ARABIC INSCRIPTIONS and a folk-art
painting on u farmhouse wall near Luxor,
Egypt, celebrate the owner's journey to
By Thomas J ADercromDia © raauonai ueograpnic ootieiy
Mecca. Besides using ancient motifs, the
artist showed an Egyptian shooting down
an Israeli parachutist.
Future Tense Dominates
Past Yields To Future In Egypt
The future tense dominates
conversations in Egypt.
Egyptians and the growing
lumbers of Western scientists
ind businessmen sharing their
iestinv all seem to be preoccupied
with the future of the
country.
As Thomas J. Abercrombie
joints out in the March
National Geographic: "Egypt
>eems always to have been
iominated, overshadowed, by
he power of her past. But now,
ifter months of roaming this
>arched land from Port Said to
he upper Nile, from Sinai to
he great Western Desert, I
lave come away convinced tht
Cgypt, at last, has overtaken
ime."
Sadat Opened Door
In contrast to nearly two
iecades of Gamal Abdel
Nasser's rigid Arab socialism,
rYesident Anwar Sadat has
;ncouraged ar, jpen-door policy
;hat has begun to raise the
country's economic morale. He
las sent Soviet advisers home
ind mended diplomatic ties
(vith the United States. He has
invited private business investment
in Egypt by Western
nations as well as by his more
conservative, oil-rich neighbors.
Revenues from the reopened
Suez Canal—and oil discoveries
n the Gulf of Suez—now offer
lope for the country's debt-ridien
national budget. In the
lostilities of October 1973 and
he U. S.-assisted cease-fire
iettlement that followed,
Sgypt got back a strip of the
Sinai Peninsula occupied by
srael for six years.
These events restored to the
iverage Egyptian the dignity
ind self-confidence crushed in
he humiliating defeat by Israel
n the six-day war of 1967. Says
i young artillery officer: "We
jroved that Arabs can win a
jattle—and that the Arab oil
weapon is something that even
;he superpowers must consid
er."
Heavy dependence on foreign
aid still haunts Egypt's
economic master plan. But a
growing industrial complex,
like the 100,000-ton-capacity
aluminum smelter at Nag
Hammadi, gives new hope.
Egypt's brightest prospect,
however, remains oil.
The country's proven oil
reserves total 3.9 billion
barrels. Thirty-five international
companies have signed
agreements with the stateowned
Egyptian General Petroleum
Corporation to explore
promising areas in the Gulf of
Suez and Egypt's vast Western
Desert.
Seek Export Capacity
Egypt already is producing
enough oil for its own needs,
and the goal is for a million
barrels a day by 1980, enough
to make the country an
established oil exporter.
The future bonanza depends
heavily on a lasting peace in the
area. To exploit the oil fully,
Egypt counts on getting back
the rest of the Sinai Peninsula
from Israel.
Water has become almost as
important as oil. No single
project has changed life along
the Nile more than the High
Dam that blocks the river eight
miles south of Aswan. Its
waters have improved a million
acres of land, guaranteeing
farmers a steady water supply
by holding back heavy floods
and by providing a reserve for
lean years.
But such massive tinkering
with nature has produced some
bad side effects.
Trapped behind the dam, the
fertile Nile silt no longer
renews the land. Farmers must
now add more artificial
fertilizer. Fortunately, the
desert is rich in phosphates,
though nitrates must be
imported.
Although the Aswan High
Dam may enable Egypt to
expand its farm land to
7,000,000 acres, experts agree
that farmers then will have
reclaimed almost all they ever
will from the Delta and narrow
valley of the Nile. Planners now
look to the country's deserts,
vast areas the size of Texas,
Oklahoma and Louisiana combined.
One project envisions cutting
a 150-mile canal to bring in
water from Lake Nasser. It is
an ambitious plan, a plan for the
future, when Egypt can better
afford such an undertaking.
Desert Waterway Studied
Even bolder is a project
proposed for Egypt's northern
Sahara, about 250 miles west of
Cairo. There a German
consortium studies plans to
blast a 50-mile-long waterway,
perhaps with nuclear explosives,
from the Mediterranean
to the edge of the vast Qattara
Depression. The floor of this
broad basin dips 436 feet below
sea level.
Water from the sea would
plunge down, driving turbines
of a desert hydroelectric plant.
Eventually the depression
would become a body of salt
water the size of Lake Ontario.
Despite the ambitious
schemes and reclaimed land,
Egypt still cannot grow enough
to feed its fast-multiplying
population of 40 million. Much
of the land js planted in export
crops: cotton, oranges, rice,
and potatoes. Profits pay for
imported grain.
Helpful Hints
Natural cheese is made by
coagulating milk and then
separating the curd or solid
part from the whey or watery
part.
When you take a gift to a
baby shower, it's a nice idea to
wrap it in a diaper and fasten it
with a couple of pastel diaper
pins.
Lindberg's Plane In Good Shape
Fifty Years After Famous Flight
When the Spirit of St. Louis
left New York's Roosevelt Field
on May 20. 1927 and flew into
history, the plane - was just
three weeks old and in top
shape.
Half a century later, the
fabric-covered monoplane in
which Lindbergh made the first
nonstop solo flight across the
Atlantic remains in good shape.
Its nine-cylinder engine is oiled,
its control cables taut, its
covering of doped cotton cloth
is still intact, the National
Geographic Society says.
But the isinglass skylight
through which Charles A.
Lindbergh viewed the stars has
turned an opaque yellow-brown
with age. The bungee cords,
thick rubber bands that served
as shock absorbers in the
streamlined landing gear
struts, have probably long since
lost their tensile strength.
Still Serviceable
Yet curators at the Smithsonian
Institution, where the
historic plane is displayed,
report it almost certainly could
be put in flyable condition with
little effort.
The skylight and bungee
cords would be replaced. For
safety, the wing might be
re-covered. The engine should
be stripped and reassembled,
instruments checked, stiff controls
lubricated, possibly a
couple of fittings tightened, and
the 50-year-old aircraft could be
gassed up for another 3,600mile
hop.
Officials add. however, that
the plane will stay where it is,
at the Smithsonian's National
Air and Space Museum.
Since the museum opened
less than a year ago. more than
Sewing Border Prints
Takes Some Planning
Border prints, one of this
spring s fashion trends, require
careful thinking by home
sewers before and after the
pattern and fabric are purchased,
says Harriet Tutterow,
extension clothing specialist at
North Carolina State University.
Pattern pieces must be
placed on the fabric with
precision because the layout
determines the garment's
finished look.
Border prints can be used in
two ways: by running the
border vertically, placing it to
each side of center front and/or
back seams; or by placing the
border at the garment hem.
Tbe second method of cutting
requires that the garment
sections be cut on the crosswise
grain, so that the garment will
hang more evenly.
When selecting a pattern,
avoid a-line and gored skirts.
Border prints cannot be
matched on bias-cut seams.
Keep pattern styles simple,
using as few seams as possible.
Bustline darts may also have to
be shifted to prevent fabric
design distortion.
Before laying out the pattern
pieces, make all alterations and
predetermine all hemlines.
Adjust the hem length so it is
correct for you. This is
especially important if the
Cards Of Thanks
We would like to thank our
many friends and family for the
many acts of kindness and love
Shown to us during the illness
and death of our father, John
W. Stallings. A special thanks
to all of Warren General
Hospital employees who are
just great; and thanks to Dr.
Coffman.
May God bless each one of
you.
His Children,
ESTELLE HICKS
IRENE SHORT
JAMES STALLINGS
The family of Mrs. Mabel H.
Martin would like to express
their deepest appreciation for
the many cards, flowers, food
and wonderful words of comfort
to them during her illness and
death. Thanks especially to Dr.
Trivedi, Dr. Patel and the
nurses at Warren General
Hospital. May God bless you all.
W. D. MARTIN & FAMILY
I would like to thank every
one who remembered me with
visits, cards, flowers and gifts
while in Maria Parham
Hospital. May God bless each of
you.
" MRS. LOUISE W. FLEMING
The family of the late Samuel
T. Dorsey sincerely appreciates
every act of kindness and
sympathy extended to us
during our bereavement. Our
thanks and also prayers are
extended to our relatives,
friends, and neighbors for
cards, letters, flowers, phone
calls, food and every act of
kindness shown us and
especially for the many prayers
that gave us strength to carry
on. A special thanks to our
pastor. Rev. William Crouch
who stood by us so faithfully
and comforted us with his kind
deeds, words and prayers. II
pray that God will richly bless
Dr. and Mrs. Bunch, the
nursing staff of Warren
General Hospital, Dr. Gear and
his entire staff Tor the tender
care they rendered S. T. dut-ing
his last few hours here on this
earth. May God add his richest
blessings to each and every one
of you now and always in His
own loving way.
WIFE-HAZEL
& GRANDCHILDREN
border is to be placed at the
hemline.
Cut on a single layer of fabric
for accuracy. Place the pattern
pieces which use the border on
the fabric first. Try to eliminate
seams whenever possible.
Dominant motifs should be
placed at the center front and
center back of the garment for
visual balance.
The border design should be
matched with adjoining pieces
so that the design continues
around the body when the
seams are joined.
Make sure to match the
stitching lines, not the cutting
lines, and use all construction
markings, notches, dots and
even shortening and lengthening
lines to aid in matching. The
same markings should coincide
on any two pieces to be
matched.
In Memoriam
A Mothers Day tribute of
love to the memory of our dear
mother. Mamie E. Hight, whp
passed away November 23,
1969.
Though the world is of blessings
Friends and books, stars and
birds
Happy tasks and gay companions
.
Glowing smiles and tender
words
We are very, very certain
That the best we ever knew
Was God's blessing of a Mother
As wonderful as you.
LOVING SONS.
AND DAUGHTER
SIX iiiuiiuii viaiiurs nave peercu
into the small cabin with the
wicker seat where Lindbergh
spent 33'/i hours fighting
drowsiness and the controls on
his famous solo flight.
Tricky to Handle
The Sprit of St. Louis was "a
clunker" to fly, according to
Paul Garber, 76, the museum's
historian emeritus. Garber, like
Lindbergh, was an early airmail
pilot and he persuaded the flier
to give his plane to the
Smithsonian in 1928 for
exhibition in the museum's
former aviation gallery.
What had started as an open
cockpit, high-wing Ryan mail 1
plane was redesigned and built
in 60 days to beat other 1
entrants seeking the $25,000
prize that awaited the first
plane to fly nonstop between
the United States and France.
But while the fuselage was
lengthened to hold more fuel
and the wingspan increased for (
greater life, the tail came from ]
the original Ryan monoplane, i
This meant the rudder and the ,
elevators were small for the
new plane's larger dimensions
and it required a skillful pilot to
hold it level in the air.
"Lindbergh told me he was
glad it wasn't too stable,"
Garber recalls. "It kept him
from relaxing ana falling
asleep."
In a 1957 film, Jimmy
Stewart depicted Lindbergh's
struggle to stay awake during
the long flight. Whenever he
nodded, the plane would slip
dangerously toward the ocean.
Lindbergh took his granddaughter
to the movie, Garber
relates, and the suspense
proved too much for her-.
Clutching her grandfather's
arm, she asked nervously:
"Does he make it?" Lindbergh
assured her the story had a
happy ending.
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FOR RENT—OINE ROAD
mobile home park. Trailer
spaces for rent. Water & sewer
furnished. The spaces are 3/« of
an acre. Call 456 2222 from 8 to
5. Monday thru Friday.
April 21 — June 9-c.
OPEN AIR FLEA MARKET
Coming Soon. Spaces to rent
for all kinds of items. Contact
Willie Arnold C/O Diamond's
Discount Store, Warrenton, N.
C. May 5, 12-c.
FOR RENT-OFFICE SPACE1
in the Hunter Bldg. on E.
Market Street Downtown
Warrenton. Neat with good
fellow tenants. Floor plan and
space flexible Central air
condition. Up stairs and street
level offices available. See Bill
Fleming or call 257-3298 (office)
or 456 2922 (home).
Dec l«tfc.
NOW YOU CAN CLEAN
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clean with RINSENVAC
steam cleaner. Rent at
Warrenton Furniture Exchange,
Warrenton, N. C.
257 3693. May 5-c.
FOR RENT-A KOHLER Campbell
piano for as little as
$10.00 a month in any style or
finish. All rental monev will
apply to purchase price 11 you
decide to buy. See at{
iWarrenton Furniture Exchange.
Sept. 18-tfc.
NOW YOU CAN STEAM
clean carpets the professional
wav at a fractrion of the cost
with RINSENVAC. Rent at
Service Cleaners, Norlina, N. C.
456-2791. May 5-c.
RENT AN ORGAN OR PIANO
for your special activities. Shop
the area's largest music store.
Hill's Music Shoppe, Henderson,
N. C.
May 5-tfc.
WANTED
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assume payments on nice 2 or 4
bedroom mobile home. Tel.
919 537 6101.
March 27;tfc.
SERVICES
LET BERNIE'S SEWING
Center, Macon, tune up your
old sewing machine or fix you
up with a new machine. Trade
ins and financing available. Call
Rernard Williams 257-4295
after 5:00.
Oct. 7-tfc.
SOYBEANS CLEANED BY
appointment only. 30c per
bushel bulk or bag. Screenings
are not returned. Contact R. J.
Render at Ridgeway Supply Co.
456-2353.
March 3 thru May 26-p.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—1 4-ROW TOBACco
sprayer, 1 6-row tobacco
sprayer. Call 257-4914.
April 28, May 5-p.
FOR SALE—1975 CUTLASS
Supreme. Excellent condition.
Call 257-4136 after 5 p.m.
April 21-tfc.