Show 4 t r rS' rS S' S a I t Y f d ti-I ti l V j r n t ti lJ SAUDI ARABIANS transplanted are holiday visitors in Vernal Left to right front row Ryan 8 B Deena 10 back row Brent Kami 4 Cherry and Lana 1 H l' l The Hacking child children n are learning to be bi Saudi Arabi Arabian l transplants enjoy stateside Christmas Life in the Saudi Arabian community of Dhahran Is 18 similar to that in any community community community com com- of comparable size inthe inthe in inthe the United States according to Brent and Cherry Hacking lacking who are spending this Christmas season in Nephi and Vernal with Cherrys Cherry's parents Max and Nat Natalie lle Orme and Brents Brent's parents Grant and Mildred Hackl Hacking g of oC Maeser THIS TIllS IS the first time since 1974 that weve we've been in the Ul United ted States for Christmas remarked Brent And its it's the first time in vears years weve we've been able to spend spend Christmas with both our families From Vernal plans include a business trip to Texas and Florida some sightseeing in Belgium and then back to Saudi Arabia to complete a trip which has taken them around the world From their home in Arabia on Nov 7 they flew new to Bangkok N New w Zealand the Fiji Islands Western Samoa and Honolulu After visiting in Santa Barbara Cali Calif they came to Nephi and on to Vernal Hacking is a computer applications ap ap applications engineer for the Arabian American Oil Company Company Company Com Com- pany and as such lives in the owned company-owned town of Dhahran Every service in the from community-from the fire department to hospital from utilities to picture shows-is shows provided by the company for Cor its personnel At least Americans and many Europeans in addition to their families are working on the oil well site owned by The site is approximately approximately ap ap- proximately 50 by miles in size Hackings Hacking's particular work is the supervisory control and data acquisition computer control systems for distributing The pumps distribute six million barrels of sea water per day With 42 gallons per barrel this amounts to some million gallons of oC water being pumped 60 miles in two inch 60 pipelines from Irom the Arabian gulf to the oil rich lands The water is pumped to maintain enough pressure to keep the countless oil wells n flowing HACKING said that the company's pipeline also controlled by computers places the crude oil either in the company's own refineries or orinto orinto orinto into foreign oil tankers which take it all over the world Th The Hacking family are Dr and Mrs Fredrich Dugdale and daughter Susan of Brandford Conn Olive Eldredge of or Newton Mass Marylin Maryin and Nelson and Jennifer JerrI Jen Jerr I alter fer Swett of Roosevelt Nila Murray of Salt Lake City and Jesse Weeks of Vernal were dinner guests at the George E E. E Swett home Monday night The Louis Swetts Swett's visitors for forthe forthe forthe the Christmas weekend were a brother and sister of Mrs Swett Harry Purkey and son Paul of Meeker Colo Coto and Helen Karren and family of of Due Duchesne Erik Eric and Mary Solvik had their daughter Mary Ann Bodily and family of Layton Richard and DeeAnn Bush Dush and two daughters of Rapid City North Dakota and a son Stanley Woodard of 01 Salt Lake City h here re for the Christmas weekend d active Latter-day Latter Saints in an an independent branch of 01 members with two dependent branches attached to the International International International In In- Mission of 01 the Church All organizations of 01 the church function but it is normal for one person to hold two or three different Posing in r Inflation has been an even even greater problem there than inthe in inthe inthe the US U.S. Costs of many things have tripled in the three years the Hackings have been there Food is available in company- company owned stores but clothing must be purchased from Saudi Arabian shops The lack of novelties has been an incentive for Mrs Hacking to come up with two hobby businesses She purchases T- T shirts and imprints I them by means of a linoleum block with the drawing of a camel wearing a hat and the words Saudi Arabia They sell like hot cakes says Cherry She also sells decorated d cakes SCHOOLS IN owned company-owned town are superior to mt nH H ps ones Teachers are required Hl red to to hold a masters degree in their field and at least three years of experience Teacher load is about 15 students Schools operate for three months with a months month's vacation then operate for three months more This plan coincides coin cider nicely with vacation plans of the employees In the schools all students receive daily instruction in Arabic Its harder to learn than English says Ryan 8 According to Mohammedan teachings Friday is the Sabbath Sabbath Sabbath Sab Sab- bath and the work week is Saturday through Wednesday Thursday and Friday are weekends Its a chore keeping our days straight laughed Brent Although negotiations are underway for the purchase of 01 the Arabian American Oil Company by the Saudi Ar Arabian blan government the Hackings plan to remain with for lor at least six more years And dont don't think they cant can't get along without our technicians declared Brent There are other countries ready willing and able to provide the technology necessary The Hacking family particularly particularly particularly par par- enjoyed the beautiful Christmas trees at the Orme and Hacking homes A six foot tree in Saudi Arabia costs Mr and Mrs Arthur had their family home for the Christmas holiday Visiting were Mr and Mrs William and Mr and Mrs David of Hunter and Robyn of Logan Mr and Mrs Perry went to Orem to spend the Christmas holiday with their son Kenneth his wife wire and three children They stayed Saturday and Sunday Mr and Mrs Mike Tuttle of cl Midway and two d daughters are visiting the Grady Chupp's Chupp and her parents the Jerry Hatchs Match's Mr and Mrs Melvin Melvln spent from Saturday to Monday visiting at the Ladell Richardson home In Orem |