VEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1956
Dinah Washington Tagged
‘Queen Os High Fidelity"
CHICAGO (AN?' Long be- j ,
jre the advance in recorded j
|und, Lhr.ab Washington was not j ;
i’. as a singer who had a wonder- j
Hi .c,sonant quality. 1
Dinah is not only ."Quern .
ftf the Blues." she also won
rights to Ihe title of “Queen of ,
i?!-II."
They say, since Bessie Smith
h-uv's nobody who sings the blues ,
he vv \ she does. Certainly tiv e
f no blues singer today who ap-
V'acin* her in popularity.
Boro in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and
pised in Chicago, Dinah was
hristened Ruth Jones at birth,
(he I.tc i lly learned to sing brfoie
he could walk or talk and by the
|me she was 11 the child prodigy |
cas louring the South with he.v j ■
Bother as a vocal gospel-singing | i
cam on the church circuit.
Kuth Jor.e« won an amateur j
nntest at the age of i ' -- the same
tear soe discovered the blues. Her
jig break came one* night in 1042
Vhen she was rushed into singing
service el Chicago's Downbeat
loom by Joe Sherman as a fill-in
lor the ailing Billie Holiday. Sher
ban at tided to call her Ditiaii
Washington, and asked the famous
looker and manager, Joe Glaser,
ky hear her And hefnre Ruth
Bishop Pope
Sees Back To
African Work |
New York City •- Bishop Dan- j
tel Carlton Pope, who presides j
over A. M. E. Z. work, left the j
airport Thursday on a Pan Amer- j
lean /light that was scheduled to j
land him in Liberia where he j
would resum* his work in the i
mission field
The prelate has been in Ameri
ca since March where he has con
ducted a campaign for the assis
tant* of the schol« that are sup
ported by the A.ME. Zion Church.
The response was according to a
epeech that he delivered at
Mother Zion Church, recently, at.
a testimonial given in his honor.
Bishop pope told of the faith
that 'he natives have jn the church
and how they look to America for
assistance. He was of the opinion
thta the aid given was doing a big
job in bringing the natives to
Christ and swing the children an
education m a Christian atmos- i
phere
He wag given farewell by Mrs. j
A Brown, who served as tne i
missionary supervisor of the A
tricars work, and Alexander
Barnes. Director of Public Rela
tions for the denomination,
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Jones could say "Dinah Washing- j
ton," ohe was on her way to fame {
and fortune.
Jn 1943, Dinah joined Libru’l !
Hamptons orchestra and marie net- !
recc d debut the same year by |
1946, she was established as one of i
of the biggest names in the rhythm |
and blurs field. That same year j
she left, Hamp and went - 1 on her I
own, determined to demonstrate j
her vocai versatility as a single. |
Critics wcer amazed to discover j
that. ‘Miss D." could sing any- j
thing blues, jazz, pop and sac- |
red. Today, her style is a wonder- ;
oils blind at her many splendciedj
vocal talents combining the suit.
showmanship of a pop singer wtil»
the earthly forthrightnes of the
blues and the tastefully subtlety of
a truly Eroat jazz artist.
Mercury Records, which re
ccntly signed Dinah for anoth
er long term contract, ha*
wasted no time In showcasing
her varied talents Within the
past year Dinah has ree.ordeiJ
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TRADII ION \L CHRISTMAS
Sf INF l lie stockings were
hung hy thp chimney with
care , . This famous portion
of the equally famous poem.
Twai The Night Before Christ
mas,*' was rp-rnaeted recently by
Tittle Miss Rose Elaine Curtis,
fruit fast-selling albums on
EmArcy, the Mercury affiliate, j
In the last month, two new J ,
albums have been released and j
earn reports indicate they will
have even greater success sale- I
wise then any of the previous
T,N
The bettor of the two new items !
is titled "Music For A First. Love " j (
Many of the numbers are songs j.
which Dinah made famous as sin -
dies some years ago Among them .
are "Am I Asking Too Much," Ha:- ]
bor Lights,'' "Time Out For Tears."
"1 Want to Cry," “It Isn't Fair" '
i Ward to be Loved" and "1 Only j
Knew
i'fiv other new disk “Dinah j
Wasrmgton in the I,and of Hi-Fi' i
featuies Dinah hacked by Art |
Money's orchestra, in such well- j
known gems as "Our Love is Her,- !
to Stay." "Let Me Love You," "My j
Ideal,“ -What'll I Toll My Heart" |
funny Side of the Street." “Sav j
It i:.n t So ' and • Sometimes i m !
’Tippy."
| daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Kri
| ward Curtis of Method. Rose
j who expects many nice surprises
j from Santa, hung her storking
early tn preparation for the
j awaited visit. STAFF PHOTO
j BY CH.VS R JONES
tHE CAROLIAN
| Veteran Teacher:
John Scott
Eulogized At
Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE -- The fun
eral services for John Beil Scott
who had served as instructor at
the Fayetteville State Teachers
College for thirty-four years were
conducted from the Seabrook au
ditorium on ihe campus Wednes
day. The Reverc-nd Clinton R.
Coleman, -pastor of the Evans
Metropolitan Church, officiated
Professor Scott, who was retired
from active duty, died at, his home
at It Oft Murchison Road or, Sun
day at 3:30 in the afternoon.
S co-worker, John IV, Bark
er read the obituary, and in
his eulogy of the veteran
teacher of biology, the Rever
end Clarence A. Chick, also oi
the college faculty, pointed to
ihe contribution over the
years Scolf had made In Ihe
beauty of the campus and to
the total growth of (he cot
lege, the college choir gave
fwn numbers
Arrive pall bearers were R.nhep
Johnson William MeGiim'. Wil
liam Hill. Roy Evans. Alphoi; •'
Gainey and William Baldwin
Those serving in an honorary ca
parity included Dr J Ward S-s
--brook. Dr Rudolph Jones. J K.
Coppa.cr. l,nfayr| fr Parke , Wil
liam Murphy. Pr H. W Vick
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MISS REID TO WIT) The
engagement of Miss Marjorie
Reid of Zcbulon, North Carolina,
j to ( uarSrs Young of Bronx, N'eu
Y’ork, has been announced by her
| moihei Mrs Mary Held A
spthig w- tiding is planned.
j
j Edward Hargrove. John ifrnder
; son. Howard Smith, A .) Pindle,
j C G A vent. Or Ft an'' WillLun,
.s. W. Tbaesanl. and J. »V, Par -
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i Horn on Octobei 1890 In
Lynchburg. V-rejpia Scon joined
the college faculty ut 1017 as an
Instructor in biology. H< wav. ccl
lira ted at the Allegheny Collfr''
i the Utnver.'-dy of Cire.r - at id
I Columbia Uhi’.oisi'y Hr ,ui . 111,1-
: rird Ir, Ri.jg't'-nia Jacob. 1 of I-'hv
• el tevilJp. .tor m<»-e Utuu t.vniiv
1 j Vert'S 3 tepehrr in U'e puhhc
I schools of Fayprfcijjp tun f’uro
• herland County. There tvn-e thve*
■ j ehildret) -Mary Ft f.'ooriy,
.land John Smith Scott.
The deceased t., survived by his
■wife Fiinrnia RcoU o 1 F.--. i t, rilic.
! Impressive Home Ceremony Unites
Miss Mary Grant, Gaston Pulley
METHOD -- Miss Mary Alice;
Grant., daughter of Mr and Mrs.;
Ennis Grant, of Method, and Gas
: ton. Wallace Pulley, son of Mr.
| Rudie l. Pulley and the late Mrs.
Mary Perry Pulley of Raleigh,
were united ir. marriage at 3 p.m.
Sunday afternoon at the bride's
home.
Dr. Gradv Demos Davis
j performed the ceremony and
| hia daughters, Mary S Cherry
and Susie Scott, public school
i teachers of Fayetteville; his son,
{ Jon S. Scott, student at the Uni
■ versity of Chicago School of
| Optometry: a. brother Benjamin
; Scott and a sister. Susie Kernings,
> both of Lynchburg, Virginia; a
dii’ir.htor-m-law, Ciaric B Scott,
a Chicago public school teacher,
and a son-in-law, Dr Charles M.
('berry local dentist.. Grandchil
dren that survive him are Char
, lot,it M. Cherry, Claiie Antoinette
antt Jeanette Charlene Scott.
The Garris Funeral Home was
in ciia--.e of the fur,end. inter
ment was in the Cross Creek
I Ctnv’tevy.
New generations of homemak
f-i . toss fmven foods m'o their
• navi et. baskets as a matter of
(■••voip. hut what x difference a
few yeat have made Retail ftoz
,-m l ontl lies havp multiplied 25
tinu-s ,it IV veai-- Jt was only in
| 1 bar. the annual business
amounted to fit? million dollars.
Yet last ye.ii- 1! hit, 1,700 million
doll. ll Tlje latter furore was s
a.;in of 250 million over the pre
i-.-dm. year alone, indicating the
r--pan-don in frozen food business
, 1111 i; on the iipemvp
f
j » program of nuptial music
was presented by Professor
Harry GU-Smythe, pianist
Paul Crumii, soloist, both of
Shaw University,
Given in marriage by her fa
l her. the bride wore a ballerina
length dress of white chiffon h--.ee
over brocade satin and a veil of
Fiench illusion attached to a
tiara of lace embroidered in
pearls. She carried a white Bible,
topped with an orchid and white
streamers.
Miss Lillian Barber was brides
maid and Miss Katherine Grant,
p; sister of the bride was maid of
, honor. They wore dresses of blue
and gold satin and carried a cas
cade arrangement of yellow and
white carnations. Mr. Everett At
]• My
jCyctf-ictd f^
a fx %
SHERARD STUDIO
Photographer*
1?' T. H.-nrprit Street N C.
.water was the usher
Mr. Hud it* !, Pulley, father pf
bride-groom wap nest man
The mother of the bride wore
a blue satin dress topped with
lace, with matching accessories
and a corsage of pink roses.
The bride is a graduate, of the
Berry O'Kelly High School and a
! rising senior at Shaw University.
She is also a member of the Sig
, jma Gamma Rho Sorority.
The bridegroom is a graduate
of Shaw University and is now
employed os an instructor. He i;
. now employed in the Wake Ooun
'! ty Public School System and is a
I member of the Kappa Alpha P.->i
! Fraternity,
! j The couple will make their
’ home in Raleigh,
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