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‘fThis| | and That.... by CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL STAMPS AND COMPLIMENTS! Every week this columnist receives dozens of compliments from people in every walk cf I’fe and while all of drink — ! « * f IDEAL Beverages UNGER ALB LIME imKbl “ B« Sart—Drink IDEAL" IDEAL Bottling Co. !M» N. 20tk St. WE. MM-1 ' I these are appreciated and serve as an mental stimulus it is rare indeed that a correspondent sends both stamps ard compliments. And I am not too ashamed to admit that sometimes I wonder where the stamps will come from to carry my following weeks re leases. ♦ * * M. L. Collins, editor of the Sun, in Shreveport, La., writes: “****We are enclosing some stamps as a little “help out” in mail ng the excellent news matter and comment which you have been sending to us, and many others, during the past few years. Your feature, “Digesting the News” has been published on the editor ial page of The Sun regularly, (since September 1930) and it has proved quite interesting and in forming to our readers who eager ly look for it weekly. “••'We can add nothing to the high praise that has been justly heaped upon you, and your efforts by many editors and leading cit izens but we want you to know that in our opinion you are setting The Social Event of the Season -JOHN SMITH’S STYLE REVUE & DANCE Mon. May 22nd, 1933 -PRESENTING- Jfe m RED PERKINS ORIGINAL DIXIE RAMBLERS * featuring Miss Dorcas Jones Stunning Models, Spring and Summer Fashions, Beautiful Wraps, Gorgeous Gowns—A GALA REVUE OF STYLES STARTING AT 10:30 P. M. DaaaUka ballroom ROSelana I6th& Douglas 9:30 til 2 — ADM. 50c GRAND NEWS for Spring Housecleaners ... Another Shipment of HOOVER Rebuilt //c - I « bpecials There has been such a demand for thane Hoover Specials that we have sent for a new ship ment to accommodate custom, era. These are Genuine Hoovers at a fraction of the original coat because they have been rebuilt. Bach one has been completely cone over in the Hoover factory by experts.... each has a new ball-bearing brush, new bag, belt, cord and furniture guard. j J Guaranteed for the same length of time as all Hoovers—ONE FULL YEAR. Telephone if you want us to sav&you one. 2 Models *2195 and *2895 Sold on Easy Terms Nebraska Bower 8 0 Courtesy — Service — Low Rates a worthy precedent as a “come back” map and, with others, we hope that the chance to enter soc iety again and take your rightful place as a positive factor for good will soon be realized. “‘***That you are fast winning admiration of those whose influ ence can and will help you to real ize your ideals is evident. Keep the good fight up and be assured of our readiness to do whatever lies within our power at any time to help you in your fight for a chance to contribute your bit to the further development of our common country.***” • * * The first issue of the new Detroit Tribune arrived, and it is hard for me to believe the current press dis patches that its editor, J. Edw. McCall is a blind man. After many, many months absence two other “exchanges” also arrive. The Spokesman, now a standard sized weekly of San Francisco, Calif., and the rejuvenated Negro World, of New York, under the editorship of Mrs. M. L. T. DeMena. « • * * A note to our various circulation managers: Please have each and ev ery communication, paper, magazine book or letter, addressed strictly as follows: Clifford C. Mitchell, No. 30667, Qare of A. L. VanHom, Jack son, Michigan. Be sure that the above serial number is on each paper, etc. Thanks. ♦ * * Two more papers using “This and That”, bringing the total, so far up to twenty-one. The new ones are the Herald of Newark, N. J., F. R. Clark, editor, and the Southern Negro World of West Palm Beach, Florida, Rev. Lloyd H. King, editor. * * * Acknowledgements: At the very last moment a letter arrives from James A. Jackson ■(U. S. Dept, of Com.) Washington, D. C., Many expressions in it I wish to quote but PH have to leave it for next week. *“My home town paper, Twin-City Herald, (Minneapolis) recently carr ied a fine tribute on my efforts in Cecil E. Newman’s “This World” col umn. Many thanks! “‘Two new books for review: “Black Bagdad” by John H. Craige, from the Minton Balch and Co., New York, and the “A. B. C.’s of Great Negroes” by Charles C. Dawson, and publishedl by him in Chicago. ‘“The March and April Birth Control Review Magaz ines; April Southern Workman; and the 1932 financial report of the A merican Church Institute for Negro es. “‘Releases describing the Fourth Vocational Opportunity Campaign, (May 7th to 14th) by and from the National Urban ^ague. ‘“Congrat ulations to the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company on its successful financial year. JBoofc ■Review “BANANA BOTTOM” . by CLAUDE McKAY (Harper and Bros., 49 E. 33rd St., New York City.) • * * Banana Bottom is a small commun ity in the West Indies and around its characters, supplemented by charact ers in neighboring districts, princip ally Jubilee, and Gingertown, Claude Shirts Finished 8c When Finished oat of Wet Wash—Thrifty—R. D. Linen Bdfas. EVANS LAUNDRY Phone - JA. 0243 Ross Drug Store Now Located At 2122 N. 24 th St. We. 2770 McKay has writen a very interesting novel. Interesting because he pertin ently describes the everyday lives of all classs of people living in the West Indies and without any reservations chronicles their actions—good and bad. * * * The story is built around Bita Plant, a good looking black girl, who in her early teens is raped by a native. Friends of Bita’s father, a white mis sionary couple, take pity on Bita and practically adopt her, sending her to England f<v a complete scholastic education. * * * On Bita’s return from England she finds her life program all planned out for her by the good missionary people. She becomes erigaged, against her will, to a bright and promising young minister and only escapes mar rying him because he was caught in a compromising position with a nanny goat and shamefully flees both Bita and the country. She next falls in love with a town dandy but shamefully the dandy admits his love for Bita but declines to do any marrying. Fin ally, Bita with all her education and scholastic culture, marries Jubban, her father's drayman, who possesses a peculiar power over horses, mules, and all nature. And the union, despite their cultural differences, is a happy jne. —Clifford C. Mitchell. UPTON SINCLAIR Presents WILLIAM FOX (Published and distributed by the author, Upton Sinclair, Los Angeles (West branch), California.) * * * As a novel this book is easily the most interesting that I have ever re viewed and commented upon. Perhaps this is so because I love works that picture human achievements, dealing in finance and the inevitable intrigu es of men seeking power and wealth. * * * • The book is more than a novel, however. It is not depicted as fiction but as an actual expose of the condi tions, presumably, that wrecked Wil liam Fox and his aspirations to con trol the motion picture industry of the world. We cannot help but admire the rise of the Fox from an obscure east side New York lad to a position of domin ance in industry and finance. Un doubtedly, in his own rise he took ad vantage of every opportunity and ev. ery condition that would enable him to become master of others but there came a time when, apparently, he ex tended hmiself unwisely, and others saw an opportunity and took it to gobble in the little Fox and his enter prises. * * * If the panic of 1929 had not occurr ed there might have been a different story to relate. At any rate a great many of the evils of present day high financing are clearly exposed ■m^eemingly^aw^W^beinS^nacL SKY-RIDE ORCHESTRA LEADER Chief Pilot Hal Kemp of the Sky-Riders, rollicking radio .broadcast from Chicago, signs on the line for Rufus C. Dawes, president of the World's Fair, to become honorary chief of all the pilots of the Sky-Ride, giant a musement feature of the Exposition. The program takes its name from the Sky Ride, now under construction on the Pair grounds. On each broad cast, every Monday at 11:00 p. m. (C. S. T.) over W. G. N., latest news of the Fair is given to listeners, and those who write to Hal Kemp are supplied with four-color souvenir pictures of the Fair as seen from the top of the Sky Ride, the highest point in Chicago. ed right now to offset or to prevent the recurrence of some of the condi. tions exposed. The book concludes by picturing a' possibility that William Fox might yet dominate the motion picture industry when machines will be equipped in every school, church, and home. —Clifford C. Mitchell. “Observ ations of the , Week” I by John Benj. Horton, Jr. “DIXIE ON PARADE” Great Musical Comedy. “Dixie on Parade”, the sepia sen sation of the hour, is la skilfully con ceived and artistically performed mu sical comedy in the traditional way in which only our Negro Broadway ac tors could depict it. This play injects the refined performance of its actors into various effectively recreated scenes of the Dixie Negro at moments of high emotional tension. One of the most delightful scenes was the truly Southern washtub, ironing hoard and sweeping stunts acted by Hattie Noel Maude Russel. Jennie Dancer and Viv ian Brown who complained about how tiyed they were of working. The casts central characters, “Bud’ Harris”, and “Burt Howell”, were I % AIItCOOlED* ( * * The Greatest Refrigerator Advance T'\ in Years! 1933 is a year of sensational and startling changes. Iti ’ most sensational improvement in household equipment is the new, AIR-COOLED, GAS Refrigerator. This is Omaha’s most economical refrigerator—it costs less than 4c a day to operate. • • • It will be given free service as long as it is in use—the broadest service arrange- 1 ment for any automatic refrigerator sold in Omaha! I • • • It will probably last you a lifetime, for it has ab solutely no machinery to wear out. • • • Be sure to see the new, air-cooled GAS Refrigerator before you buy. Omaha’s Cheapest Refrigeration Now Cheaper Than Ever! The GAS Refrigerator hat always been Omaha’s cheapest refrigeration. The new air-cooled model costs even less to operate, for it uses no water. It costs less than 4c a day for gas! _ . , METROPOLITAN UTILITIE S District 18th and Harney _24th and 0 amusing in their comical orgy with each other. Their comedy piano re partee brought laughter after laugh ter. ‘Burt’ did a ukelele solo that was music itself. Only an expert synthesis of acting, directing and singing could have brought to life on any stage, the unerring depiction of the Dixie Negro in the multi-phases of his life, in deed, there was much local color that verged on farce, and the wise cracks of ‘Bud’ and ‘Burt’ were frequent and smart which lent color to the whole show. Ed. Carry’s KYW. Band, as it play ed incessantly, truly interpreted the feeling of the ballads and songs and lent inspiration to the natural sing, ing ability of each performer. They kept the audience in a state of mirth throughout the show. • * * The many dancing numbers, some of which were grouped in pairs or more co-ordinated I’fceir movements in a manner which in reality was abso. luetly natural. It was hot harmonies, and hct-cha galore as the three Browns danced to the applause of all. Then Cook and Brown nearly shook their heads off dancing only to be fol lowed by Jenkins and Jenkins. * * * The songs by Jennie Dancer seem ed as stolen gems froTh an old mast er’s collection. Hattie Noel, comed ienne, performed in a manner that was inimitable and Vic, Ace and Danny did their acrobatic stunts which kept everyone in suspense. Never before has the theatre going public at Omaha witnessed such live ly comedy, torrid music and tossing of the anatomy as “Dixie on Parade” afforded. * * * To this writer, any play dealing with actual events typical of certain phases of Negro life is of necessity somewhat influenced by the facts, and the more correct its natural back ground, the more emotionally effect ive is the play. * * * The sincerity and poignancy of this east makes it compare favorably with all rbusical comedies of today; we predict a loner run for them in the theatres of America. I - FIFTY NEWSBOYS TO DELIVER The OMAHA GUIDE TO YOUR DOOR I Buy Your Bottled i Goods Ice-Cold at No 2 Extra Cost from Our ) New Electric Refriger- i ated Bar. 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