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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Its the Same Old
Merry-Go-Round
With New Riders
THE TRUMAN MERRY

THE TRUMAN MERRY
GO-ROUND
BY Robert s. Allen and William
V. Shannon. (The Vanguard
Press, Inc; $500. .-.
Reviewed by Joseph A. Fox
This adds up to new words fol
an old tune.
About 20 years ago. Co-authol
Allen teamed with another col.
laborator to produce a couple Of
Merry Go Rounds semianony-
mously. lampooning the greats
and not-sos who then tenanted
the Washington scene.
The current version repeat.
the process. with President Tru-
man and those about him, Con.
gress and the Supreme Court
getting the treatment.
The only difference in two
decades is that there are new
people in Washington.
To take this seriously would be
to accept the authors appraisal
that save for a smattering Of
liberals" Capital ofhcialdom il
composed largely Of incompetents
and that a principal vocation Is
cunning for the jobs Of associates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
FuN-Length Portrait
OfMohotmo Gondhi
ExceIIentIy Done

THE LIFE OF MAHATMA
GANDHI
BY Louis Fischer. Harper &
Bros; So
Reviewed by Margaret Diekey
Louis Fischer, friend OF
Gandhi for many years. here pre-
sents a faithful if somewhat I'M
critical account of the life of the
great man of India.
This is the first full-length biog-
raphy of the Indian leader to ap-
pear since his death. 1t is we'll
documented portrayal of Gandhi's
political, spiritual and moral strug-
giles and of his fight for freedom
for his people.
The total historical and politi-
cal background of the India for
which Gandhi gave his life, how
ever, is not adequately presented
In this biography. This loss stems
from and is at the same time
somewhat compensated for by Mr.
Els he er'S preoccupation with
Gandhi's own problems.
Here we see Gandhi in his hu-
man relationships more clearly
than ever before. Mr.. Fischer
has included abundant details OF
Gandhi's home life, his expert
ences in prison, his disappoint-
ments and his triumphs. With
undisguised admiration Mr.. Fisch-
er presents full and useful biog-
raphy Of the extraordinary man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Crime and Mystery
BY Miriam Gutenberg

within the law to his millionaire
clients but he won't hold still for
murder. And that's what happens
to his girl operative. It happens
to several people. In fact, that
seems to be the way this author
narrows down the list of suspects.
This one stems from the tough
guy school of whodunit prose
with corpses and slant-eyed sirens
all over the place. The only oddly
is Malloy's frequent announce
ment that now he's, going to act
tough.
X + X \
Best Detective Stories of the Year
1850. Edited by David c. Cooke.
&c. P. Dutton & Co.: $2.50J
AS Ellery Queens Mystery Mag
azine, from which three of these
stories are drawn, has always
maintained, when craftsmen turn
their hand to short mysteries, the
results can be pleasant indeed.
The dozen stories here, represent
ing the output of such veterans
as Ben Hecht, Bruno Fischer, Roy
Vickers and Lawrence G. Bloch
man, consider crime in a variety
of moods. Mr.. Cooke could have
left detective" out of his title
and still not have been too in
accurate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

him for over six years, I never
understood the public relations
policy that either he or his i'm
mediate assistants established. It
seemed to me, as it did to many
of the commanders and corre-
spondents, ill-advised to an
nounce victories when a first
phase had been accomplished
without too many casualties"
Thereafter, Gen. Macarthur
would announce hopping up was
in progress-aS at Buna, Sanan-
anda, Leyte. Mindanao and Luzon
and the worst of the campaign
would start. Gen. Eichelberger
recommends dropping of the
phrase "mopping up" from mill
tary vocabularies. cit is not. :"
he declares. "a good enough
phrase to die for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

BY Fulton J. Sheen. (McGraW-
Hill Book Co.: $3.)
Reviewed by Casper Names
Msgr. Fulton j. Sheen is rapidly
assuming the place in Goth CEN
fury America that Cardinal New
man held in 10Th century Eng
land.
This is perhaps nowhere more
apparent than in Lift Up Your
Heart" his latest book. Both
church leaders have used their
literary gifts to bear upon spirit
ual problems. And each, as a re-
suit, reached an audience far
beyond that ordinarily tapped by
writer's of religious books.
The observations that were
made concerning Msgr. Sheen's
earlier works, and particularly his
best-seller, Peace Of Soul" can
properly be made with respect to
Lift Up Your Heart" His rhe-
torical and somewhat staccato
style carries the reader along
rapidly, so much so that some
times one Is inclined to accept
statements without careful study.
Even where a reader may be in
clined, by difference of faith or
background, to question Msgr.
Sheen's conclusions, he is stimu-
lated to re-examine his position
by the book. Msgr. Sheen has the
gift of taking complexities in
volved in studying the relation of
man to God and setting them
forth in homely terps that lay
men can understand.
Scholarly Work.
That he can do this while per-
meating the work with an erudite
scholarship is an achievement re-
served for few writer's. It is not
the function of this review to ex-
patiate on those passages. SEN
fences and words that suggest
whole periods Of literary thought.
But we can note that the books
framework, certainly not by acct
dent. is bound on each side by o
great literary master.
Lift Up Your Heart" discusses
modern mans inner life in terms
of three levels-one of superficial
self, or what we think we are;
on level of real self, where we
acquire worldly virtues and de-
velop peace of mind, and on q
level where man loses himself In
his devotion to God.
Lift Up Your Heart" will add
further laurels to Msgr. Sheen's
achievements. 1t will answer
many questions for some and raise
many for others. But no one will
put down the book without think
ing more deeply about the con-
cepts he here studies.
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power capabilities, he writes, but
carrying the fight to the enemy in
combined land-sea-air assault is
not.
The fighting in Korea, he con-
tends. is irrelevant to the air
power argument, since we are
able to fight a ground battle there
only by courtesy Of the Krem-
lin.
Mai. de Seversky presents q
convincing argument for all
power-for more of it than we
have today. But when he offers
it as the complete solution to our
difficulties, he leaves a great many
questions unanswered. For ex-
ample, what would he have done
if the decision on whether to meet
North Korean aggression had been
his? To those responsible for
American foreign policy. writing
off Europe and Asia, tenable or
not. is hardly a practical answer
to the problems we face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Bridge Calendar

TONIGHT-F Arthur Walker Club. 1911
N. Quincy, Arlington; master point.
(call GIL 3347 for reservations). Re-
gency Club; duplicate game for mem
bers only, 7:45.
TOMORROW-Federal Bridge League, 1900
New Hampshire; open master point, 8.
La Sale Studio. 1923 Connecticut;
open rating point 8.
Observation-Disclosures Club, 1855 Euclid;
open rating point. 7:45. Andrews Air
Force Base Officers Bridge Club, mas
ter point. 7:45. Count Club, 1914 Sew
enteenth; open rating point. 8.
WEDNESDAY-Stephan Studio. 1855 Eu-
cid; open rating point. l. Washing
ton Bridge League Hotel Roosevelt
team-of-four and open rating point
THURsDAY-chess Club. Hotel Gordon;
master point. 7:45.
FRIDAY-Ariington Farms Club. 1911 N
Quincy, Arlington; first session open
pair club championship, advance
reservations, call GL-3347). Fairling-
ton-Parkfairfax Club. 3147 s. Stafford
darlington; open rating point. S:15
Stephan Studio, open rating point g.
SATURDAY WBL, Womens Auxiliary
Burlington Hotel; business meeting
1880; luncheon, individual match
Cavendish Club. 1921 K: master point,
7:30. Chess Club. rating point. 7:45.
Walsh Club. Twenty-second and P;
master Doint TAO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Bridge Players
By Margaret l. Fisher

Kathan. Halving awards In second
position were Mrs. w. j. Tidball-
Mrs. E. r. Shepard and Mrs. T. M.
Boyle-Mrs. M. r. Reddy.
Washington area players will
welcome the opening this week of
the local chapter of the CavendiSh
Club. Patterned after the famed
Cavendish Clubs of New York and
Philadelphia. the local organiza-
ton will be strictly a membership
affair. primarily devoted to rubber
bridge play. Duplicate will be
featured weekly, however. The
club is affiliated with the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League in
order to award points to winners
Of such matches.
The club formally opens next
Saturday at 1880 pm. at 1921 K
street NV, with a master point
duplicate. The session will be
restricted to Is tables. Fred L.
Karpin, local bridge teacher and
author, serves as club president,
Opening night at darlington
Parkfairfax Duplicate Bridge Club
on September Is gave Howell
rating point awards to Mrs. Vera
Samuels and Mrs. Margaret Simp-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brownie
finishing second. At the Stephan
Studio the same night Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph L. O'Conner. recently
returned to Washington. shared
Mitchell honors with the j. T.
Lyons.
Grace Eaton-Mrs. Margaret
Rucker and Lucille and Mary
Burger were rating point winners
at the Walsh Club Saturday night,
the w. M. Lingley's winning
Howell points on Sunday at F.
Arthur Walkers. Mrs. Gregg
Custis-Mrs. Ann Scruggs placed.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright won the
trophy awarded for the highest
average during the combined sum-
mer series for Arlington Farms
and Walker clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

1A AGA4AN<SA SsAA
S e a g r o u n d
force operating
from a chain
of ov erS e a S
bases is our
Maginot Line.
he warns. Bases
in Europe or
Asia would be
unten a b ! e in
the face of a
Soviet ground
attack. Victory
could be won
only by gain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
AUTUMN LEAVES

BY Andre Glide. Translated from
the French by Elsie Pell. 1.-THE
Philosophical Library; $375.)
These fragments from Gide's
published works-largely in maya
zines-cover a wide range of SUBJ
jects, from musings on youth and
on spring to short, impressionistic
pieces about Valery and Rimbaud.
They are decidedly minor Glide.
e r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

Tins Place, by Eva Knox
Evans CPutnam's; $2.50)-A novel
for teen-agers which deals with
the experiences of an 18-year-old
Austrian boy who goes to live with
a New England family who have
lost a son in the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

religious wars were not pictur-
esque to those who lived through
them. Taking away the glamour
he leaves only the cold comfort OF
assurance that the world was ever
thus.
CAST A COLD EYE
BY Mary Mccarthy. (Harcourt
Brace G. Co.. $2.75.J
The most intriguing items in
these seven short sketches by the
author of 1.-The Company She
Keeps" are three autobiographical
sketches which give some hint Of
the origin of the cold eye she casts
upon the world. The sardonie
historian of the Greenwich Village
intellectuals had a trying youth
Her childhood as a poor relation
in a cold and grudging household
was quite sufficient to curl hel
lip permanently and to make hel
search for some hidden motive
behind the simplest act. Naturally
she does not vince or cry aloud
everything is decently mufhed in
her elegant proSe-but the spirit
ual poverty of those years ex-
plains her disdain for the pos
turings of her fellow man. Miss
Mccarthy is one of our most
impressive stylists. although nc
storyteller. since she cannot study
characters in motion. She trans
fixes them with her cold, X-ray
eye and only let's them go when
she has peeled OFF every last
shred of triviality and futility in
their neurotic natures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

stirring story
without pulling
punches.
For instance,
he relates his
problems with
Macarthur and
M a c A r thurs
chief of staff.
G e n. Richard
K. Sutherland.
in a manner he
n er coul d
have used be-
fore he retired.
OF Macarthur,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

long Gay OF wars ana plgoCry-
with the man in the street as
usual paying for the ambitions
of the great and the roads clogged
with refugees, just as they are
today.
Having dealt thus brusquely
with cloak and sword conventions,
he goes one step further and
introduces the unheard-of note Of
irony. His hero and narrator. a
pious scholar, deprived of the
priesthood by illegitimate birth,
would be called today an operator.
although he is always at pains to
picture himself as a wide-eyed
dupe of the devious. no more
concerned with saving his skin
than any one else.
Michael de Finlandia, the book
lover, Hobbies for as many causes
as his day provides. His seemly
appearance. his trained mind. and,
above all, his ability to see both
sides of a question, make him a
particularly likely choice to send
on difficult errands, such as plead
ing with Luther to support the
peasants, after that earthquake
of a man had thrown in his lot
with the princes in the interests
of law and order.
EScane tn Paris.
Mhhael's adventur begin
when he sensibly undertakes to
deliver his countrymen into the
hands of their traditional enc
mics, the Danes. When Christians
dreams of a northern empire end
in blood, Michael escapes with his
neck. and a fine purse to Paris.
where he begins the study of the
ology. Alternately taken and TAX
ing. he finally sets off on a pill
grimage, but is waylaid by rob-
bers. Rescued by plain German
maiden named Barbara, he mar
ries her and comes to love her
despite her local reputation for
witchcraft.
But with Luther on the rise
and the peasants demanding "the
justice of God" stern ecclesias-
tical countermeasures are in
voked, and Barbara is pointed at
by the bishops emissary. In
scenes that are as horrible and
painful as anything written about
the Inquisition. Barbara is tor
tured to the fifth degree to admit
her guilt (Which, in any case. is
taken for granted) and to name
her accomplices. With her death
on the block, Michael swears a
great oath to avenge himself on
the Pope who allowed such perse-
cution in the name of God. Even.
here, though. Mr.. Waltari does
not allow the reader to sympa-
thize too deeply with the bereaved
Michael, who obligingly helps his
wife's informer to commit suicide.
Comedy Relief.
Thereafter, he is continually on
the move, now with the peasants,
now with the princes, never ven
turing into situation without
first checking the exits. In such
fashion he comes in 1927 to the
sack of Rome. In all this he is
accompanied by a giant boyhood
friend who can lift a horse with
one hand. Andy, the one fabulous
character in the story, provides
the much-needed comedy relief.
1.-THE Adventure" shows Mr..
Waltari to be a meticulouS scholar,
inventive romancer and biting
satiriSt. The main action of the
story-again without Difference
to present-day standards-takes
place on the battlefield rather
than in the boudoir, and there is
enough gore to satisfy the most
bloodthirsty. Mr.. Waltari evil
IDENTIFY wants to show that those
days of endless royal intrigues and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

ing control of Maj. de seversky.
the air with huge battleplanes of
intercontinental range operating
from bases in this hemisphere.
Global command of the air is
within our economic and man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

he says: Gen. EicheiberEer.
II am a great admirer of Gen.
Macarthur as a military STRAIT
egist; his plans were always
fundamentally sound. But must
admit, that, after serving under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
|Con We Win q Russian War
By Fighting From the Clouds?

POWER TO SURVIVAL
BY Alexander P. de seversky (Smon Schuster $780,
Reviewed by Belmont Fories
Mai Seveky designer and builder Victory
Through Air
World War H. has carried the air thesis its logical
conclusion The with
believes to build strategic
enough to destroy strength at its
there than a suggestion that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

could do the job alone, or at least
with armies and naval forces rele-
gated to minor roles.
The idea of security through a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24

Mka waar Finnish author of The Egyptian that highly
the ancient Nile centuries
to scene. which he takes dim. interesting
modern who look back
knighthood flower signing Ike Mniver
them another mankinds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Gen. EicheIberger Tells a Vivid
Story of Victory in the Pacific
OUR JUNGLE ROAD TO TOKYO
BY 1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger.
Reviewed by Jerry O'Leory, Jr.

This is the story the backen long
struggle to keep his pubczed return the Philip
pines after his defeat there early in 1912
Gen Ehelbeger 9th head commanded the victorious
G1 from those first lean through the
overwhelming when the Philippines ecapued tells
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Books In Review
Mike WoIteri Moves Up From His 'Egyptiun'
Days to Take View of the Medieval Scene
THE ADVENTURE

THE ADVENTURER
BY Mika Waltari. &c. P. Putnan1's Sons; $780,
Reviewed by Mary MeGroy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Msgr. Sheen Weighs
mans Inner Life
On Triple Scales

LIFT UP YOUR HEART
BY Fulton j. Sheen. (McGraaD-
Hill Book Co.; $3.)
Evening star., 1950-02-02

These prices effective until close of business Saturday
ary 1885, In Washington d. c.; MARYLAND Bethesda
Coral Hills Hyattsvle Kensington Mount Rainier silver
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Sutiand Marlboro Laurel Indian Head Berwyn CauitoI
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Church. Mclean, Herndon, Vienna SALES TO DEALERS
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. Pro-
duce prices subject to daily changes.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

Frozen Pan Ready Whiting
are thrifty as well as de-
hcious eating. Stop at your
nearby Safeway and get
some this week end.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-24
Time Off To Vote
Upheld In Calf.

SAN FRANCISCO (LPA)-
The California law granting
wage earners two hours with
pay to vote on election day was
upheld by Judge Clarence w.
Morris of the San Francisco
Municipal Court in case
brought by Machinist Anthony
Ballerini.
Ballerini went to court in be-
half of employees of the Schlage
Lock Co., Pacific Electric Co.
and Quart Manufacturing Co.
which had refused to pay work
ers for. the time they took to
vote. Attorneys for the COM
panies argued that the time off
with pay statute was unconstiu-
tional.
California is one of the IA
states with election laws estab-
fishing a workers right to time
off with pay to vote. Others are
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Min
nesota, Missouri, New Mexico,
New York, Texas, West Vir-
ginia and Wyoming.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-24
Gett'In Hot
With Everhot
Swartzbaugh
Unit

Each week for the benefit of
those that are laid off we will
attempt to bring you up to date
on how the work is going and
any changes in the contract. Last
month the unit voted to do away
with the Wool Packers super
seniority list. After meeting
with the company the committee
was able to have this classifica-
ton returned to plant wide sem
iority. Work has been picking
up and is looking a lot better
than it has in a long time. AS of
Friday March 18th, the young
est male working had seniority
of 2-9-45. The youngest female
working had seniority of 7-l9-
"A.
Each month ! get many phone
calls in regard to something that
is supposed to be going on in the
shop or about some new con-
tract that the company is sup
posed to get. AS a general rule
it is something that / haven't
even heard about so / start to
work ira cling the scuttlebut
down. Lo and behold, who do
you think is at the bottom of it?
My old friend and fellow work
er, Mile Bert. So to save you
all the trouble of getting it Sec
ond- d-handed, l suggest that you
get it first-handed by calling
EN-. 4881.
Jim Brooks and Johnny Suli-
kowski claim that they are the
champs when it comes to shoot
ing h u f file bowl. If anyone
doubts them the fellows would
be glad to arrange a match. The
Little Greek" reports that she
/ is having a good year in bowl
ing. Too bad the girls didn't have
| a team this year. If anyone
knows of a place to rent in Ross
ford let me know. If this can be
arranged your writer has been
invited to a good old fashioned
Polish wedding. Guess who?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-24
Again l want to thank
the Millwrights and Elec-
tricians of Dept. HI for their

Again l want to thank
the Millwrights and Elec-
tricians of Dept. H for their
very fine PlaskOn COllec-
tions. 1t seems as though
some members are being
convinced that the PlaskOn
workers are not receiving
their benefits for striking
for the same things we arc
going to have to fight to
hOld-our Union! / believe
that it is obvious, they
aren't receiving all the help
that the Champion mem
bers can give. 1t is better to
donate a little rather than
being on the receiving end
and on strike. If any one is
in doubt as to what the
Plaskon workers receive,
go down to the Local and
see for yourself. Let's quit
trying to fool ourselves and
get into this fight before it
is too late! 1850 is going to
be a tough year and you are
going to have to fight to re-
tain your union SO wake up,
Ch a m ion, at Is Later
Than You Think" If the
cans aren't around, ask for
them.