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Evening star., 1952-12-07
By Mirium Ottenbero

- ESPITE the scholarly proph-
cts of doom who would
- have us believe the detec-
tive story is dying of old
age or being killed off by its more
violent purveyorS, the whodunits
and their various relatives, seem
to have survived another year in
comparatively good health.
Admittedly, no fresh new talent
appeared to establish yet another
trend in the mystery field. Con-
sidering some of the past trends,
however, this might be rated a
blessing.
Granted. too, that the publish
ers suddenly took to reprinting-
between hard covers and at regu-
lar prices-some of the earlier
works of their mystery authors.
The doom boys could say this was
an acknowledgment that the cur
rent crop is faltering. But the
reprints also could mean that the
publishers realize their readers
have such voracious appetites for
this form of fiction that the cur
rent crop can't keep up with them.
These reprints, incidentally, are
well worth another look even for
those who caught them the first
time around. Among them are
thriller trios by Graham Greene,
Peter Cheyney and Eric Amber.
Also. Erie Stanley Gardner's pub
Usher has started reprinting all
the Perry Mason stories. The
first to be republished, "The Case
Of the Velvet Claws" compares
favorably with the whodunit
kings current output and even
reveals Della Streets age.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

avenues have been closed, coll
lected a number of these cases in
THE Court of Last Resort. AS
a matter of news interest, Mickey
Spillane didn't let his conversion
halt his typewriter - as some
critics had hoped and his army
of devotees had feared. Kiss Me,
Deadly" came out this fall.
In the short story field, the COL
lection Of first published stories
by veteran craftsmen put out by
Mystery Writers of America as
Maiden Murders is worth hav-
ing not only because the stories
are amazingly good but because
the authors preface them with
entertaining accounts Of how
they came to be written. William
Irish produced another collection,
Eyes That Watch You, with at
least two spine-tinglers. Ellery
Queens Calendar Of Crime" en-
ployed history and holidays as
the inspiration for the short mys-
teries. OF the two annual anthol-
ogies. "The Queens Awards, as
usual. offered more than David C.
Cookies 1852 edition of Best De.
tective Stories Of The Year.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

Ambler's "Epitaph for a Spy" a
1887 effort printed for the first
time in this country. rode too
obviously on the authors subse-
quent successes. And Ellery
Queens THE King Is Dead"
amounted to morality tale in an
improbable setting.
On the other hand, the late
Josephine Tey's Daughter of
Time." while totally unlike such
earlier successes as "The Fran
chise Affair."" nevertheless was
noble excursion into the history
mystery field as it set out to
disprove the legend that Richard
III strangled his nephews.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

bert, combining cloak-and- dag
ger doingS with courtroom satire;
The Long Green" by Bart Spicer,
suspense growing out of a family's
efforts to prevent police from
knowing about a child's kidnapping,
Evil Became Them" by Pat Root,
another suspense story in which
an aged West Indian and a de-
feated refugee are pitted against a
quartet of greedy relatives to save
the life Of a small heiress:
Murder Through the Looking
GLASS;" by Andrew Carve, a timely
and knowledgeable item about fell
low travellers on a peace" mission
to Moscow: They Died Laugh
ing" by Alan Green, close to the
years funniest in it's spoofing of
TV variety shows; THE Big Sin,"
by Jack Webb. heart-warming
account of a Catholic priest and a
Jewish detective joining forces to
prove girl didn't commit suicide,
and Stanley Ellin's "The Key to
Nicholas Street." a tour de force
in its use of f1rst-person narra-
tion.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

And the book everybody was reading and
giving for Christmas in 1853 was David
COppertield, by little-known English
man named Charles Dickens. Old August
Brentano finally sold his rig, but kept
boy on bicycle busy delivering a
new best-seller called Tom Sawyer at
Christmas time in 1876
Just eight Christmases later, in 1884,
Brentano's first opened its doors in Wash
ington. It has been growing and growing
and selling wonderful Christmas books
to the Nations Capital ever since!
This year, ten fine Brentano stores
conveniently located throughout Wash
ington and the suburbs, present 1925
best books . new best-sellers and old
favorites, religion and romance, science
and history, cookery and crime, children's
books, humor and timeless art treasures
:. books perfect for everyone on your
Evening star., 1952-12-07
An Old-Timer Returns

The year also marked the return
of Mary Roberts Rinehart to mys-
terry fiction with 'The Swimming
POOL. Robert Tallant gave fact
crime shot in the arm with his
New Orleans narratives. Ready
To Hang. Erie Stanley Gard
ner, who has devoted many tan
taliZing preface to the work he
and his colleagues have done in
clearing the innocent after all other
Evening star., 1952-12-07
More Credible Plots

The most promising symptoms
Of good health in this years mys-
terry crop were the respectful at
tention to credible plots, humor
drawn from situation rather than
wisecracks. the evocation of three
dimensional characters and the
de-emphasis ON sex and sadism.
Evening star., 1952-12-07
The Years Best

Roses Last Summer" by Marga-
ret Millar, which combines sharp
characterization with smooth plot
ting and delicate wit; Ambush
for Anatol." by John Sherwood. a
thriller featuring the unpre-
dlctable Mr.. Blessington; Black
Widow by Patrick Quentin, an
innocent'husband'S adventure with
a bad girl; "You Diet Today" by
Baynard Kendrick, the blind de-
tective, Duncan Maclain, coping
with hanging machine; Into
Thin Air" by Jack Iams, wick
edly funny satire on security and
Government red tape combined
with Communist shenanigans,
and, of course. the latest Erie
Stanley Gardner = "The Case of
the Grinning Gorilla"
Or the book giver can 60 back
few months and pick out what
this reviewer considers the best of
the year.
Included among them are "Is-
land Rescue" by Jerrard Tickell,
involving wartime efforts to
rescue a pedigreed cow from a
Nazi-held channel island; RE
Ginning Figure" by Marco Page,
the author of EAST Company"
returning with a literate fable
about art and homicide; "The
Black Gardenia," by Eliot Paul, an
opera bouffe with Homer Evans
in a Hollywood setting; Death
Has Deep Roots" by Michael Gill
Evening star., 1952-12-07

Christmas list! And at Brentano's, of
course, you can find all the exciting
books presented in this supplement-
Giving books for Christmas is an old
and enduring custom. Now, as in 1858,
when you give a book, you give a world
of pleasures. You can wrap memory in
tinsel paper or dream. You can tie
nostalgia in bright red ribbon and leave
it under someone's Christmas tree. You
can give whole lifetime of laughter and
tears in one exciting package.
A good book can say Welcome or
Farea0eU or God Bless You A good
book can say, simply, I lone you. A good
book can shout joyously-from friend to
friend, family to family, lover to lover
Merry, Merry Christmas!
Use the coupon to open Brentano's
treasure chest of riches for Christmas
1852!
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Crime and Mystery Books.

Not that you couldn't find plenty
OF gore, sleazy plotting and IN
probable situations if you went
looking for them, but there was
scarcely a week during the year
without at least one sound and
satisfying piece of mystery dctioa
Fortunately for Christmas book
givers who want to make fairly
sure the recipients haven't al
ready read their Offering and
that it's good one-the publish
ers saved some of their more COM
petent mysteries for the latter
months of the year. Among them:
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Some Fell Short

For any one toting up gains
against losses in this years mys-
terry output, the number of vet
eran craftsmen who pleased far
exceeds those who disappointed.
1t must be remembered, too, that
we expect so much of our old
favorites that anything short of
superior is a source of disap-
pointment.
Short of expectations, for in
stance, was alias Uncle Hugo"
by Manning Coles, a minor Tommy
Hambledon adventure among the
Russians. And Carter Dickson's
Behind the Crimson Blind"
could be enjoyed only if read as
satire instead of being taken
seriously. Shelley Smiths "The
Crooked Man" was a morbid affair
adding little to this authors repu-
tation. Richard Powell's "A Shot
in the Dark" suffered for lack of
Andy and Arabella Blake. Eric
Evening star., 1952-12-07

q ESPITE the scholarly proph-
cts of doom who would
have us believe the detec-
fiNo cfnl.M ic d,rirr IL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
HEART Benefit SHOW
Boulder Grade School Gymnasium
Saturday, February e, 1852, s pm.
HEART ASSOCIATION FUND DRIVE NOW ON

than that from the next five leading
causes combined.
The campaign slogan NEW HOPE
for HEARTS is predicated on recent
important advances made by research
in gaining new knowledge about the
heart and circulation and the diseases
which attack them.
We believe this cause is eminently
worthy of support and we hope you
will see fit to generously donate to
the campaign fund, the goal of which
for 1862 is $4,000 for the Butte area.
Contributions may be addressed to
HEART, care of Post Office or to
Southwestern Montana Heart Assoc
iation, GO Butte Chamber of Com
merce, 60 w. Broadway.
Heart" will be grateful for your
help.-HAZEL MURPHY, Butte.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22

prospecting. Another phase of indust-
ry contributing heavily to winter
seasonal layoffs includes sugar beet
processing, holiday sales, holiday
mail, and harvest of Christmas trees.
Farm work is also at its low ebb in
the winter period"
The only extensive labor demand
now is for handbook miners. For ten
years the metal mines have been al
most continually in the labor market
for more underground workers. Pres
ent plans call for expansion of ex-
listing forces by 1000 miners about
May l. Men with the required physi-
cal and experience qualifications are
being sought in nationwide recruit
ment. New entrants in the mining
field have not kept pace with deple-
ton of existing force through natural
causes.
"More than 20 per cent of job
seekers in February are women" Mil
Ter explained, "and mine-qualified APP
plicants are from other industries, and
are merely waiting for work to re-
open in their customary occupations"
Prospects are that all workers cur
rently available will be on jobs as
soon as weather and seasonal factors
permit. Resumption of work on Hun
cry Horse and Canyon Ferry dams
will require hiring more than 1000
men. Building operations and high
way work will absorb an even great
er number. Plans call for erection of
some 600 housing units as soon as
spring opens. The timber industry
and railroad maintenance merely
await return of favorable weather to
,all back their idled crews.
Job placements were more numer-
'us last month than in any previous
January in the fourteen years of
employment service operation. That
service put 2,039 men and women in
obs during the month, 300 more than
he previous record set up in Janu-
Try, 1851. Nearly 400 of the appli-
ants so placed were women.
Unemployment insurance claims
re at a moderate winter level. Last
week there were 1920 active claim
nts for benefits, as compared with
,5I6 year ago and 1922 two
ears ago. More than half of the
urrent claims come from Kalispell.
ireat Falls, Billings, and Missoula
ffices, with Butte, Helena, and Pol
on ranking next in claim volume.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22

The American Heart Association
by press and radio is currently pro-
claiming this February as Heart
Month and is campaigning for funds
to carry forward a three-point at
tack on diseases of the Heart, Blood
Vessels, and kindred Rheumatic Fever
by (D Scientific Research as to
causes, treatment and prevention. (2)
Education of the public. (3) De-
velopment of community heart pro-
gram locally which has the objective
of assuring that services and modern
facilities are made available for the
care and treatment of
heart and related diseases.
Heart and Blood Vessel disease,
the No. 1 killer of the United States,
bring death annually to more than
$4,000 men, women and children.
This represents a death toll greater
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
EMPL OYkiENT HAS ABOUT REACHED
WINTER LOW I'm MONTANA

Employment in Montana, on a re.
ducing scale since early November
has about reached its low winter le-
vel, according to NJ. Joe Miller, chair
man of the unemployment compensa-
ton commission. Favorable weather
during late January and the first
half of February has relieved the
pressure of labor surplus by open
ing up jobs in construction, transpor-
tation, and logging. These activities
are still subject to interruption by
severe weather.
Number of jobseekers increased
during January by more than so per
cent, but is still 10 per cent below
that of year ago and 40 per cent
below the high postwar supply of
February l, 1850. Some of the de-
crease is attributable to inductions
into the armed services and out-mi-
grafton of armament jobs. Employ
ment service offices report 10,432
jobseekers on February /, year ago
there were II, 685, and two years ago
1871.
Seasonal layoffs and reductions
OF force" Miller pointed out, "are
normally concentrated in the winter
season, reaching their peak in Febru-
airy. Weather hats most outdoor
work, such as construction of roads,
bridges, buildings, dams, and indust-
rial facilities, also logging and lum-
berng operations to a degree, and
railroad maintenance and mineral
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22

] be a candidate for reelection on the
Democratic ticket.
In announcing his candidacy, Gov
ernor Bonner stated that he will stand
on his record of achievement for Mon
tana and its citizens and if reelected
will continue to give the citizens of
Montana aggressive, honest and eff
developing and preserving the great
natural resources of Montana for
the people of Montana.
Governor Bonner was born in
Butte, Montana, July 16, 1902 and
went with his parents to the Flat
head Indian Reservation when it
was opened for settlement in 1910.
Bonner spent many years of his life
ranching with his father, the late
P. j. Bonner, former Sanders Coun-
ty Commissioner, who died when
Bonner was overseas with the army.
His mother, Mrs. P. J. Bonner, re-
sides in Missoula.
Governor Bonner was unanimously
elected by all the Governors of the
States and Territories at their Sep
TENDER 1851 meeting at Gatlinburg,
Tennessee, to represent them as a
member of the Governors Executive
Committee. Governor Bonner, with
former Governor Youngdahl of Min
nesota, helped to organize the In
terstate Indian Council which is now
influential in helping to solve prob
lens confronting the Indians.
Governor and Mrs. Bonner are the
parents of four daughters-Jose-
phine, Jacqueline, Patricia and Wilma
and son, Tom.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
GOV, JOHN BONNER WILL
SEEK ANOTHER TERM

Gov. John w. Bonner, native of
Montana, graduate of the State Uni
versity of Montana, former Attorney
General and veteran of World War III
Yesterday announced that he would
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
DEMAND THE UNION LABEL

Mccarthy deals
didn't 0 Wisconsin
his
immunihe finally
which with
of such things Statesmen
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
Falls Man To Head State
Clerks Council In 1852

Bernal Leary, long time business
agent of the Great Falls Retail Clerks
Union, will head up the Montana AS
ISOLATION of Retail Clerks DURING
1852. Leary was elected president
at the associations annual meeting
in Helena, Sunday.
Ray. Cavanaugh, Helena, was elect
ed vice president, and Mrs. Emiline
johnson of Great Falls, secretary
treasurer.
The state association now has II
locals affiliated, representing approx
$500 Montana retail clerks.
The only means of curing cancer
known today are by X-rays, radium
and surgery.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22

The initiative Wrkmen
Compensation diverse
initiative, will
eventually minimum 100000 Montana
the Association will with labor
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
Wouldn't You Know


ventilation
the the will
Wonder what those will do nnard" the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
MONTANA POWERS BILLBOARD BlARNEY

MONTANA PUMER'S BELLBUhRD BLARkEv
"Fasehood $ easy, truth acknowledgements ELIOT
Powers biboards alternate between telling Mon
people how cheap electricity when provided by the
junior member of the Montana twins and how the fedora
government gradually eating all the of an area
approxmating 72 of the land mass of the nation.
the instance it's "hokum" second little
of the sheerest kind of hypocrisy.
few words about the latter first Granted the federal
graspng increasingly larger percentage of the
national income with each passing but this does not
vide grounds for Montana Power talk Cor qwack reeks
of downright ngratude for Uncle Sam has been than
generous with our local power monopoly.
Who gets of the output of Fort Peck power dirt
cheap prices delivered at Great Falls?
Who has stranglehold distribution the potential
power production of Canyon Ferry?
Who along with its twin is corallng upwards of IS per
cent of the potential of the Hungry Horse dam?
Whose dams down stream from Canyon Ferry will gain
considerably higher firm power minimum Canyon Ferry
completed and greater regulation of Missouri stream flow
achieved?
In short, what Montana corporation ap-
proxmately $40 millions $3.50 million of which water),
has had its capital stock UNNECESSARILY increased in value
by the of upwards of half billion dollars of pub
lcy constructed power installations?
Now something that billboard about how cheap
electricity is in Montana Here figures 1850,
taken from Congressional Record February a. A823
which lucky all be
ed by Montana Power Company:
Total Electric Sales 1850, Montana
Gs1,2s2 customers 3512e5ooo XVIII consumed)
Mont. Power anti XVIII same antk eamtkw
s24s24sOo s14soso2s $12s47s74 s1724e414
Total Residential Sales $780, Montana
(156,1s6 kwhco nsumed)
MONTH
Charged IVA cost Tacoma cost Bonnevil
5342ees 5oo5,s4o e,231,7eo
Total Commercial Montana
(21,s13 21s721Ooo XVIII consumed)
Mont Power
Charged IVA Bonnie
247o71o 3,311,s16
Total Industrial Montan
(s2ss kwh consumed)
Mont
Charged IVA Tacoma
e317,7oo 6,e7s,s57 77o573s
Breaking the residential figure down to kowatt hour cost
for example, the Cheap electricity sold consumers
by Montana Power 27 cents Taking
of IVA Tacoma and Bonneville average
XVIII to the 146 In otherwords
much Montana Power charges residential
sumers Or, stated another If your electricity bill
month under Montana Power paying
matey $3.50 month for Juice
would be paying under TVATacoma Bonneville average
residential schedules Similar
vail the table shows for commercial Montana
and to less degree for industrial
sumers-bilboard barney Notwithstanding
Observation
E. G. Toomey guard" leader
the 1916 Montana Citizens find
self the boat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
Speaking of "Front" Organizations


daily a "nonparsan speakers speakers
n o Helena
The judge how HSF by noting
the forums guiding lights They
liam A. Brown
MI and Mrs G. Toomey, long Republican aars
R. A. Nel secretary Montana Taxpayers Associations;
Monta Company official;
Marc Buerbaugh big in Helena Chamber of Commerce;
and-as- ttingly SOL Howard
Tan't the Way We heerd II
"Senator ZaI the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
Observation

E. g. Toomey and
prime the 1916 Montana
self in the boat the COPS Mccarthy
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-02-22
Tain't the Way We He-erd 1t

Senator Zaes Econ of the the u
JOE MCCARTHY speech before Montana Goppers
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-28

the school with Mrs. Howard Jacob
of the Program Committee in
charge.
Florence LaGanke, Food Editor
for the Cleveland Press will ad-
dress the members on floods,
Families and Fun" Mrs. LaGanke
is graduate of Teachers College,
Columbia University; has taught
Home Economics at Flora Stone
Mather, University of California
and at her own alma mater.
Mrs. w. H. Conrad, Caledonia
P.T.A. President will conduct a
short business meeting. Tea will
be served with Mrs. F. H. Choir
man in charge.
There will be child care, so
mothers may feel free to attend.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee Of the Caledonia P.T.A. will
mold bake sale Immediately after
the March 9Th meeting. All dona-
tions will be appreciated and may
be viewed and purchased during
tea time. For any further informa-
tion call Mrs. w. H. Kruger,
Chairman, MU. 1882.
Women interested in attending
the Interior Decorating courses at
Chambers School, starting March
18th, may call Mrs. Leon Hine,
PO. 1929. Mrs. Hines number
was given incorrectly last week.
The next meeting of Prospect
P.T.A. will be held at the school
on Wednesday,, March 9Th, at
1880 p. m.
Mrs. Caroline Piercey, will
speak on "The History and Gus
toms of the Shakers" Mrs. Piercey
is a Cleveland author, whose book
about the Shakers, "Valley of Gods
Pleasure" was published during
the last year. Those who have
read this book assure US this will
be fine meeting. Those who
haven't had the opportunity to
read it will find this meeting
stimulating their interest in this
Cleveland author and her writings.
Before the meeting members
will have a chance to buy new"
dessert for the family dinner at
the Bake Sale planned by the
mothers of the children in kinder
garten and first three grades. Do
nations to the Bake Sale from any
other P.T.A members will be well
coined.
Dessert and coffee will be served
at 1870.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-28
|pPOR1UNITIEs FOR MECHANICALLY-1RAINED MEN
a good place to w0rk

H you have had previous mechanical experience
attending trade school, you may qualify for good job at J&
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-28
Garden Courses At
Memorial School
Begin Wednesday

The Spring gardening class opens
at Memorial School Garden next
week. This year the class has been
postponed until March to begin
the course, so the weather will be
warmer and more suited to gar
dening. There is no better way of
spending your spare time than in
your yard or garden. If you like
to "putter around" at home, join
the class and talk over your prob
lens with others like yourself.
Learn some Of the fundamentals
that will make your work more en-
joyable and interesting.
The class is informal with time
for discussing your own personal
problems. Some of the topics
covered are soils, fertilizers, vege-
tables and fruits, pest control and
starting seed. A combined seed
order will be taken and you can
get plants started in the hotbed
and take them home when ready
to plant.
Glasses start Wednesday, March
5, 1852, at 7:30 p. M, and will con-
tinue on through the spring for
ten weeks. Come to Memorial
School, 41O East 152nd st. and join
the class for a lot of enjoyment
and practical knowledge on the
everyday side of gardening.
For further information call
L. G. Karrer, teacher in charge,
at Memorial School Garden, KE.
1-1242.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-28
Held In Auto Death

Marcelle Lavoie, 1918 Forest
Hill ave. was held for the Grand
Jury on charge of manslaughter
in the traffic death of Eugene J.
Fearing, 2404 Cedar ave. Fearing
was driving through a safety zone
at Euclid and Brightwood aves.
Christmas morning when Lavoie
swung from the right of the zone
to make a left turn, according to
police.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-28

Police are checking the report
of Tony Jancigar of theft at his
Bi-Rite Market, Euclid at Holyoke
ave. the night of February oath.
Jancigar told police he missed
$1,000 in change and small bills
which he had placed in a hiding
place in the store balcony, $50
from two cash registers, an adding
machine, several cases of ham, and
1876 cartons of cigaretts.