-\>| .cep Up With The Tin pig-| I gjv* I fey.;s>i VOL. 8, NO. 53 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 ; Big Ere?|la I ' I w? I 2V/.T . ;..' * t . 1 ' 1 '- ></ 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 sF't" DEL mmkh Ei?iw 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 : * i test ????? ruRi GREENS) Launch C or Dudley 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 "II | M /. 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 \ ' : f ?THE? : 01 IJORO, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVUM 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 (Continued On Page Ten) * * Ret JTL( QlCJt 23, 1040 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. I mammam* 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. 7 * 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 { id The Future Outlook! m PRICE: 6 CENTS . ? 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 TIT nrtrn n fftofo o-, ?o?" wxwvu WUVgC. 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. -XOUJOOtUOp O) X93| iuija fi| tpt jo uoHuanpa axes jaunjuusj^ 1 Bankers plan to press educni tlon of the public to save money.

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