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affairs after settling in Phoenix
was was widely recognized as one
Of the city's outstanding citizens.
He organized the Phoenix Urban
League. served on the Housing Au-
thority, worked with citizens
committee which revised the city
charter, was a member Of special
tax study committee whose work
resulted in elimination of certain
service taxes, was member of the
local Elks Lodge and numerous
outher organizations.
Hammond also organized band
at the local high school and directed
it until a director was hired. He
was an active member of the Tan
ner Chapel AME Zion Church.
He received his training at Ala
bama A and N and Kittrell College.
He enlisted during the Spanish AM
erican an. and rose to the rank of
senior warrant officer as d band
master.
He served as bandmaster for the
Ninth and Tenth L. S. Calvary and
the 18th Infantry. He was serving
as bardmaSter for the 25th when
he retired at Fort Huachuca.
Hammond is survived by his wife,
the former Miss Leah Fitzgerald
of a prominent North Carolina
family and his daughter, Mrs. Bea-
trice Glavenbery, a teacher in the
Phoenix Union high school.
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James Edwards, distinguished ac-
tor who has an important feature
role in Observation-Disclosures
forthcoming Technicolor Cinemas-
Scope Production Battle Hymn,
starring Rock Hudson, is a strong
believer in the motto that neces-
sity is the mother of invention. AL
though Edwards received national
recognition as a result of his lead
ing part in the controversial film
drama Home of the Brave, he
found that film roles for him
were few and far between. Since
good parts for Negro leading men
were not being written by Holly
wood scenarists, he set out to
correct this situation in the simp-
lest way; by writing scripts for
himself.
Success came to Jimmy Edwards
as writer as quickly as it had
come to him as an actor and di-
rector and it was as a writer that
iversal-International Studios re-
Gently placed him under long term
contract. His first original screen
play was The Boy From Korea
and other films included Silent
Thunder and DEVILS Harvest. He
has also written Happy Water, a
stage play and several television
plays.
1t is as an actor, though, that
James Edwards is best known to
the public. The first born in a
family Of nine children, he attend
ed Knoxville University in Tennes-
see with the idea of becoming a
school teacher. While studying for
his Masters degree in English at
Northwestern University, he took
a course in drama and soon was
appearing in the important compus
theatricals. An addition in New
York by Ella KaZan, Kermit Bloom
garden and Josh Logan for role
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83 in Leflore County Hospital at
Greenwood, Miss.
More than 1000 people attended
the funeral where many resolutions
and messages were read praising
his useful life. He is survived by
his wife, one son, daughter, grand
children, great grand children and
many other relatives.
The funeral arrangements were
in charge of Mcdowell Funeral
Home. lnterment in the Commu-
nifty Cemetery.
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religious leaders are seeking to
"dly-up" Harris County and Texas
by precinct prohibition elections.
They are extremely active in Sc
curing a large number Of poll tax
payers who are supporting their
effort.
\ quiet campaign has been 60
ing on for some time by these
groups with poll tax writer's be-
ing set up in churches during the
week and at Sunday worship.
Won In Precinct No. 3
The "drys" won a narrow margin
victory in Precinct No. 3 which
includes the big industrial area Of
Baytown. Their next goal is said
to be the big, spraying Precinct l,
taking in most of Metropolitan
Houston.
Rev. Stratman said that the ac-
tivities of these groups are con-
trary to both the teaching of Jesus
Christ and Of the United States
Constitution.
He said governmental policies
with respect to liquor are no more
the business Of the church or de-
nominational groups than any traf-
fic ordinance, narcotic question,
traffic measure or game regula-
ton.
IF the state is not to exercise
any form Of control over the
church is not to exercise any form
of control over the state" Rev.
Stratman added.
The imminent ministers said that
it is the function of the church to
teach and preach the Word of God,
the whole counsel of God and as
the bride of Christ, she has no bust
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1857

last season. Coach Johnny Nc
Lendon's charges have better than
an even chance to repeat this year
although Jackson State College at
this point has the best overall
record Of any team in the confer
ence. The six teams representing
the six institutions which make up
the MWAA loop play for keeps
though end any one of the other
four teams-Kentucky State, Lin
coin University, Central State and
GrambliuG College-is capable OF
upsetting the dope bucket.
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ness to dabble in politics.
He went on to say a." For the good
of both, keep church and state sep
arate render unto Caesar the things
that are Caesars and unto God
the things that are Gods"
"The church has no duty out
side that which God gave it. It's
duty is to lead men to repentance"
he assured. at is not the business
of the church to agitate moral up
lift Of the masses or against mar
cotics, liquor and othe evils. The
God-given job of the church is not
to reform the masses but to re-
generate the hearts Of men,"
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Tyrone Gillespie, assistant to the
president of the Dow Chemical
Company, Midland, Michigan, will
be a midwinter cOnvOcation speak
er at Jackson State College Mon
day, February II, 1857, at 1000
am. Mr.. Gillespie is member of
the State and Federal Bars in
Michigan, Washington and Oregon,
and is also member of the Bar
of the United States Supreme
Court.
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Harry A. Stuhldreher, a member
of Knute Rockne's famous -Four
Horsemen" and an All-American
quarterback on the undefeated
Notre Dame squad of 1924, will be
a midwinter convocation speaker
at Jackson State College Thurs
day, February Il, 1857. An Assist
ant to the Vice-President of the
United States Steel Corporation,
Mr.. Stuhidreher was born and
raised in MassillOn, Ohio.
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from Accra. 1t also replaces a
ferry that last year alone carried
$4,000 passengers and $4,000 We
hicles.
The bridge took two years to
build, at cost Of L690,000 d.
932,OOO) and is part Of a L3,50O,-
900 new Eastern trunk road.
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ish or of any other religion, is reg
ulated by the Koran, the State De-
rartment's experts explained The
Koran prohibits proselytizing by
any other faith.
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State Woman
1o4, Born In
Slavery Dies

Fresno, Calf, Feb. "A 1Ol-
year-old Negro woman who was
born in slavery in Shubuta, Mis-
sissippi died here last Saturday
night. She was Mrs. Mary Kelly,
who until 1948, lived in Meridian,
Mississippi.
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Tennessee State
To Host Cage
Tournament

Tennessee A & | State Univer-
,ity's Little Garden" will be the
scene of the MWAA Basketball
Tournament which is scheduled for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
February 81, % and %. Tennessee,
he host team, won the tournament
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Two Die Here
In Home Fire.

A man and a woman burned
to death today when fire swept
a two-story frame house at 1917
Delaware avenue S.W.
The victims, both burned al
most beyond recognition, were
identified as Evelyn Gray, age
undetermined, and Carl Steven
son, about 40. Police said he
was a cripple.
The fire marshal's Office said
the blaze probably originated in
an oil space heater in a middle
room of the first floor. The
mans body was found at the
bottom of the stairway; her body
in the upper hallway.
Ben Taxin of the Taxin.
Wiener Junk Co. told flremen hi
saw smoke pouring from the
building and turned in an alarm
after some of his employees were
driven from a rescue attempt BY
the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

in Hungary and the return of
the cold war which has followed.
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bull
ganin and Communist Party
leader Nikita Khruschev toured
Britain last April, and several
Soviet sports, ballet, science and
other cultural groups have Wis
tied there since.
Sizeable Exchange Cancelled
Besides Britain, France and
the United States most other
members of NATO had fairly
large exchanges under way with
the Soviet Union. West Ger
many. for instance. had about
100 Soviet visitors, mainly
technicians and businessmen. !"
Norway exchanged musicians,
theater groups. journalists, en-
gineers, professors, fishing and
forestry groups, sports teams and
chess players.
The Soviet Union sent tech
nicians. football teams and cy-
clistS to Denmark. Italy ex-
changed Psychologists, documen-
tary film producers. sports teams
and specialists in folk lore.
The other NATO members,
Belgium. Luxembourg. Portugal,
the Netherlands. Greece, Tur-
key. Canada and Iceland. also
had resumed exchanges with
the Soviet Union.
Since the NATO-co-ordinated
action was taken in reaction to
the Soviet move into Hungary,
resumption of the exchanges is
not considered likely until con-
ditionS there are changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
q Restless Refugees Wait in Foirfox
As Parish Seeks Homes for Them

to sponsor rs refugees. This
group is the first to arrive in
Fairfax. If Father O'Kane can
place members Of this group
within a week, he hopes the next
group will arrive in two weeks.
Here's what happened yester-
day:
Some people came to take sew
eral of the refugees sightseeing.
Joe and MARCOS, Beauty Shop
in Annandale closed and the
operators spent the day cutting
and setting hair at the parish
hall.
The Courthouse Country Club
opened its doors to the group
for hot showers and other con-
veniences.
Hundreds Of persons called
and appeared to offer help.
A little-known but important
fact is that offers of jobs are
often too vague to be accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

however, have been swamped
with calls But members of the
rectory feel their job is to place
the refugees, who arrived about
midnight on New Year eve in the
best possible Jobs.
Meanwhile, the group waits
in the small parish hall, very
restless, grateful and maybe a
little apprehensive. A friendly
people, a religious people, they
open their arms to offer visitor S
what little they have.
Last night. an unidentified
donor left six cases of beer. I'VE
drink to your health. Have Q
beer" chorused the Hungarians
as visitors entered the hall.
"Igyon egg sort hogy kocin-
thassunk az egeszsegere."
Thanks" the visitors said al
this and had beer.
| st. Mary's parish is planning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Special Business Review
In TOmOrroW's Star

The Evening Star will publish its big annual
Financial and Business Review Section tomorrow.
This section will include comment by leading
business figures in retail trade, banking and in
dustrial fields and The Stars Financial Editor,
Donald B. Hadley Also featured is a summary
of trading on the New York and American Stock
Exchange, the Bond Market and the Washington
Branch of the Philadelphia Baltimore Stock Ex-
change.
Don't miss this important section tomorrow
in The Evening STAR
Phone Sterling $4,000 for home delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

similar treatment of Represen-
tative John Bell Williams.
Democrat of Mississippi. He
backed a States Rights ticket.
Such rumors. however, were
put at rest yesterday by Speak
Ier Rayburn. He declared: 1--WE
never intended to purge any
body" He added that such
rulnors never would have started
if Mr. Powell hadn't talked so
much"
Mr.. Powell, nevertheless,
showed no great inclination to
make peace with Democratic
leaders. He held a news con-
ference late yesterday in his Of
fee where more than 20 Negro
lclergymen visited him to promise
support if any attempt were
made to deny him Congressional
patronage privileges or seniority
See HOUSE, Page As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
'Copters Save 8 on Peak,
But Abandon 7 Climbers

cHAMONIX, France, Jan. 3
R.-Daring helicopter pilots
today snatched eight marooned
Alpinists from the snowswept
slopes of Mt. Blanc but gave up
hope for two more frostbitten
climbers marooned on Europe's
highest peak for IL days.
The rescue pilots had hoped
to hover above the pair
Frenchman Jean Vincendon, %,
and Belgian Francois Henry, "a
lower men down to put
them in baskets hanging from
the aircraft, but this proved i'm
possible.
Both may already have died.
Suffering from extreme frostbite,
they were bundled in sleeping
bags in the wreck of helicopter
which crashed earlier trying TO
save them.
2 HelicOpters Land
The two young men had set
-out two days before Christmas to
scale Mt. Blanc despite adverse
weather forecasts.
Two light Alouette helicopters
succeeded in making shuttle
landings at the 12,000-foot level
where the eight men were hud-
died in a climbers shelter. But
there was no landing spot neal
Mr.. Vincendon and Mr.. Henry
several hundred yards away.
The eight men had ben trap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
NotionoIists Drop
Leaflets on Peipine

TAIPEI. Jan. 8 tR.-Chinese
Nationalist planes showered
propaganda leaflets on Peiping
during the night in the first
paper bomb" raid on the Chi
nese Communist capital.
Air Force headquarters said
all planes returned safely to
Formosa despite some ground
fire.
The mission involved a round
trip of over 2,l00 miles. The Ali
Force said other targets in the
most extensive leaflet raid sc
far Included Tientsin, Tsingtao
Sian and Marking.
The Air Force said IL forma-
tions of Nationalist planes took
part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS

Twenty-three Hungarian fugi-
tives from Soviet terror are
waiting restlessly in the small
Fairfax Station (Va.) parish
hall while the St. Mary's rectory
interviews applicants to house
them.
Two were placed yesterday
with this reporter.
The problems facing the Rev.
Robert E. O'Kane, pastor of
st. Mary's. are pyramiding.
They run from an acute lack
of money to the danger that
people here might unknowingly
exploit the refugees.
When / told Father O'Kane
my friends had donated nearly
$40 for the two refugees in our
house the father smiled and
said, That's more than I've got
for all the rest"
The telephones in the rectory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Scent Letter Rute
Under Study byU.S.
BY the Associated Press

The Post Office Department
said today it is "giving consid-
Grafton" to a move to raise the
postage rate on letters from 8
to S cents.
The department made the
statement in response to in
quiries about reports that Post
master General Summerf1eld adj
vanced the idea at a White
House conference of Republican
congressional leaders Monday.
Mr.. Summerfield, in the last
two sessions of Congress, unsuc-
cessfully urged making the letter
rate 4 cents an ounce.
OF the scent plan, the de-
partment said today that it iS
under consideration but no
final proposal has yet been de-
veloped. When the plan is final
lied. it will be announced in de-
tail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

banged the gaVel Gaining the 05tn
Congress House to order, and
presented Chaplain Bernard
Braskamp to deliver the invoca-
ton.
Most Of the 233 Democrats
and 200 Republicans attended
their respective party caucuses
yesterday. Both closed-door ses-
sions were harmonious despite
earlier reports that some Demo-
Gratis might challenge the party
status of Representative Adam
Clayton Powell, Democrat of
New York, who supported Pres
ident Eisenhower for reelection.
Rayburn to Be Speaker,
Speaker Rayburn. who has
held that Office longer than any
one in history. is the choice of
the Democrats for a seventh
full term.
The only note Of sadness like
ly that tinged the formal organ
ization proceedings resulted from
the deaths of two Repre-
sentativeS-elect since the No
Ivember 6 election. Antonio M.
Fernandez, Democrat. of New
Mexico. died the day after cleo
ton. T. Millet Hand. Repub-
lican. of New Jersey, died Dec
tember 26. The two vacancies
will be filled at special cleo
tons in those States.
No Purges Planned
The only threat of discord on
the opening day of the House
apparently has disappeared. at
least for the time being. There
had been signs that the Demo-
cratic caucus yesterday would
discuss the advisability of deny
ing committee assignments to
Mr.. Powell OF otherwise "purg-
ing" him politically because he
bolted during the presidential
election campaign.
This unquestionably would
have touched off demands fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Zhukov to Visit India
For independence Day

MOSCOW, Jan. 3 (P.-De-
Tense Minister Georgi Zhukov
will be the Soviet Unions rep
resentative at midas indie
pendence Day celebration in New
Delhi January 26.
Marshal Zhukov Is expected to
fly to New Delhi about January
Is and may make a tour of India
before returning to Moscow. Of
fetal sources said the Indian
government invited Marshal
Zhukov to the independence
celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

ped on the 15,781-foot mountain
in earlier rescue attempts, four
when their helicopter crashed
near the two climbers. The other
four had parachuted to the site.
Unable to move the helpless
pair because of the hazardous
weather conditions, the would
be rescuers bundled them into
sleeping bags in the wreckage
and then made the perilous climb
to the shelter.
The rescue flights got under
way at dawn with the first favor
able helicopter flying weather in
two weeks. The married pilots
had the eight men down in three
hours.
A final try at reScuing Mr..
Vincendon and Mr.. Henry was
made by French helicopter pilot
Jean Boulet, who holds the
worlds helicopter altitude record,
and Commandant lie Gall, direc-
tor of the rescue operations.
On their last flight violent wind
currents and a thick storm of
powdered snow blown up by the
helicopter rotors prevented the
aircraft getting close to the
trapped pair.
Must Give Up"
Nov we must give up the
operation" said Commandant LIE
Gall. "At any rate. Henry and
vincendon are dead or in a coma
We cannot risk new lives to bring
their bodies down. The bodies
will be abandoned until spring
time"
All the rescued men we're hos
pitalized, suffering from variou;
degrees Of frostbite. Some were
in serious condition.
Violent storms had turned
back all efforts to climb up tx
the marooned men. Virtually
the whole of France, a country
devoted to mountain climbing
tensely watched the rescue ef'
fort. The nations leading AL
pine and Himalayan experts
converged on this town Of 5000
to offer their skill and knowl
edge in the battle against tn,
elements.
The Chamonix Mountain
Guide Association, the first t,
come to the aid of Mr.. Vincen
don and Mr.. Henry, bitterl,
: criticized their climb. 1t sal,
they had put themselves vol
unfairly in this exceptional sit
uation, outside of the norma
AlpiniSm season. Even to saw
two men we cannot very wei
risk the lives of 10 or IS others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Colonel Found
Shot to Death
In Club Here

A retired colonel, assistant En-
gineer Commissioner in the Dis
trict from 1913-l9l7. was found
shot to death today in his room
at the Army and Navy Club, po-
lice reported.
Detectives said the body of
Col. Roger G. Powell. rs. had a
80 caliber bullet wound in the
head. A maid gave the alarm
shortly before noon when she
could not get into his locked
room, club officials said.
Col. Powell had been in very
poor health the past six months,
fellow clubmen told officers.
Watched TV Last Night
Police were told he watched
the televised championship fight
last night in the club at Far
ragut square and street NV,
then retired. The maid became
suspicious today because the
colonel usually awoke early,
police said.
Other club residents said they
heard no gunfire. Police theo-
rized the shot might have been
muffled by the bedcovers.
Col. Powell was a West Pointer,
Glass of 1905. He served 80 years
with the Corps of Engineers. He
was born in Metea. Ind. Octo-
Der 10, 1881. In 1920 he re-
turned to the Engineer Commits
sioner's staff here to serve several
months. 800 ---~
Recalled to Duty
He spent two years in England
with the Engineers in World
War I.
He was retired in 1912 but re-
called to active duty to serve two
more years as resident member
here on the Engineer board re-
viewing rivers and harbors civil
works projects.
] Other important assignment!
with the corps included divisional
engineer commands in Cleve.
land, Cincinnati, Providence. r
IT,, and New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

Europe are being continued, as
in the United States. News of
the American suspension of ex-
changes with the Soviet Union
was first reported a month ago.
The NATO nations moves
were co-ordinated by the Allan
tic Council, whose Is permanent
representatives sit in Paris. The
Is consulted on their countries
Soviet exchange policies early in
November, after Soviet troops
were sent into Hungary to crush
the freedom fighters there.
No Formal Decision
No formal decision to suspend
exchanges was taken by the
Council because individual coun-
tries views, when solicited, were
found to coincide closely.
The coordination of exchange
programs is mentioned by State
Department officials as an ex-
ample of the type of political
consultation now going on in
NATO, in pursuance of the or
ganization's 1856 efforts to
strengthen cooperation in the
political and economic fields.
Britain and France informed
the Atlantic Council they were
putting major restrictions on
their exchange programs. Visits
Of entertainment groups and
other cultural exchanges now are
reported to have been stopped.
British Prime Minister Sir An
thony Eden was said yesterday
to be on the verge of canceling
his visit to the Soviet Union, also
because Of the Kremlin action