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| believe in my country, the Virgin Islands, and my com
munity, and in my responsibility for their development.
In all these things I believe, and I am willing to dedicate
my efforts to their fulfillment.
THE NATIONAL Al CLUB PLEDGE:
The national Al CLUB pledge has met a popular response
throughout the United States, particularly in the development
OF the Hearth" At regular Al meetings, achievement day,
and other club events, the giving of the pledge has a promi-
nent place. In 1927, at the National All Club Camp held in
Washington, Q. c, the State club leaders voted for the follow
ing pledge:
IPledge
My Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service, and
My Health to better living, for.
My Club, St. Croix, and my country.
THE Al CLUB MOTTO:
As in he case of the Al Club pledge, much emphasis is
placed on the Al Club motto-TO MAKE THE BEST BET
TER, not only in the building of character and citizenship
but in raising Of project standards. TO MAKE the BEST
BETTER should be the aim of every club member and should
be used as his guide in daily living.
----A A A--
, 1949-12-16

Entered as Second Glass matter, May Is, 1917 at the Post Office at
Christiansted' St Croix, V. L. under the Act of March 3, 1897
VOL. los FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1949 NO. 276
AGRICULTURAL STATION NEWS
The purpose Of this column is to give its readers from week to
week. frsthand Information on the history. operation. organisation.
and functions III Club Work.
by oTHA W. NEALY. Extension Agent
TEN 4 c%U1DEPosTs
In brief, to help prepare tomrrows citizens physically. men
tally, and spiritually, 4H Club work provides opportunities
for voluntary participation in programs, built on needs and
interests, through which rural boys and girls are:
|. Developing talents for greater usefulness.
2. Joining with friends for work, fun and fellowship.
3. Learning to live in a changing world.
4. Choosing a way to earn a living.
5. Producing food and fiber, for home and market.
6. Creating better homes for better living.
T. Conserving natures resources for security and happi-
ness.
8. Building health for a strong America.
8. Sharing responsibilities for community improvement.
l. Serving as citizens in maintaining world peace.
ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP
Any rural boy, or girl, who is able to equip himself to carry
on a demonstration of some better farming or homemaking
activity, may become a member of a All Club. The age limits
usually are 10 to 20 years.
PRICE OF MEMBERSHIP
The price of membership in All Clubs is that each boy or
girl shall do a piece of work that will teach the better way in
homemaking or agriculture. A few All Clubs have, with the
unanimous consent of their members, nominal dues, but dues
have no place in the national policy of All Club Work as a
public agency.
THE NATIONAL All CLUB CREED:
PARALLEL with the development Of State 4H Club creeda
there has developed the following national Al Club creed:
/ believe in 4H Club work for the opportunity it will give
me to become a useful citizen.
believe in the training of my HEAD for the power it will
give me to think,ito plan, and to reason.
l believe in the training of my HEART for the ~nobleness it
will give me to become kind, sympathetic, and true.
Ibelieve in the training of my for the ability it will
give me to be helpful, useful, and skillfuL o
/ believe in the training of my HEALTH for the strength
it will. give me to enjoy life, to- resist disease, and to work
efficiently.
, 1949-12-16

Any rural boy, or girl, who is able to equip himself to carry
on a demonstration of some better farming or homemaking
activity, may become a member of a All Club. The age limits
usually are 10 to 20 years.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13
DAGSBORO

John Curtis Hudson, age IS
years, passed away, Wednesday, af-
ter a long illness. He is survived
by his widow and three brothers,
William of Audubon, NJ j.; Earnest
of MillsbOro and Burton of Frank
ford and two sister, Mrs. Ida Rich
ards and Mrs. Margaret Smith of
Philadelphia. Funeral services
were held Friday at the Watson
Gray Funeral Home at Frankford.
Interment Red Mems Cemetery.
Miss Ellen Daisey and Miss
Betty Hudson spent Sunday to
Monday at Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Cora Daisey spent Sunday
with friends at Ocean View.
Mothers Day services were held
at the Bethel Methodist Church on
Sunday night.
The Firemen's parade was we'll
attended Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Collins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Williams of
Chincoteague, Va, were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
John Becham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lynch en-
tertained James Dunn of Philadel-
phia over the weekend.
Mrs. Virgil Hudson, Mrs. Frank
Johnson, Mrs. Curtis Steen and
Mrs. Herbert Calhoun attended the
State meeting of the Home Dem
onstration Club at the high school
at Smyrna, Thursday.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

fore considerable damage was
done. Damage is estimated to be
several thousand dollars. Owners
cf the property were away at the
time of the fire and the origin has
not yet been determined. Along
with the Milton Fire fighters were
companies from Milford, Glendale
and Georgetown.
The ninth grade home Ec. class
and their teacher, Mrs. <EldOra
Reed, will hold the annual tea in
the home room on Thursday after
noon. Their guest sat this time will
be Mothers and sisters and the
local faculty.
On Tuesday the intermediate
grades of the Milton and Glendale
schools were given a demonstra-
ton on the uses and advantages of
five different musical intruments
by Mr. Bazin, associated with a
musical company in Delaware.
This discussion was held in the
auditorium of the Milton School.
At the regular Wednesday as
sembly program the High school
was entertained by Mr.. Conoway
of the personal department of the
Nylon Plant, Seaford. He presen-
ted to the group the new film,
"This is Nylon"
The High School Band along
with the fire company will attend
the parade this week to be held in
Dagsboro, Monday evening and on
Wednesday in Smyrna.
For he first time the graduates
of the Milton School were given
! business tests by two representa-
tives of the U. S. unemployment
/ service of Wilmington. The pur-
pose of this as explained to the
students participating in the tests
are prepared to meet the require
ments necessary for securing po-
sitiOns upon leaving high school.
/ The Annual Art and Musical
Festival given by the beginner anG
I intermediate pupils will be held or
Friday at 1880. Grades 1928 will dc
singing and dancing acts and the
4-5-6 classes will present the oper.
alta rip Van Wrinkle" After tht
performance parents. are invited Il
J visit the class rooms and view the
art work done during the past yeal
: and to acquaint themselves will
, the teachers of each grade.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reed enter
Z tanned over the weekend Mr.. ant
, Mrs. Alfred Short, ST., and famll.
of Phila. On Sunday the Reeds wer,
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Horsman
spent Sunday with relatives near
Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Vickers en-
tertained to dinner, Sunday, Mrs.
Daisey league and children of
Georgetown, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Hudson of Harbeson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Vickers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Richards
and daughter, Jean and Mrs. Mar
garet Smith of Philadelphia were
guests of Mr.. Horace Hickman, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hudson of
Audobon, N. j., spent the weekend
with relatives. and attended the
funeral of their brother, John Cur
tis Hudson.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

visited by their daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Carle.
VIM. Wilkins, U. S. Navy, who
has been spending some time with
his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. r. Wilkins, Skipper, and
Jackie, will remain in Milton for
several more weeks.
Mrs. Mary Quigg was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Lester Il.
Clendaniel and family on Sunday.
They also had as their guests, Mrs.
VIM. Wyatt of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Postles
visited relatives in Laurel on Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stein and
daughter, Margaret of Milford
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parsons and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Banning of
Bridgeville spent Mothers Day
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Jackson.
William Otis of Elizabethtown,
Pa, and mis- party of four men
went HSnlnS from Cne MlSplllldIl
Light House with CAPTAIN Lester
+. Clendnaiel on his boat, the Doris
Ann. The group caught over 100
trout and king fish. The high light
of the trip were the drum fish boat
ed. Three drum were hooked, two
lost and the one caught weighed
20 lbs. Drum are plentiful in the
bay now and large numbers are
being caught by net fishers.
/ The Business mems Association
/ dinner and dance held on Wednes-
day evening was highly successful.
An estimated number of S5 attend
ed both he dinner at the Goshen
Fellowship Hall and the dance at
the Legion Home. After the dinner
Toastmaster Samuel Shapiro in
troduced several members of the
organization who addressed the
group. amoung those were: newly
elected president, VIM. Wagamon
president, Harold Palmer; Rev
Harold Davis; Glen Marvel; Char,
i lie Barker; Mayor Buraham; anC
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13
MILTON

A very impressive service was
#eld on Sunday honoring the Mo-
at the Grace Church. After
several appreciate songs by the
zunior Choir; solos by Martha
slendaniel and Samuel Elliott, the
|erviee was in charge of Mrs.
Katherine Belts, Pres. of the WSCS.
AIrs. Belts paid special tribute to
sfe young mothers and heir young
snes and presented each with a
! ed carnation corsage. Following
shis, Mrs. Belts called upon the old
lists mother present, Mrs, Charles
s'arey and gave her lovely potted
Slant. After few remarks by Mrs.
Retts the service was again turn
sd over to Rev. Milton R. Elliott
kho delivered a special Mothers
bay sermon. At the close of the
service Mrs. Catherine Belts was
presented with boquet of flowers
ljy the WSCS. Mrs. Belts has re-
sired as president of the organiza-
zion after holding that office for the
|1ast six go years she was COM
Enended for her loyalty and faith-
sulness to the church as we'll as the
She will be succeeded
IS president by Mrs. Florence
l1arey.
The Milton baseball team defeat
eds Camden-Wyoming on the schooi
diamond on Sunday afternoon by a
score of five to nothing. The Mil
hon Boys raped out eleven thits
while the visitors were held to 8
singles.
The Milton Lions will partici-
pate in the Lions Zone Dinner
dance to be held at the Rehobotf
ICountry Club on Friday evening
May 20th beginning at z p. m
Especial guests at the event will in
|clude Governor Caryel, and districf
|Govenor of Lions, Charles Stall
land Robert Tunnel of Georgetown
Included in the affair will be clubs
from Milford, Lewes, Georgetown
Rehoboth and Milton. Presiden
Warren Good of the local club an
nounced that twelve members from
his orginazition will attend.
The Milton Fire Company wa
called to help extinguish fire Of
the Slaughter Beach road nea
Argos Corner on Sunday. On
chicken house was completely de
stroyed, while the second pouitr
house caught on fire, but wa
quickly brought under control be
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

Ernest Jefferson. Also on the pro-
gram were Areatha Walls and
Martha Clendnaiel, vocalists, who
entertained the group with several
selections. On the amusing side of
the program was duet by Milton
Graves and Webster Jefferson. This
combination proved very entertain
ing to everyone present. At the
close of the program door prizes
were awarded.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson had her
children as guests on Sunday. They
were Ernest and William Jefferson
of Lewes, and Mrs. Virginia Cliff
ton, of Milford.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Mass and
son, Eddie, of Seaford, spent
Mothers Day with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Madjarosey and
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ponder and
her mother, Mrs. Hunt, visited the
Longwood Gardens on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Kopple en-
tertained on Sunday Mrs. Walter
w. Crouch and Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Cannon and son, Teddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wiley of
Milton entertained at dinner last
Sunday William c. Warrington of
Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Will
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. George Marcrum
and son Richard
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

FARMERS-We can write all of
your farm insurance at a saving.
Contact this agency for our rates.
No obligation. r. G. Wollter.
Phones: Milford 191 or 5S4J12.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

After the Norman conquest of Brit
ain there were more than 40 mints
coming gold and silver i'm the country,
more than now exist in the world.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

The snorkel, a device which permits
submarines to breathe" while under
water, was placed on Dutch ships be-
fore World War ii and perfected by
the Germans during the war
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

More merchant seamen lost their
lives during the invasion of Mindoro
island in the Philippines in World War
ii than did soldiers or sailors who par
ticipated in the action.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

The term ''midshipman" was first
applied to boys who carried orders be-
tween officers in the after castle and
sailors in the forecastle and hence were
often amidships. 1t is now applied to
L. S. Naval Academy students.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-13

1t is believed that platinum was
brought to Europe for the first time in
19H lrom Cartagena, Colombia, by a
jamaican assayef.
Evening star., 1949-06-23

on the Monu-
ment Grounds,
it W as an .
nounced today.
Gen. DeverS
has been at the
h e a d OF tn e
Army's ground
force s S in c e
1945. The new
d e S ig n a t l on,
a T III y FlelO u
r orc eS, W q s
a d opted last
year.
He will oc-
Evening star., 1949-06-23
County Holy Name Society
To Meet u Silver Sprine

The quarterly rnesstag cs ssss
Mocssoxnesy crsEasy secsacxs sss iass
Arrssdsocexaa Holy NA.ne sSo<K;s
vii be hea6 az J rm Sunday oE'
TIE grounds os ihe AeaSeg.y 81
The Ross Names. r~ExA!ns es9ss
SILVER srgfr6
Members srpr~s~nisng stae !.
catasele parasaes In MentgusnrEs
County wlii assemble a. 81
Mchas!'s Schooa O. Wayne are
nue. ard march TO Tie aeaaesay
grounds.
Immediately after the grga.A,
business isseeiing 70 be gaseS4ssS.
ever by Fressoen; Louis q. Car
rico. Solemn Bese1tc sloss c. IRE
Blessed Sacrament w!l be offered
with the Rev. J. 04le~g1 Ham a.
Rockville. the organization self
! itaal director. osaciaitas The
Rev, William H. Rsssss I Of Cassao-
lie University. icEsg active IN sssr
work O. the Haly Name s<~asty
viii deliver The sermon
; Tfsr Holy Name rsle<tss so re
Evening star., 1949-06-23

Icupy a leading Gen. Dsvers. -.
place in the elaborate program
scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. or
the Fourth and climaxed al
9:10 pm. with a fireworks display
Fifteen thousand seats are being
prepared for the eyentaone
a, concert by, the Marine and
Navy Bands will open the cele-
bration. followed by q procession
Of the colors from the Washington
Monument to the grandstand
Military aircraft are expected to
pass overhead at the time.
A flag-rais!ng ceremony. the
pledge of allegiance and singing
by the audience will precede Gen
Devers' address.
Tickets for reserved seat sec.
tions are on sale at the Amer
lean Automobile Association, VIII
lard Hotel. District Information
Center in the LOBBY Of The Star
Building, snack bars in Govern
ment buildings, and the following
Peoples Drug Stores: $3.50 Con.
necticut avenue NV. 1890 East.
ern avenue NV, HOO G stree,
NV. 661 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. and 1921 Twelfth street NE
Prices are 81 for adults and 81
cents for children.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Bombed British Ship
Flew No Flag, Says
| Nationalist Official
D. ne Asses sessd sr~aa

TAPEH. Formosa. June AZ
MAJ. Gen. Wang Stunning. deputy
commander Of the Chinese Nation
alist Air Force. said today the pslo;
who attacked the British fre.ghtsr
Anchises in the Whangpoo Tues
day thought it Was a Communist
vessel.
In an interview. Gen Wang said
his reports indicated the Anehises
was not flying the British fiag q;
the time Of the planes bomb
attack.
The captain Of the vessel
said after the attack that the
flag was flying
The attacking Nationalist pilot
did not know II was = British
ship" Gen. Wang said.
The general said the National
list pilot on reconnaissance Tues
day few toward Shanghai. He
sighted two vessels. Gen. Wang
said. and went low TO check their
identity. Both few the American
flag.
The pilot waved and went on. "
Gen. Wang continued.
On the Whangpoo. he said. the
airman spotted Another vessel and
dived low to investigate.
He saw no identification.
thought the ship was Communist
and so attacked" the general said.
He bombed one ship, but there
Is no concrete fact TO testify 1t
was British: 1t had no insignia"
Gen. Wang said he had received
no report of a second attack on
the Anchises.
The British reported the An
chises was attacked again yester-
day. One bomb fell near the ship
and the attacking plane turned
and strafed the freighter. they
said.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Liberal Party Favors
Lehman for Senate
ey the Associated Press

NEW YORK. June 23.-New
York States liberal party, figur-
ing that Senator Wagner will re-
sign soon because Of illness. is
backing former Gov. Herbert II
Lehman for the post.
Selection of the Democratic
Ex-Governor by the Liberal
Party's Policy Committee was an
nounced last night by State
Chairman Adolf A. Berle. jr.
MIR. Lehman. former director
general Of the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Admins
tration. was indorsed on the basis
of "his record. his character and
his long service both to labor and
liberal measures"
Mr.. Lehman also has many
hackers in Democratic ranks as a
successor to Senator Wagner.
Senator Wagner, New York.
72-year-old senior senator, ha.
not answered a Senate roll cal
since 1947.
The Liberal Party. composed
mostly Of union labor elements
has thrown its support to Demo
cratic candidates on a number oI
occasions.
Shortly before the Lehman
Senate Endorsement was an
nounced. State Supreme Court
Justice Ferdinand Pecora told
newsmen he would run for mayor
next fall If designated by tn.
Democratic Party.
Evening star., 1949-06-23

TTax psss Ct NsrAs was al
Axs<ssa tssy sseaa u sef ssty * w.gszAs
II iAsi. sn~Ev Martin iSztsws saa
s4.rxs s.zAgassss1 80 &gzssxs Sss&FEes -
Acswss
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Rinq Solves Mystery

SYDNEY (P. - Two men al
Wyndham, Northwestern Austria
liza, caught a 14-foot crocodile. Ir
its stomach they found mans
gold signet ring with the initials
~. r" Police remembered the
mystery of John Thompson. q
young refrigeration engineer. s1r
July. 1948. he fell from a wharf
at Wyndham. His body was never
found. Police now know why.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Blast Survivors Sail
On Queen Elizabeth
Nv the A,seeioted Press

|
SOUTHAMPTON. England, June
23.-Six survivors of the sunken
steamer Princess Astrid sailed to-
day on the luxury liner Queen
Elizabeth without piece of lug
gage. The cross-channel steame,
went down when it struck mine
Four of the survivors were trav-
cling to the United States to get
a new start In life with the
clothes they wore when they
scrambled into the Astrid's life
boats. They slept last night In
nightclothes borrowed from the
ships purser.
I'VE had TO leave everything
behind In Czechoslovakia, except
our clothes and personal belong
ings and now they're at the bot
tom of the sea-" said Mrs, Anna
Duda, 40.
But we saved our passports
and money because when we
started our trip we put them in
linen bags and fastened them
arotlnd our recks." . ''''7"
Mrs. Duda with her sons
Thomas, IA. and John, II, is trav-
Eeling to Bridgeport. Conn. to
join her husband, q timber
foreman.
Mrs. Elena Klembus, 22-year-
old dark-haired Hungarian. is
joining her husband, an uphol-
sterer. in Arnold. Pa.
Even my handbag. went Gown
with the Astrid," she said. Blu:
saved my money and pass: ort
! by stuffing them in the pockets OF
my skirt"
Her husband left Hungary to
set up a new home in Pennsyl-
vania last February.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Gen. Devers 10 Speak
Here on Fourth

Gen. Jacob l.. Devers. chief OF
the Army Field Forces. will be the
principal speaker at the Districts
annual Fourth of July celebration
Evening star., 1949-06-23
British Lodge New Protest
On Chinese Air Attocks

LONDON. June % R.-Britain
lodged second protest today over
Chinese Nationalist air attacks on
Evening star., 1949-06-23

.the damaged British !-~sa,s.
vAnchksex. near ccEsaaaass- hea3
Shanghai-
The protest. presented 70 The
Canton Foreign Osrsee. sad ;sse
Anchises. eeaehed Ia The we1ang-
poo River after she was damaged
by the frs, Natacsaaiiss ar attack.
/ has been attacked twioe since
/ The Foreign 4Omce SPOKESMAN
sad Britain has received Al ~ex-
preston Of regret" from tire CHI
nese government. TIE SPOKESMAN
was unable 10 say whether the
Chinese nose covered oniy the nrs'
attack On the Ancaises or al three
/ Of them
The spokesman Said Britain also
received from China an ~anilma
ton Of closure" Of Rec-helc ports
including SHANGHAI
/ The spokesman refused to say
whether this closure sci by tho
Nationalist government for the
night Of June Is 10 g constituted
I q blockade.
He noted. however. that the nj.
tackS On the Anchises were made
before the date set by the Chinese
note.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
East Australia Shivers
In Threat OF Mine Strike
eY the Atsociafed Press

SYDNEY. Australia. June 23.-
Eastern Australia, its coal ra-
toned and its heating curtailed
because of a threatened mine
strike. shivered today in the cold
est June weather 1t has had
since 1885.
1t Is midwinter now in Aus
tralia. Five towns in the South
ern Alps near Canberra are snow
bound after a heavy blizzard.
Sixty miles to the southwest there
was s feet of snow.
At Sydney. in its fourth day Of
curtailed heating. the temperature
was down to % degrees.
Miners. seeking a pay raise and
shorter hours. have threatened to
go out In a general strike Monday.
Evening star., 1949-06-23

Tourists were Norway's sixth
largest source Of revenue last year
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Tea o-Drinkine Russians
Develop Own Supplies =
ey the A,,oeioted presa


MOSCOW.-Russians are among
the greatest tea drinkers In the
world. and most Of the tea they
drink comes from SOVIET Georgia.
During the last Is, years. the
Soviet government has made the
nation independent OF Far East
ern sources of supply by develops
ing Georgian tea farms. l
This year, an editorial in Dawn
of the East announces. it Is
planned that Soviet Georgia will
deliver to the state for Soviet
consumers assorted green tea
leaves Is per cent more than last
year,
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Finishing Touches Put
On PIons for Blockade ;

CANTON. June1 23,, BtaPre-
mier Yen Hsf-shan today called a
military conference to put the
finishing touches on plans for a
blockade of Chinese Communist
ports Sunday. a,ssii1'.-s.' . ., -.
Admiral Kwei Yung- chin. COM
mander -in-chief of the National
ist navy who arrived from For
mosa, and high Nationalist air
officers attended.
A spokesman of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs told a news con-
ference the Nationalist govern
ment had expressed to Great
Britain its regrets for the bomb
ing of the British freighter
Anchises in the Whangpoo near
Shanghai.
The spokesman said "the ac-
cident was In no way the result OF
the order for the closure of GER
tain ports"