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Evening star., 1949-12-04
By S. K. RutcIiffe
INSTON Churchill ceased
to be head Of the gov
ernment more than four

unchallenged life-president of
the republic of letters. No such
phenomenon , has ever before
been known. His position has
just been highlighted in q fashion
that he himself thoroughly en-
joys. At this writing q big book
exhibition Is being held In Gros-
venor House. next door to the
Marble Arch. The directors make
only one award that matters.
$1,000 and a gold medal. These
have gone to Mr.. Churchill for
1.-The Gathering Storm and
Their Finest Hour"-twice over,
the book Of the year: and so once
again Ito him that hath shall be
given"
The success OF this pair in Eng
land has been about equal; but as
the second contains several ex-
plosive chapters on the campaign,
it has provoked from foreign
critics the sort Of attack from
which the first was immune.
A Tremendous Vitality
In the Book Trade
The book exhibition. q resound-
ing affair, is an enterprise of the
Sunday Times. one Of our most
prosperous newspapers (no con-
nection with the daily Times).
1t had become an annual event
before the war. The present re-
vival Is beating all records.
Every publishing firm Is repre-
sented. The crowded stands pro-
claim q tremendous vitality In the
book trade. No visitor from over
sea could fail to observe q de-
cided advancing in quality-paper
type and covers. He would re-
mark also the flock Of new writer's
and bewildering flood of good
reprints, from the 10Th to the goth
century. The program Of lec-
lures and discussions is packed
with well-known names. Novelists
play up by autographing their
books. ......
Evening star., 1949-12-04
The Literary Scene, in England

Samuel Kerkham Ratclire ts
q prominent English Journalist,
formerly editor OF the States
man. Calcutta. During n,anv
years 1Driter for the Manches-
ter Guardian and the Contem-
porary ReDie,D, he is a repie,per
for the Observer. London's
leading Sunday paper. He has
published ttpo outstanding
books. "Sir William Wedder-
burn and the Indian Reform
Morement" and "The Roots of
Violence" As a lecturer IN the
United States. he has the long
est record among pisiting Eng
Hsh speakers on the American
platform. The tollotping article
tDas ,oritten exclusively for The
Star:
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Books the British
Are Talking About

The Journals of Andre Glide. In
translationt, are making known to
English readers the personality Of
q French author long famous In
Europe. Francois Mauriac, too,
Is now having the advantage Of
full rendering. The public for ].
p. Sartre Is still small. The for
eign author who today makes the
biggest dent on England, or at
least the most direct, is probably
Arthur Koestler. Promise and
Fulfillment" Palestine) displays
yet again his astonishing mastery
OF the English tongue.
The novels Of the year do not
come within the scope Of this
short survey. but reference may be
made to two American best-sellers
that are going far beyond the
ordinary limit. Dinner at An
tones" ends the year round about
100000. The Big Fisherman n
well ahead with 800 900, and the
publisher no doubt is looking for
this figure to be speedily doubled.
An abortive attempt to have .
ban imposed upon "The Naked
and the Dead" could have, Of
course. no other result than .
vigorous sale.
I end on q useful note. with the
reissue Of two valuable works Of
reference. ''Everyman's Encyclo-
pedia." In an enlarged shape, Il
well on the way. The old house
OF Chambers has achieved the
hitherto impossible. Its new En-
cyclopedia is published complete
at one stroke.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Aside from churchill's, there is
no one book of 1949 to be crowned
by popular acclaim. My choice
will surprise you. It Is not a
creation Of today, but collective
monument Of yesterday - the
latest volume of the Dictionary
Of National Biography" Here is
a gallery Of British notables who
died within 10 years, 1931-40;
nearly 750 brief biographies, the
best of them being little MASTER
pieces Of appraisal and style. l
cite just a dozen Of the authors
covered: Kipling. Galsworthy.
Arnold Bennett, Chesterton.
George Moore, John Buchan, w.
B. Yeats, A. e. Housman, Have
lock Ellis. Cunnunghame Graham,
Lytton Strachey, E. r. Benson,
Lawrence Of Arabia. One might
add at least twenty more, and ask
whether any nation on earth
could avoid misgiving over the loss
OF SO much genius In a single de-
cade.
AS usual the procession of the
living and active Is led by our
unique Ancient. Bernard Shaw.
In his oath year, Is still writing
and being written about. Buoy
ant Billions" was ready for q sum-
mer festival. When asked for a
word on the short London run of
the play he said. why not? It
was written for posterity.. He
has brought out q batch Of Self
sketches. memories Of early days
and his queer family. Stephen
Winston, neighbor in the Hart
fordshire village, has recorded
Days With Bernard Shaw" with
many talks, and he has gathered
up "The Quintessence Of G. b. s."
into a stout volume.
The Victorians
In the Forefront
Biography keeps its hold Of our
public and this year the Victor
ians are in its forefront. Sir
Charles Tennyson's life of the
poet. his ancestor. deserves q first
mention. It Is frank and COM
plete. containing in detail the
facts Of his fathers rectory and
the obstacles that the laureate
had to surmount. With similar
fullness Derrick Leon (since deaO
has covered the career Of John
Ruskin whose marriage failure.
disclosed last year. puts him
among the tragic figures Of the
age. John Connell's life Of w. e.
Henley. editor and poet c'Out Of
the Night That Covers Me") Is
Evening star., 1949-12-04

from the Continent. The new
Life Of Tolstoy" by Ernest J.
Simmonds Il excellent. Trial and
Error" Is 4 poor title for the un-
exampled career Of Chain Weiz-
mann, the veteran Zionist leader.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

good. D. G. Rossetti has been
done again by Helen Agresti, a.
member Of the family, william
Blake by Mona Wilson, and
Charles Kingsley. all-popular with
the Victorians as novelist by
Una Pope-Hennessey. who wrote
the first candid life of Charles
Dickens. She has been followed
there by Hesketh Pearson, who
has larger clientele.
The Prince Consort, Victoria's
German husband, is presented in
kindly form by Roger Fulford.
Derek Hudson's Martin Tupper"
recalls the astounding vogue in
America and England Of Proverbial
Philosophy. couched in platitude
and biblical rhythm. Byron, the
inexhaustible, comes out afresh
in "The Last Attachment" by the
Marchesa Origo. This is the
authentic account of his by no
means inspiriting liaison with the
Countess Guiccioll,
Evening star., 1949-12-04
WINSTON CHURCHILL,
"Unchdllenged Ute President
OF the Republic of Letters"

"VnchdHenged ute President
OF the Republic OF Letters"
The stream Of war adventure
Is still In flood. English readers
are thrilled by Brigadier Fitzroy
"Maclean's Eastern Approach" )" an
exciting narrative Of special serv-
Ice In Russia, the Middle East. and
by the side of Marshal Tito. "The
jungle Is Neutral" . most vivid
story Of Burma. Is enjoying enor-
nous popularity: and with this
may be named 'The Wooden
Horse" one Of the best true tales
Of escape. j. Tickell has fasci-
mating theme IN "Odette," the
woman secret agent.
American Authors
Warmly Welcomed
The personal records Of Ameri-
can men Of action have had the
warmest welcome In England.
Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe"
opened the year, along with the
second volume Of Harry Hopkins.
Gen. Stilwell's challenging chron-
icle Is here. and Gen. Bedel1
Smiths Russia.
The commentaries Of American
correspondents upon Europe in
chaos and Asia In upheaval are
always sure Of an audience. John
Gunther has made q notable place
for what poor Helen Hokinson's
lady called his Insides. But the
reception Of Behind Europe's
Curtain" naturally. could hardly
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Major Lights in
British Letters

OH OSDcrG SlLWell, stimulated Dy
his American tour. may now rest
on his laurels at the wind-up of
his family annals. Laughter in
the Next Room" Two major lights
Of Cambridge University are in
this field on a modest scale: :: g. M.
Trevelyan, most popular Of his
torians. with a too-short auto
biography and other essays. and
the late j. M. Keynes with 1.-TWO
Memoirs"
An initial Life of D. H
Lawrence" comes from Richard
Arlington. "Cosmo Gordon Lang"
by G. H. ]. q. Lockhart is an
episcopal success story - balanced
portrait of the masterful Scot who
will be remembered as the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury at the abdi-
cation of Edward VIII. The def
nitive biography of H. G. Wells
has been undertaken by his son,
Anthony West, whose first novel
has come in for exceptionally high
praise. The official eulogy Of
Lloyd George by Malcolm Thom-
son, arriving late, marks the de-
cline Of a once world shaking
name. In "Innishfallen. Fare Thee
Well. the Irish playwright Sean
O'Casey delivers q singing good
bye to his native land.
Deutscher's Stain" is the most
important biography of the year
Evening star., 1949-12-04

MoFys by Sholem Asch-ou-
thor Of The Noxorene" and "The
APOSTLE" . simple. tender story Of
q mothers love for her son. os
we'll os the orsot story Of ihe mother
OF Jesus. $3.50
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-01-12
qhe TheOCra+

Any contributions received
at the Headquarters office,
credit will be given to the city
or village of origin.
Headquarters office is at
1915 Sheridan Road, North
Chicago, Ill.
John P. Dromey, chairman
andJoseph J. Zorx, Executive
secretary.
Contributions may be made
to Homer G. Ingram, Postmas-
ter at Zion, Ill; Mrs. Lydia
Morrissey, Winthrop Harbor,
ILL.,; Mrs. Barbara Stahl, Wads-
worth, ILL.,, and Erna V. Crit
tenden, Russell, Ill.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-01-12
JUNIOR BAND NEWS BY FRED HILL
ICox,+i.,1od Pon.o

JUNIOR BAND NEWS BY FRED HILL
Continued
ciave audience which them round after round of ap
pause.
And next their trip Miami Beach for the Fashion Show
Parade again Friday for the Orange Bowl Parade and
again Saturday for the football in the Orange Bowl
have followed them closely and Zion Junior Band
distinguished themselves wonderfully and credit to Mr. Nc
Eroy the officers of the Band also to their parents and
to the Church.
Much credit Mr. Arthur Mole Philip Mole and also
to Kenneth Mole for the this handled down here and
I everything went off perfect
it turned cold for day or two which made
uncomfortable but suffered and they the happes
crowd of young people will find anywhere and people
have met the park and the street spoke highly of
them The pastor of the First Baptist Church, Mr. Shurey said
that Zion be congratulated such fine lot Of talented
young people that God will bless Zion
Band and make them blessing.
Faithfully yours in Jesus Name,
(Signed) Frederick Hill.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-01-12
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Tue NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFAATllE PARALYSIS

Tue NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR IAFAHTllE PARALYSIS
POLIO DRIVE IN ZION
Continued from page u
The public is waking up to
their individual responsibility
in connection with tbs POLIO
scourge.
Zion had two cases this past
year and both children have
practically recovered complete
ly, "Thank God!" with expert
handling assisted through the
donations of all in this locality
and throughout the country.
The campaign returns for
the last few years have been
as follows:
1911 .......... $150.O0
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Regional
Views
BY Richard Gosser, Vice President
international UAW-CIO

ES the conversation that going on around the
city, in the plants and every other imaginable place There
have been nsinuaions just pension plan
is am that by most age of fifteen
years on knows what pension plan The problem
what type of pension plan will finally settle the
City of Toledo, Ohio
The request from the employers is pension plan that is
solvent every respect highigh were carried
quite well by the Toledo Blade evening BY this plan
retire at 6065 retirement age of the plan 1t does
not make it compulsory for to retire
mend retirement if the receiving full benefits
Thirty of service makes you eligible for the first
part of the pan thirty 65 makes you
entire plan provides for $40 plus security that
receive from the government and hopeful
people, will keep struggling national social Sc
curity plan to where person retres age with
decent amount of Certainly it is not that way
Even though person retres recommended plan
ne s carries his death benefit Besides complete retirement
has complete sick benefits disqualification for
family doctors calls your operation and
everything else is paid for.
To those few challenge our recommended plan
VI I npGyer can ony say tat tney are people VINO do not
understand 1t or who do not know what they talking about
For that would recommend the
make they attend their plant meeting plan is
explained in its entirety If there any who
OF these meetings and still against it
that is the little political opposition that has opposed
every move made in this community remember back
when of them attacking the unemployment inr-
BILL notice when is laid off find
another job they Immediately apply for unemployment in
decent plan created and in effect in America
will do one thing and have dedicated life time and
energy will always its full reality
that plan that will retire the
decent income they still participate
life BY doing it will give the thousands of unen-
ployed youth.
that if employers give themselves pension
plans that amount 5000 to $500 month
titled to
quite sure that the only people who can possibly be
opposed to plan the employers the reactonary
people who have existed in country for
those from political minority parties such
know plan is put into effect it would impossible
sell communism in free America.
To these things dedicate myself and I over
whelming majority of workers in the Toledo are
members of the UAWCIO will march step me so
reach successful conclusion for the of
mass production workers in this community
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
ToIedo's Biggest Bargain Event

NTE ALL like to reminisce about the
w "good old days" when steak was 3Oc
q pound, milk just 7c a quart, loaf OF
bread only SC. After hearing so much
about how little we get for our money
here's some mighty good news for To-
ledoans.
We want to tell you about TOLEDO'S
BIGGEST BARGAIN EVENT OF THE
YEAR. Here's one time when your money
will buy far more than you ever thought
POSSIBLE. It's the Community Chest annual
drive for funds for the AZ Red Feather
agencies which serve Toledo.
The part about the bargains isn't lot
of fancy malarky either. It's true.
Did you ever see small motherless
child fearful, afraid, unable to understand
why he is suddenly alone and helpless?
Try to think of your own children alone
It's grim thought, isn't it? Yet we know
II happens every day. We know too such
children need care. Just $22,l2 provides
a home for two weeks for some mother
less child at st. Anthony's Orphanage.
The child not only gets food clothing and
shelter but that wonderful feeling of 'be-
ing cared for" S22 IL is a small price to
pay for the comfort and affection it brings.
There are hundreds and hundreds of
bargains-from all AZ Red Feather agen-
cies
A family that's budgeting very care
fully to be able to provide enough food
can very quickly plunge into despair when
the mother becomes i'll. The children are
soon neglected. It's a heart-breaking
struggle for them to continue to maintain
their independence. Five calls by Dis
trict Nurse to the side of that ailing
mother cost only $9.75-yes, just 1915.
It's your contribution to the Commu-
nifty Chest drive-which started Oct. 10
that will help bring untold happiness to
great many helpless people right here in
Toledo.
The bright Red Feather Is the symbol
of TOLEDO'S BIGGEST BARGAIN
EVENT OF THE YEAR. You'll be buying
food and clothing for the aged and the
orphans, crutcheS for crippled youngsters,
nursing care for the sick, training for
handicapped persons Buy bargain.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Your Congressman Reports
From Rep. Thomas Fl. Burke

From Rep. Thomas Fl. Burke
would mean an average raise
from $25 to $44 monthly for
persons already retired and an
increase in minimum benefits
for persons retiring after 1949
from $40 to S25 a month. Max
imum family benefits would
be raised from $85 to $3.50
month.
The bill also extends the
limit on sgainfully employed
earnings of Social Security
retirement beneficiaries from
$1499 to $50 a month.
A fourth category is added
to the state-federal public as
sistance programs under the
bill. This category is aid to
permanently and totally dis
abled persons. 1t is in addit-
ton to increased Federal con-
tributions to the other three
categories, old age assistance,
aid to dependant children and
aid to the blind.
The Education and Labor
subcommittee to study labor
management re lations, of
which | am chairman, will be
in Toledo November Ia to OBJ
serve the Labor Management
Citizens Committee, if present
plans work out.
The committee is composed
of Democrats Charles Perkins.
(Ky,), Roy w. Wier, (Minn.),
and myself and Republicans
Samuel X. Mcconnell, Jr.,
(Pa) and Thomas H. Werdel,
(Calif0. Our investigations,
the main purpose of which is
to obtain information on labor
relations will take us to Bos-
ton, Detroit, Toledo, Dayton,
Atlanta, Ga. and Jacksonville,
Fla.
At the same time, another
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
INSIDE AMERICA
written by the Staff of The cIo News)

TOP SPECULATION - and
Il interest-in labor move
ment these days centers on
these questions;
Will they walk out, be
thrown out or remain in?
"They" are dozen unions
which have been flouting CIO
policy, castigating top CIO
leadership and following Com
munist Party line.
Questions will be answered
at 18th CIO convention Oc-
tober 31-November 4 at Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Latest maneuver of left
wingers, who have been hurl-
ing strong charges at CIo
President Philip Murray for
months, was to hold pow-wow
at Cleveland and draft uni
ty' appeal to CLOS chief ex-
ecutive.
Mine-Mill Secretary-Treas-
urer Maurice Travis told
meeting his union didn't want
to leave CIO, would fight for
reaffiliation if expelled.
Daily Worker recently has
been calling for unity"
Farm Equipment Workers
Executive Board decision to
merge their union with Elec-
trical Workers brought blast
from CIO Vice President and
Organizational Director Allan
S. Haywood.
Haywood declared such a
move would mean both FE
and UE were acting contrary
to CIO directive,
Leaders of FE District 8
(New York; announced they'd
fight merger plan, pledged
loyalty to CIO policies.
After FE-uE merger plan
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

Education and Labor Commit
tee, headed by Rep, Cleveland
M. Bailey (W. Va.) will be
making study of areas where
school districts have had much
of their taxable land removed
from the tax duplicate as a re-
suit of purchase by the gov
ernment for military install
lations or other purposes while
their school populations have
increased.
Both committees, in addit-
ion to their preliminary tasks
will perform the work of the
other committee in the local
tiles each visits and exchange
reports. Working on a geogra-
phic basis to save time and
money, our group will study
the eastern half of the country
and Mr.. Bailey's the western
half.
The quick response I receive
ed from the Toledo LMC Of
fering its cooperation and SER
vice to my committee indicates
that our visit to Toledo will
be valuable to our studies. AS
Toledoan I am pretty proud
of LMC and will enjoy show
ing it off.
Action on FEPC has been
postponed until next session,
although 1t will probably be
one of the first pieces of bus
ness on the agenda in January.
1t is hoped that the inevitable
filibuster in the Senate can be
precipitated and beaten early
in the session. The bill is ex-
pected to have the support of
all Democrats except the Sou
thern bloc and should have
most COP votes because the
Republican election platform
calls for fair job laws.
Sincerely,
Thomas H. Burke
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

lowed to stay in final bill.
Nevertheless, passage of
the bill will mean millions of
dollars in higher wages for
country's most exploited
workers. Senator Claude Pep
per 3D., Fla), a prime sup
porter of better wage bill,
estimates payrolls will be in
creased by about $500 million
and that increases will go
to between million and mil
lion and a half workers now
receiving between 40 and 75c
an hour.
Papers have been carrying
stories for weeks about vio-
lence at Bell Aircraft Corpor-
ation-and editorials denoun-
cling striking members of
UAW-CIO.
But Buffalo's city council
put blame squarely where it
belongs, In a resolution, city
fathers said fully informed
persons are aware that reas-
enable and fair solution of the
labor trouble prevailing at the
B ell Aircraft Corporation
plant has been blocked by
management rather than la
bor."
Council went on to pub
licly condemn" Bell ''for the
methods it has employed dur
ing this strike"
Ever stop to think how
many pensions u. S. Steel
could pay with the thousands
of dollars it has spent on
newspaper ads telling why
union demands are unreason-
able?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

leaked to press came revela-
tion of unpublicized UE Elk
ecutive Board meeting on last
day of recent UE convention.
Board established machin-
cry which would permit quick
APPROVAL of merger with UE
of FE and other unions.
Some observers saw this as
first move toward creation of
third trade union federation
in case lefties are kicked out
of CIO or walk out.
These observers point out
UE is by far largest of left
wing unions and in best fl
nancial shape to attempt to
lead third federation drive.
Reports from over country
indicate rank and file burned
up by third federation" talk.
Idea of leaving CIO doesn't
appeal to them and they'll
fight to stay in if leaders
leave of own violation or by
compulsion.
Number Of groups have
said openly they'll stay in
CIO regardless of what their
international union leaders
may do or try.
Effective about the end of
next January, new minimum
wage for industry will be 75c
an hour-a big jump over
present 40c rate.
Both Senate and House
agreed on 75c figure; but
House and Senate bills varied
widely in other aspects of
coverage and enforcement,
Compromise bill agreed on by
Joint Congressional conference
committee leans toward the
better Senate bill - though
some major exemptions forced
through the House were al