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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1960)
; MAIL TRIBUNE, Madferd. Or. 1 B . Monday, Fab. 22, 1M0 Monthly Beating Of Native Drums Not Alarming Rodenkirchen, Germany -TOPft- When the native drums start beating in this quiet Rhineland village, the locals don't turn a hair. They know if s just Alois Liesenfeld and his friends up to their old tricks. Liesenfeld, a 62-year-old drugstore owner, runs what he claims is the only authentic "'jungle club" in Western Europe. Once a month, between 20 and 30 soberly dressed Ger mans bank clerks, business men and white collar workers meet in Rodenkirchen's Inn, There, they shake off the trap pings of everyday Western civilization and become Afri can tribesmen. , Dance To Tom-Toms Dressed in loin cloths and feathered head-dresses, they dance to the beat of tom-toms and the rattle of authentic African instruments. - Liesenfeld says he formed the African club more than seven years ago "to pay back the enormous debt the white man owes to his black brother." Liesenfeld. who eoes under the name of "Ali" in club af fairs, said the purpose of the group is to study centuries- old African tribal . customs and to spread the information in Europe. njnr his home is a virtual museum, with souvenirs from every part of Africa deco rating the walls. The place oi honor is given to a letter from Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia acknowledging ine "fine work ' the club is aoing in bringing Africa to Europe. African Backgrounds Eleven of the club's mem bers boast some African back grounds. Liesenfeld himself as a young man lived for 15 years in East Africa, and was named an honorary chief by one of the local tribes be cause "he was a white man who learned the magic of the black people." T- rl J i : 1 1 - Irnnn. . lit touch by mail with his "fel- low" tribesmen in Africa. He j said their descriptions of cur- j rent African rites helps pro-; tect the club from "iioiiy wood influences." Americans Abroad Should Register Washington -(Science Serv ice) Americans traveling abroad at the time of the 1960 Census in April should fill out a census form available at the nearest U.S.: consulate or embassy. A representative of the Bu reau of the -Census told Sci ence Service that this move, though not required by law, later could prove to be valu able to the persons involved. Census records, he said, have been used repeatedly .to establish citizenship and age in the absence of birth recr ords. Since 1935, nearly 3,000, 000 Americans have used census records to prove their age to qualify for pensions or social security benefits. These persons could not pro duce a birth certificate or old family Bible record. . . . During the war, census rec ords were used by other Americans to establish citi zenship so they could get jobs in defense plants. Servicemen stationed over seas and sailors at sea will be counted through Department of Defense machinery. 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