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?r By LYNN M. W ATKINS
(MofllBlw liuj Triburxj)
SfntlkoU 1943)
He Was Popular Fellow
Especially With Crows
Its life span was relatively
short; it was usually removed
when Uie corn plants were
"knee high." By that time it
supposedly had served its pur
pose and it was in the way of
the cultivator. Its inception and
prime of life was in the early
spring at corn planting time.
Made of a couple of sticks, in
the shape of a rude cross, and
dressed in ragged clothes stuff
ed with straw it was a scare
crow. On the top was a torn, straw
hat or maybe a bonnet that had
outgrown its usefulness, but
good enough for a scarecrow.
It was intended to scare away
the crows.
Food had been less than plen
tiful for tho birds during the
previous winter months. Now
they welcomed spring and some
grain to eat. The birds waited
for the farmer to leave the
field; leave it with the scare
crow to guard the buried seeds.
Hat Holds Fast
The summer breeze, or at
least the wind that would bring
in the summer, lifted the flesh
less sleeves of the ragged coat;
the straw filling rustled and the
old hat tipped, vibrated, but
held fast to the wooden skele
ton. All these things were expect
ed to keep the hungry crows
from the field and protect the
early growth of the corn plants.
Along about July the fourth,
the corn that was planted "when
the leaves of the oak tree were
as big as a squirrel's ears" was
expected to be knee high.
Under the influence of the
warming sun and frequent
rains the corn plants shot up
into the air. As they grew ever
higher, the ragged apparition
seemed to grow shorter until
only the floppy hat and a few
tufts ot straw snowea auuve ure
tSSSGiS.
But by then the scarecrow
would have served its purpose.
The old clothes had all but fall
en away and the wooden skele
ton sagged tiredly toward the
cartn.
Every farmer at the time had
his own idea as to how a scare
crow was suDDOsed to be dress.
ed. Some claimed the aDDaritinn
should have a face with a corn
cob pipe stuck in the head.
some maintained colored cloth
should cover the freshless
frame, thinking colored clothing
scared the crows more than
drab clothing..
Broomstick as Gun
Some farmers placed an old
broomstick, at a slant, under
one m. This was supposed to
give the crows the idea the
scarecrow was armed with
gun. At times two scarecrows
laced each other across ih
field; their wildlv wavlni
sleeves scaring the maurading
uiows nan 10 aeain.
Just a few decades ago a
scarecrow was as much a part
of the cornfield as the corn
seeds themselves. But what did
it all accomplish? It's doubtful
if a bird as smart as a crow is
known to be would be fooled
by such a silly thing with flesh-
less arms and an old straw hat.
The native intelligence of the
crow and its phenomenal eye
sight would preclude any possi
bility of it being the effigy of a
man wnn wildly waving arms.
But at least it served a pur
pose. It gave someone the idea
and the scarecrow has now be
come a sort of symbol; an ap.
parition that is scary enough to
be used at Halloween.
School News
Hedrick Junior High
An assembly was held recent
ly to give football awards and
hear the seventh, eighth, and
ninth grade choirs perform.
Several vocal ensembles sang
besides the choirs.
A total of 103 letters were
awarded for football playing in
the three grades. Boys voted
"Most Valuable Player" were
Ron Barnes, seventh grade;
Gary Van Laningham, eighth
grade, and Phil Hackworth,
ninth grade. Russ Ferguson was
voted "Outstanding Lineman"
on the ninth grade ti-m.
Thp Hedrick Band and Major
ettes are participating in the an
nual Veterans Day parade
Monday. Drum major for the
hand is Bill Hedberg. Major
attne arp Rpckv Morris, Teresa
Dougherty, Nancy uogener, mr.
ki DeWitt, Sandy M c C a n n,
Laura Lagc. and Nancy San
tille. Becky Morris is the head
majorette.
A Sadie Hawkins Day dance
is scheduled Nov. 15 for the
ninth grade. The dance is being
put on bv the Stingers and will
be held in the school cafeteria.
Carciyn J. Porter is general
chairman of the various com
mittees. Committee chairmen
arc Ginny Clark, programs,
Patti Eastwood, clean-up: Katny
Bartels, refreshments; Patti
Clark, decorations: Dusty Lew
is, tickets: Connie Frohrcich,
music, and Nikki Marshall,
chaperones.
The first meeting of the Na
tional Junior Honor Soc'ety was
held last Thursday. Members
at Hedrick are Carol Carver,
Patti Clark. David Culbertson,
Mary Gordenier. Rachel Guetz.
laft. Bill Hedberg, David Mc
Eachron, Charlotte Mattson. Jon
Stong, Kathy Smith, and Nikola
Longueville.
P.
High Court Hears
Apportionment Case
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
Supreme Court Tuesday opened
marathon arguments on wheth
er urbanites are denied a con
stitutional right to equal repre
sentation in state legislatures.
Arguments were to begin on
a New York apportionment case
as soon as the court disposed
of the first decisions and orders
of its 'November sessions. The
court heard 24 cases in October
and was expected to have a
few opinions ready.
New York attorney Leonard
B. Sand, representing radio sta
tion WMCA, its president R.
Peter Straus, and five other in
dividuals, was scheduled to lead
off arguments on the New York
appeal.
He is attacking the 68-year-old
formula in the state consti
tution for apportioning seats in
both the Senate and the Assem
bly. New York City and West
chester, Nassau and Suffolk
counties are specifically involved.
The complainants argue that
the formula gives vastly more
weight to t h e votes cast in
rural areas than to those from
cities. Therefore, it violates the
guarantee in the U. S. constitu
tion of "equal protection of the
laws, they contend.
FASTER BUCKS
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Un
cle Sam s statisticians report
Americans are making more
money today and spending it,
too.
Disposable income, or what's
left after taxes, was up in the
second quarter of 1963 to an ad
justed annual rate of $2,116 for
each individual. This total is
an increase of three per cent
over the same period last year.
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