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Of New Counci
C. M. Vanstory, Jr., assistant i
Vs treasurer of Burlrngton Mills |
corporation, was unanimously |
< elected mayor Tuesday afternoon ,
immediately after new members |
i of the city council elected May 8
1 took oaths of office before citi- (
t. zens who filled the council cham- (
'< ber. ,
L.J- A ...J 1"! maju' "00
fc; on motion of Councilman Elmer
L'V T). Yost, who was elected mayor
| ; pro tern to succeed Councilman
pjf Fieljlfng L. Fry in that capacity.
Yost was nominated by Councilj;)1
man John Van Lindley.
C Vanstory succeeds W. H. Sulllvan,
member of the council for
?; > six yeartf and mayor for the last
fv- three years. He and Councilman
jfl Kemp C. Clendenta did not enter
'' ! the^l945 municipal election cam[';
paign. '
W Sworn in as council members
' were Vandtory, Yost, Fry, Lindley,
Thomas B. Bledsoe, Orton
y A. Boren and C. V. Webster.
Observers regarded as signifljji.
cant VanBtoryls "inaugural" re:
marks in which he declared that
| '"memberB of this council are j.
men of "wide business experience ^
; ' and have expressed to me their j
views that the council's position t
S.fB that of a policy-making body t
K- and that the actual running of
jK the city's business is a direct re- t
f^Bponsiblllty of ?those employed
L;: for that purpose." 8
|r& rVanstory declared that "the c
|>,9lty manager is the councils' over f
gjTall representative and is the one c
B v.charged wtth the specific respon- t
B^^fbillty of operating the city gov- t
u,;'ernment." / ^
P'.yji.-With the help of this council
K^and the, cooperation of the city c
Eyofficials and department heads," t
EStheMnew, mayor declared, howIfcv.;;
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GREEN'
lows and Horn
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imous Choice
1 For Mayor
sver, *"I feel confident that for
the next twc^ years we can give
the city of Greensboro an effi;ient,
'businesslike administration.
"The business of the ctty of
Greensboro is a $100,000,000
lorporation" Vanstory added, adiressing
his remarks to citizens
if the city. "It is your city and
four business," he said, "and
>n behalf of the council I want
to extend to each of you an invitation
to give us your constructive
observations at any time
'or the better management of
the city's government."
Former mayor Sullivan, retiring
from the city's chief exicutive
office, expressed "my
irofound appreciation for the
tonfidence, support and good
will which they have shown me
in all occasions. No one could
I
isk or expect anything more in
hat category than it has been
ny privilege to enjoy.
"It is also impossible for me
o leave this office," the former
na'yor continued, "without payng
tribute to the loyalty and tilelity
of our city employees . . .
Especially do I want to thank
he heads of the various departnents
. . . -for the splendid job
vhich they are doing and for
heir ftne devotion to duty . . .
"In my opinion," Sullivan aserted,
"our city government is
lean andi sound. We have been
ortunate to have on our city
ouncil at all times, men who
hrough the years, have made it
heir business to keep It that
vay."
The new council assumed their
lutles Immediately after the reIring
body transacted several
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SBORO, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY ;
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MISS AJDRIENNE ELLIS
FUTURE OUTLOOK HAS
NEW SECRETARY ANI)
SOCIETY REPORTER
Miss Adrienne Ellis has recently
joined the staff of the Future
Outlook as secretary and rep'orter
for the society news. Miss
Ellis, who has had experience on
the lecture, platform and in radio,
as well as in the journalistic
field, is from Los Angeles, Calfi'.,
and came to this city in 1942 as
a representative of the Baha'i
World Faith Shp nttpndod Art
znoa tSate College and Is particularly
interested in music, literature
and1 dramatics. Miss Bills
can be reached at 3-1758 between
11 a. m. and 2 p. m. for
any news items. ?
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The Weatherby Divisional
committee held its monthly meeting
Thursday, May 17, at the
Boy Scout office. Dr. W. M.
Hampton, president, presiding.
Mr. W. M. Ellis, of 1021 Ashe
street, has returned home after
spending two weeks recuperating
in Virginia.
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L9, 1945
Parade
Hightower To
Head Seventh
Bond Drive
Attorney E. Kerraitt Hightower
has been appointed to head
the Seventh War Loan Dri-ve In
the Negro division. Having headed
previous War Loan drives in
this division, and putting them
over successfully, Attorney Hightower
feels confident that this,
"the Mighty Seventh" will surpass
all previous efforts. He is
selecting his gtaff, his major objective
being to create the interest
of everj^ organization, church
and institution of the city, encouraging
citziens to contribute
to this great drive.
Red CrnRs
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For Post VWASHINGTON,
D. C. ? "VE
Day saw the American Red
Cross working at top speed," said
Chairman Basil O'Connor last
week, "gathering its forces to
the shifting responsibilities at
home and albroad."
Global Red Cross overseas service
clubs, now serve a monthly
average of more than 1,640,000
complete meals, 9,000,000 snack
lunches, and provide 680,000
lodgings at less than cost to U.
o. troops, it was pointed out. The
Red Cross policy of a slight
charge to servicemen for meals,
lodgings and snacks was established
at the outset of World War
II In compliance with deelres of
the war department, and varies
with the theater of operations.
Among the many comfort
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PRICE: 5o
Odd Fellows Hold
Annual Services;
Big Parade
"God so loved the world that
' He gave His only begotten Son,
I gram were W. A. Bethel, secshall
not nerlsh. but have life
I everlasting" was the text of the
I sermon given by Rev. M. P. SawJ
yer at Trinity A. M. E. Zion
church Sunday. May 13, a( 3 p.
m., on the occasion oE the an!
nual Thanksgiving Unification
service of the Odd Fellows and
j the Household of Ruth.
I Others taking part on the prothat
whosoever believeth in htm
rotary oi the Uute.l Brothers of
1 Odd Fellows, who acted as master
of ceremonies. Mrs. Carrie
Ellis, G r a n d District Deputy,
read a naner on behalf of the
unification celebration of the
Household of Ruth, giving a
1 brief history of the local chap|
ter. Col. J. J. Mitchell, of Wil'
mington, gave a short talk on
i the meaning and accomplish|
ments of the Odd Fellows. He
stated that the organization is
free of debt and has a substanI
tial treasury.
Rev. Sawyer told the brothers
j and sisters that this organization
embodies the united fellowI
ship of love which Ruth had for
I Naomi. He also stressed the great
| future which Peter Ogden fore|
saw for the organizatoin when
I he set up the Odd Fellows. So
great was the spiritual force of
| Rev. Sawyer's sermon, that the
brothers and sisters walked up
and down the aisle of Zion
shouting for joy.
Following this service, the
Odd Fellows and Household of
Ruth paraded1 to their hall on
East Market street, where group
pictures were taken by tlje staff
of the Future Outlook. ' Their
celebration was continued on
i iuesaay witn a banquet.
Readies
E Task
Hems purchased in the U. S. during
the past ntne months - - for
free distribution in ail theaters
- - - were 736,336,000 sigarettes,
5,767,430 chocolate bars, and
5,325,986 packages of hard' candies.
Eighteen million pounds of
| flour went into the making of
500,000,000 doughnuts, which,
with 25,200,000 cups of coffee,
were served to GI's free by the
Red Cross. "
"The armed forces will still
icnuire to.vuu pinis oi Diood a
week," Mr. O'Connor continued.
These will be collected at blood
donor centers In Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Oakland, Portland1,
San IMego, Chicago, New
York, Brooklyn, Boston, Phlla-1
delphta, and Washington. Most
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