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Show Page Twelve The Springville Herald April 28, 1977 PLANTER'S PENNANT i. PREPARATION iTC HEMORRHOIDAL I MIXED HUTS 12-OZ. CAN HEMORRHOIDAL assorted rHn-J7 OINTMENT Helcs shrink swellinq of hemor- CHOCOLATES ONLY. THE FINEST! s e rhoidal tissue, l-oz. tube. 1 mixed nuts 89 Value Home Fashioned , m, writ . r &.' b am& v,-., ... . "mvsss&iVE. . ,of.v.-...yi" J 90k S- ome Fashioned ' lA a tthtt 1 lb. $3.25 ffi Students at Westside School presented their Spring Festival program to the student body Wednesday, April 20, and to their parents and the general public on Thursday, April 21. In the above picture a few kindergarten children are shown taking part. ON THE KOKODA TRAIL Hikin' with Mike By Mike Kelsey To most, the Kokoda trail of Papua, New Guinea, means nothing. To those who have traveled it, like myself, it means a deeply cut trail leading through tropical rain forests, past farming villages and crystal clear springs. The Kokoda trail is distinguished as the trail used by the Japanese to invade New Guinea during World War II. It was in 1942 when the Australians, being unprepared un-prepared for war, evacuated their territory and built up their military machine on the southern coast of New Guinea's main island at Port Moresby. The Australian forces successfully stopped the Japanese troops on the Kokoda trail in September of 1942. What about the Kokoda Trail today? While the Australians were governing the country, up until 1975, they made it a National Walking Trail, and have it dedicated it to the men who died there. Now the government of Papua, New Guinea has an interest in keeping the trail open and clear. It is the only way of crossing the Mainland island. If one wishes to move from the north to the south side of the island, he can fly, take a boat or walk the ninety-four kilometers of the Kokoda Trail. I became interested in this walk while in New Zealand and Australia. By walking across I could save money, get exercise and have a good look at the real tropical rainforest. rain-forest. In Port Moresby, New Guinea's Capital, one can obtain information and maps of the mountains and the trail. There is always someone around who has walked the trail, either for adventure like ex -patriot Australians, or the poor indigenies who lacked the finances to fly. In the past foot races across the trail have been held, with the current record being 26 hours. That was accomplished traveling both day and night with flashlights and no sleep. Most people, however, prefer a more leisurely trip and take four to seven days doing it. The southern end of the trail starts at Owens' Corner, 65 kms from Port Moresby, while the north end starts at the rubber-plantation rubber-plantation town of Kokoda. Both ends of the trail are at about 350 meters elevation with the high point being 2030 meters. There are ten villages along the trail, four of which have small grassy airstrips. They were all built during the war to air-lift supplies. Now, though seldom used, they are maintained by the village nearest each. Two of the most remote villages, Efogi and Kogi, ' A local New Guinea villager shows that in spite of living in a traditional style village, he can still dress in a western style. Even though the communities com-munities are self-supporting, there is still some contact with travelers and traders from which clothing and trinkets can be bought. Photo by Mike Kelsey. located at about the center of the trail, do have small stores which are stocked by aircraft, periodically. Efogi also has the only school located on the trail. While the villages range in size from 50 to 200 people I saw no churches, something a bit strange for a land of bush-missionaries. bush-missionaries. Each village is self-supporting self-supporting and has gardens with bananas, papaya, pineapple, squash, cucumbers, corn, tora, oranges, tangerines and other vegetables I've never seen before. Each village has a small herd of cows. Most of the cattle are crossed between Brahmins and Jersey. Each herd is the property of the village and all lend a hand in caring for them. Each village has at least one hut designated as a rest house for travelers. There is never a charge levied for use of these accommodations. Each village is comprised com-prised of a circle of huts with a courtyard in the middle. The huts are on poles and the living quarters are all about two meters off the gournd. This is to allow for better circulation of air, helping people up and off the wet ground and hopefully away from most mosquitos. One afternoon, about four p.m., while passing through one village, I noticed the whole tribe cooking and eating together. This, I realized, is the standard meal ritual; one tribal meal held in the afternoon. The rest of the day the villagers visit, rest and nibble fruit. The people here treated me fine. It was obvious that they had seen white people, previous to my trek, but I don't think they ever saw a lone white man on the trail before. Perhaps the best part of walking the Kokoda trail was to see, feel, touch, smell and hear the tropical rain-forest. It covers the trail about 95 percent of the way and has some very large trees, some of at least 70 meters in height. These trees comprise a high canopy which makes it almost dark at mid-day. The sun reaches the ground only in areas that have been cleared. This lack of sunlight keeps undergrowth to a minimum. There are numerous vines attached to the host trees, but one can walk without too much difficulty, through this menagerie. I personally per-sonally prefer the trail! The creeks and streams are wonderful! They are as crystal clear as streams in the Rockies in August. y , "sj 3W New Guinea villagers gather around one of the many residential "huts" which make up the farming villages of Port Moresby, New Guinea. Note the elevated, two-room grass covered house and the orchards directly next to the house. The villagers are completely self-supporting, growing their own corn, bananas, papya and pineapple. X ARTHRITIS STRENGTH BUFFERIN "V 1 For temporary relief of minor arthritic pain. 40 ANALGESIC TABLETS $1.19 Value i PRICES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, APRIL 28th THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th I If" THERMOS JUG AND COOLER COMBO 43 Qt. Cooler Insulated 1 Gal. 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