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    FM A FITZGERALD
Elle Fitzgerald, famed Ameri- j
cam swing singer from New
York, waus taken down with a
heavy cold and high fever short
ly after arriving in Ontario, Cam.
and waus unable to sing her
scheduled opening show at
Brant Inn on Wednesday.
Followig continual ministrations |
bl a physician, the singer was
able to play the second, third
and fourth days of the engage
ment. Brant Inn is one of the
most beautiful entertainment
spots in the Dominion and has
scheduled Miss Fitzgerald for a
return engagement at an early
date.
Count Basie to Spend]
Season In the East_
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J._Count
Basie, the “Jump King of Swing”,
will hold over through Labor Day
weekend at Club Paradise here,
having signed an extension of his
original contract for six weeks,
which would have concluded on
August 9.
The management of the Para
dise originally had planned on
bringing in another headline band
attraction to follow Basie's run,
but business has been so good and
the Basie band received so enthus
iastically by visitors to the resort
city, that they closed a deal where
by Basie's engagement will be for
the entire summer.
The Count, who is spending a
summer on location for the first
time in a number of years, and ’>
Atlantic City at that, lost no
time in accepting the offer to re
main for the entire season, even
though his handlers, the William
Morris Agency, winced at the idea
of having to cancel some lucra
tive late summer road dates in
in order to make the extended en.
gagement possible.
Adding considerably to his well
paced revue at the Club Paradis’
Basie is now presenting a nightly
recital at the console of his own
Hammond organ, which he had
transported to the nitcry from h; •
home at St. Albans. N. Y. This
marks he first time the Count has
ever featured himself at the organ
in spite of the fact that experts
rate him as one of the world’s
greatest techicians on that instru
ment.
Holding over wih the Count are
those hilarious funsters, Stump
and Stumpy, master of ceremon
ies Joe “Ziggy” Johnson, the fea
tured stare of the Basie band
including Jo Jones. Harry Edison,
Paul Gonzales and vocalists
Jimmy Rushing, Bob Bailey and
Ann Baker, and the fast—stepping
chorus line, the “Queens of Para
dise.”
FAITH ALL GONE?
Who doesn’t lose faith now and
then in his fellowmen ? We have
been fooled so very often, disap
pointed, double-crossed; we've
been let down with a bad thump
and have sworn we d not be tak
en in s6 quickly again.
Something happens inside of a
man when he loses self-contain
ed; he seems to shrivel up.
Then along comes an incident
in our own lives, or in the lives
of those about about us, to re
store our faith in the goodness
of our fellows. They're not so
bad after all, not any more sel
fish and thoughtless than we are
too—that is, if we can be truly
honest.
A friend must make himself
friendly. We are responded to
treated well we must treat others
well.
Most of our associates only re
flect an image of ourselves. We
must remember that the mirror
still works, and see ourselves in
it.
Eye oiri’s Worm
To tempt potential husbands
many maidens in the Orient, espe
cially in Asia Minor, build up nice
dowries by weaving rugs. With
their earnings they buy perforated
gold coins, which they wear as
necklaces around their necks sa
that a young village buck, at a
.glance, can evaluate a girl’s worth.
Billy Eckstine to
Appear at Onyx
NEW YORK—Making his first
local appearance as a single, Billy
Eckstine, the "Bronze Balladier
with Golden Voice ’, scored a re
sounding hit when he opened a
four-week engagement at the fam
ous Onyx Club on 52nd street.
Eckstine’s opening at the Onyx
attracted a host of stage, screen
and radio notables for a capacity
crowd that had the walls of the
Swing Street nitery bulging.
Among the celebrities on hand for
Billy’s debut were Perry Como,
Lena Horne, Guy Lombardo. Jim
my Dorsey, Vaughn Monroe, Art
Lund, Harry James and many
others.
Billy’s initial record on MGM
label which pairs the new ballads.
“Tins Is The Inside Story” and
“Just An Old Love Of Mine”, has
already gone over the 100,00c
mark in sales, prompting the
MGM waxery to launch an all-out
promotional campaign on Ecks
tine.
SENATOR BULTER PROTESTS
END TO SUGAR RATIONING
Senator Hugh Butler. (R.-Nebr.)
in a statement today, hailed the
final discontinuance of sugar ra
tioning on industrial users in
line with the suggestion he made
recently to members of Con
gressional Appropriations Com
mittes. A few weeks ago, the
Senator made the public sugges -
tion that all funds for adminis
tration and pay of clerks for the
sugar rationing program be cut
off. as a means of bringing the
policy to an end. Monday 28. 1947
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
P. Anderson announced that the
rationing on industrial users such
as candv-makers; soCt-drink
manufacturers. and bakers had
been terminated immediately be
cause no funds had been pro
vided for enforcement.
In making his original sugges
tion. Senator Butler pointed out
that Congress had granted author
tiy to continue with the ration
ing until October. “In my judge
ment that extension of authority
was a mistake, and Congress
ought to be frank enough to ad
mit it," he had said in making
his original suggestion. "Since it
is almost too late to pass legis
lation to bring the program to
an end, I suggest that we refuse
to vote the necessary appropria
'Sepia Cinderella’ Show
Attracts Many Celebrities
NEW YORK, N. Y—The Apol
lo Theatre, crowded with ‘names’
from many different professions,
ushered in Herald Pictures’ sec
ond full length production, “Sepia
Cinderella”, with applause, cheers
and complete sell-out at a
special preformance held last Fri
day night, July 25.
The long awaited premiere,
complete with guest celebritis and
stars of the film, is the first
such opening Harlan has seen in
over ten years. Among the guest?
introduced by Joe Bostic, noted
^ columnist who M. C.’d the guest
appearances, was Housing Com
missioner Jones, who said, ‘‘As a
city official. I am gald to be able
to examine the happy results of
a motion picture that was cast
and filmed in New York City.
The success of “Sepia Cinderalla’
will attract other studios who are
looking for central production
locales.’’
Commissioner Jones went on to
explain that the Negro race had
made progress in every field but
motion pictures. "While "Sepia
Cinderella is not a million-dol
lar production, the picture has
many attributes which recom
mend it. It is honestly, a mile
stone in the motion picture in
dustry.”
State Parole Officer Sam J.
Battle, another honored guest,
caused a sudden uproar when he
commented, "I knew most of the
people in the picture when I was
a cop whose beat was Harlem.
Now look at them, big actors
and actresses, and good ones.”
An appreciative hum ran
through the audience when Frank
Shiftman, managing director of
the Apollo, introduced on of the
stars, Miss June Proctor, who won
! the national Miss Sepia Cind
erella title. A graceful and beau
J tiful figure mounted the stage
j amid wolf calls and other signs
j of appreciation. Miss Proctor has
been signed to an exclusive con
tract by Jack Goldberg, presi
dent of Herald Pictures.
A survey of audience reaction
showed that one of the big mom
ents in the picture was the ap
pearance of guest star Freddie
Bartholemew. Most of the people
interviewed were both pleased
and amazed at the complete ease
with which the young actor hand
led a difficult inter-racial role.
It was generally agreed that
the success of the pictuie and
the oversized stage show would
keep the Apollo Theatre jammed
for the duration of "Sepia Cind
erella’s” run.
All Star Band Makes
Its Appearance
Last week director Howard
Hawkes lined up a scene which
featured a band made up of Phil
Moore, piano; Irby Ashely,
guitar; Benny Carter; alto sax; *
Vic Dickinson, slide trombone;
Louie Armstrong, trumpet;
Charley Drayden. bass; Barney
Bigard, clarinett, which fairly
rocked the set and sent every
body into proxsyms of unadult
erated joy.
Hampton and Armstrong are ai.
so featured in a session with Dor
sey, Goodman, Barnte and others
Armstrong completed his work,
in the picture last week, but
Hampton is expected to work at
least another ten days.
“That's Life-’ a lavish jazz
musical and is being filmed in
technicolor.
Lionel is set for big week at
the Million Dollar Theater be
ginning Aug. 12.
WARNERS PICK’S JUVENILE
FOR “CHRISTOPHER BLAKE”
BURBANK, Calif. — Warner j
Bros, has signed Ted Donaldson, >
12 year old actor, for the title
role in ‘Christopher Blake,”,
Moss Hart's Broadway success 1
about a youngster and his divorc- '
ing parents. The selection was
made after extensive testa of
more than 50 young players. Irv
ing Rapper will direct and Ran
ald MacDougall will produce for
the Burbank studio.
Donaldson, born in New York,
was established in radio and on
the stage before entering films
He was Broadway’s original Har
lan in “Life With Father", and
played Pud in “On Borrowed
Time.”
Lime Essential
Lime is essential on acid soils for
proper growth of many croj^ and
>asture plants. To promote this de
lired growth, sufficient lime should
je applied to change the acid condi
don to a near neutral point. Under
most conditions in the upland area
the addition of lime to the soil also
provides calcium for plant growth.
Commercial fertilizer, incorporated
with the soil management practices
previously mentioned, is essential
for continued high crop production.
Every crop harvested for grain,
forage or other use removes plant
food from the soil. Soils under con
tinuous cropping systems, coupled
with erosion, lose their plant nu
trients faster than they can be re
placed by nature.
Winners of numerous popularity
polls in the United States, the
King Cole Trio last week was
voted the Best Small Combina
tion by over 100,000 Canadian
radio listeners. The contest ran
for three weeks and as conduct
ed by Keith Sandy's ' Make Be
lieve Ballroom” heard in Tor
onto.
The King Cole Trio is heard
on Staurdays at 5:45 p. m. EDT
over and NBC.
tions for it.”
Upon receiving the news that
the program had finally been ter
minated. Senator Butler pointed
out -hat all war-time rationing
controls had now been broughi
to an end by this Congress, de
spite the fact that President
Truman had urged continuttion
of the rationing program.
READ THE OMAHA GUIUDE
The unequal Duke Ellington
and his famous band will appear
in the Hollywood Bowl on aug
ust 31.
RENEWAL OF OPERATOR'S
LICENSES, EFFECTIVE
SEPT. 7, 1947.
Mr. Owen J. Boyles, Assistant
Director of the Motor Vehicle
Division has advised all county
treasurers that due to a techni
cality in L. B. 182. the Opera
tor’s License Law, no renewal of
an operating privilege may be
obtained until September 7, 1947.
Mr. Boyles also states that due
to this technicality, new appli
cants who have never before had
an operator’s license will be un
able to obtain such a license un
til September 7, 1947.
He therefore requests that all '
holders of the “C” issue of op_ '
erator’s licenses which expire i
September 1, 1947, not to con- ,
tact the county treasurer’s office 1
until September 7, 1947, for such
renewal.
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Live on a Potato
One potato will supply 100 calo- ,
r^es or about one twenty-fifth of the
p mount of calories recommended for !
li- avt-jajje adult Cor daily con
sumption. However, it is esse - tiaJ
that a balanced ration be utilized
With two highly successful con
certs already under his wing,
Gnee Norman, popular Warner
Brother was. spinner, has sign
ed LionelHampton to star in his
Aug. 4 proceedings which should
add a third success to Norman's
list.
‘This is really going to be a
bash’ Hampton gleefully said
as he looked over an all-star
lineup including Slam Stewart,
Charlie Shavers, Freddie Slack,
Willie Smith, Tommy Todd, Bar
ney Kessed, Lee Young vocalist
Kay Starr and tenor sax Corky
Corcoran. And we suspect the
house will rock with enthus
iasm as Lionel display his uni
que showmanship and vibs tech
nique.
This Monday evening August 1.
marks the third in a series of
concerts offered by Gene Nor
man and Eddie Laguna. Pasa
dena's Civic auditorium will a
Norman and Laguna this week
revealed plans to sponsor similar
events in San Francisco and San
Diego, August 18 is the tenta
tive date for a San Francisco
event. Musicians will be (flown
up and back in a chartered plane.
Meanwhile Hampton continues
to work everyday on the Sam
Colowyn lot with such other not
ed band leaders as Benny Good
' man, Louis Armstrong, Charley
Barnett Tommy Dorsey., Benny
Carter in “That's Life” starring
Danny Kaye.
PATENT EXAMINER
POSITIONS OPEN
Examinations were announced
today by the U. S. Civil Service
Commission for filling Patent ex
aminer positions in Washington,
D. C., and throughout the United
States.
Patent Examiner poistions pay a
salary of $2,644 a year. To qual
ify, competitors must pass a
written test and, in addition,
they must have had education or
experience in engineering, techno
logy, or physics, or a combina
tion of such education and experi
ence. Applications will be accept
ed from students who expect to
complete appropriate college
courses not later than Septem
ber 30, 1947.
Positions paying $2,644 and
$3,397 a year will be filled from
the Veterinarian examination.
The majority of vacancies are in
the Bureau of Animal Industry
of the U. S. Department of Agri
culture. No written test is re
quired. To qualify, applicants
must have completed a full col
lege course of study in veterin
ary medicine. Students of veter
inary medicine who expect to
complete their courses within six
months may apply for the $2,644
positions, but may not enter on
duty until they furnish proof of
completion of the required coure
es. No experience is necessary
for the $2,644 positions. For posi
tions paying $3,397, applicants
must have had 1 year of profes
sional veterinary work in addi
tion to the educational require
ments, or one year of graduate
study in the field of veterinary
medicine.
Further information and appli
cation froms may be secured
from the Commission's Local i
Secretary, Mr. G. J. Storms lo- ;
cated at 404 P. O. Bldg.. Omaha 1
2, Nebr., from most first and sec
ond-class post offices, from
Civil Service regional offices, and
from the U. S. Civil Sendee Com
mission, Washington 25, D. C.
Applications for the Patent Ex
aminer examination must be re
ceived in the Commission’s Wash
ington office not later than Sept
ember 16, 1947. Veterinarian ap
plications will be accepted until
further notice.
Salt Lake
Great Salt lake has a salt con
tent of about 20 per cent
WARNERS READIES
“THE PATRIOTS”
BURBANK, Calif—A mid-Aug
ust starting date has been set
by Warner Bros, for '‘The Pat
riotsf’, Sidney Kingsley’s prize
winning play of Thomas Jeffer
son’s part in the founding of our
republic. Film will mark the
screen directorial debut of Bre
taigne Windust, famed Broadway
theatrical figure who staged
such hits as “Finian’s Rainbow”,
‘Life With Father” and “State
of the Union.”
Windust is now conducting ex
tensive tests for the leading roles
of Jefferson, Alexander Hamil
ton and George Washington.
Joan Crawford has volunteered to
do a part in the film which Jerry
Wald is producing for the Bur
bank studio.
I -
NAACP WILL APPEAL
JIMCROW HOUSING RULING
NEW YORK, _ The ruling of
Justice Felix C. Benvenga of the
New York Supreme Court that
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company may excude Negroes
from its Stuyveant Town hous
ing project will be appealed to
a higher court, it was announced
today by the NAACP, one of
the two organizations pushing the
cases of three Negro vetertans
who sought admittance.
"We believte,'' saad Robert L.
Carter assistant speical counsel
of the NAACP, “that Judge Ben
venga passed too lightly over the
question tax exemption grant
ed the Metropolitan t>y the City
of New York, a part of which
was granted by the Negro citi
zens of New York. For these cit
izens to be a party to granting
$50,000,000 in tax exemption to
a housing projert and then he
refused admission to it is a point
which we feel higher courts
should pass upon. With redevel
opment laws being passed by vari.
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Robert Saxton, Attorney
70S Keeline Building
Omaha, Nebraska
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DOUGLAS COUNTY,
NEBRASKA
Bird Finance Corp., a eorporat
ion, Plaintiff vs. Schandorf Hardy
and Lenora B. Hardy, Defendants.
Execution Docket 35, Page 99.
LEGAL NOTICE
TO Schandorf Hardy and Len
ora B. Hardy, also known as Le
nore B. Hardy, if living, and if
dead, to her heirs, administrators,
assigns or devisees, defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 23rd day of
July, 1947, the plaintiff filed an
affidavit and motion for revivor
in the above case, the object and
purpose of which are to obtain
revivor of the judgment of $362.79
and costs rendered against you in
the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebras)-”. Book 32, Page
119, on or about the 8th day of
November, 1939, and transcripted
to this Court in this action on
January 2, 1940, and upon which
there is now due and unpaid the
sum of $453.20 as of December 7
1944 together with interest at 6
per cent on $362. 79 from Decem
ber 7, 1944, until paid, together
with court costs of the County
Court of Douglas County, Nebr
aska, in the amount of $18.85 and
together with court costs in the
Disrict Court of Douglas County
Nebraska, in the amount of $1.00
and accruing costs.
You are further notified that on
the 23rd day of July, 1947, plain
tiff obtained a conditional order of
revivor of said judgment against
j you which provides that said
I judgment be revived against you
j unless you show sufficient cause
i or answer on or before the 27 day
] of August, 1947, why the same
i should not be revived.
bird finance corp.,
a Corporation,
Plaintiff
BY Robert Saxton,
Its Attorney
Beg. 7-26-47
End. 8-16-47
ous states and cities, and with
the housing pattern being set per
haps for the next thirty years,
we feel that an all-out fight must
be made against iron-clad segre
gation based upon race and color.*’
NOTICE ON PETITION FOR
SETTLEMENT OF FINAL
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT
IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
COUNTY. NEBRASKA
In the matter of the estate erf
Caroline Maupin, deceased:
All persons interested in tu
matter are hereby notified that a
the 16th day of July. 1*47 W. E
Bryant filed a petition in sale
County Court, praying that hia
final administration account f*ed
herein be settled and allowed, and
that he be discharged from hia
trust as executor and that a head
ing will be had on said petition be
fore said Court on Che *th day of
August, 1947 and tliat if you fail
to appear before said Cent on the
said 9th day of August. 1*47, ah
9 o’clock A. M., and contest said
petition, the Court may grant the
prayer of said petition, enter a
decree of heirship, and make such
other and further orders, allowene
es and decrees, as to this Court
r“iy seem proper, to the end tW
all matters pertaining to aai
estrte may be finally settled an
determined.
Robert R. Treryer
COUNTY JUDGt
3t—July 7—Aug. I, 1947
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