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APOLLO RECORDS REALLY ‘TOPS'
I Editor's Hof#; Following Is Mo sconcforfln# ortldo (a a spedal
1*^, torios describing Mo sfarfflng rise of a now com*
; ^a»y to major prominence In Mo recording Industry!
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—...r-n—, , *-■_-ly GERRY COLSON
The overnight appearance of Apollo Records to a. major position in the music world
has been described as phenomenal. From a small record shop in Harlem, it now stands a
i giant corporation. The rise has been Breathtaking y»s it has been baffling. « .
Today, through business foresight, progressive policies and democratic ideals, Apollo
has climbed, to a place fcmong the top recording companies of .the nation, with offices in
the principal cities ot America and a talent roster worth a fortune. The Melody
Masters, Jack McVea, Reliable Jubilee Singers, Ann Bond with the famous
Oklahoma Roundup stars, Artie Sims Quintet, Dixie Hummingbirds, Earl
Hines and Sextette, Bobbie Gregory's Ramblin' Hobos, Chuck Davis and
Gang, Tommy Sosebee's Cfossroads Gang, Bill McCune's orchestra and doz
I *“'* *' ens more have joined ApoHo, including Jack Benny's comedian side-kick, Eddie
CurHi Lewi. "Rochester" Anderson, and Apollo's "Open the Door" manK Stepin Fetchit
from Hollywood. Latest to sign is songwriter and vocalist, Curtis Lewis.
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Rochester Wilmoth Houdini * Earl Hine* Stephln Fetchin
, Extending beybnd its original specialties of jazz and blues, Apollo now takes a lead
among pops, with artists ot such renown as Lari Bnsson,
the Four Vagabonds, John Conte, the Murphy Sisters,
famous from numerous network shows, the Smoothies,
Pancho and his orchestra, Ben Smith" and orchestra, Ray
Eberle, George - Auld orchestra, LoutfSH Morgan Trio,
| Sonny Greer and Re/tette, Josh White, Gordon McCrea
and the International Calypso King, Wilmoth Houdini.
Chari* Barnet and His Orchestra, and Connie Boswell
were recently "inked” to a recording contract by Apollo.
Yet today, how the incredible rise of Apollo was accom
plished still mystifies the industry.
i The true story is, men like Hy Siegel, J. J. Bergen,
Cyril Wildman aiid S. Schneider, from a cross section of
the business world, pooled their talents and interests with the murphy sisters
music specialists' such as Jerry Jerome, Former staff conductor for NBC, arid other technical
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!dh white Beo Smith Jerry Jerome Carl Brisso*
1 expects. Result was a brilliant company of men setting into operation solid business pro
cedures with enterprising ideas and top talent.
Lee Harris, extreme right, is
here being congratulated by Ced
ric Adams, celebrated northwest
columist and radio personality, for
his winning performance on a re
cent broadcast of “Stairway to
Stardom” oyer WCCO in Minne
aplois and St. Paul. Harris sang
"Or Man River” before a capacity
audience of 10.000 who witnessed
the special Minneapolis Aquaten
nial broadcast of the talent-hunt
program in the Minneapolis audi
torium. As prize for his perform
ance, Harris was awarded a week s
paid engagement on “DeHaven’s
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Date,"’ popular week-day afternoon
variety show on WCCO.
Extreme left is announcer
Frank Butler complimenting Eu
gene Yahn, whose piano playing
on the same program won him a
$50 Sears merchandising certicate.
Lee Harris is the third Negro
to win recognition on “Stairway1
to Stardom” since the first broad
cast of the weekly program three
months ago. The others are Dick
Mapes, Minneapolis tenor; and
Omar Dale Williams, piano-and
vocal boogie woogie sensation of
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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| NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
AUG.31-SEPT.3
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Lloyd K. Garrison, National Ur.
ban League President, will open
; the organization’s 1947 annual
1 conference on Sunday, August 31,
Camp Atwater, East Brookfield,
j Massachusetts, as chairman of
the “This is the Urban League”
session. This discussion will begin
in earnest analysis of the pro
gram and objectives of the inter
racial social work agency and
how they must be geared to meet
increased responsibility posed by
continued migration of Negroes to
urban areas. National and local
board and staff members make
up the majority of the program
participants. Representatives from
seventeen state and federal de
partments. labor unions, business
firms, and national social work
agencies will serve as consultants,
among these HjGWU, United
States Department of Agriculture.
BJiA, Veterans’ Administration.
War Department, United States
Children’s Bureau, and FEFC re
presentatives from the states of ,
Massachusetts and New Jersey,
and UAW-CIO.
VA To Chock Over
Payments To V,ets
Overpayments of subsistence al
lowance to veterans has become
a matter of concern to the Vet
erans Administration, Mr. T. M.
Sorensen, Chief Finance officer of
the Lincoln regional office, said
today.
Sorensen added that as of June
30, 1947, 5180 overpayments in
subsistence allowance amounting
to $366,610.08 were outstanding.
This condition existed in spite of
the fact that the Finance division
of the Veterans Administration
had collected during the prior fis.
cal year, by cash and by offset,
the amount of $331, 388.27.
July, the first month of the cur
rent fiscal year, indicated increas
ed progress in our efforts to
erase overpayments from our ac
counts—the monthly report re
reflected an actual decrease of
$11,939.33 as compared to the
previous month, Sorensen said.
A great many factors have con
tributed to the situation as it
now exists on overpayments, he
said. Chief among these is Public
Law 679, approved August 8, 1946
which imposed ceilings on wages
f»r purposes of subsistence pay.
ment. Many overpayments are
the result of retroactive adjust,
ments after payment to the vet
eran had been made.
Another important factor is the
failure, on the part of the train
ing institution and the veteran to
promptly report interruption or
discontinuance of training. Any
payment of subsistence allowance
after discontinuance of training is
an automatic overpayment, and
the veteran should not accept and
cash U. S. Treasury checks to
which he is not entitled.
When an overpayment exists on
a veteran’s account. Sorensen ad
ded. the veteran is notified that
future payments will be withheld
until such overpayment is liquidat.
ed. If withholding of the entire
benefits creates an undue hard
ship upon the veteran. he should
write to the Finance division re
questing that the overpayment be
liquidated by partial deductions
from current payments.
There is every desire to cooper
ate with and assist th veteran in
his rehabilitation. On the other
hand, it is absolutely essential
that the veteran, the training in
stitution, and all concerned, co
operate fn a determined effort to
hold overpayments to a minimum
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Muriat Rahn
Breaks Record
at Carnegie
NEW YORK, — Muriel Rahn.
concert artist and former ‘Carmen*
of Carmen Jones has hung up at
record for the highest number
of solo appearances with the Car.
negie ‘ Pop” Concerts this season,
according to Daniel Rybb. founder
and director of the famous sum
mer series which emanate from.
Carnegie Hall.
Miss Rahn ahs made five ap.
pearances with the Carnegie
"Pop” Symphony, (two ‘‘on tour'* j
at nearby Bridgeport apd New
London, Conn.) and has sung to
more than thirty thousand music
lovers in the process. Bridgeport!
alone accounted for nearly half
this number on August 19 when,
the “Pop” played at Candle Light
stadium.
Since all Miss Rahn’s appear- 1
ances were on "Gershwin Nights’’
she also holds the season’s record
for the highest number of appear
ances in America on programs de
dicated to the works of the great
composer. This is due to the fact
that no other “Pop” series has
presented as many “Gershwin”
programs as Carnegie this sea
son. Edward Matthews appeared
with Miss Rahn on three occas
ions while Larry Winters joined
her for two.
Some Inside Facts
About Ida Lupino
In her spare time she writes
screen stories and composes music
with considerable success. She
hums one of her won compositions
"Rain Go Way,'’ in her latest War
ner Bros., drama. "Deep Valley.”
She hopes, one day, to give up
acting to become M Hollywood
writer-producer.
She spends Sunday afternoons
practicing dancing and doing bal
let bar exercises at the studio of
director Mitchell Leisen—just fpr
the fun of it.
She originally came to Holly
wood from London to play “Alice
in Wonderland.”
She rides a bicycle for exercise
all around Hollywood and Beverly
Hills, even in the thick of automo
bile traffic.
She has an infectious sense of
humor which has not been ex
I ploited on the screen because of
her desire to portray only emo
tional roles.
Her favorite pasting is conver
sation, and she likes to spend
hours exchanging ideas with her
friends, whom she refers to as
j “the chums”.
Lime Essential
Lima is essential on acid soils for
proper growth of many crop and
pasture plants. To promote this de
lired growth, sufficient lime should
Pe applied to change the acid condi
tion to#a near neutral point Under
most conditions iri*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 grata,
forage or'other use removes plant
food from the solL Soils under con
tinuous cropping systems, coupled
with erosion, lose their plant nu
trients faster than they can be re
placed by nature.
Secret of Pie Cutting
To cut pie easily sprinkle granu
lated sugar over the meringue
topped pie.
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BOY ROGERS INTpCOLOR IN REPUBLIC^
IT EXCHMk‘BELLS OF $AH AK6E10,,J
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Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, and his new comical side-kick, Andy !
Devine, are on the trail of gold smugglers in this tense scene from 1
Republic s action-jammed Trucolor hit, “Bells of San Angelo.” Lovely'
Dale Evans and the Sons of the Pioneers are fe&tured in the picture.]
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Dickie Wells, ]\oted Actor
Returns to- the Stage
ROBINSON “INCIDENTS”
FEWER, NATIONAL
MAGAZINE STATES
“If you were Jackie Rabinson,”
says the current issue of Sport
magazine, “you’d notice that
every day there were fewer inci
dents,’ that every day you were
getting better breaks from the
fans, he players a*d the press.”
In a revealing story of Jackie’s
historic making of the big time
in baseball. Sport states that Rob
inson’s obstacles are steadily de
dining but that he still has many
lonely moments.
Summing up Jackie's first mon
ths in baseball, the story written
by Roscoe McGowen of the New
York Times, who covers the Dod
gers, points out that the Brook,
lyn star knows by now that the
sweat he is pouring into his ef
forts to pavff the way for mem
bers of his race in major league
baseball isn’t being wasted.
“Some nice things have hap
pened,” Jackie told McGowen.
“It was nice of Hank Greenberg
to speak to me as he did once
when I pulled up at first base.
“You’re doing fine he told me—
keep your chin up. He’s a fine
gentleman.”
According to Sport, Robinson is
paying quite a price foc the pri
vilege of playing baseball in the
major leagues but he thinks it
well worth the price.
CAN YOU GUESS THESE?
•1. Humphrey Bogart was an of
ficer of what rank and sevice
branch in “Dead Reckoning”?
2. Lew Ayres was what kind of
doctor in “Dark Mirror”?
3. At the beginning of Warn
er Bros, forthcoming adventure
epic, "Silver River,” Ann Sheridan
wears hoop skirts. Near its close
she dons a stylish bustle. Can you
approximate the era represented?
DID YOU GUESS RIGHT7
1. Captain of Paratroopers.
2. Doctor of Psychology.
3. Hoop skirts. 18(fc. Bustles
popularized in 1872.
w WORLD MOVEMENTS OF FATS AND OILS
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PRE-WAR
.TODAY
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6.5 MILLION^
SHORT TONS
l .!
3.3 MILLION 1
SHORT TONS '
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Fats and oils in world circulation today are i
about half of the prewar amount due to the j
drop in world production. Salvaged kitchen fats I
will help supply these necessary raw materials. ■
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3.6JMIUI0N SHORT TONS DEFICIT IN FATS & OHS.
EWORLD PRODUCTION PER ANNUM ,
S? PRE-WAR! V\70DAY
; AVERAGE f \ r. *
< , 1935-1939 _ J947
[| This year's world production of fats end oils
will be less than the prewar average by more
than three million short tons. Salvaged kitchen
l_ fats will help meet Industrial requirements.
NEW YORK — Considered for
many years one of Harlem’s fav
orite and most popular perform
.1—
ers. the dapper Dickie Wells plans
to return to the footlights.
A full fledged New Yorker, born
and bred Mr. Wells began his
rise to fame at the peak of Negro
show business during the 1930’s
when he was a dancer of the vau
deville trio Wells, Mordecia and
Taylor. They were among the top
flight headliners that played the
leading theatres from coast' to
coast, of the Keith, R. K. O., Para
mount and Warner Circuits. Also
as great entertainers they added
laurels to their brilliant career
having tuored Europe.
Later, in 1934 Mr. Wells retired
from the stage and became mana
ger, host and producer of the in
ternationally famous night club
bearing his name in Harlem. It
was there Dickie Wells’ name be
came synonomous to Broadway
nightlife. His bistro was the favor
ite rendezvous for Broadway and
Park Avenug socialites and Holly,
wood stars and celebrities. Fre
quented by such well known per
sonages as Erroll Flynn, Ttllulah
Bankhead. Franchot Tone, Brenda
Frazier, Ella Logan, Martha Raye
Walter Winchell and others.
His return to the legitimate
stage is significant by virtue of hi?
wide, varied and notworthy exper
ience. He was predominant and
assocated with many elaborate re
vues and floor shows with such
lumaniries as Dan Arlen. compos
ers of "Stormy Weather’.
The new venture of Dickie Wells
the suave exponent of song and
dance, and master of ceremonies,
gags, and comics will be under the
management of John Levy, well
known Broadway producer, who
predicts even greater success for
(Yells than his past performances.
Mr. Levy is best remembered as
responsible for the successful car
eers of Herb Peffries, Tondaleyo.
rhe Four Tones and others of pro
minence.
Dickie Wells is quite popular
among the Broadway columnists
who have kept his magic name
n constant circulation. — Snelson
HOLLYWOODODDITY
Coal-black stallion ridden by Er
•ol Flynn in Warner Bros’ "Silver
River", was doused with brillian
tine every day to make it shine
for the cameras!
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CORONET AUTHOR REVEALS
LESSONS HE LEARNED
FROM OHIO NEGRO
Clyde, a quiet Negro in a Email
Ohio town, had ona goal—to make
life better for others, reveals
Paul Jennings in his September
CORONET article, The Lessons
A Quiet Man Taught Me.
The friendship between the
author and Clyde began the oay
that Clyde convinced the boy’s
mother that Jennings was old
enough to go fishing. He told Jen
nings that he had picked him as
a companion because, '‘Vou look
ed kind of puny, and I figured
some nature medicine would do
you good.” Tihs association had
a profound effect on Jenning’s lifg
and helped him through many
hard spot. It gave him greater ap
preciation of nature and taught
him tolerance towards others.
Above all, Jennings says in
CORONET, ‘‘Clyde was a teacher
Hg believed in the value of truth,
honesty, patience, sportsmanship
and generosity, and the futility of
greed, pride, waste and other hu
man shortcomings.” His classroom
was the outdoors, his pupils learn
ed by observation of his own way
of life. He rose above the prejud
ice that denied him qual opportun
ity with men whose skin happened
to be white. He did his best to
make life better for others—which
was his goal.
Although Clyde was a deacon in
his church, he was at the same
time a true pagan in the sense
that he worshipped nature. "I can
j only describe him as an Ohio Thor
I eau,’’ comments Jennings in COR.
ONET. His knowledge of the out
doors was uncanny. He loved all
living things—plants and animals
alike. He would always leave
part of his sandwich at the base
°f a tree when on a fishing or
hunting expedition, as his thanks”
to nature for proviling all this.
Even though Clyde is dead, The
Lessons A Quiet Man Taught Me
will live on, states the CORONET
author. But all of nature will feel
his loss because, "no longer,” says
Paul Jennings, "would the creat
ures and growing things of Nat
ure enjoy the companionship of
their most understanding friend—
and help him to help others, like
myself, to discover and profit by
. „ S1M3T aavNoai *r
a fuller, richer meaning of life.”
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Minors Is.a j
Serious Offense
i
' Nebraska Laws forbid said of
alcoholic beverages to minors.
Violation of this law subjects
the tavetn keeper to revocation
or suspension <5f his license.
No retailer can afford that risk, j
j
iTo protect tavern keepers
against misrepresentations of j
age, this Committee has pro
vided retailers With “Sworn
Statements” which doubtful
cases must sign before making
% purchase. Minors who swear
they are 21 years of agd or
over are subject to a $50 fine
for misrepresentation.
This is only one important
service to the public provided
by this Committee. The pur
pose of the program as a whole
' is to keep the handling of beer
on such a high plane that it
has the full approval of the
public.
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