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Evening star., 1952-06-15

almost strangers through the
war years. find they have little
in common. And yet Diana
feels sympathy, even a measure
of affection, for the colonel as
she watches him try futilely to
preserve the bankrupt and dis
integrating farm-his whole
life. Meanwhile, one Of the
colonel's subalterns, Nigel, a
young artist, comes to the
neighborhood to paint. The ex-
pected happens. Diana and
Nigel fall in love. Nigel seems
quite as muddled in his think
ing as Diana.
Although the novel is written
around the love affair, it was
neither Of the younger persons
who aroused my sympathy. 1t
was the colonel. He saw the
only world he had known
crumbling under his feet. He
brooded, too, over a costly mis-
take he had made in battle
a blunder Nigel knew about but
never mentioned to Diana. The
colonel is presented as a rather
dull character, without imag-
ination, a traditional member Of
the gentry. kind to his emA
ployes so long as they keep
their place, loving horses more
than he loves most people.
Even so. his gradual disintegra-
tion-along with the estates
takes on more the stature Of
tragedy than the Illustrations
and disappointments Of the
lovers.
&C. B. j.
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b a r k alton of
a n cd d little
wartime band,
u n e a S i l y
grouped under
the banner of
the BritiS i S h
Fruit and Veg
etable Process
in g Mission.
Its lie a d e r,
Prof. Eric
Plankette, has
wispy hair and
vague notions
as to what he
ond hic m.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
RosenfeId at OIney

Edward Rosenfeld, Baltimore
artist whose work has been seen
in one-man and group shows in
Washington for more than a
decade, is the first painter to
have an exhibition in the newly
renovated lobby of the OlEey
Theater. It will remain through
June 20.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Reviewed by Rex Collier

he organized a guerrilla band
of native spies virtually under
the noses of the Communists.
He and his motley collabora-
tors mapped the Inchon harbor,
plumbed its depths. gave de-
tailed radio reports on its de-
fenses. To top it all, 1t. Clark
climbed an abandoned light
house and lighted an all's-well
signal that guided the Ameri-
can fleet safely to victory.
The book is profusely illus
trated with official photographs,
many of which have never be-
fore been published.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
ASSIGNMENT Stuffed Shirt
BY Rene MacColl. (Atlantic- Little Bro10n; $3J

It is not enough to say that
Assignment Stuffed Shirt" is
admirable light summer read
ing. 1t is a riot. by all odds
the funniest book to come on a
glum old world this year.
The clover-filled fields of
public relations have long
needed a good moving, and Mr..
MacColl, American correspond
ent for a British newspaper,
goes at it with all the zest and
zany invention the job calls for.
Departure point for this un-
inhibited little romp is the en-
Evening star., 1952-06-15

ualists. Their stories make
fascinating reading.
1t is no less for the photo
graphs of the multitude of types
of houses that white Columns
in Georgia" is valued. The con-
ventional Greek revival houses
share attention with other types
of architecture, notably a mag
nificent Italian villa built CEN
tury ago on a busy mimosa-
lined street in Macon and as
fine and mellowed as any in the
hills outside Rome.
Similar books have been writ
ten about the great houses of
Virginia, South Carolina and
Louisiana. This is the first
about Georgia. And 1t is one
of the best of them all.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Reviewed by Corter Brooke Jones


temperately. Mr.. Toledano was
co-author of. Seeds of Treason,
a story of the Hiss case. He is
a highly skilled journalist who
knows how to express himself.
Soviet Spy Soree
He goes further than the
China lobby-the real one-in
sketching the amazing activities
of Richard Sorge, the German
who turned Soviet agent. When
Hitler attacked Russia in June,
194l, the Kremlin was desperate.
1t feared an attack by Japan
through Manchuria and Siberia.
Sorge, who had connections at
the very top of the Japanese
government, was instructed to
foment anti-American feeling as
a counterbalance to Japanese
who wanted war with Russia.
The author does not contend
that Sorge tipped any scales,
but at least he helped.
The influence of Communist
surface and undercover pres
sure from the East was enor-
nous. Mr.. Toledano goes into
the highly controversial Insti-
tute of Pacific Relations and
the astonishing suppression of
the Amerasia case, involving the
wholesale theft of secret docu-
ments. Individuals concerned in
our Far Eastern policy are dis
cussed thoroughly, but the
author does not say they are all
Soviet agents or even Commu-
nists. He often says he does not
know. Some, he feels, were
dupes or merely misguided
idealiSts.
In fact, what distinguishes
this book from George Morgen-
stern's Pearl Harbor: The Story
of the Secret War" and Charles
Callan Tansilps current Back
Door to War" is a more judicial
and less accusatory attitude. Mr..
Toledano does not charge Presi-
dent Roosevelt with deliberately
provoking the Pearl Harbor
attack. He does express regret
that the moderate Konoye cab
met was overthrown at a crucial
moment. But he writes: ITO
say that military conflict with
Japan could have been prevent
ed is not an accusation of
treason or betrayal against the
Roosevelt administration. Nor
is it an attempt to paint the
Japanese as lily-white pacifiSts.
The war party in the Tokyo gov
ernment was powerful. deter
mined and ruthless. But there
was also a strong pro-American
party. backed by the Mikado
and influential in high-level de-
liberations. which could have
been supported and encour-
aged"
Evening star., 1952-06-15
News of Artists and Exhibitions
Work of Young Washington Artists at Whyte Gallery includes
Abstract and Expressionst Paintings in Wide Variety

they represent Britain in the
current show. along with STAN
ley William Hayter. the young
est printmaker in the group
(now 81 years old.
Whistler is the only American.
and is represented with one Of
his etchings of Old World har-
bors. Three German expression
lists conclude the exhibition.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Anturcticu

The Department Of Defense
has recently issued the first ex-
haustive photography of Ant
arctica. It is the work of John
H. Roscoe, contains some $500
individual references and was
prepared at the direction of
the Bureau of Aeronauuics.
Evening star., 1952-06-15

is introduced
as a color
litilograph er
in the sew
enth. an ex-
hipition of his
Ia test work at
tie IFA Gal
lcries, 1929
Connect c u t
avenue NV,
t. ough June
q. Hereto
fee, he has
shown paint
lr S, b a C k
ard w hi ( q
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horts are to accomplish. They
never do find out, as a matter of
fact, but their adventures in the
smothering embrace of public
relations and press from coast
to coast is reason enough for the
ride.
No one who has ever sat at a
press conference and heard
eager Scribes ask visiting Brit
ish housewife about Soviet in
tentions in the Balkans can fail
to applaud the lovely opening
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Paintings at Flame

The Flame Restaurant. 1929
Connecticut avenue NV, is the
newest addition to the ranks Of
local industrial concerns encour-
aging area artists. Last month
the first of a series of art ex-
hibitions was opened there. and
will close next Friday. Gene
We've Long, Washington artist,
has undertaken the arrange
ment of these shows for the
Flame.
Evening star., 1952-06-15

confidence or
Western de-
m oc ra cies,
pa I ticularly
t h e United
States, in the
generalissimo.
w e W e re
h e l p i n g
Chang. Con-
currently they
had to build
up the Chi
neSe Com
munists, pre-
sent them as
riHnnlo lan6
Evening star., 1952-06-15

SC6ue, d AAOO0
or a character
in a few words
"a capacity
to condense
a n d distill,
which seems
rare the S e
days.
His first
novel certain
ly has its
merits. Yet 1t
left me with
t h e feeling
that Mr.. Fig
nic non do O
Evening star., 1952-06-15
HowCongress
Dickers,Votes
And Adjourns
Congress at Work

congress az WOFk
BY Stephen X. Bailey and
Howard D. Samuel. (Henry
Holt G Co.: $5.)
Reviewed by Mary McGrory
It has often been said that
Congress is a cumbersome ma
chine that often stalls and
sometimes seems to be getting
nowhere fast. In fact, volumes
have been written on the sub
ject. What differentiates "Con-
gress at Work" Is it's heavy en-
phasis on the documentary over
the theoretical.
Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Samuel
have not contented themselves
with a general description of the
problems and pressures which
weigh down our 531 national
representatives. Instead they
have shown the day-to-day eff
forts which Congressman make
to get elected, and once in, to
get along with their fellow
party members and their con-
stituents. how they function in
committee and on the floor, how
they dicker, vote and adjourn.
It is a fascinating case history,
an inside story, with none of
the derogatory connotations of
that type of writing-unless you
count the inescapable insights
into the maneuvers of strong
armed committee chairmen,
overdiligent staff members and
tireless lobbyists.
'Meon and Petty Business
In a campaign year, the chap
tiers which describe how Senator
Lehman of New York, Repre-
sentativeS Ayres of Ohio and
Smith of Mississippi successfully
courted the voters make par
ticularly interesting reading.
The authors then go on to show
how each man spends a typical
day doing the job he tried so
hard to get, how much of his
time is given to what Edmund
Burke called "mean and pet
ty business" Representative
AyreS' efforts to test public
opinion in his home district,
with resultant charges in his
local newspaper that he should .
guide rather than reflect senti-
ment, give another dimension to
ever-preSent congressional di-
lemmaS.
Giving names and dates (ex-
cept in the case of people con-
cerned in a private bilD, the
authors take their readers
through the sectional mazes of
a pork barrel bill, the endless
defeats that beset Senator Norris
fight for IVA, the smart foot
work of the lobbies during the
enactment of the Rent Control
Act of 1949, two types of inves-
tigation-one good (the Truman
Committee) one bad CHouse Un-
American and DR.. Condon) a
tax bill. a military appropria-
tions bill, pact ratification and
the restrained frenzy of ad-
journment.
With its exhaustive documen-
tation and careful attention to
small but crucial detail, Con-
greSs at Work" shows that Con-
gresS really does work. What
the authors would like to see
as would everybody else-is for
Congress TO remain a humaniz-
ing element between citizen and
bureaucracy, and yet concen-
trate it's major fire on a handful
of important issues, about which
it should educate itself more
deeply.
The book is written in a dis
passionate style. Mr.. Bailey.
author of Congress Makes a
Law" is a one-time executive
secretary to Senator Benton and
now a teacher of government
at Wesleyan University. Mr..
Samuel is executive director Of
the Sidney Hillman Foundation
of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Diana Wakefield
chael Figgis. (Macmillan; $3J
BY Michae

~ 4N44O34u6C3 @66@~s
This novel introduces a new
writer. q young Englishman
whose gifts are apparent before
many pages are read.
Mr.. Figgis writes with a sure
touch. He can make you see a
Evening star., 1952-06-15


Autographs and "Perltone"
prints. made by a process he
invented. He has also partici-
pated actively in group shows.
He is represented in the per-
manent collections of the Cor
coran, Phillips. Watkins. Barnett
Alden and Howard University art
galleries, the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and the Library of Con-
gress.
Eight of the 20 color litho-
graphs on view at the IFA
Galleries were sold during the
shows first week. Most of them
have qualities which interest
devotees of contemporary idi-
oms. and others which appeal
to the layman. The compost
tions are predominantly strong
and vital with swooping curves
and diagonals, and soaring ver-
ticals, which suggest the char
acter of our civilizations. Mr..
Perlmutter is inspired by the
grandeur of modern engineer
ing, such as the Washington
Bridge over the Hudson and
New York's skyscrapers. His
pictorial comments on them are
terse and to the point. but al
ways ineligible to the average
person. Twilight" bringing in
both subjects, is the best work
in the show, to me.
He turns away from steel and
reinforced concrete in such
prints as Flash Red" "a light
house at night, Swamp
Trees" and "Sun" and Moon"
the latter pair made from the
same stone. a handsome silhou-
cite of leafless trees against
different colors.
Aside from study on Federal
projects, Mr.. Perlmutter, a
journeyman photographer, is
self-taught. He has been a lee
turer and art instructor here
for some years.
Print Panorama
Masterpieces of Printmak-
ing" drawn from the permanent
collection of the Division of
Graphic Arts, National Mu-
scum, is on view in the print
gallery, Smithsonian Building.
through next Sunday. Twenty
six prints by as many masters
of seven countries. range from
the mid-15th century through
our day. These are famous
prints, we'll known through
reproduction as we'll as mu-
scum exhibitions, and they
afford a glimpse Of the quality
of the Smithsonians print
collection.
The show is not arranged
chronologically, nor by schools.
but merely as an offering Of
fine prints. Half of them are
French, of the 17th and 10Th
centuries. Earliest masters are
German engravers Schongauer
and Durer, and Dutch Lucas
van Leyden. Sixteenth CEN
tury Pieter Brueghel is the
sole Flemish master. with a
typical detailed fantasy.
Rembrandt alone would make
the 18th century great; his
beautiful Christ Preaching"
is here. Goya's aquatint,
"Pobrecitas!" Zone of the Pro-
vechos). is the only Spanish ex-
ample. Blake and Turner,
both born in the 18th century,
are considered in some quarters,
as England's greatest masters:
Evening star., 1952-06-15

American art, knocked down
like a house of cards. by the
first hostile blasts from Con-
gress) have been easily discour-
aged because of their frail fl
nancial foundations.
Evening star., 1952-06-15

The species, though often imi-
tated, is rarely genuine. George
AIDE once said: ABE Martin is
as quaint and droll as John Bill
ings and Artemus Ward ever
dared to be-"
When Kin Hubbard died in
1880 at the age of 81 at his home
in indianapolis, the flags at both
the City Hall and the State
house were lowered at half staff.
Mr.. Kelly, who knew Kin well,
has written a wholly delightful
book. It is literally sprinkled
with Abe's sayings. The biog-
rapher is a newspaperman wide
ly known in Washington. He
has written a number of books,
including a biography of the
Wright brothers. &C. B. j.
Flee the Angry Strangers
BY George Mandell. (Bobbs-
Merrill; $3.75.)
The hallucinated world of
dope addicts comes startlingly
into focus in this novel. The
scene is Greenwich Village. The
main figure is Diane, youthful
and pretty. We follow her as
she starts with marijuana and
goes slowly downward into the
fantastic hell of heroin. There
are her companions, some band
musicians, others thieves and
vagabonds-a young crowd liv-
ing apart from, but around,
others, speaking dialect of
their own. The oblique descrip-
tions, heavily figurative and al
lusive, are we'll adapted to the
unreal reality of drugs, but they
are too lavish and they become
hard to follow. There's too
much in the story outside of the
devastating effects of narcotics.
The book probably would have
been more effective at half its
length. &C. 3. J.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Printmuker's Debut

Jack Perlmutter, a native
New Yorker but a Washington
artist since 1910, with six one
man shows here to his credit,
Evening star., 1952-06-15

Battle Report: The War in Korea
BY Capt Walter Karig, u S. N r. Comdr Malcolm w. Cage
u S. NJ It. Comdr Frank A. Manson U. S. N. (Rnehart
& Co.; $6D
Evening star., 1952-06-15

Books in Review
New Book Reveals Chino Lobby Part
Of Red Plan for Far East Victory
Spies Dupes and Diplomats
BY Ralph Toledano. DueH Sloan Pearce-Le Brown;
$780,
Pev;ewed hv Tnrfer Rrooke lonee
Evening star., 1952-06-15
The Life and Times of Kin Hubbard,
Creator of Abe Martin

BY Fred c. Kelly. (Farrar, Straus & Young: s3J
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
Editorial
Tnsurance Man Remembers Youths

escent Home, Humane Society of
Missouri, Barnard Free Skin and
Cancer Hospital, and the Salvation
Army.
At the time the will was drawn,
1t specified 10 per cent OF the
residue was to go to r a t h c r
DUNES Colored Boys Home,
formerly at 90l N. Garrison Ave.
However, most Catholic institu-
tons in st. Louis area are now
interracial, and the Colored Boys
Home has been combined with the
Home for boys at 3010 Washing
ton Blvd. both bearing Father
DUNES name. This institution
will receive 20 per cent Of the es-
tate as a consequence of the mer-
ger.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11

st. Louis, Mo. April 9.-When
the will of the late Joseph A
Michel, insurance man, was filed
in probate court yesterday, 1t was
revealed his 100000 estate will
go to nine charities.
Under the terms Of the will, Mr..
Michel, who died February %,
left the estate in trust for his
wife. Mrs. Theresa M. Michel.
Upon her death it will be divided
among he following charitable
organizations:
Shriners Hospital for Crippled
Children, st. Joseph's Catholic
Orphans Home, Father DUNES
Home for Boys, Father Dempsey's
Hotel for Men, Lutheran Conval-
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
TOCET FLAG
FROM MEXICO

CHICAGO. April 9, Sidney
Teller, co-chairman Of the Pan
American committee of B'nai
Birth, will present the flag of
Mexico to Carver High School
April II on behalf of Albert Elm
stein High School in Mexico City.
The ceremony will be attended
by parents of students, members
Of B'nai Birth, and Luis Duplan,
the Mexican consul here.
Last February, an international
lecturer, gave a u. S. flag to
Einstein High as q representative
OF Carver. He pointed out that an
exchange of flags symbolizes
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
GRANDSON

GRANDSON
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Shaw of
East Hill have their second
grandson OF the Mr. and Mrs.
Wendell Jones family in Chicago
younger daughter of Mrs. Shaw.
SO
VISITS DAUGHTER AND WIFE
Mr.. Bill Lewis OF Knox College
where he is instructor visited his
new daughter and wife ut tic
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
ALL NEGRO
TEAM WINS
CITY TITLE

Detroit, Mich. April 5.-Wiiliam
Rhodman's all-Negro bowling con-
tingent, Aliens Super Market, one
of the best five-man teams in the
city, became the first Negro team
in the 40-year history of the De-
troit Bowling Association to win
a division title Sunday in the 1862
City Championships.
THE SUPER MARKET crew
led the Glass A section on an over
average basis, totaling 1865 pins
and being lit pins over.
RHODMAN'S keglers will col
lect $500 prize money and five
watches for their championship
efforts at giant banquet in the
near future.
michigan Chronicle)
BIRTHS
JONES, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roos-
evelt, 603A East Beardsley street
a daughter at 1885 a. m. Sunday
in Burnham hospital.
BLACKMAN, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey, 406 North First street. a
daughter at 1870 q. m. Monday
in Community hospital.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11

home Of her Mrs. Anna Lee. ".
E. Washington St.
ATTENDED SERVICES
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Beaaiey of East
Main St. attended brother In law
funeral accompanied by his wits
Mrs. Eta Beasley who has been
convalesing here.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
JOINT SERVICES

Victory Temple No. $50 al d
University Lodge No. GIG held
very impressive Thanksgiving
services in the st. Paul Temple
on <. Washington st. Sunday at
d p. m. Rev. M Rayno is pastor
Mrs. Edna E. Johnson in charge
OF program and Mrs. Rookie
Steele Dgt. Ruler and Mr.. Ernest
Mills Exalted Ruler.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
ERNEST BUTLER OBTAINS
PERMIT FOR RESIDENCE

Ernest Butler has obtained a
permit for "a by 24-foot frame
residence at 1908 North 9Th st.
at o cost of $4,000. Barcus Lum-
Der Co. is the contractor.
Raymond Smith was authorized
to build IL by 20-foot frame
garage ut 705. North Praire Ave.
at . cost of $500 and James Cas-
sells a similar structure at 305
E. Hill st.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11

brotherhood, peace and friendship
between two countries.
Carver High is located in the
Altgeld Garden Housing Project
and the attendance and teaching
staff are almost 100 per cent
colored.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
MAYS APPEAL A
HARDSHIP CASE

Birmingham, Ala. tUP)
Willie Mays, New York Giant
outfielder, arrived here Tues
day and said he will appeal to
his draft board to defer his in
duction because of hardship.
Mays said he supports his fam
lily of eight in Fairfield, Ala.
a suburb OF Birmingham.
The draft board in Fairfield
met in its regular m e t &
Tuesday and is not scheduled to
meet again until next Tuesday.
ash
JOHNSON, WILLIAMS FACE
$4,000 SUIT
Hattie Anderson Thursday filed
in Champaign county circuit court
$4,000 suit against Carl A.
Johnson, .Jr., and Richard Lee
Williams.
She alleged that they were re-
sponsible. for Nov Is, 1861, au-
to-Cab collision. She was pas
senger in the Radio Cab driven
by Johnson, she said, and was in
jured severely.
4##
THANKS
We wish to thank God, our
friends, neighbors and relatives
for acts of kindness shown to Us
during our recent illness. Your
cards, flowers and finance gave
us greater courage to strive to
love our fellowman.
Rev. and Mrs. Grandville Lee
North Poplar st.
&S#
PASSED
Rev. r. L. Lillard former pas
tor of Salem Baptist Church now
located at Fulton, Mo-, while at
tending h uncles funeral col
lapsed and died in East st. Louis.
Rev. j. P. Gibson prominent
pastor at Chicago died while in
service and funeral Wednesday.
He is the husband of Mrs. Ester
B. Hall Gibson.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1952-04-11
The Illinois Times
EDGAR C. HARRIS. PUBLISHER AND EDITOR

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Evening star., 1952-05-02

than 10000 six-page question
naires were mailed. Families niied
in the more than 300 questions
at home, but were required to
bring the completed question
naires to The Star building for a
final check. AS a reward, they
were given a shopping bag full of
groceries, donated by leading local
and national manufacturers.
The survey covers foods, bever-
ages, soaps. drugs, toiletries, ap-
pliances, vacation and travel,
automobiles and general habits.
AS for vacations, most families
stated they plan to take two
weeks this year. Rather intrigu-
ing is the fact that 1914 per cent
said they planned to spend moth
ing on their vacations.
Fewer to Buy Cars.
Slightly fewer families said they
planned to buy cars this year.
Eleven per cent more families
own teIevision sets. Radio own
+ership has dropped slightly.
Several brands in various lines
of merchandise toppled from first
place.
The Star is one Of Is newspa-
pers conducting Consumer Analy-
sis surveys. They are designed to
serve sales organizations and ad-
vertisers in almost every line of
business,