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The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-07-09
Firernen Enjoy
Gala Week

The Robbins Volunteer Fire
Department extends their sim
cere thanks to everyone foT
their cooperation in making our
9Th Annual Firemen's Carnival
and Parade a success. We ex-
tend special thanks to the queen
contestants and the ones that
participated in our parade.
The contestants for Queen of
the Robbins Fire Department
were: Eva Nae Mays, Jackie
Eastland, Connie Maxwell,
Mary Alice Ross, Loretta Smith
and Geraldine Hemmons.
The queen contest was ter
minated with a victory dance
at the Elks Club. Everyone had
a wonderful time and the con-
testants were lovely.
Miss Loretta Smith was the
Queen of the Robbins Fire De
partment for the year. Miss
Geraldine Hemmons was second
place winner and Miss Mary
Alice Ross won third place. The
winners received lovely trophies
and prizes.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-07-09
Bible Study

Thou Shall Not Steal"
To understand this command
ment in its fullness, attend our
Wednesday Evening Bible Class
at 500 pm. There is always
in store for you an inspiring
message to challenge you to
right thinking and living. Re
freshments and fellowship fol-
lows each session. Come and
enjoy yourself in the Lord.
This Bible study is held at the
Good epherd Lutheran
Church, 1899 Claire Blvd, Rob
bins, Illinois at 800 pm. You
come and bring a friend.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-07-09

met on June 18th, 1860 at the
Good Shepherd Church. The
meeting was opened with songs
and scripture reading. A report
was made on the Illinois Dis
trict Convention, held at La
Sale, Illinois, on June 18th and
10Th. The convention prepared
for the merger, which will en-
able us to be a larger brother
hood in the future. We are very
happy to report that we receiv-
ed hearty welcome by the
delegates and the city of La
Sale. We being the negro pho
neers of the A. E. L. c. in the
Illinois district. A treasure" of
information was received. We
were also the first negroes to
receive public accommodations
in the city of La Sale. A racial
barrier has been broken down
there. The delegates were Lee
Roy Bibbs and James Moten,
Sr. Alternate delegates were
Davie Echols, ST., and Willie
Ward.
We are looking forward to
our return to La Sale in Sept.
to the merged convention of
the A.E.L.C. the E.L.C. and the
U.E.LC. We are hoping for a
larger representation from the
Good Shepherd Church.
The National Convention will
convene on August 9th to the
29th, at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
After the report from the con-
vention we discussed the topic
"A Catholic for President" 1t
was a very interesting subject.
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments served.
Willie Ward, Pub. Chmn.
Leroy o. Bibbs, Pres.
H. w. Stephens, Pastor
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-07-09

The parade trophies were won
by Markham and Midlothian
Fire Departments, Mr.. Ralph
Turner Junior Boys, Beulah's
Lounge, Ochanours, Chambers
Rexsll Drugs, Casualties, and
the Jazzy-Ones Motorcycle Club.
Rattle prizes were won by
Mr.. Roosevelt Bell, 500 W. Goth
st. LIST prize, M. Jacobs, 1924
Kimbark, End prize, and Regis
Lucious, 3540 w. 10th Place,
3rd prize.
The lamps were won by %.
Turner, sterling Gosa M.
Chandler, Albert Lee and Cole
man, all from Robbins.
Thanks again, hope to make
it better week next year.
Robbins Volunteer
Fire Department,
William Ward, Chmn.
Edward Willett, Chief
HD-Tragedy
-O- -
He who only plans is a
dreamer, he who works is a
druid g e; he who plans and
works is a conqueror.
We, all of us, live too much
in a circle.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-07-09

We, all of us, live too much
in a circle.
, 1960-09-02
Personnel Mention

MI. and Mrs. Foster =.
Baynes of st. Thomas recent
" celebrated the christening
of their first baby boy with q
party at the Fortuna Res
taurant, for their friends.
Mr.. Baynes is an accountant
with the Virgin Islands Tele-
phone Corporation; NJ r 5.
Baynes is an account clerk
with a construction firm.
, 1960-09-02
Roiders Baseball
Tenn Defect Insulur
Boys Truining School

The Raiders baseball team
of Frederiksted defeated the
Insular Boys School yesterday
afternoon on the Canegata
Ball Park by a score Of 81.
Today the second of the
series was played at the Fred
eriksted Ball Park at $50.
Should there be a tie, the
next game will be played
Saturday afternoon in Chris
tiansted.
, 1960-09-02
Hurricane Wurning
Issued; Small Crufts
TO Stay IN Port

A report received at s pm.
stated: Hurricane Donna To-
Gated I4.7 North and 49.3
West 1900 miles East South
East of San Juan in direction
Of motion West North West
at 20 miles per hour.
The highest winds estimat-
ed to be 1875 miles per hour
near the center; hurricane
winds now working SO miles
from center; with gale winds
$50 miles in the north and IS
miles to the South; is expect
ed to move in the same direc-
ton for the next twelve to
twenty-four hours increasing
IN size. This is 4 severe hurri-
cane, small crafts should not
leave port.
, 1960-09-02
Power Will be Shut
Off on September 4th
For Eight Hours

Power will be shut off for
approximately eight hours on
Sunday, September 4, it was
made known by the manager
today. The outage will be
necessary in order to correct
a potentially dangerous con-
dition that has developed near
the abandoned cattle dip area.
Three out Of four high VOLT
age circuits must be cut off
and replaced. Consumers are
advised to make the necessary
arrangements preparatory to
the cutting off Of power at
$50 in the morning.
Not all the heavy power
users will be affected, Of
course, These will include Is
land Diaries, Charles Har-
wood Memorial Hospital, Men
cho's Bakery, Alexander Thea
ter, Fifo's Market and Club
comanche, Among those that
will be definitely affected are;
the fire siren, Public Works
pumps, Cable Wireless and al
most everything westward.
, 1960-09-02
ST. THOMAS COMMUNITY BAND TO PLAY
SERIES OF CONCERTS IN ST. CROIX
LEADERS OF LOCAL oRCHEsTRAS
TO BE GUEST CONDUCTORS

The ST. Thomas Community Band is due to arrive here
tomorrow morning to play a series Of concerts over the Labor
Day week end. The group will arrive from St. Thomas on
special flight of Caribair. During the three-day stay on the
, 1960-09-02

Lay week enc. lie group WI
special flight of Caribair. Du
island, the members Of the
band will be housed at the old
hospital building in Frederik-
sted.
The first concert will be CIV
en- at the bandstand in Fred
eriksted on Saturday evening
September 8 at $3.50. On Sun
day, they will play at the Her
bert H. Grigg Home for the
Aged at 8 pm. and in the
.Christiansted bandstand at
$50 pm. that night.
David Monsanto, the band
master, last visited St. Croix
with his twenty-three piece
outfit in 1910. The purpose OF
these concerts is to improve
cultural relations between our
islands; and in order to foster
this idea on a continuing
basis, a committee in St. croix
has been selected. Members
are Einar Boiling and Peter
Thurland j n Christiansted;
and Arthur Richards a n q
Peter Christian in Frederik-
sted. Administrative Assistant
Alva Nc Farlane will act as
coordinator.
Mr.. Boiling is in charge OF
Veterans Affairs in the De-
partment of Agriculture and
Labor and is also Commander
Of the Alexander Hamilton
Post Of the American Legion;
Mr.. Thurland is director Of the
ST. Croix Community Band;
Mr.. Richards is principal ct
the Christiansted High School
and Mr.. Christian is a mer-
chant in Frederiksted.
Mr.. Thurland and Edwin
Thomas, leader of the Vibra-
, 1960-09-02
Sen. de Lugo Urges
Governor to Take
Action on SundY Point

1A@lAOA4 I'll 0OAA4Oy JILL
Senator Ronald de Lugo has
written to Governor John D.
Merwin urging him to take
action in acquiring a portion
Of Sandy Point in Frederik-
sted as a recreational area.
The Senator in q letter writ
ten on August 80, urged the
Governor to call a meeting for
all interested parties to set
tie the Sandy Point controver-
sial issue.
Senator de Lugo also re-
quested that Governor Mer-
win include on the agenda for
next week one day Special
Session "A Bill to Allow Fish
ermen to draw their Nets
on any Beach in the Virgin Is
lands
The full text of Senator de
Lugo's letter follows:
Regarding your letter of
August 5, 1860, I will be very
happy to serve on your Advi-
sorry Committee on Tourism
and Trade as a member from
Saint Croix.
Regarding the meeting
which is scheduled between
the Legislature and the Ad-
ministration for tomorrow,
Aug. 81, 1860, I wish to advise
that it will not be possible for
me to leave st. Croix until
the second flight at 11:25A.M.
Since the meeting is sched-
uled for 1000 o'clock, and
will possibly begin befor | ar
rive, I, therefore, wish to take
this opportunity to request
that one additional item be
placed on the call for your
special session Legislation all
lowing fishermen to haul their
seine on all beaches in the Vir
gin Islands"
am sure you recall that we
discussed this matter two
, 1960-09-02

weeks ago when you and /
met in your Office over here,
CONTINUED on page i
, 1960-09-02

tones Orchestra, will be guest
conductors Of the visiting or
chestra.
, 1960-09-02

seine on all beaches in the Vir
gin Islands"
/ am sure you recall that we
discussed this matter two
, 1960-07-11
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
A PROCLAMATION
AMENDING THE AGENDA FOR THE
SPECIAL SESSION
Of the Legislature Of the Virgin Islands

E VI lis SLD4QtA ~ V1S ~ a. AANAANo
I,JOHN D. MERWIN, Governor Of the Virgin Islands
of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me
by Section Z (a) of the Organic Act Of the Virgin Islands OF
the United States, approved July %, 1854, do hereby fur
ther amend the Agenda of the Special Session OF the Legis-
lature Of the Virgin Islands, convened for ZOO +. NJ, Mon
day, January Is, 1860, as fixed by the Governors Procla-
nations Of December 81, 1859 and January Il, 1860, by
adding the following:
%. Resolution Respecting the Implementation Of
Section 5 () Of the Revised Organic Act Of
the Virgin Islands to Provide Funds for the
Construction Of Hotel and Other Commercial
Facilities in the Virgin Islands lBolongo Bay
Hotel Corporation.
%. Resolution to Cite Sister Mary Leona, Mis-
sionary Sister of Saint Augustine, for Out
standing Services in the Spiritual and Edu-
cational Development Of the Youth of the
Virgin Islands.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the Government
Of the Virgin Islands Of the United States at Charlotte
Amalie, ST. Thomas, this 10th Day of January, AD, 1860:
t5gdf Tefn 2. Merwsn
Tohn d. MerWin
Governor
, 1960-07-11

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
tsgd) Roy w. Bornn

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole and there conferred with: ~ Macon M Berrynan,
Commissioner of Social Welfare, on questions relating to
the occupancy and rental of Emergency Dwelling units;
81 Government Secretary, Roy w. Bornn; Administrative
Assistant to the Governor, John desJOngh; Budget Direc-
tor, Morris +. de Castro on purchase of land at Altona-
Welgunst-Demerra Area and on thee Compulsory Automo-
bile Liability Insurance bill. (l Representatives of the
Taxi Association.
TO be continued
, 1960-07-11
1860
(Sgd) Roy w. Bornn
Roy w. Bornn
Government Secretary
GOVERNMENT OF

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
A PROCLAMATION
AMENDING HI AGENDA FOR
SPECIAL SESSION
of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
, 1960-07-11

!, joint MERWIN, Governor Of the Virgin Islands
of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me
by Section la of the Organic Act Of the Virgin Islands
Of the United States approved July %, 1854, do hereby
further amend the Agenda of the Special Session Of the
Legislature of the Virgin Islands, convened for 200 PM,
Monday, January Is, 1860, as fixed by the Governors Pro
CARNATIONS of December 81, 1859, January II, 900, and
January 20, 1860, by adding the following:
"a. Resolution Expressing the Appreciation and
Gratitude of the People of the Virgin Islands
to the President of the United States for his
Recommendation of a Delegate to the Con !.
gress from the Virgin Islands, and Inviting
the President to Visit in the Islands.
my hand and the Seal of the Government
, 1960-07-11
End Special Session


The Legislature Of the Virgin Islands reconven
1O:42 am, Thursday, January q, 1860.
Present were: II
Evening star., 1960-03-04
Billboard Breakdown

The So-called antibillboard bill
passed yesterday by the Virginia Senate
represents major victory for the sign
board industry. AS such, 1t Is a defeat
for Federal and State authorities and
for the many organizations and individ-
uals lighting to protect the new inter-
state highways from roadside deface-
ment such as has marred us. and
many other older highways in and out
of the State.
Bowing to demands of a high
powered billboard lobby, the Senate
hacked away at an effective measure
recommended by the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council until little of its sub
stance remains. AS passed and sent to
the House of Delegates, the bill carries
an amendment exempting from all sign
controls any part of the interstate sys-
tenn built or yet to be built on land
already acquired by the State. Since
most of the right of way for the 1000
miles of the interstate highways within
Virginia already has been bought, only
relatively small part Of the highway
network would have billboard reStric-
tions. Furthermore, another amend
ment would exempt signs erected in
commercial or industrial "areas,"
whether zoned as such or not. Under
this broad provision, signs would be per-
missible in the general vicinity of hot
dog stands and any other places of busi-
ness.
Such billboard -favoring law would
fall far short of the minimum standards
recommended by the Commerce Depart
ment for the interstate system. And
unless Virginia meets these standards
it will be ineligible to receive Federal
highway "bonus" of from SIS to ST mil
lion. We hope the House will refuse to
kowtow to the billboard industry and
will insist on statute which at least
complies with the minimum and reason
able Federal standards. And we hope
the Senate will reconsider its action and
join with the House in giving Virginia
a really effective billboard-control law.
Evening star., 1960-03-04
Decries FiIibuster

once again the country
must watch that shameful
exhibition Of parliamentary
procedure" the filibuster.
Again Senators will sit by
COR be conspicuous by their
abSence) while Southern big
OTIS run roughshod over the
will" Of the majority.
The efforts and recommen-
dations Of the Civil Rights
Commission will 60 for
naught. The Fifteenth
Amendment which is sup
posed to guarantee the right
TO vote to all citizens regard
less Of race, creed or previous
conditions Of servitude will
be made a mockery again.
The Southern gentlemen"
will go home again with
heads high and jobs secure.
Their constituents will be
free to continue to practice
ID l x / e justice" namely.
iynchings, church and school
oombingS and the disen-
reimbursement Of the Negro
cltlzens. Rose X. Redmond.
Evening star., 1960-03-04
Broader Deductions

In compiling my income
tax returns and pondering
over the high cost Of drugs,
doctors fees, and hospital
treatment, I wondered II it
occurred to anyone that per-
haps some of these charges
should be deducted in full
under charitable contribu-
tions instead of only in part
or not at all under the medi-
cal treatment category.
I realize that such q deduc-
ton could not be made under
the present system Of billing,
but many hospitals contend
that their high charges result
from having to care for char
ity cases. II this is so, should
not a paying patient be given
a bill showing the part
charged for his care and the
part charged to cover char
ity cases? Surely, this would
only be Just and equitable.
1t may be, too, that q per-
centage Of Group Hospitali-
cation premiums should be
billed as and charged to char
lty since, presumably, part Of
the reason for such high pre-
miums can be ascribed to the
same situation.
A recent exorbitant bill
from a doctor leads me to
believe that they also perform
charity work and charge the
paying patients to make I'D
the difference. They receive
the credit and we receive the
bill. Actually, I don't be-
grudge the charity, because
there are many people who
need and are deserving of it,
but I do think we ought at
least to know Just how gen.
erous we are and perhaps re-
ceive a tax credit for it.
H. T. Krisak.
Evening star., 1960-03-04
Search in the Senate

The civil rights maneuvering in the
Senate has reached an inevitable turn
ing point-a point at which reasonable
men have begun the search for a rea-
Sonable bill which can command ma
jority support.
-, This will not appeal to the ex-
tremiStS on either side-those in the
Southern bloc who will yield nothing
and those wearers of the liberal label
who are demanding everything. 1t
should appeal, however, to those Sena-
tors who understand that politics is the
art Of achieving the possible, and we
think they constitute very substantial
majority.
Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson is
reported to be working on a four-point
plan. This includes effective legislation,
through some kind Of Federal referee
system, to protect Negro voting rights.
1t also includes legislation to deal with
hate bombings, preservation of voting
records and provision Of Federal school
facilities for children of servicemen
stationed in areas where public schools
have been closed.
This is not only reasonable pro-
gram; 1t would also be a substantial
forward step in assuring to the Negro
rights to which every member of the
Senate knows he is morally and consti-
tutionally entitled. The extremists will
rail against it. But we do not believe
that leaders of the stature of Senator
Russell Of Georgia will resist it to the
bitter end. They know that many Ne
groes, with special reference to voting,
are being grossly Disseminated against,
and they must also know that a civil
rights bill is going to be passed at this
session Of Congress, even If 1t becomes
necessary to invoke cloture. They must
know, too, that prolonged filibuster
not only will be broken in the END, but
that it may well bring legislation more
repugnant to them than that which can
be worked out now in spirit Of reason
ableneSS and fair play.
These are among the grounds why
We hope-and believe-that men Of rea-
son will step in before too long and
rescue the Senate from the debacle
toward which it is being pushed by the
extremists on both sides.
Evening star., 1960-03-04
From Bad to Worse

Let's obtain the facts in
stead of evading the issue
about the Air Force manual,
for unSpeakable damage may
be done by withholding the
truth so essential for our ma
tional defense.
I am disappointed over
your editorial making mat
ters From Bad to Worse" by
suggesting that the wisest
course to follow is to put out
the fire instead Of "doing
things" and Saying things"
which can only serve to
spread it.
The matter is not an es-
sentially phony issue as you
have stated therein, for it
involves the solidarity and
security Of our Nation.
A letter to the editor ap-
pearing in another Washing
ton paper read:
THE Air Force manual is
100 per cent correct when
1t says that Communists
and Communist sympa-
thizers have infiltrated our
churches" (Signed) Rev.
Vincent G. Burns AN
napolis).
I respect a minister who
will own up to the truth
that the Communist Party
has influenced and confused
Americans in every possible
way. including even through
the churches.
I have less respect for
the minister who seeks an
apology from the House
Committee on Un-American
Activities. or, for that mat
ter. any editor who states
that the worst thing our Air
Force Secretary can do is
to reissue the manual after
substituting a more general
lied indictment Of church
leaders.
What is the outcome, the
judgment. the moral of the
decision you seek? Is it to
emphasize that the churches
have easily weathered the
storm. and survived the
smear Of Communist inf1ltra-
tion-to say nothing Of the
success they achieved in
altering the very pillars of
basic training against Com
munlst inf1ltration? Indeed
the Air Force Secretary is
in a predicament! I hope the
people will give him courage
to resist the quisling tactics
of the Commies who seek to
enter through the back door.
Paul Chiera.
4
Your editorial writer seems
not to have read the story as
printed in his own paper. He
advocates sweeping the Air
Force manual controversy
under the rug, as the Air
Force Secretary seems willing
Evening star., 1960-03-04

warfare, will tip the scales
toward the immediate end of
nuclear testing as the first
step in disarmament.
Cyrus S. Eaton,
Chairman Of the Board
Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
way Co.
\ 4 4
While in India, President
Eisenhower said: Controlled
universal disarmament is the
imperative Of our time. The
demand for it by the hun
dreds of millions whose chief
concern is the long future of
themselves and their children
will, I hope, become so uni
versal and insistent that no
man. no government, can
withstand it."
In view of this thoughtful
statement, it was very dis
appointing that the Presi-
dent expressed the conviction
recently that we should
transfer nuclear weapons to
our allies.
Unless the USSR has act
ed first in such a direction.
would not this move on our
part be considered an aggres-
Sive threat? Would we not so
regard a similar action by
the Soviet Union?
How can we convince the
world Of our sincerity in the
disarmament and test-ban
negotiations If we are put
ting these suicidal weapons
in the hands Of governments
which may, quite possibly,
change their character over
night?
Bertha c. McNeiIl,
President. D. C. Branch.
Women's International
League for Peace and
Freedom.
Evening star., 1960-03-04

Window glass lies between
5 and 6.
Q. Was cartoonist Mort
Walker. who draws Beetle
Bailey" ever in the Army?
RIM.
A. Yes. Addison Morton
("Mort") Walker entered the
Army while he was a student
at the University Of Missouri.
He served for two years in
Infantry Intelligence, rising
from private to first lieuten-
ant, then returned to the
university and graduated in
1948. Walker drew on his own
experiences in creating the
comic strip. Beetle Bailey"
started as an undergraduate
and was drafted the follow
ing year.
@. What is the name Of
the largest flower that grows
in the Western Hemisphere
R. G.
A. 1t is a malodorous flow
er, Aristolochia grandiflora,
that grows in the West In
dies and Central America and
is known variously as the
pelican or goose flower. The
immense flowers are often 20
inches across, with a tall
like appendage of three feet
or more long. II
Evening star., 1960-03-04

At the time Of the first
Pugwash conference of nu-
clear scientists, America. the
USSR and the UK were the
sole possessors Of the dread
secret of the bomb. Over a
four-year period, five Pug
wash scientific conferences
have brought together 112
eminent specialists from %
major nations, East and West,
all Of the unanimous opin-
ion that weapons of mass an
nihilation must universally be
banned and that delay can
only lead to the eventual pos
session Of the worst forms of
weaponry by every country
Of consequence around the
globe.
With the recent French ex-
plosion in the Sahara, men,
bership in the nuclear club
has increased to four. Unless
international agreement is
reached soon to prohibit tests
and ban nuclear weapons,
each of the other 10 nations
on the Pugwash list, along
with Others, will in all like
lihood be equipping itself
with nuclear weapons. All Of
these countries now have the
requisite scientific manpower
and industrial capacity in
the key fields Of electric pow
er, steel, chemicals, engineer
ing and large-scale construc-
tion.
These grave considerations
dictate the urgency for the
early conclusion Of a clear
cut test ban agreement at
Geneva, where negotiations
have been dragging along for
Is months. There can be no
hope whatever of agreement
at Geneva as long as pres
sure for further testingA how