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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17
|Job|ess Benefits
Plan Decided

An arbitration board has de-
cided on q special plan TO pay
augmented unemployment COM
pensatlo1 benefits to steel In
|dustry employees IN Indiana and
Virginia.
The arbitration was made
necessary by laws adopted in
the two States prohibiting pay
ment Of employer : provided
Supplemental Unemployment
Benefits tSUB) in addition to
regular State Unemployment
Compensation Benefits.
Most other States sanction
employers experimentation Of
State benefits under the steel
industry plan negotiation by
the United Steelworkers Union.
employees laid on for lack of
work are paid combined State
and employer-provided benefits
of about IS per ceot Of take
home pay.
To take care Of the bans on
experimentation in Indiana
and Virginia. the arbitration
board directed that the COM
panies should pay idle en-
|ployes from their SUB funds
the total amount Of the supple
mental payment and the
amount the State would have
paid except for the ban.
In Indiana. for example. the
State benefit averages about
500 a week and the SUB pay
ment SIS. for q total SIS weekly
payment.
Since the entire payment to
idle workers in the two States
would come from the employ
er's SUB fund, the arbitration
boar dprovided that, in the
event the fund begins to be
drained BY an extraordinary
high level Of unemployment.
the payments to idle workers
in the two States would be re-
duced.
This second stage Of pay
|ments would provide for pay
ments only every fourth week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17
EIIender Arrives
For Visit in Syria

DAMASCUS. Syria, Oct. IL
tR-Senator Ellender. Demo-
crat Of Louisiana arrived here
yesterday for q brief visit. He
will leave tomorrow for Beirut
and then Athens.
Senator Ellender. q member
Of the Senate Appropriations
Committee. said he had hoped
to see his "old friend" Syria's
President Shukry Kuwatly. But
he said Mr.. Kuwatly was not
feeling well so he win be unable
TO see him. He said he plans
to see three other government
officials.
Senator BLENDERS visit is
the iirst by q United States
member Of Congress since the
deterioration of Syrian-Amer-
lean relations that began with
q Syrian charge Of an alleged
American plot to overthrow
the current regime.
The Senator also spent 80
days in the Soviet Union on
q visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17


wrote the letter 10 johnson.
suggesting q guilty plea. 50
johnson. couldn't claim later he
had never been offered such o
change.
A jury had been seated but
had not actually heard any tes-
timohy. The lawyers had been
spending about three weeks in
arguments before the judge
over the question Of using a
signed statement Of Johnson's
as evidence.
johnson has spend sik years
In Jail while two previous trials
ended with hung juries and
another in mistrial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17

thing" Mr.. LAGRANGE told re-
porters. 1T involves freedom
lof the press. Newsmen should
be allowed to interpret the
news for their readers and lis-
lteners."
A transcript OF Mr.. La
Oranges newscast. which was
read In court. quoted him as
saying attorneys and the court
were guilty Of unethical prac-
tices In offering q deal TO the
accused 10 plead guilty TO q
manslaughter charge.
Three Previous Trials
The accused man. Robert
Lee johnson. "a. South Bend.
who had gone through three
previous no-decision trials. told
Mr.. La Grange his defense
lawyers sent him q letter prom
Using him he would get .
suspended sentence II he
pleaded guilty TO manslaughter.
johnson said he refused be-
cause he wanted TO be ''vin-
dicated" by q jury Of the
charge Of killing David r.
Smith. q South Bend taxicab
driver. IN q le4o holdup.
After Mr.. La Oranges inter-
view with johnson was broad
cast over WLoI. La Porte.
Monday morning. q motion for
Q mistrial was submitted by
both sides--prosecutors Pat
rick Brennan Of South Bend
and Ray Fox Of Michigan City
and defense lawyers Floyd
JeIlison Of South Bend and
Frederick H. Link Of La Porte.
Special Judge Harry Long,
q Gary lawyer, mentioned the
broadcast as the grounds for
declaring q mistrial and
promptly ordered Mr.. La
Grange brought into court on
the contempt citation.
Charge Spelled Out
The citation said. "this broad
cast was meant 70 bring disre-
pute to the attorneys. the Judge
and the court. and had the
willful and corrupt purpose Of
embarrassing the administra-
ton Of justice In this case"
Mr.. Jellison told reporters he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17
Staying Case Newscost
Brings Contempt Count

LA PORTE. Ind. oct II lF--A radio nswscaster was
cited yesterday for criminal contempt Of court after murder
trial declared mal because Of his broadcast interview
with the accused
ure IN jail hours before bondmnn posted his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17

instead Of weekly - IN the first
stage.
The steel industry has nsarly
100000 workers IN Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17

bail. A hearing on the con-
tempt citation was set for next
Monday.
This Is q far-reaching
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17

most q than IN the Gary arss
Iouteldo Chicago. TherO are
only q few hundred such en-
ployes m virgins
, 1957-09-23
" |. Youth Among
Wesleyan University
Freshmen

Middletown, Conn. The
newly-arrived freshman class
at Wesleyan University began
their college orientation pc
rod this week. Included in the
227-man class is a student
from the Virgin Islands.
Robert D. Baily, son of Atty
and Mrs. William Bailey OF
st. Thomas was registered
with the entering freshman
class at Wesleyan. He is a
graduate 0 + st. Andrews
School in Middletown, Della
ware, The elder Bailey was a
member of the Wesleyan class
of 1881.
Robert ]. Norwine, Wesle-
yam Director of Admissions,
continued on page ~
, 1957-09-23
Sgt. Vunterpool
With list AntiAircruft
Artillery Battalion

FORT MYER, Va. : Army
Sergeant Benito R. Vanter-
pool, whose mother, Mrs.
Agatha Vanterpool, lives at
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas,
recently participated in a fir
ing exercise with the list
Antiaircraft Artillery Missile
Battalion at Red Canyon,
New Mexico.
Sergeant Vanterpool, a n
assistant platoon sergeant in
the Battalion's Battery D in
Fairfax, Va, entered t h e
Army in 1851. He was last sta
toned at Fort Carson, Colo.
The 26-year-old soldier was
formerly employed by Cancel
Bay Plantation, st. Johns.
His. wife, Dorethea lives at
Falls Church, Virginia.
, 1957-09-23
Governor Procluims
October 9Th
VdlmY Thomus DuY

Governor Walter Gordon
has issued a proclamation set
ting aside Tuesday, October,
9Th as Valmy Thomas Day.
The proclamation is effec-
tive throughout the Virgin
Islands.
The Governor leaves on
Wednesday for Washington to
attend a board of directors
meeting Of the Virgin Islands
Corporation after which he
will go to California where he
will speak on behalf of the
United Nations.
, 1957-09-23
Personal Mention

Relatives and friends were
happy to welcome Christian
Doute, who went to the main
land many years ago. He ar
rived here last Monday to
spend a well earned vacation.
Mr.. Doute seemed pleased
at the progress made thus far,
but has never been out of
touch with his homeland. A
regular subscriber to the local
newspaper before he left for
New York, he has kept up his
subscription and is up to date
en- all the happenings in these
parts. +.
, 1957-09-23
Ullmont Jones. Dir.
Personnel Going
70 Cunudu for Conf,

Ullmont James,, Director of
Personnel for the Virgin Is
lands will depart on Thursday
for Montreal, Canada, to at
tend the annual session of the
Civil Service Assembly.
At these meetings problems
and progress reports in the
civil service field are dis
cussed. Civil service officials
from the several states and
territories will attend.
Mr.. James plans to visit
Washington, D. G. to discuss
the retirement plan for the
Virgin Islands employees.
, 1957-09-23
Lubor Department
Officials from P. r.
Here for Survey

Three Labor Economists
from the Department of La
Dor, Wage and Hour Division
in Puerto Rico, are here con-
Quoting a survey. They are: F.
Gonzalez Colon, G.. Rivera
Betancourt and Jesue Coma
1ez.
They will be here until Fri
day, then return to Puerto
Rico. A similar survey is being
conducted in st. Thomas.
, 1957-09-23
Copy Of VirginIslunds
Code Avuildble
To ST. Croix

Through the efforts of the
Honorable Herman E. Moore,
Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court, Attorney William
w. Bailey, President of the
Virgin Islands Bar has loaned
his copy for the use Of the To-
cal officials and the people of
St. Croix.
The Code is in the custody
Of Ishmael Bough, Clerk Of
the Municipal Court and will
be available to any person
who call at the Office Of the
Police Judge.
Mr.. Bough will be in the
Christiansted office on Mon
day, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday Of each week and
in Frederiksted on Tuesday.
, 1957-09-23
Comm. Secretary
Gen. In Wdsh. DC.
For Comm. Meeting

PORT OF SPAIN C. F.
Beauregard, Secretary Cen
eral Of the Caribbean Com
mission, left Trinidad f 0 +
Washington, where he will at
tend a meeting of the Work
ing Committee of the organi-
cation.
The Commissions Working
Committee consists of one
Commissioners from each of
the National Sections or his
alternate appointed by the Ma
tional Coz Chairman. It meets
between sessions of the Com
mission to advise the Secre-
tary General on matters of
policy and administration re-
lating to the work of the Cen
trail Secretariat, and to take
interim decisions.
The present meeting, which
is scheduled for Wednesday,
will be mostly concerned with
finalization of arrangements
for the West Indian Confer
ence Seventh SESSION., SEIZED
uled to convene in Willemstad
Curacao, on November II, and
the Recommendation for the
Commissions budget meeting
which will take place immedi-
Continued on page a
, 1957-09-23
Commissioner MdWson
Compliments
Putrolman Powell
commissioner Leon Nav
sent the following letter
ID PatrOlman Thadeus Powell
September 10, 1857:


ut is with q great deal of
pride and satisfaction that |
commend you for the excel
lent piece of police work
which you performed on the
morning of September IS,
1857.
As reported to me by your
superior officers, you observed
three Puerto Ricans roaming
the Frederiksted area during
the early morning hours and,
due to your keen observation,
you were able to identify one
Of them when it was officially
reported that two burglaries
we're committed and three at
tempted. This observation on
your part led to the identifi-
cation of all three burglars,
which as a result, brought
about the solution of six
E zZ#FE
crimes in less than twenty
CONTINUED on page ~
, 1957-09-23
Pere Moller, Dunish
NeWsmun, Coming
Here for Research

Pere Moller, Chief of the
Danish News Agency at Hol-
lerup, Denmark, is due to ar
rive here tomorrow, it was
made known today.
Mr.. Moller is conducting a
research in the former Danish
colonies. The State Depart
ment has granted permission
and Governor Gordon has as
sured them that all courtesies
will be extended to Mr..
Moller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Young Democrats
Favor Airport Site
In Fuirfux County

The Belmont Bay airport
site proposed by Representative
iBroyhill, Republican of Virginia.
was opposed last night by the
Fairfax County Young Demo-
cratic Club.
If it is necessary to locate
Ia second national airport in
Northern Virginia, the club said,
they favored putting it in Fair
fax so that it's citizens may en-
joy the economic benefits as well
as being subject to its incon-
yenience."
The Belmont Bay site pro-
posed by Mr.. Broyhill is in
Prince William County, just
across the Fairfax line at the
mouth Of Occoquan Creek.
The resolution adopted by the
young Democrats said the con-
struction "of a modern profit
able airport in Northern Viz.
ginia would attract. substantial
industrial and business Develop
ment which would assist in de-
fraying our tax burdens.
Members said planes using the
Belmont Bay site would pass
directly over the Springfield and
Mount Vernon residential areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

dent of the county council OF
PFAs. said her association sup.
ports the increased park tax
She said it is favors legislation
which would authorize the COM
mission to establish a revolving
fund for purchase Of park school
sites. She also said there is a
need for a more widespread use
of the park-school concept and
more advanced school planning
Early Buying Urged
Eugene O'Brien Of Forestville
favored an extension of the
planning commissions jurisdic-
ton so it could begin the park
school program in thinly popu-
lated areas when land prices are
relatively low. THE longer we
wait the higher the property will
be-" he said.
Broad principles of the plan
designed as a guide for Develop
ment during the next rs years
drew support from other speak
lers.
Lawrence A. Yates, mayor of
Cheverly. asked that the areas
adjacent to the town bounded
by Prince Georges General Hos
pital. the Baltimore Washington
parkway and the Baltimore &.
Ohio Railroad tracks be retained
as residential rather than indus
trial, as recommended In the
plan.
Mrs. Vera Hash of the Lincoln
Valley Citizens Association and
Fred Wandel of the Carol High
lands Citizens Association pro-
tested the proposed projection of
commercial coming south from
the Langley Park shopping area
Ion New Hampshire avenue. They
said commercial coming should
mot be extended beyond its pres
Ient limits.
Mr.. Wandel said the plan
should provide for a future high
school in the Takoma Park area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
2CrippIed Women Cited
For Aiding Handicapped

Industries, where she helped
with handicapped persons.
More work with the handi-
capped was done while she was
employed at the Arlington Doc
tors Bureau. and in 1854 she
started her own business. the
Arlington Answering Bureau
which she operates from hel
home with the help of hei
mother. It is telephone an
swering service.
Business Success Cited
Goodwill Industries" q
spokesman said, lis proud of the
spirit of Mrs. Hunter which has
led her to persevere and achieve
'commendatory success in conf
|petitive business, despite the linn
itations of her disability"
Mr.. Viscardi, a native Of New
York City. is president of Abili-
ties. Inc, an industrial plant al
West Hampstead, N. Y, in which
he has provided work and job
training for many hundreds OF
handicapped men and women.
Through his plant" a Good
will spokesman said. "he has
sought to demonstrate to en-
ployers the capabilities of the
disabled and their employability
as productive workers in private
industry"
To help them select the cita-
ton winners. the trustees of the
Davis Memorial Goodwill In
dustrieS asked about $50 civic
groups. service organizations and
allied agencies interested in-or
working with handicapped
people to submit names. Win
ners may come from any part OF
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Tax Rise Hinfed
In Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 81 (P.-A
reappraisal of Maryland's ex-
pected income next year stirred
new doubts today that the budget
can be balanced without a tax
increase.
Controller j. Willard sTawes
told the Senate and House
Finance Committees yesterday
that present figures indicate the
sales tax will net about 81 mil
lion less than official estimates
He said the income tax esti-
mate probably also was about
Sis million too high.
Mr.. Tawes' statement came at
hearings on recommended APP
preparations to run his own de-
partment for the fiscal year be-
ginning July /. He threw cold
water on optimism expressed
earlier by some leading law
makers.
Senate President Louis j.
Goldstein, Democrat of Calvert.
had predicted earlier the budget
could be balanced without a big
tax increase.
And only last Sunday Dele
gate A. Gordon Boone, Democrat
of Baltimore County. chairman
of the House Ways and Means
Committee, said he expected the
Board of Revenue Estimates to
revise upward its forecast Of
how much money the State will
take IN next year. The board,
sometimes criticized by legisla-
tors as too conservative. has FREE
quently made such revisions in
previous sessions Of the Legis-
lature.
Delegate Boone's statement,
coupled with his comment that
the Legislature will cut the 1868
appropriations recon-
by Gov. McKeldin, had
raised the hope that higher or
new taxes would not be neces-
sary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

study as swiftly as possible stems
from the remarkable display OF
public apathy when the engin-
ers asked Congress for money to
start the survey on the North
Branch last year. Nobody but
the engineers showed UP to argue
for it. AS a consequence, emer-
gency funds Of the Department
of Defense had to be dipped into
to get the project started.
The corps originally estimated
that at least $250,000 per year
was needed to carry the survey
over a four-year period. Owing
to the slow start, rnuch more
than that will have to be appro-
prfated annually to keep the
study anywhere near its original
schedule.
Delegate Hervey @. ,Iachen,
Democrat Of Prince Georges
County and chairman Of the
Maryland's special committee,
said that getting a master plan
of some sort for the Potomac is
the very first requisite.
No Overlapping Seen
Mr.. Machen said the effort Of
the conference win not duplicate
the duties Of the Inter- State
Commission on the Potomac
River Basin.
Although Representative Hyde.
Republican Of Maryland, in
Tuesdays session made a strong
for expanding the au-
thority of the basin commission
to include enforcement powers
for control of pollution. the con-.
ference chose to remain mute on
the subject.
Chairman Machen explained
the conferees feel there is no
need to move in that direction.
If we get cooperation and
on a comprehensive
development plan." he said. "the
iurisdictional questions that exist
the States will fall into
place." -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Stories on Potomac
lin Star Praised

/ ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 81 (Spe-
ciaD The Evening Stars cur
rent series of articles dealing
with the water supply problems
of the Potomac River Basin were
singled out for praise by the
chairman of the Maryland Leg
islative Committee studying the
river.
Delegate Hervey G.. Machen.
Democrat of Prince Georges, told
the Interstate delegations at
tending the three-day confer
ence, which ended here Yesterday.
that the series is an excellent
and timely" appraisal of the
basin situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Ex-Novy Yard EmpIoye
Held on Numbers Count

A retired Navy Yard employe
was arrested yesterday by Alex
andria police and charged with
operating a numbers game.
Detective Charles Baber said
he arrested Thomas E. Thorpe,
81. of the 500 block Of South
Alfred street, after he had OBJ
served the defendant make sew
eral pickups of numbers slips
along King street.
Detective Baber said about 500
worth Of numbers slips were
found on Thorne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

from Z to 10 cents per S10C
valuation came from representa-
ltives of civic groups requesting
a stepped-up program of park
ACQUISITION in their areas.
The increase was requested
last week by Jesse F. Nicholson
Secretary-treasurer of the BIZ
county commission, who said the
park development program would
be at a stand still if it is not
granted.
Carl MUIR, president Of the
Beltsville-Vansville District Citi-
zens Association. asked the COM
mission at the hearing in its
Riverdale Office to purchase five
acres for park land adjacent tc
an eight-acre tract on which the
school board will shortly begin
construction of an elementary
school at the intersection of Sell
man and Montgomery roads.
The purchase. he said, would
be in line with the commissions
policy Of reserving park land
near school sites whenever pos
Isible.
$4,000 An Acre
The commissioners agreec
with Mr.. Murr's proposals, but
sighed despondently when tolc
the school board had purchased
its land for $4,000 an acre.
I'VE just don't have that kind
of money" commission chair.
man Carlton PyIes said. UNLESS
this commission receives more
money for parkland. we are moi
going to have enough money tc
keep up with the board of edu-
cation or any other agency"
Mr.. Nicholson asked residents
to indicate their support of legis-
lation enabling the tax increase
in letters to Montgomery and
Prince Georges legislative dele
cations at the general assembly
in Annapolis.
Mrs. Margaret Conant, presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21

Maryland's special legislative
committee on the Potion a c
agreed that this should be the
first step in a resolute program
to cure the ills Of the Potomac
watershed.
The conference here ended
yesterday with these other con-
illusions: 1
l. The present sectional study
Of the North Branch of the Pp-
tomac conducted by the Wash
ington Engineer District should
be finished by next June /.
2. Owing to the urgency" of
the water supply situation for
the Metropolitan Washington
area, a survey of the River Bend
dam site just upstream from
Washington should get a priority
that would enable its completion
within year.
Watchdog Group
8. The conference Of govern
ment representatives OF the four
basin States and the District
should be continued as a per-
inanent watchdog over the Poto-
macs welfare.
4. An intensified education
program to let the people of the
watershed know what is needed
and what is being done for the
Potomas and its tributaries
should be adopted.
Copies of the conference rec
concentrations will be sent to all
the members of Congress whose
States - Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania
have a stake in the Potomac
basin.
The representatives. Dis
trict Of Columbia also will be
formally requested to pull what
weight it can to gain congress
sional sympathy and action on
the recommendation.
Money Needs Rise
The emphasis on getting funds
to complete the Engineer Corps