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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1954.
Paris
Of
He's Made Racing In
He's Carving A Huge A Must For Any Self-Respecting Tourist Ontario
Monument Out
Of A Mountainside
Custer, South Dakota.
A sculptor who is carving a masterpiece out of 3 mountainside said it might take the remaining years of his life "and a little more" to finish a huge monument to the American Indian.
But Korczak Ziolkowski still nursed ก glimmer of hope that he might live to finish the sculpture of the Indian Chief, Crazy Horse, who led the Sioux charge that wiped out General George A. Custer and his troops.
21st Birthday Of A Play That
Preaches
"The Bible says that we're allotted three score years und 10," he said. "I came here when I was 30 und 1 Bgured it would take me 30 years then, [1【 P'm right, that will give (ne the year to 241 round and look. at before I die.
Ziolkowski, the rugged grand- son of a Polish count, is chips ping huge pieces. ont of ML Thunderhead with dynamite blusts that shalte this lonesome area of the South Dakota black If the project is finished, I will dwort the nearby carv- ings of Presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson Theodore
and Roosevelt on
on Mt Rushmore.
Hollywood. The nation's oldest stageN play celebrated its 21st birthday last week when "The Drunkard" preached the doctrine of "sobriety and the good life" for the 7,816th time.
sculpture in the world if com. It will be the largest piece of
pleted. Crazy Ногво will bo depleted riding into battle on a horse, his arm outstretched and
pointing
the finger
towards
The old-Ume temperance drama began on June 6, 1933. Its producers had hoped for enemy.
moderately
two weeks,
ft
successful rw: of The work will be more than 550 high and 640 ft long. The head of Crazy Horse alone will be 87 ft high and the feather on his head will be 44 ft long.
persons will About 1,000 able to stand on the outstretched
From the beginning, the old P.T. Barnum tear-jerker was
the cus
played straight-and tomers joined
In with cheers for the hero and hisses for the vilinin villain.
staged
When it was revived in 1933, the play had not been for 90 years. Lincs that drew
from sobs
caused ladies and men to brush tears from their
flrsi
apple
clder
was
eves a century ago fetch only laughs today.
At served during performances of the re-incarnated moral drama, However, Ata producers quickly changed to beer when the 18th amendment was repealed December 5, 1933,
on
nem..
be
has
LONG WAY TO GO
now 40, Ziolkowski, blasted $80,000 tons of rock out of the mountain since beginning the project in 1946, That leaves mor work still had not reached more than 4,500,000 tons to go.
most
recognised shape
to
of
the tourists who visited the site
last year.
The $5,000,000 project la supe ported almost entirely by donations of these visitors arxi Ziolkowski
sald be would refuse to
work if continuo
funds Federal
COFFEE AND BEER During its phenomenal run-priated.
longer than any other play in ment supervision of the
history-customers
have
sumed 30,800 pounds of coffee. 2,348,000 bandwiches and 5,000,-
con-
HIS
The
B
The memorial Was designed
tribute to ម
the
American
Irish Craftsmen
Dollars With
Earn
Stained-Glass Windows
Dublin.
American Catholics are turning more and more to Ireland for stained-glass window for their churches and cathedrals.
over
In hundreds of churches, not only in
United the States, but all
the world the light that streams through the tall windows is touched to magic colours by the artistry of a small group of workers in Dublin studio.
for
be-
luxury of stained-glass windows, These were imported from Eng- land and the Continent and the works were based on German models.
Rafic Mattar, the Pales- linian refugee who was brought to England for
an intricate operation for a tumour of the brain three months ago, goes on a sight-seeing tour of Lon-
don.
The operation was succesfully carried out in London, and Rafic is now convalescing at the Children's home at Tilford, Hampshire, under the
the auspices of
Inter. national Children's Help Society. London Ex-
unlovely New
bo but
Some of them may still seen in Ireland's churches,
being re- gradually they are placed by the home product,
William the s
of
it
of
press Photo.
What It Is
Toronto, Colonel K.R. Marshall, the distinguished president of the "Ontario Jockey Club, is a man who has tho best interests of racing at heart. He ought to. He's been an executivo of the club for 25 years, 13 as director and president for the last 12.
An old polo player and steeple- chase rider himself, Colonel Marshall has been following horses as long as he can remem- ber. Perhaps that's a good enough reason for the healthy state of affaire on Ontario race tracks. Bul the colonel and leading members of the club, which is 00 years old this year, are concerned not only withi track
Improvement In the quality of horses bred in the province."
"I can assure you," he told the meeting, "that the Ontario Jockey Club is doing ovory-
thing within its means to inova with the times and increaUSE the popularity of racing in this province.
THE OBJECTIVE
"Greater
comfort, attractive surroundings and convenienceS together with free parking for the patrons, better understand- ing of the sportsmen's poblems and racing which osters plenty of encouragements ta
breed high cines thoroughbreds Canada is our objective."
In addition he outlined plans for a new track to be built an 700 acres of landl nlready acquired in Etobicoke, outsido Toronto. The Ontario Jockey Club, which owns the Woodbine tmck in Toronto and the Fourt Erle track, would thus have three tracks running again., The
Home For Hamilton track was recently sold Policemen
Montreal. An old two-storey house that once served as headquarters for British soldiers will
Doon be demolished to, malce room for a new, social centre for Mon- treal's 2,600 policemen and their
to
to Simpsons Scars for a depart- ment store alto,
During the 25 years that Col Marshall has been connected with the Club, racing standardis have steadily improved. The further im- year 1954 will see provements
$1,000,000 SPENT
SLAVISH COPIES Until the Irish stained- glass went Into America some under These workers,
four
the fashion It beaming the spectacled,
States was for some Dowling, are reviving & crafi | thing conceived In terms which is as old as Ireland it-realisin almost like the repro-familles.
At Fort Eric improvements the self. Over
past three duction of pictures in glass.
before next summer will bring Say William Dowling: "If It years, their exports of stained- were appro-
The building is believed American windows to
a new club house, reconstruc- He Bald he
wasn't ingeniously realistic, feared glass
have been constructed Ап churchies
thetion of grandstand, moving and have been notting was a slavish copy of the worst
1840's. It is situated оп a them $100,000 a year. Not bad English and German models
resurfacing of the racing strip, un- craftsmen just 13
seventy
or eighty years ago Piece of land which the ion-extension of parking facilities treal Policemen's Brotherhood and additional stabling hurriedly plying their skilled sloppy and sentimental." trade.
According to Dowling, only recently purchased for $27,000. Modernisation at Fort Erie thus The present-day pedigree of two stained-glass studios in
far has cost over one million Irish stained-glass goes back no
cam- dollars. America are working on a seale further than 50 years. With the like the Dublin centre and cop- Ire- able
of suppression of religion in
making windows land during the Tudor times comparable with those made in and the desipation wrought by Dublin. Cromwell's soldiers
B "These, of course, are not not a piece of capable of meeting the growing century later, mediaeval Trish stained-glass demand by churches caused by
insistence was left unsinshed.
the hierarchy's After Catholic emancipation spiritual quality combined with
he In fraland artistry," in 1829, churches
Bays-United again went in for the necessary Press.
000 boilies of beer. If all the Indian to honour "a race
ut were told end to
reuch
pretzels
consumed
Drunkard"
end they would
the earth.
around
Many of the actors have been with the show since the beglo- ning. Others have joined
cast and have gone on to
Do-
the
Indians
und
man who never surrendered, even in defeat."
Ziolkowski Intends to have at the base of the mountain u
university museum, u
and centre for all AmeMean medical Indians. the
It was Crazy Horse who led that wiped out
men at
1870. little Big Horn In June, Ite
But the Indian's triumph east but has survived two deccased
bere, celebrated 22 narri-short-lived and he was bayoneted
and
Five and killed the following year by children
trying to of soldiers who outgrew the part
guardhouse the drunkard's daughter before throw him into the role was eliminated because
come stars in other shows. The Custer and his
play has had six heroes,
heroines and five villains.
17
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babies.
of constant replacements.
nine
A few months ago the play wus modernised to the extent
that musical version Uued "The Wayward Way" was added and played on alternate nights.
Play The new version became immediato
were
Q
the
was
at Camp Robinson, Nebraska. United Press.
Course In Australian Literature Now
Canberra.
ACE-
For the first time, an Austre- bit. The cast voted llan University is offering a full to take "The Wayward Way" course in Australian Literature.
the road on
so that people Mr Tom Inglis Moore, who haven't managed to visit Aralian author and critic, is in Hollywood will have an op-charge of the course, to be given Canberra University- portunity to sco United at the.
Press.
United Press,
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
almost
Funds for the social centre will be provided by a publle paign.
A
Last year saw a considerable at Woodbine Before the turn of tho, cen- improvement
on enlarged paddock tury, the tubiding was owned by where
facilities for extended private family. Later it was and converted into a club. Police horsemen and public were built. men, when they inspected the structure on
recently, found attic full of hundreds of wine bottles
empty-United Press.
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all
1,000 Miles From The Sea
ELM
But Winnipeg Has A Harbour
Winnipeg.
Winnipeg is 1,000 miles from the sea, yet it has a harbour. Admittedly, it's a small harbour-just a wharf about 250 ft. long, on the banks of the Red River, off Main Street.
Few people think much of also ncia as a kind of river for lost or stolen boats, and is Winnipeg harbour in the policeman. His patrol boat is proud of the fact that so far he winter time. The wharf atted with two-way police radio. has always been able to return All sorts of things happen on them. Another of his jobe is backs on to a waste lot. The the river. Small boys "borrow" to see that boats are licensed Red River is frozen solid someone else's boat, or go out and have pală their duce,
one of their Punton "likos and covered with snow. in a home-made
own.
likes being his own bom, in A trail of footprints where Sometimes, Punton just pulls sola charge of the barbou
sometimes even if it is one of the smallest work leads across from She calls the police "to give the harbours in the world-United Boniface on the opposite bank. boys a good fright?" He looks! Prem,
someone
takes a short cut to them out of water,
Along from the wharf, a circle
of poles fences off an open sower, so small boys skating on the river won't fall in
The harbour's busy season begins in May, and goes on until the end of October. Most of the river-boats using the harbour belong to the big fishing com- panies. They are sprali boats, from 30 to 65 tons, bringing, fish and lumber from Lake Winnipeg, and taking back anything from an automobile to a, stack of
four.
Things com get pretty busy down at the wharf, if a lot of fish have been caught on the lake.
Harbourmaster Harry Punton mys there have been 13: boats In the harbour at the'. time, but that was a red-letter day. Mostly there are no mars than
three goals in every day, The wharf basongs to the J'eckeral Government which is thinking of making 75
only
full-time employee of the Har-
•bout? Ha The meta-the job for
that
The
the
life. Ho
Woodbine will open on May 22 and run to July 1. The im proved Fort Erle track will all of July and racing returns to Woodbine in the first week of September for a total of 84 days.
It's
a suno best the diskas guished Ontario Jockey Club the president will be out at tracks as often as he can, Car- tainly there couldn't be any takone he won't put in appear- ances on opening and Queen's Plate day United Press,
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