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Evening star., 1955-07-24
Art Book Review

PARACAS FABRICS AND
NAZCA NEEDLEWORK, Sd
CENTURY b. C.-3d CENTURY
A. d. by Junius Bird and LOU
lisa Bellinger. (The Textile
Museum. $4,000.
Two thousand years ago, the
Indians of ancient Peru knew
every method of weaving
known today. They had been
weaving for at least as long a
period before that time. ac-
cording to Junius Bird, asso-
ciate curator of archaeology
at The American Museum of
Natural History, and author Of
this handsome catalogue raj
some of a. group of fabrics
from Peru's prehistory in The
Textile Museum. He tells Of
Peruvian woven products re-
covered from the 1000 BIC.
level.
Mr.. Bird became involved
with ancient fabrics while
studying camp sites and cul-
tural remains of the earliest
inhabitants of the Chilean
coast, later in Northern Peru.
and found he had to deal with
textile-yielding debris. Thus
introduced through necessity,
he came to consider textiles a
rewarding source of informa- :
ton. second only to written
records.
George Hewitt Myers. pres
ident Of the museum, who be-
gan his now famous collection
Of textiles in 1910, calls this
volume zone more stone
brought to be used in the con-
struction of a forgotten past. T"
1t is a large and impressive
stone" comprising original
research work in detail, on the
90-odd Paracas and Nazca
specimens.
Survey of Era
Mr.. Birds comprehensive
introduction, larded at inter-
walls with reminders of the
"sketchiness Of knowledge Of
the prehistoly OF Peru" gives
a survey of early settlements
there, and explains how dates
are now determined. Every
one who reads about the grave
treasure hunts and recovery
Of mummy bundles in large
numbers viii want to take the
next plane and start digging.
Despite amateur successes
along these lines, which ruin
chronology for serious stu
dents, Mr.. Bird presents a con-
siderable body of knowledge,
discussing everything from
irrigation systems and reli-
gious structures, down to
weapons. tools and personal
garments.
The catalogue has detailed
descriptions of the fabrics,
every one illustrated in black
and white, augmented with IA
color plates Of details Of %
drawings and charts. These
are of particular interest to
weavers, according to two
Washington loom experts, to
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WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
WHAT IS COMMUNISM?
Edited by Richard M.

WHAT IS COMMUNISM?
Edited by Richard M.
Ketchum. (E. p. Dutton 81
Co.; 1896 each.)
This pair of books can best
be described as superb. Each
meets a real need. Each is an
excellent job of writing and
editing.
It may seem on first glance
that Mr.. Ketchum Is belabor-
ing the obvious when he pro-
duces books simply describing
democracy and communism.
For an entire cold war is be-
ing fought over the basic ten
cts Of each system of gov
ernment. If this reader is any
example. however, a lot of per-
sons need this handy refresher
course.
The books use the picture
plus-text technique. Used as q
picture book alone, each tells
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bined some memories Of his
State in the l880s with his
grandfather Adams recollec-.
tions of his own youth back In
the '20s and '30s.
The result is a rare infu-
sion Of color. charm and
humor.
You know now why Mr..
Adam could describe the Erie
Canal in its great days so well
in some of his novels. The
canal was still a going con-
Germ when he was a boy, and
his grandfather, who helped
build it. could contribute whole
sagas Of its earlier years when
it was one of the country's
wonders.
Life with Grandfather
In the '8os Grandfather
Adams and his second wife
lived in a modest home, called
q cottage, in Rochester, and
once a week the five grand
children. including Samuel,
would make "a ceremonious
call. Grandfather, a man Of
weight and dignity and no
little scholarship. would re-
ceive them, a total abstainer
and foe Of rum, with his
favorite tonic, Hop Bitters, a
heavily alcoholic medicine,
within easy reach. 1t was a
lucky day when the children
could get him started on a
story. Sometimes prompting
himself with what he called
his "ort book" a tome filled
with old clippings and notes,
he would launch into a de-
. scription of an early railroad
trip, an adventure Of uncer-
tain termination, or the
cholera epidemic of 1882, or
the scoundrel known as Four
skate Pilkington. or Sam
Patch, who was a champion
falls jumper until he tried the
falls Of the Genesee.
Erie Water
Naturally many Of these
memories touched on grand
fathers favorite stretch Of
water. the Grand Erie Canal"
There were tales of tough cap
tains. Of frantic fights to plug
a breach In the canals walls,
Of the odd characters one en-
countered along the towpath.
Samuel had another grand
father who also survived well
into the boys adolescence, but
Grandfather Napkins, a pro-
fessor Of theology, who lived in
Auburn, would not admit to
many youthful adventures If
he had ever had them. So most
of these stories stem from
Grandfather Adams.
Mr.. Adams skillful blending
of his early memories with
those Of his grandfather bring
to life the color and feel
ing of two distinct eras, so
years apart. The colloquialisms
grandfather was brought up
on. already archaic in the sos,
often puzzled his little listen
ers and had to be explained.
Could anything be more di-
verting for the scorching days
ahead than Grandfather Sto-
ries"? I doubt it. The book is
the midsummer selection of the
Book ok-of-the-Month Club.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Historical Novel

Since I had lodged histori-
cal novels for some time, I
wondered II they had changed.
! mean the run Of them. There
are. I realize. some topnotch
ones, like H. r. M. Prescott's
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Communism Is Defined
Along With Democracy

a well-rounded story. Picture
selection could hardly be bet
ter.
If the United States IN
formation Agency does not
stock these books in all over
seas libraries, it is overlook
ing a good bet.
RICHARD FRYKLUND.
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GREAT DAYS ON ERIE CANAL
Veteran Writer Tells
Grondfother's S Soqo
By CARTER BROOKE JONES

Captivating proper the mellow "reminiscences
which Samuel Hopkins Adams put together In Gandfaher
Stories" random House; $3.50.
The writer. well into his s0s and displaying any
change increased vtuosity for storytelling has
bined memories Of his childhood In upper New York
Evening star., 1955-07-24

"The Man on a Donkey" and
Evelyn Waugh's Helena" and.
Though some literary purists
might call it a period piece
rather than a historical novel.
A B. Guthrie's The Big Sky"
Well, Katrina" by Jeramie
Price (Farrar, Straus and
Cudahy; $500 Is average, no
better, no worse. And I found
the formula much the same
sex and sadism mixed with
period color and an effort nov
and then to touch deeper emo
tions.
Katrina" Is about Peter the
Great of Russia and the girl.
"of humble origin" the histo-
rians tell US. who became En-
press Catherine I. The novelist
has made Katrina a Swedish
peasant who was captured
when Peters army overran
her town at the beginning Of
the 18th century. Katrina first
was mistress Of Prince Menshi-
kov-and history tells US she
was-and then took the fancy
of the Car and became his
favorite and afterward his
wife.
A Fighting Man
Peter, a man Of gigantic
stature, leads his men into
battle, at least in Miss Prices
book, and delights in hand-to-
hand combat. 1t was Peter
who first linked Russia closely
to Europe. and this is glimpsed
and there is mere mention of
the Cars agricultural and
industrial reforms within his
country, which were notable.
He is depicted mostly on the
personal side. as a character
who ranged from terrible RACES
to the kindness and good ma
ture Of a big boy. Katrina,
though an illiterate peasant
when she reaches the court Of
Petersburg, develops. overnight
into a shrewd and well-in-
formed courtesan. There is
much about some Of the more
refined cruelties of an era
when prisoners of war were
slaves and torture was COM
monplace.
But. at least, Katrina"
moves at a swift pace and.
unlike most historical novels.
Is not too long.
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TEACH YOU A LESSON. BY
Jim Hollis. (Harper g. Bros;

$2.50D
A high school French teach
er confident Of her own fatal
charm finds 1t just that. Stu
dents. teachers, their spouses
all had motives for cracking
her skull, The author, new to
mysteries, tries a difficult ap-
proach. He shifts point Of
view from chapter TO chapter
and handles it like a veteran.
Action crackles through this
above-average puzzler.--M. o.
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connection with q civilization
dead these many centuries. II
we wish to consider Krekovic
an antiquarian. we must grant
that he is one of a large and
worthy company. Whatever the
final Judgment on these paint
ings, any Washingtonian who
fails to visit the show, will
miss a thrilling experience.
A large part Of the collection
was exhibited last year in the
City Hall Of Lima. The Presi-
dent of Peru, Gen. Manuel A.
Odria, decorated Krekovic with
the Order of Merit for Distih-
ptlished Services.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Year Book

Another year book of 1854
and an excellent one is "The
Unicorn Book of 1854" tUni-
corn Books, Inc, by mail sub
scriptiOn). The volume is di-
vided into these general topics:
National Affairs. World Affairs.
Business, Arts. Sciences and
Entertainment and People.
Joseph L. Morse. editor in
chief. and Richard M. Gordon,
executive editor, were aided by
a staff Of widely known writ
ers and artists. The photog-
raphs are remarkable.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
u. S. Architecture

american Skyline" BY
Christopher Tunnard and
Henry Hope Reed (Houghton
Miffiin; So is the story Of "the
growth and form Of our cities
and towns" The authors de-
scribe this from Colonial times
to the present. The story is
for the general reader and
avoids technicalities or ex-
plains them. It is deeply inter-
esting. There are many pho
tographs and sketches.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
By John McKelwoy

There is room for aesthetics in
the mouth.
Hollywood. for example, makes
room when they come up with
a pretty girl who leaves some
thing to be desired when she
smiles, or laughs, or sings.
The pretty girl is dispatched to
dentist who specializes in per
manent" bridge work. According
to some dentists, present at yes
terday's annual postgraduate
clinic of the District Dental So
ciety, one can get a tremendous
lift out of molding and installing
what amounts to a perfect set
of teeth, although they may be
false. There is a certain "aes-
thetic" quality in the job that is
done right.
Some dentists, it was said,
who specialize in this field, have
suites of Offices and several at
tendants. Concentrating on the
entertainment field, where the
appearance of the mouth might
mean the difference between a
living at a soda fountain or a
fortune, these dentists can charge
anywhere over $1,000 for one
such job. Movie studios are glad
to pay the bill.
| But it was stressed at yester-
days meeting that permanent"
bridgework is still within the
reach of the average person.
Any dentist willing to take the
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Greek Ship Founders,
10 Lost Off Sicily

TARANTO, Italy, Mar. IS
The tiny Greek freighter Iason
foundered in storm off the toe
of Italy Sunday night and l9 men
perished during rescue opera
tlons.
Eleven members of the Iason's
crew and eight members of a
small boat crew from the 49,
732-ton British liner Stratheden
drowned when crashing seas
capsized the lifeboat. Four men,
bers of the Iason's crew were
saved.
The Stratheden, bound from
Australia to Britain, went to the
help of the Iason, a 449-ton
converted corvette, after receiv-
ing distress calls Sunday from
the Ionian sea off Cape Stilo.
The Iason was heading home
from Sicily. She had disappeared
when the Stratheden reached
the scene and the crew was
struggling in the water.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
South Wet Nam Leader Escapes Assassination

The assailants tossed two hand
grenades into his automobile,
but Lam leaped out in time.
Neither he nor his chauffeur was
injured.
Guards in front of the house
fired on the fleeing band Of
attackers but failed to hit them.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Dentists Say Teeth Glamour
Is Not for Film Stars Alone

time, it was said, can do the
work.
The dentist who specializes
in this field is sort of an ar
tist, it was said. He does not
mold q perfect" set of teeth.
Instead, he adds a few imper-
fections, like one tooth slightly
out of line.
I'VE try to keep away from
absolute perfection" as one put
it. That way. no one will sus-
pect the teeth are false"
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Brooklond Baptist Church

A vacation Bible school clinic
and Baptist Ministers conference
will be held tomorrow in Brook
land Baptist Church, Sixteenth
and Monroe streets NE. The
clinic will start at 10 am. and
the ministers conference at 1870
pm.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
ADVERTISEMENT.
Don't Be HoIf Dressed

Dress designers and manufac-
turers have found" the tall
figure and are now making
clothes just for you. See WASH
ington's biggest style show of
tall fashions, March l6, Statler
Hotel, Bpm. Free admission by
ticket only. Drop by for yours.
Tall Fashions, $40 18th st. NV.
District 7-2507.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Leqion Open House

Arlington American Legion
Post 139 will hold an open house
program at pm. tomorrow at
it's clubhouse. 3445 North Wash
ington boulevard, to mark the
36th anniversary of the first
American Legion convention In
Paris, March 15-17, 1919.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

SAIGON, Indo-C China, Mar. Is.
Tran Van Lam, who holds a
Job equivalent to Governor of
South Wet Nam, narrowly eS-
capped assassination yesterday.
Lam was attacked with gre
nades in front of his house.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Points for Parents 8, Ed,th rAo"s. wslse.

Mother-The story we read
was a make-believe one. Now
shall I tell you a really true
story about when I was a little
girl?
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Spy Agency Uses
.GSA's SIeuths
To Uncover Thief

How investigators from the
General Services Administration
solved mysterious petty pilfering
4 at the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy. hub of the Governments es-
lpionage network. was revealed
yesterday in Municipal Court.
A janitor at the intelligence
agency's Offices here, Junior
Thompson. colored. pleaded gull
ty to charges of stealing q clock
and IS cents from the Offices.
Municipal Judge Edward A.
Beard withheld sentence pending
a probation report.
The agency had been plagued
by a series Of minor thefts. GSA
agents treated coins totalling SIS
cents with a chemical tracing
liquid which shows up green un-
der a violet light.
The coins were then planted
in the drawer of q security
officer. Subsequently. they dis
appeared. Evidence Of the trac-
ing chemical later was found on
clothing worn by Thompson.
A desk clock, stolen from the
agency was recovered at Thomp-
sons home by Detective Serg.
Vern Culpeper of No. 10 Precinct.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Roy Howard Paid
Tribute at Dinner

CINCINNATI, July 3 up. -
Roy w. Howard Of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers was honored
at a dinner tonight on his 5Oth
year with the Nationwide news
paper organization.
Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the
Philippines, former president of
the United Nations General As
Isembly, was the chief speaker at
the testimonial dinner. Gen.
Romulo saluted Mr.. Howard as
an international journalist and
a fighter against communism.
Mr.. Howard joined the Scripps
Organization, then known as
Scripps-M McRae, at the age Of %
on the Cincinnati Post on July
10, 1905. He became president of
the Scripps-Howard newspapers
and of the United Press Asso-
Citations. He has relinquished
those titles, but still is president
and editor of the New York
World Telegram and Sun.
About 1875 of Mr.. Howard's as
Isociates in the Scripps-H Howard
Organization and members of his
family were present for tonight's
dinner. Four Post employees who
were on the paper when Mr..
Howard started to work there
were special guests.
Evening star., 1955-07-10

Cross officials said additional
continuing donations must be
made to assure a ready supply
when needed"
Blood contributions for STAN
ley, or any other persons, OF
simply to bolster the always
needed supply, may be made
weekdays at the Blood Center
2025 E street NV. The hours
are 1 to 9 pm. Mondays, and
9 am. to 4:30 pm. Tuesdays
through Fridays.
Center Needs Blood
In contrast to the easily-avail-
able Type o blood for Stanley
meanwhile, the Blood Center has
called in numerous donors to
supply rarer types. Some was
critically needed for emergencies
Other donations permitted elec-
tive surgery, which had been
postponed because Of danger
ously low blood supplies within
the last six weeks"
The center noted that blood
donations rose last week. but said
the supply still faces . deficit. "
Evening star., 1955-07-10

that are not a good likeness
may be turned down by the
passport officials.
8. An identifying witness who
has known the applicant for
lat least two years. The witness
has to be a citizen of this coun-
try.
4. Ten dollars. This fee in.
cludes SO for the passport divi-
sion and 81 for the clerk or
executor of the application.
After the application is filed,
it will take about two weeks to
obtain the passport. 1t can be
mailed or picked up by the appli-
cant at the passport Office.
Only a small proportion Of the
applications receive a security
check, according to a passport
division official.
The passport, however, only
allows you to leave the country.
The traveller must also obtain
additional permission to enter
some foreign countries. These
are called visas and can be OBJ
tanned through the foreign con-
sulate Offices in this country.
Many countries do not require
visas, however. and a United
States passport is sufficient
Travel is permitted within
many of the countries of the
Western Hemisphere without O
Da SSD0rt.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
BlockmuiIer Gets
8-Yeur Jail Term

LANCASTER. Pa, July 9. up
John Franklin Huber was sen.
fenced in Lancaster County
Court from eight to l6 year.
in jail yesterday after the 49,
Iyear-old York (Pa.) poultry
farmer pleaded guilty to black.
mailing his former wife, Mrs
Kathryn Hassel. She has ad.
mitted embezzling $4,000 in or
der to pay the "hush" money.
The prosperous Eastern Penn
sylvania farmer was arrested
last Saturday when police trapped
him in an alleyway receiving
money from Mrs. Hassel, trust
ed bookkeeper of the Darn
staetter Store in Lancaster. The
woman had admitted "a hours
earlier to Systematically taking
approximately $4,000 over an
eight-year period from the elec-
trical appliance firm.
An audit of the Darmstaetter
books disclosed the shortages
and Mrs. Hassel broke down and
signed a confession.
She said she took the money
to pay her former husband
blackmail so he wouldn't tell
her mother about their marriage
or two alleged illegal operations
prior to that.
Arrested with Huber and Mrs.
Hassel was Huber's father, Frank,
70. The father, slated for a hear
Ing later. is charged with re-
ceiving stolen goods, conspiracy
and being an accessory. Mrs.
Hassel is gree in $4,000 bail,
accused of stealing the money
from her employer.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Getting Passport Is Easy
In Most Cases; Just Try
BY BERNARD A. GOODRICH

BY BERNARD A. GOODRICH
Obtaining passport neces-
sary item for tourists planning
a trip abroad--is a simple proce-
dure, in most cases.
The little green book is the
State Departments stamp Of ap-
Iproval on travel plans and identi-
fles the traveller as a citizen of
this country.
Here is how it is done. Appli-
cants from the District area must
report to the State Departments
passport Office, Seventeenth and
F streets NV. with:
/. Proof of birth. This can be
either a birth or baptismal certi-
ficate. If neither is obtainable, an
affidavit must be submitted by a
relative. physician or someone
who can testify to the date and
place of the applicants birth. A
naturalized citizen must present
his naturalization certificate as
proof of citizenship.
2. Two copies of a recent
photograph. They must be full
face photographs. printed on
thin paper. with a light back
ground, and not over 3 by 3
inches or less than 21a by 21a
inches in size. A group photo
graph should be used when wife
and children are included in
one application. Photographs
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Boy, IS, Must Be Given
New Blood Each Month

Every three to four weeks, IS.
Iyear-old Stanley Falconette, jr.
feels a listlessness, a gradual
weakening of his strength, set
in. The cause, and the solution,
are always the same.
please arrange a TRANSMISSION
for me-" he tells his mother.
During the last four years,
Stanley has had lot blood trans
fusions-his body requires them
the way it requires food.
-Four years ago the youths
ailment, which he had suffered
for years, was diagnosed as
Coolies Anemia, a type Of blood
deficiency rare in this country.
Once Each Month
So each month the youth, who
lives with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Falconette, ST., at
1912 Wisconsin avenue NV,
receives his blood at Garfield
Hospital, furnished without cost
by the Red Cross Washington
Regional Blood Center.
Fortunately, his blood is Type
Orb positive, the most common
type.
But the supply must be kept
up from donors to assure the
monthly transfuSions. Friends
and co-workers of Stanley's
father, a Navy Department engi-
neer. have been making direct
donations for the boy. But Red
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Death Goes for the Ride
With Servicemen on U.S.1

stretch Of U. S. /, according to
Virginia State Police figures.
The stretch of U. s. / from
Woodbridge north to Accotink
Greek is a relatively safe eight
miles. So far this year only
five servicemen have been in
jured on this strip.
This is not in fact due to the
superior quality of the road. The
Marines have swung north on
U. S. $50 and Belvoir lies north
of Accotink. Hence, there is
little military travel.
At Accotink Creek the slaugh-
ter begins again as U. s. / winds
toward Washington.
No soldiers have been killed
this year but 35 have been in
jured. There have been lat ac-
cidents in the eight-mile stretch
so far this year. according to
State police, IS of them involv-
ing servicemen. -
Serious Problem
The authorities at Quantico
and Belvoir know they've got q
serious problem on their hands
and they're doing their best to
meet the situation.
Belvoir employs a full-time
civilian safety director to push
its Drive Safely-Return Safely"
program.
Before each enlisted man goes
on liberty he is given an hour
long lecture by his commanding
officer on traffic hazards. He is
not allowed to travel more than
ESQ miles away from his base
and his average speed, on which
his take-off time is based, is
limited to 80 miles per hour.
If he gets involved in a traffic
accident, he goes before the
Traffic Incident Board composed
Of the safety director, officers,
and enlisted men. II he accu-
mulates more than eight de-
merits for traffic violations, his
base pass is lifted.
This hard-hitting program won
4 National Safety Council award
'or Belvoir in 1854. But it hasn't
completely eradicated the ter
rors of U. S. /.
Marine authorities at GUAM
,ico have a similar system.
Exhaustion Blamed
Most of the accidents, accord
ing to 1t. s. A. Walton Of the
Virginia State Police. are attrib-
ltable to exhaustion rather than
Indulgence in alcohol.
"And then there's the matter
Of all those side roads coming
In," he adds. IF q. S. were
like the Shirley Highway there'd
be many a boy alive now who
couldn't make it back to base
But q serviceman will always
drive extra miles to see his girl
and stay that extra hour,
So the bloody tolls of q. 8.
keep mounting.
Evening star., 1955-07-10

DIRECTIONS: Over the 18th St.
Bridge and tolloO signs TO Colum.
bia Pike. Go out Columbia Pike
one mile past Baileys Crossroads
to BLAIR ROAD. Turn right at
Lake Bancroft Sign.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
U. S. Files Ratification
Of Austrian Treaty

MOSCOW. July 8 R.-United
States Charge d'Affaires w.
Noyes Walmsley, jr.. deposited
the United States ratification of
the Austrian state treaty today
at the Soviet Foreign Ministry
The document signed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower was received by
Deputy Foreign Minister VAL
erian Zorin.