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WEEKEND EXTRA Friday July 1 Page 3 Learning Spanish for sevenmonth experience Aggiss Colombiabound as part of exchange program Herald Writer Learning Spanish Is no easy feat as Georgetowns Kolhy Is discover ing The old was recently selected to partic ipate in an exchange pro gram to Colombia South America After spending three and a half months there this summer work ing on a project with a Colombian youth shell return to Canada with her exchange partner to work on a similar project In Ontario REMEMBER EXPO Three gentlemen two of them living In George town form a design team which lias been working on different types of geodesic damn for the last four to flveyean They arc left to right Hamiltons Bud Barnard and local residents Bill Barnard and Trevor Cannon photographed while constructing a dome In Bills backyard Placed over the family pool mil anticipates that the dome coupled with solar collector A h rove WI ladies view Jesuit history By Mrs JOHN Herald Correspondent Midland was destin ation for I members ten husbands and 15 lady visitors who boarded a bus in the Church parking lot June At the first stop Maric Among the the Kills visitors viewed a Him on lire at the mission circa 1639 when construction began on homes and headquarters Tor the Jesuit settlers The first few years hard struggle travelling by canoes trapping animals for fur and food and mak ing their own implements In the spring of 104a attacked the Jesuit village capturing or kill ing inhabitants and burn ing the mission down A lovely noon meal enjoyed at the Highland Hotel followed by a the docks and a twohour boat ride aboard the Mid land Lady The sun shone beautifully as we passed such places as Peterson Park Glen wood Estates the gateway to the Islands the bays and girls summer camps Nat ional Park Island Port Severn Delaware Inn and a lighthouse on the shore line On the way home the bus riders stopped for light refreshments at the McDonalds Restaurant All arrived safely home at Adding to the days pleasure was a pleasant and humorous bus driver Thanks ore due to Leila Dixon and Vivian Cunn ingham who worked hard to plan such a pleasant day for us Mountain lions cm jump I J let the round National Geographic World will keep the pool at least degrees Fahrenheit warmer and extend the swimming season Its an air dome they stress but Is held together with numerous wooden or aluminum frames making It easy to maintain unlikely to collapse under a heavy mow load and wont deflate if punctured For more Information on the domes which the trio has adapted into kits contact Herald photos by Chris Good service ataooodprlca Thats In aura rice Stale Farm way ROBERT TAIT AGENCY LTD IT40uflph Stitsl Did know adding a dona and tat Car damor tin now 10 for Hurry and get that convertible testing SAVE 50 off installed price TIDY CARS OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE COMPLETE CAR CARE STEAM DRY CLEANING INTERIORS UPHOLSTERY GUARD VINYL ROOF RESTORATION PINSTRIPING TOUCHUP PAINT splash guards SAME DA Y SERVICE SUN ROOFS 1 RUST PROOFING ASSOCIATE DEALER SOUND PROOFING CHRIS BYDEVAATE FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL OR DROP IN AT 71 MOUNT RD N GEORGETOWN AT ARMSTRONG AVENUE 8776136 In preparation for her July departure Is listening to language tapes and trying hard to learn basic Spanish Shes one of Ontario people chosen to from the 1B81 Can ada World Youth pro gram The Third World exchange program organ- lied by the Canadian non profit organization is in Its eleventh year of operat ion and has countries participating Two weeks ago spent a weekend at York University where she re ceived materials and ad vice about the program Already ho has started taking some of Ihc Yellow Fever polio typhoid diphtheria tetanus and tubcrcullne shots necess ary to protect her while shes down In Colombia will be living with a local family and in order to help her get along In the foreign culture the organ izers of the program have given her a list of and KATHY AGGISS includes no shorts no patched or faded jeans and one dress with As yet she doesnt know where shell be sent In Colombia or even In Ont ario when she returns in midOctober Canada World Youth pays her airfare and room and board during the time of the program and also a week spending mon ey said 12 other Can adians are going to Col umbia with her far seven month experience All arc between 17 and 20 years old Weekends rt theyll gel together and Enterprising Erin farmer relies on old King Spud Herald Special At one lime Erin Town ship boasted enough pota to farmers to merit a potato festival In this villageeach summer But today only one of thoso old time large growers is still In operation Russell has acres of potatoes plant ed on lots 31 and 32 Concession His crop will go to Schneider Potato Chips In Cam bridge for table stock Mr said 10 years ago there were nine or growers in the area with large acreages of potatoes Theyve nil retired now although nearby Farms went into potatoes In big way last year and has over acres planted them again this year Erin Townships potato country is all in he north end clustered around the WclllngtonDufferln county line at the Eighth Line Its Just a pocket of sandy loam In that area thats suitable for potato es and growers In other parts of the township only have small patches In the old days as many as 13 carloads of seed potatoes were brought into station by rail from New Brunswick Now theres none arriving that way although Mr Somervilie still gets his seed from there Mr Somervilie grows his own seed on a rotating basis Each year be plants his new New Brunswick stock ln a fresh piece of ground When he harvests It In the fall he acts it aside for next years planting The fallowing year that seed will form per cent of his planting and be harvested for sale The other per cent will be fresh for the following years crop Attention duffers The Georgetown Chamber of Commerces annual Golf Day at North Golf and Country Club takes place July 19 Toe off for IS holes between and 1 for nine holes between 1 and 2 Dinner at In included in the 35 registration fee for golf members and entrants vie or several prizes all are eligible for a Smith Automotive Masters Jacket low gross or the and S Printing trophy low net while chamber members compete for the Union Gas trophy low gross and the Wagner Macadam trophy low net Theres a nongolfers putting contest as well not to mention prizes Tor the longest drive on the third and the closest to the green on the ninth Call the chamber at for more Information Mr Somervilie began with Schneldcra in IBM then switched to Hostess in when the firm built a Preston plant Each year he was under contract to them Sudden ly last year they decided not to renew his contract He was too small when they were dealing with large farmers to the Mr Somervilie finds he has no problems hiring help for harvest each fall He uses five local house wives one of whom has been working for him for seven years and another man Four of the women ride the potato harvester which digs two rows of potatoes at a time and separate good from bad potatoes as the machine picks them up fifth woman follows along with a tractor and hopper type wagon which takes the potatoes into the storage Although most large potato growers handle their crop ln bulk Mr still uses pallet boxes that hold about a ton each The crop is stored in an insu lated frostproof shed and his buyer sends out a truck for a load when ever one is needed Blight and insect pro blems which once plagu ed potato farmers are now pretty much thing of the past thanks to modern chemicals Mr Somervilie said That doesnt mean harvests arc a sure thing how- if we happen to have a dry August he warned If Juno La dry the germinating plant will set up an extensive root system to maintain itself as well as sprouting its leaves That system would survive an August drought But a wet June means small root and therefore poor survival potential In an August drought Dry weather at harvest time the work easier Mr Somervilie said He clears four to six acres In an average day and figures on of potato es per acre Mr Somervilie plants a bit of grain as well as his and the rest or Is farm is pasture His free time is taken up with such things as flying his 1916 Piper Cub or a disc Jockey service known as the Old Pros that he runs with his wife Betty Courtesy Mercury founded by a group of Canadian citizens inter ested ip Ihc role of youth in contemporary society They wanted to encourage tolerance and openness to values and ways of doing things foreign to Canad ian youth is en couraged to become as invoked as possible in the life of the Colombian community shell be placed in In order to learn and bench from the ex perience abroad Taking part in this ex change meant quitting a summer Job in northern Ontario with delinquent youth for It also means giving up a year of schooling Shes Just fin ished a year of a twoyear recreation management course at Seneca College in Toronto Hon ever may be able to get credit toward her diploma by participating In the program I want lo travel and sec what its like to live In a Third World country she said Im going for the experience A gymnastics enthusiast like her two sisters Ruth and Sara she may find herself coaching the Col ombian youth Well find out when she returns In October BRIAN ife Builness Mortgage Mutual Life of Canada or 8774516 CHESTERFIELD SALE A wide selection to choose from Seven Different Models Values to III Limited Time Only BROWNS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE 334 Guelph St Georgetown 8772828