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Jim Crow Stuff Still Spreading Jim Crow Stuff Still Spreading Girl Trumpeter Tastes Southern Chivalry And CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1946 Color Ousts Mab's Men New York—Toby Butler, New York- Though their blow­ ing is i»n the -ou nd (ruckn AI of Rhythm .ill-girl orchestra, re­ Killian and Paul Webster do not eating Of Powell cently waz- ‘detained by authori­ ppear or the i.'reet with the ties when the band played Mll- Charlie Barnet band in the Itdgeville, Georgia, and it was Monogram film, Freddie Steps alleged that Toby was a white Out. girl find her association with Charlie Barnet, a pioneer in V Police Becomes ithrr members of the band was organizing “mixed" units, told prohibited in the state of Geor- the Beat he made it clear to Monograms execs that his ork was not lily white. Producer Sam Katyman said that was OK with Down Beat, checking with hin !f Cl- rile liked their music, ew Cause Celebre Georgia authorities, was :old by so did Katyman. the chief of police oi Milledge­ After a hot campus battle at Nixed Ernm Film By MICHAEL LEVIN ville that “Toby Butler is un­ Indiana University, with an anti­ known in Milledgeville.” The sound track was then cut. Negro faction demanding thr New JarE- As originally repor I i d in the July 1 Beat, the Still, the Beut discovered after It featured a ursion of South­ ouster Professor Marshall further investigation, that the land ’.hat spotted Webster ind ting received by Carleton Powell. base-playing brother of Stearns, eminent Jazz critic, au­ detainment had taken place. Bill Killian sharing threi choneei. immer Speca, putting him in Bellevue hospital with 5 teeth thority on Chaucer and faculty Powell, booker of the Dartings of Then, when the boys showed up it. luntuuion», a concussion, and deep Incérations on the advisor to the NAACP, he was Rhythm, said that the incident for the filming, a hurried confer- reappointed. Stearns, an ofay, happened “between Columbus t nee by Mom Jram sale., officials ran. I followed because having a promptly resigned and accepted and Milledgeville >md that MK. nixed the p’an -^conckj before the i A delegation of entertainer», led man come to a precinct house a Job as assistant professor at Butler been detained by cameras wi re to begin grinding. k) author Dashiell Hamnit U. Chais .ind then run Is a little queer. As Cornell Jan Christy, movie Georgia authorities but had not Burner, howled. So did Katy- Me Barer I. and aetreM Betty Garrett, he ran down the block towards starlet, model and ex-Jan Savitt been failed, since husk Turner, man. But the money boys, their took a petition signed by more than the comer, I followed, shouting, chirp, is recovering from an leader of the band, intervened, eyes (in the tu.,t s Southern ex­ I $300 people in the business to ‘flfnrx__ f.Hia fa th a __ nit THI operation in Manhattan. claiming Miss Butler as a rela­ posure, were adamant. Depat* Police Chief Mulligan two shoot. Shorty Sherock and Justin Stone tion. week• ago, protesting the beating “I closed In on him as he are reading the trumpet parte in “It was then,” he said, “that .given Powell by the police and reached the comer, whereupon that Arthur Hopkins musical show, Toby was released.” Pay-off came when the fill-ins, painting out that hi« hailing n taxi he turned and stabbed me in the who scurried in at th»- last min­ | cab and the alleged refusal of the chest with a knife similar to a ute to face the len> for Killian | driver to take him to hie home wu marine combat knife. The doc­ Leader Turner said that "since and Webster, .»«krd the Mad t «amnion problem in «how buti- tors later told me at Midtown Don Redman's band the reorganization of the Dar­ Mab's boys for their uniforms M«« and that theatr. folk felt they Hospital that the wound was a folk songster lo hit Gotham ia lings of Rhythm my <ole Interest and hornr The musikers, lacked had a right to police protection quarter inchaway from the heart Dinna Minniek. who tings in Eng­ is in building the best musical by Charlie, said no dice, or miaS- the brutality meted tint to and lung. lish and Icelandic, and is being unit possible . nd as long as my stronger words to that effect. The Pewell on June 12 at the Slat girls conduct th mselves properly thesps had to rush wildly about “At this point, both mad and heard for Cafe Society and the Lftreet police atatiou. Earl Robinson play, Finnegnn’t -nd ability, I do not see digging up the necessary accou­ F Powell, A member of the Chlt- frightened, I pulled my gun and Holiday. that it would matter even if there trements. 1tlaon trio, wn i arraigned on a smashed him across the face first were a few women from Mars Hiirnec considered checking out with the butt and then the bar­ Eddie Wiggins, Chicago band ■ charge of felonious assault leader, hauled his landlady into mixed in.” of the film; but h j had a heavy (gainst the police last week be­ rel. Actually, Powell Is u very speaking role and had gotten Id lucky man to be alive. If you court for locking him his wife Powell, head of William C. fore Judge Paul Streit in General and their baby out uf their room. Powell agency, has written the too deep by the time of the music Sessions Court. were knifed, you probably would governor ol Georgia, seeking to sequence. shoot to kill and then think She told the judge the Wigginses Much discussion of the case in quarreled too much, but he fined assure no further Intervention Barnet, and his two sidemen about using a butt. I still don’t with the girls’ southern tour. music circles here with Powell’: know why I did. her $100 unyhow . Rod Ogle are currently playing the Aquar­ brother Specs taking the lead is playing sliphorn with the King ium. —go* along with the ICC and the Civil Sure He Wasn’t Drunk Guion band at the Rainbo Ren- Rights Congress in pushing the devu in Salt Lake City. Ork has Paramount there in December, bass-player’f defense. Fred Rob­ “At this point, my partner double rhythm section, six brass filling the hotel date later . came down from the station- and six saxes. McCabe of the Pennsy and GAC bins, local disc ' 'key, 'has 'been execs are discussing holding El­ giving the affai frequent air- housc and the two of us dragged Dick Vance, lead trumpet from Ings on his WOV air shows. Powell back there, and I went to the Si. Loin- Woman show, hat liot Lawrence over until Novem­ Mickey Rooney, it is reported, the hospital In a radio car. My ber, he is doing that well. His is considering a one-night trek Detective Telia Stori joined Ben Webster’s group at the partner, Detective Mullin told me NYC Three Deuces ... Roy Anthony band is being submitted at $1,000 with a dance band Bernie Detective Clancy of the 17th that after Powell was taken in it scoring the music contact men against a 60 percent for single Previn left the BG crumpet sec­ Precinct told this reporter the the station house he made a grab by hwing them fill out complete date, with plenty of takers. tion to Join the NBC Supper Club following, the police department’s for the gun belt of one of the forms with all info oit their plugs- Regarding Jimmy Davis band . Charlie Barnet is the version of what happened: men .md it took four policemen root, thus saving chatter time ut «tory elsewhere in this issue, a latest addition to the cast for the “Powell hailed a taxi in the to ("strain him and take him to intermission . Cosy Cole’s wife, special delivery letter direct from Fabulous Dorseys film Now East 50s at Madison, and asked Bellevue hospital. Neel. had a rough operation, but is the governor’s office in Louisiana we have Tee Ross and Hit Music the driver to take him uptown “The thing that puzzles me recuperating, states that he ia not a regular mem­ With a Gloss at the Colonial in The driver complied but evident­ about this whole business, is that Stan Kenton will not play the ber of the AFM, but holds an Rochester, New York, .md Swing ly Powell thought too slowly for Hotel Pennsylvania at once but honorary life membership in Local und Sweat With Les Arquette at ne said, "Hurry up you — — is a well-liked, moderately hab­ will do theaters into NYC for the 116 at Shreveport ... Stan Shaw, the Timbers up in Michiganl ——------- .’’ The driver turned ited musician with a very fine and said, “If you’re going to act professional and social back­ like that, we’ll go over to the ground. The transformation into precinct station and let the cops the man with whom I dealt on Record Prices handle it.” Powell then said, "Get June 12 is something I still can't Kring there, and you’ll lose your understand Carrying a 5 Inch hack license by tomorrow ." bladed knife in a suspenders Not Changing "When the cab arrived at the sheath doesn’t go with mere New York The death of OPA precinct station, two of its win musicianship. One thing I am Is having little effect on record down und the driver's panel had sure of: he was not drunk.” prices.
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