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Newspaper Page Textg utmmmK 25, mi MfcUHJKU MAIL TRIBUNE, MEUFOKD, OREGON ' , , MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1963 g j Servicemen Play Santa Claus In Many Countries Of The World Japanese Store Staffs Emphasize Gracious Service ' .. .By. P" A' FJNCHAM I Besides going to pay off any! so many adults have eathered i suzakava normally pmolovs l.-lof the Christian relisinn. Nakn. I artificial snow and Sr.nl a I hpMilih.il statue whieh svmhnl. I A pharminn .,,n,. i,i ,ni, , iu ,f r .v.. unites fress International By FREDERICK H. TREESH United Press International Peace on earth and goodwill to men, This seven-word glad tiding from the Bible is, in essence the dual role in which millions nf American servicemen are cast around the world at Christ' mas. 1963. Americans fight a bloody cuerrila war In Viet Nam, yet translate the spirit ot Christ mas of ill-clothed native chil dren in the form of toys and canriv. Soldiers spend Christmas Day In barbed wire-enciosea gun emplacements along the 155 mile truce line in Korea, guard inn th neace. while their com rades, a few miles back, express good will to men by holding a Christmas party for orphans. In Europe, Army troops, air men and Navy personnel pause amid their cold war duties to share their substance and the spirit of Christmas with under privileged families. And at home, military per sonnel from coast to coast and border to border have dug down to contribute a few dollars or hours of service to make Christ mas a little merrier for their fellow Americans whose person al or economic circumstances deny them the opportunity to enjoy a happy, abundant holi day. Between Baltics In wartorn Viet Nam, from the wild mountain ranges to the norlh to the tropical, steaming flatlands in the south, Ameri can servicemen will bring Christmas to more than 100 com munities. They will distribute gifts to youngsters orphaned by the guerrila war and pass out can dy and cakes to children of the Montagnard tribes of the cen tral highlands who never before heard of the birth of Christ or the Christmas season observed In the Christian world. Toys, clothing and candy, so licited from Christian churches in the states by military chap lains, will be distributed throughout the country. And the lean, tough Special Forces troops will take time at Christ mas to hold parties for children at remote outpost villages. In Korea, 50,000 American soldiers will play Santa Claus to underprivileged children. This has become an annual tra dition since Americans first came to Korea 18 years ago, first to reconstruct it from Ja panese rule and later to fight off Communist aggression. In the Philipines, U. S. forces will brighten the Christmas sea son for civilians around major bases, like Clark Field and the naval installations at Sanglcy Point and Subic Bay. All Units Hell) In Europe from England to the Iron Curtain, Bremcrna ven on the North Sea to the boot of Italy nearly every American troop unit will do something to make Christmas a little merrier for underprivi leged youngsters and old folks. The 14th Armored Cavalry will treat 2,000 children in vil lages along the Iron Curtain in Germany to candy, bubble gum, ice cream and toys delivered by Army jeep with a German speaking Santa Claus aboard. In one of the most concerted programs the world around, the U.S. Marine Corps is collecting toys for needy children in its "Toys for Tots" drive. It's a nmippt nf the Marine Corps re serve but supported heavily by regular Marines. All shins in the Navy's 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean have scheduled Christmas parlies for children, entertainment, at hos pitals and orphanages. on Home r ronv The six - nation allied com mand at Naples, Italy, is hold ing parties for children. U. S. forces assigned to the Southern European Task Force are wind ing up "Operation Merry Christ mas" to aid needy families and orphanages. The fund goal: $10 million lire ($16,000). And at home: In Boston, crewmen of the U.S.S. Boston, a guided missile cruiser, entertained 50 settle ment house youngsters at a shipboard Christmas party. A thousand dolls wore deliv ered to needy children in the Norfolk, Va., area as gifts from personnel of the Norfolk Naval Air Station. Hundreds of repaired and re assembled toys valued at $3,500 wore distributed to needy chil dren all over Cape Cod by members of the 962nd Airborne needy youngsters in the Colum Early Warning and Control! bia, S. C, area. Squadron at Otis Air Force Base, Mass. Wives of officers at Westover, Mass., Air Force Base sponsor ed a yule party for 150 children at a school for the mentally re tarded. The air police detach ment at Hanscom Air Base in Bedford, Mass., entertained 100 orphans at a party. At Fort Jackson, S. C, prison ers in the stockade repaired toys contibuted to the "Opera tion Santa Claus" drive on post. The toys were distributed to Retarded Feted Wives of student officers at the Air War College at Mont gomery, Ala., held a party last week for retarded children. Paratroopers at Fort Bragg, N. C, distributed food and clothing baskets. The clothes and toys were repaired by service wom en in a post "Santa's Work shop." At Stewart Air Force Base, Tenn., a three-pronged Christ mas program was planned. The base fire department (military and civilian personnel) collected Civilian secretaries at the and mended toys for under priv-1 San Francisco Naval Shipyard ileged children. Base chaplains entertained 150 youngsters at a sponsored a drive for children's clothing and, in a joint project by wives of the officers and NCO's clubs, mentally handi capped children at a nearby vet erans administration hospital were feted at a Christmas party. Army engineers at Fort Campbell, Ky., organized a food and clothing drive for needy families in nearby Kentucky and Tennessee areas. party. At Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka, Kans., airmen collected enough toys for needy children to fill seven "deuces and a half" (two and a half-ton trucks). Non-perishable food items also were collected and distributed. Distribute Toys The Second Armored ("Hell on Wheels") Division at Fort Hood, Tex., just back from "Op eration Big Lift" to Germany, joined with citizens of neighbor ing Killeen, Tex., to gather, re pair and distribute used toys to underprivileged children. Pris oners in the post stockade and city firemen, among others, re paired the toys. Navy personnel at Lemoore Naval Air Station in California donated scores of toys to a local service club drive. Airmen -at Lockbourne Air Force Base, near Columbus, Ohio, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, participated in adopt a family programs, which provided the needy with food and clothing. At MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., an engineer squadron collected toys and money for needy children. Stu dent officers at the U. S. Army Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Ga., presented a check to a lo cal orphanage to buy Christmas presents for the children. In Colorado, at air force bases and at Fort Carson, airmen and GIs held parties and collected funds to buy toys for children at area homes for children. accumulated debts, the bonus is luMu lurw -it is utnst- used for the purchase of year mastime in Tokyo too and the I end gifts in accordance with an uinza is as iesuveiy decorated and busily thronged as State Street in Chicago or 34th Street in New York. The Japanese love children, crowds and things Western and the result is one of the most elaborate Christmas shop ping seasons anywhere. An added factor is the annual year end bonus, approximately 15 to 20 per cent of the annual wage, given at the end of the year. age-old Japanese custom. Like the American depart ment stores, those in Tokyo do their greatest volume of busi ness during the Christmas sea son. Toys are as big an item as they are in the States. May Operate Toys Every store has a large dem onstration table where the cus tomers are allowed to operate the battery driven toys. Some times the children have trouble getting near the table because so many adults have gathered i suzakava normally employs 1 arouna. Many of the toys demonstrate the ingenuity of the gigantic Ja panese electronics industry one example: A battery - pow ered dog that comes when called. Miss Y. Ushiyama, chief of interpreters at Matsuzakaya, one of the largest stores on the Ginza, said her establishment anticipates toy sales during De cember to amount to over $160, 000. Like U.S. stores, those on the Ginza must take on extra help during the Christmas rush. Mat- lot the Christian religion, Naka- 500 men and women, and an i mura believes the emphasis on ancnuonai j.uou worn lor tnc j uinstmas is aue to the year different concessions renting end bonuses. floor space from the store. This i "Of course, before the war, year they have had to hire an j Christmas was not as big as it extra 1,000 high school and col-1 is today," he said. "In those lege boys and girls to work as j days the emphasis was on the sales girls, stock clerks and gift 1 New Year festiivties." It still wrappers, Sales In Millions Uchiro Nakamura, customer is but Christmas is catching up. V cstern-style Christmas dec. service manager of the Matsu- j o r a 1 1 o n s are everywhere ya Department store, says his Christmas tree ornaments, tin store's sales for December will I sel, colored lights , center dis- be approximately $5.4 million Since less than one per cent of the Japanese are members plays of reindeer, snow-covered trees and Santa Clauses. Windows are decorated with artificial snow and Sf.nl a Clauses. Loudspeakers boom the tradi tional Christmas caroles; one had Bing Crosby singing Silent Night. Stoics Serve Service in these large stores is very personalized. The Mil sukoshi store has a 33 foot high statue in the center which is used as a monument to the (ask undertaken by the staff. The statue, Tennyo, designed by Sato, one of Japan's lead ing sculptors, symbolizes sin cerity, and the placard next to it reads, "Is through this beautiful statue, which symbol izes sincerity, that the staff of Mitsukoshi dedicate themselves to serve their patrons with the qualities for which she stands." At almost all of the stores, girls in their late teens or ear ly twenties stand at each es calator bowing to the customers and supplying shopping infor mation. The beautiful elevator oper ators, impeccably groomed and always ready with a charming smile, help lo brighten the day of the married male shopper. Moloko Tsuda works at the Takashimaya Department Store. Apai rtment mouse Dweller Said Not Tax Free-Rider WASHINGTON (UPI)-Prince Georges County in suburban Washington has published a study which is bound to touch off some spirited debate where ever the subjects of taxes and real estate are discussed. The survey challenges the oft en repeated charge that the apartment dweller is the free rider on the county tax rolls. Prince Georges County said Its experience has been the oppo site. The report by the county's economic development commit tee found that apartment resi dents pay more for the services they receive than tho homcown 1 er. . The conclusion goes lo the heart of an argument that in evitably arises when some eager builder starts casting around for apartment properly in a residential neighborhood. Usual Bnttle Cry The civic uprising that such projects generate usually in cludes this battle cry : "Apart ments will push up our tax hills because our properly taxes will have to pay for schools and oth er public services that the high risers will get for free." The gripe always has appear ed legitimate because of the large percentage of the county budget supported by the proper ty taxes paid by the homeown er. Even in Prince Georges, 65 per cent ot its revenue springs from such levies. But the study found that this contribution was offset by other factors. built and maintained by apart ment owners and the construc tion of private swimming pools, tennis courts and olher recre ational facilities, at no cost to the county. The survey also said that while the homeowner pays for the schools, it Is his family that gets the most use out of them. A statistical breakdown In cluded in the survey claimed that the average one and two family unit In the county used Hie schools on an average of about four times as much as the apirtmont resident. It claimed that when all of Ihe factors are weighed, the average apartment taxpayer, considering Ihe services lie was gelling actually lett the county with an Sill surplus per unit. However, the statisti clans found lhat in Ihe case of the single family unit, Ihe county was left with a minus $125 an nually. "Tho apartment dwellers (or a change," added Ihe report, "can be recognized in Ihe com munity as responsible taxpayer citizens who are more than pay ing their full share of the cost of all government services, as refclccted in their rental fees." $2.7 Billion Given For Church Purposes NEW YORK (Uri) - Mem hers of 42 Protestant denomina tions in the United Slates gave a record $2,"!l!i.(i70.577 to their Kxamptrs rilrtl j churches for all purposes In It said that police, fire, wel-1 1 reports Ihe National Coun fare and olher government costs icil ' Churches. average nf were much less for the average apartment resident than for the homeowner. One ol the rea sons, according to (lie study, was that apartment builders oft en provide some of these serv ices. It cited as examples roads The per member $68.76 for all giving represented a decrease from the previous year of 0.35 per cent. Per mem ber giving for congregational expenses of Ihe 42 denomina tions was $57.18, an increase of 2.03 per cent. ItargazeO V" I. 3-U.J1 f TAUIUI .y APR II ( MAY Jl .'( 2- 6 37 41 .'4A.55.B068 CIMINI MAY 3: IVHt 1! '36-W-52-W -lV72-76-86-90 CANCIR JUNE J 3 JULY 23 1.22-W-O 56-62-68 no JULV 2i M3-2;-34-6fl l,-7478cW-89 V: vmao si", )1S-ll-44 '49M65 -Br CLAY R. rOLLAN- Your Doily Activity Guid According to frit Stan. To develop message for Thursday, read word, concsponding In nunMwrj ot your tod'OC birth sign. I M?n(y .11 Ft': 3 Me -alt 4 L". SLwi.n Mil" 7 T(Qrk R Your 10 L.xkv 11 TlWl 12 pVfxJ lJGt UOr 15 Contact Iftldtfll 17 but 1! 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She went on to say lhat this is the most exciting time of the year because of the Christmas rush. This time of the year has an even more important meaning to Miss Tsuda. Her given name, Wotnko, which means "Kirst-of-the-Ycar" was bestowed upon her because she was born the day after Now Year. Her only regret is that instead of receiv ing presents twice a year, she gels them only once. Slip said the average age of the women working with her is about 21 or 22: "It is very hard for a married woman to work in this store because of the hours." The staff goes to work about 9 a.m. in order to prepare their counters and be ready for the customers when the doors open at 10 a.m. the store closes be tween 6:30 and 7 p.m. and by the time the girlst have checked in their cash receipts and straightened their counters it is often 0 p.m. Packing, mailing, telephone shopping and many other serv ices are ollered. lakashimava even has a ski instructor: Kranz E. Herby, from Ostcrrcich, Au stria. He gives elementary les sons on the root of trie store. There are seven million ski ers in Japan. The variety offered for sale is unbelievable. Groceries, bolts of cloth, imported jewelry, cam eras, Japanese and Western clothing and writing materials are a few of the innumerable objects that meet the custom er's eye. Many Extras Special service facilities such as barber shops, beauty salons, fashion consultants, overseas mailing assistance, and help in shopping for merchandise not carried by the store are among the extras the stores provide. Many American and Europ. an credit cards are recognized by the stores, and all of th major stores have their own money exchanges. Not only is the number of de partment stores increasing (267 in Japan in 1963) but also their size. The overall sales have been rising at the rate of approxi mately 18 per cent annually. 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KII.LEN KUALA MJMPUn, Malaysia (UP1) To hear Malaysian and Philippine officials toll il, the diplomatic break between the Iwo countries was all a big mistake. The surprise break came on Sept. 17 after Iho Philippines decided it would defer rccoRni tion of Malaysia while ponder ing Its lerritorial claim to one of the Malaysian suites. Malay sia promptly severed relations and gave the Philippine cliplo mats a week to clear out. Since then, officials in Kuala Lumpur and Manila privately agreed it was a misunderstand' 111R, Prime Minister Tangku Abdul Rahman touched on the mailer I during his tough foreign policy i speech to Parliament last Wed nesday. Rahman's statements I were brief and not entirely I clear, at least to some observ ers. j UPI obtained this clarification i from the Malaysian External A-I fairs Ministry. Significant ICvcnls On Sept. 15, tho day before Malaysia's inauguration, two significant events took place. The Philippine government de cided on its deferment policy and recalled Ambassador Y. R. Abubakar from Kuala Lumpur. In Manila, the foreign office called in Malayan Ambassador Zaiton Ibrahim and told him the Philippines wanlcd to reduce Its diplomatic relations irom a iuii embassy lo an office handling only consular activities. The Malaysian government regarded Ihe two acts as a diplo matic affront amounting to a Philippines break in relations. The Malaysian government felt it was merely making the re ality formal when it announced the break two days later. .Misunderstanding In his speech lo Parliament, Ihe Prime Minister said an un identified senior Philippine of ficial had told Malaysian au thorities the recall of Ambassa dor Abubakar was meant "merely as symbolic act." Philippines had meant to ask He said there was a misunder standing on the part of Philip pines officials in Manila as to the exact meaning of the re quests for reducing relations to tne consular level. Said the Prime Minister. "Th Philippiens had meant to ask for consular status for their staff so that they could remain it. their posts until acceptance Philippines recognition ot Ma laysia) was accorded." lnslcad, the Tcngku said. some Philippines officials indi cated the request was tanta mount to announcing a diplo matic break or at least convey cd that Impression to Malaysian diplomats. There was no misunderstand ing, however, in the Tengku'. views on future relations. He said while the Philippines con tinued to put conditions dealing with its territorial claims to North Borneo in its offers to resume relations, it was "fruit less and futile" to expect a dip lomatic restoration "now or in the near future." Mission Work Lies in Facts ST. LOUIS (UPI) - "Tha challenge of medical mission work lies in tho cold hard facts not in a glamourous mission picture," medical missionary Dr. A. P. Klomhaus declared here. In Nigeria, whore the physic Ian has served (or the past year, he performed 30 to 40 majer operations per week In the Luth eran Church Missouri Synod hos pital at Kkct. "With one eye on the patient and the olhery eye on the in cision," he said, "I supervised the administration of a spinal as well as doing the operating. "Natives with no special train ing have assisted in 4,000 to 5,000 major surgical procedures in the Kkct hospital in the past five years." - Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF- A YOUNG MAN in a drugstore phone booth left the door the booth ajar, so the druggist couldn t help over hearing his conversation. "I want to talk to the boss," W his opening gambit. It-it "Please connect me. This IS the boss? Well, how would you like to hire a new, on-his-locs office boy? You already havo one who is entirely satis factory? No way to pcr suado you to make a change? O.K. I'm sorry. Thanks anyhow for listen ing to me. Goodbye." After the young man hung up the druggist told him, "I couldn't help hearing what you said ovor the phone just now. I like your initiative and I'm sorry you didn't connect oni that job. Belter luck next time." "Thanks," said the young man airily, "but everything i; just dandy. That was my own boss I was talking to. I was just doing a little checking up on myself." In Hollywood, a luncheon companion of Tony Randall's had this tnln of woe to Impart: "I thought I was not for life with a. hfiilthy hiuik b.il.infe, a beautiful home, and the love of aipei Innate and wealthy woman. Then, wham! One evening my wife walks in!" My boy's at that awkward ago: too tall for keyholes; too short for transoms. Paul ikanneH. t) Ufcl, by Biontlt Cr(. Slitrlbuted by King Taaturea Syatlcat ' o