Rosman Elementary School News
A SKUNK HUNT
Cne night J. B. Whitmirs, L. C.
Whitmire and I decided to go opos
sum hunting. We left the house and
went up a hollow about a 100 yards,
when we hoard the dogs barking. We
ran to them but they had already run
in the direction of the house. We
went after tfcem. When we got there
the member.3 of the house were alarm
ed. They said that there was an awful
scent under the house. We knew what
was up. The dog had run a polecat
under the floor and were tiying to
get to skunk. In the meantime
the scen&wjras growing worse. We
knew that something had to be done
quick. We grabed an ax and knocked
a plank loose and thinking we could
kill it easy then. When we got tho
plank loose the skunk jumped out and
van to a topstack. We followed it up,
turned the topstack over and the
cogs killed it.
QU1NTON CRANE, ** """
Seventh grade.
THE SMOKING HABIT
It has been proved that ninety boy's
?ut of every one hundred who fail'in
school smoke tobacco. Smoking not
only hurts a boys mind but his mor
als also. Ono reason boys take up
smoking is not because they like it,
but because their schoomlates do it,
or else he hasn't courage to stand
alone and not smoke: If once the hab
it is formed it seems impossible to
break it. Boys who are athletes are
not allowed to smoke. Why? Because
it makes them nervous and the body
cannot be strong and smoke. If smok
ing is started before you are twenty
one years of age the body is stunted
of its growth. We should all try to
build strong bodies and avoid the
smoking habit.
EARL DUNCAN,
Seventh grade
WINTER
Winter brings us two of the great
est days of joy
And then you will hear the cheeTS
ox every girl and boy.
Thanksgiving, which we share,
For the Pilgrims that stood there.
With a table loaded with all it could
bear, I
Christmas carrys us back to a lit
tle manger.
Where was once a little stranger.
But was found by the wise man and
whose word is spread in all the
land
Whck is now well known in every
place and home.
ANNICE WHITMIRE,
Seventh grade.
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
White people came to our land and
lived among the Indians. Some of
these were called Pilgrims. The Pil
grims crossed the ocean in a ship
called the "Mayflower". It took them
a long time to crcss the ocean. There
were boys and girls on this ship. And
two little babys were born on it. The
little girls liked to play with the
babys.
It was winter when the Pilgrims
landed, and they had no home. The
men went to work to build log houses.
The oeople had to sleep on the ship
until the men could build the houses.
Often the Pilgrims had not enough
food. The food that they brought with
them had given out.
At last spring came and warm sun
shine. One day an Indian came to see
the Pilgrims. He came again and
brought other Indians with him. The
Indians in many ways they gave the
white men corn and meat. And they
showed them how to plant corn, beans
and pumpkins. Fall came and the Pil
grims had a good harvest. They were
very happy and very thankful. They
said, "let us have a Thanksgiving
xlay." So they set a day for a Thanks
givmg feast: They asked the Indians
to come to this feast.
The Indians brought deer meat,
wild turkeys and nuts. The Pilgrim
women backed turkeys, cooked fish
and made pumpkin pies and cake.
They set the table under the trees.
The white men and the Indians ate
together. This was our first Thanks
giving.
CAROLYN GARREN,
Seventh grade.
MY DOG
My dog's name is Spot. I namot
him this because of a spot of black
which he has on his back. This win
ter I am going to take him hunting
?with me and train him. He war. Is to
go with me everywhere I go, now.
When I come home from school
Spot runs to meet me. He jumps and J
plays about me until I have to make
him stop. He is a very handsome dog. !
RAY WINCHESTER, j
Sixth grade.
' OCTOBER
I think that in many ways October
is the loveliest month in the year.:
Fro?t comes about the first of the
month and the leaves turn red, yellow,
ors.nge, and brown. The mountains
are at their prettiest. The chestnuts
and chinquapins, walnuts and hick
orys are dropping their nuts, and as
we walk through the weeds we see the ,
squirrels running to arid fro gather
ing food for the winter. The asters
and goldenrods are in bloom, the last
flowers of the year. The red and yel
low apples are hanging on the trees.
? There are so many beautiful things
j to see and enjoy in October that
{everyone should be happy.
LUCILLE GALLOWAY,
Sixth grade.
THANKSGIVING
When Ma begins to whistle
And size the chicken up,
And feed the biggest turkey;
Why, even the little pup
Knows it's most Thanksgiving.
You fsel it in the air
And smell it in the kitchen
Arid cellar, everywhere;
You take your other seasons
And go your joyous way,
But leave me in Ma's kitchen, around
Thanksgiving.
GENEVA PETIT
Sixth grade.
AN ACCIDENT
Last Friday afternoon my dog was
struck by a car that was passing the
house. He was hit by the axle and
'knocked unconscious for a while. My|
brother saw the accident happen and j
' ran out and picked him up. In a lit- )
tie while he came to himself and be- j
'gan to wag his tail and play. I cer-j
? tainly hope he has learned a lesson
and will stop running after cars. |
RAY WINCHESTER, 1
Sixth grade. I
j " FATHER , WE THANK THEE"
' We are thankful for father and :
mother. To us they are kind and good.
? We should love them well and obey
them. We are thankful for brothers
and sisters, for friends, food and
clothing for health through all the
year, and for schools and churches.
For all these blessings we are very ;
thankful today.
EVA ISRAEL,
Fifth grade.
THANKSGIVING |
i Once more the harvesting sea?on
has passed, bins and shelves are filled
with an assortment of foods for win-'
ter use and we are turning our
thoughts to Thanksgiving day. Some
no doubt, look forward to the turkey,
cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pies,
which are usually prepared on that
day; but we should think of it as a
day in which tc really thank God for
his many blessings to us.
; On Dec. 21, 1620 the Pilgrims land- ,
ed at Plymouth. The colonists suffer- i
jred much from cold and hunger be-j
! fore they could get their houses built.
'Many of them died but the survivors
kept stout hearts and worked faith
. fully. The Indians were very kind to
t them and taught them how to plant j
'corn.
! By autumn the health of the col
onists had been restored, a good sup- 1
ply of wild turkeys, deers, and fish
(had been secured; and enough food'
'for the coming winter had been laid
?by.
1 Then William Bradford, governor
'of the colony, set a day for Thanks
j giving to God for his blessings to the
.colonists. This is why we have one
. day in each year set aside as Thanks- .
giving day.
D. H. WINCHESTER,
Fifth grade.
A TURKEY'S THOUGHTS
The old turkey gobbler thought to
himself: "Times are getting mighty
good since the cold November morn
ings set in. I never had so much to
eat in all my life. I am getting very
fat and fee! like gobbling all the
jtimc. Sometimes the old farmer picks
j mc up, feels of me, muttering words
? I can't understand. This bothers my
PLEASANT GROVE .
We are glad to report that cur pas
tor Rev. T. C. Holtzclaw is able to be ,
out again and filled his regular ap
pointment Saturday and Sunday at^
Please lit Grove. ;
Miss Mildred Gray of this place
spent the past week with her sister ,
Mrs. Nicholas Sentell of Mt. Under
wood. , ,
Nicholas Ser.teil of Mt. Underwood
was Sunday dinner guest of Mr. sr.d
Mrs. W. H. Gray. . \
J. H. Drake killed a nice hog Mon- ?
Luther Kilpatrick of Valley Hill
spent the oast week at the home of
W. H. Gray building a chimney. i
Mr. Minor Davis of Valdosta, Ga.,
is spending a while in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Egerton Fletcher ana
family are visiting the formers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fletcher of
Beulali. .
E. M. and Alvin Gray ir.aae a buss
?ness trip to Brevard Saturday.
Mrs. Winnie Birdett of Greenville,
S. C. spent the past week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Orr
i of Pleasant Grove. !
We are sorry to hear of the illness |
of our editor Mr. Barrett and wish j
for him a speendy recovery. I
mind. Life like this seems too good ;
to be true. I very much fear some- j
thing may happen to me. j,
A. P. BELL, JR. ?,
Fifth grade.
A VISIT TO GRANDMOTHER'S
I always look forward to Thanks
giving for 'tis then that I visit my
grandmother. She always has a won
derful Thanksgiving dinner consist
ing of turkey, dressing, sauce, pump
kin pies, jams, jellies and every
thing thats good to eat or. a cold day ,
in November.
Every little boy and girl had bet
ter wish they had a grandmother like
mine .
FRANK WKITMIRE,
Fifth grade.
THE STORY A TURKEY TOLD \\
I was once a big fat turkey at'.]
farmer Green's farm. _
On the day before Thanksgiving,]
day a man came to the farm to buy
a turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner.
He picked me out of course for I was
the largest one in the lot.
After chasing me around for awhile
they caught me and put me in a
box". But I did get to peck the man on
the hand to show him that I didn't j
like him. When he got home be took'
me out of the box and started to kill
me. I gave a big flutter and was scon
out of his hands running through the
fields as fast as I could go.
I looked back and the man was
coming after me, so I hid in some
bushes and weeds. He hunted for me
until dark and then went home. 1
stayed in the bushes until early next
morning, then started for home. I
wandered through fields and woods
all day. I arrived at my home just
at dark and crept in my old roosting
place to go to sleep, wondering what '
a certain man and his wife had for
Thanksgiving dinner.
RUTH RICE,
Fourth grade.
WHY WE CELEBRATE THANKS
GIVING
The first year the Pilgrims carne
to America they planted corn and
nyuie a good crop. After their crops
were gathered and stored away forf
winter use then gave a great feast, j
They gave this feast because they '
were thankful for their great harvest, j
This was our first Thanksgiving day 1
and we should always celebrate this
day and give thanks for the many
things we have received during the
past year.
MAXIE McCALLy
Fourth grade.
GOATS
We have some goats. They stay on
the mountain above our house. Theyj
would eat out of my hand last spring ;
but they have not been to the barn ,
in several months.
This week I saw a white one on a
rock. 1 called it and it looked as if
it would like to jump down to me.
BERTIE MAE ORR,
Third grade.
AN ANIMAL
I know of an animal that cries like
a woman. It is dangerous. It will kill
you if it is hungry. I heard a man
Lsay that one came on his back porch
OLD TOXAWAY
Miss Nora Meece, who has been
seriously ill for the pest week,
hasn't improved any.
Me:ssrs. D. H. Winchester, Walter
Whitrnire and Charlie Batson of Bos
nian visited this section Sunday.
Miss Beulah Rice and Mis. *01 lie
Rico were Rosroan visitors Friday.
Messrs Jake Cantrell and Edward'
Morgan are spending a few days in.
South Carolina.
Messrs. Bruce Smith, Clyde and ,
Benson Galloway of Middle Fork
were visiting in this section Sunday, j
Miss Ethe! Morgan, who has been;
ill, has slightly improved.
Mrs. S. E. Robinson made a busi
ness trip to Rosman Saturday.
Mr. W. E. Galloway and son, Wei-!
don made a business trip to Ashe-'
ville last week.
Rev. Judson filled his regular ap-;
pointment at Old Toxaway Baptist)
rhurch Sunday.
and took a ham 01 meat. This animal j
is a panther.
PAUL MEECE,
Third grade.
THANKSGIVING
We are thankful for Thanksgiving,'
day. We are thankful that we can ;
have a big turkey or a fat chicken for >
our dinner. We are thankful that wej
:an enjoy Thanksgiving as a holiday. !
CRAIG SNIPES,
Third grade.
A SURPRISE
One morning while we were quietly
leading Miss Ballard saw some smoke
in our room. We smelted something ,
burning. We looked all around and |
:ould not find anything on fire. Soon
I looked over toward the radiator.
Guess what I saw? V. B. Waldrop,
Jr., our turkey in our Thanksgiving
play, was on fire. Someone on the bus
had dropped a lighted match and it
fell on his overalls near the feet, j
Maybe he is on fire again for he is ?
not here today to be in the play. A!- !
Dert Israel took the turkey's part and I
his owji as a rooster. We think hej
Jid well but we are sorry that V ;
8. is absent. I
LOIS PETIT,
Second grade.
RHYME
Little boys
Play with toys'.
Little girls
Wear curls.
STANLEY WINCHESTER..
First grade.
MILK
We should drink plenty of milk. It
nakes us have rosy cheeks. Milk helps
to make us healthy.
LORENA GALLOWAY.
First grade.
A GOOD DOG
Once upon a time there was a dog.
He was a shepherd dog. He had no
home. He wanted a home. One day he
saved a little boy's life. The iittle
boy gave him a home.
BOBBY LEE RICE,
First grade.
A LETTER
Rosman, N. C
Nov. 18, 1932
Dear Ala:'
I will write you a letter to let you
know how I am getting along. I am
getting along fine. We had our pic
tures taken this week at school. I
tdil show you mine when it comes.
Come to see me and write to me.
With Love,
RUBY WHITMIRE.
PICTURES TAKEN
We had our pictures taken this
week. The photographer came to our
room and took each one of our pic
tures. We combed our hair and tried
to look very good.
CHARLES H. SUMMEY.
666
LIQUID - TAELETS - SALVE
Checks Malaria in 3 days. Colds first
day, Headaches or Neuralgia in 30
minutes.
666 SALVE for HEAD COLDS.
Most Speedy Remedies Known
l
THE PRAYER CORNER
(From the filet of long ago )
YOU ?
Who ere you anyway? "You are a
ghost," Br. Crane says. "No man
ever saw you, ever will see you, even
as no man hath seen God at any
time."
"You are a FORCE, as perplexing
as electricity, as actual yet as baff
ling a? gravitation, as potent arid as
ur.definable as heat"
While you dwell itt with this body
it digests, assimilates, exercises, is
pleased and pained. When you go
away it rots, or decays.
"While you are with this brain it
thinks, remembers, imagines. When
you go away it operates no more, it
is no better than putty."
"Where did you come from? No- '
body knows, though some guess. Out
of the vast nowhere, hidden realms
of the unborn, all about us as the
circumambient ether, the encompass
ing air."
"Where are you going to? Nobody '
knows, though many guess. Back to
that infinite nowhere, into which
lives power dailv, hourly, as an un
ceasing cataract."
A PRAYER
Gracious Father, Thou hast reveal
ed Thy self gloriously in Jesus Christ,
the son of Thy Love. In Him we have
found Thee- or rather are found of
Thee. By His life, by His words and
deeds, by His trials and sufferings:
we are cleansed from Sin and rise in- i
to holiness. For in Him , Thou hast
made discolsures of Thine Inmost Be
ing, and art drawing us i::to fellow
ship with Thy Life. As '.ve stand be- 1
neath His cross or pass with Him into
the Garden of His Agony, it is Thy
Heart that we see unveiled, it is the!
passion of Thy Love yearning over
the sinful the wandering, seeking that
it may save them.
No man hath seen Thee at any
timev but out of the unknown has
come the Son of man to declare Thee,
and now we know Thy Name. When
we call Thee Father the mysteries
of existence are not so terrible, our
burdens weigh less heavily upon 'JS,
cur sorrows ore touched with joy.
Thy son has brought the comfort
that we need, the comfort of know
ing that in all our afflictions Thoa
are afflicted, that in Thy grief our
lesser griefs arc all contained. Let
the light which shines in His Face,
shine into our hearts to give us the
knowledge of Thy glory, to scatter
the darkness of fear, of wrong, it
remorse, of foreboding, and tc con
strain our lives to finer issues of
peace and power and spiritual aer
vice.
And this prayer we offer in
Christ's name, Amen.
? C. D. C.
CHRlSTMiAS CARDS
And
HOLIDAY STATIONERY
I war.t ali my friends and former
patrons to know that I have a full
line of Christmas Cards and Holiday
; Stationery and Gift Wrapping Pack
j ages. Plain and engraved. Your or
ders will be most carefully executed,
j Of course, the sooner the order is
I placed, the better service can be giv
' en. Mrs. A. B. Owen, Phone 216, or
see me at the Jaw officers of Pat
Kimzey, over Long Drug company
l.?. S29tf
Our
Mull Bidg.
Broad Street
Where we are fully equipped to take care of your need
when Death enters the family, serving you in a way
that will be pleasing in every respect. Rev. W. S. Price,
licensed Mortician, is now connected with our farm,
adding his years of experience to the firm.
Ambulance
Service
We have a modern Hen
ney Ambulance which is
kept ready at all times to
help give your family the
kind of transportation that
is easy and comfortable.
Our ambulance has only
one use ? to take care of
the needs of sick people.
Undertakers
Emb&lmers
For more than 50 years,
Kilpatriek's have been
faithful to the people of
Transylvania county when
sorrow at its worst, invad
ed the home. We appre
ciate the trust that has
been placed in us in the
past and pledge our ut
most to serve you in our
new home where we are
more adequately equip
ped- ,
I Special arrangements have been made in our new
building on Broad Street to provide commodious and
comfortable waiting rooms and pari or 3 where services
may be held over the dead. Use of these parlors is
granted to our friends with no thought of charge.
KILPATRICK'S
Funeral Home
n -
FOLKS, THERE'S ONLY 3 MORE DAYS I
OF OUR BIG FURNITURE SALE ? 1
Three more days in which we are offering you the Biggest Bargains in Furniture that has ever been offered in
Transylvania County. We have some real nice Furnit ure left, that can be bought at a big discount-Practically
at your own price. But remember , \ ? [. \
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd IS POSITIVELY THE LAST DAY
Don't Fail To Come And See. You