European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 5, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 8 a tic ,.r,. Jew  .-.,. I. It j i. I . Be /fejil1 " p be 1"r1f feb of  up phom at left the Ziolkowski family stands underneath � Large Scute Model for the crazy horse memorial. The partially carved Monument out be seen in he Back Gnand. Above sculptor Korczak Zool Kowatt who died in 1982, pose with hic wife Ruth in front of the crazy horse -, maintain in 1981. Crazy horse carving still taking shape crazy horse , up fort Yean ago Korczak Ziolkowski agreed to create a memorial to All North american Indian tribe by blasting a Mountain into a likeness of chief crazy horse astride a horse. The likeness of the Oglala Sioux chief one of Custer s conqueror at the Baltic of Little Bighorn in 1876, is Stilt taking Hape under tic guidance of Ziolkowski s widow and seven children. The Connecticut born sculptor died in 1982 at 74 after spending the last 35yean of his lift on the 536-toot-High me Morial in far southwestern South Dakota. Ziolkowski worked wish Gulzon bore rum on mount Rushmore in the 1930s but left the four president project in1939 after a dispute with Borglum son Lincoln. Henry standing Bear chief of the Lakota Sioux indians suggested a Monument for the Sioux. My fellow chiefs and 1 would like the White Man to know the red Man had great heroes too said standing Bear. Ruth Ziolkowski pos mistress of this one Industry Community said her Hus band Felt a special kinship with crazy horse because he was born 31 years o the Day after the chief was fatally stabbed at Camp Robinson neb., apparently while trying to escape army custody. She said he Felt chief crazy horse one of the More skillful chiefs to make life dangerous for the army in the wars out West was much larger than one Man s lifetime and together they drafted inn"1 books of blueprints to build the Monument. Korczak arrived on May 3, 1947, but before he could work on the Moun Tain he had to build a place to live and provide water and build roads his widow said. It was 13 months later before the me Morial was officially dedicated Wii it the first blast on the Mountain carving. The first Structure was a Lone army tent where Ziolkowski lived for seven months while building a log studio homely hand. The memorial now includes a visitor Center and Complex visited by 1 million people a year. The entire Complex funded by admissions includes the Indian museum of North America. A sculpture gallery is being erected using blast fragments fro the Mountain and there arc plans for a University and medical training Center for North american indians. Ziolkowski is buried in s vault at the fool of the Monument a testament to the passion that consumed the last 35 years of his life. A special open House was held sunday to Honor the 40lh anniversary of Ziolkowski s arrival at the site. The carving itself which Cost More than $4 million in Ziol Koft Iki s lifetime alone has grown More recognizable. About 8 million tons of Rock have been blasted off the Mountain to Block out through form of crazy horse mrs. Ziolkowski said. The Mountain which bears a painted outline of the design will be carved in the round and will be 641 feet Long when completed. It can be seen for 11 Miles South of the memorial. Mrs. Ziolkowski said the anniversary holds special meaning for her. It has shown that if you re deter mined to do something you can do it. When Korczak first came Here there was t even dirt Toad. It was absolute wilderness. He started out with nothing but Rock Sand Pine Trees and his own strength and determination. He had an absolute fierce desire to carve the Mountain As the Indi ans asked him to to make it More than a tourist attraction she said. The unforgiving Black Hills Winter Sand wet Springs permit work on the Mountain Only five months of the year  about is years of construction in 40 years. She said her husband did not knowhow Long it would Lake to convert Moun Tain to memorial nor does she. His feeling was that it was t important How Long it lakes to carve the Moun Tain. It was important o keep on work ing and that there was always  while her five daughters and two sons Are committed to the project mrs. Ziolkowski said her nine grandchildren arc too Young to decide if they want to carry the Torch another generation. The ones that arc Here Are committed. I m just sure in my own heart some of the next generation will be  Leek growers refuse of throw in trowel Houghton be Sprino eng land a foul play is afoot in the world of championship Leek growing. Leek rustlers Are raiding greenhouse for prize winning Stock and a Pleqi seems to have been hatched to  world Champion out of the running. In England s Northeast Corner Leek growing is a serious Pursuit with its own world series contest stud Market and bigger and bigger prizes. Eating them hardly comes into it. Leeks with their mildly onion flavor nuke tasty soups and pies but it s size that counts in Competition. The skulduggery engendered by the Leek s break Imo the big Lime goes against the Grain of the Gerdies As these hard working Northeast lemurs Are known. It s letting Down the English race said Bill Clyde a judge at Leek competitions. The mindless scum we know As the Leek thief has struck again reported the National pot Lek society after raiders cleaned out Joe Jones Green House on two successive nights before he was to compete in the society s an Nual championship last september. With local breweries and fertilizer firms sponsoring Leek contests with Rizes of up to 1,200 pounds about 1,900the temptation to resort to foul Means is Strong. And Jones is the Bjorn Borg of the Leek circuit consistently frustrating competitors with the Breed he discovered in 1979, and which bears his name. His 1986 presentation at the world championship at Ashi Jion totalled a record 273.12 cubic inches for a stand  display Trio of pot Leeks and Leek men reckon it was Only a matter of time before 72-year-old Jones broke the 300-cubic-Inch Barrier Lee Dom s equivalent of the four minute mile. After the Jones raid alarming re mors circulated among the towns an villages where Leek growing flourishes. Jones it was whispered was so Dis gusted he was giving it All up. But As the first Leek fronds were peeking out of their pots on a recent Spring Day Jones told a reporter that he s thinking of a comeback in 1988. There s quite a lot of Money now in Leek shows and there s a lot of people out of work and a lot of poverty and probably these chaps think Well if can get some Leeks and win 500-600pounds $800-js60 it la help me and my family.1" a retired Railroad signalman Jones has been growing Leeks since 1949. Leeks Date Back to the ancient egyptians and have always been popular in Europe. The Welsh made it their National Symbol and Shakespeare made it High comedy in Henry v. Tojay it is the English counties of Durham and Northumberland where the Leek is glorified although no one knows Why. The National pot Leek society based in Hughlon be Spring near Sun Derland claims a membership of 1,000 growers. Its annual championship at tracts More than 200 entrants and it is launching a four year world series with a 1,000-Pound $1,600 first prize. Ernie Lightfoot chairman of the National pot Leek society said his motto is if you can show it i la grow  but while he dabbles in tomatoes cel Ery carrots and onions Leeks Are his  look so Beautiful on show that Lovely Green Flag foliage spread ing out from that White blanched barrel base lying on a bed of Black silk lit up by the spotlight said  would t dream of eating a ," said Jones would be Sacri