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. , I FXINCTON. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1921. NUMBER 4.
p: NOVEMBER 26
held on Saturday, November
1??% !- ? the court house, and will no
^iianial attract a large crowd.
of much interest, which is
3|r?re^gejly awaited'by grownups as well
^^&gv^ag tfcje ybunger set, who are members
(ys_ com ciuos. ueAiufibuui
the foremost counties of
alina in corn growing, and
interest which has been
in this important feature
lire is due in some measure
) the stimulus which the
a show has afforded,
le leadership of Mr. J. W.
work of the boys' corn j
creased in interest from!
r, until this year there are j
trolled in the county's corn !
the elders as well as the
have the opportunity of
in the corn show1 to be
e 26th, and, through the
>f merchants here and in
nany valuable prizes will
for those who malce the
i this rivalfy.
1 there wi\l be specialists
vipg who will deliver leci
best methods of seed
nd corn breeding?men
aade a study of the sub>
will be able to give valu- j
to those who may be j
'id: present.
o; f^The meeting will be held at the
c?Qrt' botise, where the exhibits will
?98^*"... be placed on show and the judges will
decide the winners. The corn crop
-"^8. been good this year, and indica"tiohs
are that the judges will have a
1^0^ difficult task to decide on the winaffii:'-'
Officers of the assocaition,' under
show will be held
W ar;e as follows:
|ji^f President?E. C. Ridgell.
Vice Presidents?D. F. Efird and
lip- ;/ . G. B. Wingard.
J Secretary?J. A. Barre.
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BOX HEUR CLUB.
9??
rfx The Bon Heur Club will meet
^r>-- Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock with
JVIrs. Wilbur W. Caughman.
EXTERTAIXMEXT AT
RED BANK SCHOOL.
' The Ladies' Aid Society of Red
c ?V. ...ill o-iiro on
2S?IQK. iUCjuiouist uiuiv.il mil e,i?^ mi
i ? ? oyster supper and fish fry on Satur'day
night, November 26 for the benefit
of the Methodist church at that
)?&-' place. The supper will be served on
the school house grounds. There will
also be a flag raising exercise at the
school grounds Saturday afternoon.
The public is cordially invited to attend
both events.
PORTER-SAWYER.
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On Sunday night, November 12, at
the home of the bridegroom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Porter, near
Lexington, Mr. Loray Porter and
Miss Sallie Sawyer were married ir;
the presence of homefolks and a few
friends, Rev. L. W. Johnson, of the!
upper South Carolina Methodist Con-'
ference officiating.
The bridegroom is a grand son ofj
the late Rev. I. N. Stone of South
&???;; Carolina.
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THANKSGIVING EXERCISES
AT NEWBIRG
There will be Thanksgiving exercises
at Newburg school house, Wed,
nesday evening, November 23, beginning
at 7 o'clock. The exei'cises consisst
of songs, drills, dialogues and
recitations by the pupils and will be
free to all.
The public is cordially invited.
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PROMINENT COLUMBIA
LAWYER DIED LAST FRIDAY
B. L. Abney, Esq., one of the best
known members of the Columbia bar,
died at his home in the Capital City
last Friday. Mr. Abney for many
years was general counsel of*-the
Southern Railway. Failing health
the past few years was responsible
for his practical abandonment of
practice, though he maintained a liveJ
ly interest in public affairs. Mr. Abney
was a wise counsellor ancl a brilliant
advocate. '
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Dr; :
WILL PEEPLES |
BE IN RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
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Former Attorney General,
Practicing Law in Colum/
bia, May Enter Lists
Next Summer.
The Dispatch-News in in receipt of
the following communication from
Hon. Thos. H. Peeples, former attorney.
general, now practicing law in
the Captital City, in regard to a news
article which appeared in this paper
| September 28. " The editor regreti
"that an erroneous statement was made,
but was informed, on what seemed
good authority, that Gen. Peeples had
removed to his former home in Barnwell.
It takes pleasure in correcting
a mistake which was unwittingly
made.
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! Gen. Peeples' letter is as follows:
I
[ Editor,. The Dispatch-News, Lexing|
ton, S. C.
Dear Sir:?The statement in your
issue of September 28th. as follows:
"Thomas H. Peeples, former Attorney
General, is another possible entrant
in the race for Governor, though, like
Senator Wightman, he will hardly oppose
Blease. Recently he has re.moed
to his former home in Barnwell.
There is some talk that he will
be a candidate for congress, which
his removal to Barnwell lends color
j to,' 'is tr.correct.
, I have been rather reticent as to
future political efforts and at the
present cannot say definitely what
will be my next political move. I
can, however, most positively state
that I am not a candidate for congress
from the Second Congressional
District. I have not moved back to
Barnwell county but am a resident
and citizen of RiChiand County, practicing
law in Columbia and doing the
best I can for my clients, just as 1 exJ>ect_
to do for 'my cosntituents and
the people at'large" when elected Governor.
Should I offer for Governor i
next year and be elected with a general
assembly in keeping with my
policies, I afii -confident taxes, so far
as the State levy is concerned, can be
rl 11 r? withmit i m na i r- I
au?^iaiACiaiit? ivuuwv? ,t v 4
ing the progress for better, educationally,
morally or in any respect. 1
cannot reconcile the consistency of
the high cost of living in recent years
justifying the present unprecedented .
' taxes. In my opinion there are too
many over-lapping State Departments
and several should be abolished. |
These propositions, together with
others of import, I hope to discuss
before the voting public at the proper]!
time. 1
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Very respectfully,
THOS. H. PEEPLES.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
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This is to notify all of my friends!
that I will have a birthday dinner at
my home on Sunday, November 20. j
All are requested to come and bring
well filled baskets.
IV. I. JUMPER,
Gaston, S. C.
[-ENTERTAINMENT AT WATKREE.j
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' Wateree school entertainment to
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"be given Saturday evening, November;
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'l!)th, 0 o'clock, for the benefit of I
"school. Don't miss the amusement.'
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Several speakers are to be present, j
Ladies will serve refreshments.
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MIMNAUGH STOKE DISPLAYS
PORTRAIT OF FOUNDER. ;
A life size portrait in oil of the latej
John L. Mimnaugh has been placed,
in a conspicuous part of the store'
which the business judgment of the j
former head of South Carolina's big j
department store had developed to'
its present size, and whose splendid j
example is being so closely followed |
by his son, J. L. Mimnaugh, Jr. The j
likeness of Mr. Mimnaugh is striking j
indeed, and many Lexington people I
who have been in the store the last;
few days, availing themselves of the :
sale now going on. were delighted to!
observe the smiling countenance ot
I
the genial man who had been their j
friend through long years still j
beamed down on them.
Where is the fellow who used to j
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stand on the corner on h wxuuj uu^ . j
Short frocks and rolling stockings
lo, when those t wains do meet.
COMMUNITY FAIR
AT LEX. SCHOOL
THANKSGIVING
The Lexington community fair
will be held Thanksgiving day. The
.'fair will be conducted by the ladies of
the School Improvement League
Mrs. W. A. Harman, Mrs. Karl Oswald
and others. Miss Annie Caughman,
county home demonstratior
agent, will also assist in getting the
exhibits properly arranged. The fail
will be held in the school buildings
and the entire community is expectec
to participate in it. The ministers ol
the different churches in town are arranging
to have union services of al
the denominations in the school auditorium
about 11 o'clock. It is to be
hoped that the community fair and f
r union service of all the churches ir
town be made an annual occasion or
Thanksgiving day. Dinner will be
served on the ground in the mosi
splendid style, which of course wil
add greatly to the enjoyment of the
day.
The class rooms in the wooder
building will be used for the exhibits
which we have every reason to believe
will be of af very high order. Fanc>
artistic work win oe exmoueu in um
room, canned goods and cooking ir
another, portrait paintings and art exhibts
in another, farm and garder
products in the agricultural room
and flowers and antiques will be or
display in one of the rooms. Some unusual
and valuable documents and
articles will be among the antiques
In the afternoon a match game oi
basket ball will be played between
the Lexington high school girls and
Chapin high school girls.
The public is cordially invited to be
present and take part in the exercises.
Come everybody and let's all
have a grand time.
RED CROSS ROLL CALL 2
IS XOAV IX FI LL SWIXO.
The annual Roll Call of the Red
Cross society, "the greatest mother <>f
them all," which began November 11
will run until November 24. Mrs. .J.
D. Carroll of Lexington is in charge
of the roll call here, and she is anxious
that a good showing be made for
this locality.
Volumes might be written about
-1? ? i- tVin P f.rl n n (1 v A t
tut; w 1/1 n. vl tuv iwu vi vww * - the
half could not be told. Wherever
and whenever flood, pestilence, fire,
earthquake or disaster of any kind
anywhere in the world overtakes any
people it is the Red Cross that extends
the helping hand to
'humanity. Particularly in war
and the terrible after consequences of
war has the Red Cross stepped into
the breach, and extended a helping
hand to stricken peoples everywhere,
At present thousands of soldiers suffering
from the wounds received in
tthe late world war are being aided to
regain a footing int life through the
Red Cross. In Central and Eastern
Europe, where the blighting hand of
war has been laid heavily upon the
children ,the Red Cross has taken
over the burden of sustaining life in
the generation that is growing up.
There is no better way in which a
dollar can be invested than in the
Red Cross Roll Call. If you have
not already subscribed your dollar,
don't put it off any longer. The world
is still sorely in need of help. You
may think you are hard up. but in
comparison with some of the peoples
of this old world, you are in good circumstances.
Dig up your dollar for
the Red Cross. It won't hurt.
ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATED BY SCHOOLS
Armistice Day was appropriately
observed by the Lexington public
schools. After the second recess
period, the whole school (with the
exception of the Primary grades) assembled
in the school auditorium
with all the students and teachers
participating. Splendid and inspiring
addresses were delivered in words
of ferved eloquence by Solicitor T. C.
Calison and Cyrus L. Shealy. Esq.
'Several patriotic songs were rendered.
At the conclusion of the exercises and
in response to the request of President
Harding and Governor Cooper
the entire student body stood with
bowed heads for two minutes in silent
contemplation. After which the
pupils marched to their respective
class rooms and were dismissed in
the usual orderly way.
i TREASURER SMITH
BEGINS ROUNDS
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' W. J. Smith, county treasurer, ?
| Tuesday began nis rounas couecung (
. taxes for the current year, opening up
; at Chapin. He was accompanied by
J W. D. Dent, county auditor, who is '
assisting him. and Martoe Lorick, :
who is looking after collection of the
^ dog tax. The treasurer was grati>
fied at the amount collected on the
first day. Though the amount col5
lected was somewhat short of what '
1 has been paid in by the taxpayers of
1 this section in former years, still, un"
der present financial conditions it
' j was considered excellent. There was >
" j an air of cheerfulness about those
? j who paid that was very encouraging.
1 j The people were gratified at the re1
duction of taxes, which in the school
1 district of which the town of Chapin
is a part amounted to 7 mills?5 mills j
tj on the general county tax and 2 mills |
1! on the tax for school bonds. The'
J
- j general opinion seemed to prevail.
! that the affairs of the county were ^
i being well managed and the people^
were getting something for their j
? money. A noticeable feature was the j'
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*! fact that most people subject to road'.
i'
? tax preferred to work on the roads.
t rather than pay the $5.00. By far!
Jthe majority of those who settled^
i with the treasurer expressed the in-1
tention of taking the wcrk option. ;
i The depressed price of cotton is
causing some stagnation of business, [
I most of the farmers who have any l
.? cotton left refusing to part with it at |
present prices, but on the whole the
l folks in the Fork feel that things will t
[ work around allright. Most of them t
I have something to eat. having made',
J their own bread and meat,
j Treasurer's Schedule,
i' The treasurer is at Batesburg toIf
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, day. The remainder of his schedule ('
j is as follows: ,
i Jieesville?Thursday. November 17.
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{filbert?Friday, November IS.
j New Brookland?Saturday, Novem- .
.! ber 15).
Second Week. ^
Pelion?Tuesday, November 22. '
j Swansea?Wednesday. Nov. 23.
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Will Carry Xo Money.
In making up liis schedule this'*
' year Mr. S' '.th has made it a point .
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to go to only such places as have
banks, so that he will carry no money ,
whatever. As soon as the day's coli
lections are ove rthe money is depos- ?
, j ited in the local bank. It has been {
j customary for the treasurer to carry
' r at'least a smal [amount or cnange r
j with him on the rounds, but even this
1 practice has been abandoned, and ar
J rangements made with the banks in
: j each town to furnish change. i
Schools Need Money. _ (
; Mr. Smith urges all who can pos- ,
! sibly do so to pay their taxes on these j
| rounds. The schools are very much j
| in need of the money. Arrangements |
I were made to borrow an amount suf- \
: ficient to pay the teachers for two ]
months, but this is practically ex'
hausted and it will be necessary to (
raise money from tax collections to <
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! pay off the teachers. Everybody who j
can possibly make arangements for <
| their tax money should do so as early ]
.: as possible. ]
Dog Tax $1.25.
! A new law rectuires the payment j
,! of a tux of $1.25 for every dog over ?
: six month old. of which $1.00 goes to (
i the school. This is in lieu of all ]
other taxes on dogs. The treasurer j
is required to furnish a metal tag for ]
J every dog. .Mr. Smith urges as many :
as possible to pay this dog tax while ?.
; he is on the rounds, as the metal tags s
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! are inconvenient to send through mo i
mails.
Dispatch-New s llcpresoiitcd.
J The Dispatch-Xews will he repre:
sented at the remaining engagements
of the treasurer, and all subscribers i
who are in arrears are urged to re- <
j new their subscription at this time. *
j A look at the label will tell you t
i whether your subscription has ex- 1
| pired. AsJt for The Dispatch-Xews 1
j man. 1 <
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school kxti:kt \inmi:\t. j t
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i A box party and supper will be I j
, given on Saturday night. Xovember r
! 1ft, at Sand .Mountain school, begin;
ning at 7:30 o'clock. The proceeds ^
i will be used for the benefit of the f
school. The public generally ana
J patrons of the school are particularly
1 invited to attend. A pleasant evening i"
I is promised those who attend. f
COMMON PLEAS COURT
IS NOW UNDER WAV
Court of common pleas convene*
here Tuesday morning for a thre
weeks' session with Judge Thomas S
Sease presiding, and with all the othe
court officials in their respective
places.
The first case called for trial \va
that of O. G. Gunter et al vs. Leon
ard Jefcoat, executor. This involve*
a nurse's bill and a verdict was
found for the plaintiff.
Geo. W. Corley. Jr., vs. Glenn D
Rainer was next brought up, and :
verdict was returned for the plaintil
for $50. The suit was about an au
tomobile accident.
Marcellus "Whittaker et al. vs. W
E. Jefcoat et al, involving a tract o
land, the verdict being in favor o
the plaintiff. On motion of Efird i
Carrol, attorneys for the defendanl
a new trial was granted.
In the case of Joe Safran vs. Ann
Lou Sharpe, a verdict of $39.92 wa
given to the plaintiff.
HIGH SCHOOL STRENGTHENS
DEPARTMENT OF MUSK
Batesfourg-Leesville Pupils to Be In
strutted in Band and Orchestra
Instruments.
T'V.t. r>Liw Ratochnr".I Hp hie
school has been the subject of muci
favorable comment since its erectio
and active operation. The magnit'icen
building itself, and the combined ef
fort which made it possible, are mark
of distinction to the community. Th
success which this school is bound t
attain will mark a forward step in ed
ucational work which other communi
ties will do well to follow. Now come
the latest announcement that a cours
of instruction in band and orchestr
instruments has been added. Thi
course will be under the persona
supervision of Prof. J. Louis Sayrt
the popular music composer and in
structor of Augusta, Ga. All student
interested in learning to play instru
ments other than the piano can ge
iull time, individual instruction fron
Prof. Sayre. Th# is. without doubt
a very splendid opportunity to develo;
a local community orchestra; anc
such an innovation should prove o
much pleasure and great value t<
the Patesburg-Leesville community
ind to the surrounding territory
There is no reason why this begin
ning in the high school should no
develop an orchestra of much merit
ind it ought soon to be in position tc
receive public patronage. We hop<
to see this movement rewarded witl
i full complement of success.
niTIU) WEEK JURORS
DRAWN" ON" MONDAY
Following is a list of jurors drawi
Monday for the third week of tin
:*ourt of common pleas, which con
rened at Lexington yesterday morn
ng. Judge Thos. S. Sease of Spartanjurg
presiding. The list of jurors foi
the first and second weeks was pub
ished in this paper last week. Fol
nwinsr is the list:
W. D. Price, R. Webster King
Ueorge O. Derrick, I'nus E. Black
IVilbur W. Harmon, .J. Bunyan Ky
:er. James W. Bedenbaugh, Clarenca
3. Keisler, Jeff a Leaphart, A. .D,
Pa Haw, John H. Busby. C. P. HeistDavid
W. Sharpe, John E. Senn
Thomas J. Schneider. H. B. Price
*. A. Mathias. John E. Fulmer, Ed?ar
L. Price, D. Mayes Price, Os ar
Q. Hite, D. \V. Backman. Join
b. Taylor. J . W. Reeley, George Pi.
sease. Felix A. Hallman, Samuel J.
Doyle, Pierce J. Risinger, C. C. Bob
md, Otis Drayton Smith, J. Oti
Spradley, Charlie L. Shull. George W
?humpert, J. Quincy Taylor. Hugh
A*. Gibson. Sol. A. Day.
DEATH OF MR. KYZKIi.
Mr. Benjamin T. Kyzer. was borr
November 20th, 1851. and died Nov niber
10. 1021, making his stay or
artli GO years. 11 months and 2C
lays. Jit- was married to Misfi
juvina Elizabeth Shealy about 1S75
lis wife died March 23rd, 1S7T. He
>nly had one child, a daughter. Mist
Snima Lovina. who preceded him tc
he grave on April 11th, 1008. He
eaves four brotehrs and one sister u
nourn his loss: Jacob Ss. Kyzer. John
L\ Kyzer. W. E. Kyzer, S. I>. Ky/ci
ind Rhodella Smith. Me had seven
rranil children and three great gram!
hildren.
A few of the short things thes?
lays: Cash, cotton, stockings, hair
rocks and lives.
I ELECTION MONDAY
> FOR LEXINGTON
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v \ The election held Monday for
e .mayor and aldermen for the town of
Lexington passed off very quietly with
very little interest evidenced. There
8 were only three avowed candidates for
\the seven places to he filled, but sev^
eral names were placed in nomination
' when the polls were opened Monday
morning, and in all there were 31
* citizens voted for the several offices.
* . Those receiving the highest vote
* ['were: For mayor, S. J. Long; for al^dermen:
J. A. Harman, B. R.- HarIman,
R. F. Roberts, W. P.. Roof,
* ^Jr.. J. A. Barre, T. P. Meetze, and
-H. N. Kaminer. Town council held
f
\a. meeting Monday night and declared
/the following elected: S. J. Long,
* mayor: J. A. Harman, B. R. Harinan,
R. F. Roberts and W. P. Roof,
6 tJrs
, Three'of those voted for tied for
the two last places on the council,
namely: Messrs. H. N. Kaminer, J.
r A. Barre and T. P. Meetze. All these
gentlemen expressed their regret that
there should have been a tie vote,
?and each offered to withdraw in favor
/of the others. But the town attor^
-nev, George Bell Timmerman, ruled
h /that would not be a compliance with
n /the election law, and upon receiving
t this information the three gentlemen
'tied had their names placed in a hat
g 'in envelopes and a member of The
e Dispatch-News force drew out one of
0 ,the names, it being understood that
,?he one whose name was drawn out
would not stand for election, and Mr.:
s Kaminer's name being drawn, he will
e not offer for election. Messrs. Meetze
a^and Barre wili. it is understood that
s jneither of the gentlemen in question
1 .were active candidates for the place.
> "Their magnanimous action was taken
with the idea of avoiding a contest
g which might cause a division among
/the people, and it is predicted that
,.t it will meet with the approval of
1 the citizens.
The new town council will not as[>
sume the management of the town
I /until a second election has been held
t /an an entire council has been elected
0 rand the members qualify. The elec.
hion for the other two places will be
0
. 'held on Monday. November 2S.
" j The old council, which will retire .
x jat an early date, has done much good
for the town, and especially in the imJ
provement of the streets, and it is
? {predicted that the newly elected men
1 will keep the good work going on,
and that they will keep Lexington
I abreast with other . communities or
like size.
The retiring members of council
T /are: 13. H. Carre, J. E. Ivaminer,
? 'H. A. Roberts. H. X. Ivaminer and
. Barney Floyd.
DOGS LOSE LIVES
WHEN BOAT TURNS
Reports have reached Columbia to
the effect that several dogs were
drowned and a considerable quantity
of hunting supplies were lost when a
boat overturned in the Santee river
in which also was Whit Boykin of
f
Camden.
Several days ago. a number of Columbians
left this city for Black Oak
Island in the Santee river where they
intended to hunt deer. In the party
are said to have been Dr. J. J. Watson.
Sam Nichols, Charles Lynch an*I
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Sam West berry.
According to reports, it seems that
Mr. Boykin was attempting to cross
. the river at the Santee bridge. The
cable for the flat was swinging low.
L and efforts wbre made to run the
boat under it. In some way the boar
was caught by the cable and overturned.
throwing the dogs and supplies
into the river. Some of the
i dogs are said to have been drowned
and the supplies lost, it being reporti
ed that several guns were included in
I fV>? oil i\?-i1ina Vn human 1 iv'PS VinW
' cue OU|/l/liV?7. AlV . V ..v ..
> ever, were lost.
The reports reaching Columbia
1 were not very complete, but all of
fthem were to the effect that the boat
> "had overturned and that some of the . 'i
dogs were lost.?State, Nov. 15.
MSII FRY AT CENTER YILLE.,
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! There will be a fish fry at Centeri
ville, Thursday night, December 22.
The ladies of the community will
sell some faney work for the benefit
of the school. Boys, this will be an
. excellent opportunity to get your gir1
a Christmas present.