DEFENSE ISSUE
'Remember Pearl Harbor
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Volume XIX
The Lexhipep
LEXINGTON, N. C., JANUARY 23, 1942
No. 4
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Credit Where
Credit Is Due—
By Dot Spruill
Did you ever try to balance books?
It’s no easy job. We at L. H. S. are
lucky in having such an excellent
banking and treasury sustem. Miss
Freta Hoffner is our financial wizard
and in the true sense of the word she
is a wizard at bookkeeping and bank
ing.
As her assistants Miss Hoffner has
Phyllis Shoaf, Geraldine Leonard,
“Buster” Graver, and Doris Parker.
These students’ duties range from de
positing money, balancing books and
writing checks to sweeping (so Buster
says).
The school bank is run along the
same lines as a city bank. When one
wishes to deposit money, he fills out
a deposit slip and the deposit is then
posted in a cash journal. The money
is taken down and deposited in the city
bank under Lexington High’s account,
while money deposited in the school
bank is placed under separate accoimts
in the ledger. If one wishes to draw
some money from an accoimt, he fills
out a pay order and duplicate. Miss
Hoffner makes out the check for the
person and posts the amount in the
cash journal.
At the end of each week the assis
tants make out a trial balance. The
bank handles all the athletic funds and
all money for substitute teachers. Prac
tically all organizations have accounts.
Barbara Bingham, the student body
treasurer, has charge of the school
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“REMEMBER PEARL
HARBOR”
By Frances Holt Yarboroiiigh
(Quotations! Culled from Charlotte
Observer)
“Remember Pearl Harbor!”
Until the last minute, Americans had
hoped they could keep out of war. The
last minute came upon them on De
cember 7th before they knew it, even
while the Japanese envoys were keep
ing up the pretense of peace.
Like a good-natured giant, stunned
by a blow from behind. Uncle Sam
staggered under the first Japanese at
tack. Then, he recovered his balance,
jutted his jaw and fought back, per
suaded at last that not everyone is to
be trusted.
Born last Sunday in Japan’s peace-
shattering attack on the great Ameri
can naval base in Hawaii, the phrase
“Remember Pearl Harbor,” became
overnight the battle-cry of the nation.
The expression finds itself beside
such other famous expressions in
American history as “Taxation With
out Representation Is Tyranny,”
“Damn the Torpedoes—^Pull Speed
Ahead,” “Don’t Give Up the Ship,”
“Lafayette, We Are Here,” and two
others dealing with poignant memories,
“Remember the Maine,” and “Remem
ber the Alamo.”
Who was first to coin the current
phrase may never be known. It is not
known for certain who said, “Remem
ber the Maine.” The Library of Con
gress says it came to life in a New York
barroom, shortly after the battleship
(Continued On Page 4)
Interviews With A
Prince And Princess
By Frances Holt Yarborough
And Dot Spruill
Of course, I felt awkwardly shy, so
I kept in the background while
“Spruill”, poised as ever, took over:
“We’d like to interview a couple of
the actors if we way,” she said, ap
proaching the nearest man. Everyone
pointed to a certain attractive young
lady attired in a mannish outfit:
“You 11 have to get permission from
her.”
At once we knew she was the stage
manager.
“Would you like an interview before
bhe performance?”
“Yes, we would if it’s convenient with
you.”
“I take it you want to talk to the
prince or the princess. Well, this is
Mr. Allen and this is Miss Hall.”
I thought it was time for me to come
to my defense, so pulling at “Spruill’s”
coat I meekly said, “I’ll take the
princess.”
But before I could do anything,
“Spruill” had strided off to find the
princess. I went to the prince and
looked up, seeing one of the most hand
some men I’ve ever met. I opened my
mouth but nothing came out. Bam!
Something had fallen. I looked down
and saw that I had kicked over a bot
tle. “Darn, why do I have to be so
awkward?” I was too embarrassed to
look up, so I merely said.
“Your name?”
“Dennis Allen.”
“Age?”
“Nineteen.”
“My, my,” I thought as I looked up
at the tall, wavey-haired blond, who
smiled down at me. How really dra
matic he looked with his arm folded,
legs crossed, as he leaned on one of
the props.
Then he told his story: “My home is
in Wichita, Texas. When I was sev
enteen, after finishing high school, I
left home and came to New York. In
Schenectedy, I got parts in the Mo
hawk Summer Theatre. Mrs. Major
came up very often, and that is the
way I got to join the group. This
makes the third year I’ve been a mem-
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Jan. 26—Grades go in.
Jan. 27—^Hames High, Winston —
basketball (there).
Jan. 28—^Picture Show, “Mr. Boggs
Steps Out.”
Jan. 28—Reports come out.
Jan. 29—^Broadcast.
Jan. 30—Thomasville — basketball
(there).
Jan. 30—Wrestling meet (here).
Fob. 5—Broadcast.
Feb. 6— Statesville — basketball
(here).
Feb. 10—Clare Tree Major play,
“Toby Tyler.”
Feb. 10—^Mills Home — basketball
(here).
Feb. 11—Picture Show, “The Streets
of New York.”
Feb. 12—^Broadcast.
Feb. 13—Monroe—basketball (here).
Feb. 17—P.-T. A. meeting.
Feb. 19—^Broadcast—Hit Parade.
Feb. 19—Children’s Home —' basket
ball (here).
Feb. 20—Salisbury, wrestling (here).
Feb. 26—Broadcast.
Feb. 27—P.-T. A Minstrel.
Our Leader
Roosevelt, The Man
Of The Hour
In the last few weeks, we as young
Americans have come to realize that
we are actually at war since our life
long peace and security was interrupt
ed toy the sound of bombs bursting and
guns firing on that fateful day of De
cember 7, 1941. Above is pictured the
man whose words of wisdom and en
couragement have been read and
broadcast all over the world, the man
who will lead this nation to ultimate
victory, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the
President of the United States. There
are many fine ways in which we may
support our nation, but perhaps the
most noteworthy show of patriotism
that we may display is in our purchase
of defense bonds and stamps. The pur
chase of these stamps will help to hast
en a victory that will mean the end
of a war which is touching practically
every country on the globe, thus having
a far-reaching effect.
Bringing things back home, it is well
to remember that it is time again to
begin planning to attend the annual
President Roosevelt’s Birthday Ball, the
proceeds of which go to the fund for
infantile paralysis victims. Another
worthwhile way to contribute to the
support of the President’s “charges” is
to enter whole-heartedly Into the
“March of Dimes”. You won’t miss ten
cents, and just think how far it will go
toward making it possible for some un
fortunate child to walk again. All In
all, keep these things in mind, and be
a real American when America needs
you most.
SENIORS HOLD MEETING
The Senior Class held a business
meeting on Friday afternoon, January
15. Herbert Foster was elected class
poet; Dorothy Spruill, testator; Pran
ces Holt Yarborough, prophet; and
Elise Swicegood, historian.
In spite of having studied parlia
mentary law for three days, the sen
iors evidently were not putting it into
practice, according to the sponsor and
English teacher, Mrs. Ottis M. Hedrick.
As a result, they were told that they
would hold an orderly election before
leaving. Evidently, not wishing to
spend the week-end, they carried out
within a few minutes an orderly elec
tion. The following were elected of
ficers of the United States: Bruce
Gaines, president; Biarbara Bingham,
vice president; Alger Barnes, secretary;
Shirley Eastep, treasurer.