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Evening star., 1947-12-20
Natures Children
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE
TAGUA BUTTONS.
By liIIion Cox Athey

In North America, tagua nuts are
known to the trade either as ivory
nuts or vegetable ivory. They are
hard as rocks.
The palms on which the clusters of
nuts grow are found in the densely
foreSted regions on the Pacific
coastal plains of Ecuador and in
other tropical portions of the West
ern Hemisphere from Peru to
Panama.
These palms reach a height OF
from 20 to 30 feet, bearing leaves
of from 10 to Is feet long, extend
ing from the trunk in somewhat
umbrella fashion. The male ano
female trees are readily distinguish
able. The leaves of the male trees
stand almost erect in heavy clus-
ter, making the trees slightly taller
than the female trees, whose leaves
extend out at the sides. The flowers
grow out of the trunk of the female
at the base of the spreading leaves
After they have been pollinated, they
develop into cluster of burlikt
fruits.
This fruit bur is connected to the
trunk by short, thick, fibrous stalk
A full-grown tagua bur cluster is
10 to II inches in diameter, and may
weigh 80 pounds. 1t is awkward tc
handle because of the barbs. The
multiple fruit has a number of Sec
,tlons which contain four to six seeds
or nuts about the size of hens egg
Fruit may be found on the tree in ali
stages of development the year round
The nuts are sawed into fiat layers
and buttons are made from these
The nuts, varied in size and shape
must be handled separately. The
sorted slices are sacked. The largest
factory in the world using tagua is
In Rochester, N. Y. During the wa,
millions of buttons were manufac.
tured for military uniforms. The
servicemen claim they could be usec
as bullets and were just as effective
Evening star., 1947-12-20
T axe Ny Word for 1t
By Frank Colby
Readers Want to Know

Omaha For the Winside Social
Circle, please explain the meaning Of
"revved' as used in magazine arti-
Gle: She ran to the parked truck and
revved the motor. Mrs. A. A.
Answer-To rev is servicemen's
slang. 1t means to race an engine
with the clutch disengaged. or to
race an airplane engine to warm 1t
up. Rev is from rpm. revolutions
per minute).
San Diego: Do you have any idea
as to the origin of "jalopy," an old
rundown automobile? The word is
very popular with the genus Teen
ageus Americanus.-E. L. McA.
Answer-Sorry, no one, to my
knowledge, has been able to trace
the origin of jalopy (also OCCASION
ally spelled "jaloppy" and "jalopie~.
In America slang words have way
of popping up out of nowhere.
Houston: A friend insists that
Loew's (theater) is pronounced
"LOE-iss." She says that every one
in New Orleans, even the radio an
nouncers, pronounce it that way.
What's your word for it?-Mrs.
F. j. D.
AnsWer-The name Loew is pro-
nounced: loe, to rhyme with hoe,
foe" The possessive form, Loew,s,
has one syllable only. 1t rhymes
with foes, toes"
Kansas: How should one pronounce
the word centrifugal?-E. N. S.
Answer-This is one of the most
frequently mispronounced words in
American usage. Almost every one
says "sen-TRIF-i-kl." But note
that the third syllable is "-u-," and
the last syllable is gal" Better
say: sen-TRIF-yoo-g1; or: SEN
TRIF- -uh-gl.
Norfolk: Many broadcasters pro-
nounce parliament as PAIR -luh-
mint" Should it not be "PAHR-
lee 'nt"?-W. H.
| Answer-The world entered Mid
die English from the French par
lement 1t was and is pronounced
PAHR-luh-m'nt in English. I do
not know how or why the spelling
became corrupted to the present
form parliament.
Businsssmen, as well as stenographers,
have difhculty with the words-affect and
effect. Mr.. Colby has written . ieafet,
81, which will put you straight about
and To obtain COPY sspd cents in coin
Box 80, Station G. New York 49, N Y
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.Goren on Bridqe
Both vulnerable. East deals.

Opening lead, king Of hearts.
Reluctance on the part of players
to give up tricks which must in
evitably be lost is a common and
costly failing. Postponing the evil
moment Of payment never makes
the bill shrink. Witness East's
short-sightedness in today's deal.
The bidding was sound in all
respects. East having opened
hand that was minimum in high
cards could do nothing but rebid
spades in response to partners one
round force. West was justified in
raising to four. Inasmuch as he
held sound opening bid himself,
he could visualize a game when
partner opened the bidding. The
problem was to find the spot" He
made every effort to induce partner
to bid three no-trump, but when
East bid spades for the third time,
his two trumps became normal sup
port, since opener has identified a
six-card suit.
South opened the king of hearts,
and when the doubleton showed up
IN dummy, promptly shifted to the
queen of spades. Declarer won and
returned heart, but South con-
tinued with the jack of trumps.
After winning this trick declarer
placed all his faith in the even
break of the diamond suit. On the
third diamond he discarded one of
his hearts. If this trick lived he
would discard his last heart on the
fourth diamond which the opposition
could win only with the high trump.
Unfortunately. however, South ruff
fed the third diamond and cashed
the setting trick in hearts.
Declarer could have rendered the
contract virtually foolproof, by the
simple expedient of giving up the
trump trick early instead of late.
The important consideration was to
assure the uninterrupted run of
diamonds. When South leads the
queen of spades, declarer should
permit him to hold it, since one
trick must be lost in spades at all
events. The best that South can
now do is cash the ace of hearts and
continue with a trump. But now
all the trumps can be drawn and
discards taken on the solid diamond
suit.
East had a trump trick to pay
eventually. Discounting the bill
would have been very profitable
procedure.
tCooyright, 1947, by Charles H. Goren.)
Evening star., 1947-12-20
Word Game
Find 4s or more common English

Find 48 or more common English
words in
CTION,
meaning, "act Of drawing or pull
ing" Average mark Is 43 words.
Time limit, IS minutes.
7 Rules of the game-1. Words must be Of
four or more letters. 2. Words which ac-
auire four letters by the addition Of IS"
such as bats" cats" are not used 3.
Only one form Of word Is used 4 Proper
names are not used. A list will be pub
lished tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-12-20

The surface Of the planet, Venus,
is completely hidden from the earth
by clouds.
Evening star., 1947-12-20
HOLIDAY SPECIALS
WEEKEND SAVINGS

NJ FIR. 1868. IT
BUICK 1916 Super 4-door sedan; +. and
h.. spotlight, driving lights, plastic seat
covers; one-owner car; perfect cond.;
$4,000
Hudson 1946 club coupe; heater; one
owner car; S1,S65.
Chrysler 1889 custom Imperial 7-pas.
senser sedan; completely reupholstered
LENox MOTOR CO., 2421 Kenilworth
ave. RladenShurg Nd WA 34k2 =
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

STATION WAGON-1941 station wagon,
special seat for small children $500
Al Ford station wagon, custom
built, extended special seat for
small children 1000
| 40 Ford station wagon. custom
built, extended special seat for
small children - $500
| Call oV. 1920, am. to pm. weekdays.
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many others to select from. CHERNER-
BREWER AUTO SALES, 5111 Wis: ave.
WO. 1699 member of the National Capita!
Used Car Dealers Association, member o1
Automotive Trades Association of Virginia
Evening star., 1947-12-20
Points for Parents
Whether preparations for
largely upon mothers attitude

Mother-I saved the cookie max
ing and decorating the house until
school was out so we could have the
fun of doing them together.
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heater ~ 1894;
1 radio and heater '~.---"- 1,s4s
and heater 2,34t
~ and Heater 2.24,
1946 Lincoln 4-door; radio and
heater - 2.44,
-' radio and heater 1,24t
and heater -,----~..-----. 1,34t
1941 Dodge 4-door: radio and
heater - 1.14t
1941 Ford Fordor: heater LOAF
1912 Plymouth conv. coupe; radio
and heater 1,34s
Most of these ears are practically new
and can be financed "a mos GENE Castle
BERRY, 1910 Benning I'd. ne, FIR. 5231
-o1
Evening star., 1947-12-20

BUY A GOOD USED CAR NOW at these
bargain prices. Guaranteed to pass D. c.
1910 studebaker Commander coupe with
1947 Crosey convertible 1856
1910 Lincoln -Zepher sedan, radio and
heater SS95
as4i oldsmobile "7e" sedan. heater, new
Other outstanding bargains:
1910 Studebaker coupe with overdrive S64h
1889 Studebaker Champion sedan - $495
LEE D. BUTLER, INC, 1121 21st st
Nv. DI. Ol10. u
'4s sEEnbeId studebaser Land % Cruiser ~ Se'e So 80
'4S Ford Super de luxe IS" 4-door 2.19s
AZ Chevrolet club coupe 2,09i
l'47 Plymouth Special de luxe club
AZ Buick Super 4-door - 2,99s
I'47 Buick convertible 3,19s
~ Dodge custom 4-door ~- 249F
~ DODGE convertible -- 2,59i
1'47 OIds "aS" 4-door .- 2,S9t
l,47 buick Roadmaster convertible 3,49s
i,46 Ford convertible 1,S9;
'46 De Soto Custom 4-door r 2,19:
'46 Buick Super 4-door 2,39:
'46 Chevrolet Fleetmaster 4door l.19:
'46 Pontiac station wagon 2.39:
'46 Chrysler Windsor 4-door 2.49!
'46 Pontiac Streamliner '8" f.
| door ~ -------- 2,l9:
| al Packard convertible 1,19.
| Al Studebaker 4-door ------- l,l9:
- Most tca cars have radios and heaters
many others to select from. CHERNER
| RREWER AUTO SALES. Sill Wis ave.
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1897 PLYMOUTH 2-dr. sedan $29l
1887 Ford Tudor sedan -- 19
1912 Oldsmobile sedan - 95l
1885 Plymouth sedan -- 1g
1885 Studebaker sedan - 15,
1899 Lancoln-Iephyr 4-dr. sedan 80
Trucks-1942 Dodge 1a-t., stake body II!
1871 Ford dump truck ------s-- AZ
1884 Chevrolet 1a-t. chassis and cab 25l
1941 Dodge h-ton truck --- 27
1885 Ford A-ton panel 10
Others TO choose from. JOHN 3. REECI
1114s Hat st. NV. 21'
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Businessmen, as well as stenographers,
have difhcuty with the words-affect and
effect. Mr.. Colby has written . leafiet,
C-1, which will put you straight about
their usage.
To obtain a copy, send cents in coin
and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to
Frank Colby. care Washington Star, P. o.
Box &c. Station G. New York 10, NJ Y
Evening star., 1947-12-20

"6S" sedanette; q
heater, seat covers,
other extras: driven
, cash, trade or terms;
Open evenings till 9.
CO., 5100 Wisconsin
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coupe: 5000 miles:
For sale by private
offer under. HI.
Of
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Ambassador 4 dr.; foam cush-
overs, Weather Eye heater, per.
ughout; Sl,S00 or best offer
Evening star., 1947-12-20

4U 4-dr. sedan; origi-
finish; clean through
and motor. see to ap-
best offer under. 2605
10. S413. -2l
1910 sedan: overdrive,
engine, r. and h.: for
a fine motor;
Evening star., 1947-12-20

4-dr. in excellent
lots of extras in
Pvt. owner. Call
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: Cllllu QTedIu. ILLS Is why John.
ny Longfoot" probably will never be
a classic.
Children will not be worried by
these considerations, however. Ger
tainly they will find Johnny's quest
quaint and curious enough to satisfy
the most exacting demands. A cat
named Barnac-king of feline COL
ony into which Johnny wanders,
and very scary character indeed
sends him across snow covered
mountains, beyond foamy seas, to q
blood-red coral island to fetch a
pair of seven-league boots. The
prince of shoemakers, Johnny is to
remake these boots to fit Barnac or
get scratched to ribbons.
The obstacles, of course, are ter
rife, and Johnny copes with them
in luxurious riot of the sort of
imaginative detail which should en-
thrall child audience.
Mrs. Besterman, it seems to me,
has come as close to writing a genu-
inc fairy story as has any one in
this grim century Of ours. That In
itself is no mean achievement.
Walter M. Besterman, the, authors
husband, is a noted journalist who
was attached to the old Polish EN-
bassy here. With their young son,
the Bestermans now are in this
country to stay. The boy, aged II,
Is on the verge Of growing out Of
the juvenile-age group, to which the
book will make its strongest appeal.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Color and Drama
Insure High Place
For orUnconquered'
UNOOISVZU E1LED
BY Neil Swanson. Doubleday,
S3
UNCONQUERED
Reviewed by
NINA PEMBERTON.

Neil Swanson, executive editor of
the Sunpapers of Baltimore, has
undertaken the colossal and faSci-
mating task of writing, under con-
tract, a series of 30 novels depicting
an integrated picture of 200 years
/ of American history. Mr.. Swanson
embarked on this series in the late
'30s and has applied himself with
conspicuous success to the gigan-
tic task of research and persever-
ance.
"Unconquered" is one OF this Sc
ries and its qualities of color and
drama seem certain to assure it q
high place in the considerable num-
ber of first-class historical novels
that have been produced by Amer
lean authors In the past decade.
"Unconquered" is the story Of
Abagail Martha Hale. brought to
trial, and unjustly convicted OF mur-
der in Justice Hall Court In the Old
Bailey in 1853 at the age Of II,
and subsequently shipped to Amer
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ant. The courage she displays in the
face of adversely and injustice is
truly wonderful as the tide of life
takes her from Norfolk, Va, to
the Ohio wilderness. The unscrupu-
lous Martin Garth, who played into
the hands of the Indians; the brave
and gallant Capt. Holden, George
Washington and Sir William john
son, all form part of this novel of
the time of the Pontiac conspiracy.
The climax of the story is the siege
of Fort Pitt, at the junction of the
Allegheny and the Monongahela
Rivers.
Among Mr.. Swanson's books are
The Judas Tree. THE Silent
Drum" "The Perilous Flight" THE
First Rebel
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stitution avenue and sixth street
sssl psiasnss sna 'spDssEs Ct aeon BY sss e:
through today. The Art Of France
opening next Sunday.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
lection of Fine Arts, Constitution
avenue and Tenth street-Ameri-
tions and other gifts and loans.
National Photographic Society's
9TH annual salon, through Decem-
ber.
ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING.
Jefferson drive and Ninth street
RsSS5sys BY ssH sss SoTs ses't!ea PRssH eaS
through December.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division
OF Graphic Arts, Independence
avenue and Tenth street-Etchings
by Charles Dahlgren. through Jam
uary 4.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
stree street ,nd and Jefferson 4. dTiveGTt-
ings and etching by Whistler and
other American artists; changing
cokGokAN GALLERY OF ART,
York avenue and Z street-Ameri-
can Paintings and sculpture and
the W. A. Clark collection. New
exhibition of water colors BY ar
Alexander James Memorial Exhibi-
ton: Wars Toll of italian Art:
through December
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY.
1000 Twenty-flrst street-Paint-
tngs and prints: Exhibitions by
James McLaughlin. Laughlin Phil
lips and Augustus v. Tack. through
January 8.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, East Capt.
tol and First streets-Division Of
lecture by Frances Benjamin
Johnston, extended to January;
Exhibition by Landscape Club Of
Washington, opening today.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY, 1877
Randolph place NW.-Paintings
and other work by Elizabeth
Catlett
WATKINS GALLERY. American Uni
versity campus-Artists' Guild
show. through January 3.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K
Marian Lane. through December.
DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION.
1903 Thirty y-second street NV
ARTISTS Co-oPERATIvE. 1920 NJ
street N.W.-Christmas Gift Ex-
hibition through December "a.
BUSH & WEEKS GALLERY, 2o1o 8
street NW.-Exhibition by Jozef
Pielage, through December 81.
PAN AMERICAN UNION, Constitution
avenue and Seventeenth street
N.W.-Paintings by Carlos Prado
Of Brazil. through January B.
WASHINGTON WORKSHOP, 1920
Massachusetts avenue NV. -
Christmas Sales Exhibition, through
December "a
street N,W.-Drawings BY Cusu-
mano.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

Reviewed by BEA
Catherine Besterman, a Washing
tonian from Warsaw, aimed at a
difficult target in writing Johnny
Longfoot." This is no juvenile pot
boiler. In intent and approach, it
is children's book in the grand
classical tradition. Mrs. Besterman
does not plagiarize - the story is
based on Polish folk legend. But
again and again in its pages one is
reminded of Pinocchio's homely, Old
World moralizing, of Alice in Won
derland's satire, of elements of al
most all the important children's
books one can remember.
For the adult, at least, Johnny
Longfoot" is not so good a book as
these others, largely because it lacks
focus. Mrs. Besterman has humor,
but it is not distilled and organized
to the point where it can be called
wit. She keeps her story moving,
propelled by what seems to be an
almost explosive imagination. But
the explosion is a chain reaction
of incidents-and the story has not
the structural simplicity of the ideal
tale. She creates good characters,
but too often fails to bring them to
life with that one pointed pen
stroke which marks the work of i'm
mortal story tellers. Most famous
children's books have fitted neatly
into their frames of mood, moral
and manner, delighting the organ
lied minds of adult readers. Hers
has the floating, detached quality of
Evening star., 1947-12-14

dren. For, are not children-though
unconsciously so-the wisest and
most appreciative folklore scholars
of all? Every child knows that
warts come from handling toads,
that darning needles will sew up
your lips If you're fresh, that it's
finders keepers and losers weepers.
What American boy hasn't idolized
Paul Bunyan, or sung of the frog
who went a'courting? Is there q
child who hasn't played Simon Says
or tit-tat-toe?
And is there a parent who doesn't
remember these things with a
yearning to resurrect his childhood,
if only for a day? Not merely
the 6-to-12-year-olds, but equally
their elders, should delight in this
collection of songs, games, riddles,
Evening star., 1947-12-14
ANewsn1un's S
Novel About
His Trade
ISLAND IN THE SQUARE
BY william Du Bois. (Fdrrd
Strdus; S3.)

ISLAND IN THE SQUARE
BY william Du Bois. (Farrar
Strdus, s3J
Whether the newspapermen can
serve two masters-the city editor
and the creative artist in himself
is one of those questions that has
been argued since the dawn OF
journalism. William Du Bois has
given the old issue new point and
polish in this crisp authoritative
novel about an aspiring playwright
turned drama critic who reviews his
own life on the eve Of great de-
cision.
Mr.. Du Bois, the author of several
plays and newspaperman of many
years experience, knows his way
around newspaper from the
morgue to the front office, and
such scenes as his hero's first assign
ment are reproduced in such mas
terly detail as to cause his COL
leagues nostalgia and approval in
equal measure. 1t is the same with
the bright side of the footlights: Mr..
Du Bois has been there and knows
just how it is.
Stsccato Style.
In Larry Dodd's critical notice of
his career Mr.. Du Bois has employed
staccato style that accurately
catches the nervous tempo of the
newsroom, although 1t fetches up
with some rather brittle metaphors
now and then and stalls occasionally
with over-frequent recapitulations.
He Is not able to make Larry's
torch-bearing for a greedy, shallow
actress completely convincing; but
the other characters come surely
through the brisk dialogue and his
picture Of the blessed young men
Of the 20's (who were too young for
World War I and too old for the
depression) Is again aware and
knowledgeable, rejecting a restless,
strident era. Unfortunately Larry's
musings hit a dead calm midway in
the novel, and there is a stretch that
is as uneventful as the lobster shift
that tedious watch that night men
keep from midnight to dawn.
Larry had gone to the Record to
find "a steady base for the meteor's
takeoff," but found it was a pleasant
way-station on the road to recog-
milton, and a refuge when the
meteor was grounded. His reso-
luton of every mans dilemma to
maintain his artistic integrity and
still earn a living makes absorbing
and relevant reading. 1t would seem
that Mr.. Du Bois has rather proved
that it can be done. He's first-rate
newspaperman who has written an
honest and competent novel.
M, Meg.
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ters from the book on place-cards
for Thanksgiving dinners, and there
was a good deal of hard feeling when
certain matrons refused to identify
themselves with . their fictional
counterparts.
Ida Mayo, gracious hostess at the
party, added the information that
Capt. Karig, the cause Of it all, who
was stricken Ill on a recent visit to
New York, is recuperating nicely at
Bethesda Naval Hospital and is able
to spend week ends with his family
in Alexandria.