Evening star., 1951-08-12
GUAM
(Fron M. A. c., Gudm.)

In an issue of The Evening Star
which Just received. noted your
Inquiry for information regarding
Guam. Not knowing the cifcum-
stances under which you may
travel to Guam it is a little diff
cult to give you the information
you may wish; however, I shall
relate the following and trust
that it may prove helpful.
Guam although primitive, is a
beautiful island with sun an the
time, wonderful beaches, and a
temperature of about 80 to IS de-
Igrees with August and September
apparently being the hottest
months Transportation on the
island is provided by the forces
Navy. fit Force and Army-by
Iconnectmg with various buses you
can get anywhere you wish on
the island The buses run every
hour during the day, Monday
through Friday, with extra
schedules on Saturday and Sum-
day. However. they only run until
1890 to II each night and for
social activity beyond this a car
lis must"
AS you state you are taking an
invalid. I would strongly advise
your bringing a car or securing
one here, which can be done very
readily The island is dotted with
small native villages where you
may shop but, of course, it is a
far cry from United States shop
ping, and in my case I secure most
of my things through the United
States.
The housing situation is taken
care of mostly by the forces as
they supply housing for personnel
in the services and for civilian
workers. such as myself. There
are other housing facilities avail
able but it is my understanding
they arc very high-for instance,
$50 to 500 a month for a quonset,
supposedly furnished but which
would not be adequate for any
American. All the furnishings
out here toutside of the housing
provided by the forceS) has to be
done by yourself if you wish to
live as you would in the United
States. This deduction on outside
housing is made from conversa-
tions with people who have been
forced To rent.
There is a shortage of fresh
vegetables, fruits and the like. so
in case any one were forced to be
on diet of this sort, it would
be we'll to plan ahead for substi-
tutions. There are civilian doc
tors and dentists on the island,
with the Navy having the nos
pital which cares for the forces
and Government and the Guam
Hospital for others. You will
need NO heavy clothing what
soever, in fact, no medium cloth
ing. There are no streets and
sidewalks and shoes must be-
durable, as the roads, ETC., are
coral and hard on shoes; most of
the girls wear low heels (myself,
I find no difficulty with high
heels), but this is a matter of
choice
There are local restaurants and
clubs, one restaurant, the Talk o.
the Town, is like Stateside ones
in appearance. Most of the social
centers around the clubs
of the Army, Air Force and Navy
The Pan American Airways have
a so-called hotel, club and res
taurant which is almost restricted
to patrons of Pan American, as
they can care for only their own
people, not having sufficient facili-
ties. A hotel is in the process of
being built. I am relating this
with the assumption that you
do not have a definite place to
stay. However, things are pro-
crossing rapidly here and it may
not be too long before you may
secure what you like in housing
is the big problem here.
think it is one of the
most delightful places have ever
lived, but I am crazy about the
outdoors, swimming, summing, etc,
and this probably accounts for it.
Trusting that this may prove
helpful and if there is anything
further you may wish, I will be
pleased to help you