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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
This Is Well Worth Reodino
If You Think You Can Take It

THE LEGION OF THE
DAMNED, by Sven Hassell,
translated from the Danish by
Maurice Michael CFarrar,
Straus and Cudahy: S3.75) is
a documentary novel which is
reported by the publishers to
have captured the attention
Of all Europe"
If such a claim is justified, 1t
is hardly surprising, for this is
one OF the most heartbreaking,
almost intolerably vivid docu-
mentaries to come out of the
war.
An Escaped Prisoner
Sven Hassell is the pseudo
nym of a man whose father
was Austrian, his mother Dam
ish, who was brought up in
Denmark, but conscripted for
the German army when the
Nazis overran the little coun-
try. For trying to escape he
was sent to a concentration
camp, later placed in a penal
regiment and sent to the Rus
sian front.
While the men of these Pc
nal regiments were despised
by the elite outfits and the
higher officers, many of these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
STUDY
AsFronce
GoesUnde,
The Knife
By CROSBY MOVES

AS CHS correspondent in
Paris, David Schoenbrun is
known to the journalistic
community as a reporter Of
enormous energy. a formidable
assertiveness and the best
news sources in the business.
These qualities have now been
successfully redirected into
the field Of literary production.
His first book AS FRANCE
GOES (Harpers; So is I'M
questionably the most read
able analysis OF postwar
France to have appeared SO
far. From the layman's point
of view it amounts to an ex-
pertly guided tour pointing up
the highlights, carefully skirt
ing the labyrinthine details
and blind alleys.
A Wicked Scalpel
Mr.. Schoenbrun's approach
is a clinical one. in which the
history Of the patient is rele-
want largely in terms Of mod
ern symptoms and in which
various suspected organs of
the state are knowingly dis
sected. probed or tapped to de-
termine the current state Of
health. In the opening sec
tons Of the book covering the
origins of the Fourth Republic
and the fantastic palpitations
of the body polite, the author
Yields a wicked scalpel. re-
lieved only slightly by flashes
of humor.
For many. the high point Of
the book will come at the end
Of the more serious exanlina-
ton when Mr.. Schoenbrun
removes his white coat and
rubber gloves in a discussion
Of French Manners. Morals
and Mores." The chapter. rich
in annecdote and sensitively
drawn sketches, comes as a
timely painkiller, revealing in
the author a friendly bias. If
not a highly unclinical senti-
mentality. toward his patient.
PrOgnosis
Like any clinical study, "As
France Goes" tends to dwell
on the more distressing aspects
Of modern France, emphasizing
what is wrong without wasting
too much time on the healthier
parts Of the overall anatomy.
Even so. there is something
rather reassuring about Mr..
Schoenbrun's calm and lucid
diagnosis. The reader. after
hearing the somber details Is
left free. If not actually en-
couraged. to take the hopeful
view that the patient. though
indeed pretty far gone, is not
beyond repair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

of the Titanic disaster in "A
Night to Remember" now
brings out:
DAY OF INFAMY. (Holt;
$3.50
This is what may be called
a deflnitive report of the at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Mr.. Lord wasn't there, but
he has talked to several hun
bred persons who were there.
He has the advantage of hav-
ing found them in time.
A Clearer Picture
Probably he has a clearer,
more comprehensive story of
the event than any five per-
sons who were there, because
the eyewitnesses, whatever
their degree of power or
responsibility at the moment,
necessarily saw the costly air
assault only from certain
limited horizons and would
have to talk to or read others
to get complete picture.
Mr.. Lord has talked to many
who at the time were generals
and privates. admirals and
seamen, Army and Navy wives.
civilians. Americans. EuraSians
and Japanese-participants on
both sides. The role Of impor-
tant figures who are no longer
living or could not be reached
he obtained from close asso-
ciateS.
His book skipS from one to
another. from battleship row
at Pearl Harbor to downtown
Honolulu. from Schof1eld Bar
racks to the several airfields.
But his narrative adds up to a
comprehensive view of the
whole tragedy. of a day which
may, as President Roosevelt
suggested, live in infamy, but
certainly will live in history.
1t should be understood that
Mr.. Lords purpose is not to
assess. to blame or exonerate.
He appears solely as a reporter,
but what a reporter
On the Scene
It's as il he'd had on De-
cember Z. 1941. some magic
power that allowed him to
float about the miles that we're
under Japanese attack and to
alight where he would, observ-
ing people. listening to what
they said.
He does not probe the back
ground much. He does not
even suggest who or what was
to blame for allowing our Pa
cif1c Fleet to be surprised and
overwhelmed. badly damaged.
almost destroyed. He is con-
tent to report what happened
from hour to hour.
The Way 1t Happened
The unavoidably fragrfen-
tary accounts that came out
at the time are correlated,
sifted, rounded out until, read
ing this book, you have a clear
idea not only of what hap
pened. but of the way it hap
pened and how it affected the
people on the scene.
Despite Mr.. Lords effort to
present an impartial story and
to refrain from taking sides in
the controversy that probably
will continue unfortunately.
certain facets of the attack
stand out:
The persons there, military
and civilian, were almost in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

credibly slow to believe that
the Japanese would or could
carry out such a sneak attack.
For instance. an Army lieu
tenant. off duty and out with
friends in a fishing boat, saw a
plane, plunge into the sea
nearby, but assumed it was an
accident. When another plane
swooped low and opened up on
the party with machine gun,
this young officer "charitably
assumed the second plane was
just attracting their attention
to the first"
Couldn't Believe 1t
Walking home from church,
Mrs. Patrick ellis saw the
side of a house blown in. She
figured someone's hot-water
heater had exploded. Even
some of the Army, Navy and
air personnel. when they saw
live ammunition exploding,
thought it was an error and
our planes were Stimulating an
attack.
But once they realized what
was happening. our Navy and
Army people fought with reck-
less courage. One seaman. re-
garded by his shipmates as a
little dumb. not a very valu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

able member of the crew. hap
pened to be on guard at a high
point on the ship. There was
a machine gun nearby. and.
alone. he opened fire on a Jap
anese plane approaching the
cruiser with bombs and kept
firing until the enemy plane
fell into the sea yards from its
objective.
There was a vast amount of
confusion after the attack.
There were all sorts of reports,
some of which got on the ra-
dfo. that the Japanese had
landed from transports, and
often in the darkness that
night American troops fired on
each other.
We follow the Japanese car
rier feet from its home base to
the point north of Hawaii
where the planes took of. We
follow them back to their car
riers-and most of them got
back
The writing in Day of In
fanny" is swift and terse, adj
n1irably suited to Mr.. Lords
purpose The book is a Book
of-the-Month Club Selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Two-Artist Show

The Sculptors Gallery. 1927
Wisconsin avenue. Georgetown.
is concluding today q to S
PM its fourth show of the
season. comprising sculpture
by John Broumas and paint
ings by Cornelia LANCER, both
Of them prize winners in area
shows lately.
Cornelia LANCER daughter
Of United States Senator VIII
liam LANCER of North Dakota)
is the wife, Of Washington
artist Kenneth holland, and
also paints abstract express
sionist works, those in the cur
rent show mostly in dark
colors.
Mr.. Broumas is showing IS
small figures. extremely sim
plifled. and some abstract
sculptures. all having the eff
feet of being left somewhat
short Of completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

Institute of Contemporary
Arts room at the Corcoran
Gallery. on February 81. an il
lustrated story was published
in The Stars news columns.
This afternoon is the last for
this exciting show, which
should be visited by all art
lovers who have not seen it.
More than so works, abb
stract sculptures. paintings,
drawings and furniture de-
signs. demonstrate the versa
tility Of this gifted artist.
Italian-born 40 years ago, Ber-
toia came to the United States
at the age of Is. Educated in
Detroit, he studied at the
School of Arts and Crafts
there, later at Cranbrook Aca-
deny. where he subsequently
taught.
Widely Shown
His work has been widely
exhibited. and he is represent
ed in leading museum collec-
tons throughout the country.
More important, perhaps, is
the fact that his works have
become integral architectural
elements in many modern pub
lie buildings.
His sculptures are construc-
tons of many small rectangles,
triangles or hexagons of sheet
metal fastened to wire frames
and finished with gold or
bright colors. His chairs are
simple wire cages. some COW
cred with fabric. others left
open.
This exhibition is being Cir
culated by the Smithsonian
Institution Travelling Exhibi-
ton Service, in cooperation
with the artist and Knoll Asso-
ciates, New York City wash
ington branch at 1910 Wiscon-
sin avenue. GEORGETOWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

herself will shortly be off to
Italy to begin work on a sequel
to Venice ObServed"--a study
of three other northern italian
cities. Mantua, Verona and
Florence.
Janet Flanner
Another New Yorker writer,
Janet Flanner, turned up.
home from Paris to be around
for the publication of Men
and Monuments" her profiles
of French politicians and
poets. Miss Flanner after long
poets among them, looks a
bit like the French of whom
she writes so well. She has
that intense. superintendent
slightly drawn look that dis
tinguishes the Gaul from other
men.
Charles Bracelen Flood
A young beginner. Charles
Bracelen Flood was looking on
bemusedly. He has just finished
after much travail, his second
novel, A DISTANT DRUM.
Rosey-cheeked, square, jawed,
steady-eyed. Mr.. Flood, not
yet 80, is applying himself to
the business Of writing the
way other young men his age
are attacking engineering. or
advertising. Every day in his
New York apartment, he works
from 1880 to $50. figuring five
hours just about right for that
kind Of work. He's we'll into
his third novel. and wants
to do nothing but write for
the rest Of his life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

Silver Spring Art Gallery. He
has exhibited across the coun-
try, and in the Washington
area at five galleries. including
the Corcoran's Young Talent
show last summer.
He is now having his first
one-rnan show at the Colony
Lounge. 1927 De Sales street,
through next Friday. Eighteen
works, mostly oils, clearly ex-
ecuted with the palette knife,
range from simplified natural
istic to abstract. One of his
best is "On the Rhodes River"
with decorative sailing vessels,
rectangular strokes and cliffs
in the background.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Explaining Russian Policy
Still q BoffIinq Task

SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY.
Edited by John L. Stipp.
tHarper; So
The task Of explaining So.
Wet foreign policy has intrigued
analysts from amateurs to ex-
perts almost since Lenin and
Trotsky set up shop In Smolny
Institute that fateful week in
November, 1917. The chal-
lenge today. far from having
been met over the tumultous
years. is apparently sharper
and more intriguing than ever.
Winston Churchill. back in
1889. called Stains Russia "a
riddle wrapped In a mystery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Trio of Printmukers

The Studio Gallery, 0l4
Prince street. Alexandria, 4 is
showing through next Satl1r-
day. an exhibition by three
contemporary printmakers. 1t
includes 18 etchirgs and en-
cravings by Jeanne Heron
Richards. and woodcuts by
Yuen-Yuey Chinn and Kath-
leen Spagnolo. All have partici-
pated in national and regional
print exhibitions. but this is
the first occasion in which any
of them has shown a group Of
work in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Wooten Solo

Odell M. Wooten is a young
artist who already has an
eventful past. A native of
Tennessee. he attended the
State university, majoring in
zoology and premedicine. He
served with the Navy both in
World War II and Korea. For
a period. he taught anatomy
and physiology in the Naval
School at cambridge, Md.
He has studied painting and
sculpture extensively at the
Worcester Art Museum: in
Providence, at the Honore
Community In Maryland and
lately the Corcoran School. He
also instructs in the Corcorans
Saturday classes and at tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
READING AND WRITING
Opinions Differ Greatly
On Book AwordWinners
BY MARY McGRORY

There is always than prizes to the National Book
Awards which recently held in New York The convocaton
of authors publishers and reviewers offers the chance to dis
with the judges listen to speeches the Importance OF
the written word and the simple pleasure Of watching authors
This Judge batting centered the fiction award to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Dutch Printmuker

The first Washington ex-
hibition of work by Ap Sok,
Dutch artist of the modern
school. is at Philip Bells Studio
SO 1884 M street. GEORGETOWN
through next Sunday. Cues
day through Saturday, i to 6,
Sunday 2 to 5 PM The show
is held with the cooperation
Of the Embassy of The Neither
lands.
Sok's Autographs are
strongly individual and dis
tinctive. The subjects, abstract
and non-objective, marines.
urban scenes, etc, are done in
what appears to be a con-
tinuous broad black band with
sharp angular directions, CIV
ing them the effect of Oriental
calligraphy. His etchings, in
contrast, are traditional and
detailed.
Born 40 years ago in Amster-
dam. Sok obtained thorough
training in the fine arts. He
has exhibited extensively in
Europe. South Africa and the
Near East. and is represented
in museum collections in his
own country and several
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
History's Eyewitnesses
To on American Horror
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES

historian usually is reporter who wasn't there and
unable talk to those who there ago they've
Joined the greater of the dead He piece together
his accounts of the various events consequent by
reading what those wrote who did live those soon
afterward Walter Lord who memorable description
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Corcoron IMAM Show
Wins Wide Acclaim
BY FLORENCE S. BERGMAN

Although important exhibitions have opened recently to
extend into April others will close with March,
best to call attention today to these latter which vary value
and appeal Some of them should attract spectators;
others have interest for special groups.
Shortly after Harry Bertoias show opened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

figures and heads in wood and
metal. l consider his sturdy,
styled figures in wood the
best of his work. His reclining
figures are close enough to
naturalism to make their I'M
comfortable postures a trifle
painful to some observers.
Several of his small bronzes
are attached to a spiral STAIR
way, screens and other archi-
tectural elements. respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-24
Signal Corps
Denies Raids
For Officers
By the Associated Prsss

Enlisted reservists and some
noncommissioned officers Of the
Marine Corps and Navy are
taking advantage Of a Reserve
ofiicer shortage in the Army
Signal Corps to get Army COM
missions.
In answer to questions the
Army said today that applica-
tions from about $50 Navy and
Marine personnel have been re-
ceived and that to date 81 have
been accepted for commissions
In the Signal Corps.
The Signal Corps. an Army
spokesman said, Is under
strength and has authority to
call to active duty almost 400
men during the current fiscal
year. An even larger number
probably will be needed in the
next fiscal year beginning July
!. he said.
The Army denied it is re
cruiting" men from the other
armed services. saying that
news Of the openings in the
Signal Corps apparently has
been spread by word Of mouth. -
A number Of those accepted
for Army commissions are SER
geants Of the Marine Corps and
chief petty officers Of the Navy.
After being commissioned in the
Signal Corps they are being as
signed to speciality posts where
shortages are critical. These
include radio engineer, meteor
ologist. radar and counterradar
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-24
Legislation Plea
Due in Accident

The District Firemen's Asso-
citation last night announced it
would ask Congress for legisla-
ton to protect firemen from
damage suits arising from acct
dents during emergency runs.
The action was prompted by
Ia Municipal Court Judgment
against Pvt. Stanley D. Slagel,
IS, of No. Q Rescue Squad.
Pvt. Slagel was the driver of
an ambulance which collided
with an auto driven by Mrs.
Clare Browne in July. 1855. The
accident occurred during heavy
rainstorm. Pvt. Slagle was on
an emergency run when he made
a turn of Hardwood road into
Rock Greek Church road NV
The ambulance skidded into Mrs
Brownies car.
Pvt. Slagle was cleared of neg
ligence in a corporation counsel's
hearing.
IF it had been a case of OBJ
vious guilt" observed Assistant
Corporation Counsel Andrew
Conlyn, the District would have
paid the damage claim. We felt
then. and we still feel. that Pvt
Slagle was not responsible"
The case went to Municipal
Court. Attorneys for the District
commended the city government
was immune because the acct
dent occurred while the ambu.
lance was performing a govern
mental function.
Mrs. Browne was permitted Il
amend her suit to include Pvt
Slagle. Judge Austin L. Fickline
ruled Pvt. Slagle was negligent
and awarded Mrs. Browne 1887. 81
plus court costs.
The Firemen's Association last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-24
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-24
Ceramic Guild Plans
Mother Goose Feature

Mother Goose figures will be
featured in the seventh annual
show of the Ceramic Guild OF
Bethesda, Wednesday through
Saturday in the auditorium Of
Woodward g. Lothrop's Chevy
Chase store.
The show will be opened Of
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ficially at 8 pm. Wednesday with
a brief talk by Gordon Lawson,
local potter and past president
of the Kiln Club of Washington
Large Mother Goose books IL
Illustrated with culptured figures
made by guild members will be a
highlight of the show. Vally Pas
sony, Vienna-born potter. will
demonstrate on the potter's
! wheel from z to 9 pm. Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-24

ORDINATION SET TOMORROW-Eleven seminarians, in
GLIDING three from the Washington area will be ordained
in services at st. Matthews Cathedral at tomorrow
From the District w. George Curtin 54O9 Glen
wood road Bethesda Paul R. Holden of sos Twenty hrd
place SE and Albert NJ Ward of 84O6 Cedar street. Silver
Spring. Others to be ordained James M. Cooney,
Francis Dolan Joseph Norton and Patrick J. Durkn
of New York: Joseph p. Locigno Of Cleveland, Ohio;
Charles A. Macarthur Of Wauseau Wis., John NJ McFee Of
Baltimore, Md, and James II. Webb Of Dumont N. J.
The Most Rev Patrick A. OBoyle Archbishop OF Washing
ton will officiate at the ordination services
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night voted to pay the damages
for Pvt. Slagle. the father Of five
children. The association said II
would study pending legislation
to provide Federal insurance for
Government vehicles.
Some policemen here buy a
special kind of liability insurance
that covers them while driving
city vehicles. Fire Chief Willard
H. Sutton said not many firemen
had this insurance.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1957-03-01
KAPPA NEWS
by Donald O'Nel

The Kappa personality this week
Is a man who 10 well known In the
Twin Cities.
Kermit Wheeler graduated In
le4s from John Marshall High
School In St Paul. He attended
the University OF Minnesota and
received the Il. 8. and B. A. de-
grees In education and history re-
spectively.
After graduation, Kermit en-
tered Law school at the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota and spent one
year there before transferring To
the William Mitchell College OF
Law, Minneapolis. where he is now
in his junior year
He was a substitute teacher In
the ST. Paul school system for two
years before obtaining a regular
teaching position. lie u currently
teaching senior social studies at
Wilson High school in st Paul
Kermits record as a Kappa dis
plays how industriously he has
worked TO build up Kappa Alpha
Psi. He was polemarch Of Psi
chapter in 1880. Keeper OF records
and exchequer In 1882; interfra-
ternity council representative for
one year and campus president Of
the NAACP chapter He presently
holds the position Of social chair.
man for the st Paul and Mime.
apohs alumni chapter.
At the 1855 regional conclave in
Des Moines, la. he was appointed
member OF the board of directors
Of the Northwest Province OF Kap.
pa Alpha Psi.
Kermit, an eligible bachelor,
spends his only leisure night
which II Wednesday. playing
basketball with the Ted Bles
Municipal Basketball team
Minneapolis spokesman., 1957-03-01
vandereook Coming
To Address Group
tteulsh BunavoS

John w, vandercook. noted
author and radio news oommen.
tator. win address Group Health
members and delegates al their
annual banquet on March D
About 800 delegates from the
six state area served by Group
Health are expected NJ the meet }.
ing. which viii he held IN tho
Hotel isamington, Minneapolis,
Mr.. Vandercook, whose nightly
news programs are sponsored by
the AFL-CIO. has travelled In NJ
countries and written scores Of
books and magazine articles ono
~ his earliest books, Tom Tom"
about the tribes Of Guiana, II Hiill
used by anthropology students
after ~ years
A feature OF the meeting this
year win be the dedication Of
Group IIcalth'a new home office
and medical center at 1900 Comr
Av In ~ Paul Governor Orvll'
Freeman viii make the dedicatory
address
Business At the meeting win In,
clude the election ~ directors and
supervisory committeeman an d
consideration Of amendments a.
the organizations articles and by,
laws 10 authorize n representative
system Of voting by delegates "a
the annual meeting