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FARM AND GARDEN

LAWN RENoyATION--Low rs $40
EIJIIlEMMilNse LANDSCAPE SERVICE
M ~ a.4o4 1z.5a, zoysrA, lswr
Park, Nd. Direcs.: North on BALTIC
pike to Greenbelt rd., to streetcai
line. Follow signs to Nursery. Oper
every day except sum; also ewes
LAWN wv N WoRsk AND GARDEN HEDGES
so sapSGtly d and S EkA sSsS l9e snt
small Jobs. Blue grass. Work guar
anteed. Poplar 2-423S Wienske
TREE REMOVAL. pruning. trimming
d. c., Md; free est. MR.. CLAYTON
UN. 4-0903 or IA. e-07es anytime
TOPsOn that can be handled with 9
rake, and COW manure. Elmwood g.
|FfIAGsToNE PAT1os. walks, retain.
ing walls. cement and stoneworl
ing seeding. F. MARcUccIo,. Pc
BUII6OzEKs for sradtns excaya.
ing, land clearing, Free estimates
Cali On 1888 night: AP 7.n59s
LANDSCAPING AND TREE SERVICE
assieas pso1usE 4 ef Bt1p 5rJ IL. I.
O646. JE. 2-2S43. JE. 3-0S7S.
VIRGIN rOPSOIL. pest quality. I'm
renovation. FLEMING LANDSCAPE
SERVICE. On 4-461a la
SWEET CORN for sale. right from
field to your door fresh pulled for
deep freeze; bags or more, 81 80
each; Takoma, Sill. Spr., Hyattsytlle
area: closed Sat. Z. ". BEsTPITcH
USED EaoST1IPMENT-cletrac. csc
with GRADER. 2. l4-in. ploWs. o2 II
combines with motor; Tsp hay chop
per, INC LAP picker, HIM corn plant.
sprayer. John Deere pto. harvester
MALONEY'S. INC. 1926 0eorgiI
sAIE-Demonstrator. lawn mowers
Toso: Hury, Eclipse; A: low a
MALoNEY's, INC. sl2e Ca. ave.
silyer rs SPT1PS ~ sssSss H.. =, ~,
equip. New Holland and New Idea
farm equip. Sherman and Henry
backlloe and loader irrigation. Meyer
BriIlion grass seeders, Ezee Fiov
lime sewers. baler and binder Irvine
parts and service. MALONEY's
Nc Silysr Spring c.,c,
JascIoEs. !. ioT . 81. sIlil:sS
finance. MALONEY's. NC. s12t
nc Nc c aSi tractor a. Low a. s77o. 70,
farm. lawn. garden nurseries. Gem
eterieg, golf course, fndussfial, etc
NALoNEY'S, INC. Silver sDrtng. Nd
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ADDING MACHINES. new ana used
from $50 up, all national brands;
cENTRAL. so1s 5ztS &. n aso~anes
AIR-CONDITIONER. York, Is tons
complete; must be sold because build.
ing rs coming down: now in use or
premises. HOG r st. NV, BABBITTs
AIk.CoNDrTIoNER-h-tonP hiico
1854: reas. Cash 5000 Franklin
st. ne. LA. 6-124S. -l5
MISUNDERSTANDING secretary desk
walnut spool-leg table, square cherry.
wood table, walnut twin beds. Cal
EN- en- S xI10441 ewes. and all day Fri
ANTIoUES-we have lots and lots
and lots and lots and lots and lots
and lots and lots of new merchant
disc. BELL KINDS 412 z. Capitol
ANTIQUE ENGLISH FURNITURa-
Mahog. Pembroke table. $175: Shera-
ton straight chest, $175; Chippen-
dale chest chest. $3.50; Sheraton
writing. desk, leather top, small and
unusual $3.50: mahog. buffers tray
and stand. SIS; fine Chippendale
iadderbaek armchair, $175. Many
p e J. J. st. NV. Open Saturday
ANTIQUE MAPS AND pRINTs-va.,
N. Carolina. U. s. A., N. America
all G. 1850; approx. 12x14: in black
and gold frames; $40 and $3.50,
4 ORIGINAL Gould bird prints, sos
set. Curtis Botanical. 1898. Spirit
OF Woods, flower and leaf prints,
81 each. 1897 engravings OF
Washington area. HELEN CONWAY,
Y ri n st. NV. Open Saturday
ANTIQUE PEWTER-Pair of candle
sticks. $25: set Of .3S" plates, S25;
Set OF four 8" plates, $35; 1880
chargers, 17-in., pair, $50. HELEN
CONWAY, 3134 N st. NV. Open
Saturday 10 to 8.
ANTIQUES nah. and cherry Drop
leaf tables, Victorian love seat and
chairs, end tables, bed, lamps. ia. s.
ANTIQUE SILVER Paul, Revere
ladle. C. 1775. $500. 1902 John
Emes teapot. $40: 10-in. r. Rugg,
spoons, $12 each. Pair fine Shefheld
plates, vegetable dishes. G. 1910,
st. NV. Open Saturday 10 tn x
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Unscrambe the Of letters, making . word
of each scramble. Print each word q letter to q
square, beneath each scramble The letters you have
printed the crcled squares may then be arranged
Ito spell the surprise suggested by the cartoon
Clue. What is it? Answer appears on Page Bis Col
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MEDICAL STUDENT, desperately
needs .typist. clerical or other Job
through Labor Day. RA 3-2971.
UNSATISFACTORY girl. 22, ex-
perienced. Call AID. 4-225S.
STEN0. -SECY., exper.. reliable, CO.
operative; refs, wants perm. full
time Job. EN-. 2-5473. I5S
COMELY middle aged widow desires
position as manager of restaurant,
motel or similar business. An ex-
cellent cook and housekeeper. Write
Box ok Star.
COLORED GIRL desires Job as sales
girl, pa6y sitter, or general ONCE
home, institution or recep. HUI
3-351S.
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sITUATIoNs--DoMEsTIc

H0LLANDER, girl, capable, des. DOS
as maid, hsekpr., or cliildren's nurse
fer WASH. DIPLOMAT. Box 9-Y,
PART TIME JOB, houseworx or nurs-
ing: Can DU. 7-O295. Have good
COLORED, 2 WOMEN, exper.. desire
reg. or day work; refs. Phone la.
6-4065 or AID. 2-4463, IA
COLORED WOMAN desires child care
for working parents: days OF
light Homework; refs. DE. 2-0704
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ABCD CORPORATION

ABCD CORPORATION
1881 Jefferson Davis Hwy. OF. 4-s755
GA L @ U AT o r S-Tnyentory SaIe
Monroe, Marchant, Friden, Reminne,ss
ION; 600 up. CENTRAL, 2019 18th
CAMERA, Konica, new. Az MN
Duii1 IN range finder. WA. 7-3247.
CAMERAs--LE1cA 1u-P summ nS
new new e 1s,Sas fastest ,as;t lens; brand
ARGoFLEx, 3 lens shf ref,e esse G,tS S2 8 !
iEssnsi cost $50; perfect, S35. Oh. /.
oo3o. lib
CARPETING-Up to 3oss OFF, An
brands! All colorsl Anyssizel All
guaranteed Call HU. $4,000. ii
CAMPING SUPPLIES
Tents. cots. So, Ponchos. rome Cola.
man stoves. l5ss disc. Tsrps.' dr T.o.
NV. tx. 5-s5aS. 1 LaTFc: s avn n St
CASH REGlSTERS-Largest stock d
new new e e used machines in Washing.
OF AZ makes: CASH REGISTER
n NV. A6 s. s ssaESSs,odcE. so1s l4th st
CoCA-CoLA ELECTRIC RoxEs r.,.
ALTON Al, oScos; s466 dsorsis s ave NV
COLLECTORS ITEM, 1915 Model I
anything OF equal value. Can he
seen at 2929 NJ st. NV. any time
Box 1Sb-V. Star. -I9
COMPRESSOR, M-h.p. Commercial
BODY for Frigidaire. MA. $3.50
oAo 81. NV. la
CRIB, complete: playpen and mad
high chair, 20-in. exhaust fan
aawaiian guitar. UN. ATS aftel
CRIB AND MATTRESS, Thayer car.
,rlage, Wonder high chair and stroll
Ter. 10. 2-565O. ia
DESK. small ONCE, walnut, type
writer space; good condition: $40
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Bldg. Materials
LUMBER-DooRS
PLYWooD-WINDOWs
PLUMBING SUPPLIES
PIPE-FENCING
Also many other building items fro
hundreds OF wrecking Jobs.
COME IN AND BROWSE AROUND
GENERAL WRECKING CO
1887 Brentwood Rd. NE. AID. 2-6l7
Bldg. Materials
WRECKING
MOSES BLDG.
Industrial Home
REAL VALUES
ON QUALITY MTRLS.

WASH BASINS WITH FITTINGS.
BATTIEsH1p L1NoIEuM. SO. SOU
MAPLE FLOORING. EXTRA LONG o.
LENGTHS, PER 1000 $50
METAL LAvATORY PARTITION,
Low PRESSURE PACIFIC BOILER,
6.000-6Q.-FT CAPACITY
lNSTITUTION-SIZE GAS RANGE
MODERN THIN WALL RADIATION
|URINALS, TOILET ANr
TANKS. STERILIZER
DISHE S, 80-GAL. ELEC
HOT-WATER HEATER,
STEEL BEAMS, 5 ELEVA.
TORS, FIRE ESCAPES
FIRE DOORS, ELECTRICAL
FIXTURES.
1000 3x14x24 LONG LEAF
GEORGIA PINE, WONDER.
Full CONDITION.
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WASHER, Bendix. dial-a-matic; ex.
eel cond. Call after 8 pm. JE
WASHER, Bendix, automatic: excel
WASHER, Kenmore, wrineer: i yr
old; like new. 10. 2-8371: Az
Valley ave. SIC. --15
WASHERS. automatic, late models
S45: gas ranges, S26; late mode
w Easfe 80 late medel ST look ht,
new: S35. Also portables. S25. with
delivery. ST. 3-l216.
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BABY FURN. SALE
WE ARE MOVING

10 larger quarters. We want to dis
pose OF floor models. For q real
buy. cash and carry only, SEE
o. NATIONAL BABY SHOP
246l 18TH st. NV, opp. Ambassador
Theater. Open Mon. and Fri. ewes
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ANTIOTTES

ANTIQUES
Do not sell your valuable ANTIQUE
china, glass, furniture, ETC., before
Calling WALTER REED ANTIQUE
SHOP for expert appraisal.
NV, 900 GEORGIA AVE. NV.
~. 2-2727 RA. 3-760S
APrLlANCES. washers. ranges. re.
frigeratorS etc; rent or buy. So
P PH month, full guarantee. DOWD'S
AQUARIUM EQUiPMENT-one g.
gal tank. two 2S-gal. tanks; COM
p1ete WIN fllters. pumps and stands.
AWNINGS, 36-in., canvas; excellent
eondit1on; So each. Ii. 3-3588.
BABY CARRIAGE, Thayer, S15; SIT.
Coldspot refgr., S35. Magic Che
range. $35; 12x12 burgundy rus
with pad, $40. Call WO. 6-92IS
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GAS RANGES
CLEAN MODERN MAGIC CHEF
we Guarantee and Deliver

We Guarantee and Deliver
ACE JUNK co.
222O Georgia Ave. NV. HU. 3-4421
GOLF CLUBS-4 woods, 8 irons and
putter; registered clubs: 500. OIL
GOLF sURPLus-1rons, SOC up;
woods. 81. up; putters, So; bags. 81
up; set with bag. SIS. 616 Mass
GROCERY STORE EQUIPMENTS.
It. meat case, counter scale and
various other items. 734 ard st. s.w
HEATERS, new; used gas, oil. coal
STOVE IoI1 9TH NV. Ma, $685.
Formica, plastic chrome; comb.
table and chair stroller: excel.
cond.: $35. JU. 9-33s5. Ia pm.
HOLLYWOOD BED, two pillows and
spread; excellent condition.: hall
price PhSne EN-; 2.321O.
use as deep freeSers: See Mr.. Nc
Ney MEADOW GOLD PRODUCTS
co 122T N ct
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DINING ROOM

D1N1NG hOOM
Don't buy before you visit us,
as we guarantee you positive
savings of 20% to 70% on
new sample cloSeouts. Look
at these bargains:
Solid lined oak extension tables and
t e1d ana 4 chairs were $79.50, now
$40 90: fine lined oak ext. console
and g leaves was S1O9.5O, now
$500 genuine mahogany drop
Many more bargains too numerous
to mention. Open Thursdays It'll q
pm. and all day Saturday.
GREAT RAPIDS FURN. co,
907 7th ST. NV, Elk. 3-6742
THE SAMPLE BARGAIN
STORE OF WASHINGTON
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Harris Wrecking Co.
31st AND Sc.

500 to 40% Discount
ON ALI. STANDARD MAKE
FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY
BulCve precision clocks. radios, 20ss
bags. 25ss discount; everything
5rend-new. Expert repair service.
SAM ORBACH, Mater watch
maker, Ala Buchanan st. NV. IA,
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MIscELLANEous FOR SAFE

ACCORDION, stradivaris. 100 bass;
practically new; will sacriflee for
quick sale. LU. 1896. --I5
Addressograph Cabinets
70. trays to q cabinet with plates;
like-new. condition: used less than
year; orig. cost $345; avail; sac
rifice price. Sl25.
MANHATTAN OFFICE EQUIP. co.
500 N. Y. AVE. NV.
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FURNITURE

FURNITURE
WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE
Brand-new dual purpose quality ay-
ing room suite, matching sofa BED
and chair. Upholstered In luxurious
nubby textured fabric with full
innerspring construction throughout,
Sofa folds into comfortable sleeping
REG. $188-NOW $s7.25
NO MONEY DOWN
brand-new mod. 3-pc.. bedrm. suite
and mirror, .roolny chest Of drawers
iull-size bookcase bed
REG. $l96-NOW $94
NO MONEY DOWN
Brand-new mod, 2-piece quality liv
rm. suite. Upholstered in a TichIy
toned metallic damask. Fully inner.
spring construction througfout,
REG. $224-$98.50
NO MONEY DOWN
Although ATLAS FURNITURE prices
are based on cash selling, easy
ranged with no money down,
MY FRIEND JOHN
ATLAS FURNITURE
WASH. D. 81 e @ st. NV, 7-.,.,
AnL e. e. NORTH aLEBE Rb. 100. go
N opxenn .' SATURDAY TIL ! IA p.a s.dsl4
RTIDN
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PIANOS-Best bargains in years, at
lowest prices YOU have seen on new
and used spinets, consoles, and
grands; makes include Steinway,
Hardman. Chickering. Minipiano,
bell. Estey, and many others. Every
piano a real bargain. Come early
don't miss this annual sale. Terms
as low as S25 down, SO months to
pay. Open Friday and Monday I'll
Q pm. and all day Saturday.
SILVER SPRING PIANO CO.
S57 PerShinR Dr. III A-R23R
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2EDPO0M

BEDROOM
Don't buy before you visit US,
as we guarantee you posi-
tive savings of 209o to 709o
on new sample closeouts.
Look at these bargains:
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Vt F4OE FURNITURE
BEFORE YOU BuY-SEE Us
FOR REAL BARGAINS
500 desks. 450 file cabinets. tables.
once chairs. lockers. storage cabi-
nets nets visible Mes card files, all sizes.
SUMMER FESTIVAL SALE
SAVINGS UP TO 75%s
Free Delivery and Parking
MANa ssa new 2 2pTf I've ES S.W CO.
OIL IL BURNER, controls and tank;
OIL BURNER, Delco; good condition:
tage: $40. HA. 2-9563. liz
PEACHES. Elhertas, S1.75 level bu..
pick in your basket; $2.26 picked.
Rte. 90 to Warrenton va. Bypass
] mile. right Rte. IL 3 miles to
Warrenton Orchards sign. is
PHILCo, York, A-ton; perfect con-
dition; $50. Evenings after six. all
day Saturdays. Ii. 3-307S. IA
PIANO, apt;-size upright; very good
cond.; $275. LU. 3-2256. lis
condition, 1895. JU. 5-9263. lis
PIAN0S-.SpiEets, Wurlitzer, s240;
Lester. $285: uprights, small Knabe
$I25: steinway, Stieff and others.
0tfMMay BIAnQ. DeSC Oner. PAUL
GSLIBART. 1856 Columbia I'd. NV.
AID. 4-592S, t9:30-1; 2-5:3O.
PIANos-we are now remodeiins
our store and are offering at greatly
reduced prices large selection Of
spinets, consoles, grands and up
rights some slightly SCARED The
rest are floor samples. new and re-
Quilt. This is chance to buy q
new piano for the price Of q used
one. Easy terms arranged. MUSIC
SALES CORP. 1900 G st. NV.
PIANO. steinway. small grand,
sbonized mahogany: yrs. cd
$1,000. Week ends, ewes. after &.
except Wed. Apt. 141, 800 Conn.
ave NV. -15
PIANOS-Uprights, S45 up; spinets
and apt. uprights, $2g5 up; grands.
$345 up. Nice selection; terms.
Open every evening and all day
Sunday. Established 1901. Always
good buy at SCHAEFFER' PIANO
SHOP, S25 Bonifant St. Silver
Spring. JU. 9-3039.
PIANO, Foster, apt. grand; fine mu-
sically: outstanding value, S595.
KITS, 1890 q st. NV. RE. q
6212. washington store closed
Sat- ID
PIANO. late model. full keyboard
spinet; fine condition and fully guar
anteed; S345. KITS. 1896 g. st.
NV. RE. 1922. washington store
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Ny Mission to Spain
BY Claude q. Bowers. (Sinaon & SchMster; $6J
Reviewed by Belmont Fdries

Mr.. Bowers was in o posi-
ton to know what was hap
pening, and few men could
have been better qualified to
tell the story. He went to
Spain with q reputation as a
journalist, politician and his
torian, which gave him entree
to intellectual as well as po-
litical circles. He liked people
and he loved Spain.
His reports on his travels
in the Spanish countryside, on
Holy Week in Seville, on bull
fighting, on Spanish art are as
interesting as his encounters
with politicians Of all parties.
Mr.. Bowers is well aware
that the Communists made
the most Of the confusion in
Spain as the war progressed.
He knows that the immediate
danger to the free world
comes from the Communist
rather than the Fascist seq
ment of totalitaHianism. But
at q time when propaganda
has so obscured basic issues,
it is good to have a report by
an intelligent and uniquely
informed American on how
the FascistS won the victory
in Spain which set the stage
for World War u.
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Color Autographs by John
Muench are on view in the
Division of Graphic Arts print
gallery in the Smithsonian
Building through next Sun
day. Twenty large prints can
be roughly grouped into three
classes: Some comparatively
naturalistic (e.g., Souvenir
de Montmartre," clown and
Family" and melee" cock
fight), o larger number mod
ern to abstract Crooks and
Trees" "Quarry') and a few
circumference and Leg
end") which seemed to me
crowded and confused.
Many Of Mr.. Muench's sub
jects are based on his expert
ences in Maine In the late 40s
where he was head of the
graphic arts department at
the Portland School Of Fine
and Applied Art. At the same
time, he was exploring techni-
cal methods in color lithog-
raphy on q Tiffany fellow
ship. Two years ago. he
became assistant director and
instructor in. TYPOGRAPHY at
the Contemporaries School
and Gallery in New York. He
Is q native Of Medford. Mass.
6born 1910, and studied at
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Mr.. Bowers. American Am
bassador to Spain from 1888
to 1899, was on hand to observe
three years Of the preliminary
political maneuvering which
set the stage for the Fascist
revolt, and three years Of war
in which the Spanish republic
was beaten down by troops
and material provided by Mus
solini and Hitler.
He emphasizes o point fire.
quently obscured by the pro-
Franco propagandiStS-the
popularity elected government
against which Franco revolted
did not have q single Com
muniSt or even Socialist men,
Der. Mr.. Bowers SympathieS
lay on the side Of democracy.
"As q Jeffersonian Democrat"
he says, IT could not feel
otherwise"
He is critical Of the farce Of
non-intervention, which kept
arms from the legal govern
ment of Spain while the axis
partners poured in fighting
men and supplies for Franco.
He is contemptuous Of Cham
berlain'S romance with the
dictatorS," and convinced that
the American arms embargo
contributed to the Fascist VIC
tory.
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Art News.
Eskimo Art
AT Phillips

A harder natural life than
that Of the Eskimos in the
: harsh wastes Of the Eastern
Arctic Is difacult to imagine.
Engaged In an everlasting
struggle for food by hunting
and fishing, they protect them
selves from the elements by
wearing heavy skins and furs,
and living IN the rudest Of
shelters. Yet these people have
had the energy and patience
to develop an art form which
tells in simple, direct and ex-
pressive ways. much about
themselves. their activities. and
the animals. birds and fish
which supply their essential
needs.
More than 30 contemporary
Eskimo carvings Of stone. bone
and ivory are on view In the
Phillips Gallery. room C on the
second floor, through June.
They were brought here by
James A. Houston, an artist
who is head Of Arctic Projects
in -Canada's Department Of
Northern Affairs. In connec-
ton with this exhibition, q
monograph, Canadian Eskimo
Art" published by the depart
ment, Is available (25 cents). It
has more than IS illustrations
and q lively text. full Of infor-
nation and human interest.
Visitors to the show. who take
the time to read this before
viewing the little carvings. will
find their knowledge and UNI
derstanding greatly height
ened.
Tools Of Steel
In earlier years the ESkimoS
had to make their tools from
stones. Today they have steel
tools, many Of which they
make from scrap metal, fltted
into bone handles. With such
crude implements. they have
carved with remarkable skill. q
large number Of themes. Each
carving is done primarily for
the artists own satisfaction,
to be shown to his friends.
Hence it is carefully finished,
for 1t is passed from hand to
hand for close inspection. The
EskimoS are pleased. says Mr..
Houston, with the increased
income from their carvings and
other arts: but commercialism
will not lower their standards,
because they consider the re-
Spect Of their fellow artists
most important.
Many of these little carvings
in stone have details in ivory
faces Of people, teeth Of
animals, horns Of q musk OK,
etc.
Eskimo art should be famil-
lar to Washingtonians, for the
Department Of the Interiors
arts and crafts shop has car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

Yorker" as archaic rs 80
noble Roman?
What did Hecht do about
the armed gangsters who
thought his movie, "Scarface,"
was about Al Capone?
Why was John Barrymore's
last birthday party the scene
of one Of his most dramatic
performances?
Why, during part of the '40s,
was it necessary for Hecht's
chauffeur to take credit for
writing q number Of Ben Hecht
movies?
In what way did Democrat
Bernard Baruch trust Gov.
Tom Dewey more than he did
Franklin D. Roosevelt?
"A Child of the Century" is
an amazing work. It's not for
the squeamish or for those
who'd rather avoid an occa-
sional four-letter word. It's
lusty. gusty and as unpredict-
able as q string Of firecrackers.
For me. however, 1t somehow
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Mystery and Suspense
By Miriam Gutenberg

Darius Conn has no particu-
lar computations about COM
hitting others particularly
when he considers murder
necessary to conceal his coun-
terfeiting activities. There's
q horrible sort Of fascination
about watching him work
and the author keeps him
under q microscope. Just to
make the horror more intense.
the reader gets to know and
like the prospective victims.
This is strictly high : level
suspense sutton q par with
the authors earlier THE
Screaming Mimi"
Made for Murder. BY Fem
McGraw. (Rinehart & Co.;
$3.50.
w UIUS 1ASSS
The MeredithS made no
secret Of their total distaste
for Prof. Meredith's aging and
domineering mother. That's
why her death In o dentist
chair provoked so much
gossip. Then, the whole family
was oStracized and its mem
bers even began to have
doubts Of each other. More
emphasis here on what gossip
can do to Q happy family than
on the whodunit aspects but
the devices are ingenious and
the style u cay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

II you haven't read Cam
merry Row" or 'HTortilla Flat"
those small masterpieces which
Mr.. Steinbeck wrote earlier in
his curiously mixed-up literary
career, you'll discover in
Sweet Thursday" humor and
charm you m az not have
thought he could spread.
But If you did read those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
The Victorian Choise Lonque
BY Marghanita Lasd. (Houghton, Mt67in; S275J

This is an account Of q
nightmare with sociological
overtones. The central figure.
Melanie Langdon. pampered
wife of a rising young barris-
ter, is recovering from tuber-
culosis, contracted just before
the birth Of her first child. To
mark her progress she is al
lowed to leave her bedroom
and lie on a Victorian chaise
Tongue.
During her first nap. she is
transported back to the Vic
torian world, and she becomes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

kinds Of things that are i'm
possible and untrue"
Stephen, when temptation
comes, seems to act partly
from q need to keep proving
to himself that he Is attrac-
tive, and partly from sheer
curiosity. While grounded at
Aunt Sarah'S house, and tend
ed by q kindly, faithful Ger
man refugee, he considers
alphabetically the relation
ship Of his doctor and young
man. Aunt Sarah decides that
the Quaker community should
take a more lenient view OF
homosexual love. Stephen
finally decides to forgive him
self.
An Apothetic Hero
It is in the passages relating
to Elizabeth that Mr.. Isher-
wood reveals the full depth
and delicacy of his percep-
tons. He describes 1.-The little
sensitive animal one keeps
pulling out of the unconscious
by the scruh Of its neck and
exposing to each new collec-
ton of sights, sounds and
smells" Through 1t he tells
q good deal about the novel;
lists creative methods. He
makes you understand the
comparative wickedness Of
Berlin and Paris before the
war. He shows great insight
about the Quakers. and in the
character of Aunt Sarah re-
veals q reverence for purpose
full kindness.
What he cannot make you
understand is why he chose
to shower the full measure Of
his exceptional gifts on such
an apathetic hero and such
q lackluster and ill-deflned
theme.