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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
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80 again we oIlllS W SOuI dl
the woeful lack of play
'sD,5 facilities at the city's three
s't grammar schools. Isaac
ta.s Henenway and Tileston, will
DS. ,,r7b.ned enrolment that scars
1900 growing youngsters arr
Wv into combined space scarce
,,rae enough to GUS d cat.
What chance, pray tell, has the
,n.v,s far-flung physical educat
lsaI nro1ect got with no play
l wounds \ million dollars could be
81. in t o directors, playground
1r.nneDt. and all the rest, b u
o~rsvsrounds the size of cemetery
ior are poison
8 we passed Hemenway schoo.
Monday. the Fifth street entrance
,bvsjcal instructor was hard al
-ryjne TO put sturdiness a n c
n,,scIe and vigor into the young
to4ies Of about thirty boys and
girls.
Uses Sidewalk
ror a race track, he had to use
.,ogoIed. uneven, brick-the side.
n,,,E from Chestnut to Walnut. A
4,7en bows were inside the iron.
soikod fence trying to work up en-
.5rsissn over a game Of softball,
There was exactly enough room for
.ba nircher to wind up and toss the
tsn-that much space and no more
hit those young lads, all dying tc
,aye,57 into real athletes, w e + c
racse5 in there like a tin of nickle
s~ar1ines
Near the steps we're a half dozen
Girls rlaying skip rope. They were
"a crowded that a step in one direc.
rfor would have banged t h e m
o-stnsr concrete steps; a foot an.
rber way and they would have
visited an ankle against the edge
q the walkway,
And over under one Of the oak
--ees we're another dozen girls.
There wasn't room for them to play.
Nothing for them to do but look
visttvl and envious.
This same pathetic condition
exists at Isaac Bear and Tileston,
70 play yards. No chance to deve'
lon The competitive spirit. And once
they reach high school is it a n y
wonder that so many potential ath.
lctes can be found loafing around
soda shops? And otherwise shifting,
more or less. the flowers?
During the cold winter months
til winter saw too many children,
during recess t i m e, huddled to.
ga.her-when they should have
been running, shouting. playing
Vigorous games But there was
n room.
me morning we reached Isaac
bear just as a recess for the low
er grades started. T h e children
burst out of the building in a glee-
full frenzy. \ pop the whip" was
quickly formed. It was cold that
morning and a swell game, which
demands excitement and strength
and thrills and exercise w a s per.
feet.
And 50 a dozen children started
ont. They ran-about three fee,
hat the flag pole was in the way.
The end Of the whip. which should
have broksn up into gleeful spills
and a r0llicking time of it, couldn't
pet u enough steam to even run,
much less break. much less get any
owl If it.
BHt they tried again. And t h e
s'me thing happened and so on
cold bright morning those chill,
7rRn gave up the idea and did moth
inc.
Can't this situation be remedieI?
Can't the parents start pressure in
right Places? Houses around
schools could be purchased
ara torn down. But the money!
Whar about PWA? If this writer
Understands the set-up, the govern,
is constantly on the hunt for
Just such a project as we propose;
tie Improvement of public school
property.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Stories And Essays Written
By Cornelius Harnett Pupils

each supported its own school. In
sponsible. Some thought that it was
the duty Of the governor to edu-
late the children if the town neg.
lected the poor children. More chill.
dren had a chance to get an edu-
cation in New England than any
where else. In the South the towns
were divided into great distances
and It was hard to provide for. The
poor children received no schooling
at all. The well-to-do people had
private tutors for their children.
Horace Mann gave his life to or
ganizing and improving the pub
lie schools Of his native state.
Julia Strickland. grade Z.
I have a little sister. Her name
is Gertie Mae Carr. She is eight
months old. I like to play with her.
She does not go to the nursery
school. She can not walk. She tries
to crawl. 1 love her very much.
Edna Brown, grade A.
NV older brother is in the ninth
grade at high school. He said he
would like to be IN artist when he
gets bigger. He loves to draw pic
lures. He studies art at school.
His mans is Thomas Marshall Sell
ers.
Norma Lane Sellers, grade 4.
I have a younger brother. He Is
smaller than I. He loves to so to
nursery school. His name is Ro-
land. He is a little boy. He has
light hair and l love him.
Lola Brown.
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the tent, they both hit the big thing
out there. "Moooo," came the sound.
Both boys threw down their sticks
and ran for the house. Grandma
said, well, boys, I didn't think you
would be back so soon" That cured
Tom and Carney of sleeping out
Ruby Peel, Tileston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
LETTERS WRITTEN
AT ISAAC BEAR

Dear Bobby:
I am going to Oregon in a cover
ed wagon. We started May 3, 1843,
and are almost half way there. AT
shots or a bugle call. At night the
covered wagons form in a circle to
protect us against Indians. We
have not met any bad Indians yet,
only good Indians. We have killed
three buffaloes. 1t is very tiresome
riding in a covered wagon. I hope
We will get to Oregon soon.
Your friend,
Hampton Frady, Isaac Bear
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Carolina Beach

The blue jay and the crow are
members of the same family. They
are both mischief makers. 1t is
only the nesting season that the
jay is really bad. Just to be mean,
he breaks the eggs of other birds
and even kills their babies. The
rest of the year he's merely full of
noisy fun. He screams, Jay, jay,
JAY" He scolds, he yells, wen where
there is no reason for it. The blue
Jay builds his nest carefully. Then
When it is done, the mother jay will
lay four to six pale green eggs,
specified with brown. Betty Jane
Musser, Grace 4, Carolina Beach.
A birds whole dress is made Of
feathers. but the feathers are not
alike. There are several kinds, and
four of them are found on every
bird. They are flight feathers, cloth
ing feathers, downy feathers, and
thread feathers. Bonnie j. Musser,
Grade 8.
One day I was playing in the
yard and saw some birds coming. L
thought about my bird house then. l
said, Il hope they will make their
home there" But they went on. Just
a little way down the road they
saw a bu:ch of trees. ] went up to
the tree the next morning and the
birds flew away. l kept going there
every day. One day, to my %astonlsh-
ment, I heard some baby birds say
ing, 'Tweet. tweet.' I didn't even
know there was a nest in the tree.
The baby birds made friends with
me. The mother bird and father saw
me playing with their children and
got angry. But in a few weeks we
became very good friends. Every
day I would give them some food
and water. We stayed close friends
until they flew away in the fall. -
Isabel Lewis, Grade 4.
The whip-poor- will h a s pretty
feathers. He makes his, nest on the
ground in a pile of leaves. There
are usually two eggs in the nest,
They are dull white with violet
specks. He eats cutworms, cram
berry moths, ants, grass hoppers,
beetles and gnats. Patsy Ann
Cole Grade d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

1t was warm that morning and
I had worn no coat, AS I stepped
out of the schoolhouse it was colder
and the wind was blowing hard. AS
I ran I remembered Washington
and his army at Valley Forge, and
for the first time I knew how it
was. I felt ashamed that I was get
ting ready to complain about the
cold. I was going home to a warm
fire and a hot meal. But Washing
ton and his men didn't know where
their next meal vas coming from.
Now I have a new respect for the
father of our country and his men
at Valley Forge. - Jean Bostian,
grade 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

One of the commonest questions
about the nature Of the subject "Ele-
ments,' is "Of what is it made"'
Men have been asking this question
about various things for centuries.
We ask, "Of what is water made"'
And the chemist answers, Oxygen
and hydrogen" But suppose We ask
of what is oxygen made? The chem
list would tell us that oxygen is an
element made up of oxygen atoms.
1t was discovered that everything
is composed of elements and it takes
like atoms to make an element.
Our eight A science class made a
collection of many common elements
and put them on a poster. Some of
them are aluminium, tin, lead, phos'
pherous, iron, powdered sulphur,
nickel, mercury, silver, gold, mag.
nesium, tungsten, sodium carbon,
graphite, silica, copper, arsenic, rock
and many others.-Earl Bowen, eight
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Bradley,s Creek

The seventh grade Of our school
has selected officers for our class.
The president is Carl Sammon, the
Nce,president, James Gideons, and
the secretary and treasurer, Billy
Horne, BradIey's Creek.
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murine, BradleyS Creek.
We have now begun studying
North Carolina history. Everyone
IN our class has written a letter tc
some school in the state for bet
Wy Information. We have some IN
formation on Charlotte which Ann
Morton got for Us. We hope tc
learn % lot from this study. Heller
Brown.
We had a moving picture Wednes
'a5 recently. 1t S Historic
scenes Along the Highways to Mount
vernon, [ think everyone enjoyed
H. Madeline Brown, Grade 5.
IA' fifth grade wrote letters tt
MIS-. roland recently and asked hel
10 ''l.e anu tell US about her triT
V' Ne" Orleans. And we also are
S-u13-ng about New Orleans. She
l9'4 US about the Parades in TIE
"af4-a Gras and she said that some
vi tAs costumes cost as much a!
@''99y, She showed us some cards
anu some jewellery and also a far
@Da dolls and many other nice
lungs We enjoyed her talk ant
+yp@ she will come back soon. -
EIyleNce Holleman, Grade 5.
h sixth grade has been study
Il- tie country of Spain. Spain is
=, among the leading countries o.
-1'"pe' but it is called the Meta
Nan Of Europ~"
me sixth grade has also beer
Studying the country of Portugal
T,-e is not much to say abou
pIi'ahhsshrdlu shrdlu cmfwyp C,
-Nsal because it is another Spain
irving Brown, Grade 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
DELCAD0 PUPILS
STUDYING BIRDS

we are having a good time study
ing the birds. Our teachers is read
ing us stories from the Burgess
Bird book. This is a story written
in a form Of conversation between
Peter Rabbit and Jenny Wren.
We have enjoyed the many new
things we have learned about our
feathered friends. Indeed. they seem
like u real brothers and sisters.
Our teacher has ordered each pu.
pill a set of sixteen lovely bird pic
lures and we are now preparing a
bird book of our own which we ap-
preciate SO much.
Cecilia Farley, grade, 4.
Our new home was discovered in
1892 by Columbus. He thought that
the earth a round. The people
thought his ideas were foolish. Co.
lumbus went to the king and queen
OF Spain and they gave him three
ships. Columbus thought that he
was sailing to India, but he went
west across the Atlantic ocean. They
thought they were in India, so they
called the people Indians.
They called the first settlers pio-
neers, because they came first. They
had to suffer many hardships. They
built log cabins. The Indians taught
them to roise corn The pioneers
planned to raise the same crops in
America that they raised in Europe.
The pioneers had to work hard for
a living. Many of them died. Co.
lumbus died and did not know that
he had discovered a new world.
-Eunice Phipps, grae 4.
We all enjoy our geography Pc
Rod. The land of of Netherlands is
most interesting country. The
class enjoyed the stories of the Hol.
land people. In our room library
we have several books on this very
queer country. We were assigned
outside reading by our teacher and
the following books were read dur.
Ing the study of this unit. Little
Journey to Holland Stories, Our Lit.
tle FRIENDS of Netherlands, and
Ned and Nan in Holland. Many OF
our pupils brought pictures of Hol
land for our bulletin board. Others
mace wind mills and at our art
class we drew pictures of tulips
and storks.
Ruth Davis, grade 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Hemenway

Long ago in the stories of Greeks
and Romans there was no sugar.
Honey was the only sweetening.
The first sugar was produced in
India. The Indians squeezed sweet
syrup from sugar cane. T h e y
thought that it fell from Paradise
and only flourished in their cJun-
try. Soon the sugar began to travel.
1t passed through many lands and
finally reached America. The task
of raising and harvesting it became
tiresome SO slaves were brought
over from Africa. Now they make
sugar out of sugar beets as we'll as
sugar cane. Dolores King, Grade
7, Hemenway.
I would advise every child that
enjoys an adventurous sea story .
read any one of Howard Pease's
books about the sea. All of his
books are exciting from beginning
to end. He makes you feel every
emotion the character is undergo
ing. These are just a few traits that
all his books have. Walter Gold
bury, Grade 7.
How you see Greenfield Lake
this spring. 1t is really more beauti-
full than it has ever been before.
There are towers all around of all
kinds blooming in h e midst If
beautiful green grass. Across the
street is the zoo which also h a S
flowers. If you are new in town and
are riding around, go out and see It.
1t is really worth your t i m e.
Gladys Barnhill, Grade 7.
Recently the Glee club sang over
the radio. We sang a few of Stephen
Collins Fosters songs such as Mas
3a's in The Cold, Cold Ground
Ring, Ring t h e Banjo" a n d
others. I hope all the mothers that
have a radio were listening that
they enjoyed it very much. Eliza
beth Stevens, Grade Z.
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Geography Quiz

l. There are many dykes in Hol-
land. ?. Holland is al the mouths
of the Rhone river. 8. Skiing is a
winter sport in Holland. 4. Skating
IS a winter sport in Switzerland. 5.
Bicycles are used more in Switzer.
land than in Holland. s. Holland is
a land of mountains. 7. Amsterdam
is famous for its diamond cutting.
s. There are no fishing villages in
Holland. 9. Sand dunes are built by
men. 10. Switzerland is bordered on
the south by the Mediterranean
Sea. II. Waterfalls furnish much
power for the factories in Switzer-
land. y. Switzerland has no lang
uage Of it's own.
The answers-and we hope you
make a better score than we did !!
/. True. 2. False. 5. False. 4.
True. 5. False. 6. False. 7. True. s.
False. 9. False, 10. False. 10. False.
II. True. u. True.
BY Poll Barefoot and other pu-
pills of the fourth grade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

Not by monopoiistic methods.
Henry Ford has always en-
couraged competition. He has
made his company's inventions
and technical advances avail.
able without charge to any one
who wanted to adopt them.
Free competition in the in.
dustry has presented a constant
challenge to find ways Of offer
ing better and better value to
the public.
The Ford Motor Company
holds the lead in total number
of cars built and sold because
it has met this challenge with
more than ordinary vision and
skill backed by a set of bust.
ness principles which the
American people respect and
approve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

When the fourth grade played the
fifth grade recently the fifth grade
lost 10 to Is. Herman Hayden is
the fourth grade pitcher and he is
a good one. Wednesday we played
at the 101 ranch. We have beat the
fifth grade boys three times. They
have beat US one time. We have
beat the third graders me time. We
are to play the sixth graders Mon
day.
Emerson Mango, grade 4.
The third and fourth grade at our
school played ball Thursday at the
1O1 ranch with the fourth grade
winning 5 to 7.
Jack Andrews.
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SOME FUN!

"When I see you I always think
of Smith"
But I am not the least like
Smith"
ooh, yes. You both o w e me
800. co."
I leap year women may pro-
prose
Eut still-and here's the stong-
The timid, bashful victim knows
That he must buy the ring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

Under one management,
the Ford Motor Company
has built and 900, 900
Ford cars.
No other maker even
approaches this total. No
other has so many cars on
the road todey.
How has it been done?
Not by building a "cheap"
car. People do not 60 on buying
a "cheap" product for thirty
seven years.
Not by squeezing workers to
achieve a low price. The Ford
Motor Company took the lead
years ago in paying higher
wages, shortening hours and
improving working conditions.
Tisit the ne,D Ford Transitions at the ttpo +
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

Professor: Tell me one or two
things about John Milton.
Eros: "Well, he got married and
he wrote paradise Lost" Then his
wife died, and he wrote paradise
Regained."
Cook: Eyes, ma'am, I'm leavin'
in exactly three minutes
Mrs. Jones: Then put the eggs
on to boil and we'll have them right
for once!"
"How do you like your new dad
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

AS these 28,000,0O0 cars have
been produced, the company's
experience has continued to
accumulate. Its facilities have
continued to increase. Profits
have been consistently turned
back into the business to pro-
vide the means for offering still
greater value.
The Ford Motor Company
today knows how to build a
better car than it has ever
built-it has the resources to
build it-and it is building it.
In the few moments it takes
you to read this, half a dozen
of the finest Ford cars that
have yet been built - of
the twenty-ninth million-will
come off the assembly lines.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-19
WESLEY CHAPEL

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barkhurst
entertained with a turkey dinner re-
Gently. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Barkhurst and
children Janet, Gary and Gene. of
Pennsville; Mrs. George Partesius
and Mrs. Nellie Gillespie of McCon-
nelsville, and Mrs. Blanche Greer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Greer and
son Charles of East Bloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Brown and
son Graydon, near Waterford, were
recent visitors at the Dalton Gil
beaut home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Derwacter of
Canton are visiting at the Mrs.
Barbara DerWacter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darl Dugan and
sons Frank, Wayne and Billy, and
daughter Dorothy were present at
a birthday surprise dinner at the
Homer Mccormick home, Sunday
ne occasion was in honor of Mrs
McCormick'S birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs Omar Ashton and
children Rosemary, Keith and Dali
ors at F. j. Marshalls, of Zanes-
Vile
Wesley Chapel folks were glad
that Rev G. nj. Fair was able TO
preach Sunday.
COME IN AND SEE the new
Schick Electric Razor, faster, more
powerful, shaves closer and easier.
$9.75, $3.50, $15.-The Stanbery
Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-19

will have Christmas party at the
| church, Thursday evening. There
VIII be an exchange of gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Shrivers and
daughter Beth of Malta, were Sun
| day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
| Kincaid.
Ruth Phipps returned home Tues
day, after spending 10 days win
her mother. Mrs. Hattie Phipps.
held their Christmas party at the
church last Tuesday evening, with
22 members present. An exchange
OF gifts was feature of the pro-
gram.
Rebekah inspection was held Fri
day night at /. o. O. F. hall, with
alrs. Louise Holdren, district rep
sentative, as inspecting officer A
pot luck supper followed the meet
ing.
Methodist Church
Schedule of church service, Ches-
terhill Methodist CIRCUIT for Sunday,
Dec. 22: Subject, "Behold the
Child" Worship services: Oakland.
9:l5 a. M; Chesterhill, II a. M;
McDougal. 2:30 p. m; Amesville,
7:3O p. m. Sunday school: Ames-
vile, $3.50: Chesterhill, 9:45; Oak
land, 10: :l5 a. m. The Sunday
Chesterhill church are furnishing
special service Sunday evening, at
I3O. The annual Sunday school
treat will be given at this service -
G. c. Nutter, pastor.
School of instruction Here
Mrs Ruby Fast, Deputy Grand
Matron of district No 25. o. e. s.,
conducted school of instruction
Tor chapter officers on Saturday af-
ternoon, Dec. IA. The meeting was
held in the Masonic temple and a
capacity crowd was present. Pre-
cedlng the meeting, a two course
luncheon was served in the banquet
room of the Methodist church by
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service. A color scheme of red and
green was used in the table decor
ations. Officers were present from
chapters in Marietta. Malta, Bever-
y. Stockport Guysville, Athens,
New Matamoras, Pomeroy, Lowell,
Peinersville, Bartlett. New Marsh
field, Glouster, Harrisonville and
zaleski. Among the distinguished
guests present were: Judge A. A.
Schram, Past Grand Patron of Ohio:
Mrs. .enola McKibben, Deputy
Grand Matron Of District "a, and
Mrs. Dove. Nixon, president of the
18th district: The ritualistic work
was exemplified by the members of
Mt. Olive Chapter, No 326.
The Minerva Literary club met
with Mrs. Mabel Worrall, Wednes-
day evening. Mrs. Sarah Patterson
gave a report on The American
Friends Service Committee.
Because of the holidays, the
Chesterhill branch of the Simpson
library will be closed both Tuesday
and Wednesday, Dec. "a and 25.
Books which would ordinarily be
due on those days, will be due on
Dec. 26; After that the new hours
of opening will be followed. The
branch will be open from 12 to 5 D.
m. every day except Wednesday,
and from 7 to 9 on Thursday and
Saturday evenings. 1t will regular
ly be closed all day Wednesday.
GIFT WRAPPINGS, Seals, Tags,
Cards, Decorated Wrapping Paper,
Cellophane, Tissue Paper in Colors
Tying Ribbons. Stanbery Phar-
macy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-19

aware, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Fuller and Eva
Zumbro were Sunday guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Tippie of RinggoId.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 2. Zumbro and
Mrs. Rosa Fuller were business Wis
itors in GAINESVILLE, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. e. Zumbro and
daughter Marvel were Sunday, after
noon callers at S. B. Zumbro's.
Child Hurt
Gary Whitacre, small son of DR..
nitacre was severely cut about the
head, Sunday, when he fell out Of
the car onto the pavement.
The Sunshine Sunday school class
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-19
CHESTERH1LL

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Glassford
and two daughters. Of Frazeysburg
were week end visitors at Mrs. p.
e. Berry's.
Mrs. Laura Pidgeon of Pennsville
is spending few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Doan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Carr and
two children spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Embree, at
GAINESVILLE.
The baby born Dec IL to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Wood, has been named
Helen Jeanette.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-19

Talbot at Chesapeake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rardin of
Parkersburg, w. Va, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. God
dard. f9
Mrs. Florence Harmer of Zanes-
vile visited from Friday until Sun
dav with relatives here.
Mrs. Sadie Barnes had an eye op-
Grafton at Hartman hospital, Park
50 srg, w. Va, Thursday Her
condition is fine. She plans to come
home the latter part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fawcett, Mr.
and Mrs. John Woodward and Miss
Reed attended a recital at Del.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-19
New Hours At Library

The library here will be open
from IL o'clock noon until FIVE on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. Open also Thurs
day and Saturday nights, 7 to g. 1t
will be closed next Tuesday and
Wednesday, Dec. "a and 25.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Carpenter of
Clarksville, Ark, came Sunday ev-
ening to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Carpenters father, Omar Ray. They
plan to return home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bowman and
daughter Barbara Jean spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Clark