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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

German parents He was a normal
sized baby of normal-sized parents, and
until he was years old there was no
hint that he would not develop as any
other child But he stopped growing
from that moment Life was pretty
tough for the little fellow until Burton
Lester, a talent scout for midgets. saw
him and signed him up for his show.
From then on, life was plain sailing.
Mr.. BehrenS was in the company of
other little folk who had the same diff
knew all about the additional expense
entailed by being miniature men and
women Their clothes and shoes have
to be specially made. as well as house
hold furniture. not to speak Of dream
house cut down to size
While touring in 1892 Mr.. Behrens
married his present wife, Emmie, a
midget herself but towering 10 inches
over her husband. They still keep up
their show business appearances.
Unlike dwarfs, who are deformed in
some way, Mr. Behrens is true midget,
perfectly proportioned in every respect
for his overall size A linguist, he speaks
four languages fluently and has studied
and read enough to be something of
philosopher Though he's small in
stature, his mental capacity has tested
out only slightly below the genius level.
Long reconciled to his life, he is annoyed
now only when casual acquaintances talk
to him as though he were young child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-11
BY JACK GROVER

Grover Travelled than million miles Through
past 10 diplomatic courier
the he constantly on the
and ercnO wondes Each Is personally Visited
photographed and verified By him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-11

tReleased By Mcclure Newspaper syndieats)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
Cooper Tociturnity
A Good-Notured MYTH

Continued From Page Ell
later attended Grinnell Col
lege in Iowa.
He started out working as a
cartoonist on a Helena news
paper. 1t was as a cartoonist
that he first came to Holly
wood but jobs were few. He
found that. as an expert cow
boy. he could supplement his
income by extra and stunt
work in the movies. 1t was
then he formed friendships
with other extras, including
Richard Arlen, Gilbert Roland
and Jack Oakie.
$4,000 Looked Small
II owned the only tuxedo in
the group" Arlen recalls. I'VE
all shared it because dress UP
parts called for more money
Even coop VINO was a 1o0t
taller than l."
Those were fun days, Cooper
recalls; but he always had his
heart set on becoming an ad-
vertising man-until he got a
job in a Tom Mix Western.
when found out that Mix
was getting $4,000 a week, it
started me thinking. I had
hoped to reach $4,000 a year
in the advertising business but
it looked pretty small to. me
after that. So you can see
that ! had no burning. inward
desire to express myself
just thought the money looked
good"
There probably is no richer
actor around. except Crosby or
Hope. Cooper's take has been
strictly from motion picture
acting. a type Of acting that
has been subject to much
controversy. Arty critics say
that Coop merely walks
through a part and that he
plays only one character
Gary Cooper.
He has been the butt Of
comics jokes. Once George
Burns said that Coop and
George Raft had to play a
scene with a wooden cigar
store Indian between them.
THE critics all accused the
Indian Of overacting," quipped
Burns.
He Just Reacts
Actually Coop is a master of
the film art. His trick, if it
can be called that. is to let
the drama school graduates
chew scenery all over the
place. Then when the camera
focuses on him, he reacts,
often with eloquent simplicity.
Cooper's acting is so natural
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that an ulcer once helped him
win an Academy Award.
He played High Noon" with
a troubled look on his face.
partly because his ulcer was
acting up.
The Proper Look
At the first sneak preview.
one of the Stanley Kramer ex-
ecutives recalls:
I'VE did not have the great
picture that the public finally
saw. 1t was just another
Western except for Coop's
performance. At first all we
could see was that drawn, wor-
ried face of Cooper's-and
we knew what caused it.
Then we sneaked it again
and decided that Cooper. as
the sheriff. was supposed to
look drawn and worried. After
all, three tough gunner were
due home from prison to get
him.
Back to the cutting room,
with more emphasis on Coop's
role. Then someone had the
bright idea that a song should
be added. 1t was Don't For
sake Me, Oh My Darlin,' the
Ballad of High Noon.
THE picture was shortened,
thus faster-pacing the ten
sion 1t was sneaked again
and the audience reaction,
lukewarm at the first sneak.
turned to raves at the final
ones"
Today High Noon" is re-
garded as a classic screen
Western.
Coop, a pioneer in making
percentage deals on his movies,
earned more than a half-mil-
lion off High Noon" No
other star has been making
the big money over such a
long time as Cooper, who this
year is celebrating his 30th
year as a top Hollywood name.
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Jeanne Grain Happy Again
With Her Husband Back
Continued From Page Ell

Continued From Page Ell
Stewart Granger in England
The Whole Truth for the
Woolf Brothers" Jeanne didn't
know this until I told her, but
I recommended her for the
part of the la6ylike wife when
lunching last fall with Jimmy
Woolf.
Sinatra Was Kind
She thanked me, then said,
"We1l go to London with the
Children in July. and if Paul
can stay. wen take a house for
six months and the children
can go to school in England.
If Paul cannot stay. he'll make
flying trips over every two
weeks. Jeanne told me. I'VE
are determined that my work
will never separate us for
more than a week or two, or
that too much of it will make
me nervous or irritable"
She talked of her last movie,
"The Joker" with Frank Sin
atra-"He was so nice to me.
When I started that picture.
you know I nearly had a ner-
vous breakdown. I let go. I
dropped the reins, and frankie
was very understanding. Some
times frankie is like a naughty
little kid; he wants to lash out.
But he was very kind to me,
and I like him. It's too bad
he doesn't always let others
see the way he really is. He's
sometimes very outgoing and
friendly with everyone. But
more often, he bottles up
everything inside.
An OccupatiOnal Disease
People have accused me OF
being passive" Jeanne re-
sumed discussing her life.
That's because I cannot talk
about things. Actually I'm very
keyed up and tense. It's an
occupational disease. If you're
not screaming to begin with,
you soon will be. Emotions are
the tools of an actors trade.
And it gets to the point where
emotions govern you.
1--WE had so many problems
In the past year that I think
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I will now understand what
everyone does. It's when you
lose your perspective. when you
are overtired and nervous that
the problems seem bigger, I'M
til they fill the whole world.
That's the time to stop every
thing and sort of lie fallow.
Paul and I had always wanted
to go to Honolulu but some
thing always came up to stop
us. A picture for me. business
for him. And sometimes you
can put thing of too long.
We went there for three weeks
after we reconciled. We were
so happy. I hope we always
will be.
Both Learned
1--WE both learned a great
deal from the breakup. You
know something. a man loses
identity when he loses the
woman he loves. He sort of
fades away. l suppose it's true
for a woman. but not as much.
But the chief thing we learned
is how much children need both
parents. Ours were so happy
when We were back together.
Paul is a wonderful father.
He never spoils the children.
A mans voice is needed in a
house, especially with boys. A
woman becomes shrill when
she is trying to make children
behave, but Just having a man
in the house makes them be-
have. And Just having your
man back is wonderful"
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Even Log Cabin
lis Costly Today

HOLLYWOOD Up. - You
think you paid too much for
the house you're living in now?
Take a nice hand-hewn log
house, the kind Abe Lincoln's
father built for nothing. 1t
Just cost Walt Disney $50, 900
to build one for the main set
Of a frontier drama.
Forty men worked three
weeks to build a copy of an
early Texas homestead-and
studio labor doesn't come
cheap. The oak logs had to
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be trucked from a forest 200
miles away. Wood for the roof
was hand split by high priced
carpenters. go
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Mrs. D. e. Beusley.
Pioneer Born during
Civil War Dies

Mrs. u, ", tsusiel lleasley.
formerly of poo Marion vt, n plon.
eor resident Of ~, Paul. died Mon.
day morning, March 4, al Anchor
hospital, after lingering illness,
Mrs. Boasley. widow Of tho late
Rev. y, E. Beasley. had been In
IN health for the past eight years.
In November 1900. she went 10
CriApus Attucka Home 10 live
where she had resided prior 10 ber
last illness and capitalization,
Born IN HtAunton, Va, April 20,
1864. she came 10 ~ Paul In 1890
ana had lived In IT. Paul the
greater portion OF that time, with
the "se~ption % short period
when with her husband, she resid
cd In Duluth, where Rev. BsaHley
waE pastor Of Calvary Baptist
church,
Funeral services were held Wed.
nosday. March q, At 2 . M. NJ
BROOKS Funeral Chapel with Rev
Floyd Massey, IT, officiating
Visitation was held after I y. m
Tuesday nj the chapel
8hc was member OF Pilgrim
Baptist church.
She IN survived by two Biscss.
Mira IIuida Hmith. ~ raui. Mrs
Marjorie Moore Of Wheeling, W
Va, and ono nephew. Hcv ]. u
Brooks. 81 ~ inigDes, Nd.
Burial was Ia Forest Lawn
ocmotofy with Brooks Funeral
Home ~ charge ~ the service
Mrs Marjorie Moor ~ Wheel.
ing. niece came 10 ~ Paul 10
attend funeral service,
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Of New York. lie viii speak at
the delegates luncheon, Speaker
at the annual banquet viii be
radio ncwscaster John w, Wander.
cook.
More than 500 members and
delegates are expected TO attend
the meeting from the siN-state
area served by Group Health
They viii represent nearly 10000
member families.
Dedication Of the architectural
award-winning new home office
building and medical center al
Como avenue and Eustis street In
st. Paul Is 10 be part OF this year q
meeting. Mlnnesota's Governor
Orville l., Freeman. Group
Health member, viii give the ded.
ication address.
In n report prepared for the del
egates. Executive President. Geo.
w. jacobson announced that 1865
saw a new high for Group Health
in membership. business volume.
asset and surplus. Income Of
Group Health Mutual passed the
four million dollar mark. he said
Assets were up $500, 900 to Sl.727.-
$40. and surplus rose $50. 900 20
S67i2ls 90.
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now that the Negro has been
treated M Hscond-claaA citizen
and has been denied equal rights
pnd opportunities guaranteed 10
him by the Constitution. This fact
has been brought Ia my attention
repeatedly during discussions al
meetings ~ u number 81 orRanl-
nations concerned with the prob
iom ~ stamping out dlscriminA-
ton. biRotry and hate am n
member of several ~ these or
Ranizations
"Aa . have already stated In
IN. local press, radio and tsIe-
vision Q did not usc tho words
'rabble-TouAers." attributed To
ma la tho Birmingham news
starry. u h rcKrettaiie that 4
was mlsquoted.
The people Of It Paul know
my record on human relations
and IN tho field % bringing about
better understanding among all
peoples
= have been n Htaunch support
sr u FEPc legislation and my
acts In tho city council dating
back many years, during which
served subStantiate what I have
said in this statement.
Il. ] dsplore segregation and
discrimination in all its phases.
q ] have always recognized the
fact that the Negro has been the
victim Of the social disease Of
and aggregation"
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COMMITTEE MEETS TO
PLAN DEDICATION

4 committee from the PhylIs
Whoatley board Of directors met
Friday 10 discuss plans for tho
dedication Of the Campute and
building located On Highway 10
between watcrt0wu and Mound.
Minnesota
Members attending the meeting
were Mrs. Katherine Parsons.
donor Of the oampsite and build
ing. Fred Hadlcy. board president,
clifford Rucker. board member
and Cecil Newman. chairman Of
the dedication committee. and
Henry Thomas, head resident.
The new wheauey camp IL
about 30 miles from Phyllis
whcatlsy House in Minneapolis
and has an area Of 100 acres
much Of II on a lake front.
Tentative plans call for dsdics-
ton ceremonies and picnic on
June 10 Final plans viii be an
noUnoed In early May.
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Mrs. FOR Coming;
Mrs FDR Coming,
Eleanor Roosevelt Is
Sidney HiIIman Speaker
Monday Night At "U'

Mrs Franklin ~ Roosevelt will
present the fourth sidney Iiillman
lecture at the University Of Min
nesota Monday evening, March IL,
open free TO the public. the lee.
turc viii begin at 3 p, m, in North
rop Memorial auditorium
Mrs. Roosevelt viii discuss The
United Nations and It's Import.
ance to the Individual Citizen Of
the United states"
A member of the United States
delegation to the United Nations
General Assembly from lpf5 10
1853, Mrs. Roosevelt since has
been associated with the Amsri-
can Association for the United
Nations. "A group whose aim A to
promote greater understanding of
the UN and Its program
Her latest book, india and the
Awakening East" IL the result Of
a trip made In 1852 10 the Near
md Middle East Tho same year
she headed the u. 5 delegation TO
the Inauguration Of the President
Of chile, and = year later she tour
I'D Japan and revisited Europe In
1888, abe Travelled again 10 HracI
visiting London. Paris and Rome
enrouta
In addition Ca her many books,
Mrs. Roosevelt writes the MY
Day" column for newspapers, II
You Ask Me" for McCaII's npaKa-
Iine and articles for many other
magazines.
One 81 the original members 81
the Americans for Democratic Ar.
ton, she also belongs 10 the WON
ems National Press club, the
American Newspaper Guild, New
York State League 81 Women
Voters and numerous other organ
izAiipns For a number Of years
she served ~ chairman Of the HU-
man Rights commission.
Her many hOnors include the
1899 Churchmans award the frs,
tCOntiRued 90. Page -
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The NAACp branch In cooper.
alton with the Dining Car EN-.
r,ovn. Union IA bringing Rev. y.
1, shut,,esworth OF birmingham.
Alabama To 81. Paul Sunday,
March 10 To rcply to MIR, Rosen'a
charged that Nesroos are not mis-.
treated in the Southland
Mr. shuttleaworth win speak at
M IN, regular morning aerviccs al
Pilgrim BAPTIST church, ~. Paul
Mas. Meeting al a n, m.
Ills principal address IN reply ~
Rosnn win be made nj a NAACp
rally and mnsa meeting Al bp. m
M Pilgrim baptist also
Rov shuttlcaworth In pastor of
n,thc, nnptis, church, North
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In the earlier statement APP
poarinF In newspapers nationally
iipscn was quoted ~ saying that
tho North had been mislnformsd
about conditions among Negroes
In the Southland by "rahblc roua,
crH"
Tho ~ Paul Pioneer Press NJ
Wednesday, February "a, Az dis,
patches from birmingham quoted
Ttpacn M stating we have Tho I'M
precision that Negroes arc down
trodden and IN - suppressed con,
ditilion in tho South It's a
whole lot Of mlAinformation"
4 storm ~ crnHur. broke over
RGssn'A head upon appearance oI
the story from Negro and white
Jew and Gentle
A radio and nv appearance and
stAtsmsni "a the IT Paul papers
IN which he attempted 10 explain
HIS position made matters worse
bogaus. Rossn did not retreat
from his implied support OF ths
sogrsgationiHts. who hsadquartsr
IN birmingham
Tho statement which he gave
this paper and the other nswspa-
pers Wednesday claims he was
misguided and points out that n
nswapapsrmAn In Birmingham
actunlly used n conversation be.
tween the mayor ~ Birmingham
and two other city commissioners
80 basis for his story.
Ho.an's statement 10 reprinted
IN fulI Bald he
4 want 10 make public apol'
oRy n a Newspaper story emanat-
ing from birmingham. Ala, based
on personal oDnysTHaiion with
the mayor there. gave the enron
s01is impression, that either fav.
Ofed segregation 0r was not In
formed o. the abuses suffered By
the Negro In many parts 81 our
country particularly In the
south
II 10 unfortunate that the
nrwvpspsT account did not aCcurs
u'oiy state what happened during
% personal conycrsailon had with
the mayor ~ Birmingham IN the
pfesrnce ~ two Birmingham city
rUr1nlszionsfs and Newspaper
rrpori"F
= made no formal speech. I
ISSUED ~ statement The news.
paper ren1r'sr ASKED me no quss.
tons De merely listened 10 an
informal discuHslon, particularly
pertain NJ - certain physical IA
sUUu"a IN Birmingham
. want d" psIbnciy place my
~rlf ga r.oord. . am. and have
b-sa opposed tS segregation.
= have been aware and ] am
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gum and Great Britain
In 1882 Weaver served as Spec
lAl AAsistan; to the Chairman Of
the National Security Resources
Board with the assignment to de-
yeiop transportation facilities IN
South America Recently he sery-
ed as Chairman % the Intsrna-
tional Confederation Of Free
Trade Unions Mission 20 invest
gate the human rights II workers
in the Ryukyu Islands In this
capacity. his activities earned him
into the Philippines. Singapore
Malaga. India and PaSIstan.
Mr. Weaver IL Wee Prsslder,
Of the National Urban League and
has numerous othe- civic sssocia-
tons
ne dinner meeting viii h. fol.
Io~~d by reception sponsored
BY The Minneapolis Urban Leag,ls
CuiIt
Reservations may bs made b.
calling The Lsag'ss Office "
s-zIs7
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Area Represented
A. Senafe Hearings
On FEeewoy Routes

Representatives Of the Nondo-
st Anthony district appeared Feb,
81 before the state Senate com
mitiec on highways at the capitol
The committee met 10 hear citi-
zons on the location Of the plan
ned Federal Highway and fresway
network
Timothy Howard, ~ Paul busis
ness man and president II tho
Rondo-st Anthony Organization
and George Brooks. business man
and member Of the group were on
hand
Howard told the committee de.
lay IN making a positive decision
on tho East West route through
~ PAU WINS causing great mental
and financial concern To- persons
affected by the frocwny program
Howard spoke In favor Of the
northern route lie also urged that
II the Rondo route was decided
upon. his organization wanted i'm.
mediate HppraiEala. and other re-
lief measures because 81 the pc.
rullar problem facing menbcrH Of
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EAsTERS STAR SCHOOL
or INSTRUCTION SUNDAY

The school of instruction for the
Prince Hall Grand Chapter Of the
order ~ Eastern stars will be
held Sunday, March 10. nj the
Eacircma club. 3Dtg Fourth Az
r. Minneapolis, at ESQ .. m. in.
stead of , .. m, M previously
stated Members please take note
~ change In timsl Mrs Teresa
Banks IL grand lecturer.
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Mr. Weaver has . long and i'm
presstve history Of activity in the
labor movement starting with the
United Transport Service en-
ploycs union IN Chicago He has
served as the international Rep
rcsentative and Assistant TO the
international President Of this
union and Is currently a member
Of is International General Exec
utive Board
Mr.. Viewers labor activities
have carried him into the interna-
tional labor field where he has
fulfilled special assignments in
joint projects with the Recon
struction Finance Corporation and
the state Department pertaining
TO interests in such countries az
Bolivia. Thailand. Indonesia, Bel
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Indignant:
81. Paul Leaders
Walk Our On
Milton Rosen

4 group Of st Paul leaders In
the SAACP. tabor and human re
lauous fields who sought an ex-
PLANTATION from CITY Councilman
Milton Rosen for his defense of
conditions and treatment Of the
southern Negro, walked out Of his
office last Friday. when he tried
to defend statements he made In
Birmingham. Ala.
Representative Of the 81. Paul
Branch Of the EAACP. the Din
ing Car Employees Union and
clergymen from St Paul Negro
churches made a surprise call on
Rosen in his city offices Friday
March /.
The group suggested that Mr..
Rosen could not be well informed
" the Associated Press reports
quoted him correctly.
They referred 20 the visit here q
few weeks ago Of Rev. Martin
Luther King Of Montgomery. Ala,
who gave the Minnesota Pastors
Conference what the group said
was the true picture Of what has
been going on in the South.
After RoEen had agreed % make
a further explanation and the COM
mittee appeared partly Modified.
Rev Floyd Massey Jr-, pastor %
Pilgrim Baptist Church came in
late Rev Massey president % the
500 member Minnesota Pastors
Conference. a state organization
81 Protestant ministers. indiR-
rartly denounced Posen's state
rnsn's
Aftsr an exchange the entire
group walked out % Rosens offlos
without even saying "Eood day or
goodbye
Among the group which con
fsrrsd with Rossn were Frank "
Smith president 81 Paul MA
ACT. Cart weschke. SAACP So
Rotary. Lsonsrd Garter chairman
~ Mrnezo'a On Indignation: Jerry
Robins and Rob~rt Patterson %
local 5is Dining Car Employee
and W. y BainSs business man.
Another 3, Paul leader Toni.
Thy Howard. president % the Ron
50-s' Antb1uy Organization th3s
week rAppef sharply the BrminR-
ham. Ala statements % Conrnts-
aonsr Milton Rosen o. - Paul
(contin1sd On page ~
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New Yorker TO
Speok A. Group
Health Meeting

DR.. Caldwell b ESselstyn, Di-
rector OF the Rip Van Wrinkle Gin
ic OF Hudson. N. Y, win address
delegates to the eighteenth annual
meeting OF Group Health In Min
neapolis. Saturday. March ..
DIR. Esselstyn Is a member OF
the board Of directors OF the Co
operative Health Federation OF
America. and heads a medical
practice group which Is affiliated
with the Health Insurance Plan
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the Western Golden
Gloves tournament
last w ednes day
evening when he
emerged with tho
nywcight title.
Jackson became
the second Mime
sofa boy 10 win n
NANNa ~ lFLa.saara A
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ter the bombing and uttered tho
historic comment. America gives
bread 10 Hungary and bombs 10
It's Negro American oitiEena,"
ON the same broadcast shuttle
worth said he and his orGaniKa-
ton have no intention OF stopping
HIS campaign "until America be-
comes free FOR all and to ALL"
Rev. shuttlepworth received his
All from Selma University. Selma.
Ala, and Bs at the Alabama
state College at Montgomery. Ala.
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Rosen Apologies Claims
He Was Misquoted BY
Birmingham Newspaper

In statement issued 10 the daily aud weekly press Wednes
day afternoon 81 Paul City Commissioner Milton oscn under
fire for statements attributed TO him by the Associated
Press and Birmingham daily papers IN which he indicated he
suppression ~ Negroes In the South the IT. Paul City
uffirinl cnna he WAS miauuotEd.
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From rho Horss's Mouth
From rho Horse's Mouth
Famed Alabama Pastor
Coming To Make Reply
To Rosen's Rosy Picture

St Paul Negroes ucenScd at City Councilman Milton
Roscns copous praise Of the Souh treatment OF the Negro
aud his suggestion that the North had been misinormed by
rabbe roscr running all the country have decided TO
have a resident Of Birmingham the city whore Roscn made his
now famous ST Paul TO tell the real