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Evening star., 1957-12-22
YuIetide Gift Giving Comes Twice
For Lucky Puerto Ricon Children
Daratiyely recent prac

is a comparatively recent prac-
tice.
Previously. Puerto Rican
families attended Midnight
Mass. then went home with
relatives to eat the traditional
Christmas meal.
Twelve days later. on FL Dia
de los Reyes-Three Kings day
the children had their
presents and parties. On the
eve of Three Kings day. each
child placed box filled with
fresh-cut grass for the Kings
camels. When he awoke. he
found the offering replaced
with gifts Of candy.
But now there are two
Christmases, each complete
with its gifts and candy. The
American influence. luckily, has
not completely stifled tradition.
Evening star., 1957-12-22

Haddon Hall, January 1912
with 80 outstanding players in
vited to participate.
4 -
PENNSYLVANIA-The an.
nual Mummers Parade in Phil
adelphia on New Years Day
will launch the States January
attractions. Others include the
Pantomime Circus at Indiana.
January g.; the State Farm
Show at Harrisburg. Pa, Janu-
airy 1917; Elfreth's Alley Fete
in Philadelphia on January 10
and the Auto Show in Pitts
burgh on January 1925.
NEW YORK-Greeting the
new year in Times Square
with tons of confetti, ticker
tape and noisemakers is one
way to spend the big eve in
the big city but the New York
Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau wishes to add that many
Of the city's more than $500
places of worship will conduct
special services during the eve
ming and early hours of the
new year.
Evening star., 1957-12-22
BY JACK JONAS
Star stan Correspondent


SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico
With the bright sunshine. the
warm breeze. and boys playing
baseball, 1t seems odd for a man
from the blustery climate Of the
States TO be thinking about
Christmas.
But the Pascuas-the Christ
mas tree--is in full bloom. Its
brilliant red flower. similar "a
the poinsettia. Is a reminder all
over Puerto Rico that shopping
had better be over in a hurry
Until a few years ago. there
would have been no worry. The
shopping could have been done
manana.
But the American influence
has moved gift exchanging up
TO December 25.
Even on the Pan American
tourist fight down from Idle
wild. natives homebound for
the holidays carried sacks
crammed with gifts for the
people back home.
Despite the influx Of Ameri-
can custom. this still will be the
first of two Christmases for the
youngsters Of Puerto Rico. The
second - Three Kings Day,
Epiphany. or Twelfth Night
comes January 6.
Those on the plane carried
sacks crammed with presents,
The heads Of huge dolls poked
out from many Of the sacks
Carrying dolls to Puerto Rico?
The phrase might well replace
Goals to Newcastle"
The shop windows here are
cranimed with dolls. They
range from mammoth Spanish
dolls with mantillaS 70 tiny
rag dolls with Santa Claus
boards.
Other sights bring the stray
ing mind from a dip in the
pool back to Christmas.
Nativity Display
One Of the most impressive
is the Nativity display on a
hill at Fort San Cristobal. in
the "Old Town" of San Juan.
From the bus window, camels
Evening star., 1957-12-22

referred to as Papa Noe
Evening star., 1957-12-22
TRAVEL ALONE
AND LIKE IT,
EXPERT SAYS

Here's today's tip from
a travel expert:
Don't be afraid to travel
alone" advises Mrs. Ruth
Smith Green. manager Of
Ask Mr.. Foster Travel
Service here.
Women freQnently ask
whether they viii have Q
good time travelling alone.
On the first trip to q
foreign country. they may
prefer an escorted tour,
''BNt women should not
hesitate to travel alone.
They will become ac-
quainted more quickly
with other travellers II
they are alone rather than
with another woman.
People are more apt to
give them advice and offer
to help them.
"A word OF warning: BY
all means. they should
make their hotel reserva-
tions in advance II they are
alone. When they reach
. foreign country. they
should go to an authorized
agency for sightseeing
guides rather than accept
guide service offered on
street corners"
Do you hare a question
for a trapel erpert1 Write
your query to the TYapel
Editor OF The Star.
Evening star., 1957-12-22
Noes Head Schedules
Pirutes Jumboree

MACS HEAD. N. C.-The
fourth annual Dare Coast Pi-
rates Jamboree has been set
for April 81. The official dedi-
cation of Cape Hatteras Ma
tional Seashore Recreational
Area will be one of the top
features of the celebration.
Evening star., 1957-12-22

Interspersed with these deco
rations are the traditional
adornments Of "Kadomatsu"-
the pine. plum tree and
bamboo. From Christmas
through mid-January. roam
ing dancers parade through
residential areas to chase
away evil devils" with the Lion
Dance.
It's summer in Australia and
New Zealand. but the folks
down under win sing carols by
lcandlelight on Christmas eve
in the public parks and cele-
brate with fireworks and bon
fires. !
And now. a short stop in
Europe. There's Ireland, where
cherubic carol singers carry
ing lanterns pipe Christmas
songs on street corners and to
the most honored guest in each
home goes the distinction Of
lighting the candle burning
before the Nativity Crib.
Shoes Are Filled
In Sweden. st. Lucia. Queen
of Light-the most beautiful
girl in each village-reigns over
the holiday season. wearing .
crown Of lighted candles.
Spanish children. on the eve
OF Epiphany. Ill their shoes
with straw for the Wise Mems
camels and IN the morning the
straw Is gone and the shoes are
filed with gifts.
French children put their
shoes on the hearth while their
parents attend midnight mass
on Christmas eve. Typical Of
hundreds Of picturesque mid
night mass services in rural
France is one at Baux on the
Rhone. There. TO the sound Of
tambourines. a lamb decked
with ribbons and riding in a
painted cart is led into the cam
dlelit church by villagers
dressed as shepherds.
On January 5. the eve Of the
Feast Of the Epiphany, the
kindly witch Befana streaks
across the sky on her broom
stick showering presents on the
children Of Italy.
Youngsters in the Austrian
Tyrol impersonate the Three
Kings at Twelfth Night. Wan
dering from house to house.
they sing beneath each window
until invited in for refresh-
ments. Before the carolers de-
part, the farmer fills q pan
with hot Goals. incense and
herbs and chalks on his door I:
&C NIB" to show the Three
Wise Men-Caspar. Melchior
and Balthazar - have been
there.
Good st. Nicholas arrives in
st. Moritz on skis. in Brussels
via helicopter and in Amster-
dam by boat but everywhere
his message is the same:
I Merry Christmas to ALL"
Evening star., 1957-12-22

and riders. seen against the
blue sky. seem real. But the
tourist who gets of at the next
stop and hurries back learns
they are elaborately carved
from wood. The illusion Of
reality comes from the cloth
capes which the trade winds
keep in constant motion.
The display. a gift Of Sonora
Felisa Rincon de Gautier, San
Juan's mayor. is even more
striking at night. Then it is
brightly lighted.
Further down in the Old
Town, in the center Of the pub
lie square. is another Nativity
display. this one living. The
donkey. COW and sheep are real.
A young man is watching II
solemnly as the fighting cock
perched on his arm eats grain
from his cupped hand.
Nearby. on Gale de Christie
pamphlet salesman with a
glass-enclosed cart hawks the
authentic" Christmas story.
His patter is interrupted mo-
mentarily by the jangling bells
Of a passing ice cream vendor
At night. the "aguinaldos" are
sung. These are folk tune:
sung almost extemporaneously
and identified with different
parts of the island. During the
season. groups OF children-and
sometimes adultS-gather In
front OF a friends house tc
serenade the family with
"aguinaldos."
Food Is Special
There is a special character
too. TO the food at Christmas
time. On Christmas eve. the
traditional meal consists oi
many courses. principally
typical Puerto Rican food.
There will be Lechon asado-
roast pig-and pasteles-a pie
made from plantain dough
stuffed with a stew-like mix
ture Of meat, olives. raisins and
nuts. Dessert is fan. a milk
custard. or dulce de coco. a
sweet. heavy candy made with
dried coconut meat and sugar.
Gift-giving on Christmas Day
Evening star., 1957-12-22
GET UP AND Coz
Christmas I Traditions
Vary About the World
GET UP AND Coz
Ry MIRIAM OTTENBERG

It be the song says-that there's place
like home for the holidays" but it's think
you would be seeing If you elsewhere In the world
You might eat roast pig spced shrimp for Christmas
dinner instead Of turkey
Day.
And you might hear santa Claus referred to as Papa Noel
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Evening star., 1957-08-30

expressed disappointment with the per-
Torrance of this Congress, and he is not
without reason for disappointment. In
this matter of foreign aid, however,
Minority Leader Knowland, after break
fasting with the President yesterday
morning, said that Mr.. Eisenhower was
highly appreciative" of bipartisan sup
port in the Senate for a higher aid
appropriation.
What this really means is that he
appreciates the support that he received
from Democrats especially the Demo-
cratic leadership. We do not think that
the Democrats are entitled to any spe-
cial pats on the back, because this is
not partisan program. 1t is program
designed to further the interests OF this
country and all of the people. In short,
If they believed in the foreign aid pro-
gram, it was the duty of the Democrats
to support it.
Nevertheless, the Democrats might
have made party issue of 1t to embar-
raSs the President. But they didn't
and this is something to keep in mind
when the partisan shooting starts again
las 1t surely will.
Evening star., 1957-08-30

The announced retirement of NAL
colin Muggeridge as editor OF Punch Is
something like hearing the first shoe
drop on the bedroom floor above. One
waits suspensefully for the inevitable
sound OF the next one. For Mr.. Mugge-
ridge, whose caustic wit as recorded in
the famed British humor magazine has
kept his readers waiting each week with
combination of eagerness and appre-
hension, has promised to do "some writ
ing which have had in mind for a long
time" 1t has been demonstrated that
Mr.. Muggeridge's mind is the unin-
hibited type. If 1t has been storing up
some writing" not already done, the
evidence should be fascinating.
Mr. Muggeridge belongs to a select
company of satirical humoristS in Eng
liSh letters, past and present. Not for
him have there been repressive frontiers
behind which personageS, institutions or
any form Of human behavior may feel
complacently secure. His commentary
on life as he has observed 1t may well
add to the understanding of historians in
a future age. And it may, among other
things, add to the understanding of
what it takes to be editor OF Punch. OF
this he has written: "The incidence Of
lunacy, alcoholism and other such dis
tressing things is high among radio
comedians, the editor of Punch and
other professions because ultimately you
are defeated by this appalling problem Of
making fun Of the world, which is in
herently funnier than anything you can
possibly think Of"
Get on with your writing, Mr.. Mug
geridge.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Foreign Aid Helpers:

There is no way of knowing at this
time whether the $3.4 billion item for
foreign aid will be enough to meet the
needs Of the coming year. 1t is some
$565 million short of the Presidents re-
vised rock-bottom estimate, and about
$244 million more than the House
wanted to provide.
1t probably is fair assumption,
however, that the foreign aid program,
which really is largely program Of di-
rect and indirect military assistance to
our allies, will manage to get by. Mr..
Eisenhower said recently that he was
prepared to call Congress back into spe-
cial session If the appropriation, in the
light Of experience, turned out to be in
adequate. We doubt, however, that any
special session will be called.
There is one more point which ought
TO be mentioned. The President has
Evening star., 1957-08-30
School Achievement Tests

1t should be obvious to everybody
that extra measures will be needed in
Washington'S public schools for many
years to lift achievement levels to ma
tional normS adopted for comparison. II
continued disparity is shown between
the results of tests here and these normS,
school policy should be to publicize that
fact with complete candor. For the
disparity must be overcome, not only
! through what the schools can do, but by
what may be done outside the schools.
Unless there is general realization of
the extent of the problem revealed by
integration, the schools will find it more
difficult to secure the means of solution.
The public school administrators
have reduced to single page their sum-
mary Of the group tests in the public
schools during the past school year. De-
tailed information is not presented. If
such cursory and almost apologetic
treatment Of this important subject re-
fleets any off1cial policy, based on the
use Of comparable statistics last year by
the Davis investigation-that use hav-
ing been to discredit integration-it is
q mistaken policy.
The school authorities interpret re-
suits Of last years tests, as compared
with those Of the year before, as a sug-
gestion that achievement in the third,
fifth and sixth grades is making up
ward progress certainly is bet
ter than no suggestion of any progress
1t would be surprising If any appreciable
difference could be shown in a single
year. That, however, is nothing that
calls for any apology. What 1t calls for
is continued emphasis on the fact that
this shocking disparity does exist and
that 1t must be overcome.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
The New Champ

Some people may contend that Sem
ator Thurmond's was witleSS perform
ance and that his new record in personal
fllibustering has accomplished nothing.
That is an ungenerouS estimate.
Senator Thurmond, in the first
place, succeeded in preserving the ira
ditional connection between a civil rights
bill and Southern filibuster. Without
his noble efforts, we should have set the
dangerous precedent of passing a civil
rights bill with no filibuster at all.
Thanks to the Senator, we now have
both-a good civil rights bill and new
flibuSter record.
In broader sense, Senator Thur
mond has helped preserve another ira
dition-the Senate's rule of unlimited
debate. He did not begin his filibuster
In an effort to kill the civil rights bill.
For that timing would have threatened.
not the civil rights bill, but unlimited
Senate debate. BY waiting until a time
when his f1libuSter made no sense at all,
Senator Thurmond was able to make his
demonstration without injury to any,
thing or anybody. He has demonstrated
the abSurdity of filibuster. He brought
out the striking contrast between a fill
buster and the serious, helpful, though
extended Senate debate which perfected
the civil rights bill. And he showed-de-
spite widespread belief to the contrary
that somebody could speak longer
than Senator Morse, thus adding to the
NA
So the country owes Senator Thur
nnond vote Of thanks The champion
ship OF filibustering has now passed from
a Western liberal, Senator Morse, to
Southern conservative, Senator Thur
mond. The next champion, we hope,
will be reactionary Republican who
will, some day, rise to the occasion.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Summer Camp Fund

The Summer Outings Com
mittee Of Family and Child
Services would like to thank
The Star and its generous
readers for making camping
possible for 522 Washington
children this summer by a
contribution Of $4,000.
Camps Pleasant and Good
will were like q magic won-
derland for these boys and
girls. Away from the city,
they had the opportunity to
make friends with the Wild
life Of the forest. as well as
become acquainted with each
other. Many lost their fear
of the water for the first time
in our swimming program.
while others discovered the
pleasure Of cooking and
sleeping in the out-of-doors.
None will ever forget the
friendly guidance Of their
counselors.
These children will always
remember this experience.
which was made possible
through your help.
Charles T. Penn,
Chairman. Summer Outing
Committee, Family and
Child Services,
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Lesson for the Old Guard

Senator McCarthy's widow has been
quoted as saying that the Wisconsin
election makes 1t completely clear that
the voters Of her State are unalterably
opposed to modern Republicanism-and
that ''it is unfortunate that the only
way the people could express this was
to support liberal Democrat"
The logic of this is hard to follow,
If the proper inference is that Mrs. Nc
Carthy thinks the Wisconsin voters who
actually voted this week prefer the Old
Guard brand of conservative Republic
canism. For If this is the case, why
would the Wisconsin voters prefer a
Democrat who is more liberal than his
liberal Republican opponent? We do not
believe that this is the right conclusion
to draw from the voting pattern.
In the first place, there was can
didate in the field who was a staunch
supporter of the late Senator Mccarthy
and of his conservative political philos-
ophN OF course, this candidate was a
political nobody who could not hope to
win. STILL if very many voters were
casting protest votes against liberalism,
or against modern Republicanism, it is
surprising that this candidate got only
10000 votes out of a total that ap-
preached 100000. Why was he not a
greater beneficiary of the protest?
The answer, we think, is rather OBJ
viouS. 1t definitely is not that the Wis
conSin voters, fed up with liberal Re-
publicaniSm or modern Republicanism,
f1ocked to the polls to vote for a liberal
Democrat, Mr.. Proxmire. For the total
vote for Mr.. Proxmire was far less than
the totals he received in 1852 and 1854.
when he was running for Governor The
fact is, or certainly the logical inference
is, that the Old Guard Republicans sim
ply Sulked in their tents on election day
and didn't vote at all. This probably is
subject to some qualification. The Wis
consin returns indicate that segment
OF the farm vote swung to the Demo-
Gratis because Of dissatisfaction with the
Eisenhower farm program. But we doubt
that this was very significant fac
tor. For Mr.. Eisenhower swept Wis
consin last November, just 10 months
ago, by as large margin as in 1852.
And nothing has happened in those 10
months to significantly increase the dis
content of the farmers.
If there is a lesson in all of this.
and we think there is, it is that Mr. Eli
senhower has been right in his repeated
warnings that the Republicans, as a
party, cannot hope to win elections un-
less they embrace and support modern,
progressive political philosophy. The day
OF the Old Guard is gone in this coun-
try and we see no prospect that it will
ever return. The 1856 election, when
Mr.. Eisenhower ran far ahead of the
G. o. P. congressional candidates, proves
this, and we think the Wisconsin elec-
ton is further proof
This is free country, and the Old
Guard, if it wishes, can turn its back
on modern RepublicaniSm and stay at
home on election day. But this is not
going to bring down modern Republic
canism or put the Old Guard back in
the saddle. The only thing It will do is
elect Democrats in normally Republican
areas
Evening star., 1957-08-30

fhad read of the arrogance
and arbitrariness of District
policemen. but had not per-
sonally experienced 1t. / have
now run out Of luck. A police
man handed me a ticket" for
not having come to a full
stop" at the corner Of Thirty
seventh and Upton streets
NV. and / am deeply con-
cerned by the striking sim
ilarity between the attitude
of this officer and that which
I frequently encountered
while visiting one Of the "po-
lice states" Of Latin America.
It was the attitude Of the
self-assured bearer Of author
ity who need not fear losing
his job at the hands of the
voter in the next elections.
There. as here in the District,
the citizen is not allowed to
correct social evils through
the ballot. All I was able to
find out through this officers
arrogance and impoliteneSs
was that by not coming to a
full stop" he meant that /
had not stopped long
enough" When I inquired
how many minutes was "long
enough" the officer sped
away on his motorcycle, yell
ing you'll be hurting your
self II you don't show up at a
police station in three days"
I am sure that a fine OF
SO or $6 will not force me into
bankruptcy. But 1t is ex-
tremely unpleasant for any
one with a sense Of dignity
ana Selt-reSpect to be sub
jected to the arrogance, arbi-
trariness and impoliteness so
blatantly displayed by this
policeman. Even more un-
pleasant were the memories
Of a police state" which were
brought back to my mind by
the incident.
There is, however, one i'm
portant difference between
the Latin American police
state" to which I have re-
ferred and the District:
There is no censorship here,
and you still can write letters
to The Star.
Bruce Mae Master.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Needles Public Health

! am a physicians secre-
tary. Patients are confused
by the conflicting statements
regarding the Asiatic flu and
the date Of availability Of the
vaccine. Dozens Of under
standably anxious persons
call the Office daily. Because
of some statements in the
press they believe vaccine is
already available. Surgeon
General Burney touched of
the greatest number of tele-
phone inquiries yet received
in our Office with his August
26 statement that sufficient
vaccine was already available
in this area" for immuni-
zation Of persons known to
have heart and lung weak
ness as these persons are
likely to suffer the severeSJ
complications from the dis
ease. If so. where is it? Like
every doctor, my employer
has vaccine on order. The
drug companies and sources
of supply inform US they do
not know when or in
what quantity vaccine will
be available to private ply
sicians for their patients.
Doctors are said to be on a
priority list for vaccine for
their own immunization. No
information is available as to
when physicians can expect
vaccine for this purpose. At
this point, some factual in
formation should be given out
by the Public Health Service
instead Of this continual
beating around the bush.
Girl EpfAav
Evening star., 1957-08-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Adams and De Wolf Hopper.
and go to Europe If you
wanted to, which you mostly
didn't.
Times have changed, since
then. and money no longer
means the same, nor is the
same.
The man who formerly
started to work at IS q week
now begins his earning ca
reer at 500 a week, with five
other firms vying for his
services.
1t is a golden age, Of many
dollars for all. and how the
people love it!
y =
So they splurge as never
before
Some go to Europe, and
God bless them.
Some. buy fancy cars with
silly looking wings
Some. build swimming
pools.
1t is all one and the same,
perhaps. certainly it is no.
body else's business what
they do with their money.
So Templeton. Jones says,
and he means it. But back In
the hind part of his brain,
where what one really thinks
lives. he wonders aloud to
himself:
Maybe some day, II I work
hard enough, /, too. will be
able to have me an outdoor
swimming pool.
Ill have a marble floor,
with lights beneath the water,
and a spray Of e-scented
geranium falling over 1t at
odd hours.
I will smile at my herd Of
bathing beauties, and invite
them one and all into my fine
new pool.
Just one thing will worry
me. How am going to be
sure that the small fry won't
fall in and drown?
A pool is what the lawyers
call an attractive nuisance,
l know; and I am sure my
happy young friend doesn't.
One must expect children to
be attracted. and one must
do everything possible to keep
them out, and to protect them
If they get in. or else.
No, don't know, I wouldn't
want one of them to drown,
that is sure. Maybe I won't
get a pool after all. I guess
my old bathtub is all I need.