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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

On a recent Friday, our class
gave a play. 1t was called "Febru-
arv Days." A story lady offers a
beautiful book of fairy tales to the
child who finds the most interest
ing story of February. The older
children laughed at the little sis
tiers wanting to win the book. But
while they were gone to the library
a kind fairy came to little sisters
aid. Her dream was Of a journey
under the earth with a fairy. Little
sister won the coveted reward.
Mary Porter, grade 3.
This dog, Paul Pry Of England,
was once walking down the street
with a basket Of flowers in his
mouth. Sir Edwin Landseer, an Eng
lish painter, saw him. He asked per-
mission to paint his picture. This
dog is a great Newfoundland dog.
The next day the dog appeared at
the artists studio. He has a beau
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Each SchooLFound Best
In Some Type WActiuity

hut they exc out over a dozen
others the award of being most
enthusiastic" about their lessons'
Almost every Sunday those young
| sters have given us discussions
about those studies which interest
them most.
Stands Alone
Another school which stands alone
in its field is Delgado. Last year
we awarded it the prize for the best
exposition of a technical subject.
A few Sundays ago We gave Del
gado this space as further evidence
of this fact, while the third grade
showered us with another spate OF
technicalities. (Fairly soon, We'll
wager. Delgado will be bursting
with enthusiasm about their
building. With new additions under
way, we are expecting a rousing de-
m%onstration Of glee that will shame
all comers. In fact, stories on this
subject have already started COM
ing in.)
When we think of Winter Park,
even when we are reading some
story totally unrelated, we think OF
the P. T. A. So often we have found
stories here which began, THE T.
T. A. offered Cor gave) a prize Tor
1872" And "the P. T. A. purchased
for us ..." But this is touchy
ground. We certainly don't want
other P. T. A. organizations On our
necks. So Let's say this about
Winter Park: Their science classes
are always Up to something Which
lands them at the top in this writ
er's estimate They have written OF
their science trips and experiments
with real relish.
Bradley's Creek, aside from turn
ing out the best sports copy we
have read recently, makes a real
thing out of their chapel programs.
They make it the news-of-the-week.
Not Dramatic d
We are not dramatic about any OF
these conclusions. Wed like to say,
for instance and without equivoca-
ton. that William Hooper is by
and large the most skillful at do
ing continued stories with different
viewpoints (and they areD, but
when this school comes to mind,
we think Of the Junior Red Cross.
1t has been a clearing house OF
Red Cross activity.
Regardless of these impressions,
they are subject to change without
notice. And a number of important
activities, such as club notes, school
papers, book reviews, ETC., have not
been touched. Space prohibits 1t.
Finally, let us empasize that all
schools have shown a remarkable
talent for all "bests mentioned here.
It is just that each institution, to
u.s., at least, has become stamped
with a definite personality-and we
have passed these personalities on
to you.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Young Poets
WINTER NIGHTS

WINTER NIGHTS
Blow, wind blow,
Drift the flying snow!
Send 1t twirling, twirling over.
head.
There is a bedroom in a tres
Where snug as snug can be.
Shrek wind, shiek
Make the branches creak!
Battle with the branches til break
Of day.
In a snow cave warm and tight
Throughout the icy winter night
The rabbit sleeps the peaceful
hours away.
Scold wind, scold
So bitter and so bold!
Shake the windows with your tap,
tap, tap.
With half.shut. dreamy eyes the
drowsy baby lies
Cuddled closely in his mothers
With the ground covered white
with snow.
Ethel Mcintyre, grade 2, Cornell.
US Harnett,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Our Neighbors' WIN
Show At BIiiou H.,

The m sort Of family which
on Maple Avenue" in any, b
town in the United State,
It's nome or is struggling to 4,
neaaeo by a tolerant hp,,,'1
sweet wife and mother y ns,
the proud parents of fou,
children is brought to the 81
in the new Paramoun, dr.. S'
Neighbors-the Carriers, wh.',
have its first local sho DtIva VI
Thursday at the ROYAL thug
The Carriers are a tvDicaI ',fs
can family, and Fay Bain,s AMI
Frank Craven are we'll cas. y
heads of the family. Miss ~ ~
is seen as Ma" Garter. mo. DsA'1
i've lovely children. Franz nS
plays her tolerant and und. .sa'
ing husband, a man who on.'
small business-he's the )ocsl a., "
gist, afectlonately known to NJ
.old Doc" Among their AL
friends are Edmund Low. ~ u
Genevieve Tobin, cast as , ~
who have gone to live in tbs i
city and found success tbers
Carter children are PLAYED l,
group of talented younss...
Gloria Carter, Donald Brenop n,
ME Bartlett, scotty Becksr, \
Joyce Arleen.
The setting is a small Chin B..
AS the picture opens, Fav B,j',
is about to leave for Cbica,,
visit Lowe and Miss Tohir
friends.
LIE "Trip is a success in mn,
ways than one. The real rrrn,l
Of Miss Bainter's visit is to al:
famous doctor whether he csn
anything for a crippled son.
says that he can can-and sb.
very glad that she has scrjm,.|
and scraped to save $1,000 in n
nineteen years of married life
On her return, however, II
learns that Craven has los, i
business to a competitor. She pr
him the $1,000 to start in buSirl
again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
TILEST0N PUPILS
WRITING ESSAYS

Down the river about Is miles Is
what's left Of an early settlement.
The towns name was Brunswick.
1t was founded about 1920. An old
church, as we'll as a grave yard
and some of the brick of Governor
Tryon's old palace are left. The
church Est. fhillips) has no top
and trees now grow inside. The
walls are two feet thick to keep
the Indian arrows out. On the
walls are little holes where the
Yankees would line up the Confed-
crates and shoot them. Outside the
church is some Confederate breast
works.
The graveyard is just outside the
church and the writing is hard to
read because the early English
writing was different from that Of
today. One Of the governors Of
N. c. is buried there. I don't know
where the we'll is, but Daddy and
another man nearly fell in it once.
Tyron's Palace was burned by a
negro who went to look for her
eggs in the cellar with a torch. It
caught fire to some straw.-Laur-
ence Sprunt, grade Z.
Recently, under the direction of
Mrs. Snipes, our music teacher, we
had a very interesting program
about one of the worlds most loved
composers, Franz Schubert. Betty
Roe Land and Julia Cromartie told
about his life. Two of Schubert's
songs, "Life's Treasure" and ma
lures Dream" were sung in two
parts by some girls in 5B and sc.
Schubert's Serenade was sung by
Ann Smith, Ethel Lee Russ, and
Gwendolin Avery. Some boys and
girls in 6B and &C sang two songs
composed by Schubert, "The Brook
ct" and Wandering" Jack Corbett
told how Schubert wrote "Hark,
Hark the Lark" After this program
the Glee club sang clark, Hark
the Lark" and "Who Is Sylvan"
-Genevieve Startling.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Old Boys Brigade
Reunion Is Abrams

Members Of the Old Boys
gade club will hold their 44th
nual reunion banquet Wednes
Feb. IA, at Z o'clock, in the -,
armory.
Lt.-Col. George Gillette will N
the principal address Of the
ming.
Those failing to receive cards
to inadequate records are asked
communicate with Wilbur Dis
or Walker Taylor at once.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Winter Parks Grade 3 Gives
Fairy Paylet; February Day.

tiful white coat. At the masters
command he leaped upon the table.
The artist painted him as a men,
Der of a life saving crew. He is sit
ting on a pier. He is ready to cry
for help. The artist makes him al
most alive. We can almost hear him
breathe.
Mary Morrison Stanland, grade 3.
Out over the ice the Eskimos slide
With a sled made of bone and a
coat made of hide.
You may think he is cold, but
Eskimos are bold
So they are eve cold.
Julian Lanier, grade 8.
Eskimos look like Indians. They
have brown skin. They have fat
faces. Their hair is black and
straight. They wash their faces in
oil. - Myrtle Louise Futrelle,
grade 8,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
PSALM OF LIFE

(Eloise Moss, Cornelius Harnett
pupil, turned in two verses Of Hen.
ry w. Longfellow's "A Psalm of
1t is a poem all children
should ready
Lives of great men all remind us
we can make u lives sublime
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
Let us be up and doing
With a heart for any fate,
Still achieving, still persuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Isaac Bear

One Saturday morning Aunt Polly
told Tom to writewash the fence.
Tom got the lo~ng-handled brush and
the paint. After he had started the
boys came around and asked him
to go fishing. Tom said, I'm too
busy whitewashing the fence. A boy
doesn't get to do it often" Soon
the boys were asking him to let
them work some. Before long the
boys were giving him door knock
ers and other things to let them
do the work. If you want to find
out what happened to Tom, read
the book, Tom Sawyer" by Mark
Twain.
james Mills, GA.
The story of Pinocchio was writ
ten by C. Collodi. Pinocchio was
a wooden puppet, He had many ex-
citing adventures. He was carved
out Of a piece Of fire-wood and was
a very bad little puppet. A fairy
with blue hair was very kind to
him and said If he would be nice,
kind, and helpful boy and would
mind his daddy and not go off with
boys without asking his daddy, he
would become a real boy. He was a
very bad puppet and was almost
turned into a donkey. Read this
book and see what happened to Pi.
nocchio.
Bonnie Burns, ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
ESSAYS WRITTEN
AT HEMENWAY

Finland is a marshy country. 1t
is sometimes called the Land of a
Thousand Lakes. More than one
tenth of the surface is water. Peo-
pie travel from place to place in
boats through the lakes and canals.
There are about as many people in
Finland as in Chicago. The chief
sports are skating, snow shoeing,
skiing, and riding about in sleds and
sleighs. Nearly all the people are
Lutherans. The Firms in our coun-
try have made excellent citizens.
AUDREY MAE SANDLIN, g.
The Sixth grade music class has
written a New Year song. Here is
how it came about. One day in class
the teacher saw a paper being pass
ed around. Everybody laughed when
she got it and found out it was a
song Eugene had tried to write just
for fun. After that event others
tried it too. So the class decided
to make up a song with the syl-
tables. The first thing we did was
to make up a poem, then We got
people to sing tunes till finally We
got the music. We named it "The
New Year" Here it is. Can you
sing it for yourself with the Syl-
tables? We can.
Nineteen fort-ty has come in
Let's work hard and try to win
Don't play jokes, be good in school,
That's the way to keep the rule.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

Students in our school should b.
more interested in sports. We be-
lieve it would help the teams to win
more games. What are we going to
do about it? The Seventh grade
team wants the championship very
much and with a little more support
I believe we can win it. Let's give
the Old Gold and Blue a hand.
EMORY SNEEDEN, z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
DELCAD0 PUPILS
RIDE in SCHOOL

We are proud Of u new build.
ing. They have started it and I
hope they finish it. The men have
cut down nearly all the trees and
moved u wooden buildings back
nearly to the ball park.-Dougles
Bridges, grade 6.
We rode nearly all day Tuesday
in u school building. 1t was moved
back to make room for the new ad.
ditions to the school. Our teacher
said that it was the first time she
had ever taught in a building that
was moving. We were very happy
because we know that we are going
to get a new school building-John
Walker, grade 6.
Dear Mother: Mrs. Hall has been
to our room. She said I have gain.
ed four pounds and grown two
inches. She said 1 am doing fine
Your son, John Edward Vow.
We have a new health book and
it is very interesting. The title is
alcohol and the Habit.F o r m n g
Drugs" W. have composition note
books for our notes and we are
drawing pictures to illustrate the
notes.-Elizabeth Butler, grade 6.
TTYI-- L. ----Ly--
not fret.
When the weather is dry, we must
not cry.
When the weather is cold, we must
not scold.
When the weather is warm, we
must not storm,
But be thankful together, what
ever the weather.
Shelton H. Dyson, grade 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
HOOPER PUPILS
MAKING PUPPETS

Ten boys and girls from Mrs.
Joyce's fourth grade are attending
the Federal Art center. Mrs. Gore
is our teacher. We are making pup
pets and each one is different. We
enjoy working on them and have
la good time together. Hickory
Stick is the name Of my puppet.-
Nellie Mae Gregory, grade 4, Will
liam Hooper.
When I first heard that Mrs
Gore was going to teach boys and
girls how to make puppets at the art
center, I decided that I would like
her class. I have been several
times. I made puppets that 1 have
named Liza. I am wondering, being
a boy, if I can make suitable clothes
for her.-Roscoe Greer, grade 4.
Ny pupet lost of his ears, SO
I named him Little Jimmy One Ear.
I painted him with spots on his
face to look like a clown. He will
wear a clown suit and do a lot of
funny tricks.-Marguerite Todd,
grade 4.
Mr.. Deeds is the name Of my pup
pet. He is an old colored man with
a big beard and grey hair. We are
planning a puppet play written by
our grade and Mr. Deeds is to have
a part. - Barbara Ruth Smith,
grade 4.
I was late beginning at the art
center, but the children had so
much fun I Joined. I have already
begun Professor and I'm mighty
proud of him. I'm going to bring
him to live in our room.-Leroy
Evans, grade 4.
When I finished my puppet-his
name is Nicodemus and a member
of the colored race-I became wor.
ried when I learned I had to make
clothes for him. Could I learn to
sew? Mrs. Gore helped me cut out
his pants and shirt. She taught me
to stitch.-P. D. Piner, grade 4.
Besides making puppets we have
enjoyed meeting children from other
schools. We hope to meet still
others.-Aldred Jones, grade 4.
When we visited the Indian art
exhibit, Catherine Maxwell and P.
D. Piner liked the rugs wovsn by
the Indians very much, They took
the measurements and that same
day obtained a large piece of paper
and made a copy Of it, coloring it
with crayons. Since then they have
made several other designs. They
are on the bulletin board. We think
they are pretty.-Nelna Potter and
Roland Boswell, grade 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
WAR VETERANS STORY

One dark rainy night my comrade
and I were the only men in the
trenches, having been commando.
by the major to keep watch. l1y
comrade thought that he heard a
noise and, as he went g. little way
down the trench to investigate, a
German soldier jumped on him and
started beating him. I rushed to
where they were. At that time five
more Germans advanced. Shots
rang out-and if you turn on your
radio next Tuesday night YOU will
hear the further Adventures of
Uncle Johns War Stories"
THERESA HENDERSON, Grade I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

When autumn comes the leaves
Of all colors begin to fall. The
leaves are red, yellow, and gold.
Some of the leaves stay green be-
cause they do not get much sun.
Some leaves have two colors. Some
are red and yellow, and some have
a touch Of green on them.
Beverly Ann, IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

This year Hemenway has moved
the library to the second floor.
There are a lot of new books which
we are enjoying. We have all
brough. donations TO pay for pop
ular magazines. We gave a book
week play illustrating some Of the
new books in the library.
LOUISE DUNLEA, 8-B1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

My pupet lost one of his ears, SO
I named him Little Jimmy One Ear.
I painted him with spots on his
face to look like a clown. He will
wear a clown suit and do a lot of
funny acknowledgements Todd,
grade 4.
Evening star., 1940-06-09

Continued From First Page.)
and Jibuti might satisfy II Duce.
The trip of former Premier Pierre
Laval to Rome lends color to these
Evening star., 1940-06-09

in a procession from the old chapel
to the half-completed new struc-
ture.
He paid tribute to the Board OF
Missions Of the Washington diocese
for having pressed the need for the
new chapel until the necessary
funds were granted.
During his brief sermon, Bishop
Freeman warned against America s
becoming jittery over the foreign
situation.
Il don't believe this Nation will
perish" he said. What is needed
is a deepening moral and spiritual
security"
Approximately 100 parishoners and
their children stood by while Bishop
Freeman blessed the new building
and voiced the hope that it would
not be long before the chapel gradu-
ated from being a diocesan mission
into full-fledged parish church.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Damaged Chilean Liner
Lies at Cristoba| Dock
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CRISTOBAL. C. T.. June g.
Her 95 passengers and 81 crew
members safe and jovial over their
near r-shipwreck, the Chilean liner
Copiapo lay tied up at a dock to-
night, waterlogged and damaged
after ramming the west breakwater
of Cristobal Harbor
Many of the passengers were
Americans, some of them women en-
route to join their husbands in
the Canal Zone
Taken off in tugs and launches
when the water rushed into the
Copiapo through hole in her bow,
the passengers overfloWed hotels and
Canal Zone residents took some of
them into their homes.
Capt. Roberto Munoz was quoted
by agents of the Chilean line as
saying jammed steering gear
caused the 7,216-ton Copiapo to
hit the rocks.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Corsica

Continued From First Page)
and Jibuti might satisfy II Duce.
The trip of former Premier Pierre
Laval to Rome lends color to these
rumors
Favored Italian Entente.
M. Laval was known as a strong
partisan of a French Italian under
standing. In 1885 he visited Mus
solini, Laval and the then British
year he approved II Duce's plan
for the conquest of Ethiopia This
arrangement was later approved at
the Stresa meeting between Mus
solini, laval and the then British
Premier, Ramsay Macdonald
Even after the invasion of Ethio-
pia, when public opinion in Brit
AIN and France were reused against
II Duce's aggression. M. Laval, as
foreign minister, made last at
tempt with Sir Samuel Hoare. Brit
ish foreign minister, to settle the
Ethiopian problem by giving Italy a
protectorate over Ethiopia. This
was refused by the British and
French, and M. Laval had to re-
sign.
AS member of the French SEN
ate he has advocated closer rela-
tions with Italy. His mission to
Rome is interpreted as one of trying
to offer in the last minute some
fonuih1o y>rNNfc of Two,
feelings toward Italy and Corsica,
it is rumored, is the main proof.
Duce Has Aided Nazi Cause.
Italy has been ready for war for
the last 10 days. The smashing
victory of the Germans in Flanders.
the subjucation of Holland and
Belgium in less than a week, were
all convincing proofs for Mussc-
lini that he could administer the
eXecutioner's pistol shot if he in
vaded France.
There is no doubt that II Duce
has helped the German cause sub
stantially by mobilizing a large
French army and an important part
Of Frances aviation on the Italian
borders. But it is realized that the
morale of the French, which at
present is higher than ever, would
have suffered seriously had the
Italians begun the bombardment Of
important industrial centers of Gen.
trail France and attacked the
French, either in the Alps or in
North Africa.
Despite the obvious signs that
Mussolini is ready to march with
in few hours nothing has hap
pened yet.
This hesitant attitude of II Duce
at the time when the French armies
are harder pressed than ever tends
to lend credence to the rumors that
"a deal which includes Corsica" may
be in the offng.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Bishop Freeman
Lays Cornerstone
AT Redeemer Chapel
Pays Tribute to Boord
Of Missions for
Pressing Need

The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, yes
terday laid the cornerstone Of the
long sought new Chapel of the Re-
deemer in Glen Echo, Md.
The new chapel, Of modern brick
construction, is situated on the north
side Of Conduit road, just west of
the Glen Echo amusement park.
and replaces an outgrown frame
structure in the older section of the
community.
Bishop Freeman, accompanied by
the Rev. Miller Perkins, pastor Of
the chapel, and other clergymen,
conducted brief service in honor
OF the occasion after taking part
Evening star., 1940-06-09

Arizona from conference at
Washington and was taken to the
hospital from a train. The Interior
Department sent Chief Eagle Eye
and his wife, Oklahoma Cherokees,
to accompany DR.. White Eagle to
his home.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Add Condolences

COLUMBIA, S. c., June 8 (P.-
Fireman J. H. Hayden is No 13
at the headquarters station at 1913
Sumter street. He joined the de-
partment in 1913. Fireman D. S.
Shealey is No. q. He joined the
department in 1927 at the age of 81.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Indiun Governor III

BRAZIL, Ind, June F.-Dr.
White Eagle. Governor Of Navajo
Indians at Mesa, Ariz. was released
tonight from Clay County Hospital
after treatment for a heart attack.
He became i'll while returning to
Evening star., 1940-06-09
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-20
Holmes Will Enter Team
In Stute Finals

The Holmes County A. H. S. will
nave a team to represent the school
through its Future Farmers of Am
erica Organization in the State finals
to be held at State College June
24-27.
The Central Mississippi District F.
F. A. will have as its representative
in the state finals the Crops : Seed
Judging team from Holmes A. H. S.
The boys composing the team are:
Lee Anderson Jones, Billy Young, and
Herman Teal. Hugh Lee Dickerson
will serve as alternate for the team
with the title a S official delegate for
A. II. S. Chapter.
The team will trip to State College
on Monday afternoon and the judg-
ing will begin promptly at 500 o.
clock Tuesday morning, June %. The
first official meeting of the State
FLA will be Tuesday afternoon. The
conference will last through Thursday
night June 9th.
HERMAN TEAL, Reporter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-20
Farmers Advised To Plant
Foodstuffs; Feed

Do you recall that a bushel of corn
sold for $3.45 in August, 1917; in Feb
ruary, 1918, oats sold at 66.7c per
bushel; cattle at 21.5c per pound in
December, 1919; hogs at 23.6c per
pound in July, 1919; eggs at 73c per
dozen in December, 1919, and but
ter at 69c per pound in November,
1919.
There is not a single item listed
above that farmers in Holmes County
can not produce.
If we produce another 100000
bale cotton crop this year and can
only use 10000 900 or 100000 "a high
estimate) bales in this country, we
will add another 100000 or 10000
bales to our surplus. What foreign
country can buy cotton from us this
fall, and then what can we expect
our price to beP
A wise plan, it would seem to me,
would be to make every effort to
provide your family and farm with
sufficient food and feed for the com
ing season.
Signed:
I. w Carson, County Agent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-20
Pototo Growers Warned
About Inspection

State College, Miss, June 13.-Sweet
potato growers who expect to sell
or give away seed sweet potatoes
or plants next season are being warn
ed that no application for the potato
inspections will be considered after
June Is. 1t has been necessary to
set June IS as the final date for re-
ceiving applications in order that the
inspectors might plan their trips in
advance to avoid duplication of
travel. Applications must be accom-
panied by a post office money order
for fifty cents as a deposit for tags,
says the Plant Board. This deposit
will be refunded at the end of the
to any growers whose fields
are condemned on account of disease
or who do not apply for tags.
Applications should be addressed to
State Plant Board at State College
and should give the location and acre
age of the fields to be insected.