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CREATIVE WRITING CLASS
Fifth Graders Write of Thanksgiving
Creative writing is an important part of Mrs. Frank
Parhams En ßhsh program at North Summerville
Elementary School. Each child is encouraged to express
hunsetf without worrying about spelling and punctuation.
The students in the second period class used the follow
ing subjects lor the stories they wrote: 1. You are a
(boy/girl) that came from England on the Mayflower Tell
your story. 2. You are a little Indian (boy/girl) that helped
the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving. Tell your
story. 3. You are the ship, the Mayflower. Tell your story.
We would like to share some of their stories with you.
Hi everyone, my name is Charity and 1 have come to tell
you about a wonderful adventure 1 had when 1 crossed the
Atlantic ocean on the May Flower.
It started early one morning. Mother got me out of bed
and told me to gather up all my belongings. She didn’t tell
me why but I did as she said.
When everything was packed everyone went down to the
harbor. There we loaded everything on a ship called the
May Flower. Then all the people got on and the ship stated
out.
For three long months we sailed. Many times the ship
almost sank but it didn’t. Many people died.
Then at last one day someone shouted “land! land!”
Everyone crowded around the upper deck. We gave thanks
to God for giving us a safe trip.-Ann Evett
* * *
1 am the ship the Mayflower. In my young days 1 was a
cargo ship, until I was given to the pilgrims. To get right
down to it, one day I was sitting in the harbor and suddenly
a tremendous weight was on my deck. Great boxes were
being loaded on.
After all the boxes were loaded about a hundred people
walked on. Then at the very last was Donald. Cute name
huh? The D was right but after it instead of o-n-a-l-d, it
should have been e-v-i-1! You know the kind. You could
just see the horns.
After everything was fixed I set sail. The water was
rough, I toss and turned. After a minute at sea Donald hung
his head over my side and ... he miss the water and hit my
side. How I wanted to drop my sail on his head. After six
months at sea we finely saw lands. The Pilgrims had a big
feast and 1 had a long rest. Oh yes, there’s one other thing I
want to tell you, Donald kicked a bigger boy and that
bigger boy push Donald’s cute little face in a pie.-Gary
Vaughn
* * *
I am the Mayflower. The Pilgrams came over to America
on me. I am long and made of brown wood and have sails.
There were about 300 to 500 people that came over on
me. After 1 got to America my back was killing me. There
was one boy who was always kind to me. He polished, and
waxed, and washed me.
1 had a rough time coming over. First I had a wreck but
got mended, then I almost sank. My varnish and paint was
all chipped off by the time the trip was over. One day was
stormy and gloomy, that’s the day I almost sank. Other
days were bright and sunny. We traveled almost 11 years I
was glad when we got to America.
I landed at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts in the year
1620. Now that 1 have done something famous maybe in
the years to come 1 will be remembered and honored.
-Cathy Hammond
* * *
I am a ship named the Mayflower. I came across the
Atlantic Ocean. It was Stormy and windly on the way
across. The first day it was cold very, very cold and rainy.
The second day it was so windy that it almost turned the
ship over more than 10 times. The third and fourth day
rainy, windy and the ocean was rought. The next mouth
was cold and but calm.
Then one day land was sighted and all the women,
children, and men shouted for joy. This was the happiest
day of there lives.
When they touched ground after being on that ship for
almost a mouth and four days it was a good feeling.-Terri
Echols
* * *
My name is Melodocious and 1 am an old Indian woman.
1 was 10 years old when the Pilgrims came over and settled
here. I remember it like it was yesterday.
The Pilgrims had been here a few months and decided to
have Thanksgiving. We women and girls cooked all day.
Indians came from all around and we celebrated. We ate,
played games, wrestled, had contests, and got acquainted
and all We ate turkey, cornbread, tea, milk, corn, squash,
pies, deer, rabbit, squirrel, wild hen, peas, beans, fish,
berries, and just about everything else. We had a wonderful
time and we still give thanks on that very special day. We
also have big fancy dinners, too.
I Gore News
I \hSTi. By Mrs. Annie Belle Farmer
$ Phone 857-2503
We send condolences to the
families of Mrs. "Vick” Wil
liams who passed away last
week and to the families of Hill
Hammond who passed away
Nov. 6.
Mrs. Annie Belle Farmer re
turned home Thursday night
after attending the 102nd ses
sion of the General Missionary
Baptist Convention of Georgia
which was held in Athens Nov.
13-16.
Mrs. Mary Phillips was
dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Gentry Friday.
Mrs. Virginia Shropshire,
Mr. and Mrs. Fdward Sewells,
Miss Maric Housch, Mrs. Aenie
Ruth Hoskins, and Mrs.
"Dock" Hoskins were among
the ones who attended open
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AFTER 6:00 P.M.
house Friday at the mobile
workshop at Chattooga High
School.
Mrs. Gladys Wiggins, Mrs.
A B Farmer, Mrs. Violet Jack
son, Mrs. Ruth Jones, Mrs.
Mary Brown, and Mrs. Rose
Belle Clements visited Mrs.
Clara Marsh in the Noble com
munity Saturday.
Many from Gore attended
the Music In Gospel singing at
the Happy Home Baptist
Church which was sponsored
by the Gospel Choir in La-
Fayettc Sunday afternoon at
which time the A.M.F. Quintet
was among the groups who ap
peared on the program. After
ward, the quintet appeared on
the Bth anniversary program of
the Gospelettes at Coosa in
We should always respect those Pilgrims today. I do and
I hope you do too.—Melodye Busbin
* ♦ ♦
Hello, my name is Jack and I come from England. My
bird and I will tell you the story of how we came to
America.
Once upon a time long long ago, I was in my cabin with
my parents and there came a knock on the door. It was the
man from the fort. He said, “The Captain of the Mayflower
is ready to set sail to go to America. He said he needs 48
families but he only has 36 families. 1 came to see if you
wanted to go? The minute he was finished speaking I
jumped up and down and screamed to the top of my voice.
The Man said, “Mercy boy your breaking my eardrums.”
Mother said, “I am sorry about my son screaming but we
will go to America.”
“Excellent” the man said. “I will see you at the
Mayflower.”
The next day we went to the Mayflower. It was only
about 151 feet long and 49 feet wide. It was the largest ship
of its kind. We left England in 1609 and went to Holland. It
was beautiful. In 1619 we left Holland and headed for
America. The first few weeks were calm but then it got bad.
One night when I was asleep a sail ripped right off the
pole! Men dashed everywhere. They got it up again.
Then the next morning a cannon boom waking everyone
up land was sighted. It was AMERICA!
We went ashore singing and praising God. A few weeks
later we built homes. It is a marvelous place and we are free
from harsh laws and punishment and know we are AMER
ICANS.-David Daniel
* • •
I am an Indian girl who helped the Pilgrims celebrate the
first Thanksgiving. My name is Little Spring. My father’s
name is True Shot, my mother’s name is Helping Hands, my
sister’s name is Learning One. We are taking 5 turkeys and 4
deer.
When we arrive women and girls are preparing the food
and men are talking. We eat till we can eat no more. Then
the contests begin. Running, jumping, shooting, and
throwing. It lasts for 3 days. We promise to do this again
and live in peace forever. -Susan Gilmer
* * ♦
My name is John Williams. I’m all ready to head for the
New World. The Mayflower is ready too. It is built of
strong sturdy wood. We’re off!
Now is when my adventure begins. Look at that red spot
on the water! A shark must have found his dinner. We’re
getting further away from shore. I can barely see the rocky
coast. I see a tuna chasing a minnow. The minnow isn’t fast
enough. The tuna has caught him. Well, I’m getting tired
Rome Sunday night.
Rev. Charles Davis was
dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Hamp Mosley Sr. and family
Sunday.
Leon Hammond of New
York visited Mr. and Mrs.
James Hammond Thursday.
Little Tina Jett is spend-the
week guest of Cheile Ham
mond
Brian West was honored
with a birthday party Sunday
afternoon by his mother, Mrs.
Maxine West. Those who at
tended were: Tina Jett, Stacey
Mosley, Cheile Hammond,
LaTrece Morris, Kenneth West,
Briton Mosley, and Sheila
Mosley.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Reynolds and children visited
Mr. and Mrs. George Dozier
last week.
Happy birthday wishes go
to Mrs. Mae LaVette, Miss Cora
Smith, little Sherry Shropshire,
and Brian West.
Mrs. Babe Knox visited Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. McDaniel and
family Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Phillips visited
Mrs. Beulah White who is on
the sick list Tuesday and re
ports she is improving nicely.
Mrs. Beulah Hall and daugh-
HEALTH - HOME - BEAUTY
(Practical Hints For The Modern Woman)
By April Rhodes
Plants make an excellent
gift for those who like to
work in their yards. They
can be enjoyed the year
round.
Bangs are still very much
in the hair-style picture.
Wash them often with baby
shampoo to keep them man
ageable. A full shampoo is
not always needed.
ter, Judy, and Mrs. Mary
Phillips were in La Fayette
Monday shopping.
• Mr. and Mrs. Bobby 5
Reynolds visited Mr. and Mrs. ,
Roscoe Williamson Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Sanford
and family visited Mr. and Mrs. J
George Dozier and family Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tubbs
and children and Mr. and Mrs. '
Andrew Lawrence were among
the ones who visited Jimmy
Lawrence in a hospital in |
Dalton due to a serious acci
dent last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Babe Knox
visited Mrs. Fannie Dixon and
Mr. and Mrs. L. M Conwell in
Cedar Bluff, Ala., Sunday.
Babe Knox and L. M.
Conwell visited Cili McCluskey
Sunday in Cherokee Hospital
in Centre, Ala , and report he is
very ill.
Mrs. Lillie Knox visited Mr. i
and Mrs Melvin Knox Satur- !
day night.
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now. 1 think I’ll rest awhile.
It has been weeks since we left England. We are running
out of food. I never dreamed it was this far. Wait! I see
something out there! It’s land! We’re nearing land! The
lookout is spreading the news and everyone is looking.
Three men are going to the shore to look around. Look!
1 see Indians! I’ve heard many tales about them! I’ve heard
they’ll kill a man before you can say lickety-split. Look at
that! They are hand-shaking with the men. Now I’m going
to shore I see an Indian boy my size. I can hardly wait until
1 meet him. I’m having fun already. Bill Mitchell
* * *
Once there was a ship called the Mayflower. And it was
sailing fora place called America.
We had been sailing for months now. Then the lookout
shouted land ho! The Pilgrims then started for the land. A
small girl named Kim said, “1 hope we won’t have to sail
any longer.”
When the Pilgrims got to the land they saw some
red-skinned people. They talked funny too. But pretty soon
they were friends.
First they looked for a good place to settle. Then they
started making houses. They cut down trees and made
knotches on them.
Meanwhile Kim went and played with the Indian chil
dren. They taught her Indian games and she taught them
games too.
While she was playing with them she made up a poem
and it goes like this:
When the Pilgrims came to America twas cold as cold
could be: They nearly froze that winter, but they said at
least we’re free: We’ll build a school and then a church to
God on high we’ll pray. And when autumn came around
they had Thanksgiving Day.
She wrote that because she knew they were going to
have a big feast. And pretty soon they did. They had turkey
and dressing, lots of pies, and a whole lot of other things.
They loved it there and so they stayed there for a long
time.-Kim Caldwell
* * *
When 1 was a little Indian boy I was playing in the
woods one day, I saw something brown and white coming
in the ocean. It was getting closer and closer, and it
stopped. It was a boat and in the side in bright letters it
said, “Mayflower.” Some people came to shore.
I went back to my camp. I told my people about these
people. Some of my people went back with me to see them.
All of the people were friendly and we made friends. But
there were two mean men who were in the group. They
wanted to get all of there gold.
There was a mean one in our tribe too. His name was
Running Bear. They made friends. We showed them how to
grow food and make their houses. But the two mean and
running bear were trying to get the gold, and they got in
the boat. Some men caught them and they ran from the
new land, and the freedom they got will never perish from
this land.-Wendell Black
♦ ♦ ♦
I am Susan Farland. I sailed on the Mayflower from
England When we first started out the waters were calm.
We sailed about a week on calm waters.
When we got about to the middle there was a storm The (
storm was very bad. The Mayflower rocked. Once lighting
hit about four foot from the ship
Everyone was frightened. The ship rocked back and
forth. It almost turned the ship over.
After a while the water wasn’t so bad, but, it wasn’t all
the way calm.
Now we could see land. It is properly 100 miles away.
You could only see spots of land. We had been sailing for
about a month.
Everyone began to shout. Land, Land. We saw a beau
tiful island It was unbelievable. The land and England so
far apart.
It was hard to settle. Everyone almost wanted to lay
around. Then John Smith made a rule. No work, no food.
Everything went well for a long time. We watched
farther and other men work.
One day Mr. Smith became sick. He had to go back to
England.
When he left everyone quite working. They ate all the
food.
Soon it was winter it was very cold. All hope was gone.
Almost all the people died. The winter was hard. More than
half died.
When summer came we meet the Indians. They helped
us grown crops. One day we tought we sould thank God for
all that he had done. We prayed We had a big fest.
We called all the Indians. That day was called Thanks
giving.-Cindy Meadows
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The Summerville News, Thurs., Nov. 23, 1972 -
• Recipe •
• Corner •
• •
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Brooksie Vines shares some
of her bread recipes with
readers this week. Try them
and sec if appetites don’t perk
up.
» * »
PRUNE AND
APRICOT SQUARES
% cup chopped cooked,
drained prunes
% cup chopped cooked,
drained apricots
16 cup sugar
% cup finely chopped nuts
% cup milk
1 pkg. active dry yeast
!4 cup warm water (1 10
to 11 5 degrees)
Vi tsp. salt
2% cups sifted
all-purpose flour
% cup shortening
1 egg
Orange Frosting
Combine prunes, apricots, %
cup sugar and nuts. Set aside.
Scald milk; cool to lukewarm.
Sprinkle yeast on warm water;
stir to dissolve.
Combine remaining % cup
sugar, salt and flour; stir to
mix. Cut in shortening with
pastry blender as for pie crust.
Add milk, yeast and egg. Stir
well until blended. Place in
greased bowl; turn dough over
to grease top. Cover and let rise
until doubled, 1 to I'6 hours.
Turn onto board and divide
in half. Cover and let rest 10
minutes. Roll out each half to
make a 16x12” rectangle. Place
1 rectangle on greased baking
sheet. Spread with prune-apri
cot mixture. Place other dough
rectangle on top. Let rise 1
hour.
Bake in moderate oven (350
degrees) 30 minutes. Cool 5 to
10 minutes and frost with
Orange Frosting. Cut into
squares to serve. Makes 15
squares.
ORANGE FROSTING: To
1 cup sifted confectioners
sugar add % tsp. grated orange
peel and 1 tbsp, orange juice,
or enough juice to make a
frosting of spreading consis
tency. (If you prefer substitute
cream or milk for orange juice.
Then omit orange peel.)
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2 cups milk
1 pkg. active dry yeast
16 cup warm water
1/3 cup melted butter
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
3 cups sifted
all-purpose flour
2 eggs, slightly beaten
!6 tsp. baking soda
Scald milk; cool to luke
warm.
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water in large bowl; stir to
dissolve.
Add milk, butter, salt, sugar
and flour to yeast; mix
thoroughly with rotary or
electric mixer until batter is
smooth. Cover and let stand at
room temperature overnight.
When ready to bake, add
eggs and baking soda. Beat
well. Bake on pre-heated waffle
iron. Makes 6 to 8 waffles.
♦ ♦ ♦
Bring a change to your
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colorful biscuits.
PUMPKIN
BISCUITS
2 cups sifted
all-purpose flour
3 tbsp, sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
16 tsp. salt
!6 tsp. cinnamon
16 cup butter or
margarine (I stick)
1/3 cup chopped pecans
'/i cup light cream or
dairy half-and-half
2/3 cup canned pumpkin
Sift together Hour, sugar,
baking powder, salt and cinna
mon.
Cut in butter with pastry
blender until mixture looks
like coarse meal or crumbs. Stir
in pecans.
Combine cream and
pumpkin, stir into flour mix
ture just enough to moisten
dry ingredients. You will have
a stiff dough. Turn dough onto
a lightly floured board and
knead gently a few times.
Roll out to 16” thickness.
Cut with 2” cutter. Place 1”
apart on greased baking sheet.
Bake in hot oven (425
degrees) until golden brown,
about 20 minutes. Serve at
once. Makes about 20 biscuits.
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