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Evening star., 1949-05-31
Virgin Islands Draw
Many Trying 10 Avoid
Rat Race in States
By Chorles Fernondex
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ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands.
May 3l.-More and more Ameri-
cans are abandoning what some
Of them call the rat race in the
States to settle in the peacefully
beautiful Virgin Islands.
Many discovered the islands
during wartime service in the
Caribbean. Some fell in love with
them while on vacations here
and returned later to stay. Others
Just came on q hunch.
All have found in the un-
crowded. unhurried life OF these
suny. sea-caressed United States
possessions the peace which ha-
rassed man often Graves.
Insurance for long living" Ira
Smith calls 1t.
Ira Smith was q display artist
In New York and his wife was .
top executive In a New York de-
partment store when they came
here for q vacation last year. They
liked what they saw 50 much
that they closed out their affairs
In New York and moved TO St.
Thomas.
Running Guest House.
They're now happily running q
guest house which they have
named Smiths Fancy"-far from
the torid tempo Of the big city.
Russell z. Gallagher came here
during the war with the Army
transport service. When the war
ended. he stayed to operate q
couple Of small hotels.
II can't see going back to the
rat race In the States" he says
with the smile Of a contented
man.
David Mas discovered the vir-
gin Islands while serving as an
FBI agent in nearby Puerto Rico.
He's now a practicing attorney
here and publisher of q periodical
which he gets out at his leisure.
Gerald Sebastian. exclusive New
York mems tailor. brought his
society bride here on their honey
moon. He couldn't find q ham
burger anywhere on the island,
he says, so he quit New York to
remedy the lack.
Mr.. Sebastian and bride now
operate THE 1gloo." open "a hours
day to serve-hamburgers,
Boston Couple Remain.
Ben E. Bayne Of Boston came
here to run a rum distillery which
he hoped to turn over to his son
after the war and return home.
When the son was killed in action
Mr.. Bayne and his wife Irene
tossed their lot with the Virgin
Islanders for good.
They now operate a gift shop in
downtown Charlotte Amalie and
Mr.. Bayne Is directing construc-
ton Of st. Thomas first luxury
hotel.
Roy Schroeder discovered the is
lands while serving as regional
WPA director1for tbs, islands and
Puerto Rico. He has opened =
local branch Of the wholesale
business he operates in Puerto
Rico. and he and Mrs. Schroeder
commute between the two.
Throughout st. Thomas and the
other Virgin Islands Of st. Croix
and st. Johns. it's the same story:
More and more war-weary Ameri-
cans who are finding in these
still-virginal islands the tranquil
way Of life.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
District Business Bdrometers

important business barometers advances the
Capital during April. q survey disclosed today.
retail sales substantially March
while the
number Of telephones In also entered high ground
far ahead April ls4s hlowahour
reached April total bank clearinss
n million i946.
Capitals continued business growth b pictured these
comparisons with other years:
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Mariinsburg Rites Held
For Edwin H. HilI, is

Funeral services were held in
Martinsburg, w. Va. this morning
for Edwin n. Hill, 70, . Martins
burg native who was . clerk In the
once OF the Senate Serseant-at-
Arms here.
Mr.. Hin died Saturday ut his
home, 1877 Park road NV.
A Warrington resident since
1914, Mr.. Hin had formerly been
cashier Of the Old National Bank
in Martinsburg.
He Is survived by his widow.
Bessie Wayhle Hill. and . brother.
william Hill of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
British Test PIone croshes

, RUGBY, England. May 81 N1.
ons of Dritain's two experimental
tailleas Jet nonoplanes craahed tn
. AeA yesterday. The pilot para
chuted 10 safety. Cause of the
crash was not DISCLOSED. The
planoa oost 1eoO ,00o each.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Gold Coast Chieftains
Claim Hex Works on
British Governors

ACCRA, Gold Coast. May 81
(CDN Tribal chieftains in this
rich little West African country
say their most powerful ju-ju hex
is working havoc with British
colonial governors.
They are employing their best
mumbo. Jumbo to attack the
health Of English governors.
The principal chief Of the pow
erful Ga tribe here In Accra
claims:
"I have one I save for only such
special occasions as this. No one
can stand up against It."
Gov. Sir Gerald Creasy went
home to London early this year
for his health.
Colonial Secretary Robert Scott
became acting governor. Now ne
is In the country III with . trop-
ical disease.
Climate Il Severe.
Mr.. Thorlief Rattray Orde Man
gin, chief commissioner for the
colony, Is filling In temporarily.
Currently he Is receiving : mini
mum Of guests because he v
slightly under the weather"
Long known as "the white mans
crave" the Gold Coast climate
takes q heavy toll among those
from more temperate zones. They
must 60 home frequently.
During the bloody Accra riots Of
February 10, 1e4s, the mob which
marched On the ChristiAnsbors
mansion where the governor re-
sided shouted:
'This II the last European gov
ernor who win occupy the castle.
This threat appears in oMciAl
government reports Of the rioting.
It was then that the tribal
chieftians were called upon to use
their most potent magic.
Lives h Oh barn.
In . ramshackle old barn IN tn
IAccra slum section r the residence
LOT the chjef Of the Ga tribe. lta
Ien,Irtvard N littered with goatz
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Sweesens breath !. brighSens teeth

eursan but your dentist vtii tell you Inst In sess
essss new Kolynos. correctly ased. reduces seosh
decay. hsips prevent esvssass in your ts~th TAiak
what shss means 10 you ard your ehsidfen' Fewer
Aiiinss-iess painIess trouble healthier ssssh is
your family.
Koiyncs also has amazing "densai-soas setsnu-
that ID. istends thousands Of active. eissnssna
bubbles 10 penesrsse deep beswssn your teeth =.
help remove food particles that can eans~ bad
breath iesd 10 tooth decay. Hesishasf teeth rsesn
ciesner mouth. s~estef bsssth So GET ns~ kpiy~
nos Ansi-Deesy Toosh Powder today You'll love
sha Nsni ssanfst aarnr Al
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Women Manage Units

Seventeen Of the managers Of
enterprises recently nationalized
In Hungary are women.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
peron Puts Pressure
On Independent Press
Surviving in Argentina

mr.. Tarper, associate editor
OF the Atlanta Constitution, 10
travelling around South America
on q years tellotDshtpJ
Evening star., 1949-05-31
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sslis yoa. Fer bssshiss ss~sA
s~sssss bss~sA snd sw~~s cav
sssss. sssrt ussas ns~ Kaiynns
Ases. .usesy Toosh pswsss ass~.
Evening star., 1949-05-31
Llves 8 OIA nazn

In Q ramshackle old barn In The
Accra slurn section is the residence
Of the chjef Of the Ga tribe. it,
courtyard ID Uttered with goats
and chickens. Many pe0ple cons
Evening star., 1949-05-31

l04e.
$2oe.546.165
2S3.99l.625
334,414,022
3o0,75i.l65
Evening star., 1949-05-31
KiIowott-Hour SuIes for District

mo. figures available because Of strike.
Evening star., 1949-05-31

IU4V,
144.731.sl5
139.354.565
139,160, ,9e9
13l.6o0,9
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way Of life
Evening star., 1949-03-15

that this line of play provides the
declarer with complete safety
against an adverse ruff.
Sometimes it pays to think twice
before drawing trumps.
(Copyrigft, 194e, by Charles H. GorenJ
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Take Nv Word for 1t
Fronk Colby

thousand gobbledegook words en-
balmed in the dictionary. Why not
let them molder there in peace?
Simple writing is always the best
writing. Little Susie's Il see the
cat" is far better writing than DR..
Etaoin Shrdlu's Il receive an ocular
impression Of q feline quadruped.
Harumph!"
Above all, don't write to impress
the Shrdlus. I recommend to all
writer's the motto of this column,
borrowed from a statement made by
Saint Augustinius (354-430): 1T
were far better to be reproved by the
|pedants than to be not understood
by the people"
An Englishwoman, writing from
Hollywood, scolds me for not teach
ing that British pronunciations are
the only ones that can possibly be
correct. After all, you know. we
did speak English before you Amer
leans borrowed it"
Many Britons have that same fan
tastic idea. They have simply for
gotten their history. Until the Rev.
olution. we Americans wire British
subjects, and English was cur. native
tongue, just as it is in Canada Aus
tralia, New Zealand, the Union Of
South Africa, etc. In no sense did
we adopt it or borrow itsBut we
have changed it to remarkable
degree. Today more people speak
American English than speak any
other single language In the world.
Evening star., 1949-03-15

- Brentwood, Tenn: Your explana-
ton of "the sun sets" as an ellipsis
for ''the sun sets itself" is boner
that q preparatory student would
not make. Colby, you're wrong
III. S.
A. From I'VE Who Speak English,
by the late DR.. Charles Allen Lloyd,
noted English authority, English
professor and former dean of Blt-
more College:
when we say the sun sets we
mean the sun sets ITSELF and in
Characteristic English fashion we
discard the word itself and merely
understand. Those who have
studied German and French have
doubtless noticed how often these
languages use the word self where
It would be omitted in English. A
Frenchman or a German says that
he shaves himself and bathes him.
self, whereas an Engllsh-speaking
person merely shaves and bathes."
Venice, Calf: wrote a little
poem recently and used such words
as arenicolous, winddog, argosy,
anchoret, and I was accused OF ped
antism. Should we toss most OF the
words out of the dictionary and use
tust the few words which are under
stood by the run-of-the-mill pub
Nc?-Mrs. Frances Dufheld.
A. Trying to write elegantly, Mrs.
D.. is the cause of nearly all bad
urifin9. There are several hundred
Evening star., 1949-03-15

In playing slam hands players are
frequently seized with a panicky
feeling which can be allayed only by
the drawing of trumps. 1t seems
strange way to derive comfort. This
tendency to accelerate the extraction
Of trumps Is in large part due to the
efforts of the old-fashioned slogan
noneers of bridge. These people
frightened the unschooled into be-
lieving that career OF vagrancy
awaited those who permitted any
trumps to remain at large.
There are at least two cases when
the premature drawing of trumps is
fatal. One Is where declarer mas
some losers that can be ruf1ed IN
dummy and the other Is where the
tr,lmps will be needed later IN the
play as a means Of entering one
hand or the other. Today's hand
provided an example Of the latter.
, The bidding was very sound. Note
/. that South did not make the mis-
take Of starting with a pre-emptive
bid merely because he had ex-
. straordinary length Of suit. 1t is
highly improper to pre-empt with
any hand that contains the high
card requirements for an opening
E, bid. South's second-round Jump to
four hearts it will be noted, is not
q "shutout" bid, but denotes very
great strength.
Perhaps it is well to point out that
there is no such thing as a shut
out" rebid. This is logical conclu-
sion. A player who has opened the
bidding with one Of a suit is not in
4 position to make subsequent
denial of honor strength. So that
after the bidding has developed,
the more you bid. the more you
have.
North, having better than an
opening bid, facing a partner who
had opened and jumped, recognized
the slam potentialities and quite
properly issued the invitation. He
felt that if partner could avoid the
loss of two spade tricks, IL tricks
were within reach. South, holding
second-round control OF spades, ac-
cepted the invitation.
The ten of clubs was opened and
won with the ace. With the nerv-
business that typifies so many play
ers who have reached slam con-
tract, declarer drew just one trump
and by that act sealed his own doom.
He now lacked the entries to bring
in the club suit and was obliged to
lose two spade tricks. The proper
procedure was to lead a small club
at trick two and ruff with the king
of trumps. This is an extravaganza
that South can well afford, since
there are only two trumps outstand-
ing. The queen of trumps Is then
led and dummy entered afterward
with the ace. Trumps are now out
and the king and another club
establishes that suit and the nine OF
trumps is still there for entry. Note
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Natures Children
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

out knocking, helping himself to
any food he may spy with his bright
red eyes. His legs and feet are
striped with the same crimson hue
His handsome glossy uniform has
an orange tinge on the back which
contrasts well with the cleaning
white tail and wing feathers.
Coots get around. In doing so
they have collected many names.
In some localities they are called
water chickens or mud-hens: in
others, splatters and Pull-do which
is French. Blue Peter Is the most
used and favorite title.
Resting on bench facing the
lake where the coots are established,
spectators arrive early and remain
late to watch the dance Of the coots.
Peter is q dancer by choice and
profession. He does a fancy gig
every time he tries to take of.
He stirs up q lot Of spray and, In
shallow water, mud. Finally he
Evening star., 1949-03-15

skips along the water to get speed.
If startled, the whole coming, skit-
ter, with large feet slapping the
water with intense energy.
Conferences are held on open
water. Motor boats in passing
merely cause . recess.
A favorite nesting area Is beyond
the Mississippi River. Many choose
the marshlands OF the Bear River
Wildlife Refuge in Utah. Female
coots are expert raft constructors.
Anchoring their barges to sturdy
reeds they avoid drifting. The mat
tress is of decayed vegetation which
produces considerable heat In the
sun which helps to incubate the
seven to .16 creamy white eggs
Mother takes care of the brooding.
Father coot does guard duty.
The black, downy youngsters are
smart. They are clever at hiding
and expert swimmers. Their sharp,
chicken-like bills snip grass blades.
It is not long before they are
adept beggars, walking in the loot
steps of their elders.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE w. Crane

Score one for each of the first i've
problems. The last counts five.
/. Which of the following crea-
lures is the oldest:
Filly Kid Shoat Lamb
=. A mangle Is employed by a
for which primary pur-
pose?
Polishing Floors Ironing
Curling Her Hair Boiling Steak
3. Which dance has held sway the
longest among the human race?
Waltz st. vitus Tango Fox Trot
4. Mud is usually associated with
which of these creatures?
Turkeys Sheep Hogs Cows
S. Which of the following sub
stances violates the usual rule of
nature by not shrinking when the
falls below freezing?
Iron Water Copper Silver
6. From long continued Use, def
mite meanings have become attached
to numbers, as in the five samples
shown In the left hand column be-
low. Try to match them appropri-
ately with the corresponding related
terms in the right hand column.
(a) 3 in / (v) Piece of lumber
10 5 by (w) Military
(c) 7 come II organization
I'd 40 & 8 (x) Lubricant
(e) 2 by (y) Popular song
% Game of chance
Score yourself as follows: o.
poor; 3-6, average; TO, superior
9-10, very superior.
Answers to Horse Sense Quiz.
1. Filly. Q. ironing. st. vitus. 4. Hogs
g. Water (expands as ice). 6. Ia 3 in l.
lubricant (O; (b) 5 by 5-song (y); (e)
come 11-chance %; (0 40 d g.
military W.: (el 2 By .Elumher w.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
COOTS ARE FANTASTIC.

Visitors to Florida are always
delighted with the antics Of the
unpredictable coots. Great numbers
arrive early in October. They make
the air trip by direct route from
their northern summer homes to
settle in Orlando on Lake Eola. As
regular winter tourists they are
eager to make the acquaintance of
new neighbors who arrive by train
or automobile. Coots have learned
and do not forget that their human
fellow guests are generous in shar-
ing food.
At first glance a coot reminds
you of duck. Because a coot has
very large feet projected forward
from his body, he appears to wad-
die. He is an ungainly stroller, caus-
ing many smiles as he ambles along
the road or sidewalk. He Is not
given to formality, entering with
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Word Game
Find "a or more words in
DIFFID ENT,
meaning,
hdence. "
minutes

meaning, reserved; wanting con-
fidence." Average is 26; limit, 20
minutes.
Rules-1. Words must be Of four, or
more letters g words which acquire four
letters BY the addition Of s. such as
'bats," "cats," are not used. 3. Only one
form Of q word IL used. 4: Proper names
are not used. A list will be published
Answer to DEVIATION.
dsvit into void anion
diyan iodin nation avid
dtnt iota adit avoid
diva vain anon toad
idiot viano anoint
Evening star., 1949-03-15

Mother-LeJS llSG the mousse
hold tasks you might do on SatT-
day morning and each week you
may choose the two you'd like
to do.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Points for Parents By Edy'A 7ho"'' wo''s'
BY BoRDEN

Allowing children their honemdEfng Tespons-
bes lessons parentchd conflict and satisfies their desire
for set-direction.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Judith Aptaker, lis Missouri
Ave. NV, Washington, D. c.
Tasty Ranger Joe popped
wheat is different and delicious.
Observation-Disclosures no sugar
or fruit! Kids go wild over this
new and unique breakfast
treat! For a crisp and crunchy
surprise, ask for Ranger Joe
cereal! Buy it! Try it! You'll
love 1t!
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Goren on Bridge
By chorIes n. Goren

East and West vulnerable. South
deals.
NORTH
A43
7A93
d98
AAKJ654
WEST EAST
AAQ9s7 AJ102
0J4 y none
oKJ76 106437
4 1913 4Q967
SOUTH
AK65
Q1087652
bA
The bidding:
South West North East
/ heart 1spade 2clubs Pass
4 hearts Pass 5hearts Pass
s hearts Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead, ten of clubs.
, 1949-08-25
Csted Cricket Club
To Get Trophy Awdrd
From Association

The Chrstiansted Cricket
Club will be formally present
ed with a trophy as champions
of the 1948 Season. The pre-
sentation will be made by an
official of the st. Croix eric
Ket Association, just before
the regularly scheduled game
begins at l o'clock on Sunday,
August q.
The st. Louis Cricket Club
is scheduled to meet the 1949
Champions shortly after the
award is made and also on
September 4.
, 1949-08-25
Other Notions To
Benefit By North
Atlantic Pact

Other nations not signatory
to the North Atlantic Pact
will be beneficiaries under the
treaty. They include South
Korea, The Philippines, Tur-
key, Greece and Iran.
Congress has authorized the
United States government not
only to provide arms and mill
tary equipment to strengthen
the defenses of the Western
European states but other free
including the above
named areas.
, 1949-08-25
NATIVE CATHOLIC
SISTERS ARRIVE TO
VISIT PARENTS, REL.

Two native Sisters of the
Roman Catholic Church ar
rived here on Tuesday of this
week after an absence of fif-
teen years, to visit their pa
rents and relatives, They are
Sister Marie Agnes and Sister
Marie Carmela, members of
the landmarks Of Mary,
whose headquarters is at Is
West 124 Street in New York
City. Both are teachers, and
had their primary training at
st. Patrick's School in Fred
eriksted. The Catholic Moth
ers here are especially proud
OF these two youthful Nuns.
Only recently Sister Marie
Agnes received her Bachelor
OF Arts degree from Manhat-
tan College.
Sister Marie Agnes is the
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-08-25
State Department
Reviewing Present
Policies In Chino

At his news conference yes
terday, Secretary Of State
Dean Acheson said that the
State Department is currently
reviewing its policies in China.
The Government has a full un
derstanding Of the seriousness
and urgency of the Far East
ern situation and his depart
ment is striving to develop a
course of action to meet the
problems in China as well as
elsewhere in the Far East.
He took occasion to say there
is not an iota of truth that the
State Department has omitted
important documents, espec-
Continued on page 4
, 1949-08-25
English Schoolboy
First To Swim Chunnel
This Year

Phillip hickman, an English
schoolboy, has earned the dis
tinction of being the first per-
son to successfully swim the
English Channel in 1949.
He negotiated the distance
in % hours and 48 minutes &
came ashore at Dover in ex-
cellent condition.
Young hickman was coach
ed by his father who had twice
conquered the Channel in his
youth.
Another current contestant,
a Dutch young man, was OBJ
liged to give up the project
when only 5 miles from the
English coast because of the
GOODNESS of the water.
, 1949-08-25
Extension Form
Meeting Will Be Held
AT La Vullee

The third in the series of
Extension Farm meetings be-
ing conducted by R. L. Han
non, of the Agricultural Sta
ton, will be held tomorrow
afternoon, August Is, at 4 o.
AL persons, especially far
mers, are invited to attend &
participate in the discussions,
Another meeting is schedul-
ed for Sunday, August % at
La Grande Princesse School.
at 4 o'clock.
, 1949-08-25
DR.. Jessup Urges
Russid Drop Dreum Of
World Domination

aggressive Communism" was
the theme of an address de-
by United States Am
bassador-at-Large Phillip Jes-
sup, at a Veterans Convention
held in Miami yesterday.
DR.. Jessup said that the me-
of aggressive commun-
ism to the liberties and rights
free peoples is an immed-
late and pressing problem that
must be overcome. In the Far
East great masses of people do
not realize that communism is
a stepping stone to a new and
more horrible form Of slavery.
Continued on Page q
, 1949-08-25
REPRESENTATIVES
OF 10 NATIONS SEE
TRUMAN SIGN PACT

Representatives of the West
ern European nations, sigma
tories to the North Atlantic
Pact, gathered around Presi-
dent Truman in the White
House yesterday to witness
the signing of a proclamation
that formally placed the
Treaty into effect.
The Treaty binding the 10
nations in common defense
against aggressor nations then
went into effect shortly after
France formally deposited the
documents required for final
ratification.
President Truman in his pro
clamation states that the
Treaty is now in force and eff
feet and that the nations in
the pact are re-dedicating
themselves to. the cause of
peace. He emphasized that the
pact is to preserve peace by
discouraging aggression from
any quarter.
No nation need fear the re-
suits Of cooperation between
the pact nations, the Presi-
dent said, and that in all it's
purposes nations of theNorth
Atlantic community were
working within the frame
work Of the United Nations
charter. These obligations
bind us to settle international
obligations by peaceful means
and to refrain from the threat
Continued on Page A.
, 1949-08-25
Committee Seeking
Sideview Picture OF
Lote D. Fl. Jackson

The D. Hamilton Jackson
Memorial Committee is seek
ing a good sideview picture
of the late D. Hamilton Jack
son, Founder and President
of the st. Croix Labor Union
The picture is needed for
the use of sculptors interested
in the project.
, 1949-08-25
HASTE
y TO ST. THOMAS
ON EARLY PLANE

Governor HASTE returned
to St. Thomas on the early
plane today.
His Excellency was sched-
uled to return yesterday but
the Caribair flight was can
celled, probably due to uncer-
tain weather conditinns.
, 1949-08-25
DISTRICT
OFFICE TO REMAIN
ALL THIS WEEK

Due to uncertainty Of trans
portation and loss Of time, the
United States District Attor-
ney's Office in Christiansted
will remain closed this week.
Gerardo de Castro, Clerk in
Charge, will be in Frederik-
sted for the usual transaction
of official business on Friday,
September 2.