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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Friday, November 28, 2003 VOL. II Issue 11P THANKSGIVING SURPRISES ABOUND WORLDWIDE The Thanksgiving holiday provided many people with some unexpected events. Soldiers in Baghdad were surprised by a visit from W, which boosted the morale in that part of the world. The rest of the world was surprised as well by the visit. Closer to Holabird, Jerry Hinkle got a surprise when after much begging, pleading, and a little bit of prayer, he was able to convince his grandfather, 101 year old E.E. Hinkle, to join him for Thanksgiving dinner at Agnes Hahn's house, much to the disconcertment of his parents. In their view, he made the old boy go. Jerry looks at it differently. "Thanksgiving is a time to spend with your family", He said. "And he is my family. I was perfectly willing to stay home and cook a frozen pizza. I'm quite disappointed that my mom and dad have lost sight of that. I will remember this when they get old". Not every Thanksgiving surprise was a happy one. Harold Hinkle reports that his sister, Joyce Ferris, fell down a set of church steps in Pierre yesterday and cracked a hip bone. She is understandably in a certain amount of pain as a result. PUBLISHER DISCOVERS MAYFLOWER ROOTS As anyone who has ever studied history can tell you, the pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower had what is believed to be the first American Thanksgiving. One of the pilgrims was a man named James Chilton. He died on the way to America. Chilton's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson was Elisha Ward. Ward's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson is Jerry Hinkle, our courageous, dynamic Publisher. How does Jerry feel about this new found illustrious ancestor. He repeated the words of Will Rogers. "A lot of people are impressed about having an ancestor who came to this country on the Mayflower. Well I'm part Indian. My folks met the boat". Jerry is kind of curious how Allie Blain will react when she's old enough to comprehend that her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather was one of the original pilgrims. Are those some roots or what? Only in America. HOLABIRD SCRAPBOOK Here's an item from the Holabird Scrapbook from February of 1892 concerning the first Publisher of the Holabird Advocate, A.B. Vines: Bro. Vines of Hyde county newspaper celebrity now recognizes us by an exchange which he sends to our slide at the P.O. In a recent Issue recieved we noticed Bro. V has made a "mash". We don't know whether it's a leap year catch or the result of an actual bona fide rustle. He is editing the "Magnet". Perhaps this accounts for his catch.
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