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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1963)
Mrdnrsdav, April 10, 1J PAGE S A HKRALD AND XEIVS. Klamath FalU. Ore. tlW KtA. Uc T.M. fltf. U.. Pat Off. Greek Scenery, Peculiar Food Customs Delight Reed On Athenian Visit By NELSON RKfcll Iracket of Mime silly guinea lions fur I much prefer lo drive such ruugh black capes IcminR on Athens, April 6.lhat were being chased by small loads myself. Illieir slaffs or Ivins asleep out of We never icalucd before what:,hc wilKl- U)Wcr flown si0!"5 a thirst tteimuuntams Greece had. Tliev are Magnificent rock piles as steep as the Canadian Rcvkies with the The other night at dinner niv wife asked the waiter why there was never any lamb on the menu. "Ah madam." he replied, "it is because the government has for bidden the sale of lamb for two weeks so there will be enough lamb on Kaster when all good hildr Having developed sat at a small table drinking good Greek beer while we had our shoes shined. All around us were young mothers drinking cultee and gossiping while their children romped with each other. An occa- lOrceks celebrate taster withlsu)na grandfather kept a watch- rnasi lamo. wine anu songs, ami u eve ,m a tMid er w , s,.am. the "if the best things in life are free, how come you had i to pay $2 for that book?" Mai in Legion Auxiliary Votes For Donations MALIX - Mrs. John .McCulley, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, presided over the busi ness meeting Wednesday evening, April 3, in the Malin Communi ty Hall. Mrs. A. L. Schmidt, Pan Amer ican chairman, gave her month ly report. It was voted to send S5 lo CAME to assist Domini can School funds and $5 to Capitol Funds for the Capitol Grounds program. Members also voted to donate one pair of glass es to the school, if needed, with the cost not to exceed $30. Results of the junior division poppy contest were announced and the winners arc Judy Mc Culley, first; Margaret Ann Blohm. second, and Janet Victor in, third. Senior division winners are Joan Cacka, first; Linda Elz ncr, second, and Jeanne Stastny, third. Amei icanism essay winners are Kelley Wilson, first; Danny Tofell, second; Jeanne Stastnv, third, Norman McCormick. honor able mention, junior division; and Mary McAuliffe, first; Linda Kcbcr, second; Tom Brown, third, Andy Oliver, honorable men tion, senior division. The auxiliary recently gave the Malin Library the book, "His tory of the American F 1 a g." and a monthly magazine, "The Firing Line." Post Resigned DUNSMU1R The resignation of Glade Patterson was accepted by the Dusnmuir Recreation Com mission at its April meeting. Pat terson has been a member of the board for several years. He said business demands made his resignation nccessarv. Indi cations are the commission will become a five-man board under new legislation instead of a seven-man board, so no replacement for Patterson is planned at this time. leveryone is welcome to join ifcast." I Meanwhile during Lent learned that really good Orthodox Greek Catholics are not allowed by the church to eat anything but caviar, lobster or shrimp, no oth er lish or meal. At the price ol caviar and lobster we suspect that most either go hungry or decide they are not such good Catholics. Yesterday we climbed up the sleep streets and endless steps to tiny St. George's Chapel which perches on the highest rocky pin nacle in Athens. He fleered in side at the great tall brass can dlesticks beside the altar and w on dered how there was room for a priest with his long black beard and black gown to say nothing of anv worshipers. The view from the terrace out side the chape! was magnificent Spread out below us w as the whole Athenian plain that is now Athens, with the sea off in the distance and the Acropolis and Parthenon across the city below us. While we stood there admiring the view flight of perhaps 50 bombers flew over us in a beautiful forma tion that spelled NATO. They were celebrating the anniversary day of the founding of NATO, we learned later. Coming down from St. George's we walked along a broad avenue past the royal palace with its dressy royal guard standing stiff ly at attention in colorful Greek uniforms with the bright pompons on their shoes. The palace itself is not as im pressive as some others we have seen but the grounds are very fine. Opposite is a large public park through which we walked, admiring some very tall pine trees oi' a kind we had never seen be fore, and listening to the raucous pered off whenever his head was! turned. It brought back fond mem- wciories of our own. Athens has as many kinds of cars as there are tourists. Ger man. French, English, Italian and American. Most of the latter are older models of makes that in their year were not so popular at home. disposed of over here at a loss we presume, for a new American carl here would sell about twice tlie price at home because of the tax. All over town there are kiosks i the sidewalks that sell not only newspapers and magazines. but candy, nuts and sunglasses, lor which tliere must be a great demand judging from the number displayed. Attached to each kiosk is a public dial phone, generally in use. There are many small shops full of all manner of trinkets and cheap tourist bait but we have seen very few that displayed high class quality merchandise. Greece has not enjoyed prosperity long enough to create a market (or lux ury goods. Athens. April 7 Today we took the 200 . mile round trip drive from Athens to Delphi with an English speaking guide who knew the country and its history. Some of the trip was on a new state highway that runs from Athens to Salonika. Most of it was a narrow mountain road that reminded us of the Green Springs only it was far more crooked, had very few guard rails and in places scared me popcyed highest, like Parnasus, snow capped the year round. The w hole country that w e have seen is unbelievably rocky. Only occasionally can tlie poor farm ers scratch out a small field with mule drawn ploy or by hand with a heavy hoc tu plant a little wheat or some grapevinees. Slopes so steep that you would have trou ble standing upright on them are cultivated. Only in the great val leys like the Plain of Thebes are there large cultivated and irri gated fields. High on the rockiest hillsides there were flocks of goats, black as satin with black dogs watching them, and shepherds in their there were small bands of slkvp, white, brown and black with very long wool. Here and there on the hillsides were herders' shelters and wattled sheep pens to run to, killed every man in it because a 1 for them, and that included most German officer had been murdered of the famous leaders of that age, there by a villager. Icamc from all over Greece and Thebes, which in antiquity was aAsia Minor to consult the oracle famous Greek city, is now just a"' lle mountainside below poverty stricken 'looking s m a 1 1 where tlie oracle dwelt tlie visi tuwn. nothing at all like Athens. trs ere detained by tlie priests Alter what seemed like endless"" the oracle so lliey could make when winter storms strike. Oncemilcs of crooked, dangerous moun-jthe proper sacrifices and also sol we saw a great hulking shepherd in his rough cloak, holding a tiny black and white goat in his arms He could have stepped right out of tlie Old Testament. Refore we came to ThelK's some of the mountainsides were covered w ith new ly planted Cyprus trees. We were told that the Greek government planted them to replace the Cyprus forests de stroyed by the Germans during the occupation. Later we passed through a small village where all the houses were new. Our guide told us that the Germans had tain road with breathtaking seen- the spies of the oracle could mm- ery. we reached Delphi. We had file " and learn wnai wasi lunch at a modern hotel and res-!"" twir minds so the oracle could taurant perched on a cliff over-l looking a valley with a stream running through it a good mile below. I Then with a guide who spouted Greek mythology we took off up the mountainside of Mt. Parnasusi lo hear all about the Oracle ot Delphi. In general we gathered that it was a wonderful racket developed by tlie priests. The pilgrims, those wanting to know w hat tlie future held in store come up with the proper mysteri ous dual meaning answers. Then the visitors were finally allowed to consult the oracle her self though they never got to see her, only tlie priests who attended her. From such hocus-pocus as the way the entrails of the sacri fices w iggled, or the leaves on the sacred myrtle trees twisted, or the vapors from the sulphur well smelled. the oracle would fore tell their fortunes. While it may aMttBCSI. 11 " i,.u . sound silly to us today the great decisions of Greek antiquity were based on it. Sometimes we wonder if our own State Department doesn't use some such system. Having heard how it was done we c I i m b e d up the mountain through endless ruins from which all the gold and bronze and marble statues that once adorned it had been stolen or destroyed over, the years. But from all the ancient writings scholars have re constructed it in their minds. And so can the guide for you, but alas it was far too much for.me to remember and to tell you..., , PROTECT YOUR FARMING Thra Eqaltablt'g Llvlns Jnsuranc John H. Houston irrvlr Sfnrr ISM FOR Color TV ACE TV 1140 Riverside Dr. 4-3SS1 We Work In Dirt! 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