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It's the 45th year fpr. this. heaftwerminp Christmas :custom at Simpsons. Join the
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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!
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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
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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
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SIRLOIN TIP or.
TOP ROUND
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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.
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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. Get the plow-
ing done.
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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!
'Put an Arians Snolhro to work
for you, this-wintet'clearing away
mountains of snow in !minutes,
Powerful., winterized engines'.`
range from 4 H.P::to ;7 H.P.
Chock thew Arians baton: u ',
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o Rotating discharge Chute
D' throws snow up' to 30 foot
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Fur trims can't faze us .. .
or you ... because we're
experienced and equipped
to trent both fur
and' fabric to thorough,
careful cleaning .. .
with beautiful results!
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