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ROANOKE RAPIPS HERALD. ROANOKK HAIMHS. N. C, NICE JU!CY TURKEY may ba a powerful incentive to Thanksgiving, yet is net necessary when there is gen uine a?irecia!ion ot tne real b.essins of the year. 1 Ills Illness 1 5 I' I r. 1 1 I v C 3cAuf WHAT WOULD THE DAY Thanksgiving Should Mean More Than Mere Feeling of Gratitude for Favors It Is tii he n-L'ivltnl tlmt Hie lienntl' ful imil it 'I r t i iutt' riiMHin nf nliscrv liiy ii (In y of 'riiiinUs'lvini; luis lii'Cniin' ItSXOI'illtl'll Willi llll llllllllllllllc't' III' llllltl". rml tliihirs. If itciis luivc Iutii liniiiili- flil, If tin- liiirt'sl Ims I Ii Kri'iit, If llirre luis lu'cn nn ovt-rlluw uf tin; "food" tlilii).'s -,f enrtli, imil If tin Hints luivo hri u ih ri-1 11 1 , i'i'miiiis fur tliaiiksuivlni; ii iv sumim'i1 tu liicivnsi tMrrt'simiiilliily, ri'iniirks the Kansas City Star. Tiicre is souu-t tilim in Hie untwanl trailition of Tliiinksclvlnc Hint wmild Hlipt'iir to Justify tliis stivssiny of tln linportaiH'i' nf iiialiTial IIiIiiks; lint there is also snimMliliitr In the rciil Thanksgiving that would ilriiiiind the stressing of othor things, ckMiiand tin' placing of emphasis upim spiritual nmlters rather ihan iiicai conditions which pertain solely to the physical well being of man. There Is something sacrilegious In milking the heartiness of Thanksgiv ing turn upon the prosperity of the nation or the individual. It amounts to saying. In sulistnnce. to the Creator: "We thank You fur Inanity, hut for anything less we should not he so sure of our feelings of gratitude." The real Thanksgiving deniiiinls a feeling of deep appreciation for what ever has come, the acceptance "with equul thanks" of the good fortune or the bad fortune of previous months. This Thanksgiving is essentially an in ternal thing it can he observed re gardless of what one had for dinner that day, and its observance Is nH affair that should he open to the rich and the poor of the earth. It may well be that some, on this day of taking stock and expressing gratitude for blessings, can find little of good that has come to them as the world counts good. But these are the ones for whom Thanksgiving may hold the deepest reality. These may guy : "Lord, for life, Its love, Its hope, Its Interest, its opportunity for service; for the great and durable satisfactions of living that center about home and work ; for deep and abiding memories of Joy that beie rment lias brought Into sharp reliel , tor all these bless ings limy I be li uly tliulikful." To this prayer may be added by those in prosperity : "And may I be mindful lest In the excess of good things I become self centered and forget my obligations to my fellow men." Farmer' Festival. Thanksgiving day Is the farmer's autumnal festival of rejoicing over the bounty of Nature and the goodness of the Creator. ll J i1 - pWl "v3 ? um uur riiriKi sires, w i nese modern r-vjav-ca irom pesnjence.iaminc.vAT) I fre world at peacetime harvests vast; . Wedged (aiih anew round fiottfwtadliwtt.ffitwno4pfliits Vi And id a day their thanks 4o ahoypTo offer thanks, as in Ihe past . r 0 it. BE WITHOUT A BIRD LIKE THIS Cranberries Always Have Played Prominent Part at Thanksgiving Feast It Is a trailition In Plymouth that the eating of turkey and cranberry ! sauce on Thanksgiving day goes back j to the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving. J That little band of self-exiled, de- voted christians crossed the stormy sea in the Mayflower and landed at I Plymouth Itock on Ivcember 21. ldlMl. lheir firsi winter in the New World was one of great suffering, marked wiili famine and hardships. I Miring the spring of H',1'1 the I'tl griius, who had survived the bitter winter, sowed their seed and watched its growing with much anxiety. For upon the success of the crops at har vest time depended their very lives. The following October the first har vest was gathered in, and, to their great joy, they were blessed with an abundance. Then Governor Bradford (following somewhat the custom of the Kngiish harvest home) declared a three days' celebration for feasting and thanksgiving. Chief Massasolt and other friendly Indians were invited to tills first Thanksgiving party, nt a grand celebration It was. 1 liovenmr Bradford, in his account of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, does not give a menu of the dinner, but be often refers to the wild tur keys as one of the luxuries of the colony. However, John .losslyn, an Kngiish traveler and naturalist, who visited Ne Kngland In K'W and wrote an account of its "llarltles," says: "Cranberry or hearherry (because bears used much to feed upon them) is a small trayling plant that grows in salt marshes thut are overgrown with moss. That cranberries belong to the tra ditional Pilgrim dinner is shown by the menu of the "decent repast" served at the first "Celebration of the Land ing of Our Forefathers," which was observed on December 22, 1700. This day was celebrated by the Old Colony dub of Plymouth with a procession iind a dinner consisting of a large baked Indian whortleberry pudding, a dish of sauquetach (succotash), a dish of chiins, a dish of oysters and n dish ot codfish, n haunch of venison, roasted by the first Jack brought Into the col ony ; a ("ili of fowl, cranberry mm, a dish of fresh fish and eels, an apple pie, a course of cheese made In the old colony. These articles were dressed In the plulnest manner (all appearance of luxury, whose memory we shall ever respect). Turkey, succotash and cranberries still play their part In the Thanks giving dinners In Plymouth, and five grains of pnrched corn are laid beside each place In remembrance of the ear ly years of famine. e ! l GIVING THANKS rray be made so formal that the Ai:nhiy dootustr-e ex.stence of grj;'iuc:e. It wai the poor Puh'ican's p-aver that was Ck'.T.x.enUed to us i'X. ; ;: i TO GRACE THE BOARD? Pessimism Has No Place in the Real Spirit of Time of Thanksgiving After having devoted so much of our time to bemoaning the misfortunes that have come to us as a people dur ing the past year, It will do us good on this Thanksgiving day to stop and look at the other side of the ledger and cast up the account of the good things that have come to us. Our situation admittedly has not been as favorable in many respects as we could desire. We have bad prob lems and difficulties which naturally aroused dissatisfaction and discontent. We have been feeling mighty sorry for ourselves. Perhaps Thanksgiving occasion could bring no greater blessing to us as a people than lo readjust our perspec tive and displace pessimism with a new spirit of optimism. P.efore we enter into the true spirit of the day It is necessary to put away our hatreds, our grouches and discon tents and center our thoughts upon the blessings that have come. If one would give thanks he must realize the fact of having been blessed, and in iloing so he minimizes the misfortunes he has experienced. The pessimist Is In no position to give thanks. The spirit of optimism will possess us to the extent that we are able to give thanks in spirit and In truth to the (liver of All Good Gifts today. While we have been divinely warned against giving thanks that we are not as other men. It will surely not be out of place today to recognize the excess of blessings that have come to us in comparison with other peoJes, and to render thanks In accordance with the favors received. For the fact remains that, In spite of our dillicultles, we are the most .prosperous and the most favorably sit uated nation on the eartli and that we have more reasons for contentment and gratitude than any other people. This Thanksgiving day, If observed In the spirit of those who Inaugurated It, is capable of lifting the spirit and thought of the American people to new heights and of ushering in a new era of contentment and happiness. Thanksgiving day comes to mean today not only an occasion when we may ci-prcsy our gratitude to ihe Most High for Ills care and kindness In the past, but likewise a time when by marshaling our blessings before us wo are Inspired with new hope and cour age for the future. THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL, And let the nltnm. mreHthed with flower And t lwl w"h frill 1 a. awake again TliiinksulvlnK for the gulden houri, And early and the latter rain' -WH1TTIER. ...... csys with blcasicgs i AMERICA! "BACK-TO-HOME MOVEMENT" New York Post's Woman Commander Would Have Women Give Up Their Jobs. u'.l Mart a "hack-to-the t" for married women who toil unneces sarily in the busi ness world, ac cording to Mrs. lulls K. Wl lock commander of the Barbara I'riop'hie t of the Amer ican l.i ..i.-ii In New York, city, Mel w idi'ly know ll as a writer. Mrs. Wheelock bell e v e s t h ll t "w ei king w Ives make la.-y hu-lciiels." She believes married women should give lip their jobs In favor of unemployed ex-service men. It was Mrs. Wheelock who success fully opposed the making of the Amer ican Legion strictly a man's organiza tion. As a result there are today sev eral women enrolled as Legionnaires and several posts composed altogether of ex-service women. Mrs. Wheelock began helping the I'nited States win the war as early us Ibid when she started a campaign to obtsin stevedores and coal heavers for the navy. She caused lo be presented to congress petitions for adequate pre paredness and is accredited with hav ing through her own efforts recruited ld.tHH) men for the navy. In recogni tion of her services she was made a chief yetimu in the regular service. -Mrs. Wheelock Is active in social and civic affairs in New York and Is widely known for tier writings In both the Kngiish and French languages. AMONG "BIRDS OF PASSAGE" Editorial Asserts West Point Will Continue to Turn Out Crop of Second Lieutenants. That the "secmiil loole," of whom there were so many during the war. Is more or less an Institution of ac tive warfare Is shown In an editorial from the American Legion Weekly under the caption "Birds of Passage." It follows : "Buried In the recent official list of the number of army officers of all grades who have contrived to survive the congressional guillotine appeared this ineonpieuous entry: "Second ll atenants (all arms).. 2:13. "Only LOT second lieutenants left! And once there must have been that many thousand. Who shall now deny that the war Is over? Certainly while It lasted they bloomed like so many hardy perennials, emerging full blown from the training camps and finally from the ranks, for was not the top sergeant only a little lower than the angels? "After the Armistice, when divisional and regimental shows began to appear all over the A. E. F., the second lieu tenant won fresh Immortality In the fpiips which Mr. Hones passed to Mr. Tambo, and vice versa. It was a token of bis popularity for humanity does not poke gentle fun at what i hates. "The second lieutenant Is not ex tinguished. Most of him has grad uated Into a first lieutenancy. West Point will, of course, continue to turn out Its annual crop, but even these will within a few months enter the. larger life of the silver bar." POST NAMED FOR LIEUTENANT First American Artillery Officer to Die In Action I Honored by Surviving Comrades. The first American artillery ofneer to die In action In France has been honored by his surviving com rades, who have named their post of the American Legion In New York In his hon or. The post, which comprises members of the old First division, Is known as the Jeff Felgl post. Jefferson Felgl was a first lieu tenant of Battery F, Seventh field ar tillery of the First division. He was twenty-two years old. and had entered the service of hi country iininediulely upon his graduation from Harvard uni versity. A year after the death of the young ofneer on the field of battle, his per sonal property was sent to his parents, Colonel and Mrs. Felgl, who reside at the Blltmore hotel, New York. In' a hand-hag was a letter addressed to hla parents, which Lieutenant Felgl had written a hort time before he was killed. In the letter he forecast his death, and ald, "Dame Fortune couldn't have picked a more gentle manly manner for me to make my ex it." I. W. W'. Tak HI Legion Button. Following hla refusal to Join the I. W. W., Joe Smith, a street car con ductor at Sioux City, Iowa, wa at tacked, robbed and tortured until he became unconscious, according to his report to the Sioux City police. Smith said the "wobblles" took hla American Legion button from his coat lapel and replaced It with an-1. W. W. button. They took hla conductor' change belt and told him If lie reported the attack to the police they would bring 13,000 L W. W. to (hejiltj;. LEGION A3 THE UNEVPLOiEO Organization D scouragrt Parade and Stunts to Attract Attention to the Jobless Men. n-'it '.tv r the e sei ;, e inen throughout the country the American Legion, through its na tional unemploy ment co!mi;i!t''e. has sent mil the following mes sages : "To the Public Hire the sol dier. He may f J.- ! - : j "" " rSJ "V,-, ? less at one time. Piii $s I ,,mv- iO J . JiV; V -To M ::dc. !- have been re-t nw ( o r k s i u;iiy u.i to aret.M-l . ..!.! . il M't Colli. a'-. ut i w r r ' it I del put !1 nui ll "To the Sol ;,.r-. ! : tie y oil' se't ,...., ., , nod sti, K t,. y , ... r ! . one." The Legion's i , lutttee's sun. v r. .. . iM imm et'i a: s , " wore out of n,i, x number in a ' .; ' , : shelter. In its ... Legion pests to .iss.st in to the needy ex s, : i .. c n niittiv di-cni:..-.! kitchens an. I .ro:., Invs. dies must ha e !'.... I mi, : out degrading tl.eir mini! country." the cci.iniicce i : relief i: nt nip ' i i'ir bud- 1 .i'l:er witil- i I or our edared. Parades and "stunts" to attract at tention to the uiienij loved are discour aged by tile L'-gieti. The employment committees of tie lomi posts are asked to bring the needs of the ex service men directly to the attention of the employers and demand prefer ence for America's defenders. The employer must he convinced that the restlessness not.ceahle among some service men at the close of the war has disappeared. In Boston a parade of jobless ex service men was headed by Frank Greenfail, a New KugUmd doughboy, wearing four iiei orations for bravery in France. Legionnaires with Incomes have been asked to adopt an unemployed buddy ami take care of ldiu until he finds a job. VOTED THE "HOMELIEST MAN" Editor of Nebraska Veteran's Paper Draws Women's Decision at De. partment Convention. Glenn H. Coffey, edit Western Veteran of Lin adjudged the r of the M!d oln, Neb., U "homeliest man" ut the convention of the Nebraska Department of the American Legion, hut his photograph repro duced herewPh raises the question of what Is meant by the homeliest man. The candidates for the "honor" were lined up on the stage ventlon hull at Fremont women decided their fate the uproarious applause that greeted each of the contestants as he arose. The second honors went to I.nm Doyle, state boxing commissioner of Ne braska. "I am deeply sensible of Ihe unique honor conferred upon me by the con vention," Mr. Coffey said. "Some of the other contestants could hardly be classed as matinee Idols, but I feel that I was elected entirely upon my merits." ENDANGERS SECURITY OF U. S. Manhattan Post of Legion Condemn Action of Navy Department in Releasing 2CO.0OO Member. That the security of the Cnited States Is endangered by the release by the Navy department of nearly glKUXJO members of the naval reserve force, Is the opinion of n, embers of Manhattan naval post, American Legion, New York, who have adopted a resolution terming the dropping of the reservists as "breaking the back of the reserves." The Manhattan post is composed of former navy enlisted men and offi cers. The post has made a careful study of naval affairs and has main tained a policy favoring complete naval preparedness. The resolution points out that with out the maintenance of a complete naval reserve force, the government lack aufflrlent trained men to man the ships and station of the navy In time of war, Cu of Mo tii. When the young mlstres of the house entered the kitchen she carried herself with great dignity. She had, Incredible as It might seem, come to call the cook to account. "Bridget," she said, "I must Insist you have less company In the kitchen evenings. Last night I was kept awake by the uproarious iaugiiter of one of your women friends." "Yes, mam, I know," Bridget admit ted cheerfully, "hut she couldn't help It I wa telling her how you tried to make cake yesterday morning." American Legion Weekly. On Advantage. "It must be aoine consolation to be a foreigner." "What makes you think ao?" "Then you have a chance to under stand a trolley conductor when he announces a atreet" American Legion Weekly. Alibi. Teacher Why are you so late to school this morning? Pupil I think I must hive over washed myself. American Legion Weekly. In iissi care of Jobless ! I i if of ihe con , and five . based on BOW 3 -on .;i-J b Null. .rml Cum-ll of lhv Bo ;. t ills of SCOUTS ON '-QUEST." W hen Sir Finest S linekieton de elded a few months ago to take two b"js along with him on bis fortheoin ng antarctic expedition, be stipulated ; tint they must be scouts, for well he ; knew that be could count on a true i s. (nit pi ie loyal, oU'dient, reliable. tra ned in outdoor craft, cheerful In j liaiiKliip 'pieniiied" In every sense. I Vu.oiig the liiiii'lreds of applicants for ' 'he privilege of iiccoutpnnv Ing the 'anions explorer on his great adven i tore, ihe thoice was n.HTovvod down, I at length, to two Sco'ch laddies, both patrol leaders and enthusiastic scouts, i by name. ,1. W. S. Marr of Aberdeen and . 1". Moency of Kirkwall In the ('rl.ievs. Both buys are up on sea 1 lore as well as woodcraft. Young Mooney came Hon topes to present him. ! self a s a candidate for the expedl- Hell and had nevi r seen a passenger train nn to that time. Fvory true sco'it the world over will envy these two lads their privilege of sailing as .a'. In hoys on the guest on a Jour ( ney uf rumeuee and adventure and i nivsti ry, anil every scout will be proud flat In making his selection Sir I rrnos-t recognized and pa d a tribute i to scouting as a maker of manly men, i f't to share so great a task as he lias set for himself. GROWTH OF SEA SCOUTING. Sea smutlng as an older boy activ ity is taking strong hold of the Boy Scouts of America. From December 1. 19'JO to July lo, I'.rjt, there has been an Increase of 50 per cent in the number of sea-scout troops organ ized. Sea scouting remains undevel oped in only one of the twel dis tricts In which the country Is divided for scouting purposes the Texas New Mexico division, which is natur ally les suited than the other local ities for aquatic work and play. The summer national sea-scout enmp at Marion, Mass., was a great success, the boys getting In some real seafaring experience, cruising around Buzzards bay and Incidentally visit ing many points of historic and pic turesque Interest along the beautiful shores of the bay. This camp was nn especially Inter esting one In that It was run by the scouts themselves, boys having reached the highest rank in Scouting being the camp leaders, acting as Junior officers, bosn's, bosn's mates, coxswains, etc. BEARD'S SCOUTMASTER RECIPE A bowl full of unbounded love for boys; add one pint of absolute faith In American Institutions; mix it with n cupful of the milk of human kind ness; add two teacupfuls of American Pioneer blood, one tablespoon ful of thrills, one tablespoonful of Indian traditions, teacnpful of the vigor and grit of the Puritans, a teacupful of the chivalry of the Cavaliers, a quart of the Idef llsin of Thnieaii, one heap ing cupful of entlment; the whole seasoned well with patriotism, char acter, grit and hardship. Stir with the golden rule; sprinkle well with the Stars ivid Stripes, and serve hot. SCOUTS HANDLE TRAFFIC. Scouts of the North Shore, North west and Hyde Park districts handled a traffic of over 3,(sH) automobiles on the occasion of the recent Indian cele bration near Chicago. They also gave some fine scout demonstrations and proved their ability to render real as well as fict'llous first aid, for when a young Indian got hurt In a lacrosse game they treated his Injury promptly and efflclerr'ly and, Improvising a coat stretcher, Carried the victim to the nearby hospital. SCOUTS PREVENT TRAIN WRECK Some Omaha scouts returning from nn overnight hike discovered a tree lying acroxs a railroud track ut the same moment they heard the whistle of the onc'imlng passenger train just rounding the curve 3d0 yards away. Instantly the boys stripped Uie red sweater from the back of one of the group and waving it frantically flagged the train In time to avert a disaster. WORK IN FOREST PRESERVATION In McKenn County, Pa., boy scouts have been for some time organized as forest fire fighters and have reached such a high degree of efficiency In the service that they are said to be far better fire fighters than the average adult. Their tireless activity and en thusiasm make them Invuluuble In this connection. ACTIVITIES OF I0Y SCOUTt. Frederick (Mil.) scouts scoured the country for miles around In behalf of the Near F.ust relief presenting their appeal to the grain mills and stores In the vicinity. Hlchard Weaver, the San Francisco boy scout, who sacrificed hundred Inches of hla own skin to save the life of a binily burned scout, was re cently formally awarded the medal of honor, given only far distinguished heroism, from the Nntlonal Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts In Roselle Park, N. 3 have for three years been In charge of the dully raising and lowering of munici pal flags, wliile out in Bettle Creek, MlchH they keep the tow dock wound. One of the special 'matures of the big pageunt given recently at Grant park, Chicago, under the auspices of tlie Chamber of Commerce, was a public ceremonial Inducting one thousand aliens Into American citizen ship. A group of Eagle scouts served as the guard of honor and led flag ceremony In which the whole throng Itsstjnbled participated. SCOUTS ,7 "W vi 'CHI;1' vvI-vOuV PLANT BLACK WALNUT TREES Particularly Adapted for Public Parka, Lawns. Along Highways and Other Places. (Pv"Po! br th t'rer.! S'.-ot prpartmn of Atr.oi am- l The war demand ,ivw benvilv upon the t.l:n k- u'liut timber snpp.y. The condition been me alarming, as it was recognized that unless there shouhl le a decrease In the cutting, the mer chantable trees would soon be gone. Fortunately, however, the war ende.I before the larger trees entirely dlsap eared. Now a reaction Is setting In. Black walnuts are being planted In small numbers by many persons, direct ly In harmony with the policy lolvo- ated by the Cnited States Department of Agriculture. A conspicuous Install if planting occurred Hear Saginaw, Mich. Last fall. W. S. Linton, president of the Northern Nut Growers' association, procured 11(1 bushels of walnuts from trees at the home of George Washing ton at M Mint Vernon. Vn. These wen shipped to Saglimw and In the main distributed among the school children of the county and planted, two In n hill, on school grounds and along pub lic roads and streets. Two thousand were placed In a nursery for later transplanting in one of the public parks of Saginaw. When It became known that thes nuts were available for planting, very keen and widespread Interest In them developed. Telephone calls for them were numerous. Autoinnhlllsts drove for many miles to call In person. Since then, enthusiastically attended meet ings have been held In various places in tlie state to consider the question of black walnut tree planting along Ihe highways. The suggestion is made that in view of the known differences of hardiness existing In many species of native trees, special care should he exerclsed to avoid extensive planting of nuts or trees from the warmer por tions of the country In sections where destructively low temperatures are oc casionally experienced. Douthless the safest rule to observe In the North Is to plant nuts from trees that have attained good size ami "itr ff : a.i(jkni: Black Walnut Tree Are Favored for Public Park, Private Lawns and Along Highways. habit, and as nearly as possible In the section where they are to he planted. No harm Is likely to result from trans ferring such trees from northern points to more southerly locations In so far as reaction to temperature is con cerned. The suitability of the black walnut for home pla' tlng Is now being recog nized as never before. That It Is on of our most valuable American trees and that Its numbers huve steadily been decreasing has long been real ized. To a considerable extent thin, tree was planted on the western prair ies by the first settlers In compliance with the timber and stone act, repealed! In the late eighties, which required that trees be planted In proportion fo land taken up from the government. Some planting has been going on In .fates and districts beyond the range' to which the species Is Indigenous. Even now the forest service of the L'nlted States Department of Agricul ture does not advise its planting In pure stands on land from which In come Is necessary during the lifetime 3f the average planter, as no return n Umber are probable under at least i.1 or 40 yeurs from the time of plant ing. Department experts recommend that the walnut be Included among the species for planting In public parks, an large, private lawns and dooryards, ulong highways, mid in out-of-the-way places on the farm. It Is Invariably the single tree planted In the open, apart from other trees, that develops Into the most perfect specimen. It 1st such trees that produce the greatest quantity of nuts. Usually the finest juallty of kernel Is from this sonree. Might Meet a Fool. Nailed to a tree along the side of a highway In Colorado there Is a board which bears this significant wanting : "Caution I Many Curves 1 You might Meet a Fool!" And nary a fool runs the risk of being known as a fool at that set of curves. Pneumatic Tires Wear Less. According to the bureau of public J roads, United States Department of Agriculture, there Is less wear on the roads when pneumatic tires are used an motor vehicles. Most of Road Are Gravel. More than 42 per cent of the sur faced roads In the United State are gravel, 25.22 per cent are sand clay, 10.08 per cent are asphalt and other bituminous material, 3.01 per cent re concrete and .02 per cent r brick, Gees Ssldom Need House. Except In stormy weather during; the rainy season geese seldom need a house. But wherever they are, gees) should be provided with a clean place, with plenty of straw or shavings. r V ),, .... r r J ; i J- ,s.i.
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