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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.
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McCORMICK HIGH
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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
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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.
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GREENWOOD, S. C.
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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
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