Show Page 4—The Herald JoumalCache Sunday September 4 1988 ?:' It 'v V- - vo-- r " V'-- Occupations provided surnames from the Old French “fustier1' These surnames Our ancient families did not consciously choose became Fewster Foister Foyster and Fuster names into surnames came family being Hereditary In the early Middle Ages glovemakers produced a primarily because the eternal tax collectors needed a in were glove to protect the left hand of gentlemen involved in way to identify people a falconry — a popular sport of the time From this Almost all of our English surnames were in 15th craft came the surnames of Gant Gaunt Glouer and existence before the beginning of the 15th century and were Glover Those who made leather bags were known as most of our names were placidly accepted by our Bolgar Burser Purse and Purser ancestors They simply went by the name they were They Belger Shoemakers — of which there were many -pknown by in their village rovided us with many surnames Shoemaker Tracing your family name back through the Shoemake Schoemaker being the easily recognized centuries — and its spelling will vary greatly — can : known in village ones But the surnames of Bootman Coade Cordon take you to the early 1400s if you're lucky That is Patten Sutter Specker and Le Sueur all have Corwin through nearly 500 years of records (no small feat) roots in the shoemaking occupation but few of us unleu we have noble or royal ancestors If your ancestors made leather purses bags early as the 14th century men were involved in the get beyond this date Some of our American surnames have roots in occupations of skinners and were makers of footwear pouches or sacks you may still carry these ancient English occupations — one of thou being the leather saddles bottles purses bags pouches gloves and surnames: Bander Bangs Pocheler Poghwebbe other articles Pocketts Sach Sack and SatchelL industry' Some surnames today derive from ancestors whose Man has been using skins for clothing and shelter as Those who produced rawhide were called Skinner far back as prehistoric times One of the earliest occupations were part of the medieval English leather Pelly Felmonger Feller and Fell occupations of our ancestors was that of treating raw industry A Codman simply meant a leatherworker Shinner Pelter were also known as Barker Berber — Leathermakers the from direct skins into leather The Romans and Greeks produced Belter was a man who made belts Whittear and Whittier If you Tower Tanner Bottle Currier A or Bottell word Bottler Old belt leather and it was the Romans who are credited with English from a worker in kidskin you may have descend Earlier bottles who made leather those were most Western of of the craft tanning teaching Europe inherited the surname of Cheverall or CnevrilL The soles of Roman sandals have been found in ruins variations of this surname from the Middle English Two good references usually available in public were Bouch Buche and Budge in Great Rritain Saddlemakers spawned many surnames The earli- libraries to the origin and variant spelling of English Prior to the late 19th century hides had to be soaked in water for an entire year before the tanning of the est English recording of a family name deriving from surnames are: “A Dictionanr of English and Welsh leather could begin In medieval England tanning was this occupation is Simon le Sadeler in 1288 The Old Surnames’’ by Charles Barnsley and “The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames’’ by Basil Cottle an early craft predating the Norman ConqueiLMost Era lish word was sadol which meant saddle surnames us Those who made the saddletree gave lmLoiAngalM Times Syndicate English villages had at least one leatherworker As Almost all of our English surnames existence before the century and beginning of the most of our names placidly ancestors our accepted by simply went by the name they were by their ‘Pogo’ and other Okefenokee Swamp residents return By Celia Hooper 'New (UPI) — After more than a decade with nary a malapropism from the irreverent residents of Okefenokee Swamp the comic strip “Pogo" is returning fyffiliflltiWI CHICAGO A new team consisting of ! !! "ft: artist Neal Sternecky and writer Larnr Doyle both of Chicago will produce the strip which was discontinued two years after the death in 1973 of its creator Walt Kelly The first panels of the revived strip are expected to be released in January 1989 The announcement of Pogo’s return made last week by Los Angeles Times Syndicate President Lou Schwartz followed two years of discussions with the Kelly family Kelly’s widow Selby said the pact was concluded at a reception at Ohio State University commemorating what would have been Kelly's 75th birthday from the famous quagmire will be some 200 critters of questionable linguistic heritage including Pogo an opossum Albert the Alligator Porky Pine Howland Owl turtle Churchy LaFemme and skunk Mam'selle Hepzibah Kelly’s strip chronicled the animals' adventures for more than 25 years and was one of the first comic ships to comment onoolitical affairs and social issues One of Pogo’s most famous lines — uttered at the dawn of US environmental awareness — was “We have met the enemy and he is us’’ The panel was a poster for Earth Day in 1970 Doyle said A favorite Pogo Christmas carol began “Decs us all with Boston Charlie Walls Walla Wash and Kalamazoo’’ The strip’s animals speak in a droll drawl Doyle characterised it as “Florida Cracker malapropped out alittle surreal at times" Schwarts said Doyle and Sternecky’s “mastery of the unique linguistic styling and wordplay of Kray’s characters borders on the uncanny" Although Pogo has been “playing ’possum’’ since Kelly's death Schwarts said the new strip “will take t9 where he and his friends left off" tackling contemporary issues Kelly's son Pete a newsletter editor in Manassas Vs said he was sure Doyle and Sternecky will stamp the strip with their own personalities “It’s inevitable there will be minor differences but the whole flavor of it is going to be the same — not like i i i i i Coca-Col- a' — a continuation of what we’ve seen inthepast" Schwartz discounted a recent report in US News and World Report that claimed Pogo would name Mam'selle Hepzibah as his running mate should he once again seek the presidency “I drat know about Pogo’s presidential aspirations” Schwartz said “But since we already have a Quayle in the race why not a ’possum?" Sternecky 27 has most recently been art director at an advertising firm Doyle 29 worked for United Press International for five years before lesving to become managing editor at First Publications Inc a maior US comic book publisher Tie pair met at the University of Illinois where they worked mi the college newpaper and collaborated oa a comic strip “Escaped from The Zoo" that ran for four years The returning “Pogo" loins another classic strip “Li’l Abner" which made a comeback this fall ia a “Best of Ii’l Abner" series from NEA comics The revived “Pogo” will feature new rather than recycled cartoons however Syndicate promotion manager Marguerite Vauclair said she has nigh hopes for the revived TPogo" “Pogo was an absolute sensation loved and followed by millions in the United States and abroad ia it’s Hks (Kelly’s) days ’Pogo’ is hot stuff welcoming an old friend1’ Vauclair said Doyle said he finds reviving the strip “a daunting challenge’’ as he and Sternecxy try to match Kelly's style of humor But he said Pogo himself would be more nonchalant about his return “Pogo would say 'I ain’t been nowheres Ain’t as 'counting for where they's ben'” Doyle said Selby Kelly who drew the strip for a while after her husband's death will review all scripts for “Pogo "They want to keep the quality of the strip what it was before" he said Pete Kelly said the family may veto the contents sf strips “but the bottom linels we believe in maximun artistic freedom Larry and Neal will put themselves in the strip It's not our job to take them out” 'There are so many remarkable and ludicrous things going on" he sail “People used to ask my father TWhere do you get ideas for things to put in tbs comic strip?' He wwdasay 'I don’t think up all those Ideas I just read the paper ovary moraiag"! - — |