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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-14

During the half hour, how
ever, we had stepped over or
around. a half dozen dead
DRINKS lying across the
cobblestoned street. Some
time during the night, we
we're told. a policeman would
gather them up and cart
them to the city Jail. There
they would be kept until
Easter morning. when they
would be released with brooms
to sweep the streets.
Father Suarez takes a re-
markedly tolerant view of the
situation. There is no prece-
dent in Christian tradition
for the burning of Judas, or
the second Good Friday. For
that matter there is no prece-
dent for the year-long sepul-
cher. Both apparently, are
old Indian institutions, per-
haps dating from Maya days,
which the Queches have in
corporated into Christianity.
There are scores of other pa
gan institutions similarity in
corporated.
Father Suarez takes a toll
Grant view. White lightning,
he says, probably wouldn't
have as much effect were it
not for the fasting on the
previous days of Holy Week.
and the fact that the diet,
especially in the city, is in
adequate most of the time.
His work, he says. is a slow
process. requiring tolerance
and patience, even after four
centuries.
And after all. most Of his
parishioners are now good
Christians, even II they do
mix up pagan rites with those
Of the church. Nothing an
noys him more than having
visitors take pictures of some
Of the pagan rites which, he
feels are only intended to
be used for ignorant ridicule.
The burning of Judas Is
over by Easter morning. The
dawn is heralded by the FIR
ing Of rockets from the
church steps and the clang-
ing Of the church bell. Pa.
rishioners stand in the belfry
and strike the sides Of the
bell with hammers. Then
there is a procession, in which
images Of the Saviour, the
Apostles and the three Marys
are carried through the
streets to the church.
Fine Male Choir
The Easter mass Is ac-
companied by a male choir.
1t has some of the finest
tenor voices imaginable.
Some United States entre-
preneur should look into the
possibilities Of these Queche
singers.
Other than in church, FIR.
Suarez says. the Indians do
not sing. Singing is appar-
emily not a part Of their
cultural tradition. Still. he
says. the men seem to enjoy
singing very much in the
right surroundings.
The night before Easter, by
the way. about 40 parish
toner's. men and women,
stood on the roof Of the
church blowing reed fifes and
beating drums. Here again Is
perhaps a Maya inheritance.
but through the centuries the
Queches have been Influenced
from other sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-14
Tax Loments

There is much talk. espe-
cially idle talk, about cutting
taxes.
Where could we find a man
foolish enough to believe such
propaganda as our leaders
have been soothing us with
about tax cutting? Don't
let such idle talk build up
your hopes or morale - be-
cause 1t will not happen. Not
as long as the present system
Of things is so perfectly de-
signed to favor the wealthy.
Our leaders. in the past
several years. with their
methods designed for the
high and mighty, have
thrown literally thousands OF
small businessmen out OF
business. and with the very
same weapon they have
lifted their friends Of untold
wealth to higher and higher
levels.
The tax cut" Joke has
been carried far enough. but
/ do hope that the powers
that be will open their eyes
enough to see that 5000 ex-
emption should be increased
proportionately along with
the all-time- high skyrocket-
ing prices Of all things so
necessary to human exist
ence.
Lloyd w. Chisholm.
Your fine paper is one OF
the very few luxuries can
afford In this era Of high
prices. This letter is about
an urgent need for a tax cut
for a certain class Of people
who have no media to ex-
press their plight. There
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Fun with birds

First I want to thank
you" writes E. L. L. of Thirty
Second place. for all the
interesting information de-
rived from your column.
Il especially thank you for
recent information about the
purple finch. always said
the people who named them
must have been color blind.
and am so grateful to you for
giving the real facts.
Il think we must be in
what you call the Chevy
Chase bluebird belt. One day
We counted Is bluebirds at
one time on our feeding sta
ton, which is a broad shelf
just outside Of one Of the
dining room windows.
1--WE keep chunks Of suet
fastened under a coarse wire
so the bigger birds cannot
take it away in one piece.
1--WE also have ground-up
roast beef cooked without
salt-this the bluebirds love
crumbs Of waffles, raisins,
pieces Of apple for the mock
ingbirds: also wildbird seed
and sunflower seed.
THE pleasure we derive
from watching them is a
much-appreciated reward for
which we give thanks.
Besides the beautiful blue
birds. we have for boarders
the evening grosbeak. purple
finch. goldflnch, nuthatch,
white-throated sparrow, song
sparrow. titmouse. cardinal,
blue jay. hairy and downy
woodpeckers. the red-bellied
woodpeckers. junco, chick
adee. Carolina wren, and. Of
course. the ever-present Eng
lish sparrows and starlings.
For good measure. once
in a blue moon we see a
winter wren.
Yesterday we watched a
red-bellied woodpecker chas-
ing the starlings away. In all
he took on about IL Of them
and made them say Enough.
we'll get out!' and get out
they did"
Birds fed in the cold on
ground roast beef are doing
very we'll. indeed.
Practically all the species
like a bite Of meat, now and
then.
This is particularly true
in nesting season, since pro-
teins are the baby foods Of
birddom.
Mostly these proteins come
in the form of small worms
and insects, but meat MAKES
an acceptable change. and
has helped many a nesting
bird.
The mother will eat a bite,
In her busy day, then take
another billful to the nest.
The same goes for the Old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-14
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Man. who may stop to take
two bites. instead Of one.
y
Meat may be served the
birds either raw or cooked,
preferably the former.
A saucer in time of need
has helped many, both par
ents and children. The main
thing is to place the food so
that wandering dogs cannot
get at it.
Suet. the fat Of meat, Is In
much the same boat. Dogs
like nothing better than to
wrest a big slab Of suet from
the birds and run away
with 1t.
These fellows are always
hungry. it seems. no matter
how we'll fed at home. They
partake Of many of the mem
tai habits of their masters.
and so love to "eat out"
This means that they will eat
almost anything. from slices
of bread to the ground meat
put out particularly for the
Songsters.
In serving bread to star
lings and sparrows the food
is best torn into small pieces
to prevent more hardy ones
flying away with the whole
thing.
In this way. every member
Of the starting or sparrow
community manages to get
his or her share.
One good thing the big
snow did was to stop the
carping Of some members Of
the human community about
the sparrows and starlings.
In ordinary weather, some
watchers worry themselves by
talking against these happy
birds. They realize they must
eat, but they do not want
them to eat in their gardens.
Happily. during the big
snow. practically every bird
feeder put out food without
such restrictions.
Anything in feathers could
eat all he could get. and so
contribute to the pleasure OF
the watcher. who even found
starlings beautiful against
the Background. and SPAR
rows cute" in the deep snow.
Now, the truth is that star
lings are always beautiful,
and sparrows always cute, so
we feel that the storm
brought a better sense Of pro-
portion to many watchers.
1t is shame to go through
life selecting such innocent
things as starlings and SPAR
rows as enemies.
There are enough real en-
emies anywhere, interna-
tional, national and local, to
supply all the irate needs Of
hate. malice and spleen.
Let us keep all our birds
for happiness. We need them
all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-14

Pen names may be used n
letters carry UriterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-14
Henry Gales

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. O'Graty
and a few other gentle souls
may be shocked by, FB1
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NO
ADAMS oI

MRS. VIcKI ADAMS Of
Denmark, who performs with
her husband In a chimpanzee
and bicycle act: well. the
glamour Is still there but the
life Is harder. One does not
md II 50 easy to get en-
gasements nowadays. Ny
husband and ! do television
shows and night clubs also.
We prefer the circus. because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

The balloon shape coat Il
q shape 10 consider. These
have full blown silhouettes
caught In a wide band about
the thighs, Some In sheer
fabrics show sheath dresses
underneath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

born into the circus 10 years
ago; Yes. It's q lot Of fun
and It's becoming easier. OF
course. what I do Is hard
nobody else could do it-but
It's easy for me because I've
trained" Her sister. jeanne.
aged 10. also said. Eyes. I like
the people. Everybody's so
nice In the circus and this Is
something that doesn't
change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
NO

MRS. LUCY WALDORF,
who's been doing a bear act
with her husband for 10
years: 1T used to be nicer,
] think. / don't know what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
BOTH SIDES
OF THE FENCE
Question: Do you think the life Of
circus performer is as glomorous today as
IL woS In the post?
iAsksd AZ anpsarins IN Arsnal

tASksd at the Shrine Circus appearing in Ulins Arena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

Contrasting fabrics present
q new fashion approach.
Solid colored woolens In In
terestlng textures. sometimes
rough. win top your Jersey or
silk print dresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

We love that Dunish look and we know
you do, too. But, oh, those Dunish import
prices! much too high for modern budget
minded Americans. So CURTIS BROS.
pow-wowed with one Of Americas biggest
manufacturers told him we'd place
tremendous order to get the chairs you want
at rock-bottom CURTIS BROS. low prices.
Each style has warm wuInut finish and won
defuI comfort, too. Back and scot cushions
Of new poIyfoum ore zippered and reversible
in your choice Of beige. tuneerine, block or
turquoise eoIors. A really TERRIFIC value!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
YES

Mrs. Nanette Natal, a
French woman who presents
her husbands man-or-monk-
ey comedy act: "Oh, yes, why
not? We like it. We get to
travel from one town to an
other and it's always excite
ment when we come-every-
thing is new again. Some
times we must rush. rush
and sometimes 1t is hard on
the road. But you expect to
get the good times and the
bad times"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
YES

MISS SHIRLEY PETER
SON, high-wire artist: II do
really. I have been with the
circus seven or eight years.
What do I like about it2 Just
working Is exciting. The life
is improving for me >. we're
using a net now. we didn't
use TO. That takes away q lot
Of the worry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

it is but something is gone.
For one thing, / don't like so
many people performing at
the same time. I like the acts
better one by one-that's the
European style. My husband
is German and he started in
Europe. His family has been
training bears for $50 years.
1t looks like it will end with
him. My son loves animals.
too. but he would rather Ak
them up. He wants to be q
veterinarian"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
NO

Miss Shirley GretOna, 10
year = old high wire artist
with the Hamid = Morton
three-ring circus, a veteran
Of Is years: mo, it's not.
Well, look, you can see it
yourself. There used to be
more excitement, a great
many acts, a real display.
But this year is one Of the
best for the circus in a long
time. And I wouldn't
trade the life for anything"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
YES

MISS truly WILSON, an
acrobatic juggler who was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16

street NE: "Relandscaping
Homes"
Thursday-Sligo Woods Gar
den Club, 8 pm. Argyle Civic
Center: Choosing Vegetables
for the Home Garden"
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AIR FARE
Warmth Insurance
Latest for Hawaii
AIR FARE

With Hawaii's reputation for
being sunny and warm. there
wouldn't seem to be q need for
insurance against foul weather
there.
But Pan American World
Always this month began Of
fering such a policy to pas
sengers through the Portland
and Seattle gateways. If Ha-
waits noon temperature--the
official report at Honolulu Air
port-goes below rs for more
than half the time the visitor
is there. the policy pays of.
The payoff: Return of the
round trip fare price.
4 "a
Sports personality Leo Du-
rocher and his actress wife,
LARAMIE Day, will be host and
hostess next month on a "Ce-
lebrity Tour" to the Far East
via Northwest Orient Airlines.
The trip will include. naturally.
a visit to the spring training
camp of the Tokyo Giants and
a tour of a leading film or tele-
vision studio.
y \ 4 4
Aerlinte Eireann-Irish Air
lines-will begin trans-Atlan-
tic passenger service between
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the United States and Ireland
in April. They have leased
Super Consultations from Sea-
board q Western Airlines, to
be flown by Seaboard crews.
Swissair also win begin direct
New York to Shannon fights
April /.
= -
A new SGT million terminal,
capable Of handling 1000 pas
sengers an hour and featuring
"jet age" services, win open
in 1860 at Copenhagen's air.
port.
kim Royal Dutch Airlines
has extended its nonstop serv-
ice between New York and
Curacao to originate two
flights weekly from Aruba. near
Curacao.
\ 4 4
Trans Canada Air Lines
plans to begin service between
Western Canada and London
In May.
A seven-day Hawaiian va
cation at $39-plus transporta-
tion-is one of five Hawaiian
Island holiday package tours
being offered through Ameri-
can Airlines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
Trees for Show
Are Replunted
At Nike Sites

What happens to the large
trees that serve as huge living
screens in the Armory flower
shows?
The Army enlists them to
camouflage and beautify the
Nike sites that ring the Capt.
tai.
In the last four years rs Of
the arboreal giants. some still
not at maximum height, have
been replanted for this purpose.
After March IL twenty more
show veterans will join their
ranks.
Col. Charles Fletcher, COM
mander of the NIKE operation,
helps In selection and later SUI
pervises the distribution Of the
trees.
Carefully extFicated and
balled to retain the roots
clutch Of soil, the trees are
transported from the nursery,
one to a truck-and-trailer, onto
the Armory floor: then carefully
raised and anchored. En- route
the main trunk Is kept from
rocking by using braces and
chains. Otherwise the branches
would be SCARED and the ball
damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

That is the big adv antage.
They keep the grass growing
steadily until well after mid
summer.
OF course. the new type costs
more, but everyone who has
tried them believes the cost Is
worthwhile. Moreover, there is
not the danger of loss through
teaching that was our problem
with the highly soluble forms
Of nitrogen used to a large ex-
tent in the old 5-l0-5.
Bring In POtted Bulbs
II you have not started
bringing in the potted bulbs it
is high time that you did or
they will not bloom much
ahead Of those in the beds.
Give them q dark place for a
few days until the new growth
begins to show, then put them
in a sunny situation until they
are In bloom. The cooler the
situation the better the growth
and the longer lasting.
Hardy Annual Seeds
Last call for the sowing of
the seeds of the hardy ANIMALS.
Scatter the seed thinly where
they are to grow. Larkspur,
Ragged Robin (Batchelors But
toni, PQrtulaca. Nigella, annual
Alysum. and the annual pop
pies-Shirley and Iceland. are
some Of the more commonly
planted hardy ANIMALS that
should be planted now.
Bluegrass Seeding
February is the time to SOW
bluegrass seed. It is a slow
germinator and unless planted
early will not have time to be-
come established before hot
weather. A pound per 1000
square feet will help to keep
the lawn in good condition.
Where the gAound has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16

FAONAAO - ~ . VA oAAA wal
shooting.
Tiny Islands
Cayman Brac and Little Cay
man. each about 10 miles long
and a mile wide, are some rs
miles northeast Of Grand Cay
man. These islets, both noted
for their fishing, are served by
shuttle plane from Grand Cay
man and by ship.
Caymanians are handsome,
friendly people who enjoy an
autonomous government and
an almost tax-free life on their
British-owned islands. Their
main industry is Seamanship-
they are among the worlds
finest merchant seamen--and
their remittances home give
their families a high standard
of living.
Although a small yacht club
and a few private beach cot
tages have been built in addi-
ton to the inns. tourism is only
about IL years old here.
Caymanians are apt to shud-
der a little at the word resort.
Rather than catering to resort
whims they would have their
visitors appreciate with them
the virtues of sitting on q front
porch and, as Mr.. Gerard
once expressed it. putting the
world to rights from the deep,
deep recesSes of a hammock. /"
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compacted 1t should be loos-,
ened q bit before seeding.
Arrange Planting Times
Planting time in the WASH
ington area on the average falls
into several distinct periods:
March 20-25-D Dormant trees.
roses, shrubs. well hardened
cabbage, broccoli and onion
plants, garden pea seed and
potatoes.
April 1-15--Confers and
broad-leaved evergreens and
gladiolus corms.
April 25-May 5--Toma to
plants, petunias. chrysanthe-
NUNS, sweet corn. etc.
May 5-15-The warm weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
Jumuicu Removes
Tuxoh Tourists

KINGSTON. Jamaica. After
April /, tourists to this British
West Indies colony will not be
welcomed with a dun for $3.50.
The passenger duty tax, as 1t
is called. has been used in the
past to help finance Jamaica
Tourist Board operations. The
island government now feels.
an announcement said, that
tourist board operations can be
financed from other sources.
Travel trade and tourist in
duStry operators in Jamaica
have long been agitating for
removal of the tax. It has been
considered both a nuisance and
a deterrent to visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
Fishermen's Aid

MIAMI BEACH. Fla.-Out-
riggers. those long poles on
charter fishing cruisers at Mi
ami Beach. enable four persons
to flsh at one time without
lines becoming snagged during
offshore trolling excursions
here. The outrigger is fitted
with a clip like a. yclothespin
which releases the line imme-
diately a fish attacks the bait.
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one day he'll come over, and /
will bring up that tree trunk
and say how ! think it's i'm
possible TO move 1t.
That should do the trick.
I'll bet 1t won't be but q min
ute until he will have that tree
trunk dragged over to where ]
want 1t.
Then I'll have to figure some
way to get him interested In
cutting and splitting It into
sizes that win ut my fireplace
A friend Of ours from Buff
falo came to town last week
and tried to look US up In the
Washington telephone direc-
tory.
OF course. living In Loudoun
County. We weren't In that one
So she dialed information.
DO you mean" asked the
operator, "the person who
writes the country pieces in
The Starr"
That Is the one" said our
friend. Can you give me his
NUMBER"
Il don't think he has q local
listing" said the operator, but
I think / en- ind him"
And she did. Such u fameI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
HOW TO CROSS
A BRIDGE AFTER
YOU CONE TO 1T

People in tour bureaus are
used to handling odd re-
quests. but one bureau
manager in Houston puzzled
a long time before finally
solving the problem of two
ladies touring by car.
They had become fright
ened while driving over the
high bridge at Orange, Tex.
They insisted that they be
routed to Florida without
having to drive over a
single bridge"
The solution to the cross
ing of the Mississippi and
many other waterways:
The bureau manager found
the driver of a car rental
company who was due to
return to Florida. He went
along with the ladies to
handle the bridge chore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
Solve Worlds Problems
By Lying in q Hammock
By JOHN M. KAUFFMANN

GEORGETOWN, Grand Cay
man.-"An island paradise ex-
lists nowhere but in a publicity
mans imagination" wrote the
former commissioner Of the
Cayman Islands, A. M. Gerard.
But the Cayman Islands are
neat and tidy. There are few
rogues and no beggars. and all
around a sparkling sea. The
islands are definitely worth
having a look at"
They certainly are If your
vacation plans put rest and
simple pleasures ahead Of or
yanized entertainment and high
fashion. Here you must make
your own amusement and relax
into a Caribbean life that is
modest and uncomplicated.
But the water is sparkling,
the beaches long and white.
and the skin diving. Smelling
and fishing. good. Winter tenn
peratures average in the high
Cos and low 70s.
1t is all just two hours from
Miami by air. Grand Cayman,
lying south of Cuba and west
of Jamaica, is served several
times each week by British
West Indies Always and by
LASCA, Pan Americans Costa
Rican affiliate. Ship passage
on small freighters is available
out of Tampa.
Luxury Plus
At Georgetown. principal set
Element in this dependency of
Jamaica, a half dozen hostesries
offer accommodations. One is
"a luxury hotel, the Galleon
Beach. erected in 1856 and open
during winter months. Its
rates average about SIS per
person American plan.
Other comfortable hotels and
guest houses have more modest
hospitality at about half that
price during the winter season
from mid-November to mid
April. A bargain vacation may
be had at off-season rates Just
before and just after this per-
iod. but spring and summer
bring mosquitoes.
Grand Cayman, a patch of
coral about % miles long by
eight wide. is the largest of the
Cayman group. with a popula-
ton Of some $500. Here bumpy
roads lead out to sun-drenched
hamlets. West Beach stretches
its six miles of sand north of
Georgetown. S alb W, re e f.
sheltered North Sound, once a
haven for pirates. is the place
to go lobster pronging. Ponds