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BILL No. las

BILL No. las
THE FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE UNITED STATES
First Special Session 1855
All Act to Amend the Personnel Merit System Law of the
of the Virgin Islands, approved December 16, 1916.
This Bill NAV be cited as the amended Merit System Law
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands in
session assembled:
The following sections of the Personnel Merit Sys-
tenn Law are hereby amended in order to provide
a plan of operation governing personnel services in
alignment with the overall governmental changes
defined by Public Law SIT, 83rd Congress, Revised
Organic Act for the Government of the Virgin Islands:
SECTION /. General Purposes.
The general purpose of this act is to establish for the Gov
eminent of the Virgin Islands a system of personnel adminis-
trahon based on merit principles and scientific methods gov
erning the appointment, promotion, transfer, lay-off, re
moval, discipline and welfare of it's civil employees, and
incidents of Government employment. All appointments and
promotions to positions in the Government Service shall be
made solely on the blsis of merit and fitness, to be ascertain
ed by competitive examinations, except as hereinafter speci-
fled
SECTION 2. Definitions.
AS used in this Act, unless context clearly requires 9th
erWise.
~ Division" means Personnel Division in the Depart
ment of Insular Affairs.
C0 Director means Head, Personnel Division.
() Government" or "Government Service" means Gov
eminent of the Virgin Islands of the United States, in
Guiding governmental activities administered by
boards, commissions and authorities.
Ito be continued)
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.HigherCostsCuI
Phone Profits
For January

With increased costs more
than offsetting higher revenues,
Chesapeake d Potomac Tele-
phone Co. had net income of
$5i6.764 In January, a drop OF
1917 per cent from $555.769 in
January last year. the monthly
report from Vice President H. H
Vogel disclosed yesterday.
Operating revenues of $4.633,-
856 were UP $l78,143 from the
same 1855 month, while pperat-
ing expenses of $3.238, 792 in
creased $244.l70. The company's
return on average plant invest
ment was 4.57 per cent VS.. SIS
per cent q year earlier.
Net income for IL months end
ed January 81 was $6.510.154, an
increase of $938.346 from the
previous IL months. Operating
revenues Of $54.470, 90s were
$3,6S7 $50 higher. while operat-
ing expenses of $37, 838. 676 were
UP 81, 497 .254. The net amounted
to 1853 per cent on average plant
investment VS.. 4.33 per cent In
the preceding period.
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BUSINESS
BRIEFS

| Bituminous Production in the
week ended February 10 totaled
10. 100, 900 tons compared with
10, 100, 900 In the previous week
and $685., 900 in the like week q
Iyear ago.--National Coal Asso-
ciation.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended February Is totaled
698,319 cars, up Az from the
previous week and up 7.4% from
1.-THE like week q year ago.--Asso-
ciation Of American Railroads.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled l24.543 ears and
23.067 trucks compared with
128.328 and 23.227 in the previ-
Gus week and l71.188 and 49,
053 In the like week a year ago
Wards Automotive Reports.
Loans to Brokers and dealers
on other than Government Sc
Icurities by New York member
banks totaled S1,536. 100000 on
February %, down SAL million
from the previous week. but up
500 million from the like week a
year ago.-Federal Reserve Board.
Eastern Air Lines in year ended
December 81 earned 50, 342 900 or
1913 a share VS.. $6,975,79l or
$2.81 in 1854.
Quaker Oats Co. in 6 months
ended December 81 earned So
327. 1852 or sl.73 share VS.. S.
244. l81 or so cents in 1854 period.
Union Pacific r. II. in January
earned s4.4l9,467 VS.. s4.644.26l
In 1856.
Bulova Watch in 9 months
ended December 81 earned $3,-
1851 or $1.72 a share VS.. ST.
$40. 098 or $l.5l in 1854 period.
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Earnings and Confidence
Push Stock Prices Higher

traders are fully invested. and
they already have large paper
profits acquired In the last few
days. They want to protect those
profits, naturally. To do so they
would sell If the market showed
hesitation no matter what the
presidential decision. Such SELL
ing could drive prices lower.
On the week the Associated
Press average of so stocks adj
vanced $3.50 and closed at
$1,000. That is close to the
record high OF $181.50 set Sep
TENDER % and is a new high
mark for the current year. The
i've most active issues on the
New York Stock Exchange were
Benguet Consolidated Mining up
70 at 2ss on $4,000 shares;
Loew's up / at 223s; .AVCo Man
ufacturing unchanged at 7l2:
Rhodesian Selection trust up 70
at 7h. and United States Steel
up IA at STA.
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YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Battle of Britoin-7o56
" SYLVIA PORTER

manufacturers who have been
depending on home sales to find
new markets abroad-particu-
larry to sell more goods here--so
Britain viii obtain more dollars.
Sales Taxes High
And these are only the latest
twists of the screws. For In
stance. sales taxes in Britain al
ready range from so to 90 per
cent.
| II you were an Englishman
and you bought Q car. the sales
tax on autos would add so per
cent to the price: If you bought
a lipstick. the sales tax on cos
metics would add 80 per cent to
the price.
Now in addition come the new
controls, The installment credit
terms are severe. and this will
Iunquestionably eliminate a vast
number OF average families from
the market.
The curb demanding that bust
nessmen make down payments
Of so per cent on new machinery
and plants also will shut out
many of them.
The restraints are so drastic
they're certain to have an i'm
pact-and Americans selling to
the British market will feel the
pinch, too.
This Is shock treatment. And,
when you translate the controls
into terms of your own bread
and butter life, you can guess
how you'd feel II 1t were hap
pening to you.
Copyright. 1855. the Hall Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

You're relaxing and casually
looking at TV. You yawn and
decide that as soon as you've
heard the news. you'll go to bed
The news goes on--and suddenly
you're no longer sleepy or re-
Taxed. For this is what you hear
From this day on. you must
make down payment of so per
cent If you buy such hard
products as car, a radio or TV
set, a refrigerator. a washing
machine on the installment plan
You must make a DOWN pay
lment Of 90 per cent If you buy
amy Of a long list Of household
appliances ranging from a clock
to a stove.
You must pay of your INSTALL
ment loan within "A months.
You must expect to pay an
interest charge running from q
minimum Of 5R-6 per cent to 2
per cent or more If, in the
months ahead, you'll need a
mortgage to buy house.
Interest Rates Stif
You must pay similarly stiff
rates If. as 1856 rolls on, you
need a personal loan or must
borrow for your business.
You must pay one-half the
price at the start If you want to
buy new machinery for your
business or purchase a new pla Mt
and you must pay of the en-
tire loan within two years.
You must pay more for a
quart of milk beginning July /
and more for a loaf of bread
beginning February &c.
A nightmare of controls? A
squeeze that would smash your
hope Of buying car or q house.
Iof expanding your business or
Improving your family's stand
ard of living?
Yes, a nightmare-which Brit
ain is now living.
Britain's Tory government has
just slapped the highest restric-
tons on spending, credit and in
Ivestment since the darkest days
of World War II.
1t has done so because Eng
land again Is facing an infla-
tionary crisis. For many months
Britons have been on a spending
and borrowing spree and have
been gobbling up an increasing
share Of what Britain's industries
can produce. Prices have been
mounting steadily. Employment
has increased and 100000 skilled
jobs are going begging. The
boom has simply been too boomy
So the government has decided
to: Cut down the home demand
for goods by making 1t much
tougher to buy: force British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
By RAIDER wINGET
Associated Press Financial Writer


NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Recore
high earnings and laughter or
the golf course this week helped
the stock market to advance
convincingly.
Earnings reports from one
&c corporation after another
showed 1855 profits were at rec
ord highs. And dividends con.
tinued their heartening trend
Investor confidence came when
President Eisenhower played
golf and laughed and joked al
his mistakes.
Many brokers think the cur
rent rise is discounting a yes
by Mr.. Eisenhower. Therefore a
decision to run should have only
momentary effect on stock
prices. However. a mo" could
easily cause a sharp reaction.
There was one other factor.
purely a trading situation. Many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Feb. g5 (APi.--The
cotton ltures. market was, steady this
week II, mad It's ups and downs but
Active futures contracts on the New
York Cotton Exchange finished the week
at prices which were UNCHANGED 10 IN
81. 10 Q bale, Nearby March was the
only delivery to stand pat, All others
wound 10 In the plus column. with near.
BY July scoring The biggest ADVANCE. -.
GOVERNS s1e1 prompted By the dSindiins
supply Of free cotton. The July 1856
contract was Gided by Its discount under
the wo ,rer months March and May
Bu' ish .spects Of pending farm leRis-
latior bolstered the new crop months
Enthusiasm was dampened. however, By
he belief IN manv quarters that Pres.
dent Eisenhower would veto any bill
'nroyidinR high. ffgid price supports.
Most OF the seeks selling was the
esult OF scattered liquidation and profit
81 considerable interest in trade cir.
cles nert was the latest report Of the
Commodity Credit orp. on repossessions
under the. 1895 cotton. loan program;
The report, covering the week ended
February IL. showed decline IN the
MT Dan stock for the first lime this
season
Exports for the season through Tues
day ere estimated at only 9b7. 900 bales.
That's 81 per 'ent below the 81 900
bales WHICH bad been exported at ap-
Total exports for the last crop year were
3 444. 100 bales This season. trade
sources say. theV'il do well II they reach
: million
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limit Of trading 10 shares sales IN full Rates
o. dividends IN me foTegoing table are annual dis
dscleration Unless otherwise no,ed spscisl extfs
dividends are not included Also extra extras
Annual rate plus stock dividend Declared or paid
sr s sess P.yas n oet STres Il as bae ESTE T.
mated cash value on ex-diyidend or ex.distrbution
dsi6snS Or split up Declared or paid hi. year e
this year dividend omitted deferred or no action
taken al lRA: dividend meeting Declared oaid IN
1855 estimated cash value On ex-diyidsnd Or sx,ds.
tr1butlon date LiQuidatinR dividend cid Called
xrx.dtyidend x.dis Ex-distribution IT Ex-rishts
Nv Without warrants Wv with warrants Nd When
distributed vi When issued nd Next day delivery.
In bankruptcy recevership or being reorganised
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities assumed By
such COMPANIES
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N. Y. BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 EDUCATIONAL
Association OF Securities Dealers. Inc:
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Other earnings included:
CHICAGOLNESTOCk

CHICAGO, Feb, 25 R.--Butcher hogs
Telling the most, While hogs scaling
Sa down ~ So: Deua Rss snSsd less on sS
1870 pounds lost so cents TO / so, SoVs
declined IS cents. Top. price for the
week was 1875. with the closing tor
1 IsSsi This vas Of 50 cents for the
Prime, steers finished steady to 80
cents higher, with one load Of high
prime Offerings hitting 1880. highest
price since las! December. Other steers
steady TO so cents higher. Receipts were
70 per cent larger than In the like
salabls hogs. zoo: total. 1000 testi.
ans s xsssns ssst ss0 ID, Ba5oS,
lover: weights below 100 lbs. uneveniy
50-1.6 so or more lower; sows around 2l
rscsipts so@s; Il he close, most i. 8 8
Nos. J.. and 3 Ieo-250-lb. barrows
and gifts; II 7s-is.0o, most lots a
Ia :.S ss,Sd III. no s'aS sp s0s d na
10. weights, sorted for weieht and grade,
lat ~ 20, the closing top: most Nos.
and . 260-2so-lb butchers closed .,
| so; sows, Eeiahins $50 70 a
70 weight. from 9,Tb-iI.oo; a few under
'fho Ids. 10 ITO,
salable cattle, 100; total. 100 festi.
steers steady to fully so higher. weights
over i.45O lbs. only steady; good and
choice steers steady to weak; utility and
commercial grades fully steady; heiferS
steady to 80 higher: cows $3.50 lower
bulls. rs to mostly so lover; veaiers
steady; stock steer calves and light
ers and feeders about steady; prime
steers. II 5o-g5, so: bulk prime steers,
supply, 23.75-25. 90; three loads 1900
$3.50 lbs. $500 and load high prime
i,072 lbs. Is so; most prime 800
steers. l850-22,h0; good Grade steers,
Is. O0-lS. 90: utility and commercial
steers. I250-15.00: load high prime
l ,0S9 lib. fed heifers, 21.50; few loads
and lots high choice and prime heifers
l9;h0-2l; 90; bulk good to high choice
II 90 10 90: utility and commercial
cows closed at 10.00-i2 90; Gamers and
cutters. late, S.09-10, so; weeks top
weighty commercial bulls, 1923: closing
practical top. 1895, with most utility
rood heavy fat bulls, II .50-l2 00 good
and choice vealers. ca, 00-2S 90: Gull TO
commercial grades, 10 10-22, 90: most
good and choice feeding steers and
SearilnEs. 16.0o-Is So: load choice 7is:
~ Oklahoma EARRINGS, 1890; load
choice 40o-lb. heifer calves. 1898.
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ADVERTISEMENT
HOW 4 BELLHOP'S
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By . Wall Street Journal
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Available
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RAtes Of dividends in the toregoins
table are annual disbursements oaseo
on the last quarterly OF sem. snnua
eciaxation unlest otherwise notea. spe.
Gal OF extra aIyidenus are not tncluaea
Q Also extra Of extras b Annual rets
plua stock diyidsna q declared OF paid
In 1865 plua stock oiyiaeno eDeciareo
OF paid so far this year Payable In
stock during 1865. estimated cash yaiut
on ex-divIdend OF reconstruction date
6 Paid last year Dec1areo OF paid
after stock dividend OF spiitup KDe
clareo 81 paid tins year an accumula
tive issue with DIVIDENDS IN arrears
. PAD this year dividend omitted de.
ferreo OF no action taken 81 iast djvi.
dend meeting tDeclaTeo OF paid II
1866 pluA stocK DIVIDEND Payable In
stock during 1906, estimated cash value
on ex-diyidend OF redistribution date
) Liquidatins dividend, cid Called < II
dividend x-dis ES distribution H II
rights ~ without warrants WV With
warrants wd when distributed wi When
issued nd Next day delivery In bank.
ruptcy or seceivership OF peing reor-
ganiEeo under the Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed By such companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Feb. Is n4.-Nationa
Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
More Nursing Homes
Urged at UCS Rally

More nursing homes for the
aged and chronically i'll patients
and a pressing need for public
health education yesterday were
the focal points of discussion at
the first meeting this year of the
Health Section of the United
Community Services.
4 About 100 persons from various
community organizations at
tended the luncheon meeting al
The YWCA. The meeting was
moderated by Mrs. Theodore o
Wedel. former section chairman
DR.. Josephine E. Renshaw
read a letter to the Health
Section from DR.. Wallace M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

Yater, a member Of the sections
executive board, which stressed
the need for beds for chemically
ill. old patients. DR.. Yater also
advised the section not to
scatter your efforts over too
broad a field. 1t can only lead
to Illustration.
ut is the tendency of all
health organizations to spread
themselves too thin" DR.. Yatel
said in his letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

The coot she can wear any season Penneys
new convertible in deep-textured fleece or
tweed Winter-wormed with on oIpoco-
lining thot disemborks for Spring! Fur neck
lace detoches Sonitzed royon twill and
milium lined Sizes 7 to IA. Solid color fleece
in red and blue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Diplomats
Entertained
AT Dinner

The Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of staff and Mrs. Ar
thur Radford entertained at
dinner last evening in honor
of the United States Ambas-
sador to Italy and Mr.. Henry
Luce. The 8 pm. black tie
party took place at the Rad
fords' residence.
Among the guests were the
Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. George Humphrey, the
Attorney General and Mrs.
Herbert Brownell, the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs.
Charles Thomas and the legal
adviser of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Herman Phle-
ger.
Also on last evenings dinner
slate was the party given by
the Ambassador of Thailand
and Nine. Sarasin for the AM
bassador of Pakistan and
Begun Ali.
Guests included the, French
Ambassador and Mme.s Couve
de Murville, the Ambassador
of the Philippines and Mrs.
Romulo, Representative and
Mrs. Walter Judd and the Min
lister of Thailand and Nine.
Devakul.
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Benefit to Aid
ISidWeH Fund

The first social event held
IN hartman House since the
125-year-old stone mansion
was acquired by the Sidwell
Friends School took place
recently.
The occasion was a tea
given by a committee Of
mothers planning a benefit
premiere on March 10 at
the Macarthur Theater. The
program will feature the
first Washington showing Of
Lady Killers" starring Alec
Guinness.
hartman House, formerly
known as the Highlands, is
being used by the school as
an administration building. 1t
is on property that is now q
part of the school campus.
Proceeds from the March Is
benefit will go into the
schools Teachers Emergency
and Tuition Aid Fund.
Mrs. Joseph Dessoff is the
general chairman and Mrs.
Edward C. Radue is chairman
of tickets, with Mrs. Paul
Carrier serving as her CO.
chairman. Mrs. John C. White
heads the Hospitality Com
mittee, Mrs. Samuel Ingraham
is acting as liaison with the
Parents Association. assisted
by Mrs. Bernei Burgunder, and
Mr.. Casimir Bielski is publicity
chairman.
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EIectrocution Set
For Girls SLAYER

Federal Judge Henry A
ISchweinhaut yesterday sentenced
Russell E. Carter, 10, to be cleo
Itrocuted April Is for the first
degree murder of a 15-year-old
girl last May 81 by beating and
drowning.
Carter, who is colored, was
convicted by a District Court
Jury on February IA. The VIC
tim, Caroline Nelson, also was
colored.
| The jury found Carter guilty
on a first-degree count. which
accused him of "purposely" kill
ing the girl while perpetrating
the crime of houSebreaking by
entering the apartment where
she lived in the 5000 block of
Georgia avenue NV.
The death penalty is manda-
tory in a first-degree murder
conviction.
Defense attorneys announced
the boy will appeal.
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Benefit Dance
Slated Murch II

A March for Talent" bene-
fit show and dance. sponsored
by ATAC aides to All
Charities) organization will
take place at $50 pm. Sun
day, March II, with dancing
to the music. of Devron.
Mrs. Jerome Gordon is pres
ident of the group which has
been aiding local families,
individuals and institutions in
the Washington area since
1850. They have contributed
items from eye glasses, hear
ing aids and braces to pro-
viding a station wagon to
the Prince Georges County
chapter of Cerebral Palsy.
Thus far this year, ATAC
has contributed, as an ex-
ample of its work, 81 900 worth
of equipment to the George
town Clinic for the Mentally
Retarded, Mrs. Henry Land,
chairman of the groups ad-
visory board, has revealed.
Nine other charitable organ
izations have joined with
ATAC for the benefit, among
them the D. c. Cancer Aid
Group, the Share Teflla
Sisterhood and the Jewish
National Home for Asthmatic
Children,
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Bernard j. Magill.
Prods ICC


We have all noted the re-
cent train accident near Fort
Meade. The writer being an
extensive user of the railroads,
tensive user of the railroads.
it would strike me that the
time has come when the In
terstate Commerce Commits
sion should get on the job and
use all the powers at their
command to make a thor
ough inspection of the equip
ment used in passenger car
service.
1t may be found, from my
observation, that the con-
tributing cause of accidents is
old, antiquated equipment
particularly in passenger cars,
and I wonder whether the
railroads are equipped with
the necessary personnel to
keep the equipment in safe
condition.
1t is my hope, for the good
of the travelling public, that
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will eliminate a lot of
their other activities and get
on this more important phase
to bring safety in railroad
travel.
George J. Burger,
Vice President, National
Federation of Independent
Business.