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Evening star., 1943-06-27

In the ranks have not earned this
slur. The war Is obviously doing
something with these young men
painters as well as fighters. This is
inevitable when the Four Horsemen
ride abroad-tragedy and death stalk
the earth. Unconsciously the change
is being recorded by the painters
who are themselves changed-less
self-conscious, more elemental.
Blackont of Culture.
This is one Of the thoughts which
must be uppermost in the. minds of
visitors to this exhibition. What of
the painters themselves? One OF our
greatest dangers today in connection
with the war is not physical but
spiritual-the blackout OF culture all
over the world. To prevent this dire
calamity as well as secure freedom
we are giving our all. If the nine
artists represented in this exhibition
are, as it would seem, most talented,
men capable Of interpreting not
merely action, but visions, why
should their lives be risked to satisfy
our curiosity of that Of those who
follow after us-a curiosity which
might be reasonably satisfied by the
camera and the moving picture? In
so doing does not Internationally
with patriotic purpose-assume great
responsibility?
But to return momentarily to the
work on view. With the paintings
are hung some prints and drawings
which. even more than the. paint
ings, give evidence of the artists
skill. With these in the first gallery
entered from the main hall are two
portrait drawings of officers by Tom
Lea, which are so sensitive, vital and
expressive that once seen they will
not soon be forgotten. Even more
than his paintings they demonstrate
his gift.
Otto Kahn once said that. little as
he would wish to have sorrow or
trouble come to any one, 1t was his
strong conviction that only. to the
accompaniment of the drip of tears
was great art to be produced. He re-
ferred at the time especially to
music, but his statement was .ap-
plieable to the other arts as well.
Today from end to end of the earth
this solemn sound Is heard.
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There is not one villain, but a COM
pany. There are sieges in the good
old blockhouse fashion, there are
jungle tricks with lovely women and
handsome men thrown together IN
primitive isolation, there are air
exploits rivaling those of the ad-
venture strips, naval battles, spies,
and what have you. Any more Sc
rious purpose which it may have lies
in the authors contention-put into
the mouth of the American hero
that the Amazon Basin is the future
frontier, and that science has now
developed the techniques which will
render the vast tropical jungle
habitable and fruitful place. The
triumph of the good over the bad
is supposed to lead to this develop
ment. in which all the South Amer
lean countries and the United States
are to have a share.
Well. as said, it is an energetic
piece of work. One gets the inn
preston that Mr.. Beals dictated it
with six-shooter in each hand and
an airplane propeller to supply room
ventilation.
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Good Books for Young People
By Louise Lafimer,
GEORGETOWN Branch. Washington Public Library

in the group headed "Spies and
Spooks." Or you may prefer to
follow, in Manning Coles Toast to
Tomorrow" the taking ad-
ventures of British agent who re-
covers from loss of memory to find
himself in an awkward but advan-
tageous position as head of the Nazi
Gestapo.
A mystery and spy story that you
will not be able to put down once
you start it is Fallen Sparrow" by
Dorothy Hughes, which involves a
man-hunt across an ocean. And If
you like romance with your mys-
teries try Crooked Adam" by D. E.
Stevenson, which carries a young
English don to Scotland and ad-
venture.
You will, of course, want to read
some of the many inspiring epics of
falth and courage which have come
out OF the war. One of the most
gripping is Seven Came Back" the
personal account by Eddie Ricken-
backer of his battle for existence
after his plane was forced down in
the Pacific.
The Young and Gay" group win
appeal to your lighter MOODS. Cor
nelia Otis SINNERS hilarious ac-
count OF her trip abroad with a
friend, described in Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay" is good for
many chuckle and makes good
reading. 'Teen-age girls will like
Maureen Days story of an event.
full Seventeenth Summer" The
boys will enjoy the struggles of
young draftee to adapt himself
to Army life in See Here, Private
Hargrove," by Marion Hargrove,
and "All American" by John Tunis,
which centers around q football
hero.
All the books mentioned here and
In the list are available at the
Public Library, Eighth and X
streets, NV, and at most of It's
branches.
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Viewing Children's
Paintings From the
Countries at War
By Florence S. Bergman.

Every one concerned with child
psychology should see the exhibition
of "Children,s Paintings From War
Torn Countries" on view until
Thursday at the Children's Art
Center, 1744 K street. Two news
stories about the opening of this
show were published In The Star
the first week of June. But space
limitations have prevented earlier
mention here of its unusual inter-
est
The outstanding feature of this
group of between one and two hun
dred works is the reinsurance they
afford. that if we can keep the chill
dren alive we need not fear for the
mentality of this young generation
which will be the immediate heirs
of the war-stricken countries.
The children who made these
paintings and drawings are those
drom about 6 through the teens)
with personal experience of the ter
rors of bombing, separation from
their parents, and life in concentra-
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ton camps. There are works by
English city children evacuated to
the country; by French children in
special centers maintained for them
in their native land: by Spanish
and Jewish children (the latter from
Central Europe in concentration
camps in France and elsewhere, and
by Chinese children in hospitals and
similar centers. Under the circum-
stances, one would expect to find
pictures of bombings, devastation,
hunger and suffering.
But to ones astonishment, only
small proportion of the pictures
hint of the war; City-bred British
children depicted the charms of
English countryside, its trees, flowers
lakes, grazing cattle and picturesque
cottages. Chinese children painted
flowers and birds and richly garbed
people. BY one crippled little boy, for
instance, there is remarkable pen
drawing Of an ancient Chinese war
rior, in brilliantly colored costume.
French children transcribed the
romantic old castles, the churches
and houses of towns In which they
were living, and in some instances,
fairy tales and songs. Incidentally,
the French group is the largest and
most mature in technique.
Jewish and Spanish children. who
have been refugees for the longest
periods, must have particularly sad
memories. But their paintings, too,
are bright and cheerful. For ex-
ample, by Jewish child there is an
ingenious design for dress material,
composed of a. nicely painted group
of children playing ring -around-a-
rosy with the alternate figure a
little girl with hoop.
A Catalan dance drawn and
painted by Spanish child is full
OF spirit and movement. Another
little Spaniard contributed de-
tailed pencil craving of life Before
the War" happy scene OF mothers
and children, of boys hitching rides
on the backs of tramcarS, and racing
across streets, and the sun smiling
above undamaged buildings.
The art of children is the most
comprehensive form of their ex-
preston. It Is hoped that this ex-
hibition, which belongs to the
American Friends Service Commit
tee, will arouse interest throughout
this country for the plight of these
little ones In Europe, and enable the
Quakers to enlarge their aid in pre-
serving lives and protecting health.
For normally healthy and hopeful
young people viii be sorely needed
when Europe is finally liberated.
Evening star., 1943-06-27

To many young people this sum-
mer vacation" will mean summer
school, pitching in to help the farm
ers harvest their crops, or increased
hours devoted to nurses aid work
In the hospitals. Nevertheless, there
still may be time to relax and read
perhaps while acquiring a suntan
in the back yard.
In the expectation that this relax
and-read time will materialize the
Committee for Work With Young
People of the Public Library has
made list of some IS of the recent
books. From this list, entitled ''Time
Out for Reading" they particularly
call attention to the books men
toned here.
To cool and possibly chill after a
hot, exhaustive day, a gripping ghost
story, such as "The Uninvited," by
Dorothy Macardle. is recommended
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Heaven Is a Sunswept Hill
'y Earl Gun. macmillan

By Earl Guy. fMacmillan.)
This is a first novel, and a very
nice little piece of work. 1t is the
painstaking and Photographic ac-
count of the trials of a farmers
family in an annual Mississippi
River flood. The time scope of the
book is limited to a few days, be-
ginning with the symptoms of big
rise and ending with the rivers fall
after lucky cold snap. The scene
is along the lower part of the river,
where floods are so much a part of
life that every farmer keeps a scow
close by his house as a place of
refuge.
Sam Drindle, the particular farmer
OF the story, is an up-and- coming
fellow who Is called on to take a
lively part in flood work. He gets
his own family and livestock safely
on his scow with sufficient furniture
and provisions to last a while, and
then turns in to help his neighbors.
He runs up and down in a motor
boat, rescuing people in the dark; he
works on the levee, he hunts for the
drowned, he buries the dead, he dis
penses comfort. While the water is
at its height. he longs for sun
swept hill,' but when the flood is
past and his farm begins to bloom
again. he sees perfection in his rich
riverside acres.
The very pleasant thing about the
book is its accurate and unsenti-
mental portrayal of the country
bred American.
Evening star., 1943-06-27
I he AT Word
Exhibition of War Art on View
AT National Gallery
By Leila Mechiin.

The exhibition entitled War Art
now in progress in the National Gal
lery of Art is of very great and
timely interest. 1t consists OF 123
paintings in oil and water color,
prints and drawings by nine Amer
ican artists, commissioned by Life
and sent, through the cooperation
Of the War and Navy Departments,
to the several war fronts to picture
for us today. and for posterity, the
great conflict in which we are en-
gagged. This is their first showing
and at its conclusion here they will
be exhibited in the Metropolitan
Museum, New York, and then make
q circuit of the leading art museums
of the country. Finally they are to
be turned over to the United States
Government as permanent record.
The work, which was begun shortly
after the bombing of Pearl Harbor,
is still going on, and most, If not all,
of the artists represented are, at the
present time, extending their serv-
ice, ir this country, on the Atlantic
and in the South Pacific islands, as
well as in North Africa, the Aleutian
Islands, Alaska and elsewhere. They
have encountered practically all of
the hardships, and many of the
dangers. which confront the armed
fnrnnc xxystI y,
equal courage and uncomplaint. Two
have actually joined the combat
forces, while others are wearing the
uniform of artist war correspond
ents, which, by the way, does not
insure safety. .
The Business of War.
The catalogue of this exhibition
contains numerous full page illus
trations in color of exhibits-illus-
trations which have already ap-
peared in Life, but, technically good
as these may be, they give very
different impression from that
which is TO be had from the orig
inals-which are, for the most part,
gravely rendered and painternke.
Also the title is misleading, for al
though these paintings and draw
ings were made on the war fronts
they are, with but few exceptions,
not of combat. To the contrary,
they largely engage themselves with
the business of war, which, while
essential, is untrumpeted.
BY "the business of war" is meant
and shown-the great executive
and administrative job which is be-
ing carried on by our Nation-and
presumably by all the nations in
volved-the mobilization of troops,
their movement from camps to
fronts, their feeding and training,
the transportation of munitions and
supplies, their duties in connection
with war in the air, on the sea and
earth bound.
To the average onlooker 1t is far
from romantic but it, in the aggre-
gate, cannot fail to give the
thoughtful a comprehension of the
tremendous difference between this
and all wars that have gone before
the difference between warfare as 1t
once was-man fought-and mech
anized war as it is today. 1t teaches
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Current Books
By Mary Carter Roberts

hear Of these things In America
commonly In relation to the dicta-
torships. but in Mr.. Todorov's story
they were the commonplace OF all
European politics. The Harding ad-
ministration, at its worst which is
a period for which we quite general
ly feel the most humiIiating ma
tional shame-was virtuous regime
compared to activities which he de-
scribes.
The book Is, of course, one mans
statement. There is considerable
evidence In history, however, to
show that the statement Is close to
the fact.
Dawn Oyer the Amazon
By Carleton Beals. ,fDHell,
Sloan & PeGrce.j
In this novel, Carleton Beaiss has
used his impressive knowledge OF
South America to produce q tre-
mendous thriller. a humping adj
venture tale, no more. Those who
will be expecting from his eminently
authoritative pen some serious study
Of contemporary conditions win be
disappointed. He has written q sort
OF Jules Verne story Of South Amer
lea In the I950s, making the whole
continent serve as his background
and using scores Of characters in his
cast. For entertainment quality 1t
Is fine, with never dull moment.
The basis of the action is World
War III. which is In progress when
the book opens. The democracies
have triumphed in World War II,
but have repeated the folly of World
War I and made a merciful peace
with the aggressors which the ag-
gressors have duly used for pur-
poses of rearmament. Early in the
story they make a combined assault
on South America, the Japs landing
on the west coast and the Nazis and
Fascists striking In the east. Ma
tional rivalries have kept the vari-
Gus republics from uniting, and the
situation looks very black. But an
American hero arises to rally the
defense, and with the help of a few
far-seeing local patriots, he saves
the day.
Romances abound In this blood
and-thunder tale. There Is not one
beautiful heroine, but half dozen
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Sinnissippi

By Col. James M. Phalen.
Association OF Military Sur
geonSJ
This is history book, but a very
different one from the usual his
tory which deals with war and strife
and commercial achievement. 1t
is history of Wisconsin, and it
tells not so much about that States
progress since the coming of the
white man as 1t does about the geo.
logical history of the land itself, and
the changes in the population and
character of the States Indian in
habitants. There are many ex-
tremely beautiful passages of prose
description. There are many anec-
dotes and repetitions of Indian lore
which make this a valuable source
book for one interested in this
phase of our country's history as
we'll as Wisconsin's. R. r. T.
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Brief Reviews
ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION.

ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION.
A Manual of Mechanical Move
ments, edited by w. M. Clark Gar
den City)-A book on the funda-
mentals on which machines are
built. Practical.
What to DO Until the Doctor
Comes, by Donald B. Armstrong,
M. D. tSimon g. Schuster)-A ply
sician's book on first aid. Practical.
A Handbook for Nurses Aides, by
Katherine Orbison tDevin-Adair)--
A well-known public health nurse
offers a little book of plain instruc-
ton. Practical.
Speech Is Easy, by Richard C.
Reager, Ernest E. Mcmahon, Edwin
L. Stevens (Rutgers University
Press)-A book for the officer can
didate, giving instruction in voice
command, radio speech and tele-
phone speech.
COLLECTIONS.
The Fighting American, edited by
F. van Wyck Mason (Reynal &
Hitchcock group of stories OF
American wars, from the French
and Indian TO World War No. /.
Mostly taken from novels of fairly
recent origin.
The Three Readers, edited by
Clifton Fadiman. Sinclair Lewis and
Carl Van Doren (Readers Club
Press)-Each of the editors has Of
fered a collection of his favorites
prose, poetry. stories and novels
Very comprehensive.
As You Were, edited by Alexander
Woollcott Viking Press - Prose
and poetry selected for the armed
forces. Pocket size volume.
YOUR PHYSIQUE.
Mind, Medicine and Man, by
Gregory zilboorg. NJ. D. (Harcourt
Brace)-An account of the progress
of medicine in the field of mental
illness. Written for laymen.
Your Arthritis, by Alfred E
Phelps, M, D. (Morrow)-Advice tc
the patient. Simply written.
Stay Young and Live! by j
Clarence Funk (Dietz Press -Ad-
vice on keeping your health in war
time conditions.
These Mysterious Rays, by Alan l.
Hart, M. D. (Harper) THE story of
the X-ray for the layman.
A Short Road to Health, by Maxim
P. Melnik (Meador) Simple rules
of health concerned with food, exer-
else and preventive care, somewhat
gushingly written.
The Human Hand, by Charlotte
Wolff, (Knopf)--A study of the
hand by a famous palmist whose
claim it is that she is altogether
scientific. Your risk.
POETRY. ...
Primer for America, by Robert P
Tristram Coffin CMacmillan)- Typi-
cal Coffin verse, new collection.
Arenas, by Tom Boggs (Cowan-
McCann)-A book of short lyrics
Mediocre quality.
Scale of Values, by Faye Chilcothe
Walker (F. j. Heer)-A collection OF
the authors poems, some of them
reprinted from various newspapers
Evening star., 1943-06-27

us to see and to think in entirely
new terms. And this is well.
The nine artists selected by Life
to perform this service were we'll
chosen as among the best in our
| country today. They were Henry
Billings. Aaron Bohrod, Floyd Davis,
Peter Hurd, Edward Laning, Tom
Lea, Fletcher Martin, Barse Miller,
and Paul Sample. From Hurd, Lea,
Miller and Sample have come the
bulk OF the work on view.
Tom Lea will be remembered here
as the painter of an outstanding
mural in the Benjamin Franklin
P. O.; he halls from Texas.
Peter Hurd, pupil of N. C. Wyeth,
Is best known for his excellent illus
trations. His home Is In his native
State, New Mexico.
Paul Sample halls from Califor-
mia, but for the past five years has
been "artist-in-residence" at Dart
mouth College.
Barse Miller is also a Californian
and best known perhaps as a water
colorist which medium he handles
most skillfully. And SO it goes.
Each seems not only to have given
to this hazardous enterprise his best.
but to have been strengthened by
the giving. Tom Lee witnessed the
sinking of the Wasp, and has pic
tured it dramatically, but in such
wise as might painter of the early
Italian school have rendered a re-
hgious theme, with great delicacy
and reticence-as well as horrifying
splendor.
From Peter Hurd have come not
only pictorial subjects, Marine
Training Base" and Return From
Rouen"-well composed and rem
dered-but also a series of portraits
OF young airmen painted as closely
as, for instance, by young Holbein,
but bearing In each case, the stamp
OF courage and strain-the imprint
war is putting upon our gallant
youth. S5
Reb0rforial Art.
This is, of course, primarily repor-
torial art-the men were sent out to
see and to pictorially relate things
seen. The choice of subject was left
to them. Strangely enough in these
reports things seem to take as large
place as men. 1t is the man-made
instruments of destruction that con-
cern them and us chiefly.
Not always, however. The beauty
OF the night sea is admirably de-
picted by Floyd Davis In RESCUE
Oh Bermuda" In 1912, Mr.. Davis
spent several weeks in Bermuda.
where, in addition to the work Just
mentioned, he painted an amusing
picture of what might be termed
Fashion Parade on Front Street.
and also recorded with alert skill a
nocturnal kiss, given by sailor to
his sweetheart at more than arms
length.
1t is probably good to have a note
OF humor introduced, but a little of
the coarseneSs which in a few in
stances has crept in might well be
spared inasmuch as 1t concerns not
at all the war effort and by-and-
large is misrepresentation. The men
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Attack Can Win in '43
By MAJ Werner. little
Bro1D7l.

The essential part of this tediously
repetitious book is very simple. 1t
consists of Max Werner's statement
that the United Nations can win
their war this year IT, in Western
Europe; they launch an invasion
which will be properly co-ordinated
with Russia's offensive in the east.
German strategy has been consis-
tently nniscalculated, says Mr..
Werner, and now is at the tottering
point. The manpower and material
of the Allies is already sufacient to
overthrow the Hitler forces, and all
that Is needed is the genius to plan
a huge two-front assault. If the
present opportunity is not seized.
moreover, the conflict may easily be-
come "Seven Years War;" as Mr..
Werner diagnoses the condition.
He excoriates those who hold that
the United States ought to make
thrust in the Pacific, he attacks the
military thinkers who see air power
as the decisive factor In modern war
and belabors all who consider that
there can be division along national
lines In the fighting forces. We
Evening star., 1943-06-27
For the Mystery Fans
Brief ReUie1ps of On

BTIeJ ReDle1DS OF Current De-
tectiUe Fiction.
Murder for Two, by George Har-
mon Coke tKnopf-A famous wom-
an columnist is foully done to death.
Scandal follows.
The Blood TRANSMISSION Murders,
by Milton Proper Harper)-Crim-
inals make hospital the scene of
their evil deeds. Ingenious.
Havoc by Accident, by Georges
Simenon, translated from the
French by Stuart Gilbert (Harcourt,
Brace)-Two short novels In one
volume, both good. One with setting
on the Breton Coast, the other in
the tropics.
Evening star., 1943-06-27

ldn.)
"A minor immortal" is the tribute
which Mr.. Sonnichsen pays to Judge
Roy Bean, self-styled "law west of
the Pecos." The author has tried
to present an accurate report of the
life of one of Americas most color
full figures, but there is a constant
thread of legend through the story.
From the time Roy Bean left his
home in Mason County, KY, to the
establishment of the Jersey Lily
in the Pecos country, If there was
any trouble around, he was more
than likely to have major role in
it-be it assault and murder or
public elections. There was no "law
west Of the Pecos" until Bean ar
rived to set himself up as "a one
man information bureau, guide,
supply officer and friend to all who
passed that way"
When appointed justice of the
peace by the Texas Rangers in 1882,
1NNAA Nv AAot 1oAkiC A4lto tllC klOIy
he had long felt rightfully belonged
to him. This position he stubbornly
held until hfs death in 1903. despite
the election of J. P. Torres his
greatest rival. in 1898. He just plain
refused to give up the seal and law
book signifying his judicial author
ity. While his legal proceedings
were rarely according to the set
standard, he did establish some
semblance Of law and order in the
Pecos country. even If 1t had to
be at the point of gun.
On the whole, this book provides
a satisfactory evening of light en-
tertainment. Photographs of Judge
Bean, the Jersey Lily and the Pecos
country add to the general appeal.
YVONNE CAHOON.
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Transport for War
By EdtOard Hungerford.

tUHLLOn.)
A weI-known authority on trans
portation here tells the story of
Americas efforts to solve one of its
greatest wartime problems. That
story constitutes an impressive rec
ord of achievement in the face of
many difficulties and perplexities,
and every American should read 1t,
. II 7
Evening star., 1943-06-27
Best Sellers
FICTION.

FICTION.
Hungry Hill. by Daphne Du
Maurier.
The Robe, by Lloyd c. Doug
las.
Gideon Planish, by Sinclair
Lewis.
Winters Tales, by Isak Dine
son.
The Human Comedy, by Will
liam Saroyan.
NON-FICTION.
One World, by Wendell L.
Willkie.
Journey Among Warriors, by
Eve Curie.
U. s. Foreign Policy, by Wal
ter Lippmann.
Combined Operations, by Hill
ary st. George Saunders.
Our Hearts Were Young and
Gay, by Cornelia Otis Skinner
and Emily Kimbrough.