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of the REPORT on the
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Of the Municipality of ST. croix
Virgin Islands
continued from Monday
The pressni Rszeaua
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The extent.to which any gov
ernment can render services to
the public depends on its abb
llity to obtain money for financ
ing such services. In the long
run, such moneys must be OBJ
tanned without creating an
obligation to repay them, al
though, for a relatively short
period of time, borrowing may
be relied upon to finance gov
ermental operations. The MUM
cipality Of st. Croix has not
employed the device of borrow
ing to any great extent, but it
has depended to a consider
able degree on appropriations
from the Congress Of the Unit
ed States to supplement it's
own revenues. AS pointed out
In several parts of this report,
the level of services provided
in St. Croix is not extravagant,
and expenditures cannot be
substantially reduced without
seriously curtailing services
and jeopardizing the health
and welfare Of the inhabitants
of st. Croix. Therefore, a care
full study of the revenue struc-
ture is in order to determine
whether it is possible for st.
Croix to solve its own financial
problems.
The major single sources Of
revenue for the Municipality
of St. Croix, aside from federal
appropriations, are the income
tax and the ad valorem tax on
real property. In addition to
these, the Municipal Council
has imposed a large variety of
excise taxes, business license
taxes, import & export duties,
and miscellaneous taxes and
fees.
The Real Properly Tax.
This tax. levied at the rate
Of LIS per centum Of the as
sessed value Of the property.
is a relatively stable revenue
producer. lit has produced
an average of approximately
$55,000 annually for the past
five years. Effective for col
Elections in the year 1888, the
J the basis of property assess
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-07-28

Fine fur ptes and workmanship ncg steadily the New York
and the will Fall approaches
these while the opportunity hand Rependen
impossible ordinary
only Evans has the faung the wide three
business and the fashion them tells story;
Evening star., 1948-01-10

Mrs. Topper and her husband
Isaac Topper, a retired architect
had just hailed a taxicab to return
home when she was stricken with
a heart attack, police said.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by four sons. Lawrence Tep-
per. Chicago. and Douglas, Harold
and Leon, all of Washington; q
daughter, Mrs. Alexander Tucker
Los Angeles; two sisters, Mrs. Rose
Spector, Philadelphia, and Mrs
Abraham Koppleson, Washington;
a brother, Joseph Katz. Woodbine
N. j., and three grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were to be
completed late today.
Mrs. Pierpont was taken to Cas-.
ualty Hospital and pronounced
dead about an hour later. Police
said she had no known relatives In
Washington.
Miss Pauline Addison. Is, of 1904
Illinois avenue NV, was in Emer-
gency Hospital following fall yes
terday afternoon at Twelfth and G
streets NV, police reported. She
is a bookkeeper.
Evening star., 1948-01-10

Pierpont, IS, Of $500 Sixth street
NV, who collapsed while walking
in the first block OF Crittenden street
NE. about pm.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he would issue certificates OF
natural causes in each case.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
California Home Held Up
For 100000 In Jewe|y
by the Assesistsd Press

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 1o.-An
armed man robbed . fashionable
Piedmont home Of an estimated
100000 worth Of jewelry yesterday
and escaped after forcing the VIC
tim and her maid to remain IN .
closet.
Piedmont Police Chief william v.
Pfiaum said the victim was Mrs.
Helen Whitehead, 40, wife Of the
president Of the Jud Whitehead
Heater Co. He said one ring taken
was q 10-karat diamond valued at
$4,000.
The robber gained admittance to
the house by posing as . telephone
man. then produced q gun and de-
manded:
Where is the closet where you
keep your jewelry locked up?"
Mrs. Whitehead led the man to
3 chest in q closet where he took
the jewel boxes.
Chief Pfiaum listed other jewelry
taken as . diamond bracelet valued
at 10000; two diamond-studded
platinum clips, $4,000; single gold
earrings, $200; two gold clips. 1880;
lady's watch, 1880; diamond
bracelet, $500, and other pieces.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
3 Of 5 Bandits Seized
with S65,OOO After
S114,OOO Bank HoIdup
By The Assoeioisd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10.-Three 'o1
the bandits who staged the biggesl
bank robbery in years yesterday were
captured before the sun had set, but
two others described as "the brain.
Of the outfit"-remain at large today
with almost half of the $1l4,000 loot
Police Supt. A. A. Waters sale
$65, 900 was recovered after arrest o1
the three. leaving $4,000 in the
hands Of the two brains"
The police superintendent revealed
that the arrest was made as the
result Of a tip from man who
overheard the robbery plans dis
cussed in a bar.
In view of the clever handling OF
the robbery and in light of the
daring arrogance Of the missing
bandits, officers said the pair might
have climbed aboard an interurban
bus, Juggling their share OF the haul
in a suitcase.
Buses are being halted and checked
in Alabama and Mississippi as well
as in Louisiana.
Dragnet Set Up Along Gulf.
Meanwhile, Mississippi and Al
ALBANIA police set up a motorized
dragnet along the Gulf Coast, patrol
ing the area in search of a black
sedan which may have been used
as the getaway car.
One conspicuous kink was ap-
parent, however. in plans to capture
the fieeting robbers: No one
seemed certain what either of them
wore, or what they look like.
Employees of the mid-city branch
Of the Hibernia National Bank who
were on the scene at the time Of
the holdup were told by the gun
men: IF you look at me I'll put
a bullet in you"
This discouraged any close study
Of the men by the employees, and
after the robbery, despite the fact
none of the five men wore masks,
their identity remained a puzzle.
Detective Chief Joseph Scheuring
identified the men in Jail as George
w. Ricketts,, %. of Chalmette, La:
his nephew, Tommy Ricketts,, q, and
John Hassenback, %, both OF New
Orleans.
$4,000 Hidden Under Stove.
Chief Scheuring said a suitcase
packed with $4,000 was found in
the mouse where the Ricketts, were
arrested and that $4,000 was found
in a paper bag in Hassenback's
room. Police said the latter had
hidden the bag in a hole in the
floor, then had pushed a heavy stove
over the hole to conceal the small
fortune in currency.
The robbery occurred at 7::55 am.
and less than four hours later the
Ricketts, pair and Hassenback were
under arrest on charge of armed
robbery.
The charge is punishable by death
in Louisiana.
Chief Waters expressed interest
in the fact that the bandits, though
cunning enough to plan a holdup OF
such complex proportions, tipped
their hands in a downtown bar
room the night before.
Bandits Plans Overheard.
The police superintendent said an
informant heard them talking loud
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Dock Workers Strike
PoroIyzes Singapore
BY the Asseeia.sd trsss

/ SINGAPORE, Jan. 10.-The port
Of Singapore was paralyzed COM
pletely today. with all of its approx.
imately 5000 dock laborers On
strike.
The work stoppage was ordered
by union leaders yesterday because
Of dispute over whether future
hiring would be direct, as the unions
want, or by contract, as the EN-
ployers want to continue.
Henry Basten, chairman of the
Harbor Board, said 80 per cent Of
the normal working force reported
last night, but none reported this
morning.
Evening star., 1948-01-10

lily about the holdup plans. The in
formant tried to get in touch with a
detective friend the night before the
robbery. When he learned the
friend wasn't at headquarters, he
waited until yesterday morning to
phone again and his statement re-
suited in the quick capture OF George
and Tommie Ricketts, and Hassen-
back.
IF we had known last night what
we knew this morning. we could
have greeted the men at the bank" "
Chief Waters lamented yesterday.
The holdup men achieved their
goal by following an early-arriving
bank employe into the building,
overpowering the doorman, then
corraling the other employees at pis-
tol point as they arrived.
Finally in control OF the entire
building, they forced a bank execu-
tive to open the vault. They helped
themselves to the money and fed.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Maid Gets $100 q Month
When She Quits Job
BY the Asseeiossd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l0.-A
housemaid today was assured q
$l00-a-month life income whenever
she gives up her job.
But Margaret Farmer, colored,
said she had no plans to quit her
employment at the home of the late
Charles H. Newcomb.
when you've worked for some
body this long" she said. you don't
leave them high and dry"
Miss Farmer, in Mr.. Newcomb's
employ for q years, was referred to
in his will as my faithful maid"
He left her a $l00 monthly annuity
which becomes effective only when
she leaves her Job.
Evening star., 1948-01-10

deaths Of four prematurely born
babies and has affected 10 other
babies.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
$1,000, Guns, JeweIy
Stolen From Grocer;
Other Thefts Reported

Theft Of more than $4,000 in cash,
two .3s-caliber guns, 100 rounds Of
ammunition and some jewelry yes
terday was reported to police by Joe
Cooperman, 4o2 G street S.W., pro-
prietor Of the Thrifty Market, sls
Fourth street S.W.
Police said the theft occurred
while Mr.. Cooperman was away
from his home. They quoted him
as saying he had intended to use
the money to make his market pur-
chAses.
In addition to the $1,000 in bills,
$40o diamond ring and other
jewelry and SIS in change were
taken, police said.
Meanwhile, . revised estimate of
the value Of jewelry taken from the
Cramer, Inc, jewelry store, also
Wisconsin avenue NV, Thursday
night put the loot ut nearly $4,000,
rather than $500 as originally re-
ported.
The lock on the door had been
sawed out, police said, and q case
Of watches and rings taken.
Mrs. Lillian Pennell, 3022 Massa-
chusetts avenue Sc, was robbed Of
500 In cash last night at Thirty
first street and Minnesota avenue
Sc. by two men who stopped her
and demanded her money, police
reported.
Other thefts last night were re-
ported by Harry A. Kearney, George
town University student, of 1915
Twenty-ninth street NV, robbed Of
81 and q watch by two men In the
800 block of N street NV; Mrs.
Sarah Davis, 1900 Woodley road
NV, who lost three rings valued at
$3.50 while visiting ut 2101 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, and Norman b.
Muddiman, 235 First street NE, cab
driver, robbed Of his cab, .overcoat
and IS by two passengers.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Hope Dims for Recovery
Of Josephus Daniels
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 10.-Jo-
sephus Daniels, 85-year-old editor
former Secretary Of the Navy and
Ambassador, was near death at his
home today. Members of the fam
lily said little hope was held for his
recovery.
Mr.. Daniels was under an oxygen
tent suffering a severe attack OF
bronchitis. He caught cold last
week and his condition became
grave yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Infant Diurrheu Kills a,
Closes Ward at Hospital
by the Assosiotsd Press

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 10.-An
epidemic Of infant diarrhea has
forced Huntington Memorial Hos
pital TO close It's maternity ward.
supt. Alden B. Mills said the diar-
rhea has caused the deaths of four
infants, may have contributed to the
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Gull Defects Family Cot

A constable called to a house in
Plymouth, England, found that a
large seagull which had got into a
room by falling down the chimney
in a shower of SCOT had attacked and
defeated the family cat and then
eaten some flowers. 1t was cap
tured unharmed and released.
y
There are about 100000 miles
of road in. the United States.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
| Thieves Enter
|Cofe Through
5-Inch Openinq.

Diminutive thieves-small boys or
midgets-apparently were RESPONSE
BILE for burglary at the Dixie Sea-
food Grill, zoos E street S.W., last
night when money was taken from
a juke box and cigarette and gum
machines.
Police said the rear window which
was forced to gain entry would
open only S inches.
There was no estimate of the
amount of money taken.
Evening star., 1948-01-10

It was first noticed at the hospital
in December. No other hospitals in
this. area have reported 1t.
Evening star., 1948-01-10

collapsed at FL
teenth street and
New York ave-
nue. NV. las t
night and died a
short time later
She W as the
second Washing
ton woman to die
last night after
collapsing on the
street. A third
was injured ser.
iously IN q fall.
The Sc CO n d
death was that
of Mrs Mohe1
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Arqentinu's S Wheat Crop
Gives Her Relief Role
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 10.-The
Argentine wheat crop now being
harvested is expected to total about
7,00o,000 tons, best since the war,
thus enabling Argentina to become
a major Latin American contributor
under the Marshall plan.
Roselli & Co. of Rosario estimated
the exportable surplus might sur
pass 4,OOO,O 900 tons.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Woman Celebrating 42d Year
OF Marriage CoIIopses, Dies

After celebrating her 42d wedding
anniversary with supper downtown
and q movie, Mrs. Minnie Topper,
IS, Of 2809 Woodley road NV,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
NEWS FROM
Foniainebleau

Vacation Bible school is in prog
ress at the Bellefontaine Bap-
tist church and will close Sat-
urday. The Rev. w. p. Spiers
Of Ocean Springs is instructor and
Is being ably assisted by Mrs.
Norman Rouse, Mrs. Douglas
Brown, Mrs. Louis Noble, Mrs.
Bryan Bilbo. Mrs. Lazell Byrd,
Mrs. Kenneth Roberts and Mrs.
Paul Harper. There are rs en-
rolled and transportation is fur
nished by a bus which is driven
through the community by Mr..
Rouse.
Cottage prayer meetings are
being held nightly this week in
homes of various members of the
church.
A son was born to Mrs. Winona
Bryant Sunday, July 4. in the
Biloxi City Hospital. She is at
present living at the home Of her
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. H.
d. Walker.
Robert W. Scales Of Dallas,
Tex, who visited his sister, Mrs.
W. T. Lacy in New Orleans and
other relatives in Mobile, stopped
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
Meeting Of Miss.
Stote Alumni
Set For July FL

A meeting for the alumni and
all former students of Mississippi
State College is set for Wednes-
day evening. July Fl, at the court
house at 8 p. M.
This meeting is for the purpose
of organizing a more active alum
nj chapter, it was stated, in order
that members will become bet
ter acquainted and may be kept
c%ognizant of the developments at
their Alma Mater.
Not only graduates of State,
but also those who at any time
attended State college are urged
to attend. Mississippi State was
formerly known as A & M Col
lege and numbers of former stu
dents are all over the country.
Several interesting events in
the future r being planned and
top representatives from the col
lege are expected to be present
on these occasions.
Through the influence of a
strong alumni chapter football
tickets to the most important
games of the season will be avail
able to members, A. J. Franklin
stated, and also pointed out the
value of an active alumni chap
ter to the college.
All alumni and former students
are urged to attend the meeting
or contact A. J. Franklin, office
telephone 161 or residence phone
1861, in order that a complete
directory of every student may
be made.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16

Baptist church in Vancleave on
Sunday at 2 o'clock.
MI. and Mrs. Roy Knapp have
returned to their home on Davis
Bayou from an extended motor
trip to points in Kentucky, Illi-
nois and Wisconsin. En- route
they stopped over for a visit with
their son, Duane Knapp and fam
lily where they made the acquain-
lance of their new granddaugh-
ter who was born in Paducah,
KY, June 10.
The Home Demonstration club
met Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Elvin Webb with
eight members present. Miss
Vela Mckinley, county home dem
o~nstration agent, gave recipes for
canning pears and pickles.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Sceals OF
Waycross, Ga, and Mrs. w. T.
Lacy of New Orleans we're visit
ors in the Philip Davis home
Sunday.
Gwendolyn and Jackie Beasley
of Biloxi have been staying in
the home of S-Sgt. and Mrs. S.
F. Monusko until the arrival OF
their grandmother from Denver,
Colo, who came this week to care
for the children while their
mother is in the Biloxi City hos
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16

Saturday night and Sunday with
his friend w. E. Williams and
family in Ocean Springs and on
Sunday they drove out to call on
their former associates and friends
visiting q short time at the Den
mis- Wood and Philip Davis homes.
He left for his home Sunday night.
Mrs. Lowell Davis spent Fri
day in Ocean Springs visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jarold Hayes
of San Antonio, Tex, and max
ing the acquaintance Of their lit
tie daughter. The Hayes are WIS.,
iting in the John Roberts and
Merle Schatt homes.
Mrs. MILFORD Walker Of New
Orleans is spending this week
with her brother, d. E. Wood,
and family.
Mrs. Vera Almond of Martins
Bluff is spending this week with
her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Roberts,
and family and is attending Va
cation Bible school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Davis, ST.,
Charles and Title Davis, Mrs.
Louise Gautier and little son, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank r. Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Davis, Jr.,
attended the marriage of H. P.
Davis to Miss Doris Hawley
which was solemnized in the First
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
DoUcLAs-LENNEp NupTIALs

Sundays social calendar holds
the Douglas-Lennep wedding
which is set for 5 p. m. at the
First Baptist church. The bride
elect is Miss Minnie Mae Len
nep, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruner Lennep. of Pascagoula,
and the groom is Stancil Dodds
Douglas, son of the Reverend and
Mrs. E. l.. Douglas of Clinton.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
Baseball Quiz
Program Feature
OfKiwonis Meet

A quiz program on the Kiwanis
organization was a highlight OF
the luncheon meeting Of the Pas
cagoula Kiwanis club Tuesday
at the Country Club. The pro-
gram was directed by T. N. Tuck
er, who conducted the questions
and answers in the form of a
baseball game in which a ques-
ton must be answered in order
to get on base.
The first team was composed
of w. r. Guest, Jr., H. p. Heidel-
burg, Jr., Ben Caver, Karl Weis-
enburg and v. c. Gill and the sec
ond team was made up of DR.. 7.
E. Stout. A. M. Hardy, Merle
Palmer, Forest Grant and R. B.
McIlwain. After four innings the
score was tied 0 to 0, with each
team getting six hits.
]. B. Clark was introduced as
a new member by l.. L. Stigler.
Mr.. Clark Is a native of Biloxi
where he attended high school.
After finishing school he enter
ed the newspaper business for
five years prior to coming to In
gals in 1941 with Eel. He is
at present with the American
National Life Insurance Com
pany.
DR.. M. H. Jacobs was the guest
of T. N. Tucker and Norman
Lyons. Jackson County tax AS
SCISSOR, was the guest of Merle
Palmer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
Auxiliary Has
Circle Meetings
With Members

The Woman's Auxiliary to the
First Presbyterian church of Pas
cagoula met in circles at the
homes of members on Monday. At
each home the business and study
hours were followed by a So
cial period and at this time re-
freshments were served by the
hostess.
CIRCLE ONE
Circle One met at the home of
Mrs. Robert c. Gulley, Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Thomas
Leatherbury conducting the bust
ness period.
The survey article was read
by Mrs. Perry A. Thompson with
young Adults In the Church"
as subject.
Mrs. H. w. Kennedy conducted
the Bible study.
CIRCLE TWO
Circle Two met with Mrs. Ar
thur Allen at her home on So.
Pascagoula street, Monday at 3
p. M, with the chairman. Mrs.
L. L. Slime presiding.
The survey article was given
by Mrs. Irma Evans and the
Bible lesson was conducted by
Mrs. Frank Mizell.
There were IL members pres
ent.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
Puspoint Little
Theoter Pluns To
Give Summer Purty

Plans are in progress for a sum-
mer party to be given by the Pas
point Little theater, Mrs. Charles
Cornell, chairman, announced.
The party will be an outdoor
affair at the Country club on
Friday, July %, at 8 p. m. Plans
and arrangements are being made
to present several skits and the
entertainment will be staged cab
aret style.
Further details will be an
nounced later. Mrs. Cornell
stated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
Mrs. Saul Oliver
Hostess To Mary
Lindsey Circle

On Monday evening at 7:3C
o'clock Mrs. Saul Oliver was hos
tess to the Mary Lindsey Circle
of the Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of the First Metho.
ist church of Pascagoula in the
substory of the church.
The chairman, Mrs. j. f. Cock.
rell, opened the meeting and d.
rected the short business SEES
sion. The devotional was given
by Mrs. Wilson Van Devender
after which an interesting discus
sion of the work that the church
is doing in Alaska was con-
Quoted by Mesdames j. E. Mar
shall and ]. F. Campbell.
At the close OF the meeting the
IL members present enjoyed a
social hour over refreshments
served by Mrs. Oliver.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16
Womon's Society Of
Christiun Service
Hos Meeting Monday

The several circles of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Serv-
ice of the First Methodist church
of Pascagoula met jointly for the
monthly business session Monday
afternoon.
The society met at the church
with Mrs. w. N. Branch occu-
plying the chair in the absence
of the president, Mrs. c. A. Car
rier, from the city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-16

pital. Their father. T-Sgt. Perry
Beasley is a flight engineer at
Keesler Field. .
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-08-26
Ohio Fuel Has
Safety Campaign

"Vote the Safety Ticket" is
the slogan of the 10th annual
August No Accident Campaign
being conducted by the Ohio
Fuel Gas Company among all
its employees.
The annual campaigns sparks
the company's year-round pro-
gram for prevention of "on-the-
job" and eat home" accidents,
it was stated by Mr.. Bernard
Reed, local manager, of Cam
bridge.
The Gas Co. is a national
leader in safety. In the last IL
years, Ohio Fuel has won first
place eight times and second
place four times in the contest
conducted by the National Safe
ty Council among large gas
utilities in the United States.
During this months campaign
series of five cards is being
mailed to each employee at his
home. Each worker also has
been given a pencil with a
pocket clip bearing the safety
slogan. Other reminders include
placards on bulletin boards,
gummed labels, letterheads and
booklets on safe driving.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Zedar Hanes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Haverner
and daughter, Jane and son,
Paul, of Columbus, are spending
their vacation with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Havener Sr.
and son, Bob, of North Pike.
Carlos w. Meek and son,
Duane, were Saturday dinner
guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. @. H. Meek.
Perry Philpot, of Toledo, spent
the weekend with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Gibson, Mr..
and Mrs. H. P. Gibson were en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Reed, Sunday, with a
chicken dinner. Mrs. Bonnie
Hughes was guest at the Reed
home, Monday. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Fowler,
of Toledo, spent part of their va
cation at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wire Fowler.
They also visited several places
Of interest in the East. Saturday
evening, they enjoyed a lawn
party at the family home, with
guests including Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughes Fowler, Bonnie Hughes
and son, Harold Hughes, of New
Concord, Mr.. and Mrs. Zern w.
Mallett. host and hostess. .~..