_ “Barbara! - Barbara
Ship. she come!” "

~ Sure - enough; later that
with | ‘air-conditioning :
working like it had never.
‘stopped, we dined in state .
: aboard. ship. P’ll never forget
aboard”

-day,.

_the “welcome
menu. Caviar. Champagne.
~ Crab in. puff pastry. Tor-
nedos. ‘Rossini. Roast
potatoes. Asparagus - inva
delicate ‘cheese sauce.
Vanilla ‘souffle. Wow! All

this, while: ‘we dieseled our —

way ‘down the River Plata

{over the well-submerged —
wreckage of the Graf Spee) ©
on. our way to the south >

Atlantic and Cape Horn.

At 8 asm. the next day, v we. .
docked in Montevideo. We

didn’t bother with local

money, but headed off the.
_ ship to the nearest. leather
factory. There, I bought my. —
husband a stylish pony-skin- .
jacket for the equivalent of
$50. We. walked
through the streets to the -*
beautiful main square with .

about .

‘its -statues and lovely
buildings. I spied a jewellery

shop and bought a gold.

charm for my bracelet. But
— they didn’t like the look of

my. travellers’ cheques one

bit.
Off we trudged, shop

the. nearest bank. People

Economy

The 1978 West Coast
Autosport Club (W.C.A.C.),
Economy Run, held
December 3rd, 1978, was

won: by Ed Clements and
Bob Henry, in a 1978 Subaru
F.E. Coup entered by
Fenner Motors of Rich-'
mond.

eaches, mar!

Bay. Cliff-top
Aiv-conditione

$160 more.)

The .
“word: of. - English,
charm, °

voice said, :
puzzled. fous I help you?” ~

_ anything
‘manager leading the way, to |

Subaru
_km/gal (60.93 mpg) while —
following the 146.92 - km
route which took them over
highway, mountain and city —
roads on the North Shore. —

MONTEGO BAY CLUB.
An informal high rise apart-
ment right across from fa-
mous Doctor’s Cave Beach
near the nightlife in Montego
] and ‘bar.
tudio apart-
ments with “daily maid - ser-

vice. - Oneweek, double occupancy,
" including airfare, from

$559 ‘ver person.

(Two weeks would be just

chattering i in Spanish. Not a

and
although | I> wanted my

about the ship waiting for us.

7 Suddenly, and again,. to my
a_soft.- American.

surprise,
“You look a bit

A young man was’ beside

us — part of a large group of

“young men ‘in white shirts
and TIES! “We're :‘Mornion
' missionaries from the USA,”
“What part of the.
United States are you ladies. _
Explanations
~ followed,.and he wasn’t the
— least bit adverse to helping’

he said.

from?’’.

milled everywhere, all

I. wasn’t.'so sure |

out some neighbors to the.

-North. They were charming.

people, all fluent in Spanish,

who eased us right to the
head of the line.

* The only real regret I _
- have: On our way back to

| a flower cart -
covered in tropical blossoms.
was. selling | gardenias. Not:

the — ship,

your tame variety,
were smail -and wild, and

with a:fragrance right out of
the Garden of Eden. I tried
. American dollars, Canadian
_ dollars, Brazilian cruizeros, .
and: Argentine pesos. Not a’
~ chance! They: wouldn't. take .
but Uruguayan’

money, and: I never did ‘get

; my gardenia!

The ,
achieved 98.21

‘Office |
Employees
378, under the: auspices. of .
mediation officer
Chapelas, |
“agreement on. a two-year |
commencing i

these

- contract:
Z October 1, 1978.

Clements/Henry
and Pam. Bhachu

‘Union, — Local

have -reached

The Union's negotiators
will be recommending the

.

Second place. went to Sat

Safari -Motors Ltd.
Datsun B-210

1977
which

achieved 88. 08 — km/gal

(4. 65 mpp).

In third place was the 1978
Zephyr Mercury Fiesta of

THREE MORE OF FIESTA’S 23 HAND-PICKED VACATIONS. ~

Jamaica:

Beach,

ts, beau

ROYAL CARIBBEAN.

two pools, tennis,
putting green, elegant dining,
casual bar, nightly entertain-
ment -- all in one superb. lo-
cation, 5 miles from Montego
Bay. Superior, air-conditioned
rooms with private balconies
or screened porches.

One week, doubleoccupancy,
including airfare, from

| $655 * per person.

23 hand-picked vacations.
Your travel agent has our book.

The ‘negotiating -com-
mittees for the Insurance ©
Corporation of B.C.-and the |
and. .Technical |

Jack |

in the.

RUNAWAY BAY.

18-hole golf course, beach,
large pool, watersports, ten-.
nis, dining room, bars— beau-
tiful! Air-conditioned rooms
overlook pool or landscaped

gardens. A complete resort
complex.

terms of the agreement to it’s
-members in a forthcoming
, ratification v vote. —

‘The new. contract will
provide a 5% percent in-
crease to salaries retroac-
‘ taive to October 1, 1978 and

a further 614° per cent on —

October 1, 1979.
Further details will be

' released’ after the members
have an. opportunity to vote.

Ron Mistry and Doug Wall
at 83.15 km/gal (51.58 mpg).

This event is an annual

event held by W.C.A.C. and .

is a Canadian Automobile

Sport Clubs (C.A.S.C.)
sanctioned event.

One week, double occupancy,
including airfare, from

$6 19> per person.

“Prices include re retum airfare from Vancouver, land transfers, baggage handling, 7 nights’ accommodations, services of Fiesta representative, beach bag.
Prices don't include $8 Canadian air transportation (ax, tipping of departure tix trom destination. Subject toavailability at rime of booking.

Weekly departures at varying prices, These are detailed in Fiestas new ysothern vacation brochure. Ut's'at your travel agent.

ae CRUISING INLAND fs just one of the many opportunities available. an

If you do, we have'an opportunity for you.
You can play a more active role in the growth of your

community by working in the’ circulation department
of the North Shore News,

We need mature. women to sell voluntary
subscriptions tot the News.

We want the North Shore
News to grow with the
. community it serves, The
subscription money will be
used to make direct and
visible. improvements in the
News, to develop it into an
honest, gutsy, probing
community newspaper that
reports the* news, enter-
tains, informs, and pro-
vides communication bet-
ween all facets of the
community. in which we
live.

T’san opportunity for all
of us.

Cal Sam Stewart + |
Circulation Director 980-051 1

1139 Lonsdale Rees ner thy bore
North Vancouver, B.C. mo ne

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