The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 November 1956 — Page 2

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PILGRIMS HAD C D REASONS TO CELEBRATE

PM NTV OF CAUSE FOK HOLDING THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

By Dr. Giea>*on L. Archer PEMBROKE, Mass fUP) — The Pilgrims of Plymouth had reasons enough for holding a Thanksgiving celebration in November, 1621. T y had survived a visitation cf de i’h that had taken half their i tmber.s since coming to America They had been delivered from Indian hostility. They had endur- « d famine all slimmer long while desperately laboring to raise a strange grain. That crop was harvested 20 acres of Indian com. Now, in golden autumn days, ducks and geese in untold numbers had suddenly appeared in Plymouth—manna: from Heaven for the 25 children and 23 adults of the settlement. T oy must give thanks a*s a people to the God of Heaven, and so Governor Bradford had set a day for the great event—a day of prayer and feasting in the public 'juare of their palisaded setwould set an example for the heathen Indians, and so they had invited Massasoit to be their guest at the

festival.

T: ir impulsive invitation had hinted that the Indian king might bring a few of his close Irion >s to share in their bounty. They had expected the king’s 1 b: Oder. Qua huena and a few of | his chief captains as guests, lit- 1 tie dreaming of the fierce com- | petition that would assail easygoing M'r-sasoit for inclusive In the royal party, Massasoit could not say no to Indian braves clam-

oring for a free meal. the royal party appear-

ed on Watson’s Hill, across Town P.roek, on the the morning of the great day, there were no fewer than POy hungry Indiana im the party. ' ^ Pilgrim leaders were appalled at thir’predicament. The wild fowl that they had killed and

dr^sed, the lobsters they

t ei d. the bushels of clams that they had dug could prove but ;i snack for this multitude. The friendly Indian, Squanto, was sent to parley with the Inch m king to head off the 90 hungry s.wages. Massasoit, however, jose to the occasion like the great aehem that he was. He had eon--* to ttend a banquet and a

banquet there should be!

"No catchum, no eatum, ed Sqfuanto. impressively.

The mighty hunters of Pokanoket soon returned in triumph with five slaughtered deer and wild turkeys tnumerable. Indian cooks joined their hosts in this

(mighty barbecue.

1 When all was in readiness. I y ay bearded Elder Brewster rose to give thanks to God. His eloquent prayer, thanking the Almighty for all his manifold mercies, may have seemed tedious to hungry children and to ravenous, uncomprehending Indians. | but the prayer ended at last. Pilgrims and Indians ate until ; they could eat no more. The Pilgrims were puzzled wdien the Indians set up their teepees on Watson’s Hill that evening. Yet next morning when Massasoit and his braves returned joyfully to the gates of the palisade, the Pilgrims realized that another barbecue was expected. So there was a second feast. Again the Indians settled j down that night on the nearby hill. Again next morning they returned for a third orgy of feasting. True to their tribal custom, ; the Indians ate until the last tur- j key drumstick was knawed to the bone. Only then did they gather up the mats of their teepees, their bows and arrows, and van-

ish into the forest.

Thus the Pilgrim fathers observed their first Thanksgiving Day in America and cemented a friendship with Massasoit that was to endure for half a century.

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TODAY’S BIBLE THOUGHT Let the words of my moutn and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strengLi and my redeemer.—Ps. 19:14. We can think of no technique that woulci improve on this formula Many saints have grown beautiful 'in life by applying this prayer for perfection.

Persosaal And Local News Brief*

SOCIETY Women of Deer Creek Coon Hunters Met Nov. 19th Th women of Deer Creek Coon Hunt;: s club met November 19th at the chub house with tweive niembLis and one guest present. The pi'.: • nr, iiary Ann Sheldon. opened the me rung with all a :ng the 121st Psalm. Ro!« call was an ear ring exchange. Th sc- , etary and t;easurer reports we. 1 read by Wilma Sutheiiin an J Ann Cooper. A Thanksgiving dinner has be< n planned for Sunday, Nov. 25th, at the club house for all members and their families. Member are asked to bring their

’ in the lamprey underscores the | urgent need for effective co.1trol. commission members said, j The lamprey is an eel-like parasite that preys on trout. The commission is engaged in a $900,000 control project

Blackwood on Bridge

GOLDEN WEDDING OBSERVANCE

TRUCK DAMAGES BRIDGE

INDIANAPOLIS (UP) —The Indiana State Highway Depart- j ment reported today that Ind. 9 was closed south of Ind. 46 it* | southeastern Bartholomew county because a heavy truck put a

bridge out of service.

It was reported the truck was loaded so heavily it caused the bridge to sag. The bridge was

own table service and a well filled p 0S ted for a 4-ton weight limit, basket. Turkey and drinks will An detour over Ind. 46 be furnished. anc j u g. 31 was set up.

Accurate Counting Of Hand Wins Contract Let's follow Mr. Champion’s reasoning a^ he counted this hand to determine how to play the diamond suit—on which the success of the contract depended. East dealer Both sides vulnerable NORTH Mr. Dale

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IN MEMORY In memory of our dear mother Clara Matthew, who passed away Nov. 22, 1953. In our hearts your memory lingers, Always tender, fond and true. There’s not a day, dear mother We do not think of you. Mrs. Tressie Michael and family Mrs. Vesta Mitchell and family ch

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But mostly Don likes to re-

member those kids.

"They were wonderful,” he said. “Nobody had to teach them a thing—Americans and non-Americans alike. They hadn’t been aboard the vessel long before they knew all of the decks, all of the Marines—and

had i were acting as guides to their

elders. For a small charge, of

course.”

Mrs. Will Glidewel! is spending the Thanksgiving holidays in Indianapolis, visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Courtney of Lansing, Michigan, are spending the Thanksgiving Holidays with the Courtney’s in Greencastle. Mrs. H. A. Gass and William McKenna of Latrobe, Pa., are the Thanksgiving guests of Prof, and Mrs. Frank McKenna. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis are in Cayuhoga Falls, Ohio for the Thanksgiving holidays. They are the guests of Mr. Davis’s son, Royall Davis, and family. Guests of Dr. and Mrs. V. Earle Wiseman for Thanksgiving were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. 1 ownsend and Mr. and Mrs. Robeit Townsend and two children of Bloomington and Mr. and Mrs Richard Conrad and daughter, Karen of Greencastle. The head of DePauw’s physics department Dr. Malcolm Correll, left yesterday on a four-day trip

Election of officer? was held with the re-election of Mary Ann Sheldon, president; Ann Sims, vice president; Dorothy Suther- ! lin, secretary and Doris Gar!, treasurer. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Entertainment was I by Ann Sims. The meeting clos- i ed with the club prayer. The | next meeting will be a dinner at Old Trail Inn Dec. 7 when secret sisters will be revealed.

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Our Common Blessings. "Give thanks to Him ? Oh how! Can we express our gratitude To Him, who doth endow Us with our every good?

Who sends the light with which we see The wonders of both nature and man; Who, also, sends the dark when ' we Must rest from labor all we can. 1

For friends who share our sorrow and care; Also, alike our happiness; Making life the richer when they share, And seem, our very lives, to bless.

WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower’s formal defiri;ion of his proposed modern Republicanism is about six weeks away. It will come in his annual message and budget message to the new Congress wnich convenes Jan. 3, 1957. Modern Republicamism was the phase Mr. Eisenhower used in ; his victory speech on election ; night to describe his own political j position and the position to which he intends to move the foundations of the Republican Party. Or, perhaps, he feels the shift already has been made. , The election returns convinced Mr. Eisenhower that the Republican Party must achieve a new look. In his first news conference after the votes were counted, the President put it ir his own words:

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For music, too, we give Him thanks, Whether furnished by birds or man I Which with other "glories”

“Some change in the understanding that the public has of the Republican Party is necessary.”

Turning to his followers he ni;rdo a speech, commanding

ARRESTED BY FBI INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—The FBI today arrested Ernest Jewell Eddy, 27, Indianapolis, on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for armed robbery at Findlay, Ohio. Eddy was charged Nov. 12 with a market holdup. He has been working recently on a construction job here.

to the Upper Air Research Observatory at Sacramento Peak. New Mexico. Dr. Correll will return to Greencastle Saturday after consulting with Dr. John W. Evans, observatory director, in the specific area of solar physics

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13-YEAR-OLD HAS EYE ON POLICEWOMAN JOB MT. CARMEL. 111.— (UP) Kay McGill, 13, already has decided that she wants t;> tea Los Angeles policewoman when she grows up. In a reply to Kay’s letter, Joseph W. Hawthorne, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil Service Department, said she will be notified of an examination to be given in 1966 when she meets the age requirement. Kay frequently visits the office of her grandfather, Sheriff Charles E. Kennard.

AT 1 P. M. FRIDAY, NOV. 23,

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I. ist on Berry from Indiana Street to Sycamore or Crown and all points south of these location*.

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