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Evening star., 1950-03-04
HumIine Methodist

The Rev. j. Artley Leatherman
Minister of Hamline Methodist
Church. will have for his sermon
Sunday at II am, Behold, the
Mani"
At 6 pm. the first meeting of
the Wesley Fellowship will be in
augurated. The guest speaker will
be DR.. Paul F. Douglass, president
OF American University. DR.. Doug
lass will also be the guest preacher
at 8 pm. His subject Things
Unto Thy Peace"
Hamline Church will join in the
Community Lenten Service with
the members of Brightwood Meth
odist Church, Thursday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Wednesday Evening Talks

Special speakers have been
scheduled to give talks on We'd
nesday at 8 pm. at Christ Epis-
copal Church, Southeast, as fol-
lows: March 8. Coleman Jennings;
March Is, Canon Curtis Draper,
diocesan missioner; March %,
Canon Crawford w. Brown, Wash
ington Cathedral; March 80
Canon Richard Williams, director
OF cocial relations.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
DR.. Richmond's Lectures

The Rev DR.. c. H. Richmond
pastor of Chevy Chase Methodist
Church, will give a series of lee
lures on The Ten Commandments
beginning tomorrow at $50 and
ii am. His topics are: tomor-
row, mo Other Gods" March L.
THE Most Broken Command
ment;; March 10, "Holy-Day OF
Holiday" March 26, "A Vanish
ing Virtue"
Evening star., 1950-03-04
UniversuIist Memorial

Getting Rid of Evil and Getting
More Evil is the subject of DR.
Seth r. Brooks, minister of the
Universalist National Memorial
Church, tomorrow at II am. The
Rev. B. w. Tucker will speak to
the Adult Class at 10 am. on
"Gandhi." The Ecclesia will serve
coffee after the service. Open
house at 7 pm.
At 6:15 pm. Thursday there will
be a, supper, sponsored by the
choir
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Chevy Chase Baptist

The Lords Supper will be OBJ
served at the Chevy Chase Bap-
tist Church tomorrow at II am
DR.. Edward o. Clark will have
for his subject, "Glimpses of the
Cross: Nv. Christ: Victim fol
Sin" At 8 pm. DR.. Lewis V
Spencer will be the speaker.
The church unites in the union
lenten service Wednesday evening
at the All Saints Episcopal
Church, with DR.. Homrighausen
as the guest preacher.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

Robert T. Tay-
lor, general Sec
retary, Ameri-
can Bible So
ciety, New York
City, will speak;
President Page
Etchison will be
t o a S t m a ster; !;
the Rev. w
Kenneth Lyons,
pastor of Ana
costa Church
will give the in
vocation: the
Rev. Lester V
p1,,~,,1cc ~1e
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Chevy Chase Community

DR.. Elmer G. Homrighausen, of
Princeton Theological Seminary,
will be the guest speaker at the
Chevy Chase Community Lenten
services at 8 pm. Wednesday at
All Saints Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Organized
| Bible Classes
By DR.. Pooe Mex Etchison

The Organized Bible Class AS
sociation will hold its annual BAN
quet at the Anacostia Methodist
Church at $50 pm. Tuesday. DR..
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
SOUTH SoLoN


Little Patricsa O'Rourke,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
O'Rourke of Clarion Pa, is visit
ing this week with her grand par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sexton.
Linda Ruth Diffendal will cele-
brate her fifth birthday Sunday
Dec. 10th by appearing on WKRC
radio Cincinnati. The program
comes on the air at HOS a. m.
Mrs. Miles Faudree received a
fractured veterbrae in fall at
her home last week.
The Blue Star Mothers organi-
zation met on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. r. c. Tefft. Of
ficers selected for the coming
year were: President, Mrs.
Blanche Gordin; vice president,
Mrs. Lewis Spicer; secretary,
Mrs, Rufus Jenkins and treasurer,
Mrs. Thurman Spears. Mrs.
Spears assisted in serving re-
freshment to the following: Mrs.
Corwin Beatty, Mrs Roy Critics,
Mrs. Lewis Spicer, Mrs. Mae
Shanteau, Mrs. Blanche Gordin
and Mrs. Clyone Fout.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
THE sEMIWEEKLY MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRAT LONDON OHIO

tension poultry specialist at Ohio
State University.
There is about twice as much
profit in producing eggs the last
six months of the year as there is
in producing them the first six
months" says Mahlon Sweet. De-
cember or January-hatched pull
let's may lay fewer eggs in a
year than spring-hatched pullets
but the winter pullets are laying
at a time when egg prices are
about twice as high.
Sweet explains, we make our
money on eggs when we sell above
production costs. Cost of produc-
ing eggs does not vary much
throughout the year but SELL
ing price does vary considerably" "
Fall eggs bring about twice as
much money as spring-eggs and
with costs the same profits will
be higher in fall.
Pullets which are laying well in
advance of September laying
large eggs by early summer :
will put peak prices in farmers
pockets.
Another way to use December
or January-hatched pullets is for
replacement, says the poultry
specialist. He points out that an
average Iaying-house mortality of
20 percent a year together with
normal culling reduce many lay
ing flocks one-half by early sum-
mer.
''The poultryman is asking lay
ers that are left to pay overhead on
all equipment" Sweet points out.
One way to keep the laying house
full is ito start chicks in fall or
early winter to be used as re-
placement stock to keep the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
Ham and Spinach Casserole

Ham and Spinach Casserole
2 cups cubed cooked ham
4 tablespoons ham drippings
or lard
a tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
u teaspoon salt
-l8 teaspoon pepper
2 No. 2 cans or 2 14-tg. pack
ages frozen spinach, cooked
B tablespoons fine dry bread
crumbs
1 teaspoon melted butter
or margarine
Make white sauce as follows:
Melt drippings and stir in flour:
add milk and seasonings. Cook,
stirring constantly until thick
ened.
Combine cooked spinach with
white sauce. Arrange layer of
spinach in bottom of creased bak-
ing dish. Next place a layer of
cubed ham. Continue to alternate
layers so the top layer is spinach
mixture. Melt butter or margar-
inc and combine with crumbs.
Sprinkle crumbs over top. Bake
in a moderate oven 1915 degree)
for 30 minutes. 6 to 8 servings. i.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
5ENNETT-REDDING
MARRIAGE AT RECTORY

Mr.. and Mrs. Hartford Bennett,
London, Route A, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Rosa
lyn Ann, to Mr.. Charles David
Redding, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Redding, Mt. Sterling,
Route 3.
The marriage service was read
by the Rev. Father David Powers,
in the rectory of st. Patrick S
church, Saturday, December 2 at
2:30 p. m.
The bride is a graduate of Sc
dalia high school and is associ-
ated with the Jocelyn Shoe COM
pany of Columbus. The groom is
a graduate of Fairfield high
school and is employed by Arm
strong Metal Products in London.
The couple has established their
home in White Oak, Fayette
county.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
MINcEMEAT rARrs

2 cups sifted enriched flour
/ teaspoon salt
2f3 cup lard
A to 6 tablespoons water
2 1-pound cans mincemeat
@ to 31/3 cups)
l cup diced apples
II teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
HOLTONS ENTERTAIN

William 9. Holton and his
brother, David Holton, home from
Miami University, Oxford, enter
tanned last Friday evening at the
William Holton home on North
Oak street, Robert Rosnagle and
his guest, Gilbert Ogawa, of Hon
olulu, students at Wooster college,
Harold Siegel, home from west
ern Reserve, Cleveland; Ted
CLANCY and Eddie Lilly, home
from Ohio Wesleyan University,
Delaware.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
MEAT BALLS WITH RICE
AND STRING BEANS


IL pounds ground beef
112 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
u teaspoon celery seed
Il teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
6 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons lard or drippings
2 cups tomato juice
/ cup water or liquid from
canned beans
2 cups green beans, fresh or
canned
~ cup uncooked rice
1a cup chopped onion
"A cup chopped green pepper
112 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
bay leaf
Combine ground beef, salt, pep
per, celery seed, Worcestershire
sauce and milk. Shape meat mix
ture into 8 balls. Brown meat on
all sides in lard or drippings Add
tomato juice, water, green beans,
rice, onion, green pepper, salt,
pepper and bay leaf. Cover and
simmer about 80 minutes. 6 to s
servings.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
aEruRNs FROM DAYTON

Mrs. L. d. Lenhart, Washington
avenue, returned Sunday from a
visit in Dayton with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Allen.
Mr.. Allen returned to his home
several weeks ago from a Dayton
hospital and is slowly improving
of a severe heart ailment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08

pens full"
we should get 10000 eggs per
year from a pen with 300 square
feet of floor space. That would
be an average of 200 eggs for
every three square feet of floor
space" Sweet adds.
He says fall molting in early
pullets can be prevented. Poultry
breeders have eliminated some
of the molting tendencies SO COM
mon in the past.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
GEMS OF THOUGHT
CHARITY

The charities that
soothe, and heal, and
bless, lie scattered at
the feet of men like
flowers. Wordsworth
A little thought and little
kindness are often worth
more than a great
deal of money. -Ruskin
Where the motive to do
right exists, and the
majority of cnes acts are
right, we should avoid
referring to past mistakes.
Mary Baker Eddy
Try to do to others as
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
GIVES DINNER FOR
SATURDAY BRIDE

Miss Joan Ames entertained at
dinner at the Chooman restaur-
ant, Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der % for Miss Mary Alice Sui
Ivan, who was married Saturday
to Robert Powers.
After dinner the guests were
entertained at cards, with prizes
awarded to Miss Mary Catherine
Langen and Mrs. David Wilson.
A courtesy gift was presented to
Miss Sullivan.
Attending were, Mary Alice
Sulli, n, Miss Dorothy Sullivan,
Miss Jeanne Sullivan, Miss Mary
Catherine Langen, Mrs. George
Clark and Mrs. David Wilson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08

Orlan Bentley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurman Bentley underwent
an appendicitis operation Satur-
day at Memorial Hospital, Wash
ington. c. II.
Mrs. j. S. Rapp. Mr.. Stanley
Marsh and MIR. II. r. Murry at
tended a Civilian Defense meeting
in Columbus last week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
FACTORY HEALTH
WORK GROWING

Factories throughout the Unit
ed States are spending from so
cents to $3.50 per employee per
year on industrial hygiene, ac-
cording 90 a survey announced at
a recent meeting of the American
Public Health Association.
These hygiene programs pro-
vide facts which help prevent oc-
cupational diseases. Costs vary
widely, dependlng upon whether
an industry is comparatively haz~
ardous or comparatively safe. In
any case, the programs were de-
clared important because they
build good will among employees.
and in communities.
Education: The cheap defense
of nations.-Future.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
GUEST AT PLEDGE DANCE
AT OHIO WESLEYAN

Miss Eunice Taylor, near Lon
don, was the guest of Ronnie
Kulp, Saturday evening at a dance
given for pledges of Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity, at Ohio Wesley
an University, Delaware.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
FIVE POINTS
MARRIAGES ANNOUNCED

Announcement is being made of
the marriage Of Mary Louise Ing
han, daughter of Pearl Inghan,
near Pherson and Willard Rolfe
of Orient.
Marriage of Miss Sonia Lee
Turflinger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmus Turflinger of Five
Points and Glen Vernon Helm of
New Lebanon, is also announced.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
Sugar

ouSdI
Sift flour and salt together.
Cut in lard until particles are
about the size of dried peas. Add
cold water, a little at time,
mixing quickly and evenly
through flour with a fork until
dough just holds in a ball. Use
as little water as possible. Chill.
Line six 4-inch tart pans with
one-half crust Combine mince-
meat, apples, lemon rind and juice
and beat thoroughly. Pour into
tart shells. Adjust top crusts.
Sprinkle with a small amount Of
sugar and bake in a moderately
hot oven (4O0 degree) for 35
minutes. Yield: six 4-inch tarts.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
euEsTs FRoM cINcINNArI

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Broadston
have returned to their home in
Cincinnati after a visit with Mrs.
Broadston's sister, Mrs. L. S.
Farquhar, Lafayette pike.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
RETURN FROM WEST

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Champers
and family, Kiousville road, Mrs.
Mary Casio, Big Plain and Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Pierce, Pick
away county, have returned from
visit with relatives in Melrose,
Wisconsin.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08

VISIT NICHOLS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Bird
have returned to their home in
Western Springs, Illinois, after a
visit with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
v. Nichols, North Madison road.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
Friday, Dec. 8, 1850

you would have them do
to you, and do not be dis
couraged if they fail sometimes.
Dickens
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
PouItrymen May
Double Profits

Some folks can double their
egg-profits simply by a few
schedule changes" says an ex-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
GUEST FROM CINCINNATI

Mrs. J. c. Beam of Hyde Park,
Cincinnati, is the guest this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold F. Drury,
Logan Avenue.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
GUILD NO. 8 TO MEET

Guild No. 8 Of the Presbyterian
Church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Howard Dorm, u. S.
Route 40, Monday, December IL
instead of Tuesday, December II,
at 2 p. m.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
Selected Recipes

Pork Shoulder Rolls
4 pork arm steaks, cut
3i8 to II inch thick
" cup lard or drippings
Il cup water -
2 cups soft bread crumbs 4
X teaspoon salt
1k8 teaspoon pepper
/ teaspoon sage
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped
parsley
I egg, beaten
Meat stock or water
Combine bread crumbs, season.
ings, onion, parsley, and egg.
Add stock or water to make a
slightly moist stuffing. Remove
arm bones from steaks and spread
stuffing on each steak. Roll and
tie. Brown meat rolls in lard or
drippings. Drain off all but ?
tablespoons drippings. Add u cup
water, cover and cook in a mod
crate oven 1850 degree) or sim
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-08
SOCIETY NEW S

mer on top of range IS minutes
to l hour, or until done. 4 SER
wings.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19

we always have water on the Ia
BILE but wine has somehow become
a very acceptable substitute. No
connection, of course, but we have
vet to see a drunk in Italy.
We were among the first few
hundred to go through the new
ly opened porta santa into St.
Peters. Tens of thousands of Am
orleans will visit Italy in this first
Holy Year since 1925.
While prices in Italy run about
the same as in the United States,
the value on human labor is
phenomenally low. For instance,
a shave runs something less than
a dime. I'll have to admit, though,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19

lire in a week, which sounds like
big dough, But whereas the shill-
ing has gone down in value from
twenty cents to fourteen, the lire
has deteriorated from about six
teen cents to more than six for
one cent. (You can imagine what
happened to bank accounts and
the middle class in general.) There
are no coins in circulation except
a few made of aluminium. Even
the huge thousand-l lire notes soon
become ragged, dirty, and almost
lllegible. They don't buy much
either.
Italian trains are every bit as
good as the American, even as
regards schedules, and | would
say that the Ristorante cars are
superior. We travelled second
class = there is a third - and
would have been lost without re-
servations because everyone in
Italy seems to be on the move. 7
nave yet to see a continental train
without some poor Joe standing
UP.
l have seen more terracing of
farm lands in the past couple of
weeks than the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture ever dreamed Of.
These people literally nurse
every square foot of ground, most
OF which has been cultivated for
more than two thousand years.
Yet the rivers from the Arno to
the Tiber are as muddy as Missis-
sippi and Alabama streams after
the spring rains.
The Carbones engineered a pri-
vate audience with the Pope.
They we're as impressed as four
irish lads we met at u Pensione
who had been lucky enough to get
INTO a new years mass celebrated
by Pope Plus XII. Besides con-
Quoting the service in Latin, he
spoke to the wildly enthusiastic
crowd in fluent Italian, German,
French, English and Spanish.
There is probably no more popu-
lar church Official in the world.
Yet, in our limited contacts, we
have run into a great deal of anti
clericalism in Italy.
Italians are avid newspaper
readers and apparently take their
politics as seriously as they do
their family life and eating
Rome, Milan and Florence are
plastered with political broad,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19

sides, sometimes three and four
deep on the walls of every type
of building. The communists and
ants must have a merry time
pulling down and defacing each
others posters. Criticism of the
government is outspoken, which
must be something of a luxury
after the days of Mussolini. Incl
dentally, his famous balcony in
Rome is quite unimpressive, but
significantly big enough for him
self alone. I suppose that a hun
dred thousand people could have
been damned into the Piazza
Venezia to hear him.
From the train window we saw
a beautiful horse-drawn hearse
followed by at least fifty people
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19

that every time / have gone into
a non English-speaking parruc-
chiere, my gesticulations have
sooner or later committed me to
a massage or haircut which l did
not think I needed. That would
run me another twenty or thirty
cents.
From IL to two pm. over here
you might as well succumb grace
fully to the happy custom of the
siesta because every place of
business is closed. AS in Scot
land most stores are completely
window shoppers by heavy wood
shut off at night from would-be
en- barricades.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19
of all ages on bicycles.

Eating in the famous Trattorie
of Rome and Florence was al
ways an adventure, not only be-
cause of our constant amazement
at the food available, but also be-
cause we were never quite sure
as to what we were going to get.
In fact, we weren't too sure after
we had eaten it. Saltimbocca,
sgaloppe al Marsalla, ossobucco,
and stracciatella will be house
hold words in the family - for a
week or so anyway. Southerners
would soon take to a corn meal
dish called polenta which is the
mainstay of many a peasants din
ner. In Britain only Americans
drink water with their meals; here
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19

cision IN what we would try to
see and what we must pass by.
We couldn't expect to scratch
the surface of Italian beauty and
history if we had a year and were
not encountered with a couple of
kids. Every little town has some
attraction that is worth a day or
a week, but time and no super
abundance of cash make inexor-
able decisions necessary.
We handed out about 5000
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-19
Report From Britain
James w. Silver. Chmn. Dept. of
History. University Of Miss.
Milan, italy

Milan, Italy
January IL, 1850
The family has just returned,
Bloody but unbowed. from a more
or less typical American tourists
excursion to Florence and Rome.
Our most difficn.t job was the de-
, 1950-08-01
PUBLIC NOTICE

The Governor of the Virgin
Islands has further amended
the agenda of the Legislative
Assembly by adding the fol-
lowing subject matter: (25)
An Act to Give the Governor
of the Virgin Islands Such
Powers as He May Need to
Adequately Meet Any War
Emergencies.
proposed by Hon. Roy P.
|Gordon)
Office of the Administrator
for st. Croix
ChriStiansted, vi.
July 81, 1850.
, 1950-08-01
COMM

cision until such time as the inn
quest may be held and the ada
visibility of these two requests
can be better determined.
8. Inasmuch as Item 4 of our res
quests has been officially re-
cognized and acted upon, no fur
Their comment is necessary.
4. With reference to Item 5, the
Citizens Committee is unani-
nous in its decision to insist
upon the deputization of GER
tain responsible citizens of the
community to aid the Police De
partment in its routine investi-
cations in order that they may
be free to devote more time to
the mechanics and TECHNICAL
ties of their work in bringing
the case to the point where the
murdered of Gloria Galloway
could be brought to justice.
It was learned later that the
Municipal Council had unanimous
" opposed deputization of citi-
zens. The Committee therefore de-
cided not to insist upon it, as the
Council reflects the opinion of the
people.
Respectfully submitted, 5
THE CITIZENS. coMAIFFEE
By Robert Holland Chairman
Ed. Note: The above article
is reprinted in its corrected
form from yesterdays issue.
, 1950-08-01
PUBLICATION
regarding hurricane warnings

During the hurricane season
the following will be the storm
warnings used in the Munich
pality of st. Croix:
al When advised that a hurri-
cane is forming in the east
ern Caribbean or when it
appears that such hurri-
cane is forming in this area,
all government departments
and agencies, the Virgin Is
lands Corporation, the light
and power company, ships
agents, ETC., will be so in
formed. ~
b. When local observation or
authoritative information in
dicates hurricane activity
that might seriously affect
st. Croix, one red flag with
black center will be flown
on the Stats at the Fort in
Christiansted, the Fort in
Frederiksted, and at Kings
Hill. And all agencies & coun
try telephone subscribers
will be so advised.
q When it is indicated or we
have been authoritatively
informed that the hurricane
member that when a hurri-
cane center passes over the
island the first blow will be
, 1950-08-01
ATTY. GENERAL...

to comply with such provi-
sions will subject them to pro-
secution and punishment.
Mr.. Mackey also said that a
printed postcard notice form
known as AR-11) should be
used in making these reports.
Form AR-11 may be obtained
at any immigration and Natur
alization Service Office or any
United States Post Office.
, 1950-08-01

oNSSC(OCO ny q 41dL Cdk1I1
which will then be followed
by a second blowing coming
from the opposite direction.
All caution must be con-
tinued during that interval
as there will be no warning
for the second half of the
storm.
d When the hurricane and its
dangers have passed, the
storm flags will be replaced
by the United States flag to
announce the all clear.
e The public is urged to re-
will pass over or close to
St. Croix and be of probable
damaging violence a second
red flag with black center
will be hoisted at the same
places above indicated and
both flags will be flown to-
gether. All agencies will be
advised, all country tele-
phone subscribers will be
notified, and the Police by
direct or indirect action will
seek to warn all persons in
country areas.
July q, 1850.
Office of the Administrator for
St. Croix Christiansted,
st. Croix
Harry E. Taylor
Administrator for st. Croix