Show Eye Ants View fly By MAC Now low it cornea comes out the out the reason there w was s no school on Nov 11 11 1918 That waa Armistice Day Dar Two Two weeks ago I assumed it wason was wa on en a Saturday which brought a small storm of protest It U was ona on aD a Mond Monday Last Last week I supposed I 1 must have 8 been out o of school on Monday Monday Mon day ar because I was This may have ave been true but here Is le lethe I the actual reasons reason The schools were closed all 11 allover allover over America because of the th flu epidemic which killed many thousands of people In America Known then thin as aa Sp Spanish Influenza In In- It proved fatal to m more mor than a fourth of the pers I afflicted d. d I t I Hor r thin thi gentle reminder I 1 am Indebted to my good friend J J. J Parr Godfrey who publishes the Sentinel He lIe also remInded reminded reminded re re- reI minded me that I 1 was probably blY remiss lI in falling failing to mention the fact they burned burnell the the Kaiser In lu emU They did in his town in Wira is anyhow anyn lie lr is right They did In my mr town too Four times In fact tact 1 Jay remembers that their school house was locked on that memorable day and he had to toor f or climb climb-a a ladder to get to the belS belfry bel bel- S fry fly where he ho rang the school Mil bell by hand for h hours ura on end I I Since Bins Jay Jy was a I country boy like me m. h he will also b be glad to learn earn here her that this week In Ini i addition to being Thanksgiving Week Is I. Town and nd Country 1 Week Wee This This' designation Is II ap ape applied plied piled to a period aimed at producing b better be bee tween those thole living In town and th these I. I In I the country This is a good thing When Iam I 1 km am m the Irr country I. I remember how auw 1 I Iu u u. u used e eiT to hate town kids When 1 I am am in the city I recall recall rny my earl arty for hayseeds J Television and good toads roads altan alt ard care can have hue eha changed ged this situation but It used to be bo I rugged U ed nt It I For For- Instance e- e eI I was wa standing I the lIe grocery store waking wailing for lor Mother on a Saturday trade trad i IS s S trip to town and a smaller town kid kicked me on the shins I called me a dl dirty ty name and ran I hint him l. l I chased him Into the livery livery table stable where just Inside the second stall three big town I kids were wore waiting They beat I Ithe the hell out of me v When Mother finally came out there I stood sniveling bloody ene e torn I 1 had skin skinned I net ned knuckles though L Luster Later ter 1 J caught one ol 01 them 1 at night at a band concert Never did dill catch up with the other two My brother tried to beat up upen upen en our lour of them hem once when they bow lIow showed d him how to pia play pee peewee You Yon mean you don't dont know peewee pee pee- wee Ask your Dad or maybe marbe your lour Orand Grand dad 80 so now IVI time to stop work and go not eat et This Is II the week J you y u know how wh when n you you not notT eat cat t That Tha way IY you you OU hit 1 the Thanksgiving table tabs almost collapsing col lapsing treat fr tr m hunger Which I will will M. Mac |