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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-12
BITTINGER

The Bittinger Annual Picnic will be
held i'm BroadWater's Grove on Satul-
day, August 81 All manner Of re-
freshmeuts will be on sale, program
of entertainment will be arranged.
and everyone is cordially invited to
attend. The picnic will be sponsored
by the local WOW. lodge and the
proceeds viii be used as a fund For
the construction Of community
house
Mrs Ernest Brenneman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Bethel. Mys. David
Bethel and Glen Bowser motored TO
Stuttgart. Arkansas, last week to at
tend the funeral services Of relative
there
Mrs. Herbert Bucket is spendibg
this week visiting her daughter, IN
Washington D. c.
A group of young men of st
AIichaeFs Catholic church in Frost
burg and also a group Of Catholic
young men from Cumberland ere
spending the week in Pleasant Valley
Park, near here.
The baseball team from Eckharj
played the local team, here on Sun
day, which resulted in score Of 2 to
! in favor Of Bittinger
Mrs. Leroy Shade and children, Of
Reisterstown, returned to her home
last Monday after spending several
days with her mother, Mrs. Dennis
Brenneman
Mr. and Mrs Paul Opel. Of Akron,
Ohio, are visiting relatives in this
neighborhood this week.
Mrs Harry N0,,1,,,pr Of Crop+e-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-12

Earl S. Shank and Mary r. Shank, his
wife, William Lancaster, widower.
Mary X. Lancaster and Betty Jane
Lancaster, infants, who sue by their
father and next friend. William
Lancaster, Robert Bulrell and Vau-
da Burell, his wife, Dixie Bulrell
Phillips and Ross Z. Phillips. her
husband, and elsie Bulrell. infant.
who sues by her father and next
friend, FitzhuGh Buwell. Plaintiffs.
vs..
William Shank and Ida Shank. his
wife. Frank w Shank and Helen
Shank, his wife. Louise Shank
Quent and Charles Quent. her hus-
Band. and Elwood +. Shank. UNI
married Defendants.
No. 4043 Equity. In the Circuit
Court For Garrett County,
MARYLAND
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-12
Junkins Reunion

The Junkins reunion will be held
at the X. of P park across from the
airport at Burlington, w. Va, Sun
day, September 5. All relatives and
friends are invited. Games, races,
contests and entertainment are on the
list. Prizes will be awarded for the
oldest person, youngest person, one
travelling the most distance, etc.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
New York Produce

a,S. NEW y.,s,oIs1 YoRK. os, .is p g.Butsss g
sale prices on bulk cartons.
Creamery, higher than 90 score and
premium marks tAAl, 81; 81 score (A),
55hs: 30 score (Bl, ,62-62!: SO score &C.,
60-6OA.. (eNw tubs usually command "a
pound over the bulk carton price)
Cheese q days receipts, 977,113;
steady. prices unchanged.
Wholesale egg prices held steady today
with no change in prices.
Eggs two days receipts), 25,361:
New York spot quotations follow:
Midwestern-Mixed colors, fancy heavy
weight. 70.71: extra l large. $3.50; extra
- large, $3.50: extra l medium, 54-55;
pullets. 42-43h: dirties, 40-41; checks,
Whites fancy heavyweights. 1877: ex-
ira l large, 1875; extra > large. 5S-6.;
extra 3 large. 52-53 extra / medium,
59-6l: pullets, 44-45
Browns, fancy heavyweights, 71-12; ex-
ira large, $50: extra > large, $3.50;
extra l. medium. 54-56.
Nearby ttop quotations on nearby white
and brown eggs represent highest whole
sale selling prices for the finest marks
available, and not payine prices to pro-
ducers or shippersD
White. extra fancy heavyweishts 80
81: fancy heavyweishts. 77.79; others
74-76; mediums. 1886: pullets, 45-47.
Browns, extra fancy heavyweights. rs
~: fancy heavyweishts, 1877; others,
1918 mediums. 62-64; pulletS, 43-4S,
Evening star., 1948-10-13
.hicuqo Livestock

abe sos.. 1861 Ss ls ot R iSS1S SsSSss 1.i:;
active; butchers, $3.50 cents higher: sows
mostly so cents higher; top, $3.50 Tor
seod and choice 10000 poRs Ss butchers
rs pound bute6ers, eas p!se Co. % iosd au SO
pound lights. 25 90 26; 90; good and choice
sows under $50 pounds, "a 24.00-24.75; few
$500; .375-45O pound weights, 23.0Q-
24.00; few 475 pounds and over mostly
%. so 90 90: early clearance.
sissshssr sNss Steers s cents a to 'p hishsf
cents to 90 hisher: bulls, $3.50 cents
higher: yealers strong to 100 higher;
top. Al 80, for load choice to prime l,147
pound fed steers; bulk good and choice
fed steers; 81; l;oo.39. so; choice 1,400
DSsna s.s1 vss5 s5o 5 sSoes s4 h pouns
loads common light Canadian grass heif-
ers, 5000; few good beef cows up to 90. 90;
common and medium COWS, 16: 6:75-2O.O0;
Gamers and cutters, 13.50-16.50: me-
dium and good sausage and fat beef bulls,
srs. e. .6o-si zoo 90: stoekers and feeders
saIable sheep, 1000: total, 1000:
top choice natives, 1926 paid for deck:
Gull to medium kinds, 15.OO-21 90; most
culls. 5000 9 90; deck comeback Western
s6s held sSses soS d, Ssc1 n rather snn
at $500; sheep seneraly steady; two loads
ewes. 9.OO-9.75.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Stocks Gain Fractions
10 Point in Squirt
After Slow Opening
By WiIIiom D. Horeon
Assoeiotsd Press FinoneloI Writer

SSSOet0ISo Ft0S3 FlnONet0t WTVeF
NEW YORK, Oct. 49, Buying
picked up in the stock market to-
day after hesitant start.
Activity expanded as prices moved
ahead for gains of fractions to a
point or more.
United States Steel and Chrysler
were the bellwethers of the market,
each rising around a point on sub
stantial volume.
Rubber stocks tended to lag and
Decca Records cut against the trend
for loss of around a point.
Among the gamers were Bethle-
hem Steel, Republic Steel, Mont
gomery Ward. j. I. Case, Schenley,
Distillers Corp, Electric Power &
Light, Public Service Electric & Gas,
Kennecott Copper, American Smelt-
ing, Westinghouse Electric, Radio
Corp, United States Gypsum, Great
Northern preferred, Union Pacific,
Standard Oil IN. JD, Pacific West
ern Oil, and Twentieth Century,
Fox.
Lower by as much as a point
were Goodrich, United States Rub
Der, international Harvester, Ovens
Illinois, and Air Reduction.
Selected railway liens advanced
in the bond market. United States
Governments held steady in over
the counter dealings.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO; Oct; 13 an;LThs weight
On record hung heavily over cereals on
In the first response to the xsricuiture
Departments crop forecast cast last Mon
Corn slipped cent or more at times.
that it IS this grain which :, is LARGELY
aas ;es.sEnE Al
stesdiness: also sased
v.s w4ss END G sas !ss aSs!
osss sayb..ss aoSST e.Gss iaxsT
soESasfti Essa n.ss ss.tSS g.. the Production and
s oaT ass s:s s 1sss
PMA Wants aoua From 1 'n1if s 0if she p.es
sss icf shgmsns nsd'
Holland had purchased small Quantities
Stist Sss 81
1ad SS su;hss he csc: & sHss ss,as ss Is
'as @s}ss ss 1sss: 1a:s:s
rss Se'ss Hsrieasurs fnfs uk Department also an
se India ara wheat ana nouf to China:
mad no indIence on prices.
A mildly bsarish note M for wheat prices
xss's aas sa's
sss new lssss s:ss "s.a i %
Corn trading Jagged Dealers said it
as he Seo1 q " cereal. az ' IN e' view ,'sfas n ths
record crop.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Washington Exchange

Potomac Elec Power common-3OO at 1875
80 At 132s, so at 13ss, 40 at 1917, 40
at 1879, 10 at 133s
Garfickel common-25 at -17s4.
POTOMAC Electric Power $50 pf "B"-2O
at 42A. 81 at 423%, l at 42A, 80 at
42A, 20 at 42H4
Capital Transit As i964-SlO.OOO at seh
Washington Gas 5s l96O-S5OO at 122.
Potomac Electric Power common al
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Business Briefs

N2tfOnaI EOrelgn Trace COuncli
reported private exporters handled
s486, ,l66, SIT of the 81 ,685 $685. total
purchases through September IS un-
der the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration. In same period Fed
eral agencies purchases totaleo
s345,252.S24.
SEC survey disclosed 1875 cor
porations sold $27 sos, ,519,0 900 in COM
modities and services during second
quarter. This was a 1886 increase
over the corresponding period i'll
l947. but is only $50 above the
figure for the first quarter Of l94S
Business failures for week ended
october l declined to LOT from pre-
vious weeks ll2-Dun & Bradstreet
Sun Oil Co. plans to spend s70.-
100000 this year. of which s4S,0O0,- :
600 will be for new or improved
equipment in oil fields.
Commerce Department reported
rubber consumption in manufactur-
ing tires, tubes and tire repair ma
terials during July was 61,015 tons.
or 1000 tons less than June.
American Airlines reported a new
monthly high in air cargo volume
Of 3,448,313 ton-miles of mail, ex-
press and freight hauled in Sep
tember.
Curtis Publishing Co. announced
advertising revenue for its magazine
Holiday will total $3,088 900 for 1913
a gain Of 80 per cent over 1947.
General Instrument Co. reported
net loss of $89,1 or 1S cents a
share for 6 months ended August 81
VS.. net profit of s53s,105 or s1.l0 a
share for 1947 period.
King-Seeley Corp. for year ended
July 81 earned s1,614,3o4, or 1898 a
share VS.. $7o7,46 or $1.5s in 1947.
Transue b williams Steel for nine
months ended September 80 earned
s243,042 or s180 a share VS.. 1922 ,62s
or sl.65 in 1947 period.
w. A. Sheaffer Pen Co. for six
months ended August 81 earned
s1,ls7,979 or si.45 a share VS.. $685.
416 or $123 in 1947 period.
s. s. Kresge Co. announced an
extra dividend OF so cents and a
regular quarterly dividend of Sc
cents payable December 10 on stock
of record November 10.
Commerce Department reported
inventories of tobacco wholesalers
have been growing faster than sales
The department said the s110,000,-
600 worth of stocks wholesalers hac
on hand at the start of September
was up is per cent from last year
The money increase was $4,000, 900
Wholesale Food Index, represent.
ing cost per pound of 81 foods ir
general use, on October IL dropped
to $6.48, lowest point in Is months
Dun & Bradstreet.
General Electric Co. announced
development of radio tube mad,
of ceramic materials.
Lehman Brothers and Merrill
Lynch, Pierce Fenner g. Bean ant
Associates today submitted a higl
bid Of $32.66 51/00 per share for IS,
600 shares of Pacific Gas g. Electric
Co. common stock put up for sale b,
North American Co.
Interstate Power Co. awarded S.,
100000 firt mortgage bonds, du
1878, to Halsey Stuart g. Co. on /,
bid Of 100 for a AZ per cent coupon
The bid as the only one received.
Evening star., 1948-10-13

NEW YORK Cl2S
3s 50 1o2M|
FOREIGN 1:16|
Australia33hs62 81
Braz 3A 10 ser S7M
Canada a so = 1o3A
Denmk 4,ss So s.
ItaRuU 1-3s n -
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Peru LIST 6s 60 1874
DOMESTIC 1:1s
Am&F p 5s2O3O -
Am T&T 2As57 lllh
Am T&T 2As rs 95N
Am T&T 2sss86 90
Att CT lst As SO 1o3A
Balt&Oh 6s75B e4A
B&o CIV 4ha2OlO 50
Beth Stl 2As 20 90h
Can Pac As perp 94N
Caro- C&O As IS 1oo
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CMStP4As2044 Sok
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CRIPin4 has2O19 81
c r I p As "a 1oSlk
Hud&N in 6e 81 7lN
Ill Bell 2As 81 96iA
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Market AVERAGES
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Oct. IS P.-Foreign ex-
dollars. others in oents):
canadisn, dollar in New York open
market Ga Fer cent discount or 93.25
United States cents, UNCHANGED.
Europe:
Great Britain tpound 4.O3A. un-
unchanged 'e Great 'osay saitan a'ofss So.
day futures, 4.O2h. Of Is of cent;
Great Britain. 90-day futures, 4.0l7s. of
cent, up .O0Ia: Italy Qira). October fixed
rate, .O01 739: September, .O01739: Sweden
tkrona), 27.S5. unchanged; Switzerland
franc) free), 2b.S2, UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Oct. 13 QP.-cotton fu.
tures trading continued marrow during
forenoon trading today, Persistent short
covering in nearby October and mill buying
in the December. 194S, delivery featured
the market. Offerings came principally
through scaie-up hedsing and profit TAX
Ing.
to 26 cents lower than the previous close.
October 3l.73. December 31.27 and March
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Equitable Life Names
Phillips President;
Clark Is Moved Up
By Edword G. Stone

Charles e. Phillips, executive vice
president and secretary, has been
elected president of the Equitable
Life Insurance Co. of Washington,
to succeed the late Henry p Blair.
1t was announced today.
The trustees also elected Gilbert
C. Clark executive vice president
and secretary.
Mr.. Phillips. a native of Metro
politan Washington, is a graduate
of George Washington University
Law School, was admitted to the
bar in 1925 and has been with the
Equitable since 1922
Mr.. Clark, who also was born in
the Capital, is graduate Of East
ern High, Carnegie Institute OF
Technology, and has been with the
company for 20 years as an actu-
arial expert. He is member OF
the Executive Committee of the
Life Once Management Association.
At yesterdays meeting Lauriston
II. Hannah, vice president and man
ager of agencies, was elected to the
Executive CoHlIHittcc.
Electricity Sales Climb.
Potomac Electric Power Co. off,
cials announced today that total
sales of electricity in the District OF
Columbia in September amounted to
147,407,29l kilowatt hours, an in
crease of 3,933,872 kilowatt hours, or
2.74 per cent, over the same month
q year ago.
sales outside the district scored a
gain Of 1852 per cent over the ike
period a year ago. This advance
brought the months total sales to
172,459, ,239 kilowatt hours, an in
crease of 7,l29, ,270 or 43l per cent
over September, 1947. Sales to rail-
roads and railways were of 10 per
cent. the report showed.
Bank Declares So Dividend.
Directors of the National Savings
& Trust Co. have declared the reg
ular dividend OF 50 per share, pay
able November I to stockholders OF
record October %, President Bruce
Baird announced today.
Chesapeake Chapter. Robert Nor
ris Associates, will hold the fall
meeting at the Mayfower tomorrow
evening, with Constantine Brown,
foreign news commentator of The
Star, as the chiefsspeaker. About 40
credit bankers from Washington and
Baltimore will be present, Robert
H. Lacey, head of the District Bank
ers' Association. being guest.
Members and guests OF the Middle
Atlantic Association of Industrial
Editors from Washington, Richmond
and Baltimore will be addressed by
DR.. Martin Dodge at the Park Plaza
Hotel, Baltimore, next Monday night.
He is an authority in labor manage
ment relations. Fred D. GWyn,
Washington Gas Light Co., is associ-
alton vice president.
New Lending Rules Proposed.
Proposals to simplify the lending
regulations for Federal savings and
loan associations were announced
today by the Home Loan Bank
Board. The associations will be
given O month in which to study
the suggested changes which are
intended to do away with all out
moded rules, o. K La Rogue, board
member, stated. He is chairman Of
a committee drawing up the revi-
sions.
The Consumer Bankers Associa-
ton will hold a four day confer
ence at Pinehurst, N. c., beginning
next Wednesday. Director w. AL
bert Hess announed here today.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
N. Y. Bond Market
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Moris&E 4,as55 72M
NYC 41as20l3A 6eih
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Evening star., 1948-10-13

this year. IN accumulative issue with
dividend omitted, deferred Or no action
taken ct last dividend meeting. 3 PayshIs
IN stock. exact cash value undeteSm1neo
Evening star., 1948-10-13

Hourly SAFES on the EXchenge To9AyS
II 100 am. l7o 900 1870 noon $50 600
100 ON. $40 600 $500 ON. 600 coo
tunit Of trading. 10 shares; s1n oank.
ruptcy or receivership Or being reorgan-
tiles assumed By such companies. Rates
Of dividends In the foregoins tabls are
annual disbursements based on the last
Unless otherwise noted, special or extra
dividends. are not included. CID Called.
or stock. epeclared or. paid 50 far this
year. fPaysbls in stock, estimated cash
y:ae pcsTss 8. das psd .f.1 ssosf
Hividend o. split-up. kDsciared o. Dato
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
THE DAILY REFLECTOR

Please accept our congrat-
ulations on your forward step
in bringing to your community
a daily newspaper. The many
improvements effected in the
Herald by its new owners in
dictates sincere desire on the
part of you and your associat-
es to lead the parade of pro-
gress in your fine city.
The transformation of the
Herald into a daily should mark
the beginning of a new era for
your community and we are
confident that the venture will
be we'll received by your peo-
Pile. We bespeak for you the
support you SO richly deserv e
and we hope that your people
will realize that marching along
with you will mean bigger and
better things for the communi-
ty.
With all good wishes for a
great success for both the pa
per and the community, l am.
Cordially yours,
j., The Daily Reflector.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
Fabric Designer Says Slip
Cover Making Is An Easy Job

NEW YORK (U.P)-Any wo-
man who can sew seam can
make a slipcover for the living
loom couch, according TO MAJ :
garet Riley, fabric designer.
Its easier than making a
dress" she remarked, because
once you get slipcover fitted
properly there's no adjusting
necessary. A couch doesn't get
fatter O.. thinner"
Miss Riley has come out with
booklet of decorating and
empowering hints along with
her new winter line of fabrics
(Waverly Frabics). She recon-
mcnds using the decorators
rule of three" when planning
colors ard fabrics to do over a
room. Use three different mat
erials-a plain fabric, texture
weave and a design on chlntz
or another smooth fabric
Variety Desirable
A single texture in room can
be as monotonous as a sing e
color For room with a pat
termed rug, the designer sus-
gests covering two chairs with a
.extured double diamond weave
fer the large couch, and put the
orapries, with a valance board
covered with the diamond tex
.ured material.
Choosing proper colors and
textures needn't be hit and
miss job for the amateur. Fabric
designers are doing more and
more with coordinated patterns
with rarbics shown in groups Ct
three OF four. Miss Riley made
Up a typical example of a CO.
or linated group of her winter
fanrics in a modern living room
setting.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
Telephone Prankster
Gets Real Action

ROCKFORD, III. (U.P.) - A
telephone prankster kept Rock
ford's police department busy
when he placed orders with
seven business firms for a har-
raised citizen.
The householder found an un-
dertaker at his door waiting for
a corpse. Two painters arrived
to paint the house. Sixteen cases
of soft drinks were left on his
porch. A city water department
employee arrived to check the
water pressure.
A lumber company delivered a
ton of coke. A landscaping firm
arrived with a load of dirt and
at els am. sanitary district
truck showed up with a load OF
fertilizer.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13

the motto - Growing with
Cardinals fastest growing city
- of the Roanoke Rapids Her
aid.
am informed that you have
made extensive preparations
for THE new opportunity Of
greater service. That certainly
shows your deep confidence in
the future of Roanoke Rapids.
l feel sure that confidence will
be justified and, as a fellow
publisher, join with your comm
unity in wishing you the out
standing success this new and
larger undertaking deserves.
Sincerely,
r. B. Page,
Publisher.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
BY HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK, (AP)-Some $780,
900 schoolteachers have quit
since 1910.
And even more would aban-
don the field-the average
teacher gets only $3.50 a year
except for children like 1.-The
Beloved Guinea Pig"
Here is the story of one
teacher who didn't quit:
Mrs. Marie Morris Rushing
had written out her resignation
and had it in her desk. 1t wasn't
the matter of low salary so
much in her case. It was Just
a feeling that she wasn't help
ing solve problems of the NAL
adjusted children in her over
crowded fourth-grade class. The
situation seemed hopeless.
A query by one student fin
ally convinced her she should
toss in the sponge. The query:
Mrs. Rushing, what does
0eIloCldCy looh LINZ
Then she was called to her
principals office and asked to
admit crippled girl to her class.
Mrs. Rushing's first impulse
was to say no. But she couldn't
refuse the forlorn but proud
little figure with twisted limbs
who sat there in silence, arxi-
ously waiting.
$50 Polly, our beloved guinea
pig, took her place in room 4B,"
said Mrs. Rushing. And the
classroom Immediately became a
democracy in action.
Its focus was the little Grip
pied girl.
Polly began to make us all
aware of our possibilities, both
physical and mental" wrote
Mrs. Rushing in "The Texas
Outlook" a teacher publication.
Often she did this by refer
ring TO her own handicap. She
said that in q democracy tile
strong protect the weak, that ev-
eryone has I voice.
Polly had Tint gift Of truly
great personaiities--the lift 81
bringing out The best Ia tnoss
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
THE ROBESONIAN

Congratulations on the decIs-
ion to enter the daily newspa-
per publishing field. 1t is a
step which should mean much
to Roanoke Rapids and the area
served by The Herald.
We have heard of the phen-
omenal growth of Roanoke Ra-
pids in recent years, and re-
gard the establishment of da-
lily newspaper there as nat
ural development. Local, daily
newspaper service reflects the
life of a community service can,
giving a picture of its progress
year to year. Roanoke Rapids
has grown to such size that
a daily newspaper appears to
be necessity, and The Her
aid is to be congratulated on
meeting this need.
With very best wishes for your
success in this important under
taking, I remain
Cordially,
J. A. Sharpe Jr.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
come a reality makes U

become a reality makes us
all proud, and more especially
your friends who know some
thing of the trials and tribu-
lations you have undergone in
getting started.
A strong daily newspaper OF
the kind that / know you and
your brother are going to pro-
vide, is in step with the
march of progress in that thriv-
ing, growing community. We
are all on the back Of our chairs
roofing for your success, and
to have you join forces with US
in building a greater and a bet
ter State in which for all of us
to live. Command me if we
can help.
This should be a moment OF
pride with every citizen of Roa-
noke Rapids and northeastern
Carolina.
Long live the Daily Herald.
Sincerely,
Josh Horne
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
''The Beloved Guinea Pig" Causes
One Teacher To Continue Her Job

around them.
Il found that little by little
she was doing away with even
my discipline problems" recall
ed Mrs. Rushing. She would
reproach an offender and cause
public opinion to turn against
him. l learned through this be-
loved guinea pig that children
desire above all else to be atld
in esteem by their associates"
In their turn the children did
everything to help Polly. They
carried her packsaddle to the
cafeteria. They tried to teach
her to walk-and she did learn
to take a few hating, fearful
steps.
Then the thing happened Mrs,
Rushing had feared most. A fire
alarm sounded, smoke poured
into a hall. Quickly the chill
dren marched out of the build
ing. And then the teacher and
two girls rushed back for Polly.
who had been taken to the res.
room just before the alarm
sounded.
There coming toward us in
long even strides was Polly. She
was walking. The packsaddle
was no longer necessary. She
had got across the idea of real
democracy and had overcome
her own handicap with the help
of her classmates"
The two most coveted awards
in the school were the safety
placard and = certificate for the
best poster. Mrs. Rushing's class
won both awards. The city fire
chief himself came to present
the safety placard, and 20 tell
the whole school the story Of
Polly.
This year, opening her desk
for another school term, Mrs.
Rushing found the forgotten let
ter Of resignation she had writ
ten before "The Beloved Gui-
nea Pig" came into her class.
Il burned the resignation, "
wrote Mrs. Rushing. II shall a.
ways be . schoolteacher. There