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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
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THACKERAY: The Age Of
Wisdom. lsl7-lse3. BY Cor
don N. Ray. tMcGraw-
Hill: So
Whatever his misfortunes
in life. william Makepeace
Thackeray has been post
humously blessed In his
American biographer. Cor
don N. Ray. In this second
volume of his definitive
study, Mr.. Ray exhibits the
same qualities that distin-
guished the first-a profound
knowledge Of. and quiet
sympathy with. his subject:
an ability to recall the world
Of Thackeray and the peo-
pie in it; an appreciation Of
both the scope and the limits
OF Thackeray's genius.
Here Mr.. Ray takes Thac-
kerry from the moment Of
triumph following the pub
LEGATION OF Vanity Fair"
his entrance into society. his
career as a lecturer in Eng
land and America, his edi-
torship Of the Cornhill
Magazine. his reluctant feud
with Dickens and his death
in the splendid town house
he built on Palace Green.
Thackeray was not a happy
man, but he did in those
years learn to be content.
He was lonesome for a wife.
his own being mentally Ill
and away. He rejoiced in his
two daughters. relished the
delights Of fame and the
pleasures Of a London club
man. But he also conceived
a hopeless love for Jane
Brookfield. the wife of a,
friend. What he expected
from this ambiguous rela-
tionship In the context OF the
rigid society OF his time and
his own high code. neither
he nor his biographer ever
said.
The great novelist energies
from this study as a most
attractive human being. With
children he was a loving
clown; with friends. generous
and steady: at table. a gour-
met: in relation. a skeptic: in
practice. honorable. Although
often melancholy. he could
throw of his preoccupation
TO be the most convivial man
at a gathering. He was. in
short, an English gentleman
Of the type he admired and
depicted in the novels which
an unreconstructed minority
will always consider superior
10 those Of bis contemporary
and rival, Dickens,--M. MEG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

ehout q murder trial. And
there's Q new prodigy on the
literary scene.
James Jones' new novel Is
S0tfg CAME RUNNING
(ecrlhHers: $3.50.
This is q l.266-page narra-
tive shout q group in q ne
titious town called Parkman
n the Wabash Valley Of
Southern Illinois.
The story Is written around
Frank and Dave Hirsh.
brothers. though many other
characters are developed at
great length. Frank. who has
q family. has stayed in the
home town and proSpered.
Dave has just returned after
10 years away. In World
War II. recently over. he saw
combat service. Dave Is q
writer. who has published
stories and books and worked
In Hollywood. but he has
written nothing in q long
time and Is at q dead end.
He intends TO stay in Park
man q few days and push on
somewhere. but he fingers.
and the days lengthen into
years
Town Is Villain
Dave is the main charac-
ter. though Frank and
'Bafna. the gambler. and
others are explored fully.
Dave manages Parkman's
FIRST taxi service as a salaried
employee Of Prank. works on 9
war novel. has various casual
amours. Eventually, let down
BY an allegedly intellectual
girl, he marries q promis-
cuous factory girl without
education or background.
The publishers turn down his
novel. His tragedy--though
he Is involved more directly
In one late in the book
seems to be that he has let
his home town blunt his tall
ents and pull him down to its
low-averaee level.
II don't pretend to have
read all this enormous
novel. ! didn't have two solid
weeks to give THERE were
other books-and yet I've
read q great deal Of it.
enough. I think. to form q
fair opinion Of it. II seems to
me to lack entirely the driv-
ing force which made Prom
Here to Eternity" q compel
ling story.
: There is much sordid con-
Germ in the new story with
sex Of the shabbier. less
glamorous sort. But the pro-
fusion Of dirty words which
gave From Here to Eter-
nifty. some sort Of worlds rec
ord for obscene dialogue. q
literal transcription Of army
talk. Is happily lacking here.
! can't see that the charac-
ters in Some Came Run
ming" are interesting enough
to justify a chronicle Of their
doings at even a fraction Of
the vast length Mr.. Jones has
devoted to It. The writing Is
even clumsier than that OF
the earlier novel. which held
together in spite Of stumbling
diction.
I have no desire to toss
aside with a few glib COM
ments work on which a gifted
writer was engaged for six
years. But / am compelled to
conclude that Some Came
Running" is not q great novel
nor even a fairly good one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Opening Exhibition
In B'noi Birth Home
by FLORENCE s. BERGMAN
star Art Critic

Jewish contributions TO American civilization impress
sivey represented In the exhibition hall Of the Bna
Birth headquarters. The handsome eght-story brckland
marble building 1t Seventeenth street and Rhode Island
avenue NV was opened to the public last November a.
fulfilling the hope Of the orders founders century
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
SpecioI Interest Found
III Newest Fiction

Several new novels Of than ordinary interest win
found IN the bookstores this week Many readers undobt
y been wondering about James Jones' st novel since
he published his prom Here 10 Eternity" In
1850 Then Robert Trayer author of Small Town D. A."
brings out new novel, Book Of Club selection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Uruquuyun Pointer

The first exhibition in the
United States Of Carlos Paez
vilaro's paintings is at the
Pan American Union only
through tomorrow. This Uru-
guayan artist. now in his
mid-30s. was a precocious
child who began a profess
sional career in drawing and
magazine illustration at the
age Of 10. Self taught in that
field. as well as in music and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Vests First

Michael West Is having
her sixth solo exhibition, first
in Washington. at the Domino
Gallery. 1926 Wisconsin ave.
nue.. NV. through next
Saturday. Chicago born. she
began her study Of art in
Cincinnati. later worked
under Arshile Gorky in the
l930s. and finally with Hans
Holman. who is responsible
for so many contemporary
abstract expressionistS.
Miss Vests large paintings
are heavily pigmented. done
in broad diagonal strokes in
varied directions, with sud-
den swirls and sharp con-
trast Of light and dark colors.
They have q dynamic frenzied
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Muurer'slutest

Recent work by Leonard
Maurer. most Of 1t done last
year. constitutes q lively one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Modern Dutch

exhibition.
Modern Dutch
The large exhibition OF
paintings, sculptures and
drawings by contemporary
artists Of Holland. which
opened early this month in
the Institute Of Contempt
rary Arts room at the Cor
coran Gallery. to remain
through February 2. is a loan
show sponsored by the arts
department Of the Neither
lands Ministry Of Education,
Arts and Sciences. and is be-
ing circulated TO leading mu-
seums in the United States
by the Smithsonian Institu-
ton Travelling Exhibition
Service. The tour is sponsored
by the Embassy Of the
Netherlands.
A comprehensive catalogue
has many black and white IL
lustrations. several in colors,
and an introduction by A. M.
Hammacher. director Of the
Kroller Muller Museum. He
tells Of the difficulties mod
ern movements experienced
in gaining a foothold in the
Netherlands. where "the
Characteristic Dutch affec-
ton for an art which seeks
to express itself primarily
through the world Of OBJ
jects remained predominant,
and Holland proved an un-
fertile breeding ground for
abstract art" 1t is difficult
TO see how the kind Of work
in this show can change that
situation.
At any rate, ten years ago
q group of young expert
mental artists emerged.
Through q few settled in
Paris, the Netherlands par
ticipated in an international
trend. Karel Appel and Cor
nellie. leaders of this group.
are both represented in the
current show. Appel's large.
raw. wildly colored absttac-
tons have a positive ferocity.
The sculptures in bronze
and metal impressed me as
more interesting than the
paintings. Three widely diff
fering interpretations of birds
reveal the individual APP
proaches Of sculptors. Cou-
zijn. Kelder and Volten.
Couzijn's Flying" figure
conjures UP a prehistoric
monster; Kelder's iron sheet
Bird" is large and heavy.
but suggestive and clean in
forms: while Volten's iron
Bird" is a construction Of
slender bars suggesting wings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Art Lectures

Emanuel winternitz. cur
ator OF musical instruments,
Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
New York City. viii be guest
speaker this afternoon at 4
O'Clock at the National Gal
lery Of Art. The Master Of
the Saint Lucy Madonna" is
his subject. Gree to the
public.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

have the scrupulous objec-
tivity OF Lucy Herndon
Crockett's "Kings without
Castles" II is. instead. a
diverting, highly subjective
report equally divided be-
tween appreciation and ex-
asperation.--M. MEG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

Maurer's pen technique sug-
gests infinite patience as well
as skill. Prom dense thickets
Of innumerable inklines. for
example. owls emerge. each
image growing stronger as
the observer moves away
from the drawing.
Comprehensive bioeraph-
ical data are shown with this
exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

literature, he has had Is one
man shows in his native
country. and has particle
pated in group exhibitions
with oil paintings. water coll
ors. drawings and ceramics.
For the past IL years. he
has based the whole of his
artistic production on Negro
themes, not only paintings,
but also music. He has COM
posed popular songs employ
ing Negro rhythms.
Skowheeon Show
The Skowhegan CMe,)
School Of Painting and
Sculpture has q permanent
collection on tour through
New England and Southern
States. now being shown at
Howard UniverSity's art gall
lery through next Friday. It
is composed Of paintings,
drawings and sculptures by
students from all parts Of the
United States, acquired dur
ing the past II years. Every
work here has been awarded
. purchase prize by q jury
meeting at the end Of each
summer to review the best
work Of that season.
Many of the students rep
resented in the show went to
Skowhegan on scholarships
and subsequently won other
honors and fellowships. Not
a few are now artists Of
established regulations.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
Police Blotter
 Shows 20 Arrests

Out of a total of 20 arrests for the month of November, seven were for drunkeness, four for li- quor law violations by minors, and the rest were for leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a drivers license, negligent and reckless driving, speeding, and op- erating a gambling device. v-.
 The information is contained in the monthly report submitted by Chief of Police >*Vickery. Other activities for the moi1th,, with no arrests, include the issuing of 131 traffic tickets for various viola tions such as illegal parking, over staying at parking meters, speed ing, parking near fire hydrants, etc
 There were six vehicle accidents with property damage totaling ap- proximately SAYS. Finding of miss ing persons, fire calls, investiga- tions, ambulance calls were some of the other activities for the
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
easaa KODIAK MIRROR
PTA to Sponsor
 Box Social Dec. "A

All parents of both elementary puD;Is and high school students arc invited to a special meeting of the Parent-Teachers Associa- tiac, Thursday, December II in tLe high school auditorium The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 pm
 fn place of the regular business, an auction will be conducted. Box lunches will be prepared by the ladies, which will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Contents of boxes will consist of light re treatments including sandwiches, pie or cake. A cakewalk, games and general fun are included on the agenda for the evening.
 Proceeds from the auction and the sale of pastries will be used for the Eye and Dental program of the Health and Welfare Coun- cil.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
Santa'd Better
 Use Airl1laiI Now

With the sailing this week of the Tatalina for the States as the last outgoing vessel before Christ mas, William Lamme, acting post master, recommended today that patrons wishing to have Christ mas cards or gift parcels arrive before Christmas should use air mail.
 Because of the congestion of mail in larger centers, the post office recommends that airmail cards and air parcels should be dispatched by Dec. 10 to be as suTed of pre-Christmas delivery.
 Now that the ship has gone, sur face packages and surface cards will be routed from Kodiak to Anchorage by plane, but will nave to go by train to Seward for the next boat from there to the States and it is too near Christmas now to promise timely delivery, Mr. Lamme added. Air mail is the best bet now" he said, "and air parcel post rates are the same as
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06

last year"
 The Tatalina brought to Kodiak approximately 16,O00 pounds of mail on Thursday, and there is still hope for more parcel post packages before Christmas, both via Seward and on the next Tata- lima. Lou Veerman, Alaska Steam ship agent, announced today that the sailing of the latter has been changed earlier to Dec. Is, and should be unloaded at Kodiak prior to Christmas day.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06

Mercury for '59. is designed to be big part of your, way of } It is powered for lively 9rmance, yet the new car
 etor gives enviable gas { onomy. It's big enough for your fanily's needs but big without useless bulk. And no tasteless glitter, either; just clean, purposeful design, huge glass area, styling that will last.
 There are hundreds of new things that make the '59 Mer- cury perfect for families who really live with their cars. You and your family? Then come gee us soon.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
PAGE 5

defray the expenses of games to. be played during the Chris snas holidays between the Bears and the Anchorage high school team. The high school here must gnar- antee $20O towards travelling ex- penses of the visiting team.
 The sale will start at 9:3O this morning. Anyone wishing to con tribute baked goods forathe sale call 5621 prior to that time today and the goods will be picked up. All help will be appreciated
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
GOTTsCHALKs GO OUTSIDE

Mir. and Mrs. Harry Gottschalk, who operate Ships Tavern, left Thursday morning for combined business and pleasure trip.
 They will spend two weeks in Tacoma, Washington, then go to southern California where they will visit relatives and friends foF an additional two weeks.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
Bake Sale Today

A bake sale will be held at Kraft's Supermarket today, and the proceeds will go to the high school basketball fund.
 The sale is sponsored by the Pep Club and the Lettermen's Club. Money thus raised will help
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06
PVT. DAWSON IN GERMANY
 AUGSBURG. GERMANY

(AHTNC)-Army Pvt. Hobart Dawson, son of Mir. and Mrs. Rob- ert E. Dawson, Kodiak, recently arrived in Germany and is now a member of the 24th Infantry Di- vision.
 Dawson, a truck driver in the divisions 24th Quartermaster
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06

Company in Augsburg, entered the Army in May, 1858 and received basic training at Fort Ord, Calf. He was last stationed at Fort Lee, Va.
 The 22-year-old soldier attended Kodiak Public High School.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06

month. Another item: Dogs pick ed up, 1a; dogs destroyed, A."
 Meals served to prisoners, All. The police car patrolled a total of 1929 miles for the month.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-12-06

Buying or selling -use the Glass fled Ads-They get results.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
POSITION w ANTED

WHITE WOMAN WIN care for chill
dren in her home i03 North Bridge
ST.. Farmville 7-4-2p
COMPANION Wanted position as
companion TO elderly gentlemen
Reasonable rates. r Il. Andes. ri.
Pamplin. Va Zap
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
J0IX 7"
Cumberland Farm Service Plans
Contest; Oratory, And Elections

Know" at the local meeting wins
Members Of the high scoring team
will get S4 each, while members Of
the olher team will taxi home $3
each Each players name will be
entered in tho grand prize conpo
tition which Will be- held as part Of
tie Southern States Annual Meeting
II Richmond
A total 81 10 grand prizes Win a
total value Of S. 900 will be awarded
at the Richmond meeting Each
prize consists Of s. Southern States
supply items. one for each year Of
Southern States 80 years Of opera
ton, Each. grand prize VIII bc d
different combination Of items 50
that there Will be 3J0 items IN alA
awarded to TT Pays TO Know =
winners.
Willie Wcchlin. of Cumberland
county. will serve as chairman Of
the local meeting Rev T p.
Reynolds. Of Cumberland wiii HlHe
the invocation Group singing Wl
be led by Herbert Goodman Of
Cumberland
A report on local operafioas Hnd
services Will be given by Billie
Adams, manage Of the Cunbef
land Farm Service.
Nominees for The local Southern
States Board for the Cumberland
area are Morris Keller an1 NJ i.Tin
Jones, RID. Dlllwyn; T P Scott,
RID Farmville ana W q H#d
rick. Of Cumberland
Nominees for tho Farm Horne
Advisory Committee are Mrs John
Putncy Mrs Phil Ffanck ana Mrs
Edward Putney. Of Cumberland
and Mrs + q walton a Of
Gainesville other nominations
may be made from the floor
Members of thc board Who's
terms expire this year are j. L.
Ownbv, Of Cumberland and John
M Putnev. Jr of Guinea NILS
Members Of the Farm Home Al
visory Committee whose terms XXI
pire this year are Mrs Herbert
Goodman, Of Cumberland and MIS-
Martha Keller, Of DillWvn
Members " thu eeGe al comntN
tees assisting with the meeting are
foods committee Mrs N Y French.
chairman, Mrs Edna Goodman
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
LEGAL NOTICES
VIRGINIA:
In The Circuit Court Of Amelia
County, June H., 1858
Jeanette I mpso Robinson
French and Whitfield French. her
husband. Amelia. Virginia
Order OF Publication

OTucT OF PuDllcatl0n
John Robinson, If living. or II he
be dead then the widow and
heirs devisees and successors in
title Of said John Robinson. who
left his wife. the said Jeanette
Also spelled Janettcl Thompson
Robinson F'rcnchl in Amelia
Virginia, IN 1913 and has not been
heard from since. and all parties
who claim. or may claim title
by. through or under said John
Robinson, who are made parties
defendant by the general dcscrip-
ton PARTIES UNKNOWN A
The object Of this snlt is 70 CIV
effect partition amongst the owners
by sale or otherwise Of The real
property in Giles District. Amelia
County. Virginia, at Amelia Court
house. containing approximately
two ~ acres. Of which one John
Irving r b nson. colored. died
seized and possessed. and. II by
sale. to q sell said property 70 the
County School Board of Amelia for
the sum oft$5 900 90 pursuant 70 an
agreement entered herewith by the
Complainants herein to ~ declare
said John Robinson legally dead,
IN accordance with Section 64-lOl Of
the 1850 Code Of Virginia and as
amended. insofar as this cause Is
concerned on or before 1875 and
to CA declare the said Jeanette
Thompson Ro b inson French.
Amelia. Virginia. the sole and only
heir at law OF said John Irving
Robinson who died IN 1852. and as
such the sole owner Of the property
Of which said John Irving Robinson
died seized and possessed. and
affidavit having been made and
filed that John Robinson. If he be
living. is not resident Of this
Commonwealth. and the BIZ stat
Ing that there are or may be per
sons interested in the subject 70 be
partitioned whose names are I'M
known and making Them parties de-
PENDANT BY the general description
Of parties unknown and aft
dayit having been made and filed
that they are unknown, such UNI
known parties being DIS set out In
he caption hereof
II is ordered that said nonresident
DEFENDANTS. namely John Robinson,
If he be living. and the said per
sons made defendants BY the gen
cral description Of parties INV
known do appear within ten days
after due publication X! tins order
and d. what is necessary 70 protect
their interests
II Is further ordered that thu
forcgoing portion Of this order be
published once a week for four con
spcasyc weeks Ii mo tarmyillo
Herald Of F'armpillc. Virginia. u
newspaper Of general circulation IN
Amelia County
A Copy Tes'e
s l.. FARRAR. JR.. Clerk
VALENTINE W SOuTHALL. y a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
yuIy.-l4

"A TIT Pays TO Know" contest
leading to prizes valued at more
than SIS 900 and elections Of local
board and Farm Home Advisory
Committee m @ m b ers. VIII be
among the highlights Of the South
crn States 35th anniversary .rlcm
bersiip meeting for the Curnber-
land area 10 be held al 8 20 pm
On July IA at Cumberland Elgh
School The session is being spon-
sorcd by Southern States Coopera-
tive III and The Cumberland Farm
Service
There viii also BE- Farm
Youth Speaks" contest for farm
youth between the ages Of 10 and
10 years Of age. The contestants
were selected BY local committee
and asked to prepare an essay or
a talk of 200 words On one Of five
subjects regarding farmer coopera-
ives A copy Of each essay or talk
Will be sent 10 Southern States Co
operative for Judging The best es-
say ior talk on each Of the five
topics Will win for their writers an
expense paid trip to the 35th annual
stockholders meeting Of Southern
Statns Cooperative in Richmond
November 81 The second place
winner for each topic will be mailed
a check for $25
TIE 1T Pays To Know 35th
anniversary contest VIII be based on
81 qnsctons about the cooperative,
its services. programs and local
agencies
Two fiyc-mcmber teams, one
composed Of men. the other of
women, viii be selected from those
who vote III the local Board and
Farm Home Advisory Committee
elections Contestants may let their
son Or daughter is years or up
play in their place
Everyone who plays II Pays TO
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
FOR RENT

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APARTMENT a. 3 room apartment
on East Second Street. S2T 50 month.
Also room apartment. Same loca-
ton $40 no per month Landon At
kins. Rcaltor. Farmyille, 6-20-tf
MACS HEAD bedroom cottage.
completely furnished, 200 feet from
ocean front. foE rent by the week.
terms reasonable Phone l53. Mere
dith Robson, I'atmvillc flat
TWO 4 ROOM HOUSES $l2oo and
$1,000 | IA miles from Prospect. gar
den and chicken houses. electric
lights. wen in yard A. W Lewis
Flap
LARGE second floor area VIII rent
enure floor or split into Offices On
Third Street within block of Main
Street T. W Bloomfield 5-30-tl
NICE STORE bailding on west
Third Street Contact c. J. Cox.
Farmyllle Motor Company 5-27tf
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TWO AND THREE bedroom apart
ments newly completed Availa
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Gated $. " Putncy, m. phone 1888
Or Cos 5-30-u
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laroid and Movie Cameras. South
side smdry Co. Phone $50. Farm
Willie 7-l-tf
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Chappell Building Call Farmville
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-07-08
notice.

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see the new Homelite Magic chain
saws. guaranteed for FIJI seven
months. Have free demonstration
at Shanabereer & Sons. Phone 1913,
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