#january 1953 70 years

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Due to differing copyright laws around the world, there is no one single public domain — and here we focus on three of the most prominent. Newly entering the public domain in 2024 will be: • works by people who died in 1953, for countries with a copyright term of “life plus 70 years” (e.g. UK, Russia, most of EU and South America); • works by people who died in 1973, for countries with a term of “life plus 50 years” (e.g. New Zealand, and most of Africa and Asia); • films and books (incl. artworks featured) published in 1928 for the United States.

It's not just Steamboat Willie!

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Princess Anne’s visit reinforces Sri Lanka-UK bonds - Plaudits for hard work and modest outlook

Published 14th January 2024

By Pramod de Silva

The British Royal Family is changing their outlook following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II and amidst increasing calls for truncating or even abolishing the monarchy.

Indeed, gone are the days when the British Empire was known collectively as a region where the “Sun never sets” as its colonies were located all over the globe, from Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) to South Africa. Now there are only a very few British protectorates left, including the Falklands Islands. All others have either become Dominions with King (Charles III) as the titular Head of State (examples include Canada and Australia) or Republics with no sovereign ties to the British King, such as Sri Lanka and India.

A humble Princess Anne carried her own bags off the plane as she arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy LaurenceA humble Princess Anne carried her own bags off the plane as she arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.

Yet, the British Royal Family maintains a measure of popularity in the so-called Commonwealth Countries, which are former colonies of Britain, even if their fame has taken a hit in the UK itself particularly following the death of Princess Diana, and the separation of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle from royal life. The couple has since been living in California, USA.

Queen Elizabeth II’s visit

Sri Lankans, for whatever reason(s), do have a soft corner for the British Royal Family, in spite of the mixed colonial legacy in the country. This was evinced when Queen Elizabeth II arrived here for the first time in 1954. This visit was significant for two reasons. The first was that Sri Lanka hadsaman gained Independence from Britain just six years earlier, in 1948. And Sri Lanka was still a Dominion back then.

The second was that this was one of the Queen’s first official overseas visits after her Coronation on June 2, 1953. She wore her Coronation Frock at one of the events in Colombo during this tour. She would go on to occupy the Throne for nearly 70 years. Her next visit to Sri Lanka was in 1981, by which time the country had become a Republic. But judging by the raucous reception she received wherever she and Prince Philip went, her popularity in Sri Lanka was intact.

In between those two visits, the couple became the proud parents of four children – Princes Charles (the present King), Andrew (Duke of York, though now mostly retired from Royal Duties following a string of scandals), Edward (Duke of Edinburgh) and Princess Anne, now known officially as Princess Royal. She thus happens to be the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth.

It is no secret that Princess Anne is the sibling closest to King Charles, ever-ready to steady the ship amidst the turbulent storms that the Royal Family faced in the years following the tragic death of Princess Diana in Paris in 1997. Her scandal-free life and easy going nature had endeared herself to Royal fans all over the planet.

This might explain the buzz surrounding last-week’s official visit of Princess Anne to Sri Lanka to mark 75 years of diplomatic links between the two friendly countries. Given the revolving door that is Number 10, one cannot imagine a better ambassador to mark this occasion than apparently someone from Buckingham Palace – and the hardest working member of the British Royal Family at that. Princess Anne has earned that moniker from the press thanks to her non-stop work for good causes around the world.

A royal expert has explained why the Princess Royal was chosen as the first member of the family to go away in 2024, as she was praised as being “invaluable” to King Charles. Richard Fitzwilliams said: “Princess Anne is an example of what the public most admire in a working royal, she is dedicated, conscientious and prefers a low profile and no fuss.”

First-ever Royal visit for 2024

Princess Anne began the second day of her Sri Lanka tour with a visit to the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in KandyPrincess Anne began the second day of her Sri Lanka tour with a visit to the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy

In fact, her trip to Sri Lanka gained international media attention due to several reasons, with magazines such as Hello! And People devoting multiple pages to the coverage, not to mention all mainstream British newspapers. After all, this was the first-ever overseas visit by any Member of the Royal Family for 2024. Princess Anne is no stranger to Sri Lanka, having visited the country previously in 1995, as a patron of the Save the Children Fund.

The media were quick to highlight the fact that Anne (73) and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence (68) flew on a commercial airline to Colombo, whereas they could have requested a Government Airbus A330 or other aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF). In fact, SriLankan Airlines, the only carrier which flies directly between London (LHR) and Colombo (CMB) could not hide its delight, posting on X under the headline “A Service Fit for a Royal”.

A SriLankan Airlines post said: “We are delighted to welcome onboard Her Royal Highness (HRH) the Princess Royal on her journey from London to Colombo on a three-day official visit to mark 75 years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the UK. It is truly an honour to extend Her Royal Highness and the delegation our inherent Sri Lankan warmth and hospitality, thereby presenting the first taste of our island home through our service. We thank the HRH for honouring us with her presence onboard and choosing us for the journey.”

Royal commentators and observers were also delighted to note that the couple carried their own bags, both at the points of embarkation and disembarkation. Princess Anne and Sir Tim’s down-to-Earth nature was displayed by them carrying their own bags onto the flight, the commentators said. One eagle-eyed royal writer even noted that one of her bags was from the French brand Longchamp’s La Pliage Line, costing just 115 Sterling Pounds, at a time lesser mortals like to show off bags from the likes of Louis Vuitton costing thousands of pounds or dollars.

A welcome ceremony at the airport saw the two Royals greeted by dancers, music, Union Jack flags and a red carpet. Princess Anne, sporting sunglasses, was received by dignitaries including the British High Commissioner Andrew Patrick and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry, PC.

Princess Anne and Sir Tim kicked off their engagements right away, heading first to the MAS Active Factory near the Airport, one of the largest apparel tech companies in South Asia and identified by the UK Fashion and Textile (UKFT) Association as an important Sri Lankan partner. As President of the UKFT, the Princess Royal met staff and toured the facility to hear more about their innovative designs and partnerships with leading UK brands.

Princess Anne, Princess Royal signs the golden book after she arrives for a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka at the BIA in KatunayakePrincess Anne, Princess Royal signs the golden book after she arrives for a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka at the BIA in Katunayake.

Letter from King Charles

The couple also met President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prof. Maitree Wickremesinghe at the President’s House. Her brother King Charles had outlined “considerable challenges” that the world is facing in a letter delivered by Princess Anne to President Wickremesinghe during this meeting.

The Royal Couple also got the opportunity of meeting former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on this occasion. She was the incumbent President when Princess Anne last toured the island in 1995. Royal watchers praised the Princess’s modest outfit worn to this important event. Hello! Magazine described her outfit in this manner: “Putting on a colourful display, the Princess Royal asserted her sartorial prowess in a ravishing red shift dress adorned with blooming pastel flowers. For an additional pop of colour, the royal added a berry-red lipstick, balancing her ensemble with a draped cream scarf and white gloves.” Another royal watcher said that her white gloves worn at the event were a subtle nod to the legacy of her mother.

Princess Anne, with her lifelong affinity to the Save the Children Fund, also took time off her busy schedule of meetings to visit its offices in Colombo and inquire into their programs in Sri Lanka. After unveiling a plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of Save the Children working in Sri Lanka, she gave an impromptu speech to staff and guests at the charity’s Colombo HQ.

Princess Anne said: “It’s a real pleasure to return to Sri Lanka and the chance to visit Save the Children’s (headquarters) and underline the fact you have been doing extraordinary work here for 50 years.’ And I know, because when I came before it was slightly different, things have changed a lot. But the very fact that you are here and seen as valuable partners to the Government and the departments – that says a lot for what you’ve achieved…So a big thank you to all those who have been part of that journey, thank you all very much.” She also visited the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Colombo.

Princess Anne paid her respects to the Fallen Heroes of World Wars when she laid a wreath in their memory in Colombo, during her first visit to a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery in the Jawatta area as the organisation’s President. They also visited the nearby Vajira Pillayar Hindu Kovil, where Sir Tim dashed a coconut to ward off bad luck. Chief Priest Sachithanantha Kurukal went into the shrine to conduct the pooja as Princess Anne and her husband watched, and they later toured the temple viewing the many shrines to Hindu Gods.

The Royal Couple then left for Kandy, where they paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha at the Sri Dalada Maligawa. Dressed in white, Princess Anne was ushered into an inner sanctum, reserved for the temple’s most important guests, to make her offering to the Sacred Relic in private.

Princess Anne engaged in a friendly conversation with Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike KumaratungaPrincess Anne engaged in a friendly conversation with Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Later, the couple travelled to Jaffna, where they toured the famous Jaffna Public Library, which was burnt down by mobs in 1981 and then rebuilt to reflect its former glory. The couple toured the library “where they heard of its significance to the community and met key figures from the fields of education, arts and culture,” said the British High Commission in Sri Lanka. Andrew Patrick, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, called the building “a landmark of great significance”. “This important moment marks the first visit by a member of the Royal Family to Jaffna,” he added.

The library was one of the largest libraries in Asia and housed over 97,000 unique and irreplaceable palm leaves books (ola), manuscripts, parchments, books, magazines and newspapers, before its destruction in 1981.

The couple had several other engagements in Sri Lanka before they flew back to the UK after a highly successful visit, which reinforced UK-Sri Lanka ties. Several more events will be held in 2024 to mark this milestone.

Princess Anne’s Sri Lanka visit is her second official engagement of this year, having returned to duties on January 4 to attend the Oxford Farming Conference.

The King and Queen are also set to fly overseas later this year. The couple are expected to visit Canada in May, before flying to Australia, New Zealand and Samoa in October.

As for the Prince and Princess of Wales, they too will be preparing to return to Royal Duties in the coming week, which comes after the family celebrated Princess Kate’s 42nd birthday on Tuesday January 9.

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May 1962... Adventurous explorers of the extremes meet up. 70 years ago, May 29 - 1953, two members of the British Himalaya expedition, New Zealand mountaineer.beekeeper Edmund Hillary and Nepali-Indian sherpa Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest / Chomolungma (8,8 Km high). 63 years ago, January 23 - 1960, Swiss oceanographer/engineer Jacques Piccard and US Navy officer Don Walsh reached the deepest point in Earth’s ocean, Challenger Deep in Western Pacific Ocean (10,9 Km deep). Outside the bathyscaphe submersible “Trieste”, a Rolex Submariner diving wrist watch survived the extreme pressure at the Ocean floor. Moreover, Jacques Piccard often wore two Rolex watches, one on each wrist. Between 1933 & 1953, Himalaya expeditions had been sponsored by Rolex, so Rolex 6098 watches were worn to the top of Mount Everest, but British-made Smiths A409 wrist watches were worn on the top of Mount Everest. However, already on January 26 - 1953, Rolex had patented the name “Explorer” for their upcoming line of time only watches. The 33 mm Smiths A409 wrist watch worn ontop of Mt Everest is on display in the British Science museum in London GB. (Photos: AP/TorontoStar/MWU)

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John Banner (28 January 1910 – 28 January 1973), born Johann Banner, was born on this date 114 years ago and died 51 years ago today at the age of 63. He is best known for his role as Master Sergeant Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). Schultz, constantly encountering evidence that the inmates of his stalag were planning mayhem, frequently feigned ignorance with the catchphrase, "I know nothing! I see nothing! I hear nothing!" (or, more commonly as the series went on, "I see nothing, nothing!").

In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, underwent basic training in Atlantic City and became a supply sergeant. He even posed for a recruiting poster. He served until 1945. According to fellow Hogan's Heroes actor Robert Clary, "John lost a lot of his family" to the Holocaust.

Banner appeared in over 40 feature films. His first credited role was a German captain in Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942), starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers. He played a Gestapo agent in 20th Century Fox's Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943). His typecasting did not please him – he would later learn that his family members who had remained in Vienna all perished in Nazi concentration camps – but it was the only work he was offered. Banner himself was held briefly in a prewar-concentration camp.

Banner made more than 70 television appearances between 1950 and 1970, including the Lone Ranger (episode "Damsels In Distress", 1950), Sky King (premiere episode "Operation Urgent", 1952), The Adventures of Superman (4/5/57, The Man Who Made Dreams Come True.)Mister Ed, Thriller (episode "Portrait Without a Face", 1961), The Untouchables (episode "Takeover", 1962), My Sister Eileen, The Lucy Show, Perry Mason, The Partridge Family, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (episode "Hot Line", 1964), Alias Smith and Jones, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (episode "The Neptune Affair", 1964), and Hazel (episode "The Investor", 1965).

In the late 1950s, a still slim Banner portrayed Peter Tchaikovsky's supervisor on a Disneyland anthology series about the composer's life. This followed a scene with fellow Hogan's Heroes actor Leon Askin (General Burkhalter) as Nikolai Rubinstein. In 1953, he had a bit part in the Kirk Douglas movie The Juggler as a witness of an attack on an Israeli policeman by a disturbed concentration camp survivor.

In 1954, he had a regular role as Bavarro in the children's series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. Two years later, he played a train conductor in the episode "Safe Conduct" of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, appearing with future co-star Werner Klemperer, who played a spy. He played Nazi villains in several later films: the German town mayor in The Young Lions {1958}; Rudolf Höss in Operation Eichmann (1961); and Gregor Strasser in Hitler (1962). The year before the premiere of Hogan's Heroes, Banner portrayed a soldier in the World War II German "home guard" in 36 Hours (1964). Although it was a non-comedic role in a war drama, Banner still displayed some of the affable nature that would become the defining trait of the character he would create for television the following year. By coincidence, during the final moments of 36 Hours, John Banner's character meets up with a border guard played by Sig Ruman, who had portrayed another prisoner-of-war camp chief guard named Sergeant Schulz, in the 1953 film Stalag 17, starring William Holden. In 1968, Banner co-starred with Werner Klemperer, Leon Askin and Bob Crane in The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz.

According to Banner in a newspaper interview, before he met and married his French wife Christine, he weighed 178 pounds (81 kg); he claimed her good cooking was responsible for his weight gain to 260 pounds (120 kg), as of 1965. This helped gain him the part of the kindly, inept German prisoner-of-war camp guard in Hogan's Heroes. Banner was loved not only by the viewers, but also by the cast, as recalled by cast members on the Hogan's Heroes DVD commentary. The Jewish Banner defended his character, telling TV Guide in 1967, "Schultz is not a Nazi. I see Schultz as the representative of some kind of goodness in any generation."

After Hogan's Heroes was cancelled in 1971, Banner starred as the inept gangster Uncle Latzi in a short-lived television situation comedy, The Chicago Teddy Bears. His last acting appearance was in the March 17, 1972, episode of The Partridge Family. He then retired to France with his Paris-born second wife.

Less than one year after moving back to Europe, while visiting friends in Vienna, John Banner died from an abdominal hemorrhage on his 63rd birthday. He was survived by his wife Christine; they had 8 children

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Classic Retrovision Milestones

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The Discovery of the first antipsychotic, Chlorpromazine, AKA Thorazine

In 1933, the French pharmaceutical company Laboratoires Rhône-Poulenc began to search for new anti-histamines. In 1947, it synthesized promethazine, a phenothiazine derivative, which was found to have more pronounced sedative and antihistaminic effects than earlier drugs.[50]: 77  A year later, the French surgeon Pierre Huguenard used promethazine together with pethidine as part of a cocktail to induce relaxation and indifference in surgical patients. Another surgeon, Henri Laborit, believed the compound stabilized the central nervous system by causing "artificial hibernation", and described this state as "sedation without narcosis". He suggested to Rhône-Poulenc that they develop a compound with better stabilizing properties.[51] In December 1950, the chemist Paul Charpentier produced a series of compounds that included RP4560 or chlorpromazine.[6]

Chlorpromazine was distributed for testing to physicians between April and August 1951. Laborit trialled the medicine on at the Val-de-Grâce military hospital in Paris, using it as an anaesthetic booster in intravenous doses of 50 to 100 mg on surgery patients and confirming it as the best drug to date in calming and reducing shock, with patients reporting improved well being afterwards. He also noted its hypothermic effect and suggested it may induce artificial hibernation. Laborit thought this would allow the body to better tolerate major surgery by reducing shock, a novel idea at the time. Known colloquially as "Laborit's drug", chlorpromazine was released onto the market in 1953 by Rhône-Poulenc and given the trade name Largactil, derived from large "broad" and acti* "activity".[6]

Following on, Laborit considered whether chlorpromazine may have a role in managing patients with severe burns, Raynaud's phenomenon, or psychiatric disorders. At the Villejuif Mental Hospital in November 1951, he and Montassut administered an intravenous dose to psychiatrist Cornelia Quarti who was acting as a volunteer. Quarti noted the indifference, but fainted upon getting up to go to the toilet, and so further testing was discontinued (orthostatic hypotension is a known side effect of chlorpromazine). Despite this, Laborit continued to push for testing in psychiatric patients during early 1952. Psychiatrists were reluctant initially, but on 19 January 1952, it was administered (alongside pethidine, pentothal and ECT) to Jacques Lh. a 24-year-old manic patient, who responded dramatically, and was discharged after three weeks having received 855 mg of the drug in total.[6]

Pierre Deniker had heard about Laborit's work from his brother-in-law, who was a surgeon, and ordered chlorpromazine for a clinical trial at the Sainte-Anne Hospital Center in Paris where he was Men's Service Chief.[6] Together with the Director of the hospital, Jean Delay, they published their first clinical trial in 1952, in which they treated 38 psychotic patients with daily injections of chlorpromazine without the use of other sedating agents.[52] The response was dramatic; treatment with chlorpromazine went beyond simple sedation with patients showing improvements in thinking and emotional behaviour.[53] They also found that doses higher than those used by Laborit were required, giving patients 75–100 mg daily.[6]

Deniker then visited America, where the publication of their work alerted the American psychiatric community that the new treatment might represent a real breakthrough. Heinz Lehmann of the Verdun Protestant Hospital in Montreal trialled it in 70 patients and also noted its striking effects, with patients' symptoms resolving after many years of unrelenting psychosis.[54] By 1954, chlorpromazine was being used in the United States to treat schizophrenia, mania, psychomotor excitement, and other psychotic disorders.[14][55][56] Rhône-Poulenc licensed chlorpromazine to Smith Kline & French (today's GlaxoSmithKline) in 1953. In 1955 it was approved in the United States for the treatment of emesis (vomiting). The effect of this drug in emptying psychiatric hospitals has been compared to that of penicillin and infectious diseases.[52] But the popularity of the drug fell from the late 1960s as newer drugs came on the scene. From chlorpromazine a number of other similar antipsychotics were developed. It also led to the discovery of��antidepressants.[57]

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Ambassador Dr. Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland (January 9, 1916 – January 13, 1985) was born in Auburn, New York. The parents of Holland, and his twelve other siblings, were Robert Holland, a gardener/carpenter, and Viola Bagby Holland.

He attended Auburn High School, where he began playing football. He was accepted to Cornell University and became the first African American to play for the school’s football team. He was an All-American athlete at Cornell for two consecutive years.

Upon graduation, he entered Cornell’s graduate program and earned an MA in sociology. He was hired by Lincoln University, where he taught sociology and physical education. He married Madeline Smalls (1941-44) and the couple had two children.

He went to work for Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Pennsylvania where because of wartime demand for labor, he earned considerably more than his teacher’s salary at Lincoln University.

He married Laura Mitchell (1948-85) and had two more children. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was named President of Delaware State College serving (1953-59). In 1960 he became President of Hampton Institute, where he remained for a decade.

President Richard Nixon named him the Ambassador to Sweden. This was a rare appointment. He was only the second African American assigned as ambassador to a European nation.

He occupied a series of influential positions in such corporations as AT&T and General Foods. He became the first African American to serve on the board of directors for the New York Stock Exchange.

He became a member of the American Red Cross’s Board of Governors. He served on the non-profit’s board (1964-70) and (1977-85).

He was a member of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan posthumously. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #sigmapiphi #omegapsiphi

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Pamela Sue (Weber) Kliewer 70, was received safely into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ at 11:48pm Monday, January 22 at Newton Medical Center in Newton, KS. She was born April 8, 1953, to William (Bill) and Vera Weber in Ottawa, KS. She went to school in Ottawa, graduating from Ottawa High School in 1971. She then attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC where she earned a B.A. degree in Piano Performance. Pam remained on campus after graduation where she was employed at Unusual Films as a secretary. It was during that time that she met her husband to be, Scott Kliewer. They were married August 5, 1978 at Calvary Baptist Church in Ottawa.

Pam faithfully served by her husband's side as a pastor's wife in Charleston, IL for two years and then in Newton, KS for the next forty years up until the time of her death. Her faithfulness in ministry was the result of her faith in Jesus Christ unto Salvation as a young girl and her dedication to God's Word and God's calling upon her life.

Pam is preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Vera Weber. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Scott, three sons, Jeff (Heather) of Midland, TX; Brad (Heidi) of Barnhart, MO; Ryan Kliewer of Saipan; One sister, Jackie (Harold) Callan of New Palestine, IN; one brother, Scott (Liz) Weber of Monroe, GA; nine grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, and cousins, all of whom she loved.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Meridian Baptist Church in Newton with Pastors Jerroll Martens and Caleb Wood presiding. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday evening at Meridian Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Restlawn Gardens of Memory in Newton. Memorial gifts are suggested to either Meridian Baptist Church in Newton, KS or Christian Way Missions (Saipan).

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EDITOR:  People are seeking our beautiful upstate for many reasons. One main reason is to get away from development disasters created where they came from.  They want a piece of land with freedom, clean air, and space away from crowds and traffic.  Housing developments are now becoming overdevelopment and disgusting, with house on house and stripped land where once were pastures or beautiful shade trees. We are sacrificing our way of  life when we do not speak out against this overdevelopment.  Some lake properties are disgusting with house on house.  One of our local golf courses looks like a crowded housing development rather than a golf course community.  If you enjoy our way of life, you need to be active to save what is left of it. A fitting quote I overheard this week is from a stranger: “I think normal people are sick of where modern society is going.” LRMartin

TOWN of SALEM:  * Visit the Downtown Market every Sat 8am-12pm. *   Next Town Council Meeting Jan. 16th  at 5pm.  We will be  swearing in Leigh Roach, new member on Town Council.

SALEM LIBRARY:  January is National Blood Donor Month. Please be aware that we will be hosting blood drives at each of our Oconee County Public Library locations in January, per the following schedule:     Monday     1/8/24        10:00a-2:00p      Salem                  Tuesday    1/16/24      10:00a-2:00p      Walhalla                    Monday     1/22/24      10:00a-2:00p      Seneca                 Monday     1/29/24      10:00a-2:00p      Westminster           Please give, if you are able.    Sign up for an appointment.  You may call the Blood Connection  864-751-1168.

JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Open Wed–Sat 9am-9pm and Sunday 2pm-7pm. Events this week:  Wed: Singer/Songwriter night hosted by Rick Malec 6:30pm. Thurs: Old Time Jam at 6:30pm.  Fri: Food: Blue Ridge Grill Music: Luke Deuce at 6:30pm  Sat–Food:  Simple Sammies  Music:  Cannon & Cohen Trio at 6:30pm          

                                                                                                                     ASHTON RECALLS:  by Ashton  

SALEM YOUTH WON 1953 CORN-GROWING CONTEST (The following story was in the December 30, 1953 issue of the Keowee Courier) - Coburn Lusk of Salem High school was the 1953 winner of the annual corn-growing contest sponsored jointly by the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Walhalla for members of the Future Farmer chapters at Salem, Tamassee and Walhalla High schools. . .The winner is determined by who grows the most bushels of corn on one acre. . .Young Lusk's winning total was 90 bushels. . .The second-place winner was James Crenshaw of Walhalla with 74 bushels, and third place went to Tim Duncan of Tamassee with 70 bushels. . .The Rotary and Lions clubs have sponsored the contest for a number of years, donating the prize money which is awarded on the basis of $15 to the first-place winner, $10 to the second-place winner and $5 to the third-place winner. They also award each school's Future Farmer chapter $10. . .This year's prize money was presented at an awards banquet by J.H. Murphree, agriculture teacher at Tamassee High school. . .In addition to the three overall winners, the second-place winner at each school was also recognized and presented a certificate. They were Gerald Townes of Salem, 67 bushels; Charles Chalmers of Tamassee, 63 bushels; and Harold Bryson of Walhalla, 42 bushels

Jottings from Miz Jeannie  by Jeannie Barnwell                     "A well-lived Life is reflected in the beautiful things that we leave behind."  We know that when we depart Planet Earth that "we can't take it with us"-- the money in savings, our cars, our houses, our collected plunder.  However, some of our  unique creations may live on after we are gone.  They reflect who we were, and we can hope that they will be cherished and passed down to our grandchildren's grandchildren.  These items will whisper: "Hey! I was here. I delighted in creating this."    What is something beautiful that you will leave when it is your time to embark on the next stage of the great adventure?  "A quilt, a story, a well-raised child? These are the things worth collecting." Inspired by "The Collector" by Amy Silvers:  Country Woman Magazine:  Aug 2021   I love you Oconee. Miz Jeannie  

** I hope we leave our families the passion to work hard to have something, and work hard to save it.  LRM **       

EAGLES NEST ART CENTER

2024 UPCOMING EVENTS   January, 20th, 7pm Oconee Mountain Opry.  We hope you join us for Roots music on tap with a dose of cornball comedy as Dave Donor brings a set of Cajun music, Singer Songwriter Laura Jones plays some original tunes and Ageless Acoustic brings a mix of timeless hits from the sixties and beyond. The Eagle Opry Players will present old fashioned comedy skits between the rotating sets. This is our own hometown variety show of local and regional artists like no other. Doors open at 6 show at 7pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at eaglesnestartcenter.org or at the door the day of the show.      Feb 3rd, 1pm-4pm   Women Encouraging Women. 2nd annual Afternoon Retreat for women to refresh and encourage your faith.                                            Feb.  10, 7pm  Trial by Fire,  A Journey Tribute,   $20 advance tickets  $25 day of  show                                                           March 2nd, 2pm-5pm Second Annual Alumni Gathering 2pm-5pm 

March 16th, 7pm   Oconee Mountain Opry. $10

ENAC will host the House of Raeford Farms Chicken Sale: You must order online in order to pick up your fresh chicken on Saturday, March 2nd between 9am and 12pm.  Type in House of Raeford Farms, Greenville, SC and scroll down to the preorder section.                                                                                                                                *Visit our website at Eaglesnestartcenter.org for more 2024 events and ticket information.                                                               

 Name a seat at ENAC!  $200 Single Name.  $250 for couples or families.  Please call Darlene at  864 710-8758.

The Eagles Nest Treasure Store be open every Saturday morning. 9am-12pm.  We are accepting donations.  For more information on sponsorships, events, volunteering, donations, or rentals call 864-280-1258                                                                  

CHURCHNEWS                                                                                                 Bethel Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 580 Bethel Church Rd Walhalla, 29691, worships at 10:30 a.m. . Like us on Facebook:  Bethelpresbyterianchurchwalhalla  Love to sing?  Love to be in charge? Come lead! All worshipers are welcome.                                                                                 Boones Creek Baptist Church, 264 Boones Creek Road, Salem invites you to join us for regular worship service on Sunday morning with Sunday School at 10am and followed by worship at 11am.                                                        

Salem Methodist Church: 520 Church Street, Salem.  9am for breakfast, 9:30am for Sunday School, and 10:30am for Worship.  You may tune in to our live service on Facebook or view it later on our website.

11th Annual BELLFEST 2024:   FRIENDS OF LAKE JOCASSEE will host BellFest 2024 at Devils Fork State Park on Saturday, March 16 from 10am-3pm.  Celebrate the rare Oconee Bell, Shortia galacifolia, local harbinger of spring.  Learn about its interesting place in history and view it blooming in the park.   Interpretive Bell Trail walks* Oconee Bell story presentation* Music each hour* Exhibits* Local vendors* Food Trucks* Kid and Family activities* Silent Auction to benefit FOJ * Park entry fees apply $8 Adult, $5 SC Senior, $4 Children age 6–15, % and under free.  Friends of Jocassee's goal is to preserve, protect and promote natural and cultural resources of the Jocassee area and the recreational opportunities it provides.  Find us www.friendsof jocassee.org  or email us at friendsofjocassee@gmail.com

Newry General Store:  Visit the Newry General Store & Cafe for breakfast, lunch or just coffee. It is about a 20 minute drive from Salem toward Seneca on highway 130.  Take a left after crossing the Newry dam.  Then another left at the stop sign will take you straight to it, as you drive through the row of mill houses.  It is located beside the Newry Post Office, and just up from the beautiful apartments renovated from the old Newry mill .  It is a sweet stop off specialty breads, groceries, produce or a delicious dessert. Three specialty beers are on tap.  You will be glad to find this little treasure that has not been discovered yet. A special event space is available to rent for your next party or celebration. LRM

Stay well! Love one another! LRM                                                                       

[johnnydany]

70 Years Vintage Legend Since January 1953 70th Birthday T-Shirt

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[thomasdaniel91]

January 1953 70 Years Of Being Awesome Limited Edition T-Shirt

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[scotianostra]

January 31st marks 70 years since the sinking of MV Princess Victoria with the loss of 134 lives.

Built in 1946 by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, The Princess Victoria was one of the earliest roll-on, roll-off ferries to go into service.

British Railways used the ferry on the crossing from Stranraer in Scotland to Larne and was the first purpose-built ferry of her kind to operate in British coastal waters. 

The short crossing from Scotland was made on a stormy morning. The sinking of Princess Victoria occurred during a severe storm that also caused the North Sea Flood of 1953, claiming 531 fatalities in the UK alone, although this was the worst single incident in that storm.

Sadly, no women or children on board nor the Captain survived with just 44 people escaping the tragic incident that occurred off the Co Down coast, which is often regarded as "a generation's Titanic".

The wreckage can still be found lying at the bottom of the Irish Sea, northeast of the Copeland Islands.

Commemorations are held annually in Larne as many of the victims were from Northern Ireland and many families from the area are said to have been affected by the incident.

There were 128 passengers and 49 crew thought to be onboard, but just 44 – all men, survived.  Perhaps most tragically, two lifeboats with survivors inside were destroyed in the storm.  One of the lifeboats which was the carrying women and children crashed against the side of the ship, resulting in all of its occupants being thrown into the icy waters with none of them surviving.  The other lifeboat was overcome by the waves and flooded resulting in it sinking.

Of the 44 survivors, some 33 were rescued by the Donaghadee Lifeboat Sir Samuel Kelly  The final resting place of the Princess Victoria, was just 5 miles North East of Copeland Island, near Donagadee itself.  The Sir Samuel Kelly now occupies a plot in the carpark behind Donaghadee harbour, but is fenced off and unfortunately in an increasing state of disrepair.  7 people were rescued by the destroyer HMS Contest, while a further 2 were rescued by the Portpatrick lifeboat Jeannie Spiers which was the last vessel to arrive.

Rescue efforts were hugely hampered by the storm and by the fact that until just a few minutes before her sinking, the Princess Victoria was radioing her position as being off the coast of Scotland.  Only once the coast of Northern Ireland was visible to those onboard were rescue vessels sent to the correct area.  As soon as it was clear that the vessel was close to Belfast Lough, 4 vessels (the cattleship  Lairdsmore, the trawler Eastcotes, the coastal oil tanker Pass of Drumochter, and the coastal cargo ship Orchy) which were sheltering from the storm in Belfast Lough rushed to the vessels aid.  Unfortunately, due to the ferocity of the weather, they were unable to get close enough to rescue survivors from the lifeboats without risking damaging the lifeboats themselves.  However, they were able to shelter the survivors from the worst of the storm.  Importantly, Eastcotes was the first vessel to accurately broadcast the position of the stricken vessel.

Despite being the biggest single loss of life in UK waters during peacetime, the Princess Victoria disaster is almost unknown outside of Scotland and Northern Ireland.  There are memorials at Stranraer, Portpatrick, Donaghadee, and Larne however.    This is an annual memorial event organised by the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes MV Princess Victoria Lodge in conjunction with Mid & East Antrim Borough Council.

You can read much more on this all but forgotten tragedy here https://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/things-to-do/causeway-coastal-route/mv-princess-victoria

[moonwatchuniverse]

May 29, 1953 ... 2023 70 years ago, Mount Everest/Chomolungma conquered. Indeed it was a British-made 33 mm Smiths A409 wrist watch which was worn ON the top of Everest but Rolex 6098 watches were worn/carried TO the top of Everest. Since 1933, Rolex had been sponsoring Himalayan expeditions and secured a patent for the “Explorer” in January 1953. Remember it could have been Rolex first ON top of Mount Everest if British climbers Charles Evans and Thomas Bourdillon made it on May 26, 1953 but had to return after being very close to the summit. Three days later Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay made it to the top! The 200+ years old Pen-Y-Grwyd hotel in Snowdonia - Wales was the birthplace & homebase of British Mountaineering. The place where training and testing of oxygen equipment for those Himalayan expeditions took place. A wonderful setting which was revisited by the 1953 expedition members during anniversaries! (Photo: MWU)

[cbjustmusic]

A day late, but Pat Benatar turned 70 yesterday (born January 10, 1953). So here she is from 2022 with her husband and musical partner of 40+ years, Neil Giraldo, performing “Promises in the Dark”. ______________________ Promises in the Dark Songwriters: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

"Never again", isn't that what you said You've been through this before And you swore, this time, "You'd think with your head" No one would ever have you again And if takin' was gonna get done, you'd decide where and when

Just when you think you got it down Your heart securely tied and bound They whisper promises in the dark

Armed and ready, you fought love battles in the night But too many opponents made you weary of the fight Blinded by passion, you foolishly let someone in All the warnings went off in your head, still you had to give in

Just when you think you got it down Resistance nowhere to be found They whisper promises in the dark

But promises you know what they're for It sounds so convincing, but you heard it before 'Cause talk is cheap and you gotta be sure And so you put up your guard And you try to be hard, but your heart says "Try again"

You desperately search for a way to conquer the fear No line of attack has been planned to fight back the tears Where brave and restless dreams are both won and lost On the edge is where it seems it's well worth the cost

Just when you think you got it down Your heart in pieces on the ground They whisper promises in the... (One, two, three, four) dark

[battlestory]

Kenta Fukasaku talks about his father Kinji Fukasaku and Battle Royale

NEWS Movie theater Shibuya TOEI closed in December 2022, screening well-known and loved movies for the last time, Battle Royale being among them.  December 4, 2022 Source: nikkansports, tellerreport

INTERVIEW Kenta Fukasaku talks about the charm of legendary director Kinji Fukasaku! Special Interview / Kenta Fukasaku December 27, 2022 Source: tvguide

Read both articles in english below ↓

Director and screenwriter Kenta Fukasaku (Battle Royale and Battle Royale II) talks about memories of his father Kinji Fukasaku at the special screening of Sayonara Shibuya TOEI "Battle Royale". Producer of Battle Royale and Battle Royale II, Kimio Kataoka, on the left. 

Toei's directly managed theater, Shibuya TOEI, which opened in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo on November 18, 1953 (Showa 28), closed on the 4th, marking the end of its 69-year history. On the same day, the last special screening titled "Sayonara Shibuya TOEI" was held. At 11:30 a.m., 1999's "Poppoya" (directed by Yasuo Furuhata) starring Ken Takakura, was screened and from 6:00 p.m., 2000's "Battle Royale" directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

At the special screening of "Battle Royale", Director Kenta Fukasaku (50), who was the eldest son of Director Fukasaku and served as the scriptwriter and producer of the film, and Kimio Kataoka (59), the producer, took the stage. Director Kenta Fukasaku said, “It was a very difficult movie to make into a movie. At the time, I was 27 years old when I first became a producer. There was considerable opposition from within Toei as well.”

On top of that, former chairman Yusuke Okada, who passed away on November 18, 2008, was the sales manager at the time, and said, "It was a work that was realized by pushing through the planning meeting. Fukasaku Kinji's works were hardly received in the 90's. It must have been a work that had a lot of discussions about whether it was okay.”

On top of that, director Kenta Fukasaku said "Battle Royale of Kinji Fukasaku was the same with 'Battle Without Humanity', and he was a director who constantly made movies for young audiences by drawing images of post-war youth. The next one may be the last... A movie that I challenged at the age of 70 as a movie for young people to see." Then, "The night before (the release), my father was very worried, and in the middle of the night, father and son quietly went to see how the Marunouchi TOEI was going. Unlike today's reservation system, there was a culture of lining up (around the movie theater) from midnight the day before. When I saw people lining up, I still can't forget the face of the old man who was sitting in the front passenger seat. Thanks to you, it was a big hit."

He also mentioned the relationship between Shibuya TOEI and Battle Royale. “As you may know, the last part ends in Shibuya. After all, Kinji Fukasaku had a lot of feelings for young people and youth culture in Shibuya. I wanted to stand on the stage in Shibuya, so I was allowed to stand on the stage greetings," he said.

INTERVIEW  Kenta Fukasaku talks about the charm of legendary director Kinji Fukasaku! Special Interview / Kenta Fukasaku December 27, 2022 Source: tvguide

Toei Channel has decided to feature Fukasaku's works for nine consecutive months from January 2023 as a memorial for the 20th anniversary of director Kinji Fukasaku's death. This time, we asked Fukasaku's son, Kenta Fukasaku, who works on movies and stage productions, about his father and the appeal of his work.

──In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of his death, the works of Fukasaku Kinji's will be featured from January. You have made many films, but do you remember the first film you saw?

“When I was 5 years old, I went to the filming location of 'The Conspiracy of the Yagyu Clan' (1978) at Toei Kyoto Studios, and for the first time I saw my father happily running around the set. After that, I also visited the site of my father's sci-fi film "Message from the Universe" (in the same year). I remember that the first work I saw was one of them. At the time, there was software on 8mm film, and my father would show it to me through a projector at home. This year was the year that "Star Wars" was released, and I saw "Star Wars" after "Message from Space", but I was stunned at why it was so different (bitter smile). However, I also thought that the sword fights in Japanese films were cooler, and that Shinichi Chiba and Mikio Narita seemed to be stronger than Darth Vader.”

── Out of the many works, which director Kinji's work do you like the most?

"The Graveyard of Humanity (1975) starring Tetsuya Watari. The main character, a yakuza, is from Ibaraki, the same place as my father. I could see my father's image of youth overlapped with that way of being. As a filmmaker, I think there was also a paternal sympathy for the world of misfits. He doesn't have a "steady" job as a film director either."

──As with "Graveyard of Humanity", director Kinji is famous for his work that depicts the life of an outlaw. What were your impressions when you first saw the most representative series, "Battle Without Humanity and Honor"?

“When I was a junior high school student, I was skeptical, but when I first saw it on video for the first time, I was reminded that Kinji Fukasaku, who makes films on the side of the weak, is a wonderful director. My father hated the strong and the power of the state. When the war ended at the age of 15, he thought he had been betrayed by what the adults said. Since then, he no longer believes in people who stand by the strong. In "Battle Without Humanity and Honor" (1973), thugs who were used by their boss die tragically, but it is also a requiem for the young people of the time who were sent to the battlefield by the country and had no choice but to die. But when I look back at my father's works, almost all of them are hymns of youth."

── When you think of teenagers sent to battlefields, "Battle Royale" (2000) comes to mind. Kenta-san was in charge of producing and writing the script.

“I bought the original book and put it on my desk, and my father picked it up. On the belt it said, ‘Murder all 42 junior high school students’, and he seemed to be interested in it. Then, after reading it, said, 'This is interesting. I want to shoot this.' In the depiction of the original work in which a student becomes a corpse, I overlapped myself and Japan during the war.

However, Toei did not immediately approve the project, and we were told, 'If you're going to shoot, take Kenta as a hostage.' My father didn't stick to budgets and schedules (bitter smile), so I guess he thought that if his son was made a producer, he'd probably stick to it. Moreover, it was difficult to decide on a scriptwriter, so he said, 'Kenta should write this too.' "

── Director Kinji was hospitalized and passed away right after he started working on the sequel to "Battle Royale." Twenty years later, do you have any thoughts about having a special feature like this one?

"During my lifetime, when we often drank together, I would say, ‘Movies seem to be immortal, but there are movies that are forgotten and those that grow old. When a film director dies, he is forgotten.' He's a beloved father, and I'm sad that he's gone, but even after 20 years, many people have seen my work, and We even organize a special feature like this one, so that people who haven't seen it yet will have the opportunity to experience the work. I think that director Kinji Fukasaku is a very happy director. Even if you have seen it before, if you review it, you should be able to rediscover it, so please continue to support us. Please look forward to Kinji Fukasaku's work."

[watchilove]

In 1953, Blancpain introduced the first modern diver’s watch, the Fifty Fathoms. In 2003, 50 years after this iconic watch of the deep was born, Blancpain unveiled an anniversary limited edition comprising three series of 50 watches, thereby ushering the then-dormant Fifty Fathoms into the modern era. Now, 70 years after the release of the first Fifty Fathoms and 20 years after the launch of the contemporary anniversary timepiece, Blancpain is starting a year of celebrations with a dedicated new model. Featuring an exclusive 42 mm diameter and composed of three 70-piece limited series, this watch will be available for pre-order on the Blancpain website in January 2023. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9O0ajrKCr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lboogie1906]

Richard Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002) known as Dick “Night Train” Lane, was a football player who was a cornerback for 14 years in the NFL. He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1952–1953), Chicago Cardinals (1954–1959), and Detroit Lions (1960–1965).

As a rookie in 1952, he had 14 interceptions, an NFL record 70 years later. He played in the Pro Bowl seven times and was selected as a first-team All-Pro player seven times between 1956 and 1963. His 68 career interceptions ranked ranks fourth in NFL history. He was known as one of the most ferocious tacklers in NFL history and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was named to the NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1969, named to the 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and unanimously named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. He was ranked number 20 on The Sporting News’ list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

After retiring from the NFL, he worked for the Detroit Lions in various administrative positions from 1966 to 1972 and then held assistant coaching positions at Southern University and Central State University. He was in charge of Detroit’s Police Athletic League.

He was born in Austin. When he was three months old, he was abandoned by his birth parents, a prostitute, and a pimp.

In 1948, he enlisted in the Army and served for four years. He served at Fort Ord and played on a Fort Ord football team. In 1951, he caught 18 touchdown passes for Fort Ord. He received second-team All-Army honors in 1949 and first-team honors in 1951. After his discharge from the Army, he worked in an aircraft plant in Los Angeles.

He married Geraldine Dandridge (1951-1953). He married jazz singer Dinah Washington (1963). He married school teacher Mary Cowser (1964-1974) and they had a son. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence