Mexico CHy (Continued from Page BIO) home and found him a job as a gardener. Then he went to driver’s school and became a chauffeur, so he could finish high school at night. “And then I took an electricity course,” he told McDowell. “So now I have worked three years in electric repairs with a friend. I want to open my own shop in Oaxaca. Margarita now had her own lunchroom. It’s nice. And two of our cousins have come to live with her.” Success. Water Woes Deep The problems of Mexico City cannot be overestimated. Lacking a river for a water supply, the city has depended on wells and springs. Now the wells are running dry, aggravating the natural sub sidence of the land, and the city must pay heavily to pump water in and sewage out over the mountains that surround the city. 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Traffic snarls the city streets, and 11,000 tons of gaseous waste spews out into the air daily, 70 percent of it from motor vehicles running largely on leaded gasoline. Poverty is rampant. Thirty percent of the city’s families sleep _ in a single room, and those families average five people. Squatters, known as paracaidistas -parachutists-invade any available vacant land, including hillside caves, and many former rural residents still keep chickens. About 40 percent of the housing units lack adequate sewerage. Though the people keep coming, the city continues to fight its problems. A deep drainage sewer system is being built; planners hope to reach 85 percent of the city by 1988. An ever-growing subway system now covers 65 miles and hauls more than 4 million passengers a day at the world’s cheapest fare-less than a U.S. penny a ride. Computers have begun to aid city planners in figuring out where to put their efforts. 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McDowell tells of a community of shacks at the bottom of a ravine. They were small and jerry-built, but they stood in neat rows and each had a collection of flowers planted in tin cans. Residents had named community Esperanza-Hope. World Class Performers Volunteer S|||rit the Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1984—81 l These crafts give some hint to the variety of corn crafts which will be on display during the Shippensburg Corn Festival next weekend. Here, Dot Ocker shows some of her creations. Cumberland elates Com Festival BY SALLY BAER Staff Correspondent SHIPPENSBURG - The Cumberland Valley’s finest crop will be celebrated for the fourth year at the Com Festival in Shippensburg. Dates for this an nual event are Saturday, August 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and August 26 from noon to 5 p.m. Downtown Shippensburg streets will be closed to traffic as the com festival gets underway. Sponsored by the Shippensburg Heritage and Recreation Preservation (SHARP), there is special em phasis on downtown historic preservation and an appreciation of the architecture. Proceeds from the two-day event are contributed to revitilization in the community. Com is king for two days and will be featured in everything from the food that is served to the crafts that are sold. Over 100 craftsmen and antique dealers will offer their wares along the sidewalks. Dot Ocker is getting into the spirit of things and offering her com husk crafts for sale for the first time. With the help of her husband Alvin, Dot makes many different com husk items, from wreaths and flowers to dolls and scarecrows. She said she works Be a Parent ■ Berks County Children and Youth Services Needs single and married adults to care for children in their homes. Be the special helper in a child’s life. Call the'Foster Home Finder - BCCYS 372-8961 *73 A.M. only with some of the husk wet and some dry. To make com husk crafts, the husk must be gathered in the fail. Dot has an authentic source for the com busk, getting it directly from her son-in-law Wayne Hall, a dairyman in Shippensburg. She said she gets a supply each fall and stores it, working on it throughout the year, usually incorporating it into holidays, making such diverse items as witches for Halloween . and angels for Christmas. Dot’s daughter, Diane and granddaughter Debbie both get involved in the festival too. Dot will have some spice balls and other craft items, but says, “I want to make as much as I can out of com husk.” Cora foods will include the traditional chicken com soup, com on the cob, com dogs and many other com treats. A cooked breakfast will be available as well as a chicken barbecue meal. Antique cars will be on display, and there will be wagon rides available along with displays of antique equipment in store win dows. A working blacksmith will demonstrate his talent. A five-mile run will open the festival on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m.
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