The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 11, 1940 Page: 2 of 6
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THE GRASS BURR
Wednesday, December 11, 1940
THE GRASS BURR Stickers Hyar, Thar, and Everywhar
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . VIRGINIA AN NRAWLINS
BUSINESS MANAGER ...... CHARLES SPAIN
NEWS EDITOR ..........BLANCHE PATRICK
SPORTS EDITOR ............ CHARLES COPE
SOCIETY EDITOR .... GENEVIEVE BOSWELL
Assistant Editors ..... David Moake, Martha B.
Heifrm.
Assistant Business Managers—Jimmy Bozzell,
Betty Fain, and David Moake
REPORTERS: Jean Pritchett, Eugene Nash, Nor-
ma Hemba, J. D. Green, Juna Mae Williams,
Betty Jean Carter, J. L. Olds, Evelyn Mose-
) ley, Marie Campbell, Frances Hart Anderson,
f La Frieda Williams.
Typists ........ Jimmy Bozzell and Okley Moss
Editorials ..............____Morine Harman
Advisors...........Miss Whitsett, Miss Gilliland
COULD THIS BE YOU?
Citizenship! A series of citizenship pro-
grams have been presented this year in the
hope that they will help somebody. Don’t
they mean anything to you? When we say
“you”, we don’t mean everybody. We mean
those of you who took those articles from
various places in Bowie and Fort Worth.
When you took that spoon, salt shaker or
what-have-you, did you realize the signifi-
cance of the deed you were doing? The
word “steal” is a horrible word, but not
nearly so awful as the deed. You think that
the little article you took doesn’t matter.
What if everyone who came to these places
took something out with them? Wouldn’t the
cost soon reach enormous proportions? We
have all tried to protect the good name of
W. H. S. Don’t let us mar it now! Do your
duty and return those articles to the office
accompanied by your really sincere apology!
WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY
MEANS
“To you in David’s town this day is born
a Savior who is Christ the Lord.” Christmas
day is set aside to commemorate the birth of
that Savior. To most of us it means when
we receive all the gifts we can possibly man-
age to deserve. However, don’t misunder-
stand. We are supposed to exchange gifts 'to
show our love for each other. Gifts are the
only way that some people have of showing
their affection. What we mean is, don t lose
sight of the main purpose of Christmas. Re-
member the birth of our Lord and be
thankful that we are fortunate enough
to have someone to look after us day by day.
Merry Christmas
The administration and teachers
wish the students a very Merry Christ-
mas and a Happy New Year.
One of the best resolutions that you
could possibly make would be to re-
solve that you will do all in your power
to make a better student, and prepare
yourself for the problems of life that
will be confronting you within the next
few years.
—H. L. BARBER
Betty Jean, you are slipping, La
Marylis has C. L. now.
True love never dies does it Mary
Craten and J. W.?
Joe you and Billie Ruth were sure-
ly cutting up at the game.
Paul Simpson and Margaret Berk-
ley were surely having fun with
Earl Bruce on the bus coming from
Bowie.
Marie Campbell, whose ’40 V-8
have you been riding in?
Side by side go Wilma Berkley
and Bill Miller. What about it, Wil-
ma?
You should have heard the “oh’s”
and “ah’s” when Betty Lou Driskell
showed up in riding breeches and
satin shirt.
Raymond Rutledge and Joyce
Hayes! They’re getting to be an ob-
session with each other.
Curtis Wilkins and J. D. Green had
quite a time on the hay ride mainly
because of Tommie Shelby and Mary
Jo Copeland.
Doris and J. L. Olds seem to be
haunting the square these nights.
What’s this about Charles Spain
and Mary Ellen Martin? Where was
Truitt?
Did anybody see Morine Friday
night? Don’t tell us she doesn’t like
beautiful brown eyes!
Somebody was yelling “Turn on
the lights, we want to see the air-
port,” on the way back from Bowie.”
It was much to the disgust of Dalton
Henslee, mind you.
Is the Bucher-Botvidson romance
going cold? They aren’t pestering
each other so much anymore.
Dora and Sonny certainly have it
bad. He’s here every afternoon after
school.
Murl Paine likes them tall, dark
and handsome. Can it be that she’s
fallen for Thacker this time?
Betty and Jimmy don’t seem to hit
it off so well. What can the matter
be?
Marie looks as if you were left
“broken-hearted” when Winifred
went back to Olney.
Wanda, “Teno” will murder you
if she finds out that you’ve been
flirting with her “football hero.”
We hear that “Gin” and “Pee Wee”
have made up since the banquet.
Wonder why Frankie M. likes his-
tory class so well?
It seems that Carolyn Jean N. has
been seen aroun dtown with A. W.
Luckett, lately.
It seems that Claudia Reed and
Calvin Wren “hit1-’ it off pretty well.
From all reports everyone that
went to Denton had a good time.
Billie Ruth, Joe, C. L. and La
Marylis were having a swell time
at Bowie.
Blanche and David Moake were at
the T. H. S. P. A. banquet together.
Watch your, step, Wendel! J. C.
and the handsome French fella’ seem
to interest Maydean considerably.
Wonder how Juanita andOogie
like working together?
Virginia is all thrilled; sailor Sam
is coming home the seventeenth.
More power to Clem and Betsy,
Anne and Lesetr.
Mac, “Putch”, Clinton, Frankie,
Tootsie and Garwood were at the
game,
The students of Highland Park High
are publishing a student directory. It will
contain names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of all students now in school as
well as those who will come from Junior
High at mid-term.
Officer: “Use your noodle! Young lady,
use your noodle!”
Miss Beautiful (But dumb, confidential-
ly) : “My goodness, where is the noodle? I’ve
pushed and pulled everything else in this
car.”
—College Star.
Lisette Baum former pupil of Waco High
and of Czechoslovakian birth is attending the
University of California at Berkley (having
to have at least a Barerage to enter). Lisette
came to America after her country was in-
vaded by the Germans.
Pa: “I think I’ll go downstairs and send
Nancy’s young man home.”
Ma: “Now, Elmer, remember the way
we used to court.”
Pa: “Gosh I hadn’t thought of that. Out
he goes.”
—The Tattler.
Unkle Jake complains that , just about
the time a man gets important enough to
take two hours at lunch, all he can eat is
crackers and milk.
—Del-Hi ’Camera.
Grass Burr Fotos
NAME: J. D. Green.
CLASSIFICATION: Senior.
HEIGHT: 5 ft. 4 in.
AGE: 16. 1
EYES: Blue. I
HAIR: Blonde.
AMBITION: Undecided.
LIKES: To write FFA articles.
DISLIKES: For people to ask too many
questions.
NAME: Charlsie Wood.
CLASSIFICATION: Senior. '5 {
HEIGHT: 5 ft. 2 in. r
AGE: 16. ^ 1
EYES: Blue.
HAIR: Brunette.
AMBITION: Beauty Operator.
LIKES: Convertible coupes and choco-
late ice cream.
Lams and Laurels
Who’s been going through the lockers?
The locker assigned to each pupil is his own.
We might put monitors in the hall to watch
the students just like in a prison. It’s the
students who can stop the “locker-goer-
throughers”—and it’s time we did it.
How well the Kangaroos played, the way
they put everything into ’the game couldn’t
be expressed in mere words. It was the hard-
est fought game many of us have seen. As
one student said, “District will look better
on their jackets than Bi-District anyhow.”
We’re proud of the Kangaroos and Coach and
we’re looking forward 'to a great team.
year,
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The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 11, 1940, newspaper, December 11, 1940; Weatherford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1090266/m1/2/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Weatherford High School.