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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24

ones, those that bear the
imprint of the idiosyncrasies,
the prejudices. the passions
Of their original compilers,
their Diderots. Groves, john
sons, or Larousses, instill in
their owners, as they become
venerable and thumb worn,
a mesmeric delight.
In our age of Specialize
ton, a dictionary bearing the
stamp Of a single creator
would be an impossibility,
even II 1t were desirable. Loss
Of personality is the price
paid for specialization. The
latest Webster" is no longer
an authority" issuing fiat
and ban with equal finality.
but a mirror rejecting with
out discrimination the preci-
sions and vulgarities Of the
language that shapes our
thoughts. To decree what is
good" and what is bad" in
a language does that Ian
guage no service, and to
Judge by the efforts of the
French Academy, for exam
pie, is probably futile in the
long run. On the other hand,
it saddens one to find the
latest Webster so often abb
dicating its role of distin-
guisher between the accepted
and the ephemeral.
50 -
Samuel johnson, the first
great English photographer,
was dogmatic and humble at
the same time. He would de-
clare that "alamode" is a low
word" and that "pastern" is
1.-THE knee Of a horse" He
would also admit that he
did not know the meaning
Of "etch." and that his pas
tern" definition was the re-
suit Of pure ignorance" The
reader of the selections from
his dictionary. chosen and
edited by E. L. McAdam, jr.,
and George Milne, will learn
little he could not get from
the o. D., but he will be
entertained and he will find
himself in the company Of a
man.
The present edition Of the
dictionary, first published In
l755 in two volumes of 1890
pages, Is a selection OF words
Johnson defined in a sense
that appears curious today,
or words that are now obso-
lete but in some way intri-
guing. It's merits are many;
its shortcomings may be dis
posed of quickly. Giving only
odd words, or ones johnson
defined in a highly individ-
ual or erroneous manner, or
ones Of so extraordinary or
far-fetched derivation as now
to appear slightly ridiculous,
the volume tends to make
Johnson's dictionary seem
much more hammered than it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
BOOKS IN REVIEW
The Mesmeric Delight
Of the Dictionary
BY DAY THORPE
star hook Critic

JOHNSONs DICTIONARY: A Modern Selection Edited by
z. l. McAdam jr, and George Milne pantheon Books;
$6.50)
Necessary companions Of books though they are die
tionares can become fatal to reading How frequently
man turns to the Oxford English Dictionary the big
Larousse to learn the meaning of word to return
that day to the book in which the word first appeared to him.
unfamiliar and tantalzng The impersona diction-
aries more than repository Of words and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24

poetry. and excerpts from
works by noted artists who
have lived and worked
there.
NONE so BLIND. BY Ber-
nice Clifton. tRand Nc
Nally; S4.95) The authors
own story Of her struggle
with complete blindness,
and Of the rewarding life
that she built.
THE POLITICAL DEVELOP
MENT OF TANGANYIKA.
BY j. Clagett Taylor. (stan-
ford University Press: So
This political history traces
the development OF this
African nation from the
beginning OF German colo
nization In the 1906 10
the attainment OF inde-
pendence In 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24

Anaximander. Heraclitus,
Parmenides and Anaxago-
ras.
LEON TROTSKY PRESENTS
THE LIVING THOUGHTS
OF KARL MARX. Intro
duction by Sidney Hook.
"a Premier Book: so cents.)
The fundamentals Of Marks
philosophy In his own
words, with an interureta-
ton by one OF his most
famous disciples.
HARDY; A Collection Of
Critical Essays. Edited by
Albert j. Guerard. "A Spec
trum Book; $3.50 A crit
ical anthology which sur
veys the many facets Of
Thomas Hardy's talent. The
latest addition 10 the
Twentieth Century Views"
series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
THE ARMY HAS A WORD FOR 1T

DICTIONARY OF UNITED STATES MILITARY
TERMS. public Affairs Press; $450) This is guide to
the meaning Of thousands of terms which have come
into wide usage since the end OF World War H. 1t was
originally prepared under the direction of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff expressly for the Defense Department and is
being made available to the public for the first time
Listed alphabetically this book should appeal to anyone
who has any interest in military affairs NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
Further Adventures
Of BERTHE and Jeeves

way wodehouse always man.
ages to have 1t go. The ad-
mirable achievement of the
book is that few pages are
less good than the best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
TO Be REVIEWED

The following books will be
reviewed on the Editorial Pose Of
The Stor this week:
MoNDAY-"Freedom Of Speech
and Press in America" by Edword
6. HudOn. Public Affoirs.l
WEDNESDAY-"The FroternoI
Society,"" by Richard and Hephziboh
Houser. tRondom House,
FRlDAY-"Herbert u. Lennon
and His Ero." by Allan NsvinS.
(Seribner's.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
HEAR US O LORD FROM

HEAVEN THY DWELL
ING PLACE. BY Malcolm
Lowry. A Keystone Paper
back u. B. Lippencott Co.:
$i.95)-A posthumous col
lection of three short novels
and four tales by the au-
thor OF "Ultramarine" and
Under the Volcano" 1t
was published originally in
1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
Other Books of the Current Week in Brief Review

(Holt, Rinehart a. VIM
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foremost lawyers in the
United States tell their own
stories and present advice
10 both the student and
those already in law. Among
the contributors are Felix
Frankfurter. associate JUS
tice retired. Supreme
Court Of the United states.
and Erwin N. Griswold,
dean OF the law School,
Harvard University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-24
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by Jacob Drachler. Ccro-
well = Collier; $3.50 The
rich and varied heritage Of
Africa is portrayed In this
anthology OF writings by
and about Africans. II In
cludes tales, songs. proverbs,
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] THE THIRD MAN.

Adventure. Lines michael Renniel long
term partnership with Bradford Webster
nearly breaks up when Brad finds himself
heir to a title. tRepeat.l
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29

Funeral services were held Monday, May 2, at 2 pm. in the Wasilla Pre- b y e a n Church for G. Frank Cochran, B, Wasilla mail carrier who died May 2l of injuries receiv- ed in a highway accident.
 Services were conducted by the Rev. Claude Klaver. Inter ment was in the Wasilla Au- rora cemetery.
 Serving as pallbearers were Roger Woods, Jim Austin, Charles Clamp, James E. Sul- livan, Pat Carter, and Bill Kerr.
 Cochran was born in Tar pley, Texas, on Nov. 5, 1880. He is survived by his father, Eugene Cochran of Wasilla; three bothers, Donald of Wasil- ia, James, with the U. s. Army at San Antonio, Texas, an d John, stationed with the U. s. Navy in Miramar, Calf; n d five sisters, Mrs. Ruby Kerr and Mrs. Helen Meinke of Wa
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29
WasilIs Post Office
 Moves This Weekend

Personnel at the Wasilla post office plan to move from the present location on Main Street to the new quarters in the Gil low Building, located on the Wasilla-Big Lake Highway, this weekend, according to Mrs. May Carter, postmaster.
 The new office is expected to be ready for business on Mon day morning, June 3. she stat ed. Mrs. Carter pointed out that there will be no telephone in the new building. It has pre- viously been possible to reach post office employees by tele- phone through the Carter home number
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29
Local Servicemen
 Aboard kearsaroe

Three young men from the Matanuska Valley were aboard the" aircraft carrier USS Rear sarge when astronaut LeRoy Gordon Cooper, Jr., splashed into the Pacific May l6.
 They are Richard D. Jones, airman, USN, son of MT. and Mrs. R. M. Jones of Palmer, James M. Peterson, radarman third class. USN, son of MT. and Mrs. Melvin Peterson of Mile 2, Knik Road; and Clarence E. Michaelson, aviation boats- wain's mate third class, USN, son of Mir. and Mrs. Edward D. Fitzgibbon of Star Route, Was fila.
 The Kearsarge has now re- covered two astronauts, having recovered Walter Shirra last October.
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29
Baptist Church To Hold Bible School

All youngsters from the age of three through Is are invited to come to the vacation Bible school at the First Baptist Church in Palmer, church officials have announced.
 There will be no charge for attendance at h Q school. Classes will be held Monday through Friday, 9 am. to l2 noon, from June 3 through June l4.
 Refreshments will be served each day, with a picnic to be furnished by the church on the last day.
 Preparation Day will be held Sunday, June 2, from l2 noon to l p.m., for registration. Those wishing further informa- ton may call Mrs. Floyd En- mann at PI 5-3017.
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29
WARREN JONES TO ATTEND INSTITUTE

Warren E. Jones of Wasilla high school is one of 55 teach CTS who will attend the Nation al Science Foundation summer institute at the University of Alaska June IF = Aug. g.
 The institute, one of 800 held throughout the nation, is de signed to introduce junior and senior high school science and mathematics teachers to new developments in their fields and to strengthen their capa- city to motivate able students into science careers.
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29

History proves that when people learn to do without things they can't afford they are already on the road to sue cess.
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29

aoberts2N. sGetShmel, para chute -rigger third class, USN, son of Harold E. Gershmel of Wasilla, is serving with Train ing Squadron 29, based at the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.
 He was recently named as the squadron's Sailor of the Month as a result of his com- mendable performance of duty.
 A graduate of the Wasilla High School, Gershmel entered the Navy in April, 1858.
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WASllLA MAIL CARRIER HELD MONDAY

silla, Mrs. Merle Peterson Of Turtle L a k e, North Dakota, Neva Ruth of Wasilla, n d Joyce of San Diego.
The frontiersman., 1963-05-29
Calendar of Events

KIWANIS, Grange hall, noon BETA SIGMA PHI, Members home, 8 pm. PIONEERS OF ALASKA, Moose hall, 8 pm.
 TUESDAY. JUNE LIONS CLUB, Frontier cafe, noon LIBRARY BOARD, Library, 7:30 pm. MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters hall, 8 pm. LOO. MOOSE, Moose hall, 8 pm. WOTM, Moose hall, 8 pm. CHEECHAKO HOMEMAK- FRS, Members home, 8 pm.
 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 M. V. CHAMBER OF CON- MERGE, Frontier cafe, noon A, Mile 60, Glenn highway, pm. BPO ELKS, Elks home, 8 pm. BOY SCOUTS, LIDS Church, 8 pm. EXPLORERS, LIDS Church, 8 pm.
 THURSDAY, JUNE S BOY SCOUTS, Legion bldg, ' pm. CAP SQUAD, Moose hall, 7:30 pm. AMERICAN LEGION, Legion bldg, pm. AMERICAN LEGION AUX. Legion bldg, 8 pm. M. V. SPORTSMEN, Grange hall, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1963-01-15
The PASSING SHOW
This Writer Enjoyed
/. Writing for a Writer
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic OF The Star

Henry Denker dramatist brave enough to face Of
those words fall situations wordlessly
What's actor for he seems to be asking himself not
be left in the middle Of stage wngng his
hands in anguished bafflement at fate?
This failure provide him with covering speech may
Evening star., 1963-01-15
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attraction
and Time Of Showing

Stage
National - Dark. Natural
Affection" starts tomorrow.
Arena Stage-"Twelve Angry
Men,; $3.50 pm.
Screen
AmbassadOr-"Gypsy"; 1:20,
4;05, 6:45 and 9:25 pm.
Apex - Divorce - Italian
Style; 1:20. $3.50, 5:35, 7:35
and $40 pm.
Capitol -" "The Lion; 1850
am, 1850. $3.50. $50. 7:50 and
$50 pm.
Dupont "Phaedra";; /, $40,
$40, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Keith's - "Taras Bulba"
11:25 am, 2, 4:40, 7:l5 and
$3.50 pm. Mrs. Kennedy's
Asian Journey; IL am, 1885,
4:10, 6:45 and 9:25 pm.
MacArthur-"Kill or Cure;
$3.50, sos and 1855 pm.
Metropolitan - Gypsy;
Evening star., 1963-01-15

type. He gave me the feeling
there was nothing we couldn't
work out; including how to
leave actors wordless when
their feelings we're too deep
for words"
In testament Of the success
of their first collaboration, the
Messrs. Seaton and Denker
already have finished the next
one.
OUT DAMNED SPOTS: From
a bulletin Of the Motion Pic
ture Association: mo picture
or script submitted to the Pro-
duction Code Authority in the
last six months deals with ju-
venile delinquency, dope addic-
ton, prostitution, abortion, or
Igangsterism."
y
MOS: Italian Producer
Dino de Laurentiis continues to
collect directors for his colossal
colossal, THE Bible" Latest
to be signed is Orson Welles
Orson will direct the ''Esau
and Jacob" episode in the film,
with Lucino Visconti doing
Joseph and His Brethern," and
Federico Fellini, THE Deluge
and Noah's Ark" The di-
rector trio represents merely
a beginning on De Laurentiis'
part.
Natural Affection" which
opens at the National tomorrow
night will go direct from Wash
ington to Broadway Will
liam Inge's play, starring Kim
Stanley. Harry GUARDING, and
Tom Bosley will remain here
through January 26. open on
the 30th in New York To-
nights opening, Twelve Angry
Men" at Arena Stage, the
fourth production in its eight
play season.
Evening star., 1963-01-15

1880 am, Q. 4:25, 6:55 anC
9:25 pm.
Ontario The Longest Day"
$3.50 pm.
Palace-"Jumbo";; 11:45 am.
2, 4:30, Z and 9:35 pm.
Playhouse - "Barabbas";: IL
2:10, 4:35. 7:05 and $3.50 pm.
Plaza - "West End Jungle,
1920. las, $40. 4:35. sos
1880, 1855 and 1915 pm.
Town - Two for the See.
saw; IL. 2, 4, 6. 8 and 10 p m
Ira n s-Lux "Barabbas",,
l1:20 am, las, AIS, 6:45 and
9:10 pm.
Uptown - "The Wonderful
World of the Brothers Grimm;
$3.50 pm.
Warner - "Mutiny on the
Bounty; $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1963-01-15

AAAn AdAAhAC w PAONAAS AAAAA
arharrowing experience for the
actor, Mr.. Denker realizes, but
1t can be a remarkably effective
dramatic device. Can be" be-
cause If it works the writer anc
actor must have created a deep
and deeply shared, feeling or
the part Of playgoer that here
is a moment of experience be-
yond words.
There is such a moment, and
several others which come close
in "The Hook" This is Mr.
Denker's latest screenplay, hi:
second He wrote 1t for George
Seaton, another writer, who is
also a topflight director.
taE
The fact that Mr.. Seaton has
written most Of the screenplays
he has produced with William
Perlberg raised the question:
How is it to write for a direc-
tor who has long been one OF
Hollywood's greatly admired
writer's?
Pleasant and instructive, "
Mr.. Denker says. Before The
Hook 1 had done only one
screenplay. This was an adap-
tation of my original play,
Time Limit for Richard Wild
mark, who produced it with
Carl Foreman.
II liked the Seaton approach
to me as his scenarist on The
Hook AS you know. 1t is the
area Of Time Limit the psy-
chic or psychological effects OF
wartime combat. suppose this
is what made them think Of me
for the screenplay.
80, one day a call came from
Hollywood. 1t was George. He
asked me II 1 would come to
discuss the script for The
Hook 1 told him I did not
know the story. He said this
was fine and not to read it
until we had talked.
II went to Hollywood, met
him at the studio. He told me
the story. We spent the next
three hours discussing it, not
the situation, but the charae-
ters. AS you know, these are
chiefly three combat infantry
men ordered to kill an unarmed
prisoner in their custody-and
how they react to the order.
I'VE went around and around
on what these three we're like.
After luncheon, he gave me the
book to read. I read 1t that
afternoon. Then we spent three
days more discussing what kind
Of men we thought they were.
II returned then to New
York, started to work. and
didn't hear a word from George
for two months. This was a
case of a writer leaving a
writer alone, a professionally
understanding attitude. I ap-
preciated it. Then, one day. he
did call to say he would be in
New York and could we have
luncheon For two hours we
ate and talked with never a
mention of the script.
1T was not until he was
leaving for the airport that he
did mention it, but only to ask
how it was coming. I said all
right. I thought. and he said
to give him a call when I was
ready with the draft that salts
fled me-"
Ideal as this relationship was,
II was not the best part of
doing the screenplay for The
Hook"
"A director who is also a
writer is the ideal man to work
for" Mr.. Denker says. The
non-writer type is likely to
panic here and there, to get
Q notion Of a scene gap and
feel that it is one that can't
be filled. Not George. AS a
writer. he has faith in the
Kodiak mirror., 1963-11-22

(Mirror classifieds bring results)
Kodiak mirror., 1963-11-22

The SIS game sees Krafts meet ing Solly's in another hot one. Billy Frost and Carl Ellison again will lead the ever popular green uni formed Krafts Cagers into action.
 Wednesday night action finds the Independents versus Medical x Dental at 2 pm. while Solly's meets Curley's in what should be a close one at 8:15 pm.
Kodiak mirror., 1963-11-22
City League Schedule

Two nights of City League action are on tap for the basketball fans this week.
 Monday night sees Medical & Dental claShing with PIMA in what should be a thriller. Both teams sport impressive records in base league competition. Game time ' pm.
Evening star., 1963-04-26
MMMA. .MMIRS/

> Old people, young people, lazy people,
and just plain ordinary people will love this
house. Everything's on one floor, and when
we say everything" we mean an awful lot
Of things! Like, for instance:
- Three delightful bedrooms, each with
long wardrobe closets. Two complete bath
rooms, one private to the master bedroom
and the other so convenient that it doubles
for a guest powder room. An L-shaped
living room adjoining glass-walled family
room opening to the rear garden.
- And then there's the kitchen. To para
phrase an old cliche, 1t has to be used to be
appreciated. With its General Electric high
speed automatic push-button range, thirteen
cubic-toot refrigerator, and loads of upper
and lower cabinets all it needs is piano
Evening star., 1963-04-26
Bonn Post Called Most Vital

service as a trouble-shoot-
er at home. He was balance
wheel within the State De-
partment TO keep some OF
the newest of the New From
tiersmen from altogether
tearing up our alliance with
the West in their mad en-
chantment with the newly
emerging nations" Of Africa
and Asia.
II he did not do it as well
as many could have hoped.
he surely did 1t as we'll as
anybody could have done in
the circumstances.
Indeed, some thought he
did it too well, and that some
Shadowy they" had finally
got" Mr.. McGhee when he
was relieved as Under Secre-
tary. But. happily, they were
wrong. He has been kicked,
II at all, not downstairs but
sideways-sideways into per-
haps the best, If hardest, job
in the American foreign serv--
ice.
tCopyrisht, 1869
Evening star., 1963-04-26
DAVID LAWRENCE

Inc American people nave
Just been given a significant
demonstration Of how prices
are made in a big industry
under the free-enterprise
system.
What various steel COM
panies did in recent weeks
in raising and then low
ering some of their prices
tells more than all the con-
gressional committee hear
ings and reports have ever
told about price-making.
A small steel company
raised its prices on scme pro-
ducts, and the medium-sized
companies accepted the fig
ures. Then, one Of the large
companies declined to go
along at as high a figure as
had been set by smaller COM
panies. This caused the small
companies which had previ-
ously raised their prices to
revise them downward.
All this Is natural and
competitive. 1t Is a system
based on the demands Of
the market. These modifica-
tons In steel prices would,
in ordinary circumstances,
have attracted no attention
outside the industry. But
when, q year ago, a political
judgment was made by the
administration to intervene
and coerce the companies to
change the prices they had
made, the price, making proc
ess itself became a national
issue.
Ever since April 1862. not
only steel but other large
industries have been con-
fused and frustrated on the
subject Of prices. The admin
istration at that time started
Federal grand jury investi-
cations and used other
threats and forms of coercion
against the steel companies.
The administration after q
few days achieved It's victory.
But it was a Pyrrhic victory.
Confidence among business
men sagged. The whole fu-
ture Of the free-enterprise
system was threatened with
Government interference.
But 1t became apparent in
the last several months, even
Evening star., 1963-04-26
Prices Under Free Enterprise

panies, for individual reasons
of their own, recently an
nounced a price lower than
some of the smaller COM
panies had proclaimed. So
Immediately the smaller ones
had to get theirs in line. 1t
was an economic necessity.
1t is often argued that,
when demand drops off,
prices should always be low
cred. But this is a fallacy.
Prices cannot be reduced be-
low the point where a profit
can be made. AS labor and
other costs go up, the gen.
eral cost level goes higher.
Hence, a company has to de-
eide whether 1t will try to
attract business by a lower
price. The steel companies
know, on the other hand,
that automobile manufactur-
ers aren't going to buy more
steel Just because the price
is low. They buy steel only
when demand for cars is
high enough to enable them
to sell their products.
Each company, therefore,
at this particular time has
gone as high as 1t can in
price. 1t was the judgment
Of the companies that their
prices could be sustained at
least for a while. While each
company made its own judg-
ment, there were some diff
ferences among them.
After all the price changes
had been publicly announced
in the last two weeks, the
company that chose a higher
figure originally couldn't
keep 1t above that Of the
lowest man and maintain
good relations with regular
customers. So, when the
smoke cleared, all the prices
had to settle down to the
lowest point. This Is natural
price-making in a free mar
ket.
The new pattern may
mean that the larger COM
panies will know in advance
Just how far down the small
Ter companies can 60 and
still stay in business. Some
notifications ownward
might be forced by the lar
ger companies, but not
enough to warrant q charge
that 1t is ruinous compete
ton.
(copyriEht, 1881