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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.
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A charming vounc ladv with
a degree in English literature,
she works in the interpretation
and tourist department.
"I like English," she slid,
"lhat is the main reason I took
this job." 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.
Of all the ideas the Japanese
have adapted from the Ameri
cans, probably the two they
have changed the least are base
ball and the department (tore.
If the Japanese stores have
improved on their American
counterparts, it is in their over
whelming desire to serve the
customer in the most gracious
manner possible.
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By PATRICK J. 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 '
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