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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-28
Used-Cor Dealer Shoots
Sprinting ProwIer in Hip

A 36-year-old laborer was shot
in the left hip by a Washington
used car lot owner last night
after he found the man hiding
in one Of the cars for sale.
Capt. William T. Murphy of
No. II precinct identified the
wounded man as Watson Griffin
Of the 100 block Of Stevens road
Sc. He was charged with
HOUSEKEEPING.
Capt. Murphy said the lot
owner, Alan A. Cohen. came to
the place at isis Nichols avenue
Sc. about $3.50 pm. and found
10 paddock on the office door
smashed and glass window in
the door broken.
Door Noticed Open
About the same time, Mr..
|Conen nOtlced the door OF q car
parked about 6 feet from the
Office was open. He saw a figure
crouched In the automobile and
went In the office TO get q az
caliber revolver.
Mr.. Cohen said he ordered the
intruder out. AS the man ran,
Mr.. Cohen fired one shot into
the air to scare him.
1T didn't" Mr.. Cohen said
so I fired two rounds at him,
He still kept going"
But the lot owner had recog-
nized Griffin as an old customer
and as having worked for him
on one occasion and notified
police. He was arrested at his
home with a bullet wound in the
hip. He was taken to Distric,
General Hospital for treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-28

IT WAS SEVEN by the time
we met and we we're hungry,
but Mr.. Heine was insistent
that we see the country of
Yonnie's Plain People, the
Amish, the Mennonites and
the River Brethren Dunk
ards) while there were still
a couple Of hours of daylight.
The Amish people we met
spoke very good English with
a Tilt Of German music in their
sentences. But once in a while,
especially when excited, their
words come out in the Ger
man order. Mr.. Heine's favor
lite is this: Yonnie drove to
town in his work wagon, tied
his horse to the parking meter
and put a nickel in the slot.
When he returned he couldn't
get away.
81 tried to back back" he
said, "but forgot to tie the
horse loose"
The Amish farm country is
90 neat that an empty ciga-
rette package thrown away
becomes an eyesore.
The bearded men and bon
neted women, resting on front
porches after their days work,
seemed remarkably happy.
Their water is pumped by
windmills and water wheels;
no electricity, no autos, but the
use of diesel engines has re-
Gently been approved.
One division of the Men,
nonites is now using auto
mobiles but they paint out all
the nickel and chrome trim.
They are called "Black Bumper
Mennonites."
The Plain People have ex-
cellent horses. The Rambler
noticed many PAGERS with
swinging gait pulling family
wagons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-28

and was to appear in Municipal
Court later.
Paddock Broken
Mr.. Cohen said a paddock was
broken off the office door over
the past week end. and a month
ago the place was entered and
thieves made away with a weld
ing outfit and eight storage bat
teries. A paint spray outfit was
taken from the Office last night,
Mr.. Cohen said. but was found
In the lot nearby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-28
Rankin Confirmed
As Solicitor General

The Senate today confirmed
the nomination Of J. Lee Rankin
Of Lincoln. Nebr., to be Solicitor
General Of the United States.
Mr.. Rankin has been serving
in the post since last August IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

psychology as 1t affects both
the salesman and the prospect.
From his own experience, Mr..
Cook supplies examples of how
he has applied his own sales
methods. Many a prospective
home buyer could read it with
profit.
The third book, with the eye-
cathing title Of How to Build
q House for $6,000." was issued
by Reinhold Publishing Corp.
The author, Norman Cherner,
gives the book the subtitle, Fab
ricating Houses from Component
Parts" and contends a TOO
square-foot house can be built
for about So a square foot with
out land and improvements. and
with some of your own labor and
supervision"
Allocated for plumbing is $500
for labor and materials; for the
Kitchen cabinet. sink and stove)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
REALTY REVUE

Two books designed for real
estate brokers and builders. and
another aimed at the general
public, have recently crossed this
desk.
Particularly timely in view of
the recent approval by the Hous-
ing and Home Finance Agency Of
easy financing for renewal of
many hundreds of District homes
is How to Profit by Rehabilitat-
ing Real Estate" The author is
Mary Warren Geer; the pub
Usher. Prentice Hall. Inc.
A second book, How to Sell
Real Estate by the Sell-an-Idea
Technique" was written BY G.
Hall Cook. president of Realist-
ings Corp. Washington real
estate firm. Mr.. Cook has been
a Washington resident since
1912. His publisher is, likewise,
Prentice Hall, Inc. The author
has a sharp insight into sales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

BIG SURPRISE ~ BETHEsDA!-3-BEDRooM. 2-BATH BRICK
RAMBLER WITH FULL BASEMENT FOR $l945o!-44l0
RosEDALE-oPEN SUM-. 2-7-comporoivey Perfect
doa Very substantially built Alelee kit Breakfast bar Dish
weher DISPOSED Separate din fireplace lovotoy and outside
entrance basement Highly convenient cose-n Ocota
Lynbook ond Lady lousdes schools Wis., Ave- to EostWest Hwy
right cheton I'd. left to kentbu. right to Rosedo left
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

this year, for the first time, viii
be open to women members. II
viii be held Monday, June 10, al
the Congressional Country Club
Golf will begin at 8 am. The
recreation program. including
softball, races, tennis. horseshoe
pitching and swimming, begins
at noon. Other events on the
schedule: 2:30 to 4 pm, District
Girl Champs play real estate
board team; 4 to 5 PM, fashion
show sponsored by Garfinckels;
5 to $50 PM, American Univer-
sity students swimming demon
stration: z to 8 pm. dinner
after 8 pm, dancing.
4 +
Edgar w. Tullar has been
elected president of the Project
Management Association of Vir-
ginia, Maryland and the District
Other officers elected were:
Charles w. Sherren, first vice
president; Robert A. Keene, Sec
ond vice president; Leonard v.
Stahl. secretary; M. D. Haney,
treasurer: Robert T. Williams,
Sergeant at Arms. j. c. Blake,
A. j. Knapp. Daniel w. Summer
ford, and Albert j. Knott. ST.,
were elected to the board OF
directors.
Mr.. Tullar is general superin-
tendent of Fairmac Corpora
tons darlington apartment de-
lvelopment.
\ \
Ralph A. Vincent has beer
named manager Of the rental
and leasing department Of Better
Homes Realty, George Shafran,
president, has announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

SPRING vALLEY-4sos QUEBEC STREET Nw.-oPEN SUM-,
2IHondsome residence the very heart Of this exclusive
oed community Spacious eenter-ho pon with the following
approx sizes Living lSx24 dining ROOM 4xls bo
Isx5 with fireplace lbor hos adjoining full bath and oy
soo bedroom. twnze bedrooms baths on and foor
Finished third floor Recreation 2eo soose Borden lovely
pork IN rear Priced in the 40s OWNER LEAVING WASHNGToN
Moss. Ave- TO 4oh st., left 10 Quebec Hoht 70 home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

$500: for space heater (labo,
and materially $3.50.
A couple Of questions:
How many families want 9
house with a space heater?
Where can a small house Of
these specifications be built?
Would the expenditures fol
land and house whatever they
might bel produce q property
worth the total expenditure, in
view Of the concededly small
amount Of living area provided;
Mr.. Cherner doesn't overlook
all the hard facts. He says a rule
of-thumb has it that land and
site work should cost approx
mately 10 per cent of the build
ing cost, and that, in the case
Of a $4,000 house. this obviously
does not apply here" In other
words, try to find a $500 lot.
He adds somewhat vaguely:
with land commanding pre-
MUM Erices today. you might
consider building further away
from town, where costs are SUBJ
stantially lower"
But how about transportation
costs?
Mr.. Cherner deserves an "a
for effort in the right direction
But the truth is. there are Geo.
nomic limits. and limits on where
you can build. Thus. the title
appears to have more Of a come
on" character than this in
many-ways useful book deserves
\ \
The Washington Real Estate
Boards outing schedule was an
nounced this week. The outing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
New Section Starts
In Lake Borcroft's
Seventh Season

Seventh building season al
Lake Bancroft Estates was an
nounced this week by J. v. Bar
ger. president of the l.OOO-acre
Fairfax County community.
The development now has
more than 500 homes. All have
been built since the lakefront
colony opened in 1850.
Mr.. Barger said a new section
of lakefront homesites has been
started. All the sites are in a
wooded section near Baileys
Crossroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
3 AND 4 BEDROOMS
Split Levels and RambIeFs
s24,s50 to s2s,sso

Split level hos 4 bedrooms, 2z boths,
huge living room with bay window, sep
orote dining room and kitchen with
loods of spoce and the Iotest equipment.
Level lot Price, $2e, 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

CHEVY cHAsE-ovERLooKINGA BROAD. BEAUTIFUL Ex-
PANSE or ROCK CREEK PARK-kEAR THE WONDERFUL
MEADoWBRook RECREATION cENTER-82l5 MEADOW
eRook LANE-oPEN SUM-, 2-7-Thens be mony
better buys lose brick colonel with heavy sote root big bed
rooms tile boths End floor Absolutely perfect condition!
Beautiful lot Handicapped perfection Screened porch But-
scose Truly ehdens porodse Short wo erode school
Priced at $2l950-MUST Be Sold Conn., Ave- to Eust-West
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
|Aldre Firm to Start
|121-Unit Project

Aldre, Inc. has acquired an
additional 12l lots in Hillcrest
Heights, Md. and plans a project
of four : bedroom split level
homes.
This will be the third large
project for this firm in the Hill
crest Heights area, Jack Allan
DIRE reported the firm is now
completing lis brick homes with
garages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK-DRAsTIc REDUCTION TO
SELL THIS WEEK END-PRcED At $40. 5oo-BIc 3-BED-
ROOM HoME-ciTYS BEST scHooLS-SPRlhG VALLEY
sHoPPlNe-45z5 BRANDYwlkE STREET N.w-oPEN
SUM- 27-fins auOly brick home with sots root One Of the
ho pon VACANT FOR MINED occUPANcYI Moss Ava to 46th
right 10 Brondywine, n. TO home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
BROOKDALE. MID.

5206 Keokuk St.
Builders own split level, only years old, with LOTS
OF CHARM Its outstanding features ore ground
level fomiy room which odjoins kitchen, seporote
dining room and spacious living room. In addition
there are bedrooms and 2Kz boths A picturesque
setting in q most convenient and desirable neigh
borhood Two blocks TO District BUS transportation
ASSUME SIS, 500-4N9 % 81 loon.
10 Open" " - $3.50 49, " ~ ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

FIRST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BRADLEY BLVD SEC
IIoN-elG s-BEDRooM. z-BATh BRICK RAMBLER-
PRICED At $zl.950-oWNER LEAVING WASHINGTON
Poo Beoufu lot 6sx2O BodIey srode school bs Not
far to Kenwood Club $500 first trust poyobe $l25O0
Wis Ave- to Bradley; left opprox IA miles Royburn right
Reosevelt left to PeIhom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

KINWoop-BRAND-NEW 5-BEDRooM, 4-BATH RAMBLER
FOR $515oo-FuLLY AIR coNDITIoNEDI-5sl0 HILL
sURhL WAr-oPtN SAT-. 81; SUM-. z-7-spIendid auoly!
Huge rooms Living Opprox x7 Large Ebroy Yard level
euboom eo off the kitchen ond level with the street.
short blocks TO clubhouse VERY FEW RAMBLERs HAVE BEEN
BUILT IN NNWooD Wis Ave blocks beyond D. c. line to
Dorset Ave- ttofe light left on Dorset and continue houoh
kenwood to Hibune wcy o left before River RAJ
left 10 home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

eRAD. BLvD-kENWooD AREA-FAR SURPRISES ANY
THING ON THE MARKET FOR THE MONEYS BEDRooMs,
= BATHS 24-FT. FAMILY ROOM" -$4l.s 5o-s2oS
MooDHAvEN BLvD-oPEN SAT-. 81; SUM-. Ill
POSITIVELY SENSATIONAL Brond ome Colonial
beautiful wooded lot l25f fOntosel in exclusive Woodhoven
Spacious eenterhcl plan. BEDROOM AND BATH PLUS HUGE
FAMILY ROOM ON lST FLOOR Wonderful closets Permanent
hell saiwoy to immense storage ott Rec. with frepoce
Large private dining patio 2eor bun sorose HOW CAN IT
FAIL TO SELL INSTANTLY Wis Ave- 10 Brodey Bkd left opprox
miles 10 WOodhoven Blvd, left to home.
Evening star., 1957-04-17

q rock n roll show in Philadel-
phia, of all things, Of all places.)
WTOP-9 will carry the Wood
Memorial Saturday--at about
4:45 pm.
Mailbag:
Maybe "Yoeman Of the
Guard Topped in the ratings
last Wednesday (WRC--4), but
I've rarely read such enthusias-
tic letters from viewers about
any show. One chap, from Fair
fax. sends us a copy Of q rhyme
he wrote to NBC:
Gentlemen:
hGue a song to sing, OF
Sing me your song. o.
1t is sung NTH a cheer aud
10y in the heart
for it tells OF a wonderful
shotp. OF
Heighdyl HeiOhdy! Hal. OF
Fame,
Plug that name.
Who worked so hard tn this
,ponderful play
And oape US this glorious epe-
ningi :"
Another letter from A. r. L.
adds:
81 was especially pleased at
the way the commercials were
spaced. II was so wonderful not
to have an act interrupted In
the middle as 80 often happens
on the longer shows"
In the face Of dire predic-
tions such as Pat Weaver's,
that the networks will fight
Evening star., 1957-04-17
TODAY'S RADIO
HlGHLIGHTS

600, WDON, WASH-FM - In
the Concert Hall: Puccini,
Tosca Opera for Orchestral
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto
No. l In r.
$500, VOL - Milton @. Ford
Show: Featured viii be THE
Hi-Lo's."
5:O5, WGMS-FM--Pan Amer
lean Union Concert: Inex
Pinto, soprano; Harry Nc
Clure, pianist.
$500, WINX-Baseball: Nat AL.
Evening star., 1957-04-17

bright recreates the Brook
lyn-Philadelphia game.
$500, WTOP-Robert @. Lewis
Show: Character Actors Pert
Kelton and AL Rafkin are
guests.
$3.50, WRC--Recollections: The
music Of Irving Berlin as per-
formed by some of radios
early stars.
Evening star., 1957-04-17

to westerns, kid shows, trivia,
crime shows and the like it
behooves those Of us who enjoy
such productions to let the net
works and sponsors know about
it occasionally.
Evening star., 1957-04-17

among themselves Tin the
future) for the largest share of
the heavy viewer audience, and
drop news, spectaculars and
other event-type programming.
cut down in live drama and 60
Evening star., 1957-04-17

OF course, the bulletin has
those areas where great clusters
Of Godfrey fans still hold out.
fiercely and possessively. against
all comers.
But even these fans can hardly
hold a man against his will, or
the tide, and the Wednesday
decision amounts to just that.
The one-man show Is virtually .
dead dodo and the old redhead
gave II a good whirl, reshuffiing
the cast and things, trying for
that fresh spark. but when it
didn't pan out, all that was left
was the wording Of the capitula-
tion.
June Is Is the date of the
Wednesday swan song.
Looking back over the season,
Godfrey's best shows have been
those where he was able to take
the gang to some out-of- the
studio spot. If Mr.. g. were q bit
younger. hungrier and able to
get around on two sound limbs,
it's my guess that he would have
had that show chugging around
the countryside on one expedi-
tion after another.
II netD faces can't propide
the necessary stimulation, neir
places lCill.
In any event, the exit of the
Wednesday series virtually leaves
Godfrey a morning man.
And I think this Is where most
Of us came in.
AS nearly as we can figure It,
the very next thing Charles Van
Doren did after appearing here
on behalf Of U. s. Savings Bonds
(of which he wisely bought q
few) was to hurry on hack to
New York ana sign that NBC
contract. Van Doren will be a
consultant--a category that ra-
pidly seems to be replacing vice.
president-and try to drum up
some new radio and TV pro-
gramming ideas He'll continue
teaching at Columbia and, / sus-
pect. writing. His first book,
"Lincoln's Commando" is no
major work. but his portrait of a
forgotten Union naval hero
moves professionally and it's OBJ
vious that he has inherited some
Of his distinguished family's
talent.
On The Run:
The tony Peabody awards, an
nounced yesterday. confirmed the
earlier Syivania discovery-that
ABC, John DAILY and their aides
did an elegant job covering the
conventions. You've got to
admire Peabody's timing in one
respect. If Ed Sullivan was
wondering what was wrong Sun
day when Steve Allen out Tren-
dex'd him. Eds winning Of a
Peabody should give him pause
for thought. 4. Hmmmm.
Booked for Lawrence Welk's
Monday show. May 6-The
Buckskins, q lively country style
group last seen winning q God
frey Talent Scouts contest.
Mutual means business in its
move to strengthen its news
bureau here; first new employe is
veteran Steve Mccormick. best
known nationally for his work on
Ted Granik's Sunday NBC forum
shows. :. Bob Hurleigh is re-
portedly dickering with other top
names in the field.
aside to Steve:. So iDhere's
that 20-yedr- -old clipping OF a
column in tDhich a young radio
columnist, me. mentioned a
young announcer, your
Sad-eyed scene around the
WTOP lunchroom yesterday:
George Hamilton, w. trying tC
convince pretty Sam" that she
ought to stay around a while in
stead Of going back home tc
Winston-Sa Georges
next out-of town date will be ir
Evening star., 1957-04-17
ON THE AIR
Godfrey Fired
Himself This Time
By BERNIE HARRIsoN

1t isn't exactly fash that Godfrey won't be doing his
Wednesday night show but what the fact
that the CHS Godfrey few days caused
scarcely . ripple in and out Of the trade.
Gets you right here.
had tinnAH tn
Evening star., 1957-04-17

u had time to percolate to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-08
Church History

Church history seems to be
gaining in popularity with
the public. and several fine
volumes appeared the past
IL months on the subject.
LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF
THE WORLD augsburg
Publishing House: $500
with seven chapters by as
many world-renowned Luth-
Grams as authors. tells the
past and present Of this de-
nomination in many lands.
WHAT OF THE NOR
MONS by Gordon B. Hinck-
ley (T'he Church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-Day Saints
sets forth the main facts OF
the denominations doctrines
and practices and also gives
a short history Of The
church. A POPULAR HIS
TORY OF THE REFORMA-
TION by Philip Hughes
Hanover House; $4 presents
the Catholic view OF. the
events leading to this explo-
sive movement. John McGill
Krumm in WHY I AM AN
EPISCOPALIAN IT h o m a S
Nelson e. Sons; $2.75 gives
his personal account Of the
basic beliefs Of Episcopalians
and suggests the role Of the
Episcopal church today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-08
BY EDWIN TREBLE

There is no doubt that this
year has belonged to the sci
entists rather than to the
poets. Yet. the seekers Of
the eternal verities have been
busy, with hardly a passing
nod to those who would
rather visit the moon than to
be moved by Its beauty.
The body Of the poets work
in 1887 is not large and 1t is
not impressive. The best has
been none too good and the
worst we won't even discuss
here. There is. however, it
should be said. very little Of
It that is unintelligible. Ex-
Pronunciation has been at
low ebb.
And poetry2 Fo0bound so
many years.
That sedcodst IN Bohemia
clears"
It Is Robert Hillyer speak
ing in one Of the years best:
THE RELIC AND OTHER
POEMS tAlfred A. Knopf,
$3.50. And all is. indeed.
clear here. Everything
rhymes. everything scans
and everything is good.
Quiet. reflective and even
hateful word-inspiring. they
add stature to 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-08

Miss Colt. whose earlier BIZ
ography of John c. Calhoun
won q Pulitzer Prize. could
sum up the adviser to six
Presidents and his times more
effectively and with q better
perspective than any man
could look at himself and the
public figures involved in his
life. Not that Mr.. Baruch's
autobiography lacked in
tereSt; it was an absorbing
story.
Close beside Miss Colts
book I'd have to place THE
SEA DREAMER: A DEFINI-
TIVE BIOGRAPHY. OF
JOSEPH CONRAD. by Ger
ard Jean-Aubry Doubleday:
s4.50D.
And there was. of course,
Leslie A. Marchard's monu-
mental three-volume biogra-
ply: BYRON tKnopf. 500.
beyond much doubt the best
book ever. written on the
early 18th century poet.
There were other biog-
raphies of wide interest
more about them later-and
a number OF books dealing
effectively with phases of
history and with current af-
fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-08
THE 1857 LITERARY SCENE
A Critical Survey of Books
Published During the Year

In the army, is, like this
authors FIRST novel. Love
Is a Bridge" beautifully
evoked.
Westerns
Two Westerns are FIRST
rate. These are THE UN-
FORGIVEN. by Alan LeMay
Harper: $3.50. a story Of
settlers on the Texas Pam
handle in the early l870s.
and Conrad Richter's THE
LADY (Knopf; So. q mans
recollections Of some dra-
matte episodes in a boyhpod
In the New Mexico Of nearly
q century ago.
A Russia born writer who
has lived In Paris since child
hood published THE RED
AND THE WHITE (Crowell:
$4.50). a powerful panoramic
novel Of the Russian revolu-
ton.
Seldom has the life Of Q
7-year-old boy. with its daily
crises. been depicted so faith
fully and yet so naturally as
in RNIN Reynal:
$500. by Julian Fame, q 80
year-old British writer. An
other story about children.
and a highly dramatic one,
which will be more appre-
ciated by adults. is THE
MASTER. by T. H. White
Putnam; $3.50.
In LETTER FROM Pc
KING John Day: 1885,.
Pearl Bucks story Of an East
West marriage. the author Of
The Good Earth" has. 1t
seems to me. written one Of
her most sensitive and inter-
esting novels.
The curHont winner Of the
Nobel Prize for literature,
Albert Camus. the French
writer. appeared over here
with THE FALL tKnopf: So.
q story--or a message or an
allegory--in the form OF q
monologue by a Partisan law
yer who has taken refuge
from his complexities in Hol-
land. This novel. II II can
be called that. is at times a
puzzling performance. but
one filled with pungent and
disillusioning epigrams.
Paul Horgan. a very able
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-08
Dramatic Pictures

Robert Penn Warren. an
other established poet. is
more varied. and more un-
even, in PROMISES: Poems
l954-l956 BRANDON House,
So. His intense. homely sub
jects have a crude power and
are often in the form Of dra-
matte pictures. Mr.. Warren
is a good poet with technical
ability to write in q variety
OF poetic styles. His South
ern subjects occasionally
seem overdrawn. almost sa-
tirical. Some OF the most
violent sound like Erskine
Caldwell as rewritten by T.
S. Eliot.
At the other extreme. are
the poems OF Howard Moss.
poetry editor Of The New
Yorker. in A SWIMMER IN
THE AIR (Scribner's. So.
There is wit here. and ex-
tremely clever rhyming. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-08

reason not easily discernible
both the Pulitzer Committee
and the fiction jury Of the
National Book Award passed
up this superb impression Of
big-city politics. but 1t did
not lack readers.
You may hear 1t said. a
good many times, that the
best novel OF 1857 is James
Gould Cozzens' BY LOVE
POSSESSED (Harcourt,
Brace: So
1t may be. but I find my
self doubling whether 1t is
better than several others.
and I am unable TO 90 along
with critics who call 1t a
great novel. Certainly I'd
place it among the best
novels OF the year. because
of the artistry with which II
is written and because its
characters. especially Arthur
Winner. the main figure,
through whose eyes the entire
narrative is focused, come so
completely 10 life. Despite
its obvious merits. / think
this long book is weakened
by the slowness Of its pace,
by the lack Of any real
breadth or vision Of its char
acters. by their emphasized
religious intolerance and by
the unnecessary candor OF
some bedroom scenes.
Mr.. Cozzens' luminously
written book is pressed for
excellence, In my opinion
surpassed. by several other
novels.
Fuulkner at His Best
william Faulkner's THE
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