KINGpSA`UD ARRIVES IN DHAHRAN

v01 9 NO.
Arabian American Oil Co , Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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January 6 , 1954
KINGpSA'UDARRIVES IN DHAHRAN
Today (Wednesday) was dec l a r e d a holiday for aUAramco
employeea in honor of
the
a r r i v a l o f H.M. King Sa'ud ibn
'Abd a1 'Aziz. A Sun & F l a r e
photographer was privileged to
accompany His Majesty on the
special t r a i n w h i c h c a r r i e d him
from R i ~ a d h t o
Hofuf on Monday
and some of the pictures he obt a i n e d a r e shown on this page,
including the new portrait of
the King shown a t the left.
Other photos show th: King
hoarding the special t r a i n a t
Riyadh, and the gala reception
on his a r r i v a l a t Hofuf, where
he and the royal partyapent
two days before proceeding to
Dhahran.
His Majesty is expected to
spend about two weeks in this
a r e a , a f t e r which he and his
party will depart by c a r for a
hunting t r i p in the north, returning to his capital through
the interior of northern Saudi
Arabia.
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LINGSA'UD IBN 'ABD AL 'AZlZ
SCHOOL CHILDREN ASSEMBLE FOR GREETING
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(Photos by Owen Oxley)
ARRIVAL IN Hvm
HIS MAJESTY DEPARTING FROM RNADH
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Sun and Flare
Women A t New Helghtm
In A l l Flelds Durlnt 1953
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Inthe year 1953womenmoved ahead a s never before in government. in industry, in business and a s part of the labor forcesand
these advances were made not only in the United States but in
Europe and other spots throughout the world.
A beautiful young woman, mother df two, was crowned queen
of the British Empire, an empire scattered over 14.00@,000
square miles. A woman. long a fighter for her own people, becametheleader of a 60-nation drive for world peace aa president
of the United Nations General Assembly. And the United States
turned some of the burden of diplomacy over to two women. namingoneambassador to a major foreign country for the first time
andanother to cabinet post, the f i r s t woman to hold the
position
since the days of Franklin Roosevelt.
TOP WOMEN OF YEAR
If the spotlight of history
Frances E. William,a career
diplomat, ~~nbaasador
to hit.foe-ed on any one woman in
1953. it was on Queen Elieaerland.
bethII, 27-year-old monarch
Other presidential appointof Great Britain.
ments of women included:
This was her
coronation
Mrs. Ivy Baker
Priest,
year, when she was thecenter
UnitedStmtes treasurer; Mrs.
Frances Bolton, Republican
of 1 pageant more than 1,000
yeera old. Millions from all
congresswoman from Ohio.
over the world attended. but
U. S. delegate to the eighth
only 8.000 were permitted in
session of the U. N. General
ancient Westminster Abbey for
Assembly; Mrs. Oswald B.
the actual rites.
Lord, representative on the
One faniliar face wea m i s i n g
U.N. 's Human Rights Commbsion; and Mrs. Katherine G.
atthe coronation. The dowager
QueenMay, 85, died March24
Howard, deputy civil defense
administrator.
h the fall, the Queen and
her huaband, Philip, started a
RECORD IN JOBHOLDERS
The Department of Labor r e six-montha, 50.000-mile tour
portedthata record 19,000,000
of the British Commonwealth.
women held jobs outside the
the longest ever made by a
home in 1953 and that more
ruling sovereign.
married women, and older
Ledame Pandit, mother of
women. ahowedupin the labor
three daughters and sister of
force.
Prime Minister Nehru of India
Undoubtedly momeof the reI& it be known early she did
cord total held jobs to help
not intend to become exhibit
balance the family budget. In
for the feminist..
"A11 my political trahing has
1953, the cost of living contintaught me to look on myself a s
ued to climb.
The end of the war and the
an individual, and not a s a
change in adminimtrationalterwoman, " she said. "I would
ed life in Washington. It berather consider this (election)
came gayer, and Mrs. Eisenan b m r t o my country..
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hower, wife of the president.
Sbe took over the General
could t a k aome of the credit.
kmcmbly d t e r the b e s o truce,
A naturally gregarious person,
but in time for the debate on
Mrs. Eisenhower stepped up
hor to end the war formally.
social activity at the
White
WIN POLITICAL POSTS
House.
The year 1953 was one in
The year produced only one
which President Eisenhower
notable fashion change. Skirts
kept a campaign promise to
became ahorter.
r c c ~ g n i s the
e part womenworld
In the romance department,
plry in the election. He named
four wedding* of note:
30to highposts. andthe RepubMrs. Rosemary McMahon,
liun Leadership said the total
widow of Sen. Brien McMahon
warn m record.
(R.Conn). and Baron Robert
-ding
the list was Mrs.
Silvercruys, Belgim AmbassaOvcta Culp Hobby.
former
dor to the United States, were
director of the Women's Army
married: Sen. JomephMcCathy
Corps, a Houston, Tex.. editor
(R.Wis) wam married to Jean
d a l e a d e r inthe 1952 DemoKerry, a former employee;
cnts-for-Eisenhower movea c t r e s s Rita Hayworth and
crooner Dick Haymes
were
She became secretary of the
married
a
t
Laa
Vegam
in
the
newly
created
Department
of
md
moat-publicized weddbgof the
Health. Educationmd Welfare.
Mrs.Hobby i m the aecmdwomm
year. and Ginger Rogers was
married to French actor k c to hold cabinet rank.
Miss
Frances Perkins, former Secques Bergerac.
P e r k Mestq the f a m e r U.S.
retaryof Labor, was the first.
Minister to Luxembour& visited
The president named Clare
Russia; she gave this advice to
Boothe Luce. author,playwright
other women diplomats: "Be a
mdfarmer Republican represcntative from
C o ~ e c t i c u t , diplomat, but don't forget to be
a woman, too. "
(U.P.)
ambassador to Italy. and Ms.
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January 6, 1954
IT HAPPENED STATESIDE
AROUND THE U
There were a lot of red
faces around the Philadelphia
F i r e Department
recently
when citizen Tom Wade dashed into a burning home and
saved four children. Seem8
that for 30 years now.
Mr.
Wade has been turned down
for duty with the fire d e p r t ment because he'a an inch
too short..
In
Chicago,
Saturday haircuts for
men
went up to $1.75. There had
been some talk of charging
baldheadedmen lees and crew
cut addicts more, but nothing
came of it.. The Los Angelea
Chamber of Commerce has
issued a "Flyers' Guide to
Greater Los Angeles" to tell
pilots how tomaneuver through
the smogwhich overhangs the
a r e a much of the time.
The
TexasState Director of Dental
Health has reportedthat tooth
decaywas reduced 63 per cent
among the childrenof Marshall.
Tex., who have been drinking
the town's fluoridated water
for the first six years of their
lives. Other states' officials
a r e sitting up and
taking
notice..
Guess it's safe to
tell the ladies now about the
Christmas
present
some
magazines were advertising
for "The Man Who Has Everything:" a full color, life-size
picture of Marilyn Monroe.
five feet tall l
BACH L 100011
Ten-year -old Gayla Peevey,
of Oklahoma City,
became
quite a hit with her recording
of "I Want a Hippopotamus for
Christmas." To show their
appreciation.proud0klahomans
took up a collection,
raised
$4,000, and Gayla got a 700pound surprise present named
"Mathilda".
Wagner's
"Flying Dutchman" has been
recorded completely
and
competently by the RIAS (German) Symphony and chorus,
withbaritone Josef Metternich
a s the Dutchman. Decca ham
this outstanding album available in 3 LP'a..
For the
f i r s t time in three years, Bing
Crosby i s dominating Decca's
roster of popular hits with
three out of the top five:
"Changing Partners," "I Can't
Believe That You're in Love
With Me" (an oldie).
and
"Down By The River Side. " a
duet with sonGary.
Sciaing
on the current science fiction
baa
rage, Raymond Scott
recorded this mouthful of
fantasy: "Dedicatory Piece to
the Crew and Paamengerm of
the F i r r t Experimental Rocket
Ship to the Moon. "
CUE AND CURTAIN
In an effort to make dueling
scenes in operas more
convincing,
the
Metropolitan
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Opera engaged Hugo Castello.
well-known fencing master, to
serve as cmsultant Ordinarily, a song-and-dance
act
breakinginat an Albany. N. Y..
hotel wouldn't attract much
outsideattention, but outsiders
will be watching
Marilyn
Cantor and Her Three Boy
Friends a t the Empire Room
of the Ten Eyck Hotel there.
She's one of Eddie's muchpublicized 5 daughters.
The
San Antonio appearance of the
Sugar Ray
Robinson-Count
B a d e show failed to draw a t
the Auditorium and ended in
Helen Traubel.
the red..
former Met Opera Wagnerian
soprano, still going strong on
her cafe dates. She's wowing
them a t the Copa in N. Y..
The new comedy team of Hunt.
Hall and Gabe Dell headlining
the show a t Miami's Olympia
will be recognized a s two of
the former "Bowery Boys".
Ballet de la Ville des Anges.
o r Lon Angeles Ballet, w i l l
make its debut in Europe early
next year.
It was recently
organized by David Lichine.
TITLES AND FOOTNOTES
The dramatic story of how
Germany goose-stepped and
heiledto disaster is precisely
and lucidly told by John W.
Wheeler-Bennett in
"The
Nemesis of Power: The GermanArmy inPolitics. 1918-45"
($12., St. Martin's
Press.
N. Y. ).
Frank Lloyd Wright,
acknowledged to be the greate s t architect America
has
produced. presents more of
his fascinating andfrank view s
in him new book, "The Future
of Architecture"
(f 7.50.
Horizon P r e s s , N.Y. ).
If
youlikedshaw 'a "Pygmalion. "
you have a chance now to enjoy it in a Southern aetting.
Read"Adam's Way, "by Lonnie
Coleman ($3.. E.P. Dutton &
Co., N.Y. ), and see if you
don't agree on the parallel..
Children 10 to 14 w i l l gain a
new underatanding and
appreciation for our Mexican
neighbor. whenthey read "The
Mexican Story, " by May McNeer ($3.95. Ariel
Books.
N.Y.).
"Jack's Visit to
Cherryville, " by
Elizabeth
Ogle Stein ($ 1. SO,
Vantage
P r e s s , Inc., N.Y.)...
retells the exciting experiences
of ayoungboy who wanders in
a world where bird., cats end
other animalaact and talk like
people. (Ages 6 to 10).
See
you moon.. CURLY FONTAINE
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AVAILABLE: RCA Radio
and phonograph, records and
record cabinets. Two bed
frames suitable for mofam. Call
at house 1174, o r phone 5841.
Dhahran.
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Januarv, 6.. 1954
Sun and F
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BEARS DOWN FLYE15 IN I .W YEAR'S DAY CLASSIC
court on New Year's Eve. followThe Waajid Bowl Queer
.inda Lee Killian, attendant; Kay
ing the coronation. (I
J a r b a r a Lucher and Mary Covell.
Landis, Queen, andatt ----...Each lady received a special gift from the Dhahran A.E.A.
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angratulations f r o m Acting District Manager Dan Sullivan,
iter accepting the Waajid Bowl r-nhy on behall of the football
hamps, the Dhahran Bears.
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A1 Duff. coach for the Dhahran Bears.receivinn" the P e r s i a n Gulf
Football Conference Trophy from Dan Sullivan. The f o r m e r
trophy was r e t i r e d l a s t year, and this new one will have to he
won during t h r e e y e a r s ' play to he retained by a District.
Dmrnemmco Announces
A s t h e i r f i r s t s for 1954,
Dramaramco will prement four
plays, in February andMarch.
Those interested in dranatim
who would like to appear in
these plays, please call a t the
Senior Staff School on Monday
evening. January 11 a t 8 o'clock
The one-act plays a r e :
"The Hitch-hiker"
"Sorry. Wrong Number"
"Gone T o m o r r o d '
In a l l t h r e e plsys there a r e
about 35 roles, o r 15 female md
20 maleperformerm needed.
On February 6th and 7th the
one-act plays w i l l be presented
a t the Dhahran Theatre.
"The Moon is Blue,
to be
presented on March 6th and 7th.
requires but four periormerm:
one k m a l e , and t h r e e males.
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tueen Kay Landis seated before a pennant backdrop during game
[me. Her court no doubt decided that as "Queen iuat f o r a dav"
he should he entit3edto thjs single pic. then return to everyday life.
'he Queen and h e r court were selected by popular vote.
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The Dhahran B e a r s ended t h e i r second undefeated aeason on January 1 s t by defeating the Air
F o r c e Flyers 45 t o 8 before over 1,500 spectators including the Waajid Bowl Queen Kay Landis
a n d h e r attendants, Linda Killian. Mary Covell and Barbara Lucher. It was the fifth annual Waajid '
Bowl game, and the second straight wm for the Dhahran Bears.
The B e a r s got off t o a fast s t a r t when Hollyfield found Hogendorn with a 25-yd.touchdown pass. The B e a r s went a l l the way
NOTICE TO ALL DISTRICTS
o n t h r e e o t h e r plays. when Beling found Uhler twice and Hogendorn once to close the f i r s t half with a 25 to 2 lead.
There a r e two barges now
stationedat the A1 Khohar pier.
In the second half it tookthe Bears 38 seconds to take the ball
Merchants aboard a r e selling
away from the F l y e r s and result in a score. A fine 40-yd. pas.
a wide variety of r o s e hushem.
t o Olson accounted f o r the touchdown. The F l y e r s finally found
the scoring aone when Korrella took a short Meehan pass. Howf r u i t t r e e s , and a selection of
ever,the F l y e r s w e r e only able to put together one m o r e drive
other plants. P r i c e s run from
SR.1 to 3 p e r plant. The barges
andwere turned back.by a n interception in the end zone. Dhahran
will remain at A1 W o b a r only
controlled a l l t h e remaininghalt and scored twice, once by Ande r s o n and again by Hogendorn.
until about January 12th, if
Hollyfielddid some handsome kicking throughout the game and
that long.
a f t e r one touchdown place-kicked the conversion. The defense on
TEMPERATURES
both teams was good with 18 interceptions being made. Dhahran
F o r week ending January 5:
rolled up 339 yards to 160 f o r the Flyers. lt was a rough and
tumble game withinjuries and penalties keepingthe officials busy
High
Low
and the spectators on edge. What the spectatore &d not see was
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the Bears' tone of A l Duff into the pool brmging what they thought
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was a fitting climax to the season for their coach.
January 6. 1954
Sun and F h r e
"THE GIRL NEXT DOOR*
WEDNESDAY 8:OO
Overture t o La Princesse
Jaune
Saint-Saens
Symphony in E F l a t
Dvorak
Waltzes Pennario
Chopin
10:30
Don Juan. Tone Poem
R. Strause
Concerto in E Minor
Elman
Mendelmeohn
Matinees Musicale.
Britten
w/June Haver, Dan Dalley
Musical
AhY
Ror Tanum
Jan 6 7
1st dayR.T.-ll:30,3:3Q769
p.m.
2nd day R.1.--3:30,
8:00 p.m.
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FRIDAY
3:OO
Ineide Vienna, the Schrammel
Mumic of the Heurigen
Paint your Wagon
Original Cast
Folk Songs from the British
Isles
We8tmineter Orch.
7:30
L'elisir D'amore Alda Noni,
Cesare Valetti,Afro Poli
with Orchestra andChmua
of Radio Italiana
Conducted by Gianandrea
Gavazzeni
Donzietti
10:30
Sonata No. 4 in D Major for
Violin and Piano
Handel
Duet Concertino
R. Strausm
Quintet
Prokofieff
"VICE SQUAD"
vJEdw.GJlabimon,Pauleth GodcW
Dromo
A
R e Tonuro
Jan 8-5'
lstdoy R.T.--11:30,3:30,769p.m.
2ndday R.T.--8:W p.m.
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SATURDAY
8:00
Overture t o the School for
Scandal, Adagio f o r String.
and Essay for Orchestra
No. 1
Barber
Latin American Symphonette
Could
Caprices
Paganini
10:3U
Tristan and Isolde,
Symphonic Synthesis
Wagner
Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven
SUNDAY
e:oo
Tivali Dance.
La Vie Parimienne
Lumbye
Offenbach
10:30
Finlandia
Sibelius
Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major
Horowitz
Brahmm
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MONDAY
8:OO
Danae Macabre
Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 in F Major
Brahms
Six German Danceo Schubert
10:30
Serenmde No. 11
Mozart
On Hearing the First Cuckoo
in Spring. Summer Night
On the River
Delius
Suites 1 and 2 for little
Orchestra
Stravinmky
8:00
TUESDAY
L e o m r e Overture No. 1
Beethoven
La Boutique Fantssque
Ralsini-Reapighi
Bartok Plays Bartok
10:30
A Night on Bald Mountain
Muasorgsky
Quartet in A Minor
Brahms
An American in Paris
Germhwin
ACROSS
I Illurninedagain
6 What a snail
never did
11 Resinous
substance
16 Elude
17 Degrade
18 Conjecture
19 Symbol of
relationship
20 Popular with
a knave
21 Fruit
22 Small t r e e
of N.Z.
23 Night before
a holiday
25 Hiawatha's
domicile
27 Lyric poem
28 Army officers
31 Type of
automobile
33 A small boy
washing himself
35 Quartet with
one absent
36 Neckties
39 Conducted
41 Vex
45 Small, round
and glistening
46 Dwells
48 The poet's
even
49 Part of a
church
50 Worldly
51 Irish coal
52 Make lace
53 Ferryman
54 What the other
fellow is when
he doesn't see
your jokes
55 Leas than a
dosen
57 Defeat a t
b r idgc
58 Inferior
59 Ridges of
glacial gravel
61 Sherlock Holmen
can do this
admirably
63 Drug
67 Indicative of
lurking evil
71 Land
measure
72 Straps with
adhesive
74 Converse
75 He could
become angry
76 Send down
78 Cbatter
80 Brain waves
82 Old-womanish
83 Light andfine
84 Poetry
85 Reduced
86 Shapely
worms
87 Lightened
38 Exclusive
social class
40 Expatiates
42 You wear long
trousers long
before you're
out of these
43 Rent
44 Matriculate
46 Turmeric
plant
47 Man's
nlckname
50 Musical
composition
5 1 Busybodies
53 Muddled
54 Conclusive
56 Vocative
(Abhr. )
58 S ~ b e r i a n
river
60 You make
more than
this when you
dive in
62 Liveried grooms
63 Ancient king
64 Site of bullfight
65 Pardon
66 Romangoddess
68 Ranks
69 Efface
70 Demolished
73 Droops
77 Island ( F r . )
79 Target f o r a
goIf novice
81 Latin goddess
DOWN
1 Label again
2 Call forth
3 Become late
4 Fish
5 Rashness
6 Badgerlike
animals
7 This never
has frayed
elbows
8 Carry
9 Compound
ether
10 Czar
11 T e a r s of
laughter
a r e shed
a t these
LAST WEeK'S ANSWER
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13 Guide
14 Electric pole
15 Smoother.
phonetically
24 Autos for the
furniture
26 Deserver
29 Wear away
30 Chooses
32 Toper
34 Recommenct
"The Quiet Man" will
36 Decrease
he ehown at Abqaiqon
37 Leaf of a
Sunday, January 10,
calyx
starting a t 5:15 p.m.
"PETER PAN"
All cartoon feature
Dhahmn
Jan 6- 7
Ras Tanura
Jan 14-1 1
lstdayDh--3:30,5:15,769
p.m.
2nd day Dh--11:30,&4~~45 p.m.
1st day R.T.--11:30,3:30,7&9p.m.
2nd day R.T.-400 p.m.
"FAST COMPANY"
w/Howrd Keel, Nina Foch
A&Y
Canedy
Dhahran
Jan 8 - 9
Rm Tanuro
Jan 13-14
lstday Dh--3:30,5:15,7 6 9 p.m.
2nd day Dh--11:30&458:45
p.m.
1rtda~R.T.--11:30,3:30,7&9 p.m.
2nd day R.1.--8:OO p.m.
"THE BAND WAGON"
w/Fred Astaire,Cyd Charlru
Musicoi
AY6C
Dhahran
Jan 11-12
1st day Dh--3:3O,53.347.30,9:3OpmI
2ndday Dh--11:30,&458:45 p.m.
"MASTER OF BALLANTRAE"
w/Errol Flynn,Anthony Stwl
Action
A 6Y
%ah
Jon 6- 7
Dhohmn
Jan 13-14
Istday Ab--3:30p.m.,
Cantl2nd day Ab--11:30,2:00,ContInuola
lstday Dh--3:30320J:l0,69 p.m.'
2ndhy Dh--1 1:30,&4$8:45 p.m.
"FRANCISCOVERSTHE B I G T O W
w/Domld 0'Connor.Yvette
Comedy
A Y&C
A b ~ h
Jan 8-9
1st day Ab--330 p.m., Contlnumn
2ndday Ab--11:30,515, Contlnuaa
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"IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE*
w/Rlehard Corlron, Barbara Rush
Frlght Fmature
Ah'
AbWq
1st day Ab-+30,p.m.,
2nd day Ab-l1:30,515,
Jan 11-1:
Continuour
Continua,
"PRINCE OF PIRATES"
w/Jahn ikrch, Bnrbam Ruah
Pirob Advanlurm
Ah)
Abq0iq
Jan 13-14
lstday Ab--3:30p.m.,
Contlnwus
2nd doy Ab-11:w 1% Continwan