Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1960 — Page 12
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Etta James and Harvey at Skatarena Saturday Nile, September 10th
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Note: The followinr letter was written by a resident of Detroit, and takes us to task for our niece on the picture of a "Black Christ”. She evidently rot the wronr impression — because at no time did we claim to have the facts on a “Black Christ”. We only said we had pictures for sale showlnr Christ to be BLACK . . , and Quoted the Biblical tevts that were printed on the picture, and which the authors claimed could be verified by the Bible . . . We appreciate the fact that the writer reads our column ... but fail to understand why our piece would make her chanre her opinion of the writer. We do hope that some Bfdical students will And time to answer this lady . . . because we admit . . . our inability to do so. Thus, we submit this lady’s letter to yen In teto, for your careful and unbiased consideration. Here ’tia: * * *
August 21, 1960.
Dear Saint:
I have read your column for quite a while, of late is has become disgraceful. First of all
band leader of the 20’s spent several days here visiting with relatives and friends . . . He also visited The Recorder office for a chat with George Temple, who played trumpet in Williams’ band when it was just about the hottest jazz aggregation in the nation. The fellas got together later for one of those oldtime gabfests . . . and , what a session . , , Bob Webb had t better look out . . . and remember when you are in a 40 mile zone— don't drive 50 miles an hour. p Arthur Temple and yours truly took in the spots Monday along the stem ... It was the first gettogether in four years . . The Three Souls are currently blow-in' like mad at the Place to Play . . . Don’t miss this hot three-some this week end . . . Preston Johnson jumped in for light refreshments Tuesday ... the boy is a Tormer vocalist . . . Sarah (Skippy) Childs in from Cincinnati for visit with her mother, sister, daughter and friends . . . She
also visited the writer at the Re- (
corder office . . . Ike Parker of i (Chuck) Berry, popular rock ‘n - the Blue Note in Anderson was in j roll singer last week was freed on towiV a few days back for a quick | a charge of transporting a fire-
Naptown dance lovers are in for something new and different... when Etta James and Harvey play a “Do the Twist” dance Saturday nite, Sept. 10th at the Skatarena, 27th and Schofield. Local dance lovers will be following the dance craze that has really taken the
nation.
Augmenting the program will be Percy Welch and his New Orleans band, one of the hottest outfits ever to play Naptown. The dance is scheduled from 11 p. m. till 4 a. m with doors opening at 9 p.m. sharp in order to take care of the early arrivals. Miss James, a real lulu of a singer, will thrill you with such numbers as “All I Could Do Was Cry,” “Harvey and the Moonglows,” “Ten Commandments,” and many others. Harvey will also be doing his popular songs in between dance numbers. Join in the “Do the Twist” dance craze which is presently sweeping the country. It’s the real
McCoy.
Tickets for this grand affair are now on sale in your neighborhood. Remember, there’ll be plenty of tables for all. Lloyd Price, his celebrated orchestra and big show, will play a dance date at the Skatarena on
Fri., Sept. 23.
— REGISTER TO VOTE— Singer Chuck Berry Beats Firearms Rap ST. LOUIS — (ANP) — Charles
"I Passed For White" Strong Drama of Mixed Marriage, at Walker Sun.
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SONYA WILDE and James Franciscus are co-starred in "I Passed For White/' produced and directed for Allied Artists by Fred M. Wilcox. Miss Wilde is seen as a beautiful white-skinned .Negro who, hiding her racial strain, marries a wealthy socialite. The flick starts Sunday at the Walker.
Fred M. Wilcox, who produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for Allied Artists’ “I Passed for White,” which opens at the Walker Theater Sunday, should be congratulated on his multiple chores. Here is a picture that should do handsomely at the box office and there is no doubt that the fair sex, who will love every minute of its poignant story, will comprise a large segment of the audiences Sonya Wilde and James Franciscus, imports from the New York legitimate theater, handle the leading roles in expert fashion. This one film, a screen debut for Miss Wilde, should establish both as highly competent stars with unusual talent, “I Passed For White” tells the story of Lila Brownell, a beautiful, white-skinned Negro who meets and falls in love wjtn Kick Layton, a handsome young man, son of a socialite New England family. Fearing that she will lose him, she
session with friends . , . Ex-dancer j arm across a state line following Jimiky Payne is beginning to take ] conviction of a crime of violence
Jesus does not need a lawyer to ‘ w
argue his case, He only asks one to serve Him. We as colored people can start more nonsense than enough, without facts, and that is
just what you don’t have.
If you w f ould spend more time presenting a living Christ to men and women I am sure there would not be a murder a week in your fair city, by our “Black People,”
instead of a “Black Christ.”
First of all Christ was a Jew, if you are trying to convince those o: little knowledge at all to believe what you are saying, please explain how the Jew’s from Biblica’ times even before Christ on unti’ now have followed the Jewisi laws, the Sabbath, the Passover the eating of only clean foods When the Jews ’ were liberatec from Egyptian Bondage, they flee with unleaven bread, until this day they observe the feast of unleaver bread. What happened to the Black man? We have to be laugh’ to keep the Sabbath, and to leave the uncltafi alone, anti thehrvftei so many generations of knowledge most of us are still filling our ste>machs with wine, and profaning the Sabbath, how about you? The Jews do not, that is the Christian Jew. Because it was handed from
one generation to another.
Solomon also said above all get
understanding.
Solomon’s Song 1:6 Look not upon me because I am black, the sun hath looked upon me. What does the sun do to one? Lam, 5:10 does not say “our Kings were black,” but our skin was black like an oven, because of the terrible famine, did they have a famine from birth? This is describing the punish-
ment of sin
Job 30:30 Is describing the affliction of his, does he not also say, my bones are burned with
heat?
Psalms 119:83 I have become like a bottle in smoke, if they were born that way why have they be-
come?
Jere 1:2 Judah’s sins are black unto the ground, also read Jer. 13:27, Rev. 1:14. Does not the next verse say also his feet like fine brass, brass is not black, when burned in a furnace it becomes sparkling bright, also his eyes like flaming fire, these are only symbols. Her Nazerites were purer than snow, what color is snow? They are whiter than milk; was not Jesus a Nazerine? Their visage is blacker than a coal, visage, the face of a human being, with reference to the shhpe not color, features and expression. Joel is by no means describing ones race, but, the great and terrible day of the Lord, “Before their face the people shall be much pained, “All faces shall gather blackness, if they were born that u'ay why shall gather blackness. I would not want to read a plainer statement. I’m sure if one’s color was of importance we would not have been left in darkness, but we are told in the Holy Bible when we become Christians, there is neither black nor white, Greek or Jews we are all one in Christ Jesus, now why the controversy with yourself? I do not expect you to publish this letter, but I do hope you will study your Bible before you quote, and get understanding, which is very importantVery truly yours, M. W. Anthony. BREEZING ALONG WITH THE NEWS . . . Lovely Mildred Irvin was in town for the holidays visiting with her sisters Mrs. Catherine Johnson, Mrs. Fannie Clark and Mrs, Frankie Ma^ Cooke. Miss Irvin left Sunday nite for the Windy City in company with Mrs. Johnson, who’ll spend a few days visiting with her in Chicago . . . The Leverett Bronaugh’s (Louise) nixed their trip to Cincy and Cov-
on thiH streamlined look . . . The
sser and popular bonds-
man lost about 45 lbs. with the aid of his physician . . . and is he
foxy?
HIAWATHA (fite mgr.) Gray is convalescing at his home, followng a stay in General Hospital
Publisher Opal Tandy’s condi/on is listed as satisfactory in
/ eterans HospiLal
THE TRIANGLE Civic Club on C. 34th St. is just about ihe swankest and most beautiful club in own ... Its exclusiveness and oolin' atmosphere plus the fancy ushion seats and booths make the lub an ideal retreat for particuar guests . . . The club also boasts i long curve bar with colored ights and other ornaments plus arge parking facilities, It’s just he spot for sophisticated people . . and its congenial proprietor lussell Mitchum, is to be congratuated for providing a ritzy place or members and friends of the Tr-
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THE TWELVE MO Club will >esent Me? Chance and his 14 BelTones with featured artist Ike Cole, (brother of Nat King Cole* at Westlake Beach Club Saturday, S^pt. 17 . . . Hours are from 9 till 1 a. m. Tickets are on sale by members of the club Beulah LaRue, playgirl of the Southside, has just returned from a sightseeing tour of the East . . Lucy May Harris is still confined in her
home at 524 W. Wilkins.
Ronnie Bridgeforth is now selling cars for Credit Auto Sales at 2302 E. Washington St Ronnie says all you need is a steady job and fair credit — Just call ME.
6-3592.
ARCHIE RUNS FOR OFFICE .... Archie Moore, light heavyweight champ, says he’ll run Nov. 8 for election to a two-month term as a California State -As-
semblyman.
JAMES SHARP appears to be the only Negro bondsman without a police record, according to a news article in The Indianapolis Star. Wed. . . .
when U. S. District Judge Randolph Weber ruled illegal some evidence upon which the charge was based. Berry, " r ho has had other recent brushes with the law, had been found guilty of ihe
charge by a local jury.
Judge Weber based dismissal of the charge against Berry on a recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling which he said was applicable to the case. The high court had
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decides to pass for white, although fully realizing, particularly after their engagement, the obstacles that she will have to face. She is forced to weave a web of lies when her fiance and his parents question her regarding her family background. The situation becomes more complicated when arrangements for the wedding are being made and the girl finds herself in a position from which there is no escape. She has reached the point of no return and must go through with deception. The birth of a child further complicates matters. The denouncement in which her husband disovers the truth is one
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