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the full moon_ _ March 15 Home Ec Classes Entertain At Tea The Home Economics depart ment entertained the faculty of Albemarle high school after school Tuesday at a tea in the home eco nomics laboratory, to show off the new improvements of the depart- New curtains have been made by the girls in the freshmen classes for the sewing and cooking labs. New covers have been made tor tne couch and cushions, and the furni ture has been repainted. School Board Honored. The school board, Mr. Grigg and principals of the city schools were entertained Thursday night at a dinner given by the Home Eco nomics department. The tenth grade class prepared the dinner, using a St. Patrick s Day motif. Three Boys Awarded Trips To Charlotte Three Albemarle high students, Hubert Hatley. Glenn Almond and Elvin Eudy, spent Thursday, Fri day, and Saturday of last week in Charlotte, as the guests of the Charlotte News, who sponsored a subscription contest won by the boys. The boys, who obtained as many as fifteen new subscribers for the Charlotte News, were given this 3- day trip with all expenses paid. While there, they were taken through the News plant and shown all phases of printing a paper, and they were entertained at a special banquet. ve Them Albemarle Greenhouses Phone 146 Member F.T.D.A. Before You Take That EASTER TRIP Drive by the Amoco Sta tion and have your car checked and gassed to insure a smooth trip. WHO’S WHO "Ah, Sprins— The Poet’s Sea* Brings Out Love, Tops, and SU ILA LEE KNOTTS Did someone say “Jitterbug’ Get Knottsy! We’ve got to have Knottsy! Since she is one of the best danc es in school, Knottsy is always in demand. A hearty booster in every sport, Ila Lee Knotts has been a member of the Boosters’ club for five years id is now a cheer-leader. Shr so in the Special Talents club. Knottsy is a member of the Na tional Honor society and Black Masque Honor society, two : honors that prove she is an standing senior. Her favorite attire is a shirt and skirt, and her favorite expression is “Shut up, Wade—!” While she is fussing at Wade, she is thinking about Lenoir Rhyne (her prefer- ce in colleges). When asked what she would do with a million dollars, Knottsy said, “I would live easy. The money would also help me to fulfill my ambition, which is to become an in terior decorator and to get mar- Knottsy likes to drive, dance, read (especially biographies), flirt, and just any kind of sport. But she hates being teased, not having her own way, and “two-timers”. After graduation from the twelfth grade, Knottsy is undecid ed what she will do, but she hopes to go to college. KEITH ALMOND If you see a boy driving i A model Ford and nonchalantly eating a turnip, you will know at ice that it is Keith Almond. Keith is a transfer from Endy _-id one of the friendliest and most popular boys in school. There really nothing he can’t do. He president of the newly-organized Country club and a member of the Dramatic club. The yell, “Ring ’em again, ’em again, faster, faster,” is fitted to Keith. He was oi Endy basketball team for three years and was one of the sta the A. H. S. team this year. ___ plays tennis and baseball, too, and he says he will compete with any one in a real bam dance. Keith likes to eat anything (es pecially soup). He also likes chickens—and everything else that goes with a farm. His chief dis like is to read anything except the sports page. Keith really has some ardent ad mirers in the lower classes, but think he likes a certain twelfth grader (and sometimes Pfeiffei- who doesn’t?) His favorite a his ambition i education. Keith plans ti lege after graduation from the twelfth grade and take a course agriculture. “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns thoughts of love’’—and though it may be rush ing things a bit, thoughts are turn- ng fashions are changing, and "Iring fever’ has gotten a good start with almost three-fourths of ‘^^Thosf"old°tvorites, playing marbles and spinning tops, are more popular than ever, and >ou, can hardly find a sidew-alk not drawn off with a hop-scotch. Jump-1 ing ropes ,too, are in great de-1 '"^The first warm days brought a| change from wool skirts and s^eat- ers to light spring dresse.s. Corny Iwas certainly surpnsed when slii- breezed out one morning dre.ssed for a nice spring day only to find that Old Man Winter was still with ’’That old fad ‘shirt tail.s out’ ha- been renewed by Judy, Ninky, i Skimp, Coral and almost every boy j in school. John Kennedy really 1 shines in that aqua jacket. i Moccasins and saddle oxfords I still are the most popular footwear, although the girls have sorta gone for those Mexican sandals, Hu- rachas. The most popular outfit for school wear this spring will un doubtedly be cotton skirts and thin white blouses. Speaking of blouses, Jo Beaver’s is about the prettiest lis spring. Latest reports are that the Home Ec classes are to start sewing again soon, so look for the latest thing in spring clothes from them. To the other one-fourth of you who haven’t caught spring fever yet, your time will come. You can’t, miss it because it’s very contagious.' Don’t worry, though; the best cure | seems to be—just let nature take its course. Hope you live through it. More About Vocational Survey Those in work for which trained earn on an average $15.50 per week. Those in work not trained for earn on an average $13.75 per week. WANT AD V Did your UncU U« = randpop pl.y , , Fifteen Typisij'al Compete In Fifteen commerciil jii plan to enter the nati*,.,, to be held April 15-v ^ students, three 'ro dents, and two booiir dents. T Sam Andrew, a jwiiot,^ the school record of S! i®* minute, .should havear to win one of the topi- at winning speed la-* :-.us words per minute. Teachers Attendkv' Miss Rose Laws aid Milling are attendinj : ^ meeting of the N. C. i,„, being held in Raleigl. y. Drink... “ BIG B(Ti COUi Big Boy Bott| CompanjL' Carolina Realty Insurance Co. Ihiy That Bonnet s efird Compliments Of J. C. Penney Company 146 West Main St. ALBEMARLE. N. C. If we can’t sell you Groceries and Meats Let us sell you a Heater or a Dexter Washer J. W. Lowder PHONE 291 Albemarle, N. C. When That Plumbing Gets Rambunctious I \ Telephone 234 ^We’re At Your Service— ^ When You Need Us Most! Albemarle Plumbing & Heating Co. Cabarrus Bank & Trust Company First Bank in Stanly County “Since 1899" STAHLY THEAW WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 18th, 1940 1^: MONDAY 3 PAT O’BRIEN and RUTH TERRY in . . • “SLIGHTLY HONORABLE’ ; “George Ol.en »nd Hi. Orcheftra.” Mu.i«l TUESDAY 1 “MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHlX'^'t Feature .fart.: 12:30, 3:05, 7:15, 9:40 ^ WEDNESDAY Z LAUREL and HARDY in . . . * “CHUMPS AT OXFORD” " “The Phantom Creep.,” Chapter Seven Grantland Sportlight THURSDAY AND FRIDAY g JAMES STEWART and MARLENE DIETRICH i" ;1 “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN , with Mi.cha Auer, Charle. Winninger „ E A Walt Di.ney Color Cartoon Paramount i SATURDAY I WILLIAM BOYD a. HOP ALONG CASSIDY “SANTE FE marshall ' “Dick Tracy’. G-Men.” Chapter " ' “Nothing But Plea.ur „er Keaton CoO>»’
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