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^Thursday March 8, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. South Carolina Page Number Two McCORMICK HIGH SCHOOL PAGE PLAY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 15TH. “Come Out of the Kitchen,” a three feet comedy will be presented in the High 'School Auditorium, March 15. The play, based on the story of the same name by Alice D. Miller, is very interesting. It deals with some aristocratic people of Virginia who have hit the bottom,. The ch : ldrena’ parents are in Europe fighting to regain their health. The home is heavily mortgaged and is about to be sold. But a rich Yankee wants to rent the home for 6 weeks at the price of $5,000. The terms on which he is to rent the home is that no negro servants are to be around; and being unable to obtain white servants, the children become serv ants. Then begins a romance that you v(ill want to see. Miss Raifesey, the coach, is greatly phased over the progress that has been made. Without doubt this will be one of the best productions ever staged here. , JOE DtfKES, ' . MARY ELLEN MORRAH. SCHOOL GROUNDS BEING IMPROVED. Thanks to the splendid co-opera tion of the people of the community noticeable improvement is being made on the school grounds. Realizing that the mud brought into the building was endangering the health of the students as well as damaging the floors, the P.-T. A. set as ; de the week of February 27, to March 2, for doing some work on the grounds. The patrons were asked to send teams, laborers, trucks, and compost, all of wh ; ch were needed to do the necessary work. The mem bers of the agriculture class brought teams and trucks and spent Thurs day in hauling topsoil. Enough soil was hauled to cover the walks, but more is needed. With the continued co-operation of the patrons and pu pils the P.-T. A. hopes to finish the work sometime soon. McCORMICK GIRLS DEFEAT NEWBERRY. The girls’ basketball tournament was held at Newberry for the dis trict contestants. There were eight teams entered the tournament. The McCormick gf'rls have played excel lent ball this season only losing one game before going to Newberry. When they went to Newberry they were slated to play the Newberry five first thing. So they went in with a determination to win and to our surprise they defeated Newberry 38 to 34. Having won that game they had to stay over to play in the finals 0 SERVICE Delicious wholesome confectionery, made from pure ingredients and in the most modern sanitary manner. Our candies are a delight to all who eat them. Our mixed nuts are strictly fresh and of the best. Tasty stationery for women; what woman does not admire stationery that evidences refinement and cul ture? "Our stock is so varied in its assortment that every taste is readily satisfied. Look it over. Those smokes the men all crave. If you are dis criminating in the quality of the cigars and tobacco you smoke, we strongly recommend that you try our new brands. They are a source of extreme delight to men who enjoy a satisfying smoke. Bring your prescriptions to us. They will be ac curately prepared from pure and fresh drugs. raws DRUG STORE W. S. PIPKIN, Proprietor ’Phone No. 42 McCormick, S. C. IRE FORD ENGINE IS t NER DEVEUMENT THE four-cylinder engine in the new Ford represents a new develop ment in modern automobile engineer ing. It is unique in design and per formance because it develops 40- brake-horse-power at only 2200 revo lutions per minute. THIS means you can do 55 to 65 miles an hour in the new Ford and vet j you do not have a high-speed motor. THE low r. p. m., or revolution speed, also means greater efficiency and longer life because the lower the speed of your engine, the less the wear on its parts. that night. Miss Mary Joyca. has proved her self a very efficient coach. The girls lost only one game. The following afternoon our girls played Ninety-Six at 8:30 p. m. and lost, due to the fact that Ninety-Six was one of the strongest teams in the contest. Every one enjoyed the trip very much and each one had a nice time. The line up is as follows: Center Frances McBride Side jCenter Lucile McGrath R. Guard Emma Kate Brown L. Guard Katherine Bledsoe L. Forwk^ Louise Remsen R. Forward Rucia Abercrombie Substitutions: — Bett : e Wardlaw, center, and Frances Langley, for ward. HIGH SCHOOL CONTESTS SCHEDULED The debaters are working very hard due to the fact that we will have the preliminary contest next week. From about seven contestants, the judges will select the four best speakers who will represent us in the district contest. The speakers are very interested and we have high hopes of winning in inter-scholastic debating. We expect to have the expression and declamat'on contests on Friday night, March the ninth. LILLIE MOSS, MELBA DEASON/ ETHICS CLUB TO GO ON PICNIC. The Ethics Club is planning to go on a picnic on Friday afternoon, March 2, at 4:30 o’clock- at Cham berlain’s Mill on Little River. The Ethics Club, under the direc tion of Miss Dagnall, was divided in to two sections, each section compet ing with the other in a conduct-rule contest. The rules were as follows: 1. Brush teeth twice a day. 2. Do not gossip. * 3. Do a kind deed each day. 4. Tell the truth. The losing section was to entertain the winning section with a picnic. The secretaries of the two sections were Carl McBride and Bryan Jen nings. GLADYS DILLASHAW, EDDIE WIDEMAN. REV. BLEDSOE MAKES INTERESTING TALK DURING ASSEMBLY PERIOD. Wednesday during assembly period Rev. Bledsoe addressed the student body with a helpful and inspiring talk. He chose for his subject “Guard the Tongue.” He stressed the point why we should not do or say anything that would injure any one’s name or reputation. He also read a few passages from the Bible in connection with the tongue and its evil. CARRIE LOU STROM, COWAN McBRIDE. THE DRAMATIC CLUB WAS ORGANIZED TUESDAY. The first thing the dramatic club is taking up th s term is parliament ary law and in order that everyone in the club might have practice in this work, the following officers were elected: President, Frank Cor ley; vice-president, Rucia Abercrom bie. This is something that every one ought to know for no one knows whe n he might be called upon to conduct a meeting and if the mem bers of the club learn this it may save them from being efhbarrassed. FRANK CORLEY. McCormick, S. C- March 2, 1928. Dear Ruby* As you were a graduate of Mc Cormick High School last year and also captain of our basketball team we feel sure that you will be inter ested in the work we have done this season, especially the tournament which was held in Newberry the twenty-fourth of February. We arrived in Newberry in time to play our first game at ter o’clock but found that we were nr s a ken in the time and the tournamer' didn’t begin until three o’clock in the af ternoon. Miss Joyce, our coach, - gaged two rooms for us at the hotel and after going there and dressing in our basketball uniforms wc went to the Newberry College gym -nd had a short practice. About 1:^0 we re turned to the hotel for lunch of scrambled eggs and toast. After dinner Miss Joyce c-rried us to our rooms to rest and :leep but didn’t any of us rest very much for there were two boys in the parlor plajvng the piano and of course all of us had to go and listen. We returned to the college gym at thre« o’clock to draw for *bo foam we ••tic going to pir*y u/iU 1.110 illt XJi the game. We drew Newberry and as our game was to be the second we did not play until four o’clock. The teams were well matched as each had been defeated only once. The game was very close and several times the score was tied, but this on ly made it more interesting. It was hard to tell who was going to be the victor but when the final whistle blew McCormick had won with the score of 38 to 34. We stayed at the gym and watch ed two more games and then re turned to the hotel for our supper of more scrambled eggs and toast. We played Prosperity that evening at eight o’clock. Tlvs was another very close game and at the end of the first half McCormick was leading with the score of 11 to 9, but in the last half, Prosperity got ahead and defeated us 24 to 17. We stayed to see the other game which was betwon Whitoihe and Ninety-Six, and did not leave New berry until after ten o’clock. We ar rived in McCormick about two o’clock the next morning. Although we all enjoyed the day. we were glad to soe the home town once more. FRANCES LANGLEY, KATHERINE BLEDSOE. A FABLE FOR GRADUATES. “Three brave young men Who feared no flaming dragons Went hunting stais To wh'ch to hitch their wagons. The first rash youth Will range the sky no more He hitched his wagon To a meteor. The second youth Has equal cause for woe His star is fixed. It shines, but will not go. The third young hero Travels fast and far, He hitched his wagon To a moving star.” AUTHOR GUITERMAN. txt Beating The Budget An Interesting Game Suppose you have carefully bud geted the probable family expendi- tuies for the next few months. You feel that you have shaved down every department to a minimum and that there will be I’ttle chance to improve upon your plan. Nevertheless, there are several avenues of expenditure that will bear watching, the Bureau of Home Economics suggests, and the budget will help you do so ef fectively. Fixed expenses, such as renft. in surance, and taxes, may be passed over. Reductions can sometimes be made in the follow : ng groups: Food; operating expenses, particularly ser vice, fuel, light, and power; sup plies; furnishings; clothing; gifts and recreation; personal items; and the automobile, if there is one. Bet ter buying, reduction of labor cost, avoidance of waste, and doing with out unnecessary purchases are the ch’ef means to this end. A better system of buying often helps keep down the bills for food and supplies. Special sales, buying in wholesale quantities, and co-oper ative purchases provide many oppor tunities for savings. Before making such purchases, however, the ques tion of storage should be considered. Spoilage may cut down the saving on the original purchase. The housewife’s own laboi;. through sewing, refinishing furni ture, or making household articles, w ; ll often contribute to savings in clothing and furnishings, or extend the wear, and reduce future expense. For this reason, many women whose time commands no commeicial return have found it profitable to do a large part of the family seyrng. When an old dross is remodeled, or an old chair is repaired, the corresponding outlay may be postponed beyond the period covered by the budget. The woman who is doing a large part of the housework should ask herself whether her tools and equip ment are effective. Possibly with a power washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, or other electric devices she could save energy and time and ap ply both to reducing outgo in some other department. Attention to the kind of clothing selected with a view to ease and economy of laundering may make a difference in the cost of this item- Reduction in expense for gifts, recreation, personal items and the use of the family car is mainly a matter of cheerful restraint. The budget sets a necessary limit on these expenses. Family co-operation is a big factor in home economy of every kind. Is the man of the house careless with lights? Does the old est daughter demand up-to-the-min ute clothes? Are the children fin- oVCa xooc. • 0*»0\V Uil whuc you are trying to do and why, and they, tod, will begin to find it inter esting to beat the budget by saving a little here and there. Every family of your acquaintance spends about seventy per cent of its in come just for living, according to eco nomic experts. Think what this means—seven dol lars out of every ten invested in food, clothing, household utilities and all the multitude of things that keep a family comfortable and happy. • It’s a big job to spend so much money wisely and well. It requires careful business methods to get the best possible returns from each dollar that leaves the family purse. The clever woman goes for help to the advertising columns of her news paper. There she finds a directory of buying and selling. She learns about the offerings of merchants. She coim pares values. She weighs quality and price. She takes this opporunity of judging and selecting almost any thing she needs to feed, clothe, amuse, in struct and generally briiig up her fam ily. Do you read the advertisements? You will find them willing and able to serve you in the regular business of purchase. Advertisements Are Guardians Of Your Pocketbook. Read Them Carefully. McCORMICK, S. C. Drinking And Hu man Greatness ity on the life of Lincoln, uses at page 449 of volume II the following words on which our eye fell just the other day: (From The Newberry Observer.) The flights of imagination in which enthusiastic prohibitfionists sometimes indulge are rather mild compared to the inventions which a thorough-going wet can substitute for fact and argument. Victor Ber ger, remembering wistfully what made Milwaukee famous informs the world that the drinking races have been the great races of history. Passing over this raw and inconse quential statement, let us hear his more personal particulars. “All the great men of history,” Mr. Berger assures us, “from Noah and Julius Caesar to Geneial Grant, were drink ing men.” The mention of General Grant, who ruined his life before the war and several times jeopardized his position during the war by slip ping back into his old weakness, is leather unfortunate for proving that great men always drink. General Lee never touched even wine, d ^spite the then commonly accepted idea that stimulants were almost ^ nec essity for men exposed to th ' hard ships of campaigns. One way ; stat ing General Lee’s greatnes? .vould be to say, perfectly legitimaf c' ;, that even the great General Grr t fails to rise within competing dis^ .nce of Lee either as a character or as a sol- Another great man whose name is’ inevitably called to mind by the men tion of Grant is Lincoln. Barton, the latest and most reliable author “Lincoln rarely touched alcoholic liquor in any form, and he did not use tobacco. The reason he gave was that he did not care for them. It can hardly be said that he was a to tal abstainer on principle, but he was an ardent friend of the Washington movement (the temperance move ment of his day, and a believer in tqmperance). How he would have stood on the present question of pro hibition we can only conjecture. We know that he wtould have stood strongly for the enforcement of law. We also know that when, on Janu ary 23, 1853, Reverend James Smith preached a sermon in which he call ed on the legislature then in session to enact law forbidding the sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquor for use as a beverage, a strikingly ad vanced position for th&t date, Lincoln was one of those who, signing them selves, ‘Friends of Temperance,’ ask ed for the printing of the sermon.’*. Barton’s expression, “ a strikingly advanced position for that date,” serves sufficiently to call attention to the difference between the truly great man and the wets of today.* Mr. Berger may glory in Noah Sm iting in his drunkenness and expos ing himself to the shame of his fam ily and of himself when he came to. It is characteristic of the wet to turn to the ugly incidents of the past. It is the characteristic of those who realiy move the world forward to adopt, as Barton puts it, “ a strik ingly advanced position for that date,” that is for the day in which they live. ,