The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-18

five years. His father buys them
for him, then james repays him
~ he Is able. He and his brother
care for them.
Little Louise Dennison, 3,
brought . tiny black kitten In .
basket. Leland Moore, Jr., won
q novelty prize for his Picking
csc Kayo dressed In Z hula cos
tune. Marsie SchwialEe, "a, her
goldfish. Pete, and the YAK sis
tiers, Arlene T., and Rosemary
IL, won third prize with their
six-weeks-old white goats and
lovely japanese spaniel.
At Griffith Field, Betty Jane
Rick. IL, and a friend Of hers
heard about the Pet Show, and
hurried to sign up for play
ground activities % that they
could be In the fun. They
brought with them q rabbit in
a basket to enter.
POOR PEANUTS
Tiny Vergaleen Earshery, 8,
brought q kitten no bigger than
a minute, which she has named
Blue" First prize went to Dol
ores Langlois, who had q terri
BILE time with her cat Peanuts.
p nuts does not like Pet
Shows. and every time Dolores
tried to bring her into the play
ground, she would leap out and
scurry for home, leaving behind
in q most un-motherly fashion
her babies with their eyes still
shut. She was finally corralled
long enough to win.
Rabbits and cats were prom
inent among the exhibits, and
Abraham Abbott won . novelty
prize with tiny black chickens.
All in all. the children at the
four Fairgrounds visited yester-
day have q choice assortment Of
fine pets, all in good health. One
cannot but appreciate the value
IN training It Is for children to
have the care Of pet. And the
happiness and pride Of . child
In his pet Is something really
worthwhile to see.
Additional play ground re-
ports for the day follow:
LINCOLN
A splash party and bea { h
party were features of Thurs-
day afternoon. The youn ger
children played under the spray
on the lawn at the playground,
while the older ones went out to
the municipal beach.
The newcomb girls enjoyed q
game with the Wilson team and
the Rockies played the Griffith
boys In q softball game in the
morning.
We all enjoyed our story
hour. during which Betty Nc
lnerney read US a story about
Cinderella.
Betty Brink. Sarah Jane Ken
nedy, Supervisors.
GRANT
While preparing for the
horseshoe and checker tourna-
ments Grant playground paused
long enough for one of It's most
important events the Pet
Show.
We dn esday evening the
Midget team visited Lincoln to
defeat them In a hard-hittins
softba1l game. Leroy Girson.
Jimmy Baxter and Bob Hynes
led the Grant attack.
Not TO be outdone by the
boys, the girls newcomb team
defeated the Lincoln team In
straight games.
Lorraine LePage and Maurice
Levine, Supervisors.
DICKINSON
Thursday morning our Rock
ies met Wilson'S softball team
on our diamond and took an 8
to 5 victory. On Friday our
Rockies have a game scheduled
At $40 o'clock on the Grant
school diamond.
Checker and horseshoe tour
naments are in progress and
champions will be chosen by
Saturday.
Yesterday we modelled faces
and heads out Of clSy. An un-
usual representation Of Hitler
was modelled by Elaine Sanders
and win be displayed In the
playground art exhibit.
Linda Stewart and Mary 81
len Nsering, Supervisors.
81. MA8Y'O
Baseball. baseball. and more
baseballI Thursday morning the
Rockies took on Grant school.
The GauSe was called 1t the end
% he third inning. with the
scoro "a to 4 in favor OF st,
MAry's. Jim Chsrbeneau. Sam
Gaines. ana Happy Hopson III
hlt home runs for the winning
tonsn. This makes the tenth
stxalEht win for the st. Mays
IN midoet team jourusyod b
WIlooo Tar . game this 49,
no6a oAd returned with e'vso
= 49,