Friday, November 3, 1950
THE FULL MOON
Page 3
Whitley's
Whitlin's
JOE - CHARLES - WHIT
Thought for the month: The
only two who can live as cheap
ly as one are a flea and a dog.
* *
Proof
The horse and mule live 30
years
And nothing know of wines and
beers;
Goats and sheep at 20 die
And never taste of Scotch and
Rye.
Cows drink water by the ton;
At 18 they are mostly done;
The dog at 15 cashes in
Without the aid of Rum or Gin.
The cat in milk and water soaks
And then in 12 short years it
croaks;
The modest, sober, bone-dry hen
Lays eggs for nogs, then die^ at
ten.
all ANIMALS are strictly dry,
They sinless live and swiftly die:
But Sinful; Ginful, Rum-soaked
Men
Survive for three score years and
ten.
Wataugan
* * *
Lib: Do you believe in clubs
for girls?
Angela: Well, yes, if kindness
fails.
* * *
Said the ground to the plow:
“What are you going to do to me,
John Deere?”
* ' *' *
. Policeman (to Jimmy Green
3Ust struck by a hit and-run
driver) “Did you get his num
ber?”
Jimmy: “No, but I'd recognize
his laugh any place.”
* * *
One angry skunk to another:
‘So do you!”
* * *
Garters, Brassieres, and high-
'vaymen all do the same thing,
only at different places.
* * * ..
The dimmer the light, the more
scandal power.
* * *
The burlesque dancer was ar-
I'ested for no gause at all.
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Home Builders
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Albemarle, N. C.
It's The
Truth .
"CHICKEN" PALMER
The other week was Fair week,
as we all know, and as usual the
burlesque wasn’t missing. The
Fair was great, but a couple of
side shows were outstanding and
received a large attendance from
the pupils of A. H. S.
By now you no doubt know
what I’m talking about; that’s
right — the “Vanities”. That’s the
show that has girls instead of
monkeys and freaks.
Well, getting back to the A. H.
S. attendance, it was well repre
sented by girls and boys, the
greater part being girls. Not ac
customed to this type of enter
tainment and being there just to
takes the names of the persons I
knew, I was so shocked I haven’t
gotten over it yet. I felt so out
of place in this hugie-guchie that
I could hardly write the names of
the people I ’ saw there. I wrote
only four names before I had to
leave for fear of fainting from
shock.
There sat Jo Ann Burrell, Lil
lian Copley, and Lib Elder, but
the thing that took my breath
was Jimmy Griffin. They were all
sitting on the front row. That in
itself wasn’t so bad, but what
they were doing wasn’t so good
either. Jo Ann, better known as
“Gooch” Burrell, was eating pop
corn and reaching for the aban
doned costumes at the same time,
which wasn’t so bad, but she
kept saying loud enough for the
whole midway to hear, “I can
beat that.”
As for Lib, she was trying to
make off with the master of cere
monies, who was, of course a man.
Well, Lillian wasn’t going to
miss a thing, with her saucer eyes
never leaving the stage, and it
took five men to drag her out.
She then tried to get a job as a
strip-artist.
As for Jimmy Griffin, he wasn’t
content to sit on the front row,
but got himself a chair and moved
up close enough to reach the
stage and get a birds eye view at
the same time.
These were only a few of the
people I saw, but I haven’t got
room for all the names of the
five or six hundred students in the
tent, which was built to seat
three hundred.
After the show I stood at the
exit to take the names of the un
der-age attendants. As the number
reached about three hundred, a
girl whom I didn’t recognize grab
bed the list from my hand and
took off through the crowd. I
could see the people parting as
though the second moon trip had
started.
One of my co-workers saw my
secret signal and caught the list
snatcher and held her till I got
there. When I saw who it was I
almost dropped my tooth. There
she stood like a wild woman with
her hair pulled over her eyes and,
for further disguise, her lipstick
on her cheek instead of her
mouth. This didn’t fool two
smart detectives like us, for we
had finished a two year course in
disguise.
By the time I got to Martha
Rae, she had torn up the list and
eaten it. We decided it was best
to call Mr. Harris and tell him to
punish her instead of sending her
to the pen as we usually do.
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WHO'S WHO
JOHN HARWOOD
“Well, you have a point there.
Is there any more discussion?”
This is the familiar voice of John
Harwood as he conducts - many
heated discussions during the
senior class meetings.
Because of John’s ability to get
along with people and his rare de
pendability, he is very active in
high school, having been treas
urer of the Black Masque, Stu
dent Council representative, mem
ber of the athletic council and
Monogram Club, and this year as
sistant business manager of the
annual and senior class presi
dent.
John excels in sports, especia-
ly basketball, and has played on
the varsity squad for two years.
He was also a member of the
baseball team and has participa
ted in intramural sports and field
day events.
Steak heads John’s food pre
ferences, and other favorites of
his are the movie stars, Esther
Williams, Alan Ladd, and Glenn
Ford. His only intense dislike is
silly girls.
State College is the school of
his choice, where he plans to maj
or in some phase of engineering.
By the way, girls, John likes
you all, but when asked what
type of girl he liked most, he
said, “Just a clean-cut girl.”
Frindly, dependable and help
ful — with these adjectives des
cribing John Harwood he is sure
to be a success in whatever he
undertakes.
Seniors Select Colors, Flowers
Class colors, flowers and motto
were decided upon at recent
meetings of the senior class.
Other things voted on include
dedication of the annual and
color of robes to be worn at
graduation.
Blue and white are the class
colors, senior flowers are the
pink and white carnation, and
the class motto is “We build the
ladder today by which we climb
tomorrow.”
Gray nosed out white for the
color of the robes. Dedication of
Crossroads” was voted on by
secret ballot, and results will be
kept sceret until the annual
comes out next spring.
“Knowledge* is not a
couch whereon to rest a
searching and restless
spirit; or a terrace for a
wandering mind to walk
up and down with a fair
prospect; or a tower of
state for a proud mind
to raise itself upon; or a
sort of commanding
ground for strife and
contention; or a shop of
profit and sale; but a
rich storehouse for the
glory of the Creator and
the relief of man’s es
tate.” —Bacon.
ELDER
Wholesale
MYRA DAVIS
From the land of palm trees
and beautiful moonlight nights
came the vivacious brunette, My
ra Davis, when the mighty seniors
were sophomores. Yes, Hawaii is
Myra’s bid home. But being
a stranger in these parts made no
difference to her. She immedia
tely fell into the swing of things.
A girl of definite tastes, Myra
likes steak and french fries, “I
Can’t Get Started With You”, and
Bob Mitchum and Gail Russell.
Boys who talk a lot and have a
good personality are her prefer
ences. Looks aren’t too important
as far as the opposite sex is con
cerned. Skirts and sweaters are
her favorite attire.
Collecting records and snap
shots is her hobby. As high school
reporter to the Stanly News and
Press, she is often kept busv
chasing down events and writing
them up in her own particular
style. She is also the Mixed
Chorus reporter and secretary of
the senior class.
W. C. U. N. C. will be Myra’s
home for the next four years,
where she plans to major in either
physical education or journalism.
Wherever she goes you may be
sure that she’s bringing a little
bit of sunshine into- the life of
everyone she meets.
Ladies Of Faculty
Honored At Party
j
Mrs. N. A. Hayes and Mrs. P.
B. Fry were recent hostesses at a
delightful bridge party, honoring
the ladies of Albemarle high
school faculty.
The affair was given in the Fry
home on East Main street, where
lovely arrangements of mixed au
tumn flowers graced the appoint
ed rooms. The guests found their
places at several small tables set
up for the occasion and prior to
the bridge session, covers were
laid. The hostesses served a de
licious dessert course with salted
nuts and coffee.
Several progressions of bridge
were enjoyed throughout the re
mainder of the evening. When
scores were tallied, Mrs. A. S.
Lynn excelled in contract and re
ceived the high score prize. Mrs.
Warren Coble was awarded the
consolation prize and the winning
bingo hand was held by Miss Inez
Bankett.
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