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[f. 'VOLUME IV, NUMBER 25
' Vanstory Hi
: City Electioi
To Become 1
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. C. M. Vanstory, Jr., member <
j?f whose accomplishments have left t
Ejv man.in Tuesday's biennial city elei
E?: council follows Its usual custom h(
The councilmen, who pick one'
of their own number for the ?
p:' ]
k' mayoralty, ordinarily select the
sr. man who received the most votes
jfe, in the election. This, of course,
1 would depend on the receptivity i
of the high man, and Mr. Vanjeta
story, )tnown to his friends as
Rv Neal, apparently is willing to acr
cept the post with all its responF"
sihillty. He Is assistant treasurer
p; of Burlington Mills Corporation,
a former official of Security National
Bank, and has been a
fr;-'.'" member of council for several
months, filling the unexpired
R' term of B. F. CraVen, retired.
E.' A considerably larger vote was
polled in Tuesday's election than
in the primary a week before.
?V; Three other councilmen were reIfV
elected, Fielding L. Fry and
ySjijf Elmer D. Yost winning in DrsB";
trlct No. 2 and C. V. Webster in
Kg,' District No. 1, which embraces
the Cone Mill villages. The three
newcomers are Orton A. Boren,
general superintendent of PoMajp
' mona" Terra Cotta Company;
KL. John Van Llndley, -president of
Llndley Nurseries Company, and
Hm#-, Thomas B. Bledsoe, president of
own - Bledsoe Lumber Com,
PanyKr';'
Harry If. Stanley, attorney,
present councilman, was defqatR
' ed, along with'Boyd Morris, cafeKV;v/terla
owner; P. G. Wilson, real
man anH T? O Ohn-nA
Bj&>.: Negro minister and undertaker.!
R-.-'v Worth D. Henderson, attorney,
' and M. C. Anderson, taxicab qom2:;
party operator, withdrew after
B^ being nominated last week. Bach
K. got a fair-sized token-vote, howBN':.
ever.
Ross M. Canada, textile workKHayes-Taylor
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Kin Annual Membe
By O. A. IKVEN
Sixth annual memberehip cam.
paign of the Hayee-Taylor Y. M.
B^'c. A. got off to a good start SunKt
day at 4:69 .p. m., according to
ht general ciiairmau, ur. vv. 1V1.
BffL Hampton, Dr. F. D. Bluford and
Kj Dr. McLaughlin.
K,' Six hundred members and a
Bfe sufficient amount of cash to
Kp meet the budgetary needs of the
KJ organization are the ahns of the
10-day campaign.
k i First donation came from the
Treble club, a ladles group that
15^,masts regularly at the 'Y,' of
RS'^twhlch Mrs. W. H. Moten is presl gfcdent.
The ladies auxiliary, a
^^counterpart of the Hayes-Taylor
I ir: M. C. A., of which Mrs. H. T.
BP 18 president, pledged its
Koral support to the drive.
Pg^ccording* to O. T. Channel,
executive - secretary, Hayee-TayIhhE?l<
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New Mayor
>? a pioneer Greensboro family
heir mark on "the ritv. wac hlo*b
:ti.on for councilman, and if the
s will be the next mayor. }
sr, was defeated by Webster in
District No. 1.
The vote follows:
DISTRICT No. 1
Webster 731
Canada 379
DISTRICT No. 2
Vanstory 3614
Boren 3265
Llndley 3222
Fry 1 2921
Bledsoe 2S48
Yost 2590
Henderson 283
Anderson 23 3
The election returns were can-|
vassed yesterday at noon and |
the new council will be inducted |
pext Tuesday, May 15.
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Dramatic Festival
Thursday, Benefit
Negro Day Nursery
Interest is growing high in
Greensboro for the Dramatic Festival
to be held Thursday night,
May 17, at the James B. Dudley
high school auditorium at 8 o'clock.
This great affair represents
>the educational institution's
interest in the local community
and in particular the Greensboro'
Day Nursery which is under the
sponsorship of the Greensboro
Negro Business League.
College talents appearing on
the program will be Greensboro's
own Miss Angeline Tynes and
Mr. Frank Cuthbertson, both students
at A. and T. college, star(Continued
On Page Five)
[f To Good Start
irship Drive
lor, has, during the year ending
May 3, 1946, rendered the following
services:
Assisted 40,673 persons in community
groups;
Oranted meeting space for 65
different church groups;
Host to Y. M. C. A. Laymen's
Conference of North and) South
Carolina;
Provided meeting place for the
Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance weekly;
One hundred sixty-five young
people attended the Citywide
Youth Training conference;
Has Boys' 'Y' clubs and groups
in all city schools;
30,676 services rendered to
men In armed forces;
Provided life-saving and swimming
instruction to 216 beginners
and advanced swimmers, 27
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ENSBORO, N. C., SATURDAY, Mi>
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
LEAVES USO CLUB
Mr. Herbert P. Thompson, who
has served as program director
for the East Market Street USO
club, severs his connection with
the United Service Organization
as of May 15, 1945. Mr. Thompson,
who has done a fine Job with
the program since coming here
December 11, 1944, made his departure
Tuesday, May 8, for a
ween ? vacation oeiore May id.
Ho plana to go overseas for the
Red Cross.
A "golng-away" party was
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staged' at the club Monday evening
instead of the scheduled
card party. The affair, under the
leadership of Pfc. Samuel Booker,
who served as master of ceremonies,.
was a huge success with
fine testimonials given by all
groups concerned. Mr .Thompson
was presented with shirts,
socks, handkerchiefs and tie before
the close of the party. Refreshments
were served to the
host of friends and well-wishers,
who came to wish the departing :
director good fortune and bon
voyage. 1
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Annual Sonofest
At Stadium
Sunday, May 20
A score or more of quartets
ind choirs will be heard la Menorial
Stadium Sunday, May 20s
when L. R. Russell presents his
third annual Song Festival and
Quartet contest.
Besides the musical groups to
be heard there will be a list of
distinguished leaders of both
races in the field of civic and religious
leadership. These will include
Governor R. Gregg Cherry
who has indicated that he may
attend, Guilford county legislators,
and city officials.
Heading the list of musical
organizations comes the Selah
Jubilee Singers of New York,
who have proved the top draw
ing card at previous festivals.
Two other widely known musical
groups to appear will be the
Crowder's-choir, of Philadelphia,
and the Belleville Glee club)of
New York.
Among the other groups are
Brooks Memorial church choir,
High Point; Master Singers, High
Point; Holiday's Jubilee Stagers,
Wtaston-Salem; Reldsvllle Harmonizere,
Reideville; Terra Cotta
chota, Greensboro; Silver Trumpet
choir, Greensboro; Masterkeys,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Burlington
Jubilee Stagers; Golden Star
Quartet, Greensboro; Awakening
Harp of Zlon Choir, RockIngham;
Rosebud Gospel Singers,
Slier City; Prick High School
Chorus; Bible Band Quartette,
Greensboro; A Father and Three
Sons, Greensboro; Providence
Baptist choir, Hamlet; Danville
Four; Female Friendly Four,
Durham, and Sllvertone Jubilee
Singers, Greenwood, S. C.