THRU THE
Darkness
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BY FRED C. WILLIAMS
CALIFORNIA “HEAT WAVE”
HITS NEW YORK:—The news
that Les Hite, known as the Calif
ornia “Heat Wave” proved. Such
an overwhelming success when he
premiered at the million dollar
Golden Gate Ballroom in New York
City and won the admiration of the
dancing public that he has heTd ov
er for an extended engagement, co
starring with Count Basie. Les
Hite is the great favorite out on
the Pacific Coast, an exceptional
showman, as well as a splendid mu
sician and director. New York is
rcoir
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the musical ability of this popular
westerner. Capturing the fancy
and favor of the sophisticated East
is an achievement that will encour- .
age musical artist of other sections
to invade sedate and usually cold
harded Gotham.
PENETRATING THE FOG: — j
An interesting item crept into the
news last week that Henry Bowen,
a railroad fireman of Portsmouth, j
Va., has just made application for
a patent on a device known as the
“Bowen Fog Sweeper”. The idea
is to produce a volume of wind, a
cyclonic force from a nozzle pro
truding in front of an auto and
propelled by a special motor that
would sweep the fog away from the
front of the machine. Mr. Bowen
is optimistic concerning his inven
tion and is now working on a de
vice to counteract poison gas used
by belligerent nations in warfare.
This young man should be encour
aged in his effort to perfect all of
his devices, because of their hum
anitarian aspects.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE?:—
The stage play, ‘“John Henry”
starred by Paul Robeson, support
ed by Ruby Elzy, went on the rocks
in New York city recently; after
five days, the manager closed the
doors. Poor attendance was his
explanation. Other reasons have
been advanced, some to the effect
that Robeson’s outspoken defense
of Soviet Russia may have influ
enced New York’s theatre going
public who are truly patriotic and
resent any attitude that does not
spell Americanism.
THE FADING COLOR LINE:—
Congress passed an act June 8,
1926, empowering the president of
the United States to fill vacancies
in the Military Academy at West
Point and the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, by appointing sons of
veterans of the army and navy,
marine and aviation corp. Because
the time limit was short Senator
Richard B. Russell of Georgia, now
has before Congress, a bill to ex
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MARK
KNOXVILLE’S STARTING FIVE '
If you crawled into the huddle
just before the tip-off at any Knox
ville College game and looked to
ward the ceiling you would see, as
did the cameraman, K. C.’s five ac
es of the hardwood. Clockwise a
round the circle starting at the up
per left, they are: Vinson, forward;
Henderson, guard; Farmer, for
ward; Jordan, center; and Preston,
guard.
Knoxville cagers have dropped
only one home game this year.
Their latest victories were a twin
bill against LeMoyne and a win
over Fisk. Final home game is
the twin bill with Morehouse Feb
ruary 12-13.
We regret that the camera cut
Jordan’s face in two but K. C. fans
know that he never loses face on
the basketball floor. He has star
red consistently for Knoxville this
senson, his first for the Bulldogs.
tend the power of the 1926 bill. The
bill itself, as well as the ammend
ment, does not deny the right of
any son of any veteran to be den
ied this opportunity on the grounds
of color. As citizens of this coun
try, we should use all of our power
and influence to see that the boys
of our race get the benefit of the
advantages offered by the present
bill and write our senators and
congressmen to vote for the pass
age of the Russell amendment.
STANDS BY HIS GUNS: -
Mayor LaGuardia of New York city
makes public statement to the ef
fect that he will insist on the ap
pointment of magistrate Paige of
Harlem to the position of judge in
the General Session’s Court vacan
cy in Brooklyn. Legal authorities
contend that they cannot be given
the position because he is not a
resident of Brooklyn; but what a
bout the fact that Brooklyn is a
community in Greater New York.
We admire the courage and tenac
ity as well as the fairness of men
like Mayor LaGuardia. Ia’Cs have
more of them.
A MODERN PHARISEE:— The
action of Governor L. D. Dickerson
of Michigan in denouncing a group
of poor people seeking restoration
of tTie mothers’ pension cuts, as he
was teaching a Sunday School class
at Central Eaton Methodist church,
where the delegation of women
sought him out and found him. An
grily he denounced them and stat
ed that God’s temple was no place
for such talk. Christ fed the poor
and drove the money changers, out
of the temple, but Gov. Dickerson,
like the Pharisees looked down up
on the poor and exalted himself.
CARTER CHARITY CLUB—
The Carter Charity Club met at
the home of Mrs. Leona McVay,
2868 Corby St., Thursday, Febru
ary 1, 1940 with mesdames Leona
McVay, Gertrude Green and Susie
Yancey as hostesses. The chain
was broken by the other hostess,
Mrs. Margaret Starks who has
served with the ladies since join
ing the club some years ago. Mrs. I
Starks passed January 23, 1940.j
We all loved her dearly, but God !
loved her best.
The meeting was called to order
by the President Mrs. Myrtle Met
calfe. Mrs. Alice Smith was ap
pointed chairman of the committee
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MY NEW ASTROLOGY READ
INGS ARE READY!!
B. M. H.—Please tell me if I will
get a better job soon and if so will
it be here in this city or not?
Ans: A very good job is sched
uled for you this very month. One
in the city vuhtare you are located
at present. One in your position
must apply at employment agencies
or advertise in the local papers in
order to get work.
D. F.—I told my husband that
we were expecting a baby and he
told me to go back to my parents
and Idid. Now he is acting very
peculiar since I left and I want to
know what is the meaning of it?
Ans: Pack your duds and go
back to your husband the very day
you read this message. You are
his responsibility and if you don’t
stick to him and make him support
you now, then you won’t have a
husband. It isn’t your parent’s
place to care for you and his ex
pectant child when it arrives, so
go back and make him do right by
you.
L. J.—Dear Sir, it is a woman
who has my husband and has had
him now for eight years and I want
to know will you get her out of the
way for me but I must tell you that
she has a strong hand on him.
Ans: She seems to have what it
takes to keep your husband satis
fied and there isn’t going to be an
immediate change in his actions.
Stop worrying about him, and try
to get a little fun out of life your
self.. Although—see that he sup
ports you as he should for you are
his legal wife.
0. M. C.—1 have been going with
this boy for eight years. Now this
last year I have dated other boys
and this fellow tells me if I do this
again that he will call the whole
thing off. What must I do?
Ans: It seems to me that this
fellow you have been going with
for eight years can’t demand all of
of your time if he doesn’t anticipate
marriage, and surely he has known
you long enough to know whether
he wants you for a wife or not.
Give him the air and go with the
other fellows and you will get a
husband.
G. B.—Who circulated this story
on me and will it be cleared up or
will it continue to get worse?
Ans: The very young man that
you think you are in love with let
the “cat out of the bag”—no one
else knew anything about this part
icular incident but you two. You
had better watch your step and you
won’t have to face such accusations.
R. T.—I am making plans to en
ter nursing school this coming sum
mer but there are msmy people who
are trying desperately not to see
me make a nurse, Should I pay
them any attention. ?
Ans: No. A course in nursing
would certainly be an honorable
profession and you would make a
very good nurse. Why don’t you
just take your mother’s advice and
let the other people talk She knows
what is best and she followed the
nursing field herself.
L. C.—Last year I sent for my
Astrology Reading and I wish to
know if I send a quarter this year
can I get my reading for this year.
Ans: Yes, you may. Be sure to
send your full name, birthdate and
correct birthdate along with your
letter and if you like, I will be glad
well-being of society in his private
questions along with your remit
tance for my new 1940 Astrology
Reading.
Send mail in care of this paper.
THE FISK UNIVERSITY STAGE
( RAFTERS PLAYWRITING
CONTEST
The Department of Dramatics at
Fisk University has moved from
one interesting event to another
since September when Mr. John M.
Ross joined the Fisk faculty as di
rector of that work.
The students began at once con
structing adequate and beautiful
stage sets out of raw materials;
they have presented two excellent
plays, “Night Must Fall” and
“Names in Bronze”, and a grant of
$2,500 was secured from the Gener
al Education Board to develope
dramatic work at Fisk.
Now they are announcing an an
nual playwriting contest which
should stimulate and produce ex
cellent new dramatic material por
traying Negro life in America.
The following regulations gov
ern the contest:
Prizes
1. Winning Three Act Play $20.00
I 2. Winning One Act Play.$10.00
l 3. Second place 3 Act Play... $10.00
4. Second Place One Act Play 5.00
Eligibility
1. To any Negro adult who is a
high school graduate and who is
interested in play-writing.
Subject Matter
1. Only plays of Negro life will be
accepted. Folk drama is prefer
red and encouraged.
2. This does not exclude white char
acters who may appear in plays
of Negro life.
Length of Plays
1. Plays may be either one-act or
long plays. (Long plays are us
ually assumed to be of three acts).
Deadline
1. Plays must be submitted not la
ter than midnight of April 30,
1940.
2. Two typewritten copies of each
play must be sent to THE FISK
STAGECRAFTERS, John M.
Ross, Director; Box 212, Fisk un
iversity, Nashville, Tenn.
Conditions
1. No plays will be accepted which
have already been produced.
2. The production rights of the
winning plays will be held for the
author by the Fisk University
Stagecrafters.
3. No play will be returned unless
it contains sufficient return pos
tage,
Folk Material
The Stagecrafters also hope to
encourage the recording of situa
tions which are suitable for drama
tic writing. To that end they offer
Prizes of $2.00 each for the five
best descriptions of dramatic situ
ations. These situations may be1
either original or taken from real
life, and must be of Negro life in
the South. These descriptions
should contain not less than 200 or
more than 400 words.
(For other desired details ad
dress the FISK University Stage
crafters, John M. Ross, Box 212,
Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.)
ARE THERE STILL MORE
COLORED WOMEN THAN
MEN?
Every Census taken in the last
100 years has disclosed an excess
of women over men in the Negro
population of this country. The
1940 Census, which will start April
1, will show whether this is still
the case. In 1930 there were 179,
806 more colored women than men.
HOW MANY CITIES HAVE
100,000 OR MORE NEGROES? j
In 1930 Beven cities hnd more
than 100,000 Negroes, according to
the Census Bureau. They were N.
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington, New Orleans
and Detroit. The 1940 Census
which will start April 1, may show
more cities having at least 100,000
colored persons as a result of rec
ent noticeable movements from the
country to the city.
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Notice of Administration
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska:
In the matter of the estate of
Thomas Frazier, deceased.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a pet
ition has been filed in said Court
alleging that said deceased died
leaving no last will and praying for
administration upon his estate, and
administration upon his estate, and
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before said court on the
2nd day of March, 1940, and that if
they fail to appear at said Court on
the said 2nd day of March, 1940, at
9 o’clock A. M., to contest said pet
ition, the Court may grant admin
istration of said estate to Cornel
ius Glover or some other suitable
persons and proceed to a settlement
thereof.
Bryce Crawford,
County Judge.
Atty Hay L. Williams,
Hoorn 1, Tuchman Bldg.,
at 24th and Lake St.
Notice of Administration
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska:
In the matter of the estate of
Walter T. Davis, deceased.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a pet
ition has been filed in said Court
alleging that said deceased died
leaving no last will and praying for
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before said court on the
2nd day of March, 1940, and that if
they fail to appear at said Court on
the said 2nd day of March, 1940, at
9 o’clock A. M., to contest said pet
ition, the Court may grant admin
istration of said estate to W. L.
Myers or some other suitable
persons and proceed to a settlement
thereof.
Bryce Crawford,
Coun'y Judge.
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