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, 1961-05-05
Mr.. OTTLEY: (

Mr.. OTTLEY: One Of the bills that has been disap-
proved by the Governor Isl bill to provide for a fifty-cents
an Hour Minimum Wage and to establish a forty-hour
Work Week in the Virgin Islands.
The purpose of this bill, Mr.. Chairman, is to set a
floor of sixty cents to remove the floor OF forty cents
which now exists and to replace it with a sixty-cents
floor. It is not, as the governor said in his veto message,
interfering with the work Of the Wage Board because the
Wage. Board will continue to work in the same manner
whether the minimum wage is forty cents or sixty cents.
The Board will go into an industry; study the situa-
ton there and set a wage not less than the minimum wage
prescribed by law. This act is particularly patterned after
the Federal Standards Act of the United States which, at
the present time, sets minimum wage in the States OF a
dollar an hour, and sets up Industry Committees for Puer-
to Rico and the Virgin Islands.
/ should say, MI. Chairman, that at the present time
there is before Congressman / think the House Committee
has Just reported the bill out-a bill, introduced by Ken
nedy and Moore to increase the minimum wage from a
dollar to a dollar and twenty FIVE cents an hour. And, the
President of the United States has gone on Record as ia
voring an increase up to q dollar and fifteen cents an hour.
I ann only asking, Mr.. Chairman, in this bill, for sixty
cents almost half of what the Federal minimum will be.
And almost about equal to what most of our workers here
, 1961-05-05
LEGISLATIVE DAY. THURSDAY. JUNE 8

The Legislature Of the Virgin Islands reconvened at
1885 o'clock, ante m~eridiem, Thursday, June 8, 1860.
Present were Senators:
AUBREY a. .ANDUZE dds
RONALD DE LUGO
S A. GOMEZ
ANDID r. GUADALUPE
ALTER j. M. HODGE
80 ~ FRITS LAWAETZ IN
JOHN L. MADURO LIB @
LUCINDA "A. MILLIN MRS.
THEOVALD E. MOOREHEAD
EARLE B. TIT
PERCIVAL REESE
, 1961-05-05

GOHh6OIION @ IA 4AI y
The House approved, as presented, its Journals Tor the
Legislative Days, Tuesday, May 81 and Wednesday, June
4 10cn ## ##
, 1961-05-05
PRIVILEGES OF III FLOOR:

THE PRESIDENT Hodge: Do we h;
Ieges Of the Floor at this time,
MR.. OTTLEY: Mr.. Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Ottley.
, 1961-04-17

Territory" message, such a tax would not, in my opinion,
do any damage whatsoever to the tourist business Of the
islands and would provide nearly half a million dollars Of
matching funds for sorely needed capital improvements
to our public buildings, roads, harbors and airports.
strongly urge the Legislatures favorable consid-
Grafton Of the attached draft Of legislation.
- Sincerely yours,
zf..4 a. tSgd) John D. Merwin
~. ..@i H. John q. Merwin
Governor
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF H UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Charlotte Amale. ST. Thomas
June7. 1860
, 1961-04-17
My dear Mr.. President:

WY QGdIW MI IIGSAuSAIs 84a
have the honor to inform you that | have this dat
sanctioned and approved the following Bills which Wer
passed BY the Third Legislature Of the Virgin Islands at It
Regular Session. 1860:
Bill No. 1895, Act to Provide an Appropriation
for Improvement at the Main Western Cemetery
and for other Purposes.
Bill No. 1925, To Amend Section 4O1 Of Title 90
Of the Virgin Islands Code, to Provide for Identi-
fcation of Operators of Automobiles for Hire
Bill No. 124O, To Amend Chapter 81, Title 20,
Virgin Islands Code, Relating to the Operation
of Motor Vehicles. .r
Bill No. 1913, Act to Provide Funds for the Con-
s~truction Of Hotel and Other Commercial Facili-
ties in the Virgin Islands pursuant to Section Bib
Of the Revised Organic Act Of the Virgin Islands.
Bill No. 1853. An Act to Amend Act No. AS bill
No. ST. Third Legislature, Regular Session, 1859,
Bordeaux Community Development.
Bill No. 1854, Act to Provide an Additional APP
preparation for the Government of the Virgin IS
lands for the Fiscal Year July /, 1859 ot June 80,
1860, and for other Purposes.
Sincerely yours,
(sgdl John D. Merwin
John .. Merwin
Governor
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF H GOVERNOR
Charlotte Amalie. ST. Thomas
June Z. 1860
The Honorable
The President Of the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amaie 9l Tl
st. Thomas. Virgin Islands
My dear Mr.. President: &
i am pleased to transmit herewith, for the considera
ton Of the Legislature, a draft Of bill to amend Title SO o
the Virgin Islands Code to levy a tax on hotel accommo
dations, and for other Purposes.
This legislation is highly desirable for the Virgin, is
lands. The tax imposed BY it is in effect in Washington
D. c., inJew York, IN Hawaii, and in many other states
It is not a tax on hotels proper, but . tax which is easi,
collected from the occupants.
AS said to the Legislature in my last State Of TIL
, 1961-04-17

1T TWIN = e = 11111o
1850 49, q TIaaaa
Naioss a1no n
June,7. 1860
~ uoaon.h,o
The President Of the Legislature
OF the Virgin Islands ~ li Hal
Charlotte Amaie As 98ISrEI ~
ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands 4Fsss
My dear MI. President:
1 am sending herewith draft OF a bill to Relieve the
Commissioner OF Finance from q Technical exception re-
Igardlng over-oDhgauon OF FUNDS Tor the nscal year ended
, 1961-04-17
LEGISLATIVE RECORD

LEGISLATIVE RECORD
Continued from Saturday
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
Office Of the Governor
Charlotte Annale. ST. Thomas
June 8. 1860
The Honorable
The President Of the Legislature
Charlotte Amalie
st. Thomas. Virgin Islands @ss@
NV dnar Mr. President.
, 1961-04-17

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Charlotte Amalie. st. Thomas
June Z. 1860
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-03-30
FOR RENT
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS

tUk k6NI
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS
I CLEVELAND Heights; completely
/ furnished rooms up; bath; garage;
/ private entrances; adults.
Err. 1-4058.
OFF Euclid; s rooms, Ind; quiet
home; near shopping, $50 month
includes heat, light, gas, garage;
adults, PO. 1-1073.
EDDY I'd area; 3-room apartment in
we'll kept building. with refrigera-
tor, stove. heat, reasonable, white.
PO. 1886
s13 EDDY I'd; attractive 4-room
suite; newly decorated steam
heat, hot water, porch. rapid.
MU. l-4885 or GIL. l-4647.
2 FURNISHED rooms, utilities fur
nished; near Fisher Body: couple,
white. SIT week. GIL. 1-2873.
5 ROOMS, 253 East 156th St; $50;
steam heat. hot water included
w. l-5480.
EAST Cleveland, Euclid-Noble area;
3 rooms, bath. private entrance,
$50. w. 1-5777.
EAST 213th and Collier; young
couple will share completely fur
nished home with l-2 business
women. w. l-0395 evenings and
weekends.
8 ROOMS furnished, utilities paid;
private entrance; l5007 Pepper
ave. after 2 p. m. Call HI. 2-0637
EAST l52nd near Five Points; g.
room apartment, stove, refrigera-
tor, utilities included, SIS.
FA. 1-3521.
ST. Clair. 1907: 5 rooms and bath,
down; hot water furnished; white;
$40. MU. 1902.
4-ROOM suite. East 147th off st.
Clair. s65. EV. 2-6764.
WOMAN with child over 10 years
old to share my beach home. all
utilities furnished; call after 6
Villa Beach House %. l5445 Lake
Shore.
4 ROOMS up. 1856 London I'd.
COLLINWOOD area; furnished
large apartment up g bedrooms
utilities, MU. l-5046.
HOLMES ave.-St. Clair-London I'd
area; 4 cozy rooms, unfinished,
new gas furnace, low rent.
GL. 1-4400 or ". 6-0350.
3Ia ROOMS, unfurnished, End floor
front, all utilities. $40; CTS rapid.
1920 Euclid. 10l.
EAST 221st St, upper 3 rooms, bath,
private entrance, close to stores
and bus. beach privileges, $65.
VIII. 2-5334.
CLERMONT I'd, off East 179th-St.
Clair. nicely furnished rooms
plus kitchenette and bath: private
entrance, working couple only.
no pets, must furnish good ref
erences, available April 9th.
KE. 1-5725.
EUCLID, 600 East 222nd st, new
house, downstairs, 5 rooms.
adults.
EAST 156th ST., rooms and bath
upstairs. KE. 1-5225
3ia ROOMS down. furnished, cleo
tricity, heat, no pets, SOS.
MU. 1-4462.
5 ROOM apartment upstairs, $40:
1921 Westropp ave. Nv. 1-9420.
2 LOVELY rooms for light house
keeping, near rapid, S12 week;
1858 Superior ave. PO. 1882.
ROOM apartment. garage. st.
Jerome's parish, 15Ol7 Lucknow,
middle aged couple, no pets; in
Quire suite 4.
ST. Clair. 13430, 4 rooms. redec-
Grated; heat included. KE. 1898
or UL. 1-8179
SUBLET, 2-bedroom, completely fur
nished apartment in Euclid, close
to transportation. shopping center
and schools: must be seen to be
appreciated. Call RE. 1-2C72 after
n N, M franciaptS
ROOMS and bath. downstairs; gas
furnace, garage. MU. 1-6027-
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FOR RENT
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS

3 COMPLETELY redecorated anc
newly furnished rooms; singh
working woman. 1888 East l69th
off Lake Shore. w 6-3315.
EAST l52nd st. area; newly re.
modelled 2-room furnished cottage
utilities furnished. $40 month, 1906
Saranac rd. MU. l-73l7.
4-ROOM suite. up; one bedroom
East 200th st. KE. 1-l86i.
COLONIAL Heights: furnished nic
3 rooms and bath on 3rd;
couple, Sos. KE. 1880.
$50 NATHANIEL rd: 5 rooms ar
bath, down, all conveniences, e
derly or working couple preferred
$40; inquire upstairs.
5 ROOMS, bath up; gas furnace: ga
rage: front and back porches; East
l20th north of ST. Clair.
RE. l-7799.
3 FURNISHED rooms, private en-
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Bonneville East
LAKE SHORE Blvd. AZ
26oth STREET. EUCLID. OHIO

On the shores of loke Erie. Just
being completed and renting very
rapidly. We offer over an oere
Of reereotionoI facilities - putting
green, Switchboard. two barbecue
pits. sunny pool and q sandy
beech on the shores OF Loke Erie.
londseoping and pork orsa for
country living.
All bviIt-in Kitchens with H.
GU. r.. Hotpoint refrigerator,
motehins color oven, Twin com.
portment sink. cabinets in the
best Of tosie, oH-white vinyI floor
and indirect lighting 10 add to
the beauty. Lorse l4.ft.xl6-ft.
bedrooms with Twin size closets
and floorsd with cork tone tile
and posfel walls. The bathroom
hos all ceramic tile, shower and
crane plumbing. Living rooms
range from 10 II. 70 ~ Fl. COM
plsfsly eorpsted with large twin
windows, screens, storms and oir
conditioning. We also offer four
utility rooms. reersotion room for
parfiss and six-foot eorpefsd holl-
woys. Must see 10 appreciate.
Over 5ose hos been rented even
before completion.
! and Z Bedrooms
$40 70 $40
Bates & Springer, Inc.
Managers Ul. 1887
Evening star., 1961-09-10
Good Fun for WASH

G6W7HAT CAN do now?' goes the old refrain Of
w childhood. When the answer means enter
tainment just what does Washington have to offer
for children? Will the child enjoy himself? And will
the effort take him and the price of the ticket be
justified in cultural benefits?
The radiant intelligence of healthy child,
as Freud put it, we now recognize. By introducing
children to the finer things of ife many groups in
Metropolitan Washington aim to stimulate and de-
velop this intelligence Among the attractions Of
fered are concerts plays, ballet performances and
museum tours OF course visits to the public library
continue to be popular.
For many years. one of the most active organiza-
tons on behalf of community arts for children has
been the Junior League of Washington. Its mem
bers have had their fingers in many cultural pies
Outstanding has been their success in establishing
tours for school children at the National Gallery of
Art and the Smithsonian Institution.
League volunteers make up a substantial pro-
portion of the National Gallery's lit docents Each
day. these guides conduct five to seven tours through
the picture galleries for Observation-Disclosures
students of private and public schools.
At the Smithsonian the seventh year of guided
tours by Junior League volunteers will begin soon.
Developed to introduce elementary school children
Evening star., 1961-09-10
By LEE LORE.
Contributing "


from third grade and up t9 til
are shown. These include the
ican, Textiles, Gems and Mine|
During the 1960-61 SchoO|
children had guided tours at
more than 81, 900 children wer|
in the National Gallery. You CT
to visit these great attraction
teacher in calling the gallery on
The Junior League also pd
oldest art forms for youngster|
formers give hand-puppet
houses and orphanages, as wei
ofleague members. Performand
The plays the thing" to|
Each year the Junior League 1
especially for young drama 10y
production, Winnie the Pooh,
in six different school auditOril|
The Junior League Players
groups under the auspices of
ter of Washington, sponsored b|
ton Board. Now in its 10Th
Theater sponsors a play NOR
goes to producing plays with d
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

ems Episcopal Church, is married
and has two sons.
Gordon, native of James
town. N. c., graduated from
North Carolina State College and
did graduate work at VPI. After
college he moved to Amelia coun-
ty, where he farlned for several
years before going to the North
Carolina Extension Service as an
agricultural engineer for two
year period. He then joined the
Virginia State Extension Service
as an agricultural engineer. a post
he held for eight years. From
1894 to 1913 he was with the Farm
Security Administration of the
USDA as a regional director for
an area including Virginia He al
50 served during part of that per-
iod as assistant director Of rural
rehabilitation in the Washington
office of that Agency.
In addition to being president
of the National Council of Farm
er Cooperatives - a post he was
elected to earlier this month =
he is a member of the Councils
executive committee.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Increase In House Building Seen
In 1861, But Boom Will Be Later

Some increase in new house
building may be expected in 1861
but the boom is several Years
ahead when the large postwar ba-
by crop Will reach manageable
age. according to George c.. john
son, Chief. Housing Section. Bur
eau Of Labor Statistics. u. S. De
partlnent Of Labor III Q recent
talk at the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture.
After the midsi4ties. Johnson
said. young married couples may
contribute million additional
households yearly. according. to
census estimates. The continued
increasing number OF elderly pe0-
pie able to maintain their own
homes will add to the demand for
housing
The rate Of marriages now Is
up two per cent above 1858, the
postwar low. The years 1858 and
1859 had the lowest marriage
rates since the depression depths
of the thirties. Today the average
income of newly married couples
is record high. but the proportion
Of young people of the usual mar
riage age in the population is
small compared to that Of chill
dren and teen-agers.
In the year ahead mortgage
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Pops Concert
Set In Richmond

RICHMOND, Jan. 30-The third
Pops Concert of the Richmond
Symphony Orchestra will be held
on Sunday, February 10 at $50
pm. in the Richmond Arena.
Once again, the event will be
sponsored by the Woman's Com
mittee OF the Symphony.
With a theme of "A Note of
Spring. Tire committee and the
Orchestra have ambitious plans
under way to provide an enter
tanning program of popular and
familiar classical music to APP
peal to all ages ard tastes.
Edgar Schenkman. conductor
of the S0-piece orchestra. has
described Pops music fshort for
popular as familiar and EN-
gaging. short and sweet. vivid
and varied in other words.
music chosen to appeal to a much
wider AUDIENCE than the average
symphony concert turnout.
To tie in with the Civil War
Centennial. a feature Of this
years program will be a medley
of Civil War music. orchestrated
and arranged by Schenkman him
self. Also on the program Will
be Tchaikovsky's famous Waltz
of the Flowers. Mendelssohn' S
Wedding March" ard a selec-
tor from "Oklahomal" by
Rodgers and HammerStein.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Thompson Takes
Part In Army's
Korean Exercise

lST CAV. DIV. KOREA Jan. =
Army PFC Billy G. Thompson. Is.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie B.
Thompson. Of FarInville. recent
~ participated with other per-
sonnet from the lst Division s
9TH Cavalry in Exercise Bayonet
Parry III. a field training ex-
erciSe in Korea.
The 7th Cavalry served as the
agressor force during the ex-
ercise. which was conducted to
provide training in defensive
combat tactics for units Of the
7th Infantry Division. During the
exercise. the aggressor force
moved from the north to engage
the defenders in simulated com
bat outside of Seoul.
Thompson. who arrived over
seas last March. is an assistant
squad leader in the cavalry
Company D. He completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.
The former Farmville High
School student worked for the
Jack Wilson Electric Co. before
entering the army in September
1859.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

money will be an important in
fltence on house building John.
son said IL is becoming easier to
buy or build a house than il was
a Year ago when mortgage funds
We're scarce However the cost I'll
house building and thus the
price Tor sale is higher than L
year ago Building materials are
cheaper. hourly earnings OH con-
tract building have risen. but It
is the greatly increased cost OF
land that has added the most TO
house costs.
An estimated third of the aver
age price rise in houses since the
late l94O's has been caused by
rising land prices Land costs now
may account for up to Is or 10
per cent of the total cost of
house. Some specialists believe
that inflated suburban land prices
may decline in spite of population
growth and high rate of new con-
structiOn.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Bicentennial To
Be Discussed
February 9TH

BUCKINGHAM, JAN. 80 - The
Buckingham Bicentennial board
of directors has issued invitations
to all organizations in the county
to send representatives to a spec
ial meeting. February T.
The meeting will be held at
DillWyn Elementary School at
7::30 pm
The purpose Of the meeting is
to complete plans for "Bucking
ham County Day already set
for May IL at the high school
All civic and community clubs
have been invited to participate
in the 200th birthday celebration,
and the directors hope each unit
will be represented February by
its president OF an appointed rep
resentative.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

week end of April 2l-23.
Lewis Shipp, Jr.. of CreWe, Vir
ginia Post 537, has been appoint
ed chairman Of the trek by Har
old Tate of Farmville. chairman
of the Council Explorer cabinet.
Other members of the commit
tee are, in addition to Ship and
Tate, Jimmy Harris and Larry
Green, from Farmville, Clarence
Hart and Dave Carrier, from
Blackstone, and Danny Ship and
Wayne Pait from CreWe.
On Friday afternoon before the
trek begins, monument to the
late w. r. Turner, a NottoWay
county historian. will be dedicat-
ed at SaylerS Greek by the EX-
plorers. The monument is being
furnished by the Blackstone Lions
Club.
The boys will camp overnight
iit lSolitto L q ttt II WllCl0 oil az
vanced detail will have pitched
tents. and the KiWanis Club of
CreWe Will have prepared the
evening meal
The next day the boys will con-
tinue their march. stopping for
lunch on the Johns farm. After
lunch they will continue to a spot
near the Appomattox Hunt Club
to spend the night.
Early on Sunday morning. aft
er they have prepared their own
breakfast. they will march on to
the Mclean House at Appomat-
tOX where they will conduct
memorial service at the site of
Lees surrender.
The trek is known as the w. R.
Turner Memorial Trek and is con-
Quoted as a tribute to him.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Hawkins Completes
Radio Studies

AMELIA, Jan. 80 Army
PVT. William E. Hawkins. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. HaW-
klES. of Route |. Amelia. recent
~ completed the radio-teletype
operation course at the South
eastern Signal School. Fort Cor
don. Ga
During the l5-Week course HaW-
kins was trained to operate radio
teletypeWriter equipment and to
transmit and receive messages
in Morse code and by the tele-
typewriter.
The 24-year-old soldier entered
the Army last May ard was last
stationed at Fort Hood, Tex.
Hawkins is a 1854 graduate of
Amelia High School ard was
employed by the CreWe Garment
Factory. before entering the
army.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

For fast results, use the Her.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

The Contradiction Of Frans Hale

There are SO many cOntradic-
tons in the life of Frans Halls
that it is difficult to understand
how such a person became the
greatest of masters in the rem,
dering Of facial expression. and
especially Of the fleeting mo
! nentS Of laughter or melrlment.
which are SO marvelously and d.
rectly painted IN The Laughing
Boy" at the Virginia Museum Of
Fine Arts.
How could an artist whose life
ended in twenty years of neglect
and poverty. whose first marri-
age was so unhappy that he was
severely reprimanded by his
city's magistrates for mistreat-
ing his wife, whose early training
is SO little known and whose first
paintings seem to have been mas
ter'pieceS produced during his
mid-thirties - how could such ar
artist have had the will. let
alone the ability to paint such
subjects as The l. ughin g
Boy?"
The date Of Frans Halls birth
has not been determined with GER
tainty being listed by different
authorities as 1880, 1881 or 1884
He was born, probably in Ant
werp, while his family was away
from HARLEM, which was their
native city and to which they re-
turned before 1900. Apparently he
studied in HARLEM and was first
married in 1910. One painting of
1913 has survived. But in 1916,
he painted his earliest known
masterpiece, a group portrait Of
HARLEM st. Georges Shooting
Guild. Such a commission pre-
sented an extremely difficult
problem. for each member wish
ed his individual portrait to be
as important as those Of his fell
low members. To retain this indi-
vlduality while giving the picture
unity presented an extreme con-
tradiction in painterly aims. That
Halls solved this problem SUI
perbly is proved by nine such
group portraits which are still to
be seen in HARLEM.
In spite of these large com
missions Halls never proSpered.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
AND USED 50 LITTLE

You know Women's minds are
cleaner than mems.
They should be, they're chang
ed more often"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Succeeds Former AmeIio Resident
Native of Appomattox Promoted To
Manager of Southern Cooperative

RICHMOND. JAN 30 - W T.
Steele. Jr. has been named the
new general manager Of Southern
States Cooperative. succeeding
Howard II Gordon The new gen
eral managers appointment be
came effective January b.
The announcement was made
by Campbell M. Wade. OF Eliza
bethtown, Kentucky. president Of
the five state regional coopeIa-
tive, at the annual meeting of the
organization S board Of directors
held here January 24-26.
Steele. a veteran OF rs years
with the cooperative, has been di-
rector Of its Wholesale Services
Division for the past II years.
His duties with the organization
have included serving as d direc-
tor of all Of the principal subSld-
larieS Of Southern States. He is a
past president Of United Cooper
ativeS national purchasing
cooperative - of which Southern
States is one Of the largest users
and a former member Of the
board of directors OF this organl-
Zati0n.
A native Of Appomattox coun-
ty. and a graduate of VPI, Steele
first Joined Southern States III
January. 1885, as an employee of
the Southern States Richmond
Cooperative. After serving as a
district manager in southside Vir-
ginia and III the Winchester area,
he moved to Baltimore in 1897 as
manager OF the cooperative S fer
tilizer plant there. Later that
same year he returned to Rich
m0nd as assistant manager Of
the cooperative S fertilizer SerV-
ice He was manager of this di-
vision in 1912. q post he held until
his appointment as head of whole
sale services in July. l947
Prior to joining Southern States.
Steele was a vocational agficul-
ture instructor at Varina High
School near Richmond and later
was employed by the Federal
State, grading service
He is member Of Country
Club Of Virginia. the Common
wealth Club and the Kiwanis.
Steele, member of st. Steph-