Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1958 — Page 6

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Exchange Student In Panama Description

By Barbara Fiechter Panama, a colorful country with a warmer climate than the United States, but with many similarities ; to the United States, is the American homeland of Miss Helidee Pinzon V., IFYE who is visiting j now with the William Griffiths family in Kirkland township until the first week in July. As an international farm youth exchange, Miss Pinzon helped to carry out the IFYE program, designed to help rural people to understand the problems and attitudes of rural people in other parts of the world by first describing Panamanian crops and the farm from which she comes. Her farm home Is in the province of Veraguas, which cuts a large belt across the isthmus, touching both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea, just north of the Panama Canal zone, which is so vital to shipping. The peoples of Veraguas are varied, for besides the farmers who grow crops such as corn, rice, hemp, and bananas, there are savage Indians who live in the tropical forests along the Caribbean and partly-civilized one, who live in Northern Veraguas, some of whom dance at the festivals the people hold during the year, to honor the principal crops they grow. At her school. Miss Pinzon recalls a week-long festival celebrated the community's corn crop. Her home, Miss Pinzon stated, is a five-hour driven from Panama City, where she attended school, and where she has lived while studying. Near the town of Atalaya, of about 900 peasons, is thefarm where she has lived. Own-

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i ed by her two uncles, it is middle sized farm where cows arc raised. They are sold for beef and hid- ; es, from which shoes are made | elsewhere in Panama. Sugar cane, and rice, the province's rpain chop, I are raised there in addition to a few hogs, and some chickens, • which are quite expensive in Pani ama. In the vicinity, she added, three different types of beans are. also raised, as relatives of her mother raise two types of them, one a climbing type, one a type that grows fairly tall on its own. On this farm there are no tractors, she explained. In other parts of the country, however, there are many, as - her brother is a mechanic who repairs tractors in a province in western panama, where many bananas are grown. Other fruit, such as watermelons, are among Panana’s main crops, ; which also include coffee, corn | and hemp. Describing the surroundings of the farm house, she said that the garden they have-is mainly a flower garden, where roses and two types of jasmine grow, in addition I to many other flowers. Around the house, however, grow, plants that are both decorative and useful; banana, pineapple, coconut, ginger, mango, and several tomato plants make up the colorful surroundings of the home. The ginger is used as seasoning in one banana dish sjje cooks. The mango, she added, is not considered a vegetable, as it is in the United States; it is a fruit. It grows high on a tropical tree and turns yellow when ready to eat, producing a fruit which is probably something like the California sweet

pepper. All the hulls of fruits except those of oranges, Miss Pinzon explained. arq fed to the hogs. However, she was quite surprised when the IFYE from Honduras, who is staying in Wells county, asserted that bananas are only for the pigs. There are two different kinds of bananas, though, she continued In addition to the dish which is flavored with ginger. Panamanians eat banana and bread together as a sort of dessert. I ! Main on the Panamanian family's menu, however, is rice, which is always served at dintier and supper. Miss Pinzon stated. Peas and beans are secondary vegetables in their diet. One dish, which she plans to cook for the Griffiths’ combines rice with carrots; the rice is browned first and ‘then cooked in salt water, to which the carrots are later added. . r _l Tortillas are also a main food for Panamanian families; of the two kinds, one, baked m the oven as bread, is served for breakfast. The other, which is fried in much fat, is always eaten at dinner and supper. Tamales are also a favorite food, she added, but they are more special, being served about once a week or so. Miss Pinzon’s family starts the day with a hearty breakfast including eggs, a meat, and fruit, such as the mangoes she described, oranges, or bananas. Pineapple and coconut make up the fruit menu. They drink the coconutmilk, but the meat makes a cooked dish, she explained. At the secondary home economics and professional school she attended. Miss Pinzon said, the home ■ economics students prepare the : noon cafeteria meal, usually made up of rice, macaronic, spaghetti, meat, and salads. One point quite different about these salads to Miss Pinzion’s hosts is that they

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are made without any sugar I Salt and olive oil are used j to make the salad, giving it a taste quite different from the salad dressings used on her hosts’ farm in Hoosierland. Other schools In Panama have different hours, probably because they serve no room meals. Miss Pinzon explained. Her school began at 7 a.m., the noon meal, was served and the school adjounred at 1:40 in the afternoon, wnile other secondary schools began later in the forenoon, had a longer noon break, began again at two, to last until four or five o’clock. Six years of primary school are obligatory in Panama, she pointed out. Her six years of primary schooling were spent in Atalaya, in a school of about 800 or so. Those who want to go on to secondary school for six years may do so. The first three years of the secondary school are spent on a liberal education, while the pupil decides what profession he wants to enter. The last three years prepare him either for a profession or for the university, where he will study for proitessJwns sudh’ as; yecondary teaching, and ones in medicine and engineering. , The vocational, or professional school, she attended gives all the training necessary for becoming’ a home demonstration agent, which Miss Pinzon hopes to become when she returns to Panama. This school, from which she graduated, is located in Panama city, and enrolls 2,000 students. Students at her school are attired alike, in all white uniforms. The school’s color, green, Was the only accent color, allowed; it could be worn only in ribbons in the hair or on school pins which held the insignia of the school, a beehive with bees circling the dome. English and Spanish are the two main languages taught in Panamanian schools. In English, taught

much as Latin is taught in American schools. Miss Pinzon writes and reads well. She understand English if it is spoken slowly. During the interview, the EnglishSpanish dictionary was very handy; and the universal language of laughter often entered the conversation.) One hour a week, music is taught in schools in Panama; there She liked singing and listing to music. To become a home demonstration agent, the student studies for the profession, intensively, three years. In her fifth year of secondary school, she recalls, she studied interior decorating and baking; in the fourth year, she studied child care, making a complete layette, even sewing the clothes. Evening schools, Miss Pinzon added, teach house wives who want to know child care, more about cooking, and sewing. Asked further about the curriculum of the schools, she stated that she could not tell much more, as the curriculum changes with each new minister of education, who has a ter mos four years in office, along with the Panamanian president. Professional schools enroll a good number of women students. Miss Pinzon pointed out. Besides home demonstration work, women also enter secondary and primary teaching fields, and medicine and engineering, occasionally; but that takes much money, she added. Farm women in Panama, she stated, work only in the house, cooking, cleaning, and sewing. Citing an example of the work, she said that before going to’ school in the morning, she prepared breakfast and dinner for five persons. After school she worked in a store where refresh; ments and candy were sold. (Asked if this could be termed a drug store, she replied that medicines are sold only at another type of store in Panama, where one store does the work of two m the United States.) Reflecting upon her part in the IFYE program, she recalled that she flew to the United States from Panama, ariving here at Miami, Fla., on April 20, for the six-month stay. After her three month stay in Hoosierland, she will stay Colorado. leaving Colorado, she will travel to Washington, D. C., for a second - gathering with the IFYE group. There she will present her complete record, of her stay in the United States; each dart of it being about one stay at a host family, the record she is keeping while in Hoosierland will also be sent to Eric Holm, the assistant state director of 4-H at Purdue University There are many things about the trip that she cannot explain in English, she told the reporter when asked about her impression of this country. However, she remembers vividly that it is quite a bit colder than Panama, and the cities, such as Fort Wayne, which she visited last week, and Detroit, which she will see. July 2, are much larger, than the population of Panama being about 800,000. Still, like her fellow IFYE from Argentina who is visiting in Adams county these three weeks, she told the reporter, her eyes sparkling, that “the people are very kind.” For her part of the IFYE program, the most important thing, she feels, is that the farm women also learn about the housewives of other countries, that they learn how others prepare food and do housework, for example; this, also, in an important part of the IFYE goal, helping people to understand the problems and attitudes of others through sharing the family working and social life of the community. Petition Purchase Os Waynedale Water Plant INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana Public Service Commission was petitioned late Monday to let the city of Fort Wayne buy Waynedale Water Co., Inc., equipment and close the Waynedale plant. The petition from the Waynedale utility and Fort Wayne said they had agreed that the city would pay $545,629 for the utility’s property, except for electrical pumping equipment, the chemical treating plant and the filter plant. Fort Wayne said it planned to extend service to the suburb at city rates. Schedule Rebuilding Os Lancaster Central Rebuilding Wells county’s Lancaster Central school, severely damaged by fire last spring, will begin soon after the opening of contractors’ bids July 10, according to architect’s plans. Actual construction will take 10 months, it is estimated, with the school ready for complete occupancy about May 10, 1959. Renovating the undamaged section will be completed before school would normally begin, as will be new additions on the south and east sides of the old building, being constructed on top of the old foundations. Classes may begin three weeks after this time, say school officials. The architect's plans call for about 1,000 square feet of area to be added. About $264,000 is available for rebuilding and re-equip-ing the school, school officials have stated. Estimates of the probable cost of construction range from $220,000 to $230,000. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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UN Secretary Returning To Lebanon Talks Returns To Lebanon After Parley With Gamal Abdel Nasser BEIRUT. Lebanon (UPD—UN Secretary General Dag Harnmarskjold returned from Cairo today to a pessimistic Lebanon which is convinced that only an international police force can prevent a Middle East war. Government sources said Lebanon was convinced it would have to appeal again to the United Nations for such a force though much depended on Hammarskjold’s Talks with Egyptian-Syrian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. If everything else fails, the sources said, Lebanon will call for aid from the United States and Britain to help halt the alleged intervention by Nasser’s United Arab Republic. Lebanon’s own Army appeared unable to halt the anti-government revolt. However, President Camille Chamoun told British television viewers Monday night the need for direct Anglo-American intervention had not yet arisen. But in a filmed appearance on the British Broadcasting Company he said a larger UN force to patrol the border was an “absolute necessity." Hammarskjold was expected to confer during the day with Chamoun and with Prime Minister Sami Es-Solh before flying to New York tonight. Lebanon was expected to ask a new meeting of the Security Council soon after his return to New York unless his talks with Nasser eased the threat of a major war in the Middle East—Anglo-Ameri-can "intervention" and the threat of Soviet “volunteers" on the side of the UAR. Hammarskjold said in Cairo “I hope eveything will be settled soon.” but Lebanese Officials were pessimistic. They said he was not trying to mediate but claimed Hammarskjold was convinced of UAR intervention and visited Cairo to inform Egyptian authorities of the “real situation.” The Middle Eastern situation was so critical .that Nuri Es-Said, prime minister of the Iraqi-Jordan Arab Union, flew to London Monday for consultations. The British foreign office was taken by surprise but indicated there would be Mideast talks during Said’s visit. Wilfie Greaves Wins Over Otis Woodard NEW YORK (UPD — Blonde Wilfie Greaves, who outpointed Otis Woodard for his sixth straight victory, challenged loudly today for a shot at the British Empire middleweight crown. Greaves, who already holds the Canadian title, won a unanimous decision over Woodard of New York in their TV 10-rounder at St. Nicholas arena Monday night. He weighed 159 pounds to Woodard's 161. LiT Leaguer * i “Lefty’s trying to develop a new pitch . . It’s called a STRIKE'!’’

Today's Sport Parade (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) By OSCAR FRALEY United Press International NEW YORK (UPD — Frank Thomas, a rangy infielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates, seems reacly today to make up for four years of frustration. There were times in those years when Thomas, who chose baseball over the priesthood, thought he had made the wrong decision. Hailed as the man to replace Ralph Kiner, he never was able to live up to the billing. But he is, at least, a "new” Thomas this season. With the campaign less than half over the 6-3 thid baseman prior to Monday night’s game had battered 20 homers and knocked in 64 runs to lead the major leagues in both departments. Had Impressive Start Thomas, who was born in the shadows of Forbes Field, broke in impressively in 1953. While he batted only .255,rhesmashed 162 runs across the plate and belted 30 home runs. But never since then has he come within shouting distance of those figures. In the past four years his best marks were 25 homers and 94 runs batted in—dropping to 23 and 89 respectively last season. “It's been a long haul,” he says. "But you have a lot of learning to do after you reach the major leagues.” Big Frank has studied hard, and at times, grimly, since the days when he turned his back on the priesthood. “I was an altar boy at St. Agnes Church,” he recalls. “I spent four yeas preparing for the priesthood. I went to school al Niagara Falls and then took six months of my novitiate at New Baltimore. Pa. But then I decided I couldn't be fair either to myself or the priesthood while baseball still was so much on my mind." Wroked Up Through Minors The Cleveland Indians made a bid for his services but Thomas, at the urging of a local priest, notified the Pirates and they raised the ante to $3,200. Frank took the money and paid off the mortgage on his parents’ home. Then came five years in the minors. At Tallahassee in the Georgia-Florida league he led in runs batted in with 132. Then came stretches at Davenport . . . Waco . . . Charleston . . . and up to New Orleans of the Southern Association. There, in 1952, he led the league with 35 homers and 131 runs batted in and finally was taken up to Pittsburgh to stay in 1953. “I went into a slump and George

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Sisler straightened me out,” he says in recalling that pomising rookie season. But then, when they thought he was the man to fill the departed Kiner's shoes, Thomas started sliding downhill. This year, at last, he is going without letup and even Frank feels that his day has come. Small wonder, either, when you remember that here is a player who always closes with a rush. f Major League Leaders By United Press International National League G. AB R. H. Pct. Mays, S.F. - 63 254 52 97 . 382 Musial, S.L. 57 208 31 75 .361 Dark, Chicago 48 195 22 68 .349 Crowe. Cin. 45 148 15 51 .345 Ashburn. Phil. 60 234 38 79 .338 American League Vernon. Cle. 52 142 25 50 .352 Fox, Chicago 63 251 34 83 .331 Ward, K.C. 54 171 25 56 . 328 Kuenn. Detroit 52 198 27 64 . 323 McDgald, N.Y. 52 192 31 61.318 nome Kuns National League — Thomas, Pirates 20; Banks. Cubs 18: Walls. Cubs 15; Moryn, Cubs 15; Boyer, Cards 14; Mathews. Braves 14; Mays, Giants 14; Cepeda. Giants 14. American League — Jensen. Red Sox 19; Cerv, Athletics 19; Tiandos, Orioles 15; Sievers. Senators 13; Mantle, Yankees 12; Gernert, Red Sox 12. Runs Batted In National League — Thomas, Pirates 64; Banks, Cubs 54; Cepeda, Giants 43; Mays. Giants 42; Spencer, Giants 40; Crowe, Redlegs 40. American League — Cerv, Athletics 56; Jensen, Red Sox 50; Gernert. Red Sox 40; Sievers; Senators 38; Minoso, Indians 37. Pitching National League — McMahon. Braves 6-1; Pftillips, Cubs 5-1; McCormick, Giants 4-1; Purkey, Redlegs 8-3: Rush, Braves 5-2. American League — Larsen, Yankees 6-1; Pappas, Orioles 4-1; Moore, White Sox 4-1; Hyde. Senators 4-1; Turley, Yankees 10-3. ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL sponsored by Bethany E.U.B. Youth Fellowship 6-9 p. m. Thursday, June 26 Pie—lce Cream—Cake Pop and Coffee