davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
MET TUESDAY NIGHT

The Pickens chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star held
"a meeting on Tuesday night of
last week. Mrs. Ora Lavonn Pres
ley was installed as associate con-
ductress, by Mrs. Sadie Pope, In
stalling officer, assisted by Mrs.
Mary Allen, Installing marshall
and Mrs. May, Installing chaplain.
The following members were pre-
sent: Mrs. Yetta Kaplan, Mrs. C..
May, Mrs. Ora Lavon Presley,
Mrs. Sadie Pope, Mrs. Bedie Nit
chell, Mrs. Gladys McMullen,
Mrs. Mary Allen, Mrs. Ora Mae
Cahoon and Robert Cahoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

0ee where bank In Jackson Il
waiting In left-handcd check
6aSks. They figure their SOUTH
IDAw deposi.ors deserve just ~
Nuch consideration ~ the right
loAnslcrs.
Time was when II was believed
lohnt iett-handed people had no
l0igbt to exist at all. If a young
eeer showed signs of using his
Ut hand. his parents were sup
lo0sed to break him OF the habit
Ito force him to use his right.
But today most doctors will tell
you that changing q child's ma
tNHrai ieft-handed tendency usual
casses more harm than good.
9tammeTing and other nervous
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
Soil Conservation
by J. r. GOA

Many farmers cooperating with
the Holmes County Soil Conser-
walton District recognize the need
and value Of using their land &C
cording to its capability. w. E.
Word, of the Owens Wells COM
munity, has found that sericea
lespedeza is a good crop for erod
ed hill land. Mr.. Word uses his
six acre field of old sericea for
hay. Commenting on the value of
sericea, Mr.. Word says, "Sericea
will make more good feed per
acre than any hay crop 1 have
ever grown. One of my neighbors
remarked that he had never seen
land being rebuilt any faster than
that sericea field of mine"
In cooperation with the Dis
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
MRS. HAROLD BARBOUR
HONORED RECENTLY

Mrs. Clyde Maxwell entertain
ed with an informal coffee for
Mrs. Harold Barbour, of Gulf
port on Wednesday afternoon.
The guest list included Mrs.
Doyle Simpson, Mrs. J. D. Nc
Kie, Mrs. w. H. Hoover, Mrs.
John Hoover, Mrs. j. E. Maxwell,
Mrs. B. H. Maxwell and Mrs.
Sara McKie. Mrs. Barbour is a
sister of Mrs. j. E. Maxwell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
MRS. M. E. CHM HONoRS
DAUGHTER WITH PARTY

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. M.
E. CHM entertained for her
daughter, Libby, on her fourth
birthday with birthday party.
ALI the little guests met at the
local theatre, where Libby's
mother had a special film run for
the, "Old King Cole" At the con-
clusion of the show. ice cream
and cake was served. Around Is
little guests called.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
MRS. ATKINSON. JR. HOSTESS
TO HERITAGE CLUB

The Heritage Club held its re-
gular February business meeting
in the form of a luncheon in the
home of Mrs. Ed Atkinson, Jr.,
with Mrs. Hardy McKie, Jr., as
co-hostess. The lunch was seved
buffet style, with the Valentine
motif carried out The centerpiece
on the dining room table was ar
ranged as Valentine box, with
hearts surrounding it. On each
heart was written the name OF
the husband of each club men,
Der. After the delightful lunch,
the business Of the afternoon was
discussed. Committees made their
reports concerning the years
work. The project committee re-
ported that they had secured per-
mission from the state highway
department to allow the city
board to place stop lights at in
tersections on the highway. This
will make it much more safe for
the children who have to cross
the highway to get to school.
Mrs. Howard Stubs was well
coined as an honorary member.
The following were present be-
sides the hostesses: Mrs. Ed Linn,
Mrs. Crawford Lever, Mrs. Stew
art Bridgforth, Mrs. Bill Presley,
Mrs. Bill McKie, Mrs. Sterling
Crawford, Mrs. Edgar Young,
Miss Doris Meek, Mrs. Jed Pep
per, and Mrs. William Owen
Mrs. A. L. Whitson Of Beau
mont, Texas has been a visitor in
the home of her sister, Mrs. c.
M. Bryan and Mr.. Bryan this past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilma Har'
were Gulf Coast visitors las
week.
Mrs. w. G. McMullen entertain
ed the Rev. and Mrs. ]. B. Logal
and family for supper on Wed
nesday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
pICKENS' NEWS
mrs. LEE CRAWFORD
HOSTESS TO WIS

On Wednesday afternoon from
Sour to five o'clock in the home
Il Mrs. Lee Crawford, the Wo-
1pan's Missionary Society Of the
Pickens Baptist Church entertain
ID for Mrs. Logan and family, of
Jamestown. The Crawford home
was cdarmingly decorated with a
profusson Of spring flowers. Cot
Zee and cookies were served dur
ing the afternoon to the ladies
Of the WMU. Rev. and Mrs. Lo-
gan aad children.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Miss Virginia Fielder of Hatties-
burg was a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
MalcolmShackelford during the
week end.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
From where | sit ...W Joe Marsh
"Left-Handed Compliment"

disorders often get their start
that way with children.
From where l sit, II . man
wants to use his left hand-tilat's
his business. It's not such q good
idea 10 make anyone do things
our way, just because we think
It's right. Personally, l think .
mellow glass Of beer ID the fin
est beverage on earth. II you hap
pen to prefer = COke-why, 60
to IL! Only leave me the same
freedom Of choice, won't you?
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
REV. w. S. CAMERON GUEST
SPEAKER AT CHURCH

Of6ANkn n SI1OASx1
The people of Pickens were
fortunate Sunday in having as
the guest speaker at the Metho-
dist Church, Rev. w. S. Cameron
of Jackson. Rev. Cameron spoke
on the general theme THE eff
feet of Alcohol on the Human
Body" He pointed out many
half truths which have persisted
about alcoholic beverages. He
further showed where alcohol is
not a stimulant, as so often be-
lieved, but an anesthetic, pointing
out how closely akin alcohol is
to ether and formaldehyde. BY
both lecture and diagram the au-
dience were shown how alcohol
circulates through the human
body via the blood stream and
how the senses were gradually
as the alcohol content
of the blood increased.
Rev. Cameron appealed to the
group to use what influence each
individual had to keep drivers
who were drinking off our high
ways. He pointed out the need Of
our. state adapting the use OF a
machine which would indicate
the per cent of alcohol concentra-
ton in the blood stream, thus
it possible to prove If
and how much a driver had been
1t was not necessary
to show our high fatality rate on
the highways.
A large crowd heard Rev. Cam
eron each of the three times he
spoke.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mrs. c. o. Stogner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ewell Graves and daughter
Of Tylertown visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill McKie Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Maxwell,
Jr., and family Of Jackson were
guests in the hone of MIR. and
Mrs. Clyde Maxwell Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. CHM motored
to Red Bay, Ala. Saturday. They
returned to Pickens Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mrs. Clyde Maxwell and Mrs.
Doyle Simpson we're luncheon
guests at the Mes Amis Club in
Jackson on THURSDAY.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Owen Buford msde a business
trip to Lubpuck. Texas last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
2xM1u

Fer information U.
Aaisn. Roo. 7ls Bsdias yaekse. Mtsspa
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Miss Sara McKie has returned
to New Orleans, La, after an ex-
tended visit with Mrs. w. H.
Hoover.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23
MRS. B. H. HOOVER HoNoRS
MRS. HAROLD BARBOUR

On Thursday afternoon Mrs.
B. H. Hoover entertained for Mrs.
Harold Barbour in her lovely
country home north of town. A
profusion of spring flowers de-
corated the spacious reception
rooms. Guests were greeted at
the door by Mrs. Maxwell, she
was assisted in serving by Mrs.
). d. McKie. The guest list in
cluded Mrs. w. H. Hoover, Mrs.
Sara Mckie, Mrs. R. M. Bridg-
forth, Mrs. 7. o. Buford, Mrs. J..
Z. Maxwell, Mrs. Harold Barbour
and Mrs. ]. D. McKie.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mrs. Curtis Meeks, Mrs. Nc
Kay and Wallace Worthy attend
the funeral of Mrs. j. j. Gordon,
mother of Mrs. S. II. Allen in
Winona Monday morning.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Maxwell and
Edwin Maxwell were guests at
the Ford-Stevens. wedding, Sat-
urday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Friends of Ed Stewart will re-
greet to know that he underwent
AN appendectomy in the Lexing-
ton hospital. He is reported to
be recovering nicely.
MIR. and Mrs. Willie Owen were
IN jackson on Tuesday night and
Wednesday for the shriner's con-
vention. They attended the per-
Torrance of Harold Lloyd while
there.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mrs. w. G. McMullen entertain
ed the Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Logan
and family for supper on Wed
nesday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mrs. Clyde Maxwell left Sum
day for a short visit in the home
OF her daughter, Ms. Dudley
Hutchinson and family in Column
bus. She returned to Pickens on
Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilma Hart
were Gulf Coast visitors last
week.
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

ta glG ua mostly $500 per cwt.
eanman ff25 % 4l0zB. mostly
aa fser raf
fEEliEh PICS 8iK % ~ weeks
ala ehaler. F160 ~ g925. mostly
aaH earh medium a. good. 50 90
~ Ha nusflB kG GA each common.
$50 AZ 88ls. mostly S4 00 each.
HORSES AAD MULES work
itnf Ea- 00 fo SEQ 00. mostly 500 90
aaea bafehef iype. $1,000 io $50 90
eaf
LfkE POULTRY Heavy breeds.
fanl fIa5 o. flg5. mostly 81 &c
eaet hFh breeds eulneas. 85e to
aH muflg $500 each Mnacopy
aueae glzs a. ft s5. mostly sl 90
eafh Maafofg brakes SlG0 to
maly He bN eaeh. turkeys.
ms tlt5 o. Fk15 each. rabbits.
lafet breeds 81 30 90 81 so. mostly
81 $50 eafh small hfeeda. 60e to zoo.
f sHf eaeh unefhded mixed
~ f a. tle nef dozen
isrfllnnHuus Produce
tafd 1895 fu f4 90 peer 5U-ib can f.
.tH HttN NNsNHAAt'A B.
shaff pHafaes Ni ~ io $3.50 per
faaafi red potatoes $3.50 40 $3.50
nff lNH 1 bag
hefki5 hetirn of Trading ln
ummeFrinl iirnilers
fae neek unened Wilh trading
merchants under q ialf demand By
nIa-aeek fhe market became NO.
freabiy aeaher and prices deelin.
ea abauf ons cent nu small brollers
ana fBefs Prices for large fryers
aHa raasiefs remained steady. un.
dtf aU arffe demand Heavy pul.
ie foaaiefs sold for prices equal
a. larst frgrrs AZ the beginning oi
fhf Meek ahd strengthened some.
nhaf ai lht close az the week
The fulIoNine represent few
salee that aere made al The close
af thf Week
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

% a close on Friday evening. The
meetings were well attended and
some interesting experiences and
sermons were given by Rev Bailey
while he was an Army Chaplain in
the Japanese Area. He really plead
ed for missionaries TO be sent to
the foreign countries,
In the absence Of the church
Organlst Mr., Lewis Brunherg on
Sunday morning. Mrs. Peter Wha-
Icy filled the vacancy an the Youth
Choir rendered the music.
Mrs Miriam Dukes aud father.
Mr.. A. NJ, Lynch and their guest,
Mrs. James Allen of WynwoOd. Pa,
were entertained 20 dinner on Fli-
day evening, hy Mr. and Mrs. VIII
fred Adkins, Mrs, lnga rubbs was
also a guest.
Mrs, Dale Mumf0rd and son Dale,
JE. visited Mrs. Louise Everett In
kent0n. ON Friday. They also went
TO Chester and Wilm They were
accompanied by Mrs Curt Mumford
OF Lower Bishopyille. who spent
! the day with her daughter and fam
ily Mrs Cullen Ia Dover. Delaware
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Daye and s0I
Edward spent Sunday in Phila.
with her brother and family
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07
MAGNOLIA

Mr. William storey waa glVeR a
birthday surprise hy hia children
ON sunday of the past week, The
house was filled with friends and
relatives who gathered o. Wtah Mr.
Storey q Happy birthday aud "a
partake ol the delicious refreahs
menta and social time which every
one reported having
Mr. and Mira Homer Wright
spent the weekend with their chill
dfeu. Mr aud Mrs R0hert Reynolds
Ia Fullerton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs George MmneG ct
oak Orchard spent the day on
Tuesday with his mothoG Mira Tho
mas, Mrs Thomas Kennedy and
Mr. Kennedy
Tho Ladies' Auxiliary Of the MRe-
noliu Fire Company, entertained
the AuNlllnrpn of Kent County on
Tuesday evening The prealdenh
Mrs blanche Richards, with her
committees, had ArrAnged a very
nice program There we're aeVen
AuKlliarlos represented with one
hundred and fifty nreuent Each
Auxiliary had Il part IA the enter.
tainment and HuVo either a akt,
musical number or some other
means Of entertaining Thm pro.
GRAIN, and hualneaa, WAS conducted
ln the school auditorium after
which they we're invited 90 the
/ Community hall whore thew were
served dellcioua chicken salad
/ platter
1 Donald Moore, Radio Operator,
stationed at thdsN0rfolk Naval nNac
Is spending 4 two week leave with
hls grandfather. Mr.. John lloua.
man and Mrs llouaman Donald
has just returned from a trip Ca the
I British West indies, Virgin lalaNda
and Puerto Rico,
Mrs Ethel Collins who h train.
Ing the children Ia the mtemedl,
ate Sunday School room for theh
Easter program and ala0 Mira Ed.
ma Roe who Ia coaching the Eaatel
Pageant "rho Great Dawn" hone
that the church Will he nlled an
Sunday evening April 9TH, II Ia very
diseouraging 90 the ones who hNV,
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07
SELBYVlLLE

NE and Mrs, Sewel Lynch Of
Springfield, Pa visited his sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs, Ray
m0nd RNgler over the weekend
Mr. and Mra, Lewis Brunherg and
children apeAt from Friday until
Sunday with hla parents, Mr. and
Mira MorNe huNhere IN Clayton,
IN, !,
Mira, Miriam Dukes and father
Mr. A, N, Lynch had aa their house
gWeSta last week, Mira, James Allen
OF WyNWO0d, Pa
Mtaa pNSty Adkins a student Of
the university Ot Delaware, visited
Nor parents over the weekend
sunday being Palm sunday, the
Rev, Gams Of SNlam Church had 4
MntismM service IN the morning.
The hNhieS OF the following were
baptized; son OF Mr. and Mrs, Em.
cry McCNhe, JE, and daughter Of
Mr. aud Mira, Roland Scott. lr.
The Flowers ON the chNncel Ia the
church were placed there by the
Martha CtVCle last month
Mr. and Mira, Edward lilllston OF
stockton were tho guests of their
daOghtor aud families, Mr.. and Airs
Dalton Blades and Mr. and Mrs
VIM, stephens and son nuy, a part
OF last week and over the weekend
Mlae Dorothy COddlngtOn of IN,
ENetorN baptist Seminary, phlla.
NneNt the sprlNg vacation with hel
parents, Mr. and Mrs G, W, Cod,
6tNgtON,
The meetings of Salon Church
which Wera held last week. Will
Rev Bailey OF Norfolk, Va, as N,
guest speaker each evening, cam,
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

worked a0 hard 90 glve a Rr0gram
that will he worth white 90 have
the church half tiNed, They would
appreciate a e00d attendance, Aa
we'll aa the 0Nea haVlNg parta, and
they think that you lN turn Will An-
nleciAte theW efforts Il YOU would
e0Me cut and aee thtS pr0grAlN
given, he aOre that You are one OF
tNOae present
Mira, Kathryn M00pe, aoo0mpane
led hy Mra, Anna OpVla and Mira,
Walter Mcdonald, speNt fANradNN
Ia WilMMBt0No Mira, Kathryn Hart
and Mira, Eslher MA0re als0 aNent
fhNrNday IA WtmlNRt0N,
C0Nms naNla Ia spending hlA
Eaator vacation from the tNNer.
HltN 0t Delaware With hta mother,
Mra. EdnN nNNla and hia sister,
Eleanor Davis, at hta h0me here,
Mr. and Mira. NyrNN Knlght, OF
WimNgtoM Nlstted hls mother,
Mra Kathryn NNlRhG ON sunday
evening.
The A. " A. r. held Ia monthly
meotlne on "Wednesday evenings
March 9ath, IN the Community uall
with twenty one MeMhera present
a delicious dtNNeN ably served hN
the mon With laurence Jarrett Ny
chairman, Waa followed hy NcrN
heNttitNl W0rNhW aerNlee conducted
hy Mira, Elderdiee, her eWhlect be.
mg the woll loved gard Psalm. AZ
ter n hrlef hUamesa meetlMy
plNNN Tor a meMheFRhtl
drive were presented hN tht
president, Mira, MNrgaret WNcutta
The next meeting, 10 be held OI
Aprll 91th, will feature an Apprec
MtloN Night banquet Mira, EdN,
Roe viii be dmNer chairman RNt
Mira, EdNN nNVla viii he IA charg,
Of the W0rahiN aerVlee,
Mr. aud Mra, Allie jackson wer,
dinner gWeala Of theN children, Mr
and Mira, ArlMgt0N jackson an,
family IN Newark ON Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07
BHEWERE FARM MARKET NEWS

mHH rua
fm
8sea8 f
e AZ
aa
~ eeHI-
e
s
m fu
Hff H
H elH fH
aHa
f al 81
aHaf
h
fn
E
mtar
maafif
Haafds
Ea aU
HHaH
EtH nes
e HuaE
ae H fl
Irf
EIHaH
W
mn.lls
W
nasfIs
aH fstHHae
g alsaa ne.
# a
unae.
as
naanas
ne ea
aef
maaf.
nnas
HIH be
a slH q
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07
Tanker Race Started

NEW YORK Il (P9 - Leading
maritime nations are racing to turn
out the biggest tanker according 10
the American Merchant Marine In
stitute. Prior to the war, the French
had the largest, the Sherazade. AT
$4,000 deadWeight tons. she was con
sidered mammoth, but today this
size is only average. However,
building in a French yard are a
pair Of new giants of 31.285 tons
which win again place France at
the lead in the race
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

Liberia presently boasts the lar-
gest tankers almost 10000 tons.
But BY mid 1850 the United States
viii take the lead temporarily with
a trio Of 30350 ton giants to join
several 28.000 lonnera "a active aer-
vice. Panama and HonHuTaa have
28,000 ton tankers Vessels of a0-
GEO tons are now in the drafting
stage.
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

Here's q new twist 81 extracting
onion juice. Cue a slice from lhe
bottom OF the onion. ingerf over 8
lemon sauee2er and twist Less
work, fewer tears th.s waV
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

You don't need any flour when
You roll naatrN between two aheeta
ot waved paper or plaatle, Sprinkle
water on the table and place paper
ON top % keep Il M place,
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

olOeelned ada vet results
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07

@ $1,000
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Bald Cypress, Tree of Life.

Crowded in Swamps with their
"knees" well above the water, bald
cypress live to be $50 years old and
$50 feet high. Some achieve a
diameter of IL feet. Some have
only managed in their first 100
years to climb 125 feet skyward.
These backward fellows have a
waist line of three to five feet in
diameter.
Ancient trees may be seen from
Southern Delaware to Southern
Florida, westward along the coast
to Texas; northwestward up the
river valleys through Oklahoma to
Southern Illinois and Southwestern
Indiana. Most of them prefer the
bottom lands where soil is saturated
or submerged.
In youth, the cypress wears a
crown that is narrow and pyramidal.
AS age comes along the branches
spread to form broad irregular
one.
Although the cypress is a confer,
it is not an evergreen. Every autumn
it sheds its brown or yellow leaves
and immature twigs. Only a cousin,
another deciduous confer, the larch,
has the same habits.
During the spring each tree pro-
duces male and female flowers. The
male blossoms, 8 to 6 inches long,
are rich purple arranged in long
Evening star., 1950-12-26

French haut, high" Supercilious
expresses the idea of raised eye
brows. The aloof person regards
others as if from a distance. The
domineering person towers over or
above, for the word Is from the
Latin dominus, master, lord" The
condescending person is one whose
actions or attitude plainly indicate
that he is conscious Of descending
from a superior position.
A similar expression Is ito go
broad A." that is, to speak in a
stilted, priggish manner by affect
ing the broad A (ah) in such words
as after, ask, can't, half. dance,
etc., which in standard American
speech are pronounced with the
fiat "a" as in man.
The broad A is heard natively
in the speech of some Obut by no
means alb New Englanders and
New Workers; but even in those
regions 1t Is fast disappearing.
Throughout the rest Of the Nation
the broad A does not occur except
in affected speech, and on Tallulah
Bankhead broadcasts.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Natures Children
BY Lillian Cox Athey

tassels, while the female or pistil-
late flowers are scattered singly on
the ends of the branchlets. These
work hard after they have received
the wind-sifted pollen from male
blossoms to develop in one season
the spherical purplish cones about
one inch in diameter. Under the
thick rhomboid scales, set closely
together, hide the two light brown
winged seeds. The shutters on the
cones are lifted in time to free the
seed children, which fly to new home
sites.
On young trees you will find that
the bark Is light brown with less
ridged texture, while on the old
trees the bark is reddish brown,
hbrous, one or two inches thick, and
inclined to peel off.
Many are realizing the beauty Of
the bald cypress and are planting
it for ornamental purposes.
The knees which often protrude
above the mud and water in the
swamp are covered with f1brous,
reddish brown bark They are hol-
low and part Of the shallow roots
and believed to help support the
mammoth trunk as well as to fur
nish air when the base Of the tree
is submerged. In spite of the un-
stable anchorage in which the cy-
press thrives, even the highest trees
are seldom thrown by the wind.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby

he had to travel on his own two
feet.
Such words as cavalier, chevalier,
cavalry, chivalry originally sug-
gested the. ownership of a horse,
for they evolved. from the French
word cheval, from the Latin cabal-
lus, horse"
The sense of "get off your high
horse" then, is stop acting as If
you were riding above me on a
horse" Much of the same thought
is expressed in the expressions
"high-hat, upstage, naughty, super
cilious, overbearing, aloof, domi-
neering, condescending" - they all
suggest a looking down upon a
superior superior meaning "high-
err person.
The high hat is worn only by
important persons of the upper
class. Upstage originally referred to
the actor who chose to remain at
the back of the stage, which was
at one time higher in elevation
than the front.
! The word naughty Is from the
Evening star., 1950-12-26
What's the Origin?

@. Will you please explain the
origin of the expression get off
your high horse"P-W. G.
A. The origin is lost in antiquity.
But it is an allusion to the superb
ority of the man on horseback to
the man on foot. Indeed, the
chivalry of khighthood was. based
on the ownership of a horse. The
owner of a horse was a gentleman.
The footman or infantryman
(squire) who attended the knight
was inferior socially as well as
physically, because, having no horse,
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Points for Parents 3, fsy'h rhs"e. we''es.

Mothers feelings family may be indicated
than habituay nu pno roo
Huing
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Word Game
Find 80 or more words in
II ETA Mt

meaning. bold, insolent." Average
Is %; limit, 25 minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
"cats.' are not used. Only one form of q
word is used. Proper names are not used.
list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
This

Mother: Let's leave some of
our presents around the tree
for a few days. 1t makes our
living room look nice and Christ
masy, doesn't it?
Evening star., 1950-12-26

Mother: Gather up all your
presents and carry them to your
own rooms. I can't stand having
my living room in such disorder
any longer.