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This is midsummer and the „
yp.caticin boom is 'at• its peak in, •
011Intario.. Warm sunny weather
;has added impetus to the rush
for the Outdoors and the beaches.
Hot weather is enervating and
when mbined with a severe sun- '
' bur it
It\
can turn .an ptherwise
pleasant vacation into a serious
illness. The victim frequently
,does 'not realise he is being
• over-exposed until it is too late.
• Then 'as the heat of the day de-
clines the symptoms appear;. ex.
- ' posed areas of the skin begin to
burn painfully .and, in extreme
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Watertown, Wisconsin
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Mending an impressive view. of
Lake Ontario.
"This is where it all Started,"
qeMnIented Mrs. 11.t., Noblitt,
of Ottawa,. current FWIO presi-
dent, at •a *cent ceremony
marking the apquiVion of ,,,the
hoil00 and 'its POO periocaurntsh-
Ingo by the FWIO's Erland Lee
Committee. . ,
"The. women who established
:the early Ipstitute chapterS
gouldn't foresee the important ,
and valuable impact the move-
ment would have for rural women
the world over," noted the Hon.
Wm.A. Stewark Ontarlcelikj
Minister of Agriculture and toed,.
!Venial* to the audience of about
500 MO members from .aeroen
Ontario who attended the opening-
ceremonies. •
After reminiscences of' pa* '
Institute history, anCi.ePhgratele,'"
flops from Kra. 'Grahani-!.SprY,'
of Saskatchewan, derity-'
president of 'the Aagontated
Country Women et the World,
the ribbon was cut and the large'
crowd was given a tour of the.
house;
Among the unuSuale jtems on
display. in the f l ee, 8Ififure are a
150-year-old hand-knitted bed.
spread, a pioneer ' kitchen
furnished with many periodUten-
Thres-Milirtbri.,40.,a. centur,
aggp 'About 300 .'rUtal women'
ittending a special- meeting 0
the Farmer' Institute at Squire'a
Hall in. stoney Creek, Ontario,
founded the Women's Institute
movement at the urging . of
Adelaide HoodlessofGuelph. The-
Saltfleet Township District
women wanted "art organization
of their. oVi n . to improve their
skills in tip arts of homemaking
and child care."
Since that4ime, women's In-.
stitutes have grown to become the
largest women's orzanization in
the world, cl ming some 1,null•
lign membe in 68 countries.
NoW the oust) in which the
Women's I stitute consti'iltion
was band-pemfed by lIane,.Lee
in 1897, and the, table on lob
she Federated
have been acquire by
the Federated Women's InStitutes
of Ontarioq '(FWIO). Known as
the Erland.Lee House, after Mrs.
Lee's husband who gave the
movement early support, the
stands on 2.9 acres atop theNia-
green-shuttered, white farm-
house, stands on 219 acres atop
the Niagara Excarpment, corn-
ills donated by ,FWI0.14.11bnii,
and two upstairs bedreeme con-
taining furniture once owned by
Zrland and Janet Lee;
outside, a structure called
"The Drive Rouse" contains an
Interesting molar of old farni
Implements, horse and buggy
equipment, and, petters from the
early Institute days.
Women's Institutes gn .six
continents are affiliated with
Associated Country. Women of.
the world • which was founded,
in 1930 and le closely linked
with the United Nations' "Free-
dom from Hun'er" Cainpaign.
The Lee House is an-44044
Historic Site and is open to the
public.
sunburn
cases, -'there is dizziness and
nausea, followed by chills.
Here is an effective treat-
ment that is recommended from
personal experience: Fill a bath-
tub with tepid water (body temp-
erature) and dissolve a thedithn,
size package of corn' starch'in
it. A half hour soaking in this'
'solution 'will usually dissipate
body heat, relieving the Intense
burning, nausea and dizziness.
This 'remedy was gratefully
received from a medical doctor
on a desperately' made,midnight
phone call and resulted in' a
restful night's sleep.,
With summer drawing' to' a
• close; many gardeners are start-
ing autumn preparations in their
• gardens. As well as readying
plants ,for fall blooms, they should
start to think about next seaaan,
recommends R.F. G,omme, of the.
Ontario Ministry of •Agriculture
and, Food. Mr. Gomme, a horti-
cultural :speciall'it, provides
these hints" for autumn gardens..
It will soon be time for fall
-planting, so prepare .the' soil now
.for pere,nnial flowers, 'shrubs,
trees, evergreens,„and roses.
Keep ydUr overall garden scheme
• ' in' mind when you choose these
plants. Tall plants and trees -
-should not be placed,where they
will block Oa-Other flowers and
' ' • weather will • usually check both
Your inaowwn wciaihn ,o.bev;finertetrilizareed . diseases for , the remainder of
any • the season. •
formula to help ihe grass over-
coleus, and ivy plants nov.r The'
slips can be ,rooted , in moist
sand and brought indoOrs in late
September.
An ,E xpositor Classified will
pay you dividends. Have, you
trieIdsone'? i)121, t'27-0240.
Agribusiness r executives,
farm organization ,adininistra-
tors, and agricultural agency
officials have probably wished
from time to time that the girl
handling their correspondence
knew the _difference between a
steer and a heifer. Now, by
taking a two-year diplotha course
for agricultural secretaries et
Ridgetown Cone& of Agri • -
cultural 'secretaries at RIdgetow -
College of Agricultural 'Teo
nology, they may combine secre-
tarial skills with knowledge about..
• agriculture.
Beginning its third year, the
course at Aidgetown develops'the
secretarial and clerical' skills of
students, while at ,the same time.
familiarizing them with the
technical and -"management as-
aspects' of agriculture. Classes
begin during the last week Of
September and 'continue -through
to mid-April. Students enrolled
in the 'program live in. the col- .-
There is loteof storage space and lotsof stock at the:new Mitchell Mane Feed Mill on Highway'
8 in mitChell. An exterior view of the new Mitchell Mobile Feeds.
Think about fall now I
•
Ridgetowri offers course
for agricultural 'secretary
lege residence and 'participate
in the social and cultural life -
of the college.% , •
Graduates are .qualified for •
employment in busineseep where
a knowledge of agriqillture'is of
assistance in the performance of
secretarial or clerical duties.
eniployerS include govern-
ment agricultural agencies, farth,
'organizations, individual far-.
mers, feed mills, fertilizer and
agricultural chemical .
butors, machinery dealers, and
food processors.
RidgetoWn is currently • ac-
cepting applications for the Agri-
cultural Secretaries program •
from students who have a high
school -diploma. High school
graduates interested .in under-
taking a secretarial career in
agriculture .should contact the
Principal, Ridgetown College of
Agricultural . Technology, Ridge- .
town e Ontario NOP 2CO.
plants.
Now is a good time to select •
.,winter. Onde ,,the hot ,summer flowers and foliage for attractive
days are-Past, it's also a good' winter bouquets. Many, types can
time to seed' new 'lawn. _Use " be air-dried
,
by ciittingrandjiang-
a seed mixture of basic grasses ing them in a dry, well-ventilated ''''
_such as Kentucky bluegrass and - be dried in room. Others can
-creeping, „red fescue for the best .41. ne.sand br'siliea gel.
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stands.' . Take cuttingS,,Of geraniuins,"
Many • trees have . been
damaged. recently by fireblight
and severe apple scab in-
festations. Withered and fallen
, leaves , around the' base of
infected " trees should be des-
troyed. The .fungicide captan
can be , used .-'to . control- apple ,
scab • Roweveru l mina_