The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-08-28, Page 7•a
WEDNESDAY, AUG. ,Z64,4963
THE LUCKNOW; .SENTINEL, ,LUCK/TOW,,,
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TIME TO KILL BROAD -LEAF
PERENNIAL. 'WEEDS .
"Late,. August and the' 'Month of
Sep/ember !is. thee •!best Erne to
get rid• of the 'broad-leaved per
enn'iai Yeedts . in 'the lawn.. By
'killing ,them xiow you ;wOredtbe
bothered With them, next spring
and it .wiiill be .one. less job that•y. u 'woul'd• 'have • to 'do .' luring
the lousiesi.t time of the -year in
the garden.. ' Futh•errnore, early
. sprin•g fertilization will* not be
able •to. 'stimulate them; to bet-
ter
growlbh ;if they are `killed
'this fall. •
With the 'arrival of 'coale,r•
weath'e'r '.and tthe, more fneque'nt.
.rainis,-'these weeds •stant growing.
vigorously . lagaivi •and ,this is the
time .to. spray thern . with " a,
broad-leaved weed killler iwhich .
, contains a cornbinat>;on : ,of 2;4-D
and '2,4,5 -TP. The .• latter, 'is ' a•
won"derful •and, ie.?rtreme1y use-
ful.
new . ohemica'1.• • commonly
known as:Siivex..� The eonibin-
• atio•n is to hard-hiittimg 'one which
effectively .con•trol:s ••the easy and
the hard -to' -kill perennial* .bread-
, leaved :weeds.'
,No ha'rm, IS done tot any of
-"the lawn grasses' with �th•e ex-
Caption 'of theinfrequently' used
bent grass:: • •
Ait• . •tlhis time we 'don't' :worry
too, • mu'ch•' 'ablaut : the • one ual
weeds and 'grasses.ibecause their
:plants . areki1le•d , by. the first•
hard frosts 'iarid only .. survive
Lover to next kSpri:ng . as seeds
in•• ;the 'ground: One of it,he new
,pre-emergen'ce, controls . ',appl'ied'
'next spring w41. ';take . 'care of
these seeds.
2,4-6' Hormone Not Poison •
1t isir>tte estting • to .note that
2,41D will be TtivkrIeniy, years old
next spring -yet • mosit.: people
still Tegard• it as 'a , poison 'rath
• el' than , for the, hormone it
really "is.. fihtiscauses. ' "many
people : to telephone or write; to
me saying that we used a.
spray a cotiple ..of 'drays ago .and
the• dandelio'nts ,and other weeds
'are growing rnor'e vigorously
than' ;ever. Actkual,ly • this means
..thatt ' this extremely non-itoxic
hormone •pis 4orng ;•just.,The job
for which it wasinittended. Yeki•
sp'x'aY it on '�the\t broad -cleaved
weeds, .it's a•bsonb6d by
the.
Yea.;
ves and it enooura'ges them.'to:
grow •'so fast -.that they ,dl:e. It
takes from two bo ,three weeks
for',• tth•em, to due and ;certainly
twakes!a lot' -of chore out of"''car-
ing for the lawn. • Dandeliozis,
wild •,carrot, 'plantains, thistles'
and . over ` 100 other .weeds ate
easily killed by ;its use.
• They Koine. gardener must •re=
alize • that iif -a 2,4-D combination •'
spx;ay w';ilj k'il1 • many broad:
lea:ve•d . weeds it will just' .as :.
effectively •kill other broad-lea-
ved •plants6 around. the .gar;de'n,,
s oh as :tr•e,es,.shrub.s; ,perennials,,
nuals, etc. This means that in
preparing' the chemical • we Must
follow •the, m.a'nu:faoturer'•s` .direc-
tions • tb• the letter ;and that . we.Must;'use the spray on. a ;calm
day when ithe wind •wanet blow
it .,onto the ' rest of your :garden
or the next •. dbrr .neighbour's.
NEWS BRIEFS
FROM NEARBY
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Musical- RideAt Western 1rair
Here 'is tone •.• of 'the -32: scarlet-:
.ctc!ated : ••raiders .-of: -. the ::fam,ous-
;R.,CM.P: • Musical, • ride, 'headline
attraction of the ''all-star, •.grandd-
• stand performance at • Western
Fair, Lon,dion this' yeaw. The
11/Iounti+es' will. ,perform every. e•v-
.Att Ripley: tthere• were• 119 stiu-
den•ts, 'Wrote : Grade 13' 'papers.•
Ten of- 14 .students, writintg' en-
ouph papers 'to'•qualify'' for 'their
:sect nd'ary .school horror •gradu
.ation diploma, were •successful
There• were DO' failures in Latin
Co'niposition; '•Trigonometry, and
;statics, . )3ottany, Zoology .and
'Chemistry:: •Only: one of the tune
ite•e'n ',failed. ''in English. • Compo-
eriirng icdf, the Pair; • September 6'
to 14, and 'the ,afternoons o Sep- ,
temtber . 7th, 1 Cith, ,13'th an 14th. "
The musical ride ;is un'd tbtedly.
the greatest outdoor 'attt a4c"tion' in
Canada. 'Don't 'miss .the Mounties
at Western, Fair:
ASHFIELD and DISTRICT
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Mr. and Mrs.. Cyril' 'Marsh:Si
;children of Dutton .called o'n old.
friends here -ltastt week.,
...Mr.:and Mrs ,Ronald Oke• and
children , o'f Oshawa were visit-
i'n'g with; Earl Howes.
• :Earl. MatcD.oaliald .w1 o• `ways -,a
patti'etn,t in Wirghatm• •I-itnsptal for
two weeks ;is home again.
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A •n,umiber of the 'leaders at.
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Campattendead:, Ashfield
Presbyterian Ohtureh';�ll'ast Sun-
,day Chtirch services here ' for
the- ,text five months' be.. at'
2:3'0 p.m., Sunday 'School willl. be .�
for
at 10
, 4,5'' ttihe Month of Sep-
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•tem'be r: • f
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Mrs Lavinia. Butnee' 'of 'Detroit
visited with. Mrs,'' Colin
Gregor last week ••
George McCutcheon
Can you -imagine any finer place in the world to live?
Do you know any other 'spot. on ' earth where you could findmore freedom
or._ a more promising future?
intelligent and'. courageous administration by the .Robarts Government has
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permited the people of. Ontario to enjoy a way. of fife that :.is unsurpassed. • ".
On September 25th you will have your chance to guarantee the:continuing
progress of our province.
, The RobertsGovernment makes
only one promise ` sound and active
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development. for ' the,, Province• of. Ontario:
Huron -Bruce must' take its . place in .this program.' Our• member must be
':on the GOVERNMENT side. W y
Premier Robsirts
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FAIR PRESIDENT
Western; Fair' ,at London, Sep-.
Member 6.• to 14 • •�belangs ,ta 'every -
,17esitdent of Wes+tern.; Ontario,
states :George W. Loveless; 1963
President : of Western ,Fair: He•
predicts . the largest rural ,andur
ban attendance. tin ':his+to•ry if 'the
wcatherman'''behtaves, and invites
all Western Ontario ito .attend.
this friendly' and, neighborly fair
.helfl .at; Lon,don.
No ;Year B�OksYet,,'
lt's w Our Fault Now.
It's out fault now! If you: pare;
.a Luckntiw District High School
sttUdent .anxious to :copy
of your year.' book, you -can blame.
The • L,uokntw Sentinel far the,
tardiness: •
The school', was late 'itn.appal/A-
ing the editorial and atdventising
staff but they• ,pinched 'tin during;
!tile • 'spring and Compiled an tn-
ter'esting• tboo'k in a very short
The Sentinetl.re'ceived the ibuikk-
'of the ;copy ,at the time of school
closing with .several assii'gnments,
dragging ' well unto July' before
they were received..This, .how:
ever, Was riot tihte, 'fault of the
editors ..� ho:' had , arranged for'
everything. . • .
When the Sentinel staff could
have eramp,leited the .book ,prior
to our holidaiys, !the copy had not
alt come in. S'i'nce then, with an
accuniulatii'on of •more :work an
;election •in the making, and some
mech:an'ital trouble popping •'ulp,•' ,
we are afraid we will 'have to
take complete trespontibility for
blue present .dclay. 'i:n pu;blishii'ng
the 'book. •• •
As for a 'completioti date, we
hope ,it "be ,SOON! ...
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Wife: `:henry . and Mabel have
!been rnariicd' ;25 ..ears ,and he has
.spent'every night At home, That's
what. I• call real love." '
Hubby: "His • friends c'ati xt
paralysis.'.' •
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