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Evening star., 1949-07-24

Here at last Is a plain picture
OF war. 1t spares nothing and
is offered without establishment
Day Without End" is a story OF
combat classic in its simplicity
1t moves unwaveringly through
fury and loneliness, confusion and
discipline, courage and weakness
strength and stupidity, planning
and chaos, life and death. It
is almost detached in it's objective
view of what happened to the
men. 1t is not interrupted by a
single, irrelevant episode or de-
laying flashback.
It is doubtful If any novel
of such savage force and direct
concentration on its subject has
come out of either World War. I
do not know whether Mr.. Van
Praag has written as memorable
a chronicle of fighting as Stephen
Cranes THE Red Badge of Cour-
age" but Day Without End" af-
fected me as that classic did
I also thought of Barbusse's lie
Feu" and of certain portions OF
Hemingways "A Farewell to
Arms"
Hues to the Main Theme.
Many vivid books have been
written about the recent war.
Most of the authors were swept
away by the stupendous scale
of the conflict. Such novels as
Norman Mailer's THE Naked and
the Dead" Irwin ShawS The
Young Lions" and Stefan Heym S
"The Crusaders" contained some
excellent descriptions of combat
and conveyed the atmosphere OF
= military dominance and other ef-
fects of war. But the writers felt
they had to 60 completely into the
lives of their characters. They
brought in such Side-iSsues of in
tolerance as anti-semitism-no
doubt true and yet difusing their
stories over wide areas and de-
tracing from their effectiveness.
That is not to argue that Day
Without End" necessarily is a bet
ter novel than those mentioned,
but certainly it is a simpler, more
searching narrative of the es-
sence of war combat, than any
of them.
The author has been content to
describe single day endured by
such a platoon as he led in Nor
mandy. While his story is con-
cerned with this hedgerow fight
ing, it is fundamentally the story
of the infantryman anywhere
before Monte Casino, on Ok
inawa, at Gettysburg. 1t will be
true as long as foot soldiers fight.
The chain of command-regiment,
company, platoon, squad-f1nally
reaches the individual soldier. He
must, in the end, use his strength
and ingenuity to keep going; no
weight of numbers can save him
from personal responsibility.
Who Wants to Diec
This fictional platoon has been
at the front So days. Its battalion
seems to have been forgotten by
the higher echelon somewhere
back toward the beaches. The
men are exhausted. filthy, dis
couraged, edgy from being con-
stantly under fire, wanting only
to be relieved. But patrols must
still go out. Then their platoon
must spearhead an attack that
afternoon. The men stumble for
ward, not because they are heroic,
but because they have to. They
don't want to die. What normal
man does? They've had enough
of war to see through all the fine
phrases used by propagandists at
home.
We watch. as the platoon is
moved down. one and two at a
time, the leader, 1t. Roth, slowly
cracking up from the long strain.
Som e h ow he
and the other
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Candid Survey
OfChinese by
Crash Victim
LOST PEACE IN CHINA
BY George Moorad. (E. P. Dut-
ton Co., Inc; S3)
Reviewed by
ALLEN MOORE.

Before MS tragic QedIIl Will 10
of his colleagues in an alrplane
crash near Bombay, George Moo
rad had written an account OF
what he calls the Lost Peace IN
China" the conflict between
American, Russian and Chinese
policies which led to national col
lapse. Mr.. Moorad's book suffers
from a certain superflciality: how
ever. it is a fortnight, well-Wrlt-
ten and extremely interesting ac-
count of the authors observations
and opinions about the great prob
lem that is China.
Mr.. Moorad gives one OF the
most complete accounts available
TODAY of the systematic lootlng OF
Manchuria by the Russians and
their domination of that area. He
also gives an interesting before
and-after account of Hong Kong.
His book begins with the en-
trance into Hong Kong at the
time of the japanese surrender
and the skepticism with which the
American neWsmen received the
views of the British colonials who
pointed out the future posSlblll-
ties of Hong Kong and the neces-
sity of continuance of British rule,
at least for time.
Toward the end of his book Mr..
Moorad has returned to Hong
Kong more than year later and
paints glowing picture OF the
progress made at that time by the
enlightened government of the
colony which had enlisted the
cooperation of the Chinese and
had adopted measures which had
resulted in the general economic
betterment of all the residents.
Mr.. Moorad has no illusions
about the Chinese and, in fact,
one of his chief criticisms of
American and Western policy in
China is that it is based on too
sentimental an outlook. He quotes
the expression of the American
Marines in North China after the
surrender to the effect that Pearl
Buck will cost us more than Pearl
Harbor."
Confused About Policy.
Mr.. Moorad is obviously con-
fused about American policy in
the Orient and particularly in
China, and feels that we should
not have. as he puts it. "let down
Chang Kai-shek and the Ma
tionalist government only because
they were corrupt. He says that
the only reason officially advanced
for allowing China to go down
is that Chang Kai-shek and
his government were not demo-
cratic" He admits the truth of
this statement. but says that if
we seriously attempt to support
and ally ourselves only with dem
ocrats and democracies which
closely resemble our own. that our
democracy will soon starve in
lonely grandeur.
In making the statement that
this is the only reason officially
advanced for not giving more aid
to China, the author is in error
It was not so much the lack of
democracy in China or In the
policies of Chang Kai-shek that
disturbed the American Govern
ment as it was the lack of COM
petent leadership which could
and would effectively use the aid
given.
Mr.. Moorad thinks that the
Cairo decision, based upon the
premise that China would be one
of the leading world powers after
Evening star., 1949-07-24

at UQe EQudCOl
T h us t h {
work got done
grinding around
the clock. The
Air Transport
Command was
S p r e a d / n G
n or t h east
south and west
to girdle the
globe, always
in a urry
Often it was
hurry up anc
wait, as the
o,,+Lar froolx,
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Decided Views
Interpretation
SHAKESPEARE
BY Ivor Brown. doubleday, 81.
Reviewed by
EDWIN TRIBBLE.
SHAKESPEARE

Ivor Brown, British scholar and
writer on the drama, has written
a biography and Interpretation of
Shakespeare. 1t is more interpre-
tation than biography. The author
apologies for another book on
the Bard by observing that there
cannot be too many. 1t is his spe-
cial aim to treat Shakespeare as a
human being whose real biography
is revealed in his writings. In this
he is successful: even If there is
a strongly episode atmosphere
about this method of presentation,
as there has to be about
a genius whose outpourings en-
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Air Transport Colonel Depicts Majestic
Proportions of Noncombot Organization
THE EAGLE IN THE EGG

EAGLE IN THE EGG
By oliver La Fargo (Houohton, Mid7in Co.; $500
Reviewed by H. SHIPPEN,
it, few palm trees
might Abadan But the people who belonged
the flying much the whether mufhed in
through T shirts
Junior seniors and went-here today
gone toorowwle the ground crews stayed on forever
blsterng metal o.,-. =. 80.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Chess N NOtes

WORLD CHESSMASTERS IN BATTLE ROYAL:
The First World Championship Tourney.
and Hans Kmoch (CheSS ReUeO and DaUid
Mckay Co., 119 pages, $780,
Reviewed by MUGRIDGE.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Man Gropes for Keys to EternoI Truths
Bevond His Powers to EvuIuute Them

MODERN SCIENCE AND ITS PHILOSOPHY
Bv Phillip Frank (HarDard University Press; $780,
Reviewed by T. R. HENRY.
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Books In Review
All the Crime, Horror Of Battle
Told in Simplicity and Power
DAY WITHOUT END

DAY WITHOUT END
BY Van Van Praag. william Sloane Associates; s3J
Reviewed by CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

blistering their hands on metal
that froze at the Arctic or scorched 1'ei
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Sunday School

October End is the opening day
for the Methodist Sunday School
according to Supt. Mrs. Roger Ken
sler. This is fully a month later
than Sunday School customarily
.convenes. For years it has been
the custom here to run the Meth
odist Sunday school coincident with
school terms. The late opening will
require more work on the part of
pupils and teachers to cover the
course. During the summer the
Troy children have enjoyed more
than usual church school.
The Catholic Church has been
holding classes in instruction for
boys and girls belonging to their
faith and report splendid co-Opera-
ton with teachers and children, as
well as parents. They average a
bout twelve students. Mrs. Elmer
jackson is leader with Yvonne
Hamil and Margaret LeVigne as as
sistants. Seventh Day Adventist
Sabbath school goers number about
forty and are in regular attendance.
They meet Saturday afternoon I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Jack Reid
linger.
Working in Troy throughout the
summer have been Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly Rayson, who superintend the
Pentecostal Sunday School here.
From small beginning this active
group has grown to embrace some
fifty students. Last Sundays at
tendance passed the half hundred
mark.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Here and There

Here and There
Mrs. Edna Andersen and Mrs
James Tubbs returned from a motor
trip through Glacier National Park
Great Falls, Helena and Butte. Al
Butte they visited Mrs. Tubb's
brother, Mr.. Drury
Among the interesting visitors
Troy has had this summer is Mrs.
Scott Anderson of Seattle, She is
stopping with her niece, Mrs. Frank
French Mrs Anderson lived many
years in Lincoln county, coming to
Libby in 1892 and remaining there
till 1918. Her father was one of
the original owners of the Libby
townsite and Sheldon mountain
near Libby bears the family name.
Eric Tepling from Simpson, came
last week to visit at the E J. Weld
ner home. He left there more than
a year ago when he went on trip
TO Norway.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Thursday, September %, 1919

them and remained in Troy until
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hansen and
family from Warland were Sunday
visitors at the home of Mr.. Han
sens brother, Hilmer Hansen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
TROY NEWS
School News
Troy Defeats Plains

After waging a scoreless battle
with the Plains Horsemen during
the first half of their football game
here Saturday afternoon, the Tro-
JAMS crossed the pay line three times
in the third quarter and once in
the fourth to win their first game
of the season by a score of ESQ.
Outstanding defensive player on the
field was Rudy Larson, whose jar
ring tackles stopped many plays be-
fore they got under way. jim Price
started the third quarter scoring
spree when he raced thirty yards
to a touchdown after attempting to
pass and finding no receiver open
Shortly afterWard effective block
ing by Larson and Fuller gave Price
an open field on a punt return and
he sprinted 40 yards to score again
Peterson nabbed a pass behind the
Plains defense and ran thirty yards
for the third score. In the fourth
quarter a series of runs with Bill
Carr carrying the ball put Troy
in scoring territory and Jon Tubbs
came in to smash across for the
touchdown.
Under the direction of school
board member Harold Nelson,
fleet of dump trucks and drivers
were recruited to work evenings last
week and the rock field in front
of the school building, left from
the septic tank construction, was
given covering of dirt
The school board held a special
meeting Monday evening to act on
the problem of an overcrowded first
grade room. It was decided to di-
vide the AZ first graders into two
groups and to hire Mrs. Bert Thomas
as an extra teacher
Miss Esther Mosby, first grade
teacher, was operated on for ap-
pendicitis Monday evening at the
Libby hospital. During her alb
sence, Mrs. Ivan Hodges will sub
stitute in her room.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29

Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sala-
imando and Tony drove over to Kali
ispell. They spent the day shopping
and visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Harold Boetcher near
Kalispell. She returned home with
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Stars Visit Sister Chapter

International relations were of the
most pleasant nature Friday when
several members of Troy Kootenai
Chapter of the Eastern Star went
to Creston, B. c., to be present at
the Creston Kootenai Chapter of the
Eastern Star, when the worthy
grand matron made her annual visit
to the Chapter. A banquet at 500
p. m. was followed by the business
meeting. Both were much enjoyed
by the visitors.
Those making the trip were the
Mesdames, Dorothy Morrison, Pet
rea Zimmerman, Blanche Weidner,
Leona Weidner, Lorraine Brown,
Hazel Kensler, Alvina Thomas, Der
nice Dixon, Marie Divis, and Mr..
and Mrs Walter Zimmerman from
Troy; Mrs. Frank Thomas from Eur
eka, and Maxine Peterson from Lib
by.
One carload returned that night
but the remainder spent the night
in Creston and did some shopping
on Saturday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29

If you do not care for good food
do not read further But of you are
a connisseur of the best in culinary
art this is for you. On Saturday,
at 100 p. m, the CathoHc Women's
Club is holding a BAKED FOOD
SALE in Kusner's Electric Store lc
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Boy Scout Finance Campaign

Plans for a finance campaign to
be held Tuesday, Oct. were for
mulated in a meeting Monday even
ing of team captains with Jud
Compton, Assistant Scout Executive,
and Ivan Hodges, drive chairman.
Team captains are E. j. Weidner,
Emmett Adkins, Warren Wallace,
Yves Cooley, and Leo Starr The
campaign will start with a kickoff
dinner for the team captains and
their workers next Monday evening
and will end with a roundup meet
ing at the school Tuesday evening
Funds raised in the drive will
be used to finance the activities of
the Western Montana Council One
of these activities is summer
camping program. Twelve boys
from Troy Troop "a attended the
Council operated camp at Seeley
Lake this summer. The Council
also carries on a leadership train
ing program which is indispensable
to the program on the local basis.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Auxiliary V. F. w. Entertains Cub

Auxiliary V. +. w. EntertalnS Cubs
Coming once more into the acti-
waited group the cub scouts at the
initial meeting of the season were
entertained by the sponsoring club,
the v. F. w. auxiliary. Friday even
ing at the home of den mother Mrs.
Otto Fisher, weiners and marsh
malloWs were roasted before the
open fire and other food was ser
we'd Games were played.
Officials present were, Cubmaster
Eddie CASTOR, chairman of the COM
mittee; Walter Morrison, chairman
juvenile activities of the AUXILIARY
Mrs. Frank French; Den mothers,
Mrs. Art Olson and Mrs Otto Fish
er. Boys present were; Fred Nc
Dougall, Donald Morrison, Alvin
and John Fisher, Jackie Reeves,
Barton and Wayne Vert, Tommy
Huff, Bud Johnson, Teddy Saunders,
Denny Gilchrist, Kenneth Dempsey,
Rodney and Larry Olson, Gene
Bushnell, Buddy Brown, David Ad-
kins, Gary Hurd, Junior Cassidy,
Jimmy Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Vert from Bull
Lake were also present. They have
been active in cub work in Coulee
Dam and plan on starting den at
Bull Lake.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Takima Club

When Takima met for the annual
supper on Farris' lawn there was
a good attendance. The chief bust
ness of the evening was laying plans
for the serving of two hundred and
twenty-five veterans at the banquet
which the club had decided to
serve. Plans were also made for
the group to entertain Modern Arts
club from Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cody of Mis-
soula, are visited Mr. Cody's moth
er and other relatives in Troy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29
Woman's Club

Z W uAAAaAA > AAuD
At the home of the president,
( Mrs. Charles Budina, the members
IOf Troy Woman's club met for the
first business meeting of the sea-
/ son. While the club recesses for
/ the summer, it is apparent that it
| is the expected thing to do as there
was no correspondence from out
side clubs or headquarters. Marie
DiVis read the treasurer's report,
and the report was quite gratifying
to the membership. Last year the
club worked toward club room
which despite the efforts Of some did
not materialize. Hence there is
money in the treasury which was
earmarked for this project but has
not been used in this way. Bernice
Dixon, custodian of a suggestion
box, asked Individual members to
suggest ways of utilizing this money.
Mrs. Budina explained the club was
like a family that had inherited a
little cash and met to discuss the
spending of it. Varied anonymous
suggestions were put in the box
Some were discussed. The president
suggested the members take say a
month to think it over and then
bring it up for a vote.
A social time followed. A hearty
lunch of fruit salad and nut bread
and coffee was served by the hos
tesses, Mrs. BudIna, Mrs. Weidner,
and Mrs. Schatz. Decorations con-
sisted of plates of fruit.
Miss Elouise Williams of Port
land, is a house guest at the home
of her friend, Miss Dolores Jay.
Mrs. c. S. Bennett, Newport, Wn.,
paid her daughter, Mrs. Leon Laf-
loon, short visit last week. She
was en- route to Kalispell to attend
to business matters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29

The Ford Tractor is a convenient
tractor to service and overhaul. Parts
are reasonable. What's more, our
mechanics are specially trained to
work on Ford Tractors.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-29

Miss Elouise Williams of Port
land, is a house guest at the home
of her friend, Miss Dolores Jay.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

stable, parson and grizzled boer
farmer all have stakes in the
royalties. Most Of them sold their
exploration lease cheap and must
wait for production due in late
1851 or early 1852.
what do you know!" said the
restaurant owner. "Old Rhodes
used to stop here all the time. I'm
glad he was too busy in Jo-burg
to bother about U.S."
The first rich borings were re-
ported June 8, 1916. from across
the Vaal River 40 miles south at
the village of Erfdeel, it is in the
Orange Free State which, along
with the Transvaal, Natal and the
Cape Of Good Hope Province, COM
prise the Union Of South Africa.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
,e that and is difficult to estimate

that and is difficult to estimate
accurately.
Labor Recruits Drop on.
During the past 10 years, how
ever. gold has been worth $4.-
040, 100000. The United States
has about $4,000. 100000 worth
buried at Fort Knox.
All of this benefits a country
Of 100000 whites and 100000
Negroes, Asiatics and half-castes.
The 100000 don't get much out
Of it so that leaves the rest Of
the population in tall clover.
$50 far as native labor is con-
cerned." says c. S. Mclean,
president of the Transvaal Cham
ber of Mines representing all gold
interests, II have to report that
Evening star., 1949-08-04

1t was a full year before 1t
was established with other borings
that a big field had been dis
covered. Mines are now down
1000 feet and expect to start pro-
duction from 6,500-foot level.
Sees 25-Year Output.
1--WE are virtually assured" "
states D. G. Malherbe, an out
standing government engineer. "of
at least Is years more Of gold pro-
duction at our present rate
$400. .000,0 900 annually-now that
the free state mines are a cinch." I"
Mr.. Malherbe was quick to
amend that statement leaving out
the figure in dollars because
South Africa wants the United
States to double the value Of gold
Evening star., 1949-08-04

so the unions output can be
sold for $800,000.000 a year
South Africa claims. and with
some justification at the time,
that gold is worth more than
the fixed price Of $35 an ounce.
It wants the International None
tary Fund meeting in September
to amend this upward.
Be that as 1t may, South A.
ricans know that both gold and
diamonds have done well on the
market for many centuries and
probably will for many more.
Since the '8Os, South Africa has
produced $1,500,000,000 worth of
diamonds.
Its gold production, following
the strike Of 1885, is many times
Evening star., 1949-08-04

Is South Africa's latest gold
strike. And Rhodes, had he only
known, could have had it, too.
While tests in June disclosed
that gold content in the new field
may be less than anticipated, and
stocks dropped rapidly with the
boring report, this is still a boom
town. The whole area, in fact,
has gone wild with gold excite
ment.
Called Valuable Discovery.
Argument RACES over boring re-
ports and more testing will be
required before full scope Of the
discovery can be appraised. But
in any case mine experts say
the field is a valuable discovery.
Butcher, innkeeper, town con-
Evening star., 1949-08-04
,-12.* THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.


And half way between-on the
old coach road that Cecil Rhodes
used to ply making fortunes at
both ends of the line-is this
dusty little town Of Klerksdorp.
There is an old tavern here where
back in the late '80s the tycoon
used to stretch his legs and have
a. drink.
Mr.. Rhodes, father Of Rhodes
scholarships, must be butting his
head against the bronze plaque
on his granite tomb in the noun
tains of Southern Rhodesia on
dark nights now. Because just
outside of ugly little KlerkSdorp
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Rhodes Overlooked
Latest South Africa
Gold Strike Area

KLERKSDORP, South Africa.
Aug. 4 (CDN Three hundred
miles southwest of the fabulous
Witswatersrand gold mines of
johannesburg are the world
renowned Kimberley diamond
mines.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
our labor strength continues to

our labor strength continues to
fall"
Production was off in 194S be-
cause the old mines couldn't get
employees to take jobs. Pay aver
ages $24 to $28 monthly for ma
tives and Is hazardous and un-
healthful.
The mines had 368986 natives
employed in 1910 but that has
dropped to 260.529 despite labor
recruiting campaigns. OF this
number, the mines had to recruit
57.638 from Portuguese East AZ
rica and Al 1,053 from other African
territories outside the union.
Marines were first called Devil
Evening star., 1949-08-04

Marines were first called Devil
Dogs by the Germans in 1918.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
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Smart new colors. non-glare
finish. Use on new wood. plaster,
wall board. brick, metal. cement,
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Evening star., 1949-11-30

| ing out that actually his term
had ended last May.
But we have never gotten q
quorum at meetings called for
the purpose of nominating or
electing new ones" he said.
Robert Price, a former Sec
retary of the organization. said
he didn't see much point in keep
ing on going. if it operates as II
has in the past.
"As a matter Of principle" he
said, 'it should be continued, but
as a practical matter, it isn't pos
sible for the officers alone to
keep it going"
A former president, Leslie c.
Crowson, and Wilmen Shantz be-
lieved the group should remain in
existence.
Through these associations we
can get things done that couldn' t
be accomplished by individuals. u
Mr.. Shantz declared.
The group finally agreed to
continue the association and to
take steps to hold elections and
reactivate the membership and
publicity committees.