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V \ f Thtrrsday, December 18, 1930 rtcUUKMlCK MESSENGER, McCOKMICK, 3o»t% Csnlhm. Page' PfamSee 1%ra| McCormick High School News Sam Pries asked Herman Sandi- fer if he needed any help with his lesson. “Aw, no, Sam” replied to German. “I might as well get it wrong all fey :nyself.” Mrs. Langley: “You imprudent Pappy! You want to marry my daughter. So you think you could give her what she’s accustomed to?” James Dorn: “Can I? Say just leave her to me. I’ve got a violent temper myself.” Strong, Healthy, Nursery Stock Roses, Shrubs, Evergreens Every plant adapted to Southern plant ing. Thousands of plants to choose from. Roses, 110 varieties. Guaran teed strong, healthy stock. Make your home beautiful—the garden spot of your neighborhood. Write TO DAY for free catalog. Contains full planting directions. Fruitland Nurseries Desk V-3, P. O. Drawers 910, AUGUSTA, GA. South’s Oldest Nursery] O’Neal Strom: “Do you know tfee music to the Stein Song?” John T. McGrath: “Every note of it.” O’Neal: “Sing them.” J. T.: “Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.” Mildred Britt: “So there was some hot necking at your house last night.” Margaret Burnside: “Yeah, Uncle ^teorge got too near the gas jet with his celluloid collar.” LITERARY SOCIETIES HOLD FIRST MEETING. The regular semi-monthly meet ing of the Simms anti Tim rod Soc ieties held their first meeting in the auditorium Friday afternoon, December 5, 1930; with Ruby Coth- T&n presiding and Sara Schumpert and Frances Strom as recording secretaries. The minutes were read and approved. Each society presented a program. The follow ing program was presented by the Timrod Society; a short biography of Henry Timrod was read by Ruth Banks, “Carolina” a poem by Tim rod by Mabel Lyon, and “Katie,” another of Timrod’s poems by Ruby White. Eula Caudle then favor- od us with a piano solo: “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Jokes which were enjoyed by all were contribu ted by Pearl White. HELEN TALBERT, Reporter. TORCH CLUB IS OitCrANIZEti w > TTje Hand f^nd Torch Club me£ Monday afternoon at 2:05 in the auditorium for the purpose of or ganizing and electing officers. The following were chosen: Helen Brown, president. Claude Workman, vice-president. James Willis secretary. Helen Talbert, treasurer. This Club is composed of 23 members of the McCormick High Behoof The five out of each grade making the highest average for the first two terms work were auto matically enrolled as members. The one pf each grade making the highest average next term will be added a member, in this man ner there will be four new mem bers added at the end of each six weeks. On account of ties in the eleventh and tenth grades there are six members from each of these grades. , .. We have not yet definitely decid ed what our work will be. But each member is expected to take an ac tive part in the work of the club. H. T. Gifts That He Will Appreciate It isn’t a hard task to select his gift if you come here. The problem will be solved a hundred times with the many fine gift offerings we have for your approval. Each item in attractive gift boxes. CHOOSE FROM THESE Smoking Sets, Stationery, Shaving Sets, Razors, Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes, Trav eling Sets, Playing Cards, Tobacco, Pocket Books, etc STROMS’ DRUG STORE McCormick, S. C. ‘Be ‘“COURTESY” Courtesy is politeness, Which very few possess: Sad to relate the polite ones Seem to be growing less. John sits up at the table, And eats with hands and fists, Mary never says a word, And mama’s always saying, like us.” The older children giggle, And laugh fit to die, But they get pretty mad, When the “kids” begin to cry. jjjo children let me give warning, Before big sis act just so, Course she won’t let you watch, ;When she’s talking to her beau. Courtesy is “Thank you,” jmd such words as that, 4< YouTe welcome” is a good word, And to strangers lift your hat. EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD. N O TICE Cole Grain Driljs and Oliver Points, reduced—we have both. Come to see us for hardware—we have it for you. Thanks, for patronage. WHITE HARDWARE CO. MAIN STREET McCORMICK. S. C. Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when you have odtasion to choose one ' DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there Is no additional chWg# forfeervice dtat*of town J. S. STROM Main Street - McCormick, S. C. For some friends to make. Love is always calling. For someone its love to take. ~ So when you are blue, And the whole world sad, Just show a little love, And it will make you glad. Don’t hold yourself back, And wait for a ffiend, Just show a little love, And happiness, God will send. He will send a friend. To help you to be gay, And the world will Love you some day. EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF- Sllen Bosdell forget to giggle? Martha Major lost her appetite? Bill Dowtin should get energetic? T. W. Savage ran out of excuses? Sam Young was not lazy? William Mayson knew his" Eng lish? Alleen Arrington stopped popping jum? E. C. Winn ceased being “cute?” bert, and their little Mabel Lyon should forget to talk Lyon going to McCormick in an old and argue on “Rights of Women?” model Ford. The tires, crank, and Ellen and Mildred weren’t on tail light were boys from the elev- good terms? enth grade. Finally after much Emmie Mayson made sarcastic vexation the mother threatened to remarks? chastise her little girl and after a Lorenza Sturkey failed to study? great deal of tire trouble they Herman Sandifer did not started walking. “blush?” MABEL LYON, 1930 the seniors entertained the student body with a series of amusing stunts. After the devo tional was conducted by Welbourne Schumpert, Senior President, the human curtains (Azile Self and Louise Huckabee) arose for the first stunt. 1. Ellen Bosdell played two selec tions on her “Human Organ” com posed of eight girls with black and white tarns. One of the keys was inclined to stick which caused much laughter. 2. Next, crossing the railroad with all her brood of children, an old woman personified as Helen Talbert had much trouble with the station Master, Welbourne Schum pert. 3. After Paderewski’s life was read by Alleen Arrington, we were delighted to have with us the famous composer and he favored the audience by playing two of his famous pieces, “Yankee Doodle and Prisoner’s song” James Patterson was Paderewski. 4. Last was the old fashioned couple, Billy Britt and Helen Tal- girl mabel ture money payments, goods being transferred for a promise to pay and as this may cover a consider able period, stability in money value is of first importance. Preci ous metals were chosen by ad vanced nations for physical char acteristics, for economic conditions, and also because they are portable, durable and divisible. The values of money are express ed as prices, and conversely prices rule high when money is cheap, and low prices prevail when money is dear. The value of money de pends on supply and demand as with all other commodities. The demand for money is determined by rapid circulation,'and this is carried on by savings banks. International trade is regulated by the “Balance of Trade” method. That is the balance of one coun try’s exports with the imports of another. When one country buys more than it sells, it owes for the balance. Such balances are paid in gold, which is the only universal or international money medium. Thus, we may epitomize the pur poses of money as follows: 1-As a medium of exchange; 2-as a standard of value, 3-as a standard of deferred payments. Money, or this thing which the world has gone mad over, may bring joy and happiness to some: yet, it may precipitate the down fall of others, as did the overvault ing ambition of Macbeth in, the last of the great tragedies by that master mind, Shakespeare. WELBOURNE SCHUMPERT. thing, nor does it consume any of our time, and yet, at the same time it makes others happy. Henry Clay once said that “Small courtesies are the ones which strike deepest to the grate ful and appreciating heart.” I once knew a young man who while traveling on a train had as the companions of his coach a very old man and woman, extremely ragged and poor. He, having enough to be comfortable, sat and watched them for several moments. Then, realizing they needed help, this thought came “That is some one’s father and mother, and they must be helped.” His own father and mother were far away, and probably in the same condition. If they were in need, he would want someone to take care of them. With this in mind he advanced and took his place beside them, giving them every assistance pos sible, forgetting self entirely. Al though we may be ourselves, let us do similar tasks like the young man and have the older people saying that from the way we young people act we must know the meaning of the word courtesy. HASKELL TUMBLIN. sep- Senior Reporter. “LOVE” I.ove is Uke a burning candle, Sending forth its light, lave is like a radiant star, Shining every night. • jjove is no hardship, If you treat it right, Ixfte J# no difSn^BS, If you keep it bright. S i .:> I/>ve is always waiting, Billie and Welbourne were arated? \ Janie Pearl Brown wasn’t good- “MONEY” natured? | Money is a term used to describe Ruby White kept up a constant medium of exchange for equiv- “chat?” alent values. Gold, silver, nickel Lillie Mae Robinson wasn’t sweet and copper are the coinage of to everybody? modern nations, but sheep, wam- Ellen Bosdell forget to wear red? pum, furs and other commodities Frances Lyon liked French? have been the medium of exchange Annie Bell Langley didn’t have ( among primitive people. These “Sam" to discuss? commodities were known as “bar- J. P. Sullivan didn’t want Robt | ter.” Money is the measure of Wiggins to play tit-tat-toe in study value, and buying and selling not hall? !o|jly A apply relative values to things ■ * bought and' iold, but to all things llTHr-A ENWIITAINS WITH that*, could be sbl^lor money, all cha*el rmmjM. 'credit being dependent on this fact. Thursday morning December 11,1 Credit organization calls for fu- DISAPPOINTMENT The hour was set at eleven. It was now only ten thirty, but fear ing that he would be late he had come ahead of time so as not to miss one thrill. He and Frisbie paced the aisles of the old church impatiently. Thirty minutes seemed like thirty years to him. The old clock ticked slowly away in the ancient belfry— twenty minutes—ten-five — only five minutes, and he and Natalie would be made man and wife. It was time for the bridal pro cession to arrive! He waited— . ■ * •• f eleven o’clock, no bride, why had they not come? He still waited. The minutes af ter eleven began their old time lullaby. They had not come, the crowd grew restless, for it was now eleven thirty. Finally after what seemed a nightmare, a man entered the church and hastily turned his footsteps toward the front. When he reached the spot where the groom was standing, he paused and removed something from his poc ket—a note! ! ! He handed it to Darrow. “Read it, Frisbie,” exclaimed Darrow. “I can’t.” Darrow opened the note. It was written in a girl’s handwritnig on yellow paper. Thus he read: “Eleventh hour.” Dear Old Darrow: We have made a mistake I feel sure, for we were not made to be married to each other. I love an other and you do too. I have elop ed with Dan Snead, my aviator pal, in his aeropldne, named for me “Sweet Natalie.” Please don’t think hard of me. I only loved you as a good sport, but I could never think of you as my life partner. I am sure that it has been for the best and glad that we discovered our mistake before it was too late. Always still a friend, Hastily, , /T “Nattie.” “Well,” exclaimed Darrow, with an air of calmness and sincerety, when Frisbie had finished, “it’s all over now. The congregation is dis- :nissed.” The crowd left. Then he turned back to look at the altar where a few moments ago he* had hoped to be made the happiest man in the world. “I too thank God, that I was disappointed before it was too late to mend my mistake.” MABEL LYON. SIMMS SOCIETY. The Literary Societies held their meetings in the auditorium, Friday afternoon, December 5. The fol lowing program was rendered by members of the Simms Society. Biography of Simms—James Willis. A poem—“The Swamp Fox”— Frances Robinson. A poem—“The Sweet South”— Elsie Langley. Piano solo—Alma Faulkner. Jokes—John Morrah. After both societies had render ed their program Miss McCord fav ored us with a reading which was enjoyed by all. LOUISE DAVIS, Reporter. GIRLS GO TO WASHINGTON. The girls basketball team went to Washington Wednesday after noon, and played the first game of the season with Washington. Both teams played well. Much good passing was done by both teams. The score was 18-9 in favor of Washington. Our team was de feated but we are not discouraged. The following played in the game: Jump Center—Elsie Langley. Side Center—Sara Bracknell. Guards—Betty Workman and Elizabeth McAlister. Forwards — Eugenia Langley, Evelyn Winn, Frances Strom and Kathryn Brown. MISS McMASTERS IN CHAPEL. We had a visitor in chapel Tues day, December 9th, Miss McMasters who gave us a talk on the sale of Christmas seals. She told some thing about the disease of T. B. and of the good each penny does for some person. She is a nurse who will be in McCormick this week, examining grammar school children. She told us that if Mc Cormick sold enough seals, we, and another county combined, would have a nurse the entire year. “COURTESY” Courtesy is a very small word with a large meaning. Until we 3top to think about this and other virtues of living, we shall never realize how useful our lives can be. Courtesy means kindness, and yet, we can be kind and not even be courteous. Often our minds are centered alone on self. , We never notice anyone around us. Do you think that doing one courteous act a day will make you stand out among the crowd? No. During every second Qf the day ..courtesy can be used with all the facility possible, and after all, It does not cost us any MR. PRESSLY WITH US AGAIN. I feel sure a thrill passed through every real soul as we listened last Wednesday morning to the most emphatic message which Mr. Press- ly brought to us. As he spoke about our great Southern men. He talked mainly about Woodrow Wil son, a southern man of his day and one of the greatest of the world. He was far above the aver age boy or girl intellectually, yet he was very companionable, Mr. Pressly brought to us the fact that some of our greatest men of re nown, namely Robert E. Lee, who took defeat as nobly as victory. Wade Hampton, Stonewall Jack- son, and John C. Calhoun were Southern men. To be able to claim men of the rank and intel lectual ability of those men is a rare honor and one of which every Southerner should be proud. Bicycles for Boys,, Girls and Men. Prices that defy all competition. Come tO S66 US for all of your Christmas Gifts. GAMBRELL HARDWARE COMPANY Greenwood, S. C. Mfl Trespass Notice All persons are hereby notified not to hunt or trespass in any way upon the lands of the under signed. This means everybody, and those who trespass will be prose cuted to the full extent of the law. MRS. KATE S. SELF, MRS. CALLIE SELF COKER*. Kirksey, S. C., Dec. 1, 1930.-3t. ALL LIGHT CARS $6.65 WHITTLE BATTERY SERVICE 622 BROAD PHONE 1166 AUGUSTA, GA. MR. PARKS IN CHAPEL. We enjoyed the privilege of hav ing Mr. Parks our County Super intendent of Education in chapel with us last Friday. He gave us an interesting talk on the duties of his office which we enjoyed very much. After his talk Mr. Lake an nounced that he had planned to have each of the county officers come over and explain his work. “LOVE” What is love? “God is love” 1st John 4:8. What is God? Can one define God better than God himself? Once, several hundred years ago, a large num ber of preachers were studying to gether profound heart searching questions like this, but when they came to the question, What is God? no one could give a satisfactory answer, they called on a young preacher to lead them in prayer asking for guidance in answering this question. He began his pray er thus: “O God, thou Spirit in finite, eternal, unchangeable in living wisdom power, holiness, jus tice goodness and truth.” This august body of learned men held their breath in awe and deepest humility, for they all recognized at once that the spirit of God was answering their question, and to this day, this question is answered in their catechism as the young preacher began his prayer. Sinco God is love, then love transcends every other known virtue of men, for it is infinite in its scope. It is not strange that one great au thor has as the subject of one of the finest books ever written, “Love the Greatest Thing in the World.” Money can’t take its place; brains are poor substitute; fame is too short lived; pleasure is at its best only when moved by this grandest of forces. It cannot be seen but its effects are felt, in the quickning pulse beat, the sympa thetic tear drop, the hand clasp, the deeds of mercy, the exchange of presents. “For God So loved the world that he gave his own begot ten son”—Love cannot be seen, God cannot be seen, but we know God loves us, because we love him. Love begets love; friendship begets friendship. “As we sow so shall we reap,” if we crave the love of others, we must first love one another. William Penn says “Love is in deed Heaven upon earth; since heaven above would not be heaven without it; for where there is not love, there is fear, but “perfect love casteth out fear and yet we naturally fear most to offend what we most love.” The poet said, “Love why do we one passion call, When ’tis a compound of them all? Where hot and cold, where sharp and sweet, In all their equipages meet; Where pleasures mixed with pains appear. Sorrow with joy, and hope with fear.” _ J