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Newspaper Page TextMKDh'OKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON g WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1 . 1 Kenya Learning Promise, Perils As Result of Statehood and in speeches to the I national heros thev expect some , broadcasting services. Now the.al acts was to appeal in th MEIUORU MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 25, 13 By JACK ENSOIX NAIROBI (UPI) - Twelve days of independence for Kenya have given an indication of the promise as well as the perils of slalehood for Africa's newest country. Premier Jomo Kenyatta al ready has taken one major cal culated risk. The Mau Mau movement has been recognized as part of Kenya's light for freedom and nearly 1,000 long- Clackamas Youth Flees MacLaren SALEM (UPI) - A 16-ycar-old boy from Clackamas Coun ty, escaped from Ihe MacLaren School for Boys Tuesday, of ficials announced. Ronald Painter, 18, who ran off as the younger youth fled, was caught and returned to the home a few minutes later. Officials said the younger one fled while being moved from one cottage to another at the Wood burn institution. Meanwhile, authorities an nounced they had recaptured Painter who escaped Monday while being taken to the Oregon Stale Hospital fur tests. The youth was handcuffed when he escaped, but had broken the chain connecling the culfs by Ihe lime he was taken Into custody by Salem police. Fairyland Furnishes Free Turkey Dinners OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI) -Betty Robinson, custodian of Oakland's Fairyland on the shores of Lake Merritt, had only a few feathers today to re mind her of Tommy and Ted dy. Tommy and Teddy were two plump turkeys Miss Robinson had purchased for educational purposes for the children's park. She reported Tuesday that someone had taken the birds af ter plucking them on the spot. 12 Children Die In Tenement Fire CHARLESTON, S.C. (UPIV A portable stove spewed flames throughout a wooden tenement house in a slum section of this old port city today killing 12 children ranging in age from 20 to eight months. All the victims wore members of two families. Fire officials said flames from the blaze fanned by ocean breezes whipped through Ihe two-slory structure destroying it in minutes. W a 1 1 e r Johnson, 51, step father of some of the victims, was seriously burned. The only other survivor was a woman. haired, weapon totting former terrorists have been cajoled from thicr 10 years of hiding in the forests and hailed as na tional heros. The jails have been cmplicd of 8,000 prisoners including those incarcerated for political oflcnses. i Aimed at Own People In the cases of bolh the Mau Mau followers and prisoners the majority of their illegal activl-' ties were aimed against their own African people and not the white man. Kenyatta has said that he has no bitterness and can forget the past but many people in Kenya, : both African and European, are troubled by the thought that these strange figures from the forests and ex - prisoners may be unable to forget and may ! seek revenge. Kenyatta's welcoming of them back into the national commu nity must be regarded as a gamble. But only the powerful personality and allegiance the old Prime Minister He is about 70 or 72 commands from the vast majority of the; people can keep Kenya peace ful today. The government of the New Kenya has already a strongly expressed foreign policy. lis immediate aim is the fed eration in East Africa of the former British territories of Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika and Zanzibar. This is regarded as the first slep towards cven inal African unilv. The next aim is to drive the last vestiges of white rule irom the continent from Southern Rhodesia, South Africa and Portugals Mozambique and An gola. Depends on Personality Thus far Kenyatta has ap pointed no foreign minister. Much depends on the personal ity of Kenya's foreign minister whothnr ihe country's new for eign policy will move forward on an even keel or be a dis-1 ruptive force within Ihe nation and within the orbit of East Africa. . , President Julius iNyercre oi Tanganyika, a more lnlluenuai figure on ine ranrau than Jomo Kenyatla, is known lo oppose complete sanctions! against South Africa. He he-i lieves in moderation, peaceful means and compromise. , There are powerful elements j in Kenyatla s cnoim-i. i"'s closer tics with Red China, others for an alliance wun Mos cow and a third Rroup tor close tics with the west. Kenyatla is the first black na tionalist leader to take over in Africa a country with substan tial European minority. Their sudden departure in a panic would pull the rug from under the national economy, Observers here speculate whether there can be any long lerm future for Europeans in Kenya, particularly on the land. Kenya's wealth at present is dependent on the efforts of the 2,000 to 3,000 European Land-Owners. So far the phased take-over of European farms for African settlement has gone smoothly and has affected slightly over one million acres of the 16,000 square miles of the former white highlands. But not all this is farming land and none of it belongs to the large and pro ductive European farmers One of Kenya's best assur ances against a Congo - type situation is that those white far mers who remain are unlikely to panic even under a good deal of intimidation. Kenyatta has repeatedly giv en the white farmers assur ances, and in speecnes to tne Africans he has told them they can not expect European land by right. But the former Mau Mau fol lowers it was and is a land hungry movement are look ing speculatively at the rich European farms, and now as national heros they expect some land. They originally joined Mau Mau in an attempt lo drive all whites from Kenya. BBC News Dropped One of the first acts after in dependence was to drop the British Broadcasting Corpora tion news from the Kenya broadcasting services. Now the agency news is punched out on Russian machines, kept up by Russian technicians and distrib uted through the government -owned Kenya news agency. While reiterating a policy of neutrality and non - alignment, one of Kenya's first internation al acts was to appeal in the United Nations for the admis sion of Communist China to the world organization. If Kenya adopted China's newly trumpeted anti - white racist propaganda it would be the signal for a mass - exodus of the Europeans from Kenya. Preferences of Youffi Ron to Rich Food ". CHICAGO (UPD-Food pref erences of the six-to-12 year old buying public, according to a survey reported in "Institu tions." a food trade journal: Hot dogs, hamburgers, fried chicken, steak, roast pork with applesauce, chocolate pudding, chocolate milk, sugar crisp ce real, french fries, potato chips, ice cream, apples, fruit cup with raisins, and pickles. NEW PLYWOOD INDUSTRY CROSSETT, Ark. (UPI) - A huge new plywood industry for the South, making laminations from pine species hitherto ne glected, is envisioned by Vice President W. C. Norman of Georgia-Pacific Corp. His com- with holiday shoppers. The tern pany is building a pine plywood: pies and the houses were gaily mill at Fordyce, Ark. Fir, a western wood, has been the Saturnalia Observed by Romans Before Christianity Appeared By RAY MOSELEY It was the biggest holiday of j Christianity, but in the fourth Unilrd Press International the year in Rome, a time for ! century Christianity brought it ROME (UPI) More than merry -making, hearty eating back to life, and called it Christ- 2,000 years ago at just this very and drinking and the exchange : mas. season, the shops in the Roman i ot guts between (riends and decked in green boughs and flowers, and all across the snvpn hills and the vallpvs in basis of the structural plywood 1 between a festive spirit was in business in the past. ' the air. Ancient Rome called it Satur nalia, a feast lo honor Saturn, the god of agriculture. It start ed on Dec. 17 and ran through Dec. 23. The feast died out with the conquest of pagan Rome by Purpose Changed The purpose of the holiday was completely changed, of course. But the customs were Ihe same, and they survive to day in Rome and throughout most of the Christian world. Christmas was one of the last major festivals established by the Church, because the early Christians thought it was more important lo observe Christ's death than his birlh. When the Church did decide lo celebrate Christmas, there was disagreement as to whether it should come on Dec. 25, Jan. 6 or March 25. The Church fathers finally put it right af ter the end of the old Saturna lia, just as most other Christ ian holidays had been fixed so GOT THE TIME? NEW YORK (UPI) - The world has 24 different lime zones. Four Eastern, Cen tral, Mountain and Pacific are In Ihe continental United Stales. The use of daylight limo in some areas and not in others adds lo the multiplicity ot times in America. ..jT Sow-Down Ordered For Project Rover WASHINGTON (UPI) - The ; federal space agency and Atom ic Energy Commission have or-; dered a slow-down in Project j Hover lo build a nuclear rocket for outer space exploration. The two agencies said Tues day they wore cancelling the "rift" phase of Ihe project, which involved actual flight tests. The emphasis now will be i on engineering and research on the ground. i All i OPEN OBSERVES BIRTHDAY Japanese Crown Prince Akihito, who celebrated his 30th birthday this week. Is shown with his 20- month-old Australian wild ring named "Dingo" In the gardens .SALE STARTS THURSDAY 9:30 a.m. WHAT A DAY TO SAVE AND SAVE ON APPAREL MEN'S SUIT SALE Annual event, from our regular stock of famous brands ... all wool worsted fabrics, 2 or 3 button models . . . pleated or plain fronts. MEN'S COTTON SPORTSHIRTS Popular taper Ivy's in stripes, plaids and prints. Famous brands, (street floor) GIRLS' COAT SALE Some fur trims, corduroys, poplins and wool fabrics. Comfortable, warm styles. Good colors for winter, (second floor) Suits reg to 59.95 Suits reg. to 89.50 Suils reg. to 1 10.00 37.00 57.00 77.00 Reg. 4.98 to 5.95 3.88 Coats reg. to 12.98 Coats reg. to 19.98 Coats reg. to 29.95 7.99 14.99 15.99 MEN'S BETTER JACKETS A wide assortment of wools, laminates, suede combinations. Latest models, popular colors, (street floor) BOYS' WINTER SWEATERS Lofty blends of wool and mohair, smart Link and Link knit orlon acrylic. Beauti ful heather shades. Cardigan models, (lower floor) GIRLS' DRESS SALE Girls' Toddlers, 3-6x, and 7-14 sizes. Cotton and velvet fabrics. Perfect for dress or school. Can be worn into spring, (second floor) Reg. 19.95 to 27.95 16.88 Originally to 10.95 6.88 BOYS' WOOL SHIRTS Famous brand. Ivy models or regular sport collars. Machine washable. Sizes 10 thru 18. (lower floor) Dresses reg. to 5.98 Dresses reg. to 7.98 Dresses reg. to 10.98 3.99 4.99 7.99 MEN'S SHOE CLEARANCE SUBTEEN DRESS SALE Values to 12.99 Values to 14.99 French Shriners and Jarmans Shirts reg. 9.95 6.88 Values to 26.99 English Imports, Wing-Tip Values to 19.99 8.00 9.00 10.00 Subteen sizes 6 to 14. vels, cottons. Jumpers, dresses, (second floor) Corduroy, vel shifts, dressy Oxfords 16.00 Dresses reg. to 10.98 Dresses reg. to 17.98 4.99 9.99 DOZENS of REDUCTIONS not jm a few BIG PRICE (UTS not just small reductions WHOLE ASSORTMENTS REDUCED not just odds' -and ends SORRY, no mail or phone orders or lay-aways are possible ai these low prices . . shop early and save! WOMEN'S SWEATER SALE Bulky sweaters in finest all wool. The crew neck and the V-neck line. Loveliest of winter colors. Great values from fa mous sweater house, (second floor) ALL WOOL CORDUROY AND ALL-WEATHER COATS Milium lined button neck li (second floor) winter Long warmth. Hi arm sleeves. Formerly sold 14.98 8.00 WOMEN'S CORD CAPRIS Imagine corduroy capris at this price! Side zipper, long slim legs, notched ankle. Brilliant colors, (second floor) Regular to 39.95 24.00 BUDGET DRESS CLEARANCE Women's, misses and Jr. sizes. Sheaths, shifts, flared-skirts ... all flattering sil houettes in cottons, synthetic blends, all wool and silk fabrics, (second floor) Dresses formerly 10.98 Dresses formerly 12.98 Dresses formerly 17.98 3.00 6.00 9.00 as to replace other paean fcsti-1 lights over the streets, a limit- vals. ed amount of commercially in- In modern Home Christmas , spired decoration and none of like the Saturnalia is a time ' the incessant playing of Christ for prodigious banqueting. But mas music over" loudspeakers as Home is Ihe capital of the j that marks the holiday season Catholic world, it is also a in Ihe U. S. of solemn religious devotion. The center of pre-Christmas The pre-Christian buildup in activity is the spacious and lov Rome is conspicuously different ely Piazza Navona, built around from that in the United States j what was once the terrain of and some other countries. j (he stadium of Emperor Domi Thcre are few if any colored i tian. Almost every Roman family builds a Presepio, or minia ture manger scene, in Ihe home for Christians, a custom said to avc been introduced by St. Francis of Assisi in 1224. The Presepi also arc erected the churches, and one Ro man church Saints Cosma and Damiano has on perma nent display a fantastically elaborate Presepio that is the largest in the world. Another pro-Christmas tradi tion in Rome, which also applies for other major holidays of the year, is the giving ol tips to servants concierges, maids, mailmen and garbage collec- oi's. In ancient Rome, slaves were given special treatment during Ihe Saturnalia: their masters wailed on them, and did not cat themselves until all the slaves were filled. t'rnune Opens Celrhraliiui The actual Christinas celehra- iiin in Home starts on Christ mas eve wun a Lcnone. hich means big dinner. It goes on for hours, and it would cave anybody except a Roman ithoiit appetite for the actual Christmas dinner the next day. Although St. Nicholas who became Santa Clans in Dutch was on Italian, a fourth cen tury bishop who lived in Bari, he never had much lo do with Christmas tradition in Italy un til after Ihe war. Italian children were accus tomed to receiving gifts instead Epiphany, Jan. h, when a good witch named Befana comes down the chimneys. But now Santa Clans, or Han bo Natale (Father Christmas) as lie is called in Italian, is competing with Refana for pop ularity, and in the past couple of years he has started show ing up in department stores he- fore Christmas to ask young- A 9 Fewer Mailmen Bitten by Dogs During Past Year MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UPI) - A post office safety officer here reported today that less mail men were bitten by dogs In 196:), bul the bites were more severe. He blamed the Increased fe rociousness on "canine neuro sis." Most suburban homes do not have fences, explained M. E. Ackerman of the Memphis Post Office, and families without fences usually chain their dogs. This, he said, is "very bad for a dog's temper." "The dog goes out in the morning. He's tied up. He can only move a few feet. Nowhere lo use his energy. Bad Tempered "When the postman arrives. the dog is mighty bad tem pered, aching to sink his teeth into someone. There's little a carrier can do to defend himself, Ackerman said, since "the dogs that at tack are the ones you don't us ually sec." Postmen may beat the prob lem yet with the help of the U.S. Post Office Department in Washington. Ackerman said an experimental "spray gun" which immobilizes dogs with a harmless gas Is being devel oped there. slcrs what they are dreaming of for Christmas. Grants Pass Man Sentenced to OSP .lolin Abel, 52, Grants Pass, was sentenced to nine years in the Oregon State Penitentiary on charges of forgery Monday. Abel was rccintly convicted of the charge by a Jackson County Circuit Court jury. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered in Circuit Court for Roger Dale Bennett, 23, of 9 Rose Ave., Medford, who is charged with burglary not In a dwelling. He was arraigned and pleaded guilty. Tree Gains Popularity The Christmas tree also Gene Norton, 33, of Alsea, Ore., was sentenced to one year in the county jail after his pro bation was revoked by circuit r.url lip wns nrlDinallv has gained real popularity m charged with non-support. Italy only since the war naving Robcrt $ o 616 Wt taken second place to ho Pre- E,evcnlh s, Medford. is sched- sepio belore, ann tne iraomon . . , preliminary hearing in Jackson county uisinci BETTER CASHMERE AND FUR TRIM COATS Clutch and button slyle Famous brand fabrics. Fabulous fur collars. Milium lined for warmth, (second floor) BETTER DRESS CLEARANCE Designed styles, famous R&K, L'Aiglon and many, many other accepted labels from women's fashion houses. All in woven wools, double knits, synthetic blends, silk chiffons, brocades and crepes. Hurry, only 1.00 Values to 98.00 66.00 Dresses formerly 19.95 Dresses formerly 25.95 Dresses formerly 29.95 Dresses formerly 35.95 12.00 15.00 18.00 21.00 A--- WINTER MILLINERY SALE Outstanding group of velvets, velours, silks, others. Many styles, colors to choose from. All Drastically Reduced! Values to 5.95 Values to 8.98 Values to 18.95 5.00 lo 1.00 2.00 10.00 WOMEN'S SKIRT SALE Brilliant winter colors in all wool skirts. Fashions most important silhouettes. The A-skirt, the gored skirt and the famous split skirt. All excellent values, (second floor) BETTER ALL WOOL COATS Outstanding group of dark, bright or pastel colors. Milium lined. Good selec tion of styles. See them tomorrow! (sec ond floor) Formerly sold 12.98 8.00 Values to 69.95 39.00 'A GREAT STORE IN A GREAT COUNTRY' PARK and SHOP free with 2.00 minimum purclusa 14 N. CENTRAL -215 E. MAIN 773-7484 GIRLS'-TEENS' SWEATERS Slipovers, V-neck and cardigans. Mohair, orlon and wool. Good selection of colors and styles, (second floor) 1 nYftfrMwMw".. V.'t ifrr?SiriMwlLMwMwwJ Sweaters reg. to 5.98 Sweaters reg. to 7.98 Sweaters reg. to 10.98 3.99 4.99 7.99 GIRLS'-TEENS' SKIRTS lightweight wools, corduroys and cot tons. Many styles to choose from. Good fall and winter colors, (second floor) Skirts reg. to 5.98 Skirts reg. to 7.98 2.99 3.99 HANDBAG CLEARANCE Famous make leather bags in navy, brown or grey. Fabrics, dressy bags, seton grain casuals. Quality bags with sturdy clasps and handles, (street floor) WOMEN'S SHOE CLEARANCE Reg. 8.98 Reg. 11.98 and 13.98 Reg. 15.98 5.99 8.99 10.99 MARQUISE reg to 18.99 AIR-STEP-JACQUELINE CORELLI reg. to 14.99 LARKE FLATS SPORTS AND reg. to 8.99 14.97 10.97 5.97 GIRDLE CLEARANCE Assorted girdles and panty girdles of lycra. Long leg styles, medium leg styles and girdles. GLOVE CLEARANCE Famous make washable cotton and nylon gloves in assorted styles. Broken sizes. White, black and a few colors. OFF 4.00 BRA CLEARANCE Group of select styles. Assorted cotton bras, (second floor) Vi OFF 1.69 w Reg values to of sending Christmas cards is still rather new Christmas menus vary widely from one part of Italy to an other, and in the poor south i Christmas is one of Ihe few oc- ! casions duriim Iho year when some families eat meal. In Rome, the dinner usually starts wild spaghetti or ravioli, and Ihe main course is baked chicken or turkey, accompanied bv crecn peas or salad, pouna cake ia Ihe traditional dessert. In Rome, of course, there Is always plenty of wine along Willi Ihe meal, and usually a bollle or two of spumanli, a sweet Kalian version ol champagne. That llliclolinicdiy is me inn of ihe observance that Ihe Rome of Ihe Caesars, and of Ihe Sa turnalia, would have liked best. Court at 10 a.m., Thursday, on c'-Tges of extortion. He has re quested a preliminary hearing. Steven Joseph Paradiso, 17, ef 335 V6 West Second St., Medford, is scheduled lo appear in dis trict court on cxt lion charges at a later date to allow him to consult with his attorney, Don Hansen. Walter Dale Balla, 19, of a local hotel, was to have an attorney appointed for him yesterday. Typhoon Susan Hits Marianas HONOLULU (UPI)- Typhoon Susan passed through Ihe Mari anas Islands Christmas Day but missed Saipan where it had been expected lo do the greatest damage. Ed EnKlcdow, press aide to Guam Governor Manuel Gucr rcron, said Ihe typhoon passed between the islands of Lola and Tinian. Guamanians began emerging from shelters lale in the day after spending part of Christ mas awailing Iho typhoon. Kngledow said the typhoon did "very little damage on Sai- nan and Guam, aside from buffeting them wilh strong winds and heavy ram. Condemned Man Gels Execution Stay CHICAGO (UPI) - Ho spent his last six Christmases side stepping the electric chair, but today Lloyd Eldon Miller re laxed wilh "the best uirisimai present I havo ever had" a potential gift of life. Tho 36-year-old ex-cab driver, sentenced to die for the 1955 rape-slaying of Janice May, 8, in Canton, 111., was granted new trial by U. S. District Court Judge Joseph Sam Perry on Christmas Eve. "It's the best Christmas pres ent I have ever had," Miller told a lawyer in the courtroom. "Call my mother and tell her I got a new trial." Perry said he ordered the new trial becauso he believes unre liable testimony was given by Miller's ex-girl friend to the Hancock County Circuit Court jury. Miller was convicted and sen tenced at Carthage, 111., in the fall of 1956. Since then he has had 10 stays of execution. Lb, Hftt i "Vi 4' 1 if. mnmtM'v -may 4 (d)W 4 Ki:i-:i'INi WATCH Doak Robcrls, 8 months old, ot Dallas, Texas is watched by a cardinal perched on his shoulder. The. cardinal, which has been living in (lie Davis family Christmil tree for Ihe past several days, was discovered by the Davll en drcn outside their home. (UPI) o Togu Palace In Tokyo. (Uri)