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Nil TMt CJUIOLINA TtMti SATtAOAY, MK. •ll^ 1M4 rdwy Former Chicago Bank Is Now Palace Hotel CHICAGO, D#c. (A N P)— u pri»«U oficM, now eonUin ““ ~‘"|DownBeal Selects America’s Most Favorite Artists K !•»( C. ^ehD( M Tea y»i» agft tha nution’t Ion* satioBkl iMuk and tfa* prid« of Ciituvo’* Southaid*, th« OoaglM National baan, ia I wday tlia Palac* hoUl for man. ll Mda iu bowa aa month with William C gcoaiml manaftr and Roy V. Huffisa, his aMistant, along with 10 athar full tima amployaa. Ozga&istd in 1922, tha |>ou- fias niada hittorjr in tha ra««’a fmancm} circta . It waa an p«wara4 to i*iua currancy aa a '' Baatbar of tha fadaral raaarva ■ystaa and playad a loading rola in Southaida butinaaa. Than aama tha dapraasion and ill IMS. in common with many aimitar inatUutiona af boU^ raca^ it waa foroad ta al««a ta doon. It’a a far ery from a proud bank to a hotal for man, but tha Douglaa baa changad into tha Palaca without any appraci»bla leaa ^ dicnity. Tha Palaca maa- agemant aridantly intanda to ata to it that tha hotal doaa not detariorata into tha convantional “flop hoiua.’' Tka loM}y ia thoroughly noderniaed with comfortabla lounging chain and > atraamlinad bridga tablaa distributed taata- foUy about. Indirect lighting ia diK»«tly utili:^i Tha fir»t floor alao hat a recreation par lor, lunch room, amoke ahoj> and barber ahop. Upper 'floon ^f the Douglaa bank building,' which once hous ed headquarters of tha OvartOB Hygienic Co., Victory Life In- aaranca Company and Chicago Sunday Bee newspaper at wall hotel rooms, MO in number. Each of ^esa rooms baa a locker cioaat and aaeh float bcftsta six shAwar baths adjoii- Ing the lavatories. ; Rooms wits' largv loekata for residential guests and t smaller, for transients, nia gular central heating plant Is saf^lemknted witli emengaoMiy heatars on aach floor. There ia ju«t ona priaa to* ■ aeeohimoda- tiona ia all roomai U aanta olgtitly or ft weekly- Because ^f tM acute, booling shortage here and the large number Southsiders on dlreet relief and WF^A, ,tba PaUi|s hot*} may be 4«int «a wall a .u field as did its predecessor In the lush SO’a when money waa more planfiful and aongeatlos not ao great. CHICAiGO—-T h i a year’a ADMIMlfTBATOR M 0 T I C ■ NOBTH OABCOJIU ) DUKHAM COUKTY ) HAVING qUAUFDH) a« «lia admJniatnitor of tba aatata af Mn. Asnia C. Aktoa kta af Durham Conoty, Nortk Carolina, thia ia to Botify all panon* kav- ing claima agalnat tha satata of the daceasad to praaant tfeam to tha onderaignad at 1101 Fa/atta- ▼illa Streat aa or bafora tha sixteenth day of Dacembar IMO or this notiea will ^ plaadad is iMir af their raeoTary. All psv- soaa indabtad to aaid avtoto wiU plaase aiako latmadiato paf^ ■eat. Thia tka S day af Das. IfM. JAMKS B. ALVTON, Wililsms, Jissociate ei4ecutive secretary Southside YMCA community center, Col umbus, Ohio, who after 12 1-9 ysars of ouUUnding work is signing to seek larger oppor tunities. ^ ,,.jj Organised to improve condi tions for migrants in an indus trial diatrict after the worid war Mr. Williams has guided tha community center into a city wide organiiatiop of great importance. (ANP). ntiuaal Down Beat poll to select mrrica’s favorite switts^ muai- ciaiM has ended, once sfain biringl^ n4t&onaL recognition and acclaim to many freat Ne gro Jass artlsta. I BaliotX'of more thaa }4,0K> musicians were tabulated in two' months’ voting, and final results, to be published in the JiHiuary i issue of Down Beat, will put Kuy Kldridge Coleman Hawkins, tenor sex; Stewart 14th, NEW RBDOeBD FAR«’! /or Economical Travel COACH TICBBTS ONE WAT PBRMIIJB Round Tfip 10% l0Sf77iiMa 4^: th« on«*w«f oM^iaxM. Return Urall iOjday^ BOVN0 TBIILTieUTfi ^ CabMwa; Continued from page 3 sister Blanche, in the cast of a colored ahow, ‘‘PLANTAiTION DAY,” which was playing at a loop theatre. Later they worked together as singera and enter- tainera in the Dreamland Ball room. Then CsA) left Blanche to to step into the ^ floor ahow at the old Sunset Cafe, then opera- ated by Joe Glazer w4to became and still ia LOUIS ARMSTRONG personal manager. The , cast of thia floor show included such colored atan aa George Dewey Waahinfton, Adelaide Hall and others. Cab’a first big ebance came one night when Miss Hall was to3 ill to appeM. She waa the soloist in tha most important production number of the show. ti ROUND TSIP TICUTf fee aach milatwhJ.BahiniHniilllfwtht 2 WssyiM aai talat Ow m mr- ****** manl of iHwpat MMifM HtiffMiiMMpiad. AIR-eOIIDITIOltID lUaplaf Cm'* DIia«>cCai»«ndCfl^iaiMiwThi»l^t^rilat, /ntun SaUir •'^AvoSdMlfthnTfimmtds TRAVEL Iu COMrOltTl^iXlir SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTFM LEililBI! almost 7,000 votes. Duke EUing- Charlte. Christian, guitar; Flet cher Henderson, arransar, and vocahst Ella Pitgerald all on hia 19‘34, A,ll-Ameri^an band uf oands. Hawkins, favorite of a decade ago, surprued the swing world i*y running off with top honocs m the tenor sax division, having /etufned to America only in ^i^ast after several years of comparative obscurity abroad, Hawkins won out over Chu iJerry, Lester Young Bud i'reeman and Eddie Miller in khe heaviest voting the poll has 'Ver known. , ^ Unknown a few months ago, the sensational young iNegro guitarist, Charlie Christiftn, now with Benny Goodman’a band, skyrocketed to the top of the heap to run off with guitar nonors. Christian beat out such stellar box men as Floyd Smith (with Andy Kiipc,) Fireddie Green (with Count Basie) Teddy Bunn, Allen Renuss and Carmen .dastren. | Fletcher Henderson eopped (.be arrange sport with total of ton was beaten out by ofay Glenn Millar • for second place .among arrangers. The Duke took third. Satchmo Armstrong sneaked off with fourth place in the trempet- aectioa, with the much- publicised Harry James copping first, Goodman’s Ziggy Elman SL'cond and Bunnx.. Berigan third. was sixth, Rex Red Allen 16th, GHARLOTTE % Social Notes BY MBS. BESSIE HABDY ringing “THE SONG OF THE WANDEaCElR.' At once Cab volunteerted to subctitut* and dia so well and with such such .omplete success that b«__becama the official understudy for the entire east. This caused him ^ double for »omeon» just about every night. Earl Hines, who has an orchestra of his own now, was at the piano while Louis Armstrong played the trumpet in that Sunset orchestra. Callo way’s personality made him popular with the boys in the band. At-times they would per mit him to play thi ^rums; agaim to sing vocaPehoruses, and at times would allow him to “mess around” in front of tb« band stand, improvising syncopated dance steps and beating time with wildly arms and swaying body.; (Continue T> Next Week) and Cootie Williams 16th. fitta Fitzgerald aoared to the peak to walk away with girl vocalist honors, winning out over such outstanding vocal person alities as BiUia Holiday, Mildred Bailey, Marine Sullivan and Bea Wits, , _ , Count Basie’s band took fifth place in the swing band division 4f the poll, with Duke Elling- lon's great outfit ending up sixth. Bennie Goodman’s band took first in • walk away. yo Jones, drummer with Count Basie, ranked third among the nation’s drummer. Krupa took first and Ray Bauduc f Bob Crosby’s band second. Johnny Hpdgea and Benny Carter were choaen third and fourth respectively in the alto sax division, in which Jimmy Dorsey and Toots Mondelto took first and second reepectively. John Kirby hit third place on bass, with Walter Page fourth. Dflke Ellington’s was voted one ^ the most under rated bands, and Lionel Hampton ranked way up among the favorite soloists. J. C. Higginbotham took fourth place among trom bones, and Laurence Brown sixith. On piano Court Basie zoomed to third place, Teddy Wilson placed "fourth a n d Fletcher Henderson fifth. The complete personnel of DOWN BEAT’S 193« All-Ameri car swing band is as follows: Harry James 1st trumpet Ziggy Elman i 2nd trumpet Bunny Berigan — 3rd trumpet Tommy Dorsey 1st tromtoone Jack Teargarden 2nd tromibone Fletcher Hendesson —^ arranger B^g Crosby — Miple vocaliaji Ella Fitagerald — girl vocalist' 4immy Dorsey — alto sax Coleman Hawkins 1st tenor sax Charlie Barnet— 2nd tenor sax Benny Goodman (ilar. and alto Bob Zurke — — — — piano Charlie Christian —. — gjiiiAr Gene Krupa — — — — drums Bob Haggart — baas VKk CCMES UNHERALDED I WILL hospitalization Individual or Whole / Family / - mm. HOSPITAL POUeiES PBOVIKB UBttAt OOVEBAAE P*B BOTH ACeiDEMT A>|B ILLNESS AT VCBT LOW 490ST. .CHOieE OF AMY UCBWKBD HtMHPnWa. Hi THE UNITED STATBB OB GANA»A. Bay* Haapiitl l«a» lBeI«iiag Meals And .Kaniag S«re, 9)»«r^tiig Kaow^X-Bay; Ltberaitfry 7«e; 1-^ AaibQlaBCfa Fee, Asuitsthadia OWU Bivtk. Cost Per; Month wwrOAY* The Ladies Auxiliary to tha Medical - Society entertained at a Morning Bridge Party last Monday at 11:80 at the Private Club house on Mi^tln Street. Guests'included Mesdames Wm. McKissick, Alice JL Cook, G. W. Murray, Wilma L. Williams, Missouri Wilson, Doris R a , Thelma Colston, M. L. Brewing- ton N. L. Syphax, Ida G. Lewis, Marie , McKinney, Ardrey Hern, Dorithy A^ins, Christene Brown W. C^ane Martin. Marvena Alexander, Reba Thayer, Bertha Blue, Gladys Moreland, Misses' Arrelia Williams, Lolk Dugas, Irma Kyles, Grace Crawfordr Shirley Williams, Blanch Tyson, Edna Morris, Frances Sampson, Flora Chisolm, Hattie Russell, and Lillian Rudisell. Mr. and Mrs> Henry Cornwell, and Chester Vincent of New York City were in the City for Xmas visiting relatives a n friends. yonnger girls, entertained at an after Xmas Dance Friday even ing at the Private Club House on Martin St. Mias Greola With ers was gaest of huitor, wh» was in the city viaitiog for the holi days. Guests included mambenr and their friends. Dr. and Mrs. J. Eugeue Alex ander of Flint Street received ' second prise for having the must beautiful decorated yard in that section at Xmas tima. Dr. and Mrs. Davis Douglas left city Saturday for their home in Greensboro. Dr. and M r a. Douglas were in the city for the holidays as guests of his par ents’ Dr. and Mrs. R. L. DougiM of Beatties Ford Road. The students that came hoaaa for the holidays from tha diff erent colleges were, Howard SPENDS XMAS HOMt Thm wiheomt jrooag ladiM are Helen Phelpa e€ State* ■ vUle, UA and Mias Bdna Taylor, of Wil|on, stodenU of Bennett Collecej in Graanaboro, eao«M Perry, Lincoln University; Junejjj cameraman aa they'were WaitJkins, ISarvard UniTtraity; Lucille Lindsay, Parris McQuary, Tuskegee Institute, Fred Brewer r7j; Johnson of Rocky Mount George Chanrpion, £^ward Wal- OITB PEBSON—V«e{ HUSBAND AND WIPB AN» ONB’«Bnj>-«|l AMD TWO .SOi HUSBAND. wn% ISSUED BY Soutlieni Fidelity Miitnal Insurance Co. HOME •TFICE PUBHAM. NHtTH eAB(H.iNA U. C. DAVIS, 90KHAM BEP F. D. ALEXANDER OHABLOTTE REP . CAROtlNA ACMX BBALTY COMBANY BALEIGII, NOBTH CABOLINA UNION iNSmtANOE AND R^TY CQMPANT PUBHAM. NOBTH CABOUHA was the guest *f Miss Frances •Sampson at her home on East Cleophos Walker of Waatting- ton spent the holiday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Walker on Spring Street in Cherry. , Mr. and Mrs. Lois Blakney en tertained Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Price and their two daughtera Dorothy and Siisan at a Xmaa {(|i|inner at their home of N. McDowell St. Rev. A. H. Prince of Oak- lawn Avejiue left the city, for Albany Ga. Fridaj, where ha will spend the firsts week of the New Year. — — P. H. MicPhail of Danville Va. was a visitor in the city ovei the Xmas Holidays. Mr. McPhail ii Assistant District Manager of the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Co. in Dan- viiio.' Mrs. Ella M. Williams of Dec* ter Ala. spen Xmas with her sister and brother ^ in law. Dr. and Mrs J. Eugene Alexahd'dr at their home on Flint Street. Mrs. Reba Thayer also o* Decater Alabama was the house guests of her sister Mrs. U. Adam of Johnson C. Smith Uni versity, Dr. and Mrs. R. H* Green ^d as their guests during the holiday Mrs. Green* sister and nephew, Mr-. Adrey Wright and son Wilba of Greensboro. Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Bruce and Miss Mebane of Durham were in the city for Xmas while here they were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. Harold Plater of Beatties Ford Road. On Xmas Day they were the dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Alexander. Quite a few other Xmas parties were given for them while here. Ruben Knob of Baltimore and New York accompanied Miss C. Withers also o^ New York to Chariottee for the holiday. Miss Withers is the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Withers and sister of Miss Madgalene Withers of Cherry. Miss Withers is making her home in New York, where is a trained nurse in the Harlem Hospital. ton, A and T Cdlltge, Mary Prances Worthy, DaShMor Beauty College, Thelma Marayne Mary Nell Leach, James Ctiap- lin, Nettie, Eliaabetli^ and Lill ian Hivb^hiaon, Jor^atha Little, 4^elaide H. Hunt, LeRoy Strong John Somersett, James Bamaa, iesvinr to ^»«nd ChriainuM with their parents. mn xmmimtd at Bennett CoUec* ob January 8. Tbalma King, M. C. SUto Coll ege. Gwendolyn Hogans, Vir- gteia State NaUlia Tate, Robert Phillips, Albert 3axon, John L. Walker, West Virginia Stats and Vardry 3pencei>»^ Morris Bruwn. Un-Americanism May Delay Dies Appropriation NEW KORK Because the House Committee investigating un American activities, under the chairmanship of Represents tivc Martin Dies, of Texas has been conducting hearings ior •‘more than a year, but has will fully failed to investigate the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Legion, or the question of lynching and mob violence by organized gr^jups,” the National Associa^, tion for the Advancement of Colcjred People has asked Con gress to cnsider this phase f the Committee's laxity before determining whether to vote funds for its continuance for another year. The NAACP’s gttitude toward the Dies Committee waa ex pressed in a letter sent out to day to Speaker cf the House, William Bankhead, of Ala., who appointed the committee June 7, 1938. 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