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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-12-18, Page 114.1 + impOnti tO Carpi, roabctusto . r � . each.morning, Thursday, December 18 through Wednesday, Dece ber 24 • r OVER :;RADIO STATION CKNX $45 tor9.00 It's the 45th year fpr. this. heaftwerminp Christmas :custom at Simpsons. Join the singing, or /istenvin, aS customers and ,:teff, f,, 91mpsons Toronto Downtown .Store,, led by the ,,$in'tpson cfloir, under the direction of Mr.. Ellis McQintoek, sing out the beloved songs pfahe season; ° P/an your es—ghristrnas visit to,;,Toronto so you Ian Join the:S mpsans Caroy Singing in person tram 9.10 to 9.30: The radio :broadcasts are of the pre- • ceding, day's singing . + . so you cupid sing in;person; and hear the broadcast the next day! l ariloohe,� November. We left nuenos day, ' drlving throug tlful '13.A. -boulevard past the !d rjset the are ming foar y the poor whom the .;f�de cl`airx come moos ly' o agusy .and Paraguay'. Cot 1`n a dd in small Anglia plane holdf n passengem. There ar 41 of . The plane didn't .fly too. high sof a was, able to see the ground. Could distinguish the pattern, Near B. it, is -cultivated ground, very level and each' wonted patch is very large. Plowed ground lookedpurple, grain 'A yellow and -grass green.: i o trees, only ,around the buildings - it is siring in Argentina and the daps aregetting longer. We landed' in Santa Rosa, almost a cow pasture, for fuel and a 20 minute stop. Our next stop was Van Neuquen where we were met by busses and• guldes,Drove to the tower and had dinner then visited a fruit farm. Van.Neu- quen is the centre of irrigat . fruit farmingextending r0u 1 90 miles east and west. ' T ir.e • Negro arid Neuquen rivers Sup- ply irrigation for 180., 000 acres • of apples, pears, grapes, pager es, toma0,00,, bc. Twenty to ushels of.,apples and pe a cited in sone 2I10 uses for the . The' 0.090, acres of yard Wil. abOnt 100, 000 OM of grapes, mostly processed ; by e 150 1,al. Wf?►eries, Ten tomato psfleessiq plants Malta tomato paste from the 0,'040 tens. Orchards are singed with trees, mostly pops., because winds are strong. From Neuquenthe plane flew► over the desert 'Where nig: grows for miles. After the -des- ert we carne to the mountains, Some with snow lying.on, them. ;Ater a 30 mile ride by the bide of the takewe carne.jo the hotel. I had trouble with my new watch. It wouldn't keep running. After dinner I went to . An early start to a large sheep ranch which` extends• over 'pearly 75,000 acres, mostly 'mountain, runby Martin la - buses. They run 22 ,000 sheep, alio on an average of 9 pounds. :The wool is sold by the kilo, 22" lbs. , for about 11/0 lb. The sheep' are mostly marinos, im - ported from Australia in 1927.. 'Help numbering 80 to 50 will :eat 2 to 4 lbs. of meat apiece ,.each day.,' They prefer single titan but. h .ve-some families for whom they have to provide , 'housing and a school With a. teacher. At the present the main op- eration is sheep but is being. F. shifted to forestry. Seed for the ';trees is imported from North OtiONELE53 RUNtP)` SIRLOIN TIP or. TOP ROUND 05 ROAST .... si Lb. e pod, potation pine. The nursery for :t the seedlings basto be Irrigated so theyhave a dam to store up,water that is o the .storage tank at f. the top o hillwherech:be:firowsR by°gravitas to ° .y ' want it.; Water fort domestic' use comes from a spring {but lam year wu very dryand• the Wig. falled 40 filtration was 1le the'sterage tank for home use. r. head' of cattle. The • SUP 200 Besides sheep they They started . ba- wl* Hereford which they are crossing with Brown Swiss bet- ter suited to hill conditions. They use artificial insemina- tinoon .on the +athlterdleing. The .byei� havnge: dogs, a11 ' done from ,h►orsebaek. The pre- dators they haYe are foxes and they try to elirninate-them with poison or rifles. Old horses are the beat bait but the foxes area, pretty wary. There are some 200 horses on the ranch. The sheep are Clippedwith power shears, the ranch pro- ducing its own power. They employ 16 shearers. The fore- man keeps tally for each shear. •h 0 the finished ed cls: n er and �che job and if it's not good raises hell with the operator. 'E a ch has his own pen into which the sheep are rung- Each can clip 85 sheep a day. The method is to clip the back first thenthe_ sides and belly, opposite from most shearing. .;,,The 'owner said it has been their custom for. generations and it is hard to !change them. Martin Lahusen has no fam-- ily. He didn't say whether he was married or not but no wife showed. We were invited to a barbecue dinner in the woods. The main fare was ha gg of . They brought me ,a n ic e big pitcher of 'milk which I used to gratification. For appetizer there was pork and blood saus-' age' with some other meat.Then a plate of vegetable salad. The ° barbecued lamb was, good. They had ice cream, cake and coffee and passed around or - `• anges. t.. Onfluaw She" , had beirAntr4tedirro thlii centre to be welcomed by the • Mayor. He spoke Spanish and all ceremonies` were done through an interpreter so it took a little. longer. They didn't have a new Canadian flag, just the Red, Ensign but that is Ontario's flag so it was alright. We gave them each a maple leaf pin. It was nice to be recognized but a little tire- some having to stand so long. I hear it is 45 degrees in Qntario. Bully. 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PERSONALLY SELECTED, TABLE TRIMMED, RED BRAND Red carpets unfold on the Doan Campus -of the Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology. as faculty andstu- dents finalize preparations sur- rounding their second annual Open House. Between 1 and 5.30 p. m. , on Saturday, Janu- ary 17th , 1970 , the entire campus will be open to the public.' Per- sons in v' a r i o us information booths will provide answers to questions concerning the college and courses. Much of tf'ie equip ment will be in operation. Stu- dents will be acting as hosts for the occasion. Of special interest to visitors„ the Apollo 11 Moon Trip film, "Eagle Has Landed" will b e . , shown, and a video-tape record. ing of the official opening one year ago; will also be screened Tor guests. - Conestoga College. still in its second year, now has an en- rolment exceeding 1,100 stu- dents at Doon. Recently, Adult Education Centres in Guelph, Stratford, Galt and Kitchener have been amalgamated with the college bringing total enrol- ment to approximately 2500. Offering courses in regular and continuing education, the ac- ademic program includes three - /ear diploma courses and two year diploma courses in Applied Arts, Business, Communica- tions -Design and Technology. A one year certificate course in Recreation is also offered fol university graduates. Increasingly, portions of these programs will be offered on an evening basis to part- time students wishing to further their education. pigOy:bati The polythene bottlesthat _ bleach and detergents conte ln1 are potential piggy iianits..`be- lieve it or not. The bottle may be left its original :color, but It can be given a -really glamorous: appearance simply. b !s„praytig it wi old<, ,.szl.ver.or a new topper fditelprifiTifich dries in 'wink airs the'bbttlrWth `laid on its ,side forthe.tr ex t step,. which is to adctlOs. Four stubby corks 'are just ie Thing for this and their;can `be 'either glued in place or inserted into holes cut in the polythene with a sharp, pointed paring knife. ' The decoration is now added and here is where your imagin- ation can run wild, for there 4s no intention to make the pig, realistic looking. The neck of the bottle makes a natural snout and features such as eyes, , ears and mouth are cut from color- ed felt and glued into place. end a truly ' finished look will be achieved if the cap of the bottle and the fourlegs have felt wrapped around them. For a touch of whimsy, cut tiny flower shapes in bright cod ored felt and glue them here and there: And for a very be- lievable tail, a pipe cleaner, twisted into a curlicue, can be popped into a hole punched with an ice pick. The slot for pennies is cut with a knife in the centre back and a twist of the nosecap will take care of the day when the bank is robbed! 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