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LEGISLATIVE RECORD Continued

LEGISLATIVE RECORD Continued
Continued from Saturday I'd
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Charlotte Amalie, ST. Thomas
Virgin Islands Of the United States
June 5, 1859
The Honorable
The President of the Legislature
Of the Virgin Islands
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Ny dear Mr.. President:
There is returned herewith, without approval, Bi
No. 927, an Act to amend Section 20 Of Title "a Of the Vii
gin Islands Code, relating to hours Of work, passed by til
Legislature on May rs. 1859.
This Bill seeks to add this subsection
"fb)0 notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Chapter to the contrary, no employer
shall employ any Of his employees for more than
six consecutive days unless such employees re-
ceived compensation for all hours Of work actu-
ally performed on the seventh day at a rate Of not
less than one and .one-half Q12l times the regu-
lar rate at which he is employed
to Section 20 Of Title "a Of the Virgin Islands Code.
The Bill recites that the above subsection original
enacted by the Municipal Council Of ST. Thomas and S
John on October IS, 1854 ~issStilhain effectiin st. Thbma
and 81. John but not in ST. Croix.
We find that Act No. 50, First Legislature, Regula
, 1959-10-27
The Chase Manhattan Bank
Christionsted
ST. Croix. VIRGIN islands
INVITATION

w. Fritz Humphreys. Mundger, The Chose Monhotton
Bank. Virgin lslmds Bponches. cosdlellY invites il
shareholders depositors. patrons and friends 70 q r..
cepton mdcocktail portY in honor 81 Mr.. Doyid Rookie.
teller. Vice choirmm Of the Boord Of Directors. and
other Executives and Officers Of the Bmk. 10 Be held
TuesdoY. November .. 1853 at St csoix BY the Sea.
from five to seven o'clock pm.
, 1959-10-27

Session, 1856, known as the Fair Labor Standards Act,
provides for overtime for a work week longer than A
hours, or for 9 work day longer than 5 hours. This Act
does not include the subsection quoted above requiring
overtime payment for the seventh consecutive day Of
work.
Although Act No. SO continued in effect certain provi-
slons OF earlier municipal wage and hour laws, the provi-
slons SO continued were limited to those affecting wage
rates, maximum hours Of work, etc, Heretofore fixed.
until mandatory DEGREES are issued under Act No. SO for
the various industries.
IT. clear that there was no intention to re-enact this
in the Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1856. It
seems also that the new Code rightly did not include It
under Section 20 Of Title "a. Furthermore. find it un-
necessary to burden industry with this requirement which
might well be left for collective bargaining agreements be-
tween labor and management.
IN these circumstances, Ifndsit necessary to dis
approve Bill No. 927.
Sincerely yours.
lSgd) John p. Marvin
John 2. Merwin
Governor
GOVERNMENT OF
THE B ISLANDS or THE UNITED STATES
Charlotte Amaie, St. Thomas
ssaseE. june s. 1855
, 1959-06-17
ST. Thornus Salt
Voter Conversion
Plant Ready in 1860

The salt water conversion
plant which will be installed
in St. Thomas by the Federal
government is expected to be
in operation in 1860.
The plant will produce an
Continued on page Al
, 1959-06-17
Summary Of Cases
In the Christiunsted
Municipal Court

Herman Serrano was found
guilty Of aggravated assault
and battery on Hilda Martin
and Emelia Benjamin, also for
carrying an unlicensed gun.
He was fined 500.
Ramo Ramos " as found
guilty Of passing q school bus
while discharging passengers;
because he had no previous re-
cord he was fined SIS,
Benjamin Ortiz Ayala was
fined S.. for driving a car
without lights.
George S~edelmeyer W i )
fined $40 for driving the
wrong direction on a one-way
street. Because he was tardy
in getting to Court, Judge
Moorhead warned him that
the next time he would be
held in contempt.
, 1959-06-17

lish and maintain a clearing
house Of Information and con-
sulting and research service
CONTINUED on page ~
, 1959-06-17
.SurnueI MunnersHere
70 Org. Brdnch Of
Natl Business League

Samuel Manners, business
man of New York City, ar
rived here several days ago on
d combination business and
pleasure trip.
Mr.. Manners is organizing
a branch Of the National Busi-
ness League in the hope that
ii will mean more and better
business for the small bust
nessman. Organized IN 1900,
the League is a federation Of
business, industrial and agri-
cultural organizations. I t $
membership includes affiliated
national organizations and To-
cal Leagues.
Among its aims are; to pro-
mote cooperation and deficiency
among local leagues; to estab-
, 1959-06-17
VIRGIN Islunds Will
Be Represented at Int.
Youth Art Exhibit
The 1861 White House Con-

The Virgin Islands will be
represented in an Internation-
al Youth Art Exhibit at Port
Moresby, Papua, in September.
This exhibit is sponsored by
the Rotary Club Of Port
Moresby, and will be sent on
tour Throughout Australia.
On Thursday, June 5, the
judges chose the entry Of
Wendy Weber, Il years old, q
student at the Antilles School
as-the most representative or
typical of the Virgin Islands.
The subject Of her canvas was
Blackboard Hill"
Honorable mention went to
Recaldo Creque, Horace Nc
Kee, Jr., Godfrey Goeggel,
Horace Lewis, James de Jongh,
Flavius Ottley and Luis En-
carnacion. The judges were
Mrs. Herman Moore. ]. An
tonic Jarvis and Aubrey OFT
ley. The pictures were on dis
pay ia the 81. Thomas Public
Library.
, 1959-06-17

s and will be continued until
October 26, 1859.
Last week the new airport
building and draw
ings were published. There
will be alternate features be-
tween St. Thomas and Saint
Croix at each publication.
Space for advertising bust
nesses on the island are avail
Last March the Department
opened a San Juan Office at
352 Fortaleza Street to pro-
mote more business for the
Virgin Islands.
, 1959-06-17
]. Pumps Joins
Catholic Univ. Stuff
For Summer Session

Miss Jane ]. Pumps Of st.
Croix has been appointed Pro-
lessor at Catholic University
and will join faculty members
from Puerto Rico and st. Tho
mas in the summer session Of
Catholic University in St.
Thomas.
Affiliated with the Depart
ment Of Education, of the Vir-
gin Islands, Miss Pumps is
an advanced Doctorate candi-
date. Last year she served as
Supervisor Of the Experiment
tai College Of the Virgin Is
lands and also as Director Of
the summer session. Prior to
that she served as Director Of
Guidance and Psychological
Services in the states.
M ia
, 1959-06-17

In a souvenir journal mark
ing its tenth anniversary, the
league cited DR.. Bornn for
devoted and outstanding pub
lie service relating to social
and child welfare work in the
community.
, 1959-06-17
Specialist 10 Study
Examination Section
For Personnel Div.
According to an announce

5 0AA
ment in the 9Merit System
Reporter the Personnel Divi-
sion, has contracted for the
services Of 4 test consultant to
study its examination section.
The plans call for o~rienting
and some training Of en-
ployees and for an appraisal
Ct present methods and pro-
cedures for the purpose Of
undermining and supplement
ing them.
Or. Dorothy Adkins, a con-
sultant and faculty member of
the University of North Caro-
lima, and a well-known author
ity in the field.
Miss Adkins has done similar
work for the Commonwealth
Government Of Puerto Rico.
She is expected to spend three
or four weeks in st. Thomas.
, 1959-06-17
Full Puge Ads On
Virgin islands Being
Featured in l Mundo
Dr.. Roy W. Bornn
Is Numed Mon 81
The Yeur by P. 1.

DR.. Roy w. Bornn, Governs The Department Of Tourism
ment Secretary Of the Virgin and Trade has been featuring
Islands has been named Man a full page spread in the FL
Of the Year for 1858 by the Mundo of Puerto Rico every
Professional League Of Virgin Monday, which. began on MAY
Evening star., 1959-06-28
Reuther Urges
PIune Increase

DETROIT, June ~ (AP.-
Walter P. Reuther. president
Of the United Auto Workers.
wants the Defense Department
to increase production Of mil
itary cargo planes to repair
what he calls q Vulnerable gap
in our defenses."
Mr.. Reuther said today he
has written Defense Secretary
McElroy urging him to support
proposals offered by Senators
Monroney. Democrat of Okla
homa and Symington Dem
ocrat Of Missouri. along this
line.
Mr.. Reuther said he under
stood that at this moment,
there are not on hand a
sufficient number Of planes as
part Of our air cargo fleet
adequately to supply Berlin or
any other troubled area in the
world, should we be confronted
with the need to act as effec-
lively as we did during the
Berlin blockade"
At the same time. he said, q
stepped up production program
would get unemployed aircraft
workers back to work.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
AROUND THE. BRIDGE TABLE
Chesapeake Tourney
To Drow Area Fans

terrppted at the new location
master point contests on the sec
ond Saturday and fourth Wednes-
day Of each month.
One OF the areas Oldest dupli-
cate groups. the Capital City Chess
Club last night ended nearly o
quarter century duplicate competi-
ton at the Gordon Hotel. The ho-
tel, on lower sixteenth. street, II
soon TO be ra1ed. Organized nearly
40 years ago for chess play, the
club was hit bE the duplicate "fad"
in the early leS0s. BY 1S45 the
transition 70 bridge was complete,
except for the clubs name, One
feature unique to duplicate bridge
clubs remains, however--only men
can enjoy the privilege Of member.
ship, Women players--and there
are many present % the weekly
games-partieipate By invitation
Closed for the long holiday week
end are these local duplicate clubs:
Lyon Village tafternoon),. CHEVY
Chase Juniors, ooren and Irving
Street teveningl on. July 2; ooren
contests originally scheduled for
July 3 at the Lyon villase and
Irving Street clubs have been post
poned TO Friday, July 10.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
French Tapestries

The magnificent exhibition
OF Contemporary French
Tapestries" at the National
Housing Center, 1925 L street
NV. was reported in other
departments of The Star
soon after the opening early
this month. The show only
has three more days-this
afternoon / to 6; tomorrow
and Tuesday, 10 to 6. Any art
lover who has not visited this
exhibition should not fail to
take the final opportunity
to see 1t.
1t comprises 80 tapestries
woven at Aubusson from
original designs by q group
of distinguished French art
lists, the Association Of Tap
estry Painter Designers. The
collection Is on a national
circuit under auspices OF our
Smithsonian Institution n
Travelling Exhibition Service.
Tapestry is a national art
in France, in continuous pro-
duction since the l4th CEN
tury. But the golden age"
(about 1900 to l650) was
followed by a decline. After
World War II, there was a
major revival. sparked by
famous French artists. The
first fruits were included in
a colossal exhibition cover
ing about seven centuries.
sent to the United States by
the French government in
the late l940s. This critic will
never forget that show in
New York City. presenting
some 200 tapestries from the
Middle Ages to the present.
The collection at the Hous-
ing Center Is brilliant with
color, admirable in design
and TO the average eye)
fiawless in execution. The
tapestries range in size up to
IA by 10 feet. Designs are
lively and captivating. by ID
of the 26 members Of the as
sociation, and three famous
guest designers, internation-
ally renowned architect lie
Corbusier, and painters Fer
nand Leger and Jacques
Villon.
Emphasis is on decorative
quality. H. E. Herve Alphand.
Ambassador Of France. who
spoke at the preview OF this
exhibition, mentioned the
Importance OF tapestries in
the great drafty medieval
castles and churches. and
how equally appropriate they
are for today's large bare
wall spaces. A copy Of his
speech, along with an in
formative release on the
show, and the printed cata-
logue, are available for vis-
itors on the fifth floor Of the
Housing Center.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION
Schools Are Getting Better;
Some Weaknesses Cited

riched and accelerated program
Of studies.
(Just last week. the Board of
Education approved the plan to
drop three tracks across the
elementary and junior high
levels Of the school system. The
college preparatory" track will
begin at the ninth grade while
the "honors" track starts at the
fourth grade. Both the basic
and general tracks, however
will begin in the first grade.)
There is complete flexibility
between the tracks" so that
pupils may be accelerated or
slowed down, as their ind!vid-
ual needs require. A number
Of other cities have introduced
similar plans, designed to meet
the needs Of their hetero-
geneous school population.
To continue to improve the
educational quality, educators
insist, 1t will be essential to in
crease the financial support
schools now receive. The con-
slant refrain heard In educa-
tional circles today is: I'VE are
not spending nearly enough or
our schools and colleges"
More Money Needed
The panel on education of the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Spe.
cial Studies Project concluded
that within a decade the
amount Of money spent for edu.
cation would have to be dou-
bled. Recently the President.
Science Advisory Committed
reached a similar conclusion
when it said:
IF education is to be quail.
tatively improved at all levels
a larger share Of the nationa.
effort and the national income
must be devoted to it."
From all indications, thu
American school system is do
ing a good job. Despite theil
financial limitations, the schools
are turning out well-trained anC
well-educated boys and girls
To continue to meet the de-
mands Of an atomic space age
still greater efforts will hav,
to be made by the public in tn,
support Of American education
The teacher-d delegates in ST
Louis viii grapple with thi
problem during the comini
week. The public must con,
tinue to grapple with it durinl
the decade ahead.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
BY MARGARET L. FISHER
Contributing Writer

The Chesapeake champion
ships at the Hotel Emerson
in Baltimore will be the
bridge highlight next week
end for several hundred area
fans. The 10th annual Sec
tional meet is sponsored by
the Maryland Bridge Associa-
ton.
Opening Friday at 2 pm.
with competition for mems
and women's pair titles. the
three-day meet also sched-
ules a mixed-pair match
Friday at Sis pm, a two
session open pair title match
Saturday at 2 and 8 pm.
and. on Sunday, a twin bill
comprising the team-of-
four event and a non-master
pair game. Starting times
for both Sunday contests are
12:45 and 6:45 pm.
Among defending titlists
are Washington bridge stars
Alvin Roth and Said Haddad
who last year won both the
mems pair and open pair
titles; also, Richard Free
man, Ivar Stakgold. Andrew
Gabrilovitch and Richard
Walsh. defending the team
title.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
ART NEWS
Continued From Page F-4

Continued From Page F-4
schools as the National Acad-
emy. Art Students League
and several others. During
World War II he was an Of
fetal combat artist for the
U. s. Coast Guard in the
Pacific area.
In 1947 he joined the
faculty Of the cooperative
Washington Workshop and
the same year started his
own school, which has been
in continuous operation. He
now has schools In George
town and Falls Church, and
also teaches classes at Patux-
ent Naval Base and Lyon
Village, Va, as we'll as oc-
casional classes elsewhere.
Won Many Prizes
His first one-man show
here was at the Arts Club
in 1851, his second at the
Artists Mart, 1856; he has
also exhibited in a six-artist
invitation show at the Cor
coran Gallery, and has par.
ticipated regularly in i'm
portant local group shows
here and elsewhere, winning
a number Of prizes.
He is a past president of
the Society of Washington
Artists. and currently on its
executive board. as well as
that Of the American Art
League. He Is also affiliated
with the Water Color and
Landscape Clubs and the
Georgetown Artists Group.
In addition to easel paint
ings in various media, Mr..
de Burgos painted a mural in
duco lacquer for historic old
st. Marks Episcopal Church.
Other commissions attesting
to his versatility were refin-
ishing 80 portraits Of the
presidents Of Georgetown
University, and creating a
full-scale replica of a town
square in old Port Tobacco,
Md. circa 1850, for the
Charles County Fair several
years ago.
Mr.. de Burgos is showing
10 paintings in oil, water
color and casein at the Col
ony. ranging from fine ira
ditional work such as his
beautifully drawn owl" (il-
lustrated), to his effective
distractions Demolition"
with a composition Of rec
tangular and diagonal forms,
and Industry" q network
Evening star., 1959-06-28
BY DIR. BENJAMIN FINE
North American Newspaper Alliance

NetsA AAnshsS@A Ne"eb~N~s ~~ss~~~
NEW YORK, June 27.-This
week end 10000 leading teach
ers and school officials, from
the SO States and many for
eign countries, gather in st.
Louis for a week-long confer
ence sponsored by the National
Education Association. The
theme Of the important meet
ing is equality education"
The teacher-delegates will
consider ways and means TO
give the youth Of the Nation
an even better education than
they are now receiving. Ruth
A. Stout. president Of the NEA.
an organization that is chief
spokesman for the l million
public school teachers. stressed
the Importance Of high quail
ity in standards Of selection.
preparation and performance
Of teachers"
Despite recent criticism, ac-
centuated by Russia's Sput-
niks, the Nations schools are
doing a commendable job.
Leading educators and school
superintendents Immediately
concerned with the business of
educating children. in exclu-
sive interviews with the North
American Newspaper Alliance,
agree that the quality Of edu-
cation is high today.
Comparisons Misleading
At the same time, they dc
not minimize the failings OF
the public school system. Be-
cause the schools try to teach
all children. comparisons with
the good old days" when the
schools took only q small per-
centage Of the Nations youth
into the classrooms. are mis-
leading. Educators generally
believe that mass education
has not lowered school stand
ards.
More elementary, high school
and college-age boys and girls
are going to school today than
ever before in our history. And
from all evidence, they are
getting a better education.
DR.. William @. Carr. execu-
tive director Of the National
Education Association, point:
out that quality education re-
quires the cooperation Of many
groups outside the field of edu.
cation. Parents, for example
must set high standards oi
behavior and intellectual hon.
esty, and must teach Their
children respect for excellence
and hard work in school.
I'VE have tried to show the
public" DR.. Carr adds, "that
quality in education. as quality
in anything else, costs more
money"
II one goes back 30 years fol-
comparison. the NEA ofiiciaI
observes. there is no question
that education today is OF q
higher quality than 1t was 9
generation ago. But that, hi
adds quickly. is not the point
He insists:
Our problem is that the
requirements Of the situation
the needs Of the times. have
been growing very rapidly
Thirty years ago the require.
Iments were far less difficult
land demanding. What we have
to ask today is not whether
Education is better than 1t was
but whether it is good enough.
Few believe that our schools
Evening star., 1959-06-28

Un0eT ID. L. IdD couples
must apply for a marriage
license on one day, tUdit three
tuH days and receiue the
license on the nth day. Sun
days and holidays are counted
the same as other days.
Lewis + Thorpe. "a, and Affair Dan
iels, 29, both OF 1922 9th St., NV.
Reynold B. Whitlow. jr.,. %, Arlington.
and Matte c. childsrs. 90 Chill
walter q. chesley, "a. and Agnes C
Carter, 20. both Of 7Ol Barnes
James De s,efano. IS. sOs Farragut
q. nv; and Eleanor J. Hart 80
Robert T. Borth, so. 1901 18th st
Terrace rd sc,
LORENZO A. Smith. "a. and Annie L
Jackson. 40. both Of "7l7 lith
walter Pesuese, IT,. 80. e7o4 18th st
1owrie pl. ne
Richard L. KNIGHT. 81. 3l4sh Q st
NV. and Mildred Palmer. 20. l4l1
wayne % n T. Green. 10. rs Que st. NV.
and Elaine Neverson. l6, SO Floridi
ave. NV.
william Macklin. ~, and Dolores o
Green both Of e Cue 9.rn St NV y
and Peggy O. Rice. "a. 25lO 4ls'
Josephus A. Michael. "a. Keezletown
Va. and Sylvia J. Johnson 20. 1928
Fulton NJ. Manuel. is. 2337 Chester
st. Sc, and Gloria Y. Milburn, Is
l32 Mississippi ave. sc,
Robert J. Miller, 80, and Susan M
Peterson. 20, both Of od 8 ! st ,oise re
NV. and Joyce p. Jackson, 81
2359 Ontario I'd. NV.
Calvin z. Tillar. 90. 213 18th st. ne
and Mary r. Locks. 81, 705 18th
Marvin L. Kelley, 81. Fairfax Station
Va. and Betty A. Barbour. 20, 1873
p 81. ne.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
Boy, 2; Man, 81, Die
In Home Accidents

A 2-year-old infant boy and
a 51-year-old man died last
week as a result Of home acci-
dents. the Red Gross reported
yesterday.
The child fell from an open
window, while the man died as
a result Of injuries when he
slipped on stairs.
A breakdown of home acci.
dents for the week which re-
suited in disqualification or
medical treatment showed: 81
falls, eight burns, seven poi.
sons. eight cases of foreign
bodies caught in the eye, ear
or nose; 81 cuts requiring
stitches and 35 unclassifled
accidents.
Evening star., 1959-06-28
Survey Finds Educators
Optimistic on Schools

|tendent Of schools. San Fran
cisco:
II have been In school work
since I left college in 1924 and
I find that there has been q
continued advancement in tile
quality Of public education in
America. The schools do q
much better job today than
they did 35 years ago when I
started teaching"
DR.. Philip j. Hickey, superin-
tendent Of schools. st. Louis:
ut is the general feeling that
we may be doing q better job
with what material and pro-
grams We have now as compared
to the programs that have
existed in past years"
Caeleased By North American
| Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1959-06-28

NEW YORK, June 27.--Fol-
lowing Is the opinion Of typical
school superintendents con-
cerning the quality Of educa-
ton now found in our public
schools. The school administra-
tors were asked whether they
believed the caliber Of educa-
ton is as good. better or worse
than 1t was q generation or two
ago.
r DR.. John j. Theobold, super
intendent Of schools OF New
York City:
Education today is better
than 1t was a generation ago.
Then we were developing
youngsters for the steam age;
today it's for the atomic age.
This represents a vastly dif-
ferent concept Of the amount
of knowledge in the world Of
the past and the world today,
and the demand that's put on
young people. Nobody ever de-
manded Of me in my high
school education what we're
expecting Of our youngsters to-
day. We didn't know that
much"
DR.. Paul G. Miller, superin-
tendent Of schools. Syracuse.
N. j.:
"The caliber Of education
today Is much, much better
than 1t was in the past. We
have more Of a range Of talent
to meet"
DR.. Henry I. Willett, super
intendent Of schools, Rich
mond:
I'VE feel that the caliber of
education in our community is
improving. In fact, we are doing
considerably more for the aca-
demically talented than has
ever been done before. At the
same time we are continuing
our efforts to improve the stu
alton for the slow learner"
DR.. H. L. Shibler, superinten-
dent Of schools, Indianapolis:
THE quality Of education is
far superior now than it was in
the past. We have a tremen-
dous amount Of data that
proves this statement"
DR.. Philo c. Dunsmore
superintendent Of schools. To-
ledo. Ohio:
For the capable students
the caliber Of education is as
good or better than Is or 50
years past. In some areas, such
as the languages, the depth oi
emphasis has changed but ther;
is still reasonable depth for tine
capable student and much more
breadth than in past periods
The areas which students arr
expected to cover to-day ar,
much fore comprehensive thar
in the past. This Is especial,
true in social studies and to {
considerable extent In litera,
ture."
DR.. Harold Spears, superin'