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HERE ARE A FEW STARS WHO SHINE! Lucky Miilinder the celebrated orchestra leader is pictured above with Judy Carroll his new vocalist. Pulchri tudinous Judy* Yeah, man! The other fellow gazing at the vivacious lassie (m case you hadn’t guessed, already) is none other than Eddie "Rochester" Anderson- And Rochester, no less, it responsible for Miss Carroll being with Lucky's band. It at1, happened m Hollywood recently. Rochester recommended Judy for ess audition and, the gal went over with a bang-bang. The wccaiisn above was at the SBC Jubilee Program that was shortwaved to the armed forces overseas. An ire ISDEPESDEST PRESS SERVICE photo, the above depicts the best that in beauty and talent was presented on the show. Lucky Miilinder and His Band are slated to open the Paradise Theatre in Detroit on October 22. Rochester joins Jack Benny and Mary Lmngstcm on the an this Sunday. Jack having just returned from entertaining soldiers tn the near vicinity of the fightin’ fronts. Wants to Do Things To Give Negro New Status In Film Industry "I want to do tilings in pictures that will g»vt Negroes a new sta tus." That, in his own words, is- the prone amoiiior, of Canada Lee.-the sensational young Negro actor from Broadway who is making his screen debut in. Lifeboat/* the suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock sea drama at 20th Century-Fox. "I want, to help to win better rr»l es for the people of my race, and a beter understanding of the peo ple of my race.*’ says Canada. "I want to do things to repair the wrong impressions that have grown up through the years—3ome of them fostered by some of my own people." 'There is no need for mention names, but certain Negro stars have played almost nothing but grinning .chuckle-headed, irrespon, i sible plantation characters'. Every • ne of these roles has been a back ward step. There are people who think of all Negjoes in terms of those characters—people who re fuse to accept the fact that any Negro can. be different from an ignorant field hand” “I want to help find a working order for black and white people. The two races are too closely as sociated here in America for one not to have an insight into the other.” He is not a firebrand as he says this. He is cairn, cool reasonable. It is apparent that he is speaking on a subject that has occupied his houghts for a long time. AithoUgh Canada has been an ac tor for only eight years, and has It’s a jubilee of joy! . It’s a jamboree of jive! * * ★ ★ ... when Red Skelton gets going from the bottom to the top m “I Dood It". What happens to Red on the way up— | and on the way down—makes it a laughing matter every minute. ★ ★ ★ ★ He works as a tailor’s aid! He plays as a man-about-town! -But his real job is ! trying to keep oat of trouble and bold on to bis girl! * » » -v 4a His girl—lovely Eleanor F*owell—is on her toes in more ways than one as she leads Red a , merry dance. * * * * Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra faring , ! close harmony to i the proceedings. " ★ ★ ♦ ♦ While honey-voiced Lena Horne drips « •ut the golden tones. And rhythmic Hazel Scott shows you what can be done with a key-board! ★ ★ ★ ★ “I Dood It” does just what you want it to do to you! * * * * Peps you up! Heps you up! ♦ ♦ * * Mr. Skelton, how do you dood it, agam and yir and aga'n! ^ _ Well be seeing you soon at theatres all over the country. —lea P.S. EXTRA! EXTRA! Put your Bonds bemad out meal j sl been in only six professional play;, already he has gone far toward winning better roles for the people at his rare and a better und rstand mg of his people. In his sixth play, Native Son,'’ he won Broad way’s highest acting honor: the Critic’s Award for the best per formance of 1941. The New York critics hand out only one award. That is for the one best perform •nce. either male or female. Ta’ j iulah Bankhead won it in 1342 for I her performance in "Skin of Our i Teeth.” Interestingly enough, Canada and TuIIalah both are in “Life boat.” It is the first time that two Critics’ Award winners have ! ever acted together on the screen. Canada believes that the screen can do more than any oher med ium to promote a better under standing of the N-’gro—if it will L "1 remend ously funny! Perfection!" k soys the New York Daily News of I HOLY MATRIMONY, that I howl of a "hit with that scream of a team, MONTY WOOLLEY and _ “■??■! . You must see CLAUDIA, le surprise picture with the surprise star of the year— ^ ; / wonderful DOROTHY McGUIRE, and " ROBERT YOUNG and INA CLAIRE! AC**-. '* * * <r WINTERTIME is on the way! Hilarious musical fun i starring SONJA HEN1E, > JACK OAKIE, CESAR x ROMERO, CAROLE LANDIS, with WOODY ^^f<ERMANandHisOrchestra! f RALPH COOPER, HARLEM’S TOP MASTER OF CEREMONIES STARS EN EEJvS RENDEZVOUS REVl'E Here’s Harlemania, himeslf. su ave Ralph Cooper, who headlines the hot-cha revuesical which Ted Tates hails as “_Harlem’s hot test.” Diversion seekers who fre quent the Elks' Rendezvous laud “Coop” nitrly. (Typhotoi He hopes that his icle in “Life boer” is a step in toad direction In this untikt! Ritchcocit pi t ure. a tense story of nine people adrift in a 26 foot boat in mid-At lantic—the entire drama takes place in he boat—Canada plays ■Joe,” a steward from a torpedoed freighter. “Joe” is the quietest in the boat, but he is also the one who keeps his emoions under con trol best. He never loses his head, j He saves two lives, and tries to save a third, in the course of the story—the only one who has en ough inner nobility to risk his own life for another human being. A baby aboard the boat dies and is buried at sea, and no one can think, of the right words to say. except I Joe. Later the others turn on one | of their fellow passengers with in | tent to kill: Joe alone tries to stop | them. 38 TOWNS SERVED BY NEBRASKA POWER WANT THE COMPANY LEFT AS IT IS! Here is a statement signed by the mayors and board chairmen of 38 Nebraska and Iowa communities served by the Nebraska Power Company. It speaks for itself. The people of these communities, like the people of Omaha generally, oppose political ownership and management of their electric system. We, the undersigned, representing our various commu nities, are certain that our citizens want the Nebraska Power Company to continue to supply our electric service. They have given good service for many years, and have been "good citizens“ too. We are pleased to learn that there is no basis for the statement that the Company "must be sold," and that * * even if it should be offered for sale, there is no com pulsion for anyone to buy it. As LB 204 provides that the Consumers cannot buy, then until the Peoples Power Commission takes action, the Nebraska Power Company can stay under private management as it now is, and that is what we want. LB 204 is merely an enabling act. It does not require action. Ctfi^aan of 3o&rd~of Talleyl Vabrabm Crta&. ■Ciairaaa of Board of South Band, Vabr. " fchairaan of Board of Grotna, Vabxasfca -Cbairaan of Board of Lasbara, labraska ^ J-Q- —r ' Cbalraan of Board cf Bcringfisld, Vabr. r g—| Cbalraan of Board if Herman, lebrasJca /)J (A a/ Chalraan gf-loard of Victor son, lebr. raan of Board «?<££&.». W.~ A*6 /J2L roairaan of Board . . a £^oa./_ of Board of Colon, Vebzasfca of Papillioc, Vabr. * ’ Cbalraaa of Board of Eoo?«r. Vobraaba ^-Zuu. —uAyl~- — Chalrms of Board of Bonalaxtoa, lob^, Cbairaia of Board of Moaphls, Kobr. Vt/ A/ Cbairaaa of Board of lAaard, lobr. jq airaar. of joard ofMurdoc*, lobr, _Ti^vv^ldc^r) Chalraaa of Board of Xroca, Itbibikl NEBRASKA POWER COMPANY WAS BONDS—NOT PUBLIC POWTS BONDS-WILL OP WIN THE WAH