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■>Brazilians Complete 8-Year
Penetration Os Vast Jungle
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Tmelr**wark opens the way for
direct air service between Miami
and Wo tie Janeiro. It will cut
flyfcg time between those points
by several hours.
Defying savages, wild animals
and disease, the Roncardo-Xlngu
expedition of the government-spon
~«W6d Central Brazil Foundation
laid its 13th air strip In the
of the Jungle on the Tarpa
■jpz River, a tributary of the Ama
fTjf achievement tettmaxed a 1,-
JMJlamile trek across some of the
gwdßd's widest virgin territory and
■ completed a chain of air strips
3 from Goiania, in Gois State.
* Strung on a diagonal line, they are
" designed to permit straight flying
* ttapi Rio de Janeiro to Manaos, on
jj the Amazon, opening the immense
a central Brazil area to civilization.
SHORTEST ROUTE
* Eventually, this will bring com*
•t mercial flights over the shortest
* route from the United States,
* eliminating the longer line around
m Brazil's huge “hump.” For the
2 time being .however, the air strips
a will be used only by Brazilian army
* planes on special missions.
„, The first of the jungle air strips
•* was opened by the expedition at
* “‘Aragarcas in 1942. Recently the
~ Central Brazil Foundation’s head-'
, quarters were transferred to Ara
* garcas to shorten the expedition’s
J supply route and begin actual
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colonization of the area.
The latest base at Tapajoz, on
the 7th parallel south of the
Equator and 58 degrees west longi
tude, appears destined to become
the hub of north-south and east
west air routes across South
America. It is only I hour 40 min
utes flying time from Manaos, capi
tal of Amazon State.
Other strips are located strate
gically at points on the upper
Xlngu River, Xavantina, Qarapu
and Kuluena, this last one near
the spot where semi-savage Kala
palos Indians claim to have killed
the British explorer Col. Percy
Faucett 26 yean ago.
TOO MUCH WATER
Never numbering more than 24
men. the expedition was able to
advance only seven months each
year. Hie rest of the time they
were marooned by torrential rains
which caused riven to overflow
end turned tens of thousands of
Jungled square miles into lagoons.
'Grapes Os Wrath' Wethers Get
Service From Field Volunteers
By ELIA BETH TOONET I
(United Press Staff CorrApondent)
NEW YORK. (W This is the 1
season for a special kind of mis
sionary work, in our own country.
Both paid and volunteer mis
sionaries travel -’ran state to state
through the summer, following the
2,500,000 migratory workers who
harvest America’s crops each year.
One unit helps start a school
far the workers' children to help
make up for the constantly-inter
rupted education such youngsters
always have. Another group plans
wholesome recreation or brings
church services to the worken
with a portable organ and altar I
accessories. ’Emr ' '
MORE MIGRANTS NOW
There are a lot more migrant
workers now than there were back
in . the days when ‘Grapes of
Given by the first administra
tion of President Getulio Varagas
the task of opening the unmapped
wilderness of the Brazilian hinter
land, the .Central Brazil Founda
tion called on Col. Flavtano de Mat
tos Vanique, noted Indian scout, to
head the small army of explorers.
Orlando Vilas Boas, one of three
brothers in the group, is the pres
ent head of the expedition, having
succeeded the late Mattos Vanique.
The p'oneers defied savage In
dians, wild beasts, huge boa con
strictors and, most feared of all,
fever-laden mosquitoes.
The Central Brasil Foundation’s
president, Arquimedes Pereira
Lima, said with the transfer of his
headquarters to Aragarcas, this
spot, not yet on the maps, will be
come the base for the second phase
of the foundation's task: The
laying of highways to connect the
air strips which, he said, are soon
to be connected with one another
by radio.
I Wrath,' was written,” explained
Louisa Shotwell, an assistant di
rector of the division of home mis
sions for the National Council of
Churches.
John Steinbeck’s novel made
known the plight of the displaced
midwestern farm workers who
headed west to work in the crop
harvests.
“Tttre seems to be a much
greater consumption of processed
fruits and vegetables, which part
ly accounts for the increase In
seasonal laborer!,” Miss Shotwell
continued.
MANY WORKERS
Her organisation sends 300
workers to 35 states during the
summer men tha Wlllys station
wagons, “which added a little
glamour to the units” are packed
with everything from first aid kits
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because ours has been so different
from them.
“Each cough has much pride In
It is inspiring to see young peo
ple away from home turn their
thoughts and love homeward.
"We have enjoyed the difference
in the manner or brogue of speech
within one household. The couple
from Illinois has a distinct ’ quick,”
“clipped-off” speeCh, while the cou
ple from Alabama, has a slower
dAwl than oun.
“We have learned exactly what
each one meant when they phrase
i a sentence. It is quite enjoyable
to converse with either couple, and
we talk to them whenever we can,
for we learn something new each
time. ...
“They have been a help with the
work we have in and around the
house. ,
“One boy, when he it not on
duty, helps with the lawn. Both
couples seem willing and eager to
help my husband and myself do
any work we have. They have
been a contribution to us, rather
than a hindrance.
"Mrs. Moats (Illinois) helped me
' pick butter beans one day. and it
. was her first experience—at picking
beans. It was a lot of fun watch
ing her consider whieh bean to
pick. She would look at all the
beans, feel them, and finally de
cide to pick one or two off a vine
that was laden with many mature
beam.
“I don’t think she will ever for
get her first experience of pick
ing butter beam.
“It has made our family seem
larger than it is for they have
become one of us. It has been won
derful for us to share Incidents
of everyday happenings. If one
of us gets a new blobse. we show
it to the other. If one goes to
town, we ask the other if she
would like anything. This sharing
together is a wonderful experience.
It has made all of us less selfish.
“In conclusion, I think we will
always remember our happy experi
ence of having had our two lovely
Army couples with us during their
stay in LUlington. Especially Joe
Brian, for he had rather talk to
them than go fishing—and I mean
he loves to fish. So, ‘after the
ships have passed in the night,'
I know our family, for 'one, will
be far richer and brbader in the
, knowledge of humanity and will
; be quite lonely without the soldier
and his wife.”
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Beef Rollbacks
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they want price increases of nine to
10 per cent on passenger cars. Di-
Salle said he expected action cm the
requests In a couple of weeks.
to movie projectors to meet the
needs of the migratory workers.
“Some of our girls In cherries
at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, told
me they had 35 of the same chil
dren that they’d taught earlier
this summer to asparagus in Ro
chelle, HL,” the home missions of
ficial said, explaining that they get
used to thinking of the workers In
terms of the crops they're har
vesting.
“The biggest needs are education
and community understanding.
These seasonal workers include
different races and nationalities,”
Miss Shotwell said.
“We try to get community lead
ers to recognise the workers' prob
lems and wok them out through
community faculties.”
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