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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, IM2
DETROIT fafte*/
BEST LETTERS RECEIVED
IN ‘WRITE SOLDIERS’ PLAN
| ter Private Henry Calimea* . . .
Sergeant Lawrence Jones.
Company C. 94th Engineers
Private* Leßoy Quinn. John L.
Ford. B R. Honeysuckle . . . Pfc.
Willie F Porter . . . Sergeant T.
Knight.
Company D. 94th Engineers
Private#. l.ee Sharp. Carl Simp
son. Corporal l*ee Grow.
Camp Davis, North Carolina
10« th Coast Artillery
Privates Sam Rogers, Robert
Armstrong. Harold Spearman. Louis
Coles Sergeants Laydell Buck-
Best letter
The best le'ter received by this
oepai tnient. regarding the "Write
iOur Soldiers" campaign follows:
j De'ar Mr. Chism:
tne campaign which you have start
ed of "Write Our Soldiers." 1 am
deeply impressed about the idea
and will do my share to make it a
great success.
Although we women and quite a
number of our young men haven't
had any experience towards army
life, we can pretty well imagine
how lonely and discontented the
soldiers can get after their work
for the day is done and there is
Just to sit and read letters from
loved ones ‘back home" will give
'We must realize that those sol
diers have sacrificed their home life
and enjoyments to train themselves
to fight and protect their dear ones,
whom they have left behind them.
When your "Write Our Soldiers"
program is under way. I will be
more glad to share a part in
it and will do my best to urge my
friends also to participate.
I am sure that we women and
to write our loved ones longer and
a little oflencr, if we have to miss
a mea! or a little sleep to accom
plish this.
I will keep tuned to your column
to find out more about this great
campaign, Respectfully yours.
Verta Brown. 4874 Bangor avenue
"Write Our Soldiers"
By LARRY CHISM
Now that the “Writ* Our Sol
diers" campaign is fully underway.
•11 you girls, wives, sweethearts
•nd mothers should take this oppor
tunity to set aside one hour of each
Sunday to write to that boy friend,
husband or son who is far away
la camp
Mothers, Sweethearts
All Can Write Soldiers
Surely that soldier son. sweet
heart or brother Ls no less dear to
he was here at home wth you.
And surely, you want to do all
you can to help him keep up hi.-
morale. For upon the well being,
physical and mental, depends the
safety of each of ua left here at
home.
Asa soldier is contented in his ;
heart, .so will he fight. If_h_s heart
la heavy, lonely and he feels for
•aken, how can he fight with any
enthusiasm, bravery or courage
Perhaps he might come to believe
that the folks at home are not
worth fighting for. And I'm sure
that you loved ones do not want
our soldiers to go to the battlefront
With that thought on their minds.
Take Time Out
Make Soldiers Happy
So all of you take timp <v:’
"Write Our Soldiers, 'and do your
•mall bit towards making the sol
diers happy and contented, while
♦hey are yet in tho;e L'jU.cd StSTCI
with us
It isn't asking too much for you
to write your son, boy friend, or
•w’eetheart. Or is it? If you're
•elfish, lazy or frantic, thep it's ask
ing too n uch for you to "Write Our
Soldiers" But if you’re a real
American, love your soldier and
have the wel' being of the country
•t heart, then you'll take that few
minutes to write our soldiers nice,
long and family letters.
To begin the correspondence to
®ur soldiers, flowing here are a few
•oidiers who. I'm sure Will be glad
to hear from the folks at home.
Fort Custer, Michigan
Fire Station Number 3: Corp
George Hubbard . . . Company
A 94th Engineer: Privates Clarence
Woods, Jr., Walter Hardy. Ramon
Taylor . . . Corporals Eddie Cole- I
man. Robert Patterson.
Company B. 94th Engineers
Pfc. George Odle . . . Sergeants
Charles Carey and Bi'ady Carpen-
Night Club Jive
NEW YORK—Publication rights
of the provocative "Governor Tal
madge Blues," recently introduced
by Helen Humes, and "Unlucky
Woman." one of her recent record
ings, have been acquired by Bell
Tone Music, Inc., youngest and most
ambitious of the few all-Negro pub
lishing companies
William Moori*. Jr. noted com
poser and arranger for Glenn Miller
and other top bands, founded Bell
Tone music in conjunction with
Dorothy Spaulding and with his
song-writing partners. Biff Ham
mond and Bill Hardy.
Operating recently from Hamilton
Terrace in Harlem, the company
will move shortly into an office on
DINE and WINE
AT
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1300 OWEN
At Cardonia
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—-SERVINC
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SPECIALIZING IN
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Steaks Chops Fish
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BEER, WINE OR LIQUOR
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COZY CORNER
LUNCH ROOM
4100 HASTINGS STREET
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
MEALS AT POPULAR PRICES
Turkey Dinners - Chops - Chicken-Steaks
Meals Served Daily 8 A M To 2 A M,
Sundays 12 Noon To 2 A M.
MERCHANTS LUNCHES
"WE CATER TO PARTIES AND BANQUETS"
PHONES: Tl. 2-8412-3 CHEP MOORE, In Charge
BUSINESS MEN LUNCH
YOU CAN NOW GET YOUR
SPECIAL PLATE LUNCH FOR 30c
From 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. at
BUD HERBERT RESTAURANT
DELUXE DINNER
3 Until 9 PM. With Steaks. Chicken
And Other Meats In Season
PRIME RIB ROAST OF BEEF SPECIALTY
BUD SAYS. "ALL MY OLD FRIENDS CAN FIND MF. AT
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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
‘THERE IS A BALM’ - ROBESON
sms
I Olympia Stadium. Saturday night.
| Five thousand, four hundred and
I thirty-four turned out to hear
Koheson in a varied concert, lis-
The Chronicle photographer
caught this interesting shot of
Paul Roheson as he sang "There
Is a Halm in Gilead” at the
‘Swinging
With
Nitelifers’
MY MAMMA DONE TOl. ME I
When I got m mtci.fe
My mamma done lol* me, s< n
A woman will take you
And give you some sweet J:ve I
Then when her playing is done j
A woman's a no good
Who’ll leave you to .-.ng . . .
The blues in'the nr.r
—LARRY CHISM
From California Way
Comes now a missive via Unk
Sams man in grey, from a home
minded hepcat. bearing the monic
ker of Robert Ford ‘
"Nitelife is something we don't have
out here. We have two joints to go
to. the Dunbar hoU 1 run by B g
Ne son of i).- lit and e Mi
run by Clarence Moore, broiuer of
Ea: I Moore of Detroit
Ford also pra sed the Chron v o
for its grand fight in the Sojourner
I Truth homes fight another step for
the Negroes "One .ever kn a-i
Jive ’ 'Signed! Robert Ford. I
Thanx. Old Man for the missive
This 'N That
So far Cab Calloway has set the
:i e with a weekly i...0f 40.000 ad
nusiuuu- to bear the jr.e k.ng. Jsm
-32.000 and Duke Ellington rated a
I Funsome Jeanette Worlds seems
loin* her bit for thi tidier, here
abouts from Fort Custer, the.-e day..
. . Mr. and Mr*. Charles Leber
I the Moivsemen's spot on Saturday
black. He. a Bordens dairyman
. . S.» won: ft lends J.mmy Sand
|< rs. C<>rp Gem ge Hubbard and
| Corp Ne.l Mart.n n.s week end as
O
|>Hubbard u> that fine letter writter
r.vd
gaii m.d waitress at KOZ Corner !
! 'c
M.m.-iro George Washington at the
I KOZ Corner .pot should g\o the
o'ner band hov. a break at the
m.kc. . AYT G ady s Wh e
Phinrue R-, SRT Ruth Du-
Cant Mary Hawk ■v. Anne Brooks,
and Loon toon Mayers. . . . Harry
Feer at that Gratiot-Madison drug
store. is a hepcat with laced boots
Congo Show Drew
Many To Cabaret
Torrid dancing, spiced with lin
gering harmonies, features Cab
Calloways “Cotton Chib Revue"
which opened at Sum Jones’ Club
Congo. Friday night, starring B:?YT r '
Hol day
Miss Holiday rocks the audience:
with blues and sweet numbers, her j
vocalizing oL-HBlues-the N.ght" j
provoking many encores.
Supplementing Miss Holiday are j
Bob Parrish, a big favorite w iTh Vrfr ,
patrons of Club Congo, and Anise
and Aland, a couple who go through j
tines, climaxed with a rapid-fire
gyration that baffles the eyes to
follow.
Hon: Coles gives a fine contribu-,
tion of tap dancing, dancing that i
threesome of Paul. Slim and Eddie j
turn loose some clever acrobatic!
dancing.
The Congoettes-give n -beautiful
background under lowered lights »o |
the show presented by Margaret
Watkins Then there are th« Callo
way rugcutters. and the show is em- :
ceed by witty Larry Steele, while
Kelley Martins Club Congo band
furnishes the music;
The current floor show Is the |
largest ever presented in a Detroit '
night club, composed of 24 highly !
skilled performers. And it is the j
best show ever to appear in Club j
Write Our Soldiers
Coming Events
Next bookings at Paradise thea-
I 're. now making fame by f its weekly
j array - of'mime'bands, wi'T offer on
March 20: Louise Beavers and
Claude Hopkins’ band. ... On i
March 27. Mills Brothers and Jay
I McShann s band. . . . On April
| New York City and Lucky Millin
der and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
A lleprat Play
| Draped out like an Esquire “bug"
h s wig slipped .southeast by a deuce
I I I
muchly as the giggle juice warmed
up his heart-throbs..
' Then reeling like a water breaker
in a squab, the Hepcat sobered up
j n fast time to come on like the
'ole March lion, as jhe glimmered,
through red orbs, the flychick*
’ feh’-y breezing her deuce of gams'
[his way. while she angled for a
quick get-together play.
duration, the Esqu.re Bug stached
his hatch, doubled the latch on his
leans, then nutted the queen with
THE NORTH-END “IS” BIG TIME
THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING ABOUT
LE .r$ D “ANOTHER DAY”
A Lavish Unique Case Musical©
rrATIRING
• CHOLLY (j DOTTY
• RAE PEARL
• NORTON Cr MARCOT
• MARCELLAS WILSON
• LOUIS SIMMS
• THE REEDETTES
• CECIL LEE S ORCHESTRA
WHAT THEY SAY:—
—THE FIRST KIGHTFRS
o
ATTENDANT TO
PARK YOUR CARS
BROADS Detroit’s Oldest Black and Tan”
Club ZOMBIE
8825 OAKLAND AVENUE TRINITY 2 9032
tened to nine encores and de
manded more. Ford chorus in
background supported Robeson in
"Ballad for Americans.”
a "gimme some skin, witch and let’s
ditch this pilch-play"
Hus orbs saucy and naughty, the
hatch breezed out into the early
iiv«-ti to play awhile. And that's
the truth. Jackson.
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Write Our Soldiers
More Stu
Frank gave her hubby a sur
pr.se natal day party at Twelve
evening of fun for a.l in the pro
.i: th- gathering were Charles Bow
| den, Lizz*e May Holt. Mr. and Mrs.
Au#tin Garrett. Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
I neth Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Held Nat l Drfensr Party
Subsidiary board of Twelve
Horsemen held a national defense
party last Thursday at the club
house. which was attended by a
large following of patriotic minded
men and women, to make the party
!.> huge success. Highlight of the
evening was the revue featuring
Cnuck Wh.te and Jimmy Daven
ports band, w th Adele Metca.f at
p.ano and Naomi Webb as singer.
Three door prizes were awarded
the lucky winners at the party.
Archie Reynolds end Evelyn
early June Good luck, to both of
you . . . K.'.vr Hawthorne and her
! f. eck.es are a pleasing combination j
, . . You often see ofaj gals dancing
I ‘."getner. but Sepians never. Why?
I.ARRY CHISM
Rest Show In Town
j Without a doubt, the current show
j Leonard’Reed at Broads Club Zorn-
Keeu * Another Day production
making it a fast, jumpy and solid
•clirK.ng show offering.
Publicity man. Ro'lo S Vest. I?
and ic for a shore of the higt.me at
mosphere the club is now taking
on. what with printed programs to
hep you to the acts and ahow
coming up for your approval from
the fl-vtle-ardr *w-re TTTtetT: }
Leonard Rerd Producer
| "Meet the People" opus, with the
I w ay of informing you that the show
« going to Jump, but groovey like,
j Louis Simms, soft shoe dancer: Rae
appeal: Cholly and Dotty, whirl
’s ,nd tapsters ala Jitterbug, ex
porting with personality; Norton
and Margot. South American dance
stylists; and that grand number by
the six Reedettcs. called “Shootin'
tne Works for Unk Sam" shows the
chon.s line off well as they amaze
you with their precision routine of
'he silent manual of arms. In- ;
cl ided in this military dr.ll are the I
"rmrn*. Marcclttis Wilson, tffUTS]
'Sunnis. Cholly Atkinson,- DoTty'
Sa'.liter, Leonard Reed, Rae Pearle j
The second show’ l« • complete
change of show off talent by the I
CLUB BandC
PARADISE VALLEY'S ORIGINAL THEATRE BAR
STARRING
Marion Abernathy
“QUEEN OF THE BLUES"
Sparkplug George, Comedian
Moore Sisters Larissa Maxim
Tapsters Deluxe Song Stylist
Helen Wiles Bobby Key
Singer of Sweet Songs Singing M. C.
Albert Holmes' Five Musical Aces
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST’S HOUR
On Thursdays From 5 P.M. Until —?
COCKTAIL HOUR
SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS. 5 - 8 P.M.
POPULAR PRICES
CL. 1730 WARREN LA RUE, Manager
Basie Show r
Swings Out
At Paradise
I Without a formal musical educa
tion, Count Basie, famous orches
| ti a leader who brings his aggrega-
I lion of entertainers to the stage
!of the new Paradise theatre, for
J a week's engagement beginning on
' Friday. March 13. is peculiarly fitted
J for the musical life he has selected,
j He broke into music the hard
way. Armed only with one or two
simple tunes taught h.m by his
| mother. Mrs. Lillian Basie, on the
j old family piano, in the parlor of
J their Red Bank. N. J , home, the 1
I Count plunked many a key wheezy,
j adding to his repertoire and tech
nique before he coujd swing out in
| style.
‘Passion Play’
Here On Mar. 18
A fleet of trucks carrying tonst
of equipment for the staging of the
Black Hills Pa.«sion Play at the
Masonic Temple Auditorium in De- I
troit, commencing Friday, March I
13, to run through Wednesday. [
March 18. will roll into Detroit on
Thursday. This great drama ha* j
been breaking all time attendance j
records over the nation.
A corps of workmen wiO meet the
vans and immediately start serious
preparations for the premiere of j
the production scheduled for Fri
day, March 13
There will be a special preview
showing for students at specially [
reduced prices at 2:20 p.m., and ,
the Detroit premiere for the first
t;me in the English language take* \
place at 8:20 pm., on Friday night
The equipment used in the pro- J
duction of this great historic drama !
is said to exceed that of any other J
production in the world.
Josef Meier is featured as the
Christus in this lavish drama which
lui ... * n i—,i... #d Im ym - ith
little regard for expenses.
One of the most impressive fea
tures is the lighting effects which
have produced audible "ohs" and
"ahs” from audiences all over the
world. In scene after scene the
special lighting effects show the
pale dawn blending into the bril
liant light of day, and then into
the peaceful calm stillness of the
n.ght. All in all. the twenty-two
impressive scenes, starting with4he
triumphal entry into Jerusalem and
running smoothly through to one of
the great highlights of the produc
-rtnrv ”-ThP CtUcTTIxToh 'dfCFrTsTT
followod by the Ascension, and has
given audiences the world over a
true and thrilling conception of
this. "The Greatest Story of all
Time.”
I Twice the serious music critics of I
I New York hailed the apperance of
the Count and his musical crew !
when they appeared at the Ameri
can citade' of music—Carnegie hall I
It is a rare privilege for any popu- 1
lar musical aggregation to make an
appearance at Carnegie hall. How
ever. sg#ie turned the trick twice,.
With programs titled "From Spiri
tuals to Swing,” Basie and his band
traced the development of popular
American music from its earliest
beginnings as Negro spirituals
through the stages that led to the
birth of jazz and f:nal evolution of
Basie Has Big Show Here
In addition to his superb crew
of music makers, Basie will deliver
a stage show, comparable to any
presented in any theatre and which
features Baby Lawrence, novelty
dancer; Apus and Esterlita, comedy
team and Gordon and Rogers, danc
ers who have been featured in “Hot
Chocolates" the "Cotton Club" re
vues and in motion pictures. Gor-
floorboard slaves and gives each and
all an opportunity to prove their
Seen enjoying the premiere of the
current show and Leonard Reeds
opening show piece were Slim
'Congo! Jones. Helmar Shields.
Curt Lewis, Bessie Gray, Thomas
Gamble, Stutz Anderson. Ted Pons.
Charles (Mouse) Whitfield. Craw
ford Price, Mae Anderson. Ned Tur
ner. Auzie Deal. Clarabcll Crum.
Lorraine Rice. Roy Mapp. Gerald
Valentine of Hines' ork. and the
press, represented by Mis Rollo
S Vest. Ulysses Boykin. Miss Cecil
Whittaker, Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Chism and Leroy G. White
Building up fur bigger and better
floorboard offerings here. Club B
lineup this week for your approval
Singer of sweet songs, Helen Wiles
returns, along with another young
girl, Larissa Maxim, who has been
praised by theatre bar patrons at
Sparkplug George. Moore Sisters.
Bobby Key still make fine efforts
*o amuse, entertain and make your
B. and C. stay all that you desire
.n a theatre bar club. Albert
continue to carry on the musical
burdens of the show, capably em
ceed by Bobby Key.
SUM JONES presents
CAB
CALLOWAY’S
CNTIRG Revue
FEATURINC
ANISE and ALAND
Sophisticated Flash Dancers
PAUL, SLIM and EDDY
Dance Comedians
CALLOWAY RUGCUTTERS
12 Dizzy Feet l2
HUNI COLES
Triple Toed Tapster
DANCE TO KELLY MARTIN S CONCO BAND
CLUB CONGO
550 E. Adams - Ch. 0230 - Detroit
BLUE BIRD INN
JIMMYCALDWELL
Coming Soon
ELLA >u*Ti> LEE
Al Tobin
Specializing In
AMERICAN & CHINESE
FOODS
Southern Bar-B-Que, Steaks
and Chicken
WHISKEY—WINE—BEER
BLUE BIRD
INN
5021 Tireman—Ty. 4-9539
H. H. BLACK. Mgr.
HENRY’S BAR-B-Q
1700 ORLEANS STREET
A SHOW .EVERY NITE
Joe Helm Presents PRISCILLA DEAN
And Her Bronze Models of Khvihm with a cast of
DIXIE JEAN LA MAR LYONS
LOr’eTA REED CARROL LEE
JOE HELM AND HIS BAND
COCKTAIL PARTY. SUNDAY 4 TO S P M
BEER - WINE - LIQUOR
NO COVER OR MINIMUM CHARGE
TRY HENRY’S FAMOUS BAR-B-Q
CLIFFORD 1279 HENRY HARE Proprietor
Little Wonder SANDWICH SHOP
6006 HASTINCS NEAR HARPER
LUNCHES AND REGULAR MEALS
CHICKEN - STEAKS - FISH
HAMBURCERS - HOT DOCS - CHILI
JAMKS and PFARI. MARSH A1.1,. Props
Also ROOMS FOR RENT
LARCE COMFORTABLE STEAM HEATED
H and H MUSIC SERVICE
EXPERT PIANO TUNING - REPAIRS
18 YEARS EXPERIENCE ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Trinity 1-7077 Bill Hines
PAGE ELEVEN
don is Vformer Detroiter, and used
to I.<e on Medbury and has played
-many of the theatres in thi* etty
including the Fox and Michigan.
The screen program offers the first
Detroit showing of "Treat ’Em
Rough," starring Eddie Albert and
Peggy Moran. The next stage at
traction coming to the Paradise
w ill headline Louise Beaver* and
Claude Hopkins' orchestra.
EXPLAINS TELEVISION
GREENSBORO. N. C. Lewi*
Hoskins, television eng:neer, ex
plained and demonstrated the
.science of television last week at
A. and T collge. The program was
a part of the lyceum series. Prof.
Warner Lawson. , chairman of the
lyceum committee introduced the
BEECHWOOD
THEATRE
5008-10 W Warren Ave.
AT MIDNKIIIT SHOtVINI. SAT.
■nd ELEANOR POWELL 1n
LADY BE GOOD”
THE STORK PAYS OFF”
-COMEDY. CARTOON «nd NEWS
vi' \k ri\<; miimmy miiin ie< HT
ROBERT YOUNG in
MARRIED BACHELOR”
DUDE COWBOY 1 *
iiAJLLIN li -W Kl>>: KS D\l
MIDNHiHT m2O 21
WAITER PIDGEON
with COLORED CAST in
BLOSSOMS IN DUST”
LEO CARRILLO in
‘ ROAD ACENT”
Adults 13c Friday Family Ni*ht
PLUS
BILLY HOLIDAY
Recording Song Stylist
808 PARRISH
Popular Songster
MARGARET WATKINS
Producer
LARRY STEEL
Versatile M. C.
SIX CONGOETTES