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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-12
AUToMoBILEs FOR sALf

HUDSON AZ 4-door sedan; good
$3.50. Ii. Lido. Ii
HUDSON 80 Pacemaker 4-door; low
mileage; pvt. owner; $3.50. Phone
H III S5SY' 10 small super 20" a.dr.
6-passenger: radio and heater; ex-
medium-size car. At this low 'I price.
$497. Your old car can easily be
your down payment; WILLIAMS
CHEVROLET S co, INC. 1899 East St;
Nd. 10. 4-SO97.
HUDSON 1949 club coupe: Ike new.
,i 18Th . 8 and r. +; I, ave; ne. -.
and VII sedan; showroom appear
KAISER is4s sedan; seS 5a ses Gar Car
klAisER 1850 sedan: :: and h., over
d fdnsly SCI low pr ns car sb4S q e MFR
Plymouth deaisr Ms 1871 WISCONSIN wisconsin
KAISER 80 Vireinian Continental:
Hydra, heater, plastic seat covers;
excel. cond.; $995. JE. 2-8021.
dition throughout: ideal low-cost
transportation; 6-month or 5000
mile warranty; $3.50. NORTHEAST
MOTOR CO. (Ford). 4400 Benning
I'd. ne. LII. 4-10l1.
KAISER 1852 4-dr. sedan: attrac
2-tone finish with matching alli-
gator leather trimmed interior. set
Hydra. drive and loads 0' of Ae other
acces. For tops In futuramic styl-
ing and maximum Of comfort. here
is an opportunity to realize q ire
mendous savings as compared with
orig. cost Of $4,000. Sale priced at
only $1.095. OLMSTEAD MOTOR
bile Dealer, 1000 Wilson blvd. Arl.
ia. T-84OO.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

DODGE '53 VS.; excellent condition;
low mileage. Wv. tires: Gyromatic.
DIPLOMATIC owner leaving the coun-
try; scsept best ss1 ofie sad Mr.. BLAHco'
DODGE '53 station wagon: heater
s ss1-A lo MoN R5sss SoR6 f$S7 Ea so
West hwy. S. s., Md. JU. 5-7SO4.
open evenings till q.
DODGE 40 Meadowbrook 4-dr.: at
tractive maroon finish: has heater
and seat covers: one owner. Your
inspection will convince you Of the
former owners fine care. S6T5.
IHIALEY a6So lNc.' M st. at LIST s;e.'
D sss p apS Ri M fsssn CO. saq pOSss
NV. Tu. 10000.
DODGE 1851 Coronet cub coupe: 7.
and h: S1,l45. DIVVER MOTOR
Co. ppo 20 H,, Used geao6 Cars
FORD SO convertible club coupe;
cream fin.. tan top, Fordomatic. T..
h.. many other extras: company ofi1-
cial car. like brand-new; new-cAr
ss,I95. ASK for Buddy at HANpLEY-
FORD. 6323 Ga. ave. NV. ia. O.
FORD AZ super de luxe Fordor: T. h..
new tires, very good cond. Must sell,
S295. OHIO WILLIAMS BUICK.
Rhode Island ave. at goth st. ne;
FORDS-several different models to
choose from; save up to StO0; al
have less than % mi. and will carry
new-car title and guarantee; will
accept 1895 down and finance bal.
as 80 mos. for 3et: Laurel 922.
FORD 1910 Custom Fordor: in excel
cond.. new tires; must sell; no
and help blod finance. No dealers, CAN
FORD $50 customline ''6" club coupe;
blue; radio. heater. spotless eond.
FORD 81 'V Custom "s" Tudor: 2-tone
d I'm: Fordomatie. r. .soL h; company PAN
s Ieas ets only saSs down. '0 fuIi
HANbLEY FORD. 1928 Ga. ave. NV.
FORD SO Customline Fordor; very
clean; excel. cond.; gas-saving COM
bin. 9 cyl. and overdrive: dark
green; Wv; tires: ! owner; 1900
$500 or Wo. G-5Is4. liz
FORD 1851 VS. 4-door sedan. r. and
h.. beautiful sky blue finish: immac.
throughout Priced for Quick sale;
S195. Terms and trade: Ma
TIONAL MOTORS. INC. 14th and
Columbia I'd NV. AID. 2-7755.
FORD So Ranch Wagon VS.: fully
equip. r. and h.. an-leather interior
beautiful e-tone green finish. new
tires; today only. $1.495. FRANK
SMALL Jr.. INC. 1886 Good Hope
I'd. Sc. liz
FORD 1850 station wagon; 5000;
Immaculate: ] owner. FLOOD Pom
b TIAC. 1921 Connecticut
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FORD OR. lleae Custom A. q o lgzs; excel Fl,
and r. ]. ave. ne.
FORD So Victoria l,erdtop convert:
Eordomatic. r. h.. black and cream
nm: Wv tires. custom inter; ex-
every way: only sss5 down: full
HANDLEY FoRp. 1928 ca. ave.
F On I LA; 9 "a: ts,i,y .ou,up.d. .bou,
L5Oo miles. Must Be sold By estate.
rom ~ i7V station wagon; good body.
new top; good running cond.; $685..
Can uE 1895. from Q to 8; after
FSRID ;5 s-H Be- luxe custom VS.; beau
tiiul atone. Fordor sedan: HYDRA.
=. and h, u.s., sc. and many extras.
eon nd;;s cost S2.56O. sac. S1.46o. 20.
FSRS 80 convertible; :. and h; - real
J, {, FORD 300 wis. ave.
FORD '5l de luxe ''6'' Tudor; has
heater and overdriye. Todays out-
eoaNdaaS wi %SRps 7e sioo No Wisconsin. saSA
AYE. NV. wo. $1,000. Open sVss.
FoRDS SO Custom "s'. sedan: r. and
Fl SsH Slai MoNko Sv1 Eohp 81 i 4s5 ra No
opss evenings ni I'll III o. 0' ~ '-'0o4'
FORD 80 Custom IS" Tudor; r. and
h.; 1915. No. 1894. MONROE
FORD. 1887 East-West hwy. s. s.,
No, Ju. 6-7s04. Open evenings
FORD 81 Custom IS" Tudor; r. and
27O-A. MONROE FoRD. 1887 East
HENRY J 1851 2-dr. sedan: beauti-
ful light green finish. heater. Carries
SINGER CHEVROLET CO, Seven
Corners. Falls Church. Va. JE.
HENRY J. 81 Cdr: overdrive and
heater, $4,000 miles. Perfect car
i s every gag 1 g:e; Full price, $167.
81 SG nsnes siO7 % Rfl M VI cns sSRse
hwy, silver spring. Nd. Ju. S-so0s.
1925 Ga. ave-. Wheaton. Md. Lo.
HENRY J 1851 2-door: r. and h..
miles. servickd every 500 miles;
Kept IN , Earase. 5000 or best offer.
HfLLMAN '5s sedan; black with red
mo. BY diplomat: $3.50. Elk. 3-O399.
HILLMANS-- 50 sed.. 81 COW. $50
sedan. As cow. JACK PRY LTD.
l4th and p NV. I'm our Send yr)
HUDSON 1915 4-dr.; two-tone; good
body; runs and drives fine: bargain,
HUDSON is41 "s'' commodore 0 Gus.
tom .4-dr. sedan; in frst-class con-
dillon; r. and h.; .. G., d, s. and air
foam cushions; $3.50. 1646 X st.
ne. Apt. 3. I2s
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.AUToMoBlLEs FOR SALE

FORD 40 convertible; fun price SOS
approyed credit. oTHo WILLIAMS
FORD 40 Tudor Custom "S": An. ii
c grey; r. H. custom ., tailored SEA
s sSMn i. fH nRBanlfGs s5gf e 5:s d e.
ave. NV. ia. 9-S416.
FORD 1947 Tudor: light green; run!
and drives fine; $295: SIS down; $2I
month. 611 18th s.w. RE. 1856
FORD 1858 customline Fordor; Cd.
r. h.: 5000 actual miles: on,
owner; beaut. desert tan m. Thu
car Is positively same as brand-nev
be spprecisted. si.4 lbs 8 ss4 5ee down n
BELL MOTORS, SOLO Wisconsin
ave-, WO. $500. Ia
FORD 80 Fordnr: r. and h: Sheridan
blue; in AL condition throughout
S Ses y to-day S76 smgNSta 81 GSG MI
TOR CO. lFordl. go Bladensburi
I'd. ne. Ii. 7-s30O.
FORD AZ Tudor Super de luxe model
peri. throughout; only $50 down
tull Up, pri lee, SOP S$95. AK Ask for Bill q
E 6E 81 e. ra Sdis4l :. and h.. Hawthorn
throughout: b. c. INSPECTION guar.
Harrsaty 0 s7ss NoRrE sSSp M
TOR co. Ford, $50 Biadensburi
F 81 ps 'ss Il cu sIssoo as"; r. and h.
2-tone paint: one owner; low mile.
b. c. inspection guaranteed: s-mo
or 6,OOO-mile warranty. S1,695
NORTHEAST MOTOR co. SFordl
30 Bladensburg I'd. ne, Ii. 7-S300
FORD '52 Custom "S'' club coupe
Esan fnsS r. ONLY n sa5 o So"p
~ HR 2fafsL SR az sss5 5o ga su sve
FORD 81 Victoria: r. and h.: 2-ton,
paint: enjoy smooth powerful drivini
D. C.. Inspection guaranteed; 6-mo
SoRT TiRHHn''e MOTOR Hs5Fsn Geso. sPo aS9
100 Benning I'd. ne. LU. 4-101l.
FORD 81 Tudor: r. and h.: ALPINE
blue onn:- one owner: quick starting high
ton guaranteed: 6-month or 5000
mile warranty. S1,095. NORTHEAST
I'd. ne. LU. l-1oil.
Dlue, IN Al como. throughout: u. e
inspection guaranteed: 6-month o.
6,000-mile warranty: S796. NORTH
EAST MOTOR co: Fordl. 440t
Benning I'd. ne. LII. 4-1Oll.
FORD '52 Tudor: r. and h., Fordo.
matte transmission for smooth. pow
erful driving: one owner: D. c. in
spection guaranteed: 6-month o.
NORTHEAST MOTOR Go. 1FordJ
400 Benntng I'd. ne. LU. 4-lOIl.
FORD 80 Tudor Custom ''6": r. ant
h., Fordomatic; beautiful 2-tone nm
tsh; 81 ,295. No. 271-A. MONROE
Nd, JU. 6-7S04. Open evenings til
FORD 81 Custom IS" sedan; r. ant
h. and Fordomatic: 1895. No. 1924
MONROE FORD, 1897 East-Wes
hwy, s: g; Nd. 10. 5-7SO4. opel
FORD 81 Custom "s'' sedan: r. ans
h B.; $685.; 81 No. 1894. MONROE
WO. $4,000. Open evenings till 9
FORD 1850 Crestliner Tudor; r. ant
n: pract. new Wv. tires: custom
interior. all carpet rugs, oil filter
turn signals. undercoated; shArpest
car in town. Safety tested writer
guar: SS45. PAUL BROS. Oids.
"USED-CAR FAIR" Wisconsin ave
end Elltcott ST. NV, KE. 7-130S
open ewes. till =. lis
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Overbiouse Effect

a two-piece costume whose
top half Is q MILDLY overbl0use.
Done in tweed. this can be worn
with q high-necked blouse as q
suit, by itself. as . two-piece
dress
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lisitoFs Depart

Mr. Gouyerneur Morris Iel-
fenstein and his houseguest, Mr..
Neal Guilford North, cousin 81
the Earl Of Guilford, have re-
turned to New York after d
fortnight visit with MI. Helfen-
stems mother, Mrs. James Nor
ris Helfenstein. ct her home u,
Georgetown.
Mr.. North. q descendant 81
Lord North. Is one Of the Lead
ing young British actors. He Ii
known to American audiences
for his portrayal Of the title role
il the British aim THE Winslow
Boy
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-Harris-Bwing Photo.

M. Ferguson
Takes Bride
Miss Patricia Anderson
Crutchdeld, daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. James Carlisle Anderson
Of Chatham. Va, was married
August Z to Mr.. David Lindsay
Ferguson, son Of MIR. and Mrs.
William Haigler Ferguson Of
Richmond. Va.
The Rev. a. Harris Colling-
wood officiated at the ceremony
which took place In Christ Epis-
copal Church. A reception fol-
lowed at the Army-Navy Coun-
try Club.
After q wedding trip to Ber-
muda the couple win make
their home here.
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was college sensation. He wanted to get the
ball across his body to shoot with his left
hand, but he was being crowded 80 the only
thing he could do was bounce the ball in back
of him.
1t worked - he scored with left-handed
Evening star., 1954-03-14

had Cousy He stole another pass. scored
again. Then the Celtics won the game IN two
overtime periods
Cousy gets fouled lot because he has to
be guarded 50 closely. Syracuse overdid it.
fouled him 30 often that he wound up with
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shot. And he's been doing it ever since
Incidentally. it was also during his college
days that rival coach, watching Cousy's
magic wreck his team, remarked, Il see It,
but don't believe it, Now the pro coaches
are saying the same thing Tie Ead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Reservist officioI
To.Speuk Tonight

Efforts to strengthen the re-
serves Of all branches of the
armed forces will be discussed by
Col. Justice M. Chambers,
u. S. M. c., retired. at 8 o'clock
tonight.
The meeting will be before the
Council Of the District Depart
ment, Reserve Officers Associa-
ton, in the Army-Navy Club.
Col. Chambers, winner of the
Medal Of Honor In World War
II, Is assistant executive director
of the Reserve Officers AsSocia-
ton Of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

pessimitic. are going back into
operation.
But many seaside home and
cottage owners are less certain.
Some think they may build some
thing smaller. Some would like
to get rid of their land.
Tits situation has led in Rhode
Island to proposals that the
State acquire much private
shoreline property for needed
public recreation facilities and
beaches with few buildings.
1t has led also to proposals.
some described as impractical
for putting utilities wires under
ground in large areas of New
England.
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Hurricanes May Have Cost
New England $500 Million

lion and 81 million. in that
order.
One Massachusetts, inland
county Worcester figured So
million loss on the second hurri-
cane last Saturday.
But the shoreline areas, the
devastated beach colonies and
shore installations and cities
were probably the heavier losers.
What about rebuilding?
No one knows, exactly. Some
industries. which at first were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

New Hampshire estimated
that Hurricane Edna heaped Sc
million damage largely to
roads, on top of the SIS million
inflicted by Hurricane Carol.
Maine counted the losses in
the two hurricanes at $40 mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14

efficiency Of a modern rocket.
Developments and future
developments like these air
age predictions make for tan
talizing reading. So are para
graphs on the barriers to avia-
ton advancement, such as hu-
man limitation in the medical,
pSychiatrical and technical
phases: Weightlessness. noise,
boredom and other such de-
velopments, which accompany
far-seeing advances, all will
have to be overcome, as the
jets which superseded propel-
ler-driven aircraft give way,
in themselves, to rockets.
There also are chapters on
personal and commercial
planes. present and possible
weather forecasting. the use
Of solar energy and a sum-
mary Of what may be expected
in aviation progress in the
very near future. This book
is a good factual reporting
job on a topic of first-claSs
Importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Books in Review
Elmer Davis Expresses a Dim View
Of the Future in His New Book
But We Were Born Free
BY Elmer Davis. fBob0s Merrill; $275J
Reviewed bv Carter Brooke Jones
Reviewed BY Corter Brooke Jones
BY Elmer Davis (Bob0s Merrill; s2.75J

Different committees grill the
same witness and hope to UNI
cover some discrepancy in his
testimony, unless, of course.
he happens to be one of the
professional ex-Communist in
formers who seem to constitute
a pool on which any congress
sional committee can draw. In
that case discrepancies in his
testimony are disregarded."
Must Apply to All
Should Communist conspir-
ators be allowed to take refuge
in the bill Of rights? If, says
Mr.. Davis, the Constitution Is
to apply to everybody but Com
munistS. pretty soon it might
apply to everybody but Social
lists, or Jehovah's Witnesses or
EpiScopalians or Democrats
anybody whom the majority
didn't like and chose to regard
as Subversive."
But Mr.. Davis steps from
firm ground into a bog of
liberalism when he writes that
lit was the Roosevelt recovery
that killed the Communist
danger" The good jobs and in
fluence that Russophiles Of
various kinds got in the New
Deal government and some
may still have are of no con-
sequence in Mr.. Davis reason
ing. The menace, he insists,
emanates from the Soviet gov
eminent, not from cells in this
country. The fact that Russia
has always undermined
country before annexing it is
ignored. Mr.. Davis also is put
out with those who fear the
growing power of our Federal
government and would curb it
or even limit it's spending. but
this attitude. too, is a liberal
cliche.
One Of the most interesting
chapters is about newspaper
accounts of what he calls "the
cold civil war" in the United
States. In these days of propa-
ganda and name-calling under
congressional immunity, he
feels it is not enough to report
the facts - the newspaper
should tell its readers the truth
behind the apparent facts if it
can determine that. Merely to
quote a prominent figure may
be to distort the news. There
is much to be said for this
contention, and the more re-
Sponsible papers have tried not
to be objective to the point Of
presenting a one-sided and I'M
fair picture.
/ suggest you read But
Once We Were Free" and de-
eide for yourself to what ex-
tent Mr.. Davis charges are
justified.
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Sicily. but would instead ap-
proach in two prongs. one
at Corsica and Sardinia and
the other at Greece.
The name of this bold OPP
Grafton was Operation Mince-
meat" and the Germans swal-
lowed it whole. When Maj.
Martins" body was floated
ashore at Huelva in Spain. it
carried not only an "old boy"
letter from Gen. Nye to Gen.
Alexander giving full details
Of the strategy" but also
theater ticket stubs, bills,
love-letters and even a pic
ture Of the majors" fiancee.
j.. In short. the plan was car
ried out with an ingenuity
and boldness that almost in
sured its success. That. in
addition to its acceptance, by
the Germans, makes 1t first
class adventure-stpry reading
of the kind that no novelist
would dare to offer.
M. Meg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Student Artists

The second in a series Of
art exhibitions at the Rou-
manian Inn. 815 18th street.
arranged by Theodore Kane, is
a group show of paintings by
nine of her pupils. Eighteen
oils and watercolors by these
student artists. indicate that
the majority of them are seri-
GUS seekers after beauty Of
form and color. Nearly all of
them are showing work tradi-
tional in character; a few have
already begun to explore ex-
perimental ways of expressing
themselves.
Most promising are Marjorie
Whiteman with her oil PERU
Wan Hills; Mary Statesman,
Birds and Butterflies" with a
nice pattern of bare twigs,
Tamara Young, two harbor
scenes. fresh and sunny; Henry
H. Kelly, with a simple effec-
tive Snow Scene" and Gar
land Niche who painted Penn
sylvania avenue very near the
Arts Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Monkey Chorm

Ernest P. Walker. assistant
director Of the Zoo, spends his
days in the administrative Of
fees of DR.. Mann's lively es-
Enlistment. but his heart is in
the monkey house.
A lifetime of activity in the
animal world has not dimin-
ished by one jot Mr.. Walkers
enthusiasm for our simian
friends whom he calls 1.-The most
wonderful little folks in the
world" He has inscribed
something Of a valentine to
them in THE Monkey Book"
an account of their care and
their species, which will be
published on Tuesday.
Actually, Mr.. Walker has
been for many years engaged
in a larger literary project, a
two-volume study of all the
mammals Of the world, but he
had to take time out to write
about monkeys. because Of the
deluge Of inquiries about the
care Of monkeys which have
poured into his Office since the
end of the war.
The increase in the pet
population of monkeys has
been due to several factors,
he says. One is that many
servicemen on Pacific duty
met and liked the monk in
his natural habitat. Another
is that monkeys can be SO
swiftly transported nowadays
via air to the United States.
The most important element,
however, according to Mr..
Walker. is the charm Of the
monkey.
Himself the doting owner of
5-year-old Muriel. a 12-inch
douroucouli. he says affection
ately. They're so human, but
they lack the inhibitions and
STIFFNESS Of people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14

the author. are Scottish, and
most of the events take place
around an old estate near Ed
inburgh. Mr.. Scott has
squeezed the most out of his
story. The trouble is that he
didn't have much of a story to
tell. We follow the tepid ad-
ventures of Patrick as he and
Alastair attend Nethervale, "a
second carbon copy of an
English public school," We
watch them as they visit the
manor house. Kingisbyres, and
its eccentric tenant, Capt.
Keith. An air of mystery sur
rounds the captain and the old
house. but nothing much de-
velops except a denouement
which is forecast early in the
narrative. The novel, labelled
a romance. moves slowly. 1t
is a further misfortune that
the characters are not inter-
esting enough to outweigh the
slightneSs of the story.
&C. B. J.
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Tomorrow's Air Age
BY Holmes Alexander (Rinehart; so.
Reviewed by Harry Lever

The so years which consti-
tute the history of powered
flight are shown by this book
to be merely a prelude to
startling aviation develop
ments to come which will af-
feet all areas of our lives.
Mr.. Alexander, Washington
correspondent for the Nc
Naught Syndicate points out,
in his opinion. that atomic
rocketry Ito pick the best
combination of fuel and pow
er-plantr may not even be
the ultimate conquest of fight.
Done in cooperation with
high civil and military au-
thorities. the book also ex-
plains the viewpoint of DR..
D. G. Samaras, an Air Force
scientist who believes one of
the future phases of aerial
propulsion will be electrical
"a unit designed along the
lines Of a rocket. It would be
powered by an Ionic engine"
having 5000 times the mass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Allen Totes Thanks

Happy sequel to a sad story:
Dispatches from Rome carried
the distressing news that dur
ing the recent Trieste riots,
Allen Tate, poet and critic now
teaching in the American
Academy in Rome, had been
mobbed by a gang of Fascist
youths. The young toughs
dashed in the tenders of his
car and smashed the wind
shield.
Now comes restoring foot
note. from John Mcknight.
press officer at our Embassy
IN Rome. and a recent visitor
to Washington.
Just as Mr.. Tate's attackers
started to drag him from his
car. a band Of bystanders on
the Piazza Barberini quickly
organized. surged through the
rioters. formed a Gordon
around the car and escorted
Mr.. Tate safely to his home
at the Porta San Pancrazio.
They scattered before Mr..
Tate had a chance to thank
them.
A very much shaken poet
thereupon sat down and wrote
to two Roman dailies, II
Messagero and II Tempo, de-
scribing his narrowing expert
ence and his 11th-hour rescue.
He added in the letter that he
would like to have the oppor-
tunity to express his appre-
citation to the cavalry-type
Italians.
Several days later a couple
Of them showed up at Mr..
Tate's house. graciously &C
cepted his thanks, and those
Of his wife, novelist Caroline
Gordon, and left amid mutual
protestations of admiration
and esteem.
So ended a busy week in the
life Of one of our expatriate
authors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Thunder in the Heart

BY John Lee Weldon. IRAN
dom House; 49,
The effect of outlining the
situation in this novel would
be to do it an injustice. It
would sound merely sordid.
It is sordid, but it is something
more-something that lifts
its violent events from un-
pleasantness to tragedy.
The main character Is a
young woman who is a watt
resS and, in her spare time,
promiscuous. She doesn't
want to go from one man to
another-she wants desper-
ately love. marriage. a home.
Her background. the Alabama
countryside, was essentially
Tobacco Road. though her
parents once were people of
good will and her brother
wanted to be a poet. These
people. Zalphia's family, were
caught up and flung aside by
evil forces they never desired.
Zalphia's later story, amoral,
repellent, somehow escapes
vulgarity and somehow you
feel sorry for her.
There have been, in all con-
science, too many such sto-
ries of the South. That still
another should rise above its
Sordidness and inspire the
sympathy which tragedy stirs
is a tribute to a gifted young
novelist. Thunder in the
Heart" Is much better than
Mr.. Weldon's first novel. 1.-THE
Naked Heart" The first book
eluded significance, probably
because the young man de-
picted was too negative to en-
list much interest. In Zalphia,
the author has a girl who, de-
spite an overflow Of rhetoric
in her musings, manages to
matter. Her plight touches q
universal chord. &C. B. J.
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Reading and Writing
Library Of Congress Takes in q Record
81 Million in 1853, Its Busiest Year
By Mory McGrory

The Library of Congress had
the busiest year in its history
during 1853. The. annual re-
port, just published, shows
also that it's two largest
money making operations, the
catalog card distribution serv-
ice and the copyright Office.
took in almost 50 million, a
record amount.
More than a. million items
were added to the Library's
collection of some 31.6 million
pieces. which include 9.946.000
books and pamphlets and H.
239, 900 manuscripts.
During 1853 every one of
the '435 members of Congress
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manner save by men Of imagi-
nation. energy, and a certain
imperviouSnesS to the terrific
claims of timidity and human
respect" Later, with this in
mind, he led in the organizing
Of the Catholic Interracial
Council.
AS editor of America, the
Jesuit weekly. Father La Fargo
saw as his main task that of
inspiring confidence. ito show
where the ground is solid and
where you can walk" That is
also what he has done in his
autobiography. It is an I'M
contentious. unassuming self
portrait of an extraordinarily
gifted and dedicated man, rich
ly blessed with humor and
humility. M. Meg.