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THE LEXHIPEP
April 1. 1947
Club
icity
—Mary Sue Thomason
Mack Tuttle Stars in Original
Night Club Production
On the stage of Lexington High
School, February 12, Mack Tuttle pre
sented an imitation of a Myrtle Beach
night club. The action took place
on the Ocean Forest Patio where
Mack Tuttle and his orchestra were
playing for a limited engagement. The
scene inoluded the happy-go-lucky
drunk, the typical night-club society,
and the usual number of guest stars.
Jack Swaim of Hollywood and Broad
way was honored at the club and re
turned the compliment by singing the
hit song: “Bless You.’’ Other enter
tainment was furnished by the or
chestra with Mack Tuttle doing the
honors on the vocals. The student
body is looking forward to another
visit to this Myrtle Beach Night Club.
Ralph Garner, Famed Blind
Accordionist, Visits L.H.S.
Ralph Garner, famed blind accord
ionist of Greensboro, N. C., visited
tiexington High School on February
28. In recent years Ralph has per
formed for Lexington High School
audiences and has been highly praised.
On this return performance he thrilled
the students to the tunes of many
current hits and a few old-timers:
“To Each His Own,’’ “The Gypsy,”
“Vinci, Vinci,” “Swanee River” (swing
version), and “The Beer Barrel
Polka.” To the strains of his theme
song, “Anchors Aweigh,” he bade us
good-bye until his next appearance
with us.
Being a former roommate of Mr.
Pete Lea, Mr. Garner seemed almost
one of the faculty. Mr. Garner has
attended the state school for the blind
at Raleigh and is also a graduate of
FJon College.
Miss Snyder Speaks to
Tri-Hi-Y
The Tri-Hi-Y met in the home of
DeNeale Peeler on Tuesday night,
February 18. After the roll was called
and the minutes were read, the meet
ing was turned over to Becky Smith,
program chairman; she introduced to
the club members Miss Mildred Sny
der, who was guest speaker for the
night.
As religious director of the Meadow-
view Presbyterian church. Miss Sny
der delivered a very impressive and
appropriate message. She used as her
topic, “Are You Ashamed?”
The business meeting followed and
the president read several articles
from the Hi-Ways concerning Tri-
Hi-Y girls.
Refreshments were then served by
the hostess assisted by Becky Smith,
co-hostess. .
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 1-^Senior Clgss Play
April 3~Eoster Asembly
April 4>7—Easter Holidoys
April 11—Phy. Ed. Assembly
April 18—Junior Assembly
April 18—Stunt Night
April 25—Honor Society Assembly
April 25—Boseboll—Hones High—There
April 29—Baseball—Groy High—There
Complimcotfl of
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PHONE fiSSB
—By “Guilty”
I thought that if you were eighteen that they couldn’t draft you, but I
have found out differently. It isn’t Uncle Sam this time, though; it’s Aunt
Peggy, my advisor. It happens to be one of the styles of oiu: day and time
that needs to be brought to the attention of us fellows, and I’m the guiltiest
one of all, that has to bring this thing before your eyes. I’m sure, though,
that we’ll all realize our mistake that we are making.
A change every once in a while brings us before the eyes of every in
telligent young lady, because of the numerous comments we receive. Of course
a lot of it is sarcasm, because we fail to change more often. It doesn’t mat-
tre about our ability to do this or that, but it does matter about our taste
and appearance. We can make high grades, but can we make as high grade
on our appearance as we can on that other subject? I don’t advise you to
run down to P. and G. or some other place to buy the stores out, but the
use of the clothes that we have. Be sure to put the right colors, plaids, and
stripes together so as not to make the same old mistake.
We have a change of fashions and styles. Just like the women folks, and
we are entitled to just as much credit and praise. This spring we have our
own styles and here are a few to get wise to:
In suits . . . Plain colors, checks, bankers, stripes, low button placements,
long lapels, square shoulders, straight line backs.
In slacks . . . Flannels, gabardines, coverts, doeskins, glens, checks, blends,
sharkskin.
In jackets . . . Tweeds, shettards, gabs.
In topcoats . . . Coverts, shettards, gabardines, camels’ hair, raglans,
with full cut shoulders.
In sweaters . . . Solid colors are solid.
In shirts . . . Dressy-white and fancies with three pointed collar. White
or fancy-broadcloth—button down—with wide spread collar—sport shirts—
knits with short sleeves.
Here’s the matter before your eyes, so make the best of it by using these
hints listed above. Make your outfit just as if it were something special—
which it is. You can have a minimmn of clothes, and they can go a long
way just by a change or two. Consider what you want and need before you
buy, because the one undecided usually winds up without anything. Here’s
looking at you!
Watch It!
—Young
Your shoe is imtied! Watch that
hole! You’re sitting on a tack! You
have grease on your trousers! Yes,
these and many more comments are
circulating today. For, it’s April Fool’s
Day. True, the Lexhlpep, as your
school paper, is usually accepted as
documentary, but, if I were you, I
wouldn’t believe it if it were an
nounced that there would be no school
this afternoon. No, slrree, I wouldn’t,
but you might as well, because it is
true. As true as “ye columnist” could
possibly make it in his hopeless brain.
On the night of March 31, 1947, a
group of white clad persons with a
fiery cross on each shoulder filed up
to our esteemed principal’s home and
loudly tapped on the door. His smiling
countenance was abruptly thrust into
the night, but when he saw what
was there be unthrust it and called
for help as though bloody murder were
taking place—which it was. The white
clad figures, who proved to have on
hospital night shirts, presented a pe
tition signed by every student of Lex
ington Hi and half the students of
T’vllle asking that we be given a
half holiday on Teachers’ Day (All
Fool’s Day to you). The petition was
further signed in their own blood by
all other members of the faculty and
several unfortunate Spencer specta
tors who took a poke at one of Liex-
ington’s ball players and who are now
minus various and sundry parts of
their anatomy such as heads, teeth,
fingers, legs, toes, feet, skin, tongues,
noses, roses, poses and eyebrows, eye
balls, baseballs, and. mainly basket
balls. Mr. p. refused and was Imme
diately ascended upon by the shout
ing horde, who demanded blood. He
pleaded; they took a step forward:
he fell to his knees in supplication:
they raised their scalping toives and
abruptly walked away amid the thanks
of Mrs. Payne and the quiet sobs of
Little Abner and Pappy Yokum. It
was all in fun, and, boy, was it funny!
You should have seen him on his
knees, his knees on the floor and the
whole house shaking from a human
earthquake, whose knees were on the
floor, shaking like sixty.
So, you see, that is why it is all a
joke, about our getting a half-hoU-
day, because it was to be published
that we were to get a half-holiday
today and the paper was already at
press, and who, may I ask, can hold
the presses with. “Pig” on the business
end of it? Nacherly, since it didn’t
happen until last night we couldn’t
know of the failure of the petition,
so consider this a formal announce
ment of the fact that Lexington Hi’s
students are free as a bird, in a gilded
cage, this afternoon. So, have a good
time! Don’t take any wooden nickels,
wooden Indians, cord wood, cord, rope,
twine, entwining, hugging, smooching
—ye gods! What am I saying? Well,
all wonderful, colossal, and stupen
dous things must come to an end, so
happy All Teacher’s Day to all of
you and especially to the hlSECSt suck
er of all—the all day sucker.
Alumni News
Most of the Alumni, when they grad
uate, leave behind them their happy-
go-lucky times that they had in high
school. But this is not so in all
cases, some of the Alumni still get a
“kick out of’’ acting.
“it is this way in the case of Lee
Boy Wilson. \^en he was in high
school (so Mrs. Hedrick says), he
and Harold Hhroldson would give
some "mighty” good skits for the stu
dents of Lexington High. If any of
you saw “Cornzapoppin,” you will re
member Lee Roy in his superb per
formance of Elmer. Best of luck, Lee
Roy, in your future performances.
Another talented young man who
has received much acclaim is Ed
Blaster. Ed is a senior at CaroUna
and is majoring in Dramatics and
Music . He had the lead in “Bartered
Bride,” which was staged recently. He
is going to give a concert the last
of April and I am sure that there
will be many who will be present to
hear Ed sing. Lexington High is very
proud of you and we wish you suc
cess in everything that you attempt
to do.
Lexington High is very sad that
T. I. Stroud was hurt in a wreck.
T. I. was home on leave from the
Army when the wreck occurred. We
hope that you will soon be better,
T. T.
“Big Bill” Smith was the visitor
of second period on March 18 and
we were “mighty” glad to have you.
Bill. The next time you’re home come
to see us again.
The colleges are having spring va
cations, so why don’t some of you
Alumni drop around to see us.
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