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PAGE TEN THE ECHO Nov^mberj^^l9^ NOVEMBER November woods are bare and stUl; November days are clear and bright; Each noon bums up the morn ing’s clilll, The morning’s snow is gone by night. —Jackson November was one of the months to which the Romans never troubled themselves to give a specific nanie. “The Ninth Month” it was callled, for that was originally its place in the year; and from the Latin word novem, meaning nine, has come the, pres ent name. Later, when two extra months were added, November became what it is today, the eleventh in the series, but its name was never changed. Although November is called by many the “death” month, when autumn is over and winter has not yet begun, it is by no means with out its special attractions, and many lovers of out-of-doors find the hazy, mystical days of Indian summer one of the most delight ful seasons of the year. In the United States, Thanks giving Day is the outstanding fes tival of the month, but in Canada, where crops are gathered some what earlier. Thanksgiving falls in October. November is noted for its historical events, among which Is the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918 the adoption of the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777 and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Sports Accessories In Colorful Knitwear f fm THE GAME GUY’S PRAYER Dear God: Help me to be a sport in this little game of life. 1 don’t ask for any easy place in the line-up; play me anywhere you need me. I only ask for the stuff to give You one hundred per cent of what I’ve got. If all the hard drives seem to come my way, I thank you for the compliment. Help me to re member that You won’t ever let anything come my way that You and I together can’t handle. And help me to take the bad breaks as ^ part of the game. Help me to un derstand that' the game is full of knots and knocks and trouble and make me thankful for them. Help me to get so that the harder they come the better I like it. And, 0 God, help me to always play on the square. No matter what the other players do, help me to come clean. Help me to study the Book so that I’ll know the rules, and to study and think a lot about the Greatest Player that evei lived, and other great players. If they found that the best part of the game was helping other guys who were out of luck, help me to find it out, too. Help me to be a regular feller with the other play ers. Finally, O God, if fate seems to uppercut me with both hands and I’m laid on the shelf in sickness or old age or something, help me to take that as part of the game, too. Help me not to whimper or squeal that the game was a frame- up or that I had a raw deal. When, in falling dusk I get the final bell, I ask fof no lying com plimentary stones. I’d only like to know that You feel that I’ve been a good, game guy. BUY VICTORY BONDS Get out your knitting needles, girls. Here are the very items to pair with your leisurci hour casuals—a dickey with dash and a har lequin vest. For your wool sports suit, this striped dickey fools the public, takes only one-fourth the time it takes to make a sweater. With slacks and tailored blouse, wear a two-toned vest with stream line fitting. They are pretty in any color combination—^Kelly and chartreuse, red and white, yellow and gray. (Direction leaflets for these accessories, OUTSIDE INTEREST DICKEY AND VEST, No. N381S, may be secured at the Library). THE MUSIC BOX Music is the language of the soul. Throughout'' the centuries, in all lands and among all peoples, man has found expression for his emotions—joy and sorrow, pleas ure and pain, love and hate through the medium of music. Music is an integral part of life itself. In the long ago every tribe, no matter how primitive, had music in one form or another even though they didn’t know the mean ing of “Chord,” “Tunes,” “Har mony” “Key.” It would have sounded very unmusical to our civilized ears of today. Little is known of their music other than the fact that various instruments are shown in their sculptures. This, seems unimportant^ but it was from this that the Greeks, ar tists that they are, made advances in music. The Romans borrowed their mus ic from the Greeks and introduced the tuba and the trumpet to suit their warlike nature. They also invented the organ. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Dutch were the foremost musicians of Europe. Since the eighteenth century each country has had its own musical history. There was no attempt at musical organization until about the mid dle of the thirteenth century when wandering pipers and trumpeters would join together in guilds. From these guilds town bands de veloped however, the trumpets and kettle drums were reserved for nobility. Adelph and Joseph Se« invent ed the saxaphone and our Ameri can bands of today owe much to these two men. Americans have a great back ground of music and probably are more familiar with good music, both popular and classical, than any other nation. Americans have written many of their folk songs as well as western tunes and jazz, and have produced many top rank ing song writers. Music is now a beautiful part of American heri tage. DID YOU KNOW? Although the United States has had over thirty national political parties, only five have really elect ed presidents. The average adult skeleton weighs from 9 to 13 pounds. A man is that large irrational creature who is always looking for home atmosphere in a hotel, and expects hotel service in his home. Every day a hornet eats several time its own weight in insects. Metal telephone poles are used in South Africa because white ants eat the wooden ones. Ninety-two languages and diar lects are spoken in India. In one year Robert Ripley got three million letters from all parts of the world. It takes dozens of nuts to hold a car together; but it trices only rk Cornlev A son, Robert, was born to and Mrs. Cicero Gillespie at Trao sylvania hospital Thursday, vember 15, 1945. Robert weig^e pounds. His father works the masons at Ecusta. Eben S. Morrow, MM 1-c, Mrs. Morrow announce the birth twins, Spencer Macfie and Marj Ashe Morrow, on Sunday, Novel" ber 4th., at the Transylvania Cod' munity hospital. Eb was chief ter man at Ecusta prior to entering the Seabees in November, 19^^- A son, Robert Hugh, was Dorn to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eldridge the Patton Memorial Hospital ' Hendersonville on October 1' Robert Hugh weighed 7 pounds. A son, David Rogers Free®® > was bom to Mr. and Mrs. C. Freeman, of Mills River ^ tober 30th. David Rogers was oo at the Patton Memorial Hospital ^ Hendersonville He weighed pounds 10 ounces. His father employed in the Maintenance partment. of Mr. and Mrs. James Passmore ^ Rosman have announced the bir of a son, Charles Ray, weighed 9% pounds. Mr. Pass: is employed as a millwright. iinor® W. O. (j. g.) John A. HawJJ and Mrs. Hamlin are the ^ parents of a son, John David, » g November 7th. He weighed pounds 11 ounces. W. 0. assigned to the Personnel Cen Camp Blanding, Fla. A son, Earl Francie, to Mr. and Mrs. Burness jjjg Mr. Roberts is employed Machine Room. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ballard have a son, Wesle:^ Edward- g Ballard also works in the Mac Room. At the Arthur Shook home> ert Wayne Shook, a son,'Was recently. Mr. Shook works ii* Machine Roome. ^ il)« one to scatter it all over highway. In Cuba the click beetle is jt as an ornament in the gives off a brilliant green jj, and looks like a living PREPARED They wer« driving in a sec spot when the car sputtered stalled. He: “Outa gas, by golly.” ou* She: “Oh, yes?” flask). He: “Ah, what have we She: “Gasoline,” here f
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