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Thursday, April 3„ 1930 McCormick High School News McCOKMICK MESSENGER, McCOKMICK, SomtitCflka. Page NurnKer TEf«| - STAFF Editor-in-Chief — Louise Remsen Assistant Editor Welboume Schumpert Business Manager James Blackwell Stenographer Nina Edmunds Special Editors Sport Archie Langley . Socials Selma Walker Fun and Humor Mabel Lyon Clubs Ellen Bosdell P ressin g his opinion, I shall; shipped the widow but he became almost speechless when he was in her presence. Lastly, Sir Roger was a great rider and hunter. One of his greatest delights was to go on a fox hunt, which he often did when he became angry at the widow. Sir Roger lived to be quite old. He departed this life at his home in the country after a few weeks illness. The things I’ve just related to you have been given to us by Ad dison and Steeel, and since each person has the privilege of ex- ' tell Features Lucille McGrath Class Reporters Eleventh Frances Lee Cowan Tenth Ruby White Ninth Louise Vaughn Eighth Elisabeth Lake Reporters Dollie Rankin, Pearl White, Myrtis Dillashaw. MR. PRESSLY SPEAKS IN CHAPEL. Reverend Leon T. Pressly gave a very interesting talk in chapel Wednesday morning. His theme was taken, from the second chapter of Corinthians, from v/hich he brought out many beautiful and helpful thoughts. He compared man to a writing pen, showing how God uses us for writing records. He told us how necessary it is for us to keep our records clean, there fore enabling God to purify our hearts from all evil things and re stamping them with love, kind ness, truth, honesty, and all the things that up hold the world, and in the end enabling us to live a worthy life. - E. B. you what I think of him myself. He was always cheerful, gay, kind, generous and had a great many other good characteristics but like you or me, or anyone else, he had his faults which could not be con quered. WILLIAM DOWTIN. you know why I named him so?” Charles Blackwell—“No. why?” Jack Hendrix—“Because of his bony parts.” Miss White—“Give to the world the best that you have and the best will come back to you.” Annie Belle Langley—“Yes, that is the way it has been with every poem I’ve written so far.” Mrs. Crawford—“Robert Wesley, I'm ashamed cf your eating your sister's share of cake. What have I been trying to teach you?” Robert Wesley Crawford—“Al ways to take her part, mother.” Cp9ds rsest treated vntnout dosing—Just rub on 3VlSJ$s 0VER N 17 MILLION JAKS USED YEARLY JUNIORS WRITE ESSAYS ON AGE OF QUEEN ANNE. For the past two weeks the Jun iors have been studying men and manners of the age of Queen Anne as depicted in the essays by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. These essays, which appeared in the Tat- ler and the Spectator, two of the earliest newspapers, center around one man. Sir Roger de Coverley. The Juniors have written essays on the characteristics of this, old gentleman. Following is one of the essays: Sir Roger de Coverley In the age of Queen Anne, in the early eighteenth century, cer tain elements in Modern life and certain forms of literature that are familiar to us today were started. The chief characteristic of this age was urbanity. Newspapers al so saw their beginning in this age. In this age society was still divided into three classes. Sir Roger de Coverley was a country squire living in England. He was well known and liked throughout England and London. He was a member of the Specta tor’s Club which was composed of men from some of the best famil ies in England. Other members of this club be side Sir Roger, himself were: The Lawyer from the Inner Temple, Sir Andrew Freeport, a very important merchant in the city of London, Captain Sentry, a gentleman of great courage and good under standing. Will Honeycomb, a very philosophic man of great learning, and last but still very important in connection with / the story, Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, editors of the Tatler and Spectator—the two interesting pa pers. Since you are now acquainted with Sir Roger and several of his best friends I will now give you several of his many characteris tics. According to Addison and Steele, Sir Roger had traveled quite a great deal, therefore he had had th6 opportunity to learn the ways of the world and to provide him self with such an interesting and large vocabulary as to make him self capable of rendering such an interesting talk that he could hold anyone’s attention. T n spite of this Sir Roger was a very peculiar man. For instance, when he went to church he requir ed his Chaplain to read the serm on. cometimes he would be fin ishing a song half a minute after the rest were through. If a prayer pleased him very much he would -ay “amen” two or three times. Sometimes when everyone else was on his knees he would stand up and look over the congregation to ijee il any of his tenants were miss mg. He v/as kind to everyone and al ways made friends wherever he chanced to go. Every one of his! servants loved him and they never were ashamed to show their devo tion to him. One of his greatest faults was his bashfuiness SELMA’S SOCIALS Miss Jones spent the past week end in Laurens. Miss Tucker spent the week end at her home in Lowndesville. Mr. W., A. Mason, Jr., was a vis itor in town during the week end. Miss Phoebe Witherspoon of Chicora College, Columbia, S. C., spent Friday with Miss Jones. Miss Ligon spent the week end at her home in Iva. Miss Dillard spent the week end with her parents in Seneca. Mr. McCrorey spent the week end at his home in Richburg, S. C. Sarah Gibert—“We want to buy a ticket.” Ticket agent—“But there are two of you.” Sarah Gibert—“Well, are we not half-sisters? Add that up.” take I it Pressly Robinscn—“I wanna quarter’s worth o’ rat poisoning.” Clerk—“Do you wanna with you?” Pressly Robinson—“No, I'll send the rats after it.” “Livestock owners are cautioned against placing dependence on al luring claims for medicinal cures or remedies for infectious abor tion,” says Dr. J. R. Mohler, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. “Money spent for such products is likely to be wasted, not to men tion possible injury that may be done to livestock.” POPULAR SONGS AND PICTURE REVIEW. Long, Long Trail—To the school house. Satisfied—Charlie Acker. All that I am asking is Sympa thy—“Sticky” McGrath. When Dreams Come True— Graduation. Kicking a Hole in the Sky—Hel en Sheriff. Happy Days—^Holidays. We’ll build a little World all our own—“Hen” Henderson and Lucile McGrath. I’m getting so now I don’t wor ry—Nina Edmunds. I’m a Dreamer—Emory Bentley. I Love You (“Kat”), Believe me, I love You—Charlie Acker. She’s Got that Thing—Louise Remsen. \ Love Me—Louise W., Nina E., Louise R. Somebody Stole my Gal—“Hen” Henderson. Mistakes—Senior Class. Burning Up—Elizabeth Mc Alister. I Close my Eyes to the rest of the World—Louise W. Hello, Baby—“Peanut” Jennings. I may be wrong but I think you’re v/onderful—“Hen” Hender son. Walking around in a Dream— Miss Jones. The Last Warning—8:45 bell. Smiling Irish Eyes—Lucile Mc Grath. Vagabond King—Johnnie Mc Grath. Old Ironsides—Faculty. The Home Coming—College Gang. Hot Stuff—Ellen Bosdell. Big Time—Our Gang. Be Yourself—“Sticky” McGrath. The girl said “No”—Virginia Pennal. Ellen Bosdell—“I hope you’ll dance with me tonight, Mr. Dow- tin.” Bill Dowtin—“Oh, rather! I hope you don’t think I came here merely for pleasure.” Edwin Henderson—“What do you do when you are in doubt about kissing a girl?” James Blackwell—“Give her the benefit of the doubt.” Dangerous Business Cur stomach and digestive systems are lined with membrane which ia delicate, sensitive and easily injured. It is dangerous business, then, to use medicines _ containing harsh drugs, salts or minerals, when we are con stipated. In addition to the possibility of injuring the linings cf our digestive system, these medicines give only tem porary relief and ma?/ prove habit form ing. The safe way to relieve constipation is with Herbine, the cathartic that is made from herbs, and acts m the way nature intended. You can get Herbine at STROMS’ DRUG STORE why Miss Lancaster—“Milton, were you late yesterday?” Milton Walker—“Well, I put on my pants hind part before and I went the wrong way.” CHAPEL PROGRAM. South Carolina Day was observ ed by the students of the High School during the regular chapel period Friday morning. The pro gram dealt with the life of Wade Hampton, one of the South’s greatest generals during the Civil war. Mr. Lake read the invocation that was read at the unveiling of the Hampton Monument. After the Invocation the following pro gram was carried out. Sketch of General Hampton’s life including his activities as a statesman—Mildred Britt. General Hampton as a soldier— Edna Mayscn. Personality cf General Hampton —Reseda Rankin. The g!ec club sang “Dixie” and “Old Black Joe.” After this Judge j Bell gave an interesting talk on j the South during Reconstruction. The program v/as thoroughly en joyed by the students, faculty, and i members cf the U. D. C. I Through an oversight, the names i cf Louise Vaughn and James King were omitted in the honor roll published in the paper last week. They are in the 9th grade and made the proper average, but were overlooked cn the copy of the hon or roll. Miss McGee—“Woodrov/, your theme is the same as your broth er’s on “mother.” Woodrow Richardson—“I guess so, Albert and I have the same mother.” — X Chevrolet Coach Wins Economy Run LOS ANGELES, Mar. 31.—Com peting against a field of 41 other entrants, a 1930 Chevrolet six cylinder coach, driven by Mrs. Paul A. Lawrence of Los Angeles, won the sweepstakes and first place in its class in the annual Gilmore Blue-Green Economy run here February 14. Every type of road and grade was encountered in the run that covered 200 miles betwen Los Angeles and the Wrightwood mountains. Mrs. Lawrence’s Chev rolet demonstrated its economical operation over a course that in cluded city traffic, country roads and mountain stretches along a circuitous route rising from sea level to an elevation of 6,000 feet. To win the event, the Chevrolet coach traveled 36.71 ton-miles to the gallon of gasoline, averaging 20.5 miles to the gallon for the 200 miles traversed. The total weight of the Chevrolet coach, with its driver and four passengers, was 3580 pounds. No oil and no water was used during the run. The economy test was staged un der the supervision of the Ameri can Automobile Association, sanc tion number 2306 and was limited to stock cars. Six classes of cars were represented among the 42 en tries. The Chevrolet coach, with Mrs. Lawrence at the wheel, not only won first place in its class, but, in addition, won the sweep- stakes for all classes. Over a Billion Deadly Germs in a Single Drop of Water Germs nro so small that there may ho r.s many as one billion, seven hun dred miinon^ cf them in a drop of water. And just a few of these tiny germs,^ ii they get into your blood through a cut in ycur skin, may mako you so dak you will be in bed for weeks—may cause the loss of a limb through blood poisoning—may even infect you with that most dreadful and fatal of diseases, lockjaw. Just because you can see r.o dirt in a cut docs not mean that it is clean. You cannot see germs. The only sr.fo and sane thing to do, is to thoroughly wash < vwy cut, r.o matter how oinnii, with Liguid licroeone, to Ind the germs, and then dust it wi!h Jierozone Powder, to hasten the healin'*. J.iquM Bero.rono costs 30 cents, 60 cent , 31.20 and i.T.50; Borozono Powder, 20 cents and C'J cents, and can bo Lad at STROMS’ DJG G STORK Churches Asked To Aid In Illit- eracy Drive WASHINGTON, D .C., April 1.— An appeal has been issued by Sec retary of the Interior to all evang elical organizations to join in the drive to eliminate illiteracy. The shocking facts of illiteracy are called to the attention of these church organizations at this time because the annual meetings of most of them take place in the spring and it is hoped that those meetings will prepare for active participation in the campaign sponsored by the government. The letter of the Secretary of the In terior reads, in part: “I am presenting an appeal to all of the evangelical bodies in the nation, urging that through their organizations they shall lend an active and hearty support to this undertaking (reduction of illiter acy.) “The 1920 Census reported 4,- 931,905 persons ten years of age and over, unable to write in any language. The Bureau of the Census says that this number comprises ‘only those persons who have had no education whatever.’ Only three million of these are whites, of whom 1,242,572 are na tive born. The negro illiterates number 1,842,161; the foreign born 1,763,740. These are sheer illiter ates. The number of persons un able to read the Bible with under standing, or to write a letter is variously estimated from fifteen million to twenty million. “The task of the National Ad visory Committee on Illiteracy is to awaken a nation-wide interest in teaching the sheer illiterates to read and write. It is estimated that there are three million people verbally blind, who would read the Bible if they had the ability to do so. The blunt statement of the facts carries its own appeal. I would greatly appreciate your pre senting to the proper authorities the situation, in the hope that some action may be taken by your body at its spring session, looking toward the creation of an inter est and the awakening of the spirit of co-operation in this en deavor to open the eyes of the mil lions in this Christian land, whose knowledge of the Bible must be acquired at the present time, sole- J ly through listening to others read.” John D. 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