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Evening star., 1948-12-19
Some Rugged People
LITTLE ANNIE OAKLEY AND

~~
OTHER RUGGED PEOPLE
BY Stewart H. Holbrook. Mac
milan Co., $780,
These sketches Of a number of
Americas rugged characters and
some of our rugged places are lightly
written and decidedly entertaining.
Some of the people. in addition
to Annie Oakley, are Calamity Jane,
Ethan Allen, Buffalo Bill, Gen. Lew
Wallace and Burt L. Standish, the
creator of Frank Merriwell. The
places have equal variety. They in
clude Boston's Scollay Square and
its Old Howard burlesque house
ruggedD and Louisburg Square
(nonruggeO, as well as saloons and
lumber camps.
Mr.. Holbrook merely hits the high
spots of the careers of the people
he discusses. The result is a series
of entertaining but not detailed pic
lures. But when a reader wants
more of book 1t is a guarantee
he is not bored. F. P. D.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
|Gen. Thomas,
Has His Day
.AtLong Last

ROCK OF CHICAMAUGA:
THE LIFE OF GEN. GEORGE
H. THOMAS
BY Freeman Cleaves. University
OF Oklahoma Press; $3.75.)
THOMAS: ROCK OF
CHICAMAUGA
BY Richard O'Connor. Prentice
Hall, Inc; 81
Reviewed by
l. FRANCIS p. DOUGLAS.
The bronze soldier in Thomas
Circle looks across the Capital
which did not trust him toward
the State which regarded him as
a traitor. When he refused to leave
the flag under which he had fought
the Indians and had served in the
Mexican War, his sisters at the
family home in Southampton
County, Va, turned his picture to
the wall.
After long neglect of the only
leading Union commander who
never lost a battle and the only
one who ever destroyed a Confed-
crate Army, these two biographies
have appeared almost simulta-
neously.
Thomas withdrew from Chica-
mauga only on the orders of Rose
Grams, who had quit the field in
the disorder that accompanied the
dissolution of the right wing of
his army. Sherman, between Chat
tanooga and Atlanta, could not
destroy the Confederate Army of
the West, so he left it to Thomas.
At Nashville Thomas made his
preparations thoroughly, and then
fell on Hoods army and destroyed
it in a battle that followed every
detail of his advance plan.
A Modest Montgomery. i
The suspicion of his loyalty re-
tarded his advancement and de-
prived the Union Army of full use
of one of its best generals. In his
insistence on complete preparations
before striking hard blow at the
enemy, and in the artillery support
Of his troops he was the Montgom-
cry of his day-but a modest Mont
gomery. His consideration of his
men engendered morale which
sent hiS command tearing up the
slopes of Missionary Ridge to the
summit, despite the intrenched
teries.
Both books tell pretty much the
same story Of Thomas life, but
with some Emergencies. Mr.. Cleaves'
volume is written in style of
extraordinary simplicity and clar-
ity which presents a minimum of
intrusion between the reader and
the action. 1t is a splendid work.
Mr.. O'Connor strives for a more
dramatic narrative.
Evening star., 1948-12-19

Embraces q Vast
Field of Letters
The LIMITS OF ART
BY Huntington Cairns. (Bollen-
gen Series XII. Pantheon; $780,
Reviewed nv

reviewed Dy
COURTENAY PLASKITT.
A man who attempts to encompass
in single anthology prose and
poetry that reaches the farthest
limits of art is a brave man. Mr..
Cairns has made such an attempt,
and weighing the result on the basis
OF his own clearly stated structural
thesis, it is my opinion that he has
succeeded in a noble effort. His
approach is unique Fragmentary
or whole selections are made on
the basis of their greatness, perfec-
ton or universally in the opinion
of at least one outstanding critic
(thus bringing criticism itself to
the bar of judgmentD. He asks of
any particular critic only that his
evaluation of a selection be based
on its fundamental value as prose
or poetry, that it be free from any
personal prejudice, and that there
be qualified basis for considering
him competent to Judge.
The material is arranged chrono-
logically from Homer to Joyce with
the criticism Immediately accom-
panying each selection. If the cri-
ticism is based on the selection in
its original form, it is so presented
with recognized English transla-
ton. To do otherwise would be
unjust. In some few cases, q criti-
cism is directed to q translation
itself.
Perhaps 1t would seem that Mr..
Cairns Is laboring on shifting sands,
and admittedly that Is true to some
extent, for gen the best of critics
are subject to the prevailing in
auences Of their time. Neverthe-
less, it is possible to find and follow
the trends of time. Whether he
has encompassed too little or too
much is open to dispute. At least,
there can be little dispute that here
is much of rewarding beauty and
nobility.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Running Down
The Rumor
THE AFFAIRS OF DAME
RUMOR
BY David J. Jacobson. (Rine.
horf. S5
Reviewed by
BELMONT FAIRIES,

Tracing a rumor to its source can
be fascinating if discouraging Job.
For rumors spread rapidly because
they are more interesting than the
truth-and they are more interest
ing because they appeal to mans
gullibility, avarice, fear or hate.
Mr.. Jacobson has made an ex-
tremely readable book of his search
for the source of rumors. He tells
of sea serpents and other marvels,
of rumors based on racial or re-
ligious hatreds that have stirred
mobs to violence, of rumors delib-
erately planted to sell stocks, destroy
businesses, break strikes, or to help
destroy enemy morale in wartime.
Rumors gain strength from mans
weakness, and truth, often prosaic
or unpleasant, is always at dis
advantage. Mr.. jacobson, public
relations expert, realizes there are
no set answers to the problem Of
helping men see the truth that will
make them free.
Evening star., 1948-12-19

A long standing ambition to cruise
at leisure in his own boat those en-
chanting islands of the West In
dies came true winter before last for
Carleton Mitchell, former Washing
ton Naval Reservist now living in
Annapolis. Fortunately for lovers of
sailing yachts and fans of escape
literature, Mr.. Mitchell was able to
reiive again-in words and pic
tures-those carefree months sailing
up the island chain from Trinidad
to the Bahamas and eventually
home.
The book contains valuable cruis-
ing information for future sailors of
the lovely Caribbees. Other volumes
have followed this pattern, too. The
differences in Islands to Windward'
are Mr.. MitcheI's always interesting
writing and outstanding photographs
in black and white and color, all
taken by the author.
There were few islands that Carib,
Evening star., 1948-12-19
THE CUNNINGHAMS
BY David Ballantyne. w
guard; $3J
Reviewed by
CARTER BROOKE JONES.

schools, his recurrent crushes on his
schoolmates and attendant quar-
rels, conspiracies and pettish notes.
it is an unworthy postscript to the
first fastidious chapters. In dealing
with the writings of others, Mr..
Connolly exhibits admirable taste;
it seems strangely wanting in these
self-revelations,
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Life in the Arctic
OUR SUMNER WITH THE

OUR SUMMER WITH THE
ESKIMOS
BY Constance and Harmon Hell
mericks. little, BroWn & Co.,.
$780,
Bud and Connie Helmericks once
more tread the paths of exploration
and adventure in their third account
of life in the Arctic. Starting out
in their canoe, the young explorers
padded down the thousand mile
long treeless Colville River into the
world of the Eskimos. In land of
scenic beauty, the Helmericks make
friends with the Eskimos, learn the
lore Of getting food and shelter
where there is no fuel or land
marks and find this nearly un-
trodden part of Alaska abounding
with game. M. S. B.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Young New Zealand Author Shows Talent
In Novel of Family Life Down Under

change it by magical means" Thus
when person in an argument runs
out of logic, he falls back on anger
and perhaps physical violence. In
the face of intense danger which
he is unable to thWart or run away
from, he may faint Here, "the
urgency of the danger served as a
motive for an anniNilating inten-
ton which demanded magical be-
havior." Since he couldn't escape
the menace, the victim blotted it out
50 far as he could. But M. Sartre
does not see this as control by the
subconscious, but consciousness op-
Grating on an "unrefective level"
He explains the difference.
The Sartre theory seems, to an
extent at least, more persuasive
than the constant emphasis of the
pSychoanalyistS on the dominance
Of the subsconscious.
THE CITY AND THE TSAR
BY Harold Lamb. Doubleday,
S4.50.J
Peter the Great, Mr.. Lamb ex-
plains. "has become without ques-
ption the most controversial figure in
Russian history" Judgments have
varied as time brought changes in
ideas, he adds. The author comedies
that an early 18th century Gar was
"one of the most honest and un-
pretentious Of human beings" And
in this colorful book, Mr.. Lamb tells
the whole story:e Peters unpromis-
Ing boyhood, virtually without for
NAL education; his apparent inca
pacity for leadership, his instabil-
ity, and yet his willingness to learn
and to educate himself. Peter grad
ually welded together a vast, poly
glot and strife-torn domain into
something that began to approach
a nation. Mr.. Lamb starts with the
reign Of Peters father, Alexis
Romanov, and traces all the inf1u-
ences, Oriental and Western, that
affected Russia between 1648 and
1852. The author of "Genghis Khan"
and Alexander of Macedon" can
weave out of history a bright fabric
Of narrative.
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THE CANTERBURY TALES: A
MODERN ENGLISH VERSION
Translated by r. M. Lumiansky.
(Stmon & Schuster; $685.
Mr.. Lumiansky, who is associate
professor of English at Tulane Uni
versity, has translated the great
work of Godfrey Chaucer into mod
ern English. The translation is, in
its classic-modern prose, not without
poetry; it flows in a chronicle that
is easy to read and seems in keeping
with the original text. 1t should
stimulate fresh interest in Chaucer.
There is preface by Mark Van
Doren and an appendix giving the
general prologue and the Nuns
Priests Tale" in the original middle
English. The book is handsomely
illustrated by w. Lawrence Hoffman.
Evening star., 1948-12-19

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and their pro-
fessional hand failed to visit. They
remained long enough to get the
feel of each place-riotously tropical
Dominica, history-steeped Antigua
and st. Statia. odd little Saba and
Martinique with its ghost city of St.
Pierre, laid waste by eruption of
Mount Pelee in 1902.
The book promises to produce de-
bate on only one question-is Mr.
Mitchell q better photographer than
a writer. The answer for this re-
viewer is both"
Evening star., 1948-12-19
THE GERMANS ON TRIAL

THE GERMANS ON TRIAL
BY Heinz Lunau. (StOrnl Pub
fishers, Inc; $2.5O)
This little book by German
refugee from Hitler advocates the
kiss-and-makeup approach to the
German problem on the theory that
what was wrong with Nazi Ger
many was Nazi and not German.
1t is, somehow, just bit too in
genuous. &C. M. r.
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Testament Of Friendship.
ENEMIES OF PROMISE
BY Cyril Connolly. Macmillan; i;

~ NSAAAAOAAJs AVA
81
AS II to show that he has at least
one leg on that trophy most coveted
by writer's. immortality, Mr.. Cyril
Connolly, the brilliant leftist British
critic, reissues herewith a study of
the state of contemporary writing
which was first published 10 years
ago. His judgments stand as first
written; only few refinements of
style have been added.
The least apologetic of writer's,
Mr.. Connolly shows no disposition
to rationalize this lounging on his
laurels. Instead he displays a GER
tain, perhaps understandable pride
in being able to claim some i'm
munity from the venom of time,
and charges his new readers to be
more perceptive" than his first. II
you please.
AS a stylist, Mr.. Connolly leaves
nothing to be desired. His prose is
a perfectly handled medium-ele-
CANT. witty, epigrammatic. He has
a gift for vivid figure and absolute
clarity. Take, for instance, this
dictum: Literature is the art
of writing something that will be
read twice; journalism what will be
grasped at once" His exposition o1
the changing styles in writing from
the New Mandarins" of the early
goth century to the New Realists'
of the '30s is stimulating and pro.
vocative.
From this survey, he passes or
TO THE Charlock's Shade" a superb
exposure of those enemies Of
promise" which ambush every
writer: Perfectionism, politics, jour.
nalisrn, escapism and sex. All thi!
is brilliantly set forth, but certain
glittering but supercilious general.
izations argue a want of human
sympathy that is slightly chilling
MIR. Connollys morality would seen
to be strictly literary.
AS postscript, Mr.. Connolly has
added an account of his own artistic
development in a section entitled
"A Georgian Boyhood." With its
narrowing descriptions of tagging
land birching at English puhl1
l. s@s
Evening star., 1948-12-19
HOW COME CHRISTMAS

BY Roark Bradford (HGrper & Bros; ST.
The late Roak Bradford
od this Christmas story the simple kindly
the
OF "OP Man Adam Chiun'
Pastures In little country church Christmas
oo1 oeA tAed and an old stoue t fire. the minister
the questions OF the colored children Dho
about the miracle de- Liquid Dorked when Sandy
Lii Jesus Told ith and Affection
DeH find literature alongside
Evening star., 1948-12-19
Carleton MitcheIrs Cdrefree Months
Sailing Amonq the Lovely Coribbees

ISLANDS TO WINDWARD. CRUISING THE CARIBEES
BY Carleton Mitchell Van Nostrand; s1250)
Reviewed by MALCOLM LAMBORNE. Jr
Evening star., 1948-12-19
1t Must Have Taken a Lot of Will Power
For Capt. Korig to Leave the Islands
HE FORTUNATE ISLANDS


BY Capt Walter Karig u S. N r. (Rnehart Co.. Inc s375)
Reviewed COLLIER
Evening star., 1948-12-19

dramatic narrative.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
SAFEWAY SPORES WILL BUY HERE;
 NO STORE PLANS

It was revealed today that the Brighton Fish Co.. subsidiary of Safeway Stores, Incs has entered the Alaska fish buying business with offices in Juneau. The announce ment was made by R. A. Littlefield who will be in charge of the office here.
 This is the first time the company has done businc-s .;l Alaska and explains the filing of Articles of In- corporation earlier this week with Auditor Frank A. Boyle. At first, it was believed that the filing meant that Safeway would enter the retail business.
 Littlefield says he is not connect ed with tha tend of the Safeway en- terprises and cannot make any pre- dictions on ;aaI point but it is pro- bably safe to state that the entry into Alaska business was strictly from a point of securing fish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
THE EGG AND |" COMING TONIGHT,
 CAPITOL THEATRE

"The Egg and l." the movie yer sion of Betty MaeDonald's best sell Ter which has been read by more than 25 million persons, comes to- night to the Capitol Theatre with Claudette Colbert and Fred Mac Murray in the starring roles of Bet ty and Bob.
 One of the most hilarious pieces of Americana ever concocted, the picture recounts the adventures of honeymooning couple who try to wrest a living from mountain wildnerness chicken ranch.
 Miss Colbert diseards her trade mark glamour and literally goes back to the soil. even to the point of dunking herself in the odiferous mud of pigsty while she wrestles with Cleopatra" the temperamen- tai SOW.
 MacMurray, as the witted, pre-occupied husband who is un- able to recognize the fact that his wife is working herself to death in struggle with yesterdays incon- veniences, has a role exactly tail ored to his style.
 The book has been produced by Universal al-International on a lavish scale. A spectacular forest fire which burns down the ranch just when the noneymooners think they have won their struggle is one of the highlights.
 Marjorie Main and Percy Kill hride play Ma and Pa Kettle, the earthly, shiftless, prolific neighbors whose 6oings are a constant suc- cession of king-size laughs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
F0RTY-SEvEN PERSONS
 FLY BY PAN AMERICAN

Pan American flight yesterday brought in 36 passengers and took out Il from Juneau as follows:
 From Seattle: Newell Wright, Adclph Floe, Kathryn Welch, Carl Westby, Ted Finch, Ray Haering, James Google.
 Joe Miller, Donald Gibbons, Nit chell Kulik,, Miron Babb, Georgina Babb, Junior Moline.
 Tom Mccarthy, Alvin Larson, Maynard Johnson, Axel Larson, Gust Dalberg, Stephen Twedt, An dy Kalheim, E. H. Stenyik.
 Gunar Stenvik, Osborn Christy R. Nordenberg, Fred Naslund, Ei- nar Sundberg, Alrick Erickson, Chris Rindal
 Norman Rindal, Walter Hast ing, Laif Syeum, Gina Haseberg John Thompson, Otto Sorenson, Lester Swisher.
 From Annette: Elroy Ninnis.
 To Seattle: Herbert Gouldsmith, Leonard Rowland, Thomas Robin son, William Garter, Jessie Stewart, Ralph Nesalhouf, Max Weiss, Lu- ellie Carrillo, Molly Barrow, Frank Shutters.
 To Annette: Capt. Harold Gray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
MRS. L0RAlN, FORMER
 JUNEAU RESIDENT, E
 DEAD, ALBANY, OREGON

Word has been received in Juneau of the death in Albany, Oregon. oi Mrs. s. H. Lorain, the former Lil- Han Perelle. The family lived in Ju- neau a number of years where Mrs high school.
 Upon her graduation she attended Lorain attended both grade and training school and taught in several of the Territory's schools. Upon her nariage to MT. Lorain, ] mining engineer, her home was in Moscow Idaho and later Albany. She is sur vived by her husband and daugh- ter age sixteen, her mother, Mr' Emma Perelle; her sister, Mrs R. F Grefe, both of Portland, Oreg ,n, anC her brother, Charles Perelle of De troit. Mich.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
MARTHA SOCIETY
 G00DIE SALE ON
 SATURDAY AT fl

The Martha Society of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will have a goodie sale Saturday morning at II o'clock at the Piggly Wiggly Store
 The committee in charge of call ing the contributors are Mrs. Gun mar Blomgren, Sr.. Mrs. Fred Hen ming, Mrs. Roland Burrows and Mrs. F. J. Cowling
 The committee in charge Of the sale are Mrs. Clarence Warfield, Mrs. J. W. Leivers, Mrs. Ralph Martin, Mrs. Hugh Antrim, Mrs. Fred Henning, Mrs. Willis Booth and Mrs. Tom Morgan.
 The contributors who are unable to deliver their goodies personally may call Mrs. Willis Booth at 373 or Mrs. Fred Henning at 433 for collection
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
GIRL SCOUT CAMP DATE CHANGED DUE
 DELAY OF DIRECTOR

Because of delay in the arrival of the camp director it is necessary to delay the dates of the Juneau, Douglas and vicinlly Girl Scouts summer camp by one week. Inter mediate and senior Girl Scouts will go for two weeks from Sunday June 13 to Sunday June 27; Brownie Scouts may go for one week from Sunday June 27 to Sunday July 4 or for two weeks from Sunday June 27 to Sunday July II.
 All Scouts anG their parents are asked to note this new schedule and to make plans accordingly. As pre- yiously announced the charge will be S20 for two weeks; Brownies who only go for one week will be charg- ed $1250.
 Registrations are coming in and great deal of enthusiasm is shown by the Girl Scouts in anticipation of the camp. Parents and Scouts are urged to return applications for enrolment promptly to troop lead- CTS In order that adequate facli- ties may be provided for all Scouts who plan to attend the camp appli- cations should be filed not later than May Is.
 Miss Ruth Kilbourne has been en- gagged as camp director and Miss Frances Hussey will be waterfront director. Both of these young wo- men are from Oregon where they have had excellent experience with Girl Scout Camps.
 One new feature of the camp this year is the provision of two way radio telephone; this will make it possible for the camp to be in daily contact with Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
vFW AUXILIARY
 APPOINTS MANY
 TO NEW 0FFlCES

The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW held a special. meeting at the home of Mrs John Mccormick Tuesday evening at o'clock This was the first meeting under the auspices of the new President, Mrs. Bonnie Jo Gronroos.
 The following appointive off cers were named Historian, Mrs Myrtle Wilson; Patriotic Instruc- tor Mrs. Mungie Rudolph; Musi- clan, Mrs. Isabel Chester.
 Committee Chairmanships were announced as follows: Membership Mrs. Betty Mccormick; Poppy Chairman, Mrs Rhea MacFarlane VFW National Home, Mrs. Lorraine Mix; Finance Committee, Mrs. Lu- cille Johnson; Americanism, Mrs Cecilia Friedman; Hospital, Re- mobilization and Cancer Research Harriet Tiezen; Social Committee Mrs. Isabel Chester.
 The Americanism chairman. Mrs Cecilia Friedman, will be ir charge of Mothers Day activities honoring the Gold Star Mothers of Juneau.
 Other activities announced fol the ensuing year was the extensive work planned for the orphaned children of War Veterans at the VFW National Home at Eaton Rapids, Mich.
 Mrs. Betty Mccormick amour ced the coming visit of the Nation al President, Mrs. Dorothy Mann and National Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Grace H. Davis. They are ex- pected to arrive in June.
 Those attending the meeting vot- ed to hold all future meetings oi the Ladies Auxiliary on the second and fourth Wednesday of the cal endar month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
SPRING CONCERT, PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
 IS EVENT FRIDAY

The Juneau Public Schools will present their Spring Concert tomor- row night in the High School Gym starting at o'clock with Miss Mon ica Farley in charge of the vocal groups and Alfred Ventur directing the bands.
 The Girls Chorus, consisting of "A members, will present two numbers If Love You from Carousel and "Steal Away" a spiritual. Miss Irene Mckinley will present a vocal solo, Brahms Cradle Song"
 The Mixed Chorus consisting oi 41 students from the various grades will present three numbers, If My Song Had Wings" Glow Worm and "The Rosary"
 The High School Band will pre- sent seven numbers of various musi- cal groups. Robert Stratton will give a clarinet solo titled ITO April and Joan Williamson and Alfred Ventur will play flute and violin duet pre- senting "Estrelita." Jack Hermle and Robert Stratton will give a clarinet duet presenting Melody"
 The beginners Band composed mostly of grade school students will play six numbers of diversified mu- sical arrangements.
 Jack Hermle win have clarinet solo Tn The Forest" Gary Hedg- es and Arthur McKinnon will give a trombone duo of the Polish Folk Tune and Neil MacFarlane will present bass solo The Jolly Pea sant."
 The last feature on the program is the combined bands including the beginners, playing four selections. The personnel of the combined bands consists of 50 students of roth grade and high schools.
 { The program seems long but AL fred Ventur stated today that most of the band numbers were short and the concert was scheduled for a period of one hour and Is minutes. Misses Claire Folta and Anne Hen ming will be the accompanists for the various solos and duets.
 The public is cordially invited to attend the concert without charge and enjoy the musical students of the community.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-22
pA(. NORTHERN FLIGHTS
 BRING $ PERSONS HERE

Flights by Pacific Northern Air lines yesterday carried six persons to Juneau and left with 28 for An- chorage as follows
 From Anchorage: c. A. Hover, Ben Bryan. Blanche Havercamp, John McKeel, Sgt. E. Craig and F. Jacops.
 To Cordova: J. S. Fly and c. B. Walker.
 To Anchorage: Alice Brandebury, Esther Schautel. Lillian Fuson. o. w. Grannell, Miron Babb. Georgia Babb.
 J. R, Moline, Tom Mccarthy, AL win Larson, Maynard Johnson, Axel Larson, Gust Dalberg, stephen Twedt.
 Andy I,alheins, H. Il. Stenvik, Gunar Stenvik, Osborne Christy, R. Nordenberg.
 Fred Naslund, Einar Sundberg, AL