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.,.rir_" Mrs. Ray Slater Write ' Impressions From AM , "UNION _ Mrs. Ray Slater Writes, ", V Impressions From Africa mer clothing. Fortunately, it arrived intact by the following , Monday, so we didn't suffer-too , much. 'r We are becoming accustomed tmthe changes in time and lati- tude. Zambia is eight hours ahead of our Eastern Standard Time, and in the South Torrid Zone. But the extreme, humid heat we might have expected in summer months here doesn't exist because the altitude is more than 4,000 ft. We do no- tice the increased altitude, though, and like other newcom- ers, tend to tire easily. Morn.. ings, in particular, seem ex. tremely long, and for the first week we found ourselves ready for a siesta by 10 am. It is two weeks since we left Canada for "Zambia in the Sun", and here we are settled down to a leisurely life at Kalulushi Farm College. Our trip over was pleasant but tiring. We had a day to see some of the sights of Old London, and a half-day to view a few highlights in Rome. It was there that we discovered that our luggage'had been left in England, so we ar- rived in Kitwe minus our suny we are getting acquainted with some of the people who live on this 9000-aere ranch, and we go exploring along the roads and trails with Bill as a guide. The day before Christmas we gathered a large bouquet of flame lilies, their Christmas flower. .We saw the reservoir into which water isptrnped to ‘be used, when necessary, to irrigate the farm gardens. At .the "dip" we watched as cattle .and calves were treated or de- horned before plunging into the trough for a swim through an insecticide to kill ticks. Huge Some time in January, before the children return to school, we will be visiting the game park at Livingstone, and Vie. toria Falls on the Zambezi River which separates Zambia from Southern Rhodesia. Meanwhile, Children are numerous and happy, Their Playthings are mainly homemade. They Iwalk along the road singing to the accompaniment of a self-styled three-stringed guitar, racing their wire carts, or engage in a game of football. Rolling down one hills is also a precarious pleasure for them. The small children are especially adorable with their shining eyes and hap- py smiles, and they, receive much loving from everyone. . “-Knd whaf do we heér about Canada and things at home? Well, we heard the good news What DoWe Hear ' From Canada? Get Acquainted And Do Exploring ant hills which sometimes re- semble ancient Roman ruins, un- usual birds, and beautiful wild flowers attracted our attentiorl Aluwcna K#9VA.tv.'_'- _____- _ as we wandered along. Ray, of course, took a long look at the cattle and hog operations. These 'African people, we find to be very friendly and polite, and treat visitors, particularly older ones, with a great deal of respect. Our visit here has created much interest on their part, and we have been given a truly royal welcome. Although most of them speak some Eng. lish as a second 'language, their accent, or ours causes some dif- ficulty in communication. We manage though. One thing that amazes me is my inability to guess the age of these Zambian men. A man of forty or fifty appears as one of twenty or thirty. Perhaps this is a case of physical fitness. Most are strong, lean, and wiry. They need to be, of course, to wrestle with several hundred cattle every week. " The VW van is waiting to take us on a brief shopping trip to Kalulushi, so I will go along and start this letter on its way to the St. Marys Journal-Argus. of the safe arrival of a son to Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, but haven't heard what he is to be named. We read of an Air. Canada hi-jacking in the Thun. der Bay area, and learned that the 10% surcharge on Canadian imports to the U.S. had been re. moved. For local news we are awaiting some letters from home. The Christmas messages which friends were thoughtful enough to send to us here were much :appreciated. We thank you for them. I learned as a child at school that African women carried their babies on their backs. Time has not changed this cus- tom and it is interesting to see a mother lean over, place the child on her back, and flip her chitenge around the back and over a shoulder, to be tied. se-. curely in front. Baby rides in comfort while mother is free to work with her hands. If baby whimpers, a few shoulder turns and several pats on its posterior seem to suffice to bring an end. to the tears. And young girls and women really do use their iiiii"driiaay as'well as figura- tively. I have seen them walk nonchalantly along with any- Have Been Given Royal Welcpme Where Baby Rides In Comfort CONVERSATION AT THE START LINE as Squirfs await their turn for a dash up the ice at the Arena on Saturday morning. ESLWed” Jan. 12, 1972 Is Funeral services were held at the L. A. Ball Funeral Chapel, St. Marys on Friday, January 7, 1972, with Rev. D. Chapman officiating. Pallbearers were: John Arthur, Hugh Arthur, Larry Martin, Dennis McIntosh, David Martin and Roger Arthur. Interment was made in St. Marys Cemetery. She jvas married to John Ar. thur of East Nissouri in 1908. The late Mrs. Arthur was a faithful member of Brown's Un- ited Church and a member of the W.M.S. for many years. Her. husband predeceased her. She is survived by sons Earl, West Nissouri, James, Sault Ste. Mar. ie, Robert and Fred, East Nis. souri, and daughters Mrs. Ruth Martin,, Olive, Mrs. Louis Mar. tin, and Ada, Mrs. Ted Mehr. tosh, all of St. Marys; twenty- six grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren also survive. She was the former Lillian Werry, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. "Jas. Werry and was born in Clinton in 1882. The family moved to Woodstock where she spent a few years before taking up residence with her uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Anderson. Mrs. Lillian (Werry) Arthur of East Nissouri Township pass- ed away in Sun Haven Nursing Home, Byron on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1972. C Mrs. John Arthur E. Nissouri Resident Died At Byron V ' Annual Reports Brown's U.C.W. met at the home' of Mrs. Marion Munro for their January meeting. Presi- 5 dent Mrs. Geo. Martin presided, ', and Mrs. Harvey Darling was 1tpianist. Reports of the year's _ work were given by the conven- ors, the treasurer, and the re. cording secretary. A memorial _ service was observed in remem- brance of Mrs. John Arthur, who passed away on January Ath,' in her 90th year. The program was prepared by Mrs. Hubert Uren, convenor of literature and communications. The theme of the worship service was "Peace and Reconciliation.” Following this, Mrs. Uren gave an interest- ing introduction to the mission study on Africa. A letter from Allan and Bev. Slater of Union. _ dale, now agricultural mission- aries in Zambia, was read, as was the story of the work of Lee Holland, another agrucultur- al worker in Zambia. Those _ taking part in the program were 'Mesdames Herb Schutt, Jilarl Darling, Geo, Towle and J. Hawkesworth. Rev. Elizabeth Chapman of Kintore spoke on Alcohol . and Drug Abuse in church, last Sunday. 7mm (i'iprrr., Bro wn's Corner: David Elgie returned. to Greece last week, after sperld- ing the past three weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elgie and other relatives. ' Sympathy goes out to the fam- ily and relatives of the late Mrs. John Arthur, who passed away last Tuesday.