Evansville Argus, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 30 July 1943 — Page 6

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EVANSVILLE ARGUS

Frida/, July 30, 1943.

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THANX TO THE MANY persons who were highly in favor of our column contents-last week • • • t^y, were happy to get the address of some of the more popular Derbyville cats now serving in the armed forces and since last week we have heard that Sgt. George HARGROVE is now doing “overseas duty” while Corporal Vernon “Sloppy” WATKINS is in, furloughing from Camp McCain, Miss. . . . ’tis reported that he’s doing a fine job as one of thfe leaders of a truck driving group ... he may be tagged at the following address—470 QM RGT., Co. G—and to think that we let our minds ramble while penning the column ta other week . . . which accounts for our writing “James GILLIUM” when in reality ’twas Robert GILLIUM doing the spots here while away from that war hame in Cleveland, Ohio. .JjH&. JLMJ

MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY STATE BAPTIST GROUP RE ELECTS REV BANKS AS HEAD

GUESS YOU KNOW BY this time that there’ll be another of those mello’ steamer Idlewild rides on the beautiful and cool Ohio the night of Sunday, August 15. George BROWN and his fine up and coming ork will dish out tile mello’ tunes—the steamer leaves Evansville at midnight and returns at.'3 o’clock — ’tis sponsored by the Polar Bear Club—remember, the members of this club are Colored, George HUBBARD and Charley BAKER—come out on this night and give them your support— advance tickets are $1, including all taxes—you’ll have plenty of tables, chairs and waiters to see that you can. reajly “party” in grand cabaret style .and there is ample protection on the steamer.—why burn up while dancing at the Coliseum where there are no tables and waiters to see that your ev- ' ery wish for comfort and convenience is carried out—why attend a dance where there is a colored ork playing but no where do you see colored employes with the possible exception of the ticket taker ? ?—wait until the Steamer IDLEWILD pulls out bn the evening of August 15.

IN THE “APACHE SENTINEL,” camp paper at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., picked up on the news that has Private Orlando ROBERSON doing his best to make the boys out in that isolated spot, happy f| and much on the beam. This I top tenor with the lyrical • | voice thrilled the entire company during a recently staged 1 USO Variety Show. 4 n d| could it be true that a lo-i calite ha^ left his family—* and a young one was the cause of it all and the whole affair might finally turn out to be a big “mess” and will be around to see just what is what and ’tis said that the young ’un ■ who at one time did his daily chores at the L&N has come to the parting of the ways with his mad,am Orlando Roboaon —nuf of this, now over to the other side and we have the mews about the mailman who gifted his madam with three one thousand dollar war bonds.

During the closing sessions of the Mt. Olive Missionary State Baptist Association meet, held in the auditorium of Little Hope Baptist church last Friday, the Rev. M. D, Banks, , pastor of Nazarene Baptist church, was re-elected to head the group for another year. The meet, one of! the most successful in the history of the organization, was attended by a large number of faithful members from cities and towns of the Tri-State area. Other officers elected: Rev. H. C. Curlin, Vice Moderator; Rev. W. E. Clark, recording secretary; Rev. J. B. Durcan, corresponding secretary; Rev. D. C. Weaver, statistician; Rev. H. Robinson, Historian; Rev. G. L. Cooksey, Treasurer; Brother H P. Porter, auditor; Rev. J. D. Garrett, superintendent of missions; Rev. E.. B. Phillips, board member. The association will convene in Terre Haute, Indiana, in July, 1944.

CIVILIAN AIDE—The War Department has announced the appointment of Truman K. Gibson, Jr., of Chicago, 111., as acting civilian aide to the Secretary of War. Mr. Gibson succeeds Judge William H. Hastie, whose resignation became effective February 1. 1943. Mr. Gibson has been serving as assistant to Judge Hastie. He was born at Atlanta Georgia, in 1912 and was graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law in 1935, being awarded a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence. He engaged in the practice of law in Chicago until his appointment to the War Department in 1940. He served as executive director of the American Negro Exposition in Chicago until its conclusion in September, 1940.

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Lillie Mae, Ethel Mae and Mary Lou are the three lassies responsible for that first class service you get at BUD’S. «r .

IN THE QUESTION BUT N0 ANSWER department and we have I . . have they finally made up after several weeks’ spatting and you see them together in that fine big shorts and he’s on the swing shift out at Chrysler and does it seem that everything is sorta groovey ’tween JUDGE recently honorably discharged from the Army and that cutie who is the cuz to “Big Dave” DeJernett fonhdr Indiana star athlete, now doing time along the pro lines—he was a whizz at hitting the hodps., .

IN THE CITY FROM NAPTOWN during the past few days were Melvin “Chappy” SMITH and Nell SHAUNTEE —two former Darbyville figures and very much on the swell side—remember “Chappy” as the sharpie Who was associated with Ji D: BURNETT and Charles CLEMENTS in the glass biz here and guess ole “Sam” will sorta go slow with his eye-balling toward Anna Spe since that young Cat promised to whale him in the jaw-—they say “Sam’s”

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afraid of his shadow but not “Ole Man Barleycorn,” who rates first on his list-and news from Clarksville states that Mrs. Ruby POSEY is visiting that city and with her pock"ets “chugged”—yeah, which reminds me of the almost a grand that she has inherited since the first of the year— the lady with whorn she was associated for years died and

left it to her—she’s visiting her daddy.

WOW, WHAT A TIME AND very much on the solid side, Ethel Mae G1RTON and Mary Lou WILLIAMS did have during that recent vacation spent in Kansas City, Mo.—they did the. many hot spots, all familiar to Ethel Mae—K. C. is her home, you know—best of all they enjoyed the famed SCOTT’S THEATRE-RESTAURANT and the CHEZ MARIE—we would like to know just what is what over K. C. way—’tis the second time within the past six weeks that these two young ladies have done that city “up brown” and our “see-alls” in that Mo. city say they really “came on” with their righteous togs and long ends and speaking of togs reminds one of the very dirty and low down trick pulled by some person who deliberately fired the room of likeable Little Mae LEWIS ta other black— in the fire she lost all of her treds—about 30 in all and fine ones, too—all of her fine dresses, lingerie, perfume and practically everything but her hats—lost, a couple of fine silver foxes, too, and some luggage that was truly mellow —and about $300 in cold cash—she was preparing for that Los Angeles and New Orleans jaunt—and to her hubby [(soon to be) down New Orleans way and this is the kind of a deal that was meted out to her—but she’ll come back as she’s that type of a sport—the only people who pull tricks like that are the Same type who aid fays in pulling affairs to exploit, colored people without even giving them the chance to so much as work during the staging of said affairs—these “sams-” are the laughing and clowning type ,who envy seeing swell kids like Lillie Mae get breaks—

TllEY SAY THAT HE’S A NUMBER one playboy and all of that but we’re inclined to believe (judging from ac tidhs) that he’s really on the sorta Love side with, the young lady who resides at the point where Canal, Lincoln and Tenth come together—we refer to Herbert STEPP, Bill’s number one bartender. Orchids of the week to William “Bill!’ LOUIS and Ernest SPENCER, two localites responsible for two popular songs, “POKER FACE” by Spencer and the very popular “CRY BABY,” by Bill LOUIS—Bill is in the Navy out in Virginia and Spencer is doing time with the city as truck driver—Bill wrote the song, “CRY BABY” and sent it to Erskine HAWKINS and the latter made a recording of it and ’tis a solid number and Bill deserves a big hand—he’s recuperating after 9 weeks in the hospital—suffered a broken arm and leg while on active duty.

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IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET for some A-l radio repairs, contact RILEY’S RADIO SERVICE, 316 S. E. Fifth street—all kinds of radio tubes, parts and new and used radios for sale—Mrs. Artamease McELROY, owner of the beauty shop that bears her name suffered a fainting spell ta other day and will be absent from her shop until the latter part of September or the first of October—the shop Will be closed during this time—Jack BENNY, radio comedian, is now in Africa, entertaining troops and without Rochester, who is now in Hollywood making another flicker and until we workers learn that “UNIONS” are our salvation, we’ll still be on the segregated side, which is bad, oh! so bad. Bye now.

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