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An inherent love of nature U
a strong national characteristic
of the Japanese, shared by all,
from humblest to most exalted.
As a result, there is not a montb
without some evidence of this
celebrated by national festivals
and small parties.
Throughout the year, for ex
ample, there are many kinds of
flower observances: in spring,
cherry blossom viewings; later,
when wild flowers cover the
hillsides, wild flower parties
not to pick wild flowers, but to
see them in their natural set
tings: in the fall there are
chrysanthemum-viewing parties.
Of another kind, in late sum
mer there are national insect
hearing contests: people take
their own caged insects to hear
them compete. During winter
evenings, there are incense-
Knelling parties, and not to De
forgotten, at the drop ot a nai,
tea ceremonies in which you
drink, at one sitting, three to
five different kinds of teas.
But best of all, I think, are
the autumnal moon viewings
Not looking at the moon, two by
twos, but in large parties in
which the whole family partici
pates. Let's go. The only thing re
quired is that you cleanse your
mind of worldly cares and aban
don yourself to the beauty about
you. Then, propeny movea, join
th host in writing a 31-syllable
poem to the moon. Even this
wll come easy once you are thor
oughly at peace with your sur
roundings and have put away
inside you the contents of a
bottle of sake (warmed rice
wine) and delicious viands,
daintily served.
Must Attend Second
There are two moon viewing
evenings in the year In Sep
tember and October, when the
glorious mid-autumn moons are
at their best. I tell you this, be-
caus if you intend to attend the
first, the "bean" full moon, then
it is "most bad luck" if you do
not attend the second, the
"chestnut" full moon. And with
the same host.
On these prescribed nights, a
tiny altar is placed in the dark
ened garden or on the veranda
where the rising moonlight will
fall athwart. Token offerings are
made on it flowers, fruits and
food including beans for the
firsi moon-viewing, and chest
nut for th second. Whil you,
happily art tasting special
moon-viewing dumplings and
fruitj of the season. Along with
sake.
These viewings naturally de
mand festive clothes. Men are
dressed in handsome dark ki
monos while women and child
ren wear colorful kimonos
their figured designs in harmony
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with the season. And to be sure,
someone will be playing a tin
kling tune on the samisen.
As the time for the moon
raising approaches, the gaiety
seems to increase perhaps be-
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cause the fireflies seem to dance
to a livelier tune, given out by
the cicadas. Then, as the great
temple gong begins to sound,
the hugest and goldenest moon
you have ever seen will lift and
begin its march across the sky.
Doesn't Seem Bound
You wonder, for some reason
the moon doesn't seem round
and when you ask your host, he
answers in a roundabout way:
"Japanese people believe in the
beauty of imperfection.
In a painting our painters al
ways leave a space untouched.
Japanese people also prefer half
open flowers to' those in full
bloom. And so, our moon-viewing
festival dates are always
two days before the moon is
fully round. Slightly imperfect.
We love it that way much better.
Then as the moon rises higher
and changes from gold to silver,
amid the dim stars, and the sake
is running its course, too, the
host if he has poetic leanings
will take out his ink, and then
write in the light of the moon a
poem about the full moon.
But first, he may pause and
ask: "What do you see in the
moon . . ."
You'll think better than to say
green cheese, and tell about the
woman . .
"Strange Japanese people see
in the shadows of the moon the
figure of a hare pounding rice
in a mortar, and heaped around
and about unlimited supplies of
rice ..."
Then he writes. Upon urging
he translates.
"Month after month there is
a moon for moon-viewing.
But the moon for the moon
viewing is the moon of this
month."
His adoring wife is transported
and their daughter comes up
from the garden all smiles. She
announces she has succeeded in
threading a needle in the bril
liant glow of the full moon. (A
fairly large needle perhaps.)
"This forecasts," her father
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Lands Him in
By WILLIAM EWALD
United Press Correspondent
New York CU.R) Ten-year-old
Leonard Ross, has proven stylish
ly adept at financial matters on
a TV quiz show in his quest for
5100,000.
But young Ross once ' would
have settled for 564,000.
It was back on Dec. 20 of last
year that the' Tujunga, Calif.,
youngster wrote a letter to the
producers of TV's most popular
quiz program, "The S64.000
Question." The precocious Ross,
a student of the stock market,
asked if he might compete on
that show.
He enclosed a letter of recom
mendation from his favorite
broker in Los Angeles.
Another Wonder Boy
The producers of "The $64,
000 Question" also package an-
tells you, "that she will have a
happy marriage as a dutiful and
useful wife."
(Copyright, 1956,
by Eugene Burns)
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Bid for $64,000 Question
Position for
other quiz show, "The Big Sur
prise." At the time Ross' letter
was received, "The Big Surprise"
was enjoying much attention be
cause of another wonder boy,
14-year-old George Wright.
Young Wright went on to win
5100,000 for himself and higher
ratings for the show.
It was almost inevitable there
fore, that young Ross should be
asked to join "The Big Surprise"
and serve as a sort of delayed
follow-up to Wright.
Boyish Appeal
Like young Wright, Ross af
fects open-necked shirts on the
show to add to his boyish ap
peal. Once, when Georgie Wright
appeared for a show wearing a
necktie, the producer yanked it
off his neck.
Like young Wright, young
Ross shows an amazingly reten
tive mind. But in other respects
the resemblance ends. Wright
was an all-round boy, a mixer.
Ross shapes up more like the
popular conception of, a prodigy
retiring, bookish, almost fright
ening sometimes in his display
of knowledge.
"By the time he was five, Len
nie was fond of dipping into the
encyclopedia," his mother re
calls. "And when he was seven,
you know, he was a licensed
ham operator."
"I was the youngest ham oper
ator in the world," the 10-year-old
Lennie murmured as he
looked back on his salad days.
"I haven't given radio up exactly,
but I'm really not very active
at it anymore.
Stamps and Boxing
"I am interested in stamp col
lecting and in boxing, though
I'm not very expert in the field.
Politics is my principal interest,
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however. I have been working
in my precinct typing and distri
buting leaflets. I'm a Democrat."
"Perhaps you had better not
say that, dear," cautioned his
mother. ,
"A Democrat," said Lennie
firmly. "However, of course,
most of my energies now are
directed toward the TV show. I
have read some books on the
stock market, "Wall Street" and
"How To Buy Stocks." And I've
made three very interesting
trips to the New York Stock Ex
change where I collected some
pamphlets for study."
.He helped open three bureau
drawers in his hotel room full
of ticker tape, notes and leaf
lets. Among some of the titles:
'Understanding The Modern
Securities Market," "Understand
ing The New York Stock Ex
change" and "Dividends Over
The Years."
Whatever Lennie wins on TV,
at least 75 per cent must go in
to a trust fund to be administer
ed by a bank, according to the
show's producers. However, Len
nie will be free to play with the
rest.
"I will probably try to invest
some of it in stocks," said Lennie.
"It's good protection against in
flation and may earn a substan
tial return. The money that goes
into the trust fund is no protec
tion at all against inflation over
the next 10 years. What's more,
it will anly earn two per cent."
"I doubt whether the bank
would like you to say that, Len
nie," said his mother.
Lennie turned a bored gaze
on his mother and then shifted
it to the ceiling. "Nevertheless,
mother," he said patiently, "it
happens to be true."
Sunday, April 8, 1958
JUNE DAIRY MONTH Representatives of state organizations of
the dairy industry met recently with Jackson county representa
tives and others interested to discuss plans for June Dairy Month:
Leaders in the session included '(above, sitting, left to right) Mrs.
Lewis Clark, president of the women's auxiliary of the Jackson
County Milk Producers' league; Miss- Grace Workman, Oregon
Dairy Council; and Victor Birdseye, Medford, president of the
American Dairy association of Oregon; and (standing, left to right)
Carl Hover, Central Point; Richard Westerberg, Ashland; John
Kesler, Phoenix; and Glenn Lay, Portland, executive secretary of
ADA for Oregon.
Lebanon Farmer Gored
By Bull; Found Friday
L e b a n an (U.R) Leo P.
Kowitz, 56-year-old farmer who
lived alone nine miles east, of
here, was killed when gored, by
a bull Coroner Glenn Houston
said Saturday.
Kowitz' body was found Fri
day. Search started after neigh
bors became concerned over his
absence. He had last been seen
Wednesday.
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jured when the truck in which
they were riding crashed and
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