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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
By John cIoqett Proctor

A most unusual character, who was
buried in the Congressional Gene
terry back in 1924. was the Choctaw
Indian chief. Pushmataha. He was
a distinguished warrior Of the Choc-.
taw Nation. which had its principal
residence In that part Of the country
East of the Mississippi River. which
now forms the State of Mississippi
and which about the time Of Push
mataha's death numbered $4,000
souls. 8
Pushmataha, who died in WASH
ington at about midnight on Decem-
Der %, 1924, had come to this city
with several other chiefs to see the
President for the purpose Of obtain
ing settlement Of the debt due
from the Government, originating in
the treaty held at Doak's Stand in
1920. and known as the Met pro-
ceeds claim"
They Died Voting
AS Is usual in such matters, three
Of the four chiefs who came here
including Pushmataha-- died waiting
for settlement. The fourth. seeing
what must await him II he stayed
here. beat it back to the tall timbers
and at least had the satisfaction Of
passing away among those who loved
him more and appreciated him bet
ter than did the white man at Wash.
ingtOn.
OF course, the Government paid
the debt--but not until 1888, "a
years after poor old '.push" had gone
to the happy hunting grounds. where
even United States coins win not
pass as currency. The more than
81 million paid by the Government
could then only be used BY the grand
children and great-erandchildren Of
Pushmataha.
frequently ot White House
Bign dinners. champagne and red
luuor were found too much even for
the ironclad constitution such as no
doubt was his. and he soon began TO
fail and lose his vigorous and pic
turesdue presence and bearing. While
] IN washington he was frequently the
guest of the President ct the White
House and was often dined and wined
BY other pubic officials. notably Gen.
Andrew jackson. who was then serv-
ing in the Senate and was always
glad 10 see him. for It was he whom
he had joined with q large number Of
his warriors Ia the Greek War Of
l8l3-14. engaging with distinction IN
al the battles Of that eventfnl period
Talladega. Holy Ground and Pen-
saccla and later accompanied Gen.
Jackson 10 New Orleans, where he
witnessed the battle Of January 8,
1915, though not IS . participant.
While Pusi1mataha VS. IN wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Roses Are Red, Violet, Are Blue Happy Valentine Day to You
By Millicn, Hines

Next Thursday will be the time Tor
all good thoughts to come around to
the subject of flowers. bonbonS and
delicate sentiments imprinted on lacy
paper cards.
Valentines Day has come o long
way since the fathers of the church
established it in early Christian Rome
as a measure against juvenile de-
linquency. But the basic idea Is
still there-an idea that the fathers
didn't originate. It's the time-tested
notion that, come the first hints OF
spring, boys will be boys and-as an
interesting and pleasant corollary
girls will be girls.
just who st. Valentine was, or why
he should have been chosen as the
patron Of WOO pitchers, is only par
TALLY understood. Legend has It that
he was an early Pope who came to
grief at the hands Of the pagan
masters Of Rome. But the church's
official list Of popes reveals no one
named Valentir1us until well along
In the 9th century. when the holiday
already was thoroughly established.
That's Gratitude
AT any rate, the Valentine Of the
holiday is supposed to have been cast
into a dungeon and subjected to the
indignities reserved for Christians in
those days. In the fine old tradition.
he returned good for evil by curing
his jailer's daughter Of blindness
miracle for which the Romans showed
appreciation by taking him out and
clubbing him to death.
But there is nothing here to in
dictate that Valentine qualified as q
patron Of young lovers-or, for that
matter. of any group except the hap
less folk who get beaten up trying to
do some one good turn. It merely
happened that Valentine was mar
tyred on February IA date Of
shocking import to the early fathers.
It was the custom Of the pagan
Romans to celebrate about this time
each year the feast of Lupercalia.
This holiday was characterized by
shocking goings-on involving the
flower Of young pagan manhood and
womanhood. The trouble was that
the celebration also attracted many
Of the young Of strait-laced Christian
families. The church was faced.
each February, with distressful back
sliding on the part Of its younger
generation.
Soon the theory that sacred love
Is better than the profane variety
the fathers established st. Valen-
tines Day as q feast on which the
young of the religious community
could get together, but on a much
higher plane than the Romans were
doing.
It worked out pretty well. but as
the years wore on the youngsters
grew less and less spiritual about it.
BY the 14th century, things had come
TO such a pass that John Lydgate
was able to make England's Queen
Catherine the subject of spicy lit
tie valentine poem, .praising her
charms in detail. Nobody thought
much about it.
During the Middle Ages. lot OF
chivalric mumbo- Jumbo had grown
up around st. Valentines Day, es-
pecially in Norman France where
the word for ladies' man (galantin9t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
The Campaign Week TIE E .s9spaY D Star g
Trumon Changes His Mind About Eyewosh'

& =,
Isslusns iIunan 80 Z suQ1sn usc.-
Sol g s'sy z . ~ r ~. laam ..;..
against the only Democrat openly
running Tor EveslaenI. IenneSsees
3cIlms-DuS..ne senator heaauVeI, Was
the Top nOnticai news o. the WeeK.
Another star also rose on the DEM
ocratie horizoIl. Senator Kerr OF
Oklahoma gave his friends permission
20 enter Dis name u the Nebraska
prlInarZ WIN the unde rstanding that
q MI 3pmen runs ne Will support
the Rfe6lent. II
II Mr. Truman decides to retire,
however. Senator Kerr win be q Sc
rious contender for the Democratic
nomination. ana would ne SAUSAGE
tory 20 many party leaders VINO are
NOT sympaInetlc 70 the keIauVer
boom. The Dig Okiahoula Senator,
Who speaks with the crawl ana VIE
q VIII Rogers, y one o. the Snarpest
stump speakers the Democrats nave.
But n the event the President steps
aside Senator Kerr VIII pe only one
u AOsA " \. asS WY wa ~
uleSs1 w saAs ou tliS 1u1uslae - siis
plesauea.Sy.
Nofionol Primary Bills
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- SunslsSs. Ms.aMl 49,. naose.is 81.
49, ssalseo W,aaCn LAY .lass e 4 -.
sIescllnS Ana lassans sIece w ~
anaN1llalcIy I'VE glcAs !. assa0clls ~
1usuEs ySass. 4W0 usats ausocssllls
nata0nM PRIMARY systsllS Wsls inslo-
ouce0 !aets Wesk Whlcn served e Ie-
mlnd tnis coan.rys log inhiion Amer
1cans nov Nttis tney hase co cay
sDous VINO gets g Iun Ior Fresloent.
asspiss ~ Ing cuiIent snoutlns over
NsW aaLS.liIe ana = -" otner
Ssasc p1a!lsalaes.
An earlier reminder had come from
MI. truman u his curt appraisal
of primaries as "eyeWash. he could
delegation n the March il New.
Hampshire primary and still have the
Democratic nomination Tor the ask
ing when the national convention
meets.
On the other hand, q good show
ing by Senator Kefauver In this
first primary could give his cause
big boost II Mr.. Truman finally de-
cides not to be q candidate. Although
many are interpreting the Presidents
turn-about decision to stay in the
New Hampshire race as a sign he
is running again. administration
spokesman insist it is not equivalent
to announcing himself as candi-
date. They have a plausible ex-
PLANTATION in the statement that he
had to keep his name in the race to
protect the regular Democratic Lead
ers IN the State, who were already
running as truman delegates ana
might have been LETT out on ilmD
7 the President had Withdrawn.
Their status as party leaders IN the
o1a'e was a. S'aAe'
Trim 70 White House
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

now the State Of Mississippi about
the year 1764 and before he had
reached his 10th year he had distin-
guished himself on the warpath. He
early joined the expedition against
the Osages on the western side of the
Mississippi and, so it is said, because
of his youth and propensity for talk
ing, he was good and laughed at by
the more experienced men Of the
party"
Side With the United States
At the beginning OF the second
war with Great Britain, Pushmataha
took sides with the United States.
At the Today council. which decided
the course Of the Choctaws, 1t de-.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19

ters we're sent to Rames selected
from the files Of the Civil Defense
Survey made several months ago.
This file is also serving as a basis
from which other civic Organiza-
lions and groups viii obtain names
Of prospective donors. In addition
TO seeking donors, Sussex Post No.
8, American Legion is in the pro-
cess Of locating persons for blood
types, the information to be used
ia case Of emergency.
Tls BIoodmobile Of the Red
Cross viii be in Ges9getoWn on De-
.cember 30, in the Jones Memorial
Hall, from 2 to pm.
James Lynch Of Rehoboth. 1t.
GoV.-elect Of the 11th Capitol Dis
trict Of kiWanis International, dis
eussed Freedom - Our Sacred
Trust" in a talk before the George
town Kiwanis Club, in Grace
Church last week. He used the Ki-
wants current motto: Freedom is
not free" and "Liberty-Let's keen
il. as the basis for remarks on the
important part played BY Kiwan-
ians and others IN carrying out
civic responsibilities through their
clubs Pointing out that no Kiwan-
is Club can function without 10Og5
committee work and reporting. he
urged particular emphasis be laid
on active committee work and out
lined goals Of the Capitol and Di-
vision districts for the coming
year; in the Capitol Districts q
goal Of 87qd average attendance; /;
net increase In membership Of
8ao (500 new members in 116
elubs): organization Of at least s.
new clubs and Key Clubs and an
attendance of $50 in the Interna-
tional Conference. In the District
Division the goal Of 8T96 attend
ance was also included with q 6%
increase in membership for the 10
clubs in the division formation Of
at least 2 new clubs; a 1OOg5 record
in Achievement reports and a $50
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19
GEORGETOWN

Members of Grace Methodist
Church and vOlelteer workers be-
gan this week TIE necessary exca-
walton work to be done preliminary
70 the building Of the new Educa-
tional Building. for which ground
was broken in ceremonies conduct
.d on November 80. The founda-
ions viii be laid when excavation
Is completed.
Last night members Of the ofa-
aial board Of the church and the
Building Committee met in the
church social hall for a covered
dish supper followed by PLAN
ming session and a prayer service
before beginning an every-member
canvass for pledges not already
made Dr. Thomas @. Malliean,
'Iastor Of the church IS acting as
chairman for the executive COM
mittee Of the Building Commission
and led last nights meeting. After
the canYassers returned to the
church to report the evening ended
with another short prayer service.
Members Of Mary ReBekah Lodge
No. IS, LOOF. entertained their
husbands and other guests at the
annual Christmas Party 81 Odd
Fellows Hall last Wednesday
night
Following the regular session Of
the Organization there was a pro-
gram Of recreation and singing Of
carols. with Santa arriving in time
10 distribute the gifts.
Mrs. Hazel Tingle was ia charge
of refreshments and Miss Marjorie
sAmmons headed the entertain
nlent committee. Around rs were
ii attendance.
Howard S. Abbott, chairman Of
Area 8, American Red Cross has
announced that Samuel Shapiro Of
Milton, will serve as c0-chairman
of the Blood Donor Program. for
the Milton district Of the Area. Mr..
Shapiro will announce his co-work-
ers as soon as SUFFICIENT number
Of volunteers has been obtained.
The Sussex County Business and
Professional Women's Club, which
is cooperating in the program has
already begun to receive replies to
letters sent to prospective donors
containing the pledged cards. Let
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19

Master Johnny Davis spent Nom
day visiting with his grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, ST.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McColley
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Davis, ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Shockley
and two daughters, Irma and Lola.
were callers on Sunday evening Of
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Benson Of Linz
coin.
Mr.. and Mrs. James ID. Mills had
as callers on Sunday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Carey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Thomas Carroll, Mrs. Gran4
vile Shockley, Mrs. Ralph Davis.
Mrs Harvey Carey and Clinord
Pierce We're Wilmington shoppers
on Wednesday Of this week.
Shop And Save In Milford
BgTgains Galore In Every Store
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19

p. Greene is heading the commits
tee on entertainment Each mem-
Der Of the club viii bring two gifts.
one each for a boy and girl at Del
aware Colony, to be sent to them
for Christmas.
In Superior Court here last Erie
day, Judge Daniel L Hermann
handed down a decree nisi in each
Of seven divorce cases, as follows
Richard Il. Barkley v Ella Barkley:
Charlotte Wootten v Richard Woot-
ten; Edward Ray Sharp v Evelyn
Louise Sharp; Louise Wilkerson,
an infant, by her next friend, Leon
Fisher v George Wilkerson; Kath-
ryn l. Ryan f. Willis Ryan, Jr.
Three new citizens were admit
ted into citizenship in NaturaIiza-
ton ceremonies conducted by
Judge Daniel L. Hermann, in Su-
periOr Court here on Friday last.
Admitted were Kitty Maria Eliza
beth Cannon, a native Of Holland: I:
Stella NJ. Jarman, native Of Cam
ada and Hugh Carl August Rein
hard, native Of Germany.
The newly elected officers Of the
DPIA Locals in Sussex County met
in the Agricultural Center near
town last Friday night Earl Hawk.
president Of tile Delaware state
improvement Association discuss
ed the various duties of the new
officers who will serve for the COM
ing term and Frank Gordy, Exten-
sion Poultryman and secretary of
the state DPIA, outlined the obs
jectives of the organization and ex-
plained how the local groups fit
in with the overall state program.
Classified Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19

member attendance to the District
Conference.
Linwood G. Penuel was in charge
IF the program which also includ-
ed instruction Of new officers and
committee chairmen IN the duties
they VIII assume the first Of next
year Those speaking and their
subjects were: James Marvel. Un-
derpriViledged Children; James b.
Owen, Vocational Guidance; Will
liam Jaeger, Public Affairs and
Business; Arthur Kapp. Support Of
Church; Rev William o. Hackett,
Programs; Edward Serman, Mu-
sic; New Clubs, william ri. Hem
derson; Karl Seeger, Kiwanis Ed
ucation and Public Relations; JUL
ius G. Green, Achievement Re-
ports; William Robb, Jr., Finance;
Charles p. Greene, Membership
and Classification: Avery Ellis,
Ireasurer's duties, Eugene Camp
bell, Inter-Club Relations.
James B. Owen conducted induce
tiOn ceremonies for two new mem-
bers, Francis Globes and Wallace
Koepple. Mr.. KRspple is the son
Of one Of the Charter members Of
the Georgetown Fiwanis Club. The
local club is now in the Orange Di-
vision on Membership, (46 to a
members) having total Of 49
members Of which AZ are active,
one special and one honorary.
Next Tuesday evening, Decem4
Der l6 the Kiwanians will enter
tain at a Christmas party. Guests
will include wives Of the members;
women who assisted the club in
serving suppers and in other ways.
Rev William o. Hackett is ar
ranging the program and Charles
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19
cEDAR Nc
Mrs. Thomas III. Carroll
Phone Milford 1898

Church services for Sunday. De-
eember q.
Sunday School at 1:30 B. m.
Preaching at 2:30 p. m. q. ~.
Watson, superintendent Rev. Re-
velle, pastor.
Russell Isaacs and friend Of Sea-
ford and Mr. and Mrs. Zed Clark
and family of Greenwood were
Sunday callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Clark and son Jack.
Master Russell Birmingham spent
Sunday visiting his brother and
sister-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
Brittingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carroll
were callers on Sunday evening Of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carroll and
family.
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Davis and
son Charles spent the weekend vis-
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Shock
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Carey were
dinner guests on Saturday evening
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Carey Of
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19
.HoRELEss. IEAeHERs ExILE1

HONG KONG R Commun-
ist authorities in Canton have sxil-
Cd SEQ school teachers to hard labor
in other provinces because they
proved to be hopeless cases" in a
mind reform program. says a re-
port for that south China city.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19
&C MEoW REYgALs -

WINNIPEG. Canada W
The stray cat Thar woran took go
her house has home fol life NOW.
She was awakened by HE cats efy-
ing at 5 a. n. to find blaze had
started in the bedroom from elg-
afet. She was able t0 pat ou the
flames.
Smyrna times., 1952-10-09

He will. visit farmers, set up farm
demonstrations, arrange meetings,
tours, and exhibits, and work with
radio and newspapers to help farm
ers learn new methods in agricul-
ture."
Born and reared in Delaware,
George Vapaa spent his youth on a
poultry farm. He received his B.
S. degree from the University of
Delaware in 1887, and was employ
ed by Swift and Co. as hatchery
operator and salesman before go
ing to Harrington.
vappaa received his M. S. degree
in education from the University
of Delaware in 1851, and has at
tended summer sessions at Cornell
University Graduate School in 1889
and 1916.
In farm affairs, Vapaa is past
Overseer of the Harrington Grange,
superintendent of the Farm Pro-
duce, Fruits, and Garden Veget-
ables Departments at the Kent
Sussex Fair, and a member of the
delaware Ten Ton Tomato Club
Committee. He is also a member
of the Northeast Regional Adult
Committee of the National Junior
Vegetable Growers Association
and Phi Delta Kappa educational
Ifratrenity.
His teaching career was inter-
rupted for five years during World
War II, when he served in the
Army Air Force as an armament
ordinance officer. He saw duty in
England, North Africa. and Italy,
with the 154th Fighter-Reconnais-
ance Squadron. Vapaa is past
president of the Harrington Rotary
Club and the Delaware Vocational
Association. He is a Harrington
City Councilman, and an associate
member of the Harrington Fire
Company.
Mrs. Vapaa, the former Virginia
|
Griffith, attended the University of
Delaware and has taught school at
Harrington and Caesar Rodney.
Mr.and Mrs.Vapaa, and their seven
year-old son will continue to live
at their Harrington home on Clark
Street for the present.
Smyrna times., 1952-10-09

hatchabllity and production, and
chronic respiratory disease are
some of the program features of
the Hatching Egg Producers Short
Course, set for Oct. 81.
The short course, sponsored by
the University of Delaware, will be
an all-day meeting at the Dover
Grange Hall. w. C. Skoglund,
chairman of the poultry depart
ment at the University of New
Hampshire, will be the featured
speaker. Skoglund, former staff
member of the University of Della
ware, will talk about the produc-
tion and performance of the white
meat-type birds.
Other guest speakers are: Char
les Williams, Bridgeville, who will
talk about handling Matching eggs
and new developments in the in
dustry; and II. r. Baker, State
Board of Agriculture. DR.. Baker
will point out trends in laying
house mortality.
Several staff members of the
University of Delaware are on the
program. e. F. Waller, chairman
of the animal and poultry indus
try department, will discuss chron-
ic respiratory disease. "The Com
petitive Position of the Delaware
Matching Egg Industry" will be
handled by r. o. Bausman, chair
man of the agricultural economics
department. A. e. Tomhave, an
imal and poultry industry, will
talk on the influence of diet on pro-
duction and hatchability.
Smyrna times., 1952-10-09

for Kent county. The announce
ment was made today October 9th,
by George M. Worrilow, director
of the University of Delaware Ag-
ricultural Extension Service.
Vapaa will take up his new dut-
les on November first, or as soon
after as he can be adequately re-
placed at Harrington High School.
His work will supplement that of
county agent William E. Tarbell.
TarbeIl will continue his leadership
of the Kent county extension pro-
gram, although serving only on a
part-time basis.
AS associate county agent, Va
aap will share the responsibility OF
representing the University of Del
aware and the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service in Kent county. He
will keep up with research at ag-
ricultural experiment stations, and
interpret trends in farming. He
will cooperate with all of the farm
organizations and agencies in the
county.
According to Director Worrilow
"He will work with the rest of the
Kent county extension staff ir
helping farmers help themselves by
encouraging better farm practices
Smyrna times., 1952-10-09
Supplemental Fall Grazing
Butts the Bills

Farmers who put in supplement-
al fall grazing will save money on
milk production. Claude E. Phil
lips. agronomist of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service,
saws that lack of supplemental fall
grazing is probably one of the big
gest errors Delaware dairy farmers
still make.
Cool fall weather stops the
growthe of permanent pastures,
and in a normal year animals
should be taken off of permanent
pastures by october is, at the lat
est, Phillips explains. Many farm
ers keep on grazing their perman-
ent pastures anyway, which results
in two things: poor quality feed for
the cows, and injury to the per-
manent pasture stand.
Several Delaware farmers seed
ed rye in early September and will
have it to carry their herd from
October through November de-
pending on the weather.
For farmers who did not plant
fall grazing, but would like to
stretch their next spring grazing
can still plant rye for spring pas
ture. Phillips suggests planting II
at two to three bushels per acre, as
soon as possible,
Smyrna times., 1952-10-09

Short Course For
Matching Egg Producers
Egg production of white meat
type birds, the influence of diet on
Evening star., 1952-12-21
ODOR ON HANDS.

III. M. w., Arlington)
Apply inside of orange or
lemon peels to remove odors
and stains from hands, works
wonders.
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Why Grow Old?
Keep Your Body Erect
For Health and Beauty

Another test: Drop q plumb
line. Stand with your back to it.
Your neck and the hollow Of your
back should not be more than
two inches away from the line.
The closer they are to it the bet
ter. Lift your chest, straighten
your spine, pull your abdomen in
and tuck your hips under. Reach
for the ceiling with the top Of
your head.
Try to keep this posture as
nearly as possible in your daily
life. Stand facing the line. Your
chest should touch but your abdo-
men should be far away from it.
If you find that the lumbar re-
gion Of your back is too far from
the plumb line do the following
exercises regularly.
Lie on your back with your legs
straight and your arms resting on
the floor at your sides. Bend both
knees and place your feet fiat on
the floor. Press against the floor
with your back. Try to touch all
Of your back to the floor. II you
cannot do this bring the back as
close to the floor as you can and
hold while you count slowly to 10.
Relax. Repeat 10 times the first
day and gradually work up to 20
times daily.
This exercise is not snowy but
you will feel it If you do it cor
rectly.