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lay, February 16, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER W uth (saroltn* ‘Page Number-Sevat POLICY A STATEMENT by GENERAL. MOTORS -T is the policy of Gen eral Motors to maintain continuous improvement, An every one of its car divisions, with no interrup tion in production. This means that you enjoy the benefits of new engineering developments promptly —just as soon as they have been thoroughly tested on the 1245-acre Proving Ground. It means that you can now order the new Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Oakland, Buick, LaSalle, Cadillac, or GMC Truck, and receive wnm^ltote delivery. improvem en t is an organization so widespread and resourceful that it can make and sell quality automobiles more economically than any automobile manu facturer in the world. 'x In the north and south it logs and mills its own lumber. In the east it makes its own ball bearings and radiators. In the middle west it produces its own plate glass. Its plants are busy in 33 important American cities. From almost 5,000 suppliers, its materials are obtained—steel by the hundreds of thousands of tons—wire by the tens of thousands of miles— upholstery by the acre—nuts, bolts and washers by the millions. Its sales and service take place through 33,000 dealers. More than 275,000 families look directly to General Motors for their liveli- hood—almost a million and a half men, women and children in every community in the land. Meaning so much to so many, General Motors has felt a supreme obligation to look ahead. Are there methods by which General Motors cars can be better built to better serve? #Are there new ideas which can increase the utility and pleasure and safety of motoring? Are there new materials which can add to owner satisfaction? Such axe the questions that all General Motors engineers have always asked. The answers have made it possible, year after year, to offer an in creasing measure of beauty in design, modem performance, riding comfort and distinct style. Thus in every price class, from Cadillac to Chevro let, purchasers axe constantly benefiting from the General Motors policy of progress. MOTORS "A ear for every pune and purport n (©ept. A) '' ^ illqatrated literature deeeribiug ... .wuiaproduct!ha—‘— ■ y«prkp<A wt.llte General ' OaNfUOLET □ BUICK PONTIAC OLDSMOBILE OAKLAND Di Ij&£Ag£J5 miomjjMM McCORMICK HIGH SCHOOL PAGE Washington High School News JES’ JEST McCORMICK GIRLS DEFEAT GREENWOOD HI. On February 3 in a very fast and exciting basketball game McCormick gills defeated Greenwood by a score of 2i to 16. The local girls showed too much system i n their playing for their opponents. Frances Langley, one of the star forwards for McCor mick was out of the game, and Rucia ISN’T IT? schoolroom the into Kind Old Man—“And do you know why Santa Claus didn’t br : ng you anything, little girl ? ” Doll-Faced Child—“Yes, damn it, I trumped father’s ace in a bridge game on Christmas Eve.” walk you When your and is like h^art going this, Abercromb'e, another star forward hoping you 11 get an A plus on that was out of part of the game, but cxam paper, Lou se Remsen and Mary Anna Bush played good gasketball, and' helped roll up McCormnck’s score. Both teams showed plenty of pep. Each team showed good sprptsmanship throughout the game. Miss Mary Joyce is a very capable coach. Un der her direction the McCormick girls have not lost a game this sea son. Come out and support your team so they may keep the winning spirit. LEE STROM, COWAN McBRIDE. Your enthusiasm wanes Instructor in electrical school— “How many natural magnets are there ?” Pupil in E. S.—“Two.” I. in E. S.—“Name them.” Pupil in E. S.—“Blondes and bru nettes.” McCORMICK GIRLS SWAMP ANTREYILLE. On Wednesday afternoon, Febru ary S McCormick girls walked away with the Antreville girls with a score of 42 to 24. The “varsity” team of the locals was taken out at the end of the first quarter and was not returned until the beginning of the last quarter. Antreville was an easy victim due to the brilliant team work of both “vjafsity” and second line-up. If the people of McCormick and the community want to see excellent team work, they should come out and see the home girls w n their next games. The team seems to be headed for the district championship. LEE STROM, COWAN McBRIDE. BOYS PLAY ANTREVILLE. A very interesting game between the McCormick High boys and the Antreville High team was staged on Abbeville’s court Wednesday af ternoon, February 8. The resulting score was 18 to 11 in favor of An treville. Th's> was the first game our boys have played and those who saw the game agree that tire boys all did fine work, but they were completely outclassed from the beginning. Our boys are rather Email and Antre- ville’s team was considerably tallerv but if the boys continue to improve we predict for them a successful season. KATHRYN BLEDSOE. The Team Joe Sibert Forward Raymond Remsen Forward John Wesley Jennings Center Frank Corley Guard Emory Bentley Guard Carlisle Merritt Substitute MR. I. D. LEWIS ADDRESSES THE STUDENT BODY OF Mc CORMICK HIGH SCHOOL. Mr. Lewis, State Assistant Director of Boys’ Club Work, was here for the purpose of organizing the boys 4-H club for 1928. As he attended as sembly Thursday Mr. Clemons called on him to make a talk which was enjoyed very much by the student body and faculty. Mr. Lewis told a story of a boy whose teacher showed him a high limb and asked him if he could hit it: He said that he could not hit the limb but he would take a lick at it. He did so and hit the limb. Then his teacher told hjm to take a lick dt scholarship which was open at Vanderbilt University. He wo n the scholarship and today holds the po- sit'on of U. S. Commissioner of Ed ucation. He is John Tigert. The object of Mr. Lewis’ telling this story was to show the student body it always pays to “take a lick” at anything worth while. FRANK CORLEY WALLACE TALBERT. when you hear there were many F’s. But when “she” says you are one of those who has mastered the sub ject matter, or facts, again, pupil enthusiasm star your a goes are Up you And when you receive your paper add find that you have a grade of only 70 with a good hot comment bloss'ng you out for allowing your poor spelling, bad grammar and lack of neatness t6 pull down your mark, | no I’ll say it’s quite A traveling salesman, bringing his bride South o n their honeymoon vis ited a hotel where he had often stop ped and where they boasted of the fine honey. “Sambo,” the bridegroom asked the colored waiter, “Where’s my honey?” “Ah don’t know, boss,” replied Sambo eyeing the lady cautiously, “She don’t wuk here no mo.” “Pa. why do you have to pay a lawyer Just before you get any work out of him?” “Well, it’s like the quarter you put in the meter before you get any gas.” The time, the place Drink @m3S* Nicious and Rcfresliilif —pause and refresh yourselves It* s always time to refresh your self. Try keeping a few bottles of GocaAToIa on ice at Your grocer delivers it by the •e. Every bottle sterilized. Over 7 million a day IT HAD TO GET TO BE WHERE GOOD IT IS “Why do you weep over the sor rows of people in whom you have interest when you go to the theatre?” asked the man. “I don’t know,” replied the wom an. “Why do you cheer wildly when a man with whom you are not ac quainted slides into second base?” come down, isn’t it? THE HIGH SCHOOL. On Wednesday, February 8th, dur ing the assembly period Rev. Bled- soe entertained tbo High School stu- j dents w th an interesting talk onj Abraham L ; ncoln. Mr. Bledsoe gave many good char-1 “Harry, dear, I have boen dread fully insulted by your mother,” sob bed a young wife to her husband. “My mother, Flora? Nonsense! She’s miles away.” “I’ll tell you about it,” she said “A letter came for you this corn ing addressed in your mother’s handwriting, sn I—I opened it.” “I understand, but where does the insult come in?” “In the—the postscript,*” an swered she, “It said: ‘Dear Flora’ actcristics of Lincoln. He said, al though Lincoln was on the side of f Don’t fail to give this letter to Har- the North, he was also a friend of| r y- the South. He said that Lincoln was truthful and honest. Lincoln was al Gliding over the ice, rail-splitter when he was a young lad and lass together man and it is remarkable that he S* 16 sliptj he trips, her knicker ript. later became president of the Un'ted I Dear me, what lovely weather. States. Lincoln’s birthday is Feb ruary 12th. GLADYS DILLASHAW. He—/‘What can I do to avoid fall ing hair?” She—“Jump out of the way.” NINTH GRADE GIVES PROGRAM IN CHAPEL. Wednesday the ninth grade gave a very interesting and worthwhile “Abraham Lincoln’ program in chapel. The program is as follows: Song—America. Abraham Lincoln—Parrie Wat kins. Patient Abraham—Frances Lee Cowan. Emamrpation Group — Kathryn Reynolds. Anecdotes of Lincoln—Mary Ed wards. Nine Year Events—Julia Jen nings. Gallant Old Splitter of Rails— Raymond McDonald. Song—Columbia the Gem of the Ocean. FRANCES LANGLEY. ‘‘Pa, will you buy me a pair of boots if I prove to you that a dog has ten tails?” “Yes, my son.” “Well, t obegin with one dog has none more tail than no dog,” hasn’t he?” “Yes.” “Well,” no dog has nine tails; and if one dog has one more tail than r.o dog the n one dog must have ten tails.” He got the boots. GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY GREENWOOD, S. C. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometrist Thirty Yearn Experience. A - Specialist F.-ramining Eyes and Fitting Glasses at Your Service. 956 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA. South Ready For Facts On Benefits^ Of Stock Raising “Did my father leave an order with you this morning for a load of wood?” asked a strange but attrac tive young lady of a well known planing mill man. “I don’t know; m'ss,” he replied. ‘There was a gentleman in who said to deliver a load to a driver who would call and said it was for»Mr. Zell.” • “Very well! Thank you,” said she, ‘I’m Gladys Zell.” “Eh, what?” gulped the millman “I’m Gladys Zell,” she repeated. “Oh, yes, of course,” he replied ‘so’m I.” BOYS’ CLUBS RE-ORGANIZE. Mr. Lewis, our assistant State Club leader, and Mr. T. W. Morgan, our county ag »nt, came to McCor mick High School Thursday for the purpose of re-organizing the clubs. There were about fifty certificat es awarded to the club members of McCormick County, showing that these boys rendered satisfactory work for their club in 1927. Quite a number of the old mem bers rejoined and a number of new ones ware added to the roll. We now have a large enrollment and there is a bright outlook for club work in this county in the coming year. All the ipembers made a profit in their club pjrpjeets in 1927. The profit? varied i n proportion to what was put CARROLL WINN, COUNTRY OF BOOKS. This workaday world is so trying at| times, Folks chatter and squabble like rooks! So the wise flee away to the best of | all climes, a. priest offered twenty-five cents Which you enter through History, ^ jj 0 y w jj 0 cou i(j him w ho memo’.rs, or Rhymes, was the greatest ma n in history. That most wonderful Country of “Christopher Columbus,” Answer- Books. I ed the Italian boy. “George Washington,” answered And griefs are forgotten. You go on j the American lad. a tour More wonderous than any of j “cook’s;” It costs you but littlei—-youlr wel come is sure—i Your spirits revive in the atmos phere pure Of the wonderful Country of Books. “St. Patrick,” shouted the Jewish boy. “The quarter is yours,” said the priest, “but why did you say St. Patrick?” “Right down in my heart I know it was Moses,” said the Jewish boy, but business is business.” Passenger (to negro porter while on train for New York): “What time do we get to New York, George?” Porter—“We is due to get theff. Of poets and sages are yours to I unless you has set your command wafch by Eastern time, which In that wonderful Country of Books- ^ thm*» of co se, 1 if you is goin’ by daylight savings Your fiiends rally ’round you. You shake by the hand Philosophers, soldiers, and spooks! Adventurers, heroes, and all the | bright band New he'ghts axe explored; and new banners unfurled; New joys found in all sorts of nooks— From the work-weary brain misgiv ings are hurled— w<trli'ii.iuirt wnvlri time, it would be 3:15, unless we is an hour an* fifty minutes late—r- which we is.” >> Don't let your]gniej)t en off our si “The South needs better livestock, and better livestock will make a 't>eb- ter South.” With this axiomatic text, E. W. Sheets, of the Unite# States Department of Agriculture^ recently addressed the Southern Livestock Ajssoo’ation at Mjemphi*, Tenn. Urging the need for clearly stated facts that apply directly to southern agriculture the speaker, who is Chief of the Animal Hus bandry Division, Bureau of Animal Industry, discussed some of the ob stacles which had delayed the devel opment of profitable livestock rais ing in the Southern States. £ Research, statistics, and general recommendations, though valuable* 3* themselves,- often fall short of heiay convincing evidence that wins the South to livestock;. Even ^though- facts concerning the need for .the South to raise more of its meat 'ip# dairy products are true, such stats-- ments alone will not persuade a far- mer to change his system of farm ing. “The farmer in the South, lihe his brother in other parts of the country,” Mr. Sheets said, “wants to be shown.” Among the changes for which the South is now ready is a better qual ity of livestock obtained by a pro cess of development rather than bf sudden change. It does not pay a* a general rule to recommend to far mers to jump with a bang fiow scrubs to purebreds. The Son A; needs to grow into the business •£ raising better livestock through the use of purebred sires in native herds. Another desirable means of adk vancoment is concerted community effort. “It is often discouraging,** the speaker said, “if a farmer is the only one or one of a few in his com munity to adopt better-bred stock and better methods of cropping. He can go it alone for a while and get some satisfaction out of being a. leader in his community, but sexes he will find himself needing help an# encouragement from his neighbors.^ The enviable record made by Ten nessee during the last few years m tonlitter work was cited as an en couragement to hog raising in the South. Mr. Sheets appealed also to his fellow research and extension workers to analyze the results of ex periments for the purpose of giviny them the maximum practical appli cation. “We will not have capped the climax of our efforts,” he sakW “until the farmer has been helped. Much good work is being done, hi* there is much more to do.” XXX As a shade, windbreak, and ave nue tree the Chinese elm has proved to be the most successful introduce tion of this kind yet made by the United States Department of Agri culture. This tree is resistant to droughty, alkali, and Variably tern-* peratures, making it especially val uable to the Great Plains region where desirable shade trees are few. It has proved winter hardy in most trials in the Dakotas, Minnesota, New York, Montana, and other them States. Some of the ea lier tings in this country a?'?, i ucing seeds, so tiiat a conicsi* ply should soon be available aid impoBtat on from Ch^na ua* '