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California Notebook
BY BILL ROBERTSON
(Former Raleighite)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. One of
the moot disturbing situations in
this country (other than the tight
for equality) has been tthe rise of
illegitimacy. The National Office of
Vital Statistics estimates that there
are 20.2 illegitimate live births per
1.000 unmarried women 15 to 44
years of age. This is against 11 per
1.000 births reported in the late
forties.
A study conducted by a Wash
ington newspaper indicated a
high percentage of repeaters s
meag unwed mothers. As in
previous years, the highest
birth rates are in the South
with many children being born
out of wed-lock to Negro pa
rents who even take "common
law marriage’’ lightly. These
children ultimately become the
department and in turn become
wards of the taxpayers.
To highlight the problem, one
Public Assistance official told us,
the welfare department is confront
ed with a hard core of these people
who are incapable of functioning at
an adult level, taking responsibility
for themselves and all of their chil
dren. And the official added, yet
the federal government goes ahead
in providing assistance for such
persons.
The argument that aid to det>en
dent children would seem actually
to foster illegitimacy has no logical
basis for argument. Certainly an
.unwed who had a “grain of sense"
•would not continue bearing other
illegitimate children just to draw
the financial pittance issued month
ly by the welfare department.
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Q. Several month* ago I prom
ised Mom I'd take care of my
own dothea. But everything's
a mess. My closet is chaos. I
never have the right thing clean
and ready to wear at the right
time. Help!
A. Organize, friend, to end
closet clutter. First, inventory
your entire wardrobe. Out with
ali the too-small, never-worn
dresses, shorts, blouses, slips.
They just take up valuable
apace. Cast a critical eye over
all your clothes, including lin
gerie. Then get busy with sew
ing basket and iron. From then
on, it means investing only a
few minutes a day for the flaw
less fashion look that means a
prettier you. Hang up all your
clothes as soon is you take them
off. Don’t cheat by draping
them on the backs of chairs or
closet hooks. You're the only
loser! Do your repair work as
soon as you spot a missing but
ton or a ripped seam. It'll take
a little time and energy, but
the gal who rates as a fashion
plate is Miss Fixed-it, not Miss
Pinnediup!
Q. Is there any way to make
big feet look smaller? I mark
out the size inside my shoes so
no one will know what size I
wear. What else can I do?
A. You're 'wsy behind the
times. In grandmother's day,
tiny feet were considered, es
sential to lady-like beauty. But
this is the space sge. People
are bigger and so are feet.
Choose sleek, uncluttered styles,
and always buy the right size,
no matter what it is. Cheating
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There are other basic reasons,
some of which are obvious, for the
rise in the birth of illegitimate chil
dren. Welfare department
must seek and find these causes
then remove them. Meanwhile,
these unfortunate children cannot
be blamed nor allowed to starve as
Louisiana and some other States
would have them.
DASHING ALONG
The Mary Clay Nursey School is
considered by many to be the finest
and most unique on the West Coaut
. . . Marlene Edwards, the petite
westside L. A. beautician is con
sidering giving up her bachelor
girl role and become a housewife. . .
Emory Seymour is reported doing
an exclient job in Nigeria .... 20
Million Dollars is spent daily in the
IJ. S. by 5 million Negro families . ..
New York is tthe Nation's first city
with a Negro population of more
than a million .. . Overheard a lady
say at a recent political meeting
"My mind's made up-Don't con
fuse me with facts.
Joe Lutcher, Nellie's gifted bro
ther, who gave up swing music and
tinned to gospel-playing and com
posing has a hit religious number
going for him . . . Aaron Williams,
continues to maintain his rating as
one of the top ventriliquists in the
Golden State . . . Gloria Smyth,
the former headliner jazz singer,
is now a first-class wig maker . . .
Sol White, the prominent SLA baby
specialist, can usually be found on
his off days, sitting in at a jam
session playing a cool trumpet.
He says it relaxes him. Sol. is a
native of Beaumont, Texas . . . Pip-
a half size will only make you
uncomfortable. Sooner or later
that will show up in your face.
A pretty, relaxed expression is
much more important than what
size shoes you have on. And
by the way, if you knew the
shoe size of some of the women
on national and international
‘ best-dressed" lists, you d never
worry again.
Q. According to the charts.
I’m the right weight for my
height 5-foot-i and 115
pounds. Still my figure ia far
from terrific. No matter what
the scales read, I'm sure I'd
look better if my waist were
smaller. Ia there any way I can
pin-point my figure faults?
A. Sounds like you hive a
distribution problem. But your
wrist measurement can give you
the answers. Most other mea
surements are based on it, since
it's a good indication of your
type of bone structure. Here's
the rule: Your ankle should be
I*4 times the size of your wrist;
your cslf should be 2*4 times
the wrist messure; thighs should
be Jl/j times the wrist; hips six
times the wrist, and waist 4(4
times your wrist. If your mea
surements ire off, get started
on a routine of spot exercises
to shape them up.
(for more answers to your
questions on feminine groom
ing and hygiene, write for the
free booklet, "Very Personelly
Yours." Send your name end
address to Miss Deb, Box
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Wells’ Ex-Husband Shoots Promoter
er Alvarez, the lovely former “Miss
World" beauty contestant leads the
line in Larry Steele’s “Smart Af
fairs” this year . . . Charity Wylie,
fashion model, is doing an excel
lent job as a coordinator and con
sultant for the L A. Board of Edu
cation.
PEOPLE . . PLACES . . THINGS j
THE TWIST . . . intellectuals
have always contended that various '
forms of ‘art” always reflect some
thing of the national mood of the
country which produces it That
th “Twist" was invented in this
country in 1981 fits easily into this
general philosophy. It is a dance in
which the lower and upper ends of
the body go in one direction as the
middle veers, violently in the other,
and in reversing the shifts, the ends
meet the middle only in passing
each other . . . This differs little
from some of our governmental
policies. Or should we say gyra
tions?
GOOD BOOK ... Dr. Thomas
Kay Peyton, the famed L. A.
Proctologist, has written an ex
cellent book titled “Quest For
Dignity.” It deals with the era
daring Marcos Garvey move
ment and about his experiences
as a Jasr pianist here and In
Europe where he played before
Kings and Queens to earn
enough money to complete his
medical training. I assure you.
it’s Interesting reading.
MERVYN DYMALLY ... The
dynamic young State Assembly
man and his wifey are reported ex
pecting a new addition to their
family. The handsome couple have
two children now.
VERNETT ALLEN ... The gift
ed Angel City artist has been sign
ed to a long-term contract by a
major film company. Vern. a pro
duct of Southern University has
gained famed throughout the coun
try for his artistic paintings.
DON ALFORD . . . The person
able San Diego businessman is the
current business manager for the
Archie Moore Milk Company.
JOE LOUIS . . . and his Attorney
wife, Martha, have their beauitful
Wellington Road manse for sell,
now that they plan to move to
Denver, and according to my girl
fridny. they ar to help Sonnv Liston
make and save his money. Some
body. must be kidding.
GILBERT LINDSAY ... the first
Negro seated in the Los Angeles
City Council will now represent
downtown Los Angeles due to the
recent redistricting of Council Dis
tricts under the new Supreme
Court “one man one vote" theory.
EVERS AVENUE ... the L. A.
City Council changed the name of
Alabama Street to Evers Avenue
in memory of the slain civil rights
leader, Medgar Evers. Councilman
John S. Gibson. Jr., said the action
was taken to pacify Negro groups
affiliated with CORE who pickted
his Watts office several times: He
will never learn.
NEWLYWEDS . . . Attractive
Billie Woolrldge. tthe former
Billie Denman and new hubby,
Charles Woolrldge were honor
ed at a colorful wedding recep
tion on Saturday. Congrats to
the popular pair. They spent
their honeymoon in Las Vegas.
CHARITY BALL ... The Negro
General Welfare Fund held its
Charity Ball and Banquet in the
International Ballroom of the La-
Fayette Hotel in Long Beach. Prin
cipal speakers were. Dr. David Ka
gan of UCLA and Mayor Chester
Grain of Compton. The event was
held to raise funds for scholarships
and educational assistance to Ne
groes
POLL MONEY ... The Demo
crat and Republican party is slated
to spend more than 10 million
dollars on polls this year. Such
waste: Do you recall the Landon
polls had beaten UDR? Then there's
the Gallup polls 1948 election of
Tom Dewey.
CHimCH MUSICL ... The New
Fellowship Missionary Baptist
Church held its first Annual Musi
cal Sunday. The event was high
lighted by the appearance of the
Taylor Family Singers. Bishop M.
C. Chambers, principal speaker.
Dixie Williams gave the welcom
ing address. Rev. L. V. Clark, is the
dynamic pastor of the Church.
BRITTON ARMSEAD . . . THE
Angel City’s perennial bachelor
finally succombed to a pretty air
line hostess and middle-aisled to
the alter. Britt, a native of San
Antonip, Texas, is employed in the
L. A. School System.
PONCHITTA PIERCE ... The
pretty USC journalism grad is pre-
Tan DEopics
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Bullet Plows
Into Head Os
Robert West
NEW YORK Robert West. SI
year-old Detroit theatre manager
and promoter, u now confined to :
Roosevelt Hospital in critical con
dition after suffering a gunshot
wound of the head.
West was shot, according to
police, while struggling for the
possession of a .38 caliber re
volver with Berman Griffin.
a singer and former hus
band of Mary Wells, 21. top
ranking rhythm and blues
singer.
The fight took place at the Sa
voy Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue
in Miss Wells’ fifth-floor suite at
about 3 a. m. Wednesday. The bul
let plowed into West's head just
above the left eye.
Physicians, struggling to save
West’s life, have performed
several operations, one of which
resulted In the removal of his
left eye.
Police said the argument flared
when Griffin objected to remarks
made to Miss Wells. It is known
that both Griffin and West were
involved in to obtain
the rights to personally represent
Miss Wells, who recently attempted
to cancel a contract she held with
Hitsville, U. S. A., a Detroit-based
organization headed by Berry (
Gordy.
It was under the guidance of the |
Gordy organization that Miss Wells
attained top record rating. During
what she considered an interim be
tween contracts, she appeared in
several one-night promotions for
West in Ohio, Kentucky and In
diana.
It is alo known Miss Wells was
negotiating with several recording
companies in New York. Both West
and Griffin are alleged to hav,
sought the l ight to represent her as
personal manager.
Police Mid there had been
considerable drinking before
the ahootlng. The police, sum
moned after the ahootlng. found
the door to the suite locked and
forced It open.
They said Griffin was stand
ing over the wounded man with
the gun In his hand. Police
knocked It to the floor. The
revolver was found to be own
ed by West.
In the room with the two men
were Miss Wells and Miss Maye
Hamilton, 23, Miss Wells' secretary
and road manager. All parties in
volved are from Detroit.
sently vacationing in New York and
other eastern cities.
CHERE TALBOT . . . The socia
lite-schoolteacher gave a Saturday
Brunch for charming Ruth Butler
and comely Daphne Fernandez at
her lovely View Park home.
MIMI DILLARD ... the veddy.
veddy pretty actress is fast be
coming a big name in the movie
industry. She has landed a stellar
role in a upcoming film that is
rated a sleeper. Our best to you.
Mimi.
JERI HAYWOOD ... the wealthy
west coast photographer has given
up his lucrative fotog biz and la
now a real estate broker.
BILL O'CONNER ... the former
New Orleans playboy has become
on* of Hollywood's finest Hair
stylists. We hear wedding bells
will be ringing for Bill very soon,
her name, Lupem of course
GLORIA LURIE ... Is her name
fellows, she is the luscious redhead
with the vibrant personality at Sam
Keston's in Beverly Hills Have a
pleamnt weekend, it's later than
you think . . TEMPUS FUGIT.
To Sing Salute
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ATLANTIC CITY, N J. Brock
Peters will ring at the star-studded
open air birthday salute to Presi
dent Johnson on the Boardwalk of
Atlantic City, N. J., on Thuraday.
SCANNING THE DISCS
BY 808 SMITH
CHICAGO (NPI) - This is the
first of a weekly column of record
reviews, designed to keep our read
ers abreast of what the recoding
stars are doing spinwise, which the
Negro Press International Is pro
viding as part of its feature ser
vice.
The column deals with data
and commentary on the per
formance of the artists, at well
as the regular critics appraisal
of the LPa and singles an which
they are featured. Wa feel this
column will be a time saver te
disc fans who, like other norm
al mortals, find their time con
siderably limited by the rush of
everyday living. Yours Truly
will do the time—Mving, ad
vance spinning for you.
With our "Scanning the Disc”
column, the reader can relax and
feel confident in tha judgment of
one who has writtan extensivaly in
the field.
Meanwhile, we expect and even
welcome honest disagreement, and
“Letters to the Editor.” based on
content of the column, will be pub
lished weekly. By and large, how
ever, we hope to satisfy even ttha
most discriminating record fan.
' s a cial treat to tha teen aet,
we will also feature, in this column,
a special "Teen Comer” section
spotlighting the views of Stephen
Randall, 13, tthe youngest member
of our news staff. We'll see you in
print.
Meantime, I am starting the plat
ter whirl by reviewing three top
modern jazz waxings which have
just been released. Beginning with
a soul offering by Red Garland,
here is the fare:
•SOUL BURNING”* —Pres
tige LP (730?) featuring the
Garland quintet. Personnel:
Garland, piano; Richard Wil
liams, trumpet; Oliver Nelson,
tenor and alto Mxophones;
Peck Morrison or Sam Jonee.
Taylor, drumo. Tunes: “Gretn
Dolphin Street;” "If You Could
See Me Now”; "Rocks In My
Bed”; ‘Soul Burnln"; "Blues In
♦hr Night ”
This LP is sctuslly a collabora
tion of Garland and Nelson ton llu
top side) and Red and the rest (on
the flip side). It is good, modem
jazz music, played with vigor (by
Nelson) and imagination by Gar
land and the group. Tha top tune
is Dolphin, on which Red is force
ful and Nelson plays a lyrical, mut
ed solo. ... A FIND LP
“ERIC DOLPHY IN EU
ROPE? VOL. 1": Prestige LP
(7304) featuring the Dolphy
quartet. Personel: Dolphy, fluta.
bast clarinet; Bent Axen, plans;
Chuck Israels or Erik Moss-
August 27th.
The celebration will follow the
Democratic convention being held
in that resort city starting on Au
gust 24th.
Pick a city. Compare.
You'll find electricity is cheaper here
than in most other places in the United State*
In fact, the average price th«t CP&L customer*
pav per kilovratt-hour for electrical service in
their home* is 22 per cent below the national
average. The price is the same whether they live
m Asheville, Florence, Raleigh or anywhere else
in the area served by CPAL.
While the price of almost everythin* else
vou buy has been going up. we’ve reduced our
rate* in 24 of the last 30 years. How have we
done It?
Bv installing lareer. more efficient generation
plants: bv improving our methods for transmit
ting and distributing electricity: and by working
hard to put into effect every reasonable economy.
The benefits of lower rst« resubint from
greater efficiency !•**•• b-*i *' *•"’ '• r ' } of
our customers.
helm, bam; John Etntff, drums.
Tunes; “Hl-Fty"; “Glad to Be
Unhappy”; “God Bless tha
Child"; THse."
Variety it the essence of this LP,
recorded in 1961 before a live audi
ence in Cipenhagen, Denmark. The
eat includes some good solos, a
lively dance entry (Glad to Be),
and a jam session piece (Oleo), but
as a whole the LP ia not as out
standing as the potenta Dolphy la
administering these days ... Ha
plays hart with Chuck Isaels, a
fine bassist, and three Danish play
ers, whoae style and approach art
different from that of American
modern jass exponents ~. Still the
music the group provides is plausi
ble. . , . The top tune Is Hi-Fly,
which la fastpaced SOME
FANS MAY LIKE THIS DISH.
Marian Anderson
Gets Doctorate
In Music Field
URBANA, 111. (NPI) Marian
Anderson, world famous, contralto,
was one of three prominent Ameri
cans cited by tha University of
Illinois recently with honorary doc
torate degrees for outstanding con
tribution! In their respective fields.
Mias Anderson received the de
gree of doctor of music during
commencement exercises before
an assembly of distinguished
educators, student* and guests.
Honored along with Miss Ander
son were Ludwig Mies van der
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HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. -
July 22, 1904. Kennel Jackson, in
structor in the Summer Suasion and
a graduate of tha college, was In
formed today that ho has bean a
warded a FuUbrtght Scholarship
tor the academic year, 1904-85, to
Cambridge University, England. At
Cambridge, ha will da research In
tha theory of history and social
anthropology.
After receiving a degree In
biology from Hampton, Mr.
Jackson studied history far a
year at the University of Cali
fornia at Lea Angeles under a
Woodrow WUson Fellowship.
Upon completion of the year In
Calif.. Mr. Jackson want to tha
University of Ghana, Africa, to
study social anthropology under
n John Moya Whitney Fellow
ship.
While a student at Hampton Mr.
Jackson (pent three months In Da
homey. Africa, with Operations
Rohe, retired, director. School of
Architecture, Illinois Institute of
Technology, Chicago, who received
the doctor of tine aria degrae, and
Prof. W. Albert Noyce, Jr„ chemist.
University of Texas, who was the
commancament speaker. Prof. Noy
es received the doctor of science
degree.
The three honorees received
their degrees from Dr. David D.
Henry. Univeretty of Illinois prssi
dent.
While there ere a few places where you
electric hill would be a little less, we’re proo
of CPAL’s record of supplying our custom©
plenty of electricity at price* so much lower
than most people enjoy.
In our map ire thou) typical monthly
retidential billt for 500 kilouatUhourt
hecaute on the average this it the
amount of electricity our cuetomart
use. If you'd like to compare your hill
trith a city that len't thottn. b»t write
Advertising Department, CPd-L, Rah
1 eigh. We'll he glad to give you th»
typical hilt for that city.
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Bust Goitljf
To Met Opera
NEW YORK (NPD—A bust of
internationally famous toMM
singer Marian Andaman, Whtah has
bean exhibited at major nuissuma
in the United Statue and Europe,
will be presented to the Metropoli
tan Opera Association at a recap
tion In honor of Miss A rider ton
soon, it was announced lagt week.
Tha bust, created by ecUlptar
Nlchelsus Kant In HU t*fer*
Mica Andaman baoama ,frW|i ,
renowned le being donated by
farmer ballerina and fadie
personality, Mrs. IpMi
Muetatoln. ~
it win be presented to Mat praaj
dent Anthony A. Bliaa and will be
on display at the Opera House
next aaaaon.
Miss Anderson wts tha Drat
Negro to ling at tha Mot *
LINCOLN
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RALEIGH. N. C.
STARTS BUN.. AUG. STH
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MANIACS”
Starring
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STARTS THURS.. AUG. MTS
“SHERIFF OF
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ALLAN LANE
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“HELMS FOR
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Starring
STEVE MeQUEEN