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Several books of pictures about
often photographed, often de-
scribed New Orleans have ap-
peared in recent years. None has
been so balanced, so effective in
presentation as young Mr.. Lynn's
first work.
He is not one of the "arty"
photographers; he never superim-
poses one picture on top of an
other and tells us that it repre-
sents the spirit of decadence or
some such conception. A con-
servative craftsman, he strives for
sharp lines, meaningful detail.
A sympathetic observer, he has
tried to set down the scenes he
likes in his adopted town, from
worn French Quarter walls, with
slightly rickety ironwork, to Gar
den district vistas of columns
against the clouds; from monu-
mental gateways to the corners of
sunlit patios.
Some of the pictures-one or
two in particular-are merely
pretty" without particular New
Orleans flavor. For the most part,
however, Mr.. Lynn avoids the
over-obvious, and in final section
he has done his best work in pic
turing the unique above-ground
burial places of New Orleans
professions of "ovens of the dead"
the vaults that some think re-
semhle nothing so much as filing
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Progressive School, on Mountointop
Is Stage Setting for Tense Drama
THE SHADOW AND THE PEAK

BY Richard Mason. (Macmillan
Mr.. Mason, a young English nov
elist, proves with his second novel
that those who saw in his first
novel, 1.-THE Wind Cannot Read"
evidence of an unusual talent were
not mistaken. In The Shadow
and the Peak" he delves into a
group of related lives with a pene-
trating probe, showing what these
persons appeared to be and what
they actually were like.
The author has invented a pro-
gressive school on a mountaintop
in Jamaica for the stage of his
drama. 1t is one of those expert
mental schools where boys and
girls are encouraged to develop
their personalities by doing pretty
much as they please and are not
punished.
The viewpoint is wholly that of
Douglas Lockwood, one of the
teachers-a young fellow who came
out from England after his wife
divorced him. He had never
taught, but the job took him long
distance and promised an escape
from his troubles. He gave his
best to the school. His worst
problem was a precocious, over
developed 12-year-old named Sill
via, who tested the tolerance of
the place to its limit. She made
Douglas all the trouble possible
and then. when she decided she
was in love with him and changed
her tactics, he found her devotion
harder to cope with than her devil
try had been. Douglas, mean
while, had pulled from the blazing
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Catholic Book Week
Gets Under Wuy

Thomas McDermott, a young
enforcement attorney with the
National Labor Relations Board,
wrote Certainly, I'm a Catholic
because he thought it was high
time that lifelong Catholic enter
a field that has become quite
crowded with converts. A native
of South Dakota, Mr.. McDermott
co-authored the encyclopedia
Survey of Catholic Literature"
and on his own wrote Keeper of
the Keys" biography of Pope
Plus XII. Now studying for his
doctorate at Georgetown, he is
preparing dissertation on THE
Church and the Constitution"
Certainly, I'm a Catholic -
which is an exposition of Catholi-
cism as way of life, comes, in
cidentally. just in time for Cath
olic Book Week, which got under
way today.
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wreck of an airliner a stewardess
named Judy. She wasn't hurt
much, and she soon recovered.
She disclosed her life candidly.
She had gone. from one man to
another, to an extent-there
hadn't been many. During sev-
eral months in which he saw her
occasionally, Douglas was torn
between wanting to believe in her
and conviction that she was a
tramp. Whenever he decided she
was sincere, an old lover or some
thing else intervened. Douglas
had plenty more to harass him.
In addition to the vagaries of
Silvia and other children, there
was the stuffy, hypocritical Paw
ley, head of the school, and his
oversexed, emotion-starved wife,
who reached out to the young
teacher for solace. There were
three other rather strange faculty
members. The final tragedy of
Silvia resolved, one way or an
other, a whole series of nerve
racking discords involving vari-
GUS persons.
Mr.. Mason has drawn several
characters who will stay with you.
The atmosphere of Jamaica, with
its steaming lowlands and bracing
mountains, is sketched in adroitly.
The writing is deceptively facile,
leading quietly to dramatic ten
sions: the dialogue is close to life.
There are times when the story
seems to move too slowly, retarded
by detail, but the high points it
develops always are rewarding.
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He says Lne LlHle Is ripe "JOr
aggressive democratic action"
tweedy and bespectacled, explained
that the title does not indicate any
unWarranted optimism about an
easy victory. The phrase comes
from letter written by a Czecho-
slovakian correspondent on the eve
of the Red coup of February
1947. The Czech, who knew what
was to come, said in part: You
must tell us and your friends must
tell us, that the victory of the
Western democracies is certain.
We can hold out if you and the
others tell us that communism
will be defeated"
1t is just such an attitude on
the part of the West, coupled with
a vastly stepped-up propaganda
and subversive program that can
keep what Mr.. Burnham calls
"the present shooting war" from
developing into "all-out war;"
During his recent trips to
Europe, he interviewed hundreds
of political refugees, all of whom
vouched for the Importance of the
Voice of America" broadcasts.
Without exception, however, they
scored the folly of "sweetening-up
programs" of music.
People who are risking life and
liberty to hear the broadcasts
want serious discussions of vital
matters" said Mr.. Burnham.
"They want the facts about such
issues as the Russian slave labor
camps, they want specific infor-
nation"
How the "Voice" Can Help,
Above all. Mr.. Burnham, thinks,
the Voice" should stress to its
iron curtain listeners the fact that
their situation is only temporary,
that they are suffering an illegiti-
mate occupation by aliens. Best
spokesmen would be exiled leaders
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which went to go moves after he
had gained two minor pieces for
a rook.
The American weak spots proved
very weak indeed. On fifth board.
Olaf Ulvestad lost twice to Milan
Vidmar, jr.. the first time by sue
cumbing in 38 moves to kings
side attack after winning the ex-
change, and the second by getting
the worst of knight VS.. bishop
ending. On ninth board Albert S.
Pinkus lost his flrst-round game
to Alexander Matanovich after
missing his way in close ending.
In the second round, Pinkus got
a difficult game on the third day
and could not appear on the
fourth. forfeiting the point.
There were other signs of dis
organization on the American
side: Ulvestad was a last-minute
substitution for the United States
champion, Herman Steiner. Resh-
evsky did not arrive until the sec
ond day, and his flrst-round game
was brief draw, such as he sell
dom plays. Bisguier was an
earlier substitution for Isaac
Kashdan, who was undergoing an
operation and could not come, but
he came in at a lower level and
gave good account of himself.
The Jugoslav team, on the other
hand, appeared exactly as they
had been announced in the jan
uary Chess Review. Reshevsky,
Fine and Horowitz drew both their
games against the Jugoslav lead
ers, Gligorich, Pirc and Trifuno-
vich.
Whether American chess is de-
flclent in organization, in practice,
or in brains ought to be pondered.
The following game was played
in the match between the Federal
club and the Naval Gun Factory:
White: EDMUND NASH
Black: SAM SCHWARTZ
Evening star., 1950-02-19
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of proven integrity who could
speak in their own language to
their compatriots. A major part
of his projected offensive is the
backing of exile resistance groups,
of underground movements in the
satellite countries, and the crack
ing of Communist influence over
the international labor movement
through exchange of labor leaders
A nine-month swing around
America convinced Mr.. Burnham
that popular opinion about the
Communist issue is far in advance
of official thinking.
"They seem to feel that it is
an issue that ought to be settled,
that the statesmen are wasting
time in long speeches, and that
there is no reason to pay atten-
tion until they begin to talk busi-
ness"
On the Alert.
Out of his long experience with
Communists, Mr.. Burnham drew
advice for the would-be Commu-
mist bolter. HE should never
tell any one in the party, even
those closest to him. He should
get in touch with some old timers
and get them to call a press con-
ference for him.
Il feel that full publicity and
frankness is the best way to op-
crate. both for personal safety
and for the confounding of the
Communists"
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man who would seize the world in
the name of a new religion and
have himself worshiped as a god.
The governor of the island prison
who murders his own father, he is
as charming as he is cruel
Against this monstrous blasphemy
and cynlciSm is set the innocence
of a young foreigner named Mr..
Goat, who comes to the island
prison to produce King Lear" at
the invitation of the governor.
Mr.. Goat promptly falls in love
with the governors promiscuous
wife and dreams of marrying her.
Meanwhile, the governors
brother, survivor of a concentra-
tion camp, is setting out from an
other country on a pilgrimage to
find out if justice and decency
and faith really exist. He is ac-
companied on this mission by an
old humanist with a lasting be-
lief in poets and philosophers, in
Evening star., 1950-02-19

MORE ABOUT JANE AUSTIN
BY Sheila Kaye-S:nith and G. B.
Stern. Harper G. Bros, New
York, $780,
Two of England's most dis
tinguished woman novelists have
had good time writing alternate
chapters for this book. Both are
ardent Jane Austen admirers and
they have turned their own imagi-
nations and wit and learning upon
various aspects of the limitlessly
interesting life and works of their
heroine. They range from Miss
Stern's tongue-in-cheek attempt
to explain to modern 17-year-
old girl the charm of Jane Austen
to Miss Kaye-Smith's astute anal
ysis OF the charge that all Austen
heroines thought about was get
ting married. This is book for
those who know and love Jane
Austen and like to hear good,
provocative talk about her.
Evening star., 1950-02-19

1000, oOI
year-old juvenile delinquent in
diligently, apparently finding him
a well-meaning if irrational sort
Of a fellow. Readers may find
him just plain untidy, and dull to
boot.
A Weak Indictment.
Mr.. Sylvester's hero is much
more serious and thinks in his
youth to save the world, or at
least to clean up municipal gov
ernment. But he is scarcely sea-
soned before he comes under the
influence of a psychopathic pub
Usher who wants his paper writ
ten "for the average slob" and
who refers to the public as "a
sleeping dinosaur" Ned goes far
with Mister. Their masterpiece is
the reopening of an old murder
charge on the testimony of an old
fisherman. The fact that they
receive evidence which shows their
one witness to be insane does not
stop them for a minute. Ned
cracks up fairly soon after this.
Not quite soon enough, though.
Mr.. Sylvester may have meant
this as an indictment of a venal
pressman, but it is so hastily and
indifferently written and it's events
so unrealistic except by Holly
wood standards that it cannot be
taken very seriously. He does
include good guided tour of
newspaper just before a big story
breaks, but this is not enough to
redeem tasteless performance.
IN. Meg.
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onetlme co-editor of the New In
ternational, the theoretical maga-
zine of the United States Trotz-
kyists. He broke with the party
in 1910 and withdrew completely
from politics ito review the mis-
takes I had made" Now living
with his wife and three children
in a pleasant home on Forty-ninth
street, which is a mecca for iron
curtain refugees and disillusioned
radicals, he intends to stay here
indefinitely in the hope of mar
shaling public opinion for his cam
paign.
They Want Reinsurance.
Soon after his break in 1941,
he wrote THE Managerial Revo-
lution," volume of grim warning
about a totalitarian future. BY
1914, he had completed and drawn
up an analysis of Communist
menace aims and strategy, THE
Struggle for the World" which
was not published until 1946, when
pro-Soviet sentiment had begun
to curdle. Last Thursday THE
Coming Defeat of Communism"
appeared.
Sitting before the fireplace in his
living room, Mr.. Burnham, tall,
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Chess Notes
By Donald H. Muqridqe

Next Saturday afternoon at 1::30
the District champion will put on
a very unusual show at the Wash
ington Chess Divan (2445 Fif-
teenth street N.W). Hans Ber-
linger will undertake to conduct
six simultaneous games of chess
"blindfold" without sight of the
boards. This will be the largest
blindfold task ever tackled by a
Washington player, and is as
many boards as Morphy ever at
tempted. His opponents have
been selected, but spectators are
invited. Mr.. Berliner is also en-
gagged to play simultaneously
against as many as so opponents
at the Government Printing Office
on Friday evening, March 17-this
time, however, with his eyes open.
The alarming deterioration in
American master chess was fur
ther emphasized by the result of
the radio match between the
United States and Jugoslavia,
played from February II through
the 14th. The American team
conceded defeat at pm. on the
18th, when the score was 1913 and
two games remained unfinished.
The Americans won games, the
Jugoslavs 4, and IL were drawn.
Arnold S. Denker, United States
champion in 1944-46, won his sec
ond-round game at fourth board,
defeating Vaslav Rabar in 38
moves. by queen sacrifice which
forced mate in three. On the
tenth and last board, Arthur Bis
guier won his first-round game
against Boris Ivkov, in an ending
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arts. AS a climax, the play
wright's widow is introduced-a
frail old woman, who, the toast
master says, has been called the
principal ingredient of his genius;
the courageous and lovely lady who
guided him from obscurity to world
renown." Nicky remembers her
when she was large, overpower-
ing women, who controlled every
step taken by the shy little man
who attained such fame. She was
the second Mrs. Scott. Nicky knew
the first Mrs. Scott very, very well,
from the time Susan was fedg-
ling actress with the barn COM
pany in the mountains and Scott
(then Louis ScotosD delivered a
milk route to help them get by.
Nicky never thought much of
Louis plays. And he had some
definite ideas about the second
Mrs. Scott which added up to
something less or something more,
Chan the banquet tribute.
Immensely Readable.
Through flashbacks in Nickys
life and the narrator's talks with
a drama critic and a biographer
concerned with capitalizing on the
great dramatist's life, the story of
Scott and his two wives is de-
veloped skillfully. While THE
Gift of Glory" is satirical to an
extent. its realistic scenes of the
'20s and its persuasive characters
bring it closer to truth than to ex-
aggeration. The climax is creepy
in its sinister suavity. The book is
immensely readable from start to
finish.
Evening star., 1950-02-19

wine, in love" 1t is when the
governor and his brother meet
that the full extent of the gov
ernor's plan to enslave the world
is revealed. The struggle is re-
solved, as much as any struggle
between good and evil ever is, dur
ing narrowing performance Of
King Lear"
Mr.. Warner has conceived a re-
markable character in the gov
ernor; and he has packed an ex-
traordinary amount of narrative
and philosophy into the brief con-
fines of his story. Each of his
cast seems to represent some vir-
tue or idea and they move with
allegorical solemnity through the
action. The style of the book is
unrelievedly grim, which is the
only criticism that can be offered
Of an unusually skilfull and pro-
vocative piece of fiction.
M. Meg.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Jesse Stuart Pouses Here
On Way Back to the Hills

Jesse Stuart, the husky, humor-
Gus, yarn spinning mountain
writer. stopped off in Washington
briefly last week. He was on
his way back to his W-Hollow
home in the East Kentucky hills
after an extended lecture tour
Come spring, he reported, if
Taps for Private Tussie" is made
into a picture. he hopes to be off
for Hollywood. where, several
years ago, he scored a great per-
sonal success, much to his sur
prise, and was offered radio
contract.
What I said, they had lost"
is how he modestly explains it..
Although he published 1,147
poems in 10 years. Mr.. Stuart,
who scratched his first verses
on the backs of leaves as he
paused between ploughing fur
rows, has not done much in the
poetry line lately. He reserved
the right of his poets license,
however, to express himself on the
matter of the Bollingen Award to
Ezra Pound.
That made me so mad could
have jumped through a WALL"
he said.
Mr.. Stuart's new novel, "Hie
to the Hunter" is due out in April.
Meanwhile, The Thread That
Runs So True" the true story of
his adventures as a Kentucky
school teacher, is doing fine at
the bookstores.
Il signed copies of it for 1O7
people I never saw before in my
life the other day in Huntington,
w. Va" he said with a proud
grin. mot one of them was a
friend of mine"
Evening star., 1950-02-19

were difficulties in a small busi-
ness they hadn't imagined. Hershy,
meanwhile. was growing up alb
sorbing more of America in a few
years than his parents ever would.
The boys struggles, adventures
and setbacks are described in nat
uralistic detail. Antisemitism is
incidental-a menace that is taken
for granted. The story is more a
study of the Melovs and their
relatives. These family relation
ships are developed well. The
writing is simple in the early
chapters. but rises toward the end
to fervor almost hysterical. The
author, however, has refrained
from melodrama and contrived
tragedy, and the conclusion is
commercially quiet.
Mr.. Ross wrote HE Ran All the
Way" and "Someday, Boy"
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O1 course nOtnlnS-Only an Oc-
casional novel is thoroughly be-
guiling. The Gift of Glory" is one.
It is a first novel that is easy to
read-a grievous fault in some
critical circles. 1t stirS laughter
and sympathy, in turn, as the au-
thors satirical and yet realistic
scroll of portraits is unrolled.
MI Munro has written of some
pretentlous and phony persons
connected with the theater-as
playwrights, critics and players
but he has presented them with
out malice, even with certain
sympathy. The summer theater,
in the shape of a barn company
in the Catskills, comes in for
pleasant scrutiny. More particu-
larly, though, this is the story of
Louis Scott, a famous playwright,
who in the end wins all the hon.
ors, including the Nobel Prize.
Nicky Writes Well.
The story is told by Nicky, a
sports columnist. who knew Scott
when." Mr.. Munro does not make
the mistake of having Nicky write
in what is called breezy style,
meaning somewhat the way ball
players and prize fighters are sup
posed to talk and seldom do.
Nicky writes very well, which is
appropriate, since sports writing is
an erudite occupation, with its
practitioners as likely as not to be
authorities on Shakespeare or
existentialism.
The book opens with Scott dead
several years. There is memorial
dinner. attended by persons of
eminence in commerce and in the
Evening star., 1950-02-19
The Story Of an Emigront Family
In the Home of the Brave
THE SIDEWALKS ARE FREE

BY Sam Ross. (Farrdr, Straus:.
There is much to commend in
this novel of a boy approaching
adolescence.
The Melovs were Russian Jews.
and the boy, Hershey, was born in
the Ukraine shortly before they
emigrated to America in the early
1900s. They settled in a seamy
section of Chicago. The father
became citizen and did well as a
carpenter. When his brother was
killed in the First World War,
fighting for America, and left the
Melovs his insurance, they were
torn into family factions over
what to do with the money.
Finally the father went in with a
relative and bought small laun-
dry. But they found that the
profits they had worked out on
paper and their actual income
were quite different and there