Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Jun 1935, p. 51

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Art ists to appear this season id- clude Kirsten Flagstad, set sat onal soprano of the Metropolitan op=ra company; ROIland Hayes, celebrate<d colored tenor; Ninon Vallin, F:et soprano; EmanuceuemnAs trian cellist; Miseha Leivitski, brilliant Russian .pianist, and BronisIaw. -iub- erman, Worldrenowned violin*ist. Sketches, of ail the artists have bee prsenedin recent isus with the exception of Roland Hayes, con- cerning" whose remarkable career îs wrtten the. following: A 1wonderJul -storyof triumph ov er the most unpromising circumstances lies behind, Roland Hayes, N egro tenor. He was born on 'a humble Georgia farm, his mother a former slave wbo was widowed when Roland was very sniall. At eight or nine hie was guiding a Plow hitched ta the best draft ani- mal bis mother could afford-n 07 Unloig pîg iron and Ioading scrap iran at a foundry was bis job at fifteen, after bis mother and ber two boys moved to Chattanooga, 'renn. Tlbe slngitgProwoss of the lad _ at- tracted the attention of the 3Pastor of the Pknunentai Baptîgt church, through, whoge efforts h. Joined the choir. At night he wa given music-reading les- sons by the organist, who aiso taught hirn how ta ing antiem Parts wlth an accompament. An Oberlin college student, w. Arthur Caiboun, 'who was an excellent pianist, and a. proficient vocal evQach, gave the boy more advanced instrucion, after heirlpg h1m ing m1an nhm Joi IdFak 8Ingersi EtnCorged by the planist, Hayes en- tered Pisk ufllersty a.nd worked his way as a special student for four years. Ho was given subJeets to build up the cultural background needed by a serlous co ncert artist, and became a star of the famous Fisk Jubllee Singers. He worked as butler and furnace-tender. Coming to Boston for a concert of the Jubllee singera ho decided to ,settle there and stu.jy further. After two -years ho went back home and brought bis mother North ta live wlth hlm. Used' ta having her own home, however hum- ble, Mms. ayes c'ould flot brook living Iu an apa.rtment. Roland secured a four- rooM house, and wlth thisexpense added to- the A-nt rkl . - - -- j Ti.her ééday a dea*ler friend of ours told us- of a customer. wowas quit. surprised' to Iearn h. couId buy a te than for spot cash i Can you imag ine the shock he rec.ived when the. dealer took bi od ar in tfradeas the. total dow ayrit o i.pr Chase of 'a brand. near-.ith the- remaining balaince> to b. eadof t the ratf-e of $ L-00 a day?. And tMe.saving ; inoperaàt-, ing cost of the new car, as compared té the old îwilpay a good,share of thiat sum perAOy. Somne of thèe old cars are just regular money-eatersl! AndI, folks, there is not one but several low-pric.d cars- 11935 models-.-wigh safety glass--.nd ail the ofiier up-to-dat. t .hings on therm - that can b. bought juït that way - vith your old -car as nearly ail of the down Pametami the balance to be baid for at the rate of *$1.00 a day. That, in fact, is our business-to enable certain purchases tc> b. made'.-nd paid for not out -of your pas+ savingu but ouf of future income as you drive the car. Pur finance charges are as low as those of any national com- -.pany. Your paymnents can.,b. made directly over our counter, eliminating al expens. of money orders, checks or drafts. And if an insurance Ioss to your car arises---or an extension ofa few days on your payment -i; needed-we are so con- but in SMr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Mc- .weeney, 2038 Kenilworth avenue, and. their daughter, Miss Norberta iiiwçeney, moved from Chicago the 0l~ of may ta Wihette. I I E N Y E AR S Capital and Surplus $500000 T HVICE NN0 R T NORT 'S HORt J 1 a

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