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, 1957-04-23
Hundreds Depurt for
ST. Thomus to Take
Part in Curnivul

Several hundred persons left
for st. Thomas over the week
end and will be going daily until
Friday, or Saturday, to witness
or participate in the Virgin Is
lands Carnival, which will un-
doubleday be the biggest since
the first one.
Although st. Croix has always
given excellent support to this
annual event, there has been
closer cooperation which resulted
in greater success this year due
largely to the fine executive abil-
ity of Omar Brown who appoint
ed Mrs. Anna Brodhurst, Presi-
dent of the st. Croix Festival
Committee as the Carnival's Off
cial representative here.
Mr.. Brown at no time entered
into any arrangement or trans
acted any Carnival business in
st. Croix except through Mrs.
Brodhurst. A large portion of the
$4,000 raised, was through Saint
Croix's contestant, Miss Melba
Canegata, who was crowned
queen Of the Carnival. Incidental
ly, the total turned over by Miss
Canegata was $4,134.4o and not a
lesser figure, as given in another
publication.
Mr.. Brown deserves more than
ordinary credit for an excellent
job done thus far. The Carnival
should be a success.
, 1957-04-23
Prof. Friedrich Files
Report On Orgunic
Act to Commission

Professor Carl j. Friedrich of
Harvard University's Graduate
School of Public Administration,
has submitted his report to the
Organic Act Commission of the
Virgin Islands. The report, which
was adopted by the Commission,
was considered excellent by
members of the Legislature, who
are preparing to give it the Wild
est circulation among members
of Congress and other interested
persons.
Professor Friedrich, who helped
to draft the constitutions for the
Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico
and the Bonn Republic, visited
the Virgin Islands on two occa-
sions and spoke to numerous per-
sons before writing his report.
He has been in conference also
with Congressional and Admins
tration leaders in Washington,
and is now teaching at the Uni
versity of Paris.
, 1957-04-23
Curib. Commission
TO Convene in
St. Thomus May ~

The Caribbean Commission will
hold its next session in St. Tho
mas, beginning on May %. The
representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, France and
the Netherlands will be present.
The opening session will be
held at the new Senate chamber,
but the subsequent business
meetings will be held in the for
mer legislative chambers, above
the Public Library.
, 1957-04-23
Senute Passes Bill
For st. Croix.
st. John Projects

The Legislature last week
passed a bill appropriating $685.
600 for public works projects in
st. Croix and st. John.
An amount of $4,000 was also
appropriated for the deepening
of the docking area alongside the
Christiansted wharf, and $4,000
for installing air conditioning in
the Frederiksted clinic. Both pro-
posals were sponsored by Sena-
tors Hodge of st. Croix and
Rhymer of st. Thomas. Senator
Moorhead of st. John asked for
$4,000 for expanding the dock
at Cruz Bay.
, 1957-04-23
Pageant on Sunday
Night Marks
Opening Of Cdrnivql

The Virgin Islands Carnival
was officially opened on Sunday
night with a pageant at the Ball
Park. The coronation of Miss
Melba Canegata of st. Croix took
place at 4 o'clock yesterday, fol-
lowed by a grand ball at Blue
boards Castle Hotel and the
opening of Carnival Village"
along the waterfront.
Today he Fair opens at the
Market and tomorrow and Thurs
day there will be boat races, a
calypso tent and other events.
The Childran's parade will be
held on Friday and Saturday will
be the grand parade. Activities
will continue until II midnight
when the celebrations will Off
cially end.
, 1957-04-23
VulmY Thomos Of
ST. Croix Honored
By Legislature

Valmy Thomas of st. Croix,
the first Virgin Islander to play
in the major professional base
ball league, was honored by the
Virgin Islands Legislature last
week, which passed a resolution
proclaiming Sunday, May IL, as
"Valmy Thomas Day" He was
signed recently by the New York
Giants.
Arrangements are being made
to have a representative of the
legislature make a presentation
to Valmy on the day when the
Giants play the Brooklyn Dod-
gers on Polo Grounds.
The resolution will be printed
in another issue of the AVIS,
when a copy is received.
, 1957-04-23
Commission Home
Economist Attends
Mental Conference

Port Of Spain - Miss Elsa
Haglund, Area Home Econo-
mist assigned to the Caribbean
Commission by the Food and
Agriculture Organization OF
the United Nations for work
in the Caribbean, recently re-
turned to Kent House, head
quarters of the Commissions
Central Secretariat, after at
tending the First Caribbean
Conference on Mental Health,
held in Aruba under the aus
pices Of the Aruba Society for
Mental Health.
Chairman of the Conference
was DR.. R. Turfboer, MD,
Physician, Industrial a n d
Mental Hygiene, Lago Oil and
Transport Co. Ltd, and its
theme W a S Constructive
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, 1957-04-23
Mrs. Joseph Gross
Given Reception
By Murkoes

Mrs. Joseph ]. Gross of De
troit, Michigan, who arrived in
st. Croix for the first time yes
terday, was given a reception by
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude O. Markoe
at their home in Christiansted. A
large number of friends repre-
senting an excellent cross section,
came from all over the Island to
meet and greet the visitor.
Mrs. Gross, a friend Of the
Markoes, is a sister of Miss Ruth
Jackson, who is in charge of the
Child Welfare Division here.
Mrs. Gross is head of the Eng
lish Department of one of the
Junior High Schools in Detroit.
Her husband is a Boy Scout
executive. They have two chill
dren, a boy and girl, ages sixteen
and thirteen, respectively.
She will return to the main
land on May 3rd.
, 1957-04-23
Governor Submits
Nulnes Of Three
Persons to Senate

Governor Gordon has submitted
the names of three persons as
Commissioners to the Senate.
They are Commander Reardon of
Massachusetts as Commissioner
of Education, Leon A. MaWson,
as Commissioner Of Public Safety
and Donald Boreham as Commits
sioner of Public Works.
The nominations are being
studied by the Rules Committee,
which will make recommended
tons to the Senate. Members of
the committee are Senators Ro-
naldo de Lugo, John D. MerWin,
Aubrey Anduze, Lucinda Millin
and Frits LaWaetz.
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Canoe Club
BIuze Doused

A two-man bucket brigade was
credited with saving q mid-Poto-
mac canoe clubhouse from de-
struction or serious damage by
fire early today.
The Sycamore Island Canoe
Club building caught fire during
a thunder storm shortly before
midnight.
The Potomac island, which is
about 800 yards of shore below
the Glen Echo amusement park,
Us accessible only by cable ferry.
The Glen Echo and Cabin
John Fire Departments collabo-
rated in ferrying a portable
pump to the scene. Glen Echo
Fire Capt. Joseph Serrin credit
ed two firemen, one from each
of the two companies, with pre-
venting serious damage by ferry
ing themselves across ahead of
the pump and checking the blaze
with buckets.
The two firemen were Sergt.
Lewis Rapp Of Glen Echo and
Pvt. Robert Hook of Cabin John.
The Cabin John fire company
reached the ferry landing by
driving UP the Chesapeake a.
Ohio Canal towpath from the
River Falls Dam at Brookmont.
A caretaker telephoned word
OF the fire, which firemen blamed
on an electrical short-circuit.
Chief Joseph Giamatteo Of
Glen Echo supervised the nau.
tical f1refighting operation. Dam.
age was estimated at about
81, 900.
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Two Drivers Held
On Liquor CHARGES

Arlington police yesterday ar
rested two motorists on charges
they transported illegal guam
titles Of alcholoic beverages into
Virginia.
James william Ross, so, Of the
1000 block Of South Queen street,
Arlington, was arrested at the
corner Of Washington boulevard
and Columbia pike. Police 1t.
John Kadel said two cases OF
beer and a gallon Of wine we're
confiscated from Ross car.
1t. Kadel said police found
nine cases Of whisky in the trunk
OF a car driven by Fred Leo
Hunter. So, Of Westfield, N. j.,
III the intersection Of Arlington
boulevard and Pershing drive.
Police said 1t is illegal to trans
port more than a gallon Of any
alcoholic beverage into the State
Ut a time.
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Sales Are Made in Many Languages
In Woshington's Department Stores

Diplomatic assistance in this
diplomatic city covers q lot more
territory than the average citi-
zen might suppose. Even the de-
partment stores are called upon
to serve.
The other day. q Spaniard
landed in Lansburgh's. He
wanted to buy an original paint
Iing-but he. couldn't speak Eng
lish.
The sales person, uncompre-
bending but unflustered, quickly
dialed personnel and before long
"a linguist was on hand to help
him.
Lansburgh's couldn't sell the
confused customer an original
oil (since it sells prints only,
but through its employe inter-
prefer it could answer many Of
his questions and direct him to
Spanish Embassy.
This sort Of incident occurs
frequently in Washington. And
all the major department stores
are prepared to meet it-not
with a single interpreter apiece.
but with many. stationed all
over their buildings.
36 Languages in Store
At last count. Woodward and
Lothrop's downtown store had
well over 800 bi-lingual en-
ployes, with the combined ability
to converse In 80 languages.
These include Armenian,
Arabic. Bohemian, Chinese,
Croatian, Czechoslovakian, Dam
ish. Dutch, Finnish, French, Ger
man, Greek. Hebrew, Hungarian,
Italian, Japanese. Latvian, Lith-
uanian, Magyar. Malayan, Nor
wegian. Philippine, Polish, Por-
tuguese, Romanian, Russian,
Scotch. Serbian. Slovak. Span
ish, Swedish. Syrian, Turkish,
Ukranian, Yugoslovian and even
Sign.
Jelleff's Inc. has more than
100 linguists on its staff, cover
ing 81 languages. The Hecht Co.,
with about 80 interpreters, can
handle is languages: and Kann's
can interpret 10.
Woodie's translation service
has been in existence for at least
80 years. But, says John Jockey,
director Of the Customers Pro-
gram there. 1t has grown ire
mendously" over the decades.
Help Often Near
Mr.. Yockey explains there is
nothing especially complex about
this service. The store simply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-29
Virginia Bus Firms
Lose Transit Suit

A move by two Virginia bus
companies to block the d.
Transit Co. from operating be-
tween local service installations
failed in Alexandria Federal
Court yesterday.
Judge Albert v. Bryan denied
. motion for a temporary re-
straining order asked by the
Washington, Virginia g. Mary
land Coach Co. and the Alexan-
dria, Barefoot q Washington
Transit Co.
The service includes scheduled
runs Monday through Friday
between military installations
and Offices in Arlington, WASH
ington and Fort Meade, Md. It
also includes special trips re-
quested by defense agencies.
Army buses had provided this
service until 1854. when the De-
tense Department began con-
tracing with local bus COM
panies.
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DERBY

Continued From First Page
way and the teen-age con-
testants lined their cars up
behind the starting ramp at the
top Of the incline.
Winner Gets Scholarship
The winner Of the national
race in Akron win get an ALL
expenses-paid trip to Europe
and q $1,000 scholarship. Four
other college scholarships are
on the prize list. The Washing
ton winner win get rs gallons
Of ice cream from Meadow Gold
and. Of course, q free trip to
the Ohio city to compete for the
American title.
There also arc medals and
trophies for winners Of the first
round. quarter-finals and semi
finals.
The Washington champion
will receive his trophy after the
final race today from Repre-
sentative Ayres. Republican of
Ohio. He represents the Akron
area in Congress.
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|Anucostiu Freewuy
Contracts TotuIinq
|$3.8 Million Let

The District has awarded $3.8
million in contracts for the first
construction on the new Ana
costa freeway to connect Kenil-
worth and the projected Jones
Point Bridge.
The two contracts are for a
bridge to cross the Pennsylvania
Railroad freight tracks south of
East Capitol street. One, for
$2,576,800, went to Terry Con-
tractors Inc, and the other, for
SD million, went to Gunnell
Construction Co.
The Gunnell bid was "a per
cent under the city's official esti-
mate, but the other contract was
8 per cent above
The freeway will take about
three years to complete, Deputy
Highway Director S. r. Harrison
said.
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Carrier Fined $500
For OPENING Mail

BALTIMORE. June 20 (R.-
Milton F. Hurdle. 39-year-old
Kensington (MdJ postal carrier.
was fined $500 in Federal Court
yesterday for opening six letters
addressed to the Montgomery
County Christmas Seal Cam
paign and taking money from
them.
United States District Judge
r. Dorsey Watkins also placed
him on two years probation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-29
Job
Set in Maryland

Ohicials Of two suburban
Maryland agencies are planning
a reforestation project which
they estimate will save taxpay-
ers $4,000.
In lo4e the Washington Sub
urban Com mission planted
Scotch and loblolly pine trees
along the banks Of its Tridelphia
Lake reservoir to prevent soil
erosion. The trees. now 6 to 8
feet tall, need thinning.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion has agreed to remove 500
trees valued at $4,000 from the
area. The trees will be replanted
in the planning agency's parks,
many Of them in Little Falls
Branch Park.
The project viii begin in the
fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-29
UNDER POLICE CAR
PUTS 3 BOYS AFOUL OF THE LAW

Three Hyattsvie MD boys found out last night
1t doesn't pay to trine with the Law-Prnce Georges
County Police Pvt. r. w. law. to be exact
They set on irecracker under his cruiser Chillum
and Queens Chapel roads about II 80 pm He etaated by
arresting the trio on fireworks violation charges
when that thing went on under my car" Pvt Law
said, "it sounded like a had blown the roof on.
don't see how they could help knowing policeman
because had my uniform and cap on"
He charged Howard l. Scott IT, 49, of the $500 block
Of Sixteenth with possessing fireworks The boy
posted $3.50 collateral The other two aged II 49, we're
charged with juvenile violations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-29

Red explained. and one was a
mite too small.
The little girl was also some-
what distracted by the thought
Of her new poodle puppy, who
was waiting alone in the car.
"Heps q boy, and he's a show
dog. Richard said proudly.
'And he's q miniature" VAL
entina added.
What caught the Skeletons
fancy most was a sight outside
the museum-rain. This is bet
ter than the Smithsonian" Red
said. This they've never SEEN"
Then he turned to the children
and explained, They turn It on
here just for the people from
California"
1--WE have some in California, I"
he said, Gin a museum in Pasa-
dena. They keep it In a small
bottle there"
Earlier in the day the Skel-
tons saw 'Lincoln's Memorial
and the George Washington
Monument" according to Rich
ard.
Later. after returning to the
hotel to change Valentino 8
shoes. they planned to go to
the FBI.
The Skeletons life-seeing jour-
|ney has already included visits
to New York. Boston and Phila-
delphia. London and Rome will
be other stops along the way.
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Late Cornrlea|
District
Food Program
Ceremony to Open
New Offices for
Surplus Giveuwuy

Launching Of the Districts
new surplus food program viii
be delayed by the late arrival
of q carload Of cornmeal.
Welfare Director Gerard Shea
said today q new ONCE for the
free-food program will be for
mally opened at 469l c street
INV. Monday.
The new ONCE viii begin ac-
cepting applications for free
food then. But actual distribu-,
ton Of the food will not start
until arrival Of the cornmeal.
Mr.. Shea said.
He added that he hopes the
Missing carload will arrive In
time to start giving out food
late next week. Cheese, dried
milk and flour also are to be
given out.
ceremony Scne0uleo
A ceremony is scheduled for
10 am. Monday in connection
with the opening Of the new
office. The Office is being stated
now by IL persons and later
will have a staff Of %.
Families on the city's public
assistance rolls will be entitled
to get the monthly gifts Of sur
plus food which the department
plans to hand out. Other needy
families also will be entitled to-
apply at the c street office.
Relief recipients will be noti-
hed by mail when and where to
pick up the food. for which they
need not apply. The department
plans to use q number Of neigh
borhood private welfare institu-
tions as distribution centers.
Grocery Issue to End
Mr.. Shea said he plans to halt
the emergency grocery program
which the city has had In opera
ton since last March. The city
under this program has been
handing out tickets good for free
groceries to needy families
through the Salvation Army
and Catholic Charities.
A total of $1O5.88S worth Of
groceries was authorized under
this program through yesterday,
Mr.. Shea reported.
The special program, intended
to relieve hunger among chill
dren. was scheduled to last only
through this month. and Mr..
Shea said he has had no instruc-
tions to extend it.
Schuyler Lowe. general admin
istration director. said no funds
have been authorized for such
an extension. But he said fur
ther action on the matter may
depend on just how long the
surplus program is held UP.
The free food for the new
program is coming from the
Agriculture Department. Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 to
administer the program.
Mr.. Shea has estimated so, 1000
persons VIII Be eligible to get the
food handouts once the program
is In full operation.
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Maryland Plans
4fh D. {. Route
Roads Unit Gets
Request for Study

Maryland State Roads Com
mission officials plan to study a
possible fourth Baltimore-Wash-
ington highway route in the east
ern section Of Prince Georges
County and part Of Anne Arundel
County.
Request for the study was pre-
scented to the commission in Bal
timore yesterday by Prime e
Georges and Anne Arund e ]
County officials during a closed
door meeting to discuss future
Baltimore Washington routes
I'VE covered a number of prob
lens and reached agreement on
some points that we do not feel
should be publieized now" said
Commission Chairman Robert
Bonnell after the meeting.
The fourth route was requested
by the Prince Georges County
commissioners, who think the
road is necessary to link and
serve the disappearing Balti-
more and county industrial areas.
Roads Commission spokesman
have indicated the third route
viii lie between u. s. / and U. s.
90 in the western part Of Prince
Georges and at some points run
ming along the Montgomery
County line. It would supple
ment the Baltimore Washington
parkway and U. S. /. which now
link the two cities.
The location Of the third road
will depend a great deal on
where the Bureau Of Public
Roads says it must enter the
District. Mr.. Bonnell said.
Prince Georges and Anne
Arundel County officials sug-
gested the fourth route be a
road closing the 11-mile gap be-
tween George Palmer highway
and State Route ITO at Odenton,
in Anne Arundel County. State
Route ITO is scheduled for dual
ization in the State commission's
12-year improvement program.
Mr.. Bonnell said a survey Of this
area made several years ago
would be brought UP to date.
Edward r. Lonergan, Anne
Arundel County manager, said
earlier that he and the county's
planning administrator thought
the fourth eastern highway
would be very beneficial with
properly spaced interchanges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-29
Anti-Aircruft Group
To Get New Quarters

A new Washington area head
quarters for the Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Command will be con-
structed at nearby Suitland, Md.
It was announced today by the
office Of Representative Lank-
ford. Democrat of Maryland.
The headquarters will occupy
AZ acres and will employ about
$50 military and civilian workers.
The site is now owned by the
General Services Administration
and will be transferred to the
Army.
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keeps check on the employees
able to speak a second language
or more. When a customer comes
in who can't speak English. the
proper linguist is Immediately
contacted and put to work as
translator.
Very often. he says. there is
someone in the immediate vi
entity Of the counter who can
take over.
Sometimes there is confusion,
the assistant personnel director
OF one store reveals, when no
body within earshot Of the for
eign customer can determine the
alien tongue.
But Gareth Rose. assistant
training director at Lansburgh's
twho speaks French, Spanish,
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German and Swedish, says, 81
have never yet heard OF anyone
whom we couldn't help at ALL
He explains. usually some mu-
tually spoken language can be
found. That is. If no employe
could speak Hungarian, say, Their
the Hungarian customer might
stumble along in German with
"a German-speaking employee.
Many Of the bi-lingual work.
ers are natives Of other coun.
tries, rather than one-time high
school or college language stu.
dents. Their help may be needed
only several times a week durinl
the slack summertime, but arr
demanded much more often IL
the busy fall, winter and sprinl
seasons.
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the father will show his son and
daughter some Of the wonders
of the world" y
Richard is suffering from leu
kemia and Red wants him 10
see as much Of life as possible
now.
When they arrived in the
Capital, the comedian said he
hoped to move about the city
without any fanfare. But travel
ing incognito is obviously moi
his forte.
Ogled by Tourists
Throughout the big museum
yesterday, other tourists turned
from exhibits to look at the tall
television star and his red
haired, freckle-faced progeny
Some ran up to shake Reds
hand. many wanted his auto
graph. one woman snapped hi;
picture and another waved anc
called out. You're a big thing
in Arkansas"
The Smithsonian guards VIII.
gathered around, presumably Il
protect the Skeletons, looked jus
as excited as the rest. At on
point they led the celebrities of
to a party in q back room for {
retiring staff member, james
Russell Sirlouis. Mr.. Sirlouis
assistant curator in the division
of Military History and a Smith,
sonian employee for ~ years
looked overwhelmed by the sur.
prise visitors. Red beamed
shook hands all around, posed fol
pictures. drank some green punch
and said adieu.
If the Skeletons minded thesl
Interruptions by their public
they didn't show it. Richart
looked awed, as any boy would
by the mechanical exhibits.
Tight Shoe BOthers
"Hey. this is pretty good" h,
said Of the atmospheric gas en-.
CINE. And he listened, fasci.
mated. while his father explained
the workings Of q reciprocatine
steam engine.
Valentino liked the museum
too. except her foot hurt. She
had just got q new pair of shoes