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Lee Plat, President, st. Croi1
Jonkey Club, Christiansted
describing their need and thu
amount necessary to cover it
The Club will then make it.
selection from these request.
and the letters which are al
ready on file.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Third Annual

The Bird annual arts and
crafts show Of the Bureau Of
Aeronautics. Department Of
the Navy. opened in the main
Navy building. Constitution
Avenue at 18th Street, last
Sunday. TO remain through
next Wednesday. 1t includes
work in many media by per-
sons on the Bureaus staff,
who have chosen art for rec
reation.
AS is so often the case in
such exhibitions. decorative
arts and crafts reach az de-
gree of excellence not at
tanned by works in painting
and sculpture. However, there
is no doubt that the best
in show" award went to the
right work: Richard Cooper's
large oil painting of an in
dustrial scene.
Excellent designs, pleasing
color scheme and admirable
execution marked the hand
made spreads. afghans. and
kindred work by Marie Mux-
low. Mabel Larrabie, and
Chellie Penney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
A Reporter Reviews the Hiss Case
And Finds 1t Far From Settled

welt and Truman administra-
tons had been so riddled
with Communist sympathiz-
ers that spies had had a field
day stealing some Of the Ma
tons most precious secrets"
Another Chapter Due
And thus does Mr.. Cook
arrive at his conclusion that
the Hiss case goes beyond a
simple question Of a possible
miscarriage Of justice. ="
II Alger Hiss is innocent" he
declares, his conviction-a
verdict that fingered the Re-
publican battle cry OF
30 Years Of Treason and
that Shiny twin. the 'Tru-
man Acheson ADA. Con-
splracy'-stands exposed as
the most callous outrage ever
perpetrated for base political
advantage in America"
Mr.. Cooks work makes one
hope-and almost fear-that
there will be still another
chanKar IN tho IIiee rfarx,
that locked in some mind or
perhaps even written down
on a hidden piece Of paper is
information which will. when
brought to light, settle for
once and all the question of
whether justice was done or
a terrible crime against q
man and against the public
was committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

beers version OF the Hiss
Chambers friendship. bits Of
official interference with eff
forts by Mr.. Hiss lawyers to
explore the story OF Wood
stock 230.099. to name a few.
A Soldering Reminder
In addition to raising
questions. refreshing failing
memories on the elements in
this famous case and pro-
viding details previously UNI
publicized, The Unfinished
Case of Alger Hiss" offers a
bonus: A SOLDERING reminder
Of a strange and inglorious
chapter in our history-the
spy-chasing period when
judgment and principle took
q iiOllddgs
Mr.. Cook believes that II
Mr.. Hiss was unjustly con-
victed. Mr.. Chambers did not
turn the trick alone. He
must have had help and that
help must have been official.
And what would have mott
waited such a diabolical con-
spiracy? Politics is Mr..
Cooks choice. The Hiss case
developed, you will remember.
during the 1913 presidential
campaign. a campaign in
which, to use Mr.. Cooks
words. "the Republicans set
out to prove that the Roose-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Suzuki Solo

James Suzuki, who was
represented with a few paint
ings in the Barnett Alden Gal
lery's group exhibition early
year, has a one-man show
there Q27 Randolph place
N.W.) through next We'd
nesday. To-day, 2-5; week.
days, noon to ~
These abstract and alb
stract expreSsioniSt works
have beautiful and harmoni-
Gus color schemes. Whereas
his paintings shown here
earlier had separate strokes
drifting like .snowflakes &C
ross the canvas, many of the
present group of Is have
larger strokes resembling
puff balls floating over the
surface, or clusters of squares
making map-like patterns
(e,g. Golden Yellow" on a
field Of aquamarine and
white.)
4 Fl. s. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
OF Albert Cumus

Thomas Hanna, who is an
assistant professor in the de-
partment OF religion and
philosophy at Hollins College.
Roanoke. Va, has added an
other to the growing number
Of studies Of the French writ
er in THE THOUGHT AND
ART OF ALBERT CAMUS
(Regnery; $500. Mr.. Ca
mus won the most recent
Nobel Prize for literature.
After an intricate and
philosophical examination OF
all Mr.. Camus' writing, Mr..
Hanna concludes that Ca
mus works are more like con-
LESSONS than philosophical
essays; they are the disturb
ing revelations of a man who
is painfully involved in the
contradictions d our times
the developing thought
OF Albert Camus is not to be
considered as a pilgrimage
which drives relentlessly to-
ward its goal; for there is no
such goal. The value which
man seeks is not in the fu-
ture, nor is 1t beyond his ken;
1t is within man, part OF his
nature. and is to be found
and incarnated only in the
creative tension OF the pas
sionate life"
Mr.. Hanna is a penetrating
prober.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

OF sunshine and fresh air In
the scenes.
Mrs. Acheson travels ex-
tensively. so her landscapes
have many locales. ranging
In the present show from our
own "Rawlins Park in Bloom"
las it actually was when the
show opened to the breezy
atmosphere of Vineyard
Haven Harbor" Zone Of the
shows best to the tropical
color and warmth Of planta-
tons in Antigua. TO red
rooted hill towns in Europe.
Her flower arrangements are
beautifully done. decorative
and held to a few subtle har.
monies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Cement Paintings

So familiar are Pietro
Lazzari's polychrome cement
paintings, 1t is surprising to
learn that the exhibition at
IFA Galleries. 1923 Connect
cut avenue NV. is his first
one-man gallery show in this
medium. Through May 81
Many improvements have
been made in the galleries
arrangements for exhibitions.
More than 20 polychrome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

wonderful novels, Fitzgerald's
limitations. He could write
about only one class of peo-
pie. the spoiled darlings Of
the world, the man who had
everything but still not
enough. the rich and rueful
in his own phrase. the
beautiful and damned. He
had no values TO speak of.
1t is too much to say he was
a perpetual sophomore. but
he was certainly an eternal
Princetonian. There is here
a Renaissance OF Princeton
written 10 years after his
graduation that is almost
embarrassing in its UNDER
graduate fervor.
In Romantic Awe
Fitzgerald never saw those
Gothic spires except through
a nostalgia haze. He never
forgot the boy with the
bloody bandage who made a
touchdown in the twilight.
And so it was when he be-
came wealthy and famous.
He laughed at worldly stand
ards. but he accepted them.
Hemingway's penetrating
phrase about SCOTS "ro-
mantle awe Of the rich" still
applies.
Yet he is a great writer, as
almost even the thinnest OF
these sheafS make clear. One
Of the reasons is that he
could write. His gift is al
most lyric. His prose has a
quality at once elegaic and
exhilarating. He observed
with a closeness and preci-
sion that makes his subjects
matter. And as Arthur Miz-
ener says in an admirable
Introduction. Fitzgerald COM
bined 1.-The Innocence of COM
plete involvement with an
almost scientific GOODNESS Of
observation, so that he near
ly always wrote about deeply
felt personal experience, and
nearly always as If the inn
portant use Of personal ex-
perience was to illustrate
general values"
Favorite Themes
These fragments concern
the things that always con-
cerned Fitzgerald: the i'm
portance of being accepted
in a good Eastern prep
school, and Of capturing the
most beautiful debutante of
the season; later, how to live
gracefully on $4,000 a year;
and still later, how TO stay
afloat in the gay interna-
tional set, and how to keep
writing; and finally how to
keep alive in Hollywood.
Here, again. we see the
gradual change from rue to
bitterness. from thinness to
brittleness. and the transfer
from winged security to pam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

cement works are variations
OF Lazzari's themes OF horses,
women and flowers. The
flowing names and arched
necks OF horses are turned
into swirling linear patterns
cut into the cement, in which
colors are held largely TO
white, blue and gold. On the
other hand. colors dominate
the figure and flower paint
ings. Several sales had been
made the first few days and
a portrait commission ar
ranged. Several Of Lazzari's
beautiful traditional heads
are on view along with mod
ern sculptures. among them
Evolution" which appears TO
have been dug from some an
cient site. or out of the ruins
OF a bombed city.
Long Here
This indefatigable expert
menter has been a Washing
ton artist for is years. Visi-
tors not familiar with his
biography will find it framed
at the beginning Of the show.
Mr.. Lazzari's talents are
many. But I feel that turn
ing cement into paintings to
be hung on walls is a misuse
Of materials. These panels
should be set into interior
walls. and into facades and
patio walls. etc. where their
permanent color and archi-
tectural textures would be
attractive additions.
Mr.. Lazzari is to have q
one-man show next month
at Betty Parsons Gallery.
New York City. his fifth in
the past decade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
ART NEWS
Churchill
Paintings
On View
by FLORENCE BERGMAN
star Art critic

The Retrospective exhibi-
ton Of paintings by Sir VIM
ston Churchill just opened In
Natural History Museum is
washington's most impor-
tant show OF the season. for
reasons other than eSthetic.
Nevertheless. these are good
paintings. with an instinct
for pictorial beauty, with
rich color. accurate perspec-
tive and effective compost
ton. And undoubtedly they
have given. and will give
Infinitely more pleasure TO
the majority Of visitors to
the show than do most Of
the paintings considered by
the avant-garde TO be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Acheson's lutest

Alice Acheson's most re-
cent paintings are on view at
Franz Bader Galleries, l705
G street NV. until May 5.
all too short a time for this
engaging show. Her sub
jects are mostly landscape
with incidental figures. gar
denS and flowers and still
life. executed in a broad i'm
preSsionist manner, with
warm colors in harmonious
combinations. and a feeling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

be recorded here that Wood
row Wilson made great gains
for mankind, and the infiu-
ence Of his ideals has ex-
tended over these many
years"
Mr.. Hoover is d clear and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Howard University
Art Exhibition

Howard University's Gallery
Of Art has its best show of
the season, in paintings by
Hughie Lee-Smith. This De-
troit artists work was first
shown here four years ago;
the present collection of 10
is entirely new. Through
May g. To those who saw
the earlier show. however.
these paintings will seem
familiar. For Lee Smith
continues to paint in a sound
realistic manner, in his muted
color schemes largely gray
blue, rose and light brown
and depicts the same theme:
Young people on lonely wind
swept shores, on the roofs Of
tenementS, or in the bare
outskirts Of large cities. His
paintings have a feeling Of
melancholy. but one which
wins the viewers sympathetic
participation.
The spiritual isolation Of
the figures in these paintings
is symbolic of the plight OF
young people lost in .today's
crowded cities. too numerous
for any attention other than
impersonal institutional APP
proaches. But what gives the
paintings their special quality
is that Lee-Smith avoids the
topical, there is no suggestion
of violence or delinquency
only brooding timelessness
surrealistic in its intensity.
The catalogue has a bio
graphical and critical APP
praisal of Hughie Lee-Smith's
painting by Prof. Porter.
head of Howard's art depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

icky unease. And here again
there is the magic that Fitz-
gerald abused but never quite
lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Stories Show Limitations
Of FitzeeroId's Talent
BY MARY McGRORY
star Star Writer

From their minor efforts often learn what makes
major writers. So 1t is with AFTERNOON OF AN AUTHOR
by F. Scott Fitzgerald selection Of uncoected stories and
essays edited by Arthur Mizener (Scribner's: $3.50
These lesser works. many of which first appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post reveal sharply than the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Screen Idol

THE IMMORTAL, by WAL
ter Ross (Simon g. Schuster:
$3.50 is a first novel de-
scribing in retrospect the life
Of a young movie actor who
was idolized by teen-agers.
The story starts with
Johnny PreStoh's death while
plotting his own plane. We
piece together his life from
various sources - newspaper
clippings, q phone talk. tape
recordings of interviews, the
recollectionS of persons who
knew the actor.
Behind the Camera
At first Johnny seems a
rather likeable person. He
was intelligent, with a streak
OF Drlliance, even well read,
along certain lines; a high
school athlete, with an OBJ
session for driving cars and
motorcycles furiously. Then
We learn more about him. He
was normal-he liked women.
who threw themselves at
him shamelessly-but he also
submitted to perversion, to
anything. II it would advance
his career. He was without
manners, foul-mouthed. in
sufferably self-centered.
THE Immortal" is a smooth
job Of writing. without
much depth. The author
transcribes literally some Of
Johnny's most obscene ex-
pressions. Nothing can be sug-
gested or taken for granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
NEW OPENINGS

SIXTEENTH NATIONAL EXHIBITION
or PRINTS Library OF Congreaa.
May august 81.
EXHIBITION IN SEVERAL MEDIA BY
FRIEDRICH FIELDS. The Artists
Mart. 1891 Wisconsin avenue. Cur
rent-May 3.
PAINTINGS. DRAWINGS AND CT
RAMICH BY GEORGE BAYLIBe,
The Jefferson Place Gallery; l2lS
May ~.
PAINTINGS BY SALLY POSTER,
Veerhof Galleries. 1912 Connecticut
avenue NV current-May 10.
CONTEMPORARY DANISH ARCHl.
lecture Octagon, l74l New YORK
avenue Tomorrov-May 81.
MONROE BIcENTENNIAL ExHIPi-
TON The Arts Club, 20l7 Eye
street Today-May 2.
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NANW Nv NAAN AN1haA 80 AAA1
tory Museum through
May IL.
outstanding expressions Of
our time.
So much factual data and
comment about this show
have appeared in the news
and society columns for
many weeks. and last Sunday
in The Star Magazine with
FIVE illustrations. there would
appear to be nothing left TO
say about it. But there are
a few facets that bear polish
ing.
In the first place. Church.
ills stature as the greatest
living man Of the Western
world. who did more than
any other individual TO keep
1t free. makes his paintings
newsworthy. in contrast to
the fact that paintings make
many professional artists
newsworthy. Ironically. this
is only If they do something
other than paint. a silly sit
uation which one hopes will
change eventually.
First Public Display
In the second place,
Churchill's attitude toward
painting as recreation. after
more than 40 years. is mod
est to an astonishing degree,
worthy OF emulation by other
pastime painters. Visitors
who study Churchill's work
chronologically tfrom 1915 to
last year. will note that the
uncertainty and fumbling OF
the earliest efforts soon
changed to facility. II any
amateur has had reason to
feel he was ready for wider
recognition, it is Churchill.
But he has kept his work a
private JOY. to be shared only
with family and close friends.
for nearly half a century.
This is his first public display.
to which he agreed reluctant
ly, and in part at least, be-
cause Of the persuasion Of his
close friend President Eisen-
hover. In contrast, many
amateur painters. after gain
ing some command Of their
media, are avid for public ex-
hibition and sales, critical
appraisal. and other perQui-
sites of professional artists.
That a man of Churchill's
great gifts in several fields
chose painting to relieve the
tensions Of his stormy career.
should heighten its appeal as
recreation. making it as val
liable as learning to play a
musical instrument. or in
dulge in some other hobby.
These paintings by Churchill
are as pleasing to view. as
competent performances by
amateur musicians are pleas
ant to hear. Sir Winston en-
ploys an impressionist tech
nique. is realistic and ex-
trovert in his attitude to sub
jects.
A Peoples Painter
He is truly a peoples
painter. who has learned his
craft and uses 1t to capture
glimpses Of beauty quickly
recognized by all who see
them. He affirmS the lowell
ness OF nature, through all
the troubled times in which
he has had major profess
sional roles as statesman,
orator and historian.
The Smithsonian Travelling
Exhibition Service is in
charge OF the national cir
cult of this show. Every
painting is reproduced az
in colors) in the catalogue
winston Churchill the
Painter" with a foreword by
President Eisenhower and a
warm appraisal Of the artist
and his work by Alfred
Frankfurter, editor of The
Art News. The exhibition will
remain in ashington.
fhrniioh Nav II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Herbert Hoover Bores
Woodrow Wilson Trial
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES
star book Critic

Herbert Hoover has written many books, the hrst
principles Of Mining published In 1910 American Indi
viduals" appeared in 1922 After his term President
his state papers other public writings collected and
his memoirs, In three volumes came out In the present
decade His new book may be surprise 10 many. but IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

HIS HOUSE-Fiftye Woodrow
Wilson, left he looked shortly after assuming his duties Pres
Right altered Wilson, broken health frustrated in
campaign peace shortly before the end his second term
These pictures appear THE Ordeal Of Woodrow Wilson,
Written by Herbert Hoover the book concentrates on the
the defeat of the League Nations the United
Sates-Photo by Free Lance Photographers Guild.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

cogent writer. His book is an
important contribution to a
critical era in our history.
The Nome nugget., 1958-11-21
U. s. Health Serice Reports Air Of Anchorage Is Dirtiest In The Nation

WlASHINGON, R - Tentative studies indicate Anchorage has the nations dirtiest air. A nationwide air sampling con- ducted by the U. s. Public Health Service lists Anchorage as the city with the highest amount of air pollution.
 Charleston, w. Va, and East Chicago, Ind., ranked closely be- hind.
 Health service experts reported on some aspects of the survey at the National Conference on Air Pollution.
 The survey is the first compre- hensive study of air pollution ever undertaken on a nationwide basis.
 However, health service officials emphasized extreme caution in in- terpreting the results.
 They said the figures for the various cities studied are tenta- tive and subject to considerable variance because of different sampling methods.
 Public Health Service engineers said one explanation of the high figure for Anchorage would be that it starts with a relatively high base because all coastal cities have large quantities of salt from sea sprays in their air.
 They emphasized that their samplings of particles in the air measure quantity and not quality. A city with a much lower reading might have a more serious con- tamination problem than city with a higher figure if the pollu- tants in the formers air were more dangerous, they said. In compiling the following list of cities highest in air pollution the concentration of atmospheric pollutant is expressed in micro grams per cubic meter of air. The data measures all pollutants ex. cept radiation.
 The list (With the number o1
The Nome nugget., 1958-11-21
Ralph Rivers COnfers With Village Leaders

MT. Ralph Rivers, Democratic candidate for Alaska's seat in the U. S. House of Representatives, left Thursday, after spending some time in the Nome Area. He re- turned to Fairbanks by way of Kotzebue where he was meeting with local leaders.
 On Wednesday, MT. Rivers flew to Unaakleet, stopping at several of the villages along the way. Dur ing his time here he has consulted with local people on problems and needs in Northwestern Alaska. On Wednesday night he attended the Pioneer meeting as he is a mem Der of the Pioneers of Alaska, be longing to Igloo No. in Fair banks.
 Prior to going to the Pioneer meeting, he made an appearance on KNOM-TV, in behalf of his candidacy, where he discussed problems and his program for meeting them, if elected. The need for roads. particularly a connect ing road to Fairbanks under the Defense Highway Act, in view of the military importance of this area, and the need for a renewal of the Alaska Public Works Pro- gram were stressed. These, to- gether with an equitable increase in the price of newly mined gold, were programs that would receive early and vigorous action on his part, MT. Rivers stated.
 Although it was necessary for him to return earlier than anti cipated to Fairbanks, MT. Rivers stated that he was in touch with leaders in various places in North western Alaska. and stressed the importance of a large turnout at the polls on November 18th. MT. Rivers plans on visiting villages to the north of Fairbanks between now and election day, and being in Fairbanks for the election on next Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1958-11-21

years for which data is available for each city):
 Anhorage (5) 269; Charleston (5) 261; East Chicago (3) 252; Phoenix, Ariz. CD 246; Los An geles (4 238; San Bernardino, Calf. CD 235; Chicago (N 234; Philadelphia (5 227; Buffalo, N. Y. CD 22O; Detroit (5), St. Louis (3 and Fl Paso CD - all three with 215.
 The health service is using the data to define the general dimen- sions of the air contamination problem. But it does not contend that the various ratings of the ci- ties are 100 per cent accurate.
 For instance, in some cities a number of sites were used in the sampling, in others only one. In some cases data for only one year was available, in others for as much as five years.
 There also were differences in the type of sampling equipment used in the survey between ci- ties and, in some instances, be- tween years in the same city.
The Nome nugget., 1958-11-21
RESTRICTIVE SHAKING LAWS IN ALASKA
 NEED CHANGING
From Nov. TOM Bulletin)

There is an Alaskan mining law which prohibits any one per son from stalking more than two placer claims per calendar month in any one recording precinct. We are wondering whether it might be time to have this law repealed.
 This law was passed back in the days when stalking rushes from one placer camp to the next were still occasionally part of the Alaskan mining picture. AS we understand it, the purpose of the law was to prevent the first corners to new creek from stalk ing the whole creek. In those days, one man, or several men, could make good money for sev- eral seasons on one good placer claim.
 Now, placer gold rushes are a thing of the past. The modern mining picture includes important large iron, limestone, and other types of deposits which often should be staked as placers, but which must be covered by large groups of claims, and quickly, if they are to be of any value to anyone as possible mining opera tions. Nuisance" or fringe" stalk CTS seldom make any money for themselves and nearly always de- lay developments. So we are thinking that perhaps the first State Legislature might be pre- vailed upon to repeal the law, if our readers approve. We would like to have opinions on the question.
 Enquiries or correspondence should be addressed to P. O. Box 1891, Juneau, Alaska0