European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Ray Wright staff writer a half dozen of the town s Youngmen Straus Buben carry a Long pole covered with multicoloured paper streamers called a Kerr Strauss Down the town s main Street toward a local tavern. With a brass band providing music the procession is led by the top hatted Ker Ebube who carries the  him the Straus Buben stagger along with their Load held aloft by  is a typical scene in a Rhine land Pfalz Village and the annual Kirch Weih Celebration is under Way. Kirch Weih strictly speaking a Celebration of the anniversary of a Church Dedica Tion has drawn away from any Church connection and has become a Village s whoop de do carnival and is frequently called merely a  the tavern chosen because it gives them the Best Deal for Beer and wine or because it has the most Satis factory room for dancing a ladder input against the Wall and the business of hoisting the Kerr Strauss  plenty of horseplay the pole is hoisted into the bracket already on the Wall and the Ker Ebube Calls out is it High the Straus Buben answer it s High the band Oom pahs and the audience cheers. Then begins the Climax Reading the Kerwer Ede the chronicle of the past year s events in the Village As record Din the  the Ker Ebube mounts the ladder under the Kerr Strauss and standing at the top facing the audience he read the chronicle. Between items the band Oom pahs the crowd applauds an the fellow on the ladder swigs wine or  Kerwer Ede is written by the Young unmarried men of the Village be tween 16 and about 25 and kept secret until the Day. They strive for rhyme and sometimes reach far out to achieve furlough facts is Hunter Straus Buben on the Way to the town Kerne. It. Names Are Seldom mentioned but descriptions Are so accurate the Iden Tity is never in doubt. A visitor can sometimes Tell who Isth subject of the report by the blushes and squirming or by the joyous Finger pointing of bystanders. One Village mayor asked Why the Village elders put up with this replied it s  when there Are two or three churches in a Village which does your Kirch Weih Mark the mayor was asked. Both of them he answered with Agrin. After a Hundred years or More what difference does it make when the Ker Ebube has finished Reading his chronicle he invites the audience to come inside to drink an dance. The Young people accept his invitation but the elders and the Small Fry Drift off to the carnival attractions. After several Days of festivities  March in solemn procession to an agreed spot where they Burya bottle of wine or Beer to be drunk next  you want to join the audience at a Kerne watch for banners advertising  Kerwer Ede usually takes place at 2 . On sunday and you will know a which tavern because the bracket which had held the weathered Gray Kerne Strauss will be empty waiting for the Bright new one. Ann Landers Dar Ann Landers add me to the endless list of people who never thought they would be writing to you. I just had to respond to the Man who signed his letter no bargain  he is right when he says itis hell to live with an emotionally disturbed person. Know because my husband was a severe alcoholic. I tried forbears to fight his Battle. I lied for him when i should have been encouraging him to help himself. Finally i cracked under the Strain. This is a rough and demand ing world and while Many peo ple Are making it everyone no matter How Strong has a breaking Point. To be emotionally healthy is the greatest of All blessings. Now that have seen the other Side of the great Divide i truly appreciate what it Means. I am trying to help others who Are less for 14 Lunate than i and at the sometime i am fighting for my own survival every moment of every  one would guess it dear . This world i loaded with people who Are quietly fighting for survival. 1am filled with admiration for these struggling heroes an heroines for whom there Are no medals Only scars. Dear Ann Landers Las night we went to a party at the Home of relatives. An 11-year-old girl was being Hon ored at a birthday party give by her parents. The child ripped open on beautifully wrapped gift alter another glanced at the con tents tossed the gift aside then reached for the next gift without littering one word of thanks or even looking at the person who gave it to her. After she had opened about Belgrade a Yugoslavia Hopes to achieve the planned income of $185 million from tourism this year despite an unfavourable Start caused by the Middle East crisis and the events in Greece. The Secretary of the yugoslav Council for tourism and Cater ing services said july and August saw a Sharp increase in the arrival of foreign tourists by ship and  tourists came also in Large numbers. In the first seven months of this year More than 4 million vehicles entered Yugoslavia with 11.5 million passengers mostly from West Ger Many Austria great Britain Italy and  period recorded an income of $51.2 million or 30 per cent More than last year. Antwerp Belgium a King Baudouin is to attend the placing of the first prefabricated Tunnel elements under the Scheldt River Here on sept. 26, it has been  be named the Kennedy Tunnel the project is expected to be completed by september 1968.the Kennedy Tunnel will be part of the european Highway 3, linking Stockholm to Lisbon via Antwerp and Ghent. London is sir Ralph Richardson will play shylock Ina new production of Shakespeare s the merchant of Venice which opens at London s theatre Royal Haymarket on sept. 7.directed by Glen Byam Shaw it comes to the capital after a two week season at the new theatre Oxford. Also in the cast Areangelo Thome As Portia Jack Gwillim As Antonio and Karin Fernald As  ancient St. Albans Abbey 12 Miles North of Lon Don will be the setting for a three Day festival of Flowers from sept. 29-oct. 1.More than 200 major Flower arrangements from a wide area will be incorporated in the festival which will be entitled his tory in  the Flower arrangements will depict the history of the Abbey and the City of St. Albans. London is a concert by the London Mozart players Start the Dorchester Abbey festival program of music drama and painting oct. 1.extracts from the York Cycle of Miracle plays produced by Daphne Marshall will be performed by the festival players oct.3, 4 and 5, while other events include a concert by the clerks of Oxenford and the Dunstable Consort As Well As a violin recital by Manoug Varakian. Tickets for these evening events can be obtained from the festival office the Manor House Dorchester on thames Oxfordshire  Abbey festival ends oct. 7. Goren on Bridge a Clown boxes she became bored stepped Over the gifts As if they were garbage an trotted into the bedroom to try on her new clothes. Her parents did t say one word to her about her  Tell us if we should say something to the child orto the parents. The girl is be coming More obnoxious by the concerned relative dear relative it is Clear from the tone of your letter thai you dislike the child. The sad truth is that she is the victim of poor upbringing. Itis tragic when children Are reared to be selfish and ungracious. Think of what that girl will have to overcome later inline say nothing. Your remark would not be Well received. Do to to understand however thai the child is not at fault. Pm i i  a Hill Siul Irvile the stars and stripes East West vulnerable. North deals. North a k74 v 106 0 a q j 7 6 a42 West East a j 10 a 9 8 5 2 532 0 k94 k75 the bidding North East South West 1 0 pass 1 a pass 2 a pass 4 a pass pass pass opening Lead Jack of when today s hand was dealt in a recent team of four contest a contract of four Spades was reached at both tables with the Bridge column will be carried on mondays wednes Days and fridays beginning next week. South As the Declarer. On player succumbed to an accurate defense waged by his opponents the other Declarer however found an effective counter measure. At each table West opened the Jack of Spades. One Declarer put up Dummy s King and returned a heart. West was in and led Back the ten of Spades. South won the trick with the Queen and Cross Dover to the Jack of diamonds to play another heart. East put up the King of hearts and third round of Spades removed Dummy s last Trump. South tried to run the Dia monds in order to discard his remaining heart however East ruffed in on the third round and led a heart for his partner to Cash the setting trick. At the other table South took a More cautious View when he received a Trump opening. It did not appear Likely that the defense would per Mit him to Ruff a heart in Dummy. It was Clear that once Trumps were out he would be Able to discard at least one heart on Dummy s diamonds. If Spades did not Divide evenly however he might not have time to Cash out North s suit. Presently he observed a Wayto provide for the contingency of an Adverse Trump division without losing control of the proceedings. He merely permit Ted West to win the first trick with the Jack of  defense was completely disarmed. If they switched to hearts Dummy could Ruff the third round of that suit wit the seven of Spades Cash the King and put Declarer in with either a club or Diamond to finish drawing  actually chose to Lead another Spade at trick two and South cashed three rounds of the suit to pull every on of East s Spades. Five Dia mond tricks and two club rounded out Declarer s total to the required 10 and he cheer fully conceded the remaining two to his opponents. Copyright 1w. 1 lie Chicago to Lune thursday september 7, 1967