Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-05-22
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Links" hotel in Prestwick is
our temporary home for a few
days as we pause in our trav-
els. The Links" is very ap-
propriate name since it is sit
uated on the Prestwick Golf
Club grounds. Incidentally,
this course is the second old
est golf course in the world
second only to st. Andrews a.
cross Scotland on the North
Sea. For the local golf enthu-
siaSts, let me say that this
course is as rough as they
come traps, bunkers and
rough greens. Anyone who
can score well here can GER
tainly make claim as a super
ior golfer.
The Links is an interesting
spot all around and it is the
haven for many Canadian and
American flyers who stop in
from time to time while
planes are being serviced for
flights to all parts of the
world. Just talked to a fell
low from Montreal who is on
his way to Bombay, India, via
Germany. We surely like 1t
here and Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Farland are tops as are all
the Scotch people we've seen.
Harry Truelove's friend,
Jim Jeffs, is head man at the
Prestwick Airport, as we have
said, but he is a great deal
more than that. A colonel in
the K. a. F., Jimmy has been
in aviation since the first
World War. Among his
friends are President Eisen-
hover. Sir Winston Church
hill, General Hap" Arnold
and a host of others. 1t was
interesting to know that Ike
stayed here a day or two on
his way to the Geneva Con-
ference last year and that he
has a permanent apartment IN
an old castle nearby just in
case he ever comes here again.
Incidentally Jim Jeffs and
Harry were both in the r. NJ
A. F. (Royal Naval Air
Force) during the first fra
cas- which partially accounts
for their great friendship the
full accounting being that they
are both great guys.
Next town down the road is
Ayr and, needless to say,
everyone reminds us that this
locality is Ayrshire where the
cattle of the same name come
from. The milk and cream
here are superb and are dish
ed out in generous amounts.
The American airbase here
is under the command of Colo
mel Rufus Ward and the Off
GERS club is located in a beau
tiful, big Scottish house just
off the airport. Here the
lonesome Americans gather
each evening to partake OF en-
tertainment. and perhaps a
drink or two with the visiting
firemen. Tried to get a couple
of cartons of American cigar
cites here but the clamp" is
on and no Gigs can be sold
to other than uniformed per-
sonnel. We do wangle a cou-
pie of packs, however, and
complain good-naturedly a.
bout being a taxpayer who
can't buy his own cigarettes
etc. Leastways, this gets
laugh even though nc cartons
are Forthcoming.
Mail from home! This Is a
thrill always and 1t is good
to hear from our boys, jim
and Peter, as well as 9TH
ers near to us. Gini Lohr. our
right arm at the Press Com
pany, writes that all is well at
the company and, sends along
fluctuations from the rest OF
the staff. Funny thing, but it
appears that the people are
able to get along just fine
without me. .hunn! Well.
they say that no one is so inn
portant that he can't be spar
ed.
Tomorrow it is our plan to
leave here and go to Stran-
raer down the coast where we
will board a small steamer for
arne and Belfast in northern
Ireland. From there we will
go Cn down by car to dear old
Dublin for a few days. During
our visit I will get to see my
old friend. Tom Morrison.
whom I met last year on the
way home. Harry also has a
friend who is a Dubliner and
we are both looking forward
to the trip.
This is really great country
around here. Steep cliffs.
mountains and wonderful
scenery. Jim Jeffs takes US
down to see the "Brigadoon"
which is in reality the Bridge
of Doom" over the Doom river.
The old Scottish legend is that
when you cross the Brigadoon,
you are taken into the past
and can hear the Skirl Of the
miners of old. We didn't he9