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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12
BY CASPAR NAMES
star staff Writer

The charge that the racial
problem haslbecome a political
matter win be presented in a
statement today to the 140th
annual meeting Of the Baptist
General Association.
The report Of the Christian
Life Committee deplores "the
political manipulation Of racial
problems to further the ambi-
lions Of those who can so use
strife, discord and anarchy for
personal ends"
The statement, asserting that
the problem is no longer a
purely spiritual one, calls on
Christians to help solve the
situation by leasing Of tensions
and the elimination Of prejudice
and deep-seated animosity.
I'VE commend our Baptist
leadership for remaining in
communication with their con-
gregations by not leading too
rapidly or pushing too far be-
yond the understanding of
those who follow them.
Ends Thursday
I'VE believe that by holding
to such communicative lines,
we, as Christians, can most
effectively lead those who look
to their churches for guidance
in this worldwide problem"
Approximately 1,400 dele
gates representing 1,414 Bap-
fists churches in Virginia with
nearly 100000 members are
attending the meeting, at Del
Ray Baptist Church. Alexan-
dria. The meeting opened last
night and will end Thursday.
Charles Ryland, a layman from
Warsaw, Va, is president OF
the association.
The Rev. Charles A. Trent
ham, pastor of First Baptist
Church of Knoxville, Tenn,
gave the keynote address this
morning. He told the gather
ing that some hospitals run
by the Southern Baptists pay
their help under 81 an hour
and some of the help in order
to exist sometimes steals"
Move Blocked
He also charged that some
of these hospitals "Still think
that a human being who is Ill
merits treatment according to
the color of his skin"
The speaker also pointed out
that, during a meeting OF the
denominations executive COM
mittee in Nashville, Tenn, last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12
Appalachian
ROadsUrged
ToAid JObIess

Major improvements In the
highway network crisscroSsing
the 10-State Appalachian re-
gion are being planned by
presidential a dViser S to help
fight c chronic unemployment
along the E Eastern mountain
chain.
Undersecretary Of Commerce
Franklin d. Roosevelt, jr.,
CHI arm a n of the Presidents
Appalachian Regional Commits
sion, was in Keuntcky today
with other m e m bers Of the
commission to discuss possible
program on unemployment
and other problems. This is the
first day Of a To-day tour Of
CA6AAb OtdbCS.
The highway improvements
would connect isolated areas
with population centers or with
established highways to stimu-
late both tourism and industri-
al growth in depressed sections.
The building and improve
ment of the road network is
planned as only one aspect of
an attack on the areas prob
lens by the Presidents Appala-
chan Regional Commission.
Like other parts of the plan,
the road network would require
the Presidents approval as well
as approval Of Congress.
Very few details Of the plan
have been announced, although
Mr.. Roosevelt has said he will
propose a Federal-State corpo-
ration to coordinate the activ-
tiles of several Federal agen-
cies.
A Commerce official said the
first two steps in the proposed
program probably would deal
with transportation and the
control Of water-both in re-
gard to preventing floods anc
in assuring an adequate supply
After these initial steps, the
program would be divided into
two major parts: Development
Of natural resources and meas
ures to aid in the development
of human resources. The latter
would include the fields of edu.
cation. housing and health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12
Baptist Report DepIores
Politics in Race Crisis

month, an attempt to provide
funds for rebuilding the bombed
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
in Birmingham, Ala, was
blocked, and instead q general
statement was approved.
Among board actions taken
at the meeting today was one
turning down a resolution ask
ing that Virginia Baptists es-
tablish q boarding school for
children with mild emotional
problems"
The convention approved q
statement changing the prac-
tice Of offerings for foreign
missions to a church-wide par
ticipation rather than one under
the sponsorship Of the Wom-
ans Missionary Union Of Viz
ginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12

Many Congressman in a far
country use the ambassador as
their errand boy.
There are elected representa-
tives Of this government who
would never dream of going
below the chief of mission in
their search for someone to go
out and buy stockings, gloves
and perfume, if possible with
counterpart funds.
Many a political officer has
found himself ordering a doz-
en- copies of the photograph
taken in a nightclub of the
hardworking visitors or tele-
graphing a congressional sister
in the provinces telling her
that her brother will arrive
by the night train.
Alternative Choice
Still, the delegates might
have served the cause of the
Foreign Service and foreign
policy better if they had used
an embassy messenger to carry
their messages and sent then
waiter around to the bistros to
acquire a little Partisan polish
for serving the House of Rep
reSentatives bean soup which
they will all be eating too soor
again.
This way, neither Gen. d.
Gaulle nor the American tax
payer is likely to understand
1t seems like a dreadful waste
all around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12

chief issue. emphasizing the un-
derdeveloped nations economic
problems. The President
blames many Of his problems
on what he called Nacionalista
obstruction in the Senate.
The Liberals needed an even
split Of the eight seats at stake
to win a majority in the Sen
ate. Two prediction surveys
forecast that they would win
five or six seats.
In all, about $4,000 candi-
dates were in the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12
What, No Walters in Paris?
By MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

As II our relations with the
French were not sufficiently
strained. q travelling House
delegation has managed to
make them infinitely worse.
The Representatives have Of
fered the ultimate affront to
the already affronted Gen. de
Gaulle, and. in truth, to all Of
La Belle France by importing
a Washington walter to Paris.
If, Of course, the delegation
had kidnapped a Partisan waiter
to take back to Washington,
France might have protested,
but, at bottom, understood.
But to bring to the capital Of
haute cuisine and suave servi-
tude, the headwaiter Of the
House dining room, Ernest
Petinaud, can only bring on
graver misunderstanding be-
tween the estranged nations.
Possibly the general may
shrug it off as merely fresh
evidence Of the contention he
has often made in his classical
French, namely, that Ameri-
cans are mad and not to be
trusted in the important things.
Or, on the other hand, he
may see 1t as the first signal
of the return Of that Yankee
isolationism Of which he has /,
repeatedly warned.
Healing Talk
One shudders at the task of
our Ambassador Charles E.
Bohlen in trying to heal the
breach.
Figure to yourself the face
of Gen. de Gaulle as Mr.. Bob
len tells him that French
walters, while models Of deft-
ness and solicitude, have a
lamentable habit of speaking
French. It is beautiful language,
mon general, but one, alas, not
always entirely comprehended
by some of our lawmakers,
particularly those from some
of the agricultural States, be-
cause Of the unfortunate matter
of the chickens and the Com
mon Market and all that.
Or imagine, If you can, the
disdain of the general as Mr..
Bohlen tries to explain to him
that while French viands are
of a certainty the most delec-
table in the world, Americans
abroad are sometimes over
come by nostalgia for native
dishes unknown in the Champ
Elysee, the instant coffee, the
frozen orange juice. the ham
burger.
Possibly the general, who has
sometimes showed a feudal
turn of mind, might be ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12
Mexican Born Bigger

MEXICO CITY.-At birth
Mexicans are usually larger
than United States infants. On
their first birthday both are
the same size. At 6 the aver
age United States child is a
head taller. Mexican officials
attribute the difference to nu-
tritional deficiencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10
Luncheon

The Sisterhood Of Beth
Sholom will hold its annual
Mothers Day luncheon Mon
day at 1880 pm. in the
Carpet Auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-10

st. Peters Catholic Church,
Olney, Md. is holding its an
nual May dinner and bazaar
in the Parish Hall tomorrow
from 4 until 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16
NAHB Cites Star,
IA Other Papers

at any time this year. Other
firSt-place winners, awarded
500 prizes, were the Hartford
COUrant and the Minneapolis
Sunday Tribune, in the black
and white Home Week and
color ANY time" categories,
respectively.
Fifteen winners in all were
announced out of a total of so
entrants. The jud ges were
Fred Forbes, assistant admin
istr a tor for public affairs,
Housing and Home Finance
Agency; Robert Marshall, as
sOciate editor of Changing
Times Magazine, and Philip
Sabatino, art director of Hen
ry ]. kaufman & Associates,
advertising firm, and preSi-
dent of the Art Directors Club
of Metropolitan Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16
Builders Set
Full Agendo

A crowded agenda faces the
Suburban Maryland Builders
Association Thursday evening
when it holds its annual meet
ing at the Indian Spring COun-
try Club.
On tap are elections Of Off
GERS, changes in the constitu-
ton and bylaws, final judging
Of entries in the SMBA Build
ers Awadr Content and an
nouncing Of membership drive
winners.
William ]. Rosenthal, a Ia
Dor law authority, will discuss
the amended Federal Labor
Standards Act. The meeting
will start with a cocktail hour
at $50 pm, with dinner at
7::30 and the business meeting
at S:15.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16
Army Times Dedication
Old Plant Gets New Look

The Army Times Publishing
Co. this week dedicated its
third United States headquar-
tiers on NJ street NV. in II
years.
The new offices, renamed
the Ryder Building for Melvin
Ryder, founder and president
of the company, are at 22O1 M
street. Originally constructed
in 1921 as the plant for David
Lawrence's daily newspaper,
the United States Daily, the
building more recently was an
annex Of the National Educa-
ton Association.
It was purchased in Feb
ruary by the Army Times,
then located at 2O2O M street
NV. From 1850 to 1855 the
Times was at 1882 M.
Starting in March, the inter-
ior was completely redOne,
leaving only the walls, floors
and roof. The Transformation
includes white splitrock and
turquoise tile exterior, new
windows and entrance and
new landScaping.
Edmund W. Dreyfuss & As
Sociates were the architects
and E. L. Klavans the con-
tractors. The publishing firm
was able to move into the
building July 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16

Alfred T. Vest, who has
built perhaps 600 homes in
Northern Virginia in the past
% years, went back this week
to the first trade he ever
learned, as a carpenter in a
West Virginia coal field.
Mr.. Vest, 81, is building a
home at 1923 North Gaillard
street, Alexandria, for Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Combs.
Mrs. Combs, a native of Balti-
more, carries in her mind
fond-and detailed-memOries
of a house she lived in with
her parents in Milwaukee. She
decided to pattern her new
home after that one.
One of the details she re-
membered, she remarked to
Mr.. Vest recently, was the
hand-hewn mantelpiece over
the fireplace. She wondered
whether he could provide her
living room with one like it,
thinking it would be a routine
matter.
Hewing a piece of wood,
Mr.. Vest informed her, is an
art which has virtually disap-
peared hereabouts. Further
more, he guessed he probably
is one of very few remaining
people in the Washington area
capable of welding an adj,
the ax-l k e implement re-
quired for the job.
Mr.. Vest hadn't practiced
carpentry in decades, but he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16
Builder Sharpens Rare Skill
BY AARON RUVINSKY
Stor Stoff Writer

still had his ship carpenters
adj. He had used it to shape
frames for the mine tipples
while he still was in his teens.
Gingerly, he took some
practice swings. He hadn't
ever injured a foot, but others
had, and he once slashed a
shoe he was wearing.
His old carpenters cunning
wasn't forgotten. The heavy
wooden beam took its place
Thursday over the C m b s.
fireplace after a few hours
labor.
Mr.. Vest and his wife live
at 1920 South E ig hit e m t h
street, Arlington. It is one of
his own custOm-built homes.
He works there, too, super
visin G the construction of
about five houses a year. He
is semi-retired now, but, &C.
cording to Mrs. Combs, his
services are in great demand.
1t wasn't ever thus. After
his stint in the mines. he
worked as a carpenter in
Pennsylvania and Detroit I'M
til 1880. During the depres-
sion, jobs came hard. He was
unemployed much of the time.
Then in 1886 he went to
work for F. E. Westinghouse,
a former builder in Northern
Virginia, and started saving
his money. By 1910 he had
enough to go into business
with a partner, Arvid Benson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16

Fifteen newspapers from
across the Nation, including
The Evening Star, were hon
Ored this week in the Nation
al Association of Home Build
ers' annual competition to
select the best special sec
tons devoted to N a tion a |
Home Week and to real estate
in general.
The Evening Star placed
third a m on 6 sections pub
lished in color during National
Home Week, September 8 to
Is. The Washington Post and
Times Herald won honorable
mention in this category.
The Seattle Times was first
in the color sectionclaSs, and
the Richmond Times-Dispatch
was judged to have had the
best black and white section
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16

They split up in 1851. Mr..
Benson is retired now.
Mr.. Vest would like to re-
tire also, but his fans keep
him going.
Mr.. Combs, a F e dera |
Trade Commission awyer,
and his wife and two children
will move into tn cir new
house next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-16

The English-s lyle d struc-
ture, with its four bedrooms,
three baths, den, 2-car garage
and b a Sc m ent, will have
much to remind his wife Of
ner youthful home in Milwau-
kee. But that big hand-hewn
mantelpiece will always occu-
Ply a place of special prom
inence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
Flora Lashes Cuba 18th Day,
Dealing Economy Hard Blow

r21.0 north, longitude $50 west
or about $50 miles south
southeast of Miami.
Gale winds whirled outward
400 miles to the north, well UP
the coast of Florida, and zoo
miles to the south over ia
lmaica's flooded mountains
Rain extended into the Ba-
hamas.
Many hurricanes in the past
have made sharp changes in
direction, even looped the loop
but forecasters said it is I'M
usual for a storm to sit SO
long in one place, as Flora has
Even more unusual is the
fact that Flora has maintained
her strength, although a large
part of her circulation has re-
manned over land for four days
The big storm churned up
angry seas in the Northwest
Caribbean, Southeast Gulf OF
Mexico and in Florida Bahama
waters. There were gale warn
ings as far north as Stuart
almost a third of the way up
Florida'S East Coast.
Before Flora struck Cuba,
she killed II persons on To-
bago Island. off Venezuela,
then took an estimated 400
lives in Haiti. Many Haitian
villages were reduced to rubble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
Chinese Seeks Asylum
With Russions,in Tokyo

!. TOKYO, Ovt. Z CAP)-A
Chimes Communist interpreter
who came here with a Chinese
scientific group has sought
political asylum in the Soviet
Embassy in Tokyo. the Japa-
nese foreign ministry reported
today.
A spokesman said the Chi
nese, Chou Hong-chiang, A,
detected to the Russians late
yesterday or early today.
He said Mr.. Chou came to
Japan September 6. accom-
.panying an eight : member
Chinese scientific delegation.
The bulk Of the Chinese group
left for Peking today.
The japanese foreign min
istry said it did not know the
reasons for the detection.
A Soviet Embassy official
said: I'VE don't have any in
formation on a Chinese seeking
asylum in the embassy"
The Japan China Friendship
Association said Mr.. Chou left
his hotel about 6 am. today
and had not been heard from
since.
Japan and Communist China
have no diplomatic relations,
but there has been a consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
Cubun AssuiIs
A-Bun Pact
In U. N. Speech

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Oct. 7 (AP).-Cuba declared
today that the limited nuclear
test ban treaty and other East
West measures will fail to bring
world peace as long as the
United States pursues "a policy
Of war against Cuba"
The Cuban views we're ex-
pressed in the United Nations
General Assembly by Ambas-
sador Carlos Lechua, who
charged the United States with
stepping up its campaig n
against the Fidel Castro gov
eminent at the same time it
was talking about peace.
MIR. Lechuga said Cuba could
not become a party to the test
ban treaty while the United
States was carrying on what
he said amounted to "unde-
clared war" against Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star staff Writer

The Kennedy administration
has abandoned plans to curb
private buildings near the
White House which are out OF
harmony with executive Of
fices.
Requests for congressional
Public Works Committee ap-
prevails of the new idea have
been withdrawn.
The General Services Ad-
ministration wanted to acquire
two blocks off Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventeenth and 6
streets NV. just, west of the
old Executive Office Building
Idea Rejected
The land is occupied by the
Mills Office Building, the
American Automobile AsSocia-
ton, the Riggs National Bank
and small retail, restaurant
and business establishments.
The idea to buy or acquire
by condemnation both the land
and buildings for about SIS
million was rejected today by
the House Appropriations Com
mittee. But Representative
Thomas, Democrat of Texas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07

came once more into range and
there was a threat to Florida
later.
In her first thrust into Cubs
Friday, Flora gave signs thai
she would thrash on northward
into the Bahamas. But the
storm stalled over Oriente Prov
ince then turned westward
back into the Caribbean Sea.
Besides the crop destruction
the Cuban radio told of COL
lapsing homes and buildings
serious floods and the evecua
ton of nearly $4,000 persons
from Santiago de Cuba de Vic
toria de Las Tunas-a picture
of havoc in Oriente and Cam
aguey Provinces.
Only two deaths in Cuba thus
far have been confirmed in the
guarded reports from the radio
The crews of two coasta
fishing boats are missing in
savage seas off the south
coast. More than 400 bodies
have been counted in Haiti.
Oriente is the principal
sugar-producing province of
Cuba and Flora in four days
probably has done more dam
age to the crop than the anti
Castro rebels have done in
four years with sabotage.
A weather advisory placed
the storm center near latitude
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. Z (AP).-
Hurricane Flora dashed Cubs
today for the fourth day in 9
row, dealing a crushing blow
to the already staggering econ
omy of Fidel CaStro's Commu-
mist regime.
Half of the islands sugar
rice, coffee, cotton and Cocoa
crops were reported wiped Out
by the wild wind and the tor
rental rain, and Flora was fan
from through with Cuba. This
morning she had started tc
move once again across the
stricken nation.
The turbulent eye of the
giant storm crossed the south
coast near Santa Cruz del Sun
and was thrashing slowly
toward the city of Camaguey
Sugar production, the back
bone of Cuba's economy, al
ready had fallen to the lowest
level in 80 years because. Pre-
mier Castro admitted, of poor
Communist management. lack
adaisical work by peasants, and
the breakdown of motor trans
port.
AS the wet, S5-mile-an-hour
storm = which already has
taken more than 400 lives
moved into Cuba for the Sec
ond time, the Bahama Islands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
Murrow's Lung
Found Malignant

Edward r. Murrow's left lung
removed Saturday in a three
hour operation, had a malig-
nant tumor, a Washington
Hospital Center spokesman said
today.
The 55-year-old director Of
the United States Information
Agency, formerly a prominent
radio and TV commentator.
underwent the operation Satur-
day morning and tests were
Immediately begun. The hos
pital issued this statement to-
day:
Laboratory tests indicate
that the tumor taken from
Edward r. Murrow during q
radical pneumonectomy at the
Washington Hospital Center
last Saturday was malignant
and that it has been completely
removed. Mr.. Murrow is max
ing a very satisfactory recov-
lery."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
Eisenhower Exploring Idea
Of Race for Vice Presidency

he win play in selecting the
@. o. P. presidential nominee.
The General entirely rejects
q "king-maker" role for him
self. 1t is doubtful that his pref
erence among the possible
nominees will ever be stated
publicly.
Those who have seen him
believe it very unlikely he will
lend himself to any stop" ma
neuVers that might damage the
election chances OF the mar
who emerges as the convention
choice.
Although he undoubtedly has
his personal favorites, Gen. Eli
senhower fervently believes
See EISENHOWER, Page IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07
Checks Legal Aspects

The suggestion came to him,
apparently. from casual CORE
spondence. But the fact that he
took the initiative in checking
out the legal aspects of the
move Is itself Of some signifi-
canoe.
The 22d Amen dment-
which says mo person shall be
elected to the office of the
President more than twice
would not. In Gen. Eisenhow-
er's' judgm ent, prevent him
from running for Vice Presi-
dent or from succeeding to the
presidency If a vacancy oc-
CURED.
CThe Legislative Reference
Service of the Library of Con-
gress,. In a study undertaken
last January, found the weight
of the evidence supports Gen.
Eisenhower's interpretation
Gen. Eisenhower has i'm
pressed recent callers with his
determination to do everything
in his power to return a Repub-
lican President to the White
House in next years election.
A perennial optimist, he now
finds himself, almost for the
first time in his life. seriously
worried about the future of his
country.
He believes the fiscal policies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-07

was $5.S72,4 10000. almost the
entire amount requested anc
a slight increase over last year
It included Sl.075,186.000 tC
operate 12l.4s6 hospital beds
and 1921 100000 for compen-
sation and pension payments
Without explanation, the
committee rejected the entire
$195 million requested Il
finance a Nationwide fallout
shelter program which the
House overwhelmingly hac
authorized-but did not fl
nance last month. The Senate
See MONEY, Page At