Men On Moon
May See Wall
In a few years, an astronaut
(nay test the long-held belief that
the Great Wall of China is the
pnly man-made feature on earth
that would be visible to an ob
server on the moon.
Parts of the 2,000-year-old wall
are rubble, but long stretches are
virtually intact. Chinese Com
munists recently started repair
ing some - damaged sections of
the crenelated rampart.
The Great Wall twists like a
huge fossil dragon across north
China from Shanhaikwan on the
Yellow Sea to the desert fortress
of Kiavtikwan, a distance of some
1,500 miles. The wall’s winding,
looping course actually covers
nearly 2.000 miles, the National
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Geographic Society says.
Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti 1
built much of the Great Wail in '
the 3rd century, B.C. Ch’in was
a remarkable ruler who united
China by subjugating' a group of
[ warring states. He ordered wea
pons of the defeated armies to
be melted and cast into 12 hugu
metal images They were placed
around the grandiose new im
perial palace to serve as guardi
ans.
On the outskirts of Sienyang,
his capital, Ch’in built 270 palaces
I connected by walled passages.
I They were furnished with tents,
canopies, musicians, dancing girls,
and 13,000 wives and concubines.
To foil would-be assassins, Ch’in
never spent two consecutive nights
in the same palace.
A somewhat caustical Chinese
historian described Ch’in as hav
I ing a “high-pointed nose, slit
j eyes, pigeon breast, wolf voice,
tiger heart, and a stingy, grace
less, cringing character.”
Chinese savants painted unflat
tering pictures of the emperor be
cause he burned all classic books
and buried alive 460 scholars who
objected to his policies. Ch’in, who
styled himself “The Only First,”
wanted history to begin with his
dynasty.
Work on the Great Wall start
j fid in 221, B.C. The northern
Chinese states had built walls
along their borders before Ch’in,
but he creajed the first unbroken
barrier between a unified China
I and the barbaric tribes to the
north. Invasion of Chinese pro
! vinces always had come from that
direction. "Have no fear of the
tiger from the south,” a proverb
advised, “but beware the rooster
from the north.”
The Great Wall also was con
ceived to provide work for the
unemployed. Emperor Ch’in mar
shaled an army of 300,000 work
men who included discharged sol
diers, prisoners of war, criminals,
i princes of conquered states, dis
. honest public officials, and schol
; ars who insisted on preserving
, the classics.
Construction of the stone, earth,
and brick barrier took 15 years.
At least a million men worked
on the project. So many workmen
died that the Great Wall earned
the grim title of “The Longest
Cemetery in the World.” Victims
were hurled in the wall to ap
pease northern demons and serve
| as protective spirits.
The Chinese looked on the Great
S Wall as the edge of civilization.
The north was the land of devils.
To keep them out, the “demon
1 screen” could have no gaps.
Therefore it was continued un
broken over nigged terrain even
. where invasion was improbable.
I Other dynasties extended and
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High Times
By JOAX PINKR
Here vve are again ready to
give yon more news from S. H. S.
Tire Dolphins played Long
Creek Friday night there and
won both games. We played Wac
camaw there Tuesday night and
split. The game scheduled for this
Friday is with Bolivia here. The
Southport town team played Shal
lotte here last Wednesday night
and Southport won.
The school newspaper, the
Dolphineer, will be out soon.
Everyone be sure to have your
money ready.
Almost everyone is or has been
out with flu. Mr. Lee has been
in the hospital, but is at home
now. Everyone will be anxious to
see him back in the eighth room,
as well as in the gym.
The seniors are busy ordering
invitations and planning for grad
uation. Will it ever get here?
The Question for this week is:
‘ Do you think we should have
a Spring vacation? Why?”
Mr. Davis: “Yes, let’s start to
morrow.”
Chuck Smith: “Yes, because we
need a break.”
Meezie Herring: “I do!”
Frankie Rogers: “Yes, so I can
help my mother do the spring
cleaning.”
Seen Around: Steve under the
table in general business class. . .
Why were you there, Steve ? . . .
Sally, where were you Sunday
night ? . . . First period typing
students working hard . . . Where
were you after M. Y. F., Linda
Kay? . . . What's new, Mr.
White ? . . . Clive missing some
one last week . . . Suzan in the
! hospital . . . Sandy, who has built
up an immunity?
That’s all for this week. See
you around S. H. S.
repaired the wall many times, but
much of the foundation is the
original laid by Ch’in. Ironically,
National Geographic points out,
Ch’in’s, epitaph doesn’t mention
his wall or unification of China.
It states: “He burned the books,
and he buried the scholars.” The
savants had the last word.
4-H Club News
By JAMES E. GOFF
! Ass’t County Agricultural Agent
The Grissettown and- Exum
Communities held their first ad
visory group meetings on the 1st
and 2nd of February. Each meet
ing had very good response from
the adults in their respective com
munities. The concept and objec
tives of community club work
was explained to the groups. With
the advisory groups to help plan
and coordinate the community
4-H program the adult leaders
and subject matter leaders can
help accomplish many of the goals
that 4-H clubs are striving for.
There will be follow up meetings
for additional planning for the
club work.
William Hickman, Sherwood
McNeil, Kenneth Edwards and
Frankie Rabon are studying and
practicing to form a Livestock
Judging Team for Brunswick
County 4-H’ers.
Mr. Wilton Harrelson is spon
soring tickets for 4-H club mem
bers to see the show “The Tom
boy and The Champ.” Jessie Sim
mons, who operates the Drive-In
Theater in Shallotte is working
with Mr. Harrelson to make avail
bale these free tickets to 4-H
club members. The show will be
the 7th and 8 th of February,
1962. Every parent of a 4-H club
member is urged to go and carry
your children. The film is only
free to those who have received
tickets from your local adult
leaders.
O’Dell Williams
Of Lei and, Dies
O’Dell Williams, 62, of Orton
Road, Leland, died Saturday at
Cape Fear Memorial Hospital af
ter a short illness. He was plant
superintendent of Armour Fer
tilizer Co., was born in Cornelia,
Ga., the son of the late David
and Ellen Jenkins Williams.
Mr. Williams was a member
of Leland Lions Club and of
W oodburn Presbyterian Church.
The body was taken to Atlanta,
Ga., Sunday for final rites.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Annie Mae Coffe Williams; a
daughter, Mrs. G. L. Selmyhr,
Alexandria, Va.; a brother, five
sisters and two grandchildren.
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