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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07

lernte iie Steelman fen,en. Sein
8ilien uno ieine grfahrutg nadten
auf lie iplHeu Giuorud, bob lic i'm
ein pnar Wfonate poter mtfforhcrte,
cincr Der &orniiiare bes Shiebs-
oienlte5 oes elrheits departments su
,uerOen. SIN Sobr 1887 lpuroc CT.
5um Iircftor oieleS TicniteS crnannt
lmo Derhlie5 uuI oieiem Eolten, bis
er, tuic idon gela9t, I'M Sabre 1914
oouon 3uriidtrnt.
slelbcrlid, iii SttcImon ichS Sub
bod, Iricgt 200 EillnN, bat Elm rrn-
brs @elid)t ulo ein iralmolihes uno
6cfliiienea &cicn. Cr ucriNlingt s(rs
belt f0rnliCi) - iuubrcno iciner Belt
ais Iireftor ne5 SbieosomtcS mar
ein 9lrheit5tag bon 10 biz IS Stiln.
Sen feiue5lpeg3 ctlpoS llngelpGhn.
lihes fir i'm. Ga tal1 Dor, SOB er
Shicosfonfercn5cn bis 5u 80 Stlln-
Sen ohne llntcrbreC6ung IN Sang
biclt. Sciu &Gnncn lpuroc ocnll ober
audi bon 10 rCritGicocnortigcn &ors
pcrlGaftcn mic NotioNnl Niipciatipll
rf Manufacturers, NNoi0, l(nitCo
StotcS Chamber OF Commerce lmb
GSS riifhaltlps ancrfannt - icncu
picr NrAoniinticncl1. Sic I'M pcr-
1onqcucn Nopcnlbcr al Sen slrbcit.
1cbcr- rno Observation-Disclosures;
III &albington tcilnahlnen. llno alth
SteeInon icIblt qin1 IN lcineni
vtSob" hl1nNcrtpro5crlt o,lI. @ieber>
bolt mur0cn ihm iopohl bon 9lrbeits
achcr unN 9lrbeitncbEeror9al,iiatics
ucr lpcita,s hciier bc5ublte Stcllun.
Qcu onGchotrn. obcr icinc itcrcptppc
Slntrort olf lolde sln9ebotc trGr:
uUtclltc WtOClt llllq1 fl1(t Qpet tuultl
SpaB".
SIN ollgemeinen glaubt Steelman
babel tciuc$ncg@ IN 5!paugSmelIe
Sdlid)tlmg -- or crflGrtc. cinn1nl ii
oicier Soiniicbt rSn Sem Ntonvllt
in Sem mnl Gus rincm Sthicosu,nNn
ciucn Eoli}litcn mactt. 5critorl i:lou
iCinc 9tiiblid'trit. @ir roolcn oc>bulh
t,inc*ipcN> Toli5ciioei,anillc, ocin
mir liro ser Hlnlidt, Dab iie GcraN
oos @e9entcil oon ienem 8eiltc lino.
IN oem man Shlichtlulg pirf!!c9
9pirtianl ailS- ruo ourd,iihrcn fam.
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N,,s Detreit, @11i<tiear,

Ser Siebenbiirger SodNen &ran,
fen llnteritiitl,nes Gerein 3,peia 81
feiert am 9. 6ebruar in ser 9totb.
Saae an 912 @file lmh San Gpfe
slne. iein
33iahriges stiitnnsSieIt
lno erlaubt iid) biermit ale Mit
9licocr, tSrelnNe uno 9efannte bon
nab uno fern oa5u ein5lllaoen.
Sas &omItee utter lmlernl nel,gee
iuGblten ilrnsen &isesEra'. Gbelter
@ornde aibt iib Sic arGbte @tiibs,
oltcb oicIcS 33iGbriae BriirounQSIelt
}lt einem eer,lBreihen fiir uue sln'
tueicnocn 81 geItalten. sInlane ocS
iseitcS 6 llbr nahmittag5. @emein.
idaTtli,rea GlIcn lum $50 llbr. GS
miro ein feiner Gulaih leroiert. sir
Grfriichunacn 1T uuh reictlid) 0es
iorat. Mudt meroen Sic 8. g. 9. lno
Sarouin UcrniIthte Gbore inter Ser
2eitllna uon Z. Heldrfc NIT cini9cn
ausenp1hlten Sieoern Nies cscit Der
ihGnern. 9tad,her Son5 iiir olle
SanSluItigen noN Wtliif bel Sappp
Sepen. GS lpGiroe ,tns auirihtig
freuen oIle @fitelieoer nno Treunoc
begriiBen 5lt f0nnen.
sNidael Seltih. Scfr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
3lueia ).

sluen @riioern pom 3peig 5 un>
Irauen bonn 3|reig If biene 5l,r &c.
ftilligen 9tadrid)t, oaB uniere
notwithstanding
Samstag, Sen 16. aSebr., abenbs, ob
gcbalten miro. Tie Vcamten tperbeu
ibr beites TIM in alien Simibten einc
ieine 6ai6ing 81 arrangieren, oamit
ale lid, el,t unterbalten. Sas Giiel,
miro um 6 llbr abenoS ierpiert .per-
Ben. ale iinO eriuht riiuftlib onlpe.
ieno 81 lciu. Cine feline M,,iif miro
ibr beitcs tlm oannit allc genus tat.
gen f0nnen bis sur Sperrirunoe.
Sobn Sullb, Scfr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
Suffice Gfe

Cine 9duerin tomnlt nit einen!
Sabn auf oem slrm IN Die Staot
ltno erfllnbigt iiH bel einem Gallan
ten nah oem ,la6iren llbrnmcber.
,@as lpoIlen Sic oenn nit einem
Sobn bein, ubrntaber.
.Sa, lieber 6err," mhuoriete sic
gGuerin, yfriiber frdbte er Inn Iiini
unb lett inlmer crit Inn iteben.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07

tualter. MGe Msitelieber iino aebetcn
nou5dblig at erideinen benn auh
Ser Sabresberiht ser @emeinoe bon
1915 miro poraeIeet tperoen. 60
nod einmaI bersli6 ipillfommen aue.
Mit GlaubenseruB,
/ 9lnhreas Srben Yr. sSefr.
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2l,ss 11iles, Ukie
2,ucia 20.

slaen Sbmelteru oes 3.ueig 2S
Sicne 5llr geiGQisen Nad)rid)t, oab
Die nadyite Gerian,mlling am Conn.
tag, oen II. sSebruar, 2 llbr naG,-
lnittags itattfinoet. MQe SdnueIterl
iino gebeten Ser 0eriammlllng beisu-
tpobnen. g. BiintGer, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
yrancn &crciu ser ct. HetrMs
&irflcu Wcmeiubc

G's oiene allen SdytueItern sur ae.
iGlliaeu Tachriht,' oaB Die nadlte
Situng Sonrtag, SEN II. Sebrllar,
6 llbr obcnoS ilottIinSet. Iae Sdap2-
Itern iiuo eebetcn 5ablreid) Sll er,
iheinen.
Ser iiblihe Samilienabenb fangt
ann s llbr aben65 an, 1po5u ale @es
nreinoegsieoer unto oerett syrelmoe
aus ber5lid1ite eillselaoen liuo.
Gaiiee unb SUDDEN miro Ierpiert
bon Shpeitern Waria 8inoer, Gil.
Son lno GDriitine Seugel.
Itinnie &arres, Erpt. 'Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
3,ucla 40.

Sic Geriammluus an IA. Sebr.
miro 1 llbr nodnnittaes I'M Sabien.
beim or Ser IT,. uub GooIepeIt Str,
abgebalten. B." SS1n &pmitee fir &aifee
uno &uhen 81 bringen iino: Gatb.
sllbach, slanes @esner, GIi3. $50,
lltda, sSsrene @itiefe, Cara @oroer,
emma 0tatSorf. Mana Bold, Surc
@!aca. sy'mgarcte @ielenbera.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
Gor 25 Sabren.

9lIs eud, sic Whrtbe Icbnllidtc
@arb ibr nod Jung an Sahren
SaS 9eben mar euer hrdlltes Slid
Grum ieib :9egrilbt .Isb SllpeIpnar
9enn hcltte oriideu Ell Silhertrnn8
g8ir eut ius 6aur.
Spei 9er3en BREMEN beute nod
Ssn elmer 2icbe Slanuneu
llno boIten felt in Srelo unb Selo
sudy beiite nod 3uinmntcu
Sod ba3 oa bleibe Ser5 an 0cr3
60 ballet ficiBia binlmelipdrt5
Bun, @aterbcrseu broheu Die euri9en
erbobcn.
st6ge 8ottes Se9en uno Die bclt
8eIllnobeit ellh audi in 3ufunft be
ihieoen iein,
aInna Sal,b, Ser.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
2lms farrell, Pa.
ct. Gauls Gu. lutb. Stride.

Sie Notwithstanding sex
Ct. Gauls 2utb. go. Girdfn 6e.
meinbe iinSet ltatt Sonntag, oen 10.
Sebruar; Elm perei1listerBottes oienit
Geuti6 ,mo Gngliih finoet Itatt UNI
10 llbr nlorgens, Sonntagidl.le 0
llbr moraens. Nad oem Gottesoft,lit
nperoen audi iolgenoe geamten oes
airhenrates, beren Sern1in auslduft
entlpeoer tpiebergenablt ooer anoere
IN beren Steqe enrGblt. g.. 81,
Iamen Der 8eamten, luel1e aus,
trcten: Sobn @1rtner, Gurator, s.
@eiiel, Gerpalter, Sobn 2ntldL Ser
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07

ser Sdneis abeebt tpoRlbit ein
Sadienfomitee es e,npfdnet nno ba.
nit Gi,tfd,rie mabt. glio maht Sers
uno Sano m,f ibr 9riioer.
s. Graft, SER. =
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
AiUcia 21.

Gs eiene ollen Sdpeitern alr 0e,
IdIliaen Nahritbt oab Sic reeel.
mdbige Gerianunll,ne Scnntaa Sen
II. je6ruar, 3 l1br naf)n1ittaas,
itattfinhet. slne Stnpclieru iino er,
illht nnlpeieno 5u Iein. ..,
Sobunnu Sliirf, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
3lueiS 81.

PIN 8. WturS beranltaltet Der %Sad).
len 8ranfen ltuterlt. Gercin perbu'!'
oen nit Ser Ct. Geter Gu. Gesltld',
SGdiildl Sutb. Stride io!pie AUDI ocr
Z. g. 5. u. in ser Saraunie 5ugun,
item offer suriidgcfebrten Sosoaten
oes &ereius, ippie oud) Ser &ird'
unb Scs SSuae,lNhlinhes eir
Iictprg 8nnfctt
9tadj langer miibeuoller 9lrbelt Il.
cS inns sellmeen bieles sSelt ben Col.
oaten uno oeren Irauen, ooer 8ro,s
fen foitenirei 81 bieten. 0enroh mo.
den mir biermit oufnerfiam, hab
MIR 81 e9eutc 5u OieIen1 JeIte sllee=
laiien lpcroen Die entueoer Der airdj"
Dem 0ranfenperein ooer sSrlgenO,
buno ongehoren. GS niiroe uns ho
her ireuen tpenn Die, hie lid inter
eiiiere1, iid) lobalb ais nloglid) ibre
Sidets fauiten, pbne Sidets miro
niemano suaelaiien. Gs benitbt Iia1
Sas aomitce and oieSmal Iiir allt
Intpeleuoen eincn 8enl'brclhen
slbeno gu bieten. Cine erirtIalIigl
Mulif lit engagiert uno iiir Gie'1
uno srinfcn miro audi reitlid &c
iorat. Sarum pergebt oen 8. Wfurl
nidt. aommt nno ebret bie bener
Gbre gebiibrt.
'a0tihael Seutlf, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07

- Mcabalb nIiiilen liH 10 uieic
alltoTabrer gcraoe bic Teiertage aus.
illden, nm in ibr %crocrbcn -5u ras
len? - @piIcntlic) geben nid;t
.uuh nod sic Wrillennlnd)cr an Sen
Strcif. Sic &l,r5lid)tigfeit lit allge.
meiu IN beocnflitcr 3unaDne be.
griiTcu.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
Nas pcat,este,u,,, Okie
4Ojabriees OriinouussIcit Scs
3,ucia % tuiiroia Derlaufeu.

Scr SrallenDercin 3reig 90 ieier-
te am q. Sanuar iein 4OiGbriqeS
Stiftlln9sfclt nit 9robem Grful9.
Srob Ser itrengen &Glte, sic bclon-
oers an hen 9ag berrid)te, mar
oob Gin outer @eiub 81 ner5cidncn.
Mir bottcn Sic gbre uuierll @rrDs
Erdiioenten Sobu @altbes in unic-
rer Mitte 81 baben ais iSeltreoner.
.DaS Erogramm tuar iebr iinnreict,
alle 9tllnlnleru puroen olis feilliic
uorgetraacn; id, fam lie nidt ol(s
ciu5cln nennen, boh eins fam .t)
niht llnertpGbnt laiien: Ser Mir-
ncrdor bes ,3lpcig 80 iibcrraldtc
llls nit 5luei 1pcblgcplontcn Nun,
mern, 2 2ieocrn, oic bos Sseitpro,
gramm perid0nten. Sic ionsen rSc;.
n1ot, ah lpie bit b,l ifon" lno .Sci-
mat. ocin gebent ih immer." Wir
oanfen Sem Mtinncrd)or fir Sic an
9cnebme llehcrroltana. @cba!tct
curcll coelcn @eoanfcn llnN autcu
Sumor, benn mir ale ipiilcn, ni,r
Giniateit mad)t itarf.
s(,f oiciem @cge iosen mir oaer
Die mit9ebolfen unb beigeiteucrt be.
ben, oieien SaG 10 id)6n nno eriplg.
rcId 81 mad)cn, mlicren ber,lichiten
Cant. sluno Sonn, Scfr.
3'ueis %.
CS 6iene allen S6lpeItern oea
3tpeig p CUR gefdlligen Nabridjt,
oab ilnlcrc &eriommllmg Sonutnh
ocn 10. 6ebruar, 9 llbr nodlnitto9s
obgcbolteu miro.
slIlc SdNucitern 1perocn crilHt
5ablreid uno piinttlid1 SIT erIhcincn,
ocnn es lino perid)ieoeue GeidiItc su
beiprehen uno oud) ser @criht ii6cr
bas Jeit miro abgegcben iperoeu.
9ta6 oieIer Geriammllrng iperoe.r
iolgenbc Sb!ucitcrn &oifce luo SIT.
d)en ieroieren: 6. 0ortel, q. Gbcii
g. Gbeii, s. Gbeii, 6. Chapman
6. Gorlin0 Sr., 6. Gorliue ST.. 8
Sorlin9, e. Geppncr, g. Srotleif
6. Seihent, @farg. Geihcnt, 9tcgiua
Seltid)linbcr. q. San1, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07

-. Ieiicn Gie BEL GinfGufen Dar.
,uf bjn oaG Sic Die Mnaeiae TN
-BolfshIotf" aeleien haben.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07

Salem iinb bersli6 ei,,9elaben. Stir
quite Mlliif miro bas &ornitee iprgeu.
g. s. Sontid, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
2ltS Salei,,. Ohie
3lpeia Is.

Gen MitglieHern oieue sur NaN.
riht Oab Sic Gcrlalnulung Conn,
tag, Den 10. ise6r,ar, Itattiinoct. Gic
MitaIieoer iolltcn Ole G,rianmlluls
gen beiier beiuden, cs lit ilir bos
@obl umo geite hes Iereins ionic
aud ieSer ci.,elncn Sdipcitcr.
Nur Ole eriiilte Yilidt jeoes Mit.
alicoes fam in Gereinsseidditeu
Griolg bringeu. J
Die Sdipeitern m0gen oudp nidIt
pcrgcilen lid) guiItebcno 81 balten i'm
Central Scr6anb io,pie au6 I'M go.
falperein. g. Shniot, SER.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-02-07
3lpeiG 10

. S)"SW ~
beranItaltet am %. Sebruar cinen
arOken SaidJinssbaa
81 tpeldJem alle Mitglieocr llnb SC,
rem @aite auis boilihite einaelaoeu
iinS. 0ie Ginlaounesfarten meroen
aQen Nitglieoern per Yoit augeld)idt
!ueroen. 3ie Muiif miro sic beriibn.
te Glepelanoer 0htiiffapeae 6eiorgen.
IS 1T uns beriprohen lporoen bab
alle San3lnitigen aui ibre Nednung
fommen lperoen.
Vim 3. W,Grs 1916 miro aud Elm
&in6erbal(
absebalten tueroen. MQe &inoer Dol,
Evening star., 1946-12-29

was on thin ice that would
crack, but it didn't crack, and
suddenly l realized that the
ice was also transparent and
that under it were strange and
uneasy depths that would have
baffied many a writer of a full
scale novel. 1t is exciting to
find them indicated SO deli
cately in short story, and I
hope many readers will share
this excitement
Evening star., 1946-12-29

Il said, Take off your hat, Peter" she
repeated to the miserable little boy.
Il can't" he told her unhappily Then he
had an inspiration: Mother told me to keep
it on because of cold in my head"
That settled that
Reading, writing, arithmetic and recess
followed. Recess was always blessed event
for Peter, but he dreaded it today. And right
fully So For Butch Higgs and he got into
their usual squabble in the yard, and little
Margaret MacClennagan, who was Peters
best girl stood BY as she always did, to referee.
Sissy. sissy! He won't take off his hat.
He won't take off his hat Butch jumped
around Peter in high glee, and showered him
with few pebbles.
Take off your hat" Margaret whispered
urgently. you just show him.
Il can't" Peter told her sadly.
Margaret backed away from him unbeliev-
ingly. The three of them had always had a
fine disregard for parental discipline, and the
fact that Peter should obey his mothers
order to this extent was rank treachery. The
sad and disillusioned expression on Mar
garet's face did the trick Peter was immune
to sticks and stones breaking his bones, but
not to womans shattered faith
He ripped off his cap!
Wipes" howled Butch
GOSH" murmured Margaret
Then everybody observed moment of
silence
DURING this moment of silence grass
hopper, which had been leaping idly about
on the nearby school lawn, made gargan-
tuan leap and landed on top of Peters head.
Once there, the grasshopper explored with
pleasure what he thought to be greener fields.
The children stared fascinated, and even
the bell which meant that recess had come to
an end failed to disturb them.
Finding no interesting bugs in Peters hair,
the grasshopper took himself off. 1t was when
the large yellow butterfly made landing on
the top of Peters head that Miss Grimm's
shrill cry could be heard in the distance
"Children!" she called "Chdren Childrenw
Evening star., 1946-12-29

Inc yellow butterfly was joined by shim-
mering purple butterfly. Both butterflies
nestled happily in Peters green hair
"Children!' Miss Grimm sounded ex-
tremely angry as she came up to them Then
she stopped short - just like the Grand
fathers clock - as if she could never 20
again. Her jaw dropped and she reached over
to have feel of Peters hair This disturbed
the butterflies, and they flew off, Peters hair
had grasslike texture absolutely unlike the
texture of any hair she had felt before.
In fact, it ,oaS grass!
She plucked blade and held it high. Then
she jumped back foot. 'Wah!' she yelped
Its probably catching!''
Picking up her skirts. which were really
too short to pick up, she started on wild
run back to the schoolhouse After mo-
ments hesitation, Margaret and Butch fol-
lowed her.
Peter was all alone. except for the two
butterflies.
l o HAVE green hair was bad enough, but to
have a mop of hair made of blades of grass,
took lot of thinking over. He took every
thing into consideration. He even remem-
bered something that was said by his aunt
when she saw rather homely little boy
friend of Peters: His mother must have
been frightened by monkey" The only
thing Peter could figure out was that his
own mother might have been scared by that
Walt Whitman book in the library. Leaves
of Grass" But he ended up by thinking this
extremely doubtful. He once remembered
hearing his father say of her: ANY form of
cultured reading frightens the life out of my
wife" And he'd added. That's why she's so
dear" "... On the other hand, his mother
was crazy about the Sunday comics, and they
were. as cultured as anything 1t was all very
confusing.
That is. Peter walked and the butterflies
rode
He found his mother waiting anxiously
for him.
Peter" she cried. Come here, my poor
baby. I've bought the hair dye
The two butterflies, which had come right
into the house with him. perched on the bath
room curtains and watched. For once in his
life Peter submitted willingly to having his
hair doused, but it simply wasn't any use
The dye wouldn't take. Peter hair came out
greener than ever
Just then the phone started ringing. Miss
Grimm had lost no time in telling the school
principal about Peters grass hair; and the
principal had lost no time in telling the town
quarantine expert; and the town quarantine
expert bad lost no time. He told Jane Fry
that he'd be right over to see about Peter,
and Jane knew that he really meant right over,
for he only lived two doors away.
NEVER calm and collected person at best,
Jane Fry lost the last shreds of her courage.
I'm helpless without your father in crisis"
she told Peter, land I've never known your
father to be around when there was a crisis.
You'll simply have to fly to the woods dar-
ling, and as soon as can get hold of him,
Evening star., 1946-12-29
BETSY BEATON
A Short Story by

nNcE upon time in the year 1916 there
~ lived little boy called Peter Hamilton
Fry. There was nothing about him to make
him any different from all the other boys in
the town of Cotton in California, unless you
are of the vast majority which considers
green hair out of the ordinary.
For Peter Hamilton Fry had most splen-
did shock of bright green hair.
Some of the townspeople of Cotton figured
that Peter was disciple of none other than
St. Patrick For wasn't he born on the seven
teenth of March3 The more discerning, how
ever, realized that St. Patrick had abso-
lutely nothing to do with it. For Peter was
born with yelloso hair and it wasn't until he
was seven years old that it turned into
bright Kelly green.
An incredulous few swore that Jane Fry,
Peters mother, had mixed blueing into his
yellow hair. Anyone knows blue and yellow,
mixed, make green. But Jane Fry swore that
she had done no such thing. and later events
proved her to be truthful woman.
1T IS wonderful and slightly terrifying
thing to wake up one morning and realize
that you are different. When you are the same
you never really appreciate it. Dictators and
politicians sell themselves the idea that they
are different, but there isn't dictator or
politician in history who got out of bed one
morning, looked in mirror and saw that
his hair had turned green overnight. White
maybe, but not green.
At first Peter couldn't believe it. He turned
from the mirror, gulped twice, and then
looked into it again His hair was still green
Perhaps l am bilious, he thought, and he
dressed more quickly than usual and went
down to his breakfast.
Jim and Jane Fry his parents, were having
the usual Monday morning breakfast. Jane,
who wasn't methodically minded, had burned
the toast twice - as usual - and allowed the
coffee to boil over once, thereby making her
husband five minutes later for the bus. Jim,
who was as patient as Jane was unmethodi-
cal. was taking this in his usual manner.
Never mind, darling he was telling her,
accidents ,oiH happen, and can afford to
be half-hour late"
During his slow approach to the breakfast
room, Peter had been doing lot of thinking.
He had decided: (a) That there must be
something wrong with his eyes; Or (b) if he
actually did have green hair, one of his par
ents would notice it, thereby relieving him
of the burden of having to tell them.
He took his place at the table and wit
messed the usual tender scene between his
mother and father, which always followed
Jims Never mind. darling" He started in
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on his lumpy porridge. Peter was so used to
his mothers Jumps in porridge that once,
when he was visiting his aunt, he'd COM
planned because her porridge was too smooth;
Peter was fercely loyal, which was just as
we'll. for Jane Fry was the worlds worst cook.
Say, Pop" Peter asked with his mouth
full, what about that bicycle l saw in
Mason's window? Can get it?''
His father stopped the gentle contempla-
ton of his mothers left ear lobe and looked
at his son severely. His face changed so many
times after this first expression, and registered
50 many emotions, that Peter gave up trying
to keep track of them. Jim Fry finally settled
down to a face which showed downright ave.
Did you fall in green paint1" he asked finally
and rather hopefully.
Nope"
hair?'
Nope"
My gosh, Jane he said, turning to her,
tell me if it's the Bourbon had last night
or what. Is his hair really that obnoxious
shade, of Kelly green?"
"kELLY green's nice shade" Jane said
and then, doubtfully, II had as much Bour-
bon as you did last night however. :"
We'll, there's some simple explanation for
it" jim told them both. Let's not get upset"
He rose and turned over his coffee cup. I'm
late for the Office Better take his tempera-
ture, Jane, before he goes to school. Or
maybe you'd better take mine"
In the hallway, out of range of Peters ears,
he whispered to his wife, I've felt green in
the gills many time, but -
You've looked green in the face, too"
Jane said comfortingly, helping him on with
his hat and coat.
Chin up" Jim said as he fled the house
Despite Peters protests his mother took
his temperature, and found it to be abso-
lutely normal As an added precaution, she
then took her own.
WELL" she said, signing, neither of us
has temperature; so that's that. You'd
better take yourself off to school now Keep
your hat on" she added, and perhaps no
one will notice. III buy some hair dye this
afternoon if this thing persists, and We'll dye
your hair pretty black"
Somewhat heartened, Peter pulled his cap
we'll over his ears and started off to school.
Cotton Primary was only half block away
from the house He made it in record time
and was only ten minutes late.
Miss GRIMM, his teacher took poor view
of his tardiness Certain persons" she said
as he entered the room, make habit of
hardness as others make habit of pune
tuality.'
I'm sorry" said Peter, squirming as the
rest of the class indulged in not-so-polite
laughter.
And gentlemen" Miss Grimm went on,
take off their hats indoors, Peter" Miss
Grimm had been late herself this morning,
and as consequence had missed her second
and third cups of coffee. This always knocked
her day into cooked hat.
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JAMES HILTON,
ia Gus author,
says: "When / was
reading this story
in manuscript l
kept thinking I
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\ f. The Boy With Green Hair

Something wonderful happened to Peter overnight
What it was makes a strange and beautiful story
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NEVER calm and collected person at best,
Jane Fry lost the last shreds of her courage.
I'm helpless without your father in crisis"
she told Peter, "and I've never known your
father to be around when there was crisis.
You'll simply have to fly to the woods, dar-
ling, and as soon as can get hold of him,
I'll send him after you"
Peter, infected by the general sense of
hurry and excitement, got out in jify..
1t wasn't until he was on the dirt road that
led out of town that he paused to wonder Just
what his mother had meant by "the woods"
Since there were no actual woods around
Cotton, she must have meant the old Linker
estate, which wasn't woods but was GER
tainly grown over" 1t was 50 grown over
with large bushes and general leafy impedi
ment, that Peter could hardly find the