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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
MODERN
MANNERS
Little Courtesies and Kindnesses
Neon Much in SociQl Contucts
By CAROLYN HAeNER SHAW

Now that summer. with its
more or less relaxed manners,
is over, 1t would seem time to
take stock Of our more formal
party going" behavior.
Little courtesies andlor kind
nesses on the part of both
hosts and guests mean so
much in our social contacts.
The following story is case
in point.
The other evening I dined
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
inexperienced. During the din
ner had an unfortunate mis-
hap. When / attempted to cut
a chicken leg. it skidded across
my plate, finally coming to
rest in the middle of the table
cloth, dripping gravy in every
direction. Embarrassed beyond
words. / mumbled an apology,
fervently wishing ! we're some
place else.
Mrs. inexperienced certainly
didn't help me. She jumped
up. loudly deploring the soiling
of her best damask cloth" and
ringing for the maid, pro-
ceeded to make great to-do
over the hopping up process.
Acknowledge Apology
How much kinder it would
have been had she passed over
the incident with a brief ac-
acknowledgement of the apology
and the cleaning up could
have been done quickly and as
inconspicuously as possible.
AS for myself. it brought
home to me again the fact
that the art of gracefully re-
covering after committing a
faux pas" is a social art that
has to be cultivated. The nat
ural instinct is to pick up and
run when one has the misfor-
tune to slip up. However, If
you can train yourself to have
the fortitude to apologize
quietly, help if need be with
the hopping up, and then
close the incident. it will be
well worth the effort.
Often we are inclined to
make a great to-do, with much
wringing of hands and expos
tulations. which only succeeds
In making a bad matter worse.
One Of the quickest recov-
cries I ever heard of was the
gentleman. who, when step
ping into the drawing room
to greet his hostess, tripped
on q rug. Falling full length,
he slipped gracefully across
the floor, landing at the feet
of his startled hostess. Com
pletely unperturbed, the young
man arose, bowed deeply and
remarked, "Here ! am, not
Understandings"
Hard to Take
There is an old saying ITO
err is human, to forgive is
divine" But it's HOW we are
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tenth and o streets NV.
Items for sale at the bazaar
will include Chinese tea and
cookies, greeting cards, porce-
lain, novelties. embroidery,
brassware and costume jewell
ry. Mrs. Tow Moy Is ticket
chairman.
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forgiven when we err in So
cial graces that's sometimes
pretty hard to take. We all
seem apt to be super critical
Of the social misfortunes Of
our fellow man. When some
one slips up and commits a
social error. all too often we
either laugh or make biting
comment, adding thereby to
the embarrassment of the
wrongdoer. 1t seems to be hui
man nature to heap condem-
nation on the heads of others
when we may be guilty of the
same fault we have seen fit to
criticize.
Let's face it. We all make
social mistakes. Sometimes we
are just plain thoughtless.
Sometimes we try too hard
with resultant disaster. And,
of course, accidents do happen.
So next time you see some UNI
fortunate individual in diff
cultieS, remember it could be
/ you and be tolerant.
Questions and Answers
@. I am 18 years old and am
| just beginning to go to really
grownup parties. At most of
them cocktails are served. My
parents feel that / am too
young to drink, but it em-
harnesses me so much to say
no. I feel it makes me look
like a sissy and will make me
unpopular. Can you suggest
what I should do?
MISS M. A. L.
A. There is absolutely no
reason why ones popularity
should be lessened because one
doesn't drink. A gracious mo,
thank you" is all that is neces-
sary. If soft drinks are also
served, take one of those and
no one need be the wiser.
However. you should never be
ashamed to refuse a drink and
if your friends are stupid
enough to comment about it,
be big enough to laugh it of,
knowing that you are doing
the right thing.
\ X \
@. We have recently adopted
a little girl. and are anxious to
announce it to our friends,
many of whom live in other
cities. Personal notes would
take a long time to write as
We wish to send them to over
a hundred people. Would it
be all right to send out an
announcement in the same
manner as you would when
telling Of the birth of a baby?
MRS. L. J. p.
A. Yes. It is perfectly cor.
rect to issue an adoption an
nouncement. The wording
could be as follows: ''Mr. and
Mrs. John Smith have the
happiness to announce the
| adoption of Mary Jean, aged 3
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months" They may be printed
or engraved.
II ~
@. What type Of gift is APP
propriate to take to the 25th
wedding anniversary celebra-
ton of some friends Of ours?
We cannot afford to spend very
much and I would appreciate
your suggestions.
MRS. J. E. B.
A. According to tradition.
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the 25th wedding anniversary
is symbolized BY the giving of
silver gifts. This does not
necessarily mean silver in the
true sense Of the word. Any
thing Of silver color, such as
china with a silver edge, or
glasses with a silver motif, are
perfectly correct in this case.
(Resistsred United states Patent oface)
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ISherried Toast

A delicious summer break
fast results when you add a
third Of a cup Of nutty anon
tillado or rich cloroso Spanish
sherry to two slightly beaten
eggs, adding a little ginger,
nutmeg or cinnamon, with salt,
to the batter. dipping stale
bread slices in this. then frying
these in butter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
Chinese Church
To Hold Dinner

The Chinese Community
Church will hold a Moon Fes-
tival dinner and bazaar from
4:30 to 8 pm. October IL. at
the First Baptist Church, Six
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look at schGt you get:
. 9 beautiful pieces in
champagne mahogany
. So" eredenzo
. AZ" wide chino cobinet
. extension toble
. 5 side choirs
. ! ormehoir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

So beautiful :. yet SO ProcticoI because
it will not show footprints is easy
to toke care Of; long wearing and re-
silent. Perfect background for modern
or tradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

There is an old saying "To
err is human, to forgive is
divine" But it's HOW we are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

"Firsf time / used Dash in my
Bendix, knew it was just the prod
uct I'd been waiting for. My clothes
look so much cleaner even my hus-
band is bragging!" Mrs. F. L.
Mitchell, Ingle, Calf.
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OTHER BENDIx OWNERS GIVE DASH
THEIR HEARTY oKAY!

"If you could see how wonderfully
my Bendix and Dash work together
you'd know why / am so pleased
with them. I'm so proud of my
clean, bright washes!" Mrs. D. G.
Friel, Rochester, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
"It's like dream how much cleaner get clothes
with Dash in my Bendix AUtomotc! % %:%S saw"

DASH is Proctor CombIe's great new detergent for
oUtomuties give: you low sUds that reoIIY eIeOnI
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tested all leading detergents in their famous Tumble
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and enthusiastically recommend Dash Dash gets clothes
cleaner these Bendir Washers than any other product
cleaner than any hghsudser any other low-sudser
That's why Bendx named Dash number-one choice
for in their automatic washers Think what that
means to you and your automatic! Dash is the only
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gives really high level cleaning with low level suds for
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Yes, DASH gets clothes cleaner in these
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With Dash you get cleaner cleaner clothes than with
, 1956-07-20
NOTICE Of REGISTRATION Of ELECTORS

During the month Of August, 1856, the Registration
Board VII meet for the registration Of qualified electors Of
each district as provided below:
At the Police Court House, Chrstiansted, every MON
DAY for the residents Of Christansted Town and Suburbs
from 400 pm. until 500 pm. beginning August s, 1856.
At the Police Court House, Chrstiansteds every WE'D
NESDAY for the residents Of Christiansted Country Dis
trict from 400 pm. until 500 pm, beginning August 8, 1856.
At the Police Court House, Frederiksted, every TUES
DAY for residents of Frederiksted Town District from 400
pm. until 500 pm, beginning August z, 1886.
At the Police Court House, Frederiksted, every FRIDAY
for the residents of Frederksted Country District from 400
pm. until 500 pm, beginning August 10, 1856.
The meetings during the month Of September will be
announced subsequently.
All those persons previously registered need not register,
except in cases of change of residence, or copsinous absence
from the Virgin Islands in excess of one year.
THE REGISTRATION BOARD. ST. Croix, v. I, USA, 22nd
day of June. ADy 1856.
WILLIAM F. Mo0REEAD
Chairman
49, Registration Board
q = q Mr1.
, 1956-07-20
PUBLIC AUCTION

At the request of PADILLA and ALMERIC
CHRISTIAN, Esqs. attorneys for and on behalf of the owners
Of Property No. 10 Hill Street, ST. Croix, the Vendue Director
will sell at public auction:
Property No. - Hill Street chrstiansted
st. Croix.
August Is, 1856 at 300 pm.
at the Police Court Room, in Christiansted.
The conditions Of the auction will be read at the time
Of the sale.
The vendue Directors Office. chrstiansted. St. croix,
the 10Th day Of June, A. D., 1856.
William +. Moorhsad
vendue Director
Fee: $500
Say two dollarsl
IS WIN. III p s. s.
e-1s-2O-27-l-s f9e4
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You Expect More You Get More
From Kenmore Sold only by Seors.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Meherriin

Nj. and Mrs. F j Holander j."
had as dinner guests Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs F.. J Keyser of St. Pet
ersburg. Fla, and Mrs Mary Jones.
Of Meherrin
Mr.. and MS. Riley DeHart, Jr.,
and son. of Durham, N c.. snent
the week end with his mother. Mrs.
r. W DeHart
Mrs. L. B. Hurt Mrs Macon
Vaughan and Charlie Grafton spent
Sunday in Richmond with Mrs. Bes-
sc Nelson.
Mrs Gertrude E'geertt of New
ark. N. T., is spending few weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank liolandcr
and MS Goetz
Mr.. and Mrs Ira CappS, Of New
ark. N. J.. spent last Wednesday
night with Mr.. and Mrs F O Prid
dy tnroutc from Miami, Fla to
thcir home
In hte absence of the pastor. Rev
r f. DVnkum. Mrs H l. Stricken
conducted the service at Meherrm
Eaptist Church on Sunday The top
ic of her sermon was Women of
the Bible" Rev Dmkum, a g J.
PREACHING at Tussek'ah Sunday
morning. went to Warfield and
pre- ached at a special H0mccomlnG
Day service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Grafton and
Hunter Grafton spent Sunday with
Mr. and MS. Steward Clark and
family in Rehoboth.
Mrs Warren MILESTONE and fami-
~. OF Richmond, visited Mrs Jul
ian Price, Mrs. Macon Vaughan
and Mrs. L. B Hurt last Wednes
day.
Mrs. Bruce Brigham and Mr.. and
Mrs W. c. Hawkins and son. Billie
Of Washington and Silver SPRINGS.
Md. we're recent visitors of Mr..
and Mis- Macon Vaughan.
Glen Jennings. who has Just re-
tanned home from Memorial Hos
pital in Lynchburg, is improving
after undergoing an operation.
4 Stanley party was given IN the
home Of Mrs Noel Bruce, Jr., last
Wednesday night with II present
Mrs Brent Gowen, Mi and Mrs.
Fiber Haley and Mary and Iris Wal
lace. of Norfolk. visited Mr.. and
Mrs Macon Vaughan and relatives
in Victoria. Sunday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
Deatonville

Mrs. John Pollard was hostess to
the Womans Missionary meeting
last Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Chum Mann and Mrs. Yes
ter jenkins called on Mrs. Virginia
Robertson and Mrs Irving Kennedy
Satu day afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Sovars were sup
per guests Of Mrs. Bette Carter and
farri'v F''dav nirht
Mrs Albert Hillsman. MS Rev
ben Price. Mrs Luther Cfors and
Mrs. Harry Jenkins. members Of
the Deatonville II. D. Club. went on
the tour OF six homes in the county
MIR. and Mrs David jenkins and
Mrs Claude Weaver visited M.
and Mrs. Harry jenkins Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Estes. Mrs
Weldon King and Mrs. Stanley Gilk
visited Miles Gilk Sunday He is
sill in the hospital
Mrs. Sam Llewellyn spent several
days recently in North Carolina viSi-
ting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Powers and
children, of Richmond. and Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Atcheson, of Char
lotte. N. C. spent the week end with
Nh. and Mrs. Eugene Offers.
Mss Pauline Oliver. of South Hill
spen; last week with her parents
nv. and Mrs. Henry Oliver.
MI and Mrs. Dick Gearheart and
Kathie spent the week end with Mr..
AMI Mrs. Henry Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chamber
lain and sons and Mrs. Ercelle eau
thorne and girls and Miss Martha
Martin. of Richmond, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Meador
Mrs. Henry Nash and Mrs. Dick
Gcarheart called on Mrs Irving
kcr1edy Saturday afternoon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11

All but five Virginia counties in
1854 produced pulpwood, ranging
from Is cords in Carroll County to
57.l28 cords in buckingham County
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14
NEWS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS AND FARM FAM
lilies OF KENT COUNTY

Others attending will be contest
advisors and hatcherymen of the
state who helped make the con-
test a success by their generous
cooperation in furnishing chicks
to many of the contestants at the
beginning of the contest
Cash prizes and awards to be
given out at the banquet include
trophy and S25 cash for first
place: $50 cash for second place;
SIS for 3rd; $40 for fourth; $3.50
to each contestant who places 5th
through 10th, and 50 for those
who place 11th to 2Oth. The Del
aware Poultry Improvement As
sociation sponsors the awards.
Training meetings to help the
contestants learn how to select
their six best birds for the con-
test finals will be held in the vo-
cational d G partm ents of the
Georgetown and Newark high
schools and at the Caesar Rodney
school between now and the fin
ish of the contest. w. t Nc
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14
100 Poultry Scientists To Meet
At L. of ID. Conference
Next Week

The East's annual meeting OF
laboratory specialists in poultry
disease, largesa of its kind in the
country, will be held June 10 and
20 in Agricultural Hall on the
University of Delaware campus.
According to DR. NJ S. Cover,
University of Delaware patholo-
gist who is chairman of the local
arrangements committee for the
event, it will bring to Newark
about 100 of the nations out
standing poultry pathologists. Re
presentatives from New Bruins
wick and Guelph, Canada and a
visitor from Egypt are expected
to attend
Officially called "The North
eastern Conference of Laboratory
Workers on Pullorum Disease
Control" this 2Sth annual con-
ference will not limit itself to
pullorum disease but will also
hear the latest findings from ex-
perts in the field of such other
poultry diseases as bronchitis
Newcastle, chronic respiratory
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14
Awards To Be Given State Junior
BrOiler Grower Winners
Next Week

More than 300 contestants and
guests are expected to attend the
Awards Banquet OF this years
Delaware Junior Broiler Contest
to be held Thursday evening, June
14th at the Caesar Rodney School
in Wyoming.
The contest which got under
way April 2 with ia boys and
girls from age 10 to 10 compet-
ing, ended Wednesday, June 13
when each contestant delivered the
six best cockerel birds from his
contest flock to the Swift and
Company processing plant in Eel
ton, Delaware. These birds will
be dressed and judged the follow
ing day and then displayed at the
Awards Banquet that evening.
Each boy and girl who COM
pletes the contest gets compli-
mentary tickets to the Awards
banquet for himself and parents.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14

Allister. marketing specialist at
the University of Delaware. and
Silas McHenry, Extension Poul-
tryman for the University will
be the instructors at these schools.
All contestants. parents, teachers
and others interested in the jun
ior broiler program are invited
TO attend.
McHenry explains that the jun
ior broiler contest is an educa-
tional project to help teach Della
ware boys and girls how to grow
a good flock of broilers, and how
to keep records so they will know
their exact expenses and receipts.
The contest is jointly sponsored
by the University of Delaware,
the state Board of Education, the
State Board of Agriculture and
the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association. Vocational ag-
riculture teachers and All club
agents have been supervising the
projects, visiting the contestants
during the course of the contest
to help them with their problems
Judges for the contest finals,
besides McAllister and McHenry
will be Frank Gordy, J. Edward
McIlvaine, Holt Pratt and f. F,
Smith, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14

become. Cover reports, that the
Y. S. Department of Agriculture
called a meeting Of all parts of
the poultry industry in Washing
ton late last month at which re-
ports on cause, spread and treat
ment Of the disease were made
from Delaware and several other
states.
The disease is believed to be
caused by a large virus. Cover
said Work at the Delaware ag-
ricultural experiment station has
been concentrated on a closer
identification of the exact nature
of the virus and in finding out
how it IS transmitted from one
chicken to another. Present rec
commended treatment to prevent
its spread in a flock is use of
200 grams of aureomycin in each
ton of feed, Cover reports
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14
Arthritis Trouble i'm Chickens
Becoming Serious Problem
To Growers

Synovitis, a disease of the joints
and tendons in chickens, is rapid
ly becoming one of the more SER
ious problems to poultrymen in
Delaware and other broiler-grow-
ing states, reports DR.. NJ, S.
Cover, poultry pathologist at the
University OF Delaware,
Cover, who along with other re-
search men at the University's
poultry laboratories, has been in
the forefront of the battle against
this disease ever since it began
to give trouble 8 years ago, says
that synovitis is now pretty well
distributed over the U. S. Some
times called arthritis, it hits all
strains of chickens - sometimes
means condemnation of a size
able part of the flock,
So troublesome has synovitis
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14
New Officers Elected For
state DHIA Gromn


New president of the Delaware
Dairy Herd Improvement Asso-
Citations is dairyman Charles
Blendt Of smyrna He was elect
ed at the annual meeting in DIV
cr on Wednesday. June 6
Blendt owns a registered Hol-
stein herd of 3S milking cows that
produced an average of $500 lbs
milk per COW during the past -
months on dairy herd improve
ment association test
Other officers elected were How
ard Wnkens of Lincoln. vice pres
ident. and B. Irwin Armstrong Of
Middletown. secretary-treasurer
At the present time. 116 dairy
men are members of dairy herd
improvement associations, They
have 1916 cows which are tested
regularly by a visiting profession
al tester as a check on their pro-
duction.
The DHIA herd-improvcment
testing program provides herd
record for each dairyman who is
a member Besides giving him an
accurate test of each cows. pro-
duction of milk and butterfat. it
lets him be sure of amount and
cost of feed for each COW in herd
The DHIA records on each COW
show her pedigree, breeding dates,
dry periods, and the record of the
calves she produces.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14

synovitis, paratyphoid and cry
sipelas
Besides the Delaware represent
atives who are on the program.
there will be IS speakers from
other states, Cover reports. Al
though many Of the papers to
be presented will deal with intri-
cate laboratory techniques de-
signed to advance our basic know
ledge Of poultry disease and its
control. some of them are stud
les which will be of immediate
practical value to poultrymen
when they are completed
Smyrna times., 1956-06-14

In effect. the DHIA records
give each dairyman a "cost-ae-
counting" system for him to check
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cussion Of "Spotting, Etching
and Mounting" with assign
ments to those participating
and with supervised darkroom
procedures.
Washington Chapter Of the
Society of Photographic En-
gineers will meet at 8:15 pm.
tomorrow in the National
Academy of Sciences, Twenty
first and Constitution avenue.
Lecture, THE Problem of Reso-
luton in Astronomy" by Soren
w. Henricksen Of the Army
Map Service. He will discuss
methods used in the past by
geodesists for the determine
ton of the great distances.
using heavenly bodies as cali
pers. with particular emphasis
on Photographic techniques
and their shortcomings.
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Connecticut

The earliest circulating coin
known in Connecticut was the
Higley or CRANKY threepence
of 1887, continued to 1899.
Several varieties were struck.
1t was a trade token, without
any legal authority, minted by
John Higley, owner of a Gran
by copper mine.
Genuine specimens are now
quite scarce and valuable. One
reason is that they were made
from pure copper and were
soon worn smooth.
No other coins were minted
in Connecticut until 1885, after
the Revolutionary War, when
coinage of cents was author
lied. The diverse bears a mans
head and the legend "Auctori
Connec." Thy authority of
Connecticut). The reverse has
a seated female figure holding
an olive branch and the in
scription indie Et Lib" (Inde-
pendence and Liberty.
Most Of the dies were de-
signed by Abel Buell., who also
made the dies for the Fugio
cent. the first United States
issue. MINIS were established
in New Haven and Westville.
In 1893, however, the ASSEM-
bly, suspended the licenses for
minting coins.
Paper currency was first
issued by Connecticut in 1909.
From that date until 1854 the
notes are quite rare. Even the
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world-renowned artists. Their
wives were their studies and
we see them constantly, under
the forms Of Madonnas or
goddesses, or other celebrities.
The wife of Rubens is known
everywhere Rubens is known
and the Fornarina is as far
famed as Raphael who painted
her portraits. Now the wife of
the amateur photographer en-
joys the same privileges. She
is his figure in all landscapes
and in all groups, and lives in
his plates, as the persons be-
fore named in the painters
pictures. Only fancy, then, the
privilege enjoyed by the wife
of the amateur photographer
when, laying her finger on
some little white or black
speck in a print, she is enable
to say triumphantly, That's
mer"
Well. folks, this is where I
came in. Now, where was I
before I started out on this
column? Oh, yes. Louise, dar-
ling, another pail of water,
please-and do hurry.