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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

The Christmas theme In its
various facets is interpreted
with sublime beauty and rev.
erence in masterpieces Of art
at the National Gallery Of Art,
the Corcoran, National Collec-
ton of Fine Arts, and other
permanent collections in
Washington. Since its old
master paintings are on view
the year around. the National
Gallery has hung in its cafe
terra corridor, a special Christ
mas exhibition of Is prints
by Italian, Dutch and German
masters of the 18th through
18th centuries, all drawn from
the Rosenwald Collection.
These famous prints depict
the Nativity, Annunciation to
the Shepherds, Alteration,
Visit of the Magi. and Rest
on the Flight. interpretations
differ, not only between ar
fists, but in a subtler way. be-
tween races. The Italians pre-
sented the Christmas story
Realistically, artists of the
northern races. realistically.
The masters envisioned the
Madonna as q girl OF their
respective races; and within
the racial Interpretation, she
conforms to the ideal of each
master.
All drew from their own
times and places many de-
tails of architecture, costumes
and objects, and further en-
hellished the themes with le-
gend and symbolism, enrich
ing the story with the thoughts
and beliefs of many CEN
&urieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

Apropos Of scientific devel-
opment in industry, you might
want to see:
THE CHALLENGE OF AU-
DONATION, a symposium,
public Affairs Press; 81.
The symposium consists Of
papers read at the National
Conference on Attenuation.
Senator O'Mahoney. Democrat
of Wyoming, In discussing
Public Policy implications"
pointed TO the increased lei
sure time which the automatic
factory and push button civ-
ilization promise to bring. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Automution Has Produced
New Problems in Leisure

added that 1.-THE good life
of the Greek idealists will be
within reach II we know what
to choose" Thus it becomes
q concern Of the Government
to see that opportunities for
education and fuller under
standing are spread so that
"the new materialistic proc
esses shall not crush Our basic
moral forces, but rather, I'M
der spiritual concepts which
guided the founders Of our
Government. make for a better
world as well as q richer and
easier one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
.Sheurmon Memorial

More than 10 years ago.
James A. Sherman. an Eng
lish-born American engraver,
went abroad with his brother
and other members of his fam
lily. and had a memorable
summer in England. Switzer-
land and Italy. The artist was
enchanted with the pictur-
esque places they visited, and
made exquisitely detailed
drawings of them, and also of
the party's adventures.
These illustrations are now
on view in the Arts Clubs re-
eeption room as a memorial to
Sherman. in conjunction with
the memorial exhibition of
Minor JameSon's work, both
shows to remain through next
Friday. MIR. Sherman, whose
granddaughter. Maria Deiga-
do, is a member of the Arts
Club. lived in Washington dur
ing his last years and died
here in 1921. His work takes
the visitor back to an earlier
era which had much to COM
mend it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

ing, which showed st. Chris
topher holding the infant
Jesus. It was Roberto's mas
terpiece. for it was he mostly
who carved The figures. though
Carlos helped. selecting and
drying the wood and doing
other essential tasks.
Then, as Roberto stumbled
through the bitter cold. a
dazzling light appeared. and
there was the saint himself,
pointing the way toward San
Cristobal. And Roberto found
what he thought was his
statue. When Roberto reach
ed the village. half frozen, and
unpacked his sack. he found
only a dead limb of a tree.
And the priest had not shown
up. It was feared that he was
lost in the snowstorm. The
people were desolate: all their
Christmas plans had failed.
A Happy Climax
But what happened then?
I leave 1t to you to find out
from the book. But everything
ended as happily as it should
on Christmas day.
Probably you've heard Of
Paul Horgan. Last year his
story of the Rio Grande,
Great River" won the Pu-
liter Prize for history. Some
years ago his novel, THE Fault
of Angels" was awarded the
Harper Prize. He has written
a number of other novels and
legends Of the Southwest. He
is a gifted writer.
He also is an artist, and he
has illustrated The Saint
makers Christmas Eve" with
appropriate sketches. 1t is.
altogether, a beautiful little
book. one you may as appro-
priately buy any time during
the holiday season and save
to read again next Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

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aloud to the family. for its not
long:
THE SUMMARIES
CHRISTMAS EVE by Paul
Morgan Farrar. Straus and
Cudahy; So. .
It's an adults story, though
the children will appreciate it,
since it has the lovely SIM
plicity of so many old legends
and fables.
In New Mexico. almost $50
years ago, then a Spanish
kingdom, the brothers, Roberto
and Carlos Castillo, carved the
figures of saints out Of wood.
The art had been taught them
years before, when they were
boys. by a wandering Francis
can father, who rode over des-
ert and mountains, administer
ing to the spiritual needs Of
the communities he passed
through. The brothers became
increasingly expert craftsmen,
perhaps a little more than
that. Roberto would pack the
years carvings on his burro
and ride off, selling them as
far as Taos and Santa Fe.
A Christmas Journey
But this particular year.
Roberto had a special mission.
He was to deliver an image Of
st. Christopher to the village
of San Cristobal. The church
had been decorated with fra
grant boughs and paper
flowers. bonfires flared along
the towns street. A priest was
coming from q distance to
celebrate midnight Mass, and
1t was a big festival for the
villagers.
But Roberto. riding through
an arroyo as darkness fell, was
overtaken by q blizzard. He
fell from the burro, hurting
his knee. and he could not see
an inch ahead. He fumbled
about trying to find his carv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
READING AND WRITING
Rore Literary Merit
Found in FEC Report
BY MARY McGRORY

1t being the custom during
the Christmas season to sum
up the years achievement and
acclaim the best, we'd like to
put in a word for a Govern
ment report that was issued in
1855 and which, in defiance of
all the unwritten laws gov
erning this kind of thing, had
clarity, humor and flavor.
This was a Federal Com
munications Commission ex-
aminer's report on the Lamb
case, and the author was Her
bert Sharfman, who. as it hap
pens, is an occasional poet.
Possibly this explains why, in
writing prose, he does not, like
other Federal prosateurs. use
words gingerly as If they were
treacherous things that might
rise up and smite him. but
rather lovingly as If they were
good servants.
OF course, Government off,
Gals have been known to try
to get words to work for them.
but sometimes they hitch UP
an awkward pair that can't
really pull together. Take. for
instance. progressive moder-
ate" which was recently I'M
leashed as an administration
slogan, What does this mean?
Either you get progressively
moderate or moderately pro-
gressive: and either way you
get nowhere. It just goes to
show that a contradiction in
terms does not necessarily
produce that admirable and
stylish thing. a paradox.
A Critical Review
Mr.. Sharfman happily does
not try to coin phrases; he just
writes away. AS a book-review-
er he is relentless. Here is
what he says Of applicant
Lambs 1884 effort. The
Planned Economy Of Soviet
Russia: "(It) is exasperating-
" diffuse, pedestrian in parts,
carelessly written. and in its
vital section. the conclusion,
particularly ambiguous and,
even. It may be disingenuously
and deliberately so"
He permits himself an &C.
casional droll aside. somewhat
in q Gilbert and Sullivan
strain: Speaking Of a Com
munist picnic he says: He
was emphatic in recalling that
he had had no whiskey and
could recall drinking only
water tthus providentially
reinforcing his future testi-
monial capacity; no food, he
said, was served at the picnic
"a barmecide feast. as it were,
or perhaps to use another
allusion, a true symbol of Com
munist plenty"
A certain Georgian elegance
pervades the final paragraphs
in which he decides Lamb
should have his license. But
to say that he was starry
eyed is not TO conclude that
his eyes must also have been
shot with malevolent CLEANS"
We hope. without much
hope, that other civil servants
taking pen in hand will, in a
favorite word of theirs, "re-
think" some Of their ponder
Gus paragraphs. in favor Of
something of the kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Kormendi Solo

Andre kormendl, an artist
of Hungary who came to the
United States in the mid
1905, settled in New York UNI
til a year ago when he moved
to Alexandria, is having his
second one-man show in the
Washington area. at the Foam
Rubber Center. 1920 New York
avenue. through January 2.
He had a one-man show at
the Alexandria Library last
summer. also participates in
local group shows. being repre-
sented now in the Corcoran
area annual. He is a radio
script writer with the Voice Of
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Trois' Flowers

Gustav Trois is having q
one-man show at Del's Gal
lery, Wisconsin avenue, Be-
thesda, through January 6.
The paintings are all home
SIZE" most of them oils, ira
ditional in technique. devoted
to flowers and still life in
pleasing. decorative color
schemes, calculated to appeal
to the general public. The best
of them. in my opinion, are
Victorian Setting" with a fig
ure and lowered wallpaper;
Fruit Bowl" in a rose and
green scheme; Floral Motif"
in white, blue and rose, and
Apples IN a Compete" in a
soft and textured handling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
French Prints

Nearly 80 etchings, aqua
tints and color Autographs by
French impressionists and
post-impressionists. lent by
Georges Binet of Brimfield,
Mass, are on view at the Du-
pont Theater Gallery of Art
through Monday, January 2.
All are by 10th and goth CEN
fury masters. and not a few Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Novelist Describes
Legend Of Long Ago
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES

you are one Of who. amid the clutter and excite
ent Of packages and the pursuit Of Of
food ind each the Dickens classic perhaps
YOU won't be reminded Of Christmas book But
you've already gone through "A Christmas Carol perhaps
are not one to dig old books might read this
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Red reoty Bid Insists
U. S. roops Quit japan

TOKYO. June Is (R.-Major
Japanese newspapers said today
Russia had demanded that the
United States pull its troops out
Of Japan and Okinawa within
90 days as the price Of a Soviet
Japan World War II peace
treaty.
Similar stories in Tokyo dailies
said Russia made q drastic pro-
posal" at Tuesdays session Of
the USSR-Japan peace talks in
London which embraced the de-
mands the Soviets failed to win
at the 1851 San Francisco peace
conference.
The newspapers quoted "au-
thoritative sources"
Same Demands Made
Foreign Minister Manioru
Shigemitsu said Russia has re-
newed almost the same demands
on Japan which the Soviets
failed to win at San Francisco.
The Russians tried unsuccess-
fully then to force Japan to
oust United States troops from
Japan and Okinawa within 80
days.
Mr.. Shigemitsu made the
statement to the Diet Foreign
Affairs Committee in a discus
sion of the London World War
II peace talks between Japan
and Russia.
Russia refused to sign the San
Francisco peace treaty when its
chief delegate, Andrei Gromyko,
failed to win a series of conces-
sions. Japan at the same time
signed q security treaty with the
United States providing for
United States troops to defend
Japan.
The press reports said Jacob
Malik, chief Russian delegate at
the recently convened London
Evening star., 1955-06-16
School Rule Called
InuppIicubIe to All

ASHEvnLE, N. c., June l6
tP).-A North Carolina Supreme
Court justice declares he finds
no general mandate to all
public school segregation in the
recent U. S. Supreme Court de-
cision.
M. v. Barnhill, chief justice,
made his comments in an inter-
view with the Asheyille Citizen.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
FIutfeet

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio R.-
Youngstown policemen have bet
ter feet than most people. q
study Of the Mahoning Valley
Chiropody Society shows. II
found 68 per cent had some
kind of foot ailment. but added
that 80 per cent of American
adults have foot trouble. There's
Ia smaller percentage Of fat feet
among policemen than in most
American males, say the chirop-
odists.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

peace talks. had renewed the
Gromyko demands.
Tough and UnpalatabIe
The newspapers referred to
the demands as tough and un-
palatable. Kyodo News Agency
said Mr.. Malik made demands
similar to these by Mr.. Gromyko:
/. Withdrawal of foreign
troops and bases from Japan
within 80 days AFTER the effec-
tive date of a peace treaty. Ex-
tension of Japan's sovereignty
to Ryukyus and the Bonin
Islands.
s. Recognition by Japan of
Russian sovereignty over Sakha-
lin and Kurile Islands. Japan
Evening star., 1955-06-16

It was his first public expression
on the controversial ruling.
Chief Justice Barnhill said the
courts decision of May, 1854.
and its subsequent compliance
ruling holding segregation in the
public schools unconstitutional
involves only specific cases. The
decision thus lis applicable only
to the plaintiffs, defendants and
district judges in those cases" !"
he said.
II have read the opinion care
fully three times and find moth
ing that does not apply only to
Evening star., 1955-06-16
MiIkmun Slammed

PHILADELPHIA [P.-A milk
man found this note In an empty
bottle on his route: "Will you
please be kind this week and not
slam front door? Am on vaca-
ton and do not have to rise at
7 am. You can begin slamming
lit again next week as I have to
Iget up anyhow. Thanks"
Evening star., 1955-06-16

Ihas been demanding return oi
South Sakhalin and the Kuriles
given by the Allies to Russia al
the Yalta conference.
3. Recognition by Japan Of
Communist China's sovereignty
over ManchurIa and Formosa
both held by Japan in World
War II.
4. Inclusion of Red China in
the proposed Japan-RusSia peace
treaty. Nationalist China has
signed the San Francisco pact.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

those cases. The court was care
full to connect the decision at
every point with the defend
ants or the plaintiffs in the
specific cases on which it ruled, d"
Justice Barnhill declared.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

Nevertheless. he added. the
opinion has been widely misin.
terpreted as a mandate to all
Federal district courts and
Judges.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

Enchanting tunso and pink
spin pattern. Buy several
"eoses" for yeur-round enter
toinine. Guaranteed osuinst
chipping.
Sears Biddensburo. Wisconsin
and Arlington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Sheppard Files Brief
To Upset Conviction

CLEVELAND, April Q (H9. =
Attorneys for DR.. Samuel H.
Sheppard. trying to upset his
conviction on a second degree
murder charge, told Appeals
Court today that his wife, Mari
lyn, was hacked to death in a
sex attack by a left-handed in
truder whom she probably bit on
the hand.
The argument Is in a brief pre-
pared by william j. Corrigan,
chief counsel for the young
osteopath who was sentenced last
December to life in prison for the.
killing of his wife.
Some Of the points in the de-
Tense case are believed to have
been developed by DR.. Paul L.
Kirk. University of California
criminologist, who was hired to
investigate the case by Mr.. Cor
rigan. DR.. Kirk is not mentioned
in the brief.
The brief claims the defense
can demonstrate that the killer
was left-handed. DR.. Sheppard
Is right-handed.
The defense also gives weight
to two tooth fragments found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
By ALTON L. BLAKEsLEE
Associated Press Science Reporter

PHILADELPHIA, April IA
mystery substance made by the
liver can make certain cancers
grow faster, a scientific team
reported today.
They find that liver extracts
will speed the growth of some
cancers transplanted into AMI
mails. The same speed up chem
ical comes from rapidly growing
liver itself.
The speed-up effect was found
by Drs. Karl e. Paschkis. Abra-
ham Cantarow and j. Stasney
of Jefferson Medical College.
They described 1t to reporters
visiting cancer research centers
under auspices Of the American
Cancer Society.
The research team now is try
ing to learn just what the speed
up material is. It Is not vitamin
B-12, their tests show.
Pinpointine the mystery chem
ical could open the way to pos
sible methods Of putting the
brakes upon some cancers. or
finding chemicals possessing an
opposite. showdown effect.
Another medical researcher.
DR.. A. M. Bongiovsnni of Chill
dyen's Hospital. the University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
| Red Cross Extends
Drive 10 April Il

Red Cross Fund Drive Chair
man Martin T. Wiegand an
nounced yesterday the drive will
be extended to April IL as the
area campaign is still short Of
the $l,424, 900 goal.
Mr.. Weigand, speaking at the
10th general report luncheon at
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce, said that $1,000
912.45 or 87.47 per cent OF goal
has been reported.
Only once in the past II
years, according to the Red
Cross. has the drive achieved its
goal in one month.
According to today's report.
city contributors lead all dis
tricts in percentage of goal
achieved with 1851 per cent re-
ported. Alexandria reported 1888
per cent of goal achieved.
Government was tops In dollar
contributions with $544,339.32
reported. General business re-
ported $297, 488.50 raised.
At the last report luncheon
the campaign stood at rs per
cent OF goal or $1.066,356 re-
ported.
Selective Service Director Mai.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey was the
principal speaker at today's
luncheon report. The next gen.
eral report luncheon is sched-
uled for April IL at the United
States Chamber Of Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Cir, !, Dies in Maryland Blaze
AsFremen Cut HoIeinHouse

Davis. a Baltimore County medi-
can examiner.
When the blaze broke out,
Caroline was playing in q nearby
yard with her two brothers. Her
mother. Mrs. Joseph Jones. and
another brother were visiting q
block away at neighbor's house.
Mrs. Jones ran home when she
saw the smoke but Caroline
darted through the back door
before her mother arrived.
The father Of the children was
at work and the house was empty
when the fire started. The cause
was not immediately determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
East German Reds
Hint Road Tax Riff
Can Be Negotiated

BERLIN, April 2 P.-East
German Communist quarters
limited today that the new road
tax controversy could be- ''nego-
tiated.--but only by the two
rival governments.
This would mean fuliillment
OF the Communist slogan, Ger
mans around one table," con-
ceiyed several years ago as an
appeal to German nationalism
and an effort to drive a wedge
between the West Germans and
the Allied powers.
Responsible officials of the
Eastern regime told reporters
the question Of the road tax
rates could be resolved" II
representatives Of the East Ber-
lin and Bonn regimes got to-
gether. Chancellor Konrad
Adenaaer's government has con-
sistently refused such parleys
with the Soviet Zone Reds.
Neither the Adenauer govern
ment nor the Western allies
recognize the East German
regime. contending It was forced
on the 10 million East Germans
by Soviet decree.
The mex taxes on highway
traffic between Berlin and the
West we're imposed yesterday.
Truckers paid the rates, ranging
up as high as $50 for the heavier
loads. The West Berlin city gov
eminent reimbursed the truckers
from a temporary fund while the
allies sought to obtain Soviet
intervention in the dispute.
West German officials said
they were leaning on the allies
for relief. They commended the
East Zones aim Of obtaining
recognition through East West
alderman talks on this matter
would never be accomplished.
Meanwhile East-West traffic
flowed normally. Customs guards
on the Soviet frontier made
some concessions to trucks haul
ing milk and scaled the rates
down for them by as much as
Is per cent.
The allied protest to Soviet
High Commissioner Georgi M.
Pushkin remained unanswered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02

BALTIMORE. April 2 R.-A
3-year-old girl ran into her
burning home In suburban Edge
mere yesterday and died before
firemen could cut a hole in the
side Of the frame structure to
rescue her.
Caroline Jones was found on
the floor of the rear bedroom in
which she was trapped. Intense
heat prevented firemen from
reaching the victim through the
window.
The Negro child was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Melvin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
QUAKE
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
Philippine Red Cross. PHILIPPINE
News Service and various Of
f1cials in the area. had listed
nearly 200 dead, 100 missing and
at least 1000 injured.
Disrupted communications
yielded only a trickling Of the
tragic details Of the mighty
earth shocks but. even so, they
presented d picture of wide
spread destruction and suffering.
The heaviest of the shocks
which continued nearly eight
hours shattered cities and VII
lagos bordering the western half
of Lake Lanao. in Northwestern
Mindanao and Iligan City on the
islands north coast.
Buildings Slide Into Lake
Yawning cracks split highways,
bridges were twisted, churches,
public buildings and houses coll
lapsed-some Of them sliding
into Lake Lanao.
1t. Col. Antonio Garcia Of the
Philippines constabulary re-
ported the waters of Lake Lanao
dropped 3 or 4 feet, apparently
drained by a fissure on its floor.
The lake about 20 miles long
and 10 miles wide.
The Philippine National Red
Cross reported that bodies,
houses and household goods
floated on the lake.
Red Cross officials dispatched
food. clothing. tents and medical
supplies to the area-and app
pealed for more. Brig. Gen.
William Lee, United States 18th
Air Force commander. said Clark
Air Force Base would provide
medicine and medical teams.
Many Bridges Destroyed
Associated Press Correspond
ent Henry Hartzenbusch count
ed nine bridges destroyed in a
35-mile stretch Of coastal high
ways from Iligan to Kapatagan
in Lanao Province. He attempted
to drive to the lake but the roads
were impossible. He made the
trip in a small plane.
Charles r. Burrows, United
States Embassy charge DAFT
flares, called it a disaster Of
major proportions" He told
President Magsaysay the United
States is ready to lend assist
ance.
The Manila Weather Bureau
said the quakes were the most
intense on record In the South
ern Philippines,