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THF. C’U'OLIN’JUI RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1. IM4 14 Fats Domino Labeled “Last Os AGGIE HERO Dick Westmoreland, left, former grid hero with the AttTCollege Aggies, now star cornerback with the San Diego Chargers and who, this season, was named Charger "Rookie of the Year." returned to his Alma Mater last week. Loud in his praise for the quality of football played in the American Football League, Westmoreland helieree that his team would match any in the National Football League. He talks with his former coach, Bert Piggott, of the Aggies. THE WEEK IN RECORDS BY ALBERT ANDERSON BROOK BENON'S DISK TOPS JA7.7 FARE CHICAGO —< ANPi Although every last one of 'em is good. I can tunc* and listen just to hu "I Be lieve, . . duet with the late, great Dinah Washington and still be satisfied. 1 never tire of hearing Benton and Dinah, singing the beautiful duet. Th# same can tie said of Benton's latest waxing, "Born to Sing the Blues " I can Ignore all the other tunes on the Mercury LP 'MO 20H- R6i and be content with hearing Benton sing just Ivory Joe Hun ter's "Since 1 Met You R. 1 y " Renton sings the song* with surh pathos, such feeling and can readily visualise the angu ish and heartache anil the deep longing the story conveys. And Benton’s voice, rich and reson ant. Is the Ideal vehicle for the song. Benton has the knack of charm ing his record audinees through his songs, a feat, because of its Imper sonal nature, is seldom achieved by other artists And charm he de .* with his smgirg of the bluet too. He also Cornell through with fine petfnrmnnces on the lute Hilly Holiday's "God Bless the Child.'' and Irving Berlins Nobody Knows" THIS IS A RIG ENTRY FOR BENTON AND THE MER CURY COMPANY Other I,P* in the release. “tSaruh Vaughan' with Voices WINNERS ALL John McGuire. 7. of Queens. N. Y„ the New York City Poster Boy ot the March oi Dimes, is surround ed by three top athletes who were honored at the Academy ot Sports Editors' First Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel Jan. 19th. Left to right around Johnny are Mike Ditka, ace receiver for the Chicago Bears and National Football i Mercury LP 20BP-2 >. and "The Wonderful World of Andy Wit- ! lisms) Columbia LP CL-2137. CS- H9R7 >. One of Sarah's strong points a* a 1 on a song, but on this her latest LP she sticks closer to the text. However, what she relinquishes in linprovlsion. here she more than make* up in voice quality, pro jection and expressiveness. Andy (Roving lingers! William* finds the tunes on the LP qell to his liking and style, and the plea sure if expressed In his playing Willinnis does a bang up job. for instances, on the beautiful senti mental tune, "Canadian Sunset,” when he really tickles the ivories Williams' playing is artful, imagi native and tuneful. . . A SOLID ENTRY HE’S NOT SO CRAZY MEMPHIS 'ANin They say Hubert E. Wages. Sr . 59, is men tally unbalanced, but any man iwho can present auUiorttlc* of ' three states with a complicated i problem lsn t no crazy Wages is wanted In Arkansas to face bur glary and larceny charges. Picked up on a fugitive warrant In Ten nessee, but is now an inmate of a mental health hospital In M Imla slppo. So what startl'd out as a simple extradition case, now be comes a three-way circus. In ad dition, a Memphis ball bond firm is also Interested In Wages. It put up the $3 500 bond. Famed Rock ‘IT Roller Says He Lost 70 G’s In Las Vegas NASHVILLE (ANPi ‘Pugilist* ROCK N’ ROLLER FATS Domino and entertainers have a reputation of being fast spenders and good timers. and portly Fats Domino the cherub-faced rock ‘n’ roll pianist, is evidently not much of an ex ception. Eats, who drove a long, sleek, lavender and white Cadillac automobile from bis home In New Orleans to Nashville for a JESSE OWENS PRESENTS OLYMPIC AW ARD A special Olympic Award is presented to Paavo Nurmi, famed Finnish runner of the 1920’s by Jesse Owens, right, at the B'nai B'rith Sports Dinner in Roston, Mass, last week. Owens received the same award at a orevf<-»*« LIVING WITH SPORTS YOUNG MAN WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE CHICAGO (ANPi On the sophlUcated, ivy-clustered campus of Michigan university at Ann Ar bor, there is a young man who has set many tongues a-wagging and draw* lusty praise even from his opponents because of hts basket j ball heroics. They say he is a young | man with a "bright future", and j they are so right. The young man Is 6-foot-7-lnch Cazzie Russell, who propped at I Carver High In Chicago and was on that school's celebrated team which -j won the Illinois Stute "Sweet Six ! tern" High school basketball tourn ament In 1062 Na one knows why Chicago area college* allowed Cazzie to slip from their clutches, hut it I Is admitted that they missed a dandy In Russell, who could well go on to become another Bill Russell In the National likely, though, he wilt follow In the footsteps of two other i pro great—Elgin Baylor of the League Western Conference Player ol 1963: Ekton Howard, star catcher of the New York Yankees and the American League Player of and Bill Russell, star player of the Boston Cel tics and the National Basketball Association Player of the 1962- 1963 season. The three athletes, and little John, are holding their awards, nicknamed the "Golden Star." (JUPf PHOTO). recording engagement last week, loads hi* person with costly Jewelry and is not ad verse. He said during a discussion before the recording date that he gambled away $70,000 during his last visit to Las Vegas, Nev., American's' fore most gambling spa. "Man, that's a real town, but I lose too much there.” he said laughingly. Perhaps "Fats” aa he is term- Uos Angeles Laker*, and Oocar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals. Caizle Is molded more the likeness of "Elf” and •Big O.” Like llaylor and Robertson, Rus sell. as a player, does all things well. He is smart, swift and shifty, arid is an accurate marksman. And hes rugged. Already he is being compared with Robertson—as a collegian. After Russell put on an impres sive performance while UCLA, the nation's No. 1 college team, was handing the Wolverines their only loss this season, Uclans’ coach John ny Wooden, paid Cazzie this tribute. "In many respects, Russell is bet ter as a sophomore than Oscar Rob beitson or Jerry Lucas." Brothei that's saying a lot All I lie "Big O" did from Ns sopho more year until graduation from the University of Cincinnati was to win the national Collegiate scoring championship three years in sucess mn One of his scoring competitors at the time was the fabulous Wilt ed by bis admires, still can af ford to spend such fabulous >ams, but he Is no longer king of rock *n’ rollers. In fact, he is trying to get back In the hit column on ABC Paramount Re cords. Meantime, he continues to dress flashily. "Fats” wears a wrist watch en crusted with diamond and precious stones. His shot, fat fingers are full rings that give a sort of dazzling effect to his piano playing. j Chamberlain, who played ball for, and led Kansas -to the Big Eight championship. Coach Wooden U perhaps ex aggerating in his comparison of Cazzie and Robertson, but there is | no question but that the Michigan guard is headed for a great future in pro basketball. He has what It takes to succeed in the National Basketball Aassoociation all-a round ability arid overall class. In high school. Cazzie played all po sitions brilliantly. At Michigan he is restricted to guarding, teaming with Bob Cantrell. But the Wolves brain thrusts know that Russell could be shifted Instantly an/ still plnv outstanding basketball. He is that versatile. Right now he and the talcn*ed Junior Bill Buntin are Michigan's one-two punch. Russell stars both offensively and de fensively. Yes. I. too. predict great things for this young man, -whose easy, ! friendly manner can easily mislead ! a. person in misjudging hi* rugged competitive spirit. One of Russell's ardent fans described him this way: "He is a nice guy off the court, but h--l on the court!" DIG? Heavyweight champion Son ny Ulston. flashing good phvsi ral form and brisling with con fidence. Is already looking past mouthy Cassius Clay to his next title opponent ... He ha* penned a note to 7,ora Folley telling the Arizonian that hr mieht he hi* next title opponent after "The Lip." . . . Incidental ly. while Clay ha* lowered hi* prediction of King Liston from S to 5 round*. Sonny ha* moved ahead of htmin thi* department. Sonny *ajr» he'll flatten Clay in 2 frame*. Laurel wreaths to former Seton Hall star Walter Dukes, who paved j the way intelligently for his re fill ement while playing for the pro fessional Detroit Pistons cage team Big Walt, w ho acts and talks like a . Philadelphia lawyer, is one. in fact I but in the Motor City ... He is a . member of the law firm of Stassen. j Capehart and sculin. and maintains and office in downtown Detroit. NCC Eagles End Break For Exams DURHAM—Beginning thi* week, th. North Carolina College Eagles have taken two weeks from their j busy basketball schedule for se , mester examinations. NCC's next | game is at home Saturday. Fct '., i against the Winston-Salem State College's Rama, the defending CI AA champions. The Eagles were defeated by North Carolina AAT fa* thetr final game before the two-week lav off US-71 la Greensboro on Jan. 17. Coach Floyd Brown's Eagles went mto the rest period playing better than SOO ball, standing 6-6 in the CIAA and 8-7 overall. The Dnrtuunite* kept to have The Big Spenders ” ATTEND “TOPPING OVT’CEREMONY—Soprano Leontyne Price and baritone Robert Merrill of the New York Metropolitan Opera Company attended “topping out ” ceremony as the final structural beam is erected at the new house at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, there January 20th. The opera company is scheduled to move into the new, $43.7 -million house in Oc tober, 1966, in New York City. (UPI PHOTO). GOSSIP BY CAL LA SCRIVNER HENRY LEWIS CONDUCTS L. A. SOU iiu..s HOLLYWOOD (ANP) —Henry Lewis, founder add conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony En semble. led the group in concert last week In the Pasadena Play house for the Coleman Chamber Music Asa’n. The symphony, recently return ed from a successful European tour, featured soprano Marilyn Horne. Former band leader, evangelist Joe Lutcher has informed me that he will be a guest on the Holly wood Armed Forces TV and Ra dio show this month. Wolper Productions is prepar ing "Anatomy of a Movie.” a half hour special examiiung Otto Pre mingers “The Cardinal," a Co lumbia Pictures release, is the first TV documentary ever made GLOBAL PORTRAITS BY LOU LUTOUR As "GLOBAL PORTRAITS" ir. irs its first anniversary which will be next month (February 1964) this should be a good time for re viewing, but let us only review or refer to past histories or events when they will in some way help olhers to help themselves or to help others . . . So as we mirror the great deeds of others in light of the fight for freedom we must mention the groat SOJOURNER TRUTH whose life a century ago was dedicated to the cause of FREEDOM. In the same vein we mention one who brings NEGRO HIS TORY' to the forefront through hi* column and a special Pic ture Portrait Y'our History In the Pittsburgh Courier, one of our noted weeklies and through his wonderful books. He is J. V Roger*, our “GLOBAL POR TRAITS" HONORFE today. Hi* hook* merit the reading of ev rrv Negro just to know shout hi* own heritage, and surely they'd do well. In everv Library —home, school .college and ev en the Public Library. He has written World's Great Men of Color Vol. I k Vol. 11. Sex and Race in thre- volumes—Vol. I. The Old World. Vol. 11. The Ncw- Wmld. Vol 111. Why White and Black Do Mate; From Superman to Man: 100 Amazing Facts About The Negro: Nature Knows No too • line ant Africa's Gift To Am»--e- Such a set would make a wonder ful cift any time. So why not write to Mr. Rogers at 1270 Fifth Ave nue. New York 29. N. Y and let him send you this most wonderful set of books as a gift to yourself m case you don t want to make such a mfj to someone else—less than $35 for all. Most reasonable for knowledge which otherwise would not be a vailable only through the research ard untiring efforts of one like J. A. Rogers, who must publish hi* own books . surety without pro fit Curt hi WilklM, • H pbo mure, hi action, Watkins, a tup rebuunder and deta—fvu stand out. waa Injured In the second game of the »ea**n and baa nut yet returned tu action. ‘ For the first half of the season. Joseph Parker and Ted Mannm*, w ere the Eagles' top scorer*, with j able assistance from Albert Connor ' and Richard Clyburn. * of the MOVIE LOTS showing how a motion picture is put together. Ed SpK„wl aw nt4Mi% and dlreotlng the documet&ry which will be sponsored by Timex and aired Feb. 3 on NBC-TV’s "Hollywood and the Stars.” The documentary traces the complete history of “The Cardi nal." beginning with the Panavis ending wltht he Panavtsion-color ion-color film's world premier In Boston on Dee. 11. Filming behind-the-scenes, in cluding backstage activity of pro ducer-director Otto Preminger and stars Tom Tryon, Ossie Da vis, Romy Schneider. Carol Lyn ley and John Huston, has been underway for sometime. Boris Karloff, who has been top among terrorists ever since he frlrhtened today's adults in the role of “Franensteln," creates an equally terrifying role In “Black Sabbath.” the top half of American Interna tional’s first combination ter ror bill for 1964. Coupled with “Black Sabbath" is another top drawer spine tin kler “House of Terror” starring John Saxon and Letitia Roman. I talked with Clarence O. Eng lish, treasurer of the Centennial Rose Committee, Inc., which spon sored the first Tournament of Roses Negro float. "Freedom Bursts Forth.” in the New Year's Day parade in Pasadena. He was elated because the final payment KENTUCKY GENTLEMAN KENTUCKY STRAIGHT 4M ' "■'' ■ • ill -- 86 PROOF• BARTON DISTILLING COMPANY BkzdMouu, Ndaoo County, Kentucky has been made on the float, wh captured th" "Theme" pvv; LUtVt AUi C * Lilli. niivrm RALEIGH. N. C. STARTS SUN.. FEB. 2ND For 4 Days 'A RAISIN IN THE SUN” Starring SIDNEY POITIER —PIus— “THE SAVAGE GUNS” Starring RICHARD BASEIIART STARTS THURS.. FEB. 6TII For 3 Days “MR SARDONICUS” Starrine OSCAR TOMOLKA • -Pius- Second Feature
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