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Arizona sun., 1950-05-19
Yuma
Teen-age Gossip
BY REBECCA NORFLES


Dear Readers:
There have been some real
"gone" dances at the Elks for the
benefit of the Empire Lodge Ball
team. These boys have been play
ing some "gone" baseball. Hollis
Hassell and his band played for
both of these dances and the music
was really "on."
in the crowd when some of the boys
and girls sang. Betty Crumpton
sang, "How High the Moon" and
her bop style was simply "out of
the world" We didn't know she
could sing!
Cecil Owens should join up with
the FBI. He sure can find out
lots about the happenings. What
we can't figure out is how he does
it when he is never seen anywhere.
These radio stars should leave
and let some of these kids down
here take over, such as: the Life
buoy program (some of these kids
need it,; take It Over Leave IT,
the semester grades at YUHS;
Judy Canova" = Jackie Benton:
''The Right to Happiness
Travellers Club; "We Love and
Learn"-Geraldine Spikes; "The
Lone Ranger"-Leaford Solomon;
"Big Town" = Algodones; "Mr.
District Attorney"-David Norfles;
"Dragnet."
Now for movies that and these
are on the level:- -"Myster Nam
Cecil Ownes; "The Thin Man
Jimmy McLain; "To Each His
Own"-Sarah Smallwood; 1.-TWO
Smart People"-Le Roy Dies and
William Kelly; Champion n"-Em-.
pire Lodge Boys; "Billy the KID
Ralph Dees; Perfect Lady, Re-
becca Norfles; Roughly Speaking"
L eonard Nevels; "My Fools
Heart t"-Chistly Kelly; ""The Great
Lover"-Junior Hartley.
Well, that's all for now but next
time I'll have the things it takes to
be an ideal boy, so all of you boys
will know just how you stand.
So long!
Arizona sun., 1950-05-19
.Vicksburg News
BY IRA S. JORDAN

Regular Mothers Day Services
were held at the Community
Church of Christ with Rev. J. D.
Manley, Pastor, delivering the SER
mon :. (. Four school children, Her
bert, Curtis and Rosmel Scott, and
Ollie Weaver, entered the County
Schools Garden contest recently
held in Yuma, receiving blue rib
bonS for their entries Recent
visitors to Vicksburg include Mr..
and Mrs. L. Fisher and Mrs. A. J.
Mumford of Los Angeles; Mr.. A.
Shields of Shields Van Storage, L.
A.; Bishop r. L. Jefferson, Kansas
City, Mo-; Mrs. Irene Coleman,
Chicago; Bill Parrish, Chicago;
Mrs. Helen Nelson, San Francisco;
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson Woods,
Blythe, California, and Miss Wessie
B. Taylor, Crockett, Texas Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas are planning on
another one of their many fish
ing trips.
Arizona sun., 1950-05-19
Stepenson Island
News

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Jackson eel
ebrated the dedication of their
new ranch home, Sunday, April
80. A number of friends from the
Island and Yuma heard Rev. c..
w. Davis, pastor of the c. M. E.
Church of Yuma give the dedica-
ton ceremony. The Jacksons have
recently moved here from Wichita,
Kansas. They plan to operate a
chicken ranch.
Mr.. Willie Melton has returned
to the Island from Phoenix where
he has lived for several years.
A Mothers day program and
sermon delivered by Rev. c.. w.
Davis, was held Mothers Day at
the school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Bell were re-
cent house guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Wilkins.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
RUTH BROWN, SINGER,
MARRIED TO RAVEN

NEW RORK ~ Wedding bells
rang last week for luscious Ruth
Brown the popular songbird
who is doing a love duet win
her new husband. Leonard Tee
klcl Tuzcy Of The Ravens. one
Of Americas leading quarteis
The two were secretly married
few hours before Ruth ileN
TO Chicago for a Regal Theatre
engagement Her new husband is
enroute 10 Las Vegas with the
quartet So-no honeymoon
The wedding itself came as
surprise for the 2l-year-old lass
who wears all of her gowns of:
shoulders. was thought to be
stealing the heart OF heavy
weight champion Ezzard
Charles. The two made guest
appearance on the Apollo stage
last month She sang Il Can
Dream Can't H." and Ezz accom-
panied her on the bass fiddle
But last week during her
own Apollo engagement billed
with the Ravens. Ruth wore a
huge sparkler on the third finger
left hand. a gift from the lucky
man.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
DINAH WASHINTON PROPOSES
AID TO STRANDED PERFORMERS

WASHINGTON --Dinah Wash
took time out between perfor-
mances at the Howard Theatre
here last week TO outline a pro-
gram TO aid actors and perform
crs in what she terms their
most tyring predicament.'
II was a blueprint for ma
tionwide organization to assist
stranded" performers in getting
transportation to their homes.
The organization or society,
with headquarters in New York
would be established to furnish
travelling funds TO performers
who are stranded" by failure OF
a producer or promoter TO meet
his obligations.
Miss Washington's plan calls
for funds to be raised via deduc-
tons from the revenue realized
on all benefit shows. Such. an
angency is desperately needed
among show people said the sing
er.
Dinah said she realized that
the American Guild Of Variety
Artists demands responsible oper-
ators to post bonds guaranteeing
payment but the problem of the
independent noperator and per-
former not covered by the vari-
Gus unions needs a solution.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
EARL BOSTIC
BLOWS, WALKS
Maestro

PHILADELPHIA Maestro
Earl Bostic doesn't want TO be
"hemmed in" when he plays the
42l Club in west Philip next
week.
The king Of the alto sax wants
10 be free TO take to the side
walk il necessary when the
urge TO walk and blow hits
him and his men. To avoid an
conflict with the gendarmes
Bostic will seek a special per-
nit from the police giving h'N
the right to walk TO his hearts
content.
When Bostic plays theatres, he
leads his band on a parade a.
round the house He may feel the
same urge n the less commod-
Gus quarters Of the night CLUB
His petition to the authorities
will give him the right to really
spread out of he feels sufflcl'
emily moved by his own rhy-
thmS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
BLAZERS DUMP GAG
70 RNEW MANAGER

NEW YORK - Johnny Moore
got his Three Blazers brand
new manager this week after
leaving General Artists Corpora.
ton over a dispute that the
booking agency wasn't pushing
them enough
The new manager is Billy
Shaw. a four year friend OF the
Blazers who was formerly as
soca'ed with Gale Agency Shaw
has his own Shaw Artists Cor
poration in the RKO Building
handling such stars as George
Shearing, the Orioles and james
Edwards.
After "audtioning' on tho
Robert @. Lewis radio talen'
show last week. the Blazers wor
a lengthy engagement at tho
Brass Rail in Chicago from il
wner, AL Winfield, who was a
the radio station TO personally
select them. The Brass Rail. in
cdentally. the same showspo1
in the Loop where Louis Jor.
dan and Maurice Rocco got their
first big chance Ii was then
known as Garrick's Stage Bal
and later as the Capitol Lounge
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
PARENTS OKAY
|HAWK'SDANCE
MUSIC IDEAS

FARRELL. Pa - Parents Of
students al the Farrell High
School put their stamp or ap-
oroval on Eiskine Hawkins
IDEAS in dance music last week
when they selected the Tuxedo
Junction" orchestra 10 play al
heir annual midnight dance on
May -.
officials of the Parents Teach
ers Association who sponsor the
yearly gathering in the Hish
School Auditorium. chose the
Twentieth Century Gabriel from
long list Of top bandleaders
who were available on that date
The PTA group spent several
hours last wee discussing the
kind OF music they wanted play
ed at their affair Be-Bop and
IT'S allied forms Of music. they
decided were not desirable
Someone recalled that the
Hawk had written a long blast
against that type OF music and
had urged his FELLOW bandlead-
ers 10 return to the days when
dance music predominaied Tin
Pan Alley
Having given his name then
own approval. the PTA officials
then called in student-leadeis
ana asked y rm who they wan;
ed to play at the dance ErSkine
Hawkins was their first choice
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
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JIMMIE ROGERS vows
ST. LOUIS Y FANS

ST LOUIS - Jimmie Rogers
appeared as one of the head
liners in the huge "Y' circus. one
OF S Lous' biggest annual char
Is events. for The first time
this week and scored SO big
with the thousands who packed
the vast KEEL Auditorium that
he was invited To make a return
appearance m next years show
Using q completely original
routine Jimmie. who shared the
bill with such veteran ~"
stars as Savannah Churchill.
Peg Lee b as and Buddy john
son was onsiagc twice rs long
as originally planned because
Of the applause request Of the
audiences who reared AZ his
comedy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
clio PRESS-RADIO UNITS
TO BANQUET FRIDAY

Members OF the Michigan CLIO
Press and Radio Councils viii
climax a year OF &C ivitv with
afternoon meetnbs and joint
lv-sponSored evening banquet
MAY in Grand Rapids The
quarterly session and press and
radio dinner will take place the
day before the opening Of the
18th Annual Michigan CIO Con
vention.
Go labor editors Will meet
at ! pm. in the Pantlind Ho el
while the radio group viii con
vene at ? pm. in the Keat
County CTO Hall. 2l5 Sheldon
Ave. Sc.
The banquet VIII be held in
the Hotel Rowe beginning al
8 pm. Labor editors who won
awards in the recent state CIO
labor journalism contest VIII be
honored at the dinned along
with radio managers of stations
which now carry Go programs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
ROBINSON DONATES
FILMS PROCEEDS
TO WELFARE GROUP

Jackie Robinson. Brooklyn
Dodgers star second baseman and
the National Leagues Most
Valuable Player, was honored
April q with testimonial pre-
sentation from Youth United,
child welfare organization which
beneficiary of the proceeds
from the premiere performance
of THE ackie Robinson Story"
Eaile Lion Films release at AS.
tor Theatre May l6.
In the film, Robinson portrays
himself. with Minor Watson
seen as Branch Hickey. presi-
dent OF the Brooklyn Dodgers;
Louise Beavers portraying the
stars mother; and Ruby Dee
who scored in the title role (
Anna Lucasta,' enacting the
role of Robinson'S wife
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
LITTLE ESTHER TAKEN
UNDER BART'S WING

NEW YORK-Gotham enter
tainment mircles were abuz7
this week as show folks from
Harlem to Broadway pondered
the ten strike scored by dyna.
mic Ben Bart. head of Univer-
sal Attractions. in corralling a
four-star package" headed by
kid singing star, Little Easter
Bart emerged with the prize
juvenile plum after one OF the
maddest scrambles Broadway
has seen in years.
In addition TO Little Esther
Barts firm will book promising
baritone Mel Walker; new blues
chirping sensation Redd Lyle
band OF Johnny Otis plus the
res, Of his imposing array.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
Hot Lips Gets Praise
From Stars Galore

NEW YORK-Hot Lips Page
returned to the Big Town early
last week a tired but grateful
trumpet player with fond mem
cries Of his weeks in Chicago
For celebrities swarmed the
Brass Rail in the Loop. where
Hot Lips and Combo reigned
for four weeks.
Among them was the glamou-
rous Marva Louis and her party;
Lena Horne and her short bob
and Tallulah Bankhead. the
stage actress Buddy Rogers, hus-
band of Mary Pickford. was a
nightly fan who especially liked
you Stole My Wife, You Horse
Thief Hot Lips latest Column
bia disc.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06

Yep. III won DC lOnR DelOle ui'
wind off the port bow viii b'
spraying salt water into my han
and I'll be off for a bit OF travel
ing again
Some OF the business can wait
for we won't need too much to
90 TO Panama. the first ouf-of-
country booking we've lined
up. but after that Europe beck
ons.
My manager just can't seem &c
get international travel off hi
mind.
Cab" he said the other day
get on your travelling shoes anc
pack your carpet bag you're
going riding. First well give YOU
taste Of Latin American cline:
with a few weeks in Panama.
Then we have a few more
things cooking down where
the tropical breexes blow. 80
yourLafin blood will have q
chance TO thin itself down 10
the proper consistency before
you come back home"
Then. after you get back, if all
goes as have planned, You'll
be off on thee briny en- route TO
Europe. Bon voyage. mon ami"
All of this sounds most desir-
able. but you don't know my
manager. I'll be working myself
silly all the time I'm away.
When | was in beautiful Havana,
did get chance TO bask in the
sun? No was doubling into the
Warner Theatre for four shows
a day and playing my nightly
shows at the Monmarte.
Ill get 10 see the Eiffel Tower
in Paris. i'll be through the
window Of hack on the way
10 the theatre OF q brosdcssfing
station. But I'm really only
kidding. If'll be fun. with all
the work.
Duke Ellington is over there
now and he just wrote that
Spring Is as lovely as ever. He
has a wonderful trip over by
rail the mail OF the Isle DE
France. that is. Duke says, too,
that the people in this country
might take a tip from the folks
across the ocean. Il was never
treated 20 nice" he says
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
WJR Bill On Time

The WJR program schedule
viii not be affected by the cur
rent time change in New York
and other cities originating net
work shows
Through special arrangements
by WJR. listeners will continue
to hear their favorite programs
al the same familiar times
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06


So unprepared were they for
the event. they had no stills" Oh
the unit and all the information
they could offer was that they
were the original honor guard
platoon. No mention was made
in screen credits in the lengthy
synopsis given each guest before
the screening.
The Big Lift stars Montgom
cry Cliff and Paul Douglas as
American flyers who bring food
to war-torn Berlin and Of the
German girl with whom Cliff
falls in love.
There are two scenes where Ne
gfoes appear. The first is when
Cliff and his squadron arrive on
a muddy airfield. Cliff complains
Cant we get out where it's
drier?" The Negro soldier points
to the muddy field and SAYS This
is the driest piece Of land here.
On your day off you'll come 10
this very spot and stand on it be-
cause it's so dry
Later Berlin officials honor
the trio Of flyers including Mont
gomery Cliff. But the bows don't
know il. Looking on as bystand-
ers. they eagerly watch the fam
Gus 1--WE drill unit 60 through
their stuff Monty says Il want
TO get picture of this and pro-
duceS his camera The others look
on mvstIfied as TO how the boys
can go through such exercises
with perfect precision
In the preview audience. buzz
ling was overheard to be ques-
tions of Are they colored?' And
il was long time before that
fact was established as there was
only one closeup at the end of
the drill. Proving democracy at
work.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06

Well. the folks here are pretty
fine, too, but there is q certain
graciousness with the folks there.
Incidentally. look for my new
record on London. out soon.
called The Keeper of the
Blues" l kinda think you'll like
II. It's q new kick for US.
Thanks a lot for your letters
and for reading the column. I'll
be around next week with more
Of the same. Meanwhile. let me
hear what you've been thinking
at 1919 Broadway, New York
City. It's real great hearing from
YOU and getting your slant on
things.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
'BigLift' Set
For Fox Theatre

The thrilling action apacked
drama Of the Berlin Air-lift The
Big Lift" opens Friday at the
Fox Theatcr coupled with one
Of the most talked about films
in screen history The Golden
Twcnties
The Big Lift" filmed against
the strk dramati, background
OF Berlin and with Montgomery
Cliff din Paul Douglas outstand-
ing in their leading roles, Is
more than a story OF the Berlin
Airhft II Is a mixture OF sus-
pense romance and comedy
Hghlightlne Americas jazz
age by actual films seen in the
period, The Golden Twenties"
is the title OF seventy minuts
entertainment presenting OUT
standing events noted persons
alities. amusing Incidents. typ
ical customs and manners and
typical fashions in both dress
and undress as well as tina
march Of political events. in that
period lying between the end OF
the First World War, and the
beginning Of The great Dcpres-
sion
Some hundred and fifty OF the
outstanding personalities Of the
period iroSs the screen in the
course Of the pictures length.
Included are Babe Ruth al Jol-
son. Charles Lindbcreh. Billy
Sunday. VIII Rogers Rudolph
Valentino CALVIN Coolidge.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
Cats Fiddle, Sing
Into Cleveland Club

Austin Powell's Cats and Fid-
die invaded the Middlcwcsi in
April and are now AZ the Tia
Juana in Cleveland. Ohio and
are being held over for an adj
ditional two weeks. They open
Club Regal in Columbus. Ohio
n Nav 9th They return 10 New
York for another Decca recoid-
inc session
Their latest Decca release IS
Lover Boy backed by Win
DrinkcI =
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
Roy Milton Eyes
European Tour

Popular Specially recording
star. Roy Milton, is cycling q
trip TO Europe, due TO the grea'
demands for his recordings in
foreign countries.
Only recently a Roy Milton
Fan Club was organized in Ant
werp. Belgium. and according 70
Edward van den Wyngaert Of
that country, Roy's recording OF
Information Blues" is one thai
is most played on the juke
boxes
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
vi Burnside on Tour

VI Burnside returns TO the
Midtown Hotel in ST. Louis for
an cighi-day stand This IS her
second trip to the spot within
three months.
Her all-glrl orchestra has been
playing 20 capacity crowds
through the East and Middle
west. She S also slated to invade
Canada at the Colonial Inn in
Toronto on June 2nd.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
Billboard Excited
Over Liggins' Disc

looming fast to the top OF the
best sellers list is Joe Liggins
Specially recording Of "Pinl'
Champagne
Billboard's Tips on Tops pre-
diets that this original tune BY
the piano-playing maestro !
destined to be one OF tomorrow
hits. and gave the novelty re-
ndition an "a rating. which
means the side is tops
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
MANUFACETOR
URGES NOTE OF
IMPORTANCE

PLYMOUTH, Ind.-Televisior
bids to become great unifyine
force among Americans by
breaking down racial prejudices,
according TO John Meek, one OF
the country's largest television
manufacturers.
He urged soclologisis 10 rec.
qnize It's significance in that
respect.
"The attitude of white Ameri.
rams towards heroes is gradual
" changing. Many powerful for
ces arc guiding public opinion
away from prejudice. Negroes
arc now shown in movies and
on ado as human beings with
the same feelings and emotions
a. the audience.
video Has Impact
But This hasn't yet become
general in those media. and
adio and movies do not have
the great. repeated impact OF
,ole,ision which is already hav-
inc marcd influences on general
attitudes toward m minority
croups said Meek, who is presi.
dent of John Meek Industries
Inc
Man, persons who have never
hid an opportunity to under
stand the Metro or to see him a:
he is are being influenced fol
the inst time by television. They
are seeing him side by side will
white stars on televsion shows
contributing his part to the show
and doing a good job of il.
Far more Negroes are appear
ine on television than ever APP
peared in the movies or on radio
They are gifted entertainers, o
the gentle minister on the rell
pouS program televised iron
one city and watched by man.
people who have never had an.
real idea Of the Neeros reac
ton to religion.
They are the clean and hard
ii.hing boxers on the televise'
fights viewed by many VIII
never went TO fight. The
are the talented amateurs com
pe,ing on an equal basis wit
white persons on televised anna
tour shows.
Color Only Difference
"TcleviSion is presenting TIL
Negro to It's millions of watch
ers as a human being whose sol
difference is in the pigmenta
IN Of his skin
TV will extend the Negro
horizons in other ways. ever
as Il is breaking down the pre-
udice that contributes TO limit
ING those horizons, Meek added
Tho old misused phrase tina
al men are created equal woulc
seem TO be brought to life II
lelevision. Ii is not for the rici
or the poor or the black or white
II Is for every man who car
honestly earn the money 10 blu,
sci Television bdings all
phases OF life into every man.
homc'
This is certain TO contribute
70 his social, educational ant
even his economis welfare, MecI
states
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
BAND COURSE IN
GERMANY

KITZINCEN. Germany SIX
members Of the 3lsi Army Band
including one from Ann Albor
Mich returned 10 the Kiizingen
Training Centei after success
ful completing a . week course
az the 770lsi Band Training
School al Dachau
They were: Pics James Bibbs,
1912 Carolina ST.. Warren. OHIO,
Charles Daniels. 20i5 18th ST.,
Washington, D. c Pvts New
ton Kelly. 934 Woodland Stu.
Ann Arbor. Mich Milton Bef-
nard. 1854 New York Ave,
Broo"~n, ~ Y; George Wash
rs uiialo. Iowa and
CO verson. 1910 Wayne
A 'snd. OHIO
in theory of music.
sigh; t4ine and dictation. band
drill and military subjects were
included in the course.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
Cory Waxs
Drum Solo

Cozy Cole fans will be wait.
ing for Louis Armstrong; Dec
ca release Of "Bugle Blues" in
which Cozy takes an extrador-
nary drum solo.
"Satchmo" and his All-Stars
opened the Roxy, May %.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
I'VE BEEN THINKING

Time to dust off the sutcases again, whistle down to
the department and get passports vsas and the
other various and assorted paraphenaa without which
travel to faraway lands is impossible.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-05-06
Sees Vido AS Race Harmony h
FILM FEATURES RACE TROOPS
IN-JIVE DRILL; NAMES UNKNOWN

New York (CNS) When goth Century Fox invited
the press for review of THE Big Lift film made
in Germany about the days after the little did they
realize sequence devoted to the famous 1--WE drill
done by exnert Negro troops
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-05-25

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