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Show V Behind tho DayVNowi n On Gong Kennedy By LYLE C. WILSON . SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1961 articlef appeared. That is not the end of, it, however. United States support of the U. N. war against Moise I Tshombe's Katanga Prov ince is building toward being a major American political issue. Katanga Province and Tshombe may be swallowed up by a Commun- United' Press International Presi(UPI) dent Kennedy has done precisely what Richard M. Nixon urged him to do in the Congo. Moreover, Kennedy beat Nixon to the WASHINGTON Mag ic of a Star Wherever you were last night, tHe age-ol- d mystery of an evening , star could not help but catch you for a moment. There came, unbidden that feeling of wonder first created by a single, shining light over Bethlehem. Somehow the troubles , of the world, and your own little sphere, were forgotten as your heart and hope; thoughts lifted with-morbecause it was Christmas Eve andi men. of goodwill over all the earth paused, as you did, to again renew their faith in the promise, of that! : . e - - . fitar. self-determinati- ;; an A major battle between guerrilla army and 25,000 central Cuba scattered in .militia ' combat in other parts of the island -- seizure by guerrillas of arms in garrison raids killing of peasants who give aid to the revolutionists. As in the days when the Batista regime was tottering, it is difficult to sift fact from fiction or truth from wishful thinking. It may be that Castro's grip on his people is not so unbreakable as it appears and may collapse like that of , . ' : Mur-doc- ML His-"rod- . . further comment. Tho Chopping Block usu-M- r. Robertson a. rousing fight ally a couple of young bucks fighting ver a girl. I recognized the fact that I resemble Mephistopheles far more than I do Santa Claus, a fact brought' home to me a" few weeks ago when I was on radio and TV for a few minutes and Mel Hard-mathe radio announcer, said I reminded him of Alfred Hitchcock, the movie producer who would look like the personification of the devil if he didn't look more like a fat British pixie. But Jacke Nokes, who interviewed us on TV, and is as pretty as Jackie Kennedy, thought that Mr. Hitchcock looked a little more spiritual than I do. I can't deny that at times I look like the very devil. I think the meaning of Christmas began to change about the ' time they changed the word gifts to loot. I get , quite a lot of it. myself; much more than I bestow on others. It is a time when families should be together,, and I regret that we can't be with our children, but at least the telephone makes it possible for us to talk with them on Christmas morning. I am also thankful for the U. S. Mail which makes it possible for us to hear from friends by way of cards that we might otherwise lose . X '' :';-- it is also a time that loosens the purse as well as the heart strings. My book publisher, for instance, sent me a large volume called MAVERICK ZONE, three long narrative poems ,by John Myers Myers, and only my mean and suspicious nature makes me imagine that he was mentally saying, "See, this is what a real writer can do. Old Jack, Double, Myers, lives at . con-.tainin- g- -- I . writes Tmpe, Arizona, and says he no seven days a week, and has hobby no wonder he except pulling corks can write great books, and is being compared to Stephen Vincent Benet! 't Christmas no longer irks me like It used to do. I am somewhat like a Jewish toymaker I saw on television the i ists." We have only to look . tsqaust we have so little of it. We should difference between the tr7 1 csa-th- at the g, and favor the' Republ leans. Actually, of the foreign policies pursued by our last three Presi dents, I prefer that of Truman.- fects one's driving. U. S. Communist leader Gus Hall, fined $25 in New York for failing to drive to the right. . - -- ( - Comes now, Mrs. Lewis Hancock of Provo with a fresh suggestion. She complained that her - , O By FAYE HENLE If you plan the major .financial moves In your life by doing the opposite of what others are doing .- . - "In answering .one of your carefully selected reader letters, you mentioned you belong , to three groups. One very is John Birch Sothe obviously Will you kindly mention the ciety. other groups that President Kennedy recently denounced?" Henry G. Halmo, Irv--. ington, N. J. ist ic . you'll often get a better buy.Often those who have made the greatest success in the securities markets have bought when others were 'selling, sold when others were buying. . - , ::- . Last " year's car or :Z l model appliance often can be had at a if v,ast discount from this years'. True, you may lose something on the trade-ibut you might save enough in cash or finance Faye Ilenle charges , to i make it worth-whilThe same principle is true in the hjousing market. When the snow clouds gather, who hunts a new adobe? If you are thinking Of. buying, or switching houses, this might be just the time. Those who furnish mortgage money believe the cost of such loans may rise by spring when they expect a more than seasonal upturn in demand. Already the latest survey of conventional not FHA or VA mortgage costs loans made by the Federal Home Loan Board shows rates moving up fractionally. Whether the bankers are right 4. t super-patriot- word" "indiscri- - n, it' e. ' I i J y.y. er or wrong is anyone's guess, but if you are in the market for a house their predictions of higher interest rates is well worth considering. ' Your first step should be ' to speak with several local lenders bankers, savings and loan asto get their sociation officers in your conditions of opinions ? done have Once this, you locality. only then begin, your house hunt. A study by the American Bankers Association warns, however, that before you make a down, payment on a house whether you you should ascertain will be able to ' get the mortgage , you need. From what readers write, I'm aware that many of you are eager to upgrade your housing, - reaching for homes that may be too expensive for you. From what bankers tell me, there is a slight increase in the numbers of people .unable to meet their mortgage payments. Thus, bankers, are more careful today than in the recent past when it comes to granting mortgage money. The bank will require of you an application form calling for a detailed explanation of the amount, terms and conditions of the loan you seek, description of the prop-pert-y and such personal data as the source and size of your present income and a statement of - , 1 jj m in ate." In ' I most instances V of harm irom riv j what-.evof drugs z type, the disturbance i s not due to mis-- I use of the medi- cation but to an Dr Hyman unpredictable and unavoidable1 hypersensitivity reaction. Such a reaction, for example, may follow 'the ingestion or injection of the & JJ i t . Of Home Mortgages ' conquer it. Blood Upset by Drugs Quickly Bounces Back By Dr. Harold Thomas Hyman In the event of a blood disQ turbance due to indiscriminate use of drugs, must the condition be regarded as permanent or can corrective measures be taken? A First let y I me comment on J your use of the . Predict; Rise In Cost - TODAY'S THOUGHT He is a wise man who avoids evil; he Is a patient man who can endure it; but he is a valiant man who can The .Doctor Says ' I ; . his recommendations. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson has shown, in an article in the Fall Number of the Yale Quarterly, why the U. N. cannot establish law in a world that lacks a single conception of nature and purpose of law. But the world will have ultimately to accept a supreme but limited authority if it is to escape nuclear war. Hence I prefer to "see the f political activities of the U. N. put on "ice" until, after the fall of communism, it can be reorganized on a realistic basis and given the necessary authority. That seems remote just now, but stranger things have happened. natural Green Christmas tree was Your Poclcetbook 1 . v - j i a communist take-ove- r. Without a communist China there would have been no Korean war, no troubles in Viet Nam, no danger in Laos, etc. For me, domestic politics stop at the water's edge. : ' anti-commun- ! ! "I a am much concerned with the future safety of myself and my family. What scares me is that no matter who occupies the White House, the policies of appeasement continue.' The Cold War must.' be won.; There is no such thing as a successful stale- mate. What can be done to protect my family from a life, under communism? Igor nudadoff, Levittown, N. Y. You and I can do nothing but continue to insist that the policy of slow retreat, meanwhile counting on "time, talk and patience" to mollify communist aggression, seems bound to lead to the very war it is intended to prevent. As communist leaders become more, confident, they will become our "allies" and drive the free world into a bolder policy. ' j J the Chinese nationalists the support that might have prevented . Venice is like eating' an entire of box of chocolate liquers in one go. Writer Truman Capote. j i "T - Mr. Mowrer , Nonetheless, he failed to give to af- The opinions and statements ex-pressed by Herald columnists are their own and do not necessarily reflect the riews of this newspaper, asses-ment- party as such So They Say j J., wants to move the U. N. from this cpuntry, to expel mems, bers that do not pay their then to set up our own U. NJ in the Americas and watch the backdoor (CubaK I sympathize with his- - sentiments but not with the oppose; Demo c r a t i c well-dress-ed ; Phil Ackermann of Elizabeth, N. onstrate that I . , j sends six ques t i o n s intended to dem- ever-changi- ng I'm left in politics, so I suppose it j J., realize they have been. We began by hating the Indians. On the front page of the Brewery Gulch Gazette is the picture of a Indian, Paul Jones, head of the Navajo Tribal Coun-tci-l, and a pretty Indian woman, Leita Brown. It shows how futile that hatred ' has been. Then we hated the British, . and during the Civil War we hated each other. In turn we hated Mexicans, Spanand iards, Germans and Japanese Now our all become have friends. they we hate the Russians, the Chinese and the Negroes. Some day, if the spirit of' Christmas is ever realized, , they, too, may become, our friends. fine-lookin- wrong'. F. Garafano of Irvington, N. list of our national hates to how transitory and profitless , other day: The interviewer asked him if he personally liked Christmas. "Sure," he said, "It is always good for business." I have no business that it could possibly benefit, but I have friends in business, and I can be happy for them. We should celebrate peace on earth, . j n, I have no connection with the John Birch Society and had never heard of its existence until recently. Nor had I heard of the two other organizations mentioned by the President whose failure to take a stronger stand against communist aggression is largely responsible for the growth of the extremist organizations he -condemns. By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER "What sort of a political event would you like most fori D. a Christmas present? M. B., Chicago I get this every year, and my a answer remains the same successful revolt against the communist regime by the long suffering Russians. 4 . j ! KEEP CHRISTMAS GREEN Revolt Against the Reds, Most Wanted ring-taile- I ; ' What's Your Question? ... 1 - am going to quote the first verse of a poem by my friend S. Omar Barker, reprinted in the Brewery Gulch Gazette, printed in Bisbee, Arizoha. THE RING . TAILED WOWSER . By S. Omar Barker a They asked mej What's wowser? a wowser is the critter That the nester's little daughter is afraid will come and git her In case she fails to wash her neck and mind her Pa and Ma, d wowser likes For What the is! little girls - to chaw At least she's heard the cowboys thus describe this wondrous beast With one green eye' a- -i looking west, a red one lookin' east, The poet then launches into a long description of this horrible creature. and!; concludes: They ask me "What's a wowser?" One more word will get it skinned; He's ithe cowboy's dream of dragons and he's mostly made of wind! So, Christmas should be one day when we can i lay aside' our fear of wars and wowsers and exercise a . little brotherhood; for oddly enough the less room we have to hate, the less fear wt will feeL For' a practical application of the Christmas spirit I should like to sea courtesy so widespread that there wouldn't be a single death or serious accident over the holiday season. It is too much to hope for, but the promo- tion of courtesy might prove mora worthwhile in the long run than .the incessant cries of "Hate the Commun- Mur-doc- k, j . ! p, III I; ' real and the hobgoblins. This war fear is somewhat of a wowser. To define what a wowser is, at risk of being sued, I - the dings I remember beet about those long ago days is that sometimes there used to be f ""TC--- y Time Out for Christmas y r r By FRANK C. ROBERTSON It is Christmas again and at my ad--j anced age I should come through withe an article about the wonderful Christ-mas-'s I used to have a hundred or so years! ago; one that would make the old folks shed buckets of nostalgic tears; and the kids leap with Joy that things are not as they used to be. But ' "I can't do it. Even though my whiskers are snow white there Is little of Kris Kringle and in my make-u- " - 1 " Christmas is almost upon us, and with the arrival of St. Nick ing the tree about twice a day with cold water. Mrs. Hancock used will come the conclusion of the annual children's dramas and for her sprayer an empty bottle which had contained window pageants depicting the Nativity, of Wise etc. the Men, Journey cleaning fluid with sprayer at-These Christmas presentations v . tached. Our informant says that after the spraying, the needles by the small fry can never become trite, simply because each ceased, to drop and the tree took on a livelier and greener appeardramatization is as unpredictable ance. J$he also warned that it as our .delightful offspring can would fbe best not to turn the make it. tree lights on during the spraying. For example, a production in some-thin- g into son was thrown M.B.H. Pay of a panic when the "Baby SAGEBRUSH SAGE SAYS Jesus" got up out of his manger Off the toddled and stage. If you are of the opinion In Springville, a diminutive that no two people think alike, "Virgin Mary" kicked off her just take a look at the bride's shoes in the middle of the producwedding gifts. tion, then very casually removed her halo, held it out xat arm's IT JUST ISN'T SO length, and dropped it. Our friend Joseph Richard k In another Christmas scene, one of the botany department at ' small shepherd apparently placed Brigham Young University set a modern interpellation on the us straight the other day on some "rod .and staff" carried by the facts of life concerning alfalfa. shepherds of biblicaj times. Specifically, he took exception looked more- like a .45, and to a four-lin- e syndicated "filler" he seemed especially delighted which appeared in the paper last when one of the other shepweek. said: "Alfalfa, in periods It herds urged him in a stage whisof drought, sends roots as deep per, "Go ahead and shoot me. I as 17 feet below the surface of won't, fall dead." the soil to reach moisture." Yes, there's always something Alfalfa roots may penetrate 17 new in the Christmas story, esfeet, said Dr. Murdock, but he pecially if the youngsters are prechallenges the implication that J. S. Z., Springville. senting it. the plant can think and reason to go hunting.for water. As a matter v SEEING IS BELIEVING of fact, he said, if the soil is Do all signs mean just what completely dry the plant simply ' cannot grow. they say? Can't help but wonder about All right, all right, Dr. the one on the area night spot if you must be so technical! which reads: Seriously, thanks for straightening "Come As You Are" us out. N.L.C. V. B. "No Cover" . ' . that people with similar problems might use her cure, that of spray- ' . j dropping its needles. She suggests : . '' them. It says a democracy is a state in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but exercised directly or indirectly through a system of "representation and delegated authority." There hardly seems cause for . . OLD STORY MODERN VERSION , , j I- - J : - Castro still seems to have a broad base of popular support Batista never had. ', rOne thing, however, is certain : The people of Cuba, who have suffered so much, will continue to suffer ' whether from their "protector" or their hoped-fo- r liberators. ' ! wing meetings are greeted with ' loud applause. A look at the dictionary causes one to wonder what all the noise v"'--- ; V.'?:-;'vlis about. Webster's says a republic is a state wherein supreme power is exercised by representatives chosen to byj the people and responsible ' Batista. '.track of. i: ''' Some right wing elements in this country like to argue that the United States government is not a democracy but a republic. Often, speakers who contend this at right ; . lwi TzJf7v What's the Difference? anti-Cast- ro V g .i : , the Herald Staff ... K his-tor- y.: ent ut Off the Beat on, thought that the power of anv age-ol- d message is strong and great enough to wipe out, if only for an eve, the "beeps" of fear. . The news from Cuba (as report-- ! ed by exile sources in Miami) of epunds like a ' J By . If you paused for that hope, the '.' faith by which you worship could not be less because,! after nearly two thousand years a star in the - Because there' are in many key positions of the central government, including the vice premier, minister of interior, police, and minister of justice. "The vice premier is none other than Antoine Gizenga, 7who agreed to join the central government for. a price. He named the ministers of interior, justice, and the commander ; of the Congo ' armed forces." e. - all-o- - v Look Beyond Cease-Fir- e Nixon is looking beyond a mere cease-hrHe is looking toward the end result of U. N. war on Katanga supported by U.. S. money and machines. He wrote of the deadly U. N. bombing in Katanga "while Tshombe, the educated ministration, having brought Tshombe .and Adoula together, now for a negomust go tiated adjustment in the Congo that will prevent that nation from becoming a Communist satellite. The British F oreign Office seems to have come alive to the matters at stake before U. S.pol-- , icy makers caught on. The British are talking of withholding funds from the U. Nil unless the war against Katanga is ended. the Kennedy Overshadowing administration stake in U. N. Con- -, go policies is the administration's stake in the United Nations, itself, The United Nations is not what it used to be; perhaps it never was. was written before this week's negotiations at which Tshombe agreed to end the Katanga secession and .accept authority of the Central Congo government. Nixon Nevertheless, foresees .and fears, a! Communist take-ove- r of all the Congo including rich, Katanga. .From so central and strategic a position in Africa, the Soviet Union might--proba- bly would take" over most or all o'f the continent. Big Campaign Issue ' If tha' comes about, the Republican Party will have in 1962 and 1964 the kind of an issue that sways elections. The President is too sharp a politician to be unaware of this. The Kennedy ad-This Communist Congo policy. ; "The Soviet Union supports the central government in Leopold-- . ville, headed by Prime Minister Cyrille Adoula, a moderate. Why? J . message that cannot help but touch the hearts of all mankind. Wanting no power except that which lies in the hearts of all men to ;live and raise their children in dignity, freedom and the Christmas star again causes man to, lift his eyes heavenward and gain strength in th 'A Tho Agony of Cuba i ' ist-infiltrated Central Congolese government. If so Kennedy's Congo policy will be under withering fire in next year's congressional elections and in 1964. go man-mad- - ? punch.' In a column appearing in newspapers of Dec. 19 but necessarily written a day or days earlier, Nixon blasted U. policy as Kennedy's worst blunder since the Cuban invasion. "The best way out of this situation," Nixon wrote, , "is for the United States to lend its power and prestige toward . bringing in the Congo." about, a cease-fir- e All of that obviously was in the works before Nixon's newspaper heavens, belonging to all men, had sent to earth a message of "goodwill and peace" more loudly than e those being beamed by machines circling over, all creeds,, colors, cultures and climes in menacing orbit. So, while metal balls whirl among the unraveled mystery of the stars and send earthward messages frightening in their yet unrealized power of the future, the star of years ago Warned again" the Christian and antl - Communist head of Katanga, has been pleading for peace and negotiation. . . it would be well to look at the robosa tiniest dose. However, to answer your question a blood disturbance due to a hypersensitivity reaction or even the result of overdosage is not permanent. With discontinuance of the drug, the blood will recover' completely if the patient survives. And the rate of survival is exceedingly high, particularly if the condition is recognized early and vigorously treated with cor- . just-releas- ed tical extracts. your indebtedness: The' bank an--' alyzes your financial position to see whether yon can handle the monthly expense of your home out of present income. Here, is how they will figure this and you should figure it the same; i . . way: earn each From what you month deduct all 'payroll exsepenses, income, taxes, social insur-ance, curity, premiums due on a set sum to go for savings, what you spend to operate your household , such as fuel and phone, what you spend for food, clothing, personal expenses including medical, car operating cdsts and other transportation charges, expenses for education and entertainment and personal and installment loan payments. The remainder is what you will have available for your house. ; - Can you tell me what Q causes bleeding under the skin? My husband has been in the hospital for 10 days and he still gets fresh spots. A Bleeding under the skin purpura), not the result of injury, may be a manifestation of serious disease that is often difficult of detection. I would not presume to offer a diagnosis when a y period of hospitalization has failed to come up with an explanation of the condition. I suggest that you consider the possibility of a hypersensitivity some out-to, or poisoning with, x f t j . as siae suosiance sucn as a arug simple as a painkiller, headache remedy or a chemical to which a worker might be exposed on the job. "Thank you, thank you,' thank 10-da- m . - - vim 1 1 i vi hi i i.ii. i iitiu t. ftfiiutai. hormone creams. I have shown it to some of my confused, unsuspecting female friends who want desperately to continue to look youthful.' But; the only answer: I get is they 'must be good because they cost so. much." "I'm sure the manufacturers, aren't going to like you but some of us love you for saving our money that's hard enough to come by these days, what with the cost of living and taxes. WhAt's wrong with growing old gracefully and . with the creams?"B.L. to I am 96 years old and have Q trouble swallowing food. As a consequence, I live in dread of choking? Have you any suggestions? A Perhaps I should be the one to ask advice. If, at age 96, you can write the bold and beautiful script that marks your letter, . ... mi Vv lAIC&jr IXC trnllMl JUU .10 UO tintnn Wl' WillC V 111c secrets of growing old gracefully As to your swallowing. problem, I can only suggest that you moi-se- n your mouth and gullet before you eat by perhaps taking a tablespoonful of olive oil, choosing soft foods, taking abundant time between swallowing, sipping your beverage throughout your meal and, after meals, washing your food down with milk or a milk product (ice cream). favorite |