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R. G. Talks Cont. the
even the small shrubs, then just on
leave it lay for a year. The ground an
is full of seeds and in a year's time an
you have a second growth 10 ft. Th
high. Then you roll it again and by ag
this time the logs lying on the do
ground are dry and brittle instead it t
of green and spongy, so they break chi
up into smithereens. Then after a
couple of months of dry weather ma
you burn it practically clean. wit
And it looks like we are going to we
get the same answer in the lowlands en
of the Sabine River bottom in Texas ma
where we have some 10,000 acres, Th
and in the Mississippi Valley low- too
lands in Louisiana where we are lot
~ <ring 5,000 acres. Of course, with
s new answer we will only have
e wheel to knock the timber down
d crushI it, but that will kill it,
d that's all you need the first time.
en one time or one wheel over it
ain after it's dry and brittle will
the trick a lot better than hitting
wice with a 2-wheel tandem ma-
ne when it's green.
So if you like, you can have a
chine twice as wide this new way
h the same horsepower and same
ight, or if the tracts are not big
tough for the big machine, we will
ke it half the size and horsepower.
e first machine I made was not
successful, although it cleared a
of land, because it was only 10ft. wide and it would climb up on
a stump and tip over. Now I am
making that small a machine by
putting the two wheels end to end
20 ft. wide with a small tiller wheel
behind. Another important feature
of this tree crusher is that it is light
enough so that by simply knocking
out some pins you can have it in 3
pieces, the heaviest one about 25
tons, which can be loaded on a truck
and hauled on the highway and put
back together and be ready to go
in probably less than an hour. So if
you have small tracts and have to
move often you are still all right.
Yes, we are sailing a somewhat
unchartered sea like Columbus did,
but he was stubborn enough to get
his answer and so am I. When I
first proposed the project in Peru
and made the deal with the Peruvian
Government, a Brazilian newspaper-
man published the following state-
ment, "American technicians in en-
gineering and agriculture are going
to try to prove that Amazonia can
be converted from a green hell into
an el dorado, using modern machin-
ery and religious zeal, plus ample
capital." I'm afraid Roy wouldn't
agree with the ample capital part
of it, but the road building, the land
clearing and the raising of crops is
certainly converting that jungle, and
a lot of the natives on the project
are being converted to the Glory of
our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.Report From Liberia
God's power can defeat the Ju Ju
(witchcraft), thus spoke many of the
22 project sponsored pastors who at-
tended the recent pastors conference
at Tournata, Liberia, West Africa.
The conference held during our visit
was directed by Virgil Craig, man-
ager of the LeTourneau radio station
WLET in Toccoa, Georgia. Five
a.m. prayer meetings started the
days activities for the conference
which lasted about a week. Two
Bible study periods were held, one
at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m.
followed by a question and answer
period. The evening services were
conducted by the natives with one
of the pastors bringing a clear hard
hitting Gospel message. During the
week, a number of natives, both men
and women came forward to take
the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour.
On Sunday afternoon an estimated
250 natives walked down to the Baf-
fu River, located about a half milefrom the Tournata chapel, and held
a baptismal service. Twenty young
people went through the waters of
baptism, publicly confessing Christ
as Saviour. One's mind couldn't
help but wander back a decade when
the picture would have been much
different, surely God has done a
great work. In listening to and talk-
ing with our pastors it's evident that
since our visit last year many of
them have grown richly in the grace
and knowledge of God.
In conversation with the pastors
one is forced to realize the deep
longing for learning, not only on
their behalf but also that their peo-
ple might receive some education.
Since our trip last year, seven schools
taught by native Liberians have
been started in various villages. Of
course the unquenchable desire to
learn brings with it many other re-
sponsibilities and the spiritual must
keep pace in order to maintain the
proper balance. Traveling in Liberia
one must use the now worn phrasewhich fits so perfectly and that is
you get the feeling of a giant be-
ginning to stir to life. Progress and
the development of opportunities is
taking place faster than the Liber-
ians can keep pace with them. This
physical evidence of progress is vis-
ible on every hand.
In the Tournata area progress has
been made on many fronts. The
trading center is fast becoming a
focal point for natives from all over
the area, many walking two and
three days to barter and exchange.
The project either trades or buys for
cash their produce such as cocoa,
coconuts, palm kernels, logs, etc.
For many of these folks it marks
the first time they have been paid
cash for their crops. This of course
gives them a feeling of independence
and they delight in being able to buy
the items they need at the trading
post. Plans call for a branch of the
trading post to be opened shortly in
a village located several hours walk-
ing distance away and plans for still
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LeTourneau Technical Institute. LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 14, Number 7, April 1, 1960, periodical, April 1, 1960; Longview, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1526959/m1/3/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library.