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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
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Carolina Beach

AS a rule the scallop is found
near the oyster, although it has a
much handsomer shell. 1t some
times is fastened to it's home by
muscles or glands. Looking for a
better home, they go scooting
through the water. The large shell
OF the great scallop or clam is Of
ten to be seen in use at seaside
it with the giant clans, found in
places as a drinking vessel.
We must not, however, confuse
1t with the giant clans, found in
very hot countries. Its shell weighs
as much as 500 pounds. Scallops
are able to swim by opening and
closing valves. The scallops are
rather timid and afraid to play
about. Scallops are much more in
teresting than the sluggish mus
sels.-Ann Koleman, grade 6.
The kind of paper made depends
on three things: what ibbers are
used, how they are freed, or sep
arated, and how they are put to-
gether again. I shall tell you about
three kinds-newspapers, letter pa.
pers, and cardboard boxes. The
first comes from wood pulp, the
second from linen and rags, the
third from waste paper, chopped
up and used over again.-Harriet
Gray, grade 6.
Sponges have been known for
thousands of years, and are spoken
of in Homer's "Iliad." Yet it was
not until the 10Th century that their
right to be placed in the ANNA.
kingdom was universally admitted
Like plants they m always fxec
and never move about and they
have no eyes nor other sense or
gans, nor legs, nor any of the in
ternal organs that we usually think
of as belonging to animals.
Sponges r of many sizes ano
forms and colors. One very simple
type is just a small narrow tube o5
about an inch. Attached at one end
the free end is open. A thousand in
visible pores admit water to the
chamber within. This chamber is
lined with very peculiar S m a |
cells. The United States govern
ment has experimental with the
way of cuttings in the propagation
of sponges. So far there has no
been much SUCCESSFULLY Reyn
olds, grade 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
DELCAD0 PUPILS
DESCRIBE WORK

A group of us went on a camping
trip. We cooked supper and when
the fire went out we went to bed.
In about an hour we hear a noise
and I went to the door and saw
a bear. Harley got scared and ran
to the woods.
About twelve o'clock we heard
another noise. Fred looked out and
said, tits a mother bear and two
cubs" Harley, who had come
back, got scared and made a new
door through the back of the tent
when when he ran. 1 don't know
whether he ever came back be-
cause I started running and I did
MT stop until I was home.-Simon
Dyson.
The summer is coming, the win
ter is past,f then We'll have u
three months vacation at last. The
birds will be flying in pretty colors
all day and everything will seem
so gay.-Lon CLANCY Clewis.
A negro stole about $50 worth
of clothes from my mother one
night. He was caught and sentenc-
ed to seven years. He had stole
coats, quilts, chickens, and tur-
keys. He didn't seem to care how
many years he got. 1 was glad he
was caught. 1 hope he has learned
a >lesson.-Thomas Ray, grade Z
We are getting our new school
after a long time. They are com
ing right along. We are going 10
get a gym and a house to paly in.
We are going to get an open-air
stage on the side where we will
give plays and other things. l will
be glad when it is finished.-Her-
bert M. Hinson.
Madam Curie was the first to
discover radium. She spent most
of her life in her fathers labora-
tory. The experiment was very
dangerous, but she kept trying to
find a good use for radium. There
was but two or three ounces dis.
covered but it was worth millions.
One ounce was worth S 1850, 900.
Fred Cottle.
AS l was walking down the street
II saw a little bird at my feet.
I kicked him off to the side, but he
didn't pay it any mind.-Willie
Godbold.
My trip across the United States
would take me to California. l
would take a stream-lined train
from New York. I would like to
sleep in a pullman and sleep on
the lower berth. Going through
Colorado 1 would stop over at the
Grand Canyon. In Utah 1 would
visit the Great Salt Lake. Then in
California 1 would see the fruit
and berry farms. l would 60 to
Hollywood and see the movie stu
dos. Then 1 would take a boat to
Washington and Oregon and see
the apple farms and fish factories.
Then 1 would come back to the
Golden Gate of San Francisco
Mildred Packer, grade 5.
Madge McDuffy turned in an un-
usually fine account of "The Train
ing of a Knight" which space for
bids nrintinq. IT is a shame. Lack
of space also forces us to leave
out a story on Eskimo life by
Doris Evans, Dollie Boswell. and
Daisy Lee Rivenbark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
HARNETT PUPILS
WRITING ESSAYS

Keep your homes in good order
They will be more inviting. You
will have more friends. The tour
lists will admire them. George
Washington's home is a very beau.
tiful place. The old Craigie place
is too. Their would be many beau.
tiful homes in this world if every.
body would have their W in as
good order as these two I have
Observation-Disclosures Moss.
Everyone should live in a nice
clean home. with pretty scenery
around it. 1t makes people happy
and helps them to love their homes
more. 1t is very convenient and
improves the looks of the commu-
nifty. The tourists admire beautiful
homes. Friends come to see you.
Beth Sellars. grade 5.
We should appreciate our homes.
We like to keep u homes pretty
and nice so that people will like
them. If you go home and it looks
ugly with paper and trash around
it, you get to work and pick up
the paper and trash and plant
flowers and grass"-Emory Hol-
den.
Keep your homes clean because
they are safer for the people and
are very convenient too. Modern
homes need people that will keep
them clean. 1t keeps the people
happier.-Esther Mae Turner.
In planning a home, you should
first consider the location so the
children will have good playmates.
You should try to be as n e
schools as possible. The next thing
is to keep your home clean. Plant
pretty shrubbery and flowers in ev-
cry place you can so as to make il
pretty.-Sonny Blalock, grade S.
The remaining stories we have
on hand from Cornelius, for which
we haven't space to print, are a
couple of fine pieces from Martin
Rabunsky and Dolores Lafai Futch
about the Blue Jay. There is also
long story about Mexico. 1t is
very good, but unfortunately, the
name is missing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Forest Hills

One day the PIT. A. bought a
picture machine. With it were two
films, both about safety rules for
bicycle riders. 1t always pays to
be careful when riding a bicycle
or skating.-H. L. Keith. We have
d large room with healthy chill
oren. We have two blackboards in
our room. We have a scene of long,
long ago and a picture of the Blue
Boy.-Barbara Mango. We have
just put up a new interesting bor-
der in room. We have a num-
Der of work and spelling papers
on the walls. 1t makes the room
pretty.-Katherine Solomon.
The third grade formed a club
with a president, secretary and
committees, to study birds. Each
pupil was asked to study as many
birds as they wanted, but each
must turn in a report on five birds,
telling their names, colors, nests,
food and eggs. George T. Clark,
our grade father, gave the class
two interesting talks on birds. He
offered a reward to the child who
knew the most birds. Each pupil
wrote a short story about e a C h
bird and Mr.. Clark classified them
and selected the winners. The
study closed happily W h e n Mr.;
Clark came with eight rewards to
be given to the prize winners. All
eyes and ears were open, hoping
for one jar of candy. All were
happy, even though they were not
winners. This project Was inter-
esting and worthwhile. Can you
think of a busy man taking so
much of his valuable time to give
JOY and information to children
These are the kind of mothers and
fathers we have in Forest Hills
school.
Each afternoon when u lessons
are done, and just before the set OF
sun, you'll see us as we are rum
ming around meeting our friends
and going to the nearest play
ground.-Carolyn Kester, grade 3.
We play all kinds of games, like
tag, hide-and-seek, jump rope and
other good games. Our school yard
is large and the girls play on one
part and the boys on the other. We
have a teacher on the playground
to see that we play right and do
not hurt others. We ire very
proud of our school and are help
ing to make it a better one.-Sarah
Clark, grade 3.
The trees are pretty with moss
hanging on them. We try to keep
the yard clean. Some days we take
the jumping sticks and jump as
high as we can. Most of the time
we play basketball.-Ray Huddles-
ton, grade 3.
The PIT. A. bought a picture
machine for our school. We learn
much from it. The last picture was
about The Netherlands.-E d
Rogers, grade 3.
One day n of vi fathers came
to school and saw some OF our
bird pictures. He said he was 60
ing to come and give a prize to the
one who wrote the best story on
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

birds. Sarah Clark won the first
prize, Edith Rogers won the Sec
ond, and Howard Penton won the
last.-Lucretia Thornton.
We have some excellent letters
on hand from Ruth Ellen Edwards,
Joyce Taylor, Virginia Lee Hatch,
Alta Bryant and Jean Cross which
we would give anything if we could
find space to run them. They are
fine and most interesting. But,
alas, lack of space forbids it. There
is also a swell story about the pic
ture machine by John Debnam,
grade 3, which we must also leave
off. Sorry!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

One M s's~ardesses on the planes of
must " koo air transport COMPANY
and he N. .5F their compsny's routes
"a memory. ' correctly
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Winter Park

Before scientists knew that the
gas helium ever existed on earth,
they found it on the surface of the
sun by means of the spestrpscoope
Hellum is the lightest of gases
Because it will not burn it is espec-
Tally used in balloons instead Of
hydrogen. In the World War the
U, S. produced helium in great
Quantities. Up until 1915 helium
was about s1,7O0 a cubic foot. The
government plant near Amarillo,
Texas controls gas rights that will
supply hedium for the U. S. army
and navy for many years.
Hellum mixed with oxygen helps
me deep sea diver to go a great
ct depth. 1t is also used for filling
tdolo tubes and other electric
0uloS, One important use is the
replacing Of hydrogen in air with
Ae-lum for asthma patients. This
makes a very light air which re-
su.reS less effort to breathe.
IroWell Wise grade ga
l am a musk OK. I am a thick
SIleo animal with horns across
NY forehead. I travel in herds of
non eight to fifteen. When an
sel'ly approaches, we form a cir
VIZ, Females and babies go to the
'i'eF and male to the outside
r rs.ls me enemy.-Lois Goodrum
%4ile is a small black dog with
ntlle White spot on his neck.
H. nave taught Willie to walk on
d d~ ilno legs. He is a very bad
s W. When he pulls my socks and
Pr;s, away with my shoes.-Anne
4'Aley Hamilton grade l
sf4 oae day I was in a tin can
a1on4 Oh a bench. A man came
s Snnis and poured me out. The
o Oh, zane out very hot and the
Aro,s molecules stared moving
nff i very fast and l got bumped
was blown over New York and
mar 20" the Worlds Fair. There
Ibaee a lot Of people at the fair.
ona | blew farther north until
sro,,. Jay l was cooled and blown
lee gUl 5'';a N he air. I began to col
EoidSa.w with other molecules. | pot
kndI and colder and finally froze
had started Star toward the ground, I
a nnen I tell, I was near a a. house, ht1uw,
pickad ! little boy came out and
tight me up and mashed me as
fskes as NJ he could with other snow
her h.. Then he threw Us at an,
onca o n who threw us in a lake
JAM, am l was a drop of water.
Finer grade 8-B
w. me s~tew2rdesses on
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

A few days ago quiz sheets were
passed out to the pupils of Isaac
Bear. On these papers were ques.
tons about Bears Chatter. This
seems to be the result of the voting
in the order Of the number of votes
given: the parts of the paper read
first: gossip, news, jokes, sports.
poetry, honor roll, literature, ad.
vertisements, editorials.
The parts of the paper read last:
advertisements, editorials, poetry,
sports, news, gossip, jokes, liter.
allure, interviews, Jacks Travel.
ogue, art page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
PUPILS
TELL OF ACTIVITY

Kidd. the pirate captain,
O'g r,ean, weathered face. He
h'' .,-y tall and his skin was
va u, hair was black and grea-
d'fA s,,ars nails. Captain Kidd
ln5 III, .a'I kind of person who didn't
"a, .a5 III [' people to make fun of him,
like 10 .T never did. He stood on
and a.s. Of his ship most of the
tie 'S nit5 his arms folded, looking
tf inf, a spyglass. When he walk
thFoasr could hear him very far
ed "" Kidd wore a three-cornered
aFS: !ri,b a skull and crossbones on
bat , ". s+riped shirt with long navy
i, i'd d eoat. over them were big,
sas s,, hoots.-Lily Grower grader.
,,.,o1in a small town in Ger
ha+ was, at the beginning OF
rlaDi ..orv overrun with vermin.
ny !, neoole warned the mayor if
!; .aE sid s + get ride of the rats some
Ne s Y1' terrible would happen. AS he
'a.u5 fifth his council there was a
s i. knock. In the doorway stood TODD
s1 s,eer looking creature. He said
q .o,1Id get ride of anything thsv
s;,t ted If you will give me one
,snusand guilders.'
'' The Piper went into the street
~ Waved theree notes on his pipe
s.S river the vermin were drown
T n rates came running out of the
s s,r When all reached the Yves
~ 4v', nav off. Il can play other
-" when the Piper went back for
bic money. the mayor didn't want
. .r the Piper said in a strange
,,.v He went into the street again,
~ .nc blew three notes. All of the
onrp all the children passed
tSr0l,gb, the door closed and they
u'ers never seen again.
Ward, grade 7.
The pigeon farm is outside of
Sumter, It has long houses with
wire fronts. There are houses with
pigeons and some with
white ones. In one shed there are
specimens, One pair are pig
cons with exposed hearts. Another
sroup contains acrobats. They can
two back flips before touching
the ground.
One pigeon did not have any
feathers. A pigeon with no eyes
was there. The last pegeon showed
was a racer. He was well built
and could fly IS miles an hour.
Bobby Manner.
We have on hand a splendid
by Emil Meyers, a story
about his cousin. and a really fine
biography of odd man Jones by
the same writer. We are sorry
we can not find space to run
them this year.
Agnes Walker and Bobby maner
have stories about the Civil war
which must be omitted because
Of lack Of space. 1t is a shame
that such excellently written pieces
see the light Of publication
this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
HemenWay

Napoleon declared a blockade,
but the plans proved worthless as
they were laid.
Never did the thought occur to
him,
He wouldn't have power to en-
force them.
Napoleon's strength was in his
arms;
To many a country he did great
harm.
Great Britain was his worse and
~ceaseless foe
With this country he fought until
his arms were low.
Napoleon's army looked for the
key
With which to find England's
route to the sea.
They found the key that showed
them the way
But the battle they fought, they
did not win, we must say.-Phyllis
Haar, grade T..
Robin Hood clad in green,
Sat beside his merry queen.
He sat under his own big tree
When the sheriff saw Robin he
tried to flee.
Robin Hood was a very g o d
man.
When he was needed, he was al
ways at hand.
When he could help, he did his
best,
Gave gold to the poor from his
own chest.
He Toasted on the kings deer
He used bow and arrow, instead
of a spear.
Robin was killed in the end, but
he did not die in sin.-L. S. Thomp-
son, grade 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

try; thus it was impossible for the
troops to arrive in Finland.-Albert
RUSSIA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

Keep your homes clean because
they are safer for the people and
r very convenient too. Modern
homes need people that will keep
them clean. 1t keeps the people
happier.-Esther Mae Turner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

The summer is coming, the win
ter is past,i then we'll have our
three months vacation at last. The
birds will be flying in pretty colors
all day and everything will seem
so gay.-Lon CLANCY Clewis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

Madge McDuffy turned in an un-
usually fine account of THE Train
ing of a Knight" which space for
bids printing. 1t is a shame. Lack
of space also forces us to leave
out a story on Eskimo life by
Doris Evans, Dollie Boswell. and
Daisy Lee Rivenbark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

One day one of u fathers came
to school and saw some of our
bird pictures. He said he was 60
ing to come and give a prize to the
one who wrote the best story on
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

The PIT. A. bought a picture
machine for our school. We learn
much from it. The last picture was
about The Netherlands.-E
Rogers, grade 3.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

> % 9t.1S is a small black dog with
! ! n'V4e White spot on his neck.
bis nave taught Willie to walk on
d IN nLna legs. He is a very bad
r1,s. "Aen he pulls my socks and
Br rirl away with my shoes.-Anne
DiAley Hamilton grade l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

Each afternoon when our lessons
are done, and just before the set OF
sun, you'll see us as we are run
ming around meeting our friends
and going to the nearest play
ground.-Carolyn Kester, grade 3.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

We are getting our new school
after a long time. They are COM
ing right along. We are going to
get a gym and a house to paly in.
We are going to get an open-air
stage on the side where we will
give plays and other things. l will
be glad when it is finished.-Her.
bert M. Hinson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
THE pOsT.PRESS, Ell CENTRIC CALF.
Ten Thousand Club to Hold
Carnival, Automobile Show

club carnival a success, and every
member of the club ana OF the
Junior Ten Thousand club is work
ing diligently since all proceeds
are to go to the clubs building
fund to make needed additions to
the clubhouse.
Mrs. j. w. Donohue is gen.
eral chairman, having been chair
man for last years first carnival
which proved such a tremendous
success. Mrs. Donohue is determined
to make this years affair even
more enjoyable than that last year
and when she sets her mind on an
objective, that objective is gen
orally accomplished.
Each section is taking charge of
some particular part of the car
niYal: Readers Round Table, the
country store; Drama Workshop
the side shows; Arts and Crafts
games of skill and the booth decor
ations; Twice Told Tales, cakes
History, the tables; Dams Entire
the serving of the dinner, and
the Junior Ten Thousand club, the
dance.
Members of Mrs. Donohue'S COM
mittee are: Mrs. r. j. Clevenger
secretary; Mesdames Troy Hamil-
ton, w j. Thornburg, Mark Magee
Louis DaVita, w. A. Vize, A. M
Blackburn.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Signal Chapter Observes
Guest Night Friday

was accorded special honor as were
Hazel Reynolds of Ell Centre, out
going deputy grand matron; Ethel
Witter of Brawley, new deputy
grand matron, Hazel Erickson of
CaleXico advisors for the matrons
and Mrs. Robertson. Mrs. Reynolds
was presented with a guard for
her deputy's jewel given to her at
grand chapter by the matrons' as
ISOLATION.
At the end of the chapter meet
ing Lillian Holiday as ghost,
and an attractive, rather than ter
rlfying one, appeared and as each
officer presented her guest, dis
tributed the gifts. This meeting
was the first at which the five
matrons of the valley have been
together.
After the meeting the chapter
adjourned for Halloween party dur
ing which cider and doughnuts
were served. Brilliant Halloween
decorations in orange and black,
with witches hats, masks and 9TH
er favors, made a colorful setting.
Mrs. B. o. Mitchell and her COM
mittee were in charge of arrange
mentS.
Election of officers is scheduled
for the meeting of Nov. 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
.y.W.C.A. Leader
To Visit City
On Tuesday

Marian Brown Reith, regional
secretary for student YWCA, will
be in the valley Tuesday to confer
with various individuals and groups
in regard to organization of a COL
lege YWCA group at Central. Mrs.
Reith superviseS all the college
groups and student work in south
ern California.
Tuesday morning she will have
conferences with Guy A. Weakley,
superintendent of schools: with Miss
Dorothy Collett, Central dean of
women, and with Miss Muriel
Brown, faculty advisor, meeting
with the junior college girls at IL
noon.
AT l pm. Mrs. Reith will be
guest of honor at a luncheon at
the Barbara Worth hotel at which
time she will explain the purpose
of a college YWCA organization
the type of work usually carried
on by these groups and the scope
of activities which the Ell Centro
group might well undertake.
Any woman in the community
interested in this type of program
for college women is eligible to at
tend the luncheon and should make
reservations by telephoning 337J
before Monday evening.
Central junior college students
have formed a YWCA group and
final details of organization will
be completed in the immediate fu-
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

Gaily decorated booths, strings
of colored lights, rollicking dance
music, fragrant odors from the
barbecue pits, rows OF shiny new
automobiles to say nothing OF less
ornamental but equally shiny DIS
plays of new tractors, will draw
valley residents to Donean Rancho'
the country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Donohue, the night OF NOV.
when the Ten Thousand club has
its annual carnival.
This carnival, open to the public,
will start at $50 p. m. with the
serving of a barbecue dinner. Dan
Grumbles, that master chef, IS
to be in charge Of the barbecue
and only the choicest cuts OF beef
are to be used. In addition to the
barbecued meat, all sorts of other
delicacies will be served as accom-
panying dishes.
For their evenings entertainment
the patrons may visit the automo-
bile and tractor displays where all
the new models will be on exhibit
the various dealers cooperating
with the club in this show.
In addition all sorts OF games
of skill, some highly amusing side
shows and dancing will provide
plenty of diversion. During the din
ner hour, old time fiddlers will sup
ply music.
Merchants of Ell Centre are help
ing in various ways to make this
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Nineteen Women
To Attend Civic
Conference

Nineteen club women will attend
the annual civic conference spon-
sored by Chaffey junior college
and the Ontario and Upland wo-
mems clubs and which will take
place on Oct. 30 at the Chaffey jun
ior college.
Outstanding speakers will dis
cuss various world and national
problems, and the valley delegation
will be composed of: Mrs. Don G.
Paulus, Ten Thousand club presi-
dent; Mesdames j. B. McNeece, j.
w. Bridenbaugh, David Blank, P.
M. Mercer, Devon Ellsworth, War
rem Currier, 0. G. Horne, E. l..
Allen, Hugh T. Osborne, Elmer w.
Heald, F. D. Jacobs, S. Emmitt AL
len, P. N. Van Slyck, w. j.. Mea-
CHER, Warren E. Sage, A. B. Hanson
of Ell Centre; Mrs. Dan Scott Of
Meloland and Mrs. A V. Vierhus
of Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Luncheon Given
For Two State
P.-T.A.Heads

CALEXICO, Oct. 26-Mrs. Edward
T. Walker and Mrs. Ernest Blenk-
horn, state PIT. A. chairmen who
spent several days in the valley
this week, were guests Of honor al
luncheon given Thursday by the
P.-T. A., Mrs. Leslie Dove, presi-
dent. and Mrs. A. V. Vierhus, 29th
district president acting as Off
cial hostesses.
Mexican rose and greenery decor
ated the tables, the small bouton-
niereS of rosebudS which marked
the places contributing additional
decorations.
In addition to the guests OF
honor, those present were: Mes
danes Leslie Dove, A. V. Vierhus
Ray Simmons, Rose Newton, E. E
Kelso, Leo Watts, Victor Erickson
w. L. Jacobs, Allen Mains, Edward
Kitow, Fred Gunterman, Duncan
Brown, O. P. Mandrapa, Charles
Thorman, Jewel Watson, v. v. Will
liams, }. NJ Ostrey, Porter Brown
r. l.. G;asby, Mabel Reid and Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Lawson.