THE HAPPY TIMES )fetop?p?r for Boys and Girls T?'? SfBrytiM* The Ant and the Dove I Once Upon a time tHere was an Ant who wished a Brink. She went i jjdirti to the brook fdr sortie water. When she went down the bank to "driHk. she reached too far over 1 the water. She fell ih the brook, the running water carricd her down the brook. A Dove that sat on tHe bank saw the Ant. She was sorry for the Ant. She pulled a leaf from a tree and dropped it in the water. The Ant crawled up on the leaf and the wind carried it along like a boat. The wind carried the leaf first Graders Write Stories Four first graders of Beaufort School have written little "news stories". They appear below. Our Picnic Our t>ict)ic was on Wednesday. Our class had a good time. I even !j wanted to go again on the picnic. ?fl think %e all had a good time. Ellen Smith h My Pet , My pet is a kitten. I play with him. lie is black and white. His "name is Puff. I feed him milk. He sleeps in a big box. 1 love my >t. Mleheal Neal Dudley My Pet I have a bird. He is blue. I like 'jny pet. I hope he likes me too I have a mother bird too. She tlas two babies. The babies are ?pretV I like the babies too. Charlen Taylor Our Pienic Picnics are fun. We had fun at our picnic. And Mrs. Smith went ? wifh us. We all had fun. And we had drinks. Oh, and Mrs. Smith is El len's mother. Iris Janet Long My Cat Sandy jj, 1 hive a c?t. I love my c?t. She , 1? black and white. She has brown I feed my cat cat food. My (JeSt is named Sandy. ? Marsha Elaine Davis Markers Island ~Uw>e Omd Yoke Tocs?n, Arli. (AP>? Some egg ldvlng yeggs took IS dozen eggs w?en they broke Into ah egg-vend ing maehine in TUcs'jn. Police iaM the egg value at 18.20. to the other bank of the stream. Tlien the Ant crawled off the leaf and up the bank. The Ant was very grateful to the Dove. Aft4r a while a hunter with a snare came to the woods. He laid the snare for the Dove. He was going to catch her. The Ant watched the hunter. When the hunter was about to catch the Dove, the Ant bit his heel. This made the hunter jump i.nd the Dove flew safely away. ? Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Tommy Strawcutter BraaHSFflwt wmmHHM Terry Carver Laura Lea Carver Link B. Cinrer Bellefontaine, Ohio (AP) ? Sign in a restaurant here: "We seat J, 100 People? 31 at a time." Aiva ? Birthday Dub Welcomes Six Six new Birthday Club members have joirifcd the hippy throng. Wel come aboard! They are Phillip Wadriell Qinnn. age 3, route X New port; Ronald W. Chadwlck, age 1, Straits; Howard Thomas (Tommy) Straweutter, age 7, Lumberton; Terry Vasco Carver, 10; LOnnie Butler Carver, 5, and Laura Lea Carver, U, all of Louisville, Tenn. Laura Lea is Terry and Lonnie'i sister. All three Carver children wrote letters, which we are always glad to receive: This one is from Lau ra: "I am just under the age to Join your Birthday Club but 1 wanted to, along with my brothers. I am a member of the 4-H Club and will be in the seventh grade next year. "My family and 1 hope to be visiting Morehead City and Beau fort in August and help my grand mother, Mrs. L. C. Turnage, Beau fort, celebrate her birthday on Aug. 11." This letter is from Terry: "I am a Cub Scout. So far 1 have earned my wolf badge with one gold arrow and three silver arrows, and my Bear badge with one gold arrow. "My family plans a visit to Beau fort in August to see my grand mother and grandfather, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Turnage." Prom Lonnie: "We have a cat named Tiger. He broke his leg about three weeks ago, but it is better now. I am go ing to Vacation Bible School and like it very much. "I am named for my grand father, Mr. L. C. Turnage of Beau fort I hope to visit them in Aug ust." All you have to do to join the About My Pat My Daddy took hiy picture in< front of my house. He took the picture of me and my dog. My dog's name is "Tippy". He it a nice dog. My dog is little. He is the second dog 1 have had. I love him and take care of him. ?Phillip Radford (Phillip is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lewis Radford, Beau fort). Birthday Club is fill in the blank which today appears on page 2 of this section. If you have a good snapshot, or a picture that was taken at school, send it along. It will be published in The Happy Times and that's a good way to get acquainted with the other club members. Every birthday club member will receive a card on his birthday until he reaches the age of 12. During the week of his birthday, his name will appear in the Happy ! Birthday column in The Happy Times. Won't you join our birthday club? The more the merrier. Sure Fire Extinguisher I Grangeville, Idaho (AP)? Fore man Lester Seymour had a solu tion when a welding truck caught fire and his road crew was unable to extinguish it. He drove the truck off a bridge into the Clearwater River. My Little Kitten I go to Smyrna School. I was in the second grade. I have a little kitteii. He is gray and white. My father brought him to me from Beaufort. He likes to sleep a lot. My little brother likes him very much. ?Cynthia Joy Moore (Cynthia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moore, Mar shallberg). Cynthia Joy Moore Happy Birthday Tommy Strawcutter, Lumberton, 7 years old Sunday, June 15 Dickie Daniels, route 1 More head City, 4 years old today Kathy J. Warren, Morehead City, 8 years old tomorrow Getting a Lift Photo by R??lnmld L*wH Thli ik the w?y * further cat carries hrr kitten. This kitten wis playing on a dock and almost fell In the water. The mother grabbed her baby just in tifaie to keep It from falling in. She carried It to a life place. fJhe'l a good mother, don't yon think? June 17 ? Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G. Morris were guests of Morris's parents, Mr. and Mrs. El mer LujXMl Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bratt and daughter, Mary, of New Bern were dinner guests of Mrs. Craft's par I. fend 1ft r j. QriftJ (JofcdWln, iv m Vffs. JwrnhiAMfc and boys of Harlowe visited rela tive here last week. Mtt. tJHrgbry Rice and children o f Mof-ehead were guests at Mr*. Janet Daniels last week. ttt Jeffery Sjrher ef Ifeaufert vtAttd His grMflfttMr ?fer fee *11* "lev. W. A. Hale* filled tils regular appointment at the Meth odist Church Snnday morning. Mr. Butch Garner Hat retilrhed H^n^Lego!*C?uf (AP)-Sign it t recently completed church: Tres passers will be forgiven. home from ^uaUlfrWl vr htn he has been vialting hii brother. __ Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Bell and cUftrfe ?M have returned from H*W?ii are Visiting Mm Bell's sis ter, Mri. pallas Goodv, in Mr. and Mrs. BiQ Bfitehgham and children of Mitchell Village ?e visiting her parents, Mr. and fa. Arlle Daniels. ii i in irn i * i ?***?? ? "Bound to Wt?tk ? f ~n?A UmtfweW' tmtit/ Ou ! A busy homemaker like yourself deserves every dhance you can get to free yourieff from extra work and worry. 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