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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
ART NEWS
jameson
Memorial
Exhibition
BY FLORENCE S. BERGMAN

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THE value of painting is its
contribution to the beauty Of
the world and the JOY Of Gre
ating for the artist" These
words. taken from Minor s.
Jameson's Notes on Painting"
apply in every respect to his
own paintings, more than 80
of which compose a memorial
exhibition at the Arts Club
through December 80. Mr..
Jameson's death last spring
robbed the club and other
professional organizations with
which he was affiliated of an
outstanding landscape painter
who during some three decades
tagain in his own words
watched the transformation
in landscape painting without
being moved to depart from
nature as a basis" for bis own
work.
Modernists as well as tradi-
tionalists have paid tribute to
the technical excellence of Mr..
Jameson's paintings. But what
enchants the general public is
their beauty. The artist said
"As one acquires power OF tech
nical expression. one at the
same time learns to see where
the beauty lies and finds 1t on
every hand"
A native New Yorker, Mr..
Jameson graduated from Bos-
tons NIT, made engineering
his profession and art his avo-
cation. He had exhibited in
New England and other North
ern States before he moved in
1920 to Washington. which re-
manned his home to the end.
Minor Jameson Travelled, but
did not find it necessary to
search for beauty in spectacu-
lar places. He found it, In the
District of Columbia. IN Vir-
GINA and in Maryland. and
most of all, perhaps. in New
England. The current show has
many captures of Vermont and
New Hampshire countrysides,
the farms nesting among
gently rolling hills. Everyone
who succumbs to the charms OF
rural or coastal New England,
discovers that it is lifelong
love affair.
Mr.. Jameson's color is so
faithful to that Of the scenes
he depicted. it seems quiet II
not over-reticent to eyes &C
customed to the raw primary
colors of some modern land
scapists. Yet Mr.. Janlesons
color Is fresh and bright, in the
red barns and lush summer
foliage: delicate and high
keyed in his idylls Of spring:
warmly glowing in his au-
tumnal scenes. and almost
monochromatic in some OF his
prescriptions of the hush Of
winter. He loved far-reaehing
Landscapes. and achieved the
feeling of distance by the use
of successive planes, as In Chi
nese painting.
A printed catalogue with a
list Of the many important
awards Minor Jameson received
from 1925 to 1858. and a page
of quotations from his Notes, +"
all thought-provoking. Is avail
able to visitors to the Arts
Club. 2017 / street. open II to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

DRY vindicated. This book Is
the first comprehensive report
Of the second trial, not only
In English. but in any modern
language. Miss Pernoud trans
lated into French the only
extant transcript Of the trial.
which was in Latin. Thus her
book is a highly important
contribution to historical re-
search. &C. B. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18


Gus action with an of beat
romance.
INSPECTOR MAIGRET AND
THE DEAD GIRL. BY
Georges Simenon. Double
day g. Co., Inc: $2.75.J
Why did the girl rent a for
NAL gown shortly before her
murder? And who poured her
full Of alcohol? Maigret suffers
equally from lack of clues
and the plodding presence Of
Sergeant Lognon. The prolific
Simenon provides less than his
best in atmosphere but can be
counted on as usual for solid
plotting.
THE TALENTED MR.. RIPLEY.
BY Patricia Highsmith.
tCoWard-Mc Inc; So
Young Mr.. Ripley's talent. 1t
must be said at the outset, is
for evil. His schemes are
cunning, his execution of his
plans ruthless and his ration
alization complete. Miss High
smith. who is pretty talented
herself, puts him under her
microscope in chilling &C
count Of the Vaccinations Of
one of the strangest characters
you're likely to encounter in
quite a while.
NO SLIGHTEST WHISPER.
BY Dean Evans. (Abelard-
Schuman, Inc; $2.75.)
An ex-racketeer hires q
Reno detective to discourage
a recently released convict
who might be bothering him.
The detective keeps stumbling
over fresh corpses but can't
seem to find the convict.
Everybody's got a gun in this
hodgepodge of blackmail.
stolen emeralds and sin.
THE SPLINTERED MAN. BY
M. E. Chaber. tRinehart g.
Co.; $2.75o
Insanity inducing drugs
figure Importantly In this
hectic Milo March adventure.
He is called back to active
duty for an impossible assign
ment. All he has to do is To-
cate q valuable West German
who has detected to the East
and bring him back to the
fold. Recent headlines lend
credulity to a fancy thriller
spiced with audacious wit.
ENOUGH TO KILL A HORSE.
BY E. X. Ferrars. Double
day g. Co.; $2.75D
Crime Club
Arsenic is ladled out with
lobster at an engagement
party that naturally ends
fatally. Only one guest ate
the lobster but was he the in
tended victim? Various peo-
pie take a turn at solving the
poison puzzle but succeed only
in stirring UP more dust OF
suspicion. A deceptively sim
pie tale that twists and turns
Accordingly until 1t finally ex.
! plodes in violence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

the newspaper magnate. The
years-or something-seem to
have mellowed the biographer's
judgment. In the new book he
is laudatory to the point Of be-
ing a special pleader. In the
opening sentence he says:
"At rare intervals, in human
experience, arises an individual
of such towering ability and
diversified talents as to assume
not only leadership but domi-
nation in his chosen field. {.
This phenomenal American
placed his stamp upon world
journalism as has no other"
Peoples Champion
A little later Mr.. Winkler re-
marks: 1.-THE toilers and the
workers, the plain people OF
America. yearned for q spokes-
man and a champion. Hearst
came forward at precisely the
right moment"
Mr.. Winkler does not hesi-
tate to call Mr.. Hearst q
genius. He does SO a number
of times, But you would be
wrong in assuming. from the
portion quoted. that Mr.. Wink
ler's book is a pean Of praise
without discriminating ball
ance.
Mr.. Winkler points out that
MIR. Hearst in his early years
as a publisher was a radical
for the turn OF the century, and
that he changed, in the New
Deal years to extreme cunserv-
atism. But that Is the story of
a great many men, with and
without influence - rebels in
their youth, defenders of the
old order, distrustful of change
In their mature years.
Impact on Journalism
But then we find Mr.. Wink
Ter saying: so far as the pub
lie could judge, Hearst never
permitted himself to doubt his
own infallibility. While manip-
ulating the herd. bending it to
ais will. he himself remained
aloof on his own Olympian hill,
see mingly recognizing no
greater law than his own will
and desires. His attributes
were those of genius-or an
anarchist. Truly a Shake
spearean character-perverse.
brilliant, nihilistic."
1t would be. as shortsighted
to picture Mr.. Hearst as merely
a man who inherited money
and bought brains for his en-
terprises as 1t would be to de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CHRISTMAS CARD,
This woodcut 1.-THE Alteration" is from Johannes de
Turrecremata's "Meditationes DeVotisSimae,
Book Collection at the Library of Congress. It has
been reproduced, along with other 15th-century
woodcuts, on a series of Is Christmas cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
NEW NON-FICTION
Biography Of Hearst
Revomped by WinkIer
By CARTER BROOKE JONES

Some as years ago John Wnker wrote Hearst an Amer
lean Of the earliest biographies OF the pub
Usher Since then biographies have appeared
Now comes Winkler with fresh approach to the same
subject:
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST: A NEW APPRAISAL
Hastings House: So.
Mr. Wnklers earlier biography critical Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
THE MAN OUT OF THE RAIN
AND OTHER STORIES. BY
Philip Macdonald. Double

day 6s Co., Inc; $2.75.l
In these six stories-two of
them prize winners--a skillful
craftsman runs the gamut
from humor to horror. The
title story recounts a young
mothers chilling experience
with a killer. Two amusing
yarns about less-than-lethal
crime balance the haunting
terror of the others. Our IA
vorite for packing a load of
suspense in a small package:
The story called Ten O'Clock"
LIVE BAIT FOR MURDER.
BY William Herber. u. B.
Lippincott; $2.75).
A private detectives honey
moon is interrupted to answer
the Governments urgent call.
For some never explained
a reason. he's the one man to
handle the detail of latching
onto a batch of secret papers
being peddled by a crime
syndicate and sought with
equal vigor by foreign and
American agents. The plot
pounces from Chicago to New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
CRIME AND MYSTERY
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

Orleans to the Gulf Coast as
the guns bark. Fast and furi-
Gus action with an of beat
romance.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

First United Nations stamps
Of 1856 will be two commemo-
ratives of the same design to
be issued February II In honor
of the international Telecom-
munication Union, one of the
U.N.'s specialized agencies.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

HoAdley FarueH
WINNERS-B BY a margin Of
lts points, Frank Hoadley
and Don Farwell won the
District open pairs cham
pionship early this month,
edging "a competing duos.
They won the Woodward
Cup.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
Eustmun to Renew
High School Event
ROCHESTER.


High school students viii
again participate in Eastman
Kodak's 11th Annual National
High School Photographic
Awards, the contest to run
from January / through March
81. Winners viii be announced
in May.
As has been the case each
year, a selection Of the best
prints viii form a travelling
salon. touring the Nations
schools on free loan.
Honorable mention awards
in 1865 went to these, among
others:
Richard Crawford, Cham
berlain Vocational: VALLEY
Wing. Eastern: Virginia Carl
sen, Silver Spring: Matthew
Watson, Chevy Chase; Bob
Dickens, Alexandria: Norman
Prince, jr,, Hyattsyille.
Teachers and others seeking
details may write 343 State
street. Rochester 4, N. Y.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

verking, educator. nurse and
humanitarian; 10 plus 5pf
green, Adolph Kopling. found
er of the Kolping Society for
German workmen; 20-plus-
10pf orange brown, DR.. Samuel
Hahnemann. founder of the
homeopathic system Of medi-
cine, and 40-plus-l0pf blue,
Florence Nightingale, Crimean
war nurse and hospital re-
former.
ITALY-25 lira red brown
honoring Giacomo Matteotti,
opposition deputy slain by
Fascists in 1924 because of his
opposition to MuSsolini's rise
to power.
BELGIUM--Set of six "cul-
tural semi-postals" honoring
Belgian inventors, 20-plus-5c
gray brown. Ernest Solvay,
discoverer of a cheap process
for making industrial soda; 30
plus-20c purple, Jean-Jacques
Dony, inventor of a zinc
furnace; 1.20fr- -plus-30c black.
Egide Walsehaerts, inventor Of
a locomotive slide: 2fr-plus-
soc deep rose. Leo H. Baeke-
land, inventor of modern pho
tographic printing paper and
the pioneer industrial plastic,
bakelite; 3fr-plus-1fr green,
Jean-Etienne Lenoir, inventor
in many fields, and 4fr-plus- -2fr
brown, Emile Fourcault and
Emile Gobbe, developers of
sheet glass production
methods.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
CAMERA ANGLES
BY A. ]. WEDDERBURN
Curator of Photography
The Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution
Since virtually every one is
interested in photography you
can't go wrong If you decide
to give cameras or photogra-
phic equipment and supplies
this year at Christmas. You
can find something acceptable
and welcome for children and
grownups on your list without
straining your pocketbook any
further than you wish.
There are many items dear
to the hearts of the amateurs
such as film. flashlamps. pa
per, processing chemicals. slide
binders and albums that can
be purchased for about a dol
lar. more or less.
For SIS or less there is even
a wider selection including
basic cameras. developing
tanks, processing kits, food
lamps and reflectors, flash re-
fiectors, more elaborate photo
albums, books and magazines
on photography. movie film
and numerous minor acces-
sories in the field of cinema
Biography.
From that point on you can
go high in the hundreds of dol
lars or remain in a moderate
price range for such things as
more advanced still cameras,
movie cameras and projectors,
lenses, filter sets, projection
screens. slide projectors, stereo
equipment. exposure meters,
tripods, editing equipment for
the movie fan and others too
numerous to mention here.
Try to Meet a Need
While it is true that pho
Biography enthusiasts are ever
grateful for any gift relating
to the pursuit of their hobby.
some discrimination should be
employed. Try to discover
what the lobbyist really needs.
For example. one who special
ICES in cinematography to the
exclusion of all else might ap-
preciate a new exposure meter.
but If his old one still operates
properly might preper. If the
choice were his. a projection
screen or editing device.
Choosing of cameras should
be done with the greatest OF
care. There are number Of
types, and while all are de-
signed for the same purpose.
taking pictures. there is always
a good possibility that one viii
be more exactly suitable.
Which you select should be de-
termined TO some extent by
Evening star., 1955-11-27
CAMERA CLUB
NOTES

Agriculture Amateur Movie
Makers will meet tomorrow at
8 pm. in the southwest
branch Public Library for a
workshop session on Editing
and Splicing" A film, "Op-
Grafton Alert" made by mem
bers in cooperation with the
Department of Civil Defense
staff, will be shown.
Foto- Craft Club will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. at the
Twelfth Street YMCA. Exhibi-
ton and print criticism.
National Photographic So
ciety announces these new
members: Edward G. Batty,
aEgbert H. Walker and Robert
H. Tauchette.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
PHILATELIC NEWS
Lions Clubs Collect
Stamps for Children
By BELMONT FARES

Something new in service
club activities is this years
goal of the Lions international
Stamp Club -- one million
stamps for children in Lions
Club countries.
President Of the club and
No. / promoter of this ambi-
tious program is Soren Lura
Of Forest Heights, Md. Mr..
Lura also finds time to serve
as first vice president Of his
own Lions Club at Oxon Hill
and president of the Philatelic
Club at the Library of Con-
gress, where he works in the
music division.
A major step in publicizing
the gift program was the ap-
pearance this month of the
first issue of the Lions Inter-
national Philatelist. Mr.. Lura
is editor in chief of the new
publication. a 12-page illus
trated bulletin planned as q
quarterly.
The mechanics Of the stamp
program are simple. Lions Club
members are asked to contrib
ute used stamps. They are
sent, either by clubs or indi-
vidual members. to a co-ordi-
nator, DR.. G. c. Adams, a den-
tist in Southwest City, Mo. DR..
Adams prepares them for ship
ment to children's agencies
throughout the world.
Although the program is
still in the organization stage
it started only in August
more than $4,000 stamps al
ready have been handled. The
first batch to go overseas was
distributed to Chinese chill
dren on Formosa October IA
by Tseng Hsu-pei, president Of
the Tapei Lions Club. Leprosy
colonies in Hawaii and the
Philippines are next on the
priority list.
Lions Clubs in the Washing
ton area are cooperating. Mr..
Lura reports. and Paul Weeks
has q collection box in his
stamp store at 1872 Seventeenth
street NV. No appeal is being
made outside the Lions organ
ization. but contributions are
welcome.
\ 4 4
First 1856 U.N. Issue
First United Nations stamps
Of 1856 win be two commemo-
ratives of the same design to
be issued February II In honor
of the International Telecom-
n1unication Union, one of the
U.N.'s specialized agencies.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
|REPUBuK OSTERREICH

DAY OF THE STAMP-This
special stamp, a one schil-
ling violet brown with a rs
groschen surtax to promote
Austrian philately, will be
placed on sale Wednesday
and become valid for postage
Saturday. 1t was designed by
Prof. Josef Seger and en-
graved by Prot. Hans RAN
zoni, jr. The Austrian State
Printing Works has produced
$4,000 copies by a recess
printing process. (Die proof
from Austrian Postal Admin
istration.)
Evening star., 1955-11-27
CAMERA ANGLES
Many Fine YuIe Gifts
In Photographic Field

the age, experience and inter-
ests of the recipient.
Children and those adults
who have yet to learn pho
Biography will benefit far more
from a box camera than from
a complex camera that costs
several hundred dollars. On
the other hand. a camera fan
who has a box camera may
well be ready to move on into
a better camera bracket.
We recommend the box
camera for those who have
had little or no experience in
photography. 1t Is extremely
simple to operate, having no
problems Of focus and very
little in the way Of exposure.
This is the camera for learners
because, in spite of its low
cost, and because Of its
simplicity of operation, it Is
capable of taking pictures Of
the best quality.
35-MM Is Flexible Type
The 35-mm camera is high
on the popularity list because
Of its compactness, light
weight. speedy action and low
cost of operation. This cam
era is equally suitable for color
or black and white photog-
raphy and usually has a fast
lens with considerable depth
of field. 1t is fitted for the use
of fash attachments, supple
mentary lenses, and is suitable
for most amateur uses. About
its only drawback Is the small
film which is not suitable for
contact prints for general use.
Folding cameras are also
equipped with faster lenses
than the box camera and. too,
are built to accept the many
favorite gadgets Of the caMera
fans. Both this and the 35-
nm. camera call for focusing,
either manually or with the
aid Of a range finder which
sometimes is an integral part
OF the camera. Either will
make an excellent gift for the
person who has grasped the
fundamentals OF photography.
Reflex cameras which have
a ground-glass focusing screen
which shows the scene right
side up exactly as it will re-
cord on film are among the
most popular on the market
and can be purchased at a
cost that depends upon the
lens and the number Of ad-
vanced features such as range
finder. view finder. etc.
Many Movie Gifts
There is a wide selection to
choose from for the home
movie enthusiast. In addition
to the cameras which come In
either 8-mm or 16-mm size,
there are many accessories to
give. Most welcome as a rule
are beaded screens, projectors,
splicing and editing outfits.
floodlamps for interior filming
telephoto lenses and wide
angle lenses. attachments for
wide-screen filming and screen
ing.
Film is always welcomed by
a photographer. However, films
differ widely as to speed and,
again. some prefer color film to
monochrome, and the reverse.
So before making a purchase
Of film as a Christmas gift
find out the preferred type.
Numerous still photography
fans are turning to stereo and
there are cameras, viewers,
and the other accessories In
this field, all Of which would
make fine gifts.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

Stamps illustrated are from
the Knickerbocker Stamp Co.
4 + 4
First Flight
A special cachet will be
provided for Pan American
World AirwayS' first fight
Saturday in its new San Fran
cisco to Guatemala service.
Addressed envelopes bearing
postage at the 10-cent air.
mail rate should reach the
Postmaster at San Francisco
by Thursday.
X II y 4
Roosevelt Stamp Credits
Designers Of the Scent
Theodore Roosevelt stamp
issued November Is were Vic
Evening star., 1955-11-27
SONG SLEUTH
ANSWERS
(See Quiz, Page E-4)

1. "(There Arel Smiles CThat Make
Us Happy)". by j. win Callahan and
2, Ssmiiin' through by Arthur
4, awhen NY Baby Smiles At Me"
BY Andrew B, Sterling, Ted Lewis and
"a Smile viii Go a Long. Long
Way" BY Benny Davis and Harry .Akst.
g. "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella
on Rainy Day" by irving Kahal,
Francis Wheeler and Sammy FAin.
other famous smile" songs: ~Leave
Ne with O Smile When. You're
Smiling the Whole World Smiles With
Buddha Smiles" and last but not least,
when Irish Hyes Are Smiling.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

The stamps will be printed
in 3-cent blue and Scent car
mine denominations. Designed
by H. Woyty-Wimmer. they
will be produced by Thomas de
la Rue and Co. Ltd. Of Lon
don.
Pittsburgh First Day"
Citizens of Pittsburgh. An
drew Melons home town, are
planning their own first day"
for the 3-cent Mellon COM
memorative to be issued here
December 20. Present plans
for flying a supply of the
stamps to Pittsburgh for re-
sale and cancellation there.
The cancellation viii not in
clude the line FIRST DAY OF
ISSUE and the "first-day"
covers will have no official
standing.
The procedure is the same as
that followed by Alexandria
citizens when the 30-cent Rob-
ert E. Lee stamp was issued at
Norfolk September 81.
~ 4 X
Max Strassm n OF the
Knickerbocker Stamp Co. is
distributing an illustrated l12-
page price list of the stamps
Of the United States and
British North America. It's
free.
4 4 4 \
New Issues
WEST GERMANY-Set Of
four charity semi-postals, Z
plus-3pf brown, Amalie SIZE
Evening star., 1955-11-27
preSSSlOn.
! BY MARGARET L. FISHER

Winning IT. out Of "a
matches last Wednesday. Or.
/ w. s. Benedict, D. A. William
son and Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Snyder took top honors in the
third session Of the Washing
ton Bridge Leagues current
team championship series.
This score gives them total
Of 45ia wins for the three
games completed in the eight
session event. Leading the II
teams in competition are 1t.
Raymond j. Fetzner, Temple
Hollcroft, Charles C. Loven-
burg and Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Gabrilovitch with as wins
/. to date.
In two concurrent Mitchell
pair contests, winners were
{ Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Boymel,
Mrs. Ferdinand NJ. Ney-Alice
Fortin, Mrs. Margaret Rucker-
E. Nj. Kenison and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Synon. In second
spots were Miriam Holiness
Francis Drake, John Marville-
L. L. Well, p. A. Fried-M. r.
Browne and Seymour Rotten
berg-Eugene Spector.
Fl Interest in Florida
This week the attention of
bridge fans everywhere centers
on the Winter National tour
nament which opened last
night at the Empress Hotel In
Miami Beach, Fla. The nine
day bridge fest offers II ses-
sions Of play.
The large Washington dele
CATION will include Said Had
dad, who with Mrs. Betty
!. Windley of Norfolk. Va, will
defend title to the national
mixed pair championship. q
\ three session event which
!, opens tomorrow night.
State Department Series
( State Department Bridge
I Club pair champions are Mel
+ win Anthony and Frank Gar
ner (.627 per cent? following
a six-week series. Runnersup
are Cliff Santley- Dick Warren
(.5g9J: Madalyn Burke Vivian
Hall 1880; and Mae Ham
monds-Mary White (.578). In
the final Mitchell session.
November Is, high scores went
4 to Gerald Friedman Norman
Macleod and Santley- Warren.
Wright Players Pairs
Sharing top honors in the
Wright Players pair cham
pionship last Sunday were
Donald B. Chfistman Bruce
Oldfield, Ted Appel Henry D..
Sheitelman. Other pairs mar
rowly missing top spot were
Alexander Kott- Charles Lyons,
Stanley Johnson Tom Mobley,
and BENJAMIN Tryck-Robert
Wood.
Master Point Results
AKrieuIture; l---Alex Hart-R. j.
4 Grimm IT.. 2Mrs. Florence Mills
I. AiexandFia: Mrs. Ida Terrant-
Z. N, Kenison. Mrs. Fred Windsor
5 Mrs. Herman Moe. 2--Mr. and Mrs,
( w. y. Norris, Mr.. and Mrs. Kari
SS.s;: Mrs. ,. 3. Fletcher -aiuss q
\ Byrns. 2-J. D. Boyd-Miner lila
HsIdes Aiien-Milier Roberts.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
AROUND THE BRIDGE TABLE
II Wins Out Of "a
Marks WBL Session

Geren. i--Eyeiyn Pcrter-H P. Still
val seymour Fieher-Joe o'Bsien, r
3orie OKeIliher- Mrs. Flcy Neesman.
Loudoun: l---Mr. and Mrs. J. 4.
Hirst, Mrs. George Babson- Lewis O.
Tubbs. 2--ITene Wright.Wiilia Me-
Donald, Admiral and Mrs J. H. Dudley.
MentKomery: 1--Laurens sullivan
Robert WAlliek, Mrs c. +. Tessmer-
Kilmer Bortx, Dr.. james Reid-William
Thomas III.
PIayfAir: November 1ol l-MrS.