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The Tax Exemption Board is now adequately con
stituted.
There are presently f~ofty-one (41) permanent tax
exempted business in the Virgin Islands employing ap-
p~roximately 1913 persons.
In addition, there are t~hirty-six 1867 businesses which
are temporarily exempted, employing a total Of approx
rnately 300 persons. These businesses will be reinvestigat-
ed for the granting Of permanent exemption conditioned
upon actual compliance with the provisions Of law within
a stated period.
Thirty claims amounting to 1898, 56O83 were pro-
cessed by the Tax Exemption Board. Of this amount, the
Finance Department has audited and settled claims
amounting to $505,601.83.
The above claims were divided into three c~ategories:
1870 Of Income Taxes Paid $358,708.34
Custom Duties 75,978.O2
Securities 163,874.47
, 1958-10-04

TOURIsM AND TRADE
Tourism in the Virgin Islands during the past fsc;
ear broke all previous records.
It il. estimated that the total tourist revenue wi
mount to $l5,000,0O0 spent by 10000 visitors in a
ategories. 4
Among the outstanding events and accomplishment
1ade during the past year are.
The establishment Of a Photographer-Writer
TO increase our publicity and promotional activi-
ties in this field.
The re-activation Of the position Of Manager
in our ST. Croix Office and the opening Of an Air
port information Desk at the Alexander Hamil
ton Airport.
The many groups Of travel agents, under the
sponsorship of ASIA, Pan American, Eastern
Air Lines and VIM. P. Wolfe Organization that
visited all these islands to gather first hand infor-
nation on our tourist facilities.
Seventy-fve l75) cruise ships visited the Vir-
gin Islands. The main goals for 1859 are:
Greater participation in travel forums in
order to meet growing competition particularly
from Jamaica, Nassau and Haiti.
Reorganization and modernization Of our
present Office facilities to make them more at
tractive and smoother operating.
Through cooperation with carriers, hotels,
ETC., to increase Summer and Fall business by
joint promotionaE and advertising campaign.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES
'~5rsonnel The Pay Plan for Government Personns
551, Title 8, Virgin Islands Code, should /
mended. The present plan is too restrictive and does n
rovide for the regular increments which are a necessal
art of every pay structure. The majority Of employees
the Government of the Virgin Islands have received
acrement within present assignment since April 1875
he Administration is preparing for submission, a revise
'ay Plan to overcome these Deficiencies.
It is planned to resubmit a bill prepared by the Puol
administration Service TO Provide for the Retirement
he Officials and Employees of the Government OF the vi
in Islands and its Related Agencies, and for other Pu
oses." believe that the passage of this bill would be OF
the h~ighlights Of the 1858 Regular Session.
lsal Properly Assessment and Recording The Divisic
f Real Property Assessment and Recording is current
ngaged in a general re-assessment of values of real pr
in the three islands. It is expected that with an Y
revision Of values, an additional 100000 will /
objected in tax revenue for the coming fiscal year.
This Division is urgently in need Of comprehensiN
AK Maps which clearly locate and define parcels Of Ian
nd buildings.
The passage Of time has not been kind to our Ian
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Minor Damage To
 Fish As Result Of Ripple Rock Blast

CAMPBELL RIVER, BIC. R- Only minor damage" to fish stocks in the area of Seymour Narrows resulted from Saturdays gigantic blast of Ripple Rock with 1875 tons of high explosive.
 The kill, fishery officials said, was much smaller than expected They found less than 100 floating fish carcasses and they were comprised of only four species of rock cod.
 No dead salmon or herring were found and no dead fish were .ob- served more than three miles from the center of the blast of the underwater shipping hazard
 Only other evidence of nor tality were two dead diving birds
 Officials reported seeing school of five killer whales nov ing southward into the danger area immediately prior to the ex- plosion. But they said that af- forwards the whales were seen heading north apparently un- harmed, but presumably some what disturbed"
 Fisheries men placed fish in cages on the bottom at various distances from the blast center to gauge it's effect on them. Data on their survival will not be known until the cages are re- trieved.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Greatest Non-Atomic Explosion At
 Ripple Rock Goes off Without Hitch

Photographic survey ships later proved the eplosion, decribed as the free worlds largest non-atom- ic blast, had done more than it's designers expected. It blasted seven feet more from the under sea peaks than had been forecast, yet caused no apparent damage to nearby communities.
 In this town eight miles from the scene, elaborate preparations were made for possible damage from the blast. When ii went off, most residents were unable even to hear rumble.
 But sensitive seismographic in struments set up as much as 500 miles way were able to measure the effects of the explosion The results will be evaluated at the Dominion observatory for use in studies of the earth'sf crust in connection with International Geophysical Year.
 At Edmonton. measurements showed the blast raised the level of the earth 1-100,000 of an inch, Dr. c. D. Garland of the Univer- sity of Alberta physics depart ment said. [.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Major Earthquake Recorded Today In The Aleutians

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, LA - A major earthquake, it's center un- determined, was felt here today starting at 5:31 am.
 A University of Alaska seismol- ogist said the quake may have .centered in the Aleutian Islands. He called it the largest quake ever recorded on the university's seismograph, but did not give an immediate comparative rating.
 The quake swayed light fix lures and tumbled equipment from shelves in the Fairbanks News-Miner newspaper office, but no damage was reported in the city.
 At Columbia University in New York City a seismologist also placed the quake in Southwest Alaska and said it might cause a tidal wave.
 The weather bureau at Anchor age said the tremor was felt slightly at several stations north of Anchorage.
 At the University of California station in Berkeley, Every strong" earthquake was recorded, appar- ently centering in the Aleutian region.
 Seismologist Don Tocher said it appeared to be centered 2,400 miles from Berkeley, and had a Richter Rating in the range of 712. The quake that left San Francisco in ruins in 1906 had a magnitude of 814.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Anchorage Boy Not Liable For Triple Staying

ANCHORAGE, R LII Robert l.. Courtney, 13, wearing the same clothes he wore Wednsday night when his mother, sister and brother were shot to death, ap- peared briefly before U. s. Com missioner David R. Daines Friday.
 The hearing lasted just 20 min utes. The boy said nothing, dur ing that time. His face revealed no emotion throughout the hear ing.
 The boy has been held in Fed eral jail since his capture about two hours after the triple sIay- ing. Police said he has orally confessed to the three murders.
 The hearing was called to de- termine whether or not the boy should continue to be held in custody.
 Daines said he thought there was substantial evidence to war rant his detention. He said the boy is undergoing mental exam ination by a psychiarist and a psychologist.
 The commissioner said a final hearing in the case would be held when the mental examina- ton had been completed.
 Daines cited section of the Territorial juvenile code which says a youth can be charged with a crime only if he has reached his 18th birthday. He said he did not know at this time of any federal law which would over ride the territorial statute.
 Two U. S. Assistant Atorneys also expressed doubt the boy cduld be prosecuted.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Alaska Steamship to Make 3 Trips to Boring Sea Ports

The Alaska Steamship Com pany has announced schedule service to Boring Sea ports for the 1858 season, with vessels to depart from Seattle as follows:
 SS Tonsina, June II, for Nome, St. Michael and Unalakleet.
 MS Galena, July g, for Nome, Teller, Kotzebue, and St. Michael.
 SS Tonsina, September IS, for St. Michael and Nome.
 Cargo for the June II sailing will be received from May 26 through June at Pier A. It is very. important that the maxi mum amount of Nome required tonnage move on this sailing as priority of space on the July g sailing must necessarily be given to Kotzebue.
 For the July g sailing, cargo will be received at Pier A from June Is to July inclusive. Un- fortunately, space limitation will not permit the acceptance of sealed cribs for this particular sailing. The utilization of cribs reduces ship carrying capacity up to forty per cent and it is obvious that to use cribs on the Kotzebue vessel would preclude forwarding of all offerings on this vessel.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
RUSSIAN TRAWLER
 FOUNDERS IN BLIZZARD OFF COAST OF NORWAY

OSLO, Norway, R - A Russian herring trawler with two women in her crew foundered in a bliz- gard off the Northeastern coast of Norway today. Two crewmen were washed overheard but the others were rescued.
 The trawler Granata was en route to Murnansk after fishing off the Lofoten Islands when she ran into trouble. Those rescued, including the women, were taken to Vardoe by the Norwegian ves- sel which picked them up.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Isaac Okleasik Of Teller Wins
 Easter Dog Race

The official starter at the Easter Day Dog race was Will Rogers Jr. Planning to stay only for the start of the race Rogers got so interested in the event that he remained until the winner Isaac Okleasik of Teller returned.
 Rogers arrived here late Sat urday from Barrow where he visited the monument erected in the memory of his famous father. While here he met with Stan Mor gan who was the radio operator for ACS at Barrow at the time of his fathers death.
 Due to the fact that the day was warm and the 20 mile trail very soft no time records were broken.
 Isaac Okleasik, Teller who was second last year, won the $500.00 purse with total time of 1:39:11. His time last year was 1:34:27. Winning time last year over the same course was 1:27:58.
 Chester Topkok, Teller, who was last years winner, placed second winning $275.OO with a total time of 1:45:21.
 Robert Tocktoo of Nome placed third with a time of 1:47:46 to win $1OO.O0.
 Fourth was Dave Walluk, of Nome winning $75.OO time 1:49:12
 Fifth place, Edward Keelick of Teller, time 1:50:49, winning $5O.OO
 Sixth place John Komok; 1:51- :O2, Nome; seventh Edwin Pun guk 1:51:22 White Mountain; eighth Jim Weyanna, Teller 1:52:33; ninth David Amuktolik, Golovin 1:55:3O; tenth Herbert James, Nome 1:55:31; eleventh Walter David, Film 1:57:15; twelfth Ernest Koonuk 1:57:18; thirteenth Tom Brown White Mountain 2:O4:52; fourteenth George Auliye, Film 2:07:2O; six teenth Alfred Sereadlook, Wales 2:10:O4; seventeenth Pete Rock Nome 2:1O:25.
 In the children's race Gregory Bayer and his springer spaniel won first place with Ron Kunnuk placing second and Lloyd Hardy third.
 Bert James Jr. was presented with a shot gun by the sponsors of the dog race, the Arctic Club.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Russia To Open Worlds Foremost Science. Center In Siberia

MOSCOW, A - The Russians expect to have their big new science city in Siberia open for business by the end of 1859.
 Pravda today quoted academi- clan M. Lavrentiev as saying the first buildings in the big center outside the West Siberian metrop- olis of Novosibirsk will be com pleted by the end of this year. Most of the center's scientific establishments and research in stitutes should be operating by late 1859, he added.
 Eight acaremicians and 27 cor responding members of the So- viet academy of sciences will head the operation which has, been billed as one of the worlds fore most science centers.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Million Dollars Asked For Prevention Of
 Alaska Forest Fires

WASHINGTON, LR - Congress should provide at least one mil lion dollars for a pre-suppression program to control Alaska's for est fires, a wildlife management institution official said today.
 C. R. Guthermuth, institute vice president, told a Senate ap- propriation subcommittee such a program would enable the Blu reau of Land Management to suppress fires before they reach manageable proportions.
 He said conservationists are concerned about the fire problem in Alaska where the average year ly loss is from one million to two million acres. Fires last year claimed five million acres in the territory.
 While the bureau has "what amounts to nearly a blank check for funds to fight Alaskan forest fires after they start" Gutter muth said there is an acute need for a pre-suppression program.
 He proposed also that Congress appropriate $17O,O0O for admin istration of wildlife resources in the territory.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Easter Celebrated Yesterday From
 Holy Land-China
tBu The Associated Pressl

Christian WorShipperS in chur- ches throughout the world yes terday commemorated the resur- rection of Christ.
 From Jerusalem, the cradle of Christianity, to Communist China, the devout heard retold the joy ous story of the risen Christ.
 In much of the United States, rain, snow and chilly winds put damper on Easter parades and other displays of holiday finery. New York City's Easter parade was drowned in a gusty down pour
 London reported the coldest Easter Sunday of the century. In his Easter message, Pope Plus XII called on world leaders to let the light of Christ bring peace to a darkened world. A cosmopolitan throng estimated at 250,000 damned St. Peters square in Rome to hear the 82-year-old Pope say there is no better work for Christians than to labor for a just peace.
 In Jerusalem, Holy Land pill grims commemorated the resur- rection at two sites where Christ might have been buried-the holy sepulchre and the garden tomb, an empty grave in a garden just outside the city walls.
 About 10000 pilgrims jammed the giant underground Basilica of St. Plus x in Lourdes, France, for Easter ceremonies. Included were 500 paralyzed men and wo- men from all parts of France.
 Radio Peiping reported several thousands Protestants and Cath olics at high masses and holy communion services in Peiping, Shanghai and Canton.
 At Gettysburg, Pa, President and Mrs. Eisenhower and their family attended services at the local Presbyterian Church des- pite heavy rainstorm.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. R- It's plain sailing now on the sheltered Inside Passage between Vancouver and the fast-develop- ing coastal communities of Nor thern British Columbia and Alaska.
 The runbling eruption of 1875 tons of high explosive which put and end Saturday to the twin peaks of Ripple Rock in Sey- mour Narrows opened new era for coastal shipping by clearing the channel between the B. c. mainland and Vancouver Island of it's worst hazard.
 First skipper to sail over the stump that used to be Ripple Rock was Capt. Henry Hall of the freighter Squamish Queen, Southbound from Kitimat Satur- day afternoon.
 Capt. Hall said later he took the Queen directly over the site of "Old Rip," which claimed 12O vessels and IA lives in the past 80 years. He said it was slack tide and his echo sounder showed 52 feet of water beneath him.
The Nome nugget., 1958-04-07
Prophet Airliner Crash In Michigan Kills AZ Persons

MIDLAND, Mich, lR - A Cap ital Airlines British-built Wis count airliner slammed into the muck of an old corn field during a snowstorm last night, killing all AT persons aboard.
 A chief Civil Aeronautics Blu reau inspector said today it prob ably would take at least the rest of the week to find out why.
 The big plane, powered by four turbo-prop engines, plunged in- to the ground about 2,300 feet short of the southwest-northeast runway of the tri-city airport.
 CAB investigator Fred G. Powell said a preliminary inves- tigation indicated the craft ex- ploded after hitting the ground He added however that it was en- tirely too early to get even pos sible cause for the disaster, worst in the history of conner cial aviation in Michigan.
 Powell assembled six CAB specialists to study the crash The Civil Aeronautics Adminis- tration sent in six other experts Capital Airlines is conducting still third inquiry.
 The impact scattered bodies across a wide area. Charred bodies were found in the shat tered wreckage.
 Nelson Girardin, who had stopped at the airport admin stration building with his family to watch the plane land, said lone minute the planes lights were barely visible through the rain snow-the next minute they abruptly headed earthward. A second later there was a blinding flash of orange flame squirting nearly 100 feet in the air, fol- lowed by muffled explosion"
 Girardin said the plane appar- ently landed almost squarely on it's nose," then Tipped over on it's back, a flaming mass of wreckage.
 Airlines officials, said three crew members and A passen- gers were aboard the plane, Cap ital flight 67 from Newark, N. J., to Chicago via Detroit, Flint and Saginaw, Mich.
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ing for rockfish and blues. For
deep trolling use wire line.
Twenty-Five pound test monel
is heavy enough and you should
buy sinkers of various sizes up
to Is ounces. Monofilament is
used for leaders and bucktalls
or spoons for lures. Surface
trolling can be done with nylon,
dacron or monofllament line on
spinning tackle, if you prefer.
Enthusiastically peeler
crab or shrimp for hardhead,
bloodworms for spot and any
of these for sea trout. Perch
go for bloodworms on a spinner
hook cast to the edges of the
grass beds in the rivers. When
you catch one you've usually
located a school. Quite a few
fish for spot and perch from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-01

Twenty-Five rowboats. SO per
day. Cupboard motors, SIS per
day. Snack bar. CO. 1892,
SCHONE'S, Herald Harbor
Twelve rowboatS. So per day,
Launching ramp, fee So. VI.
9-2174.
OAK GROVE BEACH, Edge
water. Twenty rowboats. 81
per day. Restaurant, bait, ice
CO. 1851.
WOODLAND BEACH YACHT
BASIN, Edgewater. Thirty
three rowboats. $3.50 per day
Boat and motor, $1.25 per hour
with SIS minimum. Snack bar
bait, ice. CO. $500.
GENE DONOVAN, Edgewater
Thirty rowboats. $3.50 per day
Also has fishing pier on South
River, $50 feet long. Fee for
use, IS cents. CO. 1854.
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The Fish

STRIPED Basin preced-
ing chapters of the fishing
guide we have told about the
striped bass or rockfish as he
is called locally. In the spring
schools can be found in the
shadows, sometimes on the
grass beds. Rock piles also at
tract him. Many times, how
ever. in the summer and fall
the fish are in deep water and
wire lines and heavy drailS are
necessary to reach them.
Small rockf1sh often are TAX
en- up the Western Shore rivers
such as the South and Severn.
HARDHEADS - Crackers,
those delicious members of the
drum family, range throughout
this section of the bay and up
its rivers. Hardheads in the
rivers usually are small but in
Eastern Bay and off Poplar
Island they are good sized.
SEA TROUT - This popular
fish, both in its spotted and
gray variations, is caught in
this area along with other bot
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CHARTER BOATS

BAY HARBOR INN, Deale,
Md. Capt. Harry Manifold. Five
charter boats. Two being re-
fitted to carry more than six
passengers. SIS up to six pas
sengers for 6 hours bottom
fishing. $50 for trolling. Over
six passengers. $2.85 each for
six hours, $3.50 all day. UN. Z
2987.
CAPT. ROXEY NIEMAN,
Churchton, Md. One charter
boat. UN. 7-S485.
JACKS INN, Deale. Capt.
Johnny Manifold. Three char
Ter boats. SIS up to six pas
sengers for up to six hours
bottom fishing. $50 for troll
ing. All day trolling, $45. UN.
7-842l.
CAPT. CHARLES II. BEAT
TY, Deale. One charter boat.
UN. 7-842l.
CAPT. w. w. BUCK KEEL
LUM, Deale. One charter boat,
Renting to carry more than
six passengers. UN. 7-2807.
CAPT. w. E. WEIGH, Deale.
One charter boat. $40 for up
to six passengers still fishing.
$45 trolling. UN. 1915.
CAPT. EARL EVERHART,
Deale. One charter boat. $40
for up to six passengers still
fishing. $45 trolling. UN. Z
1898.
WARD BROTHERS, Deale.
Three charter boats. $25 for
half day fishing, $50 to
cross bay. $50 for half day
trolling. $40 for all day still
fishing, $45, trolling. Sand
witches. Bait. UN. 7-8761.
BERLITZ MARINE AN
CHORAGE, Deale. Gus Berlitz
Three charter boats. $25 for
half day still fishing, $50 to
cross bay. $50 for half day
trolling. $40 for all day still
fishing, $45, trolling. UN. Z
2901.
PARKS PIER, Deale. Capt
Alvin Parks. Two charter boats.
$25 for half day still-fishing,
$50 to cross bay. $50 for half
day trolling. $40 for all day
still-f1shing, $45, trolling. UN.
| 7-8181.
CAPT. ERNIE CLAYTON,
Chalk Point. One charter boat.
$25 for up to 6 hours still
fishing. $50 for UP to six hours
trolling. All day, $45. UN. Z
8106.
CAPT. JAMES B. MAR
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South River Heavily Fished
ROWBOAT RENTALS

BAY HARBOR INN, Deale,
Md. Capt. Harry Manifold.
Twenty-Five rowboats. SO per
day. Four inboards. SIPS per
hour with SO minimum. Res
taurant. Ice. Bait. UN 7-2987.
NUTWELL'S, Deale. Eleven
rowboats. SO per day. UN
1884.
JACKS INN, Deale. Capt.
Johnny Manifold. Eighteen
rowboats, SO per day. Five in
boards. 81 per hour. Snack bar.
Bait Ice. UN 7-8421.
BERLITZ MARINE AN
CHORAGE, Deale. Gus Berlitz.
Thirty-flve rowboats. SO per
day. Forty-two inboards. SIPS
and $3.50 per hour according
to size. Restaurant. Bait.
Showers. Ice. Gas and oil.
Mooring. Launching ramp. UN
7-290l.
PARKS PIER, Deale. Capt.
Alvin Park. Fifteen rowboats.
SO per day. Restaurant. Bait.
Ice. Gas and oil. UN 1881.
ALBERT T. BULL, Selby
Bay. Eighteen rowboats. So per
day. JTN 1882.
HARRY COLLISION, Selby
Bay. Twenty rowboats. 81 per
day. Boat and motor 81 per
hour with SO min i'm u m.
Launching site with 81 fee. UN
1858.
Marines HIN G
SHORE, Turkey Point. Thirty
rowboats. $3.50 for eight hours.
Boat and motor SIPS per hour
with SIS minimum. Bait.
Launching site. UN 1882.
SELBY BAY YACHT BASIN,
Selby Bay. Sixteen rowboats,
$3.50 per day. Bait. Sand
witches. UN 7-2701.
FRANKS PIER, Lock Haven
Fifteen boats. $3.50 per day
Outboards available. UN. Z
S5l5.
HARTGE'S BOAT WORKS
Esstport. Seventy-flve boats
So so per day. Boat and motor
$40. With smaller motor, So
Bait. ice. co. 3-9606.
IATCH'S ON THE SEW
ERN, Indian Landing road
Eighteen rowboats, 81 per day
Cor two persons. so cents fol
each additional person. Boat
and motor, 81. Large runabout:
without motor, SIS. Snack bar
bait, gas and oil. VI. 9-3624.
G. L. PARKS, Edgewater
Fifteen rowbosts. 81 per day
Bait. co. 1881.
RIVERSIDE INN, My Creek
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FOR REFERENCE

This is the third of a
series of sectional guides to
Chesapeake Bay fishing.
They are concerned with
areas most frequently
f1shed from the Western
Shore.
The first, published May
IL, dealt with the area from
Point Lookout to Cedar
Point, the second from
Cedar Point to Holland
Point and this one from
Holland Point to Rock Hall.
Others will cover the Pa
tuxent and Potomac Rivers.
There also will be one on
the Ocean City area.
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the mouth of the Chester
River are favorite trolling areas
for large rockfish. Boats from
Rock Hall fish this section.
On the Eastern Shore below
the Bay Bridge is the famous
Brickhouse Bar, where tackle
smashing rockfiSh sometimes
are taken. Below this are the
Gum ThicketS, Bloody Point,
the Wild Grounds and The
Hill, all noted for rock and
blues. Around Bloody Point is
Holaga Snood, a prime bottom
fishing place, and from there
boats range UP into Eastern
Bay to other favorite trolling
places, including the Miles and
Chester Rivers.