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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET HARMONY JULY, 195B VOLUME XVIII NUMBER ~

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San Gabrle., California

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Sail Lake Clly and Ogden, Ulah "DECCA DISCOVERS COLUMBUS"

Once again Decca Records will record the annual International S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. convention. Hear the Medalists and Chorus champs in sparkling High Fidelity on two great Long Play albums. To be recorded in Columbus, Ohio, the albums will be available in September.

Other Great Barbershop Albums Available:

Barbershop Ball

SCHMITT BROTHERS

BARBERSHOP BALL • The Schmitt Brothers • Lazy River • Carry Me Back To Old Virginny • if I Had My Way' and others Dl 8280 • ED 2348·9 BARBERSHOP"CHAMPS"

Tho BARBERSHOP "CHAMPS" • The Bulfalo Bills • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' The Trail Of The Lonesome Buffalo Pine' Over The Rainbow' The World Is Wailing For The Sunrise • and Bills others DL 8340

BARBERSHOP BATTLE • The Buffalo Bills and The Confed· erates •I Want A Girl • Alex· ander's Ragtime Band • The Birlh Of The Blues • Summer· time· and others DL 8485 • ED 25D6

°0 ECCA RE COR D 5 July VOL. XVlIl /958 NO.4

Executive Director Robert G. Hafer Associate International Secretaries Ken Booth W. L. (Bill) Otto

Field Represelltative THE HAR"IONIZER is Iht offici,l publiulion of lht Socirty fOt Iht Prutrntion ~nd Encour­ ~grmrnt of lJubtr Shop QU~IUl Singing in AmuiCl, Inc. It is published bi-monlhly in Floyd Connett Jlnu~IY. Jl,brch. M~)·. July. Srpltmbu ,nd No\·tmbrr ~I 658 W. ELI;lAUETII, DF-TROIT I, MICHIGAN, ~"d tnltltd H srcond·cbu m~lltl ,t Iht post ofliu II Dtuoil. Michig,n, undu Iht Act of Jl,bcch 3. 1879. Ediloli,1 ,nJ Ad"tuising officu ,rt 'I Inurnllion,1 Hudqulrlru. IlltematiollalOffice NOlin of ch,ngt of Iddrns should be submilltd 10 Iht tdilo,i,l ollicn of TilE HARMONIZER. fill5 Third Avenue 6315 Third /lVt.. Ktnosh~. Wisconsin. II lust Ihicly d'rs brfolt Iht nUl publiulion dIu. Kenosh.l. Wisconsin SubHription priCt i1 52.00 rudy ,nd $.50 In issue. Olympic 4·9111 International Officers P,nidtnt, Joseph E. Lf...·;S. 2912 Gluon Aunuf. DJ11u. Tuu Immtdi.lu P1H P,nidtnl. Rowhnd F. DJ\-;', Room 1755. 195 Broadway. Nfw York. N. Y. Features lu Vief P,nidtnt. CllrtMt JJldng. ]6·)8 En! 81h Suut. Holland, Michigan Columbus Dateline .. 2 2nd Viet Pruidfnl. L. A. Pomtloy. 240 EaH PJliSJdt A"f., Eoglfwood. N. J. Our Nell' Champs 6 Vjef Pruidtnl. GeorgI l'unlpil1, IS BlookdJlf Compet;lIg Quartets 7 Avenue. Milford, Conn. Vict Pruidcnl, Shfford Ta)'lor, 269 FJi,wJr Lei's TOllr Harm Oil)' Hall . /3 611'''.. Columbus 13. Ohio Competing Choruses 29 TrIHuH', Rudy Hdrl. 1112 Ohio Street, Mich· igan Cit).. Indiana Stllb Pencil Notes ... 33 Euculi\'( Diu(lor. Robert G. Ihhr. 6315 Third 1I\·t.. Krnolhl. Wis. Board of Directors (Ttrms upiring Junt JO, J9,9) Loui1 Hlftinglon. 2361 Nuiond Blnlr: Building. DUtoil 26, Michigln Key Changes From The Chapters ...... 17 Hillon Howt. 3J4 l\.bnot ROld E~Sl, Toconlo 7. 24 Onurio. C~n,d~ News A bOllt Quartets \.oui1 L,uftl, -4617 W,lltr W~r, El P~so, TU~1 Over The Editors Shoulder 26 Rich~td Snnot, 3418 Guilford Ro~d, Roc:kford, Share the Wealth 38 fllinois John M. Wud. 3-43 B~ihy A"rnue, Piusbu.gh. Cel/Illry Club Prnnsylnni, Comillg El'ellls ...... 40 (Trrms rxpiringJunt 10,1960) Noteworthy Chapters C~shion, ~liHinippi } Lyle Box -4567. Juhon. Our New Chapters J,mu Cbrke. P. O. Box }4}, SI" JOlt. C~liforni~ Dc. Ed"·"d H,mlrr, 2911 Nicollu A\'tnut, Min- nupolis. Minnnou J. II. Lubo. Roule 2, Box 550. Crrswtll. Ougon Grorgt Shitlds, 8} M"jory Avrnut. Toronlo 8, Onl~do. C~n~d~

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International President Joe Lewis and George Shields (elected to fill un­ report from the Song Arrangements (Southwestern District) was unani­ expired term of Stafl'ord Taylor)-On­ Committee that the following songs, mously re-elected by the House of tario. Terms ending June 30, 1959; seventeen in all, will be available soon Delegates on Wednesday evening. Offi­ Louis Harrington (elected to fill unex­ to members. cers elected to serve with him were: pired term of Rudy Hart) -Michigan; a. Harmony Heritage Songs for free First Vice President Hilton Howe - Ontario - Louis Laurel distribution: Clarence Jalving Michigan District - Southwestern; Richard Svanoe - Illi­ I. Loch Lomolld (which will Second Vice President nois and John M. Ward-Johnny Apple­ be mailed with the July is­ seed. L. A. Pomeroy Mid-Atlantic District sue of the HARMONIZER). The International Executive Com­ 2. I LOllg to See the Girl I Left Vice President mittee, the International Board of Di­ Behilld George Pranspill Northeastern District rectors and the International House of 3. Whell YOII and I Were Vice President Delegates met in intensive meetings to YOUllg, Maggie Stafford Taylor Johnny Appleseed discuss Society business. In addition, 4. I Love You III the Same Old District various International ComIllittees (and Way Treasurer even several District Committees) took 5. My Blushill' Rosie Rudy Hart Indiana-Kentucky advantage of the presence of key men 6. Close That Eye District at the convention to discuss problems b. Harmony Heritage Songs to be and plans. Here is a run-down of a few (Rowland Davis (Mid-Atlantic Dis­ published for sale: of the matters covered by the Interna­ 7. May Be trict) remains on the International Ex­ tional Board and the House of Dele­ ecutive Committee as Immediate Past 8. Mighty Like A Rose gates ... 9. She's Dilly A Bird ill a President. ) Plans to hold a Chorus Directors' Newly elected members of the Inter­ Gilded Cage School at Harmony Hall in Kenosha the 10. Just a Wem'yill' for You national Board of Directors (terms to weekend of Angust I were approved. expire June 30,1961) were: 11. III the Evellillg by the All chapters in the Society will be in­ Moolllight John Cullen Mid-Atlantic District vited to send their Chorus Directors Wayne Fool' Seneca Land District for a seminar under a faculty consist­ c. Songs for Men Releases: Jerry Graham Far Western District ing of International Vice President 12. Brillg back the Days (Th(l/ Herb Wall Central States District George Pranspill, as Chairman of the Old Quartet) by Henry To­ Stirling Wilson Dixie District Society's Chorus Director Development bias. Carry-over Board Members are: Committee; Committee member Rudy 13. If I Had My Life to Live Terms ending June 3D, 1960; Lyle Hart (Director of the 1956 Interna­ Over (Henry Tobias) Cashion - Dixie; James Clarke - Far tional Champion Chorus The Ambas­ 14. Merry Christmas, My Dar­ Western; Dr. Edward Hamlet-Land 0' sadors of Harmony from Michigan lillg (an original by John B. Lakes; J. H. "Bud" Leabo-Evergreen City, Indiana) and the Society's Field Srega) Representative Floyd Connett. il The re~commcndation of thC_G.!h1rtCt Encouragement and Development Committee for broader recognition of participation of quartets in District and Regional Preliminary Contests by means of lapel emblems, which have been enthusiastically endorsed by the Society's registered quartels in a recent polling, was approved by the Interna­ tional Board. This plan will be imple­ mented just as soon as possible. An­ other product of this Committee's 1 eft'orts, a "Woodshcdder's Guild" song book was ofl'ered for sale at the Con­ vention at $1.50 per copy. It includes a \ unique "Woodshedder's Guild" mem­ bership card. Additional copies are i available from International Headquar­ 't President Joe Lewis emceed Satur­ ters. Senor "Emesto" Winter) of EI Paso's dny Night Finals, cOllllllctc with suow­ FOUn PESOS invited all to attend white tCll gnllon Stetson. il the 1959 Mid-Winter Convention. The International Board received· a

2 THB HARMONIZER-JULY. 1958 will be dissolved) as a non-stock, non­ profit corporation and to form a Foun­ dation Trust in connection with the Society's holding of property and ulti­ mate development of a Society-wide charitable program. q The Chorus Contest Rules were changed by the Board to permit Inter­ national Champion Choruses to re­ compete after remaining out of com­ petition for two years instead of the three years stipulated in the original International Chorus Contest rules. q The Board voted to reject a proposal to change the International Chorus Contest Rules in the Stage Presence category to make a march-on and a Staff Taylor, (above) Chairman International Pnblic Relations Committee, did a tre­ march-off in view of the audience man­ mendous 1mbllclly job, assisted by Bill Heim, also of the Buckeye (Columbus) Chapter. datory. The present rules in this cate­ gory which have been left unchanged 15. Every Tillie I Hear That appropriations to cover an organization provide for a curtain to open and close Old Tillie Melody (an origi­ and management survey-which in turn on the chorus where such facilities are nal song written and ar­ is expected to bring to light methods of available. ranged by Rudy Hart) effecting further cost savings and im­ q 16. Share the Luck (the official proving the Headquarters facilities for The Board received for inclusion in song of the Red Cross writ­ rendering service to all!' chapters and an overall study of revision of District ten by Meredith Willson) members-and the Chorus Directors' boundaries, a resolution from the Dixie 17. The Star Spallgled Ballller School (mentioned in Item I) and com­ District requesting the establishment of (as arranged by Bob Fraser) miSSioning of Del Jackson, painter of the state of Florida as a separate Dis­ q the O. C. Cash portrait, to render a trict. (Districts and chapters wishing to similar portrait of Rupert Hall, the recommend changes in District bound­ By action of the International Board Society's co-founder and first president, aries are requested to bring such sug­ of Directors, the Quartet Registration on a nominal fee basis of $200 were gestions to the attention of International fee will be increased from $2.50 to established. Headquarters. ) q $5.00 for each year, effective January q I, 1959. (Quartet registrations cover a The International Board reluctantly .. 12-months period.) Quartets paying The Board also adopted resolutions voted to suspend the charters of 34 the $5.00 fee will receive a free copy of to incorporate the Society in the state delinquent chapters (those which have the Quartet Information Book which of Wisconsin (the Illinois corporation paid per capita dues on fewer than 20 will be available soon and four copies of each Harmony Heritage Song pub­ lished for sale. ,, q To combat rising production costs r and to cover postal rate increases which , will become effective August I, a 10% , postage and handling charge on all or­ ders processed by International Head­ quarters was approved by the Interna­ tional Board. (This cost saving measure which will make it unnecessary 10 re­ vise the Society's price list, which would be an expensive printing operation, will be implemented just as soon as the mechanics can be set up at your Head~ quarters Omce.) q The Society's budget for the current year was revised downward in the ex­ pense section by $4,225. Along with cutting appropriations in several ex­ SURPRISE STARTER pense account items in the Society's SaturdAy afternoon's Chorus Contest was highlighted (whUe the official scores were general budget, revisions were made in being cOl1l1Jllcd) by the surprise appcluance of Ule APIC Chorus-Association of Past the Expansion Fund budget including International Champions (Quartets). They "laid 'em In the alslcs."

THE HARMONlZER-JULY, 1958 3 members in the current fiscal year, Society's chapters. down-to-earth enjoymeilt to be found which began January 1). Thirty-four f. Continuation of liaison with the in the barbershop chord. additional chapters have been granted American Society of Composers, q an extension of time to July 31, 1958, Authors and Publishers regard­ Among several By-Law changes to bring their membership up to the ing collection of license fees. (It adopted by the International House of required minimum. was decided to defer action on Delegates, the following were included. q the blanket licensing contract (Copies of the revised By-Laws will be A six-months work plan was sub­ with ASCAP pending further in­ distributed as soon as possible to Inter­ mitted by International Headquarters vestigation of legal matters.) national and District Officers and to which among several other projects in Chapters will be notified as soon each chapter.) addition to routine functions included as possible whether or not a a, Change the term of office of Iu­ the following: blanket licensing arrangement ternational Officers to begin im­ a, Investigation of manufacture of will prevail or if chapters in the mediately following adjournment a quartet shell as nearly perfect. United States will be called upon of the Annual Convention. acoustically as possible for use in to deal directly with District Offi­ b, Change the title of the Interna­ all International Quartet Con­ ces of ASCAP. tional Secretary to Executive tests. g. Publication of the Contest and Director making him a member b. Production of a public relations Judging Handbook developed by of the International Executive manual for use at the chapter the International Contest and Committee and the International level. Judging Committee. House of Delegates (with voting c. Implementation of leadership de­ h. Possible publication of a yearly power) and a member of the velopment program (one of the program book for the guidance International Board of Directors first tools for which, a flip-chart of chapters, (without vote). for use in indoctrination and ini­ q c. Revised Section 12.02 of the By­ tiation of members, was demon­ The International House of Dele­ Laws to abolish pro-rating of strated at the House of Delegates gates adopted a resolution of apprecia­ International per capita dues ef­ meeting by Associate Interna­ tion and commendation to Meredith fective September 30, 1958. Sec­ tional Secretary Ken Booth). Willson and the Buffalo Bills on the tion 12.02 will now read as d. Publication of a quartet infor­ success of the "Music Man" on Broad­ follows: "Each member chapter mation book prepared by the way and the invaluable contribution of the Society shall pay to the Quartet Encouragement and De­ this vehicle and efl'orts of the quartet Society for each and every active velopment Committee. are making in further acquainting the member of such chapter, a per e. Publication of a directory of the public with the inherent beauty and capita dues of $4.00 per annum,

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IT'LL BE [[ PaJO

Dealers and Radio Stations Are Delighted 1959 MID-WINTER CONVENTION With It. You Will Be, Too. January 28-31,1959 1_,'"'S;-;i;on,"gCoin..':--.ith~ec;;O~ld..S-.o"ni"gTS',,,'o;lc;;s,,-w~o;on",d..e:;cr;-fu_I_-_F_o_'_"_G_r_e~.a_t_I HOS~ITALlTY-REIGi'lS SUPREME_IN_TH~LAND__ Quartets Pre,ent 15 All Time Favorites. WHERE SUNSHINE SPENDS THE WINTER

THE BABBLING BROOKS THE PARAKEETS Banjo's Back In Town RO$e Of rlo-Man's Land SIGHTSEEING! Stay In Your Own Backyard Illy Cutie's Due At Two-Two- Two, )U$t like A ButterflY Thai's Today Caught In The Rain There'll Be Some Changes Made JUAREZ, MEXICO-CARLSBAD CAVERNS-CRISTO REY Darktown Strullers' Ball Lonesome, That's All WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK-SCENIC DRIVE THE UNCAllED FOUR TilE LAMPLIGHTERS When It's l'Ia(ermelon Time Melancholy Baby PLUS In Lou'siana Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue Thai Old lIish Mother Of Mine The WhiHenpDof Song I'U Take You lIome Again, Kathleen Sweet Adeline A TREMENDOUS SHOW OF BARBERSHOP GREATS I (EI Paso always sells out, so order tickets early!) NOW Available To CANADA

AilOR OR! IZ IlKh LORI REGISTRATION FEE SHOW TICKETS $2.50 PERSON $3,00, $2.50, $2.00 order from order from S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. W. G. SPOONER 6315 Third Ave. 7410 Alpha Kenosha, Wise. EI Paso, Texas

4 THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 By-Laws read as follows: "The sub­ scription price for new members report­ ed to the International Office during the three month period commencing October I and ending December 31, shall be $2.00 which shall provide sub­ scription to December 31 of the ensuing year. n

CONFERENCES DISTRICT PRESIDENTS-conductcd by Illinois District President Tom Watts. ABE & PR-conducted by Intcrnational Public Relations Committee Chairman Staff Taylor, assisted by Burt Moyer, Editor of Illinois District's Attacks and Releases. The Association of Bulletin Editors A jam-packed crowd ntlcntled fhe House of Delegates meeting fo hear an inspiring Keynote Address b)' olle of the Society's reaII)' great llarbershoppers, C. T. "DeaclJ (ABE) conducted its annual election, Martin and fo close fhe formal business sessions with "Keep America Singing." selecting the following: Burt Moyer, President; Dee Paris, (Washington, payable in a manner to be pre­ be made regardless of the month in D.C.) Vice-Presidcnt; Bill Otto, (As­ scribed by the Board of Directors which the member is enrolled. Also, sociate International Secretary) Sec­ and to be used by the Society for that chapters shall remit full per capita retary-Treasurer. its purposes as set forth in these dues and HARMONIZER subscription DISTRICT AND CHAPTER OFFI­ By-Laws. The per capita dues for fee for the year in which they are being CERS-conducted by George Shields, new members reported to the reinstated to membership." past President Ontario District and new International Omce duriug the q International Board member. three month period commencing fn keeping with the abolishment of October I and ending December the pro-ration of the per capita dues the CHORUS DIRECTORS - conducted 31 shall be $6.00, which shall HARMONIZER subscription 'fee was also by George Pranspill, Chairman, Chorus provide membership until De­ revised by making Section 17.3 of the Directors Development Committee. cember 31 of the ensuing year. Former members who were not members in the calendar year preceding the application for re­ In Perfect Harmony - Make Your Next APPEARANCE iustatement shall be considered as re-instated members." even MORE OUTS TANDING , .. with your choice of SHANE'S popular d. Feeling that the initiation fees Tuxedo Whites or Etan Jackets in colors! presently collected by the Society One favorite selection of SPEDSQSA quar­ are more appropriately consid­ tets and choruses is shown-representative of the many appropriate styles SHANE carries ered to be "Enrollment" and in slock at all times. From Ihis fine range of "Service Charges" Section 12.3 jackets and trousers, SHANE can ship your choice-fastl Even when coats arc embroid­ of the By-Laws was changed to ered with chapter name and insigna, there's read as follows: 12.3 "Enroll­ no undue delay, ment Fee and Service Charge Her.·s What ONE Salisli.d SPEBSQSA Group Says: (a) Each member chapter of thc We quote in part a recent letter from James C. Webb, Secretary of the Ilaltimore Chapter Society shall pay to the Society of SI'EIlSQSA: . for each new member of such "First off, I wish to express on behulf of chapter (except former members Baltimore's Harmony Chorus, Ihe satisfaction and pleasure we have derived from the coats as defined in Section 12.02) join­ you so handsomely tailored for us last ing on and after July I, 1958, an October. "\Ve found the coats, which we wear with enrollment fee of $3.50 for which tux pants, audience appealing and member­ the new member shall receive ship wise also. from the Society a new member's "Our chorus is rapidly expanding and as a result. now find it necessary to order addi­ kit, including an ofllcial Society tional coats." lapel pin. (b) Each member The letter continues with the new order. chapter of the Society shall pay and with this important notation concerning that first order: "In case you have orten to the Society an initial service wondered, Ihe (t)als a"irell ill tilllS for ow charge of $2.00 for each former show." (The italics are ours.) member as defined in Section For Compleft Ill/ormatioll, Write NOW 10 12.02 reinstated on and after July NORMAN SHANE, Sr. I, 1958. "It is the intent under the preceding Shane Uniform Company, Inc. paragraphs (a) and (b) that the fees West Maryland at Buchanan • Evansville 7, Ind. and charge provided for therein shall

,TilE HAR:<.IONIZER-JULY, 1958 5 Meet the new Champs •••• THE GAYNOTES TULSA, OKLAH0l\'IA

SlIlIlIyside Up; Gee, I Wish I had a Girl; IJast Night all the Back Porch I Loved /-leI' Best of All; Call't YOII /-leal' Me Callill', Carolille; All-Americall Girl; YOII Brollght Irelalld Right Over to Me

HAROLD JONES HOWARD IUNKEL JOHN LOOTS MORRIS RECTOR Tenor Lend Bnr! Bnss

A native Oklahoman, Har­ Age 31-married-one son, Age 37 - married - two Single-age 24. Is a Design old is 32 years of age, mar­ age 10. Will soon hold Mas­ daughters and a son. Is a Draftsman for Born Engi­ ried and father of one son ters Degree in Industrial C.P.A. and Chief Account­ neering Co. Learned about Psychology. Is Industrial -age 11. He is a Sales Engi­ ant for Wen Surveys, Inc. Barbershopping by compet­ Relations Manager for Wen neer with Arduser and Com­ Past Tulsa Chapter Presi­ ing in a Tulsa Chapter spon­ Surveys, Inc. With John pany (oilfield and refinery Loots is one of two original dent, current Treasurer and sored High School Quartet equipment) and serves on members of the quartet. a past Southwestern District Contest. Has been singing the Board of Directors of Also Chapter Board mem­ Director. Is Contact Man in quartets since 10. (Tenor Tulsa Chapter. ber. for the quartet. in a church group.)

WHAT THE MEDALISTS SANG

FOUR PITCHIKERS WEST COASTERS Smile, Smile, Smile; I'd Love to Live ill Lovelalld; Alexall­ The World is Waitillg for the SlIlIrise; Five Foot TlVo; SIIII­ der's Ragtime Balld; If YOII Were the Ollly Girl ill the World; shille of YOllr Smile; Whell I Leave This World Behilld; Those Weddillg Bells are Breakillg lip That Old Gallg of Make Up YOllr Milld. Mille; We'll Meet Agaill. EVANS QUARTET HOME TOWN QUARTET My Illdialla; Jllst A Girl That Mell Forget; My Lillie Lovill' Good Bye Old Dixie; I Love a Qllartet; WOllderfll1 Weddillg; Sligar Babe; Last Night all the Back Porch I Loved /-leI' California, /-lere I Come alld Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye Best of All; I'm Lookillg Over A FOllr-Leaf Clover; Jllst (Medley); Shille; Roses of Picardy. Like A Blillerfly That's Callght III the Raill.

6 TuB HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 INTERNATIONAL FINALIST QUARTETS MEMBERS NAMES SHOWN IN ORDER-TENOR, LEAD, BARI, BASS POSITION OF PICTURE HAS NO CONNECTION WITH QUARTET RANKING

EASTERNAIRES PLAY.TONICS Heybul'n, Dames, Bohn, Richter Loehs, Miuelsl.dl, Tl'.hulsi, Braudt (Jersey City, New JCI'scy-iUid-Athmtic Dis(L,jet) (Teaneck, New Jersey-l\lid-Atlnillic District) lU,r Gal, She HlIs SOllie Wowlerjul Ways; Lonesomest Gal ill 1'011 Never Miss tile IV'nler; II YOII Were tlle Only Girl ill 'he TOIIJII; Down Where tile Swanee River Flows; Memories; My World; 0", Mister Railroad Man; Mmmuy's Lilfle COli' Black Uflle Dream Girl; VmUl)' 110)'. nose; Cabin OJI 'he Hillrop; Ocemw Roll.

TIMBRE KINGS I\Ial'ich, Baruard, 1\Icl'cdith, SVfllloe (Rockfol'd, Illinois-Illinois DislI,jel) When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bub, Bob Bobbin' AlolI!:; MClIIt1,.; Side by Side; Bcll ill the Lighfhouse; l'olla from Ari. zona; 76 Trombones.

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TORONTO RHYTHMAIRES TOWN & COUNTRY FOUR IUol'gan, Lang, Evans, ThOln}>son Sisk, Al1tenl'eith, Elder, Anderson (Toronto, Ontal'io-Ontal'io District) (Pittsburgh, PcnnsylYlmin-Johnny Alllllcsccd District) Ida-1'es, That's M,· Baby-Cuddle Up A Little Closer (Medley) j Louesome That's All; Mississippi Mud; Yes Sir, That's M,· Baby­ 011 Dy Jillgoj Murclliug Aloflg 'together; Last Night IVas the Ain't She Sweet (Medley) j Ragtime COIvbo)· Joe; Dear Old Girl; End 01 the World j Take }'our Girlie to the Movies; Little Home I Love the L(ulies.MClluly-lda.ll 1'01l knew Susie (Medley). 01 Long Ago.

THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 195R 7 SEMI-FINALIST QUARTETS QUARTET MEMBERS ARE IDENTIFIED IN ORDER - TENOR, LEAD, BARITONE, BASS POSITION OF PICTURE HAS NO CONNECTION WITH RANKING OF QUARTET

CLIP CHORDS THE ESCAPADES FIOlu, Daniels, Pillig, O'Brien iUarth, Tilton, Stauul1el', nond (Schenectadr and GloYcl's"iIle, New YOI')(­ (Soulhwest Slthul,hnlt Illinois-Illinois Distl'ict) NorlhwestCI'!l District) Whell the Midllight Clloo Choo Leaves jor Altlbam j Sweetheart For Me lUlll My Gal; Bye nrc Blues; Goodbye Old Dixie; All oj Sigma Chi; Sta)' ill Your OWlI Back Yard; Mobile Bay. Dressed Up IFil1l A Broken Hcart.

ESQUIRES EXTENSION CHORDS Zaiolltz, AnthollY, BloehrHlm, Belknap Helder, Lucas, Verduin, Hall (Grund Rnpids, Michignn-Miehignn Dish,jet) (AIllIllO Heights, Texas-Southwestel'lI District) Ij }'Olt JFere the Oll'y Girl ill the World; StuT)'book Ball; Just Old Gallg of Mine; Aiu', She Sweet; W'omlcr!1l1IUulher 0/ Millc; Like A Butterfly Tlwt's Ctlught in the Utli,,; No New Tlllles ou JIopelessl,· in I.ave. T/wt Old J~icIllO.

FOUR HENEGADES DeFrew, Sullivan, :l\lahel', Felgell FOUR SCRAPS 0' HARMONY (SJwkie Valier und Southwest Sublll'han Illillois- Johnston, Turnipseed, Foley, Ede Illinois DiSh-jet) (Gnl')' nlld lUichignn Cilr, Indinna-Indinun-KentllCk» DislI·icl} Tumble DOIVII SIwek ill Ath'oJlcj Last iVight 011 the BC/ck Porch 1'111 J(lIce Deep ill Dtlisiesj Did }'ollr Mother COllie FromlrelclIld; 1 loved Her Best of till: All the World IViII De Jealous 0/ Me; Suubonnet Sue; }'Olt 'J'alk Abullt }'our SII:eetie. I'm Looking al 'he World through Rose Colored Glasses.

8 THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 HAWKEYE FOUR Lallgcl'nk, Boudcw)'lls, Owens, Pike nUT FOUR (Des Moines, Iowa-Celliral Slates District) Spong, Dyksh'a, Sundt, Hnnsen That's 110/0 I Spelllrel(Uulj Alexander's Rugtime BllIulj I Walll (MinncnlloJis, .I\IillUCSOltl-Lnnd 0' L.akcs Disldcl) (I Girl-Pu' all Your Old Crt')' Bonllct·My Little Girl (Medlc)')j Side By Side; Wtltermcloll Time in Lou'silll!U; I'll Take l'o" A Lillie Bil 01 Hence". Home "gain !(lIt1l1eell; Sugarcane Jubilee.

SHARPKEEPERS Rehlcop, Rowell, LimJlIlI'g, C"aig (DClll'horu, Detroit lind Oakland County, Mich.-Michigttn Disl.) YORK·AIRES Mar)', You're (I Lillie Bit Old Fml,iouctlj 111 'he Dim, Dim Dawn­ Eck, SnydCl', Sruysel', Allison ing; A Smile IFill Go a Long, Long Wan Dear Old Gal, Who's (York, I'cnnsyl"nnin-lUid-Atlantic Disll,jet) Your Pal Tonight? Mj· Mary; I'm Going Sout"; Sweet SixtcclI; AlablUlI)- HOlUlll.

~: (:0' ->::\~::::>::::':)\,y~.-':' th.eibest for less direct from:, 1)~ Here's (I formal iotkel Ihol's I"s formal with tux Tuxedo suil in Dacron blend. as dislinctive as your own IrOUlers and oppropriole Satin lopels. Hand loilored. signature. Smarlly styled with fra~ufqftt!r~r accessories. II's cosuol Fully lined. Pleoled trousers. dramatically controsting with slacks and sporl Blu-Block only. Also in Ivy shawl (ollar, sotin lapels and slyle, Block only. shirl. Your choice of cuRs. Solid colors in nubby, blended, nubby silk shan­ shantung and olher fobrin. $55 'olv. fa•..... $37.85 Colors: Grey, Maroon, Gold, tungs. ColotS: Grey. Ma­ Red, Powder Blue, Royal. Also roon. Gold, Red, Powder The above model in lustrous with self·matching lapels, JACMIN Blue, Royal. Aha without mohair. Colors: Charcoal, without cuAs. MANUfACTURING CO. block trim. Midnile Blu and Block. $'5'01" fa, ..,.. $24.50 200 (ANA~ ST., NEW YORK" $'5'01" fa•... $24.50 $110 'olv. fa•... $64.50 ;...---- THB HARMONIzeR-JuLY, 1958 9 QUARTER FINALIST QUARTETS QUARTET MEMBERS ARE IDENTIFIED IN ORDER - TENOR, LEAD, BAIUTONE, BASS POSITION OF PICTURE HAS NO CONNECTION WITH RANKING OF QUARTET

I, lJ.lJ.'l:il"'--J.r-"'LA! AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY ANTICS H.lIgg1es, Dobson, 'Vest, COllutie Dove, Cox, 'Valdroll, Ehman (Mnl'hlchcml IIml Rending, IUnssachllSClts­ (Plainfield, New JCI'scr-Mhl.Atlnnlic Dish·jel) NOl'lheaSlcm Disll'icl) Georgia j Cuddle Up 1'1 Lillie Closer. Lovel,. ilre }'uur Deep Blue Eyes; Mammy.

L-__L'-'__...iIL.!1-1 BAY·STATESl\IEN CHICKASAWS ~/ilkel'soll, Bnstien, Tut'ner, Cuuha, Viera Ahbott, CartCl', Rudnick (Memphis, Tellnessee-Dixie District) (New UcdfOl'd, Mnssachusclts-Northeaslcl'u Districl) Doll; HlIrd lIearrefl lIaullal,. Powder }'our Face Wi'" S'Hls/riucj Goin' South, Glad illig

I CHORD COUNTS CHORD CRIERS Hal'dcnhcl'l'l' Lucas, Chcl Oouk, Jack Oonk Backwell, Taggal't, SUllon, Ha)' (Hollnnd, Michignn-Michigan Disll'ict) (Londoll, Ollltll'io-Onllll'io Distl'ict) I l..ol:c A Quarrel; '}'1Ie SUI/rise Was Not tl,6 S,,"r;se. l~ut:c Me anti the WorM is Mille; 'Flle"l Groll) 1'00 Old to Drcam.

10 TIW HAR~lONIZI!R-JuLY, 1958 DESERT KNIGHTS DOMINOTES Scholtz, Salz, Steinkanlp, Raslaltel' Howard Johnson, Dietsch, Carl Johnson, Cruickshank (Phoenix, Adzonn-Fnr 'Western Dish-jet) (WclI'l'cn, Penns}'lmllia-Senccn Land District) Wait 'Tilllle Srm Shirles, Nellie; Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Hoop·Dcc-DoDi Apple Blossom Tillie. Again.

FLORIDA KNIGHTS FOUR CAVALIERS Carson, West, Sperry, Bl'cedoll Allen, Rose, Brittain, Duerksen (Wichitll and Newloll, Kilnsas-Ccnh'ni Slutes Distdct) (Tampa, Flol'idn-Dixic Dish,jet) I Love The WU)' You Sa)" Goodllight; Fiugerprints. It's Just (I Little Street Where Olel FricJI(ls Meet; Cabin 011 tlte Hilltop.

FOUR CLIPS FOUR·DO·l\IATICS 011, Jolicoe1u', Gallicre, Selisscll Lacey, Iddings, Clenlents, Green (Gl'ccn Bn)', Wiscollsin-Lnnd O'Lakes Disll'ict) (Seatlie, Wflshington-Evcl'gl'een District) I Want A Girl Jllst Like the Girl; The 7'rClil 0/ the Lonesome Pille. If You [(lIew Suzie.Bluck-E)·cd SUS(III DrowlI (Mellie)'); Golden Gate-California, llere I Come (Medler).

HI·FI·FOUR Thmupsoll, O'Bdcn, PClH'SOIl, I\Iihuta HI·PHONICS (Medina and Lakewood, Ohio-Johnu)' Applesced District) Berndt, Jahncke, Swan, Provencher I'm All Alonc; '1'00 Mem,. Parties. (Milwaukec, Wisconsin-Land 0' Lakcs Dislricl)

THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 II QUARTER FINALISTS-Continued

\I - I • \ LAKE-AIRES LIMA UNCALLED FOUR Hegdahl, Kleschold, Rced, Gustafson Williams, Clif Willis, Moone)' Willis, Bushong (1\1inncnpolis, l\linncsoln-IAuul 0 ' Lukes Disll'ict) (Lima, Ohio-Jolmn,. Applescctl Dish'iet) Lom Delle Lee; Ill)' Cutie's Dlle al Two 10 Two TocIl"', 1'Iwr OM Gang 01 Mine; Goin' Bacl,.· 10 Dixie

QUAMTONES ~ 1 Farrell, Durso, Bradt, Ackerman (Bun'nlo, New York-Senecn Lnml District) SOUTHERN ARISTOCRATS 1/.', Hml M)' Way; l~;ck Me up anti La)" Me Do/vII ill DCllf Old Canuell, 'Yeslmorland, Elkins, Henderson D,.\Ole. (Grecnshol'o, North Clll"Oliull-Dixic Districl) LOTti Belle Lee; /I1(mtl)' Lee.

YAN·KEYS TtMBRE FELLERS Tokash, 1\Iartill, I\Iacldu, Zllln Helton, Rcndle, R)'chard, Adolfsou (Gllrr, Il1dinnn-IndictllH-Kenlllcky District) (Lake Washinglon, Wnshington-Evcrgrecil District) I'm Missiu' Mammr's IGssiu' lind M{lII,m)·'s Missin' Mincj Jrlait 'Til Tile Suu Shines, Nellie; Irish Lullnb)'. Tumble Down SIwek ill Atlllonc. NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! ALMOST ONE HALF OF THE AVAILABLE 1959 CHICAGO CONVENTION REGISTllATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD! Order Yours ($10.00 each) NOW froll1 IlIlel'llalional Headquartcrs!

12 TIm HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 J:.et '.1 tour Jlarmony Jlall... Many of our members, we are sure, often wonder just what goes on ,at Harmony Hall-just what the staff members do and who does what. This necessarily brief trip can only hit the high spots but will, we hope, give each member a little better understanding of the headquarters operation.

Upon entering Harmony Hall, the first person we meet is our receptionist, PHYLLIS STOCKDALE, who receives all visitors and handles all phone calls-incoming and outgoing. Phyllis also maintains.a complete, up-to.date, cross reference file of all of the Society's registered quartets-some 900 of them. Each day, at least a dozen quartets must be registered, or re­ registered. Nlaintenance of quartet records alone demands abollt 80 pieces of outgoing mail daily. She also has the task of cataloging the Old Songs Library, now totaling some 80,000 copies and, during the months pre­ ceding the International Convention, handles much of the tre­ mendous detail involved in recording convention registrations and assigning space on housing requests.

Just to our left, from the entrance hallway, is the Old Songs Library which houses our 'collection of old songs-reputed to be the largest collection of songs published in the period 1880 to 1920 outside the United States Copyright Library. The room itself is a work of art with its hand-carved figures on the ceiling beams, stained glass figured window sections por­ traying music, laughter and romance. Its English courtyard is of tile. Various awards granted the Society are displayed on its walls. Here, we will have a piano so that visiting Barbershoppers can try their hands at arranging songs from our collection, High fidelity recordings of Champion quartets will be heard. Here, too, will be prominently displayed the shaving mugs of individual members who have earned that distinction for their support of the Society's Expansion Program. New, wood storage cabinets (permitting flat filing) for these songs is a must in future planning. Through the archway, (to our right) ornamented with grape cluster and Tudor Rose designs, we enter the Founders Room (a spacious 25' x 40') which is highlighted by a magnificient oil portrait of O. C. Cash. This beautiful room is also graced by a Persian rug (reputed to be 100 years old and which was recently appraised at $13,000) which was furnished with the building, All panelling in the room is of quarter-sawed, flaky white oak with a sand blasted finish, Note the detail of the hand-moulded ceiling design and the solid bronze radiator grilles. The flooring is of extra wide oak with ebony parting strips and ebony dowels, Furnished tastefully, the Founders Room provides a parlor­ lounge for visiting members which is in keeping with the archi­ tectural beauty of Harmony Hall as well as the nostalgic memo­ ries so closely associated with our music form-Barbershop harmony. .

The Past Presideot's Room (pictured at left) is just off the Solarium, overlooks Lake Michigan and is now furnished as a meeting room for our International Board of Directors. It can, however, (and will be) quickly converted for use as a classroom. Every bit of the magnificient panelling in this room has been hand carved of the same quarter-sawed, flaky white oak as is found in the Founder's Room. The flooring, too, is of the same wide oak with ebony parting strips and dowels. Later, an oil painting of the Society's first National President -and its co-founder-Rupert Hall, will take its place above the fireplace while present pictures of the presidents will be replaced by uniform sized and framed photographs of all other past presi­ dents will occupy some of the panels, The first "school" to be conducted at Harmony Hall-one for Chorus Directors-will convene in this room on August 1, 2 and 3 this summer, THE HAR"IONIZER~JulY, 1958 13 TOUR •••

Several of the busiest departments are housed in the basement. each month. keeps the cmbossing machine in almosf constant The first of these, (pictured above) is the Stock Room, equal in operation. size to the spacious Founder's Room) which houses ample Addressing monthly bulletins to chaptcr omcers. which. with stocks of stationery, recordings, music. jewelry as well as bulk the copies going to district officers, etc. totals about 2500 pieces stocks of packaging materials, paper stock, etc. llsed in the -special service addressing for chapters or districts-periodic normal operations of the Headquarters offices. mailings to the general membership (HARMONIZER. etc.) keep GIL KREGER handles all packaging and shipping o[ sup­ this one of the busiest departments at Harmony Hall. plies. fills all orders, receives incoming shipments, prepares and ships New Member Kits and new chapter supplies; picks up and delive'rs twice daily to the Post Office. He also seals and meters all bulk mailings-bulletins to chap­ ters and districts and general mailings to the entire membership -as well as assists our duplicating department in drilling and trimming papcl' stocks for the various brochures and manuals processed by that department. Maintaining an accurate and up-to-datc invcntory of the hundreds of itcms stored here is an important part of Gil's duties also.

One of the big advances madc by the Society in its acquisition of_our new Headquarters has been in the establishment of our • own Duplicating Department. Here JOEL DURIK is shown operating our small offset press, the equipment which has made possible the production of the Chapter Secretary's Record Book. the new Chapter Operations Manual and other soon to be re­ leased (and long-awaited) items such as a Barbershop Craft Manual, Quartet Information Book, Contest Judging Handbook and many others which are in the process of preparation. All of the newer forms your chapter is now using have been produced by this department and, as soon as it is possible to This room houses the facilities and equipment necessar>' for enlarge this operation with more adequate equipment, even collating. folding and addressing mailings of all kinds. Almost greater possibilities will be realized. 50.000 address pi ales are filed and maintained by RUTH Hundreds of reams of various color and type paper are stored FABER. here, read>' to take form in some pamphlet, bulletin, news The greater percentage of these plates consist of the cntire release, manual or song arrangement to be of service to mem­ Society membership and must always be kept current. Special bers, chapters and districts alike. files contain plates for every chapter, district and international Drilling, paper cutting and plate making equipment utilized officer as well as for bulletin editors, area counsellors, registered by this department aid materially in enabling International quartets. international committee chairmen and chapter repre­ Headquarters to produce these items at tremendous savings scntatives of the expansion fund. Plates are made as each new over what thcir cost would be if printed outside. member or Ilew ofl1ccr is reported and are "notched" for each rvlimeograph equipment (housed on the second floor) is also member rcnewed. ("Notching" permits selective mailings at any used a great deal for short-run work and special rush jobs for time.) This, pillS the several hundred address changes reccived which it is adequate. 14 THE HAItMONIZEH,-JULY, 1958 ctc. Five large Cardineer cabinets contain} on wheels, cards for each member of the Society-indexed by district and then by chapter. A general alphabetical file of all mcmbers enrolled since 1953 is also maintaincd and is frequently used for refer­ ence. In addition, file folders are maintained for every chapter­ one for membership reports and correspondence relating thereto and another for activity reports, officer reports, constitution and by-laws and important correspondence. Another card file, in which is recorded the serial numbers of assigned membership cards, rounds out the equipment required for the tremendous task of keeping record of our 26,000 members. New members reported require more lengthy and personal treatment-a membership certificate must be prepared and New Ivlember Kit mailed. A new addressograph plate must be made and, from it, cards imprinted for the wheel and alphabetical files. Address changes are an ever-present activity for Dorothy who, with Ruth in the Addressing Department, must carefully record the hundreds of changes reported each month JOAN PERRY (far left) handles the Auto-Typist which, typing from pre·cut "records," can reply to many of the stock inquiries and requests for information which are received daily. This large general office (formerly the master bedroom) houses several departments-l\'lembership Records, Bookkeep· While the machine labors at this work, Joan audits the mem­ ing, Expansion Fund, Contcst and Judging and the General bership reports received, makes the initial entries which daily Files. reflect the accurate membership of each chapter and district in the Society and routes the reports on to the Membership Record Besides the usual office machines, it is equipped with an auto­ Department for processing. matic typewriter, (Auto Typist) Mimeograph, Verifax Copier and Postage Meter. Joan also assists in the preparation of mimeograph stencils and the many stcncil-negativcs from which are prepared metal CAROLYN BOYD (right) receives the daily mail-an aver­ plates for the offset press. age of some 300 pieces-opens and sorts it for distribution to the various persons or departments involved. She handles the Teamwork is the watchword of the entire general office. filing of all general correspondence, chapter and district bulle­ Individually, each is responsible for her own area of activity; tins, etc. and keeps an eye on the stocks of stationery and otlicc yet each department must rely on the others to keep everything supplies necessary to the smooth operation of the office. flowing smoothly to its final completion. Each pitches in wher­ ever and whenever assistance is needed by any of the others. Carolyn is responsible for maintaining current files of chaptcr and district officers and distributes information concerning changes to all departments. She also maintains a record of all shows, parade and contest dates. SHERRY HOYLAND (second on right) is the Expansion Fund Clerk and keeps an accurate record of all pledges and payments received, acknowledges each and distributes weekly progress reports. Sherry also assists other departments as the work-load de­ mands and does the lettering of Charters for new chapters and Membership Certificates. WINIFRED WIBERG (far right) receives and handles a great deal of mail daily which pertains to orders for supplies from individuals, chapters and districts. All bookkeeping entries (and there are hundreds daily)-per capita dues receipts, HAR­ MONIZER subscriptions, quartet registration fees, convention registration receipts, accounts payable and accounts receivable -are handled by Winnie. Winnie processes an average of 50 incoming orders daily. JOANNE SOKOW (left) is in charge of the Contest & Judg­ iog activity, which is far more intricate and detailed than the average member realizes. Detailed records on the qualifications and performance of each certified judge and judge candidate must always be up to date and assignments given for the various district, regional and international contests. Tests must be dis­ Temporarily-until HARMONIZER Editor Curt Hockett returns tributed and graded. Correspondence with the fourteen district from the army-the Publication Office is being utilized for associate committees is voluminous. The membership status of stenographic and utility work. each competing quartet must be checked for each contest. ANNE KASTELIC is shown here (above) typing belt afler Joanne also supervises and coordinates job assignments for belt of dictation from the executive staff. the other general office personnel, particularly at peak·load This office (originally a dressing room with. wardrobe and periods when it becomes necessary for all hands to pitch in and drawer closets galore) has proven extremely useful for the help wherever help may be needed. Tb coordination required in storage of art work, engravings} stationery and office supplies. handling large mailings is her responsibility as well. No tour of Harmony Hall would be complete without words DOROTH Y SERSHON (second at left) is in charge of the of praise to LEO ZAVACKI, our Custodian, who has done an l'vlembership Record Department which is charged with the outstanding job of maintenance of the building-inside and out. daily checking of each membership report received and with In addition to adapting its facilities for our most efficient use, maintaining the membership files. Each renewal member re­ Leo has done mllch of the painting which was necessary to ported mllst be checked, noting such items as address changes, brighten up the basement work areas.

THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 15 TOUR ••• Here (pictured at left) is the office of Associate Secretary BILL OTTO which is shared by Administrative Assistant BOB MEYER. Bill handles a wide variety of headquarters activities-person­ nel, equipment and maintenance; has charge of sales, purchasing and accounting (budgetary controls, investments, preparation of financial reports and analyses). He maintains records on licenses and leases, contracts, corporation regulations, governmental re­ quirements, registration of copyrights and trademarks, insur­ ance, taxes. statistics and historical data. He also takes care of subscriptions to the HARMONIZER and solicits its advertising. Counsel to district and chapter officers concerning business activities is the subject of much of his correspondence. Bill also has charge of headquarters duties in connection with the recording and promotion of the Society's Expansion Fund. Bob Meyer (who, incidentally, is the only trained musician on the staff) gives Bill a helping hand with these various duties, handles much of the correspondence in connection with them, 3ssists in the maintenance of inventory and cost records and issues purchase orders, also serves as a general "trouble-shooter" keeping in constant touch with operations in other departments.

Pictured (at right) is the office occupied by Associate Secre­ tary KEN BOOTH and his secretary. CHRISTINE NOIE. Ken's work is primarily concerned with matters of Extension (the [ormation of new chapters) and Membership (retention and promotion) both of which involve a great deal of corre­ spondence as well as considerable statistical and survey work. Much of the preparation, development, publication and distribu­ tion. of literature-procedural methods, informational, ·promo­ tional and instructive-is planned here. Such chapter services as counsel on incorporation proceed­ ings, revisions of constitutions and by-laws, special problems and interpretation of Society rules and policies make up a large part of the daily correspondence load coming into and out of Ken's office. ]n the absence of the HARMONIZER Editor, a large part of the preparation, editing and lay.out of the magazine has helped to keep the midnight oil burning in this office. Christine Noie, Ken's secretary, handles much of his dictation as well as maintaining a daily summary of Society membership, a variety of files of promotional and how-to·do-it material and follow-up files on prospective cbapters. She also assists in re­ search and survey work required to keep abreast of trends in membership, etc. Last stop on our tour (pictured at left) is the office of Execu­ Assistance in the promotion and conduct of district and re· tive Director (new title conferred at Columbns) BOB HAFER. gional contests and conventions-assistance in promotion of Shown with Bob is his secretary "PAT" PATTERSON. international conventions-public relations-work on special as· Because Bob is the managing officer of the Society, his is the signments-all serve to keep things humming. responsibility of overall supervision of the staff operatioD. In addition to regular staff work-conferences with his Associate Secretaries-in connection witlltheir pJan-s-al1d duties;-planning and assigning special projects; interpretation of and disseminat­ ing information concerning policies established by the Board of Directors; and 101 other executive duties-he serves as Secre. tary for all Executive Committee, Board of Directors and House of Delegates meetings. His is the responsibility of general management of the So­ ciety's two annual conventions-negotiations with convention bureaus, hotels and auditoriums and liaison with the many necessary committees of the host chapters. He shares in the preparation of material for the HARl"'IONIZER -prepares budget recommendations and forecasts-supervises preparation of all reports for the Society's governing bodies­ supervises bookings of International Champion quartets-is reo sponsible for the selection and direct supervision of the Asso· ciate Secretaries, Editor, Field Representatives-is secretary to all international committees-supervises the publication of music -is the Society's official representative and contact with other organizations and in the field of public relations-both internal and national. Keeping up with Bob's voluminous files and follow-ups as well as with his very heavy dictation keeps "Pat" one of the busiest members of the staff.

16 THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 I I I CHANGES FROM THE , Chapters

Always community service con­ scious, the Bennington Chapter, in less than two years, has awarded more than seven music scholarships to promising students of the local high schools. * r AREA FUN Mishawaka, Ind. Chapter recently prograillmed an Area I (Indiana-Ken­ tucky District) meeting held at Michi­ gan City. Over 150 members of five chapters attended - Gary, Michigan City, South Bend, Mishawaka, Logans­ port. ! I Highlight 01 the affair was a "Dis­ ! Organized Quartet Contest" of two 1_ l J divisions. The "Dependable" division consisted of three quartets, each man The Brailleroaders, (pictured above The continued success of these an­ 01 which was from a different chapter L to R Larry Hutson, Larry Clay, nual High School contests is primarily and did not sing in a registered quartet. Richard Braconer, John Auckerman) due to Buckeye Chapter's conviction Three weeks prior to the contest, they four personable and appealing young­ that our future barbershoppers must were told what part they were to sing, sters from the Ohio State School for come from lIour youngsters" in addi­ what song and the name of the quartet. the Blind in Columbus, Ohio, walked tion to the tremendous enthusiasm of The night 01 the meeting they were off with top honors in Buckeye (Co­ the high-schoolers themselves for bar­ given thirty minutes to locate the other lumbus) Chapter's 8th annual High bershopping, once given an introduc­ quartet members, rehearse and be School Barber Shop Quartet Contest, tion to it. Proof of the continued suc­ ready to sing. held March 15 in Columbus. The boys, cess of these annual contests lies in the The "Mixed-Up" division was made all totally blind, sang beautifully, learn­ continued singing of these lligh school up of members 01 organized quartets ing several arrangements by listening quartets throughout a crowded school or men able to sing more than one part. to recordings and staged one of the year in high school shows, pageants, They sang one song doing their usual most dramatic moments in Buckeye's musicals and even other appearances part and then a second song on which high school contest history when they away from school. they had to sing a different part. won $200 in scholarship awards. John An added community benefit came Contests were judged by a full panel Hinojosa, Buckeye Chapter member, with more than $500 profit in ticket of judges. assigned as "contact and coach" to sales presented to the Multiple Sclero­ Alter the contest three chapter cho­ them gave the boys a minimum of help, sis Society of central Ohio to aid local ruses performed plus the Yan-Keys, as they wanted "to learn themselves." MS victims. Stafeliners, Kord-Illators and the FOllr Showing remarkable stage presence, Scraps of Harmony. coupled with high points on all other * (Ed. Wow! Wlwl all evellillg!) categories, they beat out 9 other high THE BARBERSHOP TREATMENT school quartets and won a standing Undoubtedly a first in barbershop­ ovation from a large audience. ping history was recently recorded by * More than $500 in prizes and Carroll Adams, (Past International awards, plus specially-designed lapel President and Secretary) Howard Es­ MUSIC BARN OPENS pins to all Medalists, was distributed to tes, Ned Winslow and Chester Hickok Pittsfield, Mass. Chapter will be in the winning quartets who were judged of our Bennington, Vt., Chapter who charge of opening night festivities at by Society competition by a panel 01 appeared on a program at the Benning­ Lenox, Mass.' well known Music Barn. jndges from Buckeye Chapter, the ton Synagogue. The boys, all non-Jews, Headlining the event will be the chairman of which was George Chamb­ sang four folk songs in Hebrew. The Buffalo Bills (up from Broadway for lin, past International Vice-President occasion was a celebration of the tenth the occasioll) along with Schenectady's and General Chairman for the 1958 anniversary 01 the lounding 01 the State Clip-Chords, Springfield's Valley Four International Convention in Columbus. 01 Israel. and Pittsfield's own Tangle-Aires. TUE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 17 Benefit Ball sponsored by the COIll­ munity Committee of the Brooklyn Museum. Pat Rooney, Sr. and nation­ ally known soprano, Dorothy Sarnoff, also appeared. The following Illorning, the Brook· Iynaires appeared on the "Eye Of New York" program (CBS-TV) also dedi­ cated to the anniversary celebration. * GOOD PUBLICITY lL Russell, Kansas Chapter, in report­ ing on its 1958 Parade, sent in this \ evidence of what a friend of barber­ shopping can do. Withont the chapter's prior knowl­ edge or request, Gene Cagle of the Paramount Studio devoted the entire front window to a fine display. He had 18 x 24 inch enlargements made of past local quartets plus regular shots of quartets appearing on this year's show. (Sorry space doesn't permit picturing THE SPIRIT OF this excellent publicity.) BARBERSHOPPING WILL YOU BE On Tuesday evening preceding the Ontario District Contest, St. Catha­ KC CHAPTER* BENEFITS rine's Chapter was entertaining a Church group. While putting away the ONE OF THE The Kansas City, Mo. Chapter just stands, their Director, Jim Burgess, ac­ received a surprise check-$435.03­ cidentally cut his finger quite severely presented to them by Ye aIde Tylllers on one of the metal clips. It didn't SOCIETY'S Quartet Jamboree. This amount repre­ seem too serious at the time so after sented the proceeds from their recent applying a band-aid, the chapter con­ show publicized in the May HARMON­ tinued its final rehearsal. "MEN OF NOTE"? tZER. By Thursday noon Jim had a very The letter of presentation read (in serious infection and was taken to the part) "We are making this presentation hospital Friday evening for surgery. SEE INSIDE BACK cov~;n . .. with the hope it will be placed in That left full directing responsibility the reserve fund of the chapter for the to the assistant Chorus Director, Mark use and benefit of the chapter's mem- Richardson, who, incidentally, had never directed the Chorus in public. The pressure was on, but nevertheless, Mark led the Chorus on to the Ontario District Championship. The picture (above) is of Mark ----,.,Ricnardson andrranKReavley, CI'''la'''pC:---.J, ter President, turning the East York Trophy over to Jim Burgess in the St. Catharine's General Hospital the day after the contest, with the help of one of the nurses. (L to R, in picture, Frank ReavleyJ Nurse C. MacGillivray, Jim Burgess, Mark Richardson.)

GOOD.BYE,*DODGERS­ HELLO, BROOKLYN Brooklyn, N. Y. Chapter helped celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge (which, 'they'll have you know, joins Manhat­ tan to Brooklyn, /lOf the other way Pictured nboyc is the ,mUSlin) staging used by our ALTOONA, PA. Chapter for their 7th round) when its chorus appeared at a Annual Parade of Quartets. 18 Tun HARMONlzER-Jm.Y. 195R bership as a whole and to the promul­ gation of Barbershopping in its en­ tirety. Signed- Bert Phelps Treasurer (without portfolio) Keeper of the PllI'se Strings and Chief Wheel Chair Pusher of Ye Olde Tymers Quartet Jamboree Unincorporated.

THE GOOD OLD DAYS , Berkeley, Calif. Chapter's 1958 extravaganzaJ "The Good Old D:1)'s," is reported to have -!" .' • '\. '.' laid them in the aisles. (J"'- 'yEM,' O/.o Pictured here is the grand finale with BerkeleyJs International CIHHIIllioll chorus "THE CALlFORNIANS"j Far Western District Chmllilion Chorus from EDEN·HAYWARD ~,., Chapter IJius tbe tops in Wmit coast quartets-the UN·CALLED FOUR, PLEASAN· '/ TONES, THE ROUNDERS, FRISCO FOUR, OSWEGO FOUR, HIGHTONES, IIAY '~.", '1 RUMMIES and DESERT KNIGHTS. • C; 0 NG,R~: U,L~TI.Ol\~. Staging was designed and executed b)' c1mlltcr members John McElnay and Jack :!b: "Tiny" Hillman.

Pictured above are Chuck Nicoloff, by quartet rather than by voice part. of Derry or a pupil in the secondary President, and Bob Wilke, Chorus The intricate arrangement seems very school." Director, Santa Barbara) Calif. Chap­ effective. To receive the award, the student ter culting into the chapter's first must have been accepted by an ac­ birthday cake. This masterpiece, 3' credited college and must show desire long x 2' wide, was baked by Truman * MORE SCHOLARSHIPS and need for the scholarship as well as Davis, "the best baker and bass in good character and citizenship. town," according to Chuck. (Yes, the Derry, New Hampshire joins the Applicants will be interviewed and emblem was done in full color.) ranks of Society chapters which, as a selected by a committee composed of Santa Barbara recently reported pait of their regular contribution to the the Curate of SI. Thomas Aquinas great success with its nchorus of quar­ community, have instituted a scholar­ Church, the Principal of Pinkerton tets" in which the chorus formation is ship program "to any resident student Academy; the President, Immediate

NEW.TWISTS CREATE INTEREST Washington, D.C. pro\'cs tllnt a lillie inmginatiol1 and planning: Clm add glamour and interest to chorus I)iclures.

TilE HAR~'ONI7.ER-JULY, 1958 19 D~TRmT Tn~~~TTING ~~M~ANY

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1959 E. JEFFERSON SPEBS·NII( DETROIT 7, MICHIGAN L to H, Don Flom, Dick Miller, Gene ])ordi, nil of Schenectady Chnpter l'bota courtesy Garry Hunter, Scheneclady Chapter Phone LORAIN 7·5970 Past President and Secretary of the WESTERN DIXIE CLINIC Derry chapter. Stuttgart, Ark., Chapter has sched­ The award will be known as the uled a king-sized craft clinic for July "Derry Barbershoppers Scholarship. II 19. "Buz" Busby and the other Con­ federates, Joe Seegmiller (Dixie V.P.) and Elford Lumpkin will conduct the SPUTNIK-PHOOEY! Cotlon Boll Chorns. Show that night? * affair. Demonstration by the Confeder­ Natch! Pictured above is the Inter-Chapter ates, Chickasaws and Memphis' Dixie Stuttgart says, 'Y'all come!" Relations Brainchild, the SPEBS-NIK, of Gene Pardi, Northeastern District Area Counselor and member of the Schenectady, N. Y. Chapter. Gene, himself, built and launched this Barbershop Satellite from Schenec­ tady. It is designed to be delivered in person, preferably by four or more barbershoppers. The idea is that members of one chapter deliver SPEBS-NIK, in person, to a neighboring chapter. In order to keep SPEBS-NIK "in orbit" a delega­ tion from the receiving chapter IUust deliver it, again in person, to a third chapter within one week of its receipt ("sighting") . SPEBS-NIK, however, may not again be delivered to a chapter through whose hands it has already passed until all chapters in the District have "sight­ ed"it. (FLASH! Late bulletin from Schenectady says" ... since there is no rule against the model going outside the District, it is conceiv­ able that SPEBS-NIK could go ~-r>--.-..,..,""",--~._------l, coast to coast. ARE YOU LiS­ .M 7vb-~(5 TENING, YOU WEST COAST "Don't Forget to Move Together' QUARTETERS?")

20 THE HAHMONIZl::R~jULY, 1958 TULSA-NO.1 CHAPTER-AND SOCIETY CELEBRATE 20TH BIRTHDAY

In this age of Dictators and Government control of everythillg, about the ollly privilege gllarallteed by the Bill of Rights Ilot ill sOllie way sllpervised or directed, is the art of Barber Shop Qllartet sillgillg. Withollt dOllbt we stil/have the right of "peaceable assembly" which I alii advised by cOlllpe­ lent legal authority illc/lIlles quartet singing. The writers 0/ this leller have for a 10llg time thollght that somethillg shollid be dOlle to ellcollrage the enjoyment 0/ tlzis last remaining vestige 0/ human liberty. Therefore. we have decided to hold a sOllgfest all the Roof Gardell of the Tllisa Cillb all Monday, April II, at six-thirty p.m. A Dlltch IlIllch 1Vil/ be served. After several months 0/ research, and investigatioll. we are convinced that your record warrants our tendering yOll the !zOllOI' 0/ joining this group. We sillcerely trust yOIl willllot fail liS. As evidence of the work that your Committee has dOlle ;n this cOllnec­ tiOIl, we enc/ose a cOlllpilatioll of 1II0St of the good old fashioned Barber Shop Qllartet songs which lVe trust yOIl lVill look over alld familiarize yourself with. Bring ,his list with yOll. It is our purpose to slart right ill at the first, siug every SOllg, ill numerical order, plolV right down the middle, and let the chips fall IVhere they lVill. What cOllld be slVeeter than tell or Mrs. O. C. Cash nud Rupert Hnll tlVelve perfectly syllchronized lIIale voices sillging "Dear Old Gir/!" Jllst thinking abollt it brollght back to YOllr COllllllittee fond lIIelllories of a of the Tulsa World came in, said he 1II00nlight Ilight, a hay ride alld the soft yOllng blonde Sllllllller visitor frolll had seen the cars jammed and had Kansas City we dated on that occasion years ago. Do not forget the date, asked the cops about the "wreck." An and make every effort to be present, telephone us i/ convenient. We will officer replied "That's no wreck. It's have a private room and so will not be embarrassed by the curiosity 0/ the jnst some damn fools up there, sing­ vlligar pllblic. YOlllllay bl'illg a fellow sillgel' if yOIl desire. ing!" Harmoniously yours, "The reporter, sensing a story, sought out the sources of the singing on THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVAT/ON AND the hotel's second floor, and next Sun­ PROPOGATION OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET day morning, June 1, '38, the World SINGING IN THE UN/TED STATES reported: 'No, No, Folks - You're RUPERT HALL, Royal Keeper of the Millar Keys Wrong! That was Musical History In O. C. CASH, Third Asst. Temporary Vice Chairmall the Making.' In part: 'A little yellow moon as thin as a finger nail paring was hanging in the sky Tuesday night as The above, a copy of the original certain astonished citizens coagnlated invitation to harmony written by Owen ... at the base of the Alvin Hotel ... C. Cash and Rupert I. Hall, was again they were listening to musical history used to invite Barbershoppers every­ in the making. The mighty sonnds ... where to meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 4-6, 1958, to celebrate the So­ ciety's 20th birthday. The very room in the Alvin Plaza Hotel, where twenty years ago the Society received its first national press recognition, was again the scene as harmony lovers gathered to mark this historic occasion. Keep America Singing, the history of the Society's first ten years, furnishes an interesting footnote. "It was the third meeting that really started America's rush to the Cherokee Strip country. Cash recalls: 'About 150 men showed up at our third meeting at the Alvin Hotel. While Blevens was leading the gang singing someone looked out of our open second floor window and called my attention to the traffic jam. The cops were trying to get it straightened out. But, we had impor­ THE BARTLESVILLE llARFLJES tant business so we paid no more atten~ FIUST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-1939 tion, until a reporter (Ralph Martin) L to R. Hnrry HIlII, George McCnsllll, Bob Durand, Hcmlnn Knl'icr

Tm! HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 2/ 20th IlIRTHDAY-Continned cansed one staid and settled taxpayer to voice the consensus fermenting in the group ... 'Hell,' he muttered in a lone compounded in equal parIs of alarm, astonishment and admiration, 'has broke loose in the henhollse'," Cy Perkins, baritone of the 1945 champions, the IVJisfits, flew down from Chicago to woodshed the real oldies. Doc Enmier, of the 1941 champion Chol'll Buste,'s handled the lenor in many a woodshed quartet over this great weekend. Mrs. O. C. Cash was honored guest at a luncheon for the ladies held on Saturday. While the ladies were dining the men MAINSTREETERS met at a nearby restaurant with infor­ National Contenders, later became FLYING L RANCH Quartet mal chord blending by the Bartlesville L to R, Dob Greer, George jt,'IcCaslin J Gene Earl, Fred Graves Barflies, reunited for the occasion, and plenty of gang singing between bites. Lots of woodshed foursomes, too. Saturday night's informal show was emceed by S. M. "Puny" Blevens, the Society's first national M.e. who is one of the two living men remaining from the original five. "Rupe" Hall is the other. Featmed on the program were the Bartlesville Bat'flies, FIJ'ing L Qnar. tet, BOl'csomc Foursome, Earl Broth­ el'S (with Guy Winningham filling in on the bass), Industrial Foul' and two younger groups, The FoUl' O'Cloeks and the 1957 Medalist Gay Notes. The entire weekend was sponsored and arranged by Tulsa No. I Chapter with invitations having been issued to Barbershoppers all over the barber­ shopping world. General Chairman of the event was THE BORESOME FOURSOME George McCaslin; Associate Chairman, One of tbe Real Old Timers Still Singing Jim Poindexter. On hand, as "host-at­ L to R, Brett Stegal, Clarence Sloan, Ernie Dick, Hank Wright large" for the entire weekend, was "Rupe" Hall, co-founder of the So- __-,c7ie~tJ'. RURe's warmth and barbershoR~- _ ping spirit was felt everywhere.

f'Rupc" Hnll mid "Puny" B1c,'clIs RECOGNIZE ANYOl\'E?

22 THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 "THE BARBERSHOPPER AND HIS VOICE" (Basic Barbershop Craft Manual) BY FLOYD CONNETT from material compiled by the International Barbershop Craft Committee

More Than 60 Vocal Demonstrations on Tape

The Vocal Apparatus-Breathing-Vowels. Consonants-Balance and How To Achieve It-Phrasing. Voicing-Blending the Voices in a Quartet

Order from International Headquarters PRICE $5 6316 Third Avenue 00 EACH Kenosha, Wisconsin INCLUDING TAPE

IIAVE YOU YET PLEDGED YOUR SUPPORT TO 'I'IIE SOCIETY'S EXPANSION PROGRAM? If Not, Do It Now n" lIsin" Tile Pletl"e COllllon Below.

I'M SINGING WITH YOU ...

and in consideration of, and appreciation for, the blessings of harmony­ Barbershop style-I'm glad to personally support the International Home and Expansion Fund through my contribution as outlined below.

AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION: $ SING CERELY _ D CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AlTACHED CHAPTER_. o PERSONAL PLEDGE TO BE PAID AS FOLLOWS: $ FIRST PAYMENT AlTACHED SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE BALANCE IN ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP ---:cc-c=,----PAYM ENTS NUM8ER QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC. 6315 THIRD AVENUE MONTHLY QUARTERLY D D KENOSHA, WISCONSIN D SEMI·ANNUALLY D ANNUALLY Tlln HAR1\IONIZER-JUI.Y, 19.'iR 23 formed a quartet consisting of one Dartmouth man and two from Yale. They have been doing a lot of singing around the college, and Mike has hopes that the quartet can sing in an Inter­ national Contest some day.

Plans for reactivation• of the 1954 International Champion ORPHANS of Wichita, Kansas, received a big jolt recently when Lead Bob Groom ac­ cepted a terrific new job offer. Bob, who is an aircraft engineer, has taken over a supervisory assignment at the Marquart Aircraft Ram-Jet Engine Division at Ogden, Utah. It sounds like a big break for Bob.

The POPULAIRES• Quartet of the Woodstock, Ontario, Chapter, are not Every once in awhile an imaginative dahl, and Announcer Stuart A. Linde­ only using their voices to promote the newspaper photographer gets the idea man. Three members of the AQUA· Society, they are using other talents as of photographing a barbershop quartet TONES are past Chapter Presidents. well. Bass Ed Baker operates a sing in a barbershop. It isn't very often, shop in Woodstock and he got the idea however, that a television program As the thousands•of Barbershoppers of working up a perpetual calendar in­ director will go to the trouble of mov­ in attendance at the convention in corporating the Society's emblem, for ing television cameras and a micro­ Columbus will have learned to their sale for the benefit of the Expansion phone into the barbershop for this sadness, 1957-58 International Cham­ Fund. Ed's workmanship was approved purpose. When the AQUA-TONES pion LADS OF ENCHANTMENT of by International Headquarters (permis­ quartet of Minneapolis reported to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, have had to sion must be obtained for reproduction program director of WTCN-TV (ABC) go on the "temporarily inactive" list be­ of the Society's copyrighted emblem) for their scheduled appearance (their cause of their loss of tenor Don Pitts. and the quartet combined efforts to third TV show in a week), they were Carl Wright, the contact man (and produce the calendars, package them told, "Tllis program will be 'different.' baritone) of the Champs has assured and promote their sale, with all of the You are a Barbershop Quartel,so-we us that the quartet will do itso~st to proceeds to go into the Society's-Ex­ are going to do the show in a real bar­ find a suitable replacement so that the pansion Fund in the name of the quar­ bershop." So, down to the hotel barber­ LADS can remain together after the tet, the other members of which are shop went the quartet) announcer) convention. Pete Hughes, tenor; Stan Stewart, lead engineers and cameras. The barber and Lew Tebbett, baritone. The calen­ slapped the lather on the announcer Speaking of the •Land 0' Lakes Dis- dars cost $2.95 each, two for $5.70, and the show began. While the barber trict, a member of the 1953 Interna­ four for $11.00, six for $15.90. Order shaved, the AQUATONES sang, and tional Medalist SINGCOPATES of from the POPULAIRES Barbershop in between numbers the announcer sat Appleton, Wisconsin, is having some Quartet, 351 Knightsbridge Road, up in the chair and interviewed the real fun with a barbershop quartet of Woodstock) Ontario) Canada) includ­ quartet. Everyone was happy ... the American students studying at Oxford ing 25¢ per calendar to cover postage. barber got a plug for his barber shop, the University in England. He is Mike quartet got in a pitch for SPEBSQSA, Hammond, lead, a Rhodes' scholar More information•on the CLASSICS and the announcer got a shave. student who has been studying both in (three of whose members formerly Left to right (picture above) are India and England. Mike has been sang as the SACRAMENTO STATES· Dr. Edward H. Hamlet (International elected President of Oriel College at MEN, several times International Med­ Board Member and Immediate Past the University which is composed of alists). (See page 17 of the May 1958 President of the Land 0' Lakes Dis­ thirty-two colleges. Incidentally, this is HARMONIZER.) Jim Powell, lead of the trict), Turk Hopkins, Bob Beeman, the first time an American has been 1957 International 2nd Place Medalist Frank Denner, Barber Jack Wester- elected to this important post. Mike has WEST COASTERS and Chairman of

24 Tlln HARMONIZER-JuLY, 1958 NOTICE

YOU ARE REMINDED THAT COPYRIGHT LAWS ARE SPECIFIC AND STRINGENT AND THAT REPRODUCTION, IN ANY QUANTITY, WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION OF THE COPY­ RIGHT HOLDER, OF SUCH SONGS, OR OTHER MATERIAL, IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THOSE LAWS AND SUBJECT TO SEVERE PENALTY UNDER THE LAW (AND CONSTITUTES A THREAT TO THE SOCIETY'S RELATIONS WITH Plenty of new names and faces (and Davenport, left, (in picture above) MUSIC LICENSING ORGANI· voices) in this year's International shown with Ben Franklin, lead; Bert ZATIONS.) Quartet Contest. Only fifteen out of the Phelps, perennial baritone, and Don forty quartets who competed at Los Stone, bass, of the five times Interna­ International Board of Angeles were repeaters this year; how­ tional 2nd Place Medalist SERENAD· ever, many of the new quartets are ERS of Kansas City, Mo. Red, whose Diretlors, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. made up of men who formerly sang in first name was Henry, was sixty-three Internationally known quartets. years old. He passed away in the Naval One of them is the ESCAPADES of Hospital, San Diego, California, after the Far Western District's Quartet Pro­ the Southwest Suburban, Illinois Chap­ an illness of one year with cancer. Red motion Committee, reports that the ter. Bass Jim Bond and lead Squeak was born in Dennison, Texas, and sang CLASSICS have turned professional, Tilton formerly sang in the Interna­ for several years in the VAUDEVIL· starting out with a six-weeks' engage­ tional Medalist FOUR TlSSIMOS, and LIANS and was at one time a member ment at Bimbo's, a prominent night tenor Don Marth and baritone Gil of the BASEBALL FOUR and trav­ club in San Francisco. From Bimbo's Stammer formerly sang with the Inter­ eled all over the United States on (where a six-weeks' option was picked national Medalist SINGCOPATES. vaudeville circuits. He was also a mem­ up in the first week of their trial engage­ ber of the famous AVON COMEDY ment) the quartet will fill an engage­ FOUR when it was in its prime. Al­ ment at one of the leading hotels in • though the SERENADERS have Las Vegas. In addition, the quartet has One of the Society's pioneer compe­ changed personnel many times during been approached by a leading record­ tition quartets, and the Society, has lost their nearly twenty years of singing, the ing company. Details later. a valued member. He was tenor Red quartet is still active.

Here nrc. two lUorc excellent examples of good quartet pbofogrnlJhy. Pictured here nrc the FRISCO FOUR of Snn Francisco (three times Rcgionall'rclimiuar}' Alternates in the Far Western District) in two poses, wUh changes of personnel. Rumor has it thnt the FRISCO FOUR luwe been offered a contract to join the 'Yest Coast rond show company of "The l\'lusic Mau" ill which the ~UFFALO DILLS are cOl1tlllu..ing their success 011 Uroadway.

THE HARMONIZER-JULY. 1958 25 OVER THE

"The consensus of the band men and Goodale on the difference between the band's choristers, The Singing opera and barbershopping. Sergeants, was in favor of c,hanging the "If one person thinks of opera as usual key of B Flat for the 'Banner' to stuffy, incomprehensible, and tedious, an official A Flat. This would lower by another will think of barbershopping as one whole tone the high notes that are crude faddish and undisciplined. One, such a problem for most people trying of co;,rse, has the advantage of time- to sing the famous Francis Scott Key honored acceptance over the centuries From Dayton, Ohio Chapter's HAR­ song. while the other is relatively new. But MONOTES- "It is all tied up with a bill Kearns both offer a real challenge to perform- "FIND TIME TO SING" has introduced into Congress for the er and audience alike. Do you remember the first time you purpose of establishing an official ver- "One evolves in the minds and hearts heard a Barbershop quartet sing? Do sian-key, harmonization, and tempo- of composers, and the other develops you remember when you decided "this for The Star Spangled Ballner. from the ingenuity and inspiration of is for me," and joined SPEBSQSA? Do "Another bill has been put into the performers themselves. But both repre- you remember how thrilled you were hopper by Rep. Joel T. Broyhill (R- sent genuine musical forms of rich the first time you sang Barbershop? Va.) which would keep the song in the potentiality. Both are thrilling and There are a lot of new fellows coming higher key, but make official certain deeply moving in their own right." to meetings, who need your inspiration, departures from standard usage in • and guidance. They need yonr enthusi­ rhythm and harmonization. From St. Petersburg, Florida's asm and encouragement. We had a "Both bills aim at providing a fixed SCOOPS AND SWIPES: swell meeting last night. It's great fun version of our national anthem. "The A WORD TO THE WISE to cut loose with some good "gut­ trouble with The Star Spallgled Ball- "Since this bulletin is sent out to so bustin' II music. IIer," says Kearns, "is that it was writ- many chapters throughollt the country, We often feel "slightly bnshed" on ten in too broad a range. No one is I would like to mention a specific par- Tuesday evening, and think of staying able satisfactorily to reach all the high tion of our show that I believe made at home, but somehow, when we get notes and all the low notes. an excellent impression on our audi- out to the c1nb, and sing a few with the "Kearns is a graduate of Chicago ence. The chorus did a "Medley of As- fellows, we come home again refreshed, Musical College, has appeared as solo- sorted Schmaltz" composed of six and with a new outlook on life. ist with the Chicago Symphony Or- songs: The Old SOllgS, Long, Long All work and no play make "Jack" chestra, and was formerly state super- Ago, DOIl'Il ill the Old Cherry Orchard, -but! visor of music in Pennsylvania." The Sweetest Story Ever Told, Mandy "If you keep your nose to the grind­ • Lee, and Sunshille of Your Smile. This stone rough From THE HARTFORD TIMES: presentation demonstrated barbershop And hold it down there long OPERA AND BARBERSHOP harmony representative of our organi- enough, "A most interesting and unusual zation and the audience loved it! Tthink In time you'll say there is no such evening's entertainment was offered on that some attention should be paid to thing as Sunday, March 30, at the home of Mr. this point since the trend with so many Brooks that ripple and birds that and M,s. Julius Stavola in Wethersfield quartets is to lean toward the modern --- singt- -to a guest auOience of opera lovers. -and solo feature sele:tions. TnOl~r But just these three will the world UTa many, the realms of opera and ten~lel~cv to go commercIal we shouldn 1 compose- barbershopping seem far apart and are lose SIght of the fact that BARBER- You, and the grindstone, and your seldom experienced in the same con- SHOP HARMONY WILL SELL TOO darned old nose!" text. But the Stavolas have a deep and IF IT IS .WELL pON~. (Aren't the abiding interest in both forms of art. Buffalo BIlls pr~v,~,g tIus to the"whole From Paul Hume's•column- To demonstrate that an interest in one darned country III Mus,c Man ?) WASHINGTON. POST need not preclude an interest in the • I'ITCH IT DOWN ONE other they invited both opera singers Land 0' Lakes HARMONY NEWS "Those high notes in The Star Span­ and ~ barbershop quartet from the LET'S DO A LITTLE gled Ballller on the words 'rockets' red Hartford Chapter of SPEBSQSA to CULTIVATlNG glare,' and 'land of the free,' are not perform before their guests. By Wm. Brandes going to be so high any more if Rep. "The opera singers, Chris and Ed- Chapter Welfare V.P. Carroll Kearns (R-Pa.) gets his bill ward Lobdell and Helen Sylvester, "Are you an active member, or do through Congress. accompanied by Mrs. Herbert Skiff, you just belong? You are a very im- "Kearns set up a special session at and each possessed of admirable talent, pOl·tant person in your chapter if you Bolling Air 'Force Base on Tuesday offered arias, and duets; and the bar- are the former and will soon be a VIP with the Air Force Band, conducted by bershap quartet gave a fascinating in your community because your chap- Col. George S. Howard, to tryout dif­ demonstration of the intricacies of their tel' activities will bring you into contact ferent versions of the national anthem. type of music and a lecture by David with all types of groups. It seems money

26 THE HAR1\IONIZER-JULY. 1958 cannot buy the pleasure you receive and Craft sections of SPEBSQSA, from having completed a satisfactory NEW! further clarification of the C & J pro­ task for your organization. gram, expansion of coaching and song "Paying your annual dues is a neces­ ~. KEEP • ,/\ arrangement availabilities, development sary act to permit you to enjoy the '"~)~. A",er'CQ~'.. of the Chorus Directors' program, re­ membership privileges in your organi­ ~.., '/11 SINGING newed vigor in the Extension and Ex­ zation but complete satisfaction is not pansion phase of the Society, and, obtained withont further application on SCOTCHLITE REFLECTIVE above all, additional emphasis upon your part. the formation of new and the continu­ "Your dues payment is likened to BUMPER DECALS ance and betterment of established the planting of the seed in the soil. Each foursomes. is necessary but cannot prosper with­ $1.00 each "Individual effort, to a great extent, out proper attention, As the grower will decide each chapter's success in cultivates his seedlings, so must we 1958. No matter what happens in the order from cultivate our membership and chapter halls of Congress or behind the Iron business; as the crop is fertilized, so International Heaelquarters Curtain, no matter how intense the ef­ also must we fertilize our organization forts of your International and District with new blood and material; as the and Chapter officers are, the success of weeds are prevented from hindering or goal. Even more than a frame helps the the Society ill your area will depend ruining the crop, so must we be ever sale of a painting, the correct mounting entirely on YOU!" careful to prevent unfavorable men promotes the sale of a diamond. from entering our organization. "In SPEBSQSA the drive for perfec­ • "It is quite evident that we are not tion also starts with the raw recruit­ TO THE EDITOR, applying enough fertilizer, i.e., solicit­ the men of your community: your THE HARMONIZER ing and encouraging new members. In­ friends and neighbors-and continues You may consider this as a "letter vite guests only when an interesting up to the Medalist Quartets. Those to the Editor" and also, a minority com­ program has been planned; the rest will guys of reasonable intellect and some mittee report. be easy. charm and vocal ability DESERVE We refer in particular to page 3 of "Special honors should be given to the Society. Other men NEED the So­ yoUI' May J958 issue wherein you pub­ the member who pays his dues on ciety! And, as each action commands lish a Weather Report allegedly pre­ time, accepts and fulfills committee an opposite reaction, the Society needs pared by some guy by the name of assignments, volunteers in any capac­ them to continue its growth and to en­ Knipe. This fellow is apparently claim­ ity, discourages improper criticism and hance its firm hold on the social cycle ing to be majority chairman of this pessimism, solicits and encourages new of society. cOlllmittee and we demand a retraction members, dispenses optimism and con­ tlA shift in our sales technique, plus of certain libelous statements contained tinually creates an atmosphere of good an expanded sales program would make in his forecast. fellowship and harmony. these men available. You are a wide I. 1954-This convention was not held "These are the VIP's in your chapter awake, aggressive salesman who knows in Miami but in Washington ... and community." and understands barbershopping and Weather was wonderful. (Ed. ?) have thrilled to the experience of bend­ 2. 1955-This convention was not held • ing a chord with a Hum-buddy. This is in Washington but in Miaini ... From Far Western District's the opportunity to have YOUR friends Air conditioned comfort. (Ed. ?) WESTUNES join this fastest growlllg fun group in 3. 1956 - Minneapolis - COOL and DIAMONDS AND/OR MEMBERS America. To share with you the goodies wet. Well! !! I'll declare. "When nature's magic and man's of a swipe! William H. Hall, Chairman genius combine to create a diamond of "Nineteen Fifty-eight looks like a Minority Committee outstanding beauty and quality, it year of changes and challenges. *H.O.G.W.A.S.H. earns the right to a mounting of corre­ Changes that all Chapters must keep 'High Order of Grumbling Weather­ sponding frame. Diamonds of lesser ele­ abreast of to survive. Challenges that Prophets and Stink-Bomb Haters. gance require every embellishment you mllst be turned into opportunities for (Ed. Jim was off, So was our proof­ can provide to hasten their ultimate the membership committees of the readeL) Society. "Jt promises to be a fast moving year, NEW! full of perplexities and problems for all of us, and we MUST embark on a pro­ gram of strengthening Nlr prospects. "Forget about gnided missiles for the e PAPER BARBER I POLE 3 Ply moment and think more about how to guide your neighbors and friends into 9Y:. <' the fun and fellowship of the Society Square NAPKINS during this new year. "Look at the plus factors and plan for the upsurge ahead. These plus fac­ 24 Top Qualify Napkin. Per Package tors for 1958 include: increased assist­ BANKS $ .35 Each Package ance at the District and International $2.25 each level for Chapter educational functions, .30 Ea. in Lots of 10 expanded activities of the Area Coun­ oreler from .Order from International Headquarters selors, reactivation of the Quartet International Headquarters Council, continuance of the Leadership

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28 THE HAR:-'IONIZER-JULY, 1958 Chorus Winners ... THE CHAMPIONs-DIXIE COTTON BOLL CHORUS BILL "BUZ" BUSBY, DIRECTOR MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE DIXIE DISTRICT

SECOND PLACE

PEKIN CHORUS (Pekin, Illinois) Director-Jirn i\Ioses Illinois Distl'ict

TIDRD PLACE

BUCKEYE CAPITAL CHORUS (Columbus, Obio) Di ,'eclor-Keu Kelle,' Johnuy Applesccd Disl";cl

THB HARMONlZBR-JULY. 1958 29 FOURTH PLACE

MEN OF ACCORD (London, Ontario) Director-Jilll Tlll'llCl' Ontario District

FIFTH PLACE

BIG "D" CHORUS (Dallas, Texas) Dircctor-Aylctt Fitzhngh Southwesterll District

GARY CHORUS (Gary, Indiana) Director-Dick Mackin IlldianaoKcntucky District

CASCADE CHORUS (Eugene·Spriugfield, Ore.) Dil'cctOl'-Bud Leabo Evergreen District

30 THB HARMONIZER-JuLY, 1958 CEDAR RAPIDS CHORUS (Cedal' Rapids, Iowa) Director-Len Bjellu Central States District

EAU CLAIRE CHORUS (Ean Claire, Wisconsin) Director-Jack O'Farrell Land O'Lakes District

GREAT LAKES CHORUS (Grund Rapids,l\lieh.) Dil'cclor-Loll l\lahncek lIIichigan District

JUBIL.AIRES (Fail·fax, Virginia) Director-W. Reed Everhart lIIid·Atlantic District

Tue HARMONIZBR-JULY, 1958 31 PROVIDENCE CHOnUS (Providence, R. I.) '- Dil'ectol'-E. Everett "",'Dod Northeastern District

WARREN CHORUS

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32 THe HAR~lONlZER-JULY.1958 urday "The Convention Pitch" con~ ings to open the Thursday afternoon tained the following weather forecast: quartet contest.What a terrific personal­ "Lousy, as usual." ity! Web Lueblow, lead of the 1946 In­ Plenty of names and items of interest ternational Medalist HI-LO'S of Mil­ on sidelights of the convention in this waukee, had just finished leading some interesting news sheet which recapped warm-up singing. The Mayor pointed contest results daily, to make sure ev­ out that we had just finished singing I eryone had the right information. Had A Dream, Dear and that the night #. before he, himself, had had a dream ... Emil Behrmann of last year's Medal­ that every man in the audience had ist Chorus frol11 Bloomington, Illinois, given his wife $500.00 to spend in the was one of the earliest arrivals. Emil City of Columbus. Artist and booming showed up at the woodshed early Mon­ bass Dave Holl of Lynn, Mass., yelled day morning, already wearing a con­ out, "That wasn't a dream ... that was vention badge (the one he kept from a nightmare!" last year's convention in L.A.) and # carrying the song book he received at Hospitality was the order of the day

As it usually does, at our Interna­ tional Conventions, the weather shared the limelight with harmony as the major topic of conversation. Rain nearly every day, and a couple of storms that were proverbial "frog stranglers." # While there was nothing new as far as the weather was concerned, there· were many "firsts" at this convention. The new contest format for the quartet competition was very enthusiastically received. Suspense was maintained right up to the very last moment in the con­ test, and it was apparent that the five extra quartets winning the right to com­ pete in the semi-ffnals and the five extra in the finals (formerly called the medal­ ist contest), really appreciated those opportunities. The only drawback was the lengthy Saturday night show. There is talk already of having a special Past The Barbershop Cmft Session, conducted by the Barbershop Crnft COlllmiltee, featuriug Champion's Show to help shorten the a special demonstration by W. C. Pickard (Cedar Rnpids, Iowa) was enthusiastically receivcd by a capacit)' crowd. A sample dcmonslmtion from "The llarbershoppcr and last contest session. His Voice," the Society's first craft manual, sent obsernrs TlIshiug to buy copies. # Other "firsts" at Columbus were the stereophonic sound system in the main the 1956 convention in Minneapolis. A throughout the convention. Past Presi­ auditorium (some complaint about it local restaurant, the Clarmont, pro­ dent of the Buckeye Capital Chapter, from the judges but the audience loved vided new song books for the Columbus Charlie Linker, was Chairman of the it!), and closed circuit televising of all convention which made a big hit. Hospitality Committee, and a better contest sessions, projected on a 9' x 12' # choice couldn't have been made. Big screen in an auxiliary auditorium. (At­ Columbus Mayor M. E. (Jack) genial Charlie has a smile for everyone tendance at Chicago next summer will Sensenbrenner extended official greet- he meets. The local citizenry seemed to demand closed circuit televising there, take barbershoppers to their hearts too. Those who witnessed the con­ very readily, also. Hotel employees, vention on TV at Columbus heartily THE waiters and waitresses, et aI., seemed to approved the idea.) Also for the first generally enjoy the impromptu singing time we had a daily newspaper at the CONFEDERATES' along with the frequent "command per­ convention! Staff Taylor (newly-elect­ formances" by organized quartets. ed International Vice President), Chair­ ARE COIUINGt # man of the Society's International Com­ HOW ABOUT Hospitality suites kept busy tl1roUgh­ mittee on Public Relations, was Public out the convention. The Host District, Relations Officer for the convention YOU? Johnny Appleseed, dispensed apples and doubled as editor of "The Conven­ and cider along with organized and tion Pitch" (name suggested by Bill PIKES PEAK PARADE woodshedding quartets. (More than Heim, one of Staff's local committee (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) one busy barbershopper was heard to members) . say that if it hadn't been for Johnny # AUGUST 16, 1958 8,00 P.M. Appleseed's apples he would have gone Getting back to the weather, by Sat- without breakfast.) The Land 0' Lakes

THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1958 33 STUll PENCIL-Cullt'd

A TREMENDOUS TIUULL was given llarbershoPIJCrS and Columbus citizens nlike when, latc Saturday afternoon, nil thirteen COmlJcting cboruscs-ill uniform­ gathered 011 the steps of the Ohio State Capitol to sing under the direclion of Aylett FHzhugh, (ccllter) director of the Fifth 1)lace I\'Icd· alLst DIG "D" Chorus.

District took over the beautiful Victor- Many convention goers have suspi- He returned to the telephone booth to ian Room at the Deshler Hilton Hotel, cions as to what might have happened say that he was on the corner of Walk where Wisconsin cheeses of many var- to some of Brooklyn's leather-lunged and Dou't Walk. ieties and other major products of the rooters when the Dodgers moved to state of Wisconsin, were available. The L. A. Judging from the lung-power of # Southwestern District maintained its the many traffic policemen in CohlIn- One of the highlights of the conven- tradition for hospitality, in a big way. bus, blowing whistles at the rush hour, tion was an appearance of the Associa- Countless, other hospitality headquar- they must have taken jobs on the P, D. tion of Past Interna,tional Champions tel'S were in operation to keep things # CAPIC) Chorus, while the judges were humming, totalizing the scores at the Saturday # The pedestrian traffic signs gave afternoon chorus contest. At their Wally Singleton, bass of the CONFED· bre,akIast meeting Saturday morning, Deal' Old Gil'l I seemed to be the ERATES', ,and emergency M.C',1J1 P ace the Past Champions did some gang- woodshedding favorite of this conven- of Past lIte 'n t'on IP 'de t Je , l I a I a reSl n rry singing and decided that they ought to lion. Beeler who suffered an attack of asthma squeeze their way into the chorus con- # which kept him off the stage, an idea test somehow. Until Forry Haynes of His barbershopping friends who for one of the best gags of the conven- the MID.STATES got in trouble with hadn't seen him for a couple of years tion. Wally told the story about a drunk the man standing next to him, the had to look twice to make sure it was calling a taxi from a pay station. The Champs did a terrific job on Tell Me Past International President and Secre- dispatcher asked the drunk from where You'll FOl'give Me. They followed up tmy Carroll Adams .,. thirty-nine he. was mak~ng the call and the drunk with Aftel' Dal'k with considerable key ___PloundLlighte'LrL1 sald..he dIdn t know but.he would look'--changes-without straining the-tenors- nearly as much as they had hoped to do. # One of the convention's biggest chuckles came when International Pres­ ident Joe Lewis called upon the FOUR PESOS to deliver a pitch on the 1959 Mid-Winter Convention in EI Paso, Texas. While the other three members of the quartet sat on stage in typical "siesta» fashion, bass Ernie Winter, complete with two or three-day growth of beard and cigar butt in mouth, gave his spiel in genuine dialect. He said that he could "lick anyone twice his big and half his old" who said that the conven­ tion at EI Paso would not be the great­ est yet. He closed his "invitation" by boasting about EI Paso's fine hotels, restaurants, the excellent quartets who

34 THB HARMONIZBR-JULY, 1958 have been booked for the convention show, saying that ueef everyl'ing else fall flat, there's always Juarez across the reever." So, "save your pesos for EI Paso!" # Barbershoppers came from the four corners of the Society once again for this convention. There were the Peter Changs from Honolulu, Claude Wolfe from St. Johns, Newfoundland, a siz­ able delegation from the Seattle, Wash­ ington area) and Hank Wirtlunann, former Buckeye barbershopper, now located in Bermuda.

# The i\1id·Sfntcs Four discover Columbus Several familiar quartets had re­ unions at the convention, including the several times Internationalist Medalist Who's superstitious? The GAY the woodshed, introduccd several itmo­ CLEF DWELLERS complete with NOTES sang thirteenth in the Quarter­ vations. They had a "Miss Woodshed the derbies in which they made Size's Finals, then sang thirteenth on Friday of 1958"-a "Farmer's Daughter" and a Ollly A Bird III A Gilded Cage famous the 13th in the Semi-Finals, there are "Traveling Salesman." They lived up to at the 1951 convention at Toledo. Also, thirteen in the quartet's families, thir­ their promise that there would be some­ composer and arranger Skeet Bolds had teen letters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and thiug doing in the woodshed at all times. bis TUNICS together again. Bill Fav­ thirteen states were represented in the inger, Past President of the Detroit, Semi-Finals ... They won the cham­ # Michigan, Chapter, did the best job of pionship, of course. Newly-elected International Treas­ resurrecting a quartet, however, when # urer, Rudy Hart (director of the 1956 he got his World War I, A. E. F. Quartet The same old woodshed as far as the International Champions AMBASSA. together. They sounded mighty good in setting was concerned, but the Colum­ DORS OF HARMONY Chorus of the woodshedI bus Chapter, which was responsible for Michigan City, Indiana) according to

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THE HARMONIZER-JULY. 1955 35 STUB PENCIL-Cont'd the Society's By-Laws is entitled to re­ ceive $1.00 a yearfor his services. Rndy asked that his salary be withheld nntil 1959 because it would put him in a higher tax bracket. # The general atmosphere of the con­ vention was terrific, with harmony and good fellowship reigning supreme. Those close to the competition scene couldn't help but notice also the very fine attitude of good sportsmanship on the part of both quartets and choruses. It was a thrill to those behind the scenes to sec the way various competitors were pulling for each other. While the Pekin Chorus was on stage singing their terri­ fic arrangement of uHard-Hearted Hall· lIah" Fairfax, Virginia, JUBlLAlRES were warming up in the huge dressing room downstairs in the auditorium on "Whell The Saillis Callie Marchillg Ill." Finalist BUZZ SAWS, and his Co­ See you all in Chicago next summer! (How's that for contrast?) As the other Chairman Wallie Huntington, did yeo­ (And in El Paso ... or Juarez ... in choruses passed through to take their man service. Outside of the weather January.) turn in the competition, other choruses and an unfortunate tangle on hotel res­ joined in ovations for them. ervations on Thursday night over which # local volunteers could exert no control # whatever, everything went smoothly George Cochran (big is the word) The local committees headed by and harmoniously, eliciting nothing but valiantly guarded the stage entrance General Chairman George Chamblin, praise for the tremendous job of organi­ throughout the sessions and when Past International Vice-President and zation and follow-through which had George injects his bulk in a doorway, bass of the several times International been done. no one gets by without permission. Versailles, Kentucky '10th AnniVersary Parade. of Ouartets·

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36 THE HARIo.IONIZER-JULY, 1958 Announcing! ATTENTION FIRST CHORUS DIRECTOR'S SCHOOL QUARTETS AND HARMONY HALL CHORUS DIRECTORS

Not all Society-published song KENOSHA, WISCONSIN arrangements are suitable contest material.

AUGUST I, 2, 3 It cannot be considered that an arrangement, merely be­ cause it is published in the Songs For Men Books, Har­ mony Heritage series or our Plans are now being completed to conduct the first "school" at our International loose-leaf series is necessarily Headquarters-Harmony HaU. completely in keeping with This session will be held August 1,2 and 3, probably beginning about 7:00 PM the rigid requirements of on Friday and ending about noon on Sunday, and will be conducted by Geqrge judging in the Arrangement Pranspill, (Chairman, Chorus Directors Development COhlmittee) assisted by category. Rudy Hart, (Director of the 1956 Champion AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY chorus) and Floyd Connett (fanner director of the 1957 third place KOUNTRY Before using any song or KERNELS chorus and the Society's first field representative). arrangement (regardless of Any Society chorus director or member interested in learning how to direct a source) in a contest it should barbershop chorus may enroll without cost. So that we will know how many to be closely examined to deter­ plan for, letters requesting enrollment should be sent to International Headquarters mine whether or not it meets by July 21. the technical and mechanical Anyone desiring to attend, but unable to make this particular date, should advise requirements of the category. International Headquarters if they could make it on August 8. If interest and enroll­ (See Official Contest Rules.! ment warrants, it may be possible to schedule a second session for that weekend. The rest of the judging in This is a golden opportunity (provided under our Expansion Program) to im­ this category will, of course, prove your technique, become a better director. Don't miss it! Write International be done on the basis of performance. . Headquarters today!

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Reading through some of my back and how the various parts lit together. others a chance to get in position and issues of the HARMONIZER I came To demonstrate the Barbershop har­ also cut the applause that would have across an amusing stunt used by our mony sound, we then go into this started between each song. After the Muskegon Chapter back in 1949 to medley. fourth song, the stage lights went on quiet the chapter chatter boxes during "For the quartet portions, we used and we all finished the Old Songs end­ rehearsals. Seems to me many chapters volunteers, each song was rehearsed ing. Although none of the quartets were could still benefit by something like this. and sung in the show by non-quartet Medalists, they were very well received HUSH! SHADDUP! BE QUIET! men from the chorus-most of whom -as any sincere Barbershopping always How many times when a quartet is sing­ had never been in any organized quar­ is. These chapters that feel they don't ing, thoughtless people in the back rows tet. Visually, we turned off the stage dare have any noise except by Cham­ carryon low voiced (sic) bnt very audi­ lights and turned a spot on the quartet pions don't know what they are missing. ble conversations. Muskegon Chapter that was singing. This first quartet was has found the answer ... "A HUSH in stage right. As they finished, we cut ~ BANK." (The new barberpole banks that spot and tnrned on the spot for COLUMBUS HAS COME AND available from headquarters are perfect stage left, where the next quartet took GONE but our Decatur Chapter, as re­ for this.) Each meeting night a "Keeper over. By alternating spots, we gave the ported by Wally Ryan, has a piau for of the Hush Money" is appointed. His reviving some of the thrills of the great job is to stick the bank under the noses conventions of the past. They call it of the '''disturbers of the peace" and INTERNATIONAL - DECATUR collect a dime pel' infraction. Proceeds STYLE! They play the original entire go to the Chapter's Musical Scholarship finalist contest ... followed, I'm sure, Fund. The take has been averaging bet­ by reminiscing and guessing the quar­ ter than $7 pel' meeting according to tets ... plus chorus, gang and quartet President Roy Harvey, indicating either singing. Give it a try. It's great for re­ noisy people, or a "no change" policy viving memories ... and a grand treat for those luckless ones caught with for the newer men. nothing but foldiog money. ~ ~ A BIT ABOUT BULLETINS­ A QUARTET PROMOTION GIM­ Since we have our Association of Bulle­ MICK featured on Sonthwest Sliliur­ tin Editors, I may be stepping in where ban's (Oaklawn, Illinois) first show [ have no business. But being on the should put a new twist to your next receiving end of a couple of hundred show. Here's how it worked, as told by bulletins there are a few things that Jack Baird, past Illinois District Vice seem to need attention. President. Most of the bulletins are well written "Here is a medley that we used in The Dooks but at least 15 % of them are illegible the beginning of our first show last Sat­ "SONGS fOR MEN" due to poor reproduction. If you're urday-incidentally, it was quite suc­ as well as lhe loose leal sending out a bulletin, by all means be cessful. This might be a good gimmick arnnsC'menl5 published sure it's printed clearly for easy read­ b)' lhe Socielr, are for any chapter show-or any time to ensu,·cd and primed ing. Seal 'em with a stamp or gummed show what quartet singing is all about. br seal. My finger nails are bleeding from "The only build-up we gave it was prying open staples. Don't make 'em so for the director to say, after our open­ hard to get at. Finally, be sure the chap­ ing chorus number, that our Society ter name, society emblem, time and was devoted to giving every member place of meeting and the editor's name who desired the opportunity to sing in and address appear, preferably at the a quartet. He went on to state that sing­ top of your bulletin. (And, if Share the ing in the chorus helped a new man to 2801 W. 41TH ST•• CHICAGO 32, ILLINOIS Wealth is not pi'esently on your list, learn the Barbershop style of singiug include us in, please.)

38 THE HARMONIZBR-JULY. 1958 A NEW TWIST TO THE TARDY ing to an article in the Chapter bulletin, TEASER. Our Dubuque, Iowa Chap­ thc Beat Caster. Works like this. ter includes the little woman in on the Allmen sit next to a man singing an­ cash end of the proceeds from this other part from his own. After having stunt. The idea being that she'll see that learned the song completely, the men hubby gets to chapter on time when who have never had quartet experience she finds she would have won the money were completely surprised to know that last week if he'd been there when his they didn't have to lean on the man next name was called. Here's how they to them to be able to produce a good work it. over-all sound. Why, you ask? Because Harmonizers I. Every member in attendance will each man was thinking, not just sitting deposit ten cents, (one thin dime), in there yelling out sounds which faintly of a container. resembled singing. 2. Sometime during the evening a ~ name will be drawn. 3. If the member is present, when SING SOLO? Yep, that's right. This COLOR his name is called the treasurer of the is a quartet society, but AI Kuhlman chapter will mail to that member's wife, of our Chicago No. I Chapter says that yes.- we said WIFE - a check in the was the penalty each member had to amount the container holds. pay if he failed to bring a guest to a * 4. If the member is not present the recent guest night meeting. Sounds like THE wife will receive a letter. This letter will a good way to pack 'em in. Try it. VANDERKLOOT PRESS, INC. explain she could have received a check Il in the amount of so many dollars, (de­ WHEN A FELLER MOVES-Ford THE GREATEST COMBINATION pending on how much was in the kitty). OF LETTERPRESS AND OFFSET 5. If the money is not won it will be Ross, President of the Toms River, held until the next meeting and added New Jersey Chapter says, "When our Men and to whatever the collection amounts to chapter loses a member to the service, Machines In then. This will continue until some or moving to another town, we make it Michigan lucky wife receives a nice check. a point to find the chapter nearest the ~ member's new home. The member is 668 w. ELIZABETH • DETROIT urged to drop us a line telling us how PHONE WOODWARD 2-3470 SCRAMBLE SINGING adds to the he is doing and in this way we get his fun at Decatur, Illinois Chapter accord- new address which is forwarded to the secretary of the chapter nearest him. They in turn carry the ball and get the See what you can do with it in your man active in barbershopping again. town. Il ~ THE NEW BARBERPOLE OLD HARMONIZERS ARE BANKS - available from the Interna­ GOOD PUBLICITY-have your mem­ tional, are finding many and varied uses bers turn in all old copies of the HAR­ among our members. Aside from being MONIZER, district am! chapter bulletins in every member's home or oflice as a for placing in barbershops, libraries, grand way to save a convention fund doctors' and dentists' offices and any­ ... Jack Haugie of our Scarboro On­ where else people congregate and read. tario Chapter tells us that they make it Each picce should be stamped with the a point to present them to sick guests name of your chapter, the time and ... and especially to those members place of your meeting and an invitation reporting the birth of new offspring. to "come and sing with us. H They are now considering giving one ~ to each new member joining the chap­ IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME ter. Anyway you choose to use )em FINE PUBLICITY write to Ed these new banks are mighty nice to Schwartz, Box 23, Greenville, Ohio, for have. a copy of the tabloid newspaper EX­ ~ TRA put out by the Darke County HERE'S A PUBLICITY STUNT Chapter for their recent show. It's a 20­ that should payoff if you cau figure out page paper filled with a lot of good ads how to work it. Auyhow it worked real and something about barbershopping well for the Fort Lauderdale Chapter or the show on every page. And if I'm when the local Warren Laundry and guessing correctly, the big plus was that Dry Cleaners, apparently on their own, this was distributed before the show, had signs made up for all their trucks which gives all the advertisers some publicizing the Chapter's forthcoming very potent "in-tile-home" advertising barbershop show. To top it off they sent ... which should be every bit as effec­ the chapter a postcard showing the tive as regular newspaper advertising. truck with the sign on it. A goodwill To me this is a new slant on selling ads stunt for the laundry ... and some that has it all over the usual program darned good publicity for the chapter. advertising. Tue HARMONIZP.R-JUl.Y. 1958 39 Warren Fonteyene, Wetaskiwin, Al­ berta, Canada, President. LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA ... Mid-Atlantic District ... Chartered May 19, 1958 ... Sponsored by Al­ toona, Pennsylvania ... 26 members CDMIHG ... RenneIl Taylor, Klondyke, Lewis­ town, Pennsylvania, Secretary ... Robert R. Carthew, 437 W. 4th St., VERTS Lewistown, Pennsylvania, President. CLOQUET, MINNESOTA ... Land 0' Lakes District ... Chartered May 13, 1958 Sponsored by Duluth, Min- nesota 20 members ... John V. Lightfoot, 412 13th St., Cloquet, Min­ nesota. Secretary ... James Nelson, AS REPORTED TO THE 3 I 6 18th St., Cloquet, Minnesota President. ' INTERNATIONAL OFFICE BY COLDWATER, MICHIGAN ... Michi­ DISTRICT SECRETARIES gan District ... Chartered April 9. 1958. Sponsored by Hudson, Michigan THROUGH WHOM ALL DATES MUST BE CLEARED · .. 34 members ... George Brusak, CENTURY CLUB 230 S. Douglas, Bronson, l\'richigan. (All events are parades Ilnless otherwise specified. Secretary ... Harold E. Goodholm, (As of May 28,1958) Persons vlm",i"l: to attend tllese events should reconfirm dares with tile spolISorillg clmpter or P. O. Box 178, Coldwater, Michigan, I. Manhaltan, N. Y. district.) President. Mid·AlIantic .' 247 HARMONAIRES (CORPUS CHRISTI) 2. Tell City, Ind., Ind.-Ky 149 JULY 26-Santa Monica, California. TEXAS ... Southwestern District ... 3. Minneapolis, Minn., Chartered April 10, 1958 Sponsored Land 0' Lakes 140 AUGUST 2-Ashevillc, North Carolina, by Alamo Heights, Texas 20 mem- 4. Miami, Fla., Dixie 136 16-0scoda County, Michigan; Colorado Springs, Colorado. bers ... Art Jones, 1217 Crescent. Cor­ 5. Pittsburgh, Pa., pus Christi, Texas, Secretary ... Den­ Johnny Applcseed : 135 SEPTEMlJER 6-Wisconsin Rapids, Wis­ consin; Mobile, Ala.; Mishawaka, Ind. nis Walker, 3701 McLeod Dr., Cor­ 6. Skokie, 111., Illinois 130 pus Christi, Texas, President. 13-Montcrey Park, California; Gowanda, 7. Washington, D. C., New York. Mid-Atlantic 115 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA ... Far West­ 13-14-0klahoma City, Oklahoma. 8. Dundalk, Md" Mid-Atlantic.. 112 ern District ... Chartered April 14, 20-Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Albuquerque, 1958 ... Sponsored by Sacramento, New Mexico; Ventura County, Califor­ California ... 20 members ... George nia; Longview, Washington. Gianni, 938 Adoline, Fresno, Califor­ 26-Westchcstcr County, New York. nia, Secretary ... Bruce Moore, 1045 WHAT KIND OF 27-Derby, Connecticut; Gratiot County, Robinson, Fresno, California, Presi­ Michigan; Sheboygan, Wise.; Frankfort, dent. MEMBER Kentucky; Madison, Wisconsin; Dan­ HAMPTONS, L. T., N. Y.... Mid­ ville, Virginia; Oak Cliff, Texas; New Atlantic District ... Chartered April ARE YOU! Orleans, Louisiana; Cloudcroft, New 22, 1958 ... Sponsored by Nassau Mexico ("Mountain-Glo"). and Huntington North Shore, N. Y. · .. 30 members ... James M. Strong, Jr., 43 Pantigo Rd., East Hampton. "NOTEWORTHY CHAPTERS" N. Y., Secretary ... A. William Ken­ nedy. Box 75J, RFD I, ~1anorville, Chapters Which Have Achieved 10% Increase In Membership N. Y., President. Dec. 31, 1957 to April 28, 1958 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA ... Dixie Dis­ trict ... Chartered April 24, 1958 ... Figures showing.totaluumber "Noteworthy Chapters" (ler dislrict Sponsored by Mobile, Alabama ... 29 include 24 chapters listed in previous isslies members ... Byron Roberts, 401 North 14th Ave., Pensacola, Florida. Secre­ CENTIlAL STATES DISTRICT (5) JOHNNY APPLESEED (4) tary ... John Paul Jones, 250 South Boulder, Colorado Chagrin Valley, Ohio Pace Blvd., Pensacola, Florida, Presi­ Cedar Rapids, Iowa Defiance, Ohio dent. Davenport, Iowa Steubenville, Ohio Humboldt, Iowa LAND 0' LAKES (8) PLACER COUNTY-SIERRA-NADERS Columbia, Missouri Escanaba, Michigan (AUBURN) CALIFORNIA ... Far DIXIES (4) Chisago Lakes, Minnesota Western District ... Chartered April Orlando, Florida MICHIGAN (2) 25, 1958 ... Sponsored by Sacra­ MID·ATLANTIC (3) mento, California ... 2 t members ... EVERGREEN (2) Royal Citl', B.C. Nutley, New Jersey Fred W. Boole, 135 Midway Ave., Hampton Roads, Virginia Auburn, California, Secretary ... Ken­ FAR WESTERN (2) NORTHEASTERN (5) neth Moran, 183 Crutcher Ct., Auburn, Whittier, California Brockton, Massachusetts California, President. ILLINOIS (3) Scituate, Massachusetts WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA, CANADA Arlington Heights, Illinois ONTARIO (I) Southwest Suburban, Illinois Brockville, Ontario · .. Evergreen District ... Chartered West Towns, lIIinois May 9 1958 ... Sponsored by Cam­ SENECA (5) rose, Alberta, Canada ... 27 members INDIANA·!

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