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PAGE 20 - PLAINDEAi JEK WEDNESDAY, V M'ST 26, 1981 AFRICA IN RETROSPECT (Continued from page 1) the Third World countries, and Tan­ zania is no exception. x Most of the missions have generators and tract ors, he said, but to run them requires diesel fuel, which is allocated by the government as shipments arrive. In Tanzania-, diesel fuel is a precious commodity. Needless to say, people do not drive and there are few vehicles available for hauling or moving goods and con­ struction materials. Brother Bauer has been involved in countless construction projects in his 25 years in Tanzania. He has built chur­ ches, schools, hospitals and a variety of farm projects, like underground water storage tanks capable of holding 15,000 gallons of rain water. Prior to joining the Order in 1955, Brother Bauer worked for Tonyan construction in McHenry. "It's really not a matter of training," Brother Bauer said. "The work has to be done, so you become the plumber, the carpenter, the mason, etc." Everything used is provided by the land -- the lumber is hewn by hand, carried atop one's head, sand is carried from dry riverbeds and rocks are brought from the hills. "You have to plan a long time in advance in order to have enough supplies to complete a project," he said All the furniture is made and repaired by hand as Brother Bauer pointed out, and the nearest store is 400 miles away He explained that he may have to start a project a number of times a because the cement may run out at one project and still be available somewhere else for another. "I just finished building a convent that I have been working on for three years and started four times." Brother Bauer said. In addition to supervising and working on the various construction projects. Brother Bauer is also responsible for finding "food, plates and beds for the men who travel from job to job " The workers, he said, come to work at about 7:30 a m and work for eight hours with little or no break. "They don't know what lunch is," Brother Bauer said "When the working day is done, they eat." The Africans, he explained, only eat one meal a day, usually just before retiring for the night He commented that many of the staples of the Western diet are not available in Tanzania, and coupled with a shortage of meat, the missionaries occasionally find themselves eating different things When famine situations arise i primarily due to the drought and overgrazing), the government does authorize hunting permits. "Even elephant meat tastes good," Brother Bauer said. "I've eaten it many times." Of the tribes living in Tanzania, the Masai art the most famous Brother Bauer said they are "cattle people" and noted that it was nearly impossible to get the Masai to break the old traditions. He pointed out that the natives don't bury their dead, the elderly are left in the wilds, and they do not believe in schools, clothes or water. The missions operated the schools until the nationalization movement in the late 1960's. The government then assumed those responsibilities. The students attend school for seven years. The missions, hdwever, still operate vocational schools and, Brother Bauer noted, there is no shortage of jobs with the government for those who graduate. Doctors are at a premium in Tan­ zania, he said, and most work solely out of the hospitals. In the villages, are the dispensers. These people study medicine and work with the diseases in the field. When a problem exceeds their training, the case is moved to the hospital. Each of the missions has a leprosy program. The doctors, he said, come from all over the world, as does aid in general. The Canadians recently helped in the training of the army, the West Germans finished building a college and the Chinese recently completed a railroad. There was a time, he said, in 1973, when the government wanted all the people to move to villages, but the people opposed it and force was used. Brother Bauer said it was common for the people living in the country to have cashew trees, the nuts of which they harvested, growing near their huts. When the government forces knocked down the huts and forced the people to move, they refused to walk seven or eight miles to harvest the nuts. The plan did not work and has fallen by the way. Brother Bauer noted that the people were slowly moving back into the country. The people of Tanzania are poor, Brother Bauer said He explained that a laborer makes $2 a day. Gasoline costs $4 a gallon, a shirt costs $25 and a quart of beer costs more than a day's wage. A land rover may cost as much as $20,000, he added The people, he said, often own nothing more than the clothes they are wearing and the mud huts in which they live. Brother Bauer said it was common for men to have three or four wives, but not common to have large families, given the high mortality rate among the young. "When a child climbs down off its mother's back, it is essentially on its own." he said. Occasionally, he commented, there are problems with the wildlife of Tanzania. A man went to the well one day and was eaten by a lion,'" Brother Bauer said. He noted that leopards were known to occasionally come to the missions and villages in search of dogs, chickens and pigs. Leopards, in general, Brother Bauer said, will not attack man. "They are as scared of you as you are of them," he said, noting the old adage. "But lions are not scared of anything." Throughout all of the hardships that Vffe) The Beverage Center 331 plague life in Tanzania, Brother Bauer noted that the Africans have a remarkable ability to accept dif­ ficulties and go on living. When asked what the happiest or most memorable moments were, he replied that was when the people showed their appreciation for his work. "When someone who has nothing, gives you a gift, it hurts, but you have to take it," Brother Bauer said. Born in Ingleside, in 1924, Brother Bauer went to school and worked the family farm before taking employment, for many years, mainly as a truck driver at construction sites, with Tonyan construction. In 1955, Brother Bauer took the religious vows of the Society of the Divine Savior. Then in 1956, he went to Tanzania. Whether Brother Bauer returns at this time will be a decision for his superiors and himself, he said. Programs At Volo Bog An August walk at Volo bog allows the visitor to enjoy late summer flowers such as arrowhead, aster and jewelweed as well as the hint of the colorful fall ahead. The trail is open daily in August from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the visitor center from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Self-guided trail books are available at the outside bulletin board to enhance the walk. The last guided tour will be held Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. starting at the bulletin board. For more information call the bog at 815-344-1294. The fall hours will be in effect star­ ting Sept. 1 - the trail being open 8:30- 4:30 and the visitor center open only on Saturdays, Sundays and state observed holidays. Volo bog is located north of Volo, on Brandenburg road. 1»2 miles west of Rt. 12. City Seeks Permit For Two Outfalls Six applications for construction permits have been received by the Division of Water Resources, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced. One, the City of McHenry, wants to construct two storm sewer outfalls and road improvements in the floodway of the Lakeland Park drainage ditch. All persons either favoring or op­ posing the proposed construction are invited to send written statements to the Division of Water Resources, 2300 S. Dfrksen Parkway, 300, Springfield, 111:; 62764. C H E C K O U H N fc i/V L O W P R I C E S ' Country- Western Concert In Park After two cancellations, the city park at Pearl street was the setting last Thursday night for a good site crowd which enjoyed country and western music. Along with dancing, the spectators enjoyed hotdogs, buttered sweet' corn, beer and pop. An accommodating weatherman furnished clear ski for the occasion. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLOI SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE In action taken at the Richmond village board meeting this past week, President Bruce Hunter reported 011 Richmond's application for a matching grant from the U.S. En­ vironmental Protection Agency. The grant allows the village's engineering i firm of Bleck Engineering of Waukegan to do a $37,870 evaluation study on its current sewer line condition Hunter said communication from EPA officials indicates the grant ap­ plication should be approved within four to six weeks or some time late in September. When approved, Richmond will be contributing more than $9,000 while the lederal government will be matching that amount with $28,000 for a 10-month village sewer line study. The board approved a change in the village's electrical building code requirements. Previously, Richmond required electrical contractors to conform to state and national electrical codes, which mandated that electrical wires be plastic insulated, according to Village Clerk Katherine Hellman. The change requires electrical contractors to place all electrical wire construction into electrical conduit. Trustees tabled two bids on the village's water tower repair due to a lack of available funds in the current budget. The board agreed to have Water Tower Paint and Repair drain and clean the well this fall, per a previous contract, and to find out if they tem­ porarily can repair the insulation on the water tower's riser pipe. Village trustees hope the temporary repairs will be sufficient to last through another winter. 7 D A Y S A L E 331 N. 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Gerald Grant was named vice-president and Mrs. Connie Schmidt was chosen secretary. jk Mrs. Mary Meyer, Mrs. Jane Keit^v and Ed Malenius were officially seated as board members and began their terms of office. Sister Rosa Ridley was welcomed as the new principal of Montini Primary center and officially began her duties. In other business, Dr. Leonard Bottari, representing the McHi County Catholic board of educatt attended to present Montini with itf 1981 Catholic Education foundation; grant which amounted to $8,271. 1 Policies on extra-school use of th« school facilities and updating of the interscbolastic sports policy were approved. Aug. 28 was designated as registration day for the system, with classes to begin Aug. 31. MEET FOR RETARDED The regular board meeting of the Retarded wflrbetelft^flHirsday, 27, at 8 p.m. at 400l"Dayton streejf McHenry. * PRESCHOOL EVALUATION From now to Aug. 28, there will be an evaluation for enrollment in pre-school at Easter Seal for children 3 to 5 years with speech-language delays. Call 338- 1707 , 8 to 5 p.m for appointment ahd information. BEACH SAMPLING Water samples collected from swimming beaches by the McHenry County Department of Health Aug. 17, and 18 were obtained from several beaches on the Fox river and from some of the lakes in the county. Those beaches at which there has been two consecutive unsatisfactory samples and which the department will be posting as unsafe for swimming are: Burton's Bridge, Pistakee Bay and Village of Sunnyside, Fox river; Wonder Woods No. 3 and 4, Indidan Ridge No. 2 and Deep Springs Woods No 1, Wonder Lake. Recall Day Of Pope's Shooting gf ^ope John Paul is reported well on Ins way to reeoveryJton^JOu^fcLwounds an assassin attempt May 13; memories are still recalled by a former McHenry man who witnessed the in­ cident. Dennis Yonkus, a graduate of McHenry high school, and his wife, Jo, were vacationing in Italy at the time and were sitting in the tenth row of the seated spectator section in Vatican Square when the Pope was shot They have since returned home. "We \\eie standing on our chairs craning our necks as he started around the second time in his white jeep", recalK Yonkus Suddenly it became ver\ quite, almost eerily quiet for a croud that had heen so noisy. The Pope had just turned into the aisle that would bring him past us on the t ight when we heard two shots". Mrs. Yonkus recalls that newspaper accounts described the sound as "like a string of firecrackers '. but she said this was not true Also contrary to reports in U.S. newspapers, she explained that there was no panic, but people around her just sat and cried No one wanted to leave, she recalled as prayers|f ere offered was remofed to a hospital. But the following day they returned to St. Peter's Square and there was nothing to indicate what had happened. The area was almost vacated, she explained. Mr. and Mrs. Yonkus became aware of how little is understood in this country about world politics as they listened to conversations among the Romans that night Several theories were advanced as to the reason for an attempt on his life. Yonkus is the son of Mr. arid Mrs. Felix Yonkus of 1718 W. 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