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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-08, Page 50' 0 • 0' • 141 S venteen days in Mexico by Minimalist Fiera 144Tabretsky wend 17 days We crowed the at Laredo hy kale bridge wider ran the dried-up Rio Grande River. It was 040 to immediately notice a distinot ;change between American and Meadows life. rthe houses in Ler- *Jo were Very mall. Perhaps the one would measure 12' 8' x In our way of thinking we• usually refer to such buildings AS. sheds and shacks., Private pod - ,The people peddle sweets, 'elitaret. tes" liquor end anything elloe theY can, 'They stop you en the street and visit you at all _atoP *brand signs so it is very mul- cult to avoid them. WeeroSsed the sandy desert en ofir way to,tionterrey. The people here live in neat mixt huts. ManY ' had Pigs tied up on ehains or rope and .the occasional .donkey " uPeued aieePY.eYes to watch us drive on had the astern Si'erra In Monterrey we toured, a mar- , ket place, something evety town ."and city had, We tasted candied pumPkin and saw cabaritos (Small pats) being 6a0ted over charcoal. Tortillas fruits' (oranges and tangasksei0 were plentiful. All Mexicali wso- toms know how te make WON, eo we let ourselVes,be treated to * Mexican meal the following Candied , pumpkin is baled sugar cane syrup, allowed to tkr and ciyatailizes with the bak, On our way to Monte' *a eassia t° elle-lane bridge where ear and a truck had decided to eeeh other across, from dlr. ectiOns, The result was a road block and becau8e they 'were in niy hurry to alleviate the - two, we. followed an alternote backread route. 'This route was very ptpctical. It took os right :,through the river, We, found this Veally funny and We t free car wash as well, A special. .cactus with largei tough leaves, is widely 'used. to make ropes, hates and '`Inaterial. These captus fibres are volt' coarse and strong and eactus plantations of this sort Were nteM- protis. First they were Cut with long roaches (knives), to,undle4, Milled and then dried on wooden racks. ways are very steep. . way. betWeen Mante and Mexico city is so winding that it 'took a -whole day to drivels° miles„...134 this part of the triP was far frOM being boring. These Mouataina were- alive with 'Mexicans, don - Julys, horses, plgsi chickens,,and, the odd hamPed-hack cow. kush, banana ,T,aad .tangerine orchards - were kePt and sugar cane plantaw tions climbed the steep mOuntaii slopes:1101On we neared the sum.' rnitof the range, "we could soothe thick wiiillyclouds below us and, ' draw in the cool, refreshing , Mountain air. However, because of the strain of mountain driving we Were, glad to enter the modern citY of Mexico and relax a little; We toured the' Museum of Anthro- pology and bicame acquainted with the tribes of Central Ameri- ca and their cultures: This pre• bolic feattires in the ruins and , pyramids outdide of Mexico City', We found these ancient temples, very fascinating. We Were puff - Up the 259 vellical steps SO ..jUst • Imago* Po* determined, disci- - lined, physically' fit and of trong belief the forefathers of he present-day Mexicans 'bust ave been to cart ltone§,.etc. to uild these ivramids. We' could 4,, 7: WEATERS 1 CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR 318 JOSEPHINE W1NCIHAM • only admire them. These people were humble yet happy, poor in temporal thing§ yet unequalled in friendliness and neatness and only to be commen- ded for their hard-working but cheerful attitude toward life. We have a lot to look up to in the choice Modcan race. '72 FORD. Custom 500 2 -Door Hardtop, fully equipped, low mileage '72 GRAND TORINO 4 -Door Sedan, V8, . auto., radio, power steering and brakes '71 METEOR Montcalm 4 -Door, fully equipped with air conditioning '71 MUSTANG oor Hardtop, fully *quipped w nly 28,000 miles on it '70 METE& Rideau, V-8, radio, auto- matic, power steering and brakes '70 CHEV. 4 -Door, 6 cylinder, automatic, poWer steering, radio. 10 FORD Custom 500 4 -Door, V-8, au- tomatic, radio, power steering and brakes ',69 my. Van, 6 cylinder, automatic, 12,000 miles '69 METEOR, 4 -Door, V-8, automatic, povnir steering and brakes 2 '69 FORD 1/2 -Tons, 6 eyl., heavy duty equipped '68 CHEV. Impala 40oor Hardtop, fully equipped '68 LTD 4 -Door Hardtop, fully,equipped '68 FAIRLANE 500 2 -Door Hardtop, V-8, automatic and radio, low mileage '68 PONTIAC Parisienne 2 -Door Hard- top, 8, automatic, radio, power steering end brakes '67 FALCON 2 -Door, 6 ciflinder with radio WINGHAM PHONE 35/4401 PHONE 887420 DENEAU Flora slit** Notske 04411 Omit miss glos has boos_ 01. addition to our Rome r.conomica Department. . She was bernand l'auted Ontario. she attended Vineland Public School and* 13001)3Sville High School. At the Univqsity of Guelph she acquired an ,116°"5 Miss Klos taught previously itt Niagara for two years and new teaches Home -Sc.: to grades 10 and 12 at F,E.KS,S, She plans to continue teaching next Year, Last stitroneVw MSS teurect, it so much, She plans to return this suMITICr. When the 001142 winter set in at Christmas' Allan MacKenziels prepared .for his sniallpox vaccination by ventured down to fhe Barbados to bring back Et snntan and rnemor- Miss Klos also enjoys cooking and sewing. She taught gourinet • cooking at night school and is on the drama costutne committee Miss Klos feels that student are well-mannered, have reskc for our teachers„,and are, on th whole, very good students so let' not ruin our reputation. One o her favorite philosophies is, "Yo are only young once; make the most of what you have. and do th s you can. come to you this morning." Poor Dave! The toboggan race and powder puff foOtbail game have had to be postponed four times now forlack of snow, Now, these • events have been --indefinitely postponed. What can, you do? Needless to say, the cress Conn - e try ski club has had real difficul- s ties as well. u The Tack Shop -has a wide vari- ety of stoek: gym shoes, sweat e shirts; toques, .scaeveS, ponchos. If you need or want the)3e things anyway, don't look ellY. farther • than the Tuck Shop. Notice as well their , display in ti* main Shop students of Grades 9 and 10 wrote their final eXadis week and have started their sec- ond semester shop. The girls are it.it again, The 'rides for thlifiatne are as follows: every team must have at least five players, rot,ation is automatic ttid no more than six can be onclhe floor at once. Everyone mnst wear gym shoes, The' first team to reach 15 pnints or the team ihat is winnag at the bell, wins the game. The w • at least two points. Every person ,„ difference in the score has to be resoling is limited to five serves. First lunch plays at 12:05. Second lunch plays at 12:55. , --Dianne Thomas Dave Ileffer, Mike Heim, Rob ' Heffer, Les Smith, Joe Cronin, Roy Bongertman, Phillip Cas- kanette and Tom Harris scored points for Madill last Thursday to defeat Seaforth 48-36. There are only two more tournaments on tap for this\ sea- son.: Mitchell on Thursday and Huron-Pe'rth on Fridayi The lat- ter will comprise the teams of ten schools in the area and this year will take place in Clinton. Russ AAoffat didn't even Mr. -Hunter, assistant eoach for the team, is hopeful of Madill's hint his smallpox showing on Friday. He thinks that Mule Anderson and Les Smith, two of our best wtestlers, will do well again on Friday. Our very best of luek to them all. flinch when Mrs. McConnell gave ROAD TO ADVENTURE Randy Van Stempvoort and Phil Beard watching a recent basketball game. Medical science has developed so amazingly within the past few years that it is now almost impos- sible for a doctor to find anything all right about a patient. by RAY GOLABIEWSKIl'av KNIGHTS OF THE AIR (Part 4) 'mt.( thhigi were pretty grim for Wrestlers at the scorekeeper's table against a April. 1918 was known as Bloody ApriL On April 2lit, one of the greatest knights of the alr. Manfred von Riclothofes, the Red Baron, was killed. At the sametinsethe mechanics of Ridthofen's Stagel were readying the gayly colored planes of the kiss Circus, the meeltanics of sadroa 209 rolled out the aliens Camels scheduled So go on patrol that day. The patrol leader was Captain Roy Brown. Brown, tired and ulcer -ridden eller deafens months of continuous coat - bat, wastredited widt *hooting down twelve German planes. He hs4' at least twelve more, but these weredown- ed so far behind Germs keit they could not be ceniltsned. Plying ota this patrol was a new pilot, iliffred Mays, a friend of Brown's. The 209th and the anus aid over Cerny. In aelda, twelve Alfiatroset jobita to the melee. The sky was full oftwisting.diviagplasea. Mays made kis ilnit kill. Next he got an all red Triplatse in Ilia diglitt and fired a long buret.Too too bag his gam jammed. Now the reel plane of the Red Baron Wain* May% beaked the agile Casa, but coulda shake the BM& Plaally, he laded oat* feet *hove the Somme Inver there was no more sky. The Tripe was only one hundred yards behind and the twia Spandau* machine guns began their chatter of death. Brown &Inc 'the one sided action steep dive. rs hurkd down at the Triplaae. As *eon as be was in ra Brown opened lire. The twin sewed a seam of lead along the entire body of the Triplane. rapdy acne Idled. then Baftened out. TIte bright red mathine glided thefillied lines, bumping iiloag die shot-poclred grouted. Mildred von the Red Barra, otudead, the sudt to hi* heads between his Inseet. He Was betted the mit day with fall *Mary honors. Thi day afier die funeral a lose plane from tie 209th Sew over Ridst. coosainer. Iasi& was a *tare of the faseral sad a so* THE GERMAN FLYiNG CONS Itiiimeleier awn Wafted los Mika* lite wed in combat en April 31, IVA Ito was What With fell loom. .140441 111111311 ItOVAL Postct