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Citizens 1
$5,000 Ft
A group of about 50 interested |
?kizens met. with the city school
: officials Tuesday night at Hayes1
?j Tayior Y. M. C. A. to effect plans
for a city-wide campaign to raise
$5,000 for the purpose of buying
uniforms for the Dudley high
school baud. One hundred uniforms
are needed, at an estimated
cost of $50 each.
, Using the colors of the school
as symbols, the campaign iB divided
into two groups, the Gold,
headed by Mrs. Goldie Hargett,
focal business woman, as capfain,
luui the Blue, headed by
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'- ></ above photo shows some
j,y of the Dudley high school band
members, who played in early
&;.< morning concert' when .both
white and colored ware being
g-"; sent away to training camps, hi
iv*v all types of weather, rain, snow,
i;~ sleet or storm at the' Jefferaon
j' Square. Some of these students
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Bh^, WILEY McRAE, Captain
TOior the Blue; Mrs. F. A. Harnett
mff-' lg co-captain. and Mrs. M. Yancey
gfcy; is secretary-treasurer.
^^First Report of Campaign agents
^fyill be made Monday night, NoPfy
ember 28, at 8 o'clock, at tho
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Mr. Wiley McCrae, as captain.
Persons working with Mrs
Hurgett in the campaign are as
follows:
Messrs. Frnnklyn Brown, Perry
J. Brown, Vance Chnvis, W.
L. Jones, A. H. Peeler, J. C. McLaughlin,
J. S. Leary, J. A. Tarp'ley,
E. W. Holt, G. Channell,
Charles A. Grant, Alonzo Douglifs
Robert Haitli Ilnrsoit
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/. P. Allen, J. W. Snipes, K.I
jraves, Madams Annie W. Price, I
Rose Jenkins, Geneva C. Hunt, I
S, Deary, L. J. Spaulding, Nell I
Colvin, Dr. David D. Jones, Dr. I
HH BSl
I were d.afted into service, and
I served in actun^duty. Some of
I the members constitute the first
I all-Negro navy band.
Tlie first all-Negro navy band
I to be organized in the United
aiai.es was statronea at the University
ot North Carolina, Chapel
Hill. Of the 40 boys in the
Miss Negro
Business
The "Miss Negro Business'
contest, now being sponsored by
the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority,
is in its fourth week. Again the
thermometer has gone up and
this lime the McRae Taxi Service
takes the spotlight hi first place
with Miss Jocelyn Bailey as its
staunch defender. And suddenly
moving from sixth place to a
cove.eil second place are the
Gate City Beauticians, with Mrs. i
Jearl Johnson as their candidate.
Holding third' place is the
Santtary Dry Cleaning company,
,with Miss Lola Counts as its
booster. Miss Norma McLaughlin,
upholding the Royal Taxi
company, holds fourth place. ,
FIfilh place goes to Corbett's
Grill, with Miss Maggie Lewis as
its contestant.
The contest moves into its
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ampaign
High Sell
F. D. Bluford, and Dr. Eccles. i
Working with Mr. McRae are
Dr. George Simkins, Dr. Wm.
Hampton, Messrs. Alvis Rhodes,
vWiliiam Compton, E. D. London,
Clarence Grier, T. D. Wooteu,
Samuel Penn, J. F. Johnson, W.
B. Tatuni, F. E. Millings, A. A.
Slewart, N. L. Gregg, J. L. Vines,
^^^^onoTTner, Mauams Margaret
Yancey, W. T. Gibbs, and Lillian
Cunimiugs.
Frunkiyn J. Brown was appointed
as chaivnian of the general
steering committee, while
Dean .1. C. McLaughiin is chair
original group, 28 were from the
l~Dudley high school band, who
iviuuicci cu iui iuc lurmaiion OI
the organization. The Dudley
band director also volunteered,
and later became director in
charge of this fine navy band.
The group remained together
throughout the war, and served
final week, closing November 29.
A semi-formal dance honoring
all of the business men and
their contestants will crown the
finals. At this affair $100 in
cash prizes will be awarded the
winners, and recognition will be
given to all the partieluants. A
window plaque will be awarded
the winning business. All members
of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority will serve as hostesses
at this affair.
The dance will be held on November
29, at Windsor Community
center, at 10 p. m.
SANITARY DRY
CLEANING COMPANY
Mr. John L>. Vines is the dynamic
^ personality behind the
progressive Sanitary Dry Cleaning
Company located at 10 6 Dudley
street. Having an intense
interest in dry cleaning, Mr.
Vines started out in one room.
Today his ever-growing business
is housed In a modern, well
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To Raise
100I Band
man ol' the campaign planning
committee.
The campaign has met witli
the approval and cooperation ol
the superintendent of the citj
schools, the principal, the facuf
ty, and student body of Dudlej
high school, the local elemental')
schools, civic groups, education'
ul groups, churches, business or
catlisatinnK nrnfoDuinnol
grcrup:
and individual citizens. We be I
lieve the amount needed to pu l
uniforms on t"fine band until
"belonging lo Greensboro," cai
be secured.
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Iwith credit at Pearl Harbor ant
other places in the Pacific. Slue
that time the Dudley high schoo
band has been under the dh-ec
tlon of Mrs. Elolse Logan Ppun
(the first woman to gain sucl
recognition with a band of 101
members! In the state of Nortl
Carolina.
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MRS. GOLDIE HARGETT
Captain for the Gold; Dr. Barnes
Is co-captain, and Mrs. F. S
Leory is secretary-treasurer
Contribute to the Dudley High
School Band Uniform Campaign
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id The Future Outlook!
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PRICE: 6 CENTS .
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Fans Voting On
Bowl Eleven
On New Year's Day two ol
the nation's leading Negro Foot!
ball Teams will clash in Greensboro's
Memorial Stadium in the
I 2nd Annual Cotto>n-Tobacco
' Bowl Football Classic.
A poll is now being conducted
1 among sports fans to select the
^ popular and favorite teams.
' Cotton-Tobacco Bowl Officials
' report that to date several thousands
of votes have been received
in the poll.
Favorite elevens according to
the latest poll tabulations ini
elude Shaw University, North
Carolina College, Lincoln Uni1
versity, Florida A. and M., Allen
^ University, Lane College, Tuske
gee, Fisk University, Virginia
Slate College, West Virginia
State College. Morehouse ColIpp-e
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South Carolina State College, A
and T. College, Benedict and
Johnson C. Smith University.
Cotton-Tobacco Bowl Headquarters
in Greensboro is a busy
place these days counting ballots
ot pigskin enthusiast.
A. Sc T. R.O.T.C.
ORGANIZE
BASKETBALL TEAM
A. and T. College R.O.T.C.
basketball team called ita first
meeting of the season recently
in the College Gym, and more
than fifty vivacious looking
young men responded. Officer?
were elected for the season and '
a squad of twenty men were se!
lected for the main R.O.T.C.
team.
( Among those present, there
were more than half ot last
years champion-ship team, to he
| joined by their new comers.
. They included, William DeVone.
i Clifton Murrell, Chester Ross,
CialouB Hall, Leon Coleman, and
. James Jones. Other promising
starB for this years team are:
Thomas Burk, Henderson Coleman
Leonard HArnhaw
Niel, and John Washington.
The R.O.T.C. team is a member
of the Greensboro League,
^ind is also planning to play other
R.O.T.C. teams throughout the
Eastern Untted States. The locals
are also planning to meet
the following high schools:
Dudley High, High Point, Palmer,
Reldsvllle, Chapel Hill, Burlington,
Florence, Wilson, Rocky
Mount, and Seaboard. Out of
state games include Wtlherforcc.
Ohio, Hampton, Va., Charleston,
W. Va., and Tuskegee, Ala
Major Johnson and his asI
sistants are mentors for the
locals, while Thomas Cooper, is
manager. Thomas Hairston ie
student coach. All home games
will be played in the" Collego
gym., and Mr. Challenge is ex1
pected to be referee.
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