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■ELEH ALSOBROOKS RECEIVES
LETT El FROM SUiNM, AUSTRIA
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The following letter was re
ceived by Miss Helen Alsobrooks
from Salzburg, Austria, Europe:
Dear Madapn:
I found the message in the coat
and I'm so glad that I found the
address, now I can thank you
personal. J am very happy to take
it to the dressmaker to make it
bigger.
First of all, I must introduce
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myself, my name is Hermy Her
ber, I am married and have two
children, a boy with five years
and a girl with 3 years old.
Before my marriage I was in
London for 5 years and I'm sorry
I could not go back again. I was
very happy there, but I could
not go back because the war
broke out
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During the war I lost every
thing I had. Now 1 have to start
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Dear Madam if you like I can
send you a picture of my chil
dren and myself the next time.
1 hope you get my letter all
right and can read my nearly for
gotten English. I went with your
address to the information office
to find out where you Eve and
now I know H. *
I think for the first letter I
have written enough, otherwise
you will get led up with my let
ter* g '• ■ n
Thank you for your kindness.
: Yours truly, ■
, Hermy Herber.
i P. S.: Please forgive my bad
writing but the paper is very bad
and we don't have any better
With 2,733 cases, Minnesoi§ was
hardest hit in the 1946 outbreak
of infantile paralysis in the U. S.
COOLEEMHC, N. C., NOVEMBER, 1947
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phoo! Activities
The Cooliemee High School
football team has been progress
ing and developing into a strong
and active team. Coach Sinclair
has been putting them through
drills at regularly as possible.
Their latest victory was with
Stoneville, whom they beat by
the score of 14-6.
The games yet to be played are
with Jonesville, November 7;
Mills Home, November 15;
Mocksville, November 21. All of
these games will be played on the
Cooleemee field.
Standings now are: Won 2, tost
2, and 2 games tied.
The P. T. A. Halloween Carni
val held in the an/HtArhim
was a great success. The attend
ance was extra good and every
one seemed to have their fill of
Halloween fun. David (Mody)
Hancock was crowned King, and
Billie Jean Josey was crowned
Queen. Eleanor Kavanaugh took
first place in the baby contest
The school will dose Novem
ber 27-28 for Thanksgiving holi
days.
Basketball practice will start on
or about December 1. We are
looking forward to a great sea
son.
RECREATION
NEWS
The Cotton Club enjoyed a
wiener roast at the Recreation
Hall last Tuesday night, October
28. Five new members, Mesdames
Jean Hartzog, Margaret Horn
stein, Lawrence Driver, and
Misses Ora Belle Myers and Ade
laide Coble, were welcomed into
the Club by the President
The Brownie Scouts met at the
home of Mrs. Charles Isley and
baked "Brownie" cakes, which
they gave to the P. T. A. Hal
loween Carnival. The Girl Scouts
met with Mrs. C. W. Shepherd
and made cup cakes, which they
gave to the Carnival.
The Youth Fellowship of the
Methodist Church enjoyed a Hal
loween party at the Church.
Games and contests were en
joyed, and delicious refreshments
were served to the group.
A Halloween party was given
to the Story Hour Group on Octo
ber 29. Following a parade in
costume, the children were taken
to the drug store and served ice
cream. There were eighteen chil
dren present
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On this side of the Atlantic
Ocean, England owns the main
land colonies of British Honduras
In Central America, and British
Guiana in South America, as well
as several islands. These posses
sions cover 110,000 square miles.
One South Dakota county, 530
square miles in area, has a white
population of only 2 and an In
dian population of only 20.
We might all be successful if
we followed the advice we give
the other fellow.
In auto-ownerslnp per capita,
New Zealand ranks next to the
United States. •
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Pictured above is a view of the Mill as it was in 1190. Below a* It
is today. As evident, many changes have taken piaoe, not only in ttv»
expansion of the plant itself, but cenrtuitly changing imsthods ef mi|MH»
facture have neeessitated many changes in maehinery and equipment.
MRS. C. L ISLEY HOSTESS
TO COOtEEMEE SWUM? GUI
On Tuesday evening, November
4, the Woman's Club met at the
home of Mrs. C. L. Isley with
Mrs. W. A. Jenkins and Mrs. C.
W. Shepherd as Joint hostesses.
Mrs. J. L. James, dub presi
dent, called the meeting to order,
after which the dub Collect was
repeated. The roll was called and
minutes of the last meeting were
read. Miss Florence Mackie,
Chairman of the American Home
Department, presented a very in
teresting program on Family Life,
stressing the importance of select
ing the proper toys for child de
velopment ; A very impressive
poem entitled "Mother's Boys"
was read by Mis. E. C. Tatum.
"Home Sweet Home" was ren
dered as a piano solo by Mrs.
Arnold Bark. Following the dub
song wad JiCoHie Ye Thankful
People," the guests were invited
into the dining room where a
table was beautifully arranged
carrying out the Thanksgiving
motif. Delicious refreshments
were served buffet style to the
following; Mesdames E. J. For
rest, W. R. Wands, W. P. Price
5. A. Caraes,.M. H. Boyle, E. C.
Tallinn, A T. Lewis, T. C. Pegram
t H. Huske, G. L. Royster, J. E
Franklin, George Miller, W. T
, Green, W. A. Kirk, W. A. J«n
. kins, C. W. Shepherd, H. cEitoy
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ster, Graham Gobble, J. E. Me
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- Neely, J. W. Ward, J. L. James,
( K. D. Shockley, C. L. laley, Fraak
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vis, Awa Clayton, Ore Beße
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Myers, Jame Dula, Mary Djuy
and Florence Mackie.
1 The club was delighted to bfeMl
i as visitors Mrs. G. R. Madison m
. and Mrs. Grady Franklin.
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