St. Croix avis. [volume], March 27, 1934, Image 2

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Thought for the Day
TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK. THE
DAY OF REBUKE.
Defend O Lord, from the perverse
disputings of men of currupt minds,
and gird s wi'h the sword of Truth,
in the know'!edge and obedience of thee.
Mske us ever to be prepared for thy
coming that the day come not upon us
unawares.
Body of Christ, save me.
H. M. PIIGOr T, Rector.
St. John’s Church, Christiansted.
Closing of Mails
Mails close for the Leeward and
Windward Islands, Barbado:, Trinidad,
and the Guianas, via BS. ‘Marie Horn”’
teemorrow (28 b) at 9 00 a. m.
LOCAL
In the icland of St. Thomas, 40 miles
frem St, Croiy, under the same flag, of
the United States of America, the pub
lie bolidavs this week (known as Holy
Week) tegin with Thursday (Maundy
Thursdav) referred to by some persons
a8 Holy Thursday
M:undy Thursday as known was also
sime ycars past a public holiday in St.
Creix, but the Co'onial Council of St
Croix (ot ull of the present members)
thiugkt it ' wise’” 1o strike the day off
th ¢ culevrdar of belidzys, cortrary to the
wishes of the people, but although not a
boliday the dey 1s still retained a Churceh
D:y ard wili centirue to be so.
Jo these deys when we are hearing so
much ebeut representatives in Ccuoneil
doing f 0 much what *‘ihe pcople’’ want,
sirce Colenial Cour cil Bil 24 and 27 are
in questicp, this 1s the time to do some
thivg what the pecole want by replecing
Maurdy 1l ursdsy on the list of legal
hoidays By givinz back the people one
¢1 their old sld tried holidsys cught
rever te termed, having toec many holi
d:ys or edding something new, it would
be only reipstatinrg anold custom, The
Co'cnisl Coundil of St.glhomas and St,
John not cnly talk about doing what the
people want; the Council knew at the
time that the people aarted to retain
Holy Ikursday on their list of holidays
ard ho!y days and it was done.
In St Themas the holidays follow
e:ch other teginrning with Ho'y Thurs.
day then Good Fridey, Transfer Day
(March 81) Sund:y and Easter Monday,
lo St, Crcix there are four days as pub
he bholidays following each other, but
this wiil not be so every year.
““The Big Cage’’—a Universal picture
—the super-show with thrills! Big
nemes! Great Entertairment! will be
the special attracticn in the CLrisuan-
2. CROI3 A°YlB ,
sted Theatre tonight. The sensalional
dare-devil Clyde Beatty is in the lead
ing roje, he is assisted by movie star
Anita Page and others
Clyfe Beatty ‘‘plavs with death to
give you 2 thri'! He Jricks his lifewith
the must savage heasts known (0 mar !
SEE the most intrepid wild animal
tamer under the big top mesner z 2
ferocious monsters in that roaring ro
mance. '‘The Big Cage’> No company
will give him insurance.
*‘Schools will be vitally interested in
‘““The Big Cage’’ because of the fact
that it presen's wild zpimals at close
range. Here real jungle beasts with
the cameras trained on them at danger
ously close quarters, are :een face to
face with Clyde Beatty.”’
““You are warned not to see "'l'he Big
Cage”’ if you have a weak heart. lhe
accidental scene 18 cne of the ost tre
m ndous thritls ever filmed’’ Remember
tc-night at 8.15 o’clock.
The Municipa! Band rendered ancther
fine concert in the music pavilion in the
park last pight,
Fros. Tugwell is Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture ard a personal friend of
Presadent Roosevelt, He 18 known sßs
““the Brain of the biain Trust”’ =" Daily
News'’.
“The Big Cage”
When Beatty finaly steps into the
arena he carries with him thre2 articies
of equipment. Lo his leit haund h= Lo ds
a lignt chair with its sou: legs pointing
forward, and with this fl msy makshift
he checks the c¢harge of any animal
which may rush at him Ia his nght
hard he carties 3 long whip, and its
cracking lash performs the v.lu be ser
vice of holdingthe continually waverinz
attenion of the beasts He seldom
touches one of tne animail!s with the
whip, its value arisinz aimost entirely
from the npois: it makes, In his
left bhand, &elong with the chair,
Leatty holds a revolv. r—loaded not
with bullets, tut with bisnk caitridees
I his serves, in somwewhat greaier de
gree, the same purpo-e as the whip,
and is used prioncipally when the trainer
suddenly finds bimself 1n a ‘'‘tight
spot >’ 1f a lion or tiger is rushing at
the trainer the sharp report of the gun
gives it an instanianecus touch of fear,
and io the momentary pause the legs
of the chair are thrust in lis tace.
Ihere are times, of cou se when, none
of these methods are eff- ctive, and then,
if the traioer is fortunate, he is taken to
a hospital Beat'y has been in 25 hospi
tals. :
Beatty and his 43 lions and tigers will
be seen on the scceen for the first time
in in the Christi nsied [hea'rz to night
i 819 o’clock.
NOI' FOR WEAK HEARTS!
On'y strong nerves and healthvy peo
ple can stand the terrific, nerve shatter
ing emotional 'HRILLS that Civda
Beatty gives you in ‘1 dE Bl CAGE"’,
Can you take 1t ?.
5 Y g 'Y O
;"ROLEEDIN’J)
Os THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOXRXST. CROIX,
(Continu: 1l from yeste dly's Avis)
No cbjec 1)1 was rais=d ty the reqgaast
in the p-titicn,
I'he Cnairn n: The minutes for the
meeting held on December 20, 1933, have
been printed avd circairr o, 1% 1 n2ar no
obj eton 1 will constder them tacitly
aoopled.
No obj=ction having beep rais2d t» the
minutes the Chaliman Jdeciared thewm
adopted. ’
ltem 1
Colonial Couneil Biil No 27
lontrodecuon of and Ist di~cossion
on Colonial Gouncil Bl No. 21,
draft of sp ordinaee to ereqdie a
earpuriation to be: kanowa as the
Virgin Islands Company a d to
estabish and define 13 powers,
and tor other pu pries
AMENDMENT
[+ is propoased that Co rnial Council Bili
No. 27 be am 'nded o reat as so luws:
oRArT OF ORDINANCE
to create a ¢corporation to ne known as
“*The Virgin Istands Compny”’ and (o
earahiish ab | define its powers, and for
otha: pur; oses,
- 1t enacied by the Colonial Council of
the Munieipality of St, Croix 1o session
assemb ed: -
Section 1. In ordar to aid in eff :eting
the econom ¢ rehabilitation of the Muani
cipality of St. Croix and of the Virgin
Islands of the Uaited S:ates, aniin or
der to promo'e the generai welfare of
the people of the Municipality of St.
Croix and ot the Virgis l«ainds ot the
United Sta:«s, Harold L lekes, Paul M,
Pearson, and —-—- ot the Virzin Is
lands of the United 3States (ber-inafter
referred to as the Incirpratos) are
hereby created and consti uted a body
corporate by the nam=2 «f ‘‘The Vugin
Istands Comuany,”” nereinafter r-ferred
to as the ""Coevporation’’.
Uatil the Jir:ctors are se'ected, the
incorporators shall have tnhz direction of
the «ff4irs and of tne orzanizition of
the corporation, inc'udinz the power to
adopt by laws, toel-et a4 tresident of
tne corporation (wno shzll hold office un
til his success r shail have been elected
in the manner provided in the by-liws
and) to issue not more than nine shares
of the stock ofj the corporation. The
incorporators may ac: by 1 majority vote
ala mectiog held upun waiver of notice