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consisting of cocoanut oil and grits their babies are led lice water since milk is an exorbitant price and the mothers have very utile laundry to do for their small chndaen since it is the custom jo allow the children to go without clothes until their 3rd or 4th year one of the most popular spol there u deepsea fishing it is par- m ticularly thrllllngbecause the ocearo it so clear you could take a photo graph of the ocean floor without any difficulty and the catch on such an expedition is rewarding to say the least it is nqvat all un usual lo come home with two or three hundred pounds of deepsea rlsh such as klngflsh and large tunas atfabbbaaambaabbaabaaaaaaa aaetaaai furiiaee work and eavestroughing tj good at ttmumtma prices don houston ft pbone54rw bbnaaaai g to laaaaaraaaaaaaaeiaai riyeu a few things about nassau that mny natives are cnsployedln th struck us- as being particularly in- terestlntf it is a ery small island of un- believable beauty now a mll- llonalres paradise where the scale of living is very high mrs evans soya when she thinks of nassau it is to remember the whiteness ol sailboats silhouetted against clear turquoise sea and beaches where the asnd bras hghuand tine tricing f sugar and houses all in pastel j tones tot blend jwlth the tropical scenery the sailboats were so very nurn- i crous because nassau is not at ail fertile and these boats are cxten- slvely used to bring staple food to the island the native population which numbers 140000 is very black and the percentage of white people living there is 5 per cent i tracing the descent of the natives from the time when nassau was the lookout point for slave traders from africa was qujte an interesting bit of ln- formation the present population i are descendants of a final boatload of slaves which had to be left there when the abolition of slavery made it impossible to land on the main- however to go back to the glamorous side of life in the bahamss vtihoe ur and mrs evans were there the duke of wlndsbr was in residence as gov ernor of the island and the duke and duchess were very much the leaders of nassau social activities we along with all the other mem bers of the iode enjoyed hearing the details of a reception which the evans attended at the home of the duke and duchess during those war years the duchess rah a red cross canteen to nassau of which mrs evans was fcahler and they but of course the island docs have a few drawbacks too for one thing the heat it intensive and the humidity great vv- -p- uring thtomonths of june july households pf the wealthyai but- august and september there are worked togethermany times j tors maids cooks etc no seatotut except what is known- as and now after telling you a the hurricane season one thing we fev of the thing we remember while in nassau mr and were surprised to learn- was that about mrs evans impressions of mrs evans were able to kb the palm tree- grow on a decided- nassau perhaps weve given some joy all the privileges of the int due to the high winds then of5g itchy feet too it does wealthy due to mr evans posltlor too on- those beautiful beaches we sound invlung doesnt it with the raf they lived in a told you about earlier sandfues are jtvi i i large prnk stucco home and had a menace until you beeorrto immune faraway puaceseviaent- these insicto are very hard to de- h mut if tqetecause they look like cigar- jr f argetow etteash i boy an aeronautical engineer with several scrvantsywwhlch jst ev- ans sld foekrfa bit of getting used to but itwas practically com pulsory for them to rive hi that mariner when living in nitssai one must conform to oery strict social behaviour that was one aspect of llvine on the island which while it has its vcvy pleasant side as well did not appeal too much to mrs evans however to ret back lo nas sau itself well leave aside all the little personal highlights which made her talk doubly inter esting just in case she may wish to rive it again sometime and we wouldnt want to spoil it for her listeners plower gardens are simply rorgeous in nassau with the lush foliage hd beautiful blooms of gardenias orchids jas- nine oleander and hlbiseus hie the educational facilities are not too good and most people of means send their children- to the states for their schooling an amazing thing about nassau is its main street it is very oldfasloned and its merchandising methods not at all uptodate for instance flour is kept in open bins and you can imagine that the warm moist cli mate does not improve it any like almost any newcomer mrs evans wondered why some more progres sive businessmen didnt take over because a fortune could easily be made there and she learned very quickly the reason for such a state of affairs v ail retail business on the island is controlled by a monopoly 1951 monarch sport sedan r v bami to open yoor eyes to win your heart lt the beautiful new 1951 monarch a masterpiece by every measure a assail ins of aaaaty v with new frontend distinction and so entirely new eyecatching treatment of apeedlined rear quarters and stew backswept fenders a wuuutpitt l llity with new fabrics appointments and trim in richly comfortable interiors that invite yon so vide likes king a m e tmtittrji with an improved 112 hp monarch vrype 8cylinder engine sod the ride advancementa yon expect of truly modern car see and let the new monarch tell its own story visit your fordmonarch dealer and ride like a king 4adfatec ty etety tftmto tc a at dorval who is off on a vacation to europe roy is visiting england scotland france and switzerland his brother jack who has an electrical appliance manufacturing plant in toronto has just jsrived back after a vacation in bermuda a new draftsman with smith and stone ltd william cbpeland and his wife from york mills have rented mrs mary bedells house on maple avenue her parents mr and mrs john coghll also moved to town recently buying the ron latimer bungalow on arietta st- and a sad blow to the family was the death of mr coghiu in guelphj on friday both families are mem bers of he baptist church a and speaking of church it keeps one busy it one is to attend all the various activi ties of church organizations at this time qf year a couple of weeks iko we enjoyed st georges baz aar and while sipping our tea had time to really appreciate the jvon- derful halloween decorations which had transformed the sunday school room fur the occasion corn stalks hud becii tied around the pillars mnkink them look like sheaves while- laike witcbrs goblins and black cnts ciwirtcd about on the waits soikur hul made n skilled l- rvin uautitul bin ump- kowiu in- and the various with liniuliwork and home- ioiulws wlrt- festooned with ruut ml led slroamers the holy cross church bazaar 1- wednesday in the rose tfoom was a larfie affair which lasted af ternoon and evening during the afternoon most patrons were plainly interested in the delicious baking and handsewu arid knit articles to say nothing of thnt everpopular bazaar rendezvous the fish pond while in the evening a bingo game attracted the bulk of the crowd and for the first time in this familys history a prize came our way it surely makes a game more interesting if you win once in a while doesnt it and on the same evening wednesday we attended a concert by- ronald stewart at st johns church auditorium a good crowd were -present- to hear this fine sin ger and the previous night tuesday the family went to norval parish hall where st pauls church held their turkey dinner the meal was bounteous to say the least one little girl we know- complained that every time she took a portion off her plate on one side something fell off onto the table on- the other not a complaint to be taken too seriously ladles i of 111 ill utlis sde i k close valleyview home till spring mr and mrs wilfrid pete hun ter returned to town on monday after spending the summer in the north eor several years the hun ters have been operating valley- view cabins on the highway just north of huntsville they report business quite good this season with better luck than many tourist camp operators who were hampered by rainy chilly weather vallcyvlew cabins is a mocca for people from this district when they head north and dozens of george town nnd district people have en joyed the warm hospitality of the hunters when touring the north- land this year mr hunter built a new double cabin so that next season they will be able to care for a larger number of travellers v your friendly telephone ford and monarch dealer 280w fi v -v- i rsrr jj public auction every tfcurecuy 1 pm large arena full of dairy cows beef cattle calves hogs sheep horses at the largest most modem auction market in on tario three rings bring yeaa steak aleag beam far it ea kjte s yjdy t i ml ili r pheaejmtl