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, 1954-08-26
Governor Vetoes Pol.
Rights Bill End Time;
Sends il q President

tHNt@N y. NnETrHt ~ 8EsH.HsI - &aElN
Governor Alexander has dis
approved for the second time
and submitted to President
Eisenhower for his decision a
bill giving to municipal en-
the right to particil
pate in political campaigns;
and management.
The Governor said he was
convinced that the bill,
which preserves privileges en-
joyed BY employees since the
establishment Of civil govern
ment in the islands, was a dis
service to good government
in the Islands.
, 1954-08-26
Virgin Isldnds tenn 10
Clash With Cherokee
Indions Tonight


The Commanders team is
scheduled to clash with the
Cherokee Indians tonight at
Wichita, Kansas in the Nation
al Baseball Championship con
ests.
The foregoing was received
from Or. Randall James who
was in contact by "ham" radio
with a sports editor for the
Kansas City Star, who inform
ed him that the boys were
practicing hard for tonight's
game. It is understood that.
Smut Richards will pitch
against q chap named Borintz.
The men were originally
, 1954-08-26
Disaster Committee 81
Red Cross Holds
Annuol Meeting

The Disaster Committee Of
the st. Croix Chapter of the
American Red Cross met or.
Tuesday, August "a in the
Red Cross office at Christian
sted.
Members reviewed the Di-
saster Preparedness and Relief
Plan, going through its entire
operation.
This meeting is an annual
event held either prior to or
during the Hurricane Season
The attendance was excellent.
r. Norman skeooh Chair
man of the Committee presid
ed.
, 1954-08-26
TENDERS Complete
Droqrum for AVIS
'oru1n SunduY

Some members Of the AVIS
Drum for Public Enlighten-
ent, met on Tuesday night
I'D formulated a program for
nnday afternoon when Gov
rnor Alexander is scheduled
8 address the people Of St.
'roix from the Bandstand in
,hristiansted.
The program will include
One interesting features such
IS musical numbers by the
brilliant youthful pianist OF
St. Thomas, Neal Creque and
socal numbers BY Miss lima
Jackson. In addition to the
oregoing will be the question
and answer period and probab
y q discussion Of the new Or
ganic Act.
The theme of the Forum
will be: The New Organic Act:
It's Effect Upon The Virgin Is
lands.
Members present at the
meeting were: DR.. Melvin
Evans, Stanley Farrelly, Miss
Julia Gomez, Mrs. Hazel Wick
ers, Euan Nc Farlane, James
.O'Neal Henderson, Mrs. Anna
Brodhurst and Canute Brod-
hurst.
, 1954-08-26

Roger DuyOisin, an eminent SWiss-bOrn American Illustrator Of
children's books, has. donated five designs to the United Nations
Children's Fund tUNICEF) to be used in a series Of greeting cards
which UNICEF will sell this year for the benefit Of underprivi
legged children throughout the world. One Of the designs, see
above, shows 4 bIindfOIded Mexican boy trying to strike down 9
grOtesque but candy filled figure made of clay nd*cOlOred paper thai
hangs from a tree In the popular Christmas game, La r
, 1954-08-26
New Electoral LdW
Passed bv Assembly
is Signed by Governor

The new Electoral Law
which was passed by the Lee
gislative Assembly at its last
session was signed on Tues
day by Governor Alexander.
The new law increases the
size Of the Election Board and
provides for the election Of
members BY the Municipal
Councils.
, 1954-08-26
Moorheud Will
be Witness in Own
Court Friday a. M.

Judge William Moorhead is
slated to be q witness in his
own Court tomorrow morning
he has disqualified
himself.
Judge George Mena, who
was designated Acting Police
Judge for st. Croix arrived to-
day and will sit tomorrow at
10 am.
, 1954-08-26

Slated to play last night; It
was fortunate that the change
permitted our team some time
to rest from the long trip.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03

that an army officer had
spent $1,000 to construct a
fence for a dog run and a
kennel. Committee men,
bers felt that that was q
rather expensive dog. The
Committee also was per-
turbed over another officer
buying three times as much
wire fence as needed for his
base. The wire cost SIS
million and it was estimated
that it would reach from
Washington, D. c., to Phila.
Taft-Hartley: The Labor
Committee of the House and
Senate are working on sepa-
rate bills. The House Com
mittee is divided just about
$3.50 over a proposal to take
the handling of unfair labor
practices away from the
National Labor Relations
Board and turn them over
to the Federal District
Courts. About half Of the
Commute is of the opinion
that if this is not done
there is no need of amending
Taft Hartley this session.
Chairman Mcconnell Of this
Committee, supported by the
House leadership, is vigor-
ousiy opposing bottling up
the Presidents program in
this fashion.
The Senate Labor Com
mittee also has it's troubles.
The six Democrats on the
Committee are of the opin-
ion that it would be best not
to report a bill unless they
can get amendments wanted
by the big labor bosses. The
seven Republicans on the
Committee feel that there
should be a bill but they
are somewhat divided over
provisions to be incorpora.
ted.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03
Deaths

Mrs. Dora Windsor, 428
Rutherford Avenue, N. E.,
attended funeral services of
her aunt, Mrs. Lima Scales
who died in High Point, N.
C. March 18. Mrs. Scales
leaves to mourn their loss
four daughters and q host Of
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Scales was born in
Oanville, Virginia. After
her marriage she moved to
2011 Main Street, High
Point, N. C. where she re-
manned until death. She was
j member Of st. Mark Meth
odist Church where she was
active until her health fail
ed. In spite of the illness of
Mrs. Windsor, she was able
to make the trip accom-
panied by h er son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Harris Of 426
Rutherford Avenue, N. E.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03
Ministers Wives
Hold Meeting

The regular monthly meet
ing Of the Ministers Wives
Alliance was held at the
home of Mrs. F. E. Alex
anders 426 Gilmer Ave-, N
W., Thursday, March 18th
at 200 P. M. The devotions
were conducted by Mrs. E.
w. Henry. The president,
Mrs. D. r. Powell presided
over the business session.
A donation was made to a
family in the vicinity who
had just lost their home by
fire. Visiting the meeting
was Rev. w. j. Majors and
Rev. F. E. Alexander. Dainty
refreshments were served
by the hostess. Members
present were Mesdames D.
A. Powell, w. M. Scott, M.
T. Coker, H. H. Waid, L. C.
Coles, r. ]. Smith, w. N.
Hunter, D. N. Carter, A. L.
James, H. A. White, r. G.
Pesley, w. j. Majors. e. w,
Henry, P. M. Caldwell, M.
E. Cooper, w. M. Gilbert,
M. E. Dunnaville and F. e.
Alexander.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03
NO
COMMENT
1lIH olAlas,la. K

gAAS S<s<S 20
Eisenhower Administration
which is now going through
Congress coupled with
the reductions which took
place January / of this year
constitute the biggest
tax reduction ever approved
by any Administration in an
entire 4-year term. The cuts
total $1,000 billion.
Here is the breakdown:
:. January 1 Excess Profits
Tax expiration, So billion
January / Personal In
come Tax reduction, So bill
lion Now in prospect:
Excise Tax reductions, 1912
million Revenue Revis-
ion Bill, $1.397 billion.
This gives individuals
$3.778 billion and business
$2.619 billion. The 1912
million in Excise Tax reduc.
tons can be looked upon
either as business reduc-
tons or individual reduc-
tons. But, any way you
look at it, it is relief for
the tax payer.
Consequently, Mr.. Eisen-
hover had reason to be pro-
voked over the Democratic
move to raise personal ex-
enptions by either 500 or
5000. If the personal ex-
emption is raised 500, the
Treasury loses $2.3 billion
more in revenue. If the per-
sonal exemption is increas-
ed to 5000, the Treasury
will lose about $4.5 billion.
Should the lower figure of
1928 billion be approved
(and Republican Congress
sional leadership is fearful
that it willy then the tax re-
duction voted since Mr..
Eisenhower took office Ia
months ago would amount to
the staggering total of 500
billion. That, even in these
days of big figures, is a big
tax cut.
Administration officials
have felt that the Treasury
could move fairly rapidly
toward the Excess Profits
Tax from granting the
January 1 Personal Income
Tax reduction and from
the changes in the Revenue
Revision Bill. These would
lower taxes by $6,397, O0O,-
900.
The Treasury acquiesced
against it's better judg-
nent) in the 1912 million
cut in excise taxes. But it
holds that a further reduc-
ton of 1928 billion goes be-
yond the realm of reason and
Chat other tax reductions
which have been contem-
plated will have to be post
poned for a long time.
Economy: Congress is
finding it more difficult this
year to reduce the Eisen-
hover Budget than it did
last year to reduce the Tru-
man Budget by about $14.5
billion. To date, three ap-
preparation bills have been
passed by the House and
cut about $185 million.
There are seven more appro-
priations bills to be con-
sidered.
The House Appropria-
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03
Fashions Begin With Your Fiqu

TONI W0oOWARD-ANS
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FAvORITE FASHION SMHOUE
its best {and so do you'd with the right gle
Your figure, be SLIM ample in-between. Whateve
you'll look better proportional smoother and
err in the girde that trims the hpne the brasere
lovely curve the foundation that comfortable
OF answering several figure problems with single garment
Cotton is wonderful spring Unto foundation Fl
for 1t is COOL absorbent to launder and
termed with embroidery eyeet is also pretty
you'd hope fabric to be- Nylon sheers
too; with definite and figure appeal.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03

Summer cottons,
with their full skirts
and fitted bodices,
have ideal underline
In the bra-lctte-&he
strapless bra that
onugs down to the
mplinc, moldinE =
taa4 inidri3 ON its
way and has de.
teehable gaxtees.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03

With play clothes,
the suggested founda-
ton Is q pantie girdlo
that allows ley-action
for SPORTS activities.
With the pantie Cir
de-. paneled fore and
AIT II You need extra
control, pair . bras-
stcre that curves you
beautifully but with
cut oXaGGeratfon.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03

Greatest de-
ON tho figure
made by tho :
dress. You'll 1.
corselet, or = hi.
girdle that cor L.
waist control y
smooth hiplfne,
best means 30 q,
Ing tho fashion'.
reQuirementRb
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-04-03

Foundations for spring summer wear ara veHssa
comfort yet srategcay constructed for control And
bsasSeres straples allow for low neclin,
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-19
COMMUNICATION
The Nome Nugget:

The Nome Nugget:
 I thought it better to write you that many of us in the Fourth Division feel worried for our Del egate Bob BartletD for the first time in his many years in Wash ington. He cannot leave Washing ton this year to meet with us per sOnally, and newcomers are apt>to forget. Also, he has competition on his own ticket in southeastern Alaska, and they have many more people than we have.
 Through the years I have had to ask Bob's help. Not for myself, because I need none, but for peO- pie that do need it. In every case a letter has come back in a couple of days and many times the nec- essary help has been forthcoming l think it would be a real calam- ity for the Fourth Division and Nome if he should be beaten out
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-19
Dufffiield Writes On Heintzleman's s Partition Plan
Washington, DC.

The Juneau Independent: ss
 As Representative from the Second Division, 21st Session of the Legislature, I have been fortu- nate in being present in the Sen ate galleries throughout all of the recent debate and final vote on Alaska Statehood It was thrill ing beyond words to watch and hear the arguments for each amendment "which were all de- signed to kill Statehood entirely" ," so efficiently, honestly and with out hysteria, defeated beyond re- call.
 The final answer was borne out by the strong majority vote for Statehood. Commonwealth status for any territory was uncondi- tionally proved unconstitutional and it appeared quite likely that Ike" might lift his foot from Alaska and give the Bill a boost through the House.
 Then came what to me was the foulest blow Statehood has re- ceived to date. On Saturday, April 3. Speaker of the House Joe Mar tin received a letter which was immediately released for radio and Sunday press (Alaska having no Sunday paper), signed by B. Frank Heintzleman. saying that perhaps the House should con- sider amending the Alaska State hood bill so that it would include only the highly populated area.
 Now, if you study that state ment for just split second, you'll see that it's intent is to break down the healthy case of State hood that has been built up over the past few weeks and give the House cause to kill the bill entire ly.
 If Statehood is not granted by this session of Congress, it will be because B. Frank Heintzleman and his hatchet-men stood waiting amidst the highest forest of hopes true Alaskans have had for State hood to date and yelled Timber. :"
 Hoping that the tide does not turn against us, I am
 Very truly yours
 Ted C. Duffield
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-19

Alice Green. who has been a missionary of the Presbyterian Church on St. Lawrence Island for the past eight years, is en- route to the States. She will not return to that post next year, she said, although she will be sta toned in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-19
ONE CENT IN BACK WAGES

DETROIT, R-Walter D. Eat mon, 27, laid off by the Chrysler Corp, was notified he had some back wages coming.
 He went to collect-and got one penny.
 The wages amounted to $19.02 but deductions and a garnishment took care of the rest.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-19

in the primaries. So, I urge everyone to be sure to vote on April 27, and I sincere ly hope they will vote for "our friend in Washington" Bob Bart lett.
 Lois McGarvey
 Fairbanks, Alaska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11

A popular song, Johnny Guitar,
sometimes called MY Reckless Lover.
was inspired by the wood thrush song.
This is very plain if one will whistle
the first phrase of the bird song, tnen
break Immediately into the frst phrase
of the tune.
The rather startling modulations IN
the man-made song are not part, OF
course. of the wood thrush melody. But
the basic motif is very like in both.
This column has been suggesting for
wears that this particular songbird's
music be put into human song.
There is something extremely NATL
raj. as it were, in this particular bird
tune, and the Johnny Guitar" piece
shows it.
Our preference is for the recording by
Patti Page, whose sweet. slightly
throaty voice, lends to the motif true
birdlike quality.
We have believed for some time that
singing bird songs is a better way OF
initiating them than trying to whistle
them.
It seems more natural, it is true. to
whistle, when initiating bird, but the
feathered one really sings. he does
not whistle, as we do.
In the popular song instanced the
resemblance to the bird melody ends
as the musical phrase is continued.
It is the essence of most bird songs
that they are short. The white-t hroated
sparrow has two rising notes. say quar-
, ter notes. followed by three and some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Patent Office Crippled?

The new appropriations bill proposes
cut Of a million dollars from the
present Patent Office allowance. This
wall mean a discharge of at least IS
examiners and over 100 others of the
needed personnel. causing tragic Grip
pling of the service and adding months
and even years to the anxious waiting
OF. worried inventors.
At present the Office is over 200 900
applications behind, which, if allowed,
would be boost to business generally
and to those industries which would use
new inventions when the same have
been duly covered by patents.
It was mans inventive mind that
took him out of his home" in trees
and caves and since has produced the
present high standard of living Of the
common man. Every invention pro-
vjdes more labor and increases the pro-
ductive power Of the Nation.
It is a short-sighted policy to dis
miss especially trained examiners. If
discharged men were replaced later
with unframed men, the service still
would be hampered.
A bad move for business admin
istration! Struggling Inventor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
By Charles E. TroceWeN

goes along, as a melody must. In what
is termed popular fashion. whereas in
the bird song, there is silence for q
space.
The bird, in being silent, is being the
best musician.
There is nothing like silence. in
music, at the proper place. Some Of
the most stunning effects in symphony
are secured with silence. or a rest, as
it is called.
The thrush does not sing in exact
time. as we say, but almost so. He
brings in his second phrase just about
as Mr.. Bing Crosby, the popular singer
might do it.
We believe that there is q wide field
for composers, especially Of popular
music, in the music Of the birds.
Beethoven tried it in his Sixth Sym
phony. Will Handy, the great colored
musician who wrote the "St. Louis
Blues" said that he got his first in
Spiration from the jays, cardinals and
other songbirds he heard as child.
But no one, to date, has really gone
to town" on this idea. and deliberately
used as best he could the actual phrases
from the feathered folk. Listen to
Johnny Guitar" and hear how it can
be done.
Just as the forests were Gods first
temples, so the birds were Gods first
musicians, wrestling out Of foam and
cloud and green Of the earth q new
thing in the world. With uplifted heads.
they sang for the first time, making q
new sound under the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
This and That

times four groups Of shorter notes, say
eighth notes.
Only the mockingbird and few 9TH
ers sing in what may be called rhap-
sodic style. stringing note after note in
a potpourri.
If any one wishes to test out the re-
semblance between Johnny Guitar"
the reckless lover, and the song Of our
beautiful wood thrush, let him first lis
ten long and well to the bird music.
Then let him purchase the record
named, and listen to it until it becomes
familiar to him.
Then some morning. as he walks
along on his way to work, he can whis-
tie the first phrase of the thrush song,
and it will be followed almost immedi-
ately by the wood thrush himself, the
wonderful singer.
Here it is best to resort to the old
fashioned whistle, as a human being
going along singing will attract too
much attention. After all. We are all
products of our age, and our age says
that any one who walks along the
street singing by himself is a nut.
But one can whistle q little!
Even this, at times, may strike some
hard-boiled person as bit too much.
but surely out of 10 persons viii over
look it.
So whistle in your best imitation Of
a wood thrush, and listen to the bird
answer.
It will then be realized that the two
are very like. and that all else is just
fll-in; in the human song, the melody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Federal WATCHDOG Plan

! would appreciate II II you would
be kind enough to publish correction
of an error appearing on page B-1 Of
The Star for June 3 in an account Of
the Democratic rally at Franconia, Va.
on June 2. In the column headed,
Democrats Hit q. o. p. Rule at Fair
fax Rally" it is stated that urged
establishment Of new Government de-
partment to replace the General Ac-
counting Office, which, he said, makes
an accounting only after funds are
spent"
The quoted statement is erroneous
although, feel sure, inadvertently so.
did not even suggest that the Cen
eral Accounting Office be replaced and
would oppose any such suggestion.
In my talk on the occasion referred
to I advocated establishment of an
Office of Government Economy and
Operations which would make inSpec-
tons, on a continuing basis, Of all Fed
eral Government agencies and Offices
for the purpose of eliminating waste,
preventing non-eSSential expenditures
and improving employees morale, there
by aiding in balancing the budget and
making possible further tax reductions.
cited actual examples from published
news items showing how such an Office
could have saved taxpayers hundreds
of millions of dollars.
The proposed agency should be
headed by a director who would be as
independent of political control in the
performance of his duties as is the
Controller General, but. as pointed
out in my talk, it would differ from
the General Accounting Office in that
one of the functions of the GAO is to
make q postaudit Of Government ac-
counts after funds have been spent
and try to recover funds which were
illegally expended. while the proposed
new Office would be concerned with
preventing such expenditures as well
as other non-eSSential expenditures.
The proposed Office would be, in some
respects, civilian counterpart of the
Inspector General in the military eStab-
liShment. In addition to making in
SpectionS, it could relieve Congress of
many investigations and thereby make
available more time for legiSlating.
Most people seem to be in favor Of
eliminating extravagant Government
expenditures and improving employees
morale and much lip service has been
paid to those principles. The Federal
establishment is so huge and complex.
however, and the demands on the time
and energies Of the policy making
heads Of departments are so great that.
believe. until an independent inSpec-
ton agency is set up, the potential
gains that are possible. not only finan-
cially but especially in improved mo-
rale, can be realized in only a very
small measure. Until then, the stated
detectives will remain in the category
of things which are everybody's busf-
ness and. therefore. nobody's business
C. Louis knight,
Candidate for Democratic nominal
ton to Congress, Virginia 10th
district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
'Imuoinory' Tariff Walls
Edward ]. MacCIane,

Mrs. John F.. Latimer, president OF
the League of Women Voters Of D. c..
said in a letter published in The Star
June 2, that her organization sis disap-
pointed over the postponement OF &C
ton" on a tariff-slashing program by
our Government.
It is some consolation to unemployed
and part-time workers, due to the
inequities of our present tariff laws.
that Mrs. Latimer's group does not have
the vote.
Mrs. Latimer should know that so
per cent of imports coming into the
United States are free of duty and the
average duty of the dutiable imports is
only IL per cent.
When are our dear women going TO
learn that their country has one OF the
lowest tariff levels in the world today?
There are so many wrongs that need
to be righted, and so many evils that
need to be corrected, that it seems TO
me a shame for the League OF women
Voters of D. c. to get all worked up
over imaginary high tariff walls"
Edward r. Place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Philip c, Kaufman

It has been a long times years or So
since Philip c. Kaufman left The Star. But
there are many here now who knew him well,
who watched his early development as an
able young newspaperman during the '20s, and
who shared with him the disappointments of
a Gripping illness which changed the course of
his life and forced him into premature retire
ment from the work he loved. The news of his
death in Florida on Wednesday coming after
many years of idleneSs enforced by Ill health,
recalls to his many Washington friends the
happier days Of his youth, and the unfulflled
promise of a charming personality, real
ability in newspaper work and the good that
lay In his heart.