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, 1959-07-20

SECTIONS II. The Governor Of the Virgin Islands is
hereby directed and authorized during the Period ending
80, 1859, to contract for the purchase Of the current
surplus of milk produced in the Island Of Saint Croix, and
to provide for the distribution Of the same in the said Is
land through the School Lunch Program.
SECTION 2. In order to carry out the provision Of
this Act there is hereby appropriated out Of any available
funds in the FUND Of the Treasury Of the Vir-
gin Islands the sum Of 81, 100000.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Business Tax Abuses
Face New Crockdown

and operation of automobiles,
airplanes, hunting lodges,
beach houses. etc. for personal
use of company officials, and
the purchase with company
funds of articles destined for
the personal use of the execu-
tive, his family and friends.
The business expense prob
lem came up last year when
IRIS issued an all-inclusive
regulation requiring more &C
curate tabulations. There was
a great hue and cry, especially
from the little fellow who was
faced with keeping tab on taxi
fares and telephone calls.
Pressure from Capitol Hill
followed. IRIS watered down
its requirements.
However, collectors have been
instructed to go over 1859 re-
turns next year with a fine
tooth comb. Increased atten-
ton will be paid to claimed de-
ductionS for business enter
tainment, company supported
autos, yachts, airplanes, beach
cottages and the like to make
certain they qualify.
Many citizens who attended
a convention with their families
may be in for rude awakening
If he marks all the expenses for
business.
Tax forms filed in 1861 for
next years income will call for
fuller details and the business
man will have to keep accurate
Evening star., 1959-12-25
BY JOHN A. GILES
Star staff Writer

A new breakdown on possible
income tax evasion in business
expense deductions, including
those on credit cards, is planned.
Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Dana Latham will make
an announcement soon based
on recommendations of a group
of carefully selected personnel
who studied the problem.
Credit cards, which have been
increasing by leaps and bounds.
have been the subject of
some of these discussions.
The credit card trick is to
charge personal things such as
clothing-and maybe even a
dog or a fur coat for the lady
friend-and then deduct the
total Expenses" for the month
as necessary for business.
Where deductible ordinary
business expense stops and the
personal benefit to the card
holder begins is a headache for
the tax collector.
Mr.. Latham and his experts
are concerned with purported
business trips, including con-
vention attendance with the
wife and children. which in fact
vacations at resort
hotels, hunting lodges and
other vacation spots.
In the same category come
lavish entertainment that is
really personal rather than
business in nature; ownership
Evening star., 1959-12-25
125-Foot Clipper
Reported Sinking
Mile OFF Mexico

LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec.
Is (AP) "A 125-foot tuna
clipper radioed today that it
was sinking about a mile off
Mexico's Lower California coast.
Twelve men were aboard. A
representative of the boat
owner said there were ample
lifeboat accommodations for
the crew.
The Coast Guard, which re-
ceived the distress call, said
the clipper, the Sea Boy, did
not say what caused the
trouble. A Coast Guard plane
was dispatched to the scene.
The Sea Boy fishes out of
San Diego for the Franco
Italian Packing Co. at San
Pedro. Calf. A Franco-Italian
representative said the clipper
had recently been in the yards
and was IN excellent shape. He
said rough waters had been en-
countered from time to time
off Mexico, but had no idea
what might have caused the
boat to sink.
The Coast Guard said the
Sea Boy reported it was about
800 miles south of San Diego.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Mother Found by Son
Believed Dead in War

through Two Jima and was dis
charged at San Diego in 1916.
Mrs. Gilbert, then Mrs.
Emond, and her husband mean
while moved from St. Thomas,
Ontario, to Windsor. In 1947
Eddy returned to st. Thomas,
could find no trace of his par
ents and went back to the
United States. His father died
in 1948. The mother remar-
ried in 1853 and moved to Oak
vile, 20 miles west of Toronto.
Eddy continued to search for
his mother and finally located
her five days ago. Without
sending advance word, he and
his wife of three years arrived
in Oakville yesterday afternoon.
Il phoned the house to make
sure my mother was home, and
when she answered I hung up
without speaking" he said
Then we drove up to the house
and knocked on the door"
ITS a good thing l have a
strong heart" Mrs. Gilbert
said. Il just can't believe it. !"
Evening star., 1959-12-25

the American theories were not
practical.
Both DR.. Bethe and DR..
Latter listened attentively to
DR.. Fedorov's presentation of
that proof" They found that
DR.. Fedorov and his associates
had fallen for a "booby trap"
that had once convinced many
American scientists that it was
impossible to cheat on a nu-
clear-test ban by the big-hole
DR.. Fedorov obviously
thought he was making a point
that would force the Americans
and British to concede that the
danger of underground con-
cealment of secret nuclear tests
had been vastly overrated.
Dramatic Display
If he had been right, he
would have seriously weakened
the position of Americans who
have been asserting the danger
that the Soviet Union might
secretly continue nuclear tests
after neutralizing the United
See TESTS, Page A-6
Evening star., 1959-12-25

to eliminate radio interference
and pick out the searched-for
signals.
The first two targets will be
stars similar to our own--but
IL light years away from US,
DR.. Drake said.
A light year is the distance
light, travelling 10000 miles a
second, can cover in q year
Eleven light years is more than
64 trillion miles.
Named for "Oz"
The observatory calls this
attempt Project Ozma."
1T is named for the queen
Of the imaginary land of o.
a place very far away, difficult
to reach and populated by
exotic beings" DR.. Drake said.
Bigger radio dishes under
construction or planned will
be able to reach even farther.
The United States Navy's 600
foot antenna being built at
Sugar Grove could detect intel
ligent radio signals from go
light years away-and the
1,000-foot bowl of Cornell Uni
versity in Puerto Rico could
reach out 100 million light
years.
within that distance of the
earth there are something like
10000 stars" DR.. Drake said.
TIE National RADIO Astron-
omy observatory is operated
by a group of universities for
the National Science Founda-
ton.
Evening star., 1959-12-25

OAKVILLE, Ontario, Dec.
IS (AP).-Mrs. Rose Gilbert
was alone, wrapping Christmas
packages last night, when a
man knocked at her door.
She answered but didn't
recognize the caller. Then he
said Hello" and she burst
into tears.
It was Mrs. Gilbert's son by
a previous marriage, Eddy
Emond, 80. For IT years she
had thought he went down
with the United States carrier
Lexington in 1912 in the Pa
cific.
A Marine in World War II,
he said he was afloat on a life
raft for more than 18 hours
after the Lexington was sunk.
His mother was never notified
of his rescue and thought him
dead.
He returned to duty, fought
with the Marines from Manila
Evening star., 1959-12-25
FORLORN SANTA
WAITS OUTSIDE
IN RAIN FOR CUE

1t was 5:45 o'clock this
morning and very few
creatures were stirring.
But Santa Claus was.
Somebody saw him walk
dejectedly out of a house
on Martha Custis drive in
ParkfairfaX, Va, carrying
a medium-siZed sack.
Santa claus, rather
more slender than one
would imagine, stood out
side the door in the freez-
ing rain for a few minutes
stamping his feet to keep
warm.
Then Santa Claus, with
an air of great resolution,
knocked on his own door.
There was a clatter of
tiny feet, the door opened
and Santa Claus went to
work.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
15-Cur PiIeup
On Bridge
Injuries Six

LA PLATA, Md, Dec. 25
(SpeciaD. A 15-car collision
on the icy Potomac River
Bridge here last night injured
six persons and backed up
traffic for miles on the north
side Of the span.
The pileup started when a
southbound motorist skidded
on the pavement, struck a car
in the northbound lane, then
spun around and collided head
on with a car in the south
bound lane. A series Of rear
end collisions followed.
The bridge was closed for
about 3 hours, and only one
lane was open at 1890 am.
today when traffic began to
move again at a crawl, accord
ing to State Trooper Elmer
Parkerson.
Police said the accident was
touched off when a car driven
by David Campbell, jr., %, of
Baltimore, skidded.
Most seriously injured was
Mrs. Willie Little, %, of Pat
terson, N. j., who suffered a
possible fractured pelvis and
internal injuries. She was in
the tenth car, and admitted to
Providence Hospital, in Wash
ington.
The five others, treated at
Physicians Hospital in La Plata,
included Mrs. Little's daughter,
Frances, 6. with head cuts. Her
father, Luther, 81, the driver,
was released after receiving
treatment for cuts.
Samuel P. Foxwrath. At, of
Patterson. N. j., suffered a dis
located shoulder.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Science to Cock on Ear
For Voice From Space

NEW YORK. Dec. Is (AP)-
The United States will soon
cock an ear spaceward to listen
for the radio voices of possible
creatures from other worlds, an
astronomer reports.
The special listening post in
West Virginia probably will go
into operation early in 1860,
said DR.. Frank D. Drake of the
National Radio Astronomy OBJ
servatory.
1t will aim at distant stars
to pick up radio transmiSsions
If any exist-from possible
other beings on planets we'll
beyond our own solar system.
Several scientists have sug-
geSted that life might exist on
other planets in the universe
and In some cases that life
might be a more intelligent
form than ours.
Space Radios Possible
DR.. Drake cites the possibility
as good that at least one of
the 10000 stars soon to be
within radio astronomy'S reach
has a civilization on its planets
using radio techniques.
This makes it worthwhile to
try to detect these radio signals,
he wrote in the January, 1860,
issue of "Sky and Telescope" a
publication of the Harvard Col
lege Observatory.
At first an 85-foot dish
shaped radio ear will be used.
1t will have a special device
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Auto Death Toll
Running Slightly
Above Last Year
BY the Associated Press E


The Nations traffic deaths
mounted steadily today, in the
early hours of the three-day
Christmas weekend holiday.
Deaths on the highways ap-
peared running a little higher
than in the first part of last
years four-day holiday.
Rain and snow fell in far
western sections of the country
and snow from this weeks
storms covered areas from the
Northern Plains to the Atlantic
Coast. making driving condi-
tions hazardous on many high
ways.
The latest compilat tion
placed the traffic toll at 108.
Fires. claimed six lives, and
miscellaneous accidents three.
The National Safety Council
has estimated that $50 per-
sons may be killed in traffic &C
cidentS during the 78-hour
period starting at 6 pm. Qocal
time) yesterday and ending at
midnight Sunday.
This estimate is 100 deaths
hig her than the number
counted during a non-holiday
week end of the same duration
at this time of year. In last
years four-day Christmas week
end, the death toll was $50.
The record traffic death toll
for any holiday period was 7O6
in the four-day Christmas
period of 1856. The Associated
Press, for comparative pur-
poses. surveyed the 78-hour
period between 6 pm. Thurs,
day, December 10, and mid
night Sunday, December 13.
There were 324 traffic deaths.
Evening star., 1959-12-25

perts' talks on new difficulties
American scientists have found
in detecting underground nu-
clear explosions. One of the
men who was there described il
thus:
DR.. Bethe, who at one time
felt that concealing nuclear
explosions in deep underground
caverns was impossible, pre-
sented the American calcula-
tionS showing it is theoretically
possible.
Reds Studied Theory
The theory was developed
principally by A. L. Latter of
the Rand Corporation on an
original concept by DR.. Edward
Teller, regarded by some as
the father" of the hydrogen
bomb.
DR.. Bethe had added some
of his own and the
result is now known as the
Bethe-Latter theory.
The Russians took the theory
for study and soon announced
they would "demolish" it.
Several days later they pre-
Sented scientific proof" that
Evening star., 1959-12-25

Watcn as Jnelr predecessors 0lQ
the night they heard the angel
proclaim: Unto you is born
this day a savior"
Midnight Christmas mass was
celebrated in st. GATHERINGS
Church adjoining the 1,400-
year-old Church of the Nativ-
ity. An estimated 10000
jammed Manger square and
vicinity. When the mass ended.
the Latin patriarch of Jeru-
salem. Alberto Gori, carried a
statue of the infant Jesus down
a winding stone stairway to the
smoke -blackened grotto under
the Church of the Nativity.
GrottO Only 10 feet Wide
The statue, dresse in
swaddling clothes, was placed
first on silver altar represent
ing the spot where Christ was
born, and then moved to a
wooden crib in the mangef. 1t
will remain there until Epiph-
any, when Christ'S baptism is
commemorated.
Only few in the patriarchal
procession of 1000 were able to
watch the highpoint of actual
Christmas rituals in the grotto.
The grotto, representing the
stable birthplace of the Christ
Child, is barely 10 feet wide.
After the patriarchal group
had left, hundreds of Chris
tians filed through the grotto
and dropped to their knees and
prayed.
Christmas this year found
the people of Bethlehem more
tourist-conScious than ever be-
fore. In the past, almost all
visitors had to stay in hotels
in Jerusalem and drive back
and forth to Bethlehem.
This year, a tiny inn opened
Evening star., 1959-12-25

on Manger Square just opposite
the Church of the Nativity. An
other small hotel opened in
Shepherds Field, just outside
the town. There are indications
more small hotels will be
opened here soon.
Protestant groups, including
LutheranS, PreSbyterians and
Anglicans, held services in
churches near Manger Square.
Hundreds attended the annual
Protestant service yesterday
afternoon in Shepherds Field.
where tradition says the angel
came to those watching their
f1ockS.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Home From Christmas

LONDON, Dec. Is (AP).-
Seventy-three British service
men flew $500 miles from
Christmas to have Christmas
dinner today at home in Brit
ain. They are members of the
British garrison on Christmas
Island, in the Indian Ocean
south of Java. They got an un-
expected lift home on a Royal
Air Force transport.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Z Die as Bus Hits
Car at Edqewood

BALTIMORE, Dec. 25 CAP) =.
Two man were killed and
another was seriously hurt to-
day when railways bus hit
the rear of their car and the
car caught fire on U. S. high
way 40 at Edgewood, about 20
miles north of here.
None of the 43 passengers on
the New York-to-Richmond
bus was seriously hurt. The
identity of the victims and the
injured man was not imme-
dlately available.
The bus driver was identi-
fed as Arthur Burris, 26, of
128O7 Metey road, Silver
Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Iran Reported
AIerting Troops
On Red Border
More Units Put
In Ready Stutus
On lruq Frontier

TEHERAN, Iran. Dec. 25
(AP) Iran repeatedly has put
more troops on the alert, along
the Soviet border as well as the
frontier with Iraq, as a result
of the tension between Iraq
and Iran.
Although army headquarters
declined to comment, reliable
sources said the alert orders
went to a division in the north
province of Azerbaijan and to
another stationed near Ker-
manshah, on the Central West
ern frontier between Iran and
her Arab neighbor.
Army, navy and air forces
around Abadan-Site of the
worlds largest oil refinery
we're put on a full alert We'd
nesday after reports that Iraq
was massing troops across the
nearby Shaft -al-Arab estuary,
the boundary at that point be-
tween the two countries and the
waterway connecting the West
ern-operated refinery with the
Persian Gulf. Reports from
Abadan said the situation was
quiet all along the frontier.
Reports Denied
The government-owned 1raqui
News Agency last night denied
the Iranian reports of Iraqui
troop concentrations. A state
nent broadcast by Baghdad Ra-
dio said Premier Abdul Karin
KaSsem's government affirmed
its peaceful intentions "but at
the same time is capable of sup
pressing aggression from what
ever source it comes"
The Russians rushed to Iraq's
defense against Western -allied
Iran. A Moscow Radio COM
mentator accused the Iranian
government of embarking "on
an adventurist path in an at
tempt to distract the attention
of the Iranians from their dis
astrous (economic) situation"
The broadcast charged that
"Iranian newspapers have de-
liberately raised a hue and cry
around the frontier disputes
which can and must be settled
through talks, and have created
a tense atmosphere"
Iranian Fears
Iranian sources have ex-
pressed fear that Iraqi Premier
Kassem, with Russian back
ing, would send troops across
the Shaft -al-Arab in an effort
to seize a strip of land claimed
by Iraq on the Iranian side
near the Abadan refinery.
Iran maintains that the
boundary between the two
countries, established in 1888.
is the middle of the Shatt-al-
Arab, the broad estuary formed
by the union of the TigriS and
Rivers. 1t connects
the Persian Gulf with Iraq's
river-Seaport, Basra.
Iranian Premier Manouchehr
Eghbal, visiting in Karachi,
Pakistan, said if necessary
Iran would invoke the help of
the Central Treaty Organiza-
ton in the border dispute.
CENTO members are Iran, PAX
istan, Turkey and Britain. The
United States also has a mutual
defense treaty with Iran.
Mr.. Eghbal said however, he
hoped the dispute would be
settled in an amicable man
ner. He, gave no indication of
interrupting his goodwill visit |
to Pakistan, which is Sched-
uled to last five more days.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
U.S.. Scientist Proves
Error in Red A-Doto
CONSERVATION of Unbendine Russians
Is Described by Eyewitness at Talks
BY EARL HI. VOSS
Star Stan Writer

The story of dramatic session at Geneva in which
Hans Bethe of Cornell proved to Russian physicists that is
possible to hide nuclear explosions in underground cavities
was told today by eyewitness.
Dr. Bethe used the Russians mathematical equa-
tonS to them wrong, to the astonshment of Dr.
Yevgenk K Fedorov the leader of the Soviet delegation
The exchange occurred during the recently concluded
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Snow and Rain
Bring Scores
OF Accidents
Rouds Are Slick
As Area Gets Its
White Christmas

As though cued for the event,
q little snow fell on the Wash
ington area Christmas eve,
bringing cheer to many, but
causing misfortune to others.
Before temperatures moved
above the freezing point, the
Weather Bureau reported spells
of snow, sleet, drizzle and
freezing rain. AS a result, the
holiday was marred by scores
Of accidents on icy streets and
roads.
Light rain or drizzle was
forecast for today, tonight and
tomorrow, causing police to
warn motorists they should not
drive except in essential cases.
The danger of slick spots will
remain until the weather clears.
Bridges Slick
Biggest trouble today was on
the suburban side roads and
District bridges. Sanding crews
were hurried to all bridges this
morning after a rash of skid
ding accidents.
Three street lights and three
woo'len poles scpporting Po-
tCmac Electric Power Co. lines
were hit by cars but only one,
in the 5000 block of Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring, was
knocked down.
This caused loss of power to
customers in the Montgomery
Hills area at sos am. Most
Of the power was restored by
z am. and the rest by 8 am.
Street light poles were struck
at the south end of South Cap
itol Street Bridge, Minnesota
avenue and Naylor road NE,
and North Capitol street and
Florida avenue. Wooden poles
were hit at 1900 West Beach
drive NV. and 6910 Wilson
lane, Bethesda.
A car Skidded on Georgia
avenue near Highland street in
Silver Spring shortly after g.
am. and struck a utility pole,
cutting of power in the area
for about Ia hours, Mont
gomery County Police report.
Sanding Crews Busy
Two occupants in the car
were taken to Washington
Sanitarium for treatment and
were released.
In Montgomery County, River
road, Wisconsin avenue and
Wilson lane we're said to be
especially slippery. The outer
extensions of Columbia pike
and Arlington boulevard were
slick in Arlington County.
Sanding crews were busy
throughout the nearby counties.
Aside from the weather, the
area was celebrating a tradi-
tional Christmas as exempli-
fled by President and Mrs. Eli
senhower, who spent the day
quietly at the White House.
Last night they attended
services at the National Pres
byterian Church and returned
home to rest until they take
off Sunday for a weeks vaca-
ton at Augusta, Ga.
Khrushchev Sends Toys
The Eisenhowers were not |
with their grandchildren, who
are spending the holiday at |
their Gettysburg home, but |
among the presents forwarded |
to them were dolls and other
toys sent by Soviet Premier
Khrushchev. He also sent |
shrubs and trees for the Pres
ident's Gettysburg farm.
Family reunions and parties
occupied many of the stay-at-
homes. Thousands of others
left town yesterday in rush
that produced a healthy traffic
jam just after noon when
Government employees were
dismissed.
Shoppers were busy right up
to the store closing deadline,
thronging the streets in such
number that. by contrast, the
downtown area looked like
ghost town today.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Khrushchev Offers
Dates for Summit
Proposes
April 21
OrMuy4

MOSCOW, Dec. Is (AP).-
Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khru.
shchev today urged the West
ern powers to agree to a sum-
NIT conference date either later
or earlier than April 27 in order
to avoid conflict with Russia's
May Day festival in Moscow.
In letters to President Eisen-
hover, President Charles de
Gaulle of France and British
Prime Minister Harold Mac
milan the Soviet leader pro-
posed that the Big Four meet
either April 21 or May 4.
He agreed that the session
should be held in Paris.
The letters to the Western
Big Three were delivered to
their ambassadors by Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko who
called them from their Christ
mas firesides to get the notes.
Emphasizes Disruption
1t was believed here that the
Christmas-Day delivery was in
tended to emphasize the disrup-
ton which would be caused in
the Soviet Union by the absence
Of Mr.. Khruschev at a summit
during this country's
great May Day parade.
Mr.. Khrushchev, in his one
page letter. expressed pleasure
that the heads of the three
other states consider it desir-
able to discuss major issues
from time to time in the capital
Of one or another of the coun-
tries participating in these dis
cuSSions.
The Soviet government can
only welcome such a state
Mr.. Khruschev added.
we have always considered
that it is only By means of per-
sonal meetings of statesmen on
the top level that the most
urgent problems can be solved
IN the most efficient way :.
Ready for Meeting
THE Soviet government ex-
presses readiness to hold such
4 meeting on the top level in
Paris.
Unfortunately, the men,
Toned date of this meeting,
April 27. is not convenient for
he Soviet government.
In connection with this we
would like to propose April 81
'r May 4 of 1860 as possible
lateS for this meeting.
THE Soviet government
lopeS that one of these dates
will be acceptable to the Gov
'rnment of the United States as
veil as to the governments of
Great Britain and France, and
hat the proposals will not
'reate any complications in the
election Of the final date Of
he meeting of the heads Of
government"
Mr.. Khrushchev's letter to
Ir. Eisenhower. added: Il
lope, Mr.. President, that these
considerations will be accept
Ible to you. With sincere re-
pect, N. Khrushchev."
Berlin Action Recalled
The letters to Gen. de Gaulle
nd Mr.. Macmillan were SINH
ar.
There had been some expec-
alton that Mr.. KhrushcheV
night propose that other coun-
ries, such as East and West
Germany, sit in at the con-
See KHRUSHCHEV, Page AS