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OATH OF OFFICE
THE LEGISLATURE or THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

do solemnly swear Tor affirrl that
/ will support, obey, and defend the Constitution ana laws
Eof the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands and the
laws Of the Virgin Islands, and that I will discharge the
duties Of Senator with fidelity.
AND il do further swear Tor affrm) that ! do not advo-
cate nor am knowingly a member Of any organization that
advocates the overthrow Of the Government Of the United
States Or Of the Virgin Islands by force or violence or otnef
unconstitutional means, or seeking by force violence g deny
other persons their rights under the Constitution ana laws
of the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands Or the
laws Of the Virgin Islands.
And I do further swear Tor affirm9 that ! will not SO
advocate nor will I knowingly become q member OF sucn
organization during the period that I am a member OF the
Legislature Of the Virgin Islands.
Reverend E. L. Malone Of All Saints Church offered the
following Prayer:
"LET US RI Oh, God, the fountain Of wisdom,
whose statutes are good and gracious, and whose law IS
truth, we beseech Thee so to guide and bless the Legislature
Iof these Virgin Islands, that it may ordain for our Govern
Iment only such things as please Thee to the glory OF thy
name and the welfare of thy people.
ALMIGHTY God who has given us this good land for our
heritage. we humbly beseech thee that we may always prove
ourselves people mindful of thy favor and glad to do thy
will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning
and pure manners. Save US from violence, discord and con-
fusion; from pride and arrogancy and from every evil way.
Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the
multitude drawn hither from many kindreds and tongues.
Undue with the spirit Of wisdom those to whom IN thy name
we intrust the authority Of Government that there may be
justice and peace al home and that through obedience to thy
law we may show forth thy praise among the nations Of the
earth.
In the time Of prosperity fill our hearts with thankft@
ness, and in the day Of trouble suffer not our trust in thee
Ito fail, all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen
Honorable Eric H. Carroll proposed that IN order that
the necessary officers may be elected to initiate the organi-
cation Of the First Legislature Of the Virgin Islands, / move
that the Rules of Business of the Legislative Assembly of
the Virgin Islands be, and is hereby amended in the perth
nent sections to provide for the election Of the following Of
and that these officers be elected by a simple majority vote
[of the members of the legislature by closed ballots The
motion was seconded by Joseph A Gomez put to the vote
and unanimously adopted
Accordingly, the Chair declared the Office of President
vacant and directed members to prepare ballots for the cleo
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reviewed bv each member and found to be in order the Chair
ordered the administration Of the Oath. The following Oatn
was administered by His Honor, Herman +. Moore, Judge OF
4ba limited states District Court fer the Virgin Islands, and
subscribed to by each member:
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Acting in conformity with the Rules Of Business Of the
Legislative Assembly, continued in force by Public Law ST.
Honorable Earle T. Ottey called the-meeting. The Assistant
read, upon instructions from the Chair, the following:
OF
THE VIRGIN SLANT IF THE UNITED STATES
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
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GOVERNMENT OF
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas
November Is, 1854

November 16, 1854
The Honorable
The Chairman Of the Municipal Council
Charlotte Amalie A
ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands
NV dear MI. Chairman: tI4
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10 r N A L
ICURNAL
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
First Regular Session 1855
MONDAY. JANUARY 10. 1855

Pursuant to Section 5() Of Public Law ST., approved
July 20, 1854, the First Legislature Of the Virgin Islands
convened in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, on Monday, Jan
uary 10, 1855, at 2l5 PM.
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Following the reading Of the letter the Chair called for
the presentation of credentials. The credentials having been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Bank Of Commerce Opens
New Office November /

The main Office OF the Bank
of Commerce at Connecticut
Avenue and K Streets, NV, is
expected to be open for business
around November ]. President
Thomas j. Groom said today.
The bank will occupy 10000
square feet of space in the first
and second floors and basement
of the Commerce Building, now
nearing completion on the south
west corner Of the busy inter-
section.
Dominating the buildings first
floor, the banks lobby will be
more than double the size of the
present main Office lobby. which
the bank has occupied at Seventh
and E Streets, NV. since 1910
Provision has been made for
IL tellers in the new lobby and
there will be space for expan-
sion to IS. Also on the first
floor will be Offices of Mr.. Groom
and other executives. the board
room. conference room. the loan
and proof departments and a
section for the ladies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

The bank will have two "a
hour repositories, one on the
outside of the building and an
other in the, buildings lobby.
The interior depository also will
have a check desk and other con-
veniences.
The second floor will be occu-
pied by operating departments
such as bookkeeping, personnel
auditing and accounting. mail
and telephone. A completely
equipped employees lunchroom
will be on this floor, Mr.. Groom
said.
The new vault in the basement
will be protected by a lotion
door and the latest burglar
alarm devices. It will have
zoos safe deposit boxes initially
and room for 1000 more later
Banking quarters will be air.
conditioned throughout and
music service will be installed in
the lobby, bookkeeping depart
ment and lunchroom. As the
bank is a member Of Downtown
Park and Shop, five nearby park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Republic Steel
|PIansExpansion
|0f $50 Million

CLEVELAND, Sept. Z R.-
Republic Steel Corp. today an
nounced it will spend $3.50 mil
lion to add 1.61s.oO0. tons of
steel ingot capacity to its basic
steel plants in Cleveland, War
rem and Youngstown. Ohio. and
in Chicago and Gadsden. Ala.
The expansion program will
get underway Immediately and
some steel will be poured from
new facilities within two years,
Republic said.
The l6 per cent addition to
Republics present 0.262. 000-ton
annual capacity will bring that
capacity to more than double
the 5.564.160 tons Republic mills
could turn out in 1880 when
the company organized. Repub-
lie is the third largest among
the Nations steel producers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Jump in d. G. Traffic
Recorded During July

Vehicular traffic in the Dis
Itrict of Columbia in July was
81 per cent ahead Of a year ago
and 1853 per cent above the same
month of prewar 1941, the Dis
trict Highway Department an
Inounced today.
A major factor in the sharp
traffic increase was the Capital
Transit Co. strike which put the
entire transportation burden on
private cars and taxicabs.
Changes from a year ago were
shown in 24-hour weekday tests
at key points.
Traffic over four Potomac
River bridges was 81 per cent
ahead of a year earlier and 1872
per cent above 1941.
Volume of four Anacostia
River bridges was S.8 per cent
above a year earlier and 1877 per
cent greater than the load car
.ried by three bridges existing in
194l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

ing lots win be available for Gus
toners.
Leon Chatelain. r.. promi-
nent Washington architect and
% director of the bank, is super
vising construction OF the bank
ing quarters.
With moving day less than two
months away. President Groom
said the reaction of both Gus
toners and stockholders to the
new location has been extremely
gratifying.
Directors made a careful study
before adopting q new location
required by the banks expanding
business, he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
cHIcAGOLIVESTOcK

CHICAGO. Sept. z R.-(UsDA)-
salabie hogs $500: fairly active. mostly
more on weights under 10 ID: SONS
steady to IS higher, most advance on
weights 400 ID and heavier; most mixed
lI6.25-16.75. with 1850 popular price
lon WEIGHTS over 200 ID: over 800 head
lst 1873, mostly mixed No. i and Is
I2lu-240 ID, but including q few lots
mostly No. Is 2l5-330 Id; mixed Grades
,110-la0 ID 15.50-16.25; so head lot
around 800 ID butchers at 10 90 and
400. Id and lfghter I425-I5.75: a few
choice 300 ID and lighter to i'd. 90:
mostly 400-450 ID 13.50-I4 so; larger
iots 100000 ID 12.50-13.75: early
Salable cattle $4,000: salabIe calves
300; steers up TO 1.050 ID moderately
ss e steady g 25 higher, mostly steady
over 200 ID steers slow. steady TO SO
lower; heifers steady to IS lower; cows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Merrill Lynch Takes Leod
In Curb on Penny Stocks

Iexplain just what air express
services mean to industry and
business here. Air express flows
through National Airport on a
total of 1923 scheduled flights
providing Washington with
direct service to 1900 cities in
the United States, Canada. Cuba
Alaska and Hawaii.
Participating in the conferenc.
and canvass will be:
( C. c. Gaudio. general managsr. Al
! Express Division. New York. H. e. Ship
! ley, eastern sales manager, Air Express
Division; c L. Daniel, superintendent
and J. @. MacFarian. general agent
| Air Express Division. Washington: Franz
! ]. DRrran. American Airlnes; c. J, God
bout, Captal Airlines: c, Ubekant, Co
lonial AirlineS: Harrison Knapp. Eastern
/. Air Lines; r. A. Roe. National Airlincs
Ronald McVickar. Northwest Airlines
| NJ W. Stevenson. United Air Lines
Samuel H. Patterson. IT,, Allegheny Air
/ lines. and w. c. Clark. Piedmont Air
WAYS, all of WashirRton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
By DONALD B. HADLEY

Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner
g. Beane. the Nations largest
brokerage firm, is taking the lead
in what may become a general
drive among investment houses
to shun so-called penny" stocks
of doubtful value.
Along with a number of other
large firms, Merrill Lynch in the
last year has sought to dissuade
the gullible from purchasing
highly-speculative low-priced
issues.
AS this policy has. been only
moderately successful, Merrill
Lynch now has decided to take
positive action to keep this kind
of business of its books. A
number of other firms are con-
sitiering such action.
The new Merrill Lynch rules,
issued over the signature of VIM
throp Smith, managing partner,
have been posted in offices here
and In other cities. They forbid
the opening of accounts for trad
ing in penny stocks only and all
purchases or sales of such Sc
curities must be made on an I'M
solicited basis only.
Unlisted Canadian
Securities Barred
The firm will not purchase on
any basis Canadian mining or
oil securities not fully listed on
a Canadian exchange or domestic
low-pr1ced stocks issued under
regulation A of the Securities
and Exchange Commission or an
interstate exception since Janu-
airy I, 1858. Under regulation A
the SEC exempts certain issues
of 100000 or less from filing
under certain conditions.
The firm win not purchase on
any basis domestic or Canadian
securities which are believed to
be unscrupulously promoted
which are believed to be dis
tributed in violation of national
or State laws. or which appear
on the SEC restricted list.
Any order for penny stocks
must contain transfer and ship
ping instructions for the firm
will no longer hold new pur-
chases of them in an account.
The firm will accept sell orders
on them only if they were orig
inally purchased through the
firm or the order is related to
the existing market.
Francis tBill Hunter, resident
manager here said the rules pro-
tect both the firm and its Gus
toners from serious liabilities.
Many customers do not realize
that some of these penny stocks
are assessable," he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
ID. C. Auto Sales Up
Sharply From 1854

Greater buying power result
ing from Government and pri.
ate pay increases helped put the
zip into sales of new and used
cars in Washington during Au-
gust and sharp gains from q
year earlier resulted. data from
the Traffic Bureau disclosed to-
day.
New-car titles registered dur
ing the month rose to Silt from
1854 in the previous month and
were far ahead Of 1925 In Au-
gust last year. For eight months
of the year. new-car titles ad-
.vanced to l.523 from l6.525 in
the same 1854 period.
Title transfers, barometer oil
iused-car sales. jumped to 5.04s
in August from 1887 in the
previous month and 4,26S in
August, 1854. Title transfers in
eight months aggregated 1921
compared with 37.867 q year
earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Harris Win Address
Federal Accountants

Gould L. Harris. professor OF
accounting, New York University
will address the first fall dinner
meeting of the Federal Govern
ment Accountants Association al
the Occidental Restaurant to-
morrow night.
His subject: Reports to Top
Executives,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ." A-4S
WEDNESDAY, sEPTElBER

steady to strons: other classes mostly
steers 1925; . few loads prime 925.-
prime steers 22.25-24.50 high COM
mercial to low choice grades is. 00-22 90;
g load Of prime 1000 ID fed heifers
%. 90 %. so: utility and Commercial
COWS l0.25-13.00. mostly 1880 down:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Tomorrow Is Designated
As "Air Express Day"

Oficials of 10 airlines serving
this area and the Railway Ex-
press Agency have designated
tomorrow as Air Express Day
and have scheduled a conference
and city-wide canvass to cali at
tention to the growing i'm
portance of air express.
Special efforts will be made to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

and commercial bulls 13.76-15.50: Good
and choice yealefs 20.00-s5.00: q few
prime also $500; euils down to 1000;
q load Of medium 700 ID yearling stock
steers 17.40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Sept IN, - National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
Moon Quotations
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
JOHN WILSON III HAS
PARTY ON THIRD BIRTHDAY

John Wilson, III, celebrated his
third birthday Friday afternoon,
August 18th, at the home of his
grandmother Mrs. Delton Dowdy
in Manteo. Each little guest was
given an Indian mask and bubble
gum as they played games on the
lawn. Later, ice. cream, cake, and
minis were served.
Those attending were the honor
ee; Ephey Priest Jr., Barry DAN
iels, Dean Fearing, Sheila Greet,
Hilda, Mary and Steve Swan, Bud
dy and Christine Midget, Bobby
Wise, Brenda Bridges, Linda Mid
gett, Willie, Orman, and Sibyl
Lynn Austin, Susan Meekins, and
David Etheridge.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
MACS HEAD VISITORS

Among visitors at Mays Head
this week are the parents of Mrs.
Thomas Chears Jr., of Manteo and
Kill Devil Hills, DR.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Powell of Edenton. DR.. and Mrs.
Powell, who are staying at The
Carolinian, have been joined by
their son, DIR. ]. A. Powell, Jr.,
Mrs. Powell and their three chill
dren of Athens Tenn; Mrs. Pow
ell, Jr., mother, Mrs. Emory
Watkins of Brooklet, Ga; and
their daughter, Mrs. George w.
Capehart, Mr.. Capehart and their
four children of Scotch Hill, Wind
Sor.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
WAVES PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Dorland Midget
visited their daughter, Mrs. Coul-
ter Tillett, at Virginia Beach. They
also visited in Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Calvin Midget spent the
week end in Manteo with Mrs,
CASTOR Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Midget
and Palmer, Jr., of Mays Head
Mr.. and Mrs. Creedon Midget
and Billy of Manteo, Mrs. Claude
Brantley and children of New
Orleans and Alvey Midget of Nor
folk visited Mrs. Lucretia Midget
last week.
A. H. Gray was in Elizabeth
City Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maddrey of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Midget
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ernal Foster
at Hatteras Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarks Pendleton
of Elizabeth City spent the week
end with Sarah Midget and Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Midget.
Miss Belle Midget of Manteo
is visiting her sister, rs. Lucretia
Midget.
Lance and Morgan Midget visit
ed at Kill Devil Hills and Manteo
Tuesday.
Dorothy Midget has returned
from Greenville, where she attend
ed summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernal Foster and
Ernie of Hatteras visited Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Midget.
Luke Midget and Alton Meek
ms visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. A.
Midget Saturday.
Tazwell O'Neal of Norfolk spent
the week end with his family.
D. B. Midget spent Thursday
night in Manteo.
Maj. B. w. Williams of Fort
Story spent the week end with his
family.
Mrs. C. A. Midget and Mrs.
Ernal Foster and Ernie of Hat
teras were in Manteo Monday.
Lance Midget of Loran's G. G.
Station visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Midget.
Mrs. Tazwell O'Neal and baby
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick O'Neal in Norfolk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
SON OF MR.. AND
MRS. w. FEARING DIES

A twin son and daughter were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Woodson
Fearing of Norlina last Friday in
the Maria Parham Hospital in
Henderson. The little boy, Christie
pher Bradford, weighed two
pounds, five ounces; the little girl
weighed two pounds, seven ounces.
The little girl is holding her own
in the hospital, but Christopher
Bradford died Sunday and was
buried Modnay morning at 1870
in Manteo. Rites were conducted
at the graveside by Rev. L. A.
Aitken, pastor of Mount Olivet
Methodist Church. The baby is sur
vived by his parents; his twin sis
ter; a brother, Thomas Malcolm;
the paternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. X. Fearing of Manteo; and
the maternal grandparents, Will
lard Cox of Suffolk, Va, and Mrs.
C. F. Harris of Wanchese.
Mrs. Fearing is recuperating at
her mothers home in Wanchese.
Her sister, Mrs. Robert w. Dorr,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, is staying with
her. Mr.. Fearing has returned to
Norlina.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
BIRTHS

Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Price an
nounce the birth of a son, Gerald
Robinson, July IL in Portsmouth
Naval Hospital; weight 9 h.. az.
or. E u@M
Mrs. Price is the former Elinor
Douglas of Manteo.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
Ednlondson of Manteo, an eight
and half pound son, Austin Wal
lace Edmondson, Jr., on July 10
at the Wright clinic Harrisburg.
Mrs. Edmondson is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Whidbee
of Manteo. ~ ~ Az
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth
Midget, Jr., of Manteo a sof!,
weighing seven pounds, two oune-
es on July 81 in the Albemarle
Hospital Elizabeth City. 2J 8I1l
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
HATTERAs PERSONALS

Mrs. Mary Mccarthy and son
Ricky of Vermont are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Styron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Peele were
in Norfolk last week visiting Mr.,
and Mrs. Jack Hames.
Mrs. Goldie Burrus and daugh-
ter Dianne of New York are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Stowe.
w. r johnson of Norfolk spent
ae week end here, and was accom-
anied back by his wife and chill
dren, who had visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Nacie Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Phillips Of
Burlington are visiting Mrs. Ade-
line Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Oden and
sons, Kenny and Jeffrey, last week
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Wilson
in Chapel Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tbs Newton in Greensboro, and at
tended Horn in the West" at
Boone.
Mrs. Nacie Austin returned
home Tuesday from Norfolk.
Rev. and Mrs. Dan Meadows left
Tuesday for Duke University,
where Mr.. Meadows will study
Mrs. Meadows will visit her daugh-
ter in Burlington. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Marion Hollo-
way, who has been visiting them.
Mrs. Bruce Austin and children
have been visiting Mrs. Henry
Bland at Edwards and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Maurice of Roanoke
Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lingo of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Balance.
A Fish Fry was held on the
beach Saturday. A large crowd
attended. And over $3.50 was taken
in on the building fund.
Mrs. Frazier Peele and Mrs.
Richard Job returned Friday from
Manteo, where they visited Mrs,
Ralph Burrus.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Austin and
son of Coinjock, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Burrus.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Steve Burrus and
son of Norfolk were home for the
week end.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
CORRECTION

Mrs. Evelyn Evans of Mays
Head, mother of Charles Evans
who was near-drowned several
days ago at the little bridge, states
that her son would not have been
in deep water, but that he was
attempting to help Elsie Davis out
of the water when he was over
come and had to be rescued. We
regret the error, but we carried
the story as witnesses had given
us.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-22
WILLIAM C. PAYNE NOW
ON FLIGHT FROM JAPAN

Beppu, Japan.-Sgt. William c.
Payne, 27, whose wife, Joyce, lives
on Route 2, Rogersville, Tenn, is
scheduled to fly in mid-July from
japan to Fort Bragg, N. c., with
the 18th Airborne Regimental
: Combat Team as part of Operation
GyEoscope, the Army's new unit
rotation plan.
4 Giant CHA Globemasters are
being used in the 10000 mile prof.
ect in which the 18th is being re-
placed in the Far East by the 508th
ARCT. The operation is the first
large scale air transfer of units
in the history of the Army.
"a Sergeant Payne, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eva Saunders, Manteo, enter
ed the Army in 1948 and completed
basic training at Fort Jackson, S.
llH2kIf