Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-11-28
gebby's "esrn Willy Basket

Bright, aWhat did you nave Tor
Thanksgiving Dinner in France?
Corn wiley" briefly responded
Jim.
Corn willy" unused Bobby, "That's
a funny thing for Thanksgiving. I'll
What is Corn Wiley? And why do
they call it Corn Willy?" Did the
French children have Corn Willy
too?"
LESS speed, Bobby, one question.
at time, old man" responded JIM,
"You will soon be nothing but an
animated question mark if you don't
watch out. Now, let me see, Corn viii
is. corned beef in-cans-the bread and
milk of the army. I'll hove to look in
the Encyclopedia to find out why it
as named that. No poor little Frogs,
they were, lucky to get snatch of
bread up in that pile of stone and
rubbish, they didn't have even a
| house to live inwhen they came back
after the Germans had left their
calling cards, much less meat"
Bobby's puzzled face took on an
expression of extreme amazemept,
He spread his two sturdy feet apart
as he had seen his father doand stood
looking up into his big brothers face
as if that same big brother were
some veritable God on wheels,
What do you mean Jim" Won't
hey have any turkey and cranberry
sauce this Thanksgiving either?"
Jim glanced. affectionatly at his
small brothers Questioning look.
81 don't presume they will, Bobby
Bobby looked agast at this poss-
ibility. His happy imagination was
not equal to the occasion. He shifted
his. ground.
Jim do you like Corn Willy"
Jim laughed uproarously as If he
had just heard a funny joke in the
Stars and Stripes" ~,.
about as much as you like Castor
Oil, Bobby
Bobby swallowed with difficulty
( and made terrible grimace.
. Gee, I guess you're glad you are
home for THANKSGIVING Dinner this
year, jim"
Glad doesn't express it, Bobby,
am so happy 1 feel like one continu,
Gus Armistace Night Celebration
every day"
The next day In school Bobby
Bright's teacher, Miss Armstrong
announced that as it was approach
ing Thanksgiving Day, she wanted
what he had to be thankful for this
year, and she added "You know we
must celebrate Thanksgiving in the
real Junior Red Cross spirit, Last
, year we were making scrap-books
and comfort kits for the soldiers in
each little Junior Red Cross-er to tell
France"
Bobby Bright rose with a jump.
I'm thankful my Brother Jim is
not in France eating Corn Willy for
his Thanksgiving Dinner"
Miss Armstrong laughed with a
twinkle in her swapping brown eyes.
Then she said.
How many Junior Red Crossers
are thankful their brothers are not
in France eating Corn Willy"
A show of hands all over the room
expressed a general feeling of thank
fulness.
AS Bobby looked around him he
saw mirrored in all faces one big
: questin and sturdnly he sprang up to
state slowly with rather an effort as
if he were trying hard to remember it
just right Corn Willy is corn beef
in cans"
Everybody looked satisfied.
Miss Armstrong continued, "Now,
members of the Junior Red Cross,
what would you liket do to make
somebody happy on Thanksgiving
Day."
Bobby jumped to his feet.
II think we might have Corn
Willy Basket and put lots of good
things in it like we have for Thanks
giving Dinner and take it to Betty
Dale. Her father is sick with Influ-
enza and her mother is in the asylum
She doesn't havevery much good to
eat and she's only four years DID,"
Miss Armstrong smiled with tears
in her eyes.
How mony other Juniors think this
would be good way to celebrate our
Junior Red Cross Thanksgiving Day?
All the Juniors waved their hands
enthusiastically.
Miss Armstrong busted herself that
evening after school with finding a
huge basket which she decorated with
some red crepe paper bows and sign
reading thus-Junior Red Cross Corn
Willy Basket. And into that basket
during the next week went all sorts
Of goodies that <go to make up
Thanksgiving Dinner including even
turkey which Bobby's brother Jim
had contributed as his token of thank