SATURDAY, APRIL 24tlw 1943 BUY WAR feOtiDiS TODAY!
THE CAROLINA T1
ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
Around The Town
WITH us SOLLOWAT
Slipping out from between a
deauce of lily-whites About a
quadrupled deauce of ticks on
the early dark, yours truly sta-
ches his welUelad frame into
the last bag, places his gavel-
crushers into his knobs, dropi^
on his topper and strolls on off
to drape his publicity-seeking
lamps into the ports of the lo
cal juke-joints. When he ftrst
pats his pads upon old terra'i
firma, the twisters loosen up on
their bellowing in a frantic at
tempt to have yours truly oast
his -optics up their lanes, but
this pencil-pusher nixes their
plays, straightens, the curve or.
his ace-button roll, slips the
topper a petite portion to the
windward and pats gravel on
down the main stem in the cul-
Jiid ghetto to view with his own
^y-blue peepers and to lately
on to yith his own massive an»-
filiflers exactly what the local
tuds are laying down.
SIGHTS FOR SORE EYES
nclude: Gladys Alston who has
ecently returned from the hep-
est burg on this side of the
sh-ihhabitited pool, New York
ity. .another cure for weather
eaten optics is Samuel D. Mor-
’son, who came back to town
o make the eventful tour tc
ragg. Up in Virginia, Sam
el is known as the “Ocean-
roi^t Kd.” Yours truly was re-
lly surprised to awaken and
i^ape his peepers on his si?)
'an Dora who also came down
rom the Apple in the presence
f another kinsman, Mrs. Mabp'
ooth, who also resides at pre-
ent in the City pf pleasyre.
^YC. .At the last Week
twas a pleasure' to see Lurley
. Bass, who hatr b«en in Wash-:
ngton in Peter’s bitoess school
.Also on the comeback list i?
eo Davis who is spending hi?
even-day furlough with his
eople in the city. .J’o'keph
hompsori and J. D. Dunn are
1^0 spending a wee bit of time
‘ their homes., .they have be-
working In the Government
rinting Office in D. C...Twas
pleasure to see Sgt. and Mrs.
lonzo Guice on their initial
ppearnce in public since theii-
arriage at the dance and at
hurch during the past set-of-
even.. . .loads of chicks frdm
-j^apel Hill and Raleigh were
town to listen to the “Hawk”
nd his ensemble, .here’s hop-
g they enjoyed it.
lEWS ON THE STROLL
The Thursday nite business
lump preceeding the Friday
‘te hop.. .-.Hert) Yarborough
owing the cats at the Wonder
ar with his new-fangled edi-i
ion of the Jersey Bounce...
ir T. Alonzo Mumford claimi
ng to be a press-representative
nd telling the poor innocents
n Chapel Hill ^that he has an
fflce. .His office must be in the
iltmore lobby... that’s where
e always is found.. .Surpris?
f the Year; Jeff garbedin hi-
lave-rags going to work at an
■p-town hotel...the boys who
0 to Fort Bragg on the 24th
nd on the 20th listening at-
ntively to the words of the
ng “Be careful”.. .Cause I
ot my induction papers. *. thf
ocal army reservists rushinir
ome to look at the evening
ail...boys at NCCN rushinfr
o the post-office to get their
induction papers,..the chickf
owdering and jrlamoiiriziiifr ur
to meet the new soldiers a
Camp Butner.,.the officers and
personell at Cimp Butner re
ferring to a certain employee
of the local insurance company
who serves as a IJ. S. 0. hos
tess as a drap: and a deb-u-
tramp.. .soldier.«’ wives INHA
BITING the nite-.spots while
husband is at camp, .the pirl-
clerk at Papa Jack’s Prittiprew
Congo Grille who beer
Ml far north as Oxfor«l ami .^til’
has a Broklyn ac/jfht. . .the
rush to the barber shops beforr
closing, hours. . . Loroy Gnvnor
reh^^sing his band f(ir,the Eas
ter Monday enKUKcment at
Wonder Bar., the cafes clos
ing one day evei;, 8et-of-8i’ven..
the mid-month slu i >p in .busi-
n£88 and taxi ti'utde.. .the ado*
rom the outskirts of the metro-
>olis during their Saturday vi-
lit to town. I can imagine the
lisgust that will be shown by
ome of local hep-cats if Uncle
?am drafts them for the farms,
'magine hanging out with some
itud who has his idea of fun in
I good blood-curdling horse-
)pera...Sgt. Snowden, M.
acting as though the people in
town are at long last actual.v
fit’ to associate with him..
Norfley Whitted's early morn
ing jami-session grooveing the
late-slumberers to capacity thru
the facilities of WDNC.
Fromthe judge’s bench ’twa»
heard” The Policemen .in Dur
ham don’t even hai»e enougl^
'riends to be their pall-bearer«
vhen they die”...The politi
nans, White and Allen cam-
laigning for their mayor- ean
iidate O. F. Sally... .Undoubt
/I the best band-dance promo
*;er in this vicinity isL. W. Al
ston (Lath To You)...h(
wamped the booking syndicate
if amp Butner headed by Sgt
jrrover by a great deal of dol-
irs in the Earl Hines-Erakine
Hawkins booking duel. The
^awk filled his house to capa
city while the “Fatha” left hit"
promoters in the well-known
hole. The Hawkins tour of the
did North State ranging from
the Memorial Auditorium ir
Raleigh thru Wilson, Greens
boro, Goldsboro to Durharr
layed quite a few gold crumb^
in the coffers of the Alstori
Agency.
SEEN AT THE DANCE
Prof. John'Qattls, the pian'
wizard was c'5n*roying pom^
very lovely laasies at the Haw
kins hop...they were fellow'
teachers... .Girls battling over
the romantic nterests of an un
interested soldier.. .Leroy an^
Bird-head, Mary and Bill Yar
borough and Cootie dancinr
for pennies.. .the soldiers from
Chapel Hill garbed in thei ^
summer white and city-coe'
from NCCN chasing them...
M. P.’s raising H-11 at th'
check-room at the Armory. II
seems as though the soldiers
wanted to,, push to the front! of
te lihne, but the nite-sticks de
layfed their progress vefy suc
cessfully. The “Hawk” was be
set for his featured vocalist
Ida James.. .let’s hope that thi;
talented bunch of lovelines*-
hasn’t left the baad definitely
cause that would really be r
drag to the dance fans.
HBRSONALITY POTRAIT
You never stop at the Bilt-
more Hotel without being
greeted in a cheerful manne'
by the charming hostess of thi:-
Heavenly Hostelry, Miss A
Massenburg. Believe it or not
the name with which Misf
Massenburg is really register
ed in the Birth Certificate Bur
eau is “Almania”. Some fact
here-to-fore undisclosed abou
this gracious lady are: He
age (censored) years, place o
biVth and home of family
Franklinton. N. C. Admirabl'
A1 comes from a family of If
children of whom twelve ar _
still living. She has been tht
hostess and general supervisor
of the Biltmore for the pas’
,seven and during her stay at
the hotel, the clientel has in
creased iiy leaps and bounds
Al is really and truly a credii
to the business she has so care
fully nutured thru its years of
strife. Off come our hats in »
salute to a really fine young
lady and to Miss Almania Mas
senburg go our sincere wishes'
for a long and successful career
in her chosen professon. .The
services of Miss Masenburg
have been suplemented by her
sister, Ruth, who shows visible
signs of becoming one of the
.best businesswomen in our fair
city. .Loads of luck to the Mas-
senburgs^'-from Lin & Co.
THE TALE OF A HEPCAT
The hepcat who is the fore-
naost character in this narra*-
tive first raped his paepers ori
thelight of day in a dilopidat-
ed tenement shack in the fruit
burg New YprJj .City. From thfe
tiiKie he first laced on his triple-
Contiaued From Eight)
WONDER BAR
MANAGER CALLED
TO THE ARMY .
J. 8im Holloway, Jr., mana
ger of the Wonder Bar CFriUe,
local nite-spot has receive his
final communications from the
draft board prior to induction
in the army. Mr. Holloway was
formrely connected with the
Regal Theatrical Company be
fore accepting his present posi
tion. He was also manager for
Bijou theatres in Arkansas and
Arizona. Holloway has i>een
ntanager of Wonder Bar since its
opening in the spring and by
hig contientions efforts has rais
ed the establi^ment to grreat
heights of popularity. His kind
and assuming manner has mada
him very popular with his clients
and its is an indeniable fact thi.t
he will be missed in view of his
acceptance in the armed forces-
FURGESON BROS. ACE AHRACTION
Cab’s ‘Hi-De-Ho’
Causes Controversy,
In British Army -
Pictured above is 'Cootie Wil- left to take the reins of his own
liams, fame^ growl trumpeteer. band. Cootie is now enjoying a
Cottie was formerly featured new prosperity since his plunge
with Dnke Ellington’s great into the leadii^ field,
musical aggregation before he
ETHEL WATERS PAYS SONG TRIBUTE
TO THE LATE SERGEI RACHANINOFF
Cab Calloway’s pet saying
Hi-de-hi-de-hi)’ ’ is causing
quite a bit of controversy m
British Royal Army, accordiug
to recent reports received. It
seems as though as sergeant in
addressing his ranks said “Hi-
do-hi,” to which one of tiie
soldiers immediately replied
“Ho-dc-ho’’ The saying soon
became so popular in the army
that it spread to ^ the civilian
ranks. A Tommy paying greet
ing to his neighbor lamost al
ways uses the Calloway coined
phrase. The source of the new
saying soon roached the ears of
one of the members' of parli-
ment who stated in the meeting
of this most august group thst
the army was “Dipsy doodling
on duty.”
Dragons Club Holds
First AnnivCTsary .
Dance Tuesday Nite
Members of the Dragons Club
Inc., of Duthani, held their fir.st
anniversary dance at the Algon
quin Club House last Tuesday
night. Guests from all sections
of the State were present and
some came as far North as
Washington and New York. The
lallroom was beautifully decoi--
‘ted and eveyone enjoyed danc-
ng to the music of the one man
band. Offices of the club are,
Rdgar D. Brown, President;
''iath Alston, Treasurer
Tune Worthy, Secretary.
CLAUDE HOPKINS
ORGANIZING BAND
IN DEFENSE PLANT
Claude Hopkins, Tamed orch
estra leader is now turning his
attention to organizing a band
at the defense factory with
which he is now connectel.
Hopkins holds a position at the
Eastern Aircraft factory in Lin
den, New Jersey andjs con-
temting a band for the exclu
sive entertainment of the em
ployees. The band will be c«m-
posed of close to twenty mem
bers and will include a fouc-
pieee string section. Both men
and women, white and colored
are to be included in the new^
Hopkins set-up. Claude is expect
ing the services of Trummie
Young, formerly with Jimmie
Lunceford, Joe Keyes, lately
with Count Basie and a host of
other white and colored musi
cians from name bands.
NEW YORK CITY — EthtI
Waters, internationally known
star of stage, screen and radio,
who open«d at the Srfan^ Then
tre here on Broadway last^ week,
will pay muMoal tribut*-fo
great Russian eoinposer-pianist-
conductor ‘Sergei Hachmnnlnof^
who died in California recently
On a theatre tour of the
country after tompleting the
top star role i^“ Cabin in the
Sky” which is scheduled to op('ii
on Broadway soon, Miss Waters
is hard, at work on one of the
great musical genins’ Iwid^ for
an early addition to her we.l
rounded program.
Trumpeters may come and
trumpeters may go, but Loui^
Armstrong goes on forever as
the greatest of them all. The
and ' above photo shows Loui« in onf
I his characteristic poses.
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''CHATTERBOX'' FEATURES
iTALENTED MILLS BROTHERS
pThe^ills &*others, famed for their appearances on the air, on recordings, tlld in
fUms^are,featured in the Joe^E.^Brown-Judy^Canova starrer,t*‘Chatt«rbox«*!iwhlch
Republic ’ ia_ sow comp letin e.
'GALE’S money-makers
Included in the great roster Erskine Hawkins, the Twentieth
of Gale Money Makers are, Sis- | Century Gabriel. The Gale agency
ter Rosetta Thorpe, Lucky Mill- I has done much to increase the
inder, The Four Ink Spots and I i^ieatrical and musical world.
From an humble beginning, thU
^at attraction agency li • ■
reached the top in its field.
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"Th* Thr«« ChocokitMrs"—Esvon Motby, Albert Gtb«oi^ and Dwks 
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