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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-13
REVIEW OF THE WEEK
The Senator Yie|ds

| think we have reached a
stoge in our international relo-
tions at this moment when the
real hope Of avoiding war is
through some hieh-leveI confer
ences between the Leading
powers.
With those words, spoken on q
March 20. 1855, television program,
Senator Walter F. George planted
the seed of the historic Geneva
meeting of the Big Four heads of
state, the most dramatic interna-
tional event of the Eisenhower ad-
ministration.
Last Wednesday, the Georgia
Democrat made a statement Of
comparable Importance to the adj
ministration: For good and suffi-
cient reasons" he would not stand
for reelection.
The good and sufficient reasons"
were the senatorial ambitions Of
Georgia'S former Governor Herman
Talmadge, the erosive effects of
time and service and some bitter
political realities. Together, these
reasons are depriving the Eisen-
hover foreign policy of its best and
most influential friend in Congress.
They may well be ending the pres
ent era of close bipartisan Coop
Grafton on international matters.
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happy to stump for Mr.. Talmadge
in the 1856 campaign.
The Governor began lining up
support and campaign funds for
this years race. But the Senator
meanwhile was having second
thoughts. He was the patriarch Of
the Senate, mainstay of foreign
policy and a world figure. In 1855
he was honored with the post of
President Pro Tenn of the Senate.
Also, Mrs. George-"Miss Lucy"
who had long looked forward to
retirement in Georgia-was becom-
ing reconciled to living out her life
in Washington.
So when the Senator went to
Georgia last fall he was looking
for something beyond the usual
affectionate welcome. He wanteo
encouragement to run again. The
affection was there, but the en-
couragement was not. He returned
to Washington acutely aware that
some fence intending was needed.
but confident it could be done. He
sent trusted lieutenant to Georgia
to fix the fences. While the repair
job was being attempted, he made
the December 20 announcement of
his candidacy.
Only recently the lieutenant con-
cluded the fences were beyond re-
pair. Mr.. Talmadge had cornered
all the materials. The financial and
business leaders upon whom Sena-
tor George had relied in the past
for campaign funds had decided it
would be wise not to go back on
their pledges to the young Mr.. Tai
madge. The Senator's lieutenant
returned to Washington with the
bad news, and the troubled Senator
began to question the wisdom of
running again.
Then came the clincher: Sena-
tor Alben Barley. also 10, died of
a heart attack while making po-
litical speech. The death of his
old friend shocked Senator George
deeply and made him feel his age.
Also, his doctor warned him against
engaging in an active political cam
paign. He called his wife and son
together for a discussion. The re-
suit was a decision that he would
retire from the Senate after 80
years of service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-13
THE FOREIGN SCENE
A Face Lifting
For NATO

other hand. that any new NATO
cabinet" would handle future Cy-
pruses and Algerias.
Cyprus and Algeria were the
scene of more violence last week
On Cyprus, Britain went through
with the execution of two Greek
Cypriot rebels despite Secretary
Dulles plea for a poStponement.
The Cypriots announced the next
day that two British soldier-hos-
tages had been hanged in reprisal.
New violence was expected.
France meanwhile, announced it
would have some 375,000 of its
troops on duty in Algeria by sum-
mer. The Algerian Moslems opened
their expected spring offensive last
week, attacking French settlers
farms in the pattern of Indo-China.
On Thursday France put the eastern
third of the vast North African
territory under martial law
On Thursday Britain's patriarch
statesman. Sir Winston Churchill,
Endorsed the new NATO concept.
But he introduced Earring element.
If (the Russian reputation
of Stalin) . is sincere, we have
a new Russia to deal with. and I
do not see myself why, if this be
so, the new Russia should not ioin
in the spirit of this solemn agree
ment (NATO)."
The State Department seconded
Sir Winston's ideas on Friday, but
stressed that he sees the admis-
sion of the Soviet Union into a
unified European scheme as
problem "for the future
Nor did the State Department
see any novelty in the idea. The
Soviet Union first proposed it. in
March, 1854 The United States
and its principal allies, Britain and
France, accepted its substance at
Geneva last October, but carefully
stipulated that Identification of
Germany would be prerequisite.
Moscow didn't bite.
Sir Winston also agreed that the
partition of Germany ought to be
ended before the Soviet bloc is
invited into any expanded Atlantic
community. But Washington APP
parently was mildly annoyed that
Mr.. Churchill should reintroduce
spectacular. long-range prospect
at this delicate stage. when a new
and subtle initiative for NATO-
more modest but also more promis-
ing of success-was being nursed
through the embryo stage.
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supporters-Se nator Alexander
Wiley Of Wisconsin. who will be
Foreign Relations chairman if the
Republicans win the Senate (and
if he isn't defeated in his own
election, Senator Alexander Smith
Of New Jersey and Senator Leverett
Saltonstall of Massachusetts,. But.
again. none Of these carry the vote
swinging power of a Senator George.
Senator William Knowland of Cali
fornia. the minority leader. opposes
much of the Eisenhower foreign
policy.
Unless Georgia liberals can scare
up a candidate and map a cam
paign in a hurry. 43-year-old Her.
man Talmadge will be coming to
Washington as the new Senator
from Georgia. He has a nationalist
approach to foreign policy and is
strongly opposed to the administra-
TONS foreign aid program. He is
more violently pro-segregationist
than Senator George. but probably
will prove more liberal in other
domestic fields.
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Political Scene:
Texas Rec0nts

Big, expansive Texas, which gave
the Democratic Party big. expan-
sive headache in 1852, has finally
applied a comforting analgesic to
the party of Jefferson. jackson and
johnson Lyndon.
It came in the form of a victory
for Senator Lyndon johnson,
Democrat as regular as Tuesdays.
over Gov. Allan Shivers, also a
Democrat. but as inconstant as the
weather. Senator Johnsons victory
assures the national Democrats of
loyal 56-member Texas delegation
at the convention. 1t was Gov.
Shivers who led the delegation that
in 1852 bolted to Gen. Eisenhower.
He also campaigned for Gen. Eisen-
hover.
There was general agreement that
the outcome of the May Texas
battle for party control in 5000 pre-
cinct convention meetings. mini
mized the possibility Of convention
walkout by Southerners over the
Indignation issue.
Southern respect for Senator
Johnson is deep and widespread,
and the Senator has replaced, to an
extent. Georgia's Senator Richard
B. Russell as regional "favorite
son" around whom unhappy South
erners can rally. Further, with the
So delegates Of Texas going to Chi
cago committed to regularity and
thus serving as party anchor in
the South. the patronage conscious
Dixiecrats will think twice before
they start walk. The Southern
extremists who have been talking
about third party have freely
admitted that the most necessary
ingredient to their success would
have to be a solid South committed
to neither major party.
On the face Of it. the victory Of
the party regulars in Texas en-
HANGED Senator Johnson's impor-
lance in the Democratic leadership,
but 1t hardly gave him the status
Of likely dark horse" at the con-
vention. Though he is admired by
most in his party, it is unlikely that
he, as a Southerner, would be an
acceptable presidential candidate to
labor, Northern liberals and Ne
groes. ut is ironic that in the
Texas contest he was labeled by
the opposition as tool OF the CO.
AFL and the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People,. Then, too, Senator John
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Ohio

In Ohio's Tuesday primaries,
Democrat Michael v. Disable, for
mer Federal price administrator,
and Attorney General c. William
ONeill, Republican. were chosen to
battle it out in November for the
job being vacated by flve-term
Gov. Frank j. LauSche. Gov.
Lausche was unoppoSed in the
Democratic race for nomination to
the United States Senate and will
meet Senator George Bender, in
cumbent. in the big test.
Fifty-five of Ohio's So Demo-
cratic convention votes went to Gov.
Lausche. who is Offering himself as
a "favorlte son" at Chicago August
20. Republicans elected an unop-
posed slate of 56 convention dele
gates with all Sc pledged to Senator
John w. Bricker, who said he would
hand them to President Eisenhower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-13
New Assignment

President Eisenhower has been
frank to acknowledge the value of
Senator Georges services. When it
became certain that the Senator
would not run. the White House
took steps to keep him in Govern
ment. He offered-and the Sem
ator has indicated he will accept
a job as the Presidents personal
representative and special ambas-
sador to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
In this assignment, Senator
George, at rs, may become one Of
the architects of what is intended
to be a modernized and more i'm
portant NATO, better equipped to,
in the Presidents words. more
fully realize its potential for peace
and human welfare" See Foreign
Review in adjoining columns
The job offer was one of those
gestures bining personal
thoughtfulness and political adj
vantage for which the President
seems to have a gift. In addition
to honoring and retaining the serv-
ices of an esteemed public servant.
the President has injected a large
measure of bipartisanship into his
official family and transferred some
Of the George prestige to NATO at
the very time that NATO needs
some building up.
For Senator George, the new job
will complete a transition from an
isolationist Senator interested
mainly in keeping the country on
conservative fiscal path into an
internationalist of world stature.
That transition-begun with the
rise of Hitler and accelerated by
the loss Of the Senator's youngest
son on a World War II bombing
mission-saw the Senator give UP
the Craftsmanship of the Senate
Finance Committee. which he had
headed for many years, to take over
the Foreign Relations Committee
repeatedly at the Presidents re-
quest.
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Horrimon Furry

Elsewhere on the political scene,
Gov. Hartman began to look more
and more like an active candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
A press release from Democratic
headquarters here revealed that the
New York Governor has been
booked for eight political speeches
in four days this week. Beginning
tomorrow, he will address party
gatherings in Montana, Wyoming,
Washington State. Idaho, Nevada
and Utah.
Party headquarters played down
this furry Of speech-making, ex-
planning he had turned down many
earlier invitations only because OF a
busy legislative session in Albany.
1t was generally felt, however, that
the idea Of a Hartman candidacy
was becoming increasingly strong.
On Wednesday night former
President Truman added to this
feeling when he again highly
praised the Governor, saying Il
don't think there is any man in
the United States I think more
highly Of
Adding it all together, observers
recalled the shrewd maneuvering
of the Hartman forces in the
1854 race for the New York gov
ernorship nomination. At that time.
after Franklin Roosevelt, jr., had
stumped the State for weeks, Mr..
Hartman announced his candidacy
less than two months before the
convention. With spectacular speed
he cut the ground from under Mr..
Roosevelt, won the nomination. and
then went on 70 defeat Senator
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lndiunu

OF the primaries, Indiana's on
Tuesday held the most national in
terest. 1t was the first primary in
a farm State pitting President
Eisenhower against Democrat
since the President vetoed the farm
bill. 1t was expected that the re-
suits would provide some sort of
gauge Of the intensity Of the farm
revolt" When the votes were all
counted, President Eisenhower and
an inconsequential Republican can
didate had polled SO per cent Of
the Indiana vote, leaving 81 per
cent for Senator Kefauver. The Re-
publicans thus appeared to in
crease their strength by per cent
over 1852, when Gen. Eisenhower,
running against Adlai Stevenson,
won SO per cent Of the votes. The
President led Senator Kefauver in
three-fourths of the State's92 coun-
ties. including 10 hog and corn
counties.
This showing in the farm areas
led TO observations that the farm
revolt" had failed to materialize.
Some Republicans. more confident
than few weeks ago. said it
proved that the revolt was purely
Democratic DOGGY" Actually,
the results were far from conclu-
sive. The vote in the rural coun-
ties was extremely light; most
farmers had stayed home to take
advantage of the first good work.
ing weather in two weeks. The
corn needed thinning and weed
ing. and blowing in other fields
had been delayed.
Neither did the Indiana result
provide q reliable yarelstick Of
relative Democratic Republican
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Maryland

Millard E. Tydings waited six
years for the chance to meet in
the political arena the man who
took from him a Senate seat he
had held for "a years. On Mon
day Maryland Democrats handed
him the opportunity.
The ex-senator nosed out George
P. Mahoney by less than 5000 votes
out of total of 275.000 in a pri-
mary to decide who will oppose
Senator John Marshall Butler next
November. 1t was Senator Butler.
a political unknown. who, with
Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy as
patron. came out of nowhere in
1850 to unseat Senator Tydings.
The Butler campaign later was
described by Democratic-con-
trolled Senate subcommittee as
"despicable." The Butler forces
had circulated a fake photo that
purported to show Senator Tydings
in close communion with Earl
Browder. former head of the Amer
lean Communist Party. Senator
Tydings' handling of Senate in
veStigation into charges of Reds
in the Government had evoked the
wrath of Senator Mccarthy, who
only year before had discovered
the political bonanza presented by
the Red issue. The veteran Mary
land Senator thus became the first
Senate victim of the Wisconsin
Red-hunter.
After his defeat, Mr.. Tydings
withdrew from the political scene.
He wrote occasionally in liberal
magazines on the subject Of
"McCarthyism" and became some
thing of a martyr to liberals, who.
IN the heat of the anti-Communist
fever, had forgotten that as Sem
ator Mr.. Tydings had consistently
opposed the New Deal and Fair
Deal and had even helped an anti
FEPC filibuster.
Maryland Democrats outnumber
Republicans in registrations, 752, 900
to 3l6.916. But this does not mean
that Mr.. Tydings is a shoo-in.
Maryland voters feel no compunc-
ton in crossing party lines in great
numbers-as they demonstrated in
1852.
Senator Kefauver and President
Eisenhower were the winners in
party contests for delegates to the
national conventions. But with the
only competition being a slate of
"uninstructed" candidates, Senator
Kefauver's margin of victory was
unimpresSive. His slate received
1O2.455 votes against 52,232 for the
uninstructed delegation. Four years
ago, he walloped an uninstructed
slate in Maryland, 1885 votes to
1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-13
Imposing Influence

AS dean of the Senate, as a solid
conservative, as an orator of the old.
thunderous school. as the very per-
sonification of Senatorial dignity
and integrity, Walter Franklin
George brought formidable prestige
to everything he espoused. And, in
this Congress, he has specialized in
espousing the Eisenhower Dulles
brand of foreign policy.
On more than one occasion his
Endorsement shielded an admin
istration proposal from sharp
Democratic attack. A case in point
was the Formosa resolution. de-
claring the Presidents authority
to use United States forces to pro-
tect the Chinese Nationalist strong
hold of Formosa and the Pesca-
dores Islands.
Although many Democrats
doubted the wisdom of supporting
the resolution. both politically and
constitutionally. they felt they could
not oppose it in the face of sup
port from their own Foreign Rela-
lions Committee chairman. 1t
passed the Senate with only three
negative votes.
The Big Four conference pro-
posal was another demonstration
of the George prestige. Had Sec
rotary of State John Foster Dulles
or a Republican member of Con-
gress proposed the meeting there
undoubtedly would have been
Democratic chorus of look who's
appeasing now" Had Northern
liberal Democrat proposed it, Re-
publican Variations on the soft on
communism" theme certainly would
have been heard. But when the
proposal came from the senior Sen
ator from Georgia, opposition was
fragmentary. The State Depart
ment said it liked the idea. The
President went nff tn Geneva
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-13
The Primaries

Three of the primaries last week.
in Maryland, Indiana. and Ohio,
strengthened a growing feeling that
the 1856 primaries are. and will be,
far less conclusive than was thought
a few months ago.
In Indiana the only name on the
Democratic presidential ballot was
that of Senator Estes Kefauver.
In Maryland there was a choice
only between Senator Kefauver and
an uninstructed delegation. Ohio
ballots did not provide for presi-
dental preferences.
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strength in the State. The 25-to-1
lead Mr.. Eisenhower ran up over
the only other Republican on the
presidential ballot, Lar DAILY. was
evidence enough Of Republican
unity behind the President. But
it is not likely that the strength
shown by Senator Kefauver, the
only Democrat on the ballot, rep
resented the maximum Democratic
strength. The States Democratic
machinery is in the Stevenson
camp and there is pro- Hartman
party faction led by former Ma
tional Chairman Frank Mckinney.
The city hall Democrats of Indian
apolis lean toward Ohio Gov. Frank
Lausche.
The primary assured Senator
Kefauver of Indiana's 26 Demo-
cratic delegates-but only on the
first ballot. The President, of
course, gets the 80 G. o. P. dele
gates.
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Coaches
And Officials
Meet Sept. I

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 4-The thirty
fourth annual meeting of the Sou
thern Coaches and Officials asso-
citation will be held Sept. 8, 9, at
Atlanta, according to an announce
ment by B. T. Harvey, secretary
treasurer.
President F. L. Forbes of the
S. c. & o. A., is calling a meeting
of basketball coaches for organiza-
ton Friday, Sept. Z, at p. M, and
p. m, in the Morehouse Chemis-
. try building library, Room LOT.
President J. J. Dennis of the
S. l. A. c., is calling a meeting of
the Executive committee of the
Conference for Saturday, Sept. 8,
10 a. m, in the Morehouse Chem
istry Building Library, Room LOT.
The Atlanta Quarterback club,
composed of Atlanta coaches and
officials will be hosts to the visit
ing athletic directors and coaches
of the II members of the STAG as
well as certified and probationary
officials.
The institutions of the Confer
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Set Trial
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trial.
A 2O-man grand jury, all white,
which will be empanelled on Oct
LIST will probably be faced with the
immediate task of considering the
charges against the four white
men, who are listed as Ernest H.
Dillon, his brother, Ollie Dillon,
and their two cousins, Glen Duncan
and Duroa Duncan.
According to reports the four
men were jailed a few hours after
they kidnapped the 16-year-old Ne
gro girl from her home near Wal
ker's Bridge in Walthall County
and took her across the Bogue
Chitto River into Pike County
where she was forced into sexual
relations with all four men.
At a preliminary hearing two
weeks later, presided over by Judge
Hansford L. Simmons of Pike
County, all four men were ordered
held in Jail at Magnolia without
bond to await action of the grand
jury. They have remained in Jail
since the preliminary hearing but
have been permitted to have a host
of visitors, mostly relatives.
With the trial date approaching,
so far as was known by officers,
none of the men have obtained the
services of a lawyer to represent
them when the case comes to trial.
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ing to Bullock.
According to reports of police
officials Bullock admitted the
charges following his arrest only
a few hours following the incident.
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Pick AIthea For
Church Who's Who

Althea Gibson, the first Negro to
win international fame as tennis
star, has been named as one of six
winners of the Bethel AME church
Who's Who awards.
The selections were announced
by DIR. Richard Allen Hildebrand,
minister of Bethel church who is
also presidnt of the Manhattan Di-
vision of the Protestant Council of
New York City.
The awards were presented Fri
day evening Aug. 81 aboard the
Hudson Belle during the church
sponsored Who's Who Moonlight
Cruise.
"As a symbol of faith, hope and
courage, and as an inspiration to
millions of youths in the Harlems
of America" the Rev. Hildebrand
wrote Miss Gibson, ''it is our prayer
that these accomplishments, in vic
tory and defeat, will serve to en-
nance the nations growing appre-
citation for human dignity and
character"
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place in the games at Helsinki, Fin
land.
The most spectacular Of the tan
qualifiers in last weeks trials was
Mrs. Earlene Brown, Compton,
Calf, who shattered two American
records. Mrs. Brown, who weighs
226 pounds and is the mother Of
a nine month old son, broke the
discuss record set by Pamela kur-
rell, II, a week ago, with q toss Of
las feet, 4la inches. in the quail
fy event, and then proceeded 10
shot put as feet ga inches to bet
ter her own record of as feet, set
a week ago. The former discus
record was l40 feet IL inches.
Six stars from Tennessee State
and one from Tuskegee institute
also turned in stellar performan-
ees. They are Mae Faggs, Isa-
belle Daniels. Margaret Matthews,
Lucinda Williams, Willie White and
Wilma Rudolph, for Tennessee
State, and Mildred Mcdaniel, for
Tuskegee. All qualified along with
Mrs. Brown for the Olympic squad.
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host. The UGA complimented The
Coca-Cola Company for the beau
tiful array of trophies which it has
contributed to the tournament for
the past four years.
Key winners in the tournament
are as follows: Mems Pros-Char-
les Sifford, Fairview 276; Howard
Wheeler, Fairview-291; William
Bishop, Quaker City-295; Rich
ard Thomas, Fairview-295; Rob-
ert Alexander, Detroit-298 and
Walter Smith-299. Mems ANA
teur-Championship Flight, Gordon
Goodson, Harrisburg; First Flight,
James Wilborn, Fairview; Second
Flight, R. C. Barrow, Atlanta;
Third Flight, Charles Wright, New
York; Fourth Flight, Nathan
Vaughn, Shreveport; Fifth Flight,
Edward Austin, Fairview; Sixth
Flight, Robert Crawford, Washing
ton; Seventh Flight, Willie White,
Kennett Square; Eighth Flight,
Emanuel Gethers, Newark; Ninth
Flight, Sam Perrine, Fairview;
Tenth Flight, R. Collins, Fairview;
Eleventh Flight, Jesse Hammond,
Pittsburgh; Twelfth Flight, Ed
ward Whitley, Fairview and Thir-
teenth Flight, Hebert Waters, Chi
cago.
Women's Amateur First Flight
Effie Brent, New York; Second
Flight, Mary King, Atlantic City
md Third Flight, Nernice Weir,
Dayton.
Mems Senior = Championship
flight, Dollar Sanders, Memphis;
First Flight, Marshall Brooks, De-
.roit and Second Flight, w. X. Har-
ris, Detroit.