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Evening star., 1953-10-18
Crime
BY Miriam Gutenberg

PeriIOus Holiday. BY Don
Smith. (Henry Holt & Co.;
$2.75.)
Boredom and an unfulfllled
obligation to a YugoSlavians
aristocrat send Peter Brooks
to the Dalmatian coast in
search Of a girl. BY the time
he finds her, he is up to his
ears in diamonds and enemies.
The theological tug-of-war in
the Balkans is woven into this
manhunt escape thriller.
Readers will find it much
more Sedate than the authors
earlier China Coaster"
The Man in the Queue. BY
Josephine Tey. (Macmillan
Co.; $2.75.)
This gem from the late Miss
Tey Is one published nearly
Is years ago under another
pseudonym and now reprinted
in a Murder Revisited" series.
It was her first mystery and
Inspector Grants first case.
He must cope first with the
problem Of learning the iden-
tity of the man stabbed in the
theater line, second with the
likely murderer and third with
his own conscience. There is
charm In the telling and a
surprise ending that ties every
thing in a comfortable bundle.
It's an item Miss Tey's faithful
won't want to miss.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Bible Week Show

Water color paintings Of
churches by Jack Rau Of New
York will open today at the
Hotel Raleigh, to be on view
concurrently with National
Bible Week, tomorrow through
next Sunday. The artist was
the designer of a poster call
ing attention to this week,
used throughout the country
by the Laymen'S National
Committee. Mr.. Rau is on the
staff of GrosSet & Dunlap,
as a specialist in children'S
books,
Evening star., 1953-10-18
News of Artists and Exhibitions

posed of wings and trumpets.
and several .nocturnes, show
ing houses at the bottoms Of
the scratch board, dwarfed by
illimitable heavens, filled with
geometric nightmares.
My lack Of appreciation Of
Senor Diago's work is only one
persons opinion. The artist
is highly regarded by the
avant-garde in this hemi-
phere and Europe. The bio
graphical and critical foreword
of the Pan American Unions
catalogue Of this show ex-
presses it when 1t praises his
distinctive style of expression
in which dextrous craftsman
ship (is) combined with great
imaginative senSitivity."
Evening star., 1953-10-18

as they pleased in business
way. Most Of the men dis
cussed have been written up
fairly extensively, but it is
valuable to have accounts of
their financial adventures in
one volume. Mr.. Holbrook is
fair in his appraisals. He
points out that some OF the
things our early multimillion-
aires did have come to be con-
sidered unethical If not down.
right criminal, but in their
day were held merely smart
business practices. Mr.. Hol-
brook is a lively writer. with
q flair for summing UP trends.
"The Age Of the Moguls" is
one Of the ''Mainstream Of
America" series, edited by
Lewis Gannett. &C. B. j.
Evening star., 1953-10-18

by oil 44C1O OSOOI11. tLLLCS,
The author of "Our Plum
dered Planet" carries his thesis
further. He ponderS how long
our present and probable food
supply will last at the rate the
worlds population is increas-
ing. Not too long, he fears.
Mr.. Osborn points out that
a recent report of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization indicated a total
world food production of 9 per
cent above the 1934-1938 aver
age. During the same period
the population increase was
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Nature Holds
Atoms Real
Top Secrets
Report on the Atom,
BY Gordon Dean. (Knopf;, So
Retrieved hY William Hines

NSkSsS VIZ eUG HSOIH
BY Gordon Dean. (Knopt;; So
Reviewed by William Hines
IF ever there was needed q
thorough, knoWledgeable and
literate appraisal of Americas
place in the atomic scheme OF
things the time for such q
work is now. It has come from
Gordon Dean, former Chair
man OF the Atomic Energy
Commission.
Mr.. Dean, ran his big and
crucial government agency on
the preceptS-eaSy to talk
about but hard to observe-of
wisdom, justice and modera-
ton. He writes his Report"
in the same way; the only way.
truly, that it could be written
and still have merit.
Few, II any, Of the major
problems of atomic energy are
left unmentioned in this 800
page book. The book is di-
vided into two parts, the first
mainly technical and tech
biological, the second primar-
lily political (in the broad
sense of the world. Each part
is interesting and necessary
to understanding of the other,
but the second part has much
greater significance to the
thoughtful reader.
Mr.. Dean belongs neither to
the camp of "tell 'em every
thing" or that of "tell 'em
nothing. In this connection,
he asserts that "the real top
secrets in atomic energy are
those that are still held by
nature" but says on the other
side Of the argument that GER
tain Of our techniqueS must
and should be safeguarded for
our own good.
AS to the question every one
is asking, Mr.. Dean gives q
brief and coherent answer:
How many bombs do the
Russians have? The precise
number doesn't matter. They
have enough, If delivered on
target, to hurt this country
badly. A distressing thought?
Yes, but q fact Of life and q
fact which, once understood, is
the basic premise for the de-
velopment in America of an
intelligent national defense
plan."
If you already have a ere
Quired reading" list, add this
to it. If you do not, start such
q list with this book right now.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Important Show
At Corcorun

MlQQl6 EaSC anu ASIA Will GAAc
real United States is an objec-
tive of major Importance now,
in view of the necessity for
maintaining close cooperation
between the various nations Of
the free world, and the dangers
inherent in widespread dislike,
envy and deep hatred Of us
abroad. These destructive emo
tionS have been blown up by a
tireless anti-American cam
paign carried on by the Com
muniStS in many countries,
made possible by the abySmal
ignorance Of the United States
on the part of vast numbers OF
Europeans and Orientals. Ev-
cry project. therefore, that
promises to bring a ray Of
light into this darkness should
be of deep interest to all Amer
leans.
One such project is "The
Printmaker'S America" an ex-
hibition opened at the Cor
coran Gallery last week end, to
remain through November 8.
This will be the only showing
within the United States. The
exhibition was organized by
the American Federation Of
Arts for a circuit abroad under
the auspices of the United
States Information Agency, Of
whose exhibits branch Rich
ard Brecker is chief. The show
is composed of IT'S prints. in
cluding engravingS, litho-
graphs (many Currier & IveS),
aquatints and etchings, the
great majority in colors, de-
picting life in America from
sociological and historical
viewpoint, from the days of the
early Republic to the end OF
the 18th century.
Mony Galleries Represented
These prints have been lent
by leading print collections in
the United States, among them
the Library of Congress, 43
prints; the Corcoran Gallery,
the Metropolitan Museum and
Public Library of New York
City, Yale University, Knox
College and the American
Antiquarian Society, to men,
ton but a few. The jury which
selected the prints was COM
posed of Hermann Warner
Williams, jr., director OF the
Corcoran, Charles D. ChildS.
well-known Boston print deal
er, and the Metropolitan Mu-
Seum's Hyatt Mayor, curator
of prints, and Marshall David
son, editor of publications, who
also wrote the explanatory
comments which accompany
the show.
The exhibition begins with
such early prints as Paul Re-
vere's Bloody Massacre" War
of the Revolution; Washing
ton, Franklin and other lead
ers of that period, as well as
Lincoln and others of the War
Between the States. Winslow
Homer's woodcutS of 1861-1865
and Perry's landing in Japan
a century ago. What will prob
ably be of greater interest to
foreign peoples are the many
prints depicting the American
Indians, buffalo hunts. strug-
giles with the white settlers,
and the latter's efforts to con-
quer the wilderness.
A group of Audubon's birds
of America elephant folio
Prints, stirring scenes Of
whaling. the romantic steam
boats on the United States
shallow rivers, husking bees,
cotton picking, VermonterS
Sugaring, extend the variety
in this fascinating panorama.
Millions of Americans know
and thrill to the histories of
Great Britain, France, Ger
many and other nations of
Europe, because they are our
histories, too. But the history
Of the United States is un-
known to most peoples outside
Of our boundaries. This is
their loss; for American his
Evening star., 1953-10-18

mere CeuS IAE
story Of her
unusually full
and purpose
full life. The
daughter OF
North Ger
m a n immi-
grants, sh e
grew up hap
PLY in a sub
urb of N e W
York in an
Evening star., 1953-10-18
The Age Of the Moguls
Bv Stewart H. Holbrook. doubleday: So


An oregon writer skilled in
Americana examines briefly
many of the conspicuous
figures in the growth of Ameri-
can industry and finance. He
starts with the senior Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, whose death,
in 1876 at the age Of 81,
marked the passing Of giants
in commerce and industry who
"could work their financial
wonders without protest from
labor, criticism from the public
and harassment by Govern
ment." Later mogulS-Such
as Carnegie, Rockefeller, Harri-
son, Morgan. Mellon, Schwab,
Swift and Guggenheim-
might make even more money
than 1.-The Commodore" but
they were not so free to do
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Art Lectures

At the National Gallery Of
Art this afternoon at 4,
Roland Mckinney, eminent
art and museum director (most
recently Of the Los Angeles
County Museum), will speak on
"The Eight"
Tuesday the Freer Gallery
will inaugurate a series of il
Illustrated lectures on Oriental
art, to be given in the GAL
lery'S auditorium during the
season 1854. Prof. Ben
jamin Rowland of Harvard
University will present the first
lecture, Chinese Painting in
the Ming Dynasty" at $50
pm. One of the foremos
scholars in the field Of Far
Eastern art, he is author of
many publications, his latest
book the recently published
art and Architecture Of
India"
Evening star., 1953-10-18

Miss RobertSon's point is
that the Irish are the victims
Of their own public relations.
So much has been written
about the leprechauns and the
stage Irish that the citizens
of the young Republic have
trouble convincing starry eyed
visitors that theirs is a mod
ern country that is really part
of the modern world. In this
Evening star., 1953-10-18

charming book, the author at
temptS to show how the pic
turesque misconceptions got
started, how much truth there
is in them, and how they have
persisted-partly because the
Irish are so courteous and
hospitable that they can't
bear to let the stranger down.
Their less publicized foibleS are
much more interesting, she
points out. M. Meg.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Out of These Roots
BY Agnes e. Meyer.

, ny 4Ab44N0 41s 4N4NJNA'
(Atlnntic- Little, Bro1On; 81
Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer, wife Of
Eugene Meyer, publisher Of
the Washington Post, and q
parsonage in her own right,
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Hoppy Childhood

Boys and girls at play con-
stitute the theme Of Leona
Pierce's exhibition Of color
woodcutS on view in the print
gallery of the Smithsonian
building through November l,
arranged by the Division Of
Graphic Arts of the United
States National Museum.
Miss Pierce'S children" are
not appealing little angels.
but tough, energetic kids, tire
lessly and gleefully engaged in
jumping rope, walking on
stills, flying kites, playing mar
bles and q host Of other
games. They are depicted in
a modern idiom, with stress on
angles and curves. A few of
the prints have a Japanese
favor (e.g., March Winds"D;
others, in their large size and
rugged cutting, show the in
fluence of Antonio FraSconi.
noted printmaker, and Miss
Pierce'S husband.
Born in Santa Barbara, CAL
ifornia, she studied at ScrippS
College, and New York's Art
Students League and School
for Social Research. She has
exhibited widely, has received
several awards, including pur-
chase prizes by the Library of
Congress and the Brooklyn
Museum. She has won several
scholarships and a Tiffany
Foundation fellowship.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
By Florence S. Berrymon

tory is as varied and thrilling
in its three and a half cen
turies, as any other of a
comparable period. Perhaps
(let us hope) "The Print
makers America" will inspire
them to learn more about us.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Books in Review
New Coleman Novel Offers BriIIiunt
Variation Of the PygmuIion Theme
Adams Way
BY Lonnie Coleman. (Dutton; $3J
Reviewed BY Corter Brooke Jones
Adams Way
BY Lonnie Coleman. GDrttOn;; ssJ

Reviewed by corter Brooke Jones
Evening star., 1953-10-18
The Limits of the Earth

'y Fairfield Osborn. little, Bro,Un;; $780,
Evening star., 1953-08-27

People will renew down -the-farm memories
when they taste this Safeway Golden Corn
Within the crispy, green husks, each shining
ear is packed with plump, milk kernels. Why
not build your dinner around Safeway Corn?
Evening star., 1953-08-27


It's the kind of lettuce,
our produce people
agree, that sets salad
lovers to purring! Fresh
as it's picked every day,
this smacking good let
tuce is now coming to
Safeway. Each heads
inviting-a swirl of light
green lie aves curled
around a sweet white
heart. Come in and get
a head or two.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Tender, Yellow

docn-onthe ar memories Ohen its goodness!
Evening star., 1953-08-27

tempting vegetables sevay
favoite a
Evening star., 1953-08-27

SATURDAY, August 20
MARYLAND: Bethesda,
KensnstOn Bntwopd Chevy Chase Col%a5 Msnor
Laurel Indian Head CAPITOL Heights; VIRGINIA Alexandra Airing
NO SALES DEALERS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT
nrices ta
Evening star., 1953-09-22

your own thrilling new Studebaker Commander V-S
or Champion.
Every model is a bargain buy-sparkline with
Fashion Academy Award styline-brilliant in per-
formance-outstandin9 in road-hu9ein9 safety.
Get the miracle Ride" comfortable low operating
cost-and the big savings first cost-of new
Studebaker. Come in and become proud Studebaker
owner-perhaps this very day.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Harold Pollard Dies;
Editorial Writer
BY the Assoeio.sd Pres.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Har-
old Stanley Pollard, rs, chief
editorial writer of the New York
World Telegram and Sun whose
cruSading career was inspired
by intimate association with
Joseph. Pulitzer. died yesterday.
Mr. Pollard, a native of Hyde
Park, Mass, had written for the
Boston Transcript and worked
as a cub reporter and critic on
the New York Times. In 1906 he
became literary secretary and
companion to Mr.. Pulitzer, pub
Usher of the New York Evening
World and other papers.
He remained with Mr.. Pulitzer
until the publishers death in
1911, then became chief edi-
torial writer for the Evening
World. In 1918 he became editor.
Under his leadership the
Evening World won the 1928
Pulitzer medal for meritorious
public service.
In 1881. when the World and
the Telegram were combined, he
was made an editorial writer
and helped the paper win the
1882 Pulitzer award.
He was later made chief edi-
torial writer.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Group Asks D. {. Study
OF Blair Road Dancers

The Chillum Heights Citizens
Association last night requested
the District Highway Depart
ment to make a study of the
hazardous traffic situation along
Blair road between Riggs road
and New Hampshire avenue NE.
The road there is too narrow
for two-way traffic, members
complained, and 'the absence OF
a permanent sidewalk creates a
danger for school children.
In other business, the group
accepted "a new applications for
membership in the association.
The meeting, conducted by
Earl Otto, president, was held
in the Luther Rice Memorial
Church, 5315 North Capitol
street.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Mrs. {. {. Boyle Dies;
| Native Of District

Mrs. c. Eugene Doyle. So. q
lifelong resident of the Wash
ington area. died yesterday al
Georgetown Hospital after q
long illness. A Silver Spring
resident for three years, she
lived at 2400 Colston drive.
The former Ruth Cartwright
Mrs. Doyle was born IN Wash
ington and lived in Bethesda for
81 years. She was active in the
Bethesda Woman's Club and
Garden Club.
Survivors are her husband
who is assistant manager of the
real estate department of Safe
way Stores; a son, r. Cartwright
Doyle, 4801 Montgomery lane
Bethesda; a daughter, Mrs. Joan
Doyle Stoddard, 9514 Milstead
drive. Bethesda; brother, Viii
liam E. Cartwright, Devonshire
Court Apartments, and three
grandchildren. Another daugh-
ter, Miss Allyn Gloria Doyle
died in 1948.
Funeral services will be hello
at noon Thursday at the Robert
Pumphrey funeral home. Be-
thesda. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Reed what Wall Street
journal saws!

S6Studebaker, which was big factor in setting
early-postwar auto styles, may now be set
ting the pattern for the next few years "A
top Detroit stylist, employed by a rival man.
ufacturer. says that the current Studebaker
will affect the future looks of more competi-
tive makes than the industry would like to
admit. =" -FrOn' story from Val Street Journal
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Mrs. John Weaver
Dies at Age Of 81;
Red Cross Worker

Mrs. John L. Weaver, 81, a life
long resident of this area, died
Tuesday at Washington Sani-
tarium and Hospital. She lived
at 4 West Woodbine street. Chevy
Chase, Md.
The former Annie Laura
Heaton, Mrs. Weaver was the
daughter Of Harriet and Frank
Heaton. She worked at the
Equitable Building Association
before her marriage in 1888. She
and her husband celebrated their
Es6lst wedding anniversary before
his death In 1949.
Mrs. Weaver was a charter
member of the Chevy Chase
Chapter of the YWCA. Until
recently. she was active IN volun-
teer Red Cross work in Chevy
Chase. She was a member of St.
Johns Episcopal Church in Be-
thesda and the Inner Wheel, the
women's organization of the Ro-
tary~ Club of Washington. She
formerly was a member of the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. James M. Burns of the
Woodbine street address; Mrs.
H. Clay Thompson, Grayton,
Nd; two sons, Charles B..
Weaver, 425 Shepherd street,
Chevy Chase; Frank L. Weaver,
GIG Silver Spring avenue. Silver
Spring, Md; a fsiSter, Miss Mary
B. Heaton, 4701 Connecticut
avenue NV; nine grandchil-
dren and six great-grandchil-
dren. She was the sister of the
late Miss Edith Heaton and
half-Sister of the late Arthur
B. Heaton, Washington archi-
tect.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Thursday at Gawler's
funeral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be pri-
Vate.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Ralph B. Jordan, Retired
ms Aide and Editor, Dies
Rx iha A,,oeioied Pra,,

YUCAIPA, Calf, Sept. o.
Rlaph Burdette Jordan, SIS, for
mer assistant editor in chief of
the International News Service,
died at his home here yesterday
OF heart ailment. He had been
in failing health since 1949.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he
was educated in Salt Lake City
schools, Utah Agricultural Col
lege and st. Mary's at Moraga,
Calf.
He was successfully a member
OF the editorial staff of the Los
Angeles Examiner, with the ms
in San Francisco as Pacific Coast
manager, chief ms war corre-
spondent in the Pacific and then
assistant editor in chief at New
York.
Later he was managing editor
OF the Deseret News in Salt Lake
City and on the Metro Gold
Evening star., 1953-09-22
ErnstA. LittIeton Dies;
Civil Defense Official

Ernst A. Littleton. Is, trans
portation officer of the Civil De-
fense Organization of Baltimore
City, died Saturday in Baltimore
while parking his car prepara-
tory to appearing on a tele-
vision show.
Mr.. Littleton lived at 100 Lin
den avenue. Takoma Park, Md
He was born in Huntington
w. Va, and was formerly en-
ployed with the Baltimore &,
Ohio Railroad here. He was
chief of the motor section in the
Transportation Division of the
Federal Defense Administration
here for about a year before he
went with the Baltimore organi-
zation six months ago.
Survivors are his widow, Alice;
a son, Lawrence NJ, Takoma
Park; his mother. Mrs. Flora
Littleton; brother, Forrest w
Littleton, both of Huntington
and a sister, Mrs. Hayward A
Huff. Sistersville, w. Va.
Funeral services will be helc
tomorrow in Huntington.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
D. {. Tax Boost Opposed
By Lincoln Park Group

The Lincoln Park Citizens As
sociation last night moved to
oppose any tax increase in the
District.
The citizens also asked that
Congress increase the Federal
payment to the District.
The group also opposed the
personal property tax as unfair
and hard to enforce"
The meeting, held in the
Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church. at Thirteenth street and
North Carolina avenue NE, was
conducted by j. Watson Flanni-
gan, president.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

NONE in right away and find out how little 1t costs
~ to own Americas most talked about car-the
striknely original 1853 Studebaker.
Come in and for yourself the sensationally low
prices that marked on every new Studebaker
sedan, coupe and hard-top.
Come in and 60 out for an unforeettable drive in
the Studebaker you like best Then trade-in your
present car for top allowance and drive home in
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Donish Beauty Faces
immigration Hearing
By the Assoeiated Press

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22.-
Greta ThySsen, who was Miss
Denmark of 1851" was charged
yesterday by the immigration
and Naturalization Service with
failure to renew her United
States visitors permit.
Miss ThysSen was released on
$500 bail pending a hearing, the
date for which was not set.
Miss ThySsen came to Holly
wood from Copenhagen late in
1851 and has been doing film
work. She previously had been
given renewals on her temporary
permit to remain in this country.
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Mrs. Werner to Speak

Mrs. Stella Werner, member
Of the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil. will speak at the first fall
meeting of the Council of Demo-
cratic Women at 8:15 pm. to-
morrow. in the Scout Cabin, at
Hamilton street on the Balti-
more boulevard, Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

yn-Mayer Studios publicity
staff, where he retired in l949.
He had lived here for eight
months, /.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Irish Due 10 Renew Series
With Sooners in Sc, 81
Bv the As.oeioted Press

ot InG NSSOCtoIeO FTSSS
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 10.
-Notre Dame and Oklahoma,
ending a current two-year foot
ball series at Norman, Okla,
September 26 are expected to
meet on the gridiron again in
1856 and 1857.
Edward CMoose) Krause, Notre
Dame athletic director, said the
new home -and-home series has
been discussed favorably by both
schools and that Notre Danes
athletic board would act officially
on the matter next Tuesday.
The 1856 game would be at
South Bend and the 1857 game
at Norman. Prior schedule COM
mitments eliminated the posi-
bility of an earlier renewal.
Last season, Notre Dame and
Oklahoma met for the first time
at South Bend and the Irish
triumphed. 27-21, in one of the
years top thrillers.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
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the second time he had been
dropped in his 112-bout career
dating back to 1948.
The count of the knockdown
was disputed. Walsh said it was
eight but many ringsiderS in
sisted they heard him toll nine.
Gavilan actually had to call
on all his boxing savvy to stab
his way to a disputed decision.
Sensed Victory in Tenth.
"I knew had him licked in
the 10TH" he said Il knew If
I box him, he can't outpoint
me-"
Actually the champ was trail
ing on two Scorecards at the
end of the 10th.
1t was the third split decision
victory for Gavilan in six de-
fenses since he won the title
from Bratton May 18, 1851.
The fighters enjoyed a good
payday. Gavilan got 40 per cent
and BaSilio 20 per cent, plus a
reported $4,000 from the tele-
vision sponsors. The fight was
beamed across the Nation with
Syracuse and q 100-mile area
blacked out. Gavilan should get
about $4,000 for the nights
work and Basilio about $4,000.