Heap on more
wood!—
The wind is chill;
Lexhipep
But let it whistle
as it will.
We’ll keep out
Christmas merry
stUl.
—Scott
Vol. XXIV
LEXINGTON, N. C., DECEMBER 13, 1946
No. 3
The Christmas Shopper
—Adele Tuttle
Each year there comes a time when
everyone, wears himself to a frazzle
an^ this time is when a person
does his Christmas shopping. Yes, the
Aunt Sally,. Cousin Jimmie^ Uncle
and Grandma Kate. Each New
you make the same res^ution to dT
your next year’s Chri^nsies shopping
earlier, and w^t happ^?.-OiSU
oiff’
10 ia
f? a
Civic Clubs Honor
rootbali Team
Tne civic football banquet, spon
sored jointly Dy tne Umcan, Lions
uotary, ana Kiwams CiuDS, was neia
on inursday nignt, December 12. Tnis
time you hunt and look for gifts f^ occasion has oecome an annual af-
_iair, havl^ had its beginmng ovei
»S%go. The banquet com&^
^tMtne tootoaU season, ana
■^ked forward to
l.^iior and junior varsity teart^
ieerieaders. Coaches Maus ant
majorettes, L.Hii. band, man-
fhe cluD members, and theii^
Rg^ht for the event, to-^
persons. J
the evening begin
ways start
on .^ecembi
ting
alwaj
msRK i
be.^
and^
goi:
that i^^hsy wdiii
to be- julfr righi^y^
the last minute get
take a look at 'the’^.j,
can spends a typicaf^a';
shopping. *•''
The first thing that confronts th?
Christmas shopper is what day to be
gin his shopping. The .‘/lOpper usual
ly starts planning for this day in
September, and he gets around to set
ting the date lor December 10. When
this morning arrives, he gets up early
so that he can be ready by the time
the stores are open. Catching a bus
he arrives in the shopping districl
just in time to get into a line in front
of a large department store. Altei
reaching the inside, the shopper is
handed a pair of nylon hose for which
he pays $1.65 to the cashier. Tht
little' Christmas shopper, making hit
way to the linen department, then
realizes he was not the only one who
decided to do his shopping this
morning.
After going into the men’s depart
ment, the. women’s department, tlw
children’s department, the cosmetic;
department, and the household de
partment, the package-laden shoppei
becomes tired. So rushing Into the
nearest Walgreen’s Drug store for a
quick lunch, he has to get into his
sixth line for that morning. Dashing
out onto the street again, the shopper
spends three more hours getting
Christmas gifts for his family and
friends. With his packages slipping
from his arms, the shopper makes his
Way to the bus stop. Since the bus
has not come, he takes time to get
his packages back into a position
so that they may be carried without
slipping.
Finally getting on the bus, the shop
per finds no seat on which he can sit
down. Riding on the bus for fifteen
jerky minutes, the shopper finds that
his packages are slowly and surely
slipping from his arms again. But nev
ertheless he gets to his front dooi
just as the pajamas for Uncle Luke
drop, taking everything with them.
After picking them up, the shoppei
slowly enters his house and takes
stock of his gifts. He smiles gaily at
his nice presents, and then he real
izes he forgot to get something foi
Brother Paul, third cousin Lou, Aunt
Minnie, Uncle——^Ohl Well, tomor
row is another day, and there are still
ten more shopping days until Christ
mas.
Good-Bye, L.H.S.;
Hello, Texas
; For the first time in many yeai's
L.H.a. loses one of its teachers during
rne first semester Miss Sink, one
of L. H. S.’s s^Slf^e teachers, wUj
leave December., cOpyTexas.
Miss Sink isSiijj^Vfejpf Lexington
ana was gradij«tp^#o^ L.HJS. in
iyii7. She atteyhj^l^T^vard College
fgj^TRto ?8jrs then^jansferred to
^ “ •■•‘iefE shet°^war
; wll.
juniors, ^ere
tional Honor Society. This is^deea a
high honor and the peak of a stu
dent's high school career. The service
was the established candlelight service
with short addresses concerning the
four principles of the society: charac
ter, scholarship, leadership and serv
ice. Names of the new members were
held secret at press date.
Christmas Pageant Will
Be Presented Tuesday
"The Adoration,” a Christmas page
ant portraying the nativity of Christ
will be given Tuesday morning foi
the' Christmas assembly program
Frederick Wilmot wrote the beautiful
skit that will be presented by the
combined forces of the Dramatics
Class, Bible Department, and the Glee
Club. . The production will be under
the direction of the three advisors
respectively: Mrs. T. J. Lewis, Mis;
Hazel Grady, and Mr. John Crocker.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Plan to attend the Student Council
Christmas Dance tonight at nine
o’clock in the gym. The admission
will be fifteen and twenty-five cents,
and everyone is cordially invited. Re
freshments will be on sale by the coun
cil members, so bring plenty of money
Smooth dancing will be In progress
during the evening. S6, everyone plan
I to be at the first dance of the Christ-
• mas season.
Memorial Service Held
For L. H. S. War Dead
The most impressive service of the
year was given on December 6 by the
G.I. Club, under the direction of Mr.
Pete Lea. This program was given in
memory of the men who gave their
lives in supreme sacrifice for our
country.
The students entered the audito
rium in reverent quietness and after
they were seated, the parents of the
boys who died in service were ushered
in by members of the GX Club. Four
candelabra with unlighted candles
were^jlaced in the center of the
stage^On one side of the stage were
he is planning'' imalSwhite crosses, representing the
' ., RrfWvoe? W the men, and on the other
‘^Itar was placed with lighted
^iThe whole auditorium was
it for the lighted candles
ale light reflected pn the
Bill Eanes
String Green%|»^r^*^All-Stafe^ ^
Bill Eanes, brilliant blocking bal
for the L. H. S. yellowpackets, wi
selected as first string blocking back^
on the Greensboro Dally News All-
State Schoolboy Lineup on December
8. Eanes along with “Chub” 'Wilson,
who received honorable mention on
the lineup, were the only L. H. S. boys
to receive this great honor. Follow
ing the announcement of this selec
tion on December 8, Eanes, along with
Coach Jimmy Maus, attended the an
nual All-State Football Banquet in
Greensboro, where he, along with other
All-State players, was presented with
a gold, engraved football as token of
his achievements in football for the
year.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 13—Honor Society Tap
ping.
December 17—Christmas Pro
gram.
December 17-30—Christmas Holi
days.
January 3—Sports Round-Up.
January 10—Ninth Grade As
sembly.
January 17-24—Exams.
January 17—Tri-HI-Y Assembly.
January 24—Picture Show.
d, pastor of the
led an appro-
which Richard
having seen
fee in Europe
,0Ur,:plillen heroes in
short time ago that
{;5e^th us; our friends.
We played together
Iher. They even came
and sat in this very
the seats in which you
shadow of war
|.chlng into al-
TjtSifee boyes met
peme going of
^thers waiting
Ird months of
fie enemy for us.
6a or in the air, in
ae sl^ore of Iwa Jima,
ad defeated him,
that the
s^^^ught for
nation
loi*' our-^ildSef;
ys srhotef/nijrbic^eeds
'whose
duty,
nation to
ihtK all
Presents
>ol
Each year l5iu?fe^
a group of stj.
Lexington
This year, oif;i’
ored school prese:
cHbol sends
,-.^.,^ertain the
^r^H^pnt body.
the col-
iiatic show,
ly,, Annie
' Junice
ie-act '«ama
Sacting, under
Don A Wooten, was
the show was ren-
o Dunbar trios. These
were coached and accompanied by
Miss Clara M. Conway. Their arrange
ment of the last number, “White
Christmas,” by Berlin, was unusual
yet very beautiful.
This expression of better race re
lations was well received. L. H. S
hopes to return this -token and arf
striving to continue the e'friendly re
lations between thf . .lo'ols.
Mara
CarjJieVisyXli
MCdle^r
the 4ite^t!
superb,
dered by