact, signed last May
10, was made public yesterday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-06

Lou Groza, ace place-kick-
er for the Cleveland Browns of
the All-American pro Confer
ence, recently missed a record
56-yard field goal when the ball
hit the cross-bar and bounced
back.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-06

DR.. N. S. Nicholas, who cares
for the Villanova College football
team, can appreciate the prob
lens of the Wildcat gridders.
Nicholas was a tackle at the Uni
versity of Missouri.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-06

Army scored but one touch
down against Harvard in the
first 13 games played between
the two schools, beginning with
the 1895 contest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-08

U. s. DEPARTMENT OF THE
 ANTERIOR, National Park Service
 August 27, 1948. SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the Pulp ilic Roads Administration. 20e Broadway-Oak Building, Portland
 Oregon, until l0:00 o'clock A. M lSeptember g, 1948, for construct ling or improving Glenn Highway
 Section A, Third Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska, Grading, Sur
 facing and Bituminous Surfacing, Involving All Reqd. Extra & Misc. Force Account Work; SO Acres
 Clearing and Grubbing; 390,000 Gu. Yds. Unclassified Excavation; 1,500 Cu.Yds. Unclassified Excavation for Structures; 167,000 Cu.Yds. Unclas- lsified Excavation for Borrow, Case II; 10000 Sta.Yd. Overhaul (1,000 fleet free hauD 15O,00 Cu.Yd.Mile Special Overhaul of Borrow 1000 fleet free hauD; 5,570 Meal Wat ,ering of Base Course, Item SPA; l15,O 900 Gu. Yds. Crushed Gravel or
 Crushed Stone Base Course, Class |2, Grading D-1; 625 Tons Medium
 Curing Cutback Asphalt. Grade 2
 for Prime Coat; 3,6O0 Cu.Yds. Cover
 Aggregate for Type 3 Seal Coat,
 Grading B; 42,O0O Tons (Class E Pavement Type ED Plant Mixture Grading All; 2,810 Tons Rapid Cur ing Cutback Asphalt Grade 4 for Type Fl; 5,320 Lin.Ft. Culvert Pipe and other small items of work.
 Where plans and specifications are
 requested, deposit of 5000 will be required to insure their return
 within 15 days after opening of bids.
 Checks should be made payable to
 the Treasurer of the United States. Plans, specifications and proposals
 may be obtained at the office of the Public Roads Administration, 208 IBroadway-O Oak Building, Portland, Oregon. Tn addition to the sections ion which bids are now being in- vited, it is proposed to issue invita- |tions to bidders for similar con- |struction on contagious sections be- fore the end of the 1948 construc- |tion season. This proposed work includes grading, surfacing and bi- luminous surfacing from the south |erly end of Section A to Big Delta and crushing and stockpiling of sur- facing aggregates from Big Delta to Gulkana on the Richardson High way, and grading, surfacing and |bituminous slrfacihg on the Alaska Highway from Tok Junction vest |erly a distance of approximately 65 miles. No plans. are yet available for this future work but the Public Roads Administration engineers at
 Fairbanks and Anchorage will have a general knowledge of the work
 which should enable interested con-
 tractors to view the sites at this
 time. w. H. Lynch. Division En- gineer-
 First publication, Sept. l. 1948.
 Last publication, Sept 8, 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-08
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Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
LUCKY MILLINDER star OF
NEW NbC NETWORK SHOW

Dynamaestro Lucky Miflinder
has been signed to star in q new
musical-variety radio show,
National Minstrels," to be
broadcast every Wednesday
night, 8 D.. m. EST, over the en-
tire coast to coast network faci-
lilies of the National Broadcast
ing Company, commencing July
7th. 1ine program replaces tlc
POPULAR Dennis Day show and
will be heard for a thirteen week
period.
The precedent-shattering pro
gram, only radio production tea
turing an all-Negro cast to be
broadcast over any OF the major
networks, will spotlight the
music of Millinder and his aug
mented orchestra in specially
arranged interpretations OF typ
ically American folk songs, ira
ditiOnal Spirituals and popular
melodies of famous composers
who contributed so much to con-
temporary music. A symphonic
type choral ensemble and vocal
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
BULL MOOSE JACKSON, L00NIE
JOHNSON ON NATIONWIDE tour

whose original recording Of 'To-
morrow Night for King has
been the No. l most-played juke
box record for the past four
weeks, in popularity polls con-
Quoted by Billboard and Cash
Box, leading trade journals.
Captivating Marie Henderson,
fascinating blues singing dis
covery. completes the triple
healine attraction to be produced
by by Lucky Millinder and book
ed thru Gale Agency, New York.
VOTE REPUBLICAN
We won't know just how
badly old man initiation has got
his tentacles into up until we
see how high the Pendergast
machine has to raise the price
Of votes in Missouri this year.
Waterloo Qnd) Press
VOTE REPUBLICAN,
The recognition of the Jew
ish State Immediately after it's
formation will, in the opinion Of
Truman's advisers, help stop
the Democratic revolt against
him in the Northern cities
NeWsWeek, May "a, 1913
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19

quartettc will provide accompan-
lment for Paul Breckenridge,
Millinder's brilliant young sing
ing star, who viii be heard i'll q
series Of famous spirituals; the
most mefodicalfy beautiful and
only original American music.
The cfferveseent lucky. who
began his theatrical career with
touring minstrel show, will al
SO act as master OF ceremonie5.
replacing the traditional 'intel-
locutor', in prese ntimg TIE large
cast OF musicians choral and
singing groups, comedians, IN
strumental styiists and vocal
Soloists.
The weekly Wednesday night
program will originate in Nl4Css
Radio City, New York studios,
and will feature the appearance
OF many famous stage, screen,
radio and recording personalities
as special guest stars.
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Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
VOTE REPUBLICAN -
Race No Issue AT
Phila. onventions

Platform planners at the Re
publican and Democratic con-
VentiOns in Philadelphia will pre-
tend to fall in love with the Ne
gro again as they do every cleo
ton year the colored voters OF
the nation are most interested in
continued prosperity and will not
be fooled.
Neither major political party
has anything special to offer the
Negro as a race" Ebony insists.
'"They will both promise and not
deliver, but this is no cause for
bitterness.
I'm the realm Of political pro-
misses there is no racial prejud-
ice Whatever the artical con-
tinues:
Both parties break faith
equally with Negroes and whites.
"This leaves the Negro with
no alternative except to vote as
any other American. Ion the
key political issues of the day
maintaining peace and prosper
ity.'
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19

Three Of 194S's most popular
recording artists will be co-star-
red in the forthcoming King
Karavan," scheduled to com
mence a twenty-week series Of
one-nlghter dance engagements
IN the south southwest, and
midwest, in early August.
Headining the in person cav
alacde of juke-box favorites will
De "BulimoOse" Jackson. sensat-
lonal young-saxophonist whose
hlng recordings Of Il Low You.
YES | Do, "Sneaky Pete" cali
NY Love Belongs To YOU and
"BoWlegged Woman" have made
MN the hottest personality in
sEoW-business today. Jackson's
Lour records are currently listed
among the top ten, most PLAYED
In Juke1boXes and by disc lock
les on the nations radio stations.
"Bullmoose' will direct the fam
Gus Buffalo Bearcats, sensational
dance music aggregation heard
on all his records. Co-starring
with the romantic voiced Bull
moose vii be Lonnie Johnson,
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
NEW YORK,S CLUB EBONY
CELEBRATES half YEAR
or ENTERT AINMENT SUCCESS

he most outstanding biStro ON
on the main stem. That is indeed
a most marvellous record for the
so-called "doubting' ne'er-do-
wells to reckon-who predicted
that Club Ebony downfall in from
2 to 4 weeks.
More than $4,000 customers,
not to mention (visitors, on the
house, have followed 'Kilroy' to
to the mirrored stairway Club
Ebony, is my guess, that has
set an attendance record for the
location.
Who are the people who pat
ronize Club Ebony? Well, I'll
tell you more about them. Shall
start from the top to the bot
tom? No! l can't remember all
the names, because it will re-
quire too much space, and again
1 might miss somebody.
1t all adds up like this-Per-
haps 60 per cent white Ameri-
cans, 20 per cent Latin-Ameri-
cans and tn ebalance Negro
Americans, and the rest.
The lure of Club Ebony that
bringstogather such vast con-
glomeration Of peoples of all ma
tionalities, races and colors, re-
presenting the high, low; great,
small; rich or otherwise is a re-
markable innovation. A melting
pot for those who thrive upon
the joys of good living, the pur!
suit of happiness, with acommon
20 bjective-'A gay evening at
Club Ebony.
The fastidious New Yorker
magazine considered double
for Emily Post in night life eth
les was so right; Club Ebony is
a remarkable study and must
for sociologists, and genuine
democracy.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
Gregory Peck Pleads
+ or Negro In Tight
Against Prejudice

"The greatest film | can think
OF would be one on the Negro as
frank as 'Gentlemen's Agree
ment' was for Jews" says Gre
CORY Peck in Julyy Negro Digest.
Its got to be done! And it
would carry over more impact
than 'Gentlemen's Agreement"
He knew about the race pro-
blem all his life, the Academy
Award winner explains, but had
never actively fought against
prejudice and bigotry until his
recent role in Daryl Zanuck's
epic. Peck then toured the South
and spent a vacation in Haiti.
Il felt tension, fear, conflict
oozing through me-" Peck de-
clares, "and now I realize what's
got to be done.
I'm just an ordinary guy. l
don't know all the answers. But
I'm pretty certain Of this. pre-
JUDGE and what causes it has to
go! Talk it out, legislate it out,
educate it out with books, news
papers, radio, films. But one way
or another, it's up to every last
one of us to assume responsible
ity for the welfare of our fellow
men"
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
BY FLOYD SNELSON

NEW YORK - Club Ebony
Success-There is no color line
in show business here in NYC,
when it comes to entertainment
value.
Club Ebony of Broadway Gel
ebrates its first six month birth
day, June 18th, opening a brand
new show in accord with it's us
ual policy of everchanging at
fractions and new eyelifting
thrills.
The law Of supply and demand
being what it is, Tub Ebony, the
first Negro owned and operated
nightclub on Broadway has de-
finitely proved that excellent
entertainment shows, plue good
food and liquors, with touch of
courtesy and friendliness for
seasoning, of course are the
prime factors and requisites that
give nigitspots beneficial reput-
ations.
The night life industry is one
Of the biggest businesses in this
big city, lin case you don't
know, and sets the pace for
the entire nation, if not the
world. The past cafe season has
drawn to a close. 1t started off
with a bang regardless Of the
blizzard and the hazards of the
most severe winter in this town
in history. Incidentally, the
month of May, according to the
weathe1man established the .hea-
West rainfall in a generation,
that has been the death knell OF
many noted and beautiful night
spots.
Regardless of such astounding
setbacks Club Ebony Of Broad
way has survived them ali sue
cessfully and is now considered
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
VOTE REPUBLICAN =

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Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
SEEM STARS
With DOLORES CALVIN

NEW YORK-Ihe premiere OF
Personal Autograph" IRON Chi
cago airwaved guest starsLouis
Jordan and Sonny Howard, the
latter who did a very good i'm
preservation CT Doth frankie
Lame and Nellie. Lutcher.
Jordan told of his early rise to
la1ae and his first recording for
Decca, a new name to us. We
had always thought it was do
You Call That A Buddy?" E.
Again baseball cancelled out
Tenth Of a Nation" This is the
third lancellatiCl. !. Lionel
HamptOn's Treasury Half Hour
which recently changed from
Saturday afternoon meets wide
spread approval on the road en-
route to L. A..
By odd coincidence, The King
Cole Trio opened the Paramount
Theatre the same week the
Three Blazers opened the Apollo
with Oscar Moore. former Cole
ace man, taking over for brother
Johnny, ailing in L. A.. Earl
Griffin. former Hollywood news
man and the first Negro with an
office on the Sunset Strip, tipped
and qiut All American Drinks at
ter the wonderful job he did for
them in Little Rock. Pearl Pri-
mus GIL" revue which per-
formed jim a settlement play
house seven times is the story OF
drama based on the spreading
of deadly plague which sweeps
the world when bacteriologl-
cal warfare factory is bombed.
Lee Richardson, '46's best male
voice, is busy grooming Don't
Blame Me" at the Baby Grand
where little Pee Wee, the used
to- be Zanzibar m. c., has taken
up his chores Billie Holiday,
much in demand, can't decide
whether she wants to make that
cross country tour or concentrate
on clubs in spots like Chicago.
Eddie Green, the comedian
with Duffy's Tavern, enroute
New York with his pretty wife
and small son for a 2 week stay.
He'll be featured in the Strand
Theatres stageshow..
Rochester practicing holding
a teacup with his pinky for that
trip to Eengland with Jack Benny
Rose Metals quick demonstra-
lions for chignons and gorgeous
hairdos won many plaudits from
audiences at N. Y. State Beauty
Culturists Assoc. Convention. -.
Resignation of genial, quiet Wal
ter Scoot came as complete schok
to Hotel Theresa staff and kept
atmosphere in morbid state for
days. !. !. Willie Bryant CRAVING
considerable. I. .Thelma Carpen-
ter ready to take over where
Billie Holiday leaves off at the
Ebony.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
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ir,st Aid Stations
To Be Set Up At
Railroad Fair

The hundreds of thousands Of
visitors to the big national Rail
road Fair along Chicago's lake
front this summer will have the
benefit Of immediate first aid
treatment, it was announced yes
terday by Major Lenox r. Lohr,
president of the Fair.
| At convenient locations on the
mil-elOng Fair grounds between
Goth and 30th streets will be an
army hospital railroad car of the
type used to transport GONZALES
cents in this country, and fully
equipped Red Cross first aid sta
ton. On dut at the hospital car
during Fair hours will be a me-
dical corps officer with two en-
listed men, plus one uniformed
Red Cross first aid corpsman or
corpswoman.
Another Red Cross first aid
cOrpSman Or cOTpSWOman will Zoe
on hand at the Red Cross first
aid station. Parked close to the
hospital car and the first aid
station will be two ambulances,
with volunteer motor service
drivers in readiness at all times.
These will be for quick trans
pOrtation from the grounds in
cases OF necessity.
, Red Cross cooperation. provid
ed through the Chicago chapter
American Red Cross, will place
a trained volunteer staff of 6s
corpsmen and 35 corpswomen in
service during the Fair which
will be open this summer from
July 20 on. These volunteers viii
operate on three shifts a day
four persons to a shift. They are
the same trained Red Cross per
sonnet regularly assigned to 10
cal affairs attracting large groups
Of people.
Red Cross corpsmen at the ma
: tiOnal Railroad Fair will be un
der the supervision of John Merit
> Of the Chicago chapter, while DR.
= l.. Pearle Smith Of the Chicago
chapter will be in charge of thu
corpswomen.
: Prior to opening of the Rail
/. road Fair, the local Red Cross
chapter will have on hand at the
7 grounds during daytime work
ing hours from July 10 to 20. one
, uniformed first aid corpsman OF
t corpswoman and one ambulance
: This summers mammoth Rail
: road Fair, cqmmemorating the
Tooth anniversary of the opening
tof Chicago to rail transportation
: will be sponsored by the rail
roads of the nation. 1t will pre-
sent spectacular pageantry, 81
, ceres OF highly dramatic exhibits
and a wide variety Of interest
: ing entertainment facilities.
- VOTE REPUBLICAN
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-19
Spinning
Around
BARNEY
GLAZER
Twentieth
Century
News
Syndicate

''Bombo B. Bailey; i an INNS
ual titlec and it's sung by Ella
Mae Morse for Capitol in a
somewhat &'Mr Five by Five
VEN. .Decca's album titled
Hlldegarde" is sung by the per
con OF the same name and also
includes Buddy CLARK, Guy LON
bardo, Carmen Cavallaro and
Percy Faith.
The woody Woodpecker"
tune by Kay Kyser for Columbia
was the only recording of the
lumberbird's song before the
Petrlllo ban became effective
and the song is making the sales
chips fly. Raymond Scott.
famous composer-arranger, offers
for MGM You're Gonna Make
a Wonderful Sweetheart.
From the MGM film. "A Date
with judy" comes the hummer.
Juda1ene," done by Tommy
Dorsey for RAG Victor in Tee
Dee manner 80. Columbia's
youngmaestro, Elliot Lawrence,
rides his musical broncho with a
clever cowboy-type tune. cat the
Flying 'W'''. /. That man Tex
Williams has registered spri-
Chilly Capitol number titled,
Banjo Polka"
It's another Souvenir Album
for Decca, this time, Lionel
Hampton" and you just can't
miss, "Hamp's Salty Bluess," and
Chord A Re Bop" among others
-. Bud Hobbs with his Trail
Herders are a versatile new folk
group with MGM and their Lazy
Navy is hillbilly moody with
a bounce.
Ray McKinley's RCA Victor
records Away seem to be just
one shade different than the
others and no exception is, "You
anne a Long Way" It's olypso
rhythm. -. Toni Harper. The
Nine Year Old artist, is new to
olumbia and she shows promise
Of terrific acclaim. Her first is
Candy Store Blues" a charming
combination of blues and child
hood dreams.
It's Jerry Colonna for Capitol
on pass a Piece Of Pizza
Please" a catchy, tongue-twist-
ing lyric. Now available is
Decca's album, Songs Of Our
Times, 1922, including: A Kiss
in the Dark, Wonderful One,
Three O'Clock in the Morning,
Carolina in the Morning, Stun
bling, etc. -. The Calvary Quar-
tet sing with infectious charm,
1.-THE Glory Train" a spirited
religious folksong (MGM).
Sleep My Child,' sung by
Dennis Day for RCA Victor has
already caused a tremendous
stir in Europe, where it was in
troduced. Y. Buddy Clark joins
dramatics with romance to sing
COlumbia's. Where the Apple
RIOSSOmc Fall .,