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4 harsday. May 8, 1930 McCOKMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, Souft Carotin*. Page plumber Six pnnick High iehool News STAFF )r-ir-Chief Loul^eRemsen jistant Edit»r — Welboume jhurapsrt Business Manager : James ■ Blackwell Stenographer Nina Edmunds Special Editors Sport Archie Langley Socials Selma Walker FU’a and Humor Mabel Lyon Clubs Ellen Bosdell Features v Lucille McGrath Class Reporters grief Are mine alone. LOUISE WALKER. l.u& ocin^ afraid of a WANTED— By Miss White, a second period History class as smart as her fifth. By Charlie Acker, a new way of delivering notes without getting caught. By Lucille McGrath, one “Hen.” By Miss Kennedy, one larger notebook and a faster method of writing. By the Senior Class, some His tory term papers. By Elizabeth McAllister, one package of Beech-nut chewing Eleventh Frances Lee Cowan; gum. Tenth Ruby White, By Archie Langley, an oppor- Kinth Louise Vaughn j tunity to speak every day. Eighth 1— Elizabeth Lake By Miss Jones, one smaller Reporters (class room. 2)ollie .Rankin, Pearl White, Myrtis By Thomas McGrath, one Dillashaw. GEORGE GORDON; LORD BYRON Byron was bom ih London in 1788, the y6ar preceeding the car load of pencils and tablets. By Abner Lyon, a review before Geography Exam. By Strom twins a field trip in Camel. Marguerite Price. Addy doubting the .it. Atu last man I expect to marry.” John Wardlaw: “How many are ahead of me?” French Revolution. We shall un derstand him better, and judge him more charitably, if we remem ber the tainted stock from which he-sprang. His father was a dis sipated spend-thrift of unspeak- FOUND—By Nina Edmunds, three one hundreds on History. Owner can get same by seeing her immed iately. LOST—By Emory * Bentley, his ability for getting up early. $5.00 FOUND—By Miss Ramsey, a per fectly good imagination. Owner can get same by paying all ex penses. - • . .. able morals; his mother was a reward f ° r o^same. Scotch heiress, passionate and un balanced. His father deserted his wife after squandering her for tune; and the boy was brought up by the mother who “alternately petted and abused” him. When he was 11 years old his granduncle left him heir to Newstead Abbey and to the baronial title of one of the oldest houses in England. He was. handsome; and a lameness re sulting from a deformed foot lent a suggestion of pathos to his make up. Naturally he was generous, and easily led by affection. When in schdol at Harrow,"and in the university at Cambridge By 5 ron led an unbalanced life, and ore given to .certain sports Which he was not debarred by lameness, than to books and study, dcott describes him as “a man of real goodness of heart, and the kindest and best feelings, miserably thrown away by his foolish con- teznpt of public opinion.” While at Caqibridge, Byron published his first volume of poems, .“Hours of Idleness,” in 1807. There was sev ere criticism of the volume ip the “Endinburgh Teview," which wounded Byron’s vanity. His two favorite books were the Old Testa ment and a volume of Pope’s poet ry. Of the latter he says, “His is file greatest name in poetry—all the rest are barbarians.” In 1809 Byron, when only twen- ty-one, started on a tour of Europe and the Orient. The poetic results bf this trip were the first two can tos of “Childe Harold's Prilgrim- age,” with their famous descrip tions of romantic scenery. This work made him instantly popular and his fame overshadowed Scott’s. As he himself says, ‘T awoke one morning to find myself famous,” and presently he styles himself “the grand Napoleon of the realms of rhyme.” The worst element in Byton at this time was his insin- oerity, his continual posing as the hero of his poetry. His best works were translated, and his fame spread almost as rapidly on the continent as England. Some of Byron’s works are: “Manfred” and “Cain.” parody of Faust, and of Paradise Lost, are tv o best known dra-inatic works. The best known and most readable of Byron’s works are “Mazeppa,” “The Prisoner of Chillon,” and “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.” The .first two cantos of “Childe Harold” <1882) were written after his. exile In his works one LAST WORDS. Now that the time is nearing commencement all of the Seniors, more or less, are very busy. There are mqny things that have to be decided upon, such as graduation clothes; Besides this, the class poem, will, history, etc, have to be written. Too, another great prob lem is a tune for the class song. A senior privilege this year is the exemption from examinations on any subject that you make an av erage of 90 on for the last sem ester. We appreciate this privilege vei^ much and I’m sure each boy and girl in the Senior class is try ing to take advantage of It? It’s true that every day there comes to each of us a new duty to complete in our school work. But, Seniors, just think, every day is taking us farther away from the school that is ours; the school where we have stuck together all these years, and the school that we’ll always love best. When will we ever sing again that song— “Come on McCormick Hi let’s fall in line,” and put the same meaning into it. What is each of us doing to help this school we love so much? Am £ doing my part? Are you doing yours? This we will have to an swer individually but let’s try and realize this before it’s too late. Just the same we can all sing— Where ever we go, What ever we do, McCormick High School We’re thinking of you. What ever we climb. Or tumble into Dear ole M. fl. S. We’re believing in you. L. R. ATTENTION, EVERYBODY! Do you like the Irish? And can you imagin') Ireland and China to gether? That is just what hap pens in “Cinderella O’Reilly,” the play which the Seniors have just fce^un work on. Little Maggie O’Reilly and Chang Fu are the best of friends. Chang Fu indoed proves himself to be a friend in need when he helps Maggie and Granny in their plot to win the Author Man, Forrest Arnold, away from th£ wealthy and haughty Judith Bohne. - There aro all sorts of things in store for you on the night of May 30. There is an airplane crash which nearly puts an end to the existence of the author and his friend, Jimsy Brayden, much to the horror of Maggie, who sadly tells Judith, “The Author Man is dead and so you can’t have him for dinner.” And then there is almost a fight between Jimsy and Willard Wood, who has social posi tion but not money! And the scene of the whole play is in a garden. Finally, to make the title true, lit tle orphan Maggie O’Reilly is transformed into . a veritable Princess Cinderella. The cast, which has been chosen with much care, is as follows: Chang Fu — John Wesley Jennings Granny Bohne Elsie Durham Judith Bohne Louise Walker Willard Wood — Emory Bentley Maggie O’Reilly — Louise Remsen Gene Trayne Nina Edmonds Alice Hoight Solma Walker Lord Cyril Ballantree James Blackwell. Forrest Arnold John Thomas McGrath. Jimsy Braden Charles Acker. Miss Ramsey: “Can you give me an example of a toothless animal of the mammalian groupe?” Frances Strom—“Yes’m, my grand-mama.” * Emory Bentley: “What would your mother do if I were to kiss you?” Helen Sheriff: “Lose a bet. She says you haven’t got the nerve.” the Miss White: “What made tower of Pisa lean?” Jack Coleman: “I wish I knew; I’d take some myself.” Woodrow Richardson: “Doctor, I feel ill!” Dr. Workman: “Your tempera ture is normal, your pulse is ex act.” Woodrow Richardson: “Well, doctor is my tongue coated?” Dr. Workman: “No, one never finds moss on a race track.” Miss McGee: “Charlie, parse the sentence ‘Tom married Mary.’ ” Charlie Acker: * “Tom is a noun because it is the name of some thing. Married is a conjunction because it joins Tom and Mary. Mary is a verb because it governs the noun.” Senior Blackwell and Junior Schumpert are honorary members of I Bumma Cig Fraternity. Carl Winn: “You know, I think sheep are the dumbest animals liv ing.” Mr. McCrorey: “Yes, my lamb.” from England. CAN YOU IMAGINE? Louise Walker not talking. Peanut getting mad. Charles Acker not in love. Miss Kennedy going to town with Miss Jones and Miss Lancas ter. Maude Dowtin staying in fer nisbehavior. James Britt in love. Miss Ramsey and Mr. McCrorey not speaking to each other. W. S. Pipkin keeping still. Miss McGee not fussing at “Bub.” Miss White giving everybody 100 finds magnificent descriptions of i 0 n History, natural scenery, and exquisite ly- | Emory Bentley getting to schccl rics of love and despair; mixed ion time. w.th a deal of bombast and rhet- ; Johnny McGrath keeping quiet, •ric, together with much that is “Bub” studying during a study unwholesome. In 1315 he married Miss Mil- banke, an English heiress, who abruptly left him a year later. By- ! ron left England under a cloud of | distrust and disappointment, in and never returned. In 1324 Byron went to Greece to | give himself and a large part of his fortune to help that country in its struggle for liberty against the Turks. The Greeks welcomed him and made him a leader. He died of fever, in Missolonghi, in 1824. One of his last poems, writ ten on his thirty-sixth birthday, a few months before he died, ex pressing his own view of his disap pointing life: My days are in the yellow leaf, The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the period. Clifton Drennan ever having a bwok in class. Eighth grade as seniors. Charles Acker ont lau„hing. “Pig” Lyon conceited. Archie Langley not grinning. The Senior class agreeing. Helen Burnside telling a ioke. Helen Ludwick with straight hair. Clifton Drennan typing without fussing. Miss Lancaster going somewhere without Miss Jones. Ida Lee not getting youn tr . Miss Jones not laughing. Luke Rankin not reading a novel. Helen Sheriff not blushing. Jewel Patterson keeping quite for a minute. Janie Pearl Brown as a digni fied senior. JUNIOR PLAY A SUCCESS. On Thursday night, May 1st, the Junior class of McCormick High School gave an interesting play en titled, “Apple Blossom Time.” The scene was laid in the home of the Forrests in the village of Benton. In this home there lived the care taker of Tad Forrest’s home, Polly Biddle, also Betty Ann Stewart, the niece of Tad Forrest. A stunning girl Nancy Prescott, was a pretty neighbor of the For rests. Cal Pickens, the village con stable, was always on duty. Charlie Laurence, a go-getter friend of Bob Matthews, was in love with Nancy. Bob Matthews, the hero, an un willing visitor at the crossroads, was supposed to be guardian over Betty Ann. Betty Ann Stewart, the heroine, a human, little whirlwind was al ways trying to boss Bob. Mrs. Forrest, the haughty sister- in-law of Tad Forrest, thought she was going to receive the property and household of Tad Forrest. Lorretta Harris, the prettiest girl in the village was always trying to vamp all the new boys, especially Bob. Mickey McGuire and Spud Mc- Closky, the two Irish friends of Betty Ann from Sunshine Alley, were good companions. Through out the play Mickey continually interferred with Spud’s love mak ing to Malvina Kurtz, whose am bition was to have a beau, and who finally captured Spud McClosky. Annabel Spriggins, the silliest old maid in the village was trying to rope in a husband. Polly Biddle, the little spit fire, was always trying to sit on Cal, our dignified Constable. Cal, Pol ly's admirer, was always interrup ted by Polly’s sarcastic remarks. At the end Mrs. Forrest was told by Charlie Laurence that Tad For rest who took the name of Jim i Forrest was not dead as reported but was in a tight pinch and man- i aged to pull through and had made a new will which gave Betty Ann the estate. As the curtain fell the engage ments of the three ccuples- Betty Ann Stewart and Bob Matthews, Polly Biddle and Cal Pickens, Mal vina Kurtz and Spud McClosky REV. LEON T. PRESSLY GIVES INTERESTING TALK. Mr. Pressly has just returned from a convention in Virginia. He discussed prayers that were answered and prayers that were not answered. He read some scrip ture to prove why some prayers are answered. There is a time to pray and there are things to pray for. Rev. Pressly impressed on us the need of prayer and results of pray er. ' * were announced. E. Me. A. Miss Kennedy: agricola!” James Willis: pleasure! ” “James, decline T decline with Mary Moss: ter, Edmund? any more?” Edmund Young: I’m just restin’.” ‘What’s the mat- Don’t you love mo T do, honey; Bettie Workman: “You’re the HONOR ROLL. GRADE ELEVEN— Charles Acker James Britt ^ Isabel Cothran Mark Dowtin Maude Dowtin Ida Lee Ellison Grace Gilchrist Archie Langley Lucile McGrath Sarah Price Louise Remsen Virginia Strom Helen Sheriff Selma Walker Thelma Reames Mary Cornelia Corley Elsie Durham Nina Edmonds Mary Edwards Julia Jennings GRADE TEN— Carl Winn Samuel Price Thomas Talbert James Patterson Woodrow Richardson Ellen Bosdell Ruth Banks Helen Talbert Lettie Mae South Lottie Scott Annie Bell Langley GRADE NINE— Mildred Britt Maivaret Burnside Minnie Dunlap Edna Mayson Rosella Rankin Betty Workman James Willis Evelyn Brown Roy Callison Ralph Williams James King Louise Vaughn GRADE EIGHT— Helen Crawford Annie Sue Graves Elizabeth Lake Kathryn Brown Jewel Patterson Dollie Rankin Sara Schumpert Nylena Strom Julian Reames Wilbur Reames Lorenzo Sturkey GRADE SEVEN— Jessie Bo wick Charlie Coleman Alma Faulkner Ruby Gable Mabel Johnson Jenny Lou Lyon Martha Major Gladys Price Benzie Rankin Frances Robinson Sara Louise Smith Sara Louise Strom Evelyn Walker . Frances Watkins D. B Woodward GRADE SIX— Joc :phine Bowick • Ruth Hanvey Lessie Yarborough John Nixon Talbert Sara Lou Bledsoe Henrietta Brown ► Juanita Chamberlain Ada Louise Cowan Ralph Creswell Sara Frances Duncan Mary Fuller - Billy Morrah Jack Patterson Margaret Robinson Annie Laurie Sturkey Matilda Williams GRADE FIVE - L. N. Brown Elizabeth Brown Helen Cheatham Mae Coleman Mary Sue Coleman Effie Lee Crawford Rebecca Drucker N611e Foosho William Fooshe Sara Frances Franklin Elizabeth Harris Andrew Henderson Belle Hester Mary Ruth Price Eunice Rush Margaret Smith Elizabeth Talbert Valerio White Sara Lou Wideman Mable Wiggins Dorothy Woodward William Bradley GRADE FOUR— Louise Blackwell Kathleen Dillashaw Jennings Gary Dorn Morton Dorn Mary Elizabeth Giles Henry Hester Louise Jennings Ruby Pulliam Louise Lovelao Horace Jennings Mary Lou Williams GRADE THREE— Evelyn Bowick Alice Blackwell John William Bledsoe Thelma Brown Oscar Cooper Willie Dorn Charles Ed. Fooshe Billy Henderson Margaret Holloway Charles Morgan Thomas Patt erson Herbert Sturkey Lois Walker Charles H. Williams GRADE TWO— Aurelia Caudle Jim Chiles John Harris Milton LeRoy Lawrence Lovelace Sam Mattison Imogone Sanders Robert Smith Paul Miller, Jr. Cornelia Campbell GRADE ONE— Douglas Bradley Gladys Brock Natalie Brown William Coleman Margaret Creswell Elizabeth Fooshe Lois Freeland Betty Fuller Wistar Harmon Mable Henderson J. B. Holloway Nora Lagroon Clatie Mae Newby Selma Rush Cecil Scott Majorie Seigler Ollie Weeks Edgar Wells Helen Willis Leona Yorke /*•.* TUNE IN*- Entertainers Broadcast from New York over NBC net work every Wed. eve. TUNE IN ON STATION WSB or WBT 10*30 E. S. T. BC-I0B Greenwood Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Greenwood, S. C. Enjoy Trouble Free Driving The great driving season— spring and summer — has started. There are many places you will want to be go ing and you won’t want car trouble to step in and spoil any of your trips. 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Langley, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to lie held at McCormick Court House on May 9th, 1930, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the fore noon ,to show cause, if any tuey have why^ the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand this 21st day of April, Anno Domini. 1920. L. G. 3BELL, Probate Judge. On the 21st day of May, 1930, at 10:00 o’clock a. m., we will make a final settlement in the Judge of Probate’s office in McCormick and ask for a discharge as executors of the estate of L. T. Faulkner, de ceased. All persons holding claims against the estate should present them properly attested before that date, or be forever debarred. All persons indebted to said estate should settle with the undersigned. J. T. FAULKNER, A. H. FAULKNER, Executors Estate of L. T. Faulkner, deceased. McCormick, S. C., April 21, 1930.—4t. Adults Contract Children 9 * Diseases Adults can, and do, contract many children’s diseases. And, usually, they Buffer from them much more than children do. For instance, many adults contract worms, an ailment usually associated with children. Sometimes they suffer intensely and take expen sive medical treatments, without reali zing that worms are the cause of their less sleep, itching of the nose and anus, and abdominal pains. And, the samo medicine that surely and harmlessly ex pels round and pin worms from children will do the same for adults — White’s Cream Vermifuge, which you can get at, STROMS’ DRUG STORE