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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05

formalities for italy are these
changes and prospects:
Duty-free entry allowance for
portable radios.
Increases in duty-free tobacco
allowance to 400 cigarettes OF
quantity of cigars or other to-
bacco weighing not more than
500 grams.
Duty-free entry with verbal
declaration only for new clothes
and personal effects extending to
baggage following tourist within
three months as well as hand and
accompanying baggage; alcoholic
beverages; $500 worth of souvenirs
purchased in other ERP coun-
tries; export allowance of $500
worth of tourist items purchased
in Italy.
Customs supervisors reminded
urbanity and tolerance must guide
inspectors.
Display on international trains
of regulations covering formalities
for transit and sojourn of travellers
in Italy.
Study of proposal to start proc
esSing passengers on international
trains being made.
Proposal that all control facil-
tiles be in same building to carry
out necessary formalities stimuli
taneously. accepted by Italo-
French Customs Union.
Frontier formalities reduced to
minimum.
Ministry of Finance has under
taken to clarity and shorten cur
rency declaration forms, with
forms in English. French and
Spanish, to be printed and dis
tributed to incoming passengers.
LUXEMBOURG-Vi sas elimi-
mated. Currency import and ex-
port regulations eased. No ra-
tioning. Duties on personal eff
fects and souvenirs abolished.
NETHERLANDS -V isas elimi-
mated. Currency: Increase to fl.
60 day for five days in advance,
which American citizens may draw
from non-transferable balances.
Food not rationed; coffee ra-
toned, but not in restaurants;
gas rationing ended.
NORWAY -Visas eliminated.
PORTUGAL-Exit visas elimi-
mated for all countries according
reciprocal treatment to Portu-
guese nationals, as of April l.
No rationing affecting tourists.
SWEDEN Visas eliminated.
Certain hotels and restaurants au-
thorized to perform currency ex-
change services. No rationing ex-
cept on coffee, for which coupon
is required. Customs: Import ex-
emptions for liquor and cigarettes
relaxed: export licensing proce-
dure simplifled for foreign tourists,
enabling them to take out Of the
country. without export license,
goods to value Of up to 80 per
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DAVActivities
Meetings this veek:

MeeIlngS TINS week:
District Of Columbia Depart
ment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1701
Eighteenth street NV.
Agriculture Auxiliary-Wednss-
day. Agriculture Department
Building. Both meetings viii
open 1t 3 pm.
A party for patients ut Mt.
Alto Hospital WAS held Thursday
In Ward Z. sponsored by Aeri-
culture Auxiliary. Commander
Violet Palmer acted - chairman,
assisted by Mildred shivers and
Mabel Howard.
On March 18th. . party for Mt.
Alto Hospital patients viii be
held in Ward Z. from ) to 5 pm,
sponsored BY Interior Auxiliary,
with Commander Alice Mason ~
chairman, assisted by Ann Honas.
hospital chairman. and Lorsna
xso4.
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authorized to sell international
railway tickets against payment in
acceptable foreign currency in
struments. Gasoline allotment to
tourists and businessmen raised to
43 gallons per week. Customs
formalities: Freedom of road for
motorists entering and driving
through; establishment of foreign
exchange offices at three border
points, with others under con-
sideration.
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The Travellers Notebook
Europe's Changes in Regulations for T.

Unless they have been exceed
tngly watchfu1, Europe-bound tray
elers have not been able to keep
up with foreign regulations gov
erning tourists. Rules are being
liberalized month by month, for
the tendency in Marshall Plan
countries has been to smooth the
path of dollar-spending Amer
leans.
Presented today are a number
Of major changes, brought about
In the last few years. Many have
resulted largely from efforts of
the Travel Branch Of the Com
merce Department., under the
ECA-Commerce travel develop
ment program. This effort has
been directed toward elimination
of irksome travel barriers, and
much has been accomplished.
One notable result has been the
adoption of customs regulations
that permit American tourists
more freedom in their purchases
abroad. A number of countries
have eliminated import duties and
export taxes on souvenirs pur-
chased in rival tourist lands and
destined to go with the tourist to
his home in the United States.
The standardized" limit is $500.
In other words tourists may buy
500 worth of items-clothing and
what-not-in one country, take
them duty free into a second
country, add to the purchases
there and take all into a third
country without charge, up to the
value of $500. Prior to this GUS
tom change, the traveller was liza
BILE to duty payments virtually
every time he crossed a frontier.
Greater uniformity in easier
travel is in prospect as 1850 ad-
vances. The Organization for Eu-
ropean Cooperation is hopeful
that by the end of 1850 all ERP
"ll4 lldFC dooPOCo WIG
standardized duty free allow
ances. Affected would be such
consumer items as cigarettes and
other tobaccos. and spirits.
\ X \
Changes by Countries j Below
are the outstanding changes that
have been effected solely or large
ly through the recommendation
and efforts of OEEC. The COM
pilation does not attempt to list
basic regulations governing for
eign travel: just the new liberali-
cations.
The more important changes,
country by country, and virtually
up to the minute, are:
AUSTRIA-Tourist cards abol-
tshed: study under way by mill
tary to eliminate military permit.
Currency: Increase in import
allowance from 100 to 200
schillings; special tourist exchange
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ing for ones self and learning
first hand how totally different
approaches often achieve very
nearly identical goals"
Mr.. Smith has had plenty of
opportunity to compare ideas over
the world in his short life thus
far. He is the son Of Sir Charles
Robert Smith, former governor of
Borneo, and was born in North
ern Borneo. Sir Charles was a
prisoner Of war on Formosa and
later at Mukden. The son was
sent to q home school in Bath
when 5 and was q student at Cliff
ton, near Bristol. when sent to
the United States under the ex-
change plan to become q student
at st. Johnsbury Academy In
Vermont.
Guest in d. G. Homes.
During midterm vacation he is
q guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Atwood and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Fairbanks.
MFR. Atwood is the president Of
the Washington Branch Of the
lish-Speaking Union. Mr.
Fairbanks, who is the grandson
Of the Fairbanks who established
the Fairbanks Scale Co. In St.
Johnsbury and whose ancestral
home Is now a girls dormitory
awards the diplomas each year ct
commencement time at the St
Johnsbury Academy.
When he returns to England
MIR. Smith will enter the British
Army for one and one-haf years
service. then he hopes to 60 to
Oxford and eventually serve in
his country's civil service In South
ern Rhodesia. His father is now
III Capetown and a married sister
is living in Kenya, East Africa
so, as he puts it. my family Seems
to have a faculty for being scat
tered over the map Of the world.
i His academic background in.
cludes beginning French at 5
10 years study Of Latin, Q thor
ough grounding in geography
history, grammar, English compo.
sition and mathematics. He Il
keenly interested in historical and
geographic backgrounds and eco.
nomic trends.
He likes the people Of Vermont
and>of New England enormously.
They are very like our Scots
you know, in their fine upright.
ness Of character and their direct
realistic approach TO LIES essen.
tials," he said.
New England's stewed corn, It,
maple strip on hot pancakes, tt
pumpkin, apple, cherry and blue.
berry pies and doughnuts arc some
Of the culinary delights he In,
come to like immensely.
Food Plenty Il Noted.
"Of course, 1t is quite wonderful
to be visiting In hospitable colln.
try where rationing and foot
shortages are apparently non.
existent" he commented. 1T Il
almost impossible for any one who
has never been to the United
States before 70 have the klightesl
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Ing U n ! o n s
scholarship ex-
c h an &c stu
dents.
For one thing
he says 1t Is not
so m CHI q
Ques tion Of
which educa-
tional system
or which way
Of life One pre-
fers. Rather.
what is impor-
tant is 1.-THE
challenge and
v<r;1yila6a ~ saA-
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pound of tobacco; working party
set up to report on improvements
for reception of overseas visitors
and lessening of frontier formali-
ties.
WESTERN GERMANY-U. S.,
U. K. and French zones open to
tourists. businessmen and other
travellers; Military Permit Office
opened in New York City. Cur
rency: German travel agencies
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By jessie Font Evons

C.. Mure Smith of Bath Is a
Briton with some interesting OBJ
servations about the United
States.
He Is one of the English Speak
, 1950-02-16
Virgin Islands
Information Service
First Anniversary

On the occasion of the first
anniversary of the Virgin Is
lands Information Service In
New York, Stuart Murray,
founder sent a letter to Acting
Governor Morris F. de Castro
in which he tells Of the volun-
tary operation Of the office in
the interest Of the develop.
ment of tourism and industry
in the Virgin Islands on the
part of private enterprise. The
exact anniversary date is Feb
ruary IA.
The organization has han-
died over 5000 inquiries from
almost every state in the
Union by mail, or telephone
or to visitors who call daily at
its office.
There is no charge of any.
kind. The service is described.
as an "out-of-the-pocket" in
vestment.
The full text of the letter,
which is very Informative will
be published in another issue.
, 1950-02-16
MANAGEMENT OF
VICORP ADVANCES
WAGES to WORKERS

Agricultural workers who
were unable to work during
the week February 6 to II due
to unusually heavy rains the
management of the Virgin Is
lands Corporation has autho-
rized payment Of advanced
wages to them on Friday, to
morrow February II, as fol-
lows:
1. The equivalent Of three
days pay is to be advanced to.
the agricultural workers who
are regularly employed and
who did not work any during
last week. Those EMPLOYEES
who worked only one day are
to receive an advance Of two
days pay.
2. AS stated above, pay
ment Of the advance wages is
to be made on a supplemental.
payroll to be paid on Friday,
February II, in the customary
manner.
3. Repayment by the en-
ployees is to be made by de-
Quoting one days pay each
week, starting with the pay
roll for the week ending Feb
ruary Is until the advance has
been repaid"
, 1950-02-16
Bethel AldE Church
To Give Program
On Friday, Feb. "a

A program will be given I'M
der the auspices of the Mis-
sionary Society Of the Bethel
A. NJ. E. Church on Friday,
February "a.
The program will consist of
songs, recitations, hoop drills
and other features of interest.
A silver offering will be taken.
Refreshments will be avail
able.
, 1950-02-16
Trulnon Sees No
Hope For Peuce
With Russia

.NE
Yesterday a statement from
the White House guardedly
confirmed that President Tru-
man sees no hope of normal
dealings with Russia.
The State Department said
fatty that the United States
is ready to discuss a possible
end of the cold war with Rus
STA at any time either through
the United Nations or regular
diplomatic channels. It en-
phasized, however, that this
country will not sit down in
q corner and discuss prob
lens affecting other nations.
, 1950-02-16
CRUZAN GIRL
ON LIST OF
WINNERS IN N. Y.

A Crucian girl, Iris D. Moor
head, was the winner Of a
$500 cash scholarship award
for graduates Of New York
high schools, according to an
article in the NY. World Tele-
gram. The award is given by
the Christopher Columbus Cit
zens Committee to help the
successful students continue
their education, the president
Generoso Pope announced.
The awards are made on the
basis of scholarship, service &
financial need, without regard
to race, color or religion. Only
one such award is available to
each of fifty schools in New
York City thus Miss Moorhead
topped all the students at Wad
leigh High School and took the
single prize.
Miss Moorhead who gradu-
ated from the st. Mary's
Catholic School here, gradual
ed from the Wad1eigh High
School on January 81. Among
the several honors won by her
during the past year are one
on the High Honor Roll for at
least two marks of 80 per cent
or above in prepared subjects;
no mark below 80 per cent, &
a passing mark in all subjects;
a Gregg Shorthand Speed Ger
tificate, and a Certificate of
Achievement from Wadleigh
High.
She is the daughter of AL
fred Moorhead, who is Chief
Bookkeeper with the Rural
Electrification Division here.
, 1950-02-16
Schooner Still on
Reef: A Solvuge Job.
Coost Guard Says

The sloop "Dovelina" is still
on the reef off Christiansted
Harbor where it went aground
on Wednesday night, February
8. AL efforts to aid the strick-
en- vessel by Francis S. Can
trell with his small motorboat
have, thus far, failed. The boat
is belonging to Monserrate
Garcia of Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Cantren cabled the u. S.
Coast Guard asking assistance
for Mr.. Garcia but the reply
, 1950-02-16
Grdrn1nur School
Planning Edster Purty
For April 9Th.

Faculty and students of the
Christiansted Public Grammar
School are planning a gals
Easter party during the first
week Of April, it was an
nounced today. The date set
is April 9th.
Further announcements viii
be made in connection with
the party by the COMMITTEES
in charge Of arrangements.
, 1950-02-16
Personnel Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. Wheaton Yates
of New York are at present
vacationing in St. Croix. They
arrived several weeks ago.
Mr.. Yates is with the Post
Office Department in Brook
lyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates are the
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John REILLY.
, 1950-02-16
Cruzun Society Of
New York Holding
Convention Here

Although it is not generally
known, a convention has been
in progress in st. Croix for the
past several days. A group of
mainland businessmen had
formed what is now The Cru
Fan Society Of New York to
perpetuate the memory of the
good times they enjoy here.
Whenever possible all or a
part of the membership return.
to st. Croix for their vacation
every year.
Actually, the society is not a
serious affair. It was founded
q year and a half ago by Roger
Putnam, a leather manufacture
er of New York, Other mem-
bers now here include Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Kilroe, of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford
Haley are due to arrive tomor-
Tow, and several others are due
within the next few days, if
business permits.
Mr.. Putnam has been here
for the past several days and
plans to remain another ten or
so. Another distinguished
of the society, Ro-
bert Hopkins, is unable to
come at this time but his
friends plan to celebrate. his
birthday sweet rs on Saturday
February 10.
Mr.. Putnam said it has been
a great JOY to all the "mem-
who visited st. Croix.
Last year there were fifteen.
The head of the society is ex-
pected shortly.
, 1950-02-16

indicates that as long as no one
remained aboard the vessel Il
is considered abandoned and
therefore becomes a salvage
job. The cable states:
Advise Customs St. Croix
it is regretted Coast Guard
cannot participate in salvage
operations. AS Sloop Dove
lima" is high and dry on reef
and crew removed, it is deem
ed assistance not required as
relocating sloop would be sal
wage operation"
The Administrator for ST.
Croix has also been thus noti-
fled.
, 1950-10-30
FOR SALE
SPRING CART
with some harness
Good Condition
Inquire AVIS Office

Quoted upon issues, and that
with these clearly defined, the
candidates and others will pre-
sent their side Of the matter,
and let the public act as the
jury. When such a day comes
it viii not be necessary to
show weakness BY completely
forgetting the issues and at
lacking the other fellow on a
personal basis.
IS il too much to hope that
st. Croix will come to the
place where politics can be
conducted on pure issuesP
, 1950-10-30
The CLERGY SPEAKS

~ - -
Enjoy yourself, it's later
than you think" These words
from a popular song reveal all
too clearly the greatest weak
ness of our Western civiliza-
ton. History should have
taught us by now that civiliza-
tons are not destroyed by
enemies from without but by
decay fro mwithin, and evil
dence Of such decay is clearly
seen in that mad pursuit of en-
joyment which is a characters
tic feature of the life of today.
The comic paper, the radio, the
sound screen, and the popular
song combine to feed our
minds with a diet of false and
sloppy sentiment which will
certainly result in a further
weakening Of our moral fibre.
It is later than we think. In
fact, it is so late that it is high
time that we forgot about en-
joying ourselves and gave
some thought to our moral and
spiritual condition. Man was
not created to enjoy himself,
but, in the words Of the Scot
fish Cathechism- ITO enjoy God
to love Him. to serve Him, and
to be with Him for ever.
Rev. Raymond Warner
Christ Church Methodist Church
, 1950-10-30
POLITICS NOT PERSONALITIES

POLITICS NOT PERSONALITIES
ELEMENT Of local politics which cuts into the per
sonal, intimate life of those who take part in ii, is great ira
gedy which seems to grow with each succeeding campaign.
1t started, we understand, in 1888, when the first overall
election was held Towns and sections became suddenly pSeu-
do-patriotic, personal success was pitted against personal sue
cess, the idea OF about effort to win a seat in the Council
meant, in many instances, cutting below the belt, the net re-
suit being that the electorate and the Island as a whole was
forgotten in the great fray, It cannot be said with any greater
degree of frankneSs, or more plainly, that the pattern set in
that day, twelve years ago, has changed little in form, except
to become more intensified, and that the people of st. Croix
are, to all practical intents and purposes, mere puppets, as the
principalsdn the drama pit these puppets one against the
other.
H 1850 CAMPAIGN is following faithfully the pat
tern set, and no amount Of effort made by this paper or any
group of citizens seems to even awaken the voting public.
The public should realize that the time to take a real part in
its affairs is come; that politicians and would-be leaders put on
a show entirely for the public to absorb, and that just SO soon
as that public d%isapproves of the type of show, the players on
the stage, and the directors behind the scenes will change
both the play and the type Of performance.
THOSE WHO take part in politics should keep in mind
that there is a sharp line of difference between public service
and personal attack. There is SO much to be corrected in this
place; so much to be done along all lines, that one wonders
why candidates and others can find the time to leave these
important issues and sink themselves into the utterly dubious
questions Of personal attacks. This should have no place in
politics.
H 1T IS that politicians (r those who would
claim to be- do not as yet realize that the greatness Of states
manship starts off with the ability to differ with Others on prin
ciples. Perhaps they do not realize that ii is only when a candi
date or his followers have failed to press their points success
fully that resort has to be made to personal attacks.
WE ARE still hoping, and perhaps not in vain, that the
, 1950-10-30

Rev. Raymond Warner
Christ Church Methodist Church
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04
Kodiak livestock
Growers Organize

The Kodiak Stock Growers
Association was formed this
week by a group of local live
stock owners.
Tom FELTON,, longtime Ko-
diak rancher, was elected
president, and Bob Hightower
was elected vice president.
John Gibbons was chosen as
secretary-treasurer.
To qualify for membership
in the association a person
must own either horses or
cattle. Over a dozen persons
gathered for the first meeting.
The purpose of the associa-
ton is to promote and encour-
age the raising of livestock on
Kodiak Island.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04
Engagement To
R. Magnusen Told

The coming marriage of her
daughter Patricia Jane. to
Robert H. Magnusen, is Tan-
nounced by Mrs. Helen O..
Wressell of Okanagan, Wash.
Miss Wressell, who works at
the navy base, and Magnusen,
now employed at Donnelley
and Acheson, will be married
on Friday, Feb. 10, at the
Russian Orthodox Church.
Magnusen is the son of Mrs.
Margaret Magnusen.
Mrs. Wressell is expected to
arrive this weekend, for the
wedding.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04
Joy Wade
Is Bride

Miss Joy Waoe, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ken Wade, be-
came the bride of Lewis H.
Sutton, navy petty officer,
third class, on Tuesday after
noon at the Community Bap-
fist Church.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father. who
is director Of the Kodiak Com
munity Center. The Rev. R.
N. Wilkinson performed the
ceremony, at A pm.
the O-3e wore an : aqua
talfeta ii ernoon dress with
peter la collar and quilted
ok:Iy, a.!Q Drown accessories.
der at5eaaant, Miss Eileen
Mates, wore a taupe dress,
and both carried gardenias,
Chief Petty Officer O. l..
Foreman was best man for the
bridegroom.
Music during the ceremony
was furnished by Miss Estells
Marlin, organist, and Morgan
Mates and Dave Davis, violin
lists.
Sutton works at the ships
service at the base and the
bride has been employed there
for the past few weeks.
The bridegroom is the son
of son of Mrs. Lucille Bartlett
of Jefferson City, Mo-, and of
Lewis H. Sutton of Columbia,
Mo.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04
Miss Ant0nson To
Be Wed Feb. 10

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Anton
son, ST., announce that the
marriage of their daughter
Elizabeth to':Thomas. p. Rem
shaw will take place at 8
O'Clock Sunday morning, Feb.
10 at st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
A reception be held at l
o'clock.
Miss Ethel Renshaw, sister
OF Renshaw, will arrive this
weekend from her home in
Huntington Park, Calf, for
the wedding, and will remain
here for a visit.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04
Unalaska Sends
Thanks For Trees

A letter Of thanks, from the
people of Unalaska to Kodiak
ians responsible for sending
them Christmas trees, came
this week to Marshall Crutcher
from E. p. Hortman, who
wrote Crutcher before the
holidays asking that trees be
sent the westward town.
Crutcher presented the let
ter to the Rotary Club and Mill
Vekacek was appointed to get
the trees cut and shipped on
the Garland.
Hortman's letter follows:
Here is just a line to thank
you and all the good people of
Kodiak who had anything to
do with the kiddies getting
Christmas trees in our City of
Unalaska.
! | am thanking you, for the
oldsters and Riddles here. The
only thing | regret, all of you
were not here to see the happi-
ness it brought to the people
here. l had been notified by
! the captain of the boat Gar
land) that he had the trees. ?
Well the boat arrived at
2 am. It seemed to me like the
whole town was down there. /
spent a good many happy
hours visiting homes looking
at the trees when they had
finished decorating them. 1t
was certainly nice to see them.
Again thanking you for
helping make this such a
happy Christmas for us all.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Masaaf
returned Sunday from a brief
time outside. They attended
the Alaska Steamship Co.
agents meeting in Seattle
from Jan. 9 to Is, and .thes
Marlar visited his family in
Lift e Rock, Ark, and Mrs.
Marian her mother in Sacra~
mento.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04
Carts9n GLIB Meets

Members Of the Kodiak
Garden Club met at the home
of Mrs. Alice Given Wednes-
day evening.
1.-THE preparation Of soil for
spring planting was the sub
ject of a talk. Refreshments
were served following the dis
cussion period.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-04

Nancy Norman, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. L. ]. Norman,
returned this week from Bill
ings, Mont, where she attend
ed school for the first semester
of the year. She is a sopho-
more.