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McCOTlMTCK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, SoutK CaroTtn*.
Page Number Fotff
Washington High
School News
f. shadow of e:loom passed over
our school last week when the
ricV's came that Mr. Mayer’s father
had passed away. Through our
deep regard and respect for our
s^p^rinumdent, we were sadly af
fected by this news, even though
we did not know hi£ father per
sonally. We all deeply sympathize
with M>*. Mayer in this great sor
row.
The chapel programs for last
week were as follows:
Monday morning, Mrs. Roun
tree’s room.
Pcrip '.ure—Henry Williams.
Prayer—Mary Neoma Eckard.
Poem—“My Dog”—Clifford Ward
Robertson.
Poem—“March” — Esther Jen
nings.
Poem—“The Fountain” — Mar
garet White.
Poem—“My Heart Leaps Up”—
Alice B. Buchanan.
iably helped along the cause.
1 The casji,was as follows:
Dr. Evans Victor Hendershott
Mrs. Evans Mary Lancaster
Magnolia _______ Elizabeth Harris
Burton Hills Garvice Taylor
Hickory Stout „ Andrew Jennings
Miss Blue Bonnett—Evelyn Ramsey
Minerva Elizabeth Johnson
i Janie Belle Branahan Lizzelle
I Tucker
Susie • Florence Burgess
Una Branahan Annie Harris
Kate Branahan Sara McGee
Sally Fannie Belle White
Wes Evans John Thomas
McGrath
Thad Penny Bair McCrorey
There were a number of choruses
given during the play. Some of
them were: Rainy Days, Psychol
ogy, I’m Always Throwing Kisses
At Red Birds, Hello Baby, I’m a
Dreamer Aren’t We All, Believe In
Me, Oh, Doctor, A Romance of
Patches, Frog Song, Little Blue
Bonnett, Patches. In these chor-
luses there were a number of boys
' and girls, ranging from first grades
through teachers. The members of
the corns wore appropriate and
attractive costumes.
Bentley, John Thomas McGrath,
Archie Langley.
Tap Dancing—Emory Bentley.
Piano Solo—Emory Bentley.
Popular songs selections—Emory
Bentley and John Thomas Mc
Grath.
E. B.
.Tuesday morning, Miss Johnson’s
room.
Scripture—Marie Stone.
Reading—“Bad Cats” — Edna
Cartledge.
Play—“Irish Riddles”—Third and
fourth grades.
PIG’S PEN
(By Mabel Lyon)
Sam Price: “If I do say it, you
are the only girl I ever loved.”
, Marguerite Addy: “If I do say it,
(you are the only fellow who ever
made me believe that lie.”
Wednesday morning. Miss Wood’s
room.
Scripture—Geneva Stone.
Scripture lesson on work—Nine
fifth grade pupils.
Thoughts About Labor—Ten pu
pils.
Thursday morning—Miss Mc
Kinney’s room.
Reading—“The Three Birds”—
Henry Jennings Bussey, James
Jennings, Jessie Reese.
Reading—“The Sunbeams”—Sec
ond grade.
Friday morning, High school.
Scripture—Mary Frances Dren-
nan.
Play—“Clothes Line Gossip”—
Characters: Mrs. Wilson, Marie
Gilchrist; Mrs. Peters, Louise Mc
Daniel; Mr. Harris, Davis Bussey.
One name was dmmitted from
the honor roll by mistake last
week. First grade—Addie Bunch.
A meeting of the 4-H Club was
held In the auditorium on Wednes
day afternoon. The president of
the senior club, Mary Frances
Drennan, presided and the follow
ing program given:
Devotional—By the president.
Piano Solo—Blanche Middleton.
After this. Sfrs^ Stall worth took
charge erf the meeting and the
topic ^as “exercise.”
IX!--
“Mandy, have you seen Jane’s
fiance?”
“No man; it ain’t been in the
wash yet.”
Mark Dowtin: “So you asked for
his daughter, did you? How did
you come out?”
Moffatt Young: “Through the
window.”
Mother: “W. S. go wash your
face and neck.”
W. S. Pipkin: “Neck who, Ma?”
Ellen Bosdell: “Mildred, what
happened when Howard called on
you?”
Mildred Deason: “Necks to noth
ing.”
Roy Callison: “I’m going to kiss
you every time you stop talkinig.”
Edna Edwards: “You imprudent
thing! I’ll never speak to you
again”.
Emmett Sandifer: “Can’t you
forgive the past?”
Annie Belle Langley: “Yes, if
you give ipp a nice enough pres
ent.”
McCormick High
School News
STAFF
Sditor-in-Chief ___ Louise Remsen
Assistant Editor Welbourne
Jchumpert
Susiness Manager James
Jlackwell
Stenographer Nina Edmunds
Special Editors
Sport Archie Langley
Socials Selma Walker
Pun and Humor Mabel Lyon
2iiibs Ellen Bosdell
features Lucille McGrath
Class Reporters
Eleventh Frances Lee Cowan
renth Ruby White
Ninth Louise Vaughn
Eighth Elizabeth Lake
Reporters
Dollie Rankin, Pearl White, Myrtis
Dillashaw.
Archie Langley: “Why didn’t you
read this splendid article, “Know
Thyself?”
James Britt: “I read one last
night, ‘Don’t Form Undesirable
Acquaints nces.’ ”
“I understand you said I didn’t
have enough sense to come in out
: of a shower of rain?” Said Wood-
row to his rival for the hand of
! Dorothy.
“I did not,” replied Luther.
“What did you say, then?”
“I merely remarked to a friend
of ours that if there were a tax on
brains, the government would owe
you some money.”
James Blackwell: “Is that a pop
ular song Edwin’s singing?”
John Wesley Jennings: “It was
before he started singing it.”
Milton Walker: “Do you know
why a stork stands on one leg?”
James Patterson: “No, why?”
Milton Walker: “Because if he
should lift it he’d fall down.”
Mary Edwards: “Don’t you think
Elsie has perfectly wonderful
teeth?”
Julia Jennings: “Yes, but they’re
false.”
Mary Edwards: “How do you
know that, my dear?”
Julia Jennings. “Why she told
me she inherited them L vm her
mother.”
FINTHROP GIRLS
T3IT M. H. S. j ^
All the student body and faculty
ends a hearty welcome to the for-
:er graduates of McCormick High,
fe are glad that after almost a
ear of college life they have not
oigotten their school; and hope
hat each time they come home
Ley will not fail to visit us.
It seemed quite natural last
reek while walking on the campus
tiring recess to see Helen Brown,
larriette Sturkey and Edna Dun-
an entering in all the gossips of
hose precious few minutes. How-
ver, we know they were not only
uterested in the fair sex. but de-
ired a few glances at the males
.f McCormick High. Anyway if
hat’s their reason for coming let’s
tone the males will continue to be
ncresting to them.
And girls, don’t forget we’re al-
iravs glad to see you, so remember
ire'send to you a standing invita-
ion ’to join us in our joys and sor-
ov/s; bjth of which we have
►ienty.
L. R.
MSS BLUE BONNETT
PRESENTED.
The mvsical comedy, Miss Blue
JonMett. was presented Tuesday
light. March 18, in the High
School Auditorium. It was under
he auspices of The Home Demon-
trafcion Club, and was directed by
Jiss Mary Henderson. The theme
>f the play was the influence of
trychology, its power to secure for
nyofte whatever he desires. The
tory dealt with the struggles of
>r. and Mrs. Evans to secure a
uitahle husband for their daught-
r, Magnolia. Magnolia herself
, Parrie Watkins: “What is the
j correct translation of the motto on
that lovely ring you gave me?”
Marshall Creswell: “Faithful to
* Parrie Watkins: “How horrid!
The last! And you’ve always told
me that I was the very first.”
MR. BARFIELD GIVES INTER
ESTING TALK IN CHAPEL.
Mr. Barfield, the minister of the
Baptist Church, spoke to the fac
ulty and students in a very inter
esting way Wednesday during
chapel. He told us the story of a
very popular man. This certain
young man was very well loved
among two tribes of people. His
sunshine disposition, his wonder
ful courage and strength made
him popular.
But he lost his strength. He got
tired of being good; he became
over self-confident and lost his
strength. Because he lost his
strength any man could lead him
about. This man was laughed at
because he had been a man and
lost his strength and finally lost
his freedom for he was made a
slave. He lost his freedom be
cause he forgot God. %
There is a moral for us in this
man’s life. God will give us
strength, of body or mind, and he
expects us to use it for his glory.
Samson was a great man but he
lost his power because he fergot
God.
P. VV.
SELMA’S SOCIALS.
Miss Jones spent the past week
end at her home in Laurens.
Mrs. Padgett (Bonita Atkinson)
was a visitor in McCormick last
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Kennedy, the new Latin
teacher filling Miss Atkinson’s
place in the High School was wel
comed by her many pupils as well
as the teachers.
Miss Dillard spent the week end
in Seneca.
Miss Ligon spent the week end at
her home in Iva.
Miss Mable Stewart, a former
music teacher in the McCormick
school, was a visitor here last week.
The students of school were glad
to have the Winthrop girls visit
them in school this week as they
were home for spring holidays.
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Acquittal In “The
Drake Case” Fol
lowing Trial
MURDER MYSTERY MOVIE TO
BE SHOWN AT THE DIXIE
THEATRE FRIDAY AND SAT
URDAY WITH ALL STAR
CAST
A murder trial, courtroom pic
ture that’s different, refreshingly
new in story and treatment, “The
Drake Case,” sensational Univers
al all talking film, will open Fri
day and Saturday, March 21 and
22 at the Dixie Theatre.
An all star cast, headed by the
emotional Gladys Brockwell, For
rest Stanley, Robert Frazer, James
Crane and Doris Lloyd was as
sembled for “The Drake Case,” an
original story by Charles Logue,
and it is heralded as one of the
most unusual and thrilling pic
tures of its kind.
Miss Brockwell plays the role of
the defendant in the case, accused
of murder. Stanley is in a role in
which he has shown his finesse as
an actor—the prosecuting district
attorney. Frazer is the defense
attorney and Crane and Miss Lloyd
have equally important parts.
Director Edward Laemmle was
determined to create the greatest
courtroom picture with “The Drake
Case” and no effort was spared to
achieve this goal. The picture
grips the spectator froqj the first
scene until its thrilling culmina
tion in the courtroom, a surprise
ending that defies detection as the
story unreels itself in the testi
mony of witnesses at the trial.
The story is built about the mur
der of the wealthy Mrs. George
Morgan Drake for which a servant
in her home. Gladys Brockwell, is
arrested. Others in the cast are
Bill Thome, Eddie Hearn, Tommy
Dugan. Byron Douglas, Francis
Ford, Henry Barrows, Amber Nor
man and Barbara Leonard. Mat
inee Friday, 3:30; night 3:10.
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Bethany School
Honor Roll
SECOND GRADE—
Will Toe Gable
THIRD GRADE—
Vivian Jaynes
Frances Goff
Estelle Hollingsworth
FOURTH GRADE—
M. D. Deloach
Helen Minor
SIXTH GRADE—
Louise Christian
Lorene Duncan
Iris Jaynes
TENTH GRADE GIVES
PROGRAM.
The Tenth grade, with the as
sistance of Miss Hall and several of
the Glee Club Boys presented a
very enioyable musical program in
chapel Thursday morning.
The program is as follows:
Piano solo—Charles Acker,
j Quartet—Charles Acker. Emory
New And Broader
Se(rVice Policy, Says
Chevrolet Company
DETROIT, Mich., March 18.—
The Chevrolet Motor Company an
nounces a new and broader serv
ice policy . Any Chevrolet owner,
experiencing defective worman-
ship or material on a Chevrolet
car under the terms of Chevrolet’s
standard warranty, is invited to
call upon any authorized Chevro
let dealer in the United States or
Canada where the work will be
done at no cost to him.
The plan, known as the Owner’s
Service Policy, is now in effect in
the 10,000 authorized Chevrolet
service stations in the United
States, operating under the gen
eral supervision of the 52 Chevro
let branch offices.
The new policy takes the form
of a written agreement given the
purchaser by the Chevrolet dealer
when the new car is delivered. ~ It
puts down in plain, understandable
language the greater service pro
tection to which every Chevrolet
owner is now entitled. Briefly, it
offers the following provisions:
1. Every Chevrolet owner re
ceives his car from the dealer in
perfect condition—thoroughly lub
ricated, properly adjusted and
ready to operate efficiently from
the first mile of ownership.
2. Every Chevrolet owner is en
titled to free inspection and ad
justment of his car at the end of
the first 500 miles of usage. This
includes checking and adjusting
the brakes, tappets, timing, gener
ator, carburetor, clutch pedal, and
steering gear; tightening all body
bolts, tightening all motor bolts;
testing and filling battery and
checking the oil level in the trans
mission and rear axle. The dealer
assumes no responsibility for prev
ious adjustments when they have
been made in service stations oth
er than his own.
3. Every Chevrolet owner is en
titled to free inspection of his car
every thousand miles thereafter so
long as the car is in operation.
4. Every Chevrolet owner is en
titled to free replacement of any
part, which may prove defective,
either in workmanship or in ma
terial, within the terms of Chevro
let’s standard warranty, provided
such parts and labor are not re
quired because of accident or me
chanical abuse. This includes both
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rolet dealer in the United States.
Accordingly, the Chevrolet owner
may change his residence, or trav
el to any part of the country with
the full assurance that the guar
antee on materials and workman
ship will give him complete pro
tection.
In all Chevrolet dealer’s service
stations there are employed skill
ed mechanics, thoroughly trained
at Chevrolet service schools. These
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ly designed tools and machinery
developed exclusively for Chevro
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stock of genuine Chevrolet re- 1
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many service and repair opera
tions
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MUCH LOST MOTION
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‘"Why. Willie, don’t
you want to go to
Heaven?”
“Not yet”
You may want to go to
heaven, but you probably
don’t want to go just yet
. . . and while an aeei-
dent or injury might not
carry you to your reward,
it might make things hard
for your wife and chil
dren, if you were laid up
for a long time. See us
today about your Accident
Insurance.
Frank C. Robinson
Insurance Agency
PHONE 66
McCormick
THE BEST PLACE IN DIXIE IS CAROLINA—THE BEST
PLACE TO TRADE IN CAROLINA IS DIXIE STORES
SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
MARCH 21st and 22nd
SALMON, Tall Pink 15c
PEANUT BUTTER. 2 lb. Glass Barrel 37c
APPLE BUTTER, 2 lb. Glass Barrel 25c
MATCHES, 5 boxes 15c
PRUNES, large, 2 lbs. 35c
PEAS, Telephone 15c
K. C. BAKING POWDER, 25 oz can 23c
SALT, 3-5c packages 10c
SWEET POTATOES, 2 large cans 25c
MILK, VAN CAMPS, 3 large cans 25c
COCOA, 2 lb. carton 25c
DRY BEANS, Pinto or Great Northern, 3 lbs. 25c
SAUSAGE, Sunflower Brand, can 27c
APRICOTTS, Del Monte. No. 1 can, 2 cans 35c
PINEAPPLE, sliced or crushed. No. 1 can, 2 can 29c
BLACKBERRIES, Chestnut Hill, No. 2 can, 2 25c
IRISH POTATOES, large smooth, 6 lbs. for 25c
CELERY, well bleached, stalk 10c
LETTUCE, Iceberg, large crisp, head 08c
BEANS, CORN and PEAS, No. 2, 2 cans 25c
—FLOUR—
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Plain, Self Risinig or Sky-lark Plain, Self-Rising
12 lb. Sack .50 12 lb. Sack .80 12 lb. Sack .48
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No. 16 DIXIE STORES No. 16
McCORMICK, S. C.
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“All kinds of advertising help all
kinds of advertising.”
That is an accepted dictum in
the advertising world. It does not
mean that all kinds of advertising
are equally good—not even that all
kinds are good. The results ob
tained by many advertising devices
are so negligible, compared with
the cost, that buying them is fool
ish waste. In the words of an old
proverb, “The game is not worth
the candle.”
More and more the" business
world is realizing that absolutely
the best advertising that money
can buy is space in a newspaper
of such quality as causes it to be
taken by practically all the people
in its field and read by them when
taken. The Independent has that
ideal always in mind and is con
stantly striving to increase its
reader interest for the people of its
own territory and to so improve
the paper as to stretch that ter
ritory.
Many merchants still pin their
faith to dodgers and circulars,
which carry no reader interest and
cost, for printing and distribution,
practically as much as the same
space in a paper, which has reader
interest, would cost. Others pin
their faith to what is called “di
rect advertising,” circular letters
mailed to prospective customers,
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-o- COMING TO THE -o-
DIXIE THEATRE;:;::
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 21-22 AT 8:10
See the most thrilling murder case picture ever shown in
McCormick.
THE DRAKE CASE
WHO KILLED DORIS DRAKE?
Flaming headlines blaze to a startled world the murder
of a rich society woman.
Suspect after suspect is caught in the meshes of the
third degree.
On trial, a beautiful woman faces death with a grim
mask of silence as the web of evidence is woven about her.
Suddenly a boomshell tears away that mask—
Shatters the damning evidence to bits—Bares the
strangest tangle of lives and loves ever revealed.
ALSO—Taxi Man Special Comedy.
“TAXI DOLLS ” IT’S A KNOCK OUT
Matinee: Friday—3:39, ll-25c; Nights, 15-35c
possibly the costliest form of ad
vertising.
What happens to advertising?
if circulars and dodgers are dis
tributed by boys or men, unless
they are closely watched, which is
costly, the distribution is not car
ried out as desired. Wads of such
circulars and dogers have often
been found stuffed under bridges
across ditches or gutters or thrown
in some unoccupied yard. And few
who get them really read them.
In the lobby of the postoffice of
a town of less than two thousand
people in this state, a gentleman
noticed a fine, large wicker ham
per, and also noticed that it was
usually full. He complimented the
postmaster upon his endeavor to
keep his lobby looking clean and
nice. The postmaster thanked him
for the compliment and sai,d he
bought the hamper with his own
money, because patrons at his of
fice, which had no carriers, would
throw on the floor dodgers, cir
culars and direct advertising let-
f
ters they took out of their boxes
or received at the general delivery i
window. I
Then the postmaster comment
ed upon what must be the enor
mous cost of advertising of that
sort that did not even receive curs
ory attention. He said people could
tell the direct advertising letters
by their appearance and a major
ity threw them into the hamper
without even opening them. And
dodgers and circulars sent by mail
received scant attention. He add
ed:
“I get a very fair salary, but I
would rather receive instead, the
cost of circulars, dodgers and dir
ect advertising that goes into that
hamper without being given any
attention at all. The prices paid
for printing, directing and mailing
is very large at any office and
must run high into the millions
for the whole country.”
The way to eliminate lost motion
in advertising is to spend your
money for advertising that gets at
tention because carried in a paper
or magazine with reader interest.
—Anderson Independent.
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The first sign of spring is al
ways several weeks before spring.