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Rohlsen, Haywood.
Curroll Speuk in
Mdrket on Mon. Night

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Three members Of the NUM-
cipal Council who won re-elec-
ton at the polls on November
18th, will appear together IN
the public marketplace in
Christiansted on NJ onday
night, November 10, it was an
nounced today. They a e
Councilmen Henry E. Rohlsen,
Herbert H. Haywood and Eric
II, Carroll.
Mr.. Rohlsen is member-at-
large; Mr.. Haywood and Mr..
Carroll are First and Second
Members, respectively, + Q i
Christiansted Town.
The meeting will begin at
5 o'clock sharp. Everyone IS
invited.
, 1952-11-07
Mambers-elect Of
C'sted Country Dist.
TO Thcnk Voters

Two members-elect of the
Christiansted Country District
will address voters at Upper
and Lower Bethlehem tonight
beginning at 7:3O.
In accordance with custom
John WI Flick and Wilfred
benjamin, who were elected
First and Second Members, re
snectivelv. for the Country
District. will join with Mem
hot-T arpA Rohlsen to thank
the voters for their support.
, 1952-11-07
VirginIslunds Receive
Much Publicity in
u. S. Mdgdzines

Evidence that the islands
are rapidly becoming a we'll
tourist area is evil
denced BY I h E increasing
number Of articles appearing
in magazines about them.
The October issue Of Cosmo-
politan contained a story on
the Virgin Islands and addi-
tiona1 stories, together with
color pictures appear in the
November issue Of Cosmopoli-
tan and American Magazine.
The Assistant Managing
Editor William D. Arthur Of
LOOK magazine will arrive in
the Virgin Islands on Novem-
Der 10 to do a special story.
Arrangements for these arti-
cles have been made through
the Virgin Islands Tourist De
velopment Board, Caribbean
Tourist Association and other
promotional organizations.
, 1952-11-07
Both Councils Get
Bills to Repedl
Quarantine Lows

Governor de Castro has sent
to both Municipal Councils
bills to repeal the local plant
quarantine laws in view of the
assumption BY the Federal
Government Of foreign plant
quarantine in t h e Virgin
Islands.
Although Federal plant
quarantine does not include
inspection Of vessels from
American ports, it has been
determined that there is no
biological need for the conti-
Of domestic plant
quarantine. /
, 1952-11-07
Mrs. AGNES Bolore.
New Contributing
Editor to the AVIS

Mrs. Agnes Bolore Of Ham
den, Connecticut, W h Q 5 e
mother is a native Of Chris
tiansted, st. Croix, is now a
contributing editor to I b e
AVIS
Mrs. Bolore, born and edu-
Gated on the mainland, is edi-
tor of t h E aChatterbox, "
official magazine Of Girl
Friends, Inc.
Although she has never
visited her mothers homeland,
she has maintained a keen in
terest in it through her many
friends here and as far back
as a year and a half ago, was
scheduled to contribute arti-
cles to the AVIS
When she received d copy
of the AVIS with excerpts Of
the speech delivered by Mrs.
Anna Brodhurst, in her own
words, she W $ thrilled,
proud and excited" and dashed
off an editorial urging the
women Of the community to
uet behind her. Too late for
publication, she sent another
which appears il tomorrow's
issue.
, 1952-11-07
No Telephone Service
Between Two Towns
Since November 5th

The night after election
someone accidently cut the
underground telephone cable
between Frederiksted a n d
Christiansted and there has
no connection since.
A repairman was brought in
from ST. Thomas, to mand the
damage but thus far there has
been no communication.
, 1952-11-07
audience Applduds Comic
Operetta "Sunbonnet Sue

play to the full. Although they
were amateurs, each played
his part with almost the per-
lection of professionals.
The play opened with the
arrival Of Mrs. Henry Cole
man, president of the State
Federation Of Music Clubs in
the village to conduct a con-
test for certain scholarship in
music: this part was played By
Mrs. Pauline Richards, who
did a c~ommendable job. She
was accompanied by h e r
daughter" Barbara, played by
Mrs. Octavia Ross, her son
Bob, and his chum Jerry,
played by Franz Delemos and
Arthur Richards.
The contest was held in the
Garden of Mr.. and Mrs. Mea-
doWs, prosperous and respect
ed farmers, played BY Frank
Peterson and Mrs. Alberta
Messer; Miranda Meadows
their daughter was played BY
Miss Corliss Rodriguez. The
latter has a very promising
lyric soprano voice.
On hearing of the contest
Sue, q poor, mistreated orphan,
who had no fun at all but
washing dishes, approaches
the ladies in charge. and asked
to take part. They are willing
but Mrs. Scroggs harshly re-
fuses. Mr.. and Mrs. Scroggs,
Sues guardians, were played
by Herman Sarauw and Miss
Sylvia Ross It is doubtful if
anyone else could have been
found to play the part as well.
Sue is discouraged but on
meeting Barbara, Bob and Jer-
~, she tells her story and won
their sympathy and support.
Barbara loans her a whole out
fit to be able to take part, as Il
turned out she had the best
voice of all and won the prize.
Miss Dorcas Johnson was
magnificent III her portrayal
Of Sunbonnet Sue and also
has a sweet voice. Ezra Nc
Spann, the village constable,
was well PLAYED BY Richard
Dennings and last but not
least was Reuben McSpann,
Continued on page A.
, 1952-11-07

play to the full. Although they
we're amateurs, each played
his part with almost the per-
lection of professionals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-03-06

for 'arce-yca ouiistments
IN Tie Want Ads
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Morality in Religion

L. j. Lombardo's letter raises funda-
mental question which deserves seri-
GUS answer. He asks: "If morality is
not dependent upon religious tenets,
whence comes the universal and eternal
binding force of morality?"
The answer, in essence. is simple,
although the ramifications are infinitely
complex. Moral laws - like physical,
chemical, biological, or any other "nat-
ural' laws or principles "a part of
the structure of the Universe.> They are
thus established by the Creator, and
are discovered (not invented by man,
slowly and painfully over the centuries.
Moral knowledge, like other knowledge,
is derived from experience, observation.
and study. and Is essential to the well
fare and the survival of mankind
True moral laws Gas distinct from
currently accepted mores) are universal
ly valid, common to all mankind, and
independent of religious beliefs or
tenets That is why, to use Mr.. Lom-
bardo's Illustration. murder is wrong
in atheistic Russia, wrong in China,
wrong alike for Protestants, Catholics,
and Jews.
Religion, on the other hand, Is not
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Background for Violence

I am on q visit here from Europe and
read in your paper about the Prague
Trials. If you will publish my few lines
you will do national service.
In the years 189O-91 there was
famine in Russia and the Tsars, under
leadership of the Procurator of the
Holy Synod, c. P. PobiedonostSev, began
the persecution and massacre of the
Jews. History repeated itself in 1881
1882. After Lenin's death, Stain made
common cause with those Russians who
represent the evil spirit of Ivan the
Terrible. Peter the Great, the above
mentioned c. p. PobiedonostSev and
his friend Fedor Dostoevsky.
In his novel, Brothers Karamazov",
Dostoevsky portrays Pobiedonostsev in
the chapter the Grand InquiSitor".
Both justified taking away the freedom
Of the people with promise to give
them bread, but they did not succeed.
Even Jewish Communist in which only
a spark of Judaism remained must
oppose this Russian philosophy. This
is the reason why so many Jews have
been purged since the time Trotsky
started his opposition against Stain.
It is no coincidence that the many
anti-Stalin books have been written by
Jews, like Trotsky, Lyons, Essad-Bey,
Deutscher, Koestler, Fischer, etc.
Russia of today knows only one
formula: Violence. And violence is the
product of depravity and filth.
OnlOOker.
Evening star., 1952-12-08
This and That !.

Low ebb in the garden finds the
flowers gone. the lawn yellow where the
crabgrass has died out the houses in
the next block seeming closer than they
were all summer.
The small place still has many pleas
ant features, but one must look for
them. The tendency in the cold months
is to go indoors and stay there. A great
deal may be seen from indoors, however.
There will be rabbits showing up, in
the suburban areas. Not much can be
done for them except to protect them
from dogs as far as possible.
Protection may be extended to the
birds, too if one feeds the birds. 1t is
best not to let house cats annoy them.
The danger time is at dawn and first
light. Then. the wintering birds are
waking up 1t seems that they take
some time to adjust themselves. Their
sense of caution is at low ebb, then.
We clean "up" a garden, not just
clean it.
At this time of year the tendency is
to do the job thoroughly.
Householders rake leaves like flendS,
as if their very lives depended upon it.
They burn them in the cutters. break
ing down the surface of the roadway at
that point.
Actually. the lives of the birds may
depend upon leaving the leaves, in some
instances.
In them, as packed against fences and
IN corners. insects live. and It u these
Evening star., 1952-12-08
BY Charles E. TroceweN

pumped for heavy graduated income
tax hundred years ago, with abolition
of the rights of inheritance.
Certainly, in the small garden, the un-
necessary things that are done put a
real tax on the average citizen. Some Of
them. like the furious leaf raking and
burning, are totally unnecessary.
Surely the burning is an utter waste.
Much of this material could be COM
posted and made into fine rich soil for
future garden use.
We knew a householder who pur-
chased six bushels Of good rich dirt"
for a dollar bushel.
When he got it, he found that it was
gray, of a hardness akin to that of con-
crete, and that nothing would grow in it,.
He finally ended up by using 1t to
build up his driveway
II he had taken his leaves and made
a compost out of them, in years time
he would have had some real black dirt
that would have made his flowers and
vegetables bloom.
Leaves belong in the garden, summer
or winter. They are part of low ebb tide.
which is not as low as sometimes We are
inclined to think. On warmer days.
grass starts to grow again. and small
insects stir beneath the leaves
No one should neglect, either. to study
the tree and shrub patterns. as they
stand leadess. Those large nests are
squirrel nests. They know what to do
with leaves.
Evening star., 1952-12-08

insects that provide some feed for the
Songbirds in winter.
The closely swept garden as by tidy
housewife of the pestiferous type, will
not help the birds any.
Best yards leave some leaves, espe-
cially along fences and in the corners
If there are dead ANIMALS, these should
not be dug up and swept away as If by
a whirlwind, but left to dry out as they
stand
It is true some inimical insects will
be found among them, but most of them
will do little harm once they are down
the outlets of the SongbirdS.
We guarantee that lively jay will
eat insect eggs in such way as to pre-
clude future harm from them
Even the brown creeper, and the
various peckers of wood, will see to it
that there is very little menace from in
Sects left to gather in old leaves and
plants.
There has been too much talk, in
recent years, about the clean garden
1t is all right to have the yard clean,
but not too clean
Most of the difficulties, at least some
of them, of recent times, come about
through the doing of unnecessary things.
The national income tax was bad
enough, but the forms" we have to fill
out progressively become worse and
worse.
We have heard it said that Karl Marx
Evening star., 1952-12-08

amist, had never had more than one
wife and had done and would continue
to do everything in his power to uphold
the law against polygamy.
"If Mr.. Smoot," President Roosevelt
wrote later, "or anyone else for that
matter had disobeyed the law, he
should, of course, be turned out, but
if he had obeyed the law and was an
upright and reputable man in his public
and private relations. it would be an
outrage to turn him out because of his
religious belief"
Nevertheless, the Senate committee
in June, 1906, brought out report that
concluded: Resolved, that Reed Smoot
is not entitled to seat as a Senator
of the United States from the State
of Utah."
In parliamentary maneuver before
the vote in the Senate on FEBRUARY 20,
1907, Senator A. j. Hopkins of Illinois,
who signed minority report upholding
Smoot's right to his seat, tackled onto
the resolution an amendment requiring
two-thirds vote of the Senators present
for passage. It was in Illinois that
Joseph Smith, founder and prophet of
the Mormon Church, was done to death
by masked mob Gov. Stevenson re-
called the incident and offered the
apologies of his State when he spoke
in the Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake
City during the recent political cam
paign.
But the two-thirds margin safeguard
was not needed in the final Smoot vote
in the Senate. His critics were able to
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Letters to The Star.
Pen-nGn1es may be used If letters carry
10riters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

a boy like this sleep on front-ilne duty.
If he could help it?
If we carried out our laws without
mercy and human understanding, it
would certainly be a miscarriage Of
justice. Furthermore, our Nation would
lose some of the Christian tradition that
has made us great. Let us remember
Lincolns mercy, and not forget how he
saw deep regret for mistake in the
eyes of each soldier he had pardoned
I pray to God that He will give mercy
and foresight to all those concerned in
this soldiers court-martial.
Concerned Virginian.
Editors note: 1t has been brought
out by the Army that Pvt McConnell'S
sleeping bag was tipped shut. evidence
that he did not drop off from exhaus-
ton. Also, at no time before or during
his trial did he claim he had been with
out sleep for u hours.)
Evening star., 1952-12-08

established by God, but invented by
men. It consists mainly Of creedS, dog
mas, ritual, superstition, and all the
ecclesiastical and institutional trappings
which separate one religious faith from
another and all of them from simple
concern with truth and morality. To be
sure, most religions were founded by
great spiritual leaders with profound
moral insight, but their message has
typically been sacrificed by church
organizations in their drive for maxi
mum membership and secular power.
Hence, religion has given us armed
crusades. prosecutions, inquisitions, mu-
tual recrimination. and fear of hell
fire.
History has demonstrated over and
over again that it is not religion, but
common morality, which brings men
together and makes harmonious social
intercourse possible. It is this common
morality, taught in American public
schools without regard to race, creed,
or color. which constitutes true moral
education, When religion has put its
own house in order 1t will be time
enough to consider its introduction into
the public schools.
r. ElbertOn Smith.
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Northern Virginio's Stronger Voice

Northern Virginia, long known as the most
underrepreSented" part of the State will have
stronger voice in the General Assembly than
ever before as a result of the legislative redis-
tricting act just passed at Richmond. But the
third Senator and two additional delegates
granted at the special session still constitute
representation below that to which Arlington
Fairfax, Alexandria and Falls Church are en-
titled on the basis of their population. BY the
time another census and reapportonment roll
around, the area legislative delegation again will
be grossly under proper strength.
Actually, however the AsSemby'S compro-
mise concession not an easy one to make.
The State constitutions mandate for reappor-
tionment OF State and congressional representa-
tion after every decennial census is distasteful
task for any legislature to undertake. This time,
as in the past, it has meant legislating out Of
existence several members of the Assembly,
because of the necessity of realigning districts
according to population trends. Some sections
of the State have Jared badly under the latest
redistricting act. BY comparison, the region
Just across the Potomac River has much to be
thankful for. Arlington retains its own Senator
and gains third delegate, Alexandria gets it's
own Senator instead of sharing one with Fairfax
and Prince William Counties and Falls Church.
The city retains its present single delegate.
Fairfax County and Falls Church share Sena-
tor and obtain a second delegate.
All in ALL the present Northern Virginia
delegation won considerable victory in securing
what it did against bitter opposition from several
parts of the State. However, the delegation
lost its hard-fought battle for legislation to
permit Federal employees to hold county offices.
That fight was waged against tremendous odds,
not the least of which was Governor Battles
understandable reluctance to prolong the special
session by introducing controversial" bills. The
proposed lifting of the Federal-employe ban is
subject of controversy in Virginia, it is true but
logic and justice are on the side of the Federal
employees The move to end undemocratic dis
elimination against them should be revived at
the next regular session of the Legislature.
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Opportunity and Responsibility

The American business community has been
receiving since election day some earnest words
of advice from within its own ranks.
In brief, they are that the country's return
to Republicanism does not constitute a mandate,
or even permission, for a return to certain selfish
practices and anti-social conduct of the 192Os.
It does instead, present to business an oppor-
tunity accompanied by responsibility. 1t will be
an opportunity to demonstrate that private
enterprise, regulated in the public interest bslt
not inhibited by an unfrendly governmental
atmosphere, possesses the qualities OF states
manShp needed to preserve and strengthen the
national economy While safeguarding our po-
litical and social freedoms. 1t will be the re-
sponsibility of the leadership of this business
community to see that this opportunity is not
abused
The National Association of Manufacturers,
a favorite whipping boy of the New Deal and
Fair Deal era, heard this message delivered by
two of it's former presidents on the opening day
of its annual meeting in New York One OF
them, Senator Bennett of Utah, an industrialist
as we'll as politician, warned the NAM members
that the American people on November only
Tentatively agreed to take another look at prl-
Vate enterprise, to see whether the things we
have been telling them are correct" The chal-
lenge he added, is to prove that free economy
can produce jobs and prosperity, raise the stand
responsibility for more than the owners and
stockholders Earl Bunting, now managing dl-
rector of the NAM, was equally pointed in cau-
tioning that if the business world diSregards its
opportunities for public service, I'VE will remain
headed toward purely socialistc state, leading
to oblivion for free enterprise" few days
earlier Paul Hoffman, now head of the Ford
Foundation, spoke in the same terms, with par
ticular emphasis on the urgency of genuine
business leadership being displayed in the first
two years of the new Republican administration.
The cynical may say that these are only fine
words but there are reasons to believe they may
be translated into action Twenty years have
brought many changes in the top ranks of
American business and industry, not only in
identities but in practices and PHILOSOPHERS.
Most of the baronS and the czarS are gone, many
of those who have taken their places have sup
ported or accepted the broader responsibilities
of business in the Nations life.
PreSident-elect Eisenhower pledged during
his campaign that there would be no effort to
turn the clock back on social progress. 1t is a
pledge which he undoubtedly meant and it is
another word of caution which the business
community should remember.
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Hardly Worth Keeping

There is an internal conflict in the state
ment which accompanied the mass resignation of
the industry members of the Wage Sterilization
Board.
They say that the politically inspired coal
increase decreed by President Truman, If
generally applied, may we'll build irresistible
presSures under prices and once again send
imitation into an artificial but nevertheless de-
structive spiral" They also say, and cite as
reason for their resignation, that Mr.. Trumans
action amounts to fraud on the American
people and puts the WSB in the position of trying
to administer program which no longer exists.
If the first statement is true, which quite
probably is the case, it is hard to reconcile 1t
with the resignation of the industry members.
For without their participation it is doubtful
that the board can function at all, and if the
board cannot function the wage control phase
of stabilization is dead. And if wage controls
are dead, what is to prevent the general appli-
cation of the coal increase pattern, at least in
the case of those unions that are strong enough
to enforce their demands?
The reasonable conclusion is that it would
have been better for the industry members to
have stuck to their posts. Perhaps they would
not have been able to accomplish much after
the Presidents mutilation of the program The
question, however, is whether measure of
stabilization would not have been preferable at
this time to no stabilization.
The outlook now is for the latter. Certainly
price controls cannot be maintained without
wage controls. And the effect of Mr.. Truman's
political assault on the wage formula, plus the
current inability of the Wage Board to function,
is to cast grave doubt on the possibility of main
tanning any kind of stabilzation program.
Evening star., 1952-12-08
Another High Mormon Comes To Town
By Otis Peterson

w HEN Ezra Taft Benson comes
w here as Secretary of Agriculture.
he will be the first Apostle of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to
hold this high rank in the executive
branch of the Government but he will
follow by half century the first Nor
mon apostle to occupy the political spot
light in Washington.
The Council Of the Twelve Apostles.
of which Mr.. Benson Is a member, is
the high governing body of the Mormon
Church and it was in 1903 that the
Utah legislature reached into the ranks
of that group to elect Reed Smoot as
United States Senator. The tall, gaunt,
stern visaged Smoot had been named
an apostle two years before.
The coming of Senator Smoot to
Washington was in sharp contrast to.
the almost universal appreciation which
has greeted the selection of Ezra Taft
Benson as member of President Eisen-
hower's official family. The Senator
arrived in an era surcharged with bit
terness against the then strange sect
that had been driven from pillar to post
since its organization in New York State
in 1880. suffered the martyrdom of it's
founder and first prophet and endured
the hardships of a mass hegira west
ward to carve out beautiful valley
settlement in the high wilderness of the
Rocky Mountains.
Although allowed to take his place in
Congress, Senator Smoot endured four
years of accusations and hearings that
filled four large volumes totaling 1929
nages, before he was able to occupy his
seat without contest. The original pro-
tests against Smoot's selection as Sena-
tor came from his home State following
cry about church intrusion in State
and national politics, even though he.
like Benson, had taken leave of absence
from his church duties.
Dug up was the old prejudice against
the early Mormon doctrine of plural
marriage. This quickly inflamed the
Senate, even though the practice had
been outlawed by the church 10 years
before.
The hearing on Senator Smoot's right
to his seat opened before the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
in January, 1904. and for nearly two
years procession Of witnesses paraded
before it. ...
Senator Smoot won cautious in
dorsement from President Theodore
Roosevelt after he paid the latter a
visit at the White House and assured
him that he, Smoot. was not polyg-