Clarence Jones: Mr. Radio by Janet Benge & Geoff Benge

Author:Janet Benge & Geoff Benge [Benge, Janet & Benge, Geoff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography
ISBN: 9781576583432
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Amazon: 1576583430
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Publisher: YWAM Pub.
Published: 2005-12-01T11:40:32+00:00

Chapter 11

On the Air at Last

Two weeks after setting out from New York, the SS Santa Inez arrived in Guayaquil and dropped anchor in the Guayas River. The boxes of radio equipment and baggage were loaded onto a barge and taken ashore to a customs warehouse. When Clarence, Eric, and Ann made it ashore several hours later, they cleared their baggage through customs. Then the baggage was taken across the river to the railway station, where early the next morning it was loaded onto the train for the trip to Quito.

As the narrow-gauge train climbed its way up the steep switchbacks, Clarence watched Eric and Ann press their wide-eyed faces to the window to take in the sight. Ecuador was indeed a beautiful country, and Clarence knew that when Katherine and the children finally arrived, they would find themselves at home here.

Finally the train arrived in Quito, and Clarence, Eric, and Ann clambered into a taxi. Clarence gave the driver the address of the property Reuben Larson had rented with an option to buy later, and they were off. When the taxi arrived at the address, the three of them jumped out and stood in front of Quinta Corston, surveying the scene. Clarence smiled to himself. It was hard to imagine such a tranquil spot right in the middle of a bustling city. The two-and-a-half-acre property resembled a botanical garden, with its towering eucalyptus trees, magnolias, pink bougainvillea vines, roses, and lilies. There was even an orchard in one corner, with apples and peaches ripe and ready to pick. The house looked like an English cottage, complete with dark green ivy climbing the stone walls.

As Clarence, Eric, and Ann stood surveying the property, a man emerged from the house and waved. It was Reuben. “Welcome to your new home!” he yelled.

Clarence greeted Reuben warmly and introduced him to Eric and Ann. After the introduction Reuben led them on a tour of the property. As they walked, Reuben and Clarence talked about how to transform the place into a radio station.

“The living room and sun porch in the cottage would be great for the studio and control room,” Clarence said, eyeing the two-foot-thick adobe walls that would make the rooms soundproof.

“I was thinking the same thing,” Reuben replied. “In fact, I have a worker ready to cut a hole through the wall and put in a glass panel to observe the announcer from the control room. Of course the acoustics aren’t great, but I figured you would be able to work something out.” Reuben clapped Clarence on the back.

“Just one more challenge,” Clarence laughed. “What about a transmitter building? Are there any suitable outbuildings on the property?”

“Only one,” Reuben replied, “and I hesitate to call it a building. The last owner built a shelter for his thoroughbred sheep. It has two mud walls and a corrugated tin roof.”

“That’s a start,” Clarence said, his mind already swirling with ways to enclose the sheep shelter and turn it into a usable facility. “And we don’t have any time to lose.

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