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WtDNtbDAY. t tbHUARY 27. 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
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By SYLVIA PORTER
Ceeyriiht, Hill Syndicate, Inc.
Edlior't nott: Sylvia Porter ii on vacation. During htr
absence column by Ralph McGill ii being lubilituted.
McGill ii currently on lour of Airican nalioni, about
which ha it writing.
Grants Pass Youth Reports on Trip to Europe Under Program
(Edilor'i notes Thit u tha
first in a leriei of report!
from Chuck Moora, Granti
Pau, who it now in Lon
don under tha Lewie and
Clark collaga axchanga stu
dent program. Tha eeriei of
raporli will ba written in a
diary-style.)
THE TIDES OF HISTORY
West Africa Outside Dakar there is a small seashore
cafe conducted by a Frenchman and his wife. It is famous
for its langoustca, or small lobsters, served cold with mayon
naise. The owner was apologetic. The cook was outside
praying and there would be a slight delay. The waiter, too,
was praying. This would not have mattered as the owner
himself could take orders. But the cook would lose face
if the owner had to take over the kitchen.
So, we waited. Outside, on mats, the cook and waiter
side by side, were facing eastward in prayer. They alternately
kneeled and bowed their head to the mat, and then stood
and silently called upon God to hear them. Moslems pray
live times per day.
There ii nothing more fascinating than coming upon
ridences of ancient tides of history. The old trade routes
along which passed salt, amber, spices, gold, slaves, and
the perfumes of Arabf brought change with them. It was
inevitable that religion would come with trade. Long
before the establishment of Christianity and Islam, two
routes led out of tha upper Nile Valley, moving westward
and southward into Africa.
Christianity spread from Egypt to Nubia in the sixth
century. By the seventh, it was strong enough to resist the
southward pressure of Islam for about four centuries.
It was the camel, not the wheel, that brought migration
and change. People on the edge of deserts or in heavily wood
ed regions understandably did not think in terms of wheels
when they considered transport. The camel was the answer
to arid desertlike country and, finally, to the Sahara itself.
The Romans conquered Carthage in the second century
B.C. The empire spread itself along that side of the Mcdilcr
ranean we now call North Africa. Alexandria became a
great center of Christianity. Neither Rome nor Carthage was
able to reach beyond the desert. But some of the nomadic
tribes were moving southward and westward. As the Roman
empire decayed, the way was opened for the Islamic migra
tion. It Is recorded that the first Moslem Arabs entered Egypt
In A.D. 639. By the end of the seventh century they had
overrun all Africa north of the Sahara and had mounted in
vasions of southern Europe. Historians believe that a major
motivation of the pressure southward and westward was
that of population.
The Sudan became Moslem. Traders spread from it. After
the collapse of Byzantine power there was nothing to check
Islam. The faith proved easy for Sub-Saharan Africans to
assimilate. It did not interfere to any great extent with
tribal culture or custom. It allowed a plurality of wives. It
required prayer and faith and it promised paradise.
There was a mysticism about it which appealed par
ticularly to normadic peoples. It did not conflict, even,
with animism tha belief thai all natural objects and
lht universe have a soul. This advantage endures into our
own day. Old cultures are difficult to upset. (There are
African Christians who see no conflict in possessing two
or three wives, one married in Christian rites and another
one or two by tribal law.)
February was the month of Ramadan celebration of the
dictation of the Koran to Mahomet. For 30 days no Moslem
eats or drinks from sunrise to sunset. The effect on the
economy is severe. Since much of each night is given over
to prayer and eating, the devout are not too active by day.
They tire badly. Many Moslems believe that urban and In
dustrial societies will bring about a reform in Islamic prac
tices. (Ramadan it not unlike the severe Lenten fasting
period of the early church.) But none thinks there will be
any lessening of the appeal of Islam. Some see it gaining
now at the expense of Christianity, but no exact figures
exist from which to make a Judgment.
By CHUCK MOORE
Feb. 8: Portland Union !
lion
Passports in hand, my trav
ellng partner, Norman Schles-
ser, and I boarded our Dome
liner coach. After goodbyes
to our families had been said
our thoujjhts turned to fu
lure problems, foremost on
Norm's mind was meeting the
44-pound luggage limit for
the oceanic crossing. I offered
to help by relieving him of
an extra pound; but since it
was a British bank note, he
declined to accept my jffor.
Later a good omen for
Lewis and darks' adventur
ers shot across the haze of
the Columbia River Gorge.
The Stonehcnge, standing ma
jestically in the mist so high
above the river, seemed to be
sending good fortune our
way.
Feb. 8: Chicago
wniie waiting tor our
train to leave Chicago, Norm
and I visited the main finan
cial and business districts.
Reaching the Chicago Board
of Trade building, we shot
up to the observation gallcrv
on the 45th floor. The view
was singularly unimpressive,
Descending to the grain ex-
Sugar V Spice
Oregon Veterans Receive
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Portland - Oregon veterans
and their families received
$67,740,180 in cash benefits
and services during fiscal
year 1982, R. J. Novotny,
manager of the Portland Vet
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office, has announced.
In Oregon, compensation
for service-connected disabili
ties and pension for total and
p e r m a ncnt nonservlce-con-nectcd
disabilities totaling
$30,560,457 was paid to 33,840
living veterans.
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Soprano Calls Off
Her Recital Debut
New York - (WD - l.eonie
Rysanek, the world - famous
soprano, has cancelled a
March 17 recital debut In
New York because of the
city's newspaper strike. It was
announced Tuesday.
Mme. Rysanek. star of the
Vienna State Opera, currently
is singing at the Metropolitan
Opera.
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Summer Irrigation
Shortage Predicted
Portland -OTP- Late reports
on snow conditions in the Cas
cades Indicate Oregon prob
ably will have an irrigation
water shortage this summer,
V. T. Jack Frost, snow sur
vey supervisor for the Soil
Conservation Service, said to
day. Me said the outlook appear
ed "grim" for the farmers.
Frost had forecast low
water conditions at the first
of the month. Another fore
cast is due March 1.
Frost said lie believed II
would take "a remarkable se
ries of winter storms" to pre
vent a dry summer.
AND SOME CHANGE
Chilton,
Kails. 17,
spearing i
a license.
Wis. - UTIi - David
was fined $45 for
i sturgeon without
He got part o( his
(me back because the fish
bore a slate conservation tag
promising $10 to the fisher
man returning the tag.
More Comfort Wtorhej
FALSE TEETH
Hr U ft plfatant Wftf to oifrwi
loo plftM dUcomrorV FASTMvlH,
ftn Improved pnikrirr. apnnkltd
tier ttid lofr plitra hold! them
firmer to thftt lhv tl more nvn
fortable. No gummy, gooey, plf
ut or feeling It B alkaline in.'ft.
eld I rtoeB not tour Chfe-ks "plate
o,1r" identur bretthi Oel Ps
(UTB todit ( to? drue eouaua.
change, we had visions of
golden fields of flowing
wheat. To our aurprise, they
were trading heavily in the
unglamorous soybean.
Boarding our new coach,
we found three other Lewis
and Clark pioneers.
Feb. 9:
This was a day for reun
ion. Just as the group was
boarding a new train at
Springfield, Mass., Joanne
Taggart (niece of Fred Ack
len, Grants Pass) and Mary
Twining (niece of Gen. Na
than Twining) came sprint
ing, baggage in hand, to make
the train. They had just fin
ished a two days visit to New
York and Mr. Acklen's daugh
ter, Linda, who is attending
Mills college. It was good to
see Mary again.
Arriving in Brattleboro, Vt.,
we found ourselves in what
the conductor referred to as
"hick country." At the sta
tion I met Richard Senior,
English graduate student at
Yale who is to be our British
resource at orientation. He re
ported that Mike Blair, the
Scotch boy who worked in
Grants Pass last summer un
der the Oregon Junior Cham
ber of Commerce work pro
gram, is doing well at Yale
and enjoyiVig himself im
mensely.
Soon we were shuttled by
cars to Sanandona, place of
light. Here on the old Vir
ginian sheep ranch both the
experimenters and the Peace
Corps receive training from
the txpenment in Interna
tional Living's staff.
Feb. 12:
Approximately 72 students
from Lewis and Clark, Po
mona, Cornell and Fredonia
were oriented during the last
2'j days. While our group is
predominately composed of
freshmen and sophomores, the
other groups are exclusively
juniors. Our orientation in
cluded discussions and films
on the United States, Europe,
and the Experiment. Possibly
the most valuable concept it
introduced was the idea of
constantly meeting new faces
and ideas.
I learned through private
conversation with the Orien
tation Coordinator that Lewis
and Clark's group program is
more successful as an experi
ment than the strictly inde
pendent programs of other
schools. He believes it devel
ops a deeper sense of obliga
tion to succeed in the home
stay portion of the program.
He also frankly said he had
hoped our freshmen abroad
program would fail miserably
and end all that kind of non
sense. Unfortunately from his
point of view, the freshmen
showed very well in making
their adaptations.
Before we left Sanandona,
everyone had weighed and
reweighed their luggage. Then
what , must have been hun
dreds of pounds were duti
fully wrapped and sent back.
It is a little wonder a state
of depression descended on
the throng at the airport.
After hours of our Juggling
the scales, the baggage check
hardly seemed to consider
weight. Everyone was sadly
considering that extra sweat
er, sport .coat, or typewriter
that could have gone through
after all. .
Feb. 13:
This being my first flight
in an airliner, I was anxious
to visit the cockpit. After two
hours before reaching Copen
hagen, I made my request to
the steward who relayed it
to the captain. Permission
was granted and received; so
with camera in hand I headed
foreward. After taking snap
shots I spent 15 minutes
watching the plane fly, the
radio receive, the dials dial,
and the crew eat.
Feb. 15:
Today and yesterday must
have been "fall in love with
Copenhagen" days, because
that is precisely what I did.
The first morning I awoke to
the sound of scraping. In
front of the hotel were 11
men shoveling snow from the
street.
Breakfast having been serv
ed at the hotel, our first big
"cultural challenge" was
lunch. Five went to KAR on
Vesterbrogade. By menu
pointing we ordered different
types of smorrebrod, open
sandwiches. Having never
seen them before, we were
quite confused as to which
was which when they were
all placed before us on a
platter. "Cultural shock" de
scended on all so the waitress
finally indicated each smorre
brod's owner.
There are at least two ways
to walk through Copenhagen.
One is with a group of five
boys. We were weathering
stares from passing eyes, but
when a passing conversation
contained "Yankee Boys," it
was really time to get lost.
I separated from the group
and tried to feel Danish.
Walking along the streets in
my grey overcoat and cap
(dress suited to a man of
about 25 years h. e), it soon
became apparent that no one
was even noticing me. The
feeling was intensely exciting.
After viewing the changing
of the guard at Amalienborg
Slote, I joined two friends
and toured the Christiansborg
Slot. The guide, honestly (I
like to believe), mistook me
for a Dane. Finding he was
wrong, there came the in
sistence that I had Scanda
navian ancestry.
During these two days I
fell in love with Danish pas
try and Copenhagen. The oth
ers fell in love with Danish
women. The pastry was far
more acccssablc.
Feb. 16:
Exhaustion is finally catch
ing us. Most slept through
Holland, Germany, and Lux
enborg. It was either dark or
poor sightseeing weather any
way. Our steamer crossing on
the channel was also nice -we
slept.
But at Liverpool station in
London, all miraculously
awoke to meet the host fam
ilies. Everyone had such a
warm feeling to finally be
back where English is spoken,
or is it?
As we stepped off the train
the fact I had sent my host
family a picture was suddenly
comforting. Out of the din
rang "Chuck," and I was con
fronted with Miss Seldon,
who introduced me to Mr.
Seldon and Doug Johnson.
Then she disappeared to con
tinue her duties as Experi
ment District Representative
while Doug and I carried my
luggage to the car.
Doug, I found, is to be my
guide while I am with the
Seldon's in London. He is 18
years old and working in the
television-advertising field.
Everything was so. rushed I
hardly had adequate time to
say goodbye to Mary as she
left for Abingdom-on-Thames.
Grass Pass Cavewoman Carol
Thompson, was somehow tak
en to Hounslow district. And
so all tired experimenters
found new homes, be they
Victorian (as mine is), Eliza
bethean, or modern.
Troops Relocate
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Washington - (l?D - Army
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move from the National
Guard armory and Oxford air
field to field tents about a
mile south of the University
of Mississippi, according to
the Pentagon.
It said consolidation of tha
troops at one location would
permit a reduction c-f about
40 in the number of military
personnel at Oxford. The new
strength will be about 300
men remaining from mora
than 20,000 troops stationed
at Oxford at the height of tha
integration dispute at the uni
versity last fall.
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