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Evening star., 1948-02-19
U.N. Fate Rests With PEOPLE,
Price Tells Women of Press
By Frances Lide

The United Nations will succeed
or fail exactly to the degree thai
the people Of the world support II
or fail to support It," Byron Price
assistant secretary general OF the
U. N, said yesterday.
Addressing a Women's National
Press Club luncheon, Mr.. Price
warned that even in the most fav-
orable light, the U. N. faces a long
and difficult path.
He emphasized, however, that the
world organization "sprang from the
irresistible demand Of the peoples
of the world for collective action,
supported by force to forestall fu-
ture wars"
"If the people meant what they
said, and will stand by their de-
mand, all will be WELL" he asserted.
Mr.. Price cited some of the tangi-
BILE results that already have been
achieved through U. N. agencies.
But" he declared, I'VE must look
the facts in the face and be con-
scious always that one first-class
failure in this delicate and always
highly dangerous field of interna-
tional politics might discredit or
wreck the entire effort at interna-
tional corporation, putting an ef-
fective end to the vast progress al
ready made in political and non
political areas"
The major difficulty, he said is
the continuing clash of policy
among the great powers. I'm their
hands lies the making of the peace
the conclusion of treaties to bring
the Second World War finally to
an end" he declared. THAT re-
sponsibility never was delegated to
the United Nations, and manifestly
the principals do not consider them
selves in a position to make such
delegation"
On the optimistic side, Mr. Price
declared that the U. N. and its
specialized agencies "have accom-
Evening star., 1948-02-19

Ullese Espaillat, wife Of the former
Minister from the Dominican Re-
public, and Mrs. George Mesta and
her niece, Mrs. Tyson Lyeth, with
her friend, Mrs. Lee Ellington.
Still others were Mrs. Roy E.
Lowe, Mrs. Harry L. Wolgemot, Miss
Barry Oliver, Miss Ruth Roberts
of Provincetown, Mass, and Miss
Jane RamSdelI.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Book RepiezV Listed

Mrs. Louis II. Renfrow will reA
view "Natchez on the Mississippi"
by Harnett T. Kane at meeting of
the morning book review section of
the washington Club on Monday at
the club. The meeting will be open
to members and guests. A special
luncheon will be served at the close
of the program.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
In The Meas

Mrs. Fred Monroe Booth of Chevy
Chase entertained at q Valentine
bridge party Saturday evening for
IS guests. She was assisted by her
daughter, Miss Media May Booth.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Mrs. Hayes to Talk
WCTU to Hear ak

Nyun Nepalese
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Nazi-Leveled
Finnmark $50 Rebuilt

NEW YORK, N. WHEN Ger
man forces wantonly leveled over
$4,000 square miles of Norway's
arctic Finnmark Province in 1914
and rendered homeless some 10000
individuals, few other than the
Norwegians who would have to re-
build the area recognized the sig
nificance of this destruction. To-
day, of the $4,000 persons who have
been able to return, 10000 have
been provided with permanent
housing while the remainder are
still living in provisional houses
and barracks. In the arctic village
of kautekeino, for example. so per
cent of the populace is housed in
barracks, 25 per cent in tents, and
the remainder in permanent homes.
Here, several hundred miles north
of the Arctic Circle, a permanent
home means sturdy, thick walled.
insulated dwelling. Double win
dows, lumber, fixtures-all must
be shipped hundreds of miles by
rail and water, involving a COM
pick transport and supply prob
lem. 1t is little wonder that 4
years after the catastrophy Nor
wegian planners are grimly esti-
mating how many years must yet
pass before the area is rebuilt. BY
the first of this year. provisional
housing had been provided for most
of the populace, but shortages of
needed fixtures including such SIM
pie items as nails and screws have
been delaying completion of perma-
nent homes in many sections.
Many of these items or the raw
materials from which they are
made, must be imported from
abroad. Here again. present world
payment problems are slowing an
other vital project.
A recent poll of Finnmark's %
communities show that with few
exceptions the bulk of the populace
VIII have to face another arctic
winter in temporary shelters. In
all, the Finnmark which the Nazis
ieveled in few weeks, has been
20 per cent rebuilt in four years.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

Third Prize MAN of the Prair-
ie," 1902 9Th Avenue, Rock Island,
Ill.
Fourth prize: DIR. Ernst F. w.
Alexanderson," 181 st. Georges
Crescent, New York SO, N. Y.
Fifth prize: ct. N. Hasselquist,
Minister, Educator, Pioneer Mr..
Neale c. Bringhurst, SO Larch-
mont Avenue, Waban IS, Mass.
Sixth prize: Carl Sandburg,'
Miss Lucille V. Gyr, 919 North
Hill Road, Baltimore Is, Mary
land.
Honorable Mentions
THE Messiah" Miss Annie Lau-
RE Savafe, Louisiana College, Box
426, Pineville, Louisiana.
Carl Miles," Mr.. Frederick A
Woodress, Antioch College, Vel
low Springs, Ohio.
Charming Jennie Lind" Mr.
Eugene F. Feehan, SO Stanley ST.,
East Hartford s, Conn.
THE Champion Farmer" Mr.
Theodore Paul Abr, 507 N. 18th
St, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
John Ericsson" Miss Elinor r
Ford, 2414 University Ave, New
York 63, N. Y.
Group Two: High School and
Preparation School Students
Winners
First prize: Great Hearted Ge-
MUS" Miss Nancy R. Wait, 72O w
Bond ST., Hastings. Mich.
Second prize: Carl Sandburg,
Mr.. John T. Haesler, 1873 Gray
sen Place, Teaneck, N. j.
Third prize; Immigrant Fam
ily," Miss Patricia Ann Larson,
269 S. End Street, Cedar City,
Utah.
Fourth prize: DIR. Howard Han
son." Miss Jean c. Bacon, 143 Sc
I've Terrace, Rochester 13, n. Y.
Fifth prize: But One Linds-
borg" Miss Margaret Durbin, 10
Jewell Ave. Topeka, Kansas.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Sixteen Swedes
Perish In Airplane
Accident In England

STOCKHOLM, July 5. - CRv
wireless) - Sixteen Swedes died
when a DEG airplane, "Agna,
Viking" of the Swedish Airlines
collided with a British Raj Trans
port Command plane shortly after
four o'clock in the afternoon on
July above Northolt airfield, out
side London. The Swedish plane
came from Stockholm and had
made an intermediary landing at
Copenhagen. Since the weather
was poor, the radio operator mott
fled the ground crew at Northholt
that it would turn back over the
North Sea and land in Amsterdam
instead. Just as the plane turned.
it collided with the British ma
chine which, due to the low visi-
bility, had been circling above the
field for an hour. Both planes
caught fire and plunged to earth
in flames. The Swedish plant car
ried twenty-five passengers and
crew of seven, including two air
hostesses, all of whom lost their
lives. On the British machine
were one passenger and a crew of
six. none of whom escaped. The
sole passenger was Sir Edward
Gent, British High Commissioner
in Malaga. The "Agnar Viking"
was the first of a series of DC-6's
recently delivered to the Swedish
Airlines from the United States.
The accident is being investigated
by a Swedish and a British COM
mission.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

Also. Professor Nils w. OLSON,
executive secretary of the Swedish
Pioneer Centennial Association;
Allan Kastrup, general manager,
American Swedish News Elk
change; Olof Rydbeck. first Sec
rotary of the Swedish Embassy in
Washington and Mrs. Rydbeck;
George P. Johansen, publisher CT
the Swedish language paper "Nord-
sherman; Admiral Charles E.
Rosendahl. president of the John
Ericsson Society; Arvid Lundquist,
president of the Swedish Engi-
neers Club and Mrs. Lundquist;
General Oscar N. Solbert, Eastman
Kodak Co, Rochester. n. Y, and
DR. Ernst F. w. Alexandersson,
General Electric Co., Schenectady,
N. Y; Burger Nordholm. Director,
Swedish Travel Information Bu-
reau and Mrs. Nordholm; John H.
Morehead. former Minister to
Sweden, and Mrs. Morehead; Mr..
and Mrs Nils K Tholand, New
York; Mr. and Mrs. George P.
Jeppson, Worcester, Mass; and
Bengt Janzon, Stockholm, Swe-
den
Others We're Commissioner Ar
thur W. Wallander; DR.. Victor E.
Beck, The Church of Gustavus
Adolphus. and Mrs. Beck; George
Hedman, Scandinavian Airlines.
and Mrs. Hedman; Oscar Lenna,
President, Blackstone Corporation,
jamestown, and Mrs. Lenna; Ger
hard T. Rooth, editor Of "Nordst-
jernan." with Mrs. Rooth and
daughter: Mr. and Mrs. Carl As
pegren, New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Hanson, Rochester N. Y:
DR.. and Mrs. Theodore o. Peter
son. Brooklyn. n. Y; and Mr.. Jo-
seph NJ. Wennerberg. Buffalo.
n. Y.
/ Winners in the essay contest on
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

the subject THE Influence of
Swedish Settlers on Community
or Region" concentrating the
Swedish pioneer centennial, spon-
sored by the Swedish American
Line.
Group One: College Under
graduates
Winners
First prize: Leather Hinges,
Miss Leonette Neslund, Mentor
MINI.
Second prize: 1.-The Rose King,
Miss Anne Abbott Pierson, 107
Main Street, Cromwell, Conn.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

424 Douglas Blvd 1ronwood
Mich.
"a Saga of New Sweden" Miss
Gloria Smith, 113 Dartmouth ST.
Portland, Maine.
North Park Community 4loa
North Marmora Ave, Chicago 81
Ill.
Group Three: Adults Regardless
of Occupation
First prize "The Story of Anna
Ernberg," Mrs. Wadsworth Clarke
246 West Bird ST., Marysville, Ky
Second Prize lola Nilsson Lii
ienouist and his Cooperative City,
Mr.. William Mulder, 1881 South
23rd East, Salt Lake City 6, Utah
Third prize: &c a RI Miles al
Cranbrook,' II East Ferry Ave
nue.. Detroit, Mich.
Fourth prize: Ernst B. Lars
son and Unalakleet, Alaska Mrs
Rayno Johnson, Klukwan, Alaska
Fifth prize: Granite in His
Beard-Dr. A. J. Carlson" Mrs
Dorothy Gobelle, 141 N. Kenwooo
ST., Glendale 6, Calf.
Sixth prize: Carl Sandburg,
Mrs. E. M. Lorimer, 315 w. Court
St., Cambridge, Ill.
Honorable Mentions
Swedish Kanaka," Miss Doris
Larson, 1888 Punchbowl; Honolulu
IT. H.
Blue Valley, Kansas" Miss Els
Their E. Christensen, Blanche M
Twiss, 1896 Laramie Street, Man.
haitian, Kansas,
Mary Anderson" Miss Mary
N. Winslow, 3O51 & Street, Wash
ington Z, D. c.
"Haland Settlement, Mr.. A
Leonard Smith, Stanton, Iowa.
Ernst F. Alexanderson," Mrs
Ruth Carlson Frankel, $500 Cal
lowhill Street, Pittsburgh 6, Pa.
"Blenda Olson,' Mrs. Earl A
Gulbransen, 341 Long Road, Penn
Township, Pittsburgh 81, Pa,
"Vasa, Minnesota" Miss Evelyn
M. Pearson, 164s Charles Ave, st
Paul 4, MINI.
John Albert Johnson" Miss
Harriet Bum, 2114 Chamberlain
Ave, Madison 5. Wise.
New Sweden, Maine" Rev
Wallace E. Cedarleaf. New Swe.
den, Maine
Mats Swenson," Mr.. Fred E
Olson, rs Hilleldale ST., Roches.
ter II, N. Y.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

Prince Bertil of Sweden, and men,
bers of the Swedish official dele
cations to t h e Centennial, who
were guests of honor. G.. Hilmer
Lundbeck, Jr., managing director
of the Swedish American Line, and
chairman of the Swedish Pioneer
Centennial Committee of New
York served as POSTMASTER
Speakers of the evening We're
Lieutenant-Gover Joe r. Han
ley. and Vincent r. Impellitteri,
Acting Mayor and President of the
City Council w h o extended the
city's greeting tc the royal visitor
and the delegates, and Prince Ber-
til Blanche Thebom, Metropolitan
Opera Star was the guest artist
a highlight of the evening was
the reading of one of the winning
manuscripts in the essay contest
commemorative the Centennial by
Miss Viveca Lindfors. new Warner
Brothers star who read the story
Leather Hinges" by Miss Leo
nette Neslund, Mentor, MINI.
Miss Neslund, a senior at the
University of Minnesota will be
one of six winners leaving on a
two-month tour of the Scandina-
Wan countries with all expenses
paid by the Swedish American
Line.
The Governor. citing
two episodes illustrating Swedish
as well as American Characters
tics showing the early co-opera-
ton between the two nationalities.
mentioned the establishment of the
Bethel ship in New York Harbor,
which for a generation served as
an informal and unofficial recep-
tino center for Swedish immi-
grants, and the settling of James
town in Western New York.
Addressing the Prince and the
visitors from Sweden. Mr.. Hanley
said, You have a right to be
proud, not only of your country,
but also of the contributions of
your former countrymen to h
growth of civilization in America.
The closing speech of the CEN
tennial was made by Prince Ber-
Ill VINO headed the official delega-
ton from Sweden. Summarizing
the centennial observances. h e
Prince, expressed his gratitude for
the cordial reception given the
delegation everywhere on its tour
of the country which began here
on June l.
Nine. Blanche Thebom. tn G
guest artist. sang Mon Occur
from Samson and Delilah by Saint
Saens, "Solveig" by Edward Grieg
and a Swedish selection. Her &C
companist was Paul Meyer.
Guests of honor at the dinner
were, in addition to the Prince,
DR.. Karin kock, Minister without
portfolio in the Swedish Cabinet:
The Honorable Sven Dahlman.
Swedish Foreign Office; Bertil
Kugelberg. Swe d S h Employers
Assn; Einar Sjogren, Swedish Ma
tionsl Society of Farmers; Gun
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

mar Hirdman, Swedish Workers
Study Groups; Oskar Franzen,
Swedish Temperance Societies; DR..
Gunnar Granberg, Director, Swed-
ish Institute, Stockholm; Per
Sandberg, Secretary, Swedish Del
egation and c. B. Winquist, Aide
to H.R.H. Prince Bertil, also His
Grace, Erling Eden, Archbishop
of Uppsala and Primate of t h e
Church of Sweden, with Mrs. Eli
dem; the Right Reverend Arvid
Runestam, Bishop of. Karlstad,
Sweden, and DR.. Gunnar Westin of
Uppsala University.
Among those present were h e
Commissioners of the Swedish Pho
neer Centennial Commission Of the
State of New York Alex Aminoff,
Swedish Charge d'Affaires in
Washington; the Swedish Consul
General in New York, Lennart Ny
lander and Mrs. Nylander; DR..
Conrad Bergendoff, President of
Augustana College, and president
of the Swedish Pioneer Centennial
Association, and Mrs. Bergendoff !;
Thomas j. Watson Of the Interna-
tional Business Machine Co. and
Mrs. Watson, the consul generals
of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and
Finland; Lithgow Osborne, former
Ambassador to Norway and Pres
ident of the American Scandina-
Wan Foundation; the Swedish Min
lister to Canada, Per Wijkam and
Nine. Wijkam, and Tore Nilert,
President, Scandinavian Airlines
System.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
Oslo Paintings Near
Ready After 10 Years

NEW YORK, N. I.-tR.NIS)
A grandiose art project which
began in 1888 and has progressed
quietly throughout the war years
is now nearing completion in Os-
10, the Norwegian capital. There,
in the 18th century Cathedral of
Our Saviour, Norwegian artist HUI
go Lous Mohr recently permitted
the press to view for the first time
his ceiling paintings which have
been described as the greatest ar
tistic achievement in the history
of Oslo. The paintings cover near
ly 1900 square yards of the cathe-
drars huge vaulted ceiling. From
central figure representing the
sun, rays or beams radiate 10 the
four arches of the Cathedral. unit
ing galaxy of paintings on Bibli-
cal themes. The paintings are but
part of the overall project to
restore and refurbish the cathedral
interior by 1850. when Oslo will
celebrate its 9OOth anniversary. At
that time the decorated ceiling VIII
be unveiled to the public.
Some $4,000 of the cost or the
Mohr paintings is being contrib
uted by the Oslo Savings Bank,
which has subscribed an additional
S32 900 toward the general restor-
alton project. Architect Arnstein
Arneberg who is directing the pro-
gram maintains that the paintings
are absolutely the greatest to APP
pear in the North since the Rem
aissance.
Art-conscious Oslo is looking
forward to the completion OF the
new City Hall in time for the 1880
celebrations. At present, a corps
of artists and sculptors are COM
pleting the buildings interior at a
cost of over S1.2OO.00O. In yet an
other part OF the capital, a vast
artistic project - the Vigelaho
Sculpture Park - is nearing com
pletion after nearly 20 years OF
work. On this impressive outdoor
display, the largest of its kind III
the world, the municipality of os-
10 has already expended over sf'-
100000. Residents of the capilai
have good reason to feel that re"
cities of equal size 100000 pop
are spending more on patronage
of the arts for public purposes
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

The Swedish Pioneer Centennial,
which has been celebrated through
out the country during the month
of June came to a climax at the
Hotel Waldorf Astoria, New York,
last night. with a gala banquet at
tended by more than 1850 people,
including His Royal Highness,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

Sixth prize: THE Christmas
Tree" Mr. Bruce c. McGorrill.
Cumberland Foreside, Maine.
Honorable Mentions
THE Life of Sven Sherdahl.' -
Mr.. Ingvar Grimsgaard, 2016 Mar
shall Field Lane, Redondo Beach,
Calf
Teachers of Tomorrow" Mis-.
Ruth Butler, POPS East AZ Terrace,
Kansas City. Missouri.
Iron Range Region" Miss Ma
rianne B. Lemmer, p. o. Box SCI,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01

Wilhelm Moberg, noted Swedisn
novelist, has arrived in the Uniteo
States accompanied by his wiie'
two daughters and a small SON ne
plans to remain two years and WIZ
make his headquarters in one Oh
the Swedish American communi-
ties in the Middle West, where ne
will gather material for a oo0A
dealing with the Swedish iminigra
ton since 1848.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-07-01
State, City Officials Pay Tribute to Prince
AT Swedish Pioneer Centennial
Observance In New York

Winning Essay in Centennial Contest Read By VIVeca
Lindfors; 1850 Diners Hear Lieutenant Governors Act
inc Mayor Impeltteri and Prince Bertl, Blanche The
bonn Guest Artist; Lundbeck Jr, Presided
Evening star., 1948-12-05

sultant in poetry at the Library of
Congress, and Lee Miller, with q
biography of Ernie Pyle.
Another new publisher which has
survived infancy is Farrar, Straus
& Co., which is primarily inter-
ested in new writer's. They have
recently added a college textbook
department. They are proud of be-
ing the first publishers to hold the
line on prices, and, in some cases,
have even reduced prices. They
did better than ever in 1948 and
with John Kieran's Information
Please Alamanac" leading off, hope
to do equally we'll in 1s49.
They have an enlightened practice
in the matter of reprints. One year
after their regular edition of Carlo
Lewis much-praised Christ Stopped
at Eboli," they released it to
the New American Library for
a 25-cent edition. The reason?
President Roger w. Straus, jr., gives
a good one:
Not only does this seem to make
sense from the point of view of
building up the authors name, but
it also supplies groceries to a new
author who is trying to spend a lot
OF his time writing for u.s."
(Royalties on these editions give
l cent copy up to 10000 and a
cent-and-a-half thereafter. This is
split $3.50 between publisher and
author)
Smiling all over at this turn Of
events are Mr.. Lewis new publishers,
the New American Library (once the
American Branch of Penguin Lii
brary), which is specializing in what
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Thomas Doubleday. The first was
published initially In 1914 and has
been brought out again this year
in a third printing. Mr.. Allen di-
vides his great into such categories
as Artists and Musicians" Great
Women" and Soldiers and States
men" If either book contains
omissions which you consider glar-
ing. bear in mind that neither book
makes a pretense Of having selected
the "greatest"-just some of the
great"
The hunter, as always, has been
provided for handsomely among the
Christmas books. The chief con-
tribution Of the publishers is The
Hunters Encyclopedia" edited by
Raymond r. Camp (Stackpole g.
Heck. 1t Is about half the size Of
Websters unabridged dictionary, Is
profusely illustrated and has data
on everything any hunter can pos
sibly want to- know, including fall
conry, ferreting, game regulations,
the preservation Of meat and the
preservation Of trophies.
Recognized as one of the finest
books Of its type is the Handbook
Of Nature Study" first published by
the late DIR. Anna Botsford Com
stock in 1911 and now out again in
its oath edition (Comstock). It is
an encyclopedia volume of more than
1000 pages, with information on
nature in all its forms, including the
Soil, rocks and minerals, weather
and the stars.
Most people, in this overly dynamic
age, like to indulge, now and again,
in the sweet pain of nostalgia.
Midwest Heritage" by John Drury
(Wyn), is admirably designed to
help send you off on fearful binge
over the dear, dead past. Mr.. Drury's
text is merely an excuse for holding
together more than 800 excellent en-
(See GIFi BOOKS, Page 49,
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Also published in two volumes are
"The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe"
edited by DR.. John Ward Ostrom
(HarvarO. This set should have q
tremendous appeal to any one with
the slightest interest in the tragic
genius of one of Americas greatest
writer's.
For Dickens lovers, the publishers
have contributed two fine speci-
mems. David Copperfield" has been
republished through the offices of
Somerset Vaughan as one of the
worlds 10 greatest novels Wins
toni. 1t contains many colored re-
productions of superb new paintings
by Everett Shinn. 1t will make an
excellent present, if your friends
won't mihd that the text has been
trimmed to what Mr.. Vaughan has
persuaded himself is a more suitable
length for hurried age.
1.-The Dickens Reader" edited by
Trumbull Huntington (Howell, Sos
kim, Is collection of excerpts,
culled from the English master.
Even some one who already owns
Dickens complete works will well
come this volume into his library
as a means of putting his hands in
stantly on some of the finest para
graphs.
Among the anthologies, one of the
most ambitious is Short Novels Of
the Masters" selected by Charles
Neider CRineharD. It contains 10
Of the lesser known works of men
like Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, F1aubert,
Henry James, James Joyce and D. H.
Lawrence.
Two books, which tend to put BIZ
ography on a mass production basis,
but nevertheless make good reading
and provide references, are "One
Hundred Great Lives" edited by
John Allen (Greystone), and $50
Great Americans" by Henry
Evening star., 1948-12-05
1t Was Year of Dilemma for the Publishers

signal for a publisher to order a
new printing. Not SO any more, he
says. And the kind of evangelical
notice by an Alexander Woollcott
that could set a fire under book
buyers and send a minor novel up
the best-seller list is Just memory,
too.
The Penalty
OF Overpraise
Keith Jennison, vigorous young
sales manager of the young and
e flour -slling firm of William Sloane
Associates, blames an "antiquated,
'self-linaidating method of distribu-
ton publishers have never built
up a sound jobbing business) for
some of the current troubles, but
does not think that the leeriness
OF booA-buyers is traceable entirely
to economic reasons. Publishers in
fated advertising during the good
years, which claimed every book
best, and overenthusiastic reviews
contributes, too. AS casualty in
point he cites -Four Studies in Loy-
atty" Christopher Sykes fine collec-
ton OF biographical essays. It got a
rare press from coast to coast, but
only did isis at the box Office.
Meanwhile, in spite OF Mr.. Guinz-
ourg's gloomy predictions, Sloane.
which began business some Two years
ago with three resounding hits
cThunder Out of China" The Big
Sky" and The Left Hand Is the
Dreamer'D, approaches the new year
with list that is heavily literary
and continues with its American
Men OF Letters series. Two WASH
ington authors figure in their 1949
plans: Leonie Adams, the new con-