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WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1858 12 New Recordings May Help Jce Louis Solve Tax Woes v GOSSIP 9! the MOVIE LOTS EV HARRY LEVETTE HOLLYWOOD 'ANP Fcr r stid Bess.' is e<it« going to be reviewed in this week's session of ' Gcsfip Os The Mos’ie Lots.' first, because I would have to neglect 1C! other items of equal or more importsr.ee >ucb s? forthcoming pictures, the comings and of stars end sate.ktr? of both rsc»s and previews of the v eek. -••h>eh contain news of films you msv rot get to > cc for veoks and released in your neighborhood theatres ■Secondly, because T am und- no chi: ration to hand ,c i* with kid gio-.-e? but for your sake and 'he sake of all the members of our race who are deeply influenced by the movies. T will walpe] m hand. dissect the corpus delerti " to the best of mv hard-won know ledge and experience of the stage, screen and unbound pen The previe" uninfluenced by producers directors or hr v hat ether writers may ha- e written, ■'irill pverhaps appear n th- issue of on e of ?he member panes of the Associated Negro Press, cr in the next to follow, but watch for it for if win "hew to the mark, let th« chips fall where they may ' Meanwhile this <•- your long time reporter. Harry Levette. whom you can reach with post card or letter at 4266 ~ Centra] Avenue Los Anreles. 11 CONDOLENCES FIRST AH Hrllvw oods hemoanji the tragic parsing of Bilife Holliday, re s’ erg Sjfrtttj. well hoar then used to follow her in droves to Billy Bergs" or whatever night spot she would be ap pearing Fans are always for riving when the talent t* great like that she possessed. all had hoped she would one r’av conquer forever the habit th"t fastens itself in construc t"r-’ike roil* upon its victims. fh«= had always greeted me v sshf s h 3 ?,!???!? happier AYD SPEAKING OF SMILES. I *he theatrical kind. THE | ? 1 ” ” TEST SMILE IN ALL EE- i T AY is that, of Mrs Ruth Wash- | in '-‘on fin®-, sincere, unaffected j " -of Leon H Washington, Jr Ts Y ?o harped you were here dun in “ the YNPA convention which 1 r.oq m t,h« fabulous Billmor? ' . no doubt met her, because ” ,t! * h c r charming face wreathed - rh f hr- smiles one can't forget. he.pa there, and every ■ r-c helping to make all the del egates and visiters happy. I "'as. so fortunate as to be ! caught in a photo (snapped by her ] see photos Cliff Hall) along with | v ’er K C Call's Inez Kaiser, and j BeiYine' Soeiofv editor Jessie Mae ! Brown So vou will see this semi- : National Convention Os Gospel Choirs, Choruses Sets Aug, Talks PHILADELPHIA The 2~fe Annual Session cf The National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses Inc will meet August 2-7 at The Vine Memorial Baptist Church. 5690 Girard Ave Phila delphia. Pc Rev L G Carr, pas tor Gospel Choirs and choruses from throughout the United States will be m attendance on Sunday sftreresr. Augur* 2nd when the Convention honors its National President D- Thomas A Do - re cr the occasion of his 60th birth da y Mon da v m'-rning, August 3rd is the official opening of the- Conven tion when the Rev L G Carr, host pastor, will deliver the Consecra tion Sermon. The Philadelphia Chora! Union, headed by Mrs Su sie Walker, will present the Pre- Convention Musical at the Met on Monday evening Tuesday August 4th, the delegate? will hear the Rev. John E Nance of St Louis. Mo. deliver the Dedicatory Ser- Tu£i>d3y ~ evening ih? Nsticitial President will deliver his annual •Sddress and Mrs Mable Hamilton el Chicago will be in charge ot the snnual Scholarship Contest Other highlights of the Convention are: Wednesday night the Youth All Star Program - Thursday morning the annual sermon by Rev. B S. Jackson of Bridgeport. Conn., and *re Soloist New Talent program Thursday evening Friday morning the R»v C C. C’ tqway of Louisville. Ky., will preach the Memorial Sermon Fri da” night will feature the Artist Yirht program and the formal closing of the Convention Other important events will include the Christian Education Workshop led b” Dean Artilia Hutchins of De troit Mich. Rev Willa Mae Ford Smith of 1 1 Louis is president, of the Soloist Bureau. Muss Mary Wilks. Detroit Youth President. Mrs. Beatrice Erowr. Indianapolis, , and Mis* Carol Hayes. Detroit, National Su pervisors. are in cha rg e of the Youth and Yeung Adult Dept It Pays To ADVERTISE MISS ANNIE GORDON, Reidsvillt, pursuing graduate studies at AAT College this summer, is enjoying an interesting teaching career in Alaska. She has taught physical education and dance at the high school at Mount Edgecombs, Alaska, since the fall of 19,SS A former undergraduate student at A AT, she has studied also at Howard Uni versity, Lets Angeles State College and Sheldon-Jackson College, Sitka Alaska. She holds a mask fashioned by native Alaska craftsmen from whalebone Protest Hiring Negro Boys To Eat Watermelon At Store LOUISVILLE, Ky. 'ANP> Charles Fax Ton. a wmte produce, merchant brought down the wrath sine publisher with the winning smile l ight next to me Much of the success of the con vention was due to hear untiring efforts, just as the rebuilding of the paper between 1946 and the present has beer, vastly due to her taking up the reins like a chario teer in a Roman chariot race. THE SWEET SMILE OF SUCCESS Left to right; Clyde Otis, artists and repertoire director of Mercury Records; Milt Shaw/ presi dent of Shaw Artists, Inc.—top theatrical booking agency for sepia talent; and recording sensation Brook Benton, smile their delight over new plans for career promotion of music-man Brook Milt Shaw, fol lowing his father’s footsteps leads the campaign for complete em ployment of Negro personnel in the technical and administrative phases of entertainment. ''"First Book Os Fishing:” Another Book Hits The “Race Ban” List In La, SHREVEPORT, La. CANP) “The First Book of Fishing ', a children’s book containing illustra tions showing: white and Negro children fishing and picmeing to gether, has been removed from the shelves of the Shreveport Memo j rial Library, and may be banned ! permanently i The chief librarian, Ifiez Boon ! removed the bock last week saying I she felt the book : probably should I not be on the shelves in this area ! because its illustrations present as Theatricals jo+ cnmmijnitf; lica"] ' >*; -i V.c.n {-.is. ] hired thrt-e N’rSTo boys to est ws- I ter melon on the roof of his stall i Paxton admitted it was erorno -1 Lon stunt to attract, motorists Dr K H Biggeftaff and Lw H Hammond complained the stunt was a 'caricature of a minority' ' and told motorists and people in i the area not to patronize the mar ' ket until the boys came down PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS j typical that which is not typical | for the area " The City Library board must ex* ! amine the book before a final de | cision is made to discard it, how j ever the book will not be returned |to the library she if pending the decision of the board. The books, ‘ The Rabbit's Wed ! ding," “The Three Little Pigs”, • and “Black and White." h«"e come | under fire recently from, segrega | ttonists in Floiide, Alabama ar-Jt. I Louisiana. DATA ’N CHATTER BY DARCY DEMILLE (ANP SYNDICATED COLUMNIST) FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HAR LEM—If a time schedule can be worked out so 4 he Duke can ful fil! his outstanding signed-on-the dotted-hne night club and conceit dates, he will be wished to the Woods-of-Ho!ly to pen the musical score of Otto Preminger’s next— ‘Bunny Lake Is Missing ' Seems Preminger flipped over the dy namic score Ellington whipped-up for Anatomy of a Murder." Speaking of iru lemakers and making, looks like that beauty with talent plus. Susan Kobner, is a shoo-in for the starring part in “The Story of Ruth”—couldn’t happen to a nicer for more deserv ing) girl Heretell Nat Ring Cole and j his wife Maria have placed an order with a famous adoption agency for a baby boy THAT’S why the rumors cropped j “Nat's wife is expecting” RCA Victor s loss is Capitol’s gain fin this ease anyway). Seems Lena Horne miffed at j the treatment of the Porgy and Bess album she cut with Bela fonte. bid the bovs at F.CA adieu and entered the Capi tol camp With all of the hullabaloo con cerning the elections m ‘6O" al ready cropping up. this definition came to mind: A politician is a man who stands for what he thinks others will fall for Ernestine Anderson will contin ually wm fame as a singer She will also be long remembered for i her kindnesses to those who are | less fortunate. Example During a I recent Chicago engagement, she ! was introduced to several people who came back to her dressing room following the show. During I the usual round of conversation the subject turned to New York i City Ernestine's ' adopted home 'to >-n One of the guests remarked ; that sh e hoped one day to go to (hat city to look for a long lost | brother last heard from 15-years j ago TVTiss Anderson promptly turned 1 he” C:Ti I vouns woman fired questions, and j m a matter of minutes had all j pertinent data on said lost bre j (her She amazed her co-workers jby saying she would personally j launch an investigation once baesr | .r- New York She dismissed the ! rep - tape inv o 1 red saying 1 ! known a lot y people m New 1 York • it shouldn’t be too hard to | find him “ lard Singers Back Far Two US Concerts PHILADELPHIA vAMP Cor nel Singer Clara Ward, now on a tour of Europe and currently ap pearing at the Cfcat-Noir Canno theatre m Oslo Norway, returns to the U S for eight days early in August Silt v/il] ?D”D £2T 2* ~ F rersch Lick Jazz Festival. French Lick ; !nd„ on August 2. and the Ravin.ia ; Music festival in Chicago on Aug- | list 5-6 A Qtjt c'lr cctt !on SVI & TV ill * j be winging her v ay to Italy Eartha Kitt To Play Lead Role In ' Jolly's Progress” Soon K:tt. sultry singer and actrese. is scheduled to play a leading role in the Theatre Guild's “Jolly’s Progress” this fall. The play is planned for presen tation on Broadway during the ! week of November 23 Publisher, Wife Touring Russia With The Nixons i CHICAGO (ANP> Mr. and j Mrs. John H. Johnson, represent- j i.ng the Johnson publications, ac companied Vice - President and Mrs Richard Nixon when they left, last week for a tour of Russia Members of the press contingent number 56. they are the only Ne groes on the trip The Johnson* he's publisher of Ebony, Jet and other Negro Tnagasip.es—previous ly accompanied Mr Nixon to Afri ca. Blossom-end rot of bell pepper is believed 1o be related to cal cium definiency. Pine StreN Mr Louis Adkins of Durham was a recent visitor of Mr. and Mrs Eugene Adkins of Devaae St. NORMAN THRASHER JOF LOrn | Vivian Scott, Brilliant Pianist, To Va State PETERSBURG, Va Vivian Scott, brilliant American pianist, j who is winning enthusiastic ap j clause from critics and music-!ov | ers everywhere, will appear in con- ' i cert or Tuesday. July 25 at Vll - gima State College. Petersburg j Vs. The young artist who struck her ! first chord on the keyboard at thf j age of three, is being sponsored I by the Virginia State College. Art ists' Recital Series Committee and j will appear in the Virginia HaL j Auditorium at 8 pm. Miss Scott's musical career began i in the industrial city of Pontiac ! ;Cozy Cole, Drummer, links Pact With Kin^ CINCINNA TI, O ' ANP 1 —Cozy , Cole, long one of lazz-dom's great j est drummers, has signed a long | term recording contract with : King Records, it. was announced j recently. Cole, who records exclusively for ! j Bethune-Cookman Choir Is Acclaimed At Fla. A&M U. TALLAHASSEE The s<Vh me- ; 1 Cookman College Choir, under the ‘ j direction o* Thorns' Damps, re i pen.-ed greet applauses for ? i performance presented he:- I j at Florida A and M Un"--er:-ity I An overflowms audience of mu sir lovers listened to the trained ' o;r- of the BCC nhoir Ercoc* nfter encore surro'indei (h c j Charles Winter Wood air-cond: i I tinned Theater ar- the audsn- e | mai'\-e’<=ij over the magnificient way the music was rendered Choirmaster Demo? smiled ' preciatively ar he graced the m receiving the applauses for hi: songsters The concert irojuded work* by Bach Lvousk'- Vuipinus. Morlev Moore «oik F 1 der Johnion and Hairston The numbers prerente-d were 'Now Let All The Heavens A dere Ibee,” "Gosnodv Ponului (Lord Have Mercy Upon t.'x ' Tbe Strife Sa O'er,” The Sil ver Swan," "Sing IYe and Channt It,” "Daniel Daniel Servant of The Lord ' CENTURY I CLUB JL KENTUCKY H STRAIGHT 045 HH j BOURBON “ p “ HHI WHISKEY NATIONAL DISTILLEfti, PRODUCTS COMPANY, NEW YORK. §6 PROOF 1 Michigan. Her widowed mother I spurred by faith in her child? God i given talent, took work as a cio -1 mestic in order to pay for her i daughter s first music lessons. It was not long before her phenome nal prosit •? attracted the attention 1 of 3 Pontiac music-lover, "-ho as sumed the financial burden for her : music lessons ; Miss Scott's refutation a? a pre mising young pianst spread thru the ?’ate and, with the aid of a Detroit mu: ical gmuD. she was a ! warded a scholarship for advanced study M Hov ard T.'r "ersjt.y hi* ’ Kmg. hzs hfirst release out err • | titled ' E!op-Up" and Blop- Down ” 1 j Hi? fust, Lp album to be avail- I' able August l. will be entitled ' Dance Munc for the Whole ■ Crowd.’’ A L,rh* Rhir.nm? In The H*a i t cn s., _ e. 'bjcj • t scot soo Shir!**-' = Wvnn, : Mv Lord T: Sr Him.' so- : i le. -1 - soprano Ebomts and L-’ror F-'ankim P. ! nckß6'‘ [ What Kinder Shoo'.." soioir-t. 1 *or W illic>m AV * 'I'i r. and !n Li^ 4 . , Great G’ttir' Lp Mo-nn: soloist,] | tenor Franklin Pinckney After 90 mn : * f t - r f nspiri nz ! niunc T r ' c civ lFfr c rrsd# aims! | applause and nr a-a iN Work Os Nigerian Photogra r ' he- r I' Seen in New York N£”’ YORK YANF These Are c ‘ an exh:b:»:on ci i the creat.' e works of a Nige .ar. i photo-:: aphej Milton Abiodur. j Macau is y, no * at the Schemhur s Coßcction in the Nfn*' York Public . i Library HSsth Street branch 1 may I be seen anti! Sept SO ' PATRONIZE OCR ADVERTISERS Two Tunes On New Label Seen As Sure Successes LOS ANGELES—Two brand new | tunes, backed to back, on 2 new i label bv a new recording voir? may | ■ be part of the answer to ex-heavy ! weight champion’s Joe Louis' tax i problems if prediction;- by tha? S master of record hits—Nat King ; ! Cole—come true The two numbers , | are Never Look Bark" and D; • : Unto Me. scheduled for release ; the last week of July by Allied ! Record Sales of Hollywood Both tunes, waxed by an ex nting new- voire Norman Thrasher, found ♦ hwu >va' into the remrding sii*di«s hv an odd ret ot nrrumstanifTo tv gin with. Thrasher an e ,-Dnroitet from Joe Lour- firs* pub!Kii f d < hnmtol'l n f O U ? d himself stranded in Los Angeie? attf Phe Midnithiers a Fork N' Foil foursome of whwh he v is 4 member, returned E?:t with out mentioning they were leav ing. Six months 1 5 * r * another F‘. N’ Roll devotee. Robbie Robmsc-c ; a member of the popular Dominoes 1 singing sroun " as en route 10 Tuc sor.. Arizona fr“m LO2 Ac. zc) r " hen an idea for a sen? struck I him He Urpred his car off the high ■ -*‘ay- pulled out a ba’i c red br: r s Back ' The tune he *2id. 'er*- rase sod penned Never ’- - to me becaiise t'c -just had a few i ups and downs and while l was riding along I kept telling nr self 7 wasn't ever going to look back ■ again " How Joe Louis came in* • - i picture was natura ; enough H ■ as owner of Triangle E-'rerd.-. —an ur recorded rero; r f -. m search of new ti cy.-. r. til ent—and a hit Norman Thrasher was ? youngster he had hea r d a • bout with- a voice tea* oo ' be! - a tune hke bluesy ,To,e Williams >w>i'»iirwtwn tnmiwn iMumuriMirunnwßiaiM/iuMwi e wii n , uni iin iiiiiiirnniiniiiiin* ~ ii't.iliHb mri FROM THE FIRST MOMENT GUN E. PARAMOUVT '*£.TAV'S«C**! ’C* ***&** staru mm Thrasher needed a record Ro'cb * Robinson needed someone to re | cord his unpublishd tune, and Joe Louis needed a hit. . With his partne-s. ex-New York promoter Bill Graham, and s n* writer Cecil Count Carter (I T.-.a You Ought To Know and Sc Hard To Laugh. So E.?-y To Cry) the ex-champ huddled and decided thi; was their move A record date was | arranged at Hollywood's Capitol ; S+udios that vas to be an ai!-cuf venture Tab :.t°d Gerald v:>.;on. cn*- : ■-1 . r c tr-’i " :th i~ ab Callo" v* and tee old Jimmv Lunceford or -1 c;-: ? '■ <■ .id tndle the orches : trai'w- and conduct the orchestra F.dd 1 ■ F a k er -’' !r.r t: ?"o ot lero'dinr sessions, would supervise he lakes Tcdd, Camilla Shine In A Gershwin Sing CHICAGO (ANF • S-prsr.o c 'T 1G .3 > 1 ■] 1 ?;*•• _t iin -j t**■ _ Todd Punrcn he heart/ ar ' ' ronceft r Grant Fark August 1-2 Others slated v appear on the program :por:o;-ed by the Chica- D ' 4 . lot y7-i]] ’'o c iu, de- L"T'- r*f ” f*\ Opers ccmpany. pianisT ** ■ ■ rr] "■‘Od'r'h 4 rOC G^rtr\!<v i r 5 r ls .• m Xa •’ior director "Strike Up The Ear." Rhspso ; v In Rlu« " and An American In ;Fun:m'-rt:me ' B®=:- You Is Mv Woman No. 1 ' and It Ain't Ne-
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