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Our Town And You Your Chamber of Com merce is alert in the inter-‘ ests of Our Town and You. This week t h e following letter was writtento the Commissioner ot Customs in Washington. If it brings the desired results more friendliness will grow be- Government of No. 826 The Virgin Islands Os The Uuited States Charlotte Aunalie, St. Thomas Certificate of Registration To all to whom these Pre sents shall ¢ me, Greeting: This is to certify that there has been registered in the Of fice of the Governm«nt Secre tary of the Virgin Is. of the United States, at St. ‘Thomas, in, accordance with the provi sion of the Regulations govern ing the registration of Patents and Trademarks in the Virgin Islands, approved April 1, 1946, the fo.lowing Trademark: bearing United States Patent ffice trademark registration No. 106,727 dated Oct, 26, 1915, and now owned by Am sterdamsche Likeurstokerij T Lootsjo’’ Der Erven Lucas Bols of Amsterdam, Netheriands a corporation of Kingdom of the Netherlands which h: s made a showing of owner ship of the said trademark, In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Government of the Virgin Is lands of the United States to be affixed at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, this twentyfourth day of July A.D., 1962, Louis Shulterbrandt | Acting Government SecretaryJ of the Virgin Islands - By The St. Themas Chamber of Jommerce tween Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and business volume should increase. *‘ln the recently released Pan American World Air ways bulletin, “Ho w to, Clear U. S. Customs’ ap-l lpears this statement, ‘Or dinarily you have to be outside the country for at least 48-hours t o gqualify for it [exemption] How ever, if you return through a port along the California - border, you may use the S2OO exemption af ter only a 24-hour absence. There is no time restriction at all on articles acquired in Mexico if you return through a po r t in Texas, Arizona or New Mexico. 'But in no case is this ex emption allowable more 'often than once in any 31- day period.’ “For Customs purposes the Virgin Islands have been considered ‘domestic foreign'.. Between the Vir gin Islands and the Com monwealth of Puerto Rico regulations exist that re istrict one from taking tax exempted articles to Puer 'to Rico if he has not been outside the country for at Ilezalst 48-hours, Puerto Rico land the Virgin Islands have 'la much closer national lbond than Mexico and the United States yet Mexico is granted preferential treatment. : “The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Isiands are mutually develop g an ‘intramural’ tourist trade which promisesincreased ‘business for both localities, Since it is possible to make ore day exeursions by air eit her way, this Chamber of Commerce asks that the same exemptlion now applying bet-"‘ continued on page 4 The Home Journal ‘Mahoo’ James Has 11-2 Record Walter ‘““Mahoo”’ James yield seven hits in chatking up a7 to 1 victory for the Danville Dans, of Danville, Illinois, a team in the Bos ton Braves farm system. His record now is eleven victories and two defeats. The Dans have risen from fourth to second place in the last two weeks and are three games from the lead. i The league ends on Septem ber 4. . Although he is suftering from a sore arm, James still takes his regular turn on mound. Pl Bl oR s= ~MOVIE cuU I BEX i A With Red Skelton cast as the inventor of a horseless carriage inthe innoeent era of 1895, the technicolor musical ‘“‘Excuse lMy Dust,”” brings a carload \of laughs and a flock of new songs to Center screen today. Also playing is ‘‘Bomba in the Lost Voleano.”’ \ The rollicking story of a breadwinning secretary with a ven for a rich husband and a playboy radio announcer who inherits two million dollars, “*A Millionaire f o r Christy’’ will be shown Thursday at Center, Fred Mac Murray and Eleanor Parker co-star. ‘‘Cause for Alarm,”’ the story of an innocent woman whose jealous husband accu mulates a series of circumstan tial evidence which points her out as a murderess, will be shown on Friday. Pregnant with powerful dramatic situa tion and suspense, the picture stars Loretta Young and Bar ry Sullvian. : In Paramount’s “W hen Worlds Coliide,”” which will be shown on Sunday and Mon day pr ducer George Pal has has taken an awesome theme-- the destruction of the earth and wrapped it up in an explo sive package of thrills that i.will jar sudiences r:ight out of jtheir seats. It is" a tascinating lexperience you’re no t likely ito forget socn. FLY 5 //, 7‘”/[-’?"’,,’/'" , ) P < % 77 "/A.. ‘ e o sl - "-;:'jj‘_% !:‘. —— = ¥ o - > ‘;., '@ e: 2 : . <L = 3 v/ e \ S S ”'bffi// 7 bl‘ 28 R «,,?//(//, ";‘3 ® ‘%;'v A = ;:_5?:1—:- = "(F‘mvmflr From Trinidad magnificent double decked “El Presidente,” world’s largest, most luxurious airliner. Direct flights to Rio, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Convenient con nections at Rio for Sio Paulo. _ E .—'—_ :;. ‘ :fl-f"{‘ Mecntevideo ‘Buenos Aires | Connect with Igopular, economical “El Turista” DC-4 type Clipper* . at Trinidad. Regular service via Belem to Rio, Sio Paulo, Monte * video and Buenos Aires. For reservations, see your : . Travel Agent or (—’ PAA -2 RN , :.‘:,;;\ WORLD'S . RO : RIENCE HWortD AIRHAYS " Norre Gade No. 4 — St. Thomas, V. I. s Phone: 319 e ~ *TM REG., PAA, ING,