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ST. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie
April IS, 1859
The President Of the Legislature
Charlotte Anaaie
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Ny dear Mr.. President
I have the honor to transmit herewith the draft Of a
Bill to Levy Certain Excise, Gross Receipts and Other
Internal Revenue Taxes in the Virgin Islands, and for
other purposes.
This Bill is Identical with Act No. 1872 Bill No 489)
lof the Second Legislature of the Virgin Islands Regular
Session, 1857, which law will expire on June 80, 1859.
The yield from these taxes has been as follows:
Actual 1858 $719,961.74
Estimated 1860 72o,ooooo
This law is being well enforced by the Department Of
Finance and there have not been, in my opinion, any justi-
fable complaints Of hardships imposed upon the taxpayers.
Business leaders have indicated a desire to propose
certain notifications OF the tax structure under this Bill
to facilitate the tourist trade. have indicated to these
business representatives that / shall offer no serious OBJ
lection to proposals for a reasonable revision of certain
tax rates on tourist items with these conditions:
O There shall be no changes in the basic formal of
the taxes.
~ There shall be no changes which will operate to
increase the cost Of foodstuffs, drugs medicine
and clothing.
~ The revenues therefrom shall not be substantial
~ reduced.
II recommend the enactment Of this Bill.
Sincerely,
(Sgdl John D. Merwin
John p. MerWin
Governor
Enclosure
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Charlotte Amalie
st. Thomas
Virgin Islands of the United States
April 13.- 1853
H,o ITo-awaL1o #M 4
, 1959-05-13

have the honor to transmit herewith, for the con-
sideration Of the Legislature, a draft Of a Bill to amend
Title 33 Of the Virgin Islands Code III regard to the In
dustrial Incentive Program.
This bill would Immediately repeal those portions Of
Title SO of the Virgin Islands Code which provide nom
taxable subsidies for transactions in securities, and addi-
Continued on page a
, 1959-05-13
The Honorable
The Honorable
The President Of the Legislature
Of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Dear Mr.. President:

l have the honor to transmit herewith draft OF a Bill
to amend Title 19 Of the Virgin Islands Code to eliminate
the requirement that infants, school children and prison
eS shall receive free medical care.
There seems to be no ~justifable reason why the
parents or guardians Of children who can afford to pay the
full fees for medical care for themselves, should not bere-
quired to pay medical fees for their minor children. In
fact, many such persons have been and are willing to pay
medical costs, only to find that the law makes free medi-
cal care for their children mandatory.
1T seems automatic that if those who can pay do pay
then all concerned will eventually receive more and bet
ter medical care for each tax. dollar spent for health
services.
Certainly the less privileged families are full protect
ed by the requirement Of the Code in the same section
that no resident of the islands shall be denied public medi-
cal care because Of financial inability to pay the cost
thereof.
AS far as prisoners are concerned they are wards of
the Government and the cost of their medical care should
be charged to- and paid by the Department Of Public
Safety.
I understand that federal grant-in-aid requirements
are construed to prevent charges to children for diagnos-
Tic services and certain special treatments. This exception
can be handled enthusiastically.
recommend the enactment of this Bill.
Sincerely yours,
tSgdl John p. Merwin
, 1959-05-13
WEDNESDAY. MAY Is, 1853

prove the economy Of the islands.
Enclosure
C.
, 1959-05-13

The Honorable
The President Of the Legislature
Charlotte Amalie
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands
My dear Mr. Presidents
, 1959-05-13

GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Charlotte Amalie
st. Thomas
Virgin Islands Of the United States
April is, 1853
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-04

Ripple sheer cotton prints and
embossed nylon busters and
brunch coots, oil drip-dry. Sizes
10 TO 20.
Washington. THIRD Floor:
LANGLEY Park, Second Floor
Arizona tribune., 1959-07-17
BY EDkARD BANKS

Subsidized public housing has
not increased the changes in our
racial patterns, but In many cities
it has kept the neighborhoods
segregated. Slum clearances and
urban renewal projects usually
follow the stratification of races
and provide little accessabilityto
integration.
These residential restrictions
enforce an almost rigid school
system segregation in any To-
cality. Some of the time. money
and effort spent on fighting school
segregation might we'll have been
channelled to fighting housing
evils and job discrimination, too.
Discriminatory housing prac-
tices just didn't grow like Topsy.
1t Is the planned scheme Of real
estate operators. home-loan
lenders, builders, subdividers
and many others. These men have
found a fruitful source of income
and they keep tight the reins
about each despicable racial
housing zone. Many unscrupu-
lous men agree to limit the
supply of new homes in minority
housing areas. They pledge be-
hind closed doors to charge ex-
orhitant rates. Gentlemen's "a
greements are obtained stating
that certain persons will be re-
stricted to certain areas.
Not only are Negroes the VIC
tins, but Jews, Mexican. Italian
and other national origin groups
are affected.
Arizona tribune., 1959-07-17
WHO WINS m STRIKE?

For the past forty days. city and the county
has undergone slump the usual seasonal and
vacation days a strike-lock- out occurred.
have been matted IN the
negotiations between the and owners
building halted and home building been WORK
the Glen at a standsill, too.
valiant efforts mediate and
with the dispung leaders and He has Cancelled
the Arizona summer training pro-
gram for reservists.
Union workers receiving weekly benefit checks but many
non union workers hard by strike and no cheek
is available for tem Weekly benefit checks much smaller
than regular check and prices remain high.
suffering from this local strike the Onlteo Steel
strike This will tie up more tnan
90 per steel production for the entire nation
lay off, decreased checks and decline In store saes
Arizona tribune., 1959-07-17
Views, ,Previews & Reviews

Restrictive housing goes hand
in hand with discrimination In
employment andboth of these fac
tors force the Negroes In the
North as we'll as the South into
second class citizenship.
In a few states fair housing
and employment measures have
been passed. But, even In these
states the practices continue un-
der different DISCUSSES. For In
stance, recently Harry Belafonte
filed a suit against a housing
firm which refused him an a.
partment on the basis Of his color.
East or West the problems are
just the same. Willie Mays pur-
chased a home In an exclusive
area in San Francisco and with
in the last month a window was
broken by some race batter.
Whenever Negro family
moves into an all white neigh
borhood, most of the white fam
lilies Immediately make plans
to vacate as soon as possible.
Immediately sale signs appear
on the lawns and within a few
months or years the same ra-
cial pattern will exist with all
Negroes living in the block.
In a few areas, an integrated
housing group agrees to open new
subdivisions for both races if the
families will agree to remain in
the areas. Modern Community
Developers have begun similar
projects in the eastern section
and progress is being made in
other regions. too.
Arizona tribune., 1959-07-17
SIGHTS AND
SOUNDS
by Eloise B ank s

ENSI y0OOy AS giving ILiS AAAAGA
lean Juveniles a hard time. We
speak of the awful teenagers and
their crazy ways. Creaky joint
ed adults decry the antics Of the
1--WE talking. hot rodding, jean
wearing. and gum chewing gener-
alton. The walls of what Is
the world coming to- or What's
wrong with our youth7' are
heard daily.
| want to make plea Tor the
beatniks and their younger count
erparts : today's misunderstood
and misinterpreted teenagers. |
was once a member of another
tribe of pre-condemned youths.
We were the forerunners of this
Atomic Age. We grew up during
the depression days of the thirties
and saw the Ford become almost
a household gadget. The auto
opened up a new era for growing
boys and girls. Time and place
meant little you could hop in
four wheeler and ride like the
wind. Youth and speed are COM
panions only the old can match
slowness. Youth and daring and
different go hand in hand. Only
the old fear change.
My gang and | enjoyed The.
Camel Walk, The Big Apple, The
Applejack, Truckin'. Shagging,
Jitterbugging, and Bopping. We
danced to the tunes Of big bands
like Artie Shaw, Glen Miller,
Count Basic. Les Brown, Benny
Goodman. Dizzy Gillespie. and
Woody Herman. Duke Ellington's
Carnegie Blues was a favorite
juke box song. Herb Jefferies
swooned the fairer sex with his
Flamingo and Prisoner of Love
was Billy Eckstine's thrill tune. i
Bebop was new sound and |
new way of life for the teens
Of my time. We withstood the
same remonstrances from our
elders and we went merrily on
our way. Innovations in clothes,
music, foods, books, or anything
that made us stand apart from
the traditions of time were cho-
sen.
My girl friends we're the bobby
sox brigade of the forties. l
stood alone in our crowd by wear
ing silk stockings. We wore
very short skirts and flowing page
bob hair styles. Saddle oxfords
became the national school shoe
and boys became blue jeaners.
Girls quickly donned slacks and
the walls Of the parents were
heard from coast to coast.
Every Monday afternoon was
the regular movie day for our
high school crowd. We often
cut the last period through de-
vious manners. A pal on door
duty would go to the fountain
while we slipped out, or a friend
who had stayed home Ill would
phone for a pal to come home
early. Nowadays. the teeners
think they are pulling the wool
over your eyes.) But. it is old
stuff to a former member of the
Flaming Youth Lost Tribe
better known as the Fogies of
the Fifties.
Arizona tribune., 1959-07-17
GOOD NEWS

Announcements the county supervisors brought sghs OF
from the city council
had the effects those living inside city limits.
On Monday, Marcopa County Supervisors James Hart ano
Ruth oNe reported that the county 1859 tax rate Will be ~
per sOO valuation. the same as last year.
Phoenxs City Council managed to keep the same e 1or tn
year. The City property tax rate Will be $lo
per 500 of assessed valuation.
This will help property owners to oreane
little easier all inclusive relief Sales taxes
have been other taxes that mgnt
be maintain city ana
county operation.
Arizona tribune., 1959-07-17

Jr. Hinch says that people
are lot better than parents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10

SENTINEL e aUSTroNT mn,
A0-Thursdsy. December 10. 1859
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
.Caithersburg
Parking Lot
Plan Weighed

Gaithersburg merchants are
negotiating with a Chevy Chase
physician for lease of a Dia-
mond ave. tract of land that
would be used for a public
parking lot.
The tract Is next to the
Thomas Hardware Co. and is
now occupied by wooden
structure formerly used as a
fertilizer plant and an unoc.
cupied brick building. The
wooden building is being RACED.
DR.. Vincent B. Hungerford,
surgeon, owns the land. If the
deal goes through, rs to 80 cars
could park there, spokesman
for the city said.
notwithstanding merchants
have long felt the need for GUS
toner parking and have count.
ed some loss of business to
shopping centers, according to
Councilman John Thomas.
The proposed lot would be the
largest public lot in the city,
Thomas said.
Meanwhile, Gaithersburg has
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10

advertised notice of intent to
amend the city's charter en-
abling city fathers to create a
special assessment of business
houses to help underwrite cost
of purchasing and maintaining
a municipal parking lot,
Thomas said.
The proposed charter amend
ment is based on county coming
assessments now applicable to
the Silver Spring and Bethesda
parking districts.
There, merchants are assess
ed 40 cents per 500 valuation
where not enough parking is
provided. Those merchants who
do provide enough parking are
exempt from the assessment.
No assessment rate has been
proposed by Gaithersburg.
Rather, the Mayor and City
Council wanted to have the au-
thority to levy such taxes if and
when they are needed, Thomas
said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Heart Attack
Is Fatal to
E. w. Scott

Eugene Wiley Scott, for
mer director and vice-presi-
dent of the East Central
Fruit Growers Association,
died Friday of a coronary at
tack at Montgomery County
General Hospital. He was 70.
He resided with his wife, Bess
Betsy Hutton Scott at 4105
Beverly I'd, Manor Club Estates.
He belonged to the Manor Coun.
try Club.
Mr.. Scott was born in Sugar
Grove, Va, and graduated from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
He did post graduate work at
Cornell University and was a
graduate of Atlanta Business
College. He was a retired en-.
tomologist with the u. S. De.
partment Of Agriculture.
Co-owner of orchards in West.
tern Maryland and in Montgom.
cry County, Mr.. Scott for many
years was a member Of the
Fruit Growers Association of
Maryland and of the Maryland
State Apple Commission.
He also maintained member
ship in the American Associ.
alton for the Advancement of
Science. He was a trustee of
the First Baptist Church of
Rockville and a retired First
Lieutenant with World War 1
service.
In addition TO his wife, Mr..
Scott is survived by sister,
Mrs. J. M. Harrison, Of Mont.
gomery, Ala. and Mrs. John L.
Scott, of Amarillo, Tex.
Funeral services were held
Monday at the Warner PUN.
phrey Funeral Home, Silver
Spring, and burial was in Rock.
vile Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Withdrawal
OF Zoning
Pea Is Hit

Residents west of Gal
{ .ersburg in the vicinity of
Ounce Orchard protested
the withdrawal this week
of a coming application for
medium industrial coming of SO
acres near the B & o Railroad
tracks, North of Rt. 1T and
West of the hamlet of Metro
pohtan Grove.
Petitioners to withdraw =
without prejudice-were Chris
tan Heurich, jr., and Jonathan
S. England, represented before
the County Council Tuesday by
attorney Warren Browning.
Representing his neighbOrs
and abutting landowners, who
don't want industry near their
property, was attorney Clitus o.
Bordeaux, jr.
Bordeaux asked the Council
to reject the petition and adj
Indicate the case on its merits.
Browning, on the other hand,
said his clients would much
rather take advantage of the
County's new light industry, or
1.3 zone.
Should the Council decide to
reject the petition, applicants
would have to wait another IS
months before filing another
coming application.
Browning told the Council
that the National Bureau Of
Standards which will occupy
nearly 500 acres to the East
have indicated approval of the
Is zone and its built-in industry
performance standards.
Both arguments were taken
under advisement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10

Ten county drivers had
their licenses reissued and
% had their licenses sus-
pended or revoked by the
Department of Motor We
hicles for various violations of
the state motor vehicle code,
the Maryland Traffic Safety
Commission announced.
Licenses were reissued to
Joseph F. Werres, 2210 Osborne
dr., Silver Spring; Nelson
Wayne Tyler, 1882 Colesville
rd., Silver Spring; Edmund j..
Grady, 5619 Madison ST., Be
thesda; Stephen Weiner, $500
Carroll ave., Silver Spring;
Eugene D. Wouitzky, 10416 Hay
wood dr., Silver Spring; John G
Pershalla, 1852 Langley Way.
Silver Spring; Allen S. Reiver,
1919 Drexel ST., Takoma Park;
Orrin ]. Tiffany, 705 Dale dr..
Silve rSpring; and Joseph r..
Robinson, RITZ, Germantown.
Those suspended were: Cliff
ford @. Frazier, 1016 Maple ave.
Rockville; John w. Hartley, 1910
Auburn ave. Bethesda; Nellie
May Bolton, 12116 Selfridge dr.,
Silver Spring; Kenny M. Bur.
dette, Rt-1, Damascus; Franklin
H. Bonbrest, 8101 Kerry Ia,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Car Damaged
In TWinbrOOk

A 69-year-old District man
emerged uninjured from an
auto crash at Atlantic ave. and
Veirs Mill I'd. Tuesday that saw
his car spin wildly in several
directions before landing in an
eight-foot ditch.
Police gave this account. Max
Tactic, of 1874 Tamarack ST.,
NV, drove out of the Twin
brook Shopping Center and
turned left on Veirs Mill I'd. to-
ward Wheaton. He struck the
rear of another Wheaton-bound
car, jumped the center island 10
his left, turned completely
around and headed back toward
Peoples Drug Store, crashed
into a parked car, reversed di-
rections again and careened
across Atlantic ave. after first
hitting a utility pole. The car
stopped in a deep ditch, sus-
tanning $500 damage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Permit Actions Listed By State

D. Clarity, 6 Ellwyn Ct, Silver
Spring; Peter C. Murphy, 380S
Randolph rd., Silver Spring;
Walter v. Reynolds Jr., HOO
Kenilworth ave-, Garrett ParI<;
James E. Thompson, 511 Bick
ford ave-, Rockville; Aubrey 3
Burriss, Sandy Spring; Kenneth
v. Mallick, SOB Blantord ave.
Rockville; John Valentine, 129
Lexington dr., Silver Spring;
William C. Verts, Rt-1, Rock
vile; and Richard E White, Ri l,
Derwood; and Edmund A. Win
dolphs, Box 105, Boyds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10

Chevy Chase; Jack L. Laudet,
10020 Lorraine ave., Silver
Spring; Joseph E. Lippart, Ri
Middlebrook rd., Germantown;
William G. Sentelle, 60 Univer-
sity blvd, Silver Spring; Elmore
H. Stewart, Jr., 1912 Hawkins
Ia, Chevy Chase; and James
Thompson, Is Monroe ST., Rock
vile.
Those who had their licenses
revoked were: Richard A. John.
son, Emory Grove rd., Rt-1,
Gaithersburg; John r. DeMasi,
1902 Forest rd., Bethesda; Gerald
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Norbeck Center
Dinner Planned

The annual chicken dinner
of the Norbeck area committee
of the Montgomery County
YMCA will be held December
IS at the Norbeck Community
Center beginning at l pm.
Tickets may be purchased at
the YMCA or from committee
members.
Committee members are:
Mrs. Georgia r. Lawson, Mrs.
Alice Awkward, Mrs. Catherine
Gather, Mrs. Edward Davis,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10

Mrs. Gladys Clagett, Mrs. w.
E. Williams, Mrs. Claudine
Woods, Mrs. John A. Johnson,
Mrs. Joseph johnson, Mrs.
Grace Estep, Miss E tn
Throckmorton, Miss Ida Mae
Walker, Mrs. William R. Brog.
den and Miss Dorothy Washing
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Wheaton High Concert

The annual winter concert of
the Wheaton High School music
department will be presented to
the public, free, at 4 pm. De-
cember Is. The school glee club
also will perform.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
Staff Photo.

Read the Sentinel for the
most authoritative and detailed
coverage of county sports.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-08
DR.. Weaver To
Teach Course In
Quality Control

DR.. Richard Weaver of the
Bluffton college faculty has been
named as instructor of the 'Bas-
ic Statistical Quality Control
course which begins tonight,
Thursday, at Lima Senior high
school under the auspices of the
Lima Section of the American
Society for Quality Control. #
The cours will continue
through eight successive Thurs
days. .l.f a. #...0 -..
DIR. Weaver's training and
teaching experience qualities
him to present this part of the
,society's annual educational pro-
gram. He is d graduate of Bluff
ton college and his graduate work
both for his master and doctorate
degrees was taken at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. He has a wide
background in statistics, physics,
chemistry and mathematics. He
has taught at Bluffton college
since 1850, with six years in the
field of statistics. >1sa -t" s@
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-08

Bluffton college campus on Oc-
tober ID and Is. He will speak
to the Bluffton College Student
Christian association joint corn
mission meeting on Wednesday
evening and to the student body
in Ramseyer chapel on Thurs
day morning. t
DIR. Laubach worked with the
dreaded Moros on Mindanao is
land where he found 95 per cent
of the Moros illiterate and very
hostile toward Christianity. He
developed a language chart of
symbols and pictures and invited
the Moros to learn to read their
language. By using his leach
teach one and win one" method,
the classes developed into schools
through which over 70 per cent
OF the population became liter
ate, He began a newspaper for
his new students in order to tel
them about world news, loca,
problems and especially about
Christ. .... .......1. .... ..
From Mindanao he went tc
Malaga, Singapore, Ceylon, Pal
estine, Syria, Turkey, India ant
countless other countries to helr
local governments and educators
prepare literacy charts in theil
languages. His teaching method
has taught over 60.0O0,OO0 people
in 275 languages to read anc
write and learn the story o.
Christ. .s
The Wednesday evening meet
in gwill be open to the public.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-08
Lafayette PTA
Endorses Request
For Tax Increase


The Lafayette Jackson PTA
has endorsed the proposed tax
levy for increased operating ex-
penses which will be on the bal
lot in November.
Last increase in operating lev
les in the school district was five
years ago. Since then the school
has lost approximately $4,000 in
tuition money from the Bath
school district, superintendent
Harvey Badertscher said.
Teachers salaries, books, sup
plies, costs of maintenance and
custodial service have all been
rising. This years deficit will be
SIS, 900, he said.
It is not possible to make re
ductions in the school program
and still meet the states mini
mum requirements. Failure to
meet state requirements means
the school district risks losing
its charter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-08
MAINLY PERSONAL

Last Sunday Bill Mericle, Ken
Moser, Demps Augsburger and
Jim Stonehill fished off Locust
Point from Bills so hp Crosley
runabout. Within two hours the
quartet had brought in over 200
perch of good size, throwing the
smaller ones back into the lake.
Minnows were used as bait.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Ingals also
fished off Locust Point with an
other couple further off shore
near Sister island. Their catch
numbered about 300 fish.
Also among the fishermen who
reported good luck was Kenneth
Powell, who passed a good num-
ber of his catch among neigh
bors on West Kibler.
ONE OF THE MOST colorful
and well-planned high school
band shows we've seen in sev-
eral years was put on last Fri
day night by the Elida high
school band.
All the bandsmen wore tiny
blue and red lights on their shoes
and white lights, perhaps the size
Of Christmas tree lights, on the
peaks of their caps. They
marched onto a totally darkened
field and put on a 10-minute pro-
gram of precision marching.
During the 10 minutes they never
missed a note or a beat in their
musical program of old favorites
such as "Wait Til the Sun Shines,
Nellie" ~
Director of the Elida school
band is &c grad Gene Wollen-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-08

A GIANT LYCOPERDON (puff
bali, to YOU was carried home
from the Pearl Geiger woods
Monday by Rodney Stratton, who
found the six and a half pound
fungus while squirrel hunting
VII a friend, Tom Nusbaum.
f-T puff ball was Is inches in
diameter and stood a foot high.
The boys found two smaller puff
balls in the same area.
The report officially ushers in
the fall mushroom season in this
area.
Rod has also been a success
ful squirrel hunter. This season
he has bagged 13 of the bushy-
tails to date.
PERCH FISHING on Lake Erie
has been unusually good over the
past week end for local hook and
line anglers. Deep freezes are
being filled with the tasty fish in
several instances.