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By BOB MeCANN | | "probably find yourself strip-

_ ping. the covers off the bed .
” Fortunately, ‘people ; sa to.see if the mattress -

are wedged tightly into isn’t really a bag of cement. -

To. walk. outside: is a..
| the crowded bus, other- “definite threat to one’s sanity”
wise they would be>

for the people are starved for

dashed to bits. by the
vehicle’ Ss violent lurches

‘entertainment, and western-
ers become instant food for —

the masses: It’s like avoiding —

around curves.
~ mosquitos for you must be in -
‘constant motion or otherwise. .
tisk being . engulfed in’ a»
swirling - tornado of specta-. -
tors who-surge in so closely

Worm ‘shock ‘absorb-
ers and narrow. snake-
like roads - give the

; impression of | high: ‘that one can scarcely blink. .

"speed movement. but it ~The reason travellers come.

. is only an. itt 1. “to this torturous town is. ‘that |

iliusion... al tee
: | eighty" miles offshore ‘Ties . oo Eee a | ne a

Slow i in ‘Sumatra. “island “just “orth of the

. Another curve: tires. “equator. ;
barely. cling. ‘to the pavement
as the driver leans on the.
-horn,” ‘people: in the “front.
‘seats give little shrieks of |
terror as a truck coming in.
the opposite direction crowds"

. over to his. s side and « squeezes”

| Bob McCann, : a . North Vancouver resident and former poy
. Carson Graham student, recently spemt a year: exploring |"
_ countries of southeast Asia. This fis the |
° third of his articles about what may well be one of |:
touriome’s last frontiers: Sumatra, the morthern island of |
indonesing where the majesty of nature and the relaxed
lifestyles of the friendly natives provide unforgettable _
 memortes for the western. visitor. Earlier articles bby Miz.

McCann sppeared im the North Shove News of April 20 Z :
and June 1, 1977...

The ‘inhabitants were once
"megalithic headhunters. be-
fore e Dutch replaced the’
animistic religion with Chris- |
tianity around 1900. Today
-the peopie grow coconuts for
conra (which . is used for 1
‘coconut | cil, Soap, candies |e
and. synthetic ‘rubber) and
sell souvenirs.to the teurists
‘who arrive. on: luxury: cruise
ee Sips: from Singapore: -
a "Eventually. the bus. chags_ oe :

; into the port of Sibolga « on the.
tof

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past, the rear wheel skipping
off the road onto the thin
“ shoulder as the driver cranks -
. the steering wheel around.

Le PON

the ho: ises. ‘one. wilt “see.
posters of David. Cassidy and
“Charles” ‘Bronson,’ ‘who. is.
Andonesia’ Ss hero. ee

isa high, rock vaulting bench |
_. which was .once- tipped: with -
“sharp stakes. and leaped over

warriors | in: -treining.”

| JOURNEY B BY FREIGHTER

» The” as a 3-D. : “ : ear pers may wear ume
‘dirty, drab and. dilapidated, “only: one. efternoon and the. sneakers but it, is } still an

: Everything suffers from old.
‘age -and disrepair while the .
- tropical: sun has long ‘since:
_* sucked” away all colors.and ©
- left-a ‘brooding: gray. Even |
_ the. mosque is a confusion of
‘*-yusted tin, dirty walls and ~
‘tangled. power lines that.

tourists are treated to a tribal .
dance, complete with shields
and spears, in the village of | _ The most. ‘popular souve-
Bawomataluwo. The ‘village’ ‘nirs of Nias are-the’ carved ©
‘itself is breath-taking (partly. - wood idols. which are ‘mostly.
due to the 700 stone steps. of 2: phallic nature, but the ve me SEE
leading up to it) with its long prices: are. constantly. rising | — _ — — EL
stone boulevards and fasci- .and. few. of the carvings — Gq ee, peace

| Syppressive jump.

“tramp ‘freighter from
Stoo, making” sure. -_ the

drape from it like cobwebs. " nating wood ‘houses built on. “appear to be as antique as TED REYNOLDS - - _ a 7 ae - cee ;
-stilts:-:The chief’s. house, © the People claim. en wenn INTRODUCING re
BARE ESSENTIALS — . standing over forty. feet high, | we ee

dominates the scene with its Once the tourists tleave,, a’

massive pillars and’ steep’ dramatic change takes. place.
curving roof. The walls are jin-the village forthe men | oe Ey, ey
decorated with painted pat-° change back into western Cy : ote
terns while inside are beauti- | dress’ and exchange: their. — | Z pes

ful carvings and rows of wild spears for volleyballs. and’
boars’ jaws from sacrificed badminton rackets while the. -

- seniors groups animals. aoe women spread great loads: of. . |

- Stone tables and. obelists— laundry. over ‘the. stone.
ae yeeee hare dot the boulevards and there" tables. And if. one | looks: into
“been given grants by the | _.99=ues
, federal New Horizons Pro- y 4 eee
| gram. ° . £
7 The Senior Citizens _ Spe-
__. cial Services group will get.”

$13,000 to carry on and
expand the services for shut- .
f _ins and seniors. living. alone

The hotels” provide . only
bare essentials and you'll

Grants: ‘or.

INSULATION PRODUCTS |

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"The | North and = West
~ Vancouver Temple Soclety.
will get $9,521.00 to furnish
‘and. equip. the activity and
f hobby rooms in -the .new’
"Temple ‘View ‘Towers, a
_ senior citizens’ highrise. |.
+ Tenants will do woodwork: _

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