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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31

The people Of Delaware are
sometimes called The Blue
Hens Chickens" The nick
name arose thus: Capt. Cald-
well, an officer of the first Della
ware regiment in the American
War of independence. was noted
for his love of cock-fghting.
Since he was personally popular,
and his regiment had gained
fame for their valor, they soon
became known as game cocks;
and as Caldwell maintained that
no cock was truly game unless
its mother was blue hen, his
regiment, and subsequently
Delawareans generally. became
known as Blue Hens Chick
ems" and Delaware as The
Blue Hen State" for the same
reason.
The sobriquet (SOE-bri-
KAY) for Illinois is Sucker
State" One plausible explana-
ton of how it came to be so
called is this: The first settle
mentS of northern Illinois and
southern Wisconsin were those
in and around what is now
Grant County, Wis. The lead
diggings in this vicinity were a
great attraction to the adven-
turous frontiersmen. as the ga
lena found a ready market.
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By Romon Coftmon

in the open-in fields and for
estS. Some bore into the stems
of wheat plants, and others make
cuts in currant bushes. Eggs are
laid in the openings. and cater
pillars come from the eggs.
These caterpillars feed chiefly
on leaves, grass and ferns. They
attack the leaves Of gooseberry
bushes, also maple trees. pear
trees and plum trees.
Later the caterpillar becomes
a sawf1y with four wings. At the
end of the abdomen Of a flying
female, you may see a pair OF
saws. To look at these closely.
and observe the teeth on the
saws, it is best to use q lens.
With a pair of tweezers. you can
take out the little saws Of q dead
sawf1y so you can study them.
You had better keep your fingers
off Of live sawf1ies! 1t Is against
the rules Of these insects to saw
people, but who knows when one
might make q mistake?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Uncle Rays Corner

A few persons have suggested
that the present time should be
called the Age of Insects. but I
don't agree with the idea. People
are the masters of the earth.
and it hardly would be polite to
call them insects" Unless we
bring about lasting world peace,
insects may take charge of
things, but that is something to
be settled in the future.
For the present. at least, we
are the rulers, and insects are
strong rivals. Some insects exist
even in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Many are pests which destroy
trees, fruit, grain and so on.
Only by great care are we able
to keep the pests in check.
Let us remember that we have
helpful insects, as we'll as pests.
Bees give us honey, and certain
moths provide silk. More i'm
portant, bees and some other
| insects take pollen from one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Contract Bridge
By EosIey Blockwood

By EosIey Blockwood
Mr.. Fusty, the old-fashioned
bidder, might have said two clubs
on the North hand after his
partner opened with one heart.
He would have attempted to
justify this by saying that he
had two quick tricks and a
biddable suit.
South dealer, both sides vul-
nerable.
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(Mr. Champion)
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
heart Pass INT Pass
3 hearts Pass 4h'rtS All pass
Today's players have discarded
the idea of measuring a hand
by quick tricks or honor tricks.
The prefer, soundly enough, to
consider playing tricks as repre-
scented by point count.
Without thinking about it In
detail, Mr.. Champion knew that
his distribution was Stodgy, his
club suit weak and without
"body" and his heart support
mediocre. If he responded with
two clubs he would be providing
a better hand. either in high
cards or in Institutional assets.
He made the correct bid-one no
trump.
When his partner now jumped
to three hearts, his jack double
ton in that suit became ample
support and he did not make
the mistake of bidding three no
trump, wide open in two suits.
Mr.. Masters opened the queen
of clubs and dummy's king won.
Mr.. Muzzy looked very happy as
he saw only three loSers-a
spade, a diamond and possibly
a heart.
At trick two he blandly led the
lack of hearts from the board
and let it ride. 1t lost to the
lone king and after that there
was no way to avoid the three
losers he had thought about IN
the first place.
why not make the safety
play for ten tricks?" said Mr..
Champion acidly.
What safety playa" asked Mr..
Muzzy.
Mr.. Champion waited a mo-
ment to gain control of his voice.
Look" he said, "if either OPP
ponent has four hearts to the
king, ten, nine. eight, you're not
going to make the hand. But
YOU can't lose and may gain by
playing your ace on the first
heart trick. If Masters has the
lone king, you gain. If he shows
out or plays the deuce, you have
lost nothing. You see that?"
NO" said Mr.. Muzzy.
ANY one for bridge?" asked
Miss BraSh.
(Copyrisht, 1854, General Features Corp.)
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Famous Fables
BV (. &. EdooT

NO IMMUNITY - When
conductor Arturo ToScanini
Joined the Metropolitan
Opera Company in 1908. he
Immediately made it plain
that the opera would be
played according to his
standards or not at all.
When displeased. he was just
as quick to vent his wrath on
a famous star as on an
anonymous spear carrier.
This high-handed treat
ment from a newcomer was,
of course, resented by the
temperamental singers, who
were accustomed to having
their whims catered to. One
day, their resentment reach
ed the boiling point and they
marched en- masse to Gatti-
Casazza. the Met director.
They demanded that he do
something, as they could no
longer tolerate Toscanini's
abuse.
Gatti listened patiently to
their complaints. Then he
threw up his hands help
lessly.
What can I do?" he said.
HE abuses me, too"
VICTORY Once, when
he was ailing, humorist Don
Marquis was ordered by his
doctor to go on the wagon.
For several weeks Marquis
did not touch a drop. Then
one day, he went into a bar
and ordered a drink.
II thought you we're on
the wagon" said the bar
tender.
Il was" replied Marquis,
"but / finally conquered that
darned will mower of minel"
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Our Presidents

/. The picture of which
President is on the $4,000 bill?
2. The last public address of
one President contained this
statement: Isolation is no
longer possible or desirable"
Who was he?
3. The program Of which
President was known as the
New Deal?
ANSWERS on next page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
A-36 THE EVENING STAR

Washington, D. G.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1854
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
End of a Sawfly'S abdomen,

End of a Sawfly'S abdomen,
showing saws as they look under
lens.
blossom to another. In that way
they make it possible for many
plants to produce fertile seeds.
Some insects are able to mine
in the ground, and others are
masons of a sort. Still others
are able to saw the fibers Of
plants! They are called sawf1ies.
SaWflieS spend their time out
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-09

aunts and great uncle, Mis-
SEES Leila and Penelope Bar
bour and Mr.. Clarence Bar
bour on 9Th Street, N. w.
While here she also visited
her sisters and brothers and
and grandmother, Mrs. Ida
Farrar and the rest of the
Farrar family on LIST Street,
s. w.
Rev. and Mrs. Alexander
Easley and son Of Lawrence
vile, Va. were in the city
recently visiting Mrs. Maude
Annette on Preston Avenue
and their many other
friends. Rev. Easley former
rector of Trinity Church is
now Chaplain at st. Paul's
Polytechnic Institute.
New Year guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Robinson
and daughter, Laurine of
Anderson Street were Mr..
Continued on Page Four
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-09
APPRECIATION PARTY
HELD

A very interesting appre-
ciative party in the home
of Mrs. Florence Wright on
Route 80 was had on Dec
ember 2Sth. This party was
sponsored by the Rivanna
Industrial Club, Miss Ethel
Kennedy president. The hon.
orees were Mrs. Cornelia
Williams and Mrs. Matte
Jefferson, the aged members
of the club and only sur
viving charter members.
Both Mrs. Williams and
Mrs. Jefferson are very &C
tive even though they were
born the same year L e e
surrendered Appomattox.
A lovely program was
rendered at which time the
Rev. G.. e. Blakey, Cod
child Of Mrs. Jefferson, was
guest speaker. Other num-
bers on program included
Xmas Carols, a history of
the club by the president,
Miss Kennedy, solos by Mrs.
Emma j. Morris and Mr..
Frank Beasley. Also echos
from the club members and
remarks by Prof. and Mrs.
Hinton Jones Of Nashville,
Tenn, and Mrs. M. C. Greer
who emphasized the ideas
of giving flowers to the
living and paid tribute to
the Officers and members
for their timely GESTURE of
appreciation for the long
years of service rendered.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-09
CHARLOTTESVILLE SOCIETY
By MRS. DONNA ReAvEs

Mrs. Leola Lewis with 8
few choice remarks pre-.
sented a gift from the club
to the honorees Mrs. Will.
Jams and Mrs. Jefferson
after which a lovely repast
was enjoyed by many
friends who wished them
many more years of guild
ance and service. DR.. I. A. J.
Kennedy was master OF
ceremonies. Other out-of-
town guests were Mrs Fan
ME Nicholas Henderson of
Washington, d. c., and Mrs.
Betty Clark of Lynchburg,
Virginia.
The children of Mrs. Jen-
ME Washington of Preston
Avenue had a reunion dur
ing the Christmas holidays
with nine out Of thirteen
children and their families
attending. Those attending
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
HI. Hall and son, Robert
LaBret Hall of Tallahassee,
Fla; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Battle of Whitakers, N. C. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wash
ington and children, Henry
Jr., Vivien' Leigh, and Ed
ward of Branford, Conn. /;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Akin
son of High Point, N. C. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace c..
Young and daughters, Mis-
ses Mary Jane and Margar-
ct Ann Young of Green's
boro, N. c.; Mr.. William
Washington of !. ortsmouth,
Va; and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bowles and children. John,
Jr., Franklin and Edna Bar
bara; Mrs. Edna Irving and
Miss Ella Washington all
of Charlottesville.
A wonderful time was had
by ali.
During Mr.. and Mrs.
Washington's stay in the
city they also visited Mrs.
Washington's aunt, Mrs.
Lucy Scott on 10th Street,
N. w.
The marriage of Mrs.
Rathael Reese of Ernporia,
Va, daughter of Mrs. Law
mia Knox Ruffin, to Mr..
James M. Green took place
at a P. M. Sunday after
noon January 3rd. Rev. Mr..
Benjamin F. Bum perform
ed the ceremony in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
w. Watson on 18th Street,
N. w. in Charlottesville.
Mrs. Watson is the brides
sister.
Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Powell and
son of GAINESVILLE, Va,
Bernard Reese the brides
son, Mrs. Lillian Simms the
the groom's mother, Mrs.
Viola Powell both Of EN-
poria and Mrs. Bum Of
Charlottesville. After the
ceremony a bridal dinner
was served.
The Three-Fourths Whist
Club entertained a few of
their friends Friday mite,
January 1st at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Landon Bar
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-09


danes Beatrice Fowlkes,
Annabelle Irving, Cora
Brown, Kate Christian,
Susie Farrar, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Wilson, Mr.. Alonzo
Barbour, Mr.. Charles Civ
ems, Mr.. Horace Porter, Mr..
Frederick Cary, ST., Mr..
George Henderson. Mem
bers present were Mesdames
Dorothy Barbour, Elnora
Barbour, Georgianna Cary,
Marie Givens, Mabel Hen
ders'pn, Gertrude Reyes,
Edna Murray, Viola Porter
and Josephine Porter. An
ENJOYABLE evening was had
by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melbourne
Mitchell are the happy par
ents of a baby boy, Gerald
Emmanuel, born Christmas
Day in Sedalia, N. C. Mrs.
Mitchell is the daughter of
Mrs. Cora Anderson of
Charlton Avenue and wrote
the column for this paper
YOUR HOME AND MINE.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bla-
key and children, Jonella,
Belinda and Wanda of New
York City, were the recent
guests of Mrs. Blakey's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Cary, ST., of Charlton Ave
nue.. Also visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Cary was Mrs. Cary's
brother Mr.. William An
derson of Harven erase, Md.
= - -
DR.. and Mrs. Hezekiah
Jackson and son, Reginald
Jerome have returned to
Southern University, Baton
Rouge, La, after spending
the holidays in the city Wis
iting Mrs. Jackson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett
Martin and family, her
aunts, Miss Leila and PEN
elope Barbour and her un-
Gle, MIR. Clarence Barbour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Martin of Richmond, Va,
motored to the city Monday
night December 18th to Wis
it his brother-in-law and
sister DR.. and Mrs Heze-
kiah Jackson, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and
the rest of the Barbours,
Martins and Terrell fam
lilies of 9Th Street, N. W.
and Anderson Street.
Mr.. Charles B. Wood a
student at A. and T. Col
lege in Greensboro, N. c..
has returned after spending
the Christmas Holidays
with his step-father and
mother Mr.. and Mrs. Gaines
Mozee of 40 9th Street, N.
w.
Mrs. Clarence w. Martin,
the former Miss Gloria
Lockiey of New Haven,
Conn, spent the holidays
visiting her son, Clarence
Martin, Jr. VINO is making
h is home with his great
WKS20A
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-09

Hundreds of people were
made gay by attending the
many fine dances had in
the city over the holidays
Dances were given by the
following social clubs: King
of Klubs; Jokers; Eurekas
and the Progressive Pin
ochle Club.
Mrs. Lille Henry was
hostess to the Union Ridge
Missionary Circle, Decem-
Der "a at 4 p. M. After the
devotionals led by the pres
ident Mrs. A. G. Church
man q brief business SEES
sion was held at which time
various methods fox cheer
ing the bereaved, aged and
indisposed were discussed.
The report of the sick COM
mittee was heard and other
routine business transacted.
A very enjoyable program
was had at which time mem
bers of the club gave Christ
mas quotations and sang
Christmas carols. Mrs. Lou
Use Harris led a very enjoy
able and unique guessing
game. Prizes were won by
the Magruder family. The
hostess then served a deli
cious repast which was
much enjoyed. Guest pres
ent included Mrs. Hinton
C. Jones, daughter Of Mrs.
M. c. Greer.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-09

Mrs. Betty Shaw has
returned to her home on
101ath Street, N. w. after
spending the Christmas Hol-
days with friends in Char
lesion, West Virginia.
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
Election of Mayor Held Up Another Week

The election of a mayor for
 the City of Palmer was again this week tabled by council members in view of the opin-
 ion given by the city attorney
 who questioned the legality of electing a mayor outside the city council. According to terri torial law when there is an absence in the mayors office members of the city council may fill the vacancy by their own election. According to the city attorney, who has consult ed several Anchorage attorneys
 on the subject, there remains some doubt as to whether the
 council may elect an individ-
 ual to the mayors office who is
 not himself a member of the
 council. The question will ap-
 pear again on next weeks ag-
 enda.
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
TRICK OF TREAT" CANVASS FROWNED UPON BY DOCTOR

A suggestion made earlier this month by Dr. c. c. Bailey, city health officer, is again repeated for the benefit of parents and youngsters who may have missed the previous announcement.
 It was suggested by the city health official that the popular past-time, Trick or treat" be for gone this year in regard to the incidence of polio in the valley this fall.
 "It would probably be better and safer not to encourage the youngsters to participate in the annual canvass from house to house this year., he said. He ex plained that he felt it would ex- pose them unnecessarily to chill ing, meeting people they are not usually in contact with, and eat ing food handled by persons other than their usual associates.
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
200 ATTEND ANNUAL GAME DINNER

Close to 200 persons attend the the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen annual game dinner held at Elks hall last Saturday evening. Fol lowing a feast" of sumptuous dishes of wild game, fish, salads, and various vegetables members and their guests were treated to an hour and one half of some of the best entertainment presented in the Palmer area for long time
 The entertainment, consisting of Air Force personnel, was ob- tained through Ed Bellringer, entertainment chairman, and con- sited of Ted Hunt, master of cere- monies who also presented several fine vocal numbers, a group of singers, calling themselves the Five Doves, who were well re- ceived as was Charles Montgom- cry, tap-dancing specialist. Vari- ous solos were given by members of the band, including an im- promptu piano solo by Marty Cohen. All of the men are with the service club in Anchorage and an invitation was extended to all those attending the dinner to at
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The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
SKATING RINK
 DISCUSSION SLATED FOR p. A. R. G. MEET

The public ice skating rink be- ing constructed on the property next to Central School, and across from the old hospital, will be one of the main topics of discus sion at the regular all-member- ship meeting of the Palmer Area Recreation Council next Sunday afternoon, October 31, at 800 pm. in the school cafeteria.
 All members and others inter ested in helping make plans for winter sport activities are urged to attend, and particularly those interested in utilizing the ice rink for group skating, intra-city hockey matches and other skat- ing events. It is hoped to obtain lighting for the rink to permit evening use. The problem of maintenance is yet to be solved and will also come up for discus sion. Anyone with ideas on any or all of the problems are invited to attend and offer suggestions as to how they may be solved.
 Other plans to be discussed in- clude the Little League program for next summer. Members of the P.A.R.C. recently applied for the charter for the Palmer Little League and will take over the responsibilities of the league next season.
 A coffee hour is planned fol- lowing the meeting.
 Board members are reminded of an executive meeting to be held this evening in the office of Dr. C. c. Bailey. Final plans for the an-membership meeting will be completed.
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
City Council Proceedings

Visitors at the October 26 City Council meeting were Clair Stock, George Fletcher, Mrs. Olive Johnson, and Merritt Long. MT. Stock requested permission of the council to decorate city streets during the coming Elks convention. Permission to use hanging-type street banners and store signs were granted by the council. MT. Fletcher, operator of the Valley Taxi Service, request ed clarification on sales tax col lections on fares outside the city limits. His request was tabled for further study. Mrs. Johnson re- quested the council take action to install individual shut-off val yes on lines serving north end of Matanuska Street. MT. Long was in attendance as a visitor. In ad- dition to the request for street decorations Mr. Stock extended an invitation to Acting Mayor Betty Mears to give an address of welcome to the visiting Elks.
 By motion, council members es- tablished the policy that during a training period no person will receive remuneration from the city until such time as officially put on city payroll. The motion is to be added to the telephone policy.
 The annual report from the water department and committee showed that the wood slave water line in the ARRC section is leak ing and a request to replace sew eral hundred feet was included in the report. It was brought out
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The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
Band 10 Present Program, al
 Booster Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Band Boosters will be held Monday evening, November 1 at 7:30 pm. in the School gymnasi- um, Lee Plumbley, director, will present the band, drum corps, and the majorettes, in a program planned especially for that eve ming.
 All parents and interested per sons in the valley are invited and urged to attend the meeting and be a Palmer band booster. Members of the club and band have, during the past two weeks, been selling lapel buttons at 50 cents each. Funds derived from the sale will go toward the pur- chase of equipment, uniforms and music for the entire band pro- gram Other projects for raising money will be presented in the future
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
BENSON LEADING WITH 66 VOTES

Henry Benson long time Republican labor commissioner. has passed his H. J. "Knky in the for Territorial of Labor according to morning newscast Benson leading Lannen by 66 vote margin with l3077 counted Benson and l3Oll The making the inc Up until today Lannen carried the margin of votes.
 Current total votes counted 95 sion precincts plus the 27o absentee ballots follows: TERRITORIAL SENATE. LON TERM: J. Earl Cooper (D) 6s46 Al Owen (D) 65ss Gerr Snider (R) Me Kiney (R 4408; George Lingo (I s3o. UNEXPIRED TERM J. H. Werner (D) 6755; Sally Gorsuch R) 334l Alex Bower (I 629; Bill Buxton (D 2l8; H. E. Poole tI) l4e.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Democrats: Ray E. Hummer. 7602 Ken Johnson 7521 Wendell Kay 7l80; Irene Ryan saa5; Russell K Young se7S; Stanley Mccut cheon. 6597: Harry B. Palmer 6357; Seaborn Bucalew. 6277 E. C. Bailey 6l95 Republi Paul F. Robson 442l; Dorothy M Prior James Hawkins 4063; Paul w. Nelson 4046 Lloyd Olsen, Winfield Erwin Jr $685. M Snodgrass 3753 3702 Carl T. Rentscber. 3609: Jack White 35es
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
Territorial School Boards Meet Here November 10 and Il

School board members from the entire territory have been invited to attend and participate in the formation of a Territorial School Board Association during a two-day meet scheduled in Pal mer on November 10 and II. Donald M. DaFoe, territorial com missioner of education, will be in attendance, as will representa- tives from school boards in the Fairbanks, Anchorage, Valdez and Nome areas. Other school districts have not yet indicated whether or not they will be in at tendance but it is hoped that re- presentation will be present from all school boards in Alaska.
 The main purpose of such an or ganization is the promotion of closer contact with the Territor- ial Department of Education, the exchange of school problems, views and experiences.
 The first meeting of the con- vention will be held in the Pal mer School library, on Wednes- day morning, November 10, with subsequent meetings to be held in designated points.
The frontiersman., 1954-10-28
TELEVISION ANTENNA ERECTED AT HOSPITAL

Bill Kelleigh and Joe Otte, both of the local ACS office, this week donated their time and lab or to erect the television antenna at the Valley Presbyterian Hos pital. The purchase of the anten- ma was made possible through the following organizations and in- dividuals: Women of the Moose, Valley Theatre, Beta Sigma Phi, Grasser's Hardware, Bert's Drug Store, Mrs. Al DeJulio and Mrs. Allan Mick.
 The television set was present ed to the hospital several months ago by the Walter Iceland fam fly of Wasilla. Now the antenna has been obtained the set will be placed in the lounge where walking-patients, and visitors may see the evening programs.