SCHOOL NEWS
By The Mountaineer Staff
Resolutions Are lust
Made To Break
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"What's your most important
New Year's resolution?" asked
. the roving reporter, as he . ap
proached the students roaming
around school.
Pat Goforth says, "Why make
'em?" I'll Just break 'em."
Margaret Lewis Is going to sit
up and, pay/attention in history
? class.
Ken Roberts resolves to *pay
more attention, not tg history,
but to girls.
Paf Freeman plans to wear
"no smear" lipstick, and she
wants to forget the boys if pos
sible.
Gall Allen Is going to quit
playing penny poker.
Maxine Miller Is "gonna quit
bumming fags" while Clyd? Mor
row quits giving them to the
bums.
Jane Ormand's hope is to get
an "A" on conduct.
Ollie Harris says that he's not
going to shoot any more fire
cracker^ at ball games.
Janice Allen had N. C. (no
comment*)
Bc-tty Connor Williams resolv
es never to marry again, and
she's going to treat her husband
better.
Patty Patton said that she and
Etha Hawkins are going to quit
breaking hearts, (huh')
Judy Yarbrd promises to stop
chewing tobacco.
Lois Ann Spake is never going
to slip into another Drive-In.
Pat MeDantel says that she
will tell no more Jokes to Edna
Biddy, and Edna promises not to
listen even if Pat does tell them.
Bud Rhea will be home' by
? S three o'clock each morning.
Betty Joyce Smith has made
up her mind not to lie an old
maid. ? '
Edna Champion won't talk hate
ful to Mrs. Page anymore.
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I Mrs. Wesley Riddle '
Derek Roper
Franklin Plott plana to Just sit
back and watch the figures?
<Mary Alice McDanlel will have
her homework done before first
period.
Joyce Dixon says that she is
going to quit telling jokes dur
ing class.
Barbara HU1 Is going to church
more often. .
Jack Owens claims that fire
crackers . are too expensive and
not worth their trouble. So he's
resolved to stop .shooting them.
Shirley Mcintosh promises to
study algebra harder.
Jto Ann Hill wants to settle
down to one boy,
Sam McCartcr resolves never
to be Another Democrat.
Rannie Arnette is going to re
member to throw all beer cans
and all llpstlcked cigarettes out
of his car before taking It home.
Gene Patterson plans to stop
borrowing money and find a Job.
Don Falls wants to pay his
back debts.
Louise Gladden resolves to try
her best to refrain from giggling
In Miss Logan's Sixth Period
English class. " " .
Mary Owens Is going to kick a
certain boy where it will do the
most good ? If he doesn't quit
making wisecracks about her
Richard George plans to retire
In *53.
James Abernathy Is going to
quit playing pool and stay home
at night and do his homewprk.
Norma Panther wants to pull
her shorthand grades up so that
she won't he afraid to go home.
Dougle Davis takes life Just
as it comes.
Shirley Greene Is going to have
more fun on (he school bus.
Shirley Pearson resolves to
make more resolutions.
Margie Tessener resolves to
never hide the preacher's Sunday
hat anymore ? especially if she
forgets to tell him where tt Is.
Club News Is
Vory Limited
Did you know that KMHS has
ten clubs and only four of them
are active? The presidents of all
the clubs- wore questioned as to
what the"" club had been doing
since the last issue of the Moun
taineer. Here they are in alpha
betical order:
Hand Letter Club - INACTIVE
Bessie Simonton Future Tea
chers Club T'>is club has sev
eral different projects and the
men Jet's get 'a certain numbor
"f merits f?-?r r ich project. The
projects arc to dust the .utdtUiri
ufii before ehapol. help t h?> gram
mar gi.ide teachers, and they'
helped will) American Education
Week Con-'Vai'ilationii FutUre
l< ii heis .mil Keep ii|i he K'ktd |
?\v i i K .
Ill .Chip IX A< ' IV. I
'French S'Uilt . l.\.u TI\'H;
I ! Mi'e I ' I ? it. I N ACT! VI
' .? > . r.Ai i'ive
Key < .i.iii the i u >ys in ihe
Key I, " .. h to \K . a ploiert 'the
t-.fsK nf. -a^Jxiiii; p.'xipie to donate
In' I lie bank. This
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1'fa'v. cMtiinet J >ee. .j ,.ui,l , I,?. j. j.
' f I" mij i.ite new ' mert-.hcis . on
I *riii is. 1 >ev. 12,
?National i !?>?;. -j- Society 'Kile
nU'O". 1 >ei ? ??! .lie X il. S.'are kept
busy uril'.ii:; il'tu ](.?*; (,>(? n0\\'.
i'ape ? an. I kecj<i:>.: up >n es
pondeil.'.e \Mth other elui?s -.They
plan to send delegates to the
>iaie eouvcB u?n at W"fli?toh -
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lest Tore Christmas
Eugene Fleldi
Father calls me William, sister
calls me Will,
Mother calls me Willie, but the
fellers call be Bill !
Mighty glad I ain't a girl ?
ruther be a boy,
Without them sashes, curls, an'
things that's worn by Fauntle
roy !
Love to chawnk green apples an'
go swlmmin' in the lake ?
Hate to take the castor-ale they
give for belly-ache !
'Most all fhe time, the whole
year round, there ain't no files
on me,
But Jest 'fore Christmas I'm &s
good as I kin be !
Got a yeller dog named Sport,
sic him on the cat;
First thing she knows she doesn't
know where she is at !
Got a clipper sled, an' when us
kids goes out to slide,
'Long comes the grocery cart, an'
we all hook a ride !
But sometimes when the grocery
man is worried an' cross,
He reaches at us with his whip,
an' larrups up his hoss,
An' then I la 11 an' holler, "Oh,
ye never teched me !"
But Just 'fore Christmas I'm as
? good as- 1 kin Be !
Gran'ma says she hopes that
when I git to be a frian,
I'll be a missionarer like her
oldest brother, Dan,
As was et up by the cannibals
that live In Ceylon's Isle,
Where every prospeck pleases,
an' only man is vile !
But gran'ma she has never been
to see a Wild West show,
Nor read the life of Daniel Boone,
or else I guess she'd know
That Buff'lo Bill an' cowboys is
good enough for me !
Excep' Jest 'fore Christmas, when
I'm as good as I kin be !
And then old Sport he hangs a
round, so solemn-like an' still,
His eyes they seem a say in':
"What's ti..- matter, little Bill?"
The old cat sneaks down off her
perch an* wonders what's be
come
Of them two enemies of hern that
used to make things hum !
But I am so perlite an' tend so
earnestly to biz.
That mother says to father:
"How improved our Willie is !"
But father, havin' been a boy
hisself, suspicions me
When, Jest 'fore Christmas, I'm
as good as I kin be. ! .
For Christmas, with its lots an'
lots of candies, cakes an' toys,
Was- made, they say, for proper
kids an' not for naughty boys;
So wash yer face an' bresh yer
hair, an' mind yer P's and Q's,
And don't bust out yer panta
loons, and don't wear out yer
shoes; ?
Say "Yes. sum". to the ladies, and
. "Yessur" to the men,
An' when they's company, don't
pass yi i plate (or again:
Hut. thinkin' of the tilings ye.r'd
like to ; see upon that tree.
Jest 'fore. Christinas bo, as good
as y vr kin lw? !
Here's What
To Bring
Deaj Santa Clans,
It's nearly Christmas-. time again;
Time to remind you "f all my
friends. tj
Tfii'ic ft,? somffgirlsin my room,
Thery'rt* wanting something prpt>
ty suon."
Plo.isv bring to, Grace, Pat and
J pan. ?
Sumo ?or{. of wry pretty rihg.
For Elizabeth, <X?v, 1 laze I and
Irene,
1 . think they'd like some face
cream.
Bring to Martha, Judy, Frances
and Patsy,
A dress that is made of ''ttin.
Please bring Kay. Paula, and
Shirley, j
Some Sort of something, birt not
ttio early. ?
Our pretty little girl named Bar
bara,
Told nil1 she \\C'<ld like to see
Pearl Harbor.
Well, here I am. my rfame is
Ruth.
1 guess all I want is a new front
tooth.
Now for the hoys since,
They just have to have .some toys.
For the two named Tony,
1 giie*js they'll do with a pony.
For the three named Bill.
They Would like to have a whip
orwill.
For a few who try to act so dumb.
You can bring a little red drum.
S(ime boys like, Eugene, Vernon,
and Gerald,
P guess if they could, would like
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Christmas Rose
Enhances Yule's
Festival Mood
\ MERICANS usually decorate
their homes at Christmas time
with holly, evergreens, or hot
house plants. Recently, however,
they have found a new friend in
the Christmas-rose, Nurserymen
say this plant's popularity has
skyrocketed in the last few years.
The Christmas-rose is not really
a, rose at all but belongs to the
crowfoot family, It is a small plant
no more than a foot high when
mature. Nevertheless, it can put
forth seven or eight small white
roselike blooms tinged with pink.
Called by botanists Helleborus
niger or blaqk hellebore, it gets
this name from Its black stalks.
The Christmas-rose Is no freak,
no super-precocious flower or
early-blooming plant. This ligiti
mato child of winter flowers nat
urally in December or January. It
withstands snow and low tempera
tures, demanding only some sort
of shelter from the snow.
Helleborus niger does not propa
gate well In the _ United States.
Hence, most of the tiny plants are
imported from Belgium and the
Netherlands. They develop best
only in the western part of those I
countries where they thrive in sbll
peculiar to the region.
The ancient Romans knew about
the Christmas-rose and eagerly
sought it for medicinal use. They
believed that eating the roots
would "clear the brain, cure stu
pidity and relieve insanity."
"Let him sail to Articyra," said
the poet, Horace, of an ill friend.
Anticyra was a Greek town where
the black Hellebore flourished.
The Helleborus family is indige
nous to southern Europe and the
Mediterranean regions. The
Christmas-rose variety came orig
inally from Austria.
to have the world.
Jerry I guess, would like to have
a red cherry.
And, Dear Santa, if you're able.
For our teacher,' Miss Gussie, a
cake and Clark Gable.
I guess that will get them all,
So, until the next time I call ?
Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year tt> all.
Yours truly,
.Ruth Falls
Prloes paid by farmers for
commodities have shown small
declines in each of the last three
months, according to the USDA's
Bureau of Agricultural Econom
ics.
Fife's Shoe Service ||
Just Above Myers' p
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Piedmont Beauty Shop
Teenle McDaniel
. During the dormant season we
shouid examine our shrubs and
fruit trees closely to see If they
arc infested with scale Insects.
If you do not know what scalq
insects look like, call In your
County Agent or some horticul
tural friend who is familiar with
them. UC your trees are Infested
with Scale it Is. important that
you do something about it.
Scale Insects are very small
sucking insects that attach them
selves to the twigs, leaves, and
branches of shrubs and trees and
proceed to suck the life out of
them. As soon as they are at
tached to the twig they construct
a tough scale covering over them
selves for protection. That is why
they are called Scale insects. The
scales are usually white or gray
in color.
In order to kill the insects it Is
necessary to use a spray material
that will penetrate the scale cov
ering. Such a spray would be too
strong to use during the growing
season because it would' also dam
age the plants. Therefore, we]
must spray for scale Insects dur
ing the dormant season when the
plants are not growing and decld
uous trees are free of leaves. The
gniscible oils, such as volck and
scaleclde and lime-sulphur solu
tions are effective in controlling
Scale Insects when used according
to the manufacturers' directions.
Oil sprays should not be used In
freezing weather. Because of Its
fungicidal action especially on
peach trees it is preferred to use
Lime-Sulphur spray late In the
dormant season.
f.
- Also at this time of the year
we may find a number of spindle
shaped cocoons or "bags" hang
ing on the twigs of our narrow
leaved evergreens. Many of these
"bags" contain eggs of the bag
worm which will hatch out Into
caterpillars In early summer.
These caterpillars will eat the
foliage of the evergreens and will
protect themselves by spinning
new bags In which they live while
they feed. Later in the summer
Midst the many greetings that will come
to you this Christmas, we want ' j\
A
r*TL
you to include our wishes for a
joyous Holiday and a Rich
and Happy New Year. ? .
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BATTLEGROUND
SERVICE STATION
Grover Road C. L. Arrington
they will change to adults and
the females will lay eggs In their
cocoons. For control of bag
worms all cocoons on the trees
or shrubs during the winter sea
son should be picked off ~nd de
stroyed. During the summer the
caterpillars may be killed with a
DDT spray or an arsenical spray.
lo Relieve
Misery of.
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PARK-INN
Shelby Highway, Near City Limits
GRtETinGS
We are genuinely pleased
to extend to our many (riends
our sincere Holiday greetings (or
A Joyous Christmas Season! .
SUNRISE
DAIRY
Gastonia, N. C.
There's a magic to Christmas that casts
a star-studded spell into the hearts of young
and old alike! Its Enchantment Is expressed in
every hearty handshake . . ? In every smiling face . . .
and In every Christmas wish - - like ours - -
that says be gay ... be glad . . . have fun!
Yes, that's our friendly greeting to you.
each and every one!