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Evening star., 1946-12-01

spect and affection: &C. B. S.
co."
"The Scarlet Tree" the second
volume Of Sir Osbert Sitwell's au-
photography, "Lefthand, Right
hand" is period piece of VIC
torian and Edwardian London
and county life. The English
edition contains reproductions of
paintings of Renishaw executed
by John Piper.
SATIRE
In the satirical group, George
Orwell's fable animal Farm"
amusing and with an easy divert
ing style has given food for both
comment and argument.
Cyril Connolly, the editor of
Horizon" and author of the
"Unouiet Grave" has recently
published his Condemned Play
ground: Essays 1927-1944."
POETRY
The poetic harvest has been a
slim one. Two women already
well known for their creative
ability are represented. The col
lection Of Edith Sitwell, Song
of the Cold,'' contains most
of her verse written since the
beginning of World War II and
establishes beyond question the
contention of her admirers that
she must rank among the first of
the Doth h-century lyric poets.
Nineteen years ago, Vita Sack
ville-West brought out her long
poem "The Land" of the sea-
sons year in the Kentish fields.
Her present volume is a garden
ner's year written against the
background Of war. Small
pleasures must correct great
tragedies. Therefore of gardens
in the midst of war I boldly tell"
FINE ARTS
For the fine arts, two mex
pensiye but well designed books
which have given much pleasure,
have been chosen. Noel Caring
tons work Popular Art in
Britain" contains robust illuIra-
tions in color, lithography, nearly
all drawn from life.
Ralph Tubbs, already well
known for his previous Living
in Cities" has dcne an excel
lent job in "The Englishman
Builds" of illustrating how the
spirit of an age is reflected in its
architecture, art and crafts.
FICTION
Volumes Of fiction are many.
Three have been chosen; the
first for its narrative, the second
and third for their atmosphere.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
URRENT literary trends
are difficult often to eval-
, uate. They are especially
so in nOStwar britain

are difficult often to eval-
uate. They are especially
so in postwar Britain,
where the publication of
books is still delayed from season
to season on account Of publish
ing difficulties and where editions
are exhausted practically before
the blurb Is dry on the book
jacket. The reader does not ex-
actly have to give up ration points
for his books, but booksellers are
restricted in the number Of copies
each receives, as the author found
to her dismay this summer. A
leading London bookstore could
only supply two out of list Of
10 recent publications. In Shrop-
shire, the owner of the local book
shop pulled wry face, on being
asked for a copy of Margaret
Lanes popular biography, THE
Tale of Beatrice Potter" "Our
quota was one," he said sadly,
land that was mislaid in the
mail"
This is indeed a sorry plight
resulting from wartime conditions
and difficulties which Mr.. Geof-
frey Faber, past president of the
Publishers Association, sums up
very succinctly in his recent ar
ticle on the ups and Downs Of
Publishing:
"The years 1941 1916 have seen
quite staggering reversal in the
conditions of book publishing.
They have, indeed, been years Of
chaos, losses. burnings, nightmare
efforts to supply some reasonable
fraction of the actual, but never
theless, nearly unbelievable de-
mand. Publishers have had to do
the impossible--to make bricks
without straw Though straw has,
in fact, been main ingredient of
wartime paper and to warehouse
and distribute books without
trained labor. These years have,
nevertheless, been years of pros
perity such as the English book
trade has never previously even
dreamed of. All is not well with
the trade in spite Of these years
OF prosperity. Taxation has taken
the whole of its wartime profits.
Nothing has gone into reserve.
In 1946, the publishing industry
finds itself stripped bare. No
body has any stocks now. Mil
lions of books (and many tons OF
type) have been destroyed by
enemy action. The rest have been
sold and very few of this will or
can be reprinted"
Evening star., 1946-12-01

THAT Lady" or in its infinitely
more attractive title, For One
Sweet Grape" by Kate O'Brien,
is historical novel of. the
Princess OF Ebon, Ana de Men,
doza, wife of Ruy Gomez, the
friend and councillor of Philip II
of Spain in his youth. 1t is
story, poignant in its sufferings
and its loyalties, that stays in
the mind.
For those to whom the death
of Virginia Woolf came as
great shock and loss. there is
Runner Golden. Her two latest
novels, Thus Far and No
Farther" and 1.-THE River" are
both tales of British family
life in India, told with great
perception, delicacy and deftness.
The realm of short stories in
cludes Rosamund Lehman's The
Gypsy's Baby,"-five long short
stories. AS in her most recent
novel, "The Ballad and the
Sources" she continues her art
of telling a story primarily for
the sake of interpreting the eff
feet of events upon a particular
witness.
Elizabeth Bowen with her close
literary kinship to Henry James.
has written ivy Gripped the
Steps title, The De-
mon Lover"-a series of stories
written in wartime London with
a preface brilliant in its aware
ness of the atmosphere of the
period.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
British and American children
for several decades have consid-
cred as their special friends and
acquaintances, Beatrice Potter's
peter Rabbit, !" "Jemima Puddle
duck Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, :"
Jeremy Fisher and "Tabitha
Twitchit." Miss Potter was very
definite in her ideas of what q
small child's book should be-
very small itself, little more
than five inches by four, with
only one or two simple sentences
on each page and a picture every
time one turned over" Further
editions have been required this
year with the publication of .sThe
Tale of Beatrix Potter" by Mar
garet Lane.
People brought up with Lewis
Carroll and Edward Lear, are
beginning to discover with de-
light Rhymes Without Reason
"a feast of poetic nonsense with
beautiful nonsensical illustra-
tions by Mervyn Peake, painter,
illustrator and poet. In fact, one
of his verses aptly summarizes
the present topsy -turvey situa-
ton in the British book field,
where the demand has run away
with supply:
-. What a day it's been!
The kind OF day iDhen days
Are not tchat they are meant to be
In seueral kinds OF ,Ddys."
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Great Demand for
American Books

Not only has the demand Of the
reading public in Britain itself
exceeded the supply. There has
also been a notable increase in
the demand for British books
from other countries. The largest
has come from the United States
and 1t has been source of great
disappointment that these orders
could not be filled.
The following table quickly in
dicates the comparison in British
book output in 1899 and l945:
Evening star., 1946-12-01

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.
"TtUenty-sir OF his friends
decided to celebrate his goth
birthday Nth a pritten token
OF their respect and affection"
--AP Photo.
HISTORY
In this era Of conferences and
assemblies, Harold Nicolson's
Congress Of Vienna-a Study of
Allied Unity, 1812-1822" is being
eagerly read and comparisons
inevitably being made, although
Mr.. Nicolson endeavors to warn
that history can teach us little
unless We first realize that she
does not, in fact, repeat herself"
Also in the history field, but
of considerably earlier period,
Is Edith Sitwell's colorfuI, dra-
matte Fanfare for Elizabeth"
The Princess Elizabeth may be
the ostensible subject, but the
figures which dominate the scene
are Henry VIII and her wretched
mother-Ann Boleyn.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
From history, one turns to for
eign affairs. Ambassadors write
of their experiences in two parts
of the world. Sir Robert Craigie,
in Behind the Japanese Mask"
portrays from the Embassy the
picture of Japan, 1937-1942, her
leading personalities, the rise and
fall of ministries and the events
which determined Japan's entry
into the war. In ambassador
on Special Mission" Sir Samuel
Hoare (Viscount TemplewooO
writes of his work in Madrid as
British Ambassador from 1910 to
1914 and of the endeavors which
contributed largely to the Spanish
refusal to enter the war on the
side of the Axis.
BIOGRAPHY
A recent contribution to biog-
raphy is Trevor Evans "Bevin:
Profile of Leader" the first
publication of the sort on this
forceful figure in the interna-
tional affairs of today.
George Bernard Shaw does
not like birthdays. In fact he
swore 20 years ago that he would
never celebrate another. How
ever, 26 Of his friends decided to
celebrate on his Goth birthday
with written token of their re-
Evening star., 1946-12-01

Out Of the war, too, came de-
mands for certain types of literary
output. Although the interest in
war books has waned, dispatches
and reports in fields hitherto
treated as confidential, are be-
ginning to make their appear
ance. His majesty's stationery
Office, which in 1912 had suddenly
found itself with a best-seller on
its hands-"Front Line, 1940-1:
The Official Story of the Civil
Defense of Britain" sold over
100000 copies-has just issued
"The Battle of the Atlantic"--the
official report of Capt. H. T. Dor
ling on submarine warfare and
the loss of Allied shipping. The
entire first edition of 100000. at
Evening star., 1946-12-01
inexpensive Books
Follow New Trend

Among the new ventures OF
the year are the group of
periodical books Contact"
Fortune" "The Arts" Art and
Image" and "Polemic."
Contact" which bears a re-
semblance to Fortune" and the
smaller volume, Future" both
cover politics, industry, science
and the arts. Alphabet and
Image" deals mainly with the
printing industry and "Polemic"
with philosophy, psychology and
esthetics. 1.-THE Arts" is remi-
niscent of the French "Verve."
The selection of titles from
various classifications in the 1916
crop Of publications has been
made not only from the point Of
view Of popularity in Britain but
also from that of availability in
the States-either in the English
or American editions.
Evening star., 1946-12-01

30 cents copy, sold out in four
days.
Service people returning to
seek new civilian occupations or
to brush up on old ones were
interested in a wide variety of
technical books dealing with pro-
fessions and trades.
Revival of Interest
In National Achievement
Out Of the days Of the war
when Britain was fighting with
her back to the wall there grew
a great revival OF pride and
interest in national achievement
in all phases and periods of
British life. One of the most i'm
portant series resulting from
this is Britain in Pictures pub.
nshed by william Collins under
the general editorship of w. j.
Turner. These books all have
distinctive covers and contain
excellent color and black-and-
white reproductions Of paintings,
prints and photographs. They
are written by experts in their
various fields and cover a very
wide range. The 1916 titles in
cluded the national sport Eng
lish Cricket" and the variable
subject British Weather"
inexpensive book production OF
a high quality Is another fea-
ture Of this period. The scarcity.
of materials and the imminent
possibility of loss both of prop
erty and life, placed an added
emphasis on the importance of
things being done well. This
fact is brought out in the Brit
ish Book Design 1916" exhibit
held at the New York Public
Library in November, under the
auspices of the National Book
Council and the American Insti-
tute of Graphic Arts. Fifty-nine
books were chosen from a total
of 562 submitted by 81 pub
fishers. They were chosen as
good examples of design and
manufacture, taking into con-
sideration qualities of illustra-
ton, Typography, machinery,
paper, binding and value in re-
lation to price. They were not
chosen for their literary con-
tent, although their contents
also frequently caught and held
the attention at the exhibition.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Books in Great Britain
By GwendoIyn M Kidd
BY GwendoIyn M. Kidd

h Information Seruices British Embassy Washington c.
Evening star., 1946-11-25

You'll be CAV Christmas belle in Leslie Fays latest An anus
ing elephant print fine rayon the
fabric simply and knowingly styled for the veeet-ve and
under with collar ending in bow sleeves and deity
draped skirt Zppered packet Grey blue brown or black
grounds. Sizes 10 to 20.
Kann.-B Dusssn
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
Sugar Stamps 9 10
Good All November

Spare Stamps and 10. good for
five pounds each OF home canning
sugar, will continue to be valid
through November 30. 1916. the
district Office of Price Admins
tration has announced. Both
stamps were to expire October 81.
1916. Following the recently an
nounced decision on a joint Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture OPA program to move west
ern beet sugar into eastern deficit
areas. this action is the second 30
day extension granted by OPA to
permit housewives to receive their
fair share OF sugar.
In granting the extensions, OPA
pointed out that local area short
ages OF sugar had developed
largely because OF the maritime
strike in the east and gulf states.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
Eloy Justice Court
Fines Man $I00
For Reckless Drivinq

Silas r. Owens was fined 800
for reckless driving By judge }. +.
Smith In Eloy justice court Mon
day after wrecking a 1870 Chey-
rolet on the highway at the Y
near Picacho.
George Watkins and a W.
Zachery were given 90 day sus-
pended sentences on charges OF
joy-rlding. They drove to Tucson 10
another mans automobile, and the
pair was later picked up by State
police.
Vote 500 YES
OMrs. c. r. Hamilton spent Mon
day in Phoenix. where she attend
ed a special ceremony of the
Daughters OF the Nile for the con
ferring OF degrees.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

The Home Demonstration Agent
says that every homemaker in
Piiual County should have a copy
OF Extension Circular No. ll9.
" "Meuding Made Easier" You will
be surprised how much easier IL Is
10 men overalls, work clothes, or
your very best coat and dress by
following suggestions in this cir
cular. Ii can be obtained from the
County Agents Office. Simply ad-
dress a postcard TO the County
Agricultural Agent, Casa Grande.
anu ask for Circular No. ll9
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
Mormons Hold Box
Supper and Dance
On Thursday Night

A box supper and dance was
held BY members OF the Mormon
Church at the Desert Womans
club on Thursday evening. Bishop
William Ray was general chair
manof arrangements. Jake Ches-
ley was the auctioneer. Proceeds
from the sales will be used toward
building a Mormon Church. which
Is scheduled 20 start here in the
near future Approximately fifty
persons attended the box supper.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

Hegari. Plainsman milo. Martins
Combine milo. ID. d. '3S milo. and
Bonita Most of this seed will be
shipped 10 Texas. Oklahoma. Kan
sas and other states in the Plains
area. wnere Arizona Certified
Seed has built up an excellent rep
utation for purity.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
ELOY LOCALS

Vote 400 Y
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

Cepyngai. 1876. United States Bressr. FOaadsiia~
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Carter OF
Sweetwater, Texas, have returned
TO live in Eloy, their former home.
Mr.. Carter is taking a position
with Whalley Lumber company.
Mrs. Sanford Fraser. Mrs. Car
ter's mother. returned with the
Carriers. and plans to make her
home in Eloy also.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

Threshirg of several pure-seed
grain sorghum fields is now going
on. with the bulk OF threshing to
be done in November Growers
are urged TO contact the county
agents office for their field tags
several days before starting 10
thresh Field tags carrying the
growers number are sewn into
each sack as II leaves the thresh-
er. Later. when the grain Is re-
cleaned and prepared for planting,
final tags are put on each sack.
Production Of pure seed grain
sorghums has become a large in
dustry IN Pinal county. over 5000
acres are in the program. and this
acreage includes HegarI Early
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
ALONG
THE FARM FRONT
BY the
Office OF the
County Agricultural Agent

Cotton ginnings for the season
ending October 26th. last Satur-
day. total %. 266 bales. an increase
OF 3.s49 bales over the previous
weeks ginnings. which were 49,
AZ bales.
Total ginnings By communities
are Coolidge. 5.742 bales. Eloy. s.
760 bales. Casa Grande. 2.527
bales: ll-Mile 1854 bales: and
Stanfield. 1858 bales.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

For weeks Homer Bentley has
tried TO uproot that big stump in
his bayfield, -. with team and trae-
tor. Finally he sueeeeds-breaks n
score of windows round about. and
frightens the neighbors half to
DEATH
"AIl used" apologies Homer,
"was a couple Of small sticks OF
dynamite, like you should"
That was no two small sticks Of
dynamite Judge Cunningham says
severely-and il finally comes out
that Homer got so eussed mad at
that everlasting stump. he'd plant
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

II seems as If Amandus Peters.
Sr. always comes To the rescue OF
4-H Club boys and girls in this
area when ii Is Necessary to find
good livestock for their 4-H Club
projects. Last year Mr.. Peters Sc
lected calves and arranged for
their transportation. Recently
three boys wanted pigs for their
project but none could be found
Mr. Peters attended their club
meeting one evening and told the
boys 10 see him after the meeting.
soon the boys had their pigs and
Mr.. Peters saw to It that they
were delivered TO Casa Grande
stockyards.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
ZEeossgx American Junior Red Cross
means youth can helE

o Help
n ton
rand half ue shooI Of the of
of
gnnhg the American nJunRd Cross sem
abumsa and have packed hunde o.
theft all { is gift boxes
erpsd e
Campaign
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01
From where | sit by Joe Marsh
AGscfi-@eHl
The Truth
About That Explosion

ed a charge Of INT beneath Its
roots.
Reminds you Of all the excuses
human beings use TO cover up bad
Judgment. Like the "two-beer
alibi." When somebody gets into
trouble, and blames 1t on"a couple
of BEERS" you can be mighty sure
they are covering up the truth.
From where / sit, 4 moderate
beverage like beer is q better wa.
of keeping out Of trouble than get
ting into IL
&e M~u<
-
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

Friday
operation Hospital yalescing satisfactorily
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-01

Picking OF 90 acres OF Santan
Acala Ga variety selected and bred
for the past fourteen years from
California Acala) began last Mon
day on the Louis johnson farm
east OF Casa Grande. which was
operated by A. c. CockriIl OF Ran
dolph. This is the largest seed
increase field of this variety that
has ever been planted. and prob
ably about 20 tons of seed will be
produced. Additional paintings
viii be made in 1947. in order to
increase the supply of this seed.
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Try these miniature sized
cigars for a real, pleasant
smoke. Adds comfort to
your relaxation! Made of
excellent quality tobaccos.
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Ten flints and a long wick
are contained in this tiny
Jar! Keep some of these
on hand to keep your
lighter in condition.
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Take this to the game
with you! No wires or con-
nections! Pour in a couple
of spoonfulls of water and
you have a heat that lasts
for eight hours at least!
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Antiseptic, germicide. Make
it a daily habit to gargle with
Listerine before going out.
Fine for use on infectious
dandruff, too.
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Keep baby's complexion soft
and smooth with this bland
cream. Tends to soften and
lubricate.
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Handy, one-hand operation,
streamlined, compact, attrac-
tive. A Screwdriver is fash
a d justing
fiints.
Evening star., 1946-01-10
Move to LegoIize
Horse Racing
due in Virginia
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 10.-Horse
racing and pari-mutuel betting in
Virginia?
Old-tirne observers at the State
capitol say it can't happen here,
but a real fight seems in prospect
on this die-hard issue before the
Legislature.
The roster of Legislative agents
revealed that former State Senator
E. Sclater Montague, Hampton, and
former Delegate William Mel
Ferguson, Newport News, had been
retained by Mrs. R. w. Mitchell,
horse breeder, trainer and racer OF
Briar Patch, Hilton Village.
They are to represent Mrs. Mitchell
in working toward the Equalization
of horse racing with pari-mutuel
system in Virginia" For their serv-
ices, the law firm of Sclater &,
Montague will receive a retainer of
$1,000, plus 5000 per day and ex-
penses for time spent before the
General Assembly in working toward
horse racing law.
Proponents of horse racing point
out that many States derive SUBJ
stantial sums of revenue from their
tracks, and it is contended that
State revenues from such source
are no more tainted than those from
liquor sales.
Evening star., 1946-01-10
Montgomery Thrift Shop
Reports $4,000 Profit

The Montgomery County Thrift
Shop, ATS Hampden lane, Bethesda.
announced a $4,000 net profit for
l945 at its annual meeting recently.
All profits from the shop are spent
on health, welfare or educational
work in the county, Mrs. E. A. Mer-
ritt, president, said.
Mrs. Merritt was chosen to head
the shop again at elections held at
the same meeting. Other officers for
1916 are Mrs. John B. Mason, first
vice president: Mrs. Frank p. Will
cox, second vice president; Mrs.
Roger J. Whiteford, secretary: sMrs.
j. Hamilton Vance, treasurer, and
Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead, parliament
tartan.
Participating agencies in the Thrift
Shop are the Women's Board,
Montgomery County General Hos
pital; Women's Auxiliary, Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda; Montgomery
County Planned Parenthood League,
and Chevy Chase Chapter, D. "A. r.
Evening star., 1946-01-10
Arlington 10 Increase
Auto Tax Assessments

Arlington County automobile
owners will pay from $1.l4 to s2.85
more in automobile taxes this year
Arlington Commissioner of Reve-
nue. Harry X. Green said today In
announcing increased assessments,
From 1912 to 1945 car values were
frozen at the 194l value, Mr.. Green
said. Under the new schedule as
sessments will be equaliaed and
raised from $40 to s10o. He esti-
mated that approximately 10000
car owners will be affected and
the county will gain from s22, 900
to $4,000 in revenue.
ut has been the custom" he said
ito assess automobiles at the blue
book value as Of January / each
year. The blue-book values this
year range from 20 per cent to so
per cent more than those of 1941.
The ceiling values listed by Ma
tional Used Car Market reports are
in many instances more than the
original cost of automobiles. I do
not feel that the market value un-
der present conditions would be a
true value for assessing purposes,
but I do feel values should be raised
some over 194l."
In making 1916 tax returns, Mr..
Green said, taxpayers should give
the name and date of automobiles
without attempting to fix any
values, since all assessments will be
equahzed.
Evening star., 1946-01-10
Spare Parts Available Now
AT Morninqside Water Plant

Spare parts for the water power
plant serving Morningside, Md, have
been obtained to prevent a reoccur-
renee OF recent water supply
breakdown in the area, according to
Walter w. Powers, Baltimore, owner
OF the water service.
The section was without water for
four days about a month ago when
an armature on a motor burned out
and no replacement part could be
obtained Immediately, Mr.. Powers
said.
Mr.. Powers also announced ar
rangements for building a high
picket fence. equipped with gate and
lock, to inclose the tank and pump
and prevent damage to the ma
chinery by vandals. He said an
assistant to the regular custodian
OF the plant had been appointed
Both live in the area, he said, so one
OF them will always be available.
An offer by Mr.. Powers to sell the
water system to residents of the
community for Sic, 200 is still pend
ing. He presented the proposal last
week to Vance ". Vaughan, ACTING
as attorney for the residents.