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Evening star., 1942-06-28
Price Control: War Against InfIotion

By Erik T. Kjelstrom GustdUe Guck lpdn "T'9o1 ana
Per Jacobson Rutgers University Press
in fairly readable style pro eye
England Canada and
although the reader inevitably finds himself
with has done
imitation obviously
ever problems of no two nations are the same
md themselves by
before hosites
problems the cost
which control England is
comparison to
the economy United States.
Noteworthy the fact that each country however taken
increased taxes promoted
of purchasing And eac despite control
Ia
differences
avoided salaries although England
exists invoke them Canada the other hand has frozen wages
substandard
the living Canada also has ceilings
virtually alone while
field industry Sweden
Canada adopted the overall ceiling all producer
Consumer raionng the European
where supply problems greatest Canada this
This volume suffers from lack Of uniformity methods
the findings and conclusions
picture of various wartime
Evening star., 1942-06-28
The Strength of Motions
By George Soule. Macmillan }

If we are ever to make headway
against social disasters, We shall do
so not solely by religious faith, po-
litical incantations. happy inspira-
tions, or any kind of magic, but, in
part at least, by painstaking scien-
tific method Mr.. Soule argues in
this book. 1t is his thesis that re-
cent advances in psychology and
psychiatry must be applied to un-
derstand many problems of politics
and economics IF we are to bene-
fit from the knowledge of science,
We clearly must look to those who
have studied man and his behavior, -
he writes.
Among Mr.. Soule's suggestions for
this bitzkreig of scientific erudition
to be visited upon the body polite
is the creation of degree. doctor of
science. The holder of such a de-
gree would first study not only the
social sciences. but dynamic psy-
chiatry, and then take turn at such
practical affairs as government and
business While the Importance of
psychology in governmental prob
lens should not be minimized, it also
is a branch of science that can be
abused by Praying upon human
weaknesses, as in Germany.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Europe in Revolt
By Rene KrouS. (MacmillanJ


contains nothing that
the merit presenting contemporary
should
hideous which unfortunately we'll
volumes
launched against the According
occupied That statement
the entire work
of the would
struggles with
from first attitude of friendship
through the practice of numbering
OF Vchy
heavily the
Originally
resistance
brought about terrible
the nominal independence of Vichy iquidated
of de
pressing lands
Huidating the native Poland
Czechosovaka the sufferers
explicit
parts Of book indeed. which simply be
of
beyond contemplation That nation
of plainly possible
on continent the point of
religion
crusadng faith better
considered that the making
for the world. And that men do not change easily
Evening star., 1942-06-28
The English in Wartime
Somerset Maugham's Novel Is
Picture of Well.to.Do Family
The Hour Before the Dawn

By w. Somerset Maugham Doubleday DoranJ
Admirers Of
characteristic They expect and invariably get with plot
sometng not afforded by realistic vters they always get
book written in the clipped style that makes Vaughan distinctive
Vaughan personality,
detachment worldly probably personality
that S
personality however that makes THE Hour Before Dawn ouy
disappointing
expectation Maugham nyleaf
novel in three reprints this couplet from Pope:
every regard -
compass more than they intend.
landownns English wartime.
intelligence o1esr with wife with mn 0
Jane the daughter delightful witch
9 or :sy Ps ss with the ss9 ssss 1su s
entertained unmoved You read abobedy
phss You wonder intent
story would
end end when he says the future belongs not people like the
Let's hope they make better and happier England
give US picture Of
not
disappointment OF
v hs no1es the ay
possibly important Maugham personality.
other hands might well be moved by the Affections of the
Maugham He
his int 1t is his s the noble
Just have the characters in book somewhat senimentaised
bombing Wed like little love- sacrifice Of
Mr. Maui Msushsms IAN detached disc dieeTnmsn 1s rt
French and English simultaneously and thus ned me two modes
Of he two liberties two points Of view has prevented me from ever
ana Is IN 0Snc'S ana a' Is most 0D'
Englands most trying hours Mr. Maushams mind has
M vi. p m 1s n the a nd v s m mns S
reality In this time Of war truth portrayal Of character would come
he knows exists but find But then find truth portrayal Of
hsn M Maughs@ HILL
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Brief Reviews

NOVELS
The Castle On the Hill. by Eliza
beth Goudge (Coward-McCann)-
Sweet little story with setting of
wartime England A middle-aged
lady. evacuated from her home, gets
a job housekeeping for middle
aged gentleman who has two evacu-
ated children staying with him.
Home, sweet home.
Carey Brown. by Marguerite Nc
Intire CFarrar g. hart)-Story
Of Maine poor whites. Rise of girl
from depths to slightly higher.
Trite.
Three Wives, by Ragnar af Gel
! jerstam (Greystone)-S novel
on the problems and follies of mar
riage. Trade article.
The Magic Water, by Barbara
Webster tScribner'S - Story Of
group of wealthy people living en-
pension. with heroine getting back
her divorced husband. Heavy.
Hurricane Caye, by Margaret
Shedd (HarpeD-Love in the trop-
les. Good background ordinary plot
The Road to Baltimore, by Robert
S. Harper tMilD-Romance Of mid
10Th century America centering
around mans quest for long Lost
brother. Trade article.
Cross Currents, by Sara Ware
Bassett doubleday. Doran)-A mild
little romance of Cape Cod.
! Crimson Mountain, by Grace Liv-
ingston Hill Iippincott Romance
of young country school teacher and
young country gentleman. Trade
piece.
Instruct My Sorrows. by Glare
Jaynes Random)-A young widow
efforts to adjust herself to a new
way of living Disappointing.
GROWING THINGS.
A Manual Of Home Vegetable
Gardening, by Francis c. Coulter
Doubleday, Doran)-Sensible text
for beginners.
The Farm Primer, by Walter
Magnes Teller tMcKay)-First steps
in farming, with tables Of needed
equipment. proper costs and so on.
Very sensible.
NURSING.
History of the School of Nursing
Of the Presbyterian Hospital of New
York, 1892 1912. by Eleanor Lee
(Putnam's>-A serious work of in
stitutional history.
THE WAR.
Ara>ricoH nAetirv hv Dnu-e11
Davies Observation-Disclosures Of our
war ideals.
Far Eastern War, 1937-1941. by
Harold S. Quigley world Peace
Foundation)- history and
Interpretation.
HOME HELPS.
Repairmen Will Get You. by
Roger William Riis and John Patric
doubleday, Doran-How to take
care of your mechanical equipment
cars, typewriters, electrical ap-
paratus and so on. Sensible.
Fever? by L. j. Whelan master
Plumber and Heater Contractor
Magazine)-How to handle your OIL
burner.
BIOGRAPHY.
Robert Alexander: Maryland 10y
alist, by Janet Bassett johnson
putnam life of a member
of the Continental Congress who,
when the break with England came,
remained loyal to the throne.
Mediocre
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Hobby Books at Library
By Helen X. Thompson.
Adviser in Recreative Arts, Public Library.

Hobbies in wartime may seem, on
the surface, to be wasteful Of time
and energy that might be spent
more profitably otherwise. Their
real contribution to the war effort
becomes apparent. however, when
one considers that they can provide
diversion and relaxation for work.
ers left tense and overwrought by
arduous tasks and long hours.
One of the delightful things about
hobbies is that they can take so
many forms. They may be serious
or frivolous, practical or whim-
sical, social or solitary. For the
person who has not yet chosen his
hobby, Ruth Lampland's Hobbies
for Everyone" offers a wide selec-
ton, each chapter being written by
some outstanding figure who ex-
plains why he has adopted his par
ticular hobby and what it means
to him.
Inviting Titles.
Almost every one has at some
time in his career longed to do some
thing creative, but few have been
able to escape long enough from
their daily routine to achieve sue
cess along artistic lines. A hobby
of this kind can afford a valuable
means of self-expression. Among
the many inviting titles in this field
are Marion Downer's BE an Artist"
Morris Davidson's Painting for
Pleasure" and Ruth G.. Harris
''Techniques of Sculpture For the
person who would like to direct his
attention to a more practical phase
of art. there are Arthur B. Aliens
Poster Designing for Beginners"
and Carl Anderson's How to Draw
Cartoons Successfully"
Photography long has been one OF
the most popular of all hobbies and
has been the subject Of many good
books. Photography as Hobby y
by Fred B. Barton: Photography
for Profit" by Nettel. and Let's
Make Movies" by Samuel s. Simon,
are among the best recent ones.
The craft books offer delightful
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Best Sellers

lCompiled from information
obtained in Washington BY The
Star and in NeU York, Boston,
Chicago and San Francisco by
the North American Newspaper
Allidnce.J
FICTION.
Until the Day Break, by Louis
Bromfeld Harper.
The Song of Bernadette, by
Franz Werfel tViking).
Islandia, by Austin Tappan
Wright CFarrar g. Reinhart.
Dragon Seed, by Pearl Buck
(John Day.
And Now Tomorrow, by Rach-
el Field (Macmillan.
NON-FICTION.
Flight to Arras, by Antoine
de Saint-Exupery (Reynal &
Hitchcock.
Victory Through Air Power,
by Alexander P. de Seversky
(Simon g. Schuster.
Washington Is Like That, by
w. M. Kiplinger CHarpeD.
The Last Time 1 Saw Paris,
by Elliot Paul random.
Past Imperfect, by Ilka Chase
doubleday, Doran).
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Be 1t Ever So Humble
BIZ DUioht Fd,

~ D1CtgnL FdTHHQHl. fHUTpeTj
If one ever has built home, or
expects to do so, this book by Dwight
Farnham will prove not only in
formative, but good entertainment.
It is instructive without being
pedantic. Things worth knowing
about home building are admin
istered with a chuckle.
It is based on the experiences Of
the author and his wife, who started
with a shack in the Connecticut
woods and wound up with a Colonial
manor. Meanwhile, about the time
they were in the transition period
from a glorified shack to an early
Gothic horror" the depression COM
PEELED them to dig in.
Finally, in 1886, they started the
real home of their dreams. Looking
back now over the ups and downs
of those years, the Farnhams con-
clude that their home ownership
experience was q financial step well
taken, and, moreover, an interesting
adventure with heaps OF fun and
thrills thrown in.
Here is the epitome of the authors
advice: Get yourself a little piece
of land when you can. And
build yourself a shack. Then, use
the shack as q base for further
operations. Enjoy the fun of
building and of constructive living.
Cultivate your garden and add
to your house as your health and
your wisdom and your means in
crease-as they will increase If you
work intelligently. So start now.
Be 1t ever so humble, there Is no
place like home"
To which 1t might be added, that
philosopher builder Farnham not
only constructed a worthy home,
but In the process found material
for q delightful story.
GLADYS WOOD DANIEL.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Paul Reuere;s America
Story of Patriot Traces Rise of
National Feeling in Colonies
By Mary.Carter Roberts.
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
BY Mary.Carfer r
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
By Esther Forbes. (Houghton Mi61inJ


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written
nfano Of our Saion
much o resident at the time Paul
Revere is simply the writing.
of
part this and rose to the occasion Not
and
but sf1t s of Paul d @ 5Sn ss sf
Sb eo R % e Hev nTS Thomas m s s nd mnH
Miss FORBES h herse bene in
nsV M Of in n v9 oen sas ess ys n an
quotes from her letters ocia
extremely important
sd sn rtn to a Of rns hs BESIDE pas o
of the living ferment the
when the
began The lasted knows third of
Ms Ms o @ Of the s'fs 900 s sa the to @ hsss
mr. But mo can s p with M the fine o book %
plain and unadoned the facts known about him that they were
s And n vss ms vd ns wo and pa n utmost gifts
mmisrsn spelled his RVo that he made for his
country besides his famous one that matter Of strict record he did
make the famous alone succeed that he
he artist also claimed but only an copied
ohceg and that he was once actually tried by court
popular emphaticay
than legend him he the
figure and quanness which folklore gradually him
indviduaist lone rider in
Revolutionary
radical clubs revolutionary
his Lexington He had also printing
critical
before hosilies.
he speeches and left
The noble of his still
history
be
obviously loved
himself
studied
commission the making of mill supply
well boilers
all these sversmihing
himself and all of them he succeeded his business
his he little
He ledger.
his method of debit and credit have died with him.
he figure altogether
principles nteigenly things
"A balance
nation when to added intelligence fine workmanship and
certain robusness-haf physical half sptuaa deal be
accomplished"
fckng strategicaly
good novelist She takes her history
Evening star., 1942-06-28
The Fabulous People
By James Norman Hubner. (KnoptJ

nevspaperman spent years
a
irony, nicely executed
The time 1899 and the Japanese already hostility
usually
attaches White visiting Friendly
revouonEts
and drink and have love affairs emphasize their folly by the
national
AS
lei big lover.
a particular importance.
Evening star., 1942-06-28

variety Of activities for all ages.
"Low-Cost Crafts for Every One"
by H. Atwood Reynolds. and The
Country Craft Book" by Randolph
w. Johnston. are full OF suggestions
for attractive articles that can be
made by persons having even the
most limited amount of skill or
equipment. "Metalcraft for ANA
teurs." by Peter Manxoni: The Art
of Pottery: by Irma M. Gall;
Leather Work." by I. P. Roseaman,
and Hand Loom Weaving for ANA
teurs," by Kate Van Cleve. are sug-
gestive of wide number OF titles
available for specific crafts.
Outdoor Activities.
Hobbies may be turned to very
practical advantage in and around
the home. Make 1t Yourself" by
Julian Starr, jr., gives directions for
making flreplaces, tennis courts,
trellises. fences. etc. while Allen W.
Edminster's Gardening as Hobby
and Constance Spry's Flowers in
House and Garden will be found
helpful in making the house and
grounds more attractive, and at the
same time will allow the precious
leisure hours to be spent outdoors.
A collecting hobby is more salts
flying to many persons than Gre
ative one. and there is almost no
limit to the range of items that can
be collected. Book collectors will
enjoy New Paths in Book Collect
ing" edited by John Carter. and "A
Book Hunters Holiday" by A. S. w.
Rosenbach. Practical advice on
stamp collecting and numerous an
ecdotes about collectors are found
in Alvin F. Harlow's Paper Chase"
and Mauritz Hallgrens All About
Stamps" There are many good
books on antique glass, silver and
furniture. and Hobbies magazine
contains each month a number Of
fascinating articles on collecting
rare and unusual items.
These and books on other absorb
ing hobbies may be found at the
Public Library. Eighth and K streets
NV. and its branches.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Pongoon Diary
By Ruth Hardness. (CredtiU

By Ruth Hardness. (CredtiUe
AgeJ
Mrs. Hardness was widely pubi-
cized in 1886 as the first person to
bring a live panda out of China.
She has written two books about
her travels in China and Tibet in
quest Of the small, amusing bear
like animal, but her latest one tells
of her life among the people Of a
distant and almost unbelievably
primitive region-the village OF
Pangoa. in a remote part of Peru.
She was living in Lima when she
heard of a mysterious animal Of
which all trace had been lost-a
fabulous little silver bear. She left
Lima for the jungle with Sandoval,
an Indian entomologist who made
collections for the Peruvian Museum
of Natural History.
The authors life in Pangoa Is
vividly deScribed-the food she pre-
pared and ate Omuch of which most
civilized persons have never heard
of, the story Of her struggle with
the heat and other discomforts of
the jungle, and her fascination with
the Indian life she discovered. Many
of the stories are those told by
Sandoval about both the savage
and civilized Peruvians, tales OF
strange adventure, black magic and
witchcraft.
"Pangoan Diary" deserves to be
read because of its freshness, be-
cause its stories are intimate and
gripping and its atmosphere well
produced. Mrs. Harkness did not
find the little silver bear, but she
did succeed in writing an especially
interesting group Of stories about
the mystery and beauty Of the
strange land of unexplored Peru.
y
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Getting Them Into the Blue
Bu Ernest K. Gam. (CroUeH

By Ernest X Gam. (CroUeHJ
might Sky" for
airplane from
draboards of designers and completion and flight The
material applies to both commercial and military aviation
picture of the gigantic
industry the He tells that the
with the hiring daily
countrys products approx
for 1912 than three billion dollars War did most of it
manship explains that their deliberately
thought that bomber equipped
Instruments internal structure
he that only apane in flight completely equipped with
instruments
when build bomber"
fashion do everything else-the best is none too good
Bright to the Wonderer
By Lancaster. little, BrovnJ
dark night bright the wanderer the last line
which borrows the title for this historical
novel And old Barnabas Sensood for author he
night always bright the wandererhe free wanderer
All the Stensroods almost all free wanderers That how
the Canadian Rebellion Of
1887 They Upper Canada Torono when their orbears fed
during the American Revolution Strong
supporters OF the king are the but also strong supporters
of their rights Englishmen.
Family threatens those rights Composed members
families rules Upper Canada undeterred admins
brand justice through
which
removing the compact foot from Upper Canada
acclaimed Tried Reformer His title becomes the
Tired Reome His compact managers push him further and further
with the United States and despite hatred boodhed
the reformers take up arms against the Government
outside Mackenzie head lack Of
order and OF plan cause the rebels to up their
When they finally the militia which trained
little better than they they retreat confusion and the rebellion
Upper
Mackenzie
the desired effect without the horror of civil war
history rebellion. be
RICHARD j. MURPHY, Jr
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Look to the Mountain
RI T,e Grand CdnnC

BIZ LIE Grdnd Cannon. tHOtt1
This is the story Of young couple
in New Hampshire. in the days Of
the Revolutionary War and shortly
before, who moved from a settled
little community of Kettleford to
pioneer in the mountains. The &C
count OF their struggle for existence
consumes the 565 pages of the novel.
LIE Grand Cannon, author of two
previous novels. spent long hours
in the country, about which he
writes in this book. His deScrip-
tions of terrain are one of its fea-
lures. The life his protagonists lead
is simple and rough, but largely un-
exciting. Because of this circum-
stance and the length Of the work
its appeal IS pretty largely exhausted
before the end is reached. It is
pleasant. but not gripping reading.
JOHN w. THOMPSON, Jr.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
The Garden Is Political

By Malcolm Brinnin fMacmildnJ
collection of poems writing
with steadily growing distinction for number
stamp technique beyond
melessness the
work of writer's with public problems peculiar
fectous Writing love-
himself of the real heirs of the great tradition He
overlooked eauation
NC. r,
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Bells and Grass
BIZ Walter de la Mare. Viking PreSS)

Walter de Ia Mare. TV1Klng PreSSJ
of child children
them 1t contains merely rhymes and also
childhood
What Mr. Mare obviously tried both methods
passes maturity,
which the real universe all citizens H.
sensitive after H. that
succeeded often failed,
deserves reading
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-20
HUGE SCRAP DRIVE
GOES INTO HIGH GEAR

The entire nation is being called
upon to dig up all of the scrap me-
tai possible in the next few weeks.
as we'll as old rubber and other
kinds of junk.
In the attics and cellars of homes,
in garages. tool sheds, and on farms
is lot of junk which is doing no
good where it is, but which is need
ed at once to help smash the Japs
and Nszis Everyone is urged to get
behind this drive and make it a
huge success.
A date will be set within a short
time for local Junk Rally" For
further information get in touch
with any member of the l>eal sal
wage committee, whose names are
listed in an advertisement carried
On the back page of this paper.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-20
Reservoir Offers
Vast Playground

An outstanding vacation play
ground, providing recreation for
the people of the Inland Empire and
attracting thousands from all parts
of the Pacific Northwest and the ma
ton as whole, is proposed for the
Grand Coulee Dams 151-mile re-
servoir in a report by a committee
of the Columbia Basin Joint lnvesti-
cation.
Full development of the many
fine recreational resources of the
reservoir and its shorelands is re-
commended by the committee, John
c. Page, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation, told Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. Ickes. according
to report from the Bureau.
Development of the reservoirs
recreational resources will result in
definite social and economic advan-
tages to the people of the Inland
Empire and the Pacific Northwest,
and viii contribute substantially in
variety and interest to national re
irrational travel, the report states.
The increasing thousands of people
from places other than the North
west who have visited Grand Coulee
Dam since it was started in 1893,
suggests that Accommodations and ia
cilities on the reservoir area will be
used by great numbers of out-of-
state tourists.
Eventually, as plans and funds
materialize, there Will be available
to vacationists from all walks of
life from eight to ten especially de-
yeloped areas for full scale enjoy
ment OF the project recreational re-
sources. Aside from the vast indust-
rial benefits that characterize the
Columbia Basin Project, it is so
balanced in plan that all of its re-
sources copdueiva to the 10y Of liv-
ing, including its outstanding out
of-door recreational advantages, are
revealed and made available to peo-
pie.
Stretched in the report are various
types of recommended development.
The extensive reservoir and its var
led shorelands when developed as
planned will be ideal for boating.
tishlng camping, picnicking bathing
and for hiking and pack trips. The
reservoir now being stocked with
game fish from a large hatchery
built by the Bureau of Reclamation.
viii become one of the outstanding
fishing lakes in tho state.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-08-20
Mold Activities

Mrs. j. G. Lemley and daughter,
Beatrice, of Bremerton arrived on
Wednesday to visit friends and rel
atives.
Mrs. Charles Wilburn and daugh-
ter, Shannon, of Coulee City spent
Thursday, with her mother, Mrs. L.
J. Leander,
Mr. AMI Mrs. Joe Struntz and
Shirley Ann went to Waterville Fri
day, where Joe had a wheat-beard
removed from his eye.
Harry Thompson took ais daugh-
ter, Dean, to Wenatchee Sunday
for a checkup with her doctor. She
is recovering from an APPENDED
tony. Mrs Ann Ash and infant son,
Jerry, and Jean Thompson accom-
panied them.
A daughter was born August 18th
to Mrs. George Martin at Potlatch,
ludAO, NAclt 5llS 10 uO w otcy llleo
with her parents, since George left
Fort Warren, Wyoming, for Camp
Maxey at Paris, Texas.
MI. and Mrs. l.. j. Leander and
Mrs. Dale Leander and two children
went to Mansfield Monday where
their infant son had a minor opera
ton.
Mrs. S. H. Burton and grand
daughter, Norma, of Waterville
spent the weekend here at the Jas
per Burton home.
Mrs. Lulu Jackson and daughter,
Sharon, of Chelan are guests at the
Kay Leander home.
The weather has been hot the
past week.
Wheat here has averaged some
what above the normal Most of it
is yielding around 80 to 40 bushels
to the acre Some have CO npleted
their harvest. A large share of the
grain was bulked this year due to
scarcity of sacks.