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Friday, March 20, 1942 THE POINTER Page Three The Music Box One of the leading composers of patriotic hits is that popular band-leader Sammy Kaye. His best is “Remember Pearl Harbor.” The next one, which is a letter from a soldier boy, “Dear Mom,” is setting quite a record for itself. Other good patriotic hits or soon to be hits” are Xavier Cugat’s “Viva Roosevelt,” Art Jarret’s song of the soldier boy saying “Good-bye, Mama, I’m off to Yo kohama.” Some of the very new songs of American patriotism are: “Wake Island March,” by Charles Leeds, “Our Battle Cry” by Lee Wilson, “Ev’ry Maid in America” and many others are already be ing played over the radio and in the movies. Many old songs are staging a great come-back. Most of these hits are re-introduced in the movies. Leading in these is “Waiting for the Robert E. Lee,” and following, are those old tim ers: “My Melancholy Baby,” “My Gal Sal,” “Song of the Isl ands,” and “The Marines’ Hymn.” Tommy Dorsey is making a new picture “Ship Ahoy” which will be released sometime in April. Vaughn Monroe has signed with 20th Century Fox to make a pic ture with his band. Artie Shaw, under doctor’s orders has been forced to quit work for a few weeks because of a serious throat ailment. Artie’s latest are “Some body Nobody Loves,” and “Hin dustan.” It is heard that “Hit Parade’s” Barry Wood, composer and singer of “Any Bonds Today” is team ing up with Dinah Shore to make some records. When Benny Goodman’s boys are late for re hearsal, or hit a sour note, they pay him a quarter. This money will go toward buying Uncle Sam a bomber. A Chat With The Editors The Pointer, the students, and faculty members of H. P. H. S. wish to express their apprecia tion to the National Honor Socie ty for the excellent programs which have been most welcome and worthwhile features of this year’s activities. Orchids to Miss Goodman, the administration and mernbers of the speech class for the well- planned and successfully carried out Speech Festival. Many stu dents have been heard to express the hope that this become an an nual affair. Congratulations, debaters and Coach Munroe! Eight contests and eight victories! High Point is proud of your record. Best of luck to you in the triangle de bate and Wake Forest Tourna ment. A note of encouragement to the members of the Dramatic Club who will present ‘Winter Sunset,’ a one-act play, at the district contest at Belmont. We are root ing for you, future Bemahrdts and Booths! A great improvement has been noticed in the conduct in the hall following the drive for better ob servance of traffic rules. Congrats, Studes. , ssiHt FOR THE BEST IN SHOE REPAIRING J. EriuiTS Call for and Delivery PHONE 2755 I Wanted: Hitler, Mussolini, | I Hirohito in | I Exchange for old Furniture = " JAKE HARRIS | “The Old Boy Himself’ ■ ■ ■iinniaiiiiHiiinri AVON PLAYERS PRESENT SHAKESPEARE’S “HAMLET Your inquiring reporter decid ed to turn to the drama recently, and when the Avon Players pre sented “Hamlet” in the audito rium last Tuesday, I hotfooted it backstage after the play and al most knocked Hamlet down. He •was very nice about it, though, and told me everything I wanted to know. The Avon Players originally had eleven players but the draft has cut do'wn the number to five. This group tours the South and Southwest principally, but be cause of the rubber shortage, Mr. Selman, (Hamlet), told me that their activities would be greatly curtailed. Shakespeare’s original version of “Hamlet” runs about four and one-half hours, but the Avon ver sion has been considerably short ened, running about two hours. Mr. Selman upon being asked about learning all the lines, said it wasn’t as difficult as most people believe. He said that he had just picked them up in his eleven years’ experience in radio and stage acting. Following is a list of the play ers and their parts: Robert Sel man, Hamlet; Frank Howson, the King, the Ghost, and the Actor; Harold Selman, Polonius, Laer tes, and Horatio; Eugenie Du Bois, the Queen; and Doris Ed wards, Ophelia. HOW TO MAKE FUDGE To begin -with, you look all over the house and can’t find any cbcoa. So you borrow some from the neighbors. It’s old, but you use it anyhow. You then try to find the sugar which is all over the breakfast table, so you scrape it up, dirt and all, and dump it in. You can’t find the milk, so you use orange juice. You finally get the stove working O. K. and put on the fudge. You stir and stir ’til you get fudge in the face. Then your gas pipe bursts and the fire goes out. But you figure the fudge is done anyway and pour it in a dish (which you forgot to butter) and patiently wait for it to harden. After two months it’s still soft so you give it to the neighbor’s dog. In a few days the dog is dead, and the neighbor shoots you. (Now you’re dead). Local Students Heard Over Station WBIG On February 5, Greensboro high school invited a group of High Point students over to ra dio station WBIG to take part in a panel discussion entitled, “What Schools Can Do and Are Doing in National Defense.” Bet ty Jean Culver, Byron Grand- jean, and Ray Willard composed the contingent from High Point, with Miss Ruth Goodman going along as faculty advisor. Miss Krummel Elected Officer In Local NCEA Miss Marjorie Krummel, high school faculty member, was re cently elected secretary-treasurer of the High Point xmit of the North Carolina Education Asso ciation. Other officers elected were: M. L. Patrick, principal of Clo- verdale school, president; and Miss Louise Bell, vice-president. Miss Krummel succeeds Mrs. Clayton E. Glasgow. PART PLAYED IN DEFENSE BY OTHERS The New Haven High School of Wilmington, N. C., ran a stream er stating that they had declared war against the Axis powers. Their student body president ask ed for the declaration, and the student body voted imanimously for it. . . . — ... — ... — In North Wilkesboro, N. C., a Defense Club has been organized. It is called “The High School De fense Savings Stamps Club.” The purpose of the club is to encour age the students to buy defense stamps and bonds. ... — ... — In Philadelphia, Pa., the Simon Gratz High School has done more than any other school towards National Defense, and the war it self. Their school is taking air raid precautions courses, and hun dreds are joining the Emergency Dress Up For EASTER Buy On Our EASY LAY-AW AY PLAN SUITS — COATS — DRESSES — HATS BAGS — UNDIES THE FASHION SHOP and 9 Some people may think that it is very cute to be twins. Well, I don’t! Definitely! I had a twin brother once, identical twins. He talked as I did, dressed the same as I, acted the same, etc., etc. As I look back now I regret that I was even born, but as I see it now, my life would have been much better if no one had invent ed twins. I will relate some of the things that happened to me, or was it my brother? Sometimes even I can’t tell the difference. Back in grammar school, my brother and I looked alike, but I won’t go through that again. Well, anyway, I made better grades than he, but always he came home with my report card. and I wouldn’t be able to sit down for about a week. In high school I went out for football, worked my heart out, and they awarded a letter to my brother. Why, even when I was supposed to graduate from college they gave the diploma to my brother, and I had to stay for two years extra. I fell in love with a girl, proposed to her, and she married -my brother. By this time I was in business and mak ing some money. One day I made a lot of money, so they gave it to ^my brother. But at last! I got my revenge! I died, and they buried my brother. I ALWAY SAY! Don’t give me liberty across your bridges or death before you get to them or don’t count your chickens before your horses of a different color hatch. Some always say—some peo ple don’t know their right arm from their -wrong arm, especially when it comes to distinguishing up from do'wn. “A stitch in time saves em barrassment.” Most people who go round call ing people morons get self-con scious. If you want to be a “yes” man, just get a job in a yo-yo factory. You’ll always be nodding.) To B. M. 0. C. Blue-eyed, sweet, and some times benevolent. Yet forceful, determined, and very strong-bent. Rather ratonal at times—even if he detest me— Only you wouldn’t believe it un til you see— Nasty looks like he looks at me. Giddy girls chase him—just like they did his brother— Really willing, ready and able— and rather Affectionate he must be—per haps to his mother Notoriously known as a woman- hater— Dreadful I’ll feel—if I don’t see him later. Just between us, he’s sweet as can be. Eager, brilliant, kind—^he really enraptures me, Agreeable, polite, ■with that in sight so keen. Now all I want is a date—^with BYRON GRANDJEAN! By One Who Should Know Better. War Aid Committee. First aid will be taught to the teachers, as well as the students. Others will knit; and special air raid groups have been formed. They even have their o^wn slogan, which is: “Rap the Jap ’til he takes a nap.” ... — The Cary High School at Cary, N. C., is taking up the selling of stamps and bonds by giving each teacher books with one 10-cent stamp in each of them. Students may purchase these from their home-room teachers. Mr. Dry, the principal of the school, will place a U. S. flag outside the first room which has a 100 per cent purchase of stamps. ... — ... — ... — At the Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School in Brooklyn, N. Y., some of the seniors are tak ing an Emergency First Aid Course. These classes wil pro vide an adequate number of first aiders for the school in case of an air raid. Air raid rules were issued throughout the school, too. What We Hear On The Radio Do you listen to your radio? If you do, here are some hints on what programs to listen to. First, if you are in the mood, listen to a good thriller such as “Hard-lump” Hatty, Stoker girl. This will prove exciting because at the moment, Hatty is on her way to Hawaii. She has a boy friend there and is afraid that he will fall in love with a girl named Pearl Harbor that she has heard so much about. Another exciting program is Crooning Kate, Boatswain’s mate. You will thrill to Kate’s first trip over the Atlantic. She signed up first as first class ballast for Car go hold number three, but was promoted to Cargo hold number four, as there was a bottom to that one. Skippers are hastening to sign her up because they will be safe from submarines. Kate’s voice has been kno-wn to crush a sub at fifty miles, and to lay a building flat at seventy-five. Do You Like To Write Essays? Then Read This DENTAL CLINIC HELD IN GYM YESTERDAY Through the cooperation of seven High Point dentists, the boys of High Point high school received a dental examination yesterday morning and afternoon. The examinations started about ten o’clock in the morning and continued until about one o’clock. Examining the boys were: Drs. Pitts, Adams, Clayton, Mc- Kaughn, and the three Zimmer man brothers, all doctors from High Point. HINTS TO WORRY WARTS 1. Don’t worry, wart. 2. Don’t bother people. 3. Be yourself and don’t try to be another Gable or Grable. 4. Keep your mouth shut; you can see your face better. Ah, to write an essay. It must be wonderful to be able to •write an essay. Yes, I am sure I would be quite happy if one successful essay I wrote. I glance around me—I see the often written about “Nature” I see people being snow balled here, and people rushing ,or pok ing however the case may be, about their business, but no in spiration do I get. Ah, must I Uve to a ripe old age -without accomplishing the great art of essay -writing? Would that I should die first, some place, perhaps, I shall be inspired to -write an essay. Oh! I know surely such a fate as never -writing an essay must be mine. After reading this, fan (?) yes, I know what you’re think ing but do you have a bet ter idea?
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