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which would be limited to $1,000:
The proposed amendment was
submitted by the Governor to the
Legislative Assembly Of the Vir-
gin Islands.
The Chairman of the Banking
Boards letter of May is, 1853 to.
the Governor requested the fol-
lowing information: Kindly adj
wise what funds will be available
to pay the examiners appointed
BY the Banking Board. Ia his re-
ply dated May 81, 1853 the Gov
ernor wrote: 4 am referring this
matter to the Municipal Council
of st. Croix with the request that
the sum Of $1,000 be made avail
abb for the purpose indicated.
However no final arrangements
should be made to retain the ser
vices Of d bank examiner until
the funds are actually made avail
able
It is an accepted practice that
examinations Of banks are to be
made annually and at the same
time as examinations are being
made By the Federal Deposit In
surance Corporation. The Bank
ing Board intends to adhere strict
" to this practice SO as tecause
the least inconvience and expsns
es to the banks examined.
Very truly yours
Norman b. cissel
Chairman
Ed. Note: We are sorry this
, 1953-12-12

Section 4 (c) of~the above law,
reads as follows: Every bank, or
foreign bank, and every branch
of a bank, or foreign bank, doing
business in the Virgin Islands,
shall be subject to inspection and
supervision of the Banking
Board Of the Virgin Islands,
which shall either personally or
through some competent person
or persons appointed BY it, to be
known as examiners, visit and ex
anime said bank, foreign bank or
branches at least once a year"
Although two Of the present
members Of the Banking Board
are Certified Public Accountants
and are therefore qualified and
authorized to make examinations
of Banks, the Banking Board de-
cided that all such examinations
should be made by qualified per-
sons outside the membership Of
the Banking Board.
In order to reduce the cost Of
examination Of banks, the Bank
ing Board tried to secure the SER
vices Of government auditors for
this purpose. This was impossible
due to the volume of work they
now have. which prevented them
from taking on this added respon-
sibility.
The Banking Board, in keeping
with its policy that such examina
tions should be made by quail
fled persons not connected with
the Banking Board made prelimi
nary arrangements during the
month Of June. 1858 to secure the
services Of a practicing Certified
Public Accountant to make the
examination Of the New ST. Croix
Savings Bank.
Under the present law the
banks would be charged $500 for
every $40, 100000 Or fraction there
Of Of the resources or assets of
such banks. In order to prevent
the taxpayer from having to.
share in the cost of any bank ex-
animation if this fee did not COW
er the actual cost, the banking
Board asked the Governor to-
have this s ection amended
IN such a way that would require
the banks to pay the actual cost,
, 1953-12-12
NEWS

The SIS Kastor is scheduled
to sail from New Orleans Dec
ember End, Mobile December
4th, and is due at Frederik-
sted December 18th, via Ja-
maica, Haiti, Puerto Plata and
st. Thomas, accepting freight
for Barbados, Georgetown &
P~aramaribo.
The SIS 'Alcoa Ranger" is
scheduled to sail from Balti-
December 18th. New
York, December 18th, and is
due at Frederiksted Deem
Der 18th, via Puerto Rico, and
ST. Thomas, accepting freight
for Venezuela and Paramari-
DO.
Alcoa Steamship Company. INC.
Robf i. Merwin & Co, Inc.
Agents
, 1953-12-12
SATURDAY DECEMBER IL, 1853. n


BANKING BOARD Of The WI.
Charlotte Arnalie. St. Thomas
December /, 1858
Hon. Walter /. NJ. Hodge, Chr'm.
Legislative Assemb. of-the y. !.
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas,
Dear Sir:
Because of certain unfavorable
reactions that have been created
in the community by certain re-
marks made in connection with
Bill No. ga Of the Seventeenth
Legislative Assembly, Fifth Ses-
sion, an Act to Amend an Act Of
June Is, 1949 Regulating Banks
and Banking in the Virgin Is
lands, Creating a Banking Board
and Defining It's Duties, and for
other Purposes, which is now
pending before the Legislative
Assembly, the members Of the
Banking Board Of the Virgin Is
lands consider it their duty to-
make the following statements
OF fact:
Section 4 (a) Of the Skeoch-
Gordon Banking Law Of the Vir-
gin Islands reads: Members Of
the Board shall serve without
compensation, but $ hall re-
ceive reimbursement for all tra-
vel or other expenses incurred in
the performance of their duties.
The only expenses that have
been paid the board by the gov
eminent, in carrying out the du-
ties of the Banking Board to mem.
bers, are expenses for stationery
and air transportation. All other
expenses have been paid by the
members themselves. even
though the law allows them TO-
collect expenses incurred in the
performance ofstheir duties. Such
expenses that members are enti-
tied to by law as mileage, meals.
board, office and clerical, postage,
cablegrams and other incidentals
have been borne by the members
Of the Board from their PERSONAL
funds. The Banking Board has
never been appropriated any
funds.
, 1953-12-12

letter was delayed. Howsver.
this was due "a shsrkags Of
help.
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pnlSI from
|Opearances
M of Ne
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welfare of the white settlers.
Many Negroes already in the
state, as well as the whites, con-
sidered the Negro a threat to their
economy and a source of racial
conflict.
Negroes migrated to the state
also because st. Paul was a rail-
road center and the terminal Of
the upper Midwest. Those who
worked on the railroads began to
settle in the Twin Cities and to
encourage others to come.
However, these restrictions
brought rise to Negro organiza-
tons to serve as protection to the
Negro and to aid him in finding
a job.
One such organ was The Hell
per" published by Thomas Nor
gan, railroad employee. Its chief
function was to report church
news. but it also gave tips on job
vacancies and directions for get
ting them. The publication Of this
organ brought about the organ
ization called the Helpers Move
ment
Another organization instru-
mental in the securing of jobs for
Negroes was the Negro Business
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able credit to the Negro press for
its continued battle from before
the turn of the century to the
present day.
Outstanding efforts were made
to improve the Negroes lot in this
state by the Western Appeal, the
N. w. Bulletin, short-lived but
vibrant paper published by the
late Walter Chestnut and Owen
Howell; the Minnesota Messenger,
edited by Charles Sumner Smith,
and later co-published by Hamlet
B. Rowe, and other papers pub
lished by Phil Hale and ocie Law
renee. Later came the Twin City
HERALD which was published by
J. e. Perry and edited by Cecil
Newman.
Two of the present papers, the
SPOKESMAN OF Minneapolis and
RECORDER, published by Cecil
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Newman. have followed the fine
traditions OF the pioneer Negro
journals, and have kept in the
forefront of the fight for fun
equality for the Negro.
Widely known in Minnesota
Journalism, the papers are cred
tied by competent observers with
having editorial influence far be-
yond the Negro community of the
state.
One Of the states greatest daily
newspaper editors said recently OF
the SPOKESMAN & RECORDER
newspapers exercise in
fluencefar beyond the size of paper
and Negro population"
Many say that Negroes are on
the road to becoming fully inte-
grated in the different societies in
Continued on Page ABB
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OTHERS WORK
INDEPENDENTLY

Individuals like c. w. Wiging-
ton, the architect, worked indie
pendently for the advancement Of
the Negro.
However, as time went on the
problem grew larger; these indi-
viduals and clubs were not large
or strong enough to cope with the
situation. They had to look else
where for aid.
In 1923, efforts were made to
establish a branch of the Urban
League in st. Paul. These efforts
were at first objected to by the
Chamber of Commerce on the
grounds that it would bring in
more Negroes.
However, the league was estab-
lished that year by funds raised
by the st. Paul Negroes, and was
included in the 1924 budget Of the
National Urban League.
Since then, 1t has been one of
the jobs Of the Urban League TO
secure employment for those
Negro immigrants unable to find
jobs, and to tntercede If they were
mistreated on the job.
The past SO years of Negro pro-
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great orator and lecturer. Often
during the years of 1856 he
Travelled over the state of Mime
sofa on lecturing tours.
His subject always concerned
the Negro, his plight, his job, his
future. One of his favorite titles
was THE Past, Present ard Flu
ture of the Colored Man"
1900 BEGAN NEW ERA FOR
NEGROES IN THIS STATE
At the turn of the century, Ne
groes were branching out into all
the cities in Minnesota and in
vesting in many types of business.
They were taking their place of
leadership in the community.
They owned their own churches,
they had begun many clubs and
organizations, and they supported
their lodges.
Men like T. II. Lyles, in real
estate; Frederick McGhee, in the
legal profession; Doctor Waldo
Turner, physician; George Wilson,
druggist, John L. Neal, bookkeep-
er; Jasper Gibbs, Sr. restaurant
owner, Owen Howell and many
others, represented the many bust
nesses in which Negroes were en-
gagged.
Several men held governmental
positions, some were in real estate,
and even women had their share
of business operations.
These activities put a new as
pect and new Interpretation on
the activities of the Negro in
Minnesota. Near the turn Of the
century, also, the Negro began
to pull away from the Republican
party and independently choose
his political followers.
But this advancement, with few
restrictions, was not to last long.
With this new Interpretation on
his life came new restraints on
the Negro and his activities. Be
cause of the increased migration
of Negroes to the state during
World War I, pressure was
brought to keep him out of the
state. The Negro was now con-
sidered a threat to the economic
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gress in Minnesota has consisted
of their struggle for equal rights
and liberties, the right to secure
and hold the kind Of jobs for
which they were prepared, and
their respect as a human being.
A few of them have held jobs
for which they were trained, and
many of them have tried to take
lesser jobs to make a living. The
railroads, Swift, Armour packing
company and such industries are
still their major area of employ
ment.
A number of Negroes through
out Minnesota are in business for
themselves. Some have political
jobs, some are on the police force,
the fire department, and on vari-
Gus civl service jobs.
NEGRO PRESS
Many observers give consider
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polls to take part in this occasion.
Speeches, songs and food were
plentiful at this occasion, and the
sons and daughters of Ham
came home with teeth chattering
but happy"
BLIND TOM HERE IN 80
Minnesota was not without its
Negro celebrities, and they often
came here in numbers - stage
players, singers, dancers, and ora
tors. In August Of 1869, Blind
Tom, a Negro pianist who was
born in Georgia, gave a concert
at the Opera House. Blind Tom
had been on tours all over the
United States and in Europe, CIV
ing concerts to many and varied
audiences.
1t is said that this man, blind
from birth, but with a gentle ap-
probation for music, and a genius
at the piano, made a fortune for
his master while on these tours.
Also appearing at the Opera
House, in March of 1874, were the
"Tennesseeans," later known as
the Fisk Jubilee singers, under
the management of a Professor
Donovan. These singers were tour
ing the north to demonstrate the
fact that the colored race. was
susceptible to education, also to
raise means for the erection of a
college THE singing was in a
truly artistic style, indicating
very considerable practice, and in
a manner peculiar to the African
race" stated one daily paper.
The Fisk Jubilee singers appeared
In 1he Twin Cities often offer fhGt,
GBd always with much GppIGVse end
much Pruise from the newspapers.
Some of the local talent recog-
nized as leaders in their field were
the Minneapolitans, a company of
Negro singers. led by Royal H.
Brown. These singers performed
in almost every church in the
state, and capacity crowds came
to hear them.
Stephen Phelix Jones, a revival
list from the East Side of Mime
apolis, became to be known as a
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League, made up of Negro bust
nessmen, with owen Howell presi-
dent. These men held annual ex-
positions showing contributions of
the Negro to the community. They
sponsored speakers and the Pro-
grams aimed at the education of
whites to the Negro problem.
The local chapter of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People was also
active in securing equal civil lib
critics.
Such organizations as the TS.
TIC, the Sterling Club. and sew
eral women's clubs were also ac-
tive in fighting for the Negroes
civil rights.
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T.S.T.C. CLUB

The T.S.T.C., founded in 1896, is
an organization of IL men which
includes individuals from all areas
of worthwhile community life. In
its 81 years it has had 81 different
members.
The club has no officers, meets
once a month at a dinner. It has
entertained some of the leading
men, white and Negro, since it
was first organized over a half
century ago.
Present TSTC members are S.
Edward Hall, A. v. Hall, John
NJ. Patton, w. b. Walker, NJ. K.
Mcknight, Sidney Salter, DIR. E.
S. Weber, Cecil Newman, DR.. Nor
man Howell, Henry Thomas and
DR.. Cornelius Mobiley. In 1852 the
club lost its only surviving active
charter member w. v. Howard,
pioneer business man.
Many of the early leaders now
dead were members of the T.S.T.C.
Out of this group with its quietly
conducted forum grew several Of
Twin Cities present most impor-
tant organizations and institu-
tons.
The club has entertained at din
ner governors. mayors, college
presidents; men like Booker T.
Washington; w. E. B. Dubois;
authors like Nobel prize winner
Sinclair Lewis and many other dis
tinguished national and local fig
ures.
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Is a teacher at Hamilton school
in Minneapolis. She is one Of the
ten teachers of American Negro
ancestry now employed In the Min
neapOlls pubic school system.
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Minnesota Negro
History Presents
Moving Puqeonf
Continued from Page 2-B,

NSohtihueu from Page 2-BD
University of Minnesota
GROUP GIVES CONCERT
In April of 1879, Negroes bela
mass meetings, formed commit.
tees, gave special programs to aid
refugee Negroes in Kansas and the
South.
Foremost among these commit
tees was the "Colored Emigration
Committee" Leading this gro,,n
were J. K. Hilyard, treasurer.
John Hickman, secretary; James
Henry and ]. w. Euanes.
." Mi"nssPoiis, group Of No.
s'oes COVE q concert at ske Aeod-
envy Of MVsis 70 rsise funds 70 o,d
these sHsisra1ts. This money -,
sent 70 fhs governor Of Ko1.o, -
be disfribSfss omons the Neoro.,
there.
During the same year, members
of the st. Paul Dramatics cb,h
presented a play in the Opera Han
in saltwater, Mimi, for the bene.
fit of colored refugees.
One of the largest celebrations
participated in by all the Negroes
each year in Minnesota, was the
commemoration of the emancipa.
ton of the slaves in the West In
dies. The first record of such a
celebration was in 1858, when ST
Anthony, Minneapolis and 81
Paul united in a mamoth picnic
at Hamm's garden.
800 ATTEND FETE
Each year, as these celebrations
continued, they grew in size and
splendor. Often called the me.
gro's Fourth of July" they were
looked forward to with much
preparation. Singing, speech max
ing, food, and other picnic devices
were used to make the event one
TO be remembered and talked
about.
In the 1870 celebration, some
three or four hundred Negroes
and some whites as spectators at-
tended this celebration.
a Mr.. .. c. Ysney wos elected
shoirman Of This convention, and
Col. Robert Bonks, O prominen, Me-
gro OF 81. PaVi, delivered the nd
dress. seotfs bond furnished ,be
music. Other speakers were Rev. J.
N. Turtle Of Minneapolis; Colonel
Ad''eh' O Rev. W. Hsdssman end
Judge HemiVP Of 81! Anthony, who
praised fhe vaIor Of the Neoro
people,"
In later years this celebration
otten was combined with the cele-
oration of the emancipation of the
slaves in the south. This kind of
celebration was often called by
the daily press the celebration of
the 18th Amendment"
In 1871, such a celebration took
place at Minnehaha. They had
planned a huge affair at White
Bear, but because of the existing
prejudice against the color of
said White Bear" they were not
allowed to picnic there.
Negroes had secured the use of
Sidwelrs band for this excursion
and picnic. They came from st.
Anthony, st. Paul, and Minnea-
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The NEXT
100 Years
Hold EUen
Greater
Promise!

o look back 100 years of progress is
great exciting milestone for a people One of the
things it that from the progress of the past
And all the people of
Upper years ahead indeed great
oil wells dot the plains of North Dakota
In northern Minnesota, plants building process
Huge construction projects in the Dakotas
building dams And the just ahead
bring from the laboratories important
Dakota's tremendous supply of Ignite
brown coal"
bring with them the vision of
plants of increased trade and
who jobs payrols. These
things touch the lives of people throughout the
Upper Things that promise great opportunities for
growth and progress for all people.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
The Passing Show
The Passing Show
F.Gronger Whips Into Town
For an Active Two Days
BY jay Cormody

Farley Granger who the distinction OF being the last
human chatte the Sam Gowyn actors roster in town play
two-days radio teeviSion stations
and at dining tables here and there.
the Goldwyns large collection,
Evening star., 1953-04-08

ner Auditorium in their "Thea-
ter in the Dance" program. :.
The Hayes Concert Bureau has
the tickets. >. Doris Humphrey
is artistic director of the group
whose top performers include
Pauline Koner, Lucas Hoving,
Betty Jones and Ruth Currier
In addition, of course, to
Limon himself. "Peter Pan"
today enters it's ninth week at
Keiths', thus breaking the rec
ord of BEST Years of Our Lives"
The latter lasted eight
At the same house And the
two together representing the
pictures Producer Goldwyn is
proudest to have made. .. "Our
Town" will hold for a fifth week
at Arena Stage. And, to the
unfeigned delight of the Du-
pont management, High Noon"
in its 18th week is maintaining
the same level of popularity it
reached during the fourth week
of its run here. "A Connecti-
cut Yankee" will be the Univer-
sity of Maryland'S annual mus
ical production. 1t is set for
an April 14-18 run at the Gen.
tral Auditorium on the school
campus. w. L. StrauSbaugh
is producing and Rudolph E.
Pugliese is directing Erva
Paul, Craig Fisher. James Black
well and Rheda Greenberg have
the principal roles. Dance
director is Dorothy Madden.
Affairs of State" the Louis
Verneuil comedy which starred
Celeste Holm three years ago,
will be presented by the Mont
gomery Players at Leland Junior
High School on Saturday.
Curtain time is $3.50 pm.
Adventure Theater for Children
will present "The Emperor's New
Clothes" in five performances
beginning Saturday, April 18.
Starting with a single 2 pm.
performance on that date, the
group will offer two more, 10
a m. and 2 pm, on April IS. :.
1t will repeat the same schedule
on May 2.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time Of Showing

Stage.
National oklahoma" 2::30
and $3.50 pm.
Sam S. Shubert-"Paris '90";;
2::30 and $3.50 pm.
Arena-"Our Town; $50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - "Of Limits;
1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:40
pm
Capitol-"Small Town Girl";;
II am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10
pm. Stage: l, 3:45, $3.50 and
9:15 pm.
CoIumbia-"Call Me Madam;
11:15 am, 1:2O. $3.50, $40, 1850
and 10 pm.
Dupont-"High Noon; 1, 2:45,
4:3O, 6:15, and $50 pm.
Keith'S-"Peter Pam; 10 am.
II, 2, 4, 6. 8 and 9:55 pm.
Little-"Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm; 1890 am, 1880
and $40 pm. Tonight We
Sing; 5:45, 7::50 and 10 pm.
MacArthur-"The Importance
of Being Earnest; 6:15. sos and
9:55 pm.
MetrOpOIitan-"Hans Christian
Andersen; II am, ITO, 500,
$50, TAO and 9:55 pm.
OntariO-"Anna";; 1:20, 1925,
$50, 7::35 and 9::45 pm.
Palace - Moulin Rouge;
10:45 am, 1855, $40, 5:25. TAO
and $50 pm.
Playhouse-"Come Back, Little
Sheba"; 1925 am, 1:25. 1928.
$50, 1885 and $40 pm.
Plaza-"Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm; $50 pm. Tonight
We Sing; 11:15 am, 1885, $40.
$50, 1855 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Salome":: II am,
1880. 2:45, 4:40, $685., 1885 and
10:30 pm.
Warner-"Of Limits; 1880
am, 1880, $40, $40, 7:40 and
9:40 pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-03
Children Are
ProlrlOtedAt
LIST Methodist

Last Sunday . large number Of
boys and girls in the various de-
partments Oh the First Methodist
Church Sunday School were pro-
NOTED to new classes and win this
Sunday 90 to new teachers. One
new class Is in the area of High
School Senior Young People. Mr..
Bryce Woodbridge viii be the
teacher Of this group. Mr.. Allen
Carey, Genera Superintendent, and
Mr.. Ray Greene, Asst. Superin-
tendent have q good corps Of
teachers and viii have classes for
all age groups.
me pastor, J. Paul Touchton,
has announced that the First
Methodist Church win cooperate in
celebrating World Wide Commun-
lon Sunday. The meditation viii
follow the general idea "Are We
Worthy Of Holy Communion" Of
ferings laid on the altar as COM
municants come forward to re-
ceiye the elements which represent
the broken body and shed blood Of
the Lord Jesus win be used for The
Fellowship Of Suffering and Serv-
Ice Of the Methodist Church. This
fund reaches out into many needy
places Of the world to serve in the
name Of Jesus Christ.
At the morning worship service
The choir under direction of Mr..
wills Walker win sing: ASHAMED
Of sus''-Price and In the even
ine the anthem win be "Thou art
my Shepherd. Handel Adams.
Mr.. Touchton has announced a
new series Of sermons for the
evening worship services on the
general theme Of TEACHING FOR
LIFE. The first In this series viii
be entitled THE CHURCH A
TEACHER OF WHAT?
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$4,000 Ne,U Look
At BeachcOmber

Extensive rsnevstions eest.
he ahevt $le.ooo are going on
a. HE Bsseheomber. iswlsry
stery a. Sl4 Dvvai Street.
A whole new stoFefreni with
medsrn terraxa fleor. wine and
black PATTERN, plus . heavy
plate slass show window with
wine eelered trim are going
Up neW.
cos Construction contractors
are On Tire lob which should
10 completed In two weeks.
said Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Dick.
sen, owners Of The store.
The Is year cid sfera has
been a. The Dvval Street leea.
ten for eight years.
The new faes-liffins Of The
eeaeheembsr will Include en-
lire new showcases inside the
store and new wall cases. These
wiIl b Of Filipino mahogany,
The pleksens said.
The store win retain rs cir.
conditioning system, which we.
HE first IN . LEGAL isweIry
ssers and HE second In . Key
West sfere.
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XIV Blight Pier
To Be Built

Application has been made to the
Department Of the Army by Mr..
A. NJ. Adams, Sl3 Caroline Street,
Key West, Florida. for a permit to
construct q pier, in Key West
Blight, an arm Of Key West Harbor.
at applicants property, about 244
feet northwestward of the center
line Of Front Street, Key West,
Florida. The proposed timber pier
would extend into the waterway
about 800 feet at about 80 degrees
from an existing bulkhead, and
would be about 8 feet wide. The
deck would be about 5 feet above
mean low water. The center line
Of the pier would be about $40 feet
northwesterly from the center line
Of Front Street.