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well benefit from a meeting
with the members Of the
Planning Board who have be-
come aware of these problems.
/ would therefore, Ike to sug-
gest that sometime during the
last week Of March you might
wish to schedule a meeting
with the Planning Board in
order that a general discus
sion Of the urgency Of this
matter could be developed
, 1960-03-03
PRIVATE SALE

Some Indian brass trays,
candlesticks, pitchers, scarves
and small brass pieces, orien-
tai rug.
r. o. SMITH : East End
Z miles from Christiansted, wall
under construction along road.
, 1960-03-03
NOTICE

The Girl Scout office is
opened daily except Thurs
day from 4-6 in the library
building Of the old High
School.
All interested persons are
welcomed.
, 1960-03-03
ANGL1cANs

TM#f@f 80.
just three years after the
transfer of the islands to the
United States, the Anglican
Parishes her became a part of
t h e American Episcopal
Church.
The 2OO-year-old Episcopal
Parish will begin its bicenten-
aial observances this year
with a Festival Service to be
held in st. Johns Church on
the evening Of Friday, March
18th at 300 PM. The service
will be presided over by the
Most Rev. Arthur c. Lichten-
burger, the Presiding Bishop
Of the Episcopal Church in the
United States. The public is
most certainly invited to join
with the congregation of St.
Johns Parish in this observ-
ance.
, 1960-03-03
FALCONS

and hopes to take the Trojans
on Friday night when they
meet at $50 o'clock on the
court in Christiansted.
Top scorers for the Falcons
were Fesito Martinez II and
Eric arnes 16; CHS. Sheen
10 and Harvey 8.
, 1960-03-03
DRIVING

left front and rear doors of
the Consul were dented; also
fender, windshield and glass
in the left front door smashed.
, 1960-03-03
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department Of Property and
Procurement, Division o t
Procurement, Christiansted
st. Croix, Virgin Islands until
HOO "A. M. March %, 1860,
and then publicly opened for
the following:
Air Conditioning vault and
new Office for the Recorder
Of deeds Of Govt House
GG111Hi55tti11l11siSsa. y
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or al
bids, to waive any informality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder, to accept
any item in the bid.
Copies of Invitation to bid
may be obtained from the
Division Of Procurement,
Christiansted, st. Croix, Vir-
gin Islands,
CARLOS DOWNING
Commissioner Of Property
and Procurement
BY:
Alphonso RomneY
Administrative Assistant II
az
, 1960-03-03
N o E

A meeting of the St. Croix
Republican Club will be held
on Friday, March 4, 1860 at
o:10 p. m. n the HIe Old Old GGit
Room in Christiansted.
All members are asked to be
present for the approval OF
lew applications for member
ship.
Erie n. Williams
President,
St. Croix Republican Club 5b
, 1960-03-03
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department Of Property and
Procurement, Division of Pro-
curement, Christiansted, St.
Croix, Virgin Islands, until
g HOO "a. M. March %, 1860,
and then publicly opened for
the following:
GROCERIES AND OTHER
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
3p bids, to waive any informality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
Cr by the bidder, to accept any
tenn in the bid.
Copies of invitation to bid
may be obtained from the Di-
vision Of Procurement, Chris
ID tiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
CARLOS DOWNING
Commissioners Of Property
6 and Procurement
e Per:
i Alphonso RomneY
{ Administrative Assistant II
, 1960-03-03
FOR RENT

Attractive Apartment
Housekeeping Furnished
Monthly Basis
IN to Az Rooms
Call l4s !
Furnished Room
For Rent
Modern Facilities
No. IS Queen Cross st.
Christiansted
Mrs. Rose Benners
FOR SALE
Pedigreed Sea! Point
Siamese Kittens
$4,000 per pair
Tel. C-155J e Rgs)
, 1960-03-03
Alphonso RomneY

Administrative Assistant II
3-4-5
Evening star., 1960-05-06
Curb on Trade
Laid 10 Reds
By the Associated Presn

The State Department says
the Soviet bloc is deliberately
holding down trade with the
West.
The United States, a spokes-
man said, would welcome a
greater flow Of goods across the
Iron Curtain.
Thomas c. Mann, Assistant
Secretary for Economic Affairs,
gave the State Department
views in testimony yesterday to
the Senate Commerce Commit
tee. Mr.. Mann's statements
contrasted with those of Soviet
Premier Khrushchev, who has
been accusing the United States
Of sitting trade with Russia.
Mr.. Mann said America inn
poses some limitations against
exports which would add. sig
nicantly to Communist military
strength, but this affects only
a small portion of the total
trade potential.
1.-THE United States stands
ready to sell a wide range of
non-strategic commodities to
the European Soviet bloc coun-
tries at any time that. they
wish to buy them and are in a
position to pay for them" he
said.
The low level of east
WeSt) trade is, in our view, the
result of conscious policy on
the part of the Soviet Union
and its European satellites"
Mr.. Mann described United
States trade relations with Red
China as different from those
with the European bloc. Wash
ington forbids all trade with
Communist China.
Mr.. Mann said the trade
embargo is established for
political reasons, as part of
general United States policy
of non-recognition of the
Peiping regime.
Evening star., 1960-05-06

ton program "an unavoidable,
impractical, Rube Goldberg
contraption."
He announced that he would
co-sponSor a bill with Senator
Mcnamara, Democrat of Mich
igan, which would use the So
cial security system as the basis
for a medical program for the
aged. Senator Mcnamara is
chairman of the Senate Sub
committee on the Aged which
has made a long study of the
problem.
Senator Symington, a Dem
ocratic presidential contender,
said the Eisenhower proposal
"is clearly conceived not out of
conviction, but out of last
minute election-year political
expediency.
At an afternoon news con-
ference, Mr.. Flemming urged
thoughtful consideration of
the administration program,
saying he hopes it will not be
dismissed through use of slo-
gans or labels.
ITO say that this is a pro-
gram under which insurance
companies would get rich is
completely unrealistic," the
Secretary said.
I'm the first place, States
could operate their own health
programs without using insur-
ance companies. In the second
place, if States use insurance
companies the companies will
be contracting to render a Serv-
ice and not to sell insurance
Under the option which would
allow an individual to purchase
commercial insurance, the poll
cies would have to compete
with what the State offers and
with other policies. And then
too, the insurance carriers are
regulated by the States"
Evening star., 1960-05-06
Reds Try Color TV

LONDON, May 6 (AP).-
Moscow radio reports color tele-
vision is showing in Leningrad
on an experimental basis
through IL receivers on a closed
circuit linking workers clubs
and cultural centers.
Evening star., 1960-05-06
Lawmakers, ,Meony Join
Medical Bill WronqIe
By the Associated Press

Senators, Governor and AFL-CIO President George
Meany joined the controversy the administrations
plan to help old folks pay their medical bills
Mr.. Meany said it than plan at all.
Democratic Gov. Robert B. Meyner of New Jersey told
Trenton j. conference sounds absolutely stupid
to me-"
In the Senate Majority Leader johnson called
Evening star., 1960-08-31
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

CADILLAC go Coupe de Vile;
white, all power: like new; S4S5O,
Dial 301, BRidEe 4-3465 after
Evening star., 1960-08-31

CHEVROLET -coRvAIR
2636 Wilson Blvd, Arl., ia. 2-9004
BUICK SO; factory air cond.; Road
master; exceptional care; orig.
owner; 4-dr. sedan; power brakes,
steer. arial and seats. all de luxe
equip, r. and h.; Sl,250. 1852
Wis. ave. NV.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
MOTORS

CADILLAC 1851 4-door; power win
dows, radio and heater; fall clean
49, a...
Evening star., 1960-08-31

Inv. 1887. Savoy "e" 2-dr. sed.; oquo
mist, toraue., h., Gig. light, 0nE1 40
glove box lock. List price, NJ ~
25ee.3O -----
Evening star., 1960-08-31

Inv. *4e24. sevoy e" 4-dr. sed.; oQuo
mist. torque, pow. str, h., ~ 0c &c
glove box lock. List price, ZI10'
2722.l5 ----
Evening star., 1960-08-31

IS @-door 6 cylin-
der, standard trans. r. and h.
black and white finish. can't beat
this for 81 oQn
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Suburban Cadillac-Olds Co
p 2!L1 gRApLEY SHOPPING CENTER

CADILLAC go tCoupe de Vile
types aqua and white. matching
interior; all the Cadillac features
incl. power steering. brakes. win
day, 4,000-mile warranty. So. 200
VALUE: PRICE OF THIS CAR
DROPS S?5 PER DAY: today's
price. S4,115. Watch for future
Evening star., 1960-08-31

Inv. ABBA. BeIv. "s" 4-dr. sed.; coro-
mel/bei9e, torQue., pr. ST. 10nA97
ht., bk-up I9t, 81. box k, /1J4
WI GOV List price 3o4o.e5
Evening star., 1960-08-31

BUICK '5S Century hardtop coupe ::
all white, r. and h.. dyna.. power
steering and brakes, Wv. l.
owner, showroom condition. ST.
795; cash. trade. terms,
WOLFE MOTORS
1888 N Moore, Arl., Va. ia 4-3o51
Evening star., 1960-08-31

CHEVROLET 40; Al cond.: new
tires, radio: uphols.; 5000. Ii. s.
Evening star., 1960-08-31

18th and r. l. Ave. NE. LA. 9-ll00
CADILLAC SO Series "75" 7-pas-
senger sedan; this beautiful car
ideal for the man with q large
family. Month-end special. ST.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
ANTIQUE AUTOS FOR SALE
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

1880 MODEL A FORD coupe; good
running condition; will sacrifice.
Dial 301-CO. S-3500.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
THACKER MOTORS

CADILLAC 81 "75" limo: every
extra. power steering; black nm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22
IS ENGLISH OBSOLETE?
Interesting Subjects
Spur Reading Ability

fore a child even sees a book.
Educators firmly believe that
the student must be prepared
to read. They believe this is
true, in fact. not only at the
f1rst-grade level, but all the
way through elementary and
secondary school.
Despite confident statements
by DR.. Macintosh and other
educators that reading instruc-
ton is better than ever, the
criticism Of modern practices
continues undated. It Is gen.
orally accompanied by pleas to
return to the phonics lessons
Of the good old days"
AS some of the more sensi-
tive educators do not fail to
point out, however, the good
old days may not have been
so good, after all.
In his 1889 report on MaSsa-
chusetts schools. Horace Mann,
the educator, wrote:
"Eeven-twelfths Of all the
children In the reading classes
in our schools do not under
stand the meaning of their
reading lessons. :"
Because Of such reports, edu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22

Gators became concerned with
reading for meaning. The criti-
cism now is that they did their
job too well. Wonderful meth
DDS have been devised for help
ing youngsters to interpret and
'evaluate reading matter. But
the students no longer have
any idea how to recognize
and say-individual words, crit
les charge.
Last fall Mrs. Helen R. Lowe
stated this case for the critics
in an article for the Atlantic
Monthly. She emphasized that
what the schools teach as read
ing is not, in fact. reading.
Mrs. Lowe maintains that the
schools open the door for a
guessing game many students
play under the guise of reading
The children make grotesque
errors because, in fact, they
have no idea what sounds the
letters represent. They really
aren't reading.
From her own experience a.
a remedial teacher for 20 years
Mrs. Lowe listed some of the
errors made by high school stu
dents to prove her point.
The youngsters, she said
read delinquency for delicacy
diminished for third, clergyman
for groceryman, trapeze fol-
neurosurgeon, good news fol
God knows. inherent for inert
implicitly for imbecility-anc
salami for Solomon.
Tomorrow: The Critics Speak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22
THE TROUBLED DOLLAR
Experts Blame AiIment
On 3 Bosic Causes

other United States programs
abroad.
The problem then was the
dollar gap" Friendly foreign
nations did not earn enough
dollars to buy what they needed
from the United States. They
adopted austerity programs tc
build up their exports and re-
duce dollar outlays. American
programs of credit and other
foreign aid helped tide them
over.
Finally. these nations reju-
venated their industry. With
modern efficient plants, they
became capable of producing
autos. electrical appliances
steel, textiles and other goods
in quantity and at prices that
competed with American out
Iput.
Costs, Wages Rose
Many American manufac.
turers continued to use out
dated plants and equipment
with the result that their pro.
duction costs remained stable
or increased instead OF declin.
ing, Inefficient, complacent
management contributed to the
difficulties in some cases.
Wages increased steadily
often faster than output pei
manhour. adding to high cost:
of production. Some worker!
resisted introduction of cost.
cutting machinery and tech.
niqueS.
Some manufacturers, grown
accustomed to a coy sellers
market. forgot the arts of sales.
manship and service in the
United States and abroad. They
were slow to recognize changes
in taste. a fault illustrated by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22


States balance of payments.
the drain on American gold
stocks and nervousness about
the dollars soundness.
Serious trouble for the dol
lar began about three years
ago, when other industrial
countries-notahly West Ger.
many. Britain, France and
Japan-pulled out Of their
postwar doldrums and started
competing vigorously for world
markets.
Earlier in the postwar Pc
riod, the United States domi-
mated world trade. Other coun-
tries were unable to produce
goods in quantities or at prices
that could challenge American
leadership.
The world had to buy from
the United States. and no for
eign nation could compete or
a big scale with American pro.
ducers for the American mass
market.
Surplus Earnings Helped
At that time. surplus earn
ingS from American exports
provided a cushion of dollars
to pay most of the bill for
foreign aid, military bases and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22

Ificult for United States goods
to compete on world markets,
because imitation raises prices.
Causes Of Imitation
Among the basic causes of
imitation are deficits in the
Federal budget and "easy" or
loose" money and credit poll
cies.
When the Government Dor
rows large sums to meet budget
deficits, it actually creates new
money through the banking
system. If all other things are
equal, the increase in the supply
Of money creates infiationary
presSures.
Easy money" policies sim
ilarly expand the supply of
money and credit available for
purchase Of goods and services.
Monetary authorities lease" or
loosen" the money supply
through a variety of devices
that have the effect OF lower
ing interest rates. Supplies of
money usually are increased to
spur economic activity or to
help the Government meet
budget deficits.
Low interest rates are a cru
cial factor in the recent big
increase of the balance OF pay
fnents deficit. Short-term in
terest rates in the United
States have been much lower
than rates in Western Europe.
Americans and foreigners con-
sequently have withdrawn their
dollars from the United States
and invested them abroad to
cash In on the higher rates.
Long-term inve tim e n S
abroad, like >short-term in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22

the delay in production OF
American small autos.
Prices of some American farm
commodities. supported by the
Government. are too high to
compete.
Foreign nations aggravated
the difficulties Of American ex-
porters by clinging to import
quotas, high tariffs and other
barriers against purchases OF
goods from the United States.
Foreign Goods Gain i'm U. S.
The result of all these forces
is that foreign producers are
selling to customers who bought
American exports a few years
ago. Despite shipping costs and
tariffs. foreign producers also
are invading the United States
market on a big scale.
American exports continue
to exceed imports, partly be-
cause industry is bestirring it.
self. But the margin is not big
enough to Offset other United
States expenditures abroad, The
American balance of payments
consequently is running a big
deficit, with a dangerous actual
and potential drain on United
States gold stocks.
Just to pull even on the bal
ance of payments ledger, the
United States must run an
average export over import
surplus of at least SIS billion q
year. Exports this year are ex-
pected to exceed imports by 81
billion to SIS billion. But 1860
is a year with such favorable
circumstances for American
trade that the surplus probably
should be about 81 billion to
balance of bad years.
One reason FOR this years
gains is the combination of q
business showdown in the United
States and a boom in Europe
Prosperous Europeans offer ar
exceptionally good market fol
American goods this year, while
the economic lag here has hello
imports down.
A losing battle to compete
for tourists also weighs heavily
on the debit side of the Ameri.
can balance of payments. Tour.
lists from the United State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22
Actress Engaged
To Bobby DARN

NEW YORK, Nov. % (AP).-
Actress Sandra Dee disclosed
her engagement to Singer Bob
by DARN yesterday.
I'm on cloud nine," she said
Miss Dee, 10, and Mr.. DARN
"a, met while making a picture
in Italy.
Mr.. DARN returned from
Rome a few days ago. Miss
Dee arrived in New York Sun
day night and was met at the
plane by Mr.. DARN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22

spend about 81 billion more q
year abroad than foreign tour.
lists spend here.
Defense Spending Heavy
World tension is another
basic cause of the balance Of
payments deficit. Because Of
the threat Of war, the United
States spends huge sums abroad
to maintain American military
forces. to help allies build ur
their defenSes and to bolster the
economic strength Of friendly
and neutral foreign nations
Foreign aid has helped rebuild
the capacity of friendly nations
to compete against the United
States in world markets.
Military spending and out
lays for military and economic
foreign aid drain dollars-and
potentially gold - out of the
United States. Some of these
dollars return here as a partial
offset when they are spent to
buy American goods. Military
and aid dollars spent for pro-
curement in the United States
go on the plus side Of the bal
ance ledger, under the export
heading.
Prospects are dim for reduc-
ing military and foreign aid ex-
penditures. but the Government
is trying to limit i'll effects on
the balance Of payments. A big
drive is under way to increase
the proportion Of military and
aid dollars spent in the United
States, and to get strong allies
to pay a bigger share Of these
costs.
Tension and Imitation
World tension aggravates the
dollars troubles in a psyche
logical way. Nervousness about
war and political chaos always
causes some people to convert
paper currency into gold. which
is the safest of all stores of
value.
A different kind of jitters-
about inf1ation-has contrib
uted to heavy losses f>gold by
the United States. Imitation by
definition is a loss of buying
power. or value, in the dollar
or any other currency. When
fear Of imitation becomes acute
foreign governments and indi-
viduals holding dollar deposits
and short-term obligations play
safe by converting dollars into
gold.
Imitation also makes it Diff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22
Third Of O Series

Finally she tried more un-
orthodox approaches. She was
quickly rewarded with excel
lent results.
She taught one youngster by
encouraging him to read the
lyrics Of songs he already knew
and liked.
She taught the other by dis
carding textbooks and letting
him read the sporting goods
advertisements in newspapers.
These experiences of Mrs.
Cramer, who is now director
of elementary supervision and
instruction for District schools,
point UP two underlying prin-
ciples Of nearly all reading in
struction programs today.
The first is that the child
must be interested in the read
ing material. Without this in
terest-without proper motiva-
tion-the child, it is thought,
will not learn how to read. He
may even become antagonistic
toward reading.
Must Be Enthusiastic
You have to keep the young
ster enthusiastic" Mrs. Cramer
says.
The second principle is that
any method is acceptable for
teaching reading. The best one
is simply the one that works.
Primarily because of these
two principles, teaching chill
dren to read is infinitely more
complex than it was 80 or
more years ago.
In the old days. there was
only one approach to reading.
1t was called phonics. The
child memorized the alphabet,
then he memorized the sounds
of the individual letters and
of groups of letters. Then he
started to read.
In his book, why Johnny
Can't Read" Rudolf Flesch
says this is the approach which
has been used since 1900 B. C.
by people all over the world.
He adds: cts the only natural
system of learning how to read"
Educators Disagree
Most educators today, how
ever, vigorously disagree with
Mr.. Flesch's evaluation. While
they say phonics has a eplace
= in the reading program, they
insist it does not provide the
key to successful reading.
Two leading English authori-
ties in the United States Office
of Education sum up prevail
ing sentiment:
Il don't remember how I
learned to read" says DR.. Arno
Jewett, language arts specialist.
All I do remember Is that !
was bored stiff with phonics. /"
"Phonics is not the primrose
path to reading heaven" says
DR.. Helen K. Macintosh, chief
of the Offices elementary sec
ton.
The prevalent method for
teaching reading today is to
give the child, first of all, a
sight vocabulary" of 100 words
the most familiar of which
are "oh," "look" and see
before any attempt is made
to analyze or learn individual
sounds and letters.
This vocabulary is obtained
by endless repetition. First the
teacher points to the words
and says them aloud. Then the
children say them aloud. Even
tually, largely through memo
rization, the children learn to
recognize and to read them
even though they may not
know the alphabet yet.
Educators feel this approach
is best for impressing on
youngsters that the important
thing in reading is meaning
and not the mere mechanical
process of knowing the sounds
of letters.
Because of the emphasis on
meaning, most schools start
formal reading instruction be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22
BY LEE M. COIN
Star stan Writer

Economists diagnosing the
dollars ailments blame them
on sluggish competition, world
tensions and imitation.
These are the basic causes
behind deficits in the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-22
Surplus Earnings Helped
BY ANDREW w. BINGHAM
Contributing Writer

While an elementary school,
teacher, Mrs. Bessie w. Cramer
had two problem children who
were not learning how to read.
She tried all the accepted
methods, but without success.
Tk;,1 aS . Cn,;n.
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