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J hy DoA Outlive Th By BILL' ROUTH '1 have often been told, in com position classes, only to write about the things which genuinely interest me. And if there's any thing that genuinely interests and fascinates me, it's women. Some men could say "ladies," but since my broad outlook hasn't yet been narrowed down to that limited classification, and I'm stili a bit skeptical about that term any way, I'll use women. I must confess that for a great many years I wasn't the least bit desirous of girls. But, however, I became interested in them the day I found out they weren't menI My eyes had long been so weak I couldn't distinguish Hedy Lamarr from a chimpanzee, at first glance. The day I got my mail-order bifocals, I was at the seashore picking up shells. I had to wear goggles for a week after putting them on to catch my eager eyeballs, and my hobby had switched to picking up blondes. The world took on a rosy glow (to coin a phrase), which of course had nothing to do with the fact that my specs were tinted. But enough of that! For ages, men have asked, "Why do our wives always out live us?" That's a good question. The girls don't ask that, though. They don't care, as long as they do it. And we still have our question before us. The Bible tells us that Adam lived 930 years; Seth stayed around for 912 years, and Enoch (that youngster) barely reached 905, and so on. Nothing is said about the women! Chances are they just kept quiet for once and went on living, for it's logical that even Methuselah must have had a grandmother. And they also probably had some sort of sur vivor's benefits in those days. Which is a key to one of our answers. Who collect the most old age pensions? Women! The most in survivors' benefits? Women! The most alimony? Wanta guess? And you're right! BEWARE BE WISE ltprotect your eyes! BE BRIGHT with BETTER LiGHT! South Carolina Electric & Gas Company WOOD MUSIC "WOODY" LATEST RECORDINGS CONN INST "ANYTHING FROM A 1 5 POINTS - SALUDA & cost JYomen eir Men? Looking in the World Almanac the only book I can afford aftex "Forever Amber,"1 we find tha pensioners on roll in 1940 fron the War of 1812 totalled om widow, No men! From the Civi War we see 2,381 soldiers (includ. ing nurses) and 50,141 widows Age couldn't possibly make THAT much difference, and the girls fought a battle also. O have you ever tried to get a pen sion claim O.K.'d? Now it's an accepted fact that women can charge through a large bank account quicker than you can say Cuthbert J. McSlap inchek (Jack Robinson has re. cently moved out- of town), but could that be the secret of their success? Or could it be that they don't have to put up with their husband's constant nagging? Or do they hate to miss next week's flower club meeting by passing a little early? We have often heard the re mark, "Doesn't that bride look happy?" Nonsense! That's not a look of happiness. That's triumph! And after the conquest, wives revel in making their own home lovable, or . . . er, livable. Oh, well, YOU take your pick. Any way, we know that the girls just won't die because if there's any thing a woman can't stand, it's laving another woman fumbling around in HER kitchen. They'd rather have another hubby loaf ing in the den. (The foregoing las been proven to be true,. es pecially to you gents who've tried to bring Mother into your home ror a few days.) Yes, women just hang onto wlat they've got, and some of the younger ones have plenty of it, with beauty treatments, mas sages, and whatnot. Men don't nind talking about their age, but ;rying to get that info out of the als is like tr;ing to squeeze r ) unette for orange juice. They just keep their lips buttoned, and Ahat do we have? The couple nay have begun life at the same rime, but hubby reaches 60 be ore "honeylamb" has started that iew life at 40. And after all, the iverage American's age is only 4. So the male spouse (plural ia ;p:ce) goes ou t heclbfo rew holes of golf (that's a game vhere a little white pill is chased y a bunch of men too old to ~hase anything else) while wifey stays home to practice entrancing ~he iceman, the traveling sales nan, the twice-ringing postman, >r what-have-you. Thus I have come to the con ilusion (to coin another phrase) ~hat girls, by hook or crook, for noney or men, in sickness or riealth, or just to be stubborn, )utlive their husbands. They say ~hat age doesn't show, but sta ~istics do. So you figure it out. ('S, Inc. CENTER 4 VOOD WARD4 ner SONORA RADIOS RUMENTS [EEDLE TO A BAND" BLOSSOM -- Ph. 7344 INDEPENDENT Gov. J. Strom Thurmond crowns: ent Sweetheart of 19-48" at the anns in the Hontet iefferson, Saturday nig L-uc.as ,Sweet Miss Marjorie Lucas, of Ca y ent Sweetheart of 1948" by Gc the Independent's annual Vale Hotel Saturday night. She was men's Independents of the urnia White Gets Fellowship For Graduate Study a Cecil White, a student in the d Law School, has ben awarded a fellowship by Columbia univer-c sity's school of law for graduate o study, Dean Samuel L. Prince C said yesterday. e: White will be graduated from the university school as an honor F student in June and will work at I, Columbia towards a master's or b doctor's degree in law while con tinuing his studies there. u SAY .. . "I saw it in THE GAMECOCK" At U. S.C. 8 DOOL COSKREY Smokes CHESTERFIELDS She saya: "Once you try 'ema, then you'll buy them." A nationwide survey shows that Cheeterfields are TOPS with college students from coast-to-coast. Paid Advertis.ment. SWEF-THEART Wiss Marjorie Lucas "Indepeni ual Independent's Valentine hi hit. ieaTrt ce, was crowned "Indepen< vernor Strom Thurmond ntine ball in the Jefferst elected by members of tl rersity. The ball was held from 9 un 2, with Woody Woodward al is; orchestra furnishing the 11 ic. There were two no-breaks, a special no break for membe nd their dates featuring the 1 ependent's theme song, "Ste ust." Immediately following t rown ing of the sweetheart, t rchestra dedicated "I Get A Ki ut of YOU" to Miss Lucas. Go rnor Thurnmond was Mis~s Luci artner for this special numbei Sponsors for the dance wer obby Huggins, president, i [onty Moseley; Addie Ricke acker, vice-president, for Ji [cGurk; Lucy Rasheed, secretai yr Bill Seals; Jean Nolte, tres rer, for Glennie Esdorn; ME >rie Lucas, dance chairman, I im Yates; Delores Hebert, I ohn Whalen, men's presider nid Mary Lee Pender, for John: Forton, vice-president. NOTICE! Publicity chairmen of all Ca] us organizations are urged end any information for T ~amecock's society pages to b 0 by Monday of each week. Snecessary to have all news I ublication on Monday prior iday's issue. ALL SEASONAE ART FLO CORSAGES PHOI 1227 Hampton Street Frolics C To Secwr Arf Frafernifl Holds Drop L For Members Kappa PI, -honorary- art fr ternity at the university,- held drop in for new members at i home of Mrs. Augusta Wittkov sky, instructor in art, on- Devil Street, Tuesday afternoon from until 7.. Members of the organizati< entertained new members ai prospective members, and serve coffee and cookies. Officers of the. fraternity f< outstanding art students are t1 following: Betty Harper, pr4a dent; Lillian Love, vice-presiden Jean Badger, secretary; Sol Brow treasurer, and Pat King, publicil chairman. Kappa Pi meets e4ch Tuesda at 7 p. m. Kappa Delta Officei Outstanding Grad. Visits USC Chapter Miss Eleanor McCall, centr office secretary for Kappa Dell sorority, visited Carolina's Bel Zeta chapter Feb. 13 through 1 Miss McCall's home town Bennettsville, S. C., and she is graduate of the university. While at the university, s served as president of Kapp [ot %)itf nd nrPqidPn nf Ailn' Kappa Gamma. She was advis< for all freshmen women for th YWCA, an officer of Coed, Gam< cock staff, orientation instructo and student representative on tl university.'s discipline committee. Miss McCall received the A gernon Sidney Sullivan award I June, 1946. This award is presen ed to the outstanding man ah woman of the senior class ar based on character, unselfish d 31 votion to the college, and ou standing service. The award w established in 1926 by the Ne York Southern Society and is pr sented in fifteen Southern cc leges and universities. YWCA Meefing For Leadership -Held Tomorrow The S. C. State Leadersh til Training Conference of ti id YWCA will be held tomorrow u- St. Paul's Lutheran 'church in C rid lumbia, beginning at 9 a. m. ai rs ending at 4:30 p. m. n- The principal speaker of ti r- conference will be Dr. DougL; Carlisle of the university politic *science department. Rev. Robe li Ayers, director of state. Bapti ek student work, will speak- in t1 - afternoon and conduct a foru 8' immediately afterward. Oth -speakers will be David Burge e: of the C. I. 0. Textile Worke or Union in Rock Hill, and Edwvai n- Conover, member of the Columib n' Council of Social Planning. 7. Rosalie Oakes and Irene Ha s- ris of the regional YWCA offi r- in Atalanta will discuss ways or improve local associations. Lunc' or eon will be served to the 60 st it; dents who are expected to attet 13' the conference from colleges over the state. Other activities of the- afte noon include a visit to Allen ur versity, local Negro university. n- Kathleen Brown Is in charge to the university students attendim he and takcing part in the conferen< ox The purpose of the -meeting h It been stated as allowing for or exchange of ideas for the bette to nment of local YWCA organiz tions. LE CUT FLOWERS WER SHOP A. SPECIALTY 'J 2-6781 Columbin, S. C. ommif6ee e Band FC Group Plans S4 For "Spring Fr Nine students at the univeri to be known as the Carolina F pose of securing name bandi I- campus. a Tentative plans call for a to held between April 15 and Mi v- dance on Friday night, a tea 1 5 1 1=1=tIt1 rlA1IT d iatter C' /tater ie Spike Hits British Pay Dirt: When Spike Jones summer vaca tions from radio, he'll go to the y Palladium in London for $20,000 a week, said to -be the largest y salary ever paid to an American act there. The madcap city slicker maes tro was featured with a double page Kodachrome spread and story in the January 10th issue of Colliers. CHUBBY'S FLOWERS WILT ED: Chubby Silvers, 300 pound hot saxophoie player and scat a singer who left Sammy Kaye's a orchestra some time ago to open 3. a flower shop in New York, will renounce the flowers in favor of a music. Chubby rejoined the Swing and Swayers at the beginning of the year. e a PRINCESS FAVORS SABLON: Princess Elizabeth and her, Duke will be among the opening night patrons when Jean Sablon makes e his 112,000 a week premiere at London's Palladium on March 1. Every Sablon record in London was sold out after a magazine article named his "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" as her favorite disc. n ANDY RUSSELL: March 11th n starts a 15 minute Mutual radio show sponsored by Revere Cam era Company . . . five nights d weekly. Also on the show will be the Pied Pipers, Marion Hut ton and the Ernie Felice Quartet. s TEX WILLIAMS: With bali w rooms reporting biz slumps al most everywhere, he is now pack ing in between 2,000 and 2,500 at the Palace Barn Dance in Los Angeles 3 nights weekly. PEGGY LEE: Her latest two records, MANANA and GOL .DEN EARRINGS, are currently in the top ten sellers on Capitol's list. LOUlS BACK ON BROAD pWAY:U Using a name band for the efirst time in a long while, the tRoxy theater in New York has b ooked in Louis Armstrong's six 3~ piece combination of jazz stars to d work as an act with the show be ginning Jan. 28. It's Armstrong's ae first theater shot with his group is on Broadway. He has been work al ing niteries, theaters, one-night rt ers and jazz concerts throughout at to ad e. as Is Namel iDances .rles OfDances D9ic" Weekend ;ity have formed a committee 'rolics Committee for the pur i to play for dances on the series of three dances to-be iy 15. There will be a formal dance on Saturday afternoon, and an informal hop on Saturday night. New York booking agencies have been contacted to make ar rangements for the Spring Frolics. Redmond Tyler, publicity chair man of the group has announced that it will be necessary to sell 600 tickets. The tickets will be sold in series, and each stident must buy three tickets. The group plans to hold the danceA in the Township audi torium, the naval armory, or the new naval armory. Members of the Frolics Com mittee are: Sol Abrams, John Bunch,- Bill Brown, Joe Watts, Gettis Wood, Miller Foster, Ned Fant, George Hoover and Red. mond Tyler. Girls Entering Rush Week Must Register Monday Afternoon All campus girls interested in sorority rushing for the spring ieniester are requested by the Pan Flellenic Council to sign up in the lobby of Sims dormitory Monday afternoon between the hours of 2 'Ind 4, Evelyin Preston, presidAnt af the council, announced yester day. Girls who sign the roster in Siis are not obligated to enter jr participate in rushing, but the Comnil feels that it is necessary to have some estimate of the num ber of caipus girls who are now planning to enter in orde) fn plan the program. No formal rushing has been planned yet, she said, but all prep arations will be made as soon as the estimate of the number plan. ning to enter is known. the country with tremendous box office. STAN KENTON: Closed a house packing stay at New York Paramount theater, and wvent on tn concert in Toronto, Canada, andl to Niagara Falls, back to London, Canada, and Montreal. RECORDS THE BLUE ROOM MUSIC SHOP 1206%A Main (Upstairs) Across from Wade Hampton~ Hotel Phone 2-7835 a ** P :00. Nrer