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J U UJ 4 c o MA(FXP,C-HC.R-8C) Thursday, June 28,1979 IZOflKlltlM FOR n uinv] TOHITRfVCr kKUEim/7/rl You can always send up a balloon and take your chance that the right people might just happen to see your message. You can take a chance or you can invest in a sure thing. An advertisement in the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers would be a better \way to go. A sure thing for sure. I I£ you're a retail advertiser, you can choose one or more o£ our twelve suburban hometowns—only the ones you need, and the size to £it your budget and your message. I£ you pre£er classified, your ad will appear under the right heading so you'll be sure to £ind the right buyer. 1 I * Attracting attention is what advertising is about. And that's what the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers are all about. Wje €>bseiljer & Hccentrtc JNklustoapersi
Focus on Canton. China Thursday, June 28.1U79 Train and bus trips to craft shop, ancestral temple By GLORIA HOPFNER Special writer (Gloria Hopfner of Plymouth recently traveled to Hong Kong and to the Republic of China and relates her experiences and observations in this special series for readers of The Observer) * Boarding the train at Hong Kong, we were off to Canton, China. Traditionally when the train reaches the border at Lo Wu everyone must detrain and walk across the bridge to go through visa inspection, health card check, customs, currency declaration and then surrender a signed immigration slip. -Long live the great unity of the people of the world!" proclaimed a large and prominent red-and-white banner outside the station. And "Mobilize and strive to fulfill the genuine task for the new period'" read another. Chinese officials were courteous and efficient After we complete all of the f i/ UiUh UaUh checks to their satisfaction, we were ushered into the dining room for lunch. Seated at round tables for 10 we were served a family-style Chinese meal, which included sweet and sour pork "for the tourists," with whom it is always a very popular choice. Our tour group included members from Venezuela, England, Germany, South Africa, Canada, California, Washington, New York, Michigan, and Illinois. AS WE EXITED the dining hall, another sign warned that "Passengers are advised that there is no toilet on the train from Lo Wu to Canton. There are some, however, in the station." Reboarding, we found the train transformed. All seats had been covered with freshly laundered covers and headrests topped with lace doilies. A female attendant or hostess had been added in a uniform of. navy slacks and short-sleeved white blouse. Her long black braids fell almost to her hips. She could neither speak nor understand by GUNDELLA Music is essential to churches, magic "Music has charms to soothe the savage beast, to soften rocks and bend the knotted oak." — Congreve From the beat of a primitive African tribal drum to the resounding chords of Handel's "Messiah," music is an intricate part of the religious ritual of all mankind. It offers a link with the spiritual world and brings man closer to his God. It would be hard to find a religion that does not employ music of one kind or another to enhance its rituals. Even the angels in Christian mythology play harps, trumpets and the like. MUSIC IS an important part in the working of "magic." It would be difficult, indeed, to cast a spell without chanting an incantation. Beethoven said that music is the mediator between the spiritual and sensual lives It is certainly triv that all of man's emotions are best expressed through the use of this medium. Shakespeare said: "The nun that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; let no man trust him." Gaiety and grief, love, fear, excitement and passion are all conveyed in musical strains It has been said that a musician is truly the greatest of all magicians, for there is none over whom he cannot cast a spell. I PAY TRIBUTE to a very special group of magicians — the public school band directors Each September they meet with a new group of children who may know nothing whatsoever about music. By late October, these children are playing recognizable tunes. By the time of the Christmas program, they are playing as a group -5 a real band! If parents are thrilled by this, just wait another four months, when it is time for the spring concert. By then, the school band will make you tap your toes to their beat. School band directors are paragons of virtue. They display more patience than Job himself. They are usually the first ones at school in the morning, the last to leave at night. They think nothing of embarking with a bunch of teenagers on a bus trip to a neighboring school district for a band festival, or half-way across the country to take part in a parade. They march with these kids and inspire them in the coldest winter weather, on the hottest summer days. AND WHEN THE bond issue doesn't pass, or the millage is defeated, they are the first to lose their jobs. When a school district cuts back on its music department, it makes a big mistake, for music is not an "extra-curricular frill." It is the stuff that life is made of. It is the sound of man. NOW ENTERING OUR FINAL RENTAL PHASE ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT AN ELDERLY PARENT OR FRIEND? THEN YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE sWtEfc CLUB An Adult Community Located at 28301 Franklin Road, Southfield, Michigan Among the Many Services We Offer... • Breakfast ond Dinner • Attendants on Duty • Apartment Cleaning 24 hrs - • Linen Service • All Utilities • Ongoing Activities • Chauffeur Service... ond, of course Companionship! All apartments are air conditioned and have kitchenettes. Come to Our OPEN HOUSE SUNDA Y from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. ...And See For Yourself Coll 353-2810 for details • M M M English, but did inquire of each of us, "Tea?", which she then provided in hand-painted covered China cups containing boiled water and loose tea leaves without cream or sugar. This could be rested on a small shelf just below the window. Moving out, we soon found ourselves traversing low, mostly flat farmland, virtually all of it under cultivation. Water buffaloes still are used as work animals because the farms are not yet mechanized. We later were told that one of China's goals is to have all farms mechanized by 1985. There was an occasional settlement with low buildings, many rice fields and a few low hills on the horizon. Oscillating fans on the ceiling of the car provided the only cooling on an extremely warm day. Sounds of stringed instruments was played over the P A. system without any melody that I could discern. We arrived at Canton and transferred to buses, which took us first to Kwangchow Museum. Because every town and city long has had both a Cantonese and a Mandarin name, the government is making a strong effort to encourage everyone to use only the Mandarin names. Therefore, we found that our destination, Canton, is called Kwangchow or Guangzhou (phonetic spelling is optional in English). Our visit at the museum was a casual one without guide or commentary, so we wandered at will among the many displays. There were handsome, sculptured busts, many with the face left unglazed to allow for finer features. All of the information cards attached to the displays were printed in Chinese without a translation. Around 5 p.m. we arrived at our hotel — the Tung Fong, or Tung Fang or Dong Fdng (take your pick). Our, room with attached bath was clean and comfortable with twin beds, each with a ceiling-hung coronet of mosquito netting, an oscillating fan and all of the other amenities we had come to expect, except a television set. Small loss, though Chinese TV offers no daytime programming and is available for only Bids submitted on Haggerty, Beck Reconstruction of parts of Haggerty Road in Livonia and Plymouth and of Beck Road in Plymouth Township may begin this year. The Michigan Department of Transportation in Lansing last week received bids on concrete paving of Haggerty between Five and Six Mile Road and a mile portion of Beck from North Territorial to Five Mile. Both road portions are now gravel. Ajax Paving Industries of Madison Heights was the low bidder on both projects. It bid $1,024,985 on the Haggerty paving and $1,532,552 on the Beck work. Both projects are scheduled for completion in July 1980. N0STALGIC0N COMIC & CARD SHOW JULY 1 9 5 ADM 25C PRIZES KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS 21900 MIDDLEBELT ROAD BETWEEN GR.RIV.t9MI. FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. # about three evening hours on a single channel. After dinner the first evening we were taken to a theater to be entertained by Chinese folksingers and dancers. There another great banner: "Long live the victory of Chairman Mao's revolutionary line of literature and art!" Also, "Hold high the great banner of Chairman Mao and advance from victory to victory." And under a photograph of Chairman Mao high on the wall in the lobby, "The Great Leader Chairman Mao will live in our hearts forever!" Advancing from the wings with military precision between numbers, an attractive Chinese woman acted as mistress of ceremonies to explain in Chinese what was coming next. Performances featured highly skilled execution, brilliant costumes, great enthusiasm, bright lighting and attractive sets. Themes behind the skits took on political overtones, which would have been lost on the tourists without benefit of a translation volunteered to us by a friendly Chinese spectator in an adjoining seat. At bedtime, I spread my mosquito net as a test. I lay down and watched the net billow each time the fan swept from side to side. I closed my eyes and discovered that no cooling breeze was coming through. With the night quite warm, I abandoned use of the net and, after a cooling shower, managed to sleep very well. NEXT MORNING we had a choice of a Chinese or European breakfast. The latter featured ham omelet, toast, roll, butter, marmalade and tea or coffee. I had selected European, but requested orange juice, which had not been offered. Our waitress disappeared for awhile, then returned to place before me a chilled bottle of orange pop. She was trying to oblige, but oranges must be imported and are very expensive and not available. The morning's tour took us to Faushan Craft Co., which produceds paintings, the finest paper cutting, DEFEAT FEAR Of PUBLIC SPEAKING DALE CARNEGIE COURSE 24450 Evergreen Suite 203 Southfield, Ml 48075 Phone 353-1700 Presented by Ralph Nichols Corp. Vz OFF ALL LIGHT FIXTURES Plus SAVE 50% OFF List Prices On Special Orders From Our Catalogues I STANLEY GARAGE DOOR OPENER Digital Deluxe Model 3000 • All best features • Powerful Vb H.P. motor • 3 minute light time delay • Digital controls for added security - set your own code In minutes Save *38" "NOW $ 156 so Master Lighting Inc. Lighting Fixtures • Electrical Materials HARVARD SQUARE, FORD & SHELDON RDS. • CANTON 459-3170 cuttlebone carvings, and plastic or fiberglass sculpting. Much of the work requires enormous patience, but even the very young artisans, who appeared to be in their early teens, were equal to the challenge. The Chinese were very hospitable. At every new place we went, we were always cordially welcomed. A cup of tea was always offered to us. One Chinese student told us that once while visiting outside China, he had mailed to his uncle back in China, a large box of teabags. Upon receiving them, the uncle had painstakingly cut open and emptied out each teabag into a cannister. When the nephfew returned, his uncle said, "Yes," (he had received the tea) "but tell me, why do they put it in all those little bags?" THE NEXT PLACE we visited was an ancestral temple. The temperature was 90 F and with the absence of cen- v, tral air-conditioning everywhere, we could appreciate the wisdom of carrying a hand fan. Men and women alike use them, even while walking on the street on hot days. We were shown a 500-year-old bronze casting of a water god. that sup posedly controlled the water ' But," said our guide, "he couldn't actually control the water at all, and the people were duped Under New China the people have harnessed the river and con trolled mountains'" Then he went on to explain that the gods were retired in 1962 and the building was now a museum. Chinese ancestral worship has also been officially discouraged He kept referring to "Before Liber ation" or "Since Liberation," so 1 final ly made the tactical error of inquiring. "Liberation from what?" He could offer only an embarrassed silence It seems that Liberation occurred in 1949 with the success of the revolution lead by Chairman Mao, who taught "self-reliance and hard struggle." 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