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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-12-24, Page 18to care lead Make certain that yout Chet brief case o; IOUS ao-,g bytI fore you put it ilstOnge. ilea are some tips, suggested by the manufacturer whiff should guarantee; Tong a and; trouble- free service:. BATHER A cost' For' two of neutral shoe polish, Sus briffing with. a soft cloth infrequent use such as' bill fold's.:key cases,. pocket secretaries, and brief cases, re- new Polish from time to time. Rene polish on suitcases after each usirdg. Store articles: in a ventilated place, avoiding ex- tremes of temperature or humi- dity. FABRIC Coated fabric, such as can- vas used to cover luggage, re- act well to a coat of clear liq- uid iq 'uid wax --the same wax you use for linoleum floors. Buff to a glossy finish. If leather bind- ingsare used as trim', :coat these with paste shoe wax or cream instead. ;and buff both polishes at the same time. 'Uncoated fabricsuch as those used for traveling, garment bags and .ac-' ,cessory .luggage, should be stored, to.,prevent dust from set- tling on.them; use sturdy brown paper if necessary. Keep fab- ric billfolds and accessories in tissue paper between usings. e four Puerto Montt., clrile, Pecernber 2, l9 Before leaving Argentine everybody with Argentine r..- rency, or funny money trying to trade, give or lend the mon- ey to those withoi t, so as to pay out as, much as possible ,of Argentine money and a; little as could be helped of AMerican or Canadian money. My bill was 608 pesos for milk and the postage for my last letter. I had a 500 pesos bill and Jim Smith gave me a 100 pesos bill, so 1 didn't have to hand out any of my precious American. The bus took a short drive to the wharf"where we finally got loaded bag and baggage. The boatsailed through Brar Blest and Puerto Blest, 1t was a if hour ride through the lovely blue water with1mountains on both shores, some with, snow on top. In some places water was running down in little streams, Most of them have spindly trees growing well up to the top, oth- ers are bare. ' At Puerto Blest we docked. A couple of old dilapidated buses, one of them pouring smoke in streams, waited to take us to Puerto Aegac, but there was a slight delay. The helmsman of the boat to take us to Puerto Frias had gone to town the night before, and had not re-, turned. We had to wait for the next boat from Bariloche to bring him. , After about an hour he arrived and we got on our. way. A' short run to Puerto Fria where we got aboard a couple of new buses. This was a rugged trail through woods and mountains. Grades were steep and turns pretty sharp. It sitars; :on Tuesday .with Mr. •Per y Vincent were r and Mrs.. Albert Vincent of •elgoave .and Mr. George Greenaway of Bluevale. fq a ,4le,,way woo. We finally ,dived at the lei border, at 1 a Cunnbra,, +fie 'we bid goodbye our 4r' gentine 0401; and took on the Chiiean.one. She was an older, w. oman. We ,got to Peulla about 1. 30. for' lunch at an old motel (50 yearn) in beautiful surround- ings. Everybody WAS hungry. The table help was girls, the first women help in dining rooms I have seen, Rested half hour after. Lots of pictures taken. I saw a bumble bee as large as an egg cup. There were tame bees, °too, working on the flow- ers. We loaded on another boat for the 20 mile run on`A,I1Saints of Emerald Lake to Petrohue. This lake is lined by mountains. There are some small farms on hillsides. Estimated about 6000 acres is all they have for sheep and .cattle. The people on these little farms are mostly of Swiss origin. Docked at Patrohue. The lake was originally an arm of the sea but was closed off when the mountain erupted about 100 years ago. The highest peak in this range is 4800 feet, By bus again from Petrohue to Puerto Mdntt. This is farm- ing area settled and owned by German immigrants. It looks fairly productive. They grow a lot of sugar beets and there are sugar factories to take care of their production. " T he y have cattle, sheep and geese. The houses and buildings are . wood. Irrains rains a lot in this area Schools are long distances_ apart and there are no buses so they walk, frequently getting soaked. There is a lot, of absenteeism. i 0 S1Amed� The Mad skiff the t* stopped to wit the 'C id; on 'Rives p'etr¢hue, T whole, MOP is yo100 'va,, and Moltett .1904'The Watt rating around Pd over theft, rocks while boiling 4Qw0i makes quite .a sight. 04444 Mexico t ty December 10 Thank goodness l have ,a watch now that records thedit I have a Job keeping track of . the days of the week and montiza,-, We moved in here this MOml. tug leaving Santiago last Wit, We refuelled at Lltna and`l wasn't so smart or 1 would bhavB•., picked up some Peruvian coins at the airport. I was out hat now.and acquired some Meai- can pesos. Tonight is another cocktail party at the Canadian Cont-' rnercial Commissioner's home* • I'm not keen on cocktail •par- ties although the one we had at the president of Holstein breeders in Chile was much she' best. We could sit down and they had pretzels, cheese -and a multitude of little cakes that were good. The host and his wife have •13 children' and some grandchildren. The latter were real cute. I got behind in my account of our Chilian visit. Santiago has one third of the total popu- lation so there are huge stretch- es where hardly anybody lives. There is some good land in be- tween the mountain ranges. There is a vast difference in the land use and in temperature. We visited 'one farm where they had 50 acres of Spanish onions. The owner said he yields 40 tons and markets them to the U.S, A. and some to B. C. He also had a field of squash that grows to as much as 40 lbs. His farm is also under irrigation by gravity from the mountains. His land has been sold for housing so will soon be lost to food pro- duction. Another day we drove to a cattle ranch, 1760 acres andthe herd numbered 300. His.goal is to reach 1000 cows. They . feed on grass exclusively. The calves were born in September and October and .looked good, though.the grass was dry. The cows .are bred artificially for 35 days :and -then the bulls. are . hided loose;' • - We had a barbecue dinner at the ranch under a canopy of tree limbs, : The ranch issuewn with a tree something like a haugh butno spikes. This° swto hold the soil from blowing and give shade protection for the animals. He c l a i ms to get about 20¢ a pound for the steers but has some competition from cheap Argentine beef. We went to another farm managed by Hector Havia. At the close of Inspecting the farm herd we were taken to the house setiin a beautiful big lawn with the mountains • in the back- 'ground. ack-ground. In ,the centre was a swimming pool. We were fed a banquet sitting at tables un- der the trees. There was wine and coke and orange. The wait- ers brought the food out on trays. First course was toma - toes sliced on half buns. Then chicken slices placed between halves of a long bun. Then in- numerable small tasty cakes. Then ice cream and cake with • coffee and tea. The house was big and old. The rich do live in splendour in S.A. The poor, 'well they are poor. There are a lot of oxen still in use in S. A. and a lot of hor- ses. The horses are tidy speci- mens. We visited a grape farm with a winery in connection with it but the seasoh was wrong for grapes.. The cellars are stocked with big oak .hogsheads that hold 20Q0 gallons or more. The wine has to age from two to foul years. We had a banquet last night. They Served some kind of fish that was delicious. I don't usu- ally�go for fish. We had to al. most gallop to the airport in time to wait an hour, or more until the plane took off. I have decided to skip Acu- pulca and code hone. Will he in Toronto Sunday at 5.30 a. lin. Will he a change as we have had beautiful weather. SENIOR CITIZENS of the community got into the spirt of the festive season last Tuesday evening.as they enjoyed a party in the town hall. Ree. director Jim Ward and . his wife were the hosts for the evening, and the folks who attended were royally entertained with entertainment and a bountiful lunch: --A-T Photo. CHOOSING TOYS Toys ate toys where the young toddlers are concerned, says one, leading nia nu facturer. The time to begin selecting masculine things for boys and feminine ones for girls begins when the child reaches the age of six. A sure way to determine a child's preference in toys is to take the child to the toy shop and watch his reaction. . It will be easy to see which type of toys he tikes best. and at the Red Front we're just busting out with good wi hes for a Merry Christmas and: a appy New Year. May this joyful season be 'the best you have ever known—that's the wish from every one of us to every one of you.