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U7 v' ncrrr TBS DAILY JOURNAL-GAZETTE AND COMMERCIAL-STAB, MATTOON, ILLINQIS SATURDAY. NOVEMBER tS, 19(1 If Thanlcsg onds Observe WhpGratef ul tWIgrinu Hot Luhcli Menu I I iiiPli Held First Thanksgiving nan: Holiday isgiving polntmenU and several false starts, they finally made the long and treacherous voyage to Amer-ica on the They land at last on the rockbound shores of strange and lonely coast And they named the land New Eng A Day With By Sm i Lebrecht Grade Bennett Everyone know the first Thanksgiving in America was In the new little colony of Plymouth, in what Is now the state of Mas sachusetts. But we must start in England to go back to the very beginning of our Thanksgiving holiday. In the town of Auster field ta the year 1590, a son was born to the BradTords and they named him William. This boy was to grow up to become the Gov.

ernor of the tiny Pilgrim Colony of Plymouth, established in 1620 along the rough shores of the New World. When William Bradford was still a youth, he came under the Influence of William Brewster. Through him he became interested in a church group in Scrooby which held its meetings in secret The accepted church of the gov ernment was that which is now known as the Church of England However, many of the people held beliefs that diffexed froavthose of the official church. Such was the case in William Bradford's group. The members felt that even though they might become in.

volved with the English law, they must worship God in their own way. And so their meetings were held in secret places without the knowledge of the authorities. But some of the people did get into trouble with those who enforced the law, and some were thrown into Jail. Now these were peace-loving folk and they had no desire to break the law. But still they felt that, above all, they must follow their consciences in the matter of their worship of God.

And so they began to talk among themselves of leaving their home country of England and where they had spent all their lives. They planned to go to Holland. Now two of the leaders of this plan were William Bradford and William Brewster. Carefully they made preparations for their group men, women and children to emigrate. And eventually In 1608, that plan was carried out for most of them.

But William Bradford was put under arrest and sent to prison before he could escape with his friends. When he had served his prison sentence, however, he was able to joiruthe others. In Holland a man could worship as he pleased. The Dutch people were peace-loving and kind. But the families who had children worried about bringing up their boys and girls in a manner that was foreign to their own upbring ing.

And so, after 12 years of living in a strange country where the customs were so different from their own, the Pilgrims came to a most unusual and daring decision. They determined to cross the Atlantic Ocean and go to the New World. After many disap- to the goddess, besides fruit -and honeycombs. The, symbols of the fruitful' goddess' were, poppies. corn, fruit, and a pig.

The Ramans worshipped a god dess of the harvest under the name of Ceres. Her festival, which occurred yearly on October 4th, was called Cerelia. We still have this in our "cereals' or grains The holiday began with a fast among the common people who offered a sow and the first of the harvest to the goddess. Then there were fantastic parades in the fields and rustic sports. The ceremonies ended with the usual feast of Thanksgiving.

In early England they celebrated "Harvest of Home" and it was said to be dated back to the times of the Saxons. There were many curious customs during the harvest time, such as dressing up in corn sheaves, and having a parade in honor of the last wagons brought in from the fields. Coming from such English stock, it was natural that the early settler in our own land should think of celebrating the Harvest Home. It was, so to speak, in their blood. Today, we celebrate It in much the same spirit as did the Pilgrim Fathers.

Church services are held for those who wish to keep in touch with religious spirit of the day1; but with the large majority of us it is pecularly a home festival the time when we round up all the stragglers and bring them together again in the home, circle and when the good father and mother can heap the plates again of each one of their grown-up boys and girls, and of their boys and girls in turn, about the ever increasing board. And Thanksgiving comes at just the very best time. The fat old gobbler has reached his perfection; the pumpkins smile a golden smile; the harvest is in; and the cider sparkles in the mill. At such a time as this we can well give thanks For the hay and the corn and wheat that is reaped, For the labor well done, and the Tarns that are heaped, For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb, For the rose and the son, and the harvest brought home Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving! For the homes that with purest affection are blest, For the season of plenty and well- deserved rest, For our country extending from Sea unto Sea, The land that is known as the -Land of the Free" Thanksgiving 1 Thanksgiving! Coming Events Nov. 28 High School PTA meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Tells of Visit To Plymouth By Karen Pearson Grade 5, Bennett When we arrived at Plymouth, we saw many things. But the first thing I noticed was a big wooden ship. It was Mayflower n. It came from England and landed at Ply- mouth, Massachusetts. It's cap tain was from Australia.

It sailed in 1957 In 53 days. Mayflower was given to America as a gift from England, The builders tried to make it as much like the first Mayflower as Dosslble. Twenty-two men came over on Mayflower II. Next we saw Plymouth Rock. It is said that the Pilgrims stepped on it while getting off of May' flower I.

It Is now protected by a marble canopy. After seeing Plymouth Rock we went to a museum. It had inter esting things like guns and ket ties. I noticed something that looked like pliers. It was a bullet mold.

We went on and saw pil grims' clothing and tools. Then we went on to a little vil lage. It had a Common House. This Common House the first house built by the Pilgrims. It is a house for the sick and for meet ings.

Next we saw cabins, and furniture, such as spinning wheels, rocking chairs, and handmade brooms. I had a wonderful time at Ply mouth. Original Version Of Thanksgiving By Patty Dixon 6th Grade, Humboldt On a chilly autumn day in 1607, some men of the Jamestown Col ony, were going to hunt turkey for their Thanksgiving Day Dinner. The Indians were coming, and they had to please them with many fat turkeys. They headed for the deepest forest so they could find the biggest turkeys.

The men marched until noon. then on top of a small hill they saw a whole flock of turkeys. The guns sounded, five or six of the plumpest lay dead. The men gathered them and started their long Journey back. They had been marching only for a half an hour when they saw snow clouds coming.

They kept on walking, then it hit them. They camped under a tree in the cold, cold The next day they gathered their equipment and started back. When they got where the Indians were standing there, and very hungry. The women got the turkeys together and had their Thanksgiving feast. Students Visit Shoe Factory By Peggy Clapper Grade 5-2, Hawthorne Hawthorne School Grade 5-2 took a trip by bus to the Brown iioe factory.

Here are some things we saw The soles are made in the base ment Boxes of heels are shipped to Mattoon. Upstairs leather is stored. They also cut and sew leather. They sew the leather to gether and line it too. They even fit the shoes.

In the last depart-men they nail the heels on. They last the toes, too. They clean them when they are about finished. The heels are made square in the heel department. They load shoes on an elevator.

They polish the shoes. The wooden lasts go to the base ment. The shoes are packed and shipped to St. Louis. Representative Speaks at MHS By Marsha Adams MHS Senior Mr.

Ed Finfgeld of Areola, state ivmg iFetist Marks Good Harvest The First Thanksgiving By Chet Tomer Grade 3, Washington The Pilgrims came to America in 1630. They landed at Plymouth, frhey made friends with the Indl ans. They had a great feast and thanked God for a good harvest This was the first Thanksgiving Day. By Rhonda Walker i The Pilgrims came across the ocean in the Mayflower in 1830. Thev lived in their boats until they built their houses.

An in dian named Souanto showed them how to plant corn. At the end of the year they had a feast and called it the first Thanksgiving. By Michael Edwards Over 300 years ago the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth on their journey from England. They did not like It in England because they could not worship the way they wanted to. It took them 65 days to cross the ocean.

The first log cabin was called the Common Houses-It burned and- they -had to build it again. There was a hill called Fort Hill. The cabins, were built at the side of this hill. Most of the Indians were friendly. One of the Indians lived with the Pilgrims.

He taught them how to plant corn. The most surprising part was when he caught many fish and put them in the hill with the kernel of corn. They had to watch out for the wolves for they would dig up the fish. They thought they would have a feast because their crops were big. They thanked God for good crops.

That was the first Thanksgiving. By Nancy Crowder One time some people in Eng land were not happy. So they went to Holland, in Holland their children spoke Dutch instead- of English. So they decided to go to the New World. There were Indians there, but they made peace with them.

They had a big feast and called it the first Thanksgiving By Debra Darling Once long, long ago the Pilgrims came to America. When they got here there were Indians. They made friends with the Indians They showed the Pilgrims how to plant corn. They put fish in hills of corn and dirt. They had a fine crop that year.

The Pilgrims were thankful to the Indians for their kindness. They had a party and called it Thanksgiving. By Dannie Shall In 1620 the Mayflower sailed from England. There were 102 people on it. They came to Amer ica to live.

It was the Pilgrims' idea to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was their way of showing thanks to God. By Jerry Klngery When the Pilgrims came to America they met an Indian named Squanto. He helped them. They hunted wild turkeys.

They had a feast. MRS Cimeri Dub Higgins, Jackie Seller, Jeff Fer-ree and Jeff Derrickson. MH8 Cimwt Club gy Montague'. In' the back row are Mildred Magee, Mike James. Pam Honn and David Eggers.

Monday 27 i Barbecue-, on bun Buttered corn Green pepper tlaw Fruit milk Tuesday, Nev. 28 Ham and navy beans Buttered spinach, fruit vCornbread, butter, milk Wednesday, Nov. ii Chicken pie, mashed potatoes Molded fruit salad Celery and carrot stlx Bread, butter, milk Thursday, Nov. Spaghetti, hamburger and Tomato sauce Buttered green beans Pineapple upside-down cake Bread, butter, milk Friday, Dee, 1 Tuna casserole Buttered peas, tossed salad Jello and bananas Bread, butter, milk Monday, Dec. 4 Chili mac, grated cheese Buttered spinach Fruit cookie Bread, butter, milk Speak to Pupils At Grant Park During American Education Week the teachers and students Grant Park School were priv ileged to hear some very interest ing and enlightening speakers.

Mr. Donald Sanders spoke of his experiences while serving his country during World War II, and proved to be very Interesting. Mr. James Lee, who works for the Post Office Department, spoke the various phases of the postal service and gave a very informa tive talk. Mr.

Paul Spain gave us a talk life in the modern Navy and very picturesque description of Guam and of the people, habits, and customs. Following their talks, all of the speakers answered questions for the students. Set Aside Day To GiveThanks By Rose Marie Foreman Grade 3, Bennett A long, long time ago, when the Pilgrims landed in they had much work to do and many things to learn about the new country. They built houses. Friendly In dians showed them how to plant corn.

That Is what saved their lives. So they set aside a day to give thanks. All of their Indian friends came and they had a big feast. NoWj that our country has grown, we have more things to be thankful for. President Lincoln made Thanksgiving Day for the whole country.

We celebrate that day every fourth Thursday in November. The students of Mrs. Helen Hill's sixth grade at Columbian School have enjoyed making a The above artistic display for the Thanksgiving season was 1 1111 Willi. 'rTJ- Students Artistic, HoEU Wayner rCna Bennett I Thanksgiving no means be-, longs to America. Like many another tood Idea bode, of our national holidays, the germ-of-thls one is found In older times.

When the children of Israel vera In -the land of the Canaanltea, we read (In the Book of Judges) that the Canaanltes "went out in the field, and fathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes and held festival. and went Into the house of their God, and did eat and drink.1 The Israelites may have copied the custom from them, for later they Instituted the feast of Taher- nacles, at which time they dwelt in booths or tents, in memory of their 40 yean of wanaering, and gave thanks to God for their har vest Moses gave these directions for the holiday (found in Deuter onomy): Thou shalt keep the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered to from thy threshing flour and from thy wtae-press andihou shalt rejoice in thy feast, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant and thy maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the' fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. Seven days shalt thou keep a feast unto the Lord thy God -r because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in aU thine increase, and in all the work of thine hands, and thou shalt be altogether Joyful." This custom of making thanksgiving after harvest became the principal festival of the Jewish year. In book of Nehemiah the Lord commanded, "Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and, branches of wild olive and myrtle branches and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths So the people went forth and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and In their courts, and In the courts' of the house ol God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and there was very great In ancient Greece also there was ft harvest festival called the The mophoria, which was something like the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. It was the feast of Dem-eter, goddess of the soil and of harvests, and was celebrated in Athens, In November, by, housewives only.

Two noblemen were chosen to perform the sacred rites, and to prepare the -feast, amid great rejoicing, the women went In gaily bedecked procession to cliff of Collas where stood the temple of Demeter, and celebrated their thanksgiving for three was followed by ft festival for three days in Ath- ens, tad at first, but generally becoming a riot of mirth and danc ing, a cow and a sow were offered Pupils In the second grade at Columbian painted leaves in fall eolors and put them on the bul working on the Pilgrim unit in Coverstone's first crade at the Lincoln School, the ctllirca heljftd oak ft sup I I 1 in' Make Trace A Family Of Pilgrims By Karen Lanman Grade 8, Bennett Our class Is studying the Pil grims In history. Miss Nlckerson, our teacher, snowed us a mm Colonial Children. Then we each wrote a story about It Here is mine: The Adams family lived In Massachusetts. There were two girls, two boys, their mother and father. For breakfast they ha good hasty pudding which, was prob ably mush and milk.

Mrs. Adams dipped milk from the bucket with a dipper-made from foiffffrThe children stood at the table while their father said grace. Then they sat and ate heartily. After breakfast Jonathan's Job was to make a new broom for his mother. This was done by taking a long stick.

With a sharp knife he slivered thin pieces of wood almost off. After that he pulled the slivers down and tied them with a rawhide" string. Then he gave the broom to his mother so she could sweep the house. While Jonathan was making the broom Rebecca rocked the baby Cynthia helped mother with the dishes. Then Rebecca and Jonathan studied.

They learned to read the Bible and nursery rhymes. Cyn thia came to see how the children were doing with their studies. She happened to look out of the win dow and saw something moving in the bushes. She called Jonathan and Rebecca who looked closely and saw a red fox. A bounty of three shillings was to be given to the person who shot the fox because it had been kill ing many chickens.

Jonathan thought he would try to shoot it because father was in 'the field chopping wood and would be un able to get to the house fast enough. So Jonathan took the gun and went quickly and quietly out. doors. He placed the gun in i fork of a tree and aimed at the fox. His aim was good.

He would get three shillings. That afternoon some neighbors came to help Mrs. Adams finish her quilt. To make pretty lines Mrs. Adams rubbed colored chalk against a thread and laid it on the cloth and it made a line.

In the evening Jonathan shelled corn by rubbing two ears of corn together. Cynthia spun and Re becca worked on her sampler. Mother kept the fire going and lit the candles. When father came in he read a verse from the Bible before they went to bed. Each one stopped his work to listen.

Then Cynthia filled the warming pan which was some thing like a frying pan only It had a M. and a long handle. Cyn-1- thia filled it with hot coals from the fire. Then she rubbed the pan on the sheets to get them warm lor the night. Soon they were snugly tucked In bed and fast asleep.

Use Leaves To Make Turkey By Jane Edwardson Grade 2, Columbian We made a turkey out of leaves We painted the leaves with wa- We painted the leaves orange, red, yellow and By Kelly Brewster The Pilgrims landed in 1620. It was-witfterr Ihey came In the Mayflower. They landed on Plymouth Rock. The Indians showed them how to plant corn. By.

Mike Brown The Pilgrims landed at Ply mouth Rock. In 1620 they came over on the Mayflower. There was snow on the ground when they landed. By Jane Edwardson The Pilgrims landed at Ply- mouth Rock. The year was 1620.

It In the winter when thev landed. The leaves were not on the trees. They had to live In log nouses. Speaks to Students State Senator Paul Graham spoke to the combined civics classes of Mr. Clark and Mr.

Karr during the second period at Cen tral Junior High School on Frl-day, Nov. 10. Senator Graham ex. plained vividly how bills became laws as well as how bills became problem of reapportionment for hnols had not been solved. The presentation was a rewarding ex perience for both the students and the faculty.

Perfect Attendance By Susan Nelms 7-8 Central Those with perfect attendance in section 7-8 for the first nine weeks are: Terry Bolin. Ruth Briggs, Dale Ground, Susan Ho- gan, Alan Holderfield, Scott King. Ronnie Landreth, Priscilla Laster, Judith Mclnturff, Robert Maguire: Uamej Sides and Susan Wilson. of it of on land. The Pilgrims themselves were grateful in that autumn of 162L In spite of aU their many difficulties, they bad survived as a colony.

In less than one year from the date of their arrival their gratitude led them to hold a time of Thanksgiving. Governor Bradford was thank" ful to God for. the blessings that had come to his group at the close of this first year. It seemed to him that a special day should be set apart 'for showing thanks. In way of celebration they would have a feast.

When he spoke of this to others, his idea must have been received with Elder Brewster suggested that they should share their good for- toeithheTrieflcnynmani;" And so an invitation was sent to Chief Massasoit urging him and others of his tribe to come and join with them. It must have been a busy and exciting time for the women and girls who prepared the food for the celebrations. For men had been sent out to kill meat for the occasion and they had come back laden with wild turkeys, quail and other game. All this meat had to be prepared and cooked, to say nothing of a quantity of shellfish and eels, bread, greens, berries and plums. Cooking facilities were of the crudest.

Pots and pans such as there were, probably- had to be filled many, many times. But the hands of those who prepared the feast were willing and quick. The delicate odors from the outdoor roasting and boiling and stewing that continued for days, must surely have filled the people of that little colony with anticipation for the great day to arrive! But at last it did arrive, and with it, soon after dawn, came Massasoit and 90 of his fellow tribesmen. If the pilgrims were surprised to see so many Indians appear in answer to their invi tation, they made no sign. Elder Brewster conducted a service of prayer, just as always, before food was eaten by these reverent peo ple.

The strangers looked on quiet ly while the Pilgrims prayed. Long plank tables had been set up under the trees. The food, in great abundance was placed upon the tables and the feast began. And so, the first Thanksgiving in the New World which occurred on a day in December, 1621, was a successful occasion. To Americans all over this vast nation now, more than 300 years later, the fact that the Pilgrims established Thanksgiving Day makes us grateful to them.

Plenty If 1 MHS Camti Club shown in this display. Students working with this scene are Sandra Mayhew, Ann Nelson, Katie Shatto and Ricky Neira. 1THS Cuitn club display, a pumpkin, squash, Indian driftwood, sprayed weeds aod Make Horn of Turkey Out of Leaves HIIIIIH.tilMI .11. ii 4.1 v. Horn of Plenty.

This is a symbol of nature's abundant growth. Many different colors of fall are i' i 1J letin board in the shape of a turkey. In the picture are Mindy Cochran, Debbie Engle, Chrissie Trdvels of Pilgrims Thanksgiving Display representative from the 51st jm i i.iii. showing the travels of the Seated in the, front row are Teresa Bennett, "Cynthia ffcrreo, Doana Walker and Peg- ii in i ii 1 1 "ii in mi mm I tW. 1 trict, spoke to Mrs.

Turner's two senior economics classes Friday, Nov. 10. Our speaker told us many in teresting things about the operation of our state government. He brought a journal containing the bills and amendments which had been passed by the 71st General Assembly. He gave to each student pktorially illustrated sheet of paper showing how a bill becomes tMMM Til i 1 I law uj Auiuuid.

Since our classes have been studying both the Federal and Illinois Constitutions we very much! appreciated this first hand in- formation from Springfield. Visit School We were pleased to have as our visitors in Mrs. Crites' grade three at Lowell during American Educa tion Week: Mrs. Richard Podeschl, Mrs. James Johnson, Mrs.

Wm Rasmussen, Mrs. Eugene Peterson, Mrs. Clyde Heaton, Mrs. Robert Corley, Walter Bach, Mrs. Wendell Lathrop, Mrs.

John Montgomery, Mrs. Ken Henderson, Mrs. Lash and Mrs. jjialoua, "A 7T made the art students at Central Junior High School. The 1.