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Evening star., 1959-12-25

The wrecker's role taken
up by Senator Wayne Morse
of Oregon in the race for
the Democratic presidential
nomination raises both a
short and a long question.
The first is: How much
damage may be done to Sc
rious candidates, who put
months and money and des-
perate effort into their cam
paigns, by a single bitter
man such as this?
The second, and far more
important, is this:
How long must our Sys-
TEN of selecting nominees for
the presidency go on at the
mercy Of the sentimental
disorders of the preferential
primary-or popularity con-
test-method?
What Senator Morse has
done (and at least it may
force some to look anew at
the primary system) is this:
He agreed" to enter the
Oregon primary Of May 20
as a presidential aspirant,
but not with the slightest
hope of becoming President.
The inevitable effect of his
participation will be to split
the liberal vote and so to
work heavily against at least
one serious liberal presiden-
tial candidate, Senator HUI
bert H. Humphrey of Mime
sofa. Another slightly less
liberal but nevertheless still
liberal aSpirant, Senator
John F. Kennedy of Massa-
chusettS, may we'll be hurt,
too. Assuredly he will be if
conservative rivals for the
nomination are also in the
primary.
The irony of it is that
Senator Morse, too, is liberal
beyond words. Indeed, he
considers himself the most
liberal of all liberals. He
Cpends much of his time de-
nouncing his more conserv-
ative party associates. But
for some months now he has
been also attacking its two
most liberal presidential
contenders, Senators Hum
phrey and Kennedy. (They
did not agree with him last
year on the labor bill-nor
did anybody else in a Senate
of 100 members except the
late Senator William LANCER
of North Dakota.0
Oregon's law permits a
Evening star., 1959-12-25
POTOMAC FEVER
BY Pete Wymo
BY FLETCHER KNEBEL

Just-what-1-needed Christmas gifts that presidential
candidates wish they'd receved-Rchard Nixon: invita-
ton to quiet dinner of old friends Harry Truman
Jack Kennedy: A jar of a miracle facial ointment
guaranteed to produce mdde-aged wrinkles overnight
Lyndon Johnson leatherbound genealogy proving
he's direct descendant of General Grant Harriet
Beecher Stowe.
Nelson Rockefeller letter from his father cutting him
on without dime because Nelson has become too much
organization Republican.
Adla Stevenson: beautiful hand-emboSed retroactive
calendar that eliminates the years 1852 and 1856.
Hubert Humphrey: An automatic speech shredder that
cuts of the last half Of grafton delivers it to the
homes of the audience for perusa the next morning
Stuart Symington An affidavit from 1860 convention
delegate swearing that he believes Symngton ugly to
be President.
Evening star., 1959-12-25

solid state at room tempera
lures. Unsaturated fats such as
corn. soybean and fish oils dC
not CONCEAL even at relatively
low temperatures.
Fish develop an oil of what
might be called superunSatu.
rated levels which, the bureau
points out, permits oil-lader
fish to move freely in icy
waters.
Mr.. Holston noted that bott
fat and lean fish are helpful ir
an anti-heart-diSease diet.
The fat fish, such as salmon
mullet, mackerel and herring
provide the diet with a fat
component that reduces cho-
lesterol. Lean fish, such as
founder, add only a negligible
amount of fat of any kind to
the diet.
Mr.. HolSton said highly con-
centrated capsules of f1sh-oil
fractions would be made from
tuna or menhaden, which is
now used as a food fish. These
capsules, to be dispensed only
by doctors as a quick method
of bringing down cholesterol,
can do the job with one-tenth
the quantity of fats needed in
corn oil, he estimated.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
BY the Associated Press

Federal Prison Bureau Di-
rector James V. Bennett has a
reputation for always seeing
the best in his charges.
Turning a routine year-end
report into a Christmas story,
he told Of what men and wom-
en- in Federal penal institutions
have been doing these last few
weeks to make this a do unto
others" season. despite their
confinement.
The report gave a fast brush
to the usual heavy statistics.
Instead it told about how
busy groups of prisoners have
devoted spare time during most
Of November and December to
repairing thousands of toys COL
lected and later distributed by
others to needy children.
Make Stuffed Toys
The women at the Anderson
wv. Va prison used their
leisure to make stuffed toys,
children's dresses and other
garments which they donated
to school for retarded chill
dren.
At Chillicothe, Ohio, the
reformatory prisoners made I'D
the gaily colored lights which
decorate that city's streets and
the county courthouse.
Mr.. Benefits report said
that Federal prisoners do not
confine their humanitarian ac-
tivitieS to the Christmas sea-
son alone" He noted that
during 1859:
The prisoners donated 10000
pintS of blood to Red Cross
and community blood banks.
Support Orphans
Inmates of the Leavenworth
'kanso big house." who
Evening star., 1959-12-25

Early Christians had
stories for their children.
They were legends which
grew with the years and
f1ourished especially in the
years following Constantine's
acceptance Of Christianity.
There was one about how
the robin got his red breast:
The bird now called the
robin was an olive-gray color
before Jesus was born.
"On the night that Jesus
was born a robin was asleep
in a tree near the stall.
Joseph and his relatives
had built fire far from the
mouth of the cave and they
were sleeping on goats hair
blankets placed on straw.
The women were with Mary.
All of a sudden a great light
came from the mouth of the
cave and awakened the gray
bird and the men, who ran
to the cave.
The bird watched all this
from his tree. All at once
he saw that the fire which
Joseph and his family had
left was about to go out.
So, he flew down and began
to fan it with his wings. The
flames grew into bright red
ones, and he kept tanning
until the fire was good and
hot. And because it was a
holy occasion, everywhere the
reflection of the flames
touched the helpful bird. his
feathers turned the bright
red color Of the fire and
have remained so to this day.
That is why the bird came
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Convicts' Good Deeds
Show Spirit of Season

have been supporting orphan
boys in France and Korea
took on similar sponsorship of
a Greek girl and a Navajo In
dian boy.
A number of prisoner groups
sponsor Little League" base
ball teams.
And Mr.. Bennett noted that
hundreds Of prisoners are on
the volunteer lists for expert
ments in new medical re-
search.
OF all this Mr.. Bennett said !:
THE innumerable efforts
and the obvious desire of Fed
eral prisoners to be of service
to their fellow-citizens demon
strates that the majority of
the committed offenders are
salvageable."
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Morse Candidacy Is Called Damaging
To Serious Aspironts for Presidency

man to be entered in a pres
idential primary without his
consent. Senator Morse has
presented himself as not self
propelled and has declared
he would have preferred"
not to be put in. OF course,
however. he still need not
have made the sacrifice. He
had only to say he would not
treat the thing seriously.
One Of his motives is gen.
orally reckoned among his
fellow Democrats to be an
effort to harm his Democratic
Senate colleague from Ore
gon, Richard Neuberger. Sem
ator Neuberger is up for re-
election to the Senate next
year, and Senator Morse
wants to see him defeated for
denomination. The assump-
ton here is that Senator
Morse will try to arrange to
have Senator Neuberger also
put into the presidential pri-
mary, against his wishes, in
the hope of making him look
bad when the presidential
votes are counted. If this
seems strangely unclubby,
as between one liberal Dem
ocrat and another from the
same State. so it is.
The truly interesting point,
however, is not that Senator
Morse is doing what he is
doing. To those who know
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Fish Oil Seen DietHeIp
In Heart Disease Fioht

levels is helpful in the fight
against heart disease.
| 2. Fish is the most effective
aid, either used in fish oil cap
sules under prescription or as
a preventive in the diet, in re-
ducing cholesterol. e.
The bureau says flatly:
The potential of fish oil in
reducing the cholesterol level
is approximately three times
that Of vegetable oils"
Researchers Get Samples
J. A. Holston. chief of the bu-
reau'S branch of technology
said the new program included: +:
l. Providing to medical and
pharmaceutical researchers rel
atiVely large samples of purified
fish oil fractions.
2. Screening of 25 species of
edible and industrial fish to
determine whether the types of
fatty acids present "are those
useful in dietary and medical
treatment Of elevated choles-
terol levels"
The fiSh-oil fractions. highly
concentrated polyunsaturated
fats, will be produced by a
centrifugal molecular still and
will be distributed to respon-
Sible researchers free, Mr.. Hol-
ston said. The program for the
next few weeks will cost abo 1t
$4,000. he said.
A series of research projects.
completed last month, provided
proof" that the feeding of un-
saturated fats from fish oil re-
duced the cholesterol levels in
test animals in direct proper
ton to the degree of unsatura- =
ton. The research was done
by the bureau and by HORNED
Institute, University of Mime
sofa, under bureau contract.
types of Fat
A saturated fat, such as but
ter or lard, normally exists in a
Evening star., 1959-12-25
WILLIAM S. WHITE
In the Wrecker's Role

him such a course would have
been easily predictable. The
real point is that the primary
system allows such a thing to
be done at all. Most States
wisely retain the practice Of
deciding in State party con-
ventions which contender
should be backed for Presi-
dent.
Primaries were adopted by
some in the notion that only
in this way could "the peo-
pie" instead of the dreadful
bosses select a party's pres
idential nominee. (Whoever
finishes first in a primary is,
generally speaking, entitled
to the support Of that States
delegation to the national
nominating conventionD
The reform looks good and
democratic. But in practice
it is open to fragrant abuse
if, happily, not often in so
spectacular a way as Senator
Morse's way. Most politicians
and public officials know per-
fectly well-but do not say
out loud-that it is a bad
system on the whole. 1t can,
for example, lead to victory
for the man simply willing to
make the most irresponsible
promises or showing the
toothiest grin.
The final and best irony Of
all would be if Senator
Morse's action should lead
some of the States to face up
to the fact that the primary
system should be greatly
frightened if not junked al
together.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
aaA
Somedoy Peace Will Reign

We speak of peace as an
objective. But we seldom
examine the ingredients of
peace that comprise the
moral force of mankind.
For until the spirit that
permeated the life and teach
ings of Jesus nearly two
thousand years ago becomes
the code of mankind, there
will be continuous friction
and misunderstanding and
perhaps even war.
Peoples do not willingly
fight one another. Rulers
bring on war by misleading
oppressed peoples, hiding the
truth from them and falsely
accusing other nations Of
threatening attack. 1t is the
oldest crime in all history.
We are conscious of it's
vicious impact today. Only
truth can overcome it, by
reaching into the hearts of
men everywhere.
Someday there will be a
real Christmas.
Someday the peoples of
the world will rise to do
homage to the principles
that will assure a peaceful
existence.
But the real Christmas will
never come through the
electric display of slogans or
the myriads of tinSeled trees
exhibited along our thorough
fares.
The real Christmas will
come when men have dis
covered within themselves
the power that overnight can
render impotent any COM
mands issued by the despots.
The real Christmas will
come when, among nations
like our own and our allies,
there is an impulse to follow
the courageous will of a
liberated conscience.
To achieve this emancipa-
ton from the shackles of
modern ideologies, we must
grow a Christmas tree that
doesn't wither the day after
ChriStmaS-a tree that is
nourished within our own
hearts and spreads its
branches from man to man
as it unites us all in a world
Of eternal love.
(Copyrisht, 1881
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Christmas Travellers
Get Free Rooms

MYRTLE BEACH, S. c., Dec.
25 (AP).-For the second d
straight year more than 80 ho-
tells and motels in this resort
Joined yesterday in giving free
rooms to travellers on Christ
mas eve.
They did this to commem-
crate the day in Bethlehem
when there was no room at the
inn for Mary and Joseph.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Real Christmas Is Seen as Coming
When Free Men Follow Their Conscienc
DAVID LAWRENCE
CHRISTMAS, l95s-Some-

CHRISTMAS, 1959-Some-
day the spirit of Christmas
will mean more in national
and international affairs
than it does today.
Someday there will be
peace on earth.
Someday there will be
good will toward men.
When?
Can it be while men hate
each other, deceive one an
other, envy one another, rob
one another?
Can it be while men malign
one another and distort
truth Just to win an election
to public office?
Can it be while men, with
out basis, question each
others integrity instead of
debating issues and ideas?
Can it be while those who
boast of freedom and de-
mocracy practice bigotry in
their own communities and
deny their fellow men the
rights that freedom" must
guarantee to everyone?
Can it be while men con-
spire to enslave their fellow
men-to imprison them in
isolated camps far from their
homes and families?
Can it be while tyrants
deny liberty to the individual
and WELD the scepters of
despotism over millions of
helpless persons?
Can it be while we prate
of morals and idealism and
then sell our souls amid the
hypocrisies of the hour?
Can it be while men sur
render principle and morality
and excuse their conduct as
necessary to meet political
expediency" in international
relations?
Can it be while men who
profess to be righteous sit
down to bargain with evil
regimes and to negotiate a
live and let live" philosophy
that openly condones sin, and
cravenly run away from the
sacrifices so necessary to tri-
umph in a just cause?
The world each year is
reminded Of Christmas in an
Evening star., 1959-12-25

into the stall. This didn't
bother him, and despite the
noise he went back to sleep
All Of a sudden, though, he
was awakened by a wonder
full, soft white light which
filled the cave. He looked
down and he saw a beautiful
young woman with a baby in
her arms and all about was
the beautiful light. Then the
angels came into the cave
and began to sing.
The little bug was looking
on, his eyes big with excite
ment. Suddenly one of the
angels took a bright, green
jewel from her crown and
laid it up on the small ledge
of rock where the bug was.
She put it down right on the
bug.
Ouch he said.
But the angel didn't hear
him. And after she had rear
ranged her crown she picked
up the jewel and put it back
in place.
1T was then that the bug
noticed that the back part
of his body was lighted up
with a light, just the color
of the jewel. After the angels
left. so the mother and child
could sleep, and it was dark
again, he could still see be-
cause Of his own light.
so he flew out of the cave
and went about to tell all the
other night bugs of the won-
drous event in the cave. And
ever after that he and all
his children's children have
had a light to carry with
them at night because he was
lucky enough to have been
in the cave where Jesus was
born"
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Girl Buys Father Gift,
But He'll Never See 1t

HARRISON, Ark, Dec. 25
AP).-The 9-year-old girl took
a long time making up her
mind what to buy with the
nickels and dimes saved from
her weekly allowance.
She told the clerk she was
looking for a Christmas present
for her daddy.
Finally she found what she
wanted.
1t was a decoration for her
fathers grave.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Louisiunu Vote
Protests Studied

The Justice Department says
it has Eeceived complaints re-
lating to absentee voting in
Plaquemines Parish, La, in the
December S Louisiana guber-
material primary.
The department said yester-
day the complaints are being
studied by its Civil Rights Di-
vision to determine whether an
investigation is warranted.
In the primary, Mayor de
Lesseps S. Morrison of New Or
leans and former Gov. Jimmie
H. Davis were selected for a
second primary runoff Janu-
ary 8.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
BY DAVID BARNETT


The Department of interior
Is initiating a vigorous" cam.
paign to promote the use oi
fish as a dietary aid in the
battle against heart disease.
The departments Bureau ot
Commercial Fisheries thus joins
Government agencies in two
other departments that are on
various sides in the food-and-
health controversy involving
fatty foods, cholesterol and
arterioScleroSis.
Cholesterol is a fatlike SUBJ
stance found in animal tissue
Its deposit in the arteries and
other parts of the circulatory
system is an important factor
in the development of heart
disease, according to most
researchers.
Some reputable studies, sup
ported by the National Heart
Institute, show that the sub
stitution of unsaturated vege-
table oils for saturated animal
fats in human diets will reduce
the cholesterol level.
The Food and Drug Admin
tstration contends a causal re-
lationship between blood cho-
lesterol levels and heart disease
has not been proved. It has
cracked down on some process
sors Of vegetable oils who pro-
mote the sale of their products
by alleging they prevent or cure
heart disease.
Bureaus Conclusions
Although unwilling to get
into a face-to-face fight with
another Government agency,
the Bureau of Commerc ! Fish
cries has based its prog. on
these conclusions, which its ex-
pertS feel are supported by re-
liable research:
l. A reduction in cholesterol
Evening star., 1959-12-25

outburst of generosity toward
kinfolk and friends. But the
gifts mostly are of material
things. The voice of the spir-
itual is rarely heard above the
din Of the crowd. We recite
the rituals, but do we fulfill
the words which speak the
true creed?
This is an age of decay
ing morals and of Grass
materialism. The prophets
of old have been silenced. The
new prophets urge the ad-
vantageS of compromise with
evil-they terrorize the peo-
pie with a strange fear Of
death. They regard sacrifice
as obsolete. Jesus, they argue
in effect. would better have
appeased the enemy.
The motivation to resist
tyrannical masters at the
risk of death has always been
heroic. but nowadays we are
asked to buy security at any
price-even at the price of
ideals and moral principle.
The Great Martyr of all
times had no fear of mortal
death. His was to the last a
voice Of patience and re-
straint, of charity and for
giveness. There was no
flinching in the test.
The lesson in the life of
Jesus, well known to all Of
us but little needed, is one
of martyrdom for a great
principle. This principle offers
a firm foundation for all hu-
man relationships. 1t is a
principle of unselfish con,
cern for and, indeed, love
of ones fellow man.
Nations will never manifest
it in their relations with
other nations until individ-
uals learn its true meaning
and give it effect in their
daily lives.
For the principle Of love is
not merely affection for each
other. 1t connotes tolerance,
helpfulnesS, willingness to
share each others resources,
and. above all, rendering
unto others the respect and
the consideration that equals
deserve from one another.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-01

with little opposition.
The entire battle was fought on
the ground. Bluffton attempted
five passes but did not complete
any (although one completed toss
was cancelled by a penalty and
Ada was unsuccessful on both
tries.
Doug Brown, strong Dennis
Anspach and Amburgey played
solid defensive games for the
Bulldogs.
There was no shining offensive
light for the Pirates. Their slow
starting backfield never quite
made it to the holes before they
were closed. Larry Marshall
came the closest, slipping
through several times but he was
handicapped by a lack of down.
field blocking.
Rudy Steiner was easily the
most consistent man for the
Bluffton defense. George Burk-
holder flashed unusual speed
when installed at defensive right
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-01
Ada Drives 67 Yards To Defeat Pirates
80 with Lonely Last Period Touchdown

tackle. On three separate plays
in the fourth quarter he broke
through all alone to nail Ada
ball carriers TO ra total of %
yards loss.
Jim Burkholder and Jim Jor-
dan held up well in the middle of
the line. Linebackers and defen-
sive backs Larry Marshall, Mike
Diller, Ken Logan and Schiffke
were called on to make several
saves as Ada's hard punching
backs refused to be stopped.
The victory was Ada's second
straight over the Pirates. Bluff
ton has won % games, Ada 20,
with two ties in the long series
between the neighboring schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-01
Pirates Face Big
Chance at ELidG

note the end of Bluffton cham
pionship hopes, although the Pi-
rates came back to tie for the
crown.
The Bulldogs don't have the
beef in the line which has marked
several of their recent clubs but
they have the speedy, quick-hit-
ting backs who are able to take
advantage of every hole.
Although the Elida offense is
not as awesome as the Wagner
Shafer Desenberg units of the
past few seasons neither is Bluff
tons, a comforting factor to ev-
eryone in the league except Os-
borne and the Bluffton fans.
Elida's record has been marred
by a tie with Columbus Grove
and they need a win to retain
any chance they may have to
defend their share of the title.
A victory - in defiance of the
jinxes - will put the Pirates
solidly in first place and also
make them the target of every
NWC club for the rest of the
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-01
Hornets Swallow
36-12 Pounding

Louis Rossman's two scores
were just shots in a volley OF
touchdowns as McComb slapped
down Cory-Rawson 36-12 Friday
night.
Rog Bixel's Panthers were nev-
er headed although a 10 yard gal
lop by Cory-Rawson's Rossman
cut the lead to Sc early in the
second period. McComb came
bounding right back to score
again and hold a 1876 lead al
halftime.
Three more touchdowns push
ed the mark to 1856 at the start
of the fourth period. Rossmar
scored again in the fading min
utes of the game on a two yard
plunge after Tim Ramsey hat
set things up with a so yard run
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-01
Pirates TOpple
Bucs and Climb
To Top of League

The midget Pirates took
undisputed possession of first
place Sunday afternoon as
they defeated their crosstown
rival Buccaneers 14-O at Har-
mon field.
The two local clubs had
been tied for first place i'm
the Allen county midget
football league.
Continuing their comeback,
the Beavers defeated the
DelphOs Mohawks 14-0 to re.
main within shooting dis
tance of the top if the Pirates
should stumble.
Games Sunday afternoon
at Harmon field pit the Bea-
vers and the Buccaneers at
2 p. m. At $3.50 the Pirates
will wrestle with the Del
phOs Mohawks.