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Evening star., 1959-12-19

where the sun rises each day"
He paused and scratched his
head. "Ah," he sighed. IF only
1 had my reindeer back We
could travel there in a single
day!"
Oonik, quiet and aWe-struck
all this time, now tugged al
Santa's sleeve.
Il can get the reindeer" he
said.
Santa shook his head. mo,
my boy, I turned them loose,
you remember, and they are
far away now hunting for the
summer food they could not
find up here"
Il am a good reindeer
hunter" Oonik Dragged. My
father taught me we'll"
But even your father has
not been able to find any REIN
deer this summer" said Santa.
Il will not find just any
reindeer" insisted Oonik, Il
will find your reindeer"
But how can you?" cried
Santa, when I have turned
them free?"
Because" said Oonik with
a smile, they have followed
you here. all the way"
NeTt, The Sun Daughter
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FAMOUS FABLES
KERRY DRAKE
DAVID CRANE
UNCLE CHARLIE
BY E. E. EDGAR

CHANGES: The late archi-
tect Frank Lloyd Wright did
not conflpe his artistic talent
to archite ture alone, recalls
his widow Olgivanna Lloyd
Wright in Our House"
AT one time. architect
sculptor Oscar Stonorov was
to make a bust Of Mr.. Wright.
He wanted to work in Mr..
Wright'S bedroom. Iobjected.
Isn't it better to work on
1t in the study I said, where
Mr.. Wright will not be seeing
the bust all the time?'
"Stonorov insisted. A week
passed. One evening. Mr..
Wright called me into his
room. What l saw was what
1 had feared. Mr.. Wright
stood in front of the bust, in
one hand a Sculptor's tool, in
the other a lump of clay.
Don't you think there is
Evening star., 1959-12-19
BY Peter Loins

yesterday after a Municipal
Court jury announced it could
not reach a verdict.
Judge Andrew J. Howard set
a new trial date of January 20
for Thomas Nestfield, Sc, of
the 400 block of N street NV,
who had been charged with
negligent homicide in the
death october 9 of Ruth E.
Taylor, 8, of 1881 Sixth street
NV.
Testimony showed the child
ran into the path of Mr.. Nest
fields car in the 500 block of
M street NV. There was con-
f1icting testimony concerning
whether or not the lights of the
auto had been turned on. Four
prosecution witnesses said the
lights were off at the time of
the accident. but both Mr..
Nestfleld and another defense
witness said the lights were on,
Evening star., 1959-12-19
By ELEM
Star Fashion Writer

Some 900 women filled the
Grand Hall of the Sheraton
Park Hotel yesterday for the
French-Israeli Fashion Festi-
val luncheon.
1t was some party, they all
agreed.
The Israeli fashions and
the fashions designed by
leading French couturiers of
textiles made in Israel were
made all the more exciting to
see through the commentary
Of American designer Oleg
Cassini.
He was introduced by Mrs.
Edith Battles of Woodward
& Lothrop who directed and
coordinated and accessorized
the presentation.
In his usual why-take-
MISUNDERSTANDING mood,
Mr.. Cassini introduce
dresses by Lola Beer as
"the Israeli version of Lol-
lobrigida," and another at
tractive suit as being g
designed by Ben Gurion."
The audience, all of whom
had bought a fresh Israel
Bond since October Is" 20
attend, loved it.
One of the chairmen, Mrs.
o. Roy Chalk was detained
in New York by bad weather.
Another chairman. Mrs,
Evening star., 1959-12-19
Chapter IL
THE ICE KINGS STORY

Oonik marveled to see the
Ice King cry. Even the Kings
tears were made of ice. They
rained from his cheeks and
clattered to the floor like hail
stones on a roof.
What is it? What is the
matter?" cried Santa in alarm
Nothing" replied the Ice
King kicking away the tears.
Its just that you're the first
to ever come here and call him.
self friend"
Then he told Santa how all
his life he had lived alone in
his frozen castle where not
even a servant would live. How
no one ever came to call. How
he had no friends and every
one in the whole world hated
him because he was Winter
itself and brought everyone
cold and misery.
But you are wrong!" pro-
tested Santa. Winter has It's
proper place. Children love
snow and animals love to
hibernate and even grownups
love to sit before their fires on
stormy nights"
The Kings face frightened.
DO they really like me?" he
asked.
"Of course they do" replied
Santa.
But now" went on Santa
sternly, lit is August. For four
months the world has waited
for spring and summer but still
you send your Ice and snow
and frigid winds. That is
wrong. Why do you do it?"
IT'S because l am so lonely!"
burst out the Ice King. AL
winter I can keep busy making
storms but in summertime
there's nothing to do but sit
and NOPE. So this year l de-
cided I would just keep on
making winter forever and that
way I'll always be busy and
happy too"
Santa shook his head sadly.
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much more likeness now?' he
asked me. pleased.
You changed it?' I said.
What will Mr.. Stonorov say?'
"'I worked on it before ;
said Mr.. Wright. Here, you
fix it, too
THE next morning. Stono-
rov came in and said, What
happened to the head?'
"'Oh, Olgivanna worked on
it last night said Mr.. Wright.
THE following days were
the same. Stonorov worked
on the bust during the day
and Mr.. Wright and I during
the night. Needless to say,
the bust was never finished. "
Evening star., 1959-12-19
Yule Events
Are Planned

The Foreign Student Serv-
ice Council has compiled a
list Of Yuletime activities in
the Capital covering this
week end through New
Years Day.
All events are open to the
students and many are pub
lie events open to all.
Some highlights on the
schedule are a Christmas
Dance to be held at the
YWCA tonight. a Christmas
concert by the Landon School
choir at the National Gallery
tomorrow evening and the
opening of the Pageant of
Peace at the Ellipse We'd
nesday afternoon. Also, a
religious drama. The Nativ-
ity Cycle of the York Mys-
terry Plays" at the EllipSe
Christmas night, a tea dance
for the students at the home
of Mrs. Walter Ridder Sun
day, December 81 and New
Years Eve dances at the In
ternational Student House
and the YWCA.
The council has arranged
for special tours for the stu
dents almost every day.
They are free, but those
who wish to attend are asked
to register in advance.
Invitations for dinner with
American families on Christ
mas day and New Years Day
are available for students
who register at least one
week in advance.
For more information
about the schedule of acti-
vitieS. or for any assistance
while in Washington, foreign
students should contact the
council Offices, 1922 H street
NV.
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To Hold Yule
PQrty for AGED

The One Hundred Club
will hold its Christmas party
for the aged at Blue Plains
Home for the Aged at 2 pm.
tomorrow.
AS in the past the club
members will entertain and
serve refreshments to the
residents of the home, and
Santa Claus will present each
with a Christmas gift.
The One Hundred Club is
a group of young married
women of the Washington
area.
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TipsOftered
TOHoliday
Motorists

Being so conspicuously in
the drivers seat of the family
car these days. women must
assume special responsibility
for traffic safety in the opin-
ion Of Miss Chloe Clifford,
president of the General
Federation Of Women's
Clubs.
A special traffic warning
was issued by Miss Clifford
in anticipation of the Christ
mas-New Year holiday pc
riod.
Men may roll up the big
mileage behind the wheel
but it's the women who are
on the go around town
fetching youngsters. doing
the shopping, meeting COM
muters, she pointed out.
The family chauffeur =.
lis likely to have a bunch Of
bouncy children draped
around her neck. which
doesn't help her driving
any," Miss Clifford added.
The CIVIC listed several
pointers to help keep the
holidays safe:
/. Be doubiy alert on down.
town streets. The rush Of
Christmas shopping can make
anyone careless. Make sure
the street is clear before you
pull out of a parking space.
Streets gaily decorated for
the holidays can obscure traf-
flc lights and generally make
visibility poor, so be espe-
cially meticulouS about max
ing the proper stopping and
turning signals.
2. Don't drive yourself too
hard. A driver tired from a
hectic day of shopping and
chauffeuring can be as ac-
cident-prone as the one who
has put in long hours behind
the wheel.
3. Be prepared for bad
weather. If you can't MAIN
tain control of your car at
all times-don't drive, eS-
pecially if you have passen-
gers.
4. Pedestrians are a par
ticular hazard at Christmas.
Drive as though someone's
child is about to pop out from
behind every parked car.
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Parties
Around
Town

Members and guests of the
Southern Cross Club (the
Australian and New Zealand
Club of Washington
gathered last night for their
annual Christmas celebra-
ton.
The Women's City Club,
decorated with a tree. berries
and live evergreens, was the
setting for the champagne
cocktail party.
Eggnog and a variety of
hors d'oeuvres were also on
the menu.
Receiving Line
Mrs. Charles Dettor, pres
ident Of the Southern Cross
Club. stood with the vice
president, Mr.. John Baecher,
to receive the guests. The
former. a native of New Zea-
land is the wife of an Ameri-
can architect. Mr.. Baecher,
an Australian, is a lawyer
with the Justice Department.
Special guests at the party
were the Australian Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Beale and
the New Zealand Charge
d'Affaires and Mrs. G. D. L.
White, who are sponsors of
the club.
-
The departing South Afri-
can Air Attache, Comman-
dant G. c. Krummeck, and
Mrs. Krummeck gave their
farewell party at the Shore
ham last night, at the same
time introducing his success
sor, Col. S. V. v. Theron,
and Mrs. Theron.
The Kruinmecks will be
going home for the first time
since their arrival here five
years ago. Accompanying
them will be their daughters
Thalia, Bronwen and Cheryl.
Christmas Ball
Another party on last
nights calendar was the
22d annual Christmas ball of
the Washington Assembly
held at the Sulgrave Club
with Sidney and his orches-
ira providing music.
Mr.. South Trimble III is
chairman this year and re-
ceived with the other officers.
An organization of about
125 couples. the assembly
gives several dances a year.
officers and executive COM
mittee members include Mrs.
Robert Shorb, Mr.. Gilbert
Guide. Mr.. Ralph Davies. Mr..
TAFT Trussell, Miss Mary Ann
Robb, Mrs. Floyd Jennings
and Mr.. Charles Luckett.
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TODAY IN THE
WORLD
FASHION NOTEBOOK
French-Israeli Show
Is a Big Success

Harold Greenberg took over
and introduced the show.
The Fashion Festival pre-
sented as the final event in
the wear by the Washington
Women'S Division produced
S152,000 in Israel Bonds for
the new decade that is
dawning in Israel" said Mrs.
Joseph Cherner.
An honor guest was Mrs.
Abraham Harmon, wife Of
the Israeli Ambassador and
Nine. Claude Lebel. wife of
the Minister Counselor of the
French E m b a ssy. Mrs. Alp
hand, who is in Paris, was
an Honorary Chairman for
the show.
Evening star., 1959-12-19
Officers Elected

The Notre Dame de Namur
Alumnae Association elected
It's officers at its annual
meeting.
They are Miss Catherine
J. Kenny, president; Miss
Mary Collins, vice president;
Mrs. John C. Mccarthy, cor
responding secretary; Mrs.
Frank A. Hurley, recording
secretary and Mrs. J. Law
renee Callan, treasurer.
Evening star., 1959-12-19
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

How's your spelling these
days? A bit shaky? All of us
have a few words that give us
trouble. Here. for instance. are
Is words chosen from a list of
words most commonly mis-
spelled by college students. Five
Of the words on the list are de-
liberately misspelled. See if
you can find all five the first
time through the list.
Evening star., 1959-12-19

Note: If you have found all
five errors, rate yourself excel
lent. If you caught four mis-
spelled words, good. Three is
only fair, and anything less
calls for a trip to the dictionary.
3. Asinine; 6. Bachelor; 8.
Benefited; II. Champagne; IA.
Colossal.
Like to play word games?
William Morris has chosen 10
of his trickiest word games and
puzzles for family, party or
solitaire play. For your copy of
his new pamphlet, simply send
a self-addressed. stamped en-
velope plus 10 cents for ham
ding to William Morris, Top
Ten Wor Games" in care of
this paper.
(Relessed by the Bell Syndicate)
Evening star., 1959-12-19
Flavor Center

MEXICO CITY.-State of
Vera Cruz in Mexico supplies
an estimated one-third the
worlds supply of vanilla extract
and some associated products.
Evening star., 1959-12-19
SANTA and the ICE KING
BY LUCRECE H. BEALE
Associated Press NeWsfeatures

SYNOPSIS: Oonik and Santa have
finally found the Ice King. busily
grinding out harsh winter storms from
his fearful ice castle When Santa
explained that he and Oonik had come
as friends, the Ice King stopped his
work and suddenly burst into tears
Evening star., 1959-12-19
Cur-Cuse Death
MistriuI Called
A mistrial was declared in
a negligent homicide case here
WORD GAME
Find 20 or more words in
Moot TULE
meaning, "a large old world bat
Average is 26 words; time limit
OS y,,iy,utae

Rules of the game: /. Words must
be Of four or more letters. > Words
which acquire four letters by the ad-
dition Of s." such as bats, cars. '
are not used. 8 Only one form Of q
word is used. 4. Proper names are
not used
Evening star., 1959-12-19
Answer to DISSIDENT

desiSt. dents. deist. diet, dimes, dint,
died, dissent, distend, ides, inset. in
sisted. insides. indite, send. sist. sides.
site, sine. .snide, stein, sites, edits, nest.
ness, tend, tides. tine. tide, tied.
Evening star., 1959-12-19

NeTt:. The Sun Daughter
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ARTH RITIs?

| have been wonderfully blessed
in being able to return to active
life after suffering from head TO
foot with muscular soreness and
pain. Most all joints seemed al
fected. According to medical
diagnosis, | had Rheumatoid,
Arthritis, Rheumatism and Bur-
Sits Eorafree information write:
MRS. LEILA S. WIER
zoos Arbor Hills Drive-Mp55
P. o. Box 2695
~ Jackson, Mississippi
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Commissioner
Smith Seeks
Reelection
To the People of Forrest County

To the People of Forrest County
and the Southern District:
Pledging my ability. and the
experience of many years in
public life to the task of COM
pleting our state highway system
in South Mississippi I hereby
announce my candidacy for re-
election to the State Highway
Commission as Commissioner for
the Southern District.
In making my announcement.
I am fully aware of the big job
ahead of us as Mississippi ex-
pands. and as we strive to keep
abreast of this dramatic industrial
and agricultural progress with
our state highway system.
When I became your Highway
Commissioners in January. l948.
the state highway system in
South Mississippi was little more
than half complete. Since then.
we have developed a sustained
program of financing: we have
matched every available dollar
of Federal aid. and now ninety
one percent (sleo) of our main
tanned system is hard surfaced.
If reelected your Highway
Commissioner. I pledge my con-
tinued efforts to see that the re-
mainder of this system is brought
UP TO the high standards required
of present-day highways.
1t will be my purpose to see
that our highway progress con-
tinues to keep pace with the
general economic growth OF our
state; to see that every highway
dollar is spent wisely in provid-
ing the facilities to which our
people are entitled.
In this regard, pledge my con-
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Book Review /. !.

dy expresses the joy of exist
ence."
But the opposite is expressed
by a friend to Yurii-"You grew
up quite differently. There was
the world of the suburbs, Of the
railways, of the slums and tene-
ments. Dirt, hunger, overcrowd-
ing, the degradation of the work.
er as human being, the degrada-
ton of woman. And there was
the world of the mothers darl-
ings, the smart students and the
rich merchants sons; the world
of impunity, of brazen, insolent
vice, of rich men laughing or
struggling off the tears Of the
poor, the robbed, the insulted,
the reign of parasites whose only
distinction was that they never
troubled themselves about any,
thing, never gave anything to
the world, and left nothing be-
hind them"
When anOtheer friend tried 10
impress him he could but say
'Durorov's pious platitudes were
in the spirit of the time s. men
who are not free always idealize
their bondage" But when Turii
is despairing of everything a
friend says =. ITO hope and to
act, these are our duties in mis-
fortune" Then the books ends
with a poetic description of love,
They loved each other because
everything around them willed
it, the trees and the clouds and
the sky over their heads and the
earth under their feet. Perhaps
their surrounding world, tn e
strangers they meet in the street,
the wide expanses they saw on
their walks, the rooms in which
they lived or met, took more de-
light in their love than they did
themselves.
-(Alexis c. Ferrn) !
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Published by East Publications Co., Doe
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Act OF March 8, 1879.
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ficient
Because of the narrow margin
of tolerance, there may be
enough of a given element to
produce the quantity of grain.
foliage, or fruit but not tn e
quality that is needed. An illus
tration of this situation is found
in the iodine in vegetables grown
in the Southeastern states. Our
vegetables yield enough iodine
to meet mans requirements, con-
sequently, the people have little
or no goiter.
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If he can increase it at all, it is
a negligible amount in the over
all situation.
Comfortable Factors
But there is much that can be
done to prevent the many flood
disasters we experience in this
country each year. The owners
of the land are the ones most
concerned with the problem of
flood prevention, but response
bility does not stop there. We
who own little or no acreage have
a responsibility in cooperating
with the land owners in their at
tempt to restore the land to its
proper condition.
Nature had provided the best
possible situation for the soil be-
fore civilized man came here.
There were forests with a floor of
leaves and herbaceous plants
covering most of the land in the
Southeastern States. This would
be the best for the land and the
streams now but this is impos-
sible if the land is to support a
civilized population of present
density. Then the next best alter
native is to restore as much OF
the former situation as possible.
Much has been done in recent
years by farmers to reduce the
acreage of bare land during the
winter when we have the heav-
lest rainfall. Cover crops of
grasses and legumes are fire.
quent part of the landscape. They
do much to reduce rainfall and
erosion in the fields.
All land should be kept COW
cred by carpet of forest leaves
or of herbaceous plants. These
are responsibilities of the land
owners. Pastures and range land
should not be over grazed. This
is the responsibility of the live
stock owners.
General Effects
The presence or abundance OF
the minor or trace elements may
be indicated by certain abnorm-
alities in the various parts of the
plants as roots, stems, leaves,
flowers and fruits. The chemical
analysis of the foliage Of certain
plants in the laboratory may give
evidence as to the deficiency OF
the elements. This can be done
before the i'll effect begins to
show up in the more mature
plant.
The causes for deficiencies vary
with different soil conditions.
There may be shortage of these
elements in sandy soil because
they have leached out. Sandy
soils frequently show decided de-
ficiency. Very wet soils where
there is much rain are often de-
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Stream Floods


Floods have plagued man
throughout written history. They
have probably been a part of the
daily scenes on the earth since
the period when water has been
able to cover the land. A day
never passes that there is not
one or more serious floods some
where in the world. In our coun-
try they occur with great fire.
quency, one or more each week
to each month would be an av-
erage.
A flood is simply the covering
of the land occasionally with a
sheet of water. Areas that are
perpetually covered by salt wa
ter are oceans, seas, CULTS, etc. If
covered by fresh water, they are
lakes, reservoirs and ponds. If
the fresh water is running from
the land to a body of free water,
it is stream, and may be riv-
er, creek, brook, etc. Any of these
may rise over the adjacent land
and produce flood with disas-
trous results.
Floods of salt water over the
land along sea coasts occur at in
frequent intervals. They are
caused by hurricanes, winds,
earthquakes and volcanoes. One
of the worst of the volcanic types
known in modern times was the
one produced by the destruction
of Krakatoa in the Strait of Sun
da in 1888. More than $4,000
people were killed by the tidal
wave that struck Java and other
nearby islands.
Cause Of Floods
The flooding of streams is the
result of an excessive amount OF
water up stream. Most streams
have cut channels to meet their
normal requirements. This has
been done by the erosion process
carried on by the stream over the
long period of its existence. The
streaf is caused by the escaping
of free w tie r from the higher
attitudes to a lower one. Since
running water is the greatest sin
gle force on the earth in carrying
on erosion, it wwould be expect
ed to wear away its own stream
bed.
But there are times when there
is an excessive amount Of water
to be carried. This excess may
be present at any time under
favorable conditions, but these
occur more frequently during the
winter months. In many places
in the Southeastern states the
rainfall may be six inches or
more per month during Deem
Der, January and March. This
meets the first requisite for a
flood-an adequate amount OF
rainfall.
The second requisite for flood
is the rate of runoff. If the rain
falls faster than it can soak into
the soil, it has to run off. The
rate of runoff is governed by sew
eral factors, such as type OF soil,
type of vegetation, topography,
temperature and state of cultiva-
ton. At the beginning of rainy
season only 10 per cent OF the
water may run off but at the
close of it rs per cent may run
off.
Since stream floods depend to
a great extent on the amount and
the rate of rainfall, there is little
man can do on this phase of the
problem. He cannot control the
rate of rainfall by reducing it..
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vices with you.
During my service as Highway
Commissioner ] have made every
effort to serve every area OF cur
District. seek reelection conf
dent that nay record merits an
overwhelming vote Of confidence
by the people. I ask that you
consider my education. training.
experience. integrity. character.
and reputation before you cast
your vote. ! have served you
honorably and it is my ambition
to continue this service TOR the
next four years.
! will sincerely appreciate your
vote and influence.
Faithfully yours.
!. John D. Smith