T E VOL. XIII No.2 - DECEMBER, 1953

DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET HARMONY Johnny ApP'O$ood Chonlpions l YHE BROTHERS, SHARON, PA. Dick. Bob, Pool, Motl PuWished by The Harmonizer J THE The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. at HQ BUILDING TO OE\.QnD TO THE" mr£R£StTS OF 640 CAXTO T BUILDING B~BEA: SHOP (lUJ,QtE:T HACNO-NV BE CASH MEMORIAL Vol. XIIJ - DECE;\llJJ:lR, 1953 - No.2 CLEVELAND 15, omo Subsujptlon price S2.00 per )'e8', At a special meeting held last month, 50c per copy. the International Executive Commit­ Is.sued quarterl)'t Editorial and Advertising* Office tee voted to recommend to the Inter­ l\t"nrc:h. Ju.ne. September, December national Board of Directors that the 20619 FENKELL AVENUE International Headquarters Building Entered as Second Class Malte. DETROIT 23, MICHIGAN at the Post Ollice at Cleveland, Ohio. project be designated as a memorial to our late Founder, This decision was CONTRIBUTING EDlTOnS prompted largely by the enthusiastic EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION response of the District Associations ROBERT G. HAFEH Dud Arberl: Cbarl~ M. Merrill Robert Hockenbrough J. George O'BTien of Chapters and the individual Chap­ (20619 Fenkell Ave., Detroit 23, Mich. ters and membcrs to the suggestion of Phone: KEnwood 2.8300) Deac (C. T.) Marlin Sigmund Spaeth F. Stirling Wlloon the Cash family that those wishing JAMES F. KNIPE to commemorate O. C. make contribu­ tions to the Headquarters Building BUSINESS MANAGER Fund in his memory. Donald I. Dobson 20619 Fenkell Ave., Detroit 23, Mich. Phone KEnwood 2-8300 This recommendation of the Exccutive Committee will be considel'ed by the SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT International Board at the Mid-Win­ ter Convention scheduled for Minnea­ OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA polis next January 16th, 16th, and Incorporated 17th. It is hoped that details regarding building site, specifications and fur­ I 'TER ' ATIO IAL OFFICERS 1953·54 nishings will be l'eady for approval Presldenl- JOHN Z. MEANS. 832 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, Wis. by the Board at that time. Imme­ (Gen'l. Sup·t.• Edd)' Paper Corporation) diately following the meeting, full in­ lmmediAle PAst Pre.idenl- EDWIN S. SMITH. 1310 So. WAyne ROAd, Dox 431. WA}'ne, Mich. formation will be published, so that (Pres.• Edwin S. Smith. Inc.) the entire mcmbership will be com­ Acling First Vice-President. .. HJ;RNEY Sll\INER, 1708 Oll,'e Street. St. Louis 3, Mo pletely acquainted with the plans for Second Vice-President DEAN SNYDER, 7 Hunling Cove, AlexandriA. Va. this project. (U. S. Government Ollicial) '1'rcAsul'er RAYMOND C. NIBLO, 3rd Floor, Hubbell Bldg.. Des Moine., Iowa (Horne Omce Rep.• Aelnn Life Ins. Co.) The Executive Committee will con­ Founder-O. C. CASH. decensed tinue to supervise all negotiations in Secl'etnry ROBERT G. HAFER, 20619 Fenkell Avenue, Dell'Oit 23, Mich. connection with the building site and the architcctural plans and the Build­ ing Committee, under Past Interna· BOARD OF DIRECTORS tional President King Cole as Chair­ The Officers (exccllt Sccretary) and man, will continue to receive contri­ butions to the Fund. It is hoped that (Term Expiring June 30. 1955) (Term Expiring June 30, 1954) PAUL F. DePAOLIS. 150 Long Acre Road, F. C. ARMSTRONG. 429 Lol:an Ave., S.E., adoption of this project as an O. C. Rochester 21, N.Y. (Chemical Engineer. Warren, Ohio (Armstrong Molor Sales) Cash Memorial will stiinulate contri­ EastmAn Kodak Compnny) ROWLAND F. DAVIS. Room 1757. 195 Broad­ way, N.Y.• N.Y. (American Telephone & butions to a point which will permit Dr. PAUL C. HARTIG. 302 Donaldson Bldg.. Telegraph CompAny) construction to begin as. soon as a site Minneapolis 2. Minn. (Dentist) FRANK A. GRAHAM, Jasper, Oregon (Saw­ has been obtained. HARLEY S. MILLER. P.O. Box 1391, Plnnl mill Owner) City•.FloridA (Attorne}') Wr.!. P. HINCKLEY, 256 Lowell SIreet. Read· lng, Mass. (Supervisor, Field SAles Engl· HOWARD D. TUDBS, 16534 Greenview. De· neer;ng, Northeast DivisIon, Cherry-Burrell troll 19, Mich. (Construction Engineer, Corp.) C & 0 Railway) JAMES S. MARTIN, 12122 RichArd Ave., DAMAGED RECORDS REEDIE A. WRIGHT. 3781 Mounlain View PAlo. Height.. illinois (President. James Marlin CompAn)'} Numerous report.s of delivery of Ave., PASAdenA 10. Calif. (Krnft Foods Co.l 1963 Medalist records in dam­ aged condition have rcached us PAST PRESIDENTS OF SPEBSQSA from scattered points through­ 1939.40 - Rupert I. HAil, 22~ E. 4th, TulSA 3. 1946-41 - Frank H. Thome, 6216 W. 66th PI., out the Society. OklA. ChiCAgO 38, III. 1947-48 - Judge Chas. M. Merrill. 205 Brei Because of their concern, Inter­ 1940-41 - Dr. Norman F. Rathert, 91h Floor, HArle Ave., Reno. Nevada Arcade Dldg•• SI. Louis, Missouri national Headquarters checked 1948-50 - O. H. King Cole. Box 76, Mani· with Ross Music Company, who 1941-42 - Garroll P. Adams, P. O. Box 358, towoc, 'Visconsin took advance orders for .the Al­ Bennington, Vt. 1950.51 - J. D. Beeler, P. O. Box 507, Evans­ ville, IndiAna bums at our l'ecent Convention. 1942-44 - Harold B. StaAb, deceAsed 1951-52 - JAmes F. Knhle. 640 Caxton Bldg., Ross asked us to inform our 1944-46 - Phil W. Embury, 30 PArk St.. War· Cleveland 15, Ohio membership that upon notifica­ saw, New York 1952-53 - Edwin S. Smith (see Above) tion, they will replace all such shipments, DISTRICT PRESIDE ITS The address of Ross Music Com­ Central State. GEORGE H. WILLIAMS. 1620 GrAnd, Spencer. Iowa pany is 126 John R, Detroit 26, Dixie MERTON H. BARRETT, 1817 Union St. So.• SI. Petersburg, Fla. Miehigan. E,·ergr.en WELDON SLOAN. 384 S.W. Fairmont St.• Beaverton, Ore. Far We.lern G. MARVIN BROWER. 1403 WAshington Ave.• Santo Monita, CAlif. llIinoi. CHARLES HECK lNG, 3507 N. Walcott Ave.• ChiCAgO 13. III. IndIAna·J(ent'ucky GLEN A. REID. 611 Eric Ave.• Logansporl, lnd. THE COVER Johnny Apple.ced R. TRACY EVANS. 221 131h St.• Pnrkersburg. W. Va. LAnd 0' Lake. ALLAN KAPITZKE, P. O. Dox 631, Oshkosh, Wis. Dave Hoff, Rcading and Lynn, Mass. MichigAn CLARENCE L. JALVING, elo People's Slate Dank, HoilAnd, Mich. Chapters is reSIJOnsible for the covel' Mld·Atlnntic JOHN SALIN, Hotel Wentworth, 59 W. 46th St.. New York 19, N. Y. of this issuc, His cartoons in bulletins, Northcastern CHARLES F. RICKETTS, 1'. O. Dox 186. Edgewood Stu., P,·ovldence 6, R. I. Ontario W~I. S. HUTSON, 79 McLaughlin Blvd., Oshawa, Onto show programs, etc, are familial' to Seneca Land JERJD STINE, 131 Steuben SI., PAinted Post. New York N0l,thcaste1'l1 District Bar~ershoppers. Southwestern .JOSEPH E. LEWIS, 2912 Gaston Avenue. Dallas. Texas Eds. , DECEMBER, 1953 4 The H"r11l011izer

SOCIETY LOSES TWO an Acting First Vice-President to CARL C. JO TE 1'OP EXECUTIVES function until the House of Delegatcs Cal'l C. Jones, of Terre Haute, Indi­ meets in Minneapolis in Januar~'. In July, Int'l First Vice-Pl'esident ana, died October 10th as a result of Carl C. Jones, of Tel'l'e Haute, Indiana, The Int'l Executive CQmm ittee then heart trouble. He is survived by his became ill and was advised by his selected Past Int'l Treasurer Bernc)' wife and a son, Carl A., who is also physician to withdraw from all activ­ Simnel', St. Louis, as Acting First very much interested in barbershop­ ity. He, therefore, resigned. (He died Vice-President. Pending the retUJ'n to pingo. Octobel' 10th. See story on this page.) active participation of Int'l President. In August, Int'l President Jolm Z, Means, Simner will perform the func­ Carl's intercst in SPEBSQSA began Means, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, suf­ tions of President of the Societ~r. with tlle chartering of Terre Hautc fered two heart attacks and was Bel'lJe~' brings to the job a rich back­ Chapter in 1945. He had for many c011fined to the .hospital for a period ground in SPEDSQSA afrairs, having years been active in quartet and of several weeks. Following that, he served as chapter officer, District Pres­ chorus singing, formed and led the was and still is, limited in llis activi­ ident, Int'l Board Member, Int'l V.P. Elks Chanters which group largely ties. and two terms as Int'l Treasurer dur­ made up the nucleus of the Tene SIi\1 TER FILLS YACANCY ing which time he was af course a Haute SPEBSQSA Chapter. The Int'l By-Laws of the Society pro­ member of the Int'l Executive Com­ vide only that the Fit;,st Vice-Presi­ mittee. Carl was elected to the Int'l Board of dent shall take over the duties of the the Society in 1950; to the First Vice­ SHEBOYGAN SLIGHTED presidency in 1952 and to a second Int'l Board Member Rowland F. Davis, Manhattail, N. Y. Chap­ tCl', Chairman of the Int'l Com­ munity Service Committee dur­ ing the last fiscal year, has asked the HarllJonizer to conect an oversight. In a Bulletin issued last June, Davis and his committee cited the chapters throughout the country which had done an out­ sta11ding job in Community Service in fiscal 1952-53. Through some sort of foul-up in the reporting system, Sheboy­ gan, Wisconsin Chaptet' was overlooked, STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP Requircd by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233), The Harmonizer is published quarter­ ly, March, June, Septen.lber and December at Cleveland, OhiO, nerne)· Simner The Publisher is The Society fOl' the Preservation and Encouragement of President in the event the latter can­ BarberShop Quartet Singing in AJnel'­ not carryon, No provision is made ica, Inc., 20619 Fenkell Avenue, De­ term in June of this year. His failing wIlen neither man is ayailable. troit 23, l\'lichigan. The Editor is Rob­ health caused his resignation in Au­ Faced with this dilemma, the remain­ ert G. Hafer of the same address. The g'ust. ing members of the Int'l Executive Managing Editor is nOllc. 'I'lle Busi­ Committee, Imm. Past Pres, Ed Smith, ness Manager is Donald 1. Dobson of In addition to his administrative work, Second Vice-President Dean Snyder the same address. Carl sang hI several top ranking and Treasurer Ray Niblo, called upon The owner is The Society for the Pres­ quartets, principally The Minot· the Int'l Laws and Regulations COllJ­ ervation and Encouragement of Bar­ Chords in which his son sang bal'i. mittee for a recominendation. bel' ShOll Quartet Singing in America, He plugged endlessly for recognition Chairman Frank Thol'lJe of that COllJ­ Inc., a non-stock corporation, 20619 of Society choruses and Int'l competi­ mittee appeared before the Int'I Exec­ Fenkell Avenue, Detroit 23, Michigan. tion and saw his ambitions realized utive Committee at a special meeting The known bondholder~, mortgagees, at Detroit last Jtme when his own held at Sage Lake, Michigan, Septem­ and other security holders owning 01' Terre Haute Chorus competed against ber 18th to 20th. The Laws and Regu­ holding 1 percent or morc of total fifteen other groups for the champion­ lations Committee recommended th~t amount of bonds, mortg.ages, or other ship. He judged any number of Soci­ the Int'l Executive Committee appoint securities are 1/onc. ety contests in all parts of the country. 1!~"IIJIIII'ltllllllil;.[§1 Area Counselors 30-31 Keep Posted 50 Barbershop Bafflers by Charles i\I. Merrill 8 New Chapters Chartered 23 Barbershop Bafflers (Answers to) 47 Old Songstel's, The-Sigmund S!)aeth 18 Coast to Coast b~r Districts 53-57 Over the Editor's Shoulder 42 Coming Events 8 President's Column-John Z. Means 5 Corrections, Songs for Men, Vol. VI 14 Publicity (Bud Jackson) 48-49 Do You Remember?-J. George O'Brien ______. 38-39 Quartet News 45 Directory of Chapters 34-35-36-37 "Share the Wealth"-Rob't Hockenbrough _ .__ 46-47 Directory of Int'l Officers and Board Members 3 Swipe Swap Shop ., 40-41 Dish'ict Presidents, 1953-54 3 Supplies available at Int'l Hq, 32-33 Editor'al Page 3 The Way I See It-Deac Martin _ 10 Founder's Column 25 Stirling Wilson 28 Information You Want (about songs) 39 Winners and Runners-up in District Contests I See by the Papel's .27 Inside Front and Back Covers by John Z. Means

much to advance and pel'petuate the Elsewhere in this issue is a l'eport of Socict~"s purposes. action taken by the International Ex­ ecutive Committee in appointing Ber­ There have been plenty of reasons BarbershoJ)Jling is Fun! 'Ve want to ney Simner of St. Louis to serve as in the past to have thoroughly con· keep it that way! Many men continue Int'l First Vice President until an vinced me that barbershoppers are the to devote many hours to accomplish election can be held by the House of finest people on earth, yet the number that purpose and this circle of hard­ Delegates next January. Berney's of cards, letters, telegrams .,. the working and imaginative men who broad experience in Society affairs numerous and beautiful bouquets of come up with ideas to further the and his long-ago proven interest in flowers received during my illness and Society's aims seems to be growing its progress, qualifies him well to take convalescence .,. the many sincere bv leaps and bounds. Each District over as Acting International President expressions of best wishes for a is contributing more constructive until my doctor gives me the green speedy recovery. ,, and particularly, thought and effort each year, and that, light to again undertake more active the prayers of so many fine people. for particularlYl bears promise of a sound participation. Berney's willingness to my well.being ... all these tillngs and successtul futm'e. It seems to me add this load to his already heavy re­ have combined to fill my heart with that Distdct organizations which can sponsibility as Chairman of the Int'l gl'atitude, and humble thankfulncss. fairly set their goals and strive for their accomplishment form the Key­ C &J Committee will forever be ap­ 000 preciated by the Society. Thallks, stone in our Arch of Triumph. Berney! This period of relative illactivity has 000 given me time to read and digest the I've also noticed from numerous chap­ 000 contents of the various District Bulle­ ter bulIetins that more and more ch ap­ tins. The aggressive approach toward tel's have adopted the plan of long­ Our Society has suffered the loss of the solution of District problems in range scheduling of chapter activities, three outstanding leaders in a com· most Districts is ~ndeed heartening, as Many have planned all meetings for paratively brief period .,, men who it has always seemed to me that the entire year, Of course, there will contributed greatly to the growth and strong and active District organiza­ be some activities, particularly in the development of the Society. I know I tions will insure, better than any other field of Community Service which speak for. each and every member single factor, the future growth and cannot be pl'eschedliled, but tile basic when I extend the deepest sympathy stability of Barbershopdom. idea of knowing in advance what is of the Society to the families of our Cunenl membership figures seem to scheduled and whell is sound. I hopc Founder, O. C. Cash, our immediate fUl'tller substantiate this opinion. For we see more of this planning in the past First Int'J Vice President, Carl example, the two Districts showing future. C. Jones, and past Int'l Board mem­ the highest percelltagc of membership 000 ber Monty Marsden. renewals are those whose bulletins in­ dicate the maximum relative attention to this highly important District func­ JUNGLEAIRES - THE CANAL ZONE CHAMPS tion. It is no surprise that these same Districts also lead in growth through the chartering of new chapters, They are really on the ball! Another thing that is impressive is the manncr in which onc District in particular has gone all out to train and supplv it elf with Contest Judges. A class of 39 01' 40 men is avidly studying all available information on t.he subject and I pl'edict that from this group an outstanding roster of Judges will evolve. I ventul'e this leads to much bettcr quartets and more In· ternational Contest laurels for the District. This same District has .. et definite goals for the number of members and number of chapters by next j\Ia~' 1st, and every letter and bulletin I've !:cen tates alid restates these goals. It will be no sUl'prise. to me when they come through! In still another District t.he Prcsident (vcry wisel~', in my opinion) is work­ ing very closely with Chapter PreSi­ Fourleen·hundred people witnessed Ihe Firsl Canal Zone Chal,ter Quarte~ Contul' dents in his District. Pcrsonal con­ whid. nelled profits of $600 for Ihe Canal 7.oue Cancer Fund. The Junglemres rame tacts and bulletins from "One Pre? in firsl· the Gringo Gronners, second. Lert to righf. above, The Jungle-aires rue­ Major Gernld Ha)'ler. USAF. lend; Lt, Fred Hellon. USA. lenor; LI. Dill neil!)', to anothcr" are designcd, among other USN, bari; Capl, Cliff MacLean, USCG, bass. The)' haye been refured to as lhe things, to pull the District into a u1l(>r(cct example DC unificntlon". closely 100it, hard worldng and well Olher competing foursomes-Zone. Tones, Pnn Cnn Alley Four. Las Cruces 'frnilers. informed group. This, in my opinion, ).'i Fi Fo l'our. will result in a strong District made Hampered lhus far b)' Iransllorlalion diRl.ullies, lhe Zone Chal,ter hopes 10 gel a up of strong, active chapters doing quarlel· to Ihe States in Ihe Spring to COIUII.le in the Dixie Distrlrl Int'l Preliminary. DECEMBER, 1953 6 The Harmonizer

t!omfJ to /JtlnnfJaj'!2o/-ICE MID-WINTER MEETING OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES There's an old rhyme not quite suit­ PARADE IN BEAUTIFUL able fOl' use in a family magazine, the last line of which goes, "And slide on NORTHROP AUDITORIUM the ice". The instructions given in the Intol'l1ational Board members, House earlier part of the rhyme are not rec­ of Delegates! Jnteruational officers and ommended except to those of very all of the VIsitors to the Mid-Winter hardy construction. Mecting in l\Ilnneapolis January 15-17 Anyone who has done any skating will will bc privileged to visit beautiful sympathize with Luke Sletten, bass of orthrop AuditOl'iul1l on the Univer­ the Minneapolis Atomir;. Bums, as he sity of Minnesota campus, scene of the tries to achieve a stallding position. Sevcnth Annual Parade of Qual·tets The quartet, left to right, are Les of the Minncapolis Chaptcr. The his­ Mikelson, lead; Maynard Saxe, tenor; toric columns on thc cxterior, the huge (general chairman of thc mid-winter stagc, and the more than 5,000 "plush" meeting) Sletten, Regs ElIcfson, bari. scats assure all in attendancc the very best in comfort and eye appeal. Nor­ Actually, all foul' are expel't skatcrs, throp underwent a complete "face-lift­ as what l\1inneapolitan isn't, but it ing" the past summer, including the seemed like a good idea way back in installment of a new heavy shell, cost­ warl11 September to ask the {Juartet ing more than $10,000 a'nd designed to pose for some comical pictures to especially for the four-,Part harmony illustrate this story. As is cvident, the of barbershop quartet slllging. Bums are nothing if not cooperative. The Parade of Quartets, a presentation According to the caption furnished by of the University of Minnesota in co­ the Minneapolis Chamber of Com­ operation with the l\linneapolis Chap­ merce, the people shown in the picturc ter, is an attraction of the Minneapolis at thc bottom of this page arc fishing Artists Course and is so advertised. through the icc of Olle of. Ule lakes in the heart of the city. The "Winter All proceeds, above l}xpenses, are do­ Wonderland" sccne on the ncxt page nated to the Research Equipment Fund is also said to have been taken within of the Minnesota Heart Hospital. Last the confines of the city. year the donation amounted to $6,347.91. For those who do not appreciate too intimate contact with water in its Featured on the Parade will be the frozen form there is scarcely any need CU1'l'ent Socict~, Champions, the Vik­ to do so, unless in a glass or" Coke. You ings, of Rock Island, Illinois; the may step directly from a wal'm train Buffalo Bills, 1950 Champions; the or plane into a warm taxi and be Atomic Bums, many time Finalists, whisked to a warm hotel where vou the Gay 90's Quartet and others. will meet some of the warmest hos­ pitality north of the equator. Elaborate plans fOI' the entcrtainment VISITING LADIES of all visitors to the Mid-Winter, as WILL BE FETED well as those who con1e to take care of the Society's business, have been Maynard Saxc, Past President of formulated, as is evidenced by the Minneapolis Chapter and General program of events herewith. Chairman of the l\fid-Winter Mecting, is going all out to makc the three-da~' Business ~Ieetings convention especially attractive to the The Int'l Executive Committee will visiting ladies. He has appointed the stal·t the ball rolling with its meeting following committec who, at the pres­ Friday morning. Other Int'l Commit. ent time are busy making final ar­ tees will meet throughout the day at rangements: 1\1rs. Didi Hamlet, chair­ thc call of their chairmen. The Int'l woman, and l\1mes. Burtness, Hopkins, Board will meet Friday night and Brantner, Clark. Lienau and Dr. Doro­ Saturday morning and' the House of thy Hutchinson (she pi>efel's just plain Delegates will convene Saturday af­ Dorothy Browne). ternoon. (Col/til/ued 01/ I/ext page)

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Ladies will be assisted at the regis­ tration desk on the mezzanine floor of the Nicollet Hotel and thete will be a Ladi!,!s' Hospitality I'oom fOl' their convelllence. Plans also include a luncheon and style show Saturday noon !ind, of course there will be the Pre-Parade Banquet and the Parade of Quartets that eve­ ning. Information will be available at all times concerning shopping, restau­ rants, theaters, and civic places of interest. The Wood-Shedding room will be close at hand for those who get lonesome for some good, solid barber­ shop chords. The Mid-Wintel' Meeting Ladies' ReCe{ltion Committee considers it a privi ege to entertain the visiting bar­ bershoppers' wives in Minnea}lOlis, the City of Lakes and the Land of the Sky Blue Waters. 'lID-WINTER MEETI G AT ICOLLET HOTEL I UN EAPOLIS, JANUARY 15, 16, 17, 1954. PARADE AT NORTHRUP MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, JANUARY 16th AT 8:15 P.M. Woodshedding 0)1 Fl.'iday Eve- wives and all who care to attend. ning, Jan. 15, 1954, all da~, Sat- No singing is planned and the Ul'day and after The Parade in "Dutch Treat" will cost about the Junior Ballroom. The object $4.00 l\limimum. of the Woodshed is to have men not in organized quartets sing A hi~hlight of the Mid-Winter for the edification of the crowd. Meetlllg is the Breakfast-Glo which is to be held at 10 A.M., Organized quartets will be invit­ on Sunday in the Main Ballroom ed to entertain at intervals. of the Nicollet. We are planning to sel've 750 at our Breakfast, The wives of the Board l\lem­ All Quartets on the Parade bel's will be entertained by the have been invited to sing at the women of the l\Iinneapolis Breakfast-Glo and as many of Chapter and of the District dur­ the officially registered Quartets ing theh' visit to Minneapolis. in the District will be invited to Mrs, Edw, Hamlet and membCl's sing as time will allow. of the 'Vomen's Committee are working out details to entel-tain The Mid-Winter l\feetin~ is a our visitors. The wOUlen plan to joint project of the District and usc Parlor "F" of the Nicollet the Minneapolis Chapter. all day Friday and Saturday and Send for Parade Tickets now, Sunday, while still available at: $3.00, $2.60, $2.00 and $1.50. Break­ The Registration Table will be fast·Glo Tickets are $2.50. Make on the Mezzanine of the Nicollet, checks payable 19 Minneapolis where our visitors will receive Chapter, SPEBSQSA, Inc, for tags bearing' their names and Parade and Breakfast-Glo Tick­ chapters, Write to SPEBSQSA, ets NOW, and send to: Bill Inc., 20619 Fenkell Ave., De­ Furst, 5213-43rd Ave., So. tl'oit, for Room Reservations. Minneapolis, Minn. A Pre-Show Dinner will be held Maynard W, Saxe, at 5:30 in the Tel'l'ace Room of the Nicollet, for the Membel's of Mid-Wintcr Meeting the House of Delegates and their Chairman

!\'II NEAPOLIS MID-WINTER MEETING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

_.-...... ' . Top-LloH-L. Mikelson, A. Dale, n. Ellefson, O. Skordahl, n. Clark, W. .'ursl, P. Hopkins, Dr. E. Johnson, M. Liepke. Fronl-LloH-C. Drnnln", Dr. H. Drowne, J. Worrell, Dr. E. I1nmlel, Chnpter PreBldrnt: R. Ibbersoll, L. SleUen, M. Saxe. General Chairman. DECEMBER, 1953 8 Tho HarmotJ;zor

3-Pillsburgh. Pa.; Lockport, N. Y.; Arcadia, ColiC.; Des Moines, Iowa; Crescent Cit)', Calif.; Millersburg, Ohio. 3-~-Pel:ln, Ill., Chorns Spring Sing. MONTY MARSDE r 9-0rillia. Onto Ill--Reading, Mass.; Winnipeg, Man.; Grand Past International Board Member Rapids, lIIich.• Great Lakes Invitational; York, B. F. "Monty" Marsden of Detroit Pa.• Mld·At!. Regional.; Medina, Ohio; Kla­ died of a heart attack October 18. COMING· mnth Fall., Orc. ll-Farminscton. III. While emceeing the Detroit Chapter's 17-New BedCord. lass.; Belleville. Ill.: Annual Canadian Night on Friday, Hamilton. Onto October 16, Monty was taken ill, and 23-Nassau County, N. Y.: EI Dorado. KaDs.; was rushed to the hospital. VERTS Kenton, Ohio; Aurora. Ill. 24~Montreal, Quebee. Regional Preliminan' Monty was a charter member of the Contest; Jamestown, N. Y.; Wausau, Wisc.; St. Paul. Minn., Charily Show; Marinette, Detroit Chapter which was founded Wisc.; EI Paso, Texns; Drandon, MaD.; in 1939 and served in nearly ever~' Chnrleston. W. Va.; Pelerborough. Onl.; chapter office, as President of the Altoona. Pa. 2~-2S-Proria, III.; Kansas City, Kansas. Metropolitan Detroit Association of 111 a)' J-Belmonl. Mnss.; Fnll River. Mass.; Chapter , and two terllls as a member Mnnkato. flnn.. LOL Regional Prelim. Con­ of the Society's International Board AS REPORTED TO THE test. 1-2-Pittsburgh, Pn., Johnny Appleseed Dis· of Directors. During his enlistment in INTERNATIONAL OFFICE trict Regional Preliminaries. the U. S. Navy in World War I, Monty -Laconia, N. H.; Needhnm. Mass.; Stevens served as prIvate secretary to John THROUGH OCTOBER 25, 1953 Point. Wise.; CharIer Night; La Crosse, Wisc.: Philip Sousa. In business life he was Buffalo. N. Y., Seneca Land Regionnl Prelim­ (All events are Parades unless inaries; Canton, Ohio. Michi~an representative of the Amer­ otherwise specified) IS-Providence. R.I.; Manitowoc. Wisc.: Dal­ ican Banknote Co. He was affection­ las, 'rexas; Won",w, N. Y.; Derry, N. H. ately known as one of the real "work November I5-College Pnrk, Md.; Decntur. III. 16-Johnny Appleseed District Chorus Contest. barbershoppin~ 18-Mnnitowoc, Wisc. (Location To Be Selected) horses" for in the 20-Montclnlr, N. J .• Family Night; South 22-Rarlne, Wlsc.; Quincy, lIIass.. Minstrel Detroit area, and the l\1iclllgan Dis­ Cook, 111. Show: Marlboro. Mas•. trict. His genial perpetual smile, his 2I-Menomonie, Wisc.; North Vnncouver. 29-Appleton. Wlsc. B.C., Charter Night; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; June S-Jcrscy City. N. J .. Annual Dance and enthusiasm, and efforts will be l;orely Ashtabula, Ohio; Hnrtford, Conn.; Albuquer­ Quartet Roundup. missed. Que. N. M.. Harmony Rodeo; Youngstown. 9·13-WnshiOlrton. D. C.. Int'l Convention. Ohio; Ann Arbor. Mich.: Springfield, Mass.; Sept. 1l·25-Housatonic (Derby). Conn. Monty is survived by his wife, Betty, Paterson. N. J.; Pampa, Texas; Salt Lake Ocl. 2-Genesce (Rochester), N. Y. a son, Dean, a brothel', and a sister. City. Utnh; Peterboro. Ont.; Roseburg, Ore. 22-Hieksvllle. Ohio; Arlington Heights, Ill. 27-Versaill.s, Ky. 28-Duckeye Chapter (Columbus), Ohio; Ta­ coma, Wnshlngton; Easton-Phillipsburg. Pa.: San Carlos (Peninsula), Calif.• Bcnefit Show; Buffalo. N, Y.; Dowagiac, Mich.; Carlsbad, N. M.: Lynn. Mass. December 3-I

CHORUS CONTEST have Registration Books. Enough of BEYOND CALL OF DUTY these have been set aside at Intel'Jla­ AT WASHINGTON tional Hq. to take care of the members Helll'Y (Hans) Beyer, First Vice of competing quartets and choruses. President of the Land O'Lakes Dis­ Last June at Detroit the winning The sooner these books are obtained, tJ'ict, Editor of the LOL Harmony chorus (Great Lakes Chorus of Grand the better for all concel'Jled. The books News, and Director of the Sheboygan Rapids, Mich. Chapter) was crowned are exchangeable, but not refundable. Chorus (1952 LOL District Cham­ CONVENTION CH 0 RUS CHAM­ pions), is one of the growing list of PION. Each costs $7.50 and entitles the barbershoppers who really take their This title was decided upon because holder to apply for hotel accommoda­ "labors of love" seriously. Mrs. Beyer not all the Society's Districts were rep­ tions. The books contain admission ill "Circulation Manager" of the Har­ tickets for all contest sessions and mony News and does much of the work. resented and not all the competing the Jamboree at Washington. choruses had won the honor of com­ Without this wifely all-out co-operation, peting by first winning a contest in bow could Hans have sold their dining their own District. QUAHTET HEGISTHATION room furniture to convert the dining This year at Washington, D.C. will be Thirty days in advance of the anni­ room into the publication office of the different. versary date of the registration of Harmony News? each Society quartet, a formal notice Each District has the privilege of en­ and remhlder will be mailed out from tering two choruses, BUT they must the Int'l Office so that each quartet be chosen by an intra-District Contest. will be given the opportunity of re­ In that way, the twenty-eight cho­ registering. Ihe l'uses competing at Washington, D.C. will be as nearly as possible the best This is important. Quartets already .BARBER SHOP the entire Society has to offer. Then, registered need not wony about for­ it will be justifiable to crown the win­ getting the anniversary date because qU81'Iei ning chorus-"SPEBSQSA INTER­ the reminder will reach them in plenty NATION AL CHORUS CHAM-· of time. Words and Music by PIONS." Society quartets which haven't yet Dick Mmlll/ug ASCAP Many of the Districts have already registered should do so at once. The Inspired by held their chorus contests and know first step is to write tQ the Int'l Office s.p.E.n.S.Q.S.A. who their representatives at Washing­ and ask for a registration blank and Arranged by Sll!tmmd Spaeth ton, D.C. will be. Some of the choruses a copy of the Quartet Manual. Published by are already making }Jreparations to transport their members to and from It is the plan of the Harmonizer Edi­ . Washington. Buckeye Chapter, (Co­ torial Board to continue the policy of ODETTE lumbus, Ohio), is well along on col­ listing once a year all officially regis­ lection of a travel fund. Others are tered SPEBSQSA quartets showing MUSIC CORP. doing the same. the name and address of their contact man. This will be done in the March 1619 Broadway • New York, N. Y. Registration Books issue which goes to press on January Price .50-20% dism'l orders '" 10 or more. Members of competing choruses must 25th. * .n /I~... PARKER PEN SETS with OFFICIAL Society Emblems

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DECEMBER, 1953 by Deac Martin .( dlS

In the last Harmonizer "Stub Pencil" thes~ six hUl}dred chapters too many Joe Murrin of the 1945 Champion Mis­ quoted me to the effect that there old-tlll1~r~ .'~11I have passed up their fits since that combination had to be isn't type small enough to symbolize responslblhtJes to themselves for start· broken. my opinion of the suggestion to divide ing tllis idea in the first place. Too I think that Joe Jones' cOll1l1'ient about competing quartets into old-timers and many of them will have forgotten old-timers has made a case which youngsters in order to give the old that even late in life there is still the needs no summation and to which boys "a chance" nowadays. same thrill in singing with three there is no necessity to append a other guys as there was during their moral. A letter from Joe Jones, Detroit, old­ first months and years of Society timer, and former bari of The Ambas­ membership ... . sadors with Wolff, Scott and the late *** Monty Marsden now bariying with the "My own pipes are rusty, my throat .The evolution of the medals worn bv Hobby Chord Foul' delights me be­ ge;ts raw and raspy, my voice quality the International Champions, and the cause it stresses the singing-for-fun mIght not even qualify me for a sec· methods of supplying- them to the ond rate fish wagon; but bv golly Champs should be in the Society's phase which was originally the essence I'n~ ~illging of the Society, and is the basic reason stip in a quartet aliJ record, so here goes .... why it has ridden the storms of 15 lOVing It Just as much as the night According' to Carroll Adams, the idea years so successfully. Says Joe in I joined the Society". of a championship medal originated part: And there the Voice of Experience has With Roscoe Bennett, general chair­ man of the convention-contest in "Too many of us stew al'ound about slJOken. The comment about Joe would not be complete without mentioning Grand Rapids, 1942, (Now Editor of our inability to cope with the fresh Michigan District publication, The voices of the youn~er quai-tets and we that nowadays he sings with Howard Tubbs (Present Int'l Bd. member and T1·oubado/·). Roscoe says that he got do nothing about slllging ourselves ... the idea while in chlll'ch, lH'oving that Some kind hearts think we should have bass of the several times finalist G.ardenaires), Earl Rubert (Garden­ church may offer more than spiritual our OWIl competition, limited to guys values. The choir boys were being pre­ who are 40 or over or 50 and up. aires' lead) and Eddie Reddick, tenor. ~wo of them might qualify as old­ sented with medallions on colored 'What call we do about the old­ ribbons for attendance and achieve­ timers?' they say, 'They don't come tuners, but there are plenty of young fellows who would give their pink ments ... so "why not our cham­ around to meetings like they used pions7" to'." cheeks to be in the same quartet. He passed the idea to President (not "I joined this Society in 1941 because The Lamplighters in Cleveland have Sec-that came later) Adams, who I wanted to sing in a barbershop quar­ been together for more than 10 years was able to get the Detroit chapter to tet ... When I joined up, ever~'body without one change in personnel. 'Thev pay for four medals, referred to then in the chapter wanted to sing in a were the first Ohio State ChampiOlls befor~ and for several years later as the quartet and I'm just naive enough to Johnny Appleseed District was "0. C. Cash" award. They were pre­ think that is the same aspiration and orgal1lzed, and have been in medalist sented to the Elastic Four 1942 hope of everybody who joins our ranks competition in the International Con· wa~ ~est. winners at Grand Rapids. I under today ... Always it was .four guys, They have always said that there the impression that Detroit and Oak­ each of equal stature and 11l1portance IS not an outstandingly good voice land County chapters furnished the as members of the Society, having a among the four, yet when the four g-et medals until 1947 when the Interna­ little fun for themselves. Nobody ever together they had, and still have, one tional took over the responsibility. But leaned over to his neighbor and said, of the finest blends among our four­ somes. Carroll says that, as he remembers it 'Those guys are lousy. They couldn't Chicago chapter furnished them on~ get to first base in district competi­ The .col~tinlied enjoyment they get out year. At any rate the medals received tion' because that same member might of SlJ1gl!lg together is in sharp con­ by the Elastics were the first to be be singing with three other guys trast With the lost feeling of such given, and are of different design shortly and be subject to the same men as Cy Perkins, Pete Buckley and than those that followed. kind of cruel and thoughtless criti­ cism... "That's the same kind of chance these SINGING A HAPPY CHORD young men coming into the Society want for themselves today. They wallt to have fun .too. They want to sing in a quartet either 'good' or 'lousy' by competitive measurement. That's the real spirit of our Society ... Foul' guys begin to enjoy singing together so ~hey gradually begin to rehearse, to Improve themselves and thereby satisfy their own vanity. That's tile way all our top quartets got started

"Ten or twelve years ago some self­ important and supposedly erudite .. ~._'"~-'", lJ.· ...._: ." music critic chose to look' upon our r~l~se '~'I;aPters So~iety athe judst a few of the 325 barbershoppers and their families fronl nine as 'a l?assing fancy, something A a gj /re b at Lak~ Murray on Sepfember 27 for the Oklahomo City Chapter's 3rd WlllCh won't hve long'. Now, six hun­ nnua am oree. Pictured are LtoR frollt: W. L. Underwood. President-Wichita dred chapters later, his prediction has Fal!s, Te",.; lIT. R. Loryg, Secretar)'-Fort Worth, Texas; Jesse Lowe, Corpus Christi, pr~ved to be as silly as his appraisal. Tex. an~ Jos. E. Lew,s, Southwestern District" President of Dallas Texas. Lending ~'; ~ar III the b.ack, are Pat Palterson, Prelidelll-Oak Cliff. Te;as; S. lIT. Pun)' If It should ever come true it will be e,"lIsp' thte Soclefty • first lIT.C. from Tullo, Okla. and on the for right Clarence because here and tllere throughout SI oan, res dent 0 the host chapfer. DECEMBER, 1953 10 'j'be Hflf1110nizer 11

Wa hlngton, D. C. Chapter-Mid.Atlantic District Lew Sims, Director

And then came the dawn. A few hours MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT HOLDS of sleel) for some, none for others, BIG CONVENTION IN NEW YORK CITY and the show goes on. - L. A. "Pom" Pomeroy, District Secretary The Clinic The Mid-Atlantic States District A mad scramble to get out of the How do you hold a qual'tet clinic wrote a new chapter in the History of Hall followed the contests as people for 37 quartets? The l)anel of Judges Barbershopping the week-end of Octo­ looked up their favorite eating places. used the guest quartets that t.ad ber 16, 17 and 18 in New York City. At eight-thirty everyone was back in thrilled the audience at -the Jamboree Planning for this outstanding event his seat to heal' the first DELASUS­ and by demonstration -and lecture started 'way back last January when QUEHUDMAC (named for the fol­ showed what it takes to hit the top the twenty chapters making up Areas lowing rivers: Delaware, Susquehan. of the barbershop trail. Over 500 peo­ 1, 2 and 3 decided to sponsor the An­ na, Hudson and Potomac) Jamboree. ple crowded into the ball room and nual District Quartet Contest and The Hall by this time had a real con­ stayed till the end. make it a session to be remembered. vention atmosphere with each chap­ Early plans were grandiose but were ter's banner hanging from the front nothmg compared to the actual event. of the box seats. Thus was a new idea in District Con­ The first official meeting of the week­ ventions born, The Mid-Atlantic States end was the District Meeting sched­ Back to the Hotel McAlpin but not will develop it fm'ther until every last uled for nine o'clock Friday night in to bed, No sil'! There was as l1luch member in the District will be on hand Hotel McAlpin in the heart of New going on as ever seen in an Interna­ to take part in such a week end. If all York City. But by earry afternoon the tional Convention city but hel'e we had can get the thrill that the hundreds hotel lobby was ringing with the it all in one hotel .. , 'fo those of you of bal'bershoppers who attended ex­ chords of the seemingly endless pro­ who have attended an Intel'llational­ perienced thero will bo increased activ­ cession of quartets waiting to check '!luff said. '1.'0 the others all we can Ity in the Society such as even our in. Barbel'shoppers fl'om all over the say is-you will never reallv live until beloved founder O. C. Cash never en­ District wero crowding into the act you spend such a night. . visioned, and evel'ybody was doing his best to let Coney Island Baby know he was there-in person. to look as good The District Meeting got under way on time, but only after a hurry call was sent out for more chairs to seat as you sound ... the 115 men who jammed the room. The meeting itself was an inspiration Outfit your quartet or chorus with to all with the District officers and the these flashing Tuxedo Whites for the visiting International officers lending theil- voices to plans in store for the perfect accompaniment to your vocal Chapters, the District and the Society. impression. Time was called at ten thirty to per­ mit those who wished to slceJl in prep­ aration for the big da,y Saturday, a The coat model shown is only one chance to hit the sack. ofseveral Shane styles appropriate for The schedule called for an elimina­ use by the SPEBSQSA. In stock at all tion quartet contest at ten o'clock Saturday morning. One look at the times is a fine selection ofwhite jack­ entry hst of 34 quartets and the ets and trousers with a variety of Chairman of Judges, Immediate Past International President Ed Smith, colored trims. moved the starting time up to eight fifteen. By pushing hard the judges All coats can be embroidered with listened to the 31st quartet that actu­ ally made it just at noon. The Judges chapter name and insignia. Shane had to be taken away in wheel chairs and served lunches in the infil'lnary, coats and trousers have been used by but they were able to recover in time several SPEBSQSA chapters with to be sitting in their proper places in Carnegie Hall at two in the afternoon. great effectiveness. There, before an audience made up We carry a complete range of sizes of 1000/0 barbershop ellthusiasts, ten in stockJot' qllick de/it/e,y. For Wffi­ choruses and ten quart~ts sang it out for the District ChamplOnship. Books plete information, write have been written about the acoustical properties of Carnegie Hall, but never have the walls of that auditorium NORMAN SHANE, Sr. heard the ring that was there that afternoon, Each competing group­ chorus 01' quartet - c Iaim ed thev Shane Uniform Company. Inc. sounded bettel' in the Hall than in any other spot. West Maryland at Buchanan • Evansville 7, Ind. DECEMBER, 1953 12 Tbe HflTmotJizer "OUR DIMENSIONS AND OUR OPPORTUNITIES" An Address to the SPEBSQSA House of Delegates, Detroit, June 11, 1953 by Dean Snyder, Int'l 2nd Vice·President. Chairman, In!'1 Committee on Long Range Planning (Because of the widespread interest in Dean Sn),der's talk the Editors de­ cided to reproduce it so that all may read it.)

Mr. President and Members of the where we are going-these things rep­ We can take part in chapter lead­ House of Delegates: resent the substance of our inquiry. ership and administration - as officers or committee chairmen. \Ve have said that these thin~s must I be seen, understood, and applIed. 'Ve 'Ve can take part in area, dis­ I am glad to tall, with you about the must do more than read about this trict, and international affairs as future of our Society. It is perhaps substance. 'Ve must ufeeP' it, think it, officers, area coullselol's, 01' on the most important subject we could talk about it, and we must do some­ committee assignments. thing personal about it. discuss at this first meeting of the "'e can become specialists­ new House of Delegates. Fifteen years long~range judges, chorus directors, quartet of history lie' back of us. Our founda~ I prefer to think that plan­ coaches, parade pl'OdUCC1'S, song tions arc strong. 'Ve can look forward ning is in large part thoughtful dis­ leaders, masters of cercmollies. with confidence and it is appl'opl'iate CUSSiOll and thinking ahead, not just to do so. a lot of reports on paper. Above all, it is the active participatioh of each 'Ve can write and edit - articles one in our affairs as a Society and for chapter bulletins, district pub­ The occasion is importctnt. "The old lications, and the Harlllonizer, as lJ with an eye to the future. tl~e well as humorous pieces and show order passethl giv!ng way to new is an apt quotatIOn to descnbe our scripts. meeting here. The House of Delegates Where do ideas come /'I'om? Our Com­ tHan broadens the base of representa­ mittee has utilized these last few 'Ve can stud~' and learn more tion in our Society. It is evidence both nionths in a review of our problems­ about harmoll~', ear-training, his­ of our vigor and our maturity that the microscopic approach-and in the tory of music (e.g., history of we could make this significant change exchange and collection of construc­ popular music in America), bar­ so smoothly. As a legislative body, we tive ideas. A large bundle of corre­ bershop craft, including the fa­ are charged from here on out with spondence has resulted. Many persons mOllS Reagan flclock system". responsibilities as leaders and as other than the committee members statesmen. This day is an important have contributed. Past issues of the We CRn compose the lyl'ics and Harmonizer have been combed. Discus~ melody of songs, milestone in our progress. siong at the Boston mid-winter meet­ ing were'most helpful. I waut to thank We can make arrangements (see '1'lw subject ,is importa.nt,. You have a host of our members for the thought pages 18-19, June 1053 Hanllo­ asked me to discuss long-range plan­ and attention given to long-range nizer). ning. \Vhat could be more vital? The planning. These sparks of renewed in_ biologist defines lifc in tcrms of terest are ver~' valuable to the Society, We can become collectors-old growth. Our existence as a Societ~' Before we are through, many more songs, quartet records, tape re­ and our growth as a Society are liJw­ must become involved in this process cOl'dings, back issues of the Har­ wise one and the same thing. DurIng of "thoughtful discussion and thinking monizer! pictures of Society quar­ the past year, we have given fresh ahead." tets all( special events. digmty and emphasis to the business We can visit other chapters, travel of looking ahead. \Ve have stopped II and attend parades, help organize using a microscope to find flaws in new chapters. favor of binoculars to view-as Row­ 1 promised to talk about our dimen­ land Davis once said-liThe third sions as a Society because unless we We can make new SPEBSQSA range of mountains ahead", and we can see and 11feel JJ what we are, there friends in other parts of the coun­ have begun to examine our growth is nothing substantial to take hold of try and keep in touch with them in qualitative rather than quantita­ as we move forward. I believe that th l' 0 ugh correspondence - ex­ tive terllls. \Vhere do we want to bc we have, within the concept of our changing ideas, music, and just ten years il'om now, five years fl'OIll Society, something larger and more "gossip'.', now-or next year? That is the ques­ marvelous than we have ever dreamed tion. We can have a wonderful vaca­ of-if we can but sec its three dimen­ tion one week in evel'>, year by sions and relate thosc dimensions to attending the InternatIonal Con­ Longc-1'(f.l1Ue 1J[nnniu(I is 'IlOt '/Ilagic. our opportunities for growth and for test and Convention. We want to be pmctlcal. 'Ve are not public acceptance, searching with binoculars for magical We can make talks about SPEB­ illusions 01' mystical visions of outer The hoi'i~ont((l cl-i'llleIlSioll. Within our SQSA and properly interpret its space. \Ve are searching to find some­ Society framework, there is possibil­ program and its craft concepts thing that can be seen, understood, ity for a wide range of activities, No to clubs and civic organizations, and applied, Do we have dimensions member Heed sulfer because he can't to school and college music a:\ a Society? I think so, and in a sing in a quartet, and no member need groups, and to people generally. minute I will try to tell you what I grow old in service. \Ve are a quartet mean, but first, we must' dispose of society, yes, but we are a lot more We can take part ill chapter pro­ another preliminary item, than just a quartet society. Think of grams of community service ­ the many opportunities that our mem­ sing in hospitals, military camps! bers have! Here are some of them: civic and church gatherings, ail [,ong-1'm1UC plml1ling is 'I/Ot (f,., set of in campaigns for charity and for 'reports. 'Vritten material may not be We can sing in quartet~. cultural development - and thus the answer to what we are seeking. work to make our communities 'l'his job is different from framing a 'Ve can sing in choruses-small better places in which to live. Hew set of by-laws 01' revisill~ the chorllses of "precisionahesJJ 01' contest judging rules. The admimstm­ large choruses comprised of sing­ We can help make America strong tive form and the management of our ers from one 01' several chapters. Society are important, but this is not by helping to flKeep America our life blood, nOlO our real substance. 'Ve can compete in quartet and Singing". 'Vhat we arc, what we stand for, and chorus contests. (Contil/ued 011 'Iexl, page) DECEMBER, 1953 The Harmonizer 13

DIMENSIONS, Continued with an additional class of "sidewalk To admit this, however, is not to deny supel'intendents." I do not mean casual the natural clientele to whom our So­ Where else can you find such "ariet)·? hangers-on, Or curiosity seekers, 01' cicty can and should appeal. 'Ve need It includes just about evcl'y possiblc crows. I mean men-just as worthy of to intcrpret and demonstrate what we t~pe of participation - except solo membership in our cmft as the othcrs do to at least foul' groups. 'fhis is the smging. I am indebted to "Pom" -who come in as intelligent listencrs, selling job of which I speak. Pomeroy for giving me a descriptive who like to sec and hear othcrs pcr­ phrase for the horizolltal dimension form).. who enjoy thc companionship of l'OIUlU men. If we do not replenish of our Society. He has called it "hob­ our ;::society, who are willing to work our ranks with younger members, we bies within a HOBBY". Therc is some­ and perhaps to set foot on the ladder cannot survive. 'I'he men who founded thing for everybody. Men from ages of growth which is the vcrtical dimen­ this Society fifteen years ago are fif­ sion. tccn years older today. Like Chiang's 18 to 80 CRn discover a great mnge Army on Formosa, they al'e "old" of good things to do in SPEBSQSA. soldiers, and although old soldiel'S Every member can be active in olle If the professional music educators nevel' die in SPEBSQSA any more way 01' another. only knew what great resourccs we than in the Al'my, they don't sing or have for growing in musical satis­ fi~ht quite so well as time goes on. Tlte 1Jcrtical climellsiou. 'I'he second faction and skill, they would join dimension within the frAmework of forces with us in the promotion of our How can we attrRct ~'oung men of our Society is just as stimulating. It craft. The great pl'inciple of education good quality? This is a speech in itself, is the chance to move UI} the ladder is to help people to do belter the but I will briefly mention thrce oppor­ of experience and skill. 'l'his ladder things they are going to do unyw~~', tunities: can be placcd at any point along the and to reveal and make attractIve horizolltal line of activitics which higher levels of excellence. "re can do We can cooperate with the Armed we've just described. that, too, through SPEBSQSA. Forces-as we have done-and eventually reap a harvest of mem­ The horizontal dimension is the hobby bers as these young men finish dimension; the vertical dimension is 'i'he third dimension. 'Ve nre hearing their tOUt's of duty and l'eturn to the craft dimension. a lot about 3-D motion pictures. On their home towlIS with a liking lhe screen, the third dimension is one for barbershop quartet and chorus 'rhe craft 01' guild system, which de­ of depth-but it is the illusion of singing. veloped in the Middle Ages, stressed depth. In our Soc.iet~', depth is are· excellent workmanship, trAining, And nlity. Back of us at this c.onvention 'Ve can work with schools and a chance to rise in the ranks. As a nre 4500 of our kind of people; back colleges to introduce our typC of modern musical craft, SPEBSQSA is of us are 25,000 members of this great singing, to coach quartets, to help bound to do the same. Society. Back of the horizontal and the conduct contests, and to give ap­ vertical are myriad aS$.oeiations and propriate recognition to outstRnd­ At Boston, Frank Thorne said, uWe'vc fine friendly relationships among those me young quartet and choral ll gl'OUpS. got to get, 'cm and thcn train 'em _ who like to sing and to listen to sing­ meaning that mcmbership alone is not ing. 'Ve can cncoUl'age the father - son enough whether as membel' of a quar­ relationship and bring our own tet, 01' as potential chapter officer The third dimension is, thercfore, the sons, or our neighbors' SOilS, 01' n material. personal dimension. It is hard to de· community "Boys' Club" into a scribe our organization except in knowledge of what we do, how wc Let's talk about levels 01' rungs 011 terms of the people who compose it. do it, and how much fUll we have. the ladder. The first one is careful Let us, therefore, constantly keep be­ Ours is one adult pastime that no selection of our members. Next we fore us the personal qualities that go member need be ashamed to hold draw upon the cI'aft system for the to make a good barbershol>per. Let us up fOl' imitation by the youth of term uapprcntice." With experience, strive mOre than ever to attract this the land. apprentices become lljol1l'ne~'men" and kind of new member and then make the most excellent of these can aSl}ire All this does not mean lowering our life so interesting for him in terlns of a~e to the role of master craftsmen. Take the horizontal and the vertical dimen­ limits 01' organizing a junior aux­ the study of bsq. harmony and the ihm'y to OUl' Society. It merely meRns sions, that he will have more fun lhan helpin~ making of written quartet and chorus he ever dreamcd of and more of the a hand to those who-sooner arrangements. Here we have an ac· other kinds of satisfaction about which or later-will grow into membership knowledged mastcr class of a few men we've been talking today. status in our chapters. well known to all of us. But we also M'llSic edllClaOTS. SPEBSQSA is bascd have somc journeymen and probably on music. It is good music, but we a1'e marc apprentices than an)' of us real­ Il lot to sell.. Recently on un Rirplane trip, I was seated next to a man who not sufficiently well understood by ize. II we are wise, we will encourage those who teach music and who so men with interest and ability to im­ turned out to bc the international past president of one of the well known often control or influence the commu­ prove their apprentice skills in this nity's attitude toward music. 'rheh' segment of our activities. Apply the service club organizations. Hc asked me many questions about our Society. seeming indifference to the style of same principle to contest judgmg and singing we love so much is duc almost vou have am' judge training prOR'ram Finally, he said, "You fellow::! cer­ tainly have a lot to sell. I wish we had entirely to their cOlllplete lack of leading to certification on the ap­ undel'standing of what we are doing proved panel. one·half as much". This was a compli­ ment to make anyone feel proud, but in a legitimate ficld of music. 'rhe great opportunity ahead of us is J kept silently asking myself, flA lot National lenders of music teaching, to extend these organized training to sell-to whom?" faculty in college conservatorics, high programs to other areas. Our schools school music tenchel's. choir directors, clinics, and seminars at district and III Rnd even instrumentalists, need to international conventions could be know us better, and to heal' the best brought down to the chapter level. Who ct'l'e the clistomers? 1 don't want possible samples of OU1' singing. Competition is perhaps the best de­ to lead you astray by dwelling upon l'eachers of harlllony need to examine vice of all for motivating interest and "salesmanship" and "CUSlOtllCl'S" as our 4-part arrunl{ements and we must striving for excellence. CRn anyone those words nre commonly understood. help thcm do so. 'Ve should even spend doubt that through our quartet and What we have described is a commod­ time in "educating" the profeSSional chorus contests, we improve the quali­ ity to be given and received-not to music critics who write fOl' our news­ ty of our singing? Can it be doubted be bought and sold. There is no bount)· papers. that good l'csults and deserved recog­ on new mcmbers nor any brokerage nition will come to many members in organizing ncw chapters. We seek Recently, Ed Smith and I sl>ent part through the l~'rie and melody writing no monetary profit from anything we of one day with the head of the music and arrangement contests now being do. The very essence of a true craft, department at Columbia Univcrsity in conducted through the Harmonizer? as well as a hobby, is found in the New York City. That evening he heard satisfaction of the workman and in the Buffalo Bll1s and the FourTeens In this craft of OUI'S, we have one thc excellence of thc product as tcsted Sitlg. He heo1'<1 the i\fnnhatlan Chap­ level of intcrest completely unknown in the minds and the hearts of men tet' Chorus. It was a new and thrilling to the medieval guild~. We are blessed rather than in the mal'ketplaee. (Coutiuued 011 lIex/ page) DECEMBER, 1953 14 '['he Harmonizer

DIMENSIONS, Continued of an earlier day that captured theil' nizer. It may turn out to bc the most attention. vital force yet discovcred in helping experience. He got a completely 'new us to understand musical foundations After 15 years, how can we hold this upon which our Societ~' is built. concept of what can be dOlle with male clientele and increase it? Can we do voices singing unaCCOlll!lnnicd. He said it merely because the IH'Oceeds of a to us, 1I0ur high schoo teachers need IV to know more about this. It may be the chapter parade are dedicated to phi­ answer to the loss of interest in glee lanthropy 01' social service? Not for In conclusion, let me givc you a rc­ clubs". Later, he wrote, "l want to try long. \Ve must, I believe, provide en­ mindel' And an admonition. This is my hand at making arrangements the tertainment of superior quality and whcrc long-rangc planning gcts per­ way you people do it". couple it with a year-round program sonal. The Society is YOll. Long-range of interprctation to thc entire com­ planning is YOll. What kind of mem­ The National Symphony OrchestrA in munity of the true dimensions of our bers are you going to bring in? 'Vhat Washington, D. C., has given a joint craft as we now know them. Let us kind of a program is your chapter concert two successive years with have HArtery Parties" and many going to have? What kind of a Society other forms of community scrvice. It do yoI/, want for the future? \Vill yOl! our District of Columbia Chapter. '1'0 is part of our progl'nm to do so, but lll)' knowledge, the same plan has been take advantage of 0\.11' wonderful bun­ followed in at least three other cities. lct us be known primarily by our musi­ dle of l'esources in all three of its These instrumentalists love Deethoy.en, cal "good works" and by Our legiti­ dimensions? but they call also learn to apprecmte mate craft and hobby concepts. "bArbershop" because both types of Somewhcre in the writings of Alfred Ow' own. members. "'e arc 25,000 Noyes, the great English poet and music are good music and in good strong, but let me qu.ote from a recent taste. Many symphony players also essayist, are to be found these words: Jettcr in our committee filcs. lilt's "If I lookcd farther ahead. it was bc­ give music lessons. \Ve are reaching amazing that so many know so littlc both the vocal and instrumental teach­ cause I stood on giant shoulders". about our Society. We have a lot of Here at this first session of the new ers-but only in a limited way. Let's members but few real converts." plan to do it on n wider basis. House of Delegates-in thc presence of our li'oundcr OUI' past presidents What to do? This again is a speech J Tile geucrllL H8te~ling ,mblic. Outside of its own. In my judgment, one of and other "statesmen" of Our Society our own ranks. we have probably done many approaches to this problem lies -these words have a special signifi­ Ollr best job with friends and neigh­ in the furthcr devclopment of bar­ cance. bors-not members of the Socicty­ bershop craft sessions for our general I invite all of yOli to consider our who come once or twice each year to membership. This new idea has been future and to look ahead. There are heal' Our parades. Originally, with this tested in at least four districts and it giants among us. Find one and stand group, it was the glamol' of a new will bc cxpanded during the next ycar on his shouldcl's-or bettcr still, be­ idea and nostalgia for the old songs through the columns of the Harlno- come one yoursclf.

CORRECTIONS IN SONGS FOR MEN, VOL. VI Past Inte,:national Board Member Harry Sparrow, Colorado Springs, Colo., caught a number of errors in the Society's 1953 Song Book which he passed on to John Hill, Chairman of the '52-'53 Song Arrangements Com­ mittee, which published the book. Chairman Hill had already caught other errors and this listing combines all corrections to date.

SOllg Page LillB Aleasllre Pari Note ClllI)/(jc I Remembcr 5 3 BarL last EarL should be B Natural Bass Bass should be A Flat Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes 7 2 5 Lead 2nd Should be D Natural After the Winter 17 1 2 BarL IsL Should be B Natural 17 3 3 Lead last Should be F Sharp V Taxes 19 2 5 'renor all Should be A Flat Carolina in Springtime 20 1 2 Lead 3rd Should be C Sharp 20 1 3 Lead 3rd Should be C Sharp 22 4 1 Bass 2nd Should he E (not D) My Sweetie in Tahiti 23 1 1 Bass 3rd Should be A Natural 23 1 I Lead 5th Should be D Flat 23 1 3 Lead 4th Should be A Natural 23 2 2 Lead 5th Should be D Flat 23 4 2 Bari. 3rd Should be G Natural 23 4 2 Bass 3rd Should be F Flat 24 4 3 'renor 3rd Should bc F ~Same as 1st note in measure) 25 4 3 Lead last hould be D Natural 25 5 2 Tenor 2nd Should be E Natural

~e, Boys It's Great to Lead a Band 28 5 1 Lead 5th Should be D Flat .., 29 1 4 Tenor 3rd Should be D Natural v 29 5 I Lead Mh Should be E Flat 29 5 2 Tenor 1st Should be E Natural ./ 29 G 2 'renor last Should be E Natural When You and 1 Were Young Maggie 30 2 1'enor 2nd Should be F Natural (Same as 1st note) 30 3 G Tenor 2nd Should be E Natural 30 5 G BarL l,t Should be C Natural

V LonesomeJ That's All 32 3 8 Tenor 2nd & 3rd Should be D Natural 32 3 8 Lead 2nd & 3rd Should bc B Flat DECEMBER, 1953 The Harmonizer THE MA HEMICAL IMPROBABILITIES OF A CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTET When the 1u/'ite/' visited Denver, cha.nces against might a1Jpl'oClch Colomdo, 1'ecently, Buck Maddy, u the 1'ctt10 1'e1J1'esentecl by one to good ba.1'bersho1J1)er 0/ the Denvel' the millions o/light yem's between Chupte/', and I got to discussing here c£?lcl the sun. the mathemat'ical improbctbilitic8 0/ (l, chctmpionship qICu1'tet. We Herb Wall, Secl'etctry, a1Tived at the conclusion that the Cent'ral States Dist1'ict

First, you have to have four guys who and sweet like it was in the breakfast The big night and stl-ange as it seems, like to sing and have the equipment l'oom at home, but they place as alter­ they all feel swell. The top five go to sing with - four guys who like nates, through their songs and al'e they each other - who are willing to spend ftoodl Fifth place winner and that h 0 U l' S together practicing - foul' Gain Confidence Isn't it. Fourth I Third! Second! It guys, mind you, who love the stuff At the next District Contest, the finally hits them smack in the face­ so much they're willing to give up Judges don't look quite so unreason­ they're champs, just about everything to sing and able. Outside of the bari's wife's im­ practice. minent confinement, which makes him What are the mathematical improba­ jittery, they sing their hearts out and bilities? YoIt figure it out. Four who have enough ham in them win second place, to want to perform and please the __0 _ listening customers; who are willing to subject themselves to direction and are willing to take the C01'l'ection that goes with learning the stuff. DON''I,' FORGET ./ Last but not least (if they are mar­ ried) there should be four wives who MID-WINTBR are willing, individually and collec­ tively, to go through the ordeal of listening to one phrase of a song a If the bass doesn't slug the bari and hundred times; wives who like each the tenor doesn't go back to choir MINNBAPOLIS other and are willing to get together singing, they improve their balance in lon~ bridge sessions on the quar­ and blend and b'y to look a little IAN. IS, 16, 17 tet's mght out. more natural. After hours and nights and weeks and They've been buying Medalist Albums months of practice, if the tenor and studying the techniques of past doesn't wear out, or the lead sing flat champions like mad and they've got when he's til'ed, or the bari get mad their shading down pat and unless at the bass, they Illay leal'll to sing something happens they can't miss, the same words on the same songs and sort of get the feel of each other, The day of the Regional Preliminaries Brewed Finally, they think they are pretty comes and evel'ybody feels great ex­ good and make a few public appeal'­ cept Bill, whose boss gO,t upstage be­ ances. cause he didn't want to work Friday afternoon, and they really lay them in Need 1\1ore Songs the aisle, to d' They find that six songs al'e not enough to fill an engagement which They've found out that it isn't what means more hours of practice. Audi­ their friends say, it's what the Judges ences begin to eat them up and they hear and see that counts. They make think they are pretty good until sOllle the grade. Please guy tUl'ns up to tell them their attacks and releases are crazy, the bass and In the next month and a half they bari are drowning out the lead and go over their six songs a thousand their stage ]Jresence is stinkin', If that times until they can hal'dly stand the doesn't flatten theil' egos too much, sound of them, John is having trouble You! they get into the really hard work. getting off for three or foul' days and that thousand miles of travel costs After weeks of working on stage real dough. presence and a hundred and one other After an unmerciful drive in the ja­ technicalities, they get loosened up lop~', ~

THETARHEELS GO FOR THE "MOUNTAIN DEW"

Upper left: Immediate Past Dlxio Dlstricl Pruidenl John T. Turner, Hopper, lIIAcDonald, Winners in OrgAnized Clnss. Lower Dawson (with tho shingle bob) presenting the chorus trophy rlght: The Re.Four.; Billy Lovins, tenor o( cnrrent Air Force to Al Jones, Charlotte President, who I. playing "Come Out, ChAmps, the Aire Chord.; Tom 1'r1nce, bnri o( Ihe Carmer Come Out Wherever You Are" (rom behind the microphone. U.S.A.F. Air ~ours; Jim Lovins, J. C. Ponder, Winners in Upper right: AI, ruponding modestl)' to audience applause saY8, DisorgAnized Clas•. Center: The Brown Jug Award itself, emply "Shuck., we're just good". Lower lerl': The Carolinian.: Gilbert, but proud. TAR HEEL TUNESTERS TANGLE IN TONSIL TUSSLE or NORTH CAROLINA TAKES TO THE WOODS By John R. "Natm'e Boy" Bedllel'ik, Willston-Salem, N.C. Cha'1Jter (This (wticle is "el))'inted in its enUI'ety /1'om the NOlJembel' edition 01 the Dixie Distl'iet's bulletin, "The Rebel Rousel''', Bob Fa1Ta11, E(litol'.) Put two hundred and twenty-two tiOll, Nobody smiled. Nobody Cheered. bor;,' Gastonia and Winston-Salem. happy barbershoppers into a Septem- They stood alone. Twenty-one strong Bob Keeter directed the Tarheel Hush bel' sun-filled Tarlleelmountain, add a men of the Charlotte chorus. We Puppy Fry Champs from Charlotte. picnic basket of Hush Puppies, loads looked for the baby grand harpsi- .. .. of prizes for contests and they')) make chord. It has been their trusted friend Llghtmng never s~l'Ike.s tWice, but the sun drenched hillsides reverberate of long standing. They leaned on it. on the heels of the vlct,?r~ous Charlotte with friendly barbershop harmony. C ld 21 Ii I chorus came the Caroltmans from the .ou '._ strong n~en ave t Ie guts to Charlotte Chapter. Entered in the sl.ng Without then' n~elodeon? They "Organized Class" (those quartets Man is a singing animal. The woods at ~Id. Morrow Mountain State Park were T!ley stood .alone .Ill the battle of that retched chords together for at hfe Without thel)' Stemway and won least one week) they casily werc the full of quartets. Highlighting the gala ~he occasion was the downright theft of the co,ntest hands down. The j.oy of top number and' got 'the nod from Ed the prize trophy "The Little Brown C&rohna b~rbershop wor~d IS ·.tl~elrs. Hubbard's judges. Jug' by Charlotte in Chorus competi- ItAlso ral1s" choruses were GI;eenB- (Col/till/led all /lext page) DECEMBER, 1953 The Harmonizer 17

TARHEELS GO- " .. WISE COW KNOWS DISTRICTS PRINT DIRECTORIES Most of the Societ~"s 14 District As­ Life is sweet in Charlotte. The close ITS OWN FODDER ... " sociations of Chapters have issued harmony boys are: Gilbert, Turner, pocket direCtories. The most compact Hopper, MacDonald. At the Land O'Lakes District Contest one is Johnny Appleseed's which is at Green Bay, Wisconsin this fall, the 6" x 3\4". The booklet contains 36 Biggest hit of the Hush Puppy Fr~' WHIPCHORDS of the Janesville, })ages, plus a map of the District was the contest in the "Disorganized Wisconsin, Chapter, (who were showing locations of its chapters. Class." Concomitant with announce­ crowned Champions) sang one number The directory includes t.he following: ment of the "Disorganized Class" which none of the Judges was able to quartet competition was the spontane­ identify; however, it made a big hit 1. Brief History ous organization of the SFTPALO­ with the crowd and with most of the 2. List of Past Officers, Quartet and MQITS. The Society for the Promul­ Judges. Chorus Champions gation and Legalization of Murder­ 3. Addresses of International Of­ ing Quartets in Theil' Sleep was char­ ficers tered on the spot with 208 reprcsenta­ In a discussion of the number by the tives. Judges following the Contest, Dick 4. List· of Current District Of­ Svanoe, of Chicago, who judged Ar­ ficers It all came about with the announce­ rangements and acted as Chairman of 5. List of Area Counselors, showing ment of the first offering' by the Re­ Judges, mentioned that he didn't think the Chapters in each Area Fours-their own arrangement-their much of the arrangement although 6. Roster of Chapters, showing own impression-their own number other categories might have been im­ place and time of meeting, names and entitlcd "Even the Daisies are Blab­ pressed with the number. addresses of Chapter Officers and bing, Why Can't I Confide in You." Chapter Quartets, with name and ad­ The Re-Fours from the Winston­ At the Sunday morning Quartet Clinic dress of Quartet Contact Man Salem Chapter-in business less than the crowd got a chuckle when Dick l'e­ 7. Personnel of District Committees two hours-were three altel'ed tenors l)Orted that, just before the Clinic, the 8. List of suggested song titles and and a bass: Bill Lovins, Tom Prince, WHIPCHORDS talked to him about several blank pages for memos. Jim Lovins, J. C. Ponder. that particular song which, they said, Another information-packed directory he had arranged. Sure enough, Dick's is Land O'Lakes which even goes so Something extra in barbershopping llame is on the published octavo ar­ far. as to show the year in which each multiplies the. power ~f barbersh~p­ rangement of the number which is an of its Chapters was chartered alld the ping. Success 111 anythl11g always 111­ original composition by George Hill, number of members it had at the end volves the distaff side. Nevel' Undel'­ another Chicago barbershopper. Dick of the preceding fiscal year. estimate The Power Of A Woman, arranged the number about five or six They made and packed the Hush .Pup­ years ago. The title of it is "Gone" Each member is urged to acquaint pies read the road maps, furmshed and it is published over the Gaumont himself with the District Directory the'conversational voltage, attended label. Available from International which he will find most useful in help­ to the many details, made split sec­ Headquarters, the symbol number to ing him to get the most out of his ond blocks on little shavesters who at­ be used in ordering is GMP-405-the membership. Check with your chapter tempted mayhem with the potato salad price is 20¢. secretary. and entered "The Wives Rolling Pin Contest." First place winner was Margaret Price Gastonia. The promising Yan­ BARBERSHOPPERS ... kee ;eplacement for the aging Ed Lopat took a comfortable throwing ESPECIALLY l)Ostlll'e. Bending backward gracefully, A NECKTIE RACK FOR YOU! the rubber armed Mal'garet hurled the pie crust roller 92 and one-half feet to the wild cheers of her backers. The Makes a wonderful Gift, too! "she" must be made of rubber, Mar­ garet was presented with an electric IT1S NEW, COLORFUL popcorn popper. IN GAY RED, WHITE & BLUE Six-to-five favorite in the early book, Doc Prince's apron wearer Kay Prince • Easy to Install of Winston-Salem, after a vigorous • Easier to Use rub-down to loosen a cramped liga­ ment-her occupational hazard from • Holds 28 Ties carrying Little Doc on her pitching •A space Saver-Only 8/1 x 9/1 arm, came in a close second, at 87 feet. (Plastic Canister Set.) • Ties Don't Fall Off Mary Barrett, Gastonia, third-place • Keeps Ties in good Shape winner, was all form. She looked real good, and all she got was a lavender, yellow, mottled kitchen thing.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED AN AUTHENTIC OLD Int'l Pres. Means announces the ap­ BARBER POLE pointment of the Int'l Nominating REPRODUCTION Committee: MADE OF HARDWOOD Chairman-Past Int'l Pres. Frank H. POSTAGE Thorne, Chicago. PREPAID Past Int'l P.res. O. H. King Cole, Manitowoc, Wis. ~r Past Int'l Pres, J. D. Beeler, Evans­ Send Check Money Order No C.O.D's Please ville, Ind.. First task of the committee will.be to. BLAC-RACS present the nam~ ofa successor to th~ 400 Northampton :Street .... Boston 18, Mass. late 1st Vice 'President Carl Jones. DECEMBER, 1953 by Sigmund Spaeth

of tone, precision of attack and clarity this type has developed into an impres­ of enunciation, There is never the sive art, based on thoroughly human slightest suggestion of a wobble, and instincts. But for the average man even tho\lgh the vocal quality may such musical self-expression remains INCE some of the readers of this vary, the blend of the male voices is a l'ecreation, infinite in its possibilities S page may have missed its editor's always good, for personal and communal enjoy­ recent column on barbershop harmony ment." appearing in about thirty newspapel'S "On this histol'ic occasion New York under the title, Music for E1Jel'ybocly, heard the CUl'rent international cham­ this would seem an al>propriate place pions, The Vikings, of Rock Island, HE l'est of this department should and time for a practical remind!'l', The Illinois, as well as the Schmitt Bro­ Tlive UI> to its title by dealing with sentiments expressed are entirely sin­ thers of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 1951 Old Songsters rather than the con­ cere, and the quotation is printed with title-holdel's, the Antlers of Miami, temporary interpreters of their ma­ the full permission of the author and Florida~ and Cleveland's Four-in-a­ terial. The death of Fred E. Ahlerl his distl'ibuting syndIcate, General Chord, Doth top-notch c'ontenders this reminds us of a name perhaps not so Features Corporation, 250 Park Ave­ year, There were also The Chordettes, well known as those of his most popu­ nue. New York 17, N,Y. (Possibly some lH'obably the finest female quartet of lar songs, He was an ex-President of local editors can be interested in print­ ull time, formel']y heard on Arthur ASCAP and an aetive composer since ing more of such m~terial for the Godfrey's television shows, Ch 0 l'a I 1914, having to his credit some of the benefit of their musical and unmusical groups of business men, singing for earliest glee club arrangements made readers.) Here it is, as originally writ­ the fun of it, completed the Carnegic for Fred Waring, ten, Hall )1rogram. Ahlert's individual hits were numer­ "There was something new in history "The best male quartets seem to come ous. He wrote the tune of the recently recently when an audience came out from the smaller communities of revived Walking M'y Beeby Back Home, of Ne\v York's Carnegie Hall in groups America, New York has the largest used as the basis of a motion pictme singing close harmon~', A little em'lier chapter in the Society, but has thus newly released by Universal-Interna­ in the evening the entire crowd had far failed to produce any outstanding tional. Perhaps his most famous song been harmonizing on Good-Night, La­ exponents of four-lJar.t harmony, al­ was WhCl'e the Blue of the Nigh/. elies under the direction of a leader on though Park Commissioner Robert Meet,s the Golel of thc Day, written for the stage, between the halves of a Moses promotes an annual city-wide Bing Crosby as a perpetual theme, But program devoted entirely to the so­ competition. A metropolis is not con­ few of us will fOl'get his I'll Get Bl1 called 'barbershop' technique of sing­ ducive to the frequent reheal'sals de­ or Mean t,o life, not to speak of I Wake ing. manded by expert performance. U1J Smiling, I'm, Gon1lC' Sit Right Down ancl Write Myself a Lettel', /Jife "It may be doubted whether New York "Yet the real spirit of bal'bershop Is a Song, Sing em Old-Fashioned had evel' before heard such a program harmony is improvisational and spon­ SOllg, Take My Hew't 01' Jw;t a Lit.tll' in its leading temple of concert music, taneous, as Carnegie Hall itself' has Home fOI' the Old Folks. Some of these -the climax of the Mid-Atlantic COll­ now discovered. The best singing of may also prove worth reviving, vention of the Society for the Preser­ vation and Encouragement of Barber I HEAR YOU CALLIl G ME ,,. It Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.

There had been a sectional competi­ tion in the afternoon. A business meet­ ing was scheduled for' the following morning. But the evening was devoted to a 'Jamboree', celebrating the best traditiollS of an increasingly signifi­ cant form of American folk-music.

"It now seems almost a pity that SPEBSQSA was founded with over­ tones of self-ridicule, and that the very phl'ase 'barbershop harmony' somehow Implies a low form of music, (AetuaJly the custom of making music in bal'ber shops goes all the way back to Shake­ speare's time and was duly noted with approval in one of John Milton's prose works.)

"The simple fact is that the best of the amateur barbershop quartets sing much better than most professional foursomes, particularly those which are composed of solo voices temporari­ The Dnbblln' Four, Stuttgnrt, Arkansa. Chapter, prnctlce duck calling In Mac's Sport ly thrown together in such a composi­ Shop, Slultgnrl, In preparnl'ion for the Nationnl Duck Calling Conlcllt hcld annually. tion as Beethoven's Nil1tll SympllOny. Left to right-Don Essex, tenor, i. blowing a miniature "caller"; Jim Gingerich, A first-class barbershop quartet sings lead and Leland Carle, bari ha"e tho eenulne article. George Seny, tho ba.s, is using A fAke economy size. isolAted thoulilt II is, Stuttgart Chapter, (Pride of Grand with absolute accuracy of pitch, unac­ PrAirie) I. tremendously Aclh'e And leading the WA)' in promol'lng Additional chapten companied, and with a perfect balance In Arkon•••• DECEMBER, 1953 D16'1 MISS•.. . . THE MOST, EXCITI G BARBERSHOP ALBUM EVER! "..... ARB RS OP , N E"S"~

ri~/ TWO GREAT ALBUMS BY ... THE BUFFALO BILLS "BARBERSHOP GEMS": Dl5361-$3.00 • 9·271-$3.75 • A·882-$4.15

\ "BARBERSHOP FAVORITES": Dl 5494-$3.00 e ED·551-$2.80 Album Key: "Ol"-long Ploy 33'/, RPM Record.; "EO"-45 RPM Extended Play Record.; "9·"-45 RPM Record., "A"-78 RPM Record•. Long Ploy P,;ce, include Fed. excise Tax; 78 & 45 RPM P,;ce, do nol include Fed., Stole or Local Toxe,. 20 The Harmollizer

DECEMBER, 1953 Tbe Harmonizer 21

VENICE. FLORIDA CHAPTER CHARTERING BARBERS OP PARTY TURNS TOWN UPSIDE DOWN HARMONY IN Representatives from Daytona, De­ Sunday's progl'am included a buffet Land, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, lunch at the hotel, yacht racing in the Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Homestead, afternoon, and then the main events. WROUGHT Ft. Myers, Sarasota, St, Pete, Tampa, Clearwater and Orlando\ Flol'ida, con­ After dinner Venice Chapter's presi­ IRON verged on Venice over t Ie Labor Day dent, George Gibbs, introduced State week end to participate in a Jamboree Re}Jl'esentative Bill Washburn who planned by this newest Dixie District welcomed the visitors to the city. chal>tel'. Venice claims to be the small­ est town in the U, S. (about 800 voters) to plan such a large Charter Mayor Youngberg presented the key Party celebration, and about the only to the city to Dixie District President thing not included in the jamboree was Mert Barrett, and Mert presented the a hog-calling contest. Come to think new chapter with its charter. The of it, one non-lover of the finer things sponsoring chapter, Sarasota, gifted in life said this too was included, as their newest baby with a barbershop he sourly eyed one of the foursomes. pole and a striped gavel. The first thing to greet arriving bar­ From the hotel eyeryone went to the bershoppers was a big fat cardboard Kentucky l\Iilitary Institute's gym for figure in the middle of the highway the show and informal quartet contest. biddillg visitors "Welcome", Store The gym was packed to the raiters, fronts and lamp posts were gaily be­ and between 500 and 600 persons were decked with red, white and blue bunt­ turned away. InternatIOnal Boal'd ing. The opera house had a placard Member and past Disb'ict prez Har­ announcing the appearance of Lillian ley Miller acted as MC. The combined Russell; the "livery stable" had bug­ Sarasota-Venice ChOl'US opened the gies for hh'e and facilities for repair­ show, followed by the quartets who ing horseless carriages; Blue Plate sang two numbers each. Except for dinners (once upon a time) were 20¢ I.hat stipulation, all l'esemblance to a with dessert 5C extra. A tavel'll ad­ formal quartet contest was purely vertised nickel beer, and when one coincidental. dry and venturesome harmonizer ac­ Here's the ideal gift for that barber­ tually did l'eceive a beer and two dimes The following fours competed: The in exchange for his quarter, the word Miamians, Delray's Du-Wackers, the shop harmonizer 011 your gift Iist. This quickly spread and the panic was on, Flying Daytones, Venice's Tarpon­ gay musical quartet measures 12 to 18 What! No free lunch?? Gay 90's cos­ aires, St. Pete's Revelaires, Miami's tumes blossomed out everywhere, to Biscayne Buccaneers and Tampa's inches high and will be just the thing say nothing of ankle length bathing Florida Knights. The tOll foul' quar­ for anyone's den, music room, hallway, suits of various hucs and patterns. tets were judged solely on audience reaction, and were acclaimed as fol­ dining area, or rumpus room. In an Ancient but serviceable automobiles lows: The Flying Daytones took first office or reception room they add just aplleared on the streets, paced by a bi­ pdze, glass rods and reels; the newly­ cycle built for two. fOl'med Miamians placed second and the right touch of informality. Figures were awarded fish boxes; the Florida are wrought iron and are finished in Saturday's events included a Bar-B-Q Knights won fishing plugs, and the at the Country Club, a baseball game, Tarponaires are promised a fourth black. Ideal gifts for presentations or and a dance. Some found time to do a place prize-fish scales, maybe. awards and prizes. little swimming and fishing in the Gulf, and in the afternoon a welcom­ Labor Day found most of the weary ing committee, complete with five-piece bal'bershoppers homeward bound, but brass band in red and gold, went to a few of the die hards lingered for the SPECIAL PRICE TO the air}Jort to meet the popular Fly­ Chicken Bar BQ in the evening, when SPEBSQSA LOCAL ing Daytones Quartet. a few left over chords were aired. CHAPTER MEMBERS Sot of 4 with musical notes WHY SING IN CONTESTS? Bo Suro To Mention .. Your Local Chapter When Ordering "Bill, you have no idea what a tel'l'ifie event these contests are. If you're satisfied that your quartet can 'sing in tune', please entel'. You'll have - WE PAY THE POSTAGE - the time of your life. Don't be upset if you don't make the finals - or even finish last. It's the thrill of competing, of doing YOllr best, of a glowing satisfaction of being one of 4 men who al'e a 'team', working ,------, I J. J. deBry Co. I together, living together and singing together. I've sung with the Buzz 630 South State Saws, here at Buckeye for 8 years as a Society quartet. In our first Salt Lako City, Utah I International Contest, way back in '47 (I think) at Milwaukee we were I last in 30 qual'tets. But the next year at Oklahoma City we were in the I Pleaso sonlL •.•Sets Barborshop Quartets I top ten. And each year aiter that we've competed - sometimes in the I @$18,95 por set. I enclose $ .....- .-. _, J money, sometimes not, Like last year - best we could do was alternate I Plejlso send prepaid. I at Detroit- but we considered it an honor to be in the running with all those wonderful qual'tets, I Name ----.---..-----..-.----.- --- I "I didn't intend to make a speech, Bill, but just try to tell you that com­ I Address ------J petition is the ver~r heart and soul of barbershopping, And you'll nevel' I City__ .- --- - Slato.. -_ I know what the Society is like until you've gotten your feet \vet. And, of course, that goes for all the other activities at Washington, Pa, (site of I Local SPEBSQSA Chapter ------... I Johnny Appleseed Contest Oct, 17th)-the Woodshedding, the Sunday Breakfast, the Quartet Clinic, the Dlstl'ict Meeting." JJdeB:ryCo. [From a letter \VI'itten by Staff Taylor, Buckeye Chapter, Columbus, contompory motal design and manufacturo Ohio, Secretary of the JoHnny Appleseed District.) 630 South State, Salt Lako City, Utah

DECEMBER, 1953 T be Harmonizer

INDIANA-KENTUCKY OUTING AT MAMMOTH CAVEs OWENSBOROs KY.

Top piclum,shows Ih~ better pari of a hundred Indiona-Kentucky just ollli port of 0 weekend of hormollY enjoyed b)' se,'ernl barber.hoppe.. singing ill a caye 360 feet below Ihe surface, hUlldred barbershoppers and their families, Center pictures show Dill nenn, E,'ansvllle, Indlona, is the director. WLDJ alld the several of the quartets which participated. At bottom is the 1I1utuol NehYork broadcast the cOllcerf. The cove slnlling was Loul.vllle. ){'y Chapter Choru., pECEMBER, 1953 Tbe Harmollizer

THAT ARE ''NATURALS'' Chartered Since July I, 1953 BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA . Chartered July 29, 1953 ... spon­ sored by Pittsburgh, Pennsylval~ia FOR SPEBSaSA MEMBERS, · .. 26 Members ... Claude A. BIS­ sell, 443 E. Pearl Street, Butler, Pennsylvania, Secretal·Y. THEIR LADIES AND VENTURA COUN'l'Y. CALIFOR llA · .. Chartered July 31, 1953 ... "BARBERSHOPPER" FRIENDS Sponsored by Santa Monica, Cali­ Badges-(Celluloid permanent type) $ .70 each fornia ... 27 Members ... C. L. Magee, 43 Peking St., Ventura, Barber Poles (Wooden)-18" high 6.00 each Calilol'l1ia, Secretary. Cigarette Case (with Society Emblem) 4.25 each

WENATCHEE, WASHI'GTO 1 ••• Compact (with Society Emblem) 3.75 each Chal'tered August 6, 1953 ... spon­ Emblem-Scotchlite Reflective (Replaces Decal) .25 each sored by Yakima, Washington ... 1.00 each 20 Members .,. Henry Garke, 625 Emblem-to be attached to Pitch Pipes So, Mission St., Wenatchee, Wash­ Guest Book (Chapter or Personal) 3.50 each ington, Secretary. Keep America Singing ALBANY, GEORGIA ... Chartered (Story of Society's first 10 years) 2.50 each-5 or more 2.00 each August 11, 1953 ..• sponsored b)· Lapel Emblems-Regular 1.50 each Jacksonville, Florida ... 23 Mem­ Parker Pen &. Pencil Set (with Society Emblem) See ad bel's ... James S. Wilson, 1001 5th Parker Desk Set Avenue, Albany, Georgia, Secretary. { for prices Parker Desk Set (Deluxe) " KAUKAUNA, WISCO lSI 1 ••. Chartered August 20, 1953 ... Pitch Pipes (with Society Emblem) 3.50 each sponsored by Appleton, Wiscol1s~n Pitch Pipes (without Society Emblem) 2.50 each · .. 23 Members ... George Kall­ Song Arrangements-Songs for Men No.1, No.2, hofer, Jr., 206 W. 9th St. Kaukauna, Wisconsin, Secretary. No.3, No.4, No.5, No.6 1.00 each VENICE, FLORIDA Chartered Songs for the Chorus-Book 1 1.00 each August 21, 1953 sponsored b)' Staab-Hill Folio .60 each Sarasota, Florida 25 Members Kit of Sample Song Arrangements (245 songs) 10.00 each · .. George F. Gibbs, Jr., P. O. Box Loose-Leaf numbers in Binder (47 songs) 3.00 each 428, Venice, Florida, Secretary. Zippo Lighter (with Society Emblem) 3.00 each OAK CLIFF, TEXAS Chartered September 9, 1953 sponsored ·1952 Medalist Album (78 rpm) Unbreakable Vinylite 5.50 each by Dallas, Texas 50 Members (1953 MedalistAlbum, by Decca · .. Robert N. Brown, 1514 W. Cla­ (3 speeds) Available from local dealers only) l'endon D}'ive, Dallas, Texas, Secre­ t.ary. (CLIP AND MAil CONVENIENT ORDER FORM BELOW) ALLE-KI KT VALLEY, PENN YL­ VANIA, .. Chartered SeptembCl' 11, 1953 ... sponsored by Pitts­ burgh, Pennsylvania Chapter ... 22 Members ... William G. Ren­ shaw, 1\1 R 1508 Second Street, Tarentum, Pennsylvania, Secretary. CLOUD COUNTY (Concordia l(an­ sas) ... Clllll'tered .septcmber 14, 1953 ... sponsored by Osborne County, Salina and Seneca, Kansas Chapters ... 24 Members .. , ·W. Earl Wright, 304 W. 9th Street, Concordia, Kansas, Secretary. OTTAWA, KANSAS ... Chal'tered Septembel' 25, 1953 .. , sponsol'ed by Topeka, Kansas ... 43 Members · .. Orion E. Gooding, 1140 West 7th, Ottawa, Kansas, Secretary. ULYSSES, KANSAS. ,. Chartered Octobal' 5, 1953 ... sponsored by Wichita, Kansas ... 22 Members · .. Jack C. McDaniel, Box 527, Ulysses, Kansas, Secretary. DECEMBER, 1953 24 Tbe Harmol1izer ~b.1en (l[:lifton (~. (1[:.) (l[:a£sV February 13, 1892-August 15, 1953

Tulsa, Oklahoma "Dear Mr. Hafer: "Letters and cards continue to come. There is so much, it frightens me just a little. Still, there is great satisfaction and joy in reading these hundreds of expressious of love and admiration for my husband.

"l know he never expected any such acclaim and recognition J but deep down, I know he would have been pleased. And I am pleased too. It does my soul good and it helps to ease the anguish in my heart when I read these lovely letters, telegrams, and cards from his friends and mine in ever>' part of the United States and Canada. There is something very comforting and sweet about it. HI wonder if you can express our thanks and appreciation for all of these kindnesses in the next issue of The Harmo­ nizer, so all our barbershopper friends everywhere will know that Betty Anne and I will remember each and ever>' one of them with deep gratitude and love allva>'s." Very sincerely, Mrs. O. C. (Conine) Cash

HiversideJ Calirornia Chapter Bulletin i\fiss Gladys Pool, (Secretary to O. C. ", .. In the personal memory of thou­ Cash)- sands of bUl'bershoppers he is still a "... His gentle, kindly nature en­ living inspiration. In the collective deared him to evel'~'one. During all n~emol'~: of the Societ~' he can never the twenty-fivc ;years of my close as~ dIe .. , 31lt iflllcl11urinl11 sociation with Mr. CashJ he was never We pause in our daily work and give cross or unpleasant about anything. Tulsa, Tribune thought to a lllall, dedicated to giving "My Boss was never 'high-hat' with anyone. The building maintenance mell If, •• His accomplishments in the pri­ to mankind enjoyment and relaxat.ion liked himj the elevator operators said vate field of tax administration were in a troubled world. important to the oil industry, but it 'He WRS a swell guy'; the building is natural they should have been In the passing of O. C.... Cash, we will engineer said 'He was a fine gentle­ dwarfed in the public mind by the man' ... and the President of the all miss his great leadership and Company liked him too,i. amazing results of his spare time humor, his close fellowship, but above activity " all, it can be said that no Illan ever Harley Miller, Tnt'l Board Member, Tampa, Florida George H. Williams, Pres., Central had so many friends in all walks of States District, writing. in his column life, be that friend, of the professions, 1I••• Very, \'ery few men in their life­ "About Mo~t An),thhlg" in the Spen­ capitalist, labor or clergy. times have reached the prominence cer, Iowa Times. and have had as many friends as I can remember our first discussion Owen, and his life was blessed with .,. Owen C. Cash did his fellow men of Barbershop Quartet Singing-he both .. ,II a great favor when he called the first was as enthused then as he was to the meeting and helped the organization J. George O'Drien, Contributing Edi­ last-"Rup, let's get some other boys tor of The Harmonizer through the years. The Foundcr is interested in our hobby," al\\'a)'s dead now, but men will sing the bar­ 'I••• I know of no one who was better bershop harmonies for generations to wanting others to enjoy what he en­ loved and genuinely respected by quite come, and the Society's slogan 'Keep jo~'ed. as many people as Owen. It should America Singing' will be just as ap­ be a source of genuine satisfaction to propriate in a hundred years as it is He now joins Hay Granger, Opie know that in SPEBSQSA he leaves now ..." Erickson and others who gave so mueh behind a perlllanent contribution to enjoyment to their fellow man, When the American way of life that will Stuttgart, Arkansas Chapter Bulletin the Heavens in the llight sparkle with never, never die." "... Great men are humble, kind, help~ the million stars and a thunderhead ful, and mindful of all mankind. O. C. Phil Emburr, Warsaw, N.Y. Past Tnt'l approaches from the West, a great President of SPEIlSQSA Cash possessed all these fine qualities choir will be heard through the distant and more. He will be missed by our I'umble of thunder, and from that bari­ " ... MRny thousands of men are organizatioll, but let us be thankful grateful to O. C. for founding a So­ tone so sure and so cleal', we will know that he passed Ollr way ...J> ciety that gave them a lift out of that "0. C." didn't stop-he is spread­ the cares of daily life into a bond of Tulsa, "'orId ing the gospel of good close harmony, harmonious fellowship. How wonder­ all is well and joy prevails. ful it was that he saw SPEBSQSA ill " ... O. C. Cash did not know he was starting an international movement action at its best as recently HS the Rupert Hall international convention ...It when he founded the Societ\'. 'l'he pleasure of singing, the aprieal of Royal Keeper of the Minor Keys John Loots, President, Tulsa Chapter favorite songs, the idea of informal (First President of SPEBSQSA) II••• Let. us say farewell to him with entertainment wcre the factors. They the vow to strengthen and build this have made the organization-which orgRuization of which he was, ~llld has not been overorganized or com­ forever more shall be, the number one Illcrcialh:ed-a quick Sllcces::;, It member ..." DECEMBER, 1953 Tbe Hflrmonizer 25

EXTRACTS FROM FOUNDER O. C. CASH'S COLUMNS

(Jl!a,lllj prescnt day SPEBSQStl mcmbers 1leVCI' Iwd feel thcy nrc of slI·Oicient illterest to bCf0'1'Cpcfl.tillg. fif chfOlCe to meet Societ'lj FOlll/der O. C. Cash in FI·Oln time to Mme, ((S space 1JCrm1ts, it, 1·S !/Opefl to perSOl1. Mfl.'IIY ha:ve 1level' ')'cad ale columns O. C. ,·eproclllce 'IIIore of this '11lntel'i((l.). lU1"Ofe 'in the "Harmonizcr" ye((1"8 ((go, The Editors

(From the l\Iay, 1945 issue) "I've been here since the railroad Ball". That's where he squeezed in a little harmony. Owen, how did yon get startcd on this comc, but I don't remember of ever qnartet singing business? Who was sceing or hearing of a teacher of any But his harmonizing really showed up the first barbershoppel' you can reo kind in the "l'enitory'." at the end of each session when he member? A Frisco freight train had just passed started his "Bong, Bong, Bong" exer~ and two tramps had been kicked off cises, taking' a bass note first and I have been nagged to death with at the water tank. They had drifted then lH'ogrcssing up the scale in true these and similar questions during the into the store and were warming barbershop style, having each group last few years. I bet if I have been themselves before the big pot-bellied hold its note on the chord, asked those questions once, I have stove. As dad started to leave, one of heard them two 01' three times at least. the tramps approached him and said Of course, some smart aleck will say \Vell , they are fail' questions~impor~ that he was a teacher and would like that Bing did that in "Going My tant ones:-and m~' public, if any, will to spend the winter in the HTenilol'y" 'Vay". \Vell, maybe he did, but Jim goet fail', truthful answers if i~ rea

Complete Kit of Samples of everything on this pIlZe--229 songl (Includes 47 SPEBSQSA loose leaf song.) ...... •.$10.00 each Complete set of 47 SPEBSGSA LooslI Leaf Songs In Blndor-Loss than 10 - $3.00 each, 10 or more - $1.76 each

AVAILABLE LOOSE LEAF ARRANGEMENTS OCTAVO FORM PUBLICATIONS OF VARIOUS MUSIC PUBLISHERS XI Afler Dork. X24 Juanita. carried in stock at Detroit (Arranger's name in parentheses) X2 In Ihe Evening by the Moonlight. X25 America (God Save the King).

X3 Soiling on a Moonbeam. X26 God Mode a Wonderful Molhllr. 15c each FMP 30 I-"Down by the Old Mill Stream" lThorne) X4 Love is tike a Dream. X27 Don't Send Around Tomorrowl FMP 302-"I'm Going Over the Hl!ls to Virginia" (Merrill) XS I'd Love to live in Loveland. X28 Keep Amerlc:a Slnglng­ FMP 303-"ln the Hills of Old Kenlucky" (Embury) Diekema, FMP 304-"Rock Me to Sleep in on Old Rocking Choir" (Smithl X6 Silent Night. X29 How Can I Leave Thee. FMP 305-"Tell Me You'll Forgive Me" (Thorne) X7 Hymn for the Home Front. FMP 306-"Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again" (Dlokema) X30 The Old Songs, FMP 307-"When the Maplo leavos Were failing" (Thorne) xa It Came Upon the Midnight FMP 30S-"Dream Days" (Webster) Clear. X31 Give Me the Right 10 Love You. FMP 309-"Dream Train" (Stull) X9 Canlique De Noel (0 Holy X32 Sweetheart of SIgma Nu. FMP 31 O-"Highwoys Are Happy Ways" (Embury and Rowe) Night). FMP 311-"1 Get the 8lu·es When 11 Raim" (Thorne) X33 In Walked an Angel. FMP 312-"1 Love You the Best of All" (Reagan) Xl0 Beautiful Isle of Make Believe. X34 Dreaming of the One In Love FMP 3l3-"My Best to You" (Merrill) Xll You Tell Me Your Dream. with You, FMP 314-"My Carolina Rose" (Webster) FMP 315-"That Naughty Waltz" (Reagan) X35 Melancholy Lou. X12 I Wunl 0 Dote 01 (I Quarter Pasl FMP 316-"0Id Virginia Moon" (Smith) Ei{lht. FMP 317-"Only a 8roken String of Pearls" (Reagan) X13 0 Come All Ye Faithful. Z-I Lost Chord. FMP 318-"Sing Neighbor Sing" (Chlldersl JV 50l-"You'lJ Never Know the Good Fellow I've Seen" (Hanson) X14 Colleen My Own. Z-2 Deep River. JV 502-"0 Joe' JV 503-"Georgo M. Cohan Medley" (Hansonl X15 Won', You Please Come Bock Z·3 The Sand Played On, JV 504-"MacNamara's Bond" (Hanson) to Me. Z-4 The Man On The Flying Trapeze X16 Sing Brother Sing. Z·5 I'll Take You Home Again 20c each X17 Keep America Singing-Thorne. Kathleen, GMP 401-"What's Became of Ihe Good Old Days" (Ingram and Svanoe) GMP 402-"Dreomlng" and "Dreams of Yesterday" (Haeger! X18 When the Man in the Moon Says Z.6 Sliver Threads Among tho Gold, GMP 403-"Wnen There's No One Around But Ihe Moon" (Ingram) Hello. Z-7 Rose of Trolee. GMP 404-"Collon 8alin' Time in Dixieland" (Svanoe) X19 Daisy-Annie Rooney Medley, Z·S Wagon Medley, GMP 405-"Gone" {Ingram and Svanoel GMP 406-"I'm Goin' Bac.k to Maryland" {Ingram and Svanoel X20 Honey Gal. Z·9 Carry Me Sock to Old Vlrgl,,"y, GMP 407-"Dream Girl" (Ingram) X21 SPEBSQSA, Incorporated. Z-IO Mosso's In De Cold Cold GMP 408-"Down in the Old Barbershop" (Thornel Ground. GMP 409-"ln the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains" (Ingram) X22 That Old Quartet. Z·ll Auld Lang Syne. GMP 410-"Hello to Ev'ryone" (Ingram) S8 60 I-"Play That Barber Shop Chord" (Spaeth) X23 GenUe One. Z-12 Swing Low Sweet Ch~Hlot, 10c each single copy except Z·4 and z..S which are 20c each, 5c each 25c each quantities of 10 or more, except Z·4 and Z·S which are I Oc ~ GMP 411-"Your Mother's the Best Pol of All" (Schefer) Order all arrangements by symbol number. GMP ~ 12-"II's a Long, Long Way to My Old Home Town" (Reeve) GMP 413-"You Leave a Troll of Broken Hearts" (Thorne) GMP 414-"J~st to Think I Believed in You" (Thorne) OFFIOAL SPEBSQSA FOLIOS GMP 41S-"Those Days Are Gone, But Not Forgotlen" (Ingram) GMP 416-"I'm Always looking for Sunshine" (Ingram) "SONGS FOR MEN No.1" 1948 Edition (15 Arrangements) GMP 417-"1 Don't Wanna Wake Up When I'm Dreaming" (Ingram) "SONGS FOR MEN No.2" 1949 E

JUDGE MERRILL rendition of "Strolling Through the phone. Brantford, Ontario, which hon­ Past Int'l Pres. Charles M. Merrill, Park" with gestures. Somehow he ored Chappie for his work in barber­ now a Nevada Suprcme Court Justice, managed to lisp through to the end of shopping III Ontario District, is thc I'atcd a full pagc interview in Music the song and the audience never knew town in which Alexander Graham Bell Jow'nal, July issue. Charley's activi­ what happened. Sal/nels 11101'e like loot­ invented the telephone, cOllsiderably ties in the musical field included not ball thelll bUl'bcrshoplling.-Eds. before Don Ameche came on the scene, only his extensive work in barber­ shopping, but also organization of the PRISONER' SO JG ABOUT TIME? Reno Men's Chorus in 1939; serving Late in September, Associated P'l'ess as its director for seven years. Many carried a story about a prisoner in a The Society's name is a toughie to l'e­ of his barbershop arrangements are membcr, but because it. is so unusual still being sung and enjoyed, Tennessee jail who asked the Parole Board to let him stay another six any ~ood reporter should have it fixed It ?/lay be hOlleel that at some 1I0t months so his quartet could finish in IllS mind once he has secn it. Dee distU1lt elate his jl/dieial elltties 1vill be Paris of College Park, Md. Chapter so lightened that he eem once ?/lore making SOUle I'ecordings. Practically cvery newspaper in the (formerly Sec'y of Oklahoma City pitch 'in actively.-Eels. country ran the item and many a witty Chapter) sends in a clip from the comment was made. In the o}linion of Washington EvenillU Stew-"The THEY SURE DO this eeWol' the best crack came 1"om Fairfax unit of the Association for The Atluntie Coast Linc Rail1'oelll Int'l See'y Bob Hulel·. Said he, "Do the Preservation and Improvement of 1'Iews September issue printcd a pic­ yon SI/}lpOSe tllis qlwl·tet sings 'A cap­ Barbcr Shop Singing in America will ture of the Florida Knights of Tampa. ella'?". ", Dee's comment-"The Associa­ Caption of the picture concluded with tion for the Improvcment of Journal­ ism does not count this reporter among these words, "In the Ncws offices no SINGS-GIVE BLOOD one knew what SPEBSQSA stood for, its members". but one guess ventured was 'Somc Octobcr C1'lme News magazine carried a picture and story about Joe Lange People Enjoy BarberShop Quartet CORRE~rLY QUOTED? Singing Anyhow'." ?f Chicago No. 1 Chapter, Here it is, III part: The Stuttgart, A'I'kel-1lsas Detily Leader HAUK WORSE THAN BITE? "Singing in a barber~hop quartet reported a surprise party the wives would hardly seem to have much to of that chapter's members thrcw for This story is pretty old by now, but do with contributing much-needed it's still a good one. Green Bay, Wis. the men on the occasion of the chap­ blood to the Red Cross p'rogram, would ter's first birthday, At the end of the it? - story the reporter asked, BARONS OF "In the case of Joseph O. Lange, it BARBERSHOP has a lot to do with his r"ecord-38 "What do SPEBSQSA wives think Green Bay, Wis. pints given since early in 1941. about the organization? The~"re whole­ "Joe's barbershop quartet, The Sing­ heartedly for it-as a mattcr of fact Chronizers, is onc of the most active one of thcm said last night, 'It's some­ in the Chicago area in providing enter­ thing to keep our husbands out everv tainment, most every weekend at veter­ night so we don't have to wony with alls' hospitals, them.''' ??????-Eels. " 'When you visit these hospitals', says Joc, 'and see the ver~' many cases of disability, you can't hclp but be im­ ATTENTIO I J. GEOHGE O'BRIE '! pressed with the need for making The Dellvel' Post rec;ently carried blood donations at evel'y opportu­ this- nity' ". "BARBERSHOP HARMO Y DE­ WHO INYE 'TED PHO IE FINED-WHAT IS IT? The little bronze thing Art Mills "Son, we shall say barbershop hanno­ (right) is handing to Chappie Chap- nics are the pepperlllint drops of American song. You 1'011 them on your tongue, they last and last. They are sweet, but not sticky sweet. You Boog­ :e-woogie Bumpkins nre song savages, Junior. You gulp ~'our melodies whole, never pausing to savor them. '\Vc, your Fuddy-Duddy ciders, prefer peppcr­ mint drops to Hotcha-cha, In the Evening by the Moonlight, we still love strolling down Melody Lane, with Sweet Adeline - Shine on Harvest GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE Moon. We don't care if Richard Nevel' Left Is lin)' Weber. lenor; IOI,-Ed Sellssen. bnss; righi-Jim Cnmpbell. Opens the D001', Does he plead for bnrl; bollolll-Ed Chevolier. lend. Five Minutes Morc with Sioux City Sue? We can't hcar him for Carolinc is P"ess Guzette reported that Ray calling Down by the Old l\lill Stream, Weber had his two front teeth Illan of 'l'oronto whilc Bob 'l'urnbull Deal' Old Girl-she's got pep}lermint knocked out during a fast and furious (center) looks on is a miniature tele. drops, Some day you'll understand." DECEMBER, 1953 28 'l'be HflrmOl1izer IS GROUP SINGING HERE TO STAY? OF CHORUS IT IS!

by Professor Stirling Wilson

Wilaon matter how you shift your position clambering' OVCl' his nose and pet'spira­ he is always there. Apparently he just t.ion is trickling down his forehead follows you around. (have you seen that Mississippi moon In the last issue of this erudite publi~ and held that last note tOI" twelve sec· cation, dedicated to the pl'opag-alio!l of Some choruses wnlk on stnge. The onds ?). international harmony, I described formal glee clubs look so glum during some of the gyrations, genuflections, this march that you can almost heal' When the chorus is through singing peregrinations and manual convul­ the whips cracking and overseers ~'el1­ he has cXRCtl~' the same sensations sions which arc characteristic of that ing "Tote that bale." Not so with that you have when the dentist sa~Ts: strange development of an otherwise barbershop choruses. They walk on "Well, that's all the drilling )Ill have benign Nature - the chorus director. with that bland look on their faces, to do 110w." exactly like the trained seals who Since that article appeared (it has T have been cxallllmng some photo­ been translated in 37 foreign lan­ f{l'aphs of barbershop choruses (forti­ guages and l'e-printed throughout the fying m~'se1f first of comse, with a civilized world), I have been forced to good lunch and a bottle of adrcnalill) tal

Well, to bcgin with, the doors to the high school arc locked and the }llacc is dark. He checks his watch-it is O.K. The mall in the cigar store across (Con/iI/lied 01/ lIexl pllge) DECEMBER, 1953 '['be Harmonizer 29 the street never heal'd of the SPEB­ director say: "Where's Ralph Blin­ SQSA and doesn't know anything fogIe ? Always late, that guy." He ULSA about a "parade," and wouldn't stand struggles into his coat, and gets in Birthplace of on a sidewalk to see one even if Mary his place on stage, breathing heavily Pickford and a Viet Nam commodore and finds that he is completely blocked S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. t'ode a tandem bic~'c1e in it. of!' from the audience by a big bari­ tone. He shifts his position and now gn v1ttZj gtJ In desperation, he phones the direc­ he can't see the director. He shifts 'IO'U 10' tor's house. No one answers. Finally again, and the director yells at him: he buys a paper and looks up the ad "Not so far front, Blinfogle. You're of the parade. It is not in the Eisburg destroying the symmetry of the for­ 1954 mation". He steps back and trips over a wire from the amplifying system Annu.al Parade and the whole chorus turns around and gives him a dirty look. When the curtain goes up he has to bow to right of Qu.artets and left to be seen at all. By this time --0-­ he is so rattled that when the first song is sung, which is "I'll sail across featuring the brine, just to find my Iodine", he THE BUFFALO BILLS starts on the second song, which is "When the porcupine is pining for his THE HYPOWERS Senior High School aftel' all, but in pork." He'll never live it down. THE MELLOMEN the Odd Fellows Hall on the West Side THE ORPHANS Highway. He jumps back in his car, But the barbershop chorus is here to· FLYI NG "L" BOYS dl'il'es madl~' across town and arrives stay. Where else wO,uld ~'ou get a backstage just in time to heal' the crowd to come to afterglows? TULSA POLICE QUARTET BURT'S PLENTY-AIRES THE SANDANDIES --0-­ FACTS ABOUT TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Saturday Night-February 27th -8:00 P.M.- Chuck Schmid, Toledo'Chapter, has again explored the main means of travel to the TULSA MUNICIPAL THEATRE International at Washington next June. He calls attention to the possibility of changes in rate structures. According to Chuck, plane information was furnished by --0- - John R. Kruse, Toledo Trust Travel Bureau; bus information by Mrs. McCarthy, For tickets write to Groyhound; auto mileages by W. J. Polhemus, Toledo Automobile Club; rail data by Paul Dahlquist, New York Central R. R. Roy Oliver 3rd &. Boulder Tulsa, Oklahoma

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DECEMBER, 1953 Tbe Harmoll;zer AREA COUNSELORS CENTRAL STATES Chct Gemmill, 1729 Cotner Ave., LA '0 O'LAI(ES DISTRIC't' Burdette D. Jones, 5048 Umtilla, Los Angeles 26, Calif. Hcm')' Kresnicka, 426 E. Chambers Denver Colo. Robert Bisio, 1068 'I'ehama Ave., St., Milwaukee, Wis. Merle E. House, 209 E. Jackson, Menlo Park, Calif. D. Schu)'ler Davies, 103 Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. Howard Cooper, 1634 EI Travesia St. DcJavan, Wis. Ward Husted, Box 978, Laramie, Ave., La Habra, Calif. Defmar B. Hansen, 865 N. Ninth Wyo. Munson HinmanJ • 430 - 12th Avc., St., Manitowoc, Wis. Harry Sparrow, 1902 N. Prospect, Salt Lake City, utah K. K. Winch, 534 'rhird St., Green Colorado Springs, Colo. W. C. n.lsley, 1537 West E ...ll Bay, Wis. Gil Carvel', 3116 Avenue uB", Kear­ Drive, Phoenix, Ariz. D.rl'ell DeWitt,. 1321- 2nd St., Wis· ney, Nebr. Richard Schcnck, 8265 Garibaldi consin Rapids, Wis. Harold F. Stcrling, 2609 Jackson, Ave., San Gabriel, Calif. Will. J. Hoefs,. 122 L. Crosse SI., Bellevuc, Nebr. Dan Wedman, 2400 Grccnfield St., Bcaver Dam, \vis.. Bob Bridewell, 426 Sharp Bldg., Arcadia, Calif. Kcn Thompson, 1018 Sixth Ave. So., Lincoln 3, Nebr. Fred Robertson]. IBM Jackson St., Escanaba Mich. Tommy Graham, Kiowa, Kansas San Francisco, (.;aJif. Lorenz Engebrecht, 833 Henrietta Emmett Kissell, Portis, Kansas Dr. Jack Padna, 1420· 10th St., St., Wausau, Wis. Lcster l\iodrell, Lyons, Kansas. Bakersfield, Calif. Ft'ank Champa, Chisholm, Minn. MarHn E. Cox, 1738 S. Green, Wlch. Jud Baldwin, 602 Huntington Avc., John A. Saccker, ROll te I, La ita, Kansas Monterey Park, Calif. Crosse, Wis. Sam Cohen .. Grandview Plaza, Junc­ Wm. D. Merrill, 504 Damon Bldg., Ralph Ibberson, 4609 Lake View tion City, KansasJ Honolulu, T. H. Drive. Edina, Minn. Dr. Conrad Barnes, Sencca, Kansas ILLINOIS DISTRICT Georg~ Cra;ycnft, 3447 S. 9th St., Carl Blackwcll, 308 N. Catalpa, Milwaukee 15, Wis, Pittsburg, Kansas Waltcr Sauer, 108 N. 31st St.• Belle· Art Gallie, 473 Kingston Crescent, Edwin W. Birr, 8619 Holmes Rd., ville, Ill. St. Vital, Manitoba Kansas City, 1\.10. Forrest G. Stahly, 605 E. Walnut, Roy Preston, P.O. Box 342, Eau H.rold Th,·.sh, 623 E. High, Jeffer- Bloomington, m. Claire, Wis. son Cit¥. Mo. . Dr. Rudolph Anfinson, 1401 Bu· Ro,,' Hopkins, 1500 Ninth Ave. No., Glen Gll'is, Poplar B1ull' 1\'[0. chanan St., Charleston, Ill. As lland, Wis. Charles H. Higgins, 6916 Edison St., Roy rrweedt, 11ft. Stcl'ling, Ill. John H. McLoonc, Waved)' Hotel St. Louis 20, 1\10. Harold Strickfaden, RR No.5 Pe­ Bldg., Waseca, Minn. A. \V. Carroll, 17 King Avenue, oria, IlL Russell Colwell, RFD No.2, West. Columbia .Mo. Russ Sawyer, 107 1st Strect, Dixon, Bend, Wisconsin Edmond T. Kimball, 623 Avenue D, III. Robert Bierman, 409 Hanison St., Fort Madison, Iowa Chester G. Elias, 125 Washington Mankato :Minn. Eldon Surface, 201 Fane N. W., Street, Strcator, 111. Loehle Cast, Bison Hotel, Fargo, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Emmett Bossing, RR No. 1 La N. D.. Herb L. Dick, 16~!l: N. 11th St., Fort Grange, Illinois Dodgc, Iowa Joseph Reed, Oregon, Ill. MICHIGAN DISTRIC't' Don Davidson, 4424 Carpenter, Des Wilham Henderson, 67 South An· Moines, Iowa dcrson St., Aurorn, Ill. 'Vcs Mcier, returncd to activc dut)· 1. J. Dvergsten, 1611 Grand, Spen­ Mel Vogel, 2105 Southport Ave., U. S. N. cer Iowa Chicago 14, 111. Frank Tritle, 22113 Michigan, Dear· Al Henderson, Beresford, S. D. Frank Tyson, 2225 Oak Street, born 4, Mich. Northbrook, Ill. \Vrn. Pascher, 3520 Gregory, Pon. tiac, Mich. DIXIE DISTRICT INDIANA-I{EN'l'UCI{Y DISTRICT D.le C. Sylvester, 1369 N.W. 36th Gordon Grant, 1911 Court, Saginaw St., Miami, Fla. Kenny Chamberlin, 214 % W. Pat­ Mich. ' nill McCay, 200 E. New York Ave., tell, Mishawaka, Ind. \V. L. Otto, Box 276.). Mio, Michigan De Land, Fla. Gail V. Brown, 316 Grove St., Lo· Loton Willson, 321 ti. Cedar, Boyne J. F. Cavan, 1665 S. 12th, St. Peters· gansport, Ind. City, Mich. . Sylvan Hiers, 3402 Iowa Avc., Con· Henry C. Souchek, Box 21, Oncka­ burg, Fla. nenville, Ind. ma, Michigan J. R. Mel!. 1071 Lindridge 01'. N.E., 0 ... R. G. Mool'e 304 L. Pl.nle Atlanta, lift. Lcn Horton, R.R. No.1, Spring P. D. Amsbnl'y, 3 Lynmftr Ave., Bldg., Vincennes, lnd. Lake, Mich. Stan Hughes , 1668 Richmond Dr., Asheville, N. C. J Jack Klaiber, 4821 Division N.W., Louisville 6, Ky. Comstock Park, G1'3nd Rapids, E. A. Lmnpkin, 1601 Foster Ave., Mich. Mcmphis Tenn. JOHNNY APPLESEED DISTIlICT D. E. Evans, 6614 S. 2nd Ave., Lynden Wright, 107 Elizabeth, Birmingham, Ala. JohnT. Ford, 2639 Wildwood Blvd., Alma, Mich. Dr. T. A. Bickerstatf~ University of Toledo 14 Onio Raymond Lcatz, 510 Granada, St. Miss., Dept. of Math., University. Theodore R. Weaver, 785 Brown St., Joscph, Mich. Dayton 9, Ohio Alvin Olson, 1017 Grant, Kalama­ Miss. C. J. Apkinll" 401 G.rfield St., Mid­ zoo, Mich. EVERGREEN DISTIlIC'r dletown, OhIO Sam Cushman, R. No.2, Manches­ Elmer Burke, 2314 N. 85th St., Harry Van Gunlen, 509 E. North ter, l\Iich. Se.tt1e 3 Washington St., Lima, Ohio Whcelcr Batdortf c/o Evening Ross F. Relyea, 6639 King's Road, Frank R. Schwartz, .842 Goodale News, Sault Ste. ~Inrie, Mich. U.B.C!.., Vancouvcr 8, B. C. Blvd., Columbus 3, Ohio Don .ttenyan, 4124 N. Whitehouse Glenn R. Branch, 14816 Tudor Ave., mD·ATLAN'nc STATES St., Spokane, Washington N.W., Cleveland 11 Ohio DISTRICT Mel Olene, Box 263, Buckley, Wash. Paul Chappelear, 233 Mill St., Con­ neaut, Ohio Miles L. Finch, Jr., 210 E. 47th St., G. C. Millington, 7908 N.E. Tilla­ New York 17, N. Y. mook, Portland 13, Orc. George Kemerer, R.D. No.4, Car. roUton, Ohio Ray Sandifordl, 17, Windsor Pl., A. 1\1. Davison, 1624 Portland St., Bloomfield, N. J• Klamath Falls, Oregon .l\!m·ra)' Stephens, Grcater New Cas­ tle Asso., c/o Castleton Hotel, New August A. Patzig, 428 - 32nd Street., Bob Pcrkins, 3413 Shcrman Avc., Union City, N. J. North Bend, Ore. Castlc, Pa. Ch.rles C. C.l'lin....216\~ W. College Charles Gocss, Thorofarc, N. J. A. F. Ibsen, 908 31'd Ave., S., Glas­ Waller P. Phillips, 430 Harrison gow, Montana St., Canonsburg, 1"a. Glenn \Vood, P.O. Box 401, East Ave., SCl'antoll, Pa. I'AR WESTEIlN DIS'(IlIC'l' Liverpool, Ohio James El'dm811. Central YMCA, Dave Smith, 3437 Los Coyotes, Long Burton B. Leachman, 626 S. Fifth Reading, Pa. Beach, Calif. St., Clarksburg, W. Va. (Colltillueel 011 lIexl page) DECEMBER, 1953 The Harmoniz61' CLEVELAND AND EUCLID, OHIO CHAPTERS PRESENT "THE DOCTORS IN HARMONY"

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There's no excuse for anyone of the Doclors In Harmony 1"0 I"hree belong to Cleveland, of which Dr. 'Callinan is president. be In other than prime condition. Left to Right they are Dr. L, The Quarlet sang on the Cleveland show Oerober 24th. If there J. Callinan, dentist; Dr. II. E. Templeton, an eye man; Dr. D. are olher "All this or thai" foursomes in the Sociely, Ihe Har­ A. Johnston. ph)'sieian and surgeon; Dr. E. A. Marshall, Intern· monizer would like to hear from them. Eds. ist. Dr. Marshall Is a member of Euclid, Ohio, Chapter. The other AREA COUNSELORS H. Randolph Bland!ord, Fremont Howard Thompson, 17 West St., Rd., R.F.D. No.2/,...Cl:\ester, N. H. Johnson City, N. Y. C. D. Bond, 1805 W.Market Street, Diz McIvor, 4994 tlessborough Ave., York, Pa. Montreal 29, Quebec SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT Joe Seegmiller. 9803 Parkwood Dr., Louie Laurel, 4617 Walter Wa~', EI Bethesda, Md. ONTARIO DISTRICT Paso, Texas David Langkammer. 310 Logal) Howard French, 1967 Ellrose Ave., Joe Kamendo, 601 Wellesle~1 Rd" EI Blvd., Altoona, Pa. Windsor, ant. Paso, Texas Tlu'ell W. Sinn, Box 462, Charles George Mills, 188 Copel St., Sal'llia, Cecil F. Watson, 909 Quincy St., Town, W. Va. ant. N.E., Albuquerque, N. M. Dr. Ralph Roberts, 7716 Rock Creek Hal'l'Y Wood, 33 Fail' Ave., Brant- G. P. Cunningham, 2423 - 26th St., Rd., Richmond, Va. ford, ant. . Lubbock, Taxas Lloyd Steinacker, 136 Melville St., Norman Busbee, 3409 Emerson, Fort NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT Dundas, ant. Worth, Texas Art Moores, 9 Glen Brae Blvd., Aylett Fitzhugh, 7106 Azalea, Dal­ James A. Stewart. 136 Elmer Ave., Cliffcrest P. a., ant. Schenectady, N. Y. las Texas Jack Snyder, 82 Highland Ave., Bob St. John, 233 Loyera Blvd., San John Romancier, 16 Bridge St., Oshawa, ant. Cushman, Mass. Antonio 1, Texas Harry Williams, c/o Canadian Bank Avery Hall, 6642 Wickersham, William Hahn, 8 Nye Street, Rock­ of Commerce, Orillia, ant. ville, Conn. Houston 19, Texas George Marks, 14 Glenmanor Rd., Bob Teague 239 E. Fairview, Frank Crane, 71 COhUllbus Ave., Toronto, Onto J Meriden, Conn. . Shreveport, Louisiana Jack Charman, 77 Ivy St., New SENECA LAND DISTRICT 1. S. Wright, 605' Liberty Bank Haven, Conn. James Steedmanl.916 Delaware Rd., Bldg., Oklahoma Cit~" Okla. George Nowell, 82 Lexington Ave., Kenmore 17, N. Yo Grady Musgraye, 1616 Bedford Dr., Providence, R. 1. Thomas SCOllOl), 791"Lawrence Ave., Oklahoma City, Okla. Robert E. Jellison, 2 Durfee St., East Aurora, N. Y. Ernie Dick, 305 N.W. 27th, Okla­ New Bedford, Mass. Sherry Brown, 417 East St., War­ homa City, Okla. Joseph McDonough, 76 Wood St., ren, Pa. Milton 86, Mass. Walter Smith, 510 Fox St., R.G., 'fhomas Woods, 97 So. Main St., Franklin, Pa. Millbury, Mass, Dr. Howard Lyboldt, 990 Lake Robert Dunning, 219 Essex St., Drive, Webster, N. Y. Lynn, Mass. Earnest Partridge, Avoca, N. Y. Caspar Cowan, 1686 Forest Ave" Jack Duncan, 718 West Dominick POl't!and, Maine St., Rome, N. Y. DECEMBER, 1953 32 Tbe Harmonizer

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Jackson\·III...... WiIIlam R. &hoppe ALADAMA S'lnlR Monlcn-t'red Kf'mplhaJl La Grange (Q Suburb1\n)-HArold R. 10900 Cuh'er Bh·d. 6006 Old St. Augult\ne Road Neely DlrnlillKharn-Hugh M. &ott Culver Cily. Callr. Lakf'land-Steve Tyler 189 E. Lexington Ave. 0I0t - 12th St., S. W. TorrRnrf'--Hownrd W. Course}' 176 Lako Morton Drh'e Elmhurst. IIi. t"airhope-John H. Daker. J I'. 4026 West 168th St. MiAml-MRdison Armlstend LR SIIIIe---Dick Aplingtoll Rox 1614 Lnwndale. Calif. P. O. Dox 866 22lH St. Vlncf'Rt Avenue )lobilp-Jam,.s T. L)'onl Van Nu)·. (San Ff'rnllndo ""l1e1)­ South Miami 1264 1I0rton Drive Lombard-Albert L. Canfield C. Jfl.mt>s Paris OrlRndo-Jnmf's \\'. Moore 126 Elm A\'enuf' 'fulI'nloo'R-T. R. "Ted" Rnmll...·.·k 16657 Celtic St. 3945 W. Wa.hington Street 2408 - 6th Street St. Petenbura'-M. LeAlie McEwC'n Elmhur.t. HI. Granada HllIl. CnJlr. Macolllb-Doug Jackson ALASKA VentlirA Count}--Chrls L. Magee 2637 MlrlRm St.. So. PeJ;;ln~ SarAsota-H. '\'. PntterSOIl Dox 162 AnC'hor1\A"e--Jl\ek Werner 43 Street lIardolph. III. n. Ventura IIli1top Hotel. Apt. I P. O. llox 1685 WhUtlf'r-Art Dell TllmpII-Wftlter C, Wt>1I Monmouth-Janlf'S A. CRrlton ALDEnTA 2223 Rose Drlvf' 4626 Florida A\'enue 618 Norlh 9% Street I.elhbrida:e---V. M. "Huck" Rodlo:(-Is \'enlC'f'--GeorKC F. Gibbs, Jr. Mt. StuJinl"-Mnurice Root lilln - Sth St., So. CANAL ZONE P. 0 Dox 428, Venice. Fin. Mt. Sterllnk, 1I1. Wut PRim Duch-Chnrles II. AIUZONA l~nnArnn CIl}'-Mul\'ln Roth Norlhbrook-Jim WOOll Dox 423 Guthridge 22010 Center Cll3ndl" (S"n Marros) Jim 'fl('fti Albrook Air Force Bnle 120 Beverly Hond North Shore {E\'IIllltoll)_n. W. 40 W. Ourrnlo Cnnnl Zone Kingen' l'hoC'lllx-Jt'rI"Y Palecek GEORGIA 1020 Forelt AvenUtl 6750 North 14th Plan· COLOUADO EVRnston Tunoll-Victor llor~ Albany-Jnmell S. Wilson 113 East Prlnee Th!. Boulder-C. mehnrd John.on Norwood {Chicn¥o)-Rullohlh KUPflr 757 - 19th St. 1001 - 5th Avenue 6605 Milwnukco 1\vellu(' ARKANSAS Coloradu Sprlna:1 (Plk... Puk Chapttr) Chlcogo 31 StuUa:lUl-Geol"ge L. Cia. k -Harry Spnrrow HAWAII Oak Park-Del Wnby 918 South Main ~t. 1902 N. Prosl)e("t Honolulu-Albert P. Medeiros 1423 South 11th Avenue BRITISH COJ.UMDIA Df'lI\"er-R. A. "Dick" Gorlllan c/o P. O. Dox 322G Mnywood, m. North \'RIU'OU\"cr- no~. t 11.llnlltr. 4720 E. ~Mexl('() Honolulu Oreaon-John G. Pulnllm 2126 Hrithrt>man Avc. Lonelnont-RRymond Pottel' KRilulI, Ollhu-MIIC'I Sumner Oregon VRnrou\'C'r-Dennis UrowlI 306 Main Street 255 S. KRlaheo Ottnwa-'fhor WRJlem 5876 HighllUr)' Streo.-t LRnlkni. T. II. 637 Adams Street CALIPORNIA CONNECTICUT WlIlJuku, J\laul-Toshl Enomoto Palol lIf'ight. {Palos Jblghtl and Dridaellort-StephC'n Dondf'ro County Clerk's ORlce PAlol ""rk)-Dob Wnrezflk Arcadl:a-I\. E. "Jerr}'" Glllhnm Wailuku, MRul 1933 Wllnlell /\\'\'. 3b-l Lalll-:hlln Ronel 126th &. 79th A\'e. Duarte. Cnllf. Stratford, Conn. Pnlol Pnrk Dakf'lIfield-Dr. Jilek P,l('llln t~l\nC'ld-J1n..old G. Nulnn. ILLINOIS Pnrk Rida:e (NorlhwC'lI SuhurhRn)­ 80 Frnnklin St. Hillard LnIlKlie 1420 - 10th St. Thompsonville Alton-Arthur H. Fowler Uukt'IC',.-](nlph D. Cline 928 Alton 1106 Garden SI. Hartford-James .... Cunnlnghnm. Jr. PRrk Ridge 3014 -A Street 119 St. Augustine Arlina:ton lhlahts-Chns. P. Jevne Hn}·ward. Calir. West Hnrtford 8ox617 P"kill-R. J. Sf'eh'(' Clli'llC'ent CiI)'-JAck L. Frulll'llur R. No.1 Box 132 P. O. Box 301 Ilous:atonlc (Oub)')-Wllliam liltchko 63 Lnke\'!cw TCl'rnee AurorR-Cnrl V. Lundin I'corln-Donald JOIII!It Edell (Ha)'ward)-Roht>1 t A. SlpwlIlI Dt"rby 712 HRmilton Avenue 1502 Howl'lt Str«t 17112 ViA F1on·. MnldC'n {Slh'u CIt,.)-Walter OPPelt Durd.town-Kelb· &h('('11 Plonur (Chlcago)-Frllnk Veehioln &m Lorenw. Calir. 16 Grove Court 1302 Stllte Str('('t 3""13 No. Kill)Rlrick J\ve. Glendale-Uurb:l.Ilk_\\'t"llIlnll K. Hal·lIt·tt DC'lIf'\·II1e-L. G. DResch Chicago 1929 No. Valle)' NAugRtuek-Frank Briel'lc}' Ynle Ave. 912 North Illinois Street Princeton-Loren Dogarl DUI'bAnk, eallfol'nia DJoomlnaton-Forrelt G. Stnhl)' ~tellllllt't1. Middlebur}' 714 N. Church lIoll)·wood-Wm. J. New Britain-Arthur F. Groth 605 E. WRlnut Streel .11l4'h Tolul.'R Lnke Av£o. Canton-Richard Nebergnll Uockrord-ROWI·t Dlclls KAnkAkre---Kevin Drown Cor)'don-Jamf'1 Brewt>r P. O. Dox 343 (3) P. O. Box 687 1905 Enst Linden Cor)·don. Ind. IltRrborn COUIlI)'-nlt~tiell DuckwOl·th Ottawa-Orion E, Goodin).: ::ioulhbrldge----Henry M. ltowelt MINNESOTA ';-',. 300 'l'hlrd St, 1140 West. 7th 21 Cohasse Street. Aurora, Ind, I'illsburg-A, D, York SllrillR'f1eld-Frnnk Fowler Chisholm-II. S. lIedmnn F.dwnrd!!port (While Uh'u Vall(',,)­ 1717 Sonth Olive 7 Montgomer)' Street 201 - 2nd St" S. W. W. F. Nelson Prntl-Dob Cooley Holyoke, Ma!!!!. EI)'-John W. Somrock Edwnrdsport 103 Victol")' Helghlll Tnlll\ton-Shcldon PhilliliS 148 West Hnn'ey Street Elkhart-Albert Meyer!! Hire Counl)' (L)'ons)-Don Sn)'der 7 Earl Streel f.'airmont-Dr. Kenneth Strauss III Willowview Comt H20 S. Gl'llnd "'oH'estu-John 'V. Ha)'mond 2001h No. Norlh Avenue Elkhnrt. L)"ons. Kans. 322 Highlnlld Sireet. JRfkson-Ken Sourbeck E\'all!!\'llIc-Ducky Drnk~ Rush C-ount)'-Eugene Ohlcllleier Mankato-loft'ed JarklOIl (Magnolla)-W. F. (Dill) Ironwood Henrd R, No.2 431 South Main, Suite 34 Drarborn-Frank C. Tritle Indianapolis-Clyde Mnnh 280 No"lyn A\'enue 22113 Mit'higllll Avenue Odord-Thomfl-II It. Ethridge 0248 Kinglley Drh'(' ImNTUCKY Drtroit No. l-Rahlh Srhlrmu Jasper--\Vm. Dnrnhart Oxford, MillS. f"rankfort-O\\'('n H. Moon' 8530 Grand River (4) Yazoo Cit), (Drlla Chaptrr)-Aubre)' 1304'h North Newton TlllIglewood Drive Oowngiae------Wilbur R. Stough, Rr. Kokomo-Leo F. :Fish Eiland Loui!i\'iI!e------Frllnk S. Marx liD N. Front Street HOllte No. 511 Enst. Blvd. 1910 South Third St" Ant. 19 East Delrflir-Don Koelzer I~afa)'ette (Tlppernnot')-JOlSt'llh K. Owensboro-Philin Tichenor 140""0 Hendricks MJSSOUIU Kelley Dox 128 Enst Detroit 18 UJen Drh'e I'adurah-Ed. M. Jet! t-:lC'anaba-J. Don Grenf('11 CIll.)·toll-Warner C. McCollllel1 LaPorte-H. 1(. Johnson Route No. I 217 So. lOth Strcet 6607 Bartmer 1003 Monroe Sireel Rucklter Lone Gladstone. Mkh. St. Loull (14) LolJau!!porl-Jnme8 Hnle)' Versailles-Dr. ('.ordon W. ShAW GrRud Rapids-Gerrit. (Jerry) Vel' Veer COIUlIIbIA-JI'rn Durge 1 Donahue StI'eet 239 Montgomery Avenue 1223 CourtneY. N. W. (4) 71S Gentry Mirhigan Cil)'-Louls E. HOllke Grnliot Counl)'-Ellnry JngerllOlI Columbia. Mo. 412 Vnll Street. LOUISIANA lOS E. SU)lerior Jo'ullon-Paul A. Sal"lor Mishawaka-Harry C. Mason Shre\·rllorl-W. R. (Bob) 1'englle • Alma, Mlchignll RFD No.5 301 E(Illt 6th Street. 239 E. Fai rview (;rosse Pointe-----Fmnk Higgins Fulton, Mo. MUllrlo--Hnrold Reinoehl 14965 Bringnrd IIcrlnanll-Clnrence Hesse Apt. 307, 123 N, HIgh Street MAINE Detroit Stolle Hill HJ_Wny Hirhmoud-Jullnn Denner Fort Fairfield-Alton J. Bruce IIRlIlfrnlllrk-Louis R, HRlrlngton Indtlll'ndt'llce-D. C. Humphn~)" Boston. Ind. 6 Dl'ook\'iew Avenue 2222 Nationnl Donk Hldg. (2&) 4914 Lillie Rond SC)'monr-John E. Nierman Portland-Edgar L, Hugen 1I0llnlHl-Harlcy H, Hill Kllns/U City, Mo, Drownstown, lnd, 11 Motley Street. 100 Enst 14th Street J('lTtflon Cil)'-Stnnley Schl"Ocd~r Sonth nend-Jn)' All(,1l r'r('sqllc Isle-----Larr)' Crockett 1I0Ih'-Fenton-IOine 1\, SllrOI{Uc 404 E. Ashley 51, 142 kyte 9 Cook Street 709 Main Street ,Ioplin-Leonnrd '1'00111115011 Mhlhawllkn, Ind. Waten"lIIe-Rev. Donnld McMillull Fellioll 217 N. Grn)' Tell CIl)'-Ro)' F'ellll i4 Silv('r St. lIudson-John Chrl6t1nn l(nlllla8 Cii)'-AusUn J. 'rhames, Jl". Tell City, Ind, Hudson, Mich. 491G Mnin (12) Terre Hnute-Adllisoll Hownl'd MANITQUA Ionia-Fred Keister lIT M('xlco-Llo)'d J. 'l'dbble 2GIl No. lOth SII'eet Brnlldoll-Stanley S. Alldcl'tioll ·133 King Sireet 131 I No. WlIshlngtOIl St. Vincennl'8-A. H. "AI" Von Dchren Iron Mountain-Dud Schroeder Nrosho-Jnllles n. Canles 819 Perry Street 25S • 12th Strcet 617 JelTel'Son Portllgc Ln PTfllrlc-A. II: Skinlwl' 300 Wnloolt So. Wnbash-Jnck Miller hhp('nllng-Ted F, Shnrlnnd ::it. 1.01111 No. I-EdWlwd S. emne 668 W. J\Inln Strc~t 160 Garlnlld Street. So. WinniJ)eg-H, E. Me)'.:wen 124, N. DO\'is Street 6119 Shillington Lillie .Jackson-Nicholas Vnndcnbelt ReI'kle)' 21, Mo. IOWA 211 Birchdale Avem'e . NOl"\vood, Mllnitoba 665 Roynl Dl'ive SllrlnKflt'ld-George Humphre)'s Uurlington-O. B. Holmberg l(lllamRzoo-Gil\'ie H. Bugh t 1S7 So. Nnliollnl Avenue Yt' Old T)'nu'U (St. Loui.'l)-Clal·ellce 1416 Mt. Plensunt Street MAUYLAND 926 Dnv!s Street Cedar Rall!dl-Dob Davis l.lllIsillg-Arlhul· Jnekson H. Mnrlowe 330 - 29th Street. Dl"ive. S, E. Annapolis-Robert n. Ressler 3ol46 DogAl·t 10 &>. l3emlston Clinton-Dn\'e MUllson 182 Pl"\nce Geors.:e Streel I.owell-Richard Young CIA)'lolI (5) 630% - 11th Avenue, So. Daltimore-Jllllles Webb 628 Lnfu)'cttc Dn\'ruporl-Robert OberhllllS 959 Sioll Street. (26) Ludington-Arthur Dew(')' MONTANA lloOluboro----Donnld Dlickenllilnff 6011,~ MadillOn Street 1815 North Street Bo~msboro GlaIIJOW-W. J. Trumbell DettendOI·C. lown Col!l~gc Mnnistee Count)'-Chnrles Peth 210 Ninth St., So. Des lHoinu-John Pnul Jonel> Park-Willh\lI1 E. Smith 532 - 4th Street 636 Des Moines Dldg. 10·D Parkway Rd. Mnnistee, Mich. NEBRASICA Dubuque-Carl C. Oehs Greenbelt. Md. Marrelltll-Rite)' P)'le 1493 Bluff Street Oakland-Dr. Harold A.•\shb)· Mnrcellus, Mich. )o'rAllklill- Elkader-Sam T. Tolcou Onkland, Md, Ml\rquette (Kawbawgam)-Jack Onvc)' Grnnd Island-Lamoine Stiner Elkader. lown 700 West Wnshington Street 321 So. S)'camore Emlllettsburg-Jerr)' Hofstnd MASSACIIUSETIS Milford-Dale Johnson Iioldreae-Dean Broberg 2L12 Muin Street Dl'lmont-Jos. H. McDermott General Molors PrO\'ing Grounds 81 G Sherldnn St. Fort Dodge-Dick Albright II Hillside Street Milford, Mkh. K('nrn(')'-Ed Swan 1641 - 9th Avenue. North \\'lliertown, Mass. Mt. Cltmens-Ed SChwoPlle 701 West. 291h St. Fort Madison-Dick Rumll Doston-H. Gcorge Almond 38645 niverside Drh'e Lexington-B. Clarence Neff S071~ A\'enue "0" Iii Sanborn A\'enue Musk"goll-Thomas Oamm 1600 N. Grant O('lw,,1n-Len Djella :5omer\'iIle 43, Mass. 3107 Lake Harbor Road I.Incoln (Cornhusker Cltapler)-H. H. 19 - 4th Avenue, S. E, Rrockton-Alfrt'mall Ptnns Gron··enmty', Point-Bill Rile)' Syracuse (Cenlral CIl)')-John J. MI. Vernon-Jack Zellers MAson II Enst. Mnille Ave, UerdRu 7% E. Gambicr St. P. O. Box 763 Penns Gro"e, N. J. 357 Stof1'ord A\·e. (6) Newark-Donald P. Sanden Centrnl Point. Ore. I'lfllnfldd-Rllbc Cnln Tonawanda-Melvin D£'xhelml'I' 95 Doy Avenue Ilort1nnd-Roy C. Atchison Round 1'01) Hond. R.D, No.2 1042 .Fnlls mvd. Nlles-Ncnl McBride 1334 N. Princeton Street ltldgewood-Hobert n. Perkim. No. Tonnwanda, N. Y. 910 VlennR A"enue Pori Orford-Darl Hunt Vnlley Rond, Dox <140 Utica-Stnnley Swider Norlh CindnllRtl-Elbert Knuhllnll Roseburg-Puul ClIey PRterson, N. J. 525 Milgate St. 1852 moekslone PIlIee 946 N. Jnckson Street RlnrdRle (North Jenef Lakelnnd)­ \Valton-Downs"llle-Huymond Snll\'£'1)' Cincinnnti (37) libron F. Tinlle Pellncton, N. Y. North Olmsted-Palll P. Storm PF.NNSYLYANIA 12 Western th·e. Warsnw-Dr. Ilownrd Fooh' 2Stt Wesl 230lh St. n\ltler. N. J. 52 Genesee St. Cle"elnnd 26, O. Albion-Edwltl'd Podell PninC'lvllle-Stanle)' P. Bates Crane.wille. Pa. Ttl\ntck-L. A. Pomero)' Westchester Count'y-Walter An'ldl5On AlIeKhrll)··Kiski Ynlle)'-Willlllm CO. 4300 Chr)'sler Dtd~. 25 Highlnnd Ave. 788 East. Erie St. New York 17, N. Y White Plains. N. Y. Port Cllnlon-Rnlph Riedmaier Henshaw Union CUf-Ray Stone West S~ntca (";rle Count)·) Hr\lohl R. R. No.3 M. It. 1508 s..con<1 St. 709 NewRrk Avenue Roth Port. Clinton Tarentum. PH. Jene)' Cib·. N. J. 28 Bullis ltd. (24) Snnduskf-Knrl Freyberg Allrntown·Drthlehem-Jllml'lI r·. WuUleld-John Keller 1411 Camp St. Chambers G. 416 No. 22ml St. 30 Centrnl Avenue NOUTII CAHOLlNA Sl'euben"IIIe-Robert Cumnllns 205 North St. Allentown Cranford, N. J. Altoona-Dnle S. MUlIscr \Voodburf-Ed Lod~~ Ashn·iIle--A. IhllltlnJl,;ton Pntch Toltdo-John T. Ford fiS Shorewood Drh'c 2539 Wildwood Blvd. (14) 51115 R()selawn A'·e. 1610 Commerce St. IJtn"er Vnlle}'-ArlhUI' Hamlin PRulsboro. N. J, Charlolte-Edwnrc1 J. 'Vest Wnrren-DonRld Mendenhnll 1>. 1615 Liberty LICe Bldg. M. 531 192 Victor)' Lnlle Wood-Ridge (South Ilrrgel\)-John C. Lcetl;dale, PR. Strasser Efizobeth Cltr-B, F. Jones Wnrren, Ohio 702 Second StI'cct. moomsbllrg-Hurl'~' 'r, Guntl'l' Box 19 Wellt Unlt)'-Mnurice BI'etlhlHler P, O. Dox .... 5 Cnrlton Hill, N, J. Gnsronla-Dob Hood West. Unity, Ohio 514 West 'J'hll'd Ave. Youllglllowl\-ThomRS A, Park Ilrndrord-L, A. Drown 421 E. Main SI. NEW AJJo;XICO Grcensboro-Howard Adair 105 Co"er Street. P. O. Dox 480 Poland. Ohio Drook"I1Ie--Robel't C. 011'17. Albuqllerll.ue-Clirtton Wri\{ht Wlnston,SlIlem-John R. nedm'rik Znnenllle-Rlchard Fleer 301 MRln Sf, 1816 Lelld Ave.• S. E. nt. No. I, Onvls Rd. 1012 l"ederal Avenue lJullrr-Claude A. llis1lcll Carhbad-Ralph Calvnni . Walkertown, N. C. 443 Enst PeRri Rtret:t 509 N. Mesa Chllnlbeuburg-"ete Fllrrell OKLAn01'l1A 301 Fifth thl'nue "Ill Crurn-Dr. M. M. Goodmlln NORTH DAKOTA 125 E. Las Cruces Ave. Uarlltnllle-W. J. Simpson Easton·I'lllllhlsbllrg-Ronnld Gros... Hoswrll-Robert. Folke!! Fargo (l'Iloorhrad)-L. C. B1M1IC 14.12 S. Oak R. D. No.3 P. O. Box 652 406 • 7th Ave., S. Blll(kwtll-Ed Dagby Nn~nreth, Pa. Fnrgo, N. D. 206 S. Mnln St. Fayette COllnl)'-lIllrold M. Hllhn Nt:W YOm{ I{ulm-George Oberlander Cherokee-Wallace Anderson Mill St. Enid-Romayno Baker New Salem. PII. Auburn-Peter Pnnko 011I0 930 BaliS Dldg. Frnnklin·OiI Cil)'-ChnI'1N< LJul'chfield 17 PArk PlAce Lawton-J. O. Conner 222 13ulfnlo ~t. nRlh~Donald F. Mnnh Akron-Frnnk Filo 415 Arlington FrAnklin "6 Geneva Strccl 980 Rhodes A,·e. (7) Oklahoma Clty-Brctt. MilicI' Gret'l\\'llIe-Fll)' W, 1<1>"·,, IlInghamton·JohllSon Cil.,.--Sidncr R. Ashtabula-JlImes Joncl; 1631 N. W. 29th St. 13 S. HOSl'dllll' AVI', Violet. 211 Wcst 53rd St., Alit. C Okmulll:eCl­ Gl'eel1vil1c Hotel Earle, Dlnghnmton Bowling Grcen-Ernest KC)'cli Pr)'or-EUgCn8 Hillin Ilnrrlsburg-TholluI" Dllllll'lI Bronx-John F. Egon 216 TI'Oupe 606 N. E. Firllt St. 40 N. 19th ~t. 2164 Lntting St. (61) Dllcke)'c (Columbull)-Chlll'lell <:, Pryor, Okla. e"mll Hill, Pa. lIuffnlo-Chnrles E. Leliliwing McMillin Thomna-Frank Self lIazleloll-TE.-X Collins 110 Pl'achtree ltond (25) It. I, Dox 240·A Thomas, Okla. 233 R Pine St. ClIllandaigun-Ra)'mond Satre Re)'noldsburJr, Ohio Tulu-Roy W. Short. LallrAsln (lted Unst) F.miJ l.iJ>tich 101 No. Mnin St. Callton-Don SI)eidel 1723% East 15th St. 631 GI"Orge St. Clifton Sprlngs-D,·. Uobert. Schopbltch 2032 • 3rd St.. S. E. I.t'banon-Ambrose 1\1'110111. Jr. SanitRrium Cambrid,e-Willlam O. Smith ONTARIO 2 Easl MallIe St. Dllns"lIIe-Ted Applin ..20 So. 11th St. I.uztrne COllltt)· (Wilk...·D:'Irrt)-_ WII)'land, N. Y. Cnrroll County (Carrolllon)-Ge('Ir~e Amherstburg-Rormond Barlow Som\lel W. TholllllliOlI Hut Auron-Wilfretl S. Stewart Kemerer 132 Almll Street. 297 Wright St. 718 Lnwrence Ave. Rt. No.4, Dox 41 nt'llullle-H. Park Kingston. Pa. }'i1tmore------Ward Pratl Carrolllon, Ohio 53 Crestview Avenue :\1allnllo)' Cit)'-Fmnk Guinnn Gt'lluee (Ilorhtsler)-\\'a)'ne Foor Celina-Roland L. Hinton Urnrt'bridge-Don Me.Klnln)· 123 S. Muin Sll'eet 166 BelmeAde Rd. 624 N. Mill St. e./o Dominion Publle. Bldg. Nt'w Castle-Evan R. Lewis ttochcster (11) Cincinnati-Albert. E. Oehll'r DUIlHord-IlAlph King 312 Neshnnnock Ave. GellC\"n-Henry D. JOlles Dox 163, H. R. No.1 (II) R. H. No." J'hlladehlhIR~Jnml'1; F. OeLlIl'k 49 Avenue "n" Conneaut-Hobert Gl'ilfc)' Enst York-Jnck HO\lghle a l'ntl'iot Rd. (lIo,'e rln'llle-JohIt! Iow n-FoI'rest Howe 3Z'J Monroe Street 325 Llnslllorc Crescent. Bl'ltlgli]Jort, Pa, 101 Fonclalr 51. <.:leHlnnd-Elmer J. Vorl!;pk TOI'OlIlo I'It'tsbllrgh~G. Dille COIllll'll Johnstown, N. Y. 13614 Mallicrow Av('. GIlt'lph-L. P. "Kel!)'" Da\'lell 428 Ul\'d, of Allies (lftl C:owRnda-Robert Ilhol\d~8 Cle\'eland 5, Ohio 66 GI'cen SI. l'otts,·lIle--Jos. F. Mollo~' Cherry Creek. N. Y. Clen'land Ilelghta-W. H. Hoekstllhler HlIgernllle-Rahlh Carrick 209 Coal SII'('el Hnlllburg-Gerald E. Rennon 2080 Noble Rd. 26 Sherrlng St. Pori (;1\I·bon. PII. 49 Euclid Ave. East Cleveland 12, 0, Hamillon-George Clow !leadlng-Jume!> El'dmlln 1I0mdl (i\lap1e City)-RlIlph W. l.oul,:ee Columbus-John Newton Box 241 Central YMCA 7 MAYs Avenue 1224 Oxle)' Hoad (1$1 Alderahot, Ontario SlI.r,rrlown (Frtnch Crt'('k Yallt'}·) Jthac8~Archie B. Cornelius Da)·ton-\\'ltlt. G~ason Kitrhf'ntr·Wnlerloo-Gord Leon Gt.'Or)!e LIIl1l( 101 :E. Clinton St. H. R. No.1, 110x IS 3'14 Clifton Road n. D. No. I JI\l1lalcn, Long hlllnd-Charles SIMre Vandalht, Ohio I,eaminglon-John Sutton Sl\e~erlown 1215 • 61th St. Dn)'ton Suburban-Hnrold Wlg!:ln", Fraser RORd ScrftIlIOIl-J)jrk Jl('!lter Glendale. N. Y. H. n. No. 10, Oox 231-H l.ondon-Jlm Round 820 N. Sumner A,'(' JRl1\tslo\\·n-Robert. L. Hitchcock DefiancC"--Franels J. (Fran) Seibert. Jr. 1025 York St. Sh"ron (Shenal1go Ynll~,.)-Edmnnrl C. 147 Chautnuqua Avt'. 80x 105 Midland-G. n. Laity SlIUo Lakewood, N. Y. Defiance 244 :First St. 640 McClul'e Ave. Kenmore-Gordon W. Pilot East Lb'efllOol-Lnwrence II. Todd Orilln-H. D. Williams Warrel\-PIUnllllel' Collillll c/o The Callndian Dank of Commeree 171 DlIllon Dl'h'c 819 McKinnon Ave. Timoth)' :'11. Bulfolo 23, N. Y. F.1)'rin-DIII'win Muu OshnwR-Bob Tole North 'Vurren, PII. I 19 Ookes A\'emlC Washlngtoll Count}' (;, i\1. Ul'Jlstrom l.ockporl-Wllllolll Jllekson 472 West Tenth St. Pelerborough-Doug MOllt~omerr 720 Walnut, Street Euclid-FI'Rnk DU~Rn 870 Duncan Ave. MnnhRttan~Gcor}(e A. Mel.eRII 805 Enst 203rd St. 580 Hnmllton Street. Wnshin~lOll, PII. Sarnil\-Bllrney Clarkson York-G. Barnard Wills Iii Pomnnder Walk Cle\'elltnd (HI) 1436 Colbourne Rd. New York 25. N. Y. Flndln)' (Old Mill Strt8m)-<':lIrl H. 238 :--. PNln ~tl'p.~1 Mlddleburgh~Lee St. Catltflrlnu....-Howprd H. Warrell Whlln")' Rnder 44 Ell:r:nbelh :'11. Gilboa, N. Y. 238 E. WRllnce St. Sudbur)·-J. D. (Jim) McLeish QUJ.~ut:(; Nusau Counl)', I.. l.-Richard C. Findln)' ·121 Elm West. Anden;on J.·remont-Bob Knlser )Ionheal-Jnck Sadler TorOl1to-r~rcd Doddington 5178 DeCRrie 8lvd.. ,\..1. 16 21 West. Z2nd St. 41Ji S. Wood 168 Berry Rd.. Apt. 24 (18) Huntin~ton Stn,. N. Y. Ilicknille-l.owe.11 Allll1egnte \\'indsor-Harry Hownrd RHODE ISLANJl Nlall:nrl\ Falls-JOS(>llh J. Lellahall R.F'.D. 2214 Marentette A"cnue 8633 Krull Pkw)·. Kenton-Dnvld E. Youngs Woodsiork-Dill Ral?: I'ro"ldence-Rocco Hie('i Olean~C. Asn Hurd)' R.F.D. 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DECEMBERt 1953 by J.George O'Brien 111 West Genesee, Saginaw, Michigan

BARBERSHOP HARMONY '1' HE The 1890-1915 boys wrote simple mel­ FIRST TIME YOU HEAR IT. odies about homey things and they endmed. As Russ Cole put it, "you Disappointed? Well, you won't be can't improve on the moolllight on the Dear Younge Ed: Well, Son, at last when you've had a chance to think it river, sunsets, the tangle of roses, a the big moment has arrived, Today over, to analyze it, and to face the field of waving grain, honeysuckles, a is graduation day. Today you are a facts. It just can't be anything else, harvest moon or a mockinf{ bird." To man. Son, and we'll be glad to tell you why. which we add, "especially with ciga­ rettes, whiskey, Illud, 01' even dogs in Looking back over our discussion, it a window or trailin' some dame down would appeal' that we've covered just Let's go back to the late eighties, the nineties, the turn of the cent\ll'~' whcn the aisle bragging about the fact that about everything so far except what you're ... walking behind." we started out to prove in the first barbershop singing started, and let's place and it would seem that you now look at the facts. No dance bands, no phonographs, no juke boxes, radio 01' The old songs endured because they have Olde Ed bottled up in the well were simple melodics full of harmony known COl'ner where he's either got television to popularize a song and sicken you of it in thirty days. tl.lat everyone could sing and ~'ou to produce or hoist the white gonfalon didn't have them poured at you out in complete surrender, Nothinit but a few family organs, some guitars, maybe a sprinkling of of juke boxes, radios, phonographs, mandolin~, and few, if any, who could etc., until you were sick of 'em before We know what barbershop harmony you knew how they sounded. is, as it has already been clearly de­ read musIc. fined by our experts in the rules laid Today the boys write with but one down for quartets in competition. We If a song was to become popular, it idea. Get 'em published, get 'em know also that our modern expert ex­ had to be made that way by singing plugged. , sell a million and t'hell perters can al'l'ange almost any sing­ it. Ergo it had to be a song that with it. able song- in pure barbershop style as everyone could sing. If it had har­ witness the cases of Frank Thorne's mony so that two, threc 01' foul' people Today songs like Now Is The HoUl' Up A Lazy River and The Lord's could sing it together, it HAD TO and I Believe are the exception and Prayer, Cy Perkins' Begin the Be­ HAVE HARMONY THAT THEY not the l'ule. In tho barbershop era guine, or what several of the al'l'ang­ COULD FEEL. No Frank Thornes, that situation was exactly reversed. ers have done to the one that makes Phil Emburys, Cy Perkins, Charlie If it hadn't been, the songs would Olde Ed's blood boil ... Mississippi Merrills, ad infinitum, to figure out never have become popular in the Mud, Yes, Junior, they're all barber­ the harlllony and put it down on first place. Sure, Junior, the boys to­ shop, according to the rules .. , but paper, and if there were those to do day can probably al'l'ange most any are they barbershop songs? If not, that little thing, there were few, if song for barbershop harmony, but why not, and that brings us right any, who could read it. Yes, Junior, what have you got when you're smack dab back to the original ques­ if the songs were to become 11its, they through? No doubt Doak Walker could tion. had to have harmony that everyonc playa pretty fail' game of football in ~ould feel, or they just couldn't find a full dress suit and if Florence Chad­ Let's not lose sight of that ori~inal It and the composel's' efforts were wick fell overboard in her summer question, Junior, 'cause that's 1111ghty doomed to an early demise. The com­ formal, she probably wouldn't drown. important. Olde Ed didn't start out to posers, themselves, were barbershop­ But we claim that the Doaker will do a series of al,ticles on barbershop pel'S and they too could FEEL the play much better in his football togs harmony ,versus modern lead on top harmony. Don't you see, Junior, it just and Flossie will swim furthel' and parallel (lllstrumental type) harmony, HAD to be that way, now didn't it? faster in her Bikini. Isn't it logical, and you'll pardon him if he refuses to then, that a real true barbcrshop get involved. It's reasonable to assume that thou­ song which, as Ed Smith says, will sands of songs were written in that actually thrill you rathel' than just The original argument started when e1'l\ that didn't have harmony that )'OU entertain you, when treated in the Olde Ed made a toemark about a song could feel. If so, they probably didn't nble style of our modern barbershop caIled Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild survive. and the ones that did had al'l'angers is bound to result in a much Women not being barbershop, and you harmony so plain it would smack you finer, more delectable rendition in thc Rod of intimated that it was because on the nose the minute you heard the end? one of our better quartets sang it. tune. That was just too much for an old That's why we so fervent1~' pray that timer like Uncle Ed, and he agreed When the oldtimers hcard a new tune, our arrangers and our fine quartet~ to tr~' to straighten you out in such immediately the tenor KNEW where will stop trying to do tricks with to­ a manner that not only ~'ou, Junior, his part was ... the bad KNEW his day's stuff and lend theil' wonderful but anyone else who was interested part, likewise the bass. They could talents to songs that were written to could tell a barbershop song when each FEEL their respective parts for be sung bal'bershop. they met one face to face, whether it those parts stood out like the buttons was being sung by a barbershop quar­ on a fat man's vest. What is a barbershop song, Junior? tet, playe'U on a harmonica, mutilated It's 'a song in which you can feel the by a Dixieland jazz band, 01' Just Olde Ed sang with a quartet in the barbershop harmony the first time you lying on the top of an old upright Navy, and later with the same thrce heal' it. Now, let's see if that adds up. piano ga'thering dust. fellows professionally for several Hum a few bars of Heart Of My years. \Vhen wc heard a new song Heart or Meet Me Tonight In Dreani­ What is a barbershop song, Sonnv and wanted to learn it, Olde Ed land. Feel the harmony? Sure vou Boy? Well, sil', it's l'elatively simple leamed the words and the melody; the can, and so can anyone else ,;'ho to define, although you probably won't other thl'ee learned the words, and knows what barbershop harlllony is, believe it when you first hear it. Be then we just up and sang. We sang Now, try a few bars of Cigarettes that as it may ... here goes. hundreds of songs and we never SAVI' Whiskey 01' Mississippi Mud. Feel any~ a barbershop al'l'angement of any of thing? No indeed .,. and neither do A BARBERSHOP SONG IS A SONG them, and we couldn't read 'em if we we. IN WHICH YOU CAN FEEL THE had, (Col/lililled 01/ Iltxt page) DECEMBER ,1953 The Harmonizer

Well, Son, you've been n good student wah ,., and the mellow notes from Matthew Wilson. He asked for two and Olde Ed appreciates your pa­ their yellow throats". Can anyone numbers and said he thought the titles tience. As a result, he's g-oing to give hell) ? were 'Twas A Handful Of Earth From you a post-graduate course, Next time The Land Of My Birth and TheI'e's he's going to tell you what's happen­ BARBERSHOP BLUE PLATE SPE­ An Old Mill By The Stream, Nellie' ing to barbershop harmony. Sing­ CIAL. Until we I'un out of ideas or Dean, Correct titles turned out to be cel'ely, Olde Ed. until the boys quit helping, we're A Handful Of Earth From Mother's g'oing to run II couple of suggestions Gravc and You're My Heart's Desirc, AVAST YE LAND LUBBERS. The each issue under the above title of I Love You. Nellie Dean. See what we Son g Arrangements COlllmittee is songs that you should look over. If mean? stuck fOl' information on a number we have copies in the library, we'll which we think is titled "A Son Of tell you and you can write headquar­ YOUR GRANDPAPPY YODELED The Sea Am I". The chorus goes A ters for a photostat. If not, we'll give Bonny Jean, which was written in son of the sea am I, am I, Roll on you all the data so you can get a 1858 by George Linley and Charles mighty waves so high, so high, No piano copy from one of the old song Osborne, the chorus of which went: terror to hold for a heart that is bold, sources, If arrangements are avail­ Whcre the sweet hedgerose is blow­ For soon may the clouds roll by, roll able, we'll try to tell you that also. ing, In the woodlands green, There I by. The sea is a Mother's breast to love to wander, \Vith my heart's true me, I fear not hel' wildest cry. In a queen, My bonny, bonny Jean, Do you Mother's arms I am safe from harm, These songs will ALL qualify under remember? For a son of the sea am 1." Searcb Olde Ed's definition of a true bar­ so far for copyright date, comj)oser's bershop song and if you like the num­ and publisher's names. has gotten us ber the best thillg to do is to have exactly nowhere. The best old song YOUI' own arrangement made by one sleuths in the country have drawn of tl.le many, many Society meinbers complete blanks to date. Somewhere qualified to do this, Then vou'll I'eally in this Society of ours someone knows have something. If you'll follow these ,. ,come on, boys ... let's have it. suggestions, maybe someday we can "Man overboard!! I" have an International Contest where half a dozen quartets don't start off KEN COTTON COMES UP WITH with Mammy, and maybe none of them another Mike llnd Ike, Ullder the getl­ will have to resort to i\fississippi Mud. el'al heading of "gl'eat minds oft run Take a look at There Must Be Little in the same channel", Ken dug up an Cupids In The Brin~' (library.), also, oldie called 'rake Your Girl To The Whcn The Harvest Moon Is Shining Ball Game, written in 1908 by George On 'I'h~ River (library). If you want M, Cohan, William Jerome and Jean somethlllg different, headquarteI's has Schwartz, not to be confused with an arrangement of a numbel' called 'ral for good harmony and the chorus, in waltz time, is peaches and GIVE US THE BIRD. Bob Kelliher cream, would like information concerning a Holland. Michigan Chapter's Mat Wil­ song' about a "Little Bird", "Little TO FURTHER ILLUSTRATE CJ.'HE Ion Is slnrlng at the initial. of the Yellow Bird", or "Goodbye Little Yel­ IMPORTANCE of giving us the cor­ Soriety stuck on his bumper with low Bird", a portion of which I'uns rect titles 01' a line or two of the Scotchlite reRective malerlal. Mnt snys the Junior Chamber of Commerce sells something like this: "Oh, the little verse or chorus when seeking old song this mat.rhd and al1)'one enn oblain ~ birds came out to whistle wah, wah, information, take the recent case of set of initials.

INFORMATION YOU WANT Each issue cRt'rles information on 26 songs, To lighten the loail of the Old Songs Committee, members Bre urged to refer to bBek numbe.. of the HBrmonizer before Bsklng the Committee lor Bid.

TITLE YEAR COMPOSERS PUBLISHER Always Take A Girl Named Daisy 1913 Bryan, Lewis, Meyer George lIIeyer Am I Blue 1929 Clarke, Aksy 1\1. Witmark Automobile Honeymoon 1902 Harry B. Norris Jos. W. Stem Bam Bam Bamy Shore 1925 Dixon, Henderson Jerome H. Remick Bonny Jean 1858 Linley, Osborne Firth, Pond & Co. Cover 1\1e Up With The Sunshine Of Virginia 1923 Young, Lewis, MeyeI' Bourne Music Co. Dapper Dan 1921 VonTilzer, Brown Broadway Music Co. Deliver Me To Tennessee 1942 Hughes, BI'adley, Smith Advanced Music Co. Did Your !\lother Come From Ireland 1936 Kennedy-Carr Crawford lIIusic Co. Everyone Was Meant FOI' Someone 1912 Branen, Lloyd Will Rossiter For The Sake Of Auld Lang Syne 1922 Graff, Burns 1\1. Witmark Gimme A Little Kiss Will Ya Huh? 1926 Smith, Turk, Pinkard Bourne lIlusic Co. Girl Of My Dreams 1910 Gene Emerson Harold Rossiter Go Find A Sweetheart From The Emerald Isle 1910 Ingl'aham Shapiro, Bel'nstein Handful Of Earth From l\Iotllcr's Grave, A 1883 Jos. Murphy Willis Woodward and Co. Hard-Hearted Hannah 1924 Yellen, Bigelow, Bates Advanced Music Co, If I Had A Girl Like You 1925 Dixon, Rose, Henderson Jerome H. Remick I Like '1'0 Call You Sweetheart 1911 Cunningham! Snyder Ted Snyder I'm Looking For A Girl Like Mot.her 1916 Kahn, VanA styne Jerome Remick Just Tell Her That I Loved Her 1899 Hanis Southern Music Co. Lights Of My Home Town 1915 Hanis Southern Music Co, Me And My Shadow 1927 Jolson, Rose, Dreyer Bourne Music Co. Tilly Of Longacre Square 1925 MacDonald, Hanley Sha))iro, Bemstein When I Lost You Mother Of Mine 1920 Dunkerle~', Osborne Stark & Cowl\n You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You, Nellie Dean 1905 Gerald, ArmstI'ong' i\1. Witmark & Sons NOTE: The publishers listed may not be present pubJisheu. BB sonl/s clln chllnge owners Beveral times over 6 period ot years. 1'he listing, however, will enablo your dealer to locate the number for you. DECEMBER, 1953 40 The HamW1Jizer

IF YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING TO THIS DEPARTMENT, SEND IT TO "SWIPE SWAP SHOP", c/o SPEBSQSA, 20619 FENKELL AVE.. DETROIT 23, MICH.

"Craft" Sessions Held At Two District Meetings Barbershop Craft sessions were con­ Marty Mendro has b~en using the nicate with the SWIPE SWAP SHOP. ducted as part of the Northeastern recommended outline for a Barbershop The Craft session at the N.E. District and Far 'Vestern District Contests. Craft session which appeared in the Contest was set up for Sunday A.l\I. Paul McFatridge, a member of the September issue of the Harmonizer immediately following the Quartet Committee 011 B a l'bel'shop Craft, (pp. 36·37) as a preliminary to Quar­ Clinic, ably presided over by Bob handled the job in Far Western; Bud tet Clinics held at the Pioneer (Chi­ Hafer, chairman of judges. Following Arbel'g, chairman of this committee, cago) Chapter. (Marty is also 011 this the recommended procedure, Bud Ar­ did the same for the N.E. President committee. Other members: Phil Em­ berg had the group woodshed "Good­ Johnny Means has expl'essed the hope bury, Warsaw, N.Y., and Eddie Hot­ Night, Ladies" in straight style. Then that every district will soon include ten, Auburn, Wash.) Other districts such a Craft session as part of its which have conducted Craft sessions, Bud taught them, by rote, his barber­ annual District Contest and Conven­ 01' which seek assistance in developing shop style arrangement. (See Fig. 1) tion. these sessions, are invited to commu- (Contillued 011 lIexl page)

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The differences in the ordinary and namely the difference in sOllnd be­ (Fig. 2) Bud raises an interesting barbershop versions were pointed out, tween ol'dinal'y and bal'bershop sing­ point when he observes that "it won't even though the expressions on the ing and arrangements. work on the piano." He refers to the faces of the singing audience as it crossing of the bass and bal'i on sang and l'ang those barbershop This same a1'l'angement, which is ded­ "eyes." If played on the piano, these chords made it apparent that the dif­ icated to the Mid-Atlantic States Dis­ two chords will sound identical. When fel'cnces were c1earl~' IIca.rd. Chief trict Chorus which sang at Detroit, sung, however, the voices can be heal'd among these dift'erences 1) The word was used as an experiment by Bud to cross, lil'iving an elltirely different "night" appears three times, each at the Mid-Atlantic District Contest effect. Tins is a basic difference be­ time on the same note, and each time in Cal'l1egie Hall on 17 Oct. Here, in tween all vocal and piano music. with a different chord, the first being place of the regular COilllllllllity Sillg, a major chord and the second and the audience was again taught by third barbershop 7ths (at 2 and 12 rote, It was something to heal' that CON'l'ESTS NOT o'clock in l\Iaury Rei\gan's "Clock big swipe on "ladies" and that pyra­ COMPLETED System"); 2) the melody is changed miding tag come busting out from the Judging of the three contests slightlv in three places in order to audience seated in all those tiers. announced in the Swipe Swap allow a better barbershop ChOl'd pro­ There was big sound all around, Shop in the Juno 1963 Harlllon­ gression (meas, 45-46, 49, and 50) 3) izer the addition of a tag, repeating the CONTES'!' FOR BEST ORIG­ last phrase of the lyrics, (What bar­ Here's a contribution from Bud Pick­ INAL LYRIC~ bershop arrangement is complete with­ ard's a1'l'angement of "Kathleen" sub­ CONTEST FOR BEST ORIG­ out a tag 7) mitted in the arrangement contest INAL ARRANGEMENT being conducted by the SHOP. Bud CONTEST FOR BEST ORIG­ There was not time to go into detail writes "If you can pick up a four­ INAL MELODY about the actual harmonies and voic­ some, try the word 'eyes'''. The inter­ has not yet been completed, ings used in the barbershop arrange­ change of bari and bass notes makes Results will appeal' in the ment, But the main point regarding a Ilice melodic flow of the bari pal't. March 1964 Harmonizer. the Barbershop Craft had been made, (It won't work on the piano.)

HOLLAND, MICHIGA J TAKES CROWN View of part or lhe crowd at' the Michigan District Chorus Contest, held at Alllla, lIlichigan, H 011 and look ftrsl Illace. The director Is Francis lIodgebool1l,

DECEMBER, 1953 CROSSES STA'1'~­ DATES CROSSED CHI 'A nou 'D "It seems an unfortunate thing that "In the October copy of the 'Rebel no mention was made of the fact that Rouser' was announced a Parade to When J. George O'Brien, Harmonizer be held at Memphis, Tenn. on October Associate Editor, the Do You Remem­ the Harris Triplets, of Muncie, were on the progl·am. I know that they and 10th. Om' quartet, the Tullahomans, bel' column conductor, sent in his copy, decided on Oct. 9th to attend, so we he wrote, "At long last, here it is. If their dad were hurt to have no mention made." iI1O)'C than a dozen ?lien cont1'ib­ packed our costumes and set out across anybody should inquire about me, tell the state of Tennessee. After six hours them the last you heard I was on uted to "Stub Pellcil Notes" in Sep­ tembe)' isslCe. Not OllC of them men­ of dl'iving we arrived in Memphis. We a slow boat to China/ and, possibly, tried to find the Auditorium but there headed for Tibet." HIs foolhu1'CHness tioned the Hun'is T'I'il)/ets. "Stub", himself, neve/' {cdd eyes on t,lte)l~­ was nothing in the papers, no placards in attem1)t'ing to elc/hle (( bcwbel's!l01J 01' just Olle of those things. SOITY, Eds. on the telephone poles in barber­ song, (see page 38), may be the 'rca­ shop windows, so we stopped at the sOIL-Eels. LOSES MEMBERSHIP CARD Claridge Hotel (this was a hunch Former Int'l Vice President Deac Mar­ based on the fact that the St. Louis, LIKES )IARi\IONIZEH tin, Cleveland, Ohio, wrote, "Last week Mo. chapter meets at the Claridge.) John Strasser, Secretal'yhWood Ridge, in Ames, Iowa, I lost the case contain­ There we were told where to find the N.J. Chaptel', wrote, "'1' e September ing my credit and membership cards. present President, Wally Singleton. He issue of the Harmonizer is before me "l\'Iy chief grief in the latter case is wasn't at home so we contacted Past and I think I should express my com­ that one of the original cards signed President Elford Lumpkin, He ex­ pliments to you instead of letting tl~e by O. C. Cash, which gave me member­ plained that because of the confusion matter pass without comment, as if ship in the Society until the year 1990 of changing the Rebel Rouser to a taken for granted. You are to be con­ 01' something like that went with the bigger and better publication, someone gratulated on the fine job you did. I rest. there forgot to change the date of think I enjoyed this issue more than "I am mentioning it because cases the Memphis Parade, as they had any other ..." have been known of an impostor drift­ notified them two months ago. ing into a town and getting some local WELL QUALIFIED brother to lend him money 01' what­ "Elford then got to work in true bal'­ ever, and I think it is best to have the bershop style. He phoned various memo In his letter accompanying his appli· loss on record." bel'S to come to the hotel to meet us cation as a candidate for Stage Pres­ and a delightful 'Afterglow' meeting ence Judge, Bob Farra)) of Winston­ The losl, ilems have been 1·el.1(1·ned. Salem, N.C. (Editor of Dixie District Eels. (Colllilltled 011 l/e:1'I page) "Rebel Rouser") wrote, "Attached is my application. Supplementing it, I might say that I have good vision and on a c1eal' day have been known to spot a trim ankle a block and a half away, in the shadel Among the boys down at the cigar store, I'm regarded as a critical expert on color and shape as well. What else does a Judge need?"

LIKES HARMONIZER Charles Lyon, Vice President Spokane, Wasil. Chapter, Wl'ote in the chapter bulletin, "... Since the mail man de­ livered my copy of the Harmonizer I have been devouring a part of its very interesting contents. . .. In the rela­ tively short time I haye enjoyed the privilege of being a member of the chapter, each issue of the Harmonizer becomes progressively more interest- .mg... "

MAKES HlM HOi\lESICl{ Dick Gorman, Secretary, Denver Chap­ ter, wrote, "Just this 'week got my Harmonizer and I almost bawled when I saw the pictures taken at Detroit. I I formerly sang tenor with the Tone Clowning It up-Ihe Sodel)"s 1952 Champions-The Four Teens are t"ouring wilh Poets, South Bend, Indiana and came the Air Force show "Tops In Blue". Left to rlght-Steinmelz, Chin\ll'ck. Lamont, out here only a year ago. It was heal't, Cahall. Mike Egan. who is as well known to Societ)' members as Dre Ihe Teelis thenurh"eB. il advance. man for "Tops in Dlue". 'Vitil the pidure came n Ifn~r warming to see so many faces I knew, from 1IIIke, wrlUen In Tokyo. lIlike sa)'s "Tops In Blue" ha been viewed b)' o\'e. The Clef Chefs are all persona I 200,000 since lis premie.e Ju1)' 14th, 111 shows in 96 da)'s. friends, not to mention numerous other Says Mike, "When the gang arrived here from the Statrs 1 got a thorough brIefing quartets. Makes a man homesick .. , ". from Ihe quarlel on Ihe whole U.S. tour, and was pleased, as Ihe)' we.e, 'that so many bnrbershoppers turned up where,·er nnd whene.\"(!'1" I-Tops in Blue' was performfd. As a mailer of facl, [ gol a Jlllle friend!)' ribbing from Ihe other (Jeopl. in Ihe cas! abollt being Ihe Ad\'ance Agent lor the Four Teens instead of for 'Tops In TRIPLE PLAY m~ . Harold G. McKeever, President, Mun­ "They parllcularl)' mentlolled one oerasion when they had to wall thirt)· mllllltes cie, Indiana Chapter wrote, "The after the show to change their dolhes because the 8xl0 dressing room wns a trifle Harmonizer which came a few days crowded wllh 65 barbershollpers engaged ill a hot session. "I hope )IIan)' more barbershoppers will take In the show whell we cross and recross ago was a happy reminder of a won· the U.S. next )'enr. derful convention in Detroit. "Plea.e keep )'our flnge.. crossed for us-Minneapolis Mld·Winter!" DECEMBER 1953 The HarmOtZ;Z6'

FUN TAKES OVER AT SAGE LAKE, MICHIGAN ANNUAL MEETING

End. )'~nr, Inle in Seplember, Ihe Sage Lake, Mirhigan Chopter Upper right-Dclroll, Michigan's Woh'erlnes-Left 10 right­ of SPEDSQSA lIIeets, That's the on\)' lime II meets, M~mbera AI Rehkop, Joe Sil,ols, Ua)' Sipots, Bill Dond, In altendonr~ Ihis )'~or rame frOIll New York, Washington, Lower left-Detroll's Clef Dw~lIers-Left 10 right-Ed F.38le)'. D,C., Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisron' Dune Hannah, Hal Bauer, Dick Wis~h~arl. .In, nnd Mlrhigan. Lower rcnter-Clev~land,Ohio'. Four-h.-a-Chord-Left to righl­ I,•• er left shows pari o( Ihe audi~orc. Seated in (ront ar~ I{en Emerson, Ray Dieber, Tom Wellmon, AI Gross. Inl'l 2nd Vire-president Dean Snyder, Washington, D.C.; I"t'l In ca.se you h3\"C noticed thal shork o( sih"('r hnir rreeping into Donrd ~Iell1b~r Pete De PaoUs, Ilorh~.ter, N.Y.; Mld-Allanlic lhe pictures, )'ou can see who it is in the last shol, II'. A~ting Districl Pres. John Salin, New York Cll,., Bill Fa,'inger, Oetroll, Fir.t Vice-president Berne)' Simner, SI. Louis. Next to the Mich, piano i. John Hill, Lansing, Mirh, At his right i. Past Inl'l Upper renter-Toledo, Ohio's Marksmen-Left 10 rlght-Tomm,. Pres. Jerry neeler, E"anS\'iII., Ind, (Pictures lak~n by Past SlomhRuRh, Jim Rowe, Gene Ritter, Dill Shannon. Int'\ Pres. Frank Thorne, Chirago, with Ual Bauer'. Rolldllex),

MAY WAIVE TAX Over the Editor's Shoulder o SERVICE MEMBERS Continued It has been the Society's policy for resulted. 'We were entertained with some veal'S to recommend to chapters some of the best singing it has ever been om' pleasure to hear. Several that tIlev waive the annual dues of quartets werl! l'epl'esented: Wally Sin­ members' entering the Armed Services gleton and Dave LaBonte of the Con­ and remit their full Pel' Capita Tax federates and Elford Lumpkin and and Harmonizer subscri}ltiol1 fee from George Evans of the Treble-Shooters, the chapter treasury. This has imposed along with such sparkplugs as Earl a considerable burden on those chap­ Berry, Bob Cunningham and John ters which have ath'acted a sizable Carney. number of men of military age. For that )'oaSOI1, Int'l President Means "The Tullahoman's Quartet, consisting of top tenor, Lillard Sheid; Lead, John suggested to the Executive Committee Marlin Jr.; Baritone, Paul Koetitz; that consideration be given to the and Bass, John Bruns, also rendered waiving of dues for m~mbers in mili­ several of their numbers. We have tarY service with the thought their been working on a Chapter and have cha'pters would pay their Harmonizer thirteen members. 'rhe Memphis Chap­ fee only. so that the member would ter offered to lend a helping hand in continue to receive the magazine while putting on R show to recruit more in uniform, members, "We would like to acknowledge the The Int'l Executive Committee, at a wonderful gesture made by the Mem­ meeting held in September, voted to phis Bnrbershoppers to ,vhat would support this proposal. Final approval otherwise have been a very disap­ will, of COUl'se, be up to the Int'l pointed group of tl'avelel's, '• Board of Directo)'s at their l\'1id-Win­ tel' Meeting in Minneapolis, John F. Bruns" DECEMBER, 1953 14 The Harm011izer TULSA CHAPTER ARTERY PARTY

i Tulsa Chapler pul on a show October 17th al COllventlon lIall Chord Duslers. Front-left to rlght-Ilarold Seny, Jim Cunning· Cor 2.500 paid admissions-price Ihereof-a pint of blood Cor hRIU, ?tIa:!: Simms. Ihe Red Cross. Top right-FI)'ing L Ranch Quarlet and The Sons oC Ihe Pio­ Co,sllonsored by Ihe Tulsa Daily World, the alTair was a tre­ neers. mendous success. resulting in Ihe building up oC the local Blood Dnnk nnd. wha. is high)' hnporlant. introducing mnn)· "first Dack row, af exlreme left-George McCaslin, lenor; extreme IImers" as blood donors. In ,;ew oC the reaclion of all concerned. right, Fred Gra,'es, bass; at his right, Doe McCullough. lead; it seems IIkE'l)- lo become an nnnu.d affair. second Crom right, fronl, Gene Earl, barl. Doll'om left-Tulsa Police Quartet-LtoR-Choe Phlllips, le"d; In the Pictures Dob Howard, teuor; Les Applegate, bass; Sail' Martinez, bari. Top leCl-Tul a Chapler Pres. John L

In a few well choscn words, George THE 8UTH WILL RISE AGAIN stated the case and made a recommen­ (IF SOMEBODY FURNISHES, THE 'YEAST) dation as follows: OR "If we are to take orders from a NO SOUTHERN COOI{ING FOR ME Southern Gentleman, we want to be sure it is from a real rebel, rather The Shol'tnin' Bread Clan is out of the sion be first obtained from Dixie Dis­ than from some 'Dam-Yankee trai­ kitchen again, puttin' on side arms trict Pres. Mert Barrett. tor' ... L~t me suggest we send and threatenin' all sorts of thillgS him everything he requested but against the brethren of the Nawth­ Serenelv ignoring this below the Ma­ vary the terms slightly- all because the Bucke~'e Cha!lter, (Co· son and Dixon belt impertinence be­ lumbus, Ohio), christened its Novem­ cause of Harley's Buckeye back­ Give him a- ber Parade of Quartets, "Buckeye's ground, Buckeye went on with its Blackjack-instead of l3lackmail. Dixieland Barbershop Parade." plans only to receive a sharply worded letter from Pres. Barrett, den~'ing that The Comlllon-Misery-instead of a Tnt'l Board Mcmber Harley Miller, of he had ever been a resident of Ohio Commission. Plant City, Fla., (originally from Ham­ and urging Harley to, "Sue the Hell The Deuce-instead of Inducements. ilton, Ohio), a lawyer who ought to out of them, if it's cheap enough ... " know better wrote Buckeye Sec'y A Rasn-bel'l'~1 - insteady of Bri. Charley MCl\1illan a letter reminding Thoroughly terrified, Charley turned bery.') . him of the lawsuit filed by Dixie Dis­ the correspondence over to the learned That should hold the Deep Suth-sayers trict restrainin~ everyone outside of legal counsel of Buckeye Chapter­ Dixie from singmg songs about Dixie. Past Int'l Vice President George f.or awhile. Ha)'le~' suggested that written permis- Chamblin. -J.F.K. DECEMBER, 1953 Tbe Harmonizer 45 NEWS ABOUT QUARTET$ Tom IVelllllCl1I, bm'i of Cleuelcl1ld, semi-finalist Columbians) The four are each of them with a number of items Ollio's FOIO'-ill-a-Cllord, Fillalists modeling what the well dressed col­ made of tin. All four of the men at Detroit, suggestecl Ods 11ew legian will wear 011 the camplls. \Vol'I,ed for GE when the quartet was eolumn. Saicl Tom, "H'e'I'e sup­ .. '"

u a means by 1uMoh lOe 'share the lOealth' 01 expe1'ience gained ill qUa1'- tet, ohoruB attd ohapter aotivities,"

The column writing business has been meeting al'e given the opportunity to rather slow this past q\larter. The write on a blackboard the name of total contributions to .SHARE THE the song which they would like to have Hookenbrough WEALTH were only four. The result sung during the evening program, is that I've had to draw on personal Quartets are then cho~en at random experiences and delve into the files and are given the opportunity to select to collect some appropri.ate and worth from the all-rcquest list of songs, picked at random from the chorus at while material. So hang onto youI' From all indications the idea was a a meeting. Five points shall be pitch pipe and away we go. tel'1'iflc success down Texas way, awarded for willingness and enthusi­ asm rather than musical ability, 6-Community Service ,,, (Presi­ It's been said, "He who never quotes WIDOW'S ROOM ,,, from lu-Ky is nevel' quoted", With this thought Notes, official bulletin from the Indi­ dent) By contacting various other or­ in mind, I hopefully submit the follow­ ana, Kentucky, district, we find that ganizations and arranging singing en­ ing: they have inaugurated a "WOOD­ gagements (OTHER THAN THOSE SHED WIDOW'S ROOM" in connec­ WHO CONTACT US), a member Chapter officel's note ... running a tion with their district convention. The shall be awarded five pQints, successful chapter is a lot like firing report continues, "Not too much use 7-House Committee Assistance ,,, a gun ,,, it's very imppl'tant to take was Illade of it during the early part (Chairman, House Commrttee) 2'en careful aim-but don't fOl'get to pull of the day but it came into its own in points may be awarded for volunteer­ the trigger. In other words, you may the afte1'1loon to the extent that it will ing to assist the House Committee in have the most wonderful plans, you be continued at future convellti011S", its various functions ... over the may be bubbling over with stimulating year's period, ideas for chapter activities, but unless you put them into action, unless you BARBERSHOPPER OF THE YEAR S-Program. ,. (Chai,rlllan, Program pull the trigger, you wiD wind up with ,. ,The Lombard Chap-tel' from Lom­ Committee) By contributing to, or ar­ nothing! bard, Illinois, has come up with a plan ranging to have some contribution for selecting the Barbershopper of the made to our meeting programs DISGRACEFUL 1\1 1ST AKE.,. Year, Sounds good to me so I am pass­ (OTHER '!'HAN THOSE AR­ Marshal Foch, the great French Gen­ in~ it on to you completely una­ RANGED FOR BY '!'HE COMMIT­ eral of World War I said, "Of all bl'ldged. TEE), a member shall be awarded five mistakes only one is disgl'aceful .,. points. INACTION". Our society is not lack­ Membel's will be awa~'ded point-s in ing men with ideas, but what a lot of each of 10 categol'ies. The person who 9-Ticket Sales, ,, (Vice President) om' chapters do lack is men with Jilel'­ is designated to award 1Joints in each A member may earn five points by severance to 1mt their idcas mto categorf shall keep his gl'adings con­ selling his quota. The top salesman action, To hnve good ideas and then fidentia and shall forward them to will receive 15 and all other members not put them into action is submitting au impal'tial judge (NOT a member who are over their quota will receive your chapter to a tremendous handi­ of this Chapter), The judge will com­ points in proportion to their total cap. Action starts the ball roIling! pile the total )Joints of all 10 groups sales, Don't be guilty of "the one disgrace­ and will award the Trophy at the next 10-Fellowship ... 2'went,y points, ful mistake". Do something about Installation Banquet. These points will be awarded for friendliness, cooperation, conge1liality, those ideas of yoms, I-Attendance, .. (Secretary) 011e point awarded for each meeting 01' Hospitality to new members and WAY DOWN SOUTH. ,, an inter­ singing engagemeut atteuded, guests, willingness and enthusiasm. esting idea which appeared in a recent 2-New Members ,., (Chairman, Each member will be sent a member­ edition of the Dixie Cotton Boll, offi­ Membership Committl;!e) Ten points ship rostel' and a stamped envelope cial publication of the Memphis, Ten­ will be awarded for each new member addressed to the impartial contest nessee chapter, has to do with build­ brought in and signed up. If, however, judge, He will grade his fellow-mem­ ing membership, it says in part "if the new member maintains at least a bers according to the above standards you know of a good prospect turn his 50% attendance record, his sponsor and send it directly to the judge, He name into the membershIp committee shall be awarded an extra t.en points, need not, ,, in fact, should not sign and they will visit the man and his thereby making a total of 20 points his name, wife in theh' home to promote their for bringing in a new, regularly at­ interest in bal'bershopping." Sounds tending member. IMPORTANT! Chapter Officers and Kood, why not try it! Committee Chairmen \"ill be graded 3-Guests ... (Chairman, Member­ in this category as follows: The same issue also l'eports the coin­ ship Committee) T1uo points awarded ing of a phrase, "EVERY CHAPTER for each guest brought to a meeting, Up to 10 points for faithful, enthusi­ START A CHAPTER", and contin­ These will be awarded for the guest's astic and efficient administration of ues, "Do you have friends in a nearby [i,1'st visit only. Each guest is to be their duties AND: town we could interest in starting a considered a prospective new member. chapter? If so, talk it over with the Up to 10 points for Fellowship , Extension Committee". 4-0rganized Quartet .. , (Chairman; Quartet Promotion) ,,. Because 0 making a possiblc total of 20. Let's all get on the band wagon ,,. the numerical limitations of some sec­ let's all be on the lookout for oppor­ tions of the Chorus, it is not possible This is to inSUl'e that the Officers and tunities to extend the pleasures of for each of our members to earn p.oints Chail'lnen do their jobs well in order barbershop hal'mony tp men of good in this category, Therefore, we cannot to stay on a pal' with the members­ will everywhere, award points in proportion to the time at-Ial'ge. The judge will average the and effort involved. Since we earuestly points l'eceived by each member on desire more organized quartets, /iv'e Fellowship. - PICK A SONG .,. from St1'ietly points will be awarded to each member BU1'bel' ShOll News, official publica­ of an organized quartet. tion of the Dallas, Texas chapter, ALL LATHERED UP ,,. recently I we find an idea about a Pick Your n-Pick-up Quartct .,. (Chah-man, was invited to officiate at the Installa­ Song Program, Briefly it is ~his. , ,the Quartet Promotion) These !ihall be tion of new mcmbers at our Kankakee, first dozen members to arrive at the either volunteer grou ps OR those (COl/IiI/tied on next page) DECEMBER, 1953 The H(/rmonizer 47

Illinois chapter. Timing was such that ovel'\vhelms difficulties. Spirit is a CHORD. TROPHY I didn't have the opportunity to p1'e­ driving, dashin~, conqu.ering quality. pare for the job as well as I would Spirit is an lI1ward joyousness, a like to have. Instead I used the pre­ "happy wanior" attitude. Spirit sets pared material from the Chapter Ref­ a man on fire' It takes men of spirit erence Manual which incidentally call to run a successful chapter. Our or­ be quite entertaining. However, the ganization was founded by a man of thought OCCUlTed to me that everyone spirit and he drew men of like sph'it could have a lot of fun if we were to to him. Our society grew to nation­ take the new membel's, set them on wide proportions because it contained chairs facing one another and covel' men of spirit. We will continue to them completely with a barber's cloth grow only as long as we have men of reaching from the neck down over spirit ... men with ideas ... and their clothes. The next step would be men with initiative to put their ideas to blindfold each of these individuals to work. and supply them with a shaving mug filled with whipped cream and a brush. At a given signal each blindfolded man would attempt to lather the face HELP! HELP! HELP! Some people of the fellow opposite him while sing­ express an idea .,, others send it by If slow freight. This is your column ing the society's theme song. any of This Is Denn}' },andlno, of Gross. you have the opportunity to try this and we can stay in business only as Point•• 1II1rhiean Chaptn with the tro­ particular stunt I should be most long as you continue to send those phy he made for the winning- rhorus hapllY to heal' of the results. good ideas that you have been using in lhe Jnt'l Compelillon each year. Se"eral years neo, Landino made a in your chapter. similar troph)' 1'0 be awarded to the Int'l Chnmplon qual'let earh }'ear. Ap­ If you have a good idea express it. proximately 1100 hours of work went DRAG OUT THE OLDIES ... This into thl rhorus trophy. is a slight twist on the lottery qual'tet (Acknowledgment: Porllons of the nbove were contest which tends to combine quartet inspired by the Friendly Adventurer, published and chorus singing. I am not sure, but b)' Bermin!(hnm nnd Prosser Pnper Company.) it is the brain child of either our "Q" ADAMS SETTLES Suburban director Richard Svanoe, 01' Former Int'l Sec'y Canoll P. Adams our Area Counsellor, Emmett Bossing. ANSWERS TO BAFFLERS advises he has now settled in a 1Jer­ It goes like this, during the first half (s•• page 8) manent home. The mailing address is of the meeting the entire chorus runs P.O. Box 358, Bennington, Vermont­ through a half dozen old songs which 1. Mandy Lee 6. Sweet Marie Street address-24 Pageant St., are not currently being sung by the 2. Caroline 7. Mexicali Rose Clark's \Voods, Bennington-in the chapter. After this memory refresher, 3. Sweet Sue 8. Lucille heart of thc Green Mountains. The qual'tets are selected at random to 4. Sally 9. Mary Lou latch string is out for any barbei·­ participate in tlle contest. Each quar­ 5. Lou 10. Sleepy-time shoppcr at any time, Cl.lrroll wishes to tet must choose one of these oldies but Gal say. none of the quartets may sing a song which has been sung by any of the previous quartets. Judges are selected from the remaining membership and quartets are judged according to the rules set up in the quartet lottery con­ test (copies of which incidentally are still available).

CHAPTER REFERENCE MANUAL ... I have occasion many times to refer to the Chapter Reference Man­ ual and each time that I do I am pleased with the fact that here, com­ plete in one book, is a wealth of material available to every chapter. How recentl~' have you refened to your chapter manual? If you are look­ ing for ideas on how to pep up chap­ leI' meetings ... how to get members ... how to handle finances ... how to run your shows, you' will find the answers to these and many other prob­ lems right in the chapter manual. Use it. U. e it OFTEN!

l\IAN ON FIRE ... James Mangan, the inspirational w!'iter said "the greatest need of the wodd is for more men with spirit!" He explained, "AI Jolson didn't rate as a great singer, and certainly 'Mammy' viewed objec­ tively, is just a mediocre song, but ~vhen Jo1son sang 'Mammy' he made It the greatest song ever sun~. Why? Bccause he sang it with spll·it. He didn't merely sing with his mouth 01' his heart; his greatest advantage was that he sang with spirit." Spirit is electrical, shoots off mcntal ~parks, flashes, lil;hts up people. Spirit is dynamic, active, forceful, alive. Spirit tackles the impossible. Spirit "Well, you IQbP mQ to get the KIT off the piano.f " DECEMBER, 1953 18 Tbe Harmol1izer SO! YOU WANT MORE PUBLICITY by Bud Jackson, Springfield, Mo. Chapter

A fine newspaperman-the late Stan­ 8. Remember that the best news who were helpful. It will cost 3r ley Walker-once wrote: "News is story on any event is that which apiece to say thanks to those people­ ltllytldllU n good newspaperman involves actual results. In a con­ and they'll remember your cOUl'tes~' writesl lJ Both the sentiments and the test, for example, no story is more far out of proportion to what it cost italics, though the former originated important to the press than the you. with 'Valkcr, firc OUl'S. story of who won! '1'00 much pub­ licity seeks advance l>llbJicit>" then 6. Keep all COP)' absolutely clean. The Publicity can be news if it is properly when the real story is ready, Society's rules may be a guidepost. written and presented. If much of it either lets the newspaper dig it If you have to be funny, be funny in is to emerge in print, it must be 1leW8, out itself 01' fails to llotify the good taste. Incidentally, don't try to which is to say that it must be wl"it· paper of full results. Follow-up write humorous publicity unless you ten by someone who knows news 1'e· coverage should extend over the know your stull' j humor is the hal'dest quirements And can }lhrase publicity next 24 hours. material of all creative writing. material in such a fashion that it he­ comes newsworthy. This is the first and 9. Get it right! Get your facts 7. Once you have established contact cardinal principle to be l'cmembered straight, spell your names cor­ with a publicity outlet, don't fall into in setting up a publicity program. rectly, and strive constantly for the habit of thinking of him onl>' highest accuracy. Once you'v'e lost when you want publicity. Maybe A second point, almost equal in im­ your reputation for accul'ficy, your there's a bad wreck outside your of­ portance, is that the casier you make material will be coolly received. ficej call your publicity outlets and it for newspaper editors, radio news­ tip them oft'. Perhaps you know of a men and other outlets to use youI' 10. Establish a press-room at contest good human interest stor)'; let them material, the greater the chance of 01' parade headquarters; see that know about it. Possibl~.. ~rou'll have its appearing in print. That means some knowledgable person is in opportullities to do them small favors simply that you should keep material charge of it at all times, that now and then; do them and make sure plentifully supplied, timely in presen­ typewriters, copy paper, carbon that they know you were thinking of tation. sheets, telegraph blanks, pencils, them. The best way to build publicity el'asers, note-pads and the tools A third prime consideration is the for next year is to start descrying it of the trade are constantly avail­ this ~rear. personal touch. Without it, the besl able. Limit admittance to that material may go unpublished. \Vith rOom to the pnss and publicity 8. There's no substitute for work. If it, the poorest may reach print. outlets, their friends or the people your publicity committee won't work, whom they wish to intel'Yiew. A dissolve it and reconstitute it, with Prepal'ation telephone, \,referably two of them, new personnel. is an abso ute must. 1. Marshal all available data and 9. Once the committee is functioning, facts; make a tentative list of insist that all publicity be cleared such data as will later become MISCELLANEOUS PUIlLICITY through it. Nothing is more exasper­ available. 1. Some 9f your members who adver­ ating to a publicity man than for 2. Assemble a record library of bar­ tise in the newspapers and on the air someone without responsibility to tip bershop quartet music and a list undoubtedly would turll a portion of off a newspaper friend on the story of live talent available for your their space or time over to you. COll­ the publicity man had been saving as use. tact them toward this end: Perhaps the climactic, pre-contest news story. one of your members has a wallpaper Such an act is apt to kill his whole 3. Pick the high spots of such ma­ firm that buys daily spot announce­ campaign by making all other outlets terial as is available 01' will be ments on the ail'. Ask him to put a angry at having been badly beaten. available for news use. There will tag-line on those S)lOtS: U\Veln see >'ou be 10 01' 12; they should be used at tonight's barbershop quartet com­ 10. Keep the publicity man constantly as lend stories. petition", Or some such. informed on all developments. If he 4. Assemble a file of action pictures publishes a program story in which he 2. Many small weekly newspapers, says the mayor will deliver an address of key individuals, groups or quartets ma~'or involved. district pa)lCrS, school papers, house of welcome and the backs out, org-ans, etc., will use youI' copy if you let him know it. That's a small detail, 5. List the names of will get it to them and in shape that of course; an incident which comes to a) all neWSpa}ler publicity outlets. it can be used without editing. mind was more serious. A speaker had to be l'eplaced but the publicity man b) aJll'adio station news publicity 3. Tell yOUI' civic clubs that you'll wasn't informed. All his publicity was outlets. Ilrovide 'em with a barbershop quartet built around the man who couldn't ap­ c) all radio station program di­ entertainment in return for the right pear-and it was wasted because at rectors. to sell tickets to the membershiu. Then the last minute a replacement had to d) all television studio directors send along some hustlers to sell those be revealed. and newscasters. tickets. Don't expect the foursome to e) all local or district house or­ sell both the idea ((.1/(1 the tickets. 11. A final word of advice: DON''!' gans, magazines or weekly pub­ EXPECT PUBLICITY, ADVER'I'IS­ 4. Two things to remembcr with all ING OR ANYTHING ELSE '1'0 lications. outlets-see to it that they are invited I) all press associations. SELL 'I'ICKETS EXCEP'I' BY DI­ as your guestsj give them good seats; REC1' PERSONAL CONTACT. A 6. Pl'cpare a list of names and posi­ don't requirc 'em to spend a penny. A MILLION-DOLLAR I' UB LICI 'I'Y tions of all important local people press table is a good idea; }'efresh­ CAMPAIGN WON'T FILL A 300­ and visitors and see to it that no ments should be provided in the form SEAT AUDITORIU~I IF THE story is issued which fails to men· of cokes, sandwiches, etc., without 'I'ICKE'I'S AREN'T PUT WHERE tion at least some of those names, charge. No liquor. It is almost invari­ THE PUBLIC CAN GET THEM. primarily local ones. Names are ably a mistake. 'I'ICKETS ARE YOUR SALABLE the greatest news in the world. 5. After the show, get your top officers MERCHANDISE. GET THEM ON 7. Prepare copy well in advance and to write letters of aPI)reciation to all 'rHE COUNTER BY MAKING release news stories simultane­ who have helped you in any way. You YOUR PEOPLE HUSTLE TICKET ously to all 'outlets, staggeriilg re­ might issue an honorary shingle 01' SALES. IF THEY WON'T HUSTLE lease times so that one time the certificate if you think it would be THEM, 1'URN THE JOB OVER TO morning paper gets the jump, an­ valuable. Such letters should be ad­ SOME O'I'HER ORGANIZATION other time the evening paper gets dressed to the boss-dog in the pub­ ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS. SUG­ lhe breaks, still another time, licity outlet, and copies sent to per­ GESTED ORGANIZATIONS IN­ radio and television news outlets sonnel '1lCtmecl in the letter as havillR' CL.UDE BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS, are favol'ed. been among his organization's people (Continued 01/ nt'xt page) DECEMBER, 1953 The Harmonizer 49

KPEW in Loose Gravel, Ia., home OPER: SUMMER TIl\IE PUBLICITY, Continued of the International Bal'bershop (2 :15) (8 :57) CHURCH SCHOOL OR PUBLIC Quartet Contest," etc. ANNCR: Returning again the fine SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, REGU­ 10. Follow the same format with news Antlers Quartet, we hear LARTICKET SELLING AGENCIES, releases to radio stations as to from them next with THE CIVIC CLUBS, ETC. newspapers, WOMAN IN THE SHOE. ( :10) IlADIO AND TELEVISION TYPICAL RADIO CONTI TUITY OPER: (THE WOMAN IN 'fHE P nLlCITY HEET SHOE #1313) (2:32) (11:39) 1. Give your publicity outlets here (With some imagination can be varied ANNCR: ow, in conclusion, the In­ the same material Kiven to l1ews­ for other records 01' ideas) ternational champions of paper outlets, Station: barbershop quartet singing, 2. Supplement such material with Date: return to the microphone planned and prepal'ed programs, Show #1 Time: to bring us theil' fine ar­ Again the personal touch is highly Type program: Recordings rangement of an old favor­ important. Find out wllat program Produced by: SPEBSQSA ite, MY GAL SAL, is available to you and fill it Pl'O­ A NCR: In cooperation with the (:15) (11:54) fessionally, either with live talent Springfield Chapter of the OPER: (MY GAL SAL #600-B) or record shows. In writing any Society for the Preserva­ (2:21) (13:55) radio show, you must first time tion and Encouragement of ANNCR: For the past quarter hour, your music, then fit the speech Barbcr Shop Quartet Sin~­ you have been entertained aroulld it. A quartel'-hour broad­ ing in America, Inc., RadiO by barbershop quartet mel­ cast can utilize about 11 I,!! min­ Station KWTO brings you odies sung in the old fa­ utes of music, 3 minutes of speech. a quarter hour of recorded miliar style by some of the It should l'Ull about 14 % minutes songs reminiscent of the finest quartele; in America, long since a station requires at good old days, Our pro­ ever~' the Buft'alo Bills, the Sere­ least a half-minute out of gram opens with a selec­ nadel's, and the Antlers, quarter hour for spot announce­ tion by the 1950 Intema­ This recorded program has ments alld station breaks. tional Barbershop Quartet been brought to you in co­ 3. In writing a record show, Ilever Champions, the Buffalo operation with the Spring­ ca 11 for the successive use of two Bills of Buft'alo, N. Y., as field Chapter of the Bar­ numbers on opposite sides of the they sing the highly color­ bershop Quartet Society, same disc, \lIlless thel'e is at least ful GOODBYE OLD DIX· which invites you to attClid 45 seconds of SlJeech between the IE, GOODBYE ( :30) the big Barbershop Quar­ two 1'ecords. Otherwise the engi­ OPER: (GOODBYE OLD DIXIE, tet Parade of Harmony, to neer hasn't time to flip the record GOODBYE #600-A) be held Sunday aftel'l1oon, over and cue it up. Even when (2:30) (3:00) Febl'uary 24, in Spring­ thel'e is time, it is wiser not to field's Shrine Mosque, ask him to do so, ANNCR: Nineteen Fifty's t hi I'd (:35) (14 :30) place quartet in the Inter­ 4, If the show is a live-talent show, national competitiol) for see to it that those appearing on barbershop foursomes wenl it are in the studios at least a half­ to a Flint, Michigan, out­ hour before air time. If a rehear­ fit known as the Antlers, NOW sal is called for, have them at the They sinK for us 110W thE' studios five minutes before l'e­ sentimental "I WISH J FINE QUALITY hearsal time. HAD DIED IN MY CRA­ NECKTIES 6. If the broadcast is a record show, DLE" with see to it that script and records (:15) (3:15) are delivered to the station at OPER: (I WISH I HAD DIED IN S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. least 48 hoUl's ahead of broadcast MY CRADLE #1312) time. After the show, have them (2:31) (5:46) Qfficia1E'IJ1 blem picked up within 24 hours so the~' won't be cluttel'illg up the tran­ ANNCR: On Sunday afternoon, Feb, scription libral'ian's office. (AJso, rmu'r 24, Spriugfieldians ~'om' chances of losing valuable are III line for one of the records are reduced.) finest treats they have evel; experienced when the 6, In all cases of breakage of records, Springfield. Missouri Chap­ ~'ou pay the bill. Don't get angr~' ter of SPEBSQSA pre­ IN PURE IN FINE and don't criticize the station fOI' sents the second anuual breakage. Value of ~'O\ll' records Barbershop Quartet Pa­ SILK ACETATE is slight compared to the value of rade of Hal'lnony. Hal'lno­ AT RAYON the time the station is giving, the ny lovers from this area value of the services of engineer­ can avail themselves of ing talent and other considera­ this unparalleled opportu­ $2.50 $1.50 tions. nity to hear barbel'shop -Each- -Each- 7. If you have several. tations each quartet singing at its very using several shows pel' week, see finest.. Two of the Top CHOICE MAROON to it that no station uses the same Championship qual'tets of records on its shows that it has the nation are appearing OF BLUE used previously, Also prepare a in pel'SOlI along Witll two diffel'ent script for each show imported Midwest Quar­ COLORS BROWN each timc it is on the air ou a tets and four local quar­ differcnt station, It's more trou­ tets. Sunday afternoon, GREEN blc-but it's more apt'to be used, February 24, is soul-satis­ 8. In all radio CO~JY, avoid long fying Harmony Time for words, words which are difficult Springfield, Missouri. to pronounce, alliterative copy, or ( :49) ATTlVtCT1V13.LY Gll'T BOXED sibilant words. A sentence such as Continuing our program, - POSTAGE PAID - "She sell sea-Shells, etc.", is pretty here are the Serenaders of Send Check or Money Order 10 nasty to handle. Kansas City, Missour i, D, Ask radio stations to cooperate singing one of their most JAMES FALLAR, INC. 189-33 Linden Blvd, with you by using station break pOIJld a l' numbers, SUM­ plugsifor example-"This is MER TIME, St, Albans 12, L, I•• N, Y. DECEMBER, 1953 important nal .,nternatio. f -kiN/.:"~ KEEPIN GPO5 TED news br,e 5.~.\\~ltIW~ b ':/_~- 'i:..~.~

Thc Washington, D.C. Chapter's Sing­ ing a brown alpaca and singing Krad Did you know the wood thrush can ing Ca})ital Chorus travelled by special Reffa (After Dark spelled backwards) hold as many as four simultaneous coach to and fl'om New York where it will win one pail' of simply gorgeous notes and that the bluejay can sing captured the Mid-Atlantic District barbed wire blue jeans". what amounts to a major chord? title. En route homB, the group sang 000 Time Magazine says they can, that a song in the concourse of New York's they've been detected b~' something Penn Station. Immediately aftel' the Int'l Board Member Reedie Wl'jght, callcel an audiospectl'ogl'aph. song, the PA system paged the chol'us, Pasadena, Calif., (Sales Representa­ "WiII the Washington delegation of tive of Kl'aft Foods), has often been 000 thc barbcl'shop singing society please accused of hiring stooges to build up Do you kllow what a "spallferkel" is? get ready to entrain on Track 12, but, his gags. Here's some )retty convinc­ Green Bay, Wisconsin Chapter had before doing so, please favor us with ing evidence relayed by a reliable wit­ one this pa t summer. It's a pig roast. anothel' selection. ness. Reedie was Emcee of a show. Local bigwig introduced him, Then- 000 000 Local man-Are you ready, Harley Miller, Int'l Board Member Wl'ight? from Plant City, Florida, says that On page 9, column 3, December, 1952 Wright-No. I'm Reedie Wright. Tampa Chapter has an Air Force Harmonizer, the story was told of the Voice from audicnce - Cheese it. major as a member and that he's been pl'ize offered to the first barbershoppcr elected sergeant at arms. Now the to al'l'ive at the Far Western District's (Equivalent of "scram" in 1920 slang.) Wright-That sounds like a Kraft­ problem is whether to call him "Ser­ contcst city. The official District pub­ goeant Major" or "Major Sergcant". lication, 'Yestunes, Editor, Fearless ty remark. Frankie Finnegan, did it again this It is the contention of this column that 000 year, The contest was open onl~" to even Past Int'l Pres. Jilll Knipe whose bald headed barbcrshopjJers with rcd jokcs arc admittedly the throwaway The EI Paso Chapter Bulletin Harmo­ hail' and madc the fo lowing offer, kind-evcn he wouldn't stoop so low, Notes points out that ,cleven of the "First man to get to the Pasadena sixtcen choruses that competed at De· city limits by way of Tegusigalpa, rid- 000 tl'oit last June wore full costumes. 000 DALLAS, TEXAS BOASTS TWO CHAP'l'ERS The Chordettes made a guef;t appear­ •1)" \ . ,,' ....,. ·:.,_.\t··,·.... -~-;~:J::~J~;~'. '\ .;,.~·!;'''i\~-;;I;: .. :\··· ....,-:. "'""-':t~:: .. _:. ( i ..' . i ance on the Eddie Fisher Coca Cola show, NBC TV, October 14th. If you are among the many who like to hear these gals sing, don't be quiet about it. A letter 01' a card to NBC, Radio City, New York, won't break you and might have some effect. You can bet the bebops aren't backward about boosting their favorites. 000 George Evans, Memphis Chaptel', self­ !ltyled "Wodd's Most Willing Bari­ tone", has moved to Chicago. George was one of the moving spirits in the Memphis Chapter and helped them to do a great job. Chicago Cha1Jtel's flleC/sc 1/ote.-Ecl. 000 Oak Park, lIIinois Chapter used a mailing piece to advertise the annual minstrel show. It was well designed and well wI'itten, Eyecatcher on the front read - "I spent this (arrow pointing to stamp) to tell you this" (alTow pointing to inside of folder).

000 Cy Perkins, Chicago, bari of the 1945 Int'l Champion Misfits, usualIy has the last word, but sometimcs he gets taken. He did his famous "Prinderella and the Cince" at the Illinois District Contest in October. Later, he met a friend, "Hi Cy. Were you at the show to­ night?" "No, doggonit, I missed it." _. .:% t ''''YelI, y'know, there was somc son ..-, .'. . -\.: of a gmt up thcrc trying to imitate Oak ClifT Chnlltor r~c~I\'~d its chnrler Ocl'ob~r 3rd. lItre nre the officers dressed in­ you-and \VIIS hc ever lousy!" fant.(cl!lation of the event-LtoR-Guy McShan, Trensurerl Pnt Patlerson. President: Dob Brown. Secretary; Les Swnnson, Chorus Director. (Colllillllcd 011 Ilexl page) DECEMBER, 1953 50 The Harmotlizer 51

KEEP POSTED Continued DENVER PARTICIPATES IN HOBBY SHOW President George H. Williams, Central States District, gives a helpful hint on selling show tickets, He tells that in his home town, Spencer, Iowa, a banker named Ozzie Chaney regularly sells more than 200 tickets. Ozzie is a VP of the bank and has something to say about who shall borrow mone~·.·

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Many quartets use the services of a fifth man. Many of them have trouble trying to figlll'e out how to make at least an attempt to repay him. Not so Toronto's Four Neighbors ... Their fifth wheel, Bruce B0111lyman, married recently and rented an apartment. The quartet moved in, washed and waxed the floors and worked in all excellent rehearsal while performing their Boy Scout act.

This is a ,'iew of Ihe display De""er Chapter set up at the Hobb)' Show held in that MIAMI STAGES INTRA city in September. At left is Dick Gorman, Sec'y; center. Pres. Millard Smith and at the right a face that will be familiar 1'0 l11an)'-Ziggy Ziegler-ex-lIIilwaukee, CHAPTER CONTEST Miami, Houston, and where not. On October 20th Miami held a Ladieg Nite and Quartet Finals contest. A HOW LO'L DISTRICT PROMOTES MEMBERSHIP handsome quartet calling themselves the Foul' Eyed Foul' were declared (The 1954 sugyeste(Zl)/(m fo/' membel'shil) promot·ion drafted by Dist.. the winners of this 1G-week contest, V.P. Hctl"old Phelan cWl1Ie 'into the Jut/uls of the edit.ol's I·eccntly. If. and consisted of Carlton Fort, Buddy looked so good, we askc(Z 1)e/'l1Iission to pass it on t.v f hc 111 CI1l bCl'sh ill Heath, Grover Bakel' and Herb Young. of the enU/'e Societ,y. Eds.) The fact that Buddy is president and Grovel' the director of the chapter had PLAN A. Membership promoti011 by use of Chapter Choruses. (For larger no bearing on the fail' and competent Chapters.) . way in which the quartets were 1. Divide Chapter into two, three or more Chorai Gl'OUpS. Thesc groups judged. to constitute teams to promote membership activity in competition I Frank Denton and Bill Hall, wearing with the other groups. Such competitive activity will l'esult in in­ hearing aids, judged Harmony Accu­ creased Chapter membership-plus other material benefits. racy and Arrangement. Harry Gold­ 2. Points to be awarded to teams on a basis similar to IiRt below: stein, acting as Timer, upon finding a. Pay your own dues______25 points for the team. that the hands of his Big Ben had b. Bring a guesL______25 points for the team. been mislaid, carefully checked with a c. Bring a guest who sings Tenor .. 50 points for the team. 3-minute egg timer. Maddy Armistead, d. Sign up a new member 100 points for the team. e. Sign up a Tenor 200 points for the team. f. Re-elll'oll a former membel'- 200 points for thc team. g. Attendance pel' meeting during contesL 2 points for the team. h. Chorus winning top place 100 points for the team. i. Chorus winning second placc_____ 50 points for the team. j. Chorus winning third place______25 points for the team. 3. A ChOl'US contest is held ('ach meeting night and points awarded as above. 4. Appoint a member to keep accu~at.e score and post totals at each meeting. The Four-Eyed Four. LtoR-Carlton ForI, lenor; Buddy Heath, leAd; Gro,-er PLAN B. Membership promotion by USf' of Quartets. (For smaller Chapters.) Raker. bari; Herb Young, bass. 1. Divide ALL Chapter members into quartet groups as best possible. waving an empty bottle over his head, Let each Quartet be named. These quartets should sing one song in seemed to be having a little trouble competition with other similar quartet~ at every lI1eeti:~~ during the with Balance but declared the Blend contest. Use easy gongs. Members of organized quartets to be assigned excellent. Dixie Dist.rict Sec'y Roy to other quartets for the purlJose of this contest only. Each quartet so Swanborg, due to his dark glasses, tripped set up will be a team to compete with other similar teams as follows: over his white cane but did a fine job a. Pay your own dues______25 points fo1' the team. on judging Stage Presence. b. ~ring a guesL______25 points for the team. c. Bring a guest who sings Tenol'-______50 points for the tean' Due to the foresight of Area Counselor d. Sign up a new membel'- 100 points for the team. Dale Sylvester, instigator of the con­ e. Sign up a Tenor 200 }loints for the team. test, there were prizes for all. He had f. Re-enroll a former member 200 points for the team. quietly contacted the wives to uneart.h g. Attendance }Jer meeting during contesL 2 points for the team. and wrap up the most disliked pos­ h. Quartet placing first in each contesL__ 30 points for the team. session of friend husband. These mon­ i. Quartet placing second in each contesL_ 20 points for the team. strosit.ies from past Christmases and j. Quartet placing third in each contesL__ 10 points for the team. birthdays were collected and gracious­ Note 1. A committee should be set up, to pass judgment on claims for points. ly bestowed as vrizes on the sixteen This will eliminate arguments 01' ill-feeling over possible disputes. contestants. Theil' looks of honor at now owning two of these Thin~s, Note 2. THE PAY-OFF. As a Grand Finale, losing teams 01' quartets to hastil~' covered with forced pohte ... stage a Victory celebration for the winners, at a huge Membership smiles of thanks before they caught Hullabaloo, to be held at final meeting in June. Non-winning teams onto the gag, were alone worth the 01' quartets to pay the cost instead of charging same to th-e Chapter cost of a year's dues! Treasury. DECEMBER, 1953 52 TIJ6 Harmonizer

ORILLIA, ONTARIO PRESENTS A WEEK END OF INTER-CHAPTER FUN

4 Over four hUlI,Ired barbershoppers and iheir families cOllverged N. Y. No. 9-Leadillg Ihe parade dowlI Main Sireet. No. 6­ on Odilia. QIII'arlo. Se"lember 261h and 271h for a weekend of The Rhylhmoires. Yorklown (Toronlo). No. 7-Slreel scene. barbershollllillg. nrrallged by Ihe Odilia Chnpler. No.8-LiaR-The Four Callarles. Hilloll Howe, Emcee. Col­ No.5-The I'rltchard fnmll)' from Toronlo. No. 3-lIIany of Ihe leglale 4. No. 4-Anolher sluel 8cene. No. I-The Drlllio gang SUllda)' 1IIorniug. No.2-The Syneromanlacs. l

A fine array of quartet talent ap­ peared before the judges. Sixteen quartets competed. The winners were: Is The Orphans fl'om Wichita, Kansas 2nd-Rudv Fick Royalaires from Kansas City, Missouri

3}'d-Hawkeye Fo Ut' from Des Moines, Iowa Omaha, Nebraska was selectcd a~ the financing quartets to International site of the May 1st, 1954 RegIOnal NORTJ-IEASTERN Contests. Fifty cents of the S1.00 pel' Preliminaries. Clare WilSOIl, a former capita tax retUl'ned to the District is International Board Member and for­ to be earmarked for financing these mer Central States President pre­ Semi-Annual Meeting was held at New quartets. Meeting closed by reading of sented the invitation for the Omaha Bedford, Mass., October 3rd; honored a Proclamation issued by New Bed­ meeting. The Omaha Centennial is by presence of Int'! Secretary Robert ford Mayor Francis J. Lawler, declar­ being held in the year 1954 and the G. Hafer, Past Int'l Secretary Carroll ing October 3rd Hannony Day. city is bl'inging tOll flight enter­ P. Adams, lnt'l Boal'a Member Wil­ tainment in musical/ theatrical, and liam P, Hiuckley aud representatives sports affairs to celeorate the centen­ of thirty Chapters. Seven of the Dis­ nial year. They felt that the Cent~al trict's thirteen Area Counselors also CENTRAL STATES States Regional Contest, along WIth were present. District Pl'esident some past International Champions Charles F. Ricketts presided, with 1st would give them one of the finest Vice-President Lawrie J. Adams, Sec­ The District Convention was held on shows possible. They are paying all retary Ed Stetson and '1'reasurer Paul Saturday, October 17th at Pittsbmg/ expenses and. guaranteeing the Cen­ Carney. Nick Cirie, 2nd Vice-Presi­ Kansas. The fine little city welcomea tral States District and the Omaha dent was unable to attend due to ill­ the barbel'shoppers in excellent style Chapter $1,000 profit. ness in his family. District Cllorus and the auditorium and hotel facilities Contest, awarded to Bridgeport, Conn" were first-rate. is to be held February 27th. Recolll­ mendations of the Chorus Contest Compliments and commendations were ILLINOIS Committee were left to the District extended to Carl Blackwell, General Executive Committee to formulate. Chairman; Ted Grassi, President; and The Semi-annual Meeting of the As­ 1954 Regional Preliminaries and An­ A. B. York, Secretary, along with all sociation was held on Sunday morn­ nual Meeting were set for April 24th of the members of the Pittsbmg chap­ ing, Oct. 4, 1953 at the Leland Hotel at Montreal. Discussion was held on ter for a job well done. in Aurora. The meeting was attended bv delegates from 32 of the 57 chap­ ters in the Distl'ict together with the District Officers and a number of guests. . Addressing the meeting, Aurora's Mayor Paul Egan expressed the hope that Aurora would soon again be host to the District at one of its Conven­ tions. An innovation at this meeting was the LAND O'LAKES introduction of a new yoting proce­ dure (a la International Board) wherein all votes were taken by the D, I T R I C T delegates singing "Aye" in the key of s B flat. Highlights of the meeting included: Salutes Reports indicating the increase of Area activit~, throughout the Dis­ trict; Its New 1953 District Cha1npio1Zs Announcement of the impending re­ districting of the areas, the purpose being to divide the entire State into Areas geographically rather than b~' THE WHIPCHORDS chapters alolle; Awarding of the 1954 D,istl'ict Contest to Area 8-to be held in Joliet, this of Janesville, Wisconsin being the first instance of an area sponsoring a District Convention; Awarding of the 1954 Regional Pre­ liminaries to the Jacksonville Chapter. and the Host

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN CHAPTER JOJ-lNNY APPLESEED Dist1~ict Qua1~tet A consistent1~' large field of 25 quar­ Ninth An1utal Contest tets competed for District honors on Saturday, October 17, at Wasllingtoll, Pa, and the final nod by Chairman of (COlllilllled 011 page 55) DECEMBER, 1953 54 The Harmonizer PRESIDENTS OF THE FOURTEEN DISTRICTS OF

l GEORGE H. WILLIAMS SPEBSQSA IIIERTON 11. BARnETT Spencer, IowA Sf. Petersburg, Fla. Central States District Dixie District

WELDON SLOAN G. MARVIN BHOWER GLEN A. REID Beaverton. Oregon Snnta Monica, Calif. Lognnsport, Ind. E,-ergr.een Dislrid FAr \\'fst(!Tn Distrid Indlnnn-K'y District

H. THACY EVANS ALLAN I{APITZKF. CLARENCF. L. JALVING JOHN SALIN Parkc'rsburg, W.VA. Oshkosh, Wis. Holland, lllichignn Manhnttnn (N.Y.) Johnny Apples.cd Distrirl Land O'L.kes Distrid Michigan, District IIUd·AtlAntic StAtu District

CHARLES F. mCl{ETTS WM. S. "STAN" HUTSON JOSEPH E. LEWIS Pro\'idence, ILl. OShAWR1 Ontario DAllAS, TeXAS Northcastern District Ontnno District Southwestern District DECEMBER, 1953 Tbe HarmotJjzer 55

COAST TO COAST DISTRICT BULLE'l'IN EDITORS Continued 1953-54 Judges Maury Reagan and his panel PUBLICATION went to the Lytle Brothers of Sharon, DlSTIlICT EDITOR Pa. as the new Johnny Appleseed Central States SERENADE George H. Williams champion. Following in.order were the 1520 Grand Humdingers, Cant01~ Ohio j Tigertown Spencer, Iowa Four, Massillonj Jolly Boys, East Liverpool, O. and the Steel City Foul', Dixie REBEL ROUSER Robert C. Farran from Pittsburgh. Capacity attendance 2346 Cloverdale Ave. filled the hall both at the semi-finals and finals and heard the keenest com­ Winston-Salem, N.C. petition in Johnny Applesced history. Evergreen TIMBRE L. H. Stone Jim Knipe of Clevelanc;l and Howard P. O. Box 598 Hansen, of Lakewood, MC'd the finals Klamath Falls, Oregon and semi-finals, respectively. Sunday morning, October 18, saw Far Western WESTUNES FI'ank Finnegan another capacit), crowd enjoy the Dis­ 5649 Katherine St. trict BI'eakfast in the George Wash­ Van Nuys, Calif. jngton Hotel, and cheer the naming of Nate Berthoft', El)'ria, as "Barber­ l1linois ATTACKS AND RELEASES Burt 1\1oyer shopper of the Year". 8314 Dante Ave. Chicago 19, Ill. Following, a too shod Qual'tet Clinic, presided over by Maury Reagan, Indiana-Kentucky IN-KY NOTES Fred A. Goodrich brought standing room only for 6245 N. Rural Johnny Appleseed qnartets and bar­ Indianapolis 20, Indiana bershoppers. The District Meeting immediately after ran for an hour and Johnny Appleseed QUARTER NOT'E Nathaniel (Nate) Berthoff a half of streamlined action. Presided 519 Park Place over by Pres. Tracy Evans, of Par­ Elyria, Ohio kersburg, W. Va., it was the largest attended meeting in the history of the Land O'Lakes HARMONY NEWS Henry (Hans) Beyer District. 1416 Indiana Avenue Highlights of the meeting were re­ . Sheboygan, Wisconsin ports on increased membel'ship, an excellent financial picture, a large Michigan TROUBADOUR Roscoe Bennett number of prospective chapters under c/o Grand Rapids Press consideration. In addition 1'I'Iay 16, Grand Rapids, I\'1ichigan 1954 was set for the 4th Annual Chorus Contest with plans for hand­ Mid-Atlantic MID'L ANTICS Wilbur A. Schmidt ling more than 3,000 Johnny Apple­ 702 EnderbY Drive seed barbel'shoppers. Of great interest Alexandria, Va .. to all quartets and barbershoppers in the District was Past District Presi­ Northeastern NOR'EASTER Ed Stetson dent Karl Haggard's plan, unanimous­ Box 586 ly adopted, for instituting Barbershop New Bedford, Mass. CmIt and Quartet Clinics and attend­ ing shows, throughout the district in Ontario MAPLE LEAFLET George Marks 1954. This plan, we are convinced, will 14 Glenmanol' Dr. raise the level of barbershopping, both Toronto, Ontario individually and quartet-wise to a new high in the District. This meeting and Seneca Land HARM-O-GRAM Leroy Smith contest were without question, the Steuben St. finest ever held in Johnny Appleseed­ Watkins Glen, N.Y. land. Southwestern SOUTHWESTERN ROUNDUP Tom Helzer P. O. Box 5212 MICI-IIGAN Dallas, Texas

Announcement by District Secretary Louis R. Hanington that his petition The final standings in the District toba, about 800 miles. That chapter for a blanket exemption from the pay­ 1952-53 chapter Achievement Award also furnished the Portage-Aires, a contest were announced and a plaque very popular and promising quartet, ment of Federal admissions tax on all Deal~orn parades of quartets to be staged by presented to the chapter, Pres. Allan Kapitzke led discussions Michigan District chapters during this the winner. of chapter and officer responsibilities, fiscal year had been granted by the particularly stressing membership, District Director of Internal Revenue, LAND O'LAK~S chapter activities, community service, featured the l\'lichigan District meet­ extension and publicity. ing at Lansing on October 17th. This The previously approved LOL contri­ is the first such exemption obtained The Whipcords of Janesville, \Vis., ca1'l'ied off top honors in LOVs ninth bution to the International Building by a District on behalf of its member Fund was increased to $1000, with chapters. District Quartet Contest Nov. 7 in Green Bay, Wis. Featur~d on the show pI'ovision that it be paid in the form The delegates also recommended to were the 1952 champs, the Agricul­ of bonds, $100 semi-annually at the the District Executive Board that it turists of Whitewater, and the 1947 time of District Meetings. consider consolidation of the District champs, the Cardinals of Madison. The A proposed change in the present 10% quartet and the District chorus con­ Cardinals, who won th.eir champion­ of net profits of chapter shows for tests. ship on the same stage, have as bass District l'evenue to 4% of the gross It was also announced that the attrac­ Phil Davies, a brother of Skid Davies, ticket sales was voted down after tive new District directory, which had lead of the Whipcords (lond f01'lner bari Treasurer Art Blitz demonstrated that been printed through the generosity of the Cardinals. smaller chapters with smallest profits of an anonymous member, would be Of the thirty chapters represented would in most cases have increased circulated among all the members in in the district meeting, the most dis~ tax with definite hardship. the District by direct mailing. tant was Portage La Prairie, Mani~ (Colllilllteti on page 56) DECEMBER, 1953 56 The Harmonizer

a highlight. Contest winners were: COAST TO COAST Varsitones of Seattle, 1st; Shal'p Foul' Continued (16-year-old boys) and Timber Tones INDIANA-KENTUCKY of Eugene, 2nd and 3rd. ~VfR6Rf~N The fall meeting was held in Indian­ FAR WESTERN apolis, Saturday Octoner 10 & 11 to With a 60% attendance, the semi­ select new quartet and chorus cham­ annual Board Meeting was called at pions for the District. 1 :30 p.m. Saturday, instead of on ~un­ Pasadena Chapter, Pasadena, Cali­ Eleven quartets made it tough for the day, as in pl'evious years. Proceedmgs fornia, aply hosted the annual Fall judges Saturda)' afternoon at the pre­ we're streamlined by having reports in Meeting, Quartet and Chorus Contests liminary contest at the Severin Hotel. writing, with copies for all present. of the Far Western District on Novem­ Five of these quartets were chosen to Action in sUllport of the Int'l Euilding ber 14 1963. Twenty-five delegates compete for the top honors at the Fund was postponed, until after the responded to the roll' call and every final contest and show at the Murat Int'l Board Meeting in January. District Officer except one was !lre'S­ Theater Saturday night. ent. Frank Graham advised getting down The "Clef Chefs" from Elkhart, Indi­ to chapter level grass roots with all Eight quartets survived the afternoon ana, were crowned Indiana-Kentucky District projects. elimination contest and the Finals' District Champions for 1953-54. The Dwight Calkins, 2nd V.P., advocated scores showed the Statesmen of Sacra­ awards were presented by the 1952-53 membership unanimity in support of mento Chapter to be winner thus giv­ Champs, "The Four Flames" from financing quartets making the trans­ ing them District, Regional and Inter­ Owensboro, Kentucky, with Glen Reid, continental trips to Int'l Contests. national ranking, the quartet having Indiana-Kentucky District President, District Treasury support was rec­ placed 5th at Detroit in the Intema­ presiding. Running a very close second ommended to the extent of 1st class tional Contest. The Crown City Foul' were the "Dixieliners" from Evans­ RR fare and lower berth ($1,087.68, of Pasadena won second place with ville, Indiana. Portland - Washington, D.C.), addi­ The Tl'avelaires of San Jose hl third position. The Chorus Contest held SundaJ', tional expense to be borne by the October 11th, in the World War Me­ , quartet, by their chapter 01' by othel' The District Chorus Contest Finals means. At suggestion of Lt. Cdr. R. H. resulted in the Earl n. Reagan Me­ morial Au d ito r i u m, Indianapolis, Severance, it was decided to ask chap­ morial Trophy going to San Diego, brought fOlth the bulk of the barber­ ter approval of amount to be paid with Eden Chapter repr!'!senting the shoppers in ten wonderful choruses. the quartet and chapter commitment Northern District Division, losing the Victoriously responding to' the direc­ to contribute to the fund, on a pel' coveted cup they had won in October tion of Rudy Hart, The l\Iichigan City, member basis: 1952. Indiana Chapter Chorus won the title A bid for the 1954 Regional Prelim­ The night Final contest was high­ of 1953-54 District Champion Chorus. inary was entered by Jahner Ol'en for lighted by the appearance of several Owensboro, Kentucky Chapter Chorus the Astoria chapter. V. L. Benham former District Champion Quartets, took 110Ille a close second with Muncie, stated Tacoma might be interested hI The San Diego Serenaders, The Ver­ Indiana Chapter Chorus right on their bidding. The award was deferred for dugo Dons and a surprise performance heels, taking third. action by the Executive Committee. by the recentl~' rejuvenated Foul' Bits of Harmony. Theil' many friends were Featured on the Saturday night show Yakima placed a bid for the 1955 Re­ delighted to see this excellent quartet were The Vikings Quartet of Rock Is­ Idonal Preliminary, in action again. A popular novelty was land, Illinois, The Four Flames, 1952­ An estimated net of al'otll1d $1,000 provided by the wiJming Statesmen 63 Indiana-Kentucky District Champs, from the Contest was reported by when they all changed parts for an Owensboro, Kentucky, 'fhe Singing General Chairman Carl Hamilton. encore number following the placing Brock Family, Connersville, Indiana, Past Int'l President Charles M. Menill announcements. The bass, Jack Gil­ "The Harris Tri!llet.s", Muncie, and of Reno emceed the Contest in his strap, singing an exce.1lent tenor. the "Decker Sisters" of Louisville, inimitable manner. A combined Bar­ An overwhelming vote by the District Kentu~ky. Acting Int'l President Der­ bershop Craft and Chorus Director's Delegates awarded to San Jose Chap­ ney SlIllllet' and Int'l Secretary Dob Clinic, under Benny Loftsgaard, was tet· the Spring Meeting and Regional Hider, on an ofticial visit to the Dis­ held. 'l'he Quartet Clinic, Sunday, was Contest in A!lril 1954. trict, served on the Judging panel.

• ';/!!.>. T'1\:t1I1.r:-:-~'r.:IJ:.,_.LUIo.J... '_._~ --JI...J Top left-Crown Cit), Four appeared on NBC-TV program, Bollom left-lIIuskegon, Michigau Chapter staged a show for "This Is Yonr lIIusic". LtoH-Helcn Parish, Tom Wirick, Jim the benefit of the new Catholic Central High School Librar)' Powell, Art Baker, Homer Asp)', (Seated) (F.W. Disfrict VP Fund. Chapter Pres. Halle)' Dion is shown with members of who arranged {or the show), Jim Arnold, and Art Hnslo!" the Librar)' Committee. Top right-DeLAnd. J.~loridl1 ChApter staged a Blood Bank Show. Bottom right-l«,llosha, 'Visconsin Chapfer lItE'mbers Wfllt fUI" HE'lving (0 publicize the event, the. Fo·lJas Quartet are LtoR- Dob Feasel, tenor; Dr. Gforge Frison, bass; Dr. Roy DeShAW, a cruisE' on Lake ?\1ichigan And IORt Ileithfr raptnin nor crt'\\'. lead; Phil Wahle. hori. DECEMBER, 1953 Tbe Hflrmollizer 57

DISTRICT FUN MENOMONIE, WIS. HAS EXCLUSIVE MEETING PLACE PROVIDES FUNDS Members from five states in the Northeastern Dish'ict joined forces to present one of the District's largest i\Iid-Sunllllel' Harmony Jamborees at Alton Bay, New Hampshire on August 15th and 16th.

The outd001' song fest, staged at one of New England's outstanding sum­ mer resorts featured the Old Timel's of Boston, Aberjona Moaners, Read­ ing, Bay Shore Foul', Lynn, Noblemen, Providence, and many other fine quar­ tets from Maine, COlJnectieut, Mas­ sachusetts, Rhode Island, and New HampShire. The Norwich, Connecticut, Reading, Massachusetts, and Provi­ dence Choruses also g~ve forth with barbershop songs. Following the out­ door performance which was presented at no admission charge, the barber­ shoppers representing Salem, Read­ ing, Lynn, Boston, Providence, Nor­ wich, Laconia, Derry, Portland, and many other chapters, boarded the steamship Mount Washington for a Moonlight Cruise, the proceeds of which were donated in their entiret)· to the Huggins Hospital at Wolfboro, New Hampshire. Over $1,000 was pre­ sented as the gift of these barber­ shoppers participating in the North­ eastorn District's largest inter-chapter gathei'ing and community service ven­ ture.

Those greatly l'

QUARTETTING CONTINUES POPULARITY AMONG MILITARY

Froll\ lime 10 lime, Ihe Office of lhe Adjutanl General, (Major General William E. Bergin), send. pietures of Arm)' clnarlet. to the "Harmonizer". J-lere a.re a few refci\'ed in retent weeks. Top left-Thi. unit enrertained al Arm)' po.ts in Trieste and other Areas in Europe-. Top righl-Phonellra are phun-damenlal in the Sen·lce•. ThaI explain. Ihe otherwise unexplainable name of this Fori Sill, Oklahoma foursomr. They Are the "Ens)' Four from Ens)' Two", Translated Inro AIIIHlean, that means they're with "E" Balter)', "Second" Field ArIlUer)' Training Ballalion. Center-The Pori Anllelns, Washington Chapler and Ft. Worden have gotten along well since the starl of Ihe Soolel>'" Armed Force. Collaboralion Program. Thl. group .ang recenll)' al a chapler fUllclion. LeU 10 righl-Cpl. Donald Marshall, (Los Angeles); p,·t. Franklin R. Jones, (Terre Hnule, Ind.); Pfc Roberl J. Reagnn, (Sernnlon, Pn.); Pfc Earl T. Niles, (Peloske)', lIIieh.). Boltom left-Members of Ihe Signal Corps Trnlnlng Cenler Octer, Camp Gordon,- Ga., singing (according 10 Ihe caplion aeeom­ pan)'ing Ihe picture), "In Ihe Shade of lhe Old Apple Tree". Bollom right-The Jlul Fours, Fl'. Rile)', Kansn., winners of Ihe U.S, Arm)' Iteeruiling TV Show, "Talenl Palrol". The quarIel appeared on Ihe CBS Talent Scoul Show November 2nd,

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