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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
KOGUN: THE JAPANESE
AnNEv ~ TINE ma rTUrrS

kOGUN: THE JAPANESE
ARMY IN THE PACIFIC
WAR. BY Saburo Hayashi.
(The Marine Corps Asso-
citation: $4.50.)
When Japan attacked the
United States. Britain and
the Netherlands on December
7. 1941. Imperial General
Headquarters knew the island
nation had only enough fuel
and steel to carry on offen-
sive operations for a year.
Col. Hayashi. a staff officer
in Tokyo through most of
the war, implies that war was
decided upon because Japan
did not believe Americas in
dustrial statistics, because
her choice was either war or
relegation to status as a
third-rate power and because
she felt she could hold on to
initial conquests and make
the war so costly that Amer
lea would be glad to sue for
peace.
Some Of these things did
come to pass. Japan did run
out Of steel and fuel suff1-
Gent to keep them on the Of
fensive, But when Japan lost
the initiative at Guadal-
canal and failed to win at
Midway and the Coral Sea,
the men who advised the
Emperor knew they could
not win.
Even so, with their en-
pire tumbling down around
their ears in 1914 and 1945,
the Japanese leaders were
preparing to go it alone
against all the victorious
allies. They hoped to inf1ict
such casualties on the Amer
leans when the Japanese
homeland was attacked that
peace could be negotiated.
The atomic bomb changed
all that.
Col. Hoyashi wrote his book
entirely for Japanese read
ers, thus avoiding any con-
scious or unconscious toady-
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THE FOURTH BRANCH OF

THE FOURTH BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT. BY DOUG
lass Cater. (Houghton
Mifihin: $500
The central theme Of this
book is that the Fourth Es-
tate. and particularly the
some 1900 members OF the
Washington press corps.
might more accurately be
described as the Fourth
Branch Of Government. BY
this. the author means that
the press. In the compre-
hensive sense of the term,
exercises a significant influ-
ence on the legislative and
executive branches Of Gov
eminent. and, in turn. is
manipulated to a significant
degree by those branches for
their own purposes.
Mr.. Cater writes from a
background of nearly 10 years
as Washington editor of the
Reporter Magazine. He con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Going Further Back

The business of catching a
character in words, so exem-
plarily illustrated by James
Thurber in his story Of
Harold Ross, goes way. way
back. In the fifth century
B. c., the Greeks endeavored
to study each other, often
for the very practical reason
that they were in conflict and
it was worthwhile then as
now to know your enemy.
In THE GREEK HISTO-
RIANS, a fascinating volume
encapSulating the best of
Herodotus. Thucydides, Ken
ophon and Polybius, edited
by M. I. Finley, we read this
brink-of-war estimate of the
Athenians by the Laecdomo-
mans as reported by Thucyd-
ides:
Not Taken, Not Given
g. They are adventurous
beyond their power, and dar-
ing beyond their judgment,
and in danger they are san
guine. They are swift to
follow up a success, and slow
to recall a reverse. Their bod
les they spend ungrudgingly
in their country's cause: their
intellect they jealousy hus-
band to be employed in her
service. A scheme unexecuted
with them a positive loss, a
successful enterprise a COM
parative failure. Thus
they toll on in trouble and
danger all the days of their
life, with little opportunity
for enjoying, being ever en-
gagged in getting: their only
idea of holiday is to do what
the occasion demands, and to
them laboriouS occupation is
less of a misfortune than the
peace of the quiet life. To
describe their character in a
word, one might truly say
that they were born into the
world to take no rest them
selves and to give none to
Others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

THE SLEEPWALKERS,
by Arthur 'Koestler (Macmil-
Ian; $500 is an astonishing
feat Of scholarship in which
the gifted Budapest born
novelist has examined some
of the men who have influ-
enced and sometimes revo-
lutionized our knowledge.
The term sleepwalker was
suggested to the author when
his studies of these philo-
sophical and mathematical
geniuses seemed to disclose
that they often stumbled in
tuitively on a new truth,
without the guidance of for
mula or previous conclusion.
This study is focused par
ticularly on Johannes Kepler
(l571-1630). the astropomer-
mathematician, who, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

membering the thicket Of edi-
torial queries ("Who he?")
notes and comments that
always marked the RoSs-read
manuscript. talks with his old
editor as much as about him.
1t would not be too much to
say that the havoc-crying
perfectionist would have
found this biography good
and that he would have said
as he did so often. at the
end of a discussion, Done
and done. Thurber."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
An 'Unbeot' Title

A commentator historian
of our own day, Edgar Ansel
Mowrer. has given a most
unbeat title to his reflections
on the impact of the world
on America. He calls them
"A GOOD TIME TO BE
ALIVE. Duell. Sloan &
Pearce; $3.50)
In his book, Mr.. Mowrer,
who roamed the world as a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
FICTION

THE BUTLER, THE BAKER
AND CANDLES TICK
MAKER. BY Jane Gate
wood. Greenwich; 49,
A Washingtonian writes
her first novel about the
eve of the American Revo-
lutionary War.
GREAT ESCAPE STORIES.
Edited by Eric Williams.
Mcbride; $500 Success
full escapes from the enemy
during World War II by the
British author of 1.-The
Wooden Horse"
HELL is NOT ANYWHERE.
BY Richard Gordon Moores.
(BobbS Merrill; -$3.750
The story about goddess
men" scattered throughout
America.
THE HUMAN SHORE. BY
Harvena Richter. little,
Brown: $3.75J A hurri-
cane kills the people in
volved in a tragic flight
of a dissatisfied wife dur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
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ing a New England sum-
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SILVER FRUIT. BY Patricia
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Against the background of
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humble background has
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HISTORY and BIOGRAPHY
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THE FAMILY QUARREL. BY
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history of human struggles
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American oil exploration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Queen of Castle
PRISONER OF TORDESIL.

hA0OIN6n OI 1OhDEOAL~
LAS. BY Lawrence Schoon-
over. Little, Brown; $3.50
The Infanta of Spain,
daughter of Ferdinand and
Isabella, was lucky, every
body thought, in love. She
married the heir to the
throne of the Holy Roman
Empire, Philip. virile. excit-
ing, extremely handsome.
But somehow all these ad-
vantages turned to dregs,
establishment and, finally,
madness. Not the least of
her humiliations was the
spectacle of her father try
ing late in life to sire a male
heir. In this book you get
the look, the smell. the shall
lowness of a society that
could lock up this beautiful
creature for political pur-
poses. She was destroyed by
her own power.-H. A. LYON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

is he Influenced by the press?
How do these same consid-
erations apply to your Con-
gresham or your Senator?
Mr.. Cater treats these and
related topics in readable
fashion and with a knowl-
edgeable touch. Everything
that he says is not neces-
sarily gospel. But it's inter-
esting and informative.
JOHN H. CLINE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
READING AND WRITING
Thurber's Portrait
Of Ross Is Pure Gold
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Stan Writer

On practically subject under the James Thurber
Is ewardng On the subject of Harold Ross the late
of the New Yorker, he is pure gold
THE YEARS WITH ROSS (Atlantic-Litte, Brown:
So is wonderful for several First of ALL
al-bu yeping likeness and full of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES
Star Book Critic

considerable latitude under
the decision. Many prospec-
tive Negro students for Gen.
trail High School were inter-
viewed and those whom Mr..
Blossom considered scholas-
tically and temperamentally
best fitted we're to be abb
sorbed in the white school.
Seventeen were chosen, and
eight of those withdrew for
reasons of their own, leav-
ing nine to enter when the
fall term of 1857 began.
Mr.. Blossom was certain a
large majority of ArkanSans
favored continued segrega-
ton; he was equally con-
WINGED that most citizens
we're not for flouting the
law. Already there were a
dozen or more Negroes in the
graduate schools at the Uni
versity of Arkansas and large
numbers in the summer ses-
Sions.
Not the Only Damage
He blames segregation or
CARNATIONS which Sprang up
and their leaders, some i'm
ported, for most of the
trouble that followed. Gov.
Faubus, after initially show
ing a desire to go along with
gradual desegregation, weak
ened at a crucial moment
and finally, giving in to po-
litical pressure, sent in Ma
tional Guardsmen to prevent
the selected colored students
from attending Central High
School. Eventually Central
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

foreign correspondent and
who now writes from the
comparative quiet Of the
editors armchair of The
Western World Magazine,
considers the complex Of
problems which furrow the
brows Of WeSterners. Mr..
Mowrer describes himself as
IAN adventuring chump"
and in his mind ranges far
and wide over theology, lit
erature and foreign policy.
A thoughtful and stimulat-
ing excursion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

were closed and remain shut
down. Mr.. Blossom was
ousted. July l he becomes
a district school superintend-
ent in San Antonio.
1.-THE wrecking Of the
school system" Mr.. Blossom
writes. "was by no means
the only damage to the COM
munity of Little Rock. The
city had been in the midst
Of a period of rapid growth,
Of industrial boom Then
the school indignation crisis
began. In the next 10 months,
up to the time this Is writ
ten. not q single company
decided to move into the in
dustrial area, although three
that had previously made ar
rangements came in the fall
of 1857"
Mr.. Blossom feels that one
thing is obvious, "if the South
does not plan the future Of
its system Of education in
line with the mainstrean1 Of
progress, the Federal Gov
eminent will step in and do
1t for u.s."
The Court Stands
In his more broadly analyt-
ical book Mr.. Savage reaches
much the same conclusion.
The South must face the
fact that there is not the
remotest chance Of undoing
decisions of the Supreme
Court on racial discrimina-
ton :. Nullification and in
terposition are but a whit
less patiently absurd"
But Mr.. Savage does not
merely Scold the South for
its extremists. He is sympa-
thetic with the difficulty of
attempting to change over
night mores rooted in gen.
erations. And he points out
that not all the demagogues
are in the South; some in
the North are fomenting
tension.
Patience and Realism
He feels it will take a
generation to adjust entirely
to the new situation. This.
he comedies, sis shocking to
reformers who, ever and anon,
are impatient to witness the
millennium in their own time
and are only rarely endowed
with a balance of realism.
However, in undertaking to
change the deeply ingrained
folkways of 40 million people,
their physical and social in
Stitutions, their customs and
their laws. a bountiful supply
of both patience and realism
is essential"
The author emphasizes that
the racial setup varies dra-
matically in different areas
of the South. In some school
districts there are few Ne
groes. in others they are pre-
ponderant.
Northern metropolitan in
tegration, he contends, is
more technical than actual,
a situation usually impossible
in the South. . /. Most North
ern cities have but a single
large ghetto for their Negro
population, IN marked con-
trast to Southern cities which
usually have several, fire.
quently ill-defined Negro dis
tricts."
Vote Seeking
Mr.. Savage says Southern
ers assume with considerable
justification that Northern
and Western Congress menu
bers urging Federal anti
lynching legislation are more
interested in the colored vote
than in protecting Southern
Negroes from "a now nom
existent crime" He wrote
that before a recent episode
in Mississippi.
Mr.. Savage's book is well
written. scholarly and, on the
whole, quite fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
GENERAL

A YEAR IN PARADISE. BY
Floyd Schmoe. (Harper:
$4.50) An illustrated ex-
ploration on Mt. Rainier.
CONTEMPORARY CANADA.
BY Miriam Chaplin. OK
ford; 81.
GOOD FISHING. BY r. W. /
Eschmeyer and George b.
FIGHTER. tHarper: $2.95.) Z
BY the former executive |
head of the~Sports Fishing
Institute, State of WASH
ington, and the former
editor-in-chief of 1.-THE
Fisherman"
GIVE YOURSELF ONE DAY.
BY Calvin Robinson.
(Crowell; $2.500 A Boston
lawyer expresses his ideas
on how to be happy.
MEMO TO A COLLEGE
TRUSTEE. BY Beardsly
Ruml and Donald H. Nor
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lens facing liberal colleges.
PAPERBAcKS
THE ANGRY WIFE. BY Pearl
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sexes.
THE COUNTERFEIT TRAI-
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Pocket Books; 35c.) A true
story of the allies greatest
espionage victory of World
War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
How the South Thinks and Acts
In the Foce Of Todoy's Ditemmos
IT HAS HAPPENED HERE.

1T HAS HAPPENED HERE.
BY Virgil T. Blossom.
(Harper: $3.50
SEEDS OF TIME. BY Henry
Savage. jr. (Holt; $4.50.)
These books deal. in diff
ferent ways, with the South
and its current dilemma Of
appeasing public opinion or
observing the law ending
racial discrimination in the
schools.
Virgil T. Blossom was SUI
perintendent Of schools in
Little Rock. Ark, during the
turbulent days when Federal
troops were sent in to enforce
the token integration which
he and the school board had
ordered as a start toward
complying with the Supreme
Court decision. This is his
account of what happened,
on stage and behind the
scenes.
A Judicial View
Henry Savage. jr., a South
Carolina lawyer, lecturer and
writer. has depicted the
problem on a broad canvas.
He has sketched in the his
torical perspective and then
has given a rounded, judicial
opinion Of the situation as it
exists and what in his judg-
ment should be done.
Brooks Hays, former Rep
resentative from a Little
Rock area, recently published
in "A Southern Moderate
Speaks" his story Of what
happened when the spotlight
of the country, indeed the
world, was turned on the city:
when it became a microcoSm
Of the whole Southern con-
flict. Mr.. Hays was the
peacemaker maneuvering be-
tween Gov. Faubus and
Washington. He was re-
sponsible for the conference
at Newport and between the
Governor and President
Eisenhower.
Work Of DemagOgues
Mr.. Blossoms account is the
more intimate record inside
the school administration,
the story of initial good will
which was turned into i'll will
and strife largely, he says, by
demagogues. Moreover, the
former school superintend-
ent's story is livelier, more
colorful than Mr.. Hays more
detached chronicle.
Mr.. Blossom is a Missouri
an and took the master of
science degree at the Uni
versity of Arkansas. From
the first, he and the school
board-at first even DR.. Dale
Afford, the ardent segrega-
zionist who defeated Rep
reSentative Hays in a write
in electien-felt that the SUI
preme Court could not be
ignored or evaded, that some
way of compliance would
have to be worked out. They
noted land Mr.. Savage also
emphasizes this point in his
book that the decision ac-
tually did not order integra-
ton, but merely held that no
person could be barred from
a public school solely on ac-
count of race.
The board thought it had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
Colts Sign ArneIIe
And Richardson

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (AP)
= The Baltimore Colts an
nounced today that Ends Jerry
Richardson and Jesse Arnelle
have signed contracts for the
1859 season.
Richardson was selected by
the Colts in the 18th round of
the 1858 draft. He was a
standout pass catcher at Wof-
ford College. Spartanburg. S. c.,
last season. He played for the
Small College All Stars in the
Optimist Bowl in Arizona.
Arnelle, who played football
and basketball at Penn State,
was the Los Angeles Rams 10th
draft choice in 1855. He de-
cided on pro basketball, how
ever. and played a year with
the Fort Wayne PistonS before
entering the Army.
After his Army stint, Ar
nellie was given a brief trial
by the Rams last year. He is
from New Rochelle, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
WI Suffers
First Loss to
GroVeton

0roveton High Schools bas-
kethan team lost six Of its first
eight games in the Northern
Virginia Group I League this
season. but since then the
Tigers have captured five OF six
decisions and have become a
threat in the league tournament
that decides the State playoff
representative.
Last night. the Tigers Knocked
on Washington-Lee. 1916, on
the Generals court with a
fourth-quarter rally. It wiped
out a 9-point WI lead.
1t was the first time Grove
ton defeated Washington-Lee
in any sport since the school
opened four years ago.
Trailing $3.50 entering the
final period, Groveton roared
back behind John Harm, Dick
Bramley and Skip johnson.
Harm scored 8 Of his Is points
in the fourth quarter. Bramley
put the Tigers in the lead for
the f1rst time with a field goal
with a minute left to play.
johnson then sealed the VIC
tory by stealing the ball and
going the length Of the court
to score on a layup. He was
fouled in the process and made
the free throw for Groveton's
f1nal point. WI was out
scored, 1876, in the final period
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
Eastern Wins
And Gains Tie
For Lead
NTERHIGH LEAGUE

Eastern and Anacostia, which
meet Friday in an important
Interhigh League East Division
basketball finale. warmed up
for the contest yesterday with
impressive victories In q dou-
bleheader at Anacostia.
The victory enabled the RAM
blers to move into a tie for
flrst place with Spingarn.
Eastern outscored Chamber
lain, 81. at the start Of the
third quarter to take q l5-point
lead on the way to q 1854 VIC
tory in the first game. Bobby
johnson contributed 20 points
for the Ramblers.
Anacostia beat Phelps, 56-41,
in the nightcap after being
held to a Us lead after the
first quarter. Phelps scored
only one field goal In the first
half. The Indians broke 1t open
with a l5-point squirt just
before halftime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
Coolidge, Bell
Win in West

Elvis Butler, a transfer stu
dent from Mckinley Tech
spanked Coolidge to a 54-53 win
over Dunbar yesterday in the
first game of an Interhigh
League West Division basEst-
ball double header at Roose-
welt. Bell defeated Western, So
81, in the nightcap.
Butler, who sat out the first
semester because of low grades,
shared 10 rebounds, hit on
seven of nine floor shots and
scored a jump shot with 2:O5
remaining to break a 48-all tie.
Barry Wolfe sank two free
throws and was backed up by
Harry Burchette'S layup to ice
the game for the Colts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
BY BOB HANSON
star star writer

Spingarn High School is OF
an eight-game winning streal
In basketball. and with tn,
momentum 1t has gotten UP IL
the past month 1t could prope
itself into the Interhigh League
championship playoff for the
FIRST time since 1856.
6pingarn. ranked nth among
area schoolboy teams. defeated
Eastern last week to avengt
an earlier season setback, and
yesterday took care Of fourth
ranked Fairmont Heights, S.
So. at Fairmont Heights to
atone for its only other loss.
The victory gives Spingarn Q
1872 record while Fairmont
Heights. losing after eight
straight victories, Is 1873 over
all. In another game, Eastern
defeated Chamberlain TO keep
pace with Spingarn for the
division lead, each with 81
records.
Spingarn plays Tech and
Eastern meets Anacostia Friday
In the Interhigh League finals.
Unless there is an upset, Spin
garn and Eastern will finish in
a first-place tie In the East
Division.
II there is q deadlock, o play
on will be held next Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
FOUR TEAMS IN SCRAMBLE
Blades Lose to Blair,
To Face B-CC Next
MARYLAND BI-CoUNTY LEAGUE

The Maryland Bi-County
League basketball race is fal
from settled, with four teams
having a chance to capture the
title.
Bladensburg, Bethesda Chevy
Chase, Northwood and Walter
Johnson are fighting for the
crown. The first three schools
have the best chance, having
lost only two games each.
Yesterday Blair frightened the
race by defeating Bladensburg,
1875, in overtime at Blair. The
upset enabled B-CC to take
over first place. BladensbUyg
dropped to a second-place tie
with Northwood.
Bladensburg meets B-CC next
Tuesday on the Barons' court,
with the loser probably drop
ping out of contention. North
wood has games remaining with
Oxon Hill, Suitland and Walter
Johnson. The Spartans de-
feated the Indians earlier this
season, and could knock them
out of the race with another
victory.
Blair yesterday kept 6-foot-8
Jay Buckley, Jack Divers and
Dave Annadale bottled up with
q tight zone defense.
Bladensburg had a two-point
lead at halftime. However. Blair
took a four-point lead with two
minutes remaining. The Blades
tied the game 32-all on Divers
jump shot with minute left.
Ray Shoots stuffed in a lay
up and added a pair of free
throws for Blair in the over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
EAIRMoNT HEIGHTS LOSES
Eastern Put on Spot
By Spingorn's Drive

at Mckinley High School, and
the way Spingarn has been
knocking on its opponents,
Eastern could very likely be
dethroned as the division
champion.
In yesterdays game. Ernest
Dunston was the big gun for
Spingarn. but he got assistance
from Oliver johnson and Rich
ard Harkins. Dunston, 6-foot-5
senior. collected 80 points, an
individual high for q Spingarn
player this year. He made 20
Of his points in the first half as
Spingarn led. 1928.
Fairmont Heights went into
q 1880 lead at the end of the
third quarter. and with I'VE
minutes remaining In the final
period was tied. 45-45. Dunston
broke the tie with q layup. The
closest the Hornets came after
that was 5l-50 with 2::30 left
in the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18
Cadets Shave
Wilson Five

st. Johns, just managing to
stay above the 500 mark with
q 1919 record. is playing some
Of its best basketball against
Interhigh League teams. But,
the Cadets show a % split with
their public high rivals.
The Cadets, 1896 winners
over Wilson at American Uni
versity, pushed Eastern into
overtime before losing by two
points. They edged Anacostia
by three points and lost to Car
dozo by six points.
. Alternating man-to-man and
zone defenseS throughout yes
terday'S game, the Cadets rolled
up a 15-4 f1rst-quarter lead and
gradually improved the lead.
Gene Jewett, Wilson's rebound
ing mainstay, was swamped I'M
der. the boards by John Stnons
and Frank Dubofsky. He was
held to two D0intS