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f mm \ Thursday, December 20, 1928 ivj.cC/ORM / i fy ivf \Gt/K, Mcisit*\mc/K, South Carotins. Page Nun her 8 A Washington High . • , ,, *• \ School News (Received Too Late For Last Week ) SCHOOL REOPENS _ tt . ^ On last Monday Washington High School reopened after being closed on account of an ep-demic of influ- ■ * 4 * Excitement abd glorious anticipa tion of a irfd-semestor vacation shown on thelfaces of the ‘‘lucky few^t—4aihc'‘nSCiped the -lu ) when Mr. Mayor' aniounced on Thursday afternoon, November 23, that Dr. Blackwell had advised the school au thorities that if seemed wise to close the schoo' for k few days. Accord ingly Thanksgiving holidays for i Washington lasted abcut ten days, n During th> t me a number of th^ k pupils suffered with the dread dis- * t ease. Ampng the teachers Mrs. Rcjuntree ahd Mtssrs.^ Maye./, Jores and Wooten were victims of the f-u; the others! enjoyed a trip home. But thi* week ft-md all teachers and most f the pupils on duty again Classes ale burning cncs more and the athlete fields are again the scenes of iction. WASHINGTON S. I. A. MEETS. The Dflfembcr meeting of the Washingt<L§ School Improvement As soc’atir-1 vas held in the school aud itorium o> Thursday afternoon, De cember 6<h, at three o’clock. The attendance was very poor because of bo much illness among the members. . Mr. May*r had been asked to con duct a denbnstration class as a part df the program, but this was post poned unt|| a later date. The rc- the program was as fol- ; Devotlornl—Chr'i tr.Vs message, ass Robertson. Prayer—Mrs. Ryan. Sene—**ioy t(. The Wtrld”—^As sociation, I „ , „ Reading—“The Bravest Battle Hn the hearts of mothers)—a read ing. Nettie Thelma Bussey. Piano Djuest—"Silent N ght” with variations,) Mrs. Mayer and Miss Bobo. . i At the [business session o* the meeting if was suggested that we set as om? c«!' our goals the early pardraoxif a pretty curtain fo- our stage. ’fnri one now serving * is a discredit to our splendid school ba lding and we want a stage as well as a build‘ng ard other assets of which we may justly be proud. * MR. FRANK PARKS ILL The many friends cf Mr. Frank Parks of Parfcsville regret that ho has befen v^ry ill with pnr -rm-iia at his heme fo:* the past few weeks. However,, we are rlad to learn that he is stejadilv imoroving. Mr. Parks drives tht school bus from Parksville and wc miss him—’cause he vs 'TniT "Majori - Mr W : U 's acting as bus) driver during “Major’s” ab sence; is among all our friends none m.oi'e sincerely and more deeply interested : .n the progress of Washington Con- s .'idated High School than Mr. W. W. Fowler. He is cha rman c* the library committee of the School Im provement Association and ever since the establishment of the school he has been constantly contributing books and magazines. Last spring he presented the school a check for one ^ hundred dollars to be used for buy- ' ing books for the grammar grades. Those bocks are now being placed in the library on the attractive new shelves built .for them by the high school boys under tho supei vision of M.‘ Wooten. . . . Recently Mr. Fowler made a visit to the school and left with Mr. May er five dollars t<"< be used for decor ation^ on a 'Christmas tree. Mr. Fowler has no children of his own but says that he enjoys making young people happy. We appreciate Mr. Fowler’s exp: , essions of interest in Washington and, as faculty and students, say fre-n the depths of our hearts. “Thank you.” SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS. With its many joys, the season cf Thanksgiving brings one regret —the closing of the football season. Washington has been proud of its .cotball team this year and justly sc. because it is Washington's year to have a real team, to have a coach, afid to be a member of the State High School League. Though the games from which we brought home the bacon have been few, we have never yet come back without a pco‘e pile-d up in c-ir favor. The ex perience has been something that will mean a great deal towards build ing next year’s lina Mr. Jcnes, the coach, has been faithful ard efficient. He has met with many obstacles, such as poor attendance short practice periods, small numbers, but he has de veloped a team that stands near the| .youngest but far from the weakest in this section. There who played in 1928 are as follows: Ralph Gales, captain; Ed. Prescott, Harold Rcbe:tson, Charles Bussey, W. P.* Parks, Ji\, Joe Pric'# Aubrey Price, Lewis Ryan, Wates Keller, Monroe Prescott, Wat son Parks. Charles Osborne, Davis Bussey, Emerson Bussey, Odell Buchanan. William R^ese, Fred Bailey, Pat Robertsoi and Robcit Middleton. Boys, we’re counting cn you in 1929. We’ve sung for you, yelled for you. boosted you, backed you to the limit and will c.oitinue to do so as lerg as the Old Gold and Black waves over us. “Au revoir” foot ball of ’28! May your victories only a sampl' > of what you will ac complish in ’29. E. LYON, B NORRIS. cd to her wo.k on Monday morning. MR. PARKS AT SCHOOL AGAIN. We wre delighted ons afternoon last week to see “Major” Parks again on the Parksville school bus. He was not then able- t<. resumo his duties as driver but expects to do so soon. We rejoice in his return to health. MINSTREL AGAIN POSTPONED. For the second time within the last'few weeks plans were made fer a m'.nstrel to be given at Washing ton. Last Friday evening was the date set and everybody was just aboit ready to eat supper and start for the school house when a message came ringing over the wires saying that the players had the influenza and could not come. CHRISTMAS TREE. On next Friday afternoon The Echo Literary Society will present a Christmas program to which the whole school will be invited. Im mediately following this the Christ mas tree will be enjoyed. tXJ Gasoline Tank Is Revolutionary Feat - ure Of The New Ford JASKETBALL. Girls hqBv? begun basketball p^ac- ice! At\lart we have a new ball, ive cur B|urt prepared, and have 'gun to for the basket. Every- ody scer^Hfull of pep and vim and each will get into harness, re have ^Bomise of a fair team. Though E^B^-of our best players of last ynarflonger with us, we .. avr gor|l additional material from ^Flat Rock and Red Hill. We are planning to er+er th rt tournament -this year and hope to play more games than we d ; tl last year. So here’s to a dandy good team and n successful year for Washing ton Hi girls in basketball! M. E. LYON. - -■ •■—■■■ - BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS. With’n the next two Weeks will come the happiest se^sro pf the yesur. Men everywhere/will celebrate ou# h'dli^st holiday, the birthday of bus Christ, knowrf as Christmas day in/itself is noth ng; is Christmas spirit that sets many fr^rts a humming with joy id the Christmas spirit is tHe giv- |g of p-'ace. joy, comfort,—happi- pss to others. .Health is <>ie bg factor in han- iness and ore of the best ways we Jave of giving joy to some people is Kelping them back to health. In outh Cai'olina, fn fact in our own fiunty, we can render a service in lis manner. Every year we have nation wide sale of Christmas seals and in the prevention and cure of „jberculosis. The disease can be /cured but it takes long weeks of •rest with the proper diet and plenty Iof sunshine. Numbers of victims have not the means of support nec- r essary for this and are dependent up- son the public to that extent. One ^ way of raising funds for the main tenance of- tubercular hospitals is the annual sale of Christmas seals. Another even more important use «.f these funds is the pre vention of the spread of the dread disease by the employment oi proper methods. This >ear the ia.e of seals at Washington has not yet come up to what we hoped that it would, owing to the fact that so many people have been sick. But now that most of the childien are back in school we are expecting more sales. The seals cost only one penny each and every penny given for a seal will go towards making some home, some person, happier and towards keeping tiny children from contractihg the disease. Get the Christmas spirit! Buy Christmas seals. Everyone can af ford to buy a few of them. Stick them on your letters and cards now so that your friends and business as sociates will know that you are in terested in humanity and are fight ing one of its greatest handicaps. Buy Christmas seals now! THANK YOU, MR. FOWLER Our school has a number of friends outside the list of pupils, faculty, and parents and we are constantly feeing proof of this fact. But there Washington School. Dec. 17, 1928. ROLL FOR /SECOND TERM. FIRST GADE— —Vivian Bailey Horry Jennircrs Bussey SECOND GR 4 V0E— Fdrn. Cirtlecige Martha Hazel Bailey Flack Bridges Daisy Parks . Lois Blackwell Elizabeth Osborne Mai ion 3ussay THIRD GRADE— Junior Bass Nina Bussey Martha Simms Mary Belle Jennings FOURTH GRADE— H. E. Bailey Mildred Blackwell T. R. Cartledge. Jr. Dorothy Osborne Mary Shumate FIFTH GRADE— Evelyn Blackwell Mnrv Neoma -Eckard SIXTH GRADE— Flovd Drennan SEVENTH GRADE— Mami'-- Rena Bussey EIGHTH GRADE— Alice Bunch Grace Simms T. J. Stone NINTH GRADE— Blanche Middleton TENTH GRADE— Ruth Cartledge Fred Bailey Robe V M'dlleton ELEVENTH GRADE— W .ates Kellar Nettie Thelma Bussey McCormick Schools Honor Roll IN CHAPEL. ! Tuecday—“Suppose,” a reading byi Myrtle McDaniel, Dot Osborne, H. E.! Bailey, Ed Brown and Mary Shu-' mate. Wednesday—Piano sole—Josephine j Parks. Thursday —« Christmas Joke- Jam’iCs Jennings. “THE THREE WISHES.” Three second grade children dram atized the little story* of “The Three Wishes,” in chapel. Edna Cartledge played the pait of “mother”; Marion Bussey represented “father”; and Martha Hazel Bailey appeared as the fairy Godmother. Each child played his part well and the whole student body enjoyed seeing them on the stage. The gasoline tank is one of the really revolutionary features of the new Model A Ford car and is a strik ing example of the quality cf mater ials and workmanship in this latest product of one of the most remark able industr al organizations the wo^d has ever s^en. The tank is made of terne plate, which is sheet steel coated witn tin to prevent rP c t and corro~icn. The steel sheets from! which the tank is made are from .049 of an inch to .051 of an inch thick. * The two halves of the tank are first pressed out into shape in huge metal presses and these two halves then go to the assembly line which ’cads to the welding mach nes. The «• lening for the gasoline inlet is stamped out of the uppep or cowl scct ; on and the liller flange for the cap is rolled into the opening. A steering column bracket is riveted on the outside at the bottom of the low er portion of the tank and these riv ets are all treated w‘;th tin plate to prevent corrosion. An ignition cable support alse« ’s welded to this lower secti<.i and baffle plates ane solder ed inside to prevent the splashintr cf easolinc- when the car is in use. Then th^ two tank halves go into a soda bath where they are thoroughly The welding of the two halves takes just four minutes and is tn~ fjrst instance on record in wh'ch terrr. plate has been ruccessfully welded. The process by which these tw . shaped pieces cf plated steel are made into one solid, hollow piece is known a~- seam welding It is somewhat similar to the chain stitch ing method of a. sewing machine : n sewirg cloth. The weld seam around the tank is 120 inches long. This welding icb is doie completely on on" maebiro, the two edges to be welded beine rolL^ between two ^ectric contact Rollers which f’’ 0 the two pieces of metal and make th^m one. Immediately after the tank is weld ed it i«; placed in a testing machine wh^re 15 pounds of air is forced into it. It is then sealed and submerged in a water tank and a careful exam ination is made to detect any air lobbies which would indicate a leak. The tank undergoes two other sim- Par • compressed air and water tests 'Tm’ng fi'rishing operations, the last of these being made after the gasGine gage hat- been installed. But there is still another process v/hich is b r ' i ng used to test frequent samples of the finished tanks. In *his *c~t the tank is filled with seven or 'ight gallons of water and placed uno i an agitator or “shimmy’ ma- rhinp wh’ch simulates driving con ditions over an extremely rough rc*ad of a high rate of speed. In some of these tests sample tanks have been thoroughly jounced and jolted con- timousiy for four o* five weeks without developing any leaks or manufacturing flaws. During the experimental stages several of these tanks were blown up by air pressure until they looked like belioor'\ but the welded seams held perfectly against the terrific pres sure. When f’nished, the tank is mount ed in the car to fe^m the cowl, and it is separated from the engine by a solid steel dash. X Offer To Give Farmers Use Of Purebred Bulls SENIOR FRENCH CLASS PRESENTS. Last Friday morning the senior French class presented the follow ing program, giving each part first in English then in French: Familiar quotations—On e from each member of the class. “Le lat de la Ville”—a reading by Lucy and Thelma Bussey. “Le Normand et le Bonlaugor”— an anecdote told by Godie Hildebran. “Je Vous Aime Vraiment”—a scog by the entire class. MISS BOBO AWAY. Miss Evelyn Bobo left Thursday to attend the wedding of her brother, Rev. John Bobo of Roebuck, S. C , and Miss Marion Johnson of Union, S. C., at the bride’s home on Friday | afternoon. Miss Bobo was one ofi the bride’s attendants. She return- 1 There is a plan under way, accord ing to V. W. Lewis, general live stock agent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroid. for financial institu tions and I'ailroads in South Caro lina to help place good, purebred da’ry sires with farmers who want them. By accepting this proffered assistance at a very nominal cost they can improve the production of their dairy cows remarkably in a generation or two. And it is expect ed that first daughters of the bulls wTl pay the cost in their first milk ing year in the form of production inci'ease. “When one considers there are fewer milk cows in the cc-untry than recently, that population pcreise®! faster than prcduction, and that 1 cows are both scarce and costly, it is log?.cal to look for dairy develop-, ment through purebred bulls. Furth- ermore,” says Mr. Lewis, “there is no dairy overproduction in sight and one can view the future of th’s bus iness with complete confidence. From a practical standpoint, the livestock agent points to the returns that the Dairy Division of the U. S Department Agriculture says can be expected on the average from daughters of grade cows bred to purebred bulls. In Leaflet Ifi the Division says these daughters will ELEVENTH GRADE— Rucia Abercrombie Mildred Below Kathryn Bledsoe Helen Brown Louise Bracknell Ann Cowan Lucille Caudle Edna Duncan Larkin Fooshe Carrie Mayson Clara Lee McComb Jack Rheney Kathleen Simpson Harriett Sturkey Annie Louise Talbert Amelia Wideman TENTH GRADE— Helen Blackwell Frances Lee Cowan Mark Dowtin Maude Dowtin Elsie Durham Ni.:a Edmunds Mary Edwards Grace Gilchrist Archie Langley Selma Walker Parrio Watkins Louise Rem sen NINTH GRADE— Anna Vieve Blackwell Ellen Bosdell Mildred Deason Myrtis Dillarhaw Isabelle Campbell Annie B. Langley Mabel Lyon Frances Lvon Woodrow Richardson Welbcurne Schumpert Helen Talbert Pearl White Ruby W>hite EIGHTH GRADE— Mildred Br'tt Margaret Burnside Roy Calllson Eva Coleman Levs Deason Minnie Dunlap Edna Mayson Rosella Rankin J* P. Sullivan James Willis Betty Workman SEVENTH GRADE— Dollie Rankin >, Lorenza Sturkey Elizabeth Lake . Sara Schumpert Helen Crawford Annie Mae Bledsoe M-arguerite Price Kathryne Brown SIXTH GRADE— • Wiley Coleman Alma Faulkner Jennie Leu Lyon , J. B. Mart'n Benzie Rankin Frances Robinson Sara Louise Smith Sara L/*iise Strom Evelyn Walker Frarccs Watkins D. B. Woodward FIFTH GRADE-t. Sara Lou Bledsoe Josephine Bmvick Connie Lee Brown Hemietta Brown Doris Charles Adaleise Ccwan Bernard Creswell Edith Henderson Biliv Morrah Jack Patterson Margaret Robinson Arnir Laurie Sturkey /oh” N’y”” Talbert Matilda Williams Mary Fuller Mary Ellen Edmunds FOURTH GRADE— Elizabeth Brown Helen Cheatham Miry Sue Coleman Effie Lee Crawford Rebecca Drucker ' William Fooshe Belle Hester Margaret Smith Elizabeth Talbert Valerie White THIRD GRADE— Tench Owens Louise Blackwell Doris Below Merton Dorn Mattie Giles Mary El’zabeth Giles Eleanor Mae Bannister BiPv Dukes Catherine Price Louise Jennings SECOND GRADE— Bessie Bosworth Helen Bosworth Alice Blackwell Ansel Brock Oscar Cooper Carl Faulkner Murtice Hall Margaret Holloway Charles Morgan Thomas Patterson Herbert Sturkey *Louise Walker Carlisle Wharton Charles Henry Williams FIRST GRADE— Margaret Bannister Aurelia Jane Caudle Jiml Bradley Chiles Milton LeRotf. Jr. Sam Mattison Imogene Sanders Robert Smith Lawrence Strom Dorothy Le*» Wharton Frances Witt Elvin Brock wyi’e Mae Hall LEGAL MASTER’S SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Court of Common Pleas. T. G. WHITE AS RECEIVER OF PLANTERS BANK OF ABBE VILLE. A CORPORATION, Plaintiff. against STANDARD BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A COR- PORTION, Defendants. Pursuant to judgment of the Ccart and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction on salesday in January, 1929 (the same being the 7th day of January), in front of the Court House do<y\ in th e city of McCor mick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the following described real estate, to wit: . All that tract o;* plantation of land situate, lying and being in the Cc.in- ty of McCormick, State of South Carolina contaming Two Hundred Nine and One-Half (209 1-2) Acres, more or less, and bounded by land? o- E. K. Mosley, J, E. Mcsloy and others, and better kn<v.vn as the Snead tract of land, ai d the same being a part of the tract of land bought by E. K. Snead, W. K. Snead and George H. Anderson from Mrs. Alma B. Hays and others, and rep resented by plat made by Thomas W. Cothran, January 5th, 1909. Terms cf Sale:—For one-half cash; the balance co a credit of twelve months with interest from day of sale at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum, the credit portion to be evidenced by the bond of the pur chaser and secured by a mortgage of the premises, with the option to pay all cash. The purchaser will pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master. Dec. 14. 1928.-3t. MASTER’S SALE Auditor’s Notice STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Court of Common Pleas. THE WOODSIDE NATIONAL BANK, A CORPORATION, against J. L. MARTIN AND INEZ LEAKE MARTIN. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above en titled cause, I will sell at public auction on salesday in January, 1929 (the sam.2 being the 7th day of January, 1929), in front of the Court House door, in the city of Mc Cormick. County and State afore said during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the follow ing described real estate, to wit: “All that t!act or plantation o“ land situate, lying and being in Greenwool Township,- County cf McCormick. State of South Carolina, containing Two Hundred and Thirty- One (231) Acres, more cr less, and bounded by lards of M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Barney Dcrn, J. D. Seigler and Hard Labor Creek, and being the same tract of land cc-iveyed to J. L. Martin by W. W. Fowler. This is the same tract of lard heretofore conveyed to J. L Martin by deed of L. G. Bell, Master, dated October 11th, 1924, and recorded in Bcok 9, at Page 50 in the R. M. C. Office for McCormick County. S. C-, refer ence to which is hereby made. Terms of Sale:—Cash; puichaser to pay for papers and stamps. Suc cessful bidder, upon acceptance of bid, to deposit with Master certified check c.- cash in sum of $500 00 as evidence of good faith in the bidding, subject to tcrmY of Decree. L. G. BELL, Master. Dec. 14, 1928.-3t. I will be at the following places on the dates given for taking tax returns on all personal property for the year 1923. Office January 1st to 12th. Jco J. Link’s, January 14th, 9 to 11 a. m. E. M. Morgan’s, January 15th, 9 to 11 a. m. R. T. Mayson’s, January 16( to 2 p. m. Mrs. G. P. LaGroon’s, January 16th, 3 to 4 p. m. Meriwether. January 17th* 10 to 12 a. m. Clarks Hill, January 17th, 2 to 4 p. m. Modoc, January 18th, 10 to 12 a. m. Paiksville, January 18th, 2 to 4 p. m. Office January 19th to 21st. Plum Branch, January 22nd, 2 to 5 p. m. Bordeaux. January 23rd, 2 to 4 p. m. Willington, January 24th, 2 to 4 p. m. Mt. Caimel January 25th,. 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Troy, January 28th, 2 to 4 p. m. Office to March the 1st. All male persons between 21 and 60 are liable for poll tax.. 21 to 55 read tax, and must make a return. After March 1st, 10 per cent penalty will be added to all returns where the owners, guardian, admlnistartor, executor, agent, atttorney, etc., failed to make returns and swear to same. C. W. PENNAL, Auditor McCormick County. Treasurer’s NOTICE All persons ho'Hine claims against J. F. Singleton should present them to me. All persons indebted to the estate should make settlement with me. Dec. 15th, 1928. L. G. BELL, Probate Judge. 3—-Ml return about $40 more profit a year than their mothers. McCormick County farmers are beginning to realize the benefits to be btained f’-e.ri purebred bulls, ac cording to Thos. W. Morgan, local ccu^tv agent, who states that ten purebred sires have been placed in the county during the past year. The farmers who are feeding scrub and low grade cattle for m : lk and butter production are losing money on their investment, and the far mers who are breeding their cows to scrub bulls are ruining their chances of developing their herds in the future. A purebred bull is within reach of every McCormick County farmer at the present time, and all should make use of them in improving dairy herds. fei ieiklE America’s annual record of fire loss averages 83,200 DWELLINGS totally destroyed. It would be hard to find a home owner who does not believe in the necessity of fire insurance. Few realize however that much depends upon the agency and the company with which they deal. This agency represents the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. INSURANCE FACT__ Insurance companies co-op erate to make your rate as reasonable as possible. Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 McCormick The County Treasurer’s Office will be opon for the purpose of receiving taxes from the 15th day of October, 1928, to the 15th day of March, 1929. All taxes shall be due and payable between the 15th day of October, 1928, and December 31, 1928. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31, 1928, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent for Janu ary, and if taxes are not paid on or before February, 1, 1929, the County Auditor will proceed to add Two Per Cert and Five Per Cent from the 1st i of Ma ’ch to the 15th of March, after j which time unpaid taxes will be col lected by the Tax Collector. The tax levies for the year 1928 : are as follows; For State Purposes 5 1-4 mills i For County Purposes 24 mills i Constitutional School Tax --3 mills 6-0-1 Law 4 mills Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 2 m ils Willington S- D. No. 2 2 mills Bordeaux S D. No. 3 2 mills McCormick S. D. No. 4 24 mills Buffalo S. D. No. 5 6 mills Bellvue S. D. No. 6 4 mills Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills I Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 7 mrils [Young’s S. D. No. 10 2 mills 1 Wideman S. D. No. 11 -- 2 mills j Chestnut Ridge S. D. No. 12 8 mills j Milway S. D. No. 13 8 mills j Robinson S. D. No. 14 10 mills ! Dornville S. D. No. 15 8 nrils- Liberty Hill S. D. No. 16 8 nulls Lyon S. D. No. 17 8 mills' Hibler S. D. No. 18 8 mills Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 m/lls Talbert S. D. No. 21 5* mills Plum Branch S. D. No. 24 __ 24 mills Consolidated S. D. No. 1, Parksvillq Modoc, and Clarks Hill, 17 mills All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those ex empt by law, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00 each. The law prescribes that all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 years must pay $2 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. Commutat on tax is not included in property tax, so ask for road tax receipt when you desire to pay same. T. J. PRICE, Treasurer McCormick Couny. Eyes examin ed. 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