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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

OF the political trends Of Eu-
rope doubt that the traditional
antagonism and mutual dis
trust Of the French and the
Germans will ever allow the re-
alization Of q truly effective
European Defense Treaty.
Other considerations enter
the picture. too. Even II the
French and the Germans did
succeed In working together
to some degree. our European
allies are concerned first Of
all with their own continental
interests, They are strongly
tempted to the happy thought
that q profitable trade rela-
tionship with Moscow might
avoid any military conflict. Re-
cent fiirtations between Lon
don, Paris and Moscow lend
weight to this prospect.
But the United States can
gaze on no such rosy views.
This Nation Is the major Red
target. Our leaders in the adj
miniStration are convinced
that the Pacific is at least as
important to our defense and
security as is Europe. At great
expense and effort we have
been working on the creation
Of q chain Of perimeter de-
lenses ranging from Japan
southwark through Formosa
and the Philippines. And the
peace agreement in Indo-
China seriously weakens an
important bastion Of this
chain Of defense, the Indo-
China peninsula. 81
Regrettably. the United
States stands to lose as much
prestige by the Indo- China
debacle as does Western Eu-
rope. The remaining free ma
tions of Asia are beginning to
see the Communist world as
the holders of real power. the
probable winning side In q
conflict they fear. With ORR
entail fatalism they may de-
eide to accept the inevitability
of Red domination. Worst Of
all, this fear may grip such
key parts of our defense chain
as Korea. Japan and the Phil
ippines.
The Geneva settlement may
bring some respite TO our Eu-
ropean allies. But 1t will bring
only increased pressure on the
United States and on our Ash
tic allies, who want to stand
by us but wonder now wheth-
er we will have the capacity
TO stand by them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

tory. the question is whether
the cabinet Of Mendes-France
will dare to go ahead with the
ratification Of the edo agree
ment. The prospect is a doubt
full one and, while not reject
ing the EDO plan out of hand,
an evasive maneuver may be
begun to amend the plan. This
could amount to the same
thing as Scuttling 1t.
The 100 Communists in the
French Parliament. plus the
left-wing groups there, are bit
terly opposed to edo, and with.
the rising tide Of Moscow,s
prestige manifested dramatic
cally by her domination Of the
Indo : China settlement the
real undercover campaign of
the Soviet government now
will be to try to kill edo.
II this happens, a movement
here to have American forces
brought back home can be ex-
pected. This would be q tragic
alternative because then the
Communists would have a free
hand in Europe. and West
Germany would be sacrificed.
There are French officials,
therefore. who think that. no
matter what they do about
EDO. the United States will
continue her economic and
military aid to France. They
may be guessing right on this,
though at the same time il is
apparent that the drive to get
new look" on the military
side will not be slowed down.
The main criticism of what
has happened in Indo-C China
is coming from Air Force
circles, where it Is insisted
that America is investing too
much money in uncertain
partners-countrie where
bases may be lost at any
moment. This makes q case
for intercontinental bombers
and for . stepping up of naval
air power as well, so that
Americas defense against
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

Budget Bureau. to order Acc
to sign it. Acc has two. other
contracts with private utilities.
Two Of the protesting Acc
commissioners described their
reservations in q formal letter
to the Budget Bureau. The
new contract seemed to them
"incongruous. roundabout
and a perversion of their sober
primary mission"
The President indicated
that he thought he had had
an opinion from the Attorney
General in the matter. Though
his language was very involved,
he appeared to feel that he
was merely accepting q re-
Sponsibility that he said lots
of people would like to get
out Of.
On July IL last, Attorney
General Brownell was asked
on the telecast Meet the
Press" whether he had given
his approval to the contract
now so bitterly debated. The
Attorney General replied cate
gorically:
mo, that hasn't come to the
Department Of Justice in any
way"
The President concluded by
saying that he did not believe
the Acc was an Independent
commission In the sense that
the Interstate Commerce or
Federal Communications Com
mission are. It Is something,
he said. that he was compelled
to take action on and over
which TO exercise supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Doris Fieeson-

President Eisenhower him
self now has raised another
momentous question in con-
nection with the controversial
private utility contract he has
ordered the Atomic Energy
Commission and iva to sign.
It is whether he is getting the
proper information to make
the far-reaching decisions
which are his remorseless daily
portion.
At his press conference he
was invited to discuss his at
titude toward the question of
whether the President has the
power to order independent
agencies to take action that
their administrators or q COM
mission majority oppose. He
was reminded that a major
point in current Senate debate
arose out of testimony before
the Joint Atomic Committee
that three Acc commission
ers opposed signing the moot
contract.
The President disclosed that
he did not know the Acc ma
jority had. opposed the con-
tract. He described that in
formation as "a premise"
1t Is not q premise but a
fact. testified to in public
hearings and carried on the
front pages Of the Washington
newspapers that he is said to
read.
Had an Acc majority not
opposed the contract 1t would
not have been necessary for
the President. through the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

y x 4 3 4
Birobidjan. Scared by the inn
plications Of lacking patriot
ism, q score Of thousands COM
piled. But this was not deemed
satisfactory by the Red au-
thoriti
After the recent forced set
tlement Of several hundred
thousand Crimean Tartars in
Birobidjan. the propaganda OF
the Jewish homeland" was
discontinued. But the Soviets
never announced that the
much touted project had been
abandoned. They merely gave
1t q quiet third-class funeral.
tCopyright, 1854,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Traffic Niahtmure

TULSA. Okla. iPl A 90
ton crane rolled madly down
Fifteenth street for seven
blocks yesterday before it
smashed into q car and then
backed to q stop 4 feet inside
Of q drugstore.
The cranes operator, =. J.
Mckenzie, stayed with his
vehicle. He said the brakes
failed. He passed about 90
cars.
He unanswered through
traffic, but couldn't avoid hit
ting q car owned by M. L.
Startling, who suffered q con-
cuSSion and bruises.
The automobile was demol-
iShed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Who Stole the Bells?

SAN FRANCISCO H The
wedding chin es disappeared
from the Church Of the Immac-
ulate Conception and it was as
sumed that somebody, had stolen
them.
Police were notified by the
Rev. Victor Bazzanella and q
search was started.
| But the priest himself solved
the mystery q few hours later.
He said he was informed his
own parishioners had the chimes
taken out for repairs and had
forgotten TO tell him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Life Begins at SO

GAINESVILLE, Ohio P.
An 83-year-old bride-to-be
stared straight at the future
today and remarked:
Youth may be ~. golden
S. but the real treasures are
when and where you find
them"
She Is Lille Mertz. Possibly
she was referring to her pros
pectiye husband. CHI aries
Boyer, 70.
Both old age pensioners,
they took out a marriage IL
cense yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

quent over the workmanship and
valued it at several thousand
dollars.
1 Neither the city nor the State
did the paving and they don't
know who did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Life in the u. S.
Crop Duster
Drops IN on
Gas Station
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

DALLAS. July 22.--A customer
really dropped in on Q Dallas
filling station yesterday.
Woody Taylor was startled to
see a small plane swoop over
his station several times. then
land on the roadway. The pilot
TAXED up to the station and
asked for 5 gallons OF gasoline,
saying he was running low after
crop dust job. He asked direc-
tions to an airport and few
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

OLIVE HILL, KY. Pr
Chester Davis took q stray
dog into a woods Tuesday to
shoot it. The mans body was
found a short time later, q
fatal bullet wound in the chest.
The dog, still alive, was found
chained to a tree.
Sheriff Chester Greenhill
surmised that Mr.. Davis, IS,
chose to club the dog to death
instead Of shooting 1t and
that the weapon discharged
accidentally when the gun
butt struck the tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Chilly Problem in July

PITTSBURGH (P). - With
the temperatures lowering
around the 90-degree mark.
top postal officials went into
executive session yesterday
the first Of q series OF weekly
meetings to decide how best
to handle the 1854 Christmas
rush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Costly Oversight

BATON ROUGE, La. (F.
City officials are very well
pleased with street conditions on
College drive.
Mayor Jesse Webb, IT.. yes
terday knelt and patted the
blacktop. Public Works Direc-
tor j. Lester White waxed elo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Nursery Men Elect

MINNEAPOLIS. July 20 (R.
~. B. Baker, jr., Fort Worth.
Tex, was elected president of
the American Association OF
Nurserymen at its annual con-
vention here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22
Hurd on the Flies

ORLANDO. Fla. (E. ~ The
United States Bureau Of Ento-
mology here decided there
aren't enough house flies In
downtown Orlando.
Not enough. that is, to justify
an eradication campaign. Sur
veyors could find only Al flies
and some of those might have
been repeaters.
The bureau now plans to turn
to the bottle ny, another pest.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30
Marziteni Polls Big Vote:
Dillon Elected
81. Poul Mayor
In Heavy Vote

According 10 official returns
Joseph r. Dillon was elected may
or OF st. Paul at Tuesdays city
election. Dillon, who carried the
first. second, third, fourth, fifth
sixth, eighth, ninth and twelfth
wards, will take office June l.
Successful candidates to the
City Council were Frank Marzi-
tell, Robert Peterson, Bernard II.
Holland, SEVERN Mortinson, Nor
ris Halvorson and Robert Gibbons.
Board of Education incumbents,
Paul w. Mielke and Otto =, Simon
were reelected. Elected without
Opposition were Municipal Judge
ANDREW A, Glenn and Judge Ed
ward ID. Dulally was reelected
cancellation Judge OF the Munich
pal Court.
Marzitelli, popular among
Negro voters garnered the highest
vote cast for n single candidate,
polling over $1,000 votes.
The office of comptroller was
rewon by Joseph J. Mitchell.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30

Another feature of the meeting
will be pictorial history OF the
settlement house. Slides win be
used to give the history. Narrat-
ing will be Frances Clyburn, Err
nest Cooper and Russell r. Mey-
ers.
Evans received the Dorie Mil
Ter Foundation award for out
standing achievement in improv-
ing the morale and performance
Of the Negro citizens serving in
the Army. Navy, Air Force and
Marine Corps a year ago.
Prior to his present appoint
ment, Evans was assistant civil
ian aide TO the Secretary Of War.
Evans Is a graduate engineer
and before coming in the govern
ment service. he was on the fac
ulty Of West Virginia State col
lege.
Also participating on the pro-
gram viii be the Girl Scouts, I'M
der the leadership OF Mrs. Hazel
Butler. with the assistance OF
Miss Cynthia Smith; the Brown
les, directed by Miss Minnie Nc
Intosh, assisted by Miss Juanita
Johnson, the Boy Scouts, led by
Ronnie Jones; Guys and Dolls, the
square dance group, which is di-
rected by Miss Clyburn. Russell
Myers will act as caller.
Following the business meeting
and program, a Buffet Supper will
be served in the gymnasium.
Chairman Of the Annual Meet
ing Committee Is william u. Ran
DAN. Mrs. Alice S. onque is ex-
ecutive director of the community
chest agency. John NJ. Patton.
president OF the board Of directors,
will preside.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30

Rosamond johnson, assistant Sec
rotary of the credit union.
Among those sending messages
of congratulations were Governor
c. Elmer Anderson; U. s. Senators
Hubert Humphrey and Edward
Thye; Eric C. Hoyer. mayor of
Minneapolis; Val Bjornson, state
treasurer; George F. Etzell, ma
tional Republican committeeman;
c. w. Washington, executive Sec
rotary of the Dayton Urban
League.
Also Charles l.. Horn, president
Of the Federal Cartridge Corp;
Mrs. Min Zimmerman: Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonas Schwartz; John NJ. La
Coste; l.. Howard Bennett; d. e.
LaBelle, judge of district court;
Theodore Woodland; Marion Will
liams and Macbeth II. Paige.
Music for the affair was render
ed by contralto Ermine Hall Allen
and pianists Arlee Halowell and
Hattie Bell Smith.
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Keller,
bishop Of the Minnesota diocese Of
the Episcopal church gave the in
vocation.
Raymond w. Cannon. Mime
apolis attorney. gave a brief bio
graphical sketch of Carey and
Richard Archer from the Mime
sofa league Of Credit Unions
spoke briefly of Carey AS a
Credit Union Officer"
Carey As Fraternal Organi-
zation Member" was told by
Charlie d. Doty OF st. Paul. past
grand master Minnesota Masons.
His church work and life was
told by his rector, Rev. Louis
johnson, rector OF st. Thomas
Episcopal church.
The assistant works manager
at Twin Cities Arsenal. John
Hornsby spoke on Carey as a
fellow worker.
The Exalted Ruler Of Ames
lodge No. log, IBPOE Of w prais-
ed Carey as an Elk.
Carl T. Rowan, president Of the
Minneapolis Urban League, OF
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crowd expected to number 1000
persons is expected to attend the
banquet.
Thursday Breakfast In ST. Paul
Sessions will open at $50 a. m.
Wednesday morning. Delegates
win take all three first day meals
at ST. Peters church. Thursday
morning delegates will breakfast
and worship at st. James AME
church In st. Paul. Breakfast win
be served at $50 a. m.
III Bishops Coming
Among the bishops who are
scheduled TO come for the sessions
are Bishop ID. Ward Nichols of
Philadelphia. Bishop Frank M.
Reid, Columbus. 8. c.; Bishop
ofmonde Walker, wilberforco,
Ohio; Bishop Eugene Hatcher,
Nashville, Tenn; Bishop Fred ID.
Jordan, Los Angeles. Calf: Bish-
op VIM. X. Wilkes, Little Rock,
Ark; Bishop Revcrdy c. Ronsom.
Bishop II. Thomas Primm, Nash
Vile. Tenn; Bishop l. II. Bonner.
Birmingham. Ala. and Bishop
Carey A. Gibbs, New Orleans, La.
The Fourth Episcopal District
embraces Illinois, Michigan, In
diana, North and South Dakota.
Minnesota and Ontario In British
Canada. The states have some OF.
the leading churches In the AME
connection In such large cities as
Detroit. Chicago and Indlanapo-
lis.
Simmons Heads Local Committee
A local committee OF ministers
chairmanned by Rev. Martin l.
Simmons has been working TO
prepare for the meetings. Com
mlttee members include Rev.
Nelson Pryor, presiding elder. and
the Revs. u. J. Jones. Henderson
Reddick, George Paul Jones,
Moses Blackwell and Thomas ].
Morris.
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Presiding Elder 81. Paul Dist.
AME church In a statement this
week welcomed the Spring Convo-
cation 10 Minneapolis
Rev. Pryor stated:
The Northwestern Annual Con-
ference with the st. Paul and
Dcs Moines Presiding Elder Dis
tricts, together with the ministers
members and friends Of our
churches, welcome our guests at
this Convocation.
Minneapolis and st. Paul. the
Twin Cities, make up the trade.
Industrial, financial, educational,
cultural and religious center OF
the great upper midwest,
There are more than 600
churches in this Twin City metro
politan area with n population OF
more than one million people,
There are Negro churches in
excess Of IS. made up OF the diff
ferent denominations. Five AME
churches extend their financial,
cultural. educational and relig-
ious influence here.
In Minneapolis are ST. Peter
AME church, Wayman AME
church, st. James AME church.
and Allen AME church.
in st. Paul Is ST. James AME
church.
THE host church, ST. Peter, one
Of the newest, and ranks by far
az one OF the most beautiful and
wcll-equlpped churches, irrespec-
tive 10 race or denomination, 10
be found In the Twin Cities.
The Negro population is a
thrifty. homecoming group, and
represents the highest native type
and incomers Of past and present
generation.
This area is known throughout
the nation as a great convention
section. and welcome and hospital
ity are extended 10 ALL"
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Wife Of Presiding Bishop
expected to attend the two day
session. A big feature OF the meet
ing Is the scheduled visit TO the
conference OF eleven bishops Of the
church This viii be the first time
over four bishops OF the AME
church have visited either OF the
Twin Cities at the same time.
Rev. Martin Luther Simmons.
pastor Of the host church and
chairman OF the Twin City Com
mittee on arrangements told this
newspaper this week that the
meeting viii be the greatest meet
ing OF It's nature ever held in the
Twin Cities by the AME church,
A committee has been working
on the housing and entertainment
Of the visitors for the past two
months.
a very full program has been
arranged by Bishop Baber with
several Of the church prelates, the
bishops taking part In panels.
Concert Wednesday Night
Two big features OF the convo-
cation which will be Of interest "a
the general public is a concert by
the so voice Wilberforce tOhio)
University Centennial choir which
win appear in concert at Central
High School, saith ST. at Fourth
Az. s., on Wednesday night.
Thursday the convocation will
hold a huge banquet at the Hotel
Radisson at which UN alternate
delegate, Archibald J. Carey. Chi.
cago alderman, attorney and pas.
tor Of Quinn Chapel, that city. win
deliver the principal address. A
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League executive and now ad-
ministrative assistant at the De-
troit Urban League. guest speak
er at the dinner, told the audience
that too often the leadership in
the community rests on the
shoulders of too few people.
Seabron, former president of
the Associated Negro Credit
union. went on to say that because
of this, quite often progress in
human relations is often held
back OF stymied.
The speaker urged that more
people become active in the af-
fairs of the community.
1t was the speakers opinion
that many of the problems fac
ing the community would be solv-
ed much faster IL more people
would participate.
Carey was presented a watch,
pen and pencil set and cigar
humidor as gifts from organiza-
tons, business firms, individuals
and the sponsoring organization.
During his response, Carey
fought back tears when he spoke
of the late w. b. Dad" Walker
and his tireless efforts in build
ing the Associated Negro Credit
union.
Carey also praised his wife, Mrs.
Leola Carey highly and told of her
invaluable assistance TO him in
his work and endeavors.
Rev. Denzil A. Carly. presi-
dent of the credit union presented
Mrs. Carey large bouquet Of red
roses and Carey his gifts.
A. B. Cassius was general chair
man Of the dinner and introduced
Cecil f. Newman, editor-pubHsh-
ed of the SPOKESMAN ard RE-
CoRDER newspapers, who as
POSTMASTER, in turn introduced
speakers at the head table. New
man kept the audience in good
humor with droll remarks during
the program which was delayed
an hour in starting because a
downpour Of rain and Monday
night shopping traffic made half
of the banqueters late.
Many messages Of congratula-
tons were sent to Carey and his
wife and some Of them were read
and others acknowledged by Mrs,
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feSlulng Judge Carlton +. Me
oden replied that he didn't have
time to keep a record.
Asked about his monthly bank
statements, he stated that he did
not keep them and that had been
his practice for number of years.
Kept Bank Balance In Head
Oden stated that he kept his
bank balance in his head, when
asked how he kept account of
checks he might write.
Monday, while on the stand,
Mrs. Oden also revealed that she
didn't keep very accurate records
of her financial affairs either.
According to her testimony,
Mrs. Oden mingled her income
from her beauty shop, temporary
alimony from oden and rent from
roomers and paid some bills in
cash and others by check.
Under cross-examlnaton it was
learned that Mrs. Oden owed
several loan companies and
bank.
She also said that she signed
blank income tax forms sent to
her by her husbands accountant
when asked about her alleged
partnership in the restaurant bust
ness.
She stated that she never saw
the books of the business and that
her husband handled the financial
affairs of the establishment.
Further she said that she was
under the impression that their
old restaurant at 3s6 N. Western
Av. was clear when confronted by
Hoffman's statement that it was
not clear of Indebtedness and that
there was an unexpired lease on
the place that had to be paid.
Hoffman contradicted her and
stated that she knew that the old
restaurant was not clear when
he talked to her in 1919 about a
divorce from Oden.
Goldberg Is Partner
It was also revealed that
when the restaurant moved TO
its present location at 100 uni
versity Ave, Morris Goldberg.
listed In the city as a bail
bondsman, put up sl4.499 to
Oden's SS,122 to open the eatery.
Oden's capital in the place on
University was in the form of
equipment from the place at N.
Western.
Hoffman also stated that Oden
had withdrawn his capital from
the Roadbuddies restaurant to the
extent that he only had $s42 cap
ital investment in the place.
Mrs. Oden was asked IL she
gave any money to her husband
when he started the business or
when It moved 10 its present To-
cation or any money to help him
stock the liquor store that he has
an interest in.
To this she answered no, but
repeated earlier testimony that
she gave him her rings to pawn
TO raise come money. The rings
were later returned, she said.
Mrs. Oden continued by stating
that her parents loaned them $500
when they purchased their home
at $50 Fuller and that she gave
Oden 1851 towards the purchase
Of a Packard automobile.
During the cross-examination,
Hoffman attempted TO show that
Mrs. Oden didn't handle her fin
ances properly. This resulted in a
real hassle between the witness
and the lawyer
She produced a red book, in
which she testified she kept her
accounts from the beauty shop
and checks she received from
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