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g WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1 . 1
Kenya Learning Promise, Perils As Result of Statehood
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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.
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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
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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
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(lower floor)
GIRLS' DRESS SALE
Girls' Toddlers, 3-6x, and 7-14 sizes.
Cotton and velvet fabrics. Perfect for
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(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
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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 . .
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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,
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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
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Clutch and button slyle Famous brand
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lined for warmth, (second floor)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BRA CLEARANCE
Group of select styles. Assorted cotton
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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.
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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)