Show April Arrives April is upon us and and it is believed that the name is derived de de- rived from the Latin verb meaning to open This is an allusion to the opening open open- ing of of the buds and flowers which is a beautiful process in April TilE THE MONTH I of April brings with it April Fools Day There is no general agreement on the origin although it is a aday aday day which is observed in most areas areas of the world April has long been associated ed with the wars of the United States but there are other not able anniversaries I TilE TIIE ANNIVERSARY of f the beginning and the end of the War Between the States occurs oc curs alt April It began on Ap April 1 12 1861 in Charleston Harbor and ended four years later on April 9 at Appomattox tox Va other events of f importance in the hist ory of this nation occurred during April lag ing the death of Franklin D. D Roosevelt on April 12 1945 the birth of Thomas Jefferson on the and the death of Abraham Lincoln on the TilE THE TITANIC sank on April 15 1912 and the great San Francisco earthquake f o 0 I I. I lowed by a fire on April 18 1906 are considered two of the great tragedies which took place in April |