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Evening star., 1951-12-09

Books, Inc, revealed that less
than per cent of the pocket
sized book industry's total output
during the year was in nom fiction
items, according to George Bider-
man. director of the firm.
In sharp contrast to these fig
ures were reports of reading pref
erences from Washington book
stores.
Most buyers of the hard backed
and more expensive editions
moved to the non-fiction shelves
for their selection during 1851.
And. while bookshop patrons here
showed a marked disinterest to-
ward mystery books, the who-
dunits made up more than one
fourth of all the pocket-sized edi-
tions printed during the year.
Non-Fiction Sold
lO-to-l at Kann's
At Kann's bookshop, Miss
Norma Blazer estimated that
less than one sale in 10 was
fiction item"
The store enjoyed an excellent
year in general, Miss Blazer re-
ported, with absolutely no sum-
mer slump" She spoke coolly of
the current crop of novels, as did
most booksellers interviewed.
Strong favorites at the base
ment shop were books on religion,
history and autobiographies. Next
came home owners books, with
cookbooks showing lively sales
Travel, art and foreign and
domestic affairs were also high
ranking categories there.
Mrs. Esther Phelps, who pre-
sides over Kann's juvenile editions.
said stories about horses were the
first choice of young readers this
year. She noted less demand than
usual for the series books"
I'm illustrations" said Mrs.
Phelps, there seems to be a les
sening of the Walt Disney in
f1uence. People are asking for
books with plain. clear pictures. :"
Customers at Ballantyne's fol-
lowed a general city-wide trend
in their selections during the year.
Approximately three-fourths Of
our total sales were non-fction. "
Evening star., 1951-12-09

said S. j. Rowland. The largest
number of calls were for history
and biography. Religious works
of the personal experience" type
were next.
Books on nature. such as Rachel
L. Carson's THE Sea Around Us"
and Edwin Way Teale's North
With the Spring." were a close
third. Humor and satire. Of the
Charles Adams variety. and
writings on national affairs also
sold briskly.
THE bread and butter" books
of the trade, said Mr.. Rowland.
were, as usual. those on cooking,
gardening and home repairs.
At Ballantyne's juvenile de-
partment, Miss Katherine Park
man reported fine year. with
educational and activity" books
selling especially well.
For the most part. there was
serious selective buying here with
little attention paid to price"
Miss Parkman said. Sales were
high in linen and picture books for
the early age group.
Fiction in Greater
Demand at Brentano's
Miss Margaret Specht of Bren-
tano's spoke of this years fiction
with great deal more warmth
and interest than did the other
booksellers interviewed.
Because of the excellent novels
this year" about one-third of the
sales there were from the fiction
selves.
In the non-fiction line, per-
sonal adventure stories received
the most requests. Politics and
international affairs were next in
popularity, with religion and biog-
raphy third and fourth choices
Miss Specht noted a large num-
ber of "carryovers" this year, with
Thor Heyerdahl's "Kon-Tiki" and
"Boswells London Journal as
prime examples.
The sale of juvenile books was
"up slightly from last year"
woodward & Lothrop's had
record year in the number of
books sold." said r. E. Rapp, with
Evening star., 1951-12-09

1.-THE Lincoln Treasury" by Caro-
line Thomas Harnsberger (Wilcox
and Follett), collection Of Lin
coins wit and wisdom. Or Mr..
Lincoln's Contemporaries" by Roy
Meredith (Scribners). The latter
being about people who played
both big and little roles in Lin
coins time and including 172
Mathew Brady portraits.
Again in the picture-book line
there Is McCall's Book of Modern
Houses" a nice gift for those who
are planning a home; 100 Years
of Costumes in America by Rose
Netzorg Kerr Davis Press,
book that would delight any wom-
an; Dolls of Three Centuries"
(Scribner's). which should be of
particular interest to the lobbyist
or collector; charleston Gardens"
university of South Carolina
Press) for the horticulturist, and
the Gallery of Western Paintings"
tMcGraw-HilD for the art lover
or Western enthusiast.
Books of Special
Religious Interest
And for those who wish to en-
phasize religious themes in their
Christmas giving The Life OF
Christ" tPellegrini and Cudahy
is a beautiful book illustrated with
IS wood engravings by Bruno
Bramanti, the Florentine artist.
The Greatest Book Ever Writ
ten" by Fulton Oursler Double
day. is a retelling of the Old
Testament Story as single mar
rative. Using a technique similar
to that he employed in The
Greatest Story Ever Told" the au-
thor recounts the great Bible
stories of the days before Christ.
Among them, Adam and Eve.
Noah. Abraham, Joseph. Moses.
David and Solomon and others.
The book is illustrated with 33
maps in color by Rafael Palacio.
There are books on the theater.
the ballet. archaeology. family life
and, of course, the usual run of
gift novels. Perhaps the recent
visit here of Princess Elizabeth will
arouse new interest in Mother
and Queen" by Marion Crawford
Prentice-HalD. 1t is a delight
full story of Mary. Queen mother
of England. and grandmother of
the princess.
Gift books are in endless variety
this year and it is a treat to browse
among them.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

historical material on an inter
national scale, the interest in our
own country is not tagging. One
of the choicest selections of the
year is the handsome two-volume
Life in America" (Houghton.
Miff1in).
These volumes were prepared by
Marshall B. Davidson of the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art, who ex-
amined countless pictures to &C
company his text.
The result is complete Ameri-
can history that also delves into
every phase and development OF
American life, both urban and
rural. with more than 1900 pic
lures to add further interest and
understanding. The volumes are
among the cream of the gift crop.
In Parkway Lands
And Distant Places
Another two-volume set of fine
interpretive value is THE Social
History of Art'' (Alfred A. Knopf). .
This is probably one of the most
comprehensive art studies ever
published. Written by Dr.. Arnold
Hauser, it is an analytical survey
of human culture from beginning
to end-from barbarian art
through knightly poetry to the
modern theater.
For those who dream of travel
and who love the exotic, colorful
trees of the tropical climates.
"Flowering Trees of the Carib-
bean" (Rinehart) will be an ideal
gift. This Is a collection of 20
paintings, reproduced in full color,
by the artists, Bernard and Har-
riet Pertchik, who covered thou
sands of miles from the Antilles
to South America to capture the
quality of the vivid foliage. Be
hold the West indies" by Amy
and Thornton Oakley Iongmans.
Green), a well-known author and
illustrator combination, takes the
reader on a journey to the magic
islands that lie at our threshold.
"Audubon's Animals: The Quad
rupeds of North America" edited
by Alice Ford, with foreword by
e. Thomas Gilliard of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History
tCrowelD presents the artists col
lection of animal pictures in its
entirely for the first time since its
original and only publication more
than a century ago, and is one of
the most treasured gift books of
the 1851 season.
A new edition of Thoreau's
Evening star., 1951-12-09
By WilIium J. Meyer

VelOpEuenCS tIlIOuBIlOu0 shS
world is strongly felt in the
1851 assortment Of Christ
mas gift books. -.
The public's demand for his
torical and biographical lntorma-
tion has been answered by the
publishers in numerous outstand-
ing volumes and special works
that reflect more than one inter
esting trend.
The average person, in these
turbulent days, is eager for more
history of various places and
people in order to better under
stand current developments, ac-
cording to Washington booksellers.
One bookstore manager expressed
the opinion that the United Ma
tions is making people more con-
scious of the entire world and the
effect of world events on their
own lives.
But whatever the interest, or
the reason behind it. gift books,
handsomely bound and presented,
i
than ever this year to satisfy a
wide variety of tastes and enhance
the value of private libraries and
collections.
Documentary Picture Books
Popular This Year
One of the most interesting
trends is the apparently increas-
ing popularity of the so-called pic
ture books. A local bookseller
reasoned that publishers realize
most readers are becoming more
picture conscious, with perhaps
the weekly picture news maga-
zines as the most influencing fac
tor.
One Of the outstanding ex-
amples of a book that follows this
trend and, at the same time, an
swers the demand for histori-
cal knowledge is the "Life's Pic
ture History of Western Man"
(Simon & Schuster). 1t is a huge
collection of Life Magazines pic
ture stories of man from the be-
ginning of Christendom to the
westward course of civilization.
Accompanying the 150,000-word
text are hundreds of pictures. 116
of them in full color.
Another highly worthwhile pic
ture volume is the 1851 edition of
Year" This latest issue is one
Of the most interesting in Years"
series of ANIMALS, giving a full
story of science, sports, politics,
movies, people, industry, national
and world affairs, and the war.
Told in a fully indexed picture
caption-and-text formula, it is de-
signed for quick. easy reference.
1t contains 5000 news pictures,
many never published before, and
175,000 words covering 1000 diff
ferent subjects.
The photo book. "Since Stain"
(Swen Publications., is a volume
of text and remarkable pictures
that trace the development of
communism from the arrest of
Lenin in 1895 to the fighting in
Korea.
But it is more than reasSuring
that in the midst of demand for
Evening star., 1951-12-09

walden" wv. w. Norton). COM
pletes the publishers "Thoreau
Trilogy" to make a gift set of un-
usual quality. The three volumes
in uniform editions handsomely
illustrated by Henry B. Kane. The
Maine Woods" Cape Cod" and
Walden are now available in a
Evening star., 1951-12-09

boxed set just in time for the
Christmas season.
This article cannot hope to cover
the wide field of gift possibilities.
1t can only point out samples and
emphasize that gifts are available
to please every interest.
For Lincoln students there is
Evening star., 1951-12-09
What Washingtonians Read During the Yea

about IS per cent Of the sales in
non-flction."
Religion. art and juveniles were
the top-selling categories. The
home owners" books were next
in demand. followed by foreign
affairs. politics and science.
Unlike the other stores. biog-
raphies and photographers re-
ceived scant attention from the
buyers.
Mr.. Rapp attributed the poor
turnover of fiction items Ito the
lack of the essential ingredients
in current novels which make up
fine story y-telling."
What is the effect of the low
cost. pocket-siZed paper backed
books on Washington reading
habits?
Pocket-Sized Editions
Steal Whodunit Show
Most booksellers agree that their
main casualty TO date is the hard
backed mystery book. One seller
credits the lurid reprint covers
"AoAA oCSoAAAo away LlOoG Vi IIl0II
teen-age trade.
But the bright side of the pic
ture is that there will aways be a
substantial number of readers who
will seek the more expensive and
more permanent editions for their
private libraries.
Nevertheless, people are buying
and reading more pocket-sized
books each year. The Bantam
survey found that while sc mil
lion copies were sold in 1945. sales
climbed to more than 231 million
so far this year
And, although this industry pro-
duces mainly fiction reprints, at
least two companies are aiming
primarily at other fields. The Gold
Medal Books of Fawcett Publica-
tiOns, Inc, are all first-run mate
rial. and Penguin Books, Inc,
cover a wide range of nom fiction
and classical subjects.
1t seems evident that, unless
the mounting cost of producing
standardized editions can be
cut, Washington readers will con-
tinue to do much of their book
buying with loose change at drug
store and newsstand counters.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

month.
Total sales in the city will top
million by the end of 1851. &C
cording to publishers estimates
in this field.
OF these books. the vast ma
jority were fiction reprints. A
survey conducted by Bantam
Evening star., 1951-12-09
By Som Eostmon

Wv vASHINGTONIANS this
Az year bought more than
wv 250,00O pocket-siZed pa
per-backed books each
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14

Words to the tipsy trio songs have been forwarded to Mrs. Carl Ison. -
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14

Homesites, Group 2, situated on both sides of Chiehagof Point sec tion of Wrangell Highway from to 61a miles south of Wrangeu. Alaska, containing 2.83 acres, lat itude 56o 23' 88" N. longitude 1920 21' ". and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage. Alas ka, Wrangell Highway Homesites. Group 2. Any and all persons claim ing adversely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the Land Office, Anchorage. within the period of publication or thirty days thereaf- tel, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 George A. Lingo, Manager Date First Publication: August IT, 1851. Date Last Publication: Oct ober 12, 1851.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14

the act of May PC, 1884 C48 Stat.
 8O9) for lots and g, Plat of U. s. Survey No. 2321. Wrangel Group of Homesites. situated on zimovia Strait. near Wrangell, con taining 126 acres, latitude 56o 27' 10" N. longitude 1920 23' w. and Lot A. Plat of U. S. Survey No. 2906 Wrangell Highway Homesite Group. situated near Wrangell Highway. approximately 312 miles south of WrangelI, Alaska and ad- joining U. s. Survey No. 2321. con taining 1.56 acres, latitude 56o 25'
 23' N. longitude 1920 21' 20" W. at Corner No. 1. and it is now in
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14

Seattle, Wn. Dear Sir,
 Have just returned from the most perfect vacation 1 believe I've ever had. This was a trip on the Prince George to Skagway and return.
 Our return trip was made so much more enjoyable by a stop in your city and by the highly enter Itaining show you so graciously put on for us. Heard people talking about it all the way home. For myself, I thought it was great. l do admire the spirit of your town. l do have a favor to ask tho, land that is for a copy of the words Isung by the trio. 1 am making a Iscrap book of my trip and this song would fit in so nicely. If it is not available, however, I'll un- .derstand.
 Again, thank you for the plea sant afternoon and evening in your town. Trust I'll see it again before many years.
 Very truly,
 U7xroIvrv- Top1ro-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
HOLT kSS15RED AS
 IELhI 44f GPEkATOR

WHITTIER. Alaska - Presently seryIng nls I1rst tour ot duty wlIn the U. 3. Army Is fYt-z Alaen b. Holt, whose parents, the A. D.. lloILs, live "a WTangsll.
 A member St Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Pvt. Holt is assigned as Ieletype opera tor. he entered the Army on June l9, Iy51 at Fort Richardson anu received his basic training there.
 
 Or the other Wrangeu boys serY- ing at Whittier, there is Pvt. Mur- lin EVerson, son of the Thurston EYersons Of Wrangell. He formerly worked on the Sentinel and is now writing publicity, such as the above story, for the Army at Whit fer.
 Now, Murlin, how about send ing us 8 story on Bowman, Miya- sato and other Wrangellites at APO 9872
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
y1I5FT5%9
 LGI 70 Sss l sllL.I...I....i

The following letter was receiY- ed here recently by the Stikine Stampede Committee. GA report on the Stampede shows for 1851 will appear in a later issueD.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
FROM SEATTLE

The following passengers arrived here from Seattle aboard the Al- aska Line steamer Baranof Mon day:
 pr. and Mrs. J. O. Bangeman, Johanna Bangeman, Miss Corlie Bigelow, Roy Corrigan, Ray Mas sard, Michael Massard Ray Cas- sade, Hugo Smith, MT. and Mrs. Lawrence schwalm, Mrs. Bert Me Cay, John MeCay H. M. Olsen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
2 H e H

Very truly, Evelyn Carlson
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14

1523 89th No.
 Seattle, Wn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
LAND TRANSFER

Last Monday Charles Bates sold the east portion of lot IA, block 83 to Warren Powers. This in cludes the Bates home and proper ty at the head of the small boat harbOr
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that Rus sell Grande, has made application
 for a homesite, Anchorage Serial 0163O8, under the Act of May 26, 1894 GAS Stat. 8O9) for lot IT, Plat of U. S. Survey No. 2589, Sheet No 1, Wrangell Highway
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
SON FOR MOOREs

A son. Richard Stanley Moore, Jr., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moore of Wrangell yester- day afternoon at Bishop Rowe Hospital.
 The young man weighed six pounds, fourteen ounces.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
EROM JUNEAU

Two passengers arriving here from Juneau aboard the steamer AleutiaA Monday were Mrs. Clar- ence Lewis and William Paul, ST.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Anchorage Serial O16224
 Notice is hereby given that Ed ward Crook Treyerton, has made application for a homesite, under
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-09-14

the files of the Land Office, An- chorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any Of the above men toned land should file their ad- verse claim in the local land office. within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 Chester W. McNally
 Acting Manager Date First Publication: August 8. 1851 Date Last Publication: September 2S. 1851
, 1951-12-21
Gen. 0'Nein
Seeks Reelection

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. FL (INS)
Attorney General C. William o.
Neill, 35-year-old Marietta lawy-
er, announced today that he is a
candidate for reelection on the
Republican ticket in 1852.
O'Neill said he would run on his
record, which includes the collect
ion of more than two million dol
lars for the state this year and
two important lawsuit victories.
One, originally instituted under
his Democratic predecessors, up
held the constituionality of Ohio's
turnpike act and the other the
constitutionality of the states
new law which makes possession or
display of a slot machine a man
datory penitentiary offense.
O'Neill is completing his first
term as Attorney General after
six consecutive terms as state rep
resentative from Washington
county.
He is a Phi Beta Kappa from
Marietta college and received his
law degree from Ohio State. A
World War II veteran, he was
chosen as one of the nations ten
outstanding young men for 1850
by the U. S. Junior Chamber of
Commerce. He is married and has
two children.
, 1951-12-21
Robinson Sets
Field Record

NEW YORK, Dec. FL (INS)-
Willard Marshal's perfect season
and Jackie Robinson's record per-
Torrance wer the two top high
lights of National League fielding
activity for 1851.
Official league statistics show
that Marshall accepted 231 chances
without an error in the outfield
for the Boston Braves. Willard ap-
peared in 1876 games and amassed
a total of II assists as he tied a
major league mark.
Danny Litwhiler of the Philad-
elphia Philies' went through ISL
games flawlessly in 1912.
Robinson's second-basing for the
the Brooklyn Dodgers a specta-
cular. In leading the league for
the second straight year, Jack
| came through with a record-shat.
tering 1892 average, with only
| seven errors in 1872 chances. This
! broke Red Schoendienst's mark OF
; .9S7 set in 1949. The ST.. Louis
carot-top also broke his own mari
, 1951-12-21
Police Receive
Tip; Seek Bandit

Police today are looking for a
stranger who attempted to change
a $50 bill in a Dayton store yester-
day and who is believed to be the
bandit who escaped with $6,493
in a daring bank robbery the day
before.
Bill Summers, manager Of =
Main street auto supply store, told
police a man answering the ban
dts description walked into his
place shortly before noon making
his request. AS Summers moved be-
hind the counter to get the change
from a safe, the stranger fled, he
told police.
, 1951-12-21
6-Yeur0|d Boy Gets
7 Legs for Christmas

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N. j.,
Dec. Fl (INS)-Ralph Marinaro,
Jr. is going home for Christmas
with the best of all presents "a
pair Of legs that will work.
The six-year-old boy was born
without bones in his lower legs
or feet. Specialists told the parents
that nothing counld be done with
out a large expenditure of money
which they didn't have.
Then Vito Stamato,a director Of
he Hasbrouck Heights hospital,
heard about the case and volun-
yeered to pay a major portion of
he $4,000 required.
Thirteen months ago young.
Ralph entered the hospital. Sur
geons amputated his legs at the
knees and fitted him with artifi-
cial limbs. Then followed a long
, 1951-12-21
Ford Employees
Overcome by Gas

DEARBORN, Mich, Dec. 81 T.
NS)- Over 100 Ford Motor co.
employees were overcome or sick
ened today by chlorine gas escap-
ing from the Rouge plants private
water system in Dearborn.
The gas was held low to the
ground by atmospheric conditions,
hitting the men as they entered
gate three at the plant, 100 feet
away from the building used to
purify water pumped from the
Rouge River.
Those affected complained that
the gas blinded them and shut off
their supply of oxygen. They said
the effect was much like that pro-
duced by tear gas.
, 1951-12-21

WV
son this year.
The Department of Agriculture
yesterday set the 1852 sugar re-
quirement at a figure Of 100000
tons below what it was this year.
This is designed to boost prices
and make it profitable once again
for the domestic producers. The
farmers said at recent hearings that
prices were so low this year, it
didn't pay them to raise the SUI
gar. They said they couldn't COM
pete with Cuban and Puerto Ri
can imports.
Since the 1913 Sugar Act pro-
vides that U. S. sugar beet farm
ers shall be guaranteed a price
high enough to keep them in bus
mess, the department took mea-
sures designed to hike the price.
The lower requirement also will
solve as situation not to the lik-
ing Of the department. That is low
inventories Of sugar.
In announcing the 1862 figure,
Secretary Brannan said:
"Current consumer inventories
are below levels that are consider
ed desirable by the department in
view of the time and hazards in
cident to importing, processing,
and distributing supplies to ulti-
mate users"
The anticipated increase in
prices is expected to prompt candy
, 1951-12-21
DAYTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1851
LATE BULLETINS
VOL. IX-NO. 257
PRICE FIVE CENTS
international News Service

International News Service
MUNSAN- THE ALLIES HAVE DEMANDED from the Com
munists a n explanation for the fact that It least thousand U.
N. prisoners who previously e reported held by the Reds are
missing from thefOW list.
EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS ALLIED PLANES HAVE
pounded at least 22 hundred Red vehicles on North Korean roads,
smashing ITO supply trucks.
LOS ANGELES AN ARMY PLANE with 40 persons aboard is
reported to have crashed and burned in mountains north of Vent
ture, California
WASHINGTON FEDERAL CONCILIATORS ARE comforting
fo1 the second straight day with steel company and union repre-
sentatves in an effort to avert a national steel strike o n Jam. l..
WAStINCTON-OUSTED DIPLOMAT John S. Service demands
full reconsideration of the Loyalty Review Board decision which
brought his discharge from the State Department.
WASHINGTON-THE u. S., Britain and France have told Italy
the restrictive military and political clauses of the Italian peace
treaty no longer r in force.
LONDON-SOVIET PREMIER STAIN celebrated his 72nd birth
day and Russia has awarded six Stain Peace Prizes.
, 1951-12-21
Gov. uusche Bans Parties
For All State Employees

COLUMBUS, o, Dec. FL QNS)-State employees will attend specalChrst-
mas Services instead of office parties this year in line with governor Lausches
ban.
to full holiday fare
Governor Lausche decreed that all state office parties are to be "Dry" this
year and a special Christmas program has been substituted.
Some 1900 state employees sin Columbus were invited to attend an hourIong
sGvLe Monday in the State Office Building.
For those in mental and penal institutions under the welfare department
the holiday will include special programs and a holiday menu including:
Stuffed turkey potatoes green beans in lemon butter, waldorf salad, cell
sticks biscuits, fruit caks ice cream and coffee.