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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26


: This brief novel describes
the adventure Of q Hollywood
writer and q girl. She Is. like
so many others on the
fringes Of the great studios.
. frustrated actress.
The situation Is common
place. The novel is not. 1t is
hs far from ordinary as the
Rork of a literary artist is
from hack writing.
/ A less imaginative. less in
kpired writer probably would
have made out Of the situa-
ton merely q sexy little
story that meant nothing.
Mr.. Hayes has given II mean
ing. even a moral. II you
choose to look at 1t in that
light.
The writer in the novel
tells the simple story. He en-
counters this girl at a beach
party. He happens TO be
seated on the porch alone.
bored. when he sees the girl.
propelled by too many mar
tinis. wading into the ocean.
A wave knocks her over. and
she does not come UP. He
dashes after her. pulls her
put. revives her.
A Subtle Portrait
: He has no further interest
IN the girl. But she phones
TO thank him. This leads
him perfunctorily TO ask her
TO dinner. The dinner brings
on other dates-an affair In
which she, not he. makes the
FIRST advances. He spends
four months out Of each year
In Hollywood. and he has a
wife in New York. from
whom ne is not quite es-
tranged. not enough to con-
slider q divorce. He tells the
girl all this quite frankly.
The girl is unstable. AL
cohol makes her q little crazy.
but this effect is only a
symptom of a more funda-
mental maladjustment. Be-
fore the narrator is through
we see her with devastating
completeness. She emerges.
Q full-length portrait. through
subtle touches-fragmentary
dialogue. interrupted episodes.
q few flashes Of her memories.
You might say. the girls q
fool. and yet somehow she's
a pathetic. even q tragic
figure.
. A novelist with q less sure
sense Of artistry probably
would have padded out the
story. brought in all sorts Of
extraneous things. feeling
that such a slender book
couldn't carry an impact.
Mr.. Hayes has put into 1873
pages everything that needed
TO be told.
You may say. finishing il.
well. that's Hollywood"
Yes. but it's also life. II
could have happened any
where.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

members OF a panel. none
Of whom obviously realize
that the whole Capitol YER
bal structure might collapse
without it. castigated the
word.
Max Lerner said It was
"atrocious" and John Ma
son Brown. who knew no
better than any Of them
what 1t means. starkly
counseled that 1t should be
avoided like q cobra's nest.
We doubt that the semantic
scorn heaped on II will wither
its use or dismay local users.
''Finalize" has that lovely.
vaguely ofhcial. misty quality
that bureaucrats treasure.
While we are about II. We
wonder II the panel would
take up the growing fashion
Of lacking "wise" on the end
Of words. Otherwise" is a
splendid. swervfng kind OF
word that marks a turn in
thought. q nag thrust up
that indicates q new path.
But wise" indiScriminately
added we deplore.
So insidious Is the prac-
tice that now it is impossible
10 inquire how some people
are without getting the an
swer. "Healthwise. fine"
How else? We might ask.
We asked a friend how he
had enjoyed a trip 10 Europe
and called a whole cloud Of
"wises" down around our
head.
"Weatherwise. not so good:
shipwise. crummy: country
wise. We only did Italy and
France"
We have combed Webster
and we find no authorize
ton for this irritating usage.
Like finalize. 1t has that
slightly ofiicial flavor. and it
transforms a friendly con-
versation into q kind Of a
Morse code exchange.
We trust 1t viii pass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
A Memorable Story
Of q Young Woman
by CARTER BROOKE JONES
star Beck Critic

Alfred Hayes nrst novel was IAN Thy Conquests"
story dealing with the liberation of Rome which he published
returning from service in i946. He since has
brought three books including the The Girl the via
aminia which filmed and produced the stage This
week we have his novel:
MY FACE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE Harper; eS)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

1e4l TO work for the once Of
Strategic Services. first e.
chief craftsman. then in q
design unit which developed
special map-making tech
niques. After the war he be-
came art director Of the De-
tense Departments historical
section, subsequently re-
turned to the Intelligence Di-
vision as a photographer.
He studied at the Work
shop Center Of the Arts with
Ken holland and Morris
Louis, and abstract painting
became his dominant inter-
est. He has had one-man
shows at the Alexandria Lii
brary and recently at New
Orleans Delgado Museum.
News in Brief
Two hundred paintings and
drawings by children of many
lands viii be shown at Wood
ward g. Lothrop's Chevy
Chase store auditorium for
one week beginning tomor-
row. This is a project Of the
Women's international
League for Peace and Free
dom. the shows objective be-
ing TO create understanding
and good viii among young
people.
The National Art Academy,
2027 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. presents its semiannual
students exhibition through
next Sunday. (Open to the
public noon to 6 pm. dailyD I
A fashion show is scheduled
today. next Saturday and
Sunday at 3 pm.
Art Lectures
Our American Architec-
tural Heritage" is the absorb
ing subject on which guest
speaker Hardinge SchoIle,
properties ofiicer Of the Ma
tional Trust for Historic Pres
ervation. will talk this after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art.
Edith Hamilton, Washing
tons eminent classical schol-
ar. will give a lecture on The
Echoes Of Greece" next Fri
day at S:45 pm. in the audi
forum Of the Natural His
tory Museum. Tenth street
and Constitution avenue. The
lecture. under auspices Of
The Institute of Contempt
rary Arts. is for its members
who may obtain guest tickets
by mail order only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
MortGroup

More than 20 oils and wa
tercolors compose an entirely
new exhibition at the Artists
Mart. through next Friday.
II would be advantageous II
the mart directors could re-
move or isolate works which
have been shown earlier, or
would mark the new exhibits
in some way. so as TO pre-
elude confusion on the part
Of frequent visitors. 1t is not
that paintings and sculp-
lures on view indefinitely do
not merit further attention,
but that their presence gives
new shows an air Of con-
tinuance.
Al any rate. the new col
lection contains some very
attractive exhibits. Kath-
leen Bruskin's large Assist"
combines representation
forms with semiabStract col
or. Jack Berkman's express
sionistic Wharf" in glowing
colors. Katherine Claude's
linear "Windswept Street."
Marguerite Burgess night
scene Main Street" and
Orsini's naturalistic Greek
Ruins" are all meritorious.
"Recumbent Eve" and q
head. by Gustav TroiS, both
figurative but abstract. and
Samuel Bookatz' abstraction
in the rear gallery also stand
out. A silent auction" en-
ables visitors TO submit writ
ten bids. q sales method
which seems to be increas-
ingly popular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
READING AND WRITING
Presidents 'FinoIize'
Attacked by Experts
BY MARY McGRORY
Star stan Writer

President Eisenhower's state-of the Union message
pleased people replete with pithy
and manly verbs. full Of must" and will But the
marans fell with fury the of local word nalized
and ignored the rest.
on the Chs teleyision word show The Last Word !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
OF ART
Diversity
Of Shows
Stressed
ny FLORENCE 8. BERGMAN
star Art critie

ny EAOMBNOE - nEmLS MAI
star Art Critic
The 22d exhibition Of the
Society OF Washington Print
makers. which viii open this
afternoon at the Natural His
tory building. Tenth street
and Constitution avenue, Is an
annual event. whieh regularly
lives up to expectations.
The one-man shows just
opened at the Corcoran Gal
lery Of Art. by Alexander
Calder. creator Of the mobile
and Stable. and BY Abraham
Rather. are also OF excep-
tional interest. Theatrical
Posters Of the Gay Nineties"
In an exhibition at the LII
brary of Congress since last
Monday. should stir nostalgia
in many observers. even
though there are very few
people around who were
adults in that happy decade.
These shows will be reviewed
here at an early date.
Juried Annual
Since temporary exhibi-
lions Of represen I ational
paintings are q minority at
Washington galleries and
museums, the Arts Clubs
winter juried show by painter
members should be warmly
welcomed by art lovers who
enjoy competent examples Of
such work. (20l7 I street
N.W.)
The show was selected and
awards made by Horace L.
Hotchkiss. jr.. curator at the
corcoran Gallery Of Art, and
members Of the clubs art
committee. Works in all me-
dia were eligible. but most
Of the so exhibits are paint
ings.
Two awards for oils were
bestowed on Martha Carriers
Sentinel" q desert land
scape. and on Martha Bache's
market group. Two in water
color went TO Isabella Walker
for her little Blue Ridge"
landscape. and TO Gladys
Milligan for her portrait Of
an old house. presumably In
Nantucket, where she spends
her summers. These did not
impress me as the shows four
top works.
Outstanding landscapes are
Garnet Jex's beautiful
Maine Cove" with lush COLI
ors in bright sunshine; Rob-
ert Motley's Heritage" a
village nestled at the foot Of
a hill; Bette Hartnell's
"Puerta vallarta." a Seacoast
town with emphatic pattern:
Ruth Osgood's pueblo: Mar
guerite Skaters glimpse Of
Gloucester from a hilltop:
William Walters strong sim
pie Red Barn" and Rowland
Lyons high-keyed "RosSlyn
Yards" Marlin Fenical's
Low Tide. Wellneet." Polly
Kittelle's Waterford" and
Katherine Summy's Rock
bound Coast" are character
istic captures Of well-known
places.
Excellent portraits include
Helen Minifie's crayon draw
ings Of Walter Studdiford
and q little girl; Helen Z.
Townsend's pastel Of Florence
Sherman. and Phoebe Pry-
or's oil OF Pat Whitaker.
Frances Todd's Negro girl is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
NEW EXHIBITIONS

TWENTY SECOND KxHIBI-
TIo cs,,,s 81 The >, s0cTsETyx vsosv
s,itu q N', assnu. AI ssa r eSa
Street To-day, February 10.
REVIEWING WATKINS ME-
MORTAL COLLECTION. Watkins
Gallery, American University.
Today. Indefinite.
PAINTINGS BY KENNETH
N0LAND: Jeiisrson Place GaiieEZ,
January 30-Pebruary 20
EXHIBITION BY ROBERT
PATTON AND WALT GREEN.
Harringnng Restaurant, 520
Ninth p. s.W. current Feb-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
Lucky People

Two literary lights who
have both seen service here
have gone on TO ereener
pastures. Conrad Aiken. who
was poet In residence at the
Library Of Congress. has Just
won the 1857 fellowship Of
the Academy OF American
Poets. The fellowship. which
carries a prize Of 5000. Is
the largest award made to
poets in this country.
ROBBIE Macauley. q former
denizen OF CHA. has been
awarded a Kenyon review
fellowship. a grant Of $4,000.
His project as a Kenyon
review fellow will be q
novel Of American life in the
'40s and sos.
Martha Gellhorn. the for
mer Mrs. Ernest Hemingway.
who now lives in London.
has won the 1857 $500 o.
Henry Prize for the years
best short story. The prize
winner: In Sickness as in
Health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

wash drawing and Ruth Lev
ms collage Of ticket stubs
entitled Racing Day"
Joint Meetings
The College Art Associa-
ton Of America will hold its
46th annual meeting in con-
junction with the Society Of
Architectural Historians 18th
annual at the Mayflower
Hotel next Thursday. Janu-
airy 30. through Sunday, Feb
ruary 2. Most Of the sessions
viii be simultaneous but sep
arate, but the two groups viii
hold a few events together.
Distinguished speakers. the
majority from universities
throughout the United States,
several from museums, in
Guiding Erik Larsen Of
Georgetown University: Hen
ri Dora, assistant director
Of the Corcoran Gallery: Otto
Demus Of Dumbarton Oaks,
and Mrs. Frank Tenney Of
Alexandra. will give talks
on an extensive range Of sub
jects. One Of the most in
triguing events TO long time
Washingtonians will be q bus
tour Of "little-known build
ings Of Metropolitan WASH
ington. next Sunday morn
ing. We may think We know
all Of our city's noteworthy
places: but We shall probably
- ns.~was.s~lA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
D'Aristu at Corner

Robert D'Arista is having
his first one-man show in
Washington. at Collectors
Corner. l625 Wisconsin ave-
nue.. NV. through January
81. He has had two solos in
New York City. has also been
represented in such impor-
tant ANIMALS as those of the
Pennsylvania Academy. the
Whitney Museum of Ameri-
can Art. and the Carnegie In
stitute. Pittsburgh. as well as
in Guggenheim Museum and
the Neuberger Collection. His
work is distinguished by vivid
color and simplified patterns.
Kofler at Studio
John Kofier, q Washington
area artist for nearly two de-
cades, is having q one-man
show at the Studio Gallery.
8l4 Prince Street. Alexandria.
through January 81. Between
rs and 80 paintings and
drawings are mostly abstract
expresSionist.
Born in New Orleans. Mr..
Kofier studied art there In
several schools. including Tu-
lane University. and was q
member Of leading Southern
professional artists organiza-
tons. with which he regularly
exhibited.
He came to Washington in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

consider the fact that 1t has
been chiefly through its poets
Dante. Petrarch. Tosso and
Leopardi--that Italian liter
ature in time gradually
gained a certain stature in
the cultural history Of West
ern civilization"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

worked into an alloyer pat
tern. The most modern figure
Is EleaIiore Van Swearingen's
Turquoise and Blue" She
also shows the only abstract
still life.
Ruth Safford's beautifully
painted interior and one by
Margaret Herr: colorful
flower and still life by Theo-
dora Kane and MRS. Lewis
Clephane. and an admirable
color block print by Mar
guerite Mum add to the ex-
hibition's quality. The club
offers silent auction" ar
rangements for this show,
which closes next Friday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23
City Officials

Now that 1858 is we'll underway, Cald-
well has a new council, a new Mayor and
one new member of the board of public
affairs. This group of officials is very i'm
portant to the progress and the general
welfare of every citizen.
In the meeting already held, they have
taken a very optimistic view of the future
with some very definite ideas on a number
of issues These ideas, if successfully pur
sued, will mean better Caldwell in the
days ahead.
Mayor and council can lead and direct
village affairs SO that public services will
serve a greater amount of people. Through
their solutions of various municipal pro-
blems, the village advantages can be in
creased and general progress can be forth
coming.
Along with leadership, another essen
tial to good community, is the active par
ticipation of citizens in village affairs. We
believe that with citizens and village
government cooperating in all things, more
advancement can be made with minimum
amount of effort.
During the past few years, Caldwell
had been advancing steadily in an industrial
direction and is located on the fringe of
much vaster development in the Ohio Valley
to the south and east
With this advancement comes new
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23

problems, some of which have already been
solved and others remain to be studied and
action detailed. The new Mayor and council
will be faced with this responsibility.
The officials who recently took their
oath of office here are interested in the
welfare and progress of Caldwell or they
wouldn't have submitted their names to
the public on the ballot last November.
We believe they have some good ideas
in the making as we'll as the judgment and
good common sense to see that all projects
come to a successful conclusion.
In this light, we urge them to be of
service to Caldwell and its people and at
all times to work for the advancement of
all things that will mean bigger and better
Caldwell.
Nineteen hundred and fifty-eight"
could be big year in Caldwell. There will
be hits and misses in a number Of things
but, in general, all of us are working to
the one end.
It's objective will be better Caldwell,
both industrially and otherwise, and in so
doing, it will be necessary that all of us,
including officials and local citizens, put
our shoulders to the wheel and see if we
can't have one of the most successful years
in the history of this community and
county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23

dreds of employers, both large
and small. Their experiences
dovetail with my own. The
chief concern of the young
American high school or col
lege graduate seeking employ
ment (the product of pro
gressive Education") is not an
interest in the opportunities
offered for advancement, but
rather chiefly, if not exclu-
sively, concern as to the
number Of vacations with pay,
sick leave, unemployment
compensation, the number and
length of coffee breaks, and
how soon he can be retired on
pension. 1t doesn't enter his
mind to find out Just what his
duties are to be and to figure
how Re can make his fair con-
tribution TO the success of his
prospective employers busi-
ness.
In other words, the grad
udle5 OF OGF ScIlOOlS IOddy,
have been transformed from
self-reliant lovers of individual
freedom, Scorning interference
with their personal and private
affairs, to leaners relying upon
government largesse and ac-
ceptance of government dicta-
tion in each and every phase
of their activities.
Yes, I'm an old fogy. | re-
call the time when the home
and the school worked togeth-
er to SO discipline the growing
child that when he grew to
manhood he was able TO take
his place in society as a con-
structive and productive
citizen. Progressive Educa-
ton" has changed that and
until we discard that debilitat-
ing system, no amount of
money dished out by Federal
Government is going to give
this nation the scientists and
experts needed to keep Amer
lca strong and secure.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23
Heart Disease Lower

ing the lives of victims of heart attack.
In addition to these humanitarian con-
siderations must be added another, the
economic aspect.
The dollar-and-cents cost of heart
disease is staggering. At least 650,000 man.
years are lost to industry each year because
of it, according to the American Heart
Association. The loss in earnings is set at
more than So billion a year and the loss
to the government, in income taxes, $400
million.
A brighter side of the picture is seen
by DR.. Paul D. White, the consultant who
was called in to treat President Eisenhower.
He says the high heart rate is due to the
reduction in deaths from other causes,
especially childhood ailments. The life span,
therefore, has become longer, bringing a
larger proportion of people to the ages at
which heart ailments are most prevalent.
Among Noble county residents accord
ing to the Federal report on vital statistics
for 1855, just issued, out of a total of 140
deaths from all causes, 70 were due to heart
disease
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23

A look at the heart disease situation
in Noble county, in order at this time because
National Heart Month is just ahead, shows
that the disease outranks all others as a
cause of death.
Fully 5L3 percent of all deaths among
local residents are due to some form of
heart disease, according to the latest govern
ment statistics All the other Affections of
mankind ombined-including cancer war,
pestilence and accidents-taBe second place
But high as the local toll was, it was
not as high as that recorded for the United
States as whole, 53.8 percent. Nor was it
as high as that in the East North Central
States, 55.8 percent.
The heart and blood vessel diseases are
today's greatest threat to our national health,
notes the American Heart Association. They
take nearly $4,000 lives year, despite all
the progress that has been made by medical
science. At the present time, some ten mil
lion Americans, including 100000 children,
are sufferers.
Many of these would not now be alive
were it not for the gains made in prolong-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23
X X The American Way

duction of Scientists Race"
But this, in the humble opin-
ion of this scribe, is not the
answer to the problem. 1t
ignores the basic reason not
only for this nations failure
to turn out scientists, but ex-
perts in most of the other pro-
feSSiOnS.
And that basic reason is
progressive education" which
over the past two decades has
bIrghted the nations educa-
tional system-which has sue
ceeded in practically eliminat-
ing personal responsibility,
competi ion and initiative from
the minds and hearts of our
public school, high school and
college students. The theory of
progressive education is that
all students must be given
equal rewards for unequal per
foTmanceS-no student must be
flunked because it would give
him or her an inferiori y COM
pleX for life.
Yes, I'm an old "fogy." l
still believe as did my father
and my grandfather that the
primary purpose Of education
is to prepare the adoleScent to
fight the battle of life. Life is
a struggle and if struggle is
eliminated in the schools, how
in the name of all that is holy,
can our schools carry out their
proper function of readying
the student to cope with the
struggle he must face as an
adult?
Our educational system is
sick-very sick. The Admins
tration's scheme of appropriat-
ing money for helping the
States bring forth more scien-
lists would treat only the
symp'oms-not get at the root
of the disease. 1t would fall
short Of the mark.
During the past several
years I've talked with hun
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23
THIS WEEK
In
WASHINGTON
A Key To The Cash Drawer?

A Key To The Cash Drawer?
The long anticipated 1859 Bud
get of the President arrived at
the Capitol on Monday, January
13, looking like the New York
telephone directory and contain
ing almost as many figures. It
is an impossibility to absorb in a
short time the complexity of
Federal programs which the
Federal Budget discusses. How
ever, it is now Squarely UP to
Congress to comb through this
maze of fiscal data to evaluate
the proposed programs and their
proposed costs a cost which
amounts to about $4.5 billions as
Ohio's share This would amount
to almost $500 for each of our
States 8 million people.
This first post-Sputnik Budget
reflects national concern over
defense and missile development.
There has been added $1.3 bill
lions for missile procurement be-
fore June 80, 1858. Proposed
spending in the missile, nuclear,
and scientific fields will be swell
led by another $2.5 billions.
When added to other defense
costs, national security would ac-
count for $.64 of every tax dol
lar. In other general categories,
$,11 of each tax dollar would pay
for the interest on our previous
spending in excess of revenues,
$.22 is earmarked for civil bene-
fits, while $.03 would go for
general gov ernm ent" and
"other" costs.
The great hassle now begins
to delve into the budget to find
what can be eliminated. From the
temper of feeling in Washington
today, more time will prob
ably be spent trying to pare and
justify the S0.3 or ''other" cost
figure than all of the rest Of the
budget put together. The "de-
fense" figure is assuming a kind
of sacrosanct status.
Everyone hides behind a whip
ping boy when one can be found
and present indications are that
disgruntled officers in the Pen
tagon will hint darkly that the
reason for specific non-perform-
ance in some important fields of
defense activity can be blamed
on lack of funds. We cannot
permit such excuses to justify
shoddy performance and hide
bound inter-service rivalry where
such causes are at the root of
the matter. 1t is my hope that
Congress will not be stampeded
into giving everyone a key to the
cash drawer.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-23

Dollar value of farmland in
Ohio increased l percent in the
last four months ended Nov. /,