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Evening star., 1953-11-12
U.S.. and Canada Create Group
For Promotion of World Trade
White House DiscIoses Plan as President
Prepares to Leave on Trip to Ottowo

harmonious economic relations
of the two countries.
The White House statement
described it as constituting lone
aspect of the efforts of both
countries in promoting satisfac-
tory trade relations on multi
lateral basis throughout the free
world"
DefenseS CO. O-ordinated.
The United States and Canada
already have a joint board which
CO : ordinates mutual defense
problems.
The American Government
anticipated creation of the st.
Lawrence Joint Engineers Board
several days ago, when Gen.
Eisenhower issued an executive
order establishing the United
States section of the board ana
naming the Secretary of the
Army and the chairman of the
Federal Power Commission as
members.
Busy Schedule.
Gen. Eisenhower had busy
schedule today, in advance of
his departure.
He met with both the National
Security Council and the cabinet
this morning, and then was host
at lunch to the Governor Gen.
eral of Pakistan, Ghulam Mo-
hammed.
On the calling list this after
noon is Camille Quit, Belgian
f1nancier who formerly headed
the International Monetary
Fund. Mr.. Gutt now is presi-
dent of the International Cham
ber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Boy Held as Robber
And Tormentor Of
Five Fellow Pupils
Marked Dollar Trops
Youth, ID, Accused in
Shukedown Rocket

Police today announced the
arrest of a 14-year-old Paul
Junior High School boy accused
of robbing five fellow students by
threatening to have his gang
beat them up.
The arrest was made Tues
day after school, but police did
not announce the arrest until
they convinced some of the pa
rents that their boys would be
protected from retaliation if the
boys filed formal complaints
against the youth. The total COM
plants may be as high as 18
police said.
Detective Teddy Thanos of the
Sixth precinct said the boy also
was accused of carrying deadly
weapon-a knife with blade of
slightly over three inches. He
said the youths victims knew of
the existence Of the knife and
it played a part in their quick
submission to the youths threats.
Going on Since Fall.
The detective said the shake
down has been going on since
school started this fall, but did
not come to light until Tuesday
when a boy went to the school
principal to ask for a dollar. The
boy. according to Detective Tha-
nos, told the principal, Thomas
F. Ferry. he had to have the dol
lar by 3 pm. Tuesday or he
would be beaten, up by the IA
year-old. The principal called
the Sixth precinct and Detective
Thanos went to the school and
handed the prospective victim
a marked dollar bill.
The detective said the boy
handed the youth the marked
bill on a nearby corner and the
youth was promptly arrested.
When the youth was put in the
squad car he threw the bill away
but it was recovered.
The youth, a husky lad who
plays football, was quoted as say
ing he only borrowed money and
never threatened any one. He
said he used the money for.
dancing.
Denies Threatening Any One.
Detective Thomas said boys
told him the youth would walk
up to them, grab them by the
arm, demand money and tell
them they would be beaten up
by his gang if they didn't pro-
duce. Usually, the detective
said, the threat came after the
boys made the mistake of show
ing some change.
He said the boys gave up
money ranging from a nickel to
a dollar. None of them, he said,
ever saw the gang or was beaten
up. But when it came to accus-
ing the boy formally, they feared
the boy actually did have gang
which would retaliate. Detec-
tive Thomas said five boys have
agreed now to file complaints.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Sam Berg's Home
Means q Lot to Him

AND you HELPED GET IT-For
S. yeors he worked with steel and
iron. Now his honds shake. After
oil he's 80. He had no home to 90 to.
But the Community Chest lent q
hond-you lent hand, f you eove TO
the Chest. Story ond picture on poos
AIS.
LIST OF GNU GRADUATEs-Mors
than 300 young men ond women re-
ceived degrees from George Wosh-
inston University last night. For a
complete list Of the sroduotes, along
with story and picture, see poee Aba.
GOOD FOOD BUYS-The mellow
fruitfulness Of outumn oeoin is bring
ing borsoins in fruits. meats and
groin. The Stor's Food Editor Violet
Foulkner gives few hints for the
wise shopper in her Report to the
Homemoker" on poge B-l.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Vaughan Hearing
On TV and Radio

WMAL-Tv, The Stor teIevision
station. and WToP-Tv ore planning
TO teIevise the appearance OF Moi.
Gen. Harry Vouehoa before the SEN
ote InternoI Security Committee at
2:30 o'clock todoi.
Both WTTG and WNBW we're still
undecided this morning whether they
would televise but were working on
the project.
Radio stOtion WMAL is plonnins
redio eoverose Of the heorins also.
Other radio stotions were undecided
or planning to handle the hearings
on their regular news broodcosts.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
By Joseph A. Fox

The White House today an
nounced the creation of joint
United States-Canada commit
tee on trade and economic af-
fairs to promote world trade.
A formal announcement by
President Eisenhower said that
"both governments have recog-
nized that the free world is vital
ly interested in providing a free
flow of international trade"
The plan was announced as
the President prepared to leave
here by train at $50 pm. today
for Ottawa where he will be the
guest of the Canadian govern
ment until Saturday night.
Will Address Parliament.
Gen. Eisenhower will address
a joint session of the Canadian
Parliament Saturday.
Along with the announcement
of the creation of the high-level
economic committee, the White
House said also that the two
governments have agreed on es-
tabliShment of a joint board OF
engineers to pass on plans for the
St. Lawrence power project which
is to be the joint operation of
of New York State and the Prov
ince of Ontario.
The announcement covering
the formation of the trade and
economic committee said that it
was decided on today in an ex-
change of notes between the
Canadian Ambassador, A. D. P.
Heeney, and Secretary of State
Dulles.
Committee Members Listed.
The Canadian members will
consist of the Secretary of State
for External Affairs and the
ministers of finance, trade and
commerce, agriculture or fisher
les. The United States members
will be the Secretaries of State,
Treasury, Agriculture and Com
merce.
Creation of the joint commit
tee was suggested during the
visit here last May of Canadian
Prime Minister Louis st. Lau-
rent.
It will meet at least once an
nually alternately in Washing
ton and Ottawa to consider
broad questions affecting the
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Cites Constitutional Separation
Of Executive and Congress
Truman Cites Duty to People
Rejection Of Subpoena Says 1t Failed
To State Kind Of testimony Desired

FOLLOWING is the tert of for
nler President Trumdn'S letter
to Chairman Velde OF the
House Un-American Affairs
Committee, dated Nouember
II, in 1Ohich he rejects a COM
mittee subpoena to testify in
the Harry DeTter White case:
Congressman Harold H. Velde,
Chairman, Committee on
Un-American Activities,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have your subpoena dated
November 9, 1853, directing
my appearance before your
committee on Friday, Novem-
ber 13, in Washington. The
subpoena does not state the
matters upon which you seek
my testimony. But I assume
from the press stories that you
seek to examine me with re-
spect to matters which oc-
CURED during my tenure of
the presidency of the United
States.
In spite of a personal will
ingneSS to cooperate with
your committee, J. feel con-
strained by my duty to the
people of the United States to
decline to comply with the
subpoena.
In doing so, I am carrying
out the provisions of the Con-
Stitution of the United States;
and am following a long line
OF precedents commencing
Evening star., 1953-11-12
An
Pilot Project
Is in Northeast
Youth Council Picks
Area for Sturt
Of Community Plan
By Miriom Ottenbero

The Commissioners Youth
Council today chose the lower
Northeast section for it's pilot
project in prevention of juvenile
delinquency and decided on the
machinery for appointing the
26-area committees to reach
every part of the city.
The council, which has been
moving swiftly through it's early
organization stages, was slowed
down at today's session when a
member, Mrs. John c. Payne,
who is a member of the board
of the city's colored PTA, pro-
tested that the council was try
ing to attack delinquency with
out first deciding on a set Of
standards.
Mrs. Payne said she wanted
to know whether the councils
purpose was ito merely treat"
the present emergency or to de-
velop solid foundation of good
citizenship"
Rubber Stamp Issue.
The argument also involved a
question of whether the council
was simply a rubber stamp for
its f1ve-member policy commit
tee. The council decided to con-
tinue the policy committee but
whenever possible to have it's
recommendations sent to the l5-
member council we'll in advance
of the council meetings.
The pilot project will have as
it's professional staff Paul r.
Cherney. executive secretary Of
the family and child welfare Sec
ton of United Community Serv-
ices who is being lent by, UCS.
Mr.. Cherney had been in social
welfare for 19 years, served as a
Navy lieutenant during the war
and is the father of three chill
dren.
Boundaries Given.
The area to be covered by the
project is bounded on the west
by North Capitol street and the
Baltimore 81 Ohio railroad
tracks, on the north by Florida
avenue and Benning road, on the
south by East Capitol street and
on the east by the Anacostia
river.
The pilot project will have an
area committee just like the
other 25. The council decided
that the area committees will
follow the general pattern of the
membership of the youth coun-
Gil, which has four ex-officio
members and IL representatives
from various segments of the
community.
1t was decided that there will
be representatives on each area
committee from the schools, well
fare department, police depart
ment and recreation DEPART
ment. Since the city's leading
pediatricianS have offered to
volunteer. a pediatrician will be
a fifth member on each of the
area committees.
Chosen From Neighborhoods.
The other members, probably
about ten, will be chosen from
groups in each neighborhood
who already are working on de-
linquency prevention. The
chairmen, or directors of these
groups, will be called together
and asked to suggest a repre-
sentative.
The council already has ap-
pealed to groups throughout the
city to register with the council
but since the response has been
slow. the couAcil itself will start
contracting them.
Ferdinand v. Grayson, council
vice chairman, recommended the
lower Northeast section for the
pilot project after the councils
policy committee decided to
choose an area where the prob
lem of juvenile delinquency is
high but not the highest. He
said other criteria were that the
characteristics of the population
(See DELINQUENCY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-11-12
80 Reported Killed
In Argentine Air Crash
by the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.
Nov. IA four-engine pas
senger plane and a military
plane collided over Santa Fe
Province today and first reports
said q passengers and three
military men were killed.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
VeIde Insists
Summons Still
Is in Effect

Former President Truman to-
day refused, on constitutional
grounds. to testify before the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities about any of his
acts while in the White House,
including those related to the
Harry Dexter White case.
In a letter to Committee
Chairman Velde, explaining his
Evening star., 1953-11-12

W GIle dCCenClOn OF Gne cnleI,
Mr.. Caudle added.
He made the comment as he
left a Senate Internal Security
subcommittee closed hearing
He was the first witness as the
Senate group began an investi-
cation of Attorney General
Brownell'S explosive charges that
former President Truman pro-
NOTED Mr.. White despite two
FBI reports indicating the late
Treasury official was a Soviet
spy.
At Closed Session.
Mr.. Caudle was the first wit
ness the subcommitte called at
closed meeting this moring
He was followed on the stand by
Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, for
mer White House military aide
and his secretary, Mrs. Ruth
Campbell.
The committee scheduled a
televiSed session at 2::30 pm.
with Gen. Vaughan again the
witness.
Mr.. Caud1e said the subcom-
mittee was interested in learn
ing substantially what he al
ready had told the press about
one of the two FBI reports on
Mr.. White. This was to the ef-
feet that when he had seen the
report he had called it to the
attention Of Supreme Court Jus
tice Tom Clark, then Attorney
General, with the hope that if
the facts were true some way
could be found to block a nomi-
nation for Mr.. White then pend
ing in the Senate.
Il do not recall Mr.. Clark
making any comment" Mr.. Cau-
die said. Il just handed him the
report"
'Tt's Beautiful Day."
Gen. Vaughan. appearing at
the Capitol, said:
II couldn't tell you a thing
except that today is beautiful.
1t is nice day."
He was accompanied by F. Jo-
seph Donohue. former District
Commissioner, and Charles Pat
trick Clark, his attorneys.
Senator Hendrickson, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey, who pre-
sided at the closed session, said
afterwards that Mr.. Truman and
Mr.. Brownell should be invited
to testify before the Senate
group. He said their stories
would round out the story of
the White incident.
Mr.. Caudle, in contrast with
Gen. Vaughan, talked freely to
reporters.
Had Recalled Report.
Mr.. Caudle. answering ques-
tions about when and under
what circumstances he first re-
called the FBI report on Mr..
White and when he had dis
cussed it with the Senate sub
committee, said, he thought it
,r,o G haf0ro NV nro,r,va11,e El,.;~lo y,
speech which set off the current
controversy.
From subcommittee sources it
was learned that the subcom-
mittee has been investigating
the White case for some time and
had full knowledge of the sec
ond of two FBI reports that Mr..
(C0ntinupd on page A. Col. }
Evening star., 1953-11-12

attitude on the committees &C
tion Subpoenaing him, Mr.. Tru-
man declared he was convinced
that such testimony by a former
President, under subpoena or
otherwise, would do violence to
the constitutional separation of
powers of the executive and leg
islative branches.
He added he would be happy
to appear" at any time if the
committee wanted ito inquire
into any of my acts as private
individual either before or after
my presidency and unrelated to
any acts as President"
The Truman letter, delivered
from New York by Charles P.
Murphy. White House counsel
during the Truman administra-
ton, arrived at almost the same
time that Mr.. Velde announced
that the scheduled appearance
of Mr.. Truman for tomorrow
had been postponed. Mr.. Velde
had told reporters that the sub
poena issued earlier this week
to the former President would
remain in effect and that Mr..
Truman was being notified of
the postponement.
Refuses to Amplify Stand.
Shortly after the letter was
delivered here. Mr.. Truman made
it public at press conference
in New York. He said the letter
was my official statement" and
that he would not expand on it.
The former President told a
crowded news conference at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel:
III read it slowly for report
ers and then I'll read it for the
television cameras and therell
be no questions" he said.
Il say this now so you'll
know what we're doing and why
we're doing it,"
ME' truman was IN good
humor as he sat down at table
bedecked with microphones and
surrounded by some rs news
men and cameramen.
Chairman Velde said the let
ter would be discussed at an ex-
ecutive session he plans to call
when the full committee is
available. He said he did not
know how soon that session
would be held.
Lawmaker Is Angered.
"I personally feel it is unfor-
tunate he has declined to come
before the committee to give us
information" Mr.. Velde said.
II am sure Congress and the
American people are interested
in obtaining this information
from Mr.. Truman.
Another Republican member
Of the committee, Representa-
tive Clardy of Michigan. voiced
anger when notified of the for
mer Presidents refusal.
I'm view of his refusal to ap-
pear in answer to a subpoena, it
is obvious that he would not
have come even by invitation"
Mr.. Clardy said. From the last
paragraph of his letter explain
ing that he would be willing to
come as a private individual for
questioning about either his acts
before or after his Presidency, 1
think it now is self-evident that
a mere invitation to Mr.. Truman
would not have Sufficed and that
a subpoena was necessary and
proper"
The ranking Democrat on the
committee, Representative Wal
ter of Pennsylvania, said he
agreed completely with Mr.. Tru-
mans arguments on constitu-
tional grounds.
There was still no word from
Supreme Court Justice Clark,
who also has been subpoenaed
by the committee, as to what he
will do about the summons.
Failed to State Subject.
Mr.. Truman observed in the
letter that the subpoena sum
moning him for tomorrow did
Evening star., 1953-11-12

A 6-year-old girl, invited into
"tame" lions cage with her
father, was bitten and scratched
by the beast yesterday afternoon.
The specially-built. wire-pro-
tected cage was mounted on a
Evening star., 1953-11-12
CuudIe Doesn't
Recall Whites
Name in Report

Former Assistant Attorney
General T. Lamar Caudle said
today he did not recall whether
an FBI report sent to the White
House specifically labeled the
late Harry Dexter White as
Soviet spy.
"All I recall is that the re-
port alarmed me and I called it
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Lute News
Bulletins
Child Killed Under Truck

Deborah S. Stafford, 4, of
W0Odley Hills Trailer Park,
Va, was killed about l O'Clock
this afternoon when she fell
beneath the wheels of an oil
truck she was swinging Oh,
Fairfax County police at
GrOvetOn reported. She was
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James stafford.
Grummer Verdict Upheld
ANNAPOLIS. Md. P,.-The
Court of Appeals today up
held the conviction Of G. Ed
ward Grammer in a wife
Staying that first appeared to
be . tragic auto accident.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Guide for Readers

Amusements A-30 Lost, Found A-3
Classified C-6-l3 Obituary A-2s
Comics -A-36-37 Rodio-Tv ABS
Editorial -. All Sports -----c-l-4
Editl Articles ALB Womon's
Finoneiol- -A-3z-33 Section ---B-l-4
Evening star., 1953-11-12

JovioI Ex-President Porries Questions on
Stroll in New York. Page A-3
Evening star., 1953-11-12

Pictures and Other Stories ReIoted to
White Probe. Pages A-3, "A, AS
Evening star., 1953-11-12
List Of cWU Grads

For 342 young men and women last
night was the climax of years of work:
Graduation from George Washington
University. Read who they were on
Page A-34.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Weather Forecast

Fair tonight, lowest around 80 in the city.
81 in the suburbs. Tomorrow, fair and cool
Gull report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1953-11-12

Picture on Pose AIS
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(See DELINQUENCY, Page ABB
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(See TEXT. Page A-3J
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New York Markets, Poees A-32-53
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Continued on Page "A, Col. ~
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Continued on Page A-3. Col. IL
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= Evening Sunday z CENTC
- OI1N
Arkansas State press., 1953-09-04

the week with their mother and
grandmother. Mrs. Fannie Blake .
Mrs. Elsie Mae Blake an d
daughter of Rockford, are spend
ing a two weeks vacation WITH
their mother and grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Curry e.
MI. and Mrs. James Beard of
Cleveland, Ohio are here visiting
their mother and father. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lige Beard. Mrs. Beard is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Box Mrs. Emmie Blake spent
a week With her daughter, Mrs.
Grace Brown of Chichester .
A home demonstration meeting
was held at the home of Mrs,
Lydia Toney on the 26th, A dem
onslratIen was given by Mrs. Clo-
thena Shivers on how to make
a foot stool Miss Josephine
McNeely spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Bonnie Jean Alexan-
der Mr.. and Mrs, Daniel
Dunn have returned home after
spending several months in Cam
den.
Arkansas State press., 1953-09-04
West Rock
Fred Davis

Fred Davis
Mrs. John Aaron, ST. and Mrs.
Silas Sanders have just returned
from the OES Supreme Council
in Cleveland While away they WIS.,
tied friends in Detroit and ST..
Louis Mrs. Alice Derricks
visited her brother in Kansas City
recently, Mrs. Mary Wynn visited
her sister there also Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Dinwiddie of Detroit
are here visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Dinwiddie Mrs.
z. R. Maryman has returned
from her summer vacation with
her children in Detroit Mrs.
Charles Beaver of st. Louis is
here with her sister, Mrs. E. G.
Pryor who is i'll and taking
treatments. They are residing at
1914 N. Valmar street with MIR.
and Mrs. Tommy Davis. They are
very thankful to the friends who
have donated blood for Mrs. Pry-
or and also the other expressions
of kindness Cpl. Valda
Arkansas State press., 1953-09-04

Do you know this man? Yes,
everybody knows him truout
Arkansas, especially those who
attend church.
He began preaching at Cal
donia in the year 1900 under
Rev. r. w. Patterson. He serV-
ed ten years as a missionary
in the Friendship district. He
served ten years as president
of the Ministers and Deaeons
union. He has been a full time
pastor.
He Joined the K of P. 1908,
also the Court of Calanthe. j..
c. Dukes of Pine Bluff was
grand chancellor, Rev. Cutter
served four years as vice grand
chancellor of the state of Ar
kansas under J. A. Cowan. Serv-
ed three years under Mrs. Ger
trude B. Mccoy as deputy
Mrs. Corrine M. Cowan was the
grand secretary.
Rev. E. C. Gutter has been
on the sick list for the past
seven months but is UP and i'm
proving considerably.
Arkansas State press., 1953-09-04

Mary Smith Johnson
Mrs. Wilma r. Stewart, princi-
pal Of the Ralph Bunche school
announced that school will open
September 8 with Prof. c. e.
Knox, junior high school; Mrs. v.
Y. Cleveland, elementary and
Mrs, Collene Tyson, primary de-
partment Mrs. Katie P, Gray,
cafeteria chairman, plans to open
the school cafeteria the first day
of school. Our school has been
enlarged and redeeorated. The
enrolment has almost doubled
due to the Bauxite housing pro-
Icct moving to Benton The
PTA president, Mrs. Mary Smith
Johnson, attended the statewide
PTA workshop at AM&N college
August 20 -. PTA programme
chairman, Mrs. Marjorie Wash
inGton, will preside during the
get acquainted hour Septem-
Der 9 at 8 p. m. We have two
now teachers on our faculty. The
theme this year is Working To-
getber".
Arkansas State press., 1953-09-04

party and Mr.. and Mrs. jeff
Carr gave a fish dinner recently,
Among the guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Seats of Los An
geles, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of Chi
cago. and Mr.. and Mrs. Pastors
of Kansas City Mrs. Rose
Shaw and daughter motored to
Little Rock recently Ike
Watson and family are vacation
ing in Tennessee =. Jeff Carr
is on vacation for two weeks +.
Mrs. Ada Mills has returned
from st. Louis where she was the
house guest of her sister :.
Doris M. Clark of Detroit Is Wis
iting in Augusta. She was ac-
eompanied by her cousins, Butch
and Cosandra Rideout The
deacon and ministers wives Of
Holly Grove NIB church are
sponsoring a talent program soon
. Mrs. Lena Jackson is re-
covering from a fall received re-
Gently MIR and Mrs. Elgin
Hawkins have had as guests Mrs.
2onnipot and children of Chicago.
Mrs. Bonnipot also visited Mrs.
Mary L. Temple of Revels and
Mrs. c, c. Atkins Mrs. Chris
tina Atkins arrived home this
week after vaeationing with her
son and family, the Hosia Atkins
Of Missouri Mrs. Clark Do
ther is visiting here from Detroit
Arkansas State press., 1953-09-04
.BIytheviIIe
Birdie Turner

Mrs. c. l.. Logan and LED Lo-
gan were the guests of Mrs. Bird
lie Turner recently =. DR.. b. f.
Roberts has returned home after
spending several days In medl-
cal school at Nashville, Tennessee.
Mrs. Roberts and Zelma Sharp are
visiting friends and relatives at
Memphis Mrs. D. c. Harbor
who Is ill is recovering =. Rev.
J. w. Williams Of st. Louis is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Hannah
Savers Rev. w. E. Reddick,
B. TIL. preached at the Nehemiah
Temple Sunday and will conduct
a revival for two weeks Z.
Rev. Thomas ]. Brown, pastor of
Bethel AME church has organized
pulling off Of city-wide raj
ly for October DR.. King
Mum, III, noted dentist, is chair