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PORTLAND INQUIRER
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By Alvin Moses
By Alvin Moses
NEW YORK—(ANP)— I wonder what has happened to
JIMMY BIVINS, the erudite lad who durnig the progress
of the war was rated the best heavyweight in the land. Ac­
tually, I know what has become of him following the Archie
Moore fiasco during which Bivans unintentionally tossed a
“ foul” punch. The Lee Savolds, Tami Mauriellos, Lee Omas
and other ranking white heavies were none too anxious to
tangle with the dark-skinned terror out of Cleveland as
best. Now, the fistic grapevine learns that they want Bivans
to be sidetracked until after the Louis-Conn titular scrap
is finished with. A colorful boxer, this Bivins. A top rank­
ing scholar during his high school days, he might have gone
as far in the field of commercial art as he has in boxing and
that has been . . . plenty far in my book.
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About a year ago, I was first to tell the nation about
6 foot 5 inch AL HOOSMAN, Negro heavyweight contender
for four months out of the army. A native of Los Angeles,
we hope the tan giant gets by old LEE SAVOLD, a ring-
wise veteran who is just the type to upset a youngster of
Hoosman’s promise unless the kid puts the snore on the
big blonde early in the fight.
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Second to the story of the UCLA football, tennis, track,
golf, and baseball phenom, will be the rise of Illinois uni-
versitys’ BUDDY YOUNG, the kid who equalled Red
Grange’s feats on the gridiron, and often called the shiftiest
mortal in moleskins who ever played the game.
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MIKE JACOBS makes no bones about something I’ve
said all along the line. He has come from behind that comic
bouffe opera mask to admit that JOE LOUIS is his very
own money-bag. Well, why cry in your beer about it,
JULIAN BLACK and JOHNNY ROXBOROUGH? You were
the first honest-to-goodness Negro managers whom the rot­
ten business of prizefighting ever permitted to make any
real money out of the game.
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Fred Irvin made some, but I still said . . . dough like
you brown babies had your sticky fingers mixed up in.
Fellows in the “know” like I think I am,—have h?d private
ideas about this situation since the time you boys took Louis
from his first tutor, a fella named ELLIS I believe. Louis
is no longer a mere sport name, he is as much a symbol as
was Ruth, Ty Cobb, Earl Sande, Don Budge, Eddie Tolan,
Jesse Owens, Ernie Nevers, Bronoco Nagurski, Nat Holman
and Johnny Beckman.
'Ebony' Features
Virgin Isles
| from ever present p o v e r t y is
sought by going to the mainland.
The result is a population o f 23,-
890 persons, half of what it was
I a century ago.
Despite this sub-strata of hu­
man existence, a fierce radial
pride rears its regal head among
the Islanders. So cohesive is this
spirit, that the 1,000 F r e n c h
white inhabitants are derisively
called Cachas. Ostracism is the
lot of the Negro marrying one
of these Frenchmen.
CHICAGO— (ANP) — Deline­
ated on a background of disease,
poverty, illegitimacy and ex­
ploitation, “Weep For The Vir­
gins” is a story of the sub-hu­
man living endured by the Vir­
gin Islanders and is graphically
told in the December issue of
“Ebony,” the new Negro picture
magazine.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
From the time of Columbus,
who discovered the island in
This is to inform you that Mr.
1493, “women, soil, justice, race Ralph L. Faulk, former owner
have all been raped by a suc­ and publisher, of the Portland
cession of pirates.” Bought from Inquirer, is no longer connected
Denmark 28 years ago, the Vir­ with the paper any more and has
gins have remained a blight on no right or authority to solicit
American colonial policy despite ads, subscriptions, make collec­
the fact that the United States tions or received funds for the
has spent more per capita on Inquirer, or do any business for
Virgin Islanders than any power or in the name of the Portland
spent on a Negro colony.
Inquirer.
Predominantly colored (95%)
The Portland Inquirer’s Office
their predecessors were brought has been moved from its former
to the ’stands by Danish plant­ address, 2736 N. E. Rodney Ave.,
ers when the white identured to 1453 N. Williams Ave. Mail
labor failed to produce s u g a r will be sent P. O. Box 3877, Zone
cane profitably. But sugar fail­ | 8: The telephone LAncaster 1568.
ed to leave its characteristic
Mr. Chesley E. Corbett is now
sweet taste in the empty mouths Managing Editor and Publisher
of hungry Virgin Islanders. Soon of the Portland Inquirer as Mr.
came cattle, who now wander Faulk’s successor.
over 80 per cent of the land and
Respectfully,
provide jobs to three percent of
B. D. Robinson,
the employable islanders. Escape
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NIGHTLIFE IN NEW YORK
SAVANNAH CHURCHILL, that eye-filling soft brown
beauty often called “ America’s First Lady of Song,” is cur­
rently headlining the Elks Rendezovus club show. . . . The
wax recordings of chic Savannah, “ All Alone” and “Daddy,
Daddy,” are still the talk and rave of pleasure loving Har­
lemites.. . . JOHNNY DAVIS, called “ Scat” because he is
one of the best riff artists extant, just closed a week at
Frank Schiffman’s APOLLO THEATRE playing to good
houses afternoons as well as evenings.. . . EARL BOSTIC,
ork leader and one of the most versatile musicians we know
of, is in charge of the musical department at ELKS.
ERSKINE HAWKINS, the lad who interested us greatly
when we first wheeled into the world’s largest town with a
troupe known as the ’Bama State Collegians, will be in our
midst until a week before Xmas at Charlie Buchanan’s
SAVOY BALLROOM .. . . To the playboys and stage-door-
johnnies we might add that do-lovely DOLORES BROW
she of the buxom figure with the curves distributed in the
right places (oh, but they are),—will be with Brother-Hawk
during his Savoy engagement—nuff sed aye guys? ? ? ?
DEEK WATSON, and the three other boys who com­
prise the act known as the BROWN DOTS are deserving of
some belated praise from my notebook I’m thinking, to-
n ite. . . I think that they do a smooth, solid-velvety job on
the number “Just In Case you Change Your Mind” and as
soon as we get the sales report from the recording agency,
we’ll tell you about the $$$$$ side also.
DEAR SANTA CLAUS: Please do not pass by my over­
sized stocking hung over the fireplace as I am expecting you
to bring me a—liquor package store.. . . Signed, “ Most Ev­
erybody in Harlem.”
Yes, the Jewish element is being given the well known
brush off in the package store business and the colored
IPS Photo Exclusive to Ted Yates Publications
It is an established fact that Louise Beavers (above) is an outstanding
brother is moving right in just as he did in the real estate
star of stage and screen. Her performance in the screen attraction
field a quarter century or more ago. The good book says:
“ Imitation Of Life” (in which another sepia favorite— Miss Fredi Wash­
ington, now theatrical editor of the newspaper PV— also portrays a
“ Ye shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters.”
major role) is superb. Playing to record-breaking crowds, the film has
The good brown citziens of Harlem merely change the script
been banned in the Deep South, where according to “ Southern tradition"
democracy is not at work. However, Miss Beavers, beloved by all, by
to read: “Planted, and watered by rivers of liquor.”
popular demand will soon make a personal appearance tour. Joe Glaser,
under whose direction the star has climbed to the top, in an exclusive
The score card on package-store-operators reads some­
interview revealed that he will positively accept bookings for this
thing like this at present: Elmer Carter, Herbery Bruce,
stellar attraction below the Mason-Dixon Line as well as in other sec­
tions throughout the country. Men like Glaser are real Americans.
Danny Burrows, Jim Mitchell-N. Edwards, Frank Forbes
(judge on state athletic commission), Jimmy Ravenell, et al.
. . . The ‘waiting list’ reads like a page out of the late, be­
EDITORIAL—Continued from page 1
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