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, 1959-07-15
Ten Miles of Tele.
Wire Being Instulled
For Eust End

T miles Of telephone
cables are being installed from
central at Christiansted up to
the Eastern End Of the Island.
The new installation will
facilitate fifty subscribers in
that area.
, 1959-07-15
Representatives 81
American. British ". /.
Confer al ST. John

The Inter-Virgin Islands
Conference was held at Cruz
Bay, st. John yesterday. Re
representatives. Of the American
and British Virgin Islands
attended
Governor John David Mer-
win and Government Secre-
tary Roy Bornn were among
the local representatives a
, 1959-07-15
RALPH BRESHEARS. SAYS GRAPETRE
BAY HOTEL WILL OPEN DECEMBER lST

Ralph reshears, well known hotel operator, has been APP
pointed Vice-President and General Manager Of the multi-rniI
lion dollar Grapetree Bay Hotel and Cottage Colony, St.
Croix, Virgin Islands, it was announced by Thibaut de Saint
, 1959-07-15
Agent for Isrueli
American Line Here to
Muke Arrangements

Mr.. Wilmer, representative
Of the Steam
ship Line was in Frederiksted
on Saturday last looking over
the anchorage area and maxi
ing arrangements for the ship
to shore transportation Of pas
sengers from the S. S. Jerusa-
lem which is expected to call
there on November 25th.
II will be the first trip Of the
vessel from New York. She is
expected TO bring three hum
dred passengers; and on Janu-
airy 8, 1860, her second voyage
here, there win be 800 passen-
gers aboard
, 1959-07-15

Croix, Virgin Islands, it was announced BY Thibaut de Saint =
Phaile, President Of Grapetree
- Heel rornoration the old World charm and M
i nnmncino the asSocia- the incredible beauty Of the tn
ton u M Rresbars with the surrounding water make the sl
,au, cr.ro+rea Rav HotaI. Mr., island Of st. Croix the ideal =.
a. SAINT pballe said: vacation site. Our plans call vi
awo b.va now nearly com- for the opening Of the new ~
pleted construction of our ho- motel on December Isl as 2 =
III .nd cottage unns for OPEN year round operation, and for w
S nacnobar 1850 and we its continued development and an
Lnou tbat Under tbe direction promotion to make it an out -
Of Ralph Breshears Grapetree STANDING island resort para
Bay will be one Of the finest disc
resorts in the Caribbean" Breshears will continue his tn
cr.notroo Rav uil have los position as President Of the cd
lav,rions rooms and suites ii Sapphire Valley Inn and Golf nj
individual cottages with a ca CuD, sapphire, North caro- on
pacity of over 200 guests. Ina, and further stated: "
Dramatically situated near the 81 feel we have an ideal stu s.
most easterly point Of the alton in these two luxury re- w
United States between the Ca sorts in that they are similar y
ribbean Sea and a ~baekdrop Of both in size and type Of opera i
green mountains, it will be the ton, Sapphire Valley is exclu- ~
largest hotel on the island of sively q summer resort and =
ST. Croix and the second larg- cur entire capable staff will
est in the Virgin Islands. The be brought to- Grapetree Bay Al
property covers a 10 acre re- each winter while a portion Of ia
resort estate with vast beach our executive staff will remain til
frontage and IS individual cot for the year round operation lie
fages, eacn q an acre 2 prop Before taking over the $1,000 W
erty along the bay. The hotel acre sannbire vauev noun
SsnsSA go An0OS tain resort, BreshearS was ac- r.
FOOL Maln Dnnng = Z tive as President and principal 4
Terrace, Coffee Shop and Far stoskbolder 81 Anchor Hotels q
East Bar and Hanging Gar Tnc owner e Ave hotel II
dens, together with complete nerties. II ceorO;a ia Nortb
resort no1el acilues Carolina, and has recently
In assuming the manage sold his interest in these 4
ment of the new Grapetree hotels.
pay properly Dlesneais SsaV0' From 1854 to 1858 he was Il
i fei te UNIQUE privacy 9 vice-President and General
cur new cottages sne eNsen- Manager Of the 400 room Bon
sive hotel and recreational Adr Hotel Il Auu,sta Czeor- W
facalues comOlneo Wlsn shs ga, and has held executive e
perfect year round cnma1e' Continued on page a e
, 1959-07-15
Housing Authority
Gets Million Towdrds
ST. Tho1nus Project

The Virgin Islands Housing
and Urban Renewal Authority
On July Is, received a cash adj
vance Of almost $1,000, 100000,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
New Draft Bill
OKd in House,
Sped to President
BY the Associated Press

Legislation extending the
draft law four years was sped
to President Eisenhower today
by the House.
BY voice vote and without
debate, the House approved a
Senate amendment to a bill
which passed the House last
month. The amendment dealt
with the pay Of doctors and
dentists in the armed services.
The Senate voted. 90-l, yes
terday. to pass a bill extending
the draft and related military
manpower programs until July
/, 1868. Only Senator LANCER
Republican of North Dakota,
who has opposed the series of
Draft Act extensions since
World War II. voted against it.
The Senate changed the bill
by granting a four-year ex-
tension of the extra pay for
physicians, dentists and other
medical specialists.
Doctors and dentists get 500
a month extra the first two
years of military service. $3.50
extra for two to six years 5000
extra from six to 10 and $3.50
after 10 years.
Veterinarians get 500 a
month extra regardless of mill
tary service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Eisenhower to Talk
To Macmillan at Camp

French and West German lead
erS
Mr. Hagerty said he assumed
the President and Mr.. Macmil-
Ian would go to Camp David
the next morning and be there
at least through Friday. Satur-
day and Sunday. He left open
the possibility that they might
STAY at Camp David a day or
two longer.
Dulles May Attend
Mr.. Hagerty told questioners
that the President hopes Secre-
tary of State Dulles, undergoing
treatment at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center for abdominal
cancer. will be able to partici-
pate in the talks. He said he
could not say. however, whether
Mr.. Dulles might leave the hos
pital to go to Camp David.
Camp David was first used as
a presidential retreat by Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt. who
called it Shangri-La. Mr.. Eisen-
hover changed the name to
Camp David. His grandson is
named David.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
HOLD BACK THE STARS
Cautious on Flag,
Orders Just Stripes

that about 5000 have already
been received"
Ordinarily we stock a four
month supply 100000 flags),'
he said. But yesterday someone
pushed the panic button down
to the floorboards.
1.-THE manufacturers were
contacted-the biggest one is
out in Chicago-and the VA
explained its problem" the
spokesman said.
They were very understand
ing" he said. I'VE mulled the
whole thing over, and finally
they agreed to do it,"
do what?" he was asked.
Hold back the stars and go
ahead with the stripes
what else is there to do?"
Asked how long Old Glory
would be without stars, the flag
man was very reaSsuring:
They promised to hold back
the stars for a couple of
months, anyway" he said.
That will give us a chance
to see which way the wind is
blowing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
BY MICHAEL MOK
Star Stan Writer

The Veterans Administration
doesn't know how many stars
the American flag will have, SC
it's just ordering stripes.
Badgered beyond endurance
by the addition Of Alaska'S 49th
star, and faced with the likeli-
hood of Hawaii making it so
the VA is determined not to
be caught short.
The VA is the largest single
Government customer for flags,
which it purchases at the rate
of 10000 a year, or 10000 per
month.
These are distributed through
Post Offices and conSulateS
scattered over the globe.
We planned to give Alaska
its 49th star on the Fourth OF
July" a spokesman said today,
but now it looks as if we may
never issue it,
He said about $4,000 of the
49-star flags are presently in
flow, or on order" and added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
BY GARRETT ID. HORNER
Star STAFF Writer

President Eisenhower plans
to take British Prime Minister
Macmillan to Camp David next
week for their informal talks
on the Berlin situation, the
White House announced today,
Camp David is the Presidents
secluded lodge in the Catoctin
Mountains. near Thurmont
Md. where Marine guards
around the grounds guarantee
secluSion.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty announced
that Mr.. Macmillan had ac-
cepted Mr.. Eisenhower's invi-
tation to hold their conferences
in the informal atmosphere OF
the mountain lodge.
Due On Thursday
Mr.. Macmillan is arriving
here next Thursday to review
with Mr.. Eisenhower the West
ern position on Berlin in the
light of his recent visit to
Soviet Premier Khrushchev in
Moscow and later talks with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

than raise Federal aid from
$40 to $32 million. They CEN
tered criticism on new govern.
ment personnel and an under
ground parking lot planned
downtown.
Through three weeks Of
hearings released today, COM
mittee members appeared un-
moved by the Commissioners
plea to retain a per cent
sales tax on food. Bills are
pending to repeal the levy,
which yields $2.2 million an
nually.
| AS an alternative, a tax on
property transfers from pri-
vate to Federal ownership was
suggested to keep the munich
pal money bill in the black.
Fair Share Viewpoint
The Commissioners repeated
arguments to convince con.
gressional budget-makers that
$32 million was the Govern
ment's fair share of city costs.
Taxpayers bear $142 million,
under the budget before Con.
gress. The rest-$73 Million
comes from certain miscellane-
ious revenue and loans.
Hearings we're on q balanced
budget of $247.8 million. The
Commissioners based their
spending estimates on the full
$32 million Federal payment
authorized. but not appropri-
ated, by Congress last year.
: There is a difference be-
: tween what the Legislative
Committee thinks the Federal
payment ought to be and what
the House thinks generally it
ought to be. including members
of this committee" Represent
alive Rabaut. Democrat OF
Michigan. declared at hearings.
He heads the Appropriations
Subcommittee handling the
District budget. His formal
recommendations are expected
to reach the House floor with
in days.
S22 Million Indicated
Mr.. Rabaut likened the Dis
trict budget TO those of other
Government departments" sell
dom granted the full amount Of
money authorized.
= If they got all the money for
all the bills that were passed
by Congress. there isn't a man
IN this room who wouldn't
join the gang hollering to high
heaven for mercy" Chairman
Rabaut said.
But the District government
seems to feel that they are
apart from that. That they are
in a class by themselves. That
See BUDGET, Page ABS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Snow Piles
To Ia Inches
In Maryland

Winter gave Marylanders an
other walloping today, leaving
up TO IA inches Of fresh snow
in the mountains OF Garrett
County and lesser amounts
eastward to the Chesapeake
Bay.
The weather outlook was for
more snow hurries in the west
ern counties this afternoon fol-
lowed by cloudy and cold. Skies
were expected to clear over the
Eastern Shore and Southern
Maryland late today.
More than 8 inches OF
snow fell in Cumberland,
at Hagerstown, 2 at Freder-
lex and an inch or less in
Central and Northeastern
Maryland.
A driving snow slashed al
the northeastern section of the
Nation, moving eastward from
Ohio and making highway
travel treacherous.
New York City had a record
snowfall for this winter
total of ga inches in early
morning, with more to come.
The Washington areas fleet
ing exposure to snow and sleeI
this morning is expected tc
give way to plain cold with d
low of 28 degrees tonight.
The mixed precipitation thai
started around 7 am. was toe
slight to be measured at thu
! National Airport station of tbs
Weather Bureau.
The local weather forecastel
reported that during the night
a total of SO inches of rair
fell in Metropolitan Washing.
ton. He added that fairly stiff
winds from the Northwest
probably will keep today's TEN
, peratures no higher than 4:
degrees with a low of % de,
grees during the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

sidized transportation than
parochial schools are entitled
to taxpayers help on construc-
ton and teachers salaries.
Multer Protests
The schools. and not the
children. would actually bene-
fit from any subsidy including
parochial riders. he asserted.
ITO my knowledge. Congress
has never before legislated to
indicate a policy of granting
Government funds for the
transportation of parochial
students" he told the commit
tee. He said he thought such
legislation would be "unwise. !"
Mr.. Multer quickly took is
sue with this stand.
For myself, I regret that
your organization and some
Protestant organizations have
come before this committee. u
the New Yorker told the wit
ness.
Referring to Government aid
provided for parochial pupils
in the form of school lunches
and dental care, he asserted:
ITS Just as important tu
get them to their schools
Whether they're going to one
school or another doesn't
matter.
Turner Favors Subsidy
Mr.. Multer's reference Il
Protestant groups related to q
statement submitted yesterda.
on behalf of 'rrotestants anG
other Americans United 70
Separation Of Church an,
State" The statement, sub
mitted by c. Stanley Lowell
assistant executive director o
the group, also opposed in
Guiding parochial pupils unde
a transit subsidy.
/ j. c. Turner. president Of tn,
Greater Washington Contra
! See FARES, Page ALI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
EIectroTic Broin
To Predict Typhoons

TOKYO. March IL (AP) A
IS ton, United States built
electronic brain went to work
computing japanese weather
charts today. IT, y
will aid in predicting typhoons.
The giant machine
Tc'-vc central meteorological
station is operated by a staff
OF 80 1t will be used for
typhoon tracking and long
range forecasts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

nlficance to his remark that
while a nuclear war might be
self defeating for all concerned,
he was not saying that it was
a complete imposSibility."
How self-defeating nuclear
war would be is already APP
parent to representatives of the
United States leading allies in
Western Europe. And there is
good reason to believe that
these nations would prefer to
accord East Germany some
minimal. de-facto recognition
rather than face the nuclear
war danger.
Talk spread through Wash
ilngton yesterday that small
Western allies like Denmark
which have wavered In their
devotion to NATO in the past
will now have new incentives
to leave the alliance in prefer
ence to risking nuclear destruc-
ton.
II ground war is unthinkablt
because of Communist superi.
ority, some high European of.
ficials believe, nuclear war i,
equally unacceptable because
the West could not avoid atom.
izing its friends.
Nuclear Possibilities
/ How would nuclear weapon.
be used?" Western officials ask
They answer their own question
this way:
/ Presumably the object woulC
be to blast open a path from
Helmstedt in West Germany tt
West Berlin. That might NEAR
dropping nuclear weapons OF
Communist troops or fortif1ca'
tons along the autobahn.
/ But the use of atomic weap,
See POLICY, Page All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
House Speeds
Hawaii Action;
Passage Seen
Discords Own Bill,
Takes Up Measure
Passed by Senute
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star stan Writer

The House today moved TO-
ward swift passage of the Ha'
waiian statehood legislation b!
sidetracking its own bill ant
Immediately taking up thu
measure passed by the Senate
last night.
The move opened the way
for completion Of congressional
action Of the legislation Thu
Afternoon so that it could b
sent promptly to the White
House.
House opponents, however
continued to avail themselve:
of much Of the three hours Of
general debate time still re-
naming when the House met
But supporters predicted pas
sage later today in concurrence
with the Senate's 76-to-l5 vote
last night.
AS soon as measure Senate
Bill $50, reached the House,
Democratic leader Mccormack
asked unanimous consent to
substitute it for the bill the
House has been debating since
yesterday afternoon. Represent
alive Pillion, Republican OF
New York. objected but later
consented to the move.
Passage Expected
II the Senate bill Is &C.
cepted unchanged by the
House. it win be ready for inn
mediate tramission to the
White House. II changed in any
way, however, 1t would have Il
go back to the Senate. Adj
vocates Of Hawaiian statehood
declared they were certain the
House would make no change
even so much as Q comma"
Actual achievement OF state
hood would have to await sew
eral other steps. including 1
lplebiscite by Hawaiian voters
election of two Senators and {
Representative in Congress ant
State officers. and a proclama
ton by President Eisenhower
The outcome in Congress.
was taken for granted becaus
Of the Senate's Overwhelming
vote and predictions that tn
House would approve by q 2
toll margin. An indication 0
the size Of the final Housl
vote was seen in a 337-to-6!
tally by which the Hous,
Yesterday adopted a procedure
rule allowing six hours o
general debate and additions
time for amendment proposals
Amendment Proposed
Representative Saylor Re
publican Of Pennsylvania. Salt
he would offer an amendmen
to give Hawaii two members II
the House because Of it's civilian
population of almost 100000
II this is adopted the House ant
Senate bills would have to g
. to Conference.
Southern members form tn
: bulk of the opposition in tn
House as was the case in tn
! Senate vote yesterday. OF tn
48 Democrats who vote
, against bringing the bill to tn
House floor yesterday, all ex
cept Representative Polk o
Ohio were from Southern
States. Representatives Broy
hill and Poff of Virginia wer
See HAWAII. Page A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
CRAB IS KING
WITH GRUENING

ALASKAN KING CRAB is op-
proprioteIy the fovOrite soup Of Sen.
otor Gruenine, Democrat OF AIosko,
reports Violet Foulkner in todoy's
big Food Section on Pose 81.
POIGNANT VISITING First
lody Of Ell Salvador, here on q stote
visit, went to St. AIMS Infant Home
this morning. For detoils Of visit
filled with teors and Laughter, reod
Daisy Clelond's report on Poee
AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Ancient Iruniun Dies;
Claimed to Be l85

TEHERAN, Iran. Mar. IL
(AP). - Sayed Ali Kalusehi,
who claimed to be 1876 years
old, died yesterday of compli-
ca ons from a feverish cold.
Doctors last fall said he was
between l55 and 1876. Last
week Sayed told friends he in
tended to live another IS years
to age 200. At that time he
was reported in good condition
and recovering from the cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

covering parochial school pu-
pills would create a national
chain reaction.
Such a subsidy would "oper
a Pandora's box" Of sectarian
controversy in some 80 States
he predicted. He added that
the proposed legislation might
require q constitutional amend
ment.
The testimony brought from
Representative Multer, Demo-
Icrat Of New York, an imme-
date protest. Mr.. Multer said
he saw no legitimate distinc-
ton between public and paro-
chial pupils on the score OF
unsupported cut-rate fares OF
school transportation gener-
ally. He said substituting paro-
chlal bus riders would relieve
a burden on taxpayers.
Represents Jewish Council
Mr.. Bolz appeared at a House
District subcommittee hearing
as spokesman for the commu-
nifty relations committee Of the
Jewish Community Council OF
Greater Washington. The SUBJ
committee. headed by Repre-
sentative Matthews. Democrat
Of Florida. is considering bills
which would grant D. c. Tran
sit tax money Of at least $780,
600 a year. The pending legis-
lation makes no distinction
between rublic and parochial
school children.
The transit firm under pres
ent law gets no Government
help specifically to subsidizs
school fares. It is limited u
charging half fare for chill,
dren UP to Is. The school far,
Is now 10 cents. the adult far
20 cents.
Mr.. Bolz distinguished sharp.
ly between the rights of pub.
lie school children to tax aiC
and the rights of parochia
pupils. He said that in his opin.
ion parochial students are nc
more entitled to publicly sub.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
We'll Get It IrOned Out!

Mechanical problems caused delays in printing and
distributing editions of yesterdays 100page Evening
Star
The problems created by the to new home
in Southeast being met and hope to get back
schedule possible.
We sorry that some of our readers had to wait
for their papers to be delivered Our aim is still to put
out better paper with later and hope to reach
this goal in the immediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12


Communique on Berlin Stresses Quick
Action. Poee A IA
Europe and that nuclear war
is not an impossibility If Russia
pulls the trigger.
Seeks Recognition by West
Western diplomats here feel
that Premier Khrushchev is
purposefully maneuvering the
West into the position Of
threatening holocaust over a
technical point. They cite this
background:
Mr.. Khrushchey precipitated
the Berlin crisis last November
by proposing that British.
French and American occupa-
ton forces leave West Berlin
and turn it invo a free city
II negotiations toward this goal
make no progress. he said. Rus
STA will turn over its occupa-
ton responsibilities to East
Germany.
His objective clearly is to
force the West to recognize the
Communist East German re-
gime, which would inherit con-
troll of Allied access routes to
West Berlin.
In every discussion of the
Berlin situation. Premier
Khrushchev proclaims his in
tention to preserve the Vests
access to Berlin. He leaves I'M
said the proviso that East Ger
many must be recognized first.
Recognition of the East Ger
man regime could we'll turn on
whether the West permits its
border officials to stamp the
papers Of conveys to Berlin. If
we refuse to permit that and
attempt to push on to Berlin
under the terms Of the 1915
occupation agreement, and If
that action precipitates a mill
tary showdown, the Soviet and
East German forces would have
more than a two-to-one adj
vantage in ground forces.
No Ground War for West
That background makes 1t
clear why President Eisenhower
said yesterday that a ground
war with the Communists is
something we wouldn't dream
of getting into. And that state
Iment. in turn, gave special sig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Nothing in q Name

NEWRY. Ireland, Mar. IL
(AP>.-David Park Wright was
fined one pound $500 today
for parking on the wrong side
of Newry's main street.
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NOW
CALL
Lincoln $4,000
for
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STORM OVER BERLIN
UntenobIe Position
For West Feared
By EARL II. VOSS
Star Stan Writer

Some Of Americas closest allies worried that the West
is drifting into untenable position the Berlin crisis
They fear that the free nations find themselves threat
eng the world with nuclear and its deadly
seemingly trivial ISSUE such whether East German
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
PorochioI Issue Raised
In Bus SubsidyHeoring
Views Given on Transit School Fares
By Spokesman for Jewish Council
By JAMES G. DEANE
By JAMES G. DEANE
Star Stan Writer

Inclusion Of parochial school pupils in proposed Dis
trct transit school fare subsidy stirred controversy at
congressional hearing today.
Sanford Bolz spokesman for religious group charged
that congressional subsidy grant to D. c. Transit System
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

This is the first Of series Of articles
on the difficult military and foreign
policy problems roised for the United
Stotes BY the Berlin crisis.