The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, December 13, 1962, page 13 (of 31)

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One Chap's View of What Could Be a Sticky Wicket

By MARY CAFFEE Correspondent Alistair Cooke, the urbane British writer and commentator who interprets America to his citizens at home, spoke at the University of Miami last week on "The Pains and Pleasures of Anglo-American Relations." It is ironic, he noted, that Americans should distrust the British yet welcome Hungarian refugees and German scientists, "treating them as any other Americans." He blamed many of the difficulties of understanding upon language barriers. While both speak English, he said, identical words may have considerably different applications in the two countries. Cooke's lecture was given in the Richter Lecture Hall of the Library Dec. 10, attracting a full house. He is a correspondent in the U.S. for The Manchester Guardian and was the commentator on "Omnibus" when that TV show was running Sunday afternoons several years ago. Another reason for lack of understanding is the preconceptions developed in early childhood. "For instance, when I was very young, I thought the United States was an enormous expanse of three thousand miles with two main cities on either side. "The Eastern city was New York, the inhabitants of which were called pale faces because the sun could not shine through the tall buildings." "On the West Coast was the sophisticated city called Los Angeles which was founded by Australian convicts. In the middle of it all was prairie." Unfortunately, he said, many preconceptions of foreign countries are partially if not absolutely true. The Chicago gangster rule during the twenties was no myth, according to Cooke. A more efficient method of graft is carried out by the descendants of Capone and his gang today says Cooke. "In fact, Capone and the boys are looked upon in the Chicago underworld, as patriarchs." One of the most vivid examples in Cooke's experience was when he tracked down the "Black Market in Beef." "I followed the men from the place where they bought the beef in Chicago, to the train, to their own slaughter houses, to their own packing houses where they stamped it with their own government inspector's seal. "From there it went to fine New York restaurants where it sold for 20 times its worth." Cooke, once participated in a program to interview college professors, both English and American. They were told to give the first answers which popped into their heads when asked why the Americans won the Revolutionary War. They were told that their answers would be strictly confidential and they should give any response, no matter how infantile it may seem. On the English side the most prevalent answers were: (1) The Americans seduced the French and got the Indians drunk. (2) The British Navy was unable to get South Carolina long leaf pines for the masts of their ships. (3) The Americans knew the terrain. The American scholars answers looked something like this: (1) The British hired Hessians and that was immoral. God would never let the British win. (2) George III was a tyrant and God hates tyrants. (3) One American can outfight 100 British soldiers. These men had all received their doctorates but were still influenced by ideas they had formulated as small children, was Cooke's point. The most important thing to remember in Anglo-American relations according to Cooke is to recognize difference. "At least pretend to believe in the value of the individual human being."

That Pellet Gun Or Air Rifle Isn't Gift He Can Use In Town

Parents—planning on buying your child an air rifle or pellet gun for Christmas? Don't do it—it's against the law, Coral Gables police warned Tuesday in the wake of several shooting incidents, one of which injured a Gables boy. These guns cannot be fired legally within City Limits, Sgt. Charles Skalaski said in the aftermath of still more reported shooting incidents. Two boys have been placed on probation with Coral Gables police and the investigation into the newest incidents is continuing, Skalaski said. The latest incident was by Lorna V. Crook, 2716 Granada Blvd., Saturday night around 6:30 p.m. She told of having two car windows broken. Police said they have questioned two other boys in connection with other shooting incidents. In each shooting, boys suspected of the shooting admitted the incidents, police said. One boy admitted shooting out a minister's car window as he drove past the Coral Gables waterway on Bird Road. Another boy shot a 13-year-old Mike Arden through the upper lip Dec. 2. That boy has confessed, too. Both boys have been placed on probation. A powerful gas powered pellet gun and an air rifle have been seized by police so far.

Program Help

Looking for an interesting program? Your club may want to book the 1962 All-America football film, a 16 mm sound motion picture of the game highlights of the season just ended. Allstate Insurance Cos. makes the film available as a public service. It's 28 minutes long and through use of slow-motion and stop-action techniques shows the key play for the men who made this season's All-America. Miami's George Mira is on the second team and is shown, too. If you'd like to book the film, at no cost, write John Koziol, Allstate Insurance, 3200 S. 34th St., St. Petersburg.

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