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Thursday, March 22, 1928
VZrfJUKJyl/CA M UUK, McUUKMICK, South
Washington High
School News
(Too Late For Last .Week.)
SPRING FEVER
We usually think of spring as be
,ing the prettiest season of the year. (
The sun shines; the birds build their
nestd; and the woods are green and
filled with the sweet perfume of
flowers. At this time of the year
it seems as though we should all be
happy. Yet such is not the case. We,
know that there is a little bad in the
best of us, and a little good in the
worst of us. The attitude which we
take toward our work when spring
ccmes is a real test. It tells us
“who’s who,” it enables us to find
out something about ourselves, as
well as about our friends.
“Spring fever” is very contagious,
especially among school children. We
long to get out of school and run
wild for a time. We have that in
ward urge to roam the fields and
forests, to plant flowers, to watch
birds,—to do anything in the great
and beautiful outdoor world. But let
us beware! The habit of following
the line of least resistance is danger
ous. It leads us to failure in schoo
and in life. Let us enjoy the beaut
ies of spring, but let us at the
same time cultivate a love for work
n.!ong with play—work that develops
body, soul, and mind. “An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of
cure.” Let’s keep our eyes and
minds open and alert lest we fall be
neath the spell of “spring fever.”
GEORGIA ELLA McDANIEL.
It is positively the best flour that money will buy.
Guaranteed to make more and better bread. Give it
a trial if you are not already using it and learn for
yourself that there is none better.
, The same quality obtains all through our large
and varied stock of staple and fancy groceries. They
stand on their own merits. Our long list of satisfied
customers who have been supplying their grocery
needs here for years are ample proof of what we
say.
Are you one of them?
T. (MTON FAULKNER
McCORMICK, S. C.
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You will never be caught unprepared by unex
pected guests if you have on hand an assortment of
our canned goods. ' The ever ready housewife has
no need to apologize for the absence of daintiness
and palatables in her quick meal when prepared
from goods purchased from us.
We buy country produce. You will always find a
ready market at best prices here.
Barbecue Hash Every Saturday.
J PRESS BUCKVELL
Main Street McCormick, S. C.
FORD ENGINE IS A
NEQ DEVEEOPIIIENT
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-
vr'\
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 yet
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.
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MINISTERS VISIT SCHOOL.
Rev. Bledsoe of McCormick and
Rev. Hodgens of Plum Branch were
with us during chapel last Wednes
day morn'ng. Mr. Mayer gave them
charge of the devotional service and
each man gave us an inspirational
message. Rev. Bledsoe urged us to
be faiiV honest, and ambitious in
school and in life; Rev. Hodgens
stressed the importance of bridling
the tongue. The latter used as his
subject, “The Man Who Swallowed
Himself.” We apprec'ate the inter
est cur ministers chow in the school;
wc look forwaid to their visits and
always assure them a hearty wel
come.
PHOTOGRAPHER HERE.
Last Thursday morning Mr. Mayer
came around to all the rooms and
invPed us to “Lcok pretty a.:d follow
me.” We soon guessed that the
photographer was down stairs and
that we were doomed to “have our
beauty struck;” Talk about primp-
’"ng! *My! You should have seen cur
girls powdering their noses, adjust-
ng their unruly tresses, seeking a
fresh bouquet and trying one pose
after another. Nor were they alone
in this; the boys sneaked around be
hind each other to see that their hair
was parted and combed just right.
Finally each grade • was properly
lined up and the camera snapped.
TEST WEEK.
“If I live through this week, wor-
ly won’t ever kill me.” Those are
the words of one of our girls over
heard on the bus one morning this
week. What was v/ron^? Why,
everybody at Washington knows
’cause th's is test week—the most
hated week of school. But should it
be so? Should we hate tests if we
“worried” over daily lessons? No!
There is little cause for worry at
any time if we always be fair with
ourselves and do our best. How ’bout
it, boys and gilds? Let’s take care of
every day’s work on time and rest
assured that the term’s work will
then automat'cally take care of it
self
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LITERARY SOCIETY
MEETING POSTPONED.
The regular bi-monthly meeting
of the Washington-Lee Literary So
ciety has been postponed from Fri
day afternoon to Monday, March 12,
in order to avoid a conflict with any
test. The program planned for this
meeting is as follows:
Devotional—Ethel McDaniel.
Duet—Catherine Bussey and Nina
Edmunds.
Debate—Resolved that a College
Education Is Worth the Time and
Money Required to Obtain it.
Affirmative—Fred Bailey and
Juliette McDaniel.
Negative—Nettie Thelma Bussey
and Chailes Bussey.
Song—-“Juanita.”
Current Events—Goldie Hilde
brand.
Jokes—Edward Prescott.
Report of judges’ dec'sion.
Business and adjournment.
(Wk-itten For This Week.)
HONOR ROLL.
Term ending March 9, 1928.
FIRST GRADE—
Doris Bennette,
Flack Bridges,
Edna Cartledge,
Daisy Parks,
Elizabeth Osborne.
SECOND GRADE—
Nina Bussey.,
Martha Sims,
William Wilkie.
THIRD GRADE—
Dorothy Osborne,
Mildred Blackwell,
Mary Shumate.
FOURTH GRADE—
Mary Neoma Eckard,
Hinton Sims,
Mabel Cassels,
Evelyn Blackwell,
Clifford W. Robertson, Jr.
FIFTH GRADE—
Floyd Drennan,
Robert Buchanan-
SIXTH GRADE—
Joseph’ne Parks,
Lucille Parks,
Nellie Williams,
Dorothy White.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Annelle Edmunds,
Louise Cassels,
Grace Simg.
Evely n Brown,
Al’ce Brown,
Eubert Eckard.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Blanche Middleton.
NINTH GRADE—
Ruth Cartledge, '
Fred Bailey.
TENTH GRADE—
Lake Middleton,
Lewis Ryan,
Wates Kellar,
Nettie Thelma Bussey.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Helen Harvley.
SALESMANSHIP!
Last Tuesday a representative of
the Curtis Publishing Company visit
ed our school and organized a sales
manship club among the high school
pupils. The object of this club is to
secure subscriptions for “The Ladies
Home Journal,” “The Saturday
Evening Post” and “The Country
Gentleman.” After showing us a
chart and giving us a brief outline
of world progress since 1850, Mr.
Wade proceeded to organize the club.
He first divided the high school
students into two groups, the greens'
rr bearcats and the reds or wildcats.
He secured the officers for the clubs
from the eleventh grade. Ethel Mc-
Drsniel ard Louise Ryan are leaders
for ti e greens; Helen Harvley - and
Adfi? Lee Carltedge are the leaders
for the reds, and Kate Edmunds
acting as secretary for both groups.
The school gets fifty cents out of
each subscription secured and if
ninety per cent of the pupils secure
a subscription the school will get
sixty cents out of each subscription.
The aim is a subscript'on for each
high school pup'l. This contest,
lasting one week only, closes next
Tuesday, March 20th.
-A—
BUICK
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in Buicks field
Motorists like you invest
almost as many dollars in
Buick motor cars as in any
other three cars in
Buicks field T * *
'Health means something
when it is backed by dollars
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HARRISON MOTOR COMPANY,
Dealers
Greenwood, S. C.
The Cream of
the
Tobacco
Crop
MARTIN
JOHNSON,
Explorer, Smokes
Lucky Strikes in
Wildest Africa
“Once on the Abyssinian
border my shipment of
Lucky Strikes from Amer
ica missed us, and I was
miserable until the natives
followed our tracks across
the Kaisout desert to
Nairobi with my precious
cargo of Luckies* After
four years of smoking
Luckies in wildest Africa,
1 find my voice in perfect
condition for my lecture
tour in America* 99
“It’s toasted
No Throat Irritation-No Cough.
©1928, The American Tobacco Co., Inc.
Rabbits And Pole
Cats Are Increasing
At Great Speed
Counties Along Savannah
River Find “Varmints” Dis
playing Astonishing Birth
Rate—Cost Of Hunting
Licenses And Absence of
Negroes Contribute
(Th? Columb’a Slate.)
Rabbits and pole cats are ircreas-
,: rg in s"me of the count’es in the
Savamah River valley a* a rate lit
tle short of alarming, according* to
residents of that section of South
Carolina, who say they have never
known rabbits espec'ally to be co
abundant.
Peach t:ees are being “ringed” by
the rodents ard while the pole cat
is not doing any part'cular damage,
his presercc is often manifest about
bams and out houses. The pole cat
:r this section is no longer the shy
'hrink'ng creature he once was, but
‘s coming to take on courage some
what in keepirg with some of h’’s
other attributes, these citizens say,
while rabbits, almost challenging in
their demeanor can be seen without
any trouble whatever.
R. Homer McAdams of Due West,
Abbeville County, and J. E. Beam-
guard, Ycr’* both members of the
state railroad commiss'on, in a mo
ment’s leisure yesterday spoke of
the lapid increase of rabbits and
pole cats. Mr. McAdams is a devoted
follower of Nimrod and it is said
that the partridge that rises any
where within range nrght as well
b’d the home folk farewell when Mr.
McAdams draws a bead. He has been
a hunter from his youth and knows
the hunting grounds around Due
West as he knows his own back
yard.
Rabbits Abundant.
“I never saw rabbits so abundant,”
he says. “You can see £hem sitting
by the side of the roads around Due
West without much trouble. A few
days ago, some of the Hawthorn
boys went out hunting them and kill
ed 30 before returning home.”
Pole cats and other “varmints” are
also increasing in Abbeville County,
especially towards the Savannah Riv
er side Mr. McAdams said.
Mr. Beamguard said rabbits in
Ycrk were showing an increase that
was coming i n for considerable at
tention. These rodents, more or less
fckle and light minded, don’t seem
to care how the birth rate mounts
and apparently are doing their “bit”
in keeping the river valley counties
on the map. Mr. McAdams spoke es
pecially of the damage the rabbits
were doing to peach orchards.
Representative W. D. Morrah, Mc
Cormick, member of the legislature,
infoimed the house dur’ng the re
cent session of the rapid increase of
rabbits along the Savannah in his
county and Edgefield representatives
told the same story, as did other
members from the valley counties.
“Three or four factors are con-
t: ibuting to the increase of the rab
bit,” Mr. McAdams said.
Contr buting Factors.
“First, the absence of the negro.
Scores of them have left the farms—
the boll weevil and the low pr : ce of
cotton, together with the attractions
which city and town life seemed to
offer, have done their work. There
are hundreds of acx*es without a liv
ing soul on them. In these deserted
sections, the rabbit and the pole cat
roam undisturbed.
“Then, the price of the hunt’ng
license to the few negroes who re-
mam on the farms is prohibitive.
They can’t buy a license and they are
a little dubious about hunting with
out one.
“With the poverty among the ten
ant farmers has come the death of
many dogs—and what is rabbit
hunting without dogs?
“Then the seasons have,been un
usually favorably to rabb : t culture.
The winter has not been particularly
cold and last summer the weather
was favorable.
“There have been practically no
snows this year—that is to amount
to anything, and so the rabbits have
not met death at the hands of the
boys who like to track them in the
snow.
“All of these things taken together
have combined to give us a rabbit
population that might be envied even
by Australia.”
So far as Mr. McAdams knew, no
one was thinking of opening up a
rabbit farm in Abbeville.