By Tliorton \V. Burgess

OLD ACQlU\1-\'TA3'C"35 ,Pxplmind DI‘ Mr Blizzard. Then 3157 are those to w‘iom time he nctvlr-<1‘. "Aw see ya’ have a big 1pnd_<_ ian'.’l_\' as u:~uil "

l.x\'alt_\' oi Inn: linlf‘ lI'lf'lld$. The your‘: Bub \\’hte listeirng —Old Mother .N'.1ture. ‘\Iln(lf‘I't‘rI ITO“ 0'; Mr Buzzard

gob “»h_,_e and E00 \g-ml? utu‘~\.|'KllE‘\\‘ about tlirit big tamil_\'. lot‘ inr in the grass at tho arm of a!I“~‘ U"“‘“"I“' 4”“ -"I5”"'5 “°”’ W“ “E” mum“; U“ 3. A b._, Drdlstllllﬁ‘ Illlll’ ('II5IIlllt(‘ ﬁ\‘.‘.\)‘ and an rzrclzng high l.'iV[t’lt' a.: ‘mu. tuarl- -H‘“’ I“«‘-“-' " ‘IN’ 31"“-5‘ of mliy Comng amt” Jm«m1- (1‘du't‘(.'0‘.ll‘S(-2 ho ntlzzt know “hat. \\on- -,\.n,,“ _]_w_ “hm 1,, -‘,1 “K Hp -m_»1.dm'fiil (‘\1‘< 01‘ .\l:' Euzizard hatl. supposc-'1 !hnt 2lI‘.\' as 1).: q;‘l-Ii:-n trmn \\:tj.. u«_\' up in the Sh)’.

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‘ I this nun lhnr “P1? l‘.Iw\ uitciizr

wmm 531.1 m__; ‘M5,! ,1 gm...-,\‘ai-ntiitd and had \\'~llCI]t’d them ,“d “...:,.-L H, h,. ,.._,.,.d '11”, hp uhen they hut .n the grass. OI‘ .1 msou “_,‘n. Al...” _L ._\_,_g ',;.;,,..\lx' Biiznnin t'u: SP5‘ at long dis— 0 5;... 535..-J;.;1 1;.“ mg 54.3 lair-r.< It IS almost as l.’ he had '_\\'P,rhearI .\\.is stmnix minim- W1" W3“ "5 1"? ‘‘‘‘‘-‘

‘Iﬁ.\n and lnnkmg t)1Q’.:t’l' as I19 ‘Ah (inn 2» in in‘ big Liiuilirs «mp, 303 \\'h;ve 11;-\ up on .. :nn~rl" \J|d OI‘ .\li HllZ7.\!(“I "Tito '(\nC(:.pO5[ 13 plc:1:_\' SI7lIlI'lll1l[‘5 ah \\‘lSh there Bob Whre .l:i:‘.;or <(‘l'l'rII'.ll’\l “M ON‘ ‘Tm’,

~ln,.=c in L‘? ground. watchml lt‘ Havpnv mu p\or \ll‘l§Il9(I YOU .\.dp-end \\m\,de; as 01' \1[_;ya'n had time imn :.tn‘_" asked Bob Buzzazrl ram" dmxn azzrt hr.-,hie:i W

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I »[ H]? };.;»_.1..- thier and .\lrs Buzzard said

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I hnpt’ mu ‘war! a n r» umtvr Ircrrlnni or an nld friend r. the sunny South. Ynur an iath- 01' Mr Euzzarrl shook his head -r late in gettinr. mack.’ sa.d Bob ‘Ah '~..1\'nn't a host." said he. \VhlfP. \‘Ve'uns rlont bothrr \I'lII1 in nest.

"Ah dorw been maiiinu mah.Bul \\s'uns hate two eggs, I! you home a long unv 'l'0l')l Il(‘l'(. a:idIrr~ally uant In I('.ll\\ And they haven't hPPt‘l armiurl hero bz‘In"'In:is:hI in I)? Il5«ll('Il.I‘.€1 pre>tt._v anoii."

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS IN RURAL SCHOOLS ARE ON STANDARD TIME

The 3rd and last clinic of thr SSWIPI ot rlliitcs to he held this- aprlng in the nu-al schools for I.\'0Cl'I.AT!O.\'§ agalnst diphtheria. whooping cough and tetanus and \‘ACCI.\'ATIO.\' against smallpox are now underway.

Thun are for rliildrnn who run tn lmw thnlr thlrrl I7lOt'llIllH¢tlI Ind for those r-qulring n rs-lnlurclnir rlovw, also for rhlldrcn who hurt» Int been lu(‘\'PSSTllIL\' \.'I('CIlll|N‘lI.

All cllnlrn will he halal nn S1‘.-\.\'l')ABD tlnw. Tho tt"1IChl‘I’ ln Mu-h II.-trlct will knnu thr date and timr of the clinic.

RE(‘:l0.‘~‘Al. tl.l.\‘l(‘§ trill he hr-ld In the F.'U.l. lnr Ihr roqulro-(I ‘.th lnoculntlon, l‘!¥II’1E0l'(‘II1ﬂ' doses and vnrrlnntlnn ngnln.-it Smallpox.

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Hullors will has rcquirorl to work either on day or night shift.

Applicants are asked to apply at once to the

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CHARLO"l'I‘E'l‘0\\'N I

The Lone Kanqer

The Tiny Folk

‘ (A real story at real children (or war: young children) I

“Look out! It mover!"

"It's alive. Don‘t touch it!" "What is it? Let me see." “There it. went in under the

rhubarb leaves."

What excitement there was? Susan. David, Laurie. Glenda. and Donna had been busy playing at Peter‘: house. They had been walking one behind the other a- long the garden fence when some» thing had Jumped in the long grass. At once they all gathcrcd around in great excitement. try- ing tu see Just what. IL was.

"'l'hert> It is! I saw something name in there." shrieked Susan. pointing.

"That": nnly I lump of dirt." argued Glenda.

"No. It i.m't. it's a toad.‘ dr- cidcd Peter. He reached in his hand and picked it up. The others drew back a bit. They admired his bravery. but they wercn‘t Just sure if they wanted to be as bravo

Mister Toad kept perfectly still in David’: hand. Laurie was the first to get close enough for a real lmik.

"He‘s all lumps. isn't I\e“" Lau- rie asked. "I don’t think he’; a bit pretty."

"l.'gh' I \\'nulIn't touch him lor the world." said Glenda with a shiver. "My Mommy says that toads \\lIl give you warts.“

"What are uarts?" Susan want- ed to knou.

“They are lumps nn your

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hands." replied Glenda.

"I want him. Let David carry him." coaxed David.

“Let”: go and ask my Mommy about him." suggested Laurie. A- way the six at them ran. over in the Page house. With David still carrying the toad in his cup- ped hands. ‘

"Look what Peter found. Mom- my." Laurie sang out as they neared the garden where the wax working.

"What is it?" she asked. com- ing towards them.

“It's a toad. Will It bite?" da- manded Susan

“Oh no, not at all." smiled Mrs. Page. "Do you know. that a load is one of our best friends."

The children all stared. A toad a best friend? How could that be?

"This toad lives in the garden." she went on. "He usually hides in the long grass nr under shady plants all day. Then at evening he hops out looking for food. He Just loves those slimy slugs that get on the cabbage plants. and those tat cutworins that spoil the tomatoes and beans. He gobble: up all the insect pasta that he can find."

"I never knew that before," said Peter.

“Then that load is a good tel- lou. isn‘t he‘.‘’' Laurie added.

‘'0! course he is. I'd be very glad to have him live in my gar- den." his mothgr replied.

"Will they make “arts on your I\u'nds'."' asked Glenda. "Some people say they do."

Mrs. Page laughed. as Ihe gently explained. “That ll an old idea that people used to have long

"Where are they?" asked Bob while. But 01' Mr. Buzzard re- (used to tell.

ago. I suppose they thought that because a toad's skin is all rough and \\‘art_v. But he just can‘! hurt «Continued on page 14!

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