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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
BY JEROME H. sPINGARN


For several weeks now the in
ternational politicians have been
engaged in q game of "Who killed
Cock Robin?"-the bird being the
London Disarmament Conference,
which recessed without agreement
on September 6. But privately the
mutual accusers admit that it is
impossible to establish the corpus
deficit: Cock Robin may be wing
less and retarded. but he still lives.
And it can be argued that the con-
ference was productive although
1t fell far short of its goal.
Negotiations between East and
West were only. q part Of the
London conference. Equally inn
portant were the negotiations
within the Western alliance. When
the conference began. the depart
ments Of the United States Gov
eminent we're by no means agreed
upon a package proposal, and
French and British allies showed
unexpected resistance to the ideas
the Americans brought over.
That a fairly detailed Western
package was ultimately unveiled
resulted largely from the efforts
of Harold Stassen. He came to
London with very little but his
Presidents passive blessing and
managed, in the course Of hectic
six months in London and WASH
ington, to hammer out agreements
on a substantial first step disarma-
ment program, which received the
approval. not only Of our own mill
tary and our Atomic Energy Com
mission. but also that Of the gov
ernments Of our NATO allies.
Long written on by some &c an
overrated child prodigy. Mr.. Stas-
sen may have proved at last that
he is no longer a child and might
yet become q prodigy.
Since August the West has had
for the first time since Baruch
plan days a proposal which is
Endorsed in every detail by all
Of the Western countries and
which contains concrete, care
fully described first-steps toward
disarmament. 1t is by no means
q complete plan for total dis
armament. but 1t contains meas
ures which would arrest the arms
race. reduce the danger of sur
prise attack and relax tensions.
This proposal was not easy to
achieve, because there are di-
vergent views and conflicting
needs among the allied countries.
While in former years France
and Britain were in the middle,
urging a more flexible position
upon the United States. this year
the roles we're switched. France
and Britain are ION the make"
atomically speaking, and would
rather freeze the situation in 1860
than 1857.
Zorin Disappointed
There was. Of course. consider
able disappointment when Soviet
Delegate Valerian Zorin received
the Western plan so inhospitably
at the end Of August. But al
though Mr.. zorin's words offer
very little announcement, the fact
that the Soviet Union kept him,
the No. 2 man Of the Foreign
Office, in London for six long
months in itself proves that it
is taking disarmament seriously.
Disarmament negotiations are
held under U. N. auspices on
three different stages: The u. N.
General Assembly. which is
testing ground for world opinion;
the Disarmament Commission,
whose membership roughly cor
responds to that of the Security
Council, and the private talks"
Of the commissions subcommittee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

provost platform but called for
the withdrawal Of West Germany
from NATO. German reunifica-
ton. the Social Democrats con-
tended, could never be achieved
while Bonn chung to NATO ties.
But Germans chose to seek the
unity Of their divided nation on
the Adenauer terms: No COM
promise with the Communist bloc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
Bonn Choice

The West won a comforting
round a week ago today when
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Wig
orous octogenarian and firm sup
porter Of NATO. won a smashing
election victory in West Germany.
He is now assured Of an absolute
majority in the Bundesrat.
The Soviet Union had opposed
DR.. Adenauer's reelection with
every means short Of direct inter-
vention. The Social Democratic
Party, DR.. Adenauer's adversary
in the balloting, had adopted q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

Mr.. Spinson, a Washington lawyer,
frequently writes on disarmament and
allied subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
WEST VIRGINIA

With one additional county de-
segregating this year, this was the
West Virginia picture: "a counties
fully integrated. II partially inte-
grated. two segregated and IL
with no Negro students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

Arlington. Charlottesville, Nor
folk and Newport News were
under Federal court orders to de-
segregate when school opened this
fail, but SO far. the Byrd oreani-
zation's line of massive resist
anea1 ie sfiII holdfno
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14

There's nothing to keep this fellow from having carefee
vacation No how he does it, either Before starting
out he had them give his Ford Summer Traveize Check
up where they display the FoMoCo sign
The Traveze Check-up showed new brake Innings would
save trouble that long trip ahead So Genuine Ford
Brake Innings were installed They're the brake Innings with
the ron grip Like all Genuine Ford Parts, theyr made
right, to fit right and last longer in any Ford
Haue your Ford seviced regularly at Ford Dealers and Sc
lected Independent garages hee the FooCo sign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

kind of shelf or cabinet almost
anywhere at any height de-
sired on an interior wall of
the house.
Among the items that will
interest women visitors is the
linoleum in the kitchen and
family room floor. 1t is backed
with a very thin layer of foam
rubber so that one has some
thing of the sensation of walk
ing on a Springy carpet when
in this area of the house.
Another item that will APP
peal to the women is a plastic
finish that has been used on
some of the inside walls. 1t is
proof against lipstick, crayons
and almost anything else q
child can do short Of cutting it
with a sharp instrument. Yet
to the casual observer. it looks
about like a semigloss paint.
The kitchen has several ex-
perimental aspects. One is the
surface cooking units Of the
range that are only 27s inches
thick. These are installed in a
corner of the counter surface.
Underneath them, at a point
where the corner storage place
in most kitchens is difficult to
reach anyway, the designers
have installed a low-built. 40
gallon wAter heater. In addition
to being a space saver, this
trick has an economy point.
Hidden as it is from view. the
water heater diSpenses with the
expensive, white. outside cover
that most Of them have.
Reversible Doors
The upper kitchen cabinet
that covers one entire wall of
the kitchen is another unusual
feature. 1t has doors that may
be reversed-one side is a
birch finish and the other side
is yellow plastic. There are nc
interior partitions for the en-
Continued on Page B-4, Col. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

reaction to the new. untried
products.
Contemporary Design
Generally speaking, the house
is of contemporary design, but
don't look for any trail-break-
ing architectural innovations.
Martin L. Bartling, treasurer
of the NAHB and project man
ager for the Research Insti-
tute. said the house sis in
tended to represent a good,
practical. contemporary house
suitable for sale in today's
market"
Some of the techniques that
are being used in this house
will be visible to the visitor.
but many will not.
An example of the things
that won't be visible are the
panels used to erect the ex-
terror walls. Each panel con-
SistS of a sheet of Masonite.
shaped to appear on the out
side like board and batten sid
ing. with three two-by-four
studs and a two-by-four base
plate attached. These panels.
which are about four-by- eight
feet. made it possible for the
outside walls of the house to
be erected in 2l2 hours by three
carpenters and two laborers.
The roof finish. too, is un.
usual. The roof consists basil
cally Of ~four-by-eight sheets
of one-half inch plywood.
These were coated with two
layers of plastic at the factory.
After they were put in place
on the house and the joints
between them caulked, q nnal
coat Of plastic was applied over
the whole roof with q roller
similar to those used for roll
ing on paint which forms one
complete waterproof seal.
Pre-Built Walls
All the interior walls Of the
house are made out of pre-
built one or two-foot wide Sec
tions. Between each section
there is a one-eighth inch slot
and that has q slotted metal
spine behind it. This makes it
possible to hang almost any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

tiOnal Association OF Home
Builders. And at this time it
is the only one of its kind in the
world.
j. 1t will be open to the public
for three week ends, beginning
next Saturday, from IL am. to
8 pm. and on the two sets of
intervening weekdays from 3 to
8 pm.
That figure Of 81 million may
seem Enthusiastically high for the
house pictured on this page,
but spokesman for the NAHB
explain it this way: 1t includes
all the research work done by
the association and by build
ing materials producers who
have been cooperating with
them in the project. 1t also al
lows for much custom made
material that has gone into the
construction of the house and
the fact that, in some cases,
supplierS had to shut down q
regular production line COM
pletely just to make some spe-
cially designed or unusual size
parts for the research house.
$4,000 Door Lock
For example, the front door
lock mechanism and handle
were designed and built of plas-
tic specifically for this house.
The producer estimates that it
cost $4,000 for the first one.
Paradoxical as it seems, the
NAHB's fundamental purpose
was to try to build a better
house at a lower cost"
In addition. the Research In
stitute had i've detectives in
mind:
/. To design and develop
better construction systems,
materials and equipment.
2. To specify these items on
q performance basis to manu-
facturers with the aim of
stimulating and accelerating
product development in the
home building industry.
3. To obtain field test data
on the performance of certain
construction methods.
4. To obtain comfort and
operating data by instrument
tation of the house.
S. To get builder and buyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
RESEARCH HOUSE
Home Costing Million
To Open for Exhibit

Ever three-bedroom house that cost 81 million.
Followers of residential building in the Washington area
do beginning next Saturday simply by driving to Ken
sington.
In that community at 1911 Denfeld has been erect
the Home of the of the Research Institute Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

WALLS FOR HANGING-On -eighth-inch Joints
backed by slotted metal splineS, separate panels
of the interior walls. This feature makes it
possible to hang cabinets or shelves at any height
on any interior wall of the house-Star Staff.
AnkerS and Practical Builder Photos
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
29TH ANNUAL H.o.B.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE oPENS

The Halle Q Brown Commun.
ity House, opens it's membership
drive, Sunday, April IL
The Limited Ten Club viii con
duct the drive at their Civic pro-
jeCt We consider the work OF
Halle q Brown House vital TO the
life stream of this Community, a"
according To Donald Lewis. Preai-
dent OF the Club, A goal of 900
members has been set 10 be reach
ed between now and the annual
meeting scheduled for Sunday.
May IL
Members Of the Club are Don
aid Lewis, Martin Brookina. PAM
ThomASon. Robert Murray. Leon.
ard Carter. Bradford Benner, D.
c, Cooper. Lorenzo Carter, Robert
Shoffncr. Charles Bradley and
Kenneth Stokes.
Others assisting IN TIE drive
are George Brooks, Jessie Miller,
- William McMoorc. Cornelius
Benncr, Mrs, John Dorsey. Mr.
William sayIea
Members OF the Board Of ~
rectors are Norman T., Light.
Louis NJ Moore, Mrs Alvcrta
Coram and Mrs. Charles Rogers
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
Top EraisrBoI Leaders Mere In Mayi
Masonic Grand Masters
Coming To Minnesota
For Three Day COnfab
Top Sre,s,noi Leaders Mere In Msy

Tho Prince Hall Mnsons Of Min
nasota are making plans for tho
entertainment ~ ths National
Conference 81 Prince Hall Masonic
Grand Masters which viii convene
In the irwin Cities May 20 through
May ~, 1857
Tho scope Of this conference in
cIuden tho Canadian province Of
Manitoba, the Bahama islands.
and Liberia, West Africa MasonA
of national prominence In civic
ana professional affairs will at
tend
Major Samuel T.. Ransom. past
grand master ~ ths Minnesota
Jurisdiction and general chairman
~ tho COMMITTEES an arrangements
stated that full coopsation In be-
ing received from Twin Cities
Chambers ~ Commarce and other
local and state agencies OF hos
pitsIity and welcome.
n was asserted also that the
visiting Masonic dignitarien have
been invited TO tours OF local In
duatTtI plant facilities and 10
lunohsons M guests Of manage
msnt.
Three events related 10 the con-
ference Will be open 10 general
public attendance They are % a
dinner at tho Hotel Lowry In 81.
Paul. = p. m. Monday. May 20.
sponsored by the Daughters Of
Isis, a ladies group In the Masonic
family. a. n reception at st.
Peters AME church In Mime
npolis, Tuesday. May II. at 8 p.
m. at which tins the visitors will
be welcomed BY state and local
90 dinner at the Hotel
Lowry In ~. Paul. at 8 p. m.
Wednesday. May ~ Thurgood
nationally noted speak
cr and head OF tho NAAcP legal
staff. viii be the principal speak
ar
This conference will mark tho
FIRST time In more than ninety
years Of Prince Hall Masonry In
that the Grand Mas
ters have convened In this state.
John R Lawrence. St Paul, In
grand master Of the Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
81. Poul NAAcP
Adopts Alabama
city's Braneh

As n result Of the activity OF
the Southern NAACP Branches In
implementing the Supreme Court
decision on school degeneration.
the NAACP has been under ruth
less attack by the officers and
legislatures in a number OF South
ern states. The objective OF this
attack has been ito put the Ma.
ACP out Of business" NO as to
halt the desegregRtion program.
During 1855 the states OF Ala.
baInA. Louisiana and Texas seeur-
ed injunctions against the ASsocla-
ton, banning its operation within
their borders. All activity on the
part OF nearly 200 NAACP units
in these states has been suspend
ed. Every effort by the National
Association Is being made In the
courts TO get the injunctions re-
moved
In the meantime however. the
NAACP is facing a severe loss In
membership and funds needed 20
carry on the associations pro
gram.
In order 20 offset these losses
the citizens of the northern states
who claim IN be fair-minded and
supporters Of freedom, must carry
the additional burden During the
year 1857. the 81 Paul Branch
has adopted the Huntsville. Ala
hama Branch and have pledged 70
replace the loss Of the 300 mem.
bcrE Of that branch. In addition 10
meeting it's own goal Of 5000
members.
The Rev Ralph y. Alternately.
81 Montgomery. Alabama VIII
speak at the FIRST memberHhip re-
port meeting on May ? and viii
convey the thanks and apprecia-
ton from the citizens Of Hunts
vile, Alabama for their action In
St Paul
Membership may be sent 10
Mr.. Leonard " Carter. chairman
membership committee, SIS R0ndo
Ave, 81 Paul 3, Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
Our Living Future"
Film. 81. Paul Aud.
Mondoy Niqhi

Fourteen st Paul governmental
and civic groups win present a
color movie, our Living Future
prepared and filmed by Life Mag
azins in the St Paul Auditorium
on Monday, April -, at 8 p. m. az
public service, 10 acquaint all
residents with the program OF re-
building fostsred by the American
Council To Improve Our Neigh
borhoods. A national voluntary
organization, II Va dedicated TO
the prevention and elimination OF
Sums and IN. Improvement 81
living conditions for all.
The film. produced and direct.
cd BY Academy award winner
Leon Seller. portrays ~ hours in
the life o. a small boy and his
family, telling Of their problems
In a rundown neighbOrhood in a
typical American city. I, will
conclude with a plan Of how com.
nunities can mobilize their re-
sources and build a better city. II
VIII Be narrated In person. by
DAVID Hardy, former foreign cor
respondent and news analyst for
BBc and MIC.
The program. free ~ charge u
sponsored locally BY the follow.
JnR organizations The city Coun.
I'll The Chamber % Commerce
Junior Chamber q Commerce
D0WrtoUu ST Paul Inc The
Housing and Rsdsyslnpmsnt Al
thor1'y the city Flaming Board.
the Cave Club. the 81 Paul PTA
Council. In.sr-c7ub Council. L-i-
sure Tine Council Ctizen. R..
creation RsdsysI0prnsn, Commit
tee. ST. Paul Playground council
md the League % Women voter
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
CLARENCE LAWS
NAAcP WORKER,
SPEAKER MERE

A membership meeting NJ the
Minneapolis NAACP Sunday AZ.
ternoon. April Z, at st Peters
AME church. Minneapolis, heard
Clarence Laws, field secretary of
tho NAACp describe some OF the
conditions in the South,
unul the NAACP was outlaw
cd by court order in Louisiana,
Mr. Laws was field secretary for
that state. Now no In stationed In
Missouri,
Mir Laws outlined plans TO
stage huge rally 60 commemors
ate tho Supreme Court decision
on May ~ In Washington, u, c.
The NAACP IL cooperating
with group Of southern minis
tiers and labor union leader. Phil
lip Randolph IN the project To
bring thousands of Negroes and
whites Ia Washington Ia hold u
gigantic prayer meeting and dem.
onstration before the Lincoln
Memorial In tho nations capital
Laws said moro attempts win
be made IL outlaw other south.
eru branches by organizations
like the White Citizens Councils
These measures viii only he tenn
porRrily successful he predicted.
but while In force such rrHtrc-
tiops will greatly hamper the
financial structure Of the organi
cation.
lie said that the estimated loss
In income by the NAACp To date
by the actions of tho states Ii
about eighth of the normal
income OF tho association.
Laws Aaid northern Negroes
should avoid heavy concentrations
In selecting new houAing because
such areas become az aggregated
an tho worHe areas ~ the South.
Curtis g. ChIvera, wresprosi-
dent. presided At Sundays meet.
ing
Following the meeting group
OF NAAcP officers met NJ tho
home Of A. u. CaAsius who has
accepted the Craftsmanship Of the
1867 Membership drive
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
MIRA colled Only
Challenge To Build
A Better World

Baguio, The Philippines, WI.
lard Johnson, Negro president Of
the student body nf $4,000 at the
University Of California IN Los
Angeles today told the Asian As.
scmbIy for Moral Re-Armament
here that only the ideology Of
Moral Re-Armament can answer
racial prejudice because II In thu
only force that challenges both
black and white 10 change and
b,uid a new world"
johnson said he used 20 believe
progress IN this field would come
through legislation Legislation
can bring change" he said but
often when only the environment
IL changed, people stay the same.
our task now Ia 10 change mon
Real progress comes from tho sin
ccrc desire OF change heart 90
remAke the world, This way II
comes without tho pain or strug.
gle involved In force"
Racial prejudice IL the most i'm
portant issue facing America to
day. johnson said we Negroes
have hften attempted 10 answer
~ with nm equal amount of preJu.
dice against the whites But our
real battle IL against prejudice
and not against the people lnvOlv
ed In u.
The people Of Asia have a
major part 10 play In helping Us
solve our problems. he continued
Tho courageous apology this
week OF Japanese leaders 10 Kor.
can and Philippine delegates at.
tending this Assembly resulting
IN dramatic reconciliation be
tween these nations convinced
Johnson Of tho power Of this ldco-
l"Ry 30 unite men.
The commitment 81 these
men, he said. has made me ds
ode permanently 20 give my life
% this answer. A. We fight to
gcthsr on a RiobaI scale. We can
bring change 10 all tho areas that
need change"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
Common Vice Chairman
Of Group Baeking
School cundidufes

Raymond Cannon. Minneapolis
attorney. has been named Ia the
campaign board of the Citizens
Committee for am Independent
School Board Cannon, with other
officers Of tho CCISB committee
will head up u drive To capture
three Minneapolis school board
seats for independent candidates
In the June iIth city election
The CCigB candidates are Mrs
Ham Gale, CsTl Miller and y r.
phD rettersen Campaign Of.
fees for tho candidates were op-
rDed this week at IA X Ninth
81. with IIaylc &. Cavanor as
campaign director.
Opposing the three independent
candidates will be the labor en-
dnrsnd inctmbonta, FRANK Per
sons. otto y OiudJ EfHamor and
the Rev TouHor Thompson
Co-chairmen ~ the campaign
are Clarence CLANCY and Gordon
Mikboia0H. With Thihp Harris ~
treasurer Vice -ChaiTmrn, besides
Raymond Cannon. are Mrs, Dean
ChenGWe,h, MrH Victor Cohen.
Don Ekslund Sam Gale. Mrs
Ralph Godin, Mrs Raymond
Gould. Earl Larson. Mrs Hector
Lyman. Rosemary AOkslik Mo
Way. Charles Bilyarson. ArS
John ". Williams, Mrs, J. -. VII
son and Carl Wegner.
There viii be no primary con.
tnst In the school board race
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12
MEN HELD ~
NARCOTICS RAIDS
ESk hEARING

Two Minneapolis men arrhign.
cd on mariiuana charges demand
ed preliminary hearings In mum
opal court Wednesday
A hearing for Felix williams.
Il, 2Il7 Thirteenth Ave r.. was
set for Friday He is charged with
unlawful posHessiun Of msnjuAna
and possession of mariiuana for
sale
Judge Dana Eirh0la0n set a
hearing Tuesday for Roy l.
Crawford. -. iiis Irving ~ N
who Is charged With selling mar
junna
Williams. q federal parole"
fsCss = s. charges also
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12

Mr. Nelson Pryor. one OF the early
graduates Of Lincoln University,
Mrs. J. c. Crowder, Virgil Dolls,
Lester Safro, DR.. w. II. Brown.
Helen Rome.
Helen l. Mcdonald OF the Uni
versity Of Minnesota Press: DR..
Malcolm Wiley Vice-President
Of the University o. Minnesota:
Edward p. Schwartz. Il. Il. Toll,
president OF the company Of that
name, lie Nay Lentz, Metropolitan
Insurance Co. J. Shannon, Nor.
man Leroy Anderson, John Wal
don Long and u. w. Underwood.
Typical Of the messages OF
congratulations was that OF Rev.
Floyd Massey. Jr., pastor Of PiI.
grim Baptist church. 81. Paul. re-
ligious and civic leader whose
wire read Pilgrim Baptist
church joins me in congratulations
because OF the well deserved hon
or bestowed upon you in Missouri.
To be sure much of your labor
base been well beyond the call of
duty"
Another from ST. Paul was
"our heartiest congratulations on
your being given citation OF
merit for Outstanding Perform
ance in Journalism. --- Ramsey
County Republican Committee for
Civil Rights, John NJ. Culver.
chairman.
Prom II. r. Dob Toll. Mime
apolis: Dear Cecil: It's nice 10
know that nice people like your
self can get recognition dur
ing their careers. Too often great
ness and ability Is recognized
posthumously." .
From william (BIi) Bennett,
chairman Of the Ramsey County
Republican Committee: May you
be blessed with health and vgor
to continue your efforts in better
ing human relations. We extend
our sincere congratulations on
your being presented a citation"
DIR. J. L. Morrill,, president Of
the University of Minnesota.
wrote: 1T gives one a lift always
| think, 10 see the deserved rec
ignition Of a friend and ! want
10 add my Congratulations 20 the
many you are receiving upon the
Citation OF Merit which came 20
you at Lincoln University"
Dean Malcolm Wiley. Vice
President Of the University Of
Minnesota: Those Of us who read
your paper every week are aware
Of the splendid job you are doing.
and II Ia good 10 know that all Of
this Is recognized on a national
scale"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12

VIII be guest at
a formal auto
graph party for
notables, the
presS, and tho
book publishing
ngurcs given by
the publishers,
Random Press In
New York CITY
Mondays auto
graph party al