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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
READING AND WRITING
Better Save d Book
For That Rainy Day
BY MARY McGRORY

The plight OF James Cam
eron. author Of Mandarin
Red" treyiewed on this page)
win strike . sympathetic chord
In the heart Of every invet-
crate reader. BY this defini-
ton We mean not the SUBJ
scriber to the Book Of the
Month Club or the student Of
the Sunday book review, but
the avid addict. who viii read
cereal boxes rather than not
have before his eyes the
printed word.
At one point In his travels
Mr.. Cameron tells us he 10
without . book. He has,
through the years. STAYED on
this crisis by having always
In his luggage some work Of
classic dimensions. some book
Of enduring but exacting
worth, something. In short.
that ! should have read but
would never dream OF at
tempting except In circum-
stances Of genuine despera-
ton"
Yet. ct this pass. In his
narrative. he says. he has UNI
accountably become separated
from his copy Of Jean Jacques
Rousseau's Confessions" q
magnificent soporific. Through
some marvellous chance, how
ever. he has come across Q
copy Of Jane Austen's Sense
and Sensibility." He has,
through an even greater stroke
Of fortune. never read It.
Every lover Of fine print win
understand his elation. And
every lover Of the divine Jane
win beam with pleasure upon
reading that the fortunes Of
the Dashwoods were proof even
against the racket OF q Chinese
river steamer. which Is prob
ably the noisiest place on the
planet. with the possible ex-
ception Of an Italian village
square.
This business Of reading all
but one Of the works Of q
favorite author il very sound
practice. We ourselves. read
greedily and careened recently
through five Of Miss Austen's
novels. but drew up with q
great screeching Of brakes be-
fore "Northanger Abbey" We
are saving that for Q rainy
day. You never know. It Is
not likely that many OF us
win end up on o Chinese
river steamer with nary q book
ut hand, but In this uncertain
world how can we be sure?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

the Smithsonian Institutions
Bureau Of American Ethnol-
ogy: Hiram Bingham. discov-
erer Of Machu Picchu: Neil M.
Judd, excavator of Pueblo
Bonita; Andrew Douglass and
Sylvanus Griswold Morley, au-
thority on Magyar civilizations.
The book tells OF great In
dian civilizations at their re-
NTH: Maya, Inca and Aztec:
OF American emperors when
Paris was O barbarian village.
Fighting tribesmen--Mohawk,
Sioux and Apache-are re-
vealed in their fierce and hope
less struggle to stem the white
mans advance.
Every major nation Of red
men Is covered. from 23.S0O
years ago In Nevada to the
present day, when Mohawk
riveters scale steel heights in
Manhattan. The book Ia OBJ
tainable only from National
Geographic Society headquar-
tiers here.
JERRY oLEARY, JR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Author Of The Hucksters'
Is Back in Different Vein
THE FABULOUS TRAIN, hy

41A 1EAOOAfVO6 AAN&AAAp ~
Frederick Waterman Rine-
hart: $500 Is the new novel
by the author Of the best
seller 1.-THE Hucksters" and
several other books.
This Is the diverting story
Of Q small town In Kansas In
the early '30s. when the de-
preston was at its worst. Hal
had graduated from the UNI
versity Of Kansas, come back
to his home town and was
trying to sell Fords. although
no one had the money TO buy
them, and meanwhile looking
for . salaried job MI over the
Middle West. His secret mar
riage ~ his bride had re-
turned temporarily to her
home In another part Of the
etatehad made Q steady In
come even more necessary.
while We are following Halls
mild adventures we meet .
number Of the towns charae-
ters-a dubious old doctor. .
rich landowner, some pool hall
hangers-on, n shantytown
family. These people are
amusing.
The ending. which ! refrain
erom disclosing. seems lugged
n simply TO open the way for
Hal to do something he pre-
ferred to do al along. There
% no premonition Of this sud-
den twist, 90 that It appears .
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|F:inuI Lincoln
Volume Wins
High Proise
LAST FULL MEASURE. BY
j. q. Randall and Richard
N. Current. (Dodd, Mead.
47.kQ.l

LAST FULL MEASURE. BY
j. q. Randall and Richard
N. Current. (Dodd, Mead.
$7.50)
Posthumous honors seldom
accrue to authors 20 soon after
their death. but Lincoln Schol-
ars are rising In unison with
their plaudits Of this coIlabora-
tive work on Mr.. Randall's last
Of four volumes.
He died In 1858. an undis-
puted authority ON Lincoln and
unsurpassed In interpreting his
sources. He left three pub
lished volumes and the un-
finished fourth book. Mr..
Current, now head Of the his
tory department Of the
Women's College. University Of
North Carolina. completed the
final eight chapters and added
eight more with only q ripple
Of change.
Undeniably, Sandburg's liter
airy style was better. but Mr..
Randall and then Mr.. Current.
were writing for the Lincoln
scholar. The book is no primer
for those who seek out the
truth Of the Ann Rutledge
legend and the like. Last Full
Measure" takes UP Lincoln in
December Of 1868: leaves him
with Mrs. Lincoln, departing
for Ford's Theater the night Of
April IA. 1865.
Between the 400-plus pages
is alternate adulation and
criticism.
Mr.. Randall says bluntly that
Lincoln and his party did not
strive soon enough and long
enough to avoid q war. but con-
cedes land that Is the mean
ing) that he does not see how
the President could avoid fight-
ing one by 1851. He Is some
times critical Of him as q
commander in chief. but says
the South was the real loser In
his death. This work leaves
the feeling that the word car
petbagger" might never have
been in our lexicon had Lincoln
lived for the Reconstruction.
CHARLES YARBROUGH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

instrument IL you listen closely.
Take for instance the "Biog-
raphy In Sound" Of Scott Fitz-
gerald, that was recently re-
broadcast. It was wonderful.
The narrator read q few magic
passages from Mr.. Fitzgeralds
work. Several Of his COM
temporaries. who were not fell
low artists. spoke. Inarticulate
and rambling though they
were, they evoked their bril-
liant friend and his world.
They are now mantled In years
In CONGRATULATIONS In
surance executives and the
like. Their voices were old
mems voices. as his would
be now, too. A couple
Of people who had, TO their
surprise, become characters In
his books. told about him. One
Of them unwittingly spoke the
perfect epitaph:
II never dreamed he took 30
much In" he said Of Mr.. Fitz-
gerald. on whom, In truth.
nothing was lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

the numbers Of horses because
they mean something to him.
He puts his dwindling money
on names that are symbols TO
him. He goes back TO the chart
OF past performances. then
throws 1t away In disgust. OF
course he loses.
We watch Evan during . day
ct the Jamaica race track In
New York. Then. between the
tense agony Of the races. we
turn back with him to chapters
In his past life.
Not 10 be Passed Over
This man has . wife and two
children. He has two other
women on the string. He
started out, q few years ago.
to be an actor. but got discour-
aged. He tried TO be . sales
man, various other things, be-
fore he found escape from
everything else ct the race
track. He not only owes large
sums. for q man without an
income. but has obtained more
money by fraud. and thinks
everyone watching him casually
u q detective.
It 10 TO be hoped that 1.-THE
Long Chance" viii not be
passed over generally ~ merely
another tough. swift-moying
story. told largely In dialogue
and mental shorthand. 1t
should BE- recognised for what
It isa profound psychological
study Of . common phenom-
enon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Political overtones

The forthcoming lists have
slight political overtones. which
is not entirely unexpected con-
sidering the relative proximity
Of the presidential campaign.
Adlai E. Stevenson, who may
yet be on another list. Is rep
resented by what I Think"
q volume billed as "the best
he has spoken and written
since 1882"
Dean Acheson. former Sec
rotary Of State. and q very
quiet man since 1852. is COM
ing out with "a Democrat
Looks at His Party"
And still q third Democrat.
Senator John r. Kennedy OF
Massachusetts,. has a book
called "Profiles of Courage
mostly concerned with Sena-
tors coming in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

an extremely able JOB.
i TEE LONG CHANCE, BY
David Mark tJulian Messner:
4s.Ts). u tbs nrst novel. It ex-
poses IN terrifying detail the
mind Of IN obsessed gambler.
There have been many
novels about gamblers, but
mona that I can recall quite
nee this.
Evan Loese o. Iae Long
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
The National Geographic
Surveys American indians

INDIANS OF THE AMER
ICAS. (National Geographic
Society: $7.50.)
This handsome. 431-page
book with 262 full-color
paintings and photographs re-
fleets the findings Of more
than IS National Geographic
archaeological and anthro-
biological expeditions ranging
from Cape Horn to the Arctic.
It's authors include Or. Mate
thew w. Stirling. director Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
On Security

A penetrating and scholarly
analysis has been added to the
growing shelf Of books about
our security system with John
Lord oBrian's '.National se-
curity and Individual Free
dom" The material in the book
was first cast In lecture form
by Mr.. oBrian. who Is Q WASH
ington attorney and an au-
thority on constitutional law.
Says Mr.. OBrian: 1.-THE ALL
important fact Is that all Of
these programs emhody q con-
sistent trend In Government
policy which Is In conflict with
out traditional standards Of
justice and also with the fun
damental principles Of Ameri-
can fair play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
lessor Of art and archaeology
at the Catholic University Of
America.
Members Show

The Society Of Washington
Artists annual juried exhibi-
ton Of members work In oil.
watercolor and sculpture is
on view at the Arts Club
through October 81. COM
posed Of nearly 40 works. the
show Is the most contem-
porary in idiom that I recall
having seen.
Henri Dora. assistant d..
rector Of the Corcoran CAL
lery, served as q one-man jury
Of awards. He gave first prize
to John Chapman Lewis for
Anonymous City" in which
tall buildings are distracted to
vertical. narrow shapes. paint
ed In . few rich colors on Q
dark background.
First honorable mention
went to Samuel Bookatz'
semiabstract Mothers EN-
brace" q large narrow panel
with an overlife-size figure
holding . child. painted in
somewhat chalky. high-keyed
colors, with linear details
dubious selection for the honor.
IL seemed to me. Second hon.
orable mention was bestowed
on Merry Fosters 'tCat,"
asleep on q chair. simplified to
an asymmetrical triangular
composition In light cool cole
ors-direct and pleasing.
It Is good to see Mary Snow
back. with . vertical abstrac-
ton Of tall narrow buildings:
Rue dies Moulins." Lois M.
Jones reverted to her earlier
naturalistic transcription in
Moulin Rouge" Q busy Paris
street scene, painted last sum-
mer. At the other end of the
scale Is Robert Willis nom
objective. Forms IS No. g."
Lila Asher's witty wire sculp-
ture. See No Evil" and Belle
Bellerose's direct cut stone
Little Sister" are the only
sculptures. and both merito-
rious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
INSIDE CHINA
I he Heovy
Red Hand
OF Russia
INSIDE CHINA
MANDARIN RED.

MANDARIN RED BY James
Cameron. tRinehart q Co.:
43.5e.)
There are literally no flies
on the Communist Chinese.
Those once-filthy streets are
endIessly brushed and eroomed
by Q small army Of cleaners.
The trains run on time.
There are also lee4-ish as
poets to the largest come
munized country In the world.
The whole populace Ii routed
out Of bed to do setting-up
drills In the streets BY the blar-
ing Of o public-address system
that Is never quiet. Everyone.
men and women alike. are
bundled up In the same cotton
padded blue cotton boiler suits.
Prostitution has been obliter-
ated In Peking; II has no night
clubs. The mysterious East has
been taken over bysa gang Of
Puritans.
Long Sought Visa
These are Just some Of the
superficial observations made
by James Cameron. an ex-
tremely noticing and articulate
Scots newspaperEnan who sud-
denly found himself. after
years Of seeking. In possession
Of Q visa to visit Red China.
A coolly dispassionate observe
or, who was, incidentally. the
first uncommitted journalist to
zee the Peoples Democracy In
action, Mr.. Cameron feels no
need to harangue his readers
about the intrinsic nature Of
communism. He wisely re-
stricts himself 70 Whist he saw.
first being candid - to the
length Of time he spent (two
Ynonths) and emphasizing al
ways that his excursions were
heavily chaperoned.
So In Mr.. Cameron We have
that excellent thing. . mini.
mum Of speculation and gen.
eralization, . maximum Of exc
cellent visual reporting. He
also. praise be. has an admir-
able sense Of humor and Q
happy turn Of phrase. Quite
apart from Its political impli-
cations. his book makes nrst-
rate travel reading.
Heavy Soviet Hand
Mr.. Cameron confirms the
heavy hand Of the Soviet In
the affairs Of China. The cities
are swarning with Elder
Brothers. who as elsewhere. live
entirely to themselves. The
greatest change was perhaps In
the lives Of women, who under
reformed marriage laws. have
D liberty never dreamed Of.
work In factories. study ut uni
versities. He spoke TO one OF
these liberated ladies, found
her "invulnerable between her
twin defenses Of righteousness
and unattractiveness." He
talked to . thoroughly indoc-
trinated writer, who tried to
convince him that Shake
speare wrote ito help produc-
ton" He visited o political
prison. which looked to him
like something "by Heinrich
Himmler out Of Hans Christian
Andersen" where some Of the
inmates wished TO stay after
their terms were up. Talking
to some people was like talk
ing to Q brochure"
The first intimate glimpse Of
. Soviet satellite by . Western
writer. Mandarin Red" Is an
informative and entertaining
book. full Of paradoxes, n
China Is. and full Of humor.
rs China was. M. MEG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

4 smaM town In Kansas b
the setting for his new
novel.
trick rather than o logical &C.
currence. The vulgarity which
marred Mr.. Wakeman's last
novel. Mandrake Root" Ii,
fortunately. lacking In the new
story. At least the vulgar
touches In The Fabulous
Train" are healthy and au-
thentic. not morbid or obsessed
with sex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU" might
be the subtitle for Cartoon Treasury delectable
pendulum Of international wit in pictures edited by the
team Of Lucy Black Johnson and Pyke
Johnson jr. Doubleday; $4o5l. More than thousand
cartoons worth second look from 20 countries
here They're Ill pretty funny but the funniest Of all and
the most come from France where apparently anything
good for laugh There also outstanding
tributons from Germany and Switzerland and Braz-The
above cartoon By sempe. from samed-soir. France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
AN ARREsTiNc FIRST NOVEL
| A Psychological Study
/ Of q Gamblers Why's
By CARTER BROOKE JONES

The novels this week include remarkable first novel
Another experienced and popular writer amusing
far less striking Non-hction brings analytical book
literature historical study American writer's which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Listen Closely

You don't hear much about
radio any more these days. But
we're here to tell you that
you can still hear some fine
things from that outmoded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Atcorcorun

East and West have met and
mingled In the works Of three
artists who are now exhibiting
ut the Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
and paintings by Keno Okada
are on view In the Institute Of
Contemporary Arts rooms. and
water colors and drawings by
Dong Kingman compose Q spe-
cial exhibition just opened. to
remain through November 6.
More than 40 watercolors
and ink drawings by Mr.. King
man give the visitor o rapid
trip around the world. hitting
q few high spots. with en-
phasis on the Orient. Most Of
these papers were done dur
ing q fiye-months tour which
Mr.. Kingman took last year
under auspices of the United
States Department Of State.
After the Corcoran showing.
the collection will be sent -
a travelling exhibition by the
United States Information
Agency TO the countries the
artist visited: Japan, Korea.
Hong Kong. the Philippines.
Malaga. Thailand. India. Tur.
key. Austria, Norway. Great
Britain and Iceland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

gallery were preceded by IL
years ct Howard University's
Gallery Of Art. The Barnett
Alden Gallery hopes to gain
new patrons this season.
The Montgomery County
Art Association viii hold It's
fourth exhibition at the
Wheaton Public Library. Old
Bladensburg road. October II
through November II. AL
artists Of Montgomery County
are invited to enter three
pictures (any medium) for an
entry fee Of 81. Entries must
be delivered at the Wheaton
Library next Thursday and
Friday. Entry blanks and in
formation sheets can be OBJ.
tanned at all county public,
libraries and local art stores.
Ralph de Burgos will be Judge.
The Sidney herald., 1955-02-10

up a tent and many very useful
handlcrattS. McMOrriS sad that scout
ing is lots of fun because Of the games
you play and the trips you take in
Mllch you learn many interesting
Things about nature. Bert Steffanson
SAID that scouting is one Of the best
ways to prepare a boy for the future.
as ~ heIps him to learn how to help
himself. You learn 10 pick cams sites
now 70 make a fire, and knot tieing.
~ ne aQdeu, You also learn how TO
poA play volley bali and other
The assistant scoutmaster, Elmer AL
zen, IN his few remarks. said that
@Len ne 1lrSt started he had nearly
t2lsolten what he had learned about
10y scouting IN his boy scout davs
ana was a little hesitant in acceDfing
Us ASSISTANT sco1tmaster's duties He
now confessed that he is eniovine If
nluSn II nos more thar. the bows
Dave called the members attention
~ = -as 2eoqt displays in tne windows
saltouS business places and espec-
iaLy Inal OF Troop 88 in the winCo1r If
the Sidney Drug Store. -
Dape turner. a member of the XII
Mshls program committee, presented
ms uncle, jim Turner. who osve : -
remarks on the highlighfs ef : LSw
acIlvltles when he was president 81
years ago. ne q
Jim opened his remarks bv s.,.na
that a mar is fortunate in being abIee
~ tlioose LOT himself the place he
wants 10 spend his life. He adds ~
can say that these Il yea have haaa
exceedingly short ones As for -
epneW Babe he had no choice !, ~
mdspsI as 10 where he was to begin
nd I'VE MS life" He went on Ia CIV
EHdt Wnen ne Vas asked to ioin he
K1wanis club ne vas seg,,ev,be4 ne
tant as ne was afraid Kiwanis v1o,,Id
interfere with the functions ~ ~.
Chamber Of Commerce. buf he sddsS
we an know nov that Kiwanis is ono
OF me 1lnest pepper-uppers for active
emoersnlp in the Chamber of Com
merce." Mr.. Turner said he was n~o,,S
20 be instrumental at that finea ~
hiring Harold DePue as president ~
the county fair board. who SvorLe5
up n OF the finest county fairs IN
Mr.. Turner concluded HE
by telling how the Kiwanis cIih ,yen1
round the countryside giving nls1,s
ana that n in particular. .'Toa Sc~,yL
Bull gained such popularity thai Az
business men of Sidney drove ont -
inc IuTal communities to take n in
Guests OF the club were o. s star
len of Billings. Herbert Fisser IF T,,rsl
sidney, chairman of the JAycee A.
rlcultural committee, and stlIdent "a
wanian, Marvin Anderson.
hodney Hansen that nav,
Thursday the noon luncheon meetine
will feature Judge Leslie. an au+b,r;+ss
on Juvenile delinquency. cs gres,
speaker. He suggested thai the XII.
WanlanS bring their wives ~ hi,
meeting with them. Rodney also ask.
ed the members not to forget fhe
Feb. "a meeting which is IF armer..
Day" in Kiwanis and each mernbnr !,
requested to bring a farmer and hi,
wife as guests.
The Sidney herald., 1955-02-10
Kiwanis Meeting
Program Features
Scout Troop SO

The Kiwanis luncheon meeting to-
day noon featured KIwanis Boy Scout
Troop No. 88. In the absence of Pres
ident Carl Johnson, Vice President
Rex SmelSer took over the reins. He
siding officer but you'd never know
said it was his first meeting as pre-
it for he assumed the role like a vet
eran.
Dave Choate, a member of the pro-
gram committee, substituted for Mer-
riI Peterson, scoutmaster Of troop
1873 as Mr.. Peterson had been called out
of town. Dave read a few Of the scout
masters notes. in which 1t was sug-
gested that az better plan for the ad-
vancement of scouts and the scouting
program should be worked Out. Peter
son complimented his assistant scout
master, Elmer Allen, for his very
efficient help.
Dave added that the cub was GER
tainly very fortunate in having these
two men. as the Kiwanis scouting pro-
gram is the best that 1t las ever been.
Turning to one Of the boy scouts
present Dave asked him il Troop 88
isn't rapidly becoming the best troop
in Sidney" to which Merrill Brock
way nodded and said. "Xes stree"
At this point Dave asked Merrill
if he would present the members of
troop 88 to the club. The following
we're presented and introduced: Bert
Steffenson. Duane Richardson, Charles
Schmoll, Danny Sheehan, Darrell
Knote. Jackie Hagen, Mickey Memoir
ris, Berton Moore, GORDON Sheehan,
Jimmie Bravard and Merrill Brock
way.
Dave introduced Jack Hagen and
several others who talked on why they
wanted to be scouts. Jdel.ie suggested
that he liked scouting because you
learn more about tracking, how to put
The Sidney herald., 1955-02-10

Janeth Mende who is now at
tending the Montana State Uni
versity at Missoula but is still a
member of Sidney Assembly No.
%, Rainbow for Girls, has been
appointed Grand Religion for
Grand Assembly to be held in
Havre sometime in June. Wilma
Schwenke Paladichuk, who was
appointed June 1854 but is now
a majority member of Rainbow
through marriage and consequent
ly cannot hold office, was replaced
by Janeth. Janeth received her
appointment through her out
stand achievements IN high school
and service in the community. She
is the daughter of MI. and Mrs.
Walter Mende of Sidney.
The Sidney herald., 1955-02-10
BABTES AYR HOSPITAI-

Mr.. and Mrs. David MCMILLAN,
Sidney, girl, Feb. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thiel,
Sidney, boy, Feb. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Koch, Sid
ney, girl, February s..
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Yadon,
Fairview, boy, Feb. 5.
MI. and Mrs. Ordean Johnson,
Fairview, boy, Feb. 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Koch, Cart
wright, girl, Feb. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Flynn,
Fairview, girl, Feb. 8.