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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1959-01-29, Page 7A Home In Arabia To anyone accustomed to the problems and costs of buying and running a home in the United States, hoUseholding in Dhahran was a miraculously easy and worry-free process. My bride and. I worked our ,way through the smaller sizes of company houses, known as cracker boxes, until the birth of a daughter (in,the company hos- pital, of course) entitled us to larger quarters. We were then assigned perma n e n t 1 y to a brand - new two - bedroom con- crete duplex with a sweeping view of Saudi camp, In addition to this valuable vista, our new manse boasted an interior paint job done to our specifications- by the company and it was completely furnished and eauipped by the company, light down to mop bucket and garden hose. I was promptly re- lieved of the latter by the crew building the next block of houses, but I relieved them of a better one (manager's quality) in return a few, nights later and called it fair exchange. Actually, I found no immediate use for the hose, As ours was the last of a line of new homes on a windswept ridge, our land- scaping at first consisted entirely of naked rock, relieved onlx by sand in rapid transit But pre- sently company crews came around to dig away some of the rock, fill the excavation with sewage-enriched sand and plant trees, shrubs and hedges They also planted a lawn, by the rather odd process of digging two-inch holes in the sand and poking in tufts of what looked like long-dead grass. For some months, while the spring shamaals swept across our view lot, the plantings all gave- every indication of having died instantly, just as I had expected Then came summer, hot and moist. Our herbage revived sud- denly and began to grow at an almost frightening rate, and we soon had a verdant garden where ,our daughter played in her plas- tic pool and we,cooked frozen steaks at our outdoor fireplace on glorious spring and autumn evenings. The house itself was,• in a sense, run for us. 'Maintenance men came' around regularly to check our air-conditioning and water-heating units, to spray our garden, to ask us if we were rothered with' rats and mice Fix-it men with little red tool wagons called to see if we need- ed any odd jobs done. If we had plumbing troubles, the plumbing shop, sent a crew to cure them, and 'electricians were routed out of sleep to cope with midnight breakdowns in our lighting. -From "Big Oil Man from Arabia," by Michael Sheldon Cheney. ISSUE 5- 1959 THE FARM FRONT use, the glass tubes and 'stainlees steel equipment are washed by a detergent and given a chlorine rinse. To the visitor this appears a very costly operation, but Mr. Dean says that it is a labor, saver and pays if the operation is big enough, writes. Dorothea Kahn Jaffe in the Christian Science Monitor. * * Mr. Dean ,demonstrates other new methods on •his farm, such as making hay without sunshine in eight hours, utilizing modern machinery. All this is good publicity for the dairy, but the really big pro- motional tie-up of dairy and • farm occurs in summer when the children of the dairy cus- tomers are invited out one day, each summer month for "Open House at Double D Ranch". In this enterprise • Jack's brother Dick plays a big part, as well' at other members of the family, and all have a wonderful .time. * * * 'To earn their invitations the boys and girls have to, qualify as "honorary ranch hands" They do this by presenting a record of admirable behaviour signed by their mothers. The record shows they have brushed their teeth regularly, hung up their clothes, and have kept their be- ongings in order. If they qualify they ,get an honorary ranch card signed by the foreman. Then it's out to the farm for a -day of fun. An old brown Swiss cow. patient with children, lets them try their hands at old-fashioned milking. There are hay rides behind a team of horses, a ride in a hand-built covered wagon, a tour of the farm, and games. At lunch time they get their chuck from the hands of Brother Dick, who presides over the barbecue grill in proper western costume. * * * The Deans enjoy all this as much as the visitors, they say. All members of the immediate family, plus several nieces,, and nephews and some in-laws, are engaged in •the farm and dairy enterprise and they all pitch in on 'Ranch Day. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dean and their children, Julie and Jackie, think the life•of an "agribusiness man" a good one. Kay Dean has found an outlet for her artistic ability in restoring the old farm- house, built in 1829. Jack and Dick, former ski-jump champ. ions, get fun out of the outdoor life it provides But the farm is serious busi- ness, too, Mr. Dean now is working out a plan for a new form of vertical integration which is just appearing on the horizon. He is preparing to open his milking facilities to . dairy S`armers who cannot afford auto- mation Of their own. They will bring in their cows to be milked here, paving for the service. This will open a new chapter in the history of this farm business. PEAKS OF PERIL More and nioi4e. mountain cliMbers, through. , sheer fool- " hardineas, are .sacrificing thein- Seits. to snow-cooped Alpine 'Peattg arid the bidden peril ever lurking amid the precipices. Last year, the toll Of this gibriOtts European mountain range was jUst on 806 enthusiasts.; scarcely an ekperietted Met-in taineer among theirs. One victim of a mountain, drama there is still visible hang- irig from a took from the - nylon zrepe to which ho was tied when ire :Pitthed destilittieti froth 'hear the "0,08" .feet Even gOided parties can get Int& trouble - though With` ,spoil d practical 'knowledge,, mountaineering's' riSki -Worth 'While. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking mon oo© puma MOM QOM MOM M02000 MEMO 00EM DU OOMOODM DO OMO MOM MOO MOM I2OU MOW MOO HMO UMBOWEI OME8100 110 OBVIEIMEO ME MOO MOMOO OUM OUla DOOM MO OOM 11100017 MOD UNDAYSCUON LESSON 114 .ftev Warren 13A,„ A Citizen of Two Kingdoms Luke 20; 1046, • It was Tuesday before the ern- cifixion. The chief priests and scribes wanted to find some basis for accusing JesUs• before the People that they might put Him to death. They sent out spies who pretended to be righteous who attempted to entangle Jesus in. His talk. They asked Him, "Is it lawful for us to give tribute un- to Caesar, or no?" If He said "Yes", they could say that He supported the domination of the Romans and hence was disloyal to. His own People. If He said "No", they would report Him to the Romans and accuse Him of trying to raise an insurrection. But Jesus saw their designs and procuring one of their coins with Caesar's superscription on it H& gave the famous answer which is our memory selection: "Render therefore unto. Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be Grid's." Luke 20:25. With this reply Jesus set down an important principle for all time. The follower of God is really a citizen of two king- doms. He, bearing on his sou, the stamp of God's image, has certain great obligations to God. These have a primary claim. They pervade his whole life. But he must also recognize his obligations to the authorities of the land in which he lives. He must pay his taxes and obey its Jaws. In a democratic coun- try there need be no conflict between these two loyalties. There are things which govern- ments permit of which the. Christian wants no part, but then he is free to, abstain. This is one of the assets of demo- cracy. In pagan countries and under dictatorships and com- munism the situation is differ- ent. The Christian may be ex- posed to persecution and coer- • cion because of his faithfulness to God. Daniel was cast into I den of lions because he continu- ed to pray to God. The three Hebrew children were cast in- to the fiery furnace because *hey would not ,bow to the image. Martin Niemoeller and many. others were put -into -pri- son because they would not be- come'tools of Hitler. Many have suffered and many have died for their faith in Communistic countries. We are a fortunate people here. The Christian is a citizen at two kingdoms. • NO BUNK --No posed picture, this: Sput, the cat, and Poraye the dog. Use the, doll-size bunk bed at regular sleeping quarters. They're pets of the Willard Underhill family. MECHANIZED' dAttItimrAie-Reteiiiblifid d tiu.ga,' wheeled Caterire 'the ove rlan d t • de-, pi a rain niOnStrates. if's tracking during test's: Each of its 52 wheel's has its Owp power driyii• tatii-wheit mounts a fife 10.•feet high and faitir feet wide. The 12-unite .450 ,fdot-looatrain li designed f#1, We in- fegiOnt. wheto 'there oe a no road! railroad thill1111111111111111111in niarria Lam MM. ra:t",'814 a SS . Answer' eige*hree on this page * * The grass is grown without soil. After the seed is started With moisture it is placed in broad trays, one over another. Sixty gallons of water plus a sitar!' amount of chemical are poured on the top shelf daily and the water'trickles down. In six days something ;almost unbe hovable has • happened, The trays Ore full of bright greed graSs, with blades, six to nine itiche§ kffig and roots two or three inches deep, ready Car 'harvest" It is good grad's, says Mr. Dean "Contains more prOteitt than alfalfa," he notes, •."And it's hot too, expehsive It costs 89' a ten (Wet) „.te .grodtice: Cost of `hay is.' 06 or more a UM (dry)," 'There Ore other interesting t.eW methods to be seen on the' Dean fatin. A comfortable A::1 SilaittirS) gellcry with'aea Sit OVerloOks the milking, parlor, 10/6ri-Z:)IgiViiig the. 4?aticl.idii00" a,:therice tosee' the Modern .bulk "of Milk, ;Tor dradeA rating. •In this operstiort bails . are as • obsolete as firefly 7 The littict ii,earried directi:V from- . the COWS to Milk lcintainers :by means of •glass pipes:, Aft4i ' * He bought hiitOric Shaker Farm near Berrien Springs, Mich., moved out there with his family, and proceeded . to mod- ernize it so that it might serve as a model, demonstrating 'new and more efficient ways of 'pro- ducing milk. The 200 dairy•cows on the place furnish only a small part of the milk needed by Dean's Dairy, Inc., it takes from 2,000 to 3,000 cows to produce its supply. But the herd per- forms several important func- tions other thar the traditional ones Of the cow, such as helping establish good customer rela- lations. Many people visit the farm and see, for themselves under what excellent conditions Dean's milk is produced. Also, their children are invited out to have fun on the farm - but more of this later. * * * To get back to the grass fac- tory: It's a 7,000 accessory to dairy farming. Mr. Dean dis- covered a grass machine in op- eration while on a flight to Texas in his private plane. It interested him, and he made a second flight to Texas to study it further. He was convinced it could be used with success in Michigan and ordered a grass machine from the manufacturer to try out on Shaker Farm. He is now convinced it is worth its cost, for his operation. He has 'made tests which show him' that cows are able to utilize their feed in better nutritional advantage when they start their meal with an hors d'oeuvre of fresh grass and tender roots sucn as are produced here. Actually, he says, his cows have 'increased their production up to 25 per cent after a few weeks this additional feed. And they cer- tainly enjoy the dainty! `Wind swept the snow in 'drifts :over the barnyard of the cen- tury-old farm. But when Jack Dean, ' the owner, opened the door of his big shed, we walked into summer. Lush green grass in quantity was growing on stacks of shelves in a moist, warm atmosphere. This was a grass factory, producing an ap- petizer for cows. It is part of an agribusiness setup. Mr. Dean, ofiginally a farmer, went into the dairy busi- ness when he returned froh ser- vices in World War IL ' As the dairy thrived, Mr. Dean looked about for ways to promote the ousiness still further. He' decid- ed to do it'by getting back into farming - 'this 'time as a side line. ACIIOSS.. DOWN 1. Bright 1. Plant louse 4. Pieces of 2. Stringed.' PitstebOardinstrument 9, Distant S: 'Masculine 12. Crusted dish. nickname Is. Crignilant, 4.,RhythmPj 14. Camel's hair 5. Flying. _. cloth 5. Talk Wildly 15. ()wined -.„ ..t. popicti, - 1 "8..sofFt 17., Cahlne's - 111111111111iiiiiiitillfillillifillill II . ninth er' 19, reilivehated 011111111:811111111111111111111K*3 MIEN IR. At hrirria , 21. Silleon 22.. 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Mr. MacMillan recently re- tired after walking that colossal distance in the course of his forty-three years as postman on the island, He braved every kind of weather - rain, hail, snow, fog and gales. Post oftiCe olli vials say he was always "the personification of devotion to duty.," He is eighty-one end holds the B.E.M, Postmen are among the world's greatest walkers - es- pecially at Christmas time when the letter and parcel mails are exceptionally heavy. How far they walk on their rounds depends very much on the district they work in, but a Welsh postman who retired in 1949 reckoned that he walked an average of ten miles a clay and covered a total of 138,000 miles in the course of his forty- six years' service. An Italian postman, Antonio Stefani, calculated that he had travelled the equivalent of ten times round the world in rn‘ak- ing his daily rounds in Udine, Italy. The figure is all the more amazing when you know that he is one-legged. He retired at the age of sixty-six two years ago. "All extremely intelligent men are conceited." He shrugged gracefully. "Oh, I don't know: I'm not." BIRD OF A TETHER - Helicopter above her is under complete control of PerniIle Bligaard dur- ing a demonstration of the elec- tronic tether in Copenhagen, Denmark. The control allows a ground handler to "walk" the craft to any desired location and then land it without aid from the pilot. - = :).•=•Pm L, , HELLO IN THEREI-jeremy Shell- hose, 7, gives a large model of the human ear something to listen to. Exhibit was displayed ata convention of4helAmerican Association for the Advance- ment of, Science. - Thby Stay Quiet The spge is bare except for one SqUai•etcushioned piano stool and a' small footrest. The spaci- pus hall is brimful, sold out after one modest advertisement. Sud- denly the muted ,chatter of the expectant audience explodes into rapturous applause as a benign, comfortably padded figure walks out slowly from the wings, set- tles on the stool, props his foot on the rest, and nestles his big shiny guitar against his chest. As he peers out from behind his dark-rimmed glasses and strikes the first delicate chords of an old sixteenth-century air, abso- lute silence engulfs the audience. Thus it was when Andres Se- govia began his Town Hall re- cital in New York recently. So it is everywhere in the civilized world when the greatest expon- ent of the classical guitar takes up 'his instrument and plays. The ritual and ceremonials are the same. "In the beginning," Segovia explains, "the public thinks that without quiet and silence they cannot hear the guitar. Then they stay quiet all the way throes:h." The "beginning," as Segovia reckons it, was 50 years ago Now his friends and fans are celebrating the artist's golden jubilee as he tours here and abroad during the current sea- son. Segovia was 14 when he began. "What I remember," the gray-haired master mused last Week, "is that I was a very small boy and that I was afraid to play in public. My friends had to push me on the stage. When I looked out in the audience it looked like an immense mouth that would swallow me. Then I played. I was astonished and surprised when the public ap- plauded. It was the first time they had heard the guitar play- ed that way." This event, which took place in the private hall of the Centro Artistica in Granada, was to launch a career which has been upparalleled in modern times, "When I began in Spain. there Were musical societies called So, ciedades Filarmonicaa," he noted. "The guitar had a bad reputa- tion with them. It was associated with wine, women, and very low places. The societies did not ac- eePt me in their plans for the season at first, It 'was not until after the first time I went to SOuth America in 1919 that my success resounded in the news- papers of Madrid." The extraordinary thing about Segovia is that he is self- taught, "The education in the town of Linares in which I was born was poor," he explained. "I was born with a strong vo- cation for music. I loved the gui- tar. As I had no master I was obliged to teach myself. To do that you must have a strong dedication to burn up all the difficulties, I look behind me at that period and 'I am amazed at what. I did . . , It was very hard to fall into the exact and right technique. There were no examples to follow. It was just trying and trying and, then dis- missing." As Segoyia sees it, there are important differences between the classical style in which he plays, and the flamenco style of the gypsies. "The flamenco is the popular aspect of the guitar," he stated. "The guitar is like a mountain with two sides. One side is flamenco and the other is classical. Each of these sides is legitimate, but they do not see each other." Segovia's mission in life has been to make the guitar a re- spected concert instrument which can play almost anything from Bach to Villa-Lobos, In pursuit of this he plays an average of 100 concerts a year throughout the world, travelling by plane whenever possible. His guitar, made for him in 193? by the ;ate Hermann Hauser, a Munich luthier, "goes as a person" in the seat beside him, cushioned in a foam-rubber case against the vibrations of the plane. Home is anywhere to this man of courtly charm and twinkling wit. "I have an apartment in. New York which is not my home," he ob- served. "In Switzerland there is the apartment of my son which, is not my home. I am living a sedentary life at 600 kilometers an hour." --- From NEWSWEEK. OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE? Harvey Eldred, a professional sword swallower of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was admitted to the hospital there for treatment. He was suffering from a sore throat. Modern Miracle' - One in 5 million. This was the chance for survival that doctors gave Rita San Carlo. when she was born 100 days prematurely last October 8. At that time, her weight was only 25 ounces. No baby in medical history had sur- vived such an inauspicious start. Fed on drops of sugar water in the beginning, Rita now weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces and is on a regular feeding schedule. This month she is home, just released from Hollywood's Presbyterian Hospital. "It's wonderful," sigh- ed (her mother, Mrs. Leonora San Carlo, 34. "It's a miracle," COMMUTER'S STOP - Undisturbed by the racket of a passing railway, triangle in Berlin. The railway is under East German train behind them, these sea gulls line up like ducks in a shooting jurisdiction, but the birds' aren't worried about borders or gallery to sun themselves on a railing of the "S-Bohn" elevated politics. CROSSWORD PUZZLE s7 Christtnar Anng r!nteneittiiiii frittiV5, 40 Rosman rive 41, rinrire arterV 4!1 Tnwarf 44: 7-Tehreiv 111. A~praheneion' '411: Flt far tillage' gafleiti 52., Tied* et ohtittei lilt; Theatre emit' 55 Tirese thick et; Feist" %Moil miler RA : Orease