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Books of Art and Artists

of the Chinese, where these are
embodied in the forms and de-
signs of Chinese art. Nearly 200
line drawings illustrate these
symbolic devices, and more than
go large plates reproduce jade
ritualistic OBJ ects embellished
with them. .,o
Ritual plays strong part, too,
in primitive art. ARTS of the
South Seas" by Ralph Linton and
Faul S. Wingert, in collaboration
with Rene d'Hafnorcourt (Simon
& Schuster, So is the first COM
prehensive survey in English, of
the South Pacific Islands area.
which was almost the entire the
ater of war from Hawaii to the
Philippines. The volume contains
little known but important ex-
amples of primitive art, which
have had considerable influence
in the modern art movement. The
text deals with races, origins,
geography, social organization
and many other aspects of the
subject. Although the authors call
1t merely preliminary survey, it
covers lot of territory.
X X X 4
Caricature
INCOLN IN CARICATURE
assembled and described
L. by Rufus Rockwell Wilson
(Primavera Press, Inc;
$3.50 is the most comprehensive
collection Of Lincoln cartoons I
have seen; 165 of them. They are
supplemented with political and
historical comment. The book is
particularly interesting because
1t shows Lincoln through the eyes
Of his contemporaries.
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Always in Search
OF Idols and Gods

Latin American writer's are
aware of the fact that the destiny
of the world depends on Great
Britain, the United States and
Russia. They know very well
that in the big orchestra of the
United Nations, Latin America
does not play even second fiddle.
but only q noisy, out-of-tune
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- category presupposes an
l. n acquaintance with the
major part of the years output
in that class. Since The Star is
for the general reader, only a
small part of its review space
can be given to books on art; con-
sequently, less than SO have come
to my desk during 1916.
To be named as one of q few
"best," an art book should full
fill certain conditions. 1t should
deal with subject of the first
rank, it should be comprehensive
in scope, well organized and
clearly presented. None of the
books I have seen this year meet
all these requirements. But
many of them are admirable
within their limits.
+ \ + +
Old Masters
''vasari's Lives of the Most
Eminent Architects, Painters
and Sculptors of Italy" appeared
this year for the first time in
single volume for the general
reader, abridged and edited by
Betty Burroughs (Simon g.
Schuster, $3.75). # it could be
claimed for 1916 Gnstead Of
1850 when the first edition ap-
peared) it would be the years
outstanding art book. Miss Bur-
roughs has cut Vasari's "70
Lives" to about SO, has con-
densed his narrative and has
eliminated his extensive descrip-
tons of works now lost. She has
retained his informal, gossipy
style. Consequently. these BIZ
ographies, full of anecdote and
human interest, should prove
fascinating to the general reader.
Piero di Cosimo was an un-
compromising realist of the
Italian Renaissance, who hap
pens to be represented in the
United States by an unusually
large number of important char
acteristic paintings. An excel
lent. scholarly book about him by
r. Langton Douglas University
of Chicago Press, So provides a
biography of the eccentric artist,
critical study of his works and
other features of value to art
lovers and students.
Rembrandt, the Jews and the
Bible" by Franz Landsberger (the
Jewish Publication Society of
America, 5000 polishes one facet
of the art of Hollands greatest
master, the important role mem
bers of the Jewish race played
in his paintings and graphic arts.
Works indisputably by Rem
brandt and also those attributed
to him which have any connec-
ton. however tenuous, with the
Jewish theme, are analyzed.
Rembrandt's life, the circum-
stances which took him to AM
sterdam, and the sociological
and economic conditions of 17th
Century Holland which made it
a haven for Jews are discussed
in an interesting and readable
way. The author Is German
Jewish scholar now teaching in
Cincinnati.
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Lutin America
Continued From Page 14.)

detail and local color, the above
sketched panorama is true of
all Latin America, though not
SO somber in well-fed, happy
and prosperous Argentina, whose
population is now intoxicated
with the heady wine of national
ism.
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American Art

FORGE INNESS, one of the
few outstanding American
painters of the 10Th CEN
tury, is the subject of an
important monograph by Eliza
beth McCausland (American Ar
fists Group, $3.50. This artist
lived through the period while
the vast American frontier was
still a reality, on into the post
Civil War era when free land was
gone, and industrialism ad-
vanced. The authors definitive
study of his life, and of his inti-
mate, serene landscape paintings
places him against this stirring
background in its historic, social
and economic aspects.
so Christmas Books.
Winslow Homer enjoys today
a greater reputation than Inness,
as 10Th century American mas
ter. American Water Color and
Winslow Homer by Lloyd Good
rich (American Artists Group,
$2) reviews the subject from early
days when it was an amateur &C
complishment, to its development
as a major medium, due to its
masterful handling by Homer.
His contemporaries and a few
outstanding recent and living ex-
ponents of water color are studied
in short chapters, easy to read as
well as scholarly.
Contemporary American paint
ers John Sloan, Rockwell Kent,
Thomas Benton, Max Weber.
Waldo Peirce, Stuart Davis and
Eugene Speicher, are the subjects
of American Artists Group Mono
graphs which are miniature re-
irrespective exhibitions, each con-
tanning about so gravure repro
ductions, a color frontispiece and
a foreword by the artist. That
by Stuart Davis is the best: A
serious discussion of his career
and of abstract painting. Th
little books are not impressive in
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marimba. They also know that
whenever they try to interpret,
analyze or simply write about
world political and economic
problems, they are handicapped
from the start by a lack of COM
plete and sound information.
They never can get the real Gin
side DOPE" And they are sure
that no matter what they may
say, they will hardly have
chance of being heard beyond
the boundaries of their own coun-
tries. The most they can do for
the time being-and I think that
is much-is to focus in their
books and articles their home
problems. In brief, their local
trees prevent them from looking
too much at the dreadful, en-
tangled and vicious jungle of in
ternational affairs.
On the threshold of the atomic
era. Latin American writer's,
painfully conscious of their needs
and shortcomings, have a real
istic outlook on the world around
them, and they are all craving
for social justice and a real
peace. For that, some trust in
God. Some trust in Stain. Some
used to trust in Roosevelt.
Isn't it funny that no matter
how materialistic you may be,
you are always in search of idols
and gods2
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Segment of the Triumphal
Arch for the Emperor Mari-
milan, from "The Complete
Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer,"
edited by Will Kurth. (Croton
publishers; $500
formal: but they provide authen-
tic introductions to these import
ant men.
For nearly half a century The
American Art Annual has en-
bodied the factual record of art
in the United States, more COM
pletely than any other publica-,
ton. This unique reference book
appeared for the first time in
four years because of the war,
and picked up the story OF
American art where it left off in
1941. It also supplies information
on museums, societies and art
schools in Canada, and Latin
America as well as in our coun-
try. CThe American Federation
of Arts, $12)
The United States northern
neighbor has had less attention
from the esthetic standpoint,
than the dynamic Mexicans.
Canadian Painters" edited by
Donald w. Buchanan (Oxford
University Press, $500 goes far
toward dispelling our ignorance
on the subject. This handsome
Phaidon edition is primarily a
picture gallery With approxi-
mately 80 large plates, 4 in colors.
The story of painting in Canada
is carried from its beginnings a
century ago, to about 1880 In a
concise preface. A second volume
will deal with the moderns of the
past 16 years. It is regrettable
that the scope was not enlarged
to include them all in one COM
prehensive history.
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European Modernism

CNTEMPORARY painting
of radically different char
~ acter is that of Marc Cha
gall, subject of an admir-
able Museum of Modern Art
monograph by James johnson
Sweeney (Simon & Schuster, So.
This Russian Jewish artist, long
prominent in the School of Paris"
paints highly imaginative COM
positions in which representa-
tional or naturalistic elements are
arranged without reference to
nature or logic. For nearly 80
years Chagan has been the SUBJ
ject of a succession of publica-
tions. But Mr.. Sweeney's mono
graph is the first comprehensive
evaluation in English.
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ECTION of the
years best books in any
category presupposes an
acquaintance with the
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Oriental

CONTEMPORARY art is an
~ uncharted sea compared to
L the strongly traditional art
of China, which is more ex-
tenSively collected and appreci-
ated in the United States, than
that of any other oriental nation.
"Chinese Culture in the Arts" by
Stanley Charles Mott (Chinese
Culture Study Group of Amer
lea: $975) endeavors to explain
the meaning of the designs and
symbols which decorate the art
of China. 1t also records facts
about the cultural development
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sibly go on to New York before
returning to her home in Ray
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Jackson
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Smith, of Marion.
Miss Margaret Taylor spent
Saturday night with Charlene
jackson.
Mrs. Blanche Hinderer, who has
been on the sick list the past two
weeks, is slightly improving at
this writing.
Mrs. Frank Lewis, of near
Broadway, spent Sunday with
Mrs. John Forsythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Johnston
and son, Ronnie, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Johnston's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John McCulley, of near
East Liberty, their son, Richard,
who has been visiting his grand
parents for some time accompan-
led them home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Butler and
family and Mrs. Isabel Davis
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
d. B. Bushong.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ira d. Wells re-
ceived word last week of the
birth of baby daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Wells, of near
Muncie, Ind. She has been named
Sharon Kay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Rosette, of
Redwood, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lutrelle
Rosette and family.
Mr.. Lew Henry Warner, who
is attending Ohio State univer-
sity, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Warner and daughter,
Patty, Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mrs. R. F. Bell called on Mrs.
Frank Brown, in Redwood, on
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Shultz and
son moved from the Grant Baker
farm to the farm of Mrs. Retta
Barnett, near Broadway, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Bell were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
B. Morris, near Magnetic Springs,
Thursday evening.
A number of our young folks
attended the district youth fell
lowship meeting at Raymond, on
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Langstaff
and Margaret and Richard Lang
staff, of Findlay, called on Mr..
and Mrs. R. F. Bell, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Bell spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Potts.
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Sunday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse McMannis.
Guests in Columbus
Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton Martin
and their family, Miss Nancy
Martin and tn Henryo....andM
Martin, of Columbus, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Martin, of Traverse
City, Michigan were guests of
Miss Nell Martin in Columbus,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin re-
turned to their home, Friday after
a three day visit here and Miss
Martin returned to her home in
Columbus.
Sick
Charles Cransten, suffering
from broken hip, at the Spring
field city hospital is reported
showing some Improvement.
Mrs. Guy Coffey is confined to
her home with throat infection.
Personals
F. T. Bradley of Mechanicsburg
was a visitor here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Morse of Co
lumbus, were here Friday.
Mrs. Elma Brookes spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Neal, in Dayton.
Harry Westfall is in Kansas Ci-
ty on business.
Mrs. Roy Oberdier, Mrs. Charles
Clark and daughter, Betty, and
Robert Oberdier, spent Monday in
Columbus.
Max Martin, of Columbus, was
visitor here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Robinson,
Mrs. Mabel Binekly and Mrs.
George Lincoln enjoyed dinner at
the Top Hat near st. Paris and
then took a trip to Genieve, Ind
lana, Sunday.
Supt. Joseph West was busi-
ness visitor in Columbus Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Heron
are announcing the birth of son,
Saturday at their home on the
McMahill farm. This is the fourth
child in the family.
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CENTER
BY MRS. MERYLE GEORGE :

Mrs. Thelma Galentine, of Belle
fountaine, has been visiting her
father, Mr.. Isaac Kilbury, since
Thursday.
Mrs. Gertie Nicol remained over
night Saturday with Mrs. Gertie
Horn.
Mrs. Mark Fenner visit e d
friends here Saturday and Sun
day.
Joe Baird Finley is spending
grandmother, Mrs. Ruby Wetzel.
Mrs. Ruth Zimmerman and Mrs.
Meryl George were shopping in
Columbus on Thursday.
Ronnie and Juanita Newland
were permitted by DR.. Lee to re-
turn back to school,
jamie Salisbury has taken over
the delivery of Dispatch here in
town thus releasing Jimmie Lee
Hall.
Mrs. Sylvia Reed returned home
for Saturday and Sunday thus
returning to Marysville, Monday
morning.
Mrs. Lola Robinson stayed with
Mrs. Sheline Saturday afternoon
while Mr.. Sheline made a busin-
ess trip to Marysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph thinner
man and son, Thomas spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. George.
urge, if l may, that all the
chair members be present in their
places at church Sunday. Let us
give our minister the support he
deserves.
Mrs. Edward Bushong and baby
returned from the hospital last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Luke are
the proud parents of d baby boy,
oorn Jan. 18th at d hospital in
Columbus.
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IRWIN
BY MRS. MILTON PETERS

Mrs. Walter Scott and baby son
were brought, Thursday, from
Doctors hospital in Columbus in
Reeds ambulance to her mother
in-laws home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Peters en-
tertained Sunday dinner guests
in honor of their nephew, Mr..
Harold Kerns, of Redwood,
whose birthday was the 9th.
Those present were, Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Peters, of Columbus; Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Prince and baby, of
Hillards and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Kerns and daughter, Yetene, and
Marvin Huffman, of Redwood.
Mrs. Edd German was called
to the home of her son, Bob, of
Paulding, to care for her daugh-
ter-in-laW who is i'll with the flu.
Mrs. Lucy Gorton is on the sick
list.
A baby son has arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Liss Young.
Mrs Martha Anderson assisted
by Mrs. Emma Gorton, of Milford
Center, entertained the w. S. c. S.
at the formers home, Thursday
afternoon. The program was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Carrie Baker. AT
ter the program, delicious refresh
ments were served by the host
eSseS.
Mrs. Katie Walker is in the
Champaign county hospital.
Mrs. Eva Sewell is in Doctors
hospital, Columbus. She has a
fractured pelvic bone caused by
a bad fall.
Miss Martha McIntire, of
Springfield, spent Sunday at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. F. McIntire.
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BOXES CREEK
BY MRS. HAZEL GRAY

Bobby Shirk left one day last
week on a sight seeing trip to
Florida.
Mrs. Erma Hollbrook returned
home from the hospital Friday
evening. She is getting along as
well as possible at the present
time.
Miss Norma Porchett, of Col
umbus, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Por-
chett. Gwendolyen Gray was al
so a caller at the Porchett home.
Ronnie and Virgie Lee Coins
were Sunday dinner guests of
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ottie Gray and children. The
Grays took them home and spent
the afternoon at the Coins home.
w. E. Swimming, who is work
ing in Dayton, spent from Fri
day until Sunday with his wife
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
jackson and daughter, Ina Rae,
and Mrs. Leonard Eastman also
visited the SwinningS.
Miss Ollie Jackson, of Marys-
vile, spent Friday afternoon and
evening with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Jackson and son,
Dick.
Visitors at the Gray home the
past week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Swimming and daughter,
Dian; Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Co
ms and three children; Ray and
Dick Jackson, and Mrs. Imo Jack
son.
Mrs. Zelda Siders and children
left Sunday for their home in
Kentucky, after two weeks stay
at the Hollbrook home. Virginia
Coins and son, Virgil Lee, and
Judy Kay spent Monday with
Mrs. Erma Hollbrook and family
Charles Shirk, of near Ray
mond, spent Sunday with his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Heber Shirk and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Shirk and son.
Jimmy Dale, also visited their
parents.
Mr.. Dwight Jackson and son
Ray, and Barton Gray attended
the Marion stock sale on Mon
day.
We were sorry to learn of Mrs
Lydia Waters death. Her son
James Hoover, and his family
have our sympathy.
Mrs. Inez Jackson and daugh-
ter, Ina Rae, spent Monday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Ruhl and family.
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REDWOOD
Claiborne Grange

Claiborne Grange
The Claiborne Grange met Mon
day evening Jan. 13, with the new
ly installed Master, Mr.. Zane
Randall, presiding. He announced
the following committees for the
year 1947; chorister, Miss Ruth
Roberts; reporter, Mrs. Orvie
Young; Home Economics chair
man, Mrs. Watt Treese; Flowers
and Sick committee, Mrs. Carl
Warner, Mrs. Charles Shields and
Mrs. Fay Bell; Auditing commit
tee, Mrs. William Durbin, Mrs.
Albert Howard, and Mrs. Lester
Smith; Project committee, Master,
Randall, the Overseer, Mr.. Robert
Mather, Secretary, Mrs. Zane Ran
dell, Lecturer, l.. F. Davis; Junior
Matron, Mrs. Jennie Grindell,
Home Economics chairman, Mrs.
Watt Treese, and Miss Ruth Rob-
ertS.
1t was announced that Miss Joan
Creamer had received notice that
she had won fourth place in a
national essay contest sponsored
by the Grange. Miss Creamer was
also a winner last year in sim
liar contest.
During the business session the
secretary of the Grange was in
structed to write the state rep
resentative from this area, Mr..
Clifton Caryl, asking him to sup
port two bills which will be in
troduced in this session of the
Ohio General Assembly. One OF
the bills will raise the minimum
salary level for public school teach
ers and the other will ask for
an appropriation of money which
will be used for the fight against
T. B. in the state.
The short program consisted OF
readings by Mrs. Glenn Davis and
Mrs. Don Cramer and songs by
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County Federated Club

County Federated Club
Members of the Ola Podrida
Club attended the County Feder-
ated Club meeting in Urbana,
Saturday afternoon. Each County
Club displayed Hobbies and the
Ola Podrida was placed second
with their hobbies of hand work
and displays. Officers for the COM
ing year were elected and Mrs.
Harry McMahill was elected pres
ident. Among those from here at
tending were Mrs. Harry McMa-
hill, Mrs. Edna MCMILLAN, Mrs.
Paul Hess, Mrs. Clyde Overfield,
Mrs. Berry, Mrs. E. NJ Kimball,
Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Odolphus Cau-
ley, Mrs. Homer Gleason, Mrs.
Claud Durham, Mrs. Warren Lin
coin, Mrs. Lawrence Wallace and
Mrs. John Pratt.
Dinner Guests
Mrs. Harry Westfall and son,
Max, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Lydon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Corbet,
of Bellefontaine were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Volney
Seaners, in Urbana, Sunday eve
ming.
Euchre Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stanley
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Rob-
inson and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Johnson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Carr at their home Saturday eve
ming. Euchre was enjoyed until a
late hour. Mrs. Johnson and Mr..
Robinson finished with high
scores and Marion Stanley re-
ceived the consolation prize. Re-
freshments were served by the
hostess.
Lamp Shade School
Miss Pauline Mills of Urbana
will hold a joint school, of the
Woodstock and North Lewisburg
communities at the K. of P. hall
in North LeWisburg. All ladies
are invited to attend and all in
terested may write to Miss Mills
for supplies.
Evening Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Pennington,
of North Lewisburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Hess, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hauser and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles PulIens were entertained
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CLAIBORNE
BY MRS. ARTHUR POTTS

Little Joyce Wells, of Indiana,
is spending a few weeks with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Wells.
i Miss Ila Grindell, of Wester-
vile, was the guest of Miss Ethel
Reed, Friday night and Saturday.
Mrs. Della Wells, of Marysville,
spent the weekend with her bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira D. Wells. Miss Wells is
teacher in the Allen Center
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mosher and
family and friend, of Marion,
were Sunday dinner guests of G..
w. Moore and family.
Mrs. Calvin Wells is in Indiana,
helping care for her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Eugene Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Hates and
Mrs. Mary Hates, of Marion, call
ed on G. w. Moore and family,
Sunday evening
Miss Ethel Reed was Sunday
dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Err
nest Chandler.
Rev. Fleming and daughter, Jo-
mia, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Barton, near Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Bell called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Gardner
and daughter, Luella, of Fulton,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown, of
Redwood, were guests for supper
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Bell, We'd
nesday evening.
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Radnor. Among the relatives were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Morrison; OF
Green Camp; Mrs. Effie Mosher,
Mrs, Ed Morgan and Vonnie
Mosher, of Essex; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Rodman, of Radnor; Mr..
Hoseo Jones and Mr.. Walter Jones,
of Delaware, brothers of Mrs.
Morrison; Mrs. Alice Price. OF
Redwood, sister of Mrs. Morris
on; Mr.. Wyford Jones, of Chicago;
Mrs. Bruce Baldwin, of Redwood
and members of the immediate
family.