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Barbados, the gem of
the Golden Caribbean
-.._Planning on going on a winter
holiday but don't know just where
to go?'Only five hours flying time
from,Toronto is Barbados, which
has been famous as holiday is-
land since 1887 and may be en-
joyed by all. The chief charm of
this island is its variety and the
friendliness of its people.
Your hand has too many fingers
to count the days the. sun never
A shines, and it is impossible to
spend a -week without obtaining a
sun tan that will be the envy of all
your stay-at-home friends, what-
ever time of the year you choose
Barbados for your. holiday. Most
Canad ans;,%ofucourse, vrsii y8
bados during our harsh winter
months of January, February
and March, which is the time my
wife and I decided to go.
It is one of the greatest destina-
tions I have had the pleasure of
visiting. Calm and unspoiled,
Barbados seems to be blessed by
'a nature's own hand. Miles upon
miles .of white sand beaches, sur-
round a land of great charm and
natural beauty. There is also the
delightful contrast of the calm
waters of the Caribbean on the
one side and the wild exciting
* surf of the Atlantic on the other,
And because of the coral forma-
tion of the land, drinking ,water is
' purified by a natural filtering
process and needs no boiling be-
fore drinking.
• I thinkcone of the most delight-
ful things of any trip is the many
new places you see and the differ-
ent cultures you encounter along
with meeting ' and making new
friends. Barbados. was first
.cla,tned by the English and many
traces of English culture and his-
tory is noticed as soon as you ar-
• rive on this beautiful island.
Some of the things my wife and I
noticed were the many place
names, in the red brick buildings
bordering the Garrison Savan-
nah, in the market town atmos-
phere of Bridgetown, the capital
w city, with its Trafaliar Square
and Harbour police dressed in the
uniform of Nelson's day:, We be-
gan our tour of the island at his-
toric Bridgetown, but nowhere is
the mellow magic better seen and
felt than in the wonderful coun-
tryside with rolling hills' and the
r
'
lush loveliness of the fields of
sugar cane.
The entertainment of Barbados
was also a pleasant surprise for
us. There is .considerable night-
time entertainment of the native
dance andcalypso; big band beat
and combo;"moonlight nights and
beach barbecues „and such other
things as crab racing, floor shows
and do-it-yourself limbos. I tried
a do-it-yourselflimbo, and be-
lieve you -me the next morning I
could barely get out of bed. Need-
less to say I spent a ,,very quiet,
relaxing time soaking up the
beautiful 1131warm Bart,dosunthe
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One of my favourite pastimes,
and I'm afraid it shows, is eating.
There's nothing I like more than
to sample the cuisine of the
places we visit, and if you're any-
thing like me you end up saying,
"I can't believe I ate the whole
thing"! When you're in Rome you
do and eat as the Romans do, and
s� when you're in Barbados you
eat as the Barbadians do. The
local cuisine features such
delicacies as flying fish, lobsters
straight from the sea, crane
chub, pepper pot, suckling pig
and seaeggs. . . sounds good
doesn't it? It really tastes a whole
lot better than it sounds. I think
this is one of the many pleasures
to be enjoyed however, when
'travelling, and strongly -suggest
to you that wherever your travels
may bring you, that you sample
the local cuisines.
If you're staying in Barbados
you'll have time to participate in
many of your favourite hobbies'
and pastimes. Personally I like to
golf, (my wife doesn't) and so one
day we went our separate ways, I
- went golfing and she, naturally,
went shopping. They have some
lovely golf courses in Barbados,
however, I won't tell you too
much about my game, as it's
nothing to write home about. But
when. it comes to shopping my
wife is a` real "pro". as most
women are.
For the ladies, let me say that
shopping in Barbados is both
simple and attractive. For many
years the island has come to be
regarded as the Caribbean show -
case for the finest consumer
goods from all parts of the world,
and for; Canadians who will be
taking their purchases back.
home,.shopping is all duty free.
I won't go into all the many ar-
ticles and goods which can be
purchased in Barbados except to
say that my wife spent most of
the day shopping in the. many
Broad* Street department stares
and in 'the smaller shops where
she purchased some doeskin
gloves, a cashmere sweater,
some hand -worked - local em-
broideries, some costume jewel-
lery, not to menti0.n.a choice of .
Seph>sficated French "perfumes,
plus a• raft of smaller items "as
gifts for friends and relatives
back home. Let me advise you
men, it's much cheaper in Barba-
dos to go golfing than to send your
wife on a shopping spree.
All in all we spent two of the
most delightful relaxing weeks of
our life on this great Caribbean
island. Barbadians take special
pride in looking after their visi-
tors, and this was quite evident
everywhere we went. This claim
is not extravagant. The Barba -
does' motto is "Pride and Indus-
try" and Barbadians have every
reason to be proud of what they
can produce and what they have
to offer.
If you want to get away from it _
,all this winter, if you want -two-_
weeks of fun, sun and relaxation,
I can certainly recommend Bar-
bados to you as a great winter
holiday destination.
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The October :and ' November
meetings of the .Huron County
Medical Secretaries were com-
bined at this time, for electing
the slate of officers for the
coming year. Siitteen members
were present and the meeting
was held in the Clinton
Hospital, -
Mrs. Joyce Armstrong, of
Zurich presided as president for
this meeting, as Mrs. Madeline
Yeats, the vice-president wa,s
unable to, attend, and Mrs.
Donna Fisher, the former -
president, is now living in Tuc-
son, Arizona.
Mrs. Armstrong opened the
meeting and the minutes of the
previous, meeting were read by
the secretary,' and Mrs.
Margarett.. Sallow ,aovd, their
adoption, an i�secoiicied-by
Pauline McMichael.
Mrs. Kay Hodgkinson, the
representative at large, infor-
med the meeting of the events
that tookplace at the two
previous meetings. One of the
things brought out at that time
was the fact that there are
16,736 members in the Province
of Ontario.
Details were disculised .for'the
Convention for the coming year,
and eorrespondezwe will ,be; sent
out to thele tubers regarding.
this_ mat _a later. -,daW.-
eligible to .attend the Convex --
tion in Toronto, one must be a
member of the Provincial grouts
The meeting then proceded to
the election of officers for the
comingyear, and these are .as '
follows: representative at' larger
Mrs. Margaret Sal tows,
Seaforth; president, Mrs. Joyce
Armstrong; . Zurich; vice-
president, Mrs. Elaaine ,Ayres,
Goderich; secretary, Mrs. Bon-
nie Finch, Clinton; treasurer,
Mrs. Muriel Miller, Seaforth.
In September instead of the
usual meeting, thirteen members
- atteildeirthe Stratford -Festival;
,-
and enjoyed "As You Like It".
The Seaforth Group is hosting
the Christmas party this year,
and it is to be held at. the Com-
mercial Hotel, on December 2 at
7 p.m. Please accept this as an
invitation for all members of the
association and their husbands,
or boyfriends to attend.
The couple at right'about to buy some pottery made in Barbados
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Toronto----ntan says
Lucknowshould be
renamed "Henderson"
The 'village of Lucknow has
recently .claimed some notority
"as the birthplace of Team
Canada star Paul Henderson
but if town council takes a
suggestion recently sent to them
by a Waterloo man the,,name
might be changed. To "Mender -
'Son" 'of course.
Sports fans all over Canada
have recently become very in-
terested, in the hockey player af-
ter he showed his' outstanding
abilities by pulling Canada out
of tie games three times in a
row. One of these fans wrote a
letter to Lucknow village coun-
,cil recently and suggested that
the community change its name.
The letter writer described
himself as a Canadian, born in
Toronto,- but now living in
Waterloo and an old age pen-
sioner of 70 years of age. He
also advised council that he was
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Despite what was described as
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were ready to get into the issue
of changing the community's
name on the same night they
were discussing matters regar-
ding tax rates.
The letter was filed.
A doctor's new secretary
was having • trouble with, his
notes on a case which read:
"Shot in the lumbar region."
Completely frustrated she
finally figured it out and typed
on the report: "Wounded in the
woods."
An event which is looked for-
ward to with a great deal of in-
, terest by'the residents of Huron -
view, 'The Sunday afternoon
scenic drive', 'took place last,
Sunday.
The drive this year was .a
combined effort of Ontario
Street and Wesley Willis United
Churches of Clinton with the
forty drivers taking well over
one hundred residents to enjoy
the scenery. The members of the
two churches are to be commen-
ded for this very worthwhile
social service work.
`Mrs. Marie Flynn, Mrs. Mary
Taylor, Norman Speir and Jerry
, Collins provided the music for
Monday afternoon's gettogether.
-The Goderich volunteers were
on ,hand to assist with
'wheelchairs and lead the
singsong accompanied • at the
piano . by Mrs. Earl Allen..m,
During- theafternoon's program,
two new residents were
welcomed to Huronview along
with several guests,
The Lakelet Women's In-
stitute was host on Wednesday
•
afternoon for the October Birth-
day Party. Mrs. Lyle 'Murray
was master of cer6monies for the
afternoon and Mrs. Helen Reidt
was pianist for the program,
which included a skit by six
ladies, readings by Mrs. Emer-
son Ferguson and electric guitar.
numbers by Mrs. Harry Heim-
becker. -
The celebrants- received a gift
from the Institute, then birthday
cake and tea were served to one
hundred and fifty residents and
guests. Mrs. Irwin, who this
month celebrated her ninety-
first birthday, thanked the'
ladies on behalf of the residents.
The Family Night program -
was arranged this week by Andy
Gibson, of Wroxeter, who :along
with brother Arthur, daughter
Ann, Sherry Ann, Jackie and
•Mrs. Robertson of Wingham,
provided an hour of entertain-
ment.
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